专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷13（共190题）

专业英语四级(阅读)模拟试卷13(共

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专业英语四级(阅读)模拟试卷第1套

一、选择题(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)

(1)ForthousandsofCanadians,badserviceisneithermake-believenoramusing.Itisan

aggravatingandworseningreal-lifephenomenonthatencompassesbehaviorranging

fromindifferenceandrudenesstonakedhostilityandevenphysicalviolence.Acrossthe

country,betterbusinessbureausreportalengtheninglitanyofcomplaintsabout

contractors,cardealers,andrepairshops,movingcompanies,airlinesanddepartment

stores.Thereisalmostanadversarialfeelingbetweenbusinessesandconsumers.(2)

Expertssaythereareseveralexplanationsforillfeelinginthemarketplace.Oneisthat

customerservicewasanearlyandinevitablecasualtyv/henretailersrespondedtobrutal

competitionbyreplacingemployeeswithtechnologysuchas1-800numbersandvoice

mail.Anotherfactoristhatbusinessgenerallyhasbegunplacingmoreemphasison

gettingcustomersthanonkeepingthem.Stillanotheristhatstrident,frustratedand

impatientshoppersvexshopownersandmakethemevenlesshospitable-especiallyat

busiertimesoftheyearlikeChristmas.Onbothsides,simplecourtesyhasgonebythe

board.Andforamultitudeofconsumers,servicewentwithit.(3)TheBetterBusiness

BureauatVancouvergets250complaintsaweek,twiceasmanyasfiveyearsago.The

bureauthenhadonecomplaintscounselorandnowhasfour.Peoplecomplainabout

beinginsulted,havingtheirintelligenceandintegrityquestioned,andbeingthreatened.

Onewillhearaboutpeoplebeinghauledalmostbodilyoutthedoorbysomebodysaying

thingslike"Idon'thavetoserveyou!"or"Thisisprivateproperty,getoutanddon't

comeback!"Whatcancustomersdo?Ifthebureau'sarbitrationprocessfailstosettlea

dispute,acustomer'sonlyrecourseistosueinclaimscourt.Butbecauseofthecostsand

timeittakes,relativelyfeweverdo.(4)Thereisalotofsupportforthenotionthat

servicehas,inpari,fallenvictimtogenerationalchange.Manyyoungpeopleregard

retailingasjustajobthatyou'rejustgoingtodotemporarilyonyourwaytoarealjob.

Youngclerksoftenlackbothknowledgeandcivility.Employershavetotrainyoung

peopleinsimplemannersbecausethatisnotbeingdoneathome.Salespeopletoday,

especiallytheyoungerones,havegrownupinatelevision-computersocietywhere

they'veinteractedlargelywithmachines.Oneofthebiggestcomplaintsfrombusinesses

aboutgraduatesisthelackofinterpersonalskills.(5)Whatcustomersreallywantis

access.Theywanttogetthroughwhentheycall;theydon*twantbusysignals;theydon't

wantinteractivesystemstellingthemtopushoneforthisandtwoforthat—theydon't

wantvoicemail.Andifcustomersdonotgetwhattheywant,theydefect.Somepeople

gobacktolocalsmallbusinesses:anAsiangreengrocer,aGreekbakerandaGreek

fishmonger.Theydon'twearnametags,butonegetstoknowthem,allbyname.(480

words,readability54.4)

1>Atabusinessplacewithbadservice,theworstonecangetis.

A、indifferenceandrudeness

B、nakedhostilityandphysicalviolence

C、havingintelligenceandintegrityquestioned

D、beinginsultedandthreatened

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理判断题。由题干定位到第一段和第三段。第一段提到“Itisan

aggravatingandworseningreal-lifephenomenonthatencompassesbehaviorranging

fromindifferenceandrudenesstonakedhostilityandevenphysicalviolence."，由此得

知，劣质服务包括从漠不关心、粗俗无礼到不加掩饰的恶意甚至身体暴力等一系列

行为，选项A和B与其相符，但题干说的是“最糟糕的”，选项B涉及人身攻击，

要比A中的言语攻击严重，故B为正确答案。选项C“智力和正直遭到质疑”和

D”受到侮辱和威胁”在第三段提到了，但只是顾客投诉的其中两个原因，与题干不

相关，故排除。

2、Oneofthereasonsforsuchillfeelinginthemarketplaceisthat.

A>shoppersarcusuallystrident,frustratedandimpatient

B、shoppersoftentakebusinessestocourt

C、businessesusenewtechnologyinsteadofemployees

D、businessestryeverymeanstokeepcustomers

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干定位到第二段”...thereareseveralexplanationsfor

illfeelinginihemarketplace.Oneisthatcustomerservicewasanearlyandinevitable

casualty...Anotherfactoris...moreemphasisongettingcustomersthanonkeepingthem.

Stillanotheristhatstrident,frustratedandimpatientshoppersvexshopownersandmake

themevenlesshospitable,\由此可见，本鹿分析了三个原因，分别是：商家用技术

代替员工，如使用语音邮件：商家的重点是招揽顾客，而不是留住顾客；一些顾客

会惹恼店主。由此判断，选项C与原文信息相符，故C为正确答案。选项A只提

到了一些顾客的特点，不是原因，故排除。选项B是说顾客经常诉诸法律，但文

中三个原因并未提及这点，故排除。选项D意思是“商家想尽一切办法留住顾

客”，与原文信息不符，故排除。

3、Youngclerksoftenlackinterpersonalskillschieflybecausethey.

A、areskilledindealingwithmachines,notpeople

B、arenottrainedinsimplemannersathome

C、fallvictimstogenerarionalchange

D、takeretailingasatemporaryjob

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干定位到第四段“Salespeopletoday,especiallythe

youngerones,havegrownupinatelevision-computersocietywherethey'veinteracted

largelywithmachines.Oneofthebiggestcomplaintsfrombusinessesaboutgraduatesis

thelackofinterpersonalskilIs.M,由此得知，年轻销售人员之所以缺乏人际交往技巧

是因为他们是在电视和计算机的社会中成长起来的，大多和机器互相交流，与选项

A相符，故A为正确答案。本段第一句提到“…servicehas,inpart,fallenvictimto

generationalchange”，意思是“服务在某种程度上而言已经成了代际差异的受害

者”，而选项C曲解为“笫轻销售人员是受害者”，故排除C。本段也提到了

"Employershavelotrainyoungpeopleinsimplemannersbecausethatisnotbeingdone

athome.”，由此得知，作者认为雇主应该对年轻销售人员进行礼仪培训，因为他们

在家没有这些培训，但选项B把原文的意思曲解为“因为在家没有培训，所以年轻

销售人员缺乏与人沟通的技巧”，颠倒了因果关系，故排除。选项D在本段也提到

了，但只是年轻人的表现，并不是题干中提到的主要原因，故排除。

(1)Duringthewinterof2017,an18-ycar-oldcollegestudentnamedCanonReevesspent

muchofhistimetrailingaknee-highrobotaroundFayetteville,Arkansas,asitdelivered

Amazonpackagestostudents.Therobot,createdbyaslart-upcalledStarship

Technologiesin2014,isbasicallyacooleronwheels;itusesradars,sensors,andnine

camerastomakedeliveries.Reeves'jobwastomonitorhowithandledvariousgrounds,

fieldcommentsfromthepublic,andpresstheoffswitchifnecessary.Hesaid,"People

wouldalsoaskifitcoulddeliverbccr.nItcouldn't.(2)Broadlyspeaking,jobsofcaring

forrobotsfallundertheumbrellaofearnersinautomation,whichincludemaintenance,

engineeringandprogramming.Thedemandforpeoplewiththisskillsetisconsiderable,

with20millionto50millionnewjobstobeexpectedinthiscategoryby2030,according

lotheMcKinseyGlobalInstitute.IntheyearthatendedinJune2018,Ihad

almostthreetimesthenumberofpositionsontherecruitmentcommitteethatendedin

June2016.(3)Overthelastyear,a34-year-oldbusinessmannamedDavidRodriguez

spenthundredsofhoursfollowingamachinecalledtheKiwiBotaroundUCBerkeley's

campuswhileitdeliveredRedBullandotherdrinkstostudents.Toretrieveorders,the

appencouragesstudentstogivetherobotawave;therobot'sdigitaleyeswillroll

dependingonitsmood.Rodriguez,whoheadsbusinessdevelopmentforthestart-up,was

tasked,earlyon,withmonitoringtheKiwiBotlorproblems—evencarryingit,shouldthe

motorsfail.SinceApril2018,though,theKiwiBothaslargelybeenleftunattended,and

themajorityofhumaninteractionsinvolvetechnicalchecksandloadingfoodintothe

robot.Toeliminatetheboringwork,theteamisdevelopingarestaurantrobottocollect

andloadorders—whichcouldhappenin2020.However,Rodriguezassuresmethathis

staffwon'tbeoutofwork.Everyoneholdsdoublerolesinthecompany.Greaterrobot

self-governingjustmeansemployeeswillshifttheirfocustoaccounting,engineering,

anddesign.(4)McKinseyestimatesthatmillionsofjobsgloballycouldbelostto

automationby2030."Ahugenumberofjobswillbeproducedasautonomousvehicles

arereleasedintotheenvironment,"Ramseysaid.In2016,Boschstartedtrainingstudents

fromSchoolcraftCollege,acommunitycollegeinMichigan,inautonomous-vehicle

repair;Toyotahastrainedstudentsinmaintenanceaswell."Wemightevenseeareturn

tolow-Icvcljobswherepeoplecomeandfuelthecarforyou,"Ramseysaid."Untilwc

canwirelesslycharge,someoneneedstorefuelthem."Thehardest-to-automate

industries,asithappens,arctheonesthatrequirelookingafterhumans,suchaschildcare,

educationandhealthcare.Robotbabysittersmightfeelliketheyhavescoredthejobof

thefuture,butinfact,theymightbebetterpositioned.(469words,readability53.8)

4、Whatkindofrobotistheonecreatedbyastart-upcalledStarshipTechnologies?

A、Afactoryrobot.

B、Adeliveryrobot.

C^Arestaurantrobot.

D、Aconstructionrobot.

标准答案:B

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干中的关键词StarshipTechnologies定位至文中首

段，该段指出”...asitdeliveredAmazonpackagestostudents...isbasicallyacooleron

wheels;itusesradars,sensors,andninecamerastomakedeliveries”，由此可知，这个

机器人是一家名为星船技术的创业公司于2014年制造的产品，它基本上就是一个

装了轮子的冷却盒，利用雷达、传感器以及九个摄像头完成配送，也就是说，星船

技术公司创造的是一款配送物品的机器人，故B选项为正确答案，排除其他选

项。

5、Thephrase"fallundertheumbrellaof*inPara.2means.

A^areinthecategoryof

B、arcundertheprotectionof

C、areinrelationto

D^areintheprocessof

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义猜测题。根据题干定位至文中第二段，该段指出“jobsofcaring

forrobotsfallundertheumbrellaofcareersinautomation,whichincludemaintenance,

engineeringandprogramming,',由此可知，which引导的从句列举了“照看机器人”

的工作范畴,fallundertheumbrellaof意为“属于...的范畴”,即选项Aareinthe

categoryof为正确答案，其他选项与上下文文义不符，故排除。

6、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTbasedonPara.4?

A、TheKiwiBotcandeliverdrinkstocustomers.

B、TheKiwiBotneedstobeattendedbyhumans.

C、TheKiwiBotcanrespondtopeople'swave.

D、ThestaffinRodriguez'scompanywilllosetheirjobswiththedevelopmentofthe

KiwiBot.

标准答案：C

知识点解析；细节理解题。山题干定位至第四段。山第一句“…theKiwiBotaround

UCBerkeley'scampuswhileitdeliveredRedbullandotherdrinkstostudents.”可知，

选项A正确o由第二句"Toretrieveorders,theappencouragesstudentstogivethe

robotawave;therobot'sdigitaleyeswillrolldependingonitsmood.”可知»选项C1E

确。由第三句”...wastasked,earlyon,withmonitoringtheKiwiBotforproblems-even

carryingit,shouldthemotorsfail.”可知,选项B正确。由倒数第一、二句"Everyone

holdsdoublerolesinthecompany.Greaterrobotself-governingjustmeansemployees

willshifttheirfocustoaccounting,engineering,anddesign.”可知，选项D错误，故为

正确答案。

7、AccordingtoRamsey,whatwillhappenwhenautonomousvehiclesareputonthe

market?

A、Autonomousvehicleswillbecomemuchcheaper.

B、Alargenumberofpeoplewillbeoutofwork.

C^Alotofjobopportunitieswillbecreated.

D、Manypeoplewillturntobuyingautonomouscars.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词Ramsey可定位至文中末段，咳段

第二句指出‘"Ahugenumberofjobswillbeproducedasautonomousvehiclesarc

releasedintotheenvironment,，Ramseysaid”,由此可知，拉姆齐说自动驾驶汽车投

入使用后将催生大量工作岗位，因此，选项C与文义一致，为正确答案，而选项

B是对该段首句中麦肯锡的预估的曲解，它预估到2030年，自动化而不是自动化

汽车可能导致全球数百万个工作肉位消失，故排除。选项A和D在文中未提及，

故排除.

(1)Britishscientistsarepreparingtolaunchtrialsofaradicalnewwaytofightcancer,

whichkillstumorsbyinfectingthemwithviruseslikethecommoncold.(2)Ifsuccessful,

virustherapycouldeventuallyformathirdpillaralongsideradiotherapyand

chemotherapyinthestandardarsenalagainstcancer,whileavoidingsomeofthe

debilitatingsideeffects.(3)LeonardSeymour,aprofessorofgenetherapyatOxford

University,whohasbeenworkingonthevirustherapywithcolleaguesinLondonand

theUS,willleadthetrialslaterthisyear.CancerResearchUKsaidyesterdaythatitwas

excitedbythepotentialofProf.Seymour'spioneeringtechniques.(4)Asoneofthe

country'sleadinggeneticists,Prof.Seymourhasbeenworkingwithvirusesthatkill

cancercellsdirectly,whileavoidingharmtohealthytissue."Inprinciple,you'vegot

somethingthatcouldbemanytimesmoreeffectivethanregularchemotherapy,"hesaid.

(5)Cancer-killingvirusesexploitthefactthatcancercellssuppressthebody'slocal

immunesystem.MIfacancerdoesn'tdothat,theimmunesystemwipesitout.Ifyoucan

getvirusesintotumors,virusesfindthemaverygoodplacetobebecausethere'sno

immunesystemtostopthemreplicating.Youcanregarditasthecancer'sAchilles'heel."

(6)Onlyasmallamountofthevirusneedstogettothecancer."Theyreplicate,yougeta

millioncopiesineachcellandthecellburstsandtheyinfectthetumorcellsadjacentand

repeattheprocess,"saidProf.Seymour.(7)Preliminaryresearchonmiceshowsthatthe

virusesworkwellontumorsresistanttostandardcancerdrugs."It'saninteresting

possibilitythattheymayhaveanadvantageinkillingdrug-resistanttumors,whichcould

bequitedifferenttoanythingwe'vehadbefore.**(8)Researchershaveknownfbrsome

limethatvirusescankillrumorcellsandsomeaspectsoftheworkhavealreadybeen

publishedinscientificjournals.Americanscientistshavepreviouslyinjectedviruses

directlyintotumorsbutthistechniquewillnotworkifthecancerisinaccessibleorhas

spreadthroughoutthebody.(9)Prof.Seymour'sinnovativesolutionistomaskviruses

fromthebody'simmunesystem,effectivelyallowingvirusestodowhatchemotherapy

drugsdo—spreadthroughthebloodandreachtumorswherevertheyarc.Thebighurdle

hasalwaysbeentofindawaytodelivervirusestotumorsviathebloodstreamwithout

thebody'simmunesystemdestroyingthemontheway.(10)"Whatwe'vedoneismake

chemicalmodificationstothevirustoputapolymercoataroundit-it'sastealthvirus

whenyouinjectit,"hesaid.(11)Afterthestealthvirusinfectsthetumor,itreplicates,but

thecopiesdonothavethechemicalmodifications.Iftheyescapefromthetumor,the

copieswillbequicklyrecognizedandmoppedupbythebody'simmunesystem.(12)The

therapywouldbeespeciallyusefulforsecondarycancers,calledmetastases,which

sometimesspreadaroundthebodyafterthefirsttumorappears."There'sanawful

statisticofpatientswithmalignantcancers;75%ofthemgoontodiefrommetastases,"

saidProf.Seymour.(13)Twovirusesarelikelytobeexaminedinthefirstclinicaltrials:

adenovirus,whichnormallycausesacold-likeillness,andvaccinia,whichcauses

cowpoxandisalsousedinthevaccineagainstsmallpox.Forsafetyreasons,bothwillbe

disabledtomakethemlesspathogenicinthetrials,butProf.Seymoursaidheeventually

hopestousenaturalviruses.(14)Thefirsttrialswilluseuncoatedadenovirusand

vacciniaandwillbedeliveredlocallytolivertumors,inordertoestablishwhetherthe

treatmentissafeinhumansandwhatdoseofviruswillbeneeded.Severalmoreyearsof

trialswillbeneeded,eventuallyalsoonthepolymer-coatedviruses,beforethetherapy

canbeconsideredforuseintheNHS.Thoughtheapproachwillbeexaminedatfirstfor

cancersthatdonotrespondtoconventionaltreatments,Prof.Seymourhopesthatoneday

itmightbeappliedtoallcancers.(671words,readability48.5)

8、Accordingtothepassage,informationabouttheresearchonviruseskillingtumor

cellscanbefound.

A、onTV

B、inmagazines

C、ontheInternet

D、innewspapers

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干定位到第八段“Researchershaveknownfor

sometimethatvirusescankilltumorcellsandsomeaspectsoftheworkhavealready

beenpublishedinscientificjournals.,\由此可见，关于病毒杀死癌细胞的研究已经

在科学期刊上发表，期刊即杂志，故选B。其他三个选项“在电视上”“在网上”和

“在报纸上”，均未提及，故排除。

9、Totreattumorsspreadingoutinthebody,researcherstryto.

A、changethebody'simmunesystem

injectchemotherapydrugsintobloodstream

C、increasetheamountofinjection

D、disguisethevirusesonihewaytotumors

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干定位到第九段“Prof.Seymour^innovativesolution

istomaskviniscsfromthebody'simmunesystem,effectivelyallowingvirusestodo

whatchemotherapydrugsdo-spreadthroughthebloodandreachtumorswhereverthey

are."，由此得知，西摩教授的创新解决方案是在人体免疫系统中隐藏病毒，有效地

让病毒做化疗药物所做的事——通过血液传播到达肿瘤。原文中的mask与选项D

中的disguise属于同义替换，故D为正确答案。其他三个选项意思分别是“改变人

体免疫系统”“将化疗药物注入血液''和"提高注射量”，原文并未提及，故排除。

10、Whenthechemical-modifiedvirusinthetumorreplicates,thecopies.

A、willsoonescapefromthetumorandspreadout

B、willbeimmediatelyrecognizedbytheresearchers

C^willbewipedoutbythebody'simmunesystem

D、willeventuallystopthetumorfromspreadingout

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干定位到第H段“Afterthestealthvirusinfectsthe

tumour,itreplicates...Iftheyescapefromthetumor,thecopieswillbequickly

recognizedandmoppedupbythebody'simmunesystem.”,山此得知，在隐形病毒感

染肿瘤后，它进行复制……如果它们逃离了肿瘤，这些复制体将很快被人体免疫系

统识别并清除，故C为正确答案。选项A“很快就逃离肿瘤并传播”与原文信息不

符，故排除。选项B“立刻被研究者识别”显然曲解了原文中的“bequickly

recognized...bythebody'simmunesystem.故排除。选项D”最终会阻止肿瘤传播”

文中并未提及，故排除。

(1)Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewith

asaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,"BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever",atSotheby'sin

LondononSeptemberI5:h2008.Allbuttwopiecesweresold,fetchingmorethan£70

million,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.ItwasaIasiviclory.Astheauctioneercalled

outbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedfor

bankruptcy.(2)Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhile

afterrisingvertiginouslysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,

reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm-doublethe

figurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarket

generatesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormous

egos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.(3)Inthe

weeksandmonthsthatfollowedMr.Hirst'ssale,SDendingofanysonbecamedeeply

unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebailoutofthebankscoincidedwiththe

lossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheart

worldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesof

contemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector-forChinese

contemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Within

weekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayout

nearly$200millioninguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.(4)

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarkethasbeentheworstsincetheJapanesestopped

buyingImpressionists'worksattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostserious

contractionatthemarketsinceWorldWarII.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesare

about40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.But

EdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says,"I'mprettyconfidentwereatthe

bottom."(5)Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestill

buyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewas

nodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesinthefirst

halfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowas

interviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnota

lackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce一

stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeeping

away,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.(479words,readability61.7)

11、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,DamienHirsfssalewasreferredtoas"alast

victory"because.

theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

B、theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C、BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D^itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节理解题。第一段结尾提到“Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNew

YorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

由此得知，就在拍卖商发出竞拍声时，纽约华尔街历史最悠久的银行之一雷曼兄弟

申请破产，因此，这是经济危机前的最后一次成功，故D为正确答案。选项A“艺

术市场目睹了一系列成功”在文中未提及，故排除。选项B“拍卖商最后以最高价获

得两件作品''是对原文中“除了两件作品，其他全部售出''的曲解，故排除。选项C

中的作品在文中指56件作品，文中并未将其与其他作品进行比较，而且也不是题

干的原因，故排除。

12、Bysaying"spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable"inPara.3,theauthor

suggeststhat.

collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B、peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C、artcollectionsasafashionhadlostappealtoagreatextent

D^worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

标准答案：A

知识点解析:推理判断题。本段提到“...thebailoutofthebankscoincidedwiththe

lossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheart

worldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms."，由止匕得矢口，随

着银行的纾困与数千个工作岗位的丧失以及许多艺术品购买投资者的破产，艺术界

的收藏家远离画廊和销售场合。据此可以推断出选项A,即收藏家不再热衷于艺术

品拍卖，故A为正确答案。选项B中的peoplestoppedeverykindofspending过度

夸大了原文中的spending所指，故排除。选项C意思是“艺术品收藏的时尚从很大

程度上丧失「吸引力”，原文仅提到艺术界的收藏家沅离画廊和销售场合，并未提

及不收藏，因此，选项C与原文信息不符，故排除。选项D意思是“艺术品基本已

经不再流行，因而没有购买价值”，文中并未提及，故排除。

13、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

B>Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C、Theartmarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D^Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节理解题。本题为反向选择题。第二段提到“Atitspeakin2007”

wasworthsome$65billion.第三段提到“…theyweredownbynearly90%in由e

yeartoNovember2008/\由此可看出，艺术品销售额在2007年达到巅峰，2008年

急剧下降，与选项A相符，故排除。第二段开头提到“Theworldartmarkethad

alreadybeenlosingmomentumfbrawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince2003.”,意思

是“自2003年以来，世界艺术市场一路飙升，但在一段时间内已经失去了增长势

头。但并没有将其与其他产业相比，故选项B与原文不符，为正确答案。第三

段提到当代艺术的销售额下降了三分之二，在中国当代艺术最过热的领域，撷至

2008年11月的一年里，销售额下降了近90%。几周内，世界上最大的两家拍卖行

苏富比和佳士得不得不向与它们一起拍卖作品的客户支付近2亿美元的担保金。这

些信息与选项C相符，即艺术市场的下滑体现在多方面。文章结尾提到“But

anyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingfbrconfidencetoreturn.由

此得知，那些不必抛售的投资者都在原地观望，等待信心回归，与选项D相符，

故排除。PASSAGETWO

(1)Nocompanylikestobetolditiscontributingtothemoraldeclineofanation."Isthis

whatyouintendedtoaccomplishwithyourcareers?"SenatorRobertDoleaskedTime

Warnerexecutiveslastweek."Youhavesoldyoursouls,butmustyoucorruptournation

andthreatenourchildrenaswell?"AtTimeWarner,however,suchquestionsaresimply

thelatestmanifestationofthesoul-searchingthathasinvolvedthecompanyeversince

thecompanywasbornin1990.It'saself-examinationthathas,atvarioustimes,involved

issuesofresponsibility,creativefreedomandthecorporatebottomline.(2)Atthecoreof

thisdebateischairmanGeraldLevin,56,whotookoverforthelateSteveRossin1992.

Onthefinancialfront,Levinisunderpressuretoraisethestockpriceandreducethe

company'smountainousdebt,whichwillincreaseto$17.3billionaftertwonewcable

dealsclose.Hehaspromisedtoselloffsomeoftheproperlyandrestructurethe

company,butinvestorsarewaitingimpatiently.(3)Theflapoverrapisnotmakinglife

anyeasierforhim.Levinhasconsistentlydefendedthecompany'srapmusiconthe

groundsofexpression.In1992,whenTimeWarnerwasunderfirefbrreleasingIce-T's

violentrapsongCopKiller,Levindescribedrapasalawfulexpressionofstreetculture,

whichdeservesanoutlet."Thetestofanydemocraticsociety,"hewroteinaWallStreet

Journalcolumn,"liesnotinhowwellitcancontrolexpressionbutinwhetheritgives

freedomofthoughtandexpressionthewidestpossiblelatitude,howeverdisputableor

irritatingtheresultsmaysometimesbe.Wewon'tretreatinthefaceofanythreats."(4)

Levinwouldnotcommentonthedebatelastweek,butthereweresignsthatthechairman

wasbackingofffromhishard-linestand,atleasttosomeextent.Duringthediscussionof

rocksingingversesatlastmonth'sstockholders'meeting,Levinassertedthat"musicis

notthecauseofsociety'sills"andevencitedhisson,ateacherintheBronx,NewYork,

whousesraptocommunicatewithstudents.Buihetalkedaswellaboutthe"balanced

struggle1'betweencreativefreedomandsocialresponsibility,andheannouncedthatthe

companywouldlaunchadrivetodevelopstandardsfordistributionandlabelingof

potentiallyobjectionablemusic.(5)The15-memberTimeWarnerboardisgenerally

supportiveofLevinandhiscorporatestrategy.Butinsiderssayseveralofthemhave

showntheirconcernsinthismatter.MSomeofushaveknownformany,manyyearsthat

thefreedomundertheFirstAmendmentarenottotallyunlimited,"saysLuce."1thinkit

isperhapsthecasethatsomepeopleassociatedwiththecompanyhaveonlyrecently

cometorealizethis."(460words,readability56.7)

14、SenatorRobertDolecriticizedTimeWarnerfor.

A、itsraisingofthecorporatestockprice

B、itsself-examinationofsoul

C、itsneglectofsocialresponsibility

D、itsemphasisoncreativefreedom

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干定位到第一段。本段开头提到“Nocompanylikes

tobetolditiscontributingtothemoraldeclineofanation.Msthiswhatyouintendedto

accomplishwithyourcareers...Youhavesoldyoursouls,butmustyoucoiTuptour

nationandthreatenourchildrenaswell...involvedissuesofresponsibility”,由此得

知，参议员罗伯特.多尔质问时代华纳公司管理人员，认为他们忽略了社会责任，

故C为正确答案。选项A中提到的“提升公司股价”和选项B中提到的“对灵魂的自

我检查''原文并未提及，故排除。选项D中的“创作自由”在第一段结尾提到，但并

不是批评的原因，故排除。

15>Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A^LuceisaspokesmanofTimeWarner.

B、GeraldLevinisliabletocompromise.

C^TimeWarnerisunitedasoneinthefaceofthedebate.

D、SteveRossisnolongeralive.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节理解题。最后一段的意思是：“总的来说，时代华纳公司的15位

董事是支持莱文和公司的经营策略的。但内部人士透露其中几位对此事表示担忧。

卢斯说：‘我们中的一些人多年来就知道宪法第一修正案所说的自由并非毫无限

制。我想与公司有关系的一些人可能是最近才意识到这一点。，”卢斯的言论并不代

基整个公司的立场，仅是个人看法，因此不是公司发言人，故选项A可排除。第

三段第二句提至U"Levinhasconsistentlydefendedthecompany'srapmusiconthe

groundsofexpression."，由此得知，莱文一向以它是一种富于表现力的演唱方式为

由来捍卫公司的说唱音乐，据此能判断出莱文并不爱妥协，相反，应该比较强硬，

故排除B。选项C的意思是“出现争论时公司团结面对“，但从上述对选项A的分

析中能看出，并非如此,故排除。第二段开头提到“..