专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷23（共172题）

专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷23（共

9套）

（共172题）

专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷第1套

一、常规阅读理解（含5小题）（本题共20题，每题

1・0分,共20分。）

Thecommunicationsexplosionisonthescaleoftherail,automobileortelephone

revolution.Verysoonyou'llbeabletorecordyourentirelifeelectronically——anythinga

microphoneoracameracansenseyou'llbeabletostore.Inparticular,thenumberof

imagesapersoncapturesinalifetimeissettoriseexponentially.Thethousandimagesa

yearItakeofmychildrenonadigitalcameraareallprecioustome.Inageneration's

（ime,mychildren'schildrenwillhavetotalimagedocumentationoftheirentirelives—a

visuallogoftremendouspersonalvalue.Bythenwe'llbewrestlingwithanother

question;howwecontrolalltheelectronicdevicesconnectedtotheInternet:trillionsof

PCs,laptops,palmpilots,cellphonesandothergadgets.InCambridge,we'realready

workingonmillimeter-squarecomputingandsensingdevicesthatcanbelinkedtothe

Internetthroughtheradionetwork.Thissortofconnectivitywillexpanddramaticallyas

microscopiccommunicationsdevicesbecomedirt-cheapandmultiply.Justimaginewhat

thepaintonthewallcoulddoifithadthissortofcommunicationsdustinit:change

color,playmusic,showmoviesorevenspeaktoyou.Fallingcostsraiseother

possibilitiestoo.Becauselaunchingspacevehiclesisabouttobecomeverymuch

cheaper,（henumberofsatellitesislikelytogoupexponentially.There'slotsofspaceup

（heresowecouldhavemillionsofthem.Andifyouhavemillionsoflow-orbitsatellites

youcanestablishaglobalcommunicationsnetworkthatcompletelydoesawaywith

towersandmasts.Ifthesatellitesworkedonthecellularprinciplesoyougotspatialreuse

offrequencies,systemcapacitywouldbeamazing.SpeechissoflexiblethatIexpect

voiceconimunicationtobecomealmostfreeeventually:you'llpayjustamonthlyfixed

chargeandbeabletomakeasmanycallsasyouwant.Bythenpeoplewillalsohave

fixedlinkswithbusinesscontacts,friendsandrelatives.OnedayIanticipatebeingable

tokeepintouchwithmyfamilyinPolandonafibreopticaudio-videolink;we'llbeable

tohavealittleceremonyatsupper-time,openthecurtainsandsitdown"together"toeat.

CarsareaninterestingIT-placfonnbecausetheyhavebigbatteriesandlotsofsofar

unconnecteddigitaldevices.SooneachonewillbeanentityontheInternetsoyour

childrencanplayinteractivegameswhileyou'retravelingandyourpartnercandealwith

theiremail.AndeverylamppostcouldbeontheInternettoo-eachonewithsensorsto

monitorlight,pollution,airqualityandtrafficflow.

1、What'sthecentraltopicofthepassage?

A、IT-platform.

B、Visuallog.

C^Voicecommunication.

D、Telecoms.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：主旨题。本文第一段第一句Thecommunicationsexplosionisonthe

scaleoftherail,automobileortclephoncrevolution.就提到了关键词组The

communicationsexplosion,下文主要讲述了在未来高度发达的电讯业可能弓I发的人

们生活和工作中的巨大变化，因此［D］“电讯业”为正确答案。［A］”计算机平台”在文

中最后一段出现，是指汽车；［B］“可视记录”出现在第一段末尾，说的是“相片，影

像“；［C］“有声通讯”是［D］的一部分,因此［A］、［B］和［C］均不合适,故排除。

2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongthefunctionsofthecommunicationsdust

accordingtothepassage?

A、Tomonitorlight.

B、Tochangecolor.

C、Toshowmovies.

D、Toplaymusic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。按照文章最后一段末句Andeverylamppostcouldbeonihe

Internettoo—eachonewithsensorstomonitorlight,pollution,airqualityandtraffic

flow,即未来电线杆的功能之一是检测公路上的照明，所以［A］不是通讯粉末的功

能，故为正确答案。第二段最后一句提到了通讯粉末的功能：changecolorQB］),

playmusic(［D］),showmovies(［C］)orevenspeaktoyou。

3、Thefutureglobalcommunicationsnetworkwillbecompletelyfreeof.

A、anybreakdown

B、costs

C、towersandmasts

D^manualoperation

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。从文章第三段第四句Andifyouhavemillionsoflow―orbit

satellitesyoucanestablishaglobalcommunicationsnetworktliatcompletelydoesaway

withtowersandmasts.可知，未来的全球通讯网络将彻底淘汰那些转转塔和转播天

线，因此［C］为正确答案。

4、What's"cellphone'1whichisinAmericanEnglishinBritishEnglish?

A、Cellularphone.

B、Mobilephone.

C、Radiophone.

D、Telephone.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义题。cellphone（蜂窝电话）是美式英语，英式英语中是mobile

phone（移动电话）,所以［B］为正确答案。［A］指“便携式电话”,美式英语；［C］是“光

线电话“；［D］是“电话”。

5、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?

A^Voicecommunicationbecomesalmostfreeeventually.

B、Yourchildrencanplayinteractivegamesinthecar.

C、Spatialreuseoffrequencieswillbeintrouble.

D、Lamppostcouldmonitorpollutionandairflow.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:推理题。文章第三段第五句指出Ifthesatellitesworkedonthecellular

principlesoyougotspatialreuseoffrequencies,systemcapacitywouldbeamazing,所

以［C］与原文内容不符，故为答案。［Ah|B］和［D］均可在文中第四、五段找到原

句，故排除。

Itmaybeoneof（heworld'sgreatshoppingdestinations,butLondon'sRegentStreetis

failing（hefashionlest,accordingtotheCrownEstate,whichholdstheleaseonshopsin

thefamousthoroughfare.Andforsomeofitsmostvenerabletenantsthatmeansone

thing:eviction.Aretailrenaissanceisneededinthecapital,theownersbelieve,andare

lookingtotopU.S.brandsandthehiplabelsofEuropeanfashiontostematideof

shoppersfloodingtowardsthesuper-mallsdottedaroundtheM25,Thatmeanstheendof

theroadforRegentStreetlegendssuchasDickens&JonesandLauraAshley,whilethe

arrivalofApplecomputersandU.S.surfweargiantQuiksilversignalsthearea'snew

image.Withrentsrocketingas£500misspentupgradingbuildings,itisexpectedthat

morestalwartsof"oldRegentStreet"willbeforcedout.Yet,despitethepricehikes,

emerginggiantsofglobalretailingarebeinglineduptoreplacestoresyourgrandparents

mighthavefrequented.Thesought-afterswankynewimageisrepresentedbythelikesof

Nike,theU.S.sportswearmanufacturer,whichsetthetonewithitsNiketownstore.

HouseofFraserrecentlyannouncedthatitwouldclosethe170-ycar-oldDickens&Jones

departmentstorewiththelossof500jobs.Therenthadbeenfixedin1957at£250,000

ayear.Butfollowingareviewitsoaredto£4.5m.Planningpermissionisabouttobe

submittedtoturnthespaceintoamodernlocationfbrthreeflagshipstores.Ontopwill

perchluxuryresidentialapartments.LastweekLauraAshley,famedfbritsfloralskirts

andwallcoverings,announceditwouldalsoleavethestreet.Itssiteissaidtohavebeen

snappedupbytheupmarketnurserybrandMamas&Papas,afavouritewiththirty

somethingprofessionalparents.ThewindofchangeisbeingblownbytheCrownEstate,

theQueen's£4.5hnpropertyportfoliowhichownsswathesofprimefreeholdacrossthe

country,includingRegentStreet.Ithasrealisedthattoremainaleadingshopping

destination.RegentStreethastoworkwiththebrandsbeingtalkedaboutincappuccino

barsandInternetchatrooms.AspokesmanfortheCrownEstatesaid,"Icwasn'tquitea

world-classenvironment.That'swhatwe'retrying(oworktowards."Thespokesman

saidtheCrownEstate'scatchwordsfortheareaare"quality,heritage,successandstyle.

Ourguysusethatwhenassessingretailers."Headdedthatprospectiveleaseholdershad

beenturnedawayfornotmeetingthenewcriteria.Thenextphaseintheredevelopment

ofRegentStreetwillfocusor.thelowerpart,knownastheQuadrant.Retailerscurrently

insituincludeMcDonald'sandvariouscut-priceluggagecompanies.TheCrownEstate

hopestopedestrianisesomecfthestreetsleadingofftheQuadrantandtocompletely

rebuildtheblockthathousestheAtlanticBar&Grill.Thespokesmansaid(herestaurant

anditsArtDecofittingswouldnotbeaffected.IncomefromtheCrownEstategoes(o

theTreasury,underthetermsofadealstruckinthe18thcentury.Inreturn,the

governmentagreedtopaythesovereignanannualfee—nowknownastheCivilList.

6、WhoistheleaseroftheRegentStreet?

A、CrownEstate.

B、BritishQueen.

C、TheQuadrant.

D、Dickens&JonesandLauraAshley.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。从第一段第一句…accordingtotheCrownEstate,whichholds

theleaseonshopsinthefamousthoroughfare.可知，王室地产是摄政街的出租方，

故［A］正确。［B］在文中未提及；［C］是倒数第二段提到的需要重新发展的地区；［D］

是第二段提到的品牌商店名，故这三项均可排除。

7、Whichofthefollowingsignalsthearea'snewimage?

A、Cappuccinobars.

B、Quadrant.

C、Dickens&Jonesdepartmentstore.

D^U.S.surfweargiantQuiksilver.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。从第二段第二句中…whilethearrivalofApplecomputersand

U.S.surfweargiantQuiksi.versignalsthearea'snewimage.可以得出正确答案为

［D］o

8、Wccaninferfromthepassagethat.

A、London'sRegentStreetisseekingitsrenaissance

B、someoldfamousstoreswillberebuilt

C、therentwillbedecreased

D、all(hestreetsherewillbepedestrianised

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。文章主要论述了摄政街为了改变自己在时代发展中H渐落伍

的状况所采取的一系列措施，以求恢复其昔日的辉煌，如引进美国一些著名品牌

等，所以［A］为正确答案。

9、IncomefromtheCrownEstategoesto.

A^(heroyalfamily

B、theQueen

C、theTreasury

D、theRegentStreet

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。从最后一段第三句IncomefromiheCrownEstategoestothe

Treasury,underthetermsofadealstruckinthe18thcentury.可知,答案为［C］。

10、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?

A^McDonald'sandvariouscut-priceluggagecompaniesarelocatedinthelowerparts.

B、NurserybrandMamas&PapashastakentheplaceofLauraAshley.

C、The"oldRegentStreet'1willheforcedout.

D、Allthechangesaretheresultofthegovernmentpolicyregulation.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。摄政街的所有变化都是王室地产公司为了恢复该地区的繁荣

而做出决策所引起的，与政府的政策调整无关，所以［D］与原文不符，故为正确答

案。

Moderntheatreaudiencesarelessabletounderstandclassicalplaysthanprevious

generationsbecauseofadecliningknowledgeofliteratureandhistory,NicholasHytner,

directoroftheNationalTheatre,believes.Hytnercalledforthestudyofhistorytobe

madecompulsoryfor14-to16-ycar-oldsandwarnedthatimportantculturalresonances

werebeinglostastheinfluenceoftraditionalclassicaleducationreceded.Hesaid:

"Generationbygeneration...peoplearebeingcheatedofsomethingthat'sreallygoodto

know.'*Hytner,whoisbestknownforhisdirectionofAdrianLesterinHenryV,made

hiscommentsyesterdayduringadiscussionwiththewriterAlanBennettabouthisplay

TheHistoryBoys.HetoldanaudienceofhistoryandEnglishteachersatthefourth

annualPrinceofWaleseducationsummerschoolinDarlington,Devon,thathistory

shouldbestudieduntilatleastage16.Hesaidpeoplehadbeenlamentingthedemiseof

classicaleducationsincehehadbeenaschoolboy.Butheaddedthatasadirectorhehad

alsonotedtheimpactofthedeclineofbasicBritishhistoricalknowledgeamong

audiences."IknewthatHenryIVusurpedRichardIIandwasthenmurdered.Itwas

something1hadbeentaughtandsimplyknew.Butthere'sverylittleyoucanrelyonnow

evenwithNationalTheatreaudiences.Wehaveaverymetropolitanaudiencebutthere's

verylittleyoucanrelyonanaudienceknowing.Fiftyyearsagoyoucouldputonclassics

anditwouldhaveadifferentresonanceforpeople.Butnow,exceptforpeoplewhohave

hadaclassicaleducation,yougetnofrissonwhenAgamemnonbehaveslikeapig.You

getarounditbutgenerationbygenerationthefeelingIgetisthatpeoplearebeing

cheatedofsomethingthat'sreallygoodtoknow.Certainlyitmakeslifeharder,ifyou

producework50percentofwhichisfromaclassicalrepertoire,ifpeopledonothavean

overviewofEnglishliteratureandEnglishhistory."Studentsarecurrentlyrequiredonly

tostudyhistoryuntiltheageof14.SomeEnglishliteraturemustbestudieduntil16but

pupilsarenotrequiredtositafullGCSEinthesubject.Askedwhetherhistoryshouldbe

madecuiiipulsoiyuntil16,Bcimcllsaid,"Ilendlu(liinkllialitdidn'ldumeanyliami.I

didhistorybecauseIlikeddoingitsoitwasneveraburden.IcertainlythinkEnglish

shouldbecompulsoryandI(hinkhistoryshouldbetoo."Bennett'splayTheHistory

Boys,whichrecentlyfinishedarunattheNational,considerswhatconstitutesagood

educationasitfollowsthefortunesofaclassofA-lcvelhistorianswhoarebeing

preparedforOxbridgeentranceexamsbyteacherswithverydifferentphilosophies

towardslearningandpassingexams.Hytnersaidheoriginallythoughtthetextwouldnot

havewidespreadappeal."Iwaswrong.Itturnedouttohavethewidestappealofanyplay

attheNational."

11、Thecentralideaofthepassageisthat.

A、historyshouldbemadecompulsoryforthe16-year-olds

B、historyshouldbemadecompulsoryforthe14-ycar-olds

C、peoplearebeingcheatedofsomethingthat'sreallygoodtoknow

D^audienceslackeducationtounderstandclassicalplays

标准答案：D

知识点解析：主旨题。根据第一段的描述可知，由于越来越多的观众不理解经典历

史剧，本文呼吁人们加强对青少年的历史教育，所以正确答案是［D］。［A］”历史课

应该在十六岁时被定为必修课”、［B］“历史课应该在十四岁时被定为必修课”和

人们被一些真正应该知道的东西所欺骗了“，都不是文章主旨，故排除。

12、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?

A、Bennett'splayTheHistoryBoyshaswidespreadappeal.

B、BennettisthedirectoroftheNationalTheatre.

C^HytnerisbestknownforhisdirectionofAdrianLesterinHenryV.

D、PupilsarcnotrequiredtositafullGCSEinsomeEnglishliterature.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。从第一段第一句...NicholasHytner,directorof(heNational

Theatre...可知,Hytner才是国家剧院的导演,而不是Bennett,所以［B］与原文

不符，故为答案。

13>Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A^historyisnotacompulsorycoursetochildrenof14to16

B、childrenof14don'tstudyhistory

C、pupilsof16arerequirediositafullGCSEintheliieraiure

D、pupilsof14arerequiredtositafullGCSEintheliterature

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。从文章中可以看出，在英国学生从14岁开始就学习历史，

但是对于14岁到16岁的学生来说，历史不是必修课，这也正是文中Hytner导演

极力要求改变的事实，所以［A］是正确答案。［B:十四岁的孩子不学历史”、［C］“十

六岁的学生被要求全面学习GCSE文学课程”和［D］“十四岁的学生被要求全面学习

GCSE文学课程”均可排除。

14^What'sBennett'sattitudetowardshistory?

AsHeisnotinterestedinit.

B、1(isnotmentioned.

C、Helikesit.

D^Itisaburden.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：态度题。从文章倒数第二段第二句Ididhistorybecause1likeddoingit

soitwasneveraburden.可知，他喜欢学习历史，故［C］正确。［A］”他对此不感兴

趣"、［B］“文中没有提及"和［D］“历史是一种负担”都与原文不符，故均排除。

15、Hytnerrepeatedlycomplains(hatpeoplearecheated,thenwhocheatedthem

accordingtothepassage?

A、Theplay.

B、Themoderneducation.

C、Thedirectors.

Thehistory.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理题。Hytner反复抱怨人们受到了欺骗，忽视了很多值得了解的东

西，接着就提出了学校中进行历史教育的问题，因此他认为教育不当使人们忽视了

历史，从而使人们无法真正地领悟历史剧的魅力，故［B］正确。［A］、［C］和［D］均不

正确，故排除。

Iliveinastreetofenormouslate-Victorianhouses.Mosthavebeenconvertedintoflats,

butquiteanumberarenowprivateprepschools.Theresultistrafficmayhem.At8:30

everytermtimemorning,andat3:30everyafternoon,ourotherwisemoderatelybusy

roadbecomesahooting,shoutingnose-to-tailhellofjostlingSUVsdesperatetotake

possessionofoneofthefewparkingslots,depositorretrievetheirchild,andescape

beforeoneofthemanyhoveringpar-kingwardenscangetthem.11yearsagomy

daughterstartedschoolinBedford,atownwhosemainindustryiseducation,withfour

largeprivateschools,fivestaleupperschools,twosixth-formcolleges,threeuniversities,

andcountlessjunior,middleandfirstschools.Welived12milesaway,andduringterm

timethetrafficjamsoftenbegan10milesout.Timingwashair-trigger:iftheschoolbus

leftat7:40,(hechildrengottoschoolat8:20;ifitleftat7:50,theywouldn'tarriveuntil

after9.Everymorning,thetownwaswithinanaceofgridlock.Onedisastrousdaythe

localtraincompanydecidedtodiscontinuetheschoolkids'trainsonalocalbranchline.It

wasthelaststraw:theresultingextracarsmeantthatthewholeplaceseizedup,andno

onegotanywhereuntilmid-morning.Aperfectdemonstrationofthevirtuesofrailtravel.

It'shardtopinpointthemomentwhendrivingyourchildtoschoolbecamethenorm.

Personally,Ieithercycledorwalked,callingforafriendcnroute.Onlyoneofthe

childreninmyclasscamebycar,aneventsoexceptionalthatIstillrememberthe

registrationnumber.Butnownosaneparentwouldletacitykidcycle;andifyouwantto

letafirst-schoolerwalkunsupervised,eveninthemosttranquilcommunity,youmust

runthegauntletofotherparents.Mydaughterknewherwayloschoolfromtheageof

five:itwasa10-minutewalk.Icrossedheroverthebiggestroadandlethergo."Aren't

youfrightened?"oneoutragedmumdemanded.Whatof?Paedophilesbehindthehedge?

Driversonthepavement?Shedidn't,probablycouldn't,specify.Butherbogey-ridden

woildistoday'snoini.Sucvciyuncfeelstheymustauuoiiipanyyounguliildicnluschool.

Andhowelsetodothatbutbycar?"Ican'tgettoschoolontimewithoutthecar,"said

onemotherpickingupherchildnearourhouse.Whatshemeans,ofcourse,isit'seasier.

Shecouldgetupearlier,andwalkortakethebus.Butcarschangeourperceptionofwhat

ispossible,andofwhatwearcentitledto.Anditisthismindsetthatmakesthereduction

oftransportemissions,vitalifwcarctostopglobalwanning,soproblematic.

Meanwhile,here'sanidea.Whynotmaketheprovisionofschoolbusesmandatoryforall

schools,stateorprivate,thatacceptchildrenoutsideawalkablecatchmentarea?That

wouldbesafe,reliable,environmentallybetterthanhundredsofindividualcars,andless

nerve-rackingtorall.Intheprivatesector,itwouldbecheaperandlesswearing(hana

dailyparkingfine.Anditmightevenbegintomakelocalstateschoolstrulylocal.

16、What'sthemainindustryofBedford?

A、Coal.

B、Ironandsteel.

C、Car.

D^Education.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。从文章第二段第一句11yearsagomydaughterstartedschool

inBedford,atownwhosemainindustryiseducation…可知，答案为［D］。

17、Thephrase"enroute"inParagraph3canbereplacedby.

Asontheway

B、bytheway

C、indiefamilyway

D、overtheway

标准答案：A.

知识点解析：语义题。enroute是法语，结合所在句子可知，其意思是“在途中”，

所以选［A］。

18、What'sthesuggestionofthemotheratlast?

A^Tomake(heprovisionofschoolbusesmandatoryfbrallschools.

B、Toletchildrengotoschoolbybusthemselves.

C、Tohavemorebranchlines.

D、Tobuildmorelocalschools.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。从文章最后一段笫二句Whynotmaketheprovisionofschool

busesmandatoryforallschools,stateorprivate,thatacceptchildrenoutsideawalkable

catchmentarea?可知,答案为［A］。

19^Itcanheinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorhadto.

A、sendherdaughtertoschoolbycareveryday

B、sendherdaughtertoschoolbybuseveryday

C、sendherdaughtertoschoolbytraineveryday

D、sendherdaughtertoschoolonfooteveryday

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。从文章第三段的第五旬Mydaughterknewherwaytoschool

fromtheageoffive：itwasa10-minutewalk,Icrossedheroverthebiggestroadand

lethergo.可以看出，作者带女儿穿过一条最大的路后就让她自己走，因此选

[D].

20、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaccording(othepassage?

A、Theauthorlived12milesawayfromherdaughter'sschool.

Theauthorlivesinaquiettownwithouttraftlcjam.

C、Carschangetheirperceptionofwhatispossible,andofwhattheyareentitledto.

D^It'shardtoknowthemomentofdrivingtheirchildtoschoolbecomingthenorm.

标准答案；B

知识点解析：推理题。从文章第一段Theresultistrafficmayhem.就可以看出作者

生活的小镇交通拥堵，她们居住的地方环境也十分嘈杂，因此[B]与原文内容不

符，故为答案。

专业英语四级(阅读)模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)

(l)Asmallsuccessatlastinmybattletoholdback(hetideofmicefloodingmykitchen

fbrmonths,crappingandsnacking,eventhough,Ipromiseycu,everysurfaceistidily

cleanednightandday,andnotthesmallestcrumboffoodleftanywhere,ever,exceptin

(hehumanetrap,whichhasbeenpackedwithchocolatecake,peanutbutlerandcheese

fbrages,butignored—untillastTuesday,whenguesswhat?Iwakeupandfindthree

miceallinittogether.Three!(2)Thisisphysicallyimpossible.Thetrapismeanttosnap

closedaftereachmouse.Theymusthaverushedtogether,holdingpaws.Andtheywere

extrasmall.Probablybabies.Somewhere,inadesertednestinmyhouse,amothermouse

isbereftandweeping.ButIhavetotoughenupaboutthismousebusiness.Evenifthey

dohavelittleearsandnoses,Ican'tletthemplayandwee(撒尿)alloverthebreadboard.

(3)Luckily,Ihadaplaninplaceincasethetrapevercaughtanymice.Ihadasmall

animaltravellingboxreadyforthem,withacotton-woolbed,sesameseedsnackand

water.SoItippedthemintoiianddrovethemtoadistantpark.Idaren'tsaywhere.I

hopedthey'dsticktogetherforsupport,buttheyallranawayindifferentdirections.It's

justoneworryafteranother.(4)"Don'tbesoserious,"saidFieldingindifferently."Geta

cat.It'llchewthemupinnotime."Whataheartlesspig.UnlikemyfriendElisa,who

ranglatethatnightinapanic.Shehadjustseenalittlemouseindistress,racingwildly

abouttheJubileelineplatform,allalone,unabletogetdowntotherails,whereitsfriends

lived,becauseofthosesillynewbarriersattheplatformedge.Imanagedtocalmherby

pointingoutthatmiceusuallydogooutalone,andthreetogetherwasalmostunheardof.

Untilmytrap.(5)Sothisisanothercautionarytale.Neverallcwyourchildtokeeppet

rodents(啮齿动物),asElisaandIdid.Itonlyleadstoemotionalconfusioninlaterlife.

1、Micehavebeenflooding:heauthor'skitchen.

A^becausethekitchenisdirtyanduntidy

B、becausetherearecrumbsoffoodinthekitchen

C、becauseofareasonthatisnotdiscussedinthepassage

D、becauseofthechocolatecake,peanutbutterandcheese

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章从头到尾都没有提到为什么作者的厨房老鼠结滥，故应选C。A

与第1段中的everysurfaceistidilycleaned的内容相反：B与其后的notthesmallest

crumboffoodleftanywhere相反；D提到的是作者放在老鼠夹上诱捕老鼠的食物，

但老鼠对这些食物视而不见，可见，D也不可能是导致厨房老鼠泛滥的原因。

2、Theauthor'sfriendElisawas"inapanic"because.

A、shewasworriedaboutamouseintrouble

B、shehadneverseensomanymicebefore

C、shewasafraidofmice

D、shelostherpetmouse

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第4段提到了作者的两个朋友:Fielding和Elisa。其中Fielding表示

应将老鼠杀死，而Elisa则相反，该段接下来的内容表明Elisa为在站台上迷路的小

老鼠感到担心。明白了这一段的内容，就容易选出正确答案A.

(1)The21stcenturyusheredinwhatwassupposedtobepaperlessliving.Thedataofout­

liveswastoberecordedindigitalclouds.Weweretoldtoclicktheoptionforpaperless

statements,unsubscribetounwantedcataloguesandkeepashredder(碎纸机)nearbyatall

times.(2)Sohowarewedoing?"Wehaveabiggerneedforpapermanagement(han

beforebecausewehavemoreaccesstoinformationthaneverbefore,"saysChrisPlantan,

creativedirectorforRussell&Hazel,makerofstylishofficeaccessories.Plantansays

therearelotsoffilesandlotsofpilesoutthere.(3)Formany,organizingpapersisanother

chorethatinspiresdelay.Youdon'tneedtobearegularvieweroftheA&Ecable

program"Hoarders"toknowthatmanyofushideourpapersinshoppingbagsinsteadof

filingcabinets.Filingdoesn'tmakeitontotheto-dolistsofmanyover-scheduledpeople

thesedays.(4)"Itranksatthebottomofthelist,alongwithhavingatoothpulled,"says

MelissaSorensen,aprofessionalorganizerbasedinWoodbridge.Shesayspaper

managementisoneofhertoughestassignments."Peoplearcrestrictedbyfear,worried

aboutwhatwillhappeniftheythrowsomethingout,“Sorensensays."Eighty-fivepercent

ofthethingsyoufile,youneverretrieveagain."(5)Thosewhodohavefilesoftensuffer

fromanotherissue:figuringoutwheretheyputsluff."Iaskpeople,'Ifyouevenhaveit,

willyoubeabletofindit?'*'saysSusanKousek,aReston-basedprofessionalorganizer.

(6)HollyBohnfoundedSeeJaneWork,anonlinesourceforcreativeofficeproducts,to

make(hetaskofstayingorganizedabitmorefun."Despitetechnologicaladvances,

papermanagementisaproblembecauseweareexposedtopaper,"Bohnsays."Ourlives

aresobusyandcomplexthatwecan'tmakedecisions."Shebelieveseachpersonhasto

createherownsystemtoaccommodatebothboringpaperworkandsentimental

mementos.Herproducts,gearedtowardmulti-taskingwomen,offerabitofglamour.

(7)Solutionsdon'thavetostanwithaclumsymetalfilingcabinet.Somepeopleare

stackersandsavethingsinfabric-coveredstackableboxes.KevinSharkey,executive

editorialdirectorofMarthaStewartLivingmagazine,keepsdecoratinginformationin

clearsleevesincolor-codcdbinders.Plantanusescolorfulplastictraysto

compartmentalizeandorganizetravelinformation,greetingcardsandbills.(8)Bohn's

adviceistomakeyoursystemflexible.Becausemanypeopledon'thaveadedicated

homeoffice,filesshouldbeportabletocarryfromdiningroomtabletobedroom.Will

virtuallivingeventuallymeanthedeathoffiling?"Peoplewhohavecookbooksstilllike

(opulloutrecipesandsavethem,"saysKimOser,aGaithersburgprofessionalorganizer,

"justhkepeoplewholovetheirGPSstilllikelookingatamap."(9)Willvirtualliving

eventuallymeanthedeathoffiling?"Peoplewhohavecookbooksstillliketopullout

recipesandsavethem,"saysKimOser,aGaithersburgprofessionalorganizer,"justlike

peoplewholove由eirGPSstilllikelookingatamap."(10)"Inourlifetime,wewillstill

havepaperandstillhavefiling,"Oseradds."Onehundredyearsfromnow?Who

knows.',

3、ChrisPlantanmostprobablyagreesthat.

A、paperlesslivingwillneverberealized

B、paperlesslivingwillberealizedsoon

C、realityisrunningcountertopaperlessliving

D^realityprovesthenecessityofpaperlessliving

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第2段第2句中的needforpapermanagement和第2段最后一句都表

明现在的生活使人必须花更多的精力对纸质文件进行管理，可见现在并不是

paperlessliving,因此，本题应选C。在第2段中,ChrisPlantan并没有对未来是否

可以实现paperlessliving作出评价，因此A和B都没有依据；D与原文相悖。

4、TheprogramHoarders"iscitedinParagraphThreetoillustratethat.

A、peopleoftenleavetheirpapersdisorganized

paperlesslivingisadvocatedbymanypeople

C、peoplecannotlivewithoutpaper

D^manypeoplearegoodatfilingpapers

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第3段第2句中的“你并不需要定期观看Hoarders这个节目，也会知

道...”(Youdon，needtobe...toknowthat)表明knowthat后的内容就是这个例子想

要说明的问题，该句表明大多数人并不会把文件整理好，并放在规范的档案柜里，

而是随意处理，A与此同义，故为答案。该段没有再提到paperlessliving这一话

题，papersfiling(文件归档)是该段的重点，在三个干扰项中，只有D提到了

filing,但该项内容与原文相反。

5、MelissaSorensenismostlikelytoholdthatmostofthefiles.

A^shouldbeputorderlyinthecabinets

B、shouldbethrownout

C、canneverbefoundinthefuture

D^shouldbekeptforlateruse

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第4段最后一句中的youneverretrieveagain意为“你不会再查看“，上

一句她说“人们总是不愿意扔掉一些东西，担心以后还有用“，表明Melissa

Sorensen最可能认为这85%的文件就算扔掉