专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷33（共160题）

专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷33（共

9套）

（共160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。）

What'sthefirststeptogettingajobinterview?Gettingpasttherecruiter.Recruitersare

usuallyyourfirstcontactwithapotentialemployer.Andtheyoftendecidewhetheryour

resumelandsonthehiringmanager'sdeskorinafar-offfilingcabinet.Whileit's

importanttoknowthebasicsofwhatrecruitersdo,youalsoneedtoknowwhatthey

DON'Tdo.Afterall,youdon'twantaninappropriaterequesttoruinyourchancesforan

interview.Herearefourthingsyoushouldn'taskofarecruiter.Don'tBeOverlyFriendly

Sure,recruitersareusuallywarm,friendlyandhelpful.Afterall,it'stheirjobtoputyou

ateaseandguideyouthroughthehiringprocess.Butthey'reprofessionalcolleagues,and

it'scrucialthatyouneverforgetit.Thinkoftherecruiterasarespectedcoworkerand

treatthemaccordingly.Befriendly,butnotoverlycasualorfamiliar.It'swisetokeep

personalconversations,jokesandphysicalcontacttoaminimum.Afteratoughinterview

withahiringmanager,youmayberelivedtoseearecruiter'ssmilingface.Don'tbe

temptedtoletyourguarddownthough;you'restill"on",eveniftheinterviewhasended.

Ausefulruleofthumb:Don'tsayordoanythinginfrontofarecruiterthatyouwouldn't

sayordoinfrontofyourboss（oryourmother）.Don'tExpectCareerCoachingThe

recruiter'sgoalisnottohelpyougetajob.It'stohelpyounavigatethehiringprocessat

onespecificcompany.Recruitersaren'tcareercoaches.It'snotappropriatetoaskthemto

helpyoucraftyourcoverletter,edityourresumeorplanyourcareerpath.Youcanask

questionsaboutthecompanyorindustryingeneral,buitrytorelateyourquestionstothe

jobyou'rebeingconsideredfor.Andsaveyourbest,mostthoughtfulquestionsforthe

hiringmanager—thafswhoyouneedtoimpressmost.Don'tAskforInsiderInformation

There'sonlyonejobcandidateyoureallyneedtoworryabout:You.Thoughitmaybe

hardtoresist,don'taskaboutwhoyou'reupagainstforajob.Recruitersgenerallywon't

shareinformationaboutothercandidates.Andaskingforspecificdetailsaboutthe

competitionmakesyoulookinsecureinyourownskills.However,questionsaboutthe

hiringprocessorthepositionitselfarefairgame.Forexample,Areyoustillinterviewing

candidates?Howlargeisthecurrentpoolofcandidates?Don'tRequestSpecial

TreatmentAlthoughyoumaywishyouwere,you'reprobablynottheonlycandidatefor

thejob.And,whilerecruitersarcoftenhappytohelp,theiraimisnottobeyouradvocate

tothehiringmanager.Theiraimistofillaposition.Neveraskarecruitertoputinagood

wordfbryouwiththehiringmanager.Iftheythinkyou'reastrongcandidate,they'll

probablysingyourpraisesanyway.Takingtheinitiativeandspeakingfbryourselfshows

thehiringmanagerthatyou'recapable,confidentandconscientious.Remember,ifyou

treattherecruiterwell,chancesarethey'Htreatyouthesameway.

1、What'sthecentraltopicofthepassage?

A、Therecruitersandtheinterviewers.

B、Fourdon'tswhendealingwithrecruiters.

C、Don'trequestspecialtreatment.

D、Don'taskfbrinsiderinformation.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。这篇文章主要讲述求职者在与招聘人员接触时应注意的四个

方面，即不要过于热情，不要请招聘人员进行就业指导，不要打听其他应聘者的信

息（［DD，不要要求特殊对待（［C］）。因此，［B］是正要答案。［A］是判定关系类的问题

结果，与题干不符。

2、Whatarethefeaturesoftherecruitersaccordingtothepassage?

AsHelpfulandeasy-going.

B、Seriousandcool.

C^Causalandindifferent.

D、Warm-heartedandinstructive.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。从文中第二段首句Sure,recruitersareusuallywarm,

friendlyandhelpful.可以看出，招聘人员都很热情、友好（［A］）,但是从文章第三段

中可以看出，他们不会对你的就业等问题进行指导，所以排除［B］、［C］、［D］o

3、Whatkindofquestionscanyouaskaccordingtothepassage?

A、Iftherecruiterwillputinagoodwordforyouwiththehiringmanager.

B、Iftherecruitercangiveyousomeinstructionsonthejob.

C^Theinformationofotherapplicants.

D、Questionsaboutthecompanyorindustryingeneral.

标准答案：D

知识点解析•：推理题。［A］（第五段）、［B］（第三段）、［C］（第四段）都是文中清楚表明

不能问的问题，但［D］“关于公司或企业的普通问题”（第三段）是可以问的，因此［D］

是正确答案。

4、Whodoyouneedtoimpressmostaccordingtothepassage?

A、Theboss.

B、Therecruiters.

C、Thehiringmanager.

D^Otherjob-seekers.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。从第三段末句…mostthoughtfulquestionsforthehiring

manager—thatwhoyouneedtoimpressmost.可以看出,［C］是正确答案。

5、AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat.

A、questionsaboutthehiringprocesscanbeasked

B、youshouldnotletyourguarddownuntilinterviewhasended

C、youshouldtrytoimpressthehiringmanagerthatyou'recapable,confidentand

conscientious

D^recruiters'aimistoadvocateyoutothehiringmanager

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。从文章末段…Iheiraimisnottobeyouradvocatetothehiring

manager.可知，［D］与文章内容不符,所以选［D］。［A］可以从第三段中找到对应句

It'stohelpyounavigatethehiringprocessatonespecificcompany；［B］可以从第二段

中找到对应句Don'tbetemptedtoletyourguarddownthough；youarestill<ton,\

eveniftheinterviewhasended；［C］可以从倒数第二段找到其对应句Taking

theinitiativeandspeakingfbryourselfshowsthehiringmanagerthatyou'recapable-

confidentandconscientiouso

Somebelievethatintheageofidentikitcomputergames,massentertainmentand

conformityonthesupermarketshelves,trulyinspiredthinkinghasgoneoutofthe

window.But,thereareotherswhoholdtheviewthatthereisstillplentyofscopefor

innovation,lateralthoughtandcreativesolutions.Despitethestandardisationofmodern

life,thereisanunabatedappetiteforgreatideas,visionarythinkingandinspireddebate.

Inthefirstofaseriesofmonthlydebatesoncontemporaryissues,weasktwooriginal

thinkerstodiscussthenatureofcreativity.Hereisthefirstone.Yes.Absolutely.Since1

startedworkingasaninventor10or12yearsago,Fveseenabigchangeinattitudesto

creativity-andinvention.Backthen,therewashardlyanysupportforinventors,apart

fromthenationalorganisationtheInstituteofPatenteesandInventors.Today,thereare

lotsoflittleinventors'clubspoppingupallovertheplace,mylastcountwas19

nationallyandgrowing.Thesenon-profitclubs,runbyinventorsfbrinventors,arean

indicationthatpeopleareonceagaininterestedininvention.I'vebeenaprojectleader,a

croupier,anITconsukanlandI'vewrittenamotormanual.Ispentmyteensundera

1950stwo-toneRileyRMEcar,learningtoputittogether.BackintheSixties,kidslike

mewerealwaysoutdoingthings,makinggo-karts,ridingbicyclesorexploring.We

learnedtoovercomechallengesandsolveproblems.Weweren'tjustsittingata

PlayStation,likemanykidsdotoday.ButIthink,andhope,thingsareshiftingback.

There'salotmoreinterestindesignandcreativityandsuchtalentsaregettingamuch

higherprofileinthemedia.It'sevidentwithTVprogrammessuchasChannel4's

ScrapheapChallengeorBBC2'sTheApprenticeandDragon'sDen,wherepeopleare

givenatasktosolveorfacethechallengeofsellingtheirideatoapanel.And,thankfully,

theimageofthemadscientistwithelectrifiedhairworkinginthegardenshedislong

gone-although,therearestillafewexceptions!That'snottosaytherearen'tproblems.

Withthedeclineinmanufacturingwearelosingtheabilitytoknowhowtomakethings.

There'sarealskillsgapdeveloping.Inmyopinion,thegovernmentdoeslittleornothing

tohelpinnovationatthelone-inventororsmallormediumenterpriselevel.Iwouldlove

toseemoremoneyspentonteachingourschoolkidshowtobeinventive.But,despite

everything,ifyouhaveagoodideaandrealdetermination,youcanstilldoverywell.My

ownspecialistareaispackagingclosures-almosteveryproductneedsit.Igottheidea

forSqueezeopenafterlookingatanoldtinofbootpolishwhenmymothercomplained

shecouldn'tgetthelidoff.Ifyoucandosomethingcheaper,better,andyouare100per­

centcommitted,thereisachanceitwillbeasuccess.Iseeafantasticamountof

innovationandopportunitiesoutthere.Peopledon'trealisehowmuchisgoingon.New

materialsarecomingoutallthetimeandthespaceprogrammeandscientificresearchare

producingavarietyofspin-offs.Innovationdoesn'thavetobehigh-tech:creativityand

inventingisaboutfindingtherightsolutiontoaproblem,whateveritis.There'salotof

talentoutthereand,thankfully,someofthemoreprogressivecompaniesaresuddenly

realisingtheydon'twanttomissout—it'sanexcitingtime.

6、Whatisthedebateconcernedwith?

A、Whatshouldwedotoinspirepeople'screativity?

B、Willpeople'sinventionandinspirationbeexhaustedinthefuture?

C>Istherestillafutureforinventionandinspiration?

D、Whowillbethewinnerofthefuturetechnology?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理题.从文章第一段对这个采访主题的介绍Somebelieve

that...trulyinspiredthinkinghasgoneoutofthewindow.But,thereareotherswho

holdtheviewthatthereisstillplentyofscopeforinnovation,lateralthoughtand

creativesolutions.可知，这是一篇关于高科技时代创造和灵感的文章，包含正反

两种观点，因此可以推断［C］为正确答案。

7、Accordingtotheopinionoftheinterviewer,.

A、thefutureforinventiondepends

thereisstillafutureforinventionandinspiration

C、thereisnofutureforinventionandinspirationinmodernsociety

D、thefuturefbrinventionandinspirationisunclear

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理题。采访者在•开始就明确表达了自己的观点Despitethe

standardisationofmodernlife,thereisanunabatedappetiteforgreatideas,visionary

ihinkingandinspireddebale.他对仓ij造和灵感的未亲是持肯定态度的，后面他又列

举了--些事实，例如：现在有许多发明者俱乐部等等来支持自己的观点，所以［B］

为正确答案。

8、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaboutthekidsinthesixties?

A^Outdoingthings,makinggo-karts.

B、Ridingbicyclesandexploring.

C、Sittingbeforecomputerstoplaygames.

D、Likeovercomingchallengesandsolvingproblems.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。第三段中被采访人回忆自己少年时代的生活时提到了[A]“走

出家门做事情，制造微型赛车”、[B]“骑着自行车去探险”和[D]“喜欢征服挑战和解

决问题“，但是没有提到[C],而[C]“玩电脑游戏”是当代孩子们热衷的事情，所以选

|C|o

9、Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestionoftheinterviewertotheproblem?

A、Thegovernmentshouldspendmoremoneyhelpinginnovation.

B、Thekidsshouldcultivatetheirloveofscienceandinvention.

C^Moreinventor'sclubsshouldbesetup.

D、Inventioncoursesarcnecessarytochildren.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。文章倒数第三段提到Inmyopinion,...Iwouldlovetosee

moremoneyspentonteachingourschoolkidshowtobeinventive.被采访人认为政府

应该在培养孩子发明能力方面投入更多的资金，故选[A]。

10、What'sthecentraliceaofthelastparagraph?

A^Wcshouldmissouttheexcitingtime.

B、Avarietyofspin-offsareproducedbythescientificresearch.

C、Whatthenatureofinnovationis.

D、Whatthenatureoftalentis.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨题。在文章最后一段中被采访的人说出了自己对革新的本质的看

:去，BPcreativityandinventingisaboutfindingtherightsolutiontoaproblem...©J升以

[C]“革新的本质是什么”为正确答案。

Realinnovationisadyingart.It'struethatcreativity—thebusinessofthinkingupnew

ideas-isfarfromdead,butit'sgettingharderandhardertogetnewconceptsappliedin

design,manufacturingorbusiness.Itcoststhousandsofpoundstogetanewideaintothe

marketplace,andthereisverylittlesupponforanythingfrommostcompaniesor

government.Alotofpeopledon'twanttoknow.I'vealwaysbeeninterestedinnewideas.

Iwastrainedasanengineerandwenttoworkforanautomotivecomponentscompany,

andalmostfromthefirstdayIwasaskingwhythingsweredoneinthiswayandnotthat.

Ithoughtupmyfirstinventionat19—thenIdiscoveredsomeoneelsehadgottherefirst.

I'vebeeninventiveallmylife.I'vegot14patentstomyname.Inventioniswhathappens

whenyoucomeacrossaproblem,andlookforasolution.Itcouldbeatworkorathome

inthegarden-likeabetterwayofmowingthelawn,say.Butthesedayscreativityis

beingstifledbecausetherearesomanyhoopstogothrough.Youhaveabrilliantideafor

aleft-handedwidgetbutyoustillhavetoaskyourself:Isitnew?Hasitalreadybeen

protected?Isthereamarketforit?Istheinvestmentworthit?Only4percentofgranted

patentsreachthemarketplace.Partoftheproblemisthatmanufacturingindustryand

governmentareobsessedwithcomplextechnologylikebioengineering.Thereisno

interestinlowtechnologyorsimpleideasthatareequivalenttotheinventionofthe

paperclip.Inventorsstillcomeupwithsimpledevices,butit'sdifficulttogetanyone

interested.Butit'salsoaveryBritishproblem.InventionsfromBritainareoftentakenup

overseas,becausemostBritishcompaniestendnottolookoutsidetheirownfactory

gates.Myownpersonaltheoryisthatit'salegacyoftheEmpire,whenBritainhada

captiveaudienceandlittlecompetition,soindustriesdidn'tneedtomarkettheirproducts.

Nowadays,companiesfromotherleadingeconomieshavetomakewhattheconsumer

wantsinordertoensuretheirprofits,sotheyarealwaysreadytoinnovate.Andmany

Britishmanufacturershavenevercaughtup.Plus,Britishschoolchildrenaren'tembracing

vocationaltrainingsubjectssuchasmetalwork,woodwork,ordesignandtechnology.As

aresultuniversityengineeringdepartmentsareclosing.Tomorrow'sWorldusedtobeon

theTV,butwhereisthatnow?Thewholelackofinterestincreativityandinventionisa

symptomoftheclasssystem,too-there'sakindofsnobbishnessinBritainabout

clevernessandoriginality.TheonlyinventorsyouseeinthemediaarepeoplelikeSir

CliveSinclairandTrevorBaylisswhocomeacrosslikemadscientists.

11、What'stheauthor'sopiniononrealinnovation?

A、Heisintwominds.

B、Ithaslittlefuture.

C、Ithasabrightfuture.

D、Italldepends.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理题。文章第•段Realinnovationisadyingart.It'struethat

creativity—thebusinessoflhinkingupnewideas—isfarfromdead,butit'sgetting

harderandhardertogetnewconceptsappliedindesign,manufacturingorbusiness.清

楚表明了作者的态度，新的理念越来越难以运用到实际中去，真正的革新是一门正

在死亡的艺术，几乎看不到未来，因此选［B|。

12、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisINCORRECTaccordingto

thepassage?

A、Hewasoriginalandcreative.

Hehasgot14patentstohisname.

C、Hisfirstinventionwasabigsuccess.

D、Hewastrainedtobeanengineer.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:推理题。由文章第二段中的Ithoughtupmyfirstinventionat19-then

Idiscoveredsomeoneelsehadgottherefirst.可知，作者19岁的时候曾经有过一个

很好的主意，可是后来发现别人已经捷足先登了，所以他的第一个发明算不上是一

个巨大的成功，故［C］为答案。［A］、［B］和［D］都可以在第二段中找到。

13、What'stheproblemofthetraditionalBritishindustryaccordingtotheauthor?

A、Lackofinvestment.

B、Lackoflabour.

C、Lackofinnovation.

D^Lackofcompetition.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。从文章倒数第二段可以看出，英国的传统工业在历史上的英

帝国时期，因为有广大的市场而不需要竞争，而这恰恰造成了这些公司最大的缺

点，即缺乏竞争力，故选［D］。

14、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheproblemthathinderstherealinvention?

A、There'sakindofsnobbishnessinBritainaboutclevernessandoriginality.

B、MostBritishcompaniestendnottolookoutsidetheirownfactorygates.

C、Thereisnointerestinlowtechnologyorsimpleideas.

D、Newinventionscanbeputintouse.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。从第四段中的Only4percentofgrantedpatentsreachthe

marketplace.可以看出，并不是所有的发明都能投人市场，所以选［D］。［A］、

［B］、［C］都可以在倒数第二段找到对应句。

15、Whatdoesthephrase"caughtup"inParagraph5mean?

A^Comefrombehindandreachsomeoneinfrontofyoubygoingfaster.

B、Getinvolvedinsomething.

C、Dowhatneedstobedonebecauseyouhavenotbeenabletodoituntilnow.

D、Trytotakeholdofsomething.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义题。calchup在文中所在句句意为：许多英国制造商也从

未……，结合上下文可知，catchup的意思是“追上，赶上"，所以［A］为正确答案。

AnAustralianresearchgroupmayeasehumanity'scollectiveconscienceoveraspateof

prehistoricextinctionsonthesoutherncontinent.Thedie-off,theysay,wasnotthe

rapaciousworkofnewlyarrivedhumans,butwasduerathertochangingclimate.

Australia'slargeprehistoricanimals,calledmegafauna,wereasbizarreasanythingthat

livestheretoday.Kingofthemallwasthemarsupiallion,a130-kilogrammeat-eater

wholivedalongsidegiantkangaroos,hugelizardscalledgoannas,andDiprotodon,which

resembledathree-tonnewombat.Afterthearrivalofhumansonthecontinent,atleast45,

000yearsago,theseweirdandwonderfulcreaturesbegantodieout.Expertsblamedthe

colonizers,arguingthattheylaunchedahunting'blitzkrieg'thatwipedoutthe

megafauna（巨型动物）wiihinafewgenerations.Buttheanimalsmayhavesurvivedfora

lotlongerthanpeoplethought,arguesJudithFieldoftheUniversityofSydney,whohas

analyzedfossilremains.Herexcavationsseemtoshowthatmanandbeastlivedsideby

sideforaslongas15,000years.ShesuspectsthatasAustraliaapproachedthemost

recenticeage,thegrowingcoldandaridityturnedmuchofthecontinentintoaplace

wheretheselargeanimalssimplycouldnotsurvive.Althoughmanprobablydidhuntthe

largeanimals,thefactthattheysurvivedlorsolongarguesagainsttheblitzkrieg（W电

战）model,sheadds.Fieldandhercolleaguescollectedanimalbonesfromaten-metre­

deepsectionofearthatCuddieSprings,NewSouthWales.Theyfocusedonbonesfrom

fourlayers:twowithevidenceofhumansettlement,suchasstonetools,andtwodeeper

oneswithnoevidenceoftools.Theydatedthebonesbymeasuringtheamountsof

radioactiveelements,suchasuraniumandthorium,thatremainedinthebones.They

foundthatthevariousanimalcarcassesineachlevelwouldindeedhavelivedcheekby

jowlwithhumansasrecentlyas30,000yearsago.Theteamreporttheirresearchin

ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Proponentsoftheblitzkriegmodel

hadpreviouslyarguedthatthedatingoftheCuddieSpringsmaterialwasnotcertain,but

Fieldsaystheirresearchclearsupthematter.Well-preservedbonesatothersiteshave

beenveryhardtofind,probablybecausetheyaretoodry,whereasCuddieSpringsisthe

siteofanoldlakebed.Asecondgroup,reportinginthejournalMemoirsofthe

QueenslandMuseum,hasalsounveiledevidencethatclimatechangemayhavekilledoff

manyofAustralia'sanimals.BylookingatsmalleranimalbonesfromtheDarlingDowns

inQueensland,theyshowthattheirdisappearanceseemstohavecoincidedwith

increasingdryness.Butthematterisnotsettledyet,particularlyasthetimingofhumans'

firstforayintoAustraliahasstillnotbeenagreed.FossilevidencefrorrLakeMungoin

NewSouthWalessuggeststhattheymayhavearrived60,000yearsago.Anditis

possiblethattheyhastenedthemegafauna'sdemisebyburninghabitatstomakewayfor

primitiveagriculture.Fieldremainsconvinced,however,thatitwasclimatethatdrove

theanimalstotheirdeath,"Thearidzonegrewtoencompass70%ofthecontinentby

30,000yearsago,"shesays."Therewouldhavebeenveryfewopportunitiesonceitgot

dryer."

16、What'sthecentraltopicofthepassage?

A、ThebizarrelargeprehistoricanimalsinAustralia.

B、Humanandanimals.

C>HowthegiantAustraliananimalsdistinguished.

D、ClimateshiftkillinggiantAustraliananimals.

标准答案:D

知识点解析：主旨题。文章开始便明确指出本文的中心思想Thedie-off,they

say,wasnottherapaciousworkofnewlyarrivedhumans,butwasdueratherto

changingclimate.并且通篇讲述了人们通过对澳大利亚史前动物的研究得出一些大

型动物的灭亡是因为气候变干、酸度增大等气候因素导致的，所以选［D］。

17、Thepassageisagainsttheideathat.

A、humanactivitiesleadtotheextinctionofsomeanimals

B、thearidzoneleadstotheextinctionofsomeanimals

C、theclimatechangeleadstotheextinctionofsomeanimals

D、thecolonizers,huntingleadstotheextinctionofsomeanimals

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：推理题。这篇文章主要是针对人类捕杀导致一些大型动物灭绝的观点

展开讨论，所以［A］为正确答案。

18、WhatdotheexpertscollecttodotheexperimentsatCuddieSprings?

A、Animaltracks.

B、Animalpictures.

C、Animalbones.

D、Animalfossils.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。从第六段首句Fieldandhercolleaguescollectedanimalbones

fromaten-metre-deepsectionofearthatCuddieSprings,…可知答案为［C］。

19>Theword"demise"inParagraph10canbereplacedby.

A、growth

B、disappearance

C^death

D、loss

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义题。眼据前文第段说到的…huntmg''bhtzkncg''thatwipedoutthe

megafauna…可知，megafauna已经灭绝，因此可推断此处demise的意思是“死

亡”,所以选［C］。

20、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?

A、Theanimalbonesshowthattheirdisappearanceseemstohavecoincidedwith

increasingdryness.

Everybodyisconvincedthatitistheclimatechangethatleadstotheextinctionof

someanimals.

C、Fieldisconvincedthatitwasclimatethatdrovetheanimalstotheirdeath.

D^Bothgroupsunveiledevidencethatclimatechangemayhavekilledoffmanyof

Australia'sanimals.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理题。气候变化导致了一些动物的灭亡，这是一些专家学者为了证

明某些人持有的“人类捕杀导致了一些大型动物灭亡'’的观点不正确而提出的反面观

点，因此并不是所有人都持此种看法，故|B|正确。

专业英语四级(阅读)模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题(本题共70题，每题1.0分，共10分。)

(l)InthecaseofArchimedes,althoughhemademanywonderfuldiscoveriesofdiverse

kinds,yetofthemall,thefollowing,whichIshallrelate,seemstohavebeentheresultof

aboundlessingenuity.Hiero,aftergainingtheroyalpowerinSyracuse,resolved,asa

consequenceofhissuccessfulexploits,toplaceinacertaintempleagoldencrownwhich

hehadvowedtotheimmortalgods.Hecontractedforitsmakingatafixedpace,and

weighedoutapreciseamountofgoldtothecontractor.Attheappointedtimethelatter

deliveredtotheking'ssatisfactionanexquisitelyfinishedpieceofhandiwork,andit

appearedthatinweightthecrowncorrespondedpreciselytowhatthegoldhadweighed.

(2)Butafterwardsachargewasmadethatgoldhadbeenabstractedandanequivalent

weightofsilverhadbeenaddedinthemanufactureofthecrown.Hiero,thinkingilan

outragethathehadbeentricked,andyetnotknowinghowtodetectthetheft,requested

Archimedestoconsiderthematter.Thelatter,whilethecasewasstillonhismind,

happenedtogotothebath,andongettingintoatubobservedthatthemorehisbodysank

intoitthemorewaterranoutoverthetub.Asthispointedoutthewaytoexplainthecase

inquestion,withoutamoment'sdelay,andtransportedwithjoy,hejumpedoutofthetub

andrushedhomenaked,cryingwithaloudvoicethathehadfoundwhathewasseeking.

(3)Takingthisasthebeginningofhisdiscovery,itissaidthathemadetwomassesofthe

sameweightasthecrown,oneofgoldandtheotherofsilver.Aftermakingthem,he

filledalargevesselwithwatertotheverybrim,anddroppedthemassofsilverintoit.As

muchwaterranoutaswasequalinbulktothatofthesilversunkinthevessel.Then,

takingoutthemass,hepouredbackthelostquantityofwater,usingapintmeasure,until

itwaslevelwiththebrimasithadbeenbefore.Thushefoundtheweightofsilver

correspondingtoadefinitequantityofwater.(4)Afterthisexperiment,helikewise

droppedthemassofgoldintothefullvesseland,ontakingitoutandmeasuringas

before,foundthatnotsomuchwaterwaslost,butasmallerquantity:namely,asmuch

lessasamassofgoldlacksinbulkcomparedtoamassofsilverofthesameweight.

Finally,fillingthevesselagainanddroppingthecrownitselfintothesamequantityof

water,hefoundthatmorewaterranoverforthecrownthanforthemassofgoldofthe

sameweight.Hence,reasoningfromthefactthatmorewaterwaslostinthecaseofthe

crownthaninthatofthemass,hedetectedthemixingofsilverwiththegold,andmade

thetheftofthecontractorperfectlyclear.

1、Accordinglutheaulhur,Archimedesmusthavefuundtheway.

A、accidentally

effortlessly

C、theoretically

D、technically

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第2段第3句中的happenedto表明当时阿基米德是偶然发现解决问

题的方法的，因此，本题应选A。虽然“偶然”发现的方法好像是“毫不费力”的，但

原文该句中的whilethecasewasstillonhismind表明阿基米德在偶然发现方法之前

一直都在想如何解决这个问题，可见，他也不是“亳不费力”就找到了方法的，因

此，B不正确。

2、Inordertotesthisdiscovery,Archimedes.

A、madetwocrownsofsilverandgoldrespectively

B、madetwomassesofsilverandgoldrespectively

C^madeavesselaslargeasthetubwherehehadabath

D、madeapintmeasurelevelwiththebrimofthevessel

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第3段第1句证明B是正确的。最具干扰性的是D,该选项的用词与

第3段倒数第2句的用词和词序都十分相近，但要注意原文中，untilitwaslevel

with里的il指的不是直接在其前面的pintmeasure,而是指再前面的water,将

water代回到it的位置，就不难看出D和原文的区别了。

3、Thestoryisintendedto.

A、illustratetheclevernessofArchimedes

B、tellaninterestingstoryaboutArchimedes

C^recounthowArchimedessolvethedifficult"crown"problem

D、explainthediscoveryoftherelationbetweenbulkandmass

标准答案：A

知识点解析：作者讲到阿基米德这个故事的原因在全文第1句提到：是为了说明阿

基米德的aboundlessingenuity,其中ingenuity与cleverness同义，因此，本题应选

Ao

(1)Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestwaveofmergersandacquisitionsever

witnessed.TheprocesssweepsfromhyperactiveAmericatoEuropeandreachesthe

emergingcountrieswithunsurpassedmight.Manyinthesecountriesarelookingatthis

processandworrying:"Won'tthewaveofbusinessconcentrationturnintoan

uncontrollableanti-competitiveforce?"(2)There'snoquestionthatthebigaregetting

biggerandmorepowerful.Multinationalcorporationsaccountedforlessthan20%of

internationaltradein1982.Todaythefigureismorethan25%andgrowingrapidly.

Internationalaffiliatesaccountforafast-growingsegmentofproductionineconomies

thatopenupandwelcomeforeigninvestment.InArgentina,forinstance,afterthe

reformsoftheearly1990s,multinationalswentfrom43%toalmost70%oftheindustrial

productionofthe200largestfirms.Thisphenomenonhascreatedseriousconcernsover

theroleofsmallereconomicfirms,ofnationalbusinessmenandovertheultimate

stabilityoftheworldeconomy.(3)1believethatthemostimportantforcesbehindthe

massiveM&Awavearethesamethatunderlietheglobalizationprocess:falling

transportationandcommunicationcosts,lowertradeandinvestmentbarriersand

enlargedmarketsthatrequireenlargedoperationscapableofmeetingcustomers'

demands.Allthesearebeneficial,notdetrimental,toconsumers.Asproductivitygrows,

theworld'swealthincreases.(4)Examplesofbenefitsorcostsofthecurrentconcentration

wavearescanty.Yetitishardtoimaginethatthemergerofafewoilfirmstodaycould

re-createthesamethreatstocompetitionthatwerefearednearlyacenturyagointhe

U.S.,whentheStandardOilTrustwasbrokenup.Themergersoftelecomcompanies,

suchasWorldCom,hardlyseemtobringhigherpricesforconsumersorareductionin

thepaceoftechnicalprog