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考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷97

一、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共2。题,每题

分,共20分。)

h'sanicehouse:goodschools,goodneighborhood,decentcommute.Itevenlooksnice.

Butsodoesthehousenextdoor.And(heonenextdooriothat.Infact,iheyalllookjust

thesame.Welcometoacookie-cutterneighborhood.They'reallaroundtheregion,

subdivisionswithblocksofnear-identicalhouses.Manyhomeshoppersnowarerelieved

tofindanythingatalltobuyinwhatcontinuestobeatightmarket.Butwhataboutresale

value?Ifdemandissofter,willbuyersstillbewillingtolookatcookie-cutterhouses?Or

willsellersbestuck,theirhomeslanguishingonthemarketbecausethere'ssomuch

competitionfromsimilarhouses?Localrealestateagentssayno.Theysaythat

homeownerscantakeplentyofstepstosellevenacookie-cuttcrhouseasfastasthey

couldmoveanyotherhouseintown."Everythingreallydependsonhowthehomeis

priced.Ifit'spricedright,itwillsell,evenifitlookslikeitsneighbors,"saidFrances

Hawkins,anagentwiththeBethesdaofficeofWeichertRealtors."Anotherimportant

thingislocation.Peoplewantagoodlocation.Locationandpricearefarmoreimportant

(hanwhattheneighboringhouselookslike.'*Noteveryoneagrees."Ithinkbuyersdon't

wantthatanymore,especiallywhentheyreachapointintheircareerwhereit'snotjusta

matterofsurvivalbutamatterofchoosingtheirownstyle,"saidMichaelHill,president

ofEmergeHomes,aD.C.-basedcustomhomebuilder.Likemostcustombuilders,he

buildshousesthataretheoppositeofcookie-cutter."Whenpeoplereachthatlevel

economically,theyaredefinitelymoreinterestedinstyleandvisualappeal,"Indeed,even

manyproductionbuildersmakeanefforttoofferavarietyofaousestyles,particularlyin

thosedevelopmentsthatarepositionedasnewtowns.Buttheeconomicsofbuilding

dictatethatinmanycases,especiallyinneighborhoodspricedtoattractfirst-timebuyers,

housescanbevery,verysimilar.

1、Thephrase"cookie-cutterneighborhood"(line3,para.1)mostlikelyrefersto.

A^aneighborhoodmadeofcookies

B、aneighborhoodinwhichallhouseslooksimilar

C、aneighborhoodinwhichallhousesareownedbyoneperson

D^aspecifictypeofarchitecture

标准答案:B

知识点解析:属指代关系题。显而易见,cookie-cutterneighborhood指的是上文所

讲到的千篇一律的住宅。

2^Whyaremanyhomeshoppersrelievedtofindahousetobuy?

A^Becauseallhouseslookthesame.

B、Becausetheylikethe"cookie-cutter"approach.

C、Becauseit'satightmarket.

D^Becauserealestatepricesarerising.

标准答案:C

知识点解析:属逻辑关系题。第二段开头讲到:“在继续供不应求的市场上能找到

房子可买,许多购房者为此感到宽慰。”

3、AccordingtoHawkins,whichofthefollowingfactorsismostimportantwhenselling

ahouse?

A、Size.

B、Style.

C、Location.

D、Age.

标准答案:C

知识点解析:属事实细节题。原文对应信息在第三段末尾:霍金斯认为影响售房的

一个重要因素是位置。

4、WhattypeofpeopledoesHillsuggestareunlikelytobuycookie-cutterhouses?

A、Sccond-timchomebuyers.

B、Economists.

C、Homebuilders.

D、Affluenthomebuyers.

标准答案:D

知识点解析:属信息推断题。第四段提到希尔的观点;“我认为买主不再要求这些

「,特别是当他们在事业上到r不仅为r生存而且为r选择自己风格的阶段。'‘可

见,他认为富裕的买主购买千篇一律房子的可能性不大。

5、Whydoesthetextimplythattherearesomanyneighborhoodswithhousesthatlook

similar?

A^Buyerspreferthem.

B、Theyarccheapertoproduce.

C、Aslowrealestatemarket.

Localbuildingcodes.

标准答案:B

知识点解析:属信息推断题。根据本文最后一句的信息:”在很多情况下,特别是

在价格对初次买房者有吸引力的住宅区,房子可以T•篇一律“可知,众多住宅区的

房子外观相似是因为造价便宜。

Mostpeopledon'tenjoyfacingthedifficultsituationsthatsometimesoccurwith

coworkersin(heworkplace.Suchsituationsmayarisefromhonestdisagreementsover

designorengineeringissues,personnelorbenefitsmatters,managementdecisionsor

actions,orfromanyothersituationwherehumanimpressionsandobjectivesdiffer.

Therecouldhedoublethetroubleforengineerswhoaremorelikelytofeelathomewith

electronsandbytes,andbehaveinhighlypredictableways,thanwithcoworkers,who

oftenappeararbitraryandcapricious.Forthoseofuswhohavein(ernalizedthestrictand

measurablerulesofthephysicalworld,dealingwithotherpeoplecanbeboth

disappointingandfrustrating.Yethowyoumanagesituationsofconflictwithyour

coworkerscouldhaveasignificantimpactonyourcareer,oftenevenmorethanyour

engineeringprowessoryourdesignskills.Thosewhodealsuccessfullywithpotential

conflictsarefarmorelikelytoreceiveaddedresponsibilitiesandpromotions,inaddition

tothepayincreasesandrespectthatcomewiththem.Ontheotherhand,notdealing

successfullywithconHictcanpotentiallyrelegateyoutoacareerbackwater,with

technicalchallengesandhighpaypassingyouby.Whyisdealingwithconllictan

importantskilltoday?Il'sprimarilybecause(here'smoreofitnowthaninthepast.

Workersofalltypesaremorelikelytospeakupfortheirownideasoractions,ratherthan

followthedictatingcorporatechainofcommand.Conflictalsosometimesarisesasa

resultofunclearcompanygoals,orwhenthosegoalsaren'tsharedequallybyall.Rather

thanworkingforasinglecommongood,employeesandmanagersseekindividualgoals,

suchaspromotion,jobsecurity,experience,money,andeventheproverbialfreelunch.

Notonlyisactualconflictgreatertoday,buteventhepotentialforinterpersonalconflicts

intheworkplaceisfargreaterthanatanytimeinthepast.Onereasonforthisis

increasedtime-to-marketpressures.Theneedtorapidlymakedecisions,establishan

engineeringdirection,andmeetprojectmilestonesaddselementsoftensionandstressto

analreadydifficultendeavor.Thismakestheworkplaceapotentialminefieldfor

interpersonalconflict.It'sespeciallyapparenttoanengineerinapositionof

responsibility,likeaprojectleaderoranengineeringmanager.Foranengineerwhomust

workwithotherstocompleteaproject,theneedtomanageconflictcanspellthe

differencebetweensuccessandfailure.

6、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A^Minefieldsarebecomingcommonintheworkplace.

B、Workerstodayarelessequippedtodealwithworkplaceconflict.

C、Companiesarefindingnewwaystodealwithworkplaceconflict.

D、Workplaceconflictcanarisefromhonestdisagreements.

标准答案:D

知识点解析:属事实细节题。第一段告诉我们,在职场发生的矛盾可能由开诚布公

的分歧而引起。

7、Accordingtotheauthor,dealingwithinterpersonalconflictintheworkplace.

A、isthekeytosuccessintheworkplace

B、canbemoredifficultforengineers

C^preventsworkersfromworkingfbrthecommongood

D、leadstothedevelopmentofeffectiverelationships

标准答案:B

知识点解析:属信息推断题。第二段指出:“较之和经常独断专行、反复无常的同

事相处,他们更适宜熟稔电子和字节,以及循规蹈矩地行事。”可见,工程师们不

善于处理职场的人际矛盾丁

X、Iheword"relegate"(line5,para.3)mostprobablymeans"

Diseases,theseprocedurescreateadirectconnectionfromthestomach(o(helower

segmentofthesmallintestine,literallybypassingportionsofthedigestivetractthat

absorbcaloriesandnutrients.Theresultisextremeweightloss.Accordingtothe

NationalInstituteofDiabetesandDigestiveandKidneyDiseases,mostpatientslose

weightquicklyfollowingsurgeryandcontinuetolosepoundsforupto24months

afterwards.Althoughmostpatientsregain5to10percentoftheweighttheylost,most

maintainalong-termweightlossofabout100pounds.

11、WhathappenedtoJenkinsonher56thbirthday?

A、Shewasstabbedwithaknife.

B、Shelostmorethan100pounds.

C、Shehadsurgery.

D、Shebegantofloat.

标准答案:C

知识点解析:属事实细节题。文章开头讲到:“在56岁生日那天,埃伦・詹金斯做

了外科手术。这是她给自己的生口礼物。”

12、WhichofthefollowingdoesthetextimplythatJenkinswasunabletodobeforeher

weightloss?

A、Watchamovie.

B、Driveacar.

C、Visitherdoctor.

D^Sitonherporchswing.

标准答案:D

知识点解析:属信息推断题。第二段告诉我们,詹金斯减肥之后可以坐上家中走廊

的秋千。从而我们知道,减肥之前她无法这样做。

13、Accordingtothesurvey,manyobeseAmericanshaveoptedforsurgery

because.

A^theyarenolongeracceptedby(heirfamilies

B、ofthehealthrisksassociatedwithobesity

C、ofsocietalpressuretobethin

D,theywereunabletocrosstheirlegs

标准答案:B

知识点解析:属事实细节题。第四段指出,由于肥胖症可能出现并发症,所以许多

人选择外科手术。

14^After(hesurgery,mostpatients.

A、losealotofweightandthengainitallback

B、losealargeamountofweightandthenregainasmallamount

C、retaintheirpre-surgerybodyweight

D、continuetoloseweightforovertwoyears

标准答案:B

知识点解析:属信息归纳题。根据最后一段所列举的数据可知,大多数患者在手术

后减肥明显,体重只有少量反弹。

15、Whichofthefollowingtitlesismostappropriatetothetext?

A、UndertheKnife:TheTerrifyingSagaofObesityinAmerica

B、ANewWaytoCombatObesity

C、NewSurgicalTrends

D^UnderstandingWeightLossinAmerica

标准答案:B

知识点解析:属主廿思想题。文章介绍一种减肥的新途径,即外科手术。

TheexponentiallyimprovingcapabilitiesofemergingWebtechnologiesspotlightsthe

long-ignoredissuesofwhoowns(heWorldWideWeb,whomanagesit,andwhohas

jurisdictionoveri(.Theanswernowis:Nobody!Anotherreasonablepredictionwouldbe

(hattheInternetwillbecomenotonly(henumber-onemeansofcommunicating,

conductingbusiness,socializing,entertaining,andjustliving,butindeedwillhandlea

hugemajorityofsuchinteractions;thus,failuretoestablishandenforcesomebasic

groundruleswilllikelyleadtosocioeconomicdisaster.Ifexchangeofresourcesistobe

accomplishedalmostexclusivelyovertheInternet,anonymoussurfingwillbeapotential

threat.Movingfundswithoutidentificationcouldnotonlyperpetrateindividualfraud,

butalsobankruptthesystemitself.Biometricsandmore-advancedsystemsofIDwill

needtobeperfectedtoprotectusersandthenetwork.Inaddition,multinational

cybcrcrimcunitswillberequiredtocatchthosepreyingonusersworldwide,asWeb

surfersinArlington,Virginia,andVictoria,BritishColumbia,maybevictimsof

cyberscamsperpetratedinCairoorBudapest.Coordinationandcooperationwillbekeys

tomakingtheInternetasaferplacetotravelandconductbusiness.Thefuturepath

throughcyberspaceisfilledwiththreatsandopportunities,mostofwhichcannotevenbe

imaginedtoday.Withtheequivalentof5.000yearsoftechnologicalprogressexpected

between2000and2025,it'sdifficulttoforecastthedilemmasthatlieahead,butthanksto

thecreativityandgeniusofWilliamGibson,RayKurzweil,andotherslikethem,some

predictionshavebeenmadeandcanbeusedasabasisforforecastingfuturecybercrime

andcrimefighting.TheInternetasweknowit-computers,Websites,e-mail,blogs,e-

commerce,etc.—maybeoutdatedassoonastheearlyyearsofthenextdecade(the

"twenty-teens").Allcommunicationwillbehandledbyaseamless,wirelessnetworkof

airbornesignalsmovingbetweennanobotsandindividualswithtransmittersimplantedin

them.Atthispoint,cybcroffcnscswillbecomeverypersonal,asanattackontheWebis

adirectattackontheuser-possiblyeveninvadinghisbrainandmemorystoredinneural

networks.By2025,thewholeconceptoftheInternetandcybercrimemaybedumped

intothedustbinofhistory.Thegreatestthreatthenmightbetheextremedifficultyof

separatingvirtual(cyber)realilyfromphysicalreality.Already,psychologistswarnthat

perceptioncanbemoreimportantthantruth:Ifcybeirealityismoreconvincing(han

physicalreality,(hevirtualworldmightbecomethe"real"world.

16、WclearnfromParagraph1thatWorldWideWeb.

A、isthefirstchoiceforcoirmunicationandentertainment

B、willcausesocioeconomicdisasterinthefuture

C、hasn'imadeprominentprogressinthepastfewyears

D^isingreatneedofrulestobeestablishedandenforced

标准答案:D

知识点解析:属事实细节题“选项A犯了夸大其词的错谡,文章提到互联网将来

或许会成为人们做许多事情的第一选择,并非现在就已经是如此,故错误。选项B

犯了偷梁换柱的错误,互联网引起社会经济灾难是有条件的,而非一定就会发生,

选项B将条件省去,只留下结果,故错误。选项C犯了曲解文意的错误,文章第

一句就指出,网络技术迅猛发展,故错误。第一段最后一句指出,如果不建立并实

行一些规则的话,互联网可能会对社会经济带来大灾难,故选项D正确。

17、ThebankruptcyoftheInternetmaybecausedby.

A、resourcesexchange

B、individualfraud

C、anonymousfundsmoving

D^lackofmanagement

标准答案:C

知识》解析:属事实细节题。仔细阅读题目和文章可发现,题目是对第二段第二句

后半句的改写,句子的主语就是可能造成互联网崩溃的原因,即匿名的资金挪动,

故选项C符合题意。其他三个选项均出自原文,但与题目无关,属于无关干扰,

故均错误。

18、Themultinationalcybercriineunitsaremostprobablyinchargeof.

A^investigationofinternationalon-linecrime

B、thosewhopreyonATMusers

C^cybcrscamsindev

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