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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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