考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷446

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷446

一、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共2。题，每题

分,共20分。）

Today,atthepushofabutton,youcandownloadandprintih?wholeofDante'sDivine

Comedy,usingonlyacomputer,anInternetconnection,apavingstoneofpaperanda

smallbucketofink.Technically,theserviceisfree,althoughitwouldbeeasierand

cheapersimplytobuythebook,whichcouldthenbereadinthebath,whilesavingon

printercartridgesandtrees.Thenewserviceisthelateststep:nthestatedgoalofGoogle,

theInternetsearchengine,"toorganizetheworld'sinformationandmakeituniversally

accessibleanduseful"and,althoughfewmayberushingtoprintouttheDigitizedDante,

itmarksanimportantdevelopmentinworldliterature.Forsonic,makingbooksavailable

onlineforfreedownloadreprssentsaparadisefound;others,includinganumberof

worriedpublishersandwriters,fearitmaypointthewaytotheninthcircleofhell.

Google'sBookSearchserviceisjustonepartoftheLibraryProject,inwhichtheInternet

enginehasteamedupwithlibrariesaroundtheworld,includingtheBodleianinOxford,

todigitizecollectionsandmakemillionsofbooksavailableandsearchableonline.At

firstsight,thenotionofalimitlessdigitallibraryseemsirresistible,asingle,free

repositoryaccessiblefromeverycorneroftheglobe.PartnersintheLibraryProjectsay

（hesystemwillenableuserstoaccessnotjusttheclassics,butalsomuchmoreobscure

works:forgottennovels,scientificaccounts,illustrationsandneglectedpoetry.Moribund

booksmaybebroughtbacktolife.Librariansareoftenfrustratedattheunseengemsin

theircollectionsgatheringdust.Nowthewholelotcanbedigitallystackedonanendless

virtualshelf,tobebrowsedbyanyonewithacomputermouse.Theproblemliesnotwith

digitalizingdeadorundeadbooks,butthepotentialdangertothosethatstillhave

commerciallifeinthemintheformofcopyrightGoogleisquicktopointoutthatthe

hooksavailablefordownloadthroughBookSearcharcalloutofcopyright.Indeed,while

Europeanlawallowscopyrighttoexpire70yearsafteranauthor'sdeath,thenewservice

doesnotofferanythingpublishedlaterthanthemid-19thcentury.Somepublishers,

however,seetheavailabilityoffreebooksfordigitaldownloadasthethinendofavery

largewedgethatcouldsplitliteraturebyundernuningcopyrightitself.Lastyearthe

AssociationofAmericanPublishersfiledsuitagainstGoogleclaimingthatbyscanning

100percentofabook（lomakeitsearchablebyword）（hecompanyisinfringing

copyright,evenifonlyasmallexcerptisthenavailableforfree.Silenceisgoldenina

library;butthelawofcopyrightisbeyondprice.

1、Dante'sDivineComedyismentionedinParagraph1toillustrate

A^theeasyaccessibilityofonlinedigitalbooks.

B、theconvenienceofdownloadingandprintingdigitalbooks.

C、thatbooksdownloadedandprintedarccheaperthanordinarybooks.

D^thatitisenvironmentallyfriendliertodownloaddigitalbooks.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。根据题干定位首段第一句，句中usingonly充分说明了

下载电子书籍的便捷，故选B。

2、Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat

A^Google'snewserviceisgoingtobeasmashingsuccess.

B、peoplearchelplesslyobsessedwiththeDigitalizedDante.

C、opinionsvarytowardsfreedownloadingofonlinebooks.

D、peopleembracetheideaofmakingbooksonlineforfreedownload.

标准答案：C

知识点解析；推理判断题。根据第二段第二句中的Forsome和others可判断人们

观点不一，C项与之符合。

3、Wcknowfromthetextthattheauthorperceivestheconceptof"alimitlessdigital

library"(line1,Paragraph3)as

A、irresistible.

B、convenient.

C、disastrous.

D、problematic.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：观点态度题。作者在第三段论述了数字化图书馆的优点，在第四段首

句指出“问题的关键在于那些以版权形式存在且仍具有商业价值的书很可能遭遇侵

权”，因此，作者认为其做法仍有不妥，选D。

4、Whatdoes"thethinendofaverylargewedge"(Line6,Paragraph4)mostprobably

imply?

A^Google'snewservicewillgraduallyinfringeoncopyrightandeventuallyruin

literature.

B、Booksshouldnotbedigitalizedanddownloadedforthesakeofcopyrightand

literature.

C、Google'snewservicehascausedhugedamagestocopyrightandsplitliterature.

Google'snewservicewilldivideliteratureintoonlineliteratureandofflineliterature.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义理解题。根据【heihinendofawedge定位到第四段第四句，其意

为“能够以小见大的端倪”，俗语“苗头结果可从接下来的内容判断，即可能侵害

版权、殃及文学。因此A正确。

5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?

A^Google'sBookSearchService

B、Bingo!DigitalizationofBooks

C、Digitalization:ProsandCons

D、Silence!AuthorundeiThreat

标准答案：D

知识点解析：主旨大意题。标题选配题即耍•,还形以神”，要能点出全文最精华的观

点。文章最后一段简短而有力地表明出版界为保护利益不再沉默，因此选D。

WhenrecruitingatBritishuniversities,PricewaterhouseCoopers,oneoftheBigFour

auditingfirmswithitsheadquartersintheNewYorkCity,presentscandidateswithan

unusualexercise.Theyareaskedtobuildatallandsturdytowerusingthesmallest

possiblenumberofsnap-togetherLegobricks.Similarly,atGoogleGames,arecruiting

eventfirststagedbythesearch-enginegiantinApril,candidatesarcinvitedtobuildLego

bridges—thestrongerthebetter.Ineachcase,thecompanyistryingtoconveytheidea

thatitoffersacreative,funworkingenvironment."Itwasasmuchadvertisingasaway

oftryingtogetrecruits,"saysBrettDaniel,astudentattheUniversityofIllinoisat

Urbana-ChampaignwhobuilttheGoogleGames'weakestbridge.ADanishfirm,based

inBillund,Denmark,hasembracedthecorporateuseofitscoloredplasticbricks.Aspart

ofaschemecalled"SeriousPlay"itiscertifyingagrowingnumberofprofessionalLego

consultants,nowpresentin25countries.Theycoachmanagersbygettingthemtobuild

"metaphoricalabstractions"ofsuchthingsascorporatestrategy,saysLego'sJesper

Jensen,whorunsthescheme.HishamEl-GamalofQuest,amanagementconsultancy

basedinCairothatoffersSeriousPlayworkshops,saysdemandfbrthetwo-day,$7,000

coursesisbooming.Firmsincrisis,suchasthosecorruptedbyscandalorinthepainsof

atakeover,tendtobemostreceptivetotheideaofLegoworkshops,saysFrancoisde

BoissezonofImagics,aconsultancybasedinBrussels.Theresultscanbeembarrassing,

particularlyforseniormanagers.TsaiYu-ChenofUGeneMentor,aSeriousPlay

consultancybasedinTaipei,saysacommonexerciseismodeling,butnotnaming,"the

peopleyouhatemost".Onechiefexecutivewasmodeledasafiguresofatthathe

blockedahallway,suggestinghewasclogging叩thecompany.Legoworkshopsare

effectivebecausechild-likcplayisaformofinstinctivebehaviornotregulatedby

consciousthought,saysLucioMargulisofJucgoSerio,aconsultancyinBuenosAires.

Thisproduces"Eureka"moments:aperfectionistwhorealizestheabsurdityoffrustration

overanimperfectLegoconstruction;theownerofafirmwithdismalcustomerrelations

whomodelsheadquartersasafortundersiege;oranarrogantbosswhodepictshisstaff

assoldiersheadedintobattle.Evenintheoffice,itseems,Legohasaparitoplay.

6、Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby

A、posingacontrast

B、makingacomparison.

C、statingaphenomenon.

D^illustratingahypothesis.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：事实细节题。作者在首段举了两个例子，用现象说明乐高玩具被用于

公司招聘中，借此引入正文话题，因此正确答案为C项。

7、PricewaterhouseCoopersandGoogleGamesincorporateLegoworkshopsintotheir

recruitmentsmainlyto

A、checkwhetherthecandidatesgettherequiredoperationskills.

B、testwhetherthecandidatesareinnovativeandfunny.

C、advertisethemselvesaswellasgelthemosttalentedrecruits.

D^attractthecandidateswiththeircreativeandeasyworkingatmosphere.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。根据题干中PricewaterhouseCoopersandGoogleGames

定位到第一、二段。第一段陈述现象，第二段首句就说到“两个公司都在尝试传达

一个理念，即公司会为员工提供一个创造性、有趣味的工作环境”，因此D项正

确。

8、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaning(o"cloggingup"(Line6,Paragraph4)?

A^corrupting.

B、obstructing.

C、raining.

D、betraying.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词义理解题。文中提到“某公司首席执行官曾被塑造成一个堵住走廊

的大胖了•“，suggesting后面的内容可以看做是对其进行进一步说明，clogup意为

“阻碍”，因此B项正确。

9、AccordingtoLucioMargulis,aperson'sbehaviorinLegeworkshopsischaracterized

bybeing

A^effective.

B、childish.

C、natural.

D、conscious.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。根据专有名词LucioMargulis定位到最后一段第一句。

他说，“乐高游戏工作室非常有效，因为孩童般的游戏是一种本能行为“，言外之意

就是，他认为人们玩乐高游戏的行为是天性本能的，故选C项。

10>Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraphaboutthe"Eureka"moments?

A^Theyareeffectivebutunconscious.

B、Theyarethesuddenrealizationsanddiscoveriesinourlife.

C、Theyarethefrustratedanddepressedmomentsinourlife.

D^Theyarecommonandunsurprisinginworkplaces.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理判断题。根据“Eureka”moments定位到最后一段。其实，冒号后

面举例说明这种时刻的性质，仔细分析之后，可以发现这些例子实际上都是办公室

里人们表现出来的某种顿悟，某种突然认识，故B项与此相近。

Venturecapitalistshavefounditdifficulttomakeinvestmentsinwindpowerforthefact

thatmostwindpowerdemandsquitelarge-scalewindfarmstoproduceelectricity.New

technologycouldchangethat.Earlierthismonth,SouthwestWindpower(SWWP)raised

$8milliontolaunchasmallgeneratorthatcouldbringwindpowertoindividualhomes

andbusinesses."Itwillunlockanextraordinarymarket"saysHapEllis,ageneralpartner

a(RockPonCapitalPartners,whichled(heround.I('seasytoseewhyMr.Ellisis

excited.Globalwindmarketsgrew47percentto$11.8billiorin2005,andareexpected

toreach$48.5billionin2015,accordingtoCleanEdge,amarketresearchfirm.Withthis

deal,RockPortanditspartnercompaniesmayhavefoundawaytoharnessawindstorm

thatwasoncethesoledomainofbigutilities.WhileSWWPalreadymakessmallwind

turbinesfor"of匕grid”custorr.ers—thatis,customerstooisolatedtobeconnectedtothe

electricnetwork——ithasonlysoldsome95,000inthelastsevenyears.Thegrid-

connectedmarketispotentiallyfarlarger,asMr.Grecoestimates13millionhomescould

usethegrid-connectedtechnologyintheUnitedStalesalone.Butwindpowerhasn'tbeen

widelyusedingrid-connectedhomesandbusinessesbecausethetechnologyrequiresa

numberofinvertersandcontrollers,andinstallationiscomplicated,hesays.SWWP's

newturbineismucheasiertouse.Itincludesalltheinverters,controllers,andotherparts

neededtoconnecttothegrid.Theyareallcontainedwithinthebodyofthegenerator,

loweringtheproductionandinstallationcosts,saysMr.Greco,whoexpectsaretailprice

ofaround$5,500.Atthatprice,theaveragecostperkilowatthourwouldbe$0.08—not

includingsubsidiesavailableinmanystates,hesays.Thatmeanswindcanbeatthecost

ofregularelectricity,whichintheU.S.averages$0.09perkilowatthour,hesays.The

turbinealsoproduceselectricityatlowerwindspeedsandthebladestopoutatonly300

rotationsperminutetoreducenoise,hesays.SWWPestimatesthepotentialgrid-

conncctcdmarketisworthahaut$1billion.Thecompanymaderevenuesof"justunder"

$10millionin2005,andexpectsa70percentgrowthratethisyearbecauseofthenew

product,Mr.Grecosays."Wewillbeextremelyprofitablethisyear,"hesays.Let'shope

thatMr.Greco'spredictionturnsouttobeinorethanjustalotofwind.

11、Whyhaveventurecapitalistsfounditdifficulttoinvestinwindpower?

A、Investmentin(hewindpowermarketishighlyrisky.

B、Developmentofwindpowercallsfornewtechnologies.

C>Windpowerindustrydidnotdevelopasfastasexpected.

D^Investmentinwindpowermaynotbesocosteffective.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。考查因果细节，根据题干定位到第一段。forthefact

Ihal后面的内容为原因，即大多数风力发电都需依靠相当大规模的风力发电厂，隐

含意思是风力发电投资巨大，故D项”投资在风力发电上可能不太划算”与之相

符.

12、Bysaying"Itwillunlockanextraordinarymarket",Mr.Ellisindicatesthat

A^thewindpowermarketwasnotexploredinthepast.

B、newtechnologyenablesSWWPtotapthepotentiallyhugemarket.

C、thenewturbinegivesSWWPacuttingedgeinthemarketcompetition.

D、thenewgeneratorofSWWPbringswindpowertoindividualcustomers.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义理解题。根据题干定位在第一段。本句意为“这将开启一个非比

寻常的市场“，根据上下文推断公司有可能利用这项新技术发展风力发电市场，故

B项正确。

13、Windpowerhasnotbeenwidelyusedbygrid-connectedhomesandbusinessesin

that

A、itismoreexpensiveandnoisier.

B、thetechnologyinvolvediscomplex.

C、theyarenotallowedtousewindpower.

D^theydon'tgetsubsidiesinmanystates.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。考察因果细节，根据grid-connected定位到第三段。本

段最后一句中，because引导的从句说明了风能并未在连接了电网的家庭和企业中

广泛应用的原因是该技术需要大量设备，而且安装复杂，故B项正确。

14^AccordingtoMr.Greco.SWWP'snewtribune

A^hasalreadydominatedthe"off-grid"market.

B、willfailinthegrid-connectedmarket.

C、isinclusive,economicalandeasytooperate.

D、willbecomeamoreprofitableproductthanothers.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。根据题干Mr.Greco定位到第三、四段。其中C项可

根据文章中“SWWP的新涡轮机使用起来容易得多，且所有设备和零件都包含在发

电机机体里，降低了生产和安装成本”推断出。

15、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthelastsentenceofthepassage?

A^WehopeMr.Greco'spredictionwillbecometrue.

B、Mr.Greco'spredictionwillvanishlikeagustofwind.

C、Thenewtechnologywillnotnecessarilybringaboutbenefits.

ThenewturbinewillnotnecessarilyincreaseSWWP'sprofits.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：观点态度题。根据题干定位到第五段。最后一句的意思为“我们希望

格列柯先生的预言不会是一堆空话“，其中wind是指“空话”，故A项正确。

Itwasjustafootnotecomparedwiththemoreinfectiousdisasterthatkilledmillionsmore

peoplein1918,butthe1957influenzapandemicthatsickenedsome25to30percentof

theAmericanpopulationwasamedicalwatershedforthecluesthatitofferedabouthow

anewstrainofinfluenzacouldspread.Americansfirstgotawhiffoftheso-calledAsian

fluwhenMauriceHillcman,aphysicianatWalterRccdHospitalinWashington,D.C.,

readaboutanunusuallylargenumberofpeople-some250,000—whohadcomedown

withflu-likesymptomsinHongKong.Concerned,heimmediatelyrequestedsamples

fromAmericanservicemenirAsiaandwithindayshadhisanswer.Thegeneticstructure

ofthisstrainwaslikenothingimmunologistshadeverseenbefore.Whenthevirus

finallyhitAmerica:"Itwentlikeahouseonfire,"recallsD.AHenderson,then(hechief

oftheUnitedStatesEpidemicIntelligenceService.Worsenedbyschoolopeningsthat

fall,(hefluspreadsorapidlyfromafewcountiesinLouisianathatjusteightweekslater

ithadheavilyinfectedmorethanhalfthecountiesinnearlyall50states.Althoughit

wasn'tparticularlypotent,the1957strainkilledabout80,000Americans.Thevictims

werepredominantlytheveryoldandtheveryyoung,althoughtheinfectionoccasionally

killedotherwisehealthyadultsaswell.Pharmaceuticalcompaniesworkedfuriouslyto

produceavaccine,ultimatelydistributingsome40milliondoses.But"theywerejusta

littlebittoolate,"saysArnoldMonto,aninfluenzaspecialistattheUniversityof

Michigan."Theyonlyhadsignificantdosesavailablewhenthepandemicwaspeaking."

Earlier,scarcitiesraisedquestionsaboutwhodeservedthevaccinefirst.Asetofofficial

rulesgaveprioritytomilitarypersonnelandnecessarycivicworkers,butthatdidn'tstop

membersoftheSanFrancisco49ersfootballteamfromgettingvaccinatedbeforepolice

andfiremen.Despitesomemanufacturingimprovements,expertssaythesameshortages

couldoccurwithapandemictoday.Andthatconcernhascausedpreparednessofficialsto

planforcommunityinterventionssuchasschoolclosingsandisolationofsickpeople.

ButHendersonsays,"Itwon'twork.Andyoudon'tneedabetterexamplethan'57.When

yougofromjustafewscatteredoutbreaksintheendofAugusttothewholecountry

infectedineightweeks,atatimewhenpeopledidn'ttravelasmuchastheydotodayand

citieswerenotasdenselypopulated,whatdoyouthinkwe'regoingtoseetoday?"Better,

hesays,tohavegoodvaccinesandtoensurethatthemedicalsystemcanhandletheextra

load.

16^Theword"foo(noteH(Line1,Paragraphl)meansthat(heinfluenzain1957

A、waslessimportantinAmericanmedicalhistory.

B、imposedlittleinfluenceonAmericanpopulation.

C、waslessseriousintermsofdeath(oil.

D、gotlessattentionofAmericanmedicalexperts.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义理解题。这类题型需要根据上下文推断出词语的隐含意义。根据

题干定位在第一段第一句。该句意为“与1918年造成/几百万人死亡的灾难性流感

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