职称英语（综合类）A级模拟试卷2（共516题）

职称英语（综合类）A级模拟试卷2（共

8套）

（共516题）

职称英语（综合类）A级模拟试卷第1

套

一、词汇选项（本题共15题，每题1.0分，共15分。）

1、Theblazehasblackenedabout389,000acresanddesiroyed11buildings.

A、light

B、wind

C、fire

D、smog

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强，blaze指“大

火”，比较明显，C项是近义词，是答案。

2、Strenucusexercisemayprotectagingbrain.

A、Effortful

B、Willing

C、Detective

D^Bloody

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题有一定的难度，考查单词的引申意义，干扰项有一定的干扰性，

并且要在语境中理解好题干的意思。Strennuous的引申意思指“艰苦的"，Effortful

是其近义词，是答案。

3、Iin3develonAIDSwithinayearofHIVdiagnosis.

A、foresee

BNinhibit

C、explode

D、evolve

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强，develop指

“发展成”，比较明显，D项是近义词，是答案。

4、Policesayamanwascarryingadeadweaselwhenheburstintoanapartmentand

assaultedamaninWashingtonstate.

A、derived

B、attacked

C、followed

D^rejuvenated

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强，altack指

“袭击”，rejuvenate指“恢复活力”，和答案意义差异大，比较明显，B项是近义

词，是答案。

5、IfRepublicanshopetowinin2012,they'dbetterstopactinglikedisheveled

Democrats.

A、divided

B、disabled

C^disguised

D、dissolved

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题有一定的难度，考查单词的引申意义，干扰项有一定的干扰性

dishevel指“混乱的”,dissolved指“解散的”，干扰较大。A项是近义词，是最佳答

案。

6、NASAreleasesuniqueshotsofspaceshuttleandspacestation.

A、opposes

B、publicizes

C^prompts

D、offends

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的引申意义，但干扰项干扰不强，release的

引申意义指“公布”，比较明显，B项是近义词，是答案。

7、Yourcreditscorewillplummet,makingitmoredifficulttobuyahouseorfindajob.

A、multiply

B、omit

C、drop

D、overtake

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的引申意义，但干扰项干扰不强，plummet

的引申意义指“直线下降”，比较明显，C项是近义词，是答案。

8、IntenseanddeadlyheatwavehitseasternUSA.

A、offensive

B、violent

C>superb

D、luminous

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强，intense指

“强烈的”，比较明显，B项是近义词，是答案。

9、HeavyrainsthatfellinearlyJunehaveeasedaprolongeddrought.

A、expanded

B、frustrated

C>lubricated

D^relieved

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强。ease指“缓

解”，比较明显，D项是近义词，是答案。

10、Uploadlocalphotosanddescribethesceneinthecaption.

Widen

B、Vary

C、Trace

D、Send

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强。upload指

“上传”，比较明显，D项是近义词，是答案。

11、Themovieisarealblockbusterandabsolutelytheappleofmyeye.

A、myeye

B、myfavorite

C、myapple

D、mymovie

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查习语的基本用法，干扰项干扰不强。appleofmy

eye指“我最喜欢的”，比较明显，B项是近义词，是答案。

12、Initssecondgeneration,thesmallestBMWbecomesmorefuel-efficientinits

Europeanversion.

A、quota

B>necessity

C^filter

D、model

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强。version指

“版本”，比较明显，D项是近义词，是答案。

13、Theeconomywillmaintainitshighgrowthlevelsandthegovernmentstillhas

plentyofroomtofurtherlightenmonetarypolicy.

A、reclaim

B、resent

C、restrain

D、reverse

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强。lighlen指

“变紧”，比较明显，C项是近义词，是答案。

14^Mostofthedrought-hitcitiesincentralandsouthChinahaveembracedmoderate

toheavyrain.

A^faint

B、grand

C、intensive

D^medium

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查单词的基本意义，干扰项干扰不强。moderale指

“中度的”，比较明显，D项是近义词，是答案。

15>OPECtalksbrokedowninacrimonyWednesdaywithoutanagreementtoraise

output.

A、revealed

B、observed

C、ended

D、muttered

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题难度不大，考查短语的引审意义，但干扰项干扰不强。break

down指“中止”，比较明显，C项是近义词，是答案。

二、阅读判断（本题共7题，每题L0分，共7分。）

TheFoodScandalWidensAsthescopeofthefoodscandalwidensinTaiwan-more

than200firmsand500productshavebeeninvolvedsofar-sometaintedcommodities

havebeendiscoveredinthemainlandandtheripplesoftheDEHP（塑化剂）scarehere

callforafurtherresponseonthepartoftheauthorities.TheGeneralAdministrationof

QualitySupervision,InspectionandQuarantinehasmadethesensibledecisionto

suspendtheimportsofTaiwanfirmswhoseproductshavebeenconfirmedas

problematic.Thatwasanecessarymove,yetitissufficientonlytopreventapotential

threattopublichealthfrombroadeningfurther.Atthispoint,thetoppriorityforthe

safetyauthoritiesshouldbetrackingdownandrecallingallthesuspectedbeverages,

snacksandperhapsrawmaterialsfromTaiwan.Anditwilldoso,onlyifthequantityof

problematicproductsinthemainlandmarketisvery,verysmall,ashasbeenclaimedby

thecompaniesthemselves,andallofthemareretractable.However,giventhetoxic

natureoftheplasticizerDEHP,itsreportedlylongexistenceinTaiwan'sfoodindustry,as

wellasthelatestreportthattheharmfulsubstancewasdiscoveredinimportedcosmetics,

itmightbemoremeaningfuliftheinspectionextendsbeyondthedesignateditemsand

productbatches.SincesomeofthefirmsinvolvedintheDEHPscandalhavemainland

subsidiaries,consumersneedtoknowwhetherthefoodproductstheymakeandsellhere

aresafeornot.Someofthefirmsinvolvedhavealreadyclaimedtheirmainland

companieshaveindependentsuppliers,sotheirproductsonthemainlandarefreeof

DEHP.Itwouldbewonderfulifthatisthetruth.Butthatstatementneedstobe

confirmed.Andthisiswhereourqualitywatchdogsshouldstepin.Asidefromworries

aboutfoodproductsmadeinTaiwan,consumersherearewonderingifDEHP,orany

similaradditive,hasbeenusedbylocalmanufacturers.Sincenoinspectionhasbeen

targetedspecificallyatDEIIP,nobodycanprovideadefiniteanswer.Butconsideringthe

potentiallyhighstakes,therehastobeone.Andwedonotthinkitisagoodideaforour

authoritiestowaituntilDEHP'sexistenceinfoodproductsbecomesprevalenttolauncha

probe.SomespeculationsabouttheexistenceofDEHPinmainlandfoodsectorsmight

turnouttobegroundlessintheend.Butbecauseofitshazardouspotential,evenasapre

-emptivestep,itisessentialweactearly.

16^Morethan500taintedcommoditieshavebeendiscoveredinthemainland.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C>Notmentioned

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题有一定难度。答案依据是文中第一段。破折号里的内容：more

than200firmsand500productshavebeeninvolvedsofar,解释了出现塑化剂风波的

是台湾的企业，提到的数字都是说明台湾企业和产品的。如果不注意破折号的作

用，就会选错答案。本题错误，答案是B。

17、TheGeneralAdministrationofQualitySupervision,InspectionandQuarantinehas

madedecisiontosuspendmostoftheimportsofTaiwanfirms.

A、Right

BxWrong

C、Notmentioned

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题难度不大。答案依据比较明显，是文中第一段第一句，…t。

suspendtheimportsofTaiwanfirms…文中没有说是mostoftheimports…所以本邈夸

大原文句意，因此本题错误，答案是B。

18^ThetoxicplasticizerDEHP,wasreportedlydiscoveredinimportedcosmetics.

A、Right

B>Wrong

C、Notmentioned

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题有一定难度，需要回文章定好位。答案依据是文中第四段第一

句，...theharmfulsubstancewasdiscoveredinimportedcosmetics,其中thehanr.ful

subsumce指代的就是DEHP,因此本题正确，答案是A。

19>OurqualitywatchdogsshouldstepintoconfirmifsomeTaiwanfirms'productson

themainlandarefreeofDEHP.

A、Right

Wrong

C、Notmentioned

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题有一定难度，需要回文章定好位。答案依据是文中第六段。读懂

这段意思，可以发现题干是对这一段意思的简单概括，因此本题正确，答案是A。

20、ConsumerswanttoknowifsomeofthefirmsinvolvedintheDEHPscandalare

fined.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Notmentioned

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题有一定难度，需要通读全文。题干里fined一词，是“被罚款”的

意思，通读全文可以发现，文章没有提消费者想知道涉及塑化剂风波的企业有没有

被罚款的事实，因此本题未提及，答案是C。

21、NoinspectionhasbeentargetedspecificallyatDEHPoranysimilaradditive.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Notmentioned

标准答案：A

知识点解析；本题有一定难度，需要回文章定好位。答案依据是文中第七段。读懂

这段意思，可以发现题干是对这一段意思的简单概括，因此本题正确，答案是A。

22、SpeculationsabouttheexistenceofDEHPinEuropeanbeveragesectorsturnedout

tobetrue.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C>Notmentioned

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题有一定难度，需要通读全文。题千里speculalions一词，是“猜

测”的意思，通读全文可以发现，文章没有提及欧洲饮料行业是否存在塑化剂的问

题，因此本题未提及，答案是C。

三、概括大意与完成句子（本题共8题，每题7.0分，

共8分。）

RealityandPerceptionofPersonality1.Exceptyourbelovedwhosefaceyoumighthave

lookedatmanytimesveryclosely,lookatthefaceofanypersonwellknowntoyou.and

focusyourgazeforafewmoments.Iamsureyouwillfindadifferentfacequite

unknowntoyou.Thisistherealfaceofthesubjectperson.Youwillbesurprisedthat

beforethisincus,youwerehavingquiteadifferentviewofthepersoninyourmind.For

thesamereason,apersonmaylookdifferentlyindifferentphotographsofhis/her.2.You

maybethinkingthatyouknowmanypersonsinrealitybutitseldomtrue.Youknowa

personinaccordancewithyourownimaginationofthepersonandaccordinglydevelop

yourperceptionabouthim/her.Andthisperceptionofyoursishighlyinfluencedbyyour

ownpersonality.Veryoften,goodpersonsperceiveallothersasgoodpersonsandvice

versa.Thismaybesaidthateveryperceptionofapersonaboutothersishighly

subjective,andthiscannotbeavoided.Veryoften,subjectivityiscriticizedand

objectivityisappreciatedbuttherealityoflifeisthatnonecanbeabsolutelyobjective

aboutanything.Subjectivitycanneverbeavoided,andthisistrueforone'sperceptions

aboutotherpersons.3.Awishfulperceptionisnotonlyaboutothersbutaboutoneself

too.Weallignoreourrealitiesandpresentourselvesinaccordancewithourwishes.

Since,wekeeponpresentingourselvesinaccordancewithourwishes,wetendto

becomewhatwcwanttobe.Thus,inotherwords,ourthoughtsaboutourselveskeepon

moldingus.Theperceptionsabouttheseifandtheothersdomakewhatwcoftencallas

"helloeffect"ofthepersonalitieswhichisquitedifferentfromtherealities.4.Fromthe

above,itisclearthatnorealitiesoftwopersonsinteractwitheachotherbutfalsewishful

perceptionsabouttheinteractingpersons.Sinceapersonisperceiveddifferentlyby

differentpersons,andhe/shehasadifferentperceptionabouthim/herself,allinteractions

arebetweentheperceivedpersonalitiesandnottherealpersonalities.Wecanneverbe

objective.Realityofapersonisveryoftenfullofundesirablethings,likenakednessofa

personisneverbetterthanhis/herpresentationaswell-dressed.Similarly,ifrealitiesof

personalitiescometotheforefrontininteractions,alotofmutualbitternesswillcometo

surfaceandthatwillprovedisastroustohumansocieties.Thismaylookimmoralforus

nottoberealourselves,hutitisallthewaydesirable.A.PersonalityandEnvironinenfal

EffectsB.PresentationoftheSelfC.PerceivetheDifferenceD.Personalityand

ParentingE.PerceptionofapersonishighlysubjectiveF.TheRealityofInteractions

23、Paragraph1

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题有一定难度，本段主题句不明显，需要较强概括能力。第一段中

间部分的differentface,differentview是关键信息，通读第一段可以发现，这一段

主要谈论认知他人面相的不同性和复杂性，回来看选项，C项里有第一段的关键

词，也简单概括了本段意思，是答案。

24、Paragraph2

标准答案：E

知识点》析：本题难度不大，本段有比较明显的主题句，但是在这一段的中间部

分：Thismaybesaidthateveryperceptionofapersonaboutothersishighly

subjective,andthiscannotbeavoided.本段主要意思是说认知一个人是相当主观的

事情，E项概括了本意思，是答案。

25、Paragraph3

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题难度也不大，本段有比较明显的主题句，在这一段的开头：A

wishfulperceptionisnotonlyaboutothersbutaboutoneselftoo.本段讨论了自我认知

的问题。回来看选项，可以发现，B项概括了本段意思，是答案。

26、Paragraph4

标准答案：F

知识点解析：本题难度也不大，本段有比较明显的主题句，在这一段的开头：

Fromtheabove,itisclearthatnorealitiesoftwopersonsinteractwitheachotherbut

falsewishfulperceptionsabouttheinteractingpersons,其中，interact是关键词。通读

本段可以发现，本段主要讨论了现实中人们相互认知的复杂性，强调的是相互认

知。回来看选项。F项县有这一段的关键词，也简单概括了本段意思，是答案，

A.alotofmutualbitternesswillcomeB.highlysubjectiveC.differentlybydifferent

personsD.keeponmoldingyouE.inaccordancewithourwishesF.adifferentface

quiteunknowntoyou

27、Lookatthefaceofanypersonwellknowntoyou,youwillfind.

标准答案：F

知识点解析•：本题难度不大，答案依据比较明显，在第一段的第二句：lamsure

youwillfindadifferentfacequiteunknowntoyou.答案是F。

28、Theperceptionofknowingapersoninaccordancewithyourownimaginationis

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：本题有一定难度，需要较强概括能力。带着题干信息回到文章定位。

答案依据在第:段，主要是中间这一句话：Thismaybesaidthateveryperceptionof

apersonaboutothersishighlysubjective,andthiscannotbeavoided.回来看选项，

可以断定B项是答案。

29、Yourthoughtsaboutyourself.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题难度也不大，答案依据比较明显，在第三段，主要是中间这一句

话：Thus,inotherwords,ourthoughtsaboutourselveskeeponmoldingus.回夹看

选项，可以断定D项是答案。

30、Apersonisperceived.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题难度也不大，答案依据比较明显，在第四段第二句：Sincea

personisperceiveddifferentlybydifferentpersons,...回来看选项，可以断定C项是

答案。

四、阅读理解（本题共15题，每题1.0分，共75分。）

HuntingforaJobHuntingforajoblastyear,lawyerGantRedmonstumbledacross

CareerBuilder,ajobdatabaseontheInternet.Hesearcheditwithnosuccessbutwas

attractedbythesite's"personalsearchagent."It'saninteractivefeaturethatletsvisitors

keyinjobcriteriasuchaslocation,title,andsalary,thenE-mailsthemwhenamatching

positionispostedinthedatabase.Redmonchosethekeywordslegal,intellectual

property,andWashington,D.C.Threeweekslater,hegothisfirstnotificationofan

opening."Istruckgold,“saysRedmon,whoE-mailedhisresumetotheemployerand

wonapositionasin-housecounselforacompany.Withthousandsofcareer-relatedsites

ontheInternet,findingpromisingopeningscanbetime-consumingandinefficient.

Searchagentsreducetheneedforrepeatedvisitstothedatabases.Althoughasearch

agentworkedforRedmon,careerexpertsseedrawbacks.Narrowingyourcriteria,for

example,mayworkagainstyou:"Everytimeyouansweraquestionyoueliminatea

possibility,"saysoneexpert.Foranyjobsearch,youshouldstartwithanarrow

concept—whatyouthinkyouwanttodothenbroadenit."Noneoftheseprograms

dothat,"saysanotherexpert."There'snocareercounselingimplicitinallofthis."

Instead,thebeststrategyistousetheagentasakindoftipservicetokeepabreastofjobs

inaparticulardatabase;whenyougetE-mail,consideritaremindertocheckthe

databaseagain."Iwouldnotrelyonagentsforfindingeverythingthatisaddedtoa

databasethatmightinterestme,"saystheauthorofajob-searchingguide.Somesites

designtheiragentstotemptjobhunterstoreturn.WhenCareerSite'sagentsendsout

messagestothosewhohavesignedupforitsservice,forexample,itincludesonlythree

potentialjobs—thoseconsidersthebestmatches.Theremaybemorematchesinthe

database,jobhunterswillhavetovisitthesiteagaintofindthem——andtheydo."Onthe

dayafterwesendourmessages,weseeasharpincreaseinourtraffic,HsaysSethPeets,

vicepresidentofmarketingforCareerSite.Eventhosewhoaren'thuntingforjobsmay

findsearchagentsworthv/hile.Someusethemtokeepaclosewatchonthedemandfor

theirlineofworkorgatherinformationoncompensationtoarmthemselveswhen

negotiatingforaraise.Althoughhappilyemployed,Redmonmaintainshisagentat

CareerBuilder."Youalwayskeepyoureyesopen,"hesays.Workingwithapersonal

searchagentmeanshavinganothersetofeyeslookingoutforyou.

31HowdidRedmonfindhisjob?

A^Bysearchingopeningsinajobdatabase.

B>Bypostingamatchingpositioninadatabase.

C>Byusingaspecialserviceofadatabase.

D^ByE-mailinghisresumetoadatabase.

标准答案：c

知识点词析：这道题要判断好是段落主旨题。这道题表面上好象考细节事实，实际

考查考生把握第一段主旨大意的能力。文章第一段主要讲了雷德蒙通过网上找到工

作的全过程，即在网上个人搜索代理这种特殊服务工具里选择关键词，然后发电子

邮件，结果得到工作职位通知，随后给公司老板发简历，找到工作。因此这一段的

主旨大义就是雷德蒙通过使用网上的个人搜索代理找到工作，C项是近义改写，是

答案。第一段第二句提到他亲自上网搜索，但毫无结果(Hesearchedilwilhno

success…)所以A项与此句相矛盾，不是解。选择A项的考生就是没有找到这句

话，因而没有判断依据，只凭大概意思和感觉印象，肯定出错。雷德蒙是应聘的

人，而不是招聘人，不可能在网站上张贴发布工作职位信息，所以B项也不是

解。选择B项的考生是没有读懂这个选项的意思。由第一段最后一句可知，雷德

蒙将简历发给了雇主，而不是网上的数据库，因此D项也不是解。选择D项的考

生是粗心大意，没有找出第一段最后一句和选项D项仔细对照(employer和

database是两个概念)。

32、Whichofthefollowingcanbeadisadvantageofsearchagents?

A、Lackofcounseling.

B、Limitednumberofvisits.

C、Lowerefficiency.

D、Fewersuccessfulmatches.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点是转折处常考。文章第二段第三句出现了But转折处，

“ButalthoughasearchagentworkedforRedmon,careerexpertsseedrawbacks,“指出

尽管个人搜索代理管用，专家们还是看到缺点，第三段“Thcnfsnocareer

counselingimplicitinallofus.”指出个人搜索代理的一个缺限是求职者得不到任何

咨询信息，它只是机械地寻找与关键词相匹配的工作职位，然后给上网求职者发电

子邮件，A项(缺少咨询信息)是近义改写，是答案。文章并没有提到个人搜索代理

的访问次数，因而B项是文中未提及，不是解。第二段第一、二句提到的求职者

如果自己上网找工作会非常耗时而且效率低，而个人搜索代理可使求职者不必经常

上网查询，言外之意，是说个人搜索代理还是有效率的，因此C项与文意相反，

不是解。文章在第三段提到搜索代理只提供三个职位，但是网站有意设计的，因而

匹配工作职位少是针对34题的，第二段最后一句作者引用专家的话谈到，因为是

选择关键词，所以搜索代理是帮求职者找关键词指示范围的工作职位，因而也就失

去了尝试其它种类工作的机会，并不是说与求职者要求相匹配的工作职位少，综合

这两处，D项与文意不符，因而也不是解。选择D项的考生是没有将文章这两处

搞明白，因而选错。

33、Theexpression"tipservice"(Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans.

A、advisory

B>compensation

C^interaction

D^reminder

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是词义题，有较大难度。这个词组的含义需要从其上下文来推

断。文章第三段一开头谈到个人搜索代理的缺点是没法提供咨询信息，接着话锋一

转“Instead,thebeststrategyistousetheagentasakindoflipservicetokeepabreastof

jobsinaparticulardatabase；whenyougetE-mail,consideritaremindertocheck

thedatabaseagain.”谈到既然搜索代理有缺点，那么应该怎样使用的问题。这个长

句中间有一分号隔开，从语义结构上看，第二个分句是对前一句的近义转述，而第

一个分句里的theagent就是第二个分句里的it,通过语法分析，可将considerita

remindero转化为useitasareminder,这样，reminder就应等同于tipservice；答案

也就出来了，答案是D项。

34、WhydoesCareerSite'sagentoffereachjobhunteronlythreejoboptions?

A、Tofocusonbetterjobmatches.

B、Toattractmorereturningvisits.

C>Toreservespaceformoremessages.

D、Toincreasetherateofsuccess.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题的考点是隐含的因果关系常考。文章第四段第一句"Somesites

designtheiragentstotemptjobhunterstoreturn.”指出,有些网站为了吸引回头客,

而想方设法设计搜索代理，下文就以具体事实为例提到搜索代理只给求职者发三条

工作职位信息。第一句是观点句，下文是事实句，事实为观点服务，因此答案就在

观点里，B项是近义改写，因而是解。第四段第二句提到搜索代理会把它认为最好

的三个工作职位信息发给求职者，但并不是突出(focus)三个最好，而是为了回头

客，所以A项与文意不符，也不是解。C、D两项文中未提及，因而都不是答案。

35、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A、Personalsearchagentsareindispensabletojob-hunters.

B、SomesiteskeepE-mailingjobseekerstotracetheirdemands.

C、Personalsearchagentsarealsohelpfultothosealreadyemployed.

D、Someagentsstopsendinginformationtopeopleoncetheyareemployed.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题难度很大，涉及文章四个段落。最后一段第一句是个观点句，谈

到个人搜索代理对于有工作的人也同样有价值。C项是对这个观点句的近义改写，

因而是解。文章谈到个人搜索代理的优点，也谈到其缺点，因而不能说它对求职者

来说是必不可少的，所以A项与文意不符，不是解。文章谈到个人搜索代理只是

机械地寻找与关键词相匹配的工作职位，找到后，就发给求职者邮件，没有提到不

断地发邮件，来了解求职者的需求，因此B项与文意不符，不是解。文意最后一

段谈到个人搜索代理对于有工作的人照样有价值，他们照样可以从中获取就业信

息，换句话说，搜索代理对求职者和有工作的人一视同仁，不会对有工作的人停发

邮件信息，因此D项与文意相反，也不是答案。

TheSlowingEconomyWhenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbiting

hernailsjustyet.Butthe47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,filingorpolishingasmany

nailsasshe'dliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonth

twolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesoftening

economy."I'magoodeconomicindicator,"shesays."Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecan

dowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars."SoSperoisdownscaling,

shoppingalmiddle-browDillard'sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,

insteadofNeimanMarcus.MIdon'tknowifotherclientsaregoingtoabandonme,too.n

shesays.EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyis

cooling,lotsofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsoftheslowdownthemselves.From

cardealershipstoGapoutlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstemper

theirspending.Forretailers,wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetween

ThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.Already,

expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percentfromlastyear'space.Butdon'tsoundany

alarmsjustyet.Consumersseemonlymildlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaythey

remainoptimisticabouttheeconomy'slong-termprospects,evenastheydosome

modestbelt-tightening.Consumerssaythey'renotindespairbecause,despiteofthe

dreadfulheadlines,theirownfortunesstillfeelprettygood.Homepricesarcholding

steadyinmostregions.InManhattan,"there'sanewgeldrushhappeninginthe$4

millionto$10millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses/'saysbroker

BarbaraCorcoran.InSanFrancisco,pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenzied（疯狂的）

overbiddingquiets."Insteadof20to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree,"

saysJohnTealdi,aBayAreareal-estatebroker.Andmostfolksstillfeelpretty

comfortableabouttheirabilitytofindandkeepajob.Manyfolksseesilverliningstothis

slowdown.Potentialhomebuyerswouldchccrforlowerinterestrates.Employers

wouldn'tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejobmarket.Manyconsumersseemtohave

beeninfluencedbystock-marketswings,whichinvestorsnowviewasanecessary

ingredienttoasustainedboom.Dinersmightseeanupside,too.Gettingatabicat

Manhattan'shotnewAlainDucasserestaurantusedtobeimpossible.Notanymore.For

that,Greenspan&Co.maystillbeworthtoasting.

36、By"EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet"（Paragraph1）,theauthormeans

A、Sperocanhardlymaintainherbusiness

B、Speroistoomuchengagedinherwork

C、Sperohasgrownoutofherbadhabit

D、Speroisnotinadesperatesituation

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这是一道句意理解题，有一定难度。这句话里的“…isnt..ye「，表明

这句话是否定意义，而且有转折，原文前面一个分句提到的是theslowing

economy（经济疲软），按照内在的逻辑和四个选项的提示，最佳答案只能是D项。

A项不能与前一个分句构成否定和转折关系，不是解。B项内容与文章第一段提到

的"…isn'tcutting,filingorpolishingasmany....asshe'dliketo,either”（每天修

剪、锂光、打亮的指甲并不象她希望的那么多。）内容相矛盾，也不是解。C项是

表面意思项，因而也不是答案。

37、Howdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?

A、Optimistic.

B、Confused.

C^Carefree.

D、Panicked.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是细节题，难度不大。文章第二段最后一一句''Consumersseem

onlymildlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticaboutthe

economy'slong-termprospects。…。”谈到消费者似乎只是稍有忧虑，但并不恐

慌，多数人对于经济前景还是很乐观，A项是同义替换，因而是答案。

38、Whenmentioning"the$4millionto$10millionrange"（Paragraph3）theauthoris

talkingabout.

A、goldmarket

B、realestate

Cxstockexchange

D、ventureinvestment

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题也是细节题，难度不大。文章倒数第二段第二句提到了“Home

prices”,第三句提到了“broker”，第五句提到了“realestatebroker”，可以看出作者

谈论的是房地产，B项是同义替换，因而是解。goldrush是“淘金热”，形容人们的

购买热情，与黄金买卖无关，A项曲解文意，不是解。C、D两项都与文意不符，

也不是解，答案是B。

39、Whycanmanypeoplesee"silverlinings"totheeconomicslowdown?

A^Theywouldbenefitincertainways.

B、Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery.

C、Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom.

D^Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点是因果关系常考飞最后一段第一句是个观点句，下文紧接

着是事实句，谈到想买房子的人会为低利率而高兴，老板们也不会在意就业市场少

几个泡沫，投资者将股市的波动看作是持续增长的必要因素，吃饭的人也能得到好

处。事实为观点服务，观点体现在事实里。如果看不懂观点，归纳总结事实即可。

综合以上的事实，可以得出结论，许多人将会从中受益，A项是近义改写，因而是

解。文章提到的是stockmarketswings（股市波动）而不是恢复，B项与文意不符，不

是解o文中提至U”….investorsnowviewasanecessaryingredienttoasustained

boom."但只是投资者的看法，并不是事实，C项曲解文意，不是解。文中没有提

到购买力将提高的问题，D项文中未提及，也不是解。

40、Towhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagree?

A^Anewboom,onthehorizon.

Tightenthebelt,thesingleremedy.

C、Cautionallright,panicnot.

D、Themoreventures,themorechances.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是作者观点题，有较大难度。全文一方面谈到了经济疲软所带来

的市场萧条和消费者削减开支的现状，另一方面又论述了大多数人所持的乐观态

度，综合这两点，C项与作者的观点态度相当，因而是解。文章提到投资者将股市

波动看作是持续增长的条件，但只是看法，不是事实，文章的重点也不在这个地

方，A项与文意不符，不是解。文章提到消费者削减开支，但也强调了消费者的乐

观态度，文中也未提及勒紧裤腰带是解决问题的唯一途径，B项与文意不符，也不

是解。文意没有提到鼓励投机，D项是无中生有，也不是解。

SymptomsofPervasiveAnti-IntellectualismAmericanstodaydon'tplaceaveryhigh

valueonintellect.Ourheroesareathletes,entertainers,andentrepreneurs,notscholars.

Evenourschoolsarewherewesendourchildrentogetapracticaleducation-notto

pursueknowledgeforthesakeofknowledge.Symptomsofpervasiveanti-

intellectualisminourschoolsaren'tdifficulttofind."Schoolshavealwaysbeenina

societywherepracticalismoreimportantthanintellectual,"sayseducationwriterDiane

Ravitch."Schoolscouldbeacounter-balance."Ravitch*slatestbook,LeftBack;A

CenturyofFailedSchoolReforms,tracestherootsofanti-intellectualisminourschools,

concludingtheyareanythingbutacounterbalancetotheAmericandistastefor

intellectualpursuits.Buttheycouldandshouldbe.Encouragingkidstorejectthelifeof

themindleavesthemvulnerabletoexploitationandcontrol.Withouttheabilitytothink

critically,todefendtheirideasandunderstandtheideasofothers,theycannotfully

participateinourdemocracy.Continuingalongthispath,sayswriterEarlShorris,"We

willbecomeasecond-ratecountry.Wewillhavealesscivilsociety.n"Intellectis

resentedasaformofpowerorprivilege,"wrotebyhistorianandprofessorRichard

HofstadterinAnti-IntellectualisminAmericanLife,aPulitzerPrizewinningbookon

therootsofanti-intellectualisminUSpolitics,religion,andeducation.Fromthe

beginningofourhistory,saysHofstadter,ourdemocraticandpopulisturgeshavedriven

ustorejectanythingthatsmellsofelitism.Practicality,commonsense,andnative

intelligencehavebeenconsideredmorenoblequalitiesthananythingyoucouldlearn

fromabook.RalphWaldoEmersonandotherTranscendentalistphilosophersthought

schoolingandrigorousbooklearningputunnaturalrestraintsonchildren:"Weareshut

upinschoolsandcollegerecitationroomsfor10or15yearsandcomeoutatlastwitha

bellyful（满腹）ofwordsanddonotknowathing."MarkTwain'sHuckleberryFinn

exemplifiedAmericananti-intellectualism.Itsheroavoidsbeingcivilized——goingto

schoolandlearningtoiuad——sohecanpreservehisinnateguodness.lulclleul,according

toHofstadter,isdifferentfromnativeintelligence,aqualitywereluctantlyadmire.

Intellectisthecritical,creative,andcontemplativesideofthemind.Intelligenceseeksto

grasp,manipulate,re-order,andadjust,whileintellectexamines,ponders,wonders,

theorizes,criticizesandimagines.Schoolremainsaplacewhereintellectismistrusted.

Hofstadtersaysourcountry'seducationalsystemisinthegripsofpeoplewhojoyfully

andmilitantlyproclaimtheirhostilitytointellectandtheireagernesstoidentifywith

childrenwhoshowtheleastintellectualpromise.

41、WhatdoAmericanparentsexpecttheirchildrentoacquireinschool?

A、Thehabitofthinkingindependently.

B、Profoundknowledgeoftheworld.

C、Practicalabilitiesforfuturecareer.

D、Theconfidenceinintellectualpursuits.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是细节题，难度不大。文章