[外语类试卷]考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷11及答案与解析.doc

1、考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷 11及答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 0 Ten thousand years ago, man entered the New Stone Age and the earth became warmer. This allowed man to leave the mountain areas for the plains. To adapt to the new environment, humans chose to settle areas near water. They began to build their own h

2、ouses and invented pottery. Also in this period, primitive agriculture appeared, making it possible for people to live in permanent settlements. The spreading of such techniques as grinding and hole-drilling enabled humans to make more regular and fixed stone tools so as to meet different needs. Res

3、earch by Chinese archaeologists has found that remains of the New Stone Age mostly lie along the coastal areas of Eastern China. As far as food structure is concerned, the people in the south grew rice while the northern people grew corn. The fact that the Chinese people began to grow paddy 9 000 ye

4、ars ago indicates that rice was first grown in China, not in India. Our ancestors 8 000 years ago were able to make objects from jade, use the skills of spinning and weaving, blow melodies in seven musical scales, and carve signs in stone and wood. The canoe and oar, unearthed from 7 000-year old re

5、mains, show that there were water transportation tools at that time. Also during this time, people began to domesticate cattle. The Yangshao people (named after Yangshao, Henan Province, where remains were first found in 1921), who lived 6 000 years ago, created a splendid painted pottery culture an

6、d began to build small fortresses using rammed earth skills. Five thousand years ago, people began to raise silkworms and knit goods with mulberry silk. Also they learned smelting copper to make small tools like bronze knives. Four thousand years ago people began to use written characters. In the Ya

7、ngtze and the Yellow River valleys, a group of old cities appeared. Legends recorded in ancient documents, like those of the Shennong Family growing crops, the wife of the Yellow Emperor inventing silk, ministers of the Yellow Emperor inventing characters, the boat and the cart, and the Yellow Emper

8、or fighting against the southern tribes, show that they are not just myths because they contain some traces of history. These discoveries reveal the long history of China. (368 words) 1 Which period in Chinese history does this passage discuss? （ A） Prehistory. （ B） The Xia Dynasty. （ C） The Shang D

9、ynasty. （ D） The Three Kingdoms. 2 Which of the following did NOT appear at that time? （ A） Ceramics making. （ B） Farming. （ C） Stockbreeding. （ D） Trade. 3 To what does the underlined word paddy“ (Line 10) equal? （ A） Corn. （ B） Cotton. （ C） Rice. （ D） Wheat. 4 When were the Chinese able to carve t

10、hings out of wood? （ A） 9 000 ago. （ B） 8 000 ago. （ C） 7 000 ago. （ D） 6 000 ago. 5 What is the definite name for this period? （ A） The Paleolithic Period. （ B） The Neolithic Period. （ C） The Yellow Emperor Times. （ D） The Shennong Family. 5 In a competitive economy, the consumer usually has the ch

11、oice of several different brands of the same products. Underneath their labels, these products are often nearly identical. One manufacturers toothpaste tends to differ very little from another manufacturers. Two different brands of shampoo may vary only in scent or colour. This means that a shopper

12、often has little reason to choose one brand over another. Thus, manufacturers are confronted with a problem how to keep sales high enough to stay in business. Manufacturers solve this problem by advertising. Through advertising, each manufacturing company tries to convince consumers that its product

13、 is special. In fact, advertisements may be classified into three types according to the kind of appeals they use. One type of advertisement tries to appeal to the consumers reasoning mind. For example, it may say that dentists recommended Flash toothpaste. In selling a product, the: truth of advert

14、ising may be less important than the appearance of truth. A scientific approach gives the appearance of truth. Another type of advertisement to amuse the potential buyer. Products that are essentially boring such as cleaning powder or insecticide, are often advertised in an amusing manner. One way o

15、f doing this is to make the products appear alive. The advertiser may draw little cartoon eyes and legs on the cans of cleaning powder and have the resulting figures scrub the sink. Advertisers believe that consumers are likely to remember and buy products that the consumers associate with fun. Asso

16、ciating the product with something pleasant is the technique of the third type of appeal. In this class are ads that suggest that the product will satisfy some basic human desires. One such desire is the wish to be admired by other people. This kind of appeal is sometimes strengthened by hiring a fa

17、mous person to endorse the product. Seeing the famous person, the consumer is supposed to reason that: Everyone admires Judson Smith, the great football star. Judson Smith uses Buckworthy Bank travelers checks, therefore, if I use Buckworthy Bank travelers checks, everyone will admire me too. One on

18、ly needs to look through a magazine or watch an hour of TV in order to see examples of these three different advertising strategies. (369 words) 6 What does the first paragraph want to prove? （ A） Advertisements may be classified into three types. （ B） A shopper has little reason to choose one brand

19、 over another. （ C） Underneath their labels, all products of the same category are often nearly identical. （ D） The importance of ads for manufacturers. 7 What is the meaning of “potential“ (Line 1, Para. 3)? （ A） Ready. （ B） Wealthy. （ C） Possible. （ D） Ignorant. 8 If a scientist speaks for a produ

20、ct, what category of ads does it most likely belong to? （ A） The first category. （ B） The second category. （ C） The third category. （ D） Another the author failed to conclude. 9 What is NOT the authors opinion? （ A） Cartoon advertisements are amusing. （ B） We should uses Buckworthy Bank travelers ch

21、ecks when we go traveling. （ C） One of the basic human desires is to be admired by others. （ D） The appearance of truth is the prime consideration for the advertising agency of the first category. 10 Why does the author add one sentence as another paragraph in the end? （ A） He just summarizes what h

22、e has said. （ B） He wants readers to be convinced. （ C） These three different advertising strategies can be seen on TV. （ D） You can learn how to make ads by yourself. 10 The worlds economy will grow strongly this year and next, building on the recovery that started in the second half of 2003. Thats

23、 the prediction of a group of 100 economists from 60 countries meeting at the United Nations. Asian giants, such as China, India and Japan, are helping to brighten the global economic picture. The world economy is likely to grow more than 3. 5 percent this year, and at nearly the same rate next year

24、. The United States, traditionally the engine of the global economy, could grow more than 4. 5 percent this year, but slightly less in 2005. Those figures are in a report issued Thursday by Project LINK, a non-governmental research activity representing the work of more than 100 economists worldwide

25、. Its founder, Nobel-prize winning U. S. economist Lawrence Klein, says the pace of growth seems unaffected by the current world turbulence. Mr. Klein said he was especially encouraged by developments in the emerging economic giants of Asia, what he called “new centers of economic activity.“ “Those

26、countries are China. . . and were watching China as a giant in Asia, but joined by another, the second biggest country in the world, India, is growing strongly in what we think is a sustained path at present. “ Mr. Klein said Chinas economy is likely to grow at a better than eight percent clip over

27、the next two years. He also pointed to Russia as an emerging powerhouse, but noted that Russias economy is largely dependent on oil and gas prices, which are in some cases at historic highs. Another LINK economist, Canadian Peter Paulty, said the group is also encouraged by Japans economic turnaroun

28、d. “Japan, after many years of virtual stagnation has been gaining strength over past year, and seems on track to a sustainable growth path of three percent or so, which is a remarkable turnaround for Japan,“ he said. The group pointed to a few weak spots, including Europes disappointing performance

29、. Mr. Paulty said European economies were growing at only half the rate of those in North America. In the long term, however, the LINK report questions whether the United States can continue to be the worlds economic engine, given its large deficits. The report notes that the U. S. economic boom has

30、 been fueled by resources borrowed from the rest of the world, and concludes that this “cycle of interdependency between the United States and the rest of the world is unlikely to prove sustainable. “(374 words) 11 The chief idea of this passage is_. （ A） turnaround in the worlds economy （ B） the pr

31、ediction of the worlds economy this year and next （ C） China will become the engine in the worlds economy （ D） the United States will remain No. 1 in the global economy 12 What does the word “turbulence“ (Line 4, Para. 3) mean? （ A） Riot. （ B） Crime. （ C） Stagnation. （ D） War. 13 According to Mr. Kl

32、ein, which country may make least progress in the near future? （ A） China. （ B） Japan. （ C） Russia. （ D） India. 14 Which of the following is NOT true of the United States? （ A） It has been a leader in the global economy. （ B） Its hard for the United States to keep the original economic position fore

33、ver. （ C） The United States owns others a lot of money. （ D） Its economy will grow more than any other country in the world over next two years. 15 From the passage, we can infer that_. （ A） not every country is promising economically in next two years （ B） China will become a giant in the world （ C

34、） the figures in Paragraph 2 were given by 100 economists worldwide （ D） Japan has always been an economic engine in Asia 考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷 11答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 有确切史料记载之前的历史，我们称之为 “史前 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 A、 B和 C在文章出现过，而 D项的内容则没有。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答

35、案】 C 【试题解析】 paddy是 “稻谷 ”或 “稻田 ”之意， rice与之最接近。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 参考句在文章的中部，含有 “8 000年 ”的那个句子。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 The Neolithic Period也叫做 “新石器时代 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第一段倒数第二句是本段的主题。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 potential作为形容词有两种意思。一是 “有潜力的 ”，二是 “有可能的 ”。在

36、此取后者之意。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第一类广告属于理性的，所以如果请的是科学家来为该产品做广告，那个广告一定属于理性类的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 作者提到 Buckworthy Bank travelers check，是想用例子来说明有的人就喜欢跟着名人走，并非号召 我们这样做。 【知识模块 】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 作者写最后一段的目的是让我们相信他所说的是正确的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第一段第二句是全文的主题思想。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 turbulence是 “骚动 ”之意，与 A项意思相近。 stagnation是 “停滞 ”之意。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据第四段和 第五段，我们可以看出 Klein先生看好亚洲，所以排除 C“俄罗斯 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 从第二段第二句和最后一段可以看出，在未来的两年里美国的经济增长不是最快的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从全文来看，世界经济发展不是同步的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解