专业英语八级(阅读)-试卷125及答案解析.doc
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1、专业英语八级(阅读)-试卷125及答案解析 (总分:44.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、READING COMPREHENSIO(总题数:11,分数:44.00)1.PART II READING COMPREHENSION_2.SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are several passages followed by fourteen multiple-choice questions. For each multiple-choice question, there are four suggested
2、 answers marked A , B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer._As you sat across the Thanksgiving table basking in the warmth of family and the aroma of chestnut stuffing, most likely you did not remember the vicious comment your Aunt Jennifer made about you a few years back. You
3、didnt dwell on Uncle Julios unkind reference to your drinking last Christmas or what cousin Duwan said about your girlfriend during that dreadful vacation at the shore. At family holidays, we tend to embrace our relatives even after months or years of not having seen one another, regardless of the q
4、uarrels we have had in the past. We may chalk up our generous forgiveness to the festive spirit of the holiday, but the real reason has nothing to do with Thanksgiving; it is because of how we humans rememberand forget. Cognitive experts tell us that forgetting is fundamental to how we make sense of
5、 the world. Forgetting helps us survive, by making sure we dont dwell in the past.In the digital age, that mechanism of our humanity is under threat. We all hate when we cant remember something. We think of it as a bug of the human mind. We dont realize that by discarding most of the avalanche of de
6、tails that our senses are bombarded with every day, as well as past wounds, our brain helps us focus on the important things; it lets us see the forest rather than just the trees. We may learn from our failures, but thankfully we also easily forget them. Human memories are not fixed; they are recons
7、tructed. We remember more easily what we remember often. More important, we tend to forget memories that dont fit into our current world vision; our brains discard them as no longer important. That way, we forgive one another (and ourselves) for past transgressions. Thus our memories of most past ex
8、periences wither. Forgetting misdeeds that we deem no longer relevant is a powerful mechanism; and the best part of it is that its built into us. But it also means that operation is thwarted in a world of comprehensive memory, a world in which we are constantly reminded of our past. Our ever-improvi
9、ng digital tools record billions of Facebook messages and more than 300 million tweets every daynot to mention our private e-mail accounts, with their photos and videos. Logging our lives is becoming the norm, and having a comprehensive digital memory at our disposal is the default. Many people are
10、concerned about what this does to privacy. I am worried about Thanksgivingthe warmth and joy that may be lost when we keep being reminded of every mistake, every quarrel, every disagreement. With comprehensive digital memories all around us, forgetting one anothers offenses becomes more difficult; t
11、hrough our digital tools well be alerted to all we thought we had forgotten. This will make it harder for us to forgive. In one of his short stories, author Jorge Luis Borges describes a young man who after an accident can no longer forget. He can remember perfectly all the books he has read, but he
12、 has been unable to learn anything from them, because learning involves the distilling of abstract thought from detailed memories, after which the latter fade away. Thus it, too, necessitates forgetting. In future Thanksgivings, our data glasses might identify family members through facial recogniti
13、on, and within a split second, display old e-mails and images, tweets and posts, reminding us in excruciating detail of their (and our) past shortcomings. Some say that well adapt by disregarding these digital memories. But it is naive to think that if so directly reminded of earlier quarrels, well
14、be able to put the revived memory aside. Our brain is trained to remember events we thought we had forgotten when given an external stimulus. Automatically disregarding revived memories is as hard as deliberately forgetting thingswe cant do it. We need to appreciate and preserve forgetting as a feat
15、ure of humanity. To do so may require us to adapt our digital tools. Unlike our brains, they can easily be rewired. With the help of the companies that design our online tools, we could let tweets and Facebook comments expire over time. We could choose the photos in our digital libraries we want to
16、remember, and the e-mails we hold dear, as we let the rest slowly disappear, giving us a renewed and much-needed chance to forget. This would preserve in the digital age our ability to grow, to learn and to forgive. And it would give us a better shot at having a rancor-free family holiday. That alon
17、e would be worth it.(分数:8.00)(1).We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_.(分数:2.00)A.holidays like Thanksgiving make people forgetfulB.family members always poke unkind comments toward each otherC.forgetting is important to human experiencesD.cognitive experts tell us the meaning of the worl
18、d(2).Which of the following words is used literally, NOT metaphorically?(分数:2.00)A.Dwell (Paragraph One).B.Festive (Paragraph Two).C.Avalanche (Paragraph Four).D.Forest (Paragraph Four).(3).Which of the following statements can NOT be inferred from the story written by Jorge Luis Borges?(分数:2.00)A.L
19、earning is a more complex process than reading.B.The young man cannot form detailed memories from the books hes read.C.Forgetting involves discarding most detailed memories.D.It would be a painful experience if we were unable to forget.(4).In the last two paragraphs of the passage, the author_.(分数:2
20、.00)A.concludes the problem and puts forward some suggestionsB.restates the topic and raises his/her doubtsC.summarizes the causes for the problem and its effectsD.summarizes his/her argument and invites further discussionAs a Floridian whos weathered his share of hurricanes, I can more than sympath
21、ize with my northeastern countrymen as they begin the lousy task of cleaning up after Sandy. But theres one commonality that stands out for me as a parent. Just as Frankenstorm struck days before Halloween, so did Hurricane Wilma wreck South Florida seven years ago this week. My kids were teens then
22、 (remember Harry Potter costumes?) and I have a piece of advice now for the parents of trick-or-treaters from Virginia to Maine: Dont cancel Halloween, as Im seeing so many towns up there announcing theyll do. Postpone it. Delay it. But as soon as you can, have it. That might sound like fairly trivi
23、al counsel given the deadly havoc the Northeast is dealing with at this moment. But that grim situationand the impact Ive personally seen it have on childrenis precisely the reason Im offering it. During times like this, one crucial thing kids need is a reassuring sign or two of normalcy. Whats more
24、, if youre going to have a hurricane hit you during a holiday, Halloween is the best when it comes to children; For all its lighthearted revelry of costumes and candy, this delightfully gothic autumn festival also manages to teach kids something about confronting lifes darker side. Wilma tore across
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