1、GMAT（ VERBAL）阅读模拟试卷 12及答案与解析 0 The settlement of the United States has occupied traditional historians since 1893 when Frederick Jackson Turner developed his Frontier Thesis, a thesis that explained American development in terms of westward expansion. From the perspective of women s history, Turner
2、s exclusively masculine assumptions constitute a major drawback: his defenders and critics alike have reconstructed men s, not women s, lives on the frontier. However, precisely because of this masculine orientation, revising the Frontier Thesis by focusing on womens experience introduces new themes
3、 into women s history woman as lawmaker and entrepreneui and, consequently, new interpretations of womens relationship to capital, labor, and statute. Turner claimed that the frontier produced the individualism that is the hallmark of American culture, and that this individualism in turn promoted de
4、mocratic institutions and economic equality. He argued for the frontier as an agent of social change. Most novelists and historians writing in the early to mid-twentieth century who considered women in the West, when they considered women at all, fell under Turner s spell. In their works these autho
5、rs tended to glorify women s contributions to frontier life. Western women, in Turnerian tradition, were a fiercely independent, capable, and durable lot, free from the constraints binding their eastern sisters. This interpretation implied that the West provided a congenial environment where women c
6、ould aspire to their own goals, free from constrictive stereotypes and sexist attitudes. In Turnerian terminology, the frontier had furnished “ a gate of escape from the bondage of the past. “ By the middle of the twentieth century, the Frontier Thesis fell into disfavor among historians. Later, Rea
7、ctionist writers took the view that fron- tier women were lonely, displaced persons in a hostile milieu that intensified the worst aspects of gender relations. The renaissance of the feminist movement during the 1970s led to the Sta- sist school, which sidestepped the good bad dichotomy and argued t
8、hat frontier women lived lives similar to the live of women in the East. In one now-standard text, Faragher demonstrated the persistence of the “cult of true womanhood“ and the illusionary quality of change on the westward journey. Recently the Stasist position has been revised but not entirely disc
9、ounted by new research. 1 The primary purpose of the passage is to （ A） provide a framework within which the history of women in nineteenth-century America can be organized. （ B） discuss divergent interpretations of women s experience on the western frontier. （ C） introduce a new hypothesis about wo
10、men s experience in nineteenth-century America. （ D） advocate an empirical approach to women s experience on the western frontier. （ E） resolve ambiguities in several theories about women s experience on the western frontier. 2 Which of the following can be inferred about the novelists and historian
11、s mentioned in lines 27-28? （ A） They misunderstood the powerful influence of constrictive stereotypes on women in the East. （ B） They assumed that the frontier had offered more opportunities to women than had the East. （ C） They included accurate information about women s experiences on the frontie
12、r. （ D） They underestimated the endurance and fortitude of frontier women. （ E） They agreed with some of Turner s assumptions about frontier women, but disagreed with other assumptions that he made. 3 Which of the following, if true, would provide additional evidence for the Sta-sists argument as it
13、 is described in the passage? （ A） Frontier women relied on smaller support groups of relatives and friends in the West than they had in the East. （ B） The urban frontier in the West offered more occupational opportunity than the agricultural frontier offered. （ C） Women participated more fully in t
14、he economic decisions of the family group in the West than they had in the East. （ D） Western women received financial compensation for labor that was comparable to what women received in the East. （ E） Western women did not have an effect on divorce laws, but lawmakers in the West were more respons
15、ive to women s concerns than lawmakers in the East were. 4 According to the passage, Turner makes which of the following connections in his Frontier Thesis? I . A connection between American individualism and economic equality. II. A connection between geographical expansion and social change. III.
16、A connection between social change and financial prosperity. （ A） I only （ B） II only （ C） III only （ D） I and II only （ E） I ,II and III 5 It can be inferred that which of the following statements is consistent with the Reactionist position as it is described in the passage? （ A） Continuity, not ch
17、ange, marked women s lives as they moved from East to West. （ B） Womens experience on the North American frontier has not received enough attention from modern historians. （ C） Despite its rigors, the frontier offered women opportunities that had not been available in the East. （ D） Gender relations
18、 were more difficult for women in the West than they were in the East. （ E） Women on the North American frontier adopted new roles while at the same time reaffirming traditional roles. 6 Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage? （ A） A current interpretation of a phenome
19、non is described and then ways in which it was developed are discussed. （ B） Three theories are presented and then a new hypothesis that discounts those theories is described. （ C） An important theory and its effects are discussed and then ways in which it has been revised are described. （ D） A cont
20、roversial theory is discussed and then viewpoints both for and against it are described. （ E） A phenomenon is described and then theories concerning its correctness are discussed. 7 Which of the following is true of the Sta-sist school as it is described in the passage? （ A） It provides new interpre
21、tations of women s relationship to work and the law. （ B） It resolves some of the ambiguities inherent in Turnerian and Reactionist thought. （ C） It has recently been discounted by new research gathered on women s experience. （ D） It avoids extreme positions taken by other writers on womens history.
22、 （ E） It was the first school of thought to suggest substantial revisions to the Frontier Thesis. 7 Studies of the Weddell seal in the laboratory have described the physiological mechanisms that allow the seal to cope with the extreme oxygen depriva- tion that occurs during its longest dives, which
23、can extend 500 meters below the ocean s surface and last for over 70 minutes. Recent field studies, however, suggest that during more typical dives in the wild, this seal s physiological behavior is different. In the laboratory, when the seal dives below the surface of the water and stops breathing,
24、 its heart beats more slowly, requiring less oxygen, and its arteries become constricted, ensuring that the seal s blood remains concentrated near those organs most crucial to its ability to navigate underwater. The seal essentially shuts off the flow of blood to other organs, which either stop func
25、tioning until the seal surfaces or switch to an anaerobic(oxygen-independent)metabolism. The latter results in the production of large amounts of lactic acid which can adversely affect the PH of the seal s blood but since the anaerobic metabolism occurs only in those tissues which have been isolated
26、 from the seals blood supply, the lactic acid is released into the seal s blood only after the seal surfaces, when the lungs, liver, and other organs quickly clear the acid from the seals blood stream. Recent field studies, however, reveal that on dives in the wild, the seal usually heads directly f
27、or its prey and returns to the surface in less than twenty minutes. The absence of high levels of lactic acid in the seal s blood after such dives suggests that during them, the seal s organs do not resort to the anaerobic metabolism observed in the laboratory, but are supplied with oxy- gen from th
28、e blood. The seal s longer excursions underwater, during which it appears to be either exploring distant routes or evading a predator, do evoke the diving response seen in the laborato- ry. But why do the seal s laboratory dives always evoke this response, regardless of their length or depth? Some b
29、iologists speculate that because in laboratory dives the seal is forcibly sub- merged, it does not know how long it will remain underwater and so prepares for the worst. 8 The passage provides information to support which of the following generalizations? （ A） Observations of animals physiological b
30、ehavior in the wild are not reliable unless verified by laboratory studies. （ B） It is generally less difficult to observe the physiological behavior of an animal in the wild than in the laboratory. （ C） The level of lactic acid in an animals blood is likely to be higher when it is searching for pre
31、y than when it is evading predators. （ D） The level of lactic acid in an animals blood is likely to be lowest during those periods in which it experiences oxygen deprivation. （ E） The physiological behavior of animals in a laboratory setting is not always consistent with their physiological behavior
32、 in the wild. 9 It can be inferred from the passage that by describing the Weddell seal as preparing “for the worst“ in line 57, biologists mean that it （ A） prepares to remain underwater for no longer than twenty minutes. （ B） exhibits physiological behavior similar to that which characterizes dive
33、s in which it heads directly for its prey. （ C） exhibits physiological behavior similar to that which characterizes its longest dives in the wild. （ D） begins to exhibit predatory behavior. （ E） cleans the lactic acid from its blood before attempting to dive. 10 The passage suggests that during labo
34、ratory dives, the PH of the Weddell seals blood is not adversely affected by the production of lactic acid because （ A） only those organs that are essential to the seal s ability to navigate underwater revert to an anaerobic mechanism. （ B） the seal typically reverts to an anaerobic metabolism only
35、at the very end of the dive. （ C） organs that revert to an anaerobic metabolism are temporarily isolated from the seals bloodstream. （ D） oxygen continues to be supplied to organs that clear lactic acid from the seals bloodstream. （ E） the seal remains submerged for only short periods of time. 11 Wh
36、ich of the following best summarizes the main point of the passage? （ A） Recent field studies have indicated that descriptions of the physiological behavior of the Weddell seal during laboratory dives are not applicable to its most typical dives in the wild. （ B） The Weddell seal has developed a num
37、ber of unique mechanisms that enable it to remain submerged at depths of up to 500 meters for up to 70 minutes. （ C） The results of recent field studies have made it necessary for biologists to revise previous perceptions of how the Weddell seal behaves physiologically during its longest dives in th
38、e wild. （ D） Biologists speculate that laboratory studies of the physiological behavior of seals during dives lasting more than twenty minutes would be more accurate if the seals were not forcibly submerged. （ E） How the Weddell seal responds to oxygen deprivation during its longest dives appears to
39、 depend on whether the seal is searching for prey or avoiding predators during such dives. 12 According to the author, which of the following is true of the laboratory studies mentioned in line 1 ? （ A） They fail to explain how the seal is able to tolerate the increased production of lactic acid by
40、organs that revert to an anaerobic metabolism during its longest dives in the wild. （ B） They present an oversimplified account of mechanisms that the Weddell seal relies on during its longest dives in the wild. （ C） They provide evidence that undermines the view that the Weddell seal relies on an a
41、naerobic metabolism during its most typical dives in the wild. （ D） They are based on the assumption that Weddell seals rarely spend more than twenty minutes underwater on a typical dive in the wild. （ E） They provide an accurate account of the physiological behavior of Weddell seals during those di
42、ves in the wild in which they are either evading predators or exploring distant routes. 13 The author cites which of the following as characteristic of the Weddell seal s physiological behavior during dives observed in the laboratory? I . A decrease in the rate at which the seals heart beats. II . A
43、 constriction of the seals arteries. III. A decrease in the levels of lactic acid in the seals blood. IV. A temporary halt in the functioning of certain organs. （ A） I and III only （ B） II and IV only （ C） II and III only （ D） I , II and IV only （ E） I ,III and IV only 14 The passage suggests that b
44、ecause Weddell seals are forcibly submerged during laboratory dives, they do which of the following? （ A） Exhibit the physiological responses that are characteristic of dives in the wild that last less than twenty minutes. （ B） Exhibit the physiological responses that are characteristic of the longe
45、r dives they undertake in the wild. （ C） Cope with oxygen deprivation less effectively than they do on typical dives in the wild. （ D） Produce smaller amounts of lactic acid than they do on typical dives in the wild. （ E） Navigate less effectively than they do on typical dives in the wild. 14 Since
46、the early 1970 s, historians have begun to devote serious attention to the working class in the United States. Yet while we now have studies of working-class communities and culture, we know remarkably little of worklessness. When historians have paid any attention at all to unemployment, they have
47、focused on the Great Depression of the 1930 s. The narrowness of this perspective ignores the pervasive recessions and joblessness of the previous decades, as Alexander Keyssar shows in his recent book. Examining the period 1870 -1920, Keyssar concentrates on Massachusetts, where the historical mate
48、rials are particularly rich, and the findings applicable to other industrial areas. The unemployment rates that Keyssar calculates appear to be relatively modest, at least by Great Depression standards: during the worst years, in the 1870s and 1890s, unemployment was around 15 percent. Yet Keyssar r
49、ightly understands that a better way to measure the impact of unemployment is to calculate unemployment frequencies measuring the percentage of workers who experience any unemployment in the course of a year. Given this perspective, joblessness looms much larger. Keyssar also scrutinizes unemploy- ment patterns according to skill level, ethnicity, race, age, class, and gender. He finds that rates of joblessness differed primarily according to class: those in middle-class and white-collar occupa- tions were far less likely to be unempl
