1、专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷 96及答案与解析 SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS In this section there are several passages followed by fourteen multiple-choice questions. For each multiple-choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A , B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. 0 (1)On
2、his bench in Madison Square, Soapy moved uneasily. When wild geese honk high of nights, and when women without sealskin coats grow kind to their husbands, and when Soapy moves uneasily on his bench in the park, you may know that winter is near at hand. (2)A dead leaf fell in Soapys lap. That was Jac
3、k Frosts card. Jack is kind to the regular denizens of Madison Square, and gives fair warning of his annual call. At the corners of four streets he hands his pasteboard to me North Wind, footman of the mansion of All Outdoors, so that the inhabitants thereof may make ready. (3)Soapys mind became awa
4、re of the fact that the time had come for him to resolve himself into a singular Committee of Ways and Means to provide against the coming rigour. And therefore he moved uneasily on his bench. (4)The hibernatorial ambitions of Soapy were not of the highest. In them there were no considerations of Me
5、diterranean cruises, of soporific(催眠的 )Southern skies drifting in the Vesuvian Bay. Three months on the Island was what his soul craved. Three months of assured board and bed and congenial company, safe from Boreas and bluecoats, seemed to Soapy the essence of things desirable. (5)For years the hosp
6、itable Blackwells jail had been his winter quarters. Just as his more fortunate fellow New Yorkers had bought their tickets to Palm Beach and the Riviera each winter, so Soapy had made his humble arrangements for his annual escape to the Island. And now the time was come. On the previous night three
7、 Sabbath newspapers, distributed beneath his coat, about his ankles and over his lap, had failed to repulse the cold as he slept on his bench near the spurting(喷出 )fountain in the ancient square. So the Island loomed big and timely in Soapys mind. He scorned the provisions made in the name of charit
8、y for the citys dependents. In Soapys opinion the Law was more benign than Philanthropy. There was an endless round of institutions, municipal and benevolent, on which he might set out and receive lodging and food accordant with the simple life. But to one of Soapys proud spirit the gifts of charity
9、 are encumbered. If not in coin you must pay in humiliation of spirit for every benefit received at the hands of philanthropy. As Caesar had his Brutus, every bed of charity must have its toll of a bath, every loaf of bread its compensation of a private and personal inquisition. Wherefore it is bett
10、er to be a guest of the law, which though conducted by rules, does not meddle unduly with a gentlemans private affairs. (6)Soapy, having decided to go to the Island, at once set about accomplishing his desire. There were many easy ways of doing this. The pleasantest was to dine luxuriously at some e
11、xpensive restaurant; and then, after declaring insolvency(无力偿还 ), be handed over quietly and without uproar to a policeman. An accommodating magistrate(治安官 )would do the rest. (7)Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square and across the level sea of asphalt, where Broadway and Fifth Avenue
12、flow together. Up Broadway he turned, and halted at a glittering cafe, where are gathered together nightly the choicest products of the grape, the silkworm and the protoplasm(原生质 ). (8)Soapy had confidence in himself from the lowest button of his vest upward. He was shaven, and his coat was decent a
13、nd his neat black, ready-tied four-in-hand had been presented to him by a lady missionary on Thanksgiving Day. If he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected success would be his. The portion of him that would show above the table would raise no doubt in the waiters mind. A roasted duck, th
14、ought Soapy, would be about the thing with a bottle of Chablis, and then Camembert, a demi-tasse and a cigar. One dollar for the cigar would be enough. The total would not be so high as to call forth any supreme manifestation of revenge from the cafe management; and yet the meat would leave him fill
15、ed and happy for the journey to his winter refuge. (9)But as Soapy set foot inside the restaurant door the head waiters eye fell upon his frayed trousers and decadent shoes. Strong and ready hands turned him about and conveyed him in silence and haste to the sidewalk and averted the ignoble fate of
16、the menaced mallard. (10)Soapy turned off Broadway. It seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be a luxurious one. Some other way of entering jail must be thought of. (11)At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate-glass made a shop window co
17、nspicuous. Soapy took a cobble-stone and dashed it through the glass. People came running round the corner, a policeman in the lead. Soapy stood still, with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons. (12)“Wheres the man that done that?“ inquired the officer excitedly. (13)“D
18、ont you figure out that I might have had something to do with it?“ said Soapy, not without sarcasm, but friendly, as one greets good fortune. (14)The policemans mind refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to talk with the laws minions. They take to their heels. T
19、he policeman saw a man halfway down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart, loafed along, twice unsuccessful. (15)On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions. It catered to large appetites and modes
20、t purses. Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin. Into this place Soapy took his accusive shoes and tell-tale trousers without challenge. At a table he sat and consumed beefsteak, flap-jacks, doughnuts, and pie. And then to the waiter he betrayed the fact that the minutest
21、coin and himself were strangers. 1 What kind of figures of speech is NOT adopted in Para. 2? （ A） Metaphor. （ B） Personification. （ C） Hyperbole. （ D） Metonymy. 2 The italicized part in Para. 3 suggests that _. （ A） Soapy had to find a place to protect him from coldness and hunger （ B） Soapy decided
22、 to make his home warmer when winter came （ C） Soapy would resort to a committee to solve his problem （ D） the bench was too cold and hard for Soapy to sleep on 3 Which of the following words best describes Soapys personality? （ A） Humble. （ B） Confident. （ C） Conceited. （ D） Mean. 4 From Para. 5, w
23、e learn that_. （ A） there are many charity organizations in the US （ B） life is more comfortable in Blackwells jail than in charities （ C） charities insult people who receive food and shelter from them （ D） people who receive food and shelter from charity need to pay back 5 From the passage, we can
24、infer that _. （ A） the rich and poor go to different places for winter （ B） there is a wide gap between the rich and poor in America （ C） Blackwells jail is a good place for poor and homeless people （ D） Soapy had to give up the plan of committing a crime 5 (1)Heres a smart idea to meet the ever-inc
25、reasing demand for an English university education: let colleges charge what they like to those youngsters who are entitled to support from the student-loan system but who promise to forego any claim on it, and let them admit as many such students as they want. That is the wheeze(花招 )David Willetts,
26、 the universities minister, unveiled recently. (2)At present, the state limits the number of places mat English universities can offer to students from Britain and the European Union, because it must provide these students with subsidised loans to cover the costs of their courses. For the same reaso
27、n, it also limits the tuition fees that universities can charge British and European students. From next September, the cap on me fee will rise to 9,000 per year. (3)Meanwhile universities are free to set their own tuition fees for students from outside the European Union, and to enroll as many of t
28、hem as they like. They have done so with gusto: the number of undergraduates from outside me European Union enrolled at English universities increased by 12% over me past four years, while me number from within the European Union rose just 7% over the same period. The tuition fees paid by internatio
29、nal students can be eye-watering: me University of Oxford, for example, charges 12,700 per year for a degree in theology and 14,550 for each of me first three years of a medical degree, rising to 26,500 for each of me final three years. (4)Although Mr Willetts ruse could help ease the squeeze on uni
30、versity placesdemand is at a record high, according to me latest application figures there are some obvious political pitfalls. Most crucially, it exposes Mr Willetts to me charge of being unfair. If Daddys little darling narrowly missed out on a place, Daddy could, if the university were willing, s
31、imply pay a higher tuition fee and cover the cost of her board and lodging(and, no doubt, dizzying social life)while at college. The same opportunity would be denied to the offspring of families who could not afford it. (5)So Mr Willetts is keen to point out the elements of the proposal that promote
32、 social mobility, not least because if he is to enact the plan, he must persuade his Liberal Democrat colleagues in the coalition government to go along with it. If those who could afford to pay for higher education did so, he argues, there would be more places available to those who needed state su
33、pport to take up a university place. (6)Speaking on BBC Radio 4s “Today“ programme, Mr Willetts said, “I start from me view mat, by and large, more people going to university is a good thing for social mobility, I think going to university is a fantastic opportunity, and it is a particularly good th
34、ing for young people who have come from tough backgrounds and may have been let down by the school system. But anything we did, if this does go forward and, at me moment, these are just ideas being put to us, would have to pass the test of improving social mobility, not reversing it.“ (7)Alas Mr Wil
35、letts was unable to shake off the idea mat rich families might be able to buy a better education man their poorer counterparts. That is hardly surprising, given that it is the main reason for the existence of a flourishing privately-funded school system in the country, albeit one derided by me left-
36、wing of Mr Willetts coalition partners. Those parents with children in such schools argue, correctly, that they have paid taxes to support me publicly-funded school system in addition to finding me money to pay steep school fees. And the most expensive schools are just as hard to get into as, and ev
37、en more pricey than, the elite universities: Eton, the prime ministers alma mater, charges 30,000 per year in tuition. Of course, cheaper options are available: Dulwich College, for example, provides a perfectly sound alternative at half me price. (8)Turning away a family with funds to pay for unive
38、rsity makes little sense financially. After all, higher education is a global business, and the tuition fees will follow the youngster wherever she wins a place. That works for England as well as elsewhere: the British daughter of a sufficiently wealthy man who narrowly failed to get into the Englis
39、h university of her choice could be considered for an international place, for example, if the family had a home abroad from which she could apply. (9)It may not yet be common for undergraduates, but postgraduates who narrowly miss out on a state-supported PhD place are admitted anyway if they can f
40、ind funds from elsewhere. A friend who is involved with postgraduate admissions says he interviewed 40 people for six state-funded research programmes that will start in the autumn, of which 15 candidates were of an acceptable quality. He tells me that he expects to recruit five independently-funded
41、 students this year, in addition to the six state-funded ones. If this model were to be extended to undergraduates, Mr Willetts would want students to win sponsorship from companies and charities to pay for their education. (10)One last point. Foreign students enrolled at English universities have l
42、ong complained with fan-reason, in my opinion that they are treated as “cash cows“ that are milked to pay for the cut-price, state-subsidised but same-quality education offered to locals. In the politics of class war, persuading left-leaning voters that fat cats would have to pay more for the same e
43、ducation offered to the poor could yet prove popular. 6 The word “cap“ in the last sentence of the second paragraph means _. （ A） coverage （ B） average （ C） upper limit （ D） lower limit 7 What is the main cause of English universities enthusiasm for recruiting students from outside EU? （ A） The plac
44、es for local students are limited by the government. （ B） They can charge international students higher fees. （ C） International students are more intelligent than local students. （ D） International students are richer than local students. 8 What function do the last two sentences in the fourth para
45、graph serve? （ A） To deny the unfairness of Mr Willets proposal. （ B） To offer a solution to the unfairness of Mr Willets proposal. （ C） To explain the cause for the unfairness of Mr Willets proposal. （ D） To exemplify the unfairness of Mr Willets proposal. 9 Which of the following statements is NOT
46、 true about the passage? （ A） A major financial source of private universities in the UK is students tuitions. （ B） International students pay higher tuitions than locals for the same-quality education. （ C） Rich students get more opportunities to enter universities than poor students. （ D） Students
47、 from outside the European Union have access to government loans. 10 The authors attitude towards the universities ministers proposal is _. （ A） supportive （ B） undecided （ C） critical （ D） neutral 10 (1)When it comes to raising girls, todays moms have plenty to worry about: self-image, depression,
48、eating disorders, and, of course, a culture that teaches women mat their worth is as much about their beauty as it is about their smarts. Peggy Orenstein knows mis all too well: shes written about girls for years as a critic for The New York Times, and her 1994 book Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Es
49、teem, and the Confidence Gap was a bestseller. All of which is why, when Orenstein got pregnant, she kept to herself a dirty secret. “I was terrified at me thought of having a daughter,“ she writes. “I was supposed to be an expert on girls behavior. What if, after all mat, I wasnt up to me challenge myself? What if I couldnt raise the ideal daughter?“ (2)In her new book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Orenstein documents her struggle to do just that: raise a daughter who is happy and self-confident amid a world
