1、专业英语八级（阅读）练习试卷 4及答案与解析 0 Not long ago, friends of mine confessed over dinner that they had put spyware on their 15-year-oht sons computer so they could monitor all he did ratline. At first I was repelled at this invasion of privacy. Now, after doing a fair amount of research, I get it. Make no mista
2、ke: If you put spyare on your computer, you have the ability to log every keystroke your child makes and thus a good portion of his or her private world. Thats what spyware is at least the parental monitoring kind. You dont have to be an expert to put it on your computer. You just download the softw
3、are from a vendor and you will receive reports weekly, daily, whatever showing you everything your child is doing on the machine. Scary. But a good idea. Most parents wont even consider it. Maybe its the word: spyware. It brings up associations of Dick Cheney sitting in a dark room, rubbing his hand
4、s together and reading your most private thoughts. But this isnt the government we are talking about this is your family. Its a mistake to confuse the two. Loving parents are doing the surveillance here, not faceless bureaucrats. And most parents already monitor their children, watching over their h
5、ome environment, their school. Todays overprotective parents fight their kids battles on the playground, berate coaches about playing time and fill out college applications yet when it comes to chatting with pedophiles or watching beheadings or gambling away their entire life savings, then.then thei
6、r children deserve independence? Some will say that you should simply trust your child, and that if he is old enough to go on the Internet he is old enough to know the dangers. Trust is one thing, but surrendering parental responsibility to a machine that allows the entire world access to your home
7、borders on negligence. Some will say that its better just to use parental blocks that deny access to risky sites. I have found that they dont work. Children know how to get around them. But more than that and this is where it gets tough I want to know whats being said in e-mail and instant messages
8、and in chat rooms. There are two reasons for this. First, weve all read about the young boy unknowingly conversing with a pedophile or the girl who was cyberbullied to the point where she committed suicide. Would a watchful eye have helped? We rely in the real world on teachers and parents to guard
9、against bullies do we just dismiss bullying on the Internet and all it entails because we are entering difficult ethical ground? Second, everything your“ child types can already be seen by the world teachers, potential employers, friends, neighbors, future dates. Shouldnt he learn now that the Inter
10、net is not a haven of privacy? One of the most popular“ arguments against spyware is the claim that you are reading your teenagers every thought, and that in todays world, a computer is the little key-locked diary of the past. But posting thoughts on the Internet isnt the same thing as hiding them u
11、nder your mattress. Maybe you should buy your children one of those little key-locked diaries so that they too can understand the difference. Am I suggesting eavesdropping on every conversation? No. With new technology comes new responsibility. That works both ways. There is a fine line between bein
12、g responsibly protective and irresponsibly nosy. You shouldnt monitor to find out if your daughters friend has a crush on Kevin next door or that Mrs. Peterson gives too much homework or what schoolmate snubbed your son. You are there to start conversations and to be a safety net. To borrow from the
13、 national intelligence lexicon and yes, thats uncomfortable youre listening for dangerous chatter. Will your teenagers find other ways of communicating with their friends when they realize you may be watching? Yes. But text messages and cellphones dont offer the anonymity and danger of the Internet.
14、 They are usually one-on-one with someone you know. It is far easier for a predator to troll chat rooms and MySpace and Facebook. Parenting has never been for the faint of heart. One friend of mine, using spyware to monitor his college-bound, straight-A daughter, found out that not only was she usin
15、g drugs but she was sleeping with her dealer. He wisely took a deep breath before confronting her. Then he decided to come clean, to let her know how he had found out, to speak with her about the dangers inherent in her behavior. Hed had these conversations before, of course, but this time he had co
16、ntext. She listened. There was no anger. Things seem better now. Our knee-jerk reaction as freedom-loving Americans is to be suspicions of anything that hints at invasion of privacy. Thats a good and noble thing. But its not an absolute, particularly in the face of the new and evolving challenges pr
17、esented by the Internet. And particularly when it comes to our children. Do you tell your children that the spyware is on the computer? I side with yes, but it might be enough to show them this article, have a discussion about your concerns and let them know the possibility is there. 1 The first par
18、agraph implies that the authors innitial attitude towards the usage of spyware is （ A） skeptical. （ B） encouraging. （ C） disapproving. （ D） indifferent. 2 Most parents are reluctant to use the spyware because of （ A） the difficulty of handling the spyware. （ B） the concern of violating their childre
19、ns privacy. （ C） worries of being discovered by their children. （ D） no easy access to the spyware. 3 Judging from the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason for parents to use spyware? （ A） Parents are already monitoring their children in daily life. （ B） The Internet is even more danger
20、ous than real world. （ C） Its parents responsibiltiy to protect their children. （ D） Common softwares dont have the function of blocking dangerous websites. 4 Whats the meaning of the word “predator“ in the 12th paragraph? （ A） Chatter. （ B） Teenager. （ C） Dangerous person. （ D） On-line friend. 5 Wh
21、ich of the following is NOT suggested by the author? （ A） Children can be bullied both in school and in chatrooms. （ B） Internet is a place where privacy cannot be guaranteed. （ C） Chatting on Internet is like writing in key-locked diaries. （ D） Using spyware is to find potential danger in childrens
22、 on-line communication. 5 After World War II, when a large collection of Impressionist paintings was moved to the Cal rie Nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris, a curator expressed the hope that the works would help viewers overcome the horrors of war and celebrate the beauty of nature. However, over t
23、he years, the Jeu de Pamne got too crowded, and tourists and art lovers had to crane their necks to appreciate the paintings. So, in 1987, the Impressionist collection, along with the works of their precursors, was moved across the Seine into the dOrsay, a former railroad station with crystal palace
24、 stylishness. Now it is again a pleasure to walk in its airy hails, admiring the great works of art that are the heritage of the French nation. Another nice touch was added to the collection, but dont look for it inside the museum; you have to visit the places where the artists lived and worked. Alo
25、ng the course of the Seine, poster-size reproductions of works by the Impressionists have been set up at the spots the artists had chosen as their vantage points for painting the view and contemporary life. In the past, an art book in hand, you had to search with patience for these locales where Mon
26、et, Renoir and Sisley created many of their masterworks. Now, to experience where this open-air painting took place, you need only travel to the outskirts of Paris, where the Seine lazily flows by the villages along its banks. Here Parisians of all classes enjoyed themselves on weekends, relaxing in
27、 the sun, swimming and boating, and crowding the riverbanks, bathing places, and restaurants. This became the Impressionists territory, and it is still accessible and a joy to explore. Try to see at least three settings where Monet and Renoir roamed more than a hundred years ago: the island of Chato
28、u and the towns of Bougival and Port-Marly. On the island of Chatou, near the rivers edge, a reproduction of Renoirs Boating at Chatou recalls the day when, on the balcony of the restaurant Fournaise in 1881. he painted his celebrated Luncheon of the Boating Party, which is now in the Phillips Colle
29、ction in Washington. The restaurant was a haunt tot artists and upper-class Parisians. Writers such as Flaubert and Maupassant, famous banker and philanthropist Mayer Alphonse James Routhschild, and Georges Charpentier (publisher of Maupassant and Zola) were among the regulars. “I always went to the
30、 Fournaise,“ Renoir recalled later. “There were always pretty girls to paint. “ Little wonder that Aline Charigot, his future wife, appears on the canvas of the Luncheon. As time went on, the Fournaise fell into disrepair, but it has now been restored and turned into the elegant restaurant as it onc
31、e was. A short distance downstream, the next stop is Bougival and the Ile-de-la-Chaussee. Cross the large modern bridge and take the small road leading to the island, and youll find yourself facing the foundation of the old bridge that Monet painted in 1869. Thanks to the poster-size reproduction th
32、ere, you can compare the work of art with its motif. Across from the Bougival waterfront was once located La , a famous bathing place and , which was painted by Renoir and Monet in 1869, who set up their easels side by side. Now La Grenouill re is no more, and most of the island is private property.
33、 The painters didnt adopt an “all work and no play“ altitude. They also took part in the everyday activities on the Seine. “Two friends and I won a first place at the regattas at Bougival yesterday, as you can see from the newspapers,“ Monets friend Bazille wrote to his family. “The name of the boat
34、 is La Cagnotte; unfortunately they do not print the names of the oarsmen. “ The Seine splits into two channels at this point. Pleasure boats are moored in the channel facing the Bougival waterfront, while the other one carries barge and other river traffic. A few hundred feet downstream is the Eclu
35、se de Bougival, the old river lock that is still used by both barges and pleasure boats. You can reach the locks from the N 13, from which a road leads to the Ile-de-la-Loge. Here, greenery and benches invite visitors to stop for a leisurely picnic and watch whats happening on the river. Afterward,
36、walk up to the tip of the island to see a reproduction of Alfred Sisleys painting of the Bougival locks. 6 How can one easily find the locales where the famous Impressionists painted their masterpieces? （ A） By asking the local people living along the Seine. （ B） By visiting the places where the art
37、ists lived and worked. （ C） By going to the outskirts of Paris. （ D） By an art book in hand. 7 It is possible that Renoir met his future wife in a （ A） ship near the island of Chatou. （ B） canvas boat. （ C） bank near the river. （ D） restaurant. 8 We still find _ on the island Bougival. （ A） an old b
38、ridge that Monet painted in 1869 （ B） La , a famous bathing place and （ C） the boat La Cagnotte （ D） the Bougival lock 9 What may the author write about in the following paragraphs? （ A） Impressionist paintings inside the museum. （ B） Impressionist paintings of other Impressionist artists. （ C） The
39、Ile-de-la-chaussee. （ D） Port-Marly. 10 The main idea of the passage is （ A） an introduction to the Impressionist paintings in Paris. （ B） why the Impressionist collection was moved into the d Orsay. （ C） the settings where artists like Monet and Renoir roamed before. （ D） parisians of all classes e
40、njoyed themselves on weekends along the Seine. 专业英语八级（阅读）练习试卷 4答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 态度题。从第一段 At first I was repelled at this invasion of privacy中的 repelled(反感的 )一词可以看出，作者是不赞成使用间谍软件的，而且 invasion一词的使用也表明了消极的意思，故答案为 C。作者不是怀疑问谍软件是否有用，故排除 A；根据 after doing a fair amount of research，作者做了一番调查研究
41、，表明他并不是漠不关心，故排除 D；经过研究之后，作者似乎开始支持这一做法了，但是起初并不 鼓励，因此排除 B。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。作者在第三段指出大多数父母都不会考虑使用间谍软件，之后在第四段指明了原因，即间谍软件的名称让人想起特务在看别人的隐私(reading your most private thoughts)，说明不想像特务一样打探孩子的隐私，是原因之一，故答案为 B。通过第二段 You just download the software from a vendor and you will receive reports可以看出得到和
42、操作这个软件非常容易，故排除 A，D；作者在文中没有提及该软件是否容易被孩子们发现，故排除 C。 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。根据第四段， most parents already monitor their children，包括 watching over their home environment， their school，言外之意，使用间谍软件也不算新鲜，父母们其实早就已经在监督孩子们平时生活和学习的环境了，故排除 A。根 据第五段，在 Internet上，孩子们有可能 chatting with pedophiles， watching beh
43、eadings或者 gambling away their entire life savings，这些都是危险的事情，所以就更需要父母的监督，故排除 B；根据第六段，如果父母把教育子女的责任交给电脑和网络，那就是失职 (negligence)，说明监督和保护子女是父母的责任所在，故排除 C；根据第七段， parental blocks是可以阻挡进入危险网站的，但问题在于 Children know how to get around them. 说明不是软件不发挥作用，而是孩子们懂得如何绕过这种屏蔽，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 语义题。在第十二段，
44、作者将网络聊天的危险与打电话、发短信进行比较，指出 It is far easier for a predator to troll chat rooms and MySpace and Facebook。 predator的原意是 “食肉动物 ”， stroll的含义是 to obtain something，这里的比喻意是危险的人物更容易在网络聊天室和交友网站上寻找猎物，故答案为 C，排除 B；这种危险人物不是普通的 chatter或者 on-line friend，故排除 A和 D。 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。作者第八段指出了使用间谍软件监督孩子们在
45、网络上与人交流内容的原因之一就是 Cyberbully也很严重，父母和老师及学校会保护孩子们不受别人欺负是不够的，故排除 A；第九段指出了第二个原因，即应该让孩子们知道 Internet is not a haven of privacy， B是对此的另一种说法，故排除；第十段里作者指出在网络上聊天的危险性与 key-locked diaries是不同的，但是有些父母不明白这一点，因此作者建议，也许你们可以去给孩子买一本这样的日记本，so that they too can understand the difference，故 C为答案；在第十一段作者指出，使用间谍软件不是要看孩子们所有的聊
46、天内容，而是从聊天内容里看到潜在的危险， youre listening for dangerous chatter。故排除 D。 【知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。第三段第三句提到， Now， you need only travel to the outskirts of Paris 可见，要想找到著名画家当年作画的地方，只要到巴黎郊外的塞纳河畔就可以了，故 C为答案。 A在文中没有提及，排除；第二段末句提到另外一条了解这些艺术品的途径是走访那些画家当年居住过和工作过的地方，但并未说明走访这些地方能找到画家当年作画的地方，故排除 B；根据第
47、三段第二句可知 D是过去的寻找方法，故排除。 【知识模块】 阅读 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。第六段前两句指出 “Renoir后来回忆说： 我经常去Founaise作画，那里总是有很多漂亮姑娘。 难怪他的未婚妻 Aline Charigot会出现在午宴这幅油画上。 ”因此可以推断 Renoir和他的未婚妻就是在 Founaise认识的，从下文可知 Founaise是一家餐馆，故 D为答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。倒数第二段指出 “在下游几百英尺的地方，可以找到 Ecluse de Bougival，这个年代久远的水闸现在依然被游艇和游乐
48、船使用着。 ”可见 D为答案。第七段第二句提到 Monet在 1869年所画的古桥现只剩下桥墩，最后一句提到 La 现已不存在，故排除 A和 B；根据第八段可知 the boat La Cagnotte只是作者在论述画家们的生活态度时提到的一条赛船，并未提及现在是否还能找到这条船，故排除 C。 【知识模块】 阅读 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。第四段末 句提到要试着去走访至少三个地方： Chatou岛、 Bougival镇和 Port-Marly镇。第五至十一段介绍了前两处，所以后面的段落应该介绍 Port-Marly镇了。 【知识模块】 阅读 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 主旨题。文章开篇介绍了许多艺术品被转移到巴黎，第二段末句指出了解这些艺术品还有另外一条途径，那就是到那些画家曾经生活或工作过的地方去看看，接着从第三段开始介绍塞纳河畔竖起巨幅绘画作品，给人们以艺术的享受。从第五段开始详细介绍了三个主要的休闲去处，因此，本文的主旨是巴 黎人周末在塞纳河畔享受生活，答案为 D。 【知识模块】 阅读
