1、专业英语八级（阅读）练习试卷 9及答案与解析 0 Feld, the shoemaker, was annoyed that his helper, Sobel, was so insensitive to his reverie that he wouldnt for a minute cease his fanatic pounding at the other bench. He gave him a look but Sobels bald head was bent over the last as he worked, and he didnt notice. The shoema
2、ker shrugged and continued to peer through the partly frosted window at the near-sighted haze of falling February snow. Neither the shifting white blur outside, nor the sudden deep remembrance of the snowy Polish village where he had wasted his youth could turn his thoughts from Max, the college boy
3、 (a constant visitor in the mind since early that morning when Feld saw him trudging through the snowdrifts on his way to school),whom he so much respected because of the sacrifices he had made throughout the years in winter or direst heat to further his education. An old wish returned to haunt the
4、shoemaker: that he had had a son instead of a daughter, but this blew away in the snow for Feld, if anything, was a practical man. Yet he could not help but contrast the diligence of the boy, who was a peddlers son, with Miriams unconcern for an education. True, she was always with a book in her han
5、d, yet when the opportunity arose for a college education, she had said no, she would rather find a job. He had begged her to go, pointing out how many fathers could not afford to send their children to college, but she said she wanted to be independent. As for education, what was it, she asked, hut
6、 books, which Sobel, who diligently read the classics, would as usual advise her on. Her answer greatly grieved her father. A figure emerged from the snow, and the door opened. At the counter the man withdrew from a wet paper bag a pair of battered shoes for repair. Who he was the shoemaker for a mo
7、ment had no idea, then his heart trembled as he realized, before he had thoroughly discerned the face, that Max himself was standing there, embarrassedly explaining what he wanted done to his old shoes. Though Feld listened eagerly, he couldnt hear a word, for the opportunity that had burst upon him
8、 was deafening. He couldnt exactly recall when the thought had occurred to him, because it was clear he had more than once considered suggesting to the boy that he go out with Miriam. But he had not dared speak, for if Max said no, how would he face him again? Or suppose Miriam, who harped so often
9、on independence, blew up in anger and shouted at him for his meddling? Still, the chance was too good to let by: all it meant was an introduction. They might long ago have become friends had they happened to meet somewhere, therefore was it not his duty an obligation to bring them together, nothing
10、more, a harmless connivance to replace an accidental encounter in the subway, lets say, or a mutual friends introduction in the street? Just let him once see and talk to her, and he would for sure be interested. As for Miriam, what possible harm for a working girl in an office, who met only loudmout
11、hed salesmen and illiterate shipping clerks, to make the acquaintance of a fine scholarly boy? Maybe he would awaken in her a desire to go to college; if not the shoemakers mind at last came to grips with the truth let her marry an educated man and live a better life. 1 From the first paragraph, we
12、get the impression that （ A） Feld may not have a happy childhood. （ B） Feld cherished his childhood memories. （ C） Feld thought highly of man of perseverance. （ D） Feld lived an affluent but empty life. 2 It can be inferred from the passage that Felds daughter was all EXCEPT （ A） forceful. （ B） abse
13、nt-minded. （ C） realistic. （ D） determined. 3 When Feld saw Max, he was （ A） astonished. （ B） embarrassed. （ C） perplexed. （ D） ecstatic. 4 The phrase “harped on“ in “who harped so often on independence“ in the fourth paragraph means （ A） thought about. （ B） talked about. （ C） worried about. （ D） tr
14、oubled about. 5 Which is the main idea of the passage? （ A） Feld is anxious about repairing Maxs worn shoes. （ B） Feld is an impossible dreamer with fanciful thoughts. （ C） Feld wants his daughter to improve her chances in life. （ D） Feld appreciates the qualities of diligence and persistence. 5 The
15、 idea that government should regulate intellectual property through copyrights and patents is relatively recent in human history, and the precise details of what intellectual property is protected for how long vary across nations and occasionally change. There are two standard sociological justifica
16、tions for patents or copyrights: they reward creators for their labor, and they encourage greater creativity. Both of these are empirical claims that can be tested scientifically and could be false in some realms. Consider music. Star performers existed before the 20th century, such as Franz Liszt a
17、nd Niccolo Paganini, but mass media produced a celebrity system promoting a few stars whose music was not necessarily the best or most diverse. Copyright provides protection for distribution companies and for a few celebrities, thereby helping to support the industry as currently defined, but it may
18、 actually harm the majority of performers. This is comparable to Anatole Frances famous irony, “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges. “ In theory, copyright covers the creations of celebrities and obscurities equally, but only major distribut
19、ion companies have the resources to defend their property rights in court. In a sense, this is quite fair, because nobody wants to steal unpopular music, but by supporting the property rights of celebrities, copyright strengthens them as a class in contrast to anonymous musicians. Internet music fil
20、e sharing has become a significant factor in the social lives of children, who download bootleg music tracks for their own use and to give as gifts to friends. If we are to believe one recent poll done It will not be easy to test such hypotheses, and extensive economic research has not conclusively
21、answered the question of whether the patent system really promotes innovation. We will need many careful, sharp-focus studies of well-formed hypotheses in specific industries and sectors of life. For example, observational and interview research can uncover the factors that really promote cultural i
22、nnovation among artists of various kinds and determine the actual consequences for children of Internet peer-to-peer file sharing. 6 Which of the following statements about intellectual property is NOT true? （ A） Countries may differ in their efforts to protect it. （ B） The author considers its prot
23、ection well-grounded. （ C） People believe its protection may benefit creators. （ D） The history of its protection has not been long. 7 Copyright of music may harm the majority of performers in that it （ A） in fact protects a few celebrities. （ B） covers the creations of most people. （ C） well-known
24、people. （ D） unclearness. 8 The word “obscurities“ in the second paragraph most probably means （ A） misunderstanding. （ B） small potatoes. （ C） well-known people. （ D） uneleamess. 9 Free Internet music file sharing may bring about all of the following consequences EXCEPT （ A） losses to culture-impor
25、ting nations. （ B） the dominance of one culture. （ C） peoples disrespect for laws. （ D） the degradation of ones morality. 10 According to the passage, studies on the results of copyright protection （ A） lag behind the research in other fields. （ B） need to be done in a practical way. （ C） should be
26、carried out immediately. （ D） will promote cultural innovation. 专业英语八级（阅读）练习试卷 9答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析 】 推断题。由题干可直接定位至首段，最后一句描述了 Feld对一个名为 Max的大学生的看法： 不论是窗外的白雪，还是他突然忆起的自己曾虚度青春的多雪的波兰乡间，都不能让他不去 想那个叫 Max的大学生 (自从那天早上Feld看见 Max艰难地穿过积雪去上学，就经常想起 他 )。他是如此钦佩 Max，因为这几年来，无论寒冬酷暑，他都坚持学习。由此可见他对有毅 力的人赞赏有
27、加，故 C为答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 推断题。由题干中的关键词 daughter定位至第二段。第二句提到Feld的女儿 Miriams unconcern for an education，第三句指出 “True， she was always with a book in her hand” ，由此可推断 虽然她整天拿着书，事实上却对学习心不在焉， B符合文意；由第三句 “she had said no， she would rather find a job”可知 Miriam非常实际， C 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确 答案】 D 【试题解析】 推
28、断题。依据题目顺序及题干中同时出现的 Feld和 Max定位至第三段。第三句提到 Feld看到 Max之后的反应：一时间鞋匠没认出他是谁，等到他模糊地看出是 Max站在那儿的时候，他的心狂跳起来。再结合最后一句中的“listened eagerlythe opportunity that had burst upon him was deafening” 可推断 Feld看见 Max之后异常兴奋，以至于虽然注意倾听，却一个字也没听见，故 D为答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 语义题。由题干定位至第四段第三句。该句上下文都是 Feld对建议 Max和女儿一起出去走走
29、这个想法的犹豫：但他不敢说，因为如果 Max拒绝了，叫自己以后怎么面对他呢 ?也许 harped so often on independence的 Miriam会发火，说他多管闲事 ?结合第二段倒数第三句中提到的 “but she said she wanted to be independent”可以判断出 harp on的意思是 “说，谈论 ”，正是因为 Miriam总是说自己要独立，当父亲干 涉她的事情时，才可能发火， B项符合上下文语境，故为答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨题。本文开篇指出 Feld对一个勤奋的大学生 Max的敬佩之情。第二段倒数第
30、三句指出他求女儿去上学，被拒绝之后，深感绝望。最后一段首句提到 “他不止一次地考虑过建议 Max和女儿一起出去走走 ”，最后两句暴露出他的真实意图：对 Miriam来说，她在办公室上班，只能认识那些吹牛的推销员和没文化的运务员，对她来说认识一个大学生又有什么坏处呢 ?也许他能激起她上大学的欲望；如果不能，那 就让她嫁给一个受过良好教育的人，过上好日子。由此可见作者对 Feld前面所有想法的捕述都是为了说明这样一个主旨： Feld爱自己的女儿，希望她有美好的前景，故 C为答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。由题干中的 intellectua
31、l property定位至首段。末句指出：前面提到的保护知识产权的原因是经验之谈，科学上也可以得到证实，但是在某些领域也可能是不适用的。 B与文意不符，故为答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。由题于中的 music定位至第二段。最后两句就其原因进行分析：只有大的发行公司才有财力上法院以保护自己的版权。末句中的 “by supporting the property rights of celebrities， copyright strengthens them as a class in contrast to anonymous musicians”表明
32、事实上受到保护的就是那些少数出名的音乐家而已，故 A为答案。句中引用 Anatole France的话是为了说明 “看似公平的法律会带来不公平的结果 ”，引出下文， C并非原因，排除。 【知识模块】 阅读 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 语义题。第二段倒数第二句提到： In theory， copyright covers the creations of celebrities and obscurities equally，既然前面提到的 celebrity是人，后面的 obscurity此处也是指人。排除 A和 D。末句中解释版权理论和实际相脱离之处：保护了名人，但是却让他们成 为一
33、个阶层，与之对应的是那些无名的音乐家们。可见这里的 anonymous musicians就是上句提到的 obscurities，故 B为答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。由题干中的 Internet music file sharing定位至第三段。第六句提到： the culture-exporting nations(notably the united States)could stand to lose，这里是指文化出口国，非 A中的 culture-importing nations，故为答案。末句提到 copyright protection
34、 supports cultural imperialism， B符合文意。第三句指出 criminologists would hypothesize they thereby learn contempt for laws in general， C符合文意。第五句指出： Thus， on the level of families， ending copyright could be morally as well as economically advantageous此句表明如果不对这种现象加以重视，慢慢地人们会认为不尊重版权就像经济富裕一样值得提倡， D符合文意。 【知识模块】 阅读 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。末段第二句提到我们需要在特定行业、特定领域对预定假设进行认真研究。接着第三句给出具体解释，句中的 “观察和采访 ”都是一些实用的研究方法，可见对于版权保护方面的研究要采用这些实用方法，故 B为答案。这里没有将该研究与其他领域的研究进行对比， A不符合 文意，排除。第三句指出 “观察和采访等方法会揭示真正推动文化革新的因素 ”，这里并不是说有关版权保护结果的研究会推动文化革新，排除 D。 【知识模块】 阅读
