1、在职攻硕英语联考（阅读）模拟试卷 43及答案与解析 一、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your an
2、swer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 0 Calvin Coolidge (1872 1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of other peoples actions and private lives; he had no
3、time for small talk. The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge treasured silence. When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunity to participate in Washingtons social life, especially the many dinner parties. Because of his complete disregard for the art of conversation, h
4、e couldnt exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, brilliant conversationalist, began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attemp
5、ts to awake interest on the part of vice-president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into annoyance, she said, “Im sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored. “ Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “Well, a man has to eat some
6、where. “ Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Coolidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those people who seem to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they meet. “Oh, Mr. President,“ she spoke with too much enthusiasm,“yu are always s
7、o quiet. I made a bet (打赌 ) today that I could get more than two words out of you. “ In anger, the president made a low, rough sound and then said, “You lose. “ 1 President Coolidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect_. （ A） who liked to talk about the affairs of others （ B） who nev
8、er talked about anything serious （ C） who spoke insincerely （ D） who talked much but did little 2 Why didnt the hostesses like Calvin Coolidge? （ A） He paid no attention to the skills of conversation. （ B） He treated women coldly. （ C） He was too serious to please women. （ D） He was quick at getting
9、 offended. 3 Mrs. Longworth was annoyed because_. （ A） the vice-president didnt even lift his eyes from his plate （ B） the vice-president didnt speak clearly （ C） the vice-president took part in so many dinner parties （ D） all efforts she made to awake the vice-presidents interest had failed 4 What
10、is meant by “take delight in“? （ A） To arouse interest in. （ B） To get much benefit from. （ C） To receive great pleasure from. （ D） To take advantage of. 5 The story shows that President Coolidge_. （ A） was a man of few words, but with humour （ B） was bad-tempered, but very polite to women （ C） was
11、always quiet, and had no sense of humour （ D） was often silent because he hated people changing his habit 5 A breakthrough (突破 ) in the provision of energy from the Sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in
12、the EECs research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EECs scientific laboratories at Ispra, near Milan. The senior West German scientist in charge of the Communitys solar energy programme, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at
13、 present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the Communitys energy requirements even after the year 2000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the br
14、eakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade. Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three per cent of the EECs needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibili
15、ty of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Communitys future energy needs. At present the EEC spends about $ 2. 6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra, one of the EECs official joint research centres, and another $ 3 millio
16、ns a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies. 6 The phrase “be brought forward“ (Line 2, Para. 1) most probably means_. （ A） be expected （ B） be completed （ C） be advanced （ D） be introduced 7 Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy dep
17、ends on_. （ A） sufficient funding （ B） further experiments （ C） advanced technology （ D） well equipped laboratories 8 According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide （ A） more than 3% of the EECs needs after the year 2000 （ B） only 3% of the EECs needs before t
18、he year 2000 （ C） less than 3% of the EECs needs before the year 2000 （ D） 3% of the EECs needs after the year 2000 9 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year. （ B） At the present level of research spending it is
19、 difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the Sun. （ C） The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased. （ D） The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million 10 The appl
20、ication of advanced technology to research in solar energy_. （ A） would lead to a big increase in research funding （ B） would make it unnecessary to import oil （ C） would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC （ D） would provide a much greater proportion of the Communitys future
21、 energy needs 10 Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made, washing can go to the laundry, food can be bought cooked, canned or preserved, bread is baked and delivered by the baker, milk a
22、rrives on the doorstep, meals can be had at the restaurant, the works canteen, and the school dining room. It is unusual now for father to continue his trade or other employment at home, and his children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their
23、 fathers occupation, and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money, and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has be
24、come so widespread that the working mother is now a not unusual factor in a childs home life, the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages, father is seldom the dominant (支配的 ) f
25、igure that he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works, economic advantages increase, but children lose something of great value if mothers employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school. 11 The writer compares home to a workshop because_. （ A）
26、 fathers often pursue employment at home （ B） parents have to make food and necessity themselves for their daily-life （ C） many families produce goods at home for sale （ D） both fathers and mothers in most families are workers 12 The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. He means
27、_. （ A） in the past, home was more like a workshop （ B） home is much more of a workshop now （ C） home-workshops are becoming fewer and fewer （ D） home was less like a workshop in the past 13 The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation is_. （ A） that children nowa
28、days rarely see their fathers at their place of work （ B） that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any more （ C） that there is a wide choice of employment for children （ D） that children also like to have jobs outside 14 What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a famil
29、y? （ A） With their earning, mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life. （ B） There are many choices of employment for mothers and children. （ C） Father does much less for his children today than he used to. （ D） The number of married women in employment has increased greatly
30、now. 15 It is implied in this passage that_. （ A） mothers have the practice to go to work （ B） working mothers have no time to stay with their children at home （ C） young wage-earners are economically independent （ D） mothers position in a family has been raised 15 Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7
31、 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal and plastic pump the press, the public and many doctors convinced that the future had arrived. It hadnt. After monitoring production of t
32、he Jarvik-7, and reviewing its effects on the 150 or so patients (most of whom got the device as a temporary measure) in the U. S. Food and Drug Administration concluded that the machine was doing more to endanger lives than to save them. Last week the agency cancelled its earlier approval, effectiv
33、ely banning the device. The recall may hurt Symbion Inc. , maker of the Jarvik-7, but it wont end the request for an artificial heart. One problem with the banned model is that the tubes connecting it to an external power source created a passage for infection. Inventors are now working on new devic
34、es that would be fully placed, along with a tiny power pack, in the patients chest. The first sample products arent expected for another 10 or 20 years. But some people are already worrying that theyll work and that Americas overextended health care programs will lose a precious $ 2. 5 billion to $
35、5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients. If such expenditures cut into funding for more basic care, the net effect could actually be a decline in the nations health. 16 According to the passage, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart proved to be_. （ A） a technical failure （ B） a
36、technical wonder （ C） a good life-saver （ D） an effective means to treat heart disease 17 From the passage we know that Symbion Inc. _. （ A） has been banned by the government from producing artificial hearts （ B） will review the effects of artificial hearts before designing new models （ C） may conti
37、nue to work on new models of reliable artificial hearts （ D） can make new models of artificial hearts available on the market in 10 to 20 years 18 The new models of artificial hearts are expected_. （ A） to have a working life of 10 or 20 years （ B） to be set fully in the patients chest （ C） to be eq
38、uipped with an external power source （ D） to create a new passage for infection 19 The word “them“ (Line 7, Para. 2) refers to_. （ A） doctors who treat heart diseases （ B） makers of artificial hearts （ C） Americas health-care programs （ D） new models of artificial hearts 20 Some people feel that_. （
39、 A） artificial hearts are seldom effective （ B） the country should not spend so much money on artificial hearts （ C） the country is not spending enough money on artificial hearts （ D） Americas healthcare programs are not doing enough for the nations health 20 First of course, it is plain that in the
40、 year 2010 everyone will have at his elbow several times more mechanical energy than he has today. Second, there will be advances in biological knowledge as far-reaching as those that have been made in physics. We are only beginning to learn that we can control our biological environment as well as
41、our physical one. Starvation has been prophesied twice to a growing world population: by Malthus about 1800, by Crookes about 1900. It was headed off the first time by taking agriculture to America and the second time by using the new fertilizers. In the year 2010 starvation will be headed off by th
42、e control of the diseases and the heredity (遗传性 ) of plants and animals by shaping our own biological environment. And third, I come back to the haunting theme of automation. The most common species in the factory today is the man who works or minds a simple machine the operator. By the year 2010, h
43、e will be as extinct as the hand-loom weaver and the dodo. The repetitive tasks of industry will be taken over by the machines, as the heavy tasks were taken over long ago; and the mental tedium (疲劳 , 沉闷 ) will go the way of physical exhaustion. Today we still distinguish, even among repetitive jobs
44、, between the skilled and the unskilled, but in the year 2010 all repetition will be unskilled. We simply waste our time if we oppose this change, it is as inevitable as the year 2010 itself. 21 This article was written to_. （ A） warn us of impending starvation （ B） present facts about life in the n
45、ear future （ C） oppose biological advances （ D） warn of the specter of automation 22 People in the year 2010 will_. （ A） have more machines at their disposal （ B） starve （ C） never work （ D） have fewer machines at their disposal 23 In the year 2010, starvation will be prevented by_. （ A） Chinese agr
46、iculture （ B） use of new fertilizers （ C） control of the diseases and the heredity of plants and animals （ D） vitamin pills 24 If the predictions of this writer are realized, the demand for unskilled workers in the year 2010 will be_. （ A） very high （ B） very low （ C） the same as today （ D） constant
47、ly rising 25 Increased automation, according to the writer, _. （ A） can be successfully opposed （ B） cannot be avoided （ C） has not yet begun （ D） will put everyone out of work 在职攻硕英语联考（阅读）模拟试卷 43答案与解析 一、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this
48、 part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中第一段第二句说： “他看不起喜欢讨论别人私生活和行为细节的人
49、，认为这样的人不值得尊敬。他没有时间谈论生活琐事。 ”所以选项 A正确。其余三个选项均不符合文章内容。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中第二段第二句说： “因为他完全不理会谈话艺术，所以他绝对赢得不了 女主人的喜爱。 ”因此选项 A正确。其余三个选项文中均未提及。 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第二段倒数第一句、二句说： “ 但是所有唤起副总统参与兴趣的努力均未见效。最后，她由羞辱变为恼怒 ” 由此可知，此题答案为 D。 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这个词组出现在文中第四段第一句话中 “ 柯立芝坐在一位杰出的女交际家旁边，她是那类似乎 take delight in试图改变他们遇见的每个人的生活的人 ”。从下文可以看出，这位女交际 家用过度热情的方式说话，并试图让柯立芝总统多说话。由此我们可以推知，这位女交际家把改变别人的生活方式当做乐趣，因此此题答案为 C。 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答
