1、在职攻硕英语联考（阅读）模拟试卷 87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. 1 Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess , if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain e
3、xisted but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt before, A really fearless soldier and some do exist is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain
4、 are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out. In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule
5、 you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: an airplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer! The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and
6、 guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take. In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well. In some cases, however, y
7、ou decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course, of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any u
8、se to you, and you have to try to overcome it. Question: Which of the following sentences is implied but not stated? （ A） Fear is always something helpful. （ B） Too much fear is harmful. （ C） Fear ought to be used as a servant and guide. （ D） Fear is something unprofitable. 1 Extract 1 In any relati
9、onship the worst pitfall is possessiveness. You must never think you own the other person just because you are their parent, their marriage partner or you pay them to work for you. You must accept that they will always be themselves and that nothing you can do will alter this fact. You can give advi
10、ce if it is asked for but you should never impose it. People usually only ask for advice that they hope to find palatable. Phrases such as “Youll be making a great mistake if .“, or “Of course, if I were you Id .“ suggest criticism, even censure. The important thing to remember is that it is another
11、 person and not you who is making the decision. Extract 2 Some times when you are being considered for a job you may be asked to take a personality test. This means that your prospective employer is trying to assess what kind of person you are, whether you can work well under stress, how you express
12、 yourself and, most important, how you get on with other people. Part of a personality test may take the form of a group discussion or role-play. Here it is important not to try to impose your views on the other members of the group, to avoid getting argumentative or start talking about something to
13、tally irrelevant. There is no reason why you cant say what you think, so long as you say it pleasantly and do not totally rule out any opinion which differs from your own. Extract 3 Any relationship with children must be based on truth and dignity. Children are not impressed by adults who are trying
14、 to impress them and they resent being talked down to or treated by strangers as some form of household pet to be rewarded for good behavior and punished for misdemeanors. Children should be treated as people in their own right. This is probably why the relationship between children and the very old
15、 is often so successful. Elderly people often find themselves being treated in much the same way as children and equally resent it. Questions: 2 Extract 3 suggests that children and old people often get on well together because they_. （ A） distrust other people （ B） are ignored by other age groups （
16、 C） have similar reactions （ D） fell isolated from others 3 Extract 1, 2 and 3 all imply the importance of_ （ A） self respect （ B） understanding （ C） flexible opinion （ D） self-examination 4 It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of
17、 hot parliamentary debates, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurable ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked
18、up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the groups on-line service, Death NET. Says Hof sess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history. “ The
19、 full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally I11 Law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Associati
20、on bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their partother states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthana
21、sia. In the U. S. and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling. Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death probably by a deadly injection or pill to put an end to suffering. The patient must b
22、e diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off“ period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally I11 law mean
23、s he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition, “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how Id go, because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at t
24、heir masks.“ he says. Question: The authors attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of_. （ A） opposition （ B） suspicion （ C） approval （ D） indifference 4 A scientist once said, “I have concluded that the earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles from outer space. “ If we take
25、this as a reasonable explanation for UFOs(unidentified flying objects), questions immediately come up. “Why dont they get in touch with us, then? Why dont they land right on the White House lawn and declare themselves?“ people asked. In reply, scientists say that, while this may be what we want, it
26、may not necessarily be what they want. “The most likely explanation, it seems to me,“ said Dr. Mead, “is that they are simply watching what we are up to that responsible society outside our solar system is keeping an eye on us to see that we dont set in motion a chain reaction that might have unexpe
27、cted effects far outside our solar system. “ Opinions from other scientists might go like this, “Why should they want to get in touch with us? We may feel were more important than we really are! They may want to observe us only and not interfere with the development of our civilization. They may not
28、 care if we see them but they also may not care to say hello. “ Some scientists have also suggested that the earth is a kind of zoo or wildlife reserve. Just as we set aside wilderness areas and wildlife reserves to allow animals and growing things to develop naturally while we observe them, so perh
29、aps the earth was set aside ages ago for the same purpose. Are we being observed by intelligent beings from other civilizations in the universe? Are they watching our progress in space travel? Do we live in a gigantic “zoo“ observed by our “keepers“, but having no communication with them? Never befo
30、re in our history have we had to confront ideas like these. The simple fact is that we, who have always regarded ourselves as supreme in the universe, may not be so. Now we have to recognize that, among the stars in the heavens, there may very well be worlds inhabited by beings who are to us as we a
31、re to ants. Questions: 5 According to Dr. Mead, the attitude of beings from outer space towards us is one of_. （ A） unfriendliness （ B） suspicion （ C） superiority （ D） hostility 6 The tone of the writer is that of_. （ A） doubt （ B） warning （ C） indifference （ D） criticism 7 To us it seems so natural
32、 to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the
33、Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B. C. We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only b
34、y royalty or by those in high offices. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against rain were the ancient Romans. During the
35、Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later on in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used
36、 against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made in a whole variety of colors. Questions: According to the passage, which
37、 of the following is not true? （ A） Women enjoy using umbrellas with varied kinds of colors nowadays. （ B） The inventor of the umbrella is unknown. （ C） Once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas. （ D） Umbrellas were popular and cheap in ancient times. 在职攻硕英语联考（阅读）模拟试卷 87答案与解析 一、 Part III Re
38、ading 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 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解
