1、考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷 6及答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 0 An American literary critic, humorous journalist, essayist, whose comic skepticism about human progress, expressed with penetrating style, is a continuing resource for all lovers of extravagant language. Mencken wrote according to some estimations 3
2、000 newspaper columns. During the 15-year period following World War I , Mencken set the standard for satire in his day, and his essays are still widely read. Mencken was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied at the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute(1892 1896), continued to study literature with a p
3、rivate tutor, and worked in his fathers cigar factory(f896 1899). From 1899, when his father died, Mencken was a reporter or editor for several Baltimore papers, among them Baltimore Morning Herald. He later joined the staff of the Baltimore Sun , for which he worked throughout most of his life. Fro
4、m 1916 to 1918 he worked as a war correspondent in Germany and in Russia. Mencken gained a reputation in the trade as a boy wonder, for he was industrious and fertile and learned all there was to learn about a newspaper in a few years. He advanced with alarming rapidity, becoming city editor and two
5、 years later managing editor of the Herald, In 1906 when the Herald ceased to exist, Mencken went to the Sunpaper.s as Sunday editor, became an editorial writer, and in 1911 started his column, the Free Lance, in the Evening Sun. He began another series of weekly articles in 1919 and was associated
6、with the Sunpapers, except for one short break, until 1948. At sixty-two Mencken had spent forty-three years as a newspaperman, forty as a writer of books, twenty-five as a reviewer, and twenty as a magazine editor. “I edited both newspapers and magazines, some of them successes and some ol them not
7、, and got a close, confidential view of the manner in which opinion is formulated on this earth. . . Like any other man I have had my disasters and my miseries, and like any other author I have suffered from recurrent depressions and despairs, but taking one year with another I have had a fine time
8、of it in this vale of sorrow, and no call to envy any man. “ Mencken suffered a cerebral thrGmbosis(脑血栓 ) in 1948, from which he never fully recovered, and died on January 29, 1956. (349 words) 1 What does the passage mainly discuss? （ A） Menckens life and career. （ B） Menckens literary style. （ C）
9、Menckens reputation in America. （ D） Menckens self-evaluation. 2 What might cause him to give up his work? （ A） Old age. （ B） Illness. （ C） Depressions and despairs. （ D） Disasters and miseries. 3 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） He edited both newspapers and magazines all his life. （ B） He
10、is a literary critic, humorous journalist and essayist. （ C） He worked for the Baltimore Sun throughout most of his life. （ D） He joined the army during World War I . 4 What is the main purpose of the fourth paragraph? （ A） Mencken summarized his life and career. （ B） He intended to prove he was an
11、ordinary man. （ C） He wanted to tell us what a miserable life he had had. （ D） He felt regretful for what he had done. 5 “No call“ underlined in the fourth paragraph means_. （ A） no time （ B） no requirement （ C） no need （ D） no phone call 5 In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action
12、 has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because businesspeople typically know what product theyre loo
13、king for. Nonetheless, many companies still hesitate to use the Web because of doubts about its reliability. “Businesses need to feel they can trust the pathway between them and the supplier,“ says senior analyst Blane Erwin of Forrester Research. Some companies are limiting the risk by conducting o
14、nline transactions only with established business partners who are given access to the companys private intranet. Another major shift in the model for Internet commerce concerns the technology available for marketing. Until recently, Internet marketing activities have focused on strategies to “pull“
15、 customers into sites. In the past year, however, software companies have developed tools that allow companies to “ push“ information directly out to consumers, transmitting marketing messages directly to targeted customers. Most notably, the PointCast Network uses a screen saver to deliver a contin
16、ually updated stream of news and advertisements to subscribers computer monitors. Subscribers can customize the information they want to receive and proceed directly to a companys Web site. Companies such as Virtual Vineyards are already starting to use similar technologies to push messages to custo
17、mers about special sales, product offerings, or other events. But push technology has earned the contempt of many Web users. Online culture thinks highly of the notion that the information flowing onto the screen comes there by specific request. Once commercial promotion begins to fill the screen un
18、invited, the distinction between the Web and television fades. Thats a prospect that horrifies Net purists. But it is hardly inevitable that companies on the Web will need to retort to push strategies to make money. The examples of Virtual Vineyards, Amazon, com, and other pioneers show that a Web s
19、ite selling the right kind of products with the right mix of interactivity, hospitality, and security will attract online customers. And the cost of computing power continues to free fall(自然降落 ), which is a good sign for any enterprise setting up shop in silicon. People looking back 5 or 10 years fr
20、om now may well wonder why so few companies took the online plunge. (349 words) 6 What is the main idea of the first paragraph? （ A） Make a comparison between tapping the consumer market and business-to-business. （ B） The shift of the focus of business on Web. （ C） Consumer market is inferior to bus
21、iness-to-business. （ D） Business-to-business marketing on the Internet can make more money. 7 What can we infer from the second paragraph? （ A） Liability has no problem between business-to-business sales. （ B） Companys private intranet is safer. （ C） Blane Erwin calls on all companies to join busine
22、ss-to-business sales. （ D） Few enterprises can be sensitive enough to the new trend. 8 Which statement is NOT true according to the whole passage? （ A） Customers welcome the automatic Internet information from companies. （ B） Interactivity, hospitality, and security will attract online customers. （
23、C） Ads on the Internet are the same as ads on TV if commercial promotion begins to fill the screen uninvited. （ D） Both individuals and companies care much about the pathway between the suppliers and themselves. 9 What is the authors attitude towards the prospect of Web commerce? （ A） Neutral. （ B）
24、Affirmative. （ C） Negative. （ D） Cant be ascertained from the passage. 10 The suitable title for this passage is_. （ A） Why So Few Enterprises Took the Online Plunge （ B） The Change of Internet Marketing （ C） Push Strategies Is Not Popular with Customers （ D） Two Good Examples of Virtual Vineyards,
25、Amazon, com 10 Wind produces from the uneven heating of the atmosphere and irregularities in the earths surface. The air movement between these areas is what we refer to as wind. Just as we can use flowing water to turn turbines, we can harness the power of the wind with wind turbines to create elec
26、tricity. Wind turbines have been in use since the 1920s. Their earliest use was to provide electricity in remote areas that didnt have access to a large utility company. Today here are few areas that are “off the grid“ but wind power can now be used to supplement traditional power sources. Wind turb
27、ines can be used individually to provide power for a household, or they can be used in arrays to provide electricity on a large scale. These arrays of industrial sized turbines are called “wind farms“ and are usually situated in areas that receive consistent strong winds. Coastal areas, hilltops, an
28、d mountains passes are common areas for wind farms. Thanks to advances in wind turbine technology we are now able to use the wind as an affordable alternative to fossil fuel for producing power. New technologies make turbines more efficient and modern production techniques bring the cost of turbines
29、 down. When used as a supplement for residential electricity, wind turbines are connected to the breaker box provided by the power company. The power produced is available for immediate consumption, and if the wind turbine produces more electricity than is needed the excess is fed back into the util
30、ity grid for a credit on the homeowners power bill. For those interested in living “off the grid“ wind power can be used in conjunction with other alternative energy sources such as solar power. These two methods of producing electricity complement each other, when the sun is strong, the wind may be
31、 low, and the wind may be stronger on cloudy days. Also, since solar power is not produced at night, a wind turbine can provide the electricity at this time. Our site provides more in depth information wind energy and the other sustainable energy sources, how to s and downloadable building plans. (3
32、51 words) 11 The passage is mainly about_. （ A） formation of the wind （ B） how to produce power （ C） wind power （ D） comparison between different forms of electricity generation 12 What does “off the grid“ (Line 3, Para. 2) probably mean? （ A） Remote areas. （ B） Districts inaccessible to traffic. （
33、C） Areas unable to connect to the utility company. （ D） Vast rural areas. 13 “Wind farms“ (Line 3, Para. 3) imply_. （ A） a farm where every household can use a wind turbine （ B） a place where many turbines are situated to produce power in a large quantity （ C） an area where farmers produce power （ D
34、） a factory which turns out electricity 14 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Wind turbines can be used privately. （ B） Wind power will replace other ways of power generation. （ C） The cost of power produced by wind turbines is lower than that produced by fossil fuel.
35、（ D） Wind is one of the sustainable energy sources available. 15 Where does the passage most probably appear? （ A） In the magazine. （ B） In the newspaper. （ C） On the website. （ D） On TV. 考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷 6答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 B、 C和 D内容比较具体，不宜作为主题。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2
36、 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从第三段最后一句和最后一段的最后一句可以看出， 1948年Mencken才停止工作，而停止工作的原因是他病倒了。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文章第二段最后一句只提到他当过战地记者，但没有说他上战场打过战。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 A“他总结了他的生活与事业 ”，比 B“证明他是个普通人 ”全面。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 no call是 “不必要 ”的意思。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从第一段第一句
37、与第二句里所采用的时间状语的不同可以看出该段的主题是。网上贸易的重点已经转移到企业与企业之间的贸易，而不再重视对个体客户的开发。从第三段第一句中的 another shift也可以判断出这是第一种改变。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第二段最后一句的意思为 “有企业为了减少网上贸易的风险，只跟能够进入该公司内部网的老客户做生意 ” 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 原句在第三段倒数第四句 “但是推进技术受到了不少网民的蔑视 ”，所以与 A项内容相反。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从最后一段来看，作者对网络贸
38、易是看好的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 参考第一题的解释。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本篇主要说的是如何利用风轮机发电。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 off the grid指上面一句中的 didnt have access to a large utility company，即 “得不到供电部门供电的地方 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 参考第三段笫二句：把工业化的风机一排排地放置在一起的地方叫做 “风场 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第二段最后一句中的 supplement“补 充 ”可以看出，风轮发电不能取代其他发电形式。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从最后一一句 Our site provides more in depth information 可以得知该文章是出现在网站上的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
