1、在职艺术硕士（MFA ）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编 5 及答案与解析一、英文阅读理解题0 Researchers have shown that noise can adversely affect human in both physiological and psychological ways. Hearing losses in particular occupations such as shipbuilding and construction work are well-known. In fact, however, we all find hearing more
2、difficult as we age. Young ears can distinguish a wide range of sounds from low to very high frequencies, while older ears lose the ability to distinguish high-pitched sounds. A comparison of people living in some industrialized and non-industrialized areas suggests that this hearing loss may not ne
3、cessarily accompany old age.Furthermore, a closer inspection of other data reveals economic effects. For instance, an increased turnover in property has been observed in noisy areas near airports. Job performance can be adversely affected by loud noise, especially if accuracy and mental effort are i
4、nvolved. The use of outdoor areas for conversation is not possible for an estimated 5 to 10 million people who live or work in urban areas. When interference with television or speech or sleep is included, as many as 22 to 24 million people can be said to have lost part of the use of their homes and
5、 grounds because of noise.Thus noise pollution is a serious environmental concern. The indifferent attitude toward noise should be overcome; considerable efforts should be made to alert people to the grave effects that may stem from an excessively noisy environment.1 We can learn from this passage t
6、hat_.（A）young people are sensitive to high-pitched sounds（B） young people distinguish low frequency noise better than old people（C） high frequency noise can cause hearing loss in old people（D）people in industrialized areas will suffer hearing loss when they are old2 According to the passage, noise a
7、ffects human beings_.（A）physiologically, psychologically and economically（B） physiologically and psychologically（C） physiologically and economically（D）psychologically and economically3 It can be inferred from the passage that loud noise has greater effects on people who work_.（A）in ship-yards（B） in
8、offices（C） at airports（D）on work sites4 Which is NOT true according to the passage?（A）Different occupations have different effects on peoples hearing ability.（B） People working in noisy environment are more likely to develop hearing problems.（C） Noise can affect peoples daily lives.（D）Urban people l
9、ive in smaller homes because of noise.5 The last paragraph implies that_.（A）People are generally concerned about noise pollution（B） many people havent yet realized the adverse effects of noise pollution（C） People are making efforts to overcome the noise problem（D）People are alert to excessively nois
10、y environment5 For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the worlds greatest dramatist. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of the greatest writer. All of us use words
11、, phrases and quotations from Shakespeares writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we use, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it wa
12、s full of well-known proverbs and quotations.Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, makes full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English. Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand.There is probab
13、ly no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such study is well worth the effort(it is not, of course, recommended to beginners)even though some aspects of English usage, and the meanin
14、g of many words, have changed since Shakespeares day.6 According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?（A）English people are sure who is the worlds greatest dramatist.（B） English people never discuss any issue concerning the worlds greatest dramatist.（C） English people have never
15、discussed who is the worlds greatest dramatist.（D）English people do not care who is the worlds greatest writer.7 Every Englishman knows_.（A）Shakespeare, but all with limited knowledge（B） more or less about Shakespeare（C） all Shakespeares writings（D）only the name of the greatest English writer8 Accor
16、ding to the author of this passage, _.（A）we use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeares writings（B） Shakespeares writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English（C） it is likely that people often do not know the origin of the words they use（D）all the words
17、 that English-speaking people use are taken from Shakespeares writings9 What does the word “proverb“ mean?（A）Complaints.（B） Shakespeares plays.（C） Familiar sayings.（D）Well-known phrases.10 Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English?（A）English words have changed
18、a lot since Shakespeares times.（B） Beginners may have difficulty learning some aspects of English usage.（C） English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeares times.（D）By doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language.10 Today our knowledge of food and what
19、it does for our bodies are far more advanced than that of the old times. Now we know about vitamins and how each kind of vitamin helps in the growth of a particular part of our body. There are on the market all kinds of vitamins which one can take to make up for ones lack of certain important things
20、, which are needed for good health. Of course, if we eat well and properly, the food that we eat will take care of our body and so there is no need to take any kinds of vitamins unless our doctor tells us that our bodies are short of something, which can be supplied by them.Generally speaking, every
21、thing we eat does some good to our body. But if we eat too much of one kind of food and pay too little attention to others, we may have too much of one kind and not enough of others. Then we may be in trouble.We are often told that we must eat some meat at each meal in order to get the necessary pro
22、teins. That is only partly true, for proteins are not found only in meat. We can also get them from some vegetables.The best advice about what to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food but never too much of any.11 One may take certain vitamins when_.（A）one wants to encourage the growth of a par
23、ticular part of the body（B） one eats all kinds of food（C） ones health is harmed by the lack of certain things which can be supplied by vitamins（D）one eats well and properly12 The main idea of the second paragraph is that_.（A）our health will be harmed if we eat everything（B） all kinds of food should
24、be eaten to keep good balance（C） we should eat all kinds of food but not too little（D）we should eat more of some kinds of food than others13 Proteins are found_.（A）only in meat（B） in all kinds of food（C） more in vegetables than in meat（D）in some vegetables as well as in meat14 Which of the following
25、 statements is TRUE?（A）All kinds of food are good to our health no matter how much we eat.（B） Meat is the best food of all.（C） Too much of any kinds of food is bad to ones health.（D）Vitamins are more useful than natural food.15 The main topic of this passage is_.（A）food and health（B） vitamins and pr
26、oteins（C） meat, vegetables and proteins（D）food and vitamins在职艺术硕士（MFA ）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编 5 答案与解析一、英文阅读理解题1 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 这是一道细节题，可定位在本文第 1 段“Young ears can distinguish a widerange of sounds from low to very high frequencies，while older ears lose the ability to distinguish highpitched sounds”说明年轻人比
27、老年人更能分辨高频声音，选项 A 是其同义表达。选项 B“年轻人比老年人更能分辨低频声音 ”，与原文不符。第一段的最后一句说，比较生活在工业发达地区和工业不发达地区的人，发现听力损失不一定和年龄的增长有关。它暗示，只有住在工业区的人们听力才会逐渐受到损害。选项 C“低频噪声会让老年人听力衰退 ”和原文主旨不符。选项 D“住在工业不发达地区的人年老后会听力衰退”与原文意思不符。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解2 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 题干问的是噪声在哪些方面对人类产生影响，本文第一段就说了噪声在生理和心理上给人带来不利影响。第二段开头又提到了噪声在经济上还会给人带来不利影响。因此，影响是三方面
28、的，选项 A 为正确答案。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解3 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 这是一道推断题，问的是噪声对哪些人产生更大的影响。文中第一段提到了一些特定的行业，诸如造船厂和建筑工地工作的人会有听力损失，因此显然答案为 A，在造船厂工作的人受噪声危害很大。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解4 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 这是一道判断题，要注意题干中的 NOT。选项 A“不同职业对人的听力有不同的影响”，符合文意。选项 B“在嘈杂环境中工作的人听力更有可能出问题”，这也符合第一段结尾的大意。选项 C“噪声能影响人们的日常生活 ”，文章并未提及。选项 D 可以由第二段结尾两句话推断得出。【知识模块
29、】 英文阅读理解5 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 这也是一道推断题。通过最后一段“The indifferent attitude toward noiseshould be overcome”可以推断出有许多人现在还没有意识到噪声污染的危害，选项 B 是正确答案。“considerable efforts should be made”中 should 一词告诉我们这些努力还没有做，因此可排除选项 C 和选项 D。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解6 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 这是一道是非判断题。根据四个选项很显然可以定位在第一段。第一段的前两句就告诉我们，每个英国人都认为莎士比亚是世界上最伟大
30、的剧作家，选项 A 是其同义表达，因此是正确答案。选项 B 意为“英国人从不谈论有关最伟大剧作家的问题”，选项 C 和 B 意思相同，选项 D 意为“英国人从不关心谁是世界上最伟大的剧作家”。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解7 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 这是一道事实细节题。可定位在第一段的第三句话“Every Englishman has some knowledge，however slight，of the work of the greatest writer”从中，我们可知每个英国人都或多或少对莎翁有些了解，因此选 B。选项 A“所有人对莎翁了解有限”和选项 C“知道莎翁的所有作品”都说
31、得太绝对。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解8 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 这是一道主旨题。选项 A 和选项 D 都出现了“all”一词，说得太绝对，可以同时排除。选项 B“莎翁的作品已经成为那些英语学习者的财富”，而文章最后一句话则说明对于英语初学者，不推荐研读莎翁的作品，因此不选。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解9 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 这是一道词语释义题。“proverb”一词出现在原文第一段最后一句话，根据上下文，“proverb”连普通老妇人都知道，并且很出名，那么只有选项C“熟悉的谚语”正确。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解10 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 这是一道细节题。本文最后一段的第
32、一句话表明对于一个外国人来说，研读莎翁对英语丰富多彩的使用方法是欣赏英语丰富性和多样性最好的方法，因此选项 D 是正确答案。选项 C 与原文内容不符。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解11 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 这是一道事实细节题，根据题干可以定位在第一段第三句和最后一句话，都说明身体如果缺少了健康所需的重要元素，可以通过服用维生素来补充。所以应该选 C。选项 B“吃各种各样的食物”就没必要补充维生素了，与题干不符。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解12 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 题干问的是第二段的段落大意。浏览第二段，段落大意很明确，告诉我们要摄人各种各样的食物，如果偏食，身体就会出问题，选项
33、B 是同义转述，是正确答案。选项 A 和选项 D 都不符合文意，选项 C 为干扰项，意思是“我们应该吃各种各样的食物，但是别吃太少”，与文意不符。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解13 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 这是一道事实细节题，根据题干可以定位在第三段的结尾处。蛋白质不仅存在于肉类还存在于蔬菜中，因此正确答案为 D。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解14 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 这是一道判断题。选项 C 是第二段的段落大意，是正确答案。选项A 和选项 D 均不符合文意，选项 B 文章并未提及。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解15 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 这是一道主旨大意题，问的是这篇文章的主题。选项 B 和选项 C都只谈到了文章的某一方面，属于以偏概全的选项。选项 D 只涉及了第一段的内容，并非整篇文章的主题，文章谈到了摄人什么食物来获取蛋白质，不能偏食，要摄入各种食物，都是围绕着食物和健康来展开的，因此应该选 A。【知识模块】 英文阅读理解
