1、考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 15 及答案与解析Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)0 On the Net the Shape Condition of Virtual SchoolTennis hopeful Jamie Hunt, 16, felt he could not become a world-class junior player while attending a reg
2、ular school. The international circuit has players on the road 50% of the timeand its hard to focus on your backhand when youre worrying about being on time for homeroom. So last year Hunt, who hones his ground strokes at Elite TNT Tennis Academy in April Sound, Texas, enrolled for academics in the
3、$ 9,750-a-year University of Miami Online High School (UMOHS), a virtual school that caters to athletes. “The online school gives me the flexibility I need,“ says Hunt. “ The workload is the same, but I can do it anywhere. Its nicer to ask a question face-to-face with a teacher, but in some ways it
4、prepares me better for college because I have to be more independent.“ A year ago, Hunts world junior ranking was 886; now its 108.Virtual high schools, which allow students to take classes via PC, have emerged as an increasingly popular education alternative, particularly for on-the-go athletes. UM
5、OHS has more than 400 students enrolled, 65% of whom are athletes. Accredited by the 100-year-old Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, UMOHS offers honors and advanced-placement classes. All course material is online; along with assignments and due dates. For help, says principal Howard Lie
6、bman, “a student may e-mail, instant message or call the teacher.“Dallas morn Lori Bannon turned to another online school, Laurel Springs in Ojai, Calif. Bannon, who has a medical degree from Harvard, didnt want to compromise the education of her daughter Lindsay, 13, an elite gymnast who spends eig
7、ht hours a day in the gym. “ Regular school was not an option,“ says Bannon, “ but I wanted to make sure she could go back at grade level if she quit gymnastics.“ Laurel Springs enrollment has increased 35% a year for the past four years, to 1, 800 students. At least 25% are either athletes or child
8、 entertainers.Educators are split on the merits of such schools. Paul Orehovec, an enrollment officer for the University of Miami, admits, “I was somewhat of a skeptic. But when I looked into their programs and accreditation, I was excited. UMOHS is the first online school to be granted membership i
9、n the National Honor Society.“ Kevin Roy, Elites director of education, sees pitfalls and potential in virtual schools. “You will, never have that wonderful teacher who inspires you for life,“ says Roy. “But the virtual school offers endless possibilities. I dont know where educations imagination wi
10、ll take this.“1 What does Jamie Hunt get from the virtual school?（A）The ability to perfect his tennis skills.（B） The time to do his school work.（C） The flexibility to finish the workload anywhere.（D）The independence he needs to be a good tennis player.2 We can learn from the text that virtual high s
11、chools_.（A）make it possible for athletes to receive training without delaying their school work（B） have gained ground as a major education form（C） are cheaper than real schools（D）prepare students better for colleges3 Which of the following is NOT a practice in a virtual school?（A）Visiting a homeroom
12、 on time.（B） E-mailing teachers for questions.（C） Getting course materials online.（D）Taking classes via a PC.4 Loft Bannon turned to online school because_.（A）virtual school has more athlete students（B） virtual school offers better education（C） her daughter is an elite gymnast（D）regular school canno
13、t meet her daughters condition5 To which of the following is the author likely to agree?（A）The education provided by virtual schools is yet to be recognized by authorities.（B） Educators are divided as to whether students should take virtual schools.（C） Despite the defects, virtual schools show great
14、 potentials.（D）Regular schools will be replaced by virtual schools sooner or later.5 The Photographer of the Blind ManBlind photography: the very concept sounds odd. But a striking exhibition of photographs in California, argues that it stems from the core of contemporary art. The show “Sight Unseen
15、“, at the California Museum of Photography until Aug. 29, features everything: underwater scenes, portraits, landscapes, abstracts, and everything else you might expect from a “sighted“ photographer.How do the blind take their photographs? Some rely on assistants to set up and then describe the shot
16、s, and others just point and shoot in the right place. “Just like any good artists,“ says McCulloh, “they have their unique ways of operating.“One participating photographer is Pete Eckert, an artist with multiple degrees in design and sculpture who only turned to photography after losing his vision
17、 in the mid-1950s. He opens the shutter on his camera and then uses flashlights, lasers, lights, and candles to paint his scene on film. Kurt Westons dark and depressing images are also a star of the show. A former fashion photographer in Chicago, Weston lost his vision due to AIDS in 1996, and focu
18、ses on images of decay and disability.What do gallery-goers say? “I was very impressed by it. The technique and experience was amazingly diverse,“ says John Hesketh, a printmaker in Anaheim. “You never have a sense of feeling sorry for these people because theyve worked very hard to prove their valu
19、e.“Beyond the praise, however, the exhibition also makes a great example for disabled people everywhere. That point was explained in early May during a panel discussion on the TV show. At the very end of the talk, one attendee summed it up: “ This exhibition is extraordinary and revolutionary for ma
20、ny reasons. I think that by being an artist with a disability, you are continuing the work of those people who fought for basic civil rights to gain access and to have a voice. In that way, its so wonderful, that your photographs say it all. “6 What does the passage tell us about the exhibition of b
21、lind photography?（A）The photographs at the exhibition look quite odd, but striking as well.（B） The exhibition of blind photography contains photographs about California.（C） The photos at the exhibition are about something that usually cant be seen.（D）The content of the photos is the same as those ma
22、de by common photographers.7 How can blind people take photos?（A）They describe what they want to shoot to their assistants.（B） They hold the camera and shoot randomly.（C） They take the photos with the help of others.（D）They have special equipment designed for them.8 What can we learn about the blind
23、 photographers?（A）Most of them were not born blind.（B） Most of them did job related to art.（C） They concentrate on different subjects.（D）Their images are dark and depressing.9 Whats peoples reaction towards this blind photography show?（A）They admire the blind photographers hard work.（B） They think s
24、ome have good techniques while others not.（C） Different people have different feelings towards the show.（D）They have a feeling of sorry towards those blind photographers.10 Whats the significance of the exhibition?（A）The blind photographers have a place to show their works to the public.（B） The publ
25、ic have a chance to see the world from the angle of blind people.（C） The California Museum of Photography receives praises for holding the show.（D）The exhibition can be very encouraging and inspiring to the blind in the world.10 Campus ShootingThe day of terror at the Virginia Polytechnic State Univ
26、ersity in Blacksburg began at about 7:15 a. m. , with the shooting of a woman and a male resident adviser on the fourth floor of a dorm building on campus. Kristen Bensley, a freshman who lived below the floor where the shooting occurred, told TIME, “there were rumors going on about the assailant wa
27、s fighting with his girlfriend or something of that nature.“ Bensley notes that only residents can get into the building, using a specific “passport“, that is, a card that one has to swipe in order to open doors before 10 : 00 a. m. If he was an outsider, someone would have had to let him in. Or mor
28、e likely, he was a resident of the dorm himself. If so, how did he keep so much ammunition unnoticed?Unlike high schools, most universities cant beef up security with a metal detector or two. So what can be done to protect students? Other questions remain unanswered. Why was there a two-hour gap bet
29、ween the incident at the dorm and a far more fatal one across campus? At one point, that led to theorizing that more than one gunman was involved. The gunman who killed at least 30 people at Norris Hall shortly after 9:00 a.m. was described by some sources as an Asian man.It has been a surreal time
30、for the students. Brandon Stiltner, a senior aerospace engineering student, and Jonathan Hess, a senior mechanical engineer, were watching TV all day but by noon theyd had enough. “ We decided we needed to do something,“ Stiltner said. “We were worthless sitting around.“ So they took their six-foot
31、Virginia Tech sign off the wall and logged into Facebook. Within the next few hours 100 people replied to their E-mail request for a vigil.By 8 p. m. , hundreds of students began filing down the steps of the War Memorial Chapel toward the drill field. Clusters of two and three students stood togethe
32、r in silence. Slowly they began to line up to sign the board. “ Im still really in disbelief,“ says Stiltner. The shock of the days shootings sank in, Hess said, as he carried the sign across campus for the vigil. “It hit me,“ Hess said, “to know that it was in these buildings.“ The media crews that
33、 swarmed campus were also surreal to Hess and Stiltner. “We could look out our window and see exactly whats on TV,“ Stiltner says. He watched his sign crowded with initials and prayers, awaiting the names of the victims. He shuddered. “I hope I dont have any nasty surprises.“11 Which of the followin
34、g is true according to the first paragraph?（A）7:15 a. m. is the time a woman and a male resident adviser were killed on the fourth floor of a dorm building on campus.（B） The cause of shooting is the assailant was fighting with his girlfriend or something of that nature.（C） To open dorms doors needs
35、swipe a card before 10 a.m.（D）The gunman was a resident of the dorm himself.12 Which statement can be inferred from the second paragraph?（A）Its impossible that a two-hour gap between the incident at the dorm and another one across campus.（B） More than one gunman was involved.（C） The gunman was an As
36、ian man.（D）One of high schools ways of keeping security is using a metal detector or two.13 Which word can take the place of “surreal“ (Line 1, Para. 3) in the passage?（A）Unbelievable.（B） Unforgettable.（C） Authentic.（D）Miserable.14 Stiltners word “I hope I dont have any nasty surprises“ implies that
37、_.（A）he doesnt hope someone he knows is victim（B） he doesnt want to see the victims name（C） he doesnt need any surprise more（D）he was scared by the assailment accident15 From this passage we can guess that the author is a_.（A）reviewer（B） journalist（C） observer（D）novelist15 The Fever of Philosophy Di
38、scussionTheres a buzz in the air at the El Diablo Coffee Co, in Seattle, and its, not just coming from the aroma of the shops Cuban-style coffee drinks. On a recent Wednesday evening, as most customers sat quietly reading books or tapping away on their laptop computers, about 15 People gathered in a
39、 circle discussing philosophy. “What is a well-lived life?“ Asked one, as the group enjoyed a intellectual high.Known as a Socrates Cafe, the group at El Diablo is just one of 150 or so that meet in coffee shops, bookstores, libraries, churches and community centers across the country. Founded by Ch
40、ristopher Phillips, a former journalist and teacher, the cafes are designed to get people talking about philosophical issues. Using a kind of Socratic method, they encourage people to develop their views by posing questions, being open to challenges and considering alternative answers. Adhering to S
41、ocrates belief that the unexamined life is not worth living, the cafes focus on exchanging ideas, not using them to pummel other participants.“Instead of just yelling back and forth, we take a few steps back and examine peoples underlying values. People can ask why to their hearts content,“ says Phi
42、lips, whose most recent book Six Questions of Socrates, came out earlier this year.While a modern day discussion group based on the teachings of a thinker from the 5th century B. C. may seem weirdly outdated, Socrates Cafes have found a surprisingly large and diverse following. “People who get off o
43、n ideas come to this,“ says Fred Korn, 65, a retired philosophy professor, who attends the Wednesday-night meetings at El Diablo. “Outside of college, therere not a lot of opportunities to get together with people who want to talk about ideas.“For Philips, the dialogue groups are about much more tha
44、n good conversation. “Its grass-roots democracy,“ he says. “Its only in a group setting that people can hash out their ideas about how we should act not just as an individual but as a society.“ To avoid divisive dead-end arguments, the cafes frequently turn current events into broader philosophical
45、questions. For example, instead of arguing about whether gay couples should marry, a group asked, “what is an excellent marriage?“While Phillips believes the cafes can benefit anyone, one of his favorite groups is children. Philosophy is important for kids of all ages, Philip says, because “it gives
46、 them this great chance to shape their moral code, to figure out clearly who they are and who they want to be. . . The whole idea is not that we have to find a final answer; its that we keep thinking about these things“. One question at a time.16 By describing the scene of the El Diablo Coffee, the
47、author implies that_.（A）the El Diablo Coffee is the first cafe where people meet to discuss philosophy（B） discussion groups based on the teachings of Socrates are reviving at cafes（C） many people enjoy discussing philosophy, especially the teachings of Socrates（D）when thinking about the meaning of l
48、ife, people often enjoy high spirits17 According to the passage, the discussion group holds that_.（A）people should meditate on their lives（B） people should help others（C） people should challenge the authority（D）people should attack others views18 According to the passage, Socrates Cafes are_.（A）welc
49、omed by a large number of overseas visitors（B） considered good places to talk about philosophy（C） places where people are free to ask all kinds of questions（D）places where people are free to criticize others views19 The discussion group usually avoids talking about current events in order to_.（A）prevent unsolvable dispute（B） ward off tender subjects（C） focus on general topics（D）study philosophical questions20 By mentioning “One question at a time“ (Line 9 10, Last P
