1、考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 1 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 The United States Values the Disable and Sick Childs EducationThe Supreme Court will hear arguments about the use of public money for the private schoolin
2、g of children with special needs. Its interesting to note whats not at issue: namely, that when a public school system is unable to provide an appropriate education, it has to pay the costs of private school.The case to be heard by the court is about whether parents have to enroll a child with speci
3、al needs in public school before the child can attend private school at public expense. Special-education advocates say students shouldnt have to waste time before being placed in a setting that best suits their needs, while school boards worry about a ruling that could amount to an unfettered right
4、 to private schooling at public expense. What strikes us about the emotionally charged debate is the acceptance by both sides that sometimes it is appropriate to use public money to pay for a child go to a private school. So. why all the argument about the approximately $ 14 million for a federally
5、funded program that lets 1,700 D. C. students attend private schools instead of failing public schools?To hear critics of the D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program tell it. The use of public money for private schooling is as unprecedented, in addition to the billions of dollars spent annually on pri
6、vate school tuitions for students with disabilities, private schools get public money for books, technology and teacher training. As long as the money is seen as benefiting the child, it is considered a proper, even desirable, use of public dollars.Dont get us wrong. Were not arguing for the unilate
7、ral right of parents to enroll their sons and daughters in any school they wish with the taxpayer picking up the bill. Abuse of special education policies has contributed to increase costs that threaten to take needed money from general public education funds. Safeguards are needed. Public schools s
8、hould be pressed to do a better job for students with disabilities and students without. But there are schools in Washington where statistics show that failure is almost guaranteed. If a school system cant educate a child whether because of acute special needs or its own historical failings why shou
9、ld that child not have options for a “free appropriate public education“?1 We may infer from the argument at the Supreme Court that_.（A）too much public money is put into the private schools for children of special need（B） public school system doesnt offer an appropriate education to students of spec
10、ial need（C） people consider it is reasonable to use public money for certain students private schooling（D）people find it is amusing arguing about spending public money for private schooling2 Which of the following is true about the special-education advocates opinion?（A）They strongly believe that ch
11、ildren should be put directly into the private schools.（B） They think that children should try out both places before making the decision.（C） They dont feel there is still a need to argue about this problem any more.（D）They hold the opinion that parents can make decisions for the children.3 What doe
12、s the word “unfettered“ (Line 9, Para. 2) mean?（A）Unlimited.（B） Extreme.（C） Unwanted.（D）Ultimate.4 What can we infer from the last paragraph?（A）While putting public money in private schools, public schools can also benefit.（B） Public schools only consider the need of students without disabilities.（C
13、） It is childrens right to choose private schools when public ones arent good enough.（D）There is evidence to show that public schools in Washington D.C. are terrible.5 What is the authors attitude toward using public money to pay for the private schooling of the disabled students?（A）Passionate.（B） S
14、upportive.（C） Confused.（D）Hesitant.5 Recession Vs the Impact that the School EducatesA petition to save Arlington Countys David M. Brown Planetarium is 800 signatures strong and there are more than 3,000 fans on the related Facebook page, but the facility is still cut from the proposed schools budge
15、t.“There are a couple of weeks before the public schools budget is final,“ said James Gartner, a member of the organization working to save the 40-year-old planetarium before the April 29 cutoff date.Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington schools superintendent, said during remarks updating his budget figures
16、 last week that school officials are “in a dialogue“ with planetarium supporters.“I would encourage us to continue to keep this dialogue open, evaluate positions. . . and think about a window of time ranging anywhere from 12 to 18 months to see whether the community can raise enough money to keep th
17、e institution open. “ Murphy said.The planetariums $230,000 operating budget is cut from the proposed fiscal 2011 budget because the facility is outdated and requires about $500,000 in upgrades. School officials have said the money is needed elsewhere in the system.Gartner said a core group of suppo
18、rters is becoming a nonprofit, but he fears that without the School Boards support, the planetarium could still be closed by July.“If we dont get that other year, we believe any fundraising activities would be sabotaged if the planetarium is already closed,“ he said.Last week, the School Board prese
19、nted the Arlington County Board with a $439. 8 million budget, $2.3 million less than what Murphy proposed in February, primarily because of less state funding.The new budget figures include several English as a second language specialists who were previously cut, thanks to updated student enrollmen
20、t numbers and adjustments made by the state to the required retirement accounts for school employees.“School-based substitutes, many transportation cuts and higher sports fees also were reinstate,“ Murphy said.Students and teachers from the Langston and Arlington Mill continuing education programs s
21、poke at the boards meeting last week requesting no changes to the programs.“The system has proposed to reduce the continuing education teachers salaries by 17 percent, add days to their school year and cut instructional time so the program is more consistent with high school schedules, said Betty E.
22、 Hobbs, assistant superintendent of personnel. The adjustments allowed all of the teachers to keep their jobs and put the program in a better position for future initiatives“, she said.6 Aocording to Gamier, there is_.（A）hardly any hope for the Planetarium not being closed（B） little chance for his o
23、rganization to save the Planetarium（C） certain chance for his organization to persuade the school（D）still oppotrunity for the Planetarium not being closed7 What is school officials opinion on the Planetarium?（A）They havent made the final decision to close it.（B） They are waiting for rich people to s
24、ave it.（C） They are trying to collect money for it.（D）They are resolute in closing the facility.8 According to Gartner, the School Board_.（A）is indifferent to the fate of the Planetarium（B） has the final decision on the fate of the Planetarium（C） is against the budget on upgrading the Planetarium（D）
25、is always the opponent of the Planetariums supporters9 Why can the language specialists benefit from the budget?（A）Because they were once the victim of the budget cut.（B） Because they will retire in the near future.（C） Because they object the budget on the Planetarium.（D）Because they have more stude
26、nts to teach.10 According to Hobbs, the adjustment on the continuing education_.（A）has already influenced its personnel and resources allocation（B） meant to put it into an advantageous position for future development（C） has produced a serious consequence on both its students and teachers（D）has been
27、granted by the School Board to be implemented in July10 Make Use of a Social Intercourse Website to Support a Social Public OrderAs high school students flock to social networking sites, campus police are scanning, their Facehook and MySpace pages for tips to help break up fights, monitor gangs and
28、prevent crime.Some students object to police looking over their shoulders. But officers responsible for school safety say routine checks of the online forums often add to the knowledge they gather from hallways or schoolyards.In recent years, school administrators have blamed some campus fights on I
29、nternet conflicts and urged parents to keep watch on their childrens computer activity. But students who use the Web to let their 500 closest friends know what they are doing at all times are sometimes surprised that police are watching, too.Police dont have special privileges on Facebook or MySpace
30、. Students who want to go unobserved can change privacy settings so that their profiles are displayed only to a list of approved people. But the default settings leave those profiles open to many Interact users (in the case of Facebook) or all of them (in the case of MySpace).Employers and college a
31、dmissions counselors have examined online profiles of student applicants for some time. Police across the country have been doing the same for the past two or three years, said Kevin Quinn. a spokesman for the Minnesotabased National Association of School Resource Officers. “If youre already familia
32、r with the technology, it doesnt take you but a couple of minutes to hook into the student population and keep an eye on things,“ Quinn said.An entrance into MySpace profiles found high school students discussing drugs, sex and fights. It was all publicly available (although in language that caused
33、reporter to blush).Late last month, Fairfax County police announced the arrests of seven Chantilly area teenagers for trying to recruit Franklin Middle School students to a gang. That investigation was aided when a student showed the school resource officer gang symbols littering one of the suspects
34、 MySpace profiles.Fairfax police say they pride themselves on addressing issues in schools before they develop into major problems. “Keeping an eye on Facebook and MySpace has become an extra tool in that effort,“ they said.11 Why do campus police scan networking sites like Facebook and MySpace?（A）B
35、ecause the police can recruit the potential candidates.（B） Because students have fierce argument on these sites.（C） Because the police may detect gang-fighting through the Interact.（D）Because students carelessly reveal their dissatisfaction on such sites.12 What does the phase “look over their shoul
36、ders“ ( Lines 12,Para.2) mean?（A）Have an eye on what students are talking about online.（B） Pretend not to see anything when students need help.（C） Limit their rights of talking freely online.（D）Have routine checks at school.13 The possibility of making the social websites helpful to the police is mo
37、stly based_.（A）the insiders who informs the police of helpful tips（B） the technical support offered by the websites（C） the large group of users of the social websites（D）the students casualness on releasing information online14 If students want to protect their privacy online, they should_.（A）organiz
38、e a protest to show their dissatisfaction（B） set up rules to allow only the approved to see their profiles（C） stop using the websites completely（D）change the topics of their conversation online15 Whats the main idea of this passage?（A）Police are making use of the Internet to maintain good public ord
39、er.（B） Students should learn to protect their privacy online.（C） Social networking websites have bad influence on high school students.（D）Parents should take control of what their children are doing online.15 Characteristic Medical TreatmentIt is startling how common these chronic diseases like canc
40、er are when one looks at the numbers. Half of us will get cancer, and half of those will die of it. One third of us will have diabetes, and a significant proportion will suffer complications from their disease, such as blindness. We have made little progress in reducing these statistics in the past
41、five decades; in fact the prevalence continues to rise. Our country is on track to spend 40 percent of our GDP on health care by 2030 (today we spend 17 percent of GDP).The time is now to reduce the burden of common chronic disease and reverse these trends. Ignite Institute is a global non-profit wi
42、th a mission to bring together public and private sector partners to apply the latest medical knowledge and technology to prevent and manage major diseases. The human body is a machine with a finite number of parts, and we finally have the technologies and know-how to sift through that machine and u
43、nderstand deeply what causes disease in a more progressive and integrated fashion. We see the broad-based implementation of personalized medicine in clinical setting as the solution.Personalized medicine is about understanding an individual at the molecular level. With that knowledge, we can assess
44、susceptibility to disease, identify environmental exposures that should be avoided, screen regularly for specific diseases (early detection generally equals better outcomes). Personalized medicine can help us extend the healthy lifespan by providing the right tests and treatments for the right peopl
45、e at the right time. This kind of health care is not a decade away. It is within our reach today. There remains much to be done and it will require hard work, but the payoff is measured in returns such as happiness vs. suffering and life vs. death.Recently, two of our D. C. -area partners chose to d
46、iscontinue their partnership. Im grateful for all they did to help the Institute to this point, but I dont see this as a setback. I see it as a reality of creating something truly unique and transformative.We need to act swiftly and decisively to change the way we manage health and disease on a glob
47、al scale, specifically around major chronic diseases. We cannot only reduce suffering and death on a large scale, but by applying medicine strategically we can extend the healthy lifespan and save massive amounts of health-care dollars. In the months ahead, there will surely be more hurdles, more en
48、during lessons, and certainly more triumphs as we continue our fight.16 In the past five decades, what has been done to deal with chronic diseases?（A）The number of people who suffer chronic diseases has decreased dramatically.（B） Effective measures have been taken to prevent the spread of chronic di
49、seases.（C） A higher proportion of GDP has been spent to cure chronic diseases.（D）Insignificant progress has been made to control the rising rate of chronic diseases.17 What should be done to reverse the trend of increasing chronic diseases?（A）Medical institute should attract funds from both public and private sector partners.（B） Human bodies should be regarded as a machine with a certain number of parts.（C） Government should provide for funds for medical research.（D）Latest knowledge and technology like
