1、考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 249 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 While everyone is different, there arc a few common themes that surface for those with a history of abuse. For instance, its unlikely that one who suffe
2、red abuse was taught much about boundaries. Yet good boundaries are inherent in any healthy relationship. This comes up in a variety of ways. For example, many couples have learned to be very careful not to say hurtful things to their partner during a fight; theyve learned not to be flirtatious with
3、 others if they are in an exclusive relationship. These may seem like small concerns, but they actively maintain safety and respect, both for each other and for the integrity of the relationship. People without abuse history typically recognize when another person(man or woman)is “coming onto“ them
4、inappropriately, and they have no trouble telling the “intruder,“ so to speak, to back off. With abuse history, especially if the abuse was chronic, we dont even recognize inappropriate behavior, because such behavior was “normalized“ during ones childhood. The abuse survivor then is less likely to
5、take steps to protect oneself, and is left with an array of feelings, including frustration, disappointment, confusion, anger, and resignation. How different it becomes when the survivor learns to recognize inappropriate behavior for what it is, use appropriate boundaries, move on, and then be able
6、to open to what we do want, a person who is respectful, loving, honest, and so on. “As children, when our parents directly contradict our inner voice, our intuitive knowing, well trust them and discount our own truth. As adults, we have to learn to trust our intuition all over again. “Another unfort
7、unate, but repairable, side effect of sexual abuse is that we have often lost trust in our intuition. If our intuition told us that something that happened wasnt right, hut all the adults in our family said, “I dont see any problem here“, or “Youre lying! Shame on you!“ we get confused. As children
8、we need to trust our parents for our basic survival. When our parents say and do things that directly contradict our inner voice, our intuitive knowing, well trust mom or dad, and discount ourselves. For children, its safer this way. But as adults, it takes retraining to trust our intuition again. T
9、his is a gradual process, but it can be done. Once we trust our inner knowing more fully, we become confident, more empowered, and more able to receive what is beneficial to us. Love, trust, intimacy, and ease are not only possible; they are our birthright. We mustnt allow someone elses violation of
10、 us to impede our right to love and be loved. Thankfully, we dont have to.1 By citing the example of many couples, the author intends to show that _.（A）good boundaries are small concerns rather than big deals（B） its silly for one to say hurtful things to his or her partner（C） one should never be fli
11、rtatious with unfamiliar people（D）there are things prohibited in a healthy relationship2 People with abuse history are_.（A）unwilling to take steps to protect themselves（B） likely to have an unhealthy relationship with others（C） willing to maintain a normal relationship with others（D）likely to build
12、an intimate relationship with others gradually3 People without abuse history are usually_.（A）able to identify inappropriate behavior（B） respected, affectionate, and passionate（C） more likely to feel angry and frustrated（D）optimistic about their chances of success4 The author argues that children_.（A
13、）have to suffer various side effects of abuse（B） have often lost trust in the power of intuition（C） have to trust their parents rather than intuition（D）often say or do things against their inner voice5 According to the text, as an adult, you should_.（A）appreciate the amazing power of your intuition（
14、B） know how your inner self communicates with you（C） enjoy the blessing of love, trust, intimacy and ease（D）learn to treasure all the beneficial things in your life5 Europeans suggest that the reason why so many work-life initiatives come first from America is that American firms have more scope for
15、 improvement. Paid holidays there, for instance, are considerably shorter than in Europe. Flexible working and the occasional sabbatical may be the local alternative to Europes longer annual leave, a one-off levelling of the non-pay elements of remuneration in the face of international competition.
16、The introduction of flexible working, of itself, gives no guarantee that employees work life balance will improve. The same technology that enables them to work flexibly from home or on the road also prevents them from ever leaving their office. There are lots of people who choose to sleep close to
17、their mobile phones and their BlackBerries.Is the fashion for work-life balance here to stay? Plenty of companies eschew such corporate programmes. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia recently told employees to leave if they were not prepared to work weekends and long evenings over the coming months for
18、 no extra reward. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, president of the Centre for Work-Life Policy in New York, says that many workers still have what she calls “extreme jobs“. Global responsibilities and “always on“ communications leave little room for balance.Charles Handy, the author of several books on the chan
19、ging nature of work, says that young workers today are increasingly “chunking“ their lives, dividing them into discrete bits. These include work, parenting, travelling and doing something completely different. He believes this marks a change in attitude that is slowly filtering down from elite knowl
20、edge workers to manufacturing employees.Heavy lay-offs in the early 1990s, mostly the result of enthusiasm for the ephemeral fad of re-engineering, changed attitudes to work. For many, downsizing sounded the death-knell for having a job for life.Some go further, arguing that in the not-too-long term
21、, the desire of global firms to entice the Wests educated elite may disappear in a flash of enthusiasm for the graduates of Indias and Chinas tertiary-education systems. Even today, less than one in five of the worlds university graduates are white men.However, Liz Ramos, the partner at Bain and thi
22、s is often the cause of its ultimate undoing. This moral is as clear and well-established as the recorded history of the lingua franca phenomenon.English will not decline as a first language: Indeed for the foreseeable future it will be among the five major mother tongues of the world. Spread out wo
23、rldwide, it may even change and ultimately split into a family of languages. But it would go against the pattern of world history if alien peoples patronized English for very much longer than necessary.In sum, the world in the next few generations is likely to see greater multilingualism and less En
24、glish-backed bilingualism. We can learn the long view from language history, but it may be a hard lesson.16 The example of India in the first paragraph is given to show_.（A）the uncontrollable increase of its population（B） the importance of English in economic growth（C） the influence of English over
25、native languages（D）the pre-eminence of English in the whole world17 The author suggests that English is（A）pre-eminent rather than vulnerable（B） an international language for good（C） sure to decline in the distant future（D）the lingua franca in China and India18 According to the text, every lingua fra
26、nca（A）remains pre eminent as a first language（B） will decline in spite of its pre-eminence（C） has a recorded history as clear as English（D）is going to split into a family of languages 19 It is implied in the text that both Latin and French（A）were imposed upon many nations by charm（B） spread across t
27、he whole continent of Europe（C） maintained the status of lingua franca at a time（D）fascinated as many people as English once did 20 The author argues that the future of English is（A）bleak（B） definite（C） uncertain（D）foreseeable考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 249 答案与解析Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Ans
28、wer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)【知识模块】 阅读理解1 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据第一段中的“Yet good boundaries are inherent in any healthy relationship”，D 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据第一段第二句“its unlikely that one who suffered abuse was taught much aboutboundaries”，B 应为答案。【知识模块】
29、 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据第二段第一句“People without abuse history typically recognize when another person(man or woman)iscoming ontothem inappropriately”，A 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据第三段中的“As children we need to trust our parents for our basic survivalForchildren，its safer this way”，C 应为答案。【知识模块】
30、阅读理解5 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据第三段中的“But as adults ，it takes retraining to trust our intuition againOnce wetrust our inner knowing more fully，we become confident，more empowered，and more able to receivewhat is beneficial to us”，B应为答案。【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】 根据第一段第一句“Europeans suggest that the
31、reason why so many worklife initiatives comefirst from America is that”，B 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 第三段的主题句是其第二句“Plenty of companies eschew such corporate programmes”。该段第三句“Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia recently told employees to leavefor no extra reward”是用来说明主题句的。所以，C应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答
32、案】 D【试题解析】 第六段和第七段主要讨论“global firms”吸引印度和中国等国的人才问题。所以，D 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据第七段第一句“However，Liz Ramossays thatit will be a while before Indiasbusiness schools produce graduates comparable to those from Europe and America”，C 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据全文最后一句“Those employers sho
33、uld note that for a growing number of these workersthe most appealing gewgaw of all is the freedom to work as and when they please”，A 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解11 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据第一段中的“Irrawaddy dolphinsthat marine mammal experts had worried wasvulnerable to extinction”，B 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解12 【正确答案】
34、 C【试题解析】 根据第三段中的“the six-to eightfoot dolphinsneeded to be protected and monitored inview of rising threats”，这些海豚需要保护，主要因为人类各种考虑不周全的行为对其威胁日益增长。所以，C 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解13 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据第四段“a long-term threat to the dolphins”是“global warmingwill raise sea levels andchange the river flows as Himalayan
35、glaciers erode”进而导致“shrink the speciesrange ，whichis restricted to water with low salinity”。所以， A 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解14 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据第一段中的“biologists working in Bangladesh have found a thriving population of 6000 Irrawaddy dolphins”和第五段中的“This motherlode population in Bangladesh really gives ushope
36、 for the survivability”，B 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解15 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 第六段以“长江白鳍豚”为例来说明该段的观点“Dolphin and porpoise species that haveadapted to rivers and deltas around the world have long been considered some of the most vulnerable ofmarine mammals”。所以，D 应为答棠。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解16 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据第一段中的“It i
37、s simultaneously pre eminent inentertainmentAnd unlikepredecessors，it has all this on a truly worldwide scale”，D 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解17 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据第二段中的“But English is not thereby immune to the principles of language survival”和“And this communityalso make it vulnerable in the long term”，C 应为答案。【知识
38、模块】 阅读理解18 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据第六段第一句“But far fromcommunication，every lingua francaspread；and this isoften the cause of its ultimate undoing”，B 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解19 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据第四段中的“But neither Latin nor French would have spread across Western Europe if”，C 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解20 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据第六段中的“But far from being disinterested aids to thought and communication，everylingua francaspread；and this is often the cause of its ultimate undoing”和第七段中的“But it wouldgo against the pattern of world history if alien peoples patronized English for very much longer thannecessary”，A 应为答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解
