1、考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 307 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 Over the past decade, thousands of patents have been granted for what are called business methods. A received one for its “one-click“ online payment sys
2、tem. Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy. One inventor patented a technique for lifting a box.Now the nation s top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 ye
3、ars ago. In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents. In re Bilski, as the case is known, is “a very big deal,“ says Dennis D. Crouch of the Universi
4、ty of Missouri School of law. It “has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents.“Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face, because it was the Federal Circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-called State Street Bank case, approvin
5、g a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets. That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions. Later, move established companies raced to add such patents
6、to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch. In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents, despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them. Similarly, some Wall Street investm
7、ent films armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.The Bilski case involves a claimed patent on a method for hedging risk in the energy market. The Federal Circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be hea
8、rd by all 12 of the court s judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should “reconsider“ its State Street Bank ruling.The Federal Circuit s action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the supreme Court that has narrowed the s
9、cope of protections for patent holders. Last April, for example, the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for “inventions“ that are obvious. The judges on the Federal Circuit are “reacting to the anti-patent trend at the Supreme Court,“ says Harold C. Wegner, a patent attorney a
10、nd professor at George Washington University Law School.1 Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because of（A）their limited value to businesses.（B） their connection with asset allocation.（C） the possible restriction on their granting.（D）the controversy over their authorization.2 Which
11、 of the following is true of the Bilski case?（A）Its ruling complies with the court decisions.（B） It involves a very big business transaction.（C） It has been dismissed by the Federal Circuit.（D）It may change the legal practices in the U.S3 The word “about-face“(Para. 3)most probably means（A）loss of g
12、ood will.（B） increase of hostility.（C） change of attitude.（D）enhancement of dignity.4 We learn from the last two paragraphs that business-method patents（A）are immune to legal challenges.（B） are often unnecessarily issued.（C） lower the esteem for patent holders.（D）increase the incidence of risks.5 Wh
13、ich of the following would be the subject of the text?（A）A looming threat to business-method patents.（B） Protection for business-method patent holders.（C） A legal case regarding business-method patents.（D）A prevailing trend against business-method patents.5 When it comes to the slowing economy, Elle
14、n Spero isnt biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn t cutting, filing or polishing as many nails as she d like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. “Im a
15、good economic indicator,“ she says. “I provide a service that people can do without when theyre concerned about saving some dollars.“ So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middlebrow Dillards department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. “I dont know if other clients ar
16、e going to abandon me, too.“ she says.Even before Alan Greenspans admission that America s red-hot economy is cooling, lots of working folks had already seen signs of the slowdown themselves. From car dealerships to Gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending. F
17、or retailers, who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time. Already, experts say, holiday sales are off 7 percent from last years pace. But dont sound any alarms just yet. Consumers seem only mildly concerned,
18、 not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economy s long-term prospects, even as they do some modest belt-tightening.Consumers say theyre not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good. Home prices are holding steady in most regio
19、ns. In Manhattan, “there s a new gold rush happening in the $4 million to $10 million range, predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses,“ says broker Barbara Corcoran. In San Francisco, prices are still rising even as frenzied overbidding quiets. “Instead of 20 to 30 offers, now maybe you only get two
20、 or three,“ says John Tealdi, a Bay Area real-estate broker. And most folks still feel pretty comfortable about their ability to find and keep a job.Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown. Potential home buyers would cheer for lower interest rates. Employers wouldnt mind a little fewer bubbl
21、es in the job market. Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom. Diners might see an upside, too. Getting a table at Manhattans hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant used to be impossible. Not anymore. For th
22、at, Greenspan they were more aware of the struggles of others. In limited respects, perhaps the recession will leave society better off. At the very least, it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses, and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending
23、.But for the most part, these benefits seem thin, uncertain, and far off. In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U.S., lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more mean-s
24、pirited and less inclusive, and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms. Anti-immigrant sentiment typically increases, as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession, but it has not shrunk in this one. Indeed, this period of
25、economic weakness may reinforce class divides, and decrease opportunities to cross themespecially for young people. The research of Till Von Wachter, the economic at Columbia University, suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed: those with degrees from e
26、lite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times; it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the Internet age, it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society. More dif
27、ficult, in the moment, is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting societys character. In many respects, the U. S. was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history, and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results
28、. We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric. But they certainly will reshape it, and all the more so the longer they extend.16 By saying “to find silver linings“(Para. 2)the author suggests that the jobless try to（A）seek subsidies from the government.（B
29、） explore reasons for the unemployment.（C） make profit from the troubled economy.（D）look on the bright side of the recession.17 According to Paragraph 2, the recession has made people（A）realize the national dream.（B） struggle against each other.（C） challenge their prudence.（D）reconsider their lifest
30、yle.18 Benjamin Friedman believes that economic recessions may（A）impose a heavier burden on immigrants.（B） bring out more evils of human nature.（C） promote the advance of rights and freedoms.（D）ease conflicts between races and classes.19 The research of Till Von Wachter suggests that in the recessio
31、n graduates from elite universities tend to（A）lag behind the others due to decreased opportunities.（B） catch up quickly with experienced employees.（C） see their life chances as dimmed as the others.（D）recover more quickly than the others.20 The author thinks that the influence of hard times on socie
32、ty is（A）certain.（B） positive.（C） trivial.（D）destructive.考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 307 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)【知识模块】 阅读1 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 细节题。题干问为什么商业专利在近来引起了关注，根据出题顺序，本题的答题区间在前两段。第一段主要讲在过去十年间，成千上万的商业方法被授予了专利。第二
33、段第一句指出国家最高专利法庭准备缩减商业专利(scale back on business-method patents)。由此可见，C 项“它们的授予可能受到限制”是对原文的同义置换，故为正确答案，restriction on 相当于 scale back on。A 项“它们对企业的价值有限”，原文并未提到。B 项“它们与资产配置相关”，利用第一段中出现的asset allocation 形成干扰项，属于过度推断。D 项“它们的获批引起争议”较有迷惑性，但原文说的是十年来一直争议不断，而题干问的是最近(recently)，因此属于偷换概念。【知识模块】 阅读2 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】
34、推断题。根据关键词 Bilski case 并结合出题顺序定位至第二段。第二段最后提到 it has thepotential to eliminate an entire class of patents，D 项是对此句的同义改写，may 对应 has the potential，change 对应 eliminate。因此，D 项“它可能会改变美国已有的法律惯例”为正确答案。A 项“对它的裁决符合法庭决议”、C 项“它已经被联邦巡回法庭驳回”反向干扰，文中已暗示比尔斯基案的判决可能成为商业方法专利案件的转折点，因此它不会被驳回，而且它的判决与以往案例不同。B 项“它涉及一项非常大的商业交易
35、”，第二段末句提到 Bilski case 是 a very big deal 意思是“Bilski case 非常重要的事”，而非“大的交易 ”，因此 B 项错误。【知识模块】 阅读3 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 含义题。根据题干定位到第三段。第一句提到：对商业方法专利权的限制(curbs on businessmethod claims)，将会是一个 a dramatic about-face，因为正是联邦巡回法院在 1998 年被称为“州街银行案”的决议中引入了这类专利，由此可见现在的做法与以前的做法是背道而驰的，即联邦巡回法院的态度发生了大的转变，因此选 C 项。A 项“良好愿望的消
36、失”、B 项“敌意的增加”、D 项“尊严的提升”都与原文毫无关系。【知识模块】 阅读4 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 推断题。根据题干定位到最后两段。最后一段第二句提到 too many patents were being upheldfor“inventions”that are obvious(太多显而易见的“发明”被授予了专利权)，言外之意就是很多发明本没有必要授予专利，即 unnecessarily issued，因此 B 项为正确答案。 A 项“不受法律质疑的影响”，与原文表述明显相反。C 项“降低专利持有人的尊严”是对 narrowed the scope of protecti
37、onsfor patent holders 的曲解。D 项“增加了风险的发生率”无从推知，应该是对第四段第一句hedgingrisk(规避风险)出的干扰项。【知识模块】 阅读5 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 主旨题。本文第一段讲过去十年中无数的商业方法被授予专利，第二段指出现在最高专利法庭准备减少这类专利的授予，第三段回顾过去表明这是法庭态度的重大转变，第五段又回到现在点明法庭的反专利倾向，因此全文主题应是“法庭准备限制商业方法专利”，A 项“商业方法专利的潜在威胁 ”正确。B 项“对商业方法专利持有人的保护”与主题无关。C 项“有关商业方法专利的一个法律案例 ”仅是文中举的一个例子，并不能概
38、括主题。D 项“ 反对商业方法专利的流行趋势”较有迷惑性，但是 prevailing 这个词使得此项不能选，因为商业方法专利仅仅是“受到威胁”，还没有变成“普遍的、盛行的”趋势。【知识模块】 阅读【知识模块】 阅读6 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 含义题。题干中短语的位置出现在原文第一段。而之后紧跟的 But表明了第一句和第二句的转折关系。因此由 But 后所提到的 Spero 对业务量减少表示担忧可以推断出，转折前的意思应该是她认为情况不算太糟。此外，该表达与第三段的“not in despair”构成了照应关系，根据篇章的一致性，D 项“Spero 尚未陷入绝境”与上文构成了较佳的衔接关系
39、，因此为正确答案。C 项是该表达的字面含义。A 项和 B 项都是断章取义。【知识模块】 阅读7 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 态度题。文章第二段出现“optimistic”这个词，也就是说大多人说他们还是保持乐观的，因此 A 项符合题意。C 项“无忧无虑的”并不等同于“乐观的”。B 项 “迷惑的”与 D 项“惊慌失措的”都显然不符合整篇文章的论点。【知识模块】 阅读8 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 推断题。首先，可以根据第三段的话题(地产)来判断。其次，根据文章话题的一致性原则，文章反复提到“real estate”，显然以它为重要谈论话题。再根据上下文，可以判断出，作者是在讨论房价的问题。因
40、此 B 项与原文信息是吻合的。A 项的“gold rush”只是个笼统的比喻，形容人们争先恐后投资而不是针对黄金市场。C 项“股票交易”与原文无关。D 项“风险投资”这个词过于笼统，没有点出文章的主要话题。【知识模块】 阅读9 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 含义题。首先，根据第四段的内容，说不少人包括购房者等都在showdown 中得到了些好处。其次，“silver linings”本身的意思就是“黑暗中的一线光明”，这个修辞手法经常出现在报刊文章中。因此，A 项与原文信息是吻合的。B 项“股票市场显示出某些复苏的迹象”、C 项“这种下滑往往出现在繁荣之前 ”均是对原文的曲解。D 项“购买力肯
41、定会被提高”在原文中并未提到。【知识模块】 阅读10 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 主旨题。文中作者反复强调的重点信息是“不要惊慌”，也就是说事情并没有那么糟，要保持乐观，要看到“silver linings”，因此 C 项“只须谨慎，不必惊慌”表达了这一含义。A 项“崭新的繁荣就在地平线 ”，原文只是说经济下滑的后果没那么严重，没有说是否会繁荣。B 项“节俭是唯一的办法”过于绝对，更何况此项表现的过于消极，与作者的积极态度相违背。D 项“投资越多，机会越多”原文没有提到这个观点。【知识模块】 阅读【知识模块】 阅读11 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 细节题。文章第二段中，Curtis 博士指
42、出手弄脏了却不用肥皂清洗是公共卫生基本问题之一，如果不能找到改变人们不良习惯的方法，这类问题甚至可以致人死亡，他希望能够向私营企业界学习如何帮助人们培养自发行为习惯的方法。根据这些细节可以推断出在 Curtis 博士看来，用肥皂洗手的习惯是需要培养的。A 项含义为洗手的习惯“应当进一步培养”，因此是本题正确答案。 B 项“需要逐渐改变”与本文事实相反。C 项“在历史上就根深蒂固 ”文章中没有提到；D 项“基本上属于个人关注的问题”，文章中没有提到。【知识模块】 阅读12 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 推断题。文章第五段中提到瓶装水、口香糖和润肤霜等产品过去只吸引很少的消费者或特定消费人群，但是
43、现在却成为消费者生活中的一部分。由此可以推断出上述产品对于人们的生活已经产生了极大影响。A 项“显示这些产品对人们生活习惯的影响”是正确答案。B 项“显示人们对于日常生活用品的迫切需求”；C 项“显示这些产品对于人们购买力的影响”：D 项“反映出好习惯的重要作用”，这三个选项都不是作者举例的目的。【知识模块】 阅读13 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 细节题。文章第三段中提到，Curtis 博士主要向三家公司学习经验，它们分别是 Procter&Gamble，Colgate-Palmolive 和 Unilever，即人们熟知的宝洁、高露洁一棕榄和联合利华。在随后的第四段中提到人们刷牙常用的牙膏
44、产品是Colgate(高露洁)、Crest( 佳洁士) 等，而第六段中又提到宝洁公司的洗涤产品Tide(汰渍) 。综合辨析上述细节信息可知，本题答案为 D 项“联合利华”，这是公司名称而不是产品名称。【知识模块】 阅读14 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 推断题。文章第三段中就显示，很多公司都投人大量资金研究如何让消费者养成某些消费习惯。第四段中更指出，如今在精明的广告和公共卫生宣传的推动下，很多美国人每天都至少习惯性地刷牙两次。根据这些细节可以推断出广告营销是消费者养成某些消费习惯的原因，这与 C 项要表达的有些消费习惯是“通过广告营销手段推动的”内容一致故 C 项是正确答案。 A 项“产品展
45、现出的完美艺术性”与文章内容无关；B 项“产生自动行为习惯”并没有解释出消费习惯形成的根本原因所在；D 项“科学实验”，不是形成消费习惯的原因。【知识模块】 阅读15 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 态度题。本题要求学生推断作者对“通过广告影响消费习惯”的做法所持的态度，文章最后一段提到，Berning 博士等学者通过实验与观察，发现力度很大的广告营销可以将某些消费行为培养成习惯。这种做法已经引发很多争议，因为此类广告营销手段已被用于销售存在问题的美容护肤霜和不健康的食品。四个选项的含义分别为 A 项“漠不关心”；B 项“消极、不同意的 ”；C 项“积极的”；D 项“存有偏见的”。很显然 B 项
46、是正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读【知识模块】 阅读16 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 推断题。信号词位于第二段第一句话。纵观整个第二段，讲述的是经济危机怎样给社会带来积极影响的一面。尽管失业极其痛苦，但至少它有一点积极的意义。可见失业的人是从不幸中找万幸，由此可知，D 项“对经济萧条持乐观的态度”为正确答案。其他几项均不符合原文。【知识模块】 阅读17 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 细节题。根据第二段的描述，经济衰退让人们变得不那么物质，对理财更加谨慎，停止不理性的夸张消费，从轻而易举发大财的美国梦中清醒过来。因此，D 项 reconsider theirlifestyle，“重新审视他们的生活
47、方式”为正确答案。A项曲解原文，B 项和 C 项文章没有提到。【知识模块】 阅读18 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 细节题。原文是“Benjamin Friedman 认为长时间的经济停滞几乎都会让社会变得更消极，更加不包容，大多数时候阻挡甚至倒退了社会权利与自由的进程。C、D 项正好与之相反，A 项不全面B 项为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读19 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 推断题。根据信号词，考生可以定位在第四段第三句“高等学府的毕业生能够很快调整自身，达到未遭遇危机时的状态”。Watcher 认为，名校毕业生能很快赶上他们在好时代能达到的水平，在他们水平之下的大众，才是在危机中一蹶不振的人。所以，D 项“比其他人恢复得更快 ”符合题意，故为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读20 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 态度题。A 项“肯定的”；B 项“正面的 ”；C 项“微不足道的”，D 项“毁灭性的”，根据最后一句话 but they certainly will reshape it 表示困难时期一定会对社会产生影响的，具体影响是怎样还有待观察，但一定是有影响的。因此，A项为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读
