專業(yè)英語八級(jí)（閱讀）模擬試卷19（共162題）

專業(yè)英語八級(jí)(閱讀)模擬試卷19(共

9套)

(共162題)

專業(yè)英語八級(jí)(閱讀)模擬試卷第1套

一、選擇題(本題共12題，每題1.0分，共，2分。)

(1)ItmightseemunusualthatoilbusinessmanDavidMitchellwouldgiveupvacations

forso-calledstaycations:takingtimeofffromworktoenjoylifeathome.ButMitchell,

42,hasspentmorethansixyearsand$30,000todevelophisSouthWindsor,

Connecticut,backyardintoacustom-designedpersonalsanctuary,whichincludesapool

withawaterslide,alushflowergardenandentertainmentareasfordozensofvisitors.

(2)Incontrasttodestinationvacations,Mitchellfeelslikehegets"themostbangformy

buck"stayinghome.Heenjoys"thefreedomofchoice"todowhateverhepleases.

Duringpasttravels,"IhadtofeellikeIgotmymoney'sworthsoitwasgo,go,goallthe

timetoseeallthesites,"Mitchellsaid.(3)SarahOutland,24,startedanewjoblastyear,

andnevergotachancetoexplorehernewsurroundings.Afterninemonthsasaresident,

shefinallytookaweeklong"staycation"toexplorehernewsurroundingsbyvisiting

famouslandmarks,museumsandshoppingcentersthatwererightunderhernose.(4)But

ittooksomeinitiativetomakeherselfatouristwhereshelives."It'ssoeasyinthe

morningwhenIwakeupandImakemycoffeeandIstarttowatchTV...Iwouldthink,

'Well,what'sonafterthis?Ijusthadtoforcemyselftogetout.AndonceIgotout,I

didn'twanttogobackin.H(5)Withoutthelogisticalworriesoftravel,bothMitchelland

Outlandsaytheyreturnedtoworkrefreshedandwithapositiveoutlook.However,

expertswarnthatconvenientmoderntechnologyposesdangersmatmayruinagood

idea.(6)About1.3percentfewerAmericansareexpectedtoflythissummerthanlast

summer,accordingtotheAirTransportAssociation.Andforthefirsttimesincethe

economicshockaftertheSeptember11attacks,Americanswereprojectedtodriveless

overMemorialDayweekend,thetraditionalkickoffofthesummertravelseason.

(7)AAAVicePresidentMarkBrownsaystheslowingeconomyandhighfuelprices

"havepushedsomeAmericanstowhatwecallthetravelingtippingpoint.It'sclearthata

smallnumberofusmaychoosetostayhome...andrelaxwithfriendsandfamilyrather

thantakeavacation."(8)Gaspricesappearto"havenowheretogobutup,and

consumersandairlinesintheUnitedStatesarebeingdraggedalongforavery

uncomfortableride,"Brownsaid.(9)Economicsaside,"stayingathomeforavacation

canbeenormouslyrestorativeandtransformativeandfitsmuch,muchbetterintoalotof

people'sschedulesandlogistics,"saidKristieMcLean,alifecoachinSeattle,

Washington.(10)Ifyoudodecidetoskiptravelforastaycation,it'seasytofallintosloth

mode.Soexpertsadvisetreatingitsimilarlytoaregularvacation,andthatincludes

makingplans."Decideupfrontwhatyouwanttohaveattheendofthevacation,'1said

DianeBrennan,lifecoachandpresidentoftheInternationalCoachFederation."That

meanssettingguidelinesorboundariesforyourself;ifyouwanttodonothingforaweek,

that'sOK,butitshouldbeachoice."(1l)Stayingproductivecanhelpyourefreshand

rechargeyourself,saysDr.IleneSerlinoftheSanFranciscoPsychologicalAssociation.

Shewarnsthattoomuchdowntimecanactuallydrainenergy.(12)Beingclosetohome

probablymeansyou'llhavec-mailaccessandyou'rephysicallyclosetowork.Butjust

becauseyoucancheckyoure-mailorscrollthroughyourBlackBenydoesn'tmeanyou

should.Thetechnologythatallowspeopletobeavailableallthetimecancause"tenible

stress...andthere'snorespitefromit,"Serlinsaid.(13)Whenyoutakeyourworkhome

withyou,itwilldefeatthepurposeofmakingyourhomearefreshingoasis,whichiswhy

manypeoplefeeltheneedtotraveltorecharge,Serlinsays.Still,it'shardtoprescribe

"unplugging",shesays.(14)Overthecourseofaweek,Outlandcouldn'tresistchecking

herworkc-maildaily,knowingthatitwasapotentiallyunhealthyhabit."Ithinkit's

prettyridiculous,becauseIhaveapersonale-mailaccountandaworke-mailaccount.So

it'snotasif,bycheckingmywork,Iwasseeingifmymomhade-mailedme,"shesays.

(15)Brennanrecommendscompletelyswearingoffe-irailandlettingco-workersknow

thatyou'llgetbacktothemwhenyoureturnfromstaycation,justasyouwouldifyou

wereremovedfromthetechnology.(16)Thestaycationalternativealsocanbeawelcome

relieffromtravelstress.Airportscanbedehumanizing,Serlinsays."It'sverydisorienting

tobeinthosetunnels,indoors,breathingpackagedair,seeingnothingidentifying,there's

noneighborhoodthere/'shesaid."Thelandmarksthatusuallycueusinaboutwhowe

areabsent.n(!7)Forothers,thestrangenessofdifferentculturesorlanguages,figuring

outforeigncurrenciesorworryingaboutlostluggagecantakeatoll,McLeansays.

(18)HNevertheless,"shesays,"thereisstillaverystrongcaseforachievingbalance

throughtravel,andnothingreplacestherenewalthatcomesfromgoingphysicallyaway

fromourdailylife."

1、Thephrase"togetthemostbangforone'sbuck'*inthesecondparagraphmeans

A、tosaveasmuchmoneyaspossible

B、tospendlessmoneybutgainmore

C、tomakefulluseofone^money

D、torealizethevalueofone'smoney

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第2段中作者對(duì)外出旅行和居家度假做了一個(gè)對(duì)比，由后面當(dāng)事人對(duì)

外出旅行的評(píng)價(jià)可推知.外出旅行花錢多卻不一定有所值，居家度假與此相反，應(yīng)

該是省錢且受益頗豐的。故B正確。

2、WhatistheroleofPara.5inthedevelopmentofthetopic?

A、Tomakeaconclusionoftheprecedingparagraphs.

B、Toexplainwhypeopleliketochoosestaycation.

C、Toturnthediscussionintotheothersideofthetopic.

D、Toprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：作者在第5段前通過舉例介紹了什么是staycationo到第5段話鋒

轉(zhuǎn)，開始探討slaycalion日趨流行的原因，因此可判斷本段的作用為C所述。

3、AllofthefollowingadjectivescandescribetheadvantageofstaycationEXCEPT

A^economical

B、restorative

C>flexible

D、initiative

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第4段首句可知，initiative(積極性)是實(shí)現(xiàn)居家度假的所需條

件，并不是居家度假的優(yōu)勢(shì)所在，故D為答案。

4、WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTcontainapersonification?

A^Gaspricesappearto"havenowheretogobutup,andcustomers...1'.

B、Thelandmarksthatusuallycueusinaboutwhoweareabsent.

CxThetechnology...cancause"terriblestress...andthere'*norespite...*'.

D、Highfuelprices"havepushedsomeAmericansto...thetravelingtippingpoint...'*.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：C中的cause是一般性表述，不構(gòu)成擬人，故選C。A中的go把油價(jià)

人格化；B中的“路標(biāo)提示我們”和D中的“高油價(jià)”把美國(guó)人“推到”臨界點(diǎn)，都屬擬

人化表述。

(l)ItmightseemunusualthatoilbusinessmanDavidMitchellwouldgiveupvacations

forso-calledstaycations:takingtimeofffromworktoenjoylifeathome.ButMitchell,

42,hasspentmorethansixyearsand$30,000todevelophisSouthWindsor,

Connecticut,backyardintoacustom-designedpersonalsanctuary,whichincludesapool

withawaterslide,alushdowergardenandentertainmentareasfordozensofvisitors.

(2)Incontrasttodestinationvacations,Mitchellfeelslikehegets"themostbangformy

buck"stayinghome.Heenjoys"thefreedomofchoice"todowhateverhepleases.

Duringpasttravels,"IhadtofeellikeIgotmymoney'sworthsoitwasgo,go,goallthe

timetoseeallthesites,"Mitchellsaid.(3)SarahOutland,24,startedanewjoblastyear,

andnevergotachancetoexplorehernewsurroundings.Afterninemonthsasaresident,

shefinallytookaweeklong^staycation"toexplorehernewsurroundingsbyvisiting

famouslandmarks,museumsandshoppingcentersthatwererightunderhernose.(4)But

ittooksomeinitiativetomakeherselfatouristwhereshelives."It'ssoeasyinthe

morningwhenTwakeupandTmakemycoffeeandIstarttowatchTV...Twouldthink,

'Well,what'sonafterthis?*...Ijusthadtoforcemyselftogetout.AndonceIgotout,I

didn'twanttogobackin."(5)Withoutthelogisticalworriesoftravel,bothMitchelland

Outlandsaytheyreturnedtoworkrefreshedandwithapositiveoutlook.However,

expertswarnthatconvenientmoderntechnologyposesdangersmatmayruinagood

idea.(6)About1.3percentfewerAmericansareexpectedtoflythissummerthanlast

summer,accordingtotheAirTransportAssociation.Andforthefirsttimesincethe

economicshockaftertheSeptember11attacks,Americanswereprojectedtodriveless

overMemorialDayweekend,thetraditionalkickoffofthesummertravelseason.

(7)AAAVicePresidentMarkBrownsaystheslowingeconomyandhighfuelprices

"havepushedsomeAmericanstowhatwecallthetravelingtippingpoint.It'sclearthata

smallnumberofusmaychoosetostayhome...andrelaxwithfriendsandfamilyrather

thantakeavacation."(8)Gaspricesappearto"havenowheretogobutup,and

consumersandairlinesintheUnitedStatesarebeingdraggedalongforavery

uncomfortableride,"Brownsaid.(9)Econoinicsaside,"stayingathomeforavacation

canbeenormouslyrestorativeandtransformativeandfitsmuch,muchbetterintoalotof

people'sschedulesandlogistics,"saidKristieMcLean,alifecoachinSeattle,

Washington.(10)lfyoudodecidetoskiptravelforastaycation,it'seasytofallintosloth

mode.Soexpertsadvisetreatingitsimilarlytoaregularvacation,andthatincludes

makingplans."Decideupfrontwhatyouwanttohaveattheendofthevacation/said

DianeBrennan,lifecoachandpresidentoftheInternationalCoachFederation."Thal

meanssettingguidelinesorboundariesforyourself;ifyouwanttodonothingforaweek,

that'sOK,butitshouldbeachoice."(1l)Stayingproductivecanhelpyourefreshand

rechargeyourself,saysDr.IleneSerlinoftheSanFranciscoPsychologicalAssociation.

Shewarnsthattoomuchdowntimecanactuallydrainenergy.(12)Beingclosetohome

probablymeansyou'llhavee-mailaccessandyou'rephysicallyclosetowork.Butjust

becauseyoucancheckyoure-mailorscrollthroughyourBlackBerrydoesn'tmeanyou

should.Thetechnologythatallowspeopletobeavailableallthetimecancause"terrible

stress...andthere'snorespitefromit,"Serlinsaid.(13)Whenyoutakeyourworkhome

withyou,itwilldefeatthepurposeofmakingyourhomearefreshingoasis,whichiswhy

manypeoplefeeltheneedtotraveltorecharge,Serlinsays.Still,it'shardtoprescribe

"unplugging",shesays.(14)Overthecourseofaweek,Outlandcouldn'tresistchecking

herworke-maildaily,knowingthatitwasapotentiallyunhealthyhabit."Ithinkit's

prettyridiculous,becauseIhaveapersonale-mailaccountandaworke-mailaccount.So

it'snotasif,bycheckingmywork,Iwasseeingifmymomhade-mailedme,"shesays.

(15)Brennanrecommendscompletelyswearingoffe-rrailandlettingco-workersknow

thatyou'llgetbacktothemwhenyoureturnfromstaycation,justasyouwouldifyou

wereremovedfromthetechnology.(16)Thestaycationalternativealsocanbeawelcome

relieffromtravelstress.Airportscanbedehumanizing,Serlinsays."It'sverydisorienting

tobeinthosetunnels,indoors,breathingpackagedair,seeingnothingidentifying,there's

noneighborhoodthere/'shesaid."Thelandmarksthatusuallycueusinaboutwhowe

areabsent."(17)Forothers,thestrangenessofdifferentculturesorlanguages,figuring

outforeigncurrenciesorworryingaboutlostluggagecantakeatoll,McLeansays.

(18)"Ncvcrthcless,"shesays,"thereisstillaverystrongcaseforachievingbalance

throughtravel,andnothingreplacestherenewalthatcomesfromgoingphysicallyaway

fromourdailylife."

5、Thephrase"togetthemostbangfbrone'sbuck"inthesecondparagraphmeans

A、tosaveasmuchmoneyaspossible

B、tospendlessmoneybutgainmore

C>tomakefulluseofone'smoney

D、torealizethevalueofone'smoney

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第2段中作者對(duì)外出旅行和居家度假做了一個(gè)對(duì)比，由后面當(dāng)事人對(duì)

外出旅行的評(píng)價(jià)可推知.外出旅行花錢多卻不一定有所值，居家度假與此相反，應(yīng)

該是省錢且受益頗豐的。故B正確。

6、WhatistheroleofPara.5inthedevelopmentofthetopic?

A、Tomakeaconclusionoftheprecedingparagraphs.

B、Toexplainwhypeopleliketochoosestaycation.

C^Toturnthediscussionintotheothersideofthetopic.

D、loprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：作者在第5段前通過舉例介紹了什么是staycation。到第5段話鋒一

轉(zhuǎn)，開始探討staycation日趨流行的原因，因此可判斷本段的作用為C所述。

7、AllofthefollowingadjectivescandescribetheadvantageofstaycationEXCEPT

A^economical

B、restorative

Cxflexible

D、initiative

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第4段首句可知，initiative(積極性)是實(shí)現(xiàn)居家度假的所需條

件，并不是居家度假的優(yōu)勢(shì)所在，故D為答案。

8、WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTcontainapersonification?

A、Gaspricesappearto"havenowheretogobutup,andcustomers...'*.

B、Thelandmarksthatusuallycueusinaboutwhowearcabsent.

C、Thetechnology...cancause''terriblestress...andthere'snorespite...*'.

D^Highfuelprices"havepushedsomeAmericansto...thetravelingtippingpoint...".

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：C中的cause是一般性表述，不構(gòu)成擬人，故選C。A中的go把油價(jià)

人格化；B中的“路標(biāo)提示我們”和D中的“高油價(jià)”乃美國(guó)人“推到”臨界點(diǎn)，都屬擬

人化表述。

(l)Khalida'sfathersaysshe's9一ormaybe10.AsmuchasSayedShahloveshis10

children,thefunctionallyilliterateAfghanfarmercan'tkeeptrackofalltheirbirthdates.

Khalidahuddlesathisside,tryingtohidebeneathherchadorandheadscarf.Theyboth

knowthefamilycan'tkeephermuchlonger.Khalida'sfatherhasspentmuchofhislife

raisingopium,asmenlikehimhavebeendoingfbrdecadesinthestonyhillsidesof

easternAfghanistanandonthedustysouthernplains.Ifstheonlyreliablecashcropmost

ofthosefarmerseverhad.Evenso,Shahandhisfamilybarelygotby:traffickersmay

prosper,butpoorfarmerslikehimonlysubsist.Nowhe'slosingfarmorethanmoney."I

neverimaginedI'dhavetopayforgrowingopiumbygivingupmydaughter,"saysShah.

(2)Thefamily'sheartbreakbeganwhenShahborrowed$2,000fromalocaltrafficker,

promisingtorepaytheloanwith24kilosofopiumatharvesttime.Latelastspring,just

beforeharvest,agovernmentcrop-eradicationteamappearedatthefamily'slittleplotof

landinLaghmanprovinceanddestroyedShah'sentiretwoandahalfacresofpoppies.

Unabletomeethisdebt,ShahfledwithhisfamilytoJalalabad,thecapitalofneighboring

Nangarharprovince.Thetraffickerfoundthemanywayanddemandedhisopium.So

ShahtookhiscasebeforeatribalcouncilinLaghmanandbeggedforleniency.Instead,

theeldersunanimouslyruledthatShahwouldhavetoreimbursethetraffickerbygiving

Khalidatohiminmarriage.Nowthefamilycanonlywaitfbrthe45-year-olddrugrunner

tocomebackforhisprize.Khalidawantedtobeateachersomeday,butthathasbecome

impossible."It'smyfate,'thechildsays.(3)Atghansdisparaginglycallthem"loan

brides"-daughtersgiveninmarriagebylatherswhohavenootherwayoutofdebt.The

practicebeganwiththedowryabridegroom'sfamilytraditionallypaystothebride's

fatherintribalPashtunsociety.Thesedaystheamountrangesfrom$3,000orsoin

poorerplaceslikeLaghmanandNangarharto$8,000ormoreinHelmand,Afghanistan's

No.1opium-growingprovince.Foradesperatefarmer,thatbridepricecanbe

salvation——butatacruelcost.AmongthePashtun,debtmarriageputsalastingstainon

thehonorofthebrideandherfamily.Itbringsshameonthecountry,too.President

HamidKarzairecentlytoldthenation:"Icallonthepeople(notto)givetheirdaughters

formoney;theyshouldn'tgivethemtooldmen,andtheyshouldn'tgivetheminforced

marriages.*'(4)Allthesame,localfarmerssayamancangetkilledforfailingtorepaya

loan.NooneknowshowmanydebtweddingstakeplaceinAfghanistan,where93

percentoftheworld'sheroinandotheropiatesoriginate.ButAfghanssaythenumberof

loanbrideskeepsrisingaspoppy-cradicationeffortspushmorefarmersintodefault.

"Thiswillbeourdarkestyearsince2000,"saysBazMohammad,65,awhite-bearded

formeropiumfarmerinNangarhar."Evenmoredaughterswillbesoldthisyear.11Theold

manliveswiththeanguishofsellinghisown13-year-olddaughterin2000,afterTaliban

leaderMullahMohammedOmarbannedpoppygrowing."Lendersnevershowany

mercy,"theoldmansays.Localfarmerssaymorethanonedebtorhasbeenboundhand

andfoot,thenlockedintoasmallwindowlessroomwithasmolderingfire,slowly

chokingtodeath.(5)Effortstopromoteothercropshavefailed.Wheatorcornbrings

$250anacreatbest,whilepoppygrowerscanexpect10timesthatmuch.Besides,

poppiesaremoredependable:hardierthaneitherwheatorcomandmoretolerantof

droughtandextremeheatandcold.Andinacountrywithpracticallynogovernment-

fundedcreditfbrsmallfarmers,opiumgrowerscaneasilygetadvancesontheircrops.

Theborrowermerelyagreestorepaythecashwithsomanykilosofopium,ataprice

stipulatedbythelender-often40percentormorebelowmarketvalue.Islamforbids

charginginterestonaloan,butmoneylendersinpoppycountryeludethebanby

packagingthedealasacrop-futurestransaction—andnevermindmattherateofreturnis

tantamounttousury.

9、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabout"debtmarriage"inthethirdparagraph?

A^Itforcesthegirlstomarryoldmen.

Ilisashameforthegirlsandtheirfamily.

C>Itenablesthegirlstopayofftheirdebts.

D、Thegirfsfamilycangetmuchmoneyfromit.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第3段首句可知，“debtmarriage”是用來清還女孩子父親們欠下

的債，而非女孩子們欠的債，所以C說法錯(cuò)誤，選C。由該段第3句可知D正

確；由該段中的stainonthehonorofthebrideandherfamily可知B正確；由該段中

總統(tǒng)的話可知A正確。

10、Therelationshipbetweenthefirstandsecondparagraphsisthat.

A、bothpresenttheactionstakenbytheAfghangovernment

B、thesecondisthelogicalresultofthefirst

C^thesecondoffersmemainreasonofthefirst

D、eachpresentsthegoodsideoftheAfghansociety

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：原文首段講述了年僅9歲或10歲的Khalida就要不得不被父親嫁出

去，第2段具體講述了父親因從毒品販子那里借貸無法償還而不得不以女兒還債的

經(jīng)過，故第1段是結(jié)果，第2段是原因，正確答案為C。

11ThefarmersliketogrowpoppiesintheircountriesNOTbecause.

A^poppiesarcmorereliableandsuitabletogrowinthisplace

B、traffickerscanmakegreatmoneyfromthepoppies

C、nogovernmentfundedcreditwasofferedforsmallfarmers

D、growingpoppiescanearnmoremoneythanothercrops

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：解答此題需仔細(xì)看清題目。它問的是哪一個(gè)不是阿富汗農(nóng)民喜歡種植

鴉片的原因。雖然毒品販子能靠鴉片賺很多錢是事實(shí)，但這并不是農(nóng)民種植鴉片的

原因，故選B。

12、Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?

A^TheAfghanfarmers.

Bestplaceforheroin.

C>Thegovernmentpolicy.

D、Loanmarriage.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此題考查文章主題。全文圍繞債務(wù)婚姻解釋了這種殘酷的婚姻形式存

在的原因，以及它給新娘、新娘家庭及國(guó)家?guī)淼膼u辱，所以D是此題正確答

案。

專業(yè)英語八級(jí)（閱讀）模擬試卷第2套

一、選擇題（本題共14題，每題1.0分，共14分。）

MakeThataDoubleAfewyearsago,itdawnedonZachThomasthatcoffeedidn'thave

enoughcaffeine.Atthetime,hewaspullingall-nightersasastudentattheUnitedStates

MilitaryAcademyatWestPoint.BythetimehebecameaninstructorattheU.S.Army

RangerSchoolinFortBenning,Ga.,helivedbyacommonsayingathisschool:"Sleepis

acrutch.""Iusedtojustdrinkapotofcoffee,butthenyouhavetogotothebathroom

100timesduringtheday.Ifyoucouldjustgetmorecaffeineinonecup,thenthatwould

bethebestofbothworlds,"hesays.In2005Thomas,now30,foundedRangerCoffee,

witha"hypercaffeinated"blendthatcontainsdoublethecaffeineofregularcoffee,or

about300milligramsper12-ounceserving—theequivalentofsixDietCokes.Thesmall,

Rockmart,Ga.-basedcompanysells1,700bagsofcoffeeayear,nearlyhalfofthemto

troopsstationedinIraq.Thesedaysyoudon'thavetobeawarherotobeacaffeine

addict.Everywhereyoulook,peoplearewiredoncaffeineortoutingitsbenefits-or

both.TabloidsrunimagesofcelebritiessippingRedBullortotingStarbucksventilattes;

Dunkin'Do-nutsadsfeatureacoffee-swillingRachaelRay,whomovessofastthatshe

leavestreadmarksonthefloor.There'snoshortageofwaystogetyourcaffeinefix.

SalesofenergydrinkslikeRedBullandFullThrottlehavegrowntenfoldsince2001,

andnewonesenterthemarketweekly.Productsthatalreadyhavecaffeineareadding

more-inthepastfewmonthsDietPepsi,JoltandMountainDewhaveallrolledout

extra-cafieinatedversions.Noveltyitems,likecafieinaiedlipbalm,caffeinatedsunflower

seeds,caffeinatedbeerandevencaffeinatedsoap("Tiredofwakingupandhavingto

waitforyourmorningjavatobrew?")arealsopoppingupinretailstoresandnightclubs.

Inaspoofonthiscaffeinearmsrace,thesiteElauncheda"deathby

caffeinecalculator"thatshowsa180-poundadultwouldhavetodown44tallcupsof

StarbuckscoffeebeforecheckingintothebigJavahouseinthesky.Whydowcneed一

orwant—somuchenergy?Conventionalwisdomsaysit'sbecausewe'resleepingless

andworkingmore.Butgovernmentfiguresshowthatadultshaveaveragedeighthoursof

sleeppernightsincethe1960s.Workinghours,a;leastformen,havealsoremained

constant:menwithchildrenhaveaveragedabout43hoursofpaidworkperweekforthe

pasthalfcentury.Ofcourse,thatdoesn'tmeanwedon'tfeelmorestressed.Universityof

MarylandsociologistSuzanneBian-chisaysworkingmothers'entryintothelaborforce

meansthere'slessdowntimeforfamiliesasawhole,witherrands,houseworkandoutings

packedintoatighttwo-dayweekend.Asfbrtheyoungandunattached,theymaybe

gettingplentyofsleep,butatirregularhours.Theyhavemoreoptionsthaneverfor24/7

entertainment,fromTVtotheInternettovideo-games.Infa-,manyofthenovelty

caffeineproductsareaimedatcomputergameswhostageweend-long"LANparties*'

wherenoonesleeps.Butforthegeneralpublic,thetrendismoreaboutgettingalegal

high."Caffeineistheworld'smostpopularmood-alteringdrug,1'saysDavidSchardt,

seniornutritionistattheCenterforscienceinthePublicInterest.Andcompanieshave

beenbankingonitsaddictivepropertiestobringrepeatbusiness.Caffeinecanliftyour

mood,improveconcentration,boostphysicalstaminaand,asanactiveingredientin

Excedrin,helpcureheadaches.Morethan50percentofcaffeinedrinkersexperience

withdrawalsymptomswhentheystop.Bymostaccounts,though,thestimulantisfairly

safe."There'snothinginherentlywrongwithbeingdependentoncaffeine,'*saysRoland

Griffiths,aneuro-scientistattheJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofMedicine,aslong

asyoudon'toverdose.Forthoseaccustomedtocaffeine,amoderateintakeis200to300

milligramsperday—theequivalentoftwotothreecupsofbrewedcoffee,oneStarbucks

tallcoffeeor3.5RedBulls.Exceed500to600milligrams,andanxiety,nauseaandheart

palpitationscansetin.Griffithsdoesworryaboutteenagers,whoaredrinkingmore

caffeinatedbeverages:"I'mconcernedthatimpressionableadolescentsareexposedto

marketingmessagesthatpromotecaffeineasaperformanceenhancerwilllaterturnio

strongerdrugs,likesteroidsorRitalinorcocaine."Moreworrisomestillisthe

glamorizationofthe24/7caffeinehigh.EvenRachaelRayoccasionallyneedsherrest.

1、Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingaretheeffectsofcaffeinewiththe

EXCEPTIONof.

A^Itcancurediseases.

B、Itcanchangepeople'smood.

C、Itcanincreasephysicalstrength.

D^Itcanmakepeoplemoreconcentrated.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)。析：由第四段可知，咖啡因具有改變情緒(B),使注意力集中(D)和增強(qiáng)體

力(C)等作用。文中只是說咖啡因可放于治療頭痛的藥物中，幫助治療頭痛，但并

沒有說能治愈疾病。故A為正確答案。

2、Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingaretheadverseeffectsofoverdoseof

caffeinewiththeEXCEPTIONof.

A、anxiety

B、sickness

C、heartbeating

D^obesity

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：最后一段說明了過量飲用咖啡因可能帶來的不良后果，如焦慮(A)、

惡心(B)、心悸(C)等。故D為正確答案。

3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabout

caffeine?

A^Itmakespeopleawake.

B、Ithelpsalterpeople'smood.

C、Drinkingdrinkswithcaffeineislegal.

D^Drinkswithcaffeinearedangeroustopeople'shealth.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D-

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：綜觀全文可知，咖啡因可以使人保持頭腦清醒(A),改善情緒(B),同

時(shí)，飲用含有咖啡因的飲料是合法的(C),也是安全的。故D為正確答案。

4、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、Peoplearenotsupposedtobedependentoncaffeine.

Peopleneedmoreenergybecausetheyfeelmorestressed.

C^People'sdesirefbrcaffbinatcd'energy'productsissoaring.

D、Peopletendtodrinkthehighestamountofcaffeinethatislegal.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A」:

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：由第二段可知，人們對(duì)含有咖啡因的能量型飲料的需求在增長(zhǎng)(C)。

最后一段中，一位神經(jīng)科學(xué)家認(rèn)為依賴咖啡因本身并沒有錯(cuò)誤，故A是錯(cuò)誤的。

第三段顯示，人們的壓力增加，因此需要更多的能量(B)。第四段表明，普通大眾

希望能夠飲用在法律所允許范圍內(nèi)盡可能多的咖啡因①)。故A為正確答案。

TheWorldBank'sRealProblemTheWorldBankisundeniablyincrisis.Butnotbecause

itspresident,PaulWolfowitz,gothisgirlfriendaraise.ItistheWolfowitzsagathathas

beengrabbingalltheheadlines,ofcourse.TheIraq-wararchitectwaspluckedfromthe

DefenseDepartmentanddepositedbyPresidentGeorgeW.BushattheWorldBankin

2005(bytradition,theU.S.Presidentpicksthebank'schief).Atthetime,Wolfowitz

informedthebank'sethicscommitteethathewasseeingShahaRiza,acommunication

adviseratthebank,andthein-houseethiciststoldhimsheshouldbemovedtoanother

agencyandgivenaraisetbrhertroubles.Butthesizeofthepayhike(from$133,000to

$180,000,taxfree)andolherdetailsaboutRiza'stransferraisedhacklesamongbankstaff

andsparkedaninvestigation.Thebank'sboardwilldecideanydaynowwhether

Wolfowitzstaysorgoes.Thisdragged-outmess,though,isadistraction.Thebigger

issueisthattheWashington-basedbankanditssisterorganization,theInternational

MonetaryFund(IMF),arestrugglingtojustifytheircontinuedexistence.Thesituationis

mostpressingforthesmallerIMF,whichpaysitsbillswiththeprofitsitmakesby

lendingmoneytomiddle-incomecountriesinfinancialtrouble.Withhardlyanysuch

countriesintroublethesedays,theorganizationisprojectinga$224milliondeficitfbr

thisfiscalyearandaskingitsmembernationsiftheycanstartsellingoffsomeofthegold

theydepositedwithitafterWorldWarII(theanswersofar:no).TheWorldBankisn't

thatdesperate,butitfacessimilar