專業(yè)英語八級模擬試卷2（共525題）

專業(yè)英語八級模擬試卷2(共9套)

(共525題)

專業(yè)英語八級模擬試卷第1套

一、聽力復合式聽寫(本題共70題，每題7.0分，共

70分。)

StatisticI.Thedefendantisguiltyornot?1)Expert:A.ADNAsample[1]

defendant's.[1]B.Thepossibilityofoddsisoneinmillion.2)Defense

lawyer:Counterthefactthatifinacityofthreemillionpeople,thereare[2][2]

matchingeachother'sDNA.II.Unjustdiscrimination?I)Universitiesadd

additionalpointstominoritygroupstudents.Theyunlawfullymakeaneasier[3]for

thosestudents.[3]2)Anniewaskeptfrom[4].Herlawyerusedstatisticsto

show[4]thatworkers,whowerenotin[5]group,withthesame[5]

qualificationswerepromoted.3)Tobaccocompanieswonthecasesbecauseof

the[6].[6]Warning:statisticsshouldbe[7]alongwithotherevidence.

[7]ID.Statisticsincalculation:1)[8]analysis:e.g.Bertcouldnolonger

work.Statisticians[8]predicthowlonghecouldworkandhowlonghecould

havemade.2)Multipleregressionanalysis:Statisticianfindsthe"bestfit"forallthe

sampledatawhenmultipleindependent[9]areatwork.[9]IV.Statisticson

thewitnessstand:—expertsknowhowtomakestatistics[10][10]-cross

examineandchallengethevalidityofstatistics

1、[1]

標準答案：matches

知識點解析：暫無解析

2、[2]

標準答案：3pcoplc/2otherpeople

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、[31

標準答案:cntrance/acccss

知識點解析：暫無解析

4、[4]

標準答案：promotion

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、[5]

標準答案：minority

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、[6]

標準答案：statistics

知識點解析：暫無解析

7、[7]

標準答案：evaluated

知識點解析：暫無解析

8、[8]

標準答案：Regression

知識點解析：暫無解析

9、[91

標準答案：variables

知識點解析：暫無解析

10、[10]

標準答案：goodexperts

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、聽力對話組題（本題共5題，每題7.0分，共5

分。）

11、In1900,theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutfbreachpersoninayear.

A、50kilograms

1kilogram

C、5kilograms

D、15kilograms

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

12、Chinesepaperwasmadefrom

A、thehair-likepartsofcertainplants.

B、thewoodoftrees.

C、theskinofcertainyounganimals.

D^thestemoftallplants.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

13、Whofoundoutthatpapercouldbemadefromtrees?

A、AnEnglishman.

B、ACanadianman.

C、ASwedishman.

D、AGerman.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

14、Nowmakesthebestpaperintheworld.

A、Norway

B、USA

C^Canada

D、Finland

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

15、SomepeopleinFinlandwearpaperbootsinthesnowinwinterbecause

A^theyarewaterproof.

B、nothingcouldbewarmer.

C、theyareconvenient.

D^theyaredurable.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

三、聽力新聞（本題共5題，每題1.0分，共5分。）

16、HowmanytimeshastheHousevotedforaspecificwithdrawaltargetdateupto

now?

A^One.

B、Two.

C、Three.

D、Four.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

17、Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、FormerPresidentofRussiaYeltsindiedofaheartattackat76.

B>BillClintonandhiswifeareexpectedtoattendonbehalfoftheUnitedStates.

C>OrdinaryRussianscanpaytheirlastrespectstoMr.Yeltsin.

D^PutindeclaredWednesdayanationaldayofmourningacrossRussia.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

18>WhyhaveRussia'smediapaintedamostlypositivespinonYeltsin'slife?

A、Topraisethepoliticalandeconomicfreedomsheintroduced.

Topraisehiseffortstothecounty'seconomy.

C、Iorememberhisdevotiontothecountry'spoliticaldevelopment.

D、Torememberhisworktothecountry'scommonworkers.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

19>AccordingtoBush,TheUnitedStateswillhelpAfricannationsstrengthentheir

A^stockmarkets

B>motorindustry

C、financialmarkets

D、medicinefactories

標準答案.C

知識點嬴析：暫無解析

20、U.S.PresidenturgedtheU.S.Congresstoplayakeyroleinthefightagainst

inAfrica.

A、starvation

B、AIDS

C、discrimination

D、unemployment

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

四、常規(guī)閱讀理解（本題共20題，每題7.0分，共20

分。）

CommunitycourtsandcommunityjusticeprevailedinEnglandatthetimeoftheNorman

Conquest(1066).Thelegalsystemwasritualistic,dependentuponoathsatmoststagesof

litigation,andpermeatedbybothreligiousandsuperstitiousnotions.Theproceedings

wereoral,verypersonal,andhighlyconfrontative.Jurieswereunknown.Oneparty

publicly"appealed,"oraccused,theotherbeforethecommunitymeetingatwhichthe

presenceofbothwasobligatory.Tobeabsentmeantriskingfinesandoutlawry.Afterthe

preliminarystatementsoftheparties,thecourtrenderedjudgment,notonthemeritsof

theissuenorthequestionofguiltorinnocence,butonthemannerbywhichitshouldbe

resolved.Judgmentinotherwordsprecededtrialbecauseitwasadecisiononwhatform

thetrialshouldtake.Itmightbebycompurgation,byordeal,or,aftertheNorman

Conquest,bybattle.Exceptingtrialbybattle,onlyonepartywastriedor,more

accurately,wasputtohis"proof."Proofbeingregardedasanadvantage,itwasusually

awardedtotheaccusedparty;ineffecthehadtheprivilegeofprovinghisowncase.Trial

bycompurgationconsistedofaswornstatementtothetruthofone'sclaimordenial,

supportedbytheoathsofacertainnumberoffellowswearers.Presumablythey,nomore

thantheclaimant,wouldendangertheirimmortalsoulsbythesacrilegeoffalseswearing.

Originallytheoath-hclpcrssworefromtheirownknowledgetothetruthofthepartys

claim.Latertheybecamelittlemorethancharacterwitnesses,swearingonlytotheir

beliefthathisoathwastrustworthy.Ifheroundeduptherequisitenumberof

compurgatorsandthecumbrousswearinginveryexactformproceededwithouta

mistake,hewonhiscase.Amistake"burst"theoath,provingguilt.Ordealswereusually

reservedformoreseriouscrimes,forpersonsofbadreputation,forpeasants,orforthose

caughtwithstolengoods.Asaninvocationofimmediatedivinejudgment,ordealswere

consecratedbytheChurchandshroudedwithsolemnreligiousmystery.Theaccused

underwentaphysicaltrialinwhichhecalleduponGodtowitnesshisinnocenceby

puttingamiraculoussignuponhisbody.Coldwater,boilingwater,andhotironwerethe

principalordeals,allofwhichtheclergyadministered.Intheordealofcoldwater,the

accusedwastrussedupandcastintoapooltoseewhetherhewouldsinkorfloat.Onthe

theorythatwaterwhichhadbeensanctifiedbyapriestwouldreceiveaninnocentperson

butrejecttheguilty,innocencewasprovedbysinking-andhopefullyaquickretrieval—

guiltbyfloating.Intheotherordeals,onehadtoplungehishandintoacauldronof

boilingwaterorcarryaredhotpieceofironforacertaindistance,inthehopethatthree

dayslater,whenthebandageswereremoved,thepriestwouldfinda"clean'*wound,one

thatwashealingfreeofinfection-Howdeeplyoneplungedhisarmintothewater,how

heavytheironorgreatthedistanceitwascarried,dependedmainlyonthe.gravityofthe

charge.TheNormansbroughttoEnglandstillanotherordeal,trialbybattle,paradigmof

theadversarysystem,whichgavetothelegalconceptof"defense"or"defendant*'a

physicalmeaning.Trialbybattlewasasavageyetsacredmethodofproofwhichwas

alsothoughttoinvolvedivineintercessiononbehalfoftherighteous.Ratherthanleta

wrongdoertriumph,Godwouldpresumablystrengthenthearmsofthepartywhohad

sworntrulytothejusticeofhiscause.Right,notmight,wouldthereforeconquer.Trial

bybattlewasoriginallyavailableforthesettlementofalldisputesbuteventuallywas

restrictedtocasesofseriouscrime.Whetheroneprovedhiscasebycompurgation,

ordeal,orbattle,themethodwasaccusatoryincharacter.Therewasalwaysadefiniteand

knownaccuser,someprivatepersonwhobroughtformalsuitandopenlyconfrontedhis

antagonist.Therewasneveranysecrecyintheproceedings,whichwerethesamefor

criminalasforcivillitigation.Thejudges,whohadnorolewhateverinthemakingofthe

verdict,decidedonlywhichpartyshouldbeputtoproofandwhatitsformshouldbe;

thereafterthejudgesmerelyenforcedanobservanceoftherules.Theoathsthatsaturated

theproceedingscalleduponGodtowitnesstothetruthoftherespectiveclaimsofthe

parties,orthejusticeoftheircause,orthereliabilityoftheirword.Noonegave

testimonialevidencenorwasanyonequestionedtotesthisveracity.

21、Accordingtothepassage,beingputtotheproof(paragraphI),mostnearlymeans

thepersonwas.

A^consideredinnocentuntilprovenguilty

BNconsideredguiltynomatterwhathedid

C、supposedtoprovehisowninnocence

D、giventheprivilegeofpresentinghissidefirst

標準答案：C

知識點解析：細節(jié)題。根據題「快速定位在第一段，“waspultohis'proo「,Proof

beingregardedasanadvantage,itwasusuallyawardeetotheaccusedparty;“我們可以

推斷出，所謂出示證據就出示有利自己的證據來證明自己是清白無辜的。所以，答

案是C。

22、Inatrialbyordeal,innocencecouldbeprovenby.

A、displayinganuninfectedwound

B、floatingwhencastintothewater

C^wearingbandagesforthreedays

D、swearinganoathinapreciseform

標準答案：A

知識點解析；細節(jié)題。這道題比較簡單，根據題干信息詞"ordeal”，定位第二段。

其實第三段整段都是描述ordeal神判的情況，答案信息在倒數第二句，"...whenthe

bandageswereremoved,thepriestwouldfinda"clean"wound,onethatwashealingfree

ofinfection,”本題看原文細節(jié)自可做至lj,難度不大。B選項屬于干擾項，它恰恰不

是清白無辜的證據。

23、Theformsoftrialdiscussedinthepassageallassumethattruthisbestdetermined

by.

A^carefullyquestioningwitnesses

B、carefullyassessingphysicalevidence

C>anadversaryproceeding,orbattle

D、relyingontheassistanceofGod

標準答案：D

知識點解析：推理題。題干問的是通篇所說的審判準來決定真相，我們看原文出現

的相關詞語，“Church"，“Godtowitness"，“clergy"，“divine”等等，即可推斷出是

靠天神的幫助審判真相的。其他三個選項均不符合題干意思。

24、Accordingtothepassage,anoathwasdeclared"burst"duringcompurgationifthe

A、swearermadeanerrorintheexactformoftherequiredritual

B、swearercouldnotrounduptherequirednumberofoath-helpers

C^swearerpreferredtrialbyordeal,orbybattle

D、judgesdecidedthattheoathwasfalseorunnecessary

標準答案：A

知識點解析：此題為細節(jié)題。此題定位在第二段，答案在最后兩句，"Ifherounded

uptherequisitenumberofcompurgatorsandthecumbrousswearinginveryexactform

proceededwithoutamistake,hewonhiscase.Amistake"burst1'theoath,provingguilt.”

據此我們可以判斷出A為最佳答案。B為干擾項，C和D不是本題所解。

25、Accordingtothepassage,howdidtrialbybattledifferfromtrialbycompurgation

andordealinEngland?

A^Ithadadefinite,knownaccuser.

B、ItwasonlyusedaftertheNormanConquest.

C、Ithadnosecrecyintheproceedings.

D^Itrequiredjudgestoquestionwitnesses.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：此題為細節(jié)題。本題正解在第一段“Itmightbebycompurgation,by

ordeal,or,aftertheNormanConquest,bybattle.”,這話說明了英格蘭戰(zhàn)判是在諾曼征

服之后的事情。由此可見答案為B。

DiscussionoftheassimilationofPuertoRicansintheUnitedStateshasfocusedontwo

factors:socialstandingandthelossofnationalculture.Ingeneral,excessivestressis

placedononefactorortheother,dependingonwhetherthecommentatorisNorth

AmericanorPuertoRican.ManyNorthAmericansocialsciemisrs,suchasOscar

Handlin,JosephFitzpatrick,andOscarLewis,considerPuertoRicansthemostrecentin

alonglineofethnicentrantstooccupythelowestrungonthesocialladder.Sucha

"sociodemographic"approachtendstoregardassimilationasabenignprocess,takingfor

grantedincreasedeconomicadvantageandinevitableculturalintegration,inasupposedly

egalitariancontext.However,thisapproachfailstotakeintoaccountthecolonialnature

ofthePuertoRicancase,withthisgroup,unliketheirEuropeanpredecessors,coming

fromanationpoliticallysubordinatedtotheUnitedStates.Eventhe"radical"critiquesof

thismainstreamresearchmodel,suchasthecritiquedevelopedinDividedSociety,attach

theissueofethnicassimilationtoomechanicallytofactorsofeconomicandsocial

mobilityandarethusunabletoillustratetheculturalsubordinationifPuertoRicansasa

colonialminority.Incontrast,the"colonialist"approachofisland-basedwriterssuchas

EduardoScdaBonilla,ManuelMaldonado-Denis,andLuisNieves-Falcontendstoview

assimilationastheforcedlossofnationalcultureinanunequalcontestwithimposed

foreignvalues.Thereis,ofcourse,astrongtraditionofculturalaccommodationamong

otherPuertoRicanthinkers.ThewritingsofEugenioFernandezMendezclearly

exemplifythistradition,andmanysupportersofPuertoRico'scommonwealthstatus

sharethesameuniversalizingorientation.ButthePuertoRicanintellectualswhohave

writtenmostabouttheassimilationprocessintheUnitedStatesalladvancecultural

nationalistviews,advocatingthepreservationofminorityculturaldistinctionsand

rejectingwhattheyseeasthesubjugationofcolonialnationalities.Thisculturaland

politicalemphasisisappropriate,butthecolonialistthinkersmisdirectit,overlookingthe

classrelationsatworkinbothPuertoRicanandNorthAmericanhistory.Theyposeihe

clashofnationalcultureasanabsolutepolarity,witheachcultureunderstoodasstatic

andundifferentiated.YetboththePuertoRicanandNorthAmericantraditionshavebeen

subjecttoconstantchallengefromculturalforceswithintheirownsocieties,forcesthat

maymovetowardeachotherinwaysthatcannotbewrittenoffasmere"assimilation".

Consider,forexample,theindigenousandAfroCaribbeantraditionsinPuertoRican

cultureandhowtheyinfluenceandareinfluencedbyotherCaribbeanculturesandBlack

culturesintheUnitedStales.Theelementsofcoercionandinequality,socentralto

culturalcontactaccordingtothecolonialistframework,playnoroleinthiskindof

convergenceofraciallyandethnicallydifferentelementsofthesamesocialclass.

26>Theauthor'smainpurposeisto.

A、criticizetheemphasisonsocialstandingindiscussionsoftheassimilationofPuerto

RicansintheUnitedStates

B、supportthethesisthatassimilationhasnotbeenabenignprocessforPuertoRicans

C、defendaviewoftheassimilationofPuertoRicansthatemphasizesthepreservation

ofnationalculture

D^indicatedeficienciesintwoschoolsifthoughtsintheassimilationofPuertoRicans

intheUnitedStates

標準答案：D

知識點解析：主旨題。題干問的是作者的主要目的是什么，縱觀全文，都是在說明

指出了兩個學派對于如果美國的波多黎各人同化的思想的不足之處。所以選D。

27Accordingtothepassage,culturalaccommodationispromotedby

A、EduardoSeda-Bonilla

ManuelMaldonado-Denis

C、TheauthorofDividedSociety

D、ManysupportersofPuertoRico'scommonwealthstatus

標準答案：D

知識點解析：細節(jié)題。這道題難度不大，出處在第二段的“ThewritingsofEugenio

FernandezMendezclearlyexemplifythistradition,andmanysupportersofPuertoRico's

commonwealthstatussharethesameuniversalizingorientation.由此可見，許多波

多黎各聯邦地位的支持者促進文化適應，選D。A和B原文有提及，但不是題干

問題答案，C也不對。

28、ItcanbeinferredformthepassagethatawritersuchasEugenioFernandezMendez

wouldmostlikelyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningmembersof

minorityethnicgroups?

A、Itisnecessaryforthemembersofsuchgroupstoadapttothecultureofthemajority.

Themembersofsuchgroupsgenerallyencounteraculturethatisstaticand

undifferentiated.

C>Socialmobilityisthemostimportantfeatureoftheexperienceofmembersofsuch

groups.

D、Socialscientistsshouldemphasizetheculturalandpoliticalaspectsoftheexperience

ofmembersofsuchgroups.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：此題為推理題。這題同樣也是出在第二段，“Thereis,ofcourse,a

strongtraditionofculturalaccommodationamongotherPuertoRicanthinkers.The

writingsofEugenioFemandezMendezclearlyexemplifythistradition,句中的

tradition少數民族成員必須適應多數人的文化。加以，可以選出A項，Eugenio

FernandezMendez很可能是希望少數民族成員必須適應多數人的文化的傳統(tǒng)。

29、TheauthorimpliesthatthePuertoRicanwriterswhohavewrittenmostabout

assimilationdoNOTdowhichofthefollowing?

A、Regardassimilationasbenign.

B、Resistculturalintegration.

C、Describeindetailtheprocessofassimilation.

D^TalkintoaccountthecolonialnatureofthePuertoRicancase.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：此題為推理題。本題可采用排除法，難度不算很大，文章一開始就提

及同化，有些作家抵制這種文化融合，同時作家詳細描述同化的過程的：也有考慮

波多黎各的殖民地性質的作家，但都承認同化早已經不是最初的開始這個事實。所

以排除BCD,A為最佳答案。

30、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthe"colonialist"approachissocalled

becauseitspractitioners

A、supportPuertoRico'scommonwealthstatus

B、haveastrongtraditionofculturalaccommodation

C>emphasizetheclassrelationsatworkinbothPuertoRicanandNorthAmerican

history

D、regardthepoliticalrelationofPuertoRicototheUnitedStatesasasignificantfactor

intheexperienceofPuertoRicans

標準答案：D

知識點解析：此題為推理題。題干問的是從本文所稱的“殖民主義的方法，可以推

斷出因為它的實務工作者什么樣的一種態(tài)度。A支持波多黎各的聯邦地位，顯然不

是；B有濃厚的文化適應傳統(tǒng)，原文有提及，但不是本題所解；C強調波多黎各和

北美的歷史工作的階級關系，也不對，所以只要D才比較符合，認為在波多黎各

人的歷史進程中，波多黎各政治關系在美國占有很重要的因素。

Theorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifleandfivecartridges,andmeanwhile

someBurmanshadarrivedandtoldusthattheelephantwasinthepaddyfieldsbelow,

onlyafewhundredyardsaway.AsIstartedforwardpracticallythewholepopulationof

thequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedme.Theyhadseentherifleandwere

allshoutingexcitedlythatIwasgoingtoshoottheelephant.Theyhadnotshownmuch

interestintheelephantwhenhewasmerelyravagingtheirhomes,butitwasdifferent

nowthathewasgoingtobeshot.Itwasabitoffuntothem,asitwouldbetoanEnglish

crowd;besidestheywantedthemeal.Ilmadernevaguelyuneasy.Ihadnoinleniionof

shootingtheelephant-Ihadmerelysentfortherifletodefendmyselfifnecessary-andit

isalwaysunnervingtohaveacrowdfollowingyou.Imarcheddownthehill,lookingand

feelingatool,withtherifleovermyshoulderandanever-growingarmyofpeople

jostlingatmyheels.Atthebottom,whenyougotaway,fromthehuts,therewasa

metalledroadandbeyondthatamirywasteofpaddyfieldsathousandyardsacross,not

yetploughedbutsoggyfromthefirstrainsanddottedwithcoarsegrass.Theelephant

wasstandingeightyardsfromtheroad,hisleftsidetowardsus.Hetooknottheslightest

noticeofthecrowd'sapproach.Hewastearingupbunchesofgrass,beatingthemagainst

hiskneestocleanthemandstuffingthemintohismouth.Ihadhaltedontheroad.As

soonasIsawtheelephaniIknewwithperfectcertaintythatIoughtnottoshoothim.Itis

aseriousmattertoshootaworkingelephani-itiscomparabletodestroyingahugeand

costlypieceofmachinery-andobviouslyoneoughtnottodoitifitcanpossiblybe

avoided.Andatthatdistance,peacefullyeating,theelephantlookednomoredangerous

thanacow.IthoughtthenandIthinknowthatthisattackof"must"wasalreadypassing

off;inwhichcasehewouldmerelywanderharmlesslyaboutuntilthemahoutcameback

andcaughthim.Moreover,1didnotintheleastwanttoshoothim.IdecidedthatIwould

watchhimforalittlewhiletomakesurethathedidnotturnsavageagain,andthengo

home.Butatthatmomen:Iglancedroundatthecrowdthathadfollowedme.Itwasan

immensecrowd,twothousandattheleastandgrowingeveryminute.Itblockedtheroad

foralongdistanceoneitherside.Ilookedattheseaofyellowfacesabovethegarish

clothes—facesallhappyandexcitedoverthisbitoffun,allcertainthattheelephantwas

goingtobeshot.Theywerewatchingmeastheywouldwatchaconjureraboutto

performatrick.Theydidnotlikeme,butwiththemagicalrifleinmyhandsIwas

momentarilyworthwatching.AndsuddenlyIrealizedtatIshouldhavetoshootthe

elephantafterall.ThepeopleexpecteditofmeandIandgottodoit;Icouldfelltheir

twothousandwillspressingmeforward,irresistibly.Anditwasatthismoment,asI

stoodtherewiththerifleinmyhands,that1firstgraspedthehollowness,thefutilityof

thewhiteman'sdominionintheEast.HerewasI,thewhitemanwithhisgun,standingin

frontoftheunarmednativecrowd-seeminglytheleadingactorofthepiece;butinreality

Iwasonlyanabsurdpuppetpushedtoandfrobythewillofthoseyellowfacesbehind.I

perceivedinthismomentthatwhenthewhitemanturnstyrantitishisownfreedomthat

hedestroys.Hebecomesasortofhollow,posingdummy,theconventionalizedfigureof

asahib.Foritistheconditionofhisrulethatheshallspendhislifeintryingtoimpress

thenativesandsoineverycrisishehasgottodowhatthe"natives"expectofhi.He

wearsamask,andhisfacegrowstofitit.Ihadgottoshoottheelephant.Ihadcommitted

myselftodoingitwhenTsentfortherife.Asahibhasgottoactlikeasahib;hehasgot

toappearresolute,toknowhisownmindanddodefinitethings.

31、Theessentialpointofthestoryisthat.

A、Orwellregrettedthestreakofcrueltythathadledhimtoshootanelephant

B、Orwell,asanofficial,hadtodefendtheBurmesecrowdbshootingtheelephant

C、Aforeignrulingclasshastobehaveinthewaythattheconquerednativesexpectitto

behave

D^Circumstancescanleadnicn-astheyledOrwellinthisstory-tocarryoutmore

extremeactionsthanwerenecessary

標準答案：C

知識點解析：本文講述的是作者在當地大群人的簇擁下用槍射殺大象是矛盾的心

理。在這部分文字中，作者的內心的矛盾在于：其本人并不愿意殺死大象(LI7:As

soonasIsawtheelephant...!oughtnottoshoothim),而迫于當地人的壓力，作為一

個外來白人，需要盡量討好當地人并按他們的意愿行事(L40)。

32>"Practically"(L.3,Para.I)means.

A^almost

asasensibleaction

C、inapracticalmanner

D、quite

標準答案：A

知識點解析:practically一詞的含義包括:?Inawaythatispractical實用地,實際

地，通過實用的方式；②)Forallpracticalpurposes;visually實質地，從實際出發(fā)

地，實際上，事實上③AHbut;nearly;almost幾乎，差不多。該詞不含有選項B(明

智地)、D(相當)含義。另外，選項C“實驗地”放在文中，語義不通。

33WhenOrwellsaysthattheBurmans"flocked"(L.3,Para.1)tofollowhimbe

suggeststhattheywere.

A、inaviolenthurry

B、keentodothesameaseveryoneelse

C^inapanic

D、eagertobeofhelp

標準答案：A

知識點解析；L5中提到，當地緬甸人很興奮地叫喊著作者要去射殺大象，而且他

們對此很感興趣(L7),幾乎是全體出動，因此，選項C、E不合題意。文中我們看

不出當地人是從眾行為，排除B。他們僅僅是出于好奇，去看熱鬧，并非幫忙，排

除D。

34Orwellfeltlikeapuppetbecausehe.

A、resembledaconjurerabouttoperformatrick

B、wasavictimofthecrowd'smasshysteria

C^wasafraidofbeinglaughedat

D、wasdoingwhatthecrowdwantedhimtodo

標準答案：D

知識點解析：A：他像一位準備登臺表演的魔術師cB：眾人歇斯底里的受害者。

C：害怕被嘲笑。D：按照眾人的意愿行事。E：就像面對一群觀眾。奧威爾并不想

殺死這頭大象，但是身后聚集的越來越多來看熱鬧的群眾迫使他不得不改變自己的

意愿以滿足他們的這種愿望，這讓他感覺自己就像是被眾人意愿所控制的木偶一

般。此題選D。

35、WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsabutOrwell'schangeofmindisNOTtrae?

A、Hearmedhimselfwitharifleincasetheelephantwasmoredangerousthanhe

expected.

B、Thefactthatthecrowdfollowedhimmadehimlesssurewhattodo.

C、Assoonashesawtheelephantherealizeditwasdangerous.

D、Atalaterpointintimehedecidedtowatchtheelephantforashorttimeandthengo

away.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：A：他取槍的本意是自衛(wèi)(L9)。B：眾人誤以為他要射殺大象使得他

不知所措(10)。D：后來他決定先觀察一會兒大象，以判斷它是否對人仍具威脅

(L25)oE：他最終決定要殺死大象(L32,L40—45)<C：他一看到大象就斷定它仍

具危險性，這與文中第二十一行所提到內容完全相反，此題選C。

Britain,underaLabourgovernment,consideredditching(givingup)itsnucleardeterrent

asawayofmakingcrucialsavingstohelppavethewayforanInternationalMonetary

Fund-backedrescuepackageduringthesterlingcrisisof1976,accordingtopreviously

secretdocuments.ThecrisisatthehighestlevelofgovernmentandtheBritishlobbying

ofinternationalalliesforassistancearerevealedinWhitehallpapersreleasedtothe

NationalArchives,underthe30-yearrule,coveringthemonthsafterJamesCallaghan

becameprimeministerinApril1976.hesucceededHaroldWilsonwhomadehis

resignationannouncementonMarch16aftergrapplingunsuccessfullyformonthswith

aneconomiccrisis.Thepapersrevealtheextentofthepanicin1976asBritainwas

forcedtogototheIMFtobailouttheeconomy.Thecrisiswasadefiningmoment,

destroyingconfidenceinLabour'seconomiccompetencyandpavingthewayfor

MargaretThatcher'srisetopower.Thecabinetagreedtorequesta￡2.3bnloan,thenthe

biggesttheIMFhadmade,anddemandedmassivespendingcuts.AmemobySirJohn

Hunt,thecabinetsecretary,onDecember5warnedtherewouldhavetobeareviewof

defencespending.HeexplainedthatwithdrawingfromGermanywouldbestrongly

resistedbytheUSwhile"abandoningthedeterrentoratleastscrappingitsimprovement

wouldcausemuchlessconcerntoourallies".Thethreattoditchthenucleardeterrent

cameaftermonthsofdiscussionsandprotractedcabinethagglingoverdepartmentalcost-

cutting.Theseverityofthecountry'sproblemswasspeltoutonApril5,twodaysafter

Callaghantookoffice,inastarkreportfromSirJohn.Itsaidtheworldhadbeenthrough

ihemostseriousboomandslumpandtheworstinflationsincethewarasaresultofihe

oilcrisis."Thegoingislikelytoberoughindeed..,wearesailinginanunknownsea..,

thereisaseriousimbalanceinoureconomy..,unlessactionistakentherewillbeeithera

continuationofanunacceptablyhighlevelofunemploymentorabalanceofpayments

deficitwhichwillbebeyondourabilitytofinance,"SirJohnwarned.Theensuing

monthssawsterlingslidefurther,forcingtheabandonmentoftheLabourprogrammeof

1974,andtheacceptancethatthenationcouldnolongerspenditswayoutofarecession,

inspiteofstrongpoliticalresistance.TowardstheendofSeptember,Callaghantoldthe

TradesUnionCongressconferencethatthingswouldneverbethesameagain.Hethen

rangGeraldFord,thenUSpresident,whomheregardedasaninevitablebrokerofan

IMFdeal.AbriefingnotepreparedforCallaghanaheadoftheconversationunderlined

Britain'sprecariouspoisonaswellasthethreattointernationalstability;"ThisweekI

haveresistedpressureatthepartyconference...ButIcannotbesureofcontinuingtodo

thisifourpoliciesareunderminedbypressureonthepoundwhichwedonothavethe

resourcestoresist.Inthatcaseouivalueandpaitneiinthewesterncommuiiitywouldbe

putgravelyatrisk."Inhisconversation.Callaghanspeltoutfurtherthepoliticaltightrope

hewaswalking,tryingtofightofftheleftofhispartywhilereachinganagreementwith

theinternationalcommunity.Inaletter,CallaghanwarnedFordthatwithoutasolutionto

thesterlingcrisis"wewouldbeforcedintoactionwhichwouldputatriskthiscountry's

contributionasanallyandapartnerinthewesternallianceanditsvalueasamemberof

theinternationaltradingcommunity".Separately,CallaghansetaboutlobbyingHelmut

Schmidt,theGermanchancellor,askingforaloanfacility,ledbytheUSandGermany.

InNovember,hecalledSchmidt,tellin