專業(yè)英語四級（閱讀）模擬試卷13（共190題）

專業(yè)英語四級(閱讀)模擬試卷13(共

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(共190題)

專業(yè)英語四級(閱讀)模擬試卷第1套

一、選擇題(本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。)

(1)ForthousandsofCanadians,badserviceisneithermake-believenoramusing.Itisan

aggravatingandworseningreal-lifephenomenonthatencompassesbehaviorranging

fromindifferenceandrudenesstonakedhostilityandevenphysicalviolence.Acrossthe

country,betterbusinessbureausreportalengtheninglitanyofcomplaintsabout

contractors,cardealers,andrepairshops,movingcompanies,airlinesanddepartment

stores.Thereisalmostanadversarialfeelingbetweenbusinessesandconsumers.(2)

Expertssaythereareseveralexplanationsforillfeelinginthemarketplace.Oneisthat

customerservicewasanearlyandinevitablecasualtyv/henretailersrespondedtobrutal

competitionbyreplacingemployeeswithtechnologysuchas1-800numbersandvoice

mail.Anotherfactoristhatbusinessgenerallyhasbegunplacingmoreemphasison

gettingcustomersthanonkeepingthem.Stillanotheristhatstrident,frustratedand

impatientshoppersvexshopownersandmakethemevenlesshospitable-especiallyat

busiertimesoftheyearlikeChristmas.Onbothsides,simplecourtesyhasgonebythe

board.Andforamultitudeofconsumers,servicewentwithit.(3)TheBetterBusiness

BureauatVancouvergets250complaintsaweek,twiceasmanyasfiveyearsago.The

bureauthenhadonecomplaintscounselorandnowhasfour.Peoplecomplainabout

beinginsulted,havingtheirintelligenceandintegrityquestioned,andbeingthreatened.

Onewillhearaboutpeoplebeinghauledalmostbodilyoutthedoorbysomebodysaying

thingslike"Idon'thavetoserveyou!"or"Thisisprivateproperty,getoutanddon't

comeback!"Whatcancustomersdo?Ifthebureau'sarbitrationprocessfailstosettlea

dispute,acustomer'sonlyrecourseistosueinclaimscourt.Butbecauseofthecostsand

timeittakes,relativelyfeweverdo.(4)Thereisalotofsupportforthenotionthat

servicehas,inpari,fallenvictimtogenerationalchange.Manyyoungpeopleregard

retailingasjustajobthatyou'rejustgoingtodotemporarilyonyourwaytoarealjob.

Youngclerksoftenlackbothknowledgeandcivility.Employershavetotrainyoung

peopleinsimplemannersbecausethatisnotbeingdoneathome.Salespeopletoday,

especiallytheyoungerones,havegrownupinatelevision-computersocietywhere

they'veinteractedlargelywithmachines.Oneofthebiggestcomplaintsfrombusinesses

aboutgraduatesisthelackofinterpersonalskills.(5)Whatcustomersreallywantis

access.Theywanttogetthroughwhentheycall;theydon*twantbusysignals;theydon't

wantinteractivesystemstellingthemtopushoneforthisandtwoforthat—theydon't

wantvoicemail.Andifcustomersdonotgetwhattheywant,theydefect.Somepeople

gobacktolocalsmallbusinesses:anAsiangreengrocer,aGreekbakerandaGreek

fishmonger.Theydon'twearnametags,butonegetstoknowthem,allbyname.(480

words,readability54.4)

1>Atabusinessplacewithbadservice,theworstonecangetis.

A、indifferenceandrudeness

B、nakedhostilityandphysicalviolence

C、havingintelligenceandintegrityquestioned

D、beinginsultedandthreatened

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：推理判斷題。由題干定位到第一段和第三段。第一段提到“Itisan

aggravatingandworseningreal-lifephenomenonthatencompassesbehaviorranging

fromindifferenceandrudenesstonakedhostilityandevenphysicalviolence."，由此得

知，劣質(zhì)服務(wù)包括從漠不關(guān)心、粗俗無禮到不加掩飾的惡意甚至身體暴力等一系列

行為，選項A和B與其相符，但題干說的是“最糟糕的”，選項B涉及人身攻擊，

要比A中的言語攻擊嚴(yán)重，故B為正確答案。選項C“智力和正直遭到質(zhì)疑”和

D”受到侮辱和威脅”在第三段提到了，但只是顧客投訴的其中兩個原因，與題干不

相關(guān)，故排除。

2、Oneofthereasonsforsuchillfeelinginthemarketplaceisthat.

A>shoppersarcusuallystrident,frustratedandimpatient

B、shoppersoftentakebusinessestocourt

C、businessesusenewtechnologyinsteadofemployees

D、businessestryeverymeanstokeepcustomers

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干定位到第二段”...thereareseveralexplanationsfor

illfeelinginihemarketplace.Oneisthatcustomerservicewasanearlyandinevitable

casualty...Anotherfactoris...moreemphasisongettingcustomersthanonkeepingthem.

Stillanotheristhatstrident,frustratedandimpatientshoppersvexshopownersandmake

themevenlesshospitable,\由此可見，本鹿分析了三個原因，分別是：商家用技術(shù)

代替員工，如使用語音郵件：商家的重點是招攬顧客，而不是留住顧客；一些顧客

會惹惱店主。由此判斷，選項C與原文信息相符，故C為正確答案。選項A只提

到了一些顧客的特點，不是原因，故排除。選項B是說顧客經(jīng)常訴諸法律，但文

中三個原因并未提及這點，故排除。選項D意思是“商家想盡一切辦法留住顧

客”，與原文信息不符，故排除。

3、Youngclerksoftenlackinterpersonalskillschieflybecausethey.

A、areskilledindealingwithmachines,notpeople

B、arenottrainedinsimplemannersathome

C、fallvictimstogenerarionalchange

D、takeretailingasatemporaryjob

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干定位到第四段“Salespeopletoday,especiallythe

youngerones,havegrownupinatelevision-computersocietywherethey'veinteracted

largelywithmachines.Oneofthebiggestcomplaintsfrombusinessesaboutgraduatesis

thelackofinterpersonalskilIs.M,由此得知，年輕銷售人員之所以缺乏人際交往技巧

是因為他們是在電視和計算機的社會中成長起來的，大多和機器互相交流，與選項

A相符，故A為正確答案。本段第一句提到“…servicehas,inpart,fallenvictimto

generationalchange”，意思是“服務(wù)在某種程度上而言已經(jīng)成了代際差異的受害

者”，而選項C曲解為“笫輕銷售人員是受害者”，故排除C。本段也提到了

"Employershavelotrainyoungpeopleinsimplemannersbecausethatisnotbeingdone

athome.”，由此得知，作者認(rèn)為雇主應(yīng)該對年輕銷售人員進行禮儀培訓(xùn)，因為他們

在家沒有這些培訓(xùn)，但選項B把原文的意思曲解為“因為在家沒有培訓(xùn)，所以年輕

銷售人員缺乏與人溝通的技巧”，顛倒了因果關(guān)系，故排除。選項D在本段也提到

了，但只是年輕人的表現(xiàn)，并不是題干中提到的主要原因，故排除。

(1)Duringthewinterof2017,an18-ycar-oldcollegestudentnamedCanonReevesspent

muchofhistimetrailingaknee-highrobotaroundFayetteville,Arkansas,asitdelivered

Amazonpackagestostudents.Therobot,createdbyaslart-upcalledStarship

Technologiesin2014,isbasicallyacooleronwheels;itusesradars,sensors,andnine

camerastomakedeliveries.Reeves'jobwastomonitorhowithandledvariousgrounds,

fieldcommentsfromthepublic,andpresstheoffswitchifnecessary.Hesaid,"People

wouldalsoaskifitcoulddeliverbccr.nItcouldn't.(2)Broadlyspeaking,jobsofcaring

forrobotsfallundertheumbrellaofearnersinautomation,whichincludemaintenance,

engineeringandprogramming.Thedemandforpeoplewiththisskillsetisconsiderable,

with20millionto50millionnewjobstobeexpectedinthiscategoryby2030,according

lotheMcKinseyGlobalInstitute.IntheyearthatendedinJune2018,Ihad

almostthreetimesthenumberofpositionsontherecruitmentcommitteethatendedin

June2016.(3)Overthelastyear,a34-year-oldbusinessmannamedDavidRodriguez

spenthundredsofhoursfollowingamachinecalledtheKiwiBotaroundUCBerkeley's

campuswhileitdeliveredRedBullandotherdrinkstostudents.Toretrieveorders,the

appencouragesstudentstogivetherobotawave;therobot'sdigitaleyeswillroll

dependingonitsmood.Rodriguez,whoheadsbusinessdevelopmentforthestart-up,was

tasked,earlyon,withmonitoringtheKiwiBotlorproblems—evencarryingit,shouldthe

motorsfail.SinceApril2018,though,theKiwiBothaslargelybeenleftunattended,and

themajorityofhumaninteractionsinvolvetechnicalchecksandloadingfoodintothe

robot.Toeliminatetheboringwork,theteamisdevelopingarestaurantrobottocollect

andloadorders—whichcouldhappenin2020.However,Rodriguezassuresmethathis

staffwon'tbeoutofwork.Everyoneholdsdoublerolesinthecompany.Greaterrobot

self-governingjustmeansemployeeswillshifttheirfocustoaccounting,engineering,

anddesign.(4)McKinseyestimatesthatmillionsofjobsgloballycouldbelostto

automationby2030."Ahugenumberofjobswillbeproducedasautonomousvehicles

arereleasedintotheenvironment,"Ramseysaid.In2016,Boschstartedtrainingstudents

fromSchoolcraftCollege,acommunitycollegeinMichigan,inautonomous-vehicle

repair;Toyotahastrainedstudentsinmaintenanceaswell."Wemightevenseeareturn

tolow-Icvcljobswherepeoplecomeandfuelthecarforyou,"Ramseysaid."Untilwc

canwirelesslycharge,someoneneedstorefuelthem."Thehardest-to-automate

industries,asithappens,arctheonesthatrequirelookingafterhumans,suchaschildcare,

educationandhealthcare.Robotbabysittersmightfeelliketheyhavescoredthejobof

thefuture,butinfact,theymightbebetterpositioned.(469words,readability53.8)

4、Whatkindofrobotistheonecreatedbyastart-upcalledStarshipTechnologies?

A、Afactoryrobot.

B、Adeliveryrobot.

C^Arestaurantrobot.

D、Aconstructionrobot.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:B

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干中的關(guān)鍵詞StarshipTechnologies定位至文中首

段，該段指出”...asitdeliveredAmazonpackagestostudents...isbasicallyacooleron

wheels;itusesradars,sensors,andninecamerastomakedeliveries”，由此可知，這個

機器人是一家名為星船技術(shù)的創(chuàng)業(yè)公司于2014年制造的產(chǎn)品，它基本上就是一個

裝了輪子的冷卻盒，利用雷達、傳感器以及九個攝像頭完成配送，也就是說，星船

技術(shù)公司創(chuàng)造的是一款配送物品的機器人，故B選項為正確答案，排除其他選

項。

5、Thephrase"fallundertheumbrellaof*inPara.2means.

A^areinthecategoryof

B、arcundertheprotectionof

C、areinrelationto

D^areintheprocessof

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：語義猜測題。根據(jù)題干定位至文中第二段，該段指出“jobsofcaring

forrobotsfallundertheumbrellaofcareersinautomation,whichincludemaintenance,

engineeringandprogramming,',由此可知，which引導(dǎo)的從句列舉了“照看機器人”

的工作范疇,fallundertheumbrellaof意為“屬于...的范疇”,即選項Aareinthe

categoryof為正確答案，其他選項與上下文文義不符，故排除。

6、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTbasedonPara.4?

A、TheKiwiBotcandeliverdrinkstocustomers.

B、TheKiwiBotneedstobeattendedbyhumans.

C、TheKiwiBotcanrespondtopeople'swave.

D、ThestaffinRodriguez'scompanywilllosetheirjobswiththedevelopmentofthe

KiwiBot.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析；細(xì)節(jié)理解題。山題干定位至第四段。山第一句“…theKiwiBotaround

UCBerkeley'scampuswhileitdeliveredRedbullandotherdrinkstostudents.”可知，

選項A正確o由第二句"Toretrieveorders,theappencouragesstudentstogivethe

robotawave;therobot'sdigitaleyeswillrolldependingonitsmood.”可知?選項C1E

確。由第三句”...wastasked,earlyon,withmonitoringtheKiwiBotforproblems-even

carryingit,shouldthemotorsfail.”可知,選項B正確。由倒數(shù)第一、二句"Everyone

holdsdoublerolesinthecompany.Greaterrobotself-governingjustmeansemployees

willshifttheirfocustoaccounting,engineering,anddesign.”可知，選項D錯誤，故為

正確答案。

7、AccordingtoRamsey,whatwillhappenwhenautonomousvehiclesareputonthe

market?

A、Autonomousvehicleswillbecomemuchcheaper.

B、Alargenumberofpeoplewillbeoutofwork.

C^Alotofjobopportunitieswillbecreated.

D、Manypeoplewillturntobuyingautonomouscars.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞Ramsey可定位至文中末段，咳段

第二句指出‘"Ahugenumberofjobswillbeproducedasautonomousvehiclesarc

releasedintotheenvironment,，Ramseysaid”,由此可知，拉姆齊說自動駕駛汽車投

入使用后將催生大量工作崗位，因此，選項C與文義一致，為正確答案，而選項

B是對該段首句中麥肯錫的預(yù)估的曲解，它預(yù)估到2030年，自動化而不是自動化

汽車可能導(dǎo)致全球數(shù)百萬個工作肉位消失，故排除。選項A和D在文中未提及，

故排除.

(1)Britishscientistsarepreparingtolaunchtrialsofaradicalnewwaytofightcancer,

whichkillstumorsbyinfectingthemwithviruseslikethecommoncold.(2)Ifsuccessful,

virustherapycouldeventuallyformathirdpillaralongsideradiotherapyand

chemotherapyinthestandardarsenalagainstcancer,whileavoidingsomeofthe

debilitatingsideeffects.(3)LeonardSeymour,aprofessorofgenetherapyatOxford

University,whohasbeenworkingonthevirustherapywithcolleaguesinLondonand

theUS,willleadthetrialslaterthisyear.CancerResearchUKsaidyesterdaythatitwas

excitedbythepotentialofProf.Seymour'spioneeringtechniques.(4)Asoneofthe

country'sleadinggeneticists,Prof.Seymourhasbeenworkingwithvirusesthatkill

cancercellsdirectly,whileavoidingharmtohealthytissue."Inprinciple,you'vegot

somethingthatcouldbemanytimesmoreeffectivethanregularchemotherapy,"hesaid.

(5)Cancer-killingvirusesexploitthefactthatcancercellssuppressthebody'slocal

immunesystem.MIfacancerdoesn'tdothat,theimmunesystemwipesitout.Ifyoucan

getvirusesintotumors,virusesfindthemaverygoodplacetobebecausethere'sno

immunesystemtostopthemreplicating.Youcanregarditasthecancer'sAchilles'heel."

(6)Onlyasmallamountofthevirusneedstogettothecancer."Theyreplicate,yougeta

millioncopiesineachcellandthecellburstsandtheyinfectthetumorcellsadjacentand

repeattheprocess,"saidProf.Seymour.(7)Preliminaryresearchonmiceshowsthatthe

virusesworkwellontumorsresistanttostandardcancerdrugs."It'saninteresting

possibilitythattheymayhaveanadvantageinkillingdrug-resistanttumors,whichcould

bequitedifferenttoanythingwe'vehadbefore.**(8)Researchershaveknownfbrsome

limethatvirusescankillrumorcellsandsomeaspectsoftheworkhavealreadybeen

publishedinscientificjournals.Americanscientistshavepreviouslyinjectedviruses

directlyintotumorsbutthistechniquewillnotworkifthecancerisinaccessibleorhas

spreadthroughoutthebody.(9)Prof.Seymour'sinnovativesolutionistomaskviruses

fromthebody'simmunesystem,effectivelyallowingvirusestodowhatchemotherapy

drugsdo—spreadthroughthebloodandreachtumorswherevertheyarc.Thebighurdle

hasalwaysbeentofindawaytodelivervirusestotumorsviathebloodstreamwithout

thebody'simmunesystemdestroyingthemontheway.(10)"Whatwe'vedoneismake

chemicalmodificationstothevirustoputapolymercoataroundit-it'sastealthvirus

whenyouinjectit,"hesaid.(11)Afterthestealthvirusinfectsthetumor,itreplicates,but

thecopiesdonothavethechemicalmodifications.Iftheyescapefromthetumor,the

copieswillbequicklyrecognizedandmoppedupbythebody'simmunesystem.(12)The

therapywouldbeespeciallyusefulforsecondarycancers,calledmetastases,which

sometimesspreadaroundthebodyafterthefirsttumorappears."There'sanawful

statisticofpatientswithmalignantcancers;75%ofthemgoontodiefrommetastases,"

saidProf.Seymour.(13)Twovirusesarelikelytobeexaminedinthefirstclinicaltrials:

adenovirus,whichnormallycausesacold-likeillness,andvaccinia,whichcauses

cowpoxandisalsousedinthevaccineagainstsmallpox.Forsafetyreasons,bothwillbe

disabledtomakethemlesspathogenicinthetrials,butProf.Seymoursaidheeventually

hopestousenaturalviruses.(14)Thefirsttrialswilluseuncoatedadenovirusand

vacciniaandwillbedeliveredlocallytolivertumors,inordertoestablishwhetherthe

treatmentissafeinhumansandwhatdoseofviruswillbeneeded.Severalmoreyearsof

trialswillbeneeded,eventuallyalsoonthepolymer-coatedviruses,beforethetherapy

canbeconsideredforuseintheNHS.Thoughtheapproachwillbeexaminedatfirstfor

cancersthatdonotrespondtoconventionaltreatments,Prof.Seymourhopesthatoneday

itmightbeappliedtoallcancers.(671words,readability48.5)

8、Accordingtothepassage,informationabouttheresearchonviruseskillingtumor

cellscanbefound.

A、onTV

B、inmagazines

C、ontheInternet

D、innewspapers

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干定位到第八段“Researchershaveknownfor

sometimethatvirusescankilltumorcellsandsomeaspectsoftheworkhavealready

beenpublishedinscientificjournals.,\由此可見，關(guān)于病毒殺死癌細(xì)胞的研究已經(jīng)

在科學(xué)期刊上發(fā)表，期刊即雜志，故選B。其他三個選項“在電視上”“在網(wǎng)上”和

“在報紙上”，均未提及，故排除。

9、Totreattumorsspreadingoutinthebody,researcherstryto.

A、changethebody'simmunesystem

injectchemotherapydrugsintobloodstream

C、increasetheamountofinjection

D、disguisethevirusesonihewaytotumors

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干定位到第九段“Prof.Seymour^innovativesolution

istomaskviniscsfromthebody'simmunesystem,effectivelyallowingvirusestodo

whatchemotherapydrugsdo-spreadthroughthebloodandreachtumorswhereverthey

are."，由此得知，西摩教授的創(chuàng)新解決方案是在人體免疫系統(tǒng)中隱藏病毒，有效地

讓病毒做化療藥物所做的事——通過血液傳播到達腫瘤。原文中的mask與選項D

中的disguise屬于同義替換，故D為正確答案。其他三個選項意思分別是“改變?nèi)?/p>

體免疫系統(tǒng)”“將化療藥物注入血液''和"提高注射量”，原文并未提及，故排除。

10、Whenthechemical-modifiedvirusinthetumorreplicates,thecopies.

A、willsoonescapefromthetumorandspreadout

B、willbeimmediatelyrecognizedbytheresearchers

C^willbewipedoutbythebody'simmunesystem

D、willeventuallystopthetumorfromspreadingout

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干定位到第H段“Afterthestealthvirusinfectsthe

tumour,itreplicates...Iftheyescapefromthetumor,thecopieswillbequickly

recognizedandmoppedupbythebody'simmunesystem.”,山此得知，在隱形病毒感

染腫瘤后，它進行復(fù)制……如果它們逃離了腫瘤，這些復(fù)制體將很快被人體免疫系

統(tǒng)識別并清除，故C為正確答案。選項A“很快就逃離腫瘤并傳播”與原文信息不

符，故排除。選項B“立刻被研究者識別”顯然曲解了原文中的“bequickly

recognized...bythebody'simmunesystem.故排除。選項D”最終會阻止腫瘤傳播”

文中并未提及，故排除。

(1)Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewith

asaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,"BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever",atSotheby'sin

LondononSeptemberI5:h2008.Allbuttwopiecesweresold,fetchingmorethan￡70

million,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.ItwasaIasiviclory.Astheauctioneercalled

outbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedfor

bankruptcy.(2)Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhile

afterrisingvertiginouslysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,

reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm-doublethe

figurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarket

generatesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormous

egos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.(3)Inthe

weeksandmonthsthatfollowedMr.Hirst'ssale,SDendingofanysonbecamedeeply

unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebailoutofthebankscoincidedwiththe

lossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheart

worldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesof

contemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector-forChinese

contemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Within

weekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayout

nearly$200millioninguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.(4)

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarkethasbeentheworstsincetheJapanesestopped

buyingImpressionists'worksattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostserious

contractionatthemarketsinceWorldWarII.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesare

about40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.But

EdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says,"I'mprettyconfidentwereatthe

bottom."(5)Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestill

buyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewas

nodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesinthefirst

halfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowas

interviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnota

lackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce一

stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeeping

away,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.(479words,readability61.7)

11、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,DamienHirsfssalewasreferredtoas"alast

victory"because.

theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

B、theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C、BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D^itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段結(jié)尾提到“Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNew

YorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

由此得知，就在拍賣商發(fā)出競拍聲時，紐約華爾街歷史最悠久的銀行之一雷曼兄弟

申請破產(chǎn)，因此，這是經(jīng)濟危機前的最后一次成功，故D為正確答案。選項A“藝

術(shù)市場目睹了一系列成功”在文中未提及，故排除。選項B“拍賣商最后以最高價獲

得兩件作品''是對原文中“除了兩件作品，其他全部售出''的曲解，故排除。選項C

中的作品在文中指56件作品，文中并未將其與其他作品進行比較，而且也不是題

干的原因，故排除。

12、Bysaying"spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable"inPara.3,theauthor

suggeststhat.

collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B、peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C、artcollectionsasafashionhadlostappealtoagreatextent

D^worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析:推理判斷題。本段提到“...thebailoutofthebankscoincidedwiththe

lossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheart

worldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms."，由止匕得矢口，隨

著銀行的紓困與數(shù)千個工作崗位的喪失以及許多藝術(shù)品購買投資者的破產(chǎn)，藝術(shù)界

的收藏家遠離畫廊和銷售場合。據(jù)此可以推斷出選項A,即收藏家不再熱衷于藝術(shù)

品拍賣，故A為正確答案。選項B中的peoplestoppedeverykindofspending過度

夸大了原文中的spending所指，故排除。選項C意思是“藝術(shù)品收藏的時尚從很大

程度上喪失「吸引力”，原文僅提到藝術(shù)界的收藏家沅離畫廊和銷售場合，并未提

及不收藏，因此，選項C與原文信息不符，故排除。選項D意思是“藝術(shù)品基本已

經(jīng)不再流行，因而沒有購買價值”，文中并未提及，故排除。

13、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

B>Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C、Theartmarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D^Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。本題為反向選擇題。第二段提到“Atitspeakin2007”

wasworthsome$65billion.第三段提到“…theyweredownbynearly90%in由e

yeartoNovember2008/\由此可看出，藝術(shù)品銷售額在2007年達到巔峰，2008年

急劇下降，與選項A相符，故排除。第二段開頭提到“Theworldartmarkethad

alreadybeenlosingmomentumfbrawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince2003.”,意思

是“自2003年以來，世界藝術(shù)市場一路飆升，但在一段時間內(nèi)已經(jīng)失去了增長勢

頭。但并沒有將其與其他產(chǎn)業(yè)相比，故選項B與原文不符，為正確答案。第三

段提到當(dāng)代藝術(shù)的銷售額下降了三分之二，在中國當(dāng)代藝術(shù)最過熱的領(lǐng)域，擷至

2008年11月的一年里，銷售額下降了近90%。幾周內(nèi)，世界上最大的兩家拍賣行

蘇富比和佳士得不得不向與它們一起拍賣作品的客戶支付近2億美元的擔(dān)保金。這

些信息與選項C相符，即藝術(shù)市場的下滑體現(xiàn)在多方面。文章結(jié)尾提到“But

anyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingfbrconfidencetoreturn.由

此得知，那些不必拋售的投資者都在原地觀望，等待信心回歸，與選項D相符，

故排除。PASSAGETWO

(1)Nocompanylikestobetolditiscontributingtothemoraldeclineofanation."Isthis

whatyouintendedtoaccomplishwithyourcareers?"SenatorRobertDoleaskedTime

Warnerexecutiveslastweek."Youhavesoldyoursouls,butmustyoucorruptournation

andthreatenourchildrenaswell?"AtTimeWarner,however,suchquestionsaresimply

thelatestmanifestationofthesoul-searchingthathasinvolvedthecompanyeversince

thecompanywasbornin1990.It'saself-examinationthathas,atvarioustimes,involved

issuesofresponsibility,creativefreedomandthecorporatebottomline.(2)Atthecoreof

thisdebateischairmanGeraldLevin,56,whotookoverforthelateSteveRossin1992.

Onthefinancialfront,Levinisunderpressuretoraisethestockpriceandreducethe

company'smountainousdebt,whichwillincreaseto$17.3billionaftertwonewcable

dealsclose.Hehaspromisedtoselloffsomeoftheproperlyandrestructurethe

company,butinvestorsarewaitingimpatiently.(3)Theflapoverrapisnotmakinglife

anyeasierforhim.Levinhasconsistentlydefendedthecompany'srapmusiconthe

groundsofexpression.In1992,whenTimeWarnerwasunderfirefbrreleasingIce-T's

violentrapsongCopKiller,Levindescribedrapasalawfulexpressionofstreetculture,

whichdeservesanoutlet."Thetestofanydemocraticsociety,"hewroteinaWallStreet

Journalcolumn,"liesnotinhowwellitcancontrolexpressionbutinwhetheritgives

freedomofthoughtandexpressionthewidestpossiblelatitude,howeverdisputableor

irritatingtheresultsmaysometimesbe.Wewon'tretreatinthefaceofanythreats."(4)

Levinwouldnotcommentonthedebatelastweek,butthereweresignsthatthechairman

wasbackingofffromhishard-linestand,atleasttosomeextent.Duringthediscussionof

rocksingingversesatlastmonth'sstockholders'meeting,Levinassertedthat"musicis

notthecauseofsociety'sills"andevencitedhisson,ateacherintheBronx,NewYork,

whousesraptocommunicatewithstudents.Buihetalkedaswellaboutthe"balanced

struggle1'betweencreativefreedomandsocialresponsibility,andheannouncedthatthe

companywouldlaunchadrivetodevelopstandardsfordistributionandlabelingof

potentiallyobjectionablemusic.(5)The15-memberTimeWarnerboardisgenerally

supportiveofLevinandhiscorporatestrategy.Butinsiderssayseveralofthemhave

showntheirconcernsinthismatter.MSomeofushaveknownformany,manyyearsthat

thefreedomundertheFirstAmendmentarenottotallyunlimited,"saysLuce."1thinkit

isperhapsthecasethatsomepeopleassociatedwiththecompanyhaveonlyrecently

cometorealizethis."(460words,readability56.7)

14、SenatorRobertDolecriticizedTimeWarnerfor.

A、itsraisingofthecorporatestockprice

B、itsself-examinationofsoul

C、itsneglectofsocialresponsibility

D、itsemphasisoncreativefreedom

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干定位到第一段。本段開頭提到“Nocompanylikes

tobetolditiscontributingtothemoraldeclineofanation.Msthiswhatyouintendedto

accomplishwithyourcareers...Youhavesoldyoursouls,butmustyoucoiTuptour

nationandthreatenourchildrenaswell...involvedissuesofresponsibility”,由此得

知，參議員羅伯特.多爾質(zhì)問時代華納公司管理人員，認(rèn)為他們忽略了社會責(zé)任，

故C為正確答案。選項A中提到的“提升公司股價”和選項B中提到的“對靈魂的自

我檢查''原文并未提及，故排除。選項D中的“創(chuàng)作自由”在第一段結(jié)尾提到，但并

不是批評的原因，故排除。

15>Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A^LuceisaspokesmanofTimeWarner.

B、GeraldLevinisliabletocompromise.

C^TimeWarnerisunitedasoneinthefaceofthedebate.

D、SteveRossisnolongeralive.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段的意思是：“總的來說，時代華納公司的15位

董事是支持萊文和公司的經(jīng)營策略的。但內(nèi)部人士透露其中幾位對此事表示擔(dān)憂。

盧斯說：‘我們中的一些人多年來就知道憲法第一修正案所說的自由并非毫無限

制。我想與公司有關(guān)系的一些人可能是最近才意識到這一點。，”盧斯的言論并不代

基整個公司的立場，僅是個人看法，因此不是公司發(fā)言人，故選項A可排除。第

三段第二句提至U"Levinhasconsistentlydefendedthecompany'srapmusiconthe

groundsofexpression."，由此得知，萊文一向以它是一種富于表現(xiàn)力的演唱方式為

由來捍衛(wèi)公司的說唱音樂，據(jù)此能判斷出萊文并不愛妥協(xié)，相反，應(yīng)該比較強硬，

故排除B。選項C的意思是“出現(xiàn)爭論時公司團結(jié)面對“，但從上述對選項A的分

析中能看出，并非如此,故排除。第二段開頭提到“..