專八閱讀理解模擬試題

1、專八閱讀理解模擬試題（ 6 ）Joy and sadness are experienced by people in all cultures around the world, but how can we tell when other people are happy or despondent? It turns out that the expression of many emotions may be universal. Smiling is apparently a universal sign of friendliness and approval. Baring th

2、e teeth in a hostile way, asnoted by Charles Darwin in the nineteenth century, may be a universe sign of anger. As the originator of the theory of evolution, Darwin believed that the universal recognition of facial expressions would have survival value. For example, facial expressions could signal t

3、he approach of enemies (or friends) in the absence of language.Most investigators concur that certain facial expressions suggest the same emotions in a people. Moreover, people in diverse cultures recognize the emotions manifested by the facial expressions. In classic research Paul Ekman took photog

4、raphs of people exhibiting the emotions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, and sadness. He then asked people around the world to indicate what emotions were being depicted in them. Those queried ranged from European college students to members of the Fore, a tribe that dwells in the New Guinea high

5、lands. All groups including the Fore, who had almost no contact with Western culture, agreed on the portrayed emotions. The Fore also displayed familiar facial expressions when asked how they would respond if they were the characters in stories that called for basic emotional responses. Ekman and hi

6、s colleagues morerecently obtained similar results in a study of ten cultures in which participants were permitted to report that multiple emotions were shown by facial expressions. The participants generally agreed on which two emotions were being shown and which emotion was more intense.Psychologi

7、cal researchers generally recognize that facial expressions reflect emotional states. Infact, various emotional states give rise to certain patterns of electrical activity in the facial muscles and in the brain. The facial-feedback hypothesis argues, however, that the causal relationship between emo

8、tions and facial expressions can also work in the opposite direction. According to this hypothesis, signals from the facial muscles ("feedback") are sent back to emotion centers of the brain, and so a person's facial expression can influence that person's emotional state.ConsiderDa

9、rwin's words: "The free expression by outward signs of an emotion intensifies it. On the otherhand, the repression, as far as possible, of all outward signs softens our emotions." Can smiling giverise to feelings of good will, for example, and frowning to anger?Psychological research h

10、as given rise to some interesting findings concerning the facial-feedback hypothesis. Causing participants in experiments to smile, for example, leads them to report morepositive feelings and to rate cartoons (humorous drawings of people or situations) as being morehumorous. When they are caused to

11、frown, they rate cartoons as being more aggressive.What are the possible links between facial expressions and emotion? One link is arousal, which is the level of activity or preparedness for activity in an organism. Intense contraction of facial muscles,such as those used in signifying fear, heighte

12、ns arousal. Self-perception of heightened arousal then leads to heightened emotional activity. Other links may involve changes in brain temperature and the release of neurotransmitters (substances that transmit nerve impulses.) The contraction of facial muscles both influences the internal emotional

13、 state and reflects it. Ekman has found that theso-called Duchenne smile, which is characterized by "crow's feet" wrinkles around the eyes and asubtle drop in the eye cover fold so that the skin above the eye moves down slightly toward theeyeball, can lead to pleasant feelings.Ekman

14、9;s observation may be relevant to the British expression "keep a stiff upper lip" as are commendation for handling stress. It might be that a "stiff" lip suppresses emotional response-as long as the lip is not quivering with fear or tension. But when the emotion that leads to st

15、iffening the lip is more intense, and involves strong muscle tension, facial feedback may heighten emotional response.1. The word despondent in the passage is closest in meaning toA curiousB unhappyC thoughtfulD uncertain2. The author mentions "Baring the teeth in a hostile way" in order t

16、oA differentiate one possible meaning of a particular facial expression from other meanings of itB upport Darwin's theory of evolutionC provide an example of a facial expression whose meaning is widely understoodD contrast a facial expression that is easily understood with other facial expressio

17、ns3. The word concur in the passage is closest in meaning toA estimateB agreeC expectD understand4. According to paragraph 2, which of the following was true of the Fore people ofNew Guinea?A They did not want to be shown photographs.B They were famous for their story-telling skills.C They knew very

18、 little about Westernculture.D They did not encourage the expression ofemotions.5. According to the passage, what did Darwin believe would happen to human emotions that werenot expressed?A They would become less intense.B They would last longer than usual.C They would cause problems later.D They wou

19、ld become more negative.參考答案（反白可見）：B C B C A專八閱讀理解模擬試題（ 5 ）Students of United States history, seeking to identify the circumstances that encouraged the emergence of feminist movements, have thoroughly investigated the mid-nineteenth-century American economic and social conditions that affected the s

20、tatus of women. These historians, however, have analyzed less fully the development of specifically feminist ideas and activities during the same period. Furthermore, the ideological origins of feminism in the United States have been obscured because, even when historians did take into account those

21、 feminist ideas and activities occurring within the United States, they failed to recognize that feminism was then a truly international movement actually centered in Europe. American feminist activists who have been described as "solitary" and "individual theorists" were in real

22、ity connected to a movement -utopian socialism-which was already popularizing feminist ideas in Europe during the two decades that culminated inthe first women's rights conference held at Seneca Falls. New York, in 1848. Thus, a complete understanding of the origins and development of nineteenth

23、-century feminism in the United Statesrequires that the geographical focus be widened to include Europe and that the detailed study already made of social conditions be expanded to include the ideological development of feminism.The earliest and most popular of the utopian socialists were the Saint-

24、Simonians. The specifically feminist part of Saint-Simonianism has, however, been less studied than the group's contribution toearly socialism. This is regrettable on two counts. By 1832 feminism was the central concern ofSaint-Simonianism and entirely absorbed its adherents' energy; hence,

25、by ignoring its feminism. European historians have misunderstood Saint-Simonianism. Moreover, since many feminist ideascan be traced to Saint-Simonianism, European historians' appreciation of later feminism in Franceand the United States remained limited.Saint-Simon's followers, many of whom

26、 were women, based their feminism on an interpretation ofhis project to reorganize the globe by replacing brute force with the rule of spiritual powers. Thenew world order would be ruled together by a male, to represent reflection, and a female, to represent sentiment. This complementarity reflects

27、the fact that, while the Saint-Simonians did not reject the belief that there were innate differences between men and women, they nevertheless foresaw an equally important social and political role for both sexes in their Utopia.Only a few Saint-Simonians opposed a definition of sexual equality base

28、d on gender distinction. This minority believed that individuals of both sexes were born similar in capacity and character, and they ascribed male-female differences to socialization and education. The envisioned result of both currents of thought, however, was that women would enter public life in

29、the new age and that sexual equality would reward men as well as women with an improved way of life.can be inferred that the author considers those historians who describe early feminists in the United?States as "solitary" to beA insufficiently familiar with the international origins of ni

30、neteenth-century American feminist thoughtB overly concerned with the regional diversity of feminist ideas in the period before 1848C not focused narrowly enough in their geo-graphical scopeD insufficiently aware of the ideological consequences of the Seneca Falls conferenceto the passage, which of

31、the following is true of the Seneca Falls conference on women's rights?A It was primarily a product of nineteenth-century Saint-Simonian feminist thought.B It was the work of American activists who were independent of feminists abroad.C It was the culminating achievement of the Utopian socialist

32、 movement.D It was a manifestation of an international movement for social change and feminismauthor's attitude toward most European historians who have studied the Saint-Simonians is primarily one ofA approval of the specific focus of their researchB disapproval of their lack of attention to th

33、e issue that absorbed most of the Saint-Simonians'energy after 1832C approval of their general focus on social conditionsD disapproval of their lack of attention to links between the Saint-Simonians and their American counterparts4. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes th

34、at study of Saint-Simonianism is necessary for historians of American feminism because such studyA would clarify the ideological origins of those feminist ideas that influenced American feminismB would increase understanding of a movement that deeply influenced the Utopian socialism ofearly American

35、 feministsC would focus attention on the most important aspect of Saint-Simonian thought before 1832D promises to offer insight into a movement that was a direct outgrowth of the Seneca Falls conference of 18485. According to the passage, which of the following would be the most accurate description

36、 of the society envisioned by most Saint-Simonians?A A society in which women were highly regarded for their extensive educationB A society in which the two genders played complementary roles and had equal statusC A society in which women did not enter public lifeD A social order in which a body of

37、men and women would rule together on the basis of their spiritual power參考答案A D B A B專八閱讀理解模擬試題( 4 )Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry-William Shakespeare-but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which

38、 presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on theAvon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come,not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaw ay ' s Cottage, Shakespeare ' s birthplace and the other sights.The worthy residen

39、ts of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to theirrevenue. They frankly dislike the RSC ' s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. Itall del'icisously ironic when you considerthat Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself anactor (with a bear

40、d) and did his share of noise - making.The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus-and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side don ' tusually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the pla

41、ygoers do manage a little sight -seeing along with their play going. It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the town ' s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everythin

42、g and get out of town by nightfall.The townsfolk don' t see it this way and local council does not contribute directlyto the subsidy ofthe Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is b

43、uilding its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive.Anyway, the townsfolk can' t understand why the Royal Shakespeare Co mpanyneeds a subsidy. (The theatre has broke

44、n attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 per cent occupied all year long and this year they ' ll do better.) The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would

45、drive away the young people who are Stratford' s most attractive clientele. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike (though they come fromall over)lea n, poin ted, dedicated faces, weari ng jea nsand san dais, eati ng theirbuns and bedding down for the night

46、 on the flagstones outside thetheatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10:30 .1. From the first two paragraphs , we learn thats revenueA. the townsfolk deny the RSC' s contribution to the town'B. the actors o

47、f the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stageC. the two branches of the RSC are not on good termsD. the townsfolk earn little from tourism2. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 thatA. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separatelyB. the playgoers spend more money than the sightsee

48、rsC. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoersD. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater3. By saying “ Stratford cries poor traditionally-3, Pa”rag(rLainpeh 24), theauthor implies thatA. Stratford cannot afford the expansion projectsB. Stratford has long been in financi

49、al difficultiesC. the town is not really short of moneyD. the townsfolk used to be poorly paid4. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy becauseA. ticket prices can be raised to cover the spendingB. the company is financially ill-managedC. the behavior of the actors is not socially a

50、cceptableD. the theatre attendance is on the rise5. From the text we can conclude that the authorA. is supportive of both sidesB. favors the townsfolk' s viewC. takes a detached attitudeD. is sympathetic to the RSC.參考答案A B C D D專八閱讀理解模擬試題（ 3 ）He was an old man with a white beard and huge nose an

51、d hands. Long before the time during which we will know him, he was a doctor and drove a jaded white horse from house to house through the streets of Winesburg. Later he married a girl who had money. She had been left a large fertile farm when her father died. The girl was quiet, tall, and dark, and

52、 to many people she seemed very beautiful. Everyone in Winesburg wondered why she married the doctor. Within a year after the marriage she died.The knuckles of the doctor's hands were extraordinarily large. When the hands were closed they looked like clusters of unpainted wooden balls as large a

53、s walnuts fastened together by steelsmoked a cob pipe and after his wife'sdeath sat all day in his empty office close by a window that was covered with cobwebs. He never opened the window. Once on a hot day in August he tried but found it stuck fast and after that he forgot all about it.Winesbur

54、g had forgotten the old man, but in Doctor Reefy there were the seeds of something very fine. Alone in his musty office in the Heffner Block above the Paris Dry Goods Company's store, he worked ceaselessly, building up something that he himself destroyed. Little pyramids of truth he erected and

55、after erecting knocked them down again that he might have the truths to erect other pyramids.Doctor Reefy was a tall man who had worn one suit of clothes for ten years. It was frayed at the sleeves and little holes had appeared at the knees and elbows. In the office he wore also a linen duster with

56、huge pockets into which he continually stuffed scraps of paper. After some weeks the scraps of paper became little hard round balls, and when the pockets were filled he dumped themout upon the floor. For ten years he had but one friend, another old man named John Spaniard who owned a tree nursery. S

57、ometimes, in a playful mood, old Doctor Reefy took from his pockets a handful of the paper balls and threw them at the nursery man. "'That is to confound you, you blithering old sentimentalist," he cried, shaking with laughter.The story of Doctor Reefy and his courtship of the tall dar

58、k girl who became his wife and left her money to him is a very curious story. It is delicious, like the twisted little apples that grow in the orchards of Winesburg. In the fall one walks in the orchards and the ground is hard with frostunder foot. The apples have been taken from the trees by the pi

59、ckers. They have been put inbarrels and shipped to the cities where they will be eaten in apartments that are filled with books, magazines, furniture, and people. On the trees are only a few gnarled apples that the pickers haverejected. They look like the knuckles of Doctor Reefy ' s hands. One nibbles at them and they are delicious. Into a little roundplace at the side of the apple has been gathered all of itsruns from tree to treeover the frosted ground picking the gnarled, twisted apples and filling his pockets with them. Only the few know the sweet