翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力閱讀分類模擬題133

翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力閱讀分類模擬題133ReadingComprehension

OxfordandCambridgeUniversityBoatClubshavebothtakent（江南博哥）heopportunitytotraveltoSpainthismonthtotraininlesstestingweatherconditionsthanthosewhichhave,quiteliterally,alreadyblownaroundtheUKinJanuaryof2007.

Eachgroupofathleteshasbeenfocusedontrainingtothemaximum,workingontechniqueandmoldingthemselvesintotwopotentialfightingunitsperClubforthe2007BoatRace,sponsoredbyXchanging.OnesetwillbeintheBlueBoatforeachclubandonesetwillraceasreservesinIsis,forOxford,andGoldie,forCambridge.

Inthesemoderntimes,theHeadCoachforeachclubhasahugeinputonselectioneventhoughthecrewisstillnamedbythePresident.Justtwentyyearsagothebalancewasnotquitethesame.

Theyear1987willalwaysberememberedinthehistoryofthisgreatRaceastheyearofthe"mutiny"atOxford.Itisatalewhichhassincebeenretoldandreworkedinbothabookandamovie.

ThiswastheseasonforwhichmatureScottishstudent,DonaldMacdonald,waselectedPresident,havingallreadywonaBluein1986.Macdonaldre-appointedDanielTopolski(nowarenownedrowingjournalistandbroadcaster)asChiefCoach.

Partofthe1986/87squadatOxfordincludedAmericanChrisClark,nowacoachatanAmericanUniversity,andfourfellowUSinternationals.

Allegedly,asplitappearedinthesquadbetweentheAmericanquintet;allexperiencedandleadingoarsmen,andthoserowersclosesttoMacdonald.TheScot'sgroupwerehappytofollowTopolski'sregimewhilsttheotherswerenotsosure.

FollowingacontentiousseatracingtrialinJanuaryof1987,TopolskidecidedtomoveClarktothebow-sideofthebeat.Clarkdisagreed.Topolskiheldfirm.AsaresultClarkandhis"group"withinthesquaddecidednottorowandsoughtatakeover.

ThesquabblewasplayedoutextensivelyintheUKnationalmediaandcaughtthepublicimagination.Macdonaldsoughtsupportfromthecollegecaptainsandeventuallywonavoteofconfidenceby28votesto11.

WithouttheAmericans,theOxfordcrewwasimmediatelyconsideredalostcause.Cambridgewereoverwhelmingfavoritestowin.

Asitturnedout,though,thiswasaRacewhichwouldprovewhysport,andparticularlyTheBoatRace,canbesofascinating.1.

Thephase"blownaround"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.discussB.walkaroundC.doubtD.visit正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“whichhave,quiteliterally,alreadyblownaroundtheUKinJanuaryof2007”可知，在2007年一月討論英國的情況。選項中的A項為“探討，討論”符合文意。B項“繞……走”，C項“質(zhì)疑”，D項“參觀”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Itcanbeinferredthat"Isis"and"Goldie"arethenamesoftwo______.A.placesB.teamsC.racesD.clubs正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的“OxfordandCambridgeUniversityBoatClubs.”和第二段的“OnesetwillbeintheBlueBoatforeachclubandonesetwillraceasreservesinIsis,forOxford,andGoldie,forCambridge.”可以推斷出，Isis和Goldie是劃船俱樂部兩個隊的名稱，所以應(yīng)該選擇B。A項“地名”，C項“賽事名稱”，A、C從兩個單詞出現(xiàn)的位置可以看出和地名、比賽名稱沒有關(guān)系；D項“俱樂部名稱”，俱樂部名稱是牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)俱樂部，所以D不正確，所以這三項都不符合題意。

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Accordingtothepassage,increw-naming,thePresident______.A.hasnoinfluenceintheHeadCoach'sopinionB.giveslittlecaretotheideaoftheHeadCoachC.usedtobetheonlyonetomakedecisionsD.hadgreatersay20yearsagothantoday正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容“Inthesemoderntimes,theHeadCoachforeachclubhasahugeinputonselectioneventhoughthecrewisstillnamedbythePresident.Justtwentyyearsagothebalancewasnotquitethesame.”可知，D項“主席20年前比現(xiàn)在說話更有分量”符合文意。A項“主席對總教練的觀點沒有影響”，B項“很少在意主教練的主意”，C項“主席過去是唯一作決定的人”，這三項和文意不符合。

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Theword"it"underlinedinParagraph4refersto______.A.theyear1987B.RaceC.OxfordD.abookandamovie正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容可知，It在此處指代的是前面提到的theyear1987。所以正確答案是A選項。

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Theboldfacedword"quintet"inParagraph7refersto______.A.threepeopleB.fourpeopleC.fivepeopleD.sixpeople正確答案：C[解析]quintet的原意是“五重奏，五重唱；男子籃球隊；五位字節(jié)”，再根據(jù)文中第六段的內(nèi)容“Partofthe1986/87squadatOxfordincludedAmericanChrisClark,nowacoachatanAmericanUniversity,andfourfellowUSinternationals.”可知，quintet應(yīng)該是5個人，所以應(yīng)該選擇C。A項“三個人”，B項“四個人”，D項“六個人”，這三項明顯不正確。

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Thesplitseemedtobecausedbythedisagreementbetween______.A.TopolskiandClarkB.MacdonaldandClarkC.MacdonaldandTopolskiD.theScottishstudentsandtheAmericanoarsmen正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第八段的內(nèi)容“TopolskidecidedtomoveClarktothebow-sideofthebeat.Clarkdisagreed.Topolskiheldfirm.AsaresultClarkandhis”group“withinthesquaddecidednottorowandsoughtatakeover.”

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Theword"squabble"underlinedinParagraph9isclosestinmeaningto______.A.argumentB.controversyC.disputeD.debate正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第九段的內(nèi)容“ThesquabblewasplayedoutextensivelyintheUKnationalmedia”可知，在英國媒體展開了爭論。選項中的A項為“爭辯，爭論”符合文意。B項“論戰(zhàn)”，C項“糾紛”，D項“辯論”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Macdonaldhadtoseeksupportfromthecollegecaptainsbecause______.A.thepublicimaginedhewasnotcompetenttocommandhiscrewB.theChiefCoachTopolskilosttheexperiencedAmericanoarsmenC.theOxfordcrewwasunlikelytowintheRacewithouttheAmericansD.theAmericanswouldleavethesquadunlesstheyweretoleadit正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第八段的內(nèi)容“AsaresultClarkandhis'group'withinthesquaddecidednottorowandsoughtatakeover.”可知，克拉克和他的“集團”內(nèi)的球隊決定不參加活動而是接管船隊，所以應(yīng)該選擇D。A項“公眾猜測他不能指揮他的隊員”，B項“主教練失去了經(jīng)驗豐富的美國隊員”，C項“沒有美國人，牛津?qū)Σ淮罂赡苴A得比賽”，這三項都不是Macdonald尋求支持的原因。

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Theword"fascinating"underlinedinParagraph11isclosestinmeaningto______.A.attractingB.shockingC.surprisingD.horrifying正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第十一段的內(nèi)容“particularlyTheBoatRace,canbesofascinating”可知，特別是賽船比賽如此吸引人。選項中的A項為“引人入勝的”符合文意。B項“震驚的”，C項“吃驚的”，D項“令人恐懼的”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Fromthelastparagraphwecandrawtheconclusionthat______.A.OxfordwontheBoatRaceB.CambridgewontheBoatRaceC.theBoatRaceendedinatieD.theBoatRacewascancelled正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段的內(nèi)容“WithouttheAmericans,theOxfordcrewwasimmediatelyconsideredalostcause.Cambridgewereoverwhelmingfavoritestowin.”可知，人們認(rèn)為，沒有關(guān)國隊員，牛津隊會輸，但結(jié)果是出人意料的，也就是說，牛津隊贏了這場比賽。所以應(yīng)該選擇A。B項“劍橋隊贏得了比賽”，C項“比賽以平局結(jié)束”，D項“比賽被取消了”，這三項顯然和文中內(nèi)容不符合。

Celebrate.Celebrate.PhysiciansaredelightedwithaFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)advisorypanel'srecommendationearlierthisyearthatVioxxanditscousinsBextraandCelebrex(allmedicinesknownasCox-2inhibitors)shouldremainonthemarket,despiteevidencetheyincreaseheartdiseaseriskinsomepeople.Thepanelistsreachedtheirdecisionafterweighingallthedataandconcludingthebenefitsofthesepain-relievingdrugsoutweighedtherisks.

Specifically,thesescientistsacknowledgedthat,forsomepatients,theseprescriptiondrugswereuniquelyeffectiveinreducingpainfromarthritisandothercauses.Forothers—concernedaboutulcersassociatedwithaspirinandotherOTCanalgesics—theCox-2inhibitorsofferedtheadvantageofminimizingpotentiallyseriouseffectsofstomachirritation.

Nowisanappropriatetimeforeveryonetotakeafreshlookatthebenefit-riskequationforVioxxandtheotherCox-2inhibitors.

Therisks—increasedriskofheartdiseaseinsomewhousethedrugs—havebeenwellpublicized.Muchlesspublicityhasbeengiventoaspectrumofrealandpotentialbenefitsthatgowaybeyondreducedriskofstomachirritation.Theselittle-discussedbenefitswouldhavebeenlost,perhapspermanently—hadVioxx,BextraandCelebrexbeendrivenfromshelvesinpursuitofperfectsafety,anunattainablegoal.

Forexample,thereissubstantialevidenceCox-2inhibitorscanreducedevelopmentofcolonpolyps,whichmaybecomecoloncanceLIndeed.CelebrexisFDA-approvedforthosegeneticallypronetocoloncancer.Ironically,the2004studythatrevealedtheelevatedheartattackriskofVioxxwasprimarilydesignedtofurtherestablishthedrug'seffectivenessinprotectingagainstcoloncancer.Andwhiletheresultsofthatinterruptedtrialhavenotyetbeenpublished,thereisgoodreasontobelievetheywillconfirmtheprotectiveeffectsagainstcoloncancerestablishedinresearchoverthelast10years.

Atthetimeofitswithdrawalfromthemarketlastfall,studiesofVioxxaswellastheotherCox-2drugssuggestthattheyhadotheranti-cancerpropertiesaswell,possiblyreducingtheriskofmalignanciesofanumberofsites,includingthelungandesophagus.

Hadthesedrugsbeendismissed,theiruntappedpromiseforpreventionwouldhaveevaporatedwellbeforeitwasevaluatedandappliedtosavelives.Fortunately,coolerandwiserheadsprevailed.11.

Thephase"onthemarket"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.forsaleB.sellC.tobelistedD.gopublic正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“VioxxanditscousinsBextraandCelebrex(allmedicinesknownasCox-2inhibitors)shouldremainonthemarket”可知，它們可在市場上銷售。選項中的A項為“出售”符合文意。B項“賣”，C項“上市”，D項“公開”，這三項均不符合題意。

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TheFDAadvisorypanelrecommendsthatCox-2inhibitorsshouldbe______.A.givenclinictestB.takenwithgreatcautionC.usedtotreatheartproblemsD.madeavailabletothepatients正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“PhysiciansaredelightedwithaFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)advisorypanel'srecommendationearlierthisyearthatVioxxanditscousinsBextraandCelebrex(allmedicinesknownasCox-2inhibitors)shouldremainonthemarket,”可知，Cox-2抑制劑應(yīng)該在市場上繼續(xù)銷售，所以D項正確。A項“Cox-2抑制劑應(yīng)該被用于臨床試驗”，B項“Cox-2抑制劑應(yīng)該被小心利用”，C項“Cox-2抑制劑應(yīng)該被用來治療心臟病”，這三項和文中第一段內(nèi)容不符。

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Theword"outweighed"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.outbalanceB.exceedC.predominateD.rule正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“thebenefitsofthesepain-relievingdrugsoutweighedtherisks”可知，這些藥物的好處大大超過其風(fēng)險。選項中的B項為“超過”符合文意。A項“重量上超過”，C項“支配”，D項“統(tǒng)治”，這三項均不符合題意。

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WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutCox-2inhibitors?______A.Theycouldpreventarthritis.B.Theirfunctionshavebeenexaggerated.C.Theycouldrelievesomestomachproblems.D.Theirrisksandbenefitsareidentical.正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“theCox-2inhibitorsofferedtheadvantageofminimizingpotentiallyseriouseffectsofstomachirritation.”可知，Cox-2抑制劑類的藥物能夠最大限度地減小對胃的刺激。據(jù)此可知，應(yīng)該選擇C。A項“它能阻止關(guān)節(jié)炎”，文中說的是減輕關(guān)節(jié)炎，不是預(yù)防阻止；B項“它的功能被夸大了”，文中沒有提到；D項“它的危險和益處是相同的”，文中說益處多于危險，所以才能才能不下架，這三項都不符合題意。

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Theword"equation"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.formulaB.equalityC.balanceD.evenness正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“thebenefit-riskequationforVioxxandtheotherCox-2inhibitors”可知，重新審視利益風(fēng)險方程式。選項中的A項為“方程式”符合文意。B項“平等”，C項“平衡”，D項“平均”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Cox-2inhibitorswereoncebannedfromthemarketbecausetheywerefoundtoincreasetheriskoftriggering______.A.coloncancerB.stomachproblemsC.heartdiseaseD.geneticproblems正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“despiteevidencetheyincreaseheartdiseaseriskinsomepeople.”可知，Cox-2抑制劑曾被市場禁止是因為它容易引發(fā)心臟病，所以C符合題意。A項“結(jié)腸癌”，B項“胃病”，D項“遺傳病”，顯然，這三項和文中提到的引起心臟病是抑制劑被禁止出售的原因不符合。

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ThepossiblebenefitsofCox-2inhibitors______.A.couldhardlyoutweightheirrisksB.shouldbethoroughlystudiedC.willshowincuringstomachachesD.maywellbefoundinamuchwiderarea正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的“thereissubstantialevidenceCox-2inhibitorscanreducedevelopmentofcolonpolyps，whichmaybecomecoloncancelindeed.”和第六段的“thattheyhadotheranti-cancerpropertiesaswell,possiblyreducingtheriskofmalignanciesofanumberofsites,includingthelungandesophagus.”可知，Cox-2抑制劑可以在更廣闊領(lǐng)域內(nèi)發(fā)揮效用，所以應(yīng)該選擇D。A項“幾乎不能超越它的危險”，文中說益處多于危險；B項“應(yīng)該被徹底地研究”，文中沒有提到；C項“將顯示在治療胃病方面”，這已經(jīng)是既成的現(xiàn)實，不是可能的益處，所以這三項都不正確。

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Theprimarypurposeofthe2004studyaboutVioxxwasto______.A.confirmitspowerincancer-preventionB.seeifitprotectsagainstcancerforsureC.revealitspotentialrisksincausingheartattackD.interrupttheresearchfocusingonitsdrawbacks正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容“Ironically,the2004studythatrevealedtheelevatedheartattackriskofVioxxwasprimarilydesignedtofurtherestablishthedrug'seffectivenessinprotectingagainstcoloncancer.”可知，A項“確定它在癌癥預(yù)防方面的作用”符合題意。B項“確定它是否抵抗癌癥”，C項“揭示它在引起心臟病方面潛在的危險”，D項“阻止致力于抑制劑缺陷的研究”，這三項和文中內(nèi)容不符合。

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Theword"unattainable"underlinedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.unrealizableB.undoableC.unachievableD.impossible正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容“inpursuitofperfectsafety,anunattainablegoal”可知，為了追求完美的安全，也就是一個無法完成的目標(biāo)。選項中的A項為“無法實現(xiàn)的”符合文意。B項“不能做的”，C項“不能實現(xiàn)的”，D項“不可能的”，這三項均不符合題意。

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WhenCox-2inhibitorswerebannedfromsale,______.A.noresearchhadbeendoneabouttheireffectsB.somestudiesdemonstratedtheirusefulnessC.theirriskswerenotwellknowntothepublicD.somepatientscomplainedaboutthedecision正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容可知，當(dāng)發(fā)現(xiàn)Cox-2抑制劑會增大患心臟病的危險時，Cox-2抑制劑被禁止銷售，但一些研究人員的研究結(jié)果卻顯示，Cox-2抑制劑在許多領(lǐng)域都會發(fā)揮積極效用，所以應(yīng)該選擇B。

Modernindustrialsocietygrantslittlestatustooldpeople.Infact,suchasocietyhasasystemofbuilt-inobsolescence.Thereisnoformalsystemforcontinuingoureducationthroughoutourlifeinordertokeepupwithrapidlychangingknowledge.Whenoureducationandjobskillshavegrownobsolete,wearetreatedexactlylikethosewhohavenevergainedaneducationorjobskillsandarenotencouragedorgiventheopportunitytobeginanew.

Asasocietybecomesmorehighlydeveloped,theoverallstatusofolderpeoplediminishes.Improvedhealthtechnologycreatesalargepoolofoldpeople,whocompeteforjobswiththeyoung.However,economictechnologylowersthedemandforworkersandcreatesnewjobsforwhichtheskillsoftheagedareobsolete,forcingolderpeopleintoretirement.Atthesametime,youngpeoplearebeingeducatedinthenewtechnologyandarekeepingpacewithrapidchangesinknowledge.Finally,urbanizationcreatesage-segregatedneighborhoods.Becausetheoldliveonfixedincomes,theymustoftenliveininferiorhousing.Allthesefactors—retirement,obsoleteknowledgeandskills,inferiorstandardsofliving—lowerthestatusoftheagedinsociety.

Acenturyago,whenonecouldexpecttoliveonlyto50orso,thelifespanmoreorlesscoincidedwiththeoccupationandfamilycycle.Buttodaytheaveragelifespanallowsforfifteentotwentyyearsoflifeafterthesecycles.Itappearsthatourlifespanisoutpacingourusefulnessinsociety.21.

By"asystemofbuilt-inobsolescence"theauthormeans______.A.noformalsystemsexistinmodernindustrialsocietyB.oldpeoplehavenostatusinmodemindustrialsocietyC.youngpeoplehavechancesinmodernindustrialsocietyD.knowledgechangesrapidlyinmodernindustrialsociety正確答案：B[解析]本題考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第一段前三句“Modemindustrialsocietygrantslittlestatustooldpeople.Infact,suchasocietyhasasystemofbuilt-inobsolescence.Thereisnoformalsystemforcontinuingoureducationthroughoutourlifeinordertokeepupwithrapidlychangingknowledge.”可知，在現(xiàn)代社會中，老人的低位很低。事實上，這個社會有一個固有的荒廢體系。沒有繼續(xù)教育的正規(guī)體系以使老年人跟上不斷變化的知識。據(jù)此推斷，答案是B。

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Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Peopledon'thavetogaineducation.B.Peopledon'thavetolearnjobskills.C.Peopledon'thavetobetreatedasequals.D.Peopledon'thavechancestobeginanew.正確答案：D[解析]本題考查是非判斷。根據(jù)文章第一段第四句“Whenoureducationandjobskillshavegrownobsolete,wearetreatedexactlylikethosewhohavenevergainedaneducationorjobskimsandarenotencouragedorgiventheopportunitytobeginanew.”可知，當(dāng)我們的教育和工作技能荒廢后，我們就會像那些從來沒有受過教育或擁有工作技能一樣對待，而且也沒有重新再來的機會。由此可知，A、B、C三項均正確。

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Themorehighlydevelopedasocietyis,______.A.themoreadvancedtechnologywillbeB.thelargerthenumberofpeoplewillbeC.themorediminishedoldpeople'sstatuswillbeD.thelowertheoverallstatusofthepeoplewillbe正確答案：C[解析]本題考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句“Asasocietybecomesmorehighlydeveloped,theoverallstatusofolderpeoplediminishes.”社會越是高度發(fā)展，老年人的整體低位越低。

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Thehighdevelopmentofeconomictechnology______.A.makesjobskillsoutoffashionB.lowersthedemandforworkersC.forcesoldpeopleintoretirementD.createsnewjobsforolderpeople正確答案：C[解析]本題考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段第三句“However,economictechnologylowersthedemandforworkersandcreatesnewjobsforwhichtheskillsoftheagedareobsolete,forcingolderpeopleintoretirement.”可知，經(jīng)濟技術(shù)降低了工人需求量，并創(chuàng)造了新工作，所以有進的老人就被淘汰了，迫使老人退休。

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WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Retiredpeoplecouldonlyliveonfixedincomes.B.Retiredpeoplearemoreskillfulthanyoungpeople,C.Youngpeopleareeducatedinthenewtechnology.D.Youngpeoplearekeepingpacewithrapidchanges.正確答案：B[解析]本題考查是非判斷。根據(jù)文章第二段滴四、六句“Atthesametime，youngpeoplearebeingeducatedinthenewtechnologyandarekeepingpacewithrapidchangesinknowledge.Becausetheoldliveonfixedincomes,theymustoftenliveininferiorhousing.”可知，A、C、D三項均正確；由第二段最后一句“Allthesefactors—retirement,obsoleteknowledgeandskills,inferiorstandardsofliving—lowerthestatusoftheagedinsociety.”可知。B項不正確。

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Accordingtothispassage,thestatusoftheagedisloweredbytheir______.A.forcedretirementB.inferiorhousingC.longerlifespanD.fixedincomes正確答案：A[解析]本題考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句可知，退休、荒廢的知識和技能，較低的生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，這些因素降低了老人的社會地位。

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Thesentence"ourlifespanoutpacesourusefulness"meanswecanlivelonger______.A.andmakeprogressB.anddomoreworkC.butmoveslowlyD.butbecomeuseless正確答案：D[解析]本題考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段的最后一句“Itappearsthatourlifespanisoutpacingourusefulnessinsociety.”可知，我們的壽命越來越長了，但是我們的用途卻短了。outpace“超過”。

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Theauthor'sattitudetowardtheagedis______.A.realisticB.optimisticC.pessimisticD.sympathetic正確答案：D[解析]本題考查作者態(tài)度。根據(jù)文章第一段前兩句“Modemindustrialsocietygrantslittlestatustooldpeople.Infact,suchasocietyhasasystemofbuilt-inobsolescence.”以及全文看，作者一直對老年人因受不到繼續(xù)教育而落伍導(dǎo)致退休，從而在社會中失去地位而感到同情。所以，D項sympathetic“同情的”正確；realistic“現(xiàn)實的”；optimistic“樂觀的”；pessimistic“悲觀的”均不正確。

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Itcanbededucedfromthispassagethatoneshould______.A.learnnewskillsB.beopen-mindedC.haveagoodpersonalityD.keeppacewiththetimes正確答案：D[解析]本題考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第二段第四句“Atthesametime,youngpeoplearebeingeducatedinthenewtechnologyandarekeepingpacewithrapidchangesinknowledge.”因為年輕人能接受教育，而且可以跟得上知識的不斷變化，所以，社會地位較高。據(jù)此推斷，D為正確答案。A項較片面；B、C兩項在文中沒有提及。

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Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheProblemofAgingB.SocialStructuresC.EconomicTechnologyD.ContinuingEducation正確答案：A[解析]本題考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，本文探討老年人在社會中地位喪失的現(xiàn)象及產(chǎn)生此現(xiàn)象的原因，B項文中沒有涉及；C、D兩項只是導(dǎo)致老年人社會地位喪失的原因，較為片面。

ThefactthatmostAmericansliveinurbanareasdoesnotmeanthattheyresideinthecenteroflargecities.Infact,moreAmericansliveinthesuburbsoflargemetropolitanareasthaninthecitiesthemselves.

TheBureauoftheCensusregardsanyareawithmorethan2,500peopleasanurbanarea,anddoesnotconsiderboundariesofcitiesandsuburbs.

AccordingtotheBureau,thepoliticalboundariesarelesssignificantthanthesocialandeconomicrelationshipsandthetransportationandcommunicationsystemsthatintegratealocale.ThetermusedbytheBureauforanintegratedmetropolisisanMSA,whichstandsforMetropolitanStatisticalArea.Ingeneral,anMSAisanyareathatcontainsacityanditssurroundingsuburbsandhasatotalpopulationof50,000ormore.

Atthepresenttime,theBureaureportsmorethan280MSAs,whichtogetheraccountfor75percentoftheUSpopulation.Inaddition,theBureaurecognizes18megapolises,thatis,continuousadjacentmetropolitanareas.Oneofthemostobviousmegapolisesincludesachainofhundredsofcitiesandsuburbsacross10statesontheEastCoastfromMassachusettstoVirginia,includingBoston,NewYork,andWashington,D.C.IntheEasternCorridor,asitiscalled,apopulationof45millioninhabitantsisconcentrated.AnothermegapolisthatisgrowingrapidlyistheCaliforniacoastfromSanFranciscothroughLosAngelestoSanDiego.31.

Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MetropolitanStatisticalAreasB.TypesofPopulationCentersC.TheBureauoftheCensusD.Megapolises正確答案：B[解析]本題考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，A和D都是文章敘述的一部分，C是進行統(tǒng)計的機構(gòu)，因而應(yīng)選B。

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Accordingtothepassage,wheredomostAmericanslive?A.Inthecenterofcities.B.Inthesuburbssurroundinglargecities.C.Inruralareas.D.Insmalltowns.正確答案：B[解析]本題考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第一段第二句“...moreAmericansliveinthesuburbsoflargemetropolitanareasthaninthecitiesthemselves.”可知，更多的美國人生活在大都市的郊區(qū)，metropolitan意為“大城市的”。

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Theunderlinedword"reside"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.fillB.decideC.occupyD.live正確答案：D[解析]本題考查詞義辨析。根據(jù)文章第一段第一句“ThefactthatmostAmericansliveinurbanareasdoesnotmeanthattheyresideinthecenteroflargecities.”可知，大多數(shù)美國人生活在城區(qū)并不意味著他們都居住在市中心。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，reside應(yīng)和live是同義詞。Reside“居住”；fill“填滿”；decide“決定”；occupy“占據(jù)”；live“生活”。所以，答案是D。

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AccordingtotheBureauoftheCensus,whatisanurbanarea?A.Achainofadjacentcities.B.Anareawithatleast50,000people.C.The18largestcities.D.Anareawith2,500peopleormore.正確答案：D[解析]本題考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段“TheBureauoftheCensusregardsanyareawithmorethan2,500peopleasanurbanarea,anddoesnotconsiderboundariesofcitiesandsuburbs.”

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WhichofthefollowingareNOTconsideredimportantindefininganurbana