考博英語模擬試卷249

考博英語模擬試卷249

一、詞匯（本題共30題，每題7.0分，共30分。）

1、Theunfortunatedeathofthegeniuspoetcausedlosstothiscountry.

A^priceless

B、countless

C、incalculable

D^imaginable

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：本句的意患是“那位天才詩人的不幸死亡帶給國家不可計(jì)算的損失”，

只有incalculable的意思是“不可計(jì)算的”,如：Thesandsofthebeachare

incalculable.（海灘上的沙是數(shù)不盡的。priceless的意思是“無價的，極貴重的”；

countless的意思是“無數(shù)的，數(shù)不盡的“；imaginable的意思是“可想象的所以C

項(xiàng)為正確答案“

2、Ifyoutakea（n）courselikeheryoucanlearnEnglishinlessthantwoyears.

A、intensive

extensive

C、expansive

D、retentive

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：intensive加強(qiáng)的，密集的；extensive廣泛的；expansive廣闊的，亳華

的；retentive有保持力的。

3、Thelanguageexpertsbelievethattheageforlearningaforeignlanguageis6

yearsold.

A、conceptual

B、considerate

C>optimal

D、component

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析:conceptual概念上的;considerate考慮周到的;optimal最佳的,最理

想的；coniponenl組成的,構(gòu)成的。

4、Yetbeyondthat4agicpicture,thereisarevolutionatworkinworldliteratureandart.

A^reflective

B、grievous

C、intolerable

D^illusive

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：tragic悲劇的，悲慘的。grievous令人憂傷的。reflective沉思的。

intolerable無法忍受的,難忍的。illusive幻覺的。

5、Thetravelagencyhasafullprogramof,iftouristswishtovisitlocalplaces

ofinterest.

A、expeditions

B、excursions

C、explorations

D、propositions

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：expedilious遠(yuǎn)征；excursions遠(yuǎn)足，短途旅行；exploralions探險；

propositions建議

6、IaskedmymotherifIcouldgoout,andshe.

A、descended

R、contented

C、consented

D、ascended

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析:descended下降,遺傳;contented滿足的;consented同意；ascended

攀登，上升

7、TheEnglishlanguagecontainsa(n)ofwordswhicharecomparativeseldom

usedinordinaryconversation.

A、altitude

B、latitude

C>multitude

D、attitude

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：multitude"大量",amultitudeofwords是"大量詞語”。A項(xiàng)altitude”高

度,海拔”;B項(xiàng)latitude“緯度”;D項(xiàng)attitude”態(tài)度這4個詞是同形異義詞。

8、Regionalplanningdealswithproposalsconcerningoutlyingcommunitiesand

highwaysaswellaswithurbanaffairs.

A、outlandish

B、exclusive

C、exempted

D^remote

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

9、Wheneverhecomesacrossaseriousproblem,helikestoit,namely,tothink

itaboutcarefullyandforalongtime.

A^contend

B、contempt

C^content

D^contemplate

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知漢點(diǎn)解析：本題說“當(dāng)他碰到嚴(yán)重的問題時，他就愛思考”，也就是說，進(jìn)行長期

和仔細(xì)的考慮。D項(xiàng)contemplate”仔細(xì)的考慮，凝視，注視”符合題意。

10、Thedaywasbreakingandpeoplebegantogotoworksothemurdererwasunableto

ofthebody.

ANdispense

B、dispose

C^discard

D、discharge

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

11、ResearchersatChildren'sHospitalofPittsburghannouncedtheyhaddiscovered

evidencethatavirusisinvolvedinwhatusedtobecalledjuvenilediabetes.

A、incessant

B、compelling

C、identical

D、problematic

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：compelling強(qiáng)制性的，令人信服的，引人注目的；incessant不斷的，

不停的；identical同一的；problematic有疑問的。

12、Usuallyhemanagedtofindplentyofworktohimoverhardtimes,Ithinkit

isagoodidea.

A、chew

blow

C、flip

D、tide

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：chew咀嚼，認(rèn)真考慮；blow風(fēng)吹；flip擲，抽打，空翻；tide...over

支持度過一段困難時期.

13^Thiscanhelptosomethingthatthestudentsmaynothavecomprehended.

A、signify

B>specify

C^testify

D、clarify

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：各項(xiàng)的意思是:signify"表示，象征，預(yù)示"；specify“詳細(xì)說明，列入

清單”；testify，證明，證實(shí)，作證”；clag”澄清，闡明”?？崭裉幍囊馑际牵哼@有

助于澄清一些學(xué)生們可能不會理解的事。

14、Thepolicemantriedtotheteenagedrivertoobeythetrafficlawsratherthan

finehimdirectly.

A、induce

abduct

C、indulge

D、lure

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：induce勸導(dǎo)，促使。abduct誘拐，綁架。indulge縱容。lure引誘。

15、Tonyisverydisappointedtheresultsoftheexam.

Axwith

B、for

C、toward

D、on

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析:bedisappointedwithsth.為固定搭配，意為“對...感到失望

16>Ayoungmanseesasunsetand,unabletounderstandorexpresstheemotionthatit

inhim,concludesthatitmustbethegatewaytoaworldthatliesbeyond.

A、reflects

B、retains

C^rouses

D、radiates

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

17、Childrenare(among)themostfrequentvictimsofviolent,(drug-related)crimes

(that)havenothing(doingwith)thecostofacquiringthedrugs.

A、among

B、drug-related

C、that

D、doingwith

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

18、Knowingthatthecruelcriminalhasdonealotofunlawfulthings,IfeelsurethatI

havenobuttoreporthimtothelocalpolice.

A^time

B、chance

C、authority

D、alternative

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：句子的意思是，“得知這個殘忍的罪犯做了很多犯法的事情，我認(rèn)為

自己必須向當(dāng)?shù)鼐靾蟾娉酥?，我別無?！本渥又械膆aveno...buttodo

somelhing是個固定用法，no的后面一定是choice一類的詞，意為“只能...，沒

有其他選擇四個選項(xiàng)中，alternative的意思相當(dāng)于choice,因此是正確答案，

authority意為“權(quán)威性,決定權(quán)time（時間）和chance（機(jī)會）顯然也與題意不符。

19、Hewaseasilyhurtbecausehisfeelingswerevery.

A、sensible

B、sensational

C、sensitive

D、senseless

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案；C

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

20、Therearenotmanyteacherswhoarestrongoftraditionalmethodsin

Englishteaching.

A、sponsors

contributors

C^advocates

D^performers

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：advocate擁護(hù)者，提倡者。sponsor贊助人，擔(dān)保人。contributor捐助

者，撰稿人。performer表演者。

21、ThechildrenliketothenewEnglishteacher,whohasanoticeablemanner

ofwalking.

A、takeout

B、takeover

C、takedown

D、takeoff

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：takesb.out伴隨或陪伴某人。takeover控制，接管。takedown取

下，記下（某事）。takeoff飛機(jī)起飛，產(chǎn)品等大受歡迎。

22、Thesimplestanimalsarethosewhosebodiesaresimplestinstructureandwhichdo

thethingsdonebyalllivinganimals,suchaseating,breathing,movingandfeeling,inthe

mostway.

A、bizarre

B、primitive

C、advantageous

D、unique

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：bizarre奇異的；primitive原始；advantageous有利的；unique獨(dú)特

的。

23、Inthisage,educationisconsideredanimportantkeytosuccessandminoritygroups

especiallyaretobetterthemselvesbygoingtocollege.

A、encouraging

B、persuading

C、persisting

D、striving

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：努刀）0句意為：在這個時代，教育被認(rèn)為是成功的關(guān)鍵，特

別是少數(shù)民族的人正付出努力，通過上大學(xué)提高自己的水平。A.encourage鼓

勵；B.persuade勸說；C.persist堅(jiān)持，后跟in。

24、Thepeoplelivingintheseapartmentshavefreetothatswimmingpool.

A^excess

B、access

C、excursion

D、recreation

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：本題的四個選項(xiàng)中，A項(xiàng)excess的意思是“超越，超過“，B項(xiàng)access

的意思是“接近,進(jìn)入;接近的機(jī)會，進(jìn)入的權(quán)利;使用（+to）”,Ihaveread-only

accesstomybankfiles（我用只讀方式存取我的銀行文件），C項(xiàng)excursion的意思是

“遠(yuǎn)足；短途旅行；離題”，D項(xiàng)recreation的意思是“消遣：娛樂,游戲”。

25、Youareexposedtoobtrusiveadsthatseeminglyfromnowhereevenwhen

youaredisconnectedfromtheNet,andyourpersonalinformationgatheredandsentoff

withoutyoubeingawareofit.

A、sizeup

B、dwindleaway

C、conjureup

D^popup

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：sizeup評估…的大小;dwindleaway減少,縮??；conjareup用魔法

召；popup突然出現(xiàn)。

26>AsanpartofChina,Kongkongreturnedtotheembraceofitsmotherlandin

July,199.

A、explicit

B、oriented

C、integral

D、optimal

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：（integral構(gòu)成整體所必需的）。句意為；作為中國不可分割的一部分，

香港于1997年7月回到祖國的懷抱。A.explicit明晰的，清楚的；B.oriented

以...為導(dǎo)向的；D.optimal最適宜的，最理想的。

27、They叩pliedforaof40,000tobuyahouse.

A、module

B、momentum

C、monopoly

D、mortgage

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：mortgage抵押借款;module模塊；momentum勢頭;動量；monopoly

壟斷。句意：他申請了4萬元抵押貸款來買房。

28、TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsoalarge

numberofsocialcustoms.

A、join

take

C、share

D、have

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：C項(xiàng)“share分享，共有“符合題意，如：Theysharetheirjoysand

sorrows.（他們同甘共苦。）其他三項(xiàng)“A項(xiàng)join參加，結(jié)合；B項(xiàng)lake拿，取，占

領(lǐng)：D項(xiàng)have有”都不正確。本題空格處是說共有很多社會習(xí)俗。因此C項(xiàng)為正確

答案。

29、Therebelarmyisattemptingtothegovernment.

A、christen

B、subvert

C、concoct

D、harrow

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：subven毀滅徹底地破壞，摧毀；chrislen命名為；concocl調(diào)制；

harrow傷害，使苦惱。只有subvert符合句子的含義。

30、Thepublicmightwellsanctionawiderrangeofprogrammingthanwouldstrictlybe

impliedbythe"gap-filling"approach,butthisisnotcertain.

A、view

B、approve

C^cocrcc

D、insist

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：A.view估量，考慮；B.approve贊成，核準(zhǔn)；C.coerce強(qiáng)制，強(qiáng)

迫;D.insist堅(jiān)持,堅(jiān)決主張。

二、閱讀理解(本題共"6題，每題7.0分，共“6

分。)

Coincidentwithconcernsabouttheacceleratinglossofspeciesandhabitatstherehas

beenagrowingappreciationoftheimportanceofbiologicaldiversityfromthenumberof

speciesinaparticularecosystemtothehealthoftheEarthandhumanbeing.Muchhas

beenwrittenaboutthediversityofterrestrialorganisms,particularlytheexceptionally

richlifeassociatedwithtropicalrain-foresthabitats.Relativelylittlehasbeensaid,

however,aboutdiversityoflifeintheseaeventhoughcoralreefsystemsarecomparable

torainforestsintermsofrichnessoflife.AnalienexploringEarthwouldprobablygive

prioritytotheplanet'sdominant,mostdistinctivefeature—theocean.Humanshavea

biastowardlandthatsometimesgetsinthewayoftrulyexaminingglobalissues.Seen

fromfaraway,itiseasytorealizethatlandmassesoccupyone-thirdoftheEarth's

surface.Giventhattwo-thirdsoftheEarth'ssurfaceiswaterandthatmarinelifelivesat

alllevelsoftheocean,thetotalthree-dimensionallivingspaceoftheoceanisperhaps

100timesgreaterthanthatoflandandcontainsmorethan90percentofalllifeonEarth

eventhoughtheoceanhasfewerdistinctspecies.Thefactthathalloftheknownspecies

arcthoughttoinhabittheworld'srainforestsdocsnotseemsurprising,consideringthe

hugenumbersofinsectsthatcomprisethebulkofthespecies.Onescientistfoundmany

differentspeciesofantsinjustonetreefromarainforest.Whileeveryspeciesis

differentfromeveryotherspecies,theirgeneticmakeupconstrainsthemtobeinsectsand

tosharesimilarcharacteristicswith750000speciesofinsects.Ifbasic,broadcategories

suchasphylaandclassesaregivenmoreemphasisthandifferentiatingbetweenspecies,

thenthegreatestdiversityoflifeisunquestionablythesea.Nearlyeverymajortypeof

plantandanimalhassomerepresentationthere.Toappreciatefullythediversityand

abundanceoflifeinthesea,ithelpstothinksmall.Everyspoonfulofoceanwater

containslifeontheorderof100to100000bacterialcellsplusassortedmicroscopic

plantsandanimals,includinglarvasoforganismsrangingfromspongesandcoralsto

starfishandclamsandmuchmore.(366words)

31、Whatisthemainpointofthepassage?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：中心思想句在第一段最后一句轉(zhuǎn)折句however后面。

32、Whydoestheauthorcomparerainforestswithcoralreefs?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：因?yàn)闊釒в炅种械纳锸秦S富的，所以作者把海洋里的生物與熱帶雨

林中的生物進(jìn)行了對比。

33、Thepassagesuggeststhatmostrainforestspeciesare.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析:第三段第?句后半部分提到thehugenumbersofinsectsthatcomprise

thebulkofthespecies和第三句后半部分750000speciesofinsects,由此可以判斷，

熱帶雨林是以昆蟲為主，故選A。

34>Theauthorarguesthatthereismorediversityoflifeintheseathanintherain

forestsbecause.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:B

知識點(diǎn)解析：參考第三段倒數(shù)第二句：如果論及基礎(chǔ)的綱與類這樣的大的分類，而

不是用種類來分類，海洋中的生物無疑是最豐富的。

35、Whichofthefollowingconclusionsissupportedbythepassage?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：A、C和D在文章中沒有提到，而B“人們要更加注意保護(hù)海洋里的

生物和棲息地”較為符合文章想要表達(dá)的內(nèi)容。

ItwouldbehardforKimDacJung,SouthKorea'spresident,nottohavehadmixed

feelingsabouthisvisittoJapanthisweek.MorethantwodecadeshavepassedsinceMr.

Kim,thenanoppositionleader,wasabductedfromanhotelinTokyoandnearlykilled

byhiscountryssecretagents.ButnowMr.KimwasvisitingTokyoasheadofstatewith

amissionofhisown.Hewantstobuildasolideconomicandsecurityalliancewiththe

formercoloniserthatruledKoreafor36yearsuntil19乙5.OnOctober8th,Mr.Kim

appearedrelievedaftertalkswithKeizoObuchi,theJapaneseprimeminister,whonot

onlyofferedhiscountry's"deepremorseandheartfeltapology"forJapan'scolonialrule,

butalsoofferedtolendSouthKorea$3billion,inadditionto$1billionalready

committed.Butseveralthornyissueswillhavetoberesolvedbeforethetwocountries

canbecomefriends.ManySouthKoreanscontinuetodemandthattheJapanese

governmentshouldpaycompensationtoabout150survivingKorean"comfortwomen"

forcedintosexualslaveryinJapanesearmybrothels（妓院）between1932and1945.

Historiansreckonsome200000women,mostlyfromKorea,wereinvolved.Japanese

officialsarguethatthe$500mpaidtotheSouthKoreangovernmentin1965,whenthe

twocountriesnormaliseddiplomaticrelations,extinguishesallcompensationclaims.

KoreanswhofoughtintheSecondWorldWarandarestilllivinginJapanalsowant

compensation,asmanyarcnoteligibleforJapanesepensions.Hundredsofthousandsof

KoreansweresentasforcedlabourtoJapaninthatwar,orconscriptedtofightalongside

Japanesesoldiers.Anothercontentiousissueisarevisedfisheriesagreement.Onlydays

beforeMr.Kim'svisit,SouthKoreaandJapanstruckadealtoendadisputeoverfishing

rights.TheeasternlimitforSouthKoreanfishingboatswasdrawnat135.5degrees.The

twocountriesalsocreatedajointfishingzonebetweentheirexclusivefishingareas,but

fishermeninbothcountriesarestillnotsatisfied,andcomplainthattheyhaveonly

limitedaccesstoanareaofabundantsquid.Noristhereanyagreementoverwhohas

sovereigntyoverTokdo,asmallislandintheEastSea.Thisdisputehaslongbeena

dormantvolcano,(371words)

36、WhydidSouthKorea'spresidenthavemixedfeelingsabouthisvisittoJapanthis

week?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：韓國總統(tǒng)在訪問日本的時候心理很復(fù)雜，因?yàn)槿毡臼撬麄兾羧盏臄?/p>

人,而現(xiàn)在他們卻要與三木建立經(jīng)濟(jì)和安全聯(lián)盟。B、C和D項(xiàng)都體現(xiàn)不出mixed

feeling的意思,故選A?

37>WhydidMr.Kimappearrelievedafterthetalks?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：第二段的內(nèi)容與C項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容一致，故選C。

38、WhichnumberwasthefirstcompensationpaidtoKorea?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：參考第三段第三句。這里的m指million。

39、WhatwasNOTthereasonforsomeKoreansbeinginJapan?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：D項(xiàng)中的against與文章中的alongside恰恰相反，故選D。

40、WhichstatementofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析:Thisdisputehaslongbeenadormantvolcano中的dormantvolcano是一

種比喻，比喻這場爭奪之戰(zhàn)雖然長期以來一直處于休眠狀態(tài)，但它像火山一樣總有

一天會爆發(fā)。所以如果把Tokdo說成是死火山就不對了，故選C。

TheolderIgrowthemoreimpressedIamwiththeroleofluckorchanceinlife.Tobe

bornwhenandwhereonefindshimselfis,ofcourse,fromthepointofviewofthe

individualpewsthesheerestluckofall-goodorbad.Therearemillionsnowlivingin

Americawhowouldlongsincehavebeendead,hadtheybeenbomorhadremainedin

countriesoftheirparents'origins.Luckdoesnotdetermineorexplainachievement-merit

oftenplaysapreponderantrole.Thisisobviouswhenwcobservethedifferencesin

performancesamongthosewhohavearoughlycommonenvironmentandarejudgedby

asingle,relevantstandard.Buteventobeinapositiontobeevaluatedonone'smeritsis

amatterofluckorgoodfortune.Sometimesthosewhoarequalified,andmoreoften,

thosewhoarepotentiallyqualifiednevergetthechance.Sometimesthequalifiedhave

thegoodluckofcompetingagainstthepoorerqualifiedorthebadluckofcompeting

againstthebetterqualified-circumstancesusuallybeyondthecontrolofthepersons

affected.Yet,ineverycompetitionthisisanimportantfactor.Thedistributionofwealth

inthisworlddependsalmostasmuchonluckasonenergy,foresightandskill.These

lattervirtuesaredecisiveasarulewhentheluckofopportunityiscommon.Butoftenit

isnot,asthevaryingportionsofindividuals'inheritancetestify.Evenwhenthe

opportunityiscommon,resultsmaynotreflectmeritordemerit.Whenwereadofthe

actionsforwhichindividualshaverunafoulofthelaw.itisonlytheweaknessand

povertyofourimaginationthatpreventusfromgraspingtheseriesofevents-allcaused

tobesure—whoseconjunctioncouldhavelandedusinthesamepredicament.Ifour

temperhadflaredupwhenadeadlyweaponwasavailable,mightwenotbeinthedock?

Regardlessoflegalguiltorinnocence,beingchargedwith,orinvolvedin,acrimeis

oftenamatterofluck.Weneverknowwhenwemaybefalselyaccused.Doesbeliefin

lucktendtoanacceptanceofthestatusquo?Notnecessarily—althoughthereisnothing

wronginacceptingthestatusquo,ifanyfeasiblealternativetoitislikelytobeworse.

Whenwerealizewhatweowetoluck,ittendstocureusofoverweeningpride,of

smugnessandself-righteousness.Forwhateverourachievementswewillnotethatthey

arcnotaconsequenceonlyofourworth,orofoureffortsandvirtuesalone.Success

alwaysdependsuponthecooperationofotherpersonsandthings,onthehappyconcert

oftime,placeandopportunity-theabsenceofanyoneofwhichmighthavespelled

failure.

41、Accordingtothepassage,ofallthefollowingluckisLEASTrelatedto.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

42、Iftheopportunityiscommon,thedistributionofv/calthintheworldisdecidedby

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

43、Howdoestheauthorinterpretthecauseofcrime?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

44、Theauthorbelievesthatthegoodlifeinthisworldis,tosomeextent,markedby

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

45、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

BeforehighschoolteacherKimberlyRughgotdowntobusinessatthestartofarecent

schoolweek,shejokedwithherstudentsabouthowshe'dhadtocleancakeoutofthe

comersofherhouseafterher2-year-oldson*sbirthdayparty.Thisfriendlycombination

ofchitchattookplacenotinfrontofablackboardbutinanEmailmessagethatRughsent

tothe135studentsshc*steachingattheFloridaVirtualSchool,oneofthenation's

leadingonlinehighschools.Theschool'smottois"anytime,anyplace,anypath,any

pace".Florida'sE-schoolattractsmanystudentswhoneedflexiblescheduling,from

youngtennisstarsandyoungmusicianstobrothersTobiasandTylerHeeb,whotake

turnsworkingonthecomputerwhilehelpingoutwiththeirfamily'sclam-farming

businessonPineIsland,offFlorida'ssouthwestcoast.Home-schoolersalsoarewell

represented.MoststudentsliveinFlorida,but55hailfromWestVirginia,whereasevere

teachershortagemakesithardformanystudentstotakeadvancedclasses.Sevenkids

fromlexasandfourfromShanghairoundoutthestudentbody.Thegreatmajorityof

FloridaVirtualSchoolers-80percentareenrolledinregularFloridapublicorprivate

highschools.Somearebusyoverachievers.Othersareretakingclassestheybarely

passedthefirsttime.Theschool'sbiggestchallengeismakingsurethatstudentsaren't

lefttosinkorswimontheirown.Aftertheschoolexperiencedadisappointingcourse

completionrateofjust40percentinitsearlyyears,ExecutiveDirectorJulieYoungmade

apriorityoutofwhatshecalls"relationship-building'*,askingteacherstostayinfrequent

E-mailandphonecontactwiththeirstudents.Thatpersonaltouchhashelped:The

completionraleisnow80percent.Criticsofonlineclassessaythatwhiletheymayhave

alimitedplace,theyareapoorsubstitutefortheface-to-facecontactandsocialization

thattakeplaceinbrick-and-niortarclassrooms.Despiteopportunitiesforonlinechats,

somevirtualstudentssaythey'dprefertohavemoreinteractionwiththeirpeers.Students

andparentsarequicktoacknowledgethatvirtualschoolingisn'tforeveryone."Ifyour

child'snotfocusedandmotivated,Icanonlyimagineitwouldbeanightmare,"says

PatriciaHaygoodofOrlando,whosetwodaughtersarethrivingattheFloridaschool.For

thosewhohavewhatiltakes,however,virtuallearningfillsanimportantniche."Ican

workatmyownpace,onmyowntime,"saysHackney."It'stheultimateinstudent

responsibility."

46>KimberlyRughTalkedaboutherson'sbirthdayparty.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)0析：文章第1段提到，羅芙在開始講課之前，拿她兩歲的兒子過生日的事

和同學(xué)們開玩笑。又說這不是發(fā)生在課堂里，而是在她發(fā)給學(xué)生的電子郵件中。

47、“Anytime,anyplace,anypath,anypace"is.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：第1段最后提到，羅芙所在的佛羅里達(dá)網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校的辦學(xué)宗旨是“任何

時間，任何地點(diǎn)，任何途徑，任何速度”。motto是座右銘”的意思，但涉及學(xué)校，

所以是辦學(xué)宗旨。

48、Fromthispassage,wecanfindthefollowingfactsexceptthat.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：文章第2段說，網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校吸引那些需要靈活課程表的學(xué)生，其中包括

年輕的網(wǎng)球明星和音樂人，并不是指該校教授這些課程。

49、Thechallengeoftheschoolis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：第3段說，該校最大的挑戰(zhàn)是如何確保學(xué)生不放任自流，提高結(jié)業(yè)

率。

50、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：本文全面闡述了網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。

(1)Sincethelineageofinvestigativejournalismismostdirectlytraceabletothe

progressiveeraoftheearly19(X)'s,itisnotsurprisingthatthePresidentoftheUnited

Statesatthetimewasamongthefirsttoarticulateitspoliticaldimensions.Theodore

Rooseveltcalledinvestigativereporters"muckrakers/afteracharacterfromJohn

Bunyan'sPilgrim'sProgresswhohumblycleaned"thefilthoffthefloor."Despitethe

misgivingsimpliedbythecomparison,Rooseveltsawthemuckrakersas"often

indispensabletothewell-beingofsociety".(2)Thereareinthebodypolitic,economic

andsocial,manyandgraveevils,andthereisurgentnecessityforthesternestwarupon

them.Thereshouldberelentlessexposureofandattackuponeveryevilman,whether

politicianorbusinessman.(3)Rooseveltrecognizedthevalue-ladencharacterof

investigativejournalism.Heperceivedcorrectlythatinvestigativereportersare

committedtounearthingwrongdoing.Forthesejournalism,disclosuresofmorally

outrageousconductmaximizetheopportunityfortheforcesof"good"torecognizeand

dobattlewiththeforcesof"evil."(4)So,thecurrentfolkloresurroundinginvestigative

reportingcloselyresemblestheAmericanidealofpopulardemocracy.Partlyaproductof

itsmuckrakingroots,thisidealizedperspectiveisalsoanoutgrowthofthecommonly

perceivedeffectsofexposespublishedintheearly1970's.Themostcelebratedofthese

exposeswerethenewsstoriesthatlinkedtopWhiteHouseofficialstoWatergatecrimes.

Thesestorieswerewidelyheldresponsibleforthepublic'slossofconfidenceinthe

Nixonadministration,ultimatelyforcingthePresident'sresignation.

51、Whentheauthortalks'aboutthepoliticaldimensionsoftheinvestigativejournalism

herefersto.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：參見第二段第二句話。

52、Roosevelt'scomparisonofinvestigativereportersto"muckrakers”showshisview

thatthesereporters.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：原文：Rooseveltsawthemuckrakersas^oftenindispensabletothewell-

beingofsociety”.意思是：Roosevelt認(rèn)為那些揭露丑聞的新聞記者對于社會的安

寧來說通常也是必不可少的。

53>Byusingtheword"folklore",theauthorsuggeststhat.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析:根據(jù)文中第四段第一句'廿€8口上(11<10世...”可知人為正確答

案。

54>TheWatergateincidentismentionedtoshow.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:A

知識點(diǎn)解析：文中提到，新聞輿論對社會各個方面都有巨大影響，“水門事件”就是

一個例子。

Thereareanumberofformatsforreportingresearch,suchasarticlestoappearin

journals,reportsaddressedtofundingagencies,thesesordissertationsaspartofthe

requirementsforuniversitydegrees,andpaperstobepresentedatconferences.These

formatsdifferfromoneanothermostlyintheirpurposesandtheaudienceswhichthey

address.Wewillnowbrieflydescribethem.Thejournalarticleisawayofreporting

researchforprofessionaljournalsoreditedcollections-Theresearchisreportedina

brief,yetinformativeway,focusingmostlyonthemainfeaturesoftheresearchsuchas

thepurpose,reviewoftheliterature(oftenrefenedtoas'background'),proceduresused

forcarryingouttheresearchaccompaniedbytables,charts,andgraphs,and

interpretationsoftheresults(oftenreferredtoas'discussion').Thecontentandemphasis

ofthejournalarticlewillvaryaccordingtotheintendedreaders(researchersor

practitioners)anditisimportantfortheresearchertobeawareofthebackgroundand

interestofthereadersofthejournal.Articlesintendedtobereadbypractitionerswill

emphasizethepracticalimplicationsandrecommendationsoftheresearch,whilearticles

intendedtobereadbyresearcherswilldescribeindetailthemethodusedtocollectthe

data,theconstructionofthedatacollectionprocedures,andthetechniquesusedfor

analyzingthedata.Itisimportantforthenoviceresearchertobeawareofthefactthat

articlessubmittedtojournalsgothroughaprocessofevaluationbyexpertswhomakea

judgementandrecommendwhethertheyshouldbepublishedornot.Thethesisor

dissertationisaformatforreportingresearchwhichgraduatestudentswriteaspartof

fulfillingtherequirementsforanadvancedacademicdegree.Thestudentisexpectedto

describeingreatdetailallthephasesoftheresearchsoitcanbeexaminedandevaluated

carefullybythereader.Thusthethesisordissertationincludesthepurposeand

significanceofthestudy,therationale,athoroughreviewoftheliterature,detailed

informationastotheresearchtoolsandtheproceduresinvolvedintheirdevelopment,a

descriptionoftheprocessofdataanalysisandtheresults,andaninterpretationofthe

resultsintheformofconclusions,implications,andrecommendations.Thisdetailed

descriptionoftheprocessoftheresearchisneededtoprovidetheprofessorswithan

indicationofthestudent'sabilitytocarryoutresearch.Theconferencepaperisawayof

reportingresearchatconferences,seminars,andcolloquia.Atsuchmeetingsresearch

papersareusuallypresentedorally.Theyaresimilartotheresearcharticlesinceresearch

isreportedinaconcise,yetinformativeway,focusingonthemostessentialelementsof

theresearch.Handoutsandtransparenciescanalsoaccompanythepresentations.Aswith

theresearcharticle,heretoo,thecontentandemphasisoftheoralreportwilldependtoa

largeextentonthetypeofaudiencepresentatthemeeting,andwhethertheyare

researchersorpractitioners.

55、Thebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

56、Thecommonaspectforthejournalarticles,thesesandconferencepapersliesinthat

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

57、Wecandistinguishthoseresearchreportsfromeachothermainlythrough.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

58、Whichofihefollowingstaiemenisisnotmentionedinthispassage?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

59、Howcanaprofessorevaluateastudent'scapabilityofimplementingtheresearch?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

WhenDanielFranklin,apoliticalscienceprofessorfromAtlanta,neededcareer

advancementadvice,hedidn'tturntocolleagues,therapistsorevenhismom.Hewentto

theAdviceLadies.ThreethirtysomethingNewYorkv/omen,advertisingfreelancersby

day,haveturnedthemselvesintoSaturdayafternoonstreet-comeroracles,theypullup

lawnchairsandatableonalowerManhattanstreetcorneranddishoutfreeadviceto

passersby.They'veclaimedthecomerofWestBroadwayandBroomeStreetinSohoas

theirownforthelastseveralmonths.AmyAIkon,who,withlongtimefriendsMarlowe

MinnickandCarolynJohnson,becomesapart-timeshrinkeachweekend."Weuse

creativeproblem-solvingtoturnproblemintofunJshesays.Onarecentsteamy

afternoon,alinehasformedinfrontoftheAdviceLadies1table.Obviously,NewYorkers

needplentyofhelp.^Peoplefeeltheyhavenocontrolinthis