Passage1Amongalltheanimals,theapeismostlikehumanbeings.Bothpeopleandapeshavethesimilarbrainstructure,thesimilarnervesystem,andthesimilarkindofblood.Therearefourkindsofapes:thechimpanzee（黑猩猩）,theorangutan（猩猩）,thegorilla（大猩猩）,andthegibbon（長臂猿）.TheyliveinthedeepforestsandwarmtropicalregionsofAfricaandofSoutheastAsia,includingIndonesia.Allapesarecoveredwithbrown,reddish-brown,orblackhaireverywhereontheirbodiesexcepttheirfaces,feet,andhands.Theirhandseachhavefourfingersandathumbthathelpsthemgripthingsthewayourthumbshelpus.Buttheyalsohaveathumboneachfootinsteadofabigtoe.Thustheycanholdthingswiththeirfeetalso.Havingshort,weaklegs,apesdonotwalkonthegroundverymuch.However,theirarmsareverystrong.Thisenablesthemtoswingfrombranchesandtravelveryquicklyfromtreetotree.Theseanimalsliveinsmallfamilygroupsthatmovefromplacetoplaceinsearchofvegetablesandfruits.Theyalsoeateggs,smallanimals,nuts,andinsects.Whentheyaretired,theybuildnestsinthetrees.Buttheyrarelysleepthereformorethananightortwo.Thentheymoveontolookformorefood.Therearesomedifferencesamongthefollowingthreekidsofapes.Thegibbonisnevermorethanthreefeethighandweightonlyaboutfourteenpounds.Thegorillagrowstobesixfeettallandweightupto600pounds.Theorangutanissmallerthanthegorilla.Itstandsthreetofivefeettallandweightupto200pounds.Chimpanzeesarethesmartestofallapes.Theycanbetaughttositatatableandeat,todressthemselves,andtodothingsthathumanchildrencando.56.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?A.Theapelookslikehumanbeingsmost.B.Peopleandtheapethinkalike.C.Peopleandtheapebehavealike.D.Theapeisthemostintellectualanimalintheworld.57.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Allapesarebrownorblack.B.Allpartsofapes’bodiesarecoveredwithhair.C.Apeshaveweaklegsbutverystrongarms.D.Apes’armsarestrongenoughtoswim.58.Apesbuildnestsinthetreesbutseldomsleepthereformorethananightortwobecause________.A.TheyliketoliveinsmallfamilygroupsB.TheyliketomovefromplacetoplaceinsearchofmorefoodC.Theyliketoeateggs,smallanimals,nutsandinsectsD.itrainstooofteninthedeepforests59.Amongthethreekindsofapes,________.A.thegorillaisthebiggestB.thegibbonisonlythreefeethighbutitisheavierthantheorangutanC.theorangutanissmallerthanthegorillaandclevererthanthegibbonD.theorangutancanstanduptoagreatheight,butotherscannot60.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat________.A.chimpanzeescandobetterthanhumanchildrenB.chimpanzeescandomanythingsthathumanchildrencannotdoC.humanchildrencandomanythingsthatchimpanzeescannotdoD.theintelligenceofchimpanzeesissimilartothatofhumanchildren答案解析：PartVReadingComprehension(20points)Passage156.A[解析]細節(jié)題。由文章首句可知，在自然界中，猿與人最相似。故選A。57.C[解析]細節(jié)題。由文章第三段倒數(shù)第二、三句可知，猿的腿短而無力，但手臂很強壯，故選C。倒數(shù)第一句說，強壯的手臂使得猿能夠swing而不是swim，排除D。由該段第一、二句可排除A、B兩項。58.B[解析]細節(jié)題。文章第四段指出，猿四處遷居以尋找蔬菜與水果，它們累了就在樹上造窩，偶爾在窩里休息一兩個晚上，然后繼續(xù)遷移以找到更多的食物，所以B正確。59.A[解析]細節(jié)題。文章第五段指出，長臂猿（gibbon）高不足3英尺，重僅14磅；大猩猩（gorilla）高6英尺，重達600磅；猩猩（orangutan）高3至5英尺，重200磅。綜合可知，A正確。60.D[解析]推斷題。文章最后一段指出，黑猩猩是所有猿中最聰明的，可以做兒童能做的事情。由此推斷，黑猩猩的智力與兒童的智力相似，故選D。Passage2VideodischoldsgreatpromiseofhelpingtomeettheneedsofAmericanschoolchildrenwhohaveproblemsseeing,hearing,speaking,orsocializing.Almostelevenpercentofthestudentsaged3~21inthiscountryhaveanimpairmentthataffectstheirabilitytobenefitfromaregulareducationprogram.Handicappedstudentsrequirespecialeducationbecausetheyareoftenmarkedlydifferentfrommostchildreninoneormoreofthefollowingways:mentallyretarded（發(fā)展遲緩的）learning-disabled,emotionallydisturbed,deaf,visuallyhandicapped,physicallyhandicapped,orotherhealthimpairments.Theeducationofthesehandicappedchildrenisrewardingbutchallenging.Aspecialeducationstudentusuallyneedsalongerperiodoftimetoacquireinformation.Repetitiveteachingtechniquesareoftenbeneficial,andindefatigable（孜孜不倦的）consistencyonthepartoftheteacherisfrequentlynecessary.Interactivevideodisccoursewarehascharacteristicsthatcanbecapitalizedupontomeetthechallengesthatspecialeducationposes.Avideodiscprogramisinfinitelypatient.Repetitionofanyvideodisclessoncancontinueendlessly,anddesignerscanassureabsoluteconsistencywithinaprogram.Mostimportant,accordingtospecialeducatorWilliamHealeyoftheUniversityofArizona,isthatvideodisc“addsanextradimensionofrealismforchildrenwhoneedgraphicrepresentations.”Healeyexplainedthatdeafandmentallyretardedchildrenespeciallyhavedifficultygraspingfigurative（比喻的）languageandhigher-orderlanguageconcepts.Hebelievesthatforspecialeducation,thepowerofvideodiscliesintheabilityofthetechnologytovisuallyrepresentlanguageconceptsnormallytakenforgrantedbynon-handicappedpersons.Complexfigurativelanguageformssuchasidiomsandmetaphorscomemostreadilytomindasbeingdifficultforhandicappedlearners.61.Thespecialeducationmentionedinthetextismainlyconcernedwith________.A.geniusstudentsfromday-carecenterstocollegesB.studentswhoarefondofcomputervideogamesC.teachersoflanguageintheUniversityofArizonaD.studentswhoareeithermentallyorphysicallydisabled62.Avideodisccoursewareisbeneficialtothosewhohavestudydifficultiesbecause________.A.itsfancydesignisveryattractiveB.itallowstheusertogobacktowherehewantstorestudyC.thecontentofitishealthyandpromisingD.itisdevelopedbyuniversityprofessors63.AccordingtoProfessorHealey,wemayinferthatmentallyretardedchildrenperhaps________.A.needgraphicrepresentationsinordertounderstandhigher-orderlanguageconceptsB.aregoodatstudyingEnglishidiomsbutoftenfailtograsphigher-orderlanguageconceptsC.arenotverypatientwithvideodiscwhichhelpsthemtounderstandtheworldconceptsD.tendtobedeafaswellandhavedifficultylearningthesimpleconcept“beforeandafter”64.Thebestphrasethatsummarizesthemainideaofthetextis________.A.handicappedstudentsandtheirproblemsB.videodiscandspecialeducationC.computerassistedteachingprogramsD.normalchildrenandhandicappedkids65.Theword“impairment”(Line3,Para.1)probablymeans________.A.habitB.disabilityC.misconceptionD.belief答案解析：Passage261.D[解析]細節(jié)題。由文章第一段“Handicappedstudentsrequirespecialeducationbecausetheyare…”可知，文中提及的特殊教育,針對的是有智力和身體殘疾的學(xué)生們，故選D。62.B[解析]推斷題。文章第二段第二句指出，殘疾兒童往往需要老師不厭其煩地反復(fù)教導(dǎo)，接著談到互動式影碟課件可以不斷地重放課程，由此推斷，影碟課件使學(xué)習(xí)有困難的學(xué)生能夠回放他們想再次學(xué)習(xí)的課程，故選B。63.A[解析]推斷題。文章第三段的前兩句指出，希利教授解釋說耳聾和智力發(fā)展遲緩的孩子很難明白比喻性的話語和較為復(fù)雜的語言概念，所以他們需要直觀的圖解，而影碟能夠幫助他們，由此推斷A正確。64.B[解析]主旨題。通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了對殘疾孩子的特殊教育和輔助這種特殊教育的影碟課件，故選B。65.B[解析]語義題。文章第一段的第二句指出，在該國3至21歲的學(xué)生中，約有11%的學(xué)生有________從而影響了他們接受常規(guī)教育的能力。habit意為“習(xí)慣”，disability意為“殘疾”，misconception意為“誤解”，belief意為“信仰”。由句意可知，B正確。Passage3Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateachofushasourownconceptofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsibleforsettingourowngoalsanddeterminingwhetherwehavemetthesegoalssatisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossessesuniquedifferencesingeneticabilityandfavorableenvironmentsinwhichtoexpresstheseabilities,itisnecessarilytruethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.Forsomepeople,simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewithaminimumofmiseryandsufferingisconsideredasuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindofthepoorshepherdwhotendshissheep,enjoyshisfrugallifewithhisfamilyinthebeautyofnature,andwhoisrespectedbecausehedoesagoodjobofachievingthegoalsexpectedofandacceptedbyhisandhissociety.Ontheotherhand,itseemsthateventhoughsomepeopleappeartoberichinmaterialpossessions,manyofthemseemtobemiserableandconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheirownstandardsofsuccess.Becausenotallventurescanbesuccessful,oneshouldnotsetunrealisticgoalsforachievingsuccess,butifonehasself-confidenceitwouldbeunfortunatetosetone’sgoalsattoolowalevelofachievement.Awisecounseloroncesaidtoayoungmanwhowasexperiencingfrustrationwithhisownprofessionalsuccess:“Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreachthemooninordertohavesuccessintraveling.Sometimesonecanbeverysuccessfulmerelybytakingawalkintheparkorridingthesubwaydowntown,”Thecounseloradded,“Youhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyourchancesforsuccessuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike,andtowhichyouhavegivenyoubesteffort.”66.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorimpliesthat________areessentialinachievingsuccess.A.abilityandgoalsB.goalsanddeterminationC.abilityandenvironmentD.goalsandenvironment67.Theword“frugal”(Line3,Para.2)means________.A.wealthyB.wastefulC.thriftyD.miserable68.Somerichpeopleconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulbecause________.A.theirlifeismiserableB.theydonotliveinpeaceC.theirgoalsaretoolowD.theyarenotrichenoughbytheirownstandards69.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat________.A.weshouldhavehighgoalsB.successmeansachievinggreatgoalsC.successmeanstakingawalkintheparkD.successmeanstryingone'sbestatwhatonereallylikes70.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A.thedefinitionofsuccessB.howtoachievesuccessC.howtosetgoalsD.theimportanceofgoals答案解析：Passage366.C[解析]推斷題。由文章第一段最后一句可知，由于我們每個人天生的能力和后天成長的環(huán)境不同，所以我們對成功的定義很泛。由此可以推斷，作者認為能力和環(huán)境是獲得成功的基本條件，故選C。67.C[解析]語義題。結(jié)合文章第二段第二句中的poorshepherd（貧窮的牧羊人）和選項，可以推斷C正確，thrifty意為“節(jié)儉的，樸素的”；wealthy意為“富有的”，wasteful意為“浪費的”，miserable意為“悲慘的”，均排除。68.D[解析]細節(jié)題。文章第二段倒數(shù)第二句指出，有的人已經(jīng)很富有了卻認為自己不成功，那是因為他們是根據(jù)自己的目標判斷成功與否的，所以D正確。69.D[解析]推斷題。文章最后一句指出，在沒有盡全力做自己喜歡的事而失敗之前，失敗都不算真正的失敗。由此推斷，文章最后一段暗示，成功就是盡全力做自己喜歡的事情，所以D正確。70.A[解析]主旨題。本文第一句是全文的主題句，即每個人對成功的定義都不同。在接下來的幾段中，作者從不同角度定義了成功，所以A正確。Passage4WhenMikeKellyfirstsetouttobuildhisownprivatespace—ferryservice,hefigureshisbread-and-butterbusinesswouldbeloftingsatelliteintohighearthorbit.Nowhethinkshemayhavefiguredwrong.“Peoplewerealwaysaskingmewhentheycouldgo,”saysKelly,whorunsKellySpaceTechnology,“Irealizedtherealmarketisinspacetourism.”Accordingtopreliminarymarketsurveys,thereare10000would-bespacetouristswillingtospend$1millioneachtovisitthefinalfrontier.SpaceAdventuresinArlingtonhavetakenmorethan130depositsforatwo-hour,$98000spacetourtentativelysettooccurby2005.Thismaysoundgreat,butthereareafewhurdles.Puttingasimplesatelliteintoorbit—withnooxygen,lifesupportorreturntripnecessary—alreadycostsandastronomical$2200/kg.Andthatdoesn’tincludethecostofinsuringrichandpossiblylitigious（愛打官司的）passengers.Theentiregroupofentrepreneurstryingtocornerthespacetourismmarkethasbetweenthem“justenoughmoneytoblowuponerocket”.TheU.S.spaceagencyhasplentyofmoneybutzerointerestinmakingspacelessexpensiveforthelittleguys.Sothelittleguysareracingtodowhatthegovernmenthasfailedtodo:designareusablelaunchsystemthat’sinexpensive,safeandreliable.KellySpace’sprototypelookslikeaplanethathassproutedrocketengines.RotaryRocketinCaliforniahasaboosterwithrotorstomakeahelicopter-stylereturntoearth.Thefirstpassengercountdownsarestillyearsaway,butbureaucratsattheFederalAviationAdministrationinWashingtonarealreadyinformallydiscussingflightregulations.Afterall,youcan'tbetoopreparedforatriptothatgalaxyfar,faraway.71.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TakeVacationsinSpaceB.BuildingHotelsinSpaceC.FlightRegulationsinSpaceTravelsD.CostofSpaceTraveling72.Thephrase“bread-and-butterbusiness”(Line2,Pare.1)mostprobablymeans________.A.abusinesstosellbreadandbutterB.abusinesstoproducebreadandbutterC.thebusinesstomakealivingD.atravelingagency73.Howmuchisthe2-hourspacetourforeachpersonaccordingtoSpaceAdventuresinArlington?A.$1million.B.$10000.C.$98000D.$2200074.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thebiggesthurdleforthespace-tourismprojectislackofalifesupportingsystem.B.Theentrepreneurstryingtoexplorethespace-tourismhaveplentyofmoney.C.Thegovernmenthaslittleinterestsinthisproject.D.Thefirstpassengercountdownsarewithinafewyears.75.What'stheauthor’stoneinthelastsentenceofthepassage?A.Objective.B.Ironical.C.Approving.D.Enthusiastic.答案解析：Passage471.A[解析]主旨題。通讀全文可知，文章討論的是太空旅游業(yè)的可行性，所以A正確。其他三項均沒有全面概括文章大意。72.C[解析]語義題。文章第一段首句指出，麥克開始倒立自己的太空旅行社時，他構(gòu)想他的________將能把人造衛(wèi)星送上地球軌道。A（賣面包和黃油的生意），B（生產(chǎn)面包和黃油的生意），C（謀生生意），D（旅游中介）四個選項中，C最符合題意。bread-and-butter意為“實用的，生計的”。73.C[解析]細節(jié)題。文章第二段第二句指出，公司收取了130多份定金，費用是兩小時98000美圓，所以C正確。74.C[解析]推斷題。文章第三段提到，太空旅行最大的困難是資金問題，美國政府對此沒什么興趣，所以C正確。A（計劃的最大困難是生命維持系統(tǒng)問題），B（開發(fā)此市場的企業(yè)家們有足夠的資金），D（首次航行在幾年內(nèi)就可實現(xiàn)），均與原文不符，故排除。75.B[解析]觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)上下文可知，作者認為實現(xiàn)太空旅行還很遙遠，而有人卻已經(jīng)開始制定規(guī)劃了。作者的話語中（thatgalaxyfar,faraway）含有諷刺意味，所以B正確；A（客觀的）、C（贊同的）、D（熱衷的）均不正確。Passage5WhatmakesAmericansspendnearlyhalftheirfooddollarsonmealsawayfromhome?TheanswerslieinthewayAmericanslivetoday.Duringthefirstfewdecadesofthetwentiethcentury,cannedandotherconveniencefoodsfreedthefamilycookfromfull-timedutyatthekitchenrange.Then,inthe1940s,workinthewartimedefenseplantstookmorewomenoutofthehomethateverbefore,settingthepatternoftheworkingwifeandmother.Unlessfamilymemberspitchinwithfoodpreparation,womenarenotfullyliberatedfromthatchore.It’seasiertopickupabucketoffriedchickenonthewayhomefromworkortakethefamilyoutforpizzasorburgersthantostartopeningcansorheatingupfrozendinnersafteralong,hardday.Alsonowadays,therisingdivorceratemeansthattherearemoresingleworkingparentswithchildrentofeed.Andmanyyoungadultsandelderlypeople,aswellasunmarriedanddivorcedmaturepeople,livealoneratherthanasapartofafamilyunitanddon’twanttobothercookingforone.Fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast,itdoesn’trequireanydressingup,itoffersa“fun”breakinthedailyroutine,andtheoutlayofmoneyseemssmall.Itcanbeeateninthecar—sometimespickedupatadrive-inwindowwithoutevengettingout—orontherun.Evenifitisbroughthometoeat,therewillneverbeanydirtydishestowashbecauseofthehandydisposablewrappings.Children,especially,lovefastfoodbecauseit’sfingerfood,nostrugglingwithknivesandforks,noannoyinginstructionsfromadultsabouttablemanners.56.Americansenjoyfastfoodmainlybecause________.A.itcanbeeateninthecarB.itismuchmoretastythanhome-madefoodC.oneonlyuseshisfingerswhileeatingitD.itistime-savingandconvenient57.Itcanbeinferredthatchildren________.A.wanttohavefreedomattableB.washdishesaftereachmealC.arenotgoodatusingforksandkniveswhileeatingD.takeeatingtimeasafunbreak58.ManyAmericansareeatingoutandnotcookingathomenowadaysbecause________.A.theywanttomakeachangeaftereatingthesamefoodforyearsathomeB.thefoodmadeoutsidehometastesbetterthanfoodcookedathomeC.manyofthemlivealoneordon'tliketakingtroubletocookD.Americanwomenrefusetocookathomeduetowomen'sliberationmovement59.Accordingtothetext,adrive-inwindowisa________.A.carwindowfromwhichyoucanseethedriverB.windowintherestaurantfromwhichyougetyourmealinthecarC.placewhereyoucheckthemechanicconditionofyourcarD.entrancewhereyoureturntheusedplatesaftereating60.Theexpression"pitchinwith"(Line2,Para.2)probablymeans________.A.complainB.enjoyC.helpD.deny答案解析：Passage556.D細節(jié)題。由文章第三段第四句提到的“fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast，itdoesn'trequireanydressingup...”可知，D項正確。57.C推斷題。文章第三段最后一句提到“nostrugglingwithknivesandforks”，由struggling一詞可推斷，孩子們不擅長使用刀叉吃飯，所以C正確。58.C推斷題。文章第三段提到，現(xiàn)在很多人都獨自居住，他們不愿意為自己一個人烹制食物，所以C正確。由于題目問的是nowadays的情況，所以可排除強干擾項D。59.B推斷題。文章第三段倒數(shù)第三句提到“sometimespickedupatadrive-inwindowwithoutevengettingout”，由句中的“withoutevengettingout”可以推斷，drive-inwindow意為“免下窗口”，即司機可以不用下車就能拿到食物，所以B項正確。60.C語義題。文章第二段第二句意為“只要家庭成員不準備食物，婦女們就無法完全從家務(wù)雜事中解放出來”，由此推斷，pitchinwith應(yīng)意為“幫助”，故選C。Passage6Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It’sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountryhavebeencutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage.Foradvocates（代言人）forthepoor,that’sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.“Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit’snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter,”saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.“Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxin（毒素）thatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst.“Thereforminchangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunities.It’sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic（道德觀）,whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdependencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.61.Fromthepassage,itcanbeseenthattheauthor_______.A.believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment’sburdenB.insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoorC.isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformD.considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful62.Whyaren’tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?A.Becausemanyfamiliesaredivorced.B.Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.C.Becausetheirwagesarelow.D.Becausethecostoflivingisrising.63.WhatisworthnotingfromtheexampleofAthensCountyisthat_______.A.greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople’slivingstandardsB.70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyearsC.50percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfareD.thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown64.Fromthepassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat_______.A.savingwelfarefundsB.rebuildingtheworkethicC.providingmorejobsD.cuttinggovernmentexpenses65.Accordingtothepassagebeforethewelfarereformwascarriedout,_______.A.thepovertyratewaslowerB.averagelivingstandardswerehigherC.theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwagesD.thepoorusedtorelyongovernmentaid答案解析：Passage661.D主題歸納。由短文第一段和第二層次（第六段）闡述，能清楚歸納出作者的論點。62.C要點定位理解。由題干問句定位至短文的第二、四、五段都提及“notenjoybetterlives”這一結(jié)果，但只有第二段第二句中的“tookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour”回答了原因。63.A要點定位理解。由題干AthensCounty定位至短文第二、三段。選項B是AthensCountry事例的內(nèi)容，A是該事例引出的思考，即第三段中的“that’sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone”。64.B主題歸納。由短文第六、七、八段的論述（①窮人自食其力本身是一大勝利；②改革改變低收和主階層的moralclimate并開始重建workethic；③打破依賴習(xí)慣）可知，福利改革的根本目的是幫助窮人自食其力，改掉依賴習(xí)慣，重建工作道德。65.D要點推斷。由福利改革的成功（gettingpeopleoffwelfare）、改革的結(jié)果（morepeopletakejobs）和改革的目的（rebuildworkethic,crackthehabitofdependency），推測改革前的情況，可知是更多的人不工作，被動地依賴政府福利資助。Passage7You’rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed.Let’sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isn’tittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthem“impostors（騙子）”;anotherreferstothemas“specialcases”.Onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadeby“nosuchpeople”.Toavoidoutright（徹底的）lies,somejob-seekersclaimthatthey“attending”meansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethat“beingassociatedwith”acollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury—that’swhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.Ifyoudon’twanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphonydiploma.Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnonexistentcolleges.Thepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafrom“SmootStateUniversity”.Thepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromthe“UniversityofPurdue”.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaisproperlycalledPurdueUniversity,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.66.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A.employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnowB.lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblemC.collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasilyD.employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees67.Accordingtothepassage,“specialcases”referstocasesthat________.A.studentsattendaschoolonlypart-timeB.studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplicationC.studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfirmsD.studentsattendedafamousschool68.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythanacollegedegreeB.experienceisthebestteacherC.pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdoD.adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobcompetition69.Thispassageimpliesthat________.A.buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoralB.personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschoolsC.mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschoolD.societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications70.Theword“phony”(Line13,Para.2)means________.A.thoroughB.ultimateC.falseD.decisive答案解析：Passage766.B主旨題。文章第一段簡要概述了求職人員在求職過程中，對自己的學(xué)歷弄虛作假這一社會現(xiàn)象，然后在第二、三段分別給出一些具體的例子進行說明，故B項正確。67.B推斷題。由第二段中前半部分的“Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislying...schoolcallsthem‘impostors’；anotherreferstothemas‘specialcases’”可知，imposters和specialcases指的都是編造虛假學(xué)歷，所以B正確。68.D推斷題。由文章第一段倒數(shù)第二句中的“forpersonnelofficers，likemostAmericans，valuedegreesfromfamousschools”可知，名牌大學(xué)的畢業(yè)生在求職過程中比其他人有優(yōu)勢，所以D正確。69.D推斷題。文章講述的是在簡歷中對學(xué)歷弄虛作假這一問題，同時也指出，問題出現(xiàn)的原因是大家都很看重學(xué)歷，特別是名牌大學(xué)的文憑。由此可知，這是一種社會現(xiàn)象，全社會對此都負有責(zé)任，所以D正確。70.C語義題。該詞所在句意為“如果你不想撒謊又不愿和盤托出，會有公司愿意賣給你________文憑”，再結(jié)合下文提到的售賣假文憑公司的情況可知，選項C（假的）正確。thorough意為“徹底的”，ultimate意為“最終的”，decisive意為“決定性的”，均排除Passage8Materialculturereferstowhatcanbeseen,held,felt,used—whatacultureproduces.Examiningaculture’stoolsandtechnologycantellusaboutthegroup’shistoryandwayoflife.Similarly,researchintothematerialcultureofmusiccanhelpustounderstandthemusicculture.Themostvividbodyofmaterialcultureinit,ofcourse,ismusicalinstruments.Wecannothearforourselvestheactualsoundofanymusicalperformancebeforethe1870swhenthephonographwasinvented,sowerelyoninstrumentsforimportantinformationaboutmusicculturesintheremotepastandtheirdevelopment.Herewehavetwokindsofevidence:instrumentswellpreservedandinstrumentspicturedinart.Throughthestudyofinstruments,aswellaspaintings,writtendocuments,andsoon,wecanexplorethemovementofmusicfromtheNearEasttoChinaoverathousandyearsago,orwecanoutlinethespreadofNearEasterninfluencetoEuropethatresultedinthedevelopmentofmostoftheinstrumentsinthesymphonyorchestra.Sheetmusicorprintedmusic,too,ismaterialculture.Scholarsoncedefinedfolkmusicculturesasthoseinwhichpeoplelearnandsingmusicbyearratherthanfromprint,butresearchshowsmutualinfluenceamongoralandwrittensourcesduringthepastfewcenturiesinEurope,Britain,andAmerica.Printedversionslimitvarietybecausetheytendtostandardizeanysong,yettheystimulatepeopletocreatenewanddifferentsongs.Besides,theabilitytoreadmusicnotationhasafar-reachingeffectonmusicand,whenitbecomeswidespread,onthemusiccultureasawhole.Onemoreimportantpartofmusic’smaterialcultureshouldbesingledout:theinfluenceoftheelectronicmedia—radio,recordplayer,taperecorder,television,andvideocassette,withthefuturepromisingtalkingandsingingcomputersandotherdevelopments.Thisisallpartofthe“informationrevolution”,atwentieth-centuryphenomenonasimportantastheindustrialrevolutionwasinthenineteenth.Theseelectronicmediaarenotjustlimitedtomodernnations;theyhaveaffectedmusicculturesallovertheglobe.71.Researchintothematerialcultureofanationisofgreatimportancebecause________.A.ithelpsproducenewculturaltoolsandtechnologyB.itcanreflectthedevelopmentofthenationC.ithelpsunderstandthenation’spastandpresentD.itcandemo