考研英語(yǔ)（閱讀）模擬試卷446

一、閱讀（常規(guī)閱讀理解）（本題共2。題，每題

分,共20分。）

Today,atthepushofabutton,youcandownloadandprintih?wholeofDante'sDivine

Comedy,usingonlyacomputer,anInternetconnection,apavingstoneofpaperanda

smallbucketofink.Technically,theserviceisfree,althoughitwouldbeeasierand

cheapersimplytobuythebook,whichcouldthenbereadinthebath,whilesavingon

printercartridgesandtrees.Thenewserviceisthelateststep:nthestatedgoalofGoogle,

theInternetsearchengine,"toorganizetheworld'sinformationandmakeituniversally

accessibleanduseful"and,althoughfewmayberushingtoprintouttheDigitizedDante,

itmarksanimportantdevelopmentinworldliterature.Forsonic,makingbooksavailable

onlineforfreedownloadreprssentsaparadisefound;others,includinganumberof

worriedpublishersandwriters,fearitmaypointthewaytotheninthcircleofhell.

Google'sBookSearchserviceisjustonepartoftheLibraryProject,inwhichtheInternet

enginehasteamedupwithlibrariesaroundtheworld,includingtheBodleianinOxford,

todigitizecollectionsandmakemillionsofbooksavailableandsearchableonline.At

firstsight,thenotionofalimitlessdigitallibraryseemsirresistible,asingle,free

repositoryaccessiblefromeverycorneroftheglobe.PartnersintheLibraryProjectsay

（hesystemwillenableuserstoaccessnotjusttheclassics,butalsomuchmoreobscure

works:forgottennovels,scientificaccounts,illustrationsandneglectedpoetry.Moribund

booksmaybebroughtbacktolife.Librariansareoftenfrustratedattheunseengemsin

theircollectionsgatheringdust.Nowthewholelotcanbedigitallystackedonanendless

virtualshelf,tobebrowsedbyanyonewithacomputermouse.Theproblemliesnotwith

digitalizingdeadorundeadbooks,butthepotentialdangertothosethatstillhave

commerciallifeinthemintheformofcopyrightGoogleisquicktopointoutthatthe

hooksavailablefordownloadthroughBookSearcharcalloutofcopyright.Indeed,while

Europeanlawallowscopyrighttoexpire70yearsafteranauthor'sdeath,thenewservice

doesnotofferanythingpublishedlaterthanthemid-19thcentury.Somepublishers,

however,seetheavailabilityoffreebooksfordigitaldownloadasthethinendofavery

largewedgethatcouldsplitliteraturebyundernuningcopyrightitself.Lastyearthe

AssociationofAmericanPublishersfiledsuitagainstGoogleclaimingthatbyscanning

100percentofabook（lomakeitsearchablebyword）（hecompanyisinfringing

copyright,evenifonlyasmallexcerptisthenavailableforfree.Silenceisgoldenina

library;butthelawofcopyrightisbeyondprice.

1、Dante'sDivineComedyismentionedinParagraph1toillustrate

A^theeasyaccessibilityofonlinedigitalbooks.

B、theconvenienceofdownloadingandprintingdigitalbooks.

C、thatbooksdownloadedandprintedarccheaperthanordinarybooks.

D^thatitisenvironmentallyfriendliertodownloaddigitalbooks.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干定位首段第一句，句中usingonly充分說(shuō)明了

下載電子書籍的便捷，故選B。

2、Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat

A^Google'snewserviceisgoingtobeasmashingsuccess.

B、peoplearchelplesslyobsessedwiththeDigitalizedDante.

C、opinionsvarytowardsfreedownloadingofonlinebooks.

D、peopleembracetheideaofmakingbooksonlineforfreedownload.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析；推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句中的Forsome和others可判斷人們

觀點(diǎn)不一，C項(xiàng)與之符合。

3、Wcknowfromthetextthattheauthorperceivestheconceptof"alimitlessdigital

library"(line1,Paragraph3)as

A、irresistible.

B、convenient.

C、disastrous.

D、problematic.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。作者在第三段論述了數(shù)字化圖書館的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，在第四段首

句指出“問(wèn)題的關(guān)鍵在于那些以版權(quán)形式存在且仍具有商業(yè)價(jià)值的書很可能遭遇侵

權(quán)”，因此，作者認(rèn)為其做法仍有不妥，選D。

4、Whatdoes"thethinendofaverylargewedge"(Line6,Paragraph4)mostprobably

imply?

A^Google'snewservicewillgraduallyinfringeoncopyrightandeventuallyruin

literature.

B、Booksshouldnotbedigitalizedanddownloadedforthesakeofcopyrightand

literature.

C、Google'snewservicehascausedhugedamagestocopyrightandsplitliterature.

Google'snewservicewilldivideliteratureintoonlineliteratureandofflineliterature.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：語(yǔ)義理解題。根據(jù)【heihinendofawedge定位到第四段第四句，其意

為“能夠以小見大的端倪”，俗語(yǔ)“苗頭結(jié)果可從接下來(lái)的內(nèi)容判斷，即可能侵害

版權(quán)、殃及文學(xué)。因此A正確。

5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?

A^Google'sBookSearchService

B、Bingo!DigitalizationofBooks

C、Digitalization:ProsandCons

D、Silence!AuthorundeiThreat

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：主旨大意題。標(biāo)題選配題即耍?,還形以神”，要能點(diǎn)出全文最精華的觀

點(diǎn)。文章最后一段簡(jiǎn)短而有力地表明出版界為保護(hù)利益不再沉默，因此選D。

WhenrecruitingatBritishuniversities,PricewaterhouseCoopers,oneoftheBigFour

auditingfirmswithitsheadquartersintheNewYorkCity,presentscandidateswithan

unusualexercise.Theyareaskedtobuildatallandsturdytowerusingthesmallest

possiblenumberofsnap-togetherLegobricks.Similarly,atGoogleGames,arecruiting

eventfirststagedbythesearch-enginegiantinApril,candidatesarcinvitedtobuildLego

bridges—thestrongerthebetter.Ineachcase,thecompanyistryingtoconveytheidea

thatitoffersacreative,funworkingenvironment."Itwasasmuchadvertisingasaway

oftryingtogetrecruits,"saysBrettDaniel,astudentattheUniversityofIllinoisat

Urbana-ChampaignwhobuilttheGoogleGames'weakestbridge.ADanishfirm,based

inBillund,Denmark,hasembracedthecorporateuseofitscoloredplasticbricks.Aspart

ofaschemecalled"SeriousPlay"itiscertifyingagrowingnumberofprofessionalLego

consultants,nowpresentin25countries.Theycoachmanagersbygettingthemtobuild

"metaphoricalabstractions"ofsuchthingsascorporatestrategy,saysLego'sJesper

Jensen,whorunsthescheme.HishamEl-GamalofQuest,amanagementconsultancy

basedinCairothatoffersSeriousPlayworkshops,saysdemandfbrthetwo-day,$7,000

coursesisbooming.Firmsincrisis,suchasthosecorruptedbyscandalorinthepainsof

atakeover,tendtobemostreceptivetotheideaofLegoworkshops,saysFrancoisde

BoissezonofImagics,aconsultancybasedinBrussels.Theresultscanbeembarrassing,

particularlyforseniormanagers.TsaiYu-ChenofUGeneMentor,aSeriousPlay

consultancybasedinTaipei,saysacommonexerciseismodeling,butnotnaming,"the

peopleyouhatemost".Onechiefexecutivewasmodeledasafiguresofatthathe

blockedahallway,suggestinghewasclogging叩thecompany.Legoworkshopsare

effectivebecausechild-likcplayisaformofinstinctivebehaviornotregulatedby

consciousthought,saysLucioMargulisofJucgoSerio,aconsultancyinBuenosAires.

Thisproduces"Eureka"moments:aperfectionistwhorealizestheabsurdityoffrustration

overanimperfectLegoconstruction;theownerofafirmwithdismalcustomerrelations

whomodelsheadquartersasafortundersiege;oranarrogantbosswhodepictshisstaff

assoldiersheadedintobattle.Evenintheoffice,itseems,Legohasaparitoplay.

6、Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby

A、posingacontrast

B、makingacomparison.

C、statingaphenomenon.

D^illustratingahypothesis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。作者在首段舉了兩個(gè)例子，用現(xiàn)象說(shuō)明樂(lè)高玩具被用于

公司招聘中，借此引入正文話題，因此正確答案為C項(xiàng)。

7、PricewaterhouseCoopersandGoogleGamesincorporateLegoworkshopsintotheir

recruitmentsmainlyto

A、checkwhetherthecandidatesgettherequiredoperationskills.

B、testwhetherthecandidatesareinnovativeandfunny.

C、advertisethemselvesaswellasgelthemosttalentedrecruits.

D^attractthecandidateswiththeircreativeandeasyworkingatmosphere.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中PricewaterhouseCoopersandGoogleGames

定位到第一、二段。第一段陳述現(xiàn)象，第二段首句就說(shuō)到“兩個(gè)公司都在嘗試傳達(dá)

一個(gè)理念，即公司會(huì)為員工提供一個(gè)創(chuàng)造性、有趣味的工作環(huán)境”，因此D項(xiàng)正

確。

8、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaning(o"cloggingup"(Line6,Paragraph4)?

A^corrupting.

B、obstructing.

C、raining.

D、betraying.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：詞義理解題。文中提到“某公司首席執(zhí)行官曾被塑造成一個(gè)堵住走廊

的大胖了?“，suggesting后面的內(nèi)容可以看做是對(duì)其進(jìn)行進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明，clogup意為

“阻礙”，因此B項(xiàng)正確。

9、AccordingtoLucioMargulis,aperson'sbehaviorinLegeworkshopsischaracterized

bybeing

A^effective.

B、childish.

C、natural.

D、conscious.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)專有名詞LucioMargulis定位到最后一段第一句。

他說(shuō)，“樂(lè)高游戲工作室非常有效，因?yàn)楹⑼愕挠螒蚴且环N本能行為“，言外之意

就是，他認(rèn)為人們玩樂(lè)高游戲的行為是天性本能的，故選C項(xiàng)。

10>Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraphaboutthe"Eureka"moments?

A^Theyareeffectivebutunconscious.

B、Theyarethesuddenrealizationsanddiscoveriesinourlife.

C、Theyarethefrustratedanddepressedmomentsinourlife.

D^Theyarecommonandunsurprisinginworkplaces.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Eureka”moments定位到最后一段。其實(shí)，冒號(hào)后

面舉例說(shuō)明這種時(shí)刻的性質(zhì)，仔細(xì)分析之后，可以發(fā)現(xiàn)這些例子實(shí)際上都是辦公室

里人們表現(xiàn)出來(lái)的某種頓悟，某種突然認(rèn)識(shí)，故B項(xiàng)與此相近。

Venturecapitalistshavefounditdifficulttomakeinvestmentsinwindpowerforthefact

thatmostwindpowerdemandsquitelarge-scalewindfarmstoproduceelectricity.New

technologycouldchangethat.Earlierthismonth,SouthwestWindpower(SWWP)raised

$8milliontolaunchasmallgeneratorthatcouldbringwindpowertoindividualhomes

andbusinesses."Itwillunlockanextraordinarymarket"saysHapEllis,ageneralpartner

a(RockPonCapitalPartners,whichled(heround.I('seasytoseewhyMr.Ellisis

excited.Globalwindmarketsgrew47percentto$11.8billiorin2005,andareexpected

toreach$48.5billionin2015,accordingtoCleanEdge,amarketresearchfirm.Withthis

deal,RockPortanditspartnercompaniesmayhavefoundawaytoharnessawindstorm

thatwasoncethesoledomainofbigutilities.WhileSWWPalreadymakessmallwind

turbinesfor"of匕grid”custorr.ers—thatis,customerstooisolatedtobeconnectedtothe

electricnetwork——ithasonlysoldsome95,000inthelastsevenyears.Thegrid-

connectedmarketispotentiallyfarlarger,asMr.Grecoestimates13millionhomescould

usethegrid-connectedtechnologyintheUnitedStalesalone.Butwindpowerhasn'tbeen

widelyusedingrid-connectedhomesandbusinessesbecausethetechnologyrequiresa

numberofinvertersandcontrollers,andinstallationiscomplicated,hesays.SWWP's

newturbineismucheasiertouse.Itincludesalltheinverters,controllers,andotherparts

neededtoconnecttothegrid.Theyareallcontainedwithinthebodyofthegenerator,

loweringtheproductionandinstallationcosts,saysMr.Greco,whoexpectsaretailprice

ofaround$5,500.Atthatprice,theaveragecostperkilowatthourwouldbe$0.08—not

includingsubsidiesavailableinmanystates,hesays.Thatmeanswindcanbeatthecost

ofregularelectricity,whichintheU.S.averages$0.09perkilowatthour,hesays.The

turbinealsoproduceselectricityatlowerwindspeedsandthebladestopoutatonly300

rotationsperminutetoreducenoise,hesays.SWWPestimatesthepotentialgrid-

conncctcdmarketisworthahaut$1billion.Thecompanymaderevenuesof"justunder"

$10millionin2005,andexpectsa70percentgrowthratethisyearbecauseofthenew

product,Mr.Grecosays."Wewillbeextremelyprofitablethisyear,"hesays.Let'shope

thatMr.Greco'spredictionturnsouttobeinorethanjustalotofwind.

11、Whyhaveventurecapitalistsfounditdifficulttoinvestinwindpower?

A、Investmentin(hewindpowermarketishighlyrisky.

B、Developmentofwindpowercallsfornewtechnologies.

C>Windpowerindustrydidnotdevelopasfastasexpected.

D^Investmentinwindpowermaynotbesocosteffective.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。考查因果細(xì)節(jié)，根據(jù)題干定位到第一段。forthefact

Ihal后面的內(nèi)容為原因，即大多數(shù)風(fēng)力發(fā)電都需依靠相當(dāng)大規(guī)模的風(fēng)力發(fā)電廠，隱

含意思是風(fēng)力發(fā)電投資巨大，故D項(xiàng)”投資在風(fēng)力發(fā)電上可能不太劃算”與之相

符.

12、Bysaying"Itwillunlockanextraordinarymarket",Mr.Ellisindicatesthat

A^thewindpowermarketwasnotexploredinthepast.

B、newtechnologyenablesSWWPtotapthepotentiallyhugemarket.

C、thenewturbinegivesSWWPacuttingedgeinthemarketcompetition.

D、thenewgeneratorofSWWPbringswindpowertoindividualcustomers.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：語(yǔ)義理解題。根據(jù)題干定位在第一段。本句意為“這將開啟一個(gè)非比

尋常的市場(chǎng)“，根據(jù)上下文推斷公司有可能利用這項(xiàng)新技術(shù)發(fā)展風(fēng)力發(fā)電市場(chǎng)，故

B項(xiàng)正確。

13、Windpowerhasnotbeenwidelyusedbygrid-connectedhomesandbusinessesin

that

A、itismoreexpensiveandnoisier.

B、thetechnologyinvolvediscomplex.

C、theyarenotallowedtousewindpower.

D^theydon'tgetsubsidiesinmanystates.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。考察因果細(xì)節(jié)，根據(jù)grid-connected定位到第三段。本

段最后一句中，because引導(dǎo)的從句說(shuō)明了風(fēng)能并未在連接了電網(wǎng)的家庭和企業(yè)中

廣泛應(yīng)用的原因是該技術(shù)需要大量設(shè)備，而且安裝復(fù)雜，故B項(xiàng)正確。

14^AccordingtoMr.Greco.SWWP'snewtribune

A^hasalreadydominatedthe"off-grid"market.

B、willfailinthegrid-connectedmarket.

C、isinclusive,economicalandeasytooperate.

D、willbecomeamoreprofitableproductthanothers.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)題干Mr.Greco定位到第三、四段。其中C項(xiàng)可

根據(jù)文章中“SWWP的新渦輪機(jī)使用起來(lái)容易得多，且所有設(shè)備和零件都包含在發(fā)

電機(jī)機(jī)體里，降低了生產(chǎn)和安裝成本”推斷出。

15、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthelastsentenceofthepassage?

A^WehopeMr.Greco'spredictionwillbecometrue.

B、Mr.Greco'spredictionwillvanishlikeagustofwind.

C、Thenewtechnologywillnotnecessarilybringaboutbenefits.

ThenewturbinewillnotnecessarilyincreaseSWWP'sprofits.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)題干定位到第五段。最后一句的意思為“我們希望

格列柯先生的預(yù)言不會(huì)是一堆空話“，其中wind是指“空話”，故A項(xiàng)正確。

Itwasjustafootnotecomparedwiththemoreinfectiousdisasterthatkilledmillionsmore

peoplein1918,butthe1957influenzapandemicthatsickenedsome25to30percentof

theAmericanpopulationwasamedicalwatershedforthecluesthatitofferedabouthow

anewstrainofinfluenzacouldspread.Americansfirstgotawhiffoftheso-calledAsian

fluwhenMauriceHillcman,aphysicianatWalterRccdHospitalinWashington,D.C.,

readaboutanunusuallylargenumberofpeople-some250,000—whohadcomedown

withflu-likesymptomsinHongKong.Concerned,heimmediatelyrequestedsamples

fromAmericanservicemenirAsiaandwithindayshadhisanswer.Thegeneticstructure

ofthisstrainwaslikenothingimmunologistshadeverseenbefore.Whenthevirus

finallyhitAmerica:"Itwentlikeahouseonfire,"recallsD.AHenderson,then(hechief

oftheUnitedStatesEpidemicIntelligenceService.Worsenedbyschoolopeningsthat

fall,(hefluspreadsorapidlyfromafewcountiesinLouisianathatjusteightweekslater

ithadheavilyinfectedmorethanhalfthecountiesinnearlyall50states.Althoughit

wasn'tparticularlypotent,the1957strainkilledabout80,000Americans.Thevictims

werepredominantlytheveryoldandtheveryyoung,althoughtheinfectionoccasionally

killedotherwisehealthyadultsaswell.Pharmaceuticalcompaniesworkedfuriouslyto

produceavaccine,ultimatelydistributingsome40milliondoses.But"theywerejusta

littlebittoolate,"saysArnoldMonto,aninfluenzaspecialistattheUniversityof

Michigan."Theyonlyhadsignificantdosesavailablewhenthepandemicwaspeaking."

Earlier,scarcitiesraisedquestionsaboutwhodeservedthevaccinefirst.Asetofofficial

rulesgaveprioritytomilitarypersonnelandnecessarycivicworkers,butthatdidn'tstop

membersoftheSanFrancisco49ersfootballteamfromgettingvaccinatedbeforepolice

andfiremen.Despitesomemanufacturingimprovements,expertssaythesameshortages

couldoccurwithapandemictoday.Andthatconcernhascausedpreparednessofficialsto

planforcommunityinterventionssuchasschoolclosingsandisolationofsickpeople.

ButHendersonsays,"Itwon'twork.Andyoudon'tneedabetterexamplethan'57.When

yougofromjustafewscatteredoutbreaksintheendofAugusttothewholecountry

infectedineightweeks,atatimewhenpeopledidn'ttravelasmuchastheydotodayand

citieswerenotasdenselypopulated,whatdoyouthinkwe'regoingtoseetoday?"Better,

hesays,tohavegoodvaccinesandtoensurethatthemedicalsystemcanhandletheextra

load.

16^Theword"foo(noteH(Line1,Paragraphl)meansthat(heinfluenzain1957

A、waslessimportantinAmericanmedicalhistory.

B、imposedlittleinfluenceonAmericanpopulation.

C、waslessseriousintermsofdeath(oil.

D、gotlessattentionofAmericanmedicalexperts.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：語(yǔ)義理解題。這類題型需要根據(jù)上下文推斷出詞語(yǔ)的隱含意義。根據(jù)

題干定位在第一段第一句。該句意為“與1918年造成/幾百萬(wàn)人死亡的災(zāi)難性流感

相比