專業(yè)英語八級(閱讀)模擬試卷32(共

9套)

(共197題)

專業(yè)英語八級(閱讀)模擬試卷第1套

一、選擇題(本題共14題，每題1.0分，共14分。)

(l)Khalida,sfathersaysshe's9—ormaybe10.AsmuchasSayedShahloveshis10

children,thefunctionallyilliterateAfghanfarmercan'tkeeptrackofalltheirbirthdates.

Khalidahuddlesa(hisside,tryingtohidebeneathherchadorandheadscarf.Theyboth

know(hefamilycan'tkeephermuchlonger.Khalida'sfatherhasspentmuchofhislife

raisingopium,asmenlikehimhavebeendoingfbrdecadesinthestonyhillsidesof

easternAfghanistanandonthedustysouthernplains.It'stheonlyreliablecashcropmost

ofthosefarmerseverhad.Evenso,Shahandhisfamilybarelygotby:traffickersmay

prosper,butpoorfarmerslikehimonlysubsist.Nowhe'slosingfarmorethanmoney."I

neverimaginedI'dhavetopayforgrowingopiumbygivingupmydaughter,"saysShah.

(2)Thcfamily'sheartbreakbeganwhenShahborrowed$2,000fromalocaltrafficker,

promisingtorepaytheloanwith24kilosofopiumatharvesttime.Latelastspring,just

beforeharvest,agovernmentcrop-cradicationteamappearedatthefamily'slittleplotof

landinLaghmanprovinceanddestroyedShah'sentiretwoandahalfacresofpoppies.

Unabletomeethisdebt,ShahfledwithhisfamilytoJalalabad,thecapitalofneighboring

Nangarharprovince.Thetraffickerfoundthemanywayanddemandedhisopium.So

ShahtookhiscasebeforeatribalcouncilinLaghmanandbeggedfbrleniency.Instead,

(heeldersunanimouslyruledthatShahwouldhavetoreimbursethetraffickerbygiving

Khalidatohiminmarriage.Nowthefamilycanonlywaitfbrthe45-year-olddrugrunner

tocomebackforhisprize.Khalidawantedtobeateachersomeday,butthathasbecome

impossible."It'smyfate,"(hechildsays.(3)Afghansdisparaginglycallthem"loan

brides"-daughtersgiveninmarriagebyfatherswhohavenootherwayoutofdebt.The

practicebeganwiththedowryabridegroom'sfamilytraditionallypaystothebride's

fatherintribalPashtunsociety.ThesedaystheamountrangesfromS3,000orsoin

poorerplaceslikeLaghmanandNangarharto$8,000ormoreinHelmand,Afghanistan's

No.1opium-growingprovince.Foradesperatefarmer,thatbridepricecanbe

salvation—butatacruelcost.AmongthePashtun,debtmarriageputsalastingstainon

(hehonorofthebrideandherfamily.Itbringsshameonthecountry,too.President

HamidKarzairecentlytoldthenaiion:"Icallonihepeople(notto)givetheirdaughters

fbrmoney;theyshouldn'tgivethemtooldmen,and(heyshouldn'tgivetheminforced

marriages."(4)A1Ithesame,localfarmerssayamancangetkilledforfailingtorepaya

loan.NooneknowshowmanydebtweddingstakeplaceinAfghanistan,where93

percentoftheworld'sheroinandotheropiatesoriginate.ButAfghanssaythenumberof

loanbrideskeepsrisingaspoppy-cradicationeffortspushmorefarmersintodefault.

"Thiswillbeourdarkestyearsince2000,"saysBazMohammad,65,awhite-bearded

formeropiumfarmerinNangarhar."Evenmoredaughterswillbesoldthisyear."Theold

manliveswiththeanguishofsellinghisown13-year-olddaughterin2000,afterTaliban

leaderMullahMohammedOmarbannedpoppygrowing."Lendersnevershowany

mercy,"theoldmansays.Localfarmerssaymorethanonedebtorhasbeenboundhand

andfoot,thenlockedintoasmallwindowlessroomwithasmolderingfire,slowly

chokingtodeath.(5)Effortstopromoteothercropshavefailed.Wheatorcombrings

$250anacreatbest,whilepeppygrowerscanexpect10timesthatmuch.Besides,

poppiesaremoredependable:hardierthaneitherwheatorcornandmoretolerantof

droughtandextremeheatandcold.Andinacountrywithpracticallynogovernment-

fundedcreditforsmallfarmers,opiumgrowerscaneasilygetadvancesontheircrops.

Theborrowermerelyagreestorepaythecashwithsomanykilosofopium,ataprice

stipulatedbythelender-often40percentormorebelowmarketvalue.Islamforbids

charginginterestonaloan,butmoneylendersinpoppycountryeludethebanby

packagingthedealasacrop-futurestransaction—andnevermindmattherateofreturnis

tantamounttousury.

1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabout"debtmarriage"inthethirdparagraph?

A^Itforcesthegirlstomarryoldmen.

B、Itisashameforthegirlsandtheirfamily.

C、Itenablesthegirlstopayoff(heirdebts.

D^Thegirl'sfamilycangetmuchmoneyfroinit.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第3段首句可知，“deblmarriage”是用來清還女孩子父親們欠下

的債，而非女孩子們欠的債，所以C說法錯誤，選C。由該段第3句可知D正

確；由該段中的stainonthehonorofthebrideandherfamily可知B正確；由該段中

總統(tǒng)的話可知A正確。

2、Therelationshipbetween(hefirstandsecondparagraphsisthat.

A,bothpresenttheactionstakenbytheAfghangovernment

B、thesecondisthelogicalresultofthefirst

C、thesecondoffersmemainreasonofthefirst

D、eachpresentsthegoodsideoftheAfghansociety

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：原文首段講述了年僅9歲或10歲的Khalida就要不得不被父親嫁出

去，第2段具體講述「父親因從毒品販子那里借貸無法償還而不得不以女兒還債的

經(jīng)過，故第I段是結(jié)果，第2段是原因，正確答案為C。

3、ThefarmersliketogrowpoppiesintheircountriesNOTbecause.

A、poppiesaremorereliableandsuitabletogrowinthisplace

B、traffickerscanmakegreatmoneyfromthepoppies

C、nogovernmentfundedcreditwasofferedforsmallfarmers

D^growingpoppiescanearnmoremoneythanothercrops

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：解答此題需仔細(xì)看清題目。它問的是哪一個不是阿富汗農(nóng)民喜歡種植

鴉片的原因。雖然毒品販子能靠鴉片賺很多錢是事實(shí)，但這并不是農(nóng)民種植鴉片的

原因，故選B。

4、Whalismainlydiscussedinthispassage?

A^TheAfghanfarmers.

B、Bestplaceforheroin.

C、Thegovernmentpolicy.

D、Loanmarriage.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D」

知識點(diǎn)解析：此題考查文章主題。全文圍繞債務(wù)婚姻解釋了這種殘酷的婚姻形式存

在的原因，以及它給新娘、新娘家庭及國家?guī)淼膼u辱，所以D是此題正確答

案。

(1)TheEuropeanUnionhasbeenplungedintochaosaftertherejectionofitslatesttreaty

byIrishvoters.EUleadersmustnowdecideiftheLisbontreatyisdeadorcanbe

salvagedinsomeform-evenifthecostispushingIrelandtothefringesoftheEuropean

project.Thoughstronglypro-European,earlytalliesonFridayJune13thshowedIrish

votersrejectingthenewtreatybyaheftymargin.DuringvotingonThursday,both

supportersandopponentscomplainedthat(heydidnotunderstandthehighlytechnical

text-manychoseto"playsafe"andsayno.(2)TheLisbontreatyiscomplex.Itoffers

sweepingchangestomewaytheunionruns-creatinganewfull-time"president"to

representmemberstates,andaforeign-policychieftospeakfbrEuroperoundtheworld.

Italsosweepsawaynationalvetoesinsomeimportantareasofpolicy,suchascross-

borderpolicingandjustice.ManyIrishnovotersvoicedsuspicionsmatthetreatywould,

inreality,robtheirsmallstateofcloutattheEU'stoptables.(3)NicolasSarkozyof

FranceandAngelaMerkelofGermanyarcsettoissueajointresponseassoonasafinal

resultisannouncedonFriday,callingforleaderstodebateawayforwardsforLisbonata

long-plannedsummitinBrusselsnextThursdayandFriday.Francetakesoverthe

rotatingpresidencyofrheEUonJuly1stforasix-nionihstint,andisdesperatenorio

loseacarefullyplannedagendaofprojectsonthingslikeclimatechange,immigration

andbeefingupEUdefenceco-operation.BothleaderswillcallforstickingtothatFrench

programme:whetherthatisrealisticremainstobeseen.(4)ExpectsomeEUpoliticiansto

demandthat(heIrishvoteasecondtimeonthetreaty(andthistimegettheirvote

"right").Thathasbeendonebefore:meIrishwereaskedtovoteagainaftertheyrejected

theNicetreatyin2001,andobligedwithayesvotemefollowingyear.Federalisttypes

willdemandtoknowwhyasmallcountryonthefar-westernfringesofEurope,withless

than1%oftheEUpopulation,shouldbeallowedtodenyLisbonto26otherstates.

Others,includingBritain,willcontinuewiththeirownratificationproceduresforLisbon,

butwillresistanyattemptto"punish"Ireland.(5)AsecondIrishreferendumwouldbe

hardertopulloffthistime.Aneconomicslowdownafteralongboomhungoverthis

week'sreferendum.Ireland'seconomywillbeinstillworseshapeinafewmonths'time,

whenanysecondvotemightbeorganised.(6)Moreimponant,theLisbonTreaty'sclaims

todemocraticlegitimacyarealreadythreadbare.TheLisbontextisareworkingofan

earlierattempttocreateaconstitutionfortheEU.Thatgrandioseprojectwaskilledoff

byvotesagainstitintwinreferendumsin2005,inFranceandtheNetherlands.Itwasno

accidentthatLisbonwasahardtexttoreadEUleadersweretobeheardcrowinglast

yearthattheyhadmadeit"unintelligible,'inordertosmuggleitpastvoters.TheLisbon

treatywasspecificallydesignedtobepassedbythelessriskyrouteofparliamentary

votes.(7)Unfbrtunatelyfbritsfans,Irelandhastoholdreferendumsonanytreatythat

amendsitsconstitution.Intheend,itwastheonlycountryintheblocktoholdapopular

voteonthetext.(8)TheyescampamountedtotheentireIrishpoliticalestablishment:the

onlyparliamentarypartytoopposeLisbonwasthenationalistsofSinnFein.Disgusted

yescampaignersaccusedSinnFeinandamotleycollectionofotherantiLisbongroups

ofspreadingliesaboutthetreaty,includingclaimsthatitwouldimposehighertaxeson

Ireland,forcethecountrytolegaliseabortionandundermineIrishneutrality.Lieswere

told,butthebigpartieswagedaterrible,half-heartedcampaign.Inthefaceofpunchy

anti-treatysloganslike"Lisbon:It'llcostyou",themainmessagesfromtheyescamp

includedsuchblandgeneralitiesas:"Europe:let'sbeattheheartofit".(9)Irclandnow

facesafighttoremainattheheartofEurope,amidcallsforitsmarginalisation.That

wouldbeoutrageoushypocrisy,ofcourse:IrelandonlyhadtovoteontheLisbontreaty

becausetheFrenchandDutchhadalreadyvotednototheconstitution.ButtheEUhas

beenwoundedtoday:donotbesurprisedifsomeofitsleaderslashout.

5、TheLisbontreatyismeantto.

makeanattempttopunishIreland

B、chooseanewpart-timepresident

C、changethewaytheunionoperates

D、issueajointresponseassoonaspossible

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：文章第2段第2句話告訴我們里斯本條約對歐盟的運(yùn)作方式進(jìn)行根本

性的變革，選項(xiàng)C和這句話的意思一致，所以C是正確答案。

6^FrancetakesovertherotatingpresidencyofEUtodealwiththefollowingprojects

EXCEPT.

A、defenseco-operation

B、immigrationissues

C、climatechange

D^populationexplosion

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)題干中FrancetakesovertherotatingpresidencyofEU可定位至第

3段第2句。這句話告訴我們除了人口爆炸這一議題外。其它三項(xiàng)都是法國作為歐

盟輪值主席所要處理的項(xiàng)目，所以D是此題正確答案。

7^ThemostimportantreasonforIrishvoters,rejectionoftheLisbontreatyis.

A、havingnochanceofbeingpresident

B、havingthinpopulation

C、sufferingeconomicrecession

D^havinganunintelligibletext

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：文章第1段末句和第6段相呼應(yīng)提供了愛爾蘭人拒絕里斯本條約的主

要原因，即里斯本條約文本太難懂。所以答案是D。根據(jù)原文，雖然選項(xiàng)C也是

難以通過里斯本條約的理由之一，但第6段首句中的“moreimportant”表明D是更

重要的原因。

8^WhichofthefollowingactionswasNOTtakenbytheyescampoftheLisbontreaty?

A^Voicingtheslogans.

B、Tellingtreatylies.

C^AccusingSinnFein.

D、Waginghorriblecampaign.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：解答此題需定位至原文倒數(shù)第2段。根據(jù)此段意思，“關(guān)于條約撒了

謊”(B)是支持里斯本條約的愛爾蘭人用來指責(zé)反對群體的，而非他們自己采取的行

動，所以B是正確答案。

(1)SomepeoplelearnedeverythingtheyknowaboutKazakhstanfromBorat,the

buffoonishjournalistplayedbySachaBaronCoheninthe2006film"Borat"Those

who'veheardabitmorewillthinkofKazakhstanasaremotelandstillrunbyaSoviet-

erastrongman,whoisnowbuildinganewcapitalasabizarremonumenttohimself.So

travelerswhoactuallyventuretotheformerSovietrepublicinCentralAsiamaybe

surprisedbywhattheyfind.(2)SinceKazakhstangainedindependencefromtheSoviet

Unionin1991,itsstandardoflivinghasrisendramatically,andtouristshavebegunto

takenoteofitscosmopolitancities,strikingnaturallandscapeandsteadilyimproving

Western-standardcomforts.Whetheryou'relookingforSilkRoadexoticism,great

steppesecoiourismoroil-wealthextravagance,Kazakhstanisslowlyemergingfrom

underneathitsSoviet-erashroudtobeckontheadventurousandthehedonisticalike."The

changesaregigantic,"saysBethJones,U.S.ambassadortoKazakhstanfrom1995to

1998,when"therewerenostreetlightsorcurbsontheroadandpeoplewerehavinga

verydifficulttimemakingendsmeet.It'sacompletelydifferentcountrynow."(3)That's

thanksmainlytooil.i'helargestkmdlockednationintheworld,Kazakhstansitsonmore

than3percentoftheworld'soilreserves.ItwasthefirstnationintheCaspianregionto

privatizeitsenergyindustry'andopenuptoWesternbusinesses.Sinceindependence,it

hasreceivedmorethan$30billionindirectforeigninvestment."Oilmoneyisavery

importantasset,"saysZhanbolatUssenov,assistanttotheKazakhstanambassadortothe

UnitedStatesinWashington,D.C."It'satoolforbuildinguptheeconomy.*1(4)Andit

shows.Thetouristinfrastructureisbeginningtobloom.IntheoldcapitalcityofAlmaty,

BMWsandMercedesescruiseupanddownthestreets,withwell-dressedcustomers

patronizingbustlingcafes,barsandnightclubs.Guestaccommodationshavedrastically

improved;among(henewhotelsmathaveopenedinthepastfewyearsarethe

Intercontinental,oppositethepresidentialpalace,andCentralAsia'sfirstfive-starhotel,

theHyailRegencyAlmaty,whcietheRegencySuiteKing—withtwobalconies,a

separatediningroomandamarblebath—goesforawhoppingC5,800pernight.

Indeed,unlikeothernewlydevelopedcountries,Kazakhstanisno(cheap;withitseyeon

wealthyoilexecutives,ithasbecomethemostexpensivedestinationinCentralAsia.

EthnicrestaurantsfeaturesophisticatedRussian,SwedishandJapanesecuisine.For

pampering,theLuxorWellnessClub,locatedinanEgyptian-stylcbuilding,offers

hydrotherapyandozonetherapyatitsbeautyspa.ThetraditionalCentralPublicBaths,

calledArasanBanya,alsodrawstourists.(5)ButperhapsKazakhstan'sgreatestattraction

isitsnaturalbeauty—stunninglandscapesofdiverseandlargelyunspoiledterrain.

Touristscanhikeinto(hecountryside,pastyurts,thetraditional(entlikestructuresmade

ofwoodenframesandcoveredwithwoolthatCentralAsiannomadsuseashomes,and

glimpsetheirancientrockdrawings-knownaspetroglyphs—in(hesteppes.Skierswill

findspectacularconditionsardslopesmuchlesscrowdedthanthoseinWesternEurope.

Chimbulak,a2,200meterhighsiteinthemountainsaboveAlmaty,wasoncethe

trainingsitefortheSovietOlympicskiteam.Itfeaturesmodernliftsandexcellent

powder.In1997WarrenMiller,thecultproducerofextreme-skiingmovies,shotscenes

from"Snowriders2"there."TheskiingismuchbetterthantheAlps,"saysJones.The

TalgarPassaboveChimbulakpeaksat3,163metersandoffersspectacularviews.Ice

skaterscanenjoyMedco,theworld'slargestoutdoorrink,builtbytheSovietsright

outsideAlmaty.(6)TouristsarecatchingonfasttoKazakhstan'scharms.Duringthelast

ninemonthsoflastyear,thenumberofvisitorstoKazakhstanincreasedbymorethan31

percent.LastOctober,BMIlauncheddirectflightsfromLondontoAlmaty.InNovember

"AHedonist'sGuidetoAlmatyandAstana'*wasreleased,puttingKazakhstanonthemap

notjustasaculturalexperienceandsportsman'sparadisebutasapartydestination.It

recommendsthattravelerstoAstanacheckoutCheGuevara,a"pre-partycafe"that

attractsacrowdoflocalarchitects,journalistsanddesignersandhostsaWednesday-

nightradioshow.InAlmaty,(heLimeBarhas(hemeparliesonweekendnights,aswell

asinternationalguestDJs.Travelagenciesarebeginningtopromotethecounlryaswell.

Thoughit'sstilldifficulttofind(oursthatfbcussolelyonKazakhstan—mostare

individuallycustomizedandveryexpensive—plentyofpackagesincludeKazakhstanas

partofaCentralAsianjauntthatmightvisitneighboringcountrieslikeUzbekistanor

followtheSilkRoadroute.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Borattellsusaboutajournalistinthemysteriousland.

B、PeopleoftenconsiderKazakhstanasafar-awayland.

C、KazakhstanwasagreatcountryledbyabigRussian.

D、ThepastofKazakhstanwasdifferentfromwhatitisnow.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：此題應(yīng)定位到原文第1段。第1段第2句說那些對哈薩克斯坦有所了

解的人會認(rèn)為這是個仍由前蘇時代鐵腕人物統(tǒng)治的偏遠(yuǎn)地方。選項(xiàng)C和這句話的

意思有偏差，因此C是此題答案。

10、SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991,peopleinKazakhstancanNOT

feel.

A、therisinglivingstandard

B、theimprovingecotourism

C、theSoviel-erashadow

D^muchsaferinthestreet

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)題干中SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991可定位到

原文第2段。第2段最后一句通過前美國駐哈薩克斯坦大使之口表明今日哈薩克斯

坦和前蘇聯(lián)統(tǒng)治下的已完全不同，說明這個國家已經(jīng)擺脫了前蘇時代的陰影。正確

答案為C。

11、Therelationshipbetweenthefirstandsecondparagraphsis(hat.

A、eachpresentsoneaspectofthecountry

B、thetwoparagraphsformasharpcontrast

C、thesecondillustratesthefirstwithexamples

D^bothtellsusKazakhstan'shistoryanddevelopment

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：此題考查第1和第2段之間的邏輯關(guān)系。第1段末句是重要的過渡

句，它說：那些真正大膽進(jìn)入這個中亞前蘇聯(lián)共和國的旅行者可能會對他們的發(fā)現(xiàn)

大吃一驚。第2段就具體舉例描述了哈薩克斯坦在獨(dú)立之后很多方面的巨大變化。

所以C是正確答案。

(l)Gaelic,theoldCeltictongueoftheScots,isnowspokenbylittlemorethan75,000

people,mostofthemintheHighlandsandtheHebrides.Bytheiracceptanceanduseof

theEnglishtranslationoftheBible,theScottishreformersof:he16thcenturyineffect

adoptedEnglishasthenationallanguage.Butasanysingerof"AuldLangSync"knows,

theScotshavemadetheEnglishtheyspeakpeculiarlytheirown.Theyhaveretaineda

highpercentageofvocabularyderivedfromOldNorseandAnglo-Saxon,andtheyspeak

withalilt.Indeed,"Scots"isanactual"language"allonitsown.(2)Thefutureof

ScottishEnglishdependsonthedegreetowhichScotsgoonusing(heirversionofan

internationallanguage.ThefutureofGaelic,Scotland'ssecondlanguage,dependspurely

onwhetherpeoplespeakitornot.1(isacompletelyseparatelongue,withitsunique

vocabularyandgrammar,asdifferentfromEnglishasareGreekorPolish.Butitisin

(rouble,despitearecentrevivalininterest.Whatwasathousandyearsagothespeechof

Scotland'skingshasnowdwindledtotheextentthatlessthan2percentofthenation's

inhabitantsspeakit.(3)ThestrongholdofScottishGaelic—whichiscloselyrelatedto,

butquitedistinctfrom,IrishGaelic—isinthenorthwestHighlandsandintheWestern

Isles,althoughlargenumbersofnativespeakersliveintheCentralBelt,especiallyin

Glasgow(overtenthousand).Thehighestconcentrationofalloccursontheislandof

LewisintheOuterHebrides.Thelargesttownthere,Stornoway,isthebaseforthecivic

authority,theWesternIslesCouncil(ComhiairlcnanEileaninGaclic)andthetruecapital

oftheScottishGaelic-speakingworld.Stornowayistheonlytownwhereyouarelikely

tohearthelanguagespokenregularlyinthestreet.Butevenintheruralhinterland,one

personintenhasnofluencyinit.(4)Gaelic(pronounced"Gallic"byEnglish-speaking

Scots)istaughtinschoolsinthearea,andmanychildrenstilllearnitfrom(heirparents.

BuiasDonaldMaciver.Gaelic-speakingeditoroftheWesternIsles'weeklynewspaper,

admittedin1987,(hesteadydeclineinthenumberofspeakershasnotbeenhalted:"The

icalilyofitisthatthekidsinllicvillagewliuunucspokeGaelicdon'tiiovvadayb.English

isthelanguageoftheplayground."(5)Gaelicsurvivesasaliterarylanguage,thanksto

poetslikeSorleyMacLean,DerickThomsonandlainCrichtonSmith.Buteffonsio

bringitintotheworldofcommerce,politicsandtechnologyarepainfullydifficult.Mr.

Maciver'spaper,TheStornowayGazette,ispublishedalmostentirelyinEnglish.The

councilconductsitsdebatesinEnglishbecausetherearcalwaysafewmemberswho

can'tmanageGaelic.Whatstepsthecouncilhastaken-changingallthenamesignsfor

townsandvillagestoGaelicspelling,forexample—oftenseemtorunintoobstacles.

"Barvas"maybe"Barabhas"onthenewsign,butit'sstillBarvasoneveryavailablemap.

(6)EnviouseyesarecastsouthwardtotheUnitedKingdom'sotherCeltics(ate-within-a-

state,Wales.TheWelsh,withhundredsofthousandsofnativespeakers,havetheirown

TVchannel.SomeHighlandersandIslandersbelievemoreGaelicTV.beyondthefew

programsnowbroadcast,wouldbejustthetonicneededtogivethelanguagecredibility

amongtheyoung.(7)AUScotsarefamiliarwithscrapsofGaelic.Somewordsand

phraseshavepassedintoScottishEnglish,likeslainte-mhath,adrinkingtoast,and

ceilidh,aHighland-styleeveningofmusic,danceanddrink.Besides,virtuallyeveryhill,

mountain,riverandlochnorthoftheCentralBelthasaGaelicname.Translatingthese

wild-sounding,hard-to-pronouncenamesintoEnglishcanmaketheancientGaelsless

remotetous:TheydidnomoretomakethemselvesfeelathomethantheearlyAmerican

settlerswhochristenedLittleRockandSaltLakeCity.BeinnDcarg,forinstance,means

RedMountain;Drumochtcr,wherethemainroadbetweenPerthandInvernesscrossesa

highpass,shouldreallybeDruimuachdair,meaningSummitRidge;LochanEilcanis

IslandLoch.(8)ButasfarasglobalEnglishisconcerned,Gaelichascontributedjustone

commonwordbywhichitcanberemembered,particularlyintheadvertisingagencies

andcampaignofficesoftheworld:"slogan,"originallysluaghghairm,thewarcryofthe

Highlandclans.

12、GaelictongueisusedinsteadofEnglishwhen.

A^conductingdebates

writingpoems

C、havingpoliticalmeetings

D、doingbusiness

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：解答此題應(yīng)定位到第5段笫1句。這句話說由于一些詩人的努力，蓋

爾語作為文學(xué)語言幸存下來，換句話說，寫詩的時候蓋爾語仍被使用，所以正確答

案是B。

InordertoincreasetheGaelicspeakingpopulation,whatmeasurehasthecouncil

taken?

A^SpellingtownsandvillagesignsinGaelic.

BroadcastingTVprogramsintheregion.

C^Orderingkidstospeakitinthekindergarten.

D、Forcingpeopletospeakitinthenightclub.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：此題是細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中whatmeasurehasthecounciltaken可定位

到第6段第5句。這個句子告訴我們當(dāng)?shù)刈h會已采取的措施是把村鎮(zhèn)所有的名字標(biāo)

示都換成蓋爾語，所以A是正確答案。

14、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOT(rue,accordingio(hepassage?

A^Onlyoneword"slogan"successfullybecameonememberofEnglish.

B、Gaelicisnotspokenbylargepopulationduetoitshardpronunciation.

C、ThegovernmentmustteachtheyoungtospeakGaelictogainmorespeakers.

D、Gaelicisadeadlanguageandnoonewantstotakeeffortstolearnit.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D''

知識點(diǎn)解析：雖然說蓋爾語的蘇格蘭人越來越少，但還是有不到2%的居民說這門

語言(見第2段最后一句)，所以它不是已死語言。并且當(dāng)?shù)卣诧@然在努力保護(hù)

它，因此D的說法不對，是正確答案。

二、簡答題(本題共8題，每題7.0分，共8分。)

PASSAGEONE

15、WhatdidKhalidathinkofherbrokedream?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：It'sherfate.

知識點(diǎn)解析：第2段倒數(shù)第2句說Khalida想有一天能當(dāng)上老師，但是這個夢想已

變得不可能，接著末句說她說這是自己的命。題目中的brokedream是對原文

Khalida想當(dāng)老師這個夢想的概括，而她自己對此的看法可從她的話中獲得，故答

案為It'sherfateo

16、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsAfghanfarmers?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Theauthorhaspityonthem.

知識點(diǎn)解析：通覽全文，可發(fā)現(xiàn)作者通過客觀詳盡描述種植鴉片的阿富汗農(nóng)民的困

苦悲慘的生活，不得以而為之的債務(wù)婚姻，政府和毒品販子、借貸者對待他們的無

情，充分展現(xiàn)了作者本人對阿富汗農(nóng)民的同情之心，故答案為Theauthorhaspily

onthemo

17、PASSAGETWO

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:Manypeopledonotwanttotakerisks.

知識點(diǎn)解析：解答此題應(yīng)正確理解第I段的內(nèi)容。第I段說很多愛爾蘭人都對歐盟

新條約投反對票。由于條約內(nèi)容過于專業(yè)而看不懂，他們寧可'“playsafe，"，意思

是他們不愿冒險，所以答案是Manypeopledonotwant(otakeriskso

PASSAGETHREE

18、Whatdoesthe"landlocked"nation(Para.3)referto?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Anationsurroundedbylandandhavingnocoast.

知識點(diǎn)解析：landlockcd=land+locked,其意思是lockedbyland,所以哈薩克斯坦

是個完全由陸地包圍的國家，也就是說這個國家沒有海岸線，故答案為Anailon

surroundedbylandandhavingnocoast0

19、WhatdoestheeconomicconstructionofKazakhstanrelyon?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Oilmoney.

知識點(diǎn)解析：文章第3段末句說它是一種建設(shè)經(jīng)濟(jì)的工具，題目中的theeconomic

construction對應(yīng)該處的buildinguptheeconomy,關(guān)鍵是找出It的所指。聯(lián)系上文

可知It指的同樣是ZhanbolatUssenov話中的Oilmoney,可見哈薩克斯坦的經(jīng)濟(jì)建

設(shè)依賴的是石油收入。答案為Oilmoney。

20、Whatis(hispassagemainlyabout?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：ThetourismindustryinKazakhstan.

知識點(diǎn)解析：通覽全文可看到lourisls,naturallandscape,naturalbeauly等關(guān)鍵信

息，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)文章討論的重點(diǎn)在于哈薩克斯坦的旅游業(yè)，故答案為Thetourism

industryinKazakhstano

PASSAGEFOUR

21、HowisGaelicquitedistinctfromEnglish?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：1(hasitsownuniquevocabularyandgrammar.

知識點(diǎn)解析：第2段第3句說蓋爾語有著獨(dú)特的詞匯和語法，和英語完全不同，因

此蓋爾語跟英語的不同在于它有特有的詞匯和語法，故答案為Ithasitsownunique

vocabularyandgrammaro

22、WhereareyoulikelytohearScottishGaelicspokenregularlyin(hestreet?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：InStornoway.

知識點(diǎn)解析:由題目中的spokenregularlyinthestreet定位到第3段倒數(shù)第2句。該

句說只有在Stornoway你才有可能在大街上聽到人們?nèi)粘６颊f蓋爾語，句中的(he

language就是ScottishGaelic,故答案為InStornowayo

專業(yè)英語八級(閱讀)模擬試卷第2套

一、選擇題(本題共14題，每題1.0分，共74分。)

IfyouarcayoungishmanwhositsonaEuropeancorporateboard,youshouldworry;the

chancesarcthatyourchairmanwantstogiveyourseattoawoman.InJanuarythelower

houseofFrance'sparliamentapprovedanewlawwhichwouldforcecompaniestoliftthe

proportionofwomenontheirboardsto40%by2016.ThelawwouldobligeFrance's40

biggestlistedfirmstoputwomeninto169seatscurrentlyoccupiedbymen.Spainhas

alsointroducedaquotaat40%,tobereachedby2015.ItalyandtheNetherlandsare

contemplatingsimilarmeasures.ThisweekBritain'sgovernmentthreatenedtomake

companiesreportformallyontheirrecruitmentoffemaledirectors.Comparedwith

America,wherewomenheld15%ofboardseatsatFortune500companiesin2009

accordingtoCatalyst,alobbyingorganization,Europeancountrieshaverelativelyfew

femaleboardmembers.Britainisnottoofarbehindat12%,accordingtoasurveyof

Europe's300biggestfirmsbytheEuropeanProfessionalWomen'sNetwork(EPWN).

Spain.Italy,FranceandGermany,however,alllagbehindtheEuropeanaverageof10%.

TheexceptionisScandinavia,andinpanicular,Norway,wherequotasforwomenon

boardsoriginated.In2005thegovernmentgavelistedfirmstwoyearstoputwomenin

40%ofboardseatsonpainofliquidation.Businessmenhowled.RiulfRustad,a

professionalinvestorwithstakesinseveralNorwegiancompanies,said70%ofthenew

recruitswouldfail.Infact,therehavebeennoobviousdisasters.Butacloselooka