專業(yè)英語八級(閱讀)模擬試卷35(共

9套)

(共200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，共分。)

PassageOne(l)Daylightsavingtime(DST)istheconventionofadvancingclockssothat

afternoonshavemoredaylightandmorningshaveless.Typicallyclocksareadjusted

forwardonehournearthestartofspringandareadjustedbackwardinautumn.Modern

DSTwasfirstproposedin1907byWilliamWillett.Manycountrieshaveuseditsince

then;detailsvarybylocationandchangeoccasionally.(2)Gcncralagreementaboutthe

day'slayoutconferssomanyadvantagesthatastandardDSTscheduleusuallyoutranks

effortstogetupearlier,evenforpeoplewhopersonallydisliketheDSTschedule.The

prac-ticeismixedblessing,however.(3)Forinstance,retailers,sportinggoodsmakers,

andotherbusinessesbenefitfromextraafternoonsunlight,asitinducescustomersto

shopandtoparticipateinoutdoorafternoonsports.Asthe1984Fortunemagazine

estimatedthataseven-weekextensionofDSTwouldyieldanadditional$30millionfor

7-Elevenstores,andtheNationalGolfFoundationestimatedtheextensionwould

increasegolfindustryrevenues$200millionto$300million.Conversely,DSTcan

adverselyaffectfarmersandotherswhosehoursarese(bythesun.Forexample,grain

harvestingisbestdoneafterdewevaporates,sowhenfieldhandsarriveandleaveearlier

insummertheirlaborislessvaluable.DSTalsohurtsprime-timebroadcastratingsand

drive-inandothertheaters.(4)CIockshiftscorrelatewithdecreasedeconomicefficiency.

In2000thedaylight-savingeffectimpliedanestimatedone-daylossofS31billionon

U.S.stockexchanges.ClockshiftsandDSTrulechangeshaveadi-recteconomiccost,

sincetheyentailextraworktosupportremotemeetings,computerapplicationsandthe

like.Forexample,a2007NorthAmericanrulechangecostanestimated$500millionto

$1billion.(5)Extraafternoondaylightissaidtoreducetrafficfatalities.In1975theU.S.

DOTconservativelyidentifieda0.7%reductionintrafficfatalitiesduringDST,and

estimatedtherealreductiontobe1.5%to2%,butthe1976NBSreviewoftheDOT

studyfoundnodifferencesintrafficfatalities.In1995(heInsuranceInstitutefor

HighwaySafetyestimatedareductionof1.2%,includinga5%reductionincrashesfatal

topedestrians.Othershavefoundsimilarreductions.Single/DoubleSummerTime

(SDST),avariantwhereclocksarconehouraheadofthesuninwinterandtwoin

summer,hasbeenprojectedtoreducetrafficfatalitiesby3%to4%intheUK,compared

toordinaryDST.Acorrelationbetweenclockshiftsandaccidentshasbeenobservedin

NorthAmericabutnotinSweden.Ifthiseffectexists,itisfarsmallerthantheoverall

reductioninfatalities.(6)However,theeffectofDSToncrimeislessclear.Inthe1970s

theU.S.LawEnforcementAssistanceAdministration(LEAA)foundareductionof10%

to13%inWashington,D.C.'sviolentcrimerateduringDST.However,theLEAAdid

notfilteroutotherfactors,anditexaminedonlytwocitiesandfoundcrimereductions

onlyinoneandonlyinsomecrimecategories;theDOTdecideditwas"impossibleto

concludewithanyconfidencethatcomparablebenefitswouldbefoundnationwide".

Outdoorlightinghasamarginalandsometimesevencontradictoryinfluenceoncrime

andfearofcrime.(7)DSTalsohasmixedeffectsonhealth.Insocietieswithfixedwork

schedulesitprovidesmoreafternoonsunlightfbroutdoorexercise.Italterssunlight

exposure;whetherthisisbeneficialdependsonone'slocationanddailyschedule,as

sunlighttriggersvitaminDsynthesisintheskin,butoverexposurecanleadtoskin

cancer.Sunlightstronglyinfluencesseasonalaffectivedisorder.DSTmayhelpin

depressionbycausingindividualstoriseearlier,butsomearguethereverse.TheRetinitis

PigmentosaFoundationFightingBlindness,chairedbyblindsportsmagnateGordon

Gund,successfullylobbiedin1985and2005forU.S.DSTextensions,butDSTcanhurt

nightblindnesssufferers.(8)Clockshiftsdisruptsleepandreduceitsefficiency.Effects

onseasonaladaptationofthecircadianrhythmcanbesevereandlaslfbrweeks.The

governmentofKazakhstancitedhealthcomplicationsduetoclockshiftsasareasonfor

abolishingDSTin2005.19)AlthoughtheDSTincreasesopportunitiesforoutdoorleisure

activitiesduringafternoonsunlighthours,obviouslyitdoesnotchangethelengthofthe

day;thelongerdaysnearerthesummersolsticeinhighlati-tudesmerelyoffermoreroom

toshiftapparentdaylightfrommorningtoevening.AndtheDSTiscommonlynot

observedduringmostofwinter,becauseitsmorningsaredarker:workersmayhaveno

sunlitleisuretime,andchildrenmayneedtoleavefbrschoolinthedark.

1、Accordingtothepassage,theDST.

A、offersonemorehourintheafternoonbothintheseasonsofsummerandwinter

causespeopletogetuponehourearlierinsummerbutnotinwinter

C、adjuststhetimeofpeople'sactivityarrangementtomakefulluseofthedaytime

D、causespeopletoendtheactivitiesinthemorningonehourlaterinwinter

標準答案：C

知識點解析：第1段首句提到，夏令時人為調(diào)整時鐘以延長下午時間和縮短上午時

間，調(diào)整時間最終是為了調(diào)整人們的活動安排，以充分利用白晝時間，故答案為

CoA中的offeronemorehour顯然不符合常識，能快速排除；春夏季白晝長，時

鐘被調(diào)快以延長下午時間，不需人們早起；秋冬季白晝短，人們則需早起以提早結(jié)

束上午活動而進入下午活動，故B、D均錯誤。

2、WhichofthefollowingbusinessesmayNOTbenefitfromtheDST?

Buildingtrade.

B>Open-airrecreationindustry.

C、Outdoorsportsbusiness.

D、Computer-basedservices.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：由第3段可知，下午時間延長讓一些室外操作或活動的行業(yè)受益，計

算機服務(wù)一般屬室內(nèi)操作，不受白晝黑夜限制，因此選D。

3、Whatistheroleofthethirdparagraphinthedevelopmentofthetopic?

A、ToshowtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheadoptionofDST.

B、Toprovidesupportingevidencefortheprecedingparagraph.

C、ToemphasizehowtheadoptionofDSTaffectcertainotherbusinesses.

D、Toillustratethattheagreementoftheday'slayoutisnotalwaysbeneficial.

標準答案：B-

知識點解析：第2段木句提到夏令時的種種好處，但這一舉措也并非完美無賦。第

3段緊接著開始舉例，可見第3段為上一段觀點提供例證支持，因此選B。

4、Whatkindofwritingdoesthepassagebelongto?

A、Persuasion.

B、Description.

C、Expository.

D^Narration.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文中作者未表達他對木文主題的立場和觀點，也未涉及到對夏令時制

的具體描述.更沒有情節(jié)性的敘述，而是客觀地介紹了夏令時對社會生活各個片面

的影響。因此，本文是說明文.選C。

PassageTwo(l)Itwasthespringof1985,andPresidentReaganhadjustgivenMother

TeresatheMedalofFreedominaRoseGardenceremony.Assheleft,shewalkeddown

thecorridorbetweentheOvalOfficeandtheWestWingdrive,andthereshewas,turning

myway.Whatasight:asaintinasaricomingdowntheWhiteHousehall.Asshecame

nearer,Icouldnothelpit:Ibowed."Mother",Isaid,"Ijustwanttotouchyourhand."

Shelookedupatme—itmayhavebeenoneofGodssubtlejokesthathisexaltedchild

spentherlifelookinguptoeveryoneelse—andsaidonlytwowords.(2)LaterIwould

realizethattheywerethemessageofhermission.MLuffGott/'shesaid.LoveGod.She

pressedintomyhandapoemshehadwritten,assheglidedawayinaswooshofhabit.I

tookthepoemfromitsframethedayshedied.Itisfreeverse,79lines,andiscalled

"Mother'sMeditation(intheHospital)."InitshereflectsonChrist'squestiontohis

apostles:"WhodoyousayIam?"Shenotesthat"hewastheboyborninBethlehem',

"putinthemangerfullofstraw...keptwarmbythebreathofthedonkey,whogrewupto

beanordinarymanwithoutmuchlearning."Donkeysarenotnoble;strawiscommon;

anditwasamongtheordinaryandignoble,thepoorandsick,thatshechosetolabor.Her

missionwasforthemandamongthem,andyouhavetobeaprettytoughcharacterto

organizealittleuniversethatexiststohelppeopleotherpeoplearen'tinterestedin

helping.That'showshestruckmewhenImetherasIwatchedherlife.Shewastough.

Therewasthewornandweatheredface,theabruptanddefinitespeech.Wethinksaints

aregreatorganizers,greatoperators,andgreatcombatantsintheworld.OnceIsawherin

abreathtakingactofcourage,shewasthespeakerattheNationalPrayerBreakfastin

Washingtonin1995.(3)AI1theWashingtonEstablishmentwasthere,plusafew

thousandborn-againChristians,orthodoxCatholicsandJews,andsearcherslookingfora

faith.MotherTeresawasintroduced,andshespokeofGod,oflove,offamilies.Shesaid

wemustloveoneanotherandcareforoneanother.Thereweregreatpurrsofagreement.

Butasthespeechcontinueditbecamemorepointed.Sheasked,"Doyoudoenoughto

makesureyourparents,intheoldpeople'shomes,feelyourlove?Doyoubringthen

eachdayyourjoyandcaring?"Thebabyboomersintheaudiencebegantoshiftintheir

seats.Andshecontinued."Ifeelthatthegreatestdestroyerofpeacetodayisabortion,"

shesaid,andthenshetoldthemwhy,inuncompromisingterm.（4）Forabout1.3seconds

therewascompletesilence,thenapplausebuiltandsweptacrosstheroom.Butnot

everyone:thePresidentandtheFirstLady,theVicePresidentandMrs.Gore,lookedlike

seatedstatuesatMadameTussauds,glisteninginthelightsandmovingnotamuscle.She

didn'tstopthereeither,butwentontoexplainwhyartificialbirthcontrolisbadandwhy

Protestantswhoseparatefaithfromworksaremakingamistake.Whenshewasfinished,

therewasalmostnooneshehadn'toffended.AUSSenatorturnedtohiswifeandsaid,

"Ismyjawupyet?"Talkaboutspeakingtruthtopower!ButMotherTeresadidn'tcare,

andshewasn'tafraid.ThepoemshegavemeincludedherpersonalanswerstoChrist's

question.Shesaidheis"theTruthtobetold...theWaytobewalked...theLighttobe

lit."Shetookherownadviceandlivedawholelifethatshowedit.

5、ToMotherTeresa'sunderstanding,Godrefersto.

A、theboywhowasborninBethlehemandwasputinthestablefullofstraws

B、theordinaryandignoblemanwhogrewupwithoutmuchlearning

C>thespiritthatencouragespeopletohelpothers,tobringthemtruthandlight

D、theordinaryandpoorpeoplethatothersareuninterestedinhelping

標準答案：c

知識點露析：綜合考慮特雷莎修女的言談（第3、4段）和她的實際行動（第1段）便能

得出她對God的真實理解，故答案為C。

6、Thesentence"Donkeysarenotnoble;strawiscommon."inthesecondparagraph

impliesthat

A、itispitifulthatGodwasborninsuchanordinaryconditioninconsistentwithhis

nobility

B、itisGod'signobleandordinarybirththatcauseshimtogrowtobeordinaryand

unlearned

C、Godwasrootedintheordinary,sogooddeedsshouldbedonefbrandamongthe

common

D、Godoriginatedfromtheordinary,soitisthepoorandsickneedsspecialhelpand

care

標準答案：C

知識點解析：從該句的卜文可知，特雷莎修女選擇服務(wù)于平凡大眾正是因為上帝本

身即扎根于普通人之中，這是她的人生信念，也是本段所要表達的思想，選C。根

據(jù)第2段中特雷莎修女通過思考上帝的出身和經(jīng)歷而定位自己人生使命這一主題就

可看出A、B是孤立且望文生義的句子；D中的poorandsick以偏概全。

7、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMotherTeresaasseenbytheauthor?

A、Stirringandcritical.

B、Bravebutoffensive.

C、Boldandpicky.

D、Honestandbrave.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：從第1段作者稱修女為“圣人”可知，也對修女總體是贊揚和仰慕的；

第2段末作者稱修女的講話是一次勇敢行為，以及第4段中贊揚修女敢說真話。因

此，D正確。A、C中的critical,picky和offensive只是某些聽眾對修女的看

法，并非作者的觀點。

8、Thesenator'squestion"Ismyjawupyet?"inthelastparagraphindicatesthat

A^hewasthoroughlyastonished

B、hefeltasleepduringthespeech

C、hewasangrywiththespeech

D^hewastotallyexcited

標準答案：A

知識點解析：最后一段中有位議員問道，“我的下巴合起來了嗎?”可見他主要還是

吃驚，即A。根據(jù)最后一段第4句可排除B、D；另從文中的場景描述可知，議員

是被修女為說真話而挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威的勇氣所震驚了可知議員不是生氣，故排除Co

PassageThree(1)TheBoyScoutsofAmerica(BSA),thelargestyouthorganizationin

theUnitedStates,haspolicieswhichprohibitatheists,agnostics,and"knownoravowed"

homosexualsfrommembershipinitsScoutingprogram;bothyouthsandadultshavehad

theirmembershipsrevokedasaresult.TheBSAcontendsthatthesepoliciesareessential

initsmissiontoinstillinyoungpeoplethevaluesoftheScoutOathandLaw.

(2)Accordingtoitsmissionstatement,theBoyScoutsofAmericaseeks"toprepare

youngpeopletomakeethicalandmoralchoicesovertheirlifetimesbyinstillinginthem

thevaluesoftheScoutOathandLaw”.Allmembersarerequired,asaconditionof

membership,topromisetoupholdandobeybothofthesepledges.(3)Inrecitingthe

ScoutOath,aScoutpromisestobemorallystraightandtodotheirdutytoGod;theScout

LawholdsthataScoutiscleanandreverent.TheBSAalsoprohibitsgirlsfrom

participatinginCubScoutingandBoyScouting.Thesepoliciesarecontroversialandare

consideredbysometobeunfair.(4)Theorganization'slegalrighttohavethesepolicies

hasbeenupheldrepeatedlybybothstateandfederalcourts.TheSupremeCourtofthe

UnitedStateshasaffirmedthatasaprivateorganization,theBSAcansetitsown

membershipstandards.Inrecentyears,thepolicydisputeshaveledtolitigationoverthe

termsun-derwhichtheBSAcanaccessgovernmentalresourcesincludingpubliclands.

(5)Incertainmunicipalities,theconditionsunderwhichtheBoyScoutsofAmericacan

accesspublicandnonpublicgovernmentalresourceshavebecomecontroversial,

sometimesresultinginlitigation.(6)WhenaprivateorganizationsuchastheBSA

receivesaccessontermsmorefavorablethanotherprivateorganizations,itisknownas

"special"or"preferential'access.Forexample,stateandlocalgovernmentsmaylease

propertytononprofitgroupsontermsthatarepreferentialtoorequaltothetermsthey

offertocommercialgroups.Specialaccessincludesaccessatareducedfeeoraccessto

placesoff-limitstoothergroups.Thecategorizationofaccessas"special"or"equal"is

notalwaysclear-cut.(7)Somecities,counties,andstateshaveordinancesorpoliciesthat

limitgovernmentsupportfororganizationsthatpracticesometypesofdiscrimination.

WhentheBSA'smembershippoliciesarecontrarytotheselaws,somegovernment

organizationshavemovedtochangethetermsunderwhichtheBSAisallowedtoaccess

itsresources.Privateindividualshavefiledlawsuitstopreventgovernmentalentities

fromgrantingwhattheyseeaspreferentialaccess.TheBSAontheotherhandhassued

governmentalentitiesfordenyingwhatitseesasequalaccess.(8)Inresponse,tothese

changesandlitigation,thefederalgovernmentpassedlawsmandatingtheBSA'sequal

accesstolocalandstate-levelgovernmentalresources.However,stateandlocal

governmentsstillhaveflexibilityregardingtheprovisionofspecialaccesstotheBSA.

(9)TherealsohasbeenoppositiontoBSA'smembershippolicies,bothfrom

organizationsandindividuals.SomewithintheScoutingmovement,aswellaslong-time

Scoutingsupporters,parents,charteredorganizations,andreligiousorganizationshave

expressedoppositiontothepoliciesinwaysrangingfromproteststoforming

organizationsthatadvocateinclusiveness.Somepushforavoluntarychangewithinthe

BSA,othersseekinvoluntarychangebyfilinglawsuits,stillotherschoosetodisassociate

themselvesfromtheBSAorencourageotherstodoso.(10)TheUnitarianUniversalisl

Association'soppositiontotheBSA'smembershipexclusionsledtoadisputebetween

theorganizations.In2001,theUnionforReformJudaism'sCommissiononSocial

Action,citingacommitmenttoendingdiscriminationinallforms,issuedamemorandum

recommendingthatcongregationsstophostingBSAtroopsandthatparentswithdraw

theirchildrenfromallof:hcBoyScoutsofAmerica'sprograms.Additionally,the

GeneralSynodoftheUnitedChurchofChristissuedastatementurgingtheBSAto

changepolicyandstatedthat,"Discriminationagainstanyonebasedonsexualorientation

iscontrarytoourunderstandingoftheteachingsofChrist."TheSecularCoalitionfor

AmericahasurgedCongresstorevokethefederalcharteroftheBSA,stating:"Our

governmentmustnotentangleitselfinreligiousorganizations;norshoulditestablish,

withgovernmentimprimatur,aprivatereligiousclub."(1l)Thcrehavebeennumerous

effort*tochangetheBSA'smembershippolicies,butmostofthemhavefailed.Thus,the

fightwillgoonandthereisalongwaytogobeforeasatisfactoryresultisachieved.

9、ThefundamentalmissionoftheBoyScoutofAmericaisto.

A^teachitsmemberstokeepawayfromatheists,agnostics,andhomosexuals

B、developitsmembers'charactertohelpthemtobepreparedinfuturelife

C^brainwashitsmemberswiththevaluesoftheScoutOathandLaw

D、teachitsmembershowtobecomeacleanandreverentindividual

標準答案：B

知識點解析：第2段首句提到美國童軍組織的宗旨，而B則是對童軍組織宗旨的

概括，故為正確選項。A中的atheists,agnostics等涉及童子軍成員資格，不屬于

該組織的宗旨，應(yīng)排除；童子軍的任務(wù)是向其成員灌輸童軍誓詞和紀律的價值觀，

但并無C中brainwash所表達的那么極端，故排除C；D是童軍紀律的主張之一。

也不是該組織的基本任務(wù)。

10、SomegovernmentorganizationshavechangedthetermsfbrtheBSAtoaccessits

resourcesbecause.

A^theydecidenottooffer"preferential"accesstotheBSAaccordingtothenewlaw

B、theyareundergreatpressureposedbyoppositionsfromorganizationsand

individuals

C、theBSA'sexclusivemembershippoliciesmakeitunqualifiedtogettheaccessing

right

D、theydon'tthinktheBSAcanenjoymore"special"accessthanotherprivate

organizations

標準答案：c

知識點露析：根據(jù)第7段前兩句可知，之所以修改條件關(guān)鍵在于童子軍的成員資格

政策具有歧視傾向，C符合該意義。政府修改允許童子軍使用政府資源的條件所依

據(jù)的法令是已經(jīng)存在的，A中的newlaw與原文相悖；B沒有原文根據(jù)；D是對題

目意思的重復(fù)，未給出艱本原因。

11、InresponsetotheoppositionstoBAS,thefederalgovernment'sreactionsturnstobe

A、just

B、neutral

C>partial

D、indifferent

標準答案：C

知識點3析：盡管童子軍面對來自社會各界的質(zhì)疑和反對，美國最高法院仍肯定其

設(shè)定成員資格標準的權(quán)利(第4段)，聯(lián)邦政府更是立法保護童子軍使用政府資源的

權(quán)利(第8段)，由此可看出其行為明顯是對童子軍有所偏袒的，選C。可以肯定政

府的態(tài)度不是冷漠和中立，排除B、D；公正更是不大可能，因此排除A。

PassageFour(1)Heming\vayoncewrotethatcourageisgraceunderpressure.ButI

wouldratherthinkwiththe18th-centuryItaliandramatist,VittorioAlfieri,that"oftenthe

testofcourageisnottodiebuttolive."Forlivingwithcancerengendersmorethan

pressure;itbegetsterror.Tolivewithit,tofaceuptoit—that'scourage.(2)Hopeisour

mosteffective"drug"intreatingcancer.Thereisalmostnocanccr(atanystage)that

cannotbetreated.Byinstillinghopeinapatient,wecanhelpdevelopapositive,

combativeattitudetohisdisease.Illogical,unproven?Perhaps.Butmanydoctorsbelieve

thatthismustbecomeapartofcancertherapyifthetherapyistobeeffective.(3)1have

hadthejoyoftwobeautifulandwonderfulwives,thehappinessofparenthoodandthe

loveofeightchildren.Myworkwasconstantlychallengingandfulfilling.Ihavealways

lovedmusicandbooks,balletandthetheater.Iwasaddictedtofitness,tennis,golf,

curling,huntingandfishing.Goodfoodandwinegracedmytable.Myhomewasawarm

andhappyplace.(4)ButwhenIbecameawareofmyimminentmortality,myattitudes

changed.Therewasrealmeaningtothewords,"Thisisthefirstdayoftherestofyour

life."Therewasaheightenedawarenessofeachsunnyday,thebeautyofflowers,the

songofabird.Howoftendowereflectonthejoyofbreathingeasily,ofswallowing

withouteffortanddiscomfort,ofwalkingwithoutpain,ofacompleteandpeaceful

night'ssleep?(5)AfterIbecameill,IembarkeduponmanythingsIhadbeenputtingoff

before.IreadthebooksIhadsetasideforretirementandwroteonemyself,entitledThe

ArtofSurgery.MywifeMadeleineandItookmoreholidays.Weplayedtennisregularly

andcurledavidly;wetooktheboysfishing.WhenIreviewthesepastfewyears,itseems

inmanywaysthatIhavelivedalifetimesinceIacquiredcancer.Onmylasthoii-dayin

theBahamas,asIwalkedalongthebeachfeelingthegentlewaveswashovermyfeet,I

feltapartoftheuniverse,evenifonlyaminusculeone,likeagrainofsandonthebeach.

(6)AlthoughIhadtorestricttothesizeofmypractice,Ifeltcloserempathywithmy

patients.WhenIwalkedintotheIntensiveCareUnittherewasanawesomefeeling

knowingI,too,hadbeenapatientthere.Itwasaspecialsatisfactiontocomfortmy

patientswithcancer,knowingthatitispossibletoenjoylifeaftertheanguishofthat

diagnosis.Itgavemeawarmfeelingtoseethesparkleinonepatient'seyes—amanwith

atotallaryngectomy—whenIaskedifhewouldenjoyacoldbeerandwenttogethim

one.(7)Ifonerealizedthatourtimeonthisearthisbutatinyfractionofthatwithinthe

cosmos,thenlifecalculatedinyearsmaynotbeasimportantaswethink.Whymeasure

lifeinheartbeats?Whenlifeissode-pendentonsuchanunreliablefunctionasthe

beatingoftheheart,thenitisfragileindeed.Theonlythingthatonecandependupon

withabsolutecertaintyisdeath.(8)1believethatdeathmaybethemostimportantpartof

life.Ibelievethatlifeisinfinitesimallybriefinrelationtotheimmensityofeternity.I

believe,becauseofmyreligiousfaith,thatIshall^returntotheFather"inanafterlifethat

isbeyonddescription.Ibelievethatthoughmylifewasshortinyears,itwasfullin

experience,joy,loveandaccomplishment;thatmyownimmortalitywillresideinths

memoriesofmylovedonesleftbehind,mother,brother,wife,children,dearfriends.I

believethatIwilldiewithlovedonesclosebyand,onehopes,achievethatgreatgiftof

God——deathinpeace,andwithdignity.

12^Thepointofthesecondparagraphisthat.

A^it'simportantthatdoctorsshouldbeoptimisticenoughincuringcancerpatients

B、theauthorbelievesthatthereisnocancercan'tbecuredbymedicine

C^doctorsshouldhelppatientsdevelopoptimisticattitudetofightcancer

D^whetherthetherapyiseffectivedependsonthepatient'sattitude

標準答案：C

知識點解析：第2段講，唏望”對癌癥患者意義重大，因此醫(yī)生要給患者以希望，幫

助他們樂觀地與病魔抗爭。根據(jù)段意可知，C為正確答案。A說醫(yī)生要保持樂觀，

張冠李戴；B說作者認為藥物無病不治，斷章取義：D只說“態(tài)度”未涉及“希望”。

13、Whichofthedetailsoftheauthor'slifebeforeacquiringcancerisINCORRECT?

A、Possessingawiderangeofhobbies.

Havingachievedgreatsuccessinwork.

C^Belovedbyhiswifeandchildren.

D、Doingajobchallengeablebutofferingsatisfaction.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：第3段介紹了作者得病前的生活：他得到妻子和孩子的愛，愛好廣

泛，肩負一份有挑戰(zhàn)性但有成就感的工作，B是對作者工作細節(jié)的過度引申，因而

無根據(jù)可言。

14、Thesentence"IhavelivedalifetimesinceIacquiredcancer"inParagraphFive

meansthat

A^heneedn'ttoworkafteracquiringcancer,whichmeanshehasplentyoftimeto

enjoylife

B、duringthedaysafterheacquiredcancer,hehasdoneallthethingsheplanedtodoin

hislife

C^lifeissoboringandupsetinthecancerdaysthathefoundittoodifficulttoendure

anylonger

D、heenjoyedtherestofhislifeattentivelyandfinishedallthosealifesupposedto

experience

標準答案：D

知識點解析：D是根據(jù)該句上下文所做的總結(jié)，即他用心去享受余生并體驗該體驗

的感受，最終讓他覺得不枉此生。因此，答案為D.本句上文作者回顧了病后所做

的事，透露出的是一種滿足感，可以首先排除C；A中的“不需要工作”在文中未提

及；B的干擾性較強，但與D相比便可看出其概括的不全面性。

二、簡答題（本題共8題，每題7.。分，共8分。）

15、PassageOneWhatcanweconcludefromtheeffectsofDSTonvariousaspectsof

society?

標準答案：ThepracticeofDSTisobviouslycontroversial.

知識點解析：從第6段中的lessclear,contradictor5-influence,第7段中的mixed

effecis以及各段中的bui,however等轉(zhuǎn)折詞可知，對于夏令時對社會生活產(chǎn)生的

影響是好是壞是有爭議的，故答案可總結(jié)為ThepracticeofDSTisobviously

controversial?

PassageTwo

16、WhatdidMotherTeresaviewabortionas?

標準答案：Thegreatestdestroyerofpeace.

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中abortion定位到第3段最后一句。該句的引語是特蕾莎修

女對墮胎的看法，她認為當今世界和平的最大破壞者就是墮胎，可見她把墮胎看作

是Thegreatestdestroyerofpeace,即為答案。

17、HowdidthepresidentsandtheirwivesfeelaboutMotherTeresa'sspeech?

標準答案：Embarrassed.

知識點解析：第4段提到，總統(tǒng)和夫人們呆坐在席上，看上去就像杜莎夫人蠟像館

里的雕像。可看出修女直指敏感的社會問題，亳不顧及總統(tǒng)及其夫人的身份和面

子，因此令他們很尷尬，故答案為Embarrassedo

PassageThree

18、WhatmustaScoutswearintheScoutOathaccordingtothepassage?

標準答案：TobemorallystraightanddotheirdutytoGod.

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中的aSeoul和SeoulOalh定位到第3段。該段首句說在宣

誓時，每個成員都要發(fā)誓不做同性戀者并且忠于上帝，題目中的swear對應(yīng)原文的

promises,其后的內(nèi)容為本題答案，即為Tobemorallystraightanddotheirdutyto

Godo

19、WhatkindoforganizationistheBoyScoutsofAmerica?

標準答案：Aprivate,nonprofitandreligiousorganization.

知識點解析：由第6段首句可知，童子軍為私人組織，另外，從人們對童子軍使用

政府資源條件的爭議在于它比其他非營利性組織獲得更優(yōu)惠條件可推知，童子軍為

非營利組織。再由第1U段木句可知，童子軍為宗教性組織。因此答案為A

private,nonprofitandreligiousorganizationo

20、Whatdoestheword"off-limits"inParagraphSixmean?

標準答案：Unavailable.

知識點解析：第6段主要是講童子軍享有特權(quán)，而off-limits所在的倒數(shù)第2句說

的是特權(quán)的兩種現(xiàn)象：第一種是某機構(gòu)以更低的價格租用某物；第二種涉及跟其他

機構(gòu)相比，既然是特權(quán)，可推斷是得到其他機構(gòu)“無法得到的“租用某場地的權(quán)利，

可知off-limits有“無法得到的”之義,故答案為Unavailable0

PassageFour

21、Whatcanwclearnabouttheauthor'soccupationfromthepassage?

標準答案：Hewasadoctor.

知識點解析：第5段第2句作者說他自己寫了一本《外科術(shù)》的書，第6段首句和

第3句均提到mypatients,最后一句又說他看到一個病人眼里閃現(xiàn)的亮光。由此可

知，他的職業(yè)是個醫(yī)生，答案為Hewasadoctoro

22、Howcantheauthor'sattitudetodeathbebestdescribed?

標準答案：Positiveo

知識點解析：從最后一段中的death...themostimportantpartoflife,"returntothe

Father”和resideinthememoriesofmylovedones。話語中可看出，作者并不懼怕死

亡，而是以自己的方式去理解死亡，并以積極的心態(tài)去面對死亡，可見他對死亡的

態(tài)度是積極的，即答案為Positive。

專業(yè)英語八級（閱讀）模擬試卷第2套

、選擇題（本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。）

(l)ItmightseemunusualthatoilbusinessmanDavidMitchellwouldgiveupvacations

forso-calledstaycations:takingtimeofffromworktoenjoylifeathome.ButMitchell,

42,hasspentmorethansixyearsand$30,000todevelophisSouthWindsor,

Connecticut,backyardintoacustom-designedpersonalsanctuary,whichincludesapool

withawaterslide,alushflowergardenandentertainmentareasfordozensofvisitors.

(2)Incontrasttodestinationvacations,Mitchellfeelslikehegets"themostbangformy

buck"stayinghome.Heenjoys"thefreedomofchoice"todowhateverhepleases.

Duringpasttravels,"1hadtofeellikeIgotmymoney'sworthsoitwasgo,go,goallthe

limetoseeallthesites,"Mitchellsaid.(3)SarahOutland,24,startedanewjoblastyear,

andnevergotachancetoexplorehernewsurroundings.Afterninemonthsasaresident,

shefinallytookaweeklong"staycation"toexplorehernewsurroundingsbyvisiting

famouslandmarks,museumsandshoppingcentersthatwererightunderhernose.(4)But

ittooksomeinitiativetomakeherselfatouristwhereshelives."It'ssoeasyinthe

morningwhenIwakeupand1makemycoffeeandIstarttowatchTV...Iwouldthink,

'Well,