考研英語（閱讀）模擬試卷446

一、閱讀（常規閱讀理解）（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.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：事實細節題。根據題干定位首段第一句，句中usingonly充分說明了

下載電子書籍的便捷，故選B。

2、Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat

A^Google'snewserviceisgoingtobeasmashingsuccess.

B、peoplearchelplesslyobsessedwiththeDigitalizedDante.

C、opinionsvarytowardsfreedownloadingofonlinebooks.

D、peopleembracetheideaofmakingbooksonlineforfreedownload.

標準答案：C

知識點解析；推理判斷題。根據第二段第二句中的Forsome和others可判斷人們

觀點不一，C項與之符合。

3、Wcknowfromthetextthattheauthorperceivestheconceptof"alimitlessdigital

library"(line1,Paragraph3)as

A、irresistible.

B、convenient.

C、disastrous.

D、problematic.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：觀點態度題。作者在第三段論述了數字化圖書館的優點，在第四段首

句指出“問題的關鍵在于那些以版權形式存在且仍具有商業價值的書很可能遭遇侵

權”，因此，作者認為其做法仍有不妥，選D。

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

imply?

A^Google'snewservicewillgraduallyinfringeoncopyrightandeventuallyruin

literature.

B、Booksshouldnotbedigitalizedanddownloadedforthesakeofcopyrightand

literature.

C、Google'snewservicehascausedhugedamagestocopyrightandsplitliterature.

Google'snewservicewilldivideliteratureintoonlineliteratureandofflineliterature.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：語義理解題。根據【heihinendofawedge定位到第四段第四句，其意

為“能夠以小見大的端倪”，俗語“苗頭結果可從接下來的內容判斷，即可能侵害

版權、殃及文學。因此A正確。

5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?

A^Google'sBookSearchService

B、Bingo!DigitalizationofBooks

C、Digitalization:ProsandCons

D、Silence!AuthorundeiThreat

標準答案：D

知識點解析：主旨大意題。標題選配題即耍?,還形以神”，要能點出全文最精華的觀

點。文章最后一段簡短而有力地表明出版界為保護利益不再沉默，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.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：事實細節題。作者在首段舉了兩個例子，用現象說明樂高玩具被用于

公司招聘中，借此引入正文話題，因此正確答案為C項。

7、PricewaterhouseCoopersandGoogleGamesincorporateLegoworkshopsintotheir

recruitmentsmainlyto

A、checkwhetherthecandidatesgettherequiredoperationskills.

B、testwhetherthecandidatesareinnovativeandfunny.

C、advertisethemselvesaswellasgelthemosttalentedrecruits.

D^attractthecandidateswiththeircreativeandeasyworkingatmosphere.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：事實細節題。根據題干中PricewaterhouseCoopersandGoogleGames

定位到第一、二段。第一段陳述現象，第二段首句就說到“兩個公司都在嘗試傳達

一個理念，即公司會為員工提供一個創造性、有趣味的工作環境”，因此D項正

確。

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

A^corrupting.

B、obstructing.

C、raining.

D、betraying.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：詞義理解題。文中提到“某公司首席執行官曾被塑造成一個堵住走廊

的大胖了?“，suggesting后面的內容可以看做是對其進行進一步說明，clogup意為

“阻礙”，因此B項正確。

9、AccordingtoLucioMargulis,aperson'sbehaviorinLegeworkshopsischaracterized

bybeing

A^effective.

B、childish.

C、natural.

D、conscious.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：推理判斷題。根據專有名詞LucioMargulis定位到最后一段第一句。

他說，“樂高游戲工作室非常有效，因為孩童般的游戲是一種本能行為“，言外之意

就是，他認為人們玩樂高游戲的行為是天性本能的，故選C項。

10>Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraphaboutthe"Eureka"moments?

A^Theyareeffectivebutunconscious.

B、Theyarethesuddenrealizationsanddiscoveriesinourlife.

C、Theyarethefrustratedanddepressedmomentsinourlife.

D^Theyarecommonandunsurprisinginworkplaces.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：推理判斷題。根據“Eureka”moments定位到最后一段。其實，冒號后

面舉例說明這種時刻的性質，仔細分析之后，可以發現這些例子實際上都是辦公室

里人們表現出來的某種頓悟，某種突然認識，故B項與此相近。

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.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：事實細節題。考查因果細節，根據題干定位到第一段。forthefact

Ihal后面的內容為原因，即大多數風力發電都需依靠相當大規模的風力發電廠，隱

含意思是風力發電投資巨大，故D項”投資在風力發電上可能不太劃算”與之相

符.

12、Bysaying"Itwillunlockanextraordinarymarket",Mr.Ellisindicatesthat

A^thewindpowermarketwasnotexploredinthepast.

B、newtechnologyenablesSWWPtotapthepotentiallyhugemarket.

C、thenewturbinegivesSWWPacuttingedgeinthemarketcompetition.

D、thenewgeneratorofSWWPbringswindpowertoindividualcustomers.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：語義理解題。根據題干定位在第一段。本句意為“這將開啟一個非比

尋常的市場“，根據上下文推斷公司有可能利用這項新技術發展風力發電市場，故

B項正確。

13、Windpowerhasnotbeenwidelyusedbygrid-connectedhomesandbusinessesin

that

A、itismoreexpensiveandnoisier.

B、thetechnologyinvolvediscomplex.

C、theyarenotallowedtousewindpower.

D^theydon'tgetsubsidiesinmanystates.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：事實細節題。考察因果細節，根據grid-connected定位到第三段。本

段最后一句中，because引導的從句說明了風能并未在連接了電網的家庭和企業中

廣泛應用的原因是該技術需要大量設備，而且安裝復雜，故B項正確。

14^AccordingtoMr.Greco.SWWP'snewtribune

A^hasalreadydominatedthe"off-grid"market.

B、willfailinthegrid-connectedmarket.

C、isinclusive,economicalandeasytooperate.

D、willbecomeamoreprofitableproductthanothers.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：推理判斷題。根據題干Mr.Greco定位到第三、四段。其中C項可

根據文章中“SWWP的新渦輪機使用起來容易得多，且所有設備和零件都包含在發

電機機體里，降低了生產和安裝成本”推斷出。

15、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthelastsentenceofthepassage?

A^WehopeMr.Greco'spredictionwillbecometrue.

B、Mr.Greco'spredictionwillvanishlikeagustofwind.

C、Thenewtechnologywillnotnecessarilybringaboutbenefits.

ThenewturbinewillnotnecessarilyincreaseSWWP'sprofits.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：觀點態度題。根據題干定位到第五段。最后一句的意思為“我們希望

格列柯先生的預言不會是一堆空話“，其中wind是指“空話”，故A項正確。

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.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：語義理解題。這類題型需要根據上下文推斷出詞語的隱含意義。根據

題干定位在第一段第一句。該句意為“與1918年造成/幾百萬人死亡的災難性流感

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