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2015年英语考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案(6)22
2015年英语考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案
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HiddenvalleylooksalotlikethedozensofothercampsthatdotthewoodsofcentralMaine.There'
salake,somesoccerfieldsandhorses.Butthecampersmakethedifference.They'
reallAmericanparentswhohaveadoptedkidsfromChina.They'
reatHiddenValleytofindbridgesfromtheirchildren'
soldworldstothenew.DianaBeckerofMontville,Maine,watchesher3-year-olddaughterMikadancetoaChineseversionof“Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar.”“HersoulisChinese,”shesays,“butreallyshe'
sgrowingupAmerican.”
HiddenValleyandahandfulofother“culturecamps”servingfamilieswithchildrenfromoverseasreflectthehugeriseinthenumberofforeignadoptions,from7,093in1990to15,774lastyear.MostchildrencomefromRussia(4,491lastyear)andChina(4,206)buttherearealsothousandsofothersadoptedannuallyfromSouthAmerica,AsiaandEasternEurope.Aftercuttingthroughwhatcanbemilesofredtape,parentsoftencomehometofindanewdilemma.“Atfirstyouthink,'
Ineedachild'
,”saysSandyLachterofWashington,D.C.,whowithherhusband,Steve,adoptedAmelia,5,fromChinain1995.“Thenyouthink,'
Whatdoesthechildneed?
'
”
Theculturecampsgivefamiliesaplacetofindanswerstothosekindsofquestions.Mostgrewoutoflocalsupportgroups;
HiddenValleywasstartedlastyearbytheBostonchapterofFamilieswithChildrenfromChina,whichincludes650families.Whileparentsaddressweightyissueslikehowtoraisekidsinamixed-racefamily,theirchildrenjusthavefunridinghorses,singingChinesesongsormakingscallionpancakes.“Myphilosophyofcampingisthattheycouldbedoinganything,aslongastheyseeotherChinesekidswithwhiteparents,”saysthedirector,PeterKassen,whoseadopteddaughtersHopeandLilyare6and4.
Thecampisacontinuationoflanguageanddanceclassesmanyofthekidsattendduringtheyear.“Whenwerentedoutatheaterfor'
Mulan,'
itwaspacked,”saysStephenChenofBoston,whoseadopteddaughterLindsayis4.ClassesinChineselanguage,artandcalligraphyaretaughtbyexperts,likeRenneLuoftheGreaterBostonChineseCulturalCenter.“Ourmissionistopreservetheheritage,”Lusays.
Kidswhoareveterancamperssaytheexperiencehelpsthemunderstandtheircomplexheritage.Sixteen-year-oldAlexwasborninIndiaandadoptedbyKathyandDavidBrintonofBoulder,Colo.,whenhewas7.“IwentthroughastagewhereIhatedIndia,hatedeverythingaboutit,”hesays.“Youjustcouldn'
tmentionIndiatome.”ButaftersixsessionsattheEastIndiaColoradoHeritageCamp,heldatSnowMountainRanchinEstesPark,Colo.,hehopestotraveltoIndiaafterhegraduatesfromhighschoolnextyear.
Campcanbealearningexperienceforthewholefamily.WhitneyNing,23,acounselorforfouryears,saystheKoreaHeritageCamphelpedherbecomeclosertoherparents.“Theywerehesitantatfirst,”shesays,“butwhentheysawhowmuchitmeanttome,theybecameverysupportive.”Sometimesthemostdirectroutearoundtheworldisacrossacampfire.
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本文选自Newsweek;
10/04/99,p75;
注
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本文习题命题模仿对象2004年真题Text1;
1.WhyAmericanparentscometoHiddenValley?
[A]Ithasalargegatheringofadoptedchildren.
[B]Parentswanttofindaplacetoexchangetheirideas.
[C]Ithelpschildrenadapttothenewculturewell.
[D]Itisaverygoodplaceforrelaxation.
2.Whichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageoftheculturecamp?
[A]Itwellreflectstheincreasingforeignadoptions.
[B]Parentscanfindtheanswerstotheirquestionsinraisingtheadoptedchildren.
[C]Childrencanlearnalotinculturecamp.
[D]Ithelpstheadoptedchildrenhaveabetterunderstandingoftheircomplexheritage.
3.Theexpression“milesofredtape”(Line5,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans_________.
[A]anumberofchoices
[B]manyhardjourneys
[C]alotofdifficulties
[D]mosttroublesomeprocedures
4.WhatisAlex‘sattitudetowardIndianow?
[A]Strongdisapproval.
[B]Reservedconsent.
[C]Slightcontempt
[D]Enthusiasticsupport
5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
[A]ForeignadoptionisacommonphenomenoninAmerica.
[B]Childrencandowhatevertheywanttodointheculturecamp.
[C]Bothparentsandtheiradoptedchildrencanbenefitfromtheculturecamp.
[D]Childrencanreceivebesteducationintheculturecamp.
答案:
CADBC
2015年英语考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案
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Inthisweek'
sNature,agroupofzoologistsledbyAndrewWhitenoftheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotlandandChristopheBoeschoftheMaxPlanckInstituteforEvolutionaryAnthropologyinLeipzig,Germany,haveprovidedthatevidence.Theyhavesynthesisedtheresultsfromsevenchimpanzee-researchcentresscatteredacrossAfrica,andshownthatchimpscan,indeed,domorethanjustpassontheoddbehaviourpatternhereandthere.Individualgroupsofchimpsexhibitbehavioural“complexes'
thatarerecognisablydifferentfromthoseofothergroups,yetseemtohavenoconnectionwithenvironmentalorgeneticdifferencesbetweenthegroups.Ifthatisnotculture,itisdifficulttothinkwhatis.
TheproblemthatconfrontedDrWhitenandDrBoeschwashowtodisentanglewhichofchimpanzees'
manybehaviourpatternsaregeneticallyinstinctive,whicharelearntbyindividualsinisolation(andsoarenotcultural,becausenotcopiedfromothers)andwhichareculturallytransmitted(byanimalscopyingoneanother)。
Theysolveditbystandardisingthereportsfromtheresearchcentres,andpayingasmuchattentiontowhattheanimalsineachplacedidnotdoastowhattheydid.
Behaviourpatternsfoundatallsitesweredeemedaslikelytobegeneticascultural(leaf-spongingturnedouttobeinthiscategory),aswerethosewhoseabsencewasduetosomeenvironmentalfactor(fishingalgaeoutofpondsisimpossiblewheretherearenoalgaetofish)。
Norwerebehaviourpatternsthatdidnotappeartobesporadic(diggingfortermites,ratherthanusingasticktofishforthem)classifiedascultural.Theycouldjustaswellhavebeentheresultofindividualinvention,asofcopying.
Thatstillleft39behaviourpatternsthatwerecommonatsomesitesandabsentfromothers.Termitefishingwithtwigsandthemid-ribsofleavesweretwo.Sowerebreakingnutsopenwithahammer(whichcouldbedoneinfourdifferentways,eachwithitsownpatternofoccurrenceamongthesites),andpickingmarrowoutofthebonesofhuntedanimalsusingatool.Nordoeschimpanzeeculturerevolvesolelyaroundfood.Somechimpshavedevelopedflywhisksintheformofleaves.Othershavelearnthowtoticklethemselves.Andthereisevenabehaviourpatterntheresearchersrefertoas``raindance'
,thoughittakesplaceinresponsetorain,ratherthanasawayofconjuringitup.
Theideathattheseandsome30otherbehaviourpatternsareculturalratherthangeneticwassupportedbythefactthatparticularsub-species(whichdifferfromoneanothergenetically)arenotassociatedwithparticularbehaviours.Indeed,abruptculturaltransitionsoftenoccurinthemiddleofsub-specifichomelands.Shortofdevelopinglanguage(andthereareafewresearcherswhobelievethatchimpscanalsomanagethat),itishardtoseewhatmoreman'
sclosestrelativescouldpossiblyberequiredtodotobeadmittedtothecultureclub.
本文选自Economist;
06/19/99,p82;
本文习题命题模仿对象2004年真题Text3(题目顺序稍做调整);
1.By“Ifthatisnotculture,itisdifficulttothinkwhatis.”(Line8,Paragraph1),the
authormeans_______.
[A]itisdifficulttodefinewhatcultureis
[B]scientistsfeelconfusedaboutculture
[C]nobodyknowswhatthecultureis
[D]itisnothingbutculture
2.Themostdistinctivefeatureofcultureis_________.
[A]copyingoneanotheramonganimals
[B]passingontheoddbehavioramonganimals
[C]learningfromoneanotheramonganimals
[D]individualinventionbytheanimals
3.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheculturalphenomenonamongthechimps?
[A]Optimistic.
[B]Affirmative.
[C]Carefree.
[D]Panicked.
4.Whichofthefollowingwillthescientistsnotregardasculturalbehavior?
[A]Usingasticktofishfortermites.
[B]Breakingnutsopenwithahammer.
[C]Makingflywhisksintheformofleaves.
[D]Dancinga“raindance”。
5.Towhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagree?
[A]Chimpscanlearn37behaviorsbycopyingoneanother.
[B]Genesandenvironmenthavenoeffectonthebehaviorofchimps.
[C]Chimpsshouldbeadmittedtothecultureclub.
[D]Peoplearetoocriticalofthebehaviorofchimps.
DABAC
2015年英语考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案(3)
Theincome-taxdeadlineapproachesandsometaxpayers‘thoughtsturntoit.Testtimeapproachesandsomestudents’thoughtsturntoit.Temptationappearsandsomespousesconsiderit.Nowadays,cheatingisontherise.“Youwantsomethingyoucan‘tgetbybehavingwithintherules,andyouwantitbadlyenough,you’lldoitregardlessofanyguiltorregret,andyou‘rewillingtoruntheriskofbeingcaught.”That’showLaddWheeler,psychologyprofessorattheUniversityofRochesterinNewYork,definescheating.
Cheatingrepresentsthetriumphofthe“BrazenRule”overthe“GoldenRule”,saysTerryPinkard,philosophyprofessoratGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.“TheGoldenRulesays,‘Dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou.’TheBrazenRulesays,‘Dountoothersastheywoulddountoyouiftheywereinyourplace.’”Manyexpertsbelievecheatingisontherise.“We‘reseeingm
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