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历年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析

历年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Eachsentenceorpassagebelowisfollowedbyfourstatements.Oneofthestatementsisasuggestionwhichcanbemadefromtheinformationgivenintheoriginalsentenceorpassage.Readthemcarefullyandmakeyourchoice.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.10points

EXAMPLE:

[A]Youshouldgetupwhenhecomesin.

[B]Youshouldsupporthim.

[C]Youshouldn'tbeafraidtoarguewithhim.

[D]Youmustbeofthesameheightasheis.

ANSWER:

[B]

26.Watchyourstepwhenyourturncomestohaveaninterviewwiththegeneralmanager.

[A]Whenyouareaskedtoseethegeneralmanager,besurenottostepintohisofficewithouthispermission.

[B]Watchthestepswhenyougoupstairstoseethegeneralmanagerathisoffice.

[C]Besuretobecarefulwhenitisyourturntogotothegeneralmanager'sofficeforaninterviewwithhim.

[D]Watchoutanddon'tstepintothegeneralmanager'sofficeuntilitisyourturntohaveaninterviewwithhim.

27.Sincenoadditionalfundisavailable,theextensionofthebuildingisoutofthequestion.

[A]Theextensionofthebuildingisimpossiblebecauseweareunabletogetextrafundforthepurpose.

[B]Thereissomeproblemabouttheextensionofthebuildingowingtolackoffund.

[C]Sincenoadditionalfundisavailable,wehavetosolvetheproblemregardingtheextensionofthebuildingwithourownresources.

[D]Wecanundertaketheextensionofthebuildingevenwithoutadditionalfund.Itisnoproblematall.

28.Allalonghehasbeenstrivingnottofallshortofhisparents'expectations.

[A]Hehasbeentryinghardallthetimetoliveuptowhathisparentsexpectofhim.

[B]Hisparentshavebeenexpectinghimtoworkhard.

[C]Allthetimehehasbeentryinghardtobalancehimselfsoasnottofalldownashisparentsthoughthewould.

[D]Allthetime,ashisparentsexpecthimtodo,hehasbeentryinghardtosaveandnottobeshortofmoney.

29.Thevariouscanalswhichdrainawaytheexcessivewaterhaveturnedthispieceoflandintoahighlyproductiveagriculturalarea.

[A]Thecanalshavebeenusedtowatertheland.

[B]Thecanalshavebeenusedtoraiseagriculturalproduction.

[C]Excessivewaterhasbeenhelpfultoagriculturalproduction.

[D]Theproductionhasbeenmainlyagricultural.

30.Thereplacementofmanbymachineshasnotledtounemployment.Onthecontrary,thetotalnumbersengagedinthetextileindustryhavecontinuedtorise.Thefactshouldnotbeignoredbythosewhomaintainthatunemploymentandmachineryareinseparablecompanions.

[A]Thebeliefthattheuseofmachinerycausesunemploymentisunfounded.

[B]Theuseofmachineryresultsinariseinproduction.

[C]Manypeoplelosetheirjobswhenmachinesareintroduced.

[D]Contrarytogeneralbelief,machineryandunemploymentareinseparablecompanions.

答案解析

SectionIII:

ReadingComprehension10points

26.[C]27.[A]28.[A]29.[B]30.[A]

1986年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Eachofthetwopassagesbelowisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.10points

Text1

Thereareagreatmanycareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecialization.Youfindthesecareersinengineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthereisanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoareabletotakeingreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhapsdonotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandforpeoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgments.Wecancallthesepeople“generalists.”Andthese“generalists”areparticularlyneededforpositionsinadministration,whereitistheirjobtoseethatotherpeopledothework,wheretheyhavetoplanforotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople’swork,tobeginitandjudgeit.

Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa“trained”man;andhiseducationalbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional.Thegeneralist--andespeciallytheadministrator--dealswithpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan“educated”man;andthehumanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarelyisagoodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinparticularfield.Anyorganizationneedsbothkindsofpeople,thoughdifferentorganizationsneedthemindifferentproportions.Itisyourtasktofindout,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyourcareeraccordingly.

Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyou--butthisispureaccident.Certainlyyoushouldnotchangejobsconstantlyorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametimeyoumustnotlookuponthefirstjobasthefinaljob;itisprimarilyatrainingjob,anopportunitytounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.

26.Thereisanincreasingdemandfor________.

[A]allroundpeopleintheirownfields

[B]peoplewhosejobistoorganizeotherpeople’swork

[C]generalistswhoseeducationalbackgroundiseithertechnicalorprofessional

[D]specialistswhosechiefconcernistoprovideadministrativeguidancetoothers

27.Thespecialistis________.

[A]amanwhosejobistotrainotherpeople

[B]amanwhohasbeentrainedinmorethanonefields

[C]amanwhocanseetheforestratherthanthetrees

[D]amanwhoseconcernismainlywithtechnicalorprofessionalmatters

28.Theadministratoris________.

[A]a“trained”manwhoismoreaspecialistthanageneralist

[B]amanwhoseesthetreesaswellastheforest

[C]amanwhoisverystronginthehumanities

[D]amanwhoisan“educated”specialist

29.Duringyourtrainingperiod,itisimportant________.

[A]totrytobeageneralist

[B]tochooseaprofitablejob

[C]tofindanorganizationwhichfitsyou

[D]todecidewhetheryouarefittobeaspecialistorageneralist

30.Aman’sfirstjob________.

[A]isnevertherightjobforhim

[B]shouldnotberegardedashisfinaljob

[C]shouldnotbechangedorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofhisabilitytoholdanyjob

[D]isprimarilyanopportunitytofithimselfforhisfinaljob

Text2

AtthebottomoftheworldliesamightycontinentstillwrappedintheIceAgeand,untilrecenttimes,unknowntoman.Itisagreatlandmasswithmountainrangeswhoseextentandelevationarestilluncertain.Muchofthecontinentisacompleteblankonourmaps.Manhasexplored,onfoot,lessthanonepercentofitsarea.AntarcticadiffersfundamentallyfromtheArcticregions.TheArcticisanocean,coveredwithdriftingpackediceandhemmedinbythelandmassesofEurope,Asia,andNorthAmerica.TheAntarcticisacontinentalmostaslargeasEuropeandAustraliacombined,centeredroughlyontheSouthPoleandsurroundedbythemostunobstructedwaterareasoftheworld--theAtlantic,Pacific,andIndianOceans.

Thecontinentalicesheetismorethantwomileshighinitscentre,thus,theairovertheAntarcticisfarmorerefrigeratedthanitisovertheArcticregions.Thiscoldaircurrentfromthelandissoforcefulthatitmakesthenearbyseasthestormiestintheworldandrendersunlivablethoseregionswhosecounterpartsattheoppositeendoftheglobeareinhabited.Thus,morethanamillionpersonslivewithin2,000milesoftheNorthPoleinanareathatincludesmostofAlaska,Siberia,andScandinavia--aregionrichinforestandminingindustries.Apartfromahandfulofweatherstations,withinthesamedistanceoftheSouthPolethereisnotasingletree,industry,orsettlement.

31.Thebesttitleforthisselectionwouldbe________.

[A]Iceland

[B]LandofOpportunity

[C]TheUnknownContinent

[D]UtopiaatLast

32.Atthetimethisarticlewaswritten,ourknowledgeofAntarcticawas________.

[A]verylimited

[B]vast

[C]fairlyrich

[D]nonexistent

33.Antarcticaisborderedbythe________.

[A]PacificOcean

[B]IndianOcean

[C]AtlanticOcean

[D]Allthree

34.TheAntarcticismadeuninhabitableprimarilyby________.

[A]coldair

[B]calmseas

[C]ice

[D]lackofknowledgeaboutthecontinent

35.Accordingtothisarticle________.

[A]2,000peopleliveontheAntarcticContinent

[B]amillionpeoplelivewithin2,000milesoftheSouthPole

[C]weatherconditionswithina2,000mileradiusoftheSouthPolemakesettlementsimpractical

[D]onlyahandfulofnativesinhabitAntarctica

答案解析

SectionIII:

ReadingComprehension10points

26.[B]27.[D]28.[C]29.[D]30.[B]

31.[C]32.[A]33.[D]34.[A]35.[C]

SectionIIReadingComprehension

Eachofthreepassagesbelowisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers,readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.15points

Text1

Forcenturiesmendreamedofachievingverticalflight.In400A.D.Chinesechildrenplayedwithafan-liketoythatspunupwardsandfellbacktoearthasrotationceased.LeonardodaVinciconceivethefirstmechanicalapparatus,calleda“Helix,”whichcouldcarrymanstraightup,butwasonlyadesignandwasnevertested.

Theancient-dreamwasfinallyrealizedin1940whenaRussianengineerpilotedastrangelookingcraftofsteeltubingwitharotatingfanontop.Itroseawkwardlyandverticallyintotheairfromastandingstart,hoveredafewfeetabovetheground,we