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学位英语考试模拟试题
试题3
PartIVREADINGCOMPREHENSION(45minutes,30points,1pointeach)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearefiveshortpassages.Readeachpassagecarefully,andthen
dothequestionsthatfollow.ChoosethebestanswerA,B,C,orDandmarkthecorrespondingletterwith
asinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Ofalltheaccessoriesandadornmentstoclothesoneperhapspaysleastofallattentiontobuttons.
Functionalandoftenunexciting,replacedbyzipfastenersorhooksandeyes,thereis,onewouldthink,
nothingmuchtohesaidaboutthehumblebutton.
Yetitisveryprobablethatbuttonsstartedlifeasornaments;certainlyitisnotknownthattheyhad
anypracticalfunctionuntilthe13thcentury.Bythe14thcenturybuttonswereonceagainornamental,
oftenwastefullyso,tosuchanextentthatitwasbynomeansuncommonforapersonofwealthand
consequencetohaveasmanyas300buttonsonasinglearticleofdress.Unimaginableasitseemstoday,
sewingsuperfluousbuttonsonclothesbecameacraze—notonethatseemsharmfultousthoughsome
ItalianstookadifferentviewandalawagainstbuttonswasenforcedinFlorence.Nobuttonsweretobe
wornontheupperarmspenaltyfordisobedience—asoundwhipping.(Howoftenthishadtobecarriedout.
historydoesnotrelate!
)
Mostofthebuttonsonmodernclotheswhichcouldliecalleddecorativeoncedidinfactservea
usefulpurpose.Buttonsonbootsareonegoodexample.Sleevebuttonsonmen'scoatsareareminderof
thedayswhenthefashionwasforwearingshirtswithfrillylacecuffs.
Onthetailsofamoderntailcoatthereareindeedbuttonswhicharepurelyornamentalbutinearlier
dayshorsemenusedthesebuttonstokeepthetailsoutofharm'sway.
Withregardlothesideonwhichclothesarebuttoned,originallybothmaleandfemaledresswas
buttonedonthelefthandside.Changecamewhenmenhadtohaveaccesstotheirswords.
Soperhapsitisworthtakingalookatbuttons.
51.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueregardingbuttons?
A.Theyhavelittlefunction.
B.Theyaretheonlyusefulaccessory.
C.Theyreceivetheleastattentionamongaccessories.
D.Theyareoneofthebestadornmentstoanyclothes.
52.Accordingtotheauthor,_______..
A.buttonsareusedasornamentsonlyinmoderntimes
B.buttonshavebeenusedasornamentssincethe14thcentury
C.buttonswereusedasornamentsbeforethe13lhcentury
D.buttonshavebeenusedasornamentsonandoffthroughoutthehistory
53.Itisimpliedthatinthe14thcenturybuttons________.
A.wereasymbolofwealth
B.wereoccasionallyputonclothes
C.begantohavepracticalfunctions
D.representedthewearers'artistictaste
54.InFlorence,acityinItaly,buttonswereonce______.
A.lovedbyeverycitizen
B.bannedbecausetheywereacraze
C.consideredharmfulandnobodyworethem
D.forbiddenontheupperarms
55.Itseemstotheauthorthatbuttons
A.areworthasecondlook
B.haveneverservedanyfunction
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C.shouldnothesewedoncoats
D.playanimportantroleinourlives
56.Maleandfemaledressisnowbuttoned
A.ontherightside
B.ontheleftside
C.ondifferentsides
D.onthesameside
PassageTwo
Behindmostofthebadthingswedotoourbodiesasadults,eatingmorethanweshouldistheidea
wecarrywithusfromchildhood.Ontheonehand,weassumethatwearcindestructible.Ontheother,we
thinkthatanydamageweimposeonourselvescanbeundonewhenwefinallycleanupouract.
Iftheevidenceforhowwrongthefirstideaisisn'tapparentwhenyoustandnakedinfrontofthe
mirror,justwait.Butwhatifyoucatrightanddropallyourbadhabits?
Istherestilltimetorepairthe
damage?
Toasurprisingdegree-theanswerisyes.Overthepastfiveyears,scientistshaveaccumulateda
wealthofdataaboutwhathappenswhenagingpeoplewithhadhabitsdecidetoturntheirlivesaround.
Thehearteningconclusion:
thebodyhasanamazingabilitytohealitself,providedthedamageisnottoo
great.
Theeffectsofsomebadhabitssmoking,inparticular—canhauntyoufordecades.Butthedamage
fromotherhabitscanbelargelyhealed.
Anytimeyouimproveyourbehaviorandmakelifestylechanges,theymakeadifferencefromthat
pointon.saysDr.JeffreyKoplan.Maybenotrightaway.It'slikeslammingonthebrakes.Youdo
needacertaindistance.
Butthedistancecanberemarkablyshort.Considertherecentannouncementsfromthefrontlinesof
medicalresearch:
—Astudyconcludedthatwomenwhoconsumeaslittleastwoservingsoffishaweekcuttheirrisk
ofsufferingastroketohalfthatofwomenwhoeatlessthanoneservingoffishamonth.
—Thedayyouquitsmoking,thecarbonmonoxidelevelsinyourbodydropdramatically.Within
weeks,yourbloodbecomeslessstickyandyourriskofdyingfromaheartattackstartstodecline…
Adoptinghealthyhabitswon'tcureallthatbothersyou,ofcourse.Butdoctorsbelievethatmany
chronicdiseases—fromhighbloodpressuretoheartdiseaseandevensomecancerscanbewardedoff
withafewsensiblechangesinlifestyle.
Notsurewheretostart?
Surprisingly,itdoesn'tmatter,sinceonepositivechangeusuallyleadsto
another.Makeenoughchanges,andyou'lldiscoveryou'veadoptedanewwayoflife.
57.Mostpeoplewithbadhabitsofeatingmorethantheyshouldbelievethat______.
A.theycanneverchangethehabitsthathavehauntedthemfordecades
B.theirbodiescannotbedamagedbythebadhabits
C.theirbodiescanhealallthedamagewithoutthehelpfromoutside
D.theycanforcethemselvestocleanupthehadhabitslater
58.Theevidencetodisapprovetheassumptionthatweareindestructible_____.
A.isseldomapparent
B.isclearlyshowninthemirror
C.willappearobvioussoonerorlater
D.isstillaquestion
59.Accordingtothepassagethehumanbodycanhealthedamagecausedbybadhabits_____.
A.whenthedamageisnotveryserious
B.nomatterhowseriousthedamageis
C.afterwehavedroppedourbadhabits
D.muchmoreslowlythanwethink
60.Accordingtotherecentannouncements______.
A.womenshouldeatasmuchfishaspossible
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B.womenarcatahigherriskofsufferingastrokethanmen
C.eatingalittlemorefishcanimprovewomen'shealth
D.mendon'thavetoeatasmuchfishaswomen
61.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.
A.smokershavelowerlevelsofcarbonmonoxidethannon-smokers
B.thebloodofsmokersismorestickythanthatofnon-smokers
C.smokerswillbeunlikelytodiefromheartattackiftheyquitsmoking
D.chronicdiseasescanbecuredifwedropourhabitofsmoking
62.Inthelastparagraphtheauthortellsus_____.
A.whenweshouldstartquittingourbadhabits
B.itdoesn'tmatterhowwestartquittingourbadhabits
C.thatmakingenoughchangeswillmakedoctorsunnecessarytous
D.it'snevertoolatetostartmakingsensiblechangesinourlifestyle
PassageThree
Ourtruechallengetodayisnotdebtsanddeficitsorglobalcompetitionbuttheneedtofindawayto
liverich,fulfillingliveswithoutdestroyingtheplanet'sbiosphere,whichsupportsalllife.Humanityhas
neverbeforefacedsuchathreat:
thecollapseoftheveryelementsthatkeepusalive.
Anappleisaneasythingtotakeforgranted.Ifyoulivewhereapplesgrowinabundance,youmight
assumethattheyarcreadilyavailableand.betteryet,thatyoumaypickfromawidevariety.Butdoyou
knowthattherearcfarfewertypestochoosefromtodaythantherewere100yearsago?
Betweentheyears1804and1905,therewere7,098varietiesofapplesgrownintheUnitedStates.
Today6,121ofthoseareextinct.Butdoesdiversityreallymatter?
Inthe1840's.Ireland'spopulationexceededeightmillion,makingitthemostdenselypopulated
countryinEurope.Potatoeswereitsdietarymainstay,andasinglevarietycalledlumperswasthemost
widelygrown.
In1845thefarmersplantedtheirlumpersasusual,butaplantdiseaseknownasblightstruckand
wipedoutalmosttheentirecrop.MostofIrelandsurvivedthatdifficultyear,wrotePaulRaeburninhis
bookTheLastHarvestTheGeneticGambleThatThreatenstoDestroyAmericanAgriculture.The
devastationcamethenextyear.Farmershadnochoicebuttoplantthesamepotatoesagain.Theyhadno
othervarieties.Theblightstruckagain,thislimewithoverwhelmingforce.Thesufferingwas
indescribable.Historiansestimatethatupto1millionpeoplediedofstarvation,whileanother1.5
millionemigrated,mosttotheUnitedStates.Thoseremainingsufferedfromcrushingpoverty.
IntheAndesofSouthAmerica,farmersgrewmanyvarietiesofpotatoes,andonlyafewwere
affectedbyblight.Hence,therewasnoepidemic.Clearly,diversityofspeciesanddiversitywithinspecies
provideprotection.Thegrowingofjustoneuniformcroprunscountertothisbasicsurvivalstrategyand
leavesplantsexposedtodiseaseorpests,whichcandestroyanentireregion'sharvest.Thatiswhymany
farmersdependsoheavilyonthefrequentuseofpesticides,eventhoughsuchchemicalsareoften
environmentallyhazardous.
Whydofarmersreplacetheirmanyfolkvarietieswithoneuniformcrop?
Usuallyinresponseto
economicpressures.Plantinguniformcropspromiseseaseofharvesting,attractivenessoftheproduct,
resistancetogobad,andhighproductivity.Butthesetrendsmaybedestroyingman'sownfoodsupply.
63.Themainideaofthepassageis_____.
A.itisimportanttoprotecttheear
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