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2015英语考研真题阅读第二篇

2015年硕士研究生入学考试英语阅读第2篇1.数字资料 digital data2.宪法到底在多大程度上保护你的数字资料Just how much does the Constitution protect yourdigital data?3.最高法院即将讨论 The Supreme Court will now4.警察是否能够搜集手机内容consider whether police can search the contents of a mobilephone5.手机内容the contents of a mobile phone6.在没有搜查令的情况下 without a warrant7.嫌疑人身上或旁边的的手机内容 if the phone is on or around a person8.在逮捕的过程中during an arrest.9.加利福尼亚州California10.已请求法官们has asked the justices11.不要做出to refrain from12.一刀切裁决 a sweeping ruling,13.加利福尼亚州已请求法官们不要做出一刀切裁决California has asked the justices torefrain from a sweeping ruling,14.尤其是 particularly15.推翻这一旧有的假定的一切裁决 one that upsets the old assumptions16.执法当局 that authorities17.可搜查嫌疑犯的财务 may search through the possessions of suspects18.在逮捕时at the time of their arrest.19.该州政府认为the state argues,20.法官很难评估It is hard, for judges to assess21.快速变化的新技术可能带来的影响the implications of new and rapidly changingtechnologies.22.最高法院那真是谦虚的不计后果 The court would be recklessly modest23.如果要是听从加利福尼亚州的建议if it followed California's advice.24.已经有足够的影戏现在能够看的出来Enough of the implications are discernable,25.甚至很明显 even obvious,26.因此，法官能够也应该so that the justice can and should27.提供更新的指导性意见provide updated guidelines28.向警方，律师以及被告to police, lawyers and defendants.29.他们应该首先摒弃加利福尼亚州的蹩脚观点They should start by discarding California'slame argument30.即翻看智能手机的内容 that exploring the contents of a smartphone--31.一个庞大的数字信息库 a vast storehouse of digital information32. is similar to say,33.相当于翻查嫌疑犯的钱包going through a suspect's purse .34.最高法院已经裁决 The court has ruled that35.警方并不违反宪法第四修正案 police don't violate the Fourth Amendment36.警方搜捕被捕人的钱包或者钱袋when they go through the wallet or pocketbook of anarrestee37.在没有搜查令的情况下without a warrant.38.但是查看一个人的智能手机 But exploring one's smartphone39.更像是进入他或她的家is more like entering his or her home.40.一个智能手机肯能存有A smartphone may contain41.被捕人的阅读记录an arrestee's reading history,42.财务记录病史记录financial history, medical history43.以及近期通信往来的详细记录 and comprehensive records of recent correspondence.44.与此同时云记录的发展The development of "cloud computing," meanwhile,45.也让那种查看更为容易has made that exploration so much the easier.46.美国人应该Americans should47.采取措施take steps to48.保护他们的数字隐私protect their digital privacy.49.但是把敏感的信息保存在这些设备上 But keeping sensitive information on these devices50.正日益成为正常生活的一种需求is increasingly a requirement of normal life.51.不过美国公民有权Citizens still have a right to52.要求私人文件expect private documents to53.保持不公开 remain private and54.并且受到宪法禁止无理搜查条款的保护protected by the Constitution’s prohibition onunreasonable searches.55.这是常有的事 As so often is the case,56.申明原则 stating that principle57.并不能减轻 doesn’t ease58.界限划定的挑战the challenge of line-drawing.59.在很多情况下In many cases,60.也不会太麻烦 it would not be overly burdensome61.当局获得搜查令 for authorities to obtain a warrant62.在搜查手机信息to search through phone contents.63.他们可以悬置第四修正案的保护条例They could still invalidate Fourth Amendmentprotections64.在面临严峻紧急的情况下 when facing severe, urgent circumstances,65.他们也可以采取适当的措施 and they could take reasonable measures66.以保证手机数据不被删除或更改to ensure that phone data are not erased or altered67.在等待搜查令之时while a warrant is pending.68.尽管如此，最高法院或许想要The court, though, may want to69.为警方提出空间 allow room for police70.有权行使更多自主行为的情形to cite situations where they are entitled to more freedom71.但是法官们不应该轻易接受加利福尼亚的所有观点But the justices should not swallowCalifornia's argument whole.72.新的颠覆性技术New, disruptive technology73.有时需要对sometimes demands74.进行创新性的应用 novel applications75.对宪法保护条例of the Constitution's protections.76.法学教授奥林克尔 Orin Kerr, a law professor,77.爆炸和可获取性 compares the explosion and accessibility78.数字信息的of digital information79.21世纪的in the 21st century80.汽车的使用确立为 with the establishment of automobile use81.生活的必须 as a vitrual necessity of life82.20世纪in the 20th:83.法官们不得不The justices had to84.明确新规定 specify novel rules85.为一新兴私人领域 for the new personal domain86.小客车of the passenger car then;87.他们必须去解决they must sort out88.第四修正案是如何how the Fourth Amendment89.去适应数字信息的问题applies to digital information now.。

2015年考研英语阅读试题及答案

Passage In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue(烤⾁)restaurant, and then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new concept: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips. Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity, for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks' sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success untilthey met Ray Kroc. Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milk shake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the unique appeal of the brothers' fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特许经营)other copies of their restaurants. The agreement struck included the right to duplicate the menu. The equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches(拱门). Today McDonald's is really a household name. Its names for its sandwiches have come to mean hamburger in the decades since the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen-cent hamburgers. In 1976, McDonald's had over $ 1 billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modern American business history. 1. This passage mainly talks about A)　the development of fast food services B)　how McDonald's became a billion-dollar business C)　the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald D)　Ray Kroc's business talent 2. Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except A) a drive-in B) a cinema C) a theater D) a barbecue restaurant 3. We may infer from this passage that A)Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc B)The location the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in C)Forty years ago there were numerous fast-food restaurants D)　Ray Kroc was a good businessman 4. The passage suggests that . A)　creativity is an important element of business success B)　Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers C)　Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc D)　California is the best place to go into business 5. As used in the second sentence of the third paragraph, the worduniquemeans . A)special B)financial C )attractive D)peculiar Answer1.C2.B3.D4.A5.D。

2015考研英语阅读真题

2015考研英语阅读真题2015年考研英语阅读真题是考生备考过程中的一大挑战。

阅读理解是考研英语中的重要部分，对于考生来说，掌握解题技巧和提高阅读能力是非常关键的。

首先，我们来看看2015年考研英语阅读真题的难度。

这一年的真题相对较难，题目涉及的领域广泛，涵盖了文化、历史、科学等多个方面。

不同的文章难度也有所不同，有些文章可能需要考生对相关领域有一定的了解才能正确回答问题。

因此，考生在备考过程中需要广泛阅读，提高自己的知识面和阅读能力。

其次，解题技巧在考研英语阅读中起着至关重要的作用。

考生需要学会快速阅读和理解文章的主旨，抓住关键信息。

在解题过程中，可以先通读全文，了解文章的大意和结构，然后再仔细阅读每个问题和对应的选项。

有时候，正确答案可能隐藏在文章的细节中，考生需要细心观察，排除干扰选项。

另外，考生还需要注意题目的命题方式。

2015年的考研英语阅读真题中，有些题目是直接问答案，有些题目是要求考生根据文章内容进行推理或判断，有些题目则需要考生对文章进行归纳总结。

因此，考生在解题过程中要根据题目的要求选择合适的解题方法，不要死板地套用同一种解题思路。

在备考过程中，刷题是提高解题能力的有效方法。

考生可以通过做真题和模拟题来熟悉考试的题型和命题风格，掌握解题技巧。

同时，考生还可以通过做题来检验自己的阅读能力和词汇量，找出自己的不足之处，有针对性地进行复习和提高。

除了刷题，积累词汇也是备考过程中不可忽视的一部分。

考生可以通过背单词、阅读英文原版书籍、听英语新闻等方式来扩大自己的词汇量。

在阅读真题中，词汇的理解和运用往往是解题的关键，因此，考生需要注重词汇的积累和运用。

最后，考生在备考过程中要保持良好的心态和学习习惯。

考研英语阅读是一个需要长期积累和提高的过程，考生需要有耐心和恒心。

在解题过程中，遇到难题不要灰心，可以先跳过，解答其他题目，再回过头来思考。

同时，考生还要注意合理安排学习时间，制定科学的学习计划，保证每天都有一定的时间用来复习和练习。

2015年考研英语阅读真题答案及解析(英一英二) (1)

2015年考研英语阅读真题答案及解析苏州新东方张雷每年英语考试结束后，总会有很多考生“哀声载道”：今年的题好难啊！比去年难多了！但我觉得这可能都是幻觉吧！拿今年的阅读题来说，确实很难，但是不是最难的，难度总体还是和往年持平的。

接下来我们就来分别分析下仔细阅读（四选一题）和新题型一、仔细阅读我们很多同学拿到第一篇文章就懵了，第一段讲什么完全看不懂，里面有很多生词看不懂。

我在课上反复强调过，读文章切记不要心急，在考场那样高度压抑和紧张的气氛下，越是心急越是看不懂，一定要沉下来细心分析。

第一段看不懂，再看一篇，因为第一段一般都是中心主旨段，看懂第一段至关重要。

但如果还看不懂就继续往下读，总有能看懂的段落。

而且，并不是说文章读不懂就一题都做不出来的，或者说读懂一部分文章也能做对一部分题，如果能保证这部分题的准确率，我相信每篇做对3个问题不大。

1.在做题的时候我们严格遵守顺序原则：除了主旨题（一般是最后一题）之外，文章的出题顺序和段落顺序保持一致。

考研出题方式一题对应一段（多段落推断题除外），也就是说一题的四个选项均来自于这段几句话，正确选项也来自于这段的某句话或者某几句话，当然对于单段落推断题而言，正确选项很有可能是这段的中心主旨。

所以，定位准确是做对考研阅读题的一个前提！2.另外，考生也应掌握一些做题技巧，这些做题技巧可以帮助我们提分或者提高准确率。

这些技巧就是：1. 选抽象，也就是要排除含有大写字母的(the Castle, thePalace…) ，人名地名机构名( California, FTC、CIA…)，数字（2008, 20%...），专有名词/专业名词( Worldcup, Sat，REM, prefrontal cortex…)的选项。

2. 选BUT转折后，如果转折后看不懂，就选But 转折后的原词 3. 选主旨（文章反复出现的词语）详情看参考我写的“大数据告诉你考研英语阅读选什么”那篇文章3.考生应具备识别错误选项特点的能力1.含有比较级或最高级选项，极有可能是错误的2.跨段选项极有可能是错误的3.含有具体名词的：大写字母的 (the Castle, the Palace…) ；人名地名机构名( California, FTC、CIA…)；数字（2008, 20%...）；专有名词/专业名词( Worldcup, Sat，REM, prefrontal cortex…) 极有可能是错误的。

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2015考研英语暑假阅读资料(题源)迅雷将禁止非法下载美剧The Chinese video and music sharing company has agreed to implement a comprehensive system to protect MPAA members' copyrighted works from unauthorized downloading.中国视频和音乐分享公司迅雷同意使用一个完善的版权监测系统，阻止非法下载，以保护美国电影协会作品的版权。

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has struck a deal with the popularGoogle-backed Chinese-language video and music file-sharing firm Xunlei to boost legitimate access to film and TV shows online.迅雷与美国电影协会达成了协议，是为推广电影和电视的合法在线渠道。

迅雷是中国著名的视频和音乐在线分享公司。

Xunlei, which was sued in 2008 by the Hollywood studios for film piracy, and the MPAA have entered into a comprehensive Content Protection Agreement (CPA) to protect film and television content online, and to educate users on how best to access only legal versions of movies and TV shows, the MPAA said in a statement.2008年好莱坞电影公司曾将迅雷告上法庭，之后美国电影协会起草了一份复杂的内容保护协议，保护在线电影和电视版权，引导用户用正确合法的方式获取到在线影视资源，MPAA在声明中这样表示。

2015考研英语历年真题.pdf

2015考研英语历年真题.pdf2015考研英语历年真题.pdf近年来，考研英语一直是备考学生们最关注的科目之一。

为了更好地了解考试的难度和题型，很多考生会去研究历年的真题。

其中，2015考研英语历年真题.pdf无疑是备考的重要参考资料之一。

本文将就这份历年真题进行分析和解读，帮助考生们更好地准备考试。

首先，我们来看一下这份历年真题的内容。

2015考研英语历年真题.pdf包含了阅读理解、完形填空、翻译和写作四个部分。

每个部分都涵盖了多个题型和题目数量，考察了考生的阅读理解能力、词汇运用能力、语法和句子结构等多个方面。

可以说，这份历年真题是一个全面考察考生英语能力的综合性测试。

接下来，我们来分析一下这份历年真题的难度。

根据考生们的反馈和评价，2015考研英语历年真题.pdf整体难度较高。

阅读理解部分的文章内容涉及了各个领域，包括科技、社会、文化等，题目的难度也较大。

完形填空部分的文章内容较为复杂，需要考生们具备较强的阅读理解和词汇运用能力。

翻译和写作部分则需要考生们具备较高的语言表达能力和逻辑思维能力。

因此，考生们在备考过程中需要充分理解和掌握这份历年真题的难度，有针对性地进行复习和练习。

针对这份历年真题，考生们可以采取一些有效的备考策略。

首先，要注重阅读理解能力的提升。

可以通过阅读英文原著、报纸杂志等方式来提高自己的阅读理解能力。

其次，要注重词汇和语法的学习。

可以通过背诵单词、学习语法规则等方式来提高自己的词汇运用和语法水平。

此外，还可以通过参加模拟考试和做真题来检验自己的备考成果，找出自己的不足之处，并加以改进。

最后，要强调备考的方法和态度。

备考考研英语需要长期的积累和坚持，不能一蹴而就。

考生们要制定合理的备考计划，合理安排时间，保持良好的学习习惯和心态。

同时，要注重综合能力的提升，不仅要注重词汇和语法的学习，还要注重听力、口语和写作等方面的训练。

只有全面提高自己的英语能力，才能在考试中取得好成绩。

2015暑期考研英语阅读怎么复习_毙考题

毙考题APP2015暑期考研英语阅读怎么复习2015暑期考研英语阅读怎么复习？  建议考生每天都要坚持做两篇真题的文章，要仔细研究每篇文章，做阅读，尤其做考研真题的文章，能选出正确答案不是唯一目的，我们要用阅读的真题文章做两件事情，一件是根据所学的阅读方法和答题技巧，在规定时间内以模考的形式做出来，争取较高的准确率。

分析每道题出题人的出题思路，每个干扰选项的特点，以及自己错选的原因。

另一件是把阅读理解的文章作为全面提高我们英语综合能力的素材。

在做阅读时，要细致研究文章，整理词汇运用、固定搭配及长难句。

把所有自己不知道的知识点都整理下来，背会，这也是背单词的很实用和有效的方法。

在文章当中记忆单词，不仅知道了单词的含义，还了解了该单词使用的语境和搭配，也避免了拿着单词书按照字母顺序背单词的枯燥。

固定搭配也要加强记忆，因为无论是在阅读理解中，还是在完型填空或是翻译中，都涉及到一些固定搭配的使用，所以考生一定要重视这一部分。

说到长难句，应该是所有考生最头疼的部分，对长难句的分析不透彻直接影响了考生对所阅读的文章的理解和做题的准确率，也是影响考生做题速度的关键因素。

并且不仅是阅读，翻译部分也是考查对长难句的理解。

所以考生要格外注意每篇阅读的文章中的长难句，一定要做到细致准确的分析出每个长难句的句子结构和成分，能表达出汉语意思，并且熟记下来，能做到脱口而出。

语言的学习过程其实就是输入和输出的过程，只有不断地大量的输入，多记单词，多背长难句，多读文章，才能有很好的语感，才可能有语言的输出，才有可能提高说和写的能力。

相信通过对考研真题的精研，大家一定能够精准的把握命题人命题思路以及相应的答题技巧，最终取得令人满意的分数。

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15年考研英语阅读习题及答案

Passage Those who welcomed the railway saw it as more than a rapid and comfortable means of passing. They actually saw it as afactor in world peace. They did not foresee that the railway would be just one more means for the rapid movement of aggressive armies. None of them foresaw that the more weare together-the more chances there are of war. Any boy or girl who is one of a large family knows that. Whenever any new invention is put forward, those for it and those against it can always find medical men to approve or condemn. The anti-railway group produced doctors who said that tunnels would be most dangerous to public health: they would produce colds, catarrhs (粘膜炎) and consumptions. The deafening noise and the glare of the engine fire, would have a bad effect on the nerves. Further, being moved through the air at a high speed would do grave injury to delicate lungs. In those with high blood-pressure, the movement of the train might produce apoplexy (中风). The sudden plunging of a train into the darkness of a tunnel, and the equally sudden rush into full daylight, would cause great damage to eyesight. But the pro-railway group was of course able to produce equally famous medical men to say just the opposite. They said that the speed and swing of the train would equalize the circulation, promote digestion, tranquilize the nerves, and ensure good sleep. The actual rolling-stock was anything but comfortable. If it was a test of endurance to sit for four hours outside a coach in rain, or inside in dirty air, the railway offered little more in the way of comfort. Certainly the first-class carriages had cushioned seats; but the second-class had only narrow bare boards, while the third-class had nothing at all; no seats and no roof; they were just open trucks. So that third-class passengers gained nothing from the few mode except speed. In the matter of comfort, indeed they lost; they did, on the coaches, have a seat, but now they had to stand all the way, which gave opportunities to the comic (滑稽的) press. This kind of thing: A man was seen yesterday buying a third-class ticket for the new London and Birmingham Railway. The state of his mind is being enquired into. A writer in the early days of railways wrote feelingly of both second-and third-class carriages. He made the suggestion that the directors of the railways must have sent all over the world to find the hardest possible wood. Of the open third-class trucks he said that they had the peculiar property of meeting the rain from whatever quarter it came. He described them as horizontal shower-baths, from whose searching power there was no escape. 1. All boys and girls in large families know that . A)　a boy and a girl usually fight when they are together B)　people tend to be together more than they used to be C)　a lot of people being together makes fights likely D)　Railway leads the world to peace 2. According to those who welcomed the railway, the railway itself should include all the following except . A)　the railway enables people travel fast B)　the railway brings comfort to people C)　the railway makes the world peaceful D)　the railway leads the world to war as well. 3. According to the anti-railway group, all the followings are true but . A)　tunnels are dangerous to public health B)　the noise and the glare of the engine fire may affect people's nerves C)　the rapid speed through the air does damage to people's lungs D)　to those with high blood-pressure, the rapid speed of the train causes them to die 4. We may safely conclude that . A)　the author belongs to the anti-railway group B)　the author belongs to the for-railway group C)　the author speaks highly of the railway D)　the author may never take train because of its potential dangers 5. What is the tone of this passage? A)Practical B)Satirical C)Humorous D)Exaggerated Answer1.C2.D3.D4.A5.C。

2015考研英语二真题及答案解析

2015考研英语二真题及答案Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text。

Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1(10 points)In our contemporary culture，the prospect of communicating with-or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddlewith their phones，even without a 1 undergroundIt's a sad reality-our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings-because there's2 to be gained from talking to the strange r standing by you. But you wouldn't know it，3 into your phone. This universal armor sends the4 ："Please don't approach me."What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach We fear rejection，or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as"creep,"We fear we'II be 7 We fear we'II be disruptive Strangers are inherently 8 to us，so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances To avoid this anxiety, we 10 to our phones."Phones become our security blanket，"Wortmann says."They are our happyglasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 ."But once we rip off the bandaid，tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up，it doesn't 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment，behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . "When Dr.Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other peoplein the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn't expect a positive experience, after they 17 withthe experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed."18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C]signall [D] record2. [A] nothing [B] link [C]another [D] much3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C]plugged [D] brought4. [A] message [B] cede [C]notice [D] sign5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from6. [A] misinterprete [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungreatful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring12. [A] hurt [B] resis [C] bend [D] decay13. [A] lecture [B] conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predictl [D] design16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up18. [A] In turn [B] In particular [C]In fact [D] In consequence19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] Iogical [D] rare【答案】1. signal2. Much3. plugged4. message5. behind6. misinterpreted7. judged8. unfamiliar9. anxious 10. turn11. dangerous 12. hurt 13. Conversation 14. passengers15. predict 16. ride 17. went through 18. in fact19. since 20. simpleSection Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys. People art actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people's cortntlol. Which is it at stress marker. While they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge."Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home," writes one of the researchers. Sarah Damaske, In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes. "it is men not women. Who report being bappicr at home than at work," Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with childrcn and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why pcoplc who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn't measure is whether people are still doing work when they' re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women, it' s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it's not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they're supposed to be doing: working, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues-your family-haveno clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they' re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they' re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it's not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate.21.According to Pa ragraph 1，most previous su rveys found that home___________[A]was an un realistic place for relaxation[B]generated more stress than the workplace[C]was an ideal place for stress measurement[D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.According to Damaske， who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A]Working mothers[B]Childless husbands[C] Childless wives[D]Working fathers23 The blurring of working women's roles refers to the fact thay___________[A]they are both bread winners and housewives[B]their home is also a place for kicking back[C]there is often much housework left behind[D]it is difficult for them to leave their office24.The word"moola"(Line 4，Para 4)most probably means___________[A]energy[B]skills[C]earnings[D]nutrition25.The home front differs from the workplace in that_____________[A]home is hardly a cozier working environment[B]division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[C]household tasks are generally more motivating[D]family labor is often adequately rewarded【答案】21.D offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.B childless husbands23.A they are both bread winners and housewives24.C earnings25.B division of labor at home is seldom clear-cutText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students-those who do not have a parent with a college degree-lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created "a paradox" in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has "continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close" achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Sciense.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach(which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap(measured by such factors as grades)between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findins are based on a study involving 147 students(who completed the project)at an unnamed private university．First generation was defined as not having a parent with a fou r-year college degree Most of the first-generation students(59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants，a federal g rant for undergraduates with financial need，while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parent with a four-year degreeTheir thesis-that a relatively modest inte rvention could have a big impact-was based on the view that first-gene ration students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students They cite past resea rch by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be na rrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first-gene ration students"struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education，learn the'rules of the game，'and take advantage of college resou rces," they write And this becomes more of a problem when collages don't talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students' educational expe rience，many first-gene ration students lack sight about why they a re struggling and do not unde rstand how students' like them can improve26. Recruiting more first-generation students has[A]reduced their d ropout rates[B]narrowed the achievement gao[C] missed its original pu rpose[D]depressed college students27 The author of the research article are optimistic because[A]the problem is solvable[B]their approach is costless[q the recruiting rate has increased[D]their finding appeal to students28 The study suggests that most first-gene ration students[A]study at private universities[B]are from single-pa rent families[q are in need of financial support[D]have failed their collage29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students[A]a re actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B]can have a potential influence on othe r students[C] may lack opportunities to apply for resea rch projects[D]are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30.We mayinfer from the last paragraph that--[A]universities often r~ect the culture of the middle-class[B]students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C]social class g reatly helps en rich educational experiences[D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question【答案】26.C missed its original purpose27.A the problem is solvable28.C are in need of financial support29.D are inexperienced in handling issues at college30.D colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText3Even in traditional offices，"the lingua franca of corporate America has gottenmuch more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago，" said Ha rva rd Business School professor Nancy Koehn She sta rted spinning off examples."If you and I pa rachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990，we would see much less frequent use ofterms like Journey, mission,passion. There were goals，there were strategies，there were objectives，but we didn't talk about energy；we didn't talk about passion."Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabula ry is very "team"-oriented-and not by coincidence."Let's not forget sDorts-in male-dominated corporate America，it's still a big deal. It's not explicitly conscious；it's the idea that I'm a coach，and you're my team，and we're in this togethec. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies，but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win".These terms a re also intended to infuse work with meaning-and，as Khu rana points out，increase allegiance to the firm."You have the importation of terminology that historicallyused to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations：Terms like vision，values，passion，and purpose，"saidKhuranaThis new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance The "mommy wars" of the 1990s a re still going on today, prompting arguments about whywomen still can'thave it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In，whose title has become abuzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug，offline，life-hack，bandwidth，andcapacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home But ifyour work is your "passion," you'II be more likely to devote yourself to it，even ifthat means going home for dinner and then working long afterthe kids are in bedBut this seems to be the irony of office speak：Everyone makes fun of it，butmanage rs love it，companies depend on it，and regular people willingly absorb itAs Nunberg said，"You can get people to think it's nonsense at the same timethat you buy into it." In a workplace that's fundamentally indiffe rent to your lifeand its meaning office speak can help you figu re out how you relate to yourwork-and how your work defines who you are31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become________[A]more e motional[B]more objective[C]less energetic[D]less energetic[E]less strategic32."team"-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to________[A]historical incidents[B]gender difference[C]sports culture[D]athletic executives33.Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to________[A]revive historical terms[B]promote company image[C]foster corporate cooperation[D]strengthen employee loyalty34.It can be inferred that Lean In_________[A]voices for working women[B]appeals to passionate workaholics[C]triggers dcbates among mommies[D]praises motivated employees35.Which of the following statements is true about office speak?[A]Managers admire it but avoid it[B]Linguists believe it to be nonsense[C]Companies find it to be fundamental[D]Regular people mock it but accept it【答案】31.A more emotional32.C sports culture33.D strengthen employee loyalty34.A voices for working women35.C companies find it to be fundamentalText 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reporled for Jure, along with the drop in the unemployment take to 6 J percent. at good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However there is another important part of the jobs picture that was targely ovedookcd. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000（4,4 percent）above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent)from its year ago level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is "yes."they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only elassified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare becanse one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the needto get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?A. The prospect of a thriving job market.B. The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.C. The possibility of full employment.D. The acceleration of job creation.37. Many people work part-time because theyA. prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobsB. feel that is enough to make ends meetC. cannot get their hands on full-time jobsD. haven' t seen the weakness of the market38. Involuntary part-time employment in the USA. is harder to acquire than one year agoB. shows a general tendency of declineC. satisfies the real need of the joblessD. is lower than before the recession39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, .A. it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insuranceB. employment is no longer a precondition to get insuranceC. it is still challenging to get insurance for family membersD. full-time employment is still essential for insurance40. The text mainly discusses.A. employment in the USB. part-timer classificationC. insurance through MedicaidD. Obamacare's trouble【答案】36.B the increase of voluntary part-time jobs37.C cannot get their hands on full-time jobs38.B shows a general tendency of decline39.B employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance40.A employment in the USPart BDirections:In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list [A]-[G] to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)[A] You are not alone[B] Don’t fear responsibility for your life[C] Pave your own unique path[D] Most of your fears are unreal[E] Think about the present moment[F] Experience helps you grow[G] There are many things to be grateful forUefortunately, life is not a bed of roses, We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a rontantic relatlonshlp of a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time,but you should remember that they won't last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventally move as toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these old truths I've learned along the way.41.___________________________________________Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating fears. My favorite actor will smith once said, "Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice." I do completely agree that fears are just the product of our luxuriant imagination.42 ._______________________________________________If you are ??? by ??? and43. _______________________________________Sometimes it is casy to feel bad because you are going through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.44______________________________No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people, You may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship. If you have no friends or relatives. Try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and cncouragement.45_____________________________________Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your of own life. When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.【答案】41.D Most of your fears are unreal42.E Think about the resent moment43.G There are many things to be grateful for44.A you are not alone45.C Pave your own unique pathSection Ⅲ Translation46. Directions:Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)Think about driving a route that's very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it's easy tolose concentration on the driving and pay little attention to the passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don't have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can't remember the journey well because we didn't pay much attention to it. So we assume it wasshorter.参考译文：想想看在一条非常熟悉的路上驾驶的感觉，这可能发生在上班，进城或回家的路上。

2015年考研英语阅读习题及答案

Passage You're busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; let's assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well-known colleges say theydeal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of aboutone per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicants lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them impostors(骗⼦); another refers to them asspecial cases. One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made byno such people. To avoid outright(彻底的)lies, some job-seekers claim that they attended or were associated with a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that attending means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that being associated with a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century-that's when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony(假的)diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of non-existent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from Smoot State University.The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the University of Purdue. As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper. 1. The main idea of this passage is that . A)　employers are checking more closely on applicants now B)　lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem C)　college degrees can now be purchased easily D)　employers are no longer interested in college degrees 2. According to the passage, special cases refer to cases where . A)　students attend a school only part-time B)　students never attended a school they listed on their application C)　students purchase false degrees from commercial films D)　students attended a famous school 3. We can infer from the passage that . A)　performance is a better judge of ability that a college degree B)　experience is the best teacher C)　past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees do D)　a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job petition 4. This passage implies that . A)　buying a false degree is not moral B)　personnel officers only consider applicants from famousschools C)　most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school D)　society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications 5. As used in the first line of the second paragraph, the word utter means . A)address B)thorough C)ultimate D)decisive Answer1.B2.C3.D4.D5.C。

高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习(2)及答案

高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（2）及答案较难题目特训：科普知识类A new argument has been put forward as to whether penguins are disturbed by the presence of tourists in Antarctica. Previous research by scientists from Keil University in monitore d Adelie penguins and noted that the birds’ heart rates inc reased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as 30 meters away. But new research using an artificial egg, which is equipp ed to measure heart rates, disputes this. Scientists from the Sc ott Polar Research Institute at say that a slow moving human who does not approach the nest too closely, is not viewed as a threat by penguins.The earlier findings have been used to partly explain the 20 per cent drop in populations of certain types of penguins near touris t sites. However, tour operators have continued to insist that the ir activities do not adversely affect wildlife in Antarctica, saying t hey encourage non-disruptive behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin n umbers is caused by other factors.Amanda Nimon of the Scott Polar Research Institute spent thre e southern hemisphere summers at Cuverville Island in Antarcti ca studying penguin behavior towards humans. “A nesting penguin will r eact very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest,” says Nimon. “First they exhibit large and prolonged h eart rate changes and then they often flee the nest leaving it op en for predators (掠夺者) to fly in and remove eggs or chicks.”The artificial egg, specially for the project, monitored both the parent who had been ‘disturbed’ when the egg was placed in the nest and the other parent as they both took it in tu rns to guard the nest.However, Boris Culik, who monitored the Adelie penguins, belie ves that Nimon’s findingsdo not invalidate his own research. He points out that species b ehave differently – and Nimon’s work was with Gentoo penguin s. Nimon and her colleagues believe that Culik’s research was methodologically flawed because the monitoring of penguins’ re sponses needed capturing and restraining the birds and fitting t hem with beart-rate transmitters. Therefore, argues Nimon, it would not be surp rising if they became stressed on seeing a human subsequently .66. According to the passage, what overall message is prese nted?A. No firm conclusions are drawn.B. Neither Culik’s nor Nimon’s findings are of much value.C. Penguin reduction is closed related to tourist behavior.D. Tourists are not responsible for the fall in penguin numbers.67. Which ONE argument of the following is stated in the pas sage?A. Penguins are harder to research when they have young.B. Tour operators should encourage tourists to avoid Antarctica .C. Not all penguins behave in the same way.D. Penguins need better protection from tourists.68. What do you notice about the views presented in the pas sage?A. They are groundless.B. They are factual.C. They are descriptive.D. They are conflicting.69. What does the underlined word (final line) probably mean ?A. later onB. carmlyC. separatelyD. in the same place【参考答案】12.ACDA社会生活类Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship. It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matchingvulnerable young people(ages 7- 17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend. Volunteer tutors come from all walks of life—married, single, with or without children. Big Brothers and Big Si sters are not replacement parents or social workers. They are t utors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed.A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one a nd four hours together three or four times each month for at lea st twelve months. They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park, cooking, playing sport or going to a football match. Th ese activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive self- respect, confidence and li fe direction.Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations exist throughout the worl d. It is the largest and most well- known provider of tutor service s internationally and has been operating for 25 years.Emily and Sarah have been matched since March 2008. Emily i s a 10- year- old girl who has experienced some difficulties bein g accepted by her schoolmates at school. ‘I was pretty sure ther e was something wrong with me. ’Emily’s mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by‘providing different feedback(反馈) about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to mea sure her self- worth. ’Sarah wanted to get involved in a volunteer program. ‘I googled it and found out how to be a part of it. I thought it would be fun f or me to get involved in making time to do something because s ometimes it’s all work and no play. ’Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyme nt to both Emily and Sarah. They love and look forward to their t ime together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful, happy and unique girl she is!1. What is the aim of Big Brothers Big Sisters?A. To offer students public services.B. To help students improve their grades.C. To organize sport activities for young people.D. To provide partnership and fun for young people.2. A volunteer is usually expected to work within a year for at le ast .A. 24 hoursB. 36 hoursC. 48 hoursD. 72 hours3. According to Emily’s mother, this program may provide Emily with .A. advice from her teachersB. a new way to assess herselfC. a new way to judge her schoolmatesD. more comments from her schoolmates4. Why did Sarah want to get involved in the program?A. She used to be a volunteer.B. She needed a part- time job.C. She felt a bit bored with her life.D. She wanted to get a challenging job.5. According to the passage, ‘vulnerable young people’ are probably those w ho are .A. popular at schoolB. rather weak physicallyC. easily hurt emotionallyD. confident in themselves【参考答案】38.DBBCC【山东省菏泽市2014高考英语一模试题】ETelevisions were among the most talked about items at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show last week in , . Some employed the most advanced technology ever.Some of the TVs used a new technology called Organic Light E mitting Diodes, or OLED. They were thinner, lighter, offered bett er color and were brighter than traditional LEDs. Smart TVs this year were smarter. Many offered technology that let users hav e a more personalized experience. One such TV from the electr onics company TCL uses sensors and voice recognition to dete rmine who is watching. It then offers programming based on the specific user. Another TV from Panasonic offers a similar perso nalized user experience.In addition to television technology, size also played a major pa rt in CES 2013. Televisions varied in size from big to bigger, with at least two companies — Samsung and HiSense — exhibitin g TVs measuring 110 inches.The yearly Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest technolo gy trade show in North America and one of the biggest in the w orld.Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Electronic s Association, the group that organizes CES. He gave one of th e keynote speeches on opening day.“Now you know that CES is more than a trade show. It’s a gath ering of the brightest minds and thetop leaders from many industries and those seeking a glimpse into the future.”That glimpse into the future included a look at digital health and fitness devices, which were also big at CES 2013. There were devices that track your activity and others that measure blood p ressure, heart rate and weight. There was even a fork that tells you when you are eating too fast.Cars, smart-phones, tablet computers and PCs also made news. And a 27-inch table computer drew quite a bit of attention.CEA President Gary Shapiro says there was much to see but n ot nearly enough time to see it all. “You cannot see the show in the four days that you have. We have over 3200 different industries showing over 20,000 new products. It’s absolutely incredible.”61. At the 2013 CES, which item drew the most attention?A. Cars.B. Smart-phones. C. Computers. D. Televisions.62. From the text, we can know that the TV from Panasonic ___ ______.A. is bigger than the othersB. uses the techno logy of OLEDC. offers a personalized experienceD. can track your ac tivity63. What can we know from Gary Shapiro?A. CES is only a big trade show.B. CES offers a glimpse into the future.C. CES lasts only four days in all.D. He thinks little of the new products’ quality.64. At the CES, the biggest TV in size might be from ______.A. HiSenseB. PanasonicC. TCLD. CEA65. From the passage we can infer that__________.A. the CES is held every 4 yearsB. at the 2013 CES, the TV section was cr owdedC. if you watch TV every day, you needn’t see a doctorD. tablet computers drew more attention at the 2013 CES【参考答案】61—65 DCBAB【吉林省九校联合体2014高考英语二模试题】DToday's word, pan, takes us back to the days of the gold rush in .On January 24th, 1848, a man named James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in . The news spread quickly. Thousands rus hed west. They traveled on foot, on horseback and by boat to r each the gold fields. By 1849, the great gold rush was on. Town s and cities grew overnight. Throughout --- in the mountains, along the streams and rivers --- thousands of people searched for gold.Some found areas of mountain rock thick with gold. These me n got rich. But such areas were few and quickly claimed by the f irst men to find them. Others searched for gold in the rivers com ing down the mountains. They were after pieces of gold that the rains had washed down from above .The only way to find this gold was by panning. First a gold miner put dirt in a metal pan and added water. Then he shook the pan so that the water would wash the dirt. Slowly, he poured th e water out of the pan. If he was a lucky miner, pieces of gold w ould remain.Across the nation, newspapers carried stories of the gold being found. Each one hoped that the place he claimed panned out w ell --- had some gold.For many, gold mining did not pan out. For a few, it panned o ut well. But in time, huge machines were built that could wash many tons of dirt at a time. Panning died out.The word, however, remained in the language. Today, Americans still say, “ It panned out well ,” when something they have done pleases them. A business, a discovery, a simpl e event pans out well if it is successful. Unhappily, sometimes t hings do not pan out.In recent years, the word pan has taken on another meaning. Today, it also means to criticize. How it got this meaning is hard to discover. But the job of a critic is to sometimes pan the work of a writer, artist or singer.33. Why did so many people flood to in 1848?A. Because towns and cities there developed quickly.B. Because the mountains in were a great place for travel.C. Because they wanted to get rich by looking for gold.D. Because the of was fertile at that time.34. The underlined part “It panned out well" in Paragraph 7 has the same meaning as “______”A. Everything turned out wellB. Nothing could be worseC. It's not the caseD. It's a pity35. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To tell us some stories about the gold rush.B. To introduce the word "pan" in American English.C. To teach us how to look for gold in rivers.D. To introduce the history of the gold rush in【参考答案】D 33-35 CAB2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（2）及答案较难题目特训：科普知识类A new argument has been put forward as to whether penguins aredisturbed by the presence of tourists in Antarctica.Previous research by scientists from Keil University in monitored Adelie penguins and noted th at the birds’ heart rates increased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as 30 meters away. But new research using an artificial egg, which is equipped to measure heart rates, disputes this. Scientists from the Scot t Polar Research Institute at say that a slow moving human who does not approach the nest too closely, is not viewed as a threat by penguins .The earlier findings have been used to partly explain the 20 per cent drop in populations of cert ain types of penguins near tourist sites. However, tour operators have continued to insist that th eir activities do not adversely affect wildlife in Antarctica, saying they encourage non-disruptive behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin numbers is caused by other facto rs.Amanda Nimon of the Scott Polar Research Institute spent three southern hemisphere summer s at Cuverville Island in Antarctica studying penguin behavior towards humans. “A nesting penguin will react very differently to a person r apidly and closely approaching the nest,” says Nimon. “First they exhibit large and prolonged he art rate changes and then they often flee the nest leaving it open for predators (掠夺者) to fly in and remove eggs or chicks.”The artificial egg, specially for the project, monitored both the parent who had been ‘disturbed’ when the egg was placed in the nest and the other parent as they both took it in turns to guard the nest.However, Boris Culik, who monitored the Adelie penguins, believes that Nimon’s findingsdo not invalidate his own research. He points out that species behave differently – and Nimon’s work was with Gentoo penguins. Nimon and her colleagues believe that Culik’s research was m ethodologically flawed because the monitoring of penguins’ responses needed capturing and re straining the birds and fitting them with beart-rate transmitters. Therefore, argues Nimon, it would not be surprising if they became stressed o n seeing a human subsequently.66. According to the passage, what overall message is presented?A. No firm conclusions are drawn.B. Neither Culik’s nor Nimon’s findings are of much value.C. Penguin reduction is closed related to tourist behavior.D. Tourists are not responsible for the fall in penguin numbers.67. Which ONE argument of the following is stated in the passage?A. Penguins are harder to research when they have young.B. Tour operators should encourage tourists to avoid Antarctica.C. Not all penguins behave in the same way.D. Penguins need better protection from tourists.68. What do you notice about the views presented in the passage?A. They are groundless.B. They are factual.C. They are descriptive.D. They are conflicting.69. What does the underlined word (final line) probably mean?A. later onB. carmlyC. separatelyD. in the same place【参考答案】12.ACDA社会生活类Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship. It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matchingvulnerable young people(ages 7- 17) with a volunteer a dult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.Volunteer tutors come from all walks of life—married, single, with or without children. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement paren ts or social workers. They are tutors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed.A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or f our times each month for at least twelve months. They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic a t a park, cooking, playing sport or going to a football match. These activities improve the friends hip and help the young person develop positive self- respect, confidence and life direction.Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations exist throughout the world. It is the largest and most well- known provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years.Emily and Sarah have been matched since March 2008. Emily is a 10- year- old girl who has ex perienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmates at school. ‘I was pretty sure ther e was something wrong with me. ’Emily’s mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily b y‘providing different feedback(反馈) about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her self- worth. ’Sarah wanted to get involved in a volunteer program. ‘I googled it and found out how to be a par t of it. I thought it would be fun for me to get involved in making time to do something because s ometimes it’s all work and no play. ’Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emily and Sarah. The y love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful, happy and unique girl she is!1. What is the aim of Big Brothers Big Sisters?A. To offer students public services.B. To help students improve their grades.C. To organize sport activities for young people.D. To provide partnership and fun for young people.2. A volunteer is usually expected to work within a year for at least .A. 24 hoursB. 36 hoursC. 48 hoursD. 72 hours3. According to Emily’s mother, this program may provide Emily with .A. advice from her teachersB. a new way to assess herselfC. a new way to judge her schoolmatesD. more comments from her schoolmates4. Why did Sarah want to get involved in the program?A. She used to be a volunteer.B. She needed a part- time job.C. She felt a bit bored with her life.D. She wanted to get a challenging job.5. According to the passage, ‘vulnerable young people’ are probably those who are .A. popular at schoolB. rather weak physicallyC. easily hurt emotionallyD. confident in themselves【参考答案】38.DBBCC【山东省菏泽市2014高考英语一模试题】ETelevisions were among the most talked about items at the 2013 International Consumer Electr onics Show last week in , . Some employed the most advanced technology ever.Some of the TVs used a new technology called Organic Light Emitting Diodes, or OLED. They were thinner, lighter, offered better color and were brighter than traditional LEDs. Smart TVs thi s year were smarter. Many offered technology that let users have a more personalized experien ce. One such TV from the electronics company TCL uses sensors and voice recognition to dete rmine who is watching. It then offers programming based on the specific user. Another TV from Panasonic offers a similar personalized user experience.In addition to television technology, size also played a major part in CES 2013. Televisions vari ed in size from big to bigger, with at least two companies — Samsung and HiSense — exhibitin g TVs measuring 110 inches.The yearly Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest technology trade show in North America and one of the biggest in the world.Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, the group that org anizes CES. He gave one of the keynote speeches on opening day.“Now you know that CES is more than a trade show. It’s a gathering of the brightest minds and t he top leaders from many industries and those seeking a glimpse into the future.”That glimpse into the future included a look at digital health and fitness devices, which were als o big at CES 2013. There were devices that track your activity and others that measure blood pr essure, heart rate and weight. There was even a fork that tells you when you are eating too fast. Cars, smart-phones, tablet computers and PCs also made news. And a 27-inch table computer drew quite a bit of attention.CEA President Gary Shapiro says there was much to see but not nearly enough time to see it al l. “You cannot see the show in the four days that you have. We have over 3200 different industri es showing over 20,000 new products. It’s absolutely incredible.”61. At the 2013 CES, which item drew the most attention?A. Cars.B. Smart-phones.C. Computers.D. Televisions.62. From the text, we can know that the TV from Panasonic _________.A. is bigger than the othersB. uses the technology of OLEDC. offers a personalized experienceD. can track your activity63. What can we know from Gary Shapiro?A. CES is only a big trade show.B. CES offers a glimpse into the future.C. CES lasts only four days in all.D. He thinks little of the new products’ quality.64. At the CES, the biggest TV in size might be from ______.A. HiSenseB. PanasonicC. TCLD. CEA65. From the passage we can infer that__________.A. the CES is held every 4 yearsB. at the 2013 CES, the TV section was cr owdedC. if you watch TV every day, you needn’t see a doctorD. tablet computers drew more attention at the 2013 CES【参考答案】61—65 DCBAB【吉林省九校联合体2014高考英语二模试题】DToday's word, pan, takes us back to the days of the gold rush in .On January 24th, 1848, a man named James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in . The news spread quickly. Thousands rushed west. They traveled on foot, on horseback and by boat to reach the gold fields. By 1849, th e great gold rush was on. Towns and cities grew overnight. Throughout --- in the mountains, along the streams and rivers --- th ousands of people searched for gold.Some found areas of mountain rock thick with gold. These men got rich. But such areas were few and quickly claimed by the first men to find them. Others searched for gold in the rivers com ing down the mountains. They were after pieces of gold that the rains had washed down from a bove .The only way to find this gold was by panning. First a gold miner put dirt in a metal pan and a dded water. Then he shook the pan so that the water would wash the dirt. Slowly, he poured the water out of the pan. If he was a lucky miner, pieces of gold would remain.Across the nation, newspapers carried stories of the gold being found. Each one hoped that the place he claimed panned out well --- had some gold.For many, gold mining did not pan out. For a few, it panned out well. But in time, huge machin es were built that could wash many tons of dirt at a time. Panning died out.The word, however, remained in the language. Today, Americans still say, “ It panned out well ,” when something they have done pleases them.A business, a discovery, a simple event pans out well if it is successful. Unhappily, sometimes t hings do not pan out.In recent years, the word pan has taken on another meaning. Today, it also means to criticize. How it got this meaning is hard to discover. But the job of a critic is to sometimes pan the work of a writer, artist or singer.33. Why did so many people flood to in 1848?A. Because towns and cities there developed quickly.B. Because the mountains in were a great place for travel.C. Because they wanted to get rich by looking for gold.D. Because the of was fertile at that time.34. The underlined part “It panned out well" in Paragraph 7 has the same meaning as “______”A. Everything turned out wellB. Nothing could be worseC. It's not the caseD. It's a pity35. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To tell us some stories about the gold rush.B. To introduce the word "pan" in American English.C. To teach us how to look for gold in rivers.D. To introduce the history of the gold rush in【参考答案】D 33-35 CAB。

高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解暑假作业(3)及答案

高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解暑假作业（3）及答案阅读理解Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart．Bo th towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists．Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon ．The next day, this news appeared on page two of the town’s newspaper．The Beldon Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quic kly put out a small fire in a bedroom．The hotel manager said t hat a cigarette started the fire．We say again to all our visitors ：“Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed．” This was Beldon’s f irst hotel fire for five years．The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel．An ang ry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire．The be droom lamps are very old at some of these hotels．When I put my bed side light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp．” W e are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield．What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact tr uth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact．Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel．Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”? 1．Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?A．Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in su mmer．B．A fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer．C．It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers．D．Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter．2．Which of the following are probably facts?a．The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel．b．A cigarette started the fire．c．An old lamp started the fire．d．The fire broke out at night．e．There has never been a fire in Canfield．A．b and c B．a and d C．c and e D．a and c 3．The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to m ake its readers think _______ ．A．hotels in Beldon often catch fireB．hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fireC．this was the second fire at the Seabreeze HotelD．Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not q uite safe4．The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to t he Beldon Post by saying that _______．A．the bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze HotelB．the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took pla ceC．the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thi ngsD．such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 y ears（答案CBAC）【2014高考英语模拟试题】Europe is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of ci ties for culturehungry but timepoor travelers.London andIt takes you about two hours to travel from London to by Euros tar, a highspeed railway service. The two capital cities have be en competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decades－but each secretly looks up to the other.No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris' Lo uvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip t he free to visit. Compared with London, has more outdoor attractions such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenad e Plantee.In , you'll see diners linger over red wine. While in , you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.Vienna andAustrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city are an hour apart by t rain. But since they are linked by the , the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century's Habsburg dynasty splendor to sc ifi restaurants.is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect blending of architecture and nature in the grand Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of coffee, which has made its way to the world's cultural heritage list.Bratislava is best known for its fine dining－the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meatladen di nner here in an amazing setting.60．What's the relationship between London and according to the text?A. They help each other.B. They attack each other.C. They admire each other.D. They don't like each other. 61．What are the advantages of mentioned in the article?a. The Louvre Museumb. Free access to museumsc. More outdoor attractionsd. Better wines and perfumesA. acB. cdC. acdD. bcd62．Which of the cities should you choose if you are interested in scifi restaurants?A. London.B. Paris.C. Glasgow.D. .63．Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities becau se________.A. they are not expensive to visitB．they are best known to the worldC．they are always enemies between each otherD．they are close but different in many aspects【解题导语】本文主要介绍了两组对于旅游者来说不容错过的欧洲城市：伦敦和巴黎，维也纳和布拉迪斯拉发。

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在这篇文章中，我将为大家介绍2015年考研英语真题，并提供相关解析和备考建议。

一、阅读理解阅读理解是考研英语试题的重点部分，也是考生备考过程中需要重点关注的内容之一。

以下是2015年考研英语阅读理解真题的一部分：Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.The golden age of piracy took place in the Caribbean from the mid-16th century to the early 18th century. Pirates ruled the waters, preying on merchant ships and terrorizing the population. But how did it all come about?In the 17th century, the Caribbean was a major center of European trade. Spanish miners had discovered a wealth of gold and silver in South America, and these treasures were transported across the ocean on Spanish ships. Pirates soon realized that attacking these ships was an easy way to get rich quick.Another factor that contributed to the rise of piracy in the Caribbean was the escape of slaves from the European colonies. These escaped slaves, known as maroons, formed communities on the islands and became a majorproblem for the planters. The planters responded by hiring pirates to attack the maroon communities and recapture the slaves.The most famous English pirate of the time was Henry Morgan. Born in Wales in 1635, Morgan had a reputation for being ruthless and cunning. He attacked Spanish ships and settlements, accumulating vast wealth in the process. Eventually, he was captured and sent to England as a prisoner, but was later released and appointed as the Deputy Governor of Jamaica.Question 1: What was the main reason for the rise of piracy in the Caribbean?Question 2: What did pirates do to get rich?Question 3: Who were the maroons?Question 4: What was Henry Morgan's nationality?Question 5: What happened to Henry Morgan in the end?针对以上问题，我们可以对文中关键信息进行提取和归纳，然后根据解析找到答案。

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时间进入6月份，2015考研将进入强化复习阶段，还没有开始复习的考生要收收心，抓紧时间复习了。

随着第一阶段的基础复习接近尾声，同学们要逐渐加强提升考研英语阅读理解能力，下面为大家整理考研英语阅读题源，希望大家能把握这一分值较大的题型。

Cancer and Staying FitFour times a week, Anne Rinn, 28, a psychology professor in Bowling Green, Ky., whose mother died of breast cancer, goes to kickboxing, aerobics or Pilates classes. Liz Usborne, a 64-year-old breast-cancer survivor, lobs tennis balls over the net andcircuit-trains at a women's gym near her home in Bonita, Cafif. The thread binding them? Concern about getting-or surviving and thriving after--breast cancer.The American Cancer Society estimates that this year, 241,000 women will learn they have breast cancer and 40,000 women will die of it. Fortunately , a growing list of effective therapies developed during the past decade has helped extend lives, one reason that deaths from breast cancer have been dropping slowly since 1990. Living among us are more than 2 million women who have undergone breast-cancer treatments.Modern miracle drugs like Tamoxifen and Raloxifene routinely cut risk for breast cancer in women whose medical histories or genes make them especially vulnerable to it. But reams of research also suggest that exercise--an activity as old as the humanrace-substantially reduces the odds of ever getting the disease, lengthens survival and considerably enhances quality of life for women with breast cancer.Scientists don't completely understand why exercise is so important, but they're actively looking for answers. Roughly two thirds of all breast cancers are considered estrogen-positive; that means that the hormone estrogen fuels their growth. The rest are estrogen-negative. Many experts believe regular exercise lowers the amount of estrogen circulating through the body in the bloodstream. So for certain types of breast cancer, less estrogen equals less fuel. Exercise also pares off hormonally active fat tissue. Fat manufactures substance called Aromatase that converts hormones known as androgens to estrogen. After menopause, when the ovaries stop cranking out high levels of estrogen, this hormonal cascade becomes the major source of estrogen in a woman's body Recently two large, carefully designed studies suggested exercise may work through more than just hormonal mechanisms linked to estrogen. In a study published last month in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers speculated that exercise might affect tumor aggressiveness. The researchers found that long-term moderate or strenuous activity over a lifetime cut risk for developing estrogen-negative invasive breast cancers (though not estrogen-positive cancers). Since fewer therapies are effective against estrogen-negative cancers, that's heartening news. Some earlier research on exercise suggests it lowers risk for estrogen-positive cancers, too. Scientists are also looking beyond estrogen at the effects exercise has on insulin, leptin and certain growth factors.Regular exercise early in life, particularly around puberty, and exercise vigorousenough to suppress other reproductive hormones may make a difference, too. A 2005 multicenter study on lifetime activity matched more than 4,000 white and blackbreast-cancer survivors with controls. Researchers found a 20 percent decrease in breast-cancer risk for the most versus least active women.After a woman is diagnosed, exercise can dramatically lengthen survival and lower the odds of another tumor. For up to 14 years, the Nurses' Health Study tracked nearly 3,000 participants diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers found that recurrence rates and deaths from breast cancer (and from all causes) dipped 26 to 40 percent among those who exercised most, compared with their sedentary peers. Brisk walking or equivalent energy-burning activity for three to five hours a week-about 30 minutes aday-netted the biggest benefits. But even being active for one to three hours a week reduced risk to some degree。

2015年考研英语阅读真题精析

2015年的研究生考试已经落下帷幕，笔者第一时间与文都网校老师共同研讨，对此次英语考试的内容进行分析，一方面是为参加此次考试的考生分析整体情况，另一方面更是为参加2016年研究生考试的考生们指明复习备考的方向，毕竟方向比速度更重要。

本文笔者就着重分析2015年考研英语阅读部分的情况，供考生参考。

整体情况纵观2015年考研英语的整张试卷，总体难度趋于平稳，这符合研究生考试的一贯风格。

究其原因有二：首先，考研英语的内容取材在近十年已经非常稳定，主要集中在诸如The Economist、BusinessWeek、Time、TheScientist等期刊，取材的稳定性就决定了文章在内容难度上不会有太大波动;其次，对于这样一个有可能决定上百万人命运的考试，在试题难度上玩“过山车”显然有违这门考试的精神。

除了2010年第一次在考研英语中考查了新题型排序题(阅读理解Part B)导致当年这道10分的大题得分率很低(那一年，艺术生分数国家线下调近10分)，其他所有年份的试题难度都基本相同。

针对今年考生们反映的阅读理解难度偏大的问题，笔者认为也有两个原因：其一，今年阅读理解的第一篇文章内容是王室退位，中国考生对这一话题比较陌生;其二，历年考研阅读的四篇文章在难易程度上都有区别，难、易文章的排列顺序也有所不同，而今年把相对较难的文章放在第一篇的位置，因此很多考生还未充分“热身”就被打了个措手不及。

给2016年考生：在考研英语大纲对考试题型不做太大调整的情况下，新一年的试题难度依然以“稳定”为主旋律。

真题解析及备考建议下面笔者从词汇、长难句和命题规律三个方面来具体评析2015年考研英语的阅读部分。

1. 考研高频词汇的重复规律还在延续考研大纲要求的词汇量是5500，每一年实际考查到的卷面词汇量为3700左右，排除掉the、of、be动词、don’t、have等常见高频词后，真正考查到的单词量在3000左右(其中还有大量的中学词汇)。

高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习(6)及答案

高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（6）及答案较难题目特训：科普知识类Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions (使命) often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly th at break times are often used to finish the day’swork. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missio ns on the International Space Station (ISS) . ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work fi ve days on and two days off tomimic the normal way they do thi ngs on Earth as much aspossible. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family a nd friends by email, internet phone and through private video co nferences.While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy. Before a mi ssion, the family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family phot os, messages, videos and reading material for the astronauts tolook at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Eart h. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages w ith CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters. And as from ear ly 2010, the internet became available on the ISS, giving astron auts the chance to do some“web surfing (冲浪) ” in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more co mmon entertainments, astronauts can simply enjoy the experie nce of living in space.Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do i n space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earth. Both the shuttle and the ISS circle the planet several times each day, and every moment offers a new view of the Ear th’s vast land mass and oceans.1. What does the word “mimic” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Find.B. Copy.C. Change.D. Lose.2. Which of the following best describes the families of the astro nauts on the ISS?A. They are caring and thoughtful.B. They are worried and upset.C. They are impatient and annoyed.D. They are excited and curious.3. In the final paragraph, the author shows that astronauts.A. get more pleasure in space than on the EarthB. find living in space a bit boring and tiringC. regard space life as commonD. love to see the Earth from space4. The passage mainly discusses how astronauts .A. work for longer missions in spaceB. connect with people on the EarthC. observe the Earth from spaceD. spend their free time in space【参考答案】13.BADD社会生活类You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victi m or a creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a c old and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourse lf for all your problems, thus internalizing (内化) your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. T hey know there are individuals who might like to control their liv es, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have t heir weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fa il. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They beli eve their dance with each sacred(神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of li fe which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual gr owth.Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspir ation, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationshi p, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible s uffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then a ccept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative forc e in his life.In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to h ave a fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform th e victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.1. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?A. People and things around you.B. Opportunities and problems.C. Creators and their choices.D. Victims and their sufferings.2. According to Paragraph 2, creators .A. seem willing to experience failures in lifeB. possess the ability to predict future lifeC. handle ups and downs of life wiselyD. have potential to create something new3. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Creators and victims face quite different things in life.B. Creators and victims are masters of their lives.C. Victims can influence more people than creators.D. Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.4. The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ___ .A. strong attachment to sufferings in life pulls people into victim sB. people need family support to deal with challenges in lifeC. it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their painsD. one’s experiences determine his attitude toward life5. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A. To define victims and creators.B. To evaluate victims against creators.C. To explain the relationship between victims and creators.D. To suggest the transformation from victims to creators.【参考答案】39.ACBAD阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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2015考研英语暑假阅读资料(题源)文教类（1）Capital of CultureWashington, DC has traditionally been an unbalanced city when it comes to the life of the mind. It has great national monuments, from the Smithsonian museums to the Library of Congress. Butday-to-day cultural life can be thin. It attracts some of the country's best brains. But far too much of the city's intellectual life is devoted to the minutia of the political process. Dinner table conversation can all too easily turn to budget reconciliation or social securityThis is changing. On October 1st the Shakespeare Theatre Company opened a 775-seat new theatre in the heart of downtown. Sidney Harman Hall not only provides a new stage for a theatre company that has hitherto had to make do with the 450-seat Lansburgh Theatre around the corner. It will also provide a platform for a large number of smaller arts companies such as the Washington Ballet, the Washington Bach Consort and the CityDance Ensemble.The fact that so many of these outfits are queuing up to perform is testimony to Washington's cultural vitality. The recently-expanded Kennedy Centre is by some measures the busiest performing arts complex in America. But it still has a growing number of arts groups which are desperate for mid-sized space downtown. Michael Kahn, the theatre company's artistic director, jokes that, despite Washington's aversion to keeping secrets, it has made a pretty good job of keeping quiet about its artistic life. The Harman Centre should act as a whistleblower.Washington still bows the knee to New York and Chicago when it comes to culture. But it has a good claim to be America's intellectual capital. It has the greatest collection of think-tanks on the planet, and it regularly sucks in a giant share of the country's best brains. Washington is second only to San Francisco for the proportion of residents 25 years and older with a bachelor's degree or higher.Washington's intellectual life has been supercharged during the Bush years, despite the Decider's aversion to ideas. September 11th, 2001, put questions of global strategy at the centre of the national debate. Most of America's intellectual centres are firmly in the grip of the left-liberal establishment. For all their talk of "diversity" American universities are allergic to a diversity of ideas. Washington is one of the few cities where conservatives regularly do battle with liberals. It is also the centre of a fierce debate about the future direction of conservatism.The danger for Washington is that this intellectual and cultural renaissance will leave the majority of the citizens untouched. The capital remains a city deeply divided between over-educated white itinerants and under-educated black locals. Still, the new Shakespeare theatre is part ofjob-generating downtown revival. Twenty years ago downtown was a desert of dilapidated buildings and bag people. Today it is bustling with life. If Washington is struggling to fix the world, at least it is making a reasonable job of fixing itself.词汇注解重点单词monument /'m?njum?nt/【中文释义】n.纪念碑【大纲全义】n.纪念碑，纪念馆，遗迹，不朽的业绩devote /di'v?ut/【中文释义】v.投入于【大纲全义】v.(to)，奉献，致力，投入于outfit /'autfit/【中文释义】n.机构【大纲全义】n.用具，机构，全套装配;全套服装v.配备，(得到)装备testimony /'testim?ni/【文中释义】n.证据【大纲全义】n.证据，证词;表明，说明vitality /vai't?liti/【文中释义】n.生命力，活力【大纲全义】n.生命力，活力，生气;体力desperate /'desp?rit/【文中释义】adj.不顾一切的【大纲全义】adj.不顾一切的，铤而走险的;绝望的，危急的artistic /ɑ:'tistik /【文中释义】adj.艺术的【大纲全义】adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的bow / bau/【文中释义】v.弯腰【大纲全义】v./n.鞠躬，点头;压弯n.弓(形);蝴蝶结suck /s?k/【文中释义】v.吸收【大纲全义】v./n.吸，舐;吸收(取)allergic/?'l?:d?ik/【文中释义】adj.过敏的【大纲全义】adj.过敏的，患过敏症的;强烈反感的;极讨厌的renaissance /r?'neis?ns/【文中释义】n.文艺复兴【大纲全义】n. [the R-]文艺复兴(时期);新生，复兴bustling /'b?sli?/【文中释义】adj. 忙乱的【文中释义】adj. 熙熙攘攘的，忙乱的超纲单词unbalanced adj.不平衡的minutia n. 细枝末节，细节reconciliation n调和hitherto adv.到目前为止aversion n.反恶supercharge v.增加负荷left-liberal n.左冀自由派，激进派conservatism n.保守主义itinerant n.巡回者dilapidated adj.荒废的重点段落译文当谈到精神生活时，华盛顿哥伦比亚特区从传统上来讲一直是一个发展不稳定的城市。

从史密森尼博物馆到美国国会图书馆，它拥有很多意义非凡的民族纪念碑。

但是日常文化生活却相对匮乏。

这个城市吸引了国家的一些最优秀的人才，但这里的市民却津津乐道于政治上的细枝末节，餐桌上的闲聊都能很容易地转到财政预算案和解和社会保障上。

这种情况正在发生改变。

10月1日，莎士比亚戏剧公司在市中心新建了一座775个座位的新剧院。

过去，一些戏剧公司不得不屈就在仅有450个座位的兰斯保罗剧院，悉尼哈曼大剧院的建成不仅为他们提供了一个崭新的舞台，还为许多小型的艺术公司提供了表演平台，如华盛顿芭蕾舞团、华盛顿巴赫合奏团以及城市舞蹈团。

这么多机构争相演出的事实正式华盛顿地区文化生命力的有力证明。

从很大程度上来讲，最近扩张过的肯尼迪艺术中心是美国最繁忙的综合艺术演出场所。

但仍有越来越多的艺术团极力想跻身闹市，占一席之地。

肯尼迪戏剧公司的艺术主管迈克尔·卡恩开玩笑说：虽然华盛顿人不善保守秘密，但他们对艺术生活却只字不提。