在职艺术硕士MFA全国联考英文阅读理解 试卷7
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编3(题后
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编3(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题To the people of ancient Egypt, life on earth was short. Life after death, however, was eternal. Therefore they built their tombs of stone and they took their possessions with them into another world. The more important the people, the greater the tomb. The Pharaohs were the rulers of the country and when they died they became gods. Many of their tombs remain, and some have become a wonder of the world. These are the pyramids. The purpose of these stone mountains was to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the gold, jewels and precious possessions placed there to accompany the dead ruler into eternal life. Their shape, with four triangular sides spreading from a single point, represented the rays of the sun. Their position on the west bank of the River Nile was where the sun set every day and where they believed it began its journey into the other world. All the burial grounds in ancient Egypt were on the west bank of the river.1．Why did the people of ancient Egypt build their tombs of stone?A．Because they thought life on the earth was short, but life after death was eternal.B．Because they wanted to bring all their possessions into another world.C．Because they wanted to protect their possessions into another world.D．All of the above.正确答案：D解析：这是一道细节题，要求考生回答古埃及人建石墓的原因。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷8(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷8(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25 %. “Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner”households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers. ) All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,”says T. Berry Brazel-ton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids aged 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it. The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time”watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time? (310 words)16．By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth meansA．children have little time to play with thei * parentsB．children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC．both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD．both parents and children have trouble managing their time正确答案：C解析：本题属于词义理解题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷11
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷11(总分：50.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：5，分数：50.00)What you give your relatives, friends, husband, or wife can help you know yourself better. Also, what they give you can tell you something about their personality. Most gift-giving(and getting)shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people buy them. Here is a guide to give what and why. The clothes you wear tell something about your personality. They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well. When someone gives you something to wear that agrees with your self-image, they"re saying, "I agree with you. I like the way you are. " Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment. On the other hand, a gift of clothing that doesn"t match your personality could be an insult to your character. Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries today—so much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered unusual. If you receive a homemade gift, you are lucky. It may not be made perfectly, but it will show a certain quality of love. People who give homemade gifts may be said to be very generous. They have given time and emotion, two important characteristics of being creative. A person who thinks of food when thinking of a gift is good example of what human warmth means. Whether you give a box of chocolates, a bag of oranges, or a ball of cheese, all carry the same message of comfort and support. People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do. If you happen to receive a large, heavy book, its giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are. Of course, reading is a way of feeling the emotions of another person and of learning new things. Giving a book can be a way of sharing a feeling or a newly learned meaning. The giver is probably trying to say to you what the book said to him.（分数：10.00）(1).The first paragraph is written mainly to tell readers that______.（分数：2.00）A.the gifts you give can help you understand yourself betterB.the gifts you receive are helpful for you to know the personality of those who give themC.gifts can show friendship and loveD.there is a certain relationship between the kinds of gifts and the people who give them √解析：解析：这是一道段落大意题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷21
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷21(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：4，分数：40.00)"Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn"t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most do attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours," and "Everyone"s entitled to his opinion," are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another"s opinion is likely to be branded intolerant. Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another"s opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend "What do you think of the new Ford cars?" And he may reply, "In my opinion, they"re ugly. " In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but foolish. For it"s obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, "It"s pointless to argue about matters of taste. " But consider this very different use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously the justices did not share their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes; they stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation. Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. It is not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence. Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not harm others. (311 words)（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author?（分数：2.00）A.Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion. √B.Free expression of opinions often leads to confusion.C.Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.D.Casual use of the word "opinion" often brings about quarrels.解析：解析：本题属于判断题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷8
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷8(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Do you know how to use a mobile phone (手机) without being rude to the people around you? Talking during a performance irritates (激怒) people. If you are expecting an emergency call, sit near the exit doors and set your phone to vibrate (振动. When your mobile phone vibrates, you can leave quietly and let the others enjoy the performance. Think twice before using mobile phones in elevators, museums, churches or other indoor public places—especially enclosed spaces. Would you want to listen to someone"s conversation in these places? Worse yet, how would you feel if a mobile phone rang suddenly during a funeral! It happens more often than you think. Avoid these embarrassing situations by making sure your mobile phone is switched off. When eating at a restaurant with friends, don"t place your mobile phone on the table. This conveys the message that your phone calls are more important than those around you. Mobile phones have sensitive microphones that allow you to speak at the volume you would on a regular phone. This enables you to speak quietly so that others won"t hear the details of your conversations. If you are calling from a noisy area, use your hand to direct your voice into the microphone. Many people believe that they can"t live without their mobile phone. Owning a mobile phone definitely makes life more convenient, but limit your conversations to urgent ones and save the personal calls until you are at home. (253 words)（分数：10.00）(1).What should you do when you need to answer a phone call during a performance?（分数：2.00）A.Call back after the performance.B.Answer it near the exit door.C.Talk outside the exit door. √D.Speak in a low voice.解析：解析：本题属于事实细节题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷6(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷6(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people’s desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers’money. Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters (节食者) with the message that there were fewer calories (热量单位，卡路里) in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic (适合于节食的) ，but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf. On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising. Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product Consumers still control the final buying decision.(282 words)1．Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by______.A．stressing their high qualityB．convincing him of their low priceC．maintaining a balance between quality and priceD．appealing to his buying motives正确答案：D解析：本题属于事实细节题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷20(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷20(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk (废话)”. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society’s moral catastrophes (灾难)，yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments (困境) of other people’s lives. Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors. Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable. Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with life’s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18 to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show’s exploitation. While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world. (388 words)1．Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are______.A．more family-orientedB．unusually popularC．more profoundD．relatively formal正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解2．Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience ______.A．remain fascinated by themB．are ready to face up to themC．remain indifferent to themD．are willing to get involved in them正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解3．Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A．A new type of robot.B．Racist hatred.C．Family budget planning.D．Street violence.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解4．Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both______.A．ironicalB．sensitiveC．instructiveD．cynical正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解5．We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows______.A．have monopolized the talk show circuitB．exploit the weaknesses in human natureC．appear at different times of the dayD．are targeted at different audiences正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解Take the case of public education alone. The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. In view of the technological improvements in the last few years, business will require in the future proportionatelyfewer workers than ever before. The result will be still further raising of the legal age for going into employment, and still further difficulty in finding employment when that age has been attained. If we cannot put our children to work, we must put them in school. We may also be quite confident that the present trend toward a shorter day and a shorter week will be maintained. We have developed and shall continue to have a new leisure class. Already the public agencies for adult education are swamped by the tide that has swept over them since the depression began. They will be little better off when it is over. Their support must come from the taxpayer. It is surely too much to hope that these increases in the cost of public education can be borne by the local communities. They cannot care for the present restricted and inadequate system. The local communities have failed in their efforts to cope with unemployment. They cannot expect to cope with public education on the scale on which we must attempt it. The answer to the problem of unemployment has been Federal relief. The answer to the problem of public education may have to be much the same, and properly so. If there is one thing in which the citizens of all parts of the country have an interest, it is in the decent education of the citizens of all parts of the country. Our income tax now goes in part to keep our neighbors alive. It may have to go in part as well to make our neighbors intelligent. We are now attempting to preserve the present generation through Federal relief of the destitute (贫民). Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require. (378 words)6．What is the passage mainly about?A．How to persuade local communities to provide more funds.B．How to cope with the shortage of funds for public education.C．How to improve the public education system.D．How to solve the rising unemployment problem.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解7．What is the reason for the increase in the number of students?A．The requirement of educated workers by business.B．Raising of the legal age for going to work.C．The trend toward a shorter workday.D．People’s concern for the future of the next generation.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解8．The public agencies for adult education will be little better off because______.A．the unemployed are too poor to continue their educationB．a new leisure class has developedC．they are still suffering from the depressionD．an increase in taxes could be a problem正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解9．According to the author, the answer to the problem of public education is that the Federal government______.A．should allocate Federal funds for public educationB．should demand that local communities provide supportC．should raise taxes to meet the needs of public educationD．should first of all solve the problem of unemployment正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解10．Why does the author say “Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require” (Lines 11~ 12, Para. 3)?A．Only by appropriating adequate Federal funds for education can the next generation have a bright future.B．Citizens of all parts of the country agree that the best way to support education is to use Federal funds.C．People all over the country should make contributions to education in the interest of the next generation.D．Educated people are determined to use part of the Federal funds to help the poor.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解What might driving on an automated highway be like? The answer depends on what kind of system is ultimately adopted. Two distinct types are on the drawing board. The first is a special-purpose lane system, in which certain lanes are reserved for automated vehicles. The second is a mixed traffic system：fully automated vehicles would share the road with partially automated or manually driven cars. A special-purpose lane system would require more extensive physical modifications to existing highways, but it promises the greatest gains in freeway (高速公路) capacity. Under either scheme, the driver would specify the desired destination, furnishing this information to a computer in the car at the beginning of the trip or perhaps just before reaching the automated highway. If a mixed traffic system was in place, automated driving could begin whenever the driver was on suitably equipped roads. If special-purpose lanes were available, the car could enter them and join existing traffic in two different ways. One method would use is a special onramp (人口引道). As the driver approached the point of entry for the highway, devices installed on the roadside would electronically check the vehicle to determine its destination and to ascertain that it had the proper automation equipment in good working order. Assuming it passed such tests, the driver would then be guided through a gate and toward anautomated lane. In this case, the transition from manual to automated control would take place on the entrance ramp. An alternative technique could employ conventional lanes, which would be shared by automated and regular vehicles. The driver would steer onto the highway and move in normal fashion to a “transition” lane. The vehicle would then shift under computer control onto a lane reserved for automated traffic. (The limitation of these lanes to automated traffic would, presumably, be well respected, because all trespassers (非法进入者) could be swiftly identified by authorities. ) Either approach to joining, a lane of automated traffic would harmonize the movement of newly entering vehicles with those already traveling. Automatic control here should allow for smooth merging, without the usual uncertainties and potential for accidents. And once a vehicle had settled into automated travel, the drive would be free to release the wheel, open the morning paper or just relax. (392 words)11．We learn from the first paragraph that two systems of automated highways A．are being plannedB．are being modifiedC．are now in wide useD．are under construction正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解12．A special-purpose lane system is probably advantageous in that______.A．it would require only minor changes to existing highwaysB．it would achieve the greatest highway traffic efficiencyC．it has a lane for both automated and partially automated vehiclesD．it offers more lanes for automated vehicles正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解13．Which of the following is true about driving on an automated highway?A．Vehicles traveling on it are assigned different lanes according to their destinations.B．A car can join existing traffic any time in a mixed lane system.C．The driver should inform his car computer of his destination before driving onto it.D．The driver should share the automated lane with those of regular vehicles.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解14．We know from the passage that a car can enter a special-purpose lane______.A．by smoothly merging with cars on the conventional laneB．by way of a ramp with electronic control devicesC．through a specially guarded gateD．after all trespassers are identified and removed正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解15．When driving in an automated lane, the driver______.A．should harmonize with newly entering carsB．doesn’t have to rely on his computer systemC．should watch out for potential accidentsD．doesn’t have to hold on to the steering wheel正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned university degree, is by his success raising new doubts about the worth of the business world’s favorite academic title: the MBA (Master of Business Administration). The MBA, a 20th-century product, always has borne the mark of lowly commerce and greed (贪婪) on the tree-lined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as philosophy and literature. But even with the recession apparently cutting into the hiring of business school graduates, about 79, 000 people are expected to receive MBAs in 1993. This is nearly 16 times the number of business graduates in 1960, a testimony to the widespread assumption that the MBA is vital for young men and women who want to run companies some day. “If you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to have one,”said Donald Morrison, professor of marketing and management science. “But in the last five years or so, when someone says, ‘Should I attempt to get an MBA’, the answer a lot more is: It depends. “The success of Bill Gates and other non-MBAs, such as the late Sam Walton of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has helped inspire self-conscious debates on business school campuses over the worth of a business degree and whether management skills can be taught. The Harvard Business Review printed a lively, fictional exchange of letters to dramatize complaints about business degree holders. The article called MBA hires “extremely disappointing” and said “MBAs want to move up too fast, they don’t understand politics and people, and they aren’t able to function as part of a team until their third year. But by then, they’re out looking for other jobs. “The problem, most participants in the debate acknowledge, is that the MBA has acquired an aura (光环) of future riches and power far beyond its actual importance and usefulness. Enrollment in business schools exploded in the 1970s and 1980s and created the assumption that no one who pursued a business career could do without one. The growth was fueled by a backlash (反冲) against the anti-business values of the 1960s and by the women’s movement. Business people who have hired or worked with MBAs say those with the degrees often know how to analyze systems but are not so skillful at motivating people. “They don’t get a lot of grounding in the people side of the business,” said James Shaffer, vice-president and principal of the Towers Perrinmanagement consulting firm. (419 words)16．According to Paragraph 2, what is the general attitude towards business on campuses dominated by purer disciplines?A．Scornful.B．Appreciative.C．Envious.D．Realistic.正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解17．It seems that the controversy over the value of MBA degrees has been fueled mainly by______.A．the complaints from various employersB．the success of many non-MBAsC．the criticism from the scientists of purer disciplinesD．the poor performance of MBAs at work正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解18．What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to The Harvard Business Review?A．They are usually self-centered.B．They are aggressive and greedy.C．They keep complaining about their jobs.D．They are not good at dealing with people.正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解19．From the passage we know that most MBAs______.A．can climb the corporate ladder fairly quicklyB．quit their jobs once they are familiar with their workmatesC．receive salaries that do not match their professional trainingD．cherish unrealistic expectations about their future正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解20．What is the passage mainly about?A．Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs.B．The necessity of reforming MBA programs in business schools.C．Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.D．A debate held recently on university campuses.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future. The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system. When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1, 500 to 2, 000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway. (300 words)1．One significant improvement in the future car will probably be______.A．its power sourceB．its driving systemC．its monitoring systemD．its seating capacity正确答案：A解析：本题属于细节题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编7(题后
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编7(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题Oscar Night Oscar Night is one of the most awaited events in the entire entertainment industry of the world. The award ceremony has become an inseparable component of the life of all the people associated with Hollywood. One cannot simply escape the charm of this wonderful night. The scheduled time of the glitzy evening of Academy Award is usually late February or early March. It is time when the awards are presented for the year-best achievements in the Motion Picture Industry. The Oscar statuette, presented during the Awards night, is regarded to be the most prestigious honor for Hollywood artists. Oscar ceremony was started with the intention of acknowledging the excellence in Hollywood. It was also an approach, made a long time back, to encourage the spirit of the people connected with the Motion picture industry. The various categories of award try to honor people involved in all the facets of film-making. Academy Awards Night comprises of that point of time when the talented artists of the film fraternity get the apt recognition. It is the best way of honoring the efforts and dedication that go into the making of a movie. Oscars are organized in a grand manner, with an alluring appeal. This mega event takes place at the Kodak Theatre, in Los Angles, annually. Oscar Night is the much-awaited moment, when all the stars of Hollywood gather at a single venue. The Red Carpet is rolled out for the dignitaries of the function. The air is filled with the gusto and zeal of the celebrities, who are invited to witness this ceremony. The atmosphere of Oscar Night is ruled by an element of surprise. It is the night when the mystery unfolds with each passing moment, with the announcement of winners in various categories.1．According to the author, ______.A．The award ceremony is an inseparable part of the life of all those who are related to HollywoodB．The award ceremony is an inseparable part of the life of all the people who are associated with Los AngelesC．The award ceremony is an inseparable part of the life of all those who are living in HollywoodD．The award ceremony is an inseparable part of the life of all the people who are working in film industry正确答案：A解析：这是一道细节题，考查考生对第一段第二句话“The award ceremony has be—come an inseparable component of the life of all the people associated with Hollywood．”的理解。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编5(题后
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编5(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题Researchers have shown that noise can adversely affect human in both physiological and psychological ways. Hearing losses in particular occupations such as shipbuilding and construction work are well-known. In fact, however, we all find hearing more difficult as we age. Young ears can distinguish a wide range of sounds from low to very high frequencies, while older ears lose the ability to distinguish high-pitched sounds. A comparison of people living in some industrialized and non-industrialized areas suggests that this hearing loss may not necessarily accompany old age. Furthermore, a closer inspection of other data reveals economic effects. For instance, an increased turnover in property has been observed in noisy areas near airports. Job performance can be adversely affected by loud noise, especially if accuracy and mental effort are involved. The use of outdoor areas for conversation is not possible for an estimated 5 to 10 million people who live or work in urban areas. When interference with television or speech or sleep is included, as many as 22 to 24 million people can be said to have lost part of the use of their homes and grounds because of noise. Thus noise pollution is a serious environmental concern. The indifferent attitude toward noise should be overcome; considerable efforts should be made to alert people to the grave effects that may stem from an excessively noisy environment.1．We can learn from this passage that______.A．young people are sensitive to high-pitched soundsB．young people distinguish low frequency noise better than old peopleC．high frequency noise can cause hearing loss in old peopleD．people in industrialized areas will suffer hearing loss when they are old正确答案：A解析：这是一道细节题，可定位在本文第1段“Young ears can distinguish a widerange of sounds from low to very high frequencies，while older ears lose the ability to distinguish high—pitched sounds．”说明年轻人比老年人更能分辨高频声音，选项A是其同义表达。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编1(题后
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编1(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring and are less likely to fall chronically ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census(人口普查)data for more than one million people in Austrian, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Plank Institute for Demographic(人口统计的)Research found the month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50. Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a new-born baby and could influence its life expectancy in old age. “A mother giving birth in spring spends the last stage of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat fewer vitamins than in summer,”said one of the scientists. “When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby normal food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are inclined to infections of the digestive system. “In Austria, adults born in autumn lived about seven months longer than those born in spring, and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture is similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern persists.1．People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring because______.A．a baby born in autumn is never subject to any infectionsB．a baby born in spring receives no protection from infectionsC．a mother giving birth in spring has less nutrition during her pregnancyD．a mother giving birth in autumn eats more vitamins during the last stage of her pregnancy正确答案：D解析：这是一道细节题，要求回答秋季出生的人比春季出生的人长寿的原因。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷18(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷18(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, today’s traditional-age college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的)”than at any time in the 17 years of the poll. Not surprising in these hard times, the student’s major objective “is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life. “It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting. Interest in teaching, social service and the “altruistic”fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up. That’s no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first year on the job—even before she completed her two-year associate degree. While it’s true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions—be they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs. Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run! But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table；one of them is talking on the intercom (对讲机): “Miss Baxter,” he says, “could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong?”From the long-term point of view, that’s what education really ought to be about. (353 words)1．According to the author’s observation, college students______.A．have never been so materialistic as todayB．have never been so interested in the artsC．have never been so financially well off as todayD．have never attached so much importance to moral sense正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解2．The students’criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with______.A．the influences of their instructorsB．the financial goals they seek in lifeC．their own interpretations of the coursesD．their understanding of the contributions of others正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解3．By saying “While it’s true that…be they scientific or artistic” (Lines 1 —4, Para. 5), the author means that______.A．business management should be included in educational programsB．human wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speedC．human intellectual development has reached new heightsD．the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解4．Studying the diverse wisdom of others can______.A．create varying artistic interestsB．help people see things in their right perspectivesC．help improve connections among peopleD．regulate the behavior of modern people正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解5．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A．Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded.B．Managers often find it hard to tell, right from wrong.C．People engaged in technical jobs lead a more rewarding life,D．Career seekers should not focus on immediate interests only.正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解Nearly all “speed reading” courses have a “pacing” element—some timing device which lets the student know how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this simply by looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and noting down the page number you have reached. Check the average number of words per page for the particular book you are reading. How do you know when 5 minutes has passed on your watch if you are busy reading the book? Well, this is difficult at first. A friend can help by timing you over a set period, or you can read within hearing distance of apublic clock which strikes the quarter hours. Pace yourself every three or four days, always with the same kind of easy, general interest books. You should soon notice your accustomed w.p.m. rate creeping up. Obviously there is little point in increasing your w.p.m. rate if you do not understand what you are reading. When you are consciously trying to increase your reading speed, stop after every chapter (if you are reading a novel) or every section or group of ten or twelve pages (if it is a textbook) and ask yourself a few questions about what you have been reading. If you find you have lost the thread of the story, or you cannot remember clearly the details of what was said, reread the section or chapter. You can also try “lightning speed”exercise from time to time. Take four or five pages of the general interest book you happen to be reading and read them as fast as you possibly can. Do not bother about whether you understand or not. Now go back and read them at what you feel to be your “normal” w.p.m. rate, the rate at which you can comfortably understand. After a lightning speed reading through you will usually find that your “normal” speed has increased—perhaps by as much as 50-100 w.p.m. This is the technique sportsmen use when they usually run further in training than they will have to on the day of the big race. (341 words)6．According to the passage, a “pacing” device______.A．is used to time student’s reading speedB．is not used in most speed reading coursesC．is used as an aid to vocabulary learningD．should be used whenever we read alone正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解7．In speed reading, looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes______.A．avoids the need for reading fasterB．is not the same as pacingC．may seem unworkable at firstD．helps you to remember your page number正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解8．When you are reading a novel, you should check your understanding of the content after______.A．every chapterB．every sectionC．every four or five pagesD．every ten or twelve pages正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解9．The purpose of the “lightning speed” exercise is to______.A．increase your speed by scanning the text firstB．test your maximum reading speedC．help you understand more of the content of the bookD．enable you to win reading races against your friends正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解10．The best title for this passage would be______.A．Hints for Successful ReadingB．Hints for Speed ReadingC．Effective ReadingD．Lightning Speed Exercises正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解For centuries, explorers have risked their lives venturing into the unknown for reasons that were to varying degrees economic and nationalistic. Columbus went west to look for better trade routes to the Orient and to promote the greater glory of Spain. Lewis and Clark journeyed into the American wilderness to find out what the U.S. had acquired when it purchased Louisiana, and the Apollo astronauts rocketed to the moon in a dramatic show of technological muscle during the cold war. Although their missions blended commercial and political-military imperatives, the explorers involved all accomplished some significant science simply by going where no scientists had gone before. Today Mars looms (隐约出现) as humanity’s next great terra incognita (未探明之地). And with doubtful prospects for a short-term financial return, with the cold war a rapidly fading memory and amid a growing emphasis on international cooperation in large space ventures, it is clear that imperatives other than profits or nationalism will have to compel human beings to leave their tracks on the planet’s reddish surface. Could it be that science, which has long played a minor role in exploration, is at last destined to take a leading role? The question naturally invites a couple of others: Are there experiments that only humans could do on Mars? Could those experiments provide insights profound enough to justify the expense of sending people across interplanetary space? With Mars the scientific stakes are arguably higher than they have ever been. The issue of whether life ever existed on the planet, and whether it persists to this day, has been highlighted by mounting evidence that the Red Planet once had abundant stable, liquid water and by the continuing controversy over suggestions that bacterial fossils rode to Earth on a meteorite (陨石) from Mars. A more conclusive answer about life on Mars, past or present, would give researchers invaluable data about the range of conditions under which a planet can generate the complex chemistry that leads to life. If it could be established that life arose independently on Mars and Earth, the finding would provide the first concrete clues in one of the deepest mysteries in all of science; the prevalence of life in the universe. (362 words)11．According to the passage, the chief purpose of explorers in going to unknown places in the past was______.A．to display their country’s military mightB．to accomplish some significant scienceC．to find new areas for colonizationD．to pursue commercial and state interests正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解12．At present, a probable inducement for countries to initiate large-scale space ventures is______.A．international cooperationB．scientific researchC．nationalistic reasonsD．long-term profits正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解13．What is the main goal of sending human missions to Mars?A．To find out if life ever existed there.B．To see if humans could survive there.C．To prove the feasibility of large-scale space ventures.D．To show the leading role of science in space exploration.正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解14．By saying “With Mars the scientific stakes are arguably higher than they have ever been” (Line 1, Para. 4), the author means that______.A．with Mars the risks involved are much greater than any previous space venturesB．in the case of Mars, the rewards of scientific exploration can be very highC．in the case of Mars, much more research funds are needed than ever before D．with Mars, scientists argue, the fundamental interests of science are at issue 正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解15．The passage tells us that proof of life on Mars would______.A．make clear the complex chemistry in the development of lifeB．confirm the suggestion that bacterial fossils traveled to Earth on a meteorite C．reveal the kind of conditions under which life originatesD．provide an explanation why life is common in the universe正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解You must have been troubled by when to say “I love you” because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life. What if you say it first and your partner doesn’t love you back? Or if they do say it, but you don’t feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be ever racking (紧张) and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle (海龟) with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn’t it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand first? “A really good relationship should be about being fair and being equal,”says psychologist Sidney Crown. “But love is seldom equal. “ All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. “That feeling of ‘I’ve always loved you more’may be subverted (颠覆，破坏) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling (大声争吵). “In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. “The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings,”says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. “The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says ‘I love you’ first may also be the one who says ‘I’m bored with you’ first. “ Hall believes that much depends on how “I love you”is said and the motivation of the person saying it. “Is it said when they’re drunk? Is it said before their partner files off on holiday, and what it really means is ‘Please don’t be unfaithful to me’? By saying ‘I love you’, they are really saying ‘Do you love me?’ If so, wouldn’t it just be more honest to say that?” Collins agrees that intention is everything. “It’s not what is said, but how it’s said What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker. “ (354 words) 16．What is the main idea of this passage?A．The importance of “I love you”.B．The meaning of “I love you”.C．The time of saying “I love you”.D．The place of saying “I love you”.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解17．In the first sentence the author means that______.A．it is easy to say “I love you”B．it is hard to say “I love you”C．we have many troubles in our lifeD．people usually do not know when to say “I love you”正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解18．According to the expert, a good relationship should be______.A．fair and equalB．fair and kindC．powerful and equalD．confident and fair正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解19．In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means______.A．being low in spiritB．having only one handC．being activeD．being passive正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解20．What is the most important for you to consider when somebody say “I love you” to you?A．The intention.B．The place.C．The time.D．The determination.正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编7
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编7(总分：30.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：3，分数：30.00)Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand—he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him. What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist. Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects. If one painter choose to paint a gangrenous(生坏疽的)leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing out attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, and emphasizing something—all of which mean that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.（分数：10.00）(1).All artists are common in that______.（分数：2.00）A.they use shapes and colors instead of wordsB.they are trying to teach the public √C.what they want to teach is difficult to explainD.they want to learn from the public解析：解析：这是一道细节题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编6(题后
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编6(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. As with earlier journeys, Leopold wanted to display his son’s abilities as a performer and a rapidly maturing composer. After finally returning with his father from Italy on 13 March 1773, Mozart was em-ployed as a court musician by the ruler of Salzburg, Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Col-loredo. The composer had a great number of friends and admirers in Salzburg. Despite these artistic successes, Mozart grew increasingly discontented with Salzburg and redoubled his efforts to find a position elsewhere. One reason was his low salary. In August 1777, Mozart resigned his Salzburg position and, on 23 September, ventured out once more in search of employment, with visits to Augsburg, Mannheim, Paris, and Munich. Since Archbishop Colloredo would not give Leopold leave to travel, Mozart’s mother Anna Maria accompanied him. Mozart became acquainted with members of the famous orchestra in Mannheim, the best in Europe at the time. He also fell in love with Aloysia Weber, one of four daughters in a musical family. There were prospects of employment in Mannheim, but they came to nothing and Mozart left for Paris on 14 March 1778 to continue his search. One of his letters from Paris hints at a possible post as an organist at Versailles, but Mozart was not interested in such an appointment. Mozart’s new career in Vienna began well. He performed often as a pianist, notably in a competition before the Emperor on 24 December 1781, and he soon “had established himself as the finest keyboard player in Vienna”.6．According to the author, Mozart began to show his talent in music composition______.A．when he was at the age of fiveB．when he was at the age of fourC．when he was bornD．when his father taught him music正确答案：A解析：这是一道考查细节的题型。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷20
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷20(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes. Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan"s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes. Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the greatest—curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars. Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents. (227 words)（分数：10.00）(1).The passage mainly discusses______.（分数：2.00）A.a new way of highway speed control √B.a new pattern for painting highwaysC.a new approach to training driversD.a new type of optical illusion解析：解析：本题属于主旨大意题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷21(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷21(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. 单项选择填空题 2. 多项选择填空题 3. 英文阅读理解题 4. 简答题5. 论述题单项选择填空题1．《伏尔塔瓦河》是捷克作曲家斯美塔那创作的交响组曲( )之第二乐章。
A．《我的祖国》B．《田园》C．《大地之歌》D．《大海》正确答案：A解析：考查西方音乐史上的重要人物及作品。
《田园》是德国作曲家贝多芬《第六交响曲》的别称。
《大地之歌》是奥地利作曲家马勒的声乐交响曲。
《大海》是法国作曲家德彪西的管弦乐曲。
故答案是选项A。
2．所谓“脱口秀”(talk show)主要指( )类电视节目。
A．主持人谈话B．电视专题C．电视竞技D．电视晚会正确答案：A解析：考查电视文艺的基础知识。
主持人谈话类电视节目也称脱口秀。
同时还要注意，“真人秀”也被称为True Man Show，其核心内容是戏剧性，有悬念，有真人演出，有情节发展，有高潮和特定的结局。
3．电视的声音主要包括( )、音响、音乐三大类别。
A．语言B．同期声C．歌曲D．画外音正确答案：A解析：考查广播电视艺术的基本知识。
广播电视中的声音三大类别分为语言、音响、音乐。
其中语言包括解说、同期声、台词、画外音等。
歌曲属于音乐的具体呈现方式，音乐还同时包括各种器乐。
4．话剧《雷雨》是( )的作品。
A．夏衍B．田汉C．老舍D．曹禺正确答案：D解析：考查中国话剧史的重要人物作品。
曹禺的代表作是《雷雨》《日出》《原野》《北京人》《家》《王昭君》等，1934年，曹禺的《雷雨》问世，标志着中国现代话剧的真正成熟。
《雷雨》刻画了一个大家庭内部错综复杂的矛盾，全剧以繁漪力图挽回她与周萍畸形的爱情为矛盾纠结的核心，勾连并穿插着周萍与四凤、周冲与四凤、侍萍与周朴园、鲁大海与周朴园等人物关系之间种种复杂的矛盾。
5．话剧《四川好人》是( )的作品。
A．俄国戏剧家屠格涅夫B．德国戏剧家布莱希特C．中国戏剧家魏明伦D．挪威戏剧家易卜生正确答案：B解析：考查欧洲戏剧史上的重要作品。
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在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷7(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in languagestudy realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way toprobe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy： whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born with, orwhether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the worlds only liberalarts university for deaf people. When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher. Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code,each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language(ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believedthe hand talk his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually havea genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when evendeaf people dismissed their signing as substandard. Stokoes idea was academic heresy(异端邪说). It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journalsand to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought hisidea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based onthe movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that languageis not mouth stuff—its brain stuff. (340 words)（分数：10.00）(1).The study of sign language is thought to be______.（分数：2.00）A.a new way to look at the learning of languageB.a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language √C.an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD.an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language解析：解析：本题属于细节推断题。
这篇文章开头介绍了手语研究的进展以及意义，“进展”指过去的20年研究人员发现了手语的独特性(realized that signed languages are unique)，意义是指手语的这一发现为研究大脑如何应用与理解语言开辟了新的方向(a new way to probe how the brain generates andunderstands language)，同时为一个古老的科学论题带来了新的希望：语言到底是天生的还是后天习得的(whether language…is something that we are born with，or whether it is a learned behavior)。
可知答案为B。
(2).The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by______.（分数：2.00）A.a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB.a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC.an English teacher in a university for the deaf √D.some senior experts in American Sign Language解析：解析：本题属于细节理解题。
题目问的是，当前对手语的越来越高涨的兴趣是由谁激发的。
第一段段末和第二段段首给我们介绍了一位先驱人物Stokoe的基本信息：华盛顿特区一所聋人大学的教师。
他在学校教授英语。
对照选项，显然答案为C。
(3).According to Stokoe, sign language is______.（分数：2.00）A.a substandard languageB.a genuine language √C.an artificial languageD.an international language解析：解析：本题属于细节理解题。
根据文章第三段，我们了解到当时人们普遍认为美国手语不过是一种混杂英语(thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English)，这里也在强调手语从属于语言。
之后是Stokoe自己的发现与思考：他认为学生们使用的手语意义比人们的普遍认为的要更为丰富(the“handtalk”his students used looked richer)，同时受到了启发：或许聋人确实拥有一种真正的语言。
可知答案为B。
(4).Most educators objected to Stokoes idea because they thought______.（分数：2.00）A.sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB.sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC.a language should be easy to use and understandD.a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds √解析：解析：本题属于细节理解题。
题目问的是，许多教育者都反对Bill Stokoe的观点，是因为他们认为什么。
根据“For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languageslike English，French and Japanese．They assumed language must be based on speech，the modulation(调节)of sound．”，即得出答案为D。
(5).Stokoes argument is based on his belief that______.（分数：2.00）A.sign language is as efficient as any other languageB.sign language is derived from natural languagenguage is a system of meaningful codesnguage is a product of the brain √解析：解析：本题属于细节理解题。
根据文章最后一段我们得知：很多教育家们反对Stokoe的观点，认为语言必须以语音为基础，是声音的变体(language must be based on speech，the modulation of sound)，而Stokoe则认为手语恰恰以手的动作为基础(sign language is based on the movement of hands)，进一步解释说“语言不是嘴巴层次的东西，而是大脑层次的东西(brain stuff)”。