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考试中心模拟题之6
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SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Manyprofessionsareassociatedwithaparticularstereotype.TheIimageofawriter,forinstance,is2aslightlycrazy-lookingperson,lockedinanattic,writing3furiouslyfordays4.Naturally,hehashisfavoritepenandnote-paper,orabeat-uptypewriter,5hecouldnotproduceareadableword.
Nowadays,weknowthatsuchimages6littleresemblancetoreality.Butaretheycompletelyfalse?
Inthecaseofatleastonewriter,itwould7.DameMurielSpark,who880inFebruary,inmanywaysresemblesthisstereotypical"writer".Sheiscertainlynotcrazy,andshedoesn'tworkinanattic.Butsheisrather9aboutthetoolsofher10.
She11writingwithacertaintypeofpeninacertaintypeofnotebook,whichshebuysfromacertain12inEdinburghcalledJamesThin.Inface,so13isshethat,ifsomeoneusesoneofherpens14,sheimmediatelythrowsitaway.Andsheclaimsshewouldhaveenormousdifficultywritinginanynotebook15thosesoldbyJamesThin.Thiscouldsoonbeaproblem,astheshopnolonger16them,andDameMuriel's17of72-pagespiralboundisnearlyfinished.’
Aswellasher"18"aboutwritingmaterials,MurielSparksharesoneothercharacteristicwiththestereotypical"writer":
herworkisthemostimportantthinginherlife.Ithasstoppedher19;20heroldfriendsandmadehernewones,anddrivenherfromLondontoNewYorktoRome.TodayshelivesintheItalianprovinceofTuscanywithafriend.
1.[A]historic[B]antique[C]senior[D]classic
2.[A]in[B]of[C]with[D]for
3.[A]away[B]off[C]on[D]down
4.[A]onfinish[B]onfinal[C]onend[D]onstop
5.[A]exceptwhich[B]withoutwhich[C]beyondwhich[D]onwhich
6.[A]bear[B]stand[C]hold[D]keep
7.[A]haveseemedno[B]notseem
[C]nothaveseemed[D]seemnot
8.[A]observed[B]entered[C]saw[D]turned
9.[A]particular[B]specific[C]peculiar[D]special
10.[A]business[B]trade[C]vocation[D]career
11.[A]persistsin[B]insistson[C]keepson[D]indulgesin
12.[A]grocer[B]chemist[C]stationer[D]baker
13.[A]mysterious[B]conventional[C]superstitious[D]traditional
14.[A]byfortune[B]byaccident[C]bychance[D]bycoincidence
15.[A]muchas[B]ratherthan[C]suchas[D]otherthan
16.[A]piles[B]stores[C]stocks[D]conceals
17.[A]supply[B]provision[C]supplement[D]addition
18.[A]devotion[B]preoccupation[C]worship[D]obsession
19.[A]frommarrying[B]toremarry[C]remarrying[D]remarry
20.[A]spent[B]cost[C]exhausted[D]tired
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
"I'venevermetahumanworthcloning,"sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromthecrampedconfinesofhislabatTexasA&MUniversity."It'sastupidendeavor."That'saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocalvesandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissylaterthisyear---orperhapsnotforanotherfiveyears.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman'sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.
Westhusin'sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimvexedbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyplicityproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofcanineeggs,theA&MteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryoscarryingMissy'sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogatemother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetusesmaybeacceptablewhenyou'redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans."Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,"hesays.
Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin,1997,Westhusin'sphoneatA&MCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine
hasbeenringingbusily.CostisnoobstacleforcustomerslikeMissy'smysteriousowner,whowishesmremainunknowntoprotecthisprivacy.He'sploppeddown$3.7millionsofartofund
theresearchbecausehewantsatwintocarryonMissy;sfinequalitiesaftershedies.Butheknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.Inastatementofpurpose,Missy'sownersandtheA&Mteamsaytheyare"bothlookingforwardtostudyingthewaysthatherclonedifferfromMissy."
ThefateofthedogsampleswilldependonWesthusin'swork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogviablypregnant,theoffspring,shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownat
birthbyotherclonedanimals:
abnormalitieslikeimmaturelungsandheartandweightproblems."Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,"Westhusinasks,"whenwe'renotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?
"
21.WhichofthefollowingbestrepresentsMr.Westhusin'sattitudetowardcloning?
[A]AnimalCloningisastupidattempt.
[B]Humancloningisnotyetclosetogettingitworkedout.
[C]Cloningistooinefficientandshouldbestopped.
[D]Animalscloningyes,andhumancloningatleastnotnow.
22.TheMissyplicityprojectdoesnotseemverysuccessfulprobablybecause
[A]thereisn'tenoughfundtosupporttheresearch.
[B]cloningdog'sismorecomplicatedthancloningcatsandbulls.
[C]Mr.Westhusinistoobusytakingcareofthebusiness.
[D]theownerisaskingforanexactcopyofhispet.
23.WhenMr.Westhusinsays"...cloningisdangerous,"heimpliesthat
[A]labtechniciansmaybeaffectedbychemicals.
[B]catsanddogsinthelabmaydieofdiseases.
[C]experimentsmaywastelotsoflives
[D]clonedanimalscouldoutlivethenaturalones.
24.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat
[A]richpeoplearemoreinterestedincloninghumansthananimals.
[B]cloningofanimalpetsisbecomingaprosperousindustry.
[C]thereisnodistinctionbetweenaclonedandanaturaldog.
[D]Missy'smasterpaysalotinahopetorevive'thedog.
25.Wemayconcludefromthetextthat
[A]humancloningwillnotsucceedunlessthetechniqueismoreefficient.
[B]scientistsareoptimisticaboutcloningtechnique.
[C]manypeopleareagainsttheideaofhumancloning.
[D]clonedanimalsaremorefavoredbyownerseveniftheyareweaker.
Text2
Formorethantwodecades,U.S.courtshavebeenlimitingaffirmative-actionprogramsinuniversitiesandotherareas.Thelegalrationaleisthatracialpreferencesareuriconstitutional,eventhoseintendedtocompensateforracismorintolerance.Formanycolleges,thismeansstudentscanbeadmittedonlyonmerit,notontheirraceorethnicity.IthasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheU.S.,aseducatorsblametheprolongedreactiontoaffirmative-actionfordeclinesinminorityadmissions.Meanwhile,activistscontinuetobattleracepreferencesincourtsfromMichigantoNorthCarolina.
Nowchiefexecutivesofabouttwodozencompanieshavedecidedtoplungeheadfirstintothispoliticallyunsettleddebate.They,togetherwith36universitiesand7non-profitableorganizations,formedaforumthatsetforthanactionplanessentiallydesignedtohelpcollegescircumventcourt-imposedrestrictionsonaffirmativeaction,TheCEOs'motive:
"Ouraudience
isgrowingmorediverse,sothecommunitiesweservebenefitifouremployeesareraciallyandethnicallydiverse"aswell,saysoneCEOofacompanythatownsninetelevisionstations.
Amongthestepstheforumispushing:
findingcreativeyetlegalwaystoboostminorityenrollmentthroughnewadmissionspolicies;promotingadmissionsdecisionsthatlookatmorethantestscores;andencouraginguniversitiestostepuptheirminorityoutreachandfinancialaid.Andtocounteraccusationsbycriticstochallengethesetacticsincourt,thegroupsaysitwillgivelegalassistancetocollegessuedfortryingthem."Diversitydiminishedbythecourtmustbemadeupforinotherlegitimate,legalways,"saysaforummember.
Oneofthemorecontroversialmethodsadvocatedistheso-called10%rule.Theideaisforpublicuniversitieswhicheducatethree-quartersofallU.S.undergraduates--toadmitstudentswhoareinthetop10%oftheirhighschoolgraduatingclass.Doingsoallowscollegestotakeminoritieswhoexcelinaverageurbanschools,eveniftheywouldn'thavemadethecutunderthecurrentstatewiderankingmanyuniversitiesuse.
26.U.S.courtrestrictionsonaffirmativeactionsignifiesthat
[A]minoritiesnolongerholdtheoncefavoredstatus.
[B]thequalityofAmericancollegeshasimproved.
[C]racialpreferenceshasreplacedracialprejudice.
[D]theminorityisonanequalfootingwiththemajority.
27.WhathasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheUnitedStates?
[A]Whetheraffirmativeactionshouldcontinuetoexist,
[B]Whetherthislawishelpingminoritiesorthewhitemajority.
[C]WhetherracismexistsinAmericancollegeadmission.
[D]Whetherracialintoleranceshouldbepunished.
28.CEOsofbigcompaniesdecidedtohelpcollegesenrollmoreminoritystudentsbecausethey
[A]thinkitwrongtodeprivetheminoritiesoftheirrightstoreceiveeducation.
[B]wanttoconservethefinecharacteristicsofAmericannation.
[C]wantaworkforcethatreflectsthediversityoftheircustomers.
[D]thinkittheirdutytohelpdevelopeducationofthecountry.
29.Themajortactictheforumusesisto
[A]battletheracialpreferencesincourt.
[B]supportcollegesinvolved
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