内部资料翻录必究010-6251301282509003today.Gonearethosedayswhenpatriotismtowardsone’sownlanguagewasamajorobstacletolearningforeignlanguages,atimewhenmostnationsweretryingtothrowtheiralienrulersoutoftheircountriesintheirfreedomstruggles.Gonearethosedayswhenpeoplewereproudoftheirmotherorfathertonguesandconsideredthattheirnativelanguagesalonewillsufficetheneedtosurvive.LanguageskillstodayhavebecomeasimportantasotherbusinessandcareerskillslikeIT,vocationalorprofessionalskills.Thuslearningaforeignlanguagetodayhasbecomeessentialforanindividualwhetheritisforcareers,growingabusiness,oreventomakeanimpression.AllthatoneneedstopossessthesedaysisadrivetolearnaforeignlanguageandthereareallkindsofinstitutesandcoursesthatteachvariousforeignlanguageslikeFrench,German,Spanish,andJapanese.Today’sworldeconomyhasbridgedthebarriersofrace,sex,colorandreligionandtheworldhadbecomeasmallerplace.Today’sbusinessesalsodemandlanguageskillstoexpandandgrowinothercountries.Tensandhundredsofbusinessesworldwideareexpandingandgrowingtheirbusinessbypromotingthemincountriesotherthantheircountriesoforigin.ThetremendousgrowthoftheInternethasfurtherincreasedthedemandforlanguageskills.InCanadaanofficialrulealsosaysthatallcommercialestablishmentsmusthavetheirwebsitescreatedbothinEnglishandFrench,theofficiallanguagesofthecountry.Languagecanalsoeaseraceandborderbarriers.Youaremorewelcomeinanaliennationifyouknowthelanguageofthepeoplethereandcanconverseintheirtongue.Peopleinthesecountriesimmediatelyrespectyouandthinkyoucareabouttheircultureasmuchastheydobecauseinanyculturelanguageisthekeyidentity.37.Oneofthereasonsfornotstudyingaforeignlanguageinthepastis_____.A.itwastoodifficultB.itwasnotallowedC.itwasseenasdisloyaltyD.itwastaughtbyforeignrulers38.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.People’slanguageskillsarebetterthaninthepast.B.Foreignlanguageskillsareofvitalimportance.C.It’seasiernowadaystolearnaforeignlanguage.D.Peopletodayarenotproudoftheirnativelanguage.39.Whatdoes“tomakeanimpression”(Paragraph1)probablymean?A.Torememberthings.B.Toexpressideas.C.Toshowrespect.D.Tobelikedbyothers.40.Theworldhasbecomesmallerbecauseof_____.A.businessexpansionB.thegrowthoftheInternetC.aglobalizedeconomyD.thelearningofforeignlanguages41.Accordingtothearticle,thegrowthoftheInternetrequires_____.A.moreforeignlanguageskillsB.morebilingualwebsitesC.bettercommandofEnglishD.morecommercialestablishments42.Peopleinaforeigncountrywilltreatyouwithmorerespectifyouspeaktheirlanguagebecause_____.A.theythinkyoulovetheircountryB.theythinkyouunderstandtheircultureC.it’seasierforthemtocommunicatewithyouD.theybelieveyouareagoodlanguagelearnerPassageThreeYoumayhavewonderedwhythesupermarketsareallthesame.Itisnotbecausethecompaniesthatthemlackimagination.Itisbecausetheyallaimatpersuadingpeopletobuythings.Inthesupermarket,ittakesawhileforthemindtogetintoashoppingmode.Thisiswhythearea16内部资料翻录必究010-6251301282509003immediatelyinsidetheentranceisknownasthe“decompressionzone”.Peopleneedtoslowdownandlookaround,eveniftheyareregulars.Insalestermsthisareaisabitofaloss,soittendstobeusedmoreforpromotion.Immediatelyinsidethefirstthingshoppersmaycometoisthefreshfruitandvegetablessection.Forshoppers,thismakesnosense.FruitandVegetablescanbeeasilydamaged,sotheyshouldbeboughtattheend,notthebeginning,ofashoppingtrip.Butwhatisatworkhere?Itturnsoutthatselectinggoodfreshfoodisawaytostartshopping,anditmakespeoplefeellessguiltyaboutreachingfortheunhealthystufflateron.Shoppersalreadyknowthateverydayitems,likemilk,areinvariablyplacedtowardthebackofastoretoprovidemoreopportunitiestotemptcustomers.Butsupermarketsknowshoppersknowthis,sotheyuseothertricks,likeplacingpopularitemshalfwayalongasectionsothatpeoplehavetowalkallalongtheaislelookingforthem.Theideaistoboost“dwelltime”:thelengthoftimepeoplespendinastore.Traditionallyretailersmeasure“footfall”,asthenumberofpeopleenteringastoreisknown,butthosenumberssaynothingaboutwherepeoplegoandhowlongtheyspendthere.Butnowadays,apieceoftechnologycanfillthegap:themobilephone.PathIntelligence,aBritishcompanytrackedpeople’sphonesatGunwharfQuays,alargeretailcentreinPortsmouth-notbymonitoringcalls,butbyplottingthepositionsofhandsetsastheytransmitautomaticallytocellularnetworks.Itfoundthatwhendwelltimerose1%salesrose1.3%.Suchtechniquesareincreasinglypopularbecauseofadeepeningunderstandingabouthowshoppersmakechoices.Peopletellmarketresearchersthattheymakerationaldecisionsaboutwhattobuy,consideringthingslikeprice,selectionorconvenience.Butsubconsciousforces,involvingemotionandmemories,areclearlyalsoatwork.43.InParagraph2,“decompressionzone”istheareameantto_____.A.offershoppersaplacetohavearestB.prepareshoppersforthemoodofbuyingC.encourageshopperstotrynewproductsD.provideshopperswithdiscountinformation44.Puttingfruit-and-vegetablesectionneartheentrancetakesadvantageofshoppers’_____A.commonsenseB.shoppinghabitsC.concernswithtimeD.shoppingpsychology45.PathIntelligenceusesatechnologyto_____.A.counthowmanypeopleenterastoreB.measurehowlongpeoplestayatastoreC.findoutwhatpeoplebuyinastoreD.monitorwhatpeoplesayanddoinastore46.WhathappenedatGunwharfQuaysshowedthatsales_____.A.wasindirectproportiontodwelltimeB.wasreverselylinkedtodwelltimeC.wasaffectedmorebyfootfallthanbydwelltimeD.wasaffectedmorebydwelltimethanbyfootball47.Theauthorarguesthatshoppers_____.A.exertmoreinfluenceonstoresthantheyimagineB.aremorelikelytomakerationalchoicesthantheyknowC.tendtomakemoreemotionaldecisionsthantheythinkD.havemorecontroloverwhattheybuythantheyassume48.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____.A.NewTechnologyBoostsStores’Sales17内部资料翻录必究010-6251301282509003B.HowShoppersMakeChoicesinStoresC.RationalandIrrationalWaysofShoppingD.TheSciencebehindStores’ArrangementsPassageFourAveryimportantworldproblemistheincreasingnumberofpeoplewhoactuallyinhabitthisplanet.Thelimitedamountoflandandlandresourceswillsoonbeunabletosupportthehugepopulationifitcontinuestogrowatitspresentrate.Sowhyisthishugeincreaseinpopulationtakingplace?Itisreallyduetothespreadoftheknowledgeandpracticeofwhatisbecomingknownas“DeathControl”.Youhavenodoubtheardoftheterm”BirthControl”.”DeathControl”issomethingratherdifficult.Itrecognizestheworkofthedoctorsandscientistswhonowkeepalivepeoplewho,notverylongago,wouldhavediedofavarietyofthenincurablediseases.Throughawidevarietyoftechnologicalinnovationsthatincludefarmingmethodsandthecontrolofdeadlydiseases,wehavefoundwaystoreducetherateatwhichwedie.However,thissuccessistheverycauseofthegreatestthreattomankind.Ifweexaminetheamountoflandavailableforthisever-increasingpopulation,webegintoseetheproblem.Ifeveryoneontheplanethadanequalshareofland,wewouldeachhaveabout50,000squaremeters.Thisfigureseemstobequiteencouraginguntilweexaminetheamountofusablelandweactuallyhave.Morethanthree-fifthsoftheworld’slandcannotproducefood.Obviously,withsolittlelandtosupportus,weshouldbetakinggreatcarenottoreduceitfurther.Butwearenot!Instead,weareconsumingits“capital”-itsnonrenewablefossilfuelsandothermineraldepositsthattookmillionsofyearstoformbutwhicharenowbeingdestroyedindecades.Wearealsodoingthesamewithothervitalresourcesnotusuallythoughtofasbeingnonrenewablesuchasfertilesoils,groundwaterandthemillionsofotherspeciesthatsharetheearthwithus.Itisaverycommonbeliefthattheproblemsofthepopulationexplosionarecausedmainlybypoorpeoplelivinginpoorcountrieswhodonotknowenoughtolimittheirreproduction.Thisisnottrue.Theactualnumberofpeopleinanareaisnotasimportantastheeffecttheyhaveonnature.Developingcountriesdohaveaneffectontheirenvironment,butitisthepopulationsofrichercountriesthathaveafargreaterimpactontheearthasawhole.49.Accordingtothearticle,whatcontributestothepopulationincrease?A.Birthexplosion.B.BirthControlC.DeathControl.D.Technologicalinnovations.50.Theword“incurable”inParagraph2means_____.A.commonB.epidemicC.untreatableD.unknown51.Thereisn’tenoughlandtosupporthumanbeingsbecause_____.A.therearemoreseasthanlandintheworldB.mostoftheworld’slandisunusableC.theworld’slandhasalreadybeentakenupD.theworld’slandisnotdistributedequally52.InParagraph4thewriterimpliesthatfertilesoilsare_____.A.limitedB.renewableC.productiveD.nonrenewable53.Whatdoes“tolimittheirreproduction”isthelastparagraphmean?A.Tocontroldeath.B.Toproducelessgoods.C.Toincreaseproduction.D.Topracticebirthcontrol.54.Whatdoyouthinkthewriterisreallyconcernedabout?18内部资料翻录必究010-6251301282509003A.Longlifespans.B.Populationincrease.C.Overuseofresources.D.Thesuccessof“DeathControl”.PassageFiveAlldaylong,youareaffectedbylargeforces.Genesinfluenceyourintelligenceandwillingnesstotakerisks.Socialdynamicsunconsciouslyshapeyourchoices.Instantaneousperceptionssetoffneutralreactionsinyourheadwithoutyouevenbeingawareofthem.Overthepastfewyears,scientistshavemadeaseriesofexcitingdiscoveriesabouthowthesedeeppatternsinfluencedailylife.NobodyhasdonemoretobringthesediscoveriestopublicattentionthanMalcolmGladwell.Gladwell’snoncontroversialclaimisthatsomepeoplehavemoreopportunitiesthanothers.BillGateswasluckytogotoagreatprivateschoolwithitsowncomputeratthedawnoftheinformationrevolution.Gladwell’sbookisbeingreceivedbyreviewersasacalltoactionfortheObamaAge.Itcouldleadpolicymakerstofinallyrejectpoliciesbuiltontheassumptionthatpeoplearecoldlyrationalprofit-maximizingindividuals.Itcouldcausethemtofocusmoreonepolicythatfosterrelationships,socialbondsandculturesofachievement.Yet,Ican’thelpbutfeelthatGladwellandotherswhosharehisemphasisarepreoccupiedwiththecoolnessofthediscoveries.They’velostsightofthepointatwhichtheinfluenceofsocialforcesendsandtheinfluenceoftheself-initiatingindividualbegins.Mostsuccessfulpeoplebeginwithtwobeliefs:thefuturecanbebetterthanthepresent,andIhavethepowertomakeitso.Theywereoftenshoweredbygoodfortunes,butreliedatcrucialmomentsuponachievementsofindividualwill.Thesepeoplealsohaveanextraordinaryabilitytoconsciouslyfocustheirattention.Controlofattentionistheultimateindividualpower.Peoplewhocandothatarenotprisonersofthestimuliaroundthem.Theycanchoosefromthepatternsintheworldandlengthentheirtimehorizons.Gladwell’ssocialdeterminismoverlookstheimportanceofindividualcharacterandindividualcreativity.Anditdoesn’tfullyexplainthegenuinegreatnessofhumanity’stalents.Astheclassicalphilosophersunderstood,examplesofindividualgreatnessinspireachievementmorereliablythananyotherformofeducation.55.InParagraph2,“thesedeeppatterns”referstoallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____A.genesB.socialdynamicsC.instantaneousperceptions.D.neutralreactions56.Accordingtotheauthor,Gladwell’snewbookOutliersismainly_____.A.adescriptivestudyofexceptionallytalentedindividualsB.abouttheimportanceofsocialarrangementstopersonalsuccessC.todiscusswhysomepeoplehavemoreopportunitiesthanothersD.toexplainwhyBillGatesismuchluckierthanothers57.ItcanbeseenfromParagraph5thatGladwell’sbook_____.A.hasbecomequiteinfluentialB.isbeginningtoinfluenceObama’spoliciesC.hasreceivedseverecriticismsD.assumesthatpeoplejustpursuemaximumprofits58.Accordingtotheauthor,themostfundamentalindividualpoweris_____.A.individualwillB.controlofattentionC.agoodcharacterD.exceptionalcreativity59.Theauthorbelievesthatindividualgreatnessismorecloselyrelatedto_____.19内部资料翻录必究010-6251301282509003A.socialforcesandgenesB.goodluckandeducationC.individualcharacterandcreativityD.individualgenesandgoodeducation60.Thispassageisprobablya_____A.bookreviewB.bookreportC.politicalessayD.newsreportPartIVCloze(15minutes,15points)Directions:Inthispart,thereisapassagewith15blanks.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.choosethebestanswerfoeeachblankandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.Nuclearenergyisanefficientandconvenientsubstituteforconventionalformsofenergywhichwerefoundinspecialgeographicallocations.Largeamountsof61andeffortarerequiredto62theselocations.Oncethesitesarefound,menandequipmentmustbebroughttotapandusethesesourcesofenergy.However,alargeproportionofsuchsitesarefoundonlyinfarand63places.Thisincreasesthedifficultiesof64theseformsofenergy.Withnuclearenergy,suchdifficultiesarenotpresent.Nuclearreactorscaneasilybebuiltanywhere,andmandoesnothavetocompetewiththe65ofnatureinordertoobtaintheenergy.Forequalamountsofenergy,nuclearenergyismuchmoreconvenientandinexpensivetoobtainthanconventionalsourcesofenergy.Withnuclearenergy,theamountofpollutionisgreatlyreduced.66theproductionofnuclearenergyisbasedonthefissionofatoms,pollutioniskepttoaverylowlevel.Theenergyproducedinthereactorsinconvertedintoheatandelectricity,andthesehave67ornopollutionatall.Conventionalformsoffuel,68,producelargeamountsofpollution.Productionofnuclearenergyusesthe69ofthefissionofatoms;thus,70amountsofenergycanbeobtainedfromit.Theworld’sreservesofoil,coalandnaturalgasarerunning71atatremendousrateandcurrentestimatespredictthat72ofthe21stcentury,mostoftheseconventionalfuelswillbeusedup.Nuclearenergyistheexception73thisgloomyprediction.Throughsplittingandfusingatoms,largeamountsofenergycanbeproduced,and74thisprocesscangoonandonuntilallourenergyneedsaresatisfied.The75ofnuclearenergyasaboundlesssourceofenergyisindeedgreat,andwemustharnessitwheneverpossibleasconventionalfuelswillnotbearoundmuchlonger.61.A.incentive62.A.point63.A.isolated64.A.detecting65.A.potentials66.A.If67.A.little68.A.asaresult69.A.process70.A.incomplete71.A.out72.A.attheend73.A.inB.capitalB.recognizeB.singleB.selectingB.powersB.WhileB.muchB.ingeneralB.ruleB.definiteB.upB.bytheendB.forC.interestC.identifyC.soleC.harnessingC.strengthsC.ThoughC.moreC.ontheotherhandC.principleC.infiniteC.awayC.intheendC.of20D.currencyD.labelD.solitaryD.concentratingD.forcesD.SinceD.lessD.ineffectD.functionD.definedD.downD.totheendD.to
2011同等学力英语（08-10真题）
