閱讀理解 A


TEXT A 
短文大意：本文講述的是人類現(xiàn)代大眾傳媒的方式和內(nèi)容的變化。
66．答案：C
【參考譯文】作者在第一段中強(qiáng)調(diào)的是面對面交流的什么？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)理解題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第一段指出我們?nèi)粢獏⑴c社會，如乘車、購物、下飯館，我們就必須與別人進(jìn)行面對面的接觸，而且很多交流都是通過面對面的口頭交流實(shí)現(xiàn)的。因此作者在第一段中強(qiáng)調(diào)的是面對面交流的特征，而不是其"性質(zhì)"，"局限性"或"創(chuàng)造性"。故選項C 為正確答案。

67. 答案：D
【參考譯文】文中暗示了什么？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第二段講到"speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news，which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news．"即"現(xiàn)代傳播發(fā)送和接收的速度起了革命性的變化，因此往往使地方新聞落后于全國新聞，而國際新聞往往又幾乎超過全國新聞。"由此可知，國際新聞傳播得最快。

68. 答案：B
【參考譯文】下列哪種說法是不正確的？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)推理題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細(xì)解答】根據(jù)短文的第三段第一句"No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority"可排除選項A；根據(jù)第四段第一句"Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information."，可排除選項C。根據(jù)第四段第二句"The modem communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment."，可排除選項D。根據(jù)第三段第二句"In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was fortunate，but today there are publiclibraries．"意思是說"上個世紀(jì)富人擁有私人圖書館是幸運(yùn)的，但是今天已經(jīng)有公共圖書館了。"我們知道過去富人擁有自己的圖書館，而今天人們也有了大眾圖書館，這并不等于私人圖書館就不存在了，故選項B的說法是不正確的。

69．答案：D
【參考譯文】從文中最后一段，我們可以推知作者什么？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細(xì)解答】作者在最后一段說"Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual ... . However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back." 作者指出，盡管媒體所傳播的相當(dāng)多的東西對個人和社會都是十分有益的，但偌大的現(xiàn)代通訊網(wǎng)絡(luò)還是遭到人們的濫用。但盡管如此，不管是更好還是更糟，大眾媒介總會伴隨我們，而不會走回頭路?？梢?，作者并沒有表示大眾媒介所發(fā)生的劇烈變化讓他感到高興，也沒有對大眾媒介的未來表示悲觀，同樣也沒有對大眾媒介的濫用表示擔(dān)心，故選項D為正確答案。

TEXT B 

短文大意：本文介紹的是盎格魯-撒克遜人的姓氏特征。

70．答案：C
【參考譯文】盎格魯-撒克遜英國人的姓氏如何？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第一段第二句說"Distinguishing epithets were rarely added．These might be patronymic，descriptive or occupational．They were，however，hardly surname．"即"用以區(qū)別的稱號不多，這些稱號可能是源自先輩名的、描述性的或職業(yè)的，但很少是姓氏。"由此可知，盎格魯-撒克遜英國人的姓氏是"不常見的"。

71．答案：C
【參考譯文】從第一段我們可以知道在13和14世紀(jì)之后的許多年里的什么？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】第一段最后一句說"for many years after that the degree of stability in family names varied considerably in different parts of the country"，即13和14世紀(jì)后的許多年里，姓氏的穩(wěn)定程度在英國不同地區(qū)有很大的差異，也就是說，仍有人在不停地更改自己的姓氏，所以選項C為正確答案。

72．答案：A
【參考譯文】第二段中的patronymic一詞的意思與下列哪一項最接近？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第三段第二句說"Even such a name as Simpson may belong to this last group, and not to the first, had the family once had its home in the ancient village of that name. Otherwise, Simpson means the son of Simon, as might be expected."由Simpson這一姓氏的來歷可知， patronymic一詞意為"源于父名的姓"，因此選項A正確。

73．答案：D
【參考譯文】下列哪一選項是一種觀點(diǎn)而不是事實(shí)？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第四、五段分別提到"All these vocational names carry with them acertain gravity and dignity..."，"Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us, or at least recognisable after a little thought ..." ，"‘Black' and ‘White' implied ‘dark'and ‘fair'...， "，它們都是事實(shí)。短文最后一段說"there is hardly a town or village in all England that has not at sometime given its name to a family．"意思是"英格蘭幾乎每個村鎮(zhèn)都在某個時期把它的名字賦予給一個家庭"，這里說"幾乎"而不是"全都這樣"，所以D項不是事實(shí)。

TEXT C 

短文大意：本文介紹的是瑞士銀行業(yè)的策略及其變化。

74．答案：B
【參考譯文】瑞士銀行引以為豪的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第一段首句說"...Swiss banks had prided themselves on their system of banking secrecy and numbered accounts...．"即"瑞士的銀行以它們的銀行保密和編碼賬戶系統(tǒng)而自豪"，也就是說瑞士的銀行在"維護(hù)客戶的信息"方面的做法值得自豪。

75．答案：D
【參考譯文】根據(jù)該短文，瑞士銀行對外國富人來說是不可抗拒的，銀行方面對這一觀點(diǎn)是什么態(tài)度？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)推理題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第一段最后兩句說"There was a widely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners, mainly because of its numbered accounts and bankers' reluctance to ask awkward questions of depositors. Contributing to the mystique was the view, carefully propagated by the banks themselves, that if this secrecy was ever given up, foreigners would fall over themselves in the rush to withdraw money, and the Swiss banking system would virtually collapse over night."。這兩句的意思是，有一個普遍認(rèn)同的觀點(diǎn)，那就是瑞士銀行對外國富人來說是不可抗拒的，因?yàn)樗麄冇镁幋a賬戶，銀行不過問任何儲蓄者難以回答的問題。銀行方面的解釋是，如果放棄了保密性，外國人將會蜂擁而至撤回資金，瑞士銀行系統(tǒng)將會一夜之間垮臺。由此可知，選項D"defend"（為某觀點(diǎn)辯護(hù)）"最合題意。

76．答案：C
【參考譯文】在短文最后一段，作者認(rèn)為什么？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】在此段中作者說"Although the banks agreed to end relations with clients whose identities were unclear or who were performing improper acts, they were still not obliged to inform on a client to anyone, including the Swiss government. To some extent, therefore, the principle of secrecy had been maintained."此句說明契約雖然簽訂了，但銀行的保密性原則還是一如繼往。所以作者認(rèn)為"銀行政策方面的變革流于形式"。

TEXT D 
短文大意：這篇短文描述的是Coketown城鎮(zhèn)的喧囂、臟亂景象。
77．答案：D
【參考譯文】不能用下列哪個形容詞來形容Coketown？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】由"smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever"，"steam-engine worked monotonously up and down"等句子可知，Coketown是"單調(diào)的"（dull）；由句子"river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye"，"there could have been no such blotch可知，Coketown是"骯臟的"（ dirty）；由"there was a rattling and a trembling all day long"可知Coketown 是"喧鬧的" noisy。只在文中沒有提及有關(guān)Coketown是"野蠻的"（savage）的文字，故選項D為正確答案。

78．答案：A
【參考譯文】從該短文可知，Coketown是一個什么樣的城鎮(zhèn)？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)推理題。
【詳細(xì)解答】由短文第二句"It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever."可知，Coketown應(yīng)該是一個工業(yè)小城。

79．答案：C
【參考譯文】只有下列哪一項不受天氣影響？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文最后一段說"But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane. Their wearisome heads went up and down at the same rate, in hot weather and in cold, wet weather and dry fair weather and foul."由此可知，無論什么天氣，蒸汽機(jī)都以相同的速度運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，也就是說，蒸汽機(jī)不受天氣的影響。

80．答案：B
【參考譯文】下列哪一項是作者對Coketown城的看法？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細(xì)解答】在這篇短文中，作者大量描述了Coketown城的喧囂、臟亂等景象，由此可知，這是一個受到嚴(yán)重污染的城市。

閱讀理解 B
TEXT E 

短文大意：這篇短文介紹的是心算的重要性。

81．答案：D
【參考譯文】作者關(guān)心的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第二句說"I think there should be equal concern for those who are unable to cope with simple mental arithmetic-particularly girls"，由此可知，作者關(guān)心的是"mental arithmetic"（心算）。

TEXT F 

短文大意：這是一封應(yīng)聘翻譯職位的求職信。

82．答案：B
【參考譯文】這是一封什么樣的？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)推理題。
【詳細(xì)解答】信的開頭說 "...I'd like to apply for the position of translator with your firm"，由此可知，這是一封應(yīng)聘翻譯職位的求職申請信。

TEXT G 

短文大意：這篇短文介紹的是孤獨(dú)感的產(chǎn)生以及擺脫孤獨(dú)的建議。

83．答案：A
【參考譯文】這篇文章主要是關(guān)于什么的？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文首句說"Loneliness is a curious thing"，第二段首句說"This feeling of loneliness...is very difficult to get rid of."可見這篇文章的主要內(nèi)容是關(guān)于"loneliness"的。

TEXT H 

短文大意：本文討論的是公共交通事業(yè)的各個方面近年來的發(fā)展變化。

84．答案：C
【參考譯文】作者主要討論的是公共交通的哪一個方面？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第一段講到，雖然公交的價格已經(jīng)成倍提高，但仍然較便宜，老百姓已經(jīng)普遍乘坐地鐵和小公共；第二段講車輛增多后，環(huán)保問題引起人們注意，包括汽車只允許使用無鉛油，在城市里多植樹等。公共交通也有了實(shí)質(zhì)的進(jìn)步，公交汽車隨處可見，車輛整潔，車型品種也增多?？梢?，全文反映的是公共交通的進(jìn)步，因此選項C為正確答案。

TEXT I 

短文大意：本文介紹的是香港圣誕樹裝飾大賽的情景。
85．答案：B
【參考譯文】每個參賽隊至少應(yīng)有多少隊員？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第二段最后一句說"Each team should be formed by at least three persons．"，由此可知，每個參賽隊至少應(yīng)有3名隊員。

86．答案：D
【參考譯文】參賽隊員可將什么帶進(jìn)賽場？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】短文第三段最后一句說"Participants can bring along their own decoration materials and to use their imagination and creativity to achieve the best results．" 由此可知，參賽隊員可將裝飾物（decoration materials）帶進(jìn)賽場。

TEXT J 

短文大意：本文介紹的是四種夏日外出旅游的計劃。

87．答案：C
【參考譯文】如果只有半天的時間，應(yīng)該選擇哪天出行？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】第四個方案提到"A half-day trip to Oxford...leave at 2:15 pm....Back after the show"，只有該出行計劃只用半天的時間就可以了，其時間是"Wednesday 9 August"，所以此題答案選C。

88．答案：B
【參考譯文】哪個出行方案可以看到Georgian architecture？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】第二個方案提到"The spa town of Bath contains...much elegant Georgianarchitecture．"從這里直接得出正確答案是選項B。

TEXT K 

短文大意：本文是一篇關(guān)于歐洲各國民族特性的調(diào)查結(jié)果。

89．答案：A
【參考譯文】哪個民族比較具有商業(yè)頭腦？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】在Dutch欄可以看到"Everyone agreed that the Dutch are hardworking，thrifty，good-natured，tolerant and business-minded．" 由此可知，荷蘭人較有商業(yè)頭腦。

90．答案：D
【參考譯文】對哪個國家的看法分歧最大？
【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
【詳細(xì)解答】在British欄可以看到"Some found them calm，reserved，open-minded，trustworthy；others thought they were insular and superior．"由此可知，人們對英國人的看法是有分歧的。