文章
2010
01
前景题要:
题目1:
All but two pieces sold fetching more thann $70m,a record for a sale by a single artist.
It was a last victory.
As the auctioneer called out bids,in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street,Lehman Brothers,filed for bankruptcy.
1.In the first paragraph,Damien Hirst’s sale was referred to as “a last victory” because D or E ???__.
A.the art market had witnessed a succession of victories
未提到 ❌B.the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids
but all除了 方向错❌C.Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces
对象混淆,Beautiful~为拍卖标题,而masterpieces形容的是作品 ❌D.it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis
E.the auctioneer finally all but the two pieces at the highest bids
题目2:
Mr.Hirst’s sale,speding of any sort became deeply unfashionable.
In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms.
Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds,and in the most overheated sector,they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008.
Within weeks the world’s two biggest auction houses,Sotheby’s and Christie’s,had to pay out nearly ￥200m in the guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.
2.By saying “spendinng of any sort became deeply unfashionable”(Line 1-2,Para.3),the author suggests that A or C.
A.collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctions
??? no loner == stayed away fromB.people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleries
未提到 ❌C.art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extent
??? stayed away from == losts its appeal to a great extentD.works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying
未提到 ❌题目3:
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A or C or E
A.Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007 to 2008
P96 At the peak
假设:2007.5 peak
2007 ~ 2008.11 fell
B.The art market supassed many other industries in momentum
C.The art market generally went downward in various ways
2007年 ~ 2008年 下滑、收藏家远离、日本停止购买印象艺术作品
D.Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come
E.The art market is generally went downward compared with other industries.
题目4:
The three Ds-death,debt and divorce - still deliver works of art the market.But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away,waiting for confidence to return.
4.The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are _B2 or C__.
A.auction houses’ favorites
未提到 ❌B.contemporary trends
缺乏主题对象 ❌B2.contemporary trends of art the market
C.factors promoting artwork cirulation
still deliver works of art the marketD.styles representing Impressionists
未提到 ❌题目5:
主题: 艺术市场
主旨: 好 → 不好
5.The most appropriate title for this test could be C.
A.Fluctuation of Art Prices
B.Up-to-date Art Auctions
C.Art Market in Decline
D.Shifted Interest in Arts
02
前景题要:
题目1:
Toward the end of the evening,I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don’t talk to them.
1.What is most wives’ main expectation of their husbands? A
A.Talking to them
B.Trusting them
未提到 ❌C.Supporting their careers
未提到 ❌D.Sharing housework
未提到 ❌题目2:
This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations,they often talk less at thome.
And this pattern is wreaking havoc(严重破坏) with marriage.
2.Judging from the context,the phrase “wreaking havoc”(Line 3,Para.2) most probably means _C__.
A.generating motivation
选项未表达什么样的动机例如:导致婚姻的 ❌B.exerting influence
程度轻C.causing damage
D.creating pressure
程度轻题目3:
3.All of the followinng are true EXCEPT B.
A.men tend to talk more in public than women
B.nearly 50 percennt of recent divorces are caused by failed conversation
50%离婚率当中,有几百万是因为失败的会话 ❌C.women attach much importance to communication between couples
D.a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse
题目4:
主题: conversational、man and wife
主旨: 不好
4.Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this text? D
A.The moral decay deserves more research by sociologists
未提到 ❌B.Marriage break-up stems from sex inequalities
未提到 ❌C.Husband and wife have different expectations from their marriage
大多数妻子期盼,而丈夫几乎很少 ❌D.Conversational patterns between man and wife are different
题目5:
最后一段是以一个漫画卡通演说着妇女怒视着拿报纸挡着脸前的丈夫
老师: 这种下文推断是根据上一段的故事继续演讲?
5.In the following part immediately after this text,the author will most probably focus on B?
A.a vivid account of the new book Divorce Talk
本文其它段落提及到 → 不可能 ❌B.a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoon
最后一段提到C.other possible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.
未提到 ❌D.a brief introduction to the political scientist Andrew Hacker
本文其它段落提及过 ❌
03
前景题要:
题目1:
“There are fundamental public health problems,like dirty hands instead of a soap habit,that remain killers only because we can’t figure out how to chagne pople’s habits,” said Dr.Curtis,the director of the Hygiene Center at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.”We wanted to learn from private inndustry how to create new behaviors that happen automatically.”
1.According to Dr.Curtis,habits like hand washing with soap A.
A.should be further cultivated
B.should be changed gradually
未实现 ❌C.are deeply rooted in history
未提到 ❌D.are basically private concerns
未提到 ❌题目2:
Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs,and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long.
Chewing gum,once bought primarily by adolescent boys,is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a mean.
Skin moisturizers are advertised as part of morning beauty rituals,slipped in between hair brushing and putting on makeup.
例证题 ???
The author mentioned/cited/used the case of …to illustrate/show the point that …..
2.Bottled water,chewing gum and skinn moisturizers are mentioned in Paragraph 5 so as to A or D.
A.reveal their impact on people’s habits
B.show the urgent need of daily necessities
未提到 ❌C.indicate their effect on people’s buying power
未提到 ❌D.manifest the significant role of good habits
题目3:
The companies that Dr. Curtis turned to – Procter & Gamble,Colgate - Palmolive and Unilever – had invested hundreds of millionns of dollars finding the subtle cues in consumers’ live that corporations could use to introduce new routines.
many Americans habitually give their pearly whites a cavity-preventign scrub twice a day,oftenn with Colgate,Crest or one of the other brands.
the company that sold $76 billion of Tide,Crest and other products last year.”Creating positive habits is a huge part of improving our consumers’ lives,and it’s essential to making new products commercially viable.”
3.Which of the following does NOT belong to products that help create people’s habits?D
A.Tide
B.Crest
C.Colgate
D.Unilever
❌题目4:
many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors - habits - among consumers.
often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.
ruthless advertising
4.From the text we know that some of consumers’ habits are developed due to C.
A.perfected art of products
未提到 ❌B.automatic behavior creation
为具体说明是哪些导致产生自动行为 ❌C.commerical promotions
D.scientific experiments
未提到 ❌题目5:
前文: 广告改善人们生活的习惯
后文: 广告 有问题的面霜和不健康的食品
5.The author’s attitude toward the influence of advertisement on people’s habits is B or C.
A.indifferent
B.negative
C.positive
D.biased
04
前景题要:
题目1:
Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values,including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries;that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers;and that verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law.
1.From the principles of the US jury system,we learn that D.
A.both literate and illiterate people can serve on juries
meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy ❌B.defendants are immune from trial by their peers
immune from 替换 entitle to ❌C.no age limit should be imposed for jury service
meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy ❌D.judgment should consider the opinion of the public
the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law.题目2:
But as recently as in 1968,jury selection procedures connflicted with these democratic ideals.
West Virginia,the practice of selecting so-called elite or blue-ribbon juries provided a convenient way around this and other antidiscrimination laws.
2.The practice of selecting so-called elite jurors prior to 1968 showed A.
A.the inadequacy of antidiscrimination laws
B.the prevalent discrimination against certain races
prohibited intentional racial discrimination in jury selection
文章中是保护,而不是歧视 ❌
C.the conflicting ideals in jury selection procedures
文章中是陪审团选举步骤与民主理念冲突 而不是 陪审员选举步骤与陪审员精英选举理念冲突 ❌D.the arrogance common among the Supreme Court judges
未提到 ❌题目3:
Even then several states automatically exempted womenn from jury duty unless they personally asked to have their names included on the jury list.
This practice was justified by the clasim that women were needed at home,and it kept juries unrepresentative of women through the 1960s.
3.Even in the 1960s,womenn were seldom on the jury list in some states because C?
A.they were automatically banned by state laws
未提到 ❌B.they fell far short of the required qualifications
有资格 ❌C.they were supposed to perform domestic duties
clasim that women were needed at homeD.they tended to evade public engagement
未提到 ❌题目4:
Ushering in a new era of democratic reforms for the jury.
This law abolished special educational requirements for federal jurors and required them to be selected at random from a cross section of the entire communnity.
The Taylor decision also declared sex discrimination in jury selection to be unnconsitutionnal and ordered states to use the same procedures for selecting male and female jurors.
4.After the Jury Selection and Service Act was passed,__A_.
A.sex discrimination in jury selection was unconstiutional and had to be ablished
B.educational requirements became less rigid in the selection of federal jurors
对象错 ❌C.jurors at the state level ought to be representative of the entire community
未提到 ❌D.states ought to conform to the federal court in reforming the jury system
the federal court 改为 Cogress of U.S.A 对象错 ❌题目5:
主题: jury system
主旨: 不好 → 好
5.In discussing the US jury system,the text centers on C or D.
A.its nature and problems
B.its characteristics and tradition
C.its problems and their solutions
D.its tradition and development
2011
01
前景题要:
题目1:
how could she have let those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked?
1.According to Paragraph 1,Ms.Simmons was criticized for B.
A.gaining execessive profits
under fire 方向错 ❌B.failing to fullfill her duty
enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked?C.refusing to make compormises
未提到 ❌D.leaving the board in tough times
未提到 ❌题目2:
Outside directors are supposed to serve as as helpful,yet less biased,advisers on a firm’s board.
enough independence to disagree with the chief executive’s proposals.
2.We learn from Paragraph 2 that outside directors are supposed to be_B or D_.
A.generous investors
未提到 ❌B.unbiased executives
条件之一C.share price forecasters
未提到 ❌D.inndependent advisers
题目3:
They found that after a surprise departure,the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increases by nearly 20%.
The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increaes,and the stock is likely to perform worse.
Although a correlation betweenn them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive,it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship.
3.According to the researchers from Ohio University,after an outside director’s suprise departure,the frim is likely to B or C.
A.become more stable
smaller firm more table ❌B.report increased earnings
probability restate earninngsC.de less well in the stock market
stock is likely to perform worseD.perform worse in lawsuits
缺少对象 federal class-action lawsuit ❌题目4:
even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoinng occurred.
Firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives.
4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that outside directors ___.
A.may stay for the attractive offers from the firm
create increntivesB.have oftenn had records of wrongdoings in the firm
any wrongdoing 方向错 ❌C.are accustomed to stress-free work in the firm
independent advisers 方向错 ❌D.will decline incentives from the frim
create increntives 方向错 ❌题目5:
5.The author’s attrtude toward the role of outside directors is B.
A.permissive
❌B.positive
C.scronful
❌D.critical
keep their tough times … create incentives ❌
02
前景题要:
题目1:
A year ago the ennd seemed near.
The recession threatened to remove the advertising and readers that had not already fled to the internet.Amercia’s Federal Trade Commission launched a round of talks about how to save newspapers.
But the discussions now seem out of date.
1.By saying “Newspapers like….their own doom”(Lines 3-4,Para.1),the author indicates that newspapers D.
A.neglected the sign of crisis
方向错误 ❌B.failed to get state subsidies
Should the state subsidize them? 不知真假 ❌C.were not charitable corporations
Should they become charitable corporations? 不知真假 ❌D.were in a desperate situation
save newspapaer,A year ago the end题目2:
It has not been much fun.
Many papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists overboard.
The American Society of News Editors reckons that 13,500 newsroom jobs have gone since 2007.
Readers are paying more for slimmer products.
Yet these desperate measures have proved the right ones and,sadly for many journalists,they can be pushed further.
2.Some newspapers refused delivery to distannt suburbs probably because B.
A.readers threatened to pay less
paying more 方向错误 ❌B.newspapaers wanted to reduce costs
these desperate measuresC.journalists reported little about these areas
未提到 ❌D.subscribers complained about slimmer products
未提到 ❌题目3:
American papers have long been highly unusual in their reliance on ads.Fully 87% of their revennues came from advertising in 2008
In Japan the proportion is 35%.
3.Compared with their American counterparts,Japanse newspapers are much more stable because they C.
A.have more sources of revenue
未提到 ❌B.have more balanced newsrooms
未提到 ❌C.are less dependennt on advertising
Americann 87%,Japanse 35%D.are less affected by readership
未提到 ❌题目4:
but much of the damage has beenn concenntrated in areas where newspapers are least distinctive.Car and film reviewers have gone.
Foreign bureaus have been savagely cut off.
Newspapers are less complete as a result.
But completeness is no longer a virtue in the newspaper business.4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph about the current newspaper business?
A.Distinctiveness is an essential feature of newspapers
least distinctiveB.Completeness is to blame for the failure of newspapers
But completeness is no longer a virtue in the newspaper business.❌C.Foreign bureaus paly a crucial role in the newspaper business
未提到 cut off❌D.Raders have lost their interest in car and film reviews
未提到 ❌题目5:
主题: Newspapers
主旨: save newspapers → exist
5.The most appropriate title for this text would be A.
A.American Newspapers:Struggling for Survival
B.American Newspapers:Gone with the Wind
❌C.American Newspapers:A Thriving Business
方向错 ❌D.American Newspapers:A Hopeless Story
方向错 ❌
03
前景题要:
题目1:
During the Depression and the war,Americans had learned to live with less and that restraint,in combination with the postwar confidence in the future,made small,efficient housing positively stylish.
1.The postwar American housing style largely reflected the Americans’ C.
A.prosperity and growth
live with less,and the restrant 方向错 ❌B.efficienncy and practicality
housing made small efficent 对象错 ❌C.restraint and confidence
live with less and that restraint,confidenceD.pride and faithfulness
未提到 ❌题目2:
Mies van der Rohe,who like other people associated with Bauhaus,a school of design,emigrated to the United States before World War II and took up posts at Americann architecture schools.
These designers came to exert enormous influence on the course of American architecture,but none more so than Mies.
2.Which of the following can be inferred from Paragraph 3 about the Bauhaus?C or D
A.It was founded by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
未提到 ❌B.It designing concept was affected by World War II.
未提到 ❌C.Most American architects used to be associated with it.
like other people = Most AmericanD.It had a great influence upon American architecture.
These designers came to exert enormous influence on the course of American architecture,but none more so than Mies.题目3:
Mies’s signature phrase means that less decoration,properly organized,has more impact than a lot.Elenngannce,he belived,did not derive from abundance.
but that in the 1940s symbolized the future.Mies’s sophisticated presentation masked the fact taht the spaces he designed were small and efficiennt,rather than big and often empty.
3.Mies held that elgance of architectural design ___.
A.was related to large space
designed were small and efficiennt,rather than big and often empty.❌B.was identified with emptiness
designed were small and efficiennt,rather than big and often empty.❌C.was not reliant on abundant decoration
less decorationD.was not associated with effciency
designed were small and efficiennt,rather than big and often empty.❌题目4:
for example,were smaller-two-bedroom units under 1,000 square feet-than those in their older neighbors along the city’s Gold Coast.
But they were popular because of their airy glass walls,the views they afforded and the elegance of the buildings’ details and proportions,the architectural equivalent of the abstract art so popular at the time.
4.What is true about the apartments Mies built on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive? D
A.They ignored details and porportions
方向错 ❌B.They were built with materials popular at that time.
the architectural equivalent of the abstract art so popular at the time 方向错 ❌C.They were more spcious than nighboring buildings.
smaller-two-bedroom units under 1,000 square feet 方向错 ❌D.They shared some characteristics of abstract art.
elegance of the buildings’ details and proportions,the architectural equivalent of the abstract art so popular at the time.题目5:
Aesthetic effect came from the lanscape,new materials and forthright detailing.
Ralph Rapson may have mispredicted just how the mechanical revolution would impact everyday life-few American families acquired helicopters,though most eventually got clothes dryers - but his belief taht self - sufficiency was both desirable and inevitable was widely shared.
5.What can we learnn about the design of the “Case Study Houses”? C
A.Mechanical devices were widely used.
few American families acquired helicopters 方向错❌B.Natural scenes were taken into consideration
Aesthetic effect came from the lanscape,new materials and forthright detailing.C.Details were sacrificed for the overall effect
Aesthetic effect came from the lanscape,new materials and forthright detailing ❌D.Eco-friendly materials were employed.
未提到 ❌
04
前景题要:
题目1:
The question would have sounded strange not long ago.
Now even the project’s greatest cheerleaders talk of a continent facing a “Bermuda triangle” of debt,population decline and lower growth.As well as those chromic problems,the EU faces an acute crisis in its econnomic core,the 16 countries that use the single currency.
Markets have lost faith that the euzo zone’s economies,weaker or stronnger,will one day converge thanks to the discipline of sharing a single currency,which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devealuation.
1.The EU is faced with so many problems that B.
A.it has more or less lost faith in markets
euro zone’s 对象错 ❌B.even it supporters begin to feel concerned
Now even the project’s greatest cheerleaders talk of a continent facing a “Bermuda triangle” of debt,population decline and lower growth.C.some of its member countires plan to abandon euro
未提到 ❌D.it intends to denny the possibility of devaluation
未提到 ❌题目2:
It is stuck because the euro zone’s dominant powers,France and Germany,agree on the need for greater harmonization within the euro zone,but disagree about what to harmonize.
2.The debate over the EU’s single currenncy is stuck because the dominant powers A.
A. are competinng for the leading position
dominant powers,France and Germany,agree on the need for greater harmonization within the euro zone,but disagree about what to harmonize.B.are busy handling their own crises
dominant powers 忙于自己的危机 → 未提到 ❌C.fail to reach an agreement on harmonization
不知道真假 ❌D.disagree on the steps towards disintegration
不知道真假 ❌题目3:
Germany thinks the euro must be saved by stricter rules on borrowing,spending and competitiveness,backed by quasi-automatic sanctions for governments that do not obbey.
and even the suspension of a country’s voting rights in EU ministerial councils.
It insists that economic co-ordination should involve all 27 members of the EU club,among whom there is a small marjority for free-market liberlism and economic rigour;in the inner core alone,Germany fears,a small majority favour French interference.
3.To solve the euro problem,Germany proposed that B.
A.EU funds for poor regions be increased
threats for poor regions 方向错 ❌B.stricter regulations be imposed
saved by stricter rules on borrowing,C.only core members be involved in economic co-ordination
all 27 members of the EU club ❌D.voting rights of the EU members be guaranteed
even the suspension of a country’s voting rights in EU ministerial councils. 未提到 ❌France wants something different:”European economic government” within an inner core of euro - zone members.
Translated,that means politicans intervening in monetary policy and system of redistribution from richer to poorer members,via cheaper borrowing for governments through common Eurbonds or complete fiscal transfers.
Finally,figures close to the French governnment have murmured,euro - zone members should agree to some fiscal and social harmonization;e.g.,curbing competition in corporate - tax rates or labour costs.
题目4:
4.The French proposal of handlinng the crisis implies that A.
A.poor countries are more likely to get funds
system of redistribution from richer to poorer members,cheaper borrowingB.strict monetary policy will be applied to poor countries
未提到 ❌C.loans will be readily available to rich countries
system of redistribution from richer to poorer members,cheaper borrowing 方向错 ❌D.rich countries will basically control Eurobonds
未提到 ❌题目5:
1.ambitious
2.sharepest edges of globdisation
3.make capitalism benign
5.Regarding the future of the EU,the author seems to feel D.
A.pessimistic
❌B.desperate
❌C.conceited
❌D.hopeful