【考研类试卷】考博英语(阅读理解)模拟试卷108及答案解析.doc
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1、考博英语(阅读理解)模拟试卷 108 及答案解析(总分:32.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数:4,分数:32.00)It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to a
2、llow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it
3、 on via the groups on line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history.“ The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citi
4、zens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Austral
5、ia where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their partother states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia In the U.S. and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for
6、the dominoes to start falling. Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request deathprobably by a deadly injection or pillto put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off“ period of seven days, the patient can sign a
7、certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing con
8、dition. “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how Id go, because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,“ he says.(分数:8.00)(1).From the second paragraph we learn that_.(分数:2.00)A.the objection to euthanasia
9、 is slow to come in other countriesB.physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasiaC.changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the lawD.it takes time to realize the significance of the laws passage(2).When the author says that observers are waiting for the domino
10、es to start falling, he means_.(分数:2.00)A.observers are taking a wait and see attitude towards the future of euthanasiaB.similar bills are likely to be passed in the U.S., Canada and other countriesC.observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoesD.the effect taking process of the pa
11、ssed bill may finally come to a stop(3).When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will_.(分数:2.00)A.face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasiaB.experience the suffering of a lung cancer patientC.have an intense fear of terrible sufferingD.undergo a cooling off period of seven days(4).The authors attitud
12、e towards euthanasia seems to be that of_.(分数:2.00)A.oppositionB.suspicionC.approvalD.indifferenceA report consistently brought back by visitors to the U.S. is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadia
13、ns, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small minded officials, rude waiters, and ill mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the U.S Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of t
14、he country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities
15、of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected
16、 the harshness of daily life: if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would, and someday, remember, you might be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of ho
17、spitality to strangers is still very strong in the U.S., especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. “I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinneramazing.“ Such observations reported by visitors to the U
18、.S. are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of c
19、ultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily meant that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to “translate“ cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For e
20、xample, when an American uses the word “friend“, the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly
21、 is a virtue that many American value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.(分数:8.00)(1).In the eyes of visitors from the outside world,_.(分数:2.00)A.rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the U.S.B.small minded officials deserve a serious commentC.Canadians are not so friendly as their n
22、eighborsD.most Americans are ready to offer help(2).It could be inferred from the last paragraph that_.(分数:2.00)A.culture exercises an influence over social interrelationshipB.courteous convention and individual interest are interrelatedC.various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends
23、D.social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions(3).Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers_.(分数:2.00)A.to improve their hard lifeB.in view of their longdistance travelC.to add some flavor to their own daily lifeD.out of a charitable impulse(4).The tradi
24、tion of hospitality to strangers_.(分数:2.00)A.tends to be superficial and artificialB.is generally well kept up in the United StatesC.is always understood properlyD.was something to do with the busy tourist trailsTechnically, any substance other than food that alters our bodily or mental functioning
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