[考研类试卷]考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷215及答案与解析.doc
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1、考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷 215 及答案与解析Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)0 “It keeps you grounded, puts you in a situation that keeps you out of trouble, and puts you with a group that has the same mind-set,“ says Molly Skinner
2、, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, appraising the nonathletic benefits she experienced while playing soccer in high school. According to one new study, suiting up for the high school team does seem to givegirls a boost when it comes to getting a college diploma.The recent
3、 study, conducted by professors from Brigham Young University (BYU) and West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCUP), found that women who played sports in high school were 73 percent more likely to earn a bachelors degree within six years of graduating from high school than those who did not. (Th
4、e study did not look at male athletes.) Their analysis of data from 5,103 women collected as part of a U.S. Department of Education study found that even among girls who face statistical challenges finishing college based on socioeconomic background, the athletes still had more than 40 percent highe
5、r college completion rates than nonathletes, regardless of whether they played at the college level.“In times when we worry about improving academic performance or outcomes, we wonder should we be devoting time and money to extracurricular activities?“ asks BYU Prof. Mikaela Dufur, one of the studys
6、 authors. “These are important arenas forin our casegirls to make connections with others and adults who help encourage them to succeed.“At the collegiate level, though, the measure of womens sports remains as murky (unclear) as ever, thanks to the politics of Title DC Enacted in 1972, Title DC guar
7、antees women equal opportunity in collegiate sports, but its critics contend that many schools reach that balance by cutting mens teams rather than adding womens.A July report on Title DC from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has done little to settle the debate. That study found increases
8、 in student participation in college athletics on both sides of the gender line, though the growth rate was higher for womens teams and female athletes.Title DC critics say that the GAO report relies too heavily on National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) data, which can obscure the number of
9、 mens teams cut from particular schools as more colleges join the NCAA verall.While the political debate continues, female athletes themselves seem to be focusing on the finish line. “I think that sports teaches you to persevere,“ says Virginia Tech-bound Rachel Plumb, who raced on her high schools
10、cross country team. “It teaches you to keep an eye on a goal.“1 According to the first paragraph, _.(A)Molly Skinner is playing soccer on the university team(B) playing soccer contributed to Mollys nonathletic life(C) playing sports helps girls to enroll at universities(D)playing sports grants girls
11、 extra credits at universities2 Which of the following is true about the recent study by professors from BYU and WCUP?(A)Women athletes are more likely to finish college than nonathletes.(B) Female athletes have more chance to get diplomas than male athletes.(C) Statistical challenges reduce the cha
12、nce for female athletes to get degrees.(D)Playing sports in high school matters more than playing at colleges.3 BYU Prof. Mikaela Dufur found that extracurricular activities _.(A)exert adverse effects to girls academic performance(B) can improve girls academic outcomes directly(C) bring people who a
13、re worth knowing to girls(D)may consume too much money and time of girls4 It can be inferred from the text that _.(A)Title IX realizes womens equal opportunity in collegiate sports(B) Title IX balances mens and womens sports in many schools(C) Title IX isnt successful in achieving its goal for women
14、s rights(D)GAO report proves the success of Title IX in college sports5 We can conclude from the text that _.(A)girls who played sports in high schools are better college students(B) girls with high school sports experience are mentally stronger(C) athletic girls are more likely to get college degre
15、es thanks to Title IX(D)athletic girls always perform better at colleges than nonathletes5 In the days before preschool academies were all but mandatory for kids under 5, I stayed home and got my early education from Mike Douglas. His TV talk show was one of my mothers favorite programs, and because
16、 I looked up to my mother, it became one of my favorites too.Yet I quickly developed my own fascination with Douglas, who died lastweek. Maybe it was the plain seta couple of chairs and little elseor maybe it was the sound of people talking about ideas and events rather than telling stories. Whateve
17、r it was, to my 4-year-old mind it was all terribly adult, like my mothers morning coffee. It wasrelatively. The grown-up world I live in now is another matter. Thanks in part to the proliferation and polarization of talk shows in the last 20 years or sothe generation after Douglas and his big-tent
18、gentility went off the airpublic conversations have become scary monsters indeed.Like other forms of entertainment, the programming of commercial talk shows today has moved beyond niche to hermetic. The idea of a host booking guests as varied as Jerry Rubin, Malcolm X and Richard Nixonand treating t
19、hem all with a certain deference, as Douglas didis unheard of. Equally amazing is to consider that Douglas was a moderate; though he didnt always share his guests views, he nonetheless insisted on everybody having his or her say.What he did, in other words, was more important than who he was. That w
20、as probably an easy dictate for an old-schooL modest guy such as Douglas to follow. And now? Oprah Winfrey is sincere enough, but her viewership is a cult of personality, not of people or issues.like her contemporaries, Oprah chooses her guests and issues to suit her show, rather than allowing guest
21、s and issues to be the show. She prefers uplift and empowerment, which is more palatable than name-calling, the hallmark of Bill OReilly or Howard Stern. But spin is spin, and in her own way Oprah gets as tiresome as those guys. Ultimately, these shows fail to convey the fullness of the conversation
22、, the sense that America is one placeor one hostwith many voices at equal volume.That doesnt mean everybodys right. But to have everybody engaged and feeling a stake in the outcome of the discussion is priceless. Engagement is nothing less than national security: I felt that as a preschooler, watchi
23、ng Mike Douglas on TV, and I feel it now. The age of irony, they would say, fueled by information that moves at the speed of light, demands a different approach.6 It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that the author_.(A)was influenced by his mother(B) didnt like preschool academies(C) enjoyed self-ta
24、ught programs(D)was smart in his childhood7 The word “big-tent“ (Para. 2) is closest in meaning to _.(A)sensible(B) tolerant(C) imposing(D)polite8 According to Paragraph 3, Mike Douglas _.(A)treated guests with great passion(B) satisfied the guests requirements(C) highly valued different opinions(D)
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