2015年考研英语阅读习题演练 (34)
<p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 1-5, <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="AG">AG</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> <span word="blank">blank</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="space">space</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="first">first</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="distinguishing">distinguishing</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="cold">cold</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="superpower">superpower</span>. 1) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span>-<span word="flexing">flexing</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Timor">Timor</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="already">already</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="Happily">Happily</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="pretensions">pretensions</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="interfering">interfering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="America">America</span>. 2)<span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, 3) <span word="It">It</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> 60 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defence">defence</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> 10 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="firepower">firepower</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="bubbling">bubbling</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span>-<span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="essentials">essentials</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undergoing">undergoing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saddam">Saddam</span> <span word="Hussein">Hussein</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="bitterly">bitterly</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="area">area</span> ,<span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="maps">maps</span>. <span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="track">track</span>. 4) <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="proliferation">proliferation</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="weaponsundreamed">weaponsundreamed</span>-<span word="of">of</span> <span word="horrorsnot">horrorsnot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cleaned">cleaned</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onward">onward</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="globalisation">globalisation</span>. <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drugsand">drugsand</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span><span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fore">fore</span>. 5) [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="issued">issued</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="but">but</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="pygmy">pygmy</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horizon">horizon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span><span word="China">China</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="shrinks">shrinks</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="order">order</span>. <span word="Globalisation">Globalisation</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="underbelly">underbelly</span>. [<span word="E">E</span>]<span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="superiority">superiority</span> [<span word="F">F</span>]<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caucasus">Caucasus</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="cope">cope</span>. [<span word="G">G</span>]<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>. 答案及详解 1. <span word="C">C</span>。文章开头就提出20世纪是美国的世纪，冷战后只有一个超级大国，而从下文第二段的开始我们可以看到，作者对中国在军事外交等方面显示出的力量表示赞扬，由此可以推断出，此处需要一个由美国的世纪平滑过渡到对中国的实力的重视上去，所以选项<span word="C">C</span>而且只有一个国家有可能会挑战美国，那就是中国。正好满足了这个过渡条件。 2. <span word="F">F</span>。 空处根据下文衔接可以推断出是在评价世界其他各国的经济军事实力，而第四段主要讨论了欧盟的，军事方面的弱势，所以此处适宜，举一个军事实力强大而经济发展不尽如人意的国家，选项<span word="F">F</span>对俄罗斯的概括分析正好符合上下文的要求为正确答案。 3. <span word="B">B</span>。空处，从上下文推断是关于欧洲的经济的评价，这一段最后一句的<span word="only">only</span>表明作者并不看好欧洲的经济发展，从选项中可以看到有两项是关于欧洲经济的一个认为。自从欧元发行后，欧洲经济巨人的地位进一步巩固了而另一个则用<span word="but">but</span>一转，指出、虽然欧元有可能使之成为经济巨人，但是仍然是政治和军事的侏儒。与下文欧美防工开支的对比，丝丝入扣，合情合理。 4. <span word="G">G</span>。 在讨论了中东和非洲的战患后，作者很自然转入了军备问题，提出核武器，生化武器，以及冷战遗留问题等等，此处空白需要一个提纲挈领的句子，而选项<span word="G">G</span>正符合了这一要求。 5. <span word="D">D</span>。 作者在最后总结全文，提出根本问题是全球化过快引致的，选项<span word="D">D</span>中正好也提到了全球化，再进一步分析上下文的褒贬口气，不难确定这个就是符合要求的正确选项。 中心思想 本文主要讨论了在二十一世纪，什么才是影响人类社会发展的主要因素，在分别否定了美国一擎撑天，中国不愿称霸，俄罗斯与欧洲发展不平衡以及中东非洲的战祸连连后，作者总结认为，在大力控制军备问题的同时，一定要着重关注全球化的进程问题，全球化是一把悬在人类头上的达摩克利斯之剑。</p>
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