2015年考研英语阅读习题演练 (37)
<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="The">The</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="intolerance">intolerance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="elevated">elevated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Virtue">Virtue</span>. 1) <span word="Listen">Listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="reiterating">reiterating</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. 2) <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="justification">justification</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="intolerance">intolerance</span>. 3) <span word="Tolerance">Tolerance</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disposition">disposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="indulgent">indulgent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bigotry">bigotry</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="undue">undue</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span> . <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="honestly">honestly</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lavishly">lavishly</span> <span word="bestowed">bestowed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="attributes">attributes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>. 4) <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="indulgent">indulgent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span><span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span><span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>. <span word="Try">Try</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncontrolled">uncontrolled</span> <span word="aggressiveness">aggressiveness</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dangerously">dangerously</span> <span word="intolerant">intolerant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. 5) <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span><span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span><span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="I">I</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="incompetent">incompetent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="pushy">pushy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terrifying">terrifying</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="manoeurres">manoeurres</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="offence">offence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="committed">committed</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="We">We</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="unassertiveness">unassertiveness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="timidity">timidity</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="relish">relish</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="confrontations">confrontations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="them">them</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="exclude">exclude</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="reproof">reproof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="sentimentalists">sentimentalists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="form">form</span>. [<span word="E">E</span>]<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thoroughly">thoroughly</span> <span word="hypocritical">hypocritical</span> <span word="posture">posture</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="tolerant">tolerant</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="validity">validity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. [<span word="F">F</span>]<span word="British">British</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="intolerant">intolerant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span>. [<span word="G">G</span>]<span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="in">in</span>. 答案及详解 1.<span word="B">B</span>。这句话的意思是说我们认为我们宽宏大量的态度和愿意容忍各种人的行为的想法在各国之中是独一无二的，可见，这句话是用来承接第一句的，进一步说明宽容已上升为英国的一种伟大的国家美德。 2.<span word="G">G</span>。文章的第二段开头就指出，那个结论，使英国人的宽容之说露出了马脚，那么当然在那之前，应该说明他们的结论到底是什么。 3.<span word="E">E</span>。这句话的意思是这是一种彻头彻尾的虚伪姿态，这种姿态使人们怀疑，英国人所声称的特别能容忍的说法是否能站得住这也是用来承接前一句的，因为前面已经说明他们所说的宽容并不是实际存在，而是编造出来为观念的偏狭辩护的。 4.<span word="C">C</span>。这句话的意思是究竟什么是宽容有时也是不确定的，因为事实上大部分英国人并不愿意在公众中争吵和对抗，并且会尽量避免它们。这里应注意下一句中的转折词<span word="But">But</span> ...，可见，它是将这句话进行了否定，并例举了几个例子。这并不意味着他们能够容忍人们的行为这样就正好呼应上了。 5.<span word="A">A</span>。这句话的意思是，有时我自己可能不太够格或者有点莽撞，但我经常遭到辱骂和可怕的报复，这对我可能犯过的过失而言，未免太过分了，从文章的最后一段我们看出，全段都在讲述英国人对司机的严厉与偏狭，而这里插入这样一个例子，正好说明了问题。 <span word="F">F</span>。这句话是说英国人对那些嗜烟酗酒的人的态度将更不能容忍，这句话是对的，可是在全文中没有涉及，故不能选填。 <span word="D">D</span>。这句话的意思是我不谴责那些同情动物者和那些一直反对任何形式的对动物的残酷行为的人，这也从一个侧面反映了英国人对动物的冷淡，但同样没有在全文中提及，故不能选填。 中心思想 本文论的是英国人的宽容，可是它从多个角度，多个方面，论证了英国人宽容的虚伪性，揭露了他们宽容的本质。</p>
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