考研英语阅读理解模拟试题及解析
<p> <span word="WHAT">WHAT</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="hates">hates</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="successes">successes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="longevity">longevity</span>, <span word="soaring">soaring</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bumper">bumper</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="exploitative">exploitative</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unfavourably">unfavourably</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> (<span word="see">see</span> <span word="chart">chart</span>). <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="source">source</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Parrish">Parrish</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Altria">Altria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conglomerate">conglomerate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Morris">Morris</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tarnished">tarnished</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="image">image</span>.</p><p> <span word="Comparing">Comparing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Holmer">Holmer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pharmaceutical">Pharmaceutical</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Manufacturers">Manufacturers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="association">association</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="onslaught">onslaught</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="class">class</span>-<span word="action">action</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span>; <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="grilled">grilled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="reminiscent">reminiscent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Parrish">Parrish</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span>. (<span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Morris">Morris</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="acknowledges">acknowledges</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="addictive">addictive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="products">products</span>.) <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persuasion">persuasion</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="words">words</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="spin">spin</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p>
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