考研英语阅读及答案.docx

1、考研英语阅读及答案Section II Reading Comprehension Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted kings dont abdicate, they die in their sleep. But

2、embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So, dies the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the uniting is on the wall for all European royals, with their magni

3、ficent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?The Spanish case previous arguments both for and against monarchy when public opinion is particularly. Polarized, as it was following the end of the France regime, monarchs can rise above mere politics and embody a spirit of national unity.It is this apparent

4、transcendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of states. And so, the Middle East expected, Europe is the most monarch-infested region is the world, with 10 kingdoms (not counting Vatican city and Andorra). But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asi

5、a, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respect public figure.Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside, symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, their very historyand sometimes the way they behave to

6、day-embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities. At a time when Thomas Piketty and other ecumenists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democrat

7、ic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states. The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Prince and princess have day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses (or helicopters). Even so, these are wealthy families who party with the i

8、nternational 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.While Europes monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to strive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.It is only the Queen who has preserved

9、the monarchy reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-healed) granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a servic

10、eas non-controversial and non-political heads of state. Charles ought to know that as English history shows, it is kings of republicans, who are the monarchys worst enemies.21、According to the first two paragraphs, king Juan Carl of span_.A.used to enjoy high public supportB.was unpopular among Euro

11、pean royalsC.ended his reign in embarrassmentD.eased his relationship with his rivals正确答案是：C22、Monarchs are kept as head of state in European mostly_.A.owing to their undoubted and respectable statusB.to achieve a balance between tradition and realityC.to give voters more public figures to look up t

12、oD.due to their everlasting political embodiment正确答案是：A23、Which of the following is shown to be odd, according to Paragraph 4?_.A.Aristocrats excessive reliance on inherited wealth.B.The simple lifestyle of the aristocratic families.C.The role of the nobility in modern democracies.D.The nobilitys ad

13、herence to their privileges.正确答案是：C24、The British royals have most to fear because Charles_.A.takes a tough line on political issues.B.fails to change his lifestyle as advised.C.takes republicans as his potential allies.D.fails to adapt himself to his future role.正确答案是：B25、Which of the following is

14、the best title of the text?_.A.Carlos, Glory and Disgrace CombinedB.Carlos, a Lesson for All European MonarchsC.Charles, Slow to React to the Coming ThreatsD.Charles, Anxious to Succeed to the Throne正确答案是：BText 2Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data? The Supreme Cpurt will no

15、w consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling, particularly one that upsets the old assumptions that authorities may search through the p

16、ossessions of suspects at the time of their arrest. It is hard, the state argues, for judges to assess the implications of new and rapidly changing technologies.The court would be recklessly modest if it followed Californias advice. Enough of the implications are discernable, even obvious, so that t

17、he justice can and should provide updated guidelines to police, lawyers and defendants.They should start by discarding Californias lame argument that exploring the contents of a smartphone- a vast storehouse of digital information is similar to say, going through a suspects purse .The court has rule

18、d that police dont violate the Fourth Amendment when they go through the wallet or porcketbook, of an arrestee without a warrant. But exploring ones smartphone is more like entering his or her home. A smartphone may contain an arrestees reading history ,financial history, medical history and compreh

19、ensive records of recent correspondence. The development of cloud computing. meanwhile, has made that exploration so much the easier.But the justices should not swallow Californias argument whole. New, disruptive technology sometimes demands novel applications of the Constitutions protections. Orin

20、Kerr, a law professor, compares the explosion and accessibility of digital information in the 21st century with the establishment of automobile use as a digital necessity of life in the 20th: The justices had to specify novel rules for the new personal domain of the passenger car then; they must sor

21、t out how the Fourth Amendment applies to digital information now.26、The Supreme court, will work out whether, during an arrest, it is legitimate to_.A.search for suspects mobile phones without a warrant.B.check suspects phone contents without being authorized.C.prevent suspects from deleting their

22、phone contents.D.prohibit suspects from using their mobile phones.正确答案是：B27、The authors attitude toward Californias argument is one of_.A.tolerance.B.indifference.C.disapproval.D.cautiousness.正确答案是：C28、The author believes that exploring ones phone content is comparable to_.A.getting into ones reside

23、nce.B.handing ones historical records.C.scanning ones correspondences.D.going through ones wallet.正确答案是：A29、In Paragraph 5 and 6, the author shows his concern that_.A.principles are hard to be clearly expressed.B.the court is giving police less room for action.C.phones are used to store sensitive in

24、formation.D.citizens privacy is not effective protected.正确答案是：D30、Orin Kerrs comparison is quoted to indicate that_.A.the Constitution should be implemented flexibly.B.New technology requires reinterpretation of the Constitution.C.Californias argument violates principles of the Constitution.D.Princi

25、ples of the Constitution should never be altered.正确答案是：BText 3The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mist

26、akes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings.Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal, writes McNutt in an editorial. Working with the American Statistical Association, the journal has appointed seven experts to a

27、 statistics board of reviewing editors (SBoRE). Manu will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journals internal editors, or by its existing Board of Reviewing Editors or by outside peer reviewers. The SBoRE panel will then find external statisticians to review these manuscripts.Asked whethe

28、r any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said:The creation of the statistics boardwas motivated by concerns broadly with the application of statistics and data analysis in scientific research and is part of Sciences overall drive to increase reproducibility in the research we publish.

29、Giovanni Parmigiani, a biostatistician at the Harvard School of Public Health, a member of the SBoRE group, says he expects the board to play primarily an advisory role. He agreed to join because he found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a la

30、sting impact. This impact will not only be through the publications in Science itself, but hopefully through a larger group of publishing places that may want to model their approach after Science.31、It can be learned from Paragraph I that_.A.Science intends to simplify its peer-review process.B.jou

31、rnals are strengthening their statistical checks.C.few journals are blamed for mistakes in data analysis.D.lack of data analysis is common in research projects.正确答案是：B32、The phrase “flagged up ”(Para.2)is the closest in meaning to_.A.found.B.revised.C.markedD.stored正确答案是：C33、Giovanni Parmigiani beli

32、eves that the establishment of the SBoRE may_.A.pose a threat to all its peersB.meet with strong oppositionC.increase Sciences circulation.D.set an example for other journals正确答案是：D34、David Vaux holds that what Science is doing now_.A.adds to researchers workload.B.diminishes the role of reviewers.C.has room for further improvement.D.is to fail in the foreseeable future.正确答案是：C35、Wh