考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析.docx

1、考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析Unit1Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）Text 1Its plain common sense? D the more happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience. Its

2、 plain common sense, but its not true. Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really two sides of the same emotion. They are two distinct feelings that, coexisting, rise and fall independently.People might think that the higher a persons level of unhappiness, the lower their

3、level of happiness and vice versa. But when researchers measure peoples average levels of happiness and unhappiness, they often find little relationship between the two.The recognition that feelings of happiness and unhappiness can co-exist much like love and hate in a close relationship may offer v

4、aluable clues on how to lead a happier life. It suggests, for example, that changing or avoiding things that make you miserable may well make you less miserable, but probably wont make you any happier. That advice is backed up by an extraordinary series of studies which indicate that a genetic predi

5、sposition for unhappiness may run in certain families. On the other hand, researchers have found happiness doesnt appear to be anyones heritage. The capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.Psychologists have settled on a working definition of the feeling ?D happiness is a sense

6、 of subjective well-being. They have also begun to find out whos happy, who isnt and why. To date, the research hasnt found a simple formula for a happy life, but it has discovered some of the actions and attitudes that seem to bring people closer to that most desired of feelings.Why is unhappiness

7、less influenced by environment? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up connections better than when we are feeling sad. This doesnt mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and thats that. Genes may predispose one to unhappiness, but disposition can be influenced b

8、y personal choice. You can increase your happiness through your own actions.1. According to the text, it is true thatA unhappiness is more inherited than affected by environment.B happiness and unhappiness are mutually conditional.C unhappiness is subject to external more than internal factors.D hap

9、piness is an uncontrollable subjective feeling.2. The author argues that one can achieve happiness byA maintaining it at an average level.B escaping miserable occurrences in life.C pursuing it with ones painstaking effort.D realizing its coexistence with unhappiness.3. The phrase “To date” (Par.4) c

10、an be best replaced byA As a result.B In addition.C At present.D Until now.4. What do you think the author believes about happiness and unhappiness?A One feels unhappy owing to his miserable origin.B They are independent but existing concurrentlyC One feels happy by participating in more activities.

11、D They are actions and attitudes taken by human beings.5. The sentence “Thats that” (Par. 5) probably means: Some people are born to be sadA and the situation cannot be altered.B and happiness remains inaccessible.C but they dont think much about it.D but they remain unconscious of it.Text 2The lega

12、l limit for driving after drinking alcohol is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, when tested. But there is no sure way of telling how much you can drink before you reach this limit. It varies with each person depending on your weight, your sex, if youve just eaten and what sort of

13、 drinks youve had. Some people might reach their limit after only about three standard drinks.In fact, your driving ability can be affected by just one or two drinks. Even if youre below the legal limit, you could still be taken to court if a police officer thinks your driving has been affected by a

14、lcohol.It takes about an hour for the body to get rid of the alcohol in one standard drink. So, if you have a heavy drinking in the evening you might find that your driving ability is still affected the next morning, or you could even find that youre still over the legal limit. In addition, if youve

15、 had a few drinks at lunchtime, another one or two drinks in the early evening may well put you over the legal limit.In a test with professional drivers, the more alcoholic drinks they had had, the more certain they were that they could drive a test course through a set of movable posts. and the les

16、s able they were to do it!So the only way to be sure youre safe is not to drink at all.Alcohol is a major cause of road traffic accidents. One in three of the drivers killed in road accidents have levels of alcohol which are over the legal limit, and road accidents after drinking are the biggest cau

17、se of death among young men. More than half of the people stopped by the police to take a breath test have a blood alcohol concentration of more than twice the legal limit.It is important to remember that driving after youve been drinking doesnt just affect you. If youre involved in an accident it a

18、ffects a lot of other people as well, not least the person you might kill or injure.6. The amount of alcohol a driver can drink within the legal limit isA about 80mg of pure alcohol.B about three standard drinks.C in proportion to his weight.D varying with different people.7. You might be accused of

19、 drunk driving whenA you drive upon having some drinks.B you become a helpless alcohol addict.C your driving is found abnormal for drinking.D your alcohol percentage fails the test.8. A test showed that drunken professional drivers couldA have greater confidence than sober ones.B move away a set of

20、posts on the test ground.C fail in the test despite their self-affirmation.D serve as alarming examples to potential drivers.9. Alcohol is the major cause of traffic accidents becauseA more than 30% road casualties are drink drivers.B drinking affects peoples mind and emotion.C about one-third drive

21、rs are used to drinking.D young drivers are familiar among traffic victims.10. About drink driving, the author warns you of the fact that youA may be taken to court by the police.B are putting yourself in danger.C may hurt or kill another driver.D are setting other people at risk.Text 3There are var

22、ious ways in which individual economic units can interact with one another. Three basic ways may be described as the market system, the administered system, and the traditional system.In a market system individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. It is possibl

23、e to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them. In a market, transaction may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes and pizzas are traded against each other. Obviously, finding somebody who wants to trade my old

24、 car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably. In the modern market economy, goods and services are bought or sold for money.An alternative for the market system is administrative control by so

25、me agency over all transactions. This agency will issue edicts (orders) or commands as to how much of each good and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the governmen

26、t, shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy.In a traditional society, production and consumption patterns are governe

27、d by tradition; every persons place within the economic system is fixed by parentage(origin), religion, and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group or caste(social class) may have an obligation to care for other persons, provide them with f

28、ood and shelter, care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve. A stagnant (unchanging) society may result.11. The main purpose of the text is toA interpret the essence o

29、f general economics.B compare barter and cash-exchange markets.C outline contrasting types of economic systems.D argue for the superiority of a certain economy.12. The word “real” in “real goods”(Par.2) could best be replaced byA genuine.B concrete.C durable.D practical.13. According to the text, a

30、barter economy may lead toA unfair transaction.B direct conflicts.C gradual deflation.D trading troubles.14. In an administered system, business activities are under the direction ofA major economic organizations.B general public advisory body.C large commercial companies.D certain official departme

31、nts.15. All of the following are mentioned as factors determining ones place in a traditional society EXCEPTA family background.B age and education.C religious beliefs.D established experience.Text 4Its possible that while you are at work, you may dream about a month of Sundays, but your boss wishes

32、 for a week of Tuesday. Thats because she/he probably knows that productivity is one of the main factors bolstering (supporting) a companys growth. And a recent poll shows that workers are most productive on Tuesdays!Accountemps, an employment agency, conducted a national survey of office managers, which shows that by the middle of t