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考研英语阅读理解精读 100 篇（高分版）：UNIT TWO

TEXT ONE

The bride and groom, a guitar-wielding rock vixen and a muscle-rippling dragon-slayer, make an odd couple—so it is hardly surprising that nobody expected their marriage. But on December 2nd the video-game companies behind “Guitar Hero” and “World of Warcraft”, Activision and Vivendi Games respectively, announced plans for an elaborate merger. Vivendi, a French media group, will pool its games unit, plus $1.7 billion in cash, with Activision; the combined entity will then offer to buy back shares from Activision shareholders, raising Vivendi's stake in the resulting firm to as much as 68%.

Activision's boss, Bobby Kotick, will remain at the helm of the new company, to be known as Activision Blizzard in recognition of Vivendi's main gaming asset: its subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment, the firm behind “World of Warcraft”, an online swords-and-sorcery game with 9.3m subscribers. The deal was unexpected, but makes excellent strategic sense, says Piers Harding-Rolls of Screen Digest, a consultancy. Activision has long coveted “World of Warcraft”, and Vivendi gets a bigger games division and Activision's talented management team to run it. As well as making sense for both parties, the $18.9 billion deal—the biggest ever in the video-games industry—says a lot about the trends now shaping the business.

The first is a push into new markets, especially online multiplayer games, which are particularly popular in Asia, and “casual” games that

appeal to people who do not regard themselves as gamers. “World of Warcraft” is the world's most popular online subscription-based game and is hugely lucrative. Blizzard will have revenues of $1.1 billion this year and operating profits of $520m. “World of Warcraft” is really “a social network with many entertainment components,” says Mr Kotick.

Similarly, he argues, “Guitar Hero” and other games that use new kinds of controller, rather than the usual buttons and joysticks , are broadening the appeal of gaming by emphasising its social aspects, since they are easy to pick up and can be played with friends. Social gaming, says Mr Kotick, is “the most powerful trend” building new audiences for the industry. He is clearly excited at the prospect of using Blizzard's expertise to launch an online version of “Guitar Hero” for Asian markets. Online music games such as “Audition Online”, which started in South Korea, are “massive in Asia,” says Mr Harding-Rolls.

A second trend is media groups' increasing interest in gaming. Vivendi owns Universal Music, one of the “big four” record labels. As the record industry's sales decline, it makes sense to move into gaming, a younger, faster-growing medium with plenty of cross-marketing opportunities. (Activision might raid Universal's back catalogue for material for its music games, for example, which might in turn boost music sales.) Other media groups are going the same way. Last year Viacom, an American media giant, acquired Harmonix, the company that originally created “Guitar Hero”. It has been promoting its new game, “Rock Band”, using its MTV music channel. Viacom has also created online virtual worlds that tie in with several of its television programmes, such as “Laguna Beach” and “Pimp My Ride”. Disney bought Club Penguin, a virtual world for children, in August. And Time Warner is involved in gaming via its Warner Bros Home Entertainment division, which publishes its own titles and last month bought TT Games, the British firm behind the “Lego Star Wars” games.1. The merger of these two companies are out of expection because_____ [A] they aim to design marriage games which sound really weird.[B] it is difficult for big companies of two different nations to end up in successful cooperation. [C] their games are by no means similar to each other in terms of their styles.

[D] it would be illegal for them to buy back the shares. 2. Why Piers Harding-Rolls thinks this marriage has strategic sense? [A] Activision has been longing to cooperate with “World of Warcraft”.[B] Vivendi could get bigger portion and better management resources from Activision.

[C] This deal is beneficial to both sides for they can combine their talents to make various games.[D] This deal make them become decisive factor of this industry’s trend in the future.3. The word “lucrative” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means_____ [A] profitable.[B] luxurious.

[C] entertaining.[D] populous.4. The first trend shaping the industry is _____ [A] pushing people online to develop their own games.[B] building new audiences for the new network of games.[C] promoting games with new kinds of controller.

[D] expanding the reign of traditional games and creating new market.5.From the two trends we can infer that_____ [A] this merger is a great success because it goes along with both trends.

[B] this deal can strengthen both parties to surpass the other media giants.[C] this allied group is powerful enough to shape the industry’s trends. [D] it is indeed of strategic sense to have initiate and carry out the merger.

篇章剖析：本篇文章讲述了两个游戏公司 Activision 和 Vivendi 的“联姻”。第一段讲述两个公司的结

合令人吃惊以及他们的联姻方式；第二段讲述这次联姻具有一定的战略意义；第三段和第四段讲述他们结合后塑造的第一个行业发展趋势；第五段讲述第二个发展趋势。词汇注释：wield v. 操纵，熟练掌握 vixen n. 泼妇, 悍妇, 刁妇slayer n. 杀人者, 凶手 stake n. 股份helm n. 领导或支配地位 in recognition of 承认……而; 为酬答……而covet v. 垂涎, 觊觎 lucrative adj. 获利的，赚钱的joystick n. 操纵杆 tie in 结合成一体难句突破：(1)Activision's boss, Bobby Kotick, will remain at the helm of the new

company, to be known as Activision Blizzard in recognition of Vivendi's main gaming asset: its subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment,

the firm behind “World of Warcraft”, an online swords-and-sorcery game with 9.3m subscribers.

[主体句式] Activision’s boss will remain at the helm.

[结构分析]这个一个简单句，具有复杂的表语。表语是由一个固定介词短语充当，介词的宾语比较复杂，带有复杂的修饰成分。to be known as…是作 the new company 的定语，冒号后面的成分是用来说明 main gaming asset 的，可以看作是同位语；冒号后面的成分中，后面两个短语都是前面一个的同位语，用来对Blizzard Entertainment 作进一步的解释。(2)Similarly, he argues, “Guitar Hero” and other games that use new

kinds of controller, rather than the usual buttons and joysticks, are broadening the appeal of gaming by emphasising its social aspects, since they are easy to pick up and can be played with friends.

[主体句式] He argues, “Guitar Hero” and other games are broadening the appeal… since…

[结构分析]这是一个简单句，argues 后面是宾语从句，结构比较复杂，带有原因状语从句。宾语从句的主语有 that 引导的定语从句，by emphasising its social aspects 是方式状语修饰 are broadening …。[句子译文]同样的，他说，“吉他英雄”和其他游戏也没有用普通的按钮和操作杆，而是使用了新式控制器，通过重点强调其社会性的特点来增加游戏的吸引力，因为这些游戏很容易就可以开始，而且可以和朋友一起玩。题目分析：1. The merger of these two companies are out of expection because_____

1.这两个公司的联姻出乎人们的意料是因为_____。

[A] They aim to design marriage games which sound really weird.

[A]他们计划要设计一些结婚游戏，听起来非常奇怪。

[B] It is difficult for big companies of two different nations to end up in successful cooperation.

[B]两家属于不同国家的公司要成功合作是非常困难的。

[C] Their games are by no means similar to each other in terms of style.

[C] 它们研发的游戏有完全不同的风格。[D] It would be illegal for them to buy back the shares.

[D]他们要想买回股票是不合法的。

[答案] C

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[分析] 细节题。文章开头就用形象的比喻说明这两家公司的结合很奇怪，挥舞着吉他的摇滚悍妇和一身肌肉的杀龙者是两家公司研发的不同的游戏的风格代表，因此是因为他们研发产品截然不同才令这次联合让人大吃一惊。因此，C 为正确答案。A选项有一定的迷惑性，但是要注意到文中第一段的 marriage 不是“结婚”的意思，而是“合并、合作”的意思。B 和 D选项都与原文意思无关。2.Why Piers Harding-Rolls thinks this marriage has strategic sense?

2.为什么 Piers Harding-Rolls 认为这次联姻具有战略意义？

[A] Activision has been longing to cooperate with “World of Warcraft”.

[A] Activision 公司一直想要和“战舰世界”合作。

[B] Vivendi could get bigger portion and better management resources from Activision.

[B]Vivendi 公司可以从 Activision 公司那里获得更大的份额和更好的管理资源。

[C] This deal is beneficial to both sides for they can combine their talents to make various games.

[C] 这个交易对双方都有益，因为他们可以充分结合各自的人才推出更加多种多样的游戏。

[D] This deal make them become decisive factor of this industry’s trend in the future.

[D]这个交易使得他们成为本行业未来发展趋势的决定性力量。

[答案]D

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[分析]推理题。Piers 认为这项交易的达成有重大的战略意义，那么应该是对未来有一定的意义。紧接着就说 Activision已经觊觎“战舰世界”很久了，而且Vivendi 公司也可以获得对本公司有利的帮助，而更重要的是它们从此后将对本行业发展潮流有着决定作用。因此，比较而言，答案 D最佳。3. The word “lucrative” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means_____

3.“lucrative”这个词（第三段第三行）最有可能的意思是_____

[A] profitable. [A] 盈利的。[B] luxurious. [B] 奢华的。[C] entertaining. [C] 娱乐的。

[D] populous. [D] 人多的。[答案]A

[难度系数] ☆☆

[分析] 猜词题。根据上下文来判断该词的意思，上文是说“战舰世界”是世界上最流行的基于网上注册的游戏，而下文说的是“暴风雪”今年可以赢利的数额，那么可以大致推断是关于“战舰世界”盈利方面的，答案 A 最为符合。D选项populous 与 popular 意思不同，但从字面上看有一定迷惑性，需要加强对形似单词的区分能力。4. The first trend shaping the industry is _____

4. 塑造该产业的第一个趋势是_____。[A] pushing people online to develop their own games.

[A] 促使人们上网来开发自己的游戏。[B] building new audiences for the new social network of games.

[B] 为了新的社会交际游戏创造新的玩家。

[C] promoting games with new kinds of controller.

[C] 利用新的操作器推出游戏。[D] expanding the reign of traditional games and creating new market.

[D] 拓展传统游戏的范畴并拓展新的市场。

[答案]D

[难度系数] ☆☆☆☆

[分析]细节题。第三段和第四段讲述了塑造该产业的第一个趋势，其中第三段第一句话就提到了这一点，就是推进新的领域，包括传统的游戏和新开发的游戏，尤其是多人游戏和休闲游戏。接下来提到的社交性游戏等等都是为了说明这一点，因此，选项D 是正确答案。A选项指出让玩家自己来开发游戏，这显然是超出很多人的能力的，因此是不现实的。B选项表示只是第一个趋势中的部分内容，其概述不如D选项更加全面。5. From the two trends we can infer that_____

5.从这两个趋势我们可以推断出_____

[A] this merger is a great success because it goes along with both trends.

[A] 这个联盟是一个成功，因为它同时符合了两个趋势。

[B] this deal can strengthen both parties to surpass the other media giants.

[B] 这个交易对双方都有利，能帮助他们赶超其他的媒体巨头

[C] this allied group is powerful enough to shape the industry’s trends.

[C]新同盟集团又足够的能力来决定该产业的发展趋势。

[D] it is indeed of strategic sense to initiate and carry out the merger.

[D] 发起和实施这个联合确实具有战略性的意义。

[答案]D

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[分析] 推理题。文章讲述了该产业的两个发展趋势，提及这两个趋势是由皮尔斯的一番话引起的，他认为这次联姻具有战略意义，189亿美元的成交足可以决定该行业的新趋势。那么紧接着讲述这两个趋势其实就是事实上的证明，因此，答案 D最符合题意。A选项首先表述错误，因为现在没有人能够预言这项合作是否是一个成功。同时，B 和 C选项的表述过于夸大，不符合文章的客观语调。

参考译文：新娘是挥舞着吉他的摇滚悍妇，新郎是一身肌肉的杀龙者，这一对实在古怪，也怪不得没

有人相信他们能结合在一起。但是 12月 2日，“吉他英雄”和“战舰世界” 的两个视频游戏公司——Activision 和 Vivendi 公司宣布了他们的精心策划的联姻。Vivendi 是一家法国媒体公司，它准备将自己的游戏单元以及 17亿美元现金注入到 Activision 公司。联合体自后再从Activision 股东那里买回股份，将Vivendi在联合公司的股份提到到 68%。

新公司仍由 Activision 公司老总 Bobby Kotick 来执舵，新公司名为“Activision 暴风雪”，取这个名字是为了酬谢 Vivendi注入的主要的游戏资产——子公司“暴风雪娱乐”，该公司属于“战舰世界”，是一个拥有 930万注册者的在线“剑与巫术”游戏。这笔生意出乎大家意料，但却有非凡的战略意义，Screen Digest 的顾问 Piers Harding-Rolls 这样说。Activision 对“战舰世界”已经觊觎很久，而 Vivendi 公司也因此获得了更大的游戏份额，拥有 Activision 公司优秀的管理团队来为之运营。同样对双方有利的是，189亿美元的交易是视频游戏产业中最大的，因此其决策将对未来该产业的发展趋势起着举足轻重的作用。

第一个趋势是推进新的市场，尤其在风靡于亚洲的在线多人游戏领域和“休闲游戏”，这种游戏对那些不把自己当玩游戏的人有吸引力。“战舰世界”是全球最流行的在线注册游戏，盈利巨大。“暴风雪”今年收入将达 11亿美元，操作利润就有 5.2亿美元。Kotick 先生评价说，“战舰世界”是真正的“拥有众多娱乐成分的交际性网络”。

同样的，他说， “吉他英雄”和其他游戏也没有用普通的按钮和操作杆，而是使用了新式控制器，通过重点强调其交际性的特点来增加游戏的吸引力，因为这些游戏很容易就可以上手，而且可以和朋友一起玩。Kotick 先生说，交际游戏是为这个产业创造新玩家的“最强大的趋势”。很明显，他谈到利用“暴风雪”的技术来向亚洲市场推行“吉他英雄”在线版的前景时十分兴奋。Harding-Rolls 说，像最先开始于韩国的“在线试听”这样的在线音乐游戏“在亚

洲占有相当大的份额”。 第二种趋势就是媒体集团在游戏方面兴趣不断增加。Vivendi拥有“四大”唱片之一的

“全球音乐”。由于唱片行业销售衰退，它就转向游戏，这是更为年轻且成长迅速的一种媒介 ，拥有很多跨市场型的机遇。（比如 Activision 可能就要从“全球音乐”曲目中为自己的音乐游戏搜索一些素材，而这样反过来又促进了唱片的销售。）其他的媒体集团也大体一样。去年，美国媒体巨头 Viacom收购了 Harmonix 公司——“吉他巨人”最初就是由该公司创造出来的。目前它利用自己的 MTV音乐频道推展新游戏——“摇滚乐队”。Viacom还创造了在线虚拟世界，这个游戏和几个电视频道如“Laguna Beach”、“Pimp My Ride”取得了联合。迪斯尼也于八月份购买了“企鹅俱乐部”，这是专门为孩子创造的虚拟世界。华纳时代通过其华纳兄弟家庭娱乐公司也涉足游戏业，该公司出版了自己的名称，并于上个月收购了 TT 游戏公司（该公司为“Lego 星际争霸”游戏旗下的英国公司）。

TEXT TWO

　The haunting paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck, on show in the final leg of a travelling tour that has already attracted thousands of visitors in Hamburg and The Hague, may come as a surprise to many. Few outside the Nordic world would recognise the work of this Finnish artist who died in 1946. More people should. The 120 works have at their core 20 self-portraits, half the number she painted in all. The first, dated 1880, is of a wide-eyed teenager eager to absorb everything. The last is a sighting of the artist's ghost-to-be; Schjerfbeck died the year after it was made. Together this series is among the most moving and accomplished autobiographies-in-paint.

Precociously gifted, Schjerfbeck was 11 when she entered the Finnish Art Society's drawing school. “The Wounded Warrior in the Snow”, a history painting, was bought by a private collector and won her a state travel grant when she was 17. Schjerfbeck studied in Paris, went on to Pont-Aven, Brittany, where she painted for a year, then to Tuscany, Cornwall and St Petersburg. During her 1887 visit to St Ives, Cornwall, Schjerfbeck painted “The Convalescent”. A child wrapped in a blanket sits propped up in a large wicker chair, toying with a sprig. The picture won a bronze medal at the 1889 Paris World Fair and was bought by the Finnish Art Society. To a modern eye it seems almost sentimental and is redeemed only by the somewhat stunned, melancholy expression on the child's face, which may have been inspired by Schjerfbeck's early experiences. At four, she fell down a flight of steps and never fully recovered.

In 1890, Schjerfbeck settled in Finland. Teaching exhausted her, she did not like the work of other local painters, and she was further isolated when she took on the care of her mother (who lived until 1923). “If I allow myself the freedom to live a secluded life”, she wrote, “then it is because it has to be that way.” In 1902, Schjerfbeck and her mother settled in the small, industrial town of Hyvinkaa, 50 kilometres north of Helsinki. Isolation had one desired effect for it was there that Schjerfbeck became a modern painter. She produced still lives and landscapes but above all moody yet incisive portraits of her mother, local school girls, women workers in town (profiles of a pensive, aristocratic looking seamstress dressed in black stand out). And of course she painted herself. Comparisons have been made with James McNeill Whistler and Edvard Munch. But from 1905, her pictures became pure Schjerfbeck.

“I have always searched for the dense depths of the soul, that have not yet discovered themselves”, she wrote, “where everything is still unconscious—there one can make the greatest discoveries.” She experimented with different kinds of underpainting, scraped and rubbed, made bright rosy red spots; doing whatever had to be done to capture the subconscious—her own and that of her models. In 1913, Schjerfbeck was rediscovered by an art dealer and journalist, Gosta Stenman. Once again she was a success. Retrospectives, touring exhibitions and a biography followed, yet Schjerfbeck remained little known outside Scandinavia. That may have had something to do with her

indifference to her renown. “I am nothing, absolutely nothing”, she wrote. “All I want to do is paint”. Schjerfbeck was possessed of a unique vision, and it is time the world recognised that.

1. Schjerfbeck’s paintings may come as a surprise to many because_____

[A] her paintings are rarely known outside the Nordic world.[B] her paintings have never been on show out of the Nordic world[C] her paintings have the power to haunt people whoever have seen them.[D] her paintings focus on supernatural elements such as ghosts.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

[A] “The Convalescent” is in fact a portrait of Schjerfbeck in her childhood. [B] “The Convalescent” is a reflection of Schejerfbeck’s sentimental childhood.[C] “The Convalescent” is made as a result of an accident in Schejerfbeck’s childhood. [D] “The Convalescent” is featured by the child’s stunned, melancholy expression.

3． Schejerbeck chose to live a secluded life mainly because of ____[A] she was exhausted by her teaching job.

[B] her personality prefers this kind of style.[C] she could not appreciate the work of the other local painters.[D] her mother’s health condition required her to adopt such a life style.

4． Schjerfbeck remained little known outside the Nordic world probably because_____[A] she did not make efforts to publicize her works.[B] she knew that her works would gain worldwide recognition one day. [C] she only cared about her painting instead of personal fame. [D] the last thing she was interested in was to have people disturb her.

5. We can infer from the passage that the most outstanding characteristics of Schjerfbeck’s paintings is_____ [A] her vivid characterization of common people.[B] her capture of the characters’ soul.[C] the melancholy expression of the characters.[D] her unconscious sense of some mysterious elements.

篇章剖析：这篇文章介绍了画家 Schejerfbeck 的创作经历。第一段先由画展引出本文的主人公

Schejerfbeck 来；第二段讲述 Schejerfbeck早期的创作经历和成绩；第三段讲述 Schejerfbeck创作如何成熟的；第四段讲述 Schejerfbeck创作的体会和特点。词汇注释：haunting adj 不易忘怀的，常浮现在心头的 leg n. 最后一程　　precociously adv. 过早地 convalescent n.恢复期病人; adj. 恢复期的;渐愈的 redeem v. 弥补，补救 sprig n. 植物的小枝incisive adj. 尖刻的 moody adj. 喜怒无常的, 忧悒pensive adj. 沉思的 seamstress n. 女裁缝难句突破: (1) The haunting paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck, on show in the final leg of a travelling tour that

has already attracted thousands of visitors in Hamburg and The Hague, may come as a surprise to many.

[主体句式] The haunting paintings may come as a surprise to many.[结构分析] 这是一个简单句，主语有一个比较复杂的介词短语作定语 on show…，在这个介词短语中，充当状语的介词短语中介词的宾语带有以 that 引导的定语从句。[句子译文] Helene Schjerfbeck那些让人不易忘怀的画在这次巡展最后的展出将会给人带来许多惊喜，而其实这次巡展已经吸引了汉堡和海牙成千上万的游客。(2) To a modern eye it seems almost sentimental and is redeemed only by the somewhat stunned,

melancholy expression on the child's face, which may have been inspired by Schjerfbeck's early experiences.

[主体句式] It seems almost sentimental and is redeemed only by …[结构分析] 这是一个并列句，第二个分句的状语比较复杂，介词短语的宾语 expression 带有一个由 which 引导的非限定性定语从句。[句子译文] 在现代人看来这幅画仿佛是感伤的，只有孩子有点发呆、忧郁的表情算是一点缓和。这可能是 Schjerfbeck小时候的经历触发而创作的。题目分析：1. Schjerfbeck’s paintings may come as a surprise to many because_____

1.许多人看到 Schjerfbeck 的作品都会大吃一惊因为_____

[A] her paintings are rarely known outside the Nordic world.

[A] 日耳曼世界之外很少有人知道她的作品。[B] her paintings have never been on show out of the Nordic world.

[B]她的作品从没在日耳曼世界之外的地方展览过。

[C] her paintings have the power to haunt people whoever have seen them.

[C] 她的作品给人来带挥之不去的印象。[D] her paintings focus on supernatural elements such as ghosts.

[D]她的作品注重一些超自然的因素，诸如鬼神等。

[答案]A[难度系数] ☆☆[分析] 推理题。文章第一段提到，Schejerfbeck 作品巡回展在德国和海牙吸引了好多人，大部

分人看到她的作品都会吃惊，紧接着就说日耳曼世界之外很少有人见过她的作品，但是她的作品理应受到更多人的观赏。可以推测，她的作品是比较优秀的作品，但因为大多数人从没见过 ，第一次看到会感觉震惊。因此，主要原因是日耳曼世界之外很少有人知道她的作品。B选项显然与原文不符，因为她的作品在日耳曼之外的地区也展示过。C 和 D只是片面概括了她作品的一些特点，并不符合题意。2． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

2．根据文章，下列哪一个论述是正确的？[A] “The Convalescent” is in fact a portrait of Schjerfbeck in her childhood.

[A] “正在康复的人”实际上是 Schjerfbeck描述自己儿童时期的一幅自画像。

[B] “The Convalescent” is a reflection of Schejerfbeck’s sentimental childhood.

[B] “正在康复的人”反应了 Schjerfbeck感伤的儿童时代。

[C] “The Convalescent” is made as a result of an accident in Schejerfbeck’s childhood.

[C] “正在康复的人”是因 Schjerfbeck儿童时期发生的一起意外才创作的。

[D] “The Convalescent” is featured by the child’s stunned, melancholy expression.

[D] “正在康复的人”主要突出描绘了儿童发呆、忧郁的表情。

[答案]C[难度系数] ☆☆☆[分析] 细节题。题目是有关 Schejerfbeck早期作品“正在康复的人”，文中提到从现代人的角度看，这幅作品比较感伤，只是孩子有点发呆、忧郁的表情稍微缓和了这种情绪，这幅作品可能是受其儿童时期经历的影响才创作的，因为她小时候从楼梯上摔了下来。因此，四个选项中 ，A 并不是她的自画像；B 这幅画并不是要表现她感伤的儿童时代，只是儿童时期经历过一次意外摔伤是创作这幅画的诱因而已；C 说明了创作诱因，是正确的；D与文章内容不符。3．Schejerfbeck chose to live a secluded life mainly because ____

3．Schejerfbeck选择了一种隐居生活主要因为_____

[A] she was exhausted by her teaching job. [A] 她厌倦了教书的生活。[B] her personality prefers this kind of style. [B] 她个性使得她选择了这样的一种生活

方式。[C] she could not appreciate the work of the other local painters.

[C] 她不喜欢当地其他画家的作品。[D] her mother’s bad health condition required her to adopt such a life style.

[D] 她母亲身体不好，因此她必须以这种方式生活。

[答案] B[难度系数] ☆☆☆☆[分析] 细节题。Schejerfbeck选择了过隐居生活，这在文章第二段中有具体描述。首先她厌倦了教授绘画的工作，也不喜欢当地其他画家的作品，再加上她负担起照顾母亲的责任，她就最终选择了隐居，她自己提到这个时说：“如果我允许自己选择了一种隐居地生活，那是因为事情只能如此。”分析她隐居的原因，最主要的还是前两个，一个是厌倦了绘画工作，一个是不喜欢当地其他画家作品，这都与她的个性有关。因此，追根究底其原因是她本身性格所致。4． Schjerfbeck remained little known outside the Nordic world probably because_____

4．Schejerfbeck 在日耳曼之外的世界少被人知道是因为_____

[A] she did not make efforts to publicize her works. [A] 她没有花力气去宣传自己的作品。[B] she knows that her works would gain worldwide recognition one day.

[B] 她知道自己的作品总有一天会得到世

界的承认。[C] she only cared about her painting instead of personal fame.

[C] 她只关心她的绘画，对名利并不感兴趣。

[D] the last thing she was interested in was to have people disturb her.

[D] 她最不感兴趣的事情就是让别人打扰她。

[答案]C[难度系数] ☆☆☆☆[分析] 细节题。文章最后一段提到，虽然有作品回顾展、巡回展出、传记，但是在斯堪的纳维亚半岛之外很少有人知道她。这也许和她对声望不予理会有关。“我不是什么名人，绝对不是，”她这样写道，“我需要的只是绘画。”文章强调她只关心绘画，不关心自己的名望，这是她不是很出名的主要原因。因此，C 为正确答案。A 和 D 都是她的一些行为，这些行为归根结底的原因还是在于 C选项提及的内容。而 B选项显得夸口很大，显然不符合她的低调风格。5. We can infer from the passage that the most outstanding characteristics of Schjerfbeck’s paintings is_____

5．从文章可以推断出 Schejerfbeck 作品最显著的特点是_____

[A] her vivid characterization of common people. [A] 她对于普通人的生动刻画。[B] her capture of the characters’ soul. [B] 她抓住了人物的灵魂。[C] the melancholy expression of the characters. [C] 人物忧郁的表情。[D] her unconscious sense of some mysterious elements.

[D] 她有意识地使用了一些神秘因素。[答案] B[难度系数] ☆☆☆[分析] 推理题。关于 Schejerfbeck 作品的特点，文章并没有直接提及，但是可以从字里行间判断出来。Schejerfbeck 的作品主要是人物，在最后一段中提到她为了把握人物灵魂深处，运用了各种手段，可见，她作品的主要特点在于她对人物灵魂的把握，答案 B 正确。A 和 C 都是她画作的一些表面特点，而其最根本特点还是在于抓住了人物的灵魂。D选项的表述虽然也是特点之一，但是也还是为 B选项服务的。参考译文:

Helene Schjerfbeck那些让人不易忘怀的画在这次巡展最后的展出将会给人带来许多惊喜，而其实这次巡展已经吸引了汉堡和海牙成千上万的游客。日耳曼世界之外很少会有人认出这位于 1946年去世的芬兰艺术家的作品来，但更多的人应该认出她的作品。在这 120幅作品中有20幅是她的自画像，这是她所有创作的自画像的一半。第一副创作于 1880年，是渴望吸收一切的一个大眼睛少女，而最后一幅是艺术家即将成为鬼魂的一幕，而她正是在这幅作品创作完毕后的那年去世的。这个系列是最生动、最完美的自画像之一。

Schjerfbeck少年就富有天赋，11岁就进入了芬兰艺术协会的绘画学校。“雪中受伤的战士”是一幅历史画，由一位私人收藏家买走，这使得她在 17岁就赢得了可以环游整个国家的资金。她在巴黎学习，后来又到不列塔尼的 Pont-Aven，在那里她画了一年，随后又去了托斯卡纳区、康沃尔和圣彼得堡。1887年访问康沃尔的圣艾夫斯期间，她创作了“正在康复的病人”——裹着一条毯子的一个小孩靠着一把大柳条椅坐着，手里玩着一个小树枝。这幅作品在1889年巴黎世界展览上赢得了铜牌，并被芬兰艺术协会买走。在现代人看来这幅画仿佛是感伤的，只有孩子有点发呆、忧郁的表情算是一点缓和。这可能是 Schjerfbeck小时候的经历触发而创作的。她 4岁时从楼梯上摔了下来，后来再没有痊愈过。

1890年，Schjerfbeck在芬兰定居。她厌烦了教学生涯，她不喜欢其他当地画家的作品，而后来当她开始照顾她母亲（活到 1923年）时就变得更孤立了。“如果我允许自己选择了一种隐居地生活”她写道，“那是因为事情只能这样。”1902年，Schjerfbeck 和她母亲定居在工业小镇Hyvinkaa，在赫尔辛基北面 50 公里的地方。

不过与世隔绝倒是有一种理想的效果，因为就是在那里 Schjerfbeck转变为一名现代画家依旧，她画了许多静止的生命和景物，但最重要的是画了她那忧悒、尖刻的母亲，还有当地上学的女孩、小镇上的女工人（其中一位穿黑衣的、沉思的、具有贵族气质的女裁缝师的侧面像最为突出）。当然她还画了自己。人们将她的画和 James McNeill Whistler、Edward Munch 的做对比，但从 1905年开始，她的作品变成纯粹的 Schjerfbeck 风格：

“我一直在寻找灵魂的最深处，但是它们还是没有找到自己，”她这样写道，“哪里有无意识的东西，哪里们就有最伟大的发现。”她尝试着使用了不同的画底色，刮了，擦了，画出了明亮的玫瑰红点；她做了一切自己能做的去捕捉潜意识——她自己的，还有她的那些模特的 。1913年，Schjerfbeck被一位艺术商人兼记者 Gosta Stenman 重新发现。这一次她又成功了。作品回顾展、巡回展出，接着是一部传记，但是在斯堪的纳维亚半岛之外很少有人知道她。这也许和她对声望不予理会有关。“我不是什么名人，绝对不是，”她这样写道，“我需要的只是绘画。” Schjerfbeck 有独特的眼光，现在是全世界该认识她的时候了。

TEXT THREE

When Catholic clergy or “pro-life” politicians argue that abortion laws should be tightened, they do so in the belief that this will reduce the number of terminations. Yet the largest global study of abortion ever undertaken casts doubt on that simple proposition. Restricting abortions, the study says, has little effect on the number of pregnancies terminated. Rather, it drives women to seek illegal, often unsafe backstreet abortions leading to an estimated 67,000 deaths a year. A further 5m women require hospital treatment as a result of botched procedures.

In Africa and Asia, where abortion is generally either illegal or restricted, the abortion rate in 2003 (the latest year for which figures are available) was 29 per 1,000 women aged 15-44. This is almost identical to the rate in Europe—28—where legal abortions are widely available. Latin America, which has some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws, is the region with the highest abortion rate (31), while western Europe, which has some of the most liberal laws, has the lowest (12).

The study, carried out by the Guttmacher Institute in New York in collaboration with the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) and published in a British medical journal, the Lancet, found that most abortions occur in developing countries—35m a year, compared with just 7m in rich countries. But this was largely a reflection of population size. A

woman's likelihood of having an abortion is similar whether she lives in a rich country (26 per 1,000) or a poor or middle-income one (29).

Lest it be thought that these sweeping continental numbers hide as much as they reveal, the same point can be made by looking at those countries which have changed their laws. Between 1995 and 2005, 17 nations liberalised abortion legislation, while three tightened restrictions. The number of induced abortions nevertheless declined from nearly 46m in 1995 to 42m in 2003, resulting in a fall in the worldwide abortion rate from 35 to 29. The most dramatic drop—from 90 to 44—was in former communist Eastern Europe, where abortion is generally legal, safe and cheap. This coincided with a big increase in contraceptive use in the region which still has the world's highest abortion rate, with more terminations than live births.

The risk of dying in a botched abortion is only part of a broader problem of maternal health in poor countries. Of all the inequalities of development, this is arguably the worst. According to a report published this week by Population Action International, a Washington-based lobby group, women in poor countries are 250 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than women in rich ones. （2）Of the 535,000 women who died in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications in 2005, 99% were in developing countries, according to another report by a group of UN agencies, including WHO, also out this week. Africa accounted for more than half such deaths.As the UN report noted, countries with the highest levels of maternal mortality have made the least progress towards reducing it. A woman in Africa has a one in 16 chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth, compared with one in 3,800 for a woman in the rich world.

1. The word “botched” (Line 5, Paragraph 1) most probably means_____

[A] awkward.

[B] wrong.

[C] backward.

[D] bungled

2.The fact that the abortion rate in Africa and Asia in 2003 is almost identical to that in Europe implies that_____.

[A] the abortion rate has nothing to do with a country’s national wealth.

[B] the abortion rate has nothing to do with a country’s restricting measures on abortion.

[C] the abortion rate cannot be lowered through the legal measures.

[D] the abortion rate cannot be lowered by the implement of tightened abortion laws.

3. The conclusion of the study can be proved by the following proofs offered in the passage except that _____

[A] the abortion rate in countries with strict aboriton laws is higher than that of the counties with liberal laws.

[B] there are much more abortions occuring in developing countries than in developed countries.

[C] there was a dramatic drop in former communist Easter Europe between 1995 and 2005.

[D] there was a big increase in contraceptive use in the region which still has the world’s highest abortion rate between 1995 and 2005.

4. Women in poor countries are much more likely dying in childbirth or pregnancy than women in rich countires because of _____[A] botched procedures of abortion in poor countries. [B] inequalities of development between rich and poor countries.[C] ignorance of and little emphasis on the maternal health in poor countries.[D] strict abortion laws in poor countries.

5. The passage is mainly about_____[A] a study on the aborition rate between developed and developing countries.[B] a study on the aborition laws in different countries.[C] a study on the general maternal health condition in different countries.[D] a study on the influence of the aboriton laws on the abortion rate.

文章剖析这篇文章介绍了严格限制堕胎的法律对堕胎率的实际影响。文章第一段提出一项全球

调查表明限制堕胎对降低堕胎率影响很小；第二段给出一些数据说明严格的堕胎法律不能降低堕胎率，反而起到相反作用；第三段指出大部分堕胎发生在发展中国家；第四段用另外一组数据说明了堕胎法与堕胎率的关系；第五段是一个引申，引申到贫穷国家妇女健康问题。词汇注释: botch v. 做得拙劣 lest conj.以免, 免得sweeping adj. 范围广大的, 总括的; 笼统的 contraceptive n. 避孕用具难句突破：(1)The study, carried out by the Guttmacher Institute in New York in

collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and published in a British medical journal, the Lancet, found that most abortions occur in developing countries—35m a year, compared with just 7m in rich countries.

[主体句式] The study found that…

[结构分析]这是一个复合句，其主语的定语为两个并列的分词短语：carried out by… 和 published in…，而宾语从句中破折号后面的成分可以看作是补语。

[句子译文]这项研究由纽约的 Guttmacher 研究所和世界卫生组织合作进行，发表于英国医疗期刊 Lancet上，该研究发现大多数堕胎都发生在发展中国家，一年大约有 3500万例，而在富裕国家中一年只有 700万例。(2) Of the 535,000 women who died in childbirth or from pregnancy-related

complications in 2005, 99% were in developing countries, according to another report by a group of UN agencies, including WHO, also out this week.

[主体句式] 99% were in developing country.

[结构分析] 这是一个复合句，由 of 构成的介词短语是句子主语的定语，该介词短语中有一个 who 引导的定语从句修饰名词 women；according to 构成的介词短语是句子的状语，在该状语中 also out this week 是 report 的补语。[句子译文] 而根据本周联合国机构（包括世界卫生组织）的一个组织的另外一个报道，2005年死于生产或怀孕相关并发症的 53万 5千名妇女中，99%是在发展中国家。题目分析：1. The word “botched” (Line 5, Paragraph 1) most probably means_____

1.“botched”这个词（第一段第六行）最有可能指_____

[A] awkward. [A] 笨拙的。[B] wrong. [B] 错误的。[C] backward. [C] 落后的。[D] inferior. [D] 低劣的。[答案]D

[难度系数] ☆☆☆

[分析]猜词题。根据上下文，限制流产会逼迫妇女去进行一些非法的、不安全的秘密堕胎，从而引发死亡，还有另外一些妇女因为某些程序需要进行住院治疗。那么可以推断，这种程序因为是在非法的不安全的地方进行的，比如一些小诊所，那么应该是一些拙劣的手术程序，选项D符合。

2.The fact that the abortion rate in Africa and Asia in 2003 is almost identical to that in Europe implies that_____

2.2003年非洲和亚洲的堕胎率几乎和欧洲的相同，这个事实说明_____

[A] the abortion rate has nothing to do with a country’s national wealth.

[A] 堕胎率和一个国家的富裕程度无关。

[B] the abortion rate has nothing to do with a country’s restricting measures on abortion.

[B]堕胎率和一个国家限制堕胎的措施无关。

[C] the abortion rate cannot be lowered through the legal measures.

[C] 通过法律措施不能降低堕胎率。[D] the abortion rate cannot be lowered by the implement of tightened abortion laws.

[D] 实施严格的堕胎法律不能降低堕胎率。

[答案]C

[难度系数] ☆☆☆☆

[分析]推理题。文章第二段指出，虽然亚洲和非洲在堕胎方面限制严格，欧洲堕胎合法，但堕胎率却相同。下文又提到虽然拉美国家有最严厉的堕胎法，但堕胎率最高，而欧洲法律最宽松，堕胎率却最低。再结合 第一段提到研究发现限制堕胎并不能降低堕胎数量，可以得出，题目中的这个事实也说明了严格的堕胎法并不能有效降低堕胎率。3. The conclusion of the study can be proved by the following proofs offered in the passage except that _____

3.下列选项除了_____都能证明研究得出的结论。

[A] the aboriton rate in countries with strict aboriton laws is higher than that of the counties with liberal laws.

[A]有严格限制堕胎法律的国家的堕胎率比实施宽松堕胎法律国家的高

[B] there are much more abortions occuring in developing countries than in developed countries.

[B] 发展中国家堕胎例数比发达国家多

[C] there was a dramatic drop in in former communist Easter Europe between 1995 and 2005.

[C]1995到 2005年期间，前共产主义东欧的堕胎率急剧降低。

[D] there was a big increase in contraceptive use in the region

[D] 从 1995年到 2005年期间避孕措

which still has the world’s highest abortion rate between 1995 and 2005.

施大幅度增加的国家而今仍拥有世界最高的堕胎率

[答案]B

[难度系数] ☆☆

[分析] 推理题。题干要求找出哪个论据不能证明本文中提到的研究得出的结论。首先由文章第一段得知该研究的结论是限制堕胎对降低终止怀孕数量影响颇微，而文章中心也是在论证限制堕胎并不能有效降低堕胎率。那么，选项A 是文章第二段的论据，可以说明这一点。B在第四段中提到，但提到这一点主要是由于人口数量的原因，因此不能证明研究结论。C在第五段提到，世界整体放松对堕胎的法律限制引起了堕胎率的下降，特别是前社会主义东欧，这一点也可以说明。D 也在第四段提及，虽然堕胎措施加大，但效果却相反，也可以证明。因此，只有 B 是不能证明该结论的。4. Women in poor countries are much more likely dying in childbirth or pregnancy than women in rich countires because of _____

4. 相对富裕国家而言，贫穷国家的妇女死于生产或怀孕的可能性更大，这是因为_____

[A] botched procedures of abortion between rich and poor countries.

[A] 贫穷国家低劣的堕胎手术程序。[B] inequalities of development in poor countries. [B] 贫穷国家发展的不平衡。[C] ignorance of and little emphasis on the maternal health in poor countries.

[C] 贫穷国家对妇女健康问题知之甚少且重视不足。

[D] strict abortion laws in poor countries. [D] 贫穷国家实施严格的堕胎法律。[答案]C[难度系数] ☆☆[分析] 细节题。题干提到的问题在最后一段中提到，首先提到因低劣的堕胎而死的危险只是贫穷国家妇女健康的一方面问题而已，因此 A选项错误。而该段进一步指出，联合国的一个报道发现孕产妇死亡率最高的国家为降低该死亡率进行努力的进展也最慢，因此主要原因就是这些国家不注重这方面问题的解决。因此，选项 C 为正确答案。B选项显然与原文无关，而 D选项与实际情况并不相符。5. The passage is mainly about_____ 5．这篇文章主要是关于____[A] a study on the aborition rate between developed and developing countries.

[A] 对发达国家和发展中国家不同堕胎率的研究。

[B] a study on the aborition laws in different countries.

[B] 对不同国家堕胎法律的研究。[C] a study on the general maternal health condition in different countries.

[C] 对不同国家妇女健康总体情况的研究。[D] a study on the influence of the aboriton laws on the abortion rate.

[D] 关于堕胎法对堕胎率影响的研究。[答案]D

[难度系数] ☆☆☆[分析] 主旨题。这篇文章主要通过一个全球的研究说明实施严格的堕胎法对降低堕胎并没有作用，反而有相反的效果。因此，文章主要是关于堕胎法对堕胎率影响的研究，D 为正确答案。文章的各个段落中也涉及到了其他三个选项的内容，但都不是文章的主题，而是围绕着主题分别展开论述的。参考译文

天主教牧师或反对堕胎合法化的政治家们要求加紧堕胎方面的法律，他们这样做是因为相信这样就可以降低堕胎数量。然而迄今为止最大的全球堕胎调查却让大家对这个简单的主张产生了怀疑。该研究表明，限制堕胎对降低终止怀孕数量影响颇微，这样反而使得妇女寻求一些非法、不安全的秘密堕胎，而每年因此死亡的妇女达 67000 人，还有另外 500万妇女因为手术拙劣需要住院治疗。

一般来说，堕胎在非洲和亚洲或是非法的，或是受到限制，2003年（可提供数据的最近年份）其堕胎率为每 1000名 15至 44岁的妇女中有 29名。这个数字和欧洲堕胎率几乎相同（欧洲为 28名），而在欧洲堕胎广为可行。而拥有世界上最严格的堕胎法的拉丁美洲有最高的堕胎率（31名），在世界上拥有最宽松的堕胎法律的西欧堕胎率最低（12名）。

这项研究由纽约的 Guttmacher 研究所和世界卫生组织合作进行，发表于英国医疗期刊 Lancet上，该研究发现大多数堕胎都发生在发展中国家，一年大约有3500万例，而在富裕国家中一年只有 700万例。不过这在很大程度上也反映了人口规模。一个妇女不论在哪里，堕胎的可能性大致相同，在富裕国家是千分之二十六，在贫穷或中等收入国家是千分之二十九。

为了避免人们认为这些规模庞大的大陆性数字揭示了一些现象，但也同样掩盖了一些，那么只要看看那些改革法律的国家的情况，这一点也同样可以证实。1995年至 2005年期间，有 17 个国家放宽了堕胎法律，有 3 个国家加强了堕胎的限制，然而堕胎数量却从 1995年的近4600万例下降为 2003年的 4200万例，使得全世界堕胎率由千分之三十五下降到千分之二十九。而最大的降幅——从千分之九十降到千分之四十四——发生在前共产主义的东欧，在该国堕胎一般是合法的、安全的，而且是廉价的。而在同一时期，世界上堕胎率最高的地区（堕胎数比出生人数多），其避孕措施使用则增幅较大。

在贫穷国家，因拙劣的堕胎技术而死亡的风险只不过是妇女健康这个广泛的问题的一部分而已。但在所有的发展不平衡中，这可以说是最糟糕的。基地在华盛顿的一个游说团组织“国际人口行动”本周发表的一篇报道声称，贫困国家妇女在怀孕或生产中死亡率是发达国家妇女的 250倍。而根据本周联合国机构（包括世界卫生组织）的一个组织的另外一个报道，2005年死于生产或怀孕相关并发症的 53万 5千名妇女中，99%是在发展中国家。半数以上的死亡妇女在非洲。正如联合国报道所指出的，孕产妇死亡率最高的国家为降低该死亡率进行努力的进展也最慢。一个非洲妇女因怀孕或生产的死亡几率是 16 次中有一次，而在富裕国家这个数字为3800 次中有一次。

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After receiving a six-year prison sentence on July 31st, Sanjay Dutt, an Indian film star, begged for bail while he appealed against it. “Sir, I made a mistake,” he said. But the judge said no. Mr. Dutt's crime—to have procured two guns from Muslim mobsters who were responsible for bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993—was serious. Yet he urged Mr. Dutt, 48, to return to the silver screen after serving his sentence. “Don't get perturbed,” he said. “You have many years to go and work, like the 'Mackenna's Gold' actor Gregory Peck.”

Thus ended one of the longest song-and-dances in India's criminal legal history. Mr. Dutt was convicted last year, having already spent 16 months in jail. He was acquitted of direct involvement in the bombings, which killed 257 people. They were carried out in 1993 in revenge for the demolition of an ancient mosque in the Hindu holy city of Ayodhya by Hindu fanatics, and subsequent Hindu-Muslim rioting. Some 100 people have been found guilty of the bombing. They have all been sentenced in the past three months, including a dozen to death and 20 to life- imprisonment. But the alleged masterminds of the attacks are still at large. One of them, a Mumbai gangster called Dawood Ibrahim, is alleged by Indian officials to be linked to al-Qaeda and to be hiding in Pakistan.

Despite the bleak immediate outlook, Mr. Dutt, who made his name playing tough-guy anti-heroes, is unlikely to find his career much damaged. The son of two of Bollywood's biggest stars, a Hindu-Muslim couple, he has garnered enormous sympathy for his suffering. Many Indians believe his claim that he wanted the guns to protect his family during the riots. Other Bollywood stars express support for Mr. Dutt as passionately as their Hollywood peers worry about global warming.

Then again, Bollywood is rather shady. Gangsters and crooked politicians have long laundered ill-gotten money through film productions. Indeed Mr. Dutt was investigated over money-laundering allegations in 2001. Other recent Bollywood stars to grace the courts include Monica Bedi, an actress convicted of dealing in fake passports. Her accomplice was another Mumbai gangster, Abu Salem, who delivered the guns to Mr. Dutt, and is currently awaiting trial for his alleged part in the 1993 bombings.

An even bigger Bollywood star, Salman Khan, is appealing against two prison sentences of five years and one year for poaching respectively an endangered antelope and two gazelles. A Bollywood

film about the case has been scheduled. Mr. Khan has also had to battle a four-year-old charge that he recklessly drove his car over five people sleeping on a pavement in Mumbai, killing one of them.

Bollywood's biggest star, Amitabh Bachchan, also known as “the Big B”, is, in contrast, venerated. Where Mr. Khan is vain and brash, he has a reputation for humility and Hindu piety. But even this has been imperilled of late by revelations that Mr. Bachchan and his film-star son, Abhishek, bought valuable plots of land reserved for farmers. They registered themselves thus after being allotted farmland by a former government of the state of Uttar Pradesh, led by the Samajwadi party. Mr. Bachchan is close to one of the party's leading lights, Amar Singh, a famed socialite. Mr. Bachchan's wife, Jaya, an actress, is now also a Samajwadi politician.

1.The judge said no because _____[A] he believed Dutt was wronged and showed no sympathy. [B] he did not think Dutt had committed a crime.[C] he thought Dutt had committed a serious crime. [D] he thought Gregory Peck was Dutt’s good example. 2. The comparison of Bollywood stars’ support for Dutt to Holleywood’s worries about global warming implies_____[A] Bollywood stars are more sympathetic than their Hollywood peers.[B] Bollywood stars express their support in a modest way. [C] Bollywood stars back up Dutt with strong support and full passion. [D] Bollywood stars are also concerned with environmental issues. 3. The phrase “grace the courts” (Line 3, Paragraph 4) most probably means_____[A] present oneself in the courts. [B] appeal against the courts.[C] be sentenced by the courts.[D]show respect to the courts.4. Accroding to the passage, the following adjectives can be used to describe Mr. Khan except_____[A] venerated.[B] vain and brash.[C] reckless and mindless.[D] cruel. 5. The best title of this passage can be _____ [A] The Shady Bollywood.

[B] Mr Dutt’s Legal History.[C] Shady Stars of Bollywood.[D] Bollywood or Bullywood.

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篇章剖析：

　　这篇文章主要介绍了 Bollywood影星违反法律的一些个案。文章第一段、第二段介绍了影星Dutt先生的案件；第三段讲述民众对 Dutt 的宽容和支持；第四段开始转向Bollywood 其他影星犯罪的一些情况介绍，主要介绍了影星Monica 的个案；第五段介绍 Khan 的案件；第六段介绍Bachchan 的案件。

词汇注释：

procure v.获得, 取得 perturb v. 使非常烦恼

demolition n.破坏, 毁坏 at large　不受控制的；逍遥法外的

anti-hero n.平凡的角色 garner v.储存

peer n. 同辈, 同等的人 accomplice n.同谋者, 帮凶

poach v. 偷猎 antelope n. 羚羊

gazelle n. 瞪羚 venerate v. 崇敬

socialite n. 社交名流

bail n. 保释

难句突破：

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(1)They were carried out in 1993 in revenge for the demolition of an ancient mosque in the Hindu holy city of Ayodhya by Hindu fanatics, and subsequent Hindu-Muslim rioting.

[主体句式] They were carried out …

[结构分析] 这是一个简单句，具有比较复杂的状语，有一个时间状语，一个以in revenge for 引导的目的状语；在该目的状语中，有两个介词宾语，the

demolition 和 rioting ；而在第一个宾语中，in the Hindu city of

Ayodhya 和 by Hindu fanatics 都是用来修饰前面的 the demolition 的。

[句子译文]这些爆炸事件发生于 1993年，是为了报复印度教狂热教徒毁坏了印度圣城Ayodhya 一座古老的清真寺以及随后的印度—穆斯林暴乱。 (2)They registered themselves thus after being allotted farmland by

a former government of the state of Uttar Pradesh, led by the Samajwadi party.

[主体句式] They registered themselves…

[结构分析] 这是一个简单句，句子的状语比较复杂。该状语是一个时间状语，状语最后的成分 led by …是一个过去分词短语，作前面 the state of Utar

Pradesh 的定语。

[句子译文] Samajwadi 领导的前 Uttar Pradesh州政府分配给他们这些土地后，他们就进行了注册。

题目分析：

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1.The judge said no because _____ 1. 法官之所以说不是因为_____[A] he believed Dutt was not wronged and showed no sympathy.

[A] 他认为 Dutt 没有被冤枉，对他不表示丝毫同情。

[B] he did not think Dutt had committed a crime. [B] 他认为 Dutt 没有犯罪。[C] he thought Dutt had committed a serious crime. [C] 他认为 Dutt 所犯罪行重大。[D] he thought Gregory Peck was Dutt’s good example. [D]他认为 Gregory Peck 是 Dutt最好

的榜样。

[答案]C

[难度系数] ☆☆☆☆

[分析]细节题。本题有一定的迷惑性，要结合上下文来看。Dutt被判六年监禁，他现在在争取保释，在这种情况下，法官说不行，紧接着文章就做了说明，Dutt所犯罪行比较严重。因此，答案应选C。而具有迷惑性的是，法官说不这句话前面是 Dutt 说自己犯了一个错，如果考生将这两句话错误地认为是连在一起的话，就容易选错。2. The comparison of Bollywood stars’ support for Dutt to Holleywood’s worries about global warming implies_____

2.将Bollywood 明星们对 Dutt 的支持和 Hollywood影星对全球变暖的忧虑相比较暗示了_____

[A] Bollywood stars are more sympathetic than their Hollywood peers.

[A] Bollywood 明星要比其好莱坞的同行们更富有同情心。

[B] Bollywood stars express their support in a modest way. [B]Bollywood 明星们以一种温和的方

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式表达他们的支持。[C] Bollywood stars back up Dutt with strong support and full passion.

[C]Bollywood 明星们强烈支持Dutt。[D] Bollywood stars are also concerned about environmental issues.

[D]Bollywood 明星们也很关心环境问题。

[答案] B

[难度系数] ☆☆☆

[分析] 推理题。文章第三段主要讲述了公众对于 Dutt 的同情和支持，在提到Bollywood 明星们对他的支持时，说他们表达对他的支持就好像好莱坞影星们表达对全球变暖的担忧一样。而好莱坞影星们对全球变暖的担忧并不像科学家那么真切，大多数情况下只是一种态度的表示而已，可见Bollywood 明星们对Dutt 的支持也只是一种比较温和的支持而已，因此，选项B 为正确答案。3. The phrase “grace the courts” (Line 3, Paragraph 4) most probably means_____

3. 短语“grace the courts”（第四段第三行）最有可能的意思是_____

[A] present oneself in the courts. [A] 出现在法庭上。[B] appeal against the courts. [B] 向法院上诉。[C] be sentenced by the courts. [C] 被法庭判处刑罚。[D] show respect to the courts [D] 向法庭表示尊重。

[答案]A

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[难度系数] ☆

[分析]猜词题。结合上下文来推断这个短语的意思，文中提到近期其他的这类Bollywood影星有 Monica，她被指控从事假护照交易。这是从 Dutt转而描写其他影星，可以看出这些影星都被指控，但还没有完全证实。那么这个短语应该是受到法庭的审讯，而 grace 有“使……增添光彩”的意思，引申来看，意思应该是“在法庭出现”，答案为 A。4. Accroding to the passage, the following adjectives can be used to describe Mr. Khan except_____

4.根据本文，除了_____之外以下的形容词都可以

用来形容 Khan 先生[A] venerated. [A] 受崇敬的。[B] vain and brash. [B] 自负的、无礼的。。[C] reckless and mindless. [C] 鲁莽的、愚笨无知的[D] cruel. [D] 残忍的。

[答案]A

[难度系数] ☆☆

[分析]细节题。本文第五段和第六段有关于 Khan先生的介绍，第五段介绍他因捕杀濒临灭绝的动物而被判处监禁，他还曾鲁莽地压伤几个在人行道上睡觉的人，这两点可以说明他是残忍的，也比较鲁莽。而第六段提到他是为了和Bachchan 作比较。文中提到，Where Mr. Khan is vain and brash, he

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has a reputation for humility and Hindu piety. 该句子是一个转折句，主句中的 he指的是 Bachchan 而不是 Khan，因此，Khan 是自负、无礼的，而 Bachchan 是谦逊的、虔诚的。因此，答案为 A。5. The best title of this passage can be _____ 5. 文章最好的题目是_____[A] The Shady Bollywood. [A] 阴暗的 Bollywood。[B] Mr Dutt’s Legal History. [B] Dutt先生的法律纠纷历史。[C] Shady Stars of Bollywood. [C] Bollywood 的问题影星。[D] Bollywood or Bullywood? [D] Bollywood还是

Bullywood（注：bully 为“欺凌弱小者”）

[答案]D

[难度系数] ☆☆☆☆

[分析] 主旨题。这篇文章由 Khan先生的案例出发，介绍了 Bollywood 一些明星触犯法律的情况，选项 B只是说明了文章介绍的一部分内容，不能作为题目；而 A、C、D 都可以作为题目，但是三个题目中 D最为形象，是最好的题目。

参考译文：7月 31日，印度影星 Sanjay Dutt被判处六年监禁，他提起上诉同时要求保释。“先生，

我犯了个错，”他这样说。但法官说不行。Dutt先生的罪行比较严重，他从穆斯林匪徒那里拿到两支枪，而这些匪徒是 1993年Mumbai爆炸袭击的主犯。不过，法官规劝 48岁的Dutt 先生服完 行 后 重返银屏。 “别烦恼， ” 他 说 ， “你前 面 的路还长着呢， 就像 ‘Mackenna’s Gold’的演员Gregory Peck 一样。”

这样就结束了印度刑事法律历史上最长的歌舞剧。去年 Dutt被宣告有罪，已经在监狱服刑 16 个月。他被赦免直接参与爆炸事件的罪名，这些爆炸事件炸死了 257 人。爆炸事件发生于 1993年，是为了报复印度教狂热教徒毁坏了印度圣城 Ayodhya 一座古老的清真寺以及随后的印度—穆斯林暴乱。到目前已有 100 人因该爆炸事件被判有罪，并且已在过去三

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个月里进行了量刑，其中十几个人被判处死刑，20 个人终身监禁。但是这些袭击的所谓的策划者仍然逍遥法外，印度官员断言其中一个名叫 Dawood Ibrahim 的 Mumbai歹徒与基地组织有关系，目前藏匿在巴基斯坦。

尽管Dutt先生短期的前景看起来比较黯淡，但他已经因扮演硬汉式的平凡主角而出名，不会觉得自己的事业会因此被毁坏。作为两个 Bollywood最大的影星、印度—穆斯林夫妻的儿子，他已经为自己的遭遇攒够了同情。许多印度人都相信他所说的是为了在暴乱中保护自己的家庭才要枪支的。其他Bollywood 明星也对 Dutt先生表示支持，程度不亚于他们好莱坞同行对全球变暖问题的担心。

不过，Bollywood却是阴暗的。长时间以来许多匪徒和无耻的政客一直在通过电影业洗黑钱。实际上，2001年Dutt先生就因为洗钱受到过调查，其他在法庭出现的 Bollywood 明星还有 Monica Bedi，她被控从事假护照交易。其同伙是另外一个 Mumbai 匪徒叫Abu Salem, 就是此人将枪支交给Dutt先生，目前他因被指控参加了 1993年的爆炸事件而在等待审判。

一位更有名的 Bollywood 明星 SalmanKhan目前正在提起上诉，他因偷猎濒临绝灭的羚羊和瞪羚分别被判一个五年监禁，一个一年监禁。目前关于这起案子的一个 Bollywood电影已经在策划中。Khan先生还得为自己之前的一个已经进行了四年的指控反抗，当时他鲁莽地驾车压过了五个躺在人行道上睡觉的人，其中一人死亡。相反，Bollywood 最著名的明星 Amitabh Bachchan，一般人都称“大 B”,却受到崇敬。

Khan自负而又无礼，而他但却因谦虚和印度教的虔诚而出名。但是目前有人揭发 Bachchan先生和他的影星儿子 Abhishek购买了本来预留给农民的宝贵土地，因此他们也处于危险境地。Samajwadi 领导的前 Uttar Pradesh州政府分配给他们这些土地后，他们就进行了注册。Bachchan 和该党一位著名的领袖Amar Singh，一位前社交名流交往颇密。而 Bachchan先生

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