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1、模拟考研英语阅读模拟252多项选择Gardens across Europe and North America are set to bloom as global wanning gathers pace, causing plant growth to dramatically accelerate. Favorites from roses to rhododendrons will grow to unprecedented sizes and produce earlier and more abundant flowers. Autumn will become a new fl

2、owering season as gardens come to life after summer droughts, and winter flower beds are likely to be a riot of color.Depending on how green your fingers are, this may strike you as either gardening utopia or a scene from John Wyndharn，s sci-fi classic The Day of the Triffids, in which giant plants

3、take over the world. Either way, our backyards are in for a makeover courtesy of global warming, a conference in New England was told this week.As temperatures and carbon dioxide levels in the air both rise, gardens will remain in growth all year round. Instead of putting away lawnmowers and shears

4、every autumn, gardeners will have to keep their blades sharp for a bit of winter cutting and pruning. Worse still,gardeners will face an unrelenting war to save their superplants from superweeds. For while our favorite varieties will grow up to 50% faster, weeds will often be ahead of them. The Cana

5、dian thistle could grow 72 per cent faster, Lewis Ziska of the US Department of Agriculture told the conference, organized by the American Society for Horticultural Science in Providence, Rhode Island.Meanwhile, summer droughts will provide perfect conditions for aphids and mites. And pests and dise

6、ases currently confined to greenhouses will venture out into the garden, where they will meet exotic migrants such as North American oak wilt, which could soon be decimating the oak trees of England.Other effects of climate change are likely to include faster rotting down of organic materials in soi

7、ls, accelerated evaporation from soils, and pests that stay put for the winter.These indirect effects will have far more dramatic effects on the cultivation of plants even than the temperature rise itself,z/ says Richard Bisgrove, a plant scientist from the University of Reading, UK, and author of a

8、 pioneering study on climate change and the garden.A year-round growing season will be experienced in many years in the south of England before the 2080s,“ says Bisgrove.“Higher winter temperatures and lower summer rainfall will shift the mowing season from the current April to October to September

9、through to June.Are such domestic concerns just an entertaining sideshow in the great debate on climate change?Certainly, says Bisgrove.Unchecked climate change will lead to major disasters in many parts of the world, in comparison with which worries over brown lawns in the UK become trivial or obsc

10、ene.But at least the flowers should look lovely.What can be inferred from Para.1?A. Global warming causes plants and gardens dramatically to extinct.B. Owing to the warm weather many plants like roses and rhododendrons flourish more than before.C. Plants are always withered due to the summer drought

11、s.D. The global wanning causes so many plants to be fruitful.参考答案：B答案解析：由文章第一段第一、二句可知：“随着全球变暖步伐加快，欧洲和北美花园繁花似锦，植物的生长速度急剧加快。人们钟爱的花儿，从玫瑰到杜鹃，都长得比以前茂盛，花期提前，绽放出更多的花朵”，因此正确答案选B。第2题：What does the green fingers in Para.2 mean?A. Good at making plants grow.B. A nickname for gardener.C. Keen on gardening.D. Im

12、aginative.参考答案：A答案解析：“green fingers,意为“园艺高手”与选项 A 4good at making plants grown 吻合，所以A为正确答案。第3题：What doesz，gardening utopia in Para.2 refer to?A. The global warming makes the world a perfect place to live in.B. It is a scene described by John in his book The Day of the Triffids.C. The flowers in the

13、gardens are always at their best all through the year as a result of the global wanning.D. It refers to the world that is taken over by giant plants.在文中agardening utopia指第一段所描述的一年四季繁花盛开情景，形容温室效应后植物生长的繁茂泼辣，因此答案为C。第4题：What is the most serious problem global warming brings to us?A. It makes the organic

14、 materials in soils rot down faster.B. It accelerates the growth of weeds, making them outgrow the plants.C. It helps pests and diseases which could only breed in warm condition spread all year round.D. Unchecked climate change will lead to major disasters in many parts of the world.参考答案：D答案解析：由最后一段

15、中引言可知：“任由全球气候变化而不加制止，会在世界很多地方导致重大灾难。与此相比，对英国发生草坪土壤变红的担忧实在是微不足道”，因此D为正确答案。第5题：What is the best title for this passage?A. Greenhouse EffectB. Global Warming Puts Gardens in BloomC. Superplants VS SuperweedsD. Gardening Utopia参考答案：B 答案解析：文章主要讲述了全球变暖对开花植物的影响，这一影响使花园四季鲜花盛开，植株茂盛，花期提前，绽放出更多的花朵，所以B为正确答案。A E

16、uropean Parliament committee has voiced concerns over US authorities* demands for personal data on airline passengers, which includes details of meal preferences. The EU has been given an ultimatum by a European Parliament committee to come to an arrangement with Washington to protect the personal d

17、ata of European transatlantic passengers in the next two months.In a unanimous resolution, the European Parliament Committee on Citizens， Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voiced their concerns over the distribution of personal data regarding transatlantic flights to the US by air

18、lines companies. The MEPs noted that negotiations between the US and the European Commission had reached an impasse and are now demanding that action is taken before December 1.In March 2003, with the Commissions backing, the US authorities got direct access to the booking systems of the main compan

19、ies who fly to the US, without guaranteeing adequate protection of the data according to EU privacy laws. In accordance with new anti terrorist measures introduced in 2001 and 2002, Washington is in effect requiring airlines to provide them with 39 elements of information from their PNR (passenger-n

20、ame records) databases, which includes passengers，telephone numbers and inflight meal preferences. This would lead to something of a problem at airports, since the US is refusing to let any non-conforming” planes land. The resolution invites the European Commission to determine which data can be leg

21、itimately distributed to third parties. According to the resolution, the Commission would have to assure that there is no discrimination against non-American passengers and that in the event of problems arising, passengers have access to a fast and efficient appeal process”.One of the problem, s sti

22、ll to be resolved is the amount of data that is being collected said the commission-“ the objective that would justify the collection and storage of data remains imprecise and is not limited to the fight against terrorism;the number of data required (39 different PNR elements) seems excessive and ou

23、t of proportion to the stated aim;the duration that data will be retained, six to seven years, seems unjustified, in particular for data concerning people who present no risk to the security of the US”.Above all, the MEPs are demanding that there is no data retention above the period which the passe

24、nger remains in US territory”, which is thought to be unacceptable to US authorities. On the other hand, they，re keeping quiet on the role of the airlines themselves, which are ordered to put in place certain technical solutions, including filtering sensitive data, in order to for the PNR data trans

25、fer to be in accordance with the law.第6题：The US authorities demand the passengers from Europe submit personal data to.A. coordinate with the antiterrorist lawB. guarantee the safety of those passengersC. voice their concerns over the safety during the flightD. protect them from being attacked by ter

26、rorists参考答案：A答案解析：题于问的是美国要求飞机乘客留下资料的目的。答案可以在第三段第二句找到“为配合2001到2002新颁布的反恐措施，华盛顿实际上要求航线提供给他们乘客姓名记录资料信息库中的39项内容，其中包括电话号码和机上用餐内容”，即为A “为了与反恐新措施相符”，因此正确答案选A。第7题：What happens to the negotiation between the US and the European Commission?A. They had reached an agreement.B. Everything is still under discussi

27、on.C. There is no progress because of different stands of the two parties.D. Action will be taken before December 1st.参考答案：C答案解析：文中第二段说“negotiatioshad readed an impasse”,通过这一语境可猜出是“谈判陷入僵局”。“impasse意为“死胡同”，所以协商自然没有任何进展，因此正确答案选C。第8题：The US authorities got access to the booking systems of the main comp

28、anies who fly to the US.A. ignoring the commissions objectionB. with the support of the commissionC. with the opposition of the commissionD. in accordance with new antiterrorist measures参考答案：B答案解析：答案依据见第三段第一句：“2003年3月，在欧洲委员会的支持下，美国当局直接介入飞往美国的主要航空公司的订票系统，并没有按照欧盟隐私法做出对乘客信息予以适当保护的保证”，因此正确答案为B。第9题：One d

29、ivergence between the two parties lies in that.A. MEPs think that the US s demand has violated EU privacy lawsB. US is refusing to let any non-conforming planes landC.EU insists that sensitive data should be filteredD. MEPs hold that once the passengers leave the territory of USA the data should be

30、canceled参考答案：D答窠解析：依据文章第三段后半部分和第四段前半部分可知，MEPs与美国不能达成一致协议，主要存在以下几个问题：其一，该要求有歧视非美国乘客的味道；其二，美国要求的信息大于所需；其三，信息数据保存时间过长，达6至7年之久。由此推出，正确答案为D。第10题：The best title for this passage should be.A. US Demand for Flight Data Worries EuropeansB. Antiterrorism in Transatlantic FlightC. Negotiation between US and th

31、e European UnionD. Should Passengers， Data Be Properly Protected?参考答案：A 答案解析：文章主要叙述了美国当局要求航线提供给他们来自欧洲的飞机乘客姓名记录资料信息库中的信息。这些信息涉及内容之多，保留时间之长，都使飞往美国的欧洲乘客无法接受这些要求。同时美国拒绝没有经过此项确认的飞机在美国着陆。而且美国没有做出承诺，按照欧盟公民隐私法对乘客信息给予适当的保护。由此可知A项最符合文章大意。B有提及但并非主要内容，C, D均背离文章，因此错误，所以正确答案为A。Bush has an almost mystical faith in

32、 his ability to take the measure of people by looking them in the eye. Within the next few months, he may be measuring some candidates for a long black robe. It is almost certain that by the end of June, when the Supreme Court adjourns for summer recess, at least one Justice will have announced his

33、or her retirement. Chief Justice Willianl H. Rehnquist,79, and Justice Sandra Dav O Connor,73, have expressed a desire to leave. Rehnquist has serious back trouble, and O Connor would like to return to Arizana with her husband. Both want a Republican President to name their replacement, and they kno

34、w that retiring in 2004, an election year, would provoke a confirmation storm that could keep the court in limbo for months. Then there，s the wild card, John Paul Stevens,83, a liberal who is likely to stay but is the court，s oldest member.Among the many names floated for the post, no candidate has

35、the President，s trust like Alberto Gonzales. Gonzales,47, has all the traits of the people George W. Bush brought up from Austin_loylaity, discretion and self-effacement. But the irony is that Bush may have a harder time selling his first choice to his allies than to his antagonists. Democrats, who

36、are locked in a pitched battle with theWhite House over lower-court nominations, would find it tough to block the first Hispanic nominee to the high court, who has a short and unrevealing record on the bench. They might give him a hard time as payback forh is treatment oft hemwhile heWasWhiteHouse c

37、ounsel, but a rejectionwould playbadly with Hispanic voters, whom the Democrats are eager to court.For conservative Republicans, however, Gonzales is not even on the top-10 list. They crave a Justice who is strict and outspoken on core conservative issues, namely abortion and affirmative action, and

38、 for them Gonzales is too much of a cipher, perhaps too moderate.To Bush，s core constituency,says Phyllis Schlafly, president of the conservative action group the Eagle Forum,“the appointment to the Supreme Court ranks as the No.1 issue that they care about. Bush went through the campaign saying his

39、 favorite Justices were Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. We are not going to put up with another David Souter. Bush the elder，s first Supreme Court pick was Souter, and the fact that he has turned out to be a more liberal Justice than anyone expected deeply upsets conservative.第11题:With a court r

40、etirement likely to happen, what challenge does Bush face?A. He has to use his superpower in judging people to select another candidate for this post.B. He has to reorganize the Supreme Court to serve his next election in 2004.C. He has to postpone the Courts adjournment, allowing enough time for hi

41、s selection.D. He has to win over his allies and his antagonists to accept Gonzales no matter how hard it is.参考答案：D答案解析：由第二段第一、二句可知：”在这一职位诸多候选人当中，Gonzales是总统最为信任的。但具有讽刺意味的是，布什说服同僚接受Gonzales为最高法院法官比说服对手接受他可能遇到的困难更大”。据此可知，布什总统有意让Gonzales 填补空位，但面H缶的挑战是得说服同僚和对手民主党人同意他的选择，故D“无论多么困难，他得说服同僚和对手接受Gonzales”为正

42、确答案。第12题：What do we know about the Supreme Court in the U. S. A.?A. Justices of the Supreme Court usually wear long brown robe to indicate their supremacy.B. Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President, with the Senate，s consent.C. Candidates for Justices of the Supreme Court are us

43、ually nominated by the President.D. The Supreme Court has its summer recess at the end of July.由第一段第二句和第二段第三句可知：“布什在随后的几个月里，可能要衡量几个候选人，挑选出一名最高法院法官。他说服同僚接受Gonzales为最高法院法官比说服对手接受他可能遇到的困难更大”。以及第一段倒数第一句两个（即将退休的）法官都想让总统指定他们的接班人”。由此推出B 最高法院法官们的任命是由总统钦定的，而且要取得议会的同意”为正确答案，其它三个选项不符合文中细节，为错误答案。第13题：According

44、to the passage, the retirement of the justice in 2004 will probably result in .A. a general election campaign that would recruit new members into the courtB. a turmoil in the Supreme Court that would drive the court into troubleC. a disputable arrangement in personnel in the Supreme Court that would

45、 set the court in uncertaintyD. a recess of the court that would go on for months参考答案：c答案解析：由第一段倒数第二句可知：”两个（即将退休的）法官都想让总统指定他们的接班人。他们知道他们在2004大选年告退会引起任命风暴，这会使最高法院好几个月处于中间过渡状态，因此C 最高法院人事安排的争议会使法院处于不稳定状态”最符合这一事实细节，为正确答案。第14题:What kind of person is Alberto Gonzales?A. He is faithful but too obscure.B. H

46、e is self-centered and very shy.C. He usually keeps himself to himself.D. He is a mystery, because his educational background is kept secret.参考答案：A答案解析：由第二段第二句和第三段第二句可知：Gonzales忠诚、谨慎和谦卑”“对保守的共和党人来说，Gonzales太微不足道了，或许太温和了，所以A “他非常忠诚，但是太不起眼了”符合对他的描述，为正确答案。其它三个选项不符合文中描述，为错误答案。第15题:What can be inferred f

47、rom Para.2?A. Alberto Gonzales is a Bush favorite.B. Republicans are ready to accept Gonzales while Democrats are not.C. Alberto Gonzales may get a revenge from Democrats for what he did in the past.D. Both A and C.参考答案：D 答案解析：由第二段第一句“在这一职位诸多候选人当中，Gonzales是总统最为信任的”可推出A aGonzales是最受总统青睐的人”；由第二段最后一句“他

48、们（民主党人）为了报复Gonzales在白宫当顾问官期间对他们的不敬，可能会给Gonzales 点苦头尝尝”可推C，zGonzales可能会为他过去的所作所为遭到民主党人的报复”，A, C都正确，所以包含A, C选项的D为正确答案。Genghis Khan was not one to agonize over gender roles. He was into sex and power, and he didnt mind saying so.The greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before him, the emperor once thundered,“to ride their horses and take away their possessions. Genghis Khan conquered two thirds of the known world during the early 13th century, amassing an empire that stretched from Eastern Europe to Korea. And he may have set