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1、2022年考博英语-中国矿业大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题（ ）the issue of slavery and race has been fundamental in Americas development.问题1选项A.PromotingB.ConfrontingC.ConqueringD.Measuring【答案】B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：美国发展中所面临的最基本的问题是奴隶制与种族问题。promote “提升”；confront “面临”；conquer “战胜”；measure “测量”。根据句意，选项B符合题意。2. 单选题As a wise man
2、once said, we are all ultimately alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at an ever earlier age. This isnt the stuff of gloomy philosophical contemplations, but a fact of Europes new economic landscape, embraced by sociologists, real-estate developers and ad executives ali
3、ke. The shift away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of the “irresistible momentum of individualism” over the last century. The communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one of mobility and the mass entry of women into the w
4、orkforce have greatly wreaked havoc on（扰乱）Europeans private lives.Europes new economic climate has largely fostered the trend toward independence. The current generation of home-aloners came of age during Europes shift from social democracy to the sharper, more individualistic climate of American st
5、yle capitalism. Raised in an era of privatization and increased consumer choice, todays tech-savvy （精通技术的）workers have embraced a free market in love as well as economics. Modern Europeans are rich enough to afford to live alone, and temperamentally independent enough to want to do so.Once upon a ti
6、me, people who lived alone tended to be those on either side of marriage-twenty something professionals or widowed senior citizens. While pensioners, particularly elderly women, make up a large proportion of those living alone, the newest crop of singles are high earners in their 30s and 40s who inc
7、reasingly view living alone as a lifestyle choice.Living alone was conceived to be negative-dark and cold, while being together suggested warmth and light. But then came along the idea of singles. They were young, beautiful, strong! Now, young people want to live alone.The booming economy means peop
8、le are working harder than ever. And that doesnt leave much room for relationships. Pimpi Arroyo, a 35-year-old composer who lives alone in a house in Paris, says he hasnt got time to get lonely because he has too much work. “I have deadlines which would make life with someone else fairly difficult.
9、” Only an Ideal Woman would make him change his lifestyle, he says. Kaufmann, author of a recent book called “The Single Woman and Prince Charming,” thinks this fierce new individualism means that people expect more and more of mates, so relationships dont last longif they start at all. Eppendorf, a
10、 blond Berliner with a deep tan, teaches grade school in the mornings. In the afternoon she sunbathes or sleeps, resting up for going dancing. Just shy of 50, she says shed never have wanted to do what her mother did-give up a career to raise a family. Instead, Ive always done what I wanted to do: l
11、ive a self-determined life.1.More and more young Europeans remain single because（ ）.2.What is said about European society in the passage?3.According to Paragraph 3, the newest group of singles are（ ）.4.The author quotes Eppendorf to show that（ ）.5.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?问
12、题1选项A.they are driven by an overwhelming sense of individualismB.they have entered the workforce at a much earlier ageC.they have embraced a business culture of stabilityD.they are pessimistic about their economic future问题2选项A.It has fostered the trend towards small families.B.It is getting closer t
13、o American-style capitalism.C.It has limited consumer choice despite a free market.D.It is being threatened by irresistible privatization.问题3选项A.warm and lightheartedB.on either side of marriageC.negative and gloomyD.healthy and wealthy问题4选项A.some modern women prefer a life of individual freedomB.th
14、e family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day EuropeC.some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonelyD.most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable问题5选项A.To review the impact of women becoming high earners.B.To contemplate the philosophy underlying i
15、ndividualism.C.To examine the trend of young people living alone.D.To stress the rebuilding of personal relationships.【答案】第1题:A第2题:B第3题:D第4题:A第5题:C【解析】1.事实细节题。本题需要找越来越多年轻欧洲人单身的原因。第一段第三句说到“The shift away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of the “irresistible momentum of individualism” over the last century. 一位法国社会学家认为，从家庭生活到独居生活的转变是上个世纪“不可抗拒的个人主义势头”的一部分。”A选项“他们被强烈的个人主义所驱使”符合文意。2.判断推理题。A选项“它助长了小家庭的趋势”文章未提及，可排除；C选项“尽管市场自由，但消费者的选择有限”与文意相反，人们现在选择越来越独立自主，并不受限制；D选项“它正受到不可抗拒的私有化的威胁”文中未提及。B选项“它越来越接近美国式的资本主义”，对应文章第二段第二句“The curr
