《黑魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典》

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 OKhere, kaoyanpub最新力作 兽鹰 考研英语精读 黄花宝典 黑魔方系列策划: stove,沉郁林海,尘埃落定 前言 要不要做阅读? 出现这个问题缘由以前新东方的真题至上的观点在新题型改革后出现了挑 战,以至于有老朱的新名言“考研不是考古",其实个人认为,这个问题看你乍看 英语无非是熟巧犹如卖油翁即量变质变规律真题9405十二年阅读一共56 篇,加上翻译13篇,一共70篇左右文章量基本是够了的这个问题ⅫF周雷同 志对真题的词汇总结说明了这个问题.笔者目睹有熟仅读其而考50 分以上的就有2人、这就很能说明问题了现在的考研市场很浮躁连胡敏也不 大提读一本书的人是最可怕的了这句话了.其实万法归宗考研真题(这里仅指 英语)就像经书一样看你如何练练得好了,其他的各种解析都只会毁了元神

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 1 OKh e re,ka oyanpu b 最新力作 ○黑魔方 考研英语精读 黄花宝典 黑魔方系列策划：stove，沉郁林海，尘埃落定 前言 要不要做阅读? 出现这个问题缘由以前新东方的真题至上的观点在新题型改革后出现了挑 战,以至于有老朱的新名言"考研不是考古",其实个人认为,这个问题看你乍看, 英语无非是熟巧,犹如卖油翁,即量变质变规律,真题 94-05 十二年阅读一共 56 篇,加上翻译 13 篇,一共 70 篇左右文章,量基本是够了的.这个问题 XDF 周雷同 志对真题的词汇总结说明了这个问题.笔者目睹有熟仅读其而考 50 分以上的就有 2 人. 这就很能说明问题了.现在的考研市场很浮躁,连胡敏也不 大提读一本书的人是最可怕的了这句话了.其实万法归宗,考研真题(这里仅指 英语)就像经书一样,看你如何练,练得好了,其他的各种解析都只会毁了元神

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 当然命题也在变但大家可以想象一下语言的变化要在考试中出现是要如 何的一个过程所以增加的只是分析问题的角度,比如新增的排序题,段落大意 和论点论据题,都可以通过真题加以训练这就是老朱更经典的一句:"分析过去 总结规律面向未来胸有成竹 盲齐军说得好,模拟题就像假酒你能说谁的更好?所以,其功能不是拿来衡 量你的水平,而是让你用来避免范低级的错误模拟时间分配的管理之类的虽 说开卷有益但你为何不作事半功倍呢? 当然,通过各个单项的分析后也还有一个整合的问题这就是说要模拟一下 了 为什么要用此宝典? 本宝典是继黑魔方真题解析系列之后推出的又一精品图书。所选文章均来自高 教版参考书,人大版最后五套题,以及 Yacyin,vic提供的命题组成员手稿, 精心编排而成。其权威性不言而喻。由于时间仓促,不足之处,希望大家谅解。 Unit 1 Directions 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 1 It was the biggest scientific grudge match since the everything: two groups with appealing leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat, pushing the limits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion dna"letters"in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of the human body, revolutionizing med icine and biology. but the race itself, between the government's Human Genome Project and Rockville, Md., biotechnology company Celera Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a genetic lab Now the race is over. After years of public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of calm. HGP head Francis Coll ins(and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side)and Craig Venter, the founder of Celera, agreed to hold a joint press conference in Washington this Monday to declare

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 2 当然,命题也在变,但大家可以想象一下语言的变化要在考试中出现是要如 何的一个过程.所以,增加的只是分析问题的角度,比如新增的排序题,段落大意 和论点论据题,都可以通过真题加以训练.这就是老朱更经典的一句:"分析过去, 总结规律,面向未来,胸有成竹". 曹齐军说得好,模拟题就像假酒,你能说谁的更好?所以,其功能不是拿来衡 量你的水平,而是让你用来避免范低级的错误,模拟时间分配的管理之类的.虽 说开卷有益,但你为何不作事半功倍呢? 当然,通过各个单项的分析后,也还有一个整合的问题.这就是说要模拟一下 了. 为什么要用此宝典？ 本宝典是继黑魔方真题解析系列之后推出的又一精品图书。所选文章均来自高 教版参考书，人大版最后五套题，以及 Yacyin，vic 提供的命题组成员手稿， 精心编排而成。其权威性不言而喻。由于时间仓促，不足之处，希望大家谅解。 Unit 1 Directions: 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 1 It was the biggest scientific grudge match since the space race. The Genome Wars had everything: two groups with appealing leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat, pushing the limits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion DNA "letters" in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable. The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of the human body, revolutionizing medicine and biology. But the race itself, between the government's Human Genome Project and Rockville, Md. , biotechnology company Celera Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a genetic lab. Now the race is over. After years of public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of calm. HGP head Francis Collins (and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side) and Craig Venter, the founder of Celera, agreed to hold a joint press conference in Washington this Monday to declare

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 that the race was over (sort of), that both sides had won(kind of) and that the hostilities were resolved( for the time being No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any time soon--the"finish lines" each has crossed are largely arbitrary points first drafts"rather than the definitive version. And while the joint announcement brings the former Genome Warriors closer together than they've been in years, insiders say I that future agreements are more likely to take the form of coordination, rather than outright collaboration The conflict blew up this February when Britain's Wellcome Trust, an HGP participant released a confidential letter to Celera outlining the HGP's complaints. Venter called the move"a lowlife thing to do, but by spring, there were the first signs of a thaw. "The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors, "Venter told Newsweek in March, "and fighting back is probably not helpful. At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each other's approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved in sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a real ity as details for Monday's joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. "If this ends the horse race. science wins with their difference behind them. or at least set aside the scientists should able to get down to the interesting stuff 1. The recent Genome Wars were symbolic of [a]the enthusiasm in scientific research B] the significance of the space race [C] the public []the prospect of the completion of DNA sequence 2. The tone of the author in reporting the joint press conference this monday is enthusiastic [c] disappointed D]objective 3. It is implied in the third paragraph that [Al the"finish lines"does mean what it reads bi the sequencing machines have stopped at the "finish lines [c] the former warriors are now collaborators DJ both sides will work on independently 4. The word"thaw"(Paragraph 4)most probabl T means [a]aggravation in tension B] improvement in relation C] intensification in attacks [ D] stoppage of coord ination 5. The critical thing facing the scientists is to [A] apply the newly-found knowledge to the benefit of mankind B]end their horse race for the success of science C] get down to their genome research D] set their differences aside Text 2

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 3 that the race was over (sort of), that both sides had won (kind of) and that the hostilities were resolved ( for the time being ). No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any time soon--the "finish lines" each has crossed are largely arbitrary points, "first drafts" rather than the definitive version. And while the joint announcement brings the former Genome Warriors closer together than they've been in years, insiders say I that future agreements are more likely to take the form of coordination, rather than outright collaboration. The conflict blew up this February when Britain's Wellcome Trust, an HGP participant, released a confidential letter to Celera outlining the HGP's complaints. Venter called the move "a lowlife thing to do," but by spring, there were the first signs of a thaw. "The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors," Venter told Newsweek in March, "and fighting back is probably not helpful." At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each other's approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved in sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a reality as details for Monday's joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. "If this ends the horse race, science wins." With their difference behind them, or at least set aside, the scientists should now be able to get down to the interesting stuff, figuring how to make use of all that data. 1. The recent Genome Wars were symbolic of [A] the enthusiasm in scientific research. [B] the significance of the space race. [C] the public versus private conflict. [D] the prospect of the completion of DNA sequence. 2. The tone of the author in reporting the joint press conference this Monday is [A] astonished. [B] enthusiastic. [C] disappointed. [D] objective. 3. It is implied in the third paragraph that [Al the "finish lines" does mean what it reads. [BI the sequencing machines have stopped at the "finish lines." [C] the former warriors are now collaborators. [DJ both sides will work on independently. 4. The word "thaw" (Paragraph 4) most probably means [A] aggravation in tension. [B] improvement in relation. [C] intensification in attacks. [D] stoppage of coordination. 5. The critical thing facing the scientists is to [A] apply the newly-found knowledge to the benefit of mankind. [B] end their horse race for the success of science. [C] get down to their genome research. [D] set their differences aside. Text 2

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 At the start of the year, The Independent on Sunday argued that there were three over-whelming reasons why Iraq should not be invaded: there was no proof that Saddam posed an imminent threat; Iraq would be even more unstable as a result of its liberation; and a conflict would increase the threat posed by terrorists. What we did not know was that Tony Blair had received intelligence and ad vice that raised the very same points Last week's report from the Intelligence and Security Committee included the revelation that some of the intelligence had warned that a war against iraq risked an increased threat of terrorism. Why did Mr. Blair not make this ev idence available to the public in the way that so much of the alarmist intelligence on Saddams weapons was published? Why did he choose to ignore the intelligence and argue instead that the war was necessary, precisely because of the threat posed by international terrorism? There have been two parliamentary investigations into this war and the Hutton inquiry reopens tomorrow. In their different ways they have been illuminating, but none of them has addressed the main issues relating to the war. The Foreign Affairs Committee had the scope to range widely, but chose to become entangled in the dispute between the government and the bbC. The Intelligence Committee reached the conclusion that the Government's file on Saddam's weapons was not mixed up, but failed to explain why the intelligence was so hopelessly wrong. The Hutton inquiry is investigating the death of Dr. David Kelly, a personal tragedy of marginal relevance to the war against Iraq Tony blair has still to come under close examination about his conduct in the building-up to war. Instead, the Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon, is being fingered as if he were master-mind ing the war behind everyone's backs from the ministry of Defence. Mr. Hoon is not a minister who dares to think without consulting Downing Street first. At all times he would have been dancing to Downing Street's tunes, Mr. Blair would be wrong to assume that he can draw a line under all of this by making Mr. Hoon the fall-guy. It was Mr. Blair who decided to take Britain to war, and a Cabinet of largely skeptical ministers that backed him. It was Mr Blair who told MPs that unless Saddam was removed, terrorists would pose a greater global threat---even though he had received intelligence that suggested a war would lead to an increase in terrorism Parliament should be the forum in which the Prime minister is called more fully to account but lain Duncan Smith's support for the war has neutered an already inept opposition. In the absence of proper parliamentary scrutiny, it is left to newspapers like this one to keep asking the most important questions until the Prime Minister answers them 1. We learn from the first two paragraphs that [a]the evidence should have been made available to the Parliament B] the necessity of war has been exaggerated by the Committee [C] Blair had purposely ignored some of the intelligence he received [D] it was The Independent that first revealed the intelligence 2. The author thinks that the hutton enqu A]also beside the mark. B] hopelessly wrong C]illuminating in its way D] wide in scope 3. By"chose to become entangled"(Paragraph 3), the author implies that a]the dispute between the government and the bbc was unnecessary B]the Foreign Affairs Committee had mixed up the argument

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 4 At the start of the year, The Independent on Sunday argued that there were three over-whelming reasons why Iraq should not be invaded: there was no proof that Saddam posed an imminent threat; Iraq would be even more unstable as a result of its liberation; and a conflict would increase the threat posed by terrorists. What we did not know was that Tony Blair had received intelligence and advice that raised the very same points. Last week's report from the Intelligence and Security Committee included the revelation that some of the intelligence had warned that a war against Iraq risked an increased threat of terrorism. Why did Mr. Blair not make this evidence available to the public in the way that so much of the alarmist intelligence on Saddam's weapons was published? Why did he choose to ignore the intelligence and argue instead that the war was necessary, precisely because of the threat posed by international terrorism? There have been two parliamentary investigations into this war and the Hutton inquiry reopens tomorrow. In their different ways they have been illuminating, but none of them has addressed the main issues relating to the war. The Foreign Affairs Committee had the scope to range widely, but chose to become entangled in the dispute between the Government and the BBC. The Intelligence Committee reached the conclusion that the Government's file on Saddam's weapons was not mixed up, but failed to explain why the intelligence was so hopelessly wrong. The Hutton inquiry is investigating the death of Dr. David Kelly, a personal tragedy of marginal relevance to the war against Iraq. Tony Blair has still to come under close examination about his conduct in the building-up to war. Instead, the Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon, is being fingered as if he were master-minding the war behind everyone's backs from the Ministry of Defence. Mr. Hoon is not a minister who dares to think without consulting Downing Street first. At all times he would have been dancing to Downing Street's tunes, Mr. Blair would be wrong to assume that he can draw a line under all of this by making Mr. Hoon the fall-guy. It was Mr. Blair who decided to take Britain to war, and a Cabinet of largely skeptical ministers that backed him. It was Mr. Blair who told MPs that unless Saddam was removed, terrorists would pose a greater global threat---even though he had received intelligence that suggested a war would lead to an increase in terrorism. Parliament should be the forum in which the Prime Minister is called more fully to account, but lain Duncan Smith's support for the war has neutered an already inept opposition. In the absence of proper parliamentary scrutiny, it is left to newspapers like this one to keep asking the most important questions until the Prime Minister answers them. 1. We learn from the first two paragraphs that [A] the evidence should have been made available to the Parliament. [B] the necessity of war has been exaggerated by the Committee. [C] Blair had purposely ignored some of the intelligence he received. [D] it was The Independent that first revealed the intelligence. 2. The author thinks that the Hutton enquiry is [A] also beside the mark. [B] hopelessly wrong. [C] illuminating in its way. [D] wide in scope. 3. By "chose to become entangled" (Paragraph 3), the author implies that [A] the dispute between the Government and the BBC was unnecessary. [B] the Foreign Affairs Committee had mixed up the argument

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 c] it was entirely wrong to carry out such investigations [] the Intelligence Committee shouldn, t mix up with the affair. 4. It can be learned from Paragraph 4 that [A] most ministers were suspicious of Hoon's conduct B Hoon will not do anything without consulting blain [C] Blair should not divert his responsibility to his Cabinet D] MPs think that it is Blair who drags the country into the war 5. What is the author' s attitude towards the parliament? B] Skeptical C]Inquisitive D Critical Text 3 Scholastic thinkers held a wide variety of doctrines in both philosophy and theology, the study of religion. What gives unity to the whole Scholastic movement, the academic practice in Europe from the 9th to the 17th centuries, are the common aims, attitudes, and methods generally accepted by all its members. The chief concern of the Scholastics was not to discover new facts but to integrate the knowled ge already acquired separately by greek reasoning and Christian revelation This concern is one of the most characteristic differences between scholasticism and modem thought since the renaissance The basic aim of the Scholastics determined certain common attitudes, the most important of which was their conviction of the fundamental harmony between reason and revelation. The Scholastics maintained that because the same God was the source of both types of knowledge and ruth was one of his chief attributes, he could not contrad ict himself in these two ways of speaking Any apparent opposition between reve lation and reason could be traced either to an incorrect use of reason or to an inaccurate interpretation of the words of revelation. Because the Scholastics believed that revelation was the direct teaching of God, it possessed for them a higher degree of truth and certainty than did natural reason. In apparent conflicts between religious faith and philosophic reasoning, faith was thus always the supreme arbiter, the theologian 's decision overruled that of the philosopher. After the early 13th century, Scho lastic thought emphasized more the independence of philosophy within its own domain. Nonetheless, throughout the Scholastic period, philosophy was called the servant of theology, not only because the truth of philosophy was subordinated to that of theology, but also because the theolog ian used philosophy to understand and explain revelation This attitude of Scholasticism stands in sharp contrast to the so-called double-truth theory of the Spanish-Arab philosopher and physician Averroes. His theory assumed that truth was accessible to both philosophy and Islamic theology but that only philosophy could attain it perfectly The so-called truths of theology served, hence, as imperfect imaginative expressions for the common people of the authentic truth accessible only to philosophy. Averroes maintained that philosophic truth could even contradict, at least verbally, the teachings of Islamic theology As a result of their belief in the harmony between faith and reason, the Scholastics attempted to determine the precise scope and competence of each of these faculties. Many early Scholastics such as the Italian ecclesiastic and philosopher St. Anselm, did not clearly distinguish the two and were overconfident that reason could prove certain doctrines of revelation. Later, at the height of the mature period of Scholasticism, the Italian theologian and philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas worked

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 5 [C] it was entirely wrong to carry out such investigations. [D] the Intelligence Committee shouldn't mix up with the affair. 4. It can be learned from Paragraph 4 that [A] most ministers were suspicious of Hoon's conduct. [B] Hoon will not do anything without consulting Blain [C] Blair should not divert his responsibility to his Cabinet. [D] MPs think that it is Blair who drags the country into the war. 5. What is the author's attitude towards the Parliament? [A] Indignant. [B] Skeptical. [C] Inquisitive. [D] Critical. Text 3 Scholastic thinkers held a wide variety of doctrines in both philosophy and theology, the study of religion. What gives unity to the whole Scholastic movement, the academic practice in Europe from the 9th to the 17th centuries, are the common aims, attitudes, and methods generally accepted by all its members. The chief concern of the Scholastics was not to discover new facts but to integrate the knowledge already acquired separately by Greek reasoning and Christian revelation. This concern is one of the most characteristic differences between Scholasticism and modem thought since the Renaissance. The basic aim of the Scholastics determined certain common attitudes, the most important of which was their conviction of the fundamental harmony between reason and revelation. The Scholastics maintained that because the same God was the source of both types of knowledge and truth was one of his chief attributes, he could not contradict himself in these two ways of speaking. Any apparent opposition between revelation and reason could be traced either to an incorrect use of reason or to an inaccurate interpretation of the words of revelation. Because the Scholastics believed that revelation was the direct teaching of God, it possessed for them a higher degree of truth and certainty than did natural reason. In apparent conflicts between religious faith and philosophic reasoning, faith was thus always the supreme arbiter; the theologian's decision overruled that of the philosopher. After the early 13th century, Scholastic thought emphasized more the independence of philosophy within its own domain. Nonetheless, throughout the Scholastic period, philosophy was called the servant of theology, not only because the truth of philosophy was subordinated to that of theology, but also because the theologian used philosophy to understand and explain revelation. This attitude of Scholasticism stands in sharp contrast to the so-called double-truth theory of the Spanish-Arab philosopher and physician Averroës. His theory assumed that truth was accessible to both philosophy and Islamic theology but that only philosophy could attain it perfectly. The so-called truths of theology served, hence, as imperfect imaginative expressions for the common people of the authentic truth accessible only to philosophy. Averroës maintained that philosophic truth could even contradict, at least verbally, the teachings of Islamic theology. As a result of their belief in the harmony between faith and reason, the Scholastics attempted to determine the precise scope and competence of each of these faculties. Many early Scholastics, such as the Italian ecclesiastic and philosopher St. Anselm, did not clearly distinguish the two and were overconfident that reason could prove certain doctrines of revelation. Later, at the height of the mature period of Scholasticism, the Italian theologian and philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas worked

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 out a balance between reason and revelation 1. With the Scholastics, the search for new knowledge B sped down aked gradually 2. Which of the following best illustrate the relation between reason and revelation? [A]They are simply identical B]Revelation guides reason [C] They are occasionally contrad ictory D] Reason is used to perfect revelation 3. It can be inferred from Paragraph two of the text that [B] religion had turn into a hamper to the functioning of phia co [A] the position of philosophy as a humble servant was accepted [C] philosophers often quoted revelation to support themselves D] philosophers were sometimes referred to in religious practice 4. Averroes held that [A] Islamic theology was often subordinate to philosophy B]religious truth was nothing but imaginative fantasy C]real truth was inaccessible to many common people [D] imperfect expressions were result of flawed religion 5. Which of the following is most likely to be discussed in the part succeeding this text? [A]Relations of St. T. Aquinas achievements to previous efforts B]How St. T. Aquinas worked out the balance in discussion [C] Other endeavors on the relationship of reason and revelation [D] Outstand ing features of the mature period of Scholasticism Text 4 Despite the general negative findings, it is important to remember that all children who live through a divorce do not behave in the same way. The specific behav ior depends on the child's individual personality, characteristics, age at the time of divorce, and gender. In terms of personality when compared to those rated as relaxed and easy going, children described as temperamental and irritable have more difficulty coping with parental divorce, as indeed they have more difficulty adapting to life change in general. Stress, such as that found in disrupted families, seems to impair the ability of temperamental children to adapt to their surround ings, the greater the amount of stress, the less well they adapt. In contrast, a moderate amount of stress may actually help an easygoing relaxed child learn to cope with adversity There is some relationship between age and childrens characteristic reaction to divorce. As the child grows older, the greater is the likelihood of a free expression of a variety of complex feelings, an understanding of those feelings, and a realization that the decision to divorce cannot be attributed to any one simple cause. Self-blame virtually disappears after the age of 6, fear of abandonment diminishes after the age of 8, and the confusion and fear of the young child is replaced in the older child by shame, anger, and self-reflection. Gender of the child is also a factor that predicts the nature of reaction to divorce. The impact of divorce is initially greater on boys than on girls. They are more aggressive, less compliant, have greater difficulties in interperson

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 6 out a balance between reason and revelation. 1. With the Scholastics, the search for new knowledge [A] stopped completely. [B]sped down. [C] advanced rapidly. [D] awaked gradually. 2. Which of the following best illustrate the relation between reason and revelation? [A] They are simply identical. [B] Revelation guides reason. [C] They are occasionally contradictory. [D] Reason is used to perfect revelation. 3. It can be inferred from Paragraph two of the text that [A] the position of philosophy as a humble servant was accepted. [B] religion had turn into a hamper to the functioning of philosophy. [C] philosophers often quoted revelation to support themselves. [D] philosophers were sometimes referred to in religious practice. 4. Averroës held that [A] Islamic theology was often subordinate to philosophy. [B] religious truth was nothing but imaginative fantasy. [C] real truth was inaccessible to many common people. [D] imperfect expressions were result of flawed religion. 5. Which of the following is most likely to be discussed in the part succeeding this text? [A] Relations of St. T. Aquinas' achievements to previous efforts. [B] How St. T. Aquinas worked out the balance in discussion. [C] Other endeavors on the relationship of reason and revelation. [D] Outstanding features of the mature period of Scholasticism. Text 4 Despite the general negative findings, it is important to remember that all children who live through a divorce do not behave in the same way. The specific behavior depends on the child's individual personality, characteristics, age at the time of divorce, and gender. In terms of personality, when compared to those rated as relaxed and easygoing, children described as temperamental and irritable have more difficulty coping with parental divorce, as indeed they have more difficulty adapting to life change in general. Stress, such as that found in disrupted families, seems to impair the ability of temperamental children to adapt to their surroundings, the greater the amount of stress, the less well they adapt. In contrast, a moderate amount of stress may actually help an easygoing, relaxed child learn to cope with adversity. There is some relationship between age and children's characteristic reaction to divorce. As the child grows older, the greater is the likelihood of a free expression of a variety of complex feelings, an understanding of those feelings, and a realization that the decision to divorce cannot be attributed to any one simple cause. Self-blame virtually disappears after the age of 6, fear of abandonment diminishes after the age of 8, and the confusion and fear of the young child is replaced in the older child by shame, anger, and self-reflection. Gender of the child is also a factor that predicts the nature of reaction to divorce. The impact of divorce is initially greater on boys than on girls. They are more aggressive, less compliant, have greater difficulties in interpersonal

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 relationships, and exhibit problem behaviors both at home and at school. Furthermore, the adjustment problems of boys are still noticeable even two years after the divorce resolved by the second year after the divorce. However, new problems may surface for girls as they enter adolescence and adulthood. How can the relatively greater impact of divorce on boys than on girls be explained? The greater male aggress ion and noncompliance may reflect the fact that such behaviors are tolerated and even encouraged in males in our culture more than they are in females Furthermore, boys may have a particular need for a strong male model of self-control, as well as for a strong disciplinarian parent. Finally, boys are more likely to be exposed to their parents' fights than gifts are, -and after the breakup boys are less likely than girls to rece ive sy mpathy and support from mothers, teachers, or peers 1. Temperamental, irritable kids have difficulty adapting to parental divorce because a] they care too much about the life change b] the great stress of their families diminishes their ability [C] they tend to lose temper easily and are sensitive to the life change [D]they are faced with more parents' fights than the relaxed, easy going children 2. The following statements are true EXCEPt [a] divorce is usually d by more than one reason [ B]a six-year-old boy may fear being deserted by his parents [C]as the kids grow older, they have a better understand ing of divorce 3 [D] a young girl may feel more shameful on parental divorce than an older boy 3. It can be inferred from the passage that the impact of divorce A] on kids of different sexes will probably change as they grow older. B] may cause most kids' difficulties in communicating with others [C] on an irritable girl is greater than a noncompliant boy D] is always greater on bo girls 4. According to the author, the reason why parental divorce has greater effect on boys than on girls is that [AJall cultures encourage male aggression and noncompliance b boys are always involved in their parents' fights [C] males are usually viewed as the models in self-control and strong will D] boys are basically more self-disciplined than girls 5. What is the main idea of the passage? [] Parental divorce has a negative effect on children all through their life [B]The impact of parental divorce on children varies in personality, age and gender [C] Boys may become more aggressive than girls in disrupted families D] Kids of different ages behave differently on parental divorce Unit 2 Directions: 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

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 7 relationships, and exhibit problem behaviors both at home and at school. Furthermore, the adjustment problems of boys are still noticeable even two years after the divorce. Girls' adjustment problems are usually internalized rather than acted out, and are often resolved by the second year after the divorce. However, new problems may surface for girls as they enter adolescence and adulthood. How can the relatively greater impact of divorce on boys than on girls be explained? The greater male aggression and noncompliance may reflect the fact that such behaviors are tolerated and even encouraged in males in our culture more than they are in females. Furthermore, boys may have a particular need for a strong male model of self-control, as well as for a strong disciplinarian parent. Finally, boys are more likely to be exposed to their parents' fights than gifts are,- and after the breakup, boys are less likely than girls to receive sympathy and support from mothers, teachers, or peers. 1. Temperamental, irritable kids have difficulty adapting to parental divorce because [A] they care too much about the life change. [B] the great stress of their families diminishes their ability. [C] they tend to lose temper easily and are sensitive to the life change. [D]they are faced with more parents' fights than the relaxed, easygoing children. 2 . The following statements are true EXCEPT [A] divorce is usually caused by more than one reason. [B] a six-year-old boy may fear being deserted by his parents. [C] as the kids grow older, they have a better understanding of divorce. [D] a young girl may feel more shameful on parental divorce than an older boy. 3. It can be inferred from the passage that the impact of divorce [A] on kids of different sexes will probably change as they grow older. [B] may cause most kids' difficulties in communicating with others. [C] on an irritable girl is greater than a noncompliant boy. [D] is always greater on boys than on girls. 4. According to the author, the reason why parental divorce has greater effect on boys than on girls is that [A]all cultures encourage male aggression and noncompliance. [B] boys are always involved in their parents' fights. [C] males are usually viewed as the models in self-control and strong will. [D] boys are basically more self-disciplined than girls. 5. What is the main idea of the passage? [A] Parental divorce has a negative effect on children all through their life. [B] The impact of parental divorce on children varies in personality, age and gender. [C] Boys may become more aggressive than girls in disrupted families. [D] Kids of different ages behave differently on parental divorce. Unit 2 Directions: 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)

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 Text 1 As a young bond trader, Buttonwood was given two pieces of advice, trad ing rules of thumb if you will: that bad economic news is good news for bond markets and that every utterance dropping from the lips of Paul Volcker, the then chairman of the Federal Reserve, and the man who restored the central bank,s credibility by stomping on runaway inflation, should be respected than Popes orders. Today's traders are, of course, a more sophisticated bunch. But the advice still seems good, apart from two slight drawbacks. The first is that the well-chosen utterances from the present chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, is of more than passing difficulty. The second is that, of late, good news for the economy has not seemed to upset bond investors all that much. For all the cheer that has crackled down the wires, the yield on ten-year bonds--which you would expect to rise on good economic news--is now, at 4.2%, only two-fifths of a percentage point higher than it was at the start of the year. Pretty much unmoved, in other words Yet the news from the economic front has been better by far than anyone could have expected On Tuesday November 25th, revised numbers showed that America's economy grew by an annual 8.2% in the third quarter, a full percentage point more than originally thought, driven by the ever-spendthrift American consumer and for once, corporate investment. Just about every other piece of information coming out from special sources shows the same strength. New houses are still being built at a fair clip. Exports are rising, for all the protectionist crying. Even employment, in what had been mocked as a jobless recovery, increased by 125,000 or thereabouts in September and October. Rising corporate profits, low cred it spreads and the biggest-ever rally in the junk-bond market do not, on the face of it, suggest anything other than a deep and 1Ong-lasting recovery. Yet Treasury-bond yields have fallen ofe If the rosy economic backdrop makes this odd, making it doubly odd is an apparent absence foreign demand. Foreign buyers of Treasuries, especially Asian central banks, who had been swallowing American government debt like there was no tomorrow, seem to have had second thoughts lately. In September, accord ing to the latest available figures, foreigners bought only 5.6 billion of Treasuries, compared with 25 1 billion the previous month and an average of 38.7 billion in the preceding four months. In an effort to keep a lid on the yen s rise, the Japanese central bank is still busy buy ing dollars and parking the money in government debt. Just about everybody else seems to have been selling 1. The advice for Buttonwood suggests that [A] Paul Volcker enjoyed making comments on controlling inflation B]the Federal Reserve has an all-capable power over inflation control [C]economy has the greatest influence upon the daily life of ord inary people D] the economic sphere and bond markets are ind icative of each other 2. The word"passing (Paragraph 1)most probably means [INstant B trivial [C] simple D] negligible 3. Which of the following is responsible for the rapid economic growth in the US? B Foreign investments CI Real estate market D] Recovering bond market

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 8 Text 1 As a young bond trader, Buttonwood was given two pieces of advice, trading rules of thumb, if you will: that bad economic news is good news for bond markets and that every utterance dropping from the lips of Paul Volcker, the then chairman of the Federal Reserve, and the man who restored the central bank's credibility by stomping on runaway inflation, should be respected than Pope's orders. Today's traders are, of course, a more sophisticated bunch. But the advice still seems good, apart from two slight drawbacks. The first is that the well-chosen utterances from the present chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, is of more than passing difficulty. The second is that, of late, good news for the economy has not seemed to upset bond investors all that much. For all the cheer that has crackled down the wires, the yield on ten-year bonds--which you would expect to rise on good economic news--is now, at 4.2%, only two-fifths of a percentage point higher than it was at the start of the year. Pretty much unmoved, in other words. Yet the news from the economic front has been better by far than anyone could have expected. On Tuesday November 25th, revised numbers showed that America's economy grew by an annual 8.2% in the third quarter, a full percentage point more than originally thought, driven by the ever-spendthrift American consumer and, for once, corporate investment. Just about every other piece of information coming out from special sources shows the same strength. New houses are still being built at a fair clip. Exports are rising, for all the protectionist crying. Even employment, in what had been mocked as a jobless recovery, increased by 125,000 or thereabouts in September and October. Rising corporate profits, Iow credit spreads and the biggest-ever rally in the junk-bond market do not, on the face of it, suggest anything other than a deep and 10ng-lasting recovery. Yet Treasury-bond yields have fallen. If the rosy economic backdrop makes this odd, making it doubly odd is an apparent absence of foreign demand. Foreign buyers of Treasuries, especially Asian central banks, who had been swallowing American government debt like there was no tomorrow, seem to have had second thoughts lately. In September, according to the latest available figures, foreigners bought only $ 5.6 billion of Treasuries, compared with $ 25.1 billion the previous month and an average of $ 38.7 billion in the preceding four months. In an effort to keep a lid on the yen's rise, the Japanese central bank is still busy buying dollars and parking the money in government debt. Just about everybody else seems to have been selling. 1. The advice for Buttonwood suggests that [A] Paul Volcker enjoyed making comments on controlling inflation. [B] the Federal Reserve has an all-capable power over inflation control. [C] economy has the greatest influence upon the daily life of ordinary people. [D] the economic sphere and bond markets are indicative of each other. 2. The word "passing"(Paragraph 1) most probably means [A] instant. [B] trivial. [C] simple. [D] negligible. 3. Which of the following is responsible for the rapid economic growth in the US? [A] Domestic consumers. [B] Foreign investments. [C] Real estate market. [D] Recovering bond market

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 4. According to the last paragraph, most Asian central banks are becoming B]less ambitious C] more cautious D] speculative 5. The phrase keep a lid on( Paragraph 3)most probably means [A]put an end to B] set a limit on C] tighten the control over D]reduce the speed of Text 2 We're moving into another era, as the toxic effects of the bubble and its grave consequences spread through the financial sy stem. Just a couple of years ago investors dreamed of 20 percent returns forever. Now surveys show that they're down to a"realistic"8 percent to 10 percent range But what if the next few years turn out to be below normal expectations? Martin Banes of the Bank Cred it Analyst in Montreal expects future stock returns to average just 4 percent to 6 percent. Sound impossible? After d much smaller bubble that burst in the mid-1960s, Standard Poors 5000 stock average returned 6.9 percent a year(with dividends reinvested) for the following 17 years. Few investors are prepared for that Right now denial seems to be the attitude of choice. That's typical, says Loft Lucas of Hewitt, the consulting firm. You hate to look at your investments when they' re going down. Hewitt tracks 500,000 401(k) accounts every day, and finds that savers are keeping their contributions up But they're much less inclined to switch their money around. " It's the slot says."People get more interested in playing when they think they've got a hot machine"--and nothings hot today. The average investor feels overwhelmed Against all common sense, many savers still shut their eyes to the dangers of owning too much company stock. In big companies last year, a surprising 29 percent of employees held at least three quarters of their 402(k) in their own stock Younger employees may have no choice. You often have to wait until you're 50 or 55 before you can sell any company stock you get as a matching contribution But instead of getting out when they can, older participants have been holding, too. One third of the people 60 and up chose company stock for three quarters of their plan, Hewitt reports Are they inattentive? Loyal to a fault? Sick? It's as if Lucent, Enron and Xerox never happened No investor should give his or her total trust to any particular company's stock. And while you're at it, think how you'd be if future stock returns--averaging good years and bad--are as poor as Barnes predicts If you ask me, diversified stocks remain good for the long run, with a backup in bonds. But I too, am figuring on reduced returns. What a shame. Dear bubble, I'll never forget. It's the end of a grand affair. The investors' jud gment of the present stock returns, in the authors opinion, seems to be [A]sort of wishful thinking B] just too pessimistic [C] totally groundless

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 9 4. According to the last paragraph, most Asian central banks are becoming [A] rather regretful. [B] less ambitious. [C] more cautious. [D] speculative. 5. The phrase "keep a lid on"( Paragraph 3) most probably means [A] put an end to. [B] set a limit on. [C] tighten the control over. [D] reduce the speed of. Text 2 We're moving into another era, as the toxic effects of the bubble and its grave consequences spread through the financial system. Just a couple of years ago investors dreamed of 20 percent returns forever. Now surveys show that they're down to a "realistic" 8 percent to 10 percent range. But what if the next few years turn out to be below normal expectations? Martin Barnes of the Bank Credit Analyst in Montreal expects future stock returns to average just 4 percent to 6 percent. Sound impossible? After d much smaller bubble that burst in the mid-1960s, Standard & Poor's 5000 stock average returned 6.9 percent a year (with dividends reinvested) for the following 17 years. Few investors are prepared for that. Right now denial seems to be the attitude of choice. That's typical, says Loft Lucas of Hewitt, the consulting firm. You hate to look at your investments when they're going down. Hewitt tracks 500,000 401(k) accounts every day, and finds that savers are keeping their contributions up. But they're much less inclined to switch their money around. "It's the slot-machine effect," Lucas says. "People get more interested in playing when they think they've got a hot machine"-- and nothing's hot today. The average investor feels overwhelmed. Against all common sense, many savers still shut their eyes to the dangers of owning too much company stock. In big companies last year, a surprising 29 percent of employees held at least three quarters of their 402(k) in their own stock. Younger employees may have no choice. You often have to wait until you're 50 or 55 before you can sell any company stock you get as a matching contribution. But instead of getting out when they can, older participants have been holding, too. One third of the people 60 and up chose company stock for three quarters of their plan, Hewitt reports. Are they inattentive? Loyal to a fault? Sick? It's as if Lucent, Enron and Xerox never happened. No investor should give his or her total trust to any particular company's stock. And while you're at it, think how you'd be if future stock returns--averaging good years and bad--are as poor as Barnes predicts. If you ask me, diversified stocks remain good for the long run, with a backup in bonds. But I, too, am figuring on reduced returns. What a shame. Dear bubble, I'll never forget. It's the end of a grand affair. 1. The investors' judgment of the present stock returns, in the author's opinion, seems to be [A] sort of wishful thinking. [B] just too pessimistic. [C] totally groundless

③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 D] quite realistic 2. In face of the current stock market, most stock-holders just [a] decline to inject more money into the stock market B] voice their disgust with the devaluing stock [C] switch their money around in the market [ D] mm a deaf ear to the warning 3. The author recommends that employees [A] hold at least/3 of their 401(k)in their company B] get out of their own company's stock [C] wait for some time before disposing of their stock D] give trust to a particular company's stock 4. Lucent, Enron and Xerox, it can be inferred from the text, are names of A] successful companies B]bankrupted companies c] company stocks I hug 5. The author's attitude towards the long-term investors' decision is B suspicious [C]negative D] paradoxical Text 3 What accounts for the astound ing popularity of Dr Phil McGraw? Why have so many TV viewers and book buyers embraced this tough warrior of a psycholog ist who tells them to suck it up and deal with their own problems rather than complaining and blaming everyone else? Obviously, Oprah Winfrey has a lot to do with it. She made him famous with regular appearances on her show and is co-producing the new"Dr. Phil"show that's likely to be the hottest new daytime offering this fall. But we decided to put Dr. Phil on the cover not just because he's a phenomenon. We think his success may reflect an interesting shift in the American spirit of time. Could it be that were finally getting tired of the culture of victimology? This is a tricky subject, because there are very sad real victims among us. Men still abi use women in alarming numbers. Racism and discrimination persist in subtle and not-so-subtle forms But these days, almost anyone can find a therapist or lawyer to assure them that their professional relationship or health problems aren't their fault. As Marc Peyser tells us in his terrific profile of Dr. Phil, the TV suits were in itially afraid aud iences would be offended by his stem advice to"get real! "In fact, viewers thirsted for the tough talk. Privately, we all know we have to take responsibility for decisions we control. It may not be revolutionary advice(and may leave echoing as, a year later, we contemplate the personal lessons of September l t message with clear out important factors like unconscious impulses ) But it's still an important message with clear Back at the ranch(livestock farm)-the one in Crawford, Texas--President Bush continued to issue mixed signals on Iraq. He finally promised to consult allies and Congress before going to war, and signaled an attack isn,t coming right now ("l'm a patient man). But so far there has been little consensus-building, even as the administration talks of"regime change"and positions troops in the gulf. Bush's team also ridiculed the press for giving so much coverage to the Iraq issue

○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 10 [D] quite realistic. 2. In face of the current stock market, most stock-holders just [A] decline to inject more money into the stock market. [B] voice their disgust with the devaluing stock. [C] switch their money around in the market. [D] mm a deaf ear to the warning. 3. The author recommends that employees [A] hold at leastl/3 of their 401 (k) in their company. [B] get out of their own company's stock. [C] wait for some time before disposing of their stock. [D] give trust to a particular company's stock. 4. Lucent, Enron and Xerox, it can be inferred from the text, are names of [A] successful companies. [B] bankrupted companies. [C] company stocks. [D] huge companies. 5. The author's attitude towards the long-term investors' decision is [A] positive. [B] suspicious [C] negative. [D] paradoxical. Text 3 What accounts for the astounding popularity of Dr. Phil McGraw? Why have so many TV viewers and book buyers embraced this tough warrior of a psychologist who tells them to suck it up and deal with their own problems rather than complaining and blaming everyone else? Obviously, Oprah Winfrey has a lot to do with it. She made him famous with regular appearances on her show, and is co-producing the new "Dr. Phil" show that's likely to be the hottest new daytime offering this fall. But we decided to put Dr. Phil on the cover not just because he's a phenomenon. We think his success may reflect an interesting shift in the American spirit of time. Could it be that we're finally getting tired of the culture of victimology? This is a tricky subject, because there are very sad real victims among us. Men still abuse women in alarming numbers. Racism and discrimination persist in subtle and not-so-subtle forms. But these days, almost anyone can find a therapist or lawyer to assure them that their professional, relationship or health problems aren't their fault. As Marc Peyser tells us in his terrific profile of Dr. Phil, the TV suits were initially afraid audiences would be offended by his stem advice to "get real!" In fact, viewers thirsted for the tough talk. Privately, we all know we have to take responsibility for decisions we control. It may not be revolutionary advice (and may leave out important factors like unconscious impulses). But it's still an important message with clear echoing as, a year later, we contemplate the personal lessons of September 11. Back at the ranch (livestock farm)--the one in Crawford, Texas--President Bush continued to issue mixed signals on Iraq. He finally promised to consult allies and Congress before going to war, and signaled an attack isn't coming right now ("I'm a patient man").But so far there has been little consensus-building, even as the administration talks of "regime change" and positions troops in the gulf. Bush's team also ridiculed the press for giving so much coverage to the Iraq issue