考研英语二(阅读)模拟试卷68(题后含答案及解析)

考研英语二（阅读）模拟试卷68 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1.1 million krona,” about $18,000, says Hauksson. As for school, he says, “it destroys the brain.” He intends to quit at 16, the earliest age at which he can do so legally. But the story of female achievement in Iceland doesn’t necessarily have a happy ending. Educators have found that when girls leave their villages to attend universities in the nation’s cities, their science advantage generally shrinks. While 61% of university students are women, they make up only one-third of Iceland’s science students. By the time they enter the labor market, many are overtaken by men, who become doctors, engineers and computer technicians. Educators say they watch many bright girls suddenly shrink back in the face of real, head-to-head competition with boys. In a math class at a Reykjavik school, Asgeir Gurdmundsson, 17, says that although girls were consistently brighter than boys at school, “they just seem to leave the technical jobs to us.” Says Solrun Gensdottir, the director of education at the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, “We have to find a way to stop girls from dropping out of sciences.” Teachers across the country have begun to experiment with ways to raise boys to the level of girls in elementary and secondary education. The high school in Kevlavik tried an experiment in 2002 and 2003, separating 16-to-20-year-olds by gender for two years. That time the boys slipped even further behind. “The boys said the girls were better anyway,” says Krisljan Asmundsson, who taught the 25 boys. “They didn’t even try.” [A] says that ways must be found to stop girls from dropping out of sciences. [B] plans to leave school at the earliest age under which he is legally allowed to do so. [C] says the gender gap is not of talent but motivation. [D] says that the 25 boys had no intention to work on math because they believed the girls were better than them anyway. [E] might be the perfect place for girls who possess talent in math. [F] says that school will cause substantial damage to brain. [G] says that girls seem to place technical jobs in boys’ hand although they always outperformed boys at school.

11． Sandgerdi

正确答案：E

解析：Sandgerdi出现在第一段和第二段，解题句在第一段首句。该句指出位于冰岛西南岸的桑格迪可能是养育拥有数学天赋的女孩的最佳之地。E项的the perfect place复现了原文原词，girls who possess talent in math和原文中的girls who have mathematical talent同义，故确定E为正确答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

12． Gisli Tor Hauksson

正确答案：B

解析：Gisli Tor Hauksson出现在第三段。该段末句提到Gisli Tor Hauksson打算在16岁时就退学，这是法律上可以退学的最低年龄。B项中的plans to leave

school与原文的intends to quit相对应，且at the earliest age…do so与文中的the earliest age…legally同义，故B为正确答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

13． Asgeir Gurdmundsson

正确答案：G

解析：Asgeir Gurdmundsson在第四段的倒数第二句出现。该句提到，Asgeir Gurdmundsson表示虽然在学校里面女孩一直比男孩优秀，但她们似乎把技术性的工作让给了男孩。G项中的place technical jobs in boys’hand是对原文leave the technical jobs to us的同义转述，always outperformed boys对应文中的were consistently brighter than boys，故G为正确答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

14． Solrun Gensdottir

正确答案：A

解析：Solrun Gensdottir出现在第四段的最后一句。该句提到教育科学文化部的教育总长Solrun Gensdottir说：“我们得找到方法来阻止女孩退出科学领域。”A项的ways must be found与原文的find a way相对应,stop girls from dropping out of sciences为文中原词复现，故确定A为正确答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

15． Krisljan Asmundsson

正确答案：D 解析：Kristjan Asmundsson出现在最后一段的最后一句。该句提到负责教25个男生的Kristjan Asmundsson说：“男生说反正女生无论怎样都比他们强，他们连试都不想试。”D项中的had no intention to与原文的they didn’t even try同义，且work on math指明了try的对象，而the girls were better为文中的原词复现，故确定D为答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

After taking a brief pause to weather the recession, an invasion of Britain by some of America’s best-known retail brands—including Best Buy, Banana Republic and Forever 21—is back on the march. And early reports from the front line in the land of shopkeepers indicate that, unlike the earlier attempts by U.S. retailers to break Britain, British consumers are welcoming the invaders with open arms—and wallets. That’s not always been the case. While the British public has long had an appetite for American fast-food sellers, the record of U.S. retailers who have tried to make it big in Britain is mixed. But the latest arrivals enter the market as already established brands with built-in consumer awareness, thanks to the dominance of U.S. culture in media and online. And they satisfy British shoppers’ desire for “something new,” says analyst Natalie Berg, of London-based consultants Planet Retail. “They all bring a fashion craze” to the U.K. high street. Best Buy—America’s largest consumer-electronics chain—kicked off the latest rush into the British market in May, when it opened its first-ever U.K. store. The 4,650-square-meter big-box outlet in the London suburb of Thurrock is the first of eight to ten stores Best Buy expects to open

in the country this year. And it has proved an impressive beginning: in terms of sales volume, that first weekend was the chain’s biggest opening weekend in its 27-year history. For some U.S. stores, this will be their first invasion of Britain. Following in Best Buy’s footsteps is California-based Forever 21, which specializes in cheap, trendy clothes for young women and will open its first U.K. branch in Birmingham, northern England, in November. But for others, now is the time to expand on past success. Hollister, which is owned by Abercrombie&Fitch (A&F), has proved extremely popular in Britain since it launched its first surf-shack-chic store in London in 2008. Despite the economic recession, it opened 11 more stores across the U.K. over the past two years. As a result, A&F reports that average sales volume for Hollister’s British stores is six times the level of its U.S. stores. What’s the attraction? Britain boasts an overall retail market worth around $415 billion—a tempting target. The U.K. is also a good launchpad for further expansions into continental Europe. Moreover, thanks to growing online sales, U.S. retailers no longer have to blanket Britain with shops to achieve full market penetration. They can open a few flagship stores in key cities, and back them up with a strong Web presence, which in turn reduces overheads and risk. While the invasion is off to strong start, U.S. retailers shouldn’t consider Britain a sure thing. U.K. retailing is a highly mature market that’s brutally competitive, particularly now as retailers battle to tempt shoppers who encounter credit crisis back into shops. If this latest flock of U.S. retailers does well in the U.K., it will likely be because they offer British shoppers something completely different. For example, Best Buy has an edge. Not only are its big-box stores a novelty in Britain, but so is the brand’s emphasis on customer service. “Consumer-electronics stores in the U.K. traditionally have not had good reputations for customer service,” says Matthew Piner, another Verdict Research analyst. “And no one has really challenged them before.” [A] reports that Hollister’s British stores have a higher average sales volume than its American stores. [B] will open its first branch in Britain in November. [C] indicates that British shoppers are longing for something new. [D] plans to open a few more stores in the London suburb of Thurrock. [E] hopes to set up eight to ten stores in Britain this year. [F] has advantages in terms of customer service and brand awareness. [G] indicates that the U.K. consumer-electronics stores fail to provide good customer service.

16． Natalie Berg

正确答案：C

解析：Natalie Berg出现在第二段。在该段倒数第二句中，Natalie Berg说具有品牌知名度的美国零售商满足了英国购物者“求新”的愿望。换言之，即英国购物者期盼新的东西，C项表达了这一意思，其中的are longing for something new对应原文的British shoppers’desire“something New”，故确定C为答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

17． Best Buy

正确答案：E

解析：Best Buy出现在第一段、第三段以及最后一段，解题句在第三段。该段第二句提到Best Buy预计今年在英国开设8到10家商场，而这个位手伦敦郊区瑟罗克，占地4650平方米的超级广场型的商场是第一家。E项“希望年内在英国开设8到10家店”与文意相符，其中hopes to set up是原文expects to open的同义替换，文中提到的in the country即指E中的in Britain，因此确定E为本题答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

18． Forever 21

正确答案：B

解析：Forever 21出现在第一段和第三段，解题句在第三段。该段第五句提到，Forever 21将于十一月开设第一家英国分店。B项“将于十一月在英国开设第一家分店”与原文相符，其中open its first branch和in November均为文中原词复现，而in Britain则对应文中的U．K，故确定B为正确答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

19． A&F

正确答案：A

解析：A＆F出现在第三段。该段末尾提到，A&F报告称Hollister英国店的平均销售额是美国店的6倍。亦即Hollister英国店的平均销售额高于美国店，A项所述与文意相符，其中的have a higher average sales volume than对应文中的average sales volume for．．．is six times the level of．．．，故确定A为本题答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节

20． Matthew Piner

正确答案：G

解析：Matthew Piner出现在最后一段。该段末尾提到Matthew Piner对英国消费电子产品商店的客服工作的评价，他指出这些商店的客服工作一直名声不佳。G项所述与原文相符，其中fail to provide good customer service对应文中的have not had good reputation for customer service，故确定G为正确答案。 知识模块：阅读理解B节