2023年台湾考研英语考试考前冲刺卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Text 4 You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano that’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Barred QA A bout Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milanowho describes himself as a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to get us talking. Through the posting of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. The time is right for a new ’ culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and cultural relations by actually talking to each other about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversations. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postingsmany of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exchange with the subjects of their inquiries. But in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of answers that made it onto his Web site. I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their dreams, a 13-year old boy wanted to know. Why do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes a woman asked. How do African-Americans perceive God a white teenager wanted to know. Do they pray to a white God or a black God Like I said, these questions can generate a range of emotions and reactions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform us about the lives and experiences of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these responses are balanced by the comments of experts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things that give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who look or think like us.The purpose of the website is to（）A．give people a chance to speak out.B．prepare materials for a book.C．get people exchanging ideas freely.D．solve the social and cultural problems.2.Text 4 You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano that’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Barred QA A bout Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milanowho describes himself as a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to get us talking. Through the posting of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. The time is right for a new ’ culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and cultural relations by actually talking to each other about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversations. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postingsmany of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exchange with the subjects of their inquiries. But in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of answers that made it onto his Web site. I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their dreams, a 13-year old boy wanted to know. Why do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes a woman asked. How do African-Americans perceive God a white teenager wanted to know. Do they pray to a white God or a black God Like I said, these questions can generate a range of emotions and reactions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform us about the lives and experiences of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these responses are balanced by the comments of experts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things that give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who look or think like us.What is the main idea of this passage（）A．A website narrows the gap between different cultures.B．A final barrier breaks down after continuous efforts.C．A man devotes himself to understanding among people.D．A book of tough questions helps confront stereotypes.3.Text 4 You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano that’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Barred QA A bout Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milanowho describes himself as a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to get us talking. Through the posting of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. The time is right for a new ’ culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and cultural relations by actually talking to each other about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversations. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postingsmany of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exchange with the subjects of their inquiries. But in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of answers that made it onto his Web site. I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their dreams, a 13-year old boy wanted to know. Why do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes a woman asked. How do African-Americans perceive God a white teenager wanted to know. Do they pray to a white God or a black God Like I said, these questions can generate a range of emotions and reactions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform us about the lives and experiences of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these responses are balanced by the comments of experts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things that give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who look or think like us.The quotations in Paragraph 4 are intended to（）A．illustrate the questions posted on the website.B．justify the stereotypes existing in people's minds.C．indicate different concerns of different groups of people.D．show the possible emotions and reactions of the readers.4.Text 4 You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano that’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Barred QA A bout Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milanowho describes himself as a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to get us talking. Through the posting of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. The time is right for a new ’ culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and cultural relations by actually talking to each other about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversations. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postingsmany of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exchange with the subjects of their inquiries. But in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of answers that made it onto his Web site. I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their dreams, a 13-year old boy wanted to know. Why do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes a woman asked. How do African-Americans perceive God a white teenager wanted to know. Do they pray to a white God or a black God Like I said, these questions can generate a range of emotions and reactions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform us about the lives and experiences of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these responses are balanced by the comments of experts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things that give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who look or think like us.The "last barrier" (Para. 3) mentioned in Melano's e-mail refers to（）A．the old culture of curiosity.B．lack of direct communication.C．racial and cultural relations.D．the differences between people.5.The size of the Eskimo language spoken by most whites is ______.A．spoken in English, Denmark, Spain, and HawaiiB．less than the size of the language spoken by EskimosC．inestimableD．irrelevant 6.Which of the following inferences CANNOT be made from the information in paragraph oneA．Calhoun' s experiment is still considered important today.B．Overpopulation causes pathological behavior in rat populations.C．Stress does not occur in rat communities unless there is overcrowding.D．Calhoun had experimented with rats before. 7.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT trueA．Dominant males had adequate living space.B．Dominant males were not as seriously affected by overcrowding as the other rats.C．Dominant males attacked weaker rats.D．The strongest males are always able to adapt to bad conditions. 8.The main idea of this passage is that ______.A．although rats are affected by overcrowding, people are notB．data from experiments indicate that overcrowding may be an important cause of social pathologyC．the social behavior of rats is seriously affected by overcrowdingD．Calhoun' s experiments have influenced many people 9.The author's overall point is that ______.A．primitive language may be large, complex, and complicatedB．primitive language may be large, complex, and logicalC．primitive language may be large, old, and logicalD．primitive language may be similar to pidgin English 10.According to the passage, the language of primitive cultures was ______.A．nonexistentB．only spoken by EskimoC．simple-mindedD．elaborate and complicated 11.The author implies that the behavior of the dominant male rats is sometimes parallel with that of ______.A．cruel, powerful peopleB．people who abandon their childrenC．hyperactive peopleD．people who would like to keep to themselves 12.Some of the evidence about language in the passage is taken from the observations of ______.A．linguistsB．EskimosC．businessmenD．an explorer 13.In the passage, the author mentioned:" Eskimo words are highly inflected", this probably meansA．Eskimo words are full of formsB．Eskimo words are difficult to spellC．Eskimo words are numerousD．Eskimo words are hard to understand 14.Calhoun stabilized the rat population ______.A．when it was double the number that could live in the enclosure without stressB．by removing young ratsC．so that there was a constant number of adult rats in the enclosureD．All of the above are correct 15.An attempt on the part of the author of this passage to give a more informal tone to his writing occurs in ______.A．paragraph 2B．paragraph 4C．paragraph 5D．paragraph 7 16.Rocket fuels are more explosive than methane gas because of ______.A．the temperature at which combustion takes placeB．the degree of oxidation accomplished bp the combustion processC．the location of the combustionD．the greater burning velocity 17.A steady flame in a gas burner is the result of ______.A．a burning velocity equal to the combustion waveB．fuel being supplied at the same rate as the combustion waveC．fuel being supplied at a higher rate than that of the burning velocityD．a low combustion wave 18.Which of the following states the major difference between oxidation and fireA．Their burning velocities differ in rate.B．Oxidation is a chemical reaction while fire is a physical reaction.C．Oxidation does not create heat.D．They occur at different temperatures. 19.Which of the following could not be defined as combustionA．A quietly burning flame.B．An explosion.C．A radiator giving off heat.D．The drying of oil-based paint. 20.The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.A．generalized principles for journalistic interviews are the chief concern for writers on journalismB．concepts and contextual implications are of secondary importance to journalistic interviewingC．importance should be attached to the systematic study of journalistic interviewingD．personal experiences and general impressions should be excluded from journalistic interviews 21.It can be inferred from the passage that the author is ______.A．quite satisfied with the present situation of the study on journalistic interviewB．often interviewed by mass mediaC．making a systematic research on interviewD．discontent with the present study on broadcasting interview 22.Westerners are familiar with the journalistic interview ______.A．but most of them wish to stay away from itB．and many of them hope to be interviewed some dayC．but most of them may not have been interviewed in personD．and many of them would like to acquire a true understanding of it 23.The passage is most likely a part of ______.A．a news articleB．a research reportC．a prefaceD．a journalistic interview 24.Much research has been done on interviews in general ______.A．but journalistic interviewing as a specific field has unfortunately been neglectedB．though the study of the interviewing techniques hasn" t received much attentionC．so the training of journalistic interviewers has likewise been strengthenedD．and there has also been a dramatic growth in the study of journalistic interviewing 25.The author seems to believe that widened wage gap can be attributed toA．the impact of computers on routine work.B．the delayed effects in the early 1980s.C．the complexity of poverty problem.D．the narrowing of the digital divide. 26.The author's attitude toward the opinion held by Card and DiNardo is one ofA．reserved consent.B．strong disapproval.C．slight contempt.D．enthusiastic support. 27.Toward the novel literary idea, the author% attitude seems to be that ofA．disapproval.B．neutrality.C．appreciation.D．suspicion. 28.Which of the following would be the best title for the textA．"A New Generation of Artists".B．"Video Art is Going Nowhere".C．"A Cradle of Famous Artists".D．"New Art for the MTV Generation". 29.The videos created by Dough Aitken is used to show a combination ofA．television and robotics.B．illusion and reality,C．sculptures and paintings.D．space and planets. 30.The birthplace of Leonardo is mentioned in the textA．to introduce the topic of video art technology.B．to pay tribute to this Renaissance master.C．to honor his contribution to scientific discoveries.D．to outline the development of art television. 31.The purpose of the author in writing the text isA．to advocate the elimination of poverty.B．to justify the influence of the digital divide.C．to democratize computer access today.D．to expose the myths of the digital divide. 32.As pointed out in the text, the video art technology is characterized by itsA．human ingenuity.B．complex definition.C．strong appeal.D．extreme interactivity. 33.According to the author, the notion that computers are to blame for the wage gap isA．quite insightful.B．very contradictory.C．rather shallow.D．fairly illuminating. 34.The case of Mrs Sickles' unfortunate story is mentioned to illustrateA．Key's murder solely as a gallant crime of passion.B．the controversy raised over a notorious hero, Sickles.C．the brilliance of strategies as displayed by Sickles.D．the hypocritical misogyny of 19th-century America. 35.It is generally believed that the digital divide is somethingA．that is responsible for economic inequalities.B．deemed to be positive in poverty relief.C．that results from falling computer prices.D．getting worse because of the Internet. 36.This text appears to be a digest ofA．a history textbook.B．a magazine feature.C．a book review.D．a newspaper editorial. 37.It is generally believed that Sickles shot Key, the lover of his wife,A．to promote his popularity.B．out of an uncontrollable impulse.C．to revenge his opponents.D．in view of the lady's reputation. 38.The author is of the opinion that Keneally's perspectives areA．insightful.B．superficial.C．biased.D．skeptical. 39.Keneally's biography is intended mainly toA．launch a surprise attack on Democratic congressman.B．show sympathy for an abused but reputed lady, Teresa.C．curse bitterly at the hypocrisy of notorious heroes.D．expos。
