2013考研法硕最新英语模拟试题及答案之阅读理解.docx

2013考研法硕最新英语模拟试题及答案之阅读理解Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneHe is a rare celebrity scientist. Hes even had a TV cameo role (小角色) in Star Trek in which he plays poker with scientific icons (偶像) Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Yet when asked about comparisons between himself and the two scientists, he calls it all media hype (炒作) Once asked how he felt about being labeled the worlds smartest person, he responded: It is very embarrassing. It is rubbish, just media hype. They just want a hero, and I fill the role model of a disabled genius. At least I am disabled, but I am no genius.Hawking has ALS or Lou Gehrigs disease, a neuromuscular disease that progressively weakens muscle control. He gets around in a wheelchair, and after completely losing the use of his vocal chords in an operation to assist his breathing in 1985, he communicates through a computer. A speech synthesizer speaks for him after he punches in what he wants to say, selecting words in the computer software by pressing a switch with his hand. Unfortunately, it makes him sound like he has an American accent, he says.Despite his humorous, self-effacing manner, Hawking is one of the worlds leading theoretical physicists. Many consider him to be the most brilliant since Einstein. Since 1979, hes held the post of Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge University which was once held by Isaac Newton no less and has twelve honorary degrees. Hes also a best-selling author. His book, A Brief History of Time, has been translated into 33 languages and has sold nine million copies.For much of his academic life, Hawking has been among a group of theoretical physicists searching for a theory of everything one unified scientific theory that explains the big cosmological questions like How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? and How will it end?You are probably familiar with the existing theories, such as the Big Bang theory. However, these theories are inconsistent with each other. So Hawking among a group of theoretical physicists-has been on a quest to come up with a theory of quantum (量子) gravity that would incorporate these theories-the theory of everything (TOE) which would solve the problem of what caused the universe to start expanding.How successful have the worlds leading cosmologists been? Hawking predicts well have the TOE in the next 20 years.31. From the first paragraph we can see that Hawking _.A. is a very famous scientistB. can be compared with Newton and EinsteinC. is a very good actorD. has surpassed any scientists known in the world32. In this passage, Hawking appears to be _.A. silent and hard working B. humorous, modest and industriousC. confident and proud D. diffident and shy33. Why does Hawking communicate with others through a computer?A. He is too weak to speak.B. He is a computer addict.C. An operation to help his breathing made him unable to pronounce.D. His illness makes him unable to speak.34. The leading theoretical physicists are searching for a theory of everything because _.A. the existing theories are out of dateB. the theories are not enoughC. some of the theories are wrongD. the existing theories are somewhat contradictory to each other35. Hawking and his colleagues are working hard to try to find _.A. a new theory to replace the Big Bang theoryB. a new theory to replace Einsteins general theory of relativityC. a theory that can incorporate the existing theoriesD. an all-powerful theory that can explain everything in the worldPassage TwoI have an infatuation (迷恋) with autumn. The colors of the season and the smells, have always thrilled me. I have always found joy in this time of year. The last few autumns of my life, however, I recollect in shades of gray rather than cheerful oranges and yellows.When I became a single mother, every aspect of life took on new meaning. Since I was used to carrying out most of the parental duties without much help during my marriage, I truly did not foresee how different parenting would become after the marriage was over. But suddenly I realized I was a statistic. The daily routine was not changed so much; it was the angle at which I had begun to look at life.I believed my ex-husbands lawyer was tracking every grade the children made, and I was under a microscope in this new town where the children and I moved our broken home. I feared having to eventually establish my family with each new teacher and each new term as a single-parent family. I just wanted to be us again, without the stigma (耻辱) of the label put on us.During those few gray years, I would reassure myself that soon things would be better, and that I would someday be able to feel whole again. There is no mathematical equation of adults proportioned to children to equal a stable, loving family. Every family has its strengths. In fact, studies show that in families who read together, eat together and communicate openly, children are likely to succeed academically, as well as socially and emotionally. I am sure these habits are just as effective when practiced in single-parent families. I realize now that I am not a statistic. We are an active, vital family in this charming community, where we are not marked by any stigma of any statistics of any focus groups.We are given opportunity, all of us. We are surrounded by beauty and immersed in possibility. There is joy to be found here, in what we see around us and in creating our own rendition of how we want to be seen. There is strength and grace in our own willingness to break free from conformity without falling behind the barriers of self-imposed limitations or preconceived notions of where we should fit in this world according to research.36. What does the last sentence of paragraph one imply?A. The author moved to a new place.B. The climate changed greatly in the last few years.C. In the last few years, the authors mood changed.D. There were some natural disasters.37. After the divorce, _.A. there wasnt any change, since she used to play a main part in taking care of the childrenB. she became interested in statisticsC. everything in her life was changedD. it was the way by which she looked at life that changed38. According to the passage, _ brought the unpleasant change in her life.A. a kind of discrimination against single-parent familiesB. her ex-husbandC. social scientistsD. the feeling about autumn39. In the few gray years, the author _.A. felt helpless and sadB. had the help from her friendsC. never lost hope, and believed that everything would change somedayD. became very nervous and silent40. What is the authors main point?A. Every family has its happiness and unhappiness.B. Her family has suffered a lot.C. Her ex-husband is not a good man.D. Every family has its strength and can create its happiness.