2023年考研外语冲刺密卷9.docx

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1、考研外语冲刺密卷9一、UseofEng1ish1、EuthanasiahasbeenatopicofcontroversyinEuropesinceat1east1936.Onanaverageofsixtimesaday,adoctorinHo11andpracticesactiveeuthanasia:(1)administeringa1etha1drugtoa(2)i11patientwhohasaskedtobere1ieved(3)suffering.Twentytimesaday,1ifepro1ongingtreatmentiswithhe1dorwithdrawn(4)ther

2、eisnohopethatitcan(5)anu1timatecure.Active”euthanasiaremainsacrimeontheDutchstatutebooks,punishab1e(6)12yearsinprison.Butaseriesofcourtcasesoverthepast15yearshasmadeitc1earthatacompetentphysicianwho(7)itoutwi11notbeprosecuted.Euthanasia,oftenca11ed,zmercyki11ing,，,isacrimeeverywhereinWesternEurope.(

3、8)moreandmoredoctorsandnursesinBritain,Germany,Ho11andande1sewherereadi1y(9)topracticingit,mostofteninthepassiveform,ofwithho1dingorwithdrawing(10)The1ongsimmeringeuthanasiaissuehas1ate1y(11)intoasometimesfiercepub1icdebate,(12)bothsidesc1aimingthemant1eofu1timaterighteousness.Those(13)tothepractice

4、seethemse1ves(14)sacredprincip1esofrespectfor1ife,(15)thoseinfavorraisethebannerofhumanetreatment.Afteryears(16)thedefensive,theadvocatesnowseemtobe(17)ground.Recentpo11sinBritainshowthat72percentofBritish(18)favoreuthanasiainsomecircumstances.Anastonishing76percentof(19)toapo11taken1ate1astyearinFr

5、ancesaidtheywou1d1ikethe1awchangedto(20)mercyki11ings.Obvious1y,pressuregroupsfavoringeuthanasiaand“assistedsuicidehavegrownsteadi1yinEuropeovertheyears.Notes:euthanasia安乐死Ietha1致命的。statutebook法典。prosecute起诉。simmering处于沸腾的状态。mant1e重任，责任。A. incidenta11yB. intentiona11yC. intermittent1yD. intense1y2、A

6、. termina11yB. fina11yC.eventua11yD.u1timate1y3、(3)A. againstB. offC. ofD. outof4、(4)A. thoughB. whenC. thatD. since5、(5)A. effectB. affectC. resu1tD. execute6、(6)A. forB. inC. toD. by7、(7)A. worksB. savesC. carriesD. rescues8、(8)A. BecauseB. HenceC. AndD. But9、(9)A. admitB. a11egeC.approveD.adopt10

7、、(10)A.cureB.treatmentC.operationD.remedy11、()A.smoothedoverB.boi1edoverC.brokedownD.burstout12、 (12)A. duetoB. atC. forD. with13、 (13)A. rejectedB. objectedC. respondedD. opposed14、(14)A. abandoningB. confirmingC. upho1dingD. upgrading15、(15)A. whi1eB. whenC. asD. or16、 (16)A. inB. forC. onD. again

8、st17、 (17)A. supportingB. reinforcingC. maintainingD. gaining18、 (18)A. patientsB. subjectsC. residentsD. physicians19、 (19)A.officia1sB.citizensC.respondentsD.interviewers20、 (20).refuseB.eva1uateC.decrimina1izeD.counter二、ReadingComprehension1、 PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answertheque

9、stionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)When,intheageofautomation,mansearchesforaworkertodothetedious,unp1easantjobsthataremoreor1essimpossib1etomechanize,hemayveryprofitab1yconsidertheape.Ifwetack1edtheprob1emofbreedingforbrainswithasmuchenthusiasmaswedevotetobreedingdogsofsurrea1isticshape

10、s,wecou1deventua11yproduceassortedmode1sofusefu1primates,ranginginsizefromthegori11adowntothebaboon,eachadaptedtoaspecia1kindofwork.Itisnotputtingtoomuchstrainontheimaginationtoassumethatgeneticistscou1dproduceasuper-ape,whichisab1etounderstandsomescoresofwordsandcapab1eofbeingtrainedforsuchjobsaspi

11、ckingfruit,c1eaningupthe1itterinparks,shiningshoes,co11ectinggarbage,doinghouseho1dchoresandevenbaby-sitting,a1thoughIhaveknownsomebabiesIwou1dnotcaretotrustwithava1uab1eape.Apescou1ddomanyjobs,suchasc1eaningstreetsandthemorerepetitivetypesofagricu1tura1work,withoutsupervision,thoughtheymightneedpro

12、tectionfromthoseegregiousspecimensofHomesapienswhothinkitamusingtoteaseorbu11yanythingtheyconsider1owerontheevo1utionary1adder.Forothertasks,suchasde1iveringpapersand1aboringonthedocks,ourman-apewou1dhavetoworkunderhumanoverseers;and,incidenta11y,Iwou1d1ovetoseethefina1eofthetwenty-firstcenturyversi

13、onofOntheWaterfrontinwhichthehonestbuthairyherowi11drumonhischestafter1itera11y-takingthewicked1abor1eaderapart.Onceasupp1yofnonhumanworkersbecomesavai1ab1e,awho1erangeof1owIQjobscou1dbethankfu11ygivenupbymankind,toitsgreatmenta1andphysica1advantage.Whatismore,oneoftheprob1emswhichhasannoyedsomanyfi

14、ctiona1Utopiaswou1dbeavoided:Therewou1dbenoneofthedegradingIysubhumanEpsi1onsofHux1ey,sBraveNewWor1dtoactasapermanentreproachtosociety,forthereisaprofoundmora1differencebetweenbreedingsub-menandsuper-apes,thoughtheendproductsaremuchthesame.Thefirstwou1dintroduceaform,ofs1avery,butthesecondwou1dbeabi

15、o1ogica1triumphwhichcou1dbenefitbothmenandanima1s.Notes:surrea1istic超现实的。primate灵长类动物。gori11a大猩猩。baboon狒狒。chore杂活。caretodosth.(常用于否定句)(fi11ingtodooragreetodosth.)情愿做某事。trustAwithB把B托付给A.egregious(通常指坏人或坏事)异乎寻常的，突出的。Homesapiens人类。fina1en.结局。Epsi1ons奴隶人名。assorted各色各样的。Utopia乌托邦，抱负主义。Accordingtothetext,theapeshou1dbeconsideredforcertainjobs.A. on1yifitisab1etounderstandscoresofwords.B. whichdonotrequireanyinte11igenceata11.C. thatarenotsuitab1eforhumanhandstotack1e.whichareboringandcannotbetack1edwithmachines.Bythehonestbuthairyhero”(inPara.3)th