在职艺术硕士MFA全国联考英文阅读理解 试卷7
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编3(题后
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解历年真题试卷汇编3(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题To the people of ancient Egypt, life on earth was short. Life after death, however, was eternal. Therefore they built their tombs of stone and they took their possessions with them into another world. The more important the people, the greater the tomb. The Pharaohs were the rulers of the country and when they died they became gods. Many of their tombs remain, and some have become a wonder of the world. These are the pyramids. The purpose of these stone mountains was to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the gold, jewels and precious possessions placed there to accompany the dead ruler into eternal life. Their shape, with four triangular sides spreading from a single point, represented the rays of the sun. Their position on the west bank of the River Nile was where the sun set every day and where they believed it began its journey into the other world. All the burial grounds in ancient Egypt were on the west bank of the river.1．Why did the people of ancient Egypt build their tombs of stone?A．Because they thought life on the earth was short, but life after death was eternal.B．Because they wanted to bring all their possessions into another world.C．Because they wanted to protect their possessions into another world.D．All of the above.正确答案：D解析：这是一道细节题，要求考生回答古埃及人建石墓的原因。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷8(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷8(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25 %. “Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner”households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers. ) All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,”says T. Berry Brazel-ton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids aged 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it. The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time”watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time? (310 words)16．By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth meansA．children have little time to play with thei * parentsB．children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC．both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD．both parents and children have trouble managing their time正确答案：C解析：本题属于词义理解题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷11
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷11(总分：50.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：5，分数：50.00)What you give your relatives, friends, husband, or wife can help you know yourself better. Also, what they give you can tell you something about their personality. Most gift-giving(and getting)shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people buy them. Here is a guide to give what and why. The clothes you wear tell something about your personality. They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well. When someone gives you something to wear that agrees with your self-image, they"re saying, "I agree with you. I like the way you are. " Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment. On the other hand, a gift of clothing that doesn"t match your personality could be an insult to your character. Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries today—so much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered unusual. If you receive a homemade gift, you are lucky. It may not be made perfectly, but it will show a certain quality of love. People who give homemade gifts may be said to be very generous. They have given time and emotion, two important characteristics of being creative. A person who thinks of food when thinking of a gift is good example of what human warmth means. Whether you give a box of chocolates, a bag of oranges, or a ball of cheese, all carry the same message of comfort and support. People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do. If you happen to receive a large, heavy book, its giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are. Of course, reading is a way of feeling the emotions of another person and of learning new things. Giving a book can be a way of sharing a feeling or a newly learned meaning. The giver is probably trying to say to you what the book said to him.（分数：10.00）(1).The first paragraph is written mainly to tell readers that______.（分数：2.00）A.the gifts you give can help you understand yourself betterB.the gifts you receive are helpful for you to know the personality of those who give themC.gifts can show friendship and loveD.there is a certain relationship between the kinds of gifts and the people who give them √解析：解析：这是一道段落大意题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷21
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷21(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：4，分数：40.00)"Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn"t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most do attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours," and "Everyone"s entitled to his opinion," are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another"s opinion is likely to be branded intolerant. Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another"s opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend "What do you think of the new Ford cars?" And he may reply, "In my opinion, they"re ugly. " In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but foolish. For it"s obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, "It"s pointless to argue about matters of taste. " But consider this very different use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously the justices did not share their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes; they stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation. Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. It is not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence. Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not harm others. (311 words)（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author?（分数：2.00）A.Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion. √B.Free expression of opinions often leads to confusion.C.Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.D.Casual use of the word "opinion" often brings about quarrels.解析：解析：本题属于判断题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷8
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷8(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Do you know how to use a mobile phone (手机) without being rude to the people around you? Talking during a performance irritates (激怒) people. If you are expecting an emergency call, sit near the exit doors and set your phone to vibrate (振动. When your mobile phone vibrates, you can leave quietly and let the others enjoy the performance. Think twice before using mobile phones in elevators, museums, churches or other indoor public places—especially enclosed spaces. Would you want to listen to someone"s conversation in these places? Worse yet, how would you feel if a mobile phone rang suddenly during a funeral! It happens more often than you think. Avoid these embarrassing situations by making sure your mobile phone is switched off. When eating at a restaurant with friends, don"t place your mobile phone on the table. This conveys the message that your phone calls are more important than those around you. Mobile phones have sensitive microphones that allow you to speak at the volume you would on a regular phone. This enables you to speak quietly so that others won"t hear the details of your conversations. If you are calling from a noisy area, use your hand to direct your voice into the microphone. Many people believe that they can"t live without their mobile phone. Owning a mobile phone definitely makes life more convenient, but limit your conversations to urgent ones and save the personal calls until you are at home. (253 words)（分数：10.00）(1).What should you do when you need to answer a phone call during a performance?（分数：2.00）A.Call back after the performance.B.Answer it near the exit door.C.Talk outside the exit door. √D.Speak in a low voice.解析：解析：本题属于事实细节题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷6(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷6(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people’s desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers’money. Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters (节食者) with the message that there were fewer calories (热量单位，卡路里) in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic (适合于节食的) ，but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf. On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising. Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product Consumers still control the final buying decision.(282 words)1．Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by______.A．stressing their high qualityB．convincing him of their low priceC．maintaining a balance between quality and priceD．appealing to his buying motives正确答案：D解析：本题属于事实细节题。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷20(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷20(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk (废话)”. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society’s moral catastrophes (灾难)，yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments (困境) of other people’s lives. Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors. Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable. Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with life’s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18 to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show’s exploitation. While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world. (388 words)1．Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are______.A．more family-orientedB．unusually popularC．more profoundD．relatively formal正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解2．Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience ______.A．remain fascinated by themB．are ready to face up to themC．remain indifferent to themD．are willing to get involved in them正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解3．Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A．A new type of robot.B．Racist hatred.C．Family budget planning.D．Street violence.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解4．Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both______.A．ironicalB．sensitiveC．instructiveD．cynical正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解5．We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows______.A．have monopolized the talk show circuitB．exploit the weaknesses in human natureC．appear at different times of the dayD．are targeted at different audiences正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解Take the case of public education alone. The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. In view of the technological improvements in the last few years, business will require in the future proportionatelyfewer workers than ever before. The result will be still further raising of the legal age for going into employment, and still further difficulty in finding employment when that age has been attained. If we cannot put our children to work, we must put them in school. We may also be quite confident that the present trend toward a shorter day and a shorter week will be maintained. We have developed and shall continue to have a new leisure class. Already the public agencies for adult education are swamped by the tide that has swept over them since the depression began. They will be little better off when it is over. Their support must come from the taxpayer. It is surely too much to hope that these increases in the cost of public education can be borne by the local communities. They cannot care for the present restricted and inadequate system. The local communities have failed in their efforts to cope with unemployment. They cannot expect to cope with public education on the scale on which we must attempt it. The answer to the problem of unemployment has been Federal relief. The answer to the problem of public education may have to be much the same, and properly so. If there is one thing in which the citizens of all parts of the country have an interest, it is in the decent education of the citizens of all parts of the country. Our income tax now goes in part to keep our neighbors alive. It may have to go in part as well to make our neighbors intelligent. We are now attempting to preserve the present generation through Federal relief of the destitute (贫民). Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require. (378 words)6．What is the passage mainly about?A．How to persuade local communities to provide more funds.B．How to cope with the shortage of funds for public education.C．How to improve the public education system.D．How to solve the rising unemployment problem.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解7．What is the reason for the increase in the number of students?A．The requirement of educated workers by business.B．Raising of the legal age for going to work.C．The trend toward a shorter workday.D．People’s concern for the future of the next generation.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解8．The public agencies for adult education will be little better off because______.A．the unemployed are too poor to continue their educationB．a new leisure class has developedC．they are still suffering from the depressionD．an increase in taxes could be a problem正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解9．According to the author, the answer to the problem of public education is that the Federal government______.A．should allocate Federal funds for public educationB．should demand that local communities provide supportC．should raise taxes to meet the needs of public educationD．should first of all solve the problem of unemployment正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解10．Why does the author say “Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require” (Lines 11~ 12, Para. 3)?A．Only by appropriating adequate Federal funds for education can the next generation have a bright future.B．Citizens of all parts of the country agree that the best way to support education is to use Federal funds.C．People all over the country should make contributions to education in the interest of the next generation.D．Educated people are determined to use part of the Federal funds to help the poor.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解What might driving on an automated highway be like? The answer depends on what kind of system is ultimately adopted. Two distinct types are on the drawing board. The first is a special-purpose lane system, in which certain lanes are reserved for automated vehicles. The second is a mixed traffic system：fully automated vehicles would share the road with partially automated or manually driven cars. A special-purpose lane system would require more extensive physical modifications to existing highways, but it promises the greatest gains in freeway (高速公路) capacity. Under either scheme, the driver would specify the desired destination, furnishing this information to a computer in the car at the beginning of the trip or perhaps just before reaching the automated highway. If a mixed traffic system was in place, automated driving could begin whenever the driver was on suitably equipped roads. If special-purpose lanes were available, the car could enter them and join existing traffic in two different ways. One method would use is a special onramp (人口引道). As the driver approached the point of entry for the highway, devices installed on the roadside would electronically check the vehicle to determine its destination and to ascertain that it had the proper automation equipment in good working order. Assuming it passed such tests, the driver would then be guided through a gate and toward anautomated lane. In this case, the transition from manual to automated control would take place on the entrance ramp. An alternative technique could employ conventional lanes, which would be shared by automated and regular vehicles. The driver would steer onto the highway and move in normal fashion to a “transition” lane. The vehicle would then shift under computer control onto a lane reserved for automated traffic. (The limitation of these lanes to automated traffic would, presumably, be well respected, because all trespassers (非法进入者) could be swiftly identified by authorities. ) Either approach to joining, a lane of automated traffic would harmonize the movement of newly entering vehicles with those already traveling. Automatic control here should allow for smooth merging, without the usual uncertainties and potential for accidents. And once a vehicle had settled into automated travel, the drive would be free to release the wheel, open the morning paper or just relax. (392 words)11．We learn from the first paragraph that two systems of automated highways A．are being plannedB．are being modifiedC．are now in wide useD．are under construction正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解12．A special-purpose lane system is probably advantageous in that______.A．it would require only minor changes to existing highwaysB．it would achieve the greatest highway traffic efficiencyC．it has a lane for both automated and partially automated vehiclesD．it offers more lanes for automated vehicles正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解13．Which of the following is true about driving on an automated highway?A．Vehicles traveling on it are assigned different lanes according to their destinations.B．A car can join existing traffic any time in a mixed lane system.C．The driver should inform his car computer of his destination before driving onto it.D．The driver should share the automated lane with those of regular vehicles.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解14．We know from the passage that a car can enter a special-purpose lane______.A．by smoothly merging with cars on the conventional laneB．by way of a ramp with electronic control devicesC．through a specially guarded gateD．after all trespassers are identified and removed正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解15．When driving in an automated lane, the driver______.A．should harmonize with newly entering carsB．doesn’t have to rely on his computer systemC．should watch out for potential accidentsD．doesn’t have to hold on to the steering wheel正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned university degree, is by his success raising new doubts about the worth of the business world’s favorite academic title: the MBA (Master of Business Administration). The MBA, a 20th-century product, always has borne the mark of lowly commerce and greed (贪婪) on the tree-lined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as philosophy and literature. But even with the recession apparently cutting into the hiring of business school graduates, about 79, 000 people are expected to receive MBAs in 1993. This is nearly 16 times the number of business graduates in 1960, a testimony to the widespread assumption that the MBA is vital for young men and women who want to run companies some day. “If you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to have one,”said Donald Morrison, professor of marketing and management science. “But in the last five years or so, when someone says, ‘Should I attempt to get an MBA’, the answer a lot more is: It depends. “The success of Bill Gates and other non-MBAs, such as the late Sam Walton of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has helped inspire self-conscious debates on business school campuses over the worth of a business degree and whether management skills can be taught. The Harvard Business Review printed a lively, fictional exchange of letters to dramatize complaints about business degree holders. The article called MBA hires “extremely disappointing” and said “MBAs want to move up too fast, they don’t understand politics and people, and they aren’t able to function as part of a team until their third year. But by then, they’re out looking for other jobs. “The problem, most participants in the debate acknowledge, is that the MBA has acquired an aura (光环) of future riches and power far beyond its actual importance and usefulness. Enrollment in business schools exploded in the 1970s and 1980s and created the assumption that no one who pursued a business career could do without one. The growth was fueled by a backlash (反冲) against the anti-business values of the 1960s and by the women’s movement. Business people who have hired or worked with MBAs say those with the degrees often know how to analyze systems but are not so skillful at motivating people. “They don’t get a lot of grounding in the people side of the business,” said James Shaffer, vice-president and principal of the Towers Perrinmanagement consulting firm. (419 words)16．According to Paragraph 2, what is the general attitude towards business on campuses dominated by purer disciplines?A．Scornful.B．Appreciative.C．Envious.D．Realistic.正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解17．It seems that the controversy over the value of MBA degrees has been fueled mainly by______.A．the complaints from various employersB．the success of many non-MBAsC．the criticism from the scientists of purer disciplinesD．the poor performance of MBAs at work正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解18．What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to The Harvard Business Review?A．They are usually self-centered.B．They are aggressive and greedy.C．They keep complaining about their jobs.D．They are not good at dealing with people.正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解19．From the passage we know that most MBAs______.A．can climb the corporate ladder fairly quicklyB．quit their jobs once they are familiar with their workmatesC．receive salaries that do not match their professional trainingD．cherish unrealistic expectations about their future正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解20．What is the passage mainly about?A．Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs.B．The necessity of reforming MBA programs in business schools.C．Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.D．A debate held recently on university campuses.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英文阅读理解。
在职艺术硕士(MFA)全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)
在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 3. 英文阅读理解题英文阅读理解题Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future. The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system. When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1, 500 to 2, 000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway. (300 words)1．One significant improvement in the future car will probably be______.A．its power sourceB．its driving systemC．its monitoring systemD．its seating capacity正确答案：A解析：本题属于细节题。
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在职艺术硕士（MFA）全国联考英文阅读理解-试卷7(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、英文阅读理解题(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in languagestudy realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way toprobe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy： whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born with, orwhether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the worlds only liberalarts university for deaf people. When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher. Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code,each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language(ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believedthe hand talk his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually havea genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when evendeaf people dismissed their signing as substandard. Stokoes idea was academic heresy(异端邪说). It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journalsand to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought hisidea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based onthe movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that languageis not mouth stuff—its brain stuff. (340 words)（分数：10.00）(1).The study of sign language is thought to be______.（分数：2.00）A.a new way to look at the learning of languageB.a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language √C.an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD.an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language解析：解析：本题属于细节推断题。
这篇文章开头介绍了手语研究的进展以及意义，“进展”指过去的20年研究人员发现了手语的独特性(realized that signed languages are unique)，意义是指手语的这一发现为研究大脑如何应用与理解语言开辟了新的方向(a new way to probe how the brain generates andunderstands language)，同时为一个古老的科学论题带来了新的希望：语言到底是天生的还是后天习得的(whether language…is something that we are born with，or whether it is a learned behavior)。
可知答案为B。
(2).The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by______.（分数：2.00）A.a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB.a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC.an English teacher in a university for the deaf √D.some senior experts in American Sign Language解析：解析：本题属于细节理解题。
题目问的是，当前对手语的越来越高涨的兴趣是由谁激发的。
第一段段末和第二段段首给我们介绍了一位先驱人物Stokoe的基本信息：华盛顿特区一所聋人大学的教师。
他在学校教授英语。
对照选项，显然答案为C。
(3).According to Stokoe, sign language is______.（分数：2.00）A.a substandard languageB.a genuine language √C.an artificial languageD.an international language解析：解析：本题属于细节理解题。
根据文章第三段，我们了解到当时人们普遍认为美国手语不过是一种混杂英语(thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English)，这里也在强调手语从属于语言。
之后是Stokoe自己的发现与思考：他认为学生们使用的手语意义比人们的普遍认为的要更为丰富(the“handtalk”his students used looked richer)，同时受到了启发：或许聋人确实拥有一种真正的语言。
可知答案为B。
(4).Most educators objected to Stokoes idea because they thought______.（分数：2.00）A.sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB.sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC.a language should be easy to use and understandD.a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds √解析：解析：本题属于细节理解题。
题目问的是，许多教育者都反对Bill Stokoe的观点，是因为他们认为什么。
根据“For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languageslike English，French and Japanese．They assumed language must be based on speech，the modulation(调节)of sound．”，即得出答案为D。
(5).Stokoes argument is based on his belief that______.（分数：2.00）A.sign language is as efficient as any other languageB.sign language is derived from natural languagenguage is a system of meaningful codesnguage is a product of the brain √解析：解析：本题属于细节理解题。
根据文章最后一段我们得知：很多教育家们反对Stokoe的观点，认为语言必须以语音为基础，是声音的变体(language must be based on speech，the modulation of sound)，而Stokoe则认为手语恰恰以手的动作为基础(sign language is based on the movement of hands)，进一步解释说“语言不是嘴巴层次的东西，而是大脑层次的东西(brain stuff)”。