2022年考研英语阅读模拟试题（1）
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A group of Labour MPs, among them Yvette Cooper, are bringing in the new year with a call to institute a UK utown of culture“ award. The proposal is that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title, which was held by Hull in 2022, and has been awarded to Coventry for 2022. Cooper and her colleagues argue that the success of the crown for Hull, where it brought in £220m of investment and an avalanche of arts, ought not to be confined to cities. Britain, s towns, it is true, are not prevented from applying, but they generally lack the resources to put together a bid to beat their bigger competitors. A town of culture award could, it is argued, become an annual event, attracting funding and creating jobs.
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It is also wi to recall that such titles are not a cure-all. A badly run ayear of culture" washes in and washes out of a place like the tide, bringing prominence for a spel1 but leaving no lasting benefits to the community. The really successful holders of such titles are tho that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year. They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the lf-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light. It is hard to get right, and requires a remarkable degree of vision, as well as cooperation between city authorities, the private ctor, community groups and cultural organisations. But it can be done: Glasgow's year as European capital of culture can certainly be en as one of a complex ries of factors that have turned the city into the powerhou of art, rnusic and theatre that it remains today.
A “town of culture" could be not just about the arts but about honouring a town' s peculiarities-helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilitiesandz
above all celebrating its people. Jeremy Wright, the culture cretary, should welcome this positive, hope-filled proposal, and turn it into action.
21.Cooper and her colleagues argue that a utown of culture'7 award couldconsolidate the town-city ties in Britain.
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[A]汇文教育promote cooperation-among Britain' s towns.
[B]increa the economic strength of Britain' s towns.
[C]focus Britain' s limited resources on cultural events.
22.According to Paragraph 2, the proposal might be regarded by some asa nsible compromi.
[A]a lf-deceiving attempt..
[B]an eye-catching bonus.
FD] an inaccessible target.
23.william hurtThe author suggests that a title holder is successful only if itendeavours to maintain its image.
[A]meets the aspiration of its people.
[B]brings its local arts to prominence.
[C]commits to its long-term growth.
24.Glasgow is mentioned in Paragraph 3 to prenta contrasting ca.
[A]a supporting example.
[B]a background story.
[C]领导者英文a related topic.
25.What is the author, s attitude towards the proposal
[A]Skeptical.
[B]震颤的意思Objective.
[C]Favourable.
[D]Critical.
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21白雪公主改编剧本.选 C。解析：21 题考杳细节。题干问，Cooper and her colleagues argue that a "town of culture" award could,意思是Cooper和他的同事们认为“文化之城〃这一奖项可能会怎 样。定位到原文第一段第三句："Cooper and her colleagues argue that 〃。这句的意思是：库珀和她的同事认为，赫尔市成功摘得“文化之城〃的桂冠，为其带来了 2. 2亿英镑的 投资和大量的艺术作品，而此奖的获得不该局限于大城市。诚然，英国的城镇并未被阻止申请“文化之城〃， 但城镇普遍缺乏资联账蟆标，以击败更强大的竞争对手。人们认为，“
文化d光棍节 英语蹴〃可以成为•项年度 盛事，这项盛事能吸引资金相蟠别时机。可知答案是C.增强英国城镇的经济实力(increa the economic strength of Britain's towns)。
22.选 B。解析：该题是推断题，题干问:aAccording to Paragraph 2, the proposal might be regarded by some意思是：根据第二段，这一提案可能会被一些人视为。
原文第二段说 aSome might e the proposal as a boo by prize for the fact that Britain is no longer able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture"意思是：一些人可能会把这一提议看作是一种嘘声，因为英国不能再 申请“欧洲文化之都〃这个更有声望的头衔了〃后面提到“A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of lf-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itlf for the post-Brexit world”。意思是：疑心者可 能会推测，英国正消失在无尽的自我庆祝的狂热里，因为英国在脱欧后的世界里陷入重塑自 己的绝望。这些句子可能推断出，这一提案可能会被一些人视为是“一种自我欺骗的尝试〃 (a lf-deceiving attempt), 应选 B。
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23.选 D。解析：该题也是细节题，题干问："The author suggests that a title holder is successful only if it〃。意思是：作者暗示一个头衔的持有者只有在什么情况下才是 成功的。定位到原文第三段第三句，"The really successful holders of such titles are tho that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year. 〃真正成功的头衔持有者，是那些在一年里所做 的事情远不止填满酒店房间、举办高调艺术活动和吸引媒体关注的人。第四句说，“They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the lf-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light."它们改变了那里居民的愿望; 他们将这座城市的自我形象推向了更醒目、更乐观的光明里。换言之，当头衔持有者致力于 城市的长期开展中(commits to its long-term growth),就会是成功的。应选D。
