考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析(五)
考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析(五)
If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition—wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny—must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition's behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it must be widely shared; and it especially must be highly regarded by people who are themlves admired, the educated not least among them. In an odd way, however, it is the educated who have claimed to have given up on ambition as an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps most benefited from ambition—if not always their own then that of their parents and grandparents. There is a heavy note of hypocrisy in this, a ca of closing the barn door after the hors have escaped―with the educated themlves riding on them。
Certainly people do not em less interested in suess and its signs now than formerly. Summer homes, European travel, BMWs—the locations, place names and name brands may change, but such items do not em less in demand today than a decade or two years
ago. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever em in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three-star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phas of life, who own children are enrolled in private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional, the proper formulation is," Sueed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious."
The attacks on ambition are many and e from various angles; its public defenders are few and unimpressive, where they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impul, a quality to be admired and fixed in the mind of the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean that ambition is at an end, that people no longer feel its stirrings and promptings, but only that, no longer openly honored, it is less openly profesd. Conquences follow from this, of cour, some of which are that ambition is driven underground, or made sly. Such, then, i
s the way things stand: on the left angry critics, on the right stupid supporters, and in the middle, as usual, the majority of earnest people trying to get on in life。
27. It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if 。
[A]its returns well pensate for the sacrifices
天降系拍档[B]it is rewarded with money, fame and power
[C]its goals are spiritual rather than material
[D]it is shared by the rich and the famous
明28. The last ntence of the first paragraph most probably implies that it is 。
[A]customary of the educated to discard ambition in words
[B]too late to check ambition once it has been let out
[C]dishonest to deny ambition after the fulfillment of the goal
床上有蛇[D]impractical for the educated to enjoy benefits from ambition
经期可以吃巧克力>旋转的性质29. Some people do not openly admit they have ambition becau 。
[A]they think of it as immoral
[B]their pursuits are not fame or wealth
[C]ambition is not cloly related to material benefits
[D]they do not want to appear greedy and contemptible
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30. From the last paragraph the conclusion can be drawn that ambition should be maintained。
[A]cretly and vigorously
[B]openly and enthusiastically
[C]easily and momentarily
[D]verbally and spiritually
名师解析
27. It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if 。
国庆的英文普遍认为，如果, 雄心就能够受人尊重。
[A] its returns well pensate for the sacrifices
雄心的回报充分补偿了所作的牺牲
[B] it is rewarded with money, fame and power
雄心以金钱、名誉和权力作为回报
[C] its goals are spiritual rather than material
雄心的目标是精神上的而不是物质上的
[D] it is shared by the rich and the famous
它是富人和名人共享的
【答案】 A
【考点】 事实细节题。
【分析】 文章第一句指出，“雄心如果想要获得尊重，那么它的回报——财富、声望、对命运的掌控——那么必须被认为值得为之牺牲”。也就是说，正确答案是[A]。[B]中的金钱、声望和对命运的控制，在第一句中，只是作为取得回报的三个例子，并非仅包括这三方面而已。因此，选择项[A]更加确切地表达了第一句的意思。[C]、[D]的说法显然不对。
徐志摩
28. The last ntence of the first paragraph most probably implies that it is。
第一段最后一句话很可能暗示的内容是。
[A] customary of the educated to discard ambition in words
受过教育的人习惯于口头上抛弃雄心
[B] too late to check ambition once it has been let out
雄心一旦释放，要想再阻拦就晚了
[C] dishonest to deny ambition after the fulfillment of the goal
在目标达成之后不老实地否认雄心
[D] impractical for the educated to enjoy benefits from ambition
对受过教育的人来说，要享受雄心带来的好处是不实际的`。
【答案】 C
【考点】 句意题。
【分析】 本句中出现一个比喻，意思是“他们是野心的受益者，但又虚伪地否认拥有野心的重要性”。这和[C]的意思是吻合的。[A]的错误在于它不够完整，没有提到受益这个概念。[B]的说法是字面意思。[D]选项没有根据。
29. Some people do not openly admit they have ambition becau。
一些人不公开宣称他们有雄心，是因为。
[A] they think of it as immoral
他们认为这不道德
[B] their pursuits are not fame or wealth
他们追求的不是名声和财富
[C] ambition is not cloly related to material benefits
雄心和物质利益并非严密相连
[D] they do not want to appear greedy and contemptible
他们不想让自己看上去贪婪和可鄙
【答案】 D
【考点】 事实细节题。
【分析】 根据第二段第三句，“现在，人们不能像以前那样轻易公开地成认自己的梦想，以免别人认为自己爱出风头，贪婪和庸俗”，所以答案是[D]。
30. From the last paragraph the conclusion can be drawn that ambition should be maintained。
