专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷201(题后含答案及解析).pdfVIP

天行健，君子以自强不息。地势坤，君子以厚德载物。——《周易》

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷201(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：2.READINGCOMPREHENSION

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectionthereareseveral

passagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiple-choicequestions.Foreachmultiple-choice

question,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosethe

onethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

(1)Itismid-September,theheatisjustleakingoutoftheendofsummer,

andJapanisenjoyingararepublicholiday.Aholiday,thatis,intheuniquelyJapanese

senseoftheword,whichmeanstheGPShardwiredintoeverycitizenissending

thousandsuponthousandstothesamefashionableboutiquesnearmyhomeinTokyo

toshop.Itismorecrowdedthanacommutertrainatrushhour.Policemenshepherd

themultitudealongthestreetswithflashingorangebatons.Yetthereissomething

peacefulaboutthewaytheJapanesedrifttogetherinacrowd;theycarryatinyauraof

personalspacewiththem,nobiggerthanoneoftheirLouisVuittonhandbags,and

everybitasprecious.Theyhardlytouch,likethoseshoalsoftranslucentfishthatdart

fromonedirectiontoanotherwithoutcolliding.Thepolicemenusetheirbatonslike

conductors,keepingeverythingharmonious.Butifyoutrytodefythem,thosebatons

willblockyourwayfasterthantheycansayDamedesu“”—whichisaboutasfinalas

Not“onyourlife.”(2)Sucharethemeansbywhichorderandharmonyare

maintainedinJapan.Thereisadeep-rootedrespectforothers,soingrainedtha