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　　Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Directions：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)

　　Text 1

　　King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted kings don’t abdicate, they die in their sleep. But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So, dies the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the uniting is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?

　　The Spanish case previous arguments both for and against monarchy when public opinion is particularly. Polarized, as it was following the end of the France regime, monarchs can rise above “mere” politics and “embody” a spirit of national unity.

　　It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of states. And so, the Middle East expected, Europe is the most monarch-infested region is the world, with 10 kingdoms not counting Vatican city and Andorra. But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respect public figure.

　　Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside, symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, their very history—and sometimes the way they behave today-embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities. At a time when Thomes Piketty and other ecumenists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states. The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Prince and princess have day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses (or helicopters). Even so, these are wealthy families who party with the international 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.

　　While Europe’s monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to strive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.

　　It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-healed) granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service—as non-controversial and non-political heads of state. Charles ought to know that as English history shows, it is kings of republicans, who are the monarchy’s worst enemies.

　　21、according to the first two paragraphs, king Juan Carl of span

　　[A] used to enjoy high public support

　　[B] was unpopular among European royals

　　[C] ended his reign in embarrassment

　　[D] eased his relationship with his rivals

　　22、monarchs are kept as head of state in Europe mostly

　　[A] owing to their undoubted and respectable status

　　[B] to achieve a balance between tradition and reality

　　[C] to give voters more public figures to look up to

　　[D] due to their everlasting political embodiment

　　23. Which of the following is shown to be odd, according to Paragraph 4?

　　[A] Aristocrats’ excessive reliance on inherited wealth.

　　[B] The simple lifestyle of the aristocratic families.

　　[C] The role of the nobility in modern democracies.

　　[D] The nobility’s adherence to their privileges.

　　24. The British royals “have most to fear” because Charles

　　[A] takes a tough line on political issues.

　　[B] fails to change his lifestyle as advised.

　　[C] takes republicans as his potential allies.

　　[D] fails to adapt himself to his future role.

　　25. Which of the following is the best title of the text?

　　[A] Carlos, Glory and Disgrace Combined

　　[B] Carlos, a Lesson for All European Monarchs

　　[C] Charles, Slow to React to the Coming Threats

　　[D] Charles, Anxious to Succeed to the Throne

　　答案解析：

　　21 D ended his reign in embarrassment

　　此題屬于細節(jié)題。

　　根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞King Juan Carlos of Spain 定位到第一段第一和第二句。But embarrassing scandals…h(huán)ave forced him to eat his words and stand down. 此處stand down譯為放棄席位。因此D ended his reign in embarrassment是原文內(nèi)容的同義替換。

　　22 A owing to their undoubted and respectable status

　　此題屬于細節(jié)題。

　　根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞定位到第三段第一句it is this apparent …that explains …as heads of state.和第三句But unlike their absolutist…most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for ...respected public figure. 絕大多數(shù)皇室家族使得選民避免了尋找受人尊敬的公眾人物的麻煩。因此A owing to their undoubted and respectable status是原文內(nèi)容的同義替換。

　　23 B the role of the nobility in modern democracies

　　此題屬于細節(jié)題。

　　根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞定位到第四段最后一句話…it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states 奇怪的是有錢的貴族家庭仍然處于現(xiàn)代民主國家的核心地位。因此B the role of the nobility in modern democracies是原文內(nèi)容的同義替換。

　　24 B fails to change his lifestyle as advised

　　此題屬于細節(jié)題。

　　根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞”have most of fear”定位到第六段，Charles定位到最后一段的地二句Charles 后面who引導(dǎo)定語從句who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and …world因此B fails to change his lifestyle as advised是原文內(nèi)容的同義替換。

　　25 C Carlos，a Lesson for All European Monarchs

　　此題屬于全文主旨題。

　　著眼全文，通篇都在圍繞monarchs展開。第一段由Carlos引出當(dāng)今君主制面臨的危機。因此Carlos，a Lesson for All European Monarchs是全文內(nèi)容的精確概括。

　　Text 2

　　Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data? The Supreme Court will now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.

　　California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling, particularly one that upsets the old assumptions that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest. It is hard, the state argues, for judges to assess the implications of new and rapidly changing technologies.

　　The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California’s advice. Enough of the implications are discernable, even obvious, so that the justice can and should provide updated guidelines to police, lawyers and defendants.

　　They should start by discarding California’s lame argument that exploring the contents of a smartphone-- a vast storehouse of digital information is similar to say, going through a suspect’s purse .The court has ruled that police don't violate the Fourth Amendment when they go through the wallet or pocketbook, of an arrestee without a warrant. But exploring one’s smartphone is more like entering his or her home. A smartphone may contain an arrestee’s reading history, financial history, medical history and comprehensive records of recent correspondence. The development of “cloud computing,” meanwhile, has made that exploration so much the easier.

　　But the justices should not swallow California’s argument whole. New, disruptive technology sometimes demands novel applications of the Constitution’s protections. Orin Kerr, a law professor, compares the explosion and accessibility of digital information in the 21st century with the establishment of automobile use as a digital necessity of life in the 20th: The justices had to specify novel rules for the new personal domain of the passenger car then; they must sort out how the Fourth Amendment applies to digital information now.

　　26. The Supreme Court, will work out whether, during an arrest, it is legitimate to

　　[A] search for suspects’ mobile phones without a warrant.

　　[B] check suspects’ phone contents without being authorized.

　　[C] prevent suspects from deleting their phone contents.

　　[D] prohibit suspects from using their mobile phones.

　　27. The author’s attitude toward California’s argument is one of

　　[A] tolerance.

　　[B] indifference.

　　[C] disapproval.

　　[D] cautiousness.

　　28. The author believes that exploring one’s phone content is comparable to

　　[A] getting into one’s residence.

　　[B] handing one’s historical records.

　　[C] scanning one’s correspondences.

　　[D] going through one’s wallet.

　　29. In Paragraph 5 and 6, the author shows his concern that

　　[A] principles are hard to be clearly expressed.

　　[B] the court is giving police less room for action.

　　[C] phones are used to store sensitive information.

　　[D] citizens’ privacy is not effective protected.

　　30.Orin Kerr’s comparison is quoted to indicate that

　　(A)the Constitution should be implemented flexibly.

　　(B)New technology requires reinterpretation of the Constitution.

　　(C)California’s argument violates principles of the Constitution.

　　(D)Principles of the Constitution should never be altered.

　　T2答案解析：

　　26 答案B check suspects’ phone contents without being authorized

　　解析：細節(jié)題。根據(jù)自然段定位原則，定位到首段。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞supreme court，whether精確定位到第一段最后一句whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone….，與選項進行對應(yīng)，即為B在不授權(quán)的情況下檢查嫌疑人的電話信息。注意A選項應(yīng)是search contents。

　　27 答案 C disapproval

　　解析：態(tài)度題。根據(jù)題干California’s argument定位到第二段最后一句及第三段首句，這些句子中提到hard… recklessly modest…等負向詞，表達的是負面態(tài)度。看選項屬于負面的就是disapproval。A 容忍，B冷漠是典型錯誤，D粗心。

　　28 答案A getting into one’s residence

　　解析：細節(jié)題。題干問：作者認為搜索電話薄就相當(dāng)于什么?根據(jù)段落界定原則定位到第四段轉(zhuǎn)折處，提到But exploring one’s smart phone is more like entering his or her home.與選項對應(yīng)，A中的residence對應(yīng)home，是原文的同意替換。注意D選項不是作者的觀點，不能將文中人物觀點當(dāng)作作者觀點。

　　29 答案D citizens’ privacy is not effective protected

　　解析：細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干定位到5段和6段，題干問作者最關(guān)注的是什么，即是相應(yīng)段落的段落中心。因此，該題表面是細節(jié)題，實質(zhì)為段落核心。5段首句為中心句提到，應(yīng)采取措施保護數(shù)據(jù)隱私;6段又繼續(xù)陳述原則的不恰當(dāng)之處。根據(jù)這些內(nèi)容，對應(yīng)答案D 市民隱私未能得到有效保護。

　　30 答案 B New technology requires reinterpretation of the Constitution

　　解析：例證題。題干問的是引用Orin Kerr的目的是什么，即Orin Kerr是論據(jù)，其目的是論點。論點往往在論據(jù)的前面，所以要找例子前面的一句話，即New, disruptive technology sometimes demands novel applications of the Constitution’s protections.與選項對應(yīng)，就是B new technology是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，require等同于demands，reinterpretation of the Constitution同義替換applications of the Constitution’s protections。