According to the author ,a politician's morality[A] is no match for his political ambition.[B] has been undervalued by Machiavelli and his likes.[C] is usually of secondary importance.[D] should be taken as a yardstick of his capability
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According to the author ,a politician's morality
[A] is no match for his political ambition.
[B] has been undervalued by Machiavelli and his likes.
[C] is usually of secondary importance.
[D] should be taken as a yardstick of his capability
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59.C该题为细节题。根据第一段倒数第四句，“What is good politics may be bad morals, and in fact, by a strange fatality,where mor- als and politics clash, the latter generally gets the upper hand.”可知作者认为政治上的好事从道德方面看可能是坏事，事实上，很奇怪的是当道德和政治发生冲突时，往往后者会占据上风。即作者认为对于政治家来说道德往往置于政治之后，处于第二位，故选C。
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No man has been more harshly judged than Machiavelli, especially in the two centuries follow-ing his death. But he has since found many able champions and the tide has turned. The prince has been termed a manual for tyrants, the effect of which has been most harmful. But were Machiavelli's doctrines really new? Did he discover them? He merely had the frankness and cour- age to write down what everybody was thinking and what everybody knew. He merely gives us the impressions he had received from a long and intimate intercourse with princes and the affairs of state. It was Lord Bacon who said that Machiavelli tells us what princes do, not what they ought to do. When Machiavelli takes Caesar Borgia as a model, he does not praise him as a hero at all, but merely as a prince who was capable of attaining the end in view. The life of the state was the prima- ry object. It must be maintained. And Machiavelli has laid down the principles, based upon his stud-y and wide experience, by which this may be accomplished. He wrote from the view-point of the politician-not of the moralist. What is good politics may be bad morals, and in fact, by a strange fatality, where morals and politics clash, the latter generally gets the upper hand. And will anyone contend that the principles set forth by Machiavelli in his Prince or his Discourses have entirely per- ished from the earth? Has diplomacy been entirely stripped of fraud and duplicity? Let anyone read the famous eighteenth chapter of The Prince:"ln what Manner Princes should Keep their Faith,"and he will be convinced that what was true nearly four hundred years ago, is quite as true today.
Of the remaining works of Machiavelli the most important is the History of Florence written be-
tween 1521 and 1525, and dedicated to Clement VII. This book is merely a rapid review of the Middle
Ages, and as part of it the history of Florence. Machiavelli's method has been criticized for adhering
at times too closely to the chroniclers of his time, and at others rejecting their testimony without ap-
parent reason, while in its details the authority of his History is often questionable.lt is the straightfor-
ward, logical narrative, which always holds the interest of the reader, that is the greatest charm of
the History.
56. It can be inferred from the beginning of the text that
[ A] many people used to think highly of Machiavelli.
[ B] Machiavelli had been very influential among the rulers.
[ C] Machiavelli was widely read among his contemporaries.
[ D] Machiavelli has been a target of criticism throughout history.
正确答案：D
Text 4 参考译文没人比马基雅维利所遭受的批判更严酷了，尤其是在他死后的两个世纪以内。但是，他从此铸造了许多能干的斗士，潮流也从此逆转了。 2010年9月笔试真卷参考答案及精析第9页（共12页）《君主论》被称作是一个暴君手册，其影响非常恶劣。但是马基雅维利的学说是全新的吗？那些学说是他发现的吗？其实他只是够坦白、有勇气将每个人所想的和所知道的写下来而已。他所告诉我们的是他和君主的长期亲密接触过程中以及国家事务中所留下的印象。培根大臣说过，马基雅维利告诉我们君主所做的事，而不是他们应该做的事。当马基雅维利以卡萨尔·博鲁吉亚为例时，他完全没有把他赞美成英雄，而是仅仅说他作为一个君主，能够达到自己想要的目的。国家的生活是他的文章中一定包含的主题。马基雅维利力基于他的研究和广泛的经历，尽可能地列举了一些准则。他是从政治家的角度——而不是道德家的角度进行写作。政治上的好事从道德方面看可能是坏事，事实上，很奇怪的是当道德和政治发生冲突时，往往后者会占据上风。会有人主张马基雅雏利在他的《君主论》或者他的《论李维》里所提出的准则已经消失了吗？外交过程就没有欺诈行为了吗？让任何一个人读《君主论》里面著名的第十八章《君主应该怎样保持信仰？》，他都会深信将近四百年前的放在现在也一样有道理。在马基雅维利其余的著作中，最重要的就是他在1521年到1525年之间献给克莱门特七世的《佛罗伦萨史》。这本书仅仅是对中世纪的简述，其中一部分是讲佛罗伦萨的历史。马基雅维利的写作方法遭到批判是因为有时候太过于附和他所在时代的编年史，而有时候又坚决抛弃其中的论断，而没有给出任何明显的理由，同时，书中诸多细节之处也使其权威性遭受了质疑。它直接的、有逻辑的叙述常常能引起读者的兴趣，这就是他这本书的魅力所在。答案及解析 56.D该题为推理题。根据第一段第一句“No man has been more harshly judged than Machiavelli, especially in the two centuries fol- lowing his death．”可知，没人比马基雅维利所遭受的批判更严酷了，尤其是在他死后的两个世纪以内。由此可以推断出马基雅维利在历史上一直都是人们批判的对象，故选D。 -
第2题：
听力原文：If a customer informs his bank that a draft which has been issued to him has been lost, the drawee bank should be noticed immediately.
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A．The customer should first notify the drawee bank of the loss of his draft.
B．The customer should first notify the drawer bank of the loss of his draft.
C．The customer should first notify the remitting bank of the loss of his draft.
D．The customer should first notify the collecting bank of the loss of his draft.
正确答案：B
解析：单句意思为“当客户丢失了银行开给他的汇票，则应立即通知付款行。” -
第3题：
The author’s father wrote notes in pen _________.
A. to both his family and his staff
B. to his family in small letters
C. to his family on the fridge
D. to his staff on the desk
正确答案：A
【解析】细节理解题。由第四段I was pleased to recognize… his staff…the same I would see at home…可知。 -
第4题：
From the fifth paragraph we can infer that
A．the author has never been afraid of changes in his life
B．the author used to believe that changes happened automaticallv
C．the author is still not satisfied with his present situation
D．the author and experienced a period of frustration of his life
正确答案：D
从文章第五段可知，作者为了改变自己一事无成的状况也做了痛苦的改变，因此推断作者也曾经历了人生的“郁闷期”。第五段最后说明，作者对自己目前的状况很满意，因此排除C。 -
第5题：
The author suggests the Dr. Mahathir's comments on the currency problems （ ）.A.are poor because they weaken his own credibility
B.are sharp in identifying the cause of the problem
C.prove that he has been a poor leader in general
D.reveal his keen insight into the complex issue答案：B解析： -
第6题：
The girl has awakened the feelings inhim that his thought had been __________long ago.A.called up
B.taken up
C.stamped out
D.handed in答案：C解析：考查动词短语辨析。call up“打电话，召集”，take up“拿起，承担，接纳”，stamp out“扑灭，踩灭，消除”，hand in“上交，递交，呈现”。句意为“这个女孩唤醒了他消失已久的情感”。故选C。 -
第7题：
Swift is a master satirist. His satire is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful. His "A Modest Proposal" is generally taken as a perfect model.
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第8题：
单选题The “Mozart problem”, as defined by the author, is that.Ait is difficult to understand Mozart’s letters and his music
Bthere is little connection between his personality and his music
CMozart gave us nothing of a clue about his music in his letters
Dhis music is quite different from that of Beethoven or Wagner
正确答案： B解析：
推断题。第四段第一句提到了Mozart Problem，指出“这就是我所说的因此Mozart Problem…”，可知Mozart Problem应在前文提及。第三段第一句提到“你无法明白驱动他的动力是什么，也无法理解从他体内呼之而出的乐曲”。接下来一句指出“at any rate useless, to seek for internal ones either”，可知人们难以从莫扎特的作品中寻求其动力，也无法将他的作品和他的性格联系起来。因此选B。 -
第9题：
单选题What is mentioned as a reason for visiting Mr. Fraser's blog?ATo give him feedback on his ideas
BTo contribute to his political campaign
CTo find out about his policies
DTo learn more about his political party
正确答案： C解析：
第四段最后一句提到他会时常更新博客，上面会有一些关于该市的新想法和策略，希望人们去看。所以C项符合题意。 -
第10题：
单选题According to the passage, one of Verdi’s achievements within the framework of nineteenth-century opera and its conventions was to _____.Alimit the extent to which singers influenced the musical compositions and performance of his operas
Buse his operas primarily as forums to protest both the moral corruption and dogmatic rigidity of the political leaders of his time
Cportray psychologically complex characters shaped by the political environment surrounding them
Dincorporate elements of folklore into both the music and plots of his operas
正确答案： D解析：
文章第三段倒数第二句指出，“once he had become established, Verdi did not rewrite his music for different singers or countenance alterations or substitutions of somebody else’s arias in one of his operas, as every eighteenth-century composer had done”，由此可知A项最符合要求。B、C、D三项都是Verdi在创作方面的独特创举，而不是“conventions”，因此不符合题意。 -
第11题：
单选题Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?AHis father has been dead for six years.
BHis father died six years ago.
CIt’s six years since his father had died.
DIt has been two years since his father’s death.
正确答案： B解析：
考查动词的时态。C选项中的固定句型：“It’s/ It has been＋一段时间＋since＋时间状语从句”，译作“自从……以来，已经……(时间)了”。要求：主句的谓语动词用一般现在时或现在完成时；从句的谓语动词用一般过去时，而且须是终止性动词。所以C选项中since后面的过去完成时应改为一般过去时。 -
第12题：
判断题Swift is a master satirist. His satire is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful. His "A Modest Proposal" is generally taken as a perfect model.A对
B错
正确答案： 错解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
In the case of Caesar Borgia, the author holds that
[A] Machiavelli has been objective.
[B] Machiavelli revealed his personality.
[C] Caesar Borgia was a deserved model.
[D] Machiavelli overvalued Caesar Borgia.
正确答案：A
58.A该题为细节题。第一段第九句“When MachiaveUi takes Casar Borgia as a model, he does not praise him as a hero at all, but merely asa prince who was capable of attaining the end in view.”，由此可知，作者认为当马基雅维利以卡萨尔·博鲁吉亚为例时，并没有把他赞美成英雄，而是仅仅说他作为一个君主，能够达到自己想要的目的。说明作者认为马基雅维利的评论是中肯、客观的。故选A。 -
第14题：
What made the author laugh?
A． His own behavior
B． His wife’s suggestion
C． His changeable feelings
D． His wife’s sweet kiss
正确答案：AA
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第15题：
Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ____ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame. of reference.
[A]is to be analyzed
[B]has been analyzed
[C]be analyzed
[D]should have been analyzed
正确答案：C
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第16题：
The girl has awakened the feelings in him that his thought had been__________long ago.A．called up
B．taken up
C．stamped out
D．handed in答案：C解析：考查动词短语辨析。call up“打电话，召集”，take up“拿起，承担；接纳”，stamp out“扑灭，踩灭：消除”，hand in“上交，递交，呈现”。句意为“这个女孩唤醒了他消失已久的情感”。故选C。 -
第17题：
The dog has always been considered man′s best friend.Always noted for being particularly?faithful in watching over children,he also has his place by the fireside,in the cow pasture,on the?sheep range(放牧区),and beside the hunter in forest.He is easy to train,works hard,and often?performs astonishing feats.And in the frozen polar regions he was once the principal motive power,before being lately displaced by the plane and helicopter.
Because he howls or whines in the presence of impending death,the dog was once thought to?have supernatural powers and believed to be capable of seeing gods and ghosts invisible to men.Actually,the.basis for these beliefs lies in the hound′s sensibility to people′s feelings and his superior?hearing ability and sense of smell,which enable him to detect signs hidden from human observation.His record of saving lives is outstanding,for he often gives warning of fire and other dangers not noticed by his master.
The dog′s major contribution,however,has been to medical research.Both his diet and his?structure are comparable to those of the human being,and so he has been the subject Of countless?demonstrations and experiments.Open-heart surgery has been made possible largely because of the?dog.But his sacrifice has repaid his own species as well by safeguarding it from rabies(狂犬病),distemper,and other diseases.
The dog has always been noted for__________.A.protecting children
B.assisting shepherds
C.helping hunters
D.herding cattle答案：A解析：【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】文章第一段第二句前半句指出，狗总是以特别忠实地照看孩子而出名。 -
第18题：
Jean Wagner′s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it( )in a religious，as well as worldly，frame of reference.A.is to be analyzed
B.has been analyzed
C.be analyzed
D.should have been analyzed答案：C解析：考查虚拟语气。名词insistence后面的同位语从句要用虚拟语气。故本题选C。句意：吉恩·瓦各纳对美国黑人诗歌研究的最杰出的贡献是：他坚持认为不仅要以世俗的观点而且还要以宗教的观点来分析他们的诗。 -
第19题：
单选题The author suggests that the “deceptive veil”(Paragraph 2) in Hughes’s poetry obscures _____.Aevidence of his use of oral techniques in his poetry
Bevidence of his thoughtful deliberation in composing his poems
Chis scrupulous concern for representative details in his poetry
Dhis incorporation of Western European literary techniques in his poetry
正确答案： B解析：
作者说休斯的诗中有“欺骗性的面纱”，是指其诗中掩藏着他创作时所投注的深思熟虑。从第二段“Yet an analysis of his dramatic monologues and other poems reveals that his poetry was carefully and artfully crafted.”可知，尽管休斯自称写诗时从不准备，自由随性，但其实是经过了精细的雕琢的。 -
第20题：
单选题According to the passage, the Concordia´s captain has been charged with causing the crash and______.Adrug use
Balcohol abuse
Cabandoning his post
Dsetting fire
正确答案： A解析：
细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话“The Concordia’s captain is currently on trial for causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship.”可知：目前，船长正在因为造成船只倾覆以及弃船而受审，本题C选项abandoning his post（放弃岗位，擅离职守），与原文弃船意义一致。 -
第21题：
单选题According to the passage, the Concordia’s captain has been charged with causing the crash andAdrug use
Balcohol abuse
Cabandoning his post
Dsetting fire
正确答案： B解析： -
第22题：
单选题According to traditional English law ______.Aa person could refuse medical treatment
Ba person should not endanger his life by refusing medical treatment
Ca person should not refuse medical treatment
Da doctor could force his patient into accepting his treatment
正确答案： D解析：
细节题。由最后一段第一句可知，英国法律规定，心智健全的成人病患有权拒绝治疗。故A项为正确答案。 -
第23题：
单选题According to the author, which of the following contributes to the development of political ideology during adolescence?AConscious recognition by the adolescence of his or her own naiveté.
BThorough comprehension of the concept of ordination.
CEvaluation by the adolescent of the general principles encompassing his or her specific political idea
DIntuitive understanding of relationship among various components of society.
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。由第二段第四句可知，政治事实并没有那么重要，更重要的是青少年对于那些政治系统中未表明的假设的感觉构成了理解共识，例如，政府以“合适的”关系去辅助社会机构。故D项为正确答案。