考研英语历年阅读 真题解析.doc

1999 Passage 1
　　It's a rough world out there. Step outside and you could break a leg slipping on your doormat. Lighd them with a lengthy list of possible ones. "Important information can get buried in a sea of trivialities," says a law professor at Cornell Law School who helped draft the new guidelines. If the moderate end of the legal community has its way, the information on products might actually be provided for the benefit of customers and not as protection against legal liability.
51. What were things like in 1980s when accidents happened?
　　[A] Customers might be relieved of their disasters through lawsuits.
　　[B] Injured customers could expect protection from the legal system.
　　[C] Companies would avoid being sued by providing new warnings.
　　[D] Juries tended to find fault with the compensations companies promised.
52. Manufacturers as mentioned in the passage tend to ________.
　　[A] satisfy customers by writing long warnings on products
　　[B] become honest in describing the inadequacies of their products
　　[C] make the best use of labels to avoid legal liability
　　[D] feel obliged to view customers' safety as their first concern
53. The case of Schutt helmet demonstrated that ________.
　　[A] some injury claims were no longer supported by law
　　[B] helmets were not designed to prevent injuries
　　[C] product labels would eventually be discarded
　　[D] some sports games might lose popularity with athletes
54. The author's attitude towards the issue seems to be ________.
　　[A] biased
　　[B] indifferent
　　[C] puzzling
　　[D] objective
重点词汇：
compensate（补偿，赔偿）看作com+pens+ate，com-前缀“一起”，pens钢笔，-ate动词后缀，“把钢笔全都给你”→赔偿；名词形式为compensation←com+pens+ation名词后缀。True tragedy may be defined as a dramatic work in which the outward failure of the principal personage is compensated for by the dignity and greatness of his ：一部剧作，剧中主人公的表面失败由其人格的高贵伟大予以补偿。
misfortune（不幸；灾难）←mis+fortune，mis-否定前缀，fortune（运气；财产）见20XX年Text 3。No misfortune c