1 There are many arguments for and against television.The poor quality of its program is often criticized and TVcommercials are also boring. So television is undoubtedly 1.__________a great comfort to many lonely and elderly people.2 The manager of a larg

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1 There are many arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its program is often criticized and TV commercials are also boring. So television is undoubtedly 1.__________ a great comfort to many lonely and elderly people. 2 The manager of a large office building had received many complains about elevator service in the building, but he engaged a group of engineers to study the situation 2.__________ and make recommendation for improvement. 3 We asked a lady, who replied that she thought you could tell a well-mannered person by the way they occupied the space around them——for example, when such a person walks down a street he or she is constantly unaware of others. Such people never 3.__________ bump into other people. 4 Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has been bound the planet on which he originated and developed. Now he has the capability to leave that planet and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has known previously only directly. 4.__________ 5 One major decision which faces the American students ready to begin higher education is the choice of attending a large university or a small college. The large university provides a wide range of specialized departments as well as numerous courses within such departments. The small college, therefore, 5.__________ generally provides a limited number of courses and specializations but offers a better student-faculty ratio, thus permitting individualized attention to students. 6 Music the Johnny has learned to appreciate as unpleasant is just dull noise to Jimmy——and quite 6.__________ possible, vice versa. 7 We are learning, finally, that silence is a natural resource and must be protected by law. It appears that we all find company in sound, if we all 7.__________ demand a little quiet from time to time. 8 The farmer aroused at down or before it and had much work to do, with his own muscles as his chief source of power. He used axes, spades and 8.__________ other complicated tools. 9 Whether women who have started a career will attain pay equality with men rests on at least two factors. First, will most of them continue part-time at their jobs after they have children? A 9.__________ break in their employment, or a decision to work part-time, will slow their raises and promotions as it would for men. 10 Whether true or not, the story illustrates the problem with idioms. They are almost possible to 10.__________ understand from the meanings of the individual words. And with English idioms, even the same words may have different meanings. 在2处填写改错内容。


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  • 第1题:

    Children in the United States are exposed to many influences other than that of their families. Television is the most significant of these influences, because the habit of watching television usually begins before children start attending school.

    Parents are concerned about the lack of quality in television programs for children. The degree of violence in many of these shows also worries them. Studies indicate that, when children are exposed to violence, they may become aggressive or insecure.

    Parents are also concerned about the commercials (商业广告) that their children see on television. Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for children. And some parents feel that these shows should not have any commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers.

    Educational television has no commercials and has programs for children that many parents approve of. The most famous of these is Sesame Street, which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet (字母) and numbers. It also tries to teach children useful things about the world in which they live.

    Even though most parents and educators give Sesame Street and shows like it high marks for quality, some critics argue that all television, whether educational or not, is harmful to children. These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television every day turns children into bored and passive (被动的) consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it

    1). Which of the following statements is not based on the passage?

    A. Parents are worried about the influence from television on their children.

    B. Television has much influence on children.

    C. Both parents and their children like watching educational television.

    D. Some critics think that television is no good for children.

    2). In what ways do children suffer from television?

    A. They become the victims of social violence.

    B. They spend hours watching television instead of doing school work.

    C. The programs make the children lose interest in the world.

    D. The programs make the children spend too much of their parents’ money.

    3). Parents would not like their children to see commercials because ______

    A. they think that their children are not old enough to handle advertising

    B. commercials teach children alphabet and numbers

    C. commercials help to sell products

    D. they don’t like commercials

    4). Educational television is widely appreciated because _____

    A. it does have the same commercials as others

    B. it offers programs for both children and their parents

    C. many parents like the programs it offers for their children

    D. children can learn some school subjects before they go to school

    5). Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

    A. Watching Too Much Television Is Harmful to Young Minds.

    B. Television Is More Harmful than Educational.

    C. Television’s Influence on Children.

    D. More Education Television.


    正确答案:1.C2.A3.A4.D5.A

  • 第2题:

    In Old English period, the introduction of Christianity had a great impact on the English vocabulary. It brought many new ideas and customs, and also many ___terms such as “candle, altar, amen”.


    参考答案:religious

  • 第3题:

    W.H.O. reported the influenza because ______.

    A. the doctor belonged to that organization

    B. many people in Hong Kong also suffered from it

    C. the doctor found its virus and sent the samples to them

    D. it spread widely in Singapore for the first time


    正确答案:B
    答案为 B。根据第二段最后两句看,W.H.O. published the important news alongside reports of a similar outbreak in Hong Kong,where about 15-20% of the population had become ill 作出该项选择。选项 A和D 在文中未提到;选项 C文中未提他向W.H.O.提交样本。

  • 第4题:

    Many of the soundings shown on the chart are derived from ______.Undue reliance should not be placed upon them.

    A.complete and often very poor surveys

    B.correct and often very good surveys

    C.inadequate and often very old surveys

    D.adequate and present surveys


    正确答案:C

  • 第5题:

    Can you believe that in__________a rich country there should be__________many poor people?

    A.such;such
    B.such;so
    C.so;so
    D.so;such

    答案:B
    解析:
    such+an/a+(形容词)+单数可数名词;SO+形容词+可数名词复数。故选B。此句意为你能相信在一个如此富裕的城市有如此多穷人吗

  • 第6题:

    Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend?Now you_____21_____do both at the same time.Home shopping television networks(网络)have become?a_____22_____for many people to shop without_____23_____having to leave their home.
    Some shoppers are_____24_____of department stores and supermarkets——fighting the crowds,waiting?in long lines,and sometimes having slight_____25_____of finding anything they want to buy.They′d?rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product_____26_____a model shows it.And they can shop around the clock,buying something_____27_____by making a phone call.
    Department stores and even mail-order companies are_____28_____to join in the success of home?shopping.Large department stores are busy_____29_____their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future.Customers can ask questions about products and place_____30_____,all through their TV sets.
    Will shopping by television_____31_____take the place of shopping in stores?Some industry mangers think so._____32_____many people find shopping at a real store a great enjoyment.And for many shoppers,it is still important to_____33_____or try on dresses they want to buy.That′s_____34_____specialism say that in the future,home shopping will_____35_____together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.

    第(26)题答案

    A.until
    B.since
    C.if
    D.while

    答案:D
    解析:
    【考情点拨】词义辨析题。【应试指导】此处表示电视购物广告,既有产品描述还有模特的具体演示,关联词while在这里强调两个动作同时进行。

  • 第7题:

    "SeasameStreet"has been called"the longest street in the world".
    This is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts ofthe world.
    The program,which went on the air in New York in 1969,uses songs,jokes,andpictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers,letters and humanrelationships.More than 6 million children in the United States watch itregularly.The viewers(观众)include more than half the nation′s children before school age.
    Manyteacher consider the program a great help,though some teachers find that problems happen when the first-year pupils who have learned from"SeasameStreet"are in the same class with those who have not watched the program.Tests have shown that children who watch it five times a week learn more than those who seldom watch it.In the United States the program is shown at differenthours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watchit regularly.
    Why has"Seasame Street"been so much more successful than other children′sshows?Many reasons have been suggested.Perhaps one reason is that motherswatch"Seasame Street"along with their children.But the best reasonfor the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching itfeel able to learn.The child finds himself learning,and he wants to learnmore.

    People call"Seasame Street"the longest street in the world because

    A.it isthe longest TV program ever produced
    B.it took much more time to put on this program than any other one
    C.it is shown almost throughout the world
    D.it has been on the air since 1969

    答案:C
    解析:
    考情点拨:事实细节题.应试指导:从第二段可知答案为c。

  • 第8题:

    1 There are many arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its program is often criticized and TV commercials are also boring. So television is undoubtedly 1.__________ a great comfort to many lonely and elderly people. 2 The manager of a large office building had received many complains about elevator service in the building, but he engaged a group of engineers to study the situation 2.__________ and make recommendation for improvement. 3 We asked a lady, who replied that she thought you could tell a well-mannered person by the way they occupied the space around them——for example, when such a person walks down a street he or she is constantly unaware of others. Such people never 3.__________ bump into other people. 4 Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has been bound the planet on which he originated and developed. Now he has the capability to leave that planet and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has known previously only directly. 4.__________ 5 One major decision which faces the American students ready to begin higher education is the choice of attending a large university or a small college. The large university provides a wide range of specialized departments as well as numerous courses within such departments. The small college, therefore, 5.__________ generally provides a limited number of courses and specializations but offers a better student-faculty ratio, thus permitting individualized attention to students. 6 Music the Johnny has learned to appreciate as unpleasant is just dull noise to Jimmy——and quite 6.__________ possible, vice versa. 7 We are learning, finally, that silence is a natural resource and must be protected by law. It appears that we all find company in sound, if we all 7.__________ demand a little quiet from time to time. 8 The farmer aroused at down or before it and had much work to do, with his own muscles as his chief source of power. He used axes, spades and 8.__________ other complicated tools. 9 Whether women who have started a career will attain pay equality with men rests on at least two factors. First, will most of them continue part-time at their jobs after they have children? A 9.__________ break in their employment, or a decision to work part-time, will slow their raises and promotions as it would for men. 10 Whether true or not, the story illustrates the problem with idioms. They are almost possible to 10.__________ understand from the meanings of the individual words. And with English idioms, even the same words may have different meanings. 在2处填写改错内容。


    正确答案:将but改为so.

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    Companies that advertise on television complain that digital television recording (DTR) services make it possible for consumers to watch television programs without viewing the commercials that these advertisers have paid the television networks to broadcast. The DTR service providers respond that their services may actually help the advertisers, because without their service, many consumers would not have been able to watch the programs—or the commercials in them—in the first place.  Which of the following, if true, offers the most support to the advertisers’ claims that the DTR services are currently hurting their businesses?
    A

    Even the best commercials are usually less entertaining than the programs that consumers choose to watch for themselves.

    B

    DTR services charge such high rates that only a small percentage of consumers subscribe to them.

    C

    The average per-second cost of advertising on television has risen every year for the past two decades.

    D

    More than 90 percent of subscribers to DTR services opt to use a setting that automatically edits out commercials.

    E

    DTR services alter the television viewing experience by allowing customers to view the program of their choice at the time of their choosing.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    D项证明DTR服务公司使得观众屏蔽了广告,减弱了广告的效果,故本题选D项。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    Many of the soundings shown on the chart are derived from ().Undue reliance should not be placed upon them.
    A

    complete and often very poor surveys

    B

    correct and often very good surveys

    C

    inadequate and often very old surveys

    D

    adequate and present surveys


    正确答案: B
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text about some parents’ attitudes to ward commercials?
    A

    Children should never watch commercials on TV.

    B

    Advertisers are not always telling truth in commercials.

    C

    Children can benefit from some commercials.

    D

    There shouldn’t be too many commercials in children’s programs.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    A、B在文章第三段最后一句话提到了,D在第三段第二句话提到了,文章一直在说反对孩子看广告,意思就是说孩子不会在广告中受益,故选C。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    Many a customer _____ about the poor quality of the washing machines.
    A

    complains

    B

    complain

    C

    are complaining

    D

    have complained


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    Many a后跟单数名词,谓语动词用单数,表示复数意义。句意为:许多客户抱怨洗衣机的质量差。

  • 第13题:

    The book is high in quality thanks to the writers who worked so hard for so many months.()

    此题为判断题(对,错)。


    参考答案:正确

  • 第14题:

    ______he has many friends,he is often feeling lonely.

    A.As

    B.When

    C.While

    D.Since


    正确答案:C
    解析:句意:尽管他有很多朋友,但他经常感到孤单。本题考查让步状语从句。as与while都可引导让步状语从句,但as一般不置于句首,故本题选while。

  • 第15题:

    Wal-Mart has been criticized by some groups for its .( )

    [A] low service quality

    [B] employees' low salary

    [C] high pressure on the other companies

    [D] discrimination against women


    正确答案:D

  • 第16题:

    共用题干
    Brain Drain

    1.Brain drain is a phenomenon under which"people of a nation move to another nation due to financial benefits and also due to economical reasons,but there are many more reasons behind it". If we think deeply to the topic,we would find that this phenomenon has more disadvantages than advantages.
    2.This phenomenon has many advantages for receiving countries which will automatically benefit from the skills and talents of immigrated people who were educated and qualified in their home countnes.
    3.However,developing countries are deeply affected by this phenomenon since they are deprived from millions of their skilled workers, doctors,hardworking Engineers,and billions of man power. Those elites represent the backbone of their economies and once they travel abroad,their economies will not flourish and promote.In fact,there are many reasons behind brain drain.Firstly,the Government is the first responsible for brain drain. The salaries paid by local companies are much less than multinational foreign companies,which pushes millions of intelligent,hardworking Engineers to leave their native countries to look for a better life and opportunities.Secondly,the status and facilities provided by foreign companies are much higher in quality and quantity.Also,some people find it a matter of pride and dignity to work as an employee in foreign countries.
    4.But we have to mention that brain drain does not only affect developing countries but also has some advantages for them.People living abroad help foreigners to know about their cultures and traditions.Also,they give information about various natural beauties and tourist spots in their home countries,which encourages tourists to visit them. This in turn increases tourist income.Brain drain also helps in increasing their foreign exchanges.
    5.But at last you would find that brain drain has more disadvantages than advantages on developing or poor countries.So,to stop brain drain,local governments should make people aware of its harmful effects.Also Government should provide opportunities to their elites and should provide them with handsome salary so that they can serve their own mother nation.

    This phenomenon has many advantages for receiving countries which will benefit from the skills and talents of______.
    A:its harmful effects
    B:immigrated people
    C:the local government
    D:their cultures and traditions
    E:the hardworking engineers
    F: in quality and quantity

    答案:B
    解析:
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段的中心意思是人才流失对人员接受国的益处。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段的中心意思是人才流失对发展中国家的弊端。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段的中心意思是人才流失也能给发展中国家带来些好处。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段的中心意思是政府为阻止人才流失能采取的措施。
    本题考查的是对阐述文章主旨的事实与细节的了解。依据是第二段中的 "This phenomenon has many advantages for receiving countries which will automatically benefit from the skills and talents of immigrated people”。
    本题考查的是对阐述文章主旨的事实与细节的了解。依据是第三段中的 "Second,the status and facilities provided by foreign companies are much higher in quality and quantity”。
    本题考查的是对阐述文章主旨的事实与细节的了解。依据是第四段中的 "People living abroad help foreigners to know about their cultures and traditions”。
    本题考查的是对阐述文章主旨的事实与细节的了解。依据是文章第五段中的“So , to stop brain drain , local governments should make people aware of its harmful effects"。

  • 第17题:

    共用题干
    第三篇

    Fight against the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

    Once the hard decisions have been made about how to treat a patient's cancer,doctors face an even more difficult question:how do you help patients deal with the side effects of treatment?
    The issue is a challenge for physicians because,unlike with cancer therapies,there are few scientific studies on the most effective ways to handle the side effects一including common symptoms such as poor sleep or fatigue. But addressing these seemingly common complications(并发症)is crucial for helping patients maintain their regular lifestyle,which in turn may even encourage the success of their cancer treatment.
    That's why Dr. Karen Mustian of the University of Rochester Medical Center decided to put a favorite practice of cancer survivors一yoga一to the test.In a paper she will present at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (肿瘤学)(ASCO) annual meeting in June, Mustian designed a standardized program based on hatha yoga一a slow-moving form of the discipline一and tested its effect on improving the quality of life for cancer survivors.
    Called YOCAS,the four-week program involved sessions of hatha yoga twice a week for 75 minutes each,in combination with breathing exercises and meditation(冥想).Among the 410 participants,who were divided into yoga and traditional follow一up care groups,those practicing yoga recorded nearly double the improvement in sleep quality and reduction of fatigue compared to those not practicing yoga. They also reported better quality of life overall,Mustian says.
    For cancer physicians,the findings will be a welcome addition to their discussions with patients."Many patients ask about complementary (互补的)therapies, whether they are exercise or meditation or yoga," says Dr. Douglas Blayney,medical director of the comprehensive cancer center at University of Michigan and president of ASCO."I often don't know what to tell them because there isn't lot of science on these complementary therapies. Here is a scientific study showing benefit,so at least we can have some assurance in telling women that there is a yoga program,here are its characteristics and it has been shown to have beneficial effects on sleep and quality of life."

    Mustian designed a standardized program________.
    A:to see whether yoga can reduce side effects of cancer treatment
    B:to improve the quality of life for cancer patients
    C:to popularize yoga among cancer survivors
    D:to present it at the ASCO annual meeting

    答案:A
    解析:
    本题是细节考查题。题干是:在治疗癌症的医生制定治疗计划之后什么问题困扰着他们?选B的依据是第一段:" Once the hard decisions have been made about how to treat a patient's cancer,doctors face an even more difficult question:how do you help patients deal with the side effects of treatment?”医生一旦艰难地为癌症患者确定了治疗方案,就会面对一个更加棘手的问题:如何帮助患者应对因治疗而产生的副作用?选项B的意思是如何有效应对副作用问题,与原文相符。
    本题是细节考查题。题干是:帮助癌症病人应对治疗中的副作用的意义在哪儿?选D的依据是第二段最后一句:" But addressing these seemingly common complications (并发症)is crucial for helping patients maintain their regular lifestyle , which in turn may even en-courage the success of their cancer treatment.”而解决这些看似平常的并发症非常重要,它能帮助患者维持正常的生活,继而甚至能够增大癌症治愈的成功率。选项D的意思是因为这样能增加他们完全恢复的概率,与原文相符。
    本题是细节考查题。题干是:Mustian设计了一个标准化程序的目的是什么?选A的依据是第三段最后一句:"Mustian designed a standardized program based on hatha yoga一a slow-moving form of the discipline一and tested its effect on improving the quality of life for cancer survivors.”马斯蒂安依据哈萨瑜伽——一种缓慢运动的训练形式——设计了一套标准程序并测试其在改善癌症幸存者生活质量上的效果。选项A的意思是观察瑜伽是否能降低癌症治疗的副作用,与原文相符。
    本题是细节推理题。题干是:Mustian所做的实验表明了什么?选B的依据是第四段最后两句:"those practicing yoga recorded nearly double the improvement in sleep quality and reduction of fatigue compared to shoes not practicing yoga.They also reported better quality of life overall, Mustian says.”练瑜伽的人睡眠质量的改善程度几乎是不练瑜伽人的两倍,疲乏症也大大减轻。马斯蒂安说,报告显示他们的生活质量也总体得到了改善。选项B 的意思是练习瑜伽的确有助于癌症患者改善其生活质量。
    本题是细节推理题。题干是:Douglas Blayney博士对YOCAS这个程序的看法是怎样的?选A的依据是最后一段最后一句:"Here is a scientific study showing benefit, so at least we can have some assurance in telling women that there is a yoga program,here are its characteristics and it has been shown to have beneficial effects on sleep and quality of life.”这儿有一项科学研究显示了瑜伽的益处,所以至少我们可以有些把握告诉女患者,有一个瑜伽计划,它有这些特点,经证明它能有效提高睡眠和生活质量。选项C的意思是有益的,与原文相符。

  • 第18题:

    "SeasameStreet"has been called"the longest street in the world".
    This is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts ofthe world.
    The program,which went on the air in New York in 1969,uses songs,jokes,andpictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers,letters and humanrelationships.More than 6 million children in the United States watch itregularly.The viewers(观众)include more than half the nation′s children before school age.
    Manyteacher consider the program a great help,though some teachers find that problems happen when the first-year pupils who have learned from"SeasameStreet"are in the same class with those who have not watched the program.Tests have shown that children who watch it five times a week learn more than those who seldom watch it.In the United States the program is shown at differenthours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watchit regularly.
    Why has"Seasame Street"been so much more successful than other children′sshows?Many reasons have been suggested.Perhaps one reason is that motherswatch"Seasame Street"along with their children.But the best reasonfor the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching itfeel able to learn.The child finds himself learning,and he wants to learnmore.

    "Seasame Street"is a TV program produced mainly for

    A.children
    B.children of school age
    C.primary school teachers and pupils
    D.mothers and their children

    答案:A
    解析:
    考情点拨:事实细节题
    应试指导:从第三段可知,“芝麻街”就是少儿电视节目。

  • 第19题:

    1 There are many arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its program is often criticized and TV commercials are also boring. So television is undoubtedly 1.__________ a great comfort to many lonely and elderly people. 2 The manager of a large office building had received many complains about elevator service in the building, but he engaged a group of engineers to study the situation 2.__________ and make recommendation for improvement. 3 We asked a lady, who replied that she thought you could tell a well-mannered person by the way they occupied the space around them——for example, when such a person walks down a street he or she is constantly unaware of others. Such people never 3.__________ bump into other people. 4 Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has been bound the planet on which he originated and developed. Now he has the capability to leave that planet and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has known previously only directly. 4.__________ 5 One major decision which faces the American students ready to begin higher education is the choice of attending a large university or a small college. The large university provides a wide range of specialized departments as well as numerous courses within such departments. The small college, therefore, 5.__________ generally provides a limited number of courses and specializations but offers a better student-faculty ratio, thus permitting individualized attention to students. 6 Music the Johnny has learned to appreciate as unpleasant is just dull noise to Jimmy——and quite 6.__________ possible, vice versa. 7 We are learning, finally, that silence is a natural resource and must be protected by law. It appears that we all find company in sound, if we all 7.__________ demand a little quiet from time to time. 8 The farmer aroused at down or before it and had much work to do, with his own muscles as his chief source of power. He used axes, spades and 8.__________ other complicated tools. 9 Whether women who have started a career will attain pay equality with men rests on at least two factors. First, will most of them continue part-time at their jobs after they have children? A 9.__________ break in their employment, or a decision to work part-time, will slow their raises and promotions as it would for men. 10 Whether true or not, the story illustrates the problem with idioms. They are almost possible to 10.__________ understand from the meanings of the individual words. And with English idioms, even the same words may have different meanings. 在4处填写改错内容。


    正确答案:将directly改为indirectly.

  • 第20题:

    1 There are many arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its program is often criticized and TV commercials are also boring. So television is undoubtedly 1.__________ a great comfort to many lonely and elderly people. 2 The manager of a large office building had received many complains about elevator service in the building, but he engaged a group of engineers to study the situation 2.__________ and make recommendation for improvement. 3 We asked a lady, who replied that she thought you could tell a well-mannered person by the way they occupied the space around them——for example, when such a person walks down a street he or she is constantly unaware of others. Such people never 3.__________ bump into other people. 4 Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has been bound the planet on which he originated and developed. Now he has the capability to leave that planet and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has known previously only directly. 4.__________ 5 One major decision which faces the American students ready to begin higher education is the choice of attending a large university or a small college. The large university provides a wide range of specialized departments as well as numerous courses within such departments. The small college, therefore, 5.__________ generally provides a limited number of courses and specializations but offers a better student-faculty ratio, thus permitting individualized attention to students. 6 Music the Johnny has learned to appreciate as unpleasant is just dull noise to Jimmy——and quite 6.__________ possible, vice versa. 7 We are learning, finally, that silence is a natural resource and must be protected by law. It appears that we all find company in sound, if we all 7.__________ demand a little quiet from time to time. 8 The farmer aroused at down or before it and had much work to do, with his own muscles as his chief source of power. He used axes, spades and 8.__________ other complicated tools. 9 Whether women who have started a career will attain pay equality with men rests on at least two factors. First, will most of them continue part-time at their jobs after they have children? A 9.__________ break in their employment, or a decision to work part-time, will slow their raises and promotions as it would for men. 10 Whether true or not, the story illustrates the problem with idioms. They are almost possible to 10.__________ understand from the meanings of the individual words. And with English idioms, even the same words may have different meanings. 在1处填写改错内容。


    正确答案:将so改为转折性连词but.

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    A lubricant often has to perform many duties in any situation, in addition to its fundamental job of ().
    A

    resisting oxidization

    B

    reducing friction

    C

    promoting moving speed

    D

    developing inertia


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第22题:

    问答题
    Practice 1  Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. 1______  2______People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity(身份) than to step out of uniform?  3______They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible(可减税的). They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.  4______Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.  5______Though they are long lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.[A] For this reason, more and more factories begin to give out uniforms to workers.[B] Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?[C] Uniform also have many practical benefits.[D] Uniform is also an indication of people’s position.[E] Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian clothes.[F] Primary among the arguments against uniforms are their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them.[G] Uniform also give rise to some practical problems.

    正确答案: 1.B 空前说“美国人崇尚多样性和个性,然而他们对制服却情有独钟”。全文内容也都与穿制服有关。B选项说“制服在美国为什么受此欢迎?”能够贯穿上下文。故选B。
    2.E 阅读全文可知,针对穿制服这一现象有两种观点,本段讲的是赞同者的看法。选项E最能概括本段大意。故选E。
    3.C 本段讲的是穿制服可以省去服装费、洗衣费、税费等,且舒适、耐穿。即“穿制服的实用性”。故选C。
    4.F 本段讲的是反对者看法。F项说“反对制服的主要原因是制服缺少多样性,穿着它的人势必就失掉了个性”。符合文意。故选F。
    5.G 本段说“尽管制服耐穿,但它们比平常的衣服要贵,有些需要专业干洗成本高”。这些是穿制服带来的实际问题。故选G。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第23题:

    问答题
    Practice 2  “To be a Negro in America is to hope against hope,” wrote Martin Luther King in the last year Of his life. The advance the black man in the United States, from the position of slave to that of proud and equal citizen, is slow. The black man’s hopes have often ended in despair.  “Of the good things in life he has about one-half those Of whites;Of the bad he has twice those Of whites, ”wrote Dr. King. Half of all black people lived in poor houses. They’re received about half as much pay as whites. They had twice as many of their people out Of work and twice as many babies dead for lack Of proper care. Allowing for their numbers, twice as many black men as white fought in the war in Vietnam, and twice as many died in that war. Most black people sti11 did work that was unpleasant and poorly paid. That was the only work they could get.(from Great People of Our Time, ed., by Carol Christian Macmillan Education,1977)

    正确答案: 【参考译文】
    “在美国,作一个黑人就等于在无望中抱存一线希望,”马丁·路德·金在他生命的最后一年这样写道。在美国,黑人的社会地位由奴隶上升为自豪和平等的公民,这个发展历程是缓慢的。黑人的希望常常以绝望而告终。
    “他所拥有的生活中的幸福只有大约白人的一半;而他所经受的痛苦却是白人的两倍,”马丁·路德·金博士写道。黑人中的一半都住在破旧的房子里,他们的工资大约是白人的一半。他们拥有两倍于白人的失业人数。他们因缺少适当的照顾而死亡的婴儿是白人的两倍。考虑一下这些数字,两倍于白人的黑人男子在越南战争中作战,两倍于白人的黑人在那场战争中死亡,大多数黑人仍然做着那些低级、收入很低的工作。这是他们唯一能够找到的工作。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第24题:

    单选题
    Passage1Lonely people, it seems, are at greater risk than the gregarious of developing illnesses associated with chronic inflammation, such as heart disease and certain cancers.A paper published last year in the Public Library of Science, Medicine, shows the effect on mortality of loneliness is comparable with that of smoking and drinking after examining the results of 148 previous studies and controlled for factors such as age and pre-existing illness.Steven Cole of the University of Califormia, Los Angeles, thinks he may know why this is so.He told the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Washington,D.C., about his work studying the expression of genes in lonely people. Dr. Cole harvested samples of white blood cells from both lonely and gregarious people. He then analysed the activity of their genes, as measured by the production of a substance called messenger RNA. This molecule carries instructions from the genes telling a cell which proteins to make. The level of messenger RNA from most genes was the same in both types of people. There were several dozen genes, however, that were less active in the lonely, and several dozen others that were more active. Moreover, both the less active and the more active gene types came from a small number of functional groups.Broadly speaking, the genes less active in the lonely were those involved in staving off viral infections. Those that were more active were involved in protecting against bacteria. Dr. Cole suspects this could help explain not only why the lonely are iller, but how, in evolutionary terms, this odd state of affairs has come about.The crucial bit of the puzzle is that viruses have to be caught from another infected individual and they are usually species-specific. Bacteria, in contrast, often just lurk in the environment, and may thrive on many hosts. The gregarious are therefore at greater risk than the lonely of catching viruses, and Dr. Cole thus suggests that past evolution has created a mechanism which causes white cells to respond appropriately. Conversely, the lonely are better off ramping up their protection against bacterial infection, which is a bigger relative risk to them.What Dr. Cole seems to have revealed, then, is a mechanism by which social environment reaches inside a person's body and tweaks its genome so that it responds appropriately. It is not that the lonely and the gregarious are genetically different from each other. Rather, their genes are regulated differently, according to how sociable an individual is. Dr. Cole thinks this regulation is part of a wider mechanism that tunes individuals to the circumstances they find themselves in.What can we know about viruses and bacteria from the fourth paragraph?
    A

    Viruses often remain hidden in the environment.

    B

    Bacteria are passed to other people by the infected individual.

    C

    The lonely people can catch viruses more easily.

    D

    Viruses pose a greater threat to the gregarious than bacteria.


    正确答案: C
    解析: