The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to 。A. criminals B. pigeonsC. the stolen cars D. demands for money

题目

The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to 。

A. criminals B. pigeons

C. the stolen cars D. demands for money

相似考题

1.The underlined word “ There” in the second paragraph refers to (指的是)____________.

2.The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a person’s _____A. later generationsB. friends and relativesC. colleagues and partnersD. later sponsors

3.The word “cognition” in the last paragraph refers to __________.A． conceptB． thinkingC． instinctD． distinction

4.The underlined word "deter" in Paragraph 3 most probably means .A. discourage B. remove C. benefit D. free

参考答案和解析
正确答案：D
考点：代词的指代。按照就近原则去找。前面提到Demands for pigeon-delivered money故正确答案应该选择D。
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  • 第1题：

    The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

    A. the rainbow in the sky.

    B. the stripes on the pavement

    C. something imaginative and fun

    D. important lessons learned in childhood


    正确答案：C

  • 第2题：

    The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __

    A. being willing to speak one's mind

    B. being able to increase one's power

    C. being ready to make one's own judgment

    D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently


    正确答案：D

  • 第3题：

    The phrase "retained earnings" in the last paragraph probably refers to "______".

    A．the net worth belonging to the creditors and owners

    B．part of the profits reinvested in the company

    C．the amount of money the owners invested

    D．the amount of money owed to the employees


    正确答案：B
    解析："retained earnings"意为留存收益，是指企业利润中未进行分配，而是进行再投资的部分。

  • 第4题：

    The word 'company' in the first paragraph refers to __.

    A. companions

    B. bankers

    C. lawyers

    D. prisoners


    正确答案：A

  • 第5题：

    单选题
    The word “they” underlined in Paragraph 1 refers to ______.
    A

    organisms

    B

    fish

    C

    toxins

    D

    flesh


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    指代题。第一段首句指出microscopic organisms会以一种不知名的毒素麻痹鱼类，然后把鱼吃掉。该句意为“他们也许会使人类得病”。可知microscopic organisms对鱼类和人都会造成危害，因此此处的they指的即是前面的microscopic organisms。

  • 第6题：

    单选题
    The word “there” underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to.
    A

    our own planet

    B

    the outer surface of the sun

    C

    the core of a black dwarf

    D

    the planet mercury


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    语义题。“there”出现在最后一段最后一句，前一句指出“太阳成为一个黑色矮星时，地球就会变得黑暗并且寒冷”。该句紧接上一句，进一步讲述地球上的情况，因此there指的是上一句的主语the earth，故答案为A。

  • 第7题：

    单选题
    The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 3) refers to _____.
    A

    a rock

    B

    the group of bees

    C

    a hill

    D

    the river


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    细节推理题。第三段第二，三句话是说“从远处看，这群蜜蜂就像是一团浓烟。当它们越来越近时，我意识到，事实上这是成千上万的蜜蜂飞向我”。由此可知it是指the group of bees。故选B项。

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    In Paragraph 2, the underlined word “that” refers to _____.
    A

    being good at something

    B

    setting a practical goal

    C

    putting in more time

    D

    succeeding in life


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    此处的代词that替代前句中的“set a goal and then gradually make it more practical”，可得出B项为正确答案。

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    The word “they” underlined in Paragraph 2 refers to.
    A

    dry towns

    B

    financial muscles

    C

    county officials

    D

    real estate developers


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    推断题。第二段最后一句提到了“they”，指代的应该是上文的内容。而该最后一句之前提到“business interests”，并指出它们包括“real estate developers, grocery chains, restaurant groups and Wal-Mart”。因此real estate developers是其中一分子，故选D项为正确答案。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    The underlined word that in Paragraph 4 refers to (指代) “______”.
    A

    returning the ring

    B

    setting up a page

    C

    living in the streets

    D

    receiving money


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    词义猜测题。that指代上文提及的内容，即，他收到了$85,000。故选D项。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    The underlined word “booming” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    large

    B

    thriving

    C

    frequent

    D

    fast


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    booming繁荣的，C项与之同义。

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    The word “it” underlined in Paragraph 2 refers to __________.
    A

    the experiment

    B

    economic motivation

    C

    the Western Electric Hawthorn plant

    D

    the Hawthorne effect


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    本题是词义题。此处的“it”指的就是前面所提到的“霍桑效应”。句意：这是第一次被记录下来且被广泛引用的在工作中的影响心理作用的依据；它导致了第一次旨在调查工作场所中心理和社会因素影响的认真研究。所以，D为答案。

  • 第13题：

    28． The underlined word "shortage" in the second paragraph means "_____ in Chinese．

    A．问题

    B．短处

    C．缺乏

    D．资源


    正确答案：C
    28.C【解析】由第二段的“small amount of fresh wate，' 和“our need for water”可推测出shortage含义。

  • 第14题：

    23． The underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refers to _________ ．

    A． oxygen masks

    B． doctors

    C． oxygen

    D． passengers


    正确答案：A
    23.A【解析】句意：火车上有氧气罩，这是为需要它们的人准备的。

  • 第15题：

    The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means 。

    A. mind B. admit

    C. believe D. expect


    正确答案：C
    考点：词汇题。做题原则：一一把选项带入原文。

  • 第16题：

    The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

    A. the rainbow in the sky

    B. the stripes on the pavement

    C. something imaginative and fun

    D. important lessons learned in childhood


    正确答案：C
    解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段作者的感慨“to keep our hopes and dreams colorful”，可以推断此时作者提到的rainbow不是指自己曾经画过的街道上的彩虹，而是指自己的人生中的彩虹。

  • 第17题：

    单选题
    The noun phrase “the medicine” underlined in Paragraph 1 refers to the _________.
    A

    turtle

    B

    medicine made from turtle

    C

    cancer cure

    D

    pet trade


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    本题是词义题。参考第71题的解析，可知这里的“这种药物”指的就是B项的“用金钱龟制成的药物”。

  • 第18题：

    单选题
    The word “They” underlined in Paragraph 3 refers to.
    A

    415 counties in the South

    B

    alcohol sales in other places

    C

    attempts by Wal-Mart and others

    D

    church groups and religious leaders


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    细节题。第三段首句指出Wal-Mart和其他企业试图说服南方那些地区解除禁酒令，却遭到some church groups and religious leaders的强烈反对。该段接下来就提到“他们争辩道解除禁酒就意味着更多的家庭暴力…”，由此可看出此处的they指的就是前面一句中提到的some church groups and religious leaders。因此选D。

  • 第19题：

    单选题
    The word “despot” underlined in Paragraph 2 means a person __________.
    A

    who enjoys a high reputation

    B

    who is very successful in politics

    C

    with unlimited powers

    D

    who deposits a large sum of money in a bank


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    第二段第一句提到“‘The burnt child fears the fire’ is one instance; another is the rise of despotslike Hitler.”(“一朝被灼伤，见火就害怕”是一种情况，另一种是像希特勒一样的独裁者的兴起)，由此可见despot的意思是“独裁者”，也即是独揽政权，拥有无限权利的人，故答案选C。

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    The word “it” underlined in Paragraph 2 refers to______.
    A

    publishing

    B

    books

    C

    life

    D

    childhood


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    本题是词义题。这句话表达的是：人们逐渐意识到孩童时期应该是快乐和无忧无虑的人生阶段，并且开始出版庆祝、赞美它的书籍；由此可判断出此处“it”指代的是前面的“Childhood”，答案为选项D。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to _____.
    A

    acting well at work and in politics

    B

    feeling depressed for the news media

    C

    accepting and understanding what has happened

    D

    saying something negative when bad things come


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    第四段倒数第一句提到“It will save you a lot of sadness…”应该是前面提到的行为做法能让人省掉许多悲伤。所以此处it指代前面第四段第二句“Accept these things as they are, and try to understand why they’re that way”内容，即：接受事物本来的样子，尽量去理解它们为什么会是那样子。故选C。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    The word “agoraphobia” underlined in the last paragraph means phobia for.
    A

    everything

    B

    new places

    C

    social activity

    D

    new people


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    语义题。agoraphobia所在句提到的this指的是上文的内容，即该段第四五句描述的对新地点、新空间的恐惧，因此“agoraphobia”应指的是对新地点的恐惧，故选B。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    The word those in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.
    A

    people who often take taxis

    B

    people who often have meals in big hotels

    C

    people who are dishonest

    D

    people who are worthy of trust


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    词汇题。由最后一段第一句可知，“日常生活中有如此多的漏洞，对于那些喜欢占‘小便宜’的人来说，芬兰简直是一个天堂”。因此“those”指代的是“people who are dishonest”。故C为正确选项。

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