【DOC】-2010年全國(guó)職稱英語(yǔ)等級(jí)考試?yán)砉ゎ怉級(jí)沖刺模擬題

2010年全國(guó)職稱英語(yǔ)等級(jí)考試?yán)砉ゎ怉級(jí)沖刺模擬題

大家論壇

第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)（第1~15題，每題1分，共15分）

下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或者短語(yǔ)有括號(hào)，請(qǐng)為每處括號(hào)部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接近的選項(xiàng)。1Theunionrepresentative(putacross)herargumentveryeffectively.

A.explained

B.invented

C.considered

D.accepted

2Hetalkstoughbuthasa(tender)heart.

A.heavy

B.strong

C.kind

D.wild

3Itisnouse(debating)therelativemeritsofthispolicy.

A.making

B.taking

C.discussing

D.expecting

4Ourstatisticsshowthatwe(consume)allthatwearecapableofproducing.

A.waste

B.buy

C.use

D.sell

5Thefueltankshada(capacity)of140liters.

A.function

B.ability

C.power

D.volume

6Ourlivesare(intimately)boundupwiththeirs.

A.tensely

B.nearly

C.carefully

D.closely

7Herfaith(upheld)herintimesofsadness.

A.supported

B.excited

C.inspired

D.directed

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8Thebookprovidesa(concise)analysisofthecountry'shistory.

A.clean

B.perfect

C.real

D.brief

9Itis(laiddown)intheregulationsthatallmembersmustcarrytheirmembershipcardsatalltimes.

A.suggested

B.warned

C.stated

D.confirmed

10Thecouncilmeeting(terminated)at2o'clock.

A.began

B.continued

C.ended

D.resumed

11Aredflagwasplacedthereasa(token)ofdanger.

A.sign

B.substitute

C.proof

D.target

12Howeverbadthesituationis,themajorityis(unwilling)toriskchange.

A.reluctant

B.eager

C.pleased

D.angry

13IthasbeensaidthattheActsprovidedanewcourseofactionanddidnotmerely(regulate)orenlargeanoldone.

A.limit

B.control

C.replace

D.offset

14Thesecretaryisexpectedto(explore)ideasforpost-warreconstructionofthearea.

A.deny

B.investigate

C.stress

D.create

15The(steadily)risingcostoflaboronthewaterfronthasgreatlyincreasedthecostofshippingcargobywater.--2--

大家論壇A.gradually

B.suddenly

C.excessively

D.exceptionally

第2部分：閱讀判斷（第16~22題，每題1分，共7分）

下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子做出判斷；如果該句提供的是正確信息，請(qǐng)選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請(qǐng)選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒(méi)有提及，請(qǐng)選擇C。

ProjectAimstoRaiseDemandforLaptops(筆記本電腦)forPoorChildren

TheprojectknownasOneLaptopPerChildhasanewcampaigntobringitscomputerstochildrenindevelopingcountries.

ThecampaignwillurgepeopleintheUnitedStatesandCanadatospendjustunderfourhundreddollarsfortwolaptops.Onewillgotoachildinapoorcountry.Theotherwillgotothebuyer.

The"GiveOne,GetOne"campaignwillstartonNovembertwelfthfortwoweeksonly.Projectofficialsthinkthedonationsmayhelppersuadegovernmentsofdevelopingcountriestobuymore.

Thegreen-and-whitemachinesarespeciallydesignedforchildreninthedevelopingworld.Thelaptop,calledtheXO,doesnotuseverymuchpower.Andifnoelectricityisavailable,userscanchargethebatterybyhandbyturningacrank(曲柄).

Thecomputerusesthefree,open-sourceoperatingsystemLinux.Thecolordisplaycanchangetoablack-and-whiteimagesousersareabletoseeiteveninbrightsunlight.

Also,thelaptopsareabletoconnectwirelessly(無(wú)線的)toeachother,aswellastheInternetiflocalserviceisavailable.Theyhaveacamera.Andtheyarebuilttoresistdirtandmoisture.

MassproductionisexpectedtobegininOctober,onceafinaldesignisapproved.TheXOlaptopiscurrentlybeingtestedinCambodia,Thailand,Rwanda,Ethiopia,Uruguay,BrazilandPeru.

WalterBenderisheadofsoftwareandcontentforthenonprofitOneLaptopPerChildproject.HesaysofficialshopetoestablishaprocessthroughtheUnitedNationsforcountriestomakeproposalstogetfreelaptops.

Donationsmaybenecessarytolaunchalaptopprograminsomepoorcountries,hesays,butgovernmentsareneededtokeepitgoing.Partnershipsbetweennationscouldalsohelp.Italy,forexample,hasagreedtobuyfiftythousandlaptopsforEthiopia.

TheprojectisledbyNicholasNegroponte,thefoundingdirectoroftheMediaLaboratoryattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Hewaswaitingforthreemillionorders,butsofarthathasnothappened.Intwothousandfiveheannouncedtheideaforacomputerthatwouldcostonehundreddollars.Rightnow,thecostisalmostonehundredninetydollars.SeveralcountriesinAfricaandSouthAmericahavealreadyplacedorders.WalterBendersayscountriesthatbuylaptopscouldstillreceiveothersthroughdonations.

16.PeopleinAmericaandCanadaareaskedtobuytwolaptopsforchildreninpoorcountries.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

17.Childrencanusethelaptopwithoutelectricityorbattery.

A.Right

B.Wrong

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大家論壇C.Notmentioned

18.Thecomputerisnoteasytobecomedirtyandwet.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

19.TheXOlaptopwillbetestedinPhilippinesnextyear.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

20.Italyhaspromisedtooffer15,000laptopsforRwandabecauseoftheirpartnerships.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

21.NicholasNegropontehasreceivedalargeorderofthreemillionlaptopsfromdifferentcountries.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

22.Thecostofalaptophasincreasedby90dollarssince2005.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子（第23~30題，每題1分，共8分）

下面的短文后有2項(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：（1）第23~26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為指定段落每段選擇1個(gè)小標(biāo)題；（2）第27~30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為每個(gè)句子確定一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

TouringtheAntarcticbringsdanger

1ShiptourismtoAntarcticaisontherise:Morethan35,000touristsareexpectedtovisitAntarcticathisspringandsummer.In1992-93,6,750visitedAntarctica,accordingtotheAntarcticTreatySecretariat.Allofthistourism,however,isposinggreatdangertobothtouristsandtheenvironment.

2Amongthetouristshipsthatvisitthecontinent,theExplorer,aCanadianship,wasoneofthefirst.Launchedin1969,itwasbuilttoferrytouriststoAntarctica.Lastweek,however,itbecamethefirstcommercialpassengershiptosinkbeneaththepolarregion'swaters.Fortunately,allofthepassengersandcrewmemberswereevacuated(撤離)fromtheship.However,thesunkenshipthreatenstheAntarctic'sfragileenvironment.Theshipwasestimatedtobeholding48,000gallonsofmarinedieselfuel.

3Theaccidentwasnotunanticipated.BoththeUSandUKhadwarnedaconferenceofAntarctictreatynationsinMaythatthetourismsituationintheregionwasapotentialdisaster.TheUSsaidinapaper,people"shouldtakeahardlookattourismissuesnow,especiallythoserelatedtovesselsafety.""TheincreasingnumberofshipsoperatinginAntarcticameansthatshipsareundergreaterpressurestomeetthetimeslotsforvisitingkeysites,"theBritishgovernmentwroteinapaperatthemeetingoftreatynations.

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大家論壇4AlthoughtheAntarcticseasarerelativelycalm,floatingiceposesapotentialthreattoships.TheowneroftheExplorerattributedthesinkingtoafist-sizeholeinthehullcreatedbyice.ManyoftheotherlargecruiseshipsnowvisitingAntarcticahavelittleornoicereinforcementintheirdesigns.Suchshipsgenerallycanonlycometothecontinentattheheightofsummer.Butthetouristrushispushingvesselsintodangeroussituations.5Asanaturalfrontier,Antarcticaisinalegalmuddle.Therearenoobviousanswersastowhoisresponsiblefordealingwiththethreatthattourismmaycausetohumanlifeandtheenvironment.

6JimBarnes,executivedirectoroftheAntarcticandSouthernOceanCoalition,toldtheNewYorkTimes:"There'snomilitaryorcoastguardforAntarctica."Heasked:"Dowewantthis(theAntarctic)tobecomeDisneyland,ordowewantsomecontrols?"

23.Paragraph1

24.Paragraph2

25.Paragraph3

26.Paragraph4

A.TheSinkingoftheExplorer

B.IncreasingTourists

C.Pollution

D.HiddenDangers

E.WarningsBeforetheAccident

F.BigDisaster

27.AlthoughtheExplorersunk,thecrewmembersandpassengersare________.

28.TheaccidentoftheExplorer'ssinkingis________.

29.Thetouristshipsareindangerof________.

30.WhoisresponsibleofAntarctic'sthreatis________.

A.safe

B.beinghitbyfloatingice

C.pollutethesea

D.foreseen

E.unclear

F.dealingwiththethreat

第4部分：閱讀理解（第31~45題，每題3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

第一篇

CellPhonesIncreaseTraffic,PedestrianFatalities

Cellphonesareadangerontheroadinmorewaysthanone.Twonewstudiesshowthattalkingonthephonewhiletraveling,whetheryou'redrivingoronfoot,isincreasingbothpedestriandeathsandthoseofdriversandpassengers,andrecommendcrackdowns(制裁)oncellusebybothpedestriansanddrivers.

Thenewstudies,lead-authoredbyRutgersUniversity,Newark,EconomicsProfessorPeterD.Loeb,relatetheimpactofcellphonesonaccidentfatalities(死亡者)tothenumberofcellphonesinuse,showingthatthecurrentincreaseindeathsresultingfromcellphoneusefollowsaperiodwhencellphonesactuallyhelpedto--5--

大家論壇reducepedestrianandtrafficfatalities.However,thisreductioninfatalitiesdisappearedoncethenumbersofphonesinusereacheda"criticalmass"(臨界數(shù)量)of100million,thestudyfound.

Thesestudieslookedatcellphoneuseandmotorvehicleaccidentsfrom1975through2002,andfactoredinanumberofvariables,includingvehiclespeed,alcoholconsumption,seatbeltuse,andmilesdriven.Thestudiesfoundthecellphone-fatalitycorrelationtobetrueevenwhenincludingfactorssuchasspeed,alcoholconsumption,andseatbeltuse.

Loebandhisco-authordeterminedthat,atthecurrenttime,cellphoneusehasa"significantadverseeffectonpedestriansafety"andthat"cellphonesandtheirusageaboveacriticalthresholdaddstomotorvehiclefatalities."Inthelate1980sandpartofthe1990s,beforethenumbersofphonesexploded,cellphoneuseactuallyhada"life-savingeffect"inpedestrianandtrafficaccidents,Loebnotes."Cell-phoneusers'wereabletoquicklycallformedicalassistancewheninvolvedinanaccident.Thisquickmedicalresponseactuallyreducedthenumberoftrafficdeathsforatime,"Loebhypothesizes(假設(shè)).

However,thiswasnotthecasewhencellswerefirstusedinthemid-1980s,whentheycauseda"life-takingeffect"amongpedestrians,driversandpassengersinvehicles.Inthoseearlydays,whentherewerefewerthanamillionphones,fatalitiesincreased,saysLoeb,becausedriversandpedestriansprobablywerestilladjustingtothenoveltyofusingthem,andthereweren'tenoughcellphonesinusetomakeadifferenceinsummoninghelpfollowinganaccident,heexplains.

The"life-savingeffect"occurredasthevolumeofphonesgrewintotheearly1990s,andincreasingnumbersofcellswereusedtocall911followingaccidents,leadingtoadropinfatalities,explainsLoeb.Butthislife-savingeffectwascanceledoutoncethenumbersofphonesreacheda"criticalmass"ofabout100millionandthe"life-takingeffect"—increasedaccidentsandfatalities—outweighedthebenefitsofquickaccessto911services,accordingtoLoeb.

Loebandhisco-authorsusedeconometric(計(jì)量經(jīng)濟(jì)的)modelstoanalyzedatafromanumberofgovernmentandprivatestudies.Heandhisco-authorsrecommendthatgovernmentsconsidermoreaggressivepoliciestoreducecellphoneusebybothdriversandpedestrians,toreducethenumberoffatalities.

31.Thetwonewstudies,lead-authoredbyProfessorPeterD.Loeb

A.showthattalkingonthephonewhiledrivingorwalkinginthestreetincreasesdeathsofdriversandpedestrians.

B.showthattalkingonthephonewhiledrivingincreasespedestriandeaths.

C.recommendthatstrictmeasuresbetakentorestraincellphoneuse.

D.bothAandC.

32.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whendidcellphonesactuallyhelptoreducepedestrianandtrafficfatalities?

A.Rightaftercellphoneswereinvented.

B.Beforethenumberofcellphoneusersreachedacriticalmass.

C.Whencellphoneuserstotaledtoacertainnumber.

D.Whenthenumberofcellphonesdecreasedtoacertainnumber.

33.Whatissaidaboutcellphoneuseinparagraph4?

A.Thenumberofcellphonesinuseexplodedinthelate1980sandpartofthe1990s.

B.Thenumberoftrafficdeathswasreducedinthelate1980sandpartofthe1990sduetocellphoneuse.

C.Cellphoneusersarelikelytobeinvolvedintrafficaccidents.

D.Theuseofcellphoneshasalife-savingeffectforpedestriansanddrivers.

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大家論壇

34.Whatissaidaboutcellphoneuseinthemid-1980sinparagraph5?

A.Ithadalife-takingeffectbecausethereweren'tenoughcellphonesinusethen.

B.Theincreaseduseofcellphonesthencauseda"life-takingeffect.''

C.Trafficfatalitiesincreasedthenbecausethenumberofcellphonesinusedecreased.

D.Trafficfatalitiesdecreasedthenbecausethenumberofcellphonesinuseincreased.

35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsDOESNOTanswerthequestion"Whatcausedthe"life-savingeffect"tooccurintheearly1990s?"

A.Thereweremorecellphoneusersduringthatperiod.

B.Thenumberofcellphoneusersreachedabout100million.

C.Morecellphoneswereusedtocall911whenaccidentsoccurred.

D.Cellphonesenabledpeopletohavequickaccessto911services.

第二篇

HowtheFirstStarsintheUniverseCameintoExistence

ResearchersbelievethatouruniversebeganwiththeBigBang(宇宙大爆炸)about13billionyearsago,andthatsoonafterthatevent,matterbegantoformassmalldustgrainsandgases.Howthefirststarsformedfromthisdustandgashasbeenaburningquestionforyears,butastate-of-the-art(最新技術(shù)水平的)computersimulationnowoffersthemostdetailedpictureyetofhowthesefirststarsintheuniversecameintoexistence.Thecompositionoftheearlyuniversewasquitedifferentfromthatoftoday,andthephysicsthatgovernedtheearlyuniversewerealsosomewhatsimpler.Dr.NaokiYoshidaandcolleaguesinJapanandtheU.S.incorporatedtheseconditionsoftheearlyuniverse,sometimesreferredtoasthe"cosmicdarkages,"tosimulatetheformationofanastronomical(天文的)objectthatwouldeventuallyshineitslightintothisdarkness.

Theresultisadetaileddescriptionoftheformationofaprotostar(原恒星)—theearlystageofamassiveprimordial(原始的)starofouruniverse—andtheresearchers'computersimulationsetsthebarforfurtherinvestigationintothestarformationprocess.Thequestionofhowthefirststarsevolvedissoimportantbecausetheirformationsandeventualexplosionsprovidedtheseedsforsubsequentstarstocomeintobeing.Accordingtotheirsimulation,gravityactedonminutedensityvariationsinmatter,gases,andthemysterious"darkmatter''oftheuniverseaftertheBigBanginordertoformthisearlystageofastar—aprotostarwithamassofjustonepercentofoursun.Thesimulationrevealshowpre-stellar(前恒星的)gaseswouldhaveactuallyevolvedunderthesimplerphysicsoftheearlyuniversetoformthisprotostar.Dr.Yoshida'ssimulationalsoshowsthattheprotostarwouldlikelyevolveintoamassivestarcapableofsynthesizing(合成)heavyelements,notjustinlatergenerationsofstars,butsoonaftertheBigBang.

"Thisgeneralpictureofstarformation,andtheabilitytocomparehowstellarobjectsformindifferenttimeperiodsandregionsoftheuniverse,willeventuallyallowinvestigationintotheoriginsoflifeandplanets,"saidLarsHernquist,aProfessorofAstronomyatHarvardUniversity."Theabundanceofelementsintheuniversehasincreasedasstarshaveaccumulated,"hesays,"andtheformationanddestructionofstarscontinuestospreadtheseelementsfurtheracrosstheuniverse.Sowhenyouthinkaboutit,alloftheelementsinourbodiesoriginallyformedfromnuclearreactionsinthecentersofstars,longago.''

Theirsimulationofthebirthofaprotostarintheearlyuniversesignifiesakeysteptowardtheambitiousgoalofpiecingtogethertheformationofanentireprimordialstarandofpredictingthemassandpropertiesofthesefirststarsoftheuniverse.Morepowerfulcomputers,morephysicaldata,andanevenlargerrangewillbeneededforfurthercalculationsandsimulations,buttheseresearchershopetoeventuallyextendthissimulationto--7--

大家論壇thepointofnuclearreactioninitiation—whenastellarobjectbecomesatruestar.

36.Whatcanthestate-of-the-artcomputersimulationtellusabout?

AHowmatterbegantoformthefirststarsaftertheBigBang.

BHowtheBigBangmarkedthebeginningofouruniverse.

CHowtheBigBangtookplaceabout13billionyearsago.

DHowdustgrainsandgasesformaftertheBigBang.

37.Whatdoesthe"astronomicalobject"(paragraph2)referto?

ATheearlyuniverse.

BCosmicdarkages.

CThefirststarformedintheuniverse.

DDustgrainsandgases.

38.Whatdoestheword"minute"meanintheexpression"minutedensityvariations"?

AAunitoftimeequaltoonesixtiethofanhour.

BAshortintervaloftime.

CExceptionallylarge.

DExceptionallysmall.

39.Accordingtoparagraph4,whatisNOTtrueaboutaprotostar?

AIthadamassofonepercentofthesun.

BItwasdevelopedintoamassivestarbeforetheBigBang.

CItbegantocombineheavyelementsafteritevolvedintoamassivestar.

DItwasevolvedfrompre-stellargases.

40.Allexceptoneofthefollowingindicatethegoalsofthesimulationproject.Whichoneisit?

AToknowmoreaboutthemassandpropertiesofthefirststarsoftheuniverse.

BToapplythesimulationtothestudyofnuclearreactioninitiation.

CToknowhowastellarobjectbecomesatruestar.

DToobtainadetailedpictureoftheearlyuniversebeforetheBigBang.

第三篇

He'sagreatadventurer

Endlesssea,sandandsunshineonatinytropicalisland–everyone'sideaofParadise.Whowouldn'twanttoliveinsuchaplace?

OnepersonwhocertainlydoesisBenSouthall,fromtheUK.The34-year-oldwasoneofmorethan34,000peoplewhoappliedforthepostof"caretaker"onHamiltonIsland,Australia,billedbythelocalgovernmentas"thebestjobintheworld".ThepositionstartsinJulyandrunsforsixmonths.Thesalaryisaltogether150,000Australiandollars.

WhySouthall?Well,firstlet'stakealookatthecriteriaforthejob:"We'relookingforapplicantswithanadventurousattitude,passionfortheoutdoorsandgoodcommunicationskills."

Onhisapplicationvideo,Southallexpressedaloveofadventureandfeaturedphotographsofhimselfridinganostrich,runningamarathon,scubadiving,andkissingagiraffe.

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"I'magreatcommunicatorandlovemeetingpeopleandimmersingmyselfinothercultures,"hesaid.Hedidagoodjobindemonstratingbloggingskills,swimming,andsnorkeling,whichwereallpartsoftheinterviewprocess.

FromthetimehewasannouncedintheTop50,andthentheTop16,SouthallexcelledinshowingtruepassionforQueensland,"TourismMinisterPeterLawlorsaidinastatement.

"Hisideasforhowhewillmaketherolehisown...plushisinitiativeandabilitytorisetoachallengeimpressedtheselectionpanelandsecuredhisplaceinthetopjob,"Lawlorsaid.

SouthallwasborninCoventry,UKandusedhisparents'homeasabaseforhisadventures.HehadanoldLandRoverthatheusedforacharity-fund-raisingtrekacrossAfricawhichinvolvedjoininginfivemarathonsandclimbingfivemountains.

"Hewasalwaysuptomischief.Itwassometimeshardworktomakehimgethisheaddownanddohisworkbecausehealwayswantedtobeoutside,"hismothersaidabouthisearlyyear'slife.

"HewantedtogosurfinginSouthAfrica,sohegotajobhouse-sittingtopayforit.Weregularlyaskhimwhenheisgoingtogetaproperjob,butheisconfidentandhasastrongsetoffriendsandisagreatsocialanimal.Nowhehasgotthejobhedeserves,"saidhisfather.

So,yousee?Nomatterwhattypeofpersonyouare,there'salwaysthatpossibilityofadreamjob.How'sthat?Justreadthejobdescriptionscarefullyandcomeupwithexactlytheskillsandqualitiesneeded.That'swhatSouthalldidtogethisjob.

41.Whatisthebestjobintheworld?

A.ajobaboutservingthelocalgovernment

B.ajobaboutbeingthecaretakeronHamiltonIsland

C.ajobofworkingonQueensland

D.ajobaboutearningalotofmoney

42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtherequirementfortheapplication?

A.skilledcomputerabilities

B.passionfortheoutdoors

C.aloveofadventure

D.begoodatcommunicatingwithothers

43.Whatcanweknowabouttheinterviewprocessfromthepassage?

A.Applicantswererequiredtoshowtheirsportskills.

B.Applicantshadtokissagiraffeintheinterview.

C.ThegovernmentdecidedtoemploySouthallattheverybeginning.

D.ThewholeinterviewprocesswasmonitoredbyPeterLawlor.

44.WhatcanweknowfromSouthall'slife?

A.Hewasborninapoorfamily.

B.Heenjoysoutdoorssincehischildhood.

C.Hedidn'tdowellinhisstudy.

D.Bothhisparentsaregoodatsports.

45.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat

A.weallcangetajoblikeSouthall'sifwereadthenewspapercarefully

B.everyonehasthechancetofindadreamjobwiththeirskillsandqualities

C.peopleshouldfocusonthejobdescriptionsonthenewspaper

D.SouthAfricaisthebestplaceforpeopletolivein

第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文（第46~50題，每題2分，共10分）

下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6個(gè)句子，其中5個(gè)取自短文，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容講其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章面貌。

Poll:Familytieskeytoyouthhappiness

Soyou'rebetweentheagesof13and24.Whatmakesyouhappy?

Spendingtimewithfamilywasthetopanswertothatopen-endedquestion,accordingtoanextensivesurvey--morethan100questionsaskedof1,280peopleages13-24--conductedbyTheAssociatedPressonthenatureofhappinessamongAmerica'syoungpeople.

__________(46).Andgoodnewsforparents:Nearlythree-quartersofyoungpeoplesaytheirrelationshipwiththeirparentsmakesthemhappy.

"They'remyfoundation,"saysKristianaSt.John,17,ahigh-schoolstudentfromQueensinNewYork."MymomtellsmethatevenifIdosomethingstupid,she'sstillgoingtolovemenomatterwhat.Justknowingthatmakesmefeelveryhappyandblessed."

________________(47).Whilemostyoungpeoplearehappyoverallwiththewaytheirlivesaregoing,thereareracialdifferences:________________(48).Alotofyoungpeoplefeelstress,particularlythosefromthemiddleclass,andfemalesmorethanmales.

Youmightthinkmoneywouldbeclearlytiedtoageneralsenseofhappiness.Butalmostnoonesaid"money"whenaskedwhatmakesthemhappy,thoughpeoplewiththehighestfamilyincomesaregenerallyhappierwithlife.________________(49)

Andsex?Yes,weweregettingtothat.Beingsexuallyactiveactuallyleadstolesshappinessamong13-17yearolds,accordingtothesurvey.Ifyou're18to24,sexmightleadtomorehappinessinthemoment,butnotingeneral.

Overwhelmingly,youngpeoplethinkmarriagewouldmakethemhappyandwanttobemarriedsomeday.Mostalsowanttohavekids.

Finally,whenaskedtonametheirheroes,nearlyhalfofrespondentsmentionedoneorbothoftheirparents.________________(50)

A.Othersmaymakeusmuchhappier.

B.However,havinghighlyeducatedparentsisastrongerpredictorofhappinessthanincome.

C.thepollshowswhitestobehappierthanblacksandHispanics.

D.Thewinner,byanose:Mom.

E.Otherresultsaremoredisconcerting.

F.Nextwasspendingtimewithfriends,followedbytimewithasignificantother.

第6部分：完形填空（第52~65題，每題1分，共15分）

下面的短文有15處空白，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

ObtainingDrinkingWaterfromAirHumidity

Notaplanttobeseen,thedesertgroundistoo_____(51).Buttheaircontainswater,andresearch

scientistshavefounda_____(52)ofobtainingdrinkingwaterfromairhumidity.Thesystemisbasedcompletelyonrenewableenergyandisthereforeautonomous(獨(dú)立的).

Crackspermeate(遍布)thedried-outdesertgroundandthelandscapebearstestimonytothelackofwater.Butevenhere,wheretherearenolakes,riversorgroundwater,considerablequantitiesofwaterarestoredintheair.IntheNegevdesertinIsrael(以色列),forexample,annualaveragerelativeairhumidityis64percent—ineverycubicmetero