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【自考英語】2022年6月河北省肥鄉(xiāng)區(qū)英語（一）

模擬題（解析版）

第1題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B^WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D、Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正確答案】D

第2題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Anotherproblemthevillagepeoplefaceisthedestructioncausedby

wildanimalssuchastheelephant.Elephantswillwalkthroughanddestroytheir

crops,treesandhutsinjustonenight.Thecheapandeasysolutionistosoakrope

inchiliwaterandputituparoundtheirfenceanditwillkeeptheelephantsand

otherwildanimalsaway.Inthelocalvillage,Elephants

A、areimportantforfarming

B、aretheonlywildanimals

C、oftencausetroubletovillagers'crops

D、canbefoundineachfamily

【正確答案】C

第3題【單選題】

［填句補(bǔ)文］Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver-transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B、Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正確答案】A

第4題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestosee

whosewouldflythefurthest.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoinedinandwonfive,

andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-looking

clouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel

A、Toenjoythegoodweather.

B、Tohaveachangeofscene.

C、Tospendallhiswinnings.

D、Togetawayfromthecrew.

【正確答案】B

第5題【單選題】

[2010.4]Wehadlotsoftodoyesterday—that'swhyImissedtheparty.

A、job

B、work

C、labor

D、duty

【正確答案】B

第6題【單選題】

[填句補(bǔ)文]Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B、WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D、Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正確答案】D

第7題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D^Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正確答案】D

第8題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle

（長(zhǎng)柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewould

moverounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）of

theladlewasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceis

mentionedinabookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfar

backasthefourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleinthe

inventionofthe"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernot

tolosedirections,theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.Whichofthefollowing

abouttheladle-shapedcompassistrue?

A、The"handle"oftheladlepointedsouth.

B、The"handle'1oftheladlepointednorth.

C、Thebulkoftheladlewasattractedtosouth.

D、Thebulkoftheladleremainedunmovedontheboard.

【正確答案】A

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,and

Greider;ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A^moneyinmedicalresearch

B、proteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D、telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正確答案】D

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,Z/Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime."We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A^lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C、careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正確答案】C

第11題【單選題】

（填句補(bǔ)文】MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

deathofapartner..AccordingtoarecentU.S.census（人口普查）,25percentofall

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A>Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B>Hesays,a\likebeingbymyself/

C、However;evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正確答案】C

第12題【單選題】

【完成句子】Musicisanexpressionofemotionandimagination.Musicfreesthesoul.Itsoothes

thebodyandspirit.Itrelaxes.Itenergizes.Itcalms.Itmotivates.Musicisfunandinteresting,

educationalandbeautiful.Ithelpsusrememberwhoweareandfromwherewecame.Imaginea

worldwithnomusic.Tryingtoerasemusicfromourmindsisnearlyimpossible.Whatcanyoudoto

preservethemusicwhichinfluencesyou.Musicfreesoursoulandrelaxesour.

A、musichistorymuseum

B、enjoymusic

C、bodyandspirit

D、createandperformmusic

【正確答案】c

第13題【單選題】

[2007.10]Werequestthatallcellphonesforthedurationoftheperformance.

A、beturnedoff

B、shouldturnoff

C、oughttobeturnedoff

D、tobeturnedoff

【正確答案】A

第14題【單選題】

[2009.1]“Howlongdidittakeyoutorealizethathewasdishonest?”"Ifromthestart/

A、lookedhimout

B、lookedhimover

C、sawhimout

D^sawhimthrough

【正確答案】D

第15題【單選題】

Idon'tmindthedecisionaslongasitisnottoolate.

A、youtodelaymaking

B、yourdelayingmaking

C、yourdelayingtomake

D^youdelaytomake

【正確答案】B

第16題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正確答案】c

第17題【單選題】

[2008.10]Ourresponsibilityinvolvestheproblemsofhomelessnessinthecity.

A、dealwith

B、todealwith

C、dealingwith

D^indealingwith

【正確答案】C

第18題【單選題】

[閱讀理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor;lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement"...butonly

onebecamePeleMindicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正確答案】B

第19題【單選題】

Man'slifeisoftencomparedacandle.

A、as

B、for

C、with

D^to

【正確答案】D

第20題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B、WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D、Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正確答案】D

第21題【單選題】

[2007.4]Eachoneofus,___oldoryoung,isavaluablememberofsociety.

A、however

B、whenever

C、whoever

D>nomatter

【正確答案】A

第22題【單選題】

Iwisheditbutitdid.

A、hadnotoccurred

B、occurrednot

C^didnotoccur

D^wouldnotoccur

【正確答案】A

第23題【單選題】

【完成句子】Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.Thehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivers

aboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspots-just

theplacesthieves'love.TheA.A.advisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound-thievesdon*t

likeaudiences.Cardriversarefoundtobecarelessinchoosing.

A、safeparkingspots

B、increaseinthenumberofcarsstolen

C、non-professionalthieves

D、lackofparkingspace

【正確答案】A

第24題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A^Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B^Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】D

第25題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemadecomfortmeals,likesteaksandcasseroles.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.

A、Boredpeoplecravesalty,crunchythings,likechips.

B、Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned.

C、Don'tletemotionaleatingdisturbyourweight.

D、Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo.

【正確答案】A

第26題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】"longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.Mltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole./zWehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/*saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.wWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C^Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第27題【單選題】

[2005.4]whenyougothroughthementalexercisestocomeupwithatentative

definitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou'reright.

A、Simply

B、Precisely

C、Only

D^Particularly

【正確答案】C

第28題【單選題】

Ifweeverythingreadybynow,weshouldbehavingaterribletimetomorrow.

A、hadn'tgot

B、didn'tget

C、wouldn'thavegot

D^wouldn'tget

【正確答案】A

第29題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Wefindithardtobreakfreefromideasconnectedwithlivingontheearth

because

A、itdemandstoogreataneffortforustodoso.

B、wearetoofamiliarwiththewaythingsaretoquestiontheideas.

C、wehaveprovedthatthoseideasarecorrect.

D、wearesosureofourselvesthatweneverdoubtanythingontheearth.

【正確答案】B

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,“Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime.wWe

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A^lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C、careisakindofloveinlife

D^youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正確答案】c

第31題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D、Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正確答案】D

第32題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B^Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C^Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D、Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正確答案】C

第33題【單選題】

【完成句子】ThesameyearHenryFordshockedtheworldwiththe$5—a-dayminimumwage

scheme,thegreatestcontributionhehadevermade.Theaveragewageintheautoindustrythen

was$2.34fora9-hourshift.Fordnotonlydoubledthat,healsotookanhourofftheworkday.In

thoseyearsitwasunthinkablethatamancouldbepaidthatmuchfordoingsomethingthatdidn't

involveallawfullotoftrainingoreducation.TheWallStreetJournalcalledtheplan"aneconomic

crime”,andcriticseverywherelaughedatFord.Butasthewageincreasedlatertodaily$10,it

provedacriticalcomponentofFord'sdreamtomaketheautomobileaccessible（可及的）toall.The

criticsweretoostupidtounderstandthatbecauseFordhadloweredhiscostspercar,thehigher

wagesdidn'tmatter--exceptformakingitpossibleformorepeopletobuyCars.Ford'scarsbecame

availabletoordinarypeoplethanksto.

A>criticizedbythemedia

B、thelowwageintheautoindustry

C、theirlowerprices

D、producecarsinlargenumbers

【正確答案】c

第34題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正確答案】A

第35題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,“saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B^Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正確答案】A

第36題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

,Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A、It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B、Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C、Livingaloneisaluxury.

D、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正確答案】D

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor;lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement"...butonly

onebecamePele“indicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正確答案】B

第38題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery,"suchas

ChristopherColumbus'striptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A、Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B、ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C、Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D^ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【正確答案】C

第39題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

.Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A^It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B^Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C、Livingaloneisaluxury.

D、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正確答案】D

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviourametaphorforthenewgeneration.

IVIywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine>buthemerelyspituponthem.

Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.We

findthatourstudentsdon'tread,thattheylookdownuponreadingandscold

thoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewith

thebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion:letthemwatchit.Iftelevisionis

thatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks,whyshouldwefightit?Letthem

watchitalltheywant!Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

A、adoctor.

B、aneditor.

C、awriter.

D、ateacher.

【正確答案】D

第41題【單選題】

Tosomeextentthegoodserviceatthehotelthepoorfood.

A、broughtout

B、cameabout

C、gotdownto

D>madeupfor

【正確答案】D

第42題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andare

friends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-old

daughter;Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsboth

enjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhis

parentswhenhewasateenager."lwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,'Hey,the

newWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?'"saysBallmer.Z/Therewas

justacompletegapintaste?/Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingand

hairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildren

oftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Theword"gulf"mostprobablymeans

A、interest

B、distance

C、hope

D、separation

【正確答案】D

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A^usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D^mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正確答案】B

第44題【單選題】

[2004.04]Hecontinuedspeaking,regardlessmyfeelings.

A、in

B^of

C>on

D、about

【正確答案】B

第45題【單選題】

[2010.43yourtime,there'snorush.Westillhaveanhouruntilthetrainleaves.

A、Do

B、Set

C、Make

D、Take

【正確答案】D

第46題【單選題】

【2009.7]Shefoundthejob,andfeltthatshewasn'taccomplishinganythingthere.

A、rewarding

B、frustrating

C>appealing

D^challenging

【正確答案】B

第47題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

B^Whenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C、AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D、Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正確答案】D

第48題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Ok,enoughnegativetalk.Ifyounotice,youhavesomepeoplereactingnegatively

whileothersareactingpositively.Here'swhatmakesthedifference.Yougetwhatyoufocuson.You

caneitherthinkabouthowbadyouhaveitandfeellikeavictim,oryoucanusethesechallengesas

areasontostepupandgrowfromthem.Difficultiesareboundtomakepeoplebecomevictims.()

A>True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第49題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B^biotechnology

C>geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正確答案】B

第50題【單選題】

[2005.4]ornotyou'reconsciousofit,you'reconstantlyvaluingitemsindollars.

A、As

B、Whether

C、However

D、If

【正確答案】B

第51題【單選題】

【概括大意】"SpeedReading"coursesteachstudentshowtoreadmorequickly.Insuchcourses,

teachersoftenaskstudentstofindouthowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothistoo:

lookatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandwritedownthepagenumberyouhavereached.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CheckYourReadingSpeed

B、AWaytoIncreaseYourReadingSpeed

C^CheckYourUnderstanding

D^ReadSomethingEveryDay

【正確答案】A

第52題【單選題】

L閱讀理解】Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost￡50

andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit'snottherenow."

Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone'slosingmoney

thesedays."hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwas

interruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.

Itcontained￡50."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom,"shesaid."Well,"I

saidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"Whatdidthewriter

believehadhappenedtohismoney