同濟大學(xué)考博英語模擬試卷13

同濟大學(xué)考博英語模擬試卷13

一、詞匯（本題共30題，每題7.0分，共30分。）

1、Wehaveatpresentnotanyofthefurnitureasyourequired.

A、mark

B、inventory

C、stock

D^account

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：A項“商標(biāo)”;B項“存貨清單”;C項“現(xiàn)貨”;D項“賬目”。根據(jù)題目

的意思結(jié)合選項應(yīng)選Cc

2^Hefailedtocanyoutsomeoftheprovisionsofthecontract,andnowhehas

totheconsequences.

A、answerfor

runinto

C、abideby

D、stepinto

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：answerfor是“對...負責(zé)”；B.runinto是“陷入,碰到"；C.abide

by是“遵守”;D.stepinto是“進入,走進

3、Stopaskingallthesepersonalquestions!Itisbadmannerstobe.

A、inquisitive

B、impatient

C、acquisitive

D、informative

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：inquisitive好奇的,好問的；impatient不耐煩的;acquisitive想獲得

的；informative有教益的，資料豐富的。

4、Maryhasbrownhair.Infact,it'squitesimilarinshapeyours.

A、with

B、to

C、like

D、as

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：本題考查介詞的用法。similar后面要求跟to,表示“和……差不多”。

same后面跟as,組成thesame…as,表示“和一樣與with連用，可以是the

samecasewith...,表示”的情況也如此like作介詞,表示“像一樣”。

5、Modernnursingpracticesnotonlyhastentherecoveryofthesickbutalsopromote

betterhealththroughpreventivemedicine.

A、permit

B、accelerate

C^determine

D、accompany

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、Ifyourexpensesyourincome,youwillbeindebt.

A、surpass

B、exceed

C^survive

D、pass

標(biāo)推答案：R

知識點解析:surpass超越;exceed超出;survive比誰活得長，幸存；pass通過。

根據(jù)句意，B最合適。

7、Thatsounddoesn'tinhislanguage,soit'sdifficultfbrhimtopronounceit.

A、happen

B>occur

C、have

D、takeplace

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：本題的四個動詞或動詞短語中，除了C項have以外，都含“發(fā)生”的

意思，但其中只有B項的。ccur含有“出現(xiàn)”的意思，適合本句的上下文，所以C為

本題的正確答案。

8、Itisnottoolate,butactionisneeded.

A^right

B>urgent

C^hurry

D、prompt

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

9、Somepeoplebelievethat"KingJohn"waswrittenbyShakespeare,butsomepeople

itmightbewrittenbyanauthor.

A、delivered

B>anonymous

C^antique

D^ambiguous

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：delivered在...交貨的，包括運費在內(nèi)的：anonymous不知名的；

antique古代的;ambiguous模棱兩可的。

10、ThereislittlereasontobelievethattheUnitedSlateswillfromitsstatedgoal

ofregimechangeinIraq.

A、backdown

B、blowoff

C、popup

D、stepup

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：本題空格處是說放棄制定的目標(biāo)。A項backdown"放棄，讓步”符合

題意。其他三項blowof*吹掉,放出”;popup“突然出現(xiàn)”;stepup“提升”都不正

確。

11、Hethejohbecauseifinvolvedtoomuchtraveling.

A、tookup

B、appliedfor

C^turneddown

D^switchedto

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：takeup開始從事。applyfor申請。turndown拒絕。switchto轉(zhuǎn)到。

12、Influencedbytheenvironment,children'smindsitsandpiecesofdatawhen

theygrowup.

A、takeon

pickin

C、workout

D、putdown

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

13、Thesingeronthestagehasayoungfaceandavoiceofan.

A、boy...angel

B、boy's...angel

C、boy...angel's

D、boy's…angel's

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：這句話意為“舞臺上的歌唱者有著一張年輕男孩的臉和一副天使的嗓

音。”第一個空考察名詞用作形容詞，修飾“臉”；第二個空考查的是英語中的雙重

所有格。

14>Wemusttrytouseourintellect.

A、tothegreatestadvantage

B、forthemostdetails

C、bytherarestchance

D^ofthegreatestsignificance

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：本題空格處是說充分利用智力。toihegreaiesladvanlage的意思是“最

佳地，充分地”，符合題意。其他三項“forthemostdetails最詳細地；bytherarest

chance最少可能地;ofthegreatestsignificance最重要的”都不正確。

15、Thenewlawsthreatentomanypeopleofthemostelementaryfreedom.

A、snatch

B>depress

C、strip

D、deprive

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：deprivesb.ofslh.“剝奪某人某物，阻止某人...的權(quán)利”；

snatch(at)“設(shè)法抓住，搶”：stripsb.ofsth.“除去衣物、覆蓋物等”;depress”使沮

PC0

16、Thispassageimpliesthatthehighcostofrentingapartmentsisworriedby.

A、somecitygovernments

B、low-incomefamilies

C^rentersandcityplanners

D、alloftheabove

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：proclaim宣布；reclaim開墾；exclaim驚叫；declaim朗讀，朗誦。

17、Distanceeducationisdifferentfromself-studyinthatit.

A、providestraining-in-residenceforstudents

B、caterstotheinterestofeachindividualstudent

C^isavailabletovastmajorityofstudents

D、offersinstructionalservicetostudents

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析:delicious可口的；addicted使成癮的；tasteful有鑒賞力的；desirable

稱心的。

18、Thebatteriescanberechargedwhentheyrun.

A、over

down

C^out

D、along

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析:runover溢出。rundown撞倒。runout用完，耗盡。runalong走開,

離開。

19>Therabbiwasdeepinabouttheproblemsofhiscongregation.

A、meditation

reflection

C^conception

D、retrospection

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：（meditation沉思，深思，同in連用）。句意為：那位猶太教教士對全

體教徒的問題進行了深思。B.refleclion沉思，反?。籆.conception概念，想法；

D.retrospection回顧，回想。

20,Thankstosponsorship,thefeetowillbe$25andparticipantswill

havetopayonlytravelexpenses.

A、thoseinvited

B、thosewhoinvited

C、thosebeinginvited

D、thoseofinvited

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：過去分詞作為定語的題目，是一類?？嫉念}目。

21、Amongthelowestofthejudicialranks,justicesofthepeaceneverthelessfrequently

exercisejurisdictionoveravarietyofmisdemeanors.

A^guidance

B>sovereignty

C、authority

D、suzerainty

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案.C

知識點就斤：暫無解析

22、Theneighborhoodboysliketoplaybasketballonthatlot.

A、valid

B、vain

C^vacant

D、vague

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：vacant空的，空閑的，符合題意。valid|法律|有效的；vain徒勞的，

無益的：vague含糊的，模糊的。句意：附近的男孩子們喜歡在那塊空地上打籃

球。

23、Thepeopleweretiredofreformcrusades;theywantednopartofanideathatmight

ttirnintoa.

A、respite

reality

C^mistake

D、cause

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

24>Wehavelongspeculatedthatifthereareotherwarm,wetandcozyplanetslike

ours,theymightcarbon-basedlifelikeours.

A、harbor

labor

CNmonitor

D、toil

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：A選項的名詞harbor作為及物動詞用，意指“包含”、“聚藏”、“懷

有”。

25、Thepoliceinspector,havingreceivednewinformationfromaconfidentialsource,

decidedtoenlargetheofhisenquiry.

A、scope

B、magnitude

C、dimension

D、volume

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

26、Becausethedetailsoftheprojectwereratherhazy,wedecidedtorejecttheproposal.

A、dubious

B、unobtainable

C、lucrative

D、ambiguous

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：這句話的意思是：由于該計劃的細節(jié)非常——，我們決定拒絕這個方

案。在給出的選項中,dubious”懷疑的,可疑的"；unobtainable"不能獲得的，達不

到的“；lucrative”有利的，賺錢的“；ambiguous"模棱兩可的根據(jù)題意，1E確答案

是D。

27、Ashortbutheavyshowerbroughtthetoahaltandeverybodywenthome.

A^procedure

B、process

C、proceedings

D、profession

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：（proceedings活動，事項）。句意為：一場很大的陣雨使活動中止，大

家都回家了。A.procedure過程，步驟；B.process過程；D.profession職業(yè)。

28、Dr.White,whoistobeoneofthebestsurgeonsinLondon,performedthe

operationandsuccessfullyremovedthetumorinherlungs.

A、perceived

B、thrilled

C、reputed

D、confessed

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：bereputedtobe公認為，普遍稱為。

29、ThetwofanaticPuertoRicannatianalistswhotriedtoassassinateHarryTrumanin

1950attackedhimwhenhewaslivingacrossthestreetinBlairHousewhiletheWhite

Housewasbeingrenovated.

A、refurbished

refurnished

C^reiterated

D、repainted

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：A項refurbished"重新擦亮（磨光）；再刷新；整修”與畫線詞

renovated“修（理，補）；改善;恢復(fù)；使呈新面貌”的意思相近,Theflatwillbe

refurbishedforthenewlenanls（這套房間將重新粉刷以接納新房客），故選A。B項

refurnished"再供給，重新裝備”;C項reiterated”反復(fù)地說,重申,重做”；D項

repainted"重漆，重畫“，均與畫線詞意思不一致。

30、Howlargeaproportionofthesalesofstoresinornearresortareascanbeto

touristspending?

A、attributed

B、applied

C>contributed

D、attached

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：attributed”把歸于，歸屬"：applied”應(yīng)用，實施"：contributed”貢

獻,出力”;attached”附加,附屬，伴隨根據(jù)句意和各個選項的意思可知,正確

答案是A。

二、閱讀理解(本題共“9題，每題1.0分，共〃9

分。)

Inacompetitiveeconomy,theconsumerusuallyhasthechoiceofseveraldifferent

brandsofthesameproducts.Underneaththeirlabels,theseproductsareoftennearly

identical.Onemanufacturer'stoothpastetendstodifferverylittlefromanother

manufacturer's.Twodifferentbrandsofshampoomayvaryonlyinscentorcolour.This

meansthatashopperoftenhaslittlereasontochooseonebrandoveranother.Thus,

manufacturersarcconfrontedwithaproblem——howtokeepsaleshighenoughtostayin

business.Manufacturerssolvethisproblembyadvertising.Throughadvertising,each

manufacturingcompanytriestoconvinceconsumersthatitsproductisspecial.Infact,

advertisementsmaybeclassifiedintothreetypesaccordingtothekindofappealsthey

use.Onetypeofadvertisementtriestoappealtotheconsumers'reasoningmind.For

example,itmaysaythatdentistsrecommendedFlashtoothpaste.Insellingaproduct,the:

truthofadvertisingmaybelessimportantthantheappearanceoftruth.Ascientific

approachgivestheappearanceoftruth.Anothertypeofadvertisementtoamusethe

potentialbuyer.Productsthatareessentiallyboringsuchascleaningpowderor

insecticide,areoftenadvertisedinanamusingmanner.Onewayofdoingthisistomake

theproductsappearalive.Theadvertisermaydrawlittlecartooneyesandlegsonthe

cansofcleaningpowderandhavetheresultingfiguresscrubthesink.Advertisersbelieve

thatconsumersarelikelytorememberandbuyproductsthattheconsumersassociate

withfun.Associatingtheproductwithsomethingpleasantisthetechniqueofthethird

typeofappeal.Inthisclassareadsthatsuggestthattheproductwillsatisfysomebasic

humandesires.Onesuchdesireisthewishtobeadmiredbyotherpeople.Thiskindof

appealissometimesstrengthenedbyhiringafamouspersontoendorsetheproduct.

Seeingthelamousperson,theconsumerissupposedtoreasonthat:Everyoneadmires

JudsonSmith,thegreatfootballstar.JudsonSmithusesBuckworthyBanktraveler's

checks,therefore,ifIuseBuckworthyBanktraveler'schecks,everyonewilladmireme

too.OneonlyneedstolookthroughamagazineorwatchanhourofTVinordertosee

examplesofthesethreedifferentadvertisingstrategies.(369words)

31、Whatdoesthefirstparagraphwanttoprove?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：第一段倒數(shù)第二句是本段的主題。

32、Whatisthemeaningof"potentiar*(Line1,Para.3)?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：potential作為形容詞有兩種意思。一是“有潛力的”，二是“有可能

的在此取后者之意。

33、Ifascientistspeaksforaproduct,whatcategoryofadsdoesitmostlikelybelong

to?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：第一類廣告屬于理性的，所以如果請的是科學(xué)家來為該產(chǎn)品做廣告，

那個廣告一定屬于理性類的。

34、WhatisNOTtheauthor'sopinion?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：作者提到BuckworthyBanktraveler'scheck,是想用例了,來說明有的

人就喜歡跟著名人走，并非號召我們這樣做。

35、Whydoestheauthoraddonesentenceasanotherparagraphintheend?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：作者寫最后一段的目的是讓我們相信他所說的是正確的。

Inoursocietytherazorofnecessitycutsclose.Youmustmakeabucktosurvivetheday.

Youmustworktomakeabuck.Thejobisoftenachore,rarelyadelight.Nomatterhow

demeaningthetask,nomatterhowitdullsthesensesorbreaksthespirit,onemustwork.

Latelytherehasbeenaquestioningofthis"workethic",especiallybytheyoung.

Strangelyenough,ithastouchedoffprofoundgrievancesinothershithertosilentand

anonymous.Unexpectedprecinctsarcbeingheardfrominashowofdiscontentbyblue

collarandwhite.Ontheeveningbusthetense,pinchedfacesofyoungfileclerksand

elderlysecretariestellusmorethanwecaretoknow.Ontheexpresswaysmiddle-

managementmenposewithoutgracebehindiheirwheels,astheyfleecityandjob.Inall,

thereismorethanaslightache.Andtheredanglestheimpertinentquestion:Should[here

notbeanotherincrement,earnedthoughnotyetreceived,toone'sdailywork一an

acknowledgmentofaman'sbeing?Infact,whatallofusare,lookingforisacalling,not

justajob.Jobsalonearenotbeingenoughforpeople.

36、"Inoursocietytherazorofnecessitycutsclose"inthefirstlinemeans.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：由原文第一段第二句，人們?yōu)榱四軌虻玫浇?jīng)濟保障及其再提高而在工

作中疲于奔命。

37、The"workethic"referredtointhefirstparagraphcanbeinterpretedas.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：注意文中“workethic”前面有指代詞“this”。

38、Middle-managementmenfleecityandjobbecause.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：據(jù)原文Unexpectedprecinctsarebeingheardfrominashowof

discontentbybluecollarandwhite可知，他們已經(jīng)厭倦了每天的工作，選B。

39、Thephrase"increment,earnedthoughnotreceived"inthethirdparagraphmeans

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析:關(guān)鍵理解Infact,whatallofusarclookingforisacalling,notjusta

job.即，應(yīng)該從工作中得到樂趣，而不僅僅是為了拿到工資。

40>Themainideaofthispassageis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點》析：綜合全文內(nèi)容，選C。

SallyKemmererhas,sofar,escapedNorthernCalifornia'srollingblackouts.Butupon

theroofforherOaklandhome,workersaretappinginto,perhaps,themostreliablepower

source,thesun.Itcouldmeannomoreworriesaboutblackoutsorpowerrates.Sally

Kemmerer,homeownersays,"Ihopethatwe'llbeabletozeroout,youknow,ourelectric

bill.Imeanthat'sdefinitelyourgoal."Turningthesun'sraysintoelectricityis,ofcourse,

nothingnew.ButCalifornia'spowercrisishascastanewlightonthetechnology.Gary

Gerber,asolarpowercontractor,says,"Imighthavebeengetting,saythreephonecallsa

weekacoupleofmonthsage.I'mgettingsixadaynow,it'scompletelycrazy."

Alternativeenergyisevenmoreattractive,thankstoastaterebateprogram.Sofarthis

month,California'senergycommissionhasreceived200projectapplications.Thatis

morethanthenumberofapplicationsalllastyear.Puttinginasolarroofisstilla

relativelyexpensiveproposition.Thisprojectcostaround45000dollars.Eventakinginto

accountthestatesubsidyof12000dollars,thatleavesanetcosttothehomeownerof

around33000dollars.Sallysays,"Wewerehappytofindoutthat,eventually,thesystem

shouldpayforitself,youknow20-years,maybe."AaronWellendorfhashadap-v(or

photovoltaicgenerator)formorethanayear.Likemostsolarsystems,hisisnotoffthe

gridcompletelytheutilitystillkicksinatnight,orwhenthere'snosun.Butwhenthereis

brightlight,thingschange.Wellendorfsays,"I'mturningmymeterbackwardwithextra

powerthatI'mgeneraliug."Backward?That'sright!Wellendurrsinelerliackshuwmuch

powergoesbackintotheutilitygrid.Lastyearallthepaidforelectricitywasaservice

charge.Thatchargewasaroundfivedollarsamonth.Infact,evenafterpoweringhis

super-efficienthouseholdappliancesandhisconvertedelectrictruck,Wellendorf

generatedanetsurplusofmorethan2000-kilowatthours.Unfortunately,stalelaw

doesn'trequiretheutilitytopayhimforthat.Wellendorfsays,"Idon'tgetitinmoney,I

justgetthesatisfactionofhelpingoutthepowergrid."And,hegetsthesatisfactionof

beingenergyself-sufficient.

41、Accordingtothearticle,theCaliforniaenergycommissionhasreceived200project

applicationsinonemonth.Ifthatratecontinues,approximatelyhowmanyapplications

willtheyreceivehisentireyear?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：一個月收到了200份申請，按照這個比率計算，一年將收到

200x12=2400份申請。

42、Whatdoes"tozeroout"mean?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：zeroout使……變?yōu)榱?，這里使電費變?yōu)榱悖床挥霉╇姽镜碾姟?/p>

43、Inamonthofworkdays(approximately20),howmanycallscouldthesolar

contractorexpectifthiscurrentratecontinuesunchanged?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析:文中第六段提到Tmgettingsixadaynow”,每天6個電話，一個月

6x20=120o

44、Whatdocs"offthegrid"meaninthecontextofthisstory?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：grid輸電網(wǎng)，對于安裝了太陽能發(fā)電系統(tǒng)的住戶來說，輸電網(wǎng)的電指

的是供電公司的電，offthegrid也就是完全不用供電公司的電。

45、Accordingtothearticle,whenahomeownerputsinasolarroof,herworriesabout

blackoutsorpowerratesmightbeover.Whymightthatbetrue?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：文中第二段提到"perhaps,themostreliablepowersource.Thesun.It

couldmeannomorewoniesaboutblackoutsorpowerrates",指出太陽能發(fā)電比供電

公司更可靠；第九段提到"eveniuaHy,ihesystemshouldpayforitself,youknow20-

years,maybe",指出太陽能發(fā)電將可能比監(jiān)電網(wǎng)更便宜，因此選A。

Asthetwentiethcenturybegan,theimportanceofformaleducationintheUnitedStates

increased.Thefrontierhadmostlydisappearedandby1910mostAmericanslivedin

townsandcities.Industrializationandthebureaucratizationofeconomiclifecombined

withanewemphasisuponcredentialsandexpertisetomakeschoolingincreasingly

importantforeconomicandsocialmobility.Increasingly,too,schoolswereviewedasthe

mostimportantmeansofintegratingimmigrantsintoAmericansociety.Thearrivalofa

greatwaveofsouthernandeasternEuropeanimmigrantsattheturnofthecentury

coincidedwithandcontributedtoanenormousexpansionofformalschooling.By1920

schoolingtoagefourteenorbeyondwascompulsoryinmoststates,andtheschoolyear

wasgreatlylengthened.Kindergartens,vacationschools,extracurricularactivities,and

vocationaleducationandcounselingextendedtheinfluenceofpublicschoolsoverthe

livesofstudents,manyofwhominthelargerindustrialcitieswerethechildrenof

immigrants.Classesforadultimmigrantsweresponsoredbypublicschools,

corporations,unions,churches,settlementhouses,andotheragencies.Reformersearlyin

thetwentiethcenturysuggestedthateducationprogramsshouldsuittheneedsofspecific

population.Immigrantwomenwereonesuchpopulation.Schoolstriedtoeducateyoung

womensotheycouldoccupyproductiveplacesintheurbanindustrialeconomy,andone

placemanyeducatorsconsideredappropriateforwomenwasthehome.

46、Ilcanbeinferredfromparagraph1thatoneimportantfactorintheincreasing

importanceofeducationintheUnitedStaleswas.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

47、Thephrase"coincidedwith"inline8isclosestinmeaningto.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

48、Accordingtothepassage,oneimportantchangeinUnitedStateseducationbythe

1920'swasthat.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

49Vacationschoolsandextracurricularactivitiesarementionedinlines11?12to

illustrate.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

50、Accordingtothepassage,early-twentieth-centuryeducationreformersbelievedthat

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

WhatMakesa"MillennialMind"?(1)Since1000AD,around30billionpeoplehave

beenbornonourplanet.Thevastmajorityhavecomeandgoneunknowntoallbuttheir

friendsandfamily.Afewhaveleftsometraceonhistory:adiscoverymade,perhaps,or

arecordbroken.Ofthose,fewerstillarerememberedlongaftertheirdeath.Yetofallthe

peoplewhohavelivedtheirlivesduringthelast1,000years,just38haveachievedthe

statusof^MillennialMinds"-that'sbarelyoneinabillion.ThosewhoselivesFocushas

chronicledhavethusbecomemembersofpossiblythemostexclusivelistofalltime.And

choosingwhoshouldbeincludedwasnoteasy.(2)Fromthebeginning,thesinglemost

importantcriterionwasthatthe"MillennialMinds"arethosewhodidmorethanmerely

achievegreatnessintheirowntime,orinonefield.ThusmerewinnersofNobelPrizes

hadnoautomaticrighttoinclusion,norartistswhogainedfameintheirownera,but

whosereputationhasfadedwithchangingfashion.Theachievementsofthegenuine

"MillennialMind"affectourlivesevennow,ofteninwayssofundamentalthatitishard

toimaginewhat'theworldwaslikebefore.(3)Noteventranscendentgeniuswas'enough

toguaranteeaplaceintheFocuslist.Torateasa"MillennialMind",thelifeand

achievementsalsohadtoeastlightonthecomplexnatureofcreativity:itsorigins,nature,

anditspersonalcost.

51、Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：C項的意思是：Focus的“MillennialMinds”名單是由經(jīng)過嚴格挑選的

少數(shù)人組成的，這是對的。A項意思是“這個名單是秘密選出來”，顯然不對；B項

的意思是：Focus給“MillennialMinds”編了一本傳記，但文章中并沒有提到;D項

的意思是：Focus極力想把那些著名的人物排除在外，這顯然是不對的。

52、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：從第二段第一句"whodidmorethanmerelyachievegreatnessintheir

owntime,orinonefield”可知B不對。D表達不準(zhǔn)確,那些MillennialMinds的成

就對我們生活的影響是如此根本的，以致我們難以想像以前的世界是什么樣子的，

并不是說使我們不能記得過去的事物是什么樣子的。A由題可知明顯不正確，所以

本題應(yīng)選C。

53、Inthefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph,"transcendentgenius"means.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：“transcendent是“卓越的，出眾的”的意思。

54>Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase"castlighton"canbereplacedby

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：castlighton和shedlighton都有“使清楚,使明白地顯示出來”的意

思。

Therearegreatcareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecialization.Youfind

thesecareersinengineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthere

isanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoarcabletotakeinagreatareaataglance,people

whoperhapsknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandfor

peoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneral

judgments.Andthese"generalists"areparticularlyneededforpositionsin

administration,whereitistheirjobtoseethatotherpeopledothework,wheretheyhave

toplanforotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople'swork,tobeginitandjudgeit.Ths

specialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa"trained"

man;andhiseducationalbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional.The

gcneralist-andespeciallytheadministrator-dealswithpeople;hisconcerniswith

leadership,withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan"educated"man;andthe

humanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeingan

administrator.Andveryrarelyisagoodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinaparticular

field.Anyorganizationsneedthemindifferentproportions.Itisyourtasktofindout,

duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyour

careeraccordingly.Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyou-butthisisa

pureaccident.Certainlyyoushouldnotchangejobsconstantlyorpeoplewillbecome

suspiciousofyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametimeyoumustnotlookupon(he

firstjobasthefinaljob;itisprimarilyatrainingjob,anopportunitytounderstand

yourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.

55、Thereisanincreasingdemandfor.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：從第一段的第二句至第五句可知B是正確答案。

56>Thespecialistis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：從第二段第一句知選項中D最符合本句的含義。

57、Theadministratoris.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：從第二段第四句知應(yīng)選擇C選項。

58、Duringyourtrainingperioditisimportant.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：本題問在訓(xùn)練期間重要的事情是什么，重要的是找出自己適合做

"specialist"還是"generalist",D選項是正確答案。

59、Aman'sfirstjob.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：從第四段最后一句可知B答案正確。

NexttoSirAndrewintheclubroomsitsCaptainSentry,agentlemanofgreatcourage,

goodunderstanding,butinvinciblemodesty.Heisoneofthosethatdeserveverywell,

butareveryawkwardatputtingtheirtalentswithintheobservationofsuchasshouldtake

noticeofthem.Hewassomeyearsacaptain,andbehavedhimselfwithgreatgallantryin

severalengagementsandatseveralsieges;buthavingasmallestateofhisown,and

beingnextheirtoSirRoger,hehasquittedawayoflifeinwhichnomancanrise

suitablytohismerit,whoisnotsomethingofacourtieraswellasasoldier.Ihaveheard

himoftenlamentthatinaprofessionwheremeritisplacedinsoconspicuousaview,

impudenceshouldgetthebetterofmodesty.Whenhehadtalkedtothispurpose,Inever

heardhimmakeasourexpression,butfranklyconfessthathelefttheworldbecausehe

wasnotfitforit.Astricthonesty,andanevenregularbehavior,areinthemselves

obstaclestohimthatmustpressthroughcrowds,whoendeavouratthesameendwith

himself,thefavorofacommander.Hewill,however,inhiswayoftalkexcusegenerals

fornotdisposingaccordingtomen'sdeserts,orinquiringintoit;for,sayshe,thatthe

greatmanwhohasamindtohelpme,hasasmanyto,breakthroughtocomeatme,asI

havetocomeathim:thereforehewillconcludethatthemanwhowouldmakeafigure,

especiallyinamilitaryway,mustgetoverallfalsemodesty,andassisthispatronagainst

theimportunityofotherpretenders,byaproperassuranceinhisownvindication.Hesays

itisacivilcowardicetobebackwardinassertingwhatyououghttoexpect,asitisa

militaryfeartobeslowinattackingwhenitisyourduty.Withthiscandourdoesthe

gentlemanspeakofhimselfandothers.Thesamefranknessrunsthroughallhis

conversation.Themilitarypartofhislifehasfurnishedhimwithmanyadventures,inthe

relationofwhichheisveryagreeabletothecompany;forheisneveroverbearing,

thoughaccustomedtocommandmenintheutmostdegreebelowhim;norevertoo

obsequious,fromahabitofobeyingmenhighlyabovehim.

60、CaptainSentry,inthispassage,demonstratesthatheisnoteworthybecauseofhis

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

61、Advancementinthearmyisoftengiventothepersonwho.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

62>CaptainSentryretiredtothecountrybecausehewas.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

63、"Candour"means.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

64、IndescribingCaptainSentry5sfailuretoadvance,theauthoris.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

ThisweekmarkstheIOthanniversaryoftheAlarapplescare,inwhichmanyAmerican

consumersweredrivenintoapanicfollowingthereleaseofareportbyanenvironmental

organizationclaimingthatapplescontainingthechemicalAlarposedaserioushealth

threattopreschoolers.ThereportwasdisseminatedthroughaPR(ProblemReport)

campaignandbypassedanylegitimateformofscientificpeerreview.Introducedtothe

AmericanpublicbyCBS'"60Minutes,*'theunsubstantiatedclaimsinthereportledsome

schooldistrictstoremoveapplesfromtheirschoollunchprogramsandundulyfrightened

conscientiousparentstryingtodevelopgoodeatinghabitsfortheirchildren.Lastmonth,

ConsumersUnionreleasedareportwarningconsumersoftheperilsofconsumingmany

fruitsandvegetablesthatfrequentlycontained"unsafe'levelsofpesticideresidues.This

wasespeciallytrueforchildren,theyclaimed.Likeitspredecessor10yearsearlier,the

ConsumersUnionreportreceivednolegitimatescientificpeerreviewandthepublic's

firstexposuretoitwasthroughnewscoverage.Notonlydocssuchreportingpotentially

drivechildrenfromconsuminghealthfulfruitsandvegetables,theconclusionswere

basedonamisleadinginterpretationofwhatconstitutesa"safe"levelofexposure.

Briefly,theauthorsusedvaluesknownasthe"chronicreferencedoses/1setbytheU.S.

EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,astheirbarometersofsafety.Usedappropriately,

theselevelsrepresentthemaximumamountofpesticidethatcouldbeconsumeddailyfor

lifewithoutconcern.Fora70-yearlifetime,forexample,consumerswouldhavetoingest

thisaverageamountofpesticideeverydayformorethan25,000days.Itisclear,asthe

reportpointsout,thattherearedaysonwhichkidsmaybeexposedtomore;itisalso

clearthattherearemanymoredayswhenexposureiszero.Hadtheauthorsmore

appropriatelycalculatedthecumulativeexposuresforwhichthesafetystandardsare

meanttoapply,therewouldhavebeennorisksandnowarnings.Parentsshouldfeel

proud,ratherthanguilty,ofprovidingfruitsandvegetablesfortheirchildren.Itiswell

establishedthatadietrichinsuc