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題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

［閱讀判斷】Zimbabwe,troubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhunger,isratedthegloomiest（最差的）,

pickinguponly3.89points.Q:FamilylifeinZimbabweisnotstable.

A、True

False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

第2題【單選題】

[2004.10]Toourdelight,shequicklyherselftothesituation.

A、adopted

B、adapted

C、attached

D、appealed

【正確答案】B

第3題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto"recognize

speech/anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowe'llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

wellalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B>areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother'svoice

【正確答案】B

第4題【單選題】

Hebegancomparinghimselftheotherteammatesandfoundhedidn'tpracticeashardas

them.

A、as

B、from

C、with

D、by

【正確答案】C

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Oncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknown,Flowersand

Yeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsandplants.

Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloomagain,

providingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.Theattitudeof

theauthortowardstheresearchprojectis.

A、positive.

B、negative.

C^suspicious.

D、indifferent.

【正確答案】A

第6題【單選題】

Tosomeextentthegoodserviceatthehotelthepoorfood.

A^broughtout

B、cameabout

C、gotdownto

D、madeupfor

【正確答案】D

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D^Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第9題【單選題】

[填句補(bǔ)文]lnordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（灌;既車），

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A、Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C、TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

DsNextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正確答案】A

第10題【單選題】

[2007.10]Werequestthatallcellphonesforthedurationoftheperformance.

ANbeturnedoff

B、shouldturnoff

C、oughttobeturnedoff

D、tobeturnedoff

【正確答案】A

第IT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,z/llikebeingbymyself.”

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正確答案】C

第12題【單選題】

Theants,hardworkingtheyare,havetheirtimeforplay.

A、if

B、as

C、since

D、though

【正確答案】B

第13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14題【單選題】

It'sraining.Wehavetostayathomeinsteadofgoingfishing.

A、badly

hardly

C、heavily

D、strongly

【正確答案】C

第15題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D^Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正確答案】D

第16題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Oneofthemostcommontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmany

peopleenjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople/slives.Thesestoriesfallintothree

generalcategoriesautobiography,memoir,andbiography.Thlspassageismostly

about.

A、thecharacteristicsofautobiographies,memoirs,andbiographies

B、famousautobiographies

C、whybiographycanbedifficulttowrite

D、differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs

【正確答案】A

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarcfromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正確答案】C

第18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19題【單選題】

[2004.10]Itisimpolitetoinothers'privateaffairs.

A、involve

B、invade

C>integrate

D、interfere

【正確答案】D

第20題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Theblackrobin（旅鴉）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正確答案】A

第21題【單選題】

[2009.7]JanehasnorelativestoinNewYork.

A、getdownto

B、standupfor

C、fallbackon

D、takeadvantageof

【正確答案】C

第22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23題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C^Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正確答案】C

第24題【單選題】

[2004.04]Theactorwasalmostmostaudiencebeforeheplayedthatpart.

A、knownof

B、unknownto

C、knownfor

D、unknownfor

【正確答案】B

第25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26題【單選題】

[概括大意】PaulWignailfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic

eruptionsandmassextinctions.Notallvolcaniceruptionskilledofflargenumbersofanimals,but

allthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanic

rock.Tohissurprise,theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamagetheyseemed

todo.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、AssociationofMassExtinctionswithVolcanicEruptions

B、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptopms

C、AMassExtinctions

D、VolcanicEruptionsThatCausedNoMassExtinction

【正確答案】A

第27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28題【單選題】

【概括大意】ThebestevidenceofthetheorycanbefoundinwhatthemorefortunateWesthas

experiencedinitsroadtomoderncivilization.TheirexperienceisalsoapplicabletoChina.Chinese

permanentprosperitydependsonyoungambitiousgenerationswhoareguaranteedexcellent

educationandareconsciousoftheresponsibilitytheywillhaveshoulderedforthefuture.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A^Youtharethehopeofanationsprosperity.

Anationsprosperitycannotbemadepossiblewithoutambitiousyoungelite.

C、Theprosperityanationexpectstoenjoyisnotpossiblewithouteducationaldevelopment.

D、EducationplaysaveryimportantpartinenhancingnationalqualityofChinesecitizens.

【正確答案】C

第29題【單選題】

[2007.10]Ifyouintakingthisattitude,wellhavetoaskyoutoleave.

A、insist

B、resist

C、persist

D、exist

【正確答案】C

第30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、Doctorshopethatshev/illcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正確答案】A

第31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32題【單選題】

[2009.1]Thereareplanstothecorporationintoanumberofsmallerindependent

companies.

A、shrink

B、split

C、spur

D、spill

【正確答案】B

第33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34題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D>Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正確答案】D

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B、2pounds.

C^3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正確答案】A

第36題【單選題】

Readitaloudtheclasscanhearyou.

A、sothat

B、if

C^when

D、although

【正確答案】A

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Inlife,youwillconstantlybefacingchallenges,timeswhenit'stoughtofeelconfident

aboutwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Timeslikethesewillhavedifferentdegreesofintensityand

duration.Thegreaterthedegreeandthelongertheduration,thegreaterthefearandsenseof

uncertaintywillbe.Thefearandsenseofuncertaintywillbeindependentofthedegreeandthe

durationofdifficulttimes.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第38題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Inordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（，霍;既車），

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A、Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C、TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D、Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正確答案】A

第39題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Redemption（拯救）isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvaluebe

restoredtoyounglivesdistorted（扭曲）byactsofviolence?Theboysin

JonesboroandinChicagowillbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.

Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrencannotbedealtwithasadults,not

ifapeoplewantstoconsideritselfcivilized.That'swhypoliticians'criesforadult

treatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.Accordingtopoliticians,

whenchildrencommitcrimes,theyshouldbetreatedinthesamewayas

A、murderers.

B、criminals.

C、victims.

D、adults.

【正確答案】D

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷］Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,hasbeeninexistence

formorethantwothousandyears.ItbeganasasmallvillagebesidetheRiverWensum.Atthetime

oftheNormaninvasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeoneofthelargesttownsinEngland.The

RiverWensumflowsbyNorwich

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

第41題【單選題】

Thatiswediffer.

A、that

where

C^what

D、whether

【正確答案】B

第42題【單選題】

Remember,nothinghurtsconcentrationreadingtooslowly.

A^ratherthan

B、aswellas

C、morethan

D^insteadof

【正確答案】C

第43題【單選題】

Somestateshaveanincometaxsimilartoofthefederalgovernment.

A、that

B、those

C^this

D、these

【正確答案】A

第44題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Theblackrobin（旅鶉）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fi代yblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正確答案】A

第45題【單選題】

［填句補(bǔ)文】ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14leftinthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D、In1984,therewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正確答案】D

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviourametaphorforthenewgeneration.

MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine,buthemerelyspituponthem.

Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.We

findthatourstudentsdon'tread,thattheylookdownuponreadingandscold

thoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewith

thebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion:letthemwatchit.Iftelevisionis

thatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks,whyshouldwefightit?Letthem

watchitalltheywantiFromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

A、adoctor.

B、aneditor.

C、awriter.

D、ateacher.

【正確答案】D

第47題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Theblackrobin（旅鴆）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A^Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正確答案】A

第48題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正確答案】D

第49題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】EverySundaymorningmillionsofIndianssettledownwithacupofteaandspecial

weekendissuesoftheirnewspapers,justasAmericansdo.Buthere,withthemarriageseason

approaching,manyofthemquicklyturntoaSundayfeaturethatisparticularlyIndian-thecolumns

ofmarriageadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsandwives.Thisisrelatively

（相關(guān)地）modernchangeintheage-oldcustomofthearrangedmarriage.Thethousandsof

advertisementspublishedeachweekincreasinglyreflectsocialchangesthatcomingtothis

traditionalsociety.Forexample,althoughwomenarestilldescribedintermsofappearance,orskill

in“thewifelyarts/informationaboutherearningpowerisenteringmoreandmoreofthe

advertisements.ThisreflectsthearrivalinIndiaoftheworkingwife.India'ssocietyischanging.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正確答案】A

第50題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether,accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C^Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正確答案】B

第51題【單選題】

[2005.10]Thepeopleonthethirdfloorseemaparty.Youcanhearthemlaughingand

shouting.

A、tohave

B>tobehaving

C、tohavehad

D、beinghad

【正確答案】B

第52題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B、Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C、Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正確答案】C

第53題【單選題】

［閱讀判斷】TheWatsonsliveinasmallapartmentinasuburbofNewYorkCity.Theofficeswhere

ElizabethworksareindowntownNewYork,andshehastotakeabusandtwosubwaytrainstogo

toworkeveryday.Ittakesheraboutonehourtogetthere.Shefindsthetripboringandtiring.Q:

ElizabethenjoysgoingtoworkindowntownNewYork

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第54題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B、2pounds.

C、3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正確答案】A

第55題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute“means.

A、strong

B>firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正確答案】B

第56題【單選題】

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

Greider;ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,shared