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1、备 注:本套试卷附有答案解析， 答案解析字体为白色，预览无法观看，如需观看试题的答案解析，请下载试卷CTRL+ A选中全部文字，然后将答案字体调整为黑色即可。【 自考英语】2022年 3 月上海市张江镇英语（ 一）模拟题（ 解析版）第 1题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mexicos current lack of funds is also partly due to oil. The country has rich oil fieldsand a few years ago, when oil was expensive, Mexico was selling large quantit

2、ies of oil to the USAand earning a lot of mo n e y . . However; the price of oil then dropped, and Mexico has beenleft owing enormous sums of money and with not enough income from oil sales to pay back theloans.A、But those ruins are in danger of being seriously damaged by pollution.B Scientists esti

3、mate that about one millimeter of stone is worn away every twelve years.C、At others the painted surfaces inside temples are lifting and flaking off and the stone is beingeaten away.D The government was therefore able to borrow huge sums of money from banks around theworld, thinking they would have n

4、o problem repaying their debts.【 正确答案】D第 2 题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 Two thousand years ago the Chinese had already developed a workingcompass. A piece of lodestone （ 天然磁石） would be cut into the shape of a ladle（ 长柄勺）.Placed on a stone board with a smooth surface, the lodestone wouldmove round until the handl

5、e of the ladle pointed south while the bulk （ 主体）ofthe ladle was attracted to magnetic north. This interestingly shaped device ismentioned in a book from about 80. Other ancient books may have elated it as farback as the fourth century Jade （ 玉石） finders played an important role in theinvention of t

6、he ladle. They travelled great distances to look for jade. In order notto lose directions, they would take a ladle with them.Which of the followingabout the ladle-shaped compass is true?A、The handle of the ladle pointed south.B、The handle of the ladle pointed north.C、The bulk of the ladle was attrac

7、ted to south.D、The bulk of the ladle remained unmoved on the board.【 正确答案】A第 3 题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 The black robin （ 旅鸦） is one of the worlds rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and itlives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were aboutfifty black robins

8、 there; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. .A、These are the only black robins left in the world.B、Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early.C Both represent orders in the classification of life.D、Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made.【 正确答案】A第4题

9、 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 We all have our own comfort foods. Interestingly, they may vary according to moodsand gender. One study found that happy people seem to want to eat things like pizza, while sadpeople prefer ice cream and c o o k ie s .R e s e a r c h e r s also found that guys seem to preferhot, homem

10、ade comfort meals, like steaks and casseroles. Girls go for chocolate and ice cream.A、 Bored people crave salty, crunchy things, like chips.B Emotional eating patterns can be learned.C Dont let emotional eating disturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【 正确答案

11、】A第5题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】When Nick Holonyak set out to create a new kind of visible lighting usingsemiconductor alloys, his colleagues thought he was unrealistic. Today, his discovery oflight-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are used in everything from DVDs to alarm clocks to airports.Q:Holonyaks colleagues thou

12、ght he would fail in his research on LEDs at the time when he started it.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第6题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】So far there is no data to suggest that people living on metal-rich soils experience apotential health hazard. The levels of metals within naturally contaminated soils are genera

13、lly nothigh enough to cause serious health problems. Living on metal-rich soils does not represent a healthrisk unless large quantities of soil are digested or metal-rich dust is inhaled. However, small childrenare particularly exposed to metal-rich topsoil in playgrounds and gardens. They are also

14、the mostlikely ones to eat potentially dangerous metal-rich soil.The main idea of this paragraphis.A、Potential Hazards of Human Contaminated SoilsB、Research on Channels of Heavy Metals Getting into Human Food ChainC、Long- term Health Effects on Health ProblemsD No Evidence to Indicate Bad Effects of

15、 Naturally Contaminated Soil【 正确答案】D第7题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mothers Day is a special day for everyone! We use this day to honor our mothers allover the w o r l d ! I t is held on the second Sunday of May in many countries, such as Australia,Canada and the United States. It is held exactly three weeks befo

16、re Easter Sunday in the UnitedKingdom. Sundays are usually non-school and non-working days in these countries.A、She wanted to memory her mother, Ann Jarvis.B When is the earliest Mothers Day celebrationC、 Many families begin Mothers Day with breakfast in bed.D、Mothers Day falls on different days in

17、different the countries.【 正确答案】D第8题 【 单选题】John is so strongly built that he looks as if he an elephant.A、liftsB is liftingCx liftedD、could lift【 正确答案】D第9题 【 单选题】【 填句补文Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their rolein pollination （ 授粉） and for producing honey a

18、nd b e e s w a x . T h e best-known bee speciesis the European honey bee, which, as its name suggests, produces honey, as do a few other types ofbee.A、There is only one queen in a hive.B、 Every bee does a job without being told.C、There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees.D、Bees do not like ice a

19、nd snow.【 正确答案】C第10题 【 单选题】2004.10 The teachers insistence on high standards resulted_excellent work.A、withB、fromC、inD、to【 正确答案】c第 题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 More and more Americans are living alone. Some live alone because of divorce or thedeath of a p a r t n e r . . According to a recent U.S. census （ 人口普查）

20、, 25 percent of allhouseholds in the U.S. are made up of just one person.A、 It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.B、He says, like being by myself.C、However; even more people are living alone because they have chosen to.D Theres more pressure to get married nowadays.【

21、正确答案】C第 12题 【 单选题】 阅读理解】Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation shouldbe the last choice after all non-biological explanations are addressed, Allen said.We have a lot of work to do to rule out （ 排除. 的可能性） possible non-biologicalexplanations. It is more likely that a chemical p

22、rocess, without biology, can explainthese results.What can be inferred from what Allen said?A、 Scientists have different arguments over whether there is life on Titan.B、Scientists all agree that there is life on Titan.C Scientists all suggest that a biological explanation is reasonable.D、 Scientists

23、 all agree that a non-biological chemical reaction is a possible explanation.【 正确答案】A第13题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mothers Day is a special day for everyone! We use this day to honor our mothers allover the w o r l d ! I t is held on the second Sunday of May in many countries, such as Australia,Canada and the

24、United States. It is held exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday in the UnitedKingdom. Sundays are usually non-school and non-working days in these countries.A、 She wanted to memory her mother, Ann Jarvis.B、When is the earliest Mothers Day celebrationC、Many families begin Mothers Day with breakfas

25、t in bed.D、Mothers Day falls on different days in different the countries.【 正确答案】D第14题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 We all have our own comfort foods. Interestingly, they may vary according to moodsand gender. One study found that happy people seem to want to eat things like pizza, while sadpeople prefer ice cream

26、 and c o o k ie s .R e s e a r c h e r s also found that guys seem to preferhot, homemade comfort meals, like steaks and casseroles. Girls go for chocolate and ice cream.A、Bored people crave salty, crunchy things, like chips.B、 Emotional eating patterns can be learned.C、 Dont let emotional eating di

27、sturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【 正确答案】A第 15题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Today, not too far off Nixons deadline, America is looking at that possibility. Over theweekend, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, announced her run for 2008presid

28、ency.Q: Bill Clinton will strongly support Hillary to run for the 2008 presidency.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】c第 16题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I was searching for just the right word to describe this book; a wordthat describes something that is perhaps somewhat sad, but in a good way. Icouldnt find quite the

29、right word, but I do know the feeling.This book does makeme feel a bit sad. Sad for the way that childhood passes so quickly, sad for days thatgo by, faster than wed like them to. But it also makes me feel the sweetness ofthese things and helps me remember that childhood imagination, freedom and joy

30、are things that we can carry with us still, long after our days as children havepassed.Which of the following is true about the authors feeling of the book?A、 It makes him feel sad for his childhood is sad.B It makes him feel sad because he didnt remember his happy childhood.C、He couldnt describe th

31、e book, for he doesnt know the feeling.D、He realizes that childhood imagination, freedom and joy are things that he can carry evenwhen he is an adult.【 正确答案】D第 17题 【 单选题】2009.1 I was delighted her performance in NYU last night.A、ofB、withC、fromD、for【 正确答案】B第 18题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Writing for the content s

32、ites such as the Yahoo! Contributor Networkalso interests me. Ive been trying creative writing, news, reviews and numerouslifestyle issues. And all of these topics have been of my own choosing. Then there isthe opportunity to meet other writers. The Yahoo! Contributor Network has awonderful in-house

33、 messaging system that allows its writers to communicate easilywith one another. Not all your tries are rosy and easy when you write for a contentsite, but you will get much benefit if you try it. What is the benefit that the Yahoo!Contributor Network offers according to the author?A、You can have al

34、l your articles published.B、You can get a lot of rewards from the site.C You can easily communicate with other writers.D、You can use its information and messages free.【 正确答案】C第 19题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】He has also included symbols to show which ions are nutrients, and which arecommon in soil or wa t e r . .

35、A、There have been many attempts to redesign the periodic table since Dmitri Mendeleev drewit up in 1871.B、And the size of elements symbol reflects how much of it is found in the Earths crust.C、 Railsback has still ordered the elements according to the number of protons they have.D Raisback has liste

36、d some elements more than once.【 正确答案】B第 20题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood- a poor, crowed area where a boys dream is not to be a doctor; lawyer, orbusinessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example,Liverpool, which produ

37、ced the Beetles, had one of the best English soccer ( 英式足球 ) teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a ball made of rags. AndGeorge Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off awall in the slums of Belfast.AII great players have a lot in common, but that do

38、esntexplain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, butonly one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality thatsets them apart from all the others.ln the last paragraph the statement . but onlyone became Pelew indicates t hat .A、Pele is the gr

39、eatest soccer player.B、the greatest players are born with some unique quality.C、Peles birthplace sets him apart from all the others.D、the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.【 正确答案】B第 21题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】 In life, you will constantly be facing challenges, times w

40、hen its tough to feel confidentabout what will happen in the future. Times like these will have different degrees of intensity andduration. The greater the degree and the longer the duration, the greater the fear and sense ofuncertainty will be.The fear and sense of uncertainty will be independent o

41、f the degree and theduration of difficult times. ( )A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】B第 22题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Gyorgy Buzsaki of Rutgers University and his colleagues analyzed thebrain waves of sleeping rats and mice. Specifically, they examined the electricalactivity emanating from the somatosensory neocor

42、tex (an area that processessensory information) and the hippocampus, which is a center for learning andmemory. The scientists found that oscillations in brain waves from the two regionsappear to be intertwined. So-called sleep spindles (bursts of activity from theneocortex) were followed tens of mil

43、liseconds later by beats in the hippocampusknown as ripples. The team posits that this interplay between the two brain regionsis a key step in memory consolidation. A second study, also published online thisweek by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, links age-associatedmemory decli

44、ne to high glucose levels. What is the result of the experiment withrats and mice carried out at Rutgers UniversityA、The electrical activity is emanating from the somatosensory neocortex.B、Oscillations in brain waves are from hippocampus.C、Somatosensory neocortex and hippocampus work together in mem

45、ory consolidation.D Somatosensory neocortex plays it primary role in memory consolidation.【 正确答案】C第23题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy beachesline the coasts of many i s l a n d s . . Many tourists arrive on cruise ships.A、 They are Cuba, Puerto R

46、ico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.B、The Caribbean Islands are known by several names.C、Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers （ 小片）of exposed coral.D This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.【 正确答案】D第24题 【 单选题】 填句补文 As part of their study, the researchers used a special m

47、achine to take action photos ofthe students br a i ns . . This is the same part of the brain that becomes active when goodreaders read. This activated brain area appears to include a structure that helps people recognizefamiliar written words quickly.A Do you have difficulty reading in class?B、 The

48、pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side.C、As part of the study, 37 struggling readers received special tutoring.D、By the end of the school year, these children could read faster than before.【 正确答案】B第25题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】On March 27, the US Government scientists

49、made a decision after they predicted theeruption of Mount Saint Helens; they telephoned all states and local officials in the area and toldthem that a serious eruption was possible at any time.Q: American scientists predicted that MountSaint Helens was to erupt soon.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第

50、26题 【 单选题】2007.10 To some extent the good service at the hotel the poor food.A、brought outB、came aboutC、got down toD、made up for【 正确答案】D第27题 【 单选题】He began comparing himself the other teammates and found he didnt practice as hard asthem.A、asB、fromC、withD、by【 正确答案】C第28题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The typical perso

51、n living alone is neither old nor l one l y . . The majority ofthese people have chosen to live alone. They are responding to decreasing social pressure to getmarried and have a family.A、 This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago.B The growing number of

52、 women with good jobs has done much to increase the number ofpeople living alone.C、Theres more pressure to get married nowadays.D、In fact, a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U.S. are under the age of 35.【 正确答案】D第29题 【 单选题】2010.4 No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither sid

53、e would give way to.A、otherB、 anotherC、the otherD、any other【 正确答案】C第 30题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Some 20,000 tons of antibiotics are used in the European Union and the US each year.More than half are give to farmanimals to prevent disease and promote g r o wt h . .AThe warning comes from a researcher in Switze

54、rland who looked at levels of the drugs in farmslurry.B、 The drugs could be getting into our food and water.C Many drugs given to humans are also excreted unchanged.D、But recent research has found a direct link between the increased use of these farmyarddrugs and the appearance of antibiotic - resis

55、tant bugs that infect people.【 正确答案】D第 31题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Redemption （ 拯救） is a practical necessity. How can value berestored to young lives distorted （ 扭曲） by acts of violence? The boys inJonesboro and in Chicago will be confined in institutions for a relatively short time.Despite horror at what was

56、done, children cannot be-dealt with as adults, notif a people wants to consider itself civilized. Thats why politicians cries for adulttreatment of youthful criminals ultimately miss the point.According to politicians,when children commit crimes, they should be treated in the same way asA、murderers.

57、B criminals.C victims.D、 adults.【 正确答案】D第 32题 【 单选题】【 概括大意 1 It is not difficult to think of other messages we receive through the mass media. Everyday we get hundreds of them. Think about advertisements, for example. We see and hear thesemessages almost everywhere we go. Advertisements are importan

58、t messages, even though they aresometimes annoying. They help us compare and evaluate products. The main idea of this paragraphis.A Importance of the Mass MediaB Media - Means to Communicate MessagesC、Advertisements as Important Messages from the Mass MediaD、Various Messages One May Receive Each Day

59、【 正确答案】c第 33题 【 单选题】 阅读理解】“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes andpromote long term thinking/ says Dr Gregory Stock of the University Of CaliforniaSchool Of Public Health. would also raise productivity by adding to the year wecan work. Longer lives dont just affect the pe

60、ople who live them. They also affectsociety as a whole. MWe have war, poverty, all sorts of issues around, and I dontthink any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer/* says USbioethicist Daniel Callahan. Z/The question is What will we get as a societys suspectit wont be a better

61、 society.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of thethings that living longer might enable an individual to doA Spending more time with his family.B Having more education.C、Realizing more dreams.D、Working longer.【 正确答案】B第 34题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Until recently, the science of the future was suppo

62、sed to beelectronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that thenext great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination ofthose two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. Thiscombination is the science of biotechnology.According to

63、 the passage, the scienceof the future is likely to be.A、electronicsB biotechnologyC genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【 正确答案】B第 35题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of popmusic. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions withvar

64、ious forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae.The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in the world, butat the same time is distinctly African. It is different also in another way Many of thesongs are very serious and they deal with important

65、 social or political issues inAfrica today. This passage is about how African pop music is.A、usually about love and romanceB、more serious than most pop musicC popular with young people in AfricaD、 mostly written just for entertainment【 正确答案】B第 36题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The black robin （ 旅鸦）is one of the worl

66、ds rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and itlives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were aboutfifty black robins there; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. .A、These are the only black robins left in the world.B、Those that fail to meet the challenge

67、s will disappear early.C、Both represent orders in the classification of life.D、Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made.【 正确答案】A第37题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】In the United States, credit card fees have become a political issue. Congress hasthreatened to take action against some

68、 bad behavior by lenders. But getting a credit card hasbecome a lot easier for most people. And many cards offer low rates at first, especially if peopleagree to move their money from another card. In the USA, Congress has threatened to take actionagainst some bad behavior to.A、the interest charge o

69、n buying somethingB、to show people the negative effects that credit cards bring to peopleC、restrain the phenomenon of credit card feesD A key board【 正确答案】c第38题 【 单选题】He was busily engaged writing letters.A、onB inC、withD、by【 正确答案】B第39题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】Music is an expression of emotion and imagination. M

70、usic frees the soul. It soothesthe body and spirit. It relaxes. It energizes. It calms. It motivates. Music is fun and interesting,educational and beautiful. It helps us remember who we are and from where we came. Imagine aworld with no music. Trying to erase music from our minds is nearly impossibl

71、e. What can you do topreserve the music which influences you. Music frees our soul and relaxes our.A、music history museumB、enjoy musicC、body and spiritD create and perform music【 正确答案】c第 40题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I found in my babys behaviour a metaphor for the new generation.My wife and I had given him some

72、 books to examine； but he merely spit upon them.When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. Wefind that our students dont read, that they look down upon reading and scoldthose of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience withthe baby,

73、however, I have reached a conclusion: let them watch it. If television isthat much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let themwatch it all they want!From the passage we know that the author isA a doctor.B、an editor.C、a writer.D、a teacher.【 正确答案】D第 41题 【 单选题】（ 填句补文】 More

74、and more Americans are living alone. Some live alone because of divorce or thedeath of a p a r t n e r . . According to a recent U.S. census （ 人口普查）, 25 percent of allhouseholds in the U.S. are made up of just one person.A、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.B、He sa

75、ys, /zl like being by myself.C、However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to.D Theres more pressure to get married nowadays.【 正确答案】C第 42题 【 单选题】2005.10 Im afraid nothing I can do about it.A、it isB、this isC、there isD that is【 正确答案】C第 43题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 Finally, many great play

76、ers come from the same kind of neighborhood- a poor, crowed area where a boys dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, orbusinessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example,Liverpool, which produced the Beetles, had one of the best English soccer （ 英式足球）teams in recent years. P

77、ele practiced in the street with a ball made of rags. AndGeorge Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off awall in the slums of Belfast.AII great players have a lot in common, but that doesntexplain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, b

78、utonly one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality thatsets them apart from all the others.ln the last paragraph the statement . but onlyone became Pele“ indicates t hat .A、 Pele is the greatest soccer player.B the greatest players are born with some unique quality.C Pele

79、s birthplace sets him apart from all the others.D、 the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.【 正确答案】B第 44题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The structure of a family takes different forms around the world andeven in the same society. The familys form changes as it adapts to changin

80、g socialand economic influences. Until recently, the most common form in North Americawas the nuclear family, consisting of a married couple with their minor children.The nuclear family is an independent unit. It must be prepared to fend for itself.Individual family members strongly depend on one an

81、other. There is little help fromoutside the family in emergencies. Elderly relatives of a nuclear family are cared foronly if it is possible for the family to do so. In North America, the elderly often donot live with the family; they live in retirement communities and nursing homes.The information

82、in the first paragraph is presented mainly t h r o u g h .A、listing statisticsB、telling a storyC、pointing out similaritiesD、pointing out differences【 正确答案】C第 45题 【 单选题】2005.10 Since time is limited, wed betterour task.A、get onB、get overC、get acrossD、get into【 正确答案】D第 46题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Until recently,

83、 the science of the future was supposed to beelectronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that thenext great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination ofthose two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. Thiscombination is the s

84、cience of biotechnology.According to the passage, the scienceof the future is likely to be.A、electronicsB、biotechnologyC、genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【 正确答案】B第 47题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Two United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday that children aremost at risk of developing skin cancers as a resul

85、t of the long-term decline in theearths protective ozone layer. The agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO)and the UN Environmental Programme ( UNEP) , issued the warning as theylaunched a global programme aimed at alerting schools to the dangers of exposureto the sun.Why does the risk of deve

86、loping skin cancers in children become greaterand greaterA、 Because they pay little attention to their skin health.B、Because they are short of physical training.C、Because the earths protective ozone layer declines year after year.D、 Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【 正确答案】c第 48题 【 单选题】

87、【 2005.10 Since time is limited, wed better our task.A、get onB、get overC get acrossD get into【 正确答案】D第 49题 【 单选题】 概括大意Take the case of Eta Carinae, one of the most explosive stars in the universe. This starproduces ultraviolet laser rays （ 紫 夕 卜 线 ） and it will destroy itself in a few million years

88、time. It isfive times brighter than the sun and when it explodes it is going to be a sight worth waiting forlThemain idea of this paragraph is.A、Power of the telescopeB、Details of Eta CarinaeC、Invention of a time machineD、Biggest telescope【 正确答案】B第 50题 【 单选题】 阅读理解】During work Tom always thought of t

89、he girl and felt as if he had mether somewhere, but he couldnt remember when. Tom concluded that the girl wasin love with him and he was very excited. This girl maybe looked not as beautiful asthe girl he had dated the other day, but she had a grand （ 豪华的）car. She must bevery rich. So he chose to lo

90、ve this girl. When his work was over, Tom called the girlwho had elated him. He said, “After several days thinking, I think I am not suited forbeing your boyfriend, so I hope you will forget me. We can learn from this passagethat Tom.A、was very poorB didnt like the biscuitsC、walked to work every mor

91、ningD、compared the two girls carefully【 正确答案】D第 51题 【 单选题】2005.4 when you go through the mental exercises to come up with a tentativedefinition should you open the dictionary to see if youre right.A、SimplyB、PreciselyC、OnlyD Particularly【 正确答案】C第 52题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I was searching for just the right wo

92、rd to describe this book; a wordthat describes something that is perhaps somewhat sad, but in a good way. Icouldnt find quite the right word, but I do know the feeling.This book does makeme feel a bit sad. Sad for the way that childhood passes so quickly, sad for days thatgo by, faster than wed like

93、 them to. But it also makes me feel the sweetness ofthese things and helps me remember that childhood imagination, freedom and joyare things that we can carry with us still, long after our days as children havepassed.Which of the following is true about the authors feeling of the book?A、It makes him

94、 feel sad for his childhood is sad.B、It makes him feel sad because he didnt remember his happy childhood.C He couldnt describe the book, for he doesnt know the feeling.D、He realizes that childhood imagination, freedom and joy are things that he can carry evenwhen he is an adult.【 正确答案】D第 53题 【 单选题】【

95、 概括大意】There is a vital need to understand the potential risks and long-term health effects ofliving on naturally contaminated soils. Future environmental investigations of naturally polluted soilsshould concentrate on the potential pathways of metals into the food chain and human body.Geologists sho

96、uld be part of such studies as they can provide the essential background informationon rock and soil chemistry as well as the chemical forms of heavy metal pollution.The main idea ofthis paragraph is.A、Long- term Health Effects on ChildrenB、Research on Channels of Heavy Metals Getting into Human Foo

97、d ChainC Potential Hazards of Human Contaminated SoilsD、No Evidence to Indicate Bad Effects of Naturally Contaminated Soil【 正确答案】B第 54题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Five-year-old Lani still takes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning. Shesvery good about it,“ says her father David. Lani is alive today b

98、ecause of her father David, in morethan one way; when she was one year old she received part of her fathers liver in alivertransplant operation. Lani was born with a liver i l l ne s s . . Doctors advised that atransplant was the only way in which she would live.A、She had one operation when she was

99、six weeks old, which was not successful.B、 David quickly recovered from the operation.C、 David was finally able to ride his bike again after about a year.D、Doctors hope that she will continue to get stronger and stronger.【 正确答案】A第 55题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 Finally, many great players come from the same kind

100、 of neighborhood- a poor, crowed area where a boys dream is not to be a doctor; lawyer, orbusinessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example,Liverpool, which produced the Beetles, had one of the best English soccer （ 英式足球）teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street

101、 with a ball made of rags. AndGeorge Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off awall in the slums of Belfast.AII great players have a lot in common, but that doesntexplain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, butonly one became Pele. The

102、 greatest players are born with some unique quality thatsets them apart from all the others.ln the last paragraph the statement . but onlyone became Pelew indicates t hat .A、Pele is the greatest soccer player.B the greatest players are born with some unique quality.C Peles birthplace sets him apart

103、from all the others.D、 the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.【 正确答案】B第 56题 【 单选题】 概括大意）They always complained（ 抱怨）more or less justly, that their parents are out of touchwith modern ways. They also blamed that their parents always have a final say. And the y

104、oung feltthat their parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dissatisfied too muchmurmurs of their parents about certain problems and the lack of sense of humor in dealing with theproblems, at least in parents-children relationships.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、

105、The criticisms to their parents can be kept out of the young peoples mind in following ways.B、It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them formost of the misunderstanding between them.C、 There are so many criticism to their parents among the young people.

106、D Young people have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【 正确答案】c第 57题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Mobile phones should carry a label if they proved to be a dangeroussource of radiation, according to Robert Bell, a scientist. And no more mobile phonetransmitter towers （ 发射塔） should be built until the l

107、ong-term health effects ofthe radiation they emit （ 放射） is scientifically evaluated, he said. Nobodys goingto drop dead overnight but we should be asking for more scientific information,Robert Bell said at a conference on the health effects of low-level radiation. Ifmobile phones are found to be dan

108、gerous, they should carry a warning label untilproper shields can be devised, he said.According to Robert Bell, if mobile phonesprove to be dangerous to peoples healthA、they should be banned immediately.B the use of them should be restricted.C、all transmitter towers should be torn down.D、a warning l

109、abel should be attached.【 正确答案】D第 58题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】Bad design is largely to blame, says Sanchez. In a separate survey of CD players lastyear, her colleague Wolfgang Huber found that two machines with similar features used 28 wattsand 2 watts respectively on stand-by. nFor most products, we believe t

110、hat stand-by power can bereduced to one watt or less, says Sanchez. The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Factor Leading to Energy WasteB、Home AppliancesC、Proposals to Cut Energy ConsumptionD Energy Consumption Test【 正确答案】A第 59题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】On October 19, 1911, Amundsen set out from his base in Bay

111、of Whales, Antarctica,with four companions （ 同伴）, 52 dogs and four sleds. His success in reaching the South Pole wasaided by careful planning. His use of sled dogs to carry supplies also helped. Amundsen and his men,along with 11 surviving dogs, made it back to the base on January 25, 1912, quicker

112、than expected.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Came up with the idea of reaching the South PoleB An important race on Amundsens way to his polar career in the early stageC、Armed to the teeth, Amundsen finished his trip to the South PoleD、Amundsen got a great achievement in the field of polar exp

113、edition 100 years ago【 正确答案】c第 60题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of popmusic. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions withvarious forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae.The result is music that

114、 may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in the world, butat the same time is distinctly African. It is different also in another way Many of thesongs are very serious and they deal with important social or political issues inAfrica today. This passage is about how African pop music is.A、usually ab

115、out love and romanceB、more serious than most pop musicC popular with young people in AfricaD、 mostly written just for entertainment【 正确答案】B第 61题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 In the digital realm, the next big advance will be voice recognition. Therudiments are already here but in primitive form. Ask a computer to

116、“recognizespeech/* and it is likely to think you want it to “wreck a nice beach. But in a decadeor so well be able to chat away and machines will soak it all in. Microchips will betruly embedded in our lives when we can talk to them. Not only to our computers,well also be able to chat with our autom

117、obile navigation systems, telephoneconsoles, browsers, thermostats. VCRs, microwaves and any other devices we wantto boss around.The techniques of voice r e c o g n it io n .A、are mature enough for extensive useB、are in its initial stage of developmentC、will aid people to chat through computersD、wil

118、l assist people to recognize each others voice【 正确答案】B第 62题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】In 2006, Blackburn, of the University of California, San Francisco, andGreider; of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, shared the Lasker prize for basicmedical research with Jack Szostak of Harvard Medical School. Their work

119、 set thestage for research suggesting that cancer cells use telomerase to sustain theiruncontrolled growth. The research by Blackburn and Greider helps suggest the roleof.A、money in medical researchB、proteins in cancer treatmentC、 hormones in the functioning of lifeD、telomerase in the growth of canc

120、er cells【 正确答案】D第 63题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used toreduce the risk of skin cancer; actually increase the risk.Researchers from theUniversity of Iowa based their findings on a review of 18 earlier studies that lookedat the association between sunscre

121、en use and melanoma （ 黑素瘤） .They said thatthey found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen useand higher risk of melanoma.The word “flaws“ in the 2nd paragraph most probablyme a n s .A、evidenceB、factsC、faultsD、failures【 正确答案】c第 64题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Young musicians in African

122、countries are creating a new kind of popmusic. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions withvarious forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae.The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in the world, butat the same time

123、 is distinctly African. It is different also in another way Many of thesongs are very serious and they deal with important social or political issues inAfrica today. This passage is about how African pop music is.A、usually about love and romanceB、more serious than most pop musicC、popular with young

124、people in AfricaD、 mostly written just for entertainment【 正确答案】B第 65题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-abilityteaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. Wefeel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not

125、take intoaccount the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect onboth the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging tobe at the bottom of the top gradeiThe authors attitude towards mixed-abilityteaching is.A、criticalB、questioningC、appro

126、vingD、objective【 正确答案】c第 66题 【 单选题】 阅读理解】Mobile phones should carry a label if they proved to be a dangeroussource of radiation, according to Robert Bell, a scientist. And no more mobile phonetransmitter towers （ 发射塔） should be built until the long-term health effects ofthe radiation they emit （ 放射）

127、 is scientifically evaluated, he said. Nobodys goingto drop dead overnight but we should be asking for more scientific information,Robert Bell said at a conference on the health effects of low-level radiation. Ifmobile phones are found to be dangerous, they should carry a warning label untilproper s

128、hields can be devised, he said.According to Robert Bell, if mobile phonesprove to be dangerous to peoples healthA、they should be banned immediately.B the use of them should be restricted.C、 all transmitter towers should be torn down.D、a warning label should be attached.【 正确答案】D第 67题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Gan

129、g Xiao and Ben Schrag at Brown University, visualize the current by measuringsubtle （ 2田微的） changes in the magnetic field of an object and.A、to shrink it to the size of a desktop computerB、to make it capable of measuring very weak changes in magnetic fieldsC、as well as revealing microscopic defects

130、in anything from aircraft to banknotesD converting the information into a color picture showing the density of current at each point【 正确答案】D第 68题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 Two thousand years ago the Chinese had already developed a workingcompass. A piece of lodestone （ 天然磁石） would be cut into the shape of a lad

131、le（ 长柄勺） Placed on a stone board with a smooth surface, the lodestone wouldmove round until the handle of the ladle pointed south while the bulk （ 主体）ofthe ladle was attracted to magnetic north. This interestingly shaped device ismentioned in a book from about 80. Other ancient books may have dated

132、it as farback as the fourth century Jade （ 玉石） finders played an important role in theinvention of the ladle. They travelled great distances to look for jade. In order notto lose directions, they would take a ladle with them.Which of the followingabout the ladle-shaped compass is true?A、The handle o

133、f the ladle pointed south.B、The handle of the ladle pointed north.C、The bulk of the ladle was attracted to south.D、The bulk of the ladle remained unmoved on the board.【 正确答案】A第 69题 【 单选题】2005.4 Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find difficultto succeed in language l

134、earning.A、whichB、howC、 thatD、it【 正确答案】D第70题 【 单选题】is going to America for further study.A、He is said thatB、People said that heC、It was said heD、It is said that he【 正确答案】D第71题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】Lack of sleep can affect everything from our emotions to how well we focus on taskslike driving. It can affect s

135、ports performance, increase our chances of getting sick, and may be linkedto weight gain in some people. Youve probably noticed how much running around little kids do and how soundly they sleep. Take a tip from a toddler and get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day.Physical activity can decrease st

136、ress and help people feel more relaxed. Just dont work out tooclose to bedtime because exercise can wake you up before it slows you down.Lack of sleep canincrease our chances of.A feel more relaxedB waking up in middle nightC、getting sickD、Watch TV and surf online【 正确答案】C第72题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】In the Uni

137、ted States, credit card fees have become a political issue. Congress hasthreatened to take action against some bad behavior by lenders. But getting a credit card hasbecome a lot easier for most people. And many cards offer low rates at first, especially if peopleagree to move their money from anothe

138、r card. In the USA, Congress has threatened to take actionagainst some bad behavior to.A、the interest charge on buying somethingB、to show people the negative effects that credit cards bring to peopleC、restrain the phenomenon of credit card feesD、A key board【 正确答案】C第73题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Like Antarctica,

139、the Arctic is a land of ice and snow. Antarctica holds the record for alow temperature reading - 125 Fahrenheit below zero. Readings of 85 degrees below zero arecommon in both the Arctic and Antarctica. Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero inthe Arctic. At the South Pole the winter is a

140、bout 73 degrees below zero .The lowest temperature thatman has ever known was recorded in Antarctica.A TrueB FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第 74题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】We are so used to our life on the surface of the earth that it can bequite an effort for our mind to break free of all the ideas that we take for gr

141、anted.Because we can feel that things are heavy, we think of weight as being a fixedquality in an object, but it is not really fixed at all. If you could take a one-poundpacket of butter 4, 000 miles out from the earth, it would weigh only a quarter of apound.We find it hard to break free from ideas

142、 connected with living on the earthbecauseA、 it demands too great an effort for us to do so.B、we are too familiar with the way things are to question the ideas.C、we have proved that those ideas are correct.D、we are so sure of ourselves that we never doubt anything on the earth.【 正确答案】B第 75题 【 单选题】【

143、填句补文】 Some 20,000 tons of antibiotics are used in the European Union and the US each year.More than half are give to farm-animals to prevent disease and promote g r o wt h . .AThe warning comes from a researcher in Switzerland who looked at levels of the drugs in farmslurry.B、 The drugs could be get

144、ting into our food and water.C、 Many drugs given to humans are also excreted unchanged.D But recent research has found a direct link between the increased use of these farmyarddrugs and the appearance of antibiotic resistant bugs that infect people.【 正确答案】D第 76题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】We find that bright chil

145、dren are rarely held back by mixed-abilityteaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. Wefeel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take intoaccount the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect onboth the bri

146、ght and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging tobe at the bottom of the top grade!The authors attitude towards mixed-abilityteaching is.A、criticalB、questioningC、approvingD、objective【 正确答案】c第 77题 【 单选题】 填句补文】 In order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian governme

147、nt understands theneed for getting high quality irrigation equipment at all times, such as travelling irrigators （ 灌溉车） ,pumps and other irrigation tools, which are the key to the success of the growers. It is also nowonder why irrigation equipment makers and suppliers are making much money in the r

148、egion.A、 They play a key role in meeting the needs of the farmers.B、Through the years, people there have come up with long-term solutions that mainly focus ondeveloping or improving its various irrigation systems.C、 Travelling irrigators first appeared in the East Han Dynasty in China.D、Next on the

149、list is drip irrigation and spray irrigation.【 正确答案】A第 78题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 In the digital realm, the next big advance will be voice recognition. Therudiments are already here but in primitive form. Ask a computer to “recognizespeech/ and it is likely to think you want it to “wreck a nice beach. But in

150、 a decadeor so well be able to chat away and machines will soak it all in. Microchips will betruly embedded in our lives when we can talk to them. Not only to our computers,well also be able to chat with our automobile navigation systems, telephoneconsoles, browsers, thermostats. VCRs, microwaves an

151、d any other devices we wantto boss around.The techniques of voice r e c o g n it io n .A、are mature enough for extensive useB、are in its initial stage of developmentC、will aid people to chat through computersD、will assist people to recognize each others voice【 正确答案】B第79题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】On October 19,

152、1911, Amundsen set out from his base in Bay of Whales, Antarctica,with four companions （ 同伴）,52 dogs and four sleds. His success in reaching the South Pole wasaided by careful planning. His use of sled dogs to carry supplies also helped. Amundsen and his men,along with 11 surviving dogs, made it bac

153、k to the base on January 25, 1912, quicker than expected.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Came up with the idea of reaching the South PoleB、An important race on Amundsens way to his polar career in the early stageC、Armed to the teeth, Amundsen finished his trip to the South PoleD Amundsen got a

154、great achievement in the field of polar expedition 100 years ago【 正确答案】C第80题 【 单选题】2004.10 Jean didnt have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy forthe examination.A、to prepareB、to be preparedC、preparingD、being preparing【 正确答案】c第81题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mexicos current lack of funds is

155、also partly due to oil. The country has rich oil fieldsand a few years ago, when oil was expensive, Mexico was selling large quantities of oil to the USAand earning a lot of mo n e y . . However, the price of oil then dropped, and Mexico has beenleft owing enormous sums of money and with not enough

156、income from oil sales to pay back theloans.A、 But those ruins are in danger of being seriously damaged by pollution.B、Scientists estimate that about one millimeter of stone is worn away every twelve years.C、At others the painted surfaces inside temples are lifting and flaking off and the stone is be

157、ingeaten away.D The government was therefore able to borrow huge sums of money from banks around theworld, thinking they would have no problem repaying their debts.【 正确答案】D第82题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy beachesline the coasts of many i s l a

158、 n d s . . Many tourists arrive on cruise ships.A They are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.B、The Caribbean Islands are known by several names.C、Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers （ 小片）of exposed coral.D、This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.【 正确答案】D

159、第83题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】During work Tom always thought of the girl and felt as if he had mether somewhere, but he couldnt remember when. Tom concluded that the girl wasin love with him and he was very excited. This girl maybe looked not as beautiful asthe girl he had dated the other day, but she had a gra

160、nd （ 豪华的）car. She must bevery rich. So he chose to love this girl. When his work was over, Tom called the girlwho had elated him. He said, “After several days thinking, I think I am not suited forbeing your boyfriend, so I hope you will forget me. We can learn from this passagethat Tom.A、was very po

161、orB didnt like the biscuitsC walked to work every morningD、compared the two girls carefully【 正确答案】D第 84题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and arefriends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-olddaughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock

162、 music together and talk about interests bothenjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with hisparents when he was a teenager.! would never have said to my mom, Hey, thenew Weezer album is really great. How do you like it? says Ballmer. MThere wasjust a complete gap in t

163、aste.Music was not the only gulf. From clothing andhairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and childrenoften appeared to move in separate orbits.The word gulf most probably meansA interestB、distanceC、 hopeD、separation【 正确答案】D第 85题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The basic tools for an

164、 interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils.But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. Theres nothing less likely to relax aperson than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad. . Take a while just to chat,judging what sort of person youre dealing with, get

165、ting him or her to trust you.A、 This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary.B、Come back another day; it will go better.C The rest is instinct, which can all be learned with experience.D、 Both of you need time to get to know each other.【 正确答案】D第 86题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Two United Nations agencies warned on

166、Tuesday that children aremost at risk of developing skin cancers as a result of the long-term decline in theearths protective ozone layer. The agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO)and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) , issued the warning as theylaunched a global programme aimed at alert

167、ing schools to the dangers of exposureto the sun.Why does the risk of developing skin cancers in children become greaterand greaterA、 Because they pay little attention to their skin health.B Because they are short of physical training.C Because the earths protective ozone layer declines year after y

168、ear.D、Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【 正确答案】c第 87题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 The black robin ( 旅鸦) is one of the world*s rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and itlives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were aboutfifty black robins there; in 19

169、77 there were fewer than ten. .A、These are the only black robins left in the world.B、Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early.C、Both represent orders in the classification of life.D Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made.【 正确答案】A第88题 【 单选题】2004.

170、04 For a week she worked with us in the village,_ her poor health.A、as a result ofB、on account ofC、in spite ofD、despite of【 正确答案】C第89题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy beachesline the coasts of many i s l a n d s . . Many tourists arrive on cruise

171、ships.A、 They are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.B、The Caribbean Islands are known by several names.C、Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers （ 小片）of exposed coral.D、This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.【 正确答案】D第90题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】There are many other tr

172、aps to avoid. The has found little awareness among driversabout safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots- justthe places thieves love. The A.A. advises drivers to park in places with people around- thieves dontlike audiences.Car drivers are found to be

173、careless in c h o o s i n g .A、safe parking spotsB、increase in the number of cars stolenC、non-professional thievesD、lack of parking space【 正确答案】A第 91题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】We are so used to our life on the surface of the earth that it can bequite an effort for our mind to break free of all the ideas that we

174、 take for granted.Because we can feel that things are heavy, we think of weight as being a fixedquality in an object, but it is not really fixed at all. If you could take a one-poundpacket of butter 4, 000 miles out from the earth, it would weigh only a quarter of apound.We find it hard to break fre

175、e from ideas connected with living on the earthbecauseA、 it demands too great an effort for us to do so.B we are too familiar with the way things are to question the ideas.C、we have proved that those ideas are correct.D、we are so sure of ourselves that we never doubt anything on the earth.【 正确答案】B第9

176、2题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】Music is an expression of emotion and imagination. Music frees the soul. It soothesthe body and spirit. It relaxes. It energizes. It calms. It motivates. Music is fun and interesting,educational and beautiful. It helps us remember who we are and from where we came. Imagine aworld wit

177、h no music. Trying to erase music from our minds is nearly impossible. What can you do topreserve the music which influences you. Music frees our soul and relaxes our.A、music history museumB、enjoy musicC、body and spiritD、create and perform music【 正确答案】c第93题 【 单选题】2005.4 The satellite also demonstrat

178、ed how it could provide help to people living in isolatedareas where is difficult.A、transportationB、instructionC、applicationD compensation【 正确答案】A第94题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】When it comes to translating basic research into industrial success,few nations can match Germany. Since the 1940s, the nations vast ind

179、ustrial basehas been fed with a constant stream of new ideas and expertise from science. Andthough German prosperity （ 繁荣） has faltered （ 衰退） over the past decadebecause of the huge cost of unifying east and west as well as the global economicdecline, it still has an enviable record for turning idea

180、s into profit.The wordexpertise in line 3 could be best replaced byA、experts.B、scientists.C scholars.D、special knowledge.【 正确答案】D第 95题 【 单选题】2008.10 Police Chief Timothy told reporters that the police officers wounded in the rescueoperation were r a p i d l y .A、curingB、treatingC healingD recovering

181、【 正确答案】D第 96题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I found in my babys behaviour a metaphor for the new generation.My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them.When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. Wefind that our students dont read, that they look

182、 down upon reading and scoldthose of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience withthe baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: let them watch it. If television isthat much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let themwatch it all they want

183、!From the passage we know that the author isA、a doctor.B an editor.C a writer.D、a teacher.【 正确答案】D第 97题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes andpromote long term thinking/ says Dr Gregory Stock of the University Of CaliforniaSchool Of Public Health. Mlt would

184、 also raise productivity by adding to the year wecan work. Longer lives dont just affect the people who live them. They also affectsociety as a whole. We have war, poverty, all sorts of issues around, and I dontthink any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer/ says USbioethicist

185、 Daniel Callahan. aThe question is What will we get as a societys suspectit wont be a better society.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of thethings that living longer might enable an individual to doA、Spending more time with his family.B、 Having more education.C、Realizing more dreams.D、

186、Working longer.【 正确答案】B第 98题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of popmusic. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions withvarious forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae.The result is music that may s

187、ound familiar to listeners anywhere in the world, butat the same time is distinctly African. It is different also in another way Many of thesongs are very serious and they deal with important social or political issues inAfrica today. This passage is about how African pop music is.A、usually about lo

188、ve and romanceB、more serious than most pop musicC、popular with young people in AfricaD、mostly written just for entertainment【 正确答案】B第 99题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The value of childhood is easily blurred （ 变得模糊不清） in todaysworld. Consider some recent developments: The child-murderers in the Jonesboro,Ark. schoo

189、lyard shooting case were convicted and sentenced. Two boys, 7 and 8,were charged in the murder of an 11-year-old girl in Chicago.The two boys inChicago wereA、shot.B、murdered.C、 accused.D、 sentenced.【 正确答案】C第 100题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy be

190、achesline the coasts of many i s l a n d s . . Many tourists arrive on cruise ships.A、 They are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.B The Caribbean Islands are known by several names.C Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers （ 小片）of exposed coral.D、This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.【 正确答案】D