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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 1 月山西省霍州市英语（ 一）模拟题（ 解析版）第1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,

2、 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, 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 learn

3、ed.C、Dont let emotional eating disturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【 正确答案】A第2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 owt

4、 h. .AThe warning comes from a researcher in Switzerland 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 farm

5、yarddrugs and the appearance of antibiotic - resistant bugs that infect people.【 正确答案】D第 3 题 【 单选题】2005.10 When he was young, he used to spend his time collecting stamps.A smartB specialC、solidD、spare【 正确答案】D第 4 题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes andpromo

6、te 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 people who live them. They also affectsociety as a whole. MWe have war, poverty, all sorts of issues

7、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 society.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of thethings that living longer might enabl

8、e 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 5 题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The typical person living alone is neither old nor l one l y . . The majority ofthese people have chosen to live alone. They are responding to decreas

9、ing 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 women with good jobs has done much to increase the number ofpeople living alone.C、Theres more pressure to get married nowadays.D、 In

10、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 6 题 【 单选题】 填句补文 ln order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian government understands theneed for getting high quality irrigation equipment at all times, such as travelling irrigators （ 灌既车） ,pump

11、s 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 region.A、They play a key role in meeting the needs of the farmers.B Through the years, people there have come up with long-ter

12、m 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 list is drip irrigation and spray irrigation.【 正确答案】A第7题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】Fords great strength was the manufacturing processi not

13、invention. Long before hestarted a car company, he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turningthem into machines. He started putting cars together in 1891. Although it was by no means the firstpopular automobile, the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was at

14、combiningtechnology and market. The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Fords OpponentsB Fords Great TalentC、Fords Great DreamD、The Establishment of the Company【 正确答案】B第8题 【 单选题】 填句补文 But Bali starlings are only found in a small area on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Theylive in the tall grasslands n

15、ear the c o a s t .T o d a y there are only 14 left in the wild on a singlereserve. More than half of their habitat was converted into farmland, and forest plantation. Many ofthem were captured and sold as pets.A、We should take measures to protect them.B、 Bali starlings are very beautiful birds.C、Th

16、ey grow fast because of a protein rich diet of insects.D In 1984, there were only 150 birds left in the wild.【 正确答案】D第 9 题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Writing for the content sites such as the Yahoo! Contributor Networkalso interests me. Ive been trying creative writing, news, reviews and numerouslifestyle issues.

17、 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 messaging system that allows its writers to communicate easilywith one another. Not all your tries are rosy and easy when you write for a

18、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 all 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 i

19、nformation and messages free.【 正确答案】C第 10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）,25 percent of allhouseholds in the U.S. are made up of just one person.A、It seems that many

20、 grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.B、He says, 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 题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The great sea voyages of Europes Age of Discovery, such asChristophe

21、r Columbuss trip to the West Indies in 1492, would have beenimpossible without the use of a compass. This great device for sea voyages wasintroduced to the West from China during the thirteenth century We have tothank ancient Chinese for their invention of the compass.What is the paragraphmainly abo

22、ut?A、Columbus was a great sailor and discoverer.B、The compass was invented by Columbus.C The invention of the compass is important in human history.D Columbus introduced the compass to the West Indies.【 正确答案】c第12题 【 单选题】2005.10 I wish you me how to swim last year.A taughtB、have taughtC、were taughtD

23、had taught【 正确答案】D第13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 young feltthat their parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dis

24、satisfied 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、The criticisms to their parents can be kept out of the young peoples mind in following ways.B、

25、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.D、Young people have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【 正确答案】c第14题 【 单选题】I do no

26、t wish to your sincerity.A、reflectB、reflect onC、reflect inD、reflect about【 正确答案】B第15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 farm-animals to prevent disease and promote g r o wt h . .AThe warning comes from a resea

27、rcher in Switzerland 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 ant

28、ibiotic resistant bugs that infect people.【 正确答案】D第16题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】But Bali starlings are only found in a small area on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Theylive in the tall grasslands near the c o a s t .T o d a y there are only 14 left in the wild on a singlereserve. More than half of their habit

29、at was converted into farmland, and forest plantation. Many ofthem were captured and sold as pets.A、We should take measures to protect them.B、 Bali starlings are very beautiful birds.C They grow fast because of a protein rich diet of insects.D、In 1984, there were only 150 birds left in the wild.【 正确

30、答案】D第17题 【 单选题】Is this the museum the exhibition was held.A、whereB、 thatC、on whichD、the one【 正确答案】A第18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 . .A、There have been many attempts to redesign the periodic table since Dmitri M

31、endeleev 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 listed some elements more than once.【 正确答案】B第19题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The basic tools for

32、an 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, g

33、etting 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20题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Today, not too far off Nixons deadlin

34、e, America is looking at that possibility. Over theweekend, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, announced her run for 2008presidency.Q: Bill Clinton will strongly support Hillary to run for the 2008 presidency.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】c第21题 【 单选题】When I was young, my

35、 grandmother told me that the earth round.A、isB、wasC、has beenD had been【 正确答案】A第 22题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the landcalled Parsons Place by the football ground. Few people know about this new planto increase the size of our town. For me, Parsons Place i

36、s special because it is abeautiful natural area where local people can relax - the small wood has manyunusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers. It/s veryquiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing this area willbe terrible because we have n

37、o other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.Why isParsons Place particularly important, in Alans opinionA、Because it is near the football ground.B、 Because lots of people live near it.C、Because it is a place near the town where people can enjoy nature.D、Because local people can get there easily

38、by car from the town.【 正确答案】c第 23题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】There are many other traps 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

39、 people around- thieves dontlike audiences.Car drivers are found to be 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24题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 But Bali starlings are only found in a small area on the island o

40、f Bali in Indonesia. Theylive in the tall grasslands near the c o a s t .T o d a y there are only 14 left in the wild on a singlereserve. More than half of their habitat was converted into farmland, and forest plantation. Many ofthem were captured and sold as pets.A、We should take measures to protec

41、t them.B Bali starlings are very beautiful birds.C They grow fast because of a protein rich diet of insects.D、In 1984, there were only 150 birds left in the wild.【 正确答案】D第25题 【 单选题】Shanghai is the place I was born.A on whichB in whichC、whenD、that【 正确答案】B第 26题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Another problem the village

42、 people face is the destruction caused bywild animals such as the elephant. Elephants will walk through and destroy theircrops, trees and huts in just one night. The cheap and easy solution is to soak ropein chili water and put it up around their fence and it will keep the elephants andother wild an

43、imals away.In the local village, ElephantsA、are important for farmingB are the only wild animalsC、often cause trouble to v川 agers cropsD、can be found in each family【 正确答案】C第 27题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Gang Xiao and Ben Schrag at Brown University, visualize the current by measuringsubtle （ 细微的） changes in the

44、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 in anything from aircraft to banknotesD、converting the information into a color picture showing the density

45、 of current at each point【 正确答案】D第28题 【 单选题】2007. 4 As his parents died when he was young, he was_by his uncle.A、brought upB、grown upC、brought outD、taken out【 正确答案】A第29题 【 单选题】He had the over other boys of having had very good preschool education.A、abilityB、advantageC、aggressionD、alternative【 正确答案】B

46、第30题 【 单选题】The atmosphere consists of an ocean of gases miles high.A、hundredsB、hundreds ofC、of hundredsD of hundreds of【 正确答案】B第 31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 simil

47、ar features used 28 wattsand 2 watts respectively on stand-by. For most products, we believe that 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 Consump

48、tion Test【 正确答案】A第 32题 【 单选题】L 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 sunscr

49、een 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 probablymeans .A、evidenceB、factsC、faultsD、failures【 正确答案】c第 33题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 My teacher once said to me,

50、 If you dont quit, you will win. I have nodesire to quit writing as Im having too much fun. My thanks go to AssociatedContent and the Yahoo! Contributor Network for all my progress in writing! And tomy fellow writers thank you so much for your support and friendship. May wecontinue to support each o

51、ther for many years to come!We can learn from thepassage that.A、the author thinks writing on the Net is very easyB the author has his first book published on the NetC、two years has passed since the author began writingD、the author is grateful for the content sites sincerely【 正确答案】D第 34题 【 单选题】We can

52、 come to the that the more we practice, the more skillful we will be.A、traditionB、generationC conclusionD、fact【 正确答案】c第 35题 【 单选题】【 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

53、of naturally polluted soilsshould concentrate on the potential pathways of metals into the food chain and human body.Geologists should 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

54、 main idea ofthis paragraph is.A、Long- term Health Effects on ChildrenB、 Research on Channels of Heavy Metals Getting into Human Food ChainC、Potential Hazards of Human Contaminated SoilsD、No Evidence to Indicate Bad Effects of Naturally Contaminated Soil【 正确答案】B第 36题 【 单选题】 阅读理解】The question of how

55、healthy school food is was called attention to bythe professional cook, Jamie Oliver, who launched a campaign to improve childrensnutrition, after spending a year working in a school kitchen. The TV series about thecampaign won a BAFTA award this week. We can learn from the passage thatA、Jamie never

56、 eats the junk foodB、Jamie taught parents to cook healthy foodC、Jamie once worked in a school kitchenD、in order to win a BAFTA award, Jamie launched a campaign【 正确答案】c第 37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

57、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 bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging tobe at the botto

58、m of the top grade!The authors attitude towards mixed-abilityteaching is.A、criticalB、questioningC、approvingD、objective【 正确答案】C第38题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to take action photos ofthe students br a i ns . . This is the same part of the brain that b

59、ecomes 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 pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side.C、As part of the

60、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39题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】For over a month, Indonesia was in crisis. Forest fires raged out of control as thecountry suffered its worst drought for 50 years. Smoke fro

61、m the fires mixed with sunlight and hotdry air to form a cloud of smog. This pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging overneighbouring countries including Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.Indonesia was in crisis becauseof the drought.A、TrueB、FalseC Not Given【 正确答案】A第40题 【 单选题】2007.10

62、Spanish people usually speak than English people.A、quickB、quicklyC、more quickD more quickly【 正确答案】D第 41题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】You play the lottery （ 彩票）each day and there are two options （ 选择）: either you hit the jackpot and your life changes greatly or you lose and youhave to start it from the very beginni

63、ng. On the contrary, its well known that if youdont take risks, you cant win, so the best solution is always to think over and overagain, to see what your decisions could represent in your future and onlyafterwards to make up your mind.While making a decision, you are advised toA、refer to your exper

64、ienceB think twice before you leapC、turn to parentsD、prepare to take a risk【 正确答案】B第 42题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please. The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chancemore and more Americans are taki

65、ng.A、Its now socially acceptable, even fashionable, to live alone.B、The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doingwhat they want when they want to do it.C、 Living alone is a luxury.D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.【

66、正确答案】D第43题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The basic tools for an 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,judgi

67、ng what sort of person you*re dealing with, getting 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44题 【 单选题】

68、【 阅读判断】Yes, things look like economy will get worse. The reality, however, really depends onhow you look at it and react to this situation. Like any challenge in life, its not what actuallyhappens that will determine the outcome, its what you decide to do about it.The key to dealingwith challenges l

69、ies in your attitudes towards what has happened. ( )A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第45题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Once all this ended, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure theyarrived safely. After I waved goodbye and wished them my best, I thought, “That isthe kind of love in life. The love is not physical

70、or romantic but care in any time?Wecan learn from the story that.A、life is full of surprisesB、love is both physical and romanticC care is a kind of love in lifeD you will feel good when helping those in trouble【 正确答案】c第46题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 More and more Americans are living alone. Some live alone becau

71、se 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 says, a like being by myself.C、However, even more people are

72、 living alone because they have chosen to.D Theres more pressure to get married nowadays.【 正确答案】C第47题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Gang Xiao and Ben Schrag at Brown University, visualize the current by measuringsubtle （ 细微的） changes in the magnetic field of an object and.A、to shrink it to the size of a desktop comp

73、uterB、to make it capable of measuring very weak changes in magnetic fieldsC as well as revealing microscopic defects 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48题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】A good rule of thumb （ 好的

74、做法）is to take your body weight in pounds and dividethat number in half. That gives you the number of ounces （ 盎司）of water per day that you need.For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, you should drink at least 80 ounces of water per day. If youexercise you should drink another 8-ounce glass of water f

75、or every 20 minutes you are active. If youdrink coffee or alcohol, you should add at least an equal amount of water. When you are travelingon an airplane, it is good to have 8 ounces of water for every hour you are on board the plane.Themain idea of this paragraph is.A、Ounces of Water Needed Per Day

76、B、A Good Rule of ThumbC、Different People Drink Different Ounces of WaterD、How to Drink Water【 正确答案】A第49题 【 单选题】2009.7 It was important for the president to continue his schedule, regardless thebomb threat.A、onB、withC、forD of【 正确答案】D第50题 【 单选题】2010.4 “I me everything about Lenny/ Lucy insisted.A、woul

77、d like you tellB、would like you to tellC、would like you tellingD、would like that you tell【 正确答案】B第51题 【 单选题】2004,10 I have no doubt he will overcome all his difficulties.A、whichB、whatC thatD、if【 正确答案】C第52题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in exi

78、stencefor more than two thousand years. It began as a small village beside the River Wensum. At the timeof the Norman invasion in 1066 it had grown to become one of the largest towns in England.TheRiver Wensum flows by NorwichA TrueB FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第53题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Bees are flying insects

79、closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their rolein pollination （ 授粉） and for producing honey and 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、 Eve

80、ry bee does a job without being told.C、There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees.D、Bees do not like ice and snow.【 正确答案】C第 54题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the landcalled Parsons Place by the football ground. Few people know about this new planto increase

81、 the size of our town. For me, Parsons Place is special because it is abeautiful natural area where local people can relax - the small wood has manyunusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers. It*s veryquiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losi

82、ng this area willbe terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.Why isParsons Place particularly important, in Alans opinionA、 Because it is near the football ground.B、Because lots of people live near it.C、 Because it is a place near the town where people can enjoy natu

83、re.D、Because local people can get there easily by car from the town.【 正确答案】c第 55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 lod

84、estone 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 it as farback as the fourth century Jade （ 玉石） finders played a

85、n 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 of the ladle pointed south.B、The handle of the ladle pointed nor

86、th.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 56题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to theirintellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We areconcerned to develop

87、the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just theiracademic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find thatmixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.The author arguesthat a teachers chief concern should be the development of the s t u d

88、 e n t s .A、personal qualities and social skillsB、total personalityC、learning ability and communicative skillsD、intellectual ability【 正确答案】B第 57题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】On the other hand, on the moon there will be an attraction betweenthe butter and the moon; but the butter will weigh only about one-sixth as

89、much asit does on the earth. This is because the moon is so much smaller than the earth.The amount of gravitational pull that a body produces depends on the amount ofmaterial in it. A packet of butter has a gravitational pull of its own; but this is verysmall in relation to the pull of something as

90、large as the moon, or the earth, or thesun.We do not feel the gravitational pull of a packet of butter becauseA、 it is too small to have a gravitational pull of its own.B、 its pull is so small that we tend to ignore it.C、its pull disappears in the presence of the earths gravitation.D、 it tends to me

91、lt and loses its gravitational pull.【 正确答案】B第 58题 【 单选题】2009.1 Young people are keener_high pay and promotion but less concerned with securityand job satisfaction than older people.A、onB、toC、forD、at【 正确答案】A第 59题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus.Whi

92、le the one protects the individual from violence, the other sacrifices theindividual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms supremepower over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial bycombat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment wh

93、en the state makesits most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment, allegiance, andsupreme sacrifice. The word “allegiance is closest in meaning to.A、loyaltyB、objectiveC、survivalD motive【 正确答案】A第 60题 【 单选题】2004.04 The actor was almost_most audience before he played that part.A known of

94、B、unknown toC、known forD、unknown for【 正确答案】B第61题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and specialweekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage seasonapproaching, many of them quickly turn to a Sunday feature that

95、is particularly Indian - the columnsof marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively（ 相关地）modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands ofadvertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming t

96、o thistraditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skillin the wifely arts/ information about her earning power is entering more and more of theadvertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.Indias society is changing.A、TrueB

97、 FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第62题 【 单选题】2009.1 There are plans to the corporation into a number of smaller independentcompanies.A shrinkB splitC、 spurD spill【 正确答案】B第 63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

98、the University Of CaliforniaSchool Of Public Health. It would 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 a

99、t all helped by having people live longer/ says USbioethicist Daniel Callahan. The question is What will we get as a societys suspectit wont be a better society.wWhich of the following is NOT mentioned as one of thethings that living longer might enable an individual to doA、Spending more time with h

100、is family.B、Having more education.C Realizing more dreams.D、Working longer.【 正确答案】B第 64题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please., The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chancemore and more Americans are tak

101、ing.A、lt*s now socially acceptable, even fashionable, to live alone.B The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doingwhat they want when they want to do it.C、Living alone is a luxury.D、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.【

102、 正确答案】D第 65题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 My teacher once said to me, If you dont quit, you will win”. I have nodesire to quit writing as Im having too much fun. My thanks go to AssociatedContent and the Yahoo! Contributor Network for all my progress in writing! And tomy fellow writers thank you so much for your s

103、upport and friendship. May wecontinue to support each other for many years to come!We can learn from thepassage that.A、the author thinks writing on the Net is very easyB the author has his first book published on the NetC two years has passed since the author began writingD、the author is grateful fo

104、r the content sites sincerely【 正确答案】D第 66题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please., The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chancemore and more Americans are taking.A、Its now socially acceptable, even fashio

105、nable, to live alone.B、The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doingwhat they want when they want to do it.C、Living alone is a luxury.D、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.【 正确答案】D第 67题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Another problem the v

106、illage people face is the destruction caused bywild animals such as the elephant. Elephants will walk through and destroy theircrops, trees and huts in just one night. The cheap and easy solution is to soak ropein chili water and put it up around their fence and it will keep the elephants andother w

107、ild animals away.In the local village, ElephantsA、are important for farmingB are the only wild animalsC often cause trouble to villagers cropsD、can be found in each family【 正确答案】c第 68题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】The attraction of collecting solar power in space is the almost uninterrupted sunshineavailable in geo

108、synchronous ( 与地球同步的)orbit. Earth-based solar cells, by contrast, can onlycollect sun-light during daytime and when skies are clear. Space-based solar cells could collect solarpower only when skies are clear. ( )A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】B第 69题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 Some people told me that it was too

109、late. Some told me that I was tooold. Others told me that I would never be able to pull it off. I had to work full timeand take care of my son. But inside I was told something different.The underlinedsentence “But inside I was told something different“ in the passage probably meansA、what others told

110、 her was not trueB someone told her something differentC the author would have a different life if she triedD、the author decided to return to school for a college degree【 正确答案】D第70题 【 单选题】【 填句补文 As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to take action photos ofthe students br a

111、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 pictures showed an increase in activity in the ba

112、ck 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71题 【 单选题】【 填句补文 Jin order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian government understands theneed f

113、or getting high quality irrigation equipment at all times, such as travelling irrigators （ 灌; 既车） ，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 region.A They play a ke

114、y 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 list is drip irrigation

115、and spray irrigation.【 正确答案】A第72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 and c o o k ie s .R e s e a r c h e r s also found t

116、hat 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 disturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linke

117、d to positive feelings too.【 正确答案】A第73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 bad behavior by lenders. But getting a credit card hasbecome a lot easier for most people. And many cards offer low rates at f

118、irst, 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 on buying somethingB to show people the negative effects that credit cards bring to peopleC、restrain the phenomenon of credit ca

119、rd feesD、A key board【 正确答案】C第74题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During theirfirst four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his book, Contact: The firstfour minutes, he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new f

120、 r i e n d s h i p s : . Alot of peoples whole lives would change if they did just that.A、That is not the time to complain about ones health or to mention faults one finds in otherpeople.B、 Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for fourminutes.C、It is n

121、ot the time to tell the whole truth about ones opinions and impressions.D、 He is eager to make friends with everyone.【 正确答案】B第 75题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Writing for the content sites such as the Yahoo! Contributor Networkalso interests me. Ive been trying creative writing, news, reviews and numerouslifestyle

122、 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 messaging system that allows its writers to communicate easilywith one another. Not all your tries are rosy and easy when you writ

123、e 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 all 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

124、use its information and messages free.【 正确答案】C第76题 【 单选题】2004.04 His best film,_won several, is about the life of Martin Luthur King.A、thatB、whereC whichD、whether【 正确答案】C第77题 【 单选题】2007.10 Who was the first person today?A、spoke to youB with you spokeC、you spoke toD、spoke with you【 正确答案】C第78题 【 单选题】2

125、004.04 He continued speaking, regardless my feelings.A inB ofC、onD about【 正确答案】B第 79题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】As well, there are 2,000 transmitter towers around Australia, many inhigh density （ 密度） residential areas. For example, Telstra, Optus and Vodaphonebuild their towers where it is geographically suitabl

126、e to them and disregard theneed of the community. The radiation emitted from these towers may have alreadyproduced some harmful effects on the health of the residents nearby.Manytransmitter towers were builtA、on high mountains.B、in places suitable to the phone users.C、in areas which can take in radi

127、ation.D、 in densely populated areas.【 正确答案】D第 80题 【 单选题】2009.7 Ive had a few jobs with long periods of unemployment in.A、amongB、 betweenC、 thatD、which【 正确答案】B第 81题 【 单选题】（ 填句补文】As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to take action photos ofthe students br a i ns . . This is t

128、he 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 pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of the brain on

129、 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 82题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Until recently, the science of the future was supposed to beelectronics and artificial intelligence. Today i

130、t 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 the passage, the scienceof the future is likely to be.A、

131、electronicsB、biotechnologyC genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【 正确答案】B第 83题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the landcalled Parsons Place by the football ground. Few people know about this new planto increase the size of our town. For me, Parsons Place is sp

132、ecial because it is abeautiful natural area where local people can relax - the small wood has manyunusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers. It*s veryquiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing this area willbe terrible because we have no ot

133、her similar facilities in the neighbourhood.Why isParsons Place particularly important, in Alans opinionA、Because it is near the football ground.B、Because lots of people live near it.C、Because it is a place near the town where people can enjoy nature.D、Because local people can get there easily by ca

134、r from the town.【 正确答案】C第 84题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】There are many other traps 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 peo

135、ple around- thieves dontlike audiences.Car drivers are found to be 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85题 【 单选题】2004.10 Read aloud_all the students in the classroom can hear you clearly.A、s

136、inceB、 becauseC、forD、so that【 正确答案】D第86题 【 单选题】2007. 4 As his parents died when he was young, he was_by his uncle.A、brought upB、grown upC brought outD taken out【 正确答案】A第 87题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to theirintellectual ability. This is only one aspect

137、 of their total personality. We areconcerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just theiracademic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find thatmixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.The author arguesthat a teacher

138、s chief concern should be the development of the s t u d e n t s .A、personal qualities and social skillsB total personalityC learning ability and communicative skillsD、intellectual ability【 正确答案】B第 88题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Until recently, the science of the future was supposed to beelectronics and artificia

139、l 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 the passage, the scienceof the fu

140、ture is likely to be.A、electronicsB、biotechnologyC、genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【 正确答案】B第89题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please., The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chancemore and more Ame

141、ricans are taking.A、Its now socially acceptable, even fashionable, to live alone.B、The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doingwhat they want when they want to do it.C、 Living alone is a luxury.D、 It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that ch

142、ildhood dream.【 正确答案】D第90题 【 单选题】2005.4 The moon merely the light of the sun, like a huge mirror hung in the sky.A、reflectsB、demonstratesC、transmitsD、launches【 正确答案】A第 91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

143、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, homemade comfort meals, like steaks and casseroles. Girls go for chocolate and ice cream.A、 Bored people crave salty, crunchy things, l

144、ike 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】A第 92题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Once all this ended, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure theyarrived safely. After I waved goodbye and wi

145、shed them my best, I thought, /rThat isthe kind of love in life. The love is not physical or romantic but care in any time.Wecan learn from the story that.A、life is full of surprisesB、love is both physical and romanticC、care is a kind of love in lifeD you will feel good when helping those in trouble

146、【 正确答案】c第 93题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The basic tools for an 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,ju

147、dging what sort of person youre dealing with, getting 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 94题 【 单

148、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 neocortex (an area that processessensory information) and the hippocampus, which is a center for le

149、arning 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 milliseconds later by beats in the hippocampusknown as ripples. The team posits that this interp

150、lay 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 decline to high glucose levels. What is the result of the experiment withrats and mice carried out

151、 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 memory consolidation.D、Somatosensory neocortex plays it primary role in memory consolidation.【

152、正确答案】C第 95题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】A good rule of thumb （ 好的做法）is to take your body weight in pounds and dividethat number in half. That gives you the number of ounces （ 盎司）of water per day that you need.For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, you should drink at least 80 ounces of water per day. If youexercise

153、 you should drink another 8-ounce glass of water for every 20 minutes you are active. If youdrink coffee or alcohol, you should add at least an equal amount of water. When you are travelingon an airplane, it is good to have 8 ounces of water for every hour you are on board the plane.Themain idea of

154、this paragraph is.A、Ounces of Water Needed Per DayB A Good Rule of ThumbC Different People Drink Different Ounces of WaterD、How to Drink Water【 正确答案】A第 96题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Until recently, the science of the future was supposed to beelectronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more l

155、ikely 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 the passage, the scienceof the future is likely to be.A、electronicsB、biotechnol

156、ogyC、genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【 正确答案】B第 97题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 I entered the hotel managers office and sat down. I had just lost 50and I felt very upset. I left the money in my room, I said, and its not there now.The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. Everyones losing moneyth

157、ese days. he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but wasinterrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.It contained 50. I found this outside this gentlemans room, she said. Well, Isaid to the manager, there is still some honesty in this world!What

158、 did the writerbelieve had happened to his money?A、He had left his money in the managers office.B、 Someone had stolen his money.C、The manager had the money.D、The girl had stolen the money.【 正确答案】B第98题 【 单选题】The picture on the wall is painted by my nephew.A、having hungB、hangingC、 hangsD、being hung【 正

159、确答案】B第99题 【 单选题】Small it is, an atom can still be seen.A、thatB、asC、soD、where【 正确答案】B第100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 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