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[单选题]<p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Part II Vocabulary and Structure</strong></span></p><p><strong>Directions: For each of the following items,there are four choices marked A),B),C),D).Decide which is the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.</strong></p><p>21.The improvements in technology have( ) the prices of computer considerably in recent months.</p>
A
brought back
B
brought down
C
brought on
D
brought up
E
F
回答：参考答案：2
解析：<p>A. bring back sth.拿回来:使…恢复:使,回忆起来:B. bring down sth.使……下降,(价格或温度);C. bring on导致:引起;使…发展;D. bring up提出,抚养,呕出该题空格后有 prices(价格)所以才选择B。</p>
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[单选题]<p>22.As the manager’s private secretary, Helen has easy ( ) to all his correspondence.</p>
A
access
B
approach
C
accent
D
response
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>A. have easy access to sth./doing sth.很容易接触,或很利用和接近(固定搭配B. approach n.方式,方法;C. accent方言,方音:D. response回应,回复。</p>
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[单选题]<p>24.The party had to be（ ） because the host went down with a bad case of flu.</p>
A
called in
B
called off
C
called on
D
called up
E
F
回答：参考答案：2
解析：<p>A.call in召集B.call off取消C. call on号召,拜访(某人),请求;D.call up打电话,使某人想起,提出。该题意思是该晚会不得不取消。</p>
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[单选题]<p>30. I didn’t know anything about any of the books so my choice was quite （ ）.</p>
A
arbitrary
B
obvious
C
evident
D
fortunate
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>30.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A.arbitrary任意的，武断的；B. obvious明显的,显然的；C. evident明显的,显然的;D. fortunate adj,幸运的。该题意思是我对于这些书一无所知,所以我的选择是武断的。</p>
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[单选题]<p>31. I followed her（ ） but I still couldn’t work out how to use the sewing machine.</p>
A
description
B
introduction
C
instructions
D
comments
E
F
回答：参考答案：3
解析：<p>A. description描述B. introduction介绍C. Instruction指点,指导,说明书D. comment评论,评述。该题意思是我按照他的说明书,但是仍然无法解决如何使用这台缝纫机</p>
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[单选题]<p>32. Employees are （ ）to join the company’s pension plan after a year’s service.</p>
A
compelled
B
acquired
C
responded
D
regarded
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>A. compel强迫,迫使;强使发生;B. acquire 获得;取得;学到:捕获:C. respond 回应:D. regard v.注重,考虑;看待;尊敬:把…看作:与…有关( regard…as…)。该题意思是强制性要求雇员,在为公司提供一年服务后,要加入公司养老金计划。</p><p><br/></p>
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[单选题]<p>38. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not（ ）online learning.</p>
A
give up
B
get through
C
get by
D
give in
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>A. give up放弃;B. get through通过,完成,电话接通;C. get by通过;过得去过活:获得认可:D. give in屈服,让步;该题意思是尽管面对很多困难,他却从来没有放弃网络学习。</p><p><br/></p>
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[单选题]<p>39. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is （ ）a festive atmosphere.</p>
A
looked on
B
involved in
C
bathed in
D
surrounded with
E
F
回答：参考答案：3
解析：<p>A. look on把…看做…;B. be involved in与…有关…,包括…中,被卷入…中:涉及到…,忙于做…C. be bathed in沐浴在…,沉浸在…;D. be surrounded with被…包围该题意思是随着国庆节的临近,上海沉浸在节日的氛围中。</p><p><br/></p>
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[单选题]<p>41. She seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to（ ） her companion.</p>
A
ignore
B
neglect
C
charm
D
embarrass
E
F
回答：参考答案：4
解析：<p>A. ignore忽略,忽视,故意不理睬;B. neglect 疏忽,忽视:C. charm使陶醉;行魔法,吸引;D. embarrassⅵ.使…尴尬;该题意思是她似乎意识到处境的微妙,她极其小心的不说任何让她同伴尴尬的话。 Delicacy n.微妙,精密。</p>
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[单选题]<p>42. The obvious unfairness of such poverty side by side with conspicuous affluence reminded them of their（ ） parents back home.</p>
A
vulnerable
B
destructive
C
critical
D
sentimental
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>A. vulnerable adj.易受攻击的,易受把…看作的攻击:易受伤害的;有弱点的:B. destructive adj.破坏性的;C. critical adj.批判的,临界的,至关重要的;D. sentimental adj.伤感的多愁善感的;感情用事的:寓有情感的:该题意思是与突出的富裕同时并存着如此的贫困,这种明显的不公平,让他们想到了自己回到家乡脆弱的父母。</p>
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[单选题]<p>44.He took her hand and felt the scar on her thumb, （ ） of an accident with a kitchen knife in the early days of their marriage.</p>
A
mode
B
premise
C
signature
D
legacy
E
F
回答：参考答案：4
解析：<p>A. mode n.模式;方式;风格;时尚;B. premise n.前提;上述各项:房屋连地基；C. signature n.签名,署名;D. legacy n.遗产,遗赠,遗留:该题意思是他握住她的手抚摸在她大拇指上的那块伤疤,这是在他们婚姻初期在一次事故中用厨房里的刀具遗留下来。</p>
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[单选题]<p>45.As each black creature（ ）and flapped away into the graying sky, she watched it, tears in her eyes.</p>
A
fluttered
B
featured
C
fussed
D
ferried
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>A. stretch vi伸展,张开;B. expand v.扩张;C. skip v.跳过,遗漏:D.slipⅵi.滑动;滑倒;犯错;失足;减退;该题意思是这一刻似乎在无止境地延伸,他的注视划过她的脸庞,她的脖子,她的肩膀,最后回到她的眼睛。</p><p><br/></p>
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[单选题]<p>46.The moment seemed to （ ）out endlessly, his gaze travelling across her face, her neck, her shoulder, returning to her eyes.</p>
A
stretch
B
expand
C
skip
D
slip
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>A. stretch vi伸展,张开;B. expand v.扩张;C. skip v.跳过,遗漏:D.slipⅵi.滑动;滑倒;犯错;失足;减退;该题意思是这一刻似乎在无止境地延伸,他的注视划过她的脸庞,她的脖子,她的肩膀,最后回到她的眼睛。</p>
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[单选题]<p>47.Although the poem contains such pessimistic overtones and pathetic acceptance of fate, there is hope to be found in the last two lines which seem to be （ ） from the rest.</p>
A
taken apart
B
set aside
C
set apart
D
fallen apart
E
F
回答：参考答案：3
解析：<p>A. take apart拆开;B. set aside留出;C. set apart留出把…,看作;使分离;区别:D.fall apart崩溃;土崩瓦解;破碎;( overtone暗示,寓意;弦外之音: pathetic adj.可怜的,悲哀的:感伤的;乏味的)该题意思是尽管这首诗包含了这种悲观的寓意以及可悲的接受命运,但是在最后两行中找到了希望,这似乎与其余的分离开来。</p>
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[单选题]<p>49.A class is said rather vaguely to（ ）a group of persons sharing similar occupations and incomes, and as a consequence similar life-styles and beliefs.</p>
A
consist of
B
contrast with
C
contribute in
D
composed of
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>A. consist of由把…看作组成;B. contrast with与…相对比;C. contribute in捐献,贡献;D. be composed of由…组成;该题意思是据说一个阶级含糊的定义为由一群有相似的职业和收入,以及结果产生相似的生活风格和信仰。</p>
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[单选题]<p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Part III Reading Comprehension</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Section A</strong></span></p><p><strong>Directions: There are three passages in this part. For each of them are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.</strong></p><p><strong>Passage One</strong></p><p>How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep or eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for human survival?</p><p><br/></p><p>51. This passage is mainly about（ ）.</p>
A
living space and behavior
B
population and living conditions
C
interesting experiments on rats
D
a natural law for human society
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p><strong>Part III Reading Comprehension </strong></p><p><strong>Passage One</strong></p><p>本题问这篇文章主要关于A. living space and behavior文章中第一段的第三、四句Sociologist and psychologist are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats are greatly affected by space.社会学家和心理学家正在通过老鼠开展实验为了断定过分拥挤的条件在人类身上的影响。最近的研究已经表明老鼠的行为深受空间的影响。故本题选A.(主旨大意题,难度中等)</p>
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[单选题]<p>52.What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage? （ ）</p>
A
To determine how much living space a rat needs.
B
To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.
C
To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.
D
To find out the relationship between population and living conditions.
E
F
回答：参考答案：3
解析：<p>本题问文章中描述的实验的目的是C. To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.还是延续上题的分析部分,在划线句子处出现了 living space on man( (human beings).即:生存空间对人类的影响。故选A.(细节题,难度较低)</p>
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[单选题]<p>53.How would rats behave when their living conditions become too crowded? （ ）</p>
A
They eat a lot and become friendly to others.
B
They sleep little and act quite peacefully.
C
They eat little but sleep soundly.
D
They become nervous and tend to be war-like.
E
F
回答：参考答案：4
解析：<p>本题问如果他们的生活条件变得很拥挤的话,老鼠会如何表现?A. They eat a lot and become friendly to others与文章中 cant eat sleep or eat well相悖;B. They sleep little and quite peacefully他们睡得少,并相当平静,与文章中 signs of fear and tension become obvious.(恐惧和紧张的征兆变得明显)相悖;C. They eat little but sleep soundly他好,这显然睡得不好,所以错误;故选D. They become nervous and tend to be war-like他们变得紧张且往往好战的。(本题细节题,难度较低)</p>
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[单选题]<p>54.The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions （ ）.</p>
A
are directly related with population
B
may cause an increase in violence
C
may lead to high birth rate
D
may bring about pollution problems
E
F
回答：参考答案：2
解析：<p>本题问过分拥挤的条件B. may cause an increase violence. violence暴力与文章中 population and violence are directly related人口数量与暴力是直接相关的。(本题细节题,难度较低）</p>
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[单选题]<p><strong> Passage Two</strong></p><p> Many people hope that the whole world will one day speak a common language. Over the Years, people have made up new languages with this aim. At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings would be able to speak. The most famous one, Esperanto ( 世界语) , was the idea of Ludwig Zamenhof, a doctor in Warsaw. He published a book about his new language in 1887.</p><p>To encourage people to learn the Language, he made it as simple as possible.</p><p> Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world language, but it has been suggested as an auxiliary language. By 1950 it had been taught to one and a half million speakers, and it was spoken in six hundred schools. Today Esperanto is spoken by about eight million people, and more than one hundred newspapers and magazines in the language are published regularly throughout the world. Thousands of books have been written in Esperanto, including those translated from other languages.</p><p>Today the need for a new auxiliary language like Esperanto seems less obvious. Throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people. The fact that more are learning English shows that the use of English is still growing worldwide. No one would deny the usefulness of world language, but not many people think that Esperanto is likely to play such a role.</p><p><br/></p><p>55. Over the years, people have made up new languages in the hope that（ ）.</p>
A
all people will be able to speak a common language
B
people will learn a foreign language better
C
people can understand each other better
D
people will be able to speak several languages
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p><strong>Passage Two</strong></p><p>本题问多年来,人们已经形成了新的语言,希望是A. all the people will be able to speak a common language所有的人都能说一种共同的语言。文章第一段的第一、二句话中找到原句。(本题细节题,难度较低）</p>
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[单选题]<p>56.Zamenhof made the language as simple as possible because （ ）.</p>
A
he wanted people to learn it quickly
B
he hoped more and more people would be willing to learn it
C
he wanted everyone to speak it without any difficulty
D
he hoped it would be accepted as an official world language
E
F
回答：参考答案：2
解析：<p>本题问 Zamenhof(人名,)让语言尽可能的简单是因为B. He hoped more and more people would be willing to learn it.直接在文章找到该名字,确定题目范围,在第二段中, to encourage people to learn the language, he made it as simple as possible.(本题细节题,难度较低)</p>
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[单选题]<p>57.Which of the following is NOT true of English? （ ）</p>
A
It is widely taught in schools.
B
It has become a second language for many millions of people.
C
Many books have been written in English.
D
It is less popular than Esperanto.
E
F
回答：参考答案：4
解析：<p>本题问对于英语来说,以下哪个是不对的?D选项中有个很明显的大写字母开头的词汇去原文中寻找该词,在最后一段的开头找到它,且最后一句话, but not many people think that Esperanto is likely to play such a role并不是很多人认为 Esperanto可能扮演如此的角色(英语所扮演的世界语言的角色)(本题细节题,难度较低)</p>
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[单选题]<p>58.What is the best title of the passage? （ ）</p>
A
The language made by one man.
B
A talk about the world language.
C
English as a second language for everyone.
D
Esperanto—a better language than English.
E
F
回答：参考答案：2
解析：<p>本题问最好的题目是?D选项中 Esperanto-一个比英语更好的语言,这是上题中已经推翻的说法:C选项中的 for everyone过于绝对,故错误; B a talk about the world language一个关于世界语言的对话。在第一段中就提出了这个问题,故选B。(本题细节题,难度较低)</p>
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[单选题]<p><strong>Passage Three</strong></p><p>After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.</p><p>More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25 ,000 victims.</p><p>Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a. m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.</p><p>Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake - resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.</p><p>In the past, making structures quake - resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.</p><p>The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.</p><p><br/></p><p>59.One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low was that （ ）.</p>
A
new computers had been installed in the buildings
B
it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways
C
large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday
D
improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways
E
F
回答：参考答案：4
解析：<p><strong>Passage Three</strong></p><p>本题问为什么在 Los Angeles地震中死亡人数相对较低?在文章中找到 Los Angeles earthquake,并找到 because的地方,在第三段,发现 because,然后把选项与原文相对比,找到相符的,在第三段的倒数第二行,找到 the construction(建筑)和 buildings and highways与D选项相符。故选D。(本题细节题,难度较低)</p>
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[单选题]<p>60.The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to（ ）.</p>
A
counterbalance an earthquake’s action on the building
B
predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy
C
help strengthen the foundation of the building
D
measure the impact of an earthquake’ s vibrations
E
F
回答：参考答案：1
解析：<p>本题问在文章中所提及的电脑的功能?去文章中寻找 computer,在倒数第二段的倒数第行, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction电脑会迫使大楼朝相反的方向变化,这与选项A. counterbalance(相互抵消)an earthquake' s action on a building(相互抵消地震对于一座大楼的活动)相符,故选A。(本题细节题,难度中等)</p>
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[单选题]<p>61.It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on（ ）.</p>
A
the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction
B
the development of flexible building materials
C
the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations
D
early forecasts of earthquakes
E
F
回答：参考答案：3
解析：<p>本题问从本文可以推断出,在最小化由地震导致的损失中,注意力应该放在什么方面?各选项中都有不同程度与原文相符的部分,但是,相符度最高的是C选项,在倒数第二段的第三行, to reduce the impact of ground vibration.与 C the reduction of the impact of ground vibration相符度最高。(本题为推断题,难度较大)</p><p><br/></p>
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[单选题]<p>62. The main purpose of this passage is mostly to （ ）.</p>
A
compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U. S.
B
encourage civil engineers to make extensive use of computers
C
outline the history of the development of quake - resistant building materials
D
report new developments in constructing quake - resistant building
E
F
回答：参考答案：4
解析：<p>本题问本文的主要目的是? A.对比发生在美国的地震后果;B鼓励市政工程师开发电脑的延伸性的应用;C列举抗震建筑材料的发展的历史:D报道了在建设抗震建筑中的新发展;通过对前几个题目的回答,很显然D选项是正确的。(本题为主旨大意题,难度适中)</p>