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1、第 17/* Arabic17 页高级英语（2）在线考试复习资料2021版一、单选题1.New housing is starting to ( ) upon the surrounding fields.A.dispenseB.encroachC.slunkD.involve答案：B2.The changes are ( ), and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years.A.perfidiousB.tediousC.insidiousD.odious答案：C3. With Xerxes only a few mile

2、s away, there was a mixed force to hold the trackgroups sent by the cities of Greece, and small groups( ).A.inthatB.atthatC.withthatD.forthat答案：B4.The taste of the cakes was( ) of my childhood.A.evocativeB.aromaticC.athwartD.vocative答案：A5.Long after the panic and the pain had passed, she was ( )by t

3、he experience.A.dribbledB.shruggedC.hauntedD.rejoiced答案：C6.Its a learning experience that attacks you from multiple ( ) directions.A.sensoryB.unerringC.ravishingD.fickle答案：A7.He breaks out of his normal ( ) and tells me the whole story.A.solaceB.reticenceC.resilienceD.prescience答案：B8.( ) people are

4、not going to take a leap in the dark.A.whimsicalB.prudentC.rampantD.munificent答案：B9.In fact, your ambiguous words ( ) to a refusal.A.abhorB.adjureC.allegeD.amount答案：D10.You can tell from his ( ) language that the man was uneducated.A.grossB.diffidentC.plumpD.obese答案：A11.New housing is starting to( )

5、 upon the surrounding fields.A.encroachB.thwartC.teemD.vanquish答案：A12.Never obvious, she expressed herself with such ( ) that her remarks went right over the heads of most of her audience.A.subtlety B.perception C.sophistication D.suspicion答案：A13.In rock climbing, survival depends as much on ( ), th

6、e ability to perceive without conscious reasoning, as on physical strength.A.receptivity B.incoherence C.instinct D.consciousness答案：C14.The student demonstrated the ( )of the two triangles by using the hypotenuse-leg theorem.A.acceleration B.congregation C.congruence D.coordination答案：C15.The spendin

7、g may have been great but it was not being devoted to thousands upon thousands of undeserving and ( ) claimants.A.feckless B.enthusiastic C.optimistic D.active答案：A16.Choplin did not feel that his delicate technique and intricate melodies were as suited to the ( ) hall as they were to smaller environ

8、ments and audiences.A.grandiose B.weird C.significant D.satisfactory答案：A17.Second hand smoke is the smoke exhaled by smokers that other people breathe in, while third hand smoke is the ( ) that cigarette smoke leaves on surfaces such as carpeting, bedclothes, and clothing.A.parasite B.residue C.ingr

9、edient D.composition答案：B18.These cleaners can be preferable due to the fact that natural and organic cleaners do not tend to have ( ) vapors that require special care when used.A.exhaustedB.watery C.hideous D.noxious答案：D19.One great advantage which I enjoyed in my younger days was the literary and a

10、rtistic atmosphere which ( ) our house.A.pervadedB.persevered C.perpetuated D.perturbed答案：A20.He was habitually so ( ) and submissive that his friends could not understand his sudden outburst against his employers.A.hastyB.contemptuous C.confidentD.docile答案：D21. Wellington remained( )and in full com

11、mand of the situation in spite of the hysteria and panic all around him.A.implacableB.impetuous C.implausibleD.imperturbable答案：D22. When I listened to her convincing arguments, all my doubts were ( ) and I was forced to agree with her point of view.A.dispelled B.stimulatedC.confirmedD.retarded答案：A23

12、.Trying to( ) body language from a single gesture is like trying to find narrative meaning in a single word.A.enthrall B.decipher C.assess D.denote答案：B24.Always looking for new species of insects, the entomologist was as( ) to explore the Amazon as her armchair-scientist peers were to avoid it.A.fer

13、vent B.isolated C.flexible D.absolute答案：A25.The criminal was told that he would be ( ) from punishment if he told what he knew about the murder.A.deliberateB.liable C.subjected D.immune答案：D26. Rabbits are noted for their( ): in the absence of natural predators, they multiply well.A.amelioration B.fe

14、cundity C.procurement D.aberration答案：B27. ( ) the education of young children, Madame Montessoris methods seem to me full of wisdom.A.Asregards B.Inregardwith C.Inallrespects D.Asrespect答案：A28.In order to ( ) the latest findings of the researches and the studies, the various industries hold educatio

15、nal conferences and invite the professionals to benefit from it.A.disseminateB.communicate C.exchange D.contend答案：A29.Though gas meters are considered more difficult to( )with, this has not deterred some ambitious freeloaders.A.tamper B.tempt C.temper D.tangle答案：A30.Astrology sees mankind as being i

16、nfluenced not only by ( )factors and the environment, but also by the state of our solar system at the moment of birth.A.mysteriousB.inherent C.intrinsic D.hereditary答案：D二、阅读理解Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring,

17、burdensome, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has resulted in roboticsthe science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close.As a result, the modern world is increasingly popul

18、ated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway tr

19、ains are controlled by tireless robot-drivers. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micro-mechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracyfar greater precision than highly skilled physicians can ach

20、ieve with their hands alone.But if robots are to reach the next stage of laborsaving utility, they will have to operate with less human supervision and be able to make at least a few decisions for themselvesgoals that pose a real challenge. “While we know how to tell a robot to handle a specific err

21、or, says Dave Lavery, manager of a robotics program at NASA, “we cant yet give a robot enough common sense to reliably interact with a dynamic world.Indeed, the quest for true artificial intelligence has produced very mixed results. Despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s when it

22、appeared that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to copy the action of the human brain by the year 2010, researchers lately have begun to extend that forecast by decades if not centuries.What they found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brains roughly one hundred

23、billion nerve cells are much more talentedand human perception far more complicatedthan previously imagined. They have built robots that can recognize the error of a machine panel by a fraction of a millimeter in a controlled factory environment. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing sce

24、ne and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. The most advanced computer systems on Earth cant approach that kind of ability, and neuroscientists still dont kno

25、w quite how we do it.31.Humaningenuitywasinitiallydemonstratedin()A.theuseofmachinestoproducesciencefiction.B.thewideuseofmachinesinmanufacturingindustry.C.theinventionoftoolsfordifficultanddangerouswork.D.theelitescunningtacklingofdangerousandboringwork.答案：C32.Theword“gizmos(paragraph2)mostprobably

26、means()A.programs.B.experts.C.devices.D.creatures.答案：C33.Accordingtothetext,whatisbeyondmansabilitynowistodesignarobotthatcan()A.fulfilldelicatetaskslikeperformingbrainsurgery.B.interactwithhumanbeingsverbally.C.havealittlecommonsense.D.respondindependentlytoachangingworld.答案：D34.Besidesreducinghuma

27、nlabor,robotscanalso()A.makeafewdecisionsforthemselves.B.dealwithsomeerrorswithhumanintervention.C.improvefactoryenvironments.D.cultivatehumancreativity.答案：B35.Theauthorusestheexampleofamonkeytoarguethatrobotsare()A.expectedtocopyhumanbrainininternalstructure.B.abletoperceiveabnormalitiesimmediately

28、.C.farlessablethanhumanbraininfocusingonrelevantinformation.D.bestusedinacontrolledenvironment.答案：CImagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, youre not an investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely. With the dollar slumping to a 26-year low against t

29、he pound, already-expensive London has become quite unaffordable. A coffee at Starbucks, just as unavoidable in England as it is in the United States, runs about $8.The once all-powerful dollar isnt doing a Titanic against just the pound. It is sitting at a record low against the euro and at a 30-ye

30、ar low against the Canadian dollar. Even the Argentine peso and Brazilian real are thriving against the dollar.The weak dollar is a source of humiliation, for a nations self-esteem rests in part on the strength of its currency. Its also a potential economic problem, since a declining dollar makes im

31、ported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates. And yet there are substantial sectors of the vast U.S. economy-from giant companies like Coca-Cola to mom-and-pop restaurant operators in Miami-for which the weak dollar is most excellent news.Many Europeans may view the U.S. a

32、s an arrogant superpower that has become hostile to foreigners. But nothing makes people think more warmly of the U.S. than a weak dollar. Through April, the total number of visitors from abroad was up 6.8 percent from last year. Should the trend continue? The number of tourists this year will final

33、ly top the 2000 peak. Many Europeans now apparently view the U.S. the way many Americans view Mexico-as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party, while all ignoring the fact that the poorer locals cant afford to join the merrymaking. The money tourists spend helps decrease our chronic trade deficit

34、. So do exports, which thanks in part to the weak dollar, soared 11 percent between May 2006 and May 2007. For first five months of 2007, the trade deficit actually fell 7 percent from 2006.If you own shares in large American corporations, youre a winner in the weak-dollar gamble. Last week Coca-Col

35、as stick bubbled to a five-year high after it reported a fantastic quarter. Foreign sales accounted for 65 percent of Cokes beverage business. Other American companies profiting from this trend include McDonalds and IBM.American tourists, however, shouldnt expect any relief soon. The dollar lost str

36、ength the way many marriages break up slowly, and then all at once. And currencies dont turn on a dime. So if you want to avoid the pain inflicted by the increasingly pathetic dollar, cancel that summer vacation to England and look to New England. There, the dollar is still treated with a little res

37、pect.36.WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?A.TheireconomyisplungingB.TheycantaffordtripstoEuropeC.TheircurrencyhasslumpedD.Theyhavelosthalfoftheirassets.答案：C37.HowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryAmericans?A.TheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewEngland.B.Theyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-popre

38、staurants.C.Theyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedgoods.D.Theymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomicproblems.答案：C38.HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.Swiththedevalueddollar?A.TheyfeelcontemptuousofitB.Theyaresympatheticwithit.C.Theyregarditasasuperpoweronthedecline.D.Theythinkofitasagoodtouristd

39、estination.答案：D39.WhatistheauthorsadvicetoAmericans?A.TheytreatthedollarwithalittlerespectB.Theytrytowinintheweak-dollargambleC.TheyvacationathomeratherthanabroadD.Theytreasuretheirmarriagesallthemore.答案：C40.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“currenciesdontturnonadime”(Para7)?A.Thedollarsvaluewillnotinc

40、reaseintheshortterm.B.ThevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoadimeC.Thedollarsvaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallmargin.D.FewAmericanswillchangedollarsintoothercurrencies.答案：APlowing through the New York Times on a recent Sunday, I read in the Metro Section that infertile couples in the market for smart-kid g

41、enes regularly place advertisements in the newspapers of their own Ivy League alma maters offering female undergraduates $7,500 for a donated egg. Before I could get that news comfortably digested, I came across an article in the Magazine section describing SAT prep courses for which parents spend t

42、housands in the hope of raising their childs test scores enough to make admission to an Ivy League college possible. So how can people who have found a potential egg donor at an Ivy League college tell whether the donor carries genuine smart-kid genes or just pushy-parents genes?The donor herself ma

43、y not even be aware that such a distinction exists. After years of expensive private schooling and math tutors and tennis camps and SAT prep courses and letters of recommendation from important family friends, shes been told that, unlike beneficiaries of affirmative action, she got into an Ivy Leagu

44、e college on pure merit.Since it is probably safe to assume that people intent on securing high-priced Ivy League eggs are carrying some pushy-parents genes themselves, their joining forces with a donor who got into an Ivy League college by dint of her familys willingness to fork over 10 grand to an

45、d SAT prep course could result in a child with somewhere between a dose and a half and 2 1/2 doses of pushy-parents genes. Apparently the egg seekers arent troubled by the prospect of having their grandchildren raised by this sort of person.If you have any doubts about whether the dosages I cite are

46、 based on a thorough grounding in genetics and statistics and advanced microbiology, rest assured that I attended an Ivy League college myself. That was in the days, Ill admit, when any number of people were admitted to such institutions without having shown any evidence of carrying smart-kid genes

47、even when in trace elements. Somehow, most of these dimmer bulbs managed to graduateevery class needs a lower third in order to have an upper two-thirdsand somehow most of them are now millionaires on Wall Street.One element many of them had going for them in the admissions process was that they wer

48、e identified as “legacies”the offspring of alumni. In Ivy League colleges, alumni children are even now admitted at twice the rate of other applicants. For that reason, egg seekers may not actually need genuine smart-kid genes for their children: after all, an applicant whose mother and father and e

49、gg donor were all alumni could be a triple legacy.But how about the college-admission prospects of the grandchildren? As methods are perfected of enhancing a college application through increasingly expensive servicesone young man mentioned in the magazine article had $25,000 worth of SAT preparatio

50、nit might become more important to have a parent whos a Wall Street millionaire than to have smart-kid genes. Maybe it would be prudent to add a sentence to those ads in college papers: “Preference given to respondents in the lower third of the class.” 41.Whatdoes“pushy-parents”(line9,para1)referto?

51、A.Parentswhoarenotsmart.B.Parentswhoarepoor.C.Parentswhoareforcefullydeterminedtogetthingsdone.D.Parentswhoareeasilyinfluenced.答案：C42.TheauthortendstothinkthatafemalestudentfromanIvyLeaguecollegeis().A.morelikelytocarrysmart-kidgenes.B.anidealeggdonor.C.Moreinfluencedbyherparentsthanbyanythingelse.D

52、.Notnecessarilyanintelligentperson.答案：D43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Egg-seekerscarenothingaboutthepushy-parentsgenes.B.Alumnichildrenstandabetterchancetobeadmittedthanotherapplicants. C.IvyLeaguecollegesusedtoadmitstudentswhoshowednosignofintelligence.D.Americanparentswouldsend

53、theirchildrenintoanIvyLeaguecollegeatanycost.答案：B44.Accordingtothepassage,whatmaychieflybethereasonforthedonorsadmissioninanIvyLeaguecollege?A.Herownmerits.B.Theaffirmativeaction.C.Hersmart-kidgenes.D.Herparentsefforts.答案：D45.Itcouldbeinferredfromthetextthat().A.theprospectsofcollege-admissionareglo

54、omy.B.IvyLeaguecollegesareincreasinglyexpensive. C.WealthismoreimportantthanintelligenceinapplicationforIvyLeaguecolleges.D.Egg-seekerscangetbettergenesfrommillionaires.答案：CSharon M. Brown cried tears of joy the first time she took a shower without assistance in her new apartment. She had not been a

55、ble to do anything more by herself than take sponge baths since she was hit by a drunken driver six years ago, further complicating the multiple sclerosis (硬化症) that had been diagnosed years earlier. For someone who had once hiked 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail, she never thought taking a shower

56、 would be such a milestone. Ms. Browns apartment building which has bathrooms that are accessible to people in wheelchairs, including roll-in showers is a milestone itself. The building, 6 North, opened in March 2005, and it was the first large-scale residential building in the country where all the

57、 units were built using what are called universal design principles. While building codes set a minimum standard regarding accessibility, universal design is a relatively new concept that seeks to go beyond those codes to make the built environment usable by all people without the need for adaptatio

58、n. This might include kitchen islands with adjustable-height countertops, front-loading washers and dryers, roll-in showers, and no-step entrances, eliminating the need for ramps. But the important point, according to universal design advocates, is that it looks and feels like a normal apartment bui

59、lding. Rather than relying on designs that can segregate people according to their disability (impaired vision versus low mobility, for example), the intent of universal design is to create products and environments usable by as many people as possible, including people with no disabilities at all.

60、According to the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University, universal design is increasingly available, but few if any other large-scale buildings have used the concept throughout an entire building. The term “universal design” was coined in 1989 by the architect Ron Mace, who d