英语部分专项训练六

1、SectionUseofRead the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blandmarkA,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.A recent poll t half the teenagers in the United es tcommunicationnthemand their parents is 1 and tone oftheprime causes this gap is 2 listening behavior. As a(an) in , one parent Sec

2、tionUseofRead the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blandmarkA,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.A recent poll t half the teenagers in the United es tcommunicationnthemand their parents is 1 and tone oftheprime causes this gap is 2 listening behavior. As a(an) in , one parent t her

3、had a severe 4 problem. She was so 5t she took her to an audiologist to have her ear tested.The audiologist carefullytested bothearsandreported back to the parent:“Thereswrongwithherhearing.Shesjust 6 youAleading cause of the 7 divorce rate n half of all marriages end in divorce) the failure of husb

4、ands and wives to 8 effectively. They dont listen to each other. 9 tothe actualmessage sentbythe In 10 fashion, political scientists t a growing number of people ttheir elected and 11 ls are out of 12 with the constituents they are 13 . Why? Becausetheydontttheylistentothem.Infact,ittour ns dont eve

5、n listen to themselves. The following is a true story: At national 14 conference held in Albuquerque some years ago, then Senator Joseph Montoya was 15 a copy of a press release by a press aide shortly before he got up before the audience to 16 a speech.Whenhe rose tospeak, 17 the horror of the pres

6、saide andthe 18 of his audience, Montoya began reading the press release, not his speech. He began, “For release. Senator Joseph M. Montoya, Democrat of New Mexico, last night told the Montoya read the 20 bysixrelease, with thet he “was aA A BBBBBCDD DBBBBBCDD DC toconcludeSectionReadingRead the fol

7、lowing four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Asa youngbondtrader, Buttonwoodwasgiventwoofadvice,trading rulesof if you t bad economic news is good news for bond markets t every from the lips of Paul Volcker, the then chairman o

8、f the Federal Reserve, and the who the central s credibility by on runaway inflation, should n Popes orders. Todays traders are, of course, a more sophisticated bunch. But advice still seems good, apart from two slight drawbacks. t the well-from the present chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Gree

9、nspan, is of npassingdifficulty.Thesecondt,of late, good news for the economy has not seemed to bond investors t much. For the s crackled down the wires, the yield ten-year bondswhich you would expect to rise on good economic newsis now, at 4.2%, only two-fifthsrcentagenitwasatthestartoftheyear.Pret

10、tymoved,otherYet the news from the economic front has been better by n anyone could expected.OnTuesdayNovember25th,revisednumberstAmericaseconomygrewnoriginallythought,drivenan annual hethirdquarter,afullpercentagethe ever-American consumer and, for once, corporate investment. Just about iece of inf

11、ormation coming out from l shows the same strength. New are still being built at a fair clip. Exports are rising, for all the protectionist crying. employment, indbeen mockedas a joblessrecovery, increasedby 125,000or in September and October. Rising corporate profits, low credit spreads and the big

12、gest-ever in the junk-bond market do not, on the face it, suggest anything n a deep If the rosy economic backdrop makes this odd, making it doubly odd is an apparent of foreign demand. Foreign buyers of Treasuries, lly Asian certral s, who had swallowing ernment debt like there was no tomorrow, seem

13、 to have had y. In September, according to the latest available figures, foreigners bought $5 6 billion of Treasuries, compared with $25.1 billion the previous month and age $38.7 central he precedingfourmonths.Inanswallowing ernment debt like there was no tomorrow, seem to have had y. In September,

14、 according to the latest available figures, foreigners bought $5 6 billion of Treasuries, compared with $25.1 billion the previous month and age $38.7 central he precedingfourmonths.Inanefforttokeepa lidonthe yensrise,the is still busy buying dollars and parking the money ernment debt. Just everybob

15、yelseseemstohavebeen1.TheadviceforButtonwoodt APaulVolckerenjoyedmakingcommentsoncontrollingBtheFederalReserveeroverinflationCeconomyhasthegreatestinfluenceuponthedailylifeofordinaryDtheeconomicsphereandbondmarketsareindicativeofeach2.Theword“passing”(Line7,Paragraph1)mostprobablyA BCD 3.Whichofthef

16、ollowingisresponsiblefortheeconomicheADomesticC Reale BForeignDRecoveringbond4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,mostAsiancentrals ing AratherCmore BlessD 5.Thephrase“keepalidon”(Line6,Paragraph3)mostprobablyA putanend CtightenthecontrolBseta limitDreducethespeedoanother era, as the toxic effects of the b

17、ubble and its grave Werespread through the l system. Just a couple of years ago investors dreamed of 20 returnsforever.Nowsurveysttheyredowntoa“realistic”8percentto10percentBut what if the next few years turn out to be below normal ions? Martin Barners the ontreal expects future stock returns to ave

18、rage just 4 percent to percent. Sound Poors 5000 sible? After a much smaller average returned 6.9 percent a t he mid-1960s Standard (with dividends reinvested) for following17years.FewinvestorsarepreparedRightnowdenialseemstobetheattitude oftstypical,saysLoriLucasofthe consultingfirm. Youhate tolook

19、atyour investmentswhentheyre goingdown.Hewitt500,000 401 (k) accounts every day, and t savers are ng their contributions up. theyremuchlessinclinedtoswitchtheirmoneyaround.“Itstheslot-machineeffect,”Lucas“People geterestedinplayingwhentheythinktheyvegota hotmachine”andhottoday.Theaverageinvestorfeel

20、sAgainst all common sense, many savers still shut their eyes to the dangers of owning much company stock. In big companies last year, a surprising 29 percent of employees held leastthreequartersoftheir402heirownYoungeremployeesmayhave nochoice.Youoftenhavetowaitmuch company stock. In big companies l

21、ast year, a surprising 29 percent of employees held leastthreequartersoftheir402heirownYoungeremployeesmayhave nochoice.Youoftenhavetowaituntilyoure 50or 55before you can sell any company stock you get as a matching contribution.But instead of getting out when they can, old participants have been ho

22、lding, too. One third of the people 60 and up chose company stock for three quarters of their plan, Hewitt reports. Are they inattentive? Loyal to a fault? Sick? Its as if Lucent, Enron and Xerox never happened.No investor should give his or her total trust to any particular companys stock. And your

23、e at it, think how youd be if future stock returnsaveraging good years and badare as poor as Barnes predicts.Ifyouaskme,diversifiedstocksremaingoodforthelongrun,backupinbonds.Buttoo, amfiguring onreducedreturns.Whata shame.Dearbubble, Ill neverf grand a1.Theinvestorsjudgmentofthepresentstockreturnss

24、eemstobeet. ofABCD2.Infaceofthecurrentstockmarket,moststock-AstopinjectingmoreothestockBreactangrilytothedevaluingCswitchtheirmoneyDturna deafeartothehe he authorsopinion,employeesshouldAinvestincompanystocktoshowloyaltytotheirBgetoutoftheirowncompanysCwaitforsometimebeforeingoftheirDgivetrusttoapar

25、ticularcompanys4.Itcanbe inferredfromthe A sfultLucent,EnronandXeroxarenamesof BruptedCDhuge5.Theauthorsattitudetowardsthelong-terminvestorsis BCDWhat accounts for the astounding popularity of Dr.Phil McGraw? Why have so many viewers and book buyers embraced this tough warrior of a psychologist ls t

26、hem to suck up and deal with their own problems n complaining and blaming everyone Obviously,Oprah Winfrey has a lotto do with it. She made himfamous with regularon her show, and is co-producing the new “Dr.Phil” ts likely to be the hottest daytime offering this fall. But we decided to put Dr. Phil

27、on the cover not just because hes phenomenon.We think cs may reflect erestinghe American spirit of Couldittwerefinallygettingtiredofdaytime offering this fall. But we decided to put Dr. Phil on the cover not just because hes phenomenon.We think cs may reflect erestinghe American spirit of Couldittwe

28、refinallygettingtiredofthecultureofThis is a tricky subject, because there are very sad real victims among us. Men still womenin alarming numbers. Racismand discriminationpersistin subtle and not-so-subtle Butthese days,almost anyone can finda or lawyer to re t their relationship or health problems

29、arent their fault. As Marc ls us in his terrific profile Dr.Phil,the TVsuitswere initiallyafraidwould be offended by his sternadvice toreal!” In fact, viewers thirsted for the tough talk. Privay, we all know we have to take responsibility for s we control. It may not be revolutionary advice (and may

30、 leave important factors like unconscious impulses). But its still an important message with echoingas,ayearlater,wecontemplate allessonsofSeptemberBack at the ranch (livestock farm)the one in Crawford, Bush to e mixed signals on Iraq. He finally promised to consult s and Congress before going war,a

31、ndsignaledanattackisntcomingrightnow(“Imapatientman”).Butsofartherehaslittle consensus-building,evenas theadministration talksof “regimechange” itionshe gulf. also ridiculed the press iving so much coverage to the Iraq Defense SecretaryRumsfeldcalledita “frenzy,” andPressSecretaryAriFleischer dismis

32、sedit“self-inflictedsilliness.”ButasMichaelHirshnotesinourleadstory,muchofthedebatehasinside the Republican Party, where important of experience argue Bush needs to domestic and world opinion and think through the global before moving Withsomuchatstake,themediashouldntpayattention?Nowwhosbeing1.Face

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35、c toAleave outchas unconscious BdrawlessonsoftheirownfromSeptemberCresponddecisivelytoSeptember115.acceptsbeyondourseriesofquestionsof the text,theauthor feelsuncertainofwhathisownopinion ingCcriticizestheBushDarguesfortheUSpolicyonre is mounting on Aholds embattled supervisory board following the h

36、 groups to pay its new chief executive n C= 10m to lead its recovery from ruiningaccountingAndersMobergspaypackageandthe timingof itsdisclosureata shareholder meetingkhasconfrontedAholdthe C=970m($1bn) newcredibilitycrisisasitstrugglestorestoreconfidenceThe dispute-evident in a sea of critical media

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42、ady been taken to raise its he ICA-Ahold inAholdhadincludedinitsforecastsanamountsarytobuythesharesofeitherofitsventurepartners,whoshouldexercisea“putoption”andselltheirstakefromApril1.The onAndersMobergspaypackagehasAincurredmuchcriticismfromthe BhelpedrestorepublicconfidenceinCsavedthesupervisoryb

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45、schainshopsinDexerciseitspotentialinfluenceonSectionYou will have an English class next Friday, but you cant attend it. Write a letter to your English teacher, Mr. Wang, to ask for leave.l him:whyyouaskfor whatyouwilldotomake upfor You should write about 100 words y on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign yo

46、ur name.Use“LiMing” Useof 1.精解 本题考查考生通过上下文选择适当的形容词的能力。空格处填入的形容词在句子中充当表语，说明“青少年与父母的交流是 1 ”。首先排除Crare“项 2.精解修饰 listeningname.Use“LiMing” Useof 1.精解 本题考查考生通过上下文选择适当的形容词的能力。空格处填入的形容词在句子中充当表语，说明“青少年与父母的交流是 1 ”。首先排除Crare“项 2.精解修饰 listening behavior，说明“ 2 听的行为会造成父母和孩子之间沟通不好”A的”近义，如a feeble argument/joke上C

47、Shebreat Or are our most deficient l ；This ；Some 散而无力anizations are feeble andlax（ aclearleof tyouarediscussingorexplaining，相当于for引出下文的例子。An le“一个例子”，alesson“一课，一次教训”；asuggestion“议”in4.精解hearing problemaudio“音频的，声频的”audio B的”，a musical with plenty of visual and aural appeal (一出颇娱人耳目的音乐喜剧)Dt Bconvinc

48、ed和be搭配，表示“确信的，深信的”（问题） t从句，表示“肯定得到某物或达到某个目标”，如Heisred of a he final（D项 的恐惧，感到安全”，如Thechildsleptdoubtlessand6.精解 本题考查短语动词词义的辨析。四个选项中只有C项的动词tuck“把夹入，把藏入”sb.outHetuckedtheletter（问题） t从句，表示“肯定得到某物或达到某个目标”，如Heisred of a he final（D项 的恐惧，感到安全”，如Thechildsleptdoubtlessand6.精解 本题考查短语动词词义的辨析。四个选项中只有C项的动词tuck“

49、把夹入，把藏入”sb.outHetuckedtheletterinbooksohewouldntloseit（他把那封信夹在一本书里以免丢失 ”，如Thevotersturnedouttheirlocal了；tugsbout“费力拉出或拖出”Wetuggedher7.精解divorce rateARisingdivorcerate 搭配意为“上升的离婚率Barisingoutof或fromsth.，表示“/产生的injuriesarisingoutofanaccident（ eyebrowD唤醒”aroused curiosity（激起的它们的现在分词形式raising arousing 多在

50、句中作状语。导相互作用”Playingagameisawayforafamily erchangedhe C ernment responded to re and dropped 都毫无反应。Relateto“和有关；欣赏，领略”,Icantrelatetkindofmusic（refer resort wontwork,wemayhaveresorttoforce（项 同样的 MymotherandIare any ways（CD11.精解 B举的）。CD11.精解 B举的）。outof和withBreach“范围，影响”withsth.isoutofreachsth.isoutofthe

51、reachofsb.，意为 A法是 in connection with sb./sth.“/相关”C项用法是 in tion 含义是”D constituents. 填入的分词形式所表示的是代词they即上文的 14.精解 本题考查通过上下文选择适当的形容词的能力。空格处的形容词与 ”A法的 ”C 法化的 ”D JosephMontoya，含义为“BAC（项 B，；pursue“追赶，从事”speechspeech tothehorrorofthepressaide意为“CD。18.精解oftheaudience”项 的意思，相当于 funnytosbsamusement1. 精解read。18.精解oftheaudience”项 的意思，相当于 funnytosbsamusement1. 精解read”功能的只有现在分词，所以Cconcluding正确，相当于andheconcludedwithAtopreventsomethingfromcontinuinginitsusualwaybycausingproblemsTrafficwasdisruptedbyfloods（交通因洪水而中断，不合文意； errupt“（使ngbysuddenlyspeakingthemmakinga noi