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Duringthemid-1980s,myfamilyandIspenta（1）yearinthehistorictownofSt.Andrews,Scotland.ComparinglifetherewithlifeinAmerica,wewereimpressedbya

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disconnectionbetweennationalwealthandwell-being.TomostAmericans,Scottishlifewouldhaveseemed

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.IncomeswereabouthalfthatintheU.S.AmongfamiliesintheKingdomofFifesurroundingSt.Andrews,44percentdidnotownacar,andwenevermetafamilythatownedtwo.Centralheatinginthisplace

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southofIcelandwas,atthattime,stillaluxury.

Inhundredsofconversationsduringouryearthereandduringthreehalfsummerstayssince,we

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noticethat,

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theirsimplerliving,theScotsappeared（7）

joyfulthanAmericans.WeheardcomplaintsaboutMargaretThatcher,butneveraboutbeingunderpaidorunabletoaffordwants.

Withinanycountry,suchasourown,arerichpeoplehappier?Inpoorcountries,beingrelativelywelloffdoesmake

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somewhatbetterwelloff.Butinaffluentcountries,wherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife'snecessities,increasingaffluencematters

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little.IntheU.S.,Canada,andEurope,thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappinessis,asUniversityofMichiganresearchernotedina1980s16-nationstudy,“virtually

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”.Happinessislower

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theverypoor.Butoncecomfortable,moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns.

Evenveryrichpeopleareonlyslightlyhappierthanaverage.Withnetworthall

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$100million,providing

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moneytobuythingstheydon'tneedandhardlycareabout,4in5ofthe49peoplerespondingtosurveyagreedthat“Moneycanincreaseordecreasehappiness,dependingonhowitisused”.Andsomewereindeedunhappy.Onefabulously

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mansaidhecouldneverrememberbeinghappy.Onewomanreportedthatmoney

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miserycausedbyherchildren'sproblems.

Attheotherendoflife'scircumstancesaremostvictimsofdisablingtragedies.Yet,remarkably,mosteventuallyrecoveranear-normallevelofday-to-dayhappiness.Thus,universitystudentswhomustcopewithdisabilitiesare

（16）able-bodiedstudentstoreportthemselveshappy,andtheirfriendsagreewiththeirself-perceptions.

Wehave

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theAmericandreamofachievedwealthandwell-beingbycomparingrichandunrichcountries,andrichandunrichpeople.Thatleavesthefinalquestion:Overtime,doeshappinessrisewithaffluence?

Typicallynot.Lotterywinnersappeartogainbutatemporaryjoltofjoyfromtheirwinnings.Onasmallscale,ajumpinourincomecanboostourmorale,forawhile.Butinthelongrun,neitheranicecreamconenoranewcarnorbecomingrichandfamousproducesthesamefeelingsofdelightthatitinitially

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.Happinessisnottheresultofbeingrich,buta

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consequenceofhavingrecentlybecomericher.Wealth,itthereforeseems,islikehealth:Althoughitsutterabsencecanbreedmisery,havingitdoesnotguaranteehappiness.Happinessis

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amatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.

问题1选项

A.underpaid

B.prosperous

C.affluent

D.sabbatical

问题2选项

A.assumed

B.seeming

C.seemed

D.seemly

问题3选项

A.precarious

B.imprudent

C.spartan

D.gallant

问题4选项

A.notfar

B.asfaras

C.farfrom

D.farto

问题5选项

A.virtually

B.remarkably

C.ideally

D.repeatedly

问题6选项

A.forasmuch

B.despite

C.considering

D.inasmuch

问题7选项

A.noless

B.less

C.more

D.nomore

问题8选项

A.for

B.up

C.out

D.over

问题9选项

A.scarely

B.intentionally

C.surprisingly

D.provisionally

问题10选项

A.diminishing

B.negligible

C.tripled

D.perceivable

问题11选项

A.in

B.on

C.upon

D.among

问题12选项

A.exceeded

B.exceeding

C.excess

D.excessive

问题13选项

A.utter

B.messy

C.greedy

D.ample

问题14选项

A.prosperous

B.triumphant

C.jubilant

D.victorious

问题15选项

A.couldundo

B.couldintensify

C.couldnotundo

D.couldnotintensify

问题16选项

A.asplausibleas

B.notasplausibleas

C.aslikelyas

D.notaslikelyas

问题17选项

A.ventilated

B.deliberated

C.speculated

D.scrutinized

问题18选项

A.does

B.did

C.hasdone

D.is

问题19选项

A.new

B.favorite

C.temporary

D.normal

问题20选项

A.more

B.less

C.better

D.worse

【答案】第1题:D

第2题:B

第3题:C

第4题:A

第5题:D

第6题:B

第7题:A

第8题:A

第9题:C

第10题:B

第11题:D

第12题:B

第13题:D

第14题:A

第15题:C

第16题:C

第17题:D

第18题:B

第19题:C

第20题:B

【解析】第1题:（1）词义辨析。A选项underpaid“所得报酬过低的”；B选项prosperous“繁荣的；兴旺的”；C选项affluent“富裕的；丰富的；流畅的”；D选项sabbatical“休假的”。由空格后“inthehistorictownofSt.Andrews,Scotland在苏格兰有历史意义的圣安德鲁斯镇”可知“休假的”符合语境，所以D选项正确。

第2题:（2）词义辨析。A选项assumed“假定的；假装的”；B选项seeming“表面上的；似乎是的”；C选项seemed为动词seem“似乎；像是；装作”的过去式；D选项seemly“适合地；得体地”。由空格后“disconnectionbetweennationalwealthandwell-being国家财富和幸福之间的分离”可知“表面上的”符合语境，所以B选项正确。

第3题:（3）逻辑关系。A选项precarious“危险的；B选项imprudent“轻率的，鲁莽的”；C选项spartan斯巴达式的；（生活方式）简朴的”；D选项gallant“英勇的；华丽的；雄伟的”。由空格前“Scottishlife苏格兰人的生活”与空格后“…notownacar没有一辆车”可知“简朴的”符合语境，所以C选项正确。

第4题:（4）词义辨析。A选项notfar“不远”；B选项asfaras“至于；直到；远到；就······而言”；C选项farfrom“远离；远非；完全不”；D选项farto“远远地；太”。由第3题的分析“苏格兰人的生活俭朴”与空格后“southofIceland冰岛南部”属于“thisplace”的后置定语可知这里指代“在这个离冰岛南部不远的地方集中采暖在那时仍然是一种奢侈”；故A项“不远”符合语境，正确。

第5题:（5）词义辨析。A选项virtually“事实上；几乎”；B选项remarkably“显著地；非常地；引人注目地”；C选项ideally“理想地；观念上地”；D选项repeatedly“反复地；再三地；屡次地”。由空格前“hundredsofconversations数以百计的对话”与空格后“noticed发现”可知“屡次地”符合语境，所以D选项正确。

第6题:（6）逻辑关系。A选项forasmuch“因为；鉴于”；B选项despite“尽管；不管”；C选项considering“考虑到；就······而论”；D选项inasmuch“由于；鉴于。由空格后“theirsimplerliving他们较简朴地生活”与“butneveraboutbeingunderpaidorunabletoaffordwants但是从未听到他们抱怨所得工资太低或不能负担自己所需”可知这里是转折关系，所以B项“尽管”正确。

第7题:（7）逻辑关系。A选项noless“仍然；不相上下；依旧”；B选项less“较少地；较小地；更小地”；C选项more“更多；更大程度地”；D选项nomore“不再；也没有”。本句句意是“尽管他们较简朴地生活，但是苏格兰人似乎与美国人一样快乐”，A项“不相上下”符合语境，正确。

第8题:（8）词义辨析。空格前“made”与各选项构成短语，A选项makefor“导致；有助于；走向”；B选项makeup“组成；补足；化妆；编造；弥补”；C选项makeout“理想；辨认出；说明；填写；设法应付”；D选项makeover“转让；移交；修改”。由空格前“beingrelativelywelloff相对比较富裕”与空格后“somewhatbetterwelloff稍微更加富裕”可知“有助于”更符合逻辑关系。所以A选项正确。

第9题:（9）词义辨析。A选项scarcely“仅够；几乎不”；B选项intentionally“故意地；有意地”；C选项surprisingly“惊人地；出人意料地”；D选项provisionally“临时地；暂时地”。由第8题的句意“在贫穷的国家里，相对比较富裕有助于稍微更富裕”与空格前“Butinaffluentcountries但是在富裕的国家里”对应可知这里指代“但是在富裕的国家里，不断增长的富裕却出人意料地不重要”，所以C选项“出人意料地”符合逻辑关系，正确。

第10题:（10）词义辨析。A选项diminishing“逐渐缩小的；衰减的”；B选项negligible“微不足道的；可以忽略的”；C选项tripled“三倍的；三方的”；D选项perceivable“可知觉的；可感知的”。由第9题的句意“但是在富裕的国家里，不断增长的富裕却出人意料地不重要”与空格后“thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappiness收入和幸福之间的相关性”的对应可知“微不足道的”符合语境，所以B选项正确。

第11题:（11）词义辨析。A选项in“按照（表示方式）；从事于；在······之内”；B选项on“向；关于；在······之上”；C选项upon“根据；接近；在······之上”；D选项among“在······之中”。由空格后“theverypoor非常贫穷的人”对应知“在······之中”符合语境，所以D项正确。

第12题:（12）介词with引导分词短语充当伴随状语。由空格前“With”和空格后并列成分中“providing”的可知这里是介词with引导分词短语充当伴随状语，所以B选项“exceeding”正确。A选项exceed“超过；胜过”；C选项excess“超额；过度，过量”；D选项excessive“过多的；极度的；过分的”。

第13题:（13）词义辨析。A选项utter“完全的；彻底的”；B选项messy“凌乱的；肮脏的；污秽的；麻烦的”；C选项greedy“贪婪的；贪吃的；渴望的”；D选项ample“丰富的；足够的；宽敞的”。由空格后“money钱”与“tobuythingstheydon’tneedandhardlycareabout去购买他们不需要且几乎不在乎的东西”可知“足够的”符合语境，所以D选项正确。

第14题:（14）词义辨析。A选项prosperous“富裕的；繁荣的；兴旺的”；B选项triumphant“成功的；得意洋洋的；狂欢的”；C选项jubilant“欢呼的；喜洋洋的”；D选项victorious“胜利的；凯旋的”。由空格前“Evenveryrichpeopleareonlyslightlyhappierthanaverage甚至非常富有的人只比普通人稍微更幸福”与“Andsomewereindeedunhappy一些人甚至不幸福”可知这里属于举例说明，所以A项“富裕的”正确。

第15题:（15）词义辨析。A选项couldundo“能消除”；B选项couldintensify“能加强”；C选项couldnotundo“不能消除”；D选项couldnotintensify“不能加强”。由空格前“hecouldneverrememberbeinghappy他永远不可能记得那些幸福的日子”与空格后“miserycausedbyherchildren’sproblems由她孩子的问题所导致的痛苦”可知C选项“不能消除”正确。

第16题:（16）逻辑关系。A选项asplausibleas“如……一样似乎可信的”；B选项notasplausibleas“不如……一样似乎可信的”；C选项couldnotundo“如……一样可能的”；D选项couldnotintensify“无法强化”。由空格前“Yet,remarkably,mosteventuallyrecoveranear-normallevelofday-to-dayhappiness.然而，惊人的是大多数残疾人最终选择获得近乎正常的每日幸福水平”、“Thus,universitystudentswhomustcopewithdisabilities因此，必须应对残疾的大学生”与空格后“able-bodiedstudentstoreportthemselveshappy健全的学生报道自己是幸福的”的可知C项“如……一样可能的”正确。

第17题:（17）词义辨析。A选项ventilate“使通风；给······装通风设备；宣布”；B选项deliberate“仔细考虑，商议”；C选项speculate“推断，猜测”；D选项scrutinize“仔细检查，细看”。由空格后”bycomparingrichandunrichcountries,andrichandunrichpeople通过比较富裕和贫困国家，富人和穷人”与“Thatleavesthefinalquestion那留下这个最后的问题”可知D项“仔细检查”符合语境，正确。

第18题:（18）一般过去时态。由空格前“thesamefeelingsofdelight同样的快乐感”与“initially最初”的对应知这里表示过去的时间，所以使用一般过去时态的B选项“did（动词do‘产生’的过去式）”正确。

第19题:（19）词义辨析。A选项new“新的；新鲜的；更新的；初见的”；B选项favorite“最喜爱的；中意的；宠爱的”；C选项temporary“暂时的；短暂的”；D选项normal“正常的；正规的，标准的”。由空格前“Happinessisnottheresultofbeingrich…幸福不是富裕的结果，而是……与空格后“havingrecentlybecomericher近来变得更富裕”可知C项“短暂的”符合语境，正确。

第20题:（20）逻辑关系。由空格前“Wealth,itthereforeseems,islikehealth:Althoughitsutterabsencecanbreedmisery,havingitdoesnotguaranteehappiness.因此，财富看起来就好比健康：尽管财富的完全没有可能引起痛苦，但是拥有财富却不保证拥有幸福”可知这里指代“与其说幸福是获取我们想要的东西，不如说它是想要我们有的东西”，所以B项“less构成的搭配“lessthan与其……不如”正确。

2.单选题

Ourmanagerhad（）onthematterforalongtimebeforehemadethefinaldecision.

问题1选项

A.hushed

B.thrashed

C.pondered

D.suspended

【答案】C

【解析】考查动词辨析。A选项hushed“安静；（使）安静”；B选项thrashed“打，使逆行”；C选项pondered“仔细考虑，衡量”；D选项suspended“延缓，推迟”。句意：我们经理（）很长时间才做出最后决定。本句表示“仔细考虑了很久才决定”，因此C选项符合题意。

3.单选题

Thebrainistotallydependentontheoxygen（）byitsbloodsupply,andbraincellswilldieifdeprivedofoxygenformorethanafewminutes.

问题1选项

A.produced

B.picked

C.conducted

D.conveyed

【答案】D

【解析】本题考查动词词义辨析。produce“生产”；pick“选择”;conduct“组织，实施，进行”；convey“传达；运输”。句意：大脑完全依靠血液供应中______的氧气，如果缺氧超过几分钟，脑细胞就会死亡。空格处所填的动词用来说明氧气与血液供给的关系，显然血液是不可能”生产”“选择”或者”组织”氧气的，只能是”传送”，因此选项D符合题意。

4.单选题

Thepuzzleofleft-handednessseemstobeamodestgrowthareaincurrentresearch.Oneofthelatestproposalslinksleft-handednessbothwithanoverproductionofthemalehormoneandwithdeficienciesinthebody’sautomaticdefensemechanisms,althoughitisnotclearwhethertheoverproductionofhormonecausesthedefensedefect,orissimplyonesymptomofageneralimbalance.Couldthisexplainwhy13percentofmalechildren,butonly10percentoffemales,areleft-handed?

Today,veryroughly10percentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Theoddthingisthatthispercentageseemstohaveremainedconstantthroughouthistory,andindeedthroughouthumanprehistory.Fromwrittenrecords,andevenpainting,researcherscangetaguidetotheincidenceofleft-handednessamongourrecentancestors

Lookingfurtherback,someexpertsclaimtobeabletotellfromtheshapingofflint(打火石)toolswhetherourStoneAgeforebearswereleft-orright-handedwhilethehabitofcavepaintersofleavinghandprints(as“signatures”)onwallsatleasttellsuswhichhandanindividualusedformarkingwalls.Theevidencesuggeststhat10percentofthepopulationwasleft-handed.

Thisisacommonevolutionarypatternwheretherearevariationsthateachprovidessomeadvantagefortheindividualthatcarriesthem,butnotanoverwhelmingadvantage,sothatallthevariationsexistsomewhereinthepopulation.

Abalanceisstruckinwhichtheproportionsofthepopulationinwhicheachversionisexpressedstayroughlythesameformgenerationtogeneration-asinthecaseofbloodgroups,forexample.Theremustbesomeadvantage,inDarwinianterms,inbeingaleft-handeramongapopulationofpredominantlyright-handedpeople.Butthisisverydifferentfromthepatternseeninmostanimals.

Ournearrelatives,thechimpanzees,alsoshowindividualpreferenceforonehandortheother,buthalfthechimppopulationisleft-handed.Evenratsshowthesamesplit-50percentleft-pawedand50percentright-pawed.Manmaynotquitebeuniqueamongmammals;therehavebeenclaimsthatpolarbearsaremorelikelytobeleft-handedthanright,althoughunderstandablyfewexperimentshavebeendonewithpolarbearsunderlaboratoryconditions.Butbycomparisonwithourcousinapes,itlooksasifresearchintoleft-handednessinpeoplemaybeaskingthewrongquestion.

Therealpuzzleisnotwhy10percentofpeopleareleft-handed,butwhy90percentareright-handed.Whathashappenedtothehumanspecies,inevolutionaryterms,totiltthebalanceawayfromleft-handersinfavorofright-handers?Whyismantheright-handedape?Nobodyhasasatisfactoryanswer.Butitisoneofthecuriositiesofscientificresearchthatstudiesofsomethingseeminglysomundaneasleft-handednessinpeoplecouldactuallyshednewlightonhumanevolution.

1.Thearticlesuggeststhatleft-handednessmightbedueto（）

2.Itappearsfromthearticlethat（）

3.Whatdowelearnaboutpolarbears?

4.Whatadvantageisshowninbeingaleft-hander?

5.Fromthepassage,wecanguesstheword“mundane”inthelastparagraphmeans（）.

问题1选项

A.ashortageofmalehormone

B.veryweakdefensemechanisms

C.anexcessofmalehormone

D.therebeingmoremalethanfemalechildren

问题2选项

A.thereweremoreleft-handedpeopleinancienttimes

B.thepercentageofleft-handershasn'tchanged

C.therewerefewerleft-handedpeopleinancienttime

D.thenumberofleft-handershasn'treallychanged

问题3选项

A.Itisimpossibletodolaboratoryexperimentswiththem.

B.Therearemoreright-handedthanleft-handedones.

C.Theyareprobablynotallleft-handed.

D.Therearemoreleft-handedthanright-handedones.

问题4选项

A.Noclearadvantageisshown.

B.Youalwaysbelongto,thesamebloodgroup.

C.Youbelongtoanimportantminority.

D.Youarefreetomakeachoice.

问题5选项

A.strange

B.ordinary

C.confusing

D.interesting

【答案】第1题:C

第2题:B

第3题:D

第4题:A

第5题:B

【解析】1.细节事实题。由原文第一段“Oneofthelatestproposalslinksleft-handednessbothwithanoverproductionofthemalehormoneandwithdeficienciesinthebody’sautomaticdefensemechanisms...”可知，最新一项研究表明左撇子可能与雄激素产生过剩以及人体自动防御机制缺陷有关，故A选项错误，C选项正确。原文指的是自动防御机制缺陷而非薄弱，故B项错误。D项内容与题目无关。因此，本题选择C选项最符合题意。

2.推理判断题。本题询问古今左撇子人数变化趋势。根据原文第二段第二句“Theoddthingisthatthispercentageseemstohaveremainedconstantthroughouthistory,andindeedthroughouthumanprehistory”可知，虽然随着人类发展，人口数目发生了变化，但是左撇子所占的比例几乎维持不变。因此，本题正确答案为B项。

3.细节事实题。题干询问北极熊的相关情况。根据原文倒数第二段“polarbearsaremorelikelytobeleft-handedthanright,althoughunderstandablyfewexperimentshavebeendonewithpolarbearsunderlaboratoryconditions”可知，虽然难以在实验室中对北极熊做实验，但是左撇子的北极熊更多，故B项错误，D选项正确。原文只是说针对北极熊进行的实验室实验比较少，但并不是说不可能，故A项与原文不符。在提及北极熊前，原文提到哺乳动物不止人类有左撇子和右撇子之分，则说明北极熊肯定也会有这样的区别，故C选项“它们可能不都是左撇子”错误。因此，本题正确答案为D。

4.细节事实题。题干询问左撇子有何优势。由原文第五段可知，用达尔文的话说，在以右撇子为主的人群中，左撇子肯定有一些优势。但这些优势是什么，文中并没有提及，故A项正确，B、C、D均未在原文出现。因此本题正确答案为A选项。

5.词义推断题。将“mundane”定位到原文最后一句。根据原文内容可推断左撇子的研究虽说表面上看起来不足为奇，但是却可能会对人类进化带来新的启示。故B项“ordinary”更符合句意。因此，本题正确答案为B选项。

5.单选题

Chinesefarmersaremostlylivingasimpleandthriftylifeasitistoday.

问题1选项

A.miserable

B.economical

C.luxurious

D.sensible

【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词辨析。thrifty“节俭的；节约的”；A选项miserable“悲惨的；痛苦的”；B选项economical“经济的；节俭的”；C选项luxurious“奢侈的；丰富的；放纵的”；D选项sensible“明智的；合乎情理的；意识到的”。句意：中国农民大多像今天这样过着简单节俭的生活。根据句中“simple简单的”可知thrifty在这里的意思为“节俭的”，因此B选项正确。

6.单选题

These______attacksdisturbedusandweconsultedaphysician.

问题1选项

A.recurrent

B.sinister

C.affected

D.morbid

【答案】A

【解析】考查形容词辨析。A项recurrent“复发的，周期性的”，B项sinister“阴险的，凶兆的”，C项affected“受到影响的，做作的”，D项morbid“病态的，由病引起的，恐怖的”。根据关键信息weconsultedaphysician“我们咨询了医生”可知attack表示“疾病发作”；所以空格处填入recurrent符合句意。句意：这些反复发作的症状困扰着我们，我们去看了医生。因此，该题选择A项正确。

7.填空题

Lifeisfullofdangersandsurprise.Yourhousemayburndown.Youmayfalloutofthewindowandbreakyourneck.Miceandbeetlesmayeatyourfloorsothatyoudropintotheflatbelowforanuninvitedcupoftea.1.（）.

Youcannotalwayspreventdisasters,butyoucaninsureagainstthem.Mostformsofinsurancearevoluntary-itisuptoyouwhetheryoutakeoutapolicyornot.Butsomeformsarecompulsory.2.（）.The“parties”toanagreement,orcontract,aretheindividualsorgroupsconcerned.Withthird-partymotorinsurance,thethreepartiesare（i）youyourself,（ii）yourinsurancecompany,and（iii）anybodyelseforexample,themanwhoseJaguarhasjustsmashedupyourMini.Third-partyinsurancedoesnotcoverfire,theftoranythingelse.Itisintendedonlytoprotectroadusersfromeachother.3.（）.

AnotherformofcompulsoryinsuranceisNationalInsurance.Everybodyover16earningmoneyonaregularbasismustpayasumeachweektothestate.TheseweeklycontributionscoverpartofthecostoftheNationalHealthServiceandtheothersocialservicebenefits,e.g.unemploymentbenefits,sicknessbenefits,old-agepensions,industrialinjurybenefitsandsoon.Youmustbeabletoproveyouhavepaidyourcontributions,soyoumusthaveacard（keptbyyouremployerunlessyouareself-employeD.ontowhichstampsarestuckeveryweek.Ofcourse,youcantakeoutprivatehealthinsuranceaswellifyouwish,butyoumuststillpayyourstatecontributions.

Thereare,ofcourse,manyinsurancecompaniesinBritain,bothlargeandsmall.ButthereisalsoaratherspecialorganizationcalledLloyd’s,whichstartedasacoffee-houseinlate17lhcentury.Lloyd’sisasocietyofaroundsixthousandmembers-allofthemunderwriters-andisadministeredbyacommitteecontrolledbyActofParliament.4.（）.YouhavetogotoaninsurancebrokerwhowillthencontactamemberofLloyd’sforyou.IfyouwanttoinsuresomethingexpensivelikeafleetofJumbojets,forexample-yourbrokerwillprobablyhavetocontactasyndicateofunderwritersbecausetheriskswouldbetoohighforonemantocover.

Lloyd'swillprobablyinsureyouagainstanyriskatallprovidedyouarepreparedtopaythepremiums.5.（）.Maybeclownsinsuretheirnoses.Youneverknow-anythingmayhappen.

【答案】1.G

2.C

3.E

4.D

5.A

【解析】1.第一段列举了一些可能发生的危险的例子，比如房子烧毁，地板被老鼠和甲虫吃掉等。此空作为第一段的最后一句，G项“一切都有可能发生，”与第一句呼应。

2.由Butsomeformsarecompulsory.但有些形式的保险是强制性的。可知接下来的内容会讲到强制性的保险。而C项正好是一个强制性保险的例子。故C项正确。

3.由空前的“Itisintendedonlytoprotectroadusersfromeachother.第三方保险只是为了保护道路使用者免受他人的伤害。”可知这种保险有局限性，E项中的comprehensive与原文中的only很自然地形成对比。故E项正确。句意：如果你想为可能发生在你或你的车身上的所有其他可怕的事情投保，你可以买一份综合保险。

4.上文提到Lloyd's是一个6000人组成的团体，并且受委员会管制。故空格处如果填D项“Lloyd's不是一般意义上的保险公司，而是一个保险市场，你不能直接和它做生意。”能与上下文自然地衔接。

5.空前提到“只要你缴纳保险费，Lloyd's会保护你的一切危险。”接下来空格后举例“小丑可能会为他的鼻子买保险”。而A项“钢琴家会为他们的手买保险”正好与下文的例子构成并列关系，并且是对上文的论证。故A项正确。

8.单选题

Thedrillshipwasabletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean’ssurfaceanddrillinverydeepwaters,（）samplesofsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.

问题1选项

A.suspending

B.locating

C.dispensing

D.extracting

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。suspend“延缓，推迟”；locate“位于”；dispense“免除；分配”；extract“提取；提炼”。句意：钻探船能够在海面保持稳定的位置，并能够钻进深海，从海底______沉积物和岩石样本。根据句意可知选项D符合题意。

9.单选题

ThelegendofPaulRevere'smidnightridethroughtheMassachusettscountrysidein1775isknowntomostAmericans,youngandold.Asthestorygoes,PaulReverewasasilversmithinBostonatthetimeoftheAmericanRevolution.WhenhelearnedthattheBritisharmyplannedtoattackthetownsandvillagesofMiddlesexCounty,farmhouseandvillagehall,towarnthelocalrevolutionarysoldiersoftheplannedattack.Becauseofhiswarning(accordingtolegend)thestrugglingAmericancolonieswereabletodefeattheBritishinanimportantbattle.

OnereasonforthepopularityofthelegendmaybethepublicityithasreceivedthroughHenryWadsworthLongfellow'scommemorativepoem,PaulRevere’sRide.Longfellowwrotethepoemin1861andithassincethenbecomeoneofthemostwell-knownandwell-lovedpoemsinthecountry.Thepoemcertainlycapturesthesenseofdangerandexcitement,metwithcourageandingenuitywhichmanyAmericansassociatewiththeAmericanRevolution.Itiseasytounderstandwhythepoemevokessuchalargeaudience.

However,Longfellow'spoemcontainsanumberofhistoricalerrors.AccordingtoLongfellow'spoem,PaulRevereinstructedafriendtowatchthemovementoftheBritishtroopsanddeterminewhethertheymarchedinlandortowardstheirboats.ThefriendwasthentohanglanternsinthetoweroftheOldChurchinBoston:onelanterniftheBritishmarchedbylandandtwolanternsiftheymarchedbysea.Theexpression"oneifbylandandtwoifbysea,"takenfromLongfellow'spoem,hasbecomeverypopularandisoftenquoted.Butthisideacontainstwoinaccuracies.First,thelanternswerehunginthetoweroftheOldChristChurch,nottheOldNorthChurch,whichisinacompletelydifferentpartofBostonandwouldnothavebeenvisiblefromPaulRevere'slookoutpoint.Second,Longfellowconfusedthemeaningofthenumberoflanternstobehung:theactualarrangementwas"twoifbylandandoneifbysea.”

NotallofLongfellow'shistoricalmistakesaresominor.ItseemsasthoughLongfellowchosetoemphasizetheideaofoneloneherostrugglingagainstmanyopposingforces,withonlyhisownabilitiestorelyon.Butactually,PaulReverewasonlyoneofthreeridersdelegatedtowarntheRevolutionarysoldiersaboutthecomingattack.

SomepeoplefeelthatLongfellow'serrorsareinsignificant,andthattheidealsofcourageandcunningaretheimportantfeaturesofboththepoemandthehistoricaleventswhichinspiredit.Butothersfeelthat,whileitprobablymakeslittledifferencehowmanylanternswerehungfromwhichchurchtower,thepoem'semphasisonthesolitaryherorunscountertothemostvaluableideainthepoem:theideaofunityandcooperationinthefaceofdanger.Criticsofthepoemraiseanimportantquestion:Longfellow'spoemtellsafamousstory,andtellsitpowerfully—butisittherightstory?

1.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutPaulRevereisTRUE?

2.PaulRevereRODETHROUGHMiddlesexCountybecausehewantedtowarnthelocaltownspeoplethat（）

3.Accordingtothearticle,whatisoneofthefactorsthatcontributetothepopularityofthestoryofPaulRevere?

4.Accordingtothearticle,whattheopponentsofLongfellow'spoemreallymean（）

5.ThelanternhungfromthetowerofOldNorthChurch（）

6.TheauthorthinksthatLongfellow'spoem（）

7.Theauthor'sattitudetowardLongfellow'spoemis（）

问题1选项

A.PaulReverewasasilversmithinBoston.

B.PaulRevererodeonhorsebackallaloneinMassachusetts.

C.PaulReverewasinstructedtowatchcloselythemovementsoftheBritishtroops.

D.PaulReverewasinstructedtowatchcloselythemovementsoftheBritishpeople.

问题2选项

A.theBritishweregoingtostealtheirsilver

B.theBritisharmywasgoingtoattackthem

C.theBritishweregoingtoplunderthetown

D.theyshouldescapefromtheBritishsoldiersbyseainsteadofrunningawayoverland

问题3选项

A.Longfellow'spoem"PaulRevere'sRide".

B.PaulRevere'scourageandbravery.

C.TheimportanteventoftheAmericanRevolution.

D.Animportantquestionraisedbycriticsofthepoem.

问题4选项

A.areallminor

B.makehispoemunpopular

C.mayconfusepeopleabouttheimportantideasbehindthehistoricaleventsonwhichthepoemisbased

D.showthatLongfellowdidnotcarehowmanyorfromwhichchurchtowerlanternswerehung

问题5选项

A.wasvisiblefromPaulRevere'slookoutpoint

B.indicatedthattheBritishweregoingtoattackbyland