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书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟！住在富人区的她考研考博-英语-丽水职业技术学院考试押题卷含答案详解（图片大小可自由调整）全文为Word可编辑，若为PDF皆为盗版，请谨慎购买！第I卷一.综合题库-全考点押密(共100题)1.单选题

Whenyouareatcollege,youshouldnot（）yourstudy.

问题1选项

A.getabigkickin

B.foolaroundwith

C.setaside

D.drawon

【答案】C

【解析】考查短语辨析。A选项getabigkickin“得到极大的乐趣”；B选项foolaroundwith“与不三不四的人鬼混”；C选项setaside“驳回，不管”；D选项drawon“利用，吸收”。句意：在上大学的时候，你不应该把学习放在一边不管不顾。选项C符合语境。

2.单选题

Hefinallyagreedtosigntheagreementwithus,butwithsome（）.

问题1选项

A.recurrence

B.rejection

C.reluctance

D.refutation

【答案】C

【解析】名词辨析题。recurrence循环，重现rejection拒绝，抑制；reluctance勉强，不情愿；refutation反驳，驳斥。句意：他最终同意与我们签订协议，但有些不情愿。选项C符合句意。

3.单选题

Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe（）us.Ithinkit’shightimewe（）strongactionsagainsthim.

问题1选项

A.betrayed…take

B.hadbetrayed…took

C.hasbetrayed…took

D.hasbetrayed…take

【答案】B

【解析】考查时态和虚拟语气。当句子里有序数词first/second/third...、副词only或最高级best/worst/most的时候，后面的定语从句要用完成时态。例如：ItisoneofthemostinterestingbooksI’veeverread．(这是我看过的最有趣的书之一。)，因为thatwasnot句子是过去时，这里应该用过去完成时：hadbetrayed。It’s(high)time（是做……的时候了），后面的句子要用谓语要用过去时或者should+动词原形，表示虚拟语气，所以这里要用took。句意：这已经不是他第一次背叛我们了，是我们采取强有力的行动对抗他的时候了。所以本题的正确答案是B选项。

4.翻译题

TheUnitedStatesisacommonlawcountry.EveryU.S.statehasalegalsystembasedonthecommonlaw,exceptLouisiana.Commonlawhasnostatutorybasis;judgesestablishcommonlawbyapplyingpreviousdecisions(precedents)topresentcases.Althoughtypicallyaffectedbystatutoryauthority,broadareasofthelaw,mostnotablyrelatingtoproperty,contracts,andtorts,aretraditionallypartofthecommonlaw.Theseareasofthelawaremostlywithinthejurisdictionofthestates,andthusstatecourtsaretheprimarysourceofcommonlaw.Federalcommonlawisrelativelynarrowinscope,beinglimitedprimarilytoclearlyfederalissuesthathavenotbeenaddressedbyastatute.

Stateconstitutionsarethesupremelawwithinthestate.AlthoughastateconstitutionmaygrantgreaterrightsthanthosesecuredbythefederalConstitution,itcannotprovidelesserrightsthanthefederalconstitutiondoes.Statestatutesmustconformtotherespectivestate’sconstitution.AllstateconstitutionsandlegislationcanbepreemptedbyfederallegislationorthefederalConstitution.Municipalcharters,ordinances,rules,andregulationsapplyonlytolocalissues;eitherstateorfederallawtypicallycanpreemptthem.

【答案】参考译文：

美国是一个普通法系的国家。除了路易斯安那州，美国各州都拥有一个基于普通法的法律系统。普通法没有成文法基础；法官们通过运用先前的决定（先例）建立普通法去解决当前的案例。尽管通常受法律权限和广泛的法律领域影响，尤其与财产，合同和侵权行为有关的，传统上都是普通法的一部分。这些法律领域大多数都是在各州的管辖范围之内的，因此州法院是普通法的主要来源。联邦普通法是一个适用范围相对狭小的法律，主要限制于处理那些非成文法的联邦问题。

州宪法是州内的最高位阶的法律。虽然州宪法授予的权利可能多于联邦宪法所保护的权利，但是州宪法不能提供少于联邦宪法保护的权利。州法令必须符合各自州的宪法。所有州的宪法和法律可能被联邦法律或联邦宪法所取代。市政章程，条例，规则，与规定制度只适用于当地的问题，州或联邦法律通常都可以优先使用它们。

5.单选题

Googleisnottheonlysearchutilityintown,butitcomeswithsucha(n)（

）collectionoftoolstofocusyoursearchthatitistheengineofchoiceformanyofus.

问题1选项

A.comparable

B.formidable

C.innumerable

D.compatible

【答案】B

【解析】考察形容词辨析。comparable“可比较的”；formidable“强大的”；innumerable“无数的”；compatible“兼容的”。句意：谷歌并非唯一的搜索工具，不过，它有强大的工具集合，使其能够强化搜索能力，因此谷歌是大多数人选择使用的搜索引擎。选项B符合句意。

6.单选题

Thesebooks,whichyoucangetatanybookshop,willgiveyou（

）youneed.

问题1选项

A.alltheinformation

B.alltheinformations

C.allofinformation

D.alloftheinformations

【答案】A

【解析】语法（不可数名词和冠词）题。information为不可数名词，没有复数形式，排除B选项和D选项。allof后面接的名词前一定要有定冠词、指示代词或物主代词修饰限定，且of可以省略，排除C选项，所以A选项正确。

7.单选题

Questions17-20arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutpublicspeaking.Younowhave20secondstoreadQuestions17-20.

17.Whatisthemostimportantthinginpublicspeaking?

18.Whatdosethespeakeradviseustodotocapturetheaudience’sattention?

19.Ifyoudon’tstartworkingforthepresentationuntilthedaybefore,youwillfeel（）.

20.Whoisthisspeechmostprobablymeantfor?

问题1选项

A.Confidence.

B.Preparation.

C.Informativeness.

D.Organization.

问题2选项

A.Gatherabundantdata.

B.Organizetheideaslogically.

C.Developagreatopening.

D.Selectappropriatematerial.

问题3选项

A.uneasy

B.uncertain

C.frustrated

D.depressed

问题4选项

A.Thoseinterestedinthepowerofpersuasion.

B.Thosetryingtoimprovetheirpublicimage.

C.Thoseplanningtotakeupsomepublicwork.

D.Thoseeagertobecomeeffectivespeakers.

【答案】第1题:B

第2题:C

第3题:A

第4题:D

【解析】第1题:

第2题:

第3题:

第4题:

8.单选题

Duetosluggishmarketconditions,thefactory'sworkforcehas（）fromover4,000toafewhundred.

问题1选项

A.proclaimed

B.dwindled

C.repressed

D.indulged

【答案】B

【解析】动词辨析题。proclaimed公告；dwindled减少，变小，缩小；repressed抑制，镇压，约束；indulged放任，放纵。句意：由于市场不景气，工厂的工人已从4000多人减少到几百人。选项B符合句意。

9.填空题

Businessandgovernmentleadersconsidertheinflationratetobeanimportantgeneralindicator.Inflationisaperiodofincreasedspendingthatcausesrapidrisesinprices.Whenyourmoneybuysfewergoodssothatyouget（1）forthesameamountofmoneyasbefore，inflationistheproblem.Thereisageneralrise（2）thepricesandservices.Yourmoneybuysless.Sometimespeopledescribeinflationasatimewhen“adollarisnotworthadollaranymore”.

Inflationisaproblemforallconsumers.Peoplewholiveonafixedincomearehurtthebest.Retiredpeople，forinstancecannotcount（3）anincreaseinincomeaspricesrise.Elderlypeoplewhodonotworkfaceseriousproblemsinstretchingtheirincomesto（4）theirneedsintimeofinflation.Retirementincomeoranyfixedincomeusuallydoesnotriseasfastasprices.Manyretiredpeoplemustcuttheirspendingtokeepupwithrisingprices.Inmanycasestheymuststop（5）somenecessaryitems，suchasfoodandclothing.Evenforworkingpeoplewhoseincomesaregoingup，inflationcanbeaproblem.Thecostoflivinggoes（6），too.Peoplewhoworkmusthaveevenmoremoneytokeepuptheirstandardofliving.Justbuyingthethingstheyneedcostsmore.Whenincomesdonotkeeppacewith（7）prices，thestandardoflivinggoesdown.Peoplemaybeearningthesame（8）ofmoney，buttheyarenotlivingaswellbecausetheyarenotabletobuyasmanygoodsandservices.

Governmentunitsgatherinformationaboutpricesinoureconomyandpublishitaspriceindexesfrom（9）therateofchangecanbedetermined.Apriceindexmeasureschangesinpricesusingthepriceforagivenyearasthebase.Thebasepriceissetat100，andtheotherpricesarereportedasapercentageofthebaseprice.Apriceindexmakes（10）possibletocomparecurrentpricesoftypicalconsumergoods，forexample，withpricesofthesamegoodsinpreviousyear.

【答案】1.less

2.in

3.on

4.meet

5.buying

6.down

7.rising

8.amount

9.which

10.it

【解析】1.考查前后逻辑。空格处所在句子的前一句解释了什么是通货膨胀：消费需求增加，物价上涨，从而货币贬值。用同样的钱买到的东西比以前要少，所以空格处填less。

2.考查固定搭配。在某些方面增加用介词in。

3.考查固定搭配。counton“指望，依靠”，退休人员指望不上收入能够随着物价上涨而增加。

4.考查固定搭配。meetone’sneeds“满足某人的需要”，老年人在通货膨胀的时代无法让自己的收入来满足自己的需求。

5.考查动词用法。空格处所在句子的前一句句意是：许多退休人员为了跟上上涨的物价，必须要缩减自己的开支。由此可知他们放弃了很多需要购买的东西，buying符合题意。

6.考查固定搭配。godown“下降”。由于通货膨胀，导致了生活开支水平下降。

7.考查前后逻辑。全文一直提到物价上涨，空格处需要填写的也是一个表示物价增长的词，rising符合题意。

8.考查固定搭配。thesameamountof“同等数量的”。

9.考查定语从句。定语从句用来修饰priceindexes（价格指数），which符合题意。

10.考查固定用法。makeitpossible“使它成为可能”。

10.单选题

PriortotheeventofSeptember11,theBushadministrationhadstartedtochartaclear-cutcourseinSouthAsia.Inthisnewforeignpolicycalculus,India,thelargest,mostpowerfuleconomicallydynamic,politicallystable,andstrategicallysignificantstateintheregion,wasdestinedtoemergeasalinchpin.SuchashiftwaspossiblebecauseunlikearangeofotherAmericanadministrations,bothduringandaftertheColdWar,theGeorgeW.BushregimehadfinallydecidedthatPakistancouldnolongerexerciseavetoonAmericanrelationswithIndia.SuchadecisionwasalsomadepossiblebecauseofPakistan’ssteadydownwardeconomicspiral,thepresenceofaPakistanimilitarydictatorshipinademocratizingAsiaandalsobecauseofPakistan’sextensivestrategiclinkswiththeloathsomeTalibanregimeinAfghanistan.FewAmericaninterests,itappeared,wereimplicatedinthatcountry.

Simultaneously,India,whichhadalmostreflexivelyopposedvirtuallyanymajorAmericanforeignpolicy,initiativelyappearedtobechangingitsorientation.TheBharatiyaJanataParty(RlP)-IedregimeinIndiawasdemonstratingadegreeofintellectualflexibilitythatfewregimesinIndiahadeverdisplayed,specifically,theBJP-ledregimehadexpressedcautioussupportfortheBushadministration’sdecisiontoamendtheAnti-BallisticMissile(ABM)treatyandmovetowarddramaticcutsintheAmericannucleararsenal.Admittedly,theIndiaendorsementoftheAmericanpositionwasanythingbutfulsome.

Nevertheless,eventhislimitedembraceofanotherwisecontroversialAmericanstrategicshiftwasquitesignificant.Atanotherlevel,unlikemanypreviousregimes,theBJP-ledgovernmentappearedmuchmoreinclinedtobroadenanddeepenmilitary-to-militarycontactswiththeUnitedStates.EvenareasofdisagreementinIndo-U.S.relationssuchasthosedealingwithtradeandinvestmentregimesnolongerappearedasacrimoniousness.

1.Theword“linchpin”inthefirstparagraphmeans（

）.

2.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat

（

）.

3.TheBJP-ledgovernment

（

）.

4.Thearticlemainlytalksabout（

）.

问题1选项

A.akindofanimalinSouthAsia

B.somethingvitallyimportant

C.thedominatingpower

D.anally

问题2选项

A.IndiaandPakistanhadbeencloselycooperatingwitheachotherinthepastfewyears.

B.IndiahadenjoyedamorepreferablepositionthanPakistanwithAmericanpoliticianssincethe1970’s

C.GeorgeBushfollowedthesameforeignpolicyasotherAmericanadministrationsinSouthAsia.

D.AmericahadbeenreluctanttodevelopconstructiverelationswithIndiaoutofconsiderationforPakistan.

问题3选项

A.isinclinedtobroadenanddeepenmilitarycontestwiththeUS.

B.causedembarrassmentfortheAmericanswhentheymadecontroversialstrategicshift

C.supportedtheBushadministration’sdecisiontoamendtheAnti-BallisticMissile(ABM)treaty

D.isagainsttheBushadministration'sdecisiontoamendtheAnti-BallisticMissile(ABM)treaty

问题4选项

A.USforeignpolicyinSouthAsia

B.dictatorshipinPakistan

C.contributionoftheIndianBJP-ledgovernment

D.Bush’swisdomasapolitician

【答案】第1题:B

第2题:D

第3题:C

第4题:A

【解析】1.语义题。根据原文句意“在这一新的外交政策考量中，印度作为该地区最大、经济动力最强、政治稳定以及战略意义重大的国家，注定会成为一个关键因素。”“linchpin”的本意就是关键的意思，所以选项B正确。

2.判断推理题。选项A在文中没有信息提及；选项B时间表述有误；根据第一段第三句“...unlikearangeofotherAmericanadministrations...不像其他美国政府”可知选项C表述错误；根据“PakistancouldnolongerexerciseavetoonAmericanrelationswithIndia.巴基斯坦再也不能对美印关系行使否决权。”可知选项D正确。

3.细节事实题。根据关键词“BJP-ledgovernment”定位到第二段，根据倒数第二句“theBJP-ledregimehadexpressedcautioussupportfortheBushadministration’sdecisiontoamendtheAnti-BallisticMissile(ABM)treaty.以印度人民党为首的政权对布什政府修改《反弹道导弹条约》的决定表示谨慎支持”由此可知，选项C符合原文。

4.主旨大意题。文章第一段首句为本文的主旨句。“theBushadministrationhadstartedtochartaclear-cutcourseinSouthAsia.布什政府已经开始在南亚制定明确的方针。”选项A“美国在南亚的外交政策”最能概括全文，所以正确。

11.单选题

Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecountry.Buthowrealisticisthedream?

Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationlivesinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky,orblocksofflats.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous--—coopedupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.D.Strangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon'tevensayhellotoeachother.

Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.There’slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown.Thecity-dwellerwholeavesforthecountryisoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet.

What,then,istheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet,butsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff;thecitybreedsafeelingofisolation,andconstantnoisebattersthesenses.Butoneofitsmainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecentreofthings,andthatlifedoesn’tcometoanendathalf-pastnineatnight.Somepeoplehavefound(orratherbought)acompromisebetweenthetwo:theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe“quietlife”byleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities.Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleavebehind—theyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages.

Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuring“morning”tothelocalsastheypassby.I’mkeenontheidea,butyouseethere’smycat,Toby.I’mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass.Imean,canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm?No,hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation-coalfireanyevening.

1.Wegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor.

2.Intheauthor’sopinion,thefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappy

EXCEPT.

3.ThepassageimpliesthatitiseasytobuythefollowingthingsinthecountryEXCEPT_______.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesthosepeoplewhoworkinlargecitiesandliveinvillages?

5.Doyouthinktheauthorwillmovetothecountry?

问题1选项

A.usedtoliveinthecountry

B.usedtoworkinthecity

C.livesinthecountry

D.worksinthecity

问题2选项

A.lackofcommunication

B.astrongsenseoffear

C.housingconditions

D.asenseofisolation

问题3选项

A.designerclothes

B.dailynecessities

C.freshfruits

D.freshvegetables

问题4选项

A.Original

B.Hospitable

C.Arrogant

D.Insensitive

问题5选项

A.Yes,hewilldoso

B.Itisdifficulttotell

C.No,hewillnotdoso

D.Heisintwominds

【答案】第1题:D

第2题:B

第3题:A

第4题:C

第5题:C

【解析】1.细节事实题。根据文章第一段第一句话Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity可知选项D符合题意。

2.细节事实题。根据文章第二段第二句话Themajorityofthepopulationlivesinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonal可以排除选项C；根据第二段第三句话可以排除选项A；根据第二段倒数第二句话可以排除选项D，因此选项B符合题意。

3.细节事实题。文章第三段倒数第二句话提到购物成了一个重要的问题（Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown），因此在乡村中很难买到时尚的衣服，选项A符合题意。

4.判断推理题。文章第四段最后一句话提到他们把这些想法强加给那些不情愿的原始村民（Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleavebehind—theyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages），由此可以推测出这些人是傲慢的，选项C符合题意。original“原来的；首创的”；hospitable“热情友好的”；insensitive“未意识到的”。

5.推理判断题。作者在最后一段提到了他的猫，以猫喻人，来说明自己更有愿意待在城市中（No,hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation-coalfireanyevening），因此选项C符合题意。

12.单选题

1.Recentreportsthatbedbugs［臭虫］haveinfiltratedofficebuildings,movietheatersandstoresinNewYorkdidnotcomeasasurprisetoWesTyler,generalmanagerofaprestigioushotelindowntownSanFrancisco.“Shortofputtingabedbug-sniffingbeagleatyourdoortocheckeveryarrivingguestbeforetheycomein,you’regoingtogetbedbugs，”hesaid.“Dealingwiththemisthecostofdoingbusinessthesedays.”

2.Anemployeefirstdiscoveredabedbuginthe137-roomhotelin2003,andMr.Tyler

hassinceinstitutedacomprehensivebedbugdetectionprogramtofindtheblood-suckinginsectsbeforeaguestdoes.Forstarters,Mr.Tylercreatedapositioncalled“bedbugtechnician”——anemployeewhosesolejobistogofromroomtoroomcheckingforbedbugs.Thereisalsoabedbugbountyof$10paidtoanyemployeewhofindsone.Ifabedbugisfound,theroomandalladjacentroomaretakenoutofserviceforuptofivedayswhiletheyaresteam-cleanedandchemicallytreatedtoeliminatethebugsandtheireggs.Themattressesintheroomsarealsodiscarded.Thetotalcostforeachroomis$2,500,includinglostbookings.“Itsoundslikealotofmoney,butthevalueofagoodreputationisinfinite,”Mr.Tylersaid,“Yourbiggestfearisthatsomeonewillgetbittenandpostsomethingaboutitonanonlinetravelsite,andthat’dbeakiller.”

3.Bedbugsusedtobesolelyaresidentialproblem,buttheyareshowingupincommercialsettings,andnotjustinplaceswithbedslikehotels,nursinghomesandapartmentcomplexes.Increasingly,pestcontrolcompaniesreportfindingbedbugsinofficebuildings,movietheaters,clothingstores,foodplants,factoriesandevenairplanes.Fortheaffectedbusinesses,theexpensecanrunintothehundredsofthousandsofdollars.Forthecompaniesthatdealwiththescourge,itisabonanza,withbusinessdoublingandtripling.

4.Thecostsofcopingwithbedbugsaresignificant,andtheyarenotcoveredbymostinsurancepoliciesbecausetheyareseenasamaintenanceissue.Hiringbedbug-sniffingdogs,whichisconsideredthemosteffectivedetectiontechnique,costsabout$250fora1,200-square-footretailstoreandasmuchas$10,000foramillion-square-footdepartmentstore."Tostayaheadofbedbugs,Irecommendusingthedogstodoathoroughinspectionquarterly/'saidPepePeruyero,chiefexecutiveofacompanyinFloridathattrainsbedbug-sniffingdogsandoffersinspectionsforlargebuildingslikedepartmentstoresandschooldormitories.However,headded,manycustomerscannotafforditandinsteadchoosetorelyonthevigilanceofemployeesafteraninitialdogcheckcomesupclean.

5.Eliminatinginfestationsisalsocostly,rangingfrom$750forafewroomsinanofficebuildingto$70,000foralargeapartmentcomplex.Andthatisjustfortheapplicationofthecombinationofpesticidesthatkillsbedbugs.Itcostsanadditional40percentforthemostthoroughregimen:placingallthecontentsofanofficeorretailspaceintoaheatchamber——bedbugsdieat120degreesFahrenheit—andthensprayingpesticidesinthetemporarilyemptyrooms.’’Ittakesaboutfourtosevenhoursperroom”forthecombinationheatandpesticideprocedureandacoupleofhoursonthreeseparateoccasionsifusingpesticidesalone,saidJudyBlack,technicaldirectorforalargefirmbasedinCharlotte,NorthCarolina,whichprovidespestcontrolandotherqualitycontrolservicestocommercialcustomers."Gettingridofbedbugsisnotquickoreasy.”

6.Businesseslosemoneywhentheyhavetointerruptoperations.Inaddition,theymayhavetodestroybedbug-infestedmerchandise.Onewell-knownchainofsportinggoodsstores,forexample,hadtoclosetwoofitsoutletsinNewYorkinJuly,oneforfourbusinessdaysandanotherforfive,todealwithbedbuginfestations.Arepresentativeconfirmeddisposingofmerchandisebutdeclinedtocommentonthecost.

7.ThemanagementsoftheEmpireStateBuilding(afamousNewYorkCityskyscraper)andtheAMCTheaterchainweresimilarlytightlippedaboutthecostofdealingwithrecentbedbuginfestations."Nobodywantstotalkaboutthiseventhoughit'shappeningeverywhere,"saidRonHarrison,directoroftechnicalservicesforaAtlanta-basedpestcontrolcompanywhosecommercialbusinesshasmorethantripledsince2008."IspokebeforeachapteroftheNationalApartmentAssociationinoneAlabamacityandaskedforashowofhandsofthosewhohadexperiencedproblemswithbedbugs,andnotasinglehandwentup——yetrightthereinfrontofmewerethreeofourcustomerswhoIknowhadusedourservicestodeadwithbedbugsintheircommercialproperty."

8.Thesilence,ofcourse,istoavoidthestigmaofaninfestation.Evenifbusinesses

managetoavoidmediaattention,theymayendupononeofseveralwebsiteslikeand,whichencouragepeopletoreporthotels,apartmentcomplexes,officesandretailerswheretheysaworwerebittenbybedbugs."It’sbeennonstopdramadealingwithhotelsdisputingclaims,"saidMattCeglowski,acomputerprogrammerinSanFranciscowhostartedinNovember2006afterhewasbittenbybedbugsinalocalhotel."Everyoneisscaredofbeingpubliclyoustedandlosingbusiness."

9.Thereisalsoarealfearofliability.Bedbug-relatedlawsuitshavebeenincreasingsince2003,andseverallawyersnowadvertisethemselvesasspecialistsinsuchlitigation.TypicalisarecentcasefiledagainstalargePennsylvaniafurnitureestablishmentbyawomanwhocontendsthatfurnituresheboughttherehadbedbugs.Incourtdocuments,shesaidshewantedatleast$50,000incompensationbecausethebedbugsnotonlygaveheritchyweltsbutalsocausedhertoloseherhairandherjobasanattendantatanursinghome."Mostbedbugsuitsaresettledoutofcourtforlessthan$5,000,butI’veseendamagesgoashighassixfigures,”saidChristianHardigree,associateprofessorattheCollegeofHotelAdministrationattheUniversityofNevada,LasVegas,andalawyerwhohasconsultedonbedbugcasesinvolvinghotels,cruiseships,movietheatersandnursinghomes."Itcanbeanightmareforbusinessesbecausealotofclaimantsinthesecasesaretreatingthelitigationsystemlikealotteryandaregoingafterthebigwin."

10.Inadditiontopersonal-injurylawfirms,otherbusinessesbenefitingfromthebedbugscourgeincludeafirmbasedinChicagothatmanufacturesenvelopingmattresscasestokeepoutmitesandbedbugs.Thecompanydevelopedtheproductin2004andhadsalesof$10millionlastyear,twiceasmuchasinthepreviousyear,accordingtoJamesBell,thecompany’schiefexecutive.Hepredictsanevenlargerjumpinsalesthisyear.“Theresponsehasbeenenormous,”hesaid.

11.BedbugsgaveLindaDevelascoofsuburbanChicagoanewcareerwhenshewaslaidofffromherjobasanew-accountsmanageratVerizontwoyearsago.Havinglearnedaboutbedbugsinthehospitalityindustryfromherfiance,whowasgeneralmanagerofahotel,sheboughtabedbug-sniffingbeaglenamedScoobyfor$9,700.Sherecoupedtheexpensewithinthreemonthsbydoingonetothreeinspectionseachweek."Hewaswortheverypenny,"saidMs.Develasco,whohadbeendoingmostlyresidentialworkbutwithinthelastweekbeganinspectingofficebuildings,retailstoresandmovietheaters.“It’sbeencrazy.”

12.Exterminatorsarealsoenjoyingawindfallafterseveralyearsofdecliningrevenueascustomerscutbackonpestcontroltreatmentstosavemoneyinthetighteconomy.“Ijustgota$60,000contracttotakecareofbedbugsinanapartmentcomplex”.TonyEsposito,ownerofasmallpestcontrolcompanyinTexas,shoutedintohiscellphoneashedrovetoinvestigateanotherbedbugcomplaintinnearbyHouston.“Ihadtopullmytruckoveranddoahappydance."

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问题1选项

A.Arebedbugsbadforbusiness?Itdependsonthebusiness

B.Eek!BedbugsarenowturnupineverycomerofAmerica

C.Doyouhavebedbugs?Herearesomesuggestionsonhowtodefeattheinvaders

D.Getready!Bedbugsthreatenusall

问题2选项

A.recommendsusingtraineddogstopreventbedbugsfromenteringhotels

B.believesthattheonlyeffectiveresponsetobedbugsistowaittillcustomersfindthem

C.claimsthathishotelhasneverhadamajorbedbuginfestation,unlikeotherhotelsinSanFrancisco

D.believesthestrugglewithbedbugsisaninevitablepartofhotelmanagementnowadays

问题3选项

A.amurderer

B.somethingdevastatingforhishotel’sappealtocustomers

C.somethingthatwouldenhancehishotel'scommercialreputation

D.aterriblehealthhazard

问题4选项

A.ischeapenoughtoallowbothhomeownersandbusinessmentodothisasamatterofcourse

B.is,accordingtooneexecutivequotedinthearticle,necessaryonamonthlybasisforeffectivecontrolofthepests

C.is,accordingtoPepePeruyano,sufficientlyexpensivetomakeitsomethingmanybusinessownersdoonlyonce,iftheycanmanageit

D.ismoreimportantinplaceslikeFloridathaninotherpartsoftheUS,accordingtoPepePeruyano

问题5选项

A.usuallyunwillingtoinsureagainstbedbugsbecausetheybelievetheirpresenceorabsencedependsonhowwellownerskeeptheirpropertyclean

B.reluctanttoissuebedbuginsurancebecauseangrycustomerscansoeasilywincompensationfromthecourtsforexposuretobedbugs

C.unwillingtoinsurecommercialpropertiesagainstbedbugsunlessthepropertiesareregularlyinspectedbypestcontrolprofessionalsusingtraineddogs

D.happytoinsurecommercialpropertiesagainstbedbugs

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A.ahikeintheirinsurancerates

B.ahaltintheiroperationswhilebedbugsareexterminated

C.expertinspectionoftheirfacilities

D.theneedtogetridofinfestedgoods

问题7选项

A.hermentalstateasaresultofbeingfirstlaidoffandthenhavingtoworkwithdogs

B.thedisgustshefeelsathavingtospendherworkinghoursdealingwithbedbugs

C.hershockatdiscoveringbedbugsinsomanydifferentsortsofenvironments

D.thepaceofherworksinceshebegantodobedbuginspectionswithherbeagleScooby

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