2023年甘肃工业职业技术学院高职单招（英语）试题库含答案解析

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。住在富人区的她2023年甘肃工业职业技术学院高职单招（英语）试题库含答案解析（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！卷I一.综合题(共50题)1.—HaveyouheardthatSusanhasbeenappointedDirectoroftheEngineeringDepartment?

—Afterworkingsohardforsomanyyears,____.答案：B2.Noneofthemcouldunderstandyourmeaning,_____?

A.couldthey

B.didn'the

C.dothey

D.couldit答案：A3.Thestudentshavealreadyhad_____desks,buttheystillneedthree_____chairs.

A.dozenof,dozen

B.dozensof,dozen

C.dozensof,dozens

D.dozensof,dozenof答案：B4.Mr.Smithisoneoftheforeignexpertswho_____

inChina.答案：C5.Believeitornot,hespends_____ofhismoneyhelpingthosewhoareinneedofhelp.答案：D6.Whynottryanotherway_____youmaydoyourexperimentbetterandmorequickly?答案：B7.Iwenttocollege,

________,allmyfriendsgotwellpaidjobs.答案：B8.Tonywasveryunhappyfor______totheparty.

A.havingnotbeeninvited

B.nothavinginvited

C.havingnotinvited

D.nothavingbeeninvited答案：D9.Havingatripiscertainlygoodforus,butitremains____whetheryouwill

enjoyit.

[

]A.tosee

B.tobeseen

C.seeing

D.seen答案：B10.Treesaregoodforhumanbeing.Wecan’tplantthem______many.答案：C11.第二节简答题（共4小题;10分）

阅读短文，根据所要求的字数回答问题。

AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart(购物手推车).Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.

SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging(吃力地携带)groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.

OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.

OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.

ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.

Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?”oneshopperreplied.

ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony(假冒的)customers.{007}

AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.

Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.

86.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?(Nomorethan13words)

__________________________________________________________.

87.WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst?(Nomorethan10words)

__________________________________________________________.

88.WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaroundhismarket?(Nomorethan10words)

__________________________________________________________.

89.WhatdoyouthinkofGoldman?(Nomorethan20words)

_______________________________________________________________________.答案：86.Itwastomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness.87.Becausefewcustomersusedhiscarts.88.Becausehewantedtopromotehisshoppingcarts.89.Hewasasmartbusinessman.Heinventedtheshoppingcartandmadeitacceptedbycustomers./Hewassmartbutheshouldn’thaveusedtrickstoattractcustomers.解析：略12.What__________mosttomeismyfamily.

[

]A.matter

B.matters

C.isimportant

D.areimportant答案：B13.Itoldyourfriendshowtogettothehotel,butperhapsI____havedrivenherthere.A．couldB．mustC．mightD．should.答案：D解析：本题考查情态动词的用法。题意为：我告诉了朋友到那家宾馆怎么走，但或许我应该开车送他去那里。说话人的意思很明显，他当时没有开车送朋友去宾馆，他只是在对过去的事情进行自责。故要用shouldhavedone结构，表示“本来该做某事而实际未做”，而musthavedone意为“准是做了某事”，mighthavedone“或许做过某事”，均表示对过去事情的推测。Couldhavedone意为“本来是能够做某事的”，在此与题意不符，故答案为D.14.Moresurprising,perhaps,thanthepresentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandthriving.AsSkolnicknotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:relativetoEuropeans,moreofusmarryandwemarryatayoungerage.Moreover,afteradropintheearly1915s,therateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorcerateneedstobetakeninthispromarriagecontext:some30percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thus,marriageremainsbyfarthepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofpeopleinoursociety.

Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twentyfiveyearsago,thetypicalAmericanfamilywasmadeupofahusband,awife,andtwoorthreechildren.Now,therearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren.Andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife’sformermarriage,orthehusband’s,orboth.Sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses(配偶).

Thus,onecanfindeverytypeoffamilyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenfromonlythepersentmarriage;

marriageswith“fulltime”childrenfromboththepresentandformermarriages;marriageswith“fulltime”childrenfromthepresentmarriageand“parttime”childrenfromformermarriages.Therearestepfathers,stepmothers,halfbrothers,andhalfsisters.Itisnotallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!Thesearegreatchangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevenso,eveninthemidst

ofallthis,thereremainsoneconstant:MostAmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmarried.

13.BycallingAmericanmarryingpeopletheauthormeansthat.

A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeans

B.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeans

C.therearemoremarriedcouplesinU.S.A.thaninEurope

D.moreofAmericans,ascomparedwithEuropeans,prefermarriageandtheyacceptitatayoungerage

14.DivorcedAmericans

.

A.preferthewaytheylive

B.willmostlikelyremarry

C.havelostfaithinmarriage

D.arethevastmajorityofpeopleinthesociety

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday’sAmericanfamilies?

A.Manytypesoffamilyarrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptable.

B.AtypicalAmericanfamilyismadeupofonlyahusbandandawife.

C.Americansprefertohavemorekidsthanbefore.

D.Therearenonuclearfamiliesanymore.

16.“Parttime”children

.

A.spendsomeoftheirtimewiththeirhalfbrothersandsomeoftheirtimewiththeirhalfsisters

B.spendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromthepreviousmarriage

C.aresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses

D.cannotstaywith“fulltime”children

17.EventhoughgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinthestructureofAmericanfamilies,.

A.thevastmajorityofAmericansstillhavefaithinmarriage

B.thefunctionsofmarriageremainunchanged

C.mostAmericanspreferasecondmarriage

D.mostdivorcedAmericanswouldrathernotremarry答案：13-17

DBACA解析：13.

根据第一段第二句，“AsSkolnicknotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:relativetoEuropeans,moreofusmarryandwemarryatayoungerage”,D为正确答案。14.第一段最后一句明确指出，“大约30%的离婚者再婚。我们社会绝对大多数人更喜欢过婚姻生活。”A、C、D的表述与事实不符。15.美国社会接受多种类型的家庭组合方式。文章第二、三段指出，目前美国家庭的组合方式与传统的核心家庭相比发生了很大的变化。这种变化反映在孩子与家庭成员的关系上。分析四个选项，B、D与事实不符；家庭结构的变化不能说明传统的核心家庭不存在了，因此D的观点太片面。16.“Part\|timechildren”是指父母离婚后由父母交替抚养的孩子。第二段最后一句指出了离婚家庭的两种孩子，即“part\|timechildren”和“full\|timechildren”。根据第三段的描述，“full\|timechildren”是指夫妻双方目前的孩子，或目前与现父母住在一起的前婚的孩子；“part\|timechildren”则是由离婚父母交替抚养的孩子。由此判断，C是正确的；A、D不对；B所说的是“full\|timechildren”17.第一段最后一句和第三段最后一句为本文的主题句，即大多数美国人喜欢过婚姻生活，而且过着婚姻生活。这是不变的事实（constant）。由此看出，美国人对婚姻是有信心的。本文没有涉及B和C的观点15.Ifweareaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,wemighthavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandwritteninitanaccount(陈述)ofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordoftheimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinchina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforwhosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedgowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthosehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations,formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittenhistory,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

小题1:WhichofthefollowingideasisNOTtalkedaboutinthepassageabove?A．“Rememberedhistory”islessreliablethanwrittenhistory.B．Writtenrecordsofthepastplayedamostimportantinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C．AwrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustorememberwhatwehavedoneD．Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.小题2:Rememberedhistory”refersto

.A．historybasedonaperson’simaginationB．storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC．historywrittendowninbooksD．whatwehavelearnedandrememberedinhistorylessons小题3:“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen

.A．itiswrittendownB．thereisnowrittenaccountC．isprovesdownD．peopleareinterestedinit小题4:Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowifourancestorshad

.A．keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventB．notfoughtagainstoneanotherinwarsC．toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsD．producedandtaughtmoresongsanddances答案：小题1:D小题2:B小题3:B小题4:A解析：小题1:根据文章的大意：用文字记录历史的重要性，若没有文字“rememberedhistory”就显得尤为重要，而其与用文字记载事件有着不可替代的缺点---不是很可靠。由此判断本题选D小题2:根据“…formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.即因为大多数人自豪地讲着他们的父辈从前做过的事。由此判断“rememberedhistory”是用嘴来传述事件，故选B小题3:有文章的最后一句：“…wheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.”即在没有文字记载的地方，口述事件就非常重要。故选B小题4:根据文章的大意：即用文字记载事件比口述的要准确，若没有文字，口述就显得尤为重要，故可以判断该题选A.16.---Susanwashappylikecrazy!

---Nowonder!HerparentsapprovedofheradventuroustriptoAfricathatshe______foryears.答案：C17.Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.

Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouverMuseum(卢浮宫)whereitishoused.

“Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate.

Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvision(视觉)isexcellentatpickingupdetails,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”

However,theactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.

In1911,thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouverbyaformeremployee,whotookitoutofthemuseum,hiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarⅡ,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.

小题1:Wecaninferfromthetextthat_______A．theMonaLisaisprovedtobeabletolastanother500yearsB．MonaLisa’sbeautyisfadinggraduallywith500yearspassingbyC．theMonaLisahasbeencatchingpeople’swideattentioninthepast500yearsD．MonaLisadoesnotlookoutofdatethoughpainted500yearsago小题2:WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheMonaLisa?A．ItwasoncetakenawayandhiddenupbyGermanforces.B．Itspainterhimselfloveditgreatlyandalwayskeptitinashade.C．MonaLisastopssmilingwhenyoulookatherwantingtoseehersmiles.D．KingFrancisIboughtitandthenreturnedittoItaly.小题3:ChoosetherightorderaboutthehappeningsontoMonaLisa.

a.ItwasstolenfromtheLouver.

b.ItspaintersoldittoKingFrancisI

c.Itsstateofhealthwaschecked.

d.ItwasreturnedtoFranceandhousedintheLouverMuseum.

e.ItwashiddenandprotectedagainstGermans.A．b-a-d-e-cB．d-e-c-b-aC．d-a-e-c-bD．b-c-a-d-e小题4:Itmayaddtothedifficultyinrepairingthepaintingthat_____.A．expertshaven’tnoticedchangesinitsshapeasvisitorsdoB．itislikelytobestolenagainwhenit’sunderrepairC．itisuncertainwhichcountry,ItalyofFrance,shouldtakechargeD．expertsaren’tsureaboutthematerialsandthechemicalstateofitsoilpaint答案：小题1:C小题2:A小题3:D小题4:B解析：小题1:本题为细节判断题。由文章的最后一句话可以淘汰A项。根据倒数第二段中DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim…可淘汰B项。名画《蒙娜丽莎》的辗转过程为：作者随身携带，然后卖给法国国王，后来被雇员偷出最后又被送回法国。由此可淘汰D项。小题2:本题为细节判断题。小题3:本题为细节判断题。由第三段最后一句话ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistused

andtheircurrentchemicalstate可选出答案。小题4:细节理解题。从第一段倒数第二句可知。18.ThereportersaidthattheUFO_____easttowestwhenhesawit.答案：A19.句型变换：（共8小题，每题1分，满分8分）

小题1:Inadditiontoallherotherqualifications,Bessiewasalsoanexpertcook.

________________allherotherqualifications,Bessiewasalsoanexpertcook.

小题2:Someofficials’illbehaviorhasgreatlyaffectedthepublicconfidenceinourgovernment.

Someofficials’illbehaviorhasagreat________________thepublicconfidenceinour

government.

小题3:Allcomputersaremadeupoffiveunitsthoughtheyareofdifferentkinds.

Allcomputers________________fiveunitsthoughtheyareofdifferentkinds.

小题4:Althoughtheweatherisunbearablycold,manypestswillbekilledbyit.

Unbearablycold________theweather________,manypestswillbekilledbyit.答案：小题1:Apartfrom

小题2:influence/effecton

小题3:consistof

小题4:as,is解析：试题分析：小题1:Apartfrom

用介词apartfrom…除…之外（可用于任何情况）来替换inadditionto…小题2:influence/effecton

用名词effect或者influence来换动词affect的用法。小题3:consistof

本题用consistof（由…组成）来替换bemadeupof。小题4:as,is本句考查的是as放在第二个词义的位置表示让步状语的用法。点评：解题时应寻找相关线索，找到一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。20.Ourcountry_____greatchangesinthelast30years.答案：A21.It_______thatChinesefootballteambeatJapaneseteamatthelastmomentintheUniversiadeinShenzhen.A．turnedupB．turnedoutC．turneddownD．turnedover答案：B解析：B

本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：在深圳大学生运动会上，中国足球队在最后时刻打败了日本队。turnup出现，到来；turnout结果是；turndown拒绝；turnover翻转。22.阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Therearetwomajorteachingmethodsinschools:thelecturesystemandthediscussionsystem.

Thetwoteachingmethodshavetheirownstrengthsandweaknessesrespectively.

Manystudentslikethelecturesystembecauseithelpsthemtolearnquicklyandmuchmore.Attendingawell-preparedlectureisamostrewardingexperience:itcanopenanewhorizonforyouandsaveyoumuchtimeaswell–thetimeyoumightotherwisespendreadingonebookafteranother.Yetthefaultofthelecturesystemisthatitcultivatesabadhabitofpassivelearning.Studentsbringtheirnotebooksandeventaperecorderstoclasstowriteeverythingdownwithoutthinkingforthemselves,letaloneraiseanyquestiontoteachers.

Onthecontrary,thediscussionsystemencouragesstudentstoformtheirownideasandopinion.Toengageinfrequentandevenheateddebates,youhavetodoalotofhomeworkbeforehand,findanswersyourselvesandthusyoudeveloptheanalyticalskillswhichbenefitbothyourstudyhabitandyourfuturelife.However,italsohasitsweakness:studentsdonotlearnsystematically.

[写作内容]

一些学生喜欢老师讲授，另一些学生喜欢讨论式的课堂。作为中学生，你已经历了十几年学校生活。对于这两种教学模式应该十分熟悉，且有很深的体会。你倾向哪种类型的课堂？

1．以约30个词概括上文的内容；

2．以约120个词表达你对这两种教学模式的认识，并包括如下要点：

(1)目前学校教育的真实现状以及学生对这两种形式的倾向；

(2)以你自己的个性特点以及成长的经历说明你的倾向和感受；并说明具体的理由和详细的观点来支持你的选择。

(3)表达你对教学模式改革的期望。

[写作要求]

1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。答案：Theabovepassagecomparestheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthetwomajorteachingmethodsinschools:thelecturesystemandthediscussionsystem.Actually,somestudentslikeclasseswhereteacherslecture(doallofthetalking)inclass,Whileotherspreferclasseswherethestudentsdosomeofthetalking.Ipreferthelecturesystemforthreereasons:Iamusedtothelecturesystem;itisanefficientsystem;Iamtooshytotalkinclass.Allmyschoollife,Ihavelistenedtoteachers.Thelecturesystemisanefficientone.Iwanttheteachertogivemeasmuchinformationashe

or

shecanduringtheclassperiod.Ihateitwhentheclassisfulloflaughter

or

gossips.IhopeIcanalwaysstudyinaschool

or

universitywheretheyusethelecturesystem.Ithinkitisbettertocontinuewithwhatoneisusedto.解析：要求概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。23.—I'vereadanotherbookthisweek.

—Well,maybe_____

isnothowmuchyoureadbutwhatyoureadthatcounts.[

]

A.this

B.that

C.there

D.it答案：D24.---It’salovelyday,isn’tit?

---Yes.Ilove_____whentheweatherislikethis.Whydon’twesitoutsideandhaveourlunch?A．thisB．thatC．itD．one答案：C解析：选C。本题主要考查it作形式宾语的句型。动词love,like,hate,dislike,enjoy,prefer,appreciate等词后一般不能直接接句子前面加it,然后再接when或if所引导的句子。25.短文改错。

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处。

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birthdaypostcardsfromrelativesandlettersfromfriendscanallprovideyouforstampsfromalloverthe

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Clubwhichexisttoaddmorestampstoyourcollection.

______________________________________________________________________________________

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1.millions

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10.exists26.AsIwasreadingarecentstoryinSlateon20-somethingscomplainingabouthowtheeconomywasruiningtheirlifeplans,Icouldn’thelpbutthinkthe20-somethingssoundedlikeabunchofspoiledchildrenwhogrewupexpectingeverythingtobeeasyforthem.Asa20-somethingmyself,Icertainlysharetheirdisappointment:myhusbandandIprobablywon’tbeabletobuyahouseuntilwe’reinour40s,andwetooareburdenedbystudentloans(贷款).Butwhyshoulditbeanydifferent?BeingyoungpersonsinAmerica,shouldn’ttheytakeupallofthechallengesandopportunitiesthatthiscountryoffers?

ConsidersomeoftheseviewssharedintheSlatestory:Jennifer,29,ownerofatwo-bedroomapartmentwithherhusband,worriesthatshewon’tbeabletohavechildrenforatleastadecadebecausetheycan’taffordtobuyahouseyet.

Ireadthat,andIthought,whatplanetisshelivingonwhereyouneedtoownahouseinordertohavekids?Hassheevervisitedadevelopingcountry,orevendowntownareasinthisone?Homeownershipisaluxury(奢华),notafertilityrequirement.

A26-year-oldinthestorydespairs(绝望)thathecan’taffordtogetaPh.D.inliterature.Well,thatsoundsabitlikeexpressingdisappointmentthatnoonewillpayyoutowritepoetryonthebeachinThailandforfiveyears.

Yes,it’ssadthattheseyoungpeoplefeelsolost.ButIthinktheproblemistheirextremelyhighexpectations,noteconomicreality.BethKobliner,authorofGetaFinancialLife:PersonalFinanceinYourTwentiesandThirties,saysthatshethinkspeople’sexpectationsareslowlyadjusting,buttoday’s20-somethingsgrewupatatimewheneveryone’swealthappearedtobeexpanding.Theirparentsprobablysawtheirhomevaluesrisealongwiththeirinvestments.“Soyouhavepeoplewhohavegrownupinanenvironmentwherepeoplehadgreatexpectationsofwhatlivingwellmeans,”saysKobliner.

Thisrecession(衰退)willcertainlyplayaroleinforcingthoseexpectationsintomorerealisticgroup.Inthemeantime,itseemsalotbetterforourmentalhealthtofocusonbeinggrateful－forourone-bedroomapartments,forlivinginmoderncities,orperhapsjustforbeingabletoeatthreemealsaday－thanonlongingforsomekindofluxurylife.

41．Whatmakestheauthorthinkthe20-somethingssoundlikeabunchofspoiledchildren?

A．Theyexpecteverythingtobeeasyforthem.

B．Theycomplainthattheeconomyisspoilingtheirlifeplans.

C．Theyarereluctanttofaceallofthechallenges.

D．Theyareburdenedbystudentloans.

42．Theunderlinedword“fertility”inParagraph3probablymeans

.

A．babyproduction

B．pleasant

C．babycomfort

D．essential

43．Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthecomplaintsofthe20-somethings?

A．Theycan’thavechildrenforatleastadecadetobuyahouse.

B．Theyhaveonlyone-bedroomapartmenttolivein.

C．Theycan’tbuyahouseuntil40becauseofstudentloans.

D．TheydespairatnotbeingabletoaffordaPh.D.inliterature.

44．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe20-somthingswithhighexpectationinParagraph5?

A．Intolerant.

B．Negative.

C．Unbelieving.

D．Understanding.

45．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．HowYoungPeopleAffordtoContinueTheirStudy

B．WhyYoungPeopleCan’tAffordtoBuyaHouse

C．WhenYoungPeople’sHighHopesCreateDespair

D．Whatthe20-somethings’HighExpectationsAre答案：41—45BABDC解析：41．细节理解题，由第一段第一句话可知答案。42．划线猜词题，根据第三段的上下文语境。Youneedtoownahouseinordertohavekids.Ownahouse是havekids的条件。43．细节理解题。点分散在几段中。44．分析判断题。第五段中but转折。So表示结果。加上引用Kobliner的话““Soyouhavepeoplewhohavegrownupinanenvironmentwherepeoplehadgreatexpectationsofwhatlivingwellmeans,”saysKobliner.还是环境使然。因此不难判断作者对于20-somethings的态度是理解的态度45．分析判断题.。文章的最后一段告诉我们：当我们的高期望变成失望时，我们应当对现在所拥有的一切感恩。27.Anydietonwhichyoueatfewercaloriesthanyouneedtogetthroughtheday—likean800-calorie-per-daydietcanbedangerous.Dietsthatdon'tallowanyfatalsocanbebadforyou.Everyoneneedsacertainamountoffatintheirdiet—upto30%oftotalcalories—sonooneshouldeatacompletelyfat-freediet.

Don'thavedietsthatrestrict（限制）certainfoodgroups,either.Adietthatrequiresyoutosaynotobreadorpastaorallowsyoutoeatonlyfruitisunhealthy.Youwon'tgetthevitaminsandmineralsyouneed.Andalthoughyoumayloseweight,you'llprobablygainitbackassoonasyoustarteatingnormallyagain.

Somepeoplestartdietingbecausetheythinkalltheproblemsintheirlivesarebecauseofweight.Othershaveanareaoftheirlivesthattheycan'tcontrol,likeanalcoholicparent,sotheyfocusonsomethingtheycancontrol—theirexerciseandfoodintake.

Peoplewhodietmaygetlotsofpraisefromfriendsandfamilywhentheystartlosingpounds,whichmakesthemfeelgood.Buteventuallyapersonreachesaweightlevel—anddoesn'tloseasmuchweightasbeforebecausethebodyistryingtokeepahealthyweight,sotheyaren'tanyhappier.

Somepeoplemayfindithardtocontroltheireating,sotheystickwithanextremedietforalittlewhile,buttheneattonsoffood.Feelingguiltyaboutthebinge,theyuselaxatives（泻药）.Eatingtoolittletomaintainahealthyweightoreatingonlytothrowupthecaloriesarebotheatingdisorders,whichareharmfultoaperson'shealth.

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