2023上半年芜湖市英语统招专升本真题模拟【带答案】

2023上半年芜湖市英语统招专升本真题模拟【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Asecond-handjacketwillprobablycostyou______.

A.$60B.$40C.$20D.$10

2.Mrs.Edwards'husbandtriedto______.

A.makeherunhappy

B.cheerherup

C.buythingswithher

D.stopherbuyingthings

3.PassageOneAlthoughnooneiscertainwhymigrationoccurs，thereareseveraltheories．OnetheoryisbaseduponthepremisethatprehistoricbirdsofthenorthenHemispherewereforcedsouthDuringtheIceAge，whenglacierscoveredlargepartsofEurope，Asia，andNorthAmerica．Astheglaciersmelted，thebirdscamebacktotheirhomelands，spentthesummer，andthenwentsouthagainastheiceadvancedinwinter．Intime，themigrationbecameahabit，andnow，althoughtheglaciershaveDisappeared，thehabitcontinues．

Anothertheoryproposesthattheancestralhomeofallmodembirdswasthetropics．Whentheregionbecameoverpopulated，manyspecieswerecrowdednorth．Duringthesummer，therewasplentyoffood，butDuringthewinter，scarcityforcedthemtoretumtothetropics．

Amorerecenttheory，knownasphotoperiodism，suggestsarelationshipbetweenincreasingdaylightandthestimulationofcertainglandsinthebirds’bodiesthatmaypreparethemformigration．OnescientisthasbeenabletocausemidwintermigrationsbyexposingbirdstoartificialperiodsofDaylight．HehasconcludedthatchangesoccurinthebodiesofbirdsDuetoseasonalchangesinthelengthofDaylight．

Accordingtoonetheory，whentheglaciersDisappeared，birds_________．

A.stoppedmigrating

B.continuedmigrating

C.beganmigratingagain

D.migratedsouthandstaythere

4.Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe______.

A.OneMan'sMeatisAnotherMan'sPoison

B.FoodsandCultures

C.SnailandOctopus

D.PeopleAreIllogicalinFrontofDelicacies

5.Astrongwindisusuallycausedbyadifferencein______.

A.heatB.pressureC.atmosphereD.air

6.50.Inthepassage,thewritersuggeststhattheword"cool"______.A.maynotbeascoolasitseemsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolorfulD.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

7.Ifyoumissaclass,whatshouldyoudotofindoutwhatassignmentwasgiven?

A.Calltheteacheroraclassmate.

B.Giveanexcuse.

C.Remindtheteacheryouwereabsent.

D.Askaclassmatewhenyouattendtheschool.

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutQuiz2?

A.Youusemoreenergyifyouwalkratherthanjogforthesameamountoftime．

B.Youusemoreenergyifyoujogratherthanwalktheflalnedistance．

C.Youusethesameamountofenergywhetheryoujogorwalkthesanledistance．

D.Youusdthesameamountofenergywhetheryoujogorwalkforthesameamountoftime．

9.Whatdoesthewritersayistheimportanttllingtodotoenjoykaraoke?

A.Enterthecodenumber．

B.Choosemanydifferenttypesofmusic．

C.Listentootherssingingsoeveryonehasanaudience．

D.Changeyourvoicefromawomantoamanorvice—versa．

10.Beforethispassage,theauthortalkedaboutthepracticeoftheOxforduniversity,thenwhatistheattitudeheldbyOxforduniversityaboutofferingadmissionopportunityfordonationofmoney?

A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.

11.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause______.

A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D.thepeopletherehadnotknownhowtowrite

12.Whatisthebenefitofusingtwostrandedbarbedwire?

A.Easierinstallation.

B.Improvedrust-resistance.

C.Increasedstrength.

D.Morerapidattachmentofbarbs.

13.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheCraigheadCavernspresentlyserveas______.

A.anundergroundtestingsite

B.anIndianmeetingground

C.atouristattraction

D.amotorboatracecourse

14.AsmalltownontheborderbetweenEnglandandWales______.A.A.doesnotdealinanythingbutbooks

B.dealsmainlyinbooks

C.dealsinanythingbutbooks

D.doesnotdealinanythingbutsheep

15.Whenyouhaveabankaccount,you______.

A.mustalwaysbeincredit

B.can'tdrawanymoneyifyou'reoverdrawn

C.candrawmoneywithoutnotice

D.can'tpaymoneytoanyoneelse

16.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Cheatinschoolisontherise.

B.Somepeopleconcernedchallengethetraditionalviewthatcollegeisthebestplaceforhighschoolgraduates.

C.Collegeadministratorsshouldberesponsiblefortheincreasingnumberofdrop-out.

D.Collegeeducationisnotthefirstchoiceforintelligentpeople.

17.Themaincauseofabankrunis______.

A.lossofconfidence

B.lackofmoney

C.crowdsofpeople

D.inexperiencedtellers

18.Lawntennisisagoodsport,beingbasedontheancientgameofcourttennis,whichprobablycameupinEgyptorPersiasome2,500yearsago.MajorWalterWingfieldthoughtthatsomethinglikecourttenniscouldbeplayedoutdoorsonlawns,andinDecember1873,heintroducedhisnewgame,whichhecalledSphairistike,atalawnpartyinWales.Thesportbecamepopularveryrapidly,butthestrange,difficultnamedisappearedalmostatonce,beingreplacedbytheverysimpleandlogicalterm"lawntennis".By1874thegamewasbeingplayedbyBritishsoldiersinBermuda,andintheearlymonthsofthatyearayoungladynamedMaryOuterbridgereturnedfromBermudatoNewYork,bringingwithhertheequipmentnecessarytoplaythenewgame.Withthehelpofoneofherbrothers,shelaidoutacourtonthegroundsoftheStatenIslandCricketandBaseballClub,andthere,inthespringof1874,MissOuterbridgeandsomeofherfriendsplayedthefirstgameoflawntennisintheUnitedStates.Andjusttwoyearslater,in1876,thefirstUnitedStateslawntennistournament(锦标赛)washeld—atNahantnearBoston.

MaryOuterbridgeisimportantinthehistoryoflawntennisbecause______.

A.sheinventedit

B.shegaveititsname

C.sheintroducedittoBermuda

D.shebroughtittoAmerica

19.Accordingtoonetheory,whentheglaciersdisappeared,birds______.

A.stoppedmigrating

B.continuedmigrating

C.beganmigratingagain

D.migratedsouthandstaythere

20.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.A.Scientistsconsiderapesmaydrivetrainssomeday.

B.Apeshaveworkedinsomefactories.

C.Apesmayonedaybeusedtogathercrops.

D.Anapeisnotalargemonkey.

21.Thewriterofthepassagewantsustoknowthat______.

A.Copernicusdidnottellabouthisdiscoveryuntilthedayofhisdeath

B.formanyyearsCopernicusdaredtodonothingopenlyagainsttheChurch

C.pushedbyhisfriendsCopernicusdecidedtowriteabookinMay1543

D.shortlybeforehegotbacktoPolandCopernicusstartedtoworkfortheChurch

22.Copernicusdevelopedhistheory______.

A.usingvarioustelescopes

B.basedonAristotle"sbeliefs

C.throughobservationsandreasoning

D.undertheencouragementofhisfriends

23.TheagingofAmericanSocietyhasresultedin______.

A.people'sgreaterconcernaboutpublichealthcare

B.oldpeople'sincreasinginterestsinhigh-techgoods

C.morecrimesbeingcommittedbyseniorcitizens

D.communities'growingoverlookofeducation

24.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWilliams'feelingsaboutprison?A.A.It'sagoodplacetolive.

B.Criminalsdon'tdeserveanybetter.

C.Hewisheshehadmoreroominhiscell.

D.Hethinksitisaviolenthell.

25.42.Whichsentenceinthesecondparagraphisthetopicsentence?A.Lynewasaheadmaster.B.Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirnecks.C.Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputinsidetheirshirts.D.Theywerehousekeys.

26.Sometimesonlinedistancelearningcanbeaproblembecause_____.

A.learnerscan'taffordit

B.learnersgettoomanyhints

C.itinvolvesexcessivewriting

D.itisnotavailableattheweekend

27.WheredidthenameMarkTwaincomefrom?

A.Itcamefromasafepassage.

B.Itcamefromatermusedbytheboatmen.

C.Itcamefromhisboyhood.

D.Itcamefromhismeasuringtool.

28.Whichofthefollowingisnottree?

A.Scientistsconsiderapesmaydrivetrainssomeday.

B.Apeshaveworkedinsomefactories.

C.Apesmayonedaybeusedtogathercrops.

D.Anapeisnotalargemonkey.

29.WhendidMichaelSchwabesaygoodbyetothegaspump?

A.Twodaysago.

B.Twomonthsago.

C.Twoyearsago.

D.Tenyearsago.

30.Accordingtothepassage,youngpeoplecanpaylessfortheirstayinthehostelif______.

A.theysharetheirfoodwitheachother

B.theycanprovetheyhavejoinedthehostelorganization

C.theyhavebroughtenoughequipmentwiththem

D.theycanprovethattheyarefromaforeigncountry

二、完型填空(20题)31.Fromtheverybeginning,waterhasfurnishedmanwithasourceoffoodandahighwaytotravel.Thefirstcivilizationsarose【76】waterwasthedominantelementintheenvironment,achallenge【77】man'singenuity.TheEgyptiansinventedthe365-daycalendar【78】theNile'sannualflooding.TheBabylonians【79】wereamongthemostfamouslaw-makersinancienttimes,inventedlaws【80】waterusage.WaterinspiredtheChinesetobuilda1,000miles'canal,acomplexsystem【81】,after2,500years,remainsparticularlyinuseandstillcommandstheastonishmentofengineers.Buttheancientsneverfoundcompletesolutions【82】theirwaterproblem.TheYellowRiverisalsoknownas"China'sSorrow".Itissounpredictableanddangerous【83】inasinglefloodithascausedamilliondeaths.Floodsslowedthegreat【84】oftheIndusRiverValleys,andinnumerabledamagesruinedmuchofitsland.Today,waterdominatesmanasitalwayshasdone.Itspresencecontinuestoinfluencethelocationofhishomesandcities;itsviolentvariabilitycan【85】manorhisherdsorhiscrops;itsrouteslinkhimtohisfellows;itsimmensevaluemayaddtothealreadydangerouspoliticalconflicts.Therearemanyexamplesofthisinourowntime.

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A.whereB.theplaceC.whenD.intheplace

32.【C7】

A.comfortablyB.cheaplyC.simplyD.quickly

33.(39)

A.beginB.startedC.knowD.hope

34.【C3】

A.today"sB.yesterday"sC.tomorrow"sD.poor

35.39.()A.A.besidesB.exceptC.exceptforD.inadditionto

36.【B12】

A.learnsB.studiesC.realizesD.understands

37.【B3】

A.affectsB.effectC.affectedD.affect

38.Childrenarecuriousabouttheworldaroundthem.Forexample,theywanttoknow【36】theirheartsbeat.Theywanttoknowwhytheoceanwater【37】salty.

【38】childrengrowup,theybecomecuriousaboutdifferentkindsofthings.Whentheyarebabies,theyareinterestedinthepartsoftheirbodiesandinthesmilesoftheirmothers.【39】theybecomeinterestedinthephysicalworldaroundthemtheplants,theanimals,thesky.Later,theybecomeinterestedinthethings【40】peoplehavemade:wheels,bicycles,cars.Andwhentheyareadults,theircuriosity【41】.Sometimesthiscuriosityleadstoa【42】inscience.

Scientistsspendtheirlives【43】tofindoutabouttheworld.【44】whoworkwiththeearthsciencesstudytheearth,theoceans,andtheskies.【45】scientistswhostudylivingworkwiththebiologicalsciences.Athirdgroupofscientistsstudythephysicalsciences,e.g.physics,chemistry.

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A.whatB.howC.whichD.when

39.(55)

A.levelB.tradeC.centerD.prize

40.(44)

A.lessB.moreC.fewerD.lessen

41.(47)

A.failuresB.winnersC.athletesD.players

42.23.

A.alike

B.different

C.big

D.closed

43.Oneofthepoliticalissueswehearalotaboutlatelyiscampaignfinancereform.Thepeoplewhoarecallingfor【21】usuallywantthegovernmenttopayforcampaignsand/orlimittheamountofmoneythatcandidatesandtheirsupporterscanspend.

Onereasonthatreform.is【22】foristhatitcostssomuchtorunforpoliticaloffice.Candidateshavetospendagreatdealoftimeandeffort【23】money.Theincumbents(thosealreadyinoffice)have【24】timetodotheirjobssincetheymustattendsomanyfundraisingevents.

Another【25】isthefearthatcandidateswillbeownedorcontrolledbythe"specialinterestgroups"thatcontributetotheircampaigns.Sometimesthiscertainlyseemstobethe【26】.

Onthe【27】sidearethosewhocautionthatjustbecauseyoucallsomething"reform,"doesn'tmeanit'sreally【28】.They【29】thatourfighttofreedomofspeechismeaninglessifthegovernmentcanlimitanyone'sabilitytogethisorhermessageouttothepeople.

Ifonepersonoragroupofpeoplewanttotellthe【30】whattheythinkaboutanissueorcandidate,theyhaveto【31】advertisingonTV,radio,andinnewspapersandmagazines.TheymightwanttodisplaybillboardsalonghighwaysandbannersonheavilytraffickedWebsites.Allthis【32】alotofmoney.

Opponentsoflawsthatregulateorlimitspendingsaythatyoudon'treallyhavefreedomofspeechorfreedomofthepressifyoucan'tgetyourmessageout.Theysaythatinademocracy,thegovernmentshouldneverbeabletoregulatepoliticaldiscussionorthemeanstodistributeideas.Theybelievethatthisismostimportantwhenthevotersareabouttomake【33】.

Whatdoyouthinkaboutthisissue?Listentowhatthe【34】fornationalofficehavetosay.Whichcandidatesmakethemost【35】toyou?

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A.moneyB.reformC.issueD.candidate

44.(38)

A.adoptedB.adaptedC.treatedD.considered

45.ThereoncelivedapoortailorwhohadasoncalledAladdin,acareless,idleboy【21】woulddonothingbutplayalldaylonginthestreetswithlittleidleboyslikehimself.Thissogrievedthefatherthat【22】died;yet,inspiteofhismother’stearsandprayers,Aladdindidnot【23】hisways.Oneday,whenhewasplayinginthestreetsasusual,astranger【24】himifhewasnotthesonofMustaphathetailor."Iam,sir,"repliedAladdin,"buthedieda【25】whileago."Onthisthestranger,whowasa【26】magician,fellonhisneckandkissedhimsaying:"Iamyouruncle,and【27】youfromyourlikenesstomybrother.GotoyourmotherandtellherIamcoming."Aladdinranhomeandtoldhismotherofhisnewly【28】uncle."Indeed,child,"shesaid,"yourfatherhada【29】,butIalwaysthoughthewasdead."However,shepreparedsupper,andtoldAladdintoseekhis【30】,whocameladenwithwineandfruit.HefelldownandkissedtheplacewhereMustaphausedtosit,tellingAladdin’smothernottobe【31】atnothavingseenhimbefore,ashehadbeenoutofthecountryforfortyyears.Hethen【32】toAladdin,andaskedhimhistrade,atwhichtheboyhunghishead,whilehismotherburstintotears.OnlearningthatAladdinwasidleandhadlearned【33】trade,heofferedtogetashopforhimandstockitwithmerchandise.Thenext【34】heboughtAladdinafinesuitofclothesandtookhimalloverthecity,showinghimthesights,andbroughthimhomeatnightfall【35】hismother,whowasoverjoyedtoseehersondressedsofine.

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A.heB.whoC.whichD.what

46.18.（）A.A.raiseB.settleC.growD.unite

47.(42)

A.typeB.formC.sortD.way

48.22.A.officialsB.parentsC.expertsD.schools

49.27.（）A.A.goB.wentC.doD.did

50.24.A.tospeakB.spokenC.speakingD.speak

三、语音(10题)51.(1)

A.German

B.region

C.plant

D.sufficient

52.(2)

A.message

B.fountain

C.orange

D.classmate

53.(5)

A.earlyB.earthC.searchD.heart

54.(3)

A.expert

B.exhibition

C.exercise

D.exist

55.5._______A.back

B.safely

C.table

D.strange

56.(4)

A.filled

B.recognized

C.whispered

D.watched

57.

A.uncle

B.umbrella

C.custom

D.university

58.3.______A.certain

B.paint

C.sail

D.straight

59.4.A.pushB.pullC.dullD.sugar

60.3.A.reasonB.resistC.prisonD.peasant

四、词汇与结构(20题)61.Thedoctorstriedtheirbesttosavethepatient'slife,_____failed.

A.orB.soC.butD.because

62.______yourtimelyadvice,Iwouldneverhaveknownhowtogoaboutthework.

A.UnlessB.ButforC.ExceptforD.Notfor

63.Sinceyouneedtocatchanearlytraintomorrowmorning,we______now.

A.mightaswellleave

B.hadbettertoleave

C.oughttohaveleave

D.shouldhavetoleave

64.Youcanreadthe______(simple)versionifyouthinkittoodifficultforyoutoreadthisnovelintheoriginal.

65.ThedoctorinsistedthatJack______hurtandthathe______toahospitalwithoutdelay.

A.was;besent

B.be;besent

C.hadbeen;mustbesent

D.were;shouldbesent

66.Whateveryoudo,you_______clickwiththerightmousebuttonortheprogramwillcrash.

A.don'thavetoB.mustnotC.mightnotD.needn't

67.Ienjoyplayingbasketballandthen______.

A.takingabathB.totakeabathC.takeabathD.tookabath

68.Itisasmallcountry,yethasalotof______resources.

A.potentialB.unknownC.secretD.unlimited

69.Itstooexpensiveforme．ICall’t_________it．

A.spend

B.cost

C.pay

D.afford

70.Iknowit'snotimportantbutIcan'thelp______aboutit.

A.tothinkB.thinkingC.andthinkD.beingthought

71.Thebridgewasnamed______theherowhogavehislifeforthecauseofthepeople.

A.afterB.withC.byD.from

72.ProfessorJohnsonissaid______somesignificantadvanceinhisresearchinthepastyear.

A.havingmadeB.makingC.tohavemadeD.tomake

73.Thedebtorsdidnotallowthemto______paymentoftheirdebts.

A.inferB.deferC.conferD.prefer

74.Itisa______ridefromhishometotheshoppingcenter.

A.ninety-milesB.ninety-mile"sC.ninetymilesD.ninety-mile

75.Sheneverlaughed,______losehertemper.

A.orsheeverdid

B.nordidsheever

C.ordidsheever

D.norsheeverdid

76.______thepunishmentwasunjust,Helenaccepteditwithoutcomplaint.

A.HoweverB.SolongasC.SinceD.Eventhough

77.______asthebeststudent,Johnwasgivenamedal.

A.RegardedB.RegardingC.ToregardD.Beingregarded

78.She______intotearswhensheheardfromthehospitalthatherfatherdied.

A.burstB.wentC.fellD.exploded

79.Theteacher's______tomystatementaboutthispoetledmetoreadwidelyaboutpoems.

A.changeB.chargeC.challengeD.chance

80.Theyalwaysgivethevacantseatsto______comesfirst.A.A.whoeverB.whomeverC.whoD.whom

五、书面表达(1题)81.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionHealthin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowingtopicsentences.Remembertowriteitclearly.(1)Healthisthefoundationofone'sfuturesuccess.(2)Howcanyouhavegoodhealth?(3)Inaword,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.

六、写作(1题)82.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowritealetterin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.请以“FailureandSuccess”为题写一篇短文，内容包括：(1)人生中遭遇失败很常见；(2)每个人都渴望成功；(3)失败是走向成功的必经之路。

参考答案

1.B

2.D解析：文章第二段第三行中“Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.”表明她的丈夫阻止她买东西。

3.B

4.A解析：文章第一句话是文章的主题句，暗示了人们在饮食方面有相差悬殊的不同喜好，接着用蜗牛的例子阐明了这种差异。

5.B解析：本题考查的是推理能力。该题可以从最后一段最后一句得出答案：“压差越大，风越大”。可见大风是由于压力差异造成的。

6.A50．答案为A

从短文最后两句和文章整体来推断，作者对该词的滥用持否定态度。

7.A解析：见原文第二段。如果因某种原因缺课，应问老师或同学作业是什么。不能因为缺课而不做作业。

8.C

9.C

10.A解析：根据本文大意，我们就可推定，在此文前讲述的牛津大学的态度肯定是不赞成考生通过花钱的方式获得入学资格。

11.D解析：D项与文章第2段最后一句意思相符。

12.C解析：本题为细节辨认题。文章在第三段开头就指出现代的铁丝网的材料不同于过去，它由双股构成因而更为结实。

13.C解析：文中第四段写到了游客游览LostSea的情景，结合文章其他段落，可知日前CraigheadCaverns是—个旅游胜地。

14.B本题为句义理解题。文章第三段最后两句讲到“OntheborderbetweenEnglandandWales，…Andnowbookshavereplacedsheepasthetown'smaintrade.”即：在英格兰和威尔士边境的一座小城曾是绵羊交易市场，现在也是很大的书市，目前书已取代羊成为该城镇的主要贸易品种。

15.C

16.B解析：文章指出，大学教育不会给每个学生带来奇迹，并分析了原因。最后说一些教育学家和观察家已经公开表明：大学对所有的高中毕业生来说，并不是惟一的出路，所以B正确。

17.B本题的题干是问“发生银行挤兑的主要原因”就是许多人都认为银行拿不出钱来，即资金缺乏。

18.D文中第二段指出。MaryOuterbridge将lawntennis这项运动从Bermuda带到了美国纽约，并且1874年春天，她在美国打了第一场比赛。

19.B

20.D文中最后一段中largemonkeys就指apes。

21.B根据文中第四段第一句可知，哥白尼起初没有将他的发现公布于世。

22.C根据文章中第三段最后两句可知，哥白尼是通过眼睛观察以及数学和逻辑的方法来进行研究的。

23.A解析：最后一段最后一句提到“long-termhealthcaremoreimportant”与A项符合。

24.C见原文第三、第四段。两段都提及监狱生活的可怕，以及他自己在监狱时的状态。

25.D42．答案为D

因为全文讲述的都是一些有关“钥匙儿童”的情况，再根据文章第2段最后一句Slowly，shelearnedtheywerehousekeys可知孩子们脖子上戴的是串钥匙，推知此题答案为D。

26.C解析：从第二段可知，远程教育有很多优势，但也有劣势。劣势就是需要以写作来完成的东西太多。另外，此段还提到，远程教育不能进行面对面的教授。因此，喜欢亲临现场听课的学生不会喜欢远程教育。

27.B解析：参见句子：Thiswasatermusedbytheboatmentomeanthatthewatermeasuredtwofathoms，ortwelvefeet，whichwasdeepenoughforsafepassage．

28.D解析：文中最后一段中largemonkeys就指apes。

29.C解析：参见第一段的第一句。

30.B

31.A解析：where在从句中引导地点状语从句。

32.C客户订货只需打个电话。副词simply表示“简单，仅仅”。

33.B

34.A

35.B本题为近义词辨析题。nothing……but/except为固定搭配，意为“除了……之外，别无他物”；besides是指“包括……在内”；exceptfor相当于apartfrom或exceptthat；inadditionto意为“除此之外，还有”。

36.B解析：与starts作并列谓语。

37.D解析：读懂上下文可知，此处需填一个动词，表示“影响”的意思。多数初学者对于英文中affect和effect的区别认识不甚清楚。affect为动词，表示“影响”等意；而effect则一般为名词，表示“作用、效果”等意。另外，begoingto后面应接动词原形。故affects和affected都不对。effect作为名词的用法通常为tohaveaneffectonsomething或tohavesomeeffectsonsomething等。

38.B

39.C解析：本题属词选题。该句要表达的意思是：纽约人正在努力工作，以此来满足城市的需求，并使它成为文化、工业和商业中心。故答案为center(中心)。

40.A解析：那些在职人员因花太多的时间在筹集资金上，因此做自己工作的时间就很少。

41.B解析：获胜者成为国家英雄。

42.A

43.B解析：这篇文章是关于美国竞选的财政改革问题。我们最近听到最多的政治事件是竞选的财政改革。要求改革的人是希望政府为竞选付费，或限制候选人和他们的支持者的花销。

44.A

45.B解析：这篇文章记述了阔别已久的人回乡看望其兄长的妻子和儿子的事。从前一个穷裁缝的儿子是一个整天无所事事闲逛的孩子。

46.Araiseafamily意为“养家”。

47.C

48.B此句后半部分throwingthebooksatkids及what'sawell-meaningparenttodo?透露出是父母与小孩的关系。

49.A

50.C24．答案为C

习惯用法，generallyspeaking“一般说来”。其他无此搭配。

51.C解析：画线部分读[a：]，其他选项的画线部分读[a]。

52.D解析：画线部分读[ei]，其他选项的画线部分读[i]。

53.D解析：该题测试字母组合ear的读音。选项A、B、C中ear发[c:]音；选项D中ear发[a:]音。

54.D解析：该题测试辅音字母x的读音。选项A、B、C中x发[ks]音；exist一词中的x受其后元音的影响，发[gz]音。

55.A

56.D解析：该题测试语音的同化现象。受邻近语音的影响，词尾(加ed，或加s)读音发生同化。选项A、B、C中ed发[d]音，选项D中ed发[t]音。

57.DA、B、C三项划线部分发[A]，而D项划线部分发[ju：]，故选D项。

58.AA项划线部分不发音，而B、C、D三项发[ei]，所以选A项。

59.C4．选项C画线字母读[]，其他选项画线字母读[u]。

60.Bresist中字母s读作[s]，其他都是读作[z]。

61.C解析：此题考查连词的使用。根据句意，上下文是转折关系，所以选C。医生们尽力挽救，但还是失败了。

62.B

63.A

64.simplified

65.A

66.B解析：don'thaveto不一定非要，mightnot可能不，needn't没必要，mustnot一定不要。无论你干什么，千万不要按鼠标的右键。否则，程序就毁了。

67.A解析：本题考查固定搭配的用法。enjoy(喜爱)后常接动名词。故选A。

68.Apotential“潜在的”；unknown“不可知的”：secret“秘密的”；unlimite“无限制的”。根据题干，可知A项是正确的。句意为：“这个国家很小，但它潜在的能源却很丰富。”

69.D

70.B

71.A解析：本题考短语搭配。name…after…意为“以……的名字来命名……”。本句大意为：那座桥是以那位为了人民的事业而献出生命的英雄的名字命名的。

72.C

73.B

74.D复数概念作定语且用连字符连接数词与可数名词时相当于形容词，可数名词用单数形式。

75.B解析：本题考倒装。以nor，neither等否定词开头的句子要倒装。本句大意为：她从来不笑，也不曾发过脾气。

76.D解析：本题考两个分句之间的逻辑关系。however意为“无论怎样”；so1ongas意为“只要”since意为“既然，自从……以采”；eventhough意为“尽管”。结合句意，故D项正确。本句大意为：尽管惩罚不公正，海伦还是毫无怨言地接受了。

77.A

78.A解析：burstintotears表示“突然哭起来”，属于固定用法。

79.C

80.A本题考名词性从句的用法。根据从句中缺主语并结合句意，故A项正确。本句