2021年广东省茂名市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)

2021年广东省茂名市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Whathasgivenwomenanindependenceinformingafamily?

2.Whatisbehavioralmanagementbasedon?

3.ThejoboftheBoardofDirectorsistoadministratethecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

4.What'stheessentialpointweshouldrealizeaboutspeechandwriting?

5.Accordingtothespeaker,whatdoesamanagerhavetotreateveryoneofhisstaffas?

6.Howlongdidittakeforchilipeppertobecomepopulararoundtheworld?

7.WhichofthefollowingrecordsoftheUSfootballteamistrue?

A.Firstplaceinthe3rdworldCup.

B.Secondplaceinthe4thWorldCup.

C.Thirdplaceinthe1stWorldCup.

D.Fourthplaceinthe2ndWorldCup.

8.MrMillerhadknownalotaboutcarpentryandelectricwiringbeforehewasengagedindo-it-yourself.

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Strokesmaysometimesdestroyallofthemirrorimage.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Astrokevictimcanputglovesonbothhishands.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.Whydoesthespeakersuggestwerisewithayawnandstretch?

A.Becauseitwillhelpkeepyourenergyfortheday'swork.

B.Becauseitwillhelpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday.

C.Becauseitwillhelpyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework.

D.Becauseitwillkeepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday.

12.Theystartedworkingin1968basedontheobservationmadebyJung，thefounderof______．

13.WhatdoesDr.Huberthinkaccomplishthesameobjective?

14.Healthexpertssaythatallkindsofpeopleshoulddrinkatleastabout2litersofliquidseveryday.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.Ifaconsumerwantsaquicksettlementoftheproblem,whomisitbettertocomplainto?

A.Ashopassistant.

B.Thestoremanager.

C.Themanufacturer.

D.Apublicorganization.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C9】

17.

【C2】

18.

【C6】

19.Impatiencecharacterizesyoungintellectualworkers.Theywanttomaketheirmark【31】______.Soit'simportanttoget【32】______totheminachallengingmannertheidea【33】______bigachievementsrarelycomeeasilyandquickly.Pointoutthatthelittlesuccessesareessential.Showthatthey【34】______turnbecomethefoundationon【35】______reputationsarebuiltandfromwhichmoreimportanttaskscanbeaccomphished.

Avarietyofjobassignments,includingjoborprojectrotation,alsokeepajob【36】______becomingdull.

Whereasit'snaturalforsomeindividualstowanttomoveaheadimmediatelytomoredifficultassignments,【37】______properguidancetheycancontinuetolearnandtogainversatilitybyworkingonanumberofjobsthatareessentially【38】______thesamecomplexity.Thiswaytheygainbreadth,ifnotdepth.

Probablythegreatestoffensetoguard【39】______whendealingwithyoungerspecialistsistorejectideasoutofhand.Youmustlisten—andlistenobjectively—totheirsuggestions.Avoid【40】______overcritical.Youwanttonurtureaninquiringmindwithafreshapproach.You'llfrustrateitquicklyifyoureverttoooften【41】______"We'vetriedthatbeforeanditwon't【42】______here."

Onesurewaytodisenchant【43】______collegegraduatesisflagrantlymisusingtheirtalents.Expectthemtodosomeroutinework,ofcourse.Butdon'tmaketheir【44】______workjustonelongseriesoferrands.Thisincludessuchbreak-inassignments【45】______performingroutinecalculations,diggingup【46】______material,【47】______operatingreproductionequipment.Onelargemanufacturingcompanyrecentlyinterviewedanumberof【48】______engineerswhohadleftthem.Thecompanyfoundthattheoverwhelmingcomplaintwasthatthecompanynotonlydidnotofferworkthat【49】______challengingbutalsoexpected【50】______toolittlefromtheminthewayofperformance.

(31)

20.

【C12】

21.(42)

22.

【C8】

23.(45)

24.

【C7】

25.

【C14】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inathree-monthperiodlastyear,twoBrooklyniteshadtobecutoutoftheirapartmentsandcardedtohospitalonstretchersdesignedfortransportingsmallwhales.TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptance(NAAFA)arguesthatitwasnottheircombined900kgbulkthatmadethemill.Obesity,accordingtoNAAFA,isnotbadforyou.And,evenifitwas,thereisnothingtobedoneaboutit,becausegenesdictateweight.Attemptingtoeatlessmerelyslowsmetabolism,havingpeopleaschubbyasever.

ThisisthefatlashmovementthatcausesAmerica'sslimmingindustrysomuchpain.InhisbookBinFatLies(Ballantine,1996),GlennGaessersaysthatnostudyyethasconvincinglyshownthatweightisanindependentcauseofhealthproblems.Fatnessdoesnotkillpeople;thingslikehypertension,coronaryheartdiseasesandcancerdo.MichaelFumento,authorofTheFatoftheLand(Viking,1997),ananti-fatlashdiatribe,comparesDrGaesser'slogicwithsayingthattheguillotinedidnotkillLouisXVI:Rather,itwastheseveringofhisvertebrae,thecuttingofallthebloodvesselsinhisneck,and...thetraumacausedbyhisheaddroppingseveralfeetintoawickerbasket.

Beingfatkillsinseveralways.Itmakespeoplefarmorelikelytosufferfromheartdiseaseorhighbloodpressure.Evenmoderateobesityincreasesthechanceofcontractingdiabetes.Being40%overweightmakespeople30%～50%morelikelytodieofcancer,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety.Extremefatnessmakespatientssomuchlesslikelytosurvivesurgerythatmanydoctorsrefusetooperateuntiltheyslim.

Theideathatbeingoverweightiscausedbyobesitygenesisnotwhollyfalse:researchershavefoundanumberofgenesthatappeartomakesomepeoplebumoffenergyataslowerrate.Butgenesarenotdestiny.Thedifferencebetweensomeonewithageneticpredispositiontogainweightandsomeonewithoutappearstoberoughly40calories-oraspoonfulofmayonnaise—aday.

Analternativefatlashargument,advancedinbookssuchasDeanOnrush'sEatMore,WeightLess(HarperCollies,1993)andDateAtrens'sDon'tDiet(WilliamMorrow,1978),isthatfatnessisnotamatterofeatingtoomuch.TheynotethatasAmericans'weighthasballoonedoverthelastfewdecades,theirreportedcaloricintakehasplunged.Thissimplyexplainspeople'sownrecollectionofhowmuchtheyeatisextremelyunreliable.Andastheygrowfatter,peoplefeelguiltyandaremorelikelytofibabouthowmuchtheyeat.Allreputablestudiesshowthateatinglessandexercisingreduceweight.

Certainly,thebody'smetabolismslowsalittlewhenyouloseweight,becauseittakeslessenergytocarrylessbulkaround,andbecausedietingcanmakethebodyfearitisabouttostarve.Butasensiblelow-fatdietmakesweightlosspossible.Thefatlashmovementisdangerous,becauseslimmerswilloftenfindanyexcusetogiveup.Totellpeoplethatitishealthytobeobeseistoencouragethemtolivesickanddieyoung.

ThetwoBrooklynitesinthefirstparagraphwere______.

A.membersoftheNWA

B.typicalvictimsofoverweight

C.membersofthe"fatlash"movement

D.proofthatthefatlashmovementisgainingstrength

27.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Electricfishcomefromdifferentfamilies.

B.Onecangetashockbytouchingtheelectricraysintwoplaces.

C.Theelectricplatesintheraysareconnectedwiththespinalcord.

D.Theelectriccatfishisedible.

28.

WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Astronautshaveagoodjobwhichdemandshigh.

B.ThedivorcerateinNASAisverylow.

C.TheNASAastronautsmostlyfindfriendsfromamongtheirwork.

D.Thereisnoyoungermaninhistwentiesinthespaceship.

29.

WhatisNOTtrueabouttheeightgirls?

A.Theyareallbetween12and17.

B.Theyhavetriedavarietyofmeasures.

C.Theyattendasuicidesquad.

D.Alltheirattemptstocommitsuicidearevital.

30.

Theelectriccatfishhasadifferentelectricsysteminthat______.

A.currentmovesfromtheheadtothetail

B.currentmovesfromthetailtothehead

C.currentmovesfromthelefttotheright

D.currentmovesfromtherighttotheleft

31.

Privatecompanieshavelittleinterestinproducingfluvaccinesbecauseof______.

A.complicatedprocess,highcost,lowprofitandhighrisk

B.shortagesoffertilizedchickeneggs

C.difficultyingrowinglivevirus

D.fastchangingoffluvirus

32.

Whatcanbeconcludedaccordingtotheauthor'sviewofthe"obesitygenes"?

A.Peoplewithageneticinclinationtogainweightcanslim.

B.Peoplewhoarebornfatwillremainthatwayalllife.

C.Alleffortstoloseweightwillprovefruitless.

D.Fatpeoplecanliveaveryhappylife,too.

33.(79)

34.

Whichofthefollowingmightbetheresultfromtheuseofefficienttechnologyincorporations?

A.Thequantityofproductswillbeconsiderablyincreased.

B.Thecostofcomputerswillbedecreased.

C.Theperdocumentcostofinformationprocessingwillbereduced.

D.Thenewestinformationwillbeeasiertoobtain.

35.(78)

36.

Thephrase"talkingshop"(Line4,Para.6)probablymeans______.

A.talkingaboutshopping

B.discussingone'sworkwithcolleagues

C.exchangingpersonalnews

D.talkingwithfriendsinagroup

37.

______iscircularinthenorthernpartwhilesquareinthesouthernpart?

38.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat，whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon，highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay．Thismeansweshallhavetomakewaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely．

Butweneedtogofurther．Wemustasksomeprimaryquestionsaboutthefutureofwork．Wouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?Wouldwenotratherencouragemanyotherwaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves，ratherthanforanemployer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood，aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice，ascentersofproductionandwork?

Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheform.ofjobs．Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend，andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed．Thisseemsadauntingthought．But，infact，itcouldprovidetheprospectofabetterfutureforwork．Universalemployment，asitshistoryshows，hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom．

Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland，andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves．Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'shomes．Later，astransportationimproved，firstbyrailandthenbyroad，peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil，eventually，manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplaceinwhichtheylived．

Meanwhile，employmentputwomenatadisadvantage．Inpre-industrialtime，menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity．Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment，leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamilytohiswife．Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtodayandrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes．

Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered．Asemploymentbecamethedominantform.ofwork，youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnow，asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives．

Allthismaynowhavetochange．Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalofcreatingjobsforall，totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfulltimejobs．

Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______．

A.availableemploymentshouldberestrictedtoasmallpercentageofthepopulation

B.newjobsmustbecreatedinordertorectifyhighunemploymentfigures

C.availableemploymentmustbemorewidelydistributedamongtheunemployed

D.thenowadayhighunemploymentfiguresareatruthoflife

39.

Theword"fib"inthefourthsentenceofParagraph5,probablymeans______.

A.totellthetruth

B.toreduce

C.toincrease

D.totellasmalllie

40.(77)

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

49

题

4.__________

42.

根据下列选项回答36～45题：

第

36

题

isnotforboys?__________

43.

第

22

题

Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

44.

第

47

题

tellsthestoryaboutretrievingthelastoneoffourbrothersinthewar?__________

45.

第

44

题

offerssomemorewaystodestroywhattheplayershavebuilt?__________

参考答案

1.Participationineconomy．

2.Howpeoplebehave

3.A

4.Theyaredifferent．

5.Asindividuals

6.100years．

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.analyticpsychology

13.Artandscience

14.B

15.B

16.atat解析：某大学的教授，应为“aprofessorat…university”，所以答案为介词“at”。

17.firstfirst解析：根据题意，作者想在这里做一个比较，而比较的对象是目的。这里作者仅仅给出了两个目的，所以这里是和第一个目的进行比较。故答案为first。

18.alsoalso解析：由35题解析，拼写有问题的学生必定握笔习惯不好。

19.fastfast解析：由上一句句意“不耐心代表了年轻的脑力工作者们的特点。”可知，本句“他们想…成名”中的空处应填“快速地”。

20.reasonsreasons解析：本段的第一句话提出问题，问为什么在结算处摆设了那么多的商品。很明显，后面的文章对这个问题进行回答，并列举了原因。故答案为reasons。

21.onon解析：focuson意为“集中于”，为固定短语。

22.diddid解析：据38题解析，由于while意为“尽管”，才有后面起强调作用的did，意为“确实”，言下之意有转折之意。

23.whowho解析：此空后的句子应为teacher的定语从句，故此空处应填who，引导修饰人的定语从句。

24.oftenoften解析：本句话的意思是“那些自我感觉很了不起、内心充满骄傲的人，总是不需要理由的就被人认为是趾高气扬的人。”故这里答案为often。

25.populationpopulation解析：由下一句“越来越多的人正在制造更多的、垃圾。”可知，此处应指“膨胀的人口”，即explodingpopulation。

26.B解析：由第一段可知，两人是因为肥胖而被送进医院的，故B项正确。A、C项文章中未提到。两个病人不能证明fatlash运动高涨。故D项是错误的。

27.C解析：由文章第二段可知C不对，而A、B、D文中均提到了。

28.C解析：A、B、D在文中均提到，是正确的，而C不对，文中提到“Youwouldexpectthemtofindtheirfriendsfromtheirprofessionalassociates，butthisisnotthecase．Rather，theyprefertomakefriendswiththenormalfolkintheirdistricts．”

29.D解析：由本文第二段可知A、B、C均正确，只有D不对。

30.B解析：由文章倒数第二段第一句“TheelectriccatfishoftheNileandofotherAfricanfreshwatershasadifferentsystemagainbywhichcurrentpassesoverthewholebodyfromthetalltothehead．”可知。

31.A解析：第二段第二句“Mainlybecauseprivatecompanieshavehadlittleincentivetopursueit．”意思是说“私企生产流感疫苗的积极性不高”。接下来作者介绍了制作疫苗的复杂工序，由此可以推断出流感疫苗生产工艺复杂、成本高。第二段又明确指出了私企不愿意生产流感疫苗的其他原因：利润率低、需求不稳定、此外由于流感病毒每年都不同，因此生产数量不能过大，由此也可推断出生产的风险性大，如果生产多了就会损失很大。因此正确答案为A。

32.A解析：由第四段最后两句话可知，基因并不能决定一切，因此减肥不会因为肥胖基因的干扰而没有任何作用，故A项正确。B项和作者的观点是相反的。D项文中未提到。

33.A解析：由A中的第一段“Thepopulationofthecityisabout800,000anditcoversanareaofover69squaremiles．”可知答案为A。

34.C解析：由第三段中的“Forthosecompaniesusingtechnology，theperdocumentcostofinformationprocessingisonlyafractionofwhatitwasafewyearsago．”可知。

35.C解析：越来越多的人赞成Stiglitz的观点，批评自由贸易和全球化，从“Suchclaimsarenolongereredible，forStiglitzispartofasmallbutgrowinggroupofeconomists，sociologistsandpoliticalscientists…”growing一词可以看出答案。所以本题应选C。

36.B解析：talkshop意为“谈公事”。

37.B解析：由B中的第四句话“ThenorthernpartoftheTempleiscircularwhilethesouthernpartissquare,”可知。

38.D解析：由短文第一句“Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat，whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon，highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay．”可知。

39.D解析：fib意为“撒小谎”。

40.B解析：由B中的第二段最后几句话“Millerisorderedtotakehissquadbehindenemylinesonadangerousmissiontofindandretrieveoneman：PrivateJamesRyan．”可知。

41.E由上下两段可知，只有E放在此处可使上下文衔接。

42.C短文解析

A

艾尔斯米尔学校是过去两年内国内发展最快的私立学校之一。增长带来了100万美元的投资项目和新的低年级学校的建立。高年级学校中提供住宿，有多种A层次课程，并率先使用可视会议技术。学校内各种设施齐全多样，设有体育场馆及剧院。走读学生有校车接送，住宿学生可以住进整修一新的宿舍。这里的学术水准很高，提供有很多奖学金，鼓励学生充分发挥其潜力。

B

埃奇希尔学校拥有l00多年的历史，教育具有独立思想的学生，使他们能够适应快速发展的技术世界。学校注重早期教育，重视学术水准，鼓励学生发挥其特长。学校的校训是“超越完美”，并已获得全国的承认。另外，学校还重视传统、纪律和道德价值的教育。未来世界的要求和家庭方式的变化都在教育中得到考虑，使学生在任何领域内都做到出类拔萃。

C

学校拥有出色的学术设施。小教堂、医学中心、体育设施一应俱全。学校招收中上水平的女童，不仅仅强调学习，音乐、戏剧、公共演讲、辩论能力都被鼓励。六年级学生可以学到传统的课程和比较流行的其他课程。另有商业研究和健康社会护理可以提供直接就业的途径。这里强调每个女孩充分发挥其潜力，人尽其用，培养自信和服务社会的精神。

D

瓦尔帕莱索大学建于1859年，是一所私有独立的路得教会的大学，由于具有杰出学术造诣，又注重深造而闻名。学院设置了5个本科学院——艺术科学院、工商管理学院、工程学院、护理学院以及基督学院，还有许多研究生项目，包括法律、工商管理方向的硕士点。在校生4000多人。90％的教职工拥有博士学位或其专业的最高学位。由于优秀的生源以及认真的教职工使得学校成为本地区数一数二的学校。毕业6个月内．超过90%的毕业生进入专业领域工作或继续深造。

答案解析:

C中提到“Theschoolcatersforgirlsofaverageabilityandabovebutitisnotnarrowlyacademic．”。

43.D第二段第一句提到“…butoldwastefulhabitsdiehard”，可知虽然美国人开始回收利用一些物品，但是那种浪费的旧习惯依然不好消除。最后一句话“．．．itCanbecomestrongeronlyasAmericansseetheneedforitmoleclearly．”也说明了只有当美国人真正意识到环保的重要性，他们才能更好的具有环保意识，言外之意就是说他们依然没有完全意识到环保的重要性。故应选D。

44.B由B中的第二段最后几句话“Millerisorderedtotakehissquadbehindenemylinesonadangerousmissiontofindandretrieveoneman：PrivateJamesRyan．”可知。

45.BB第一段提到“…hasfourmoledevastatingdisastersthantheoldversion”。2021年广东省茂名市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Whathasgivenwomenanindependenceinformingafamily?

2.Whatisbehavioralmanagementbasedon?

3.ThejoboftheBoardofDirectorsistoadministratethecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

4.What'stheessentialpointweshouldrealizeaboutspeechandwriting?

5.Accordingtothespeaker,whatdoesamanagerhavetotreateveryoneofhisstaffas?

6.Howlongdidittakeforchilipeppertobecomepopulararoundtheworld?

7.WhichofthefollowingrecordsoftheUSfootballteamistrue?

A.Firstplaceinthe3rdworldCup.

B.Secondplaceinthe4thWorldCup.

C.Thirdplaceinthe1stWorldCup.

D.Fourthplaceinthe2ndWorldCup.

8.MrMillerhadknownalotaboutcarpentryandelectricwiringbeforehewasengagedindo-it-yourself.

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Strokesmaysometimesdestroyallofthemirrorimage.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Astrokevictimcanputglovesonbothhishands.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.Whydoesthespeakersuggestwerisewithayawnandstretch?

A.Becauseitwillhelpkeepyourenergyfortheday'swork.

B.Becauseitwillhelpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday.

C.Becauseitwillhelpyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework.

D.Becauseitwillkeepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday.

12.Theystartedworkingin1968basedontheobservationmadebyJung，thefounderof______．

13.WhatdoesDr.Huberthinkaccomplishthesameobjective?

14.Healthexpertssaythatallkindsofpeopleshoulddrinkatleastabout2litersofliquidseveryday.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.Ifaconsumerwantsaquicksettlementoftheproblem,whomisitbettertocomplainto?

A.Ashopassistant.

B.Thestoremanager.

C.Themanufacturer.

D.Apublicorganization.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C9】

17.

【C2】

18.

【C6】

19.Impatiencecharacterizesyoungintellectualworkers.Theywanttomaketheirmark【31】______.Soit'simportanttoget【32】______totheminachallengingmannertheidea【33】______bigachievementsrarelycomeeasilyandquickly.Pointoutthatthelittlesuccessesareessential.Showthatthey【34】______turnbecomethefoundationon【35】______reputationsarebuiltandfromwhichmoreimportanttaskscanbeaccomphished.

Avarietyofjobassignments,includingjoborprojectrotation,alsokeepajob【36】______becomingdull.

Whereasit'snaturalforsomeindividualstowanttomoveaheadimmediatelytomoredifficultassignments,【37】______properguidancetheycancontinuetolearnandtogainversatilitybyworkingonanumberofjobsthatareessentially【38】______thesamecomplexity.Thiswaytheygainbreadth,ifnotdepth.

Probablythegreatestoffensetoguard【39】______whendealingwithyoungerspecialistsistorejectideasoutofhand.Youmustlisten—andlistenobjectively—totheirsuggestions.Avoid【40】______overcritical.Youwanttonurtureaninquiringmindwithafreshapproach.You'llfrustrateitquicklyifyoureverttoooften【41】______"We'vetriedthatbeforeanditwon't【42】______here."

Onesurewaytodisenchant【43】______collegegraduatesisflagrantlymisusingtheirtalents.Expectthemtodosomeroutinework,ofcourse.Butdon'tmaketheir【44】______workjustonelongseriesoferrands.Thisincludessuchbreak-inassignments【45】______performingroutinecalculations,diggingup【46】______material,【47】______operatingreproductionequipment.Onelargemanufacturingcompanyrecentlyinterviewedanumberof【48】______engineerswhohadleftthem.Thecompanyfoundthattheoverwhelmingcomplaintwasthatthecompanynotonlydidnotofferworkthat【49】______challengingbutalsoexpected【50】______toolittlefromtheminthewayofperformance.

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20.

【C12】

21.(42)

22.

【C8】

23.(45)

24.

【C7】

25.

【C14】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inathree-monthperiodlastyear,twoBrooklyniteshadtobecutoutoftheirapartmentsandcardedtohospitalonstretchersdesignedfortransportingsmallwhales.TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptance(NAAFA)arguesthatitwasnottheircombined900kgbulkthatmadethemill.Obesity,accordingtoNAAFA,isnotbadforyou.And,evenifitwas,thereisnothingtobedoneaboutit,becausegenesdictateweight.Attemptingtoeatlessmerelyslowsmetabolism,havingpeopleaschubbyasever.

ThisisthefatlashmovementthatcausesAmerica'sslimmingindustrysomuchpain.InhisbookBinFatLies(Ballantine,1996),GlennGaessersaysthatnostudyyethasconvincinglyshownthatweightisanindependentcauseofhealthproblems.Fatnessdoesnotkillpeople;thingslikehypertension,coronaryheartdiseasesandcancerdo.MichaelFumento,authorofTheFatoftheLand(Viking,1997),ananti-fatlashdiatribe,comparesDrGaesser'slogicwithsayingthattheguillotinedidnotkillLouisXVI:Rather,itwastheseveringofhisvertebrae,thecuttingofallthebloodvesselsinhisneck,and...thetraumacausedbyhisheaddroppingseveralfeetintoawickerbasket.

Beingfatkillsinseveralways.Itmakespeoplefarmorelikelytosufferfromheartdiseaseorhighbloodpressure.Evenmoderateobesityincreasesthechanceofcontractingdiabetes.Being40%overweightmakespeople30%～50%morelikelytodieofcancer,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety.Extremefatnessmakespatientssomuchlesslikelytosurvivesurgerythatmanydoctorsrefusetooperateuntiltheyslim.

Theideathatbeingoverweightiscausedbyobesitygenesisnotwhollyfalse:researchershavefoundanumberofgenesthatappeartomakesomepeoplebumoffenergyataslowerrate.Butgenesarenotdestiny.Thedifferencebetweensomeonewithageneticpredispositiontogainweightandsomeonewithoutappearstoberoughly40calories-oraspoonfulofmayonnaise—aday.

Analternativefatlashargument,advancedinbookssuchasDeanOnrush'sEatMore,WeightLess(HarperCollies,1993)andDateAtrens'sDon'tDiet(WilliamMorrow,1978),isthatfatnessisnotamatterofeatingtoomuch.TheynotethatasAmericans'weighthasballoonedoverthelastfewdecades,theirreportedcaloricintakehasplunged.Thissimplyexplainspeople'sownrecollectionofhowmuchtheyeatisextremelyunreliable.Andastheygrowfatter,peoplefeelguiltyandaremorelikelytofibabouthowmuchtheyeat.Allreputablestudiesshowthateatinglessandexercisingreduceweight.

Certainly,thebody'smetabolismslowsalittlewhenyouloseweight,becauseittakeslessenergytocarrylessbulkaround,andbecausedietingcanmakethebodyfearitisabouttostarve.Butasensiblelow-fatdietmakesweightlosspossible.Thefatlashmovementisdangerous,becauseslimmerswilloftenfindanyexcusetogiveup.Totellpeoplethatitishealthytobeobeseistoencouragethemtolivesickanddieyoung.

ThetwoBrooklynitesinthefirstparagraphwere______.

A.membersoftheNWA

B.typicalvictimsofoverweight

C.membersofthe"fatlash"movement

D.proofthatthefatlashmovementisgainingstrength

27.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Electricfishcomefromdifferentfamilies.

B.Onecangetashockbytouchingtheelectricraysintwoplaces.

C.Theelectricplatesintheraysareconnectedwiththespinalcord.

D.Theelectriccatfishisedible.

28.

WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Astronautshaveagoodjobwhichdemandshigh.

B.ThedivorcerateinNASAisverylow.

C.TheNASAastronautsmostlyfindfriendsfromamongtheirwork.

D.Thereisnoyoungermaninhistwentiesinthespaceship.

29.

WhatisNOTtrueabouttheeightgirls?

A.Theyareallbetween12and17.

B.Theyhavetriedavarietyofmeasures.

C.Theyattendasuicidesquad.

D.Alltheirattemptstocommitsuicidearevital.

30.

Theelectriccatfishhasadifferentelectricsysteminthat______.

A.currentmovesfromtheheadtothetail

B.currentmovesfromthetailtothehead

C.currentmovesfromthelefttotheright

D.currentmovesfromtherighttotheleft

31.

Privatecompanieshavelittleinterestinproducingfluvaccinesbecauseof______.

A.complicatedprocess,highcost,lowprofitandhighrisk

B.shortagesoffertilizedchickeneggs

C.difficultyingrowinglivevirus

D.fastchangingoffluvirus

32.

Whatcanbeconcludedaccordingtotheauthor'sviewofthe"obesitygenes"?

A.Peoplewithageneticinclinationtogainweightcanslim.

B.Peoplewhoarebornfatwillremainthatwayalllife.

C.Alleffortstoloseweightwillprovefruitless.

D.Fatpeoplecanliveaveryhappylife,too.

33.(79)

34.

Whichofthefollowingmightbetheresultfromtheuseofefficienttechnologyincorporations?

A.Thequantityofproductswillbeconsiderablyincreased.

B.Thecostofcomputerswillbedecreased.

C.Theperdocumentcostofinformationprocessingwillbereduced.

D.Thenewestinformationwillbeeasiertoobtain.

35.(78)

36.

Thephrase"talkingshop"(Line4,Para.6)probablymeans______.

A.talkingaboutshopping

B.discussingone'sworkwithcolleagues

C.exchangingpersonalnews

D.talkingwithfriendsinagroup

37.

______iscircularinthenorthernpartwhilesquareinthesouthernpart?

38.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat，whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon，highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay．Thismeansweshallhavetomakewaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely．

Butweneedtogofurther．Wemustasksomeprimaryquestionsaboutthefutureofwork．Wouldwecontinuetotrea