2023上半年南通市英语一轮练习题【带答案】

2023上半年南通市英语一轮练习题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(40题)1.Frenchisnothismother______,buthecanspeakitexcellently（）

A.tongueB.talkC.speakD.speech

2.It’smygreathonor_____togiveaspeechattheopeningceremonyoftheArtFestival（）

A.toinviteB.invitingC.havinginvitedD.tobeinvited

3.We_____threemajorsnowstormssofarthiswinter（）

A.hadB.haveC.havehadD.hadhad

4.IfIhadremembered（）thewindow,thethiefwouldnothavegotin

A.tocloseB.closingC.tohaveclosedD.havingclosed

5.Whathetoldusabouttheaccidentdoesnot_____（）

A.makeanysense

B.meananypoint

C.meananyimportance

D.takeanything

6.Thepolicewarnus______atnight（）

A.nottogooutB.notgooutC.goingoutD.goout

7.Wewereallwhenweheardthenewsthattherescueteamfoundanothersurvivor（）

A.excited;excited

B.exciting;exciting

C.excited;exciting

D.exciting;excited

8.Agoodmanyproposalswereraisedbythedelegates，（）wastobeexpected

A.thatB.whatC.soD.as

9.Theactualcostofthebuildingwasmuchhigherthanouroriginal_______（）

A.considerationB.judgementC.estimateD.plan

10.Ifwe________enoughrainlastyear,wecouldhavegainedagoodharvest.

A.haveB.hadC.havehadD.hadhad

11.Itistimeto_____fieldsinwhichtheyarejustascapableasmen（）

A.keepwomen’s

B.stoptokeepwomenout

C.keepwomenaway

D.stopkeepingwomenoutof

12.Manyyoungpeoplefindithardertoappreciate_____musicthanpopmusic（）

A.simpleB.lightC.ancientD.classical

13.Iwishtheyintheirballgamelasttime（）

A.succeedB.hadsucceededC.wouldsucceedD.succeeded

14.Themandenied______anythingatthesupermarketwhenhewasquestionedbythepolice（）

A.tohavestolen

B.tosteal

C.havingstolen

D.havingbeenstealing

15.Ourcompany’sserviceis_____innearly80countriesaroundtheworld（）

A.availableB.naturalC.relativeD.careful

16.Batsaresurprisinglylong-livedcreatures,some（）alifespanofaround20years

A.havingB.hadC.haveD.tohave

17.Thefactoryhadtoanumberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomiccrisisinthecountry（）

A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydown

18.Radioisanimportantmeansof（）

A.conversationB.communicationC.speechD.language

19.Marysaiditwas______boxformetocarry（）

A.atooheavyB.tooaheavyC.tooheavyaD.tooheavy

20.Fortunately,thedemonstration________tobequitepeaceful（）

A.turnedonB.turnedoutC.showedoffD.showedup

21.InBritain,thebestseasonoftheyearisprobably______spring（）

A.laterB.lastC.latterD.late

22.Itisduringhissparetime_____Johnsonhasbeenstudyingacourseinhistory（）

A.whenB.whichC.whatD.that

23.Itmadeherworryhersonhadn'tbeenhomeforoneweek（）

A.whatB.thatC.whetherD.when

24.Shedoesn'texpect_______herformersecretaryinthecitygovernmentoffice（）

A.toseeB.seeingC.havingseenD.tobeseeing

25.hedoesnotcome,shallwegowithouthim（）

A.SupposingB.TosupposeC.SupposedD.Tobesupposed

26.hewouldringmeup（）

A.HadhecameB.IfhewillcomeC.IfhecameD.Ifhecomes

27.Youexplantionisstillnoteasyenoughtounderstand.Couldyougiveanyexamples（）

A.specificB.specialC.specialistD.spare

28.Mustwesendinourhomeworkthisweek?No,（）

A.youmustn’tB.youcan’tC.youdon’thaveD.youneedn’t

29.Thatcoat________heraweek’swages（）

A.spentB.costC.usedD.payed

30.Neverbefore____availableforquickandeasyaccessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy（）

A.somuchfreeinformationwere

B.weresomuchfreeinformation

C.hassomuchinformationbeen

D.somuchfreeinformationhasbeen

31.Ithasbeenquitealongtime_____thetwocompaniesestablishedabusinessrelationship（）

A.althoughB.becauseC.ifD.since

32.I’mnotusedto（）inthatimpoliteway

A.speakingB.beingspokenC.spokenD.bespoken

33.ThecostoflivinginGlasgowisamongthelowestinBritain,thequalityoflifeisprobablyoneofthehighest（）

A.sinceB.whenC.asD.while

34.I'dliketohimtoyouforthejob.Heisverycleverandcapable（）

A.referB.opposeC.recommendD.command

35.Canyouhelpmeto_____asalesplaninthatarea（）

A.setupB.giveinC.putonD.workout

36.Realizingthathehadn’tenoughmoneyand_____toborrowfromhisfather,hedecidedtosellhiswatch（）

A.notwantedB.nottowantC.notwantingD.wantingnot

37.Wouldyouliketogooutforapicnic?Yes,it’s______day!（）

A.soabeautiful

B.sobeautiful

C.suchbeautiful

D.suchabeautiful

38.Ifonlyyou__________herenow!（）

A.comeB.cameC.havecomeD.wouldcome

39.Youshouldonlyusethedoorina（n）（）

A.crisisB.hurryC.pressureD.emergency

40.Theyclimbedtothetopofthehill_____theycouldgetabird'seyeofthecity（）

A.incaseB.forfearthatC.inorderthatD.asaresult

二、判断题(5题)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空题(5题)46.Thewholeworldlooksupontherapid（economy）____developmentofourcountryasagreatwonder

47.Thegovernmenthastakendrasticmeasuresto____thepublictransport.（modern）

48.Itis（scientific）____tothinkthatsciencecansolvealltheproblemsforhumanbeings

49.Thepoliceweredelayedbythe____ofinformationaboutthecrime.（absent）

50.Manytelevisionviewerstakehimastheir（favor）____actor

四、完型填空(20题)51.63.（）

A.classB.problemC.questionD.answer

52.60.（）

A.methodB.measureC.processD.development

53.11（）

A.challengesB.profitsC.advantagesD.adventures

54.（）

A.workB.jobC.officeD.salary

55.Iwascleaningoutanoldboxwhenanoldcardcaughtmyeye:QueenCityCasketCompany.Whatisit?Iwondered.I51itover.There,infadedink,wasahand-scrawled（手写的）message.Immediatelymymindtraveled52manyyears.

Iwasnineyearsold,walkingdownthecold,wetstreetsofSpringfield,withabagofmagazinesonmyshoulder.Onmyroundsthatday,Icametothatcompanyfinally,whoseowner,Mr.Rader,hadalwaystakenmetheretoaskhisworkers53theywantedanymagazine.

Shakingoffthe54likeawetdog.IenteredMr.Rader’soffice.Afteraquickglancehe55meovertothefireplace.Noticingthe56inthetopofmyshoe,hesaid,Comewithme!pullingmeintohispickuptruck.Wepulledtoastopbeforeashoestore.Inside,asalesman57mewiththefinestpairofOxfordsIhad58seen.Ifeltabout10feettallwhenIgotup59them.We’dlikeapairofnewsockstoo.Mr.Radersaid.

Backinhisoffice,Mr.Radertookouta60,wrotesomethingonit,andhandedittome.With61eyes,Iread,Dotoothersasyouwouldhavethemdotoyou.Hesaidaffectionately（深情地）,Jimmy,Iwantyouto62Iloveyou.

Isaidgood-bye,andforthefirsttimeI63aflickerofhopethatsomehowthingswouldbe64.WithpeoplelikeMr.Raderintheworld,therewashope,kindnessandlove,andthatwouldalwaysmakea65

（）

A.readB.thoughtC.turnedD.passed

56.79.（）

A.waspaintedB.haspaintedC.ispaintedD.paints

57.42.（）

A.environmentB.schoolC.familyD.village

58.69.（）

A.superficiallyfriend

B.superficialfriend

C.superficialfriendly

D.superficiallyfriendly

59.59.（）

A.reasonB.forC.becauseD.since

60.46.（）

A.keptB.keepingC.roseD.rising

61.IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.

Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyofabout60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonlyoneat6:30,andIhad51it.

Nevermind,Isaid.I'mnotveryhungry.I'lljusthaveadrinkinthebarandasandwich.

Bar!she52hervoice.Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwant53,youmustgosomewhereelse.Shespokeasifaglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.

Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:30Ireturnedtothehotel.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.Theonlysoundwasthechurchclockopposite,54suddenlystruckthehalf-hourwith55forcethatitmademejump.Finallyawindowopenedupstairs.Theoldlady56andaskedmewhatwasgoingon.IexplainedwhoIwasandsheletme57aftertenminutes'wait.Shewasinhernightdress.Shetoldmeseriouslythatguestswere58tobebackinthehotelby11o'clock.

Iwenttobedbutcouldnotsleep.Everyquarterofanhourthechurchclockstruckandatmidnightthewholehotelshookwiththenoise.Justbeforedawn,Ifinallyfellasleep.

WhenIarrivedat59,everyoneelsehadnearly60andtherewasnotenoughcoffeetogoround.

Didyou61well,youngman?theoldladyasked.

62,Idon'tthinkIcouldgothrough63nightinthatroom,Ireplied.Ihardlysleptatall.

That'sbecauseyouwereupallnight64!shesaidangrily,puttinga（n）65totheconversation

51.（）

A.hadB.passedC.missedD.caught

62.IusedtohatebeingcalleduponinclassmainlybecauseIdidn'tlikeattentiondrawntome.And41assigned（指定）aseatbytheteacher,Ialways42tositatthebackoftheclassroom.

Allthis43afterIjoinedasportsteam.Itbegan44ateachersuggestedItryoutforthebasketballteam.AtfirstIthoughtitwasacrazyideabecauseIdidn'thaveagoodsenseofbalance;nordidIhavethe45tokeeppacewiththeothersontheteamandtheywouldlaughatme.Withouttheteacherwhokeptinsistingonmy46forit,Iwouldn'thavedecidedtogiveatry.

Gettingupthecouragetogotothetryoutswasonlythe47ofit!WhenIfirststarted48thepracticesessions（练习赛）,Ididn'tevenknowtherulesofthegame,49whatIwasdoing.SometimesI'dget50andtakeashotatthewrongdirection—whichmademefeelreallystupid.51,Iwasn'ttheonlyonenewatthegame,soIdecidedto52onlearningthegame,domybestateachpracticesession,andnottobetoohardonmyselfforthethingsIdidn't53justyet.

Ipracticedandpracticed.SoonIknewthe54andthemoves.Beingpartofateamwasfunandmotivating.Verysoonthecompetitive55inmewaswinningovermylackofconfidence.Withtime,Ilearnedhowtoplayandmadefriendsintheprocess（过程）—friendswhorespectedmy56toworkhardandbeateamplayer.Ineverhadsomuchfun!

Withmy57self-confidencecomesmorepraise（赞扬）fromteachersandclassmates;Ihavegonefrom58inthebackoftheclassroomandnotwantingtocallattentiontomyself,59raisingmyhand—evenwhenIsometimeswasn't100percent60Ihadtherightanswer.NowIhavemoreself-confidenceinmyself

41.（）

A.asB.untilC.unlessD.though

63.66.（）

A.AsaresultB.ForexampleC.InotherwordsD.Inparticular

64.49.（）

A.numberB.amountC.lotD.taste

65.71.（）

A.distinctionB.fameC.popularityD.interest

66.56.（）

A.askB.callC.appealD.look

67.Todayit__41__haveabadreputationasacauseofaddictionandobesity（肥胖），butforalongtimesugarwasaluxury（奢侈品）and__42__theopinionofthemedicalprofessionitstillshouldbe.

Duringthenineteenthcentury,however,manufacturesdiscovered__43__ofproducingitinvastquantitiesandithassincebecome__44__ofthestaple（主要的）articlesofdiet.Particularly__45__thelowersocialclasses.Ithastheadvantagesof__46__comparativelycheapeasilydigested,rich__47__energyandusefulforflavoring.

It'smajor__48__arethatitlacksnourishing（营养的）qualityexceptthatofgivingenergy,and__49__ofitsattractiveflavourit__50__todisplaceothermuchvaluablefoods__51__thediet.Mostseriousofallisitsadverse__52__onhealth.Sinceexcessiveconsumptioncancauseheart__53__obesityanddentaldecay.Thelatteriswidespreadamongtheinhabitant（居民）ofwesterncountries.Fromtheveryyoungtotheveryold.__54__anyoneescapes.Yetifparentsdrasticallyreducedthe__55__confectionery（甜食）theyallow__56__childrentoeat,theextentofdentaldecaywouldsoonbecontrolledAnd__57__theywereto__58__downtheirownconsumptionofsugar,theywouldsuffermuch__59__fromdiseasesresultingdirectlyorindirectlyfromtheir__60__overweight

41.（）

A.mustB.mayC.shouldD.could

68.30.（）

A.understandB.understoodC.tounderstandD.understandable

69.58.（）

A.asB.likeC.forD.in

70.Childrenmodelthemselveslargelyontheirparents.Theydosomainlythroughidentification.Childrenidentify__21__aparentwhentheybelievetheyhavethequalitiesandfeelingsthatare__22__ofthatparent.Thethingsparentsdoandsay—andthe23theydoandsaytothem—thereforestronglyinfluenceachild’s__24__.However,parentsmustconsistentlybehavelikethetypeof__25__theywanttheirchildtobecome.

Aparent’sactions__26__affecttheself-imagethatachildforms__27__identification.Childrenwhoseemainlypositivequalitiesintheir__28__willlikelylearntoseethemselvesinapositiveway.Childrenwhoobservechiefly__29__qualitiesintheirparentswillhavedifficulty__30__positivequalitiesinthemselves.Childrenmay__31__theirself-image,however,astheybecomeincreasingly__32__bypeersgroupsstandardsbeforetheyreach13.

Isolatedevents,__33__dramaticones,donotnecessarilyhaveapermanent__34__onachild’sbehavior.Childreninterpretsucheventsaccordingtotheirestablishedattitudesandprevioustraining.Childrenwhoknowtheyarelovedcan,forexample,acceptthedivorceoftheirparentsoraparent’searly__35__.Butifchildrenfeelunloved,theymayinterpretsucheventsasasignofrejectionorpunishment

（）A.toB.withC.aroundD.for

五、阅读理解(20题)71.InspiteofallstoriesofprosperityintheUnitedStates,notonlydoespovertyexistthere,butcrimesofvarioustypeshavebeenincreasingatalarmingrate,Mostactsofviolencewerecommittedbyyoungpeople.57%ofthecriminalsarrestedin1979wereyouthsbelow25ofage.

Everyoneagreesthatcrimeispartyaresultofbadmaterialconditions:poverty,lackofeducation,livingwithoutasettledhome,beingparentless,sufferingsfromotherkingsofmisfortune,etc.

Therearealsootherfactorsthanmaterialconditionswhichareresponsibleforthesharpincreaseofcrimerate.Inthefirstplace,somestatelawsprovideadeathpenaltybutsomeprotection.Itisthereforepossibleandeasyforanyoneinthecountrytogetagun.

Finally,therehasbeentoomuchshownonTVandtoomuchreportedinnewspaperofallkindsofcrimes-thedetailsofwhicharesoaccuratelydescribedthatevenchildrenknowhowtoduplicatewhattheyhaveseenorread.Alltherehaveresultedinahighfrequencyofcrimescommittedbothbyprofessionalcriminalsandbynonprofessionalonesinmurder,drugsmuggling,robbery,etc

Theauthorintendstotellthereadersthat_____（）

A.theUnitedStatesisawealthycountryalthoughpovertyandcrimeexistthere

B.crimehasbecomeaseriousproblemintheUnitedStates,althoughitissaidtobeaprosperousone

C.despitethefactthatcrimeshavebeenincreasingrapidlyintheUnitedStates,itisaCountryofprosperity

D.inspiteofstoriesaboutpovertyandcrimeintheUnitedStates,itisprosperingatanIncreasingrate

72.PassageOne

Afteradayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Enoughsleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.

Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptoanother.

Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly（Althoughyoureyelidsareclosed）.ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.

Iyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendthatyoubreatheverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestion

thatcountingsheepwillhelpyoufallasleep!

Agoodtitleforthispassageis_____（）

A.SleepB.GoodHealthC.DreamsD.WorkandRest

73.Accordingtothepassage,morethan50%ofallthenewbusinessfailwithinoneyearbecauseof_________（）

A.noboss

B.noco-workers

C.baddecisionsmaking

D.allofabove

74.Fast-foodrestaurantsare__________（）

A.indifferenttothiscase

B.veryworriedaboutthiscase

C.quiteconcernedaboutthiscase

D.quiteoptimisticaboutthiscase

75.PassageTwoManypeoplehavetheexperiencethatgettingupinthemorningissodifficultandpainful.Thismightbecalledlaziness.ButDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanationtothis,hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourwork,youmaysaythatyou’refeeling“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologueas:“Getup,Tom!You’llbelateforschoolagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatTomisathistemperatureandenergypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelpalot.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway,andcounteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.However,ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.Accordingtothepassage,whatmightbringfamilyquestionstotheend?

A.Stoppingfamiliarmonologueseveryday.

B.Asuddenchangeofafamilymember’senergycycle.

C.Beingawareofenergycyclesofotherfamilymembers.

D.Tryingtocontroltheenergycyclesofothermembers.

76.Meteorologistsmaketheirweatherforecastby（）

A.watchingcloudsconstantly

B.collectingdatafrompartsoftheworld

C.calculatingandanalyzingdata

D.watchingthesky

77.Today'sgrandparentsarejoiningtheirgrandchildrenonsocialmedia.IntheUKtheover-55sarejoiningsocialmediasitesinincreasingnumbers,meaningthattheywillsoonbethesecondbiggestusergroupofthesesites,with3.5millionusersaged55-64and2.9millionover-65s.Sheila,aged59,says,“Ijoinedtoseewhatmygrandchildrenaredoing,asmydaughterpostsvideosandphotosofthem.It'samuchbetterwaytoseewhatthey'redoingthanwaitingforlettersandphotosinthepost.That'showwediditwhenIwasachild,butIthinkI'mluckyIgettoseesomuchmoreoftheirlivesthanmygrandparentsdid.”Unexpectedly,Sheila'sgrandchildrenarelesslikelytousesocialmediasitesthemselves.Childrenunder17intheUKareleavingthesites—only2.2millionusersareunder17—butthey'renotgoingfarfromtheirsmartphones.Chloe,aged15,evensleepswithherphone.“It'smyalarmclock,soIhaveto,”shesays.“IlookatitbeforeIgotosleepandassoonasIwakeup.”Unlikehergrandmother'sgeneration,Chloe'sagegroupisspendingsomuchtimeontheirphonesathomethattheyaremissingoutonspendingtimewiththeirfriendsinreallife.Sheila,ontheotherhand,hasmadecontactwitholdfriendsfromschoolthatshehasnotheardfrominfortyyears.“Weusesocialmediasitestoarrangetomeetalloverthecountry,”shesays.“Theyhavechangedmysociallifecompletely.”Teenagersmighthavetheirparentstothankfortheirsmartphoneaddiction(上瘾)astheirparentsweretheearlyusersofsmartphones.Peter,38andafatheroftwoteenagers,reportsthatheusedtobeonhisphoneorlaptopconstantly.“IwasalwaysconnectedandIfeltlikeIwasalwaysworking,”hesays.“HowcouldItellmykidstogetofftheirphonesifIwasalwaysinfrontofascreenmyself?”Thus,intheeveningsandatweekends,hetakeshisSIMcardoutofhissmartphoneandputsitintoanold-stylemobilephonethatcanonlymakecallsandsendtextmessages.“I'mnotcompletelycutofffromtheworldincaseofemergencies,buttheimportantthingisthatI'msettingabetterexampleformykidsandspendingmorequalitytimewiththem.”Moreandmoreover-55sintheUKarejoiningsocialmediasitesto.

A.developtheirownwebsites

B.posttheirvideosandphotos

C.knowaboutthelivesoftheirgrandchildren

D.formonlinehabitssimilartotheirchildren's

78.Strangethingshappentotimewhenyoutravel,becausetheearthisdividedintotwenty-fourtimezones,onehourapart.Youcanhavedayswithmoreorfewerthantwenty-fourhours,andweekswithmoreorfewerthansevendays.

Ifyoumakeafive-daytripacrosstheAtlanticOcean,yourshipentersadifferenttimezoneeveryday,Asyouentereachzone,thetimechangesonehour.Travelingwest,yousetclockback;travelingeast,yousetitahead.Eachdayofyourtriphaseithertwenty-fiveortwenty-threehours.

IfyoutravelbyshipacrossthePacific,youcrosstheInternationalDateLine.Byagreement,thisisthepointwhereanewdaybegins.Whenyoucrosstheline,youchangeyourcalendaronefullday,backwardorforward.Travelingeast,todaybecomesyesterday;travelingwest,itistomorrow

Strangethingshappentotimewhenyoutravelbecause_______（）

A.nodayreallyhastwenty-fourhours

B.theearthisdividedintotimezones

C.timezonesarenotallthesamesize

D.nooneknowswheretimezonesbegin

79.Thelastsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthatreaderscan_________（）

A.findentertainmentandinformationinalibrary

B.readbothnovelsandshortstoriesinabookstore

C.enjoyconcertsandfilmsinatheater

D.attendmanylecturesatcolleges

80.Theworddrowsyinthelastparagraphmeans__________（）

A.sickB.awakeC.asleepD.sleepy

81.Inordertopreventfamine,theKingaskedtobuild（）

A.ahugestorehouse

B.alargefarm

C.abeautifulpalace

D.awaterproofkitchen

82.Theauthor’sjudgmentaboutNinawasbasedon（）

A.acombinationofobservation,inferenceandintuition

B.acombinationofimaginationandobservation

C.acombinationofobservation,intuitionandimagination

D.acombinationofinference,analysisandimagination

83.PassageOne

Findingagoodwork-at-homejobisnoteasy.Althoughyouseealltheonlineadvertising,therearen'tthatmanyofthem.Thosethatareavailablemayrequirethatyouliveinacertainareaorspendatleastsometimeintheoffice.Othersmaybeonlypart-timejobs.Keepinmindthattheskillsneededforhomeemploymentaresimilartothoseneededforworkinginanoffice.You'llalsoneedahomeofficewithahighspeedInternetconnection,phone,fax,computer,printer,andotherbasicofficeequipment.

Togetstarted,consideryourjobsearchasyourjob.Spendasmanyhoursperweekonyourjobsearchasyouwouldspendworking.Ifyou'relookingforafull-timework,youshouldbespendingfull-timehoursseekingajob.

Networking（建立人际关系网）remainsthetopwaytofindajobanditdoeswork.Developcontacts—friends,family,eventheotherjobseekers—anyonewhomighthavetheinformationyouneed.Youcantakeadirectapproachandaskforjobinformationortryalessformalapproachandaskforinformationandadvice.Contacteveryoneyouknowandtellthemyouwanttoworkathome.Youmaybesurprisedbythepeopletheyknowandthejobinformationtheycanprovide

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,itisnoteasytofindgoodwork-at-homejobsbecause（）

A.theyareseldomadvertisedonlineorinnewspapers

B.theymayrequirethatyouliveinacertainplace

C.youarealwaysaskedtoworkfull-time

D.youneedtohaveacollegedegree

84.Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?

Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian（百姓的）clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity（身份）thantostepoutofuniform?

Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible（可减税的）.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.

Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.

Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes

ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality_______（）

A.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes

B.holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard

C.enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity

D.willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform

85.RapideconomicdevelopmenthasresultedinallthefollowingEXCEPT_________（）

A.anincreasingnumberoftaxipassengers

B.thewideuseoflabour-savingdevices

C.anincreasinglyfastpaceoflife

D.people’sawarenessoftheimportanceofexercise

86.AccordingtoAnthonyChong,youngpeople_______（）

A.aremorelikelytogiveupthantheolderones

B.arelessexperiencedthantheolderones

C.arefitterandstrongerthantheolderones

D.areableandreliable

87.P