2021-2022年陕西省铜川市公共英语五级(笔试)

2021-2022年陕西省铜川市公共英语五级(笔试)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

A.Personswhohavesalariesaccordingtolong-termcontracts.

B.Personswhoownbusinesses.

C.Personswithold-agepensions.

D.Personswithslow-risingincomes.

2.What'sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?

3.Intermsofacademiclevels,inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?

4.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

听力原文：Right,everybody.WelcometoCentralCollegelibraryservices.Myname'sKathyJenkins.I'llgiveyouabriefintroductiontothelibrary.Wehaveawell-stockedbankofresourceswhicharelocatedinthreemainplaces:thelibraryitself,withbooksandperiodicals;theself-accesslanguagecentre,withaudioandvideomaterial;andthemicro-computerlab.I'llstartwiththemicro-computerlab,ormicro-labaswecallit.Itisfittedwith24personalcomputers.

Ifyouareamemberofthelibrary,youmayborrowCALLdiscsinFrench,German,Italian,SpanishandRussianaswellasEnglish.Bytheway,CALLstandsforcomputeraidedlanguagelearning:C-A-doubleL,"CALL",forshort.Youmayalsoborrowarangeofwordprocessinganddesktoppublishingpackages.Alldisksare,ofcourse,strictlyforuseinthemicro-labonly.Ifyouwishtoprintanythingyoushoulduseoneofthefivemachinesaroundtheoutsideoftheroom.Fourareconnectedtodotmatrixprinters,oneisconnectedtothelaserprinter.Ifyouwantabetterqualityprintoutfromthelaserprinter,comeandseemeoranyofthelibrarystaff.Dot-matrixprintoutsarefreebutthereisachargeforusingthelaserprinter.Thereisalwaysaqueuetogettotheterminalstowardstheendofterm.Comeinandgettoknowhowtousethecomputersearlyinthetermandusethemregularly,ratherthanjustbeforeexamsandessaydeadlines,inordertoavoiddelayordisappointment.Trainingsessionsareheldonaregularbasis,onthefirstandthirdThursdayofeachmonth,andarefreetofull-timestudentsofthecollege.Seeyouthere.Now,anyquestions?

Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?

A.Consultwithherfrequently.

B.Usethecomputerregularly.

C.Occupythecomputerearly.

D.Waitforone'sturnpatiently.

5.Thepast-orientedpeopleareflexiblein______．

6.Goodbookscanprovideuswithawiderangeofexperiences.

A.RightB.Wrong

7.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?

A.Computerclasses.

B.Trainingsessions.

C.Laserprinting.

D.Packageborrowing.

8.Afterdeliveringthenewinformation,whyshouldthespeakeralsogivehisaudiencesometime?

9.What'sthethirdmethodmentionedheretogivethelistenertimetothink?

10.Studentscanenjoyasimplebookingandenrolmentprocedureinsomechains.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.Calories,naturalfood,mountainsandthedistancefrommodemcitiesaretheonlycommonthingsinthethreeregions.

A.RightB.Wrong

12.Whathasgivenwomenanindependenceinformingafamily?

13.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

听力原文：M:Now,I'dliketosaythatIthinkthatthisgovernmentproposingtobuildmorenuclearpowerstationsinthiscountryisreallybeingstupid.Thepointaboutnuclearpoweristhatwehaven'tlearnttodoawaywiththewaste.Wehaven'tlearnttocopewiththewastefromityet.

W:Well,Isometimesthinkthat,youknow,they'vegotanimpossiblejob.ImeanalltheimpressionIgetisthatthereisnoalternative...well,that'stheimpressionIget.

M:No,no,noI...Idon'tagreewiththatatall.Thereareplentyofalternatives.There'sthesun...solarpower...thatisasourcethatisalwaysthere,wealwayshaveit.

W:Idon't...Idon'tquiteseewhatyou'regettingatactually,solarpower,what'sthat?

M:Well,theheatfromthesun,itcanbeusedinsolarpanelsonthetopsofhousesforheating,storinguppowertoheatwaterandtoheatthehouses,youknow,somesolarpanelsareinoperationalreadyandtheyaresavingmoney...

W:That'sagoodpointactually,butisitreallyviable,that,ImeanbecauseI'd...

M:SorryitmustbejAndtheonegreatadvantageisthatIcansee,ifthegovernmentsetupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanelsandtoinstallthem,itwouldbecreatingemploymentwhichwouldimprovetheunemploymentsituationandbringterrificadvantages.

W:IhaveheardthatinEngland,Imean,there'snotenoughsun,isthere?For,Imean,solarpanelshere?

M:Yes,well,that'snotquitetrue.I...thereisquiteabitofsun...youmaynotfeeltheactualheatofitonsomeoccasions.

W:No,youarerightthere!

M:Butthelightpowerfromthesunwill.

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegovernment'spresentproposalaboutbuildingmorepowerstationsinthecountry?

A.It'sadangerousproposal.

B.It'sastupidproposal.

C.It'sanadvantageousproposal.

D.It'saviableproposal.

14.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：Thereareseveralplacesintheworldthatarefamousforpeoplewholiveforaverylongtime．Thesesplacesareusuallymountainousareas，farawayfrommodemcities．Doctors，scientistsandpublichealthexpertsoftentraveltotheseregionstosolveamysteriouslonghealthylife；theexpertshopetobringtothemodemworldthesecretsoflongevity．

HunzaishighintheHymalayanMountainsofAsia．There，manypeopleoveronehundredyearsofagearestillinphysicalhealth．Menofninetyarenewfathers．andwomenoffiftystillhavebabies．Whatarethereasonsforthisgoodhealth?ScientistsbelievethatthepeopleofHunzahavethesethreebenefits：first，physicalwork，usuallyinthefieldsorwithanimals；second，ahealthenvironmentwithcleanairandwater：andwhat'smore,asimplediethighinvitaminsandnutritionbutlowinfat，cholesterol，sugarandchemicals．

PeopleintheCaucasusMountaininRussiaarealsofamousfortheirlongevity．Inthisarea，thereareamazingexamplesofverylong-livedpeople．Birthrecordsarenotusuallyavailable．butawomancalledTsurbaprobablyliveduntilage160;amancalledShiraliprobablyliveduntil168．Hiswidowwas120yearsold．Ingeneral，peoplenotonlylivealongtime，buttheyalsolivewell．Theyarealmostneversick，andwhentheydie，theyhavenotonlytheirownteethbutalsoafullheadofhairandgoodeyesight．

Vilcabamba，Ecuador，isanotherareafamousforthelongevityofitshabitants．Thisregion—likeHunzaandtheCaucasus—isalsoinhighmountains．farawayfromcities．InVilcabamba．too．thereisverylittledisease．Onereasonforthegoodhealthofthepeoplemightbetheclean，beautifulenvironment：thetemperatureisabout70Fahrenheitallyearlong；thewindalwayscomesfromthesamedirection；andtheregionisrichinflowers，fruits，vegetablesandwildlife．

Insomeways，thedietsofthehabitantsinthethreeregionsarequitedifferent．Hunzukutseatmainlyrawvegetables，fruit(especiallyapricots)，andchapattis—akindofpancake；theyeatmeatonlyafewtimesayear．TheCaucasiandietconsistsmainlyofmilk，cheese，vegetables，fruitandmeat；mostpeopletheredrinkthelocalredwinedaily．InVilcabamba，peopleeatasmallamountofmeateachweek，batthedietconsistslargelyofgrain，corns，beans，potatoesandfruit．

ExpertsfindonesurprisingfactinthemountainsofEcuador．Mostpeoplethere，eventheveryold，consumealotofcoffee，drinkalargeamountofalcohol，andsmokefortytosixtycigarettesdaily．

However，thedietsaresimilarintwogeneralways：first，thefruitsandvegetablesthattheinhabitantsofthethreeareaseatareallnatural；thatis，theycontainnochemicalsandsecond，thepeopleconsumefewercaloriesthanpeopledointheotherpartsoftheworld．AtypicalNorthAmericantakesinallaverageof3,300calorieseveryday；atypicalinhabitantofthesemountainousareasbetween1,700and2,000calories．

Inhabitantsinthethreeregionshavemoreincommoncalories,naturalfood，theirmountainsandtheirdistancefrommodemcities．becausethesepeopleliveincountrysideandaremostlyfarmers，theirlivesarephysicallyhard．Thus，theydonotneedtogotohealthclubsbecausetheygetalotofexerciseintheirdailywork．Inaddition，although，theirlivesarehard，thepeopledonotseemtohavetheworriesofcitypeople．Theirlivesarequiet．Consequently，someexpertsbelievethatphysicalexerciseandfreedomfromworrymightbethetwomostimportantsecretsoflongevity．

Somemodemcitiesareusuallyfamousforpeoplewholiveaverylongtime.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.Goodbookscandecreaseourcontentmentwhenwearehappyandlessenourtroubleswhenwearesad.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.(49)

17.

【C14】

18.(50)

19.

【C13】

20.(46)

21.

【C10】

22.

【C20】

23.“Down-to-earth”meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest.realisticandeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofind【C1】______whoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalk【C2】______andacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe【C3】______ofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.

Down-to-earthpersonsmaybe【C4】______membersofsociety,ofcourse.Buttheydonotlettheirimportance“【C5】______totheirheads”.Theydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterpersonsthan【C6】______oflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,【C7】______withoutcause,issaidtohave“hisnoseintheair”.Thereis【C8】______wayapersonwithhisnoseintheairCanbedown-to-earth.

Americans【C9】______anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas“down-to-earth”.Theexpressionis“both-feet-on-me-ground”.Someone【C10】______both-feet-on-me-groundisapersonwithagoodunderstanding【C11】______reality.Hehaswhatiscalled“commonsense,”hemayhavedreams,【C12】______hedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeof【C13】______isreal.

Theoppositekindof【C14】______isonewhohashis“head-in-the-clouds”.Amanwithhishead-in-the-cloudsisadreamer【C15】______mindisnotintherealworld.

【C16】______,suchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoearth.SharpwordsfromteacherCanusually【C17】______aday-dreamingstudentdown-to-earth.

Usually．thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthisvery【C18】______tohavebothfeetontheground.【C19】______wehavebothourfeetontheground,whenwearedown-to-earth,weacthonestlyandopenly【C20】______others.OurlivesarelikethegroundbelowUS,solidandstrong.

【C1】

24.(35)

25.(34)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.(76)

27.

Theexpression"optoutofsuchdatacollection"(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans______.

A.pickoutfromsuchdatatheinformationoneneeds

B.shiftthroughsuchdatatocollectone'sowninformation

C.evaluatethepurposeforsuchdatacollection

D.choosenottobeinvolvedinsuchdatacollection

28.

Thephrase"vocal...exponent"(Line2,Para.5)mostprobablyrefersto

A.eloquentdoctor

B.articulateopponent

C.loudspeaker

D.strongadvocate

29.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=RotherhitheB=BarnesC=WillesdenD=King'sCrossWhichcity…

usedtohavelotofproblemssuchasdrugs,streetcrime,etc.?71.______

hastheunpopularstyle.ofarchitecture?72.______

hasthemostexpensiveproperties?73.______

offersbigout-fashionedhousesatlowerprice?74.______

islocatedinaquietresidentialarea?75.______

sawabigincreaseinpricelastyear?76.______

willbuildalotofnewfacilities?77.______

isestimatedtobeagoodinvestment?78.______

encouragesnight-lifecultureforyoungpeople?79.______

createsenergeticmulti-culturalatmosphere?80.______

A

Rotherhithe

Rotherhithemaybemostfamousforitscongestedtunnelbutmanyyoungbuyersarewarmingtoitsriversidecharms.

Itisstillmuchcheaperthanitswatersideneighbors.Thehousingstockispredominately1980sflats,manyarrangedincul-de-sacs(死胡同)andclosesaroundSurreyQuaysRoad.

TheunpopulararchitecturehasledtotheareabeingcalledtheMiltonKeynesofLondonbutpropertiesarespaciousandunfashionablestyle.haskeptpricesdown.

PaulMitchell,ofestateagentsAlexNeil,says,"Thereispreciouslittleperiodproperty,butyouwillgetfarmoreforyourmoneyherethanaVictorianhousewithlotsoforiginalfeaturesdowntheroadinBermondsey."

SurryQuaysshoppingcenterprovidesalltheamenitiesofahighstreetbuttheareaislackinginfun.However,SouthwarkCouncilisintalkstodevelopthe"nighttimeeconomy"whichcouldwellleadtoanincreaseinbarsandrestaurantstocaterfortiegrowingnumberofyoungprofessionalresidents.

"Itispossibletogetagoodthree-bedroomhouseinRotherhithefor280,000,"saysSumineJordaan-Robinson,ofagentsBurwoodMarsih,"Abouteightminutes;walkfromtheJubileelinewhichwillhaveyouinBondstreetin15minutes.TherearerotthatmanyareasinLondonwherethatispossible."

B

Barnes

BarnessitsjustacrosstheriverfromHammersmithinsouthwestLondon,butitcouldnotbemoredifferentfromthenoiseandbustleoftheoppositebank.

IthasbeencalledoneofthelasttrueLondon"villages"withhappyresidentskeepingitsoldschoolcharmsquietfromnoseyoutsidersandpotentialdevelopers.

BeingbytheriverandpredominatelyresidentialgivesBarnesanattractivelylazyvibe.Ithasatraditionalvillagegreencompletewithidyllicduckpondandquaintpub.ThehighstreetisaboutasfarfromthePoundShopandPrimarkambienceofitsneighborsasispossible.

ButbuyingintoBarnesisnotcheap."Familyhousesaresnappedupincrediblyquickly,"claimsChrisCarney,salesnegotiatoratBoileausestateagents."Itisveryhardtogetpropertiesofthissize,withoutsidespacesoclosetoLondon,whichiswhytheyareexpensive."

LargedetachedVicuorianhousesonthetwomainroads,CastlenauandLonsdale,normallyhavebetweenfiveandsevenbedrooms,gardensof120ftandoffstreetparking.Thesesellforanythingbetween￡2millionand￡5million.Bythevillagegreentherearerowsofimmaculateterraced

30.

Whydoestheauthormentiongeneticengineeringandcomputerscience?

A.Tocomparethemwiththenewmaterials.

B.Toshowthesignificanceofthenewmaterialsonthefutureworld.

C.Tocomparethenewmaterialswiththem.

D.Toexplainhispoint.

31.

WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTaboutMickey,thegarbagecollector?

A.Hewrotealettertothecoupleafterwards.

B.Hefailedtocollectthemoneyfromthebank.

C.HewantedthecoupletosendhimaChristmascard.

D.Hecollectedboththecheekandthegarbagethatday.

32.(74)

33.(77)

34.(72)

35.(80)

36.(69)

37.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Answerquestions71～80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=RotherhitheB=BarnesC=WillesdenD=King'sCross

Whichcity...

usedtohavelotofproblemssuchasdrugs,streetcrime,etc.?71.______

hastheunpopularstyle.ofarchitecture?72.______

hasthemostexpensiveproperties?73.______

offersbigout-fashionedhousesatlowerprice?74.______

islocatedinaquietresidentialarea?75.______

sawabigincreaseinpricelastyear?76.______

willbuildalotofnewfacilities?77.______

isestimatedtobeagoodinvestment?78.______

encouragesnight-lifecultureforyoungpeople?79.______

createsenergeticmulti-culturalatmosphere?80.______

ARotherhithe

Rotherhithemaybemostfamousforitscongestedtunnelbutmanyyoungbuyersarewanningtoitsriversidecharms.

Itisstillmuchcheaperthanitswatersideneighbors.Thehousingstockispredominately1980sflats,manyarrangedincul-de-sacs(死胡同)andclosesaroundSurreyQuaysRoad.

TheunpopulararchitecturehasledtotheareabeingcalledtheMiltonKeynesofLondonbutpropertiesarespaciousandunfashionablestyle.haskeptpricesdown.

PaulMitchell,ofestateagentsAlexNeil,says,"Thereispreciouslittleperiodproperty,butyouwillgetfarmoreforyourmoneyherethanaVictorianhousewithlotsoforiginalfeaturesdowntheroadinBermondsey."

SurryQuaysshoppingcenterprovidesalltheamenitiesofahighstreetbuttheareaislackinginfun.However,SouthwarkCouncilisintalkstodevelopthe"nighttimeeconomy"whichcouldwellleadtoanincreaseinbarsandrestaurantstocaterforthegrowingnumberofyoungprofessionalresidents.

"Itispossibletogetagoodthree-bedroomhouseinRotherhithefor280,000,"saysSumineJordaan-Robinson,ofagentsBurwoodMarsh,"Abouteightminutes;walkfromtheJubileelinewhichwillhaveyouinBondstreetin15minutes.TherearenotthatmanyareasinLondonwherethatispossible."

BBarnes

BarnessitsjustacrosstheriverfromHammersmithinsouthwestLondon,butitcouldnotbemoredifferentfromthenoiseandbustleoftheoppositebank.

IthasbeencalledoneofthelasttrueLondon"villages"withhappyresidentskeepingitsoldschoolcharmsquietfromnoseyoutsidersandpotentialdevelopers.

BeingbytheriverandpredominatelyresidentialgivesBarnesanattractivelylazyvibe.Ithasatraditionalvillagegreencompletewithidyllicduckpondandquaintpub.ThehighstreetisaboutasfarfromthePoundShopandPrimarkambienceofitsneighborsasispossible.

ButbuyingintoBarnesisnotcheap."Familyhousesaresnappedupincrediblyquickly,"claimsChrisCarney,salesnegotiatoratBoileansestateagents."Itisveryhardtogetpropertiesofthissize,withoutsidespacesoclosetoLondon,whichiswhytheyareexpensive."

LargedetachedVictorianhousesonthetwomainroads,CastlenauandLonsdale,normallyhavebetweenfiveandsevenbedrooms,gardensof120ftandoffstreetparking.Thesesellforanythingbetween￡2millionand￡5million.

Bythevillagegr

38.

______producessmallamountsofwaste?

39.WorldleadersmetrecentlyatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkCitytodiscusstheenvironmentalissuesraisedattheRioEarthSummitin1992.TheheadsofstateweresupposedtodecidewhatfurtherstepsshouldbetakentohaltthedeclineofEarth'slife-supportsystems.Infact,thismeetinghadmuchdieflavouroftheoriginalEarthSummit.Towit:emptypromises,hollowrhetoric,bickeringbetweenrichandpoor,andirrelevantinitiatives.ThinkU.S.Congressinslowmotion.

Almostobscuredbythistorporisthefactmattherehasbeensomeremarkableprogressoverthepastfiveyears—realchangesintheattitudeofordinarypeopleinmeThirdWorldtowardfamilysizeandadawningrealisationmatenvironmentaldegradationandtheirownwell-beingareintimately,andinversely,linked.Almostnoneofthis,however,hasanythingtodowithwhatthebureaucratsaccomplishedinRio.

Oritdidn'taccomplish.OneitemontheagendaatRio,forexample,wasarenewedefforttosavetropicalforests.(ApreviousUN-sponsoredinitiativehadfallenapartwhenitbecameclearthatitactuallyhasteneddeforestation.)AfterRio,aUNworkinggroupcameupwithmorethan100recommendationsthathavesofargonenowhere.Oneproposedforestrypactwoulddolittlemorethanimmunizing"wood-exportingnationsagainsttradesanctions.

AnefforttodraftanagreementonwhattodoabouttheclimatechangescausedbyCO2andothergreenhousegaseshasfaredevenworse.BlockedbytheBushAdministrationfromsettingmandatorylimits,theUNin1992calledonnationstovoluntarilyreduceemissionsto1990levels.Severalyearslater,it'sasifRiohadneverhappened.AnewclimatetreatyisscheduledtobesignedthisDecemberinKyoto,Japan,butgovernmentsstillcannotagreeontheselimits.Meanwhile,theU.S.produces7%moreCO2thanitdidin1990,andemissionsinthedevelopingworldhaverisenevenmoresharply.Noonewouldconfusethe"Rioprocess"withprogress.

Whilegovernmentshaveditheredatapacethatcouldmakedriftingcontinentsimpatient,peoplehaveacted.Birth-ratesaredroppingfasterthanexpected,notbecauseofRiobutbecausepoorpeoplearedecidingontheirowntoreducefamilysize.Anotherpositivedevelopmenthasbeenagrowingenvironmentalconsciousnessamongthepoor.FromslumdwellersinKarachi,Pakistan,tocolonistsinRondonia,Brazil,urbanpoorandruralpeasantsalikeseemtorealizethattheypaythebiggestpriceforpollutionanddeforestation.Thereiscauseforhopeaswellinthegrowingrecognitionamongbusinesspeoplethatitisnotintheirlong-terminteresttofightenvironmentalreforms.JohnBrowne,chiefexecutiveofBritishPetroleum,boldlyassertedinamajorspeechinMaythatthethreatofclimatechangecouldnolongerbeignored.

Thewriter'sgeneralattitudetowardstheworldleadersmeetingattheUNis.

A.supportiveB.impartialC.criticalD.comedic

40.

______canpresentthevisitorthesignificanceofHeavenKitchen?

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

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42.

第

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WhatCanbeconcludedaccordingtotheauthor’sviewofthe“obesitygenes”?

43.

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ThearrivaloftheindustrialageinOurhistoricalevolutionmeantthat__________．

44.

根据下列文章回答31～35题：

第

31

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Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

45.

第

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3.__________

参考答案

1.B

2.18.9%/18.9percent．

3.Juniorcolleges/non-degreeprograms

4.B

5.theirearlyyears

6.A

7.C

8.Totakeinformation．

9.Usefillerwords．

10.A

11.B

12.Participationineconomy

13.B

14.B

15.B

16.waswas解析：此空显然应是句子的谓语成分，应填动词的过去式。

17.toto解析：besubjectedto为固定搭配，“使遭受，使服从”的意思，要学会跨过其他成分寻找主干。所以此处应填介词“to”。

18.butbut解析：此句意为“30岁的人表现出非常不同的握笔方式，…超过40岁的人都统一用三个手指握笔。”显然，此空处表转折。

19.whatwhat解析：解析同上。这里是一个名词性从句，what在句中做主语。故答案为what。

20.referencereference解析：这三个分词短语意为“执行日常运算、挖掘…材料、操作再生产设备”。显然，“参考材料”最合适。

21.gripgrip解析：显然，此空应填一个动词“握，拿”，英语中握笔用动词grip。

22.normalnormal解析：根据上下文可以判断此处句意为“很正常的事情”，因此此处应填“normal”。

23.someonesomeone解析：由本文的第一句话“‘Down-to-earth’meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest，realisticandeasyto