2021年安徽省淮北市统招专升本英语摸底卷(含答案)

2021年安徽省淮北市统招专升本英语摸底卷(含答案)

一、单选题(20题)1.Itisveryexpensiveto（）thefashion

A.goalongwithB.getonwithC.keepupwithD.carryonwith

2.—Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.

—Youhavelostitwhileshopping（）

A.mayB.canC.shouldD.would

3.Heremembered（）thezoobyhisfatherwhenhewaslittle

A.beingtakenB.takingC.havebeentakenD.tohavetaken

4.TheLeaguesecretaryandmonitor________tomakeaspeechatthelastmeeting（）

A.isaskedB.wasaskedC.areaskedD.wereasked

5.Onceyouarriveinanewplace,you’dbetter（）thelocalcustom

A.keepB.makeC.followD.return

6.Theteamreallylooksgoodtonightbecausethecoachhadthem（）everynightthisweek

A.practiceB.topracticeC.practicedD.practicing

7.Themanagerurgedhisstaffnotto（）thepreciousopportunity

A.dropB.missC.escapeD.slide

8.Ourhopes______atthefirstsightofthedoctor（）

A.aroseB.raisedC.roseD.aroused

9.Youcometomeetmehereatthestation.Thetubeisquiteconvenientinthiscity（）

A.needn'tB.needn'thaveC.didn'tneedtoD.don'tneedto

10.Youdidn’ttakehisadvice.（）hisadvice,you（）suchamistake

A.Hadyoutaken;wouldn’thavemade

B.Ifyouhadtaken;wouldmake

C.Wereyoutotake;shouldn’thavemade

D.Haveyoutaken;won’thavemade

11.Manyprotestsagainsttheagreementmadebythegovernmenthavebeen______sofar（）

A.putdownB.givenoffC.setoffD.broughtdown

12.Hisproposalthatthedirectionofthecompany'sdevelopmentsoundsreasonable（）

A.mustchangeB.bechangedC.changesD.ischanged

13.Manypeoplepreferthebowlsmadeofsteeltothe______madeofplastic（）

A.itB.oneC.onesD.them

14.Universitiesgenerally（）theirstudentsfromamongthehighschoolgraduates

A.provideB.chooseC.selectD.receive

15.Theyareveryjealous（）hisreputation

A.ofB.atC.forD.against

16.Itisa（n）truththatmanistheonlyanimalthathasthepowertospeakandreason（）

A.worthyB.virtualC.universalD.indefinite

17.Thealarmo’clockdidn’tringthismorning,you（）itlastnight

A.needtohaveforgottentowind

B.mayhaveforgottenwinding

C.oughttohaveforgottentowind

D.musthaveforgottentowind

18.Ileftfortheofficeearlierthanusualthismorning______thetrafficjam.

A.inlinewith

B.incaseof

C.forthesakeof

D.attheriskof

19.Thereisnothingnewaboutwomen（）theircareerstolookafterchildren

A.togiveupB.giveupC.willgiveupD.givingup

20.Thoughusingtotallydifferentmethods,thetwogroupsofstudents______exactlythesameconclusion（）

A.gotB.achievedC.gainedD.drew

二、选词填空题(10题)21.3.____

22.Researchershavefoundthatpeoplewhogotoconcerts,showsandmuseumscanlivelongerthan1whodonot.ExpertsfromUniversityCollegeLondonhavebeenexaminingthelifestylesofover6,700Britishpeople215years.They3howoftenthepeoplewentoutandwhatkindsofeventstheyattended.Theyfoundthatpeopleover50yearsold4regularlywenttoconcertswereabout30percent5likelytodieoverthenext14years.Theresearcherssaidtheover50scouldextendtheirlife6engagingwiththearts.Inadditiontolivinglongerconcertgoerscouldalsohavemorefun.TheUKHealthSecretaryMattHancockbelievestherecouldbealotof7intheresearch.Hesaidartsandculturecould8thingslikementalhealth,agingandloneliness.He9announcedplansfortheUK’sNationalHealthServicetousetheartstohelppeopleliveahealthierlife.Oneresearchersaid,“Ourresultshighlighttheimportanceof10toexplorenewsocialfactorsthataffectourhealth.”1.____

23.Studentsatuniversitycanlearnandmakefriends1willlastalifetime.However,thecostofstudyingisontherise.Thisincreasemeansthatmoststudentscangetintomoneytrouble2theydonotknowhowtomanagetheirmoney.Itisnotjustthecoursefees.Studentsmustalso3forroomandboard.Inaddition,theymayspendmoney4clothes,travel,andotherthings.Thus,studentsneedtobudget5.Atmostuniversitiesteacherscangivestudentssuggestionsonhowtospendtheirmoney.Thefirstthingtheysuggestistowritedownyour6,forexample,themoneyyouwillgetfromyourfamilyorapart-timejob.Thenlistallofyourexpenses.Putyourexpensesintotwo7:thosethatchange(food,books,travel),andthosethatwillstaythesame(tuition,roomandboard).Addtogetherallofyourexpenses.Whenyoudothis,youfinditis8toplanoutyourbudget.Thismeansyoucansaveyourmoney,ratherthantryingto9fromothers.Asyoucansee,thereismoretolearnatuniversitythanjust10istaughtintheclassroom.____

三、情景对话(10题)24.5（）

A.Wecangotherebybike

B.Whynotasksomeoneelsetojoinus?

C.Wheretogo?

D.Howaboutgoingonatrip?

E.Wecanjustlieonthegrasshavingagoodrest

25.3（）

A.I’mveryinterestedinthejobyouoffered

B.ImajoredinEnglish

C.Wewillinformyouinaboutaweek

D.Nicetomeetyou

26.72.____（）

27.67.____（）

28.Nathan:ThereisafestivalinJuneinourcountry.It’sFather’sDay.1

LiFei:Yes,it’sonthefifthdayofthefifthlunar（阴历）month.WecallitDragonBoatFestival.

Nathan:2

LiFei:Wemakeandeatzongziandholddragonboatraces.

Nathan:3WhydoyoucelebrateDragonBoatFestival?

LiFei:Oh,itisastoryaboutQuYuan.Helivedabouttwothousandyearsago.Hisjobwastogiveadvicetotheemperor.Buthewasn’ttrustedandoftengotpunishment.SohejumpedintotheMiluoRiveranddied.

Nathan:4WasthedaythatQuYuandiedonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthinthatyear?

LiFei:5Fromthenon,Chinesepeoplebegantoeatzongziandhavedragonboatracesonthatdaytomemorizehim

1（）

A.IsthereaChinesefestivalinJune,too?

B.Yes,youareverysmart

C.Itsoundsveryinteresting

D.WhatdoyouusuallydoonthatdayinChina?

E.Whatapity!

29.69.____（）

30.4（）

A.Wheredidyoubuyit?

B.Youlooksoattractive

C.Arethereanyothercolors?

D.Isee,thankyou

E.Sinceherbirthdayiscoming

31.70.____（）

32.68.____（）

33.

6.____

四、翻译(10题)34.Shewassick,sochildrenwerequiet

35.人生的成功并不那么多地取决于一个人的学习成绩，而是取决于勤奋和坚持

36.Thejudgmentsgiveherthefirstrewardduetoheroutstandingperformance

37.该岩石释放出来的放射量是铀自身产生的放射量的四倍

38.我在找其他东西的时候，偶然发现了这张老照片

39.你可能会发现你原以为会赚到手的钱实际上却被不得不支付的各项费用所耗尽

40.It'lltakealongtimeforhertorecoverfromtheillness

41.（）渔夫拖上来一只装满泥沙的破篮子。

A.Thefishermandrewinafullofsandoldbasket.

B.Thefishermantookanoldbasketthatisfullofsand.

C.Thefishermandrewinanoldbasketfullofsand.

D.Thefishermandrewinanoldbasket,it’sfullofsand

42.Anagreementwasfinallyarrivedatafterseveralroundsoftalks

43.在业余时间里，他专心学习一门新技术

五、阅读理解(10题)44.Mostpersonnelmanagersagreethatjobinterviewsareoneoftheleastobjectiverecruitmentmethods.Buttheadvantagesoftestingarenotgoingtochangetheattractionoftheinterviewtoemployers.Theappealoftheinterviewhaseverythingtodowiththehumanfactor.

Mostpeoplebelievethattheyareareasonablejudgeofcharacterandtrusttheirinstinctivefeelings.Wemightusesomekindoftesttoaidtheselectionprocess,butweusuallypickacandidatewhointerviewswell,hasgoodqualificationsandanimpressiveworkrecord.

Butsupposethecandidateliesorislessthancompletelyhonest,Thiscanbeaseriousproblemofemployers,explainsAlanConrad,ChiefExecutiveatOptimusRecruitment.Themostdifficultliarstofindarethosewhotellhalf-truthsratherthancompletelies.Researchshowsthatupto75percentofresumesareinaccurateonpurpose.Themostcommonpracticeisomission.

Interviewershouldthereforeconcentrateonareasofuncertaintysuchasgapsbetweenperiodsofemploymentandjobdescriptionsthatseemstrange.Focusingontheseareaswillforcecandidatestotellthetruthorbecomeincreasinglydishonest.Thisisusuallywhenpeoplesignaltheiranxietybytheirbodylanguage.Sweatontheupperlip,falsesmilesandnervoushandmovementsallindicatediscomfort.

Conraddoesnotsuggestanaggressivepolicy-styleinterviewtechnique,butinsiststhatcloseinspectionofaresumeisabsolutelyessential.Onlybyaskingtherightquestionscanyouconfirmthesuitabilityofthecandidateorputpressureonthosewhoarebeinglessthancompletelyhonest

Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe_____（）

A.HowtoCatchOuttheDishonestCandidate

B.HowtoFindaJobbyTricks

C.DisadvantagesofJobInterviews

D.AdvantagesofJobInterviews

45.Whenwemakefriends,weconsidersuchthingsasage,race,andbackground,because________（）

A.itisnoteasytohaveafriendlyrelationshipwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground

B.thedegreeoffriendshipbetweentwopeopleandthereasonfortheirsharedinterestvarygreatly

C.friendsneedtoknowallthesethings

D.thesearethemostimportantfactorstomakefriends

46.Theauthorimpliesthat_________（）

A.economyshouldalwaysbeanation’sfirstconsideration

B.universitiesshouldtakecostintoaccountwhentheydecidewhatcoursestheywilloffer

C.successfulmusicalplaysarepartofnationaleconomy

D.economicgrowthisnottheonlyneedofmankind

47.Atthemusicfestival,guestswereencouragedto__________（）

A.makefurniturefromwood

B.bringplasticbottleddrinks

C.sortrubbishbythemselves

D.drinkfreefreshwater

48.Fromthispassagewe'vegottoknowthatthepolicetakeadvantageofthedog's（）

A.sensitiveears

B.sensitivenose

C.gratitudetoitsmaster

D.abilityininvestigation

49.Isupposethatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnecttoanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourattention,andespeciallyifit’sgivenfromtheheart.Whenpeoplearetalking,there’snoneedtodoanythingbutreceivethem.Listentowhatthey’resaying.Careaboutit.Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Mostofusdon’tvalueourselvesorourloveenoughtoknowthis.IthastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsimplesayingI’msosorry.whensomeoneisinpain.

Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstorypeopleofteninterruptedtotellherthattheyoncehadsomethingjustlikethathappeningtothem.Herpainbecameastoryaboutthemselves.Eventuallyshestoppedtalkingtomostpeople.Weconnectthroughlistening.Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstand,wemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.Whenwelisten,theyknowwecare.

Ihaveevenlearnedtorespondtosomeonecryingbyjustlistening.IntheolddaysIusedtoreachforthehandkerchiefs,untilIrealizedthatpassingapersonahandkerchiefmaybejustanotherwaytoshuthimdown,totakethemoutoftheirexperienceofsadness.NowIjustlisten.Whentheyhavecriedalltheyneedtocry,theyfindmetherewiththem.

Thissimplethinghasnotbeenthateasytolearn.ItcertainlywentagainsteverythingIhadbeentaughtsinceIwasveryyoung.Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheyweretooshytospeakordidnotknowtheanswer.ButnowIknowthatalovingsilenceoftenhasfarmorepowertohealthanthekindestwords

Whatdoestheauthorvaluemostinthecommunicationwitheachother（）

A.Deepunderstanding

B.SayingI’msorry

C.Attentionfromheart

D.Doingnothing

50.WhatisthepurposeofthenewruleattheNewYorkPublicLibrary（）

A.Tochangepeople'swayofreading

B.Tohelppeoplebetterusethelibrary

C.Topreventpeoplestealingfromthelibrary

D.Tostoppeoplefrombringingindangerousthings

51.Somecomponentpartsshouldbereplacedregularlybecause______（）

A.theyareoutdated

B.theyneedtobeoiled

C.theybecomewornout

D.theyareeasilyavailable

52.Fromthelasttwosentences,wecansee（）

A.menhaveneverfoundthenatureofheat

B.menfoundthenatureofheatinthe17thcentury

C.menfoundthenatureofheatinthe19thcentury

D.menfoundthenatureofheatbeforethe19thcentury

53.WhenaNewYorkerwashikinginEurope,hisSwissfriendkeptsayingListentothat!buthedidn’thearanything.Hisearswereaccustomedtoloudcitynoisesanditwasdaysbeforehewasabletonoticethesoundofabird.Formostofus,silencehasbecomearareexperience.Thereisbackgroundmusicinrestaurants,bars,stores,restrooms,elevators,andwhenyouarewaitingonthetelephone.RussellBakerblamessociety’sdeterminationtoentertainyouwhetheryoulikeitornot.

Peoplemaysaytheyyearnforquiet,butinpracticetheyavoidit.Theydrivewiththecarradioturnedup,switchonthetelevisionwhentheygethome,andexercisewhilelisteningtomusiconheadphones.Thenoisesuggeststhatpeoplehaveaspiritualproblem.Theycanbuythingsinstores,buttheydonothaveenoughhumancontact.Sotheyfilltheirliveswithsound.

Sometimesthereasonforthenoiseisprimitive.Youngmenplaytheircarstereosloudlyinordertocreateapersonalenvironmentaroundthem.Likeanimals,theyaremarkingaterritorytowarnrivalsawayandtoattractamate.

Itmayalsobetruethatthebrainitselfwantsexcitementjustasthestomachinsistsonfood.Unlikeinthepast,wenowhavemoderntechnologytosupplyaconstantfloodofsounds.Thisseemsextreme.Perhapswewouldbebetteroffifwesoughtperiodsofsilencetoprovidebalance

WhatwasthesoundthattheNewYorkercouldnothear（）

A.ThesayingsoftheSwiss

B.Thesoundofabird

C.Backgroundmusic

D.Thetelephone

六、作文题(1题)54.Directions:Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationscanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteinabout100words.

DearAndy—Howareyou?YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenexttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedownstairsforsomethingtoeat.Love,MomandDad

参考答案

1.CC句意：紧跟时尚的代价是十分昂贵的。词义辨析。keepupwith：紧跟，跟上；goalongwith：和某人一起去，赞同附和；getonwith：和某人相处，进展；carryonwith：继续

2.A——我到处都找不到我的钱包。

——你可能买东西时丢了。

［考点］情态动词

【精析】A根据句意可知，此处表达的是对过去事情的推测。mayhavedone表示对过去发生事情的可能性推测，意为可能已经……；canhavedone表示过去能做而没有做，意为本来能够……；shouldhavedone表示与过去事实相反的情况，意为本应该做某事而没有做；wouldhavedone表示对过去事情的假设，意为本来会做……。根据句意可知，选A

3.A他记得，小时候他被父亲带去动物园过。

［考点］非谓语动词

【精析】Arememberdoingsth.表示记得做过某事；remembertodosth.表示记得去做某事（还没有做）。根据句意可知，事情已经发生，所以其后应接动名词。又因he和take为逻辑上的动宾关系，所以应用被动语态。故选A

4.B在上次会议上，这位团支书兼班长被邀请作了演讲。

［考点］主谓一致、动词时态和语态

【精析】B由and或both…and…连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词一般用复数形式；但如果并列主语指的是同一个人、物、概念或一个不可分割的整体时，谓语动词用单数形式。根据句中的TheLeaguesecretaryandmonitor可知，主语指的是同一个人，所以谓语动词应用单数形式，因此可排除选项C、D。根据时间状语atthelastmeeting（在上次会议上）可知，此处陈述的是发生在过去的事情，所以应用一般过去时。另外，TheLeaguesecretaryandmonitor和ask之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，所以应用被动语态。故选B

5.C一旦你到一个新地方时，你最好入乡随俗。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Ckeep:保持，保留；make:制作，使；follow:跟随，遵循；return:归还，返回。根据句意，选C

6.A这支队伍今晚看起来很棒，因为这周教练让他们每天晚上都训练。

［考点］固定用法

【精析】Ahave，make,let等词后接动词不定式作宾补时，应省去to,意为让/使某人做某事。故选A

7.B经理督促他的员工别错失这次宝贵的机会。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Bdrop:掉下；miss:错过；escape:逃跑；slide:滑动，滑落。根据句意可知，选B

8.A一看到医生，我们就燃起了希望。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Aarise：出现，发生，一般指表示无形的东西，如困难、问题等出现或发生，是不及物动词；raise：提高，增加，举起，筹集，养育（孩子），为及物动词；rise：上升，升起，一般指具体事物的上升或升起，是不及物动词；arouse：唤醒（某人），激起，引起，为及物动词。根据句意和用法可知，选A

9.B你没有必要到车站来接我，这个城市的地铁很方便。

［考点］情态动词

【精析】B由句中的meetmehere可知，来接我的动作已经完成。needn'thavedone表示没有必要做某事却做了，符合题意。need作实义动词时意为需要，所以可排除选项C、D。故选B

10.A你不听他的建议。如果你听取了他的建议你就不会犯这样的错误了。

［考点］虚拟语气

【精析】A根据句意和时态可知，此处是对过去事实的假设，条件句应用had+运去分词的结构，主句用wouldhave+过去分词的结构。条件句中如果有had,were或should时可省略if，并将其提至句首，实行倒装。综上所述，本题答案应选A

11.A目前许多针对政府达成的这项协议进行的抗议活动都被镇压了下去。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Aputdown:放下，写下，镇压；giveoff：发出（气味、光、热、声音等）；setoff：出发，使爆炸；bringdown：打垮,降低，减少。根据句意可知，选A。常考的与put有关的搭配还包括，putaside：储存，留用；putaway：把……收起来（放回原处）；putforward：提出；putoff：推迟，拖延；putout：熄灭，关（灯等）；putup：提出，举起，建造；putupwith：容忍，忍受。常考的与set有关的搭配还包括，setabout：开始，着手；set…apart：使突出，留出，拨出；setaside：把……搁置一旁，留出（钱或时间）；setback：推迟，延缓；setdown：制定，记下；setfree：释放（某人）。常考的与bring有关的搭配还包括，bringabout：导致，引起；bringalong：带上，带来；bringback：带回来，使恢复，使想起；bringforward：提出（计划等）；bringin：引进，挣（钱）；bringout：使显现，出版，拿出；bringto：使恢复知觉；bringup：抚养，养育，提出

12.B他提议应当改变公司的发展方向，这听起来很合理。

［考点］虚拟语气和动词语态

【精析】B当suggestion,proposal,advice,order,request等表示建议、要求、命令的名词后跟有同位语从句时，从句一般用虚拟语气，谓语动词用should+动词原形的形式，should可以省略。分析句子结构可知，proposal和sounds之间是同位语从句，是对proposal的解释说明，所以从句的谓语动词应用should+动词原形的形式，should可以省略。且change和thedirectionofthecompany'sdevelopment之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，所以应用被动语态。故选B

13.C很多人喜欢钢碗而不喜欢塑料碗。

［考点］词义辨析（代词）

【精析】C本题考查代词的用法。根据句意及句子结构，空格处应指代前面的thebowls。用于指代前面提到过的可数名词复数时，为了避免重复，可用theones来替代

14.C大学通常是从高中毕业生中挑选学生。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Cprovide:提供；choose:选择（指一般的选择）；select:挑选（指精选，即有所淘汰）；receive:接受。根据句意可知，选C

15.A他们十分嫉妒他的名声。

［考点］词语搭配

【精析】Abejealousof是固定搭配，意为对……嫉妒。故选A

16.C人类是唯一有能力说话和思考的动物，这是普遍的真理。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Cworthy：值得的，有价值的；virtual：实际上的，虚拟的；universal：普遍的，全体的；indefinite：不明确的，无限期的。根据句意可知，选C

17.D

18.B【翻译】以免堵车，我今早出发去办公室的时间比往常要早。［考点］词义辨析Binlinewith：与……相似（或紧密相连）；incaseof：假使，以免，如果；forthesakeof：为了……起见，因……的缘故；attheriskof：冒着……的危险。根据句意可知，选B。

19.D女人为了照顾孩子而放弃自己的事业早已不是什么新鲜事了。

［考点］非谓语动词

【精析】D分析句子结构可知，句子成分完整，因此空处应填动词词组giveup的非谓语动词形式。可首先排除选项B、C；选项A为动词不定式，表示将来，不合题意；选项D为现在分词，表示主动，较合题意。故选D

20.D[答案]D

[译文]尽管用的是完全不同的方法这两组同学们仍然得出完全相同的结论。

[详解]drawaconclusion得出结论drew是draw的过去分词

21.BK根据空后的名词短语15years可知，空处应填介词。符合要求的选项有C、K。句意：15年来，来自伦敦大学学院的专家们一直在调查超过6,700名英国人的生活方式。故选K。

22.JA.studied（v.学习，研究）B.continuing（v.继续，持续）C.by（prep.通过）D.who（pron.引导定语从句）E.whose（pron.引导定语从句）F.improve（v.改进，改善）G.truth（n.事实，真相）H.ignored（v.忽视，不予理睬）I.recently（adv.最近，不久前）J.those（pron.那些）K.for（prep.表示一段时间）L.less（adv.更少，较少）J分析句子结构可知，空后的who引导一个定语从句，空处为其先行词，所以空处应填指人的名词或代词。符合要求的选项只有J。those在此处指代上文中的people，此处表达的是“不去（音乐会、演出和博物馆）的那些人”。故选J。

23.HH分析句子结构可知，空处应填引导词，引导一个定语从句，修饰指人的先行词friends。符合要求的选项只有H。句意：学生在上大学时可以学习并交到将持续一生的朋友。故选H。

24.E

25.BYes,that’sright

26.B

27.D

28.A

29.E

30.C

31.A

32.A

33.B由答句Yeah.Iplayedontheschoolteamstartingfrommyfreshmanyear.（是的，我从高一开始就在校队打球了。）可知，空处应是女生问男生是否在校队打过球，所以只有选项BDidyouplayforyourhighschoolteam?（你为高中校队打过球吗？）符合语境

34.她病了，所以孩子们很安静

35.Successinlifedoesnotdependsomuchonone’sschoolrecordsbutondiligenceandpersistence

36.裁判因她的出色表现颁给她一等奖

37.Therockgaveofffourtimestheamountofradioactivitythaturaniumcouldproducebyitself

38.IfoundthisoldphotobychancewhenIwaslookingforsomethingelse

39.Youmayfindthatwhatyouthoughtwasaprofitforyouisactuallyeatenupbythemanyfeesyouhadtopay

40.她的病需要很长时间才能痊愈

41.CA项错将一只装满泥沙的破篮子翻译了afullofsandoldbasket，不符合英语表达习惯，故可排除；B项将拖上来错译成了take（拿，取），另外，that引导的定语从句的时态也不正确，故可排除；C项中drawin意为拖，拉回（渔网）等，fullofsand作anoldbasket的后置定语，符合题意；D项将原句处理成了两个短句，但是缺少连接词，不符合英语的表达习惯，故可排除。故选C

42.经过几轮谈判后，协议终于达成了

43.Hedevotehimselftothestudyofanewskillinhissparetime.【精析】业余时间可译为sparetime。专心做某事可译为devoteoneselftosth.。一门新技术可译为anewskill。另外，本句描述的是客观情况，应用一般现在时

44.AA主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了面试者如何发现不诚实的应聘者。第三段开头的but一词表明前面两段的作用是引出主题，因而不能错把这两段的内容当作本文的中心思想。故A项是正确答案

45.A［考点］事实细节题

根据第一段最后一句…itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.可知，A项正确，其中A项中的noteasy相当于moredifficult

46.D推理判断题。见第三段第一句，作者在此引用了《圣经》中的一句话Mandoesnotlivebybreadalone.表明他的观点：经济增长并不是人类的唯一需求，由此可知D项正确

47.C［考点］事实细节题

根据第二段第三句Guestswereinvitedtodisposeofrubbishinspeciallylabeleddustbins