江西省宜春市公共英语五级(笔试)

江西省宜春市公共英语五级(笔试)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Whenthetrampwasarrested,he______.

A.laugheda:thepolice

B.lookedforwardtogoingtoprison

C.tookhisbottleswithhim

D.didn'tmakeanyfuss

2.Whatarethestudentsdoingwhenthemanarrivesinclass?

A.Takinganexamination.

B.Drawinggraphs.

C.Givingpresentations.

D.Havingaclassofdiscussion.

3.Listthreetraditionalfemaleoccupationsmentionedinthetalk.

4.WhatdoesDr.Hubercomparetheuniverseto?

5.Chainsmakelearningflexible.

A.TrueB.Fasle

6.Shiraliprobablyliveduntil168;Tsurbaprobablyliveduntilage1

A.RightB.Wrong

7.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutLowTillFarming?

A.It'sanewwayofapplyingchemicalfertilizer.

B.It'sanimprovedmethodofharvestingcrops.

C.It'sacreativetechniqueforsavinglabor.

D.It'safanningprocesslimitingtheuseofplows.

8.WhichofthefollowingrecordsoftheUSfootballteamistrue?

A.Firstplaceinthe3rdworldCup.

B.Secondplaceinthe4thWorldCup.

C.Thirdplaceinthe1stWorldCup.

D.Fourthplaceinthe2ndWorldCup.

9.Whatwasusedtocarrymostmailafterthecoloniesbecameanation?

10.WanghassomeexperienceaboutCAD.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.Accordingtothelecture,whatisinflation?

A.Risingprices.

B.Fixedincome.

C.Realincome.

D.Costofliving.

12.Thesuccessofchainschoolsistosomeextentbecauseoftheirmarketingandadvertising.

A.RightB.Wrong

13.Chainsdon'tofferstudentsthechancetopursuetheirstudy.fromonecountrytoanother.

A.TrueB.Fasle

14.听力原文：Yesterdaywediscussedtheproblemofrisingprices,or,intheeconomist'sterms,inflation.Wenotedthat,duringperiodsofinflation,allpricesandincomesdonotriseatthesamerate.Someincomesrisemoreslowlythanthecostofliving,andafewdonotriseatall.Otherincomesrisemorerapidlythanthecostofliving.

Weconcludedthatpersonswithfixedincomes,forexample,theelderlywhodependuponpensions,andpersonswithslow-risingincomesas,forexample,anemployeewithasalaryagreedtoinalong-termcontract,willbemostseriouslyaffectedbyinflation.Pleaserememberthatwhiletheirdollarincomes,staythesame,thecostofgoodsandservicesrises,andineffect,realincomedecreases,thatis,theyareabletopurchaselesswiththesameamountofmoney.

Wealsotalkedaboutthefactthatstockholdersandpersonswithbusinessinterestsandinvestmentswouldprobablybenefitmostfrominflation,sincehighpriceswouldincreasesalesreceipts,andprofitswouldlikelyrisefasterthanthecostofliving.

Andnow,beforewebegintoday'slecture,arethereanyquestionsabouttheterm,inflationoranyoftheexamplesgiveninourdiscussionsofar?

What'sthemainpurposeofthetalk?

A.Tointroducetheconceptofinflation.

B.Todiscussthecausesofinflation.

C.Toreviewyesterday'slectureoninflation.

D.Toargueinfavorofinflation.

15.听力原文：M：DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W：No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit．Whathappened?

M：AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W：Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M：No，everyoneaboard，includingthecrew，waskilledinstantly．

W：Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?

M：Apparently，thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea，butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers．

W：Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish，theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M：Yestheywere，butthetransitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction．

W：Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M：Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto22,000feet．Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet，buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet．That'sahugedifference．anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed．butitwasnot．Unfortunately，theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet．

W：Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen，becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontroller'sinstructions．

M：Sadlyenough，yestheydid．Itwasareallybadmistake．Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplymisunderstanding．

W：Wow，that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother．

Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

A.Badweather.

B.Humanerror.

C.Breakdownoftheengines.

D.Communicationssystemfailure.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.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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17.(34)

18.

【C15】

19.

【C6】

20.(43)

21.(32)

22.

【C2】

23.

【C17】

24.Psychologiststakecontrastiveviewsofhowexternalrewards，from【C1】______praisetocoldcash，affectmotivationandcreativity．Behaviorists，【C2】______researchtherelation【C3】______actionsandtheirconsequencesarguethatrewardsCanimproveperformanceatworkandschool．Cognitiveresearchers，whostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife，maintain【C4】______rewardsoftendestroycreativity【C5】______encouragingdependence【C6】______approvalandgiftsfromothers．

Thelatterviewhasgainedmanysupporters，especially【C7】______educators．Butthecarefuluseofsmallmonetaryrewardssparks【C8】______ingrade-schoolchildren，suggesting【C9】______properlypresentedinducementsindeedaidinventiveness，【C10】______toastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology．

“Ifkidsknowthey'reworkingfora【C11】______andcanfocus【C12】______arelativelychallengingtask，theyshowthemostcreativity”，saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawareinNewark．“Butit'seasytokillcreativitybygivingrewardsfor【C13】______performanceorcreatingtoo【C14】______anticipationforrewards．”

Ateacher【C15】______continuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwhohands【C16】______highgradesforordinaryachievementendsup【C17】______discouragedstudents，Eisenbergerholds．【C18】______anexampleofthelatterpoint，henotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandardsandrestorefailing【C19】______

Inearliergrades，theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies，in【C20】______studentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-basedpointstowardvaluedrewards，showspromiseinraisingeffortandcreativity，theDelawarepsychologistclaims．

【C1】

25.

【C12】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

______istheoldestoneamongthefourinthetext?

27.

Attheendofthepassagetheauthorproposesmoreworkon______.

A.thebrainstructureasawhole

B.thefunctioningofpartofthebrain

C.thedistinctionbetweenthesexes

D.theeffectsofthecorpuscallosum

28.

"Thesedifferences"inparagraph5refertothosein______.

A.skillsofmenandwomen

B.schoolsubjects

C.thebrainstructureofmenandwomen

D.activitiescarriedoutbythebrain

29.ThehistoryofresponsestotheworkoftheartistSandroBotticelli(1444-1510)suggeststhatwidespreadappreciationbycriticsisarelativelyrecentphenomenon.Writingin1550,VasariexpressedanuneasewithBotticelli'swork,admittingthattheartistfittedawkwardlyintohisevolutionaryschemeofthehistoryofart.Overthenexttwocenturies,academicarthistoriansdefamedBotticelliinfavorofhisfellowsFlorentine.Michelangelo.Evenwhenanti-academicarthistoriansoftheearlynineteenthcenturyrejectedmanyofthestandardsofevaluationadoptedbytheirpredecessors,Botticelli'workremainedoutsideofacceptedtaste,pleasingneitheramateurobserversnorconnoisseurs.(Manyofhisbestpaintings,however,remainedhiddenawayinobscurechurchesandprivatehomes.)

TheprimaryreasonforBotticelli'sunpopularityisnotdifficulttounderstand：mostobservers,upuntilthemid-nineteenthcentury,didnotconsiderhimtobenoteworthy,becausehiswork,forthemostpart.didnotseemtotheseobserverstoexhibitthetraditionalcharacteristicsofthefifteenth-centuryFlorentineart.Forexample.Botticellirarelyemployedthetechniqueofstrictperspectiveand,unlikeMichelangelo,neverusedchiaroscuro.

AnotherreasonforBotticelli'sunpopularitymayhavebeenthathisattitudetowardthestyle.ofclassicalartwasverydifferentfromthatofhiscontemporaries.Althoughhewasthoroughlyexposedtoclassicalart.heshowedlittleinterestinborrowingfromtheclassicalstyle.Indeed,itisparadoxicalthatapainteroflarge-scaleclassicalsubjectsadoptedastyle.thatwasonlyslightlysimilartothatofclassicalart.

Inanycase,whenviewersbegantoexaminemorecloselytherelationshipofBotticelli'sworktothetraditionofthefifteenthcenturyFlorentineart,hisreputationbegantogrow.AnalysesandassessmentsofBotticellimadebetween1850and1870bytheartistsofthePre-Raphaelitemovement,aswellasbythewriterPater(althoughhe.unfortunately,basedhisassessmentonanincorrectanalysisofBotticelli'spersonality),inspiredanewappreciationofBotticellithroughouttheEnglish-speakingworld.YetBotticelli'swork,especiallytheSistinefrescoes.didnotgenerateworldwideattentionuntilitwasfinallysubjectedto4comprehensiveandscrupulousanalysisbyHomein1908.Homerightlydemonstratedthatthefrescoessharedimportantfeatureswithpaintingsbyotherfifteenth-centuryFlorentines—featuressuchasskillfulrepresentationofanatomicalproportions,andofthehumanfigureinmotion.However,HomearguedthatBotticellididnottreatthesequalitiesasendsinthemselves—rather.thatheemphasizedcleardepletionofastory,auniqueachievementandonethatmadethetraditionalFlorentinequalities1esscentral.BecauseofHome'semphasiscrucialtoanystudyofart,thetwentiethcenturyhascometoappreciateBotticelli'sachievements.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheRoleofStandardArtAnalysesandAppraisals

B.SandroBotticelli：FromRejectiontoAppreciation

C.TheHistoryofCritics’ResponsestoArtWorks

D.BotticelliandFlorentine：AComparativeStudy

30.(74)

31.

Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.

A.thegovernmenthopestosolvetheproblembywayofvolunteerrestrictions

B.morethan47millionAmericanswhoarequalifiedtogetfluvaccineshotscannotgetthemthisyear

C.Americahastodealwithalimitedsupplyoffluvaccinesthisyear

D.normallyonlyasmallpercentageofAmericanpopulationgetsfluvaccineshotseachyear

32.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.thedropofcrimerateiscausedbyJackMaples'stwo-tiersystem

B.thedropofcrimerateiscausedbytheincreasedimprisonment

C.itisdifficulttoidentifytheexactcauseforthefallofcrimerate

D.theincreasedimprisonmentisnotthereasonforthefallofcrimerate

33.

Whyistransitiondifficult?

A.Becausetransitionrequiresmoneyandtime.

B.Becausemanymanufacturersareunwillingtochangetheirequipment.

C.Becauseresearchonnewmaterialsisverydifficult.

D.Becauseittakeslongtime.

34.Throughouthistorytherehavebeenmanyunusualtaxesleviedonsuchthingsashats,beds,baths,marriages,andfunerals.AtonetimeEnglandleviedataxonsunlightbycollectionfromeveryhouseholdwithsixormorewindows.Andaccordingtolegend,therewasaTurkishrulerwhocollectedataxeachtimehedinedwithoneofhissubjects.Why?Topayforthewearandtearonhisteeth!

Differentkindsoftaxeshelptospreadthetaxburden.Anyonewhopaysataxissaidto"beartheburden"ofthetax.Theburdenofataxmayfallmoreheavilyonsomepersonsthanonothers.Thatiswhythethreelevelsofgovernmentinthiscountryuseseveralkindsoftaxes.Thisspreadstheburdenoftaxesamongmorepeople.Fromthestandpointoftheiruse,themostimportanttaxesareincometaxes,propertytaxes,salestaxes,andestate,inheritance,andgifttaxes.Someareusedbyonlyonelevelofgovernment;othersbytwoorevenallthreelevels.Togetherthesedifferenttaxesmakeupwhatiscalledourtaxsystem.

Incometaxesarethemainsourceoffederalrevenues.Thefederalgovernmentgetsmorethanthree-fourthsofitsrevenuefromincometaxes.Asitsnameindicated,anincometaxisataxonearnings.Bothindividualsandbusinesscorporationspayafederalincometax.

TheoldesttaxintheUnitedStatestodayisthepropertytax.Itprovidesmostoftheincomeforlocalgovernments.Itprovidesatleastapartoftheincomeforallbutafewstates.Itisnotusedbythefederalgovernment.

Asalestaxisatanleviedonpurchases.MostpeoplelivingindieUnitedStatesknowaboutsalestaxessincetheyareusedinallbutfourstates.Actuallythereareseveralkindsofsalestaxes,butonlythreeofthemareimportant.Theyaregeneralsalestaxes,excisetaxes,andimporttaxes.

Otherthreecloselyrelatedtaxesareestate,inheritance,andgifttaxes.Everythingapersonowns,includingbothrealandpersonalproperty,makesuphisorherestate.Whensomeonedies,ownershipofhisorherpropertyorestatepassesontooneormoreindividualsororganizations.Beforethepropertyistransferred,however,itissubjecttoanestatetaxifitsvalueexceedsacertainamount.

ThereasonthattheTurkishrulercollectedadiningtaxistopayfor______.

A.theinconvenienceforhimtoputonandtakeoffclothes

B.thedamagethateatingdidtohisteeth

C.hiseffortstocutthefoodintopieces

D.thedecayofhisteethbecauseofsugar

35.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

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37.

______coversbuildingspaceof90thousandsquaremeters?

38.Beforeabigexam,asoundnight'ssleepwilldoyoubetterthanporingovertextbooks.That,atleast,isthefolkwisdom.Andscience,intheform.ofbehavioralpsychology,supportsthatwisdom.Butsuchbehavioralstudiescannotdistinguishbetweentwocompetingtheoriesofwhysleepisgoodforthememory.Onesaysthatsleepiswhenpermanentmemoriesform.Theothersaysthattheyareactuallyformedduringtheday,butthen"edited"atnight,toflushawaywhatissuperfluous.

Totellthedifference,itisnecessarytolookintothebrainofasleepingperson,andthatishard.Butafteradecadeofpainstakingwork,ateamledbyPierreMaquetatLiegeUniversityinBelgiumhasmanagedtodoit.TheparticularstageofsleepinwhichtheBelgiangroupisinterestedisrapideyemovement(REM)sleep,whenbrainandbodyareactive,heartrateandbloodpressureincrease,theeyesmovebackandforthbehindtheeyelidsasifwatchingamovie,andbrainwavetracesresemblethoseofwakefulness.Itisduringthisperiodofsleepthatpeoplearemostlikelytoreliveeventsofthepreviousdayindreams.

Dr.MaquetusedanelectronicdevicecalledPETtostudythebrainsofpeopleastheypracticedataskduringtheday,andastheysleptduringthefollowingnight.Thetaskrequiredthemtopressabuttonasfastaspossible,inresponsetoalightcomingoninoneofsixpositions.Astheylearnthowtodothis,theirresponsetimesgotfaster.Whattheydidnotknowwasthattheappearanceofthelightssometimesfollowedapattern—whatisreferredtoas"artificialgrammar".Yetthereductionsinresponsetimeshowedthattheylearntfasterwhenthepatternwaspresentthanwhentherewasnot.

Whatismore,thosewithmoretolearn(i.e.the"grammar",aswellasthemechanicaltaskofpushingthebutton)havemoreactivebrains.The"editing"theorywouldnotpredictthat,sincethenumberofirrelevantstimuliwouldbethesameineachcase.Andtoeliminateanydoubtsthattheexperimentalsubjectswerelearningasopposedtounlearning,theirresponsetimeswhentheywokeupwereevenquickerthanwhentheywenttosleep.

Theteam,therefore,concludedthatthenerveconnectionsinvolvedinmemoryarereinforcedthroughreactivationduringREMsleep,particularlyifthebraindetectsaninherentstructureinthematerialbeinglearnt.Sonow,ontheeveofthatcrucialtest,mathsstudentscansleepsoundlyintheknowledgethatwhattheywillrememberthenextdayarethebasicrulesofalgebraandnottheincoherenttalkfromtheradionextdoor.

Researchersinbehavioralpsychologyaredividedwithregardto______.

A.howdreamsaremodifiedintheircourses

B.thedifferencebetweensleepandwakefulness

C.whysleepisofgreatbenefittomemory

D.thefunctionsofagoodnight'ssleep

39.

Whycanmanypeoplesee"silverlinings"totheeconomicshowdown?

A.Theywouldbenefitincertainways.

B.Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery.

C.Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom.

D.Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced.

40.

______stationscanincreasetofullpowerveryquickly?

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

34

题

thedegradationofenvironmentcausesthechangeofclimate?__________

42.

第

48

题

describesthestoryofarealwitchwhowasaskedtoacttheroleofanimaginarywitchaccidentally?__________

43.

第

27

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ThearrivaloftheindustrialageinOurhistoricalevolutionmeantthat__________．

44.

第

33

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheWTO?

45.

根据下列文章回答36～40题：

第

36

题

Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians，theamountofsaltconsumed__________.

参考答案

1.D

2.C

3.Teachersnursessecretaries．

4.Apuzzle

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.Thestagecoach

10.A

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.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”。

17.thatthat解析：此空后的内容为maintain的内容，即此空后的句子为maintain的宾语，应填一个可引导宾语从句的词。

18.asas解析：such…as意为“这样的…如”。此空后为并列的三个分词短语，即“如”后跟的例举事项。

19.fromfrom解析：keepsth．fromdoingsth．意为“防止某事…”，为固定短语。

20.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。

21.tastetaste解析：本句意为“我们看得见它，闻得见它，…它，喝它，而且在它中间挣扎。”由常识可知，此空处只有一个“尝”较合适。

22.lookinglooking解析：与介词for的固定搭配，意为“寻求…”，这里指的是寻求新的价值观。所以此处应填“looking”。

23.dividedivide解析：根据上下文语境，这里是“分为”，divide…upinto意为“把…划分为”。所以此处应填动词“divide”。

24.WarmWarm解析：由此句中的“contrastiveviews”可知，观点是相对的，此空所在短句意为“从…赞扬到冷酷的批评”，显然，应是“热烈的”。

25.therebythereby解析：本句句意为“我们也正在污染海洋，杀死了鱼类，…剥夺了我们那无价的食物供应。”显然，此空前后为因果关系，而且depriving前不能用so或其他表因果关系的连词，而只能用介词thereby。

26.D解析：由D中的第一段“…ithasahistoryofmorethan1,300”可知。

27.D解析：文章的结尾，作者说我们不知道学校学生的能力和大脑两半球功能之间的确切关系；我们不懂大脑两半球是如何通过corpuscallosum相互作用的；间接地提出对于corpuscallosum的影响，多作研究工作。所以本题应选D。

28.A解析：“这些区别”指的是什么?短文第五段主题句说“Butitisn'tallthateasytoexplaintheactualdifferencesbetweenskillsofmenandwomenonthisbasis．”即在此基础上解释两性技能的区别并不是很容易的事。由此可见，“这些区别”指的是两性技能。所以本题应选A。

29.B解析：文章一开始就说“…suggeststhatwidespreadappreciationbycriticsisarelativelyrecentphenomen