广东省广州市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)

广东省广州市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Thedietsofthepeopleinthethreeregionsaretotallydifferent.

A.RightB.Wrong

2.Inwhatpartoftheworldispotatoespeciallyafavoritefood?

3.Whyshouldamanagerstudybehavioralmanagement?

4.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：Todaywetakeitforgrantedthatthemailwillbedelivereddailyatourdoor．Butmanyyearsagoitmighthavebeenplacedinatreetrunkorunderneatharock．Intheearlydaysofthemailnoonecouldbesureaboutwhereorwhenitwouldarrive．

AtthesoutherntipofAfricatherewasonceapostofficeunderarock．IntheolddaystheroutefromEnglandtoIndiawasaroundtheCapeofGoodHope．Thejourneywasstormyanddangerous．Ittooksixlongmonths．Sailorsoftenwishedtosendmailhome．buttheyseldommetshipsboundbacktoEngland．Soatthecapethesailorswouldgoashore．Theyheadedforacertainlargestone．Onthestonewerescratchedthewords“Lookhereunderforletters．”Theywouldleavetheirlettersthere．knowingthatthenexthomeward-boundshipwouldstopandpickthemup．

TherewasanotherpostofficelikethisatthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica．Duringthegoldrushdays，boatssailedaroundCapeHorntoCalifornia．AtCapeHornwasakegnailedtoapost．Boatscomingfromtheeastcoastwouldsendasmallboatashoretothispostoffice．Theypickedupanylettersinthekeg．Atthesametimetheymailedlettershomethatboatssailingeastcouldpickup．

InthestateofWashingtonstandsthestumpofahugecedar．It，too，wasonceapostoffice．Settlersneededaplaceforthemailcarrierstoleavetheirletters．Theirhousesweresowidelyscatteredthatthemailcarriercouldnotreachallofthem．andthepostofficewasfarawayoverroughroads．Sothesettlersfoundatreethatstoodwhereseveraltrailscrossed．Theycutthetreedowntenfeetfromtheground．holloweditout．andcovereditwitharoof．Inside,theynailedarowofwoodenboxes．Eachboxwasmarkedwithafamily'sname．Themailcarriercouldleavelettersthereforeveryoneformilesaround．

ForthefirstfewyearsaftertheEnglishcolonistscarnetoAmerica，therewasnoregularpostalservice．Peoplegavetheirletterstoanytravelerwhohappenedtobegoingintherightdirection．Oftentheygavethemtoapeddleroratravelingshoemaker．Whenthetravelerreachedthetownwheretheletterwasgoing，hemightstopataninn．Hewouldleavethelettersthere．Buttheretheystayeduntilthepersontheywereaddressedtohappenedtocomebyandstoppedattheinn．

WhataboutplaceslikeVirginiawheretherewereveryfewinns?Peoplewhowishedtosendletterswouldleavethematoneofthelargeplantations．Theownersoftheplantationwouldthensendthelettersontoaneighbor．Theneighborwoulddothesame．Itwasaslowmailsystem．

Aftermanyyears，regularmailcarriersonhorsebackwerehired．Theywentfromonebigtowntoanother．BetweenNewYorkandBoston，forexample．therewasone“postrider”amonth．Hetraveledonlybydayandtooktwoweeksforthetrip．Oftenthepostriderleftallthemailforawholetownatacrossroadsstore．ItstilltookmanyweeksforalettertoreachthepersonItwasaddressedto．

Finally，abouttwohundredyearsago，BenjaminFranklinwasmadepostmasterforallthecolonies．Hisfirstactwastomakealongjourneytofindoutthebestroutesforcarryingthemail．Thenhesetupalineofpoststationbetweenthenorthernandsoutherncolonies．Heorderedhispostriderstotravelbynightaswellasbyday．

Franklin'spostriderscouldcarrymorelettersinashortertimefromonecolonytoanother．TheletterservicehelpedtheyoungAmericancolonieslearnmoreabouteachother．Theylearnedthattheywereallinterestedinthesamethings．Thisgavethemthefeelingofunitythatlaterhelpedthemwintheirindependence．

5.Astrokevictimcanputglovesonbothhishands.

A.RightB.Wrong

6.Whatwasthediscussiontopicofthepreviousclassmeeting?

A.NewEnglandmysterystories.

B.Eighteenth-centuryEnglishcriticism.

C.AcomparisonofpoemsofDickinsonandWhitman.

D.ThepoemsofWaltWhitman.

7.WhendidthisexpressioncomeintotheAmericanLanguage?

A.SometimeaftertheCivilWar.

B.DuringtheSecondWorldWar.

C.WhenpresidentGeorgeBushwasinoffice.

D.DuringtheperiodofIndependenceWar.

8.Afterdeliveringthenewinformation,whyshouldthespeakeralsogivehisaudiencesometime?

9.Goodbookscandecreaseourcontentmentwhenwearehappyandlessenourtroubleswhenwearesad.

A.RightB.Wrong

10.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：Sorryitmustbe!AndtheonegreatadvantageisthatIcansee，ifthegovernmentsetupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanelsandtoinstallthem，itwouldbecreatingemploymentwhichwouldimprovetheunemploymentsituationandbringterrificadvantages．

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

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

W：No，youarefightthere!

M：Butthelightpowerfromthesunwill…

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegovernment'spresentproposalaboutbuildingmorepowerstationsinthecountry?

A.It'sadangerousproposal.

B.It'sastupidproposal.

C.It'sanadvantageousproposal.

D.It'saviableproposal.

11.WhogavedairyproductstothenativeAmericans?

12.ThejoboftheBoardofDirectorsistoadministratethecompany.

A.TrueB.Fasle

13.Whatproblemdoesthemanthinkcanbesolvedifthegovernmentputupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanels?

A.Theheatsupply.

B.Theelectricsupply.

C.Thewatersupply.

D.Theunemploymentsituation.

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.

B.Dr.Kleimanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofaday.

C.Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

D.Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

15.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

听力原文：Asyouallknow,logstructuresaregainingpopularity.Theyarenolongerjustthesimplecountryhomeswhichwethinkofasthetraditionallogcabin.Someupscalehomesnowincorporatenaturalroundlogsinsealingbeamsandwalls.Peopleseemtothinkthattheroundedlogsgivetheirhomesacozywarmatmosphere.Andevenpeoplewhowanttobuildatraditionallogcabinontheirowncanbuyakitwithprecutlogsthatfittogetherlikepiecesofjigsawpuzzle.Beforeshowingyousomeslidesofmodernloghouses,I'dliketointroducealittlehistoricalbackgroundonthesubject.

Logcabinswerefirstbuiltinthelate1600salongtheDelawareRiverValley.TheEuropeanimmigrantswhosettledtherebroughtcenturiesofoldtraditionsofworkingwithlogs.Andinthisheavilywoodedarealogswerethematerialinhand.Logcabinswerethemostpopularintheearly1800swiththesettlerswhoweremovingwest.Theyprovidedtheanswertothepioneer'sneedforasafeandsturdyhomethatanordinaryfamilycouldbuildquickly.Theyhaddirtfloorsandslidingboardsforwindows.ButthelogbuildingsthathaveprobablyhadmostinfluenceonmodemarchitectsarethoseofthemountainretreatsofwealthyNewYorkers.Thesecountryhouseswhichwerepopularintheearly1900stypifywhat'sknownastheAdoroundyxstyle.Nowlet'slookatthoseslides.

Whatisthespeakermainlydiscussing?

A.TraditionalEuropeanarchitecture.

B.Techniquesforbuildinglogcabins.

C.Thehistoryoflogstructures.

D.Howtobuildahomeyourself.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C20】

17.(42)

18.(41)

19."Down-to-earth"meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest,realisticandeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofind【31】______whoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalk【32】______andacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe【33】______ofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.

Down-to-earthpersonsmaybe【34】______membersofsociety,ofcourse.Buttheydonotlettheirimportance"【35】______totheirheads".Theydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterpersonsthan【36】______oflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,【37】______withoutcause,issaidtohave"hisnoseintheair".Thereis【38】______wayapersonwithhisnoseintheaircanbedown-to-earth.

Americans【39】______anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas"down-to-earth".Theexpressionis"both-feet-on-the-ground".Someone【40】______both-feet-on-the-groundisapersonwithagoodunderstanding【41】______reality.Hehaswhatiscalled"commonsense,"hemayhavedreams,【42】______hedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeof【43】______isreal.

Theoppositekindof【44】______isonewhohashis"head-in-the-clouds".Amanwithhishead-in-the-cloudsisadreamer【45】______mindisnotintherealworld.

【46】______,suchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoearth.Sharpwordsfromteachercanusually【47】______aday-dreamingstudentdown-to-earth.

Usually,thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthisvery【48】______tohavebothfeetontheground.【49】______wehavebothourfeetontheground,whenwearedown-to-earth,weacthonestlyandopenly【50】______others.Ourlivesarelikethegroundbelowus,solidandstrong.

(31)

20.

【C3】

21.(43)

22.(44)

23.(48)

24.

【C10】

25.

【C14】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

WhichofthestatementsabouttheteensisNOTtrue?

A.Theyareill-bredstudentsinschool.

B.Someofthemtake"realdrugs".

C.Teensneedsattention.

D.Afewcasuallydisplayscarsontheirarms.

27.

Whycanmanypeoplesee“silverlinings”totheeconomicshowdown?

A.Theywouldbenefitincertainways．

B.Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery．

C.Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom．

D.Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced．

28.(80)

29.(76)

30.

______istheoldestoneamongthefourinthetext?

31.Themanbehindthisnotion,JackMaple,isadandywhoaffectsdarkglasses,homburgs(翘边帽)andtwo-toeshoes;yethehasbecomesomethingofalegendinAmerica'spolicedepartments.Forsomeyears,startinginNewYorkandmovingontohigh-crimespotssuchasNewOrleansandPhiladelphia,heandhisbusinesspartner,JohnLinderhavemarketedatwo-tiersystemforcuttingcrime.

First,policedepartmentshavetosortthemselvesout:rootoutcorruption,streamlinetheirbureaucracy,andmakemorecontactwiththepublic.Second,theyhavetoadoptacomputersystemcalledComstatwhichhelpsthemtoanalyzestatisticsofallmajorcrimes.Theseareconstantlykeyedintothecomputer,whichthendisplayswhereandwhentheyhaveoccurredonacolor-codedmap,enablingthepolicetomonitorcrimetrendsastheyhappenandtospothigh-crimeareas.InNewYork,Comstat'sstatisticalmapsareanalyzedeachweekatameetingofthecity'spolicechiefandprecinctcaptains.

MessrsMapleandLinder("specialistsincrime-reductionservices")havenodoubtthattheirsystemisamaincontributortothedropincrime.WhentheyintroduceditinNewOrleansinJanuary1997,violentcrimedroppedby22%inayear;whentheymerelystartedworkinginformallywiththepolicedepartmentinNewark,NewJersey,violentcrimefellby13%.Policedepartmentsarenowlininguptopayasmuchas$50,000amonthforthesetwomentoputthemstraight.

Probablyallthesenewpoliciesandbitsoftechnicalwizardry,addedtogether,havemadeabigdifferencetocrime.Butthereremainanomaliesthatcannotbeexplained,suchasthefactthatcrimeinWashingtonD.C.,hasfallenasfastasanywhere,althoughthepolicedepartmenthasbeencorruptandhopelessand,inlargestretchesofthecity,neitherpolicenorresidentsseemdisposedtofightthecriminalsintheirmidst.

Themoreimportantreasonforthefallincrimerates,manysay,isamuchlesssophisticatedone.Itisafactthatcrimerateshavedroppedastheimprisonmentratesoared.In1997thenationalincarcerationrate,at645per100000peoplewasmorethandoubletheratein1985,andthenumberofinmatesincityandcountyjailsroseby9.4%.almostdoubleitsannualaverageincreasesince1990.Surelysomecriminologistsargue,onesetoffiguresisthecauseoftheother.Itisprecisebecausemorepeoplearebeingsenttoprison,theyclaimthatcrimeratesarefalling.A1993studybytheNationalAcademyofSciencesactuallyconcludedthatthetriplingoftheprisonpopulationbetween1975and1989hadloweredviolentcrimeby10-15%.

Yetcauseandeffectmaynotbesoobviouslylinked.Tobeginwith,thesaleandpossessionofdrugsarenotcountedbytheFBIinitscrimeindex,whichislimitedtoviolentcrimesandcrimesagainstproperty.Yetdrugoffencesaccountformorethanathirdoftherecentincreaseinthenumberofthosejailed;since1980,theincarcerationratefordrugarrestshasincreasedby1000%.Andalthoughaboutthree-quartersofthosegoingtoprisonfordrugoffenceshavecommittedothercrimesaswell,thereisnotyetacrystal-clearconnectionbetweenfillingthejailswithdrug-pushersandadeclineintherateofviolentcrime.Again,thoughnationalfiguresaresuggestive,localonesdiverge:theplaceswherecrimehasdroppedmostsharply(suchasNewYorkCity)arenotalwaystheplaceswhereincarcerationhasrisenfastest.

JackMaplestartedhiscareerin______.

A.PhiladelphiaB.OregonC.NewOrleansD.NewYork

32.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=TheImperialPalaceB=TheTempleofHeavenC=PotalaPalaceD=JokhangTempleWhichpalaceortemple...

isthespiritualcenterofTibet?71.______

iscircularinthenorthernpartwhilesquareinthesouthernpart?72.______

presentsthelargestandmostcompleteensembleoftraditionalarchitecture?73.______

coversabuildingspaceof90thousandsquaremeters?74.______

istheoldestoneamongthefourinthetext?75.______

canpresentthevisitorthesignificanceofHeavenKitchen?76.______

isacombinationofarchitecturalstylesfromHan,TibetanandNepalese?77.______

wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldTibet?78.______

isalongwithmanycomparativelysmallbuildingsoneitherside?79.______

presentsanedictsignedwiththeGreatFifth'shandprint?80.______

A

TheImperialPalace

Whatstrikesonefirstinabirds-eyeviewofBeijingproperisavasttractofgoldenroofsflashingbrilliantlyinthesunwithpurplewallsoccasionallyemergingamidthemandastretchofluxurianttreeleavesflankingoneachside.ThatistheformerImperialPalace,popularlyknownastheForbiddenCity,fromwhichtwenty-fouremperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesruledChinaforsome500years—from1420to1911.TheMingEmperorYongLe,whousurpedthethronefromhisnephewandmadeBeijingthecapital,ordereditsconstruction,onwhichapproximately10,000artistsandamillionworkmentoiledfor14yearsfrom1406to1420.Atpresent,thePalaceisanelaboratemuseumthatpresentsthelargestandmostcompleteensembleoftraditionalarchitecturecomplexandmorethan900,000piecesofcourttreasuresinalldynastiesinChina.

LocatedinthecenterofBeijing,theentirepalacearea,rectangularinshapeand72hectaresinsize,issurroundedbywallstenmetershighandamoat52meterswide.Ateachcornerofthewallstandsawatchtowerwithadouble-eaveroofcoveredwithyellowglazedtiles.

Themainbuildings,thesixgreathalls,onefollowingtheother,aresetfacingsouthalongthecentralnorth-southaxisfromtheMeridianGate,thesouthentrance,toShenwumen,thegreatgatepiercinginthenorthwall.Oneithersideofthepalacearemanycomparativelysmallbuildings.SymmetricallyinthenortheasternsectionliethesixEasternPalacesandinthenorthwesternsectionthesixWesternPalaces.ThePalaceareaisdividedintotwoparts:theOuterCourtandtheInnerPalace.Theformerconsistsofthefirstthreemainhalls,wheretheemperorreceivedhiscourtiersandconductedgrandceremonies,whilethelatterwasthelivingquartersfortheimperialresidence.AttherearoftheInnerPalaceistheImperialGardenwheretheemperorandhisfamilysoughtrecreation.

B

TheTempleofHeaven

TheTempleofHeavenwasinitiallybuiltinYongleYear18oftheMingDynasty(in1420).Situatedinthesouthernpartofthecity,itcoversthetotalareaof273hectares.WiththeadditionsandrebuildingduringtheMing,QingandotherDynasties,thisgrandsetofstructureslookmagnificentandglorious;thedignifiedenvironmentappearssolemnandrespectful.ItistheplaceforbothMingandQingDynasty'sEmperorstoworshipHeavenandprayforgoodharve

33.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Note：AnswereachquestionbychoosingA，B，CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1．Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce．

A=WashingtonD.C.B=NewYorkCityC=ChicagoD=LosAngeles

Whichcity…

istheheadquarteroftheSupremeCourt?71．______

wasdiscoveredasearlyas1524?72．______

hasservedasthecapitalofthecountry?73．______

isnowthelargestindustrialcityinthecountry?74．______

leadsthecountryinthemanufactureofaircraftandspareparts?75．______

isthelargestcity?76．______

isthesecondlargestcityinpopulationinU.S.A.?77．______

hasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestports?78．______

coversanareaofover69squaremiles?79．______

isnowconsideredthecenterofindustry，transportation，commerceandfinanceinthemid-westarea?

80．______

AWashingtonD.C.

Washington，thecapitaloftheUnitedStates，isinWashingtonD.C.andissituatedonthePotomacRiverbetweenthetwostatesofMarylandandVirginia．Thepopulationofthecityisabout800,000anditcoversanareaofover69squaremiles(including8squaremilesofwatersurface)．ThesectionwasnamedtheDistrictofColumbiaafterChristopherColumbus，whodiscoveredthecontinent．ThecityitselfwasnamedWashingtonafterGeorgeWashington，thefirstpresidentofU.S.A.

Thebuildingofthecitywasaccomplishedin1800andsincethatyear，ithasservedasthecapitalofthecountry．ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidentinauguratedthere．IntheWarof1812，theBritainarmyseizedthecity．burningtheWhiteHouseandmanyotherbuildings．

WashingtonistheheadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem：Congress，theSupremeCourtandthePresidency．

Apartfromthegovernmentbuildings，therearealsosomeotherplacesofinterestsuchastheWashingtonMonument，theLincolnMemorial，theJeffersonMemorial，theLiteraryoftheCongressandMt．Vernon，homeofGeorgeWashington．

BNewYorkCity

NewYorkCity．locatedinNewYorkState,isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates．ThecityofNewYorkhasapopulationofover7million(1970)andMetropolitan，12million．

Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524，anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam．In1664，thecitywastakenbytheEnglishanditgotthenameNewYorkasitbearsnow．DuringtheAmericanRevolutionin1776，GeorgeWashingtonhadhishead-quartersforatimeinNewYorkCity．TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadthereinJuly4th，1776．Thecityre

34.

Wecanlearnfromthetextthatartcriticshaveahistoryof______.

A.suppressingpainters'artinitiatives

B.favoringBotticelli'sbestpaintings

C.rejectingtraditionalartcharacteristics

D.undervaluingBotticelli'sachievements

35.(67)

36.

Intheirstudy,researchersledbyPierreMaquettookadvantageofthetechniqueof______.

A.exposingalong-heldfolkwisdom

B.clarifyingthepredictionsondreams

C.makingcontrastsandcomparisons

D.correlatingeffectswiththeircauses

37.

"Itwaslikeofferingtodropasafeonmyheadtocuremyheadache"inthelastbutoneparagraphmeansthat______.

A.dietechnician'sproposalwouldmaketilingsevenworse

B.thetechnician'sproposalcouldeventuallysolvetheproblem

C.filesstoredonhercomputerwerelikeasafe

D.erasingtheentiresystemwaslikecuringaheadache

38.

Today'scorporateexecutiveofficersresembletheindustrialistsandagriculturistsinthepastintheirrealizationof______.

A.theessentialrolesoftheworkersinturningoutmoreproducts

B.theimportanceofinformationtoacompany'sdevelopment

C.theimportanceoftechnologyleadingtohighemployeeproductivity

D.thenecessityofprovidingemployeeswithacomfortableenvironment

39.(69)

40.Theideaofafishbeingabletoproduceelectricitystrongenoughtolightlampbulbs-oreventorunasmallelectricmotor—isalmostunbelievable,butseveralkindsoffishareabletodothis.Evenmorestrangely,thiscuriouspowerhasbeenacquiredindifferentwaysbyfishbelongingtoverydifferentfamilies.

Perhapsthemostknownaretheelectricrays,ortorpedoes,ofwhichseveralkindsliveinwarmseas.Theypossessoneachsideofthehead,behindtheeyes,alargeorganconsistingofanumberofhexagonal-shapedcellsratherlikeahoneycomb.Theceilsarefilledwithajelly-likesubstance,andcontainaseriesofflatelectricplates.Oneside,thenegativeside,ofeachplate,issuppliedwithveryfinenerves,connectedwithamainnervecomingfromaspecialpartofthebrain.Currentgetsthroughfromtheupper,positivesideoftheorgandownwardtothenegative,lowerside.Generallyitisnecessarytotouchthefishintwoplaces,completingthecircuit,inordertoreceiveashock.

Thestrengthofthisshockdependsonthesizeoffish,butnewly-bornonesonlyabout5centimetersacrosscanbemadetolightthebulbofapocketflashlightforafewmoments,whileafullygrowntorpedogivesashockcapableofknockingamandown,and,ifsuitablewiresareconnected,willoperateasmallelectricmotorforseveralminutes.

Anotherfamousexampleistheelectriceel.Thisfishgivesanevenmorepowerfulshock.Thesystemisdifferentfromthatofthetorpedointhattheelectricplatesrunlongitudinallyandaresuppliedwithnervesfromthespinalcord.Consequently,thecurrentpassesalongthefishfromheadtotail.Theelectricorgansofthesefisharereallyalteredmusclesandlikeallmusclesareapttotire,sotheyarenotabletogenerateelectricityforverylong.PeopleinsomepartsofSouthAmericawhovaluetheelectriceelasfood,takeadvantageofthisfactbydrivinghorsesintothewateragainstwhichthefishdischargetheirelectricity.Thehorsesarelessaffectedthanamanwouldbe,andwhentheelectriceelshaveexhaustedthemselves,theycanbecaughtwithoutdanger.

TheelectriccatfishoftheNileandofotherAfricanfreshwatershasadifferentsystemagainbywhichcurrentpassesoverthewholebodyfromthetailtothehead.Theshockgivenbythisarrangementisnotsostrongastheothertwo,butisnonethelessunpleasant.Theelectriccatfishisaslow,lazyfish,fondofgloomyplacesandgrowstoabout1metrelong;itiseatenbytheArabsinsomeareas.

Thepowerofproducingelectricitymayservethesefishbothfordefenceandattack.Ifalargeenemyattacks,theshockwilldriveitaway;butitappearsthatthecatfishandtheelectriceelusetheircurrentmostoftenagainstsmallerfish,stunningthemsothattheycaneasilybeoverpowered.

Whichofthefollowingcanproducethestrongestshock?

A.Theelectriceel.

B.Theelectriccatfish.

C.Thenewly-bornelectrictorpedoes.

D.Thefully-grownelectricray.

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

45

题

usesthesamegas/electricsystemasthePriusandHighlanderHybridSUV?_________

42.

第

23

题

WhatisthebasisfortheAmericannotionofnationalgood?

43.

第

37

题

FromDr．Dustan’sstudywecaninferthat__________．

44.

第

23

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hasservedasthecapitalofthecountry?__________

45.

第

38

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owl-itsmostfull—timefacultymemberswhoholdaPh．D．orterminaldegreeintheirfield?__________

参考答案

1.B

2.NorthernEurope/NorthAmerica．

3.Makebusinessefficient/achievegoal

4.Intreetrunk/Underneatharock．

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.Totakeinformation

9.B

10.B

11.TheEuropeans

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.FortunatelyFortunately解析：由本句句意“…可以看到有解决办法的希望了。”可知，此空应填“幸运的是”。

17.workwork解析：本句意为“我们以前已经尝试过，但是不…。”显然，此空处应填“奏效，起作用”，英语中表达这一含义最地道的词就是work。

18.whichwhich解析：由此句句子成分分析，此空以后的应为定语从句，修饰characteristics，所以此空应填which，引导定语从句。

19.someonesomeone解析：由本文的第一句话“‘Down-to-earth’meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest．realisticandeasytodealwith．”可知“Down-to-earth”指的是诚实，现实、平易近人的那些人。这里的someone和后面是相对应的。故答案为someone。

20.oppositeopposite解析：从文章第二段的内容可以看出，Adown-to-earthperson和那些表面上装的很重要的人物正好相反。所以这里应填“相反的”，故答案为opposite。

21.readyready解析：顾客来到结算处，说明他们准备好了要付账。bereadyto的意思是“准备好了做某事”。故答案为ready。

22.ratherrather解析：此空所在句意为“用四个手指握笔而不是三个。”ratherthan表示“而不是”。