2023年北京工业大学考研英语练习题100道（附答案解析）

年北京工业大学考研英语练习题100道（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】Clotheswornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeofthefashion.A、衣服因为穿过几次就变得不时髦了。B、因为气候的改变，衣服几乎没穿就送人了。C、因为款式改变，衣服没怎么穿就送人了。D、因为流行款式的改变，仅穿过几次的衣服也只好搁置在一边了。【正确答案】D第2题【单选题】Thisishowarocketworks.Itisnotmadeofrubberlikeaballoon,ofcourse.Itismadeofmetal.Themetalmustnotbeheavybutitmustbeverystrong.Thereisgasinsidetherocketwhichismadeveryhot.Whenitrushesoutoftheendoftherocket,therocketispushedupintotheair.Arocketispushedupintotheairwhen______.A、hotgasrushesoutofitsheadB、itispoweredbygasC、hotgasrushesoutofitsbottomD、hotgasrushesoutofitsneck【正确答案】C【答案解析】请看到最后一句话"Whenitrushesoutoftheendoftherocket."第3题【单选题】Peopleinearliererasweresurroundedbyremindersofmisery.Theyworkeduntilexhausted,livedwithfewprotectionsanddiedyoung.IntheWest,beforemasscommunicationandliteracy,themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch,whichremindedworshippersthattheirsoulswereindangerandthattheywouldsomedaybemeatforworms.Givenallthis,theydidnotexactlyneedtheirarttobeabummertoo.Theword“bummer”(Line5,paragraph5)mostprobablymeanssomething______.A、religiousB、unpleasantC、entertainingD、commercial【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。本段第1句指出，生活在古代的人们被痛苦提示包围着，接着具体论证无论在现实生活中还是在教堂中，早期的生活时刻都在提醒着人们痛苦的存在(surroundedbyremindersofmisery)。段落最后一句话：givenallthis,theydidnotneedtheirarttobeabummertoo.此题的解题关键在于是否能理解该段属于总分总结构，除第1句和最后一句外，其他内容属于论据内容，因此this指的是段首句内容，“在这种情况下，人们不需要艺术也成为一个bummer”，由此可知，bummer也可作为痛苦的提示，只有B符合要求。第4题【单选题】ToprotectAmerica’sriversandstreamsfromexcessiveindustrialpollutionandtoguardwildlifefromthedepredationsofman.A、保护美国的江河，使之免受过分的工业污染并保护野生动物不受人类的掠夺。B、保护美国的河流，使之不受过分的工业污染，并保护野生动物不受人类的掠夺。C、保护美国的江河，使之受不到过分的工业污染并保护野生动物不被人类掠夺。D、保护美国的江河，使之免受过分的工业污染和野生动物不被人类掠夺。【正确答案】A【答案解析】“protect...from...”和“guard...from...”同义，均为“保护…免遭…”。第5题【单选题】—Wouldyoulike______,sir?—No,thanks.Ihavehadmuch.A、somemoreorangesB、anymoreorangesC、somemoreorangeD、anymoreorange【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。当用委婉的语气希望得到对方肯定回答的时候，疑问句中的some不能变成any。从答语中的much可判断出前面的名词应该是不可数的。此句话的汉语意思是：－先生，还要点橙汁吗？－不了，谢谢，我已喝了很多了。第6题【单选题】Theyarebright,_____,ableandconfident.A、latentB、revolutionC、subsequentD、intelligent【正确答案】D【答案解析】intelligent智能的；聪明的；理解力强的。第7题【单选题】Youdon’thaveto_____meofanything.A、transformB、upsetC、spoilD、persuade【正确答案】D【答案解析】persuade说服，劝说；使某人相信；劝某人做（不做）某事。第8题【单选题】Actuallyindustrycanv[ary]agooddealoverthecenturies.A、alterB、improveC、alertD、perish【正确答案】A【答案解析】v[ary]改变；improve改善，增进；提高…的价值。第9题【单选题】AllplaysarealiketomejustasallmusicisaliketoTony.A、所有的戏剧对于我就像所有的音乐对托尼一样。B、正如托尼对音乐毫无欣赏一样，我对戏剧也是一窍不通。C、我对戏剧就像托尼对音乐一样，非常欣赏。D、正如托尼喜欢所有的音乐一样，我也非常喜欢所有的戏剧。【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。本题主要考查英语结构。有些句子虽然没有使用否定句，也没有使用具有否定意味的动词、名词、形容词等，但是上下文却暗示着一种否定意味。all…is/arealike可直译为：“……（对某人来说）都一样”，言外之意是说自己没能力加以辨别或欣赏。第10题【单选题】Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduationday.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegramtellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.Heneededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathisfather’shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungmanarrivedhome,hefelt_________.A、sadB、disappointedC、horribleD、nervous【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。年轻人回到家里，出现了两个关键词sadness和regret，可以判断年轻人的心情是非常伤心的。故选A。第11题【单选题】Cheeseisreallyagood[lure]formice.A、许可，准许B、诱惑C、要求，渴望D、焦点【正确答案】B【答案解析】[lure]n.诱惑；饵；诱惑物。第12题【单选题】Nothingbutdisasterwouldcomefromsuchaplan.A、这个计划没有一点用。B、这个计划只能招致灾祸。C、这个计划一点害处也没有。D、这个计划是要战胜一切灾害。【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。nothingbut表示“只”的意思。第13题【单选题】—CanIknowyourplansforthissummerholiday?—Mm…ofcourse!ButI’mjustthinkingaboutthis.I______beavolunteersocialworker.A、mightB、shouldC、mustD、need【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。考查情态动词。根据句意可知，我正在考虑暑假计划，所以might表示可能。第14题【单选题】Theyareallforyourproposalthattheseminar________.A、beputoffB、wasputoffC、shouldputoffD、istoputoff【正确答案】A【答案解析】虚拟式的被动结构。谓语动词用should+动词原形。注意这种句型中的虚拟语气形式不受主句动词时态的影响。第15题【单选题】Whathappenedinthatclassprobablyreflectswhatishappeninginsociety_________.A、atlargeB、atrandomC、atlengthD、atfirst【正确答案】C【答案解析】atlarge一般的/为被控制的。atrandom任意的。atlength最终/详尽。第16题【单选题】Thisreformissupposedtosavethegovernmentthemoneyinvolving______maintainingalargenumberofcars.A、toB、onC、atD、in【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查的是固定短语的搭配，involvein表示“卷入，涉及”的意思。句意：这项改革的目的是让政府节省大量维护车辆的费用。第17题【单选题】—HasMr.Whitearrived?—Yes,already.______hewaitoutsideorjustcomein?A、ShallB、MayC、CouldD、Must【正确答案】A【答案解析】考查情态动词辨析。当主语为第三人称时情态动词shall表示征求对方的许可。第18题【单选题】Peoplesuspectedthat“Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,camedownstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthemurder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ItisthoughtthatLucankilledthenannybecause______.A、shewaslookingafterthechildrenB、shewasafriendofLucan'sC、itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucanD、LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。因果关系题。对照本段Peoplesuspectedthat“Lucky”，ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark，killedthenannybymistake.本来是要杀他的妻子，可是因为天太黑，所以错杀了保姆。第19题【单选题】Alarge________ofthesunlightneverreachestheearthwhileinfra-redheatgivenoffbytheearthisallowedtoescapefreely.A、ratioB、proportionC、rateD、fraction【正确答案】B【答案解析】proportion“部分，份儿”，指部分与整体的关系，如：Alargeproportionofthedolphinsinthatareawilleventuallydie.根据题意，正确答案应为B。第20题【单选题】Hewantedtolookfor[occupation]suitedtohisabilities.A、employmentB、psychologyC、speciesD、majority【正确答案】A【答案解析】[occupation]职业；employment职业；雇用。第21题【单选题】Thisisoneofthemostinterestingquestionsthat________asked.A、haveB、hasC、havebeenD、hasbeen【正确答案】C【答案解析】that指代questions，所以从句谓语需要用复数形式。第22题【单选题】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuringsubtle（细微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand________.A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerB、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfieldsC、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotesD、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。空格前的by在句中引导两个在句法结构上并列的分词短语：一个是measuringsubtle（细微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobject；另一个就是convertingtheinformationinto…，即：通过测量一个物体的磁场内的细微变化和把信息转化成显示每一点电流强度的彩色图片而使电流显现。第23题【单选题】Halfoftheworkershere________under30________.A、is/yearsB、are/yearoldC、is/yearsoldD、are/yearsofage【正确答案】D【答案解析】Halfoftheworkers是复数，所以谓语动词也用复数形式。yearold这种形式是错误的，所以用yearsofage。第24题【单选题】Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!Theauthor’sattitudetowards"mixed-abilityteaching"is______.A、criticalB、questioningC、approvingD、objective【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。选项A表示作者持“批评的”态度，选项B表示作者持“怀疑的”态度，选项C表示作者持“赞同的”态度，选项D表示作者持“客观的”态度。根据本段内容可以看出作者是持“赞同的”态度，所用的人称代词也是we，因此答案是选项C。如果是持“客观的”态度的话，则人称代词不会用we。第25题【单选题】ThisanimalistobefoundonlyintheSouthern[Hemisphere].A、解释B、半球C、历史学家D、引用【正确答案】B【答案解析】hemispheren.半球。第26题【单选题】Wehavegreatdifferencestoday.Whatbringsustogetheristhatwehavecommoninterestswhichtranscendthosedifferences.A、现在我们有很大的分歧。但使我们走到一起的，是我们有跨越这些分歧的共同利益。B、今天我们有巨大的不同。使我们走到一起的，是我们有超越这些不同的共同利益。C、今天我们有巨大的分歧。使我们走到一起的，是我们有超越这些分歧的共同利益。D、今天我们有巨大的不同。使我们来到一起的，是我们有超过这些不同的共同兴趣。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。greatdifferences在句子中表示的是“巨大的分歧”的意思；interests在本句中不是表示“兴趣”，而是表示双方之间共同的利益。第27题【单选题】Peterhasachangeable[character].A、roleB、dispositionC、symbolD、nature【正确答案】B【答案解析】[character]性格，品质；disposition性情。第28题【单选题】Iguessedvaguelyfromthehurryingtoandfrointhehouse,thatsomethingunusualwasabouttohappen.A、我从人们在屋里匆匆地走来走去，大约猜出一件不一般的事就要发生了。B、人们在屋里匆匆地走来走去，我模模糊糊地预感到一件不寻常的事就要发生了。C、一件不寻常的事要发生了，这是我从屋子里匆匆地走来走去的人们那猜来的。D、我隐隐约约地预感到一件不一般的事情要发生了，从人们在屋里匆匆地走来走去。【正确答案】B【答案解析】在这里需要注意要把thehurryingtoandfrointhehouse翻译在前面，这样更符合汉语的表达习惯。第29题【单选题】Notuntilthegamehadbegun___atthesportsground.A、hadhearrivedB、wouldhehavearrivedC、didhearriveD、shouldhehavearrived【正确答案】C【答案解析】分析题目，含有否定词的部分用过去完成时；剩下的部分用一般过去时。同时否定词notuntil位于句首，所以选一般过去时+倒装，答案是C。第30题【单选题】Wordcame________hewasemployedbythatcompany.A、whichB、whyC、thatD、when【正确答案】C【答案解析】这里是由that引导的同位语从句。第31题【单选题】Theydidfindthat______appearsinadreamhasfargreaterinfluenceonmoodthan________occursinthedream.A、theperson...thethingB、who...whatC、who...thatD、thepersonwho...which【正确答案】B【答案解析】that引导宾语从句，在宾语从句中，who,what分别做主语，代表人和事情。第32题【单选题】Thegroupdoesnot[advocate]theuseofviolence.A、supportB、matterC、suitD、reach【正确答案】A【答案解析】[advocate]提倡，主张，拥护；support支持，支撑，支援。第33题【单选题】Wateris[absent]inthisarea.A、ampleB、assiduousC、affluentD、deficient【正确答案】D【答案解析】[absent]缺少的；deficient不足的；有缺陷的；不充分的。第34题【单选题】ShehadcometoEnglandto[pursue]anactingcareer.A、striveB、removeC、quitD、chase【正确答案】D【答案解析】[pursue]继续；从事；追赶；纠缠；chase追逐；追捕。第35题【单选题】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuringsubtle（细微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand________.A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerB、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfieldsC、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotesD、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。空格前的by在句中引导两个在句法结构上并列的分词短语：一个是measuringsubtle（细微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobject；另一个就是convertingtheinformationinto…，即：通过测量一个物体的磁场内的细微变化和把信息转化成显示每一点电流强度的彩色图片而使电流显现。第36题【单选题】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,orbusinessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.AndGeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffawallintheslumsofBelfast.Allgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn'texplainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,butonlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythatsetsthemapartfromalltheothers.Inthelastparagraphthestatement“…butonlyonebecamePele”indicatesthat______.A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。Pele是个伟大的球员，HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,butonlyonebecamePele成百上千的人在巴西的街道上踢球，但是只有一个Pele这样的伟大球员。最后一句话点明主题Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythatsetsthemapartfromalltheothers.所以答案是B。第37题【单选题】Thereisalotofluckindrillingforoil.A、以钻探的方法找石油有很大的偶然性。B、以钻探的方法找石油全靠运气了。C、钻探石油有很大的偶然性。D、钻探石油是很幸运的事。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。drillingforoil表示“钻探石油”；alotofluck本意表示的是“运气”，在本句中可以翻译为“偶然性”。第38题【单选题】________menhavelearnedmuchfromthebehaviourofanimalsishardlynew.A、ThatB、WhetherC、WhereD、When【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案为A，是由that引导的主语从句。第39题【单选题】Ifyouweretoexaminethebirthcertificatesofeverysoccerplayerin2006’sWorldCuptournamentyouwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirk:elitesoccerplayersarelikelytohavebeenbornintheearliermonthsoftheyearthaninthelatermonths.IfyouthenexaminedtheEuropeannationalyouthteamsthatfeedtheWorldCupandprofessionalranks,youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenontobeevenmorepronounced.Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon?Hereareafewguesses:a）certainastrologicalsignsconfersuperiorsoccerskills.b）winter-bornbabiestendtohavehigheroxygencapacitywhichincreasessoccerstamina.c）soccermadparentsaremorelikelytoconceivechildreninspringtimeattheannualpeakofsoccermania.d）noneoftheabove.Theword“mania”（Paragraph2）mostprobablymeans________.A、funB、crazeC、hysteriaD、excitement【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题，考查考生利用上下文推测词义。文章第1段介绍一个奇怪的现象，即高水平的足球运动员多半是一年中头几个月出生的。第2段试图解释这一现象，对这一现象做出种种猜测，即“某些星相赋予人们高超的足球技能”，“冬天出生的婴儿氧气足，这会增加足球运动所需的耐力”，“足球迷的父母往往容易在春天孕育新生命”等等。本段中的“mania”一词出现在第三种猜测中，句子的前半部分有“soccermad”，意思是对足球痴迷、疯狂的，由此可以推断“mania”一词与“soccermad”接近，即“疯狂”。因此正确答案是B。第40题【单选题】Howdidweletprimarycareslipsofar?Thekeyishowdoctorsarepaid.Mostphysiciansarepaidwhenevertheyperformamedicalservice.Themoreaphysiciandoes,regardlessofqualityoroutcome,thebetterhe’sreimbursed.Moreover,theamountaphysicianreceivesleansheavilytowardmedicalorsurgicalprocedures.Aspecialistwhoperformsaprocedureina30minutevisitcanbepaidthreetimesmorethanaprimarycarephysicianusingthatsame30minutestodiscussapatient’sdisease.Combinethisfactwithannualgovernmentthreatstoindiscriminatelycutreimbursements,physiciansarefacedwithnochoicebuttoincreasequantitytoboostincome.Facedwiththegovernmentthreatstocutreimbursementsindiscriminately,primarycarephysicianshaveto________.A、increasetheirincomebyworkingovertimeB、improvetheirexpertiseandserviceC、makevariousdealswithspecialistsD、seemorepatientsattheexpenseofquality【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。语义理解题。由题干中的primarycarephysicians定位于本段末句。本段说面对政府的indiscriminatelycutreimbursements，基础医疗的医生别无选择，只能通过增加治疗量来增加收入。由此可以看出，要想增加收入，医师们不得不以牺牲治疗效果为代价，争取治疗更多的病人。第41题【单选题】Wewelcomerain,buta(an)_______largeamountofrainfallwillcausefloods.A、extensivelyB、extremelyC、speciallyD、constantly【正确答案】B【答案解析】extensively广泛的/渊博的。extremely极度的。specially特别的/与众不同的。constantly反复的/恒定的。第42题【单选题】Costwasakey_____inourdecision.A、philosopherB、innovationC、qualityD、element【正确答案】D【答案解析】element元素；要素；原理；成分；自然环境。第43题【单选题】Hewantedtolookfor[occupation]suitedtohisabilities.A、employmentB、psychologyC、speciesD、majority【正确答案】A【答案解析】[occupation]职业；employment职业；雇用。第44题【单选题】LittleTomisanorphan.＿＿＿＿＿,hehastomakealivingbyhimself.A、AchildasheisB、ChildasheisC、ChildasisheD、Achildthoughheis【正确答案】B【答案解析】Childasheis＝Althoughheisachild。as引导让步状语从句时，通常要把作表语的形容词或名词、作状语的副词或动词原形提前到句首，同时注意，作表语的单数名词前无形容词时要把不定冠词去掉。第45题【单选题】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidandwasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayIheldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.HewonsixstraightsetswithoutsweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn’tevenmadeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina___________.A、basketballgameB、tennisgameC、marathongameD、footballgame【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解和事实细节题。通过关键词disgrace，考生可迅速定位至本段，再通过本段的关键词racket，可以判定正确答案是网球比赛。第46题【单选题】Shortlyaftertheaccident,two______policeweresenttothespottokeeporder.A、dozensofB、dozensC、dozenofD、dozen【正确答案】D【答案解析】英语中一些表示数字的名词的前面如果用了数词，这些名词必须是单数形式，如dozen(一打)，score(二十)和head(头)等。但是如果这些名词用来指某些可数名词时，这些名词呈复数形式，其后应加上介词of。第47题【单选题】“Peopledisappearinthatrivereveryyear,”oneofthepolicemensaidtomethatafternoon,halfindismay,halfinfrustration.A、“年年都有人消失在这条河里，”当天下午警察中的一个人半是沮丧，半是失意地对我说。B、“这条河里年年都要死人，”当天下午一个警察半是沮丧，半是失意地对我说。C、“这条河里年年都有人消失，”当天下午警察中的一个以一种无可奈何的神气沮丧地对我说。D、“这条河里年年都要死人，”当天下午一个警察以一种无可奈何的神气沮丧地对我说。【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。本题考查的知识点为成语。英语和汉语都有许多成语。汉语的成语大多由四个字组成。英译汉时，适当地使用成语，译文显得简洁、生动，可以增加文采。第48题【单选题】Onlytwocountriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromworktocareforanewbornchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo,Australia,gaveupthatdubiousdistinctionbyestablishingpaidfamilyleavestartingin2011.Iwasn’tsurprisedwhenthisdidn’tmakethenewshereintheUnitedStates—we’renowtheonlywealthycountrywithoutsuchapolicy.TheUnitedStatesdoeshaveoneexplicitfamilypolicy,theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,passedin1993.Itentitlesworkerstoasmuchas12weeksunpaidleaveforcareofanewbornordealingwithafamilymedicalproblem.Despitethemodestyofthebenefit,theChamberofCommerceandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtitbitterly,describingitas“governmentrunpersonnelmanagement”anda“dangerousprecedent.”Infact,everystepoftheway,as（usually）Democraticleadershavetriedtointroducework-familybalancemeasuresintothelaw,businessgroupshavebeenstronglyopposed.Whathaspreventedthepassingofwork-familybalancelawsintheUnitedStates？A、ThelackofaprecedentinAmericanhistory.B、TheexistingFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct.C、Theoppositionfrombusinesscircles.D、TheincompetenceoftheDemocrats.【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。事实细节题。根据题干定位到第2段末句。本句中提到，尽管民主党领导人努力将工作与家庭的平衡措施提上立法日程，但那些商业组织还是一直都强烈反对。C项中的opposition与文中的stronglyopposed相对，businesscircles与文中的businessgroups相对应，故正确答案为C项。文中说《家庭与医疗休假法》在1993年时通过，故排除A项“在美国历史上没有先例”；B项“现有的《家庭与医疗休假法》”，并非主要原因；文中提到民主党领导人支持工作与家庭的平衡措施的实施，只是遭到了来自商业团体的反对，故排除D项“民主党的无能”。第49题【单选题】—Whenwillyoubethroughwithyourwork,Jones?—______?Mybossusuallyfindssomethingformetodoatthelastminute.A、WhoknowsB、WouldyouhelpmeC、IbegyourpardonD、Anythingthematter【正确答案】A【答案解析】考查交际用语。Whoknows?表示“谁知道（无法确定）”，与后句的含义相吻合。第50题【单选题】Facinggrowingcostsandshrinkingtax________,thegovernmentisnowthreateningtocutfundingforenvironmentalprotectionprograms.A、budgetB、collectionC、profitD、revenue【正确答案】D【答案解析】revenue“收入，税收”，尤指国家的岁入。根据题意，正确答案应为D。第51题【单选题】Manypeople,whenill,seetheirdoctorsandaskthemto________somethingthatwillmakethemfeelbetter.A、describeB、prescribeC、reviseD、devise【正确答案】B【答案解析】prescribe“开处方，开（药）”。根据题意，正确答案应为B。第52题【单选题】Manyspecies,forexample,[originate]insmallpopulations.A、轮廓；B、发源C、器官D、选择【正确答案】B【答案解析】[originate]vi.发源；发生；起航。第53题【单选题】ItwasakeendisappointmentthatIhadtopostponemyvisitwhichIhadintendedtopaytoGermanyinJanuary.A、令我深感失望的是，我原计划访问德国，但不得不予以推迟到一月份。B、令我深感失望的是，我不得不在一月份推迟我对德国预定的访问。C、我原计划一月份访问德国，后来不得不予以推迟，这使我深感失望。D、我原计划访问德国，令我深感失望的是，我不得不在一月份予以推迟。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。本题主要考查英语评价句的翻译。需要对某事发表评论或表明态度时，英语的语序和汉语不同。英语是先评论，或先表态，然后再说有关的事情或情况。汉语则相反，评论或表态性的话往往是放在句子的后面。第54题【单选题】Thenewsabouttheterriblefloodtheregreatlydiscouraged______theseforasight-seeing.A、usfromgoingB、ustogoC、ourgoingD、ourtogo【正确答案】A【答案解析】discourage与encourage互为反义词。英语中说“鼓励某人做某事”时使用encouragesb.todosth.，但如果要表示“使某人没勇气做某事”时，不能想当然的以此类推：discouragesb.todosth.，这是不符合英语习惯的错误表达方式，其正确形式是：discouragesbfromdoingsth.。第55题【单选题】It’simpossibleto[detach]oneselffromreality.A、scatterB、separateC、reformD、prescribe【正确答案】B【答案解析】[detach]分离；派遣；使超然；separate分开；隔开；分居。第56题【单选题】Fortheirownsafety,householdpetsshouldbe[confined]totheirownyard.A、tamedB、regainedC、restrictedD、contained【正确答案】C【答案解析】confine限制。restrict限制，约束。参考课文：为了自身安全，家养究物应该关在主人自己的后院中。第57题【单选题】Theshygirlfelt________anduncomfortablewhenshecouldnotanswerherteacher’squestions.A、amazedB、awkwardC、curiousD、amused【正确答案】B【答案解析】amazed吃惊的。awkward狼狈的/局促的。curious好奇的。amused滑稽的。第58题【单选题】Itisnecessarythatacollegestudent________atleastaforeignlanguage.A、mastersB、shouldmasterC、masteredD、willmaster【正确答案】B【答案解析】Itisnecessary(clear/true/strange/important/wonderful/possible/likely…)that…，这类主语从句中，谓语动词多为“(should)＋动词原形”，即要用虚拟语气。第59题【单选题】Scarcelylessimportantthanmachineryintheagriculturalrevolutionwasscience．A、在农业革命中，科学没有机械重要。B、在农业革命中，机械没有科学重要。C、在农业革命中，科学和机械几乎同等重要。D、在农业革命中，机械和科学都不怎么重要。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。本句考查程度副词的翻译。本句的翻译重点是Scarcelylessimportant，scarcely是程度副词，意思是“几乎不，简直没有’’。它本身带有否定的意思。lessimportant意思是“不如……重要”，而加scarcely之后，双重否定表示肯定，意思是两者是差不多同样重要的，所以应该选C。第60题【单选题】Anyprincipleis[preferable]tonone.A、秘密的B、首要的C、初步的D、更好的【正确答案】D【答案解析】[preferable]adj.更好的，更可取的；更合意的。第61题【单选题】______thedaywentontheweathergetworse.A、WithB、SinceC、WhatD、As【正确答案】D【答案解析】as引导从句表示“随着……”，句意：随着时间的过去，气候变得更糟。第62题【单选题】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrivestowardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,andterritoriality(守卫地盘的天性)areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareallqualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate(天生的)survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefendthemselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolenceshowsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Themanyexpressionsofhumanviolencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressivebehavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyforcreatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleadingroleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical(道德上的)patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshowsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat______.A、itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystemsB、itisinfluencedbysocietyC、ithasrootsinreligiousconflictsD、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw【正确答案】B【答案解析】本段指出了人类暴力的两个特性，其中第二个特性是“alearnedbehavior”。可以知道本题的答案应该就在本段的后面部分。接下来的第二句话即说人类暴力的诸多表现形式都受社会习惯的制约：Themanyexpressionsofhumanviolencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressivebehavior，将其定型为侵略性行为。第63题【单选题】Fatherhadnomorethana[superficial]knowledgeofmusic.A、widespreadB、shallowC、reluctantD、subsequent【正确答案】B【答案解析】[superficial]表面的；肤浅的；shallow浅的；肤浅的。第64题【单选题】Theytook_______measurestopreventpoisonousgasesfromescaping.A、fruitfulB、beneficialC、validD、effective【正确答案】D【答案解析】fruitful多产的/成功的。beneficial有益的。valid有效的（法律/时间）/正当的。effective有效的。第65题【单选题】NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwithalotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.ResidentsofcitieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedarkbecausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.ThisisthereasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.Theyallcomeforthesamereason:sun!Intheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamarementioned_____.A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimateB、totellushowwealthytheirresidentsareC、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeautyD、toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle【正确答案】A【答案解析】该段中所列举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点，这些不利的地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方。四个选项中，选项A最接近题意。第66题【单选题】Thehurricanewasincredibly[devastating]andleftthousandshomeless.A、forcefulB、mightyC、destructiveD、dangerous【正确答案】C【答案解析】[devastating]毁灭性的。destructive破坏（或毁灭）性的。参考译文：飓风以其难以令人置信的破坏力使得成千上万的人无家可归。第67题【单选题】Inthiscontext,itisimportantforourtwosocietiestosearchforareasofcooperationwhichclearlyaddtoourmutualbenefit.A、在这种上下文里，这是很重要的，我们两个社会应该寻求那些对我们两国确实互利的合作领域。B、在这种情况下，我们两个社会应该寻求合作领域，那些对我们两国确实互利的，这是很重要的。C、在这种情景下，对于我们两个社会来说，寻求那些对我们两国确实互利的合作领域是很重要的。D、在这种情况下，我们两个社会应该寻求那些对我们两国确实互利的合作领域，这是很重要的。【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。Inthiscontext：在这种情况下；tosearchforareasofcooperation：寻找合作领域；mutualbenefit（双方）共同的利益；it为形式主语，翻译时可以不译，把真实主语不定式提前译。第68题【单选题】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,amothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhateschooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikeasandwichbarinthemorning.”However,anothermother,Susanmadeherchoicebasedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,“Mydaughteralwayshasschooldinners.IthinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschoolthanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches.”WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.B、Susan’sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.D、Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。细节查找并简单推断题。从本段，特别是Imake3packedluncheseverymorning…可知Cathy有三个孩子在上学，有没有不上学的孩子不得而知，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。第69题【单选题】I’dbetternotcatch______thatagain!A、yourdoingB、youdoingC、youtodoD、youbeingdoing【正确答案】B【答案解析】如同感观动词一样，下面这些动词后只能跟代词的宾格或名词的通格（如him，Mary），其后是“动词ing”：start，keep，stop，catch，find，leave，如：Whenareyougoingtostarthimworkingforus?第70题【单选题】_______fromspace,theearth,withwater______seventypercentofitssurface,lookslikea“blueball”.A、Seen;coveredB、Seen;coveringC、Seeing;coveringD、Seeing;covering【正确答案】B【答案解析】分词作状语时，是用现在分词还是过去分词，要看它与句子主语的关系。在此see与theearth为被动关系，因此用过去分词；water与cover间为主动关系，因此用现在分词。第71题【单选题】Scarcelylessimportantthanmachineryintheagriculturalrevolutionwasscience.A、在农业革命中，机械没有科学重要。B、在农业革命中，科学没有机械重要。C、在农业革命中，科学和机械几乎同等重要。D、在农业革命中，机械和科学都不怎么重要。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。本题考查的知识点为理解原意。lessimportant是“没有那么重要”的意思，但一加上scarcely，意思就反过来了，表示“同等重要”。第72题【单选题】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,amothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhateschooldinners.Imake3packedlunch