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【自考英语】2022年4月河北省路北区英语（一）

模拟题（解析版）

第1题【单选题】

Isthisthemuseumtheexhibitionwasheld.

A^where

B^that

C、onwhich

D、theone

【正确答案】A

第2题【单选题】

【填句补文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogetheraccordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C>Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D>Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正确答案】B

第3题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThoughBoermansaysthecompanybelievesitcanmakespace-basedsolarpower

work,itisnotexpectingtocrowdoutotherformsofrenewableenergy.LawsinCaliforniaandother

statesrequireincreasinguseofrenewableenergyincomingyears,hepointsout."Tomeetthose

needs,we'regoingtoneedalltypesofrenewableenergysources,"hesays.Thereisnomoreneed

forotherrenewableenergysourcesifthecompanymakesthespace-basedsolarpowerwork

successfully.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第4题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Surgerythatcanimprovethewayapersonlooksisbecomingmoreandmorepopular

intheUnitedStates.Thiskindofsurgeryiscalledcosmeticsurgery,andbothmenandwomenare

turningtothistreatmentasawayofkeepingtheirappearanceyoungaswellaskeepingcompetitive

intheirjobs.Menespeciallyarebeginningtoturntoface-lifts(面部拉皮手术),liposuction(taking

fatoutofthebody),andimplants(puttingartificialpartsintotheirbodies)tohelpthemlook

younger.Ascompaniesdownsize(缩编)andmoveyoungeremployeesintohigherpositions,older

employeesintheirlatefortiesandearlyfiftiesfeeltheneedtolookandactyoungerinordertostay

competitive.Theseoperationsarenotwithoutdanger,however.Cosmeticsurgeryismorepopularin

theUSthananywhereelse.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】c

第5题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Iwassearchingforjusttherightwordtodescribethisbook;aword

thatdescribessomethingthatisperhapssomewhatsad,butinagoodway.I

couldn'tfindquitetherightword,butIdoknowthefeeling.Thisbookdoesmake

mefeelabitsad.Sadforthewaythatchildhoodpassessoquickly,sadfordaysthat

goby,fasterthanwe'dlikethemto.Butitalsomakesmefeelthesweetnessof

thesethingsandhelpsmerememberthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoy

arethingsthatwecancarrywithusstill,longafterourdaysaschildrenhave

passed.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor'sfeelingofthebook?

A、Itmakeshimfeelsadforhischildhoodissad.

B、Itmakeshimfeelsadbecausehedidn'trememberhishappychildhood.

C、Hecouldn'tdescribethebook,forhedoesn'tknowthefeeling.

D、Herealizesthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoyarethingsthathecancarryeven

whenheisanadult.

【正确答案】D

第6题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正确答案】C

第7题【单选题】

[2008.10]ThePresidentwasamongthefirsttocongratulatethescientisthisnew

discovery.

A、at

B、in

C、about

D^on

【正确答案】D

第8题【单选题】

[2007.10]He'llhisnervousnessoncehe'sonstage.

A、getover

B、getoff

C、getout

D、getthrough

【正确答案】A

第9题【单选题】

【阅读理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正确答案】C

第10题【单选题】

【2005.4]Theirmotherisbusyreadyforwork.

A、got

B、gets

C、toget

D>getting

【正确答案】D

第口题【单选题】

【阅读理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C^Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正确答案】C

第12题【单选题】

(阅读理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword“allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正确答案】A

第13题【单选题】

It'sraining.Wehavetostayathomeinsteadofgoingfishing.

A、badly

B、hardly

C、heavily

D、strongly

【正确答案】c

第14题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last・

A、infrontofthehospital

B^inthelocalrestaurant

C>intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D、onabenchneartherestaurant

【正确答案】A

第15题【单选题】

【填句补文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemadecomfortmeals,likesteaksandcasseroles.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.

A、Boredpeoplecravesalty,crunchythings,likechips.

B、Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned.

C、Don'tletemotionaleatingdisturbyourweight.

D、Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo.

【正确答案】A

第16题【单选题】

【填句补文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

,Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A、It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B、Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C>Livingaloneisaluxury.

D、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正确答案】D

第”题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（2田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D^convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第18题【单选题】

【填句补文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether;accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正确答案】B

第19题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】D

第20题【单选题】

[2009.1]Don'tgoshoppingduringthehourunlessyouhaveto.

A、busy

B、dash

C>rush

D^hurry

【正确答案】C

第21题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A^electronics

B、biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正确答案】B

第22题【单选题】

［填句补文］Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B、Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D^Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正确答案】c

第23题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviourametaphorforthenewgeneration.

MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine,buthemerelyspituponthem.

Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.We

findthatourstudentsdon'tread,thattheylookdownuponreadingandscold

thoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewith

thebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion:letthemwatchit.Iftelevisionis

thatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks,whyshouldwefightit?Letthem

watchitalltheywant!Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

A、adoctor.

B、aneditor.

C、awriter.

D、ateacher.

【正确答案】D

第24题【单选题】

[2009.1]IwasdelightedherperformanceinNYUlastnight.

A、of

B、with

C、from

D、for

【正确答案】B

第25题【单选题】

[2005.4]Theirmotherisbusyreadyforwork.

A、got

B^gets

C、toget

D、getting

【正确答案】D

第26题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正确答案】c

第27题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Mostofuswalkandcarryitemsinourhandseveryday.Theseare

seeminglysimpleactivitiesthatthemajorityofusdon'tquestion.Butan

internationalteamofresearchers,includingDr.RichmondfromGW'sColumbian

CollegeofArtsandSciences,havediscoveredthathumanwalkinguprightmayhave

originatedmillionsofyearsagoasanadaptationtocarryingscarce,high-quality

resources.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirsttwo

paragraphs

A、Manypeoplequestionthesimplehumanactivitiesofwalkingandcarryingitems.

B、Chimpanzee'sbehaviorsmaysuggestwhyhumanswalkontwolegs.

C^Humanwalkinguprightisviewedasanadaptationtocarryingpreciousresources.

D^Ourancestors'ecologicalconditionsresembledthoseofmodern-daychimpanzees".

【正确答案】A

第28题【单选题】

【填句补文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B^Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正确答案】A

第29题【单选题】

[2007.10]Tosomeextentthegoodserviceatthehotelthepoorfood.

A、broughtout

B、cameabout

C、gotdownto

D、madeupfor

【正确答案】D

第30题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D^Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正确答案】D

第31题【单选题】

[2004.04]Thebookisvery___withyoungpeople.

A、famous

B^respected

C>aware

D、popular

【正确答案】D

第32题【单选题】

【阅读判断】WhenNickHolonyaksetouttocreateanewkindofvisiblelightingusing

semiconductoralloys,hiscolleaguesthoughthewasunrealistic.Today,hisdiscoveryof

light-emittingdiodes,orLEDs,areusedineverythingfromDVDstoalarmclockstoairports.Q:

Holonyak'scolleaguesthoughthewouldfailinhisresearchonLEDsatthetimewhenhestartedit.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第33题【单选题】

Wenowhavefastwaysoftravelingthatthisbigoceanseemstohavegrownsmaller.

A、so

B^such

C、soa

D、sucha

【正确答案】B

第34题【单选题】

Toomanypeopleareindifferentothers'troubles.

A、with

B、to

C、of

D、about

【正确答案】B

第35题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（2田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第36题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestosee

whosewouldflythefurthest.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoinedinandwonfive,

andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-looking

clouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel

A、Toenjoythegoodweather.

B、Tohaveachangeofscene.

C、Tospendallhiswinnings.

D、lbgetawayfromthecrew.

【正确答案】B

第37题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,“Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin”.Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第38题【单选题】

[2005.4]Themoonmerelythelightofthesun,likeahugemirrorhunginthesky.

A、reflects

B、demonstrates

C、transmits

D、launches

【正确答案】A

第39题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第40题【单选题】

[2005.10]Youcanneverknowheisreallyaimedat.

A、what

B、how

C、why

D、who

【正确答案】A

第41题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthan

thedeathofachildanywhereelse,andthatitdoesn'ttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferencein

thesechildren'slives.ToBillGates'mind,thereisabigdifferencebetweenthedeathofthepoor's

childrenandthedeathoftherich'schildren.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第42题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theblackrobin（旅鸦）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D^Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正确答案】A

第43题【单选题】

[2005.4]Somepeoplewhoareveryintelligentandsuccessfulintheirfieldsfinddifficult

tosucceedinlanguagelearning.

A、which

B、how

C、that

D、it

【正确答案】D

第44题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputertoz/recognize

speech/anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach.wButinadecade

orsowe'llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

we'llalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B、areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother'svoice

【正确答案】B

第45题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech/anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach.wButinadecade

orsowe'llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

we'llalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B、areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C>willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother'svoice

【正确答案】B

第46题【单选题】

【阅读判断】EverySundaymorningmillionsofIndianssettledownwithacupofteaandspecial

weekendissuesoftheirnewspapers,justasAmericansdo.Buthere,withthemarriageseason

approaching,manyofthemquicklyturntoaSundayfeaturethatisparticularlyIndian-thecolumns

ofmarriageadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsandwives.Thisisrelatively

（相关土也）modernchangeintheage-oldcustomofthearrangedmarriage.Thethousandsof

advertisementspublishedeachweekincreasinglyreflectsocialchangesthatcomingtothis

traditionalsociety.Forexample,althoughwomenarestilldescribedintermsofappearance,orskill

in“thewifelyarts/informationaboutherearningpowerisenteringmoreandmoreofthe

advertisements.ThisreflectsthearrivalinIndiaoftheworkingwife.India'ssocietyischanging.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第47题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A^Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B、Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C、Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】C

第48题【单选题】

Man'slifeisoftencomparedacandle.

A、as

B、for

C、with

D、to

【正确答案】D

第49题【单选题】

【填句补文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether;accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B^Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D^Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正确答案】B

第50题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However;thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A^Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B^Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D^Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheir