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单选题

1.Acoelacanthisakindoflivingfossil,firstdiscoveredwhenonewascaughtoffMadagascar马

达加斯加)in1938.

Acoelacanthisakindof(5分)

(A)rock

(B)plant

(C)fish

(D)animal

您的回答：C对的

2.1wasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering.Whatif?Iwouldkeepputting

mydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisis

theshadowlandofhope,andeveryonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

“theshadowlandofhope^means(5分)

(A)thewonderlandoneoftendreamabout

(B)thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

(C)thestateofuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached

(D)aworldthatexistsonlyinone'simagination

您的回答：C对的

3.Yetyouwillfindlittleifanythingwrittenonwhatitistobeanemployee.Youcanfindagreat

dealofverydubiousadviceonhowtogetajoborhowtogetapromotion(5分)

(A)Valuable

(B)useful

(C)doubtful

(D)helpful

您的回答：C对的

4.Manydifferentpeoplefindthatonlinemethodrequiresthemtousetheirexperiencesand

thatonlinelearningoffersthemaplacetocommunicatewitheachother.Thisforumfor

communicationremovesthevisualbarriersthathindersomestudentsinexpressing

themselves.(5分)

(A)aplaceforonlinelearning

(B)aplacetoexchangeopinion

(C)aplacetoexchangeopinion

(D)theexperienceforonlinelearning

您的回答：C对的

5.IcanmakethisdecisionbecauseI'vegonedownthisroadwithpatientsmanytimes.

RecentlyIoperatedinvainonaneighty-year-oldwomanwithcanceroftheliver...Therewas

nothingIcoulddotorelievetheproblemsthecancerhadcaused.

“invain”means(5分)

(A)unsuccessfully

(B)effortlessly

(C)withdifficulty

(D)withexpectation

您的回答：A对的

阅读理解

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakes

areaboutpeople."DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?""WhenIgotthatgreat

job,didJerryreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?"Whenwelookback,

doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it*stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhides

theirrealmeaning.Andifwedon1treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Suppose

someonetellsyou,"you'realuckydog".Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,"you'realucky

guy"or"you1realuckygal",thatsbeingfriendly.But"luckydogn?There'sabitofenvy

inthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog"bitputsyoudown

alittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookat

thepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doesthathesayssquarewiththetoneof

voice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Minuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningof

whatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.(25分)

6).Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker.(5分)

(A)feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim

(B)feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends'truefeelingscorrectly

(C)thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend,Helen

(D)issorrythathisfriendslethimdown

您的回答：B对的

7).Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorusestheexampleof"You'realuckydog"toshow

that.(5分)

(A)thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly

(B)thissayingmeansthesameas"You'reluckyguyvor"You'realuckygal”.

(C)sometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewords

(D)theword"dog”shouldn'tbeusedtoapplytopeople

您的回答：C对的

8).Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto.(5分)

(A).avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends

(B)bringthe“dog”bitintoourconversation

(C)avoidmistakesinunderstandingthatpeopletellyou

(D)keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem

您的回答：C对的

9).Inlisteningtoaperson,theimportantthingis(5分)

(A)tonoticehistone,hisposture,andthelookinhiseyes

(B)tolistentohowhepronounceshiswords

(C)tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,histoneofvoice,andhisposture

(D)nottobelievewhathesays

您的回答：C对的

10).Ifyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriter,youwould.(5分)

(A)beabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyou

(B)avoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyou

(C)notloserealfriendswhosaythingsthattonotpleaseyou

(D)beabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyou

您的回答：A对的

Yuppiesareyoungpeoplewhoearnalotofmoneyandliveinastylethatistooexpensivefor

mostpeople.IfyouareinvitedtoaYuppiedinnerparty,don'tbesurprisedifyouareoffered

freshlycookedinsectsasafirstcourse.Whiletheideaofeatingfriedinsectsfillsmostofus

withhorror,insecteatingisbecominghighlyfashionable.Forexample,inthemediaindustry,

successfulmanagersareoftenseentoeatfriedorboiledinsectsfromtimetotimewhile

workingattheirdesks.Thesesafe-to-eatinsectscanbefoundandorderedontheInternet.

Andyoungpeopleareloggingontoforeignfoodwebsitesandorderingsamplesofprepared

insectstoserveattheirdinnerparties.Althoughtheideaofeatinginsectsisprobably

disgustingtomostofus,fewpeoplewouldclaimthatpigs,chickensandsomekindsof

seafoodweofteneatareexamplesofgreatbeauty.Oneday,insectswouldbemarketedand

soldasafooditeminsupermarkets.AccordingtotheirfansofYuppies,theyarenotonly

healthy,butalsoverytasty.Butuntilourattitudestofoodchange,itseemsthatinsectseaters

willremainaselectfew.(25分)

11).WhydidthespeakersaywemightbesurprisedattheYuppiedinnerparty?(5分)

(A)Becausewemightbeofferedadishoffreshlycookedinsectsasafirstcourse.

(B)Becausenothingbutfreshlycookedinsectsareserved.

(C)BecausesomeYuppiesliketohorrifyguestswithinsectsasfood.

(D)Becausewemightmeetmanysuccessfulmanagersinthemediaindustry.

您的回答：A对的

12).Wherecanpeopleordertheunusualfoodmentionedbythespeaker?(5分)

(A)FromYuppieclubs.

(B)Inthesupermarket.

(C)Intheseafoodmarket.

(D)OntheInternet.

您的回答：D对的

13).WhyareYuppiesattractedbytheunusualfood?(5分)

(A)It'seasytoprepare.

(B)It'stastyandhealthful.

(C)Ifsexoticinappearance

(D)It'ssafetoeat.

您的回答：B对的

14).Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthefutureofthistypeofunusualfood?(5分)

(A)Itw川beconsumedbymoreandmoreyoungpeople.

(B)Itwillbecomethefirstcourseatdinnerparties.

(C)Itwillhavetobechangedtosuitlocaltastes.

(D)Itisunlikelytobeenjoyedbymostpeople.

您的回答：D对的

15).Whydidtheauthorwritesuchapassage?(5分)

(A)LookdownuponYuppies.

(B)EnjoythelifeofYuppies.

(C)IntroducethelifeofYuppies.

(D)WanttobeYuppies.

您的回答：C对的

TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMarinVanBuren,which

attempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon'tknowifeitherstoryistrue,butthey

arebothinteresting.

ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.In

fact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedto

readthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,he

wouldwrite“allcorrectnonit.Theproblemwasthathedidn'tknowhowtospell,sowhat

hereallywrotewas“olkorektv.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.

ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,

Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren'sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.

TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwas

called“OK”.(25分)

16)..Theauthor.(5分)

(A)believesbothofthestories

(B)doesn,tbelieveawordofthestories

(C)isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue

(D)istellingthestoriesjustforfun

您的回答：C对的

17).Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson.(5分)

(A)couldn'tdrawupanydocumentsatall

(B)did