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综合英语(一)年月真题

0079420208

1、【单选题】Hewasaverygentleandkindmanandmadefriends________lotsof

peopleinthecommunityhere.

of

with

A:

for

B:

on

C:

答D:案:B

解析:makefriendswith是固定搭配,意思是:与…交朋友。

2、【单选题】You________findthemanagerisstillthere,ifyougotothe

officenow.

may

haveto

A:

must

B:

need

C:

答D:案:A

解析:may:可能。表示猜测。

3、【单选题】Inmanywaysweunderstand________aboutthesurfacesofMarsand

Venusthanabouttheseafloors.

most

much

A:

many

B:

more

C:

答D:案:D

解析:more…than…固定搭配。意思是:比…更多。

4、【单选题】Outdooradventuresnowadaysare________asfunandrelaxation.

lookedafter

lookedto

A:

B:

lookedupon

lookedinto

C:

答D:案:C

解析:lookuponas表示“把…看作”。这里用了被动式,表示:被看作。

5、【单选题】Wegenerallythinkoflonelinessasphysical________fromother

people.

despair

isolation

A:

loss

B:

depression

C:

答D:案:B

解析:isolation:隔离,隔开,孤立。符合句意。

6、【单选题】Itisthisvirus________causedtheoutbreakofthefluinthis

region.

what

that

A:

who

B:

how

C:

答D:案:B

解析:itis…that是强调句。

7、【单选题】Studiesonaginginanimalsmayultimatelyhelpscientists

understand________happensinhumans.

what

how

A:

why

B:

when

C:

答D:案:A

解析:whathappens:发生了什么。符合句意。

8、【单选题】Employersusuallydecidewithinfiveminuteswhethersomeoneis

________forthejob.

successful

useful

A:

suitable

B:

favorable

C:

答D:案:C

解析:suitable:合适的,适当的。符合句意。

9、【单选题】Studieshaverevealedthatpeopleinallculturesshowsimilar

facialexpressionsinresponse________specificemotions.

with

of

A:

at

B:

to

C:

答D:案:D

解析:inresponseto是固定搭配,意思是:对…的回应。

10、【单选题】Itgenerallytakesmemorethanhalfanhour________home.

drive

drove

A:

driving

B:

todrive

C:

答D:案:D

解析:ittakesb+时间+todosth是固定搭配,意思是:花费了某人多少时间去做某

事。

11、【单选题】Tobetterexplainourview,wewillonlyfollowoneofthecases

andexamineit________.

inturn

intime

A:

indetail

B:

infact

C:

答D:案:C

解析:indetail:详细地,具体地。

12、【单选题】IknowwhatI’llbedoingforthenextthreeweeks,butI

________beyondthat.

haven’tthought

don’tthink

A:

didn’tthink

B:

hadn’tthought

C:

答D:案:A

解析:beyondthat指的是超出三周之后的时间。haven’tthought是完成时,表示还没

有想过。

13、【单选题】Theyshouldbe________nottoharmtheverythingtheywantto

protect.

painful

careful

A:

powerful

B:

faithful

C:

答D:案:B

解析:careful:小心的,仔细的。符合句意。

14、【单选题】Canwego________elsetotalk?It’sverynoisyhere.

nowhere

anywhere

A:

everywhere

B:

somewhere

C:

答D:案:D

解析:somewhere表示某个地方,用于表示请求的句子中不用换为anywhere。

15、【单选题】Jacksonfoundhimself________aroundatreeandagiantman

standinginfrontofhim.

tying

tied

A:

totie

B:

havingtied

C:

D:

答案:B

解析:findsb+过去分词,表示:发现某人被…。himself与tie之间是被动的关系。

16、【单选题】WithJohnsonwasagracefullady________appearancetoldofmuch

confidence.

whose

who

A:

which

B:

whom

C:

答D:案:A

解析:whoseappearance=lady’sappearance。

17、【单选题】YoungchildreninBritaintypically________theirbirthdaywitha

party.

present

hold

A:

celebrate

B:

give

C:

答D:案:C

解析:celebrate:庆祝。符合句意。

18、【单选题】Impressedbythemassivesalesindicatedinthefinancial

statement,thepresidentandmanagerofthecompany________confidentaboutwhat

thecompanyheadsfor.

is

are

A:

was

B:

were

C:

答D:案:A

解析:thepresidentandmanagerofthecompany是句子的主语,是单数,所以谓语动

词也用单数形式。

19、【单选题】Formorethanacentury,afewscientistshaveoccasionally

daydreamedof________muchoftheSaharadesertgreen.

transmitting

transporting

A:

transplanting

B:

transforming

C:

答D:案:D

解析:transform:使改变形态,使改变外观(或性质),使改观。符合句意。

20、【单选题】IwouldliketorequestthatMike________fromschoolonaccount

ofhisillness.

wasexcused

isexcused

A:

beexcused

B:

hasbeenexcused

C:

答D:案:C

解析:request后面的宾语从句需要用虚拟语气,从句谓语用should+动词原形的形式,

should可以省略。

21、【单选题】Howlongcouldyousurvivewithoutyourphone?Psychologistshave

foundthattheanswerisprobablyonlyafewminutes—atleastamongpeopleaged

18to26.Inastudy,peoplewhosephonesweretakenawayfromthemweremore

likelytoshow“stressbehavior”thanthosewhohadtheirphonesonthem.

Participantswhoweregivenanothermobileshowedfewersignsofstresstoo,even

thoughitwasn’ttheirownphone.Thecomfortfromthemobilephoneisa

substituteforrealhumaninteraction,saytheresearchers.Theyevencompareit

tohowbabiescanbecomfortedwithablanketwhentheyareawayfromtheir

parents.ThestudywasconductedbyscientistsfromEotvosLorandUniversityin

HungaryandispublishedinthejournalComputersinHumanBehavior.Veronika

Konok,oneoftheauthors,says,“Objectscanbethesubjectofattachment,

likephotosofimportantpeople,ortoys.Themobilephoneisspecialbecause

it’snotonlyanimportantobject,butalsorepresentsothersocial

connections.”Thestudywasdonewithagroupof18to26-year-olds,whowere

filmedandwhoseheartratesweremonitored.Halfofthegrouphadtheirphones

takenawayandputinacupboard.Eachofthe87participantswouldsitinaroom

ontheirownandbeaskedtodosumsandpuzzlesonalaptop.Inthethree-and-a-

half-minutebreakbetweenactivities,thosewithouttheirphonesweremorelikely

tohoveraroundthecupboardwheretheirphonewas,andwithinthattimeshowed

signsofstresssuchasachangeinheartratevariability(易变).Thosewithout

phoneswerealsolikelytobecomeuneasy,touchtheirfacesorscratch—allsigns

ofstress,accordingtothepsychologistswhorantheexperiment.Veronikaadds

thatshethinksthatyoungpeoplefeelastrongerconnectionwiththeirphones.

“Forthosewhousemobilephonesinchildhood,Ithinktheywillbeevenmore

attachedtophones,”saysVeronika.Theirresultsmightnotbethatsurprisingto

hear—ifyou’verunoutofbatteryorlostyourphoneforjustafewminutes,

you’llknowitcangetquitestressful.Thefearofbeingapartfromyourphone

hasevengotaname—it’scallednomophobia.Itaffectsaboutfourinfiveyoung

people,accordingtosomestudies.1\.Whathavepsychologistsfoundabout

mobilephonesaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

Theabsenceofmobilephonesleadstostress.

Theyrelieveyoungpeoplefrompressurecompletely.

A:

Theycannotbeexpectedtochangeyoungpeople’slife.

B:

Havingmobilephonescontributestothehealthofyoungpeople.

C:

答D:案:A

解析:根据文章第二段可以得出答案。

22、【单选题】Howlongcouldyousurvivewithoutyourphone?Psychologistshave

foundthattheanswerisprobablyonlyafewminutes—atleastamongpeopleaged

18to26.Inastudy,peoplewhosephonesweretakenawayfromthemweremore

likelytoshow“stressbehavior”thanthosewhohadtheirphonesonthem.

Participantswhoweregivenanothermobileshowedfewersignsofstresstoo,even

thoughitwasn’ttheirownphone.Thecomfortfromthemobilephoneisa

substituteforrealhumaninteraction,saytheresearchers.Theyevencompareit

tohowbabiescanbecomfortedwithablanketwhentheyareawayfromtheir

parents.ThestudywasconductedbyscientistsfromEotvosLorandUniversityin

HungaryandispublishedinthejournalComputersinHumanBehavior.Veronika

Konok,oneoftheauthors,says,“Objectscanbethesubjectofattachment,

likephotosofimportantpeople,ortoys.Themobilephoneisspecialbecause

it’snotonlyanimportantobject,butalsorepresentsothersocial

connections.”Thestudywasdonewithagroupof18to26-year-olds,whowere

filmedandwhoseheartratesweremonitored.Halfofthegrouphadtheirphones

takenawayandputinacupboard.Eachofthe87participantswouldsitinaroom

ontheirownandbeaskedtodosumsandpuzzlesonalaptop.Inthethree-and-a-

half-minutebreakbetweenactivities,thosewithouttheirphonesweremorelikely

tohoveraroundthecupboardwheretheirphonewas,andwithinthattimeshowed

signsofstresssuchasachangeinheartratevariability(易变).Thosewithout

phoneswerealsolikelytobecomeuneasy,touchtheirfacesorscratch—allsigns

ofstress,accordingtothepsychologistswhorantheexperiment.Veronikaadds

thatshethinksthatyoungpeoplefeelastrongerconnectionwiththeirphones.

“Forthosewhousemobilephonesinchildhood,Ithinktheywillbeevenmore

attachedtophones,”saysVeronika.Theirresultsmightnotbethatsurprisingto

hear—ifyou’verunoutofbatteryorlostyourphoneforjustafewminutes,

you’llknowitcangetquitestressful.Thefearofbeingapartfromyourphone

hasevengotaname—it’scallednomophobia.Itaffectsaboutfourinfiveyoung

people,accordingtosomestudies.2\.Whydoestheauthorcompareamobile

phonetoablanket?

Becausebotharedomesticallyaccessibleitems.

Becausebothcanremindpeopleoftheirchildhood.

A:

Becausebothcanprovidesolutionstofamilyproblems.

B:

Becausebothserveasasubstituteforrealhumancontacts.

C:

答D:案:D

解析:根据Thecomfortfromthemobilephoneisasubstituteforreal

humaninteraction,saytheresearchers可以得出答案。

23、【单选题】Howlongcouldyousurvivewithoutyourphone?Psychologistshave

foundthattheanswerisprobablyonlyafewminutes—atleastamongpeopleaged

18to26.Inastudy,peoplewhosephonesweretakenawayfromthemweremore

likelytoshow“stressbehavior”thanthosewhohadtheirphonesonthem.

Participantswhoweregivenanothermobileshowedfewersignsofstresstoo,even

thoughitwasn’ttheirownphone.Thecomfortfromthemobilephoneisa

substituteforrealhumaninteraction,saytheresearchers.Theyevencompareit

tohowbabiescanbecomfortedwithablanketwhentheyareawayfromtheir

parents.ThestudywasconductedbyscientistsfromEotvosLorandUniversityin

HungaryandispublishedinthejournalComputersinHumanBehavior.Veronika

Konok,oneoftheauthors,says,“Objectscanbethesubjectofattachment,

likephotosofimportantpeople,ortoys.Themobilephoneisspecialbecause

it’snotonlyanimportantobject,butalsorepresentsothersocial

connections.”Thestudywasdonewithagroupof18to26-year-olds,whowere

filmedandwhoseheartratesweremonitored.Halfofthegrouphadtheirphones

takenawayandputinacupboard.Eachofthe87participantswouldsitinaroom

ontheirownandbeaskedtodosumsandpuzzlesonalaptop.Inthethree-and-a-

half-minutebreakbetweenactivities,thosewithouttheirphonesweremorelikely

tohoveraroundthecupboardwheretheirphonewas,andwithinthattimeshowed

signsofstresssuchasachangeinheartratevariability(易变).Thosewithout

phoneswerealsolikelytobecomeuneasy,touchtheirfacesorscratch—allsigns

ofstress,accordingtothepsychologistswhorantheexperiment.Veronikaadds

thatshethinksthatyoungpeoplefeelastrongerconnectionwiththeirphones.

“Forthosewhousemobilephonesinchildhood,Ithinktheywillbeevenmore

attachedtophones,”saysVeronika.Theirresultsmightnotbethatsurprisingto

hear—ifyou’verunoutofbatteryorlostyourphoneforjustafewminutes,

you’llknowitcangetquitestressful.Thefearofbeingapartfromyourphone

hasevengotaname—it’scallednomophobia.Itaffectsaboutfourinfiveyoung

people,accordingtosomestudies.3\.WhatdoesVeronikaKonokmeanby

saying“Objectscanbethesubjectofattachment?”

Objectscanbecomethetopicofinterest.

Certainobjectscanbethesubjectofstudy.

A:

Peopletendtoattachimportancetoobjects.

B:

Peoplecanhavestrongaffectionforobjects.

C:

答D:案:D

解析:根据这句话后面的解释可以得出答案是D。

24、【单选题】Howlongcouldyousurvivewithoutyourphone?Psychologistshave

foundthattheanswerisprobablyonlyafewminutes—atleastamongpeopleaged

18to26.Inastudy,peoplewhosephonesweretakenawayfromthemweremore

likelytoshow“stressbehavior”thanthosewhohadtheirphonesonthem.

Participantswhoweregivenanothermobileshowedfewersignsofstresstoo,even

thoughitwasn’ttheirownphone.Thecomfortfromthemobilephoneisa

substituteforrealhumaninteraction,saytheresearchers.Theyevencompareit

tohowbabiescanbecomfortedwithablanketwhentheyareawayfromtheir

parents.ThestudywasconductedbyscientistsfromEotvosLorandUniversityin

HungaryandispublishedinthejournalComputersinHumanBehavior.Veronika

Konok,oneoftheauthors,says,“Objectscanbethesubjectofattachment,

likephotosofimportantpeople,ortoys.Themobilephoneisspecialbecause

it’snotonlyanimportantobject,butalsorepresentsothersocial

connections.”Thestudywasdonewithagroupof18to26-year-olds,whowere

filmedandwhoseheartratesweremonitored.Halfofthegrouphadtheirphones

takenawayandputinacupboard.Eachofthe87participantswouldsitinaroom

ontheirownandbeaskedtodosumsandpuzzlesonalaptop.Inthethree-and-a-

half-minutebreakbetweenactivities,thosewithouttheirphonesweremorelikely

tohoveraroundthecupboardwheretheirphonewas,andwithinthattimeshowed

signsofstresssuchasachangeinheartratevariability(易变).Thosewithout

phoneswerealsolikelytobecomeuneasy,touchtheirfacesorscratch—allsigns

ofstress,accordingtothepsychologistswhorantheexperiment.Veronikaadds

thatshethinksthatyoungpeoplefeelastrongerconnectionwiththeirphones.

“Forthosewhousemobilephonesinchildhood,Ithinktheywillbeevenmore

attachedtophones,”saysVeronika.Theirresultsmightnotbethatsurprisingto

hear—ifyou’verunoutofbatteryorlostyourphoneforjustafewminutes,

you’llknowitcangetquitestressful.Thefearofbeingapartfromyourphone

hasevengotaname—it’scallednomophobia.Itaffectsaboutfourinfiveyoung

people,accordingtosomestudies.4\.Whatdoes“nomophobia”refertoin

thelastparagraph?

Fearofseparationfromphones.

Concernsoverlosingphones.

A:

Stressaboutrunningoutofbattery.

B:

Affectionforinstantinternetaccess.

C:

答D:案:A

解析:根据Thefearofbeingapartfromyourphonehasevengotaname—it’s

callednomophobia可以得出答案。

25、【单选题】Howlongcouldyousurvivewithoutyourphone?Psychologistshave

foundthattheanswerisprobablyonlyafewminutes—atleastamongpeopleaged

18to26.Inastudy,peoplewhosephonesweretakenawayfromthemweremore

likelytoshow“stressbehavior”thanthosewhohadtheirphonesonthem.

Participantswhoweregivenanothermobileshowedfewersignsofstresstoo,even

thoughitwasn’ttheirownphone.Thecomfortfromthemobilephoneisa

substituteforrealhumaninteraction,saytheresearchers.Theyevencompareit

tohowbabiescanbecomfortedwithablanketwhentheyareawayfromtheir

parents.ThestudywasconductedbyscientistsfromEotvosLorandUniversityin

HungaryandispublishedinthejournalComputersinHumanBehavior.Veronika

Konok,oneoftheauthors,says,“Objectscanbethesubjectofattachment,

likephotosofimportantpeople,ortoys.Themobilephoneisspecialbecause

it’snotonlyanimportantobject,butalsorepresentsothersocial

connections.”Thestudywasdonewithagroupof18to26-year-olds,whowere

filmedandwhoseheartratesweremonitored.Halfofthegrouphadtheirphones

takenawayandputinacupboard.Eachofthe87participantswouldsitinaroom

ontheirownandbeaskedtodosumsandpuzzlesonalaptop.Inthethree-and-a-

half-minutebreakbetweenactivities,thosewithouttheirphonesweremorelikely

tohoveraroundthecupboardwheretheirphonewas,andwithinthattimeshowed

signsofstresssuchasachangeinheartratevariability(易变).Thosewithout

phoneswerealsolikelytobecomeuneasy,touchtheirfacesorscratch—allsigns

ofstress,accordingtothepsychologistswhorantheexperiment.Veronikaadds

thatshethinksthatyoungpeoplefeelastrongerconnectionwiththeirphones.

“Forthosewhousemobilephonesinchildhood,Ithinktheywillbeevenmore

attachedtophones,”saysVeronika.Theirresultsmightnotbethatsurprisingto

hear—ifyou’verunoutofbatteryorlostyourphoneforjustafewminutes,

you’llknowitcangetquitestressful.Thefearofbeingapartfromyourphone

hasevengotaname—it’scallednomophobia.Itaffectsaboutfourinfiveyoung

people,accordingtosomestudies.5\.Whatisthebesttitleforthis

passage?

PhysicalComfortfromMobilePhones

SeparationfromPhonesCausingStress

A:

InteractionBetweenMobilePhonesandPeople

B:

SurprisingResultsfromaStudyonMobilePhones

C:

答D:案:B

解析:本文主要讲的是没有手机会引起焦虑,所以选B。

26、【单选题】Thisisthefirstlookatthenew“tactile”(触觉的)JaneAusten

£10note,designedtohelppeoplewhohaveverypooreyesight.The“plastic”

note,introducedtothepublictodaybyBankofEnglandGovernorMark

Carney,featuresraiseddotsinthetopleft-handcomerandwasdevelopedwith

thehelpofsight-losscharityRNIB.ItwasbeingpresentedatWinchesterCathedral,

whereAustenisburied,onthe200thanniversaryofthePrideandPrejudice

author’sdeath.Theplastic£10note—whichissmallerthanthecurrent

one―willnotgointocirculationforanumberofweeks.Itislargerthanthenew

£5andmadefromthesamematerials.Italsocontainsanumberofsecurity

devices,includingasee-throughwindowwiththeQueen’sportrait,alarge

featheratthesideofthewindowwhichchangesfrompurpletoorange,anda

hologram(全息图)whichcontainstheword“Ten”andchangesto“Pounds”

whenthenoteistilted.Thereisalso“micro-lettering”beneaththe

Queen’sportraitwithtinylettersandnumbersthatareonlyvisibleunder

amicroscope.Banknoteequipmentmanufacturershavealreadystartedwork

onadaptingmachinestotakethenew£10,andnewATMpartsarebeingordered.The

decisiontofeaturetheauthoronthenotewasconfirmedbyMr.Carneyin2013.He

said,“JaneAustencertainlymeritsaplaceintheselectgroupofhistorical

figurestoappearonourbanknotes.Hernovelshaveanenduringanduniversal

appealandsheisrecognizedasoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliterature.

AsAustenjoinsAdamSmith,Boulton,Watt,andChurchill,ournoteswillcelebrate

adiverserangeofindividualswhohavecontributedinawiderangeoffields.”

ApartfromtheQueen,therearecurrentlynowomenonEnglishbanknotes.This

causedcontroversywhenSirWinstonChurchillwasannouncedasthefeaturedfigure

onthenew£5note.Arecentstudyfoundthatonly52womenfeatureonthe

world’sbanknotes,comparedwith398men.Productionofthenew£10notebegan

lastAugustandtheBankhasalreadyprintedmorethan275million.Anewplastic

£20noteistobereleasedin2020,buttherearecurrentlynoplansfora

plastic£50.Collectorsareexpectedtoscrambletopickuplowserial-numbered

noteswhichcouldbeworthhundredswhentheyarefinallyreleased,similarto

whathappenedwiththenew£5.1\.Whatdoweknowaboutthenew£10note?

Ithasbeenincirculationforweeks.

Itissmallerthantheexisting£10note.

A:

ItfeaturesSirWinstonChurchill.

B:

ItisdesignedbyMarkCarney.

C:

答D:案:B

解析:根据whichissmallerthanthecurrentone可以得出答案。

27、【单选题】Thisisthefirstlookatthenew“tactile”(触觉的)JaneAusten

£10note,designedtohelppeoplewhohaveverypooreyesight.The“plastic”

note,introducedtothepublictodaybyBankofEnglandGovernorMark

Carney,featuresraiseddotsinthetopleft-handcomerandwasdevelopedwith

thehelpofsight-losscharityRNIB.ItwasbeingpresentedatWinchesterCathedral,

whereAustenisburied,onthe200thanniversaryofthePrideandPrejudice

author’sdeath.Theplastic£10note—whichissmallerthanthecurrent

one―willnotgointocirculationforanumberofweeks.Itislargerthanthenew

£5andmadefromthesamematerials.Italsocontainsanumberofsecurity

devices,includingasee-throughwindowwiththeQueen’sportrait,alarge

featheratthesideofthewindowwhichchangesfrompurpletoorange,anda

hologram(全息图)whichcontainstheword“Ten”andchangesto“Pounds”

whenthenoteistilted.Thereisalso“micro-lettering”beneaththe

Queen’sportraitwithtinylettersandnumbersthatareonlyvisibleunder

amicroscope.Banknoteequipmentmanufacturershavealreadystartedwork

onadaptingmachinestotakethenew£10,andnewATMpartsarebeingordered.The

decisiontofeaturetheauthoronthenotewasconfirmedbyMr.Carneyin2013.He

said,“JaneAustencertainlymeritsaplaceintheselectgroupofhistorical

figurestoappearonourbanknotes.Hernovelshaveanenduringanduniversal

appealandsheisrecognizedasoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliterature.

AsAustenjoinsAdamSmith,Boulton,Watt,andChurchill,ournoteswillcelebrate

adiverserangeofindividualswhohavecontributedinawiderangeoffields.”

ApartfromtheQueen,therearecurrentlynowomenonEnglishbanknotes.This

causedcontroversywhenSirWinstonChurchillwasannouncedasthefeaturedfigure

onthenew£5note.Arecentstudyfoundthatonly52womenfeatureonthe

world’sbanknotes,comparedwith398men.Productionofthenew£10notebegan

lastAugustandtheBankhasalreadyprintedmorethan275million.Anewplastic

£20noteistobereleasedin2020,buttherearecurrentlynoplansfora

plastic£50.Collectorsareexpectedtoscrambletopickuplowserial-numbered

noteswhichcouldbeworthhundredswhentheyarefinallyreleased,similarto

whathappenedwiththenew£5.2\.Whatisoneofthesecuritydevicesin

thenew£10note?

Lettersinvisibletothenakedeye.

ThetactileportraitofJaneAusten.

A:

Raiseddotsinthetopleft-handcomer.

B:

AportraitoftheQueeninfrontofawindow.

C:

答D:案:A

解析:根据Thereisalso“micro-lettering”beneaththeQueen’sportraitwith

tinylettersandnumbersthatareonlyvisibleunderamicroscope可以得出答案。

28、【单选题】Thisisthefirstlookatthenew“tactile”(触觉的)JaneAusten

£10note,designedtohelppeoplewhohaveverypooreyesight.The“plastic”

note,introducedtothepublictodaybyBankofEnglandGovernorMark

Carney,featuresraiseddotsinthetopleft-handcomerandwasdevelopedwith

thehelpofsight-losscharityRNIB.ItwasbeingpresentedatWinchesterCathedral,

whereAustenisburied,onthe200thanniversaryofthePrideandPrejudice

author’sdeath.Theplastic£10note—whichissmallerthanthecurrent

one―willnotgointocirculationforanumberofweeks.Itislargerthanthenew

£5andmadefromthesamematerials.Italsocontainsanumberofsecurity

devices,includingasee-throughwindowwiththeQueen’sportrait,alarge

featheratthesideofthewindowwhichchangesfrompurpletoorange,anda

hologram(全息图)whichcontainstheword“Ten”andchangesto“Pounds”

whenthenoteistilted.Thereisalso“micro-lettering”beneaththe

Queen’sportraitwithtinylettersandnumbersthatareonlyvisibleunder

amicroscope.Banknoteequipmentmanufacturershavealreadystartedwork

onadaptingmachinestotakethenew£10,andnewATMpartsarebeingordered.The

decisiontofeaturetheauthoronthenotewasconfirmedbyMr.Carneyin2013.He

said,“JaneAustencertainlymeritsaplaceintheselectgroupofhistorical

figurestoappearonourbanknotes.Hernovelshaveanenduringanduniversal

appealandsheisrecognizedasoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliterature.

AsAustenjoinsAdamSmith,Boulton,Watt,andChurchill,ournoteswillcelebrate

adiverserangeofindividualswhohavecontributedinawiderangeoffields.”

ApartfromtheQueen,therearecurrentlynowomenonEnglishbanknotes.This

causedcontroversywhenSirWinstonChurchillwasannouncedasthefeaturedfigure

onthenew£5note.Arecentstudyfoundthatonly52womenfeatureonthe

world’sbanknotes,comparedwith398men.Productionofthenew£10notebegan

lastAugustandtheBankhasalreadyprintedmorethan275million.Anewplastic

£20noteistobereleasedin2020,buttherearecurrentlynoplansfora

plastic£50.Collectorsareexpectedtoscrambletopickuplowserial-numbered

noteswhichcouldbeworthhundredswhentheyarefinallyreleased,similarto

whathappenedwiththenew£5.3\.WhywasJaneAustenchosenasthe

featuredfigureonthenew£10note?

SheisthemostimportantEnglishwriter.

SheisoneofthegreatestEnglishnovelists.

A:

SheisacontroversialfigureinEnglishliterature.

B:

Sheisastrongsupporterofthefeministmovement.

C:

答D:案:B

解析:根据文章第四段可以得出答案。

29、【单选题】Thisisthefirstlookatthenew“tactile”(触觉的)JaneAusten

£10note,designedtohelppeoplewhohaveverypooreyesight.The“plastic”

note,introducedtothepublictodaybyBankofEnglandGovernorMark

Carney,featuresraiseddotsinthetopleft-handcomerandwasdevelopedwith

thehelpofsight-losscharityRNIB.ItwasbeingpresentedatWinchesterCathedral,

whereAustenisburied,onthe200thanniversaryofthePrideandPrejudice

author’sdeath.Theplastic£10note—whichissmallerthanthecurrent

one―willnotgointocirculationforanumberofweeks.Itislargerthanthenew

£5andmadefromthesamematerials.Italsocontainsanumberofsecurity

devices,includingasee-throughwindowwiththeQueen’sportrait,alarge

featheratthesideofthewindowwhichchangesfrompurpletoorange,anda

hologram(全息图)whichcontainstheword“Ten”andchangesto“Pounds”

whenthenoteistilted.Thereisalso“micro-lettering”beneaththe

Queen’sportraitwithtinylettersandnumbersthatareonlyvisibleunder

amicroscope.Banknoteequipmentmanufacturershavealreadystartedwork

onadaptingmachinestotakethenew£10,andnewATMpartsarebeingordered.The

decisiontofeaturetheauthoronthenotewasconfirmedbyMr.Carneyin2013.He

said,“JaneAustencertainlymeritsaplaceintheselectgroupofhistorical

figurestoappearonourbanknotes.Hernovelshaveanenduringanduniversal

appealandsheisrecognizedasoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliterature.

AsAustenjoinsAdamSmith,Boulton,Watt,andChurchill,ournoteswillcelebrate

adiverserangeofindividualswhohavecontributedinawiderangeoffields.”

ApartfromtheQueen,therearecurrentlynowomenonEnglishbanknotes.This

causedcontroversywhenSirWinstonChurchillwasannouncedasthefeaturedfigure

onthenew£5note.Arecentstudyfoundthatonly52womenfeatureonthe

world’sbanknotes,comparedwith398men.Productionofthenew£10note

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