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模拟题（解析版）

第1题【单选题】

【概括大意】ThebestevidenceofthetheorycanbefoundinwhatthemorefortunateWesthas

experiencedinitsroadtomoderncivilization.TheirexperienceisalsoapplicabletoChina.Chinese

permanentprosperitydependsonyoungambitiousgenerationswhoareguaranteedexcellent

educationandareconsciousoftheresponsibilitytheywillhaveshoulderedforthefuture.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Youtharethehopeofanationsprosperity.

B^Anationsprosperitycannotbemadepossiblewithoutambitiousyoungelite.

C、Theprosperityanationexpectstoenjoyisnotpossiblewithouteducationaldevelopment.

D、EducationplaysaveryimportantpartinenhancingnationalqualityofChinesecitizens.

【正确答案】C

第2题【单选题】

【完成句子】IntheUnitedStates,creditcardfeeshavebecomeapoliticalissue.Congresshas

threatenedtotakeactionagainstsomebadbehaviorbylenders.Butgettingacreditcardhas

becomealoteasierformostpeople.Andmanycardsofferlowratesatfirst,especiallyifpeople

agreetomovetheirmoneyfromanothercard.IntheUSA,Congresshasthreatenedtotakeaction

againstsomebadbehaviorto.

A、theinterestchargeonbuyingsomething

B、toshowpeoplethenegativeeffectsthatcreditcardsbringtopeople

C、restrainthephenomenonofcreditcardfees

D^Akeyboard

【正确答案】c

第3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4题【单选题】

（阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.z/ltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyacidingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole./zWehavewar;poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger//saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon/tbeabettersociety.^WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C^Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第5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6题【单选题】

【完成句子】Musicisanexpressionofemotionandimagination.Musicfreesthesoul.Itsoothes

thebodyandspirit.Itrelaxes.Itenergizes.Itcalms.Itmotivates.Musicisfunandinteresting,

educationalandbeautiful.Ithelpsusrememberwhoweareandfromwherewecame.Imaginea

worldwithnomusic.Tryingtoerasemusicfromourmindsisnearlyimpossible.Whatcanyoudoto

preservethemusicwhichinfluencesyou.Musicfreesoursoulandrelaxesour.

A、musichistorymuseum

B、enjoymusic

C、bodyandspirit

D、createandperformmusic

【正确答案】c

第7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8题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParsonsPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplan

toincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,ParsonsPlaceisspecialbecauseitisa

beautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmany

unusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.It*svery

quietbecausetherearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawill

beterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.Whyis

ParsonsPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlansopinion

A、Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B、Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C、Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正确答案】C

第9题【单选题】

[2007.4]Whatdoyou___todoabouttheproblemnowthatthissolutionhasfailed?

A、incline

B、intend

C、pretend

D、think

【正确答案】B

第10题【单选题】

[2005.10]Thepeopleonthethirdfloorseem___aparty.Youcanhearthemlaughingand

shouting.

A、tohave

B^tobehaving

C、tohavehad

D、beinghad

【正确答案】B

第"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12题【单选题】

【阅读理解】"longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.Mltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole./zWehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/*saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.wWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C^Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第13题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Oneofthemostcommontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmany

peopleenjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople'slives.Thesestoriesfallintothree

generalcategoriesautobiography,memoir,andbiography.Thispassageismostly

about.

A、thecharacteristicsofautobiographies,memoirs,andbiographies

B>famousautobiographies

C^whybiographycanbedifficulttowrite

D、differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs

【正确答案】A

第14题【单选题】

Thebookwassold50dollars.

A、inthepriceof

B、atthepriceof

C、withtheprice

D^ofallthepricein

【正确答案】B

第15题【单选题】

L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16题【单选题】

【完成句子】Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.Thehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivers

aboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspots-just

theplacesthieves'love.TheA.A.advisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound-thievesdon*t

likeaudiences.Cardriversarefoundtobecarelessinchoosing.

A、safeparkingspots

B、increaseinthenumberofcarsstolen

C、non-professionalthieves

D、lackofparkingspace

【正确答案】A

第17题【单选题】

[2009.7]Whydon'tyoustartoutearlyyoudon'thavetohurry?

A、soas

B、sothat

C、assuch

D^aswellas

【正确答案】B

第18题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Foroveramonth,Indonesiawasincrisis.Forestfiresragedoutofcontrolasthe

countrysuffereditsworstdroughtfor50years.Smokefromthefiresmixedwithsunlightandhot

dryairtoformacloudofsmog.Thispollutionquicklyspreadandwithindaysitwashangingover

neighbouringcountriesincludingMalaysia,SingaporeandThailand.Indonesiawasincrisisbecause

ofthedrought.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第19题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B、WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D^Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正确答案】D

第20题【单选题】

Thespeaker'sforcefulwordspersuadedhisopponentto.

A、backout

B^backup

C、backon

D、backdown

【正确答案】D

第21题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（伦理）.WhatdoesJerryBinghamexpress

bysaying"Iremaintobeconvinced"?

A、Hisanger.

B、Hiscriticism.

C、Hisagreement.

D、Hisdoubt.

【正确答案】D

第22题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech/anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

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23题【单选题】

【填句补文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm—animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A>ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D>Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第24题【单选题】

【阅读理解】In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,and

Greider;ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A、moneyinmedicalresearch

B、proteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D^telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正确答案】D

第25题【单选题】

[2005.10]Youcanneverknowheisreallyaimedat.

A、what

B、how

C、why

D^who

【正确答案】A

第26题【单选题】

[填句补文]lnordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（灌^既车），

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A、Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C、TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D、Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正确答案】A

第27题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Inlife,youwillconstantlybefacingchallenges,timeswhenit'stoughtofeelconfident

aboutwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Timeslikethesewillhavedifferentdegreesofintensityand

duration.Thegreaterthedegreeandthelongertheduration,thegreaterthefearandsenseof

uncertaintywillbe.Thefearandsenseofuncertaintywillbeindependentofthedegreeandthe

durationofdifficulttimes.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第28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29题【单选题】

[2004.10]Sometimesveryyoungchildrenhavetrouble___therightfromthewrong.

A、forseparating

B、toseparate

C、havingseparated

D、separating

【正确答案】D

第30题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery/'suchas

ChristopherColumbus'striptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A、Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B^ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C、Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D、ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【正确答案】c

第31题【单选题】

[2007.10]Apersonwhotalkstoisnotnecessarilymad.

A、himself

B、oneself

C、yourself

D、itself

【正确答案】A

第32题【单选题】

[2005.4]Theirmotherisbusyreadyforwork.

A、got

B>gets

C、toget

D、getting

【正确答案】D

第33题【单选题】

【填句补文】TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C^Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D^Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正确答案】D

第34题【单选题】

【概括大意】"SpeedReading"coursesteachstudentshowtoreadmorequickly.Insuchcourses,

teachersoftenaskstudentstofindouthowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothistoo:

lookatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandwritedownthepagenumberyouhavereached.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CheckYourReadingSpeed

B^AWaytoIncreaseYourReadingSpeed

C、CheckYourUnderstanding

D、ReadSomethingEveryDay

【正确答案】A

第35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery,"suchas

ChristopherColumbus'striptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A、Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B、ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C、Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D、ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【正确答案】c

第36题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Oneofthemostcommontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmany

peopleenjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople'slives.Thesestoriesfallintothree

generalcategoriesautobiography,memoir,andbiography.Thispassageismostly

about.

A、thecharacteristicsofautobiographies,memoirs,andbiographies

B^famousautobiographies

C、whybiographycanbedifficulttowrite

D、differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs

【正确答案】A

第37题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,Z/Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime.wWe

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A^lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C、careisakindofloveinlife

D^youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正确答案】c

第38题【单选题】

【概括大意】Theyalwayscomplained(抱怨)moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouch

withmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshaveafinalsay.Andtheyoungfelt

thattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuch

murmursoftheirparentsaboutcertainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththe

problems,atleastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindinfollowingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemfor

mostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C^Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D、Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正确答案】c

第39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40题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost£50

andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit'snottherenow."

Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone'slosingmoney

thesedays."hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwas

interruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.

Itcontained£50."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom."shesaid."Well,"I

saidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"Whatdidthewriter

believehadhappenedtohismoney?

A、Hehadlefthismoneyinthemanager'soffice.

B、Someonehadstolenhismoney.

C、Themanagerhadthemoney.

D、Thegirlhadstolenthemoney.

【正确答案】B

第41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、Togetawayfromthecrew.

【正确答案】B

第42题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Wefindithardtobreakfreefromideasconnectedwithlivingontheearth

because

A、itdemandstoogreataneffortforustodoso.

B、wearetoofamiliarwiththewaythingsaretoquestiontheideas.

C、wehaveprovedthatthoseideasarecorrect.

D、wearesosureofourselvesthatweneverdoubtanythingontheearth.

【正确答案】B

第43题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B、WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D^Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正确答案】D

第44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45题【单选题】

【概括大意】Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouch

withmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshaveafinalsay.Andtheyoungfelt

thattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuch

murmursoftheirparentsaboutcertainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththe

problems,atleastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindinfollowingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemfor

mostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D、Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正确答案】C

第46题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（细微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C^aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第47题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Thevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurred（变得模糊不清）intoday's

world.Considersomerecentdevelopments:Thechild-murderersintheJonesboro,

Ark.schoolyardshootingcasewereconvictedandsentenced.Twoboys,7and8,

werechargedinthemurderofan11-year-oldgirlinChicago.Thetwoboysin

Chicagowere

A^shot.

B、murdered.

C>accused.

D、sentenced.

【正确答案】C

第48题【单选题】

【填句补文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemade