江苏专转本(英语)模拟试卷5(题后含答案及解析)

江苏专转本（英语）模拟试卷5(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.VocabularyandStructure2.ReadingComprehension3.Cloze5.Translation6.WritingVocabularyandStructure1．Thetheorywasattackedtenyearsagowhenitwasfirst______,butgraduallyitwasimproved.A．promotedB．enhancedC．advancedD．conceived正确答案：C解析：动词辨析，C．advance推进，提出，如：advanceatheory提出一种理论；A．promote提升，增进；B．enhance提高，增强，如：enhanceone’sconfidence增强信心：D．conceive构想，怀胎，如：conceiveanidea想出一个主意。2．______preparationsarenowbeingmadeforthePresident’sofficialvisittothreeforeigncountries.A．ElaborateB．GracefulC．RoyalD．Tedious正确答案：A解析：形容词辨析，A．Elaborate详尽的，精心计划的，如：anelaboratedesign精心的设计；B．Graceful优美的，得体的，如：seekagracefulexit寻求体面的退出；C．royal皇家的，王室的；D．tedious冗长乏味的。3．Thebusissocrowdedthatthereis______sufficientroomforyou.A．rarelyB．seldomC．scarcelyD．some正确答案：C解析：副词辨析，rarely和seldom表示“很少”，都是频度副词，不能用于本句，而且两词意义、用法相同，也不能成为答案。searcely为程度副词，意为“几乎不”，为正确答案。4．Poorhealthandlackofmoneymaybothbe______toeducationalprogress.A．restraintsB．stainsC．scarcitiesD．barriers正确答案：D解析：名词辨析，四选项的意思分别为：A．rest=raints束缚，约束；B.stains污点；C．scarcities稀少；D．barriers障碍，根据句子的前因后果，只能填入barriers一词。5．AsfortheFlatEarththeory,IbelieveIcan______itwithmyownexperiencesofnavigation.A．denyB．rejectC．objectD．refute正确答案：D解析：动词辨析，D．refute驳斥；否认……的正确性，如：refuteanargument驳斥一种论点；A．deny否认；拒绝某人要求，如：denysb．admission拒绝某人入场；B．reject拒绝；拒绝考虑，如：Hewasrejectedforthenavybecauseheisseasick．由于晕船他未被海军录取；C．object反对，不赞成，后接介词to或宾语从句。6．Inthepastdecades,thefarmsoftheworldhavesucceededinproducingenoughfoodtofeed______alloftheplanet’speople.A．relevantlyB．externallyC．utterlyD．virtually正确答案：D解析：副词辨析，D．virtually几乎，差不多．实际上；A．relevantly有关地，适宜地；B．externally外部地，外表地；C.utterly完全地，彻底地utterlyignorantofsth．对……全然不知。7．Thepoorgirlcouldn’t______fromhertearsanymorewhenhermothershowedup.A．withdrawB．holdC．withholdD．refrain正确答案：D解析：动词辨析，A、C项属形近动词。四选词的意思分别是：A．withdraw抑制，制止；Bhold拿。坚持，抱，它不能和from搭配；C．withhold抑制，制止；D．refrain抑制，忍住。8．Wewouldcontactyournearestrelative______anyaccidentoccurring.A．intheeventofB．inthecourseofC．intheplaceofD．inthelightof正确答案：A解析：介词短语辨析，intheeventof表示“万一，如果，一旦”；inthecourseof表示“在……过程中，在……期间”；intheplaceof中，冠词多余，也不符合本句意义；inthelightof表示“根据，按照”，如：inthelightofcustomers根据顾客的要求。9．Thedoctorsdrewtheconclusionthattheyoungman’sblindnesswas______.A．consistentB．partialC．internalD．temporary正确答案：D解析：形容词辨析，D．temporary暂时的，临时的；A.consistent一贯的，一致的；B．partial部分的；偏心的；C．internal内部的；固有的。10．TheSecondWorldWar,______theearlieroneof1914,promptedpublicconcernaboutthephysicalandintellectualwell-beingofthecountry’shumanresources.A．soasB．aswereC．asdidD．sameas正确答案：C解析：as用法，as可连接表示方式．再根据主句中动词“prompted”一词，所以答案为asdid。11．Shemetwithnochallengebecauseherarguments______soundfacts.A．putforwardB．restedonC．madeforD．conjuredup正确答案：B解析：短语辨析，B．reston近似于dependon，relyon或bebasedon；A．putforward提出；推荐，如：putsb．forwardasacandidate推举某人为候选人；C．makefor走向，扑向；有助于；D．conjuredup想象，想出，如：conjureupthehappypast想起幸福的往事。12．Theteachertriedtoexplaintheproblem,butherexplanationdidnot______tothestudents.A．getacrossB．comearoundC．gobyD．makeout正确答案：A解析：动词词组辨析，A．getacross被理解，被接受；B．comearound复苏，康复，顺便来访；C．goby(时间)过去，遵守，遵循，如：gobytrafficrules遵守交通规则；D．makeout开出，辨认出，理解。13．Itwassuchahotdaythateveryone______swimmingintheriver.A．tendedtoB．wasinclinedtoC．madeforD．feltlike正确答案：D解析：短语动词辨析，feellike表示“想要”，后面只能接动名词；tendto表示“倾向于，往往”，后接动词原形；beinclinedto表示“倾向于，欲”，后接动词原形；makefor表示“向／朝……走去”。14．OldMr.Brown’sconditionlooksveryseriousanditisdoubtfulifhewill______.A．pullthroughB．pullupC．pullbackD．pullout正确答案：A解析：短语动词辨析，pullthrough使渡过难关，康复；pullup停下，停；pullhack拉回；pullout拔出。15．Weoftenadvisehimnottodrinkmorewine______isgoodforhishealth.A．asB．thanC．thatD．but正确答案：B解析：比较从句，该题较难理解。根据句中more一词选择than填入空格，后面所接的句子中省略句子主语it。又如：Youhavemademoreeffortsthanisnecessary。16．Please______yourremarkstothetopicunderdiscussion.A．confessB．confirmC．confuseD．confine正确答案：B解析：动词辨析，四个选词均为形近动词，但意思不同。confess承认；confirm证明，证实，确认；confuse使迷惑；confine限定，限制，困在，后接to。17．Severalspecialprogramsweredesignedto______disadvantagedyouthsaged16—21tobecomemoreresponsible,employable,andproductive.A．resistB．insistC．persistD．assist正确答案：D解析：形近动词辨析，四选词的意思分别是：A．resist抵抗，抵制；B．insist坚持，坚持认为；C．persist坚持，持续；D．assist协助，帮助。18．Hewasatthe______ofhiscareerwhenhewaskilledinatrafficaccident.A．glamourB．extremeC．bloomD．peak正确答案：D解析：名词辨析，D．peak山峰；顶点，如：atthepeakofone’ssuccess在成就的顶峰；A．glamour魅力，诱惑力；B．extreme尽头，末端，如：intheextreme极其；C．bloom开花，青春焕发，如：inthebloomofyouth风华正茂。19．WhendoyouthinkthePresidentwill______youinoffice?A．locateB．confirmC．reinforceD．qualify正确答案：B解析：动词辨析，B．confirm证实，确认，批准；A．locate找出，查到；C．reinforce增强，加强；D．qualify使具有资格，使胜任，如：Thisexperiencequalifiedhimforapromotion．这次经历使他有资格得到晋升。20．Marywentthroughthereportcarefullyto______allspellingmistakesfromit.A．diminishB．withdrawC．eliminateD．abandon正确答案：C解析：动词辨析，A．diminish减少，但不能和from构成搭配；B．withdraw撤消，撤退；C．eliminate去除，消除；D．abandon放弃，抛弃。21．Hearrivedverylateatnight,______intheearlyhoursthismorning.A．inconclusionB．orratherC．onthewholeD．byandlarge正确答案：B解析：短语辨析，A．inconclusion表示“在结束时，最后”；B．orrather表示“更准确地说”；C．onthewhole表示“总的说来”；D．byandlarge表示“大体上，总的来说”。22．Motheralwaystaughtmetobethriftyandnottolive______.A．beyondmymeansB．outofplaceC．atmyleisureD．aroundtheclock正确答案：A解析：介词词组辨析，A．livebeyondone’smeans入不敷出；B．outofplace不合适的，不恰当的；C．atone’sleisure在某人空闲时或方便时；D．aroundtheclock连续一整天或一昼夜，如：workaroundtheclock昼夜连续工作。23．PresidentBanda’sbackgroundasadoctorhasgivenhim______intothemedicalproblemsthatfacethecountry.A．aviewB．avisionC．aninsightD．asight正确答案：C解析：名词辨析，四个选词的含义分别为：A．aview一种观点；一个景色；B．avision一种见解，远见；C．aninsight一种洞察力；D．asight视力，视界，视野。根据句意答案应是aninsight，givesb．aninsightintosth．意思为“使某人洞察到或深刻体察到某事物”。24．InNewYorkthereisashiftingpopulationofvagrantsusuallywithanunhealthy______foralcohol.A．attitudeB．aptitudeC．appetiteD．altitude正确答案：C解析：形近名词辨析，attitude态度，应与介词to／towards搭配；aptitude才能，天资；appetite胃口，欲望；altitude高度，海拔。25．Carsandmotorcyclesaresimilar______theyarebothprivatelyownedmeansoftransport.A．sothatB．inthatC．forthatD．inwhich正确答案：B解析：连词辨析，sothat表示目的；inthat为复合连词，表示“由于，因为”．同because一词；for后不能用that从句。26．Theexhibitionofpoorsportsmanship______asenseofdisgustinailwhowitnessedit.A．roseB．aroseC．arousedD．raised正确答案：C解析：同源动词辨析，首先区分一下词性，A、B两词为不及物动词，C、D两词为及物动词。再区分各词的词义：A．rose升起，起来，起床，上升，上涨；B．arose出现，产生，起来；C．aroused激起．引起；D。raised抬起，举起，提高，筹(钱)，抚养。27．Whenthenursetookhistemperature,itwastwodegreesaboveA．regularB．ordinaryC．averageD．normal正确答案：D解析：近义形容词辨析，四个选词的意思分别是：A。regular有规律的，同期的，定期的；B．ordinary普通的，平常的；C．average平均的，一般标准的；D．normal正常状态的，通常的。28．ThetravelerlookslikeanEnglishman,buthisforeignaccentgavehimA．awayB．outC．offD．over正确答案：A解析：短语动词辨析，giveaway泄露(秘密)，出卖；giveout分发：giveoff发出(光．热，气)；giveover交，托。29．WeAmericansdoalotofbusiness______lunch,butpeoplehereprefertotellstories.A．inB．overC．withinD．without正确答案：B解析：介词辨析，介词over有许多用法和许多含义，其中一种意思就是“在……期间”，类似inthecourseof。30．Hejustcannot______tothedifferentlifestylehereinAmerica.A．alterB．modifyC．adaptD．adopt正确答案：C解析：动词辨析alter表示“改变，改装，修改”，名词为alteration；modify表示”修改，修饰”，名词为modification；adapt表示“使适应，改编”，名词为adaptation：adopt表示“采纳，收养”，名词为adoption。31．Afriendshipmaybe______,casual,situationalordeepandlasting.A．identicalB．originalC．superficialD．critical正确答案：C解析：identical完全相同的；original独创的；superficial肤浅的；critical批评性的，决定性的。32．Oneofhis______istobecomethePresidentoftheMotorGeneral.A．achievementsB．ideasC．ambitionsD．careers正确答案：C解析：achievement成就，功绩；idea想法，念头；ambition抱负；career事业。33．Therepublicationofthepoet’smostrecentworkswillcertainly______hisnationalreputation.A．boomB．strengthenC．enlargeD．enhance正确答案：D解析：boom繁荣；strengthen巩固；enlarge扩大，主要指在规模上；enhance提高。34．Ifyou______intakingthisattitude,wewillhavetoaskyoutoleave,A．persistB．insistC．resistD．pursue正确答案：A解析：persistindoing坚持做某事；insistondoing坚持做；resistfromdoing抵制不做某事；pursue继续，从事。35．Employersexpecttheiremployeestobe______forwork.A．timelyB．punctualC．promptD．urgent正确答案：B解析：timely及时地，准时地；punctual准时的，严守时刻的；prompt迅速的，敏捷的；urgent急迫的，紧要的。36．Therearesome______flowersonthedesk.A．artificialB．falseC．unrealD．untrue正确答案：A解析：artificial人造的，如：artificalsilk人造丝。B．false假的；不真实的；指与实际情况不符。如：Thisstatementisfalse．这种说法不属实。C．unreal虚幻的，强调与客观情况不符，不是现实的。D．untrue不真实的，意思同false，花只能说是人造花，即假花，而不能说不是真实的或虚幻的。37．Itisa______tohearhisspeech.A．boredB．boreC．boringD．borescme正确答案：B解析：题干中缺一名词成分，而四个选项中A、C、D均为形容词，只有B．bore令人厌烦的人或事，可以用作名词。A.bored感到厌烦的；C．boring令人厌烦的；D．boresome根本就是一个人造词。38．______theirsuggestions,wewilldiscussthemfullyatthenextmeeting.A．InregardforB．InregardtoC．WithregardofD．Regardlessfor正确答案：B解析：inregardto／of关于……，为固定搭配，所以A在形式上就不成立。withregardto也可以表示“关于……”，但不能用介词“of”来代替“to”，因此可以排除C。regardlessof不注意，不关心；不顾，如：regardlessofwindorrain风雨无阻。所以D项在搭配上也不正确。39．Nuclearscienceshouldbedevelopedtobenefitthepeople______harmthem.A．morethanB．betterthanC．otherthanD．ratherthan正确答案：D解析：ratherthan…而不是……，如：Hewoulddieratherthansurrender．他宁死不屈；A．morethan比……多．如：Heismorebravethanwise．他有勇无谋；B.betterthan优于；C．otherthan而不是……，一般用于人，并与no连用，如：SheisnootherthanJane．她就是珍妮本人。40．Howmanymoredecadeswillhavetopass______scientistssucceedinprovidingacureforcancer?A．whenB．sinceC．beforeD．until正确答案：C解析：before常可用于将来时态，表示“才；就”，如：Itwillbeseveralweeksbeforeyouareusedtothenewlifeincollege．几个星期后你就会适应大学里的新生活了。A．when一般不与将来时态连用；B．since常与现在完成时连用；D.until直到，用在此处意义不符。ReadingComprehensionSolarenergyforyourhomeiscoming.Itcanhelpyouasasinglehomeowner.Itcanhelpthewholecountryaswell.Whetherornotsolarenergycansaveyourmoneydependsonmanythings.Whereyouliveisonefactor.Thetypeofhomeyouhaveisanother.Thingslikeinsulationpresentenergycoasts,andthetypeofsystemyoubuyareaddedfactors.Usingsolarenergycanhelpsaveourpreciousfuel.Asyouknow,oursuppliesofoilandgasareverylimited.Thereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallourfutureenergyneeds.AndwhenMotherNaturesaysthat’sall.Theonlywaywecandelayhearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbyusingothersources,likethesun.Wewon’thavetoworryaboutthesun’srunningoutofenergyforanotherseveralbillionyearsorso.Besidesbeginanendlesssourceofenergy,theuseofthesunhasotheradvantagesaswell.Thesundoesn’toffersomanyproblemsasotherenergysources.Forexample,fossilfuelplantsaddtoalreadyhighpollutionlevels.Withsolarenergy,wewillstillneedsourcesofenergy,butwewon’tneedsomuch.Thatmeanswecancutdownonourpollutionproblems.Withallthesegoodpoints,whydon’tweusemoresolarpower?Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Thebiggestreasonismoney.Untilnow,itwasjustnotpracticalforahomeownertoputinasolarunit.Therewerecheapersourcesofenergy.Allthatischangingnow.Solarcostsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoilandelectricity.Expertssaythatgas,oilandelectricitypriceswillcontinuetorise.Thedemandforelectricityisincreasingrapidly.Butnewpowerplantswillusemoregas,oilorcoal.Alreadyinsomeplacesthesupplyofelectricityisbeingrationed.Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy.Itcouldsoongrowtobecomeamajorpartofournation’senergysupply.41．Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainidea?A．SomethingaboutSolarEnergyandPollution.B．SolarEnergy.C．EnergyandPollution.D．EnergyandMoney.正确答案：B解析：本文讲解太阳能，其余的答案都不符合题意。42．Solarenergycanhelpussave______.A．theearthandnaturalresourcesB．mothernatureC．thesunD．ourpreciousfuel正确答案：D解析：“太阳能可以节省能源”与题意最贴切。见文章第二段第一句。43．Thesunisanendlesssourceofenergy,itwillnotrunoutofitfor______.A．severalmillionyearsB．severalhundredyearsC．severalbillionyearsD．severalthousandyears正确答案：C解析：文中所说的太阳的寿命是几十亿年。见文章第三段第一句。44．Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A．Energyfromcoalwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.B．Energyfromnaturalgaswouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.C．Energyfromthesunwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.D．Energyfromoilwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.正确答案：C解析：只有太阳能无污染。45．Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy,______.A．butitwillbeconsideredasanimportantpartofournation’senergysupplyB．yetwewillbuildmorepowerplantsC．andthesupplyofelectricitywillberationedD．butwedon’tneedpracticeenergyrationingnow正确答案：A解析：太阳能将是今后的主要能源。见文章最后两句话。Nearly54millioncarsandtrucksintheUnitedStatesareequippedwithdriversideairbagslocatedinthecenterofthesteeringwheel.24millionalsohaveapassenger-sidedevicelocatedinthedashboard.Airbagsaredesignedtoprotectagainstsudden,fiercefrontalhighwayimpacts.Fiveyearsagoevidenceofseriousairbaginjuriesbegantosurface.Driversinminorfenderbenderssufferedsevereeyeandearinjuries,brokenbonesandthirddegreeburnsfromtheforceoftheinflatingbags.InDecember1991theNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)advisedparentstoavoidputtingrearfacinginfantsetsinfrontofairbags,acknowledgingthattheforceoftheexplosivebagcouldharminfants,whoseheadswereonlyinchesawayfromthedevices.LastOctoberitwasdeterminedthatallchildren12andunderweremoresusceptibletoinjuryanddeaththanadults;theirmorefragilebodieswereseatedlower,increasingtheimpactoftheairbagtotheheadarea.Inaddition,morechildrenwerenotproperlyrestrainedorwereoutofpositionwhentheairbaginflated.OnNovember22,1996,afternearly60deathsandthousandsofinjurieswereattributedtothedevices,theNHTSAmandatedimprovedlabelsforallnewvehicles,warningoftherisktochildrenunder13.Despitetheseproblems,officialsstresstheoveralleffectivenessofthesedevices.“Allinall,airbagsworkwellandareresponsibleforan11percentreductionindriverfatalities.“saysNHTSAAdministratorDr.RicardoMartinez.“Firstandforemost,makesureyou’reproperlybuckledupbeforegettingontheroad.“saysBrainO’Neill,presidentoftheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety.Keepinmindhowcloseyousittoanairbag.Pushseatsasfarbackaspossible,remainingjustcloseenoughtocontrolthepedals.Yourfaceandtorsoshouldbeatleast10to12inchesfromthesteeringcolumn.“It’snotabadideaactuallytomeasurethedistancewitharulertobesure.“addsO’Neill.Adjustablesteeringwheelsshouldbepointedtowardthechestratherthantheheadtopreventinflatingbagfromdamagingthefaceorneck.Also,positionhandsatnineo’clockandthreeo’clockonthewheeltokeepyourarmsawayfromanopeningairbag.Pregnantwomeninparticularshouldkeeptheirabdomenasdistantfromtheairbagaspossible.Inthefinaltrimester,womenshouldpointadjustablesteeringwheelsupward,awayfromtheirfetus.Perhapsmostimportant,children12andundershouldalwaysrideinthebackseat,buckledup.46．Fromthepassage,welearnedthat______.A．thereare24millioncarsandtrucksintheUnitedStatesB．thereare78millioncarsandtrucksintheUnitedStatesC．thereare24millioncarsandtrucksequippedwithairbagsintheUnitedStatesD．thereare78millioncarsandtrucksequippedwithairbagsintheUnitedStates正确答案：D解析：因为有2400万辆车在乘客座位前也安装了防护气囊，其他几个选抒不符合题意。47．Theairbagsare______.A．safetydeviceswhichcanprotectpeoplefrombeinghurtduringhighwayaccidentsB．unsafedeviceswhichhurtmanypeopleC．safetydeviceswhichsaved11%AmericandriversD．safetydevicesbutneedtobeimproved正确答案：D解析：因为防护气囊的确是有待更进一步完善保安装置。48．Theairbagislocatedinthecenterofthesteeringwheel,soyoushould______.A．keepinmindhowcloseyousittoanairbagB．pushthefrontseatasfarbackaspossible,remainingjustcloseenoughtocontrolthepedalC．keepyourfaceandtorsoatleast10to12inchesfromthesteeringcolumnD．alloftheabove正确答案：D解析：根据文章第四段的大意可知A、B、C均为应注意的事项，因此选D。49．Adjustablesteeringwheelsshould______.A．bepointedtowardthechestratherthantheheadB．bedrivenat9o’clockC．bedrivenat3o’clockD．keepyourarmsawayfromanopeningairbag正确答案：A解析：文章指出“只有这样，在车祸时，驾车人的头才能得到最有效的保护。”见文章倒数第三段第一句、第二句，意思是把两手分别救在方向盘上3点钟和9点钟的位置以便使手臂远离开着的防护气囊。50．Theairbagisagoodsafetydevice,butchildren12andundershouldalwaysrideinthebackseatbuckledupmeans______.A．airbagsarenogoodforchildrenB．airbagsareonlygoodfortheparentswhohavemorethan12childrenC．thebestpositionforchildrentorideacarisinthebackseatandbebuckledupD．thefrontseatisunsafeforyoungpeople正确答案：C解析：根据文章所述观点，这是最好的保护儿童的方式。Formillionsofpeople,theAmericandreamofowningahomeseemstobeslippingoutofreach(够不着).“Maybeyoungcouplescannolongeraffordtobuyaready-madehouseastheirparentsdid,“says40-year-oldbuildinginstructorPatHennin.“Buttheycanstillhaveahome.Liketheirpioneerancestors(祖先),theycanbuilditthemselves,andatlessthanhalfthecostofaready-madehouse.“Theowner-builderscamefromeveryoccupationalgroup,althoughsurprisinglyfewareprofessionalbuildingworkers.Manytaketheplunge(冒险尝试)withlittleornoexperience.“Ilearnedhowtobuildmyhousefromreadingbooks,“saysJohnBrown,whobuiltasix-roomhomefor$25,000inHighFalls,NewJersey.“Ifyouhavepatienceandthecarpentry(木工工作)skilltomakeabookcase,youcanbuildahouse.“Anastonishing50percentoftheseownerbuildershammereverynail,layeverypipe,andwireeveryswitchwiththeirownhands.Therestcontractforsomepartsofthetask.Buteventhosewhojustactascontractorsandfinishtheinsidesoftheirhomescansavefrom30percentto45percentofwhataready-madehomewouldcost.Onesurveyrevealedthat60percentofowner-buildersalsodesigntheirhomes.Manyothersbuycommercialhouseplansforlessthan$100oruseplansavailablefromtheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture.51．Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?A．Thecostofhavingahousebuilt.B．TheAmericandreamofowningahouse.C．Adescriptionofowner-buildersinAmerica.D．Acomparisonbetweenyoungcouplesandtheirparents.正确答案：C解析：文章结构：第一段：对于许多人来说，拥有房子的美国梦似乎遥不可及，但买不起房，可以建房，而且所在的价格不到买房的一半；第二段：自己建房的人各个行业都有；第三段：50％的人自己建房，其余的人雇人干部分活；第四段：大多自己建房的人自己设计房屋。文中反复谈到owner-builders，因此选项C为正确答案。52．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmanyAmericansfinditdifficultto______.A．buildahouseB．findaready-madehouseC．haveagoodjobD．buyahouse正确答案：D解析：文中第一段第二句：年轻夫妇或许不再像他们的父母那样能够买得起现成的房子。说明很多美国人买房有困难。53．Thephrase“taketheplunge”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A．decidetobuildahouseB．decidetopulldownahouseC．decidetobuyahouseD．decidetorentahouse正确答案：A。解析：从语境上看，文中涉及到的是建房，所以A为正确答案。54．Accordingtothepassage,owner-buildersarethosewho______.A．areprofessionalhousebuildersB．buildhousesoftheirownC．arecontracthousebuildersD．sellorlethouses正确答案：B解析：从第三段第一句：“Anastonishing50percentoftheseownerbuildershammereverynail，layeverypipe，andwireeveryswicthwiththeirownhands．”可排除选项A、C、D。55．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Manyhouseplansareofferedfreeofcharge.B．Mostofthehouseplansareofferedbybuildinginstructors.C．FiftypercentoftheAmericanyoungcouplesbuildhouses.D．Mostoftheowner-buildersdesigntheirhomes.正确答案：D解析：文章最后一段第一句话“Onesurveyrevealedthat60perecentofowner—buildersalsodesigntheirhomes．”可知D为正确答案。Television,orTV,themodernwonderofelectronics,bringstheworldintoyourownhomeinsightandsound.ThenametelevisioncomesfromtheGreekwordtele,meaning“far”,andtheLatinwordvidere,meaning“tosee”.Thus,televisionmeans“seeingfar”.Sometimestelevisionisreferredtoasvideo,fromaLatinwordmeaning“Isee”.InGreatBritain,thepopularwordfortelevisionis“telly”.Televisionworksinmuchthesamewayasradio.Inradio,soundischangedintoelectromagneticwaveswhicharesentthroughtheair.InTV,bothsoundandlightarechangedintoelectromagneticwaves.Experimentsleadingtomoderntelevisiontookplacemorethanahundredyearsago.Bythe1920s,inventorsandresearchershadturnedtheearlytheoriesintoworkingmodels.YetittookanotherthirtyyearsforTVtobecomeanindustry.Asanindustry,TVprovidesjobsforhundredsofthousandswhomakeTVsetsandbroadcastingequipment.Italsoprovidesworkforactors,technicians,andotherswhoputonprograms.Manylargeschoolsanduniversitieshave“closed-circuit”televisionequipmentthatwilltelecastlecturesanddemonstrationstohundredsofstudentsindifferentclassrooms;andthelecturecanbevideotapedtobekeptforlateruse.SomehospitalsuseTVtoallowmedicalstudentstogetcloseupviewofoperations.In1946,aftertheWorldWarII,TVbegantoburstupontheAmericanscenewithaspeedunforeseenevenbythemostoptimisticleadersoftheindustry.ThenoveltyofseeingTVpicturesinthehomecaughtthepublic’sfancyandbeganarevolutionintheworldofentertainment.By1950,televisionhadgrownintoamajorpartofshowbusiness.ManyfilmandstagestarsbegantoperformonTVastelevisionaudiencesincreased.Stationsthatoncetelecastforonlyafewhoursadaysometimestelecastaroundtheclockinthe1960s.56．“...otherswhoputonprograms.“meansthat______.A．peoplegetontheirclotheswithprogramsprintedonB．peopleprepareandpresenttheprogramsonTVC．peopleliketheprogramsD．peopleactedintheTVprograms正确答案：B解析：这里表示的是准备和上映的意思，而不是穿上印有节目的衣服或在电视节目中表演等。57．“...toallowmedicalstudentstogetcloseupviewofoperations”suggestsA．thestudentscanhaveviewofoperationswithenlargeddetailsB．thestudentscanoperatethroughTVC．thestudentswereallowedtolearnoperationsD．TVisbeingusedbystudents正确答案：A解析：这里表示让学生们能更清晰地观看手术过程。58．“...TVbegantoburstupontheAmerican,...“indicatesthat______.A．in1946TVsetsexplodedinAmericanfamiliesB．TVmayinjurepeopleC．TVsuddenlybecameavailabletomanyAmericanfamiliesD．TVwasverypopularin1946正确答案：C解析：表示对很多美国家庭而言电视机突然变得很容易拥有了。59．TVpicturesinthehomecaughtthepublic’sfancy,...“tellsus______.A．TVpicturesarebetterthanmoviesB．TVpicturescanbeseenathomeC．TVpicturescanhurtpeople’seyesD．TVpictureshadarousedpeople’sinterests正确答案：D解析：指电视节目让人们很感兴趣而愿意收看。词组“catch／takeone’sfancy”意为“被某人喜欢”。60．“...sometimestelecastaroundtheclockinthe1960s.“meansA．TVtelecastusedtohavearoundclockB．peoplewatchTVwitharoundclocknearbyC．TVtelecast24hoursadayinthe1960sD．TVwasonshoweveryday正确答案：C解析：指每天24小时不问断地播放电视节目。“around／roundtheclock”意思是“alldayandallnightwithoutstopping”。ClozeDidyoueverhavesomeone’snameonthetipofyourtongueandyetyouwereunabletorecallit?【C1】______thishappensagain,donot【C2】______torecallit.Dosomething【C3】______foracoupleofminutes.【C4】______thenamemaycomeintoyourhead.Thenameisthere,sinceyouhavemet【C5】______personandlearnedhisname.It【C6】______hastobedugout.Theinitialefforttorecall【C7】______themindforoperation,butitisthesubconscious(下意识的)【C8】______thatgotoworktodigupa【C9】______memory.Forcingyourselftorecall【C10】______neverhelpsbecauseitdoesn’t【C11】______yourmemory;itonlytightensit.Studentsfindthepreparatorymethodhelpful【C12】______examinations.Theyreadoverthequestions【C13】______tryingtoansweranyofthem.【C14】______theyanswerfirsttheones【C15】______whichtheyaremostconfident.Meanwhile,deepermentalactivitiesinthesubconsciousmindaretaking【C16】______;workisbeingdoneonthe【C17】______difficultquestion.Bythetimetheeasierquestionsareanswered,answers【C18】______themoredifficultoneswillusuallybeginto【C19】______intoconsciousness.Itisoften【C20】______aquestionofwaitingforrecalltocometothememory.61．【C1】A．AsB．WhenC．WhileD．Whether正确答案：B解析：根据上下文，空白处句意：当这种情况再次发生时。本题考查when引导状语从句。62．【C2】A．tryB．wantC．hesitateD．wait正确答案：A解析：根据上下文，空白处句意：你没必要绞尽脑汁去回忆。本题考查近义词辨析。A项try表示努力、费力的尝试，适合句意。63．【C3】A．simpleB．apartC．elseD．similar正确答案：C解析：根据上下文，空白处句意：做一些其他的事情。C项正确，符合句意。A项意为简单的，B项意为分开的，D项意为相似的。64．【C4】A．unlessB．andC．orD．until正确答案：B解析：使用排除法。根据上下文空白处表示一种顺承关系。AD排除。and是“和”的意思表示事物之间的并列，而or是或者的意思表示事物间的选择，二选一，选择句容易出现在疑问句。此空格处选择and更为合适。65．【C5】A．someB．certainC．aD．this正确答案：D解析：根据上下文，空白处句意为：因为你曾经遇到过这个人也知道他的名字。空白处修饰你应该记得名字的那个人。用this比较合适。66．【C6】A．thenB．reallyC．onlyD．indeed正确答案：C解析：根据上下文，空白处句意：你需要做的仅仅是把这些内容从头脑中挖掘出来。A项意为那时，B项意为真正，C项意为仅仅，D项意为的确。67．【C7】A．leadsB．beginsC．helpsD．prepares正确答案：D解析：根据上下文，空白处句意为：这种对信息的最初的尝试记忆因为你的思维活动做了准备。D项正确。68．【C8】A．deedsB．activitiesC．movementsD．procedures正确答案：B解析：根据上下文，空白处句意为：这种尝试记忆是一种下意识的活动……，尝试记忆是一种活动。只有B项是活动行为的意思。69．【C9】A．lightB．freshC．dimD．dark正确答案：C解析：根据上下文，空白处句意为：它是要把你头脑的模糊记忆挖掘出来。C项意为模糊的，A项意为轻微的，B项意为新鲜的．D项意为黑暗的。70．【C10】A．merelyB．almostC．barelyD．hardly正确答案：B解析：根据上下文，空白处旬意为：强迫回忆没有用。A项意为仅仅，只不过，B项意为几乎，C项意为几乎没有，D项意为几乎不。C、D项表示否定意思，与never搭配表示肯定意义，不符合文章内容。71．【C11】A．loosenB．weakenC．decreaseD．reduce正确答案：A解析：根据上下文，空白处句意为：因为不是放松记忆。loosen与下文中tighten相对应。72．【C12】A．intoB．inC．aboutD．by正确答案：B解析：根据上下文，空白处句意为：学生发现考试中的准备策略是有帮助的。helpfulin固定搭配，意为有助于。73．【C13】A．afterB．besidesC．beforeD．against正确答案：C解析：根据上下文，空白处句意为：他们在答题前先浏览整个试卷。只有before用于空白处意思通顺。阅读后做题是正常的顺序。74．【C14】A．ThusB．Bu