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第1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2题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesbycomparingthe

proportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathattheyproduced.Hefoundthatsizefor

size,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesaseffectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecent

rivals.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D、AMassExtinction

【正确答案】C

第3题【单选题】

It'sraining.Wehavetostayathomeinsteadofgoingfishing.

A、badly

B、hardly

C、heavily

D、strongly

【正确答案】C

第4题【单选题】

Tosomeextentthegoodserviceatthehotelthepoorfood.

A、broughtout

B、cameabout

C、gotdownto

D、madeupfor

【正确答案】D

第5题【单选题】

[2004.10]Sometimesveryyoungchildrenhavetrouble___therightfromthewrong.

A、forseparating

B、toseparate

C、havingseparated

D、separating

【正确答案】D

第6题【单选题】

（完成句子】Lackofsleepcanaffecteverythingfromouremotionstohowwellwefocusontasks

likedriving.Itcanaffectsportsperformance,increaseourchancesofgettingsick,andmaybelinked

toweightgaininsomepeople.You'veprobablynoticedhowmuchrunningaroundlittlekidsdo—

andhowsoundlytheysleep.Takeatipfromatoddlerandgetatleast60minutesofexerciseaday.

Physicalactivitycandecreasestressandhelppeoplefeelmorerelaxed.Justdon'tworkouttoo

closetobedtimebecauseexercisecanwakeyouupbeforeitslowsyoudown.Lackofsleepcan

increaseourchancesof.

A、feelmorerelaxed

B、wakingupinmiddlenight

C、gettingsick

D、WatchTVandsurfonline

【正确答案】C

第7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8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9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10题【单选题】

[2007.4]Whatdoyou___todoabouttheproblemnowthatthissolutionhasfailed?

A、incline

B、intend

C、pretend

D、think

【正确答案】B

第11题【单选题】

[概括大意]Radarisnowafamiliartool.Likemanyothersitwasanunexpecteddiscovery.Itwas

firstobservedbytworesearchers,whowerestudyingsoundcommunication.Theyweresending

signalsfromastationononesideofariverinWashingtonDtoavehicleacrosstheriver.They

discoveredthattheirsignalswerestoppedbypassingships.Theyrecognizedtheimportanceofthis

discoveryatonce.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、StudyofRadar

B、Radarisnowafamiliartool

C、RadarWorkingPrinciples

D、RadarwasDiscoveredbyChance

【正确答案】D

第12题【单选题】

[2005.4]whenyougothroughthementalexercisestocomeupwithatentative

definitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou'reright.

A、Simply

B、Precisely

C、Only

D、Particularly

【正确答案】C

第13题【单选题】

【概括大意】Agoodruleofthumb（好的做法）istotakeyourbodyweightinpoundsanddivide

thatnumberinhalf.Thatgivesyouthenumberofounces（盎司）ofwaterperdaythatyouneed.

Forexample,ifyouweigh160pounds,youshoulddrinkatleast80ouncesofwaterperday.Ifyou

exerciseyoushoulddrinkanother8-ounceglassofwaterforevery20minutesyouareactive.Ifyou

drinkcoffeeoralcohol,youshouldaddatleastanequalamountofwater.Whenyouaretraveling

onanairplane,itisgoodtohave8ouncesofwaterforeveryhouryouareonboardtheplane.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、AGoodRuleofThumb

C、DifferentPeopleDrinkDifferentOuncesofWater

D、HowtoDrinkWater

【正确答案】A

第14题【单选题】

［填句补文JSome20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A、ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第15题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

Bxhelplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正确答案】C

第16题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputertorecognize

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"题【单选题】

【填句补文]TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（4、片）ofexposedcoral.

D、Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正确答案】D

第18题【单选题】

[2008.10]ThePresidentwasamongthefirsttocongratulatethescientisthisnew

discovery.

A、at

B、in

C、about

D、on

【正确答案】D

第19题【单选题】

[2005.10]Youcanneverknowheisreallyaimedat.

A、what

B、how

C、why

D、who

【正确答案】A

第20题【单选题】

【阅读理解】"Scientificconservatismsuggeststhatabiologicalexplanationshould

bethelastchoiceafterallnon-biologicalexplanationsareaddressed,"Allensaid.

"Wehavealotofworktodotoruleout（排除..的可能性）possiblenon-biological

explanations.Itismorelikelythatachemicalprocess,withoutbiology,canexplain

theseresults."WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatAllensaid?

A、ScientistshavedifferentargumentsoverwhetherthereislifeonTitan.

B、ScientistsallagreethatthereislifeonTitan.

C、Scientistsallsuggestthatabiologicalexplanationisreasonable.

D、Scientistsallagreethatanon-biologicalchemicalreactionisapossibleexplanation.

【正确答案】A

第21题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正确答案】D

第22题【单选题】

Ifyouintakingthisattitude,wellhavetoaskyoutoleave.

A、insist

B、resist

C、persist

D、exist

【正确答案】C

第23题【单选题】

【阅读理解】WritingforthecontentsitessuchastheYahoo!ContributorNetwork

alsointerestsme.I'vebeentryingcreativewriting,news,reviewsandnumerous

lifestyleissues.Andallofthesetopicshavebeenofmyownchoosing.Thenthereis

theopportunitytomeetotherwriters.TheYahoo!ContributorNetworkhasa

wonderfulin-housemessagingsystemthatallowsitswriterstocommunicateeasily

withoneanother.Notallyourtriesarerosyandeasywhenyouwriteforacontent

site,butyouwillgetmuchbenefitifyoutryit.WhatisthebenefitthattheYahoo!

ContributorNetworkoffersaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Youcanhaveallyourarticlespublished.

B、Youcangetalotofrewardsfromthesite.

C、Youcaneasilycommunicatewithotherwriters.

D、Youcanuseitsinformationandmessagesfree.

【正确答案】C

第24题【单选题】

[2008.10]Ourresponsibilityinvolvestheproblemsofhomelessnessinthecity.

A、dealwith

B、todealwith

C、dealingwith

D、indealingwith

【正确答案】C

第25题【单选题】

[2009.1]“Howlongdidittakeyoutorealizethathewasdishonest?""Ifromthestart/

A.lookedhimout

B、lookedhimover

C、sawhimout

D、sawhimthrough

【正确答案】D

第26题【单选题】

【填句补文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正确答案】B

第27题【单选题】

[2005.10]Whenhewasyoung,heusedtospendhistimecollectingstamps.

A、smart

B、special

C、solid

D、spare

【正确答案】D

第28题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement“…butonly

onebecamePelenindicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正确答案】B

第29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】

[2007.10]He'llhisnervousnessoncehe'sonstage.

A、getover

B、getoff

C、getout

D、getthrough

【正确答案】A

第32题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute"means.

A、strong

B、firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正确答案】B

第33题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheir

intellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weare

concernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheir

academicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthat

mixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Theauthorargues

thatateacher'schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent's.

A、personalqualitiesandsocialskills

B、totalpersonality

C、learningabilityandcommunicativeskills

D、intellectualability

【正确答案】B

第34题【单选题】

[2005.10]Whenhewasyoung,heusedtospendhistimecollectingstamps.

A、smart

B、special

C、solid

D、spare

【正确答案】D

第35题【单选题】

[填句补文]ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14Ie代inthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D、In1984,therewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正确答案】D

第36题【单选题】

fromtheouterspace,ourearthlookslikeawater-coveredball.

A、Havingseen

B、Seeing

C、Seen

D、Havingbeenseen

【正确答案】C

第37题【单选题】

[2004.101thesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.

A、Since

B、As

C^For

D、Like

【正确答案】B

第38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.

【止确答案】B

第39题【单选题】

【填句补文1Theblackrobin（旅鸦）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、ThesearetheonlyblackrobinsIe代intheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正确答案】A

第40题【单选题】

（填句补文］ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14leftinthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D、In1984,therewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正确答案】D

第41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42题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Yes,thingslooklikeeconomywillgetworse.Thereality,however;reallydependson

howyoulookatitandreacttothissituation.Likeanychallengeinlife,it'snotwhatactually

happensthatwilldeterminetheoutcome,it'swhatyoudecidetodoaboutit.Thekeytodealing

withchallengesliesinyourattitudestowardswhathashappened.()

A.True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第43题【单选题】

[2005.101Whenhewasyoung,heusedtospendhistimecollectingstamps.

A、smart

B、special

C、solid

D、spare

【正确答案】D

第44题【单选题】

【填句补文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正确答案】B

第45题【单选题】

[2005.4]Theirmotherisbusyreadyforwork.

A、got

B、gets

C、toget

D、getting

【正确答案】D

第46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47题【单选题】

【阅读理解】NobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrisondealsspecificallywiththe

legacyofslaveryinherbookBeloved.Themaincharacterinthisnovel,aformer

slavecalledSethe,livesinOhiointheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar,butshecannot

freeherselffromherhorrificmemories.Throughaseriesofflashbacksandbitter

reminiscences,thereaderlearnshowandwhySetheescapedfromtheplantation

shehadlivedon;thefateofherhusband,whoalsotriedtoescape;andfinally,

whathappenedtothechildcalledBeloved.Morrison'sscenesoftortureand

murderarevividandstronglyconveythedesperationoftheslavesandthecruelty

oftheirowners.Belovedisset.

A、onaslaveship

BxonaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C、inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D、inanAfricantown

【正确答案】C

第48题【单选题】

【阅读/！I断】Ok,enoughnegativetalk.Ifyounotice,youhavesomepeoplereactingnegatively

whileothersareactingpositively.Here'swhatmakesthedifference.Yougetwhatyoufocuson.You

caneitherthinkabouthowbadyouhaveitandfeellikeavictim,oryoucanusethesechallengesas

areasontostepupandgrowfromthem.Difficultiesareboundtomakepeoplebecomevictims.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第49题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正确答案】D

第50题【单选题】

[2004.10]Sometimesveryyoungchildrenhavetrouble___therightfromthewrong.

A、forseparating

B、toseparate

C、havingseparated

D、separating

【正确答案】D

第51题【单选题】

[2007.4]Ihadneverexpectedyoutoturn___atthemeeting.IthoughtyouwereinShanghai.

A、around

B、on

C、in

D、up

【正确答案】D

第52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53题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ElNinotendstodevelopbetweenAprilandJuneandreachesitspeakbetween

DecemberandFebruary.Thewarmingtendstolastbetween9and12monthsandoccurseverytwo

tosevenyears.lttakesabouteightmonthsforElNinotoreachitspeak.

A、True

B、False

C.NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第54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55题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won/tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute"means.

A、strong

B、firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正确答案】B

第56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57题【单选题】

[2010.4]Georgehasjustboughtafancysportscar.Itabout$45,000.

A、mightcosthim

B、shouldcosthim

C、musthavecosthim

D、wouldhavecosthim

【正确答案】C

第58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59题【单选题】

[2007.4]Ashisparentsdiedwhenhewasyoung,hewas___byhisuncle.

A、broughtup

B、grownup

C、broughtout

D、takenout

【正确答案】A

第60题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Yes,thingslooklikeeconomywillgetworse.Thereality,however,reallydependson

howyoulookatitandreacttothissituation.Likeanychallengeinlife,it'snotwhatactually

happensthatwilldeterminetheoutcome,it'swhatyoudecidetodoaboutit.Thekeytodealing

withchallengesliesinyourattitudestowards