高中英语 Modules 34 单元综合测试 外研版必修1

综合仿真测试Modules3～4第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．He'sgladhecalledthedoctor.B．Hewantstochangetheappointment.C．Hewasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.2．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．NoonebelievesPhelpswonsomanymedals.B．He'ssurprisedthatPhelpswonsomanymedals.C．Itisn'ttruethatPhelpswonthemedals.3．WhenwillthewomandiscusswithProfessorDavidson?A．Duringhisclass.B．Afterhisclass.C．Thenextday.4．Whatdoesthewomanmean?A．Thenurseisn'tabletohelpher.B．She'sgoingtohelpthenurseassoonasshefeelsbetter.C．Shefeelssleepybecauseofthemedicineshetook.5．Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?A．Whethershecanmakeaproposal.B．WhetherBillneedsherhelp.C．WhethershecanreviewBill'ssummary.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6．WhenshouldthetraintoShanghaileave?A．At3：00pm.B．At3：30pm.C．At4：00pm.7．WhyisthemansupposedtogotoShanghai?A．Towork.B．Togohome.C．Tovisithisfriend.8．Howmuchwillthemanpayforanothertrainticket?A．610yuan. B．300yuan. C．100yuan.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9．Whatdidthemandoyesterday?A．Hehadarest.B．Hetooksomeexams.C．Helookedforjobs.10．Whydoesthemanwantajob?A．Becauseheneedsmoney.B．Becauseheneedsexperience.C．Becausehewasfired.11．WherewillMarklookforjobinformation?A．Ontelevision.B．Inthenewspaper.C．Overtheradio.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12．What'stheprobableseasonnow?A．Winter.B．Summer.C．Autumn.13．What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A．Friends.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Saleswomanandcustomer.14．Whatsuggestiondoesthewomangive?A．Buyingfamousbrandsweaters.B．Buyingsomeexpensivecoats.C．Buyingdark­colouredsweaters.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15．Whatisthewomanafraidofwhenshetakeshertrips?A．Takingavoyage.B．Takingatrain.C．Takingaflight.16．Whattransportationcanyouinferthemanprefers?A．Buses.B．Planes.C．Ships.17．What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A．Husbandandwife.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Friends.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．Howlongwillthetravellast?A．About1,000days.B．Longerthanfouryears.C．Threemonths.19．What'sSouthAmerica'sCapeHornlike?A．Itisalwayspeaceful.B．Itneverhasastorm.C．Itoftenhashighwavesaswellasicebergs.20．WhichisNOTincludedinwhattheybringwiththem?A．Livinganimals.B．Growingvegetables.C．Books.答案1.C2.B3.C4.C5.C6.C7.B8.A9.B10．A11.B12.C13.A14.C15.C16.B17.C18.A19．C20.A第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21．Scienceandtechnologyischangingfastnowadays.IboughtthisMP3playeratthebeginningofthisyearbutnowit'soutof________.A．date B．order C．use D．sight答案A[outofdate过时的；outoforder出毛病；outofuse不用；outofsight看不见。句意：如今科技变化太快了，我年初买的MP3现在已经过时了。选A项。]22．________terribleweatheritwaswhentsunamiandearthquakeshappenedinIndonesia.A．How B．Howa C．What D．Whata答案C[weather为不可数名词，前面无冠词，排除B、D；how修饰形容词或副词，而what修饰名词。]23．Nobodybutdoctorsornursesandthose________byDr.Hu________toenterthepatient'sroom.A．invited；isallowed B．areinvited；areallowedC．beinginvited；allowed D．invited；areallowed答案A[nobody在句子中作主语，谓语动词用单数，invited为动词的过去分词作后置定语。]24．Theotherday，mybrotherdrovehiscardownthestreetat________Ithoughtwasadangerousspeed.A．as B．which C．what D．that答案C[at后接宾语从句。当宾语从句中缺少主语、宾语或表语时，要用what引导，此句中what作宾语从句的主语。]25．Havingwalkedinthedesertforseveraldays，wefinallyreachedwhatwascalledoasis，________.A．exhausting B．beingexhaustedC．exhausted D．exhaust答案C[句意：在沙漠中行走了几天后，我们筋疲力尽终于到达了叫作绿洲的地方，全都。exhausted是过去分词，作伴随状语，意为“精疲力尽的”。]26．—Wouldyoumindifthewindowwasclosed?—________.Ialsofeelalittlecold.A．Absolutely B．DefinitelyC．Certainlynot D．Oh，Isee答案C[根据Ialsofeelalittlecold可知答语中是不介意关窗户的。absolutely绝对地，完全地；definitely肯定，没问题；certainlynot一点儿也不；Oh，Isee哦，我明白了。]27．—IsMr.Wangin?—Sorry，he________liveshere.Hehasmoved.A．nomore B．notmoreC．nolongerD．notlonger答案C[nolonger(＝not...anylonger)“不再”，一般修饰延续性动词，表示时间上不再；nomore＝(notanymore)表示程度和次数上不再。根据题意选C项。]28.It'ssaidthatthere'remillionsofcamelsinIndiaand________ofthemisstillincreasing.A．thenumber B．theamountC．thequantity D．anumber答案A[句意：据说在印度有数百万头骆驼，而且数量还在上升。thenumber与theamount都表示“……的数量”，thenumber后跟可数名词，theamount后跟不可数名词。]29．Mr.Smith__________theaccident，buthiswifediedandhe__________herbyfiveyears.A．survivedfrom；survived B．survivedof；livedC．survived；survived D．survived；lived答案C[survivetheaccident“在事故中幸存下来”；survivesb“比某人活得长”。]30．—Doremembertoseeadoctortomorrow.—________.A．GotitB．HearditC．MadeitD．Takenit答案A[句意：——务必记住明天去看医生！——明白。口语中常用Gotit表示“知道了；明白了”。]31.I'lltypeyourreportifyouarewillingtolookaftermybaby________.A．intime B．inexchange C．inturn D．inplace答案B[intime及时；inexchange作为交换；inturn反过来，依次；inplace在适当的位置。根据句意选B项。]32．—Mom，Ican'tseeanypointinworkinghardatallthesubjectsatschool.—Comeon，dear.Yearsofhardworkwillsurely________inthefuture.A．makesure B．payoffC．payfor D．payback答案B[句意：——妈妈，我觉得没有必要拼命学习学校里的所有课程。——别这么说，孩子。多年的勤奋对你的未来肯定会有帮助的。makesure确定；payoff偿还，收到效果；payfor付钱；payback还钱，向……报复。]33．Thetraditionalapproach__________withcomplexproblemsistobreakthemdownintosmaller，moreeasilymanagedproblems.A．todealingB．indealingC．dealingD．todeal答案A[句意：解决复杂问题的传统方法是把它们分解成更小、更容易处理的问题。approach表示“途径，方法”时，后面常接介词to，表示“……的解决方法”。]34．Almost50%ofthose________saidthattheysupportedthePresident'sdecision.A．survey B．surveyingC．surveyed D．whosurveyed答案C[句意：被调查的人中将近一半说他们支持总统的决定。“被调查”，用surveyed作定语，相当于定语从句whoweresurveyed。]35．WhenImethimtheotherday，itwasthefirsttimewe________eachothersincewewereatschool.A．saw B．hadseenC．wereseeing D．haveseen答案B[句意：几天前我碰见了他，那是我们毕业以来第一次见面。题干使用了“itis/was＋first/second...timethat...”句式，且句子主句谓语为was，故选B。]第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Itrulyfeelthatmymotherledmehere,toMorzaine,andtomyfutureashappywifeandbusinesswoman.WhenMum__36__inOctober,Iwasacook.InDecemberthatyearwhileIwasworkingforawedding,apearlnecklaceMumhadleftme__37__.Iwasdistraught(忧心如焚的).Somedayslater,Iwas__38__thataguywhowasworkingwithusthatday“couldprobablyhavemadeafortune__39__thenecklacehefound.”__40__，hereturnedit.HearinghowI'd__41__Mumforsixmonthsbeforeherdeath,hesaid，”Christmasisgoingtobe__42__—whynotgoouttotheAlpsforacoupleofweeks？”IcometoMorzaine，asmall，friendlyvillageintheAlpsand__43__fellinlovewithit.Whatwas__44__tobeastopgap(权宜之计)tripturnedintoanewlife.IkepttravellingbetweenLondonandhereandfelt__45__thanIhadinmonths.InDecember,Iwas__46__asahotelmanagerandmovedherefulltime.Amonthlater,ImetPaul,whowastravelinghere.Wefellinlove.Inthebeginning,Ididn'twanttodiscuss__47__，becausethesadnessoflosingMum__48__feltgreat.Paulunderstoodthatandnever__49__mebut,bysummer,wegotmarried.Ayearlater,weusedhissaving,andthemoneyfromthesaleofMom'shouse,tobuildourown__50__.Wewanttogiveourguestsa__51__feeling,soeachroomisthemed(以……为主题)aroundmemoriesfromourlives.TherearealsostyletoremindmeofMom—atinychairwhich__52__beinherbedroomissetinoneroom.WearehavingawonderfullifeMum__53__naturallypartofit,__54__there'snowaywewouldbehereifitwasn'tforthe__55__shegaveme.Iknowshe'shereinspirit,keepinganeyeonus.36．A.diedB．cameC．returnedD．visited答案A[句意：当母亲在年10月去世时，我是一个厨师。从第41个空后出现的herdeath及其作者丢失母亲留给她的项链时心急如焚的感受以及下文的描述可知，当时母亲已去世。]37.A．burnedB．disappearedC．brokeD．dropped答案B[句意：那年的12月，当我在为一个婚礼忙碌时，母亲留给我的珍珠项链没了，我忧心如焚。从该空后的Iwasdistraught以及下文对于项链去向的猜测可反推此处指作者的妈妈留给她的项链没了。]38．A.shownB．comfortedC．persuadedD．told答案D[句意：几天后，我被“告知”那个和我们一起工作的家伙……show表现，展示；comfort安慰；persuade说服；tell告诉。由句意可知D项正确。]39．A.hidingB．stealingC．sellingD．wearing答案C[句意：他可能拿着捡到的项链卖钱了。这句话中makeafortune的意思是“挣大钱”。根据逻辑推理，此人应该是将捡到的项链卖掉，以此来换取钱财。通过逻辑推理可知C项正确。]40．A.LuckilyB．NaturallyC．SurelyD．Hopefully答案A[句意：幸运的是，他把它还回来了。从上文看，作者没想到这个人还能将她的项链还给她。再次获得母亲的遗物，作者应该感到很幸运。luckily幸运地；naturally自然地；surely当然，肯定；hopefully有希望地。]41．A.nursedB．curedC．missedD．guarded答案A[句意：在听说了我在母亲去世前6个月是如何照顾她的后……根据forsixmonthsbeforeherdeath并结合下文他对作者提出的外出放松一下的建议来看，作者应该是照顾了母亲很长时间。nurse照顾，护理；cure治愈；miss想念，错过；guard守卫，保卫。根据上下文可知A项正确。]42．A.longB．hardC．merryD．free答案B[句意：圣诞节会过得很艰难……结合上文来看，母亲的去世给作者带来了很大的伤痛。按逻辑来推，没有亲人的陪伴，圣诞节会让作者更难过。long漫长的；hard艰难的；merry欢快的；free自由的。]43．A.suddenly B．finallyC．nearly D．immediately答案D[句意：我来到了Morzaine，阿尔卑斯山区的一个很小却友善的村庄，并立刻喜欢上了它。suddenly突然；finally最终；nearly将近，接近；immediately立刻，马上。根据句意可知D项正确。]44．A.saidB．provedC．supposedD．judged答案C[句意：原本认为是权宜之计的旅行却成就了我新的生活。say说；prove证明；suppose猜测，认为，此处构成短语besupposedto，表示“被认为是”；judge判断。根据句意可知C项正确。]45．A.smarterB．higherC.firmerD．lighter答案D[句意：我不断往返于伦敦和这个地方，我的心情也比数月前轻松多了。由上下文可知，这次旅行医治了作者内心的伤痛，其心情也逐渐轻松起来。smart时髦的，聪明的；high高的；firm坚定的；light轻松的。]46.A．honouredB．hiredC．regardedD．trained答案B[句意：年12月，我被聘为一名旅馆经理，我也完全搬到了这里。honour纪念；hire雇用；regard把……看作；train训练。尽管四个选项均可与as搭配构成短语，但结合句意，只有B项正确。]47.A．travelB．businessC．childrenD．marriage答案D[句意：我们相爱了。一开始，我并未想到要谈婚论嫁。travel旅行；business生意；children孩子；marriage婚姻。根据上文Wefellinlove.及下文作者依然对母亲的去世感到悲伤可推断此处作者虽然爱保罗，却没想到要与他结婚。根据逻辑推理可知D项正确。]48.A．recentlyB．onceC．stillD．firstly答案C[句意：……因为失去母亲的悲痛仍然感觉很强烈。结合上文作者虽然爱保罗却并未想到要谈婚论嫁可知，失去母亲之痛仍折磨着作者。recently最近；once曾经；still仍旧，依然；firstly首先。根据句意可知C项正确。]49．A.leftB．pushedC．surprisedD．interrupted答案B[句意：保罗理解那种感觉，他从来不催促我，但到夏天的时候，我们结婚了。leave离开；push推，催促；surprise使……吃惊；interrupt打断。下文的but表明了前后语意的转折。根据句意及逻辑关系可知B项正确。]50．A.hotelB．restaurantC．homeD．shop答案A[句意：一年之后，我们用他的积蓄以及卖掉母亲房子的钱建了属于我们自己的旅馆。hotel旅馆；restaurant饭店；home家；shop商店。]51．A.homelyB．livelyC．motherlyD．friendly答案A[句意：我们想给我们的客人家的感觉，所以每个房间都是以我们生活中的回忆为主题的。homely家庭的；lively精力充沛的；motherly母亲般的；friendly友好的。根据句意可知A项正确。]52．A.oughttoB．usedtoC．mightD．could答案B[句意：也有一些房间的风格让我想起了我的母亲——其中一个房间里就摆放了母亲卧室里曾摆放过的一把小椅子。oughtto应该；usedto过去常常；might可能；could可能，能够。根据句意可知B项正确。]53．A.takesB．keepsC．looksD．feels答案D[句意：现在我们生活得非常好，母亲很自然地能感受到这些。feel此处与partof搭配，字面意思表示“感受到其中的一部分”。take拿，取；keep保留；look看，均不符合句意。根据语境可知D项正确。]54．A.unlessB．whileC．becauseD．though答案C[句意：……因为如果没有她给我的项链，我们不可能来到这里。unless除非；while当……时候；because因为；though虽然；根据上下文逻辑关系及语意可知C项正确。]55．A.moneyB．chairC．houseD．necklace答案D[根据该句中的定语从句shegaveme并结合上文可知，此处作者指的是母亲送给她的项链。]第三部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节：(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。AUrbancitizens(市民)canenjoyamorecolorfullifethanruralcitizens.Townspeoplearewell­informedbecausetheyhavetheeasieraccesstonews，whilecountrypeopleareuniformedbecausethesedistrictsarehardtogetto.Urbantrafficissowell­developedthattheresidentsthereoftenvisitexhibitionsandparkswhichareonlyashortbusrideaway.Forcountrypeoplethisisamajoroperationwhichinvolvesconsiderableplanning.Shopping，anecessaryactivityineverydaylifeismoreconvenientinthecitythaninthecountryside.Townspeoplecanbuywhattheywantatanytimeofaday.Butruralresidentsgototownatmostonceaweek.Soaftershoppingtheyalwaysstaggerhomeloadedwithheavypurchases.Asforasmealsandclothesconcerned，townspeoplearewell­fedandwell­dressedasthereisanadequate(足够的)supplyofgoods.Butruralresidentsaretoobusytopayparticularattentiontothem.Itisforthesereasonsthatmoreandmorepeoplearemovingintothecityandlookingforarestthere.Onthecontrary，somepeopleareattractedbytheruralarea.Airpollution，noiseandovercrowdingwhicharethebiggestproblemsconfrontingtownspeopleseemstrangeforruralresidents.Medicalstudieshaveprovedthatruralresidentscanlivelongerthanurbanresidents,becausetheyarefreefromapollutedenvironment.Inaddition，thecrimerateinthecityisseveraltimeshigherthaninthecountryside.Asisknowntoall，thelifeinanycityismuchmoreexpensivethaninthecountryside.Sothesafe,quietandcheaplifeinthecountryappealsto(对……有吸引力)manycityresidents.Eitheranurbanoraruralareagivespleasureandtrouble.But，Ibelieve，thesuburbanareahastheexcellencies(优点)ofbothandissuperiortoboth.Astheautomobileindustrydevelops，moreandmorepeoplewillmaketheirhomesinsuburbanareas.56．Whenvisitinganexhibitionintown，countrypeoplehaveto________.A．listentolocalnews B．takeabusC．makeacarefulplan D．askfriendsforhelp答案C[细节理解题。从第一段Forcountrypeoplethisisamajoroperationwhichinvolvesconsiderableplanning.可知，乡村的人们要想看展览会得提前作计划。故选C项。]57．Paragraph1mainlytellsusthedifferencesbetweenurbanandrurallifein________.A．communication，trafficandshoppingB．traffic，shoppinganddietC．education，livingconditionsandhousingD．traffic，medicineandshopping答案A[细节理解题。从第一段的内容可知作者依次从通讯、交通以及购物等方面进行了比较。故选A项。]58．Accordingtothepassage，ruralpeoplearenotaswell­dressedasurbancitizensmainlybecause________.A．theylivefarawayfromtownB．theyliveapoorerlifeC．theyarebusywiththeirworkD．theydon'tliketodressup答案C[细节理解题。从第一段最后ruralresidentsaretoobusytopayparticularattentiontothem可知。选C项。]59.Forruralresidents，theproblemstheurbancitizensfacingare________.A．commonB．unfamiliarC.well­knownD．unimportant答案B[推理判断题。从第二段第二句可知ruralresidents对townspeople所面临的污染等问题感到奇怪，可知选B。]BAmericansliketotravelalltheiryearlyholiday.Today，moreandmoretravelersintheUnitedStatesarespendingnightsatsmallhousesorinnsinsteadofhotels.Theygetaroomforthenightandthebreakfastthenextmorning.RoomsforthenightinprivatehomeswithbreakfasthavebeenpopularwithtravelersinEuropeformanyyears.Inthepastfivetotenyears，thesebed­breakfastplaceshavebecomepopularintheUnitedStates.ManyoftheseAmerica'sbed­and­breakfastinnsareoldhistoricbuildings.Somebed­breakfastinnshaveonlyafewrooms；othersaremuchlarger.Someinnsdonotprovidetelephonesortelevisionsintherooms；othersdo.Stavingatabed­and­breakfastinnismuchdifferentfromstayingatahotel.Usuallythecostismuchless.Stayingataninnisalmostlikevisitingsomeone'shome.Theownersaregladtotellabouttheareasandtheinterestingplacestovisit.Manyvacationerssaythattheyenjoythechancetomeetlocalfamilies.60．Americansliketotakeaholidaytrip________.A．alltheyearround B．foryearsC．everyyear D．everyotheryear答案C[细节理解题。根据文章第一句话中yearly(每年的)一词的词义可以判断出C正确。]61．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．SomeAmericansliketostayatbed­and­breakfasthomesinsteadofathotels.B．Thebed­and­breakfastinnsareprivatehomesopenedtovacationers.C．Thebed­and­breakfastinnshavebeenpopularinAmericaforalongtime.D．Thebed­and­breakfastinnownersprovideamorningmealfortheirvisitorsandaroomforthenight.答案C[细节理解题。根据第二段中“RoomsforthenightinprivatehomeswithbreakfasthavebeenpopularwithtravelersinEuropeformanyyears”这句话可以知道这种方式在欧洲已经流行很多年了。]62．WhydoAmericantravelerspreferstayingatbed­and­breakfastinns?A．Itislikevisitingsomeone'shome.B．Themoneytheyspendthereismuchless.C．Theycanmeetlocalfamilies.D．Alloftheabove.答案D[推理判断题。根据文章第三段的描述可以得出答案。]63．Stayingatthebed­and­breakfastinns，________.A．thetravelersneedn'tpayanythingB．thetravelersdon'thavetopayforthetelephoneortelevisionC．thetravelerscanmeetandtalkwiththelocalpeopleD．theownerswillshowthetravelersaroundthearea答案C[细节理解题。根据文章第三段中最后一句话可以得出答案。]CThedollarisbecomingweakerandweaker.Whateffectswillithave?Lookattherecord­highpriceofoil.Evenifthesameamountofoilisbeingpumpedoutoftheground，sinceitistradedindollarsandthedollarhasweakened，thepriceofoilhasincreasedtomakeupforthelostvalueofthedollar，creatingasortofviciouscycle(恶性循环)．Oil­producingcountriesdon'twanttokeepallthedollarstheyaregettingfortheiroil，sinceit'sdeclininginvalue，sotheyexchangetheirdollarsforeurosorothercurrencies.Thatpushesmoredollarsbackoutintocurrencymarkets，whichinturnpushesdownthedollar'svalue.OneexperttoldABCNewsthatRussiausedtohave90percentofitsfinancialreservesindollars.Itnowhas45percentindollars,45percentineurosand10percentinBritishpounds.IntheUSitself，thenewsismixed.It'sgood，becauseitmakeswhatweproduceherecheapertosellinforeignmarkets，andthatinturnspurs(刺激)exportsofourproductsaroundtheworld.Thattranslatesintomoremanufacturingandmorejobs.Butaweakdollarisbad，becauseitleadstoinflation(通货膨胀)inthiscountry.Importsfromforeigncountrieswillbecomemoreexpensive，andinparticular，oilwillbemoreexpensive.Thatputspressureonbusinessestoincreasepricesforanythingthatusesoilorproductsthatcomefromoverseas.OnebenefitforAmericanshoppersisthatChinahaslargelypeggeditscurrencytoours，sothatkeepsthepriceofChinese­madegoodslowandtherefore，keepsacheckoninflation.64．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Whyisthedollarlosingvalue?B．Whatcausedtheweakdollar?C．Whattodowiththeweakdollar?D．Whateffectswilltheweakdollarhave?答案D[主旨大意题。文章开头两句直入主题——美元疲软将产生哪些影响？接下来各段从不同层面对此进行展开，故选D。]65．Withthedollarlosingitsvalue，oil­producingcountrieswilldoallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．raisingthepriceofoilB．raisingtheirproductionofoilC．exchangingtheirdollarsforothercurrenciesD．decreasingtheirfinancialreservesindollars答案B[细节理解题。根据第二和第三段可知，产油国为应对美元贬值主要采取两项措施：(1)提升石油价格；(2)将美元储备兑换成其他货币。A和C显然正确。将美元储备兑换成其他货币也就是减少美元储备，D也正确。]66．Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．theAmericaneconomyishavingahardtimeB．RussiaismakingthesituationworseonpurposeC．AmericanexportbusinesseswouldlikeastrongerdollarD．Chinese­madegoodsremainascompetitiveasbeforeintheUSA答案D[推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，中国外汇储备仍大部分绑定美元，这使得中国产品在美国市场的价格低廉，竞争力一如既往的强劲。]DDianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21­year­oldtwinsons:acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.Thenherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay‘comehome'，butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation，”saysJacobs.TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan(贷款)program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinishschool.Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.Atthesametime,tuition(学费)continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade.“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon'thaveanaffordablesystemofhighereducation，”saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.67．AccordingtoParagraph1，whydidtheplanofJacobsfamilyfail?A．Thetwinswastedtoomuchmoney.B．Thefatherwasoutofwork.C．TheirsavingranoutD．Thefamilyfellapart.答案B[推理判断题。第一段提到DianaJacobs的家庭本来有一个可行的计划可以支付两个双胞胎儿子的大学费用，可由于丈夫的失业计划瓦解了。]68．HowdidtheJacobsesmanagetosolvetheirproblem?A．Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.B．Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschool.C．Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodopart­timejobs.D．Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.答案D[推理判断题。第三段指出解决方案(solution)是向学校索求更多的援助，每个儿子增加贷款到最大额度。如原文“Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan(贷款)program.”，也即是选项D。]69．Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat________.A．morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobsesB．thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaintC．collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoonD．America'sunemploymentwillfall答案A[细节理解题。由第四段“expecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs”可以得知财政援助的管理员们预期会看到更多像Jacobs一家的情况，同义转换即选项A。而B、D原文没有提到，C从第五段“Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade”，可知在过去10年里已经长了一倍还多，因此是错的。]70．Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?A.Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.C.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.答案C[推理判断题。从第六段最后一句话“Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”可知，无论需要什么他们都会送孩子去上大学，即使那意味着大笔的债务。]第二节：(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Passingthroughhistory,quiltinghadbothfloweringperiodsandperiodsofdecline,butthetruefactisthatitremainedanartthatconqueredmanyheartsbyitscomplexityandbeauty,alongwithitspracticalpurpose.Inthebeginning,quiltsweremadefromfabricremainsorpiecesoffabricthatcouldnolongerbeused.__71__.Quiltingtodaymeansstrongfriendshipsbetweenthepeoplewhosharethisancientpassion.IntheUnitedStates,quiltinghasbecomeverypopularanditconquersnewadvocatesthroughexhibitionsandcontestsorganizedbythequiltingmanufacturersormagazines.__72__Theyhaveaspecialsentimentalvalueespeciallybecausetheyweremadebylovedoneswhonolongerareamongus.Thosebeautifulworksofartrequiresomespecialtoolsinordertomakethemproperly.__73__Hereisasmalldifferencebecausetraditionalquilters,whousehandstoquiltandthetechniquestheyhavelearnedfromtheiroldergenerations,considerthatnewquiltingmachinessomehowtakeawaythepersonalityandtheuniquecharacterofthequilts.Theyusetoolssuchasrulersforaccuratecutting,rotarycuttersforcuttingthefabricintostripsandpieces,needles,thread,scissorsandothertools.Today'sadvancedtechnologiesmakequiltingmachinesperfectmakersofquilts:highspeed，perfectstitchesandnosweatatall.__74__Itrepresentstheuniquecharacterofthepersonthatmakesit.andthequiltingmachinescan'tdothat.Sometimes,littleimperfectionsyoufindonaquilttellyouaboutthemakerofthequilt,andthetraditionalquiltmakersprefertoquiltbyhandratherthanuseacomplicatedmachine.Massproductionofquiltsrequiresmachinesthatcanprovidealargenumberofproductsinashorttimeandatahighqualitylevelinordertosatisfythecustomers.__75__Nomatterwhattoolshavebeenusedincreatingquilts,thefinalproductscaneitherbringbackwonderfulmemoriesorsimplydescribetheabilityofthequiltmaker.A．Thetoolstheycanusearequiltingmachinespreferablylong­armquiltingmachines.B.Therearetoolsforthetraditionalquiltersandtoolsforthecontemporaryones.C．Thenewonesarehighlyappreciatedforthehardworkthemakersputincreatingthem.D．Therealquiltersconsiderthetruevalueofaquiltcomesfromthehardworkinmakingit.E．Todaywemainlyusecottonofthebestqualitytoincreasethebeautyofthequilts.F．Thisisnotanoptionforpeoplewhowanttomakequiltingasabusiness.G．Herethequiltsareafami