2024年在职申硕同等学力英语模拟试卷题后含答案及解析

在职申硕（同等學力）英語模拟试卷99(題後含答案及解析)題型有：2.OralCommunication3.Vocabulary4.ReadingComprehension5.Cloze7.Translation8.TextCompletion9.WritingPartⅠOralCommunicationSectionADirections:InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.A.Whydon’tweeatout?B.I’mgoingtofixsomeporkchops.C.Ijustboughtitthedaybeforeyesterday.Wayne:Whatarewegoingtoeatfordinner?Lilia:【D1】______Wayne:I’mafraidthemeatisrotten.Lilia:That’sstrange!【D2】______Wayne:Well,Iforgottoputitintherefrigerator.Lilia:Goodforyou!Nowwhatshouldweeat?Wayne:【D3】______Lilia:Again?Weren’tyoujustcomplainingthatit’stooexpensivetoeatout?Wayne:Notwhenyou’rehungry.1．【D1】A．B．C．對的答案：B解析：针對Wayne的提問中“what”，回答中一定要有实际的東西，因此B选项(我准备做猪排)是對的的。這裏注意“fix”是“准备”的意思，例如：Sarahfixedsomefoodforus．(莎拉為我們准备了某些食物。)故选B。2．【D2】A．B．C．對的答案：C解析：Lilia认為有些奇怪(strange)，肉怎么會壞了(rotten)呢?C项給出了原因：“我前天才买的。”故选C。3．【D3】A．B．C．對的答案：A解析：根据空格3背面Lilia的句子：“你不是刚刚還在埋怨在外面吃太贵了吗?”能得出上句讲的是eatout的意思。故选A。A.greatmindsthinkalikeB.WecoulddoitfirstthingtomorrowmorningC.WestillhavetodoabouttenmoreNancy:Howmanyordersdowestillneedtopack,Gilbert?We’vebeenpackingallday.Gilbert:【D4】______Nancy:Well,I’mreallytiredofpackingallofthestuffallday.Andit’sabouttimetoclockout.Gilbert:Iknow.Maybewecanfinishittomorrow.Nancy:Whynot!Theseordersarenoturgent.【D5】______Gilbert:Allright.Let’scallitquitsandgohome.Nancy:See,【D6】______!4．【D4】A．B．C．對的答案：C解析：针對Nancy的提問中“howmany”，回答中一定要有数量。C选项(我們還得再打拾個包)是對的的。這裏要注意“数字+more”的使用方法，意思是“此外，還”，表达在原有基础上又增長了若干数量，例如：Ineed100more．(我還需要100個。)故选C。5．【D5】A．B．C．對的答案：B解析：Nancy认為這些订單(order)并不紧急(urgent)，因此认為“可以明天再完毕”，因此B选项是對的答案。注意空格前whynot的意思，這裏是表达赞同的态度。故选B。6．【D6】A．B．C．對的答案：A解析：Gilbert同意了Nancy的提议，停止工作，Nancy對此進行赞扬“英雄所見略同”。故选A。SectionBDirections:InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.A.It’sreallyfamilyfirstB.therealworkwillstartwhentheywalkoffthestageC.thenitwasjustapenaltyD.becauseI’maprettystreet-smartguyYorke:You’vetalkedaboutfindingmeaninginsuffering.Whatdoyoumeanbythat?McGrow:Everybodyatsomepointisgoingtohavemisfortune.Ithinkifwedon’tlearnfromthat,【D7】______Butifyouuseit,thenitbecomestuition.Idrawalotonmypersonalexperiences.It’shardforpeopletodeceiveme,【D8】______Yorke:Aretherefamilieswhocomeonyourshowbutwhomyoufeelyoujustcan’thelp?McGrow:IneverthinkthatI’mdoingeight-minutecuresontelevision.ButIthinkthat50percentofthesolutiontoanyproblemliesindefiningitfirst.Icanbeanemotionalcompassthatpointsthemdownthepath,but【D9】______Yorke:Whatwouldyousayisthegreatestvaluesystemthatyouhave?McGrow:【D10】______Ourfamilyanditsproperties,needs,values,comebeforeeverythingelse—work,recreation,whatever.7．【D7】A．B．C．D．對的答案：C解析：對话前面Yorke問到：“你常說從痛苦中找到意义，這是什么意思呢?”McGrow對此解释就是“假如我們不從痛苦中學习，那么痛苦就是個惩罚(penalty)。假如我們运用了它，那就是笔學费(tuition)了。”這裏有很明显的對比关系，it指代misfortune(厄运)。故选C。8．【D8】A．B．C．D．對的答案：D解析：空格前面McGrow說到很难欺骗(deceive)到他，下面应交待原因，选择D最合适(由于他是個很熟悉都市生活方式的人)。這裏street—smart意為“在都市中有灵活的生存能力”。故选D。9．【D9】A．B．C．D．對的答案：B解析：談到對某些家庭問題在電视节目上的治疗效果，McGrow否认他會使用“迅速疗法”(eight—minutecures)，但他會是個“情感的指南针”(emotionalcompass)，使得真正起作用的時候是他們走下舞台之後。故选B。10．【D10】A．B．C．D．對的答案：A解析：针對前面Yorke提出的問題“什么是你所拥有的最有价值的東西?”，空格後談到家庭，显然McGrow认為家庭是最為重要的。因此空格填familyfirst。故选A。VocabularySectionADirections:Inthissectionthereare10sentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.Choosetheonefromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.11．Beforetheconstructionoftheroad,itwasprohibitivelyexpensivetotransportanyfursorfruitsacrossthemountains.A．determinedlyB．incrediblyC．amazinglyD．forbiddingly對的答案：D解析：句中prohibitively的意思是“严禁地，過高地”。与它相靠近的詞是forbiddingly“严禁地，令人生畏地”。determinedly“断然地”；incredibly“不能相信地”；amazingly“令人惊讶地”都不符合句意。故选D。12．Atdusk,Mr.Hightowerwouldsitinhisoldarmchairinthebackyardandwistfullyloseinreminiscenceofhisyouthromances.A．hopefullyB．reflectivelyC．sympatheticallyD．irresistibly對的答案：A解析：句中画线的詞wistfully的意思是“渴望地，但愿地”，与它的意思相靠近的詞是hope—fully“但愿地”，reflectively“沉思地”；sympathetically“同情地，怜悯地”；irresistibly“不可抗拒地”都不符合題意。故选A。13．Theprodigalsonspenthismoneyextravagantlyandsoonafterhelefthome,hewasreducedtoabeggar.A．lavishlyB．economicallyC．thriftilyD．extrovertly對的答案：A解析：本句說這個浪荡子挥霍金钱，句中extravagantly的意思是“挥霍無度地”，四個选项中lavishly“挥霍地”与它意思相近。economically“經济地，节省地”；thriftily“节俭地”；ex—trovertly“性格外向地”都不符合句意。故选A。14．Thechimneyvomitedacloudofsmoke.A．ignitedB．immersedC．emittedD．hugged對的答案：C解析：vomit的意思是“吐出，喷出”，在句中意為“排放浓烟”，emitted“释放，放出”与它意思相近。ignited“點燃”；immersed“浸入”；hugged“拥抱”都不符合句意，故选C。15．Therearsectionofthebraindoesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.A．advancedB．growingC．frontD．back對的答案：D解析：本句中画线的詞rear的意思是“背面的，後方的”，与它意思相近的詞是back“背面的”。advanced“高级的，先進的”；growing“成長的”；front“前面的”都不符合句意，故选D。16．Bornin1863,AnnieFellowsJohnstonwrotestoriesforjuvenilesthatbecameverypopularandarestillwidelyread.A．youngpeopleB．womenC．foreignersD．sportsfans對的答案：A解析：本句中画线的詞juvenile的意思是“青少年”，与它意思相近的是youngpeople。women“女人”；foreigners“外国人”；sportsfans“体育迷”均不符合句意。故选A。17．Atthelastmoment,thebasketballplayermadeaclevermaneuverthatallowedhimtoscore.A．matchB．dutyC．marchD．move對的答案：D解析：maneuver的意思是“机動”，move“動作，举動，招式”与它的意思相近。match“比赛”；duty“责任，义务”；march“行軍，前行”都無此意。故选D。18．AndreWattsgaveadazzlinginterpretationofBeethoven’s“Emperor”concerto.A．daringB．faithfulC．(an)ornateD．brilliant對的答案：D解析：句中dazzling的意思是“耀眼的，炫目的”，与它意思相近的詞是brilliant“精彩的，闪耀的”。其他选项daring“大胆的，勇敢的”，faithful“忠实的”，ornate“装饰华丽的，(文体)绚丽的”均不符合句意。故选D。19．SusanBAnthony,theAmericanchampionofwoman’ssuffrage,wasalsoaparticipantinthemovementtoendslavery.A．partakerB．(an)observerC．leaderD．supporter對的答案：A解析：句中participant的意思是“参与者”，与它意思相近的詞是partaker。其他选项ob—server“观测者”；leader“领导者”；supporter“支持者”都無此意。故选A。20．Thegoosequillpenhasagreatsentimentalappealinthiscentury’shighlymechanizedculture.A．fashionedB．emotionalC．monetaryD．historic對的答案：B解析：句中sentimental的意思是“情感的”，与它意思相近的詞是emotional。其他选项fashioned“時兴的”；monetary“金融的”；historic“具有历史意义的”均不符合句意。故选B。ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.Justfewyearsago,agraduatefromBrownUniversitymedicalschoolhadjustaslightunderstandingabouthowtocarefortheelderly.Now,BrownandotherU.S.medicalschoolsareplugginggeriatric(老年醫學的)coursesintotheircurricula.TheU.S.CensusBureauprojectsthenumberofelderlyAmericanswillnearlydoubleto71millionby2030.ThefirstmembersoftheBabyBoomergeneration,sonamedfortheexplosioninbirthsintheyearsafterWorldWarTwo,turnto65inthreeyears.Inaddition,peoplearelivinglongerthanever.“Thefirstripplesofthesilvertsunamiarelappingattheshoresofourcountry,butthereisnotacoordinatedorstrategicresponsetakingplaceinAmerica,”saidRichardBesdine,whoisdirectorofthegeriatricsdivisionatBrownUniversitymedicalschoolinProvidence.Geriatricshasneverbeenafieldofchoiceforyoungdoctors.Elderlycaredoctorsarepaidlessthanmostotherphysiciansandsurgeonsandtheagedcanbehardtotreat.Theyhavecomplicatedmedicalhistoriesandtheirailments,evensuchroutineillnessesaspneumonia(肺炎),canbemoredifficulttodiagnosebecausetheymaybemaskedbyotherconditions.Also,drugscanaffectthemmoredifferentlythanmiddle-agedadults.“It’sahardjob:it’snotpaidverywell:it’scomplicated:andthere’sverylittlestatuswithinthehierarchyofmedicalspecialtiestobeingageriatricphysician,”saidGavinHougham,seniorprogramofficerandmanagerofmedicineprogramsattheJohnA.HartfordFoundation.“Outof800,000doctorsintheUnitedStates,roughly7,000aregeriatricians,”Houghamsaid.Thecountryneedsanother13,000toadequatelycarefortoday’solderpopulation,accordingtotheAmericanGeriatricsSociety.Theshortfallcouldreach36,000by2030.Tohelpcounterthat,privategroupsarebankrollingmedicalschools’emphasisonaging.TheHartfordFoundationhasgivenmorethan$40millionto27schoolstotrainfacultiesinelderlycare,andtheDonaldW.ReynoldsFoundationhasgivenmorethan$100millionto30schoolstoincludemoregeriatricscontent.“Iftheydon’tlearnit,theystillhavetodealwithit,”Houghamsaid.“It’snotthatnotlearninggeriatricswillcausetheseolderpeopletogoaway.They’recomingwhetherwe’rereadyornot.“21．WhatdoesRichardBesdinemeaninParagraph3?A．ThelargeamountoftheelderlyhascreatedabigprobleminAmerica.B．ThenumberoftheelderlyhasbeengrowingbeyondthecapacityofAmerica.C．Americaisnotreadytocopewiththegrowingnumberoftheelderly.D．Americaisnottheidealplacefortheelderlytospendtherestoftheirlives.對的答案：C解析：推断題。第三段RichardBesdine說如今银发浪潮的第一波已經開始冲击美国的海岸，美国却還没有制定出一种协调或战略性的對策。阐明美国還没有准备好应對這一大潮。银发浪潮指的是老年人口的增長。故选C。22．ThemainpointofParagraph4is______.A．whygeriatricphysiciansarepaidlessthanotherphysiciansB．whydoctorsshowlittleinterestinbeinggeriatricphysiciansC．whatarethemajorproblemswiththeelderlycareindustryD．whatcanbedonetoensurethehealthydevelopmentofelderlycare對的答案：B解析：推断題。第四段重要分析了年轻醫生不愿做老年病醫生的原因：和其他科的醫生相比收入低、地位低、治疗周期長、病情复杂等。本段第一句话是主題句“Geriatricshasneverbeenafieldofchoiceforyoungdoctors．”故选B。23．ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatintheU.S.,______.A．thereisashortageofgeriatricphysiciansB．moretrainingisneededforgeriatricphysiciansC．demandforgeriatricphysiciansvariesacrossstatesD．carefortheelderlywilldependmoreongeriatricphysicians對的答案：A解析：细节題。第五段說在美国80萬醫生中只有约7000名老年醫學专家，見本段第一句话：“‘Outof800，000doctorsintheUnitedStates，roughly7，000aregeriatricians’，Houghamsaid．”，為使老年人得到充足照顾，目前還需要13000名老年病醫生。到2030年，老年病醫生缺口将到达36000名。故选A。24．Thefactthatprivategroupshaveprovidedmoneytomedicalschools______.A．highlightstheinadequacyofgovernmentsupportB．emphasizestheimportanceofmoreprofessionaltrainingC．demonstratestheincreasingimpactofprivatemoneyD．indicatesthegrowingawarenessoftherelatedproblem對的答案：B解析：推断題。倒数第二段說為了缓和老年醫學人才局限性的状况，私人团体向醫學院提供资金支持以開设有关課程，提供培训。阐明人們已經逐渐開始认识到培训专业人才的重要性。故选B。25．AccordingtoHougham,thechallengeposedbytheelderlyis______.A．temporaryB．universalC．unavoidableD．controllable對的答案：C解析：观點态度題。最终一段Hougham說：“虽然他們不學這些内容，他們也必须面對這個問題。并不是說不學老年醫學課程就能让老年人遠离疾病。不管我們与否做好准备，他們都将到来。”也就是說老年人带来的問題不可防止。C选项unavoidable的意思是“不可防止的”。故选C。Therichhavetraditionallypassedtheirwealthontotheirchildren.Butanincreasingnumberofbillionairesarechoosingnotto.Thereason?Theywanttheirchildrentoliveonthemselves—andnottoturnintospoiledsuccessors.NicolaHorlickor“supermom”,afamousBritishbillionaire,owingtothefactthatshehashigh-flyingjobsandfivekids—hasspenthercareermakingareported￡250m.Shenowseemsdeterminedtothrowofflargepartsofit.Shealreadygivesawayabout25%ofherincomeeachyear:shehasjustrevealed,inareportonthestateofcharityinthecity,thatshewillnotbeleavingmostoftheremaindertoherchildren.“Ithinkitiswrongtogivetoomuchinheritedwealthtochildren,”Horlicktoldthereport’sauthors.“Iwillnotbeleavingallmywealthtomychildrenbecausethatwouldjustruintheirlives.“Sheisbynomeansthefirsttogopublicwiththisconviction.BillGateshasputanestimated$30bnintotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thiswassupplemented,in,byanother$24bnorsofromhisfriendWarrenBuffett.Buffetthasalwaysbeencolorful,quotablyclearonwherehestands.Hisdaughteroftentellsastoryoffindingherselfwithoutchangeforacarparkingticket—herfatherlenther$20,thenpromptlymadeherwritehimacheck.“Tosuggestthatthechildrenofthewealthyshouldbejustaswealthy,”hehassaid,“islikesayingthemembersofAmerica’sOlympicteamshouldbemadeuponlyofthechildrenofthe1980Olympicteam.“AntiaRoddick,thelatefounderoftheBodyShop,toldherkidsthattheywouldnotinheritonepenny.ThemoneythatshemadefromthecompanywouldgointotheBodyShopFoundation,whichisn’toneofthoseawfultaxshelters,likesomeinAmerica.Itjustfunctionstotakethemoneyandgiveitaway.26．Thebillionairesmentionedinthepassagedon’twanttoleavemuchoftheirwealthtotheirchildrenbecause______.A．theyprefertogivetheirwealthtocharityB．theywanttheirbusinesstogoonhealthilyC．theybelievetoomuchwealthwillharmtheirchildrenD．theyhopetheirchildrencanmakemoremoneythemselves對的答案：C解析：细节題。根据第二段最终一句“Iwillnotbeleavinganywealthtomychildrenbecausethatwouldjustruintheirlives．”可知，這位亿萬富翁不想留給孩子大量财产是由于她认為留給太多财产會毁了孩子的生活。故选C。27．WhatdowelearnaboutNicolaHorlick?A．Shehasalreadygivenawayabout25%ofherwealth.B．Sheisthefirstonewhodeclarestogiveawayherwealth.C．Shewillleaveonlyasmallportionofherwealthtoherkids.D．Sheinheritedmostofherwealthfromherparents.對的答案：C解析：细节題。根据第二段第三句“Shealreadygivesawayabout25％ofherincomeeachyear；shehasjustrevealed，inareportonthestateofcharityinthecity，thatshewillnotbeleav—ingmostoftheremaindertoherchildren．”可知，她将給孩子留一小部分财产。故选C。28．Buffettdistinguisheshimselffor______.A．hisclear-cutpositionB．beingstrictwithhischildrenC．histalentinfinancialmanagementD．beingagiantinthestockmarket對的答案：A解析：细节題。根据第四段第一句“Buffetthasalwaysbeencolorful，quotablyclearonwherehestands．”可知，Buffett是一种立場鲜明的人。故选A。29．AccordingtoBuffett’sdaughter,herfather______.A．refusestolendhermoneyB．wantshertoinvestintheOlympicGamesC．nevergiveshermoremoneythannecessaryD．alwaysmakessurethatshereturnshismoney對的答案：D解析：推断題。由第四段可知，Buffett借钱給女儿之後很快就让她給自已写张支票(thenpromptlymadeherwritehimacheck)，由此可知，他總是设法保证让女儿還钱。故选D。30．Theattitudeofthewritertowardthatbillionairesdon’tpasstheirwealthtotheirchildrenis______.A．negativeB．positiveC．objectiveD．casual對的答案：B解析：观點态度題。本文论述了許多亿萬富翁不把大量财产留給孩子的例子，這對孩子的成長有诸多的益处。由此可見，作者支持不把财产留給孩子。故选B。Onanaverageofsixtimesaday,adoctorinHollandpractices“active”euthanasia(安乐死):intentionallyadministeringalethal(致死的)drugtoaterminallyillpatientwhohasaskedtoberelievedofsuffering.Twentytimesaday,life-prolongingtreatmentiswithheldorwithdrawnwhenthereisnohopethatitcanaffectanultimatecure.“Active”euthanasiaremainsacrimeontheDutchstatutebooks.Butaseriesofcourtcaseshasmadeitclearthatacompetentphysicianwhocarriesitoutwillnotbeprosecuted.Euthanasia,oftencalled“mercykilling”isacrimeinWesternEurope.Butmoreandmoredoctorsandnursesreadilyadmittopracticingit,mostofteninthe”passive”formofwithholdingorwithdrawingtreatment.Thelongsimmeringeuthanasiaissuehaslatelyboiledoverintoa,sometimes,fiercepublicdebate.Thoseopposedtothepracticeseethemselvesupholdingsacredprinciplesofrespectforlife,whilethoseinfavorraisethebannerofhumanetreatment.Afteryearsonthedefensive,theadvocatesnowseemtobegainingground.Reasonsforthelatestsurgeofinterestineuthanasiaarenothardtofind.Nowadays,lingeringchronicdiseaseshavereplacedcriticalillnessesastheprimarycauseofdeath.Andtheeuthanasistsarguethateveryhumanbeingshouldhavetherightto“diewithdignity”.Mostexpertsbelievethateuthanasiawillcontinuetobepracticednomatterwhatthelawsays.31．FromthepassagewecanseethatinHolland______.A．adoctorwhopracticeseuthanasiawillnotbepunishedB．euthanasiaisregardedasillegalC．euthanasiaisconsideredtobenecessarybutforbiddenbylawD．activeeuthanasiaisstillillegal,butpeopleoftentolerateanexperienceddoctorwhocarriesitout對的答案：B解析：细节題。根据文章第一段第三句：“‘Active’euthanasiaremainsacrimeontheDutchstat—utebooks．”可知，根据荷兰法律，進行积极安乐死是犯罪。故选B。32．Whatisthecommentoftheauthorontheproblemofeuthanasia?A．EuthanasiaisnotregardedasacrimeinFrance.B．Moreandmoremedicalworkersliketopracticeeuthanasia,nomatterwhatformittakes.C．Theproblemofeuthanasiaisnowbeingdebatedheatedlyandopenly.D．Thereisnotmuchdifferencebetween“active”and“passive”euthanasia.對的答案：C解析：细节題。根据第二段第三句：“Thelongsimmeringeuthanasiaissuehaslatelyboiledoverintoa，sometimes．fiercepublicdebate．”可知，這個長期争论不休的安乐死問題很快前忽然爆发為剧烈的公開辩论。故选C。33．Whichofthefollowingstatementscannotbefoundinthepassage?A．Thoseopposedeuthanasiasaythattheybelievetherighttoliveissacred.B．Thoseinfavorofeuthanasiamaintainthattheyareforhumanetreatment.C．Recentlytheadvocatesofeuthanasiahavegotmoresupportfromthepublic.D．Moreandmorepeopleliketohavethelawchanged.對的答案：D解析：细节題。文章第二段提到“Thoseopposedtothepracticeseethemselvesupholdingsacredprinciplesofrespectforlife”，与A吻合；“thoseinfavorraisethebannerofhumanetreat—ment”与B吻合；最终提到“t11eadvocatesnowseemtobegainingground”与C吻合。D未在文中提及。故选D。34．Whichofthefollowingisthemostreasonablecauseofeuthanasia?A．Peopledon’tliketolivetoolong.B．Peopledon’tliketosufferfromlong-lastingchronicdiseases.C．Peopledon’tliketobehospitalized.D．Peopledon’tliketobecomeaburdenofothers.對的答案：B解析：推断題。第三段第二句话說：“Nowadays，lingeringchronicdiseaseshavereplacedcriticalillnessesastheprimarycauseofdeam．”，目前欧洲人寿命延長了，長期的慢性病取代急性病而成了人們的重要死因。故选B。35．Thelastsentenceinthepassageindicatesthat______.A．peoplewillstopthepracticeofeuthanasiaimmediatelyB．peoplewillresumethepracticeofeuthanasiaonlyafteritisallowedbylawC．peoplewillgoonpracticingeuthanasianomatteritispassedbylawornotD．onlypassiveeuthanasiaisallowedaccordingtothelaw對的答案：C解析：推断題。文章第二提到近几年安乐死已經得到越来越多人的支持，“Afteryearsonthedefensive，theadvocatesnowseemtobegainingground．”在第三段中又談到，“Rea—sonsforthelatestsurgeofinterestineuthanasiaarenothardtofind．”由此可見，不管法律与否通過，安乐死仍然受到支持，人們仍會继续以往的做法。故选C。Singletons,referringtothosewholivealone,arebeingcomfortedbywell-meaningfriendsandfamilyandtoldthatnothavingapartnerisnottheendoftheworld.So,itwouldseemthattheycansay,yes,itisnot.Butno,infact,itistheend.Agloomystudyhasjustbeenreleasedthatsaysthattheinternationaltrendtowardslivingaloneisputtinganunprecedentedstrainonourecosystem.Foranumberofreasons—relationshipbreakdown,careerchoice,longerlifespans,smallerfamilies—thenumberofindividualhouseholdsisgrowing.Andthisisputtingintolerablepressureonnaturalresources,andacceleratingtheextinctionofendangeredplantandanimalspecies.Andthereisworsenews.Runningarefrigerator,television,cooker,plumbingsystemjustforselfishlittleyouisadisastrouswasteofresourcesonourover-populatedplanet.“Theefficiencyofresourceconsumption”isalothigherinhouseholdsoftwopeopleormore,simplybecausetheyshareeverything.Wellimaginethat.JustwhenyouthoughtlivingalonewasOK,youwouldfindthatallthetimeyouweretheenemyofmankind.EverytimeyouputthekettleonthestoveforacupofcoffeeyouweredestroyingMotherEarth.Indeed,itisnotjustyourmotherwhoisabitworriedbyyourcontinuingsinglestatus—youarelettingdowntheentirehumanracebynothavingaboyfriendorgirlfriend.Thetroubleisthatsocietyhasagroupinstinctandpeoplepanicandhitoutwhentheyseeotherpeoplequietlyrebellingandstrayingawayfromthe“standard”offamilyandcoupledom.Thesuggestionisthatsingledomshouldbeatbestatemporarystate.Unlessyouareassimilatedintoalargerunit,youcanneverbefullyfunctional.Try“communalliving”.Therearealltheseillustrationsofyoungattractivepeoplehavinga“greattime”,laughinglybumpingintoeachother.ItlookslikeanepisodeoftheTVseries“Friends”.Andthemessageisclear:Togethernessisgood,solitudeisbad,andbeingsingleonyourownisnotallowed.36．Well-meaningfriendsandfamilymembersoftentellthosewholivealonethat______.A．theyshouldendtheirsingledomassoonaspossibleB．theyshouldlivetogetherwithothersingletonsC．singledomisanacceptablelifestyleD．singledomcanshortenone’slifespan對的答案：C解析：推断題。文章第一段作者說：好心的朋友和家人都在安慰独居的人，并跟他們說没有伴侣，不是世界末曰。singleton意為独居者。故选C。37．WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethereasonfortheincreasingnumberofhouseholdsasmentionedinthepassage?A．Manypeoplegetdivorcedbecauseofunhappymarriage.B．Nowpeoplecanaffordtosupportahouseholdindividually.C．Somepeoplehavetosacrificefamilylifefortheircareers.D．Manypeoplelivemuchlongerthanbefore.對的答案：B解析：细节題。第三段第一句“Foranumberofreasonsrelationshipbreakdown，careerchoice，longerlifespans，smallerfamilies—thenumberofindividualhouseholdsisgrowing．”可知，由于种种原因如婚姻关系破裂、职业的选择、寿命的延長、家庭小型化等，独身家庭的数量在增長。這裏面没有提到因收入的增長人們可以一种人维持一种家庭的開销。故选B。38．Theauthorthinkslivingaloneisdisastrousmainlybecausesingledomis______.A．harmfultopeople’slifeB．destructivetoourecosystemC．dangeroustoplantsandanimalsD．unworkableinoursociety對的答案：B解析：推断題。第二段說：刚刚刊登的一项令人沮丧的研究說全球独居的趋势正在給我們的生态系统导致前所未有的压力。根据第三段第二句“Andthisisputtingintolerablepres—sureonnaturalresources，andacceleratingtheextinctionofendangeredplantandanimalspecies．”可知，独居給自然资源导致不可忍受的压力，加速了濒危動植物的灭绝。故选B。39．Itisimpliedinthepassagethatsingletonsareusually______.A．self-reliantB．self-consciousC．self-sufficientD．self-centered對的答案：D解析：推断題。第三段第四句“Runningarefrigerator，television，cooker，plumbingsystemjustforselfishlittleyouisadisastrouswasteofresourcesonourover—populatedplanet．”可知，独居的人很自私，他們自已一种人用一种冰箱、電视、炊具和上下水系统，這對我們這個過于拥挤的地球上的自然资源来說是一种劫难性的挥霍。故选D。40．Theauthorsuggeststhatsingletonsshould______.A．findboyfriendsorgirlfriendsB．livewiththeirparentsandotherfamilymembersC．livetogetherandsharemorewiththeirfriendsD．watchmoreepisodesoftheTVseries“Friends”對的答案：C解析：态度題。文章的最终两段作者劝独居者說：尝试一下与他人合住。有诸多這方面的例子，有吸引力的年轻人笑著相遇，共同度過美好時光，就像電视持续剧《老友记》當中的片段。這些信息清晰地告诉我們：在一起是好的，孤單是不好的，独身独居是不被社會容許的。故选C。“Yearsago,afriendofmineobservedthat80percentofthepeopleinthiscountryhavetoomuchself-esteemand20percenthavemuchtoolittle.Thatstruckmeasprettyaccurate,butpsychologistswilltellyouthatself-esteemisnotaconstant.People’sappraisaloftheirownworthvaries...Ihavetheimpressionthatmorepeoplehaveunstableself-esteemthanbefore.Isaythisbecausesomeofthetraditionalstandardspeopleusedtomeasuretheirownworthhaveeroded(middleclassrespectability),whereasmorepeoplenowseemtomeasurethemselvesagainstcelebritiesandsuperstars.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowifanybodyhasstudiedchangesinthecriteriaweusetomeasureself-worth.“Comment1:YoubringupaninterestingpointbecauseIdobelievevaluesandbeliefshavechanged.Itwouldbeveryinterestingtoseethecriteriausedforself-worth.Ifindithardtobelievethatonly20%ofpeoplehavelowself-esteem.I’vebeenfollowingBreneBrown’sthoughtsonthesubjectofself-worth,andlowself-worth(onsomelevel)seemsmuchmorecommon.Comment2:Ifthequalityofone’sself-esteemisgoingtobejudgedbycomparisonswiththosewhoarecelebritiesandsuperstars,thentheentireexerciseisreallypointless.Comment3:Self-esteemsolution:Ahappymarriage.Comment4:Ego(self-worth)isproportionatetowealth.Themorewealth,themoreself-worth.Comment5:BenjaminFranklinsaiditbest,anditappliestoallfacetsoflife.“Contentmentwillmakeapoormanrichjustasdiscontentwillmakearichmanpoor.“Itdoesnotmeannottrytodoyourbest,orbetherichest.Itsimplymeansonceyou’vedoneyourbest,becontentwithyourself,justasifyoudon’tgiveyourbesteffort,discontentissuretofollow.Comment6:I’ve“retired”from30yearsofexpensive,ifinteresting,“personalgrowth”and“self-improvement”muchprobablymotivatedbytryingto“fix”myself.Hangingoutwithfriendsatalocalcafeisawaymoresatisfying.Comment7:Arelatedconceptyoumaybeinterestedinisthe“sociometertheory”ofself-esteempioneeredbyMarkLeary(WakeForest).Basicallyitstatesthatourself-esteemisdeterminedbytheamountofperceivedsocialacceptance/rejection,andthatdeterminationisfullofcognitivebiasesanderrors.Awesomestuff.41．Themainideaofthequotedblogisthat______.A．mostpeopleinthecountryhavetoomuchself-esteemB．itisurgenttohelpthosewhohavetoolittleself-esteemC．thecriteriaforpeopletomeasuretheirself-wortharechangingD．thetraditionalstandardsmakepeoplefeelunstable對的答案：C解析：主旨題。首段引用的话重要說自尊不是一种常数，老式的用来衡量人們自身价值的原则已經被侵蚀了，如今更多的人参照名人和超级明星来评价自已，衡量自我价值的原则已經发生了变化，故选C。42．Amongallthecomments,whichofthefollowingchoicesbringsinauthoritativesourcesintheirdiscussion?A．Comment1andComment2.B．Comment3andComment5.C．Comment1andComment7.D．Comment4andComment6.對的答案：C解析：细节題。在這七個评论中，评论1、5、7中包括比较权威的人士BreneBrown，BenjaminFranklin，MarkLeary，因此這三個评论比较权威，故选C。43．Whatallthecommentatorstrytorespondtointheirwritingis______.A．therespectforthetraditionalvaluesB．thestandardsofself-worthmeasurementC．marriage,celebritiesandsocialactivitiesD．ego,contentmentandsocialjudgment對的答案：B解析：推断題。评论1中出現了“thecriteriausedforself-worth”；评论2中出現“self-esteemisgoingtobejudgedby”；评论4中出現了“Themorewealth，themoreself-worth”；评论7中出現了“ourself-esteemisdeterminedby”。根据這些信息我們可以推断出，评论人员在他們的评论中想要体現的都是自尊的衡量原则，故选B。44．WhydoesthewriterofComment5trytoclarifyBenjaminFranklin’ssaying?A．BecauseFranklin’ssayingisuniversallyapplicable.B．Becau