职称英语综合类A级模拟58

［模拟］职称英语综合类A级模拟58

词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有

括号或下划线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号

里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第1题：

Maryhas<u>blended</u>theingredients.

A.mixed

B.made

C.cooked

D.eaten

参考答案：A

blend和mix都表示“混合"；make：制作;cook：烹调；eat：吃。

第2题：

Theyagreedto<u>modify</u>theirpolicy.

A.clarify

B.change

C.define

D.develop

参考答案：B

modify：改动、修改，和change同义；clarify：澄清；define：界定；develop：

发展、进步。

第3题：

Theeconomycontinuedto<u>exhibit</u>signsofdeclineinSeptember.

A.play

B.send

C.show

D.tell

参考答案：C

exhibit和show意思相同，表示“陈列、展现"；play：游戏、演奏；send：

送、传递；tell：告诉、分辨。

第4题：

A<u>notably</u>shortman,heplaysbasketballwithhisstaffseveral

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timesaweek.

A.tactically

B.considerably

C.remarkably

D.completely

参考答案：C

anotablyshortman的意思是“显而易见是个矮个子"。notably：明显地、

易被注意到的，和remarkably同义。practically：实际上、事实上；

considerably：相当、非常；completely：彻底地、完全地。

第5题：

Thedentisthasdecidedto<u>extract</u>herbadtooth.

A.takeout

B.repair

C.pushin

D.dig

参考答案：A

extractatooth：拔牙,在四个选项中只有takeout可以替代;repair：修理;

pushin：插队；dig：挖。

第6题：

Itis<u>absurd</u>topredictthatthesunwillnotrisetomorrow.

A.ridiculous

B.funny

C.odd

D.foolish

参考答案：A

absurd：荒谬的,和ridiculous意思相同;funny：有趣的;odd：奇怪的;foolish：

愚蠢的。

第7题：

Alotofpeoplecouldfallillafterdrinking<u>contaminated</u>water.

A.muddled

B.polluted

C.mixed

D.troubled

参考答案：B

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contaminatedwater：受到污染的水，故和polluted同义。muddledwater和

troubledwater都是“混浊的水"；mixed：混合的。

第8题：

Theroomis<u>dim</u>andquiet.

A.tiny

B.pleasant

C.dark

D.agreeable

参考答案：C

dim：暗的,常用来形容光线、房间、灯光等，和dark同义；tiny：微小的；pleasant

和agreeable意义基本相同，都表示“舒适的、令人愉快的”。

第9题：

Theindexisthegovernment'schief<u>gauge</u>offutureeconomic

activity.

A.measure

B.opinion

C.evaluation

D.decision

参考答案：A

gauge：衡量标准，可以用measure（措施、量度）替换；opinion：看法、观点；

evaluation：评价、估计；decision：决定。

第10题：

It's<u>prudent</u>tostartanyexerciseprogramgraduallyatfirst.

A.workable

B.sensible

C.possible

D.feasible

参考答案：B

prudent：谨慎的、合理的，在四个选项中和sensible同义;workable和feasible

基本同义：可行的;possible：可能的。

第11题：

Heis<u>renowned</u>forhisskill.

A.remembered

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B.recommended

C.praised

D.well-known

参考答案：D

renowned：知名的，和well.known同义；remember：记得、记忆；recommended：

受到推荐的；praised：受到表扬的。

第12题：

Youhavetobepatientifyouwantto<u>sustain</u>yourposition.

A.maintain

B.establish

C.acquire

D.support

参考答案：A

sustain和maintain都可以表示“维持、保养"；establish：建议;acquire：

取得；support：支持。

第13题:

Shestoodthere<u>trembling</u>withfear.

A.jumping

B.crying

C.swaying

D.shaking

参考答案：D

tremblingwithfear：吓得直发抖，在四个选项中只有shaking有发抖的意思;

jumping：跳；crying：哭、喊；swaying：左右摇摆。

第14题：

Medicalfacilitiesarebeing<u>upgraded</u>.

A.renewed

B.repaired

C.improved

D.increased

参考答案：C

upgrade：提高、升级，因而有“改进”的含义，等于improve；renew：更新；

repair：修理；increase：增加。

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第15题：

Marylookedpaleand<u>weary</u>.

A.gloomy

B.ugly

C.silly

D.exhausted

参考答案：D

gloomy：阴暗的、忧愁的；ugly：丑陋的；silly：愚蠢的；weary：疲惫的，和

exhausted同义。

阅读判断阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据

短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选

A：如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选B；如果该句的信息文章中没

有提及，请选C。

Hercules

OnceuponatimetherewasagreatGreekhero,Hercules.Hewas

tallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveeverseen.Onhisshoulderhe

carriedaclubandinhishandheheldabow.Hewasknownasthehero

ofahundredadventures.

Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainand

againhesenthimondifficulttasks.Onemorningthekingsentforhim

andtoldhimtofetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenofthe

SingingMaidens.Butnooneknewwherethegardenwas.

SoHerculeswentaway.Hewalkedthewholedayandthenextday

andthenext.Hewalkedformonthsbeforehesawmountainsfarinthe

distanceonefinemorning.Oneofthemountainswasintheshapeofaman,

withlong,longlegsandarmsandhugeshouldersandahugehead.Hewas

holdingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,theMountainGod.Sohe

askedhimforhelp.

Atlasanswered,〃Myheadandarmsandshouldersallache.Could

youholduptheskywhileIfetchthegoldenapplesforyou?”

Herculesclimbedthemountainandshoulderedthesky.Soonthe

skygrewveryheavy.WhenfinallyAtlascamebackwiththreegoldenapples,

hesaid,“Well,youaregoingtocarrythemountainforever.I'mgoing

toseetheKingwiththeapples.〃Herculesknewthathecouldn'tfight

himbecauseoftheskyonhisback.Soheshouted.

“Justoneminute'shelp.Myshouldersarehurting.Holdthesky

foraminutewhileImakeacushionformyshoulders.

Atlasbelievedhim.Hethrewdowntheapplesandheldupthesky.

Herculespickeduptheapplesandranbacktoseetheking.

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第16题：

Herculeswasthetallestmanintheworld.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

短文中有这样一句话：Hewastallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveever

seen.显然，本题题干是这句话的翻版，所以是正确的。

第17题：

Herculesworkedintheking'sgarden.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

阅读短文后我们得知，Hercules侍奉国王，但并未说他到底在哪里工作。题干

所说的意思文中找不到，也就是说，短文没有足够的信息来证明他在国王的花园

里工作。

第18题：

Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasksbecausethekingwantedtoget

ridofhim.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

这个信息在短文第2段第2句和第3句中提到了，与短文的意思相符（国王很害

怕Hercules,多次给他派重活干），由此可以推断本题的正确选项为A。

第19题：

Atlaswasthegiantwhoheldupthesky.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

因为文中有这样—句话：Hewasholdingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,

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theMountainGod,所以本题答案为A。

第20题：

AtlasranfasterthanHercules.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

读遍文章，我们没有找到相关信息，很明显，本题答案为选项C。

第21题：

AtlasgotthegoldenapplesforHerculesbecausehewantedtobetheking

himself.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

这句话与文中叙述的事实不符。文中讲到，Atlas替Hercules取金苹果，是因

为他在那里撑天撑得太累了。

第22题：

HerculesfinallymanagedtogettheapplesbydefeatingAtlas.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

这句话也与文中叙述的事实不符。文中说，Hercules因轻信了Atlas的话而上

当，但最后他还是以智取胜，为国王取回了金苹果，而不是通过两人的决斗。

概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任

务：（1）第23〜26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2〜5段每段选择

1个正确的小标题；（2）第27〜30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4

个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

TheMakingofaSuccessStory

1IKEAistheworld'slargestfurnitureretailer,andtheman

behinditisIngvarKamprad,oneoftheworld'smostsuccessful

entrepreneurs.BorninSwedenin1926,Kampradwasanaturalbusinessman.

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Asachild,heenjoyedsellingthingsandmadesmal1profitsfromselling

matches,seeds,andpencilsinhiscommunity.WhenKampradwas17,his

fathergavehimsomemoneyasarewardforhisgoodgrades.Naturallyhe

usedittostartupabusinessIKEA.

2IKEA'snamecomesfromKamprad'sinitials(I.K.)andtheplace

wherehegrewup("E〃and〃A〃).TodayIKEAisknownforitsmodern,

minimalistfurniture,butitwasnotafurniturecompanyinthebeginning.

Rather,IKEAsoldallkindsofmiscellaneousgoods.Kamprad'swares

includedanythingthathecouldsellforprofitsatdiscountedprices,

includingwatches,pensandstockings.

3IKEAfirstbegantosellfurniturethroughamail-order

cataloguein1947.Thefurniturewasalldesignedandmadeby

manufacturersnearKamprad'shome.Initialsaleswereveryencouraging,

soKampradexpandedtheproductline.Furniturewassuchasuccessful

aspectofthebusinessthatIKEAbecamesolelyafurniturecompanyin1951.

4In1953IKEAopeneditsfirstshowroominAhnhult,Sweden.IKEA

isknowntodayforitsspaciousstoreswithfurnitureinattractive

settings,butintheearly1950s,peopleorderedfromcatalogues.Thus

responsetothefirstshowroomwasoverwhelming:peoplelovedbeingable

tosee

andtrythefurniturebeforebuyingit.Thisledtoincreasedsales

andthecompanycontinuedtothrive.By1955,IKEAwasdesigningallits

ownfurniture.

5In1956Kampradsawamandisassemblingatabletomakeiteasier

totransport.Kampradwasinspired.Themarthadgivenhimagreatidea:

flatpackaging.FlatpackagingwouldmeanlowershippingcostsforIKEA

andlowerpricesforcustomers.IKEAtrieditandsalessoared.Theproblem

wasthatpeoplehadtoassemblefurniturethemselves,butovertime,even

thisgrewintoanadvantageforIKEA.Nowadays,IKEAisoftenseenas

havingconnotationsofself-sufficiency.Thisimagehasdonewondersfor

thecompany,leadingtobettersalesandcontinuedexpansion.

6Todaythereareover200storesin32countries.Amazingly,

IngvarKampradhasmanagedtokeepIKEAaprivately-heldcompany.In2004

hewasnamedtheworld'srichestman.HecurrentlylivesinSwitzerland

andisretiedfromtheday-to-dayoperationsofIKEA.IKEAitself,though,

justkeepsongrowing.

23-26的选项

AIngvarKamprad-一abornbusinessman

BSuccessbroughtbytheintroductionofshowrooms

CTheoriginofIKEA

DSpecializationinsellingfurniture

EFlatpackaging一afeatureofIKEA

FWorld-wideexpansionofIKEA

27-30的选项

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AIKEAbeganasasmallstoresellingallkindsofcheapthings

Bitishighlywelcomedbyboth

CIngvarKampradshowedinterestandtalentfordoingbusiness

Dheliveshappilyinretirement

Eheretheycanseeandtrythefurnituretheyaregoingtobuy

FIngvarsuccessfullymanagesthecompanyallbyhimself

第23题:

Paragraph2

参考答案:

C

详细解答：

第2段介绍了IKEA这个店名的来源以及它刚开始的时候是一家什么样的小

杂货店。

第24题：

Paragraph3

参考答案:

D

详细解答：

第3段讲了IKEA通过邮购方式销售自己设计、自己制造的家具，业绩喜人,

从而扩大生产线，专门从事家具产销。

第25题:

Paragraph4

参考答案:

B

详细解答：

1953年IKEA引入展示厅的做法得到很好的反响，销售大大增加。

第26题:

Paragraph5______

参考答案:

E

详细解答：

Kamprad从看到别人在拆卸家具而得到启发，于是试行销售平板式包装的家

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具，既利己又利人，并使自己动手、自给自足成为IKEA的一个特色。

第27题：

Evenwhenhewasonlyachild,.

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

时间状语从句告诉我们这里要讲的是Ingvar小时候的事情，文章的第1段

就说了他从小就会做买卖。

第28题:

andyearslaterbecameabigcompanyspecializedinmanufacturing

andsellingoffurniture.

参考答案:

A

详细解答：

这句的后半句说IKEA几年以后才变成一家专营家具的公司，前半句很可能

讲它的前身是什么。

第29题:

CustomerslikedtheideaofIKEA'sshowroomsbecause.

参考答案：

E

详细解答：

这句的主句讲了顾客们喜欢IKEA的展示厅，从句用because引导，很清楚,

要求给原因。

第30题:

AsflatpackagingsavesmoneyforbothIKEAandthecustomers,.

参考答案：

B

详细解答：

这句先给了原因，即平板包装对双方来说都省钱，那么结果便是双方都欢迎。

阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面

有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1

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个最佳答案。

MarvelousMetamaterials

Invisibilitycloakswouldhaveremainedimpossible,forever

lockedinsciencefiction,haditnotbeenforthedevelopmentof

metamaterials.InGreek,meansbeyond,andmetamaterialscando

thingsbeyondwhatweseeinthenaturalworld-likeshufflelightwaves

aroundanobject,andthenbring'thembacktogether.Ifscientistsever

managetobuildafull-fledgedinvisibilitycloak,itwillprobablybe

madeofmetamaterials.

〃Wearecreatingmaterialsthatdon'texistinnature,andthat

haveaphysicalphenomenonthatdoesn'texistinnature,，zsaysengineer

DentchoGenov."Thatisthemostexcitingthing./zGenovdesignsandbuilds

metamaterialssuchasthoseusedincloakingatLouisianaTechUniversity

inRuston,Louisiana.

Aninvisibilitycloakwillprobablynotbethefirstmajor

accomplishmenttocomefromthefieldofmetamaterials.Other

applicationsarejustasexciting.Inmanylabs,forexample,scientists

areworkingonbuildingahyperlens.Alensisadevice,usuallymadeof

glassthatcanchangethedirectionoflightwaves.Lensesareusedin

microscopesandcamerastofocuslight,thusallowingaresearchertosee

smallthingsoraphotographertocaptureimageofthingsthatarefar

away.

Ahyperlens,however,wouldbemadeofmetamaterials.Andsince

metamaterialscandothingswithlightthatordinarymaterialscan't,the

hyperlenswouldbeapowerfultoo1.Ahyperlenswouldallowresearchers

toseethingsatthesmallestscaleimaginable,assmallasthewavelength

ofvisiblelight.

Genovpointsoutthatthescienceofmetamaterialsisdrivenby

theimagination.Ifsomeonecanthinkofanideaforanewbehaviorfor

fight,thentheengineerscanfindawaytodesignadeviceusing

metamaterials.〃Weneedpeoplewhocanimagine,hesays.

Since2006,manylaboratorieshavebeenexploringotherkindsof

metamaterialsthatdon'tinvolvejustvisiblelight.Infact,scientists

arefindingthatalmostanykindofwavemayrespondtometamaterials.

AtthePolytechnicUniversityofValenciainSpain,Jose

Sanchez-Dehesaisworkingwithacoustics,orthescienceofsound.Just

asaninvisibilitycloakshuffleswavesoflight,an"acoustic"cloak

wouldshufflewavesofsoundinawaythat'snotfoundinnature.Inan

orchestrahall,forexample,anacousticcloakcouldredirectthesound

wavessosomeonesittingbehindacolumnwouldhearthesameconcertas

therestoftheaudiencewithoutdistortion.

Sanchez-Dehesa,anengineer,recentlyshowedthatit'spossible

tobuildsuchanacousticcloak,thoughhedoubtswe'llseeoneanytime

soon.〃Inprinciple,itispossible,，zhesays,“butitmightbeimpossible

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tomakeone.〃headds.

Otherscientistsarelookingintowaystouselargermetamaterials

asshieldsaroundislandsoroilrigsasprotectionfromtsunamis.A

tsunamiisagiantdestructivewave.Themetamaterialwouldredirectthe

tsunamiaroundtherigorisland,andthewavewouldresumeitsenergy

ontheothersidewithoutcausinganyharm.

第31题：

Whatistrueformetamaterials?

A.Theywillalwaysremaininsciencefiction.

B.Theyarealreadyareality.

C.Theyarenonexistentinnature.

D.Scientistsbegintousethemtobuildinvisiblecloaks.

参考答案：C

A不是正确答案，因为短文一开始的句子使用了虚拟语态，句子的意思是：如果

超材料尚未得到开发的话……。也就是说，科学家已经在研发超材料。短文的后

面部分也进一步提到科学家正致力于超材料的开发。但是因为超材料尚未研发成

功，科学家更没有开始使用超材料来制造隐身衣，所以B和D也不是正确选择。

第2段的第1句提供了答案。

第32题:

Ahyperlensisamorepowerfultoolthanatraditionallens.

A.asitcanallowscientiststoseesmallthings.

B.asitcanhelpphotographerstocaptureimagesfaraway.

C.evenifitismadeofordinarymaterials.

D.asitcanhelpscientiststoseeeventhewavelengthsofvisible

light.

参考答案：D

A、B所述功效均是第3段中普通的lens能够达到的功效，所以不是正确选择。

hyperlens不是用普通材料制成的，所以C也是错误选择。短文第4段对

hyperlens做了描述，结合第4段内容可以得到D选项提供的结论。

第33题:

ScientistsatthePolytechnicUniversityofValenciatrytoinvent.

A.anacousticcloakthatcanshufflewavesoflight.

B.aninvisiblecloakthatcanshufflewavesofsound.

C.anacousticcloakthatcanshufflewavesofsound.

D.acloakthatismadeofmaterialsfoundinnatur

参考答案：C

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短文的第7段提供了答案。该段的大意是：瓦伦西亚理工大学的研究者Jose

Sanchez-Dehesa试图研发acousticcloak,其原理与invisiblecloak相同，

只是acousticcloak移动声波(shufflewavesofsound),而不是移动光波

(shufflewavesoflight)0所以，只有C是正确的选择。

第34题:

AccordingtoSdnchezDehesa,.

A.itisofgreatpossibilitytobuildanacousticcloaksoon.

B.itispossibletobuildanacousticcloakintheorybutfarfrom

reality.

C.itistotallyimpossibletobuildanacousticcloak.

D.itistheoreticallyimpracticaltobuildanacousticcloak.

参考答案：B

短文的第8段提供了答案。工程师Sanchez-Dehesa认为，成功开发acoustic

cloak在理论上是可能的，但他对是否能成功表示怀疑。

第35题：

Whatwaysaresomescientistslookingintotoprotecttheislandandoil

rigfromtsunamis?

A.Surroundthemwithmetamaterialsasprotectiveshields.

B.Stoppingthetsunamiwithmetamaterialshoursbeforeitreaches

them.

C.Buildingthemwithlargermetamaterialstokeepawaytsunamis.

D.Usingtheequipmentmadeofmetamaterialstoforecastarrivalof

atsunam

参考答案：A

短文的最后一段告诉我们，科学家也在研究如何将超材料应用于抵御海啸的袭

击。可以在岛屿周围使用超材料作为防护(shields),因为超材料可以让海啸改

变行走方向(redirecttsunami)。A表达了这层意思，所以是答案。文章没有说,

在海啸到达之前数小时用超材料将海啸挡住，B不是答案。文章没有建议用超材

料建造海岛和石油钻塔，C不是答案。D的内容是用超材料制作海啸预警器，文

章中没有提及，也不是答案。

WhoWantstoLiveForever?

Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyoulivea

healthylifefortwiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit?

Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate.

Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmicein

laboratories.Manynowthinkthatusinggenetictreatmentswewillsoon

beabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years.

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Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspend

chasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingour

familiesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown.

Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakes

andpromotelongtermthinking,z/saysDr.GregoryStockoftheUniversity

ofCaliforniaSchoolofPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivity

byaddingtotheyearwecanwork.

Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalso

affectsocietyasawhole.〃Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissues

around,andIdon'tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhaving

peoplelivelonger,z/saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestion

iszWhatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon'tbeabetter

society.，z

Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealready-

findingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.What

wouldhappentomarriageinasocietywherepeoplelivedfor140years?

Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesame

familywereallaliveatthesametime?

Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.

Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents,orbrothers

andsistersborn50yearsapart.Wethinkofaneldersiblingassomeone,

whocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodo

ifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration.

Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirement

agewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgive

usthebenefitsofage,skill,wisdomandgoodjudgment.

Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyounger

peopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefew

individuals,makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywould

a25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?

Youngpeoplewouldbeasmallerpartofasocietyinwhichpeople

livedto140.Itmaybethatsuchasocietywouldplacelessimportance

onguidingandeducatingyoungpeople,andmoreonmakinglifecomfortable

fortheold.

Andsocietywouldfeel,verydifferentifmoreofitsmemberswere

older.Therewouldbemorewisdom,butlessenergy:Youngpeopleliketo

moveabout.Oldpeopleliketositstill.Youngpeopletendtoactwithout

thinking.Oldpeopletendtothinkwithoutacting.Youngpeopleare

curiousandliketoexperiencedifferentthings.Oldpeopleareless

enthusiasticaboutchange.Infact,theyarelessenthusiasticabout

everything.

Theeffectofanti-ageingtechnologyisdeeperthanwemightthink.

Butasthescienceadvances,weneedtothinkaboutthesechangesnow.

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〃Ifthiscouldeverhappen,thenwe'dbetteraskwhatkindof

societywewanttoget,“saysDanielCallahan.〃Wehadbetternotgo

anywherenearituntilwehavefigurethoseproblemsout.〃

第36题：

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthethingsthatliving

longermightenableanindividualtodo?

A.Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B.Havingmoreeducation.

C.Realizingmoredreams.

D.Workinglonger.

参考答案：B

长寿使个人能做的事主要在第3、4段里讲到，作者没有提到长寿可以让人更多

地接受教育。

第37题:

Whichofthefollowingisimpliedinthesixthparagraph?

A.MarriagesintheUStodayarequiteunstable.

B.MoreandmorepeopleintheUStodaywanttogetmarried.

C.Livinglongerwouldmakeiteasierforpeopletomaintaintheir

maritalties.

D.Ifpeoplelivelonger,theywouldstayinmarriagelonger.

参考答案：A

本题答案以下面的这两句话为依据：Peoplearealreadyfindingitmore

difficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.暗示美国人目前的

婚姻关系已经十分脆弱。

第38题:

Allofthefollowingarepossibleeffectslivinglongermighthaveon

workinglifeEXCEPT.

A.Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemore

difficult.

B.Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.

C.Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.

D.Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotop

positions.

参考答案：B

文章的第9段讲了寿命延长、退休推迟可能带来的种种问题，但作者没有提到老

板们需要更多的钱来支付员工的工资。

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第39题:

Animportantfeatureofasocietyinwhichpeoplelivealonglifeisthat

A.itplacesmoreemphasisoneducatingtheyoung.

B.itisbothwiseandenergetic.

C.itlacksthecuriositytoexperimentwhatisnew.

D.itwelcomeschanges.

参考答案：C

答案可以在第10,11这两段里找到。

第40题：

WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCallahan'sattitudetoanti-ageing

technology?

A.Optimistic.

B.Pessimistic.

C.Reserved.

D.Negativ

参考答案：C

本题的答案依据可以在最后一段里找到。Callahan认为在搞清楚长寿会给我们

带来哪些问题之前，最好不要急着搞抗衰老的技术，可见他对抗衰老技术的发展

的看法是有保留的。

Who(Doesn't)LettheDogsBark?

Forthepastyear,CorneliaCzarneckisaid,thebarkingofher

neighbor'sGermanshepherdhasawakenedherrepeatedlyat4am.Thedog

oftenbarksforhoursatatime,saidMrs.Czarnecki,aCliftonresident.

“Thatdogisouttherebarkingdayandnight,andwedon't

know.whattodoanymore,z/shesaid.

Mrs.Czarneckibecamesoupsetaboutthedogthatshefileda

municipalcomplaintagainsthimunderthetown'sgeneralnoiseordinance.

ThecaseissettobeheardinmunicipalcourtonAugust6.Complaints

liketheonesMrs.Czarneckilodgedwiththepoliceandcityofficials

ledtheCliftonCityCounciltodraftanordinancethatcouldresultin

finesforresidentswhosedogsare"barking,howling,crying"ormaking

anyotherloudnoisesformorethan30minutesinanhour.

〃Ican'twait,"Mrs.Czarneckisaid.Thecounciltookupthe

ordinanceforafirstreadingonTuesday;afinalvoteisscheduledon

August8.

〃It'saqualityoflifeissue,“saidCouncilmanFrankCFusco,

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whointroducedthemeasure.Cliftonisfarfromaloneinseekingtosilence

noisydogs.Atleast144ofNewJersey'smunicipalitieshavelawsthat

addresswhiningandbarking,accordingtoamunicipalordinancedatabase

onlineat.

InNewYork,atleast30townsinNassauandSuffolkCountieshave

similarlaws,asdoabout25townsinWestchesterCounty.Connecticuthas

astatewidelawbarringdogsthatarea"nuisance“becauseof"excessive

barkingorotherdisturbance.

Manyoftheordinancesintheregionaregeneralprohibitions

againstexcessivewhiningorbarking.InWest