高中英语人教版选修7练习 综合技能测试 unit 1

Unitl综合技能测试

时间：120分钟，满分：150分

第一部分：听力（共两节；满分30分）

第二部分：基础知识运用（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.The“ChineseDream"isdreamtoimprovepeople'swell-beingand

dreamofharmony,peaceanddevelopment.

A.the;aB.a;a

C.a;theD.the;the

答案：B考查冠词。句意：“中国梦”是一个促进人民康乐的梦，也是一个和谐、和平

和发展的梦。两个空都表示泛指，故都用a。

22.—WhatdoyouthinkofKunqu?

—Inmyopinion,KunquisPekingOpera.

A.anartformsoattractiveas

B.asattractiveanartformas

C.asanartformattractiveas

D.attractiveasanartformas

答案：B考查as...as结构。句意：——“你认为昆曲怎么样？”——“根据我的观点，

昆曲和京剧一样是吸引人的艺术形式。”根据句意应该用as...as同级比较的句型，其结构为

as+adj.+a/an+n.+as。

23.TheteacherwaswithmebecauseIwasn'tpayingattentiontowhatshewas

talkingabout.

A.annoyedB.worried

C.puzzledD.astonished

答案：A考查动词辨析。句意：老师对我很生气，因为我没有认真听讲。annoyed“生

气的，恼怒的"；worried"担心的"；puzzled"迷惑的"；astonished“震惊的”。

24.Theeditorthelastpartofthenewsreporttomakeitlesscontroversial.

A.cutoutB.cutup

C.cutoffD.cutdown

答案：A考查短语辨析。句意：编辑删除了新闻报道的最后一部分，使它不太有争议。

cutout“切去，省略，停止（做某事）"；cutup“切碎，剁碎”；cutoff“切断，隔绝”；cut

down“砍倒，削减,压缩”。

25.Theworldwillbedifferentfromwhatitwas,andwewillhavetotothechange.

A.adaptB.adopt

C.applyD.devote

答案：A考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个世界不同于过去的样子了，我们将不得不适应

变化。adaptto“适应”，符合句意。adopt"采用，采纳，收养"；applyto"应用，运用”；

devoteto“投身于，献身于”。

26.Wemustknowwhatweshoulddoandwhatweshouldavoidagoodimpression

onothersinpublicplaces.

A.toleaveB.leaving

C.tohaveleftD.havingleft

答案：A考查动词不定式作目的状语。句意：为了在公共场合给别人留下一个好的印象,

我们必须知道我们应该做什么，应该避免什么。

27.Ihadnochoicebuttoreviewpartofmypreviouslecturethosewhohadbeen

absentfromsomeclasses.

A.forthebenefitofB.onpurpose

C.inreturnforD.onbehalfof

答案：A考查短语辨析。句意：为了那些缺课学生的利益，我除了回顾部分早些时候的

讲座外别无选择。forthebenefitof”为了...的利益”；onpurpose"故意"；inreturnfor"作

为对……的回报"；onbehalfof“代表”。

28.Jackiskind,hard-workingandintelligent.,Ican'tspeaktoohighlyofhim.

A.AsaresultB.Bytheway

C.AsawholeD.Allinall

答案：D考查短语辨析。句意：杰克善良，工作努力且聪明。总之，我如何赞扬他都不

为过。asaresult"结果"；bytheway“顺便说一下“；asawhole"总体上"；allinall"总而

言之"o

29.Itiswhathedidwhathesaidmovedus.

A.ratherthanB.otherthan

C.morethanD.exceptfbr

答案：A考查短语辨析。句意：让我们感动的是他所做的事而不是他所说的话。rather

than“并非，而不是"；otherthan“除了"；morethan“超过，非常”；exceptfor"除……之

外”。

30.——Leo,Ifinallypersuadedmymother.

—Sowecangotothebasketballclubtonight.

A.Allthebest.B.Nevermind.

C.Welldone.D.Goodluck.

答案：C根据句意“我最终说服了我妈妈”及“那么今晚我们可以去篮球俱乐部了”可

知，第二个说话人称赞对方做得好。所以Welldone!（干得不错！）符合语境。

31.Thereabusstoponthatcorner.

A・usedtohavingB.usedtobe

C.wasusedtohaveD.wasusedtobeing

答案：Bthereusedtobe"曾经有……”。根据句意“在拐角处曾经有个公交车站点”可

知B项符合语境。

32.WhenBen'shousewasonfirelastnight,severalneighborsrushedtohisandput

outthefire.

A.expectationB.absence

C.assistanceD.requirement

答案：C根据句意“昨晚当本的屋子着火的时候，几个邻居火速赶来救援扑灭了大火”

可知，assistance”协助,援助”符合句意。

33.Asaphotographer,Pmusedtokeepingthecameraeasilyonanouting.

A.capableB.accessible

C.reliableD.acceptable

答案：B句意：“作为一名摄影师，我习惯于在远足时将相机带在身边随时使

用。“accessible意为“可使用的”,符合句意。capable“有能力的"；reliable”可靠的”；

acceptable“可接受的”。

34.Tomgotuplatesohehadtorunallthewaytotheschool,andgottherequiteout

of.

A.workB.breath

C.sightD.mind

答案：B题意：汤姆起床晚了，不得不一路跑着去上学，到学校时他已上气不接下气。

outofbreath"上气不接下气”,符合题意。outofwork"失业”；outofsight“看不见”；out

ofmind“忘却；不想”。

35.Sheisfbndofcollectingstampsplayingfootball.

A.asamatterofB.asaresultof

C.withthehelpofD.aswellas

答案：D题意：她除了喜欢踢足球外，还喜欢集邮。aswellas“和；也”，符合题意。

asamatterof”关于...的问题”；asaresultof”作为....结果；由于“；withthehelp

of"在……的帮助下”。

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，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

WeNeverToldHimHeCouldn'tDoIt

MysonJoeywasbornwithclubfeet（畸形足）.Thedoctorsassuredusthatwithtreatmenthe

wouldbeabletowalknormally-butwouldneverrunverywell.Thefirstthreeyearsofhislife

werespentonsurgery,castsandbraces.Bythetimehewaseight,youwouldn'tknowhehada

problemwhenyousawhimwalk.

Thechildreninourneighbourhoodranaroundasmostchildrendidduringplay,andJoeywould

jumprightinandrunandplay,too.Wenever36himthatheprobablywouldn'tbeabletorunas

37astheotherchildren.Sohedidn'tknow.

Intheseventhgradehedecidedto38forthecrosscountryteam.Everydayhe39

withtheteam.Heworkedharderandran40thananyoftheothers-perhapshe41thatthe

abilitiesthatseemedtocome42tosomanyothersdidnotcomenaturallytohim.Althoughthe

43teamruns,onlythe44sevenrunnershavethepotential（潜能）lo45pointsforthe

school.Wedidn'ttellhimheprobablywouldnevermaketheteam,sohedidn'tknow.

He46torunfourtofivemilesaday,everyday-eventhedayhehada103-degreefever.I

was47，soIwenttolookforhimafterschool.Ifoundhimrunningall48.Iaskedhim

howhefelt."Okay,“hesaid.Hehadtwomoremilestogo.The49randownhisfaceandhis

eyeswereglassy（无神的）fromhisfever.Yethelookedstraightaheadand50running.We

nevertoldhimhecouldn'trunfourmileswitha103-degreefever.Sohedidn'tknow.

Twoweekslater,the51oftheteamrunnerswerecalled.Joeywasnumbersixonthe

52.Joeyhadmadetheteam.Hewasinthe53grade—theothersixteammemberswereall

eighth-graders.Wenevertoldhimheshouldn't54tomaketheteam.Wenevertoldhimhe

couldn'tdoit...Sohedidn'tknow.Hejust55it.

36.A.toldB.offered

C.assuredD.cheated

答案：A从上下文看，此处说的是“我们没有告诉他，他有可能不能像其他孩子跑得一

样好”。

37.A.slowlyB.fast

C.wellD.badly

答案：C由第一段中”...butwouldneverrunverywell.”可推出。

38.A.goalloutB.runout

C.jumpinD.makeout

答案：Agoalloutforsth.固定短语，意为“作出努力来得到某物”。

39.A.connectedB.studied

C.trainedD.caught

答案：C从后面“Heworkedharderandran40thananyoftheothers..."可知“他天天随

运动队一起训练(train)”。

40.A.lessB.more

C.harderD.longer

答案：B从上下文可知，此处应与“workedharder”对应。故应选B项。

41.A.knewB.understood

C.sensedD.pitied

答案：C根据儿子那么刻苦的训练，作者推测儿子好像察觉到(sensed)了自己的不足。

42.A.strangelyB.naturally

C.surprisinglyD.excitedly

答案：B从41题可知这是作者的推测，从上下文来看，此处应用naturally。句意：也许

他已察觉到似乎其他人很自然得到的能力，他并不会自然地得到。

43.A.onlyB.entire

C.singleD.possible

答案：B该题应与第44、45题结合起来考虑。与后面的7名队员对照，此处说的是全

队人员都在训练。

44.A.poorB.only

C.topD.head

答案：C尽管全体队员都在训练，但相比之下，只有7名有潜能的最好的队员才能为学

校得分。top在此指“最好的，顶尖的”。

45.A.makeB.win

C.scoreD.see

答案：Cscorepoints意为“得分”，这里指在比赛中拿到好的名次。

46.A.continuedB.stopped

C.beganD.begged

答案：A从后面的“即使在他发高烧的时候也在跑”可推测，此处说的是“他继续坚持

跑”，即使生病也不间断。

47.A.pleasedB.annoyed

C.disappointedD.worried

答案：D看到儿子练习那么刻苦，现在又生着病，故用“担心”比较合乎情理。句意：

我有些担心，于是就在放学后去找他。

48.A.alongB.alone

C.wetD.right

答案：B由上文可知他常比别人多跑，下文还有“Hehadtwomoremilestogo.”等，可推

测别人都训练完走了，而他仍在继续，也就是“我发现他独自一人(allalone)在跑”。

49.A.sweatB.water

C.tearD.rain

答案：A从常识可知，运动时从脸上流淌下来的当然是汗水。

50.A.stoppedB.kept

C.beganD.liked

答案：B此处描写的是他独自一人刻苦训练的场面，别人都走了而他却在坚持训练，故

用“kept”。

51.A.namesB.men

C.clothesD.scores

答案：A该题应与52题结合起来考虑。从后面的“Joeywasnumbersix..."及“...theother

sixteammemberswerealleighth-graders.来看，此处说的是运动队队员名单确定了，故用

"names”。

52.A.listB.pole

C.teamD.ground

答案：A经过两个星期的努力，乔伊的名字出现在了名单（list）上，排名第六位。

53.A.eighthB.seventh

C.sixthD.fifth

答案：B从第三段第一句"Intheseventhgradehedecidedto...”可知答案。

54.A.promiseB.wait

C.expectD.love

答案：c句意：我们从没有告诉他不该“期望”着进入运动队。

55.A.didB.enjoyed

C.ranD.caught

答案：A这里说的是乔伊克服重重困难终于做到了。

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

OneeveningInoticedayoungwomaninaba匚Shewasdifferentfromothercustomerswho

passedherby.Somedidn*tseeherbecauseshewasn*tfitinthe“barscene^^andothersbecauseher

physicalconditionmadeherdifferent——shewasbomwithadisability—herleftlegwasshorterthan

therightwhenshewalked.

Itwasthe“difference”thatdrewmetoher.Thewomandidn'tfeelembarrassed.Instead,she

wasself-confidentandfulloflife.Haveyoueverseenapersonwhojustlookedasthoughheknew

somethingthatyoudidn*tknow?Well,thatwasexactlyhowshelookedasshesmiledfromthe

momentshewenttohertabletothemomentsheleft.Howdidsheownthisqualitywhileother

customersdidnot?

Othercustomersdrankandtalkedaboutthetroubletheymet...shedidnot.Othercustomers

complainedaboutthettunfaif,life...shedidnot.Othercustomersfoundcourageinabottle...shedid

not.Therewasnodancingforher.However,shesawobviousvalueandpleasureinjustbeingthere.

Thiswomanshowedsuchappreciation,confidenceandconsiderationatthemoment.Faced

withgreatadversity-herdisability,thisyoungwomanclearlydidbetternotworse;facedwithher

tragedy（悲剧），sherealizedthatsheneededtomakeadecisiontobebetter,andnotworse,whileso

called“normal“peoplecan*tevenseetheexistenceofotherchoices.

Whatevertheeasemaybe,don'tmissthewonderfulgiftthatthisyoungwomanhasgiventome

andalsogivenyou:youhaveachoicetofindpleasureineverymomentandtomovetowardsa

purposethatprovidesyouwithsatisfaction.

56.Whatattractedtheauthor'sattentioninthebar?

A.Abeautifulyoungwoman.

B.Thedisabilityofawoman.

C.Thebusyandnoisybarscene.

D.Thepoorperformanceofacustomer.

答案：B事实细节题。根据第一段“OneeveningInoticedayoungwomaninabar...her

physicalconditionmadeherdifferent—shewasbornwithadisability...”和第二段“Itwasthe

"difference9thatdrewmetoher,,可知，是这个年轻女士的残疾吸引了作者的注意力。

57.Comparedwithothercustomers,theyoungwoman.

A.hasagood,uniquequality

B.waseasiertogetattention

C.wasn'tsotalkativeandoutgoing

D.hadfewchancestoperformherself

答案：A事实细节题。根据第二段第四句"Haveyoueverseenaperson...whileother

customersdidnot?”可知，这个年轻女人拥有别人不具备的品质，即拥有独特的品质。故选A。

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adversity"mean?

A.Opportunity.B.Difficulty.

C.Misfortune.D.Challenge.

答案：C词义猜测题。根据下文”...herdisability...facedwithhertragedy,sherealizedthat

sheneededtomakeadecisiontobebetter,andnotworse...“中的"disability"及"tragedy”可推知，ill

线词含义为“不幸，厄运”。故选C。

59.Whatdoestheyoungwomantellus?

A.Thelifeisfairtoeveryone.

B.Don'tcomplainaboutlife.

C.Peoplecanfindpleasurethroughimprovingthequality.

D.Peopleneedtounderstandhowtofindpleasure.

答案：D推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，这个残疾的年轻女人“告诉”我们，不管你

在什么样的场合处于什么样的境地，都有很多选择，要发现生活的乐趣，要朝着令你满意的

方向前进。由此可推知，那位残疾的年轻女人告诉我们需要懂得寻找生活的快乐。故选D。

B

Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.When

otherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.Butshe

overcametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvard

University.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,uHomelesstoHarvard：TheLizMurray

Story"，showninlateApril.

LizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpowerand

determination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenough

foodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.Her

motherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.Theeffectofthatlossbecameaturning

pointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhad

died,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteachersthatshe

washomeless.Atnight,shelivedonthestreets."Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodo

withunderstanding、byunderstandingthat[herewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonly

experiencedasmallpartofthesociety,“shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.

Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilyto

others,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdme

down”.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvard

University.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinorder

totakecareofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.t4Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrug

addicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetime,^^

Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleas

makingadecision”.

文章大意：逆境和厄运只能打败脆弱的人，Liz用毅力和决心改变了自己的命运。

60.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?

a.HermotherdiedofAIDS.

b.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.

c.ShegotadmissionintoHarvardUniversity.

d.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.

e.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.

A.b,a,e,c,dB.a,b,c,e,d

C.e,d,b,a,cD.b,e,a,d,c

答案：A细节理解题。根据文章第一、二、三段内容可知，Liz9岁时在加油站打工，

15岁时母亲去世，之后她决定重返学校，在无家可归的情况下她刻苦努力，之后被哈佛大学

录取，最后她的故事被搬上了银幕。故A项正确。

61.Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversity

B.whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhood

C.whyLizlovedherparentssomuch

D.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife

答案：D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了一个女孩战胜重重困难，顽强拼搏，

不向命运低头，最终取得成功的故事，故D项最能概括文章大意。

62.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?

A・Envyandencouragement.

B.Willpoweranddetermination.

C.Decisionsandunderstanding.

D.Loveandrespectforherparents.

答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句可知，是Liz的毅力和决心驱使她一直朝着

目标奋斗的。

63.Whenshewrote€tWhatdrovemetoliveon...Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthe

society"，shemeantthat.

A.shehadlittleexperienceofsociallife

B.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesociety

C.shewoulddosomethingforherownlife

D.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld

答案：C句意理解题。根据上下文可知，画线部分表示“让我继续活下去的动力是我对

这个世界的理解，它让我知道了还有其他完全不同的生存方式。我只经历了社会的一小部

分”。由此可知，Liz想做些事情改变她自己的命运。

C

ErikWeihenmayerwasbornwithaneyedisorder.Asachildhis

eyesightbecameworseandthen,attheageof13,helosthissight

completely.However,hedidnotlosehisdeterminationtoleadafulland

activelife.

Erikbecameanadventurer.Hetookupparachuting,wrestlingandscuba-diving.Hecompeted

inlong-distancebiking,marathonsandskiing.Hisfavoritesport,though,ismountaineering.

Asayoungman,Erikstartedtoclimbmountains.HereachedthesummitofMountMcKinley

in1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000-metrerockwallofEICapitan.Twoyearslater,while

climbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriend,theystoppedforatimeat13,000feet

abovesealevel-inordertogetmarried.In1999,heclimbedAconcagua,thetallestmountainin

SouthAmerica.Andthen,onMay25,2001，attheageof33,Eriksuccessfullycompletedthe

greatestmountaineeringchallengeofall.HeclimbedMountEverest,thehighestmountaininthe

world.

Erikinventedhisownmethodforclimbingmountains.Hecarriestwolongpoles:onetolean

onandtheothertotestthewayaheadofhim.Theclimberinfrontofhimwearsabelltoguidehim.

Erikisagoodteammember.Hedoeshisshareofthejob,suchassettingtiptentsandbuildingsnow

walls.

Althoughhecouldnotenjoytheview,Erikfelttheexcitementofbeingonthesummitof

Everest.Hehopesthathissuccesswillchangehowpeoplethinkabouttheblind."Whenpeople

thinkaboutablindpersonorblindness,nowtheywillthinkaboutapersonstandingontopofthe

world.”

文章大意：文章通过讲述残疾人Erik的故事，告诉我们残疾人身残志不残，他们充分发

挥自己所具有的韧劲，靠勤劳和智慧自强不息，一样会获得成功。

64.WhenwasErikbom?

A.In1968.B.In1995.

C.In1967.D.In1969.

答案：A数字计算题。根据第三段倒数第二句中的"...onMay25,2001,attheageof33…”

可知答案选A。

65.Whatwasunusualabouthiswedding?

A.HegotmarriedonthesummitofMountMcKinley.

B.HegotmarriedwhenclimbingMountEverest.

C.Hisweddingwasheldafterhepreparedalot.

D.Hisweddingwasheldat13,000feetabovesealevel.

答案：D根据第三段中的"...whileclimbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriend,

theystoppedforatimeat13,000feetabovesealevel一inordertogetmarried.”即在和女友攀登

肯尼亚的乞力马扎罗山时，他们在海拔13000英尺高处停留一段时间，在那里结婚，选项D

符合此意。

66.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappened?

a.HetoppedMountMcKinley.

b.Hebecameblind.

c.HechallengedMountEverest.

d.HereachedthepeakofKilimanjaro.

e.HeclimbedtherockwallofEICapitan.

A.b,e,d,c,aB.b,a,e,d,c

C.a,b,e,d,cD.b,a,c,d,e

答案:B细节理解题。根据文章“attheageof13,helosthissightcompletely;Hereached

thesummitofMountMcKinleyin1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000-metrerockwallofEI

Capitan.Twoyearslater,whileclimbingMountKilimanjaro...可知答案。

67.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.ErikwasproudbecausehereachedthetopoftheEverest.

B.Erikwassuccessfulinlife.

C.Erikwasblindbuthappy.

D.Erikhopestochangepeople'sviewsontheblind.

答案：D主旨大意题。由最后一段的第二句"Hehopesthathissuccesswillchangehow

peoplethinkabouttheblind.”看出Erik在珠穆朗玛峰顶之所以如此兴奋是因为他希望以此改变

人们对盲人的看法。

D

Creditcardsletpeoplebuythingsnowandpayforthemovermonthsorevenyears.Butsome

peoplegetdeepintodebt.Andcriticssaysomebankshavetermsandchargesthatcanmakeitharder

forpeopletopayoffthatdebt.IntheUnitedStates,therearecallsfbrstrongergovernment

supervisionofthecreditcardindustry.Creditcardshavebeenheavilymarketedthroughthemailand

atstores.Theyoffereconomicpoweralaprice.In2004,Americanshadabout$800billionincredit

carddebt.Nowtheyoweabout$968billion.

Criticssaybanksmadeitveryeasytogetcreditcards.Butthatmaybechanging.Thecrisisin

thehousingandcreditmarketsisbeginningtoaffectthecreditcardindustry.Morepaymentsarelate.

Chargesforlatepaymentsareagrowingsourceofprofitforbanks.Butlatepaymentscanalsosignal

baddebts.

Thecentralbank,theFederalReserve,saystwo-thirdsofAmericanbankshaverecently

reportedtighterlendingrequirements.Manypeoplereporthavingtheircreditlimitsreducedwithout

warning.

Somelawmakersareconcernedthatcardholdersdonothaveenoughprotectionfromwhat

criticssayareabusivepolicies.Theseincludeactionslikeraisinginterestratesbecauseofan

unrelatedevent.Also,banksmayraisethechancesofalatepaymentbychangingmonthlypayment

datesforcreditcards.

Accordingtoasurvey,82%ofAmericansthinkcreditcardsprovideavaluableservice.Buta

majority,58%,saytheydonottrustcreditcardcompanies.Andthreeoutoffourthinkthe

governmentshouldregulatetheindustrymoreclosely.Threeoutoffourpeoplefeelthereisalways

someconditionthatmakesacardlessappealingthanthecompanymadeitsound.Andalittlemore

thanhalfsaytheyhavehadacardthatwasnotasgoodastheyexpected.Butcloseto80%sayno

onereallyreadsthetermsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcard.

文章大意：本文讲的是信用卡存在的一些问题及人们使用信用卡时应注意的事项。

68.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Wecanenjoymoreconvenienceusingcreditcards.

B.Creditcardscanimproveyourbuyingpower.

C.Wecanbuythingsatlowerpricesusingcreditcards.

D.Creditcardsbringmorecarddebtaswellasconvenience.

答案：D句意理解题。根据下文中的“In2004,Americanshadabout$800billionincredit

carddebt.NowtheyoweaboutS968billion.”可知，信用卡在给人们带来方便的同时也会带来更

多的信用卡债务。

69.Whichofthefollowingcanbeacaseofabusivepolicies?

A.Banksmakecreditcardslookmoreattractive.

B.Banksignorethedangerofbaddebts.

C.Banksraiseinterestrateswithnogoodreason.

D.Banksputoffmonthlypaymentdates.

答案：C细节理解题。根据第四段第二句中的“Theseincludeactionslikeraisinginterest

ratesbecauseofanunrelatedevent.”可知C项符合题意。

70.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.Banksdependentirelyonlatepaymentstodevelop.

B.Peopleshouldbemorecarefulwhenapplyingforacreditcard.

C.TheUSgovernmentprovidesbetterprotectionforcardholders.

D.ThemajorityofAmericansdon'tthinkmuchofcreditcards.

答案：B推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句"Butcloseto80%saynoonereallyreadsthe

tennsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcard.”可知人们在申请信用卡时应该更加小

心。故选B。

71.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.CreditcardsarestillverywellreceivedinAmerica.

B.Creditcardsdon'tliveuptosomepeople'sexpectations.

C.Manypeopledon'tbelieveincreditcardcompanies.

D.TheresultsofasurveyaboutcreditcardsinAmerica.

答案：D段落大意题。这一段的开头提到了“Accordingtoasurvey”，接着列举了几个数

据及相关信息，因此我们可以总结最后一段的内容是关于美国信用卡调查结果的。故D项符

合文章最后一段的段落大意。

E

Sciencefictionwriterscreateimaginaryworlds.Thewaythingsworkinyourimaginaryworlds

willbebasedonactualscience.Soit'simportantforyoutobefamiliarwiththescientificprinciples

andinventionsthatarerelatedtoyourcreation.Forexample,ifyouYewritingabouthumanlivingon

aplanetwithzerogravity,thenyouneedtoknowtheeffectsofzerogravityonthehumanbody.

Thenyouhavetofigureouttheexactrulesofyourimaginaryworlds.Andyouhavetofollow

them.IfhumansareabletobreatheunderwaterinChapter1,yourcharactercan*tdrownina

swimmingpoolinChapter3.Theissuehereismaintainingyourreaders'trust.Thatmeansthereader

iswillingtopretendalongwithyou.If