大学英语四级模拟试卷241

大学英语四级模拟试卷241

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

I、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicof

KeepingPels.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese.1.养宠物已成为一种时尚2.人们饲养宠物的原因各异3.你是否赞同养宠

物，理由是什么

标准答案：KeepingPetsWiththeriseofpeople'slivingstandard,keepingpetsis

becomingafashionableactivityinChina.Moreandmorepetmarketsaresetupacross

thenation,inwhichvariouskindsofpetsaxeavailable.Overthepastfewyears,eventhe

pricesofpetshavebeenontherise.Somepeoplewouldspendseveralthousandyuanon

asmartdogorararebird.Ifyouarcstrollingalongthestreetsintheevening,you'llseea

lotofpeoplewalkingdogs.Peoplekeeppetsfordifferentreasons.Formostfamilies,pets

arelovely,sensitivecreatureswithwhomtheyareabletocommunicate.Theykeepthem

justforfunandpleasure.Asforsomeadults,playingwiththeirpetsistheirfavoriteform

ofrelaxationafteraday'swork.Asfbrchildren,itseemsthattherearenobetterfriends

orcompanionstheycanfindthanafunny-lookingdogoraclevercat.However,forsome

people,keepingpetsisonlyadisplayoftheirwealth.Byowninganexpensivedogor

bird,theyintendtoshowoffhowwealthytheyare.I,myself,don'tseeanythingwrong

withkeepingpets.Ithinkthelovethatexistsbetweenushumanandanimalscanbeeven

morestronglyfeltwhilewearcfeedingapct.Itisthisharmoniousrelationshipbetween

humanandanimalsthatcontributestothebalanceofnature.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

ElectricCars:Low-impactVehicleAfteryearsoffalsestarts,GeneralMotorshasatlast

setadalefbrputtingitsfirstbattery-poweredcarintoproduction.TheEVIthatwillroll

outofGM'sfactoryinLansing,Michigan,laterthisyearwillbethefirstcarinmodern

timestohavebeenspecificallydesignedbyabigcarmakertorunonelectricity.A

propermarketingofelectriccars?Thetimingisintriguing.GMhasannouncedits

decisionjustasCalifornia'sregulatorsarcpreparingtorelaxthestrictairquality

standardsthatwereanimportantreasonforgoingaheadwiththeprojectinthefirstplace.

TheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoarddecidedin1990that2%ofthevehiclessoldinthat

statebythesevencompanieswiththelargestmarketsharewouldhavetobeemission-

free一inotherwords-electric-startingin1998.By2003,theboardwantedthefigure

tobe10%.Nowitadmitsthat"newstudies"haveshownwhateveryoneelseknewall

along:thatitsmandate（畲令）wouldbeimpossibletomeetusingexistingbattery

technology.ManychallengesfacedThisisbecausewithoutofficialbullying,peopleare

reluctanttobuyelectriccars.AlthoughtheEV1hasbeenloadedwithallsortsof

baubles（花哨的小玩意儿）一dualairbags,airconditioning,powerwindows,evenaCD

stereosystem-itisfarfromclearthatthesewillcompensateforapunyrange,thebasic

flawofeveryelectricalvehicle.Publicly,GMofficialsclaimthatthecarwillhavetobe

rechargedevery145km（90miles）orso,buttheyconcedeprivatelythattherealfigureis

likelytobecloseto100km.Withoutaccesstoahigh-speedcharger,sucharefillwill

takearound15hours.EvensqueezingthismuchrangeoutoftheEVIhasrequiredalot

ofengineeringsleight（灵巧）ofhand.Around400kg（900lb）oflead-acidbatteriesare

secretedaboutitsbody.Tohelpcompensateforallthisweight,andtomaximizethe

distanceitcancover,thevehicleisequippedwithlow-rolling-resistancetyres,an

aluminumchassis（底盘）,awind-cheatingplasticskinandaregenerativebrakingsystem

thathelpstorecaptureenergynormallylostwhenthebrakesareapplied.Eventhetear­

dropbodyshapeshouldcutdownwindresistance.OwnersofanEV1willhavetwoways

ofchargingit.Thosewithoutaccesstoag20-vokpowersupply（mostAmerican

domesticcircuitsare110volts）willhavetodoitthehard,15-hour,waybyplugginginto

anormalsocketintheboot.Butthepreferredmethodismoreingenious（巧妙的）:useof

apaddle-likecontraption（发明）thatisinsertedintoasmallslotinthecar'snose.This

operatesbyinduction（电磁感应）,eliminatingtheriskofsparksthatmightignitethe

hydrogenreleasedduringrecharging.At220voltsthepaddlecangiveanEV1the

electricalequivalentofafulltankinthreehours.Super-chargedversionsofthedevice,

designedforuseinservicestations,shopping-mallsandfast-foodrestaurants,canbring

thebatteriesupto80%strengthinmere15minutes.ThefateoftheEVIcouldtherefore

bedeterminedbyGM'ssuccessinconvincingtheownersofsuchestablishmentstoinstall

thesespecialchargers,thuscreatingaconvenientalternativetopetrolpumpsforkeeping

acarfuelledup.TheEV1willbesoldatapriceof$35,000throughGM'sSaturn

dealershipsand,inanunusualmove,undertheGMbrand-thefirsttimeaproducthas

beensoldusingthecorporation'sownname.Itwillinitiallybeavailableonlyinfour

citiesinsouthernCaliforniaandArizona.Environmentalregulatorsinseveralother

smog-boundstatesarcalsohopingtodevelopamarketforelectricvehicles,butGM's

engineersfeelthattheEVI'slead-acidbatterieswouldnotfunctionwellinthesortof

frigidconditionsnowblanketingthenorth-easternstates.Coldweatherreducesa

battery'spowerandlife,andincreasestyrefriction.TherealpurposeGivenallthis,a

cynic（冷嘲热讽的人）couldseetheEV1aslessofaseriouscommercialpropositionthan

asacrifice.ThoughGMclaimsthattrialshaveshownitwillbepopular,itsrealpurpose

maybetoconvinceregulatorsthatthecompanyisgenuineinitsattempttosolvethe

emissionproblem.Ifpeoplebuyit,fine.ifnot,GMwillbeabletosaythatittriedbut

thatnobodywantedtheproductsopleasedonotre-imposetheregulations.Further

improvementsMeanwhileGM'sengineers,andthoseoftheirrivals,aretryingtocomeup

withsomethingbetter.Tworoutesareavailabletothem.Oneistoabandonpurity（and

anyhopeofmeetingCalifornia'sstandards,shouldtheyberevivedunmodified）by

buildingcarswithhybrid（混合源的）power-packs.Theserelyonbatteriesmostofthe

time,buthaveinternal-combustionenginesasreserve.Theotheristodevisebetter

batteries.OneofGM'srivals,Chrysler,hasjustunveiledaprototypethatfollowsthe

hybridroute.IntheIntrepidESX,currentlyondisplayattheDetroitmotorshow,asetof

batteriesdrivesthevehicle'selectricmotorirturbanareas.Thedieselengineonboard

docsnotturnthewheels,butpowersageneratorthatcutsintochargeupthebatteries

whentheyarelow.Theenginecanalsobeturnedondaringlong-distancedrivingto

supplypowerdirectlyto（heelectricmotor,andreducetheloadonthebatteries.Sincethe

dieselisnotactuallydrivingthewheelsitcanoperateatasingle,optimalspeed,thereby

emittingonlyafractionofthepollutantsputoutbyeventhecleanestofconventionalcars

apointthatthemakershopewillbetakenintoaccountinmakingfutureregulationsless

absolutist（绝对的）.Hybridswouldreducetheneedtocreateanewinfrastructureof

electric-carrechargingstations,andwouldofferthesamerangebetweenrefills（which

couldalsobecarriedoutrapidly）asconventionalvehicles.Theywouldhavetheirown

drawbacksintheformofaddedcostandcomplexity,buttheydohavetheadvantageof

notneedingafundamentaltechnologicalbreakthrough.NewbatterytechnologiesThe

searchforbetterbatterieshasbeengoingonfordecades,andhasstillfailedtocomeup

withanythingcredible.Severalpossibilitiesareunderstudy.GMseemstobebettingon

thenickcl-mctalhydride（NMH）battery,whichfunctionsmuchlikethenickcl-cadmium

（银隔）,orNiCad,batteriesfoundinmanydomesticappliances.Earlytestssuggestthat

fittingNMHbatteriestotheEVIcouldboostitsrangetomorethan250kmonasingle

charge.Inaddition,NMHbatteries,whichdonotrelyonsulphuric（硫的）acidasan

electrolyte,shouldlastuptotenyears,whereastheEVl'slead-acidbatterieswillhaveto

bereplacedeverytwotothreeyears.NMHbatterieswouldoperateoverawider

temperaturerange,too.Theyare,however,difficultandexpensivetomanufacture.

RobertStempel,oncechairmanofGMandnowfillingthesameroleinEnergy

ConversionDevices,atechnologyfirminTroy,Michigan,haspromisedcommercially

viableNMHbatteriesbytheendof1997.Maybe.

2、Afteryearsoftrials,GeneralMotorsstillfailstodecidewhentoputitsfirstbattery-

poweredcarintoproduction

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、ThelaunchofthenewcarisintriguingbecauseCaliforniaislikelytorelaxair-quality

standards.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Thebasicdisadvantageofeveryelectricalvehicleisthattheycannottravelfarbefore

thebatterieshavetoberecharged.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Efficientairconditioningsystemwillhelpmaximizethedistanceanelectriccurcan

cover.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、ThefateoftheEV1liesinwhetherGMcanmakeitcheapenoughforpeopleto

afford.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、SomepeoplethinkthattherealreasonfortheGMtodeveloptheelectriccaristo

pressureenvironmentalregulatorsintoloweringemissionstandards.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Ahybridpower-packisacombinationofdifferenttypesofbatteries.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、Theflawsofthehybrid-poweredcarsare.

标准答案：addedcostandcomplexity

知识点解析：暂无解析

10^Despitepeople'seffortsinthesearchofbetterbatteries,theystillcannotfind

标准答案：anythingcredible/credibleones

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、ComparedwiththeEVTslead-acidbatteries,NMHbatterieshavetheadvantagesof

lastinguptotenyearsand.

标准答案：operatingoverawidertemperaturerange

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Themanattendedtheconcert,hutdidn'tlikeit.

B、Themanwassorrytomissthefootballgame.

C、Themanismoreinterestedinfootballthaninclassicalmusic.

D、Themanwassorrythathedidn'lattendtheconcert.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Singingloudly.

B、Listeningtomusic.

C^Studying.

D、Talkingonthephone.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Shecan'treceiveanycalls.

B、Shecan,tmakeanycalls.

C、Shecandonothingwiththephone.

D、Shecaifticpaiidiephone.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Tomisveryresponsible.

B、Tom'swordsaren'treliable.

C>WhatTomsaidistrue.

D、Tomisnothumorousatall.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Howtouseacamera.

B、Howtouseawasher.

C、Howtouseakeyboard.

D^Howtouseataperecorder.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Theyshouldputthemeetingtounend.

B、Theyshouldholdanothermeetingtodiscussthematter.

C^Shewouldliketodiscussanotheritem.

D、Shewantstodiscusstheissueagainlater.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A^HebelievestheBrownshavedoneasensibleihing.

B、Hedoesn'tthinktheBrownsshouldmovetoanotherplace.

C、Hedoesn'tthinktheBrowns?investmentisawisemove.

D、HebelievesitisbetterfortheBrownstoinvestlater.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Hemayconvertitanduseitasarestaurant.

B、Hemaypullitdownandbuildanewrestaurant.

C^Hemayrentitoutforuseasarestaurant.

D、Hemaysellittotheownerofarestaurant.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共7题，每题1.0

分，共7分。）

20、

A、ThedifferencebetweentheUSbaseballteamandtheChineseone.

BNEffortstakentopromotebaseballinChina.

C、ThepopularityanddevelopmentofbaseballinChina.

D、TheperformanceofUSbaseballteaminthegamelastnight.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Ithasalwaysbeenverypopular.

B、Moreandmorepeoplepayattentiontoit.

C^ItisthemostimportantsportinChina.

D、Peopledon'thaveanyinterestinbaseball.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Itwillwininthe2008OlympicGames,

BNItisnotsomatureastheUSbaseballteam.

C、It'sthebestbaseballteaminAsia.

D、Itneverwinsininternationalgames.

标准答案：B「

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A^Togetsupplies.

B、Togettotheirjobs.

C、Tocarrytheirproducts.

D、Toenjoythemselves.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Becausetheyallworkinthesamecompany.

Becausetheydonotwantschoolbusestotaketheirchildrentoschool,

C、Becausetheylivemorethanamilefromtheschool.

D、Becausetheytaketurnsdrivingtheirchildrentoschool.

标准答案：D''

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、AlltheAmericansfamilieshaveears.

B、Carpoolsputfewercarsontheroad.

C、Parkingplacesarealwaysavailableinlargecities.

D、Carsaredrivenonlybybusinessmen.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Howtosucceedincareer.

B、Howtoresolvepersonalproblems.

C、Howtodealwithbusiness.

D^Howtomakemoney.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

27、

A^Howtoacquirethenecessaryskill.

B、Howtofindajobofhighsalary.

C、Howtodesignareliableinterview.

D、Howtohirethetypeofservicepeopleyouneed.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Determinethecharacteristicsofthejob.

B、Determinethebasicskillsthejobrequires.

C^Understandthenatureofthejob.

D、Understandthemanagementofthejob.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、Analytic.

B、Creative.

C、Individual.

D、Computational.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Youvastlyincreasethechancesfbrasuccessfulhire.

BNYOUwillbemorefamiliarwiththepersonyouhire.

C>Youcanidentifymanyofthetrueskillsrequiredforaparticularjob.

D、Youcanfindtalkativepeoplemakegoodsalesrepresentatives.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分,共3分。）

31、

A^It'sveryfarfromtheheartofthecity.

B、It'satthecrossroadsof42ndStreetand5thAvenueintheheartofthecity.

C>It'satthe42ndStreetand5thAvenuecrossing.

D、Itsdoorsfacethe42ndStreetandotherAvenues.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Therearesomanybookstoworkwithinthelibrary.

B、It'simpossibletogrowgrassandtreesintheheartofNewYork.

C、Thelibrary'scostaregoingdown.

D、Thelibraryneedsmorebooksandpaintings.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：哲无解析

33、

A、BecauseitisoneofNewYork'smostvaluablebuildings.

B、Becauseitcontainsallourknowledge.

C、Becausetherearealotofrooms,inwhichreaderscansitandthinkincomfort.

D、Becausewell-knownNewYorkwritersandartistsaretryingtouseit.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Workingrelationswithotherpeopleattheplaceofworkincluderelationshipswith

fellowemployees,workersorcolleagues.Amajorpartofworkorjob[Bl]

comesfrom'gettingon'withothersatwork.Workingrelationswillalsoincludethose

betweenthe'boss'andyourself:management-employeerelationsarenotalways

straightforward,[B2]asthemanagement's[B3]ofyour

performancecanbe[B4]toyourfuturecareer.Therewillalwaysbe[B5]

aboutwhichemployeeswillwanttotalktothemanagement.Insmallbusinesses

the'boss*will[B6]workalongsidehisworkers.Anything,whichneedstobe

[B7]out,willbedoneface-to-faceassoonasaproblemarises.Theremaybe

noformalmeetingsor[B8].Thelargerthebusiness,thelessdirectcontact

therewillbebetweenemployeesandmanagement.[B9].Somecompanies

havespeciallyorganizedconsultativecommitteesforthispurpose.Inmanycountriesof

(heworldtoday,especiallyinlargefirms,employeesjoinatradeunionandasktheunion

torepresentthemtothemanagement.[BIO].Theprocessthroughwhich

unionsnegotiatewithmanagementonbehalfoftheirmembersiscalled'collective

bargaining'.[Bl1].Occasionallyafirmwillrefusetorecognizetherightofa

uniontonegotiateforitsmembersandadisputeoverunionrecognitionwillarise.

34、[Blf

标准答案：satisfaction

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、[B2I

标准答案：particularly

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B3]

标准答案：assessment

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B4]

标准答案：crucial

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B5]

标准答案：matters

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B6]

标准答案：probably

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B7]

标准答案：sorted

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B8]

标准答案：procedures

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B9]

标准答案：Socialmeetingslobeheldandproceduressetup,tosaywhen,where,how

andinwhatcircumstancestheemployeescantalktothemanagement.

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[BIO]

标准答案：Throughtheunionallcategoriesofemployeescanpassonthecomplaints

theyhaveandtrytogetthingschanged.

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[Bll]

标准答案：Insteadofeachemployeetryingtobargainalonewiththecompany,the

employeesjointogetherandcollectivelypotforwardtheirviews.

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读(选词填空)(本题共7。题，每题7.0分，共

1。分。)

Theopportunitycostsofchoosingajobarcespeciallyimportanttocollegestudents.

Thereisakindoftriangularrelationshipbetweenpart-timeworkorworkina[SI]

jobmarket,workinaprimaryjobmarket,andacollegeeducation.Secondary-

marketjobsarethosewithlowpay,highturnover,littlerequiredskill,andlittletraining

byemployers,suchaswaitingontables,pumpinggas,orclerkinginstores.Primary-

marketjobsarethoseinvolvingskill,investmentbyeirployersintraining,higherpay,

avenues(途径)forpromotion,career[S2]foremployees,andlowturnover.

Frequently,collegestudentstakejobsinsecondarymarketsbecauseprimary-marketjobs

requiremoretimethan[S3]toacollegeeducationwillpermit.Onecollege

student(we'llcallhimKirk)tookanightjobasasecurityguardina[S4]plant

sothathecouldspendsomeofthetimestudying.Thejobrequiredlittleskillortraining.

Thecompany'sexecutivesknewKirk,realizedthathewasmanagement[S5],

andwerereadytopromotehimtoa"primary"job.Kirkpreferredtostaywherehewasin

ordertofinishcollege.TheopportunitycostofKirk'sgoingtocollegecanthereforebe

estimatedasthe[S6]______ofhiscollegeexpensesplustheextraincomehelostby

stayinginhissecurity-guardjob(ratherthantakingabetter-payingjob)plusthechances

of[S7]hemayalsohavelost.Economistshaveestimatedthathalfofthecost

ofgoingtocollegeisinthe[S8]oflostearnings(oftencalledforgone

income).Or,to[S9]itanotherway,thetruecostofgoingtocollegeisdouble

themoneycoststostudents,parents,ortaxpayers.Mosteconomistsbelievethatthe

collegedegreeisworthit.andthatinvestinginone'seducationhashigherreturnthan

earnedbysavingsaccountsorbyfinancialinvestmentslikestocksand[S10].

A)formB)putC)alterD)secondaryE)promotionF)materialG)bondsH)reinforcing

I)commitmentJ)sumK)minorL)possibilitiesM)figuresN)motivationO)

manufacturing

45、[SI]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[S2]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、【S3】

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

48、[S4]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S5]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S6]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、[S7]

标准答案.F

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、[S8]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

53>[S9]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

54、[S10]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分，共10分。）

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmenl

availableinthedevelopingworld.Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryfor

economists,butenhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchan

economicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives（激励），

providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsarcdeprivedofan

education.Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausethey

donotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlyto

marryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluable

thanboysandarekeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool一

theprophecy(预言)becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircleof

neglect.Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethe

homeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbut

healthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthather

daughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuch

morelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedand

healthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.Fewwilldisputethat

educatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesas

well.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemale

workers.WagesrisebyIDto20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbig

returnsarcimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarcjustthe

beginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,including

familyplanning.

55>Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis.

A、troublesome

B、labor-saving

C>rewarding

D^expensive

标准答案：C

知识点解析•：暂无解析

56NBysaying"...theprophecybecomesself-fulfilling..."(Lines45.Para.2),theauthor

meansthat.

A、girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboys

B、girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams

C、girlswilleventually11ndllicirgoalsinlifebeyondicacli

D、girlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

57、Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen.

A、womencaremoreabouteducation

B>girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation

C^afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren

D^parentscanaffordtheirdaughters'education

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

58、Whatdocstheauthorsayaboutwomen'seducation?

A、Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.

B>Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.

C>Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments,

D^Ithasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

59>Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

A、unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries

B、thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen

C、themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety

D、theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：暂无解析

Speedingoffinastolencar,thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.Butheisinforan

unwelcomesurprise.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobiliser（锁止器），andaradio

signalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchesthe

engineoff,hewillnotbeabletostartitagain.Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolbox

fittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphone,amicro-processorandmemory,andaGPS

（全球定位系统）satellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolen,acodedcellphone

signalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle'senginemanagementsystemand

preventtheenginefrombeingrestarted.IntheUK,asetoftechnicalfixesisalready

makinglifeharderforcarthieves."Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged,"says

MartynRandall,asecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteach

apersonhowtostealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismore

than10yearsold.Moderncarsarefartoughertosteal,astheirenginemanagement

computerwon'tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutby

theignition（点火）key.IntheUK,technologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%drop

invehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofind

otherwaystostealcars,oftenbygettingholdoftheowner'skeys.Andkeytheftis

responsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.Ifthecar

travels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirID,thesystemwillsendasignalto

anoperationscentrethatithasbeenstolen.Thehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalse

alarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.Staffatthecentrewillthencontactthe

ownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissing,andkeeppoliceinformedofthevehicle's

movementsviathecar'sGPSunit.

60What'sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?

A、Tohelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthief.

B、Toallowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolen.

C、Topreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstops.

D、Topreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

61、Bysaying"Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged"(Lines1~2.Para.3),

MartynRandallsuggeststhat.

A^ittakesalongertimeforthecarthieftodothestealing

B、self-preparedtoolsarenolongerenoughforcartheft

C、thethiefhastomakeuseofcomputertechnology

D、thethiefhaslostinterestinstealingcarsover10yearsold

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

62、Whatisessentialinmakingamoderncartougheriosteal?

A、Acodedignitionkey.

B、AuniqueIDcard.

C^Aspecialcellphonesignal.

D、AGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

63、Whydoesthetrackingsystemseta100-metreminimumbeforesendinganalarmto

theoperationscentre?

A、Toleavetimefortheoperationscentretogiveunalarm.

B、Tokeeppoliceinformedofthecar'smovements.

C、Togivethedrivertimetocontacttheoperationscentre.

D、ToallowforpossibleenorsintheGPSsystem.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

64、Whatwilltheoperationscentredofirstafterreceivinganalarm?

A^Startthetrackingsystem.

B、Contactthecarowner.

C、Blockthecarengine.

D^Locatethemissingcar.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

十、完型填空(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)

Thehistoryofmodernwaterpollutiongoes[Cl]toFebruary20,1931,when

Mrs.Murphy[C2]overherbackyardfenceandsaidtoMrs.Holbrook,"You

[C3]thoseshirtswhite?"Mrs.Holbrookwas[C4]toadmitthey

wereaswhiteasshecouldgetthem[C5]thatordinarysoap."Whatyoushould

useisthisFormulaCakeSoapwhich[C6]againstthedullgreylookthatthe

familywash[C7]had."Doubtful[C8]adventurous,Mrs.Holbrook

triedtheFormulasoap,[C9]didtakethegreyoutofherhusband'sshorts.But

whatshedidn'tknowwasthatthewatereventually[CIO]intotheBlueSky

River,killin