成人學(xué)位英語考試真題及答案解析二

1、成人學(xué)位英語考試真題及答案解析二材料題（江南博哥）Questions1-3are based on the following passage.If the Dakota Access Pipeline(輸油管道) is completed, it will carry nearly half a million bar-rels of oil across four states every day. Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), a Texas-based company behind the $ 3.8 billion project, hopes to

2、 finish construction this year. But the Standing Rock Sioux, an American Indian tribe( 部落), is determined to stop the 1,172-mile pipeline from being built. (76)Both sides show no signs of backing down.The Dakota Access Pipeline was announced in 2014. A section of it will run near the Standing Rock S

3、ioux reservation. A reservation is an area of land set aside for American Indians. The tribe says the construction threatens to destroy historical areas and ancient burial sites. They also say the pipeline could pollute their main water source, the Missouri River. In April, the Standing Rock Sioux b

4、egan a protest against the project. They camped at the construction site. Since then, thou-sands of people, including people from American Indian tribes, have traveled to the site to join the protest.ETP says that the pipeline will have built-in safety measures to protect against oil leaks. Work-ers

5、 will also monitor it remotely, and will be able to close valves (閥) within three minutes if leaks are detected.American Indians have been staging a nonviolent protest for months. The protest took a turn last week when police were called to keep the peace between protesters and armed security guards

6、 hired by the company.(77)Twenty-eight people have been arrested since then and charged with interfering with thepipeline construction.1單選題Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?A.The Dakota Access Pipeline will create more markets for oil and gas.B.The Dakota Access Pipeline will cr

7、eate many job opportunities.C.American Indians oppose the construction of an oil pipeline.D.American Indians fight for equal voting rights.正確答案：C參考解析：【內(nèi)容概要】本文介紹了達(dá)科塔輸油管道建設(shè)和美國(guó)印第安部落立巖蘇族之間的矛盾。文中列出了雙方的觀點(diǎn)和分歧，也給出了在警方介入后事態(tài)的發(fā)展?！緟⒖甲g文】如果達(dá)科塔輸油管道完工，每天近50萬桶原油將跨越四個(gè)州進(jìn)行輸送。這項(xiàng)價(jià)值38億的工程的幕后主導(dǎo)者位于德克薩斯州的天然氣存儲(chǔ)和運(yùn)輸公司(ETP)，希望在今

8、年完成工程的建設(shè)工作。但是一個(gè)美國(guó)印第安部落立巖蘇族決定要中止1172英里長(zhǎng)的輸油管道的修建。雙方都沒有表示妥協(xié)的跡象。達(dá)科塔輸油管道工程是在2014年宣布的。其中一段管道離立巖蘇族保護(hù)區(qū)非常近。保護(hù)區(qū)是為美國(guó)印第安人保留的一片地區(qū)。部落認(rèn)為管道建設(shè)可能會(huì)破壞歷史風(fēng)貌和古代墓地。他們同時(shí)認(rèn)為管道可能會(huì)污染當(dāng)?shù)氐闹饕疵芴K里河。立巖蘇族從四月份起開始了反對(duì)該工程的抗議活動(dòng)。他們?cè)诮ㄔO(shè)工地扎營(yíng)。此后，幾千人，包括美國(guó)其他印第安部落的人們紛紛來到工地加入抗議大軍。ETP說管道的建設(shè)有安全措施來防止管道泄漏。工人們可以進(jìn)行遠(yuǎn)程監(jiān)控，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)有泄露，他們可以在3分鐘之內(nèi)關(guān)上閥門。美國(guó)印第安人的非暴力抗

9、議活動(dòng)已經(jīng)持續(xù)了幾個(gè)月。當(dāng)警方上周介入抗議者和公司武裝保安人員之間進(jìn)行調(diào)和時(shí)，抗議活動(dòng)出現(xiàn)了新的進(jìn)展。之后有28人被捕，并被指控妨礙了輸油管道的建設(shè)。【精解精析】【定位】第一段第二句話“Energy Transfer Partnershopes to finish construction this year”；第三句話“But the Standing Rock Sioux，an Amefican Indian tribe，is determined to stop the 1，172-mile pipefine from being built”和第四句話“Bom sides show n

10、o signs of back-ing down”?！敬鸢冈斀狻恐髦碱}。題干問的是“下列哪項(xiàng)表達(dá)了本文的大意?”根據(jù)定位句第一句“ETP公司期望在今年內(nèi)完成輸油管道建設(shè)”，第三句“立巖蘇族決定要中止1172英里長(zhǎng)的輸油管道的修建”，第四句“雙方都沒有妥協(xié)的跡象”可知雙方矛盾所在。A項(xiàng)“達(dá)科塔輸油管道將為原油和天然氣創(chuàng)造更多市場(chǎng)”；B項(xiàng)“達(dá)科塔輸油管道將創(chuàng)造更多就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)”；D項(xiàng)“美國(guó)印第安人為平等投票權(quán)而戰(zhàn)”在文中均沒有提及。故選C。2單選題ETP hopes to finish this project in_.A.2016B.2017C.2018D.2019正確答案：A參考解析：【定位】第一

11、段第二句話“Energy Transfer Partnershopes to finish construction mis year”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“ETP公司希望在哪一年完成工程建設(shè)?”定位句指出“ETP公司期望在今年內(nèi)完成輸油管道建設(shè)”。由于今年是2016年，故選A。3單選題Why do American Indians protest against the construction of this pipeline?A.Because it will cost up to $ 3.8 billion.B.Because it threatens the region

12、 s water supply.C.Because it will make many people lose their jobs.D.Because it will force many people to leave their homes.正確答案：B參考解析：【定位】第二段第五句話“They also say the pipefine could pollute their main water source， the Missouri River”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“為什么美國(guó)印第安人抗議反對(duì)輸油管道的建設(shè)?”根據(jù)定位句“他們同時(shí)認(rèn)為管道可能會(huì)污染當(dāng)?shù)氐闹饕疵芴K里

13、河”可知，印第安人反對(duì)管道建設(shè)的一個(gè)原因是擔(dān)心管道會(huì)污染水源。A項(xiàng)“因?yàn)楣こ毯馁Y達(dá)38億”，不是印第安人抗議的原因；C項(xiàng)“因?yàn)楹芏嗳藭?huì)因此失業(yè)”和D項(xiàng)“這將迫使很多人離開家園”均未在文中提及，故選B。4單選題According to the passage, the workers can_ in case of pipeline leaks.A.report it to the local governmentB.ask people to leave the leak affected areasC.call 911D.close valves正確答案：D參考解析：【定位】第三段第二句話“

14、Workers will also monitor it remotely，and will be able to close valves within three minutes if leaks are detected”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“根據(jù)文章，出現(xiàn)管道泄漏時(shí)，工人可以如何應(yīng)對(duì)?”定位句“工人們可以進(jìn)行遠(yuǎn)程監(jiān)控，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)有泄露，他們可以在3分鐘之內(nèi)關(guān)上閥門。”表明工人可以關(guān)閉閥門。A項(xiàng)“向當(dāng)?shù)卣畢R報(bào)”；B項(xiàng)“讓人們離開泄漏影響地區(qū)”；C項(xiàng)“打電話給911”，均未在文中提及。故選D。5單選題According to the passage, which of the

15、following statements is NOT TRUE?A.This pipeline will cross four states.B.This pipeline is 1,179. miles long.C.All the protesters are from the Standing Rock Sioux.D.Neither side of the dispute is willing to compromise.正確答案：C參考解析：【定位】第一段第一句話“If the Dakota Access Pipeline is completed，it will carry ne

16、arly half a million barrels of oil across four states every day”；第一段第三句話“But the Standing Rock Sioux，an American Indian tribe，is determined to stop the 1，172-mile pipeline from be-ing built”；第二段最后一句話“Since then，thousands of people，including people from other American Indian tribes，have Raveled to th

17、e site to join the protest”；第一段最后一句話“Both sides show no signs of backing down”?！敬鸢冈斀狻烤C合分析題。題干問的是“根據(jù)文章，下列哪個(gè)表述不正確?”根據(jù)定位句分別得出四個(gè)選項(xiàng)：A項(xiàng)“如果達(dá)科塔輸油管道完工，每天近50萬桶原油將跨越四個(gè)州進(jìn)行輸送。”；B項(xiàng)“立巖蘇族決定要中止1172英里長(zhǎng)的輸油管道的修建”；C項(xiàng)“此后，幾千人，包括美國(guó)其他印第安部落的人們紛紛來到工地加入抗議大軍。”；D項(xiàng)“雙方都沒有表示妥協(xié)的跡象?！薄、B、D三個(gè)選項(xiàng)均符合文中表述，只有C項(xiàng)不完全符合，故選C?！靖哳l詞匯】1billionn十億 2

18、tribe n部落 3pipeline，n管道4back down妥協(xié)；退讓 5set aside留出；保留 6historical adj歷史的71eak vn泄漏8nonviolent adj非暴力的9interfere v干涉，妨礙【難句解析】(至)Energy Transfer Partners(ETP)，a Texasbased company behind the$38 billion project，hopes to finish construction this year本句是一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句。a Texas-based company behind the$38 billion

19、project作為ETP公司的同位語，一方面說明了公司的背景，另一方面也表明了在管道工程中ETP所起的作用。The protest took a turn last week when police were called to ke印the peace between protest-ers and armed security guards hired by the company本句是一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語從句，主句是The protest took a turn last week，從句是police were called to keep the peace between protester

20、s and armed security guards hired by the company 。從句為被動(dòng)態(tài)，主語是police。take a turn“轉(zhuǎn)折”；call to“呼喚”；hire“雇傭”。材料題Questions 6-6are based on the following passage.As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary(周年紀(jì)念), President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of one new national m

21、onument, and the expansion(擴(kuò)大)of another. In Maine, more than 87,500 acres of forest will become government-protected parkland for the first time. In Hawaii, a national monument created by President George W. Bush in 2006 will expand to about 582,578 square miles, four times its current size.Obama h

22、as now created or enlarged 26 national monuments during his presidency. As a result,his administration says, Obama has protected more of the nation s land than any other president has. But some residents and officials, in both Maine and Hawaii, object to the plans. (78)Theysay their local economies

23、depend on the use of these areas.In establishing this monument, Obama took the side of conservationists ( 自然資源保護(hù)者)who want laws to protect wild lands. Creating a national park usually requires the approval of Con-gress. But a 1906 federal law allows the president to establish national monuments on h

24、is own.The land s new status as a monument means that mining and drilling operations are forbidden there. (79)It may also severely limit activities such as logging, road-building, and hunting.Some of Maine s politicians who want to protect the state s logging industries say Obama should not have act

25、ed alone. They say Washington should not tell the states how to use their land, especially when people s jobs are at stake. Maine politician Susan Collins said the president should have listened to Maine lawmakers and residents, as well as to the U. S. Congress before making his decision.However, th

26、ose who support the president s decision say the establishment of the new monu-ment will lead to new jobs through tourism.6單選題Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Creating New JobsB.Protecting Wild AnimalsC.Stimulating Local EconomiesD.Creating New National Monuments正確答案：D參考解析：

27、【內(nèi)容概要】本文介紹了美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在建立和擴(kuò)建國(guó)家公園上做出的政績(jī)，但是受到了部分來自于緬因州和夏威夷地區(qū)民眾的反對(duì)。文中列出了支持和反對(duì)奧馬巴政策的人的不同意見?！緟⒖甲g文】在美國(guó)國(guó)家公園管理處慶祝100周年紀(jì)念之際，巴拉克奧巴馬總統(tǒng)宣布將新建一處并擴(kuò)建另一處國(guó)家公園。在緬因州，超過87，500英畝森林將首次成為政府保護(hù)性公園用地。在夏威夷，喬治W布什總統(tǒng)在2006批準(zhǔn)建立的一處國(guó)家公園將擴(kuò)建至582，578平方英里，面積將達(dá)到目前的四倍。在其任期內(nèi)，奧巴馬已經(jīng)新建或擴(kuò)建了26處國(guó)家公園。因此，政府官員稱與歷任總統(tǒng)相比，奧巴馬保護(hù)了更多的國(guó)家土地資源。但是，來自緬因州和夏威夷的一些居民和官

28、員則反對(duì)這些計(jì)劃。他們說他們當(dāng)?shù)氐慕?jīng)濟(jì)依賴于這些土地的使用。在建立國(guó)家公園方面，奧巴馬支持自然資源保護(hù)者的觀點(diǎn)：即需要依靠法律來保護(hù)野生土地。建立國(guó)家公園通常需要議會(huì)的批準(zhǔn)。但是一項(xiàng)1906聯(lián)邦法律賦予了總統(tǒng)自行建立國(guó)家公園的權(quán)利。成為國(guó)家公園用地的土地禁止用于采礦和鉆探。這也會(huì)嚴(yán)格限制諸如伐木、修建道路和狩獵這樣的活動(dòng)。緬因州那些想要保護(hù)本州伐木業(yè)的政治家認(rèn)為奧巴馬不應(yīng)該獨(dú)斷專行。他們說白宮不應(yīng)該干涉各州對(duì)土地的使用，特別是當(dāng)威脅到當(dāng)?shù)厝司蜆I(yè)的時(shí)候。緬因政治家蘇珊科林斯說總統(tǒng)在做出決定之前應(yīng)該聽聽緬因州立法人、居民，以及美國(guó)議會(huì)等各方的意見。然而，支持總統(tǒng)決定的人認(rèn)為建立新的國(guó)家公園會(huì)通過旅

29、游業(yè)創(chuàng)造更多的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)?！揪饩觥俊径ㄎ弧康谝欢蔚谝痪湓挕癆s the National Park Service celebrates its lOOth anniversary，President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of one new nafional monument，and the expansion of another”?！敬鸢冈斀狻恐髦碱}。題干問的是“下列哪個(gè)最適合做文章的標(biāo)題?”根據(jù)定位句“在美國(guó)國(guó)家公園管理處慶祝100周年紀(jì)念之際，巴拉克奧巴馬總統(tǒng)宣布將新建一處并擴(kuò)建另一處國(guó)家公園?！笨芍疚膶⒅攸c(diǎn)討

30、論國(guó)家公園的新建和擴(kuò)建問題。A項(xiàng)“創(chuàng)造新的工作”；B項(xiàng)“保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物”；C項(xiàng)“刺激當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)”；D項(xiàng)“建立新的國(guó)家公園”，只有D項(xiàng)最接近。故選D。7單選題Obama has established or enlarged _ national monuments during his two terms.A.19B.20C.26D.30正確答案：C參考解析：【定位】第二段第一句話“Obama has now created or enlarged 26 nafional monuments dur-ing his presidency”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“在兩屆任期內(nèi)，奧巴馬已經(jīng)建

31、立或改建了多少處國(guó)家公園?”根據(jù)定位句“在其任期內(nèi)，奧巴馬已經(jīng)新建或擴(kuò)建了26處國(guó)家公園?！笨芍獮?6處。故選C。8單選題In national monuments, _ is forbidden.A.loggingB.huntingC.miningD.road-building正確答案：C參考解析：【定位】第四段第一句話“The lands new status as a monument means that mining and drilling operations are forbidden there”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“在國(guó)家公園內(nèi)，哪些事是禁止的?”根據(jù)定位句“成

32、為國(guó)家公園用地的土地禁止用于采礦和鉆探。”可知采礦(C項(xiàng))和鉆探是被禁止的，而伐木(A項(xiàng))、狩獵(B項(xiàng))和修路(D項(xiàng))是被限制的，故選C。9單選題The phrase at stake in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_.A.in returnB.in dangerC.at presentD.by chance正確答案：B參考解析：【定位】第四段倒數(shù)第二句話“They say Washington should not tell the states how to use their land，especially when peoples job

33、s are at stake”?！敬鸢冈斀狻吭~匯題。題干問的是“第四段的at stake詞組最接近哪個(gè)意思?”定位句“他們說白宮不應(yīng)該干涉各州對(duì)土地的使用，特別是當(dāng)威脅到當(dāng)?shù)厝司蜆I(yè)的時(shí)候。”表明at stake有“威脅”的意思。A項(xiàng)“回報(bào)”；B項(xiàng)“危險(xiǎn)”；C項(xiàng)“目前”；D項(xiàng)“偶爾”。故選B。10單選題According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A.The national monument in Hawaii was created by President Bush.B.There is no

34、 objection to President Obama s decision.C.President Obama made this decision on his own.D.The establishment of the new monument will lead to new jobs.正確答案：B參考解析：【定位】第一段最后一句話“In Hawaii，a national monument created by President George WBush in 2006”；第二段第三句話“But some residents and officials，object to t

35、heplans”；第四段第三句話“Some of Maines politiciansay Obama should not have acted alone”；最后一段“those who suppoa the presidentS decision saywill lead to new jobs”?！敬鸢冈斀狻烤C合分析題。題干問的是“根據(jù)文章，下列哪項(xiàng)表述不正確?”根據(jù)定位句“在夏威夷，喬治W布什總統(tǒng)在2006批準(zhǔn)建立的一處國(guó)家公園”可知A項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)定位句“但是，來自緬因州和夏威夷的一些居民和官員則反對(duì)這些計(jì)劃?！笨芍狟項(xiàng)不符合文意；根據(jù)定位句“有些緬因州政治家認(rèn)為奧巴馬不應(yīng)該獨(dú)斷專行

36、?！笨芍狢項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)定位句“支持總統(tǒng)決定的人認(rèn)為新的國(guó)家公園的建立會(huì)創(chuàng)造更多的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。”可知D項(xiàng)正確。故選B?！靖哳l詞匯】1anniversary n周年紀(jì)念 2monument n紀(jì)念碑，紀(jì)念堂3expansion n擴(kuò)大4approval n批準(zhǔn)；同意5severely adv嚴(yán)重地 6at stake危險(xiǎn)；威脅【難句解析】In establishing this monument，Obama took the side of conservationists who want laws to protect wild lands本句為簡(jiǎn)單句。句首由介詞In引導(dǎo)的介詞短語作狀語，要注意

37、，介詞后面跟動(dòng)詞，動(dòng)詞需用動(dòng)名詞形式。take the side of“同意；贊同”。They say Washington should not tell the states how to use their land，especially when peo-pies jobs are at stake本句為賓語從句，say后面的that省略了。從句部分內(nèi)有when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語分句作狀語。要注意，Washington(華盛頓)是美國(guó)首都，在這里指代美國(guó)總統(tǒng)辦公地。中文中常用白宮進(jìn)行指代，故翻譯時(shí)可譯為白宮。at stake“威脅；危險(xiǎn)”。材料題Questions 11-11are bas

38、ed on the following passage.Toronto s third City Hall, now known as Old City Hall, was designed by Edward James Len-nox and declared open on Sept.18,1899.Created to provide more space for city officials, it turned out to be the largest building in the city and the largest city building in North Amer

39、ica at the time.Lennox took three years to design the City Hall and it took 11 years to build it. Contemporaries believe that the odd carvings (雕刻) above the Queen Street entrance were actually caricatures(漫畫) of councilors at the time.Lennox even included himself in the caricatures, on the west sid

40、e of the central arch ( 拱門 ),and left a strange signature in the stonework of the link portions of the building.The third City Hall was originally used as councilors offices and legal offices, but it is used only as a courthouse today.When the fourth City Hall (the one we know today) was declared op

41、en in 1965, Old City Hall was threatened to be pulled down. It was saved by a group of people called the Friends of Old City Hall. The clock tower stands parallel with the middle of Bay Street, rather than with the center of the building. The bells in the tower were not installed until the building

42、opened. Old City Hall was declared a historical site in 1989.(80)The entire structure cost more than $ 2.5 million to build at the time.This is equal to $ 53 million today.11單選題Torontos third City Hall came into use in_.A.the 18th centuryB.the 19th centuryC.the 20th centuryD.the 21st century正確答案：B參考

43、解析：【內(nèi)容概要】本文介紹了多倫多第三市政廳。從它的設(shè)計(jì)、建設(shè)、特色到用途都做了介紹。同時(shí)也對(duì)今天第三市政廳的保護(hù)狀態(tài)進(jìn)行了說明。【參考譯文】多倫多第三市政廳，現(xiàn)在稱為舊市政廳，是由愛德華詹姆斯尼諾克斯設(shè)計(jì)并于1899年9月18日開放。為了給城市官員提供更多的工作空間，這座市政廳成為當(dāng)時(shí)全城最大的建筑和北美最大的市政建筑。尼諾克斯花了3年的時(shí)間來設(shè)計(jì)這座市政廳，而建設(shè)周期更長(zhǎng)達(dá)11年。當(dāng)代人相信市政廳皇后街入口上方奇特的雕刻實(shí)際上是當(dāng)時(shí)市議員的漫畫形象。尼諾克斯甚至把自己也雕入漫畫人物中，就在中央拱門的西側(cè)，同時(shí)在建筑連接部分的石墻上留下一個(gè)奇怪的簽名。第三市政廳原先是作為市議員辦公處和法律官

44、員辦公處使用的，但今天只用作一個(gè)法庭。當(dāng)?shù)谒氖姓d(即今天我們熟悉的那座)在1965年開放使用時(shí)，老市政廳面臨著被拆除的危險(xiǎn)。后來，這座市政廳被稱為“老市政廳之友”的群體拯救了。鐘樓與貝街中心點(diǎn)平行，而不是與市政廳的中心平行。直到建筑開放，鐘樓內(nèi)的鐘才安裝上。老市政廳在1989年被認(rèn)定為歷史遺跡。當(dāng)時(shí)整個(gè)建筑花費(fèi)了250萬美元。這相當(dāng)于今天的5300萬美元?！揪饩觥俊径ㄎ弧康谝欢巍癟orontos third City Hall，and declared open on Sept18，1899”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“多倫多第三市政廳在哪一年投入使用?”根據(jù)定位句“多倫多第三市政

45、廳于1899年9月18日開放”可知，市政廳是在1899年投入使用。1899年屬于l9世紀(jì)，故選B。12單選題Old City Hall was constructed in _ years.A.3B.7C.9D.11正確答案：D參考解析：【定位】第三段第一句“it took 11 years to build it”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“老市政廳修建了多少年?”根據(jù)定位句“建設(shè)周期更長(zhǎng)達(dá)11年”可知，共花了11年。故選D。13單選題The third City Hall is now used as a_.A.middle schoolB.hospitalC.cinemaD.cou

46、rthouse正確答案：D參考解析：【定位】第五段“but it is used only as a courthouse today”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“第三市政廳目前作為什么使用?”根據(jù)定位句“但今天只用作一個(gè)法庭。”可知目前只作為法庭使用。故選D。14單選題From the passage we learn that_.A.Toronto spends lots of money yearly developing the cityB.some local residents showed a great interest in protecting the city s

47、cultural siteC.the City Council of Toronto hasn t paid sufficient attention to the protection of the city scultureD.the City Hall is still the largest city building in North America today正確答案：B參考解析：【定位】第六段最后一句話“It was saved by a group of people called theFriends of Old City Hall”?！敬鸢冈斀狻考?xì)節(jié)題。題干問的是“從文中

48、，我們可得知什么?”根據(jù)定位句“一這座市政廳被稱為老市政廳之友的群體拯救了。”可知B項(xiàng)是正確的。A項(xiàng)“多倫多每年花大量的錢來發(fā)展城市”，文中沒有提及；C項(xiàng)“多倫多市政府對(duì)城市文化的保護(hù)沒有給予足夠的重視”，這與倒數(shù)第二段最后一句將老市政廳列為歷史遺跡不符；D項(xiàng)“今天，市政廳仍是北美最大的城市建筑”，第二段中提到老市政廳曾經(jīng)是北美最大的市政建筑，但對(duì)今天的情況并沒有提到。綜合考慮，故選B。15單選題Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.To build a structure like the C

49、ity Hall will cost $ 2.5 million today.B.The clock tower stands parallel with the centre of the City Hall.C.Old City Hall was once pulled down in the development of the city.D.Old City Hall is now a historical site.正確答案：D參考解析：【定位】最后一段第二句話“This is equal to$53 million today”；倒數(shù)第二段第一句“The clock tower s

50、tands parallel with the middle of Bay Street，rather than with the center of the building”；第六段第一句“Old City Hall was threatened to be pulled down”；倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“Old City Hall was declared a historical site in 1989”?！敬鸢冈斀狻烤C合分析題。題干問的是“根據(jù)文章，下列哪項(xiàng)是正確的?”根據(jù)定位句“這相當(dāng)于今天的5300萬美元?！?A項(xiàng)不符)；“鐘樓與貝街中心點(diǎn)平行，而不是與市政廳的中心平行?！?B項(xiàng)

51、不符)；“老市政廳面臨著被拆除的危險(xiǎn)?！?C項(xiàng)不符)；“老市政廳在1989年被認(rèn)定為歷史遺跡。”(D項(xiàng)符合)。綜合分析可知，答案中只有D項(xiàng)是符合文中原義的，故選D?！靖哳l詞匯】1provide v提供 2carving n雕刻 3councilor n市議員4threaten v威脅 5pull down摧毀；推倒 6parallel adj平行的7at the time當(dāng)時(shí)【難句解析】Created to provide more space for city officials，it turned out to be the largest building in the city and

52、 the largest city building in North America at the time本句為簡(jiǎn)單句，句首被動(dòng)分詞短語created to作狀語，表示目的。turn out“最后是，結(jié)果是”；at the time“當(dāng)時(shí)”。The clock tower stands parallel with the middle of Bay Street，rather than with the center of the building本句是用rather than引導(dǎo)的并列句。rather than的意思是“而不是”，前后兩個(gè)分句意思常常相反。16單選題Shanghai is

53、 _ biggest city in _ China in terms of population.A.the; theB.the; /C./; theD./; /正確答案：B參考解析：【譯文】從人口上說，上海是全中國(guó)最大的城市?！窘馕觥勘绢}考查冠詞的使用。最高級(jí)的用法是“the+形容詞副詞最高級(jí)”，所以the big-gest city中的the不可省略。China作為專屬名詞，前面不加冠詞。故選B。17單選題When Jenny came to my place, I _ breakfast with James.A.haveB.hadC.have hadD.was having正確答案：

54、D參考解析：【譯文】當(dāng)詹尼來我家的時(shí)候，我正在和詹姆斯吃早飯?！窘馕觥勘绢}考查時(shí)間狀語從句。時(shí)間狀語從句，從句使用一般過去時(shí)，主句要使用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)。只有D符合，故選D。18單選題_ I in your position, I would not accept the job.A.WereB.WasC.AmD.Been正確答案：A參考解析：【譯文】如果我處在你的位置，我不會(huì)接受這份工作的。【解析】本題考查虛擬語氣。if引導(dǎo)的虛擬語氣的句子，如果有were，had或should時(shí)，可以將它們提前至句首，同時(shí)省去if。此處原句應(yīng)該是If were in your position。故選A。19單選題

55、I got _ money with me, so I wasn t able to buy even a bottle of water !A.anyB.someC.fewD.little正確答案：D參考解析：【譯文】我沒有多少錢，所以我甚至連一瓶水都買不起。【解析】本題考查不定冠詞的用法。some和any既可修飾可數(shù)名詞也可修飾不可數(shù)名詞，但some多用于肯定句，而any多用于否定和疑問句。few主要修飾可數(shù)名詞，表示否定意義。little主要修飾不可數(shù)名詞，也表示否定意義。題目中money是不可數(shù)名詞，且表示沒有錢，綜合四個(gè)選項(xiàng)，只有D最符合題意。故選D。20單選題-Must we se

56、nd in our plan this week?-No, _; you can send it in next week.A.you needn tB.you mustn tC.you can tD.you shouldn t正確答案：A參考解析：【譯文】我必須在本周內(nèi)提交我們的計(jì)劃嗎?不用，不需要；你可以下周再交?！窘馕觥勘绢}考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。原句提問中用了must，表示“必須”。在回答時(shí)，肯定回答用must，而否定回答要用neednt，故選A。21單選題Would you mind _ me some bread on your way home?A.buyB.to buyC.buyingD.bought正確答案：C參考解析：【譯文】你介意回家的路上幫我買些面包嗎?【解析】本題考查句型would you mind的用法。would you mind引導(dǎo)的疑問句后面需加名詞性成分。如果要用動(dòng)詞，必須要用動(dòng)