2021-2022年遼寧省大連市公共英語五級(筆試)真題(含答案)

2021-2022年遼寧省大連市公共英語五級(筆試)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1."Totravelbybook"meanstotakeimaginaryjourneystotheplacesmentionedinthebook.

A.RightB.Wrong

2.Besidestheproblemofspeakingtoofast,whatelsewillmakelisteningmoredifficult?

3.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：W：Jim，thankgoodnessyou'vearrived．Theclasspresentationstartedhalfanhourago，andIwasjustbeginningtopanic．

M：I'msorryforbeinglate，Alice.Thismorninghasbeenarealmess．Ididn'tthinkIwasgoingtomakeithereatall．

W：Whyareyoulate?Ourpresentationdependsonthosegraphsyouareholding．

M：Yes，Iknow．I'lltellyouaboutitlater．First，let'sseehowwearedoingfortime．Twogroupsarestillaheadofus，aren'tthey?Thepresentationsonthefightsoftheconsumerandtheanalysisofthestockmarket．ThatmeansI'vegottwentyminutestosortout．

W：Youlookcold．Whathappened?

M：I'vebeenstandingoutsideinarctictemperaturesforoveranhourwaitingforabus．

W：Overanhour?ButIthoughtyourapartmentwasonlyatenminutebusridetocampus．

M：Innormalconditions，butthebuswasdelayedbecauseoftheweather，andwhenIstoppedinadrugstoretocallhomeforaride，thebuswentby．Asluckwouldhaveittherewasnooneathome，soIhadtowaitanotherforty-fiveminutesforthenextbus．

W：That'sMurphy'sLaw，isn'tit?Whatdiditsay?Ifanythingcangowrong，itwill．Well，we'vestillgottwentyminutestogetourwitstogether．

Whatisthewoman'stoneofvoicewhenshefirstseestheman?

A.Frustrated.B.Relieved.C.Sarcastic.D.Apologetic.

4.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：W:Jim,thankgoodnessyou'vearrived.Theclasspresentationstartedhalfanhourago,andIwasjustbeginningtopanic.

M:I'msorryforbeinglate,Alice.Thismorninghasbeenarealmess.Ididn'tthinkIwasgoingtomakeithereatall.

W:Whyareyoulate?Ourpresentationdependsonthosegraphsyouareholding.

M:Yes,Iknow.I'lltellyouaboutitlater.First,let'sseehowwearedoingfortime.Twogroupsarestillaheadofus,aren'tthey?Thepresentationsontherightsoftheconsumerandtheanalysisofthestockmarket.ThatmeansI'vegottwentyminutestosortout.

W:Youlookcold.Whathappened?

M:I'vebeenstandingoutsideinarctictemperaturesforoveranhourwaitingforabus.

W:Overanhour?ButIthoughtyourapartmentwasonlyatenminutebusridetocampus.

M:Innormalconditions,butthebuswasdelayedbecauseoftheweather,andwhenIstoppedinadrugstoretocallhomeforaride,thebuswentby.Asluckwouldhaveittherewasnooneathome,soIhadtowaitanotherforty-fiveminutesforthenextbus.

W:That'sMurphy'sLaw,isn'tit?Whatdiditsay?Ifanythingcangowrong,itwill.Well,we'vestillgottwentyminutestogetourwitstogether.

Whatisthewoman'stoneofvoicewhenshefirstseestheman?

A.Frustrated.B.Relieved.C.Sarcastic.D.Apologetic.

5.Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?

A.Accuratecommunicationisofutmostimportance.

B.Pilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveralforeignlanguages.

C.Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclosewatchontheweather.

D.Cooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisessential.

6.Howcanthemosteffectivecomplaintbemade?

A.Showingthefaultitemtothemanager.

B.Explainingexactlywhatiswrongwiththeitem.

C.Sayingfirmlythattheitemisofpoorquality.

D.Askingpolitelytochangetheitem.

7.Whichareaoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96?

8.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

9.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：W：Comein,please.

M：Goodmorning,Dr.Wilson.

W：Goodmorning,Wang.Hownicetomeetyouagain.Takeaseat…whydon'tyou,please.Whendidyougettotheuniversity?

M：Iarrivedyesterday.

W：Well…areyoulivinginthecollege?

M：No,IamwithanEnglishfamily…actually…becauseIwanttoimprovemyspeaking.

W：Oh,fine.Right,didyoutakealanguageproficiencytestbeforeyoucame?

M：Yes.Uhh…myOverallBandis6,but…unfortunatelymyspeakingscoreisonly5.

W：OK,youknow,hereinthisuniversity,youhavetotakeourownEnglishtestbeforeyouattendanylectures.So,firstofau．whatwe'vegottodois,wehavetomakeanarrangementforthetestdate.Umm…willtomorrowbeallfightforyou?

M：Yeah,Ihavetimetomorrowmorning.

W：Good,then．Tomorrowatten.Idon'tthinkthetestwillbeanyproblemforyou.Now,let'smakesureyoumakegooduseofyourtimehere.Let'sputitlikethis.Whatexactlydoyouwanttoaccomplishinthenext12months?

M：I'minterestedincomputerlanguagetranslation,Imean,fromEnglishtoChineseandChinesetoEnglish.I'lltry,ifpossible,toproducesoftwareoradevicewhichcanserveasaninterpreter.

W：Yes,couldyoubeabitmorespecificabout…er…thedevice?

M：Forinstance,whenyoutalktothedeviceinEnglishitwilltranslateyourwordsintoChineseandviceversa.

W：Uhuh…doyoumeanit'llbeascompetentas…er…ahumaninterpreter?

M：Yes…well,I'llletitdealwithgeneralsituations,atleast.

W：Fascinating…andhowbigwillthedeviceitselfbe,doyouthink?

M：Thesizeofacigarettepack,Ithink.Sopeoplecanputitintheirpocket.

W：Really?Well,thatcouldbeaPh.Dproject.Tellmewhatyouhavedonesofar.

M：Inmyfouryearsofundergraduatestudy,Istudiedelectronics,advancedmathematics,hardwaredesigning,somecomputerlanguagesandprogramwriting.

W：Yes,buthaveyoudoneanypracticaljobs?Imean,haveyouwrittenanyprogramsforpracticaluse?

M：IhadbeeninvolvedinaprojectforCADinashipyard.

W：Computeraideddesign.Thatwasprobablyagoodexperience,but,unfortunately,itmaynothelpyourpresentprojectmuch.AreyoufamiliarwiththeC-language?

M：No.

W：Uhuh…thephoneticprocessingsystem,doyouknowhowsuchasystemworks?

M：Whatdoyoumeanby“phoneticprocessingsystem”?

W：Well,youknow,Englishisspokenbydifferentpeoplewithdifferentaccents.YourEnglishaccentisdifferentfrommine,andofcoursemineisnotthesameasmycolleagues.SoasIseeit．yourdevicewouldhavetobeabletorecogniseandunderstanddifferentaccents.

M：Oh,Isee.IthinkIcanlearntheC-languageandthephoneticprocessingsystemhere.

W：Well,that'sprobablytrue,butyou'vegotonlytwelvemonthsandyouwantadegree,don'tyou?

M：Yes.

W：OK,sothere'retwowaysofstudyingforadegreehere.Youeithertakesixcourses,passtheirexamsandhaveyourdissertationacceptedortheotherwayisyoudosomeresearchworkandsubmityourprojectreport.

M：IthinkI'lltakethesecondway.

W：Fine,butareyousureyoucallfinishyourprojectintwelvemonths?

M：Idon'tknow.butIcanworktwelvehoursperdayandsevendaysperweek.

W：Well,I'dsuggestyouspendsometimeinourlibrary,tryingtofindoutwhatotherstudentshavedonebeforeandperhapsreconsideryourownproject,tosomeextent.Youmightnarrowyourresearcharea,concentratingonsolvingoneortwomajorproblems.And,it'dbeagoodideatotalktoyourcolleaguesinthelab,first.Anyway,I'msurewecanworkoutsomethinggood.ShallIseey

A.RightB.Wrong

10.聽力原文：Farmersusuallyuseplowstopreparetheirfieldsforplantingcrops.Plowscutintotheground,andliftupweeds,andotherunwantedplants.However,plowingisblamedforcausingseveredamagetotopsoilbyremovingtheplantsthatprotectsoilfrombeingblownorwashedaway.ManyfarmersinSouthAsiaarenowtryingaprocesscalledLowTillFarming.LowTillFarminglimitstheuseofplows.Inthismethodoffarming,seedsandfertilizerareputintothesoilthroughsmallcutsmadeinthesurfaceoftheground.LowTillAgricultureleavesmuchorallthesoilandremainsofplantsontheground.Theyserveasanaturalfertilizerandhelpsupporttherootsoffuturecrops.Theytakeinrainandallowittoflowintothesoilinsteadofrunningoff.IthasbeenprovedthatLowTillFarmingincreaseshar-vestsandreduceswateruse,andthismethodreducestheneedforchemicalproductsbecausetherearefewerunwantedplants.ScientistssayLowTillFarmingisbecomingpopularinSouthAsia,whichisfacingaseverewatershortage.TheysaytheareawillbecomedependentonimportedfoodunlesswaterissavedthroughmethodslikeLowTillFarming.Currently,morethan150millionpeopleinSouthAsiadependonlocalriceandwheatcrops.Farmersgrowriceduringwetweather.Duringthedryseasontheygrowwheatinthesamefields.FarmersareusingtheLowTillFarmingmethodtoplantwheatafterharvestingrice.ScientistssayLowTillAgricultureisoneofthebestexamplesintheworldoftechnologiesworkingforbothpeopleandtheenvironment.

Whatismemainproblemcausedbytheusualwayofplowing?

A.Thecrop'sbloomingperiodisdelayed.

B.Therootsofcropsarecutoff.

C.Thetopsoilisseriouslydamaged.

D.Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.

11.HowhigharethemountainsinNorweija?

A.Twothousandfeet.

B.Twelvethousandfeet.

C.Twentythousandfeet.

D.Twenty-twothousandfeet.

12.聽力原文：Todayit'smyturntogivetheweeklyoralpresentation,andthetopicthatProfessorMayhadassignedtomeis“thelifeofthepoet,EmilyDickinson”.ComparedwithWaltWhitmanwhomwediscussedlastweek.IfoundEmilyDickinsonstrikinglydifferent.SheseemedinfacttobethecompleteoppositeofWhitmaninherlifeandinherwork.Iwouldliketosharebrieflywiththeclasssomeoftheessentialfactsofherbiography.EmilyDickinsonwasbornin1830inAmherst,Mass,barelyadecadeafterWhitman.Inherearly20'sforreasonswhichstillremainamysteryshebegantowithdrawfromherordinarycontactwiththeworld.Fortheremaining30yearsofherlifeshewasseldomseenoutsideherhome.InthisrespectshewasquiteunlikeWhitmanwholovedthegreatoutdoors.EmilyDickinsonspenthersolitarydayscorrespondingwithherfriendsandwritinghundredsofremarkablepoems,notably“Iheardaflybuzz”andthepoemwehavereadfortoday“I'mnobody”.Althoughsheshowednoneofherpoemstoherfamilyandsentsomeofherletterstofriends.onlyfourwerepublishedinherlifetime.Mostofthem,almost1,200poemswerediscoveredinherroomaftershediedin1886attheageof56.Thesepoemshaveestablishedherasamajorpoet,andseveralmoderncriticsconsiderherthegreateStwomanpoetintheEnglishlanguage.Eh,that'saboutallIhave.Isthereanyquestion?Ifnot,weshouldprobablybegintalkingaboutDickinson's“I'mnobody”,thepoemProfessorMayassignedforthisweek'sclassdiscussion.

Whoisthespeaker?

A.Apoet.B.Ateacher.C.Astudent.D.Anartist.

13.聽力原文：Iwanttotalktodayaboutsomestudies.Theyseemtoindicatethatthereisastartlingworld-widedeclineinthenumberofamphibians,suchasfrogs,toadsandsalamanders.There'slittledoubtthatonereasonwhythenumberofamphibiansisdecliningistheirhabitatshavebeendestroyedwhenthedevelopersfillinpondsandmarshestobuildhouses.Amphibianscan'tjustmovesomewhere.Theyneedwatertolaytheireggsin.Anotherproblemisthegrowingfishindustry.Anotherrangeofpopularpoolfishsuchascarphavebeenintroducedtomanylakesandpondsallovertheworld.Raisingandsellingthesefishcanbeprofitable,butthefisheattheeggsandoffspringofamphibiansthatwerealreadylivinginthelakesandponds.Otherfactorscouldbecontributingtothedeclineincludeacidrainandthespreadofpesticideresidues.Manypesticidesthatfarmersaddedtotheircropsareeventuallywashedawaybytherainandendupinpondsandotherbodiesofwaterwhereamphibianslive.Amphibiansareespeciallyvulnerabletopesticidesdissolvedinthewaterbecauseoftheirmoistskins.Watercanpassthroughamphibiansallowingtoxinsdissolvedinthewatertoentertheamphibians'body.

Whatdoesthespeakermainlydiscuss?

A.Thedistributionofdifferentspeciesofamphibians.

B.Possiblereasonsforreductioninthenumberofamphibians.

C.Theeffectsofenvironmentalchangeonthefishindustry.

D.Guidelinesfortheresponsibleuseofpesticides.

14.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

15.Howmuchtimedothemanandthewomanhavebeforetheyaddresstheclass?

A.Lessthantenminutes.

B.Abouttwentyminutes.

C.Forty-fiveminutes.

D.Overanhour.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.

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17.

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18.(39)

19.

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20.(33)

21.

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22.

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23.

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25.(32)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthepassage,theauthorconsiderswhichofthefollowingtobemosthelpfulindeterminingthevalueofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomen?

A.Acomparativestudyofpatternsofwork-relatedillnessesinstatesthathadsuchlawsandinstatesthatdidnot.

B.Anestimateofhowmanywomenworkersareinfavorofsuchlaws.

C.Ananalysisofthecosttoemployersofcomplyingwithsuchlaws.

D.Anexaminationoftheactualeffectsthatsuchlawshavehadinthepastonwomenworkers.

27.

WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Astronautshaveagoodjobwhichdemandshigh.

B.ThedivorcerateinNASAisverylow.

C.TheNASAastronautsmostlyfindfriendsfromamongtheirwork.

D.Thereisnoyoungermaninhistwentiesinthespaceship.

28.(75)

29.(69)

30.

Accordingtothepassage,theauthorfelttogiveRaoulaholidaytip.

A.excitedB.delightedC.embarrassedD.forced

31.(72)

32.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Answerquestions71～80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note：AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=HydropowerB=NuclearpowerC=SolarpowerD=Windpower

Whichpower(power's)…

A

Hydropower

Introduction

Wehaveusedrunningwaterasanenergysourceforthousandsofyears,mainlytogrindcom.

ThefirsthouseintheworldtobelitbyhydroelectricitywasCragsideHouse,inNorthumberland,England,in1878.In1882ontheFoxRiver,intheUSA,hydroelectricityproducedenoughpowertolighttwopapermillsandahouse.

Nowadaystherearemanyhydro-electricpowerstations,providingaround20%oftheworld'selectricity.Thenamecomesfrom“hydro”,theGreekwordforwater.

Howitworks

Adamisbuilttotrapwater,usuallyinavalleywherethereisanexistinglake.

Waterisallowedtoflowthroughtunnelsinthedam,toturnturbinesandthusdrivegenerators.

Advantages

Oncethedamisbuilt,theenergyisvirtuallyfree.

Nowasteorpollutionproduced.

Muchmorereliablethanwind,solarorwavepower.

Watercanbestoredabovethedamreadytocopewithpeaksindemand.

Hydro-electricpowerstationscanincreasetofullpowerveryquickly,unlikeotherpowerstations.

Disadvantages

Thedamsareveryexpensivetobuild.

Buildingalargedamwillfloodaverylargeareaupstream,causingproblemsforanimalsthatusedtolivethere.

Findingasuitablesitecanbedifficult--theimpactonresidentsandtheenvironmentmaybeunacceptable.

Waterqualityandquantitydownstreamcanbeaffected,whichcanhaveanimpactonplantlife.

Isitrenewable?

Hydro-electricpowerisrenewable.

TheSunprovidesthewaterbyevaporationfromthesea,andwillkeepondoingso.

B

Nuclearpower

Introduction

NuclearpowerisgeneratedusingUranium,whichisametalminedinvariouspartsoftheworld.

Thefirstlarge-scalenuclearpowerstationopenedatCalderHallinCambria,England,in1956.

Somemilitaryshipsandsubmarineshavenuclearpowerplantsforengines.

Howitworks

Nuclearpowerstationsworkinprettymuchthesamewayasfossilfuel-burningstations,exceptthata“chainreaction”insideanuclearreactormakestheheatinstead.

ThereactorusesUraniumrodsasfuel,andtheheatisgeneratedbynuclearfission.Neutronssmashintothenucleusoftheuraniumatoms,whichsplitroughlyinhalfandreleaseenergyintheform.ofheat.

Carbondioxidegasispumpedthroughthereactortotaketheheataway,andthehotgasthenheatswatertomakesteam.

Advantages

Nuclearpowercostsaboutthesameascoal,soit'snotexpensivetomake.

Doesnotproducesmokeorcarbondioxide,soitdoesnotcontributetothegreenhouseeffect.

Produceshugeamountsofenergyfromsmallamountsoffuel.

Producessmallamountsofwaste.

Disadvantages

Althoughnotmuchwasteisproduced,itisvery,verydangerous.

Itmustbesealedupandburiedformanyyearstoallowtheradioactivitytodieaway.

Nuclearpowerisreliable,butalotofmoneyhastobespentonsafety.

Isitrenewable?

Nuclearenergyfrom

33.(67)

34.ThehistoryofresponsestotheworkoftheartistSandroBotticelli(1444-1510)suggeststhatwidespreadappreciationbycriticsisarelativelyrecentphenomenon.Writingin1550,VasariexpressedanuneasewithBotticelli'swork,admittingthattheartistfittedawkwardlyintohisevolutionaryschemeofthehistoryofart.Overthenexttwocenturies,academicarthistoriansdefamedBotticelliinfavorofhisfellowsFlorentine.Michelangelo.Evenwhenanti-academicarthistoriansoftheearlynineteenthcenturyrejectedmanyofthestandardsofevaluationadoptedbytheirpredecessors,Botticelli'workremainedoutsideofacceptedtaste,pleasingneitheramateurobserversnorconnoisseurs.(Manyofhisbestpaintings,however,remainedhiddenawayinobscurechurchesandprivatehomes.)

TheprimaryreasonforBotticelli'sunpopularityisnotdifficulttounderstand：mostobservers,upuntilthemid-nineteenthcentury,didnotconsiderhimtobenoteworthy,becausehiswork,forthemostpart.didnotseemtotheseobserverstoexhibitthetraditionalcharacteristicsofthefifteenth-centuryFlorentineart.Forexample.Botticellirarelyemployedthetechniqueofstrictperspectiveand,unlikeMichelangelo,neverusedchiaroscuro.

AnotherreasonforBotticelli'sunpopularitymayhavebeenthathisattitudetowardthestyle.ofclassicalartwasverydifferentfromthatofhiscontemporaries.Althoughhewasthoroughlyexposedtoclassicalart.heshowedlittleinterestinborrowingfromtheclassicalstyle.Indeed,itisparadoxicalthatapainteroflarge-scaleclassicalsubjectsadoptedastyle.thatwasonlyslightlysimilartothatofclassicalart.

Inanycase,whenviewersbegantoexaminemorecloselytherelationshipofBotticelli'sworktothetraditionofthefifteenthcenturyFlorentineart,hisreputationbegantogrow.AnalysesandassessmentsofBotticellimadebetween1850and1870bytheartistsofthePre-Raphaelitemovement,aswellasbythewriterPater(althoughhe.unfortunately,basedhisassessmentonanincorrectanalysisofBotticelli'spersonality),inspiredanewappreciationofBotticellithroughouttheEnglish-speakingworld.YetBotticelli'swork,especiallytheSistinefrescoes.didnotgenerateworldwideattentionuntilitwasfinallysubjectedto4comprehensiveandscrupulousanalysisbyHomein1908.Homerightlydemonstratedthatthefrescoessharedimportantfeatureswithpaintingsbyotherfifteenth-centuryFlorentines—featuressuchasskillfulrepresentationofanatomicalproportions,andofthehumanfigureinmotion.However,HomearguedthatBotticellididnottreatthesequalitiesasendsinthemselves—rather.thatheemphasizedcleardepletionofastory,auniqueachievementandonethatmadethetraditionalFlorentinequalities1esscentral.BecauseofHome'semphasiscrucialtoanystudyofart,thetwentiethcenturyhascometoappreciateBotticelli'sachievements.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheRoleofStandardArtAnalysesandAppraisals

B.SandroBotticelli：FromRejectiontoAppreciation

C.TheHistoryofCritics’ResponsestoArtWorks

D.BotticelliandFlorentine：AComparativeStudy

35.(76)

36.(80)

37.

Toaudience,thetypicalAmericanastronaut______.

A.hasalimitedvocabulary

B.isaclean-cut,cheerfulandfrankguy

C.can'tunderstandasophisticatedjoke

D.iswell-builtbutratherslow-witted

38.

Intheirstudy,researchersledbyPierreMaquettookadvantageofthetechniqueof______.

A.exposingalong-heldfolkwisdom

B.clarifyingthepredictionsondreams

C.makingcontrastsandcomparisons

D.correlatingeffectswiththeircauses

39.Defendersofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomenoftenmaintainthateliminatingsuchlawswoulddestroythefruitsofacentury-longstrugglefortheprotectionofwomenworkers.Evenabriefexaminationofthehistoricpracticeofcourtsandemployerswouldshowthatthefruitofsuchlawshasbeenbitter;theyare,inpractice,moreofacursethanablessing.

Sex-definedprotectivelawshaveoftenbeenbasedonstereotypicalassumptionsconcerningwomen'sneedsandabilities,andemployershavefrequentlyusedthemaslegalexcusesfordiscriminatingagainstwomen.AftertheSecondWorldWar,forexample,businessesandgovernmentsoughttopersuadewomentovacatejobsinfactories,thusmakingroominthelaborforceforreturningveterans.Therevivalorpassageofstatelawslimitingthedailyorweeklyworkhoursofwomenconvenientlyaccomplishedthis.Employershadonlytodeclarethatovertimehourswereanecessaryconditionofemploymentorpromotionintheirfactory,andwomencouldbequitelegallyfired,refusedjobs,orkeptatlowwagelevels,allinthenameof"protecting"theirhealth.Byvalidatingsuchlawswhentheyarechallengedbylawsuits,thecourtshavecolludedovertheyearsinestablishingdifferent,lessadvantageousemploymenttermsforwomenthanformen,thusreducingwomen'scompetitivenessonthejobmarket.Atthesametime,eventhemostwell-intentionedlawmakers,courts,andemployershaveoftenbeenblindtotherealneedsofwomen.Thelawmakersandthecourtscontinuetopermitemployerstoofferemployeehealthinsuranceplansthatcoverallknownhumanmedicaldisabilitiesexceptthoserelatingtopregnancyandchildbirth.

Finally,laborlawsprotectingonlyspecialgroupsareoftenineffectiveatprotectingtheworkerswhoareactuallyintheworkplace.Somechemicals,forexample,posereproductiverisksforwomenofchildbearingyears;manufacturersusingthechemicalscomplywithlawsprotectingwomenagainstthesehazardsbyrefusingtohirethem.Thusthesex-definedlegislationprotectsthehypotheticalfemaleworker,buthasnoeffectwhateveronthesafetyofanyactualemployee.Thehealthriskstomaleemployeesinsuchindustriescannotbenegligible,sincechemicalstoxicenoughtocausebirthdefectsinfetusesorsterilityinwomenarepresumablyharmfultothehumanmetabolism.Protectivelawsaimedatchangingproductionmaterialsortechniquesinordertoreducesuchhazardswouldbenefitallemployeeswithoutdiscriminatingagainstany.

Insum,protectivelaborlawsforwomenarediscriminatoryanddonotmeettheirintendedpurpose.Legislatorsshouldrecognizethatwomenareintheworkforcetostay,andthattheirneeds—goodhealthcare,adecentwage,andasafeworkplace—aretheneedsofallworkers.Lawsthatignorethesefactsviolatewomen'srightsforequalprotectioninemployment.

Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingresultedfromthepassageorrevivalofstatelawslimitingtheworkhoursofwomenworkers?

A.Womenworkerswerecompelledtoleavetheirjobsinfactories.

B.Manyemployershaddifficultyinprovidingjobsforreturningveterans.

C.Manyemployersfoundithardtoattractwomenworkers.

D.Thehealthofmostwomenfactoryworkersimproved.

40.

"Itwaslikeofferingtodropasafeonmyheadtocuremyheadache"inthelastbutoneparagraphmeansthat______.

A.thetechnician'sproposalwouldmakethingsevenworse

B.thetechnician'sproposalcouldeventuallysolvetheproblem

C.filesstoredonhercomputerwerelikeasafe

D.erasingtheentiresystemwaslikecuringaheadache

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

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isnowconsideredthecenterofindustry，transportation，commerceandfinanceinthemid—westarea'?__________

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maygiveoffdangerousradioactivepollutionintotheair?__________

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doesnotofferanyscholarships?__________

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appliesadvanceddevicestoteaching?__________

參考答案

1.A

2.Aforeignaccent．

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.South(and)EastAsia/S(+)EAsia/(NOTSouth-eastAsia)．South(and)EastAsia/S(+)EAsia/(NOTSouth-eastAsia)．

8.Thepasttype/past-orientedpeople

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.Origin(s)ofstudent/wherestudentsarefrom/student(s)background(s)Origin(s)ofstudent/wherestudentsarefrom/student(s)background(s)

15.B

16.ofof解析：deprivesb．ofsth．為固定短語，意為“剝奪某人的某東西(或某權(quán)利)”。

17.likelylikely解析：前面所說的thepersonwhoisdown-to-earth與thepersonwhosebothfeetontheground大體是一類人，所以這里表達(dá)的意思是“很有可能就是一類人”。belikelytodo就表達(dá)了這種意思。故答案為likely。

18.withoutwithout解析：此處意為年輕人更喜歡沒有重大責(zé)任的簡單工作。所以此處應(yīng)填“without”。

19.tastetaste解析：本句意為“我們看得見它，聞得見它，…它，喝它，而且在它中間掙扎?！庇沙ＷR可知，此空處只有一個“嘗”較合適。

20.lessless解析：由此空前面的“deterioratedsharply”可知此空應(yīng)填“更少的”，而不是“更多的”。

21.creativitycreativity解析：本文是在講述報酬、表揚與創(chuàng)造性的關(guān)系，此句意為“但是小心地使用小量的金錢報酬能激起分級學(xué)校孩子們的…”顯然，空處應(yīng)填“創(chuàng)造性