2021-2022年安徽省安慶市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2021-2022年安徽省安慶市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽(tīng)力原文：Asyouknow,manybigchangeshappenedafterChristopherColumbusandotherEuropeanscametotheAmericas500yearsago.TodayI'mgoingtotalkaboutachangeintheworlddietthewaypeoplecookedandate.Fivehundredyearsago,therewasabigchangeinthedietofpeopleallovertheworld.

Let'stalkaboutthedietinEurope500yearsago.Oneimportantfoodwasmeat.Europeansatemanykindsofmeat,includingbeef,lamb,goat,andpork.Europeansalsoatedairyproducts,milkandcheesemadefromthemilkofcowsandgoats.TheEuropeansateseveraldifferentgrains:Mostpeopleatewheat,andsomepeopleaterice,whichcamefirstfromAsia.

Now,let'slookatthedietintheAmericasabout500yearsago.ThedietofthenativeAmericanwasquitedifferentfromthedietoftheEuropeans.ThisisbecausetheEuropeanmeats,dairyproducts,andgrainsdidn'texistintheAmericas.However,thenativeAmericansatesomefoodthatdidn'texistinEurope.ThenativeAmericansatedifferentvegetables,suchaspotatoesandtomatoes.Theyatedifferentgrains,suchascorn.Theyatedifferentmeat,suchasturkeyandotherwildbirds.Theyalsousedspicessuchaschocolateandhotchilipeppers.NoneofthesefoodsexistedinEurope500yearsago.

Nowlet'stalkaboutthebigchangeintheworlddiet500yearsago,afterColumbusandtheEuropeanswenttotheAmericas.

AfterEuropeanswenttotheAmericas,thedietofthenativeAmericanschangedalot.WhentheEuropeanswenttotheAmericas,theytookmanynewkindsoffoodwiththem.TheEuropeansgavesomeofthefood,themeat,dairyproducts,andgrainstothenativeAmericansandthenthenativeAmericansstartedtousetheEuropeanfoodintheircooking.Asaresult,thedietintheAmerica'stodayisverydifferentfromtheirdiet500yearsago.Forexample,ifyougotoacountrylikeMexico,youcanseethatthetraditionalMexicanfoodusesalotofbeef,pork,cheese,wheat,andrice,allfoodsthatcamefromEuropewithColumbus.

AftertheEuropeansreturnedtoEuropefromtheAmericas,therewasalsoabigchangeinthedietofpeopleinEuropeandtherestoftheworld.WhentheEuropeansreturnedtoEurope,theytookmanynewkindsoffoodbackfromtheAmericas.Theytookbackthevegetables,grains,andspicesthattheyfoundintheAmericas.Littlebylittle,peoplealloverEuropestartedusingthenewfoodsintheircooking,andthenthefoodsspreadaroundtheworldtoAfrica,theMiddleEastandAsia.

Someofthenewfoodspreadveryquicklyaroundtheworld.Oneexampleisthechilipepper.Youmaybesurprisedtoknowthat500yearsago,thechilipepperdidn'texistinmanycountriesthatarefamoustodayfortheirhotandspicyfoodmadewithchilies.Actually,wethinkthatthefirstchilipepperwastakentoSpainbyColumbusin1493,whenhereturnedfromtheAmericas.Afteronly100years,chilipeppershadspreadallaroundtheworld.Theygroweasilyinwarmweather.TheonlyplacethatthechilipepperdidnotbecomepopularwasNorthernEurope,probablybecauseitistoocoldtogrowchilipepperseasily.

Althoughchilipeppersspreadquickly,otherfoodsfromtheAmericasspreadveryslowly.Potatoesareagoodexample.Ittookabout250yearsforthepotatoestospreadaroundtheworld.ThereasonittooksolongisthatEuropeansthoughtthatpotatoeswerepoisonous.ThepotatolookedalotlikeaverypoisonousplantthatgrewinEurope.Peoplewereafraidtoeatpotatoes!Foralongtime,peopleonlyusedpotatoestof

2.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Doyouthinkwomenaregenerallybetteratcertainthingsthanmen?

W:Well,itseemstomewomenaremuchbetteratdealingwithmorethanonethingatatime.Idon'tknowwhetherthishastodowiththedifferenceintheirbrainorwhetherit'sjusthowtheyhavetocopemoreoftenwithmorethanonething.Forexample,itisusuallywomenwhowork,havebabies,lookafterthebabiesandtakethemainresponsibilityforlookingafterthehome.Andmaybeit'spracticingallthatmakeswomenbebetterabletodomorethanonethingatatime.Men,itseemstome,canonlyconcentrateononethingatatime,includingboringdomesticthingslikewashingthedishes.Ifafriendofminewhoisamanwashesthedisheshe'llfinditquitedifficulttoconductaconversationatthesametime,whereasifI'mdoingthedishesI'malwaystalkingtosomeone,probablycookingsomethingaswell,andfindingthatnottoostressful.

M:Doyouthinkwomenaremoreinterestedinpersonalrelationshipsthanmen?

W:Generally,yes,thoughagainIdon'tknowifthisisbecausethatfromanearlyagetheyaretaughttopleaseotherpeople,whereasmenarealwaystaughttopleasethemselves.Ithinkrelationshipsaremorecentraltomostwomen'slives.Forexample,Ithinkmendon'thaveverygoodconversationswitheachother,whereaswomendo.Ifyoulistentowomentalking,oftentheywillbehaving,afterarelativelyshorttimeofknowingeachother,fairlypersonalandtruthfulconversations,whereasmenhaveconversationsnotaboutwhatI'dcallrealthings.Theywilltalkabouttheirworkinaverysuperficialway,ortheirinterestsinaverysuperficialway,forexample,andfootballisthe—um—justasortofwayformentorelatetoeachotherwithoutactuallysayinganythingimportant,itappearstome.

Accordingtothewoman,whywomenaremuchbetteratdealingwithmorethanonethingatatime?

A.Shedoesn'tknowthereasonexactly.

B.Becausewomenaresmarterthanmen.

C.Becausewomenhavemorethingstodealwiththanmen.

D.Becausemenalwaysrefusetodealwithmorethanonethingatthesametime.

3.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽(tīng)力原文：Asyouallknow,logstructuresaregainingpopularity.Theyarenolongerjustthesimplecountryhomeswhichwethinkofasthetraditionallogcabin.Someupscalehomesnowincorporatenaturalroundlogsinsealingbeamsandwalls.Peopleseemtothinkthattheroundedlogsgivetheirhomesacozywarmatmosphere.Andevenpeoplewhowanttobuildatraditionallogcabinontheirowncanbuyakitwithprecutlogsthatfittogetherlikepiecesofjigsawpuzzle.Beforeshowingyousomeslidesofmodernloghouses,I'dliketointroducealittlehistoricalbackgroundonthesubject.

Logcabinswerefirstbuiltinthelate1600salongtheDelawareRiverValley.TheEuropeanimmigrantswhosettledtherebroughtcenturiesofoldtraditionsofworkingwithlogs.Andinthisheavilywoodedarealogswerethematerialinhand.Logcabinswerethemostpopularintheearly1800swiththesettlerswhoweremovingwest.Theyprovidedtheanswertothepioneer'sneedforasafeandsturdyhomethatanordinaryfamilycouldbuildquickly.Theyhaddirtfloorsandslidingboardsforwindows.ButthelogbuildingsthathaveprobablyhadmostinfluenceonmodemarchitectsarethoseofthemountainretreatsofwealthyNewYorkers.Thesecountryhouseswhichwerepopularintheearly1900stypifywhat'sknownastheAdoroundyxstyle.Nowlet'slookatthoseslides.

Whatisthespeakermainlydiscussing?

A.TraditionalEuropeanarchitecture.

B.Techniquesforbuildinglogcabins.

C.Thehistoryoflogstructures.

D.Howtobuildahomeyourself.

4.Wherecan'tchilipeppergrowaccordingtothetalk?

5.Thespeakerwillintroducesixdepartmentalmanagersonebyone．

A.RightB.Wrong

6.聽(tīng)力原文：Thehumannosehasgiventothelanguagesoftheworldmanyinterestingexpressions．Ofcourse，thisisnotsurprising．Withoutthenose，wecouldnotbreathenorsmell．Itisapartofthefacethatgivesapersonspecialcharacter．CyranodeBergeracsaidthatalargenoseshowedagreatmancourageous，courteous，manly，andintellectual．

Afamouswomanpoetwishedthatshehadtwonosestosmellarose!BlaisePascal，aFrenchphilosopher，madeaninterestingcommentaboutCleopatra'snose．Ifithadbeenshorter，hesaid，itwouldhavechangedthewholefaceoftheworld!

Historically，man'snosehashadaprincipalroleinhisimagination．Manhasreferredtothenoseinmanywaystoexpresshisemotions．Expressionsconcerningthenoserefertohumanweakness：anger，pride，jealousyandrevenge．

InEnglishthereareanumberofphrasesaboutthenose．Forexample，toholdupone'snoseexpressesabasichumanfeeling—pride．Peoplecanholduptheirnosesatpeople，things，andplaces．

Thephrase，tobeledaroundbythenose，showsman'sweakness．Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenoseletsotherpeoplecontrolhim．Ontheotherhand，apersonwhofollowshisnoseletshisinstinctguidehim．

Forthehumanemotionofrejection，thephrasetohaveone'snoseputoutofjointisverydescriptive．Theexpressionappliestopersonswhohavebeenturnedasidebecauseofarival．Theirprideishurtandtheyfeelrejected．Thisexpressionisnotnew．ItwasusedbyErasmusin1542．

ThisisonlyasamplingofexpressionsinEnglishdealingwiththenose．Thereareanumberofothers．However，itshouldbeasplainasthenoseonyourfacethatthenoseismorethananorganforbreathingandsmelling!

Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Thehumannoseasanorganforbreathingandsmelling.

B.Thenoseprovidinguswithvariousexpressions.

C.Awomanpoet'swishtohavetwonoses.

D.InterestingcommentsmadeonCleopatra'snose.

7.Howcanthemosteffectivecomplaintbemade?

A.Showingthefaultitemtothemanager.

B.Explainingexactlywhatiswrongwiththeitem.

C.Sayingfirmlythattheitemisofpoorquality.

D.Askingpolitelytochangetheitem.

8.Whatsuggestiondoesthemanthinkitisgood?

A.Trytogiveupsmoking.

B.Eatsweetseverydayinsteadofsmoking.

C.Trytogiveuponecigaretteeveryday.

D.Gotoahypnotist.

9.WhatwerethetwothingsthatinterestedDr.Huber?

10.Thesuccessofchainschoolsistosomeextentbecauseoftheirmarketingandadvertising.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.Warmwatercan'tcoolus,butcoldwatercan.

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.聽(tīng)力原文：TheUniedStatesofAmericaisafoundingmemberoftheInternationalFootballAssociation.In1913theAmericanFootballAssociationwasfoundedwithover7,000registeredclubsand1.4millionplayers.

InhistorytheU.S.teamenteredthefinalsoftheWorldCupfourtimesandgaineddiethirdplaceinthefirstWorldCup.Butsincethe4thWorldCupUSAhaspaidmoreattentiontotheOlympicGamesandAmericanfootball.

TheheadcoachoftheU.S.teamnowisfromYugoslavia,the57-year-oldcoachmovedtoMexicotwenty-oneyearsagoandlaterhebecametheheadcoachofMexico'sNationalTeam.Afterthatheleftforanevensmallercountry,CostaRica.Beforelong,hebecamewell-knownallovertheworld.

OnMarch7th,1991,hefacedthebiggestchallengeinallhislifetoleadtheU.S.team.TheAmericanFootballAssociationspentayearbuildingafootballfieldinCaliforniaforhim.Andintwoyears'timehisteamdefeatedtheteamsofIreland,EnglandandPortugal.

ThustheU.S.teamenteredwitheaseintothefinalsoftheWorldCup.Andasthehost,itenteredautomaticallyintothefirstcirclein1994.

WhenwastheAmericanFootballAssociationfounded?

A.In1913.B.In1930.C.In1914.D.In1917.

13.Accordingtothetalk,onlyrealcharactersportrayedinbooksmaybecomeourfriends.

A.TrueB.Fasle

14.Whobenefitsmostfrominflation?

A.Personswhohavesalariesaccordingtolong-termcontracts.

B.Personswhoownbusinesses.

C.Personswithold-agepensions.

D.Personswithslow-risingincomes.

15.聽(tīng)力原文：Iwanttotalktodayaboutsomestudies.Theyseemtoindicatethatthereisastartlingworld-widedeclineinthenumberofamphibians,suchasflogs,toadsandsalamanders.There'slittledoubtthatonereasonwhythenumberofamphibiansisdecliningistheirhabitatshavebeendestroyedwhenthedevelopersfillinpondsandmarshestobuildhouses.Amphibianscan'tjustmovesomewhere.Theyneedwatertolaytheireggsin.Anotherproblemisthegrowingfishindustry.Anotherrangeofpopularpoolfishsuchascarphavebeenintroducedtomanylakesandpondsallovertheworld.Raisingandsellingthesefishcanbeprofitable,butthefisheattheeggsandoffspringofamphibiansthatwerealreadylivinginthelakesandponds.Otherfactorscouldbecontributingtothedeclineincludeacidrainandthespreadofpesticideresidues.Manypesticidesthatfarmersaddedtotheircropsareeventuallywashedawaybytherainandendupinpondsandotherbodiesofwaterwhereamphibianslive.Amphibiansareespeciallyvulnerabletopesticidesdissolvedinthewaterbecauseoftheirmoistskins.Watercanpassthroughamphibiansallowingtoxinsdissolvedinthewatertoentertheamphibians'body.

Whatdoesthespeakermainlydiscuss?

A.Thedistributionofdifferentspeciesofamphibians.

B.Possiblereasonsforreductioninthenumberofamphibians.

C.Theeffectsofenvironmentalchangeonthefishindustry.

D.Guidelinesfortheresponsibleuseofpesticides.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(43)

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18.Psychologiststakecontrastiveviewsofhowexternalrewards,from【31】______praisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativity.Behaviorists,【32】______researchtherelation【33】______actionsandtheirconsequencesarguethatrewardscanimproveperformanceatworkandschool.Cognitiveresearchers,whostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife,maintain【34】______rewardsoftendestroycreativity【35】______encouragingdependence【36】______approvalandgiftsfromothers.

Thelatterviewhasgainedmanysupporters,especially【37】______educators.Butthecarefuluseofsmallmonetaryrewardssparks【38】______ingrade-schoolchildren,suggesting【39】______properlypresentedinducementsindeedaidinventiveness,【40】______toastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology"Ifkidsknowthey'reworkingfora【41】______andcanfocus【42】______arelativelychallengingtask,theyshowthemostcreativity",saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawareinNewark."Butit'seasytokillcreativitybygivingrewardsfor【43】______performanceorcreatingtoo【44】______anticipationforrewards."

Ateacher【45】______continuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwhohands【46】______highgradesforordinaryachievementendsup【47】______discouragedstudents,Eisenbergerholds.【48】______anexampleofthelatterpoint,henotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandardsandrestorefailing【49】Inearliergrades,theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies,in【50】______studentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-basedpointstowardvaluedrewards,showspromiseinraisingeffortandcreativity,theDelawarepsychologistclaims.

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三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(79)

27.Insuranceissupposedtoprovideprotectionagainstfinancialrisks,andwhiledyingtoosoonisonemajorriskweface,anotherriskmoreandmorepeoplefearisoutlivingtheirmoney.Asaresult,agrowingarrayoflifeinsuranceproductsmakeitpossibletoprotectagainstbothofthoserisks.

Inmanyoftoday'slifeinsuranceproducts,MacDonaldnotes,"Thedeathbenefitportionreallyhasbecomeacommoditytypeproduct,soifsomeoneisreallyconcernedaboutthefinancialimpactofdyingyoung,thentheycangetaprettygooddealbybuyingterminsuranceonacommoditybasis--findthecheapestpolicyandbuyit."But,hesays,"Theothersideofthecoinisthatinsurancecompanieshavedevelopedproductsthatcanbeverycreative,andverycompetitivetootheralternatives,includinginvestments.Theycanfillaveryimportantroleinanyoverallinvestmentplan."

Diverseanduniversalpoliciesofferpeoplechoicesinhowmuchtheywanttoputintotheirpoliciesandhowtheywanttheirfundsinvested.Thesefundscanthenbetappedlaterontoprovidealumpsumforpurchasingaretirementhomeorastreamofretirementincome.Lifeinsuranceisanattractiveinvestmentvehicle,becausethe"insidebuildup",theaccumulationoffundsinsideapolicystructure,isnotsubjecttotaxes,incontrasttootherpersonalinvestments.

However,MacDonaldandotherswarnagainstusinginsurancepoliciespurelyasaninvestment.Whiletherearetaxadvantages,therearealsothecostsconnectedwiththeinsurancecoverage,andifyoudon'tneedthatcoveragethesecanbeexpensivewaystoinvest.

Moreover,MacDonaldnotesthatsomecompaniesareofferinginsurancethathasacriticalillnessorlong-termcarebenefit.Thesepoliciesspecifythatifsomeonesuffersaheartattack,forexample,theywillget25%ofthefaceamountoftheinsurancepolicyimmediatelyratherthanatdeath.Oriftheymustbeconfinedtoanursinghome,theywillbeabletouseuptothefaceamountofthepolicytopaythenursinghomecosts.

Amidtheproliferationofinsuranceproduct,MacDonaldsays,"Thepositivesideofitistherearebetterproducts--they'recheaperandmoreflexible.Thenegativesideisthatit'smorecomplicatedandeasiertomakeamistake.Inthepast,itwasplainvanilla;everybodywassellingthesameproductandeverybodyhadtofindanagenttheyliked.Nowtherehasbeensignificantchangesinproductstructureanddesign,andbenefits,andsoitisworthwhiletoshoparound."

Thepurposeofinsuranceisto______.

A.giveyoumoneywheneveryouneed

B.protectyoufromfinancialrisks

C.savemoney

D.outlivemoney

28.

WhatdidtheUNcallonnationstodoaboutCO2andothergreenhousegasesin1992?

A.TosignanewclimatetreatyatRio．

B.TodraftanagreementamongUNnations．

C.ToforcetheUnitedSatestoreduceitsemissions．

D.TolimitthereleaseofCO2andothergases．

29.WorldleadersmetrecentlyatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkCitytodiscusstheenvironmentalissuesraisedattheRioEarthSummitin1992．TheheadsofstateweresupposedtodecidewhatfurtherstepsshouldbetakentohaltthedeclineofEarth'slife-supportsystems．Infact，thismeetinghadmuchtheflavouroftheoriginalEarthSummit．Towit：emptypromises，hollowrhetoric，bickeringbetweenrichandpoor，andirrelevantinitiatives．ThinkU.S.Congressinslowmotion．

Almostobscuredbythistorporisthefactthattherehasbeensomeremarkableprogressoverthepastfiveyears—realchangesintheattitudeofordinarypeopleintheThirdWorldtowardfamilysizeandadawningrealisationthatenvironmentaldegradationandtheirownwell-beingareintimately，andinversely，linked．Almostnoneofthis，however,hasanythingtodowithwhatthebureaucratsaccomplishedinRio．

Oritdidn'taccomplish．OneitemontheagendaatRio，forexample，wasarenewedefforttosavetropicalforests．(ApreviousUN-sponsoredinitiativehadfallenapartwhenitbecameclearthatitactuallyhasteneddeforestation．)AfterRio，aUNworkinggroupcameupwithmorethan100recommendationsthathavesofargonenowhere．Oneproposedforestrypactwoulddolittlemorethanimmunizingwood-exportingnationsagainsttradesanctions．

AnefforttodraftanagreementonwhattodoabouttheclimatechangescausedbyCO2andothergreenhousegaseshasfaredevenworse．BlockedbytheBushAdministrationfromsettingmandatorylimits，theUNin1992calledonnationstovoluntarilyreduceemissionsto1990levels．Severalyearslater，it'sasifRiohadneverhappened．AnewclimatetreatyisscheduledtobesignedthisDecemberinKyoto，Japan，butgovernmentsstillcannotagreeontheselimits．Meanwhile，theU.S.produces7%moreCO2thanitdidin1990，andemissionsinthedevelopingworldhaverisenevenmoresharply．Noonewouldconfusethe“Rioprocess”withprogress．

Whilegovernmentshaveditheredatapacethatcouldmakedriftingcontinentsimpatient，peoplehaveacted．Birth-ratesaredroppingfasterthanexpected，notbecauseofRiobutbecausepoorpeoplearedecidingontheirowntoreducefamilysize．Anotherpositivedevelopmenthasbeenagrowingenvironmentalconsciousnessamongthepoor．FromslumdwellersinKarachi，Pakistan，tocolonistsinRondonia，Brazil，urbanpoorandruralpeasantsalikeseemtorealizethattheypaythebiggestpriceforpollutionanddeforestation．Thereiscauseforhopeaswellinthegrowingrecognitionamongbusinesspeoplethatitisnotintheirlong-terminteresttofightenvironmentalreforms．JohnBrowne，chiefexecutiveofBritishPetroleum，boldlyassertedinamajorspeechinMaythatthethreatofclimatechangecouldnolongerbeignored．

Thewriter'sgeneralattitudetowardstheworldleadersmeetingattheUNis______．

A.supportiveB.impartialC.criticalD.comedic

30.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.TheHartspreferapublicuniversitytoaprivateone.

B.Itismucheasiertopaythetuitionatpresent.

C.Allstudentscangettheaidpackage.

D.Traditionalscholarshipsarestillattractivetosomefamilies.

31.

______iscircularinthenorthernpartwhilesquareinthesouthernpart?

32.(78)

33.Themanbehindthisnotion,JackMaple,isadandywhoaffectsdarkglasses,homburgs(翹邊帽)andtwo-toeshoes;yethehasbecomesomethingofalegendinAmerica'spolicedepartments.Forsomeyears,startinginNewYorkandmovingontohigh-crimespotssuchasNewOrleansandPhiladelphia,heandhisbusinesspartner,JohnLinderhavemarketedatwo-tiersystemforcuttingcrime.

First,policedepartmentshavetosortthemselvesout:rootoutcorruption,streamlinetheirbureaucracy,andmakemorecontactwiththepublic.Second,theyhavetoadoptacomputersystemcalledComstatwhichhelpsthemtoanalyzestatisticsofallmajorcrimes.Theseareconstantlykeyedintothecomputer,whichthendisplayswhereandwhentheyhaveoccurredonacolor-codedmap,enablingthepolicetomonitorcrimetrendsastheyhappenandtospothigh-crimeareas.InNewYork,Comstat'sstatisticalmapsareanalyzedeachweekatameetingofthecity'spolicechiefandprecinctcaptains.

MessrsMapleandLinder("specialistsincrime-reductionservices")havenodoubtthattheirsystemisamaincontributortothedropincrime.WhentheyintroduceditinNewOrleansinJanuary1997,violentcrimedroppedby22%inayear;whentheymerelystartedworkinginformallywiththepolicedepartmentinNewark,NewJersey,violentcrimefellby13%.Policedepartmentsarenowlininguptopayasmuchas$50,000amonthforthesetwomentoputthemstraight.

Probablyallthesenewpoliciesandbitsoftechnicalwizardry,addedtogether,havemadeabigdifferencetocrime.Butthereremainanomaliesthatcannotbeexplained,suchasthefactthatcrimeinWashingtonD.C.,hasfallenasfastasanywhere,althoughthepolicedepartmenthasbeencorruptandhopelessand,inlargestretchesofthecity,neitherpolicenorresidentsseemdisposedtofightthecriminalsintheirmidst.

Themoreimportantreasonforthefallincrimerates,manysay,isamuchlesssophisticatedone.Itisafactthatcrimerateshavedroppedastheimprisonmentratesoared.In1997thenationalincarcerationrate,at645per100000peoplewasmorethandoubletheratein1985,andthenumberofinmatesincityandcountyjailsroseby9.4%.almostdoubleitsannualaverageincreasesince1990.Surelysomecriminologistsargue,onesetoffiguresisthecauseoftheother.Itisprecisebecausemorepeoplearebeingsenttoprison,theyclaimthatcrimeratesarefalling.A1993studybytheNationalAcademyofSciencesactuallyconcludedthatthetriplingoftheprisonpopulationbetween1975and1989hadloweredviolentcrimeby10-15%.

Yetcauseandeffectmaynotbesoobviouslylinked.Tobeginwith,thesaleandpossessionofdrugsarenotcountedbytheFBIinitscrimeindex,whichislimitedtoviolentcrimesandcrimesagainstproperty.Yetdrugoffencesaccountformorethanathirdoftherecentincreaseinthenumberofthosejailed;since1980,theincarcerationratefordrugarrestshasincreasedby1000%.Andalthoughaboutthree-quartersofthosegoingtoprisonfordrugoffenceshavecommittedothercrimesaswell,thereisnotyetacrystal-clearconnectionbetweenfillingthejailswithdrug-pushersandadeclineintherateofviolentcrime.Again,thoughnationalfiguresaresuggestive,localonesdiverge:theplaceswherecrimehasdroppedmostsharply(suchasNewYorkCity)arenotalwaystheplaceswhereincarcerationhasrisenfastest.

JackMaplestartedhiscareerin______.

A.PhiladelphiaB.OregonC.NewOrleansD.NewYork

34.(73)

35.

TheGTE'sexampleshowsthat______.

A.efficienttechnologyiscost-effective

B.manymeetingsinacompanyareunnecessary

C.manypositionslikethatofatypistcanbedoneawaywith

D.itdoesn'tcostmuchtoautomatethefacilitiesofacompany

36.

Inthethirdparagraph,Dr.Laraghimpliesthat______.

A.peopleshouldnotbeafraidoftakingexcessivesalt

B.doctorsshouldnotadvisepeopletoavoidsalt

C.anadequatetoexcessivesaltintakeisrecommendedforpeopleindisease

D.excessivesaltintakehasclaimedsomevictimsinthegeneralpopulation

37.(77)

38.

Thearrivaloftheindustrialageinourhistoricalevolutionmeantthat______.

A.universalemploymentvirtuallyguaranteedprosperity

B.economicfreedomcamewithineveryone'scontrol

C.patternsofworkwerefundamentallychanged

D.people'sattitudestoworkhadtobereversed

39.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe'dliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesofteningeconomy.…Imagoodeconomicindicator,”shesays,“Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars.”SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingatmiddle-browDillard'sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,