2022年安徽省安慶市公共英語五級(jí)(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)

2022年安徽省安慶市公共英語五級(jí)(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

2.WhatwasthereunderarockonceatthesoutherntripofAfrica?

3.Wecanmakearound-the-worldflighttripfreeofchargeifwefinishreadingenoughbooks.

A.TrueB.Fasle

4.StudyinginanEnglish-speakingcountryisaveryeffectivewaytolearnEnglish.

A.RightB.Wrong

5.Astrokevictimcanputglovesonbothhishands.

A.RightB.Wrong

6.Inbrief,whatdidthespeakertalkabout?

7.Wherewastheinterviewconducted?

8.MrMillerwillbuyanewhousewiththemoneyhehaswon.

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Strokevictimssometimesrefusetoregardtheirinjuredsidesaspartsoftheirbodiesbecausetheyareunwillingtoadmittheirdisabilities.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Whatwasthediscussiontopicofthepreviousclassmeeting?

A.NewEnglandmysterystories.

B.Eighteenth-centuryEnglishcriticism.

C.AcomparisonofpoemsofDickinsonandWhitman.

D.ThepoemsofWaltWhitman.

11.Whobenefitsmostfrominflation?

A.Personswhohavesalariesaccordingtolong-termcontracts.

B.Personswhoownbusinesses.

C.Personswithold-agepensions.

D.Personswithslow-risingincomes.

12.Healthexpertssaythatallkindsofpeopleshoulddrinkatleastabout2litersofliquidseveryday.

A.TrueB.Fasle

13.Beforedeliveringthenewinformation,whatshouldthespeakergivehisaudience?

14.The"feltimage"letsyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.Strokesmaysometimesdestroyallofthemirrorimage.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16."Down-to-earth"meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest,realisticandeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofind【31】______whoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalk【32】______andacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe【33】______ofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.

Down-to-earthpersonsmaybe【34】______membersofsociety,ofcourse.Buttheydonotlettheirimportance"【35】______totheirheads".Theydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterpersonsthan【36】______oflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,【37】______withoutcause,issaidtohave"hisnoseintheair".Thereis【38】______wayapersonwithhisnoseintheaircanbedown-to-earth.

Americans【39】______anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas"down-to-earth".Theexpressionis"both-feet-on-the-ground".Someone【40】______both-feet-on-the-groundisapersonwithagoodunderstanding【41】______reality.Hehaswhatiscalled"commonsense,"hemayhavedreams,【42】______hedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeof【43】______isreal.

Theoppositekindof【44】______isonewhohashis"head-in-the-clouds".Amanwithhishead-in-the-cloudsisadreamer【45】______mindisnotintherealworld.

【46】______,suchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoearth.Sharpwordsfromteachercanusually【47】______aday-dreamingstudentdown-to-earth.

Usually,thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthisvery【48】______tohavebothfeetontheground.【49】______wehavebothourfeetontheground,whenwearedown-to-earth,weacthonestlyandopenly【50】______others.Ourlivesarelikethegroundbelowus,solidandstrong.

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17.

【C10】

18.(48)

19.(39)

20.(32)

21.

【C16】

22."Themoregadgetsthereare,the【31】______thingsseemtoget."saidHonoreErvin,co-authorofTheEtiquetteGirls:ThingsYouNeedtoBeTold-"Justbecauseit'sthere【32】______yourdisposal,doesn'tmeanyouhavetouseit24/7."

Arecent【33】______bymarketresearchcompanySynovateshowedthat70percentof1,000respondents【34】______thepoorestetiquetteincellphoneusersoverotherdevices.Theworsthabit?Loudphoneconversationsinpublicplaces,or"cellyell,"【35】______to72percentoftheAmericanspolled.

"Peopleuse【36】______anywhereandeverywhere,"Ervinsaid."Atthemovies-turn【37】______yourcellphone.Idon'twanttopay$10tobesittingnexttosomeguychitchattingtohisgirlfriend【38】______hiscellphone."Thisrudenesshasdeterioratedpublicspaces,accordingtoLewFriedland,acommunicationprofessor【39】______theUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.He【40】______thelackofmannersakindofunconsciousrudeness,【41】______manypeoplearenot【42】______ofwhatthey'redoingortheothersaroundthem.

"Ithinkit'sreallynoticeableinanyplane,trainorbus【43】______you'resubjectedagainstyourwill【44】______someoneelse'sconversation,"hesaid."Youcanlistentointimatedetailsoftheiruncle'sillness,problemswiththeirloversand【45】______they'rehavingforsinner.""It【46】______whatwasapubliccommonspaceandstartsto【47】______itupintosmallprivatespace."

Ashorttimeago,ifcellphoneusers【48】______politelyaskedtotalkquietly,theywould【49】withchagrin,hesaid."Nowmoreandmorepeopleareessentiallytreatingyoulikeyoudon'tunderstandthatloudcellphoneuseis【50】______inpublic."

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23.

【C3】

24.

【C9】

25.(34)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(69)

27.(72)

28.(68)

29.(79)

30.

Privatecompanieshavelittleinterestinproducingfluvaccinesbecauseof______.

A.complicatedprocess,highcost,lowprofitandhighrisk

B.shortagesoffertilizedchickeneggs

C.difficultyingrowinglivevirus

D.fastchangingoffluvirus

31.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

32.

WhatisNOTtrueabouttheeightgirls?

A.Theyareallbetween12and17.

B.Theyhavetriedavarietyofmeasures.

C.Theyattendasuicidesquad.

D.Alltheirattemptstocommitsuicidearevital.

33.(75)

34.

WhatadvicemightMaquetgivetothosewhohaveacrucialtestthenextday?

A.Memorizinggrammarwithgreatefforts.

B.Studytextbookswithcloseattention.

C.Havetheirbrainimagesrecorded.

D.Enjoytheirsleepatnightsoundly.

35.

Accordingtothepassage,thesolutionofferedbythetechnicianwas______.

A.effectiveB.economicalC.unpracticalD.unacceptable

36.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2referto?

A.Creativeandcompetitiveinsuranceproducts.

B.Insurancecompanies.

C.Otheralternatives.

D.Investments.

37.(67)

38.

Whatisthemainmessageofthistext?

A.Thatthesaltscareisnotjustified.

B.Thattheorginofhypertensionisnowfound.

C.Thatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.

D.Thatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.

39.(70)

40.(80)

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

第

48

題

hasdetailedandspectacularracingenvironments?__________

42.

第

25

題

WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?

43.

第

28

題

theenvironmentalproblemsarenotcausedovernight?__________

44.

第

38

題

providesaround20%oftheworld’selectricity?__________

45.

第

29

題

4._________

參考答案

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

2.Apostoffice

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.Foreignstudent(s)population

7.InhisOffice．

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.Timeforthinking．

14.A

15.B

16.someonesomeone解析：由本文的第一句話“‘Down-to-earth’meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest．realisticandeasytodealwith．”可知“Down-to-earth”指的是誠(chéng)實(shí)，現(xiàn)實(shí)、平易近人的那些人。這里的someone和后面是相對(duì)應(yīng)的。故答案為someone。

17.beingbeing解析：avoiddoingsth．意為“避免…”，avoid后必須跟名詞或動(dòng)名詞。beovercritical意為“過分挑剔的”。

18.thoughthough解析：參見47題解析，由本句句意“…更便宜，…它的95％的部件仍可以使用。”可知，此空處應(yīng)填“盡管，即使”，即eventhough。

19.atat解析：某大學(xué)的教授，應(yīng)為“aprofessorat…university”，所以答案為介詞“at”。

20.thatthat解析：此空之后的內(nèi)容為suggests的內(nèi)容，即此處應(yīng)填that，引導(dǎo)賓語從句。

21.differencedifference解析：顯然，這句話是在對(duì)老年人和年輕人寫字之間進(jìn)行比較，而且由后半句中的“getbetterat…”可知，此空必為“不同的”。

22.worseworse解析：“the+比較級(jí)，the+比較級(jí)”，意為“越…越…，”根據(jù)上下文，本句句意為“身邊的小玩意兒越多，事情似乎就會(huì)變得越糟糕?！彼源颂帒?yīng)填“worse”。

23.productionproduction解析：從前一句話“Themanufacturersgobeyondonlytellingconsumersabouttheirproducts.”可以看出，一方面廣告要介紹自己的產(chǎn)品，而第二個(gè)目的就是賣掉自己的產(chǎn)品。所以這里作者想要表達(dá)的意思是“廣告要使得顧客有一種購買的欲望去購買自己的產(chǎn)品。”故答案為production。

24.linklink解析：與37題對(duì)應(yīng)，此處應(yīng)填link，表明在“near-pointgripping”和“slow，illegiblewriting”之間存在聯(lián)系。

25.happinesshappiness解析：根據(jù)上下文，日本年輕人更看重追求個(gè)人的幸福。所以此處應(yīng)填“happiness”。

26.DD解析：此處的上面提到了兩個(gè)問題，而選項(xiàng)D中也對(duì)兩個(gè)問題做出了相應(yīng)的解釋。故應(yīng)選D。

27.D解析：由D中的advantage中的第四句話“Windfarmscanbetouristattractions．”可知答案為D。

28.DD解析：該空承接上段，講的還是與毒藤相關(guān)的信息。毒橡樹跟毒漆樹的生長(zhǎng)地點(diǎn)，環(huán)境及其形狀。還是對(duì)鑒別毒藤的支撐信息。所以本題應(yīng)選D。

29.B解析：有關(guān)商業(yè)方面的報(bào)道都是對(duì)Stiglitz的論點(diǎn)的支持信息。“…especiallywhenthebusinesspageisfullofstoriesaboutwhite——collarcrimeandthestockmarketseemsstuckinaperpetualrut．．．”所以本題應(yīng)選B。

30.A解析：第二段第二句“Mainlybecauseprivatecompanieshavehadlittleincentivetopursueit．”意思是說“私企生產(chǎn)流感疫苗的積極性不高”。接下來作者介紹了制作疫苗的復(fù)雜工序，由此可以推斷出流感疫苗生產(chǎn)工藝復(fù)雜、成本高。第二段又明確指出了私企不愿意生產(chǎn)流感疫苗的其他原因：利潤(rùn)率低、需求不穩(wěn)定、此外由于流感病毒每年都不同，因此生產(chǎn)數(shù)量不能過大，由此也可推斷出生產(chǎn)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)性大，如果生產(chǎn)多了就會(huì)損失很大。因此正確答案為A。

31.B解析：由文章第一段第一句“Insuranceissupposedtoprovideprotectionagainstfinancialrisks…”可知。

32.D解析：由本文第二段可知A、B、C均正確，只有D不對(duì)。

33.D解析：由D中的第一段“…ithasahistoryofmorethan1，300”可知。

34.D解析：這是一個(gè)通篇的中心歸納的考察題。文章一開始就指出“Beforeabigexam,asoundnight’ssleepwilldoyoubetterthanporingovertextbooks.”意思是在晚上好好的睡覺對(duì)記憶是有好處的。最后作者有歸納了研究的結(jié)果，“…concludedthatthenerveconnectionsinvolvedinmemoryarereinforcedthroughreactivationduringREMsl

35.D解析：此題問技術(shù)員的回答如何。文章中“ButIdoneedit．”“Yes．butyoudon'thaveit．”Wewentonlikethisforawhile．Finally,heofferedtowalkmethrough…可以看出“技術(shù)員最后是在敷衍作者，沒有提出一個(gè)合理的解決辦法”。所以本題應(yīng)選D。

36.A解析：劃線單詞所在句子句意為“事情的另一面是：保險(xiǎn)公司已經(jīng)開發(fā)了一些很有創(chuàng)造性的，能與其他替代產(chǎn)品，諸如投資競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的產(chǎn)品。它們能夠滿足任何一種全面投資計(jì)劃的需求?！笨梢姟八鼈儭奔粗浮癱reativeandcompetitiveinsuranceproducts”。

37.DD解析：由上下兩段綜合分析，只有D放在此處符合邏輯。

38.A解析：由整篇文章可知，本文主要傳達(dá)的信息為“食鹽致病理論沒有道理”。

39.BB解析：該空缺之前講的是毒藤的過敏反應(yīng)是滯后的，不是馬上產(chǎn)生的。接下來的相關(guān)信息是不同的人敏感度不一樣，過敏反應(yīng)發(fā)生的時(shí)間也會(huì)不一樣。所以本題應(yīng)選B。

40.B解析：由B內(nèi)容中的itisrenewable中“NuclearenergyfromUraniumisnotrenewable．”可知答案為B。

41.A由A最后一段可知A“hasdetailedandspectacularracingenvironments”可知。

42.CA、B、D在文中均提到，是正確的，而C不對(duì)，文中提到“Youwouldexpectthemtofindtheirfriendsfromtheirprofessionalassociates，butthisisnotthecase．Rather，theyprefertomakefriendswiththenormalfolkintheirdistricts．”

43.B由B中的第一段“Globalenvironmentalproblemsariseoutoftheaccumulatedimpactsfrommanyyears’andmanycountries’economicdevelopment．”可知。

44.A由A中內(nèi)容的introduction中“．．．providingaround20％oftheworld’selectricity．”可知答案為A。

45.C由下一段“FirstIhadtoregistermy…”可知，此處填“IwaslookingforaguitarandthisiswhatIdid．”正好與下文銜接。2022年安徽省安慶市公共英語五級(jí)(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

2.WhatwasthereunderarockonceatthesoutherntripofAfrica?

3.Wecanmakearound-the-worldflighttripfreeofchargeifwefinishreadingenoughbooks.

A.TrueB.Fasle

4.StudyinginanEnglish-speakingcountryisaveryeffectivewaytolearnEnglish.

A.RightB.Wrong

5.Astrokevictimcanputglovesonbothhishands.

A.RightB.Wrong

6.Inbrief,whatdidthespeakertalkabout?

7.Wherewastheinterviewconducted?

8.MrMillerwillbuyanewhousewiththemoneyhehaswon.

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Strokevictimssometimesrefusetoregardtheirinjuredsidesaspartsoftheirbodiesbecausetheyareunwillingtoadmittheirdisabilities.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Whatwasthediscussiontopicofthepreviousclassmeeting?

A.NewEnglandmysterystories.

B.Eighteenth-centuryEnglishcriticism.

C.AcomparisonofpoemsofDickinsonandWhitman.

D.ThepoemsofWaltWhitman.

11.Whobenefitsmostfrominflation?

A.Personswhohavesalariesaccordingtolong-termcontracts.

B.Personswhoownbusinesses.

C.Personswithold-agepensions.

D.Personswithslow-risingincomes.

12.Healthexpertssaythatallkindsofpeopleshoulddrinkatleastabout2litersofliquidseveryday.

A.TrueB.Fasle

13.Beforedeliveringthenewinformation,whatshouldthespeakergivehisaudience?

14.The"feltimage"letsyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.Strokesmaysometimesdestroyallofthemirrorimage.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16."Down-to-earth"meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest,realisticandeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofind【31】______whoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalk【32】______andacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe【33】______ofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.

Down-to-earthpersonsmaybe【34】______membersofsociety,ofcourse.Buttheydonotlettheirimportance"【35】______totheirheads".Theydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterpersonsthan【36】______oflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,【37】______withoutcause,issaidtohave"hisnoseintheair".Thereis【38】______wayapersonwithhisnoseintheaircanbedown-to-earth.

Americans【39】______anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas"down-to-earth".Theexpressionis"both-feet-on-the-ground".Someone【40】______both-feet-on-the-groundisapersonwithagoodunderstanding【41】______reality.Hehaswhatiscalled"commonsense,"hemayhavedreams,【42】______hedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeof【43】______isreal.

Theoppositekindof【44】______isonewhohashis"head-in-the-clouds".Amanwithhishead-in-the-cloudsisadreamer【45】______mindisnotintherealworld.

【46】______,suchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoearth.Sharpwordsfromteachercanusually【47】______aday-dreamingstudentdown-to-earth.

Usually,thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthisvery【48】______tohavebothfeetontheground.【49】______wehavebothourfeetontheground,whenwearedown-to-earth,weacthonestlyandopenly【50】______others.Ourlivesarelikethegroundbelowus,solidandstrong.

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17.

【C10】

18.(48)

19.(39)

20.(32)

21.

【C16】

22."Themoregadgetsthereare,the【31】______thingsseemtoget."saidHonoreErvin,co-authorofTheEtiquetteGirls:ThingsYouNeedtoBeTold-"Justbecauseit'sthere【32】______yourdisposal,doesn'tmeanyouhavetouseit24/7."

Arecent【33】______bymarketresearchcompanySynovateshowedthat70percentof1,000respondents【34】______thepoorestetiquetteincellphoneusersoverotherdevices.Theworsthabit?Loudphoneconversationsinpublicplaces,or"cellyell,"【35】______to72percentoftheAmericanspolled.

"Peopleuse【36】______anywhereandeverywhere,"Ervinsaid."Atthemovies-turn【37】______yourcellphone.Idon'twanttopay$10tobesittingnexttosomeguychitchattingtohisgirlfriend【38】______hiscellphone."Thisrudenesshasdeterioratedpublicspaces,accordingtoLewFriedland,acommunicationprofessor【39】______theUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.He【40】______thelackofmannersakindofunconsciousrudeness,【41】______manypeoplearenot【42】______ofwhatthey'redoingortheothersaroundthem.

"Ithinkit'sreallynoticeableinanyplane,trainorbus【43】______you'resubjectedagainstyourwill【44】______someoneelse'sconversation,"hesaid."Youcanlistentointimatedetailsoftheiruncle'sillness,problemswiththeirloversand【45】______they'rehavingforsinner.""It【46】______whatwasapubliccommonspaceandstartsto【47】______itupintosmallprivatespace."

Ashorttimeago,ifcellphoneusers【48】______politelyaskedtotalkquietly,theywould【49】withchagrin,hesaid."Nowmoreandmorepeopleareessentiallytreatingyoulikeyoudon'tunderstandthatloudcellphoneuseis【50】______inpublic."

(31)

23.

【C3】

24.

【C9】

25.(34)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(69)

27.(72)

28.(68)

29.(79)

30.

Privatecompanieshavelittleinterestinproducingfluvaccinesbecauseof______.

A.complicatedprocess,highcost,lowprofitandhighrisk

B.shortagesoffertilizedchickeneggs

C.difficultyingrowinglivevirus

D.fastchangingoffluvirus

31.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

32.

WhatisNOTtrueabouttheeightgirls?

A.Theyareallbetween12and17.

B.Theyhavetriedavarietyofmeasures.

C.Theyattendasuicidesquad.

D.Alltheirattemptstocommitsuicidearevital.

33.(75)

34.

WhatadvicemightMaquetgivetothosewhohaveacrucialtestthenextday?

A.Memorizinggrammarwithgreatefforts.

B.Studytextbookswithcloseattention.

C.Havetheirbrainimagesrecorded.

D.Enjoytheirsleepatnightsoundly.

35.

Accordingtothepassage,thesolutionofferedbythetechnicianwas______.

A.effectiveB.economicalC.unpracticalD.unacceptable

36.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2referto?

A.Creativeandcompetitiveinsuranceproducts.

B.Insurancecompanies.

C.Otheralternatives.

D.Investments.

37.(67)

38.

Whatisthemainmessageofthistext?

A.Thatthesaltscareisnotjustified.

B.Thattheorginofhypertensionisnowfound.

C.Thatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.

D.Thatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.

39.(70)

40.(80)

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

第

48

題

hasdetailedandspectacularracingenvironments?__________

42.

第

25

題

WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?

43.

第

28

題

theenvironmentalproblemsarenotcausedovernight?__________

44.

第

38

題

providesaround20%oftheworld’selectricity?__________

45.

第

29

題

4._________

參考答案

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

2.Apostoffice

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.Foreignstudent(s)population

7.InhisOffice．

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.Timeforthinking．

14.A

15.B

16.someonesomeone解析：由本文的第一句話“‘Down-to-earth’meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest．realisticandeasytodealwith．”可知“Down-to-earth”指的是誠(chéng)實(shí)，現(xiàn)實(shí)、平易近人的那些人。這里的someone和后面是相對(duì)應(yīng)的。故答案為someone。

17.beingbeing解析：avoiddoingsth．意為“避免…”，avoid后必須跟名詞或動(dòng)名詞。beovercritical意為“過分挑剔的”。

18.thoughthough解析：參見47題解析，由本句句意“…更便宜，…它的95％的部件仍可以使用?！笨芍?，此空處應(yīng)填“盡管，即使”，即eventhough。

19.atat解析：某大學(xué)的教授，應(yīng)為“aprofessorat…university”，所以答案為介詞“at”。

20.thatthat解析：此空之后的內(nèi)容為suggests的內(nèi)容，即此處應(yīng)填that，引導(dǎo)賓語從句。

21.differencedifference解析：顯然，這句話是在對(duì)老年人和年輕人寫字之間進(jìn)行比較，而且由后半句中的“getbetterat…”可知，此空必為“不同的”。

22.worseworse解析：“the+比較級(jí)，the+比較級(jí)”，意為“越…越…，”根據(jù)上下文，本句句意為“身邊的小玩意兒越多，事情似乎就會(huì)