2023年考研考博-考博英語-桂林理工大學考試歷年高頻考點真題薈萃帶答案

2023年考研考博-考博英語-桂林理工大學考試歷年高頻考點真題薈萃帶答案第1卷一.綜合題(共25題)1.填空題Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassageAcoeducational（男女合校的）schoolofferschildrennothinglessthanatreeversionofsocietyinminiature（縮影）.Boysandgirlsaregiventhe1togettoknoweachother,tolearntolivetogetherfromtheirearliestyears.Theyareputinapositionwheretheycancomparethemselveswitheachotherintermsof2ability,athleticachievementandmanyoftheextracurricularactivitieswhicharepartofschoollife.Whatapractical3itis（togivejustasmallexample）tobeabletoputonaschoolplayinwhichthemalepartswillbetakenbyboysandthefemalepartsbygirls!Whatnonsensecoeducationmakesoftheargumentthatboysareclevererthangirlsorviceversa.When4,boysandgirlsaremadetofeelthattheyarearaceapart.Inacoeducationalschool,everythingfallsintoits5place.Thegreatestcontributionofcoeducationis6thehealthyattitudetolifeitencourages.Boysdon’tgrowupbelievingthatwomenare7creatures.Girlsdon’tgrowupimaginingthatmenareromanticheroes.Yearsoflivingtogetheratschoolremoveillusionsofthiskind.Theawkwardstageofadolescencebringsintosharpfocussomeofthephysicaland8problemsinvolvedingrowingup.Thesecanbetterbe9inacoeducationalenvironment.Whenthetimecomesforthepupilstoleaveschool,theyarefullypreparedto10societyaswell-adjustedadults.TheyhavealreadyhadyearsofexperienceincopingwithmanyoftheproblemsthatfacemenandwomenA.advantageB.properC.rewardedD.emotionalE.opportunityF.activityG.overcomeH.academicI.enterJ.mysteriousK.eventuallyL.segregatedM.undoubtedlyN.principleO.advocate2.單選題Lessthantwomonthsintoherbreastcancertreatment,AlexandraJn-CharleswascalledintoanewroomatSUNYDownstateMedicalCenter,wheretwotreatingphysicians,thechiefmedicalofficerandanattorneyrepresentingthehospitaltoldherthatmistakeshadbeenmade.Theskinlesions(病變)onherchest,theysaid,hadbeencausednotbyherillnessbutbythemachinethatwassupposedtocureher.The32-year-oldhadreceivednearly30radiotherapysessions,butatthispointitdidn’treallymakesensetocountthem,becauseaprogrammingerrorhadcausedeachinstallmenttodeliveratleastthreetimestheprescribedamountofradiation.Jn-Charles,whodiedtwoandahalfyearsafterthismeetingin2005,wouldeventuallycometoexemplifytheemergenceofaccidentalover-radiationinU.S.hospitals.Theworstoffhavereportedskindamage,inexplicablehairlossandribs(肋骨)bucklingbeneaththeirchests—debilitatinginjuriessufferedwhileundergoingscreeningortreatmentforsomethingthatwouldotherwisekillthem.Asteeppriceforsurvival.Thesetragediesgotothecoreofanissueaspressingasitisuncomfortabletothinkabout:Haveadvancesintechnology,improvedtreatmentmethodsandmorecomprehensivescreeningprotocolsledtosystematic,excessiveirradiationofpatients?Theanswer,accordingtoagrowingnumberofhealthexperts,isyes.Forexample,theCTscan,whichhasbecomecommonplaceinresponsetorisingcancerrates,isitselfthoughttoincreasethelikelihoodthatapersondevelopscancer.ThescansdeliverseveralhundredtimesmoreradiationthananX-ray—evenwhenguidelinesanddosagesarefollowedprecisely.“Whatwedoasphysiciansarguablyharmspeople,”JamesEhrlich,aclinicalassociateprofessorattheUniversityofColoradoandanadviserforPremierMicronutrientCorp.,toldNewsweek.Ajarringexampleofthatcamein2010,whenWaltBogdanichpublishedanextensivereviewinTheNewYorkTimesthatlistednumerouspatientswhoseliveshadbeendestroyedbymistakesinhospitalimagingandradiotherapy.Shortlyafterthearticleserieswenttopress,theFoodandDrugAdministrationbegantorampupitseffortstolimitexcessiveexposure,eventuallylaunchingitsInitiativetoReduceUnnecessaryRadiationExposureFromMedicalImaging.AlongwithorganizationsliketheAmericanCollegeofRadiology,theFDAnowsupportsanumberofso-calleddoseregistriesthatallowfacilitiestocompareradiationdoseindexestoregionalandnationalvalues.Todate,hundredsoffacilitiesacrosstheU.S.haveenrolled.ButtheFDA’sregulatoryauthorityisgenerallyfocusedonequipmentmanufacturers,andcomplianceonthestatelevelisneverguaranteed.Andevencompliantfacilitiesruntheriskofover-radiatingpatients:A2012paperbytheInstituteofMedicinefoundthatmedicalimagingisoneoftheleadingenvironmentalcausesofbreastcancer_____.1.TheskindamageonJn-Charles’chestwascausedby_____.2.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoexplainbyexemplifyingJn-Charles?3.WhatcanbelearntabouttheCTscan?4.Whatdoestheword“rampup”mean?5.TheauthorthinksFDA’ssolutiontoreduceradiationexposureis_____.問題1選項A.breastcancerB.advancedtechnologyC.over-radiationD.treatmentmethods問題2選項A.Thereisnoneedtowastesomuchmoneyfortotreatbreastcancer.B.Untilnow,breastcancerisstillanincurableillnessaroundtheworld.C.Thereisanincreasingnumberofyoungpeoplesufferingfromcancer.D.ThereareincidentsofexcessiveirradiationofpatientsinAmerica.問題3選項A.Itisadouble-edgedswordinthetermofcancer.B.Ithasbeenarguedinthemedicalprofession.C.Itismuchsafertobeusedtotreatbreastcancer.D.Theradiationdosagescanbecontrolledeasily.問題4選項A.Heatup.B.Drawout.C.Intensify.D.Putup.問題5選項A.ineffectiveB.looseC.harmfulD.unnecessary3.單選題Virtuallyunknownadecadeago,bigonlineteachereducationprogramsnowdwarftheirtraditionalcompetitors,outstripping(超過)eventhelargeststateuniversityteachers’colleges.AUSATODAYanalysisofnewlyreleasedU.S.DepartmentofEducationdatafindsthatfourbiguniversities,operatingmostlyonline,havequicklybecomethelargesteducationschoolsintheUSA.Lastyearthefour—threeofwhichareforprofit—awardedonein16bachelor’sdegreesandpost-graduateawardsandnearlyonein11advancededucationawards,includingmaster’sdegreesanddoctorates.Adecadeago,thefor-profitUniversityofPhoenixawarded72educationdegreestoteachers,administratorsandotherschoolpersonnelthroughitsonlineprogram,accordingtofederaldata.Lastyear,itawardednearly6,000degrees,morethananyotheruniversity.Traditionalcollegesstillproducemostofthebachelor’sdegreesinteaching—ASUtoppedthelistwith979bachelor’sdegreesin2011.ButonlineschoolssuchasPhoenixandWaldenUniversityawardedthousandsmoremaster’sdegreesthaneventhetoptraditionalschools,allofwhicharepushingtoofferonlinecoursework.“Weshouldn’tbesurprisedbecausethewholeindustryismovinginthatdirection,”saidRobertPianta,deanoftheUniversityofVirginia’sCurrySchoolofEducation.“ThethingIwouldbeinterestedinknowingisthedegreetowhichtheyaresimplypushingthesethingsoutinordertogeneratedollarsorwhetherthere’ssomerealinnovationsinthere.”For-profituniversitieshavebeenthesubjectofintensescrutinyinCongress.TomHarkin,D-Iowa,whochairstheSenateHealth,Education,LaborandPensionsCommittee,lastweekreleasedfindingsfromatwo-yearinvestigationshowingthattheycostmorethancomparablenot-for-profitschoolsandhavehigherdropoutrates.For-profits,theinvestigationfound,enrollabout10%ofU.S.collegestudentsbutaccountfornearly50%ofstudentloandefaults.Onlineeducationschools,manyofwhichhaveopen-enrollmentpoliciessimilartocommunitycolleges,saytheirofferingsarehighquality.JanetWilliams,interimassociatedeanforeducatorlicensureprogramsatWalden’sRichardW.RileyCollegeofEducation&Leadership,saidherstudent-teachersmustundergoafullsemesterinareal-liveK-12schoolasa“demonstrationteacher,”pairedwithamasterteacherandsupervisorintheschooldistrict.MeredithCurley,deanoftheUniversityofPhoenixCollegeofEducation,saidmanystudentsarereturningtocompletetheireducationafterstartingfamiliesandchangingcareers.Theiraverageageis33,shesaid,andmanyworkwhiletheyattendclasses.BeckyLodewyck,Phoenix’sassociatedean,saidteachingcandidatesmustcompleteatleast100hoursoffieldexperience.Shesaidonlineclassesare“incrediblydynamic”andhavethepotentialtoholdstudentsmoreaccountablethanface-to-faceclasses.“Youcan’thide,”shesaid.“Everyoneparticipates—everyonehastobefullyengagedinthework.”6.Whatcanweknowaboutthefourbiguniversitiesthatmainlyoperateonline?7.Thefor-profitUniversityofPhoenix_____.8.WhatwasRobertPiantainterestedin?9.WhatwasshowedinthefindingsreleasedbyTomHarkin?10.AccordingtoBeckyLodewyck,studentsinonlineclasses_____.問題1選項A.TheyhaveanimportantpositionineducationintheUS.B.Theyhavebecomethelargestfor-profitschoolsinAmerica.C.TheyfocusondevelopingadvancededucationintheUS.D.Theyawardmostofthebachelor’sdegreesinteaching.問題2選項A.becamethelargestonlineeducationuniversityB.madegreatprofitfromitsonlineprogramC.enlargedthescaleofitsonlineeducationD.surpassedthetraditionaluniversitiesinscale問題3選項A.Whethertheexpandedonlineschoolshavesomerealinnovation.B.Whetherstudentscanlearnsomethingnewfromthoseonlineschools.C.Whetherthoseonlineschoolscangetabigprofitfromexpansion.D.Whethertheonlineschoolswillmoveinthesamedirection.問題4選項A.Studentsinnot-for-profitschoolsaremuchmorelikelytodropout.B.Manystudentsinfor-profitsschoolscannotpayforstudentloan.C.Ittakestwoyearstoinvestigatethedropoutratesinfor-profitsschools.D.For-profitsschoolshavehigherenrollmentratethannot-for-profitschools.問題5選項A.havechangedcareersbeforetheireducationB.completeatleast100hoursoffieldexperienceC.haveastrongersenseofresponsibilityD.havetodevotethemselvesintotheirstudies4.單選題Internationalgovernments,inactionconcerningsustainabledevelopmentisclearlyworryingbuttheproactive(主動出擊的)approachesofsomeleading-edgecompaniesareencouraging.Toyota,Wal-Mart,DuPont,M&SandGeneralElectrichavemadetacklingenvironmentalwastesakeyeconomicdriver.DuPontcommitteditselftoa65%reductioningreenhousegasemissionsinthe10yearspriorto2010.By2007,DuPontwassaving$2.2billionayearthroughenergyefficiency,thesameasitstotaldeclaredprofitsthatyear.GeneralElectricaimstoreducetheenergyintensityofitsoperationsby50%by2015.Theyhaveinvestedheavilyinprojectsdesignedtochangethewayofusingandconservingenergy.CompanieslikeToyotaandWal-Martarenotcommittingtoenvironmentalgoalsoutofthegoodnessoftheirhearts.Thereasonfortheiractionsisasimpleyetpowerfulrealizationthattheenvironmentalandeconomicfootprintsfitwelltogether.WhenM&Slaunchedits“PlanA”sustainabilityprogrammerin2007,itwasbelievedthatitwouldcostover￡200millioninthefirstfiveyears.However,theinitiativehadgenerated￡105millionby2011/12.Whenwepreventphysicalwaste,increaseenergyefficiencyorimproveresourceproductivity,wesavemoney,improveprofitabilityandenhancecompetitiveness.Infact,thereareoftenhuge“quickwin”opportunities,thankstoyearsofneglect.However,thereisaconsiderablegapbetweenleading-edgecompaniesandtherestofthepack.Therearefartoomanycompaniesstilldelayingcreatingaleanandgreenbusinesssystem,arguingthatitwillcostmoneyorrequiresizablecapitalinvestments.Theyremainstuckinthe“environmentiscost”mentality.Beingenvironmentallyfriendlydoesnothavetocostmoney.Infact,goingbeyondcompliancesavescostatthesametimethatitgeneratescash,providedthatmanagementadoptsthenewleanandgreenmodel.Leanmeansdoingmorewithless.Nonetheless,inmostcompanies,economicandenvironmentalcontinuousimprovementisviewedasbeinginconflictwitheachother.Thisisoneofthebiggestopportunitiesmissedacrossmostindustries.Thesizeoftheopportunityisenormous.The3%ReportrecentlypublishedbyWorldWildlifeFundandCDPshowsthattheeconomicprizeforcurbingcarbonemissionsintheUSeconomyis$780billionbetweennowand2020.Itsuggeststhatoneofthebiggestleversfordeliveringthisopportunityis“increasedefficiencythroughmanagementandbehavioralchange”—inotherwords,leanandgreenmanagement.Some50studiesshowthatcompaniesthatcommittosuchaspirationalgoalsaszerowaste,zeroharmfulemissions,andzerouseofnon-renewableresourcesarefinanciallyoutperformingtheircompetitors.Conversely,itwasfoundthatclimatedisruptionisalreadycosting$1.2trillionannually,cuttingglobalGDPby1.6%.Unaddressed,thiswilldoubleby2030.11.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsomeleading-edgecompanies?12.WhatmotivatesToyotaandWal-Marttomakecommitmentstoenvironmentalprotection?13.Whyaresomanycompaniesreluctanttocreateanenvironment-friendlybusinesssystem?14.Whatissaidabouttheleanandgreenmodelofbusiness?15.Whatisthefindingofthestudiesaboutcompaniescommittedtoenvironmentalgoals?問題1選項A.Theyoperateinaccordancewithgovernmentpolicies.B.Theytakeinitiativesinhandlingenvironmentalwastes.C.Theyarekeydriversintheirnations’economicgrowth.D.Theyaremajorcontributorstoenvironmentalproblems.問題2選項A.Thegoodnessoftheirhearts.B.Astrongsenseofresponsibility.C.Thedesiretogenerateprofits.D.Pressurefromenvironmentalists.問題3選項A.Theyarebentonmakingquickmoney.B.Theydonothavethecapitalfortheinvestment.C.Theybelievebuildingsuchasystemistoocostly.D.Theylacktheincentivetochangebusinesspractices.問題4選項A.Ithelpsbusinessestosaveandgainatthesametime.B.Itisaffordableonlyforafewleading-edgecompanies.C.Itislikelytostartanewroundofintensecompetition.D.Itwilltakealongtimeforallcompaniestoembraceit.問題5選項A.Theyhavegreatlyenhancedtheirsenseofsocialresponsibility.B.Theydomuchbetterthantheircounterpartsintermsofrevenues.C.Theyhaveabandonedalltheoutdatedequipmentandtechnology.D.Theymakegreatercontributionstohumanprogressthantheirrivals.5.單選題Weallhaveoffensivebreathatonetimeoranother.Inmostcases,offensivebreathemanatesfrombacteriainthemouth,althoughthereareothermorecauses.Untilafewyearsago,themostdoctorscoulddowastocounselpatientswithbadbreathaboutoralcleanliness.Nowtheyarefindingnewwaystotreattheusuallycurablecondition.Badbreathcanhappenwheneverthenormalflowofsaliva(唾液)slows.Ourmouthsarefullofbacteriafeedingonproteininbitsoffoodandshedtissue.Thebacteriaemitevilsmellinggases,theworstofwhichishydrogensulfide(硫化物).Mouthbacteriathriveinairlessconditions.Oxygenrichsalivakeepstheirnumbersdown.Whenwesleep,forexample,thesalivastreamslows,andsulfurproducingbacteriagaintheupperhand,producingclassic“morningbreath”.Alcoholhunger,toomuchtalking,breathingthroughthemouthduringexerciseanythingthatdriesthemouthproducesbadbreath.Socanstress,thoughit’snotunderstoodwhy.Somepeople’sbreathturnssoureverytimetheygoonajobinterview.Salivaflowgraduallyslowswithage,whichexplainswhytheelderlyhavemorebadbreathtroublethanyoungerpeopledo.Babies,however,whomakeplentyofsalivaandwhosemouthscontainrelativelyfewbacteriahavecharacteristicallysweetbreath.Formostofus,thesimple,drymouthvarietyofbadbreathiseasilycured.Eatingordrinkingstartssalivaandsweepsawaymanyofthebacteria.Breakfastoftenstopsmorningbreath.Thosewithchronicdrymouthfindthatithelpstokeepgum,hardcandy,orabottleofwaterorjuicearound.Brushingtheteethwipesoutdrymouthbadbreathbecauseitclearsawaymanyoftheoffendingbacteria.Surprisingly,onethingthatrarelyworksismouthwash.Theliquidcanmaskbadbreathodorwithitsownsmell,buttheeffectlastsnomorethananhour.Somemouthwashesclaimtokillthebacteriaresponsibleforbadbreath.Thetroubleis,theydon’tnecessarilyreachalloffendinggerms.Mostbacteriaarewellprotectedfrommouthwashunderthicklayersofmucus(黏液).Ifthemouthwashcontainsalcohol—asmostdo—itcanintensifytheproblembydryingoutthemouth.6.Thephrase“emanatefrom”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“_____”.7.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasoneofthecausesofbadbreath?8.Accordingtothepassage,alcoholhassomethingtodowithbadbreathmainlybecause_____.9.Mouthwashesarenotaneffectivecureforbadbreathmainlybecause_____.10.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat_____.問題1選項A.thriveonB.accountforC.originatefromD.descendfrom問題2選項A.Toothtrouble.B.Sulfurrichfood.C.Toomuchexercise.D.Mentalstrain.問題3選項A.itkeepsoffendingbacteriafromreproducingB.itssmelladdstobadbreathC.itkillssomehelpfulbacteriaD.itaffectsthenormalflowofsaliva問題4選項A.theycan’tmaskthebadodorlongenoughB.theycan’tgettoalltheoffendingbacteriaC.theirstrongsmellmixeswithbadbreathandmakesitworseD.theycan’tcoverthethicklayersofmucus問題5選項A.offensivebreathcan’teasilybecuredB.elderlypeoplearelessoffendedbybadbreathC.heavydrinkersarelessaffectedbybadbreathD.offensivebreathislessaffectedbyalcohol6.翻譯題Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglishandputyouranswersonAnswerSheet.皮影戲（ShadowPlay）是中國民間廣為流傳的傀儡戲之一，兩千年前的西漢時期誕生在中國陜西，清代在河北盛極一時。皮影戲的人物道具用獸皮或紙板剪成，演員在一塊隔亮布后操縱道具進行表演。中國的不少地方戲曲劇種都是從皮影戲中派生而來。如今，中國皮影被世界各國的博物館收藏，還是中國政府與其他國家領導人相互往來時的饋贈佳品。7.單選題Wecanbeginourdiscussionof“populationasglobalissue”withwhatmostpersonsmeanwhentheydiscuss“thepopulationproblem”:toomanypeopleonearthandatoorapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyear.Thefactsarenotindispute.Itwasquiterighttoemploytheanalogythatlikeneddemographicgrowthto“along,thinpowderfusethatburnssteadilyandhaltinglyuntilitfinallyreachesthechargeandexplodes.”Tounderstandthecurrentsituation,whichischaracterizedbyrapidincreasesinpopulation,itisnecessarytounderstandthehistoryofpopulationtrends.Rapidgrowthisacomparativelyrecentphenomenon.Lookingbackatthe8,000yearsofdemographichistory,wefindthatpopulationshavebeenvirtuallystableorgrowingveryslightlyformostofhumanhistory.Formostofourancestors,lifewashard,oftennasty,andveryshort.Therewashighfertilityinmostplaces,butthiswasusuallybalancedbyhighmortality.Formostofhumanhistory,itwasseldomthecasethatoneintenpersonswouldlivepastforty,whileinfancyandchildhoodwereespeciallyriskyperiods.Often,societieswereincleardangerofextinctionbecausedeathratescouldexceedtheirbirthrates.Thus,thepopulationproblemthroughoutmostofhistorywashowtopreventextinctionofthehumanrace.Thispatternisimportanttonotice.Notonlydoesitputthecurrentproblemsofdemographicgrowthintoahistoricalperspective,butitsuggeststhatthecauseofrapidincreaseinpopulationinrecentyearsisnotasuddenenthusiasmformorechildren,butanimprovementintheconditionsthattraditionallyhavecausedhighmortality.Demographichistorycanbedividedintotwomajorperiods:atimeoflongslowgrowthwhichextendedfromabout8,000BC.toapproximatelyAD.1650.Inthefirstperiodofsome9600years,thepopulationincreasedfromsome8millionto500millionin1650.Between1650andthepresent,thepopulationhasincreasedfrom500milliontomorethan4billion.Anditisestimatedthatbytheyear2000therewillbe6.2billionpeoplethroughouttheworld.Onewaytoappreciatethisdramaticdifferenceinsuchabstractnumbersistoreducethetimeframetosomethingthatismoremanageable.Between8000BCand1650，anaverageofonly50,000personswasbeingaddedannuallytotheworld’spopulationeachyear.Atpresent,thisnumberisaddedeverysixhours.Theincreaseisabout80,000,000personsannually.11.Whichofthefollowingdemographicgrowthpatternismostsuitableforthelongthinpowderfuseanalogy?12.Duringthefirstperiodofdemographichistory,societieswereoftenindangerofextinctionbecause_____.13.Whichstatementistrueaboutpopulationincrease?14.Theauthorofthepassageintendsto_____.15.Theword“demographic”inthefirstparagraphmeans_____.問題1選項A.Avirtuallystableorslightlydecreasingperiodandthenasuddenexplosionofpopulation.B.Aslowgrowthforalongtimeandthenaperiodofrapid,dramaticincrease.C.Toomanypeopleonearthandafewrapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyear.D.Alongperiodwhendeathratesexceedsbirthratesandthenashortperiodwithhigherfertilityandlowermortality.問題2選項A.onlyoneintenpersonscouldlivepast40B.therewashighermortalitythanfertilityinmostplacesC.itwastoodangeroustohavebabiesduetothepoorconditionsD.ourancestorshadlittleenthusiasmformorechildren問題3選項A.Theremightbeanincreaseof2.2billionpersonsfromnowtotheyear2000.B.About50,000babiesareborneverysixhoursatpresent.C.Between8000BCandthepresent,thepopulationincreaseisabout80,000,000personseachyear.D.Thepopulationincreasedfasterbetween8000BCand1650thanbetween1650andthepresent.問題4選項A.warnpeopleagainstthepopulationexplosioninthenearfuture.B.comparethedemographicgrowthpatterninthepastwiththatafter1650.C.findoutthecauseforrapidincreaseinpopulationinrecentyears.D.presentusaclearandcompletepictureofthedemographicgrowth.問題5選項A.statisticsofhumanB.surroundingsstudyC.accumulationofhumanD.developmentofhuman8.單選題ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguage,aswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.ItisvirtuallyimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguage.ThepurposesforwhichEnglishislearnedandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttodefineandstillmoredifficulttoassesswhatconstitutesanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingtheinfiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofthemostimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthedissemination（傳播）ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerceindustry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforaccesstothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentintheWest.26.Thereareabout260millionpeoplewhocanspeak__________.27.Accordingtothispassage,theEnglishlanguagemightbeused__________.28.Theauthorseemstobewondering__________.29.“thesecountries”（Para.3）mostprobablyrefersto__________.30.Acommonlanguageisnecessaryforsomemulti-lingualcountries__________.問題1選項A.EnglishinitsregionalvarietyB.EnglishinitsstandardvarietyC.EnglishasasecondlanguageD.Englishasaworkinglanguage問題2選項A.foronlyonereasonthatEnglishisbecominganinternationallanguageB.mainlybypeoplefromtheAmericancontinentandtheEuropeancontinentC.asanofficiallanguageinaninternationalconferenceontheAmericancultureD.inscienceandtechnologyaswellasinculturalandhistoricalstudiesofallcountries問題3選項A.whatmakesupone’sadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishB.whyEnglishcanservesomanyneedsofvariouspeopleC.howtorelatethetechnologicalproblemsinairportcommunicationsD.whenEnglishbecamesowidelyused問題4選項A.thedevelopingcountrieswhichusedtobecoloniesB.theformerBritishcolonieswhichnowaredevelopingC.thecolonizedcountrieswhichbecomeasstrongasBritainD.thedevelopingcountrieswhicharestillcolonizedbyBritain問題5選項A.forbothinternalandinternationalcommunicationsB.foraccesstothedevelopmentinothercountriesC.forhigherefficiencyofthegovernmentandbetterlifeofthepublicD.forwidercommunicationsamongcolonialnations9.翻譯題Directions:Forthispart,youaretotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.西安是我國黃河流域古代文明的重要發(fā)源地之一，與雅典、羅馬、開羅并稱為世界四大古都。西安古稱長安，距今已有3000多年的歷史。自西周時起一直到唐代，先后有12個王朝在這里建都，歷經2000余年。漢、唐兩代，更是西安的鼎盛時期。漢代的長安城相當于古羅馬城的3倍，唐代的長安城則為漢長安城的2.4倍，人口多達百萬以上。中華人民共和國成立后，西安一直是西北的政治中心和陜西省省會所在地。10.翻譯題Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandputyouranswersonAnswerSheet.TheTombSweepingDayisoneofthetraditionalChineseholidays.IttypicallyfallsonApril4,5,or6ofthesolarcalendar.Thisfestivalwasoriginallycelebratedfortherevivalofnature.Itmarkedthebeginningoftheplantingseasonandotheroutdooractivities.Atthattime,peoplecelebrateditwithdancing,singing,picnics,andspringouting.Lateritgraduatedintoadaytohonorpastancestors.Today,alltheChinesesweeptheirlateancestors’tombswhenthefestivalcomes.Tombsweepingactivitiesusuallyincludeweedingandearthingupthetombs,offeringsacrifices,burningspiritmoney,shootingofffirecrackersandsoon.11.單選題Oneofindustrialagriculture’sbiggestGMOcropsmayhavejustbackfired(產生事與愿違的后果).Scientistshav