2023年考研考博-考博英語-揚州大學(xué)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-揚州大學(xué)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.單選題Iwoulddoanythingforherexcept（）whatshecooks.問題1選項A.toeatB.eatC.eatingD.eaten2.單選題

Thereisnotthewomanbornwhodesirestoeatthebreadofdependence,nomatter(

)fromthehandoffather,husband,orbrother;foranyonewhodoessoeatherbreadplacesherselfinthepoweroftheperson（）shetakesit.問題1選項A.whethertheybe....fromwhichB.whetheritbe...fromwhomC.wouldtheybe....fromwhomD.woulditbe…fromwhich3.單選題Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemic（流行?。﹐fsleepinessinthenation．“Ican’tthinkofasinglestudythathasn’tfoundAmericansgettinglesssleepthantheyoughtto,”saysDr.David．Evenpeoplewhothinktheyaresleepingenoughwouldprobablybebetteroffwithmorerest．Thebeginningofoursleep-deficit（lack）crisescanbetracedbacktotheinventionofthelightbulbacenturyago．Fromdiaryentriesandourpersonalaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturies,sleepscientistshavereachedtheconclusionthattheaveragepersonusedtosleepabout9.5hoursanight．“Thebestsleephabitsoncewereforcedonus,whenwehadnothingtodointheeveningdownonthefarm,anditwasdark.”Bythe1950sand1960s,thesleepschedulehadbeenreduceddramatically,tobetween7.5and8hours,andmostpeoplehadtowaketoanalarmclock．“Peoplecheatintheirsleep,andtheydon’tevenrealizethey’redoingit,”saysDr.David．“Theythinkthey’reokaybecausetheycangetbyon6.5hours,whentheyreallyneed7.5,8orevenmoretofeelideallyenergetic.”Perhapsthemostmercilessrobberofsleep,researcherssay,isthecomplexityoftheday．Wheneverpressuresfromwork,family,friendsandcommunityincrease,manypeopleconsidersleeptheleastexpensiveitemontheirprograms．“Inoursociety,you’reconsidereddynamicifyousayyouneedonly5.5hours’sleep．Ifyou’vegottoget8.5hours,peoplethinkyoulackdriveandambition．”Todeterminetheconsequencesofsleep-deficit,researchershaveputsubjectsthroughasetofpsychologicalandperformancetestsrequiringthem,forinstance,toaddcolumnsofnumbersorrecallapassagereadtothemonlyminutesearlier．“We’vefoundthatifyou’reinsleepdeficit,performancesuffers,”saysDr．David．“Short-termmemoryisweakened,asareabilitiestomakedecisionsandtoconcentrate．”1.Peopleinthe18thand19thcenturiessleptabout9.5hoursanightbecausetheyhad（）．2.AccordingtoDr.David,Americans（）.3.ManyAmericansbelievethat（）.4.Theword“subjects”（firstsentence,lastparagraph）refersto（）.5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatoneshouldsleepasmanyhoursasisnecessaryto（）.問題1選項A.nodriveandambitionB.noelectriclightingC.thebestsleephabitsD.nothingtodointheevening問題2選項A.areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressureoflifeB.oftenneglecttheconsequencesofsleepdeficitC.donotknowhowtorelaxthemselvesproperlyD.cangetbyon6.5hoursofsleep問題3選項A.sleepisthefirstthingthatcanbesacrificedwhenoneisbusyB.theyneedmoresleeptocopewiththecomplexitiesofeverydaylifeC.tosleepissomethingonecandoatanytimeofthedayD.enoughsleeppromotespeople’sdriveandambition問題4選項A.theperformancetestsusedinthestudyofsleepdeficitB.specialbranchesofknowledgethatarebeingstudiedC.peoplewhosebehaviorsorreactionsarebeingstudiedD.thepsychologicalconsequencesofsleepdeficit問題5選項A.improveone’smemorydramaticallyB.beconsidereddynamicbyotherpeopleC.maintainone’sdailyscheduleD.feelingenergeticandperformadequately4.單選題Sincemarketreformswereinstitutedinthelate1970s,Chinahasbeenamongthemostrapidlygrowingeconomiesintheworld,regularly（）10percentGDPgrowthannually.問題1選項A.exceededB.exceedingC.hasexceededD.havingexceeded5.單選題Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists.Descriptionslike‘PaleolithicMan’,‘NeolithicMan’,etc.,neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailways,ski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthweremarredbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworld—orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainablurredimageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardrivers,inparticular,areforeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Isitthelureofthegreatmotorways,orwhat?Andasforseatravel,ithardlydeservesmention.Hisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:‘Ijoinedthenavytoseetheworld,andwhatdidIsee?1sawthesea.’Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I’vebeenthere.’Youmentiontheremotest,mostevocativeplace-namesintheworldlikeElDorado,Kabul,Irkutskandsomeoneisboundtosay‘I’vebeenthere’—meaning,‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.’Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpendallexperience;thepresentceasestobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedead.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.Heknowsthatsound.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1.Anthropologistslabelnowadaysmen‘Legless’because（）.2.Travelingathighspeedmeans（）.3.Whydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?4.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?5.Whatdoes‘a(chǎn)bird’s-eyeview’mean?問題1選項A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercars,busesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.問題2選項A.people’sfocusonthefuture.B.apleasure.C.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrill.D.anecessityoflife.問題3選項A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeed,eyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtraveling.問題4選項A.Legsbecomeweaker.B.Modernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplace.C.Thereisnoneedtouseeyes.D.Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.問題5選項A.Seeviewwithbird’seyes.B.Abirdlooksatabeautifulview.C.Itisageneralviewfromahighpositionlookingdown.D.Ascenicplace.6.單選題Microsoftreignedforyearsasthewealthiesttechnologycompanyprimarily（）itsownershipandcultivationofWindows—theuniversalplatformforapplicationsonthePC.問題1選項A.byforceofB.byrightofC.bydintofD.withtheassistanceof7.寫作題Directions:Writeacompositiononthetopic"TheSocialFunctionofHealth".Youshouldwriteatleast250wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelow:1.健康在個人行使社會功能中的作用。2.健康對于整個社會的作用。3.健康不僅是醫(yī)學(xué)問題，更是社會問題。8.單選題Everycountryandculture,whetherit’sasancientasIndiaorasyoungastheCzechRepublic,hasahistorythatwillgreatlyaffectboththemarketandthemarketer.Amarketthathasbeenheavilyexploitedinthepastbyforeignerswillturnapredictablyskepticaleyetowardanyoverseascompanyseekingnewsalesterritory.Itmayevenrefuseproductsthatcouldgreatlybenefitthesociety.Understandingthathistorywillenableamarketertoapproachthecultureinamoresubtlemanner,anditwillcertainlycauseanadjustmentofschedule.Ontheotherend,aculturethathasbeenmarkedbyindependenceforsometimewillhavefewfearsofforeignoperationsandmayfindthesubtleapproachfartoolacklusterandslow.Marketersmaybringtheirownbusinesstotheprocessandshouldtakecaretoseparatethemselves,atleastemotionally,fromtheirpersonalandculturalhistory.Oftentimes,thisincludesracialprejudicesthataredifficulttoshake,earlierpoliticaldisagreementsthathaveneverbeenfullysettled,ofoldunhealedwarwounds.Let’slookattheraceissuefirst.CompanieswithCaucasianmarketingpersonnelreturningtopost-apartheidSouthAfricaaregenerallyplaguedwithafeelingthattheyowesomethingtothenewblackmajoritygovernment.It’sacompletelyself-generateddebtasthegovernmentis,inreality,overjoyedthatinvestmenthasreturnedafterthelongembargo.However,thisjoydoesn’tpreventSouthAfricacompaniesfromtakingadvantageofcounterparts’guiltfeelingswhenit’stimetocutadeal.Onthepoliticalfront,therelationship,betweenVietnamandtheUnitedStatesisaprimeexampleoftwosetsofmarketersmisinterpretingeachother’shistoryandculturewhenitcametimetodobusiness.Followinginthewakeofthebloodytwo-decadewarthatendedin1975,theUnitedStatesandVietnamfinallyreopenedtradein1994.TheVietnameseassumedthatAmericanbusinesscommunitywouldheapinvestmentonthemtomakeupforpastwrong,whiletheAmericanthoughttheywouldbewelcomedasthesaviorsofVietnam’sflounderingeconomy.MostofAmerica’smarketerssenttoVietnamweresmallchildrenduringthewar,andtheconflicthadlittlebearingontheirlives.Vietnam’sdecisionmakersontheotherhandwereprimarilyveteransoftheconflictandsawitasthekeyelementoftherelationship.Neithersidepaidattentiontotheother’sviewofhistorynortheresultshavebeendecidedlydisappointingforalmosteveryone.1.Thepassagemainlydiscussesthat（）.2.Itisadvisableforamarketerto（）.3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?4.TheCaucasianexampleindicatesthat（）.5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?問題1選項A.culturaldifferencesforcecompaniestoadjustscheduleB.marketingsuccessandfailurearemuchlikehistoryC.developingcountriesarehostiletodevelopedcountriesD.thehistoryofacountryorcultureinfluencesthemarket問題2選項A.understandthehistoryofacountryorcultureB.exploitthemarketwithgreateffortC.keepaskepticaleyeonoverseascompaniesD.slowdownforeignoperations問題3選項A.Marketeersshouldberesponsiblefortheburdensofthepast.B.Marketeersshouldseparatethemselvesfromtheirpersonalandculturalhistory.C.Marketeersshoulddisagreeonracialprejudices.D.Marketeersshouldtakecareofthewoundedinthewar.問題4選項A.SouthAfricansareplaguedwithaguiltyfeelingB.SouthAfricansareoverlovedwiththeoverseasinvestmentC.SouthAfricansowedebtstoCaucasiancompanyD.SouthAfricancompaniestakeadvantageoftheircounterpart’sguiltyfeelings問題5選項A.ThefailureofthereopenedtradebetweenAmericanandVietnamshouldbetakenasalesson.B.TheVietnamesetakeitforgrantedthattheAmericanbusinesscommunitywillinvestmoneyinVietnamtomakeupforpastwrongs.C.TherelationshipbetweenVietnamandtheUSisagoodexampleofforgettingthepast.D.Misinterpretinghistoryandcultureleadstobusinessfailure.9.翻譯題人的發(fā)展和物的發(fā)展是社會發(fā)展的兩大基本形態(tài)，這兩大形態(tài)的發(fā)展是既相互依存又相對獨立的。以人為本的價值理念在對待人與物的關(guān)系上，要求以人為中心，以物為工具和手段，堅持用人的發(fā)展來規(guī)范和控制物的發(fā)展，使物的發(fā)展適合和滿足人的需要。10.單選題Thehealthadministrativedepartmentofacitywithdistrictsshalldesignateatleastone（）medicalinstitutiontotakeandtreatAIDSvictimsandAIDSviruscarriers.問題1選項A.illegibleB.legibleC.eligibleD.ineligible11.單選題Gameshavebeenplayedforthousandsofyearsandarecommon（1）allcultures.Throughouthistoryand（2）theworldpeoplehaveusedstickstodrawsimplegameboardsontheground,（3）uprulesthatincorporatestonesorothercommonobjects（4）playingpieces.About5,000yearsagopeoplebegantomakemorepermanentgameboardsfromsun-driedmudorwood.Someoftheoldestboardgamesmayhaveevolvedfrommethodsoffortune-telling.Thegameofgo,whichmanyexpertsregardasthefinestexampleofapurestrategygame,mayhaveevolvedfromamethodoffortune-tellingpracticedinChinamorethanthreethousandyearsago,（5）blackandwhitepieceswerecastontoasquareboardmarkedwithsymbolsofvarioussignificance.Goalsoinvolvesblackandwhitepiecesonaboard,butplayersdeliberatelyplacethemonintersectionsoflineswhiletryingto（6）moreterritorythanopponent.Chess,Xiangqi(Chinesechess)andShogi(Japanesechess)are（7）themostwidelyplayedboardgamesintheworld.（8）quitedifferent,allthreearebelievedtohaveevolvedfromacommonancestor—eithera6th-centurygameplayedinIndiaoranearliergameplayedinChina.（9）thecenturies,chess（10）westwardtotheMiddleEastand（11）Europe,withrules（12）frequently.Thegamealsospread（13）toKoreaandJapan,（14）inverydifferentruleschanges.Formostofhumanhistory,agamecouldnot（15）muchpopularityunlessitwas（16）easyforplayerstomaketheirownequipment.The（17）ofprinting(whichoccurredinthemid-1400sintheWest)madethisprocesseasier,butitwas（18）theadvanceofthe18th-centuryIndustrialRevolutionthatitbecamepossibletomass-producemanynew（19）ofgames.Twentieth-centurytechnologicaladvancessuchastheinventionofplasticandthecomputerrevolutionledtothecreationofmoregames,andmorenewkindsofgames,thaninallpreviouscenturies（20）.

問題1選項A.forB.withC.toD.by問題2選項A.roundB.aroundC.overD.through問題3選項A.tomakeB.makeC.makingD.made問題4選項A.forB.atC.overD.as問題5選項A.whenB.inthatC.inwhichD.which問題6選項A.attackB.surroundC.protectD.charge問題7選項A.amongB.ofC.withD.from問題8選項A.ForB.HoweverC.AlthoughD.Moreover問題9選項A.DuringB.WithinC.PastD.Over問題10選項A.developedB.spreadC.passedD.covered問題11選項A.intoB.beyondC.insideD.in問題12選項A.changedB.changeC.changingD.changes問題13選項A.eastB.easternC.westwardD.eastward問題14選項A.resultedB.resultingC.resultD.results問題15選項A.gainB.reachC.winD.collect問題16選項A.lessB.moreC.fairlyD.enough問題17選項A.creationB.discoveryC.designD.invention問題18選項A.untilB.notuntilC.tillD.nottill問題19選項A.varietiesB.varietyC.differenceD.differences40.問題20選項A.combiningB.combinationC.combinedD.combine12.單選題Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey'realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveaflairforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowaround.‘It'siniquitous,’theysay,‘thatthisentirelyunproductiveindustry(ifwecancallitthat)shouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon'ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterall,it’stheconsumerwhopays...’Thepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyelawswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlycloselyprintedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?Acheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyrationofcalamities,Wemustnotforget,cither,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.Newspapers,commercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsubsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthe‘smallads.’whicharcinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe'hatch,matchanddispatch’columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor'agony'column.Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!1.Whatismainideaofthispassage?2.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersis（）.3.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?4.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?5.Thepassageis（）.問題1選項A.Advertisement.B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.D.Thecostsofadvertisement.問題2選項A.appreciative.B.trustworthy.C.critical.D.dissatisfactory.問題3選項A.Becauseadvertisersoftenbrag.B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisa“wasteofmoney”.C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.D.Becausecustomerspaymore.問題4選項A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.C.Goodqualityproductsdon’tneedtobeadvertised.D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.問題5選項A.Narration.B.Description.C.Criticism.D.Argumentation.13.翻譯題1.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese:(10%)Mostofushaveinheritedmoralityfromreligion,family,education,orsocietyingeneral,andusuallyfromallthesesources,becausetheysharecommontaboosagainstkilling,stealing,adultery,lying,andsoonandacommonbeliefinwhatconstitutespraiseworthybehavior.Insomerespects,however,thesesourcescanbeatoddswitheachother.Yournationalassessmentofasituationmayleadyouinonedirection,religion,inanother;andfamilytradition,instillanother.Lifepushusintosomanyquandariesthatdoingtherightthingineveryinstancebecomesexceedinglydifficult.14.單選題TheelectionofBarackObamaisavividillustrationoftheextenttowhichracialattitudes（）.問題1選項A.havebeenevolvedB.haveevolvedC.havebeeninvolvedwithD.havebeeninvolvedin15.單選題Inthepastfortyyears,weatherforecastinghasbecomealmost（）computerized.問題1選項A.centrallyB.totallyC.nationallyD.extremely16.單選題FlatswerealmostunknowninBritainuntilthe1850swhentheyweredeveloped,alongwithotherindustrialdwellings,forthelaboringclasses.Thesevastblockswereplainlya（1）meansof（2）socialconsciencebyhousinglargenumbersoftheever-presentpooron（3）citysites.Duringthe1880s,however,theideaoflivingincomfortableresidentialchamberscaughtonwiththe（4）upperanduppermiddle-classes,and（5）astotheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofflatlifewasatopicofconversation（6）manya（7）dinnertable.InParisandothermajorEuropeancities,thecustomwherebythebetter-offlivedinapartments,orflats,waswell（8）.Uptothelate19thcenturyinEnglandonlybachelorbarristershadestablishedthe（9）oflivinginroomsneartheLawCourt:anyself-respectingheadofhouseholdwouldinsist（10）aWestEndtownhouseashisLondonhome,thebestthathis（11）couldprovide.The（12）offlatsforthebetter-offseemstohavedevelopedforanumberofreasons.First,perhaps,throughthe（13）oftherailways,whichhadenabledawide（14）ofpeopletoenjoyaholidaystayinginasuiteatoneoftheluxuryhotelswhichhadbeguntospringupduringthepreviousdecade.（15）,nodoubt,thefactthatmanyoftheearlyluxuryflatsweresimilar（16）hotelsuites,evenbeingprovidedwith（17）diningroomsandcentralboilersforhotwaterandheating.Rentstendedtobehightocoveroverheads,butsavingsweremade（18）bythesecommunalamenitiesand（19）tenantsbeingableto（20）thenumberoffamilyservants.問題1選項A.conservativeB.conventionalC.convenientD.communicative問題2選項A.easingB.decreasingC.diminishingD.enhancing問題3選項A.compactB.condensedC.compressedD.compatible問題4選項A.flourishingB.affluentC.humbleD.impoverished問題5選項A.ambiguityB.controversyC.predictionD.compromise問題6選項A.aroundB.throughC.overD.above問題7選項A.respectiveB.respectfulC.respectableD.respecting問題8選項A.launchedB.imposedC.establishedD.enacted問題9選項A.traditionB.anticipationC.convictionD.qualification問題10選項A.inB.toC.uponD.for問題11選項A.senseB.methodC.meansD.duty問題12選項A.superiorityB.popularityC.priorityD.adversity問題13選項A.productionB.destructionC.consumptionD.introduction問題14選項A.categoryB.ratioC.proportionD.range問題15選項A.NeverthelessB.NotwithstandingC.HenceD.Hitherto問題16選項A.withB.toC.forD.as問題17選項A.communalB.mutualC.concentratedD.domestic問題18選項A.vulnerableB.availableC.accessibleD.possible問題19選項A.withB.fromC.atD.by問題20選項A.shortenB.reduceC.shrinkD.increase17.單選題Thereportincludesataleofhowanhonorablemanpursuinghonorablegoalswasafflictedwith（）andledhisnationtowardscatastrophe.問題1選項A.prideB.humilityC.gratificationD.hubris18.單選題Eveniftheyareonsale,theserefrigeratorsareequalinpriceto,ifnotmoreexpensivethan,（）attheotherstore.問題1選項A.anyoneB.theothersC.theonesD.that19.單選題Ifyouexplainedthesituationtoyoursolicitor,he（）abletoadviseyoumuchbetterthanIcan.問題1選項A.wouldbeB.willhavebeenC.wasD.were20.單選題Weofferawidevarietyofservicestofityourrequest,（）webdesign,graphicdesign,webdevelopment,oranythingelse.問題1選項A.whethertheybeB.whetheritbeC.wouldtheybeD.woulditbe21.單選題

Despitetheoppositionfromhisfamily,theboyremained（）inhisdecisiontomarryher.問題1選項A.faithfulB.constantC.staunchD.resolute22.單選題InvestorsarebeingencouragedtocontinueploughingtheirsavingsintothestockmarketaftersharesinLondonrecoveredallthelossesincurredsinceSeptember11.TheadvicecomesdespiteAmerica’sDowJonesindustrialaveragetumblingonFridayafteracaseofanthraxwasdiagnosedinNewYork.ConsumerspendinginAmericaalsoslumpedbymorethanthreetimeseconomists’predictionsinSeptember,pushingsharepricesbackbelowpre-attacklevels.TheFTSE100indexofBritain’slargestcompaniesclosedonFridayat5,145—up112pointsonitsSeptember10close.TheDowinNewYorkralliedlateontocloseat9,344,down66points.Althoughmostexpertsarepredictingfurthervolatilityinthecomingmonths,theyremaincautiouslyoptimisticthattheFTSE100willbeginasustained,ifrocky,rallytowards5,500bytheendoftheyear.Theimmediateeconomicoutlookisstillbleak.SomecommentatorspredictthatAmericawillendurearecessionlastingsixmonths.TheyalsoexpectBritaintosufferasharpslowdown.Butanalystssaythemarketiswellplacedtoabsorbanyfurtherbadnews.Sharpeconomicdownturnscan,perversely,begoodforthemarketbecausetheyforcefirmstobemorecost-efficient.Therefore,anyannouncementsaboutrisingunemploymentorcorporatestreamliningcouldhaveapositiveeffectonshares.Ofmoreconcerntoprivateinvestorsistheimpactthatanotherterroristattackwouldhaveonshares.Ifthisweretohappen,themarketwouldalmostcertainlyslumpagain.Buthistorysuggeststhatitwould,onceagain,makeupanylostgroundwithinweeks.Expertsarethereforeurgingprivateinvestorsnottorepeattheirpastmistakes,whentheywaitedforasustainedrallybeforefeelingconfidentenoughtoinvest.Crosssaid,“It’speculiarthatinvestorsfeelit’ssafertoinvestafterthemarkethasrisenby25%thanwhenithasfallenby25%.Commonsensesuggeststhattheoppositewouldbemoreappropriate.”MikeLenhoffofGerrard,thestockbroker,saidthatifthemarkethit5500andremainedaroundthatlevelforsomeweeks,itwouldbeasignthatfurther,sustainedgainswereimminent.Hesaid,“Gettingbackto5500wouldbeimportant,becauseiftheindexstayedatthatlevel,thepsychologyofthemarketwouldchangesubstantially.Defensiveshareswouldbecometooexpensiveandbiginvestorswouldstartmovingintovaluestocks,whicharethetypeoffirmsthatdowellinaneconomicrecovery.”Butprivateinvestorscouldbeforgivenfortheirpessimisticmood,asnearlyallIsabuyershavesufferedbiglosses.Butinvestorscantakesomecomfortfromthefactthatthenextthreemonthsaretraditionallythebest-performingperiodoftheyearforthestockmarket.DavidSchwartz,thestock-markethistorian,saidtheindexalmostalwaysroseintheperiodbetweenNovemberandApril.Since1974,themarketwentupon24occasionsbetweenNovemberandApril,byanaverageof15%,anddroppedonlythreetimes.Schwartzsaid,“It’snoguaranteeforthisyear,buthistoryisonourside.”1.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat（）.2.ThereasonwhysomeexpertsremaincautiouslyoptimisticabouttheFTSEisthattheybelievethat（）.3.Inthepresentsituation,corporatedownsizingmay（）.4.Expertsadviseprivateinvestorstoavoidtheirpastmistakesby（）.5.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassage,wemayinferthatSchwartzbelievesthat（）.問題1選項A.FTSE100indexfellimmediatelyafterSeptember11B.DowJonesindustrialindexisnowbeginningtopickupC.ConsumerspendingishavingapositiveeffectonthestockmarketD.SharepricesinAmericahaverisencontrarytomostpredictions問題2選項A.theAmericaneconomywillbeabletoresistfurtherdownturnB.theDowJonesindexinNewYorkwillstoptumblingsoonC.themarketwillabsorbanyfurthershockfrombadnewsD.theeconomicsituationinBri