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練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【I閱讀半U斷】Foroveramonth,Indonesiawasincrisis.Forestfiresragedoutofcontrolasthe

countrysuffereditsworstdroughtfor50years.Smokefromthefiresmixedwithsunlightandhot

dryairtoformacloudofsmog.Thispollutionquicklyspreadandwithindaysitwashangingover

neighbouringcountriesincludingMalaysia,SingaporeandThailand.Indonesiawasincrisisbecause

ofthedrought.

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

第2題【單選題】

【完成句子】IntheUnitedStates,creditcardfeeshavebecomeapoliticalissue.Congresshas

threatenedtotakeactionagainstsomebadbehaviorbylenders.Butgettingacreditcardhas

becomealoteasierformostpeople.Andmanycardsofferlowratesatfirst,especiallyifpeople

agreetomovetheirmoneyfromanothercard.IntheUSA,Congresshasthreatenedtotakeaction

againstsomebadbehaviorto.

A、theinterestchargeonbuyingsomething

B^toshowpeoplethenegativeeffectsthatcreditcardsbringtopeople

C、restrainthephenomenonofcreditcardfees

D、Akeyboard

【正確答案】C

第3題【單選題】

【填句補文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正確答案】D

第4題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute"means.

A、strong

B、firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正確答案】B

第5題【單選題】

[2007.10]He'llhisnervousnessoncehe'sonstage.

A^getover

B、getoff

C、getout

D^getthrough

【正確答案】A

第6題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】OnaMondaymorninginJuly,theworld'sfirstatombombexplodedintheNew

Mexicodesert.Fortysecondslater,theshockwavesreachedthebasecampwherethe

Italian-AmericanphysicistEnricoFermiandhisteamstood.Afteramentalcalculation,Fermi

announcedtohisteamthatthebomb'senergyhadequated10,000tonsofTNT.Thebombteam

wasimpressed,butnotsurprised.Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In

1938hehadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction（核鏈

式反應(yīng)）zleadingusintothenuclearage.SinceFermi'sdeathin1954,nophysicisthasbeenatonce

amasterexperimentalistandaleadingtheoretician.Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasa

theoretician,wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第7題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.z/ltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar;poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.wWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A^Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B^Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第8題【單選題】

【填句補文］Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B^Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D、Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正確答案】C

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,“Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime."We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A^lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C、careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正確答案】C

第10題【單選題】

【填句補文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether;accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B^Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D^Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正確答案】B

第11題【單選題】

【填句補文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However;thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A^Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B^Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D^Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正確答案】D

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】ElNinotendstodevelopbetweenAprilandJuneandreachesitspeakbetween

DecemberandFebruary.Thewarmingtendstolastbetween9and12monthsandoccurseverytwo

tosevenyears.lttakesabouteightmonthsforElNinotoreachitspeak.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

第13題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParsonsPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplan

toincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,ParsonsPlaceisspecialbecauseitisa

beautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmany

unusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.Itzsvery

quietbecausetherearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawill

beterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.Whyis

ParsonsPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlansopinion

A、Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B、Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C、Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正確答案】c

第14題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B、biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正確答案】B

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Redemption（拯救）isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvaluebe

restoredtoyounglivesdistorted（扭曲）byactsofviolence?Theboysin

JonesboroandinChicagowillbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.

Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrencannotbedealtwithasadults,not

ifapeoplewantstoconsideritselfcivilized.Thafswhypoliticians1criesforadult

treatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.Accordingtopoliticians,

whenchildrencommitcrimes,theyshouldbetreatedinthesamewayas

A、murderers.

B、criminals.

C>victims.

D、adults.

【正確答案】D

第16題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Youplaythelottery（彩票）eachdayandtherearetwooptions（選

擇）:eitheryouhitthejackpotandyourlifechangesgreatlyoryouloseandyou

havetostartitfromtheverybeginning.Onthecontrary,it'swellknownthatifyou

don'ttakerisks,youcan'twin,sothebestsolutionisalwaystothinkoverandover

again,toseewhatyourdecisionscouldrepresentinyourfutureandonly

afterwardstomakeupyourmind.Whilemakingadecision,youareadvisedto

A^refertoyourexperience

B、thinktwicebeforeyouleap

C、turntoparents

D、preparetotakearisk

【正確答案】B

第17題【單選題】

【填句補文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（細微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B^tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正確答案】D

第18題【單選題】

Scientistscouldseemanythingsthatmostpeoplewouldtosee.

A、feel

B、fail

C、fall

D、fill

【正確答案】B

第19題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute“means.

A^strong

B、firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正確答案】B

第20題【單選題】

【填句補文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C^Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正確答案】D

第21題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C>There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正確答案】D

第22題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech/anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowe'llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

we'llalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A^arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B、areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother'svoice

【正確答案】B

第23題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ilovesunnydaysbecausetheyareidealforoutings.Irememberthesunnyweekend

whentworoommatesandIhadamarveloustimeintheoldSummerPalace.Underthebluesky,

thetreesarebathedingoldenlight.Onrainydays,Ienjoythesoundofraindropsbeatingonthe

windowpanes.Iwatchtherainwashingthetreesandgrassclean,knowingtheywillglitterwhenit

clearsupandhopingarainbowwillfollow.Inwinter,aheavysnowfalloffersadifferenttypeof

pleasure.Coldasitoftenis,Ialwaysgooutdoorsandleavemyfootprintsinthethicksnowwhile

throwingsnowballsandmakingsnowmenwithmyfellowstudents.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Apersonshouldlearntobehappyinallweathers.

B、One'smoodshouldnotbeaffectedbybadweather.

C、Peopleusuallypreferfineweathertosevereweather.

D^Ienjoybothsunnyweatherandrainyorsnowyweather.

【正確答案】D

第24題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,"Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin".Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正確答案】D

第25題【單選題】

[2010.43yourtime,there'snorush.Westillhaveanhouruntilthetrainleaves.

A>Do

B>Set

C、Make

D、Take

【正確答案】D

第26題【單選題】

【填句補文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（2田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A>toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正確答案】D

第27題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andare

friends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-old

daughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsboth

enjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhis

parentswhenhewasateenager."Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,'Hey,the

newWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?'"saysBallmer."Therewas

justacompletegapintaste.wMusicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingand

hairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildren

oftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Theword"gulf"mostprobablymeans

A、interest

B、distance

C、hope

D、separation

【正確答案】D

第28題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,"Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin".Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正確答案】D

第29題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ilovesunnydaysbecausetheyareidealforoutings.Irememberthesunnyweekend

whentworoommatesandIhadamarveloustimeintheoldSummerPalace.Underthebluesky,

thetreesarebathedingoldenlight.Onrainydays,Ienjoythesoundofraindropsbeatingonthe

windowpanes.Iwatchtherainwashingthetreesandgrassclean,knowingtheywillglitterwhenit

clearsupandhopingarainbowwillfollow.Inwinter,aheavysnowfalloffersadifferenttypeof

pleasure.Coldasitoftenis,Ialwaysgooutdoorsandleavemyfootprintsinthethicksnowwhile

throwingsnowballsandmakingsnowmenwithmyfellowstudents.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Apersonshouldlearntobehappyinallweathers.

B^One'smoodshouldnotbeaffectedbybadweather.

C>Peopleusuallypreferfineweathertosevereweather.

D、Ienjoybothsunnyweatherandrainyorsnowyweather.

【正確答案】D

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Thequestionofhowhealthyschoolfoodiswascalledattentiontoby

theprofessionalcook,JamieOliver,wholaunchedacampaigntoimprovechildren's

nutrition,afterspendingayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.TheTVseriesaboutthe

campaignwonaBAFTAawardthisweek.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A、Jamienevereatsthejunkfood

B^Jamietaughtparentstocookhealthyfood

C、Jamieonceworkedinaschoolkitchen

D、inordertowinaBAFTAaward,Jamielaunchedacampaign

【正確答案】C

第31題【單選題】

【概括大意】"SpeedReading"coursesteachstudentshowtoreadmorequickly.Insuchcourses,

teachersoftenaskstudentstofindouthowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothistoo:

lookatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandwritedownthepagenumberyouhavereached.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CheckYourReadingSpeed

B^AWaytoIncreaseYourReadingSpeed

C、CheckYourUnderstanding

D、ReadSomethingEveryDay

【正確答案】A

第32題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B^Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正確答案】D

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B>hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正確答案】A

第34題【單選題】

【完成句子】Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweathersatellites.

Withthese,wecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfully,frombirthtodeath.Whiletheycan

stillkillpeopleanddestroyproperty,hurricaneswillneversurpriseanynationagain.Usingweather

satellitescanensureofhurricanes.

A、thetimely（及時的）discovery

B、thecontrolling

C>itsuncertainty

D、thereduction

【正確答案】A

第35題【單選題】

[2005.4]Itwaslongsupposedthatthemaindifferencebetweenanimalsandplantswasthatthe

formercouldmoveaboutwhilethecouldnot.

A、other

B、latter

C、another

D>later

【正確答案】B

第36題【單選題】

【概括大意】Radarisnowafamiliartool.Likemanyothersitwasanunexpecteddiscovery.Itwas

firstobservedbytworesearchers,whowerestudyingsoundcommunication.Theyweresending

signalsfromastationononesideofariverinWashingtonDtoavehicleacrosstheriver.They

discoveredthattheirsignalswerestoppedbypassingships.Theyrecognizedtheimportanceofthis

discoveryatonce.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、StudyofRadar

B^Radarisnowafamiliartool

C>RadarWorkingPrinciples

D、RadarwasDiscoveredbyChance

【正確答案】D

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B^hotcookedmeals

C>drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正確答案】A

第38題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】WritingforthecontentsitessuchastheYahoo!ContributorNetwork

alsointerestsme.I'vebeentryingcreativewriting,news,reviewsandnumerous

lifestyleissues.Andallofthesetopicshavebeenofmyownchoosing.Thenthereis

theopportunitytomeetotherwriters.TheYahoo!ContributorNetworkhasa

wonderfulin-housemessagingsystemthatallowsitswriterstocommunicateeasily

withoneanother.Notallyourtriesarerosyandeasywhenyouwriteforacontent

site,butyouwillgetmuchbenefitifyoutryit.WhatisthebenefitthattheYahoo!

ContributorNetworkoffersaccordingtotheauthor?

A、Youcanhaveallyourarticlespublished.

B^Youcangetalotofrewardsfromthesite.

C、Youcaneasilycommunicatewithotherwriters.

D、Youcanuseitsinformationandmessagesfree.

【正確答案】C

第39題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Thestructureofafamilytakesdifferentformsaroundtheworldand

eveninthesamesociety.Thefamily'sformchangesasitadaptstochangingsocial

andeconomicinfluences.Untilrecently,themostcommonforminNorthAmerica

wasthenuclearfamily,consistingofamarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildren.

Thenuclearfamilyisanindependentunit.Itmustbepreparedtofendforitself.

Individualfamilymembersstronglydependononeanother.Thereislittlehelpfrom

outsidethefamilyinemergencies.Elderlyrelativesofanuclearfamilyarecaredfor

onlyifitispossibleforthefamilytodoso.InNorthAmerica,theelderlyoftendo

notlivewiththefamily;theyliveinretirementcommunitiesandnursinghomes.

Theinformationinthefirstparagraphispresentedmainlythrough.

A、listingstatistics

B、tellingastory

C、pointingoutsimilarities

D、pointingoutdifferences

【正確答案】C

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Youplaythelottery（彩票）eachdayandtherearetwooptions（選

擇）:eitheryouhitthejackpotandyourlifechangesgreatlyoryouloseandyou

havetostartitfromtheverybeginning.Onthecontrary,it'swellknownthatifyou

don'ttakerisks,youcan'twin,sothebestsolutionisalwaystothinkoverandover

again,toseewhatyourdecisionscouldrepresentinyourfutureandonly

afterwardstomakeupyourmind.Whilemakingadecision,youareadvisedto

A、refertoyourexperience

B、thinktwicebeforeyouleap

C、turntoparents

D、preparetotakearisk

【正確答案】B

第41題【單選題】

【填句補文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

B、Whenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C、AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D^Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正確答案】D

第42題【單選題】

【填句補文】Theblackrobin（旅鴉）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正確答案】A

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正確答案】C

第44題【單選題】

WasitinthatschoolhedevelopedhisinterestinPhysics?

A、which

B、fromwhich

C、where

D、that

【正確答案】D

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine,

559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactually

flowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.SomeCustomsofficialsestimatethatonly

10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,the

DistrictAttorney（檢察長）won'tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfive

kilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaor

it'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,“saysTomCash,aretired

agent.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression“smallfry“inthe

paragraph?

A、Smalldogs

B、Smallsheepdogs

C、Smallsm