2021年事業(yè)單位公共基礎知識二英語題庫

公共基本知識二英語某些PassageOne ChristopherThomas，27，wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes(糖尿病)，Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin(胰島素)threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage，blindness，andevendeath.Andifthatweren'tbadenough，hehadnohealthinsurance.Afteramonthoffeelingupset，Thomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton，MichiganforNewYork，gotajobwaitingtables，nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar，andcreated，afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories，information，andresources.

JasonSwencki’sson，Kody，wasdiagnosedwithtypediabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'sforums(論壇)togethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited，writingtokidsfromallover,"saysSwencki，oneofthesite'svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthrough，sohedoesn'tfeelalone."Kodyisanythingbutalone：DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates，with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.

Thesedays，Thomas'smainfocusishischarity（慈善機構），F(xiàn)ightIt，whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'taffordadiabetic'shugeexpenses.Fhasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay，ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.

Evenwithastaffof22volunteers，Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause，whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere，mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"saysBentleyGubar，oneofRockstar'soriginalmembers."ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."

56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.HestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetesHehasapositiveattitudetothisdisease.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.57.Dwascreatedfor_________.A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobsC.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources.58.Accordingtothetext，Kody______.A.feellonelybecauseofhisillnessB.benefitsfromC.helpscreatetheonlinekid’sforumsD.writeschildren’sstoriesonline59.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.60.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas______.A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharityB.employs22peopleforhiswebsiteC.helpsdiabeticsinhisownwayD.tiestofindacurefordiabetesPassageTwoAsksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However，beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible，butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK，forexample，isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt，itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps，buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem，too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However，afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue，encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags，forexample.Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts，whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle，wearebeginningtorealisejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture，butwehaveamountaintoclimb.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“over-consumption”referto?A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.D.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.62.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow_______.A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecyclingC.therapidgrowthofsupermarketsOveruse63.Accordingtothetext，recycling______.A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffectB.meansburningpackagingforenergyC.isthesolutiontogasshortageD.leadstoawasteofland64.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.65.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste.D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.第一套模仿題答案解析PassageOne56.解析:細節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知，ChristopherThomas對于自己疾病采用了積極態(tài)度，因此C項對的。A項與Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin(胰島素)threetimesadayfortherestofhislife不符；B項與文中Thomas開辦網站，與病人及其家屬分享關于信息和資源不符；D項提到寫作是Thomas專職工作，而她志愿工作才是運作FightIt這個慈善機構。安徽省直事業(yè)單位備考交流群答案:C 57.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories，information，andresources可知A項對的。答案:A58.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'sforums(論壇)togethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited，writingtokidsfromallover,"saysSwencki，oneofthesite'svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthrough，sohedoesn'tfeelalone."可知B項對的。答案:B59.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照FightIt，whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'taffordadiabetic'shugeexpenses.Fhasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.可知A項對的。答案:A60.解析：推理判斷題。依照ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow.可知Thomas在用自己方式協(xié)助糖尿病人，因此C項對的。A項與Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause，whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables不符；B項與Evenwithastaffof22volunteers；D項與"Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere，mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"saysBentleyGubar，oneofRockstar'soriginalmembers."ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."不符。

答案:CPassageTwo61.D.thefactofpackaging解析：詞義猜測題。依照文中Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible，butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.可知劃線某些意義應為“過度消費”，因此D項意義對的。答案:D 62.解析：作者用意猜測題。依照作者在文中使用數(shù)字可知，作者使用數(shù)字目是為了讓讀者清晰地理解過度包裝現(xiàn)實問題，因此D項對的。答案:D63.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照Ifsuchpackagingisburnt，itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps，buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.可知A項對的。答案:A64.解析：推理判斷題。第四段講述了人們對于包裝不好物品固有結識，即：人們普遍以為包裝不好物品質量必定差，因此C項應為對的答案。答案:Ｃ65.解析：推理判斷題。文章講述了人們對于過度包裝危害結識及人們應有積極態(tài)度，因此最后一段給咱們帶來了但愿，但是最后一句wehaveamountaintoclimb.提示咱們事情不會一蹴而就，因此A項對的。答案:A第二套模仿題英語閱讀 RaeArmantrout，whohasbeenapoetryprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego(UCSD)fortwodecades，haswonthePulitzerPrizeinthepoetrycategoryforhermostrecentbook，“Versed”.“I’mdelightedandamazedathowmuchmediarecognitionthatthePulitzerbrings，ascomparedtoeventheNationalBookCriticsAward，whichIwasalsosurprisedanddelightedtowin,”saidArmantrout.“Foralongtime，mywritinghasbeenjustbelowthemediaradar，andtohavethiskindofattention，suddenly，withmy10thbook，isreallysurprising.”Armantrout，anativeCalifornian，receivedherbachelor’sdegreeatUCBerkeley，whereshestudiedwithnotedpoetDeniseLevertov，andhermaster’sincreativewritingfromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.SheisafoundingmemberofLanguagePoets，agroupinAmericanpoetrythatanalyzesthewaylanguageisusedandraisesquestionstomakethereaderthink.InMarch，shewontheNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardfor“Versed.”“Thisbookhasgottenmoreattention,”Armantroutsaid，“butIdon’tfeelasifit’sbetter.”Thefirsthalfof“Versed”focusesonthedarkforcestakingholdoftheUnitedStatesasitfoughtthewaragainstIraq.ThesecondhalflooksatthedarkforcescastingashadowoverherownlifeafterArmantroutwasdiagnosedwithcancerin.ArmantroutwasshockedtolearnshehadwonthePulitzerbutmanyofhercolleagueswerenot.“RaeArmantroutisauniquevoiceinAmericanpoetry,”saidSethLerer，headofArtsandHumanitiesatUCSD.“Versed”，publishedbytheWesleyanUniversityPress，didappearinalargerprintingthanherearlierworks，whichisabout2,700copies.TheneweditionisscheduledtoappearinMay.56.AccordingtoRaeArmantrout，____________.A.her10thbookismuchbetter B.herwinningthePulitzerisunexpectedC.themediaissurprisedatherworks D.shelikesbeingrecognizedbyherreaders57.WhichofthefollowingistrueofRaeArmantrout?A.Shepublishedapoetrytextbook.B.Sheusedtoteach.B.ItismainlyabouttheADeniseLevertov.C.Shestartedapoets’groupwithothers.D.ShetaughtcreativewritingatUCBerkeley.58.Whatcanwelearnabout“Versed”?A.Itconsistsofthreepartsmericanarmy.C.Itisabookpublishedtwodecadesago.D.Itpartlyconcernsthepoet’sownlife.59.RaeArmantrout’scolleaguesthinkthatshe____________.A.shouldwritemore B.hasasweetvoiceC.deservestheprize D.isastrangeprofessor60.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.About2,700copiesof“Versed”willbeprinted.B.CancermadeArmantroutstopwriting.C.ArmantroutgotherdegreesatUCSD.D.“Versed”hasbeenawardedtwice.PassageTwoBatteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerful，problemscanarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.UniversityofMissouri(MU)researchersaredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmaller，lighterandmoreefficient.“Toprovideenoughpower，weneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity(密度)”，saidJaeKwon，assistantprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatMU.“Theradioisotope(放射性同位素)batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuchhigherthanchemicalbatteries.”Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclearbattery，presentlythesizeandthicknessofapenny，intendedtopowervariousmicro/nanoelectromechanrealsystems(M/NEMS).Althoughnuclearbatteriescancauseconcerns，Kwonsaidtheyaresafe.“Peopleheartheword‘nuclear’andthinkofsomethingverydangerous,”hesaid，“However，nuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyofdevices，suchaspace-makers，spacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.”Hisnewideaisnotonlyinthebattery’ssize，butalsoinitssemiconductor(半導體).Kwon’sbatteryusesaliquidsemiconductorratherthanasolidsemiconductor.“Thekeypartofusingaradioactivebatteryisthatwhenyouharvesttheenergy，partoftheradiationenergycandamagethelatticestructure(晶體構造)ofthesolidsemiconductor,”Kwonsaid，“Byusingaliquidsemiconductor，webelievewecanminimizethatproblem.”TogetherwithJ.DavidRobertson，chemistryprofessorandassociatedirectoroftheMUResearchReactor，Kwonisworkingtobuildandtestthebattery.Inthefuture，theyhopetoincreasethebattery’spower，shrinkitssizeandtrywithvariousothermaterials.Kwonsaidthatbatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair.61.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJaeKwon?A.HeteacheschemistryatMU.

B.Hedevelopedachemicalbattery.C.Heisworkingonanuclearenergysource.D.Hemadeabreakthroughincomputerengineering.62.JaeKwongaveexamplesinParagraph4_________.A.toshowchemicalbatteriesarewidelyapplied.B.tointroducenuclearbatteriescanbesafelyused.C.todescribeanuclear-poweredsystem.D.tointroducevariousenergysources.63.Liquidsemiconductorisusedto_________.A.getridoftheradioactivewaste

B.testthepowerofnuclearbatteries.C.decreasethesizeofnuclearbatteriesD.reducethedamagetolatticestructure.64.AccordingtoJaeKwon，hisnuclearbattery_______.A.usesasolidsemiconductor

B.willsoonreplacethepresentones.C.couldbeextremelythin

D.haspassedthefinaltest.65.Thetextismostprobablya________.A.sciencenewsreport

B.bookreview

C.newspaperad

D.sciencefictionstory第二套模仿題答案解析PassageOne56.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照文章第二段論述可知，Armantrout對于自己獲得普利策獎是很驚訝，因此B項對的。答案:B57.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照文章第三段中SheisafoundingmemberofLanguagePoets，agroupinAmericanpoetry可知C項對的。答案:C58.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照文章中ThesecondhalflooksatthedarkforcescastingashadowoverherownlifeafterArmantroutwasdiagnosedwithcancerin.可知D項對的。答案:D59.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照文章中倒數(shù)第二段可知C項對的。答案:C60.解析：歸納判斷題。依照文章中wonthePulitzerPrizeinthepoetrycategoryforhermostrecentbook，“Versed”.以及InMarch，shewontheNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardfor“Versed.”可知D項對的。答案:DPassageTwo61.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照第三段論述可知Kwon在研究一種原子能電池，因此C項對的。答案:C62.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照文章第四段可知Kwon舉例目是為了闡明原子能電池是安全，因此B項對的。答案:B63.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照Byusingaliquidsemiconductor，webelievewecanminimizethatproblem可知D項對的。答案:D64.解析：細節(jié)理解題。依照Kwonsaidthatbatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair可知C項對的。答案:C65.解析：推理判斷題。本文講述了Kwon原子能電池關于狀況，文章體裁應屬于科普文章，因此A項對的。答案:A第三套模仿題英語閱讀WELCOMWelcometoWindsorCastle，theoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworld.Windsorisoneoftheofficialresidences（住所）oftheQueen，whosometimesstayshere.AudiotoursFreeaudiotoursareavailableonleavingtheAdmissionCentreatthestartofyourvisit.Thereisadescriptiveaudiotourforblindandpoor-sightedvisitors.GuidedtoursVisitorscanexplorethehistoryoftheCastlethroughatourofthePrecinctswithanexpertguide.ToursdepartatregularintervalsthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateApartments.VisitorswithchildrenForthosevisitingwithchildren，aspecialfamilytourandvariousactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.Pleasenotethat，forsafelyreasons，pushchairsarenotpermittedintheStateApartments.ShoppingShopsofferawiderangeofsouvenirsdesignedfortheRoyalCollection，includingbooks，postcards，china，jewellery，andchildren’stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopaboutourhomedeliveryservice.RefreshmentsBottledwatercanbepurchasedfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FormApriltoSeptembericecreamisalsoavailable.VisitorswishingtoleavetheCastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainre-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.EatinganddrinkingarenotpermittedintheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapel.PhotographyandmobilephonesNon-commercialphotographyandfilmingarewelcomedintheCastle.Photography，videorecordingandfilmingarenotpermittedinsidetheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapelinconsiderationofothervisitors.Security56.Avisitorcanapplyforafreeaudiotour_________.A.intheCourtyardB.intheStateApartmentsC.attheAdmissionCenterD.atStGeorge’sChapel57.Whatisspeciallyofferedtovisitorswithkids?A.Asecurityguard.B.Apushchair.C.Afreetoy.D.Ababycarrier.58.Whocangetre-entrypermits?A.VisitorswishingtoeatoutsidetheCastle.B.Visitorsbuyinggiftsinthecastleshops.C.VisitorsbuyingwaterfromtheCourtyard.D.VisitorseatingoutsideStGeorge’sChapel. 59.Whyarevisitorsrequiredtoturnofftheirmobilephones?A.Toensurethesafetyofothers.B.ToensurethesecurityoftheCastle.C.Topreventthemfromdisturbingothers.D.Topreventtheuseofthebuilt-incameras.60.Inthelastpart，a“workingroyalpalace”referstoone___.A.stillbeingconstructedB.stillusedbytheroyalfamilyC.wheretheQueenusuallyworksD.whereworksofartareonshow

PassageTwoWhyplaygames?Becausetheyarefun，anda1otmorebesides.Followingtherules…planningyournextmove...actingasateammember…theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlife.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchild，suchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantly，theytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlives，suchastakingturnsandcooperating(合伙).Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalsideChildrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.Forinstance，someSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledbones.Whichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination（協(xié)調）neededinhunting.Manysportsencouragenationalorlocalpride.Themostfamousgamesofall，theOlympicGames，bringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflags，knowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountry，notjusttheathletewhoearnedit.Forcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwar，anOlympicwincanmeansomuch.Sportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeople.Socceristhemostpopularsportintheworld.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarne，aCaliforniansoccerplayer，hasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.Hecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuture.Nexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsport，thinkaboutwhyyouenjoyit，whatskillsareneeded，andwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlife.61.Throughplayinghide-and-seek，childrenareexpectedtolearnto________.A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrulesC.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger62.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan________.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople’sviewsofsportingevents63.Accordingtothepassage，whyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?A.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.D.Itearnsthewinnersfameandfortune.64.Iribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationisto_______.A.bringfuntopoorkids B.providesoccerballsforchildrenC.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlifeD.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorkids65．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Gamedbenefitpeoplealltheirlives.B．Sportscangetallathletestogether.C．Peopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfun.D．Sportsincreaseacountry’scompetitiveness.第三套模仿題答案解析PassageOne56.C.細節(jié)理解題。在Audiotours標題下直接找到theAdmissionCenter。57.D.細節(jié)理解題。在visitorswithbabies標題下有babycarriersareavailabletoborrow.58.A.細節(jié)理解題。在Refreshments標題下有Visitorswishingtoleavethecastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainthere-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.59.C.細節(jié)理解題。在Photographyandmobilephones標題下有Mobilephonesmustbeswitchedoff…inconsiderationofothervisitors.60.B.詞義猜測題。依照第一某些中句子WindsorisoneoftheofficialresidencesoftheQueen，whosometimesstaysthere.可以猜測B項對的，C項是不對的，由于該項只是Queenusuallyworks。PassageTwo61.B.細節(jié)理解題。依照第一段中Followingtherules…planningyournextmove...actingasateammember…theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlife.可知B項對的。62.C.詞義猜測題。這某些前面謂語動詞是translate有“翻譯，解釋，轉移，調動”意思，該某些背面有一種定語從句，先后結合就可以理解這某些意思了。63.A.細節(jié)理解題。依照第四段中Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflags，knowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountry，notjusttheathletewhoearnedit.可知A項對的。64.C.推理判斷題。依照倒數(shù)第二段中Hecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuture.可推出C項是對的。65.A.推理判斷題。整段分析做游戲好處，不但小朋友、成人也可以玩游戲。由此可以推斷有些對人終身有益。第四套模仿題英語閱讀 Inthekitchenofmymother’shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstand（木架）withasmallnotepad（記事本）andaholeforapencil.I’mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomymother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil，fivehouseslater，thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan’tbethesamepencil?Thepadismoremodern，butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.“I’mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyear.”Isaytoher，walkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil.“Youstilluseapencil.Can’tyouaffordapen?”Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply.“Itworksperfectlywell.I’vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea，andIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthesedays.”ImmediatelyIcanpictureher，hairwild，bluehousecoatcoveredinflour，awoodenspooninonehand，thepencilintheother，hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays，“OnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline，andIhadabrilliantthought，butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon.”Thisstory—whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn—remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas，andisalsoagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenoughchild-freetimetowork.Later，whenmymotherisinthebathroom，Igointoherkitchenandturnoverthebreadboards.Sureenough，onthebackofthesmallestone，aresomepenciledmarksIrecognizeasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetraveledunaffectedthroughfiftyyears，rootedinthesoilofacheapwoodenbreadboard，invisible（看不到）exhibitsateverymeal.56．Whyhastheauthor’smotheralwayskeptthenotepadandpencilinthekitchen?A．Toleavemessages.B．Tolisthereverydaytasks.C．Tonotedownmathsproblems.D．Towritedownaflashofinspiration.57.Whatistheauthor’soriginalopinionaboutthewoodenstand?A.Ithasgreatvalueforthefamily.B.Itneedstobereplacedbyabetterone.C.Itbringsherbacktoherlonelychildhood.D.Itshouldbepassedontothenextgeneration.58.Theauthorfeelsembarrassedfor.A.blaminghermotherwrongly.B.givinghermotheralotoftrouble.C.notmakinggooduseoftimeashermotherdid.D.notmakinganybreakthroughinherfield.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Themotherissuccessfulinhercareer.B.Thefamilymembersliketraveling.C.Theauthorhadlittletimetoplaywhenyoung.D.Themarksonthebreadboardhavedisappeared.60.Intheauthor’smind,hermotheris. A.strangeinbehavior.B.keenonherresearch.C.fondofcollectingoldthings.D.carelessaboutherappearance.PassageTwoToerrishuman.Toblametheotherguyisevenmorehuman.Commonsenseisnotallthatcommon.Whytellthetruthwhenyoucancomeupwithagoodexcuse?Thesethreepopularmisquotes(戲謔引語)aremeanttobejokes，andyettheytellusalotabouthumannature.Toerr，ortomakemistakes，isindeedapartofbeinghuman，butitseemsthatmostpeopledon’twanttoaccepttheresponsibilityfortheproblem.Perhapsitisthenaturalthingtodo.Theoriginalquoteabouthumannaturewentlikethis:”Toerrishuman，toforgive，divine(神圣).”Thissayingmirrorsandealpeopleshouldbeforgivingofothers’mistakes.Instead，wetendtodotheopposite–findsomeoneelsetopasstheblameonto.However，takingresponsibilityforsomethingthatwentwrongisamakingofgreatmaturity.Commonsenseiswhatwecallclearthought.Havingcommonsensemeanshavingagoodgeneralplanthatwillmakethingsworkwell，anditalsomeansstayingwiththeplan.Commonsensetellsyouthatyoutakeanumbrellaoutintoarainstorm，butyouleavetheumbrellahomewhenyouhearaweatherforecastforsunshine．Commonsensedoesnotseemtobecommonforlargeorganizations，becausetherearesomanythingsgoingonthatonepersoncannotbeinchargeofeverything.Peoplesaythatinalargecompany,”therighthanddoesnotknowwhatthelefthandisdoing.”Andwhatiswrongwithasocietythatthinksthatmakingupagoodexcuseislikecreatingaworkofart?Oneofthecommonproblemswithmakingexcusesisthatpeople，especiallyyoungpeople.gettheideathatit’sokaynottobetotallyhonestallthetime.Thereisacorollary(直接推論)tothat：ifgoodexcuseis“good”evenifitisn’thonest，thenwhereistheplaceofthetruth?61.Accordingtotilepassage，whichoffollowingseemsthemosthuman?A.Tosearchfortruth．B.Toachieveone’sidealC.Tomakefunofothers’mistakes．D.Tocriticizeothersforone’sownerror.62．Accordingtotheauthor，whatisasignofaman’smaturity?A．Doingthingshisownway.B．Bearingresponsibilityforhismistakes.C．Makingasfewmistakesaspossible．D．Thinkingseriouslyabouthiswrongdoing.63．WhichofthefollowingisNOTbasedoncommonsense?A．Amantriestotakechargeofeverythinginalargecompany.B．Astudentgoesoutwithanumbrellainstormyweather.C．Acompany’snextmovefollowsagoodplan．D．Alawyeractsonfinejudgments．64.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutagoodexcuse?A.Makingagoodexcuseissometimesabetterpolicy.B.Inventingagoodexcuseneedscreativeideas.C.Agoodexcuseisasrewardingashonesty.D.Bittertruthisbetterthanagoodexcuse.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforhispassage?A.AMirrorofHumanNatureB.ToBlameortoForgiveC.AMarkofMaturityD.TruthorExcuse第四套模仿題答案解析PassageOne56.D.細節(jié)理解題。從IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea到下一段andIhadabrilliantthought，butthestandwasempty.可知對的答案時D.57.B.依照第三段中I’mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyear.可推斷，作者以為thewoodenstand該換成更好了。58.C.細節(jié)理解題。最后一段中有Ifeel