專插本《公共英語》模擬測(cè)試三附答案

專插本《公共英語》模擬測(cè)試三[復(fù)制]PartIVocabularyandStructure(30%)1.You（）thatofficebuildingafterdark.[單選題]*A.havenobusinessforentranceB.havenobusingentering(正確答案)C.havenotthebusinesstoenterD.donothavebusinesstoentering答案解析：句意：你無權(quán)在晚上進(jìn)入那個(gè)辦公大樓。固定用法題。havenobusinessdoing為常用短語，意為“無權(quán)做某事”。2.It’snecessarythatthepresident（）intimetoattendthemeeting.[單選題]*A.cameB.willcomeC.come(正確答案)D.comes答案解析：句意:總統(tǒng)必須及時(shí)來參加會(huì)議。虛擬語氣題。在“Itis+adj.+that”結(jié)構(gòu)中,it為形式主語，that引導(dǎo)主語從句，如果此結(jié)構(gòu)中的形容詞為評(píng)論性形容詞，如necessary,important,strange,vital,essential等,則主語從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞應(yīng)使用虛擬語氣，即should+動(dòng)詞原形，should可以省略。故本題選C。3.Thistestisforstudents（）nativelanguageisnotEnglish.[單選題]*A.whose(正確答案)B.thatC.ofwhomD.which答案解析：句意:這場(chǎng)考試是針對(duì)母語為非英語的學(xué)生的。定語從句題,由題意可知,橫線處缺少一個(gè)關(guān)系詞來引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾先行詞students,并且該關(guān)系詞在從句中作主語的定語。只有whose符合題意。4.（）heretires,Prof.Bakerwillhavetaughtintheuniversityforalmostfortyyears.[單選題]*A.BythistimeB.AtthetimeC.AtthesametimeD.Bythetime(正確答案)答案解析：句意：貝克教授到退休時(shí)，就已經(jīng)在大學(xué)任教近40年了。詞義辨析題。Bythetime:到...為止;atthetime:在那時(shí)；bythistime:到現(xiàn)在；atthesametime:與此同時(shí)。由題干可知，本句時(shí)態(tài)為將來完成時(shí)，故選D.5.Thecommercialcenter（）willbethemostmagnificentoneinthecity.[單選題]*A.builtB.tobebuilt(正確答案)C.bebuildingD.havingbeenbuilt答案解析：句意:將要建造的商業(yè)中心將會(huì)是該市最宏大的建筑。非謂語動(dòng)詞題。一般來講，在時(shí)間含義上，todo暗含將來，而doing表示進(jìn)行。由謂語動(dòng)詞willbe可知是將來時(shí)態(tài)，所以要選tobebuilt意為“將要建造的”。6.You（）totowntoseethemovieyesterday.ItwillbeonTVtonight.[單選題]*A.needn’tgoB.shouldnotgoC.hadbetternotgoD.needn’thavegone(正確答案)答案解析：句意：你昨天沒必要去城里看電影，今晚電視上會(huì)播映。情態(tài)動(dòng)詞題。needn’thavedone表示“本不必做”，shouldnotdo表示“不應(yīng)該做”。根據(jù)句意可知，選D。7.We’veallheardofThomasEdison,（）whoinventedtheelectriclightandmanyotherthings.[單選題]*A.manB.amanC.theman(正確答案)D.men答案解析：句意:我們都聽說過托馬斯?愛迪生,就是那個(gè)發(fā)明了電燈和許多其他東西的人。冠詞的用法題。一個(gè)名詞在修飾另外一個(gè)名詞作同位語時(shí)，其前面冠詞的使用主要取決于句意中是否形成特指。根據(jù)句意可知，man為特定人物，因此應(yīng)用定冠詞the修飾。8.Ouraimistomaketheelectricity（）thepeoplebetter.[單選題]*A.serve(正確答案)B.servedC.toserveD.servefor答案解析：句意:我們的目標(biāo)是讓電更好地為人類服務(wù)。非謂語動(dòng)詞題。make后應(yīng)使用省略to的不定式結(jié)構(gòu)，Servesb.意為“為某人服務(wù)”，而servefor意為“充當(dāng);被用作；起……作用”。故選A。9.Wemustimprovethefarmingmethod（）wemaygethighyields.[單選題]*A.inordertoB.inorderthat(正確答案)C.sinceD.as答案解析：句意：我們必須改善耕作方法，這樣才能獲得髙產(chǎn)量。狀語從句題。inorderthat:以便，后跟從句;inorderto：目的是，后跟動(dòng)詞原形。10.PTOstands（）“Pleaseturnoverthepage”，ofcourse.[單選題]*A.for(正確答案)B.likeC.asD.by答案解析：A句意：當(dāng)然,PTO表示“請(qǐng)翻頁”。詞語搭配題。standfor為固定搭配，意為“意味著，代表”11.Thispassageis（）toodifficultforthejuniorsand()tooeasyfortheseniors.[單選題]*A.rather；rather(正確答案)B.rather；fairlyC.fairlyfairlyD.fairly；rather答案解析：句章:這篇文章對(duì)于大二學(xué)生太難而對(duì)于大四學(xué)生又太簡(jiǎn)單。詞義辨析題。rather和fairly意思接近，都表示“相當(dāng)”但fairly語氣較輕。另外，rather可看作前位限定詞,可置于a，too等中位限定詞之前;fairly則不可以這樣使用。12.Thisweatheris（）wehadthistimelastyear.[單選題]*A.worseofwhatB.worsethan(正確答案)C.worseas.D.worsethat答案解析：句意:現(xiàn)在的天氣比去年這個(gè)時(shí)候還要糟糕。比較結(jié)構(gòu)題。根據(jù)題意空格前后是兩個(gè)對(duì)等成分進(jìn)行比較.，所以要用“比較級(jí)+than”結(jié)構(gòu)，beworsethan…意為“比……更糟糕”。故選B13.Theoxygenintheairwebreathemixes（）ourbloodandgivesuslife.[單選題]*A.inB.with(正確答案)C.upD.on答案解析：句意:我們吸人的空氣中的氧氣與血液混合，我們因此才能生存。詞語搭配題。mixwith為固定搭配，意為“與…融合”。故選B。14.Dick,somethingimportanthashappened.Iwishto（）[單選題]*A.talkitoverwithyou(正確答案)B.talkoveritC.talkoverD.talkyouwithit答案解析：A句意:迪克發(fā)生了一件重要的事情，我想和你好好談?wù)劇９潭ㄓ梅}。talkoversth.withsb.為固定短語，意為“與某人反復(fù)討論某事”。當(dāng)“某事”為代詞時(shí),應(yīng)放在talk與over之間，故選A。15.（）weknow,thereare107elementsfoundinnature.[單選題]*A.SolongasB.AsfaxC.Sofaras(正確答案)D.Justas答案解析：句意:就我們所知，自然界中有107種元素。詞義辨析題。短語sofaras與solongas容易混淆，前者意為“就……而言”;后者意為“只要'根據(jù)句意可知，選C16.Frankhadworkedforthreeyearstobeatechnician,butfoundhisprogress（）[單選題]*A.discouragingandunsatisfiedB.discouraginganddissatisfiedC.discouragedanddissatisfiedD.unsatisfactoryanddiscouraging(正確答案)答案解析：句意:弗蘭克工作三年了，希望能成為一名技術(shù)人員，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)進(jìn)步不盡如人意，令人沮喪。非謂語動(dòng)詞題。在findsth.done/doing/adj.形成的復(fù)合賓語結(jié)構(gòu)中，賓語補(bǔ)足語的使用主要取決于其與賓語的邏輯關(guān)系。本題中賓語為progress，故補(bǔ)足語應(yīng)使用discouraging(令人沮喪的)和unsatisfactory(令人不滿意的)，unsatisfied和dissatisfied都是用來描述人的詞，不能用于此處。17.Onhiswayhomehewaskilledinacar（）[單選題]*A.blowB.shockC.crash(正確答案)D.hit答案解析：句意:他在回家的路上死于一起車禍。詞義辨析題。crash:撞車,碰撞，carcrash意為“汽車碰撞，車禍”；blow：打擊;shock：震驚，沖擊;hit:打擊，擊中。18.OnmyjourneybycaracrosstheEuropeanContinent,Ienjoyedlookingatthe（）ofthevariouscountries.[單選題]*A.scenery(正確答案)B.sceneriesC.scenesD.views答案解析：句意:在開車穿越歐洲大陸的旅途中，我飽覽了各國的風(fēng)景。詞義辨析題。scenery:風(fēng)景,為不可數(shù)名同；scene:場(chǎng)面，場(chǎng)景，為可數(shù)名詞;view:觀點(diǎn),表示風(fēng)景時(shí)，強(qiáng)調(diào)從某一角度看到的風(fēng)景。根據(jù)句意可知，選A。19.Shehadn’teatenbreakfast；（）,shewashungrybynoon.[單選題]*A.furthermoreB.therefore(正確答案)C.aswellasD.still答案解析：句意:她沒有吃早餐，因此到中午就餓了。詞義辨析題。furthermore:進(jìn)一步，而且;therefore:因此;aswellas:也;still:仍然，更。根據(jù)句意可知，選B20.Thisgroupis（）anonprofitorganization.[單選題]*A.periodicallyB.readilyC.practically(正確答案)D.roughly答案解析：句意:這實(shí)際上是一個(gè)非營利性組織。詞義辨析題。periodically:定期地；readily:愿意地;practically:實(shí)際上;roughly:大約。根據(jù)句意可知，選C。21.Theaccidentwhichhappenedonthehighway（）severalvehicles.[單選題]*A.connectedB.involved(正確答案)C.containedD.contacted答案解析：句意：發(fā)生在高速公路上的這起事故涉及好幾輛車。同義辨析題，connect:連接；involve:涉及；contain:包括;contact:接觸。根據(jù)句意可知，選B。22.Toourgreatsurprise,Mr.Bakerhasquicklyrecoveredfromhis（）illness.[單選題]*A.sincereB.strictC.superiorD.severe(正確答案)答案解析：句意:讓我們吃驚的是，貝克先生很快就從重病中康復(fù)了。詞義辨析題。sincere:真誠的;strict：嚴(yán)格的;superior:較好的;severe：嚴(yán)重的。根據(jù)句意可知，選D。23.Thisnewtypeofcarisfittedwithaneffectiveengine,whichis（）fuel.[單選題]*A.economicofB.economizedofC.economicalof(正確答案)D.economistof答案解析：句意:這種新型汽車配備有高效發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，可以節(jié)省燃料。固定用法題。Beeconomicalof為固定搭配，意為“節(jié)省...的”；economic:經(jīng)濟(jì)(學(xué))的；economize:節(jié)省;economist：經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家24.Weallknowthatarrowsareoftenusedas（）toshowdirections.[單選題]*A.signs(正確答案)B.messagesC.signalsD.symbols答案解析：A句意:我們都知道箭頭經(jīng)常被用作指示方向的符號(hào)。詞義辨析題。sign:符號(hào);message:消息;signal:信號(hào);symbol:象征。根據(jù)句意可知,選A。.25.Withoutair，thecandlewill（）[單選題]*A.gooffB.gothroughC.goout(正確答案)D.goover答案解析：句意:沒有空氣，蠟燭就會(huì)熄滅。詞義辨析題。gooff:爆炸，(食物)腐敗;gothrough:(法案、合同等.)通過；goover:仔細(xì)檢查，翻越而過；goout:(燈、火)熄滅，外出。26.Oneofthemostimportantproblemsishowto（）theinterestinlearningEnglish.[單選題]*A.riseB.ariseC.raiseD.arouse(正確答案)答案解析：句意:最重要的問題之一是如何激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)英語的興趣。詞義辨析題。rise:上升，為不及物動(dòng)詞；arise：出現(xiàn)，產(chǎn)生為不及物動(dòng)詞;raise:提高，養(yǎng)育，為及物動(dòng)詞；arouse:激起，引起，為及物動(dòng)詞。27.Tonyaswellashisbrothersandsisters（）fromAmerica.[單選題]*A.is(正確答案)B.areC.havebeenD.were答案解析：句意:托尼和他的兄妹們都是美國人。主謂一致題。當(dāng)句子主語是由with,togetherwith，followedby，aswellas等連接的并列主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞跟前面的主語保持一致。本句的主語桌Tony，為第三人稱單數(shù)形式，所以謂語用單數(shù)。28.（）yourcomingtoseeme,Iwouldhavebeenverylonely.[單選題]*A.Butfor(正確答案)B.OnaccountofC.OwingtoD.Thanksto答案解析：句意:若不是你來看我，我會(huì)感到很孤獨(dú)的?詞義辨析題。onaccountof:因?yàn)?，由?butfor:若不是，若非;owingto和thanksto均意為“因?yàn)?，由?多虧”。29.Wearequite（）toourparentsandourteacher.[單選題]*A.respectableB.respectful(正確答案)C.respectiveD.respected答案解析：句意:我們對(duì)父母和老師恭敬有加.詞義辨析題。respectable:應(yīng)受尊敬的,值得尊敬的;respectful:恭敬的,有禮貌的;respective:各自的;respected：受尊敬的。30.—ShallIhelpyouwiththewashingup?

—Don’t(

).I’lldoitlater.[單選題]*A.bother(正確答案)B.careC.troubleD.disturb答案解析：句意:——我?guī)湍阆床途甙?！——不麻煩了，一?huì)兒我來洗。詞義辨析題。bother:麻煩，操心，don’tbother意為“不麻煩了，不用費(fèi)心了”，主要用于謝絕對(duì)方主動(dòng)提出的善意幫助;care：關(guān)心，喜愛;trouble：麻煩,使煩惱;disturb:打擾。PartⅡReadingComprehension(40%)

Directions：Inthispart，therearefourpassages,eachofwhichisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1

Ifyouownacar,youareprobablyconsideringbuyingsomekindofcarinsurance(保險(xiǎn)）

However,whenyouareactuallypurchasingcarinsurance,itcanbedifficultforyoutodecidewhichisyourbestchoice.Theidealbuyingprocessistofirstresearchanddecide,thenpurchase.

ResearchFirst

Beforebuyingcarinsurance,youshouldfindoutthepurposeofyourpurchaseandhowtheinsurancemeetsyourneeds.

DecideonSuitableCarInsurancePolicies(保單）

Aneglectedpartofcarinsuranceisthepartwhichcoversmedicalbills.Medicalpaymentscanaddupveryquicklyinanaccidentsituation,andtheinsuranceshouldcoverthebillsincurred(招致)bothbyyouandbythepassengersinyourcar.Makesureyouknowthefullvaluethatyourinsurancecovers.

PurchasetheBestCarInsuranceforYourNeeds

Youhaveanumberofchoiceswhenitcomestotheactualpurchaseofthecarinsurance.Eachhasadvantagesanddisadvantages,andthesemaybeinfluencedbyyourindividualtasteandpreviousbuyingexperience.Insurancecompaniesmayofferyougoodadvice,butpricesontheInternetareoftenbetter.31.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whenbuyingcarinsurance,oneshouldfirst（）[單選題]*A.decideonthenumberofpoliciestopurchaseB.docarefulresearchonthedifferentchoices(正確答案)C.choosethebestinsurancecompanyD.lookforthelowestinsurancerate答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“Theidealbuyingprocessistofirstresearchanddecide,thenpurchase.”可知，B項(xiàng)為正確答案。32.Thepurposeofresearchistofindoutwhetherthecarinsurance（）[單選題]*A.includesalltheadvancesB.bestmeetsyourneeds(正確答案)C.offersthebestrateD.iseasytopurchase答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段可知，研究的目的是為了讓你買的汽車保險(xiǎn)滿足你的需要，因此應(yīng)該選B。33.Whenbuyingcarinsurance,peopleoftenneglect（）[單選題]*A.thedamagetothecarB.thebillspaidbythepassengersC.thepartcoveringthemedicalbills(正確答案)D.thebackgroundoftheinsurancecompany答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一句話“Aneglectedpartofcarinsuranceisthepartwhichcoversmedicalbills.”可知,C項(xiàng)為正確答案。34.Accordingtothelastparagraph,yourchoiceofcarinsurancemayalsobeinfluencedby（）[單選題]*A.yourdrivinghabitsB.thekindofcartobeinsuredC.theattitudeofyourfamilymembersD.yourowntasteandbuyingexperience(正確答案)答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段第二句話“…andthesemaybeinfluencedbyyourindividualtasteandpreviousbuyingexperience.”可知，D項(xiàng)為正確答案。35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?（）[單選題]*A.MedicalBillsCoveredinCarInsuranceB.ImportanceofBuyingCarInsuranceC.AdviceonBuyingCarInsurance(正確答案)D.AdvantagesofCarInsurance答案解析：主旨大意題。通過對(duì)文章的閱讀可知，作者主要介紹了買汽車保險(xiǎn)的一些建議。故應(yīng)選C。Passage2

WhentheUnitedStatesConfesscreatedYellowstoneNationalParkin1872,thegoalwastosetasideaplacewhereAmericanscouldenjoythebeautyofnatureforyearstocome.Now,142yearslater,therearehundredsofnationalparksacrossthecountry,andtechnologyischangingthewaypeopleexperiencethem.Shouldparkvisitorsbeabletousecellphones，orshouldtheiruseberestricted?

“Connectivitypresentsarealchallengetoallofus.”AlNashsays.HeisapublicaffairsofficeratYellowstoneNationalPark.HesayscellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisavailableinpartsoftheparkwithstoresandcampgrounds.Thismakesiteasyforvisitorstosharephotosoftheirtriponsocialnetworkingsitesandtostayintouchwithfriendsandfamilymembers.Ifaparkvisitorishurtorindanger,cellphonesmakeiteasiertogethelp.Somesaytheabilitytodownloadapplicationsthatprovideinformationaboutplantsaridanimalsintheparkcanenrichavisitor’sexperience.

Otherssaycellphonesdisturbpeople’senjoymentofournationalparks.Intheirview,cellphonetowersareaneyesore，andthey’dratherhearthesoundofbirdsthantheringofanincomingcall.Canyouimaginelookingoutapeacefullakeorfieldofgrassonlytobedisturbedbyapersonshoutingintotheirphone,“Canyouhearmenow?”

NashsaysYellowstonetriestostrikeabalance.“Ultimately,ourjobistoletvisitorsunderstandandenjoynaturebetterwhileprotectingwhatpeoplefindspecialaboutYellowstone,andoneofthosethingsthat’sspecialistheabilitytogetawayfromthehustleandbustle(喧器)ofone’sdailylife.36.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?（）[單選題]*A.WhichU.S.NationalParkHastheMostVisitors?B.ShouldNationalParksAllowtheUseofCellPhones?(正確答案)C.WhatDidYellowstoneDotoEnrichParkVisitors’Experience?D.CanTechnologyTransformtheWayPeopleExperienceNature?答案解析：主旨大意題。本文先介紹了黃石國家公園的基本情況，然后引人了公園里應(yīng)不應(yīng)該使用移動(dòng)電話的問題,接下來是不同的人對(duì)這個(gè)話題的不同看法,故應(yīng)選B。37.Nationalparkswereestablished（）[單選題]*A.toshowrespecttoformerpresidentsB.toraisepublicawarenessaboutclimatechangeC.topreserveareasofnaturalbeauty(正確答案)D.tocreatejobopportunities答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第一段第一句“…thegoalwastosetasideaplacewhereAmericanscouldenjoythebeautyofnatureforyearstocome.”可知，黃石國家公園的建立是為了留出一個(gè)地方，以便美國人在未來能享受美麗的自然風(fēng)光，故應(yīng)選C38.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthecellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisTRUE?（）[單選題]*A.Itislimitedtocertainareasinthepark.(正確答案)B.Itisavailableeverywhereinthepark.C.Itisnotavailableinthepark.D.Itisavailabletovisitorsatafee.答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第二段第三句“HesayscellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisavailableinpailsoftheparkwithstoresandcampgrounds.”可知，移動(dòng)電話只在公園里有商店和宿營地的地方有信號(hào)，故應(yīng)選A。39.Theword“eyesore”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans（）[單選題]*A.somethingunpleasanttolookat(正確答案)B.somethingharmfultohealthC.beautifulsceneD.seriousthreat答案解析：詞語理解題。由文章第三段第一句“Othersaycellphonesdisturbpeople’senjoymentofournationalparks.”可知，反對(duì)者們認(rèn)為移動(dòng)電話打擾了他們欣賞公園的美景，由此可以推斷，他們應(yīng)該很不喜歡看到手機(jī)信號(hào)塔，選A。40.What’sthepositionofYellowstoneoncellphoneuse?（）[單選題]*A.Supportive.B.Neutral.(正確答案)C.Negative.D.Doubtful.答案解析：推理判斷題。由文章最后一段第一句“NashsaysYellowstonetriestostrikeabalance.”可知，黃石公園方面試圖保持一個(gè)平衡。由此可推斷他們關(guān)于使用手機(jī)的態(tài)度是中立的，故應(yīng)選BPassage3

Happinesscanbedescribedasapositivemoodandapleasantstateofmind.Accordingtorecentpolls(民意測(cè)試),sixtytoseventypercentofAmericansconsiderthemselvestobemoderatelyhappyandoneintwentypersonsfeelveryunhappy.Psychologistshavebeenstudyingthefactorsthatcontributetohappiness.Itisnotpredictablynorisapersoninanapparentlyidealsituationnecessarilyhappy.Theidealsituationmayhavelittletodowithhisactualfeelings.

Agoodeducationandincomeareusuallyconsiderednecessaryforhappiness.Thoughbothmaycontribute，theyareonly,chieffactorsifthepersonisseriouslyundereducatedoractuallysufferingfromlackofphysicalneeds.

Thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegrouporeventhosewithverylowincomes.Peoplewithcollegeeducationaresomewhathappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschool,anditisbelievedthat(hisismainlybecausetheyhavemoreopportunitytocontroltheirlives.Yetpeoplewithahighincomeandacollegeeducationmaybelesshappythanthosewiththesameincomeandnocollegeeducation.

Poorhealthdoesnotruleouthappinessexceptfortheseverelydisabledorthoseinpain.Learningtocopewithahealthproblemcancontributetohappiness.Thosewithagoodsexlifearehappieringeneral,butthosewhohavealoving,affectionaterelationshiparehappierthanthosewhorelyonsexalone.Lovehasahighercorrelationwithhappinessthananyotherfactors.

Itshouldbenotedthatpeoplequicklygetusedtowhattheyhave,andtheyarehappiestwhentheyfeeltheyareincreasingtheirlevelnomatterwhereitstandsatagiventime.

Childrenwhoseparentswerehappilymarriedhavehappierchildhoodsyettheyarenotnecessarilyhappieradultswhentheygrowup.

Thebestformulaforhappinessistobeabletodeveloptheabilitytotoleratefrustration,tohaveapersonalinvolvementandcommitment,andtodevelopself-confidenceandself-esteem.41.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat（）[單選題]*A.happinessispredictableB.apersoninanapparentlyidealsituationmustbehappyC.happinessisnotnecessarilyconnectedtoone’ssituationinsociety(正確答案)D.thericharelikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegroup答案解析：推理判斷題。第三段第一句話可知，D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。由第一段第四句“Itisnotpredictable…”可知，兩項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。根搪排除法或第一段最后一句可知,C項(xiàng)正確。42.Peoplewithcollegeeducation（）[單選題]*A.havelessopportunitytocontroltheirlivesB.havemoreopportunitytocontroltheirlives(正確答案)C.arenothappierthanthosewhohaveonlyaneducationathighschoolD.aremuchhappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschool答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第三段第二句“Peoplewith...becausetheyhavemoreopportunitytocontroltheirlives.”可知，與中學(xué)都未畢業(yè)的人相比，大學(xué)畢業(yè)的人更加幸福,因?yàn)樗麄冇懈鄼C(jī)會(huì)控制自己的生活，故B項(xiàng)正確。43.Accordingtothearticle,happinessisgreatlydependentupon（）[單選題]*A.ahappychildhoodB.greatwealthC.acollegedegreeD.afeelingthatconditionarebecomingforthebetter(正確答案)答案解析：推理判斷題。由文章內(nèi)容可知，A、B、C選項(xiàng)都只是生活的一個(gè)方面，它們并不能保證人們獲得幸福。只有D項(xiàng)(幸福是一種境況向好的方面轉(zhuǎn)變的感覺)與文章第五段的描述相符，故D項(xiàng)正確。44.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytocontributetohappiness?（）[單選題]*A.Beingexceptionallygood-looking.B.Havingagoodpayingjob；C.Havingaloving,affectionaterelationship(正確答案)D.Meetinglotsofpeople.答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第四段最后兩句“..affectionaterelationshipare...Lovehasahighercorrelationwithhappinessthananyotherfactors.”可知，C項(xiàng)正確。45.Whichofthefollowingattitudesorfeelingsismostlikelytobefoundinhappypeople?（）[單選題]*A.Havingself-esteem.(正確答案)B.Beingsureofkeepingeverythingtheyalreadyhave.C.Neverbeingjealous.D.Knowinghowtobecharming.答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章最后一段可知，A項(xiàng)正確。Passage4

WiththeaveragenumberofchildreninaBritishfamilyfallingbeneath2.0,thepopulationoftheUKhasbeenfallingforquiteafewyears.ThesizeoftheBritishworkforce(勞動(dòng)力）isbecomingsmallerandtheaverageageoftheworkforceisrising.ThistrendisquiteworryingfortheBritisheconomy.

Whyaren’ttheBritishhavingasmanychildrenastheyusedto?Well,thereisawholerangeofreasons.OneofthemisthatBritishpeoplearenowhavingtheirchildrenatamucholderagethanbefore,meaningtheyhavefeweryearsinwhichtheycanhavechildren.Mostyoungpeopletodaywantawell-paidjob,meaningtheyusuallyhavetogotouniversity.Afteryearsofstudyatuniversity,theythenneedafewyearsofworkexperiencebeforetheycangetthejobtheywant.Theymightthengetmarried，butit’sveryexpensivetobuyahouseintheUK.

TheabovealsoexplainswhyBritishyoungpeoplenowdon’tmoveoutoftheirparents’homeuntiltheyarearound30yearsoldonaverage.Itisnotuntiltheyare30thattheycanaffordtogetmarriedandstartanewlifeinanewhome.It’sonlyafterthisagethatmanyyoungpeoplestartthinkingabouthavingachild.46.Paragraph1tellsusthat（）[單選題]*A.thesizeoftheworkforceisbecominglargerB.thepopulationoftheUKhasbeenontheriseC.theworkersoftheUKaremuchyoungerthanbeforeD.theaveragenumberofchildreninaBritishfamilyisfalling(正確答案)答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第一段第一句“WiththeaveragenumberofchildreninaBritishfamilyfallingbeneath2.0...”可知，英國家庭中小孩的平均數(shù)量在減少。再由其他內(nèi)容可知選項(xiàng)A、B、C均不符合文義。47.WhydotheBritishnowhavefewerchildrenthanbefore?（）[單選題]*A.Theyhaveawell-paidjob.B.Theydon’twanttohavechildren.C.Theyhavetheirchildrenatamucholderage.(正確答案)D.Theyhavenotimetolookaftertheirchildren.答案解析：推理判斷題。文中第二段和第三段均給出了英國人沒有以前那么多的孩子的原因，其中由最后兩句話可知，只有過了30歲許多年輕人才開始考慮要小孩，所以可推出選項(xiàng)C(他們?cè)谝粋€(gè)比較大的年齡要小孩)正確，A項(xiàng)不符合文義;B、D項(xiàng)文中均未提到。48.IfBritishyoungpeoplewanttogetthejobtheywant,they（）[單選題]*A.shouldhaveatleasttwochildrenB.havetobemorethan30yearoldC.shouldhavebeenmarriedforyearsD.needafewyearsofworkexperience(正確答案)答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文中第二段倒數(shù)第二句“Afteryearsofstudyatuniversity,theythenneedafewyearsofworkexperiencebeforetheycangetthejobtheywant.”可知，在年輕人得到自己期望的工作之前，他們需要有幾年的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。所以本題應(yīng)選D49.WhydoBritishyoungpeoplelivewiththeirparentstillaround30?（）[單選題]*A.Theycan’taffordtobuyahouse.(正確答案)B.Theyhaven’tgottheirchildrenyet.C.Theyhavetolookaftertheirparents.D.Theyareusedtolivingwiththeirparents.答案解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文中第二段的最后一句“...it’sveryexpensivetobuyahouseintheUK.”和第三段第一句“TheabovealsoexplainswhyBritishyoungpeople...”可知，英國現(xiàn)在的年輕人在30歲左右之前一直與父母同住的原因是，他們自己買不起房。故本題應(yīng)選A。50.WhataspectoftheUKisdiscussedinthepassage?（）[單選題]*A.EducationB.Families(正確答案)C.EconomyD.Workforce.答案解析：推理判斷題。有文章內(nèi)容可知，作者是從象庭的角度探討了現(xiàn)在英國家庭孩子的平均數(shù)量減少這一現(xiàn)象及其原因。故本題選B。PartⅢCloze(15%)

Directions：Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.

ChoosethebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Longagotherewasabusymarketplaceinatown.Peoplecametobuyand51allsortsofthingsthere.

Onedayanoldmanwenttothe52tobuysomevegetables.Hesawlotsofpeople.53themwasayoungman,strongandfierce.Everyonewas54him.

Infrontofthestrongman,therewasaheavyrock.Somepeopletriedtoliftitbutitwastoo

55forthem.Thestrongmansaid,“Lookatme.Icanliftthisheavyrock.”

Theman56andtookholdoftheheavyrock.Hepulledandpulled.Hisfacewentredderandredder.Slowlyheliftedtherook57hisheadtoshowoff.

“Iamthe58manintheworld,”hecried.

Thensomeoneshouted,“Youarelikeabuffalo(水牛）！Abuffaloisstrongtoo!”59hearingthat,allpeoplelaughed,includingthestrongmanhimself.

Justthenthestrongmansawtheoldmansmilingathim.60butsomewhatconfused,theyoungmanshoutedangrily,“Whyareyousmiling?AreyoustrongerthanIam?”

Theoldmansaid,“Youmaybeverystrong,

61youaretooproud.Youshouldnot62yourself.True,abuffaloisstrong,butithasno63!

Thestrongmanfeltfoolish.Helookeddownatthegroundandwalkedaway，64hefinallyrealizedthatitwasbettertobe65thanstrong.Afterthat,noonewasafraidofhimanymore.51.（）[單選題]*A.checkB.begC.sell(正確答案)D.rent答案解析：邏輯推理題。由前一句中的marketplace(市場(chǎng))可知此處指“人們來這里買賣各種東西”故應(yīng)填sell52.（）[單選題]*A.shopB.market(正確答案)C.mallD.farm答案解析：邏輯推理題。根據(jù)本句句意以及文章首句中的marketplace可知此處應(yīng)選B,gotothemarket意為“去市場(chǎng)上”53.（）[單選題]*A.Among(正確答案)B.AroundC.InsideD.Between答案解析：詞義辨析題。根據(jù)上下文可知本句中“ayoungman”是前一句“l(fā)otsofpeople”中的一人，因此應(yīng)用among，表示“在三者或三者以上之中”。54.（）[單選題]*A.respectfulofB.afraidof(正確答案)C.surprisedatD.satisfiedwith答案解析：邏輯推理題。由前一句中的strongandfierce(強(qiáng)壯且兇猛的)可推測(cè)出此處應(yīng)為“每個(gè)人都很害怕他”另外由文章最后一句“Afterthat,noonewasafraidofhimanymore”也可知，選B。55.（）[單選題]*A.highB.bigC.hardD.heavy(正確答案)答案解析：邏輯推理題。由