學(xué)高中英語 Unit 1 Living well綜合技能測試 新人教版選修7

【成才之路】-學(xué)年高中英語Unit1Livingwell綜合技能測試新人教版選修7時(shí)間：120分鐘，滿分：150分第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié)；滿分30分)第二部分：基礎(chǔ)知識運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。21．The“ChineseDream”is________dreamtoimprovepeople'swell-beingand________dreamofharmony,peaceanddevelopment.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);aC．a(chǎn);the D．the;the答案：B考查冠詞。句意：“中國夢”是一個(gè)促進(jìn)人民康樂的夢，也是一個(gè)和諧、和平和發(fā)展的夢。兩個(gè)空都表示泛指，故都用a。22．—WhatdoyouthinkofKunqu?—Inmyopinion,Kunquis________PekingOpera.A．a(chǎn)nartformsoattractiveasB．a(chǎn)sattractiveanartformasC．a(chǎn)sanartformattractiveasD．a(chǎn)ttractiveasanartformas答案：B考查as...as結(jié)構(gòu)。句意：——“你認(rèn)為昆曲怎么樣？”——“根據(jù)我的觀點(diǎn)，昆曲和京劇一樣是吸引人的藝術(shù)形式。”根據(jù)句意應(yīng)該用as...as同級比較的句型，其結(jié)構(gòu)為as＋adj.＋a/an＋n.＋as。23．Theteacherwas________withmebecauseIwasn'tpayingattentiontowhatshewastalkingabout.A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．worriedC．puzzled D．a(chǎn)stonished答案：A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：老師對我很生氣，因?yàn)槲覜]有認(rèn)真聽講。annoyed“生氣的，惱怒的”；worried“擔(dān)心的”；puzzled“迷惑的”；astonished“震驚的”。24．Theeditor________thelastpartofthenewsreporttomakeitlesscontroversial.A．cutout B．cutupC．cutoff D．cutdown答案：A考查短語辨析。句意：編輯刪除了新聞報(bào)道的最后一部分，使它不太有爭議。cutout“切去，省略，停止(做某事)”；cutup“切碎，剁碎”；cutoff“切斷，隔絕”；cutdown“砍倒，削減，壓縮”。25．Theworldwillbedifferentfromwhatitwas,andwewillhaveto________tothechange.A．a(chǎn)dapt B．a(chǎn)doptC．a(chǎn)pply D．devote答案：A考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：這個(gè)世界不同于過去的樣子了，我們將不得不適應(yīng)變化。adaptto“適應(yīng)”，符合句意。adopt“采用，采納，收養(yǎng)”；applyto“應(yīng)用，運(yùn)用”；devoteto“投身于，獻(xiàn)身于”。26．Wemustknowwhatweshoulddoandwhatweshouldavoid________agoodimpressiononothersinpublicplaces.A．toleave B．leavingC．tohaveleft D．havingleft答案：A考查動(dòng)詞不定式作目的狀語。句意：為了在公共場合給別人留下一個(gè)好的印象，我們必須知道我們應(yīng)該做什么，應(yīng)該避免什么。27．Ihadnochoicebuttoreviewpartofmypreviouslecture________thosewhohadbeenabsentfromsomeclasses.A．forthebenefitof B．onpurposeC．inreturnfor D．onbehalfof答案：A考查短語辨析。句意：為了那些缺課學(xué)生的利益，我除了回顧部分早些時(shí)候的講座外別無選擇。forthebenefitof“為了……的利益”；onpurpose“故意”；inreturnfor“作為對……的回報(bào)”；onbehalfof“代表”。28．Jackiskind,hard-workingandintelligent.________，Ican'tspeaktoohighlyofhim.A．Asaresult B．BythewayC．Asawhole D．Allinall答案：D考查短語辨析。句意：杰克善良，工作努力且聰明?？傊?，我如何贊揚(yáng)他都不為過。asaresult“結(jié)果”；bytheway“順便說一下”；asawhole“總體上”；allinall“總而言之”。29．Itiswhathedid________whathesaidmovedus.A．ratherthan B．otherthanC．morethan D．exceptfor答案：A考查短語辨析。句意：讓我們感動(dòng)的是他所做的事而不是他所說的話。ratherthan“并非，而不是”；otherthan“除了”；morethan“超過，非?！?；exceptfor“除……之外”。30．—Leo,Ifinallypersuadedmymother.—________Sowecangotothebasketballclubtonight.A．Allthebest. B．Nevermind.C．Welldone. D．Goodluck.答案：C根據(jù)句意“我最終說服了我媽媽”及“那么今晚我們可以去籃球俱樂部了”可知，第二個(gè)說話人稱贊對方做得好。所以Welldone！(干得不錯(cuò)！)符合語境。31．There________abusstoponthatcorner.A．usedtohaving B．usedtobeC．wasusedtohave D．wasusedtobeing答案：Bthereusedtobe“曾經(jīng)有……”。根據(jù)句意“在拐角處曾經(jīng)有個(gè)公交車站點(diǎn)”可知B項(xiàng)符合語境。32．WhenBen'shousewasonfirelastnight,severalneighborsrushedtohis________andputoutthefire.A．expectation B．a(chǎn)bsenceC．a(chǎn)ssistance D．requirement答案：C根據(jù)句意“昨晚當(dāng)本的屋子著火的時(shí)候，幾個(gè)鄰居火速趕來救援撲滅了大火”可知，assistance“協(xié)助，援助”符合句意。33．Asaphotographer,I'musedtokeepingthecameraeasily________onanouting.A．capable B．a(chǎn)ccessibleC．reliable D．a(chǎn)cceptable答案：B句意：“作為一名攝影師，我習(xí)慣于在遠(yuǎn)足時(shí)將相機(jī)帶在身邊隨時(shí)使用。”accessible意為“可使用的”，符合句意。capable“有能力的”；reliable“可靠的”；acceptable“可接受的”。34．Tomgotuplatesohehadtorunallthewaytotheschool,andgottherequiteoutof________.A．work B．breathC．sight D．mind答案：B題意：湯姆起床晚了，不得不一路跑著去上學(xué)，到學(xué)校時(shí)他已上氣不接下氣。outofbreath“上氣不接下氣”，符合題意。outofwork“失業(yè)”；outofsight“看不見”；outofmind“忘卻；不想”。35．Sheisfondofcollectingstamps________playingfootball.A．a(chǎn)samatterof B．a(chǎn)saresultofC．withthehelpof D．a(chǎn)swellas答案：D題意：她除了喜歡踢足球外，還喜歡集郵。aswellas“和；也”，符合題意。asamatterof“關(guān)于……的問題”；asaresultof“作為……結(jié)果；由于”；withthehelpof“在……的幫助下”。第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，理解大意，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。WeNeverToldHimHeCouldn'tDoItMysonJoeywasbornwithclubfeet(畸形足).Thedoctorsassuredusthatwithtreatmenthewouldbeabletowalknormally—butwouldneverrunverywell.Thefirstthreeyearsofhislifewerespentonsurgery,castsandbraces.Bythetimehewaseight,youwouldn'tknowhehadaproblemwhenyousawhimwalk.Thechildreninourneighbourhoodranaroundasmostchildrendidduringplay,andJoeywouldjumprightinandrunandplay,too.Wenever__36__himthatheprobablywouldn'tbeabletorunas__37__astheotherchildren.Sohedidn'tknow.Intheseventhgradehedecidedto__38__forthecrosscountryteam.Everydayhe__39__withtheteam.Heworkedharderandran__40__thananyoftheothers—perhapshe__41__thattheabilitiesthatseemedtocome__42__tosomanyothersdidnotcomenaturallytohim.Althoughthe__43__teamruns，onlythe__44__sevenrunnershavethepotential(潛能)to__45__pointsfortheschool.Wedidn'ttellhimheprobablywouldnevermaketheteam,sohedidn'tknow.He__46__torunfourtofivemilesaday,everyday—eventhedayhehada103-degreefever.Iwas__47__，soIwenttolookforhimafterschool.Ifoundhimrunningall__48__.Iaskedhimhowhefelt.“Okay，”hesaid.Hehadtwomoremilestogo.The__49__randownhisfaceandhiseyeswereglassy(無神的)fromhisfever.Yethelookedstraightaheadand__50__running.Wenevertoldhimhecouldn'trunfourmileswitha103-degreefever.Sohedidn'tknow.Twoweekslater，the__51__oftheteamrunnerswerecalled.Joeywasnumbersixonthe__52__.Joeyhadmadetheteam.Hewasinthe__53__grade—theothersixteammemberswerealleighth-graders.Wenevertoldhimheshouldn't__54__tomaketheteam.Wenevertoldhimhecouldn'tdoit...Sohedidn'tknow.Hejust__55__it.36．A.told B．offeredC．a(chǎn)ssured D．cheated答案：A從上下文看，此處說的是“我們沒有告訴他，他有可能不能像其他孩子跑得一樣好”。37．A.slowly B．fastC．well D．badly答案：C由第一段中“...butwouldneverrunverywell.”可推出。38．A.goallout B．runoutC．jumpin D．makeout答案：Agoalloutforsth.固定短語，意為“作出努力來得到某物”。39．A.connected B．studiedC．trained D．caught答案：C從后面“Heworkedharderandran__40__thananyoftheothers...”可知“他天天隨運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)一起訓(xùn)練(train)”。40．A.less B．moreC．harder D．longer答案：B從上下文可知，此處應(yīng)與“workedharder”對應(yīng)。故應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。41．A.knew B．understoodC．sensed D．pitied答案：C根據(jù)兒子那么刻苦的訓(xùn)練，作者推測兒子好像察覺到(sensed)了自己的不足。42．A.strangely B．naturallyC．surprisingly D．excitedly答案：B從41題可知這是作者的推測，從上下文來看，此處應(yīng)用naturally。句意：也許他已察覺到似乎其他人很自然得到的能力，他并不會(huì)自然地得到。43．A.only B．entireC．single D．possible答案：B該題應(yīng)與第44、45題結(jié)合起來考慮。與后面的7名隊(duì)員對照，此處說的是全隊(duì)人員都在訓(xùn)練。44．A.poor B．onlyC．top D．head答案：C盡管全體隊(duì)員都在訓(xùn)練，但相比之下，只有7名有潛能的最好的隊(duì)員才能為學(xué)校得分。top在此指“最好的，頂尖的”。45．A.make B．winC．score D．see答案：Cscorepoints意為“得分”，這里指在比賽中拿到好的名次。46．A.continued B．stoppedC．began D．begged答案：A從后面的“即使在他發(fā)高燒的時(shí)候也在跑”可推測，此處說的是“他繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持跑”，即使生病也不間斷。47．A.pleased B．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．disappointed D．worried答案：D看到兒子練習(xí)那么刻苦，現(xiàn)在又生著病，故用“擔(dān)心”比較合乎情理。句意：我有些擔(dān)心，于是就在放學(xué)后去找他。48．A.along B．a(chǎn)loneC．wet D．right答案：B由上文可知他常比別人多跑，下文還有“Hehadtwomoremilestogo.”等，可推測別人都訓(xùn)練完走了，而他仍在繼續(xù)，也就是“我發(fā)現(xiàn)他獨(dú)自一人(allalone)在跑”。49．A.sweat B．waterC．tear D．rain答案：A從常識可知，運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)從臉上流淌下來的當(dāng)然是汗水。50．A.stopped B．keptC．began D．liked答案：B此處描寫的是他獨(dú)自一人刻苦訓(xùn)練的場面，別人都走了而他卻在堅(jiān)持訓(xùn)練，故用“kept”。51．A.names B．menC．clothes D．scores答案：A該題應(yīng)與52題結(jié)合起來考慮。從后面的“Joeywasnumbersix...”及“...theothersixteammemberswerealleighth-graders.”來看，此處說的是運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)隊(duì)員名單確定了，故用“names”。52．A.list B．poleC．team D．ground答案：A經(jīng)過兩個(gè)星期的努力，喬伊的名字出現(xiàn)在了名單(list)上，排名第六位。53．A.eighth B．seventhC．sixth D．fifth答案：B從第三段第一句“Intheseventhgradehedecidedto...”可知答案。54．A.promise B．waitC．expect D．love答案：C句意：我們從沒有告訴他不該“期望”著進(jìn)入運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)。55．A.did B．enjoyedC．ran D．caught答案：A這里說的是喬伊克服重重困難終于做到了。第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AOneeveningInoticedayoungwomaninabar.Shewasdifferentfromothercustomerswhopassedherby.Somedidn'tseeherbecauseshewasn'tfitinthe“barscene”andothersbecauseherphysicalconditionmadeherdifferent—shewasbornwithadisability—herleftlegwasshorterthantherightwhenshewalked.Itwasthe“difference”thatdrewmetoher.Thewomandidn'tfeelembarrassed.Instead,shewasself-confidentandfulloflife.Haveyoueverseenapersonwhojustlookedasthoughheknewsomethingthatyoudidn'tknow?Well,thatwasexactlyhowshelookedasshesmiledfromthemomentshewenttohertabletothemomentsheleft.Howdidsheownthisqualitywhileothercustomersdidnot?Othercustomersdrankandtalkedaboutthetroubletheymet...shedidnot.Othercustomerscomplainedaboutthe“unfair”life...shedidnot.Othercustomersfoundcourageinabottle...shedidnot.Therewasnodancingforher.However,shesawobviousvalueandpleasureinjustbeingthere.Thiswomanshowedsuchappreciation,confidenceandconsiderationatthemoment.Facedwithgreatadversity—herdisability,thisyoungwomanclearlydidbetternotworse;facedwithhertragedy(悲劇),sherealizedthatsheneededtomakeadecisiontobebetter,andnotworse，whilesocalled“normal”peoplecan'tevenseetheexistenceofotherchoices.Whatevertheeasemaybe,don'tmissthewonderfulgiftthatthisyoungwomanhasgiventomeandalsogivenyou:youhaveachoicetofindpleasureineverymomentandtomovetowardsapurposethatprovidesyouwithsatisfaction.56．Whatattractedtheauthor'sattentioninthebar?A．Abeautifulyoungwoman.B．Thedisabilityofawoman.C．Thebusyandnoisybarscene.D．Thepoorperformanceofacustomer.答案：B事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段“OneeveningInoticedayoungwomaninabar...herphysicalconditionmadeherdifferent—shewasbornwithadisability...”和第二段“Itwasthe‘difference’thatdrewmetoher”可知，是這個(gè)年輕女士的殘疾吸引了作者的注意力。57．Comparedwithothercustomers,theyoungwoman________.A．hasagood,uniquequalityB．waseasiertogetattentionC．wasn'tsotalkativeandoutgoingD．hadfewchancestoperformherself答案：A事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第四句“Haveyoueverseenaperson...whileothercustomersdidnot？”可知，這個(gè)年輕女人擁有別人不具備的品質(zhì)，即擁有獨(dú)特的品質(zhì)。故選A。58．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adversity”mean?A．Opportunity. B．Difficulty.C．Misfortune. D．Challenge.答案：C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文“...herdisability...facedwithhertragedy,sherealizedthatsheneededtomakeadecisiontobebetter,andnotworse...”中的“disability”及“tragedy”可推知，畫線詞含義為“不幸，厄運(yùn)”。故選C。59．Whatdoestheyoungwomantellus?A．Thelifeisfairtoeveryone.B．Don'tcomplainaboutlife.C．Peoplecanfindpleasurethroughimprovingthequality.D．Peopleneedtounderstandhowtofindpleasure.答案：D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，這個(gè)殘疾的年輕女人“告訴”我們，不管你在什么樣的場合處于什么樣的境地，都有很多選擇，要發(fā)現(xiàn)生活的樂趣，要朝著令你滿意的方向前進(jìn)。由此可推知，那位殘疾的年輕女人告訴我們需要懂得尋找生活的快樂。故選D。BWhenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.ButsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardLizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.Theeffectofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddied,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnight,shelivedonthestreets.“Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstanding,byunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety，”shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdmedown”.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardLizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleasmakingadecision”．文章大意：逆境和厄運(yùn)只能打敗脆弱的人，Liz用毅力和決心改變了自己的命運(yùn)。60．InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?a．HermotherdiedofAIDS.b．Sheworkedatapetrolstation.c．ShegotadmissionintoHarvardd．Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.e．Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.A．b，a，e，c，d B．a(chǎn)，b，c，e，dC．e，d，b，a，c D．b，e，a，d，c答案：A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一、二、三段內(nèi)容可知，Liz9歲時(shí)在加油站打工，15歲時(shí)母親去世，之后她決定重返學(xué)校，在無家可歸的情況下她刻苦努力，之后被哈佛大學(xué)錄取，最后她的故事被搬上了銀幕。故A項(xiàng)正確。61．Themainideaofthepassageis________.A．howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardB．whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhoodC．whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD．howLizstruggledtochangeherlife答案：D主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文講述了一個(gè)女孩戰(zhàn)勝重重困難，頑強(qiáng)拼搏，不向命運(yùn)低頭，最終取得成功的故事，故D項(xiàng)最能概括文章大意。62．Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A．Envyandencouragement.B．Willpoweranddetermination.C．Decisionsandunderstanding.D．Loveandrespectforherparents.答案：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的第一句可知，是Liz的毅力和決心驅(qū)使她一直朝著目標(biāo)奮斗的。63．Whenshewrote“Whatdrovemetoliveon...Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety”，shemeantthat________.A．shehadlittleexperienceofsociallifeB．shecouldhardlyunderstandthesocietyC．shewoulddosomethingforherownlifeD．sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld答案：C句意理解題。根據(jù)上下文可知，畫線部分表示“讓我繼續(xù)活下去的動(dòng)力是我對這個(gè)世界的理解，它讓我知道了還有其他完全不同的生存方式。我只經(jīng)歷了社會(huì)的一小部分”。由此可知，Liz想做些事情改變她自己的命運(yùn)。CErikWeihenmayerwasbornwithaneyedisorder.Asachildhiseyesightbecameworseandthen，attheageof13,helosthissightcompletely.However，hedidnotlosehisdeterminationtoleadafullandactivelife.Erikbecameanadventurer.Hetookupparachuting,wrestlingandscuba-diving.Hecompetedinlong-distancebiking，marathonsandskiing.Hisfavoritesport,though，ismountaineering.Asayoungman,Erikstartedtoclimbmountains.HereachedthesummitofMountMcKinleyin1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000-metrerockwallofEICapitan.Twoyearslater,whileclimbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriend,theystoppedforatimeat13,000feetabovesealevel—inordertogetmarried.In1999，heclimbedAconcagua,thetallestmountaininSouthAmerica.Andthen，onMay25,，attheageof33，Eriksuccessfullycompletedthegreatestmountaineeringchallengeofall.HeclimbedErikinventedhisownmethodforclimbingmountains.Hecarriestwolongpoles:onetoleanonandtheothertotestthewayaheadofhim.Theclimberinfrontofhimwearsabelltoguidehim.Erikisagoodteammember.Hedoeshisshareofthejob,suchassettingtiptentsandbuildingsnowwalls.Althoughhecouldnotenjoytheview,ErikfelttheexcitementofbeingonthesummitofEverest.Hehopesthathissuccesswillchangehowpeoplethinkabouttheblind.“Whenpeoplethinkaboutablindpersonorblindness，nowtheywillthinkaboutapersonstandingontopoftheworld.”文章大意：文章通過講述殘疾人Erik的故事，告訴我們殘疾人身殘志不殘，他們充分發(fā)揮自己所具有的韌勁，靠勤勞和智慧自強(qiáng)不息，一樣會(huì)獲得成功。64．WhenwasErikborn?A．In1968. B．In1995.C．In1967. D．In1969.答案：A數(shù)字計(jì)算題。根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二句中的“...onMay25,,attheageof33...”可知答案選A。65．Whatwasunusualabouthiswedding?A．HegotmarriedonthesummitofMountB．HegotmarriedwhenclimbingMountEverest.C．Hisweddingwasheldafterhepreparedalot.D．Hisweddingwasheldat13,000feetabovesealevel.答案：D根據(jù)第三段中的“...whileclimbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriend,theystoppedforatimeat13,000feetabovesealevel—inordertogetmarried.”即在和女友攀登肯尼亞的乞力馬扎羅山時(shí)，他們在海拔13000英尺高處停留一段時(shí)間，在那里結(jié)婚，選項(xiàng)D符合此意。66．Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappened?a．HetoppedMountb．Hebecameblind.c．HechallengedMountEverest.d．Hereachedthepeakofe．HeclimbedtherockwallofEICapitan.A．b，e，d，c，a B．b，a，e，d，cC．a(chǎn)，b，e，d，c D．b，a，c，d，e答案：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章“attheageof13,helosthissightcompletely;HereachedthesummitofMountMcKinleyin1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000-metrerockwallofEICapitan.Twoyearslater,whileclimbingMountKilimanjaro...”可知答案。67．What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．ErikwasproudbecausehereachedthetopoftheEverest.B．Erikwassuccessfulinlife.C．Erikwasblindbuthappy.D．Erikhopestochangepeople'sviewsontheblind.答案：D主旨大意題。由最后一段的第二句“Hehopesthathissuccesswillchangehowpeoplethinkabouttheblind.”看出Erik在珠穆朗瑪峰頂之所以如此興奮是因?yàn)樗Ｍ源烁淖內(nèi)藗儗γと说目捶?。DCreditcardsletpeoplebuythingsnowandpayforthemovermonthsorevenyears.Butsomepeoplegetdeepintodebt.Andcriticssaysomebankshavetermsandchargesthatcanmakeitharderforpeopletopayoffthatdebt.IntheUnitedStates,therearecallsforstrongergovernmentsupervisionofthecreditcardindustry.Creditcardshavebeenheavilymarketedthroughthemailandatstores.Theyoffereconomicpowerataprice.In,Americanshadabout$800billionincreditcarddebt.Nowtheyoweabout$968billion.Criticssaybanksmadeitveryeasytogetcreditcards.Butthatmaybechanging.Thecrisisinthehousingandcreditmarketsisbeginningtoaffectthecreditcardindustry.Morepaymentsarelate.Chargesforlatepaymentsareagrowingsourceofprofitforbanks.Butlatepaymentscanalsosignalbaddebts.Thecentralbank,theFederalReserve,saystwo-thirdsofAmericanbankshaverecentlyreportedtighterlendingrequirements.Manypeoplereporthavingtheircreditlimitsreducedwithoutwarning.Somelawmakersareconcernedthatcardholdersdonothaveenoughprotectionfromwhatcriticssayareabusivepolicies.Theseincludeactionslikeraisinginterestratesbecauseofanunrelatedevent.Also,banksmayraisethechancesofalatepaymentbychangingmonthlypaymentdatesforcreditcards.Accordingtoasurvey,82%ofAmericansthinkcreditcardsprovideavaluableservice.Butamajority,58%,saytheydonottrustcreditcardcompanies.Andthreeoutoffourthinkthegovernmentshouldregulatetheindustrymoreclosely.Threeoutoffourpeoplefeelthereisalwayssomeconditionthatmakesacardlessappealingthanthecompanymadeitsound.Andalittlemorethanhalfsaytheyhavehadacardthatwasnotasgoodastheyexpected.Butcloseto80%saynoonereallyreadsthetermsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcard.文章大意：本文講的是信用卡存在的一些問題及人們使用信用卡時(shí)應(yīng)注意的事項(xiàng)。68．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．Wecanenjoymoreconvenienceusingcreditcards.B．Creditcardscanimproveyourbuyingpower.C．Wecanbuythingsatlowerpricesusingcreditcards.D．Creditcardsbringmorecarddebtaswellasconvenience.答案：D句意理解題。根據(jù)下文中的“In,Americanshadabout$800billionincreditcarddebt.Nowtheyoweabout$968billion.”可知，信用卡在給人們帶來方便的同時(shí)也會(huì)帶來更多的信用卡債務(wù)。69．Whichofthefollowingcanbeacaseofabusivepolicies?A．Banksmakecreditcardslookmoreattractive.B．Banksignorethedangerofbaddebts.C．Banksraiseinterestrateswithnogoodreason.D．Banksputoffmonthlypaymentdates.答案：C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句中的“Theseincludeactionslikeraisinginterestratesbecauseofanunrelatedevent.”可知C項(xiàng)符合題意。70．Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Banksdependentirelyonlatepaymentstodevelop.B．Peopleshouldbemorecarefulwhenapplyingforacreditcard.C．TheUSgovernmentprovidesbetterprotectionforcardholders.D．ThemajorityofAmericansdon'tthinkmuchofcreditcards.答案：B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一句“Butcloseto80%saynoonereallyreadsthetermsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcard.”可知人們在申請信用卡時(shí)應(yīng)該更加小心。故選B。71．Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．CreditcardsarestillverywellreceivedinAmerica.B．Creditcardsdon'tliveuptosomepeople'sexpectations.C．Manypeopledon'tbelieveincreditcardcompanies.D．TheresultsofasurveyaboutcreditcardsinAmerica.答案：D段落大意題。這一段的開頭提到了“Accordingtoasurvey”，接著列舉了幾個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)及相關(guān)信息，因此我們可以總結(jié)最后一段的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于美國信用卡調(diào)查結(jié)果的。故D項(xiàng)符合文章最后一段的段落大意。ESciencefictionwriterscreateimaginaryworlds.Thewaythingsworkinyourimaginaryworldswillbebasedonactualscience.Soit'simportantforyoutobefamiliarwiththescientificprinciplesandinventionsthatarerelatedtoyourcreation.Forexample,ifyou'rewritingabouthumanlivingonaplanetwithzerogravity,thenyouneedtoknowtheeffectsofzerogravityonthehumanbody.Thenyouhavetofigureouttheexactrulesofyourimaginaryworlds.Andyouhavetofollowthem.IfhumansareabletobreatheunderwaterinChapter1,yourcharactercan'tdrowninaswimmingpoolinChapter3.Theissuehereismaintainingyourreaders'trust.Thatmeansthereaderiswillingtopretendalongwithyou.Ifyoustartoutwithanordinarydetectivenovelandthenthrowinsomeonebreathingunderwaterinthe6thchapter,youwillpullthereadersoutoftheirimagination.Thesamethinghappensifyouchangetheruleshalfway.Partofyourpreparationworkforthenovelistomapoutitsworldsingreatdetail.Youshoulddecidethefollowingissues:thehistoryoftheworld,thegeography,whatpossibilitiesitoffers,howeverythingworksinthisnewreality,andhowallofthesefactorsaffectthewayyourcharactersthink,feel,andreacttothings.Youdon'thavetotellyourreadersalltherulesinthefirstchapter.Butyouhavetoletreadersknowenoughtounderstandwhat'sgoingon.Thisalsoallowsyoutoworkoutlogicalproblemsandcontradictionsbeforeyoustartwriting.Whenyouarewriting,remembertomakeitfeetreal.Youareinvitingreaderstovisitanewworld.Theywillwanttobeabletosee,hear,feel,smell,andeventastewhatit'slike.Whetheryournovelisaboutaworldwithoutdiseaseoranundiscoveredplanet,helpyourreadersfeellikethey'reactuallythere.文章大意：很多人對科幻小說充滿興趣，你是否想寫科幻小說呢？72．What'stherelationshipbetweenactualscienceandsciencefiction?A．Sciencefictionpromotesthedevelopmentofactualscience.B．Sciencefictionoftenreflectsthedevelopmentofactualscience.C．Actualsciencelimitstheimaginationdescribedi