2018年成人英語三級(jí)考前鞏固試題(7)

2018年成人英語三級(jí)考前鞏固試題(7)

一、閱讀理解(1-20)

Katherine walked into a newspaper office， and demanded to see the editor. Fortunately， the editor was passing the inquiry office when she asked for him. Seeing she was a girl of school age， he thought it might offer him an amusing five minutes between interviews.

Katherine was very rude to him when he told her they didn‘t accept schoolgirls. She said she was surprised that the editor of a great London newspaper did not know how to behave like a gentleman. The editor sat back in his chair and laughed heartily. He had never been spoken to like that in his life. He rather liked it for its novelty. After some further conversation， in which Katherine attempted to persuade him that she could do anything he wanted， from writing a leading article to a serial story， she said： “I am not going to leave this room until you put me on the staff!”

Then the editor had to speak to her rather seriously， and told her what a great London newspaper meant to a girl and how utterly ignorant she was of everything that would make her useful as a journalist. Upon this Katherine burst into tears， and the editor， who had dismissed many men in the course of his career， walked up and down the room wondering what he could do for this extraordinary young girl whose tearful eyes were so full of disappointment.

“Look here，” he said， “if you come to me in two years‘ time， with a knowledge of shorthand， and if you promise not to shed tears on my blotting paper， I will give you something to do.”

“Really? If you don‘t mind， I’ll have it in black and white，” said the girl.

The editor was startled. He began to think that this young girl was not so young as she looked. He drafted out an agreement for her on the lines laid down with a great deal of solemnity(嚴(yán)肅)which he found quite amusing， for he was confident that the young girl might quite as well change her mind or would be engaged to a nice boy long before the agreement took effect.

1. The real reason why the editor decided to interview the girl was that he _____.

A. heard her asking for him

B. was not very busy

C. thought it would amuse him

D. liked to work with young girls

答案：A.答題依據(jù)是第一段最后一句話“It‘s amazing how many candidates to eliminate themselves，” “he say. 和第二段第一句Resumes arrive with stains.前一句是結(jié)果，后一句是原因。題干中job applicants，rejected分別與文中candidates，eliminate對(duì)應(yīng)。答案選項(xiàng)中的carelessness與文中stain對(duì)應(yīng)。

2. “He rather liked it for its novelty” means he liked it because it was _____.

A. unusual

B. pleasant

C. courageous

D. friendly

答案：C.答題時(shí)首先要依靠上下文。第三段第一句話中的too…to結(jié)構(gòu)是設(shè)問：我們會(huì)不會(huì)對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)過份注重?第二句話中struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward意思是：以犧牲要做的大事為代價(jià)而注重一些雞毛蒜皮的小事。由此可見Perfectionists(完美主義者)是一種事無巨細(xì)一概追求盡善盡美，但往往又失去主要目標(biāo)的人。后一句To keep from the forest for the trees相當(dāng)于中文的“只見樹木不見森林”，“抓了芝麻丟了西瓜”一類說法。答題時(shí)還應(yīng)搞清這一段在全文語篇發(fā)展中所起的承上啟下的作用。本文前兩段是批評(píng)人們粗枝大葉，不拘小節(jié)。這一段轉(zhuǎn)而告誡人們不要過于拘泥于小節(jié)，吹毛求疵，而應(yīng)該在注意細(xì)節(jié)的同時(shí)不忘整體。

3. The editor walked up and down the room， because he was _____.

A. rather angry with her

B. afraid other people would hear her crying

C. not sure whether he should dismiss her or not

D. trying to make a decision

答案：A.推理依據(jù)有兩處，第一處是第三段第二句話中struggle over little things at the cost of something larger，言下之意是：過于注重細(xì)節(jié)往往要付出很大代價(jià)。另一處是文章最后一段的最后一句話，意思是：只要人們把手頭的一件件小事做好就可能得到很大的報(bào)償。根據(jù)這兩處所述，我們可以推斷，作者會(huì)這樣勸告人們“雖然過于注重細(xì)節(jié)可能要付出大的代價(jià)，但我們還是不應(yīng)該忽略它們”。

4. As their conversation continued， the editor _____.

A. changed his opinion of the girl

B. grew tired of her

C. became annoyed

D. thought she was too uneducated

答案：D.首先要考慮作者在第三段的后半部分引用Charles Garfield所說的話We must constantly ask ourselves how the details we‘re working on fit into the larger picture. If they don’t， we should drop them and move to something else(我們必須不斷地問自己，當(dāng)前做的細(xì)節(jié)小事是否與整體大事相適應(yīng)。如果不是這樣，就應(yīng)該放下它們，去做別的事)。作者的觀點(diǎn)是：人們?cè)谧鍪聲r(shí)應(yīng)時(shí)時(shí)注意調(diào)整局部與整體的關(guān)系。那么，什么是整體?在第四段中，作者以the Apollo II moon launch為例證，具體說明：目標(biāo)是整體的關(guān)鍵所在，即在做事的過程中不斷調(diào)整局部與全局的關(guān)系是為了最終實(shí)現(xiàn)已確定的目標(biāo)。

5. When the editor drafted out the agreement for the girl， he _____.

A. hoped that this would please the girl

B. wished that it would take effect soon

C. adopted a rather serious attitude

D. didn‘t mean what he wrote

答案：C.答案應(yīng)綜合文章前后兩部分的內(nèi)容。前半部分說明粗枝大葉的害處，后半部分說明光注重細(xì)節(jié)而忽略細(xì)節(jié)與整體的關(guān)系同樣是有害的。干擾項(xiàng)A、B內(nèi)容均太窄，D項(xiàng)是細(xì)枝末節(jié)，與文章中心思想關(guān)聯(lián)甚少。Passage Four本文介紹了古今世界各地不同的婚俗風(fēng)情。

In bringing up children，every parent watches eagerly the child‘s acquisition(獲得)of each new skill-the first spoken words，the first independent steps，or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate，but this can set up dangerous feeling of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early，a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand， though，if a child is left alone too much，or without any learning opportunities，he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters，others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general，the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child‘s own happiness.

As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child，consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality(道德). Also，parents should realize that “example is better than precept”。If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach(說教)，their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves，and realize they have been to some extent fooled. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parent‘s principles and their moral can be a dangerous disappointment.

6. Eagerly watching the child‘s acquisition of new skills _____.

A. should be avoided

B. is universal among parents

C. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

D. will make him lose interest in learning new things

答案：A

解析：第一段講到了父母急切盼望孩子們掌握新技能的這種心情所帶來的各種負(fù)面影響，B、C、D三項(xiàng)均是負(fù)面影響的內(nèi)容，因此要盡量避免，所以只選一項(xiàng)最佳的就選A.

7. In the process of children‘s learning new skills parents _____.

A. should encourage them to read before know the meaning of the words they read

B. Should not expect too much of them

C. Should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

D. Should create as many learning opportunities as possible

答案：C

解析：根據(jù)第一段中所提到的父母太急于盼望孩子們掌握新技能對(duì)孩子們產(chǎn)生的不良影響可以得出一個(gè)結(jié)論：父母應(yīng)該在強(qiáng)迫孩子和給予他們自由之間保持平衡。故選C.

8. The second paragraph mainly tells us that _____.

A. parents should be strict with their children

B. parents controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community

C. parental restriction vary， and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone

D. parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation

答案：C

解析：根據(jù)第二段第一句話“Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children.”故選C.

9. The word “precept” (Line 4， Para.3) probably means _____.

A. idea

B. punishment

C. behavior

D. instruction

答案：D

解析：根據(jù)最后一段“If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach(說教)”，可知precept的意思與preach相近，故選D instruction(指導(dǎo))。

10. In moral matters， parents should _____.

A. observe the rules themselves

B. be aware of the marked difference between adults and children

C. forbid things which have no foundation in morality

D. consistently ensure the security of their children

答案：A

解析：根據(jù)最后一段第一句“As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child， consistency is very important in parental teaching.”可知：在道德問題方面，父母的教育方式要保持一致與連貫，不能朝令夕改。故選A.

Hillary RodhamHillary Rodham Clinton released the first television spot of her Senate campaign this morning， a 30-second commercial that will begin airing statewide on Thursday. The spot， titled “First，” uses numerous still photos to highlight landmarks in Mrs. Clinton‘s career， while the voiceover says she is “more than a fist lady.”

There is no mention of Mrs. Clinton‘s rival for New York’s Senate seat， New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said the ad was “positive” and “biographical，” instead of focusing on the first lady‘s opponent.

Mrs. Clinton has previously aired radio ads， but has generally stayed with a strategy of making extensive campaign appearances instead of using television spots， while Giuliani has already run statewide TV ads.

Text of Hillary Commercial：

First she became a lawyer， named one of the top hundred in America.

Her first cause was children， fighting abuse and chairing the board of the Children‘s Defense Fund.

Her first priority was public schools， helping to establish teacher testing.

More than a first lady. For 30 years， she‘s fought for children and families.

As New York‘s senator， she’ll fight for better schools and heath care for children.

Hillary， Put her to work for all of us.

Clinton released the first television spot of her Senate campaign this morning， a 30-second commercial that will begin airing statewide on Thursday. The spot， titled “First，” uses numerous still photos to highlight landmarks in Mrs. Clinton‘s career， while the voiceover says she is “more than a fist lady.”

11. What does the word “air” in the first sentence mean?

A. dry

B. express

C. breathe

D. broadcast

答案：D

解析：本題提問的是第一段中的“air”是什么意思。由這句話我們可以得知，希拉里今天早晨發(fā)表了她競選紐約州議員的電視宣傳;為時(shí)30分鐘的電視宣傳將于星期二開始進(jìn)行全國播放。由該句的意思我們可以猜出“air”的意思為“播放”。所以，答案為D.而其他三個(gè)詞A(曬干)，B(表達(dá))和C(呼吸)均與原義不符，故不能入選。

12. What does “more than first lady” in the first paragraph suggest?

A. Hillary is not a first lady.

B. Hillary does much more than what a first lady is expected to do.

C. There are more women in America who does better than Hillary does.

D. Hillary is doing better than her husband.

答案：B

解析：本題提問的是第一段里“more than first lady”是什么意思。在世界各地，第一夫人作為國家元首的妻子，是一國之母，她的形象一般是一個(gè)幫助總統(tǒng)處理好家務(wù)，并且進(jìn)行一些婦女活動(dòng)和慈善事業(yè)，借此來提高元首的形象。但是，希拉里作為第一夫人，她所做的超出了第一夫人的職責(zé)。她不但在社會(huì)活動(dòng)中經(jīng)常露臉，而且直接參與政事，開始競選起議員來了。所以，選項(xiàng)B應(yīng)該是該題的答案。

13.Which of the following statement is true regarding the Senator campaign according the passage?

A. Hillary has appeared on TV shot for mumerous times.

B. Hillary rarely makes her public appearance.

C. Giuliani has made TV advertisement for himself.

D. Hillary has a bigger chance to win the campaign.

答案：C

解析：本題提問的是對(duì)此次參議院競選，以下哪一個(gè)說法是正確的。文章的第四段告訴我們，希拉里以前曾經(jīng)在廣播上作過宣傳，但是她一直采取的戰(zhàn)略是頻頻在公眾場合出現(xiàn)，而不是使用電視宣傳;與她不同的是，Giuliani已作過全國電視宣傳。由該段可知，選項(xiàng)C為正確答案。從文章的第一句話我們可以得知，這是希拉里第一次在電視上為自己作宣傳，所以，選項(xiàng)A和B不符合原文;此次議員競選，花落誰手尚未分曉，所以，選項(xiàng)D也不能入選。

14. Hillary‘s campaign focuses on all the flooowing except_____.

A. children‘s health care

B. school education for children

C. combating child abuse

D. family planning policy

答案：D

解析：本題提問的是以下哪一下不是希拉里的競選重點(diǎn)。希拉里的競選廣告在文章的最后幾段里;它的重點(diǎn)是學(xué)校教育;作者評(píng)論道，在過去的30年里，希拉里一直都在為兒童和家庭的幸福斗爭。將來當(dāng)了紐約的參議員，她會(huì)為孩子們的良好教育和健康保險(xiǎn)而努力;由此我們得知，選項(xiàng)A(兒童健康保險(xiǎn))B(兒童的學(xué)校教育)和C(打擊虐待兒童現(xiàn)象)都是她的競選重點(diǎn)，只有選項(xiàng)D(計(jì)劃生育政策)與原文不合，所以，D為本題答案。

15.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

A. First Lady‘s Senator Campaign

B. Hillary‘s TV Advertisement

C. A Rivalry for New York‘s Senate Seat

D. The Focuses of Hillary Campaign

答案：A

解析：本文從第一夫人希拉里-克林頓為其入選紐約參議員拉開序幕講起，對(duì)目前的競選狀況作了一個(gè)大概介紹，并且對(duì)希拉里的競選內(nèi)容作了一個(gè)介紹，同時(shí)，作者表達(dá)了他自己的觀點(diǎn);整篇文章以介紹她的競選情況為主，所以，選項(xiàng)A(第一夫人競選參議員)用以概括全文最為全面，因此，為正確答案。

One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the“cashless society”is not on the horizon—it's already here.

While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer-analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future, and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.

Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.

16.According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to _____.

A. withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishes

B. obtain more convenient services than other people do

C. enjoy greater trust from the storekeeper

D. cash money wherever he wishes to

答案：B。

短文第一段是關(guān)于信用卡(credit card)的。B項(xiàng)的根據(jù)是第一段中的They (credit cards) give their owners automatic credit in stores…和...can be read automatically.既然信用卡能在商店、餐館、旅店、家里、全國各地、甚至國外等各種場合自動(dòng)給予“信用”，那么信用卡持有人當(dāng)然會(huì)比其他得到更為方便的服務(wù)。A)是陪襯項(xiàng)，明顯不對(duì);C)項(xiàng)解釋錯(cuò)誤;根據(jù)withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations判斷D)項(xiàng)錯(cuò)。

17.From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that _____.

A. in the future all the Americans will use credit cards

B. credit cards are mainly used in the United States today

C. nowadays many Americans do not pay in cash

D. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before

答案：選C。

本題是語義理解題。第一段最后一句意思是“對(duì)我們大多數(shù)人來說，‘無現(xiàn)金的社會(huì)’不是在地平線上(即不是剛剛出現(xiàn)的新事物)，在這兒已經(jīng)實(shí)現(xiàn)了”。句中many of us指我們?cè)S多美國人，it's already here中的it指cashless society，即“不用現(xiàn)金支付”。顯然C)項(xiàng)是這句話的含義。最后一句話只談到cashless society的已經(jīng)存在，既推不出A)，也推不出B)。

18.The phrase“ring up sales”(Line 2, Para. 2) most probably means _____.

A. make an order of goods

B. record sales on a cash register

C. call the sales manager

D. keep track of the goods in stock

答案：選B。

本題考查考生根據(jù)上下文推測詞義的能力。短語所在的句子是比較級(jí)句型，根據(jù)“比較對(duì)象一致”的原則可知，ring up sales與“電子現(xiàn)金出納機(jī)”electronic cash register屬于同類東西。又根據(jù)下文They can keep a wide range of records，including…，可知electronic cash register能記許多東西，提供各種銷售信息，從這兩方面可猜測B項(xiàng)是ring up sales的意思，即現(xiàn)金收錄記錄機(jī)，一種功能單一的現(xiàn)金出納機(jī)。A)項(xiàng)解釋毫無根據(jù)，C)項(xiàng)離得太遠(yuǎn)，D)項(xiàng)是electronic cash register的功能之一。故B)為最佳答案。

19.The second paragraph focuses upon the purpose of ____.

A. giving some specific examples of how businessmen rely on computers

B. convincing us how useful computers are to sellers

C. conveying computers are derived from promotion campaign

D. supporting the idea that we rely on computers completely

答案：選B。

題干問“第二段的主要用途是什么”?A)項(xiàng)為了提供一些商人怎樣依賴于電腦的確切例子;B)項(xiàng)為了使我們相信計(jì)算機(jī)對(duì)商人有多么重要;C)項(xiàng)表明計(jì)算機(jī)起源于推銷運(yùn)動(dòng);D)項(xiàng)為了證明我們完全依賴于電腦?？v觀全文可知，通篇第二段在講計(jì)算機(jī)對(duì)商人的種種用途，因此，答案為B)。

20.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Approaches to the commercial use of computers.

B. Conveniences brought about by computers in business.

C. Significance of automation in commercial enterprises.

D. Advantages of credit cards in business.

答案：選B。

本題為中心思想測試題。第一段介紹了計(jì)算機(jī)使credit card持有人存款、存、支付等極其方便;第二段講計(jì)算機(jī)給銷售商帶來許多便利，第三段講了計(jì)算機(jī)運(yùn)用的廣泛性，而且都是商業(yè)方面的運(yùn)用，由此可知，本文主題思想應(yīng)為B)(計(jì)算機(jī)在商業(yè)中所帶來的好處)。A)項(xiàng)計(jì)算機(jī)的商用方法;C)項(xiàng)商業(yè)自動(dòng)化的重要性;D)項(xiàng)商業(yè)中信用卡的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。A)、C)、D)均不是本短文的主題思想。

二、詞匯和語法(21-30)

21.Mrs. Smith was so _____ about everything that no servants could please her.

A.specific

B.special

C.precise

D.particular

答案：D

解析：Be particular about sth.表示“對(duì)……挑剔，吹毛求疵”。

22.He never arrives on time and my _____ is that he feels the meetings are useless.

A.preference

B.conference

C.inference

D.reference

答案：C

解析：本題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都有"ence"的后綴把一個(gè)動(dòng)詞變?yōu)槊~，所以我們只要背了它們的動(dòng)詞詞根的意思，這四個(gè)詞的意思就容易找出來了。Preference表示“喜歡，喜好”;conference的意思是“會(huì)議，大會(huì)”;reference表示“參考，指出”;而inference表示“推斷，推論”，符合題義。

23.The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't _____ her grip on my arm.

A.loosen

B.remove

C.relieve

D.dismiss

答案：A

解析：本題有兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)容易混淆：A)loosen和C)relieve.Relieve的意思是“減緩導(dǎo)致……的減輕或緩和;免于痛苦，脫離痛苦，焦慮或者苦惱;救濟(jì)，為……提供幫助或援助”，不能和grip搭配;而loosen one's grip表示“放開手”。

24.The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _____ instead of mechanically.

A.artificially

B.automatically

C.manually

D.synthetically

答案：C

解析：這也更加要求我們要“溫故而知新”。因?yàn)閕nstead of后面是mechanically(機(jī)械地)，所以我們只要找到它的反義詞就行了，答案C)manually手動(dòng)符合題義。

25.This is what you should bear in mind: Don't _____ a salary increase before you actually get it.

A.hang on

B.draw on

C.wait on

D.count on

答案：D

解析：本題考察四個(gè)帶有on的動(dòng)詞詞組。Hang on意思較多，有“糾纏，緊緊握住某物;堅(jiān)持不放棄;堅(jiān)持不懈;打電話時(shí)不掛斷;稍待等待一會(huì)兒時(shí)間”;draw on穿上， 戴上(靴子， 手套等);吸收， 利用; 憑， 靠;動(dòng)用;向……支取;逗引(某人)開口說話;招來， 招致;接近，靠近;wait on滿足……的需要;服侍;count on表示“依賴，依靠”，符合上下文。

26.At the job interview, Mr. Brown gave a good _____ of himself and finally got a job as a salesman.

A. opinion

B. idea

C. cry

D. account

答案：D

27.The police are trying to find out the _____ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.

A. evidenc

e B. recognition

C. identity

D. status

答案：C

28.The wind was so strong last night that it tore the _____ of the ship into two or three pieces.

A. mask

B. mine

C. sail

D. satellite

答案： C

29.Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a _____ of exercise.

A. limit

B. lack

C. need

D. demand

答案：B

limit“限制，限度”;lack“缺乏，不足”;need“需要”;demand“要求”。

30.Have you any _____ that you were not there at 9 o'clock last night?

A. statement

B. cause

C. words

D. proof

答案：D

三、完型填空(31-40)

After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a ___31___ for words? How can she recall the names of a couple they met on holiday years ago? Now we know ___32___ to tell him: it's her brain.

Although there are obviously cultural reasons for the differences in emotions and behavior, recent breakthrough research reveals that the root of many puzzling differences between men and women may ___33___ in the head. Men's and women's brains ___34___ much in common, but they are definitely not the same ___35___ size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a woman's brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen percent smaller than a man's, ___36___ the regions dedicated to language may be more densely packed with brain cells.

Girls generally speak earlier and read faster. The reason may be ___37___ females use both sides of the brain when they read. In ___38___, males rely only on the left side.

At every age, women's memories top men's. They have a greater ability to associate names with faces than men do, and they are ___39___ at recalling list. The events people remember best are those that an emotion is attached to. Since women use more of their right brains, which process emotions, they may do this automatically.

While we don't yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is ___40___: male and female brains do the same things, but they do them differently.

31. 請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. slip

B. puzzle

C. loss

D. failure

答案：C

解析：本題考查固定搭配。短語at a loss for words表示“茫然而語塞”。

32. 請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. what

B. how

C. when

D. where

答案：A

解析：從后面的It‘s her brain可知，空格處應(yīng)填的詞能夠引導(dǎo)的是名詞性短語，選項(xiàng)中可以引導(dǎo)名詞性短語或從句的只有what.而how引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句;when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句;where引導(dǎo)地點(diǎn)狀語從句。

33. 請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. hide

B. set

C. fix

D. lie

答案：D

解析：本題考查固定搭配。選項(xiàng)中的 lie有“存在，在于”的意思，在表達(dá)“原因在于……”的時(shí)候經(jīng)常與in連用，構(gòu)成固定搭配。

34.請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. have

B. share

C. divide

D. store

答案：A

解析：本題考查固定搭配。短語have something in common表示“有共同點(diǎn)”，此處指的是男女的大腦大部分都一樣。

35. 請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. in

B. at

C. with

D. for

答案：A

解析：本題考查介詞的用法。選項(xiàng)中in多指“在某點(diǎn)上，就某一點(diǎn)來說”;at多指“在某一程度上”;with一般表示伴隨的狀態(tài);for表原因。這里顯然指的是“就男女大腦的大小、結(jié)構(gòu)和觀察力來說絕對(duì)不同”，

36.請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. yet

B. hence

C. thus

D. then

答案：C

解析：從上文來看，本句是由上文得出的結(jié)論，選項(xiàng)C. thus有“因此，于是”的意思，表結(jié)果，符合題意。yet：仍，至今;hence：因此，從此;then：當(dāng)時(shí)，然后。

37. 請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. which

B. who

C. that

D. why

答案：C

解析：表語從句的引導(dǎo)詞。名詞reason做主語時(shí)，后面的表語從句表示原因時(shí)要用that引導(dǎo)。

38. 請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. fact

B. contrast

C. addition

D. consequence

答案： B

解析：本題考查固定搭配。選項(xiàng)中in fact：實(shí)際上;in contrast：相反;in addition：此外;in consequence：因而，由于……的緣故。這里是把男女進(jìn)行比較，而且前后文所述情況相反，故選B項(xiàng)。

39. 請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. shier

B. better

C. keener

D. easier

答案：B

解析：本題考查對(duì)文章的理解。這里是在對(duì)男女的記憶力進(jìn)行比較，前文已經(jīng)說過女人在記名字方面比男人強(qiáng)，這句話承接上文，我們可以推斷出：女人的記憶力比男人強(qiáng)。故選B.

40. 請(qǐng)選擇最佳答案填入( )。

A. important

B. mysterious

C. special

D. clear

答案：D

解析：本題考查對(duì)文章大意的理解。句首的while含有“對(duì)比，相反”的意思，因此主句應(yīng)該表達(dá)的含義與前面的“尚不清楚”相反，即“清楚的(lear)

四、翻譯(41-45)

41.Already today，less than forty years later，as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives. We are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem.

譯文：或者不到五十年后，計(jì)算機(jī)將越來越多的減輕人們的工作事務(wù)和日常瑣事。我們也將面對(duì)一個(gè)沒有什么戲劇性和更不可預(yù)測的問題。

42.Obviously，there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers，but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong.

譯文：顯然，如果你不得不檢查計(jì)算機(jī)提供的所有答案的話，對(duì)它投資就沒有任何意義了。但是當(dāng)人們覺的計(jì)算機(jī)確實(shí)出了一些問題的時(shí)候，應(yīng)該靠自己內(nèi)部的“計(jì)算機(jī)”來檢查機(jī)器。

43.For most people the sea was remote，and with the exception of early intercontinental travellers or others who earned a living from the sea，there was little reason to ask many questions about it，let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface.

譯文：除了一些洲際旅行者和以大海為生的人，對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來說，大海是遙遠(yuǎn)的，沒有什么必要提出太多問題，更別說思考大海海底的東西了。

44.Wearing a seat belt saves lives;it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half.

譯文：系好安全帶能夠挽救性命，它能將喪生和重傷的概率減少一半以上。

45.All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work，but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs.

譯文：所有這些給學(xué)生們施加了很大的壓力，盡管如此，學(xué)生們還是積極參加學(xué)生活動(dòng)。

五、寫作(46)

46.Directions：For this part.You are to write 100～120 words.You have to write your composition based on the outline given below in Chinese below

Some college graduates choose to work as village officials.

1.Do you think it is a good idea?

2.What can they offer the countryside?

3.What can they gain from their village positions?

答案：：College Graduates Work as Village Officials

With the development of society and the constant increase of job-hunting pressure， many people find it hard to find a job， especially college graduates.Most of them just want to work in the big and developed cities，such as Shenzhen，Shanghai，etc.But the situa-tion has changed.Some college graduates prefer to work as village officials in the rural areas.I think it is a good idea.

First，it not only can ease the job-hunting pressure in the big cities，but also can pro-vide the college graduates with more job opportunities.Second，the college graduates can bring advanced science and technology to the backward rural areas.For example，they can teach the villagers how to feed pigs effectively and plant fruits and vegetables scientifically，which can help the villagers live a wealthy life in a short time.Third， the college graduates can temper themselves in poor living conditions.They will know much more about Chinese farmers，and have a better and larger platform to display their talents and abilities.

In a word，I am in favor of this idea，and I wish I could be a village official after grad-uation.

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