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Duringthemid-1980s,myfamilyandIspenta（1）yearinthehistorictownofSt.Andrews,Scotland.ComparinglifetherewithlifeinAmerica,wewereimpressedbya

（2）

disconnectionbetweennationalwealthandwell-being.TomostAmericans,Scottishlifewouldhaveseemed

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.IncomeswereabouthalfthatintheU.S.AmongfamiliesintheKingdomofFifesurroundingSt.Andrews,44percentdidnotownacar,andwenevermetafamilythatownedtwo.Centralheatinginthisplace

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southofIcelandwas,atthattime,stillaluxury.

Inhundredsofconversationsduringouryearthereandduringthreehalfsummerstayssince,we

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noticethat,

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theirsimplerliving,theScotsappeared（7）

joyfulthanAmericans.WeheardcomplaintsaboutMargaretThatcher,butneveraboutbeingunderpaidorunabletoaffordwants.

Withinanycountry,suchasourown,arerichpeoplehappier?Inpoorcountries,beingrelativelywelloffdoesmake

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somewhatbetterwelloff.Butinaffluentcountries,wherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife'snecessities,increasingaffluencematters

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little.IntheU.S.,Canada,andEurope,thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappinessis,asUniversityofMichiganresearchernotedina1980s16-nationstudy,“virtually

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”.Happinessislower

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theverypoor.Butoncecomfortable,moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns.

Evenveryrichpeopleareonlyslightlyhappierthanaverage.Withnetworthall

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$100million,providing

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moneytobuythingstheydon'tneedandhardlycareabout,4in5ofthe49peoplerespondingtosurveyagreedthat“Moneycanincreaseordecreasehappiness,dependingonhowitisused”.Andsomewereindeedunhappy.Onefabulously

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mansaidhecouldneverrememberbeinghappy.Onewomanreportedthatmoney

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miserycausedbyherchildren'sproblems.

Attheotherendoflife'scircumstancesaremostvictimsofdisablingtragedies.Yet,remarkably,mosteventuallyrecoveranear-normallevelofday-to-dayhappiness.Thus,universitystudentswhomustcopewithdisabilitiesare

（16）able-bodiedstudentstoreportthemselveshappy,andtheirfriendsagreewiththeirself-perceptions.

Wehave

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theAmericandreamofachievedwealthandwell-beingbycomparingrichandunrichcountries,andrichandunrichpeople.Thatleavesthefinalquestion:Overtime,doeshappinessrisewithaffluence?

Typicallynot.Lotterywinnersappeartogainbutatemporaryjoltofjoyfromtheirwinnings.Onasmallscale,ajumpinourincomecanboostourmorale,forawhile.Butinthelongrun,neitheranicecreamconenoranewcarnorbecomingrichandfamousproducesthesamefeelingsofdelightthatitinitially

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.Happinessisnottheresultofbeingrich,buta

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consequenceofhavingrecentlybecomericher.Wealth,itthereforeseems,islikehealth:Althoughitsutterabsencecanbreedmisery,havingitdoesnotguaranteehappiness.Happinessis

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amatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.

問題1選項

A.underpaid

B.prosperous

C.affluent

D.sabbatical

問題2選項

A.assumed

B.seeming

C.seemed

D.seemly

問題3選項

A.precarious

B.imprudent

C.spartan

D.gallant

問題4選項

A.notfar

B.asfaras

C.farfrom

D.farto

問題5選項

A.virtually

B.remarkably

C.ideally

D.repeatedly

問題6選項

A.forasmuch

B.despite

C.considering

D.inasmuch

問題7選項

A.noless

B.less

C.more

D.nomore

問題8選項

A.for

B.up

C.out

D.over

問題9選項

A.scarely

B.intentionally

C.surprisingly

D.provisionally

問題10選項

A.diminishing

B.negligible

C.tripled

D.perceivable

問題11選項

A.in

B.on

C.upon

D.among

問題12選項

A.exceeded

B.exceeding

C.excess

D.excessive

問題13選項

A.utter

B.messy

C.greedy

D.ample

問題14選項

A.prosperous

B.triumphant

C.jubilant

D.victorious

問題15選項

A.couldundo

B.couldintensify

C.couldnotundo

D.couldnotintensify

問題16選項

A.asplausibleas

B.notasplausibleas

C.aslikelyas

D.notaslikelyas

問題17選項

A.ventilated

B.deliberated

C.speculated

D.scrutinized

問題18選項

A.does

B.did

C.hasdone

D.is

問題19選項

A.new

B.favorite

C.temporary

D.normal

問題20選項

A.more

B.less

C.better

D.worse

【答案】第1題:D

第2題:B

第3題:C

第4題:A

第5題:D

第6題:B

第7題:A

第8題:A

第9題:C

第10題:B

第11題:D

第12題:B

第13題:D

第14題:A

第15題:C

第16題:C

第17題:D

第18題:B

第19題:C

第20題:B

【解析】第1題:（1）詞義辨析。A選項underpaid“所得報酬過低的”；B選項prosperous“繁榮的；興旺的”；C選項affluent“富裕的；豐富的；流暢的”；D選項sabbatical“休假的”。由空格后“inthehistorictownofSt.Andrews,Scotland在蘇格蘭有歷史意義的圣安德魯斯鎮(zhèn)”可知“休假的”符合語境，所以D選項正確。

第2題:（2）詞義辨析。A選項assumed“假定的；假裝的”；B選項seeming“表面上的；似乎是的”；C選項seemed為動詞seem“似乎；像是；裝作”的過去式；D選項seemly“適合地；得體地”。由空格后“disconnectionbetweennationalwealthandwell-being國家財富和幸福之間的分離”可知“表面上的”符合語境，所以B選項正確。

第3題:（3）邏輯關系。A選項precarious“危險的；B選項imprudent“輕率的，魯莽的”；C選項spartan斯巴達式的；（生活方式）簡樸的”；D選項gallant“英勇的；華麗的；雄偉的”。由空格前“Scottishlife蘇格蘭人的生活”與空格后“…notownacar沒有一輛車”可知“簡樸的”符合語境，所以C選項正確。

第4題:（4）詞義辨析。A選項notfar“不遠”；B選項asfaras“至于；直到；遠到；就······而言”；C選項farfrom“遠離；遠非；完全不”；D選項farto“遠遠地；太”。由第3題的分析“蘇格蘭人的生活儉樸”與空格后“southofIceland冰島南部”屬于“thisplace”的后置定語可知這里指代“在這個離冰島南部不遠的地方集中采暖在那時仍然是一種奢侈”；故A項“不遠”符合語境，正確。

第5題:（5）詞義辨析。A選項virtually“事實上；幾乎”；B選項remarkably“顯著地；非常地；引人注目地”；C選項ideally“理想地；觀念上地”；D選項repeatedly“反復地；再三地；屢次地”。由空格前“hundredsofconversations數(shù)以百計的對話”與空格后“noticed發(fā)現(xiàn)”可知“屢次地”符合語境，所以D選項正確。

第6題:（6）邏輯關系。A選項forasmuch“因為；鑒于”；B選項despite“盡管；不管”；C選項considering“考慮到；就······而論”；D選項inasmuch“由于；鑒于。由空格后“theirsimplerliving他們較簡樸地生活”與“butneveraboutbeingunderpaidorunabletoaffordwants但是從未聽到他們抱怨所得工資太低或不能負擔自己所需”可知這里是轉折關系，所以B項“盡管”正確。

第7題:（7）邏輯關系。A選項noless“仍然；不相上下；依舊”；B選項less“較少地；較小地；更小地”；C選項more“更多；更大程度地”；D選項nomore“不再；也沒有”。本句句意是“盡管他們較簡樸地生活，但是蘇格蘭人似乎與美國人一樣快樂”，A項“不相上下”符合語境，正確。

第8題:（8）詞義辨析?？崭袂啊癿ade”與各選項構成短語，A選項makefor“導致；有助于；走向”；B選項makeup“組成；補足；化妝；編造；彌補”；C選項makeout“理想；辨認出；說明；填寫；設法應付”；D選項makeover“轉讓；移交；修改”。由空格前“beingrelativelywelloff相對比較富?！迸c空格后“somewhatbetterwelloff稍微更加富?！笨芍坝兄凇备线壿嬯P系。所以A選項正確。

第9題:（9）詞義辨析。A選項scarcely“僅夠；幾乎不”；B選項intentionally“故意地；有意地”；C選項surprisingly“驚人地；出人意料地”；D選項provisionally“臨時地；暫時地”。由第8題的句意“在貧窮的國家里，相對比較富裕有助于稍微更富?！迸c空格前“Butinaffluentcountries但是在富裕的國家里”對應可知這里指代“但是在富裕的國家里，不斷增長的富裕卻出人意料地不重要”，所以C選項“出人意料地”符合邏輯關系，正確。

第10題:（10）詞義辨析。A選項diminishing“逐漸縮小的；衰減的”；B選項negligible“微不足道的；可以忽略的”；C選項tripled“三倍的；三方的”；D選項perceivable“可知覺的；可感知的”。由第9題的句意“但是在富裕的國家里，不斷增長的富裕卻出人意料地不重要”與空格后“thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappiness收入和幸福之間的相關性”的對應可知“微不足道的”符合語境，所以B選項正確。

第11題:（11）詞義辨析。A選項in“按照（表示方式）；從事于；在······之內”；B選項on“向；關于；在······之上”；C選項upon“根據(jù)；接近；在······之上”；D選項among“在······之中”。由空格后“theverypoor非常貧窮的人”對應知“在······之中”符合語境，所以D項正確。

第12題:（12）介詞with引導分詞短語充當伴隨狀語。由空格前“With”和空格后并列成分中“providing”的可知這里是介詞with引導分詞短語充當伴隨狀語，所以B選項“exceeding”正確。A選項exceed“超過；勝過”；C選項excess“超額；過度，過量”；D選項excessive“過多的；極度的；過分的”。

第13題:（13）詞義辨析。A選項utter“完全的；徹底的”；B選項messy“凌亂的；骯臟的；污穢的；麻煩的”；C選項greedy“貪婪的；貪吃的；渴望的”；D選項ample“豐富的；足夠的；寬敞的”。由空格后“money錢”與“tobuythingstheydon’tneedandhardlycareabout去購買他們不需要且?guī)缀醪辉诤醯臇|西”可知“足夠的”符合語境，所以D選項正確。

第14題:（14）詞義辨析。A選項prosperous“富裕的；繁榮的；興旺的”；B選項triumphant“成功的；得意洋洋的；狂歡的”；C選項jubilant“歡呼的；喜洋洋的”；D選項victorious“勝利的；凱旋的”。由空格前“Evenveryrichpeopleareonlyslightlyhappierthanaverage甚至非常富有的人只比普通人稍微更幸?！迸c“Andsomewereindeedunhappy一些人甚至不幸福”可知這里屬于舉例說明，所以A項“富裕的”正確。

第15題:（15）詞義辨析。A選項couldundo“能消除”；B選項couldintensify“能加強”；C選項couldnotundo“不能消除”；D選項couldnotintensify“不能加強”。由空格前“hecouldneverrememberbeinghappy他永遠不可能記得那些幸福的日子”與空格后“miserycausedbyherchildren’sproblems由她孩子的問題所導致的痛苦”可知C選項“不能消除”正確。

第16題:（16）邏輯關系。A選項asplausibleas“如……一樣似乎可信的”；B選項notasplausibleas“不如……一樣似乎可信的”；C選項couldnotundo“如……一樣可能的”；D選項couldnotintensify“無法強化”。由空格前“Yet,remarkably,mosteventuallyrecoveranear-normallevelofday-to-dayhappiness.然而，驚人的是大多數(shù)殘疾人最終選擇獲得近乎正常的每日幸福水平”、“Thus,universitystudentswhomustcopewithdisabilities因此，必須應對殘疾的大學生”與空格后“able-bodiedstudentstoreportthemselveshappy健全的學生報道自己是幸福的”的可知C項“如……一樣可能的”正確。

第17題:（17）詞義辨析。A選項ventilate“使通風；給······裝通風設備；宣布”；B選項deliberate“仔細考慮，商議”；C選項speculate“推斷，猜測”；D選項scrutinize“仔細檢查，細看”。由空格后”bycomparingrichandunrichcountries,andrichandunrichpeople通過比較富裕和貧困國家，富人和窮人”與“Thatleavesthefinalquestion那留下這個最后的問題”可知D項“仔細檢查”符合語境，正確。

第18題:（18）一般過去時態(tài)。由空格前“thesamefeelingsofdelight同樣的快樂感”與“initially最初”的對應知這里表示過去的時間，所以使用一般過去時態(tài)的B選項“did（動詞do‘產(chǎn)生’的過去式）”正確。

第19題:（19）詞義辨析。A選項new“新的；新鮮的；更新的；初見的”；B選項favorite“最喜愛的；中意的；寵愛的”；C選項temporary“暫時的；短暫的”；D選項normal“正常的；正規(guī)的，標準的”。由空格前“Happinessisnottheresultofbeingrich…幸福不是富裕的結果，而是……與空格后“havingrecentlybecomericher近來變得更富?！笨芍狢項“短暫的”符合語境，正確。

第20題:（20）邏輯關系。由空格前“Wealth,itthereforeseems,islikehealth:Althoughitsutterabsencecanbreedmisery,havingitdoesnotguaranteehappiness.因此，財富看起來就好比健康：盡管財富的完全沒有可能引起痛苦，但是擁有財富卻不保證擁有幸?！笨芍@里指代“與其說幸福是獲取我們想要的東西，不如說它是想要我們有的東西”，所以B項“l(fā)ess構成的搭配“l(fā)essthan與其……不如”正確。

2.單選題

Ourmanagerhad（）onthematterforalongtimebeforehemadethefinaldecision.

問題1選項

A.hushed

B.thrashed

C.pondered

D.suspended

【答案】C

【解析】考查動詞辨析。A選項hushed“安靜；（使）安靜”；B選項thrashed“打，使逆行”；C選項pondered“仔細考慮，衡量”；D選項suspended“延緩，推遲”。句意：我們經(jīng)理（）很長時間才做出最后決定。本句表示“仔細考慮了很久才決定”，因此C選項符合題意。

3.單選題

Thebrainistotallydependentontheoxygen（）byitsbloodsupply,andbraincellswilldieifdeprivedofoxygenformorethanafewminutes.

問題1選項

A.produced

B.picked

C.conducted

D.conveyed

【答案】D

【解析】本題考查動詞詞義辨析。produce“生產(chǎn)”；pick“選擇”;conduct“組織，實施，進行”；convey“傳達；運輸”。句意：大腦完全依靠血液供應中______的氧氣，如果缺氧超過幾分鐘，腦細胞就會死亡?？崭裉幩畹膭釉~用來說明氧氣與血液供給的關系，顯然血液是不可能”生產(chǎn)”“選擇”或者”組織”氧氣的，只能是”傳送”，因此選項D符合題意。

4.單選題

Thepuzzleofleft-handednessseemstobeamodestgrowthareaincurrentresearch.Oneofthelatestproposalslinksleft-handednessbothwithanoverproductionofthemalehormoneandwithdeficienciesinthebody’sautomaticdefensemechanisms,althoughitisnotclearwhethertheoverproductionofhormonecausesthedefensedefect,orissimplyonesymptomofageneralimbalance.Couldthisexplainwhy13percentofmalechildren,butonly10percentoffemales,areleft-handed?

Today,veryroughly10percentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Theoddthingisthatthispercentageseemstohaveremainedconstantthroughouthistory,andindeedthroughouthumanprehistory.Fromwrittenrecords,andevenpainting,researcherscangetaguidetotheincidenceofleft-handednessamongourrecentancestors

Lookingfurtherback,someexpertsclaimtobeabletotellfromtheshapingofflint(打火石)toolswhetherourStoneAgeforebearswereleft-orright-handedwhilethehabitofcavepaintersofleavinghandprints(as“signatures”)onwallsatleasttellsuswhichhandanindividualusedformarkingwalls.Theevidencesuggeststhat10percentofthepopulationwasleft-handed.

Thisisacommonevolutionarypatternwheretherearevariationsthateachprovidessomeadvantagefortheindividualthatcarriesthem,butnotanoverwhelmingadvantage,sothatallthevariationsexistsomewhereinthepopulation.

Abalanceisstruckinwhichtheproportionsofthepopulationinwhicheachversionisexpressedstayroughlythesameformgenerationtogeneration-asinthecaseofbloodgroups,forexample.Theremustbesomeadvantage,inDarwinianterms,inbeingaleft-handeramongapopulationofpredominantlyright-handedpeople.Butthisisverydifferentfromthepatternseeninmostanimals.

Ournearrelatives,thechimpanzees,alsoshowindividualpreferenceforonehandortheother,buthalfthechimppopulationisleft-handed.Evenratsshowthesamesplit-50percentleft-pawedand50percentright-pawed.Manmaynotquitebeuniqueamongmammals;therehavebeenclaimsthatpolarbearsaremorelikelytobeleft-handedthanright,althoughunderstandablyfewexperimentshavebeendonewithpolarbearsunderlaboratoryconditions.Butbycomparisonwithourcousinapes,itlooksasifresearchintoleft-handednessinpeoplemaybeaskingthewrongquestion.

Therealpuzzleisnotwhy10percentofpeopleareleft-handed,butwhy90percentareright-handed.Whathashappenedtothehumanspecies,inevolutionaryterms,totiltthebalanceawayfromleft-handersinfavorofright-handers?Whyismantheright-handedape?Nobodyhasasatisfactoryanswer.Butitisoneofthecuriositiesofscientificresearchthatstudiesofsomethingseeminglysomundaneasleft-handednessinpeoplecouldactuallyshednewlightonhumanevolution.

1.Thearticlesuggeststhatleft-handednessmightbedueto（）

2.Itappearsfromthearticlethat（）

3.Whatdowelearnaboutpolarbears?

4.Whatadvantageisshowninbeingaleft-hander?

5.Fromthepassage,wecanguesstheword“mundane”inthelastparagraphmeans（）.

問題1選項

A.ashortageofmalehormone

B.veryweakdefensemechanisms

C.anexcessofmalehormone

D.therebeingmoremalethanfemalechildren

問題2選項

A.thereweremoreleft-handedpeopleinancienttimes

B.thepercentageofleft-handershasn'tchanged

C.therewerefewerleft-handedpeopleinancienttime

D.thenumberofleft-handershasn'treallychanged

問題3選項

A.Itisimpossibletodolaboratoryexperimentswiththem.

B.Therearemoreright-handedthanleft-handedones.

C.Theyareprobablynotallleft-handed.

D.Therearemoreleft-handedthanright-handedones.

問題4選項

A.Noclearadvantageisshown.

B.Youalwaysbelongto,thesamebloodgroup.

C.Youbelongtoanimportantminority.

D.Youarefreetomakeachoice.

問題5選項

A.strange

B.ordinary

C.confusing

D.interesting

【答案】第1題:C

第2題:B

第3題:D

第4題:A

第5題:B

【解析】1.細節(jié)事實題。由原文第一段“Oneofthelatestproposalslinksleft-handednessbothwithanoverproductionofthemalehormoneandwithdeficienciesinthebody’sautomaticdefensemechanisms...”可知，最新一項研究表明左撇子可能與雄激素產(chǎn)生過剩以及人體自動防御機制缺陷有關，故A選項錯誤，C選項正確。原文指的是自動防御機制缺陷而非薄弱，故B項錯誤。D項內容與題目無關。因此，本題選擇C選項最符合題意。

2.推理判斷題。本題詢問古今左撇子人數(shù)變化趨勢。根據(jù)原文第二段第二句“Theoddthingisthatthispercentageseemstohaveremainedconstantthroughouthistory,andindeedthroughouthumanprehistory”可知，雖然隨著人類發(fā)展，人口數(shù)目發(fā)生了變化，但是左撇子所占的比例幾乎維持不變。因此，本題正確答案為B項。

3.細節(jié)事實題。題干詢問北極熊的相關情況。根據(jù)原文倒數(shù)第二段“polarbearsaremorelikelytobeleft-handedthanright,althoughunderstandablyfewexperimentshavebeendonewithpolarbearsunderlaboratoryconditions”可知，雖然難以在實驗室中對北極熊做實驗，但是左撇子的北極熊更多，故B項錯誤，D選項正確。原文只是說針對北極熊進行的實驗室實驗比較少，但并不是說不可能，故A項與原文不符。在提及北極熊前，原文提到哺乳動物不止人類有左撇子和右撇子之分，則說明北極熊肯定也會有這樣的區(qū)別，故C選項“它們可能不都是左撇子”錯誤。因此，本題正確答案為D。

4.細節(jié)事實題。題干詢問左撇子有何優(yōu)勢。由原文第五段可知，用達爾文的話說，在以右撇子為主的人群中，左撇子肯定有一些優(yōu)勢。但這些優(yōu)勢是什么，文中并沒有提及，故A項正確，B、C、D均未在原文出現(xiàn)。因此本題正確答案為A選項。

5.詞義推斷題。將“mundane”定位到原文最后一句。根據(jù)原文內容可推斷左撇子的研究雖說表面上看起來不足為奇，但是卻可能會對人類進化帶來新的啟示。故B項“ordinary”更符合句意。因此，本題正確答案為B選項。

5.單選題

Chinesefarmersaremostlylivingasimpleandthriftylifeasitistoday.

問題1選項

A.miserable

B.economical

C.luxurious

D.sensible

【答案】B

【解析】考查形容詞辨析。thrifty“節(jié)儉的；節(jié)約的”；A選項miserable“悲慘的；痛苦的”；B選項economical“經(jīng)濟的；節(jié)儉的”；C選項luxurious“奢侈的；豐富的；放縱的”；D選項sensible“明智的；合乎情理的；意識到的”。句意：中國農(nóng)民大多像今天這樣過著簡單節(jié)儉的生活。根據(jù)句中“simple簡單的”可知thrifty在這里的意思為“節(jié)儉的”，因此B選項正確。

6.單選題

These______attacksdisturbedusandweconsultedaphysician.

問題1選項

A.recurrent

B.sinister

C.affected

D.morbid

【答案】A

【解析】考查形容詞辨析。A項recurrent“復發(fā)的，周期性的”，B項sinister“陰險的，兇兆的”，C項affected“受到影響的，做作的”，D項morbid“病態(tài)的，由病引起的，恐怖的”。根據(jù)關鍵信息weconsultedaphysician“我們咨詢了醫(yī)生”可知attack表示“疾病發(fā)作”；所以空格處填入recurrent符合句意。句意：這些反復發(fā)作的癥狀困擾著我們，我們去看了醫(yī)生。因此，該題選擇A項正確。

7.填空題

Lifeisfullofdangersandsurprise.Yourhousemayburndown.Youmayfalloutofthewindowandbreakyourneck.Miceandbeetlesmayeatyourfloorsothatyoudropintotheflatbelowforanuninvitedcupoftea.1.（）.

Youcannotalwayspreventdisasters,butyoucaninsureagainstthem.Mostformsofinsurancearevoluntary-itisuptoyouwhetheryoutakeoutapolicyornot.Butsomeformsarecompulsory.2.（）.The“parties”toanagreement,orcontract,aretheindividualsorgroupsconcerned.Withthird-partymotorinsurance,thethreepartiesare（i）youyourself,（ii）yourinsurancecompany,and（iii）anybodyelseforexample,themanwhoseJaguarhasjustsmashedupyourMini.Third-partyinsurancedoesnotcoverfire,theftoranythingelse.Itisintendedonlytoprotectroadusersfromeachother.3.（）.

AnotherformofcompulsoryinsuranceisNationalInsurance.Everybodyover16earningmoneyonaregularbasismustpayasumeachweektothestate.TheseweeklycontributionscoverpartofthecostoftheNationalHealthServiceandtheothersocialservicebenefits,e.g.unemploymentbenefits,sicknessbenefits,old-agepensions,industrialinjurybenefitsandsoon.Youmustbeabletoproveyouhavepaidyourcontributions,soyoumusthaveacard（keptbyyouremployerunlessyouareself-employeD.ontowhichstampsarestuckeveryweek.Ofcourse,youcantakeoutprivatehealthinsuranceaswellifyouwish,butyoumuststillpayyourstatecontributions.

Thereare,ofcourse,manyinsurancecompaniesinBritain,bothlargeandsmall.ButthereisalsoaratherspecialorganizationcalledLloyd’s,whichstartedasacoffee-houseinlate17lhcentury.Lloyd’sisasocietyofaroundsixthousandmembers-allofthemunderwriters-andisadministeredbyacommitteecontrolledbyActofParliament.4.（）.YouhavetogotoaninsurancebrokerwhowillthencontactamemberofLloyd’sforyou.IfyouwanttoinsuresomethingexpensivelikeafleetofJumbojets,forexample-yourbrokerwillprobablyhavetocontactasyndicateofunderwritersbecausetheriskswouldbetoohighforonemantocover.

Lloyd'swillprobablyinsureyouagainstanyriskatallprovidedyouarepreparedtopaythepremiums.5.（）.Maybeclownsinsuretheirnoses.Youneverknow-anythingmayhappen.

【答案】1.G

2.C

3.E

4.D

5.A

【解析】1.第一段列舉了一些可能發(fā)生的危險的例子，比如房子燒毀，地板被老鼠和甲蟲吃掉等。此空作為第一段的最后一句，G項“一切都有可能發(fā)生，”與第一句呼應。

2.由Butsomeformsarecompulsory.但有些形式的保險是強制性的?？芍酉聛淼膬热輹v到強制性的保險。而C項正好是一個強制性保險的例子。故C項正確。

3.由空前的“Itisintendedonlytoprotectroadusersfromeachother.第三方保險只是為了保護道路使用者免受他人的傷害?！笨芍@種保險有局限性，E項中的comprehensive與原文中的only很自然地形成對比。故E項正確。句意：如果你想為可能發(fā)生在你或你的車身上的所有其他可怕的事情投保，你可以買一份綜合保險。

4.上文提到Lloyd's是一個6000人組成的團體，并且受委員會管制。故空格處如果填D項“Lloyd's不是一般意義上的保險公司，而是一個保險市場，你不能直接和它做生意?！蹦芘c上下文自然地銜接。

5.空前提到“只要你繳納保險費，Lloyd's會保護你的一切危險?！苯酉聛砜崭窈笈e例“小丑可能會為他的鼻子買保險”。而A項“鋼琴家會為他們的手買保險”正好與下文的例子構成并列關系，并且是對上文的論證。故A項正確。

8.單選題

Thedrillshipwasabletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean’ssurfaceanddrillinverydeepwaters,（）samplesofsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.

問題1選項

A.suspending

B.locating

C.dispensing

D.extracting

【答案】D

【解析】考查動詞詞義辨析。suspend“延緩，推遲”；locate“位于”；dispense“免除；分配”；extract“提?。惶釤挕?。句意：鉆探船能夠在海面保持穩(wěn)定的位置，并能夠鉆進深海，從海底______沉積物和巖石樣本。根據(jù)句意可知選項D符合題意。

9.單選題

ThelegendofPaulRevere'smidnightridethroughtheMassachusettscountrysidein1775isknowntomostAmericans,youngandold.Asthestorygoes,PaulReverewasasilversmithinBostonatthetimeoftheAmericanRevolution.WhenhelearnedthattheBritisharmyplannedtoattackthetownsandvillagesofMiddlesexCounty,farmhouseandvillagehall,towarnthelocalrevolutionarysoldiersoftheplannedattack.Becauseofhiswarning(accordingtolegend)thestrugglingAmericancolonieswereabletodefeattheBritishinanimportantbattle.

OnereasonforthepopularityofthelegendmaybethepublicityithasreceivedthroughHenryWadsworthLongfellow'scommemorativepoem,PaulRevere’sRide.Longfellowwrotethepoemin1861andithassincethenbecomeoneofthemostwell-knownandwell-lovedpoemsinthecountry.Thepoemcertainlycapturesthesenseofdangerandexcitement,metwithcourageandingenuitywhichmanyAmericansassociatewiththeAmericanRevolution.Itiseasytounderstandwhythepoemevokessuchalargeaudience.

However,Longfellow'spoemcontainsanumberofhistoricalerrors.AccordingtoLongfellow'spoem,PaulRevereinstructedafriendtowatchthemovementoftheBritishtroopsanddeterminewhethertheymarchedinlandortowardstheirboats.ThefriendwasthentohanglanternsinthetoweroftheOldChurchinBoston:onelanterniftheBritishmarchedbylandandtwolanternsiftheymarchedbysea.Theexpression"oneifbylandandtwoifbysea,"takenfromLongfellow'spoem,hasbecomeverypopularandisoftenquoted.Butthisideacontainstwoinaccuracies.First,thelanternswerehunginthetoweroftheOldChristChurch,nottheOldNorthChurch,whichisinacompletelydifferentpartofBostonandwouldnothavebeenvisiblefromPaulRevere'slookoutpoint.Second,Longfellowconfusedthemeaningofthenumberoflanternstobehung:theactualarrangementwas"twoifbylandandoneifbysea.”

NotallofLongfellow'shistoricalmistakesaresominor.ItseemsasthoughLongfellowchosetoemphasizetheideaofoneloneherostrugglingagainstmanyopposingforces,withonlyhisownabilitiestorelyon.Butactually,PaulReverewasonlyoneofthreeridersdelegatedtowarntheRevolutionarysoldiersaboutthecomingattack.

SomepeoplefeelthatLongfellow'serrorsareinsignificant,andthattheidealsofcourageandcunningaretheimportantfeaturesofboththepoemandthehistoricaleventswhichinspiredit.Butothersfeelthat,whileitprobablymakeslittledifferencehowmanylanternswerehungfromwhichchurchtower,thepoem'semphasisonthesolitaryherorunscountertothemostvaluableideainthepoem:theideaofunityandcooperationinthefaceofdanger.Criticsofthepoemraiseanimportantquestion:Longfellow'spoemtellsafamousstory,andtellsitpowerfully—butisittherightstory?

1.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutPaulRevereisTRUE?

2.PaulRevereRODETHROUGHMiddlesexCountybecausehewantedtowarnthelocaltownspeoplethat（）

3.Accordingtothearticle,whatisoneofthefactorsthatcontributetothepopularityofthestoryofPaulRevere?

4.Accordingtothearticle,whattheopponentsofLongfellow'spoemreallymean（）

5.ThelanternhungfromthetowerofOldNorthChurch（）

6.TheauthorthinksthatLongfellow'spoem（）

7.Theauthor'sattitudetowardLongfellow'spoemis（）

問題1選項

A.PaulReverewasasilversmithinBoston.

B.PaulRevererodeonhorsebackallaloneinMassachusetts.

C.PaulReverewasinstructedtowatchcloselythemovementsoftheBritishtroops.

D.PaulReverewasinstructedtowatchcloselythemovementsoftheBritishpeople.

問題2選項

A.theBritishweregoingtostealtheirsilver

B.theBritisharmywasgoingtoattackthem

C.theBritishweregoingtoplunderthetown

D.theyshouldescapefromtheBritishsoldiersbyseainsteadofrunningawayoverland

問題3選項

A.Longfellow'spoem"PaulRevere'sRide".

B.PaulRevere'scourageandbravery.

C.TheimportanteventoftheAmericanRevolution.

D.Animportantquestionraisedbycriticsofthepoem.

問題4選項

A.areallminor

B.makehispoemunpopular

C.mayconfusepeopleabouttheimportantideasbehindthehistoricaleventsonwhichthepoemisbased

D.showthatLongfellowdidnotcarehowmanyorfromwhichchurchtowerlanternswerehung

問題5選項

A.wasvisiblefromPaulRevere'slookoutpoint

B.indicatedthattheBritishweregoingtoattackbyland