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書山有路勤為徑，學(xué)海無涯苦作舟！住在富人區(qū)的她考研考博-英語-蘭州理工大學(xué)技術(shù)工程學(xué)院考試押題三合一+答案詳解（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）全文為Word可編輯，若為PDF皆為盜版，請(qǐng)謹(jǐn)慎購(gòu)買！第I卷一.綜合題庫-全考點(diǎn)押密(共120題)1.單選題

Lackofexerciseaswellasunhealthydietaryhabitscanincreasetheriskof（）.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.mobility

B.morality

C.maturity

D.mortality

【答案】D

【解析】考查名詞辨析。A選項(xiàng)mobility“移動(dòng)性”；B選項(xiàng)morality“道德、品性”；C選項(xiàng)maturity“成熟、到期”；D選項(xiàng)mortality“死亡率”，句意為：缺乏鍛煉以及不健康的飲食習(xí)慣會(huì)增加死亡的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。因此選項(xiàng)D符合題意。

2.單選題

Thevalueoftheindustrial（）droppedfromabout70billiondollarstoslightlymorethan31billion.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.outcome

B.outlook

C.output

D.outset

【答案】C

【解析】常用搭配。industrialoutput指"工業(yè)產(chǎn)量",為常用搭配。句意：工業(yè)產(chǎn)值從700億美元下降到310多億美元。選項(xiàng)C正確。

3.單選題

Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,butwhenandhowtheydevelopedisunknown.Theyprobablycameaboutjusttogivechildrensomethingtodo.

Intheancientworld,asistoday,mostboysplayedwithsomekindsoftoysandmostgirlswithanother.Insocietieswheresocialrolesarerigidlydetermined,boyspatterntheirplayaftertheactivitiesoftheirfathersandgirlsafterthetasksoftheirmothers.Thisistruebecauseboysandgirlsarebeingprepared,eveninplay,tostepintotherolesandresponsibilitiesoftheadultworld.

Whatisremarkableaboutthehistoryoftoysisnotsomuchhowtheychangedoverthecenturiesbuthowmuchtheyhaveremainedthesame.Thechangeshavebeenmostlyintermsofcraftsmanship,mechanics,andtechnology.Itistheuniversalityoftoyswithregardtotheirdevelopmentinallpartsoftheworldandtheirpersistencetothepresentthatisamazing.InEgypt,theAmericas,China,JapanandamongtheArcticpeoples,generallythesamekindsoftoysappeared.Variationsdependedonlocalcustomsandwaysoflifebecausetoysimitatetheirsurroundings.Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,littleweapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.

Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,theyhavenotbeensubjecttotechnologicalleapsthatcharacterizeinventionsforadultuse.Theprogressfromthewheeltotheoxcarttotheautomobileisadirectlineofascent.Theprogressfromarattle（拔浪鼓）usedbyababyin3,000BCtooneusedbyaninfanttoday,however,isnotcharacterizedbyinventiveness.Eachrattleistheproductoftheartistictastesofthetimesandsubjecttothelimitationsofavailablematerials.

1.Thereasonwhythetoysmostboysplaywitharedifferentfromthosethatgirlsplaywithisthat

（

）.

2.Oneaspectof“theuniversalityoftoys”liesinthefactthat（

）.

3.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sviewonthehistoricaldevelopmentoftoys?

4.Regardedasakindofartform,toys

（

）.

5.Theauthorusestheexampleofarattletoshowthat（

）.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.theirsocialrolesarerigidlydetermined

B.mostboyswouldliketofollowtheirfathers’professions

C.boysliketoplaywiththeirfatherswhilegirlswiththeirmothers

D.theylikechallengingactivities

問題2選項(xiàng)

A.technologicaladvanceshavegreatlyimprovedthedurabilityoftoys

B.theimprovementofcraftsmanshipinmakingtoysdependsontheeffortsofuniversities

C.theexplorationoftheuniversehasledtothecreationofnewkindsoftoys

D.thebasiccharacteristicsoftoysarethesametheworldover

問題3選項(xiàng)

A.Thecraftsmanshipintoy-makinghasremainedessentiallyunchanged.

B.Toyshaveremainedbasicallythesameallthroughthecenturies.

C.Thetoyindustryhaswitnessedgreatleapsintechnologyinrecentyears.

D.Toysareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinshapingachild’scharacter.

問題4選項(xiàng)

A.followadirectlineofascent

B.alsoappealgreatlytoadults

C.arenotcharacterizedbytechnologicalprogress

D.reflectthepaceofsocialprogress

問題5選項(xiàng)

A.intoy-makingthereisacontinuityintheuseofmaterials

B.eventhesimplesttoyscanreflecttheprogressoftechnology

C.itoftentakesalongtimetointroducenewtechnologyintotoy-making

D.evenasimpletoycanmirrortheartistictastesofthetime

【答案】第1題:A

第2題:D

第3題:B

第4題:C

第5題:D

【解析】1.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。根據(jù)文章第二段中“Insocietieswheresocialrolesarerigidlydetermined”在社會(huì)角色被嚴(yán)格定位的社會(huì)里，可知男孩和女孩玩得玩具不同，在于他們的社會(huì)角色被嚴(yán)格區(qū)分，因此選A。

2.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。根據(jù)文章第三段中“Itistheuniversalityoftoyswithregardtotheirdevelopmentinallpartsoftheworldandtheirpersistencetothepresentthatisamazing....Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,littleweapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.”玩具在世界各地的發(fā)展和他們對(duì)現(xiàn)在的持久性的普遍性是驚人的?！瓗缀趺總€(gè)文明都有娃娃，小武器玩具兵，小動(dòng)物和車輛?？芍婢叩幕咎匦允窍嗤模虼诉xD。

3.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句“Whatisremarkableaboutthehistoryoftoysisnotsomuchhowtheychangedoverthecenturiesbuthowmuchtheyhaveremainedthesame.”玩具歷史引人注目的不在于它們?cè)趲讉€(gè)世紀(jì)中發(fā)生了怎樣的變化，而在于它們?cè)诙啻蟪潭壬媳３植蛔??？芍狟選項(xiàng)“幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來，玩具基本上保持不變”符合題意。

4.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中“Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,theyhavenotbeensubjecttotechnologicalleapsthatcharacterizeinventionsforadultuse.”由于玩具通?？梢员灰暈橐环N藝術(shù)形式，因此它們沒有受到技術(shù)飛躍的影響，而這些技術(shù)是成人發(fā)明的特征?？芍婢卟皇芗夹g(shù)進(jìn)步影響，不以技術(shù)進(jìn)步為特征，因此選C。

5.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中“Eachrattleistheproductoftheartistictastesofthetimesandsubjecttothelimitationsofavailablematerials.”每一個(gè)撥浪鼓都是時(shí)代藝術(shù)品味的產(chǎn)物，但受現(xiàn)有材料的限制。可知作者使用撥浪鼓的例子是為了說明即使是一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的玩具也能夠反應(yīng)所處時(shí)代的品味，因此選D。

4.單選題

Beforeabillcanbecomelaw,ithastohavethefull（

）ofbothHousesorParliament.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.justification

B.warrant

C.endorsement

D.verification

【答案】B

【解析】考查名詞辨析。justification意為“辯解”；warrant意為“授權(quán)令，委任，依據(jù)”；endorsement意為“支持，認(rèn)可”；verification意為“審核，證實(shí)”。

句意：在法案成為法律之前，必須得到議會(huì)和國(guó)會(huì)的完全授權(quán)。

5.單選題

We’llbeverycarefulandkeepwhatyou’vetoldusstrictly（

）.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.rigorous

B.private

C.confidential

D.mysterious

【答案】C

【解析】句意:我們會(huì)非常謹(jǐn)慎，并會(huì)嚴(yán)格保密你告訴我們的話。

考查形容詞辨析。Rigorous嚴(yán)格的,嚴(yán)厲的;private私人的,個(gè)人的;confidential機(jī)密的,保密的,秘密的;mysterious神秘的,奇怪的,不易解釋的。分析題干可知此處表示“應(yīng)該保密”,故選C。

6.問答題

Manyoftoday'syoungpeoplehaveadifficulttimeseeinganymoraldimensiontotheiractions.Thereareanumberofreasonswhythat'strue,butnonemoreprominentthanafailedsystemofeducationthateschewsteachingchildrenthetraditionalmoralvaluesthatbindAmericanstogetherasasocietyandaculture.Thatfailedapproach,called"decision-making",wasintroducedinschools25yearsago.Ittellschildrentodecideforthemselveswhatisrightandwhatiswrong.Itreplaced"charactereducation".Charactereducationdidn'taskchildrentoreinventthemoralwheel;instead,itencouragedthemtopracticehabitsofcourage,justiceandself-control.

Inthe1940s,whenacharactereducationapproachprevailed,teachersworriedaboutstudentschewinggum;todaytheyworryaboutrobberyandrape.Decision-makingcurriculumsposethornyethicaldilemmastostudents,leavingthemwiththeimpressionthatallmoralityisproblematicandthatallquestionsofrightandwrongareindispute.Youngstersareforcedtoquestionvaluesandvirtuesthey'veneveracquiredinthefirstplaceoruponwhichtheyhaveonlyatenuoushold.Theassumptionbehindthismethodisthatstudentswillarriveatgoodmoralconclusionsifonlytheyaregiventhechance.Buttheactualresultismoralconfusion.

Forexample,arecentnationalstudyof1,700sixth-toninth-gradersrevealedthatamajorityofboysconsideredrapetobeacceptableundercertainconditions.Astoundingly,manyofthegirlsagreed.

Thiskindofmoralilliteracyisfurtherencouragedbyvalues-educationprogramsthatarelittlemorethancoursesinself-esteem.Theseprogramsarebasedonthequestionableassumptionthatachildwhofeelsgoodabouthimselforherselfwon'twanttodoanythingwrong.Butitisjustasreasonabletomakeanoppositeassumption:namely,thatachildwhohasuncriticalself-regardwillconcludethatheorshecan'tdoanythingbad.

Suchnaiveself-acceptanceresultsinlargepartfromthenon-directive,non-judgmentalas-long-as-you-feel-comfortable-with-your-choicesmentalitythathaspervadedpubliceducationforthelasttwoandone-halfdecades.Manyoftoday'sdrugeducation,sexeducationandvalues-educationcoursesarebasedonthesame1960sphilosophythathelpedfueltheexplosioninteendruguseandsexualactivityinthefirstplace.

Meanwhile,whileeducatorsarestillfiddlingwithoutdated"feel-good"approaches,NewYork,Washington,andLosAngelesareburning.Youngstersareleavingschoolbelievingthatmattersofrightandwrongarealwaysmerelysubjective.Ifyoupassastrangeronthestreetanddecidetomurderhimbecauseyouneedmoney一ifitfeelsright一yougowiththatfeeling.Clearly,murderisnottaughtinourschools,butsuchaconclusion―justaboutanyconclusion—canbereachedandjustifiedusingthedecision-makingmethod.

Itistimetoconsignthefadsof"decision-making"and"non-judgmentalism"totheashheapoffailedpolicies,andreturntoaprovedmethod.Charactereducationprovidesamuchmorerealisticapproachtomoralformation.Itisbuiltonanunderstandingthatwelearnmoralitynotbydebatingitbutbypracticingit.

【答案】InhisessayChildrenMustBeTaughttoTellRightfromWrong",WilliamKilpatrickarguesthatthe"decision-making"approachtothemoraleducationofAmericanyouth,whichreplaced"charactereducation"25yearsago,haspreventedjuvenilesfrombehavingandthinkinginaccordancewiththetraditionalmoralprinciplesthatarefundamentaltoAmericansociety.

AccordingtoKilpatrick,decision-makingmethodsinstillinstudentsawrongbeliefthatallnormsofmoralityaresubjectiveconstructswithonlyrelativetruthinthemandthereforecanbeinterpretedflexiblyandevenquestioned.Thisbeliefdeprivesthemofthechancetosecuresolidmoralstandardsandcausesmisconceptionsaboutwhatshouldbeclearlyrightorwrong.

Inparallelwiththisinadequacyofthe"decision-making"approacharetheunexpectedoutcomesofthosevalues-educationprogramsfocusingonstudents,self-esteemthatsupportsthe"non-judgmental"mindsetdominating"decision-making"curriculums.Theirmistakenassumptionthatfeelinggoodwarrantsmoralityexcusesstudentsfromcriticizinganddiscipliningtheirownbehaviors.

Basinghisconclusiononhisanalysisofthefundamentalflawsofthedecision-makingapproach,Kilpatrickfinallyproposesanimmediateshiftbacktocharactereducationwhichhebelievesteachesmoralitymoreeffectivelybyemphasizingpracticeinsteadofdiscussion.

7.單選題

Doingresearchwillbemucheasierifyouhavesomeonetobounceideasoffandtogiveyou（

）intheentireprocess.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.reward

B.insurance

C.interest

D.feedback

【答案】D

【解析】考察名詞詞義辨析。reward“報(bào)酬”；insurance“津貼”；interest“興趣；利息；利益”；feedback“反饋”。句意：如果有人能夠給你出主意，并給你反饋，那么研究起來就容易多了。選項(xiàng)D符合題意。

8.翻譯題

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花些力氣教會(huì)孩子們良好的花錢習(xí)慣是非常值得的，因其帶來的好處是使他們受益一生的。沒有受過這些金錢教育的孩子們將一輩子為此付出代價(jià)。有些：父母不和子女談?wù)摻疱X，因?yàn)樗麄冇X得不應(yīng)該和小孩子談?wù)摻疱X，覺得沒有時(shí)間，或者是認(rèn)為他們沒有足夠的錢。作為父母，不論他們的收入如何都應(yīng)該花時(shí)間教導(dǎo)子女有關(guān)錢的問題。大部分人對(duì)金錢所持有的固有的感受和看法都是基于兒時(shí)的經(jīng)歷以及家庭的價(jià)值觀和信念。多數(shù)情況下，每個(gè)父母的這些經(jīng)歷、價(jià)值觀和信念都是不同的。父母談?wù)撨@些感受和看法并建立起一條前后一致的：樹立子女金錢觀的途徑對(duì)于孩子的健康成長(zhǎng)非常重要。

【答案】It’sworthyoftakingefforttoteachchildrengoodhabitofspending,whichwillbebenefitfortheirwholelife.Thosechildrenwhoarenottaughttheselessonswillpaytheconsequencesforalife-time.Someparentsdon’tteachtheirchildrenaboutmoneybecausetheythinktheyshouldn’ttalkaboutmoneywithchildrenandtheydon’thavetime,ortheythinktheydon’thaveenoughmoney.Asparents,theyshouldteachchildrenaboutmoneyregardlessoftheirincome.Mostpeople‘sfeelingandopinionsaboutmoneyarebasedonchildhoodexperiencesandthevalueandbeliefsoftheirfamilies.Inmostcases,everyparenthasdifferentexperiences,valuesandbeliefs.Itisveryimportantforthehealthydevelopmentofchildrenthatparentstalkaboutthesefeelingsandopinionsandestablishaconsistentapproachtoteachtheirchildrenaboutmoney.

9.單選題

Theyhaveconsideredtheirhighstandardoflivinga(n)（

）forpracticingtheirbasicbeliefs.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.award

B.reward

C.result

D.consequence

【答案】B

【解析】考查名詞辨析。award獎(jiǎng)，獎(jiǎng)品；reward回報(bào)，獎(jiǎng)賞，常與for搭配；result結(jié)果；consequence后果。句意：他們認(rèn)為自己的高生活水準(zhǔn)是對(duì)他們踐行基本信仰的一種回報(bào)。由空格前后部分的句意可知B項(xiàng)符合題意。答案B

10.單選題

Allthestudentshavetoto（

）therulesandregulationsoftheschool.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.confirm

B.confront

C.conform

D.confine

【答案】C

【解析】【試題解析】考查名詞辨析。A選項(xiàng)confirm“確定，確認(rèn)”；B選項(xiàng)confront“面對(duì)，遭遇”；C選項(xiàng)conform“符合，遵照”；D選項(xiàng)confine“限制，禁閉”。由關(guān)鍵詞“therulesandregulations規(guī)章制度”可知空格部分單詞意思為“遵守，遵循”，句意為：所有的學(xué)生都要遵守學(xué)校的規(guī)章制度。選項(xiàng)C意思與之相近。

11.單選題

Whatmightdrivingonanautomatedhighwaybelike?Theanswerdependsonwhatkindofsystemisultimatelyadopted.Twodistincttypesareonthedrawingboard.Thefirstisaspecial-purposelanesystem,inwhichcertainlanesarereservedforautomatedvehicles.Thesecondisamixedtrafficsystem;fullyautomatedvehicleswouldsharetheroadwithpartiallyautomatedormanuallydrivencars.Aspecial-purposelanesystemwouldrequiremoreextensivephysicalmodificationstoexistinghighways,butitpromisesthegreatestgainsinfreewaycapacity.

Undereitherscheme,thedriverwouldspecifythedesireddestination,furnishingthisinformationtoacomputerinthecaratthebeginningofthetriporperhapsjustbeforereachingtheautomatedhighway.Ifamixedtrafficsystemwasinplace,automateddrivingcouldbeginwheneverthedriverwasonsuitablyequippedroads.Ifspecial-purposelaneswereavailable,thecarcouldenterthemandjoinexistingtrafficintwodifferentways.Onemethodwoulduseaspecialonramp（入口引道）.Asthedriverapproachedthepointofentryforthehighway,devicesinstalledontheroadsidewouldelectronicallycheckthevehicletodetermineitsdestinationandtoascertainthatithadtheproperautomationequipmentingoodworkingorder.Assumingitpassedsuchtests,thedriverwouldthenbeguidedthroughagateandtowardanautomatedlane.Inthiscase,thetransitionfrommanualtoautomatedcontrolwouldbesharedbyautomatedandregularvehicles.Thedriverwouldsteerontothehighwayandmoveinnormalfashiontoa“transition”lane.Thevehiclewouldthenshiftundercomputercontrolontoalanereservedforautomatedtraffic.Thelimitationoftheselanestoautomatedtrafficwould,presumably,bewellrespectedbecausealltrespasserscouldbeswiftlyidentifiedbyauthorities.

Eitherapproachtojoining,alaneofautomatedtrafficwouldharmonizethemovementofnewlyenteringvehicleswiththosealreadytraveling.Automaticcontrolhereshouldallowforsmoothmerging,withouttheusualuncertaintiesandpotentialforaccidents.Andonceavehiclehadsettledintoautomatedtravel,thedriverwouldbefreetoreleasethewheel,openthemorningpaperorjustrelax.

1.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattwosystemsautomatedhighways（

）.

2.Aspecial-purposelanesystemisprobablyadvantageousinthat（

）.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutdrivingonanautomatedhighway?

4.Weknowfromthepassagethatacarcanenteraspecial-purposelane（

）.

5.Whendrivinginanautomatedlane,thedriver（

）.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.arebeingplanned

B.arebeingmodified

C.arenowinwideuse

D.areunderconstruction

問題2選項(xiàng)

A.itwouldrequireonlyminorchangestoexistinghighways

B.itwouldachievethegreatesthighwaytrafficefficiency

C.ithasalaneforbothautomatedandpartiallyautomatedvehicles

D.itoffersmorelanesforautomatedvehicles

問題3選項(xiàng)

A.Vehiclestravelingonitareassigneddifferentlanesaccordingtotheirdestinations.

B.Acarcanjoinexistingtrafficanytimeinamixedlanesystem.

C.Thedrivershouldinformhiscarcomputerofhisdestinationbeforedrivingontoit.

D.Thedrivershouldsharetheautomatedlanewiththoseofregularvehicles.

問題4選項(xiàng)

A.bysmoothlymergingwithcarsontheconventionallane

B.bywayofarampwithelectroniccontroldevices

C.throughaspeciallyguardedgate

D.afteralltrespassersareidentifiedandremoved

問題5選項(xiàng)

A.shouldharmonizewithnewlyenteringcars

B.doesn’thavetorelyonhiscomputersystem

C.shouldwatchoutforpotentialaccidents

D.doesn’thavetoholdontothesteeringwheel

【答案】第1題:A

第2題:B

第3題:C

第4題:B

第5題:D

【解析】1.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。由第一段“Twodistincttypesareonthedrawingboard兩種不同的類型正處于設(shè)計(jì)階段?！笨芍狝項(xiàng)“正在被計(jì)劃中”正確。

2.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。由第一段“Aspecial-purposelanesystemwouldrequiremoreextensivephysicalmodificationstoexistinghighways,butitpromisesthegreatestgainsinfreewaycapacity.一個(gè)特殊用途的車道系統(tǒng)需要對(duì)現(xiàn)有的高速公路進(jìn)行更廣泛的物理改造，但它有望最大限度地提高高速公路的通行能力。”可知特殊用途的車道系統(tǒng)能給高速公路系統(tǒng)帶來便利。故B項(xiàng)正確。

3.推理判斷題。由第二段“Undereitherscheme,thedriverwouldspecifythedesireddestination,furnishingthisinformationtoacomputerinthecaratthebeginningofthetriporperhapsjustbeforereachingtheautomatedhighway.在這兩種方案中，司機(jī)將指定想要到達(dá)的目的地，并在旅程開始時(shí)或在到達(dá)自動(dòng)高速公路之前將這些信息提供給車內(nèi)的計(jì)算機(jī)?！笨芍狢項(xiàng)“司機(jī)開車前應(yīng)將目的地告知汽車電腦”正確。

4.推理判斷題。由第二段“Ifspecial-purposelaneswereavailable,thecarcouldenterthemandjoinexistingtrafficintwodifferentways.Onemethodwoulduseaspecialonramp（入口引道）.Asthedriverapproachedthepointofentryforthehighway,devicesinstalledontheroadsidewouldelectronicallycheckthevehicletodetermineitsdestinationandtoascertainthatithadtheproperautomationequipmentingoodworkingorder.如果有專用車道，汽車可以通過兩種不同的方式進(jìn)入這些車道并加入現(xiàn)有的車流。一種方法使用一個(gè)特殊的斜坡彎道(入口引道)。當(dāng)司機(jī)接近高速公路的入口點(diǎn)時(shí)，安裝在路邊的電子設(shè)備將檢查車輛，以確定其目的地，并確定其適當(dāng)?shù)淖詣?dòng)化設(shè)備處于良好的工作狀態(tài)?！笨芍狟項(xiàng)“通過帶有電子控制裝置的斜坡”正確。

5.推理判斷題。由最后一段“Andonceavehiclehadsettledintoautomatedtravel,thedriverwouldbefreetoreleasethewheel,openthemorningpaperorjustrelax.一旦車輛進(jìn)入自動(dòng)駕駛狀態(tài)，駕駛員就可以自由地松開方向盤，打開晨報(bào)或者只是放松一下?！惫蔇項(xiàng)正確。

12.單選題

ShouldIreceiveanymessageswhileIaminthemeeting,kindlyholdthemformetillaftertheoilcompanyrepresentativeshaveleft.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.Should

B.whileIaminthemeeting

C.kindlyholdthemfor

D.oilcompanyrepresentativeshaveleft

E.沒有問題

【答案】D

【解析】語法題。名詞所有格漏用。應(yīng)改為oilcompany’srepresentativeshaveleft.

13.單選題

WhenUseHaddasoldherroomy,threebedroomhouseayearagotomoveintoatwo-bedroomcondoinBerkeley,California,shestruggledtoarrangeheroldfurnitureinhernewspace.Familiarpiecesthathadfittogethersonaturallybeforenolongerconnectedinthesamehomeyway.Nothingseemedtowork.Hersevenlargewoodenbookshelves,standingtogetherintheliving/diningroomarea,lookedawkwardandalittleoverwhelming.Shecouldn’tfindspaceforherfavoriteleatherchairandtheotherfurnituregroupedaroundthelivingroomfireplace.Inanalcoveoffthemasterbedroom,herdeskfeltoutofplaceandgotinthewayofthein-wallironingboard."Iwasfrustratedbecauseitlookedawful,shesays.

Haddaturnedtoasurprisingsourceforhelpthe"homestager"she'dhiredearliertostripthepersonalityfromheroldhomesoitwouldbemoreattractivetopotentialbuyers.

It'snotasstrangeasitsounds.Real-estateagentsoftenrecommendthatsellershireahomestager(alsoknownasreal-estateenhancer)towhiskthroughtheirhomesand"neutralize"thembeforetheygoonthemarket.When"stagingtosell,"ahomestager,sometimeswiththehelpofateam,stashesawaypersonalitems(yourcollectionofantiquedolls,forexample,orthemodelboatonthemantel);repaintsaggressivelycoloredwalls,andrearrangesfurnitureandaccessoriestodrawattentiontoahome'sbestfeatures."Stagingtolive,"asit'scalled,isthelogicalnextstep.Havingcometoappreciatetheclean,unclutteredlookthestagerachievedintheiroldhomes,sellerarerehiringstagerstoworkthesamemagicintheirnewhome.Butthistime,insteadofseekingtodepersonalizeyourabode,theemphasisisonorganizing,decluttering,andrearrangingto"de-stress"theenvironment,saysBarbSchwarz,who'sbeenstaginghomesformorethan30yearsandfoundedtheInternationalAssociationofHomeStagingProfessionalsfouryearsago.

"It'svisualtherapy,"saysSchwarz."It'saboutfine-tuningaspacetoimproveitsenergyandtheflowfromroomtoroom,"shesays.Schwarzestimatesthatabout40percentofherstaging-to-sellclientsaskhertostagetheirnewhomes.

Stagingisalsoaboutgettingridoffamiliarobjectsthathomeownersareoverlyattachedto,saysinteriordesignerPatMcMillan,coauthorofHomeDecoratingforDummies.Astager"canbebrutallyhonest"aboutdisposingofclutterandrelegatingtattyfamilyheirloomstothecloset.

Anyonecanhangoutashingleinthisrapidlygrowingfield,throughathree-daycourseatoneofSchwarz'sStagingUniversitytrainingprogramswhichcoverssuchtopicsastrafficpatterns,furniturearrangement,and"familylifestyle”,earnsgraduatestherighttocallthemselvesAccreditedStagingProfessionals.Feesvarywidelybuttypicallyrunabout$75anhour.Dependingonthenumberofrooms,thetotalfeetostageahomemayrangeanywherefrom$750to$3,0000,saysSchwarz.

1.Thesentence"Nothingseemedtowok"(Paragraph1)probablymeans（）.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothethirdparagraph?

3.Wemayinferfromthethirdparagraphthat（）.

4.Accordingtothepassage,thestagerfieldistheoneinwhich?

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.herfurniturelosttheirfunctionsfortheirnewarrangement

B.shehadlostherjobandhadnothingtodo

C.herfurnitureweretoooldtobeusedanylonger

D.shedidn'tlikeherfurnitureanymorefortheirawfullooking

問題2選項(xiàng)

A.Onehomestagerisenoughtodoalltheworks.

B.Thestagerstrytheirbesttopreventthehousefrombeingsold.

C.Personalitemsofthehomeownerwillbeusedtodrawattention.

D.Wallswithinappropriatecolorswillberepainted.

問題3選項(xiàng)

A.stagingtoliveisacertainstepforallthe"stagingtosell"clients.

B.stagersarerehiredtohelptheclientsorganizetheirnewhouses.

C.stagersarerehiredtohelptheclientsselltheirnewhouses.

D.stagingtolivecostsmuchmorethanthestepof“stagingtosell”.

問題4選項(xiàng)

A.anyonecanbuyasatisfyinghousefrom

B.anyonecanearnalotofmoney

C.anyonecanhaveatry

D.anyonecanstartatrainingcompany

【答案】第1題:A

第2題:D

第3題:B

第4題:C

【解析】1.推理判斷題。題目問的是“句子‘沒有什么看起來發(fā)揮了作用’可能是什么意思？”文章第一段第二句提到曾經(jīng)擺放在一起的成套的家具現(xiàn)在卻不再按照以前的方式擺放了（Familiarpiecesthathadfittogethersonaturallybeforenolongerconnectedinthesamehomeyway）；第四句提到她的七個(gè)大型的木制書柜被擺放在客廳里面，使它們看起來不協(xié)調(diào)并且占了大量的空間（Hersevenlargewoodenbookshelves,standingtogetherintheliving/diningroomarea,lookedawkwardandalittleoverwhelming），因此可知選項(xiàng)A“重新擺放后的家具失去了作用”符合題意。

2.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。題目問的是“根據(jù)第三段可知下列哪句話是正確的？”文章第二段提到Hadda后悔沒有早點(diǎn)找一個(gè)理家老手來幫她去掉房子之前的印記，以便吸引潛在買家（Haddaturnedtoasurprisingsourceforhelpthe"homestager"she'dhiredearliertostripthepersonalityfromheroldhomesoitwouldbemoreattractivetopotentialbuyers），由此可知選項(xiàng)D“不合適的墻面顏色需要重新刷油漆”符合題意。

3.推理判斷題。題目問的是“從第三段可推斷出什么？”文章第三段倒數(shù)第二句話提到在見識(shí)到了理家老手的高超手段后，他們會(huì)再次雇傭理家老手去打理他們的新家（Havingcometoappreciatetheclean,unclutteredlookthestagerachievedintheiroldhomes,sellerarerehiringstagerstoworkthesamemagicintheirnewhome），因此選項(xiàng)B符合題意。

4.細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)題。題目問的是“根據(jù)文章可知，理家行業(yè)怎么樣？”文章最后一段第一句話提到每個(gè)人都可以嘗試在這個(gè)領(lǐng)域發(fā)展（Anyonecanhangoutashingleinthisrapidlygrowingfield），選項(xiàng)C符合題意。

14.單選題

Thenewappointmentofourpresident（）fromtheverybeginningofnextsemester.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.takeseffect

B.takespart

C.takesplace

D.takesturns

【答案】A

【解析】考查固定搭配。選項(xiàng)A：takeeffect“生效，起作用”;選項(xiàng)B：takepart“參與，參加”；選項(xiàng)C：takeplace“發(fā)生，舉行，就位”;選項(xiàng)D：taketurns“輪流，依次”。句意：校長(zhǎng)的新任命從下個(gè)學(xué)期的開始就生效。根據(jù)句意可知，本題選項(xiàng)A更切合題意，正確。

15.單選題

Theexcursionwillgiveyouanevendeeper（）intoourlanguageandculture.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.inquiry

B.investigation

C.input

D.insight

【答案】D

【解析】名詞詞義解析。inquiry“查詢”；investigation“調(diào)查”；input“輸入”；insight“洞悉”。句意：這次旅行將會(huì)提供一個(gè)語言和文化的深入了解。選項(xiàng)D符合題意。

16.單選題

Governmentatmanylevelsshouldestablishcertainrulesinthe（）ofthecitizens.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.rest

B.form

C.interest

D.perception

【答案】C

【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。Rest“休息”；form“形式”；interest“興趣，愛好”；perception“知覺，感覺”。句意：不同層次的政府應(yīng)該在人民利益的基礎(chǔ)上設(shè)定規(guī)則。選項(xiàng)C符合題意。

17.單選題

Outsidetheoffice（

）probablyinherlate60s,wearingfashionableT-shirt.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.stoodablondlady

B.sawablondlady

C.ablondladystood

D.foundablondlady

【答案】A

【解析】【試題解析】考查語法結(jié)構(gòu)。當(dāng)句子以介詞短語開頭，需要完全倒裝，也就是介詞短語+動(dòng)詞+主語+剩余修飾成分，這里outsidetheoffice是介詞短語，空格部分應(yīng)根據(jù)句意是“站著一位金發(fā)碧眼的老婦人”，所以這里選項(xiàng)A“stoodablondlady”符合題意。

18.單選題

Ourteacherdidn’thavetimesofartogointoit（

）,buthegaveusanideaabouthisplan.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.inturn

B.athand

C.inconclusion

D.atlength

【答案】D

【解析】考查短語辨析。inturn“依次，輪流地”；athand“手頭，在手邊”；inconclusion“綜述，總結(jié)”；atlength“終于，詳盡地”。句意：到目前為止，我們老師沒有時(shí)間詳細(xì)討論，但他給了我們一個(gè)關(guān)于他計(jì)劃的想法。選項(xiàng)D符合題意。

19.單選題

Whathesaidinthemeeting（）everybodypresent.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.repelled

B.dismissed

C.disposed

D.eliminated

【答案】A

【解析】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A選項(xiàng)repel“抵制，使厭惡”；B選項(xiàng)dismiss“解散，不予考慮”；C選項(xiàng)dispose“處理，處置”；D選項(xiàng)eliminate“消除，排除”。句意：他說的話令在場(chǎng)的所有人厭惡。由選項(xiàng)意思和句意可知，A選項(xiàng)符合句意。

20.單選題

Johnstoodstaringattheghost,（）withterror.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.transferred

B.transported

C.transfixed

D.transmitted

【答案】C

【解析】形近詞辨析題。transferred轉(zhuǎn)移；transported運(yùn)輸；transfixed使呆住、刺穿；transmitted遺傳、傳輸。句意：John站在那里看著那個(gè)鬼，嚇得不能動(dòng)彈。選項(xiàng)C符合句意。

21.單選題

Theboyneverattemptedto（）anyexcuseforbeinglate.

問題1選項(xiàng)

A.fluctuate

B.fabricate

C.lubricate

D.manipulate

【答案】B

【解析】句意:這個(gè)男孩從不會(huì)捏造任何遲到的借口。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析。fluctuate使波動(dòng)，動(dòng)搖；fabricate制造，捏造;lubricate使?jié)櫥?manipulate操作，處理。空格的賓語是excuse(借口),因此B符合句意。

22.單選題

AProfessorstoodbeforehisphilosophyclassandhadsomeitemsinfrontofhim.Whentheclassbegan,wordlessly,hepickedupaverylargeandemptymayonnaisejarandproceededtofillitwithgolfballs.Hethenaskedthestudentsifthejarwasfull.Theyagreedthatitwas.

SotheProfessorthenpickedupaboxofpebblesandpouredthemintothejar.Heshookthejarlightly.Thepebblesrolledintotheopenareasbetweenthegolfballs.Hethenaskedthestudentsagainifthejarwasfull.Theyagreeditwas.

TheProfessornextpickedupaboxofsandandpoureditintothejar.Ofcourse,thesandfilledupeverythingelse.Heaskedoncemoreifthejarwasfull.Thestudentsrespondedwithaunanimous"Yes".

TheProfessorthenproducedtwocansofbeerfromunderthetableandpouredtheentirecontentsintothejar,effectivelyfillingtheemptyspacebetweenthesand.Thestudentslaughed.

“Now,”saidtheProfessor,asthelaughtersubsided,“Iwantyoutorecognizethatthisjarrepresentsyourlife.”

Thegolfballsaretheimportantthings—yourfamily,yourchildren,yourhealth,yourfriends,yourfavoritepassions―thingsthatifeverythingelsewaslostandonlytheyremained,yourlifewouldstillbefull.

Thepebblesaretheotherthingsthatmatterlikeyourjob,yourhouse,yourcar.Thesandiseverythingelse—thesmallstuff."

“Ifyouputthesandintothejarfirst”,hecontinued,"thereisnoroomforthepebblesorthegolfballs.Thesamegoesforlife.Ifyo