2021-2022年廣東省陽江市公共英語五級(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)

2021-2022年廣東省陽江市公共英語五級(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.WhatkindofgraincouldbefoundinAmericandiet500yearsago?

2.Accordingtothelecture,whatisinflation?

A.Risingprices.

B.Fixedincome.

C.Realincome.

D.Costofliving.

3.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.

A.TrueB.Fasle

4.WhendidDr.Huberbecomeinterestedinpiano?

5.Do-it-YourselfhasbecomeoneofMr.Miller'shobbies.

A.TrueB.Fasle

6.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

7.WhatdidEuropeansthinkofpotatoes?

8.聽力原文：M:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?

M:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?

M:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.

W:Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M:Yestheywere,butthetransitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.

W:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M:Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto22,000feet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet.That'sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet.

W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontroller'sinstructions.

M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplymisunderstanding.

W:Wow,that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother.

Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

A.Badweather.

B.Humanerror.

C.Breakdownoftheengines.

D.Communicationssystemfailure.

9.Dr．MannisnowinCambridge，writingabookonthe______．

10.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.WhatwasmarkedoneachboxinsidethetreeinWashington?

12.HowmanypeopledependonlocalriceandfoodinSouthAsiacurrently?

A.Morethan150millionpeople.

B.Lessthan150millionpeople.

C.About100millionpeople.

D.About120millionpeople.

13.Judgingbytheextraordinarilywarmclothessomepeoplewear,whatmightwelearnaboutthem?

A.Theymaybehomesickandfeelinsecure.

B.Theyareeithercoldorverysick.

C.Theymaytrytoattractotherpeople'sattention.

D.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromphysicalinjuries.

14.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?

A.Computerclasses.

B.Trainingsessions.

C.Laserprinting.

D.Packageborrowing.

15.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：Fromgoodreadingwecanobtainpleasure,companionship,experience,andinstruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreading,ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.

Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeoraretotallyimaginarytheymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus,butthefriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepageswecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship,sympathy,andencouragement.

Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences,butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherweexpecttovisitsomefar-offplace,abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway;noairshiporoceanlinerorstream-linedtraintotransportus;nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart'sdesire.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountains,bravetheperilsofanantarcticwinter,orcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesert,allwithouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood;wemayminglewiththegaythrongsofmeParisboulevards;wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.Indeed,throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature,theenjoymentofmusic,thetreasuresofart,thetriumphsofarchitecture,themarvelsofengineeringareallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.

Agoodbookmaydrawourattentionsocompletelythatweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentityforthetimebeing.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(43)

17.(48)

18.

【C5】

19.(50)

20.

【C4】

21.

【C17】

22.

【C10】

23.(45)

24.

【C15】

25.(47)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

______providesaround20%oftheworld’selectricity?

27.(79)

28.

Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthat______.

A.peoplewerenolongerlegallyentitledtoownland

B.peopleweredriventolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves

C.peoplewerenotadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland

D.peoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind

29.Themanbehindthisnotion,JackMaple,isadandywhoaffectsdarkglasses,homburgs(翹邊帽)andtwo-toeshoes;yethehasbecomesomethingofalegendinAmerica'spolicedepartments.Forsomeyears,startinginNewYorkandmovingontohigh-crimespotssuchasNewOrleansandPhiladelphia,heandhisbusinesspartner,JohnLiederhavemarketedatwo-tiersystemforcuttingcrime.

First,policedepartmentshavetosortthemselvesout:rootoutcorruption,streamlinetheirbureaucracy,andmakemorecontactwiththepublic.Second,theyhavetoadoptacomputersystemcalledComstatwhichhelpsthemtoanalyzestatisticsofallmajorcrimes.Theseareconstantlykeyedintothecomputer,whichthendisplayswhereandwhentheyhaveoccurredonacolor-codedmap,enablingthepolicetomonitorcrimetrendsastheyhappenandtospothigh-crimeareas.InNewYork,Comstat'sstatisticalmapsareanalyzedeachweekatameetingofthecity'spolicechiefandprecinctcaptains.

MessrsMapleandLinder("specialistsincrime-reductionservices")havenodoubtthattheirsystemisamaincontributortothedropincrime.WhentheyintroduceditinNewOrleansinJanuary1997,violentcrimedroppedby22%inayear;whentheymerelystartedworkinginformallywiththepolicedepartmentinNewark,NewJersey,violentcrimefellby13%.Policedepartmentsarenowlininguptopayasmuchas$50,000amonthforthesetwomentoputthemstraight.

Probablyallthesenewpoliciesandbitsoftechnicalwizardry,addedtogether,havemadeabigdifferencetocrime.Butthereremainanomaliesthatcannotbeexplained,suchasthefactthatcrimeinWashingtonD.C.,hasfallenasfastasanywhere,althoughthepolicedepartmenthasbeencorruptandhopelessand,inlargestretchesofthecity,neitherpolicenorresidentsseemdisposedtofightthecriminalsintheirmidst.

Themoreimportantreasonforthefallincrimerates,manysay,isamuchlesssophisticatedone.Itisafactthatcrimerateshavedroppedastheimprisonmentratesoared.In1997thenationalincarcerationrate,at645per100000peoplewasmorethandoubletheratein1985,andthenumberofinmatesincityandcountyjailsroseby9.4%,almostdoubleitsannualaverageincreasesince1990.Surelysomecriminologistsargue,onesetoffiguresisthecauseoftheother.Itisprecisebecausemorepeoplearebeingsenttoprison,theyclaimthatcrimeratesarefalling.A1993studybytheNationalAcademyofSciencesactuallyconcludedthatthetriplingoftheprisonpopulationbetween1975and1989hadloweredviolentcrimeby10-15%.

Yetcauseandeffectmaynotbesoobviouslylinked.Tobeginwith,thesaleandpossessionofdrugsarenotcountedbytheFBIinitscrimeindex,whichislimitedtoviolentcrimesandcrimesagainstproperty.Yetdrugoffencesaccountformorethanathirdoftherecentincreaseinthenumberofthosejailed;since1980,theincarcerationratefordrugarrestshasincreasedby1000%.Andalthoughaboutthree-quartersofthosegoingtoprisonfordrugoffenceshavecommittedothercrimesaswell,thereisnotyetacrystal-clearconnectionbetweenfillingthejailswithdrug-pushersandadeclineintherateofviolentcrime.Again,thoughnationalfiguresaresuggestive,localonesdiverge:theplaceswherecrimehasdroppedmostsharply(suchasNewYorkCity)arenotalwaystheplaceswhereincarcerationhasrisenfastest.

JackMaplestartedhiscareerin______.

A.PhiladelphiaB.OregonC.NewOrleansD.NewYork

30.(77)

31.

"Thesedifferences"inparagraph5refertothosein______.

A.skillsofmenandwomen

B.schoolsubjects

C.thebrainstructureofmenandwomen

D.activitiescarriedoutbythebrain

32.

Thegovernmentleviesdifferentkindsoftaxessothat______．

A.therichhavetopaymoreandthepoorless

B.awiderrangeoftaxpayerscanbeincluded

C.eachofthreelevelsofgovernmentcouldgettaxmoney

D.theburdenoftaxesfallsevenlyoneverybody

33.

Theword"fib"inthefourthsentenceofParagraph5,probablymeans______.

A.totellthetruth

B.toreduce

C.toincrease

D.totellasmalllie

34.

______wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldTibet?

35.

Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Somefamiliesaretoopoortopaythefullamountofthetuition.

B.Theparentsdonotfavortheform.ofloans.

C.Payingthetuitionmakestheparentsfeelhumble.

D.Thosewhoareingreatneedmaynotgetwhattheyneed.

36.

Theelectriccatfishhasadifferentelectricsysteminthat______.

A.currentmovesfromtheheadtothetail

B.currentmovesfromthetailtothehead

C.currentmovesfromthelefttotheright

D.currentmovesfromtherighttotheleft

37.

Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelminginthat_______．

A.thehouseholdandvillagecommunitydisappearedcompletely

B.mennowtravelledenormousdistancestotheirplacesofwork

C.youngandoldpeoplebecamesuperfluouscomponentsofsociety

D.theworkstatusofthosenotinpaidemploymentsuffered

38.

Whycouldnotceramicsbeusedwidelyinthepast?

A.Becauseoftheirbrittleness.

B.Becausepeopledidn'tknowhowtousethem.

C.Becausetheywerenotuseful.

D.Becausetheycouldnotresistheat.

39.(67)

40.(72)

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

第

28

題

wasthereligionsandpoliticalcenterofoldTibet?__________

42.

第

29

題

Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat__________．

43.

第

25

題

Theexpression“optoutofsuchdatacollection”(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans__________．

44.

第

49

題

4.__________

45.

根據(jù)下列文章回答31～35題：

第

31

題

Whatdoboththeoriesassumetobetrue?

參考答案

1.Corn

2.A

3.A

4.Incollege

5.A

6.Origin(s)ofstudent/wherestudentsarefrom/student(s)background(s)Origin(s)ofstudent/wherestudentsarefrom/student(s)background(s)

7.Poisonous

8.B

9.WorldsofTime

10.A

11.Afamily'sname

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.youngyoung解析：本文均是在講年輕的腦力工作者，故此空所應(yīng)填的用于修飾“collegegraduates”的詞也應(yīng)是“年輕的”。

17.thoughthough解析：參見47題解析，由本句句意“…更便宜，…它的95％的部件仍可以使用?！笨芍?，此空處應(yīng)填“盡管，即使”，即eventhough。

18.whichwhich解析：“聲譽建立的基礎(chǔ)”英語表達為“thefoundationonwhichreputationsarebuilt”，which指代foundations。

19.normalnormal解析：根據(jù)上下文可以判斷此處句意為“很正常的事情”，因此此處應(yīng)填“normal”。

20.foundfound解析：此句意為“1,000名受訪者中有70%的發(fā)現(xiàn)，相對于其他設(shè)備來說，在使用手機時人們表現(xiàn)出最差的禮儀”，所以答案為“found”。

21.dividedivide解析：根據(jù)上下文語境，這里是“分為”，divide…upinto意為“把…劃分為”。所以此處應(yīng)填動詞“divide”。

22.byby解析：由日本政府收集的數(shù)據(jù)?？疾楸粍诱Z態(tài)的用法，“由…”用介詞“by”。所以此處應(yīng)填“by”。

23.whatwhat解析：此題考查what引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。要注意分析句子中的成分，此空為listento后的賓語。所以此處應(yīng)填引導(dǎo)詞“what”。

24.disposedispose解析：由前一句“但是這個問題因為我們的“一次性”技術(shù)而加劇了?！笨芍?，此處應(yīng)為“丟掉，扔掉”之意，即disposeof。

25.thethe解析：此處缺冠詞，在年輕人之間，用the表示特指。所以此處應(yīng)填“the”。

26.A解析：由A中內(nèi)容的introduction中“…providingaround20%oftheworld'selectricity.”可知答案為A。

27.A解析：由A中的第二段第二句話“Oneithersideofthepalacearemanycomparativelysmallbuildings．”可知。

28.B解析：由短文第四段第一句“…the17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland…．”可知。

29.D解析：由第一段中的“Forsomeyears，startinginNewYork…”可知。

30.B解析：由B可以看出，該所學(xué)校并不提供獎學(xué)金。

31.A解析：“這些區(qū)別”指的是什么?短文第五段主題句說“Butitisn’tallthateasytoexplaintheactualdifferencesbetweenskillsofmenandwomenonthisbasis．”即在此基礎(chǔ)上解釋兩性技能的區(qū)別并不是很容易的事。由此可見，“這些區(qū)別”指的是兩性技能。所以本題應(yīng)選A。

32.B解析：由短文第二段中的“Differentkindsoftaxeshelptospreadthetaxburden…Thatiswhythethreelevelsofgovernmentinthiscountry…thisspreadstheburdenoftaxesamongmorepeople．”。

33.D解析：fib意為“撒小謊”。

34.C解析：由C中的第一段“Themonastery-likepalace…wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldTibetandthewinterpalaceofDalaiLamas.”可知。

35.D解析：原文對應(yīng)信息是：“Eagertoboosttheirmagazinerankings，whicharebasedinpartonthetestscoresOfenteringfreshmen．they'rethrowingmoreaidatsmarterkids—whethertheyneeditornot．”該句話說明“學(xué)校為了提高其雜志排名，就給那些比較聰明的孩子經(jīng)濟上給予較大的幫助，不管他們需不需要幫助”。由此可以看出，急需幫助的學(xué)生并不一定就能

36.B解析：由文章倒數(shù)第二段第一句“TheelectriccatfishoftheNileandofotherAfricanfreshwatershasadifferentsystemagainbywhichcurrentpassesoverthewholebodyfromthetalltothehead．”可知。

37.D解析：由短文第六段可知答案為D。

38.A解析：由短文第二段中的“Ceramics，florinstance，havelongbeenlimitedbytheirbrittleness．”。

39.BB解析：由下一段第一句中提到的“tomato”可知只有B中“Supporterssaythetomato”與之對應(yīng)。

40.B解析：B中提到“TheaccoladeofwinningtheSchoolsCurriculumAwardin1997gaveEdgehillnationalrecognitionand，recentlv,…”。

41.C由C中的第一段“Themonastery—likepalace．．．wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldTibetandthewinterpalaceofDalaiLamas．”可知。

42.A文章第三段第一句話“Yettherearcgoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s．”表明這次的油價上漲不會像以前那樣帶來嚴重的后果。從文章最后一段“0nemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat，…”來看，我們不會為石油價格的上漲而失眠，也說明了這次的上漲影響不會很大。故應(yīng)選A。

43.D文章最后一段指出，“Congressshouldpasslegislation…，allowcustomerstooptoutofsuchdatacollection，and…．”，意思就是說國會應(yīng)該要求網(wǎng)站公示收集用戶隱私信息的政策，通過何種方式收集的，告訴用戶怎么才能避開這些信息收集以及怎么查閱所收集的信息等等內(nèi)容。optout的意思是“避開、避免”。故應(yīng)選D。

44.E由上下兩段可知，只有E放在此處可使上下文銜接。

45.A短文賞析

本文探討了關(guān)于宇宙形成的兩種對立理論，一種是演化理論，一種是常態(tài)理論。演化理論認為宇宙中的所有物質(zhì)原本集中于一個小團內(nèi)，后來發(fā)生爆炸，散發(fā)出其物質(zhì)，當爆炸慢下來時，便形成了穩(wěn)態(tài)和星系。這種理論認為宇宙于一個時刻在一點形成，形成之后就不斷膨脹。有些宇宙學(xué)家認為宇宙將膨脹到極點，再收縮到一點，再膨脹，不斷輪回。而常態(tài)理論認為宇宙永遠保持不變，將來也不會有任何變化，新物質(zhì)形成代替舊物質(zhì)，使宇宙保持永恒。觀測證據(jù)支持了演化理論，駁斥了常態(tài)理論。

答案解析：

由全文對兩種理論對比看，B、C、D均不是兩種理論共有的論點，只有A是。2021-2022年廣東省陽江市公共英語五級(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.WhatkindofgraincouldbefoundinAmericandiet500yearsago?

2.Accordingtothelecture,whatisinflation?

A.Risingprices.

B.Fixedincome.

C.Realincome.

D.Costofliving.

3.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.

A.TrueB.Fasle

4.WhendidDr.Huberbecomeinterestedinpiano?

5.Do-it-YourselfhasbecomeoneofMr.Miller'shobbies.

A.TrueB.Fasle

6.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

7.WhatdidEuropeansthinkofpotatoes?

8.聽力原文：M:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?

M:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?

M:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.

W:Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M:Yestheywere,butthetransitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.

W:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M:Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto22,000feet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet.That'sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet.

W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontroller'sinstructions.

M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplymisunderstanding.

W:Wow,that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother.

Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

A.Badweather.

B.Humanerror.

C.Breakdownoftheengines.

D.Communicationssystemfailure.

9.Dr．MannisnowinCambridge，writingabookonthe______．

10.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.WhatwasmarkedoneachboxinsidethetreeinWashington?

12.HowmanypeopledependonlocalriceandfoodinSouthAsiacurrently?

A.Morethan150millionpeople.

B.Lessthan150millionpeople.

C.About100millionpeople.

D.About120millionpeople.

13.Judgingbytheextraordinarilywarmclothessomepeoplewear,whatmightwelearnaboutthem?

A.Theymaybehomesickandfeelinsecure.

B.Theyareeithercoldorverysick.

C.Theymaytrytoattractotherpeople'sattention.

D.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromphysicalinjuries.

14.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?

A.Computerclasses.

B.Trainingsessions.

C.Laserprinting.

D.Packageborrowing.

15.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：Fromgoodreadingwecanobtainpleasure,companionship,experience,andinstruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreading,ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.

Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeoraretotallyimaginarytheymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus,butthefriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepageswecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship,sympathy,andencouragement.

Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences,butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherweexpecttovisitsomefar-offplace,abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway;noairshiporoceanlinerorstream-linedtraintotransportus;nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart'sdesire.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountains,bravetheperilsofanantarcticwinter,orcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesert,allwithouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood;wemayminglewiththegaythrongsofmeParisboulevards;wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.Indeed,throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature,theenjoymentofmusic,thetreasuresofart,thetriumphsofarchitecture,themarvelsofengineeringareallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.

Agoodbookmaydrawourattentionsocompletelythatweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentityforthetimebeing.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(43)

17.(48)

18.

【C5】

19.(50)

20.

【C4】

21.

【C17】

22.

【C10】

23.(45)

24.

【C15】

25.(47)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

______providesaround20%oftheworld’selectricity?

27.(79)

28.

Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthat______.

A.peoplewerenolongerlegallyentitledtoownland

B.peopleweredriventolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves

C.peoplewerenotadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland

D.peoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind

29.Themanbehindthisnotion,JackMaple,isadandywhoaffectsdarkglasses,homburgs(翹邊帽)andtwo-toeshoes;yethehasbecomesomethingofalegendinAmerica'spolicedepartments.Forsomeyears,startinginNewYorkandmovingontohigh-crimespotssuchasNewOrleansandPhiladelphia,heandhisbusinesspartner,JohnLiederhavemarketedatwo-tiersystemforcuttingcrime.

First,policedepartmentshavetosortthemselvesout:rootoutcorruption,streamlinetheirbureaucracy,andmakemorecontactwiththepublic.Second,theyhavetoadoptacomputersystemcalledComstatwhichhelpsthemtoanalyzestatisticsofallmajorcrimes.Theseareconstantlykeyedintothecomputer,whichthendisplayswhereandwhentheyhaveoccurredonacolor-codedmap,enablingthepolicetomonitorcrimetrendsastheyhappenandtospothigh-crimeareas.InNewYork,Comstat'sstatisticalmapsareanalyzedeachweekatameetingofthecity'spolicechiefandprecinctcaptains.

MessrsMapleandLinder("specialistsincrime-reductionservices")havenodoubtthattheirsystemisamaincontributortothedropincrime.WhentheyintroduceditinNewOrleansinJanuary1997,violentcrimedroppedby22%inayear;whentheymerelystartedworkinginformallywiththepolicedepartmentinNewark,NewJersey,violentcrimefellby13%.Policedepartmentsarenowlininguptopayasmuchas$50,000amonthforthesetwomentoputthemstraight.

Probablyallthesenewpoliciesandbitsoftechnicalwizardry,addedtogether,havemadeabigdifferencetocrime.Butthereremainanomaliesthatcannotbeexplained,suchasthefactthatcrimeinWashingtonD.C.,hasfallenasfastasanywhere,althoughthepolicedepartmenthasbeencorruptandhopelessand,inlargestretchesofthecity,neitherpolicenorresidentsseemdisposedtofightthecriminalsintheirmidst.

Themoreimportantreasonforthefallincrimerates,manysay,isamuchlesssophisticatedone.Itisafactthatcrimerateshavedroppedastheimprisonmentratesoared.In1997thenationalincarcerationrate,at645per100000peoplewasmorethandoubletheratein1985,andthenumberofinmatesincityandcountyjailsroseby9.4%,almostdoubleitsannualaverageincreasesince1990.Surelysomecriminologistsargue,onesetoffiguresisthecauseoftheother.Itisprecisebecausemorepeoplearebeingsenttoprison,theyclaimthatcrimeratesarefalling.A1993studybytheNationalAcademyofSciencesactuallyconcludedthatthetriplingoftheprisonpopulationbetween1975and1989hadloweredviolentcrimeby10-15%.

Yetcauseandeffectmaynotbesoobviouslylinked.Tobeginwith,thesaleandpossessionofdrugsarenotcountedbytheFBIinitscrimeindex,whichislimitedtoviolentcrimesandcrimesagainstproperty.Yetdrugoffencesaccountformorethanathirdoftherecentincreaseinthenumberofthosejailed;since1980,theincarcerationratefordrugarrestshasincreasedby1000%.Andalthoughaboutthree-quartersofthosegoingtoprisonfordrugoffenceshavecommittedothercrimesaswell,thereisnotyetacrystal-clearconnectionbetweenfillingthejailswithdrug-pushersandadeclineintherateofviolentcrime.Again,thoughnationalfiguresaresuggestive,localonesdiverge:theplaceswherecrimehasdroppedmostsharply(suchasNewYorkCity)arenotalwaystheplaceswhereincarcerationhasrisenfastest.

JackMaplestartedhiscareerin______.

A.PhiladelphiaB.OregonC.NewOrleansD.NewYork

30.(77)

31.

"Thesedifferences"inparagraph5refertothosein______.

A.skillsofmenandwomen

B.schoolsubjects

C.thebrainstructureofmenandwomen

D.activitiescarriedoutbythebrain

32.

Thegovernmentleviesdifferentkindsoftaxessothat______．

A.therichhavetopaymoreandthepoorless

B.awiderrangeoftaxpayerscanbeincluded

C.eachofthreelevelsofgovernmentcouldgettaxmoney

D.theburdenoftaxesfallsevenlyoneverybody

33.

Theword"fib"inthefourthsentenceofParagraph5,probablymeans______.

A.totellthetruth

B.toreduce

C.toincrease

D.totellasmalllie

34.

______wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldTibet?

35.

Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Somefamiliesaretoopoortopaythefullamountofthetuition.

B.Theparents