2022-2023年江西省贛州市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)真題(含答案)

2022-2023年江西省贛州市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.ThechairmanoftheBoardisappointedbytheBoard.

A.TrueB.Fasle

2.聽(tīng)力原文：M：Soyoureallybelievethatclothescarryakindofmessageforotherpeopleandthatwhatweputonisinsomewayareflectionofwhatwefeel?

W：Ohyes，verymuchso．Nowpeoplearebeginningtotakeseriouslytheideaofakindofpsychologyofclothing，tobelievethatthereisnotjustindividualtasteinourclothesbutalsoathinkingbehindwhatwewearwhichistryingtoexpresssomethingwemaynotevenbeawareofourselves．

M：Butsurelythishasalwaysbeenthecase．Wealldressupwhenwewanttoimpresssomeone，suchasforajobinterviewwithaprospectiveemployer；wethenmakeaneffortandputonsomethingsmart．

W：True,butthat'saconsciousact．WhatIamtalkingaboutismoreofasubconsciousthing．Takeforexamplethestudentwhoisawayfromhomeatcollegeoruniversity：ifhetendstowraphimselfupmorethantheothers，thisisbecauseheisprobablyfeelinghomesick．Similarly，ageneralfeelingofinsecuritycansometimestaketheform.ofoverdressinginwarmerclothesthannecessary．

M：Canyougiveanyotherexamples?

W：Yes．Ithinkpeoplewhoaresociableandoutgoingtendtodressinanextrovertedway，preferringbrighterormoredazzlingcolorsyellows，brightreds，andsoon．Inthesameway，whatmightbeseenasaparallelwiththeanimalkingdom，aggressiveclothesmightindicateanaggressivepersonalityorattitudetolife．Thinkaboutthethreatdisplaysusedbyanimalswhentheywanttowarnoffopponents．

M：Doyouthinkthecareorlackofitoverthewayweactuallywearourclotheshasanythingtotellus?

W：Yes，indeed．Thelength，forexample，ofaman'strousersspeaksvolumesabouthisawarenessofhisownimage．Or，ifhistrousersaretooshortorhangingloosely，thisprobablymeanshe'sabsorbedbyotherthings．

Accordingtothewoman,whatgovernstheclotheswewear?

A.Adesiretoexpressoneselfandshowone'swealth.

B.Individualtasteandloveforbeauty.

C.Loveforbeautyandadesiretoimpressotherpeople.

D.Individualtasteandadesiretoexpressoneself.

3.Thespeakerwillintroducesixdepartmentalmanagersonebyone.

A.TrueB.Fasle

4.WhendidthisexpressioncomeintotheAmericanLanguage?

A.SometimeaftertheCivilWar．

B.DuringtheSecondWorldWar．

C.WhenpresidentGeorgeBushwasinoffice．

D.DuringtheperiodofIndependenceWar．

5.Whichisthemostpopularmajorofstudy?

6.WhatdoesDr.Huberthinkaccomplishthesameobjective?

7.Whatwasusedtocarrymostmailafterthecoloniesbecameanation?

8.Accordingtothespeaker,howdosomepesticidesgetintoponds?

A.Theyareappliedtoaquaticweedsbyfishfarming.

B.Amphibiansreleasethemfromtheirskin.

C.Irresponsibledisposeoftheminponds.

D.Theyarewashedintopondsbytherain.

9.WanghassomeexperienceaboutCAD.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Beforedeliveringthenewinformation,whatshouldthespeakergivehisaudience?

11.Whatdoesbusinessconcernusuallydo?

12.WherecouldtheboatsfindthelettersatCapeHorn?

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.

B.Dr.Kleimanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofaday.

C.Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

D.Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

14.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.Shiraliprobablyliveduntil168;Tsurbaprobablyliveduntilage160.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.

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19.(36)

20.Childrenwhogriptheirpenstooclosetothewritingpointarelikelytobeatadisadvantageinexaminations,【C1】______tothefirstseriousinvestigationintothewayinwhichwritingtechniquecandramaticallyaffecteducationalachievement.

Thesurveyof643childrenandadults,rankingfrompre-schoolto40-plus,alsosuggests【C2】______penholdingtechniqueshavedeterioratedsharplyoveronegeneration,withteachersnowpayingfar【C3】______attentiontocorrectpengripandhandwritingstyle.

StephanieThomas,alearningsupportteacher【C4】______findingshavebeenpublished,wasinspiredtoinvestigatethisarea【C5】______henoticedthatthosestudentswhohadthemosttroublewithspelling【C6】______hadapoorpengrip.WhileMr.Thomascouldnotestablishasignificantstatisticallink【C7】______pen-holdingstyle.andaccuracyinspelling,he【C8】______findhugedifferencesintechniquebetweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadefinite【C9】______betweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.

Peoplewho【C10】______theirpensatthewritingpointalsoshowothercharacteristics【C11】______inhibitlearning,【C12】______aspoorposture,leaningtoo【C13】______tothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepen【C14】______thanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb(whichcanobscure【C15】______isbeingwritten).

Mr.Thomasbelievesthatthe【C16】______betweenelderandyoungerwritersis【C17】______toodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow【C18】______.Heattributesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingoutthatthedifferencesbetween【C19】______groupscoincideswiththeabandonmentofformalhandwritinginstructioninclassroomsinthesixties."The30-year-oldshowedahugediversityofgrips,【C20】______theover40sgroupallhadauniform.'tripod'grip."

【C1】

21.(32)

22.

【C11】

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24.

【C5】

25.(50)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.PaulStraussmann,retiredvicepresidentofXerox,indicatesinhisbookInformationPay-offthat"almosthalfoftheU.S.informationworkersareinexecutive,managerial,administrativeandprofessionalpositions."Hefurtherstatesthat"managersandprofessionalsspendmorethanhalfoftheirtimeincommunicatingwitheachother."

Inotherwords,peopleareacorporation'smostexpensiveresource.Foratypicaloffice,over90percentoftheoperatingbudgetisforsalaries,benefitsandoverhead.Withthisinvestment,isitanywonderthatmanagersarefocusingmoreandmoreattentiononemployeeproductivity?Theyrealizethatthepaperjunglecannotbetamedsimplybyhiringmorepeople.Toreceiveareturnontheirinvestment,wisecorporateexecutiveofficersarerealizingwhatindustrialistsandagriculturistslearnedlongago—efficienttoolsareessentialforincreasedproductivity.

Adirectrelationshipexistsbetweenefficientflowofinformationandthequalityandspeedoftheoutputoftheendproduct.Forthosecompaniesusingtechnology,theperdocumentcostofinformationprocessingisonlyafractionofwhatitwasafewyearsago.Thedecreasingcostofcomputersandperipherals(equipmenttiedtothecomputer)willcontinuetomaketechnologyacost-effectivetoolinthefuture.AnexampleofthistypeofsavingisillustratedinthecaseoftheWesternDivisionofGeneralTelephoneandElectronicsCompany(GTE).Bymakingaone-timeinvestmentof$10milliontoautomateitsfacilities,managementestimatesanannualsavingof$8.5millionforthecompany.Thissavingsisgainedmainlythroughtheeliminationofsupportpeopleonceneededforproposalprojects.Throughatelecommunicationsnetworkthatsupports150computerterminalswithgoodgraphicscapabilities,theengineerswhoconceptualizetheprojectsarenowdirectparticipants.Theyusethegraphicscapacitiesofthecomputerratherthanrelyondrafterstopreparedrawings,theyentertheirowntextratherthanemploytypists,andtheyusethenetworktotrackprojectprogressratherthanconductingmeetings.

Inthefirstparsgraph,theauthorquotesStraussmann'swordsinordertomakeclear______.

A.theimportanceofcommunicativecapabilityinbusiness

B.theneedibrpeopleofhigherpositionsinacompany

C.theimportanceofassigningpeopletoproperpositions

D.thenecessityforpeopleinhigherpositionstoknowinformationscience

27.

______producessmallamountsofwaste?

28.(68)

29.

Fromthepassage,welearnthattheauthor______.

A.didn'tlikeRaoul'swayofdeliveringthepaper

B.didn'trealizewhyRaouldeliveredthepaperthatway

C.didn'tknowthatRaoulcameveryearlyinthemorning

D.didn'tfeelitnecessarytomeetRaoulwhenhecame

30.(79)

31.

Theexpression"optoutofsuchdatacollection"(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans______.

A.pickoutfromsuchdatatheinformationoneneeds

B.shiftthroughsuchdatatocollectone'sowninformation

C.evaluatethepurposeforsuchdatacollection

D.choosenottobeinvolvedinsuchdatacollection

32.(77)

33.(67)

34.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inathree-monthperiodlastyear,twoBrooklyniteshadtobecutoutoftheirapartmentsandcarriedtohospitalonstretchersdesignedfortransportingsmallwhales.TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptance(NAAFA)arguesmatitwasnottheircombined900kgbulkthatmadethemill.Obesity,accordingtoNAAFA,isnotbadforyou.And,evenifitwas,thereisnothingtobedoneaboutit,becausegenesdictateweight.Attemptingtoeatlessmerelyslowsmetabolism,havingpeopleaschubbyasever.

ThisisthefatlashmovementthatcausesAmerica'sslimmingindustrysomuchpain.InhisbookBinFatLies(Ballantine,1996),GlennGaessersaysthatnostudyyethasconvincinglyshownthatweightisanindependentcauseofhealthproblems.Fatnessdoesnotkillpeople;thingslikehypertension,coronaryheartdiseasesandcancerdo.MichaelFumento,authorofTheFatoftheLand(Viking,1997),ananti-fatlashdiatribe,comparesDrGaesser'slogicwithsayingthattheguillotinedidnotkillLouisXVI:Rather,itwastheseveringofhisvertebrae,thecuttingofallthebloodvesselsinbisneck,and...thetraumacausedbyhisheaddroppingseveralfeetintoawickerbasket.

Beingfatkillsinseveralways.Itmakespeoplefarmorelikelytosufferfromheartdiseaseorhighbloodpressure.Evenmoderateobesityincreasesthechanceofcontractingdiabetes.Being40%overweightmakespeople30%-50%morelikelytodieofcancer,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety.Extremefatnessmakespatientssomuchlesslikelytosurvivesurgerythatmanydoctorsrefusetooperateuntiltheyslim.

Theideathatbeingoverweightiscausedbyobesitygenesisnotwhollyfalse:researchershavefoundanumberofgenesthatappeartomakesomepeopleburnoffenergyataslowerrate.Butgenesarenotdestiny.Thedifferencebetweensomeonewithageneticpredispositiontogainweightandsomeonewithoutappearstoberoughly40calories—oraspoonfulofmayonnaise—aday.

Analternativefatlashargument,advancedinbookssuchas.DeanOnrush'sEatMore,WeightLess(HarperCollies,1993)andDateAtrens'sDon'tDiet(WilliamMorrow,1978),isthatfatnessisnotamatterofeatingtoomuch.TheynotethatasAmericans'weighthasballoonedoverthelastfewdecades,theirreportedcaloricintakehasplunged.Thissimplyexplainspeople'sownrecollectionofhowmuchtheyeatisextremelyunreliable.Andastheygrowfatter,peoplefeelguiltyandaremorelikelytofibabouthowmuchtheyeat.Allreputablestudiesshowthateatinglessandexercisingreduceweight.

Certainly,thebody'smetabolismslowsalittlewhenyouloseweight,becauseittakeslessenergytocarrylessbulkaround,andbecausedietingcanmakethebodyfearitisabouttostarve.Butasensiblelow-fatdietmakesweightlosspossible.Thefatlashmovementisdangerous,becauseshmmerswilloftenfindanyexcusetogiveup.Totellpeoplethatitishealthytobeobeseistoencouragethemtolivesickanddieyoung.

ThetwoBrooklynitesinthefirstparagraphwere______.

A.membersoftheNWA

B.typicalvictimsofoverweight

C.membersofthe"fatlash"movement

D.proofthatthefatlashmovementisgainingstrength

35.

Accordingtothepassage,speciallaborlawsprotectingwomenworkerstendgenerallytohavewhichofthefollowingeffects?

A.Theytendtomodifythestereotypesemployeesoftenholdconcerningwomen.

B.Theyincreasetheadvantagetoemployersofhiringmeninsteadofwomen,makingitlesslikelythatwomenwillbehired.

C.Theydecreasethelikelihoodthatemployerswilloffermoreprotectiontowomenworkersthanthatwhichisabsolutelyrequiredbylaw.

D.Theyincreasethetendencyofemployerstodenyhealthinsuranceanddisabilityplanstowomenworkers.

36.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Withunfamiliarhumanbeings,whenweacknowledgetheirhumanness,wemustavoidstaringatthem,andyetwemustalsoavoidignoringthem.Tomakethemintopeopleratherthanobjects,weuseadeliberateandpoliteinattention.Welookatthemlongenoughto,makeitquiteclearthatweseethem,andthenweimmediatelylookaway.

66.______

Theimportantthinginsuchanexchangeisthatwedonotcatchtheeyeofonewhomwearerecognizingasaperson.Welookathimwithoutlockingglances,andthenweimmediatelylookaway.Recognitionisnotpermitted.

67.______

Ifyoupasssomeoneinthestreet,youmayeyetheoncomingpersonuntilyouareabouteightfeetapart,thenyoumustlookawayasyoupass.Beforetheeight-footdistanceisreached,eachwillsignalinwhichdirectionhewillpass.Thisisdonewithabrieflookinthatdirection.Eachwillveerslightlyandthepassingisdonesmoothly.

68.______

Tostrengthenthissignal,youlookdirectlyattheother'sfacebeforelookingaway.69.______

Itbecomesimpossibletodiscoverjustwhattheyaredoing.Aretheylookingatyoutoolong,toointently?Aretheylookingatyouatall?Thepersonwearingtheglassesfeelsprotectedandassumesthathecanstarewithoutbeingnoticedinhisstaring.However,thisisaself-deception.Totheotherperson,darkglassesseemtoindicatethatthewearerisalwaysstaringathim.

Weoftenusethislook-awaytechniquewhenwemeetfamouspeople.Wewanttoassurethemwearerespectingtheirprivacyandthatwewouldnotdreamofstaringatthem.Thesameistrueofthecrippledorphysicallyhandicapped.Welookbriefandthenlookawaybeforethestarecanbesaidtobeastare.

70.______

Ofcourse,theoppositeisalsotrue.Ifwewishtoputapersondown,wemaydosobystaringlongerthanisacceptablypolite.Insteadofdroppingourgazeswhenwelockglances,wecontinuetostare.Thepersonwhodisapprovesofinterracialmarriagesordatingwillstarerudelyattheinterracialcouple.Ifhedislikeslonghair,shortdresses,orbeards,hemayshowitwithalonger-than-acceptablestare.

A.Therearedifferentformulasfortheexchangeofglancesdependingonwherethemeetingtakesplace.

B.Inthesubwayorbuswherelongridesinveryclosecircumstancesareanecessity,wemaybehardputtofindsomewayofnotstaring.Wesneakglances,butlookawaybeforeoureyescanlock.Ifwelookwithanunfocusedglancethatmissestheeyesandsettlesonthehead,themouth,thebodyforanyplacebuttheeyesisanacceptablelookingspotfortheunfocusedglance.

C.Actuallyinthiswaywearesaying,inbodylanguage,"Iknowyouarethere,"andamomentlaterweadd,"ButIwouldnotdreamofintrudingonyourprivacy."

D.Itisthetechniqueweuseforanyunusualsituationwheretoolongastarewouldbeembarrassing.Whenweseeaninterracialcouple,wealsousethistechnique.Wemightuseitwhenweseeamanwithanunusualbeard,withextralonghair,withoutlandishclothes,oragirlwithaminimalminiskirtmayattractthislook-and-away.

E.ForthispassingencounterDr.ErvingGoffmaninbehavior.inpublicplacessaysthatthequicklookandtheloweringoftheeyesisbodylanguagefor,"Itrustyou.Iamnotafraidofyou."

F.Sometimestherulesarehardtofollow,particularlyifoneofthetwopeoplewearsdarkglasses.

(66)

37.

Whyarehorsesusedtocatchtheelectriceels?

A.Tofrightentheeels.

B.Toexhausttheeels.

C.Toattracttheeels.

D.Tostirthewater.

38.

InNewYork______.

A.violentcrimedroppedby23%inoneyear

B.policedepartmentpayasmuchas$50,000forJackMaple

C.thecrimerateishigh

D.Comstat'sstatisticalmapsareanalyzedeveryweek

39.WorldleadersmetrecentlyatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkCitytodiscusstheenvironmentalissuesraisedattheRioEarthSummitin1992．TheheadsofstateweresupposedtodecidewhatfurtherstepsshouldbetakentohaltthedeclineofEarth'slife-supportsystems．Infact，thismeetinghadmuchtheflavouroftheoriginalEarthSummit．Towit：emptypromises，hollowrhetoric，bickeringbetweenrichandpoor，andirrelevantinitiatives．ThinkU.S.Congressinslowmotion．

Almostobscuredbythistorporisthefactthattherehasbeensomeremarkableprogressoverthepastfiveyears—realchangesintheattitudeofordinarypeopleintheThirdWorldtowardfamilysizeandadawningrealisationthatenvironmentaldegradationandtheirownwell-beingareintimately，andinversely，linked．Almostnoneofthis，however,hasanythingtodowithwhatthebureaucratsaccomplishedinRio．

Oritdidn'taccomplish．OneitemontheagendaatRio，forexample，wasarenewedefforttosavetropicalforests．(ApreviousUN-sponsoredinitiativehadfallenapartwhenitbecameclearthatitactuallyhasteneddeforestation．)AfterRio，aUNworkinggroupcameupwithmorethan100recommendationsthathavesofargonenowhere．Oneproposedforestrypactwoulddolittlemorethanimmunizingwood-exportingnationsagainsttradesanctions．

AnefforttodraftanagreementonwhattodoabouttheclimatechangescausedbyCO2andothergreenhousegaseshasfaredevenworse．BlockedbytheBushAdministrationfromsettingmandatorylimits，theUNin1992calledonnationstovoluntarilyreduceemissionsto1990levels．Severalyearslater，it'sasifRiohadneverhappened．AnewclimatetreatyisscheduledtobesignedthisDecemberinKyoto，Japan，butgovernmentsstillcannotagreeontheselimits．Meanwhile，theU.S.produces7%moreCO2thanitdidin1990，andemissionsinthedevelopingworldhaverisenevenmoresharply．Noonewouldconfusethe“Rioprocess”withprogress．

Whilegovernmentshaveditheredatapacethatcouldmakedriftingcontinentsimpatient，peoplehaveacted．Birth-ratesaredroppingfasterthanexpected，notbecauseofRiobutbecausepoorpeoplearedecidingontheirowntoreducefamilysize．Anotherpositivedevelopmenthasbeenagrowingenvironmentalconsciousnessamongthepoor．FromslumdwellersinKarachi，Pakistan，tocolonistsinRondonia，Brazil，urbanpoorandruralpeasantsalikeseemtorealizethattheypaythebiggestpriceforpollutionanddeforestation．Thereiscauseforhopeaswellinthegrowingrecognitionamongbusinesspeoplethatitisnotintheirlong-terminteresttofightenvironmentalreforms．JohnBrowne，chiefexecutiveofBritishPetroleum，boldlyassertedinamajorspeechinMaythatthethreatofclimatechangecouldnolongerbeignored．

Thewriter'sgeneralattitudetowardstheworldleadersmeetingattheUNis______．

A.supportiveB.impartialC.criticalD.comedic

40.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:Saltisbadforyou—regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard."Thereisadirectrelationship,"UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,"betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath."

Frightening,iftrue!Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar."Allthishueandcryabouteatingsaltisunnecessary,"Dr.Dustaninsists."Formostofusitprobablydoesn'tmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat."Dustan'smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureunderwentnochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,however,halfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitspreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced.

"Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymotelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation,"notesDr.JohnH.Largh."Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense."

Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable"moderation"insaltconsumption.Foranaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Theequivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.

Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysalt,iftheirdoctoradvises.Buteventheveryvocal"lowsalt"exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat"Wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension."Infact,thereisincreasingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:deficienciesincalcium,potassium,perhapsmagnesium;obesity(muchmoredangerousthansodium);geneticpredispotition;stress.

"Itisnotyourenemy,"saysDr.Laragh,"SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissue,andtheideathatyoudon'tneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-relatedhealthproblem,thereisnoreasontogiveitup."

Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumed

A.exhibitsasanaggravatingfactortopeopleinpoorhealth

B.curesdiseasessuchasstrokeandcirculatorydisorders

C.correlateshighlywithsomediseases

D.isirrelevanttopeoplesufferingfromheartdisease

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

根據(jù)下列文章回答21～25題：

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Researchersinbehavioralpsychologyaredividedwithregardto__________．

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TheGTE’sexampleshowsthat__________．

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Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

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seemsdifficulttosavethegame?__________

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4.__________

參考答案

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.Engineering

6.Artandscience

7.Thestagecoach

8.D

9.A

10.Timeforthinking

11.Providesgoods/servicework．

12.Inakeg

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.customercustomer解析：從這個(gè)句子的賓語(yǔ)“…thatheorshehasdoneagoodjobofchoosingtheitems.”可以看出，這里說(shuō)的是顧客的行為，他們認(rèn)為自己買這些商品是很理性的。故答案為customer。

17.lessless解析：由此空前面的“deterioratedsharply”可知此空應(yīng)填“更少的”，而不是“更多的”。

18.withwith解析：endupwith意為“以…結(jié)束，以…告終”，為固定短語(yǔ)。

19.onon解析：d