2022上半年臺(tái)州市英語(yǔ)模擬題【帶答案】

2022上半年臺(tái)州市英語(yǔ)模擬題【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、單選題(40題)1.Theshopassistant_______me＄25forthissuitcase（）

A.costB.chargedC.spentD.demanded

2.Itisacommonpractice______abatterywhenitstillhassomepowerinit（）

A.tochargeB.chargeC.chargedD.havingcharged

3.Itwaswhileshewassleepinginherbedroom_____athiefbrokeintothehouse（）

A.whichB.thatC.whereD.than

4.Onlyafterthestormwasover（）

A.couldwestartoff

B.wecouldstartoff

C.hadwestartedoff

D.wehadstartedoff

5.A.SB.TC.UD.V

6.Theroomisinaterriblemess;it____________cleaned（）

A.can’thavebeen

B.shouldn’thavebeen

C.mustn’thavebeen

D.wouldn’thavebeen

7.Myfather_____hispaperworkwhentheguestsarrived（）

A.didB.hasdoneC.wasdoingD.wouldhavedone

8.Theyovercameallthedifficultiesandfulfilledtheplantendaysaheadofschedule,（）wassomethingwehadnotexpected

A.thatB.thisC.whatD.which

9.Bythetimeyoucomeback,Icleaningthehouse（）

A.willfinish

B.willhavefinished

C.havefinished

D.willbefinishing

10.WeallbelievethatGeorgeisqualified_____thejobwithhisexperienceattheDean’sofficeforthreeacademicyears（）

A.forB.withC.atD.in

11.Manypeoplehaveappliedforthe_____position（）

A.emptyB.bareC.vacantD.blank

12.Notuntilthatday_____theimportanceofgoodmannersinajobinterview（）

A.didIrealize

B.Ididrealize

C.Ihaverealized

D.haveIrealized

13.Youshouldrespectothers’opinions,andatthesametimeyoushouldinsiston（）youbelieveisright

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

14.BythetimeyouarriveinLondon,we（）inEuropefortwoweeks

A.shallstay

B.havestayed

C.willhavestayed

D.havebeenstaying

15.Bylipreadingorwatchingthemovementsofthespeaker'slips,adeafpersoncanactuallyseethepersonattheothertelephoneissaying（）

A.thatB.howC.whatD.where

16.He（）yesterdaymorning,andwouldstayforthreedays

A.checkedupB.checkedonC.checkedoutD.checkedin

17.Totheircredit,theDepartmentofEnergy______theirdutytoconducttheprojectsavingnon-renewableresources（）

A.tookoverB.tookonC.tookinD.tookto

18.Werarelyrealizethatmanyofourhairproblemswhatweeat（）

A.relyonB.refertoC.resultfromD.respondto

19.Thecomposition（）anymore

A.neednottobecorrected

B.doesn’tneedbecorrected

C.neednotcorrect

D.doesn’tneedtobecorrected

20.Wecan___withpeopleinmostpartsoftheworldbytelephone（）

A.communicateB.tellC.relateD.convince

21.（）therain,wewouldhavehadapleasanttriptothecountryside

A.BecauseofB.DuetoC.ThankstoD.Butfor

22.Innocountry________Britain,canoneexperiencefourseasonsinthecourseofasingleday（）

A.otherthanB.morethanC.betterthanD.ratherthan

23.Itisbelievedthat__________spendingwilleventuallyleadtofailure（）

A.naturalB.mysteriousC.moderateD.excessive

24.Thereisnotmuchnewsintoday’spaper,______（）

A.isitB.isn’titC.isn’tthereD.isthere

25.—It’sgettingdark.Mysonhasn’treturnedhome.

—_______Hehasbeenagrown-up（）

A.TakeiteasyB.NoproblemC.TakeyourtimeD.Sowhat

26.ItisAllen’sfirsttimetospeaktothepublic,butIamsurehewillget______hisnervousness（）

A.awayB.offC.overD.through

27.It’shardtorememberanamewhenonedoesn’thaveafacetogowith（）

A.himB.itC.herD.one

28.Theywouldregretfor（）avotetoamanofvision

A.notgivingB.givingnotC.havingnotgivenD.nottogive

29.Neverbeforethatnight______theextentofmyownpower（）

A.hadIfeltB.IfeltC.didIfeelD.Ihadfelt

30.Dentistssuggestbrushingteethatleasttwiceadayto_____themfromdecaying（）

A.denyB.protectC.pretendD.differ

31.Markneedstotravel______withhisvariedbusinessinterests（）

A.frequentlyB.intensivelyC.broadlyD.widely

32.Well,Tom,Ihavenothingsecrettotellyou.youwantmetosay（）

A.Howisitthat

B.Howitisthat

C.Whatisitthat

D.Whatitisthat

33.Herremarksleftmewondering______shecouldhavechangedsosuddenly（）

A.whenB.howC.whetherD.that

34.Jackworkedlateintothenight,_____hehadnotfinishedevenhalfofthejob（）

A.onlyfindingB.onlyfoundC.onlyfindD.onlytofind

35.Weshould（）ourdifferencesanddiscussthethingswehaveincommon

A.putawayB.putasideC.putoffD.putforward

36.Theoldmanhastwosons,______arelawyers（）

A.bothofthemB.bothofwhoC.bothofwhomD.bothofthey

37.Theroadwaswetthismorning.It______lastnight（）

A.mustberaining

B.mustrain

C.musthaverained

D.musthavebeenrained

38.Itwasonceadifficulttime,butintheendeverything_____allright（）

A.turnedoutB.putupC.carriedawayD.gavein

39.See!Thereporters______howheisgoingtospendthemoneyhegotfromthebigprize（）

A.askB.areaskingC.hasaskedD.hadasked

40.Whentheyenteredtheroom,theyfoundthewindowsopenandsomething（）

A.stolenB.tobestolenC.tostealD.stealing

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.The（excite）____crowdrushedintothemayor'soffice

47.Thenewsthathersonfailedtopasstheexamwasso____thatshehardlybelieveit.（disappoint）

48.Idon'tthinkitwisetoteachstudentsofdifferent（able）____inthesameclass

49.Noisytraffic____ourwayoflifeinthisvillage.（threat）

50.Whencollegestudentsarecaught____inexam,theycanbekickedoutofschool.（cheat）

四、完型填空(20題)51.66.（）

A.throwB.walkC.climbD.fix

52.（）

A.colorsB.eyesC.linesD.looks

53.14.（）

A.enjoyableB.stimulatingC.tediousD.stressful

54.74.（）

A.onanotherhand

B.onotherhand

C.ontheotherhand

D.intheotherhand

55.80.（）

A.howB.whyC.whetherD.when

56.Mr.Johnsonworkedinanoffice.Hewasshortandoverweight,andhelookedlikeafifty-year-oldman61hewasnomorethanthirty-five.He62threethousanddollarsamonthandhadhisownhouseandcar.Buthewasverymiserly（吝嗇的）andhad63friends.Hetookgoodcareofnobodybut64.Hewasintroducedtoseveralgirls,butheneverboughtany65forthemandnogirllikedamanlikehim.Sohehadto66aloneinhisbeautifulhouse.Hewasalwayssadofitbutdidn’tknowthe67.

OneSundaymorningMr.Johnsonfeltlonely68andwentoutforawalknearapark.Itwasafineday.Thesunwas69andthebirdsweresinginginthetrees.Beautiful70andgreengrasscouldbeseeneverywhere.He71abouthissadnessandwalkedon.Suddenlyheheardsomeonewascallingfrom72.Heturnedroundandsawaprettygirlwithapairofglasses73tocatchupwithhim.Hefeltstrange74hedidn’tknowheratall,buthestoppedto75her.

Don’tyourememberme,sir?askedthegirl.I76youlastDecember!

I’m77you’reoneofmychildren’sfather.thegirlsaid.Suddenlyshefoundshedidn’tknowthemanatallandher78turnedredandhurriedoff.

79herwalkingaway,Mr.Johnsoncouldnotunderstand80itmeant.Ofcourse,hedidn’tknowthatshewasaprimaryschoolteacher

（）

A.ifB.whetherC.thoughD.where

57.25.（）

A.secretsB.problemsC.keysD.excuses

58.ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.41inthe1900smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas42onbothsideswith43businesses.Here，shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsofmerchandise：clothing，furniture，hardware，groceries.44，someshopsoffered45.Theseshopsincludeddrugstores，restaurants，shoe-repairstores，andbarberorhairdressingshops.46inthe1950s，achangebeganto47.ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreet48toofewparkingplaceswere49shoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded，merchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopenspaces50thecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircardrivingcustomersneeded.andopenspaceiswhattheygot51thefirstshoppingcenterwasbuilt.Shoppingcenters，orrathermalls，52asacollectionofsmallnewstores53crowdedcitycenters.54byhundredsoffreeparkingspace，customersweredrawnawayfrom55areastooutlyingmalls.andthegrowing56ofshoppingcentersled57tothebuildingofbiggerandbetterstockedstores.58thelate1970s，manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe59ofonestopshopping，mallsweretransformedintolandscapedparks，60benches，fountains，andoutdoorentertainment

（）

A.EarliestB.EarlyC.EarlyasD.Earlier

59.55.（）

A.pressuresB.fightsC.criticismsD.encouragements

60.54.（）

A.employeesB.employersC.employeeD.employer

61.79.（）

A.showB.trickC.tryD.program

62.48.（）

A.moreB.lessC.leastD.later

63.Haveyoueverbeentemptedtocutacornerortotaketheeasiestroute,thoughyouknowitmaynotnecessarilybethebestone?Orhaveyouevermadea41becauseitwasquickandsimple,42thatitmightcomebacktobiteyoulater?

Iappreciateaparable（寓言）DanishphilosopherSorenKierkegaardtoldaboutthe43oftakingtheeasyroute.Itisastoryaboutawildduck.Thoughlifewasdifficult44,thebeautifulcreature45theboundlessheavensandtheendlessstretchesofwilderness.Soaringabouttreetopsandtowns,theduckwasasymboloffreedomtoitstamecounterparts（相對(duì)物）,whocouldnotfly.

Oneeveningduringfallmigration,he46toenterabarnyardwhereafarmerwasfeedinghisducks.Thebeautifulcreatureatethe47thefarmersprinkled（撒）aboutandlikeditsomuchthathestayedthenightinabedofwarmstraw.Heatetheducks'cornagainthenextday.Andthenext.Andthenext…

Whenspringcame,heheardhisoldcompanionsflyingoverheadandanalmostforgottenlongingdeepwithinhimawoke.Theduckhadlosthisinstinctforfreedomoverthe48winter.Nowhelongedto49hiscomradesinthesky,buthehadgrownfatandwasunabletofly.Thewildduckhadbecomeatameduck.Theeasywaythroughourproblems,though50,maynotbethebestway.Alwaysremember:Theonlyplacewhereyouwillfindsuccessbefore51isinthedictionary!It'salwayseasiertoborrowthantosave;easiertojumpinnowthantodothehardworkofplanning;easiertomake52thantodoitright;easiertoremainthesamethanto53changes.

54youwanttofly,youmayhavetopayaprice.But55isworthitatanycost!Areyoureadytosoar

41.（）

A.betB.differenceC.decisionD.suggestion

64.Ifsomeonesaysyouaresmart,whatdotheymean?Isitagoodthingorsomethingbad?Theanswerisnotaseasyasyoumightthink.Thisisbecausethewordsmarthasmanymeanings.41,someonecouldsayyoulooksmartoraredressedsmartly.Thatmeanstheylike42youarewearingandyourphysical43.Touseaslang（俚語(yǔ)）expression,theycouldsay,Youlook44cool!

Butifsomethingsmarts,itcanbe45orhurtful,eitherphysicallyormentally.Ifyouaccidentallytripoverachairand46,youmightshout,Wow!Thatsmarts!Orifafriendsayssomethingthat47yourfeelings,youcansayyouaresmartingfromtheupsetting48.

Ifyouarestandingtooclosetoacampfire,youcouldsayyoureyesaresmartingfromthesmokeofthefire.Herethewordsmartingmeansasharp49.Butthemostcommonmeaningofsmartistobeintelligent.Ifsomeoneissmartasawhip（鞭子）,theyhavethe50tothinkveryquickly.

Peoplehave51waysofbeingsmart.Somepeopleareconsideredstreetsmart.Theymaynothaveastrongeducation.Buttheyare52indealingwithpeopleandproblemsintherealworld.Otherpeoplemightbebooksmart.Thismeanstheyhavespentmanyyearsinschool.Butwhendealingwithpeopleorproblems53existinginourworldtheymaynotbesosmart.

Andthenthereisanother54ofsmartthatmeanstalkingorbehavingdisrespectfully.Ifyousaysomethingdisrespectfultoyourparents,theymight55,Don'tgetsmartwithme!Here,smartmeansshowingalackofrespectbysayingsomethingmean

41.（）

A.ForexampleB.InfactC.AtleastD.Afterall

65.79（）

A.kindheartedB.heartwarmingC.coldD.hot

66.61（）

A.requiredB.obtainedC.noticedD.discovered

67.59.（）

A.eachB.onesC.everyD.all

68.Iwascleaningoutanoldboxwhenanoldcardcaughtmyeye:QueenCityCasketCompany.Whatisit?Iwondered.I__21__itover.There,infadedink,wasahand-scrawled（手寫(xiě)的）message.Immediatelymymindtraveled__22__manyyears.

Iwasnineyearsold,walkingdownthecold,wetstreetsofSpringfield,withabagofmagazinesonmyshoulder.Onmyroundsthatday,Icametothatcompanyfinally,whoseowner,Mr.Rader,hadalwaystakenmetheretoaskhisworkers__23__theywantedanymagazine.

Shakingoffthe__24__likeawetdog.IenteredMr.Rader’soffice.Afteraquickglancehe__25__meovertothefire-place.Noticingthe__26__inthetopofmyshoe,hesaid,Comewithme!pullingmeintohispickuptruck.Wepulledtoastopbeforeashoestore.Inside,asalesman__27__mewiththefinestpairofOxfordsIhad__28__seen.Ifeltabout10feettallwhenIgotup__29__them.We’dlikeapairofnewsockstoo.Mr.Radersaid.

Backinhisoffice,Mr.Radertookouta__30__,wrotesomethingonit,andhandedittome.With__31__eyes,Iread,Dotoothersasyouwouldhavethemdotoyou.Hesaidaffectionately（深情地）,Jimmy,Iwantyouto__32__Iloveyou.

Isaidgood-bye,andforthefirsttimeI__33__aflickerofhopethatsomehowthingswouldbe__34__.WithpeoplelikeMr.Raderintheworld,therewashope,kindnessandlove,andthatwouldalwaysmakea__35__（）A.readB.thoughtC.turnedD.passed

69.14（）

A.angerB.fearC.tirednessD.excitement

70.Chinese-AmericanstodayhavehigherincomesthanAmericansingeneral.One-fourthofall___36__Chinese-Americansareworkinginscientificandprofessional__37__.TheChinesehaverisentothisposition__38__someoftheharshestdiscriminationandviolence__39__anyimmigrantsinthehistoryofthiscountry.Today,__40__oftheChineseprosperity（成功）is__41__thesimplefactthattheyworkharderandtake__42__ofeducationalopportunities.

Chinese-AmericanshavehadthreeNoble__43__winners,allinphysics.ManymorehavePhDs,especiallyfromhigh__44__universities.Amongacademics,Asianspublishmorethan__45__blacksorwhites

（）

A.employedB.employeeC.employerD.employing

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.Whathappenedtothetenfatpeopleaftertheyleftthehospital（）

A.Theywentmad

B.Theykilledthemselves

C.Theywerebacktotheoriginalweight

D.Theyattemptedsuicide

72.WhatistrueabouttheColdWar（）

A.Bothcampswereplanningtostartawar

B.Itwasawarfoughtwithadvancedweapons

C.Nofierceclashbrokeoutduringtheperiod

D.Itisnotregardedasanintelligencewar

73.Accordingtothepassage,itisofgreatimportanceforreadersatahigherleveltomaintainabalancebetween_____（）

A.consciousandunconsciouslevelsofcomprehension

B.thereader’sexpectationsandthemeaningofatext

C.lowerandhigherlevelsofcomprehension

D.interpretingandcriticizingatext

74.TheresultofPlateau’sfirstexperimentwasthat______（）

A.hewentpermanentlyblind

B.hestoppedstaringintothesun

C.hewentblindforamonth

D.hefoundwhathewaslookingfor

75.46.____（）

76.WhetheryouareanAmericancitizenoraforeignnationallivingintheUnitedStates,travelabroadrequirespreparation.Travelmaybeforthepurposeofattendingmeetingsoractivitiesinothercountries,visitingfamiliesorsimplytakingavacation.Thispageisintendedtoprovideguidanceandusefulresources.

WhatinformationdoU.S.citizensneed?

Dependingupontherequirementsofthecountrytobevisited,citizensoftheUnitedStatesneedtocarryapassportthatisvalidforsixmonthsbeyondthevisitordocumentedevidenceoftheircitizenshipandidentity（身份）.Inadditiontoapassport,somecountrieswillrequireavisa.Formoreinformation,seeVisaandForeignEntryRequirements.

CurrentinformationonpassportsisavailableattheDepartmentofStatePassportServicesandInformationwebsite.ThereisanewpassportrequirementforU.S.citizenstravelingbetweentheUnitedStatesandtherestoftheWesternHemisphere（半球）.Fordetails,seeWesternHemisphereTravelInitiative.

Whentravelingtosomespecifiedcountries,U.S.citizensmaybesubjecttorestrictionsonpublishing,theexchangeofinformation,thesponsorshipofconferences,etc

WhatistheusualminimumlimittothevalidityofthepassportheldbyanAmericancitizen（）

A.Thereisnolimittothevalidityofthepassport

B.Thepassportmustbevalidforhalfayearbeyondthevisit

C.Thecitizencanapplyforapassportaslongassixmonths

D.Theminimumlimitdependsonthenatureofthecitizen’svisit

77.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970smadepeople______（）

A.feelmorestressfulinworkingandliving

B.believethatit’simpossibletoavoidstress

C.worryabouttheirmentalandphysicalhealth

D.believethatit’spossibletoavoidstressfulevents

78.Charlenepassedthetestbecause______（）

A.sheansweredallthequestionsbyherself

B.shedidthetestbycheating

C.shepersuadedherteachertogiveheraB

D.shereturnedtotheclassroomtoredothetest

79.PassageThree

WhenIfirstmetNina,Idislikedheratonce.Shewaswearingskintightpedalpushers,aflashy,floppytop,andsneakerswithnosocks—bizarrelyinappropriateevenatourveryinformalcompany.Soon,NinawasdoggedlypumpingmeforinformationaboutthenewdepartmentIwasrunning,whereshehopedtogetapermanentjob.Notachance,Ithought.NotifIhaveanythingtosayaboutit.

However,Ididn’t.Withinafewdaysshewastryingoutforme.Igaveheramoderatelydifficult,uninteresting,andunimportantprojectthatIdidn’tneedformonths.Ittookthatlongforhersuccessortoputinorderthemessshehadmadeoutofit.AlthoughIcouldn’thavepredictionexactlywhatNinawoulddo,inthreeminutesIhadassessedherassomeonewhocouldnotbereliedontogetajobdone.

Weallmakequickjudgmentsaboutstrangers.Withinsecondsafterwemeetsomeone,wetakeinahostofdetailsanddrawratherlargeconclusionsfromthem.Wemaydecideinaminutewhetheritissomeone’snaturetobewarmorcold,friendlyorhostile,anxiousorcalm,happyortroubled.Unconsciously,weoftenaskandquicklyanswercertainquestions:WillIenjoytalkingtohimatthisparty?Willshemakeaninterestingfriend?Willhe/shemakeagoodboss/salesmanager/secretaryforme?Ifwegettoknowthepersonbetter,wemaychangeourminds.Butwemaynothavethechance.

FromNina’sinappropriatedressandaggressivebehaviortowardme,I’ddecidedshewaspushy,stupid,andhadpoorjudgment.IalsohadalotofvagueimpressionsIcouldn’texplain.Itwasasifawarningbellwentoffinmyhead.Itsmessage:thispersonwasnottobetrusted;herbehaviorwouldbeunpredictable;shewasmotivatedbyapeculiaragendaofherownthatIwouldneverunderstand.

Iwasusingacombinationofobservation,inferenceandintuition

WhydidtheauthordislikeNina（）

A.Becauseofherbadlylookingsneakers

B.Becauseofherinappropriatedressandaggressivebehavior

C.Becauseofherspecialuniform

D.Becauseofherdirtywordstotheauthor

80.Peoplewhofollowthetopcrowdblindly________（）

A.arerebels（叛逆者）withoutacause

B.havenorespectfortheirparents

C.aregood-for-nothings

D.sometimesdothingsagainsttheirbetterjudgment

81.Averyinterestingandimportantdevelopmentinscienceisadevicecalledlaser.Alaserisamachinewhichproducesalightbeam.Thelightproducedbyalaserisaveryspecialkindoflight.Thelight,calledalaserbeam,ispowerfulandcanbemadetodomanythings.Thelaserwasfirstdevelopedin1960,aboutmorethanhalfacenturyago.

Therearemanydifferentusesforlasersandseveraldifferenttypeshavebeendeveloped.Someusegasestoproducethelightbeam.Thegasesareheatedandcooled,andtheseprocessescausethegasestoproduceenergyintheformoflight.Onespecialpointoflasersisthatthelightbeamcanbestored.Ifthestoredlightisthensuddenlyletgo,itisextremelypowerful.Thelightfromalaserbeamcanbeusedeitherbystoringitandlettingitgosuddenly,orbyusingitinacontinuousstream.

Therearethreeimportantareaswherethecontrolofthelaserbeamhasbeenputintousebyscientists.Theseareasareindustry,communications,andmedicine.Ineacharea,thescientistshavebeenabletousethelasertodothingsthattheycouldnotdoinanotherway.Thelaserhasbeenveryhelpful.

Inindustry,thelaserbeamhasbeenusedformeasurementanddrilling.Whensomethinglargeisbeingbuilt—forexample,alargebridge—itisimportanttohaveveryaccuratemeasurements.Byaccuratemeasurement,lasersarealsohelpfulinlayingdownpipelinesoverlongdistances.Aslasersbecomemorecommoninindustry,therewillbemoreandmoreusesforthem

Alaserbeamis__________（）

A.alightproducedhalfacenturyago

B.powerfulandhasmanyuses

C.averyimportantdevice

D.akindoflightfromspace

82.Theauthorcomparedthesupermarketmanagerto_________（）

A.amilitaryleader

B.aschoolinspector

C.trafficsupervisor

D.anorchestraconductor

83.Accordingtothesecondrule,toomuchliquidinthecookermayresultin（）

A.aruinedmeal

B.undercookedfood

C.toolittlepressure

D.ablockedventpipe

84.Inthelate1960’s,manypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheirattentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteel-and-glassskyscraperswerewidelycriticized.Ecologistspointedoutthataforestoftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublictransportationandparkinglots.

Skyscrapersarealsoconsumersandwastersofelectricpower.Inonerecentyear,theadditionof17millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthepeakdailydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts—enoughtosupplytheentirecityofAlbany,NewYork,foraday.

Glass-walledskyscraperscanbeespeciallywasteful.Theheatloss（orgain）throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethantentimesthatthroughatypicalbrickwallfilledwithinsulation（絕緣）board.Tolessenthestrainonheatingandair-conditioningequipment,buildersofskyscrapershavebeguntousedouble-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglassescoatedwithsilverorgoldmirrorfilmsthatreduceglare（炫目的光）aswellasheatgain.However,mirrorwalledskyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingairandaffectneighboringbuildings.

Skyscrapersputastrainonacity’ssanitationfacilities（衛(wèi)生設(shè)備）,too.Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersinNewYorkCitywouldaloneproduce2.25milliongallonsofwasteseachyear—asmuchacitythesizeofStanford,Connecticut,whichhasapopulationofmorethan109,000.

Skyscrapersalsoaffecttelevisionreception,blockbirdflywaysandairtraffic.InBostoninthelate1960’s,somepeopleevenfearedthatshadowsfromskyscraperswouldkillthegrassonBostonCommon.

Still,peoplecontinuetobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem—personalprideandthedesireofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofspacetorent

Thepassagemainly_______（）

A.compareskyscraperswithothermodernstructures

B.describesomearchitecturaldesignsofskyscrapers

C.describeskyscrapersandtheireffectontheenvironment

D.encourageusingbricksintheconstructionofskyscrapers

85.Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered

41to45.

Thereisameasurablerelationbetweenhowmuchapersonlearnsandhisattitudetowardthesubjecttobelearned.Whenfacedwithadifficultlearningtask,onepathtosuccessistoconcentrateonthepositiveaspectsofthesubjectmatter.Ifastudenthasaboringteacher,onesolutionistolookforthepositiveaspectsofcompletingthecourse,regardlessofhowboringtheteacherhappenstobe.Toaccomplishthismightrequireaprivatetutororsomeindependentreading,butwiththerightattitude,successispossible.

Over-achievers—studentswhodobetterthantheirtestscoresshow—usuallyhaveapositiveinterestinlearning.Theymaylearnsomethingsmoreslowly,andtheymaymakemoreefforts,but,tocompensate（補(bǔ)償）,theyareoftenbetteratapplyingwhattheyhavelearned.Aslongastheydonothaveemotionalproblems,theyaresuccessful.

Under-achievers—thosewhofunctionbelowtheirabilityshownbytestscores—oftentendtoallowafewnegativefactorstoaffectthem.Becauseoftheirnegativeattitudes,theysometimesbecomeunfairlycriticalofteachers.Theyallowthemselvestogetboredwhenitisnotnecessary.Inshort,theirattitudesoftencausethemtolearnlessthanover-achievers.

Ifyoulearntoreplaceanegativeattitudetowardlearningwithsomethingmorepositive,youareontheroadtoachievingalmostanygoalyoudesire.Forexample,ifyourealizeapersonalcomputerwithawordprocessorwouldimproveyourperformance,buthaveanattitudethatkeepstellingyouthatacomputerisdifficulttooperate,youtendtomakeallkindsofexcuses.Inshort,youresistmakingfulluseofaterrifictool,simplybecauseyournegativeattitudepreventsyoufromlearning

Whatdoestheauthorthinkastudentshoulddoifhehasaboringteacher（）

A.Lookforanewcourse

B.Becriticaloftheteacher

C.Completethecoursewithagoodscore

D.Havearightattitudetowardtheteacher

86.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage（）

A.Computersarestupidandinefficient

B.Computererrorsareduetoitsdishonesty

C.Computershelpstoresupdatethepricelist

D.Computererrorsareactuallyhumanerrors

87.Thispassagesuggeststhatnotgettingenoughsleepmightcauseyouto__________（）

A.dreammuchoften

B.havepoorhealth

C.feeltoonervous

D.breatheverydeeply

88.Asstatedinthelastparagraph,peoplewithnormalbloodpressure（）

A.shouldconsiderachangeoftheirlifestyle

B.haveeveryreasontobecarefulaboutsodium

C.donothavetotakesodiumtooseriously

D.willnotbeaffectedbytheamountofsodiumtakenin

89.Whatarethemajorsourcesofairpollutionincities（）

A.Trashandgarbage

B.Majorindustries

C.Carsandpopulations

D.Gasfumesandtheburningforenergy

90.Undernormalconditionstheactofcommunicationrequiresthepresenceofatleasttwopersons:onewhosendsandtheotherwhoreceivesthecommunication.Inordertocommunicatethoughtsandfeelings,theremustbeaconventionalsystemofsignsandsymbolswhichmeans