2022年江蘇省鹽城市公共英語五級(筆試)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022年江蘇省鹽城市公共英語五級(筆試)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

2.Shiraliprobablyliveduntil168;Tsurbaprobablyliveduntilage160.

A.TrueB.Fasle

3.Howmanyreactionscouldyouhavetowardstheteacher'sreport?

4.AsimplediethighinvitaminsandsugarbutlowinfatandchemicalsbenefitsthosepeopleinHunza.

A.TrueB.Fasle

5.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：W:Dr.Huber,whendidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinphysicsandmusic?

M:Ican'trememberatimewhenIwasn'tinterestedinphysics.WhenIwasachild,Iwasverycuriousabouttheworldaroundme.Forexample,Ialwayswonderedwhylightbehavesthewayitdoes.Ifounditmorefuntoplaywithaprismthantoplaywiththekidsintheneighborhood.Iwasn'tverysocial,butIwasreallyintofiguringouthowthingsworked.IgotmyowntelescopewhenIwaseightyearsold,andIlovedtotakeitoutatnightandgostargazing.Iwouldlookattheplanetsandstarsandwonderwhatwasoutthere.WhenIwasten,myfatherboughtmeabookontheuniverse,andIjustateitup.Infact,Istillhavethatbookrighthereinmyoffice.Itwasthesamewithmusic.I'vealwayshadanaturalearformusic,perfectpitch.Evenasayoungchild,ifIheardasongontheradio,Icouldgorighttothepianoandplayit.WhenIheardasoundliketheringofatelephone,Icouldidentifyitspitchandplaythenoteonthepiano.However,Ididn'tdevelopaseriousinterestinbecomingapianistuntilIwasincollege.Ialsoseemedtodowellinschoolinthevisualartslikepaintinganddrawing.

W:Whatcommonalitydoyouseebetweenmusicandphysics?

M:Thereisacommonmisconceptionthatartandsciencearecompletelyseparatedfromeachother.Ithinkthedistinctionisartificial.Inreality,artandsciencearenotasmutuallyexclusiveasonemightassume.Solvingacomplicatedmathematicalproblem,forexample,canrequirethesamedegreeofcreativethinkingaspaintingalandscapeorwritingapoem.IfeelanindefinabletinglewhenIplaytheSchumannConcertoordancethepasdedeuxfromRomeoandJuliet.Igetthatthesametinglefromtheoreticalphysics.Thebeautyofartisreadilyapparenttomostpeople.However,inthecaseoftheoreticalphysics,thebeautyisnotnearlyasaccessibletothegeneralpublic,butitiseverybitasexciting.Natureseemstofollowcertainprinciples,verymuchthesameasartdoes.It'snotuncommonforphysiciststobecomeaccomplishedmusicians.Musictheoryisaverymathematicaldiscipline.Relationshipsamongvariousnotesinclassicalharmonyarebasedonsimplemathematicalrelationships.

W:Youhavesaidthatphysicsisbeautiful.Whatmakesitbeautifultoyou?

M:Tome,it'sincrediblethewaynatureseemstoworksoperfectly.Ithinkitisbeautiful.Ialwaystellmystudentsonthefirstdayofclass."IfyoulikereadingSherlockHolmesdetectivestories,you'11likedoingphysicsproblems."Physicsisaboutfiguringthingsout—discoveringhowtheywork,justlikeadetective.Alotofpeoplefearphysicsbecausetheyviewitasabigcomplicatedjumbleoffactsthathavetobememorized.Butthat'snottrue.It'sanunderstandingofhownatureworks,howthevariouspartsinteract.Onecanviewartandliteratureastherelationshipsandinteractionsofideas.Inthesameway,physicsstudiestherelationshipsandinteractionsofconcepts.Inotherwords,tomeartandsciencefundamentallyattempttoachievethesameobjective—understandingoftheworldaroundus.Thewholeuniverseseemstofollowsomeverybasicprinciplesasitevolvesinwithtime,someoftheseprinciplesincludingtheConservationofEnergyandtheConservationofAngularMomentum.Theconservationlawsofphysicsarelikenon-interestbearingcheckingaccounts.Inthecaseofenergyconservation,youcanmakeenergydepositsandenergywithdrawals,butalltheenergyisaccountedfor.TherotationofobjectsisgovernedbyalawcalledtheConservationofAngularM

6.Intermsofacademic1evels，inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?

7.Mr.Millerdidchangesonthehouseonlyforfun.

A.TrueB.Fasle

8.PartA

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

聽力原文：DoItYourselfMagazineorganizesacompetitioneverysummertoelectthe"Handymanoftheyear".ThewinnerofthisyearisMr.RoyMiller,aSheffieldpostman.Ajournalistandaphotographerhavecometohishouse.ThejournalistisinterviewingMr.Millerforanarticleinthemagazine.

W:Well,I'mveryimpressedbyalltheworkyou'vedoneonyourhouse,Mr.Miller.Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingonit?

M:IfirstbecameinterestedinDo-it-Yourselfseveralyearsago.Yousee,mysonPaulisdisabled.He'sinawheel-chairandIjusthadtomakealterationstothehouse.Icouldn'taffordtopayworkmentodoit.Ihadtolearntodoitmyself.

W:Hadyouhadanyexperienceinthiskindofwork?Didyouhaveanypracticalskills?

M:No.Igotafewbooksfromthelibrarybuttheydidn'thelpverymuch.SoIdecidedtogotoeveningclassessothatIcouldlearnbasiccarpentryandelectricalwiring.

W:Whatsortofchangesdidyoumaketothehouse?

M:Firstofall,practicalthingstohelpPaul.Youneverreallyrealizetheproblemshandicappedpeoplehaveuntilitattacksyourownfamily.Mostgovernmentbuildings,forexample,havestepsuptothedoor.Theydon'tplanbuildingssothatdisabledpeoplecangetinandout.Weusedtoliveinaflat,andofcourse,itwastotallyunsuitable.Justimaginetheproblemsadisabledpersonwouldhaveinyourhouse.WeneededalargernoisewithwidecorridorssothatPaulcouldgetfromoneroomtoanother.Wedidn'thavemuchmoneyandwehadtobuythisone.It'soverninetyyearsoldanditwasinaverybadstateofrepair.

W:Wheredidyoubegin?

M:Theelectrical.IcompletelyrewiredthehousesothatPaulcouldreachalltheswitches.Ihadtolowerthelightswitchesandraisethepower-points.IwentontodothewholehousesothatPaulcouldreachthingsandgowhereheneeded.

W:Whatelsedidyoudo?

M:BythetimeI'dalteredeverythingforPaul,do-it-yourselfhadbecomeahobby.Ireallyenjoyeddoingthingswithmyhands.Look,Ieveninstalledsmoke-alarms.

W:Whatwasthepurposeofthat?

M:Iwasveryworriedaboutfire.Yousee,Paulcan'tmoveveryfast.Ifittedthemsothatwewouldhaveplentyofwarningiftherewereafire.Iputinacompleteburglar-alarmsystem.Ittookweeks.Thefrontdooropensautomatically,andI'mgoingtoputadeviceonPaul'swheelchairsothathe'llbeabletoopenandcloseitwhenhewants.

W:Whatareyouworkingonnow?

M:I'vejustfinishedthekitchen.I'vedesigneditsothathecanreacheverything.NowI'mbuildinganextensionsothatPaulwillhavealargeroomonthegroundfloorwherehecanwork.

W:There'sa$10,000prize.Howareyougoingtospendit?

M:IamgoingtostartmyownbusinesssothatIcanconvertordinaryhousesfordisabledpeople.IthinkI'vebecomeanexpertondiesubject.

ThoughPaulisdisabled,hemanagedtomovearoundinthehouse.

A.TrueB.Fasle

9.WhendidtheWomen'sMovementbeginintheU.S.A.?

10.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：Imagineyouareahighschoolprincipal.Ateacherburstsbreathlesslyin-toyouroffice."There'safistfightinthedining-room,"shegasps.Theresponsibilityisyourstostopthefight.Howdoyoumeetit?

(1)Perhapsyou,asayoungster,tookpartinfightsandyourpresent-daytieswithstudentsarewarmandstrong.Youcanstopthefightbecauseyourprestigeishighamongthem.

(2)Youhaveaplanprepared.Otherschoolshavebeendisruptedsoyouhavealreadyplannedawaytostopanyfight.

(3)Youaretotallyconfidentofyourabilityinacrisis.Youarereadytostrideintothelunchroomandtakechargewithoutasinglequalm.Stoppingthefightwillbeeasy.

(4)Youferventlywishthatyoucoulddelegatethejobsinceyouknowthatyou'renotatalentedpeacemaker.Youwishyoucouldreturntothejobofplanningfortheschool'sneedtenyearshence.

Oneofthesefourreactionswouldbethefirstyou'dfeel,butonlyone—nottwoorthreeofthem,saythreepsychologists.Thesepsychologists—Dr.HarrietMann,Dr.HumphreyOsmondandMiriamSiegler—havecomeupwithaschemeforsortingpeopleregardlessoftheireducation,ageorsituation.

Theconceptisbasedonthepremisethatallpeoplehaveabasicwayofseeingtime.Eachofusispredisposedtoseealleventsfromtimevantagepoint.Eitheritremindsyouofthepast(past-oriented),howtheeventfitsintotoday,yesterday,andtomorrow(timeline),whatitistoday(present),orhowitwilldevelop(future).

Thethreebeganworkingin1968whenDr.MannandMrs.SieglerwereassistantstoDr.Osmond,director,attheBureauofResearch,NewJerseyNeuro-PsychiatricInstituteinPrinceton.Dr.OsmondiscurrentlydevisingwaystomakeempiricalstudiesofthetheoryandDr.MannisinCambridge,Massachusetts,writingabookontheWorldsofTime.Theirtake-offpointwasaninterestinobservationsmadebySwisspsychologistCarlGustavJung,whodescribedinthe1920sthetemperamentaldifferencesoffourpsychologicaltypes.Jungisknownasthefounderofanalyticpsychology.SinceJung'sworkin1921.however,noonehadconceivedofatheoreticalframeworkthatwouldaccountforthefourtypes.Withoutsuchaframework,therewasnopossibilityofsubstantiatingthatpeopleofdifferenttypesexperiencetheworldverydifferently.

Timeandspacearethetouchstonesinthesystem.Eachperson,afterall,useshistimesomehowandexistswithinandactsuponthespacearoundhim.Dr.Mann,andcompanyproposethatcertaintraitsaresharedbypersonsfallingineachofthefourcategories.

Thefirsttype,thepasttype,seestimeasbeingcircular.Forhim,thepastcropsupinthepresentandthenreturnstothepastasamemory.Heenjoyscollectingsouvenirsandkeepingdiaries.HetellsstoriesaboutGreatAuntHattieandalwaysremembersyourbirthday.

Pasttypesarepeggedbythissystemasemotionalpeoplewhoseetheworldinahighlysubjectiveway.Forinstance,SchoolPrincipalI(pasttype)couldidentifywiththefightandknowhowtohandleitbecauseofsomepastexperience—whetheritbesimilarfightsasachildhimselforonespreviouslydealtwithastheschoolprincipal.Inaddition,pasttypesusuallyfollowstrictmoralcodesandoftenarevaluedmoreforwhattheyarethanforwhattheydo.Thisqualityitself—becauseitlendsauthoritarianstrengthtoonewhopossessesit—mightcausethestudentstoquitfighting.Pasttypesoftenhavebeenfoundtobeskillfulatassessingtheexactemotionaltenorofaneventan

11.MrMillerenjoysdoingthingswithhisownhands.

A.RightB.Wrong

12.Whatwasthediscussiontopicofthepreviousclassmeeting?

A.NewEnglandmysterystories.

B.Eighteenth-centuryEnglishcriticism.

C.AcomparisonofpoemsofDickinsonandWhitman.

D.ThepoemsofWaltWhitman.

13.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：Todaywetakeitforgrantedthatthemailwillbedelivereddailyatourdoor．Butmanyyearsagoitmighthavebeenplacedinatreetrunkorunderneatharock．Intheearlydaysofthemailnoonecouldbesureaboutwhereorwhenitwouldarrive．

AtthesoutherntipofAfricatherewasonceapostofficeunderarock．IntheolddaystheroutefromEnglandtoIndiawasaroundtheCapeofGoodHope．Thejourneywasstormyanddangerous．Ittooksixlongmonths．Sailorsoftenwishedtosendmailhome．buttheyseldommetshipsboundbacktoEngland．Soatthecapethesailorswouldgoashore．Theyheadedforacertainlargestone．Onthestonewerescratchedthewords“Lookhereunderforletters．”Theywouldleavetheirlettersthere．knowingthatthenexthomeward-boundshipwouldstopandpickthemup．

TherewasanotherpostofficelikethisatthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica．Duringthegoldrushdays，boatssailedaroundCapeHorntoCalifornia．AtCapeHornwasakegnailedtoapost．Boatscomingfromtheeastcoastwouldsendasmallboatashoretothispostoffice．Theypickedupanylettersinthekeg．Atthesametimetheymailedlettershomethatboatssailingeastcouldpickup．

InthestateofWashingtonstandsthestumpofahugecedar．It，too，wasonceapostoffice．Settlersneededaplaceforthemailcarrierstoleavetheirletters．Theirhousesweresowidelyscatteredthatthemailcarriercouldnotreachallofthem．a(chǎn)ndthepostofficewasfarawayoverroughroads．Sothesettlersfoundatreethatstoodwhereseveraltrailscrossed．Theycutthetreedowntenfeetfromtheground．holloweditout．a(chǎn)ndcovereditwitharoof．Inside,theynailedarowofwoodenboxes．Eachboxwasmarkedwithafamily'sname．Themailcarriercouldleavelettersthereforeveryoneformilesaround．

ForthefirstfewyearsaftertheEnglishcolonistscarnetoAmerica，therewasnoregularpostalservice．Peoplegavetheirletterstoanytravelerwhohappenedtobegoingintherightdirection．Oftentheygavethemtoapeddleroratravelingshoemaker．Whenthetravelerreachedthetownwheretheletterwasgoing，hemightstopataninn．Hewouldleavethelettersthere．Buttheretheystayeduntilthepersontheywereaddressedtohappenedtocomebyandstoppedattheinn．

WhataboutplaceslikeVirginiawheretherewereveryfewinns?Peoplewhowishedtosendletterswouldleavethematoneofthelargeplantations．Theownersoftheplantationwouldthensendthelettersontoaneighbor．Theneighborwoulddothesame．Itwasaslowmailsystem．

Aftermanyyears，regularmailcarriersonhorsebackwerehired．Theywentfromonebigtowntoanother．BetweenNewYorkandBoston，forexample．therewasone“postrider”amonth．Hetraveledonlybydayandtooktwoweeksforthetrip．Oftenthepostriderleftallthemailforawholetownatacrossroadsstore．ItstilltookmanyweeksforalettertoreachthepersonItwasaddressedto．

Finally，abouttwohundredyearsago，BenjaminFranklinwasmadepostmasterforallthecolonies．Hisfirstactwastomakealongjourneytofindoutthebestroutesforcarryingthemail．Thenhesetupalineofpoststationbetweenthenorthernandsoutherncolonies．Heorderedhispostriderstotravelbynightaswellasbyday．

Franklin'spostriderscouldcarrymorelettersinashortertimefromonecolonytoanother．TheletterservicehelpedtheyoungAmericancolonieslearnmoreabouteachother．Theylearnedthattheywereallinterestedinthesamethings．Thisgavethemthefeelingofunitythatlaterhelpedthemwintheirindependence．

14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewomaninthedialogue?

A.Reporterandfashiondesigner.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Shopassistantandcustomer.

D.Teacherandstudent.

15.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：W：Dr．Huber，whendidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinphysicsandmusic?

M：Ican'trememberatimewhenIwasn'tinterestedinphysics．WhenIwasachild．Iwasverycuriousabouttheworldaroundme．Forexample．Ialwayswonderedwhylightbehavesthewayitdoes．Ifounditmorefuntoplaywithaprismthantoplaywiththekidsintheneighborhood．Iwasn'tverysocial．butIwasreallyintofiguringouthowthingsworked．IgotmyowntelescopewhenIwaseightyearsold．a(chǎn)ndIlovedtotakeitoutatnightandgostargazing．Iwouldlookattheplanetsandstarsandwonderwhatwasoutthere．WhenIwasten．myfatherboughtmeabookontheuniverse，andIjustateitup．Infact，Istillhavethatbookrighthereinmyoffice．

Itwasthesamewithmusic．I'vealwayshadanaturalearformusic．perfectpitch．Evenasayoungchild，ifIheardasongontheradio，Icouldgorighttothepianoandplayit．WhenIheardasoundliketheringofatelephone，Icouldidentifyitspitchandplaythenoteonthepiano．However．Ididn'tdevelopaseriousinterestinbecomingapianistuntilIwasincollege．Ialsoseemedtodowellinschoolinthevisualartslikepaintinganddrawing．

W：Whatcommonalitydoyouseebetweenmusicandphysics?

M：Thereisacommonmisconceptionthatartandsciencearecompletelyseparatedfromeachother．Ithinkthedistinctionisartificial．Inreality,artandsciencearenotasmutuallyexclusiveasonemightassume．Solvingacomplicatedmathematicalproblem，forexample，canrequirethesamedegreeofcreativethinkingaspaintingalandscapeorwritingapoem．IfeelanindefinabletinglewhenIplaytheSchumannConcertoordancethepasdedeuxfromRomeoandJuliet．Igetthatthesametinglefromtheoreticalphysics．

Thebeautyofartisreadilyapparenttomostpeople．However，inthecaseoftheoreticalphysics，thebeautyisnotnearlyasaccessibletothegeneralpublic，butitiseverybitasexciting．Natureseemstofollowcertainprinciples，verymuchthesameasartdoes．

It'snotuncommonforphysiciststobecomeaccomplishedmusicians．Musictheoryisaverymathematicaldiscipline．Relationshipsamongvariousnotesinclassicalharmonyarebasedonsimplemathematicalrelationships．

W：Youhavesaidthatphysicsisbeautiful．Whatmakesitbeautifultoyou?

M：Tome，it'sincrediblethewaynatureseemstoworksoperfectly．Ithinkitisbeautiful．Ialwaystellmystudentsonthefirstdayofclass．“IfyoulikereadingSherlockHolmesdetectivestories，you'lllikedoingphysicsproblems．”Physicsisaboutfiguringthingsout—discoveringhowtheywork，justlikeadetective．

Alotofpeoplefearphysicsbecausetheyviewitasabigcomplicatedjumbleoffactsthathavetobememorized．Butthat'snottrue．It'sanunderstandingofhownatureworks，howthevariouspartsinteract．Onecanviewartandliteratureastherelationshipsandinteractionsofideas．Inthesameway，physicsstudiestherelationshipsandinteractionsofconcepts．Inotherwords，tomeartandsciencefundamentallyattempttoachievethesameobjective—understandingoftheworldaroundus!

Thewholeuniverseseemstofollowsomeverybasicprinciplesasitevolvesinwithtime，someoftheseprinciplesincludingtheConservationofEnergyandtheConservationofAngularMomentum．Theconservationlawsofphysicsarelikenon-interestbearingcheckingaccounts．Inthecaseofenergyconservation，youcanmakeenergydepositsandenergywithdrawals，butalltheenergyisaccountedfor．

TherotationofobjectsisgovernedbyalawcalledtheConservationofAngularMomentum，whichappliestoeverythingin

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(35)

17.(49)

18.(36)

19.(45)

20.

【C5】

21.

【C13】

22.“Down-to-earth”meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest.realisticandeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofind【C1】______whoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalk【C2】______andacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe【C3】______ofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.

Down-to-earthpersonsmaybe【C4】______membersofsociety,ofcourse.Buttheydonotlettheirimportance“【C5】______totheirheads”.Theydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterpersonsthan【C6】______oflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,【C7】______withoutcause,issaidtohave“hisnoseintheair”.Thereis【C8】______wayapersonwithhisnoseintheairCanbedown-to-earth.

Americans【C9】______anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas“down-to-earth”.Theexpressionis“both-feet-on-me-ground”.Someone【C10】______both-feet-on-me-groundisapersonwithagoodunderstanding【C11】______reality.Hehaswhatiscalled“commonsense,”hemayhavedreams,【C12】______hedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeof【C13】______isreal.

Theoppositekindof【C14】______isonewhohashis“head-in-the-clouds”.Amanwithhishead-in-the-cloudsisadreamer【C15】______mindisnotintherealworld.

【C16】______,suchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoearth.SharpwordsfromteacherCanusually【C17】______aday-dreamingstudentdown-to-earth.

Usually．thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthisvery【C18】______tohavebothfeetontheground.【C19】______wehavebothourfeetontheground,whenwearedown-to-earth,weacthonestlyandopenly【C20】______others.OurlivesarelikethegroundbelowUS,solidandstrong.

【C1】

23.

【C10】

24.

【C3】

25.(42)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

Accordingtothepassage,theteensinVillageGreencanbecalled______.

A.depressedgeneration

B.coolgeneration

C.attractivegeneration

D.prosperousgeneration

27.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Note：AnswereachquestionbychoosingA，B，CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1．Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce．

A=WashingtonD.C.B=NewYorkCityC=ChicagoD=LosAngeles

Whichcity…

istheheadquarteroftheSupremeCourt?71．______

wasdiscoveredasearlyas1524?72．______

hasservedasthecapitalofthecountry?73．______

isnowthelargestindustrialcityinthecountry?74．______

leadsthecountryinthemanufactureofaircraftandspareparts?75．______

isthelargestcity?76．______

isthesecondlargestcityinpopulationinU.S.A.?77．______

hasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestports?78．______

coversanareaofover69squaremiles?79．______

isnowconsideredthecenterofindustry，transportation，commerceandfinanceinthemid-westarea?

80．______

AWashingtonD.C.

Washington，thecapitaloftheUnitedStates，isinWashingtonD.C.andissituatedonthePotomacRiverbetweenthetwostatesofMarylandandVirginia．Thepopulationofthecityisabout800,000anditcoversanareaofover69squaremiles(including8squaremilesofwatersurface)．ThesectionwasnamedtheDistrictofColumbiaafterChristopherColumbus，whodiscoveredthecontinent．ThecityitselfwasnamedWashingtonafterGeorgeWashington，thefirstpresidentofU.S.A.

Thebuildingofthecitywasaccomplishedin1800andsincethatyear，ithasservedasthecapitalofthecountry．ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidentinauguratedthere．IntheWarof1812，theBritainarmyseizedthecity．burningtheWhiteHouseandmanyotherbuildings．

WashingtonistheheadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem：Congress，theSupremeCourtandthePresidency．

Apartfromthegovernmentbuildings，therearealsosomeotherplacesofinterestsuchastheWashingtonMonument，theLincolnMemorial，theJeffersonMemorial，theLiteraryoftheCongressandMt．Vernon，homeofGeorgeWashington．

BNewYorkCity

NewYorkCity．locatedinNewYorkState,isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates．ThecityofNewYorkhasapopulationofover7million(1970)andMetropolitan，12million．

Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524，anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam．In1664，thecitywastakenbytheEnglishanditgotthenameNewYorkasitbearsnow．DuringtheAmericanRevolutionin1776，GeorgeWashingtonhadhishead-quartersforatimeinNewYorkCity．TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadthereinJuly4th，1776．Thecityre

28.(78)

29.

Whyarehorsesusedtocatchtheelectriceels?

A.Tofrightentheeels.

B.Toexhausttheeels.

C.Toattracttheeels.

D.Tostirthewater.

30.

Intheeyesoftheauthor,theFinancialServiceModernizationAct

A.servesnomorethanasanewpatchonanoldrobe______.

B.indicatestheCongress'admirablemovetoprotectprivacy

C.invadesonlineconsumerprivacyratherthanprotectit

D.isdeficientinthatitleavesmanysectorsunshielded

31.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.TheHartspreferapublicuniversitytoaprivateone.

B.Itismucheasiertopaythetuitionatpresent.

C.Allstudentscangettheaidpackage.

D.Traditionalscholarshipsarestillattractivetosomefamilies.

32.

Toaudience,thetypicalAmericanastronaut______.

A.hasalimitedvocabulary

B.isaclean-cut,cheerfulandfrankguy

C.can'tunderstandasophisticatedjoke

D.iswell-builtbutratherslow-witted

33.

Whatadvantagewilltherebeifonebuyslifeinsuranceinsteadofmakingotherinvestments?

A.Hewillhavemoneyforaretirementhome.

B.Itwillcosthimnothingifhebuysanlifeinsurance.

C.Profitheearnsfrominsuranceistax-free.

D.Itischeaptobuyalifeinsurance.

34.(73)

35.

Theexpression"optoutofsuchdatacollection"(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans______.

A.pickoutfromsuchdatatheinformationoneneeds

B.shiftthroughsuchdatatocollectone'sowninformation

C.evaluatethepurposeforsuchdatacollection

D.choosenottobeinvolvedinsuchdatacollection

36.(74)

37.

Themainpointofthepassageisthatspecialprotectivelaborlawsforwomenworkersare______.

A.unnecessarybecausemostworkersarewellprotectedbyexistinglaborlaws

B.harmfultotheeconomicinterestsofwomenworkerswhileofferingthemlittleornoactualprotection

C.notworthpreservingeventhoughtheydorepresentahardwonlegacyofthelabormovement

D.controversialbecausemaleworkersreceivelessprotectionthantheyrequire

38.(67)

39.(68)

40.(75)

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

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TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries__________．

42.

根據(jù)下列文章回答31～35題：

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Whatdoboththeoriesassumetobetrue?