2016年10月自考00794綜合英語一試題及答案含解析

綜合英語（一）年月真題

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1、【單選題】Mysonshowedgreatinterestinthemonkeys_____wevisitedthezoo

lastsummer.

who

which

A:

when

B:

where

C:

答D:案：C

解析：由“wevisitedthezoolastsummer”可知從句各成分完整，不缺少主語或者賓

語，所以排除從句是定語從句的可能，A，B項排除，而D項“where”引導地點狀語從

句，但是通過觀察主句發(fā)現(xiàn)主句中并沒有表示地點或者方位的動詞，而且從句中已有表示

地點的“zoo”所以D項也排除，從句中“l(fā)astsummer”強調(diào)時間，所以選擇C項。此句

話的意思是，去年夏天我們參觀動物園時，我的兒子對那些猴子很感興趣。

2、【單選題】Cropsfailedthatyear_____aseveredroughtinsummer.

atthepointof

asaresultof

A:

onthepartof

B:

atthecostof

C:

答D:案：B

解析：“atthepointof”的意思是“靠近；接近；將近...的時候”“asaresult

of”的意思是“由于，因為”“onthepartof”的意思是“就...而言”“atthecost

of”的意思是“以...為代價”根據(jù)這四個詞組的意思可知選項B正確，此句話的意思是

因為那年夏天該地遭遇大旱天氣，所以糧食歉收。

3、【單選題】Itisimportanttopredicttheextent_____whichapricechange

affectssupplyanddemand.

to

for

A:

from

B:

with

C:

答D:案：A

解析：“whichapricechangeaffectssupplyanddemand.”這一定語從句先行詞為

“extent”，而且“totheextent”為固定搭配，意思是“到...的程度”，所以

“which”前介詞為“to”,A項正確，此句話的意思是預測價格對供給和需求的影響程度

是非常重要的。

4、【單選題】Landingajobinsuchabigcompanywas_____hiswildestdreams.

beside

over

A:

above

B:

beyond

C:

答D:案：D

解析：“beyondone’swildestdreams”意思是“做夢也想不到”“出乎某人意料

的”，此句話的意思是他做夢也沒有想到自己能在那樣的大公司里謀求到職位。

5、【單選題】Moderntechnologyhasmadeoureconomy_____efficientand

competitivethanthetraditionalone.

somuch

manymore

A:

toomuch

B:

muchmore

C:

答D:案：D

解析：由句中的“thantraditionalone”可知改句為比較句，“efficient和

competitive”的比較形式是其前加“more”,“manymore”修飾可數(shù)名詞，

“muchmore”形容程度“更加，多得多”。此句話的意思是，與之前的技術(shù)相比，現(xiàn)代科

技讓我國經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展更高效更有競爭力。

6、【單選題】Thesoldierwas_____ofrunningawaywhentheenemytroopslaunched

anattack.

accused

charged

A:

scolded

B:

punished

C:

答D:案：A

解析：A項“beaccusedof”意思是“被指控；被控告犯有...”，B項“charge”常與

“with”搭配，意思是“承擔，被控告”，C，D兩項搭配不符。詞句的意思是這名士兵因

敵軍發(fā)起攻擊時臨陣脫逃而被指控。

7、【單選題】Iftherehadnotbeentherain,we_____atourdestinationontime

yesterday.

wouldarrive

willarrive

A:

wouldhavearrived

B:

shallhavearrived

C:

答D:案：C

解析：此句的意思是“如果不是遇上大雨，昨天我們就能準時到達目的地?！?，由主句中

的“yesterday”可知，該句表示與過去事實相反的情況。從句:If+主語+had+done主句則

為:主語+should/would/might/could+havedone，所以選C項。

8、【單選題】Wemustgotothegasstationbecauseourcaris_____fuel.

gettingoutof

comingoutof

A:

goingoutof

B:

runningoutof

C:

答D:案：D

解析：此句的意思是“我們必須去加油站，因為車里的汽油快用沒了。”“getoutof”

意思是“擺脫，逃脫”；“comeoutof”意思是“由...產(chǎn)生，從...出來”；“goout

of”的意思是“從...出來，離開”；“runoutof”的意思是“用完，耗盡”，根據(jù)句意

選擇D項。

9、【單選題】Dogsrespond_____soundsthataretoohighforhumanstohear.

at

for

A:

to

B:

with

C:

答D:案：C

解析：此句的意思是“狗能對人類聽不到的聲音做出反應?！薄皉espondto”固定搭配，

意思是“做出反應，響應”根據(jù)句意選擇C項。

10、【單選題】SheleftLondontenyearsago,andIhaven'tseenher_____.

ever

since

A:

never

B:

forever

C:

答D:案：B

解析：此句的意思是“她十年前離開倫敦，自此以后我就沒有再見到過她?！薄皊ince”

有副詞的用法，長與現(xiàn)在完成時或者過去完成時連用，意思是“自...以后；從...以

來”，根據(jù)句意選擇B項。

11、【單選題】Iwishyouwouldbemore_____toyourparents,nomatterhow

stricttheyarewithyou.

respectful

respective

A:

respectable

B:

respected

C:

答D:案：A

解析：此句的意思是“無論你的父母對你多么嚴格，我都希望你能夠更加尊敬他

們?！薄皉espectful”的意思是“表示敬意的，尊敬的”；“respective”的意思是“分

別的，各自的”；“respectable”的意思是“體面的，值得尊敬的”；“respected”的

意思是“受尊敬的，受重視的”。根據(jù)句意選擇A項。

12、【單選題】Weshouldtakeimmediateaction_____waittoseewhathappens.

ratherthan

noneotherthan

A:

morethan

B:

otherthan

C:

答D:案：A

解析：此句的意思是“我們應該立即采取行動，而不是坐以待斃。”“ratherthan”的

意思是“而不是”；“noneotherthan”的意思是“（用以加強語氣）不是別的，竟然，

正是”；“morethan”的意思是“超過，在...次以上”；“otherthan”的意思是“不

同于，絕不是（通常用與否定句）”根據(jù)句意選擇A項。

13、【單選題】Iwasfeelingrathertired.SoIdidn'treally_____whatthe

teacherwassaying.

takeoff

A:

takeup

takeover

B:

takein

C:

答D:案：D

解析：此句的意思是“我感覺很累，所以沒有聽懂老師老師在講什么?！薄皌akeoff”的

意思是“起飛，脫下，離開”；“takeup”的意思是“拿起，開始從事，占據(jù)（時間，地

方）”；“takeover”的意思是“接管，接受”；“takein”的意思是“理解，領

會”。根據(jù)句意選擇D項。

14、【單選題】Childrendeservetheirparents'diligentandtireless_____to

defendtheirrighttoasafeandhealthychildhood.

effects

efforts

A:

services

B:

contributions

C:

答D:案：B

解析：此句的意思是“孩子值得父母為他們辛勤付出，讓他們能夠擁有一個平安，健康的

童年。”“effects”的意思是“效應，影響，結(jié)果”；“efforts”的意思是“艱難的嘗

試，試圖，盡力”，一般后接不定式；“services”的意思是“接待，服務”；

“contributions”的意思是“捐款，捐資，貢獻”根據(jù)句意選擇B項。

15、【單選題】Taiwanishometoarich_____ofrarewildlife,andisfamousfor

itsuniqueandcolorfulbirds.

type

kind

A:

variety

B:

category

C:

答D:案：C

解析：此句的意思是“臺灣擁有多種野生珍稀動物，以獨特而且五彩斑斕的鳥類而出

名。”“avarietyof”固定搭配，意思是“多種的”；“category”和“kind”也有

“種類”的意思，但是在此句話中和“of”不搭配，“atypeof”只表示一種，沒有多種

的意思。根據(jù)句意選擇C項。

16、【單選題】Theprofessorcrossedouteverythingthatwas_____tooffend

otherstudents.

alike

like

A:

likely

B:

liking

C:

答D:案：C

解析：此句的意思是“教授刪除了一切可能冒犯其他學生的內(nèi)容。”“bealiketo”的意

思是“與...相似”；“l(fā)ike”做形容詞時，只用于名詞前，此處不能和“to”搭配；

“belikelyto”的意思是“可能”；“l(fā)iking”為名詞，意思是“喜歡，喜好”。根據(jù)

句意選擇C項。

17、【單選題】Moststudentsneedadditionaltrainingtobeableto_____testsof

thiskind.

joinin

passfor

A:

lookinto

B:

copewith

C:

答D:案：D

解析：此句的意思是“大多數(shù)的學生需要參加額外的培訓才能應對這種類型的測試?！?，

“joinin”表示“參加，加入”；“passfor”表示“被認為是，被當作”；“l(fā)ook

into”表示“調(diào)查，審查”；“copewith”表示“對付，應付”，根據(jù)句意選擇D項。

18、【單選題】TherearesomanythingstoseeinItalythat_____wouldbe

impossibletonamethemall.

it

they

A:

one

B:

this

C:

答D:案：A

解析：此句的意思是“意大利可供參觀的景點太多了，想要一一說出來是不可能的”，考

察“it”形式主語的用法，“it”作為形式主語的it并無實際語義，只是為滿足語法上

的需要，避免句子頭重腳輕，它代替的是句子的邏輯主語“tonamethemall”，根據(jù)句

意選擇A項。

19、【單選題】Therewereabout390peopleonboardtheferry,about100more

thanitwas___tocarryunderlicense.

considered

allowed

A:

proved

B:

agreed

C:

答D:案：B

解析：此句的意思是“渡船上大約有390人，這比規(guī)定的載運數(shù)多了100人?！薄癰e

allowedtodo”表示“被允許做某事”；“beconsideredto”表示“被認為是”；“be

provedto”表示“證明為”；“beagreedto”表示“同意”，根據(jù)句意選擇B項。

20、【單選題】Itis______peoplehaveincommonthatdeterminesthekindof

friendshiptheywillhave.

how

what

A:

which

B:

where

C:

答D:案：B

解析：此句的意思是“人們的共同之處決定了他們擁有什么樣的友誼?！边@句話從整體上

看是一個強調(diào)句，強調(diào)主語部分，“what”在這句話中引導一個主語從句，同時“what”

又在“havesthincommon”中做“have”的賓語，能引導名詞性從句，又可在句中作賓

語成分的只有B項。

21、【單選題】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（馬路邊）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.WhatisIanGuppy

doingatthebeginningofthepassage?

Heissortingoutjunk.

Heisdesigningaframe.

A:

Heisexamininghiscastoffs.

B:

Heisbuildingagreenhouse.

C:

答D:案：D

解析：第一段的最后一句"The46-year-oldengineerismidwaythroughframinga

ten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmostentirelyofcastoffs."，從這句話可以看

出，IanGuppy在建造一個溫室。

22、【單選題】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（馬路邊）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.WhydoPeirceand

Guppygetasecond-handsuitcase?

Thesuitcaseservesaspecialpurpose.

Thesuitcaselooksnewwithastickeron.

A:

Theythinkthesuitcaseisstillofadequateworth.

B:

Theyhaven'tgotenoughmoneyforanewsuitcase.

C:

答D:案：C

解析：仔細閱讀第三段的后半部分，從"Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase"和"There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."兩句話可知，IanGuppy并不是買

不起手提箱，只是覺得這些二手物品還有使用價值。

23、【單選題】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（馬路邊）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.WhatdoestheHalifax

citygovernmentencourageitscitizenstodo?

Toexchangeusedgoods.

Tocollectcurbsidewaste.

A:

Toholdmoregaragesales.

B:

Tolimitthenumberofcastoffs.

C:

答D:案：A

解析：仔細閱讀文章第四段和第五段，從"Thecitynowholdsbiannual"Curbside

GiveawayWeekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant."和

"AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre"這兩句話可知，哈利法克斯市

舉辦這一活動，是為了讓居民們可以交換二手物品。

24、【單選題】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（馬路邊）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.Whatisoneofthe

advantagesofreusingcastoffsinWayneGroszko'sopinion?

Ifyouspendless,youcanworkless.

Ifyouworkmore,youcanspendmore.

A:

Ifyoubuynewstuff,youmayfeelhappier.

B:

Ifyouhavelotsofpossessions,youmayhavemoreworries.

C:

答D:案：A

解析：仔細閱讀文章第六段，從"BecauseIdon'tspendawholelotofmoneyon

materialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnot

havingtoworkquiteasmuch.Andthat'sprettyimportanttome."從這兩句話可

知，WayneGroszko認為使用二手物品，可以省下很多錢，這樣他就不用為了賺錢而工作那

么長時間。

25、【單選題】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（馬路邊）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.Whatdoesthe

underlinedword"it"inPara.7referto?

Earningalotofmoney.

Purchasingnewcommodities.

A:

Discardinguselessoldstuff.

B:

Collectingsecond-handstuff.

C:

D:

答案：B

解析：仔細閱讀文章第七段，從"Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnew

stuff,"Groszkosays."Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."

通過閱讀"it"前一句話，可知“it”在此處指的是"buyinglotsofnewstuff"，買新的

物品。

26、【單選題】**Passage2**InIndia,chaiismorethanjustacupofteato

starttheday-thethicksweetdrinkisanintegralpartoftherhythmoflife.

ZachMarksandReshamGellatlyhavebeendocumentingthecultureofIndianchai

andthepeoplewhosellit-knownaschaiwallahs.TeaisIndia'smostpopular

drink-thecountryconsumes837,000tonsofiteveryyear.Theritualofdrinking

chaigoesbeyondallboundaries,androadsidesaredottedwithchaiwallahswho

serveitboiledupwithspices（香料），sugarandmilk.Santoshbegansellingtea

athisshop15yearsago.TheneighboringareainMumbaihaschangeddramatically.

ManyofthesmallbusinesseswhereSantoshoncedeliveredchaihavebeenreplaced

bylargeofficebuildingswhichhecan'tenter.Butmanypeopleworkinginthenew

_developments_havebecomeregularcustomers,preferringSantosh'schaimadewith

thickmilkandfreshgingertotheteabagsavailableintheiroffices.Apopular

ingredientinnorthIndianchai,gingerisbelievedtohavenumeroushealth

benefitsandisthoughttokeepyourbodywarminwinter.Thespicyroothasbeen

usedinhot,milk-basedbeveragesinIndiaforhundredsofyears,sowhenthe

Britishmadeteapopularinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,addingginger

tothemixwasanaturalthingtodo.ShobhanBarwa'sstandisintheheartof

Alipore,afashionableneighborhoodinCalcutta.DuringtheannualHindufestival

ofDurgaPuja,crowdsofvisitorsgatherheretoseetheelaboratepandals-

temporarystructureshousingHindugods.Heusuallyclosesshopby22:00,butfor

theweekofDurgaPuja,hestaysopenuntil05:00servingchai,eggsandFrench

toasttovisitorswhoneedacaffeinekicktokeepthemgoingthroughthenight.On

thefinaldayofthefestival,thousandsjoinaprocession（游行隊伍）to

theHooghlyRiverwheregiantstatuesofHindugodsandgoddessesareputin

thewater.Lastyear,though,celebrationturnedtotragedy-ayoungman

drownedwhenastatuefellonhim.Peoplegatheredatanearbychaistandtomourn

hisdeath.Severaldecadesago,chaiwasservedinsmallclaypots,knownaskulhar

inHindiorbharinBengali.WhilethebowlsarestillpopularinCalcutta,plastic

cups,tinyglassesandsteelmugshavebecomethevesselsofchoiceacrossmostOf

India.AccordingtoPara1,whathaveZachMarksandReshamGellatlybeendoing?

TheyhavebeendocumentingtheannualHindufestivalofDurgaPuja.

TheyhavebeenstudyinghowtheBritishmadeteapopularinIndia.

A:

TheyhavebeendescribingthegreatchangesinbigcitiesofIndia

B:

C:

TheyhavebeenrecordingtheIndianteacultureandteasellers.

答D:案：D

解析：仔細閱讀文章第一段，從“ZachMarksandReshamGellatlyhavebeen

documentingthecultureofIndianchaiandthepeoplewhosellit-knownas

chaiwallahs.”可知這兩位學者在記錄印度茶文化和賣茶的小販們。

27、【單選題】**Passage2**InIndia,chaiismorethanjustacupofteato

starttheday-thethicksweetdrinkisanintegralpartoftherhythmoflife.

ZachMarksandReshamGellatlyhavebeendocumentingthecultureofIndianchai

andthepeoplewhosellit-knownaschaiwallahs.TeaisIndia'smostpopular

drink-thecountryconsumes837,000tonsofiteveryyear.Theritualofdrinking

chaigoesbeyondallboundaries,androadsidesaredottedwithchaiwallahswho

serveitboiledupwithspices（香料），sugarandmilk.Santoshbegansellingtea

athisshop15yearsago.TheneighboringareainMumbaihaschangeddramatically.

ManyofthesmallbusinesseswhereSantoshoncedeliveredchaihavebeenreplaced

bylargeofficebuildingswhichhecan'tenter.Butmanypeopleworkinginthenew

_developments_havebecomeregularcustomers,preferringSantosh'schaimadewith

thickmilkandfreshgingertotheteabagsavailableintheiroffices.Apopular

ingredientinnorthIndianchai,gingerisbelievedtohavenumeroushealth

benefitsandisthoughttokeepyourbodywarminwinter.Thespicyroothasbeen

usedinhot,milk-basedbeveragesinIndiaforhundredsofyears,sowhenthe

Britishmadeteapopularinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,addingginger

tothemixwasanaturalthingtodo.ShobhanBarwa'sstandisintheheartof

Alipore,afashionableneighborhoodinCalcutta.DuringtheannualHindufestival

ofDurgaPuja,crowdsofvisitorsgatherheretoseetheelaboratepandals-

temporarystructureshousingHindugods.Heusuallyclosesshopby22:00,butfor

theweekofDurgaPuja,hestaysopenuntil05:00servingchai,eggsandFrench

toasttovisitorswhoneedacaffeinekicktokeepthemgoingthroughthenight.On

thefinaldayofthefestival,thousandsjoinaprocession（游行隊伍）to

theHooghlyRiverwheregiantstatuesofHindugodsandgoddessesareputin

thewater.Lastyear,though,celebrationturnedtotragedy-ayoungman

drownedwhenastatuefellonhim.Peoplegatheredatanearbychaistandtomourn

hisdeath.Severaldecadesago,chaiwasservedinsmallclaypots,knownaskulhar

inHindiorbharinBengali.WhilethebowlsarestillpopularinCalcutta,plastic

cups,tinyglassesandsteelmugshavebecomethevesselsofchoiceacrossmostOf

India.Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"developments"

inPara.3?

changes

improvements

A:

B:

companies

buildings

C:

答D:案：D

解析：仔細閱讀文章第三段，“ManyofthesmallbusinesseswhereSantoshonce

deliveredchaihavebeenreplacedbylargeofficebuildingswhichhecan't

enter.Butmanypeopleworkinginthenewdevelo