職稱英語模擬A

一、單項(xiàng)選擇題。

1.第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)

Heexpressedconcernthattheshipmightbeindistress.

A.despair

B.difficulties

C.need

D.danger

2.It'salladvisableideatogetoutofthedispute.

A.wise

B.urgent

C.useless

D.proper

3.Therewasnoalternativebuttoclosetheroad.

A.way

B.means

C.choice

D.reason

4.Heseemsbizarrethesedays.

A.unusual

B.absent-minded

C.crazy

D.lunatic

5.We'rehappytocollaboratewithyouintheproject.

A.compete

B.cooperate

C.coordinate

D.contend

6.Thistextistoodifficulttocomprehend.

A.understand

B.digest

C.summarize

D.read

7.Theroomissmallbutcozy.

A.cold

B.splendid

C.comfortable

D.gorgeous

8.Theleader，scorruptionunderminedtheimageofthecompany.

A.establish

B.damage

C.strengthen

D.consolidate

9.Thenoveldepictsthehistoryofthenation.

A.narrates

B.illustrates

C.describes

D.exemplify

10.Civilrightsareembodiedintheplatform.

A.included

B.excluded

C.expressed

D.emerged

11.Shelikestovisitexoticislands.

A.distant

B.interesting

C.remote

I),backwards

12.Thefoodwehaveisinadequate.

A.toomuch

B.toomany

C.notenough

D.notshort

13.Manypeopleintheregionhavediedfromtheepidemicdisease.

A.infectious

B.inferior

C.infinite

D.inevitable

14.Sheisincapableofdoingthedemandingjob.

A.qualifiedof

B.incompetentwith

C.goodat

D.ignorantof

15.It'sjustapettymistake.

A.major

B.important

C.serious

D.minor

二、綜合題。

1.第2部分：閱讀判斷

ResourcesCrisis

Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,there

willeventuallynotbeenoughresourceslefttosustainlifeontheplanet.Bythe

middleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,wewillhaveusedupall

theoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysof

feedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwillmakeitnecessaryfor

ustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsinoursolar

systemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontothe

problem,however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyanAmericanscientist,Professor

CarlSagan.

Saganbelievesthatbeforetheearth，sresourcesarecompletelyexhaustedit

willbepossibletochangetheatmosphereofVenusandtocreateanewworldalmost

aslargeasearthitself.ThedifficultyisthatVenusismuchhotterthantheearth

andthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.

Saganproposesthatalgae（藻類）organismsthatcanliveinextremelyhotor

coldatmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditions

similartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone,thealgaewillbeplaced

insmal1rockets.Spaceshipswi]1thenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintothe

atmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,thealgaewillbreakdownthecarbondioxide

intooxygenandcarbon.

Whenthealgaehavedonetheirwork,theatmospherewillbecomecooler,but

beforemancansetfootonVenusitwillbenecessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.

Thesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformentolandonitbuttherain

willeventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedon

Venus.

16.Inthelongrun,themostinsoluble（不能解決的）problemcausedby

populationgrowthonearthwillprobablybethelackofspace.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17.OnVenusthereisalotofoxygenandwater.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18.Thepopulationontheearthcontinuestoincrease.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19.ScientistsareplantingalgaeonVenustocreateanewworldforhumanbeings.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20.MancanlandonVenusonlywhenitrainsthere.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21.LivingonVenuscanberealizedinthe21stcentury.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22.Algaeareplantsthatcanproduceoxygen.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

2.第3部分：概括大意與完成句子

Population

1.Theworld'spopulationcontinuestogrow.Therenowareabout5billionof

usonearth.Thefigurecouldreach6billionbytheendofthecenturyand11billion

inanother75years.Expertshavelongbeenconcernedaboutsuchagrowth.Where

willwefindthefood,water,jobs,houses,schoolsandhealthcareforallthese

people?

2.Amajornewstudyshowsthatthesituationmaybechanging.Alargeandrapid

dropintheworld'sbirthratehastakenplaceduringthepast10years.Families

generallyaresmallernowthantheywereafewyearsago.Itishappeninginboth

developingandindustrialnations.

3.Researcherssaidtheyfoundanumberofreasonsforthis.Moremenandwomen

arewaitinglongertogetmarriedandareusingbirthcontroldevicesandmethods

topreventordelaypregnancy?.Morewomenaregoingtoschoolorworkingatjobs

awayfromhomeinsteadofhavingchildren.Andmoregovernments,especiallyin

developingnations,nowsupportfamilyplanningprogramstoreducepopulation

growth.

4.Chinaisoneofthenationsthathavemadegreatprogressinreducingits

populationgrowth.Chinahasalreadycutitsrateofpopulationgrowthbyaboutone

halfsince1970.

5.EachChinesefamilyisnowurgedtohavenomorethanonechild.Andthehope

istoreachazeropopulationgrowthwiththetotalnumberofbirthsequalingthe

totalnumberofdeaths,bytheyear2000.

6.SeveralnationsinEuropealreadyhavefewerbirthsthandeaths.Expertssaid

thatthesenationscouldfaceaseriousshortageofworkersinthefuture.Andthe

personswhoareworkingcouldfacemuchhighertaxestohelpsupportthegrowing

numberofretiredpeople.

Notes：

?pregnancyn.懷孕

23.Paragraph1..

24.Paragraph3.,

25.Paragraph4..

25.Paragraph6..

A.ThesituationinChina

B.FewerpopulationinEurope

C.Growingpopulationintheworld

D.Newsituation

E.Reasonsforlowerbirthrate

F.Familyplanningprogram

27.Inthefuture,Europeanswillhavetopay.

28.Dropinbirthrateishappening.

29.Nowmenandwomengetmarried________.

30.Familiesgenerallyarethanbefore.

A.larger

B.smaller

C.highertaxes

D.aroundtheworld

E.atamuchlatertime

F.lowertaxes

3.第4部分：閱讀理解

HumanWants

Humanwantsseemendless.Whenastarvingmangetsameal,hebeginstothink

aboutanovercoat;whenanexecutivegetsanewsportscar,visionsofcountryclubs

andpleasurebeatsdanceintoview.

Themanywantsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.When

thereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofwants,anotherlevelappears.Thefirst

andmostbasiclevelofwantsinvolvesfood.Oncethiswantissatisfied,asecond

levelofwantsappearsclothingandsomesortofshelter.BytheendofWorldWar

IIthesewantsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevel

appeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.

By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofwantswasfairlywellsatisfied.Thenin

thelate1950safourthlevelofwantsappeared:the^life-enriching^level.While

theotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction—thefeeding,comfort,safety,and

transportationofthehumanbody-thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,

achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyof

whichcouldbecalled"luxury“items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedical

anddental?care,andentertainment.Alsoincludedherearefancyfoodsandthe

lateststylesinclothing.

Onthefourthlevel,agreaterpercentageofconsumerspendinggoestoservices,

whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheir

sightstoafifthlevelofwantsastheirincomeincreases,orwilltheycontinue

todemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?

Afifthlevelprobablywouldinvolvewantsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunity

action.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainst

disease,ignorance,crimeandprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothes

closets,ourgarages?,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethe

health,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfour

levels.

Notes：

①dentala.牙齒的，牙科的

②garagen.汽車間，修車廠；車庫

31.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousing

andclothingonlywhen.

A.hehassavedupenoughmoney

B.hehasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelter

C.hehassatisfiedhishunger

D.hehaslearnedtobuildhouses

32.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarIImost

Americans.

A.wereveryrich

B.livedinpoverty

C.hadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevels

D.didnotownautomobiles

33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedto"physicalsatisfaction"?.

A.Asuccessfulcareer.

B.Acozyhome.

C.Agoodservice.

D.Afamilycar.

34.Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?.

A.Themoregoodsthebetter.

B.Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.

C.Themore"luxury"itemsthebetter.

D.Themoreearningsthebetter.

35.Theauthorisinclinedtothinkthatafifthlevel.

A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevel

B.maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour

C.canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevel

D.willbecomeattainableprovidedthegovernmenttakesactions

4.第4部分：閱讀理解第二篇

Merge

RepresentativesofCallahanMediaAssociates(CMA)announcedtodaythatthe

newsagencywouldattempttobuytheNationalBroadcastingSystem(NBS),thesecond

largesttelevisionandradionetworkintheUnitedStates.RonaldCallahan,sonof

JessicaCallahan,whostartedCMA,toldreportersthatheexpectedhiscompany，s

ofofferingpricetobehighenoughtowinoutoverotheroffers.Heindicatedthat

NBSexecutiveshadalreadydiscussedreorganizationplansthatmightresultfrom

aCMAtakeover.

AnativeoftheUnitedKingdom,JessicaCallahanbegantobuynewspapers,

magazines,andradiostationsintheUnitedStateseightyearsago,andCMAnowowns

orcontrolsmorethanfifteennewsorganizationshere.Beforeshebecamealeader

inmediainthiscountry,shehadestablishedherfamily-ownedcompanyasoneof

themostimportantforcesinBritishTVandnewspapers.Callahanstartedhernews

careermorethantwenty-fiveyearsago,andshehadworkedasareporteronthree

differentpaperswhenshetookthejobofeditorofEngland，sBirminghamHerald(伯

明翰先驅(qū)才艮),anewspaperthathadbeenexperiencingfinancialdifficultiesfor

severalyears.Hersuccessinraisingthenewsreportingstandardsaswellasmaking

theHeraldintoaprofitablebusinessgainedCallahantheattentionandrespectof

theBritishnewsestablishment.Bythetimeshewas35,shehadbecomeapublisher

andstartedCMA,whichisnowoneoftheMiamiJournalalmosteightyearsago,but

shehadbeenreadingthenewspaperforseveralyears,andshesaidthatsheliked

thepaper'sstyle.AftershehadownedtheJournalforjustoverayear,shebought

asmallradiostationinGeorgia,andinthenextfiveyearsshewentontoacquire

newsorganizationsinseveraldifferentpartsofthecountry.

IfCMAbecomestheownerofNBS,forthefirsttimeitwillhavecontrolledover

anationwideTVnetwork.Inallinterviewlastweek,PhilipRosen,thepresident

ofNBS,saidthathewasnotveryhappyaboutthepurchase.HeagreedthatCallahan

andCMAhaddonealottohelpAmericannewspapersbecomemorefinanciallysecure,

butheexpressedfearsthatthenewmanagementwasgoingtomakenewscoverageon

NBSirresponsible.HestatedthathehopedhecouldremainwithNBSbutsaidthat

thismightnotbepossible.

36.ThewriterthinksthatCMA'soffertobuytheNationalBroadcastingSystem

isprobably_______.

A.theonlyone

B.agoodone

C.unacceptablylow

D.ofgreatcompetition

37.JessicaCallahancapturedtheconfidenceofthepressaftershebecamethe

editorofBirminghamHeraldbecause.

A.shewasexperienced

B.shehadstrongfinancialbackground

C.sincethenitstartedtomakemoney

D.sheenjoyedgoodpopularity

38.JessicaCallahanhasnever.

A.visitedtheUnitedStates

B.ownedanationalTVnetwork

C.workedasaneditor

D.readtheMiamiJournal

39.TheattitudeofNBStopexecutivetotheCMAtakeoverwasthat

A.hewasopposedtothepurchase

B.hehopedthetakeoverwouldnotaffectthesystem'sfame

C.hewasafraidNBSwouldsufferseriousfinancialloss

D.hecouldnotleavehispresentposition

40.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?.

A.JessicaCallahan—aSuccessfulWoman

B.CMA—fromBritishtoUSA

C.CMABuyingNBS?

D.CMA'sAttractiveoffertoNBS

5.第4部分：閱讀理解第三篇

Oceanography

Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas"theapplicationofallsciencestothestudy

ofthesea〃.

Beforethenineteenthcenturyscientistswithaninterestintheseawerefew

andfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhis

writingsbuthewasreluctant@togotoseatofurtherhiswork.

Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearly

intercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewas

littlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalone②toaskwhatlaybeneath

thesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion“Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?”

hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraph

cablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile

oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofthecablethathadtobemanufactured.

ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturnedin

1853forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsiblefor

encouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundingsweretakentoinvestigatethedepthsof

theNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsamusedmuch

popularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.

Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentand

reliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutfor

repairs,itwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefied

contemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpointsofthe

sea.

Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientific

expedition,whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfrom

thesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandled

toafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.

Notes：

①reluctanta.不愿的，勉強(qiáng)的

②letalone更不用說

41.Thepassageimpliesthatthetelegraphcablewasbuiltmainly.

A.foroceanographystudies

B.forbusinessconsiderations

C.formilitarypurposes

D.forinvestigatingthedepthsoftheoceans

42.ItwasthataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographystudies.

A.theAmericanNavy

B.someearlyintercontinentaltravelers

C.thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea

D.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

43.TheaimofvoyagesMauryencouragedinthe1840swas.

A.tomakesomesoundexperimentsintheoceans

B.tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals

C.toestimatethelengthofthecablethatwastobemade

D.tomeasurethedepthsoftwooceans

44.“Defied"inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans

A.doubled

B.gaveproof

C.tochallenged

D.agreedto

45.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.thebeginningsofoceanography

B.thelayingofthefirstunderseacable

C.theinvestigationofoceandepths

D.theearlyintercontinentalcommunications

6.第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文

Exploration

Landingmenonthemooncapturedthepublicimaginationlikefewotherevents

thiscentury.Ithadlesstodowithsciencethanwithdemonstratingsuperiority

duringthecoldwar,buttheappealoftheadventuremeantthattheRussians,who

retrievedlunarrocksamplesfarmoreeconomicallyusingrobots,cameoffverymuch

secondbest.NoonehasbeenbacktothemoonsincetheApolloastronautsleftin

1972,sothemissionhasretaineditsglamour（魅力）.

（46）.Mostspacecraftareunmannedthesedaysbutmissionsarestill

unpredictable;aspacecraftwasdestroyedontheapproachtoMarsonlylastmonth.

OursightsaresetonMarsbecausepeoplestillhopetofindlifethere-not

themoviedirector'sideaofaMartian（火星）,butrathermicroscopicformsof

lifehiddenbeneaththesurfacetoprotectthemfromthecold.Anotherpossiblehome

tolifeisJupitersmoon,Europe,whichseemstohaveslush（雪泥，爛泥）beneath

itsicecrustthatiskeptwarmbytides.（47）.

Usingournear-spaceenvironmentistheaimfortheforeseeablefuture,people

areevensettingupbusinessestooffertripsinspacetorichmembersofthegeneral

public.（48）.Itbuildsonthesuccessofthespaceshuttle（航天飛機(jī)）,

whichprovedveryflexibleandallowedmassesofscientificexperimentsin

micro-gravity;andalsoonMars,whichtoldusalotaboutthephysicaleffectsof

longdurationspaceflight.TheRussianskeptitgoingmuchlongerthananyone

expected—youwerealmostblase(玩膩了的)aboutthelatestcrisis.

Beyondourownsolarsystem,wewillkeepupthesearchforplanetsthatmight

sustainlife.(49)______.Youcansay:"Therearesomanystars,someofthem

withplanets,thatsomeofthoseplanetsmustbeconducive(有利的)tolive?”But

evenifthatweretrue,thatlifemighthavehappenedmillionsofyearsagoorbe

goingtohappenmillionsofyearsinthefuture.(50).

A.Therealexcitementsurroundstheinternationalspacestation,whichwill

bebuiltoverthenextfiveorsixyearsbycountriesworkingcollaboratively(共

同的)onaspacecraftforthefirsttime.

B.Theprospectsaren51great.

C.Spacecraftsmayhelpmankindtorealizethedreamoflivingonotherplanets.

D.Althoughputtingpeopleintoorbitisnowroutine,travelingfurtherisnot.

E.Wenowknowthatstarsotherthanoursunhaveplanets,butthere'sstill

abigdifferencebetweenfindingplanetsandfindinglife.

F.Butexplorationisalongwayoff.

7.第6部分：完形填空

Stars

Theoldbeliefthattheuniverseneverchangesisquite(51).Even(52)

theinventionofthetelescope,astronomersnoticedthatbrightstars

suddenlyappearintheskyandthenlater(53).Thesestatswerecalled

〃novae〃becausetheywerethoughttobe(54).Infactwenowknowthatthey

arereallyoldstarswhichareslowlydying.

Novaeareoldstarswhichareslowlydying.(55)theydoso,theylet

outhugecloudsofmaterial,sometimesaslargeastheearth,andtheseexplodeinto

space(56)aspeedofabout8,000,000kilometersperhour.Whenthishappens,

thehotterpartsofthestarbecome(57),andthisiswhynovaearesobright.

Althoughtheexplosionsarehugeonahumanscale,theyonly(58)asmall

partofthedyingstar*senergy.Thedeathisaslowoneandthestarmaycontinue

toexplodeforthousandsofyears.Indeed,thereareevensomestarswhichexplode

once(59)twoweeks.

Thereareotheroldstarswhichdonotdieslowly,butare(60)destroyed

byonegreatexplosion.Theseareknown(61)"supernovae”.Theexplosion

ofasupernovaisequivalent(62)aboutamillionhydrogenbombsgoingoff

atthesametime.Justbeforetheexplosionthestar*sdensitybecomesverygreat

anditspinsataveryhighspeed.Amatchboxofmaterialstakenfromthestarat

thattimewouldweighabout1,000tons,andthestar(63)beturningat

about16,000,000kilometersperhour.Theexplosionitselfoccurs(64),

intheintervalofaminute,butthesupernovacontinuestoshinelong(65)

theevent.OnesupernovawhichChineseastronomersobservedin1054canstillbe

seenbyustoday.Ithasbeenshiningforatleastninehundredyears.

51.A.rightB.reasonableC.soundD.wrong

52.A.afterB.beforeC.duringD.for

53.A.disappearB.lostC.missedD.exploded

54.A.oldB.evilC.newD.dying

55.A.WhenB.WhileC.AfterD.As

56.A.inB.atC.withD.on

57.A.invisibleB.brilliantC.visibleD.noticeable

58.A.consumeB.costC.spendD.lose

59.A.everyB.eachC.atD.within

60.A.partlyB.completelyC.clearlyD.instantly

61.A.forB.beC.asD.with

62.A.withB.toC.againstD.by

63.A.willB.shouldC.wouldD.must

64.A.suddenlyB.shortlyC.simultaneouslyD.quickly

65.A.beforeB.withC.duringD.after

答案部分

一、單項(xiàng)選擇題。

1.I■正確答案」D

「答案解析」distress：危險(xiǎn)，海難。danger：危險(xiǎn)。difficulty：困難。need：需

要。despair：絕望，失望。句意為：他對那艘船可能遭遇海難表示出關(guān)心。

2.「正確答案」A

「答案解析」advisable：明智的。wise：明智的。proper：正確的。Yourspellingis

not.proper.你的拼寫不對。urgent：緊急的。Hehassomeurgentbusinessestodo.他

有些緊急的事要做。

3.「正確答案」C

「答案解析」alternative：選擇。choice：選擇。way：方法，道路。means：方式。

reason：原因。句意為：沒有其他選擇了，只有關(guān)閉道路。

4.「正確答案」A

「答案解析」bizarre：奇怪的。unusual：不尋常的。absent-minded：心不在焉的，

走神的。Hewasabsent-mindedintheclass.他上課走神了。crazy：瘋狂的。lunatic：

瘋狂的。

5.「正確答案」B

「答案解析」collaborate：協(xié)作，合作。cooperate：合作。compete：競爭。coordinate：

協(xié)調(diào)。Shehastocoordinatethedepartmentsinthecompany.她必須協(xié)調(diào)公司的不同

部門。contend：競爭。Therunnersarecontendingforchampionship.賽跑者在為得冠

軍而競爭。

6.「正確答案」A

「答案解析」comprehend：明白。understand：理解，明白。digest：消化。Thefood

isdifficulttodigest.這食物難以消化。summarize：總結(jié)。tosummarizethepassage

總結(jié)文章大意。

7.「正確答案」C

F答案解析」cozy：舒適的。comfortable：舒適的。splendid：偉大的，華麗的。gorgeous：

美麗的，華麗的。Whatasplendididea!這個主意太妙了！Thepalaceisgorgeous.這

宮殿真美。

8.「正確答案」B

「答案解析」undermine：毀壞。damage：破壞,毀壞。strengthen：加強(qiáng)。consolidate：

鞏固，加強(qiáng)。

9.「正確答案」C

「答案解析」depict：描繪。describe：描述，描繪。narrate：敘述。Henarratedthe

wholestory.他講述了整個故事。illustrate：用圖表舉例,畫插圖。Shehasillustrated

severalchildren，sbooks.她為好幾本兒童書畫了插圖。exemplify：用例子說明。以…

為榜樣。Iwillexemplifymypointwithastory.我會用?個故事舉例說明我的觀點(diǎn)。

10.「正確答案」A

「答案解析」embody：包含，體現(xiàn)。include：包括,包含。exclude：排除在外。express：

表達(dá)。emerge：出現(xiàn)，浮出。Afterafewweeks,thecaterpillaremergesfromitscocoon.

幾周后，毛毛蟲從繭中出來了。

11.「正確答案」B

「答案解析」exotic：有趣的，異域情調(diào)的。interesting：有趣的。remote：遙遠(yuǎn)的。

偏遠(yuǎn)的。aremotevillage：遙遠(yuǎn)的小ill村。backwards：落后?的。Thevillageisbackwards.

這個村莊很落后。

12.「正確答案」C

「答案解析」inadequate：不充足的。即notenough不足夠的。

13.「正確答案」A

「答案解析」epidemic：傳染的。infectious：傳染的。inferior：差的,低劣的。

Thisdesignisinferiortothatone.這個設(shè)計(jì)比那個設(shè)計(jì)差。infinite：無限的。Whether

theuniverseisinfiniteornotisnotknown.宇宙是否無限還未可知。inevitable：

不可避免的，必然的。Warnowseemsalmostinevitable.戰(zhàn)爭看來幾乎不可避免的。

14.「正確答案」B

「答案解析」beincapableof：沒有能力做...。incompetentwith：不勝任....。

qualified：合格的。goodat：善于...。ignorantof：對....無知。

15.「正確答案」D

「答案解析」petty：小的，不重要的。major：主要的，大的。important：重要的。

serious：嚴(yán)肅的。minor：小的，不重要的。

二、綜合題。

1.「正確答案」16-22ABABACB

「答案解析」

16.答案：A

解析：句意“從長遠(yuǎn)看，人口增長所引起的最無法解決的問題是空間的狹小”，文章第

1段中提到了即使有足夠的食物來養(yǎng)活人類，擁擠的狀況仍需要找新的空間。

17.答案：B

解析：句意”在金星上有充足的水和氧氣”。從文章中可以看出金星上缺乏水和氧氣。

因此才需要想辦法來制造氧氣和降雨。

18.答案：A

解析：地球人口在繼續(xù)增長，第1段中就提到了這一點(diǎn)。

19.答案：B

解析：科學(xué)家已經(jīng)在金星上種植藻類來為人類創(chuàng)造一個新世界。文中提到的這個方法還

只是個設(shè)想，并未實(shí)施。

20.答案：A

解析：只有金星上下雨人們才能踏上金星。文章最后提到雨水可以降低金星的溫度，這

樣人們才能踏上金星。

21.答案：C

解析：在21世紀(jì)居住在金星上的愿望就會實(shí)現(xiàn)。文章并未提及。

22.答案：B

解析：藻類是?種可以產(chǎn)生氧氣的植物。文章第3段中提到藻類可以分解二氧化碳從而

產(chǎn)生氧氣，而它本身是不能產(chǎn)生氧氣的。

2.「正確答案」

23-30CEABCDEB

「答案解析」23.答案：C

解析：這段講的是人口繼續(xù)增長的情況。

24.答案：E

解析：這里主要講出生率降低的幾個原因。

25.答案：A

解析：這里講到中國的人口狀況。

26.答案：B

解析：第1句是關(guān)鍵句。

27.答案：C

解析：最后一句即是。

28.答案：D

解析：第2段可以得到答案。

29.答案：E

解析：第3段中講的原因之一。

30.答案：B

解析：第2段中提到這一點(diǎn)。

3.「正確答案」31-35CDABB

「答案解析」

31.答案：C

解析：此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。參見第三段前三句，thesewants中的these此處指housingand

clothing.

32.答案：D

解析：此題為推斷題。參見第三段后兩句，agreatmajorityofAmericans與本題中

的mostAmericans相關(guān)。

33.答案：A

解析：此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。參見第四段第三句前半句"whiletheotherlevelsinvo