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第1題【單選題】

[概括大意]PaulWignailfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic

eruptionsandmassextinctions.Notallvolcaniceruptionskilledofflargenumbersofanimals,but

allthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanic

rock.Tohissurprise,theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamagetheyseemed

todo.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、AssociationofMassExtinctionswithVolcanicEruptions

B、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptopms

C、AMassExtinctions

D、VolcanicEruptionsThatCausedNoMassExtinction

【正確答案】A

第2題【單選題】

[2004.10]Theythoughttheprogramwas___investigating.

A、worth

B、worthy

C、worthwhile

D、worthing

【正確答案】A

第3題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Since1939,numerousstudieshavebeenconductedtodeterminewhethersmokingis

ahealthhazard.Thetrendofthepvidpncphasbeenconsistentandindicatesthatthereisaserious

healthrisk.Researchteamshaveconductedstudiesthatshowbeyondallreasonabledoubtthat

tobaccosmokingisassociatedwithashortenedlifeexpectancy.Q:Smokingreducesone'slife

expectancy.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

第4題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正確答案】C

第5題【單選題】

[2007.4]Whatdoyou___todoabouttheproblemnowthatthissolutionhasfailed?

A、incline

B、intend

C、pretend

D、think

【正確答案】B

第6題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

B.Whenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C、AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D、Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正確答案】D

第7題【單選題】

[2010.4]yourtime,there'snorush.Westillhaveanhouruntilthetrainleaves.

A、Do

B、Set

C、Make

D、Take

【正確答案】D

第8題【單選題】

[2008.10]PoliceChiefTimothytoldreportersthatthepoliceofficerswoundedintherescue

operationwererapidly.

A、curing

B、treating

C、healing

D、recovering

【正確答案】D

第9題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C^Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】D

第10題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle

（長柄勺）,Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewould

moverounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）of

theladlewasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceis

mentionedinabookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfar

backasthefourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleinthe

inventionofthe"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernot

tolosedirections,theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.Whichofthefollowing

abouttheladle-shapedcompassistrue?

A、The"handle"oftheladlepointedsouth.

B、The"handle"oftheladlepointednorth.

C、Thebulkoftheladlewasattractedtosouth.

D、Thebulkoftheladleremainedunmovedontheboard.

【正確答案】A

第11題【單選題】

【填句1卜文】Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B、Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D、Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正確答案】C

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】

In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine9

559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactually

flowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.SomeCustomsofficialsestimatethatonly

10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,the

DistrictAttorney（檢察長）won'tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfive

kilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaor

it'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,“saysTomCash,aretired

agent.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression“smallfry“inthe

paragraph?

A、Smalldogs

B、Smallsheepdogs

C、Smallsmugglers（走私者）

D、Smallringleaders（主謀）

【止確答案】C

第13題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Theblackrobin（旅鶉）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B.Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正確答案】A

第14題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A.Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正確答案】D

第15題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute“means.

A、strong

B、firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正確答案】B

第16題【單選題】

［填句補(bǔ)文］lnordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（灌］既車），

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A、Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C、TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D、Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正確答案】A

第17題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B、Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正確答案】A

第18題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthe

mountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthe

bodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight（10,499feet,or3,200meters）,theice

isusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountain

icehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwas

lyingfacedownward.Theskeleton（骨架）wasinperfectcondition,exceptfora

woundinthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsome

clothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeet

therewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmade

oftreebark（樹皮）andaholderforarrows.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A、TheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

B、TheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

C、TheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

D、TheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

【正確答案】B

第19題【單選題】

【填句?卜義】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正確答案】B

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech/anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowe/llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

we'llalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B、areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother/svoice

【正確答案】B

第21題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute"means.

A、strong

B、firm

C、kind

D,clever

【正確答案】B

第22題【單選題】

【概括大意】OnOctober19,1911,AmundsensetoutfromhisbaseinBayofWhales,Antarctica,

withfourcompanions（同伴）,52dogsandfoursleds.HissuccessinreachingtheSouthPolewas

aidedbycarefulplanning.Hisuseofsleddogstocarrysuppliesalsohelped.Amundsenandhismen,

alongwith11survivingdogs,madeitbacktothebaseonJanuary25,1912,quickerthanexpected.

Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CameupwiththeideaofreachingtheSouthPole

B、AnimportantraceonAmundsen'swaytohispolarcareerintheearlystage

C、Armedtotheteeth,AmundsenfinishedhistriptotheSouthPole

D、Amundsengotagreatachievementinthefieldofpolarexpedition100yearsago

【正確答案】C

第23題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B、Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D,Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正確答案】A

第24題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正確答案】B

第25題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】OnaMondaymorninginJuly,theworld'sfirstatombombexplodedintheNew

Mexicodesert.Fortysecondslater,theshockwavesreachedthebasecampwherethe

Italian-AmericanphysicistEnricoFermiandhisteamstood.Afteramentalcalculation,Fermi

announcedtohisteamthatthebomb'senergyhadequated10,000tonsofTNT.Thebombteam

wasimpressed,butnotsurprised.Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In

1938hehadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction（核鏈

式反應(yīng)）,leadingusintothenuclearage.SinceFermi'sdeathin1954,nophysicisthasbeenatonce

amasterexperimentalistandaleadingtheoretician.Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasa

theoretician,wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

B、False

C.NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第26題【單選題】

【概括大意】Wignailcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesbycomparingthe

proportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathattheyproduced.Hefoundthatsi7Pfor

size,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesaseffectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecent

rivals.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B.AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D、AMassExtinction

【正確答案】C

第27題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

.Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A、It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B、Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C.Livingaloneisaluxury.

D、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正確答案】D

第28題【單選題】

[2009.1]Youngpeoplearekeener__highpayandpromotionbutlessconcernedwithsecurity

andjobsatisfactionthanolderpeople.

A、on

B、to

C、for

D、at

【正確答案】A

第29題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B、Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D、Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正確答案】C

第30題【單選題】

【概括大意】Deafpeople—peoplewhocan'thear—arestillabletocommunicatequitewell,witha

speciallanguage.It'scalledsignlanguage.Thespeakerofsignlanguageuseshandgesturesinorder

tocommunicate.Basicsignlanguagehasbeenusedforalong,longtime.Butsignlanguagewasn't

reallydevelopeduntilabout250yearsago.Inthemiddleofthe1700\aFrenchmannamedEpee

developedsignlanguage.Epeewasabetospeakandhear,butheworkedduringmostofhislifeas

ateacherofdeafpeopleinFrance.Epeedevelopedalargenumberofvocabularywordsforsign

language.Epee'ssystemusedmostly“picture-image“signs.Wecallthempicture-imagesigns

becausethesignscreateapicture.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ActuallyDeafPeopleCanSpeak

B、DeafPeopleCanCommunicate

C、SomethingaboutSignLanguage

D、SignLanguageisInventedbyaDeafPeople

【正確答案】C

第31題【單選題】

【土真句劉、文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正確答案】B

第32題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth./zltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole.//Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety."WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第33題【單選題】

【完成句子】Musicisanexpressionofemotionandimagination.Musicfreesthesoul.Itsoothes

thebodyandspirit.Itrelaxes.Itenergizes.Itcalms.Itmotivates.Musicisfunandinteresting,

educationalandbeautiful.Ithelpsusrememberwhoweareandfromwherewecame.Imaginea

worldwithnomusic.Tryingtoerasemusicfromourmindsisnearlyimpossible.Whatcanyoudoto

preservethemusicwhichinfluencesyou.Musicfreesoursoulandrelaxesour.

A、musichistorymuseum

B、enjoymusic

C、bodyandspirit

D、createandperformmusic

【正確答案】C

第34題【單選題】

［填句補(bǔ)文］TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba.PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D、Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正確答案】D

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech/anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowellbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

wellalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B、areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother/svoice

【正確答案】B

第36題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether;accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正確答案】B

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Choosingagoodresearchtopicdoesnotnecessarilymeanfindingsomethingthathas

alotwrittenaboutit.Manytimesyouwillhavetoresearcharoundatopicinordertofindoutthe

mostusefulinformation.Excitingandoriginaltopicsoftencometomindbycombiningtwo

completelydifferentinterests.Letussaythatyouareinterestedinchildpsychology（心理學(xué)的）and

insports.Perhapsyoucancombinetheseintoastudyoftheeffectthatiswatching（可得至的）on

thesubject,youcanresearchthetopicindividuallyand,byputtingyourinformationtogether,then

drawaconclusion.Choosingagoodresearchtopiccertainlyreferstofindingsomethingthathasa

lotwrittenaboutit.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第38題【單選題】

Ifweeverythingreadybynow,weshouldbehavingaterribletimetomorrow.

A、hadn'tgot

B、didn'tget

C、wouldn*thavegot

D、wouldn'tget

【正確答案】A

第39題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（倫理）.WhatdoesJerryBinghamexpress

bysaying"Iremaintobeconvinced"?

A、Hisanger.

B、Hiscriticism.

C、Hisagreement.

D、Hisdoubt.

【正確答案】D

第40題【單選題】

【概括大意】"SpeedReading"coursesteachstudentshowtoreadmorequickly.Insuchcourses,

teachersoftenaskstudentstofindouthowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothistoo:

lookatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandwritedownthepagenumberyouhavereached.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CheckYourReadingSpeed

B、AWaytoIncreaseYourReadingSpeed

C、CheckYourUnderstanding

D、ReadSomethingEveryDay

【正確答案】A

第41題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

deathofapartner..AccordingtoarecentU.S.census（人口普查）,25percentofall

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B、Hesays,“Ilikebeingbymyself?1

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正確答案】C

第42題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Inordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

（灌車

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigatorsSE）z

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A、Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C、TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D、Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正確答案】A

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B.biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正確答案】B

第44題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Somewherearoundpuberty(發(fā)育；青春期)，somethinghappensin

thetimingofthebiologicalclock.(2)Theclockpushesforward,soadolescentsand

teenagersareunabletofallasleepasearlyastheyusedto.Whenyourmothertells

youit'stimeforbed,yourbodymaybepushingyoutostayupforseveralhours

more.AndthelightcomingfromyourcomputerscreenorTVcouldbepushingyou

tostayupevenlater.Whatisimpliedinthesecondparagraph?

A、Youngchildren'sbiologicalclockhasthesamerhythmwiththatoftheteenagers.

B、Peopleafterpubertybegintogotobedearlierduetothechangeofthebiologicalclock.

C、Childrenbeforepubertytendtofallasleepearlieratnightthanadolescents.

D、Teenagersgotobedlaterthantheyusedtoduetothelightfromthecomputerscreen.

【正確答案】C

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hopfrap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正確答案】B

第46題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumb