2021年湖南省懷化市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.OnereasonforthegoodhealthofthepeopleinVilcabambamustbetheclean,beautifulenvironment.

A.TrueB.Fasle

2.PartA

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

聽(tīng)力原文：Hello,everyone.TodayIwillintroduceyouthelearningchainsinBritain.Herethechainsrefertoschoolslinkedtogetheraspartofagroup.Theycanofferstudentsmanypracticaladvantages.

Whenpeopleareaskedtonamealanguageschool,moreoftenthannot,theythinkofoneofthelargeinternationalchainsofschools.Somearevastlanguageteachingorganizationswithschoolsinmanydifferentcountriesandmayteachjustonelanguage.

Oneofthemainstrengthsofthesechainsisthefactthattheirnameisfamiliartopeopleallovertheworld.Thiscanbeabigadvantageintheconfusingworldoflanguagelearning.Moststudentsarebewilderedbymelargechoiceofschoolsandcoursesonoffer,bothathomeandabroad,andsomanyprefertochooseaschoolwhichhasafamiliarnameandanestablishedreputation.Chainschoolsknowthis,andpartoftheirsuccessisduetoeffectivemarketingandadvertising,whichhelpstokeeptheirnamewell-known.

Butchainschoolsshouldnotbedismissedbyseriousstudentsjustbecausetheyuseclevermarketingtechniques.Theyhaveotherimportantstrengthenswhichcanprovideadvantagestostudents.Aschoolisonlyasgoodasitsteachersandfacilities,andmanychainsofferveryhighstandardsinboth.Morechainsrequirethattheirteachershaveinternationallyrecognizedqualificationsandamaximumamountofteachingexperience.Itisimportantforchainstomaintainthesestandardsatallschools,becausethereputationofthewholechaincanbeaffectedifoneschoolperformsbadly.

Studentsalsobenefitfromthestandardizedstructureofchains.Mostchainsusethesametextbooksinalltheirschools,andoftentheyproducetheirowncourseworkmaterials.Theyalsoorganizetheircoursesinmesamewaywhichmeansthatstartingdatesandcourselengthsareusuallythesameatallschools.

Forstudents,oneofthemainadvantagesofthisstandardizedstructureissimplicity.IfyoucannotdecidewhethertostudyintheU.S.orBritain,forexample,mostchainsallowstudentstostarttheirlanguagecourseatoneschoolandcontinueatanother,sotheycanexperiencedifferentregionsordifferentcountries,aspartofthesamestudytrip.

Chainschoolstendtobelargerthansinglecenterschools,whichcanalsohaveadvantagesforstudents.Withlargernumbersofstudents,schooladministratorscanachieveabettermixtureofnationalitiesinclassrooms.Thismeansthatstudentscanavoidbeingwithotherstudentswhospeaktheirlanguage.Thisgivesthemthechancetomeetstudentsfromothercountries,andtopracticetheirEnglishwiththem.

Somechainsofferstudentsaverysimplebookingandenrolmentprocedurewhichisalsouseful.Applicationformsandenrolmentproceduresarethesameforallschools,sostudentsneedonlysupplytheirdetailsonce.

Studentsmayfindthattheycanbooktheircourseabroadthrougharepresentativeofachainschoolintheirowntownorcity.Otherchainsofferacentralizedbookingfacility,sostudentsonlyhavetocontactonecentertomakeabookinganywhereintheworld.

Chainschoolsoftenoperateindifferentlocations,whereasasingleschoolislikelytobebasedpermanentlyinonebuilding.Manychainschoolsoperatetemporaryschools,particularlyduringthesummerholidays.InBritain,theyoftenusesecondaryschoolpremiseswhichareemptyduringtheschoolholidays.

StudyingEnglishinanEnglish-speakingcountryisthemosteffectivewaytolearnthelanguage,butformanystudentsthisisonlyonestageoftheirlearningcareer.Moststudentsstartlearning

A.TrueB.Fasle

3.PartA

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

聽(tīng)力原文：W：Comein,please.

M：Goodmorning,Dr.Wilson.

W：Goodmorning,Wang.Hownicetomeetyouagain.Takeaseat…whydon'tyou,please.Whendidyougettotheuniversity?

M：Iarrivedyesterday.

W：Well…areyoulivinginthecollege?

M：No,IamwithanEnglishfamily…actually…becauseIwanttoimprovemyspeaking.

W：Oh,fine.Right,didyoutakealanguageproficiencytestbeforeyoucame?

M：Yes.Uhh…myOverallBandis6,but…unfortunatelymyspeakingscoreisonly5.

W：OK,youknow,hereinthisuniversity,youhavetotakeourownEnglishtestbeforeyouattendanylectures.So,firstofau．whatwe'vegottodois,wehavetomakeanarrangementforthetestdate.Umm…willtomorrowbeallfightforyou?

M：Yeah,Ihavetimetomorrowmorning.

W：Good,then．Tomorrowatten.Idon'tthinkthetestwillbeanyproblemforyou.Now,let'smakesureyoumakegooduseofyourtimehere.Let'sputitlikethis.Whatexactlydoyouwanttoaccomplishinthenext12months?

M：I'minterestedincomputerlanguagetranslation,Imean,fromEnglishtoChineseandChinesetoEnglish.I'lltry,ifpossible,toproducesoftwareoradevicewhichcanserveasaninterpreter.

W：Yes,couldyoubeabitmorespecificabout…er…thedevice?

M：Forinstance,whenyoutalktothedeviceinEnglishitwilltranslateyourwordsintoChineseandviceversa.

W：Uhuh…doyoumeanit'llbeascompetentas…er…ahumaninterpreter?

M：Yes…well,I'llletitdealwithgeneralsituations,atleast.

W：Fascinating…andhowbigwillthedeviceitselfbe,doyouthink?

M：Thesizeofacigarettepack,Ithink.Sopeoplecanputitintheirpocket.

W：Really?Well,thatcouldbeaPh.Dproject.Tellmewhatyouhavedonesofar.

M：Inmyfouryearsofundergraduatestudy,Istudiedelectronics,advancedmathematics,hardwaredesigning,somecomputerlanguagesandprogramwriting.

W：Yes,buthaveyoudoneanypracticaljobs?Imean,haveyouwrittenanyprogramsforpracticaluse?

M：IhadbeeninvolvedinaprojectforCADinashipyard.

W：Computeraideddesign.Thatwasprobablyagoodexperience,but,unfortunately,itmaynothelpyourpresentprojectmuch.AreyoufamiliarwiththeC-language?

M：No.

W：Uhuh…thephoneticprocessingsystem,doyouknowhowsuchasystemworks?

M：Whatdoyoumeanby“phoneticprocessingsystem”?

W：Well,youknow,Englishisspokenbydifferentpeoplewithdifferentaccents.YourEnglishaccentisdifferentfrommine,andofcoursemineisnotthesameasmycolleagues.SoasIseeit．yourdevicewouldhavetobeabletorecogniseandunderstanddifferentaccents.

M：Oh,Isee.IthinkIcanlearntheC-languageandthephoneticprocessingsystemhere.

W：Well,that'sprobablytrue,butyou'vegotonlytwelvemonthsandyouwantadegree,don'tyou?

M：Yes.

W：OK,sothere'retwowaysofstudyingforadegreehere.Youeithertakesixcourses,passtheirexamsandhaveyourdissertationacceptedortheotherwayisyoudosomeresearchworkandsubmityourprojectreport.

M：IthinkI'lltakethesecondway.

W：Fine,butareyousureyoucallfinishyourprojectintwelvemonths?

M：Idon'tknow.butIcanworktwelvehoursperdayandsevendaysperweek.

W：Well,I'dsuggestyouspendsometimeinourlibrary,tryingtofindoutwhatotherstudentshavedonebeforeandperhapsreconsideryourownproject,tosomeextent.Youmightnarrowyourresearcharea,concentratingonsolvingoneortwomajorproblems.And,it'dbeagoodideatotalktoyourcolleaguesinthelab,first.Anyway,I'msurewecanworkoutsomethinggood.ShallIseey

A.RightB.Wrong

4.Listthreetraditionalfemaleoccupationsmentionedinthetalk.

5.InwhichyeardidColumbustakechilipeppertoSpain?

6.ThejoboftheBoardofDirectorsistoadministratethecompany.

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽(tīng)力原文：Asyouallknow,logstructuresaregainingpopularity.Theyarenolongerjustthesimplecountryhomeswhichwethinkofasthetraditionallogcabin.Someupscalehomesnowincorporatenaturalroundlogsinsealingbeamsandwalls.Peopleseemtothinkthattheroundedlogsgivetheirhomesacozywarmatmosphere.Andevenpeoplewhowanttobuildatraditionallogcabinontheirowncanbuyakitwithprecutlogsthatfittogetherlikepiecesofjigsawpuzzle.Beforeshowingyousomeslidesofmodernloghouses,I'dliketointroducealittlehistoricalbackgroundonthesubject.

Logcabinswerefirstbuiltinthelate1600salongtheDelawareRiverValley.TheEuropeanimmigrantswhosettledtherebroughtcenturiesofoldtraditionsofworkingwithlogs.Andinthisheavilywoodedarealogswerethematerialinhand.Logcabinswerethemostpopularintheearly1800swiththesettlerswhoweremovingwest.Theyprovidedtheanswertothepioneer'sneedforasafeandsturdyhomethatanordinaryfamilycouldbuildquickly.Theyhaddirtfloorsandslidingboardsforwindows.ButthelogbuildingsthathaveprobablyhadmostinfluenceonmodemarchitectsarethoseofthemountainretreatsofwealthyNewYorkers.Thesecountryhouseswhichwerepopularintheearly1900stypifywhat'sknownastheAdoroundyxstyle.Nowlet'slookatthoseslides.

Whatisthespeakermainlydiscussing?

A.TraditionalEuropeanarchitecture.

B.Techniquesforbuildinglogcabins.

C.Thehistoryoflogstructures.

D.Howtobuildahomeyourself.

8.WhendidtheWomen'sMovementbeginintheU.S.A.?

9.Ifamanlosestheabilitytorecognizehisleftsidehewilllosefeelingonhisbothsides.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Backinhisowncountry,Mr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.

A.TrueB.Fasle

11.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽(tīng)力原文：M：Now，I'dliketosaythatIthinkthatthisgovernmentproposingtobuildmorenuclearpowerstationsinthiscountryisreallybeingstupid．Thepointaboutnuclearpoweristhatwehaven'tlearnttodoawaywiththewaste．Wehaven'tlearnttocopewiththewastefromityet．

W：Well，Isometimesthinkthat，youknow，they'vegotanimpossiblejob．ImeanalltheimpressionIgetisthatthereisnoalternative…well,that'stheimpressionIget．

M：No，no，noI…Idon'tagreewiththatatall.Thereareplentyofalternatives．There'sthesun…solarpower…thatisasourcethatisalwaysthere，wealwayshaveit．

W：Idon't…Idon'tquiteseewhatyou'regettingatactually，solarpower，what'sthat?

M：Well，theheatfromthesun，itcanbeusedinsolarpanelsonthetopsofhousesforheating，storinguppowertoheatwaterandtoheatthehouses，youknow，somesolarpanelsareinoperationalreadyandtheyaresavingmoney…

W：That'sagoodpointactually，butisitreallyviable，that，ImeanbecauseI'd…

M：Sorryitmustbe!AndtheonegreatadvantageisthatIcansee，ifthegovernmentsetupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanelsandtoinstallthem，itwouldbecreatingemploymentwhichwouldimprovetheunemploymentsituationandbringterrificadvantages．

W：IhaveheardthatinEngland，Imean，there'snotenoughsun，isthere?For，Imean，solarpanelshere?

M：Yes，well，that'snotquitetrue．I…thereisquiteabitofsun…youmaynotfeeltheactualheatofitonsomeoccasions．

W：No，youarefightthere!

M：Butthelightpowerfromthesunwill…

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegovernment'spresentproposalaboutbuildingmorepowerstationsinthecountry?

A.It'sadangerousproposal.

B.It'sastupidproposal.

C.It'sanadvantageousproposal.

D.It'saviableproposal.

12.PartC

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

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽(tīng)力原文：Thetenyearsofthe1960swasaperiodofprofoundchangeinmanypartsoftheworld．IntheUnitedStates，beginningwiththeCivilRightsMovementintheearly1960s，andextendingthroughtheVietnamWar，millionsofAmericansbegantochallengeestablishedauthority．Thesemovementswereinitiallypolitical．YoungAmericansdemandedthatgovernmentalpoliciesinracerelationsandinternationalrelationscorrespondtotheidealsofjusticecontainedintheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates．Bytheendofthedecade，however，challengestoauthoritywerecarriedfarbeyondpoliticalissuesandweredirectedatthesocialorderanddeeplyrootedculturalpatternsofthecountry．

Thegenerationthatcameofageinthe1960s，theBabyBoomgeneration，soughtchangeinalmosteveryaspectoflifeintheUnitedStates．Forexample，theyexperimentedwithcooperativeeconomicinstitutionsandcommunallivingarrangements，brokesexualtaboos，alteredtheprocessofeducation，explorednon-Westernspiritualtraditions，developedastrongrespectfortheenvironment，andtransformedpopularculture．Asawhole，thesechangesstoodforadifferentsetofculturalvaluesthatprovidedathoroughcritiqueofAmericansocietyasitexistedatthattime．Althoughmany“alternativelifestyles”wereshort-lived，culturalchangesthatbeganinthatperiodhavehadacontinuingeffectonmuchofAmericanlife，particularlyinattitudestowardmale-femalerelations．

Allculturesarecomplex．Theyareacombinationofcloselyrelatedpatternsofsocialinteraction．Asaresult，changesinanimportantaspectofaparticularculturewillusuallyproducechangesthroughoutthesociety．TheWomen'sMovementthatbeganintheUnitedStatesduringthe1960sisatypicalexampleofthisphenomenon．Fromthebeginning，theWomen'sMovementwasinfluencedbyculturalchangesthathadoccurredearlierinthedecade．TheCivilRightsMovementforracialequalityandthedevelopmentofthebirthcontrolpillwereparticularlyimportant—theCivilRightsMovementbecausewomeninvolvedintheeffortforracialjusticebegantoseethemselvesasvictimsofsocialinjustice，andthebirthcontrolpillbecauseitgavewomenreliablecontroloverreproduction．

Social，economic，andlegalequalityandreproductiverightscontinuetobethebasicprinciplesoftheWomen'sMovement．Assomeofthesegoalshavebeenachieved，majorchangeshaveoccurredinbroaderculturalpatternssuchastheeconomyandthefamily．Atthepresenttime，mostofAmericanwomenareemployed．Employmentisnolongerconfinedtosuchtraditionalfemaleoccupationsasteacher，nurse，orsecretary．Womenarenowfoundineveryoccupationandatalllevelsofresponsibilityandauthority．Participationintheeconomyhasgivenmanywomenanindependencethathasallowedthemtochoosewhether，when，andhowtoform.afamily．Workingwomenwithinfamiliesnowarepartofaneconomicpartnershipwithmeninwhichbothadultsprovidesupportforthefamilyunitandareresponsibleforthequalityoflife．

TheWomen'sMovementhasaffectedtherelationshipbetweenmenandwomeninthefamilyinotherwaysaswell．Womenhavechallengedtraditionalsexrolesinthehousehold．Menarenowexpectedtoparticipateinchild-raisinganddomesticactivitiestoamuchgreaterextentthaninthepast．Childbearingisnowamatteroffamilychoice，withwomenhavingthefinaldecisioninfamilyplanning．

Alloftheseculturalchangesarestrengthenedinboththemediaandintheeducationalsystem．Childrenaregrowingupwithself-imagesandexpectationsfar

13.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

14.Healthexpertssaythatallkindsofpeopleshoulddrinkatleastabout2litersofliquidseveryday.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.MrMillerdidchangesonthehouseonlyforfun.

A.RightB.Wrong

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(40)

17.

【C15】

18.Pollutionisa"dirty"word.Topollutemeanstocontaminate--topsoilorsomethingbyintroducingimpuritieswhichmake【C1】______unfitoruncleantouse.Pollutioncomesinmanyforms.Weseeit,smellit,【C2】______it,drinkit,andstumblethroughit.Weliterallylivedinandbreathepollution,and【C3】______surprisingly,itisbeginningto【C4】______ourhealth,ourhappiness,andourcivilization.

Oncewethoughtofpollution【C5】______meaningsimplythesmog—thechoking,stinging,dirty【C6】______thathoversovercities.Butairpollution,whileitis【C7】______themostdangerous,isonlyonetypeofcontaminationamongseveral【C8】______attackthemostbasiclifefunctions.

Throughtheuncontrolleduseofinsecticides,manhaspollutedtheland,【C9】______thewildlife.By【C10】______sewageandchemicalsintoriversandlakes,wehavecontaminatedour【C11】______water.Wearepollutingtheoceans,too,kiltingthefishand【C12】______deprivingourselves【C13】______aninvaluablefoodsupply.

Partoftheproblemisourexploding【C14】______.Moreandmorepeopleareproducingmorewastes.Butthisproblemisintensifiedbyour"throw-away"technology.EachyearAmericans【C15】______of7millionautos,20milliontonsofwastepaper,25millionpoundsoftoothpastetubesand48millioncans.Wethrowawaygumwrappers,newspapers,andpaperplates.Itisnolongerwiseto【C16】______anything.Todayalmosteverythingisdisposable.【C17】______ofrepairingatoasteroraradio,itiseasierandcheapertobuyanotheroneanddiscardtheold,even【C18】______95percentofitspartsmaystillbefunctioning.Babydiapers,whichusedtobemadeofreusablecloth,arenowpaperthrow-aways.Soonwewillwearclothingmadeof【C19】______:"Wearitonceandthrowitaway"willbethesloganofthefashionableconsciousness.

Whereisthisalltoend?Areweturningtheworldintoagiganticdump,oristherehopethatwecansolvethepollutionproblem?【C20】______,solutionsareinsight.Afewofthemarepositivelyingenious.

【C1】

19.(33)

20.

【C12】

21.

【C16】

22.(47)

23.

【C20】

24.

【C17】

25.(44)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(76)

27.(79)

28.(72)

29.

Theword"connoisseurs"(Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans______.

A.representativesinthePre-RaphaeliteMovement

B.peoplewhoareinfavorofFlorentine

C.criticswhoarelikelytomakeassessments

D.conservativesclingingtoclassicalart

30.(70)

31.

Fromthepassage,welearnthattheauthor______.

A.didn'tlikeRaoul'swayofdeliveringthepaper

B.didn'trealizewhyRaouldeliveredthepaperthatway

C.didn'tknowthatRaoulcameveryearlyinthemorning

D.didn'tfeelitnecessarytomeetRaoulwhenhecame

32.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66～70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA～Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Itwasamomentmostbusinessexecutiveswouldpausetosavor:latelastyear,GermansportinggoodspioneerAdidaslearnedthatafteryearsofdecliningmarketshare,thecompanyhadsprintedpastU.S.ReebokInternationaltotakethesecondplacebehindNikeintheraceforworldwidesales.ButRobertLouis-Dreyfus,therumpledFrenchmanwhonowrunsAdidas,anddidn'tevenstopforoneofhistrademarkHavanacigarsincelebration,worriedthatthecompanywouldgrowcomplacent.Instead,heandagroupoffriendsboughtFrenchsoccerclubOlympicdeMarseille"Nowthat'ssomethingIhavedreamedaboutsinceIwasakid."Louis-Dreyfussayswithanadolescentgrin.

66.______

Withsalesinthefirstthreequartersof1996at$2.5billion,upablithering30.7%over1995,it'shardtorecallthedismalshapeAdidaswasinwhenLouis-DreyfustookoveraschairmaninApril1993.Foundedin1920byAdiDassler,theinventorofthefirstshoesdesignedespeciallyforsports,thecompanyenjoyedanearmonopolyinathleticshoesuntilanupstartcalledNikeappearedinthe1970sandrodetherunningfadtoriches.Bytheearly1990sAdidashadcomeunderthecontrolofFrenchbusinessmanBernardTapie,whowaslaterjailedforbribingthreeFrenchsoccerplayers.AlthoughthecompanytriedtospruceupitsstaidimagewithateamofAmericandesigners,Adidaslostmorethan$100millionin1992,promptingtheFrenchbanksthathadacquiredcontrolofthecompanyfromTapietobeginadesperatesearchforanewowner.

67.______

Thepoker-lovingLouis-Dreyfusknewhehadbeendealtawinninghand.FollowingtheleadsetbyNikeinthe1970s,hemovedproductiontolow-wagefactoriesinChina,IndonesiaandThailandandsoldAdidas'EuropeanfactoriesforatokenoneDeutschemarkapiece.HehiredPeterMoore,aformerproductdesigneratNike,ascreativedirector,andsetupstudiosinGermanyfortheEuropeanmarketandinPortland,Oregon,fortheU.S.Hethenriskedeverythingbydoublinghisadvertisingbudget."Wewentfromamanufacturingcompanytoamarketingcompany,"saysLouis-Dreyfus."Itdidn'ttakeagenius--youjusthadtolookatwhatNikeandReebokweredoing.Itwaseasierforsomeonecomingfromtheoutside,withnobaggage,todoit,thanforsomebodyfrominsidethecompany."

68.______

"ThemarketingatAdidasisvery,verygoodrightnow,"saysEugenioDiMaria,editorofSportingGoodIntelligence,anindustrynewsletterperceivingAdidasasaveryyoungbrand."Thecompanyisparticularlystronginapparel,muchstrongerthanNikeandReebok."

Although90%ofAdidasproductsforwearonstreetinsteadofsportsfields,Louis-DreyfusfeltthepreviousmanagementhadlostsightofAdidas'rootsasasportingproductscompany.Afterall,AdiDasslerinventedthescrew-instudforthesoccershoeandshodAmericanchampionJesseOwensinthe1936Olympics.Sohesoldofforfoldedothernon-corebrandsthatAdidashaddeveloped,includingLeCoqSportif,ArenaandPony.Europeisstillthecompany'slargestmarketbecauseAdidasdominatestheapparelindustryandthankstosoccer'smassivepopularitythere,Louis-Dreyfttsisquicktosharecreditfortheturnaroundwithasmallgroupoffriendswhoboughtthecompanywithhimin1993.Oneofthosefellowinvestorsisaform

33.

"Itwaslikeofferingtodropasafeonmyheadtocuremyheadache"inthelastbutoneparagraphmeansthat______.

A.thetechnician'sproposalwouldmakethingsevenworse

B.thetechnician'sproposalcouldeventuallysolvetheproblem

C.filesstoredonhercomputerwerelikeasafe

D.erasingtheentiresystemwaslikecuringaheadache

34.(75)

35.

Towhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagree?

A.Anowboom,onthehorizon.

B.Tightenthebelt,thesingleremedy.

C.Cautionallright,panicnot.

D.Themoreventures,themorechances.

36.

Accordingtothepassage,theteensinVillageGreencanbecalled______.

A.depressedgeneration

B.coolgeneration

C.attractivegeneration

D.prosperousgeneration

37.(67)

38.

Intheirstudy,researchersledbyPierreMaquettookadvantageofthetechniqueof______.

A.exposingalong-heldfolkwisdom

B.clarifyingthepredictionsondreams

C.makingcontrastsandcomparisons

D.correlatingeffectswiththeircauses

39.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Notlongago,amysteriousChristmascarddroppedthroughourmailslot.TheenvelopewasaddressedtoamannamedRaoul,who,Iwasrelativelycertain,didnotlivewithus.Theenvelopewasn'tsealed,soIopenedit.Theinsideofthecardwasblank.Ed,myhusband,explainedthatthecardwasbothfromandtothenewspaperdeliveryman.HisnamewasapparentlyRaoul,andRaoulwantedaholidaytip.Weweremeanttoputacheckinsidethecardandthendroptheenvelopeinthemail.Whenyourservicesarerenderedat4a.m.,youcan'tsimplyhangaround,likeahotelbellboyexpectingatip.Youhavetobedirect.

SoIwroteaniceholidaygreetingtothismanwho,inmyimagination,firesTheNewYorkTimesfromhishikeaimedatourfrontdoor,causingmorenoisewithmerenewsprintthanmostpeoplemanagewithsophisticatedblackmarketfireworks.

Withastart,Irealizedthatperhapsthereasonforthe4a.m.—wake-upnoisewasnotordinaryrudenessbutcarefullyexecutedspite:IhadnottippedRaoulinChristmasespast.Ihonestlyhadn'trealizedIwassupposedto.Thiswasthefirsttimehe'dusedthecardtactic.SoIgotoutmycheckbook.Somewherealongtheline,holidaytippingwentfromanoptionalthank-youforayearofservicestoaMtectionracket(收取保護(hù)費(fèi)的黑社會(huì)組織)

Severaldayslater,IwasbringingourgarbagebinsbackfromthecurbwhenInoticedanenvelopetapedtooneofthelids.TheoutsideoftheenvelopesaidMICKEY.Ithadtobeanothertiprequest,thistimefromourgarbagecollector.UnlikeRaoul,Mickeyhadn'tenclosedhisownChristmascardfromme.Inaway,Iappreciatedthedirectness."Iknowyoudon'tcarehowmerrymyChristmasis,andthat'sfine,"thegesturesaid."Iwant$30,orI'll'forget'toemptyyourgarbagebinsomehotsummerday."

Iputacheckintheenvelopeandtapeditbacktothebin.Thenextmorning,Ednoticedthattheenvelopewasgone,thoughthetrashhadn'tyetbeenpickedup:"SomeonestoleMickey'stip!"Edwasquitecertain.Hemademecallthebankandcancelthecheck.

ButEdhadbeenwrong.Twoweekslater,Mickeyleftaletterfromthebankonoursteps.TheletterinformedMickeythatthecheck,whichhehadtriedtocash,hadbeencancelled.ThefollowingTuesdaymorning,whenEdsawatruckoutside,heranoutwithhiswallet."AreyouMickey?"

Themanlookedathimwithscorn."Mickeyisthegarbageman.Iamtherecycling."NotonlyhadEdinsultedthismanbyhintingthathewasagarbageman,buthehadobviouslyneglectedtotiphim.Edranbackinsideformorefunds.Thenhenoticedthatthedriverofthetruckhadbeenwatchingthewholetransaction.Hepeeledoffanothertwentyandlookedaround,wavingbillsintheair."Anyoneelse?"

HadweconsultedthewebsiteoftheEmilyPostInstitute,thisembarrassingbreachofetiquette(禮節(jié))couldhavebeenavoided.Under"trash/re