2022-2023學年南通市英語模擬練習題【帶答案】學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(40題)1.Educationisnotanendbuta（n）_____toanend（）

A.meansB.solutionC.measureD.idea

2.Seldominsucharudeway（）

A.wehavebeentreated

B.havewebeentreated

C.wehavetreated

D.havewetreated

3.Thewateriswarmenoughforus______（）

A.togoswimming

B.goingswimmingeither

C.tobegoingswimming

D.goswimming

4.Itisreportedthattheearthquakecausedaserioustothebridge（）

A.damageB.ruinC.harmD.injury

5.Ifyouarehappyandenjoyinglife,youareautomaticallyandpeoplearoundwanttobewithyou（）

A.creativeB.attractiveC.humorousD.honest

6.Muchtothedisappointmentoftheirsupporters,theyrefusedtoadmit______unbelievablecrimetheydid（）

A.aB./C.anD.the

7.Dr.Brownwascharged_______providingthepatientwithanoverdoseofsleepingpillssothatthepatientdied（）

A.ofB.withC.toD.on

8.Onthegiantplanethereare______thejetneeds（）

A.twiceenginesthan

B.twiceasenginesas

C.astwicemanyenginesas

D.twiceasmanyenginesas

9.Itistruethat（）drinkingisbadforthehealth

A.sufficientB.littleC.enoughD.excessive

10.Manypeoplebelievethatonehas,oneis,butactuallyitisnottrue（）

A.themoremoney;thehappier

B.themoremoney;themorehappy

C.thelessmoney;thehappier

D.thelessmoney;themorehappy

11.Atthe60thanniversary,theguestssittinginthefrontarethose______graduatesfromtheuniversity（）

A.faithfulB.distinguishedC.impressiveD.interesting

12.Tom’sbedroomwasina（）,forbooksandpaperswerehereandthere

A.litterB.disorderC.rubbishD.mess

13.Threeofuswillgothere,andtherest（）tostayhere

A.isB.areC.wasD.were

14.Ourcompany’sserviceis（）innearly80countriesaroundtheworld

A.availableB.relativeC.naturalD.careful

15.Wemust______thatthetelegramarrivesintime（）

A.secureB.ensureC.assureD.insure

16.Hedidn'tkeeponaskingmeforarideanylongerashehadalreadygothisowncar_____（）

A.repairB.repairedC.repairingD.torepair

17.MoreandmorepeoplearebeginningtolearnEnglish,______canpartlyexplaintheboomingoflanguagetrainingcentersinChina（）

A.whichB.whatC.thatD.it

18.—Whyareyousoupset,Mary?

—Mybossisalways_________faultwithme.Heisnotsokindasyouthink（）

A.lookingB.findingC.decidingD.scolding

19.Theoldmansatstill,hiseyesonthatoldcap（）

A.fixingB.tofixC.fixedD.tobefixed

20.Henryplannedtovisit（）countrybesidesEngland

A.someotherB.everyotherC.severalothersD.other

21.______you'vegotanopportunity,youshouldtakegoodadvantageofit（）

A.NowthatB.AfterC.AlthoughD.Assoonas

22.Scarcelyhadtheysettledintheirseatsinthecinema（）thefilmbegan

A.whenB.thanC.asD.until

23.She_______tocontinuehersportingcareeronceshehasrecoveredfromherinjuries（）

A.undergoesB.intendsC.bothersD.hesitates

24.InBritain,thebestseasonoftheyearisprobably______spring（）

A.laterB.lastC.latterD.late

25.Itwasinasmallvillageinthesouth______hespenthischildhoodandmethislife-longfriend—thelocalschoolmaster（）

A.whereB.whenC.whichD.that

26.MyfathermebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit（）

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

27.______youknowhowtodealwiththesituation,you'dbettergetdowntodoingit（）

A.NowthatB.UnlessC.ForD.Because

28.Sheneverlaughed,losehertemper（）

A.orsheeverdid

B.nordidsheever

C.ordidsheever

D.norsheeverdid

29.Hehasmadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,ofgreatimportancetoscienceandman（）

A.whichIthinkis

B.whichIthinkitis

C.ofwhichIthinkitis

D.Ithinkwhichis

30.Youhadbetter_______mytelephonenumberbeforeyouforgetit（）

A.writedownB.clearoutC.putasideD.skimover

31.Suchproblems（）airpollutionandtrafficjamsarebecomingmoreandmoreseriousinsomebigcities

A.likeB.aboutC.asD.of

32._____closedhiseyesthanthedoorbellrang（）

A.Hardlyhadhe

B.Scarcelyhehad

C.Nosoonerhadhe

D.Assoonashehad

33.Inourclassthereare46students,__________halfwearglasses（）

A.inwhomB.ofwhomC.inthemD.ofthem

34.Please（）yourovercoatfromtheseatsothatIcansitdown

A.moveB.shiftC.transferD.remove

35.Onlywhenyouhaveobtainedsufficientdata（）cometosoundconclusion

A.canyouB.wouldyouC.youwillD.youcan

36.（）PacificOceanis（）verylargeseatothewestofNorthandSouthAmerica,andtotheeastofAsiaandAustralia

A.The;aB.A;theC.The;theD.A;a

37.Myuniversityliesinthenorthofthecity,around（）highmountains

A.whichisB.itisC.whichareD.themare

38.Ifyouhadtoldusearlier______hewas,wecouldhaveintroducedhimatthemeeting（）

A.whoB.whomC.whichD.whoever

39.TheyarestudyingtheSolarSystem's_____planet,Saturn,anditsmoons（）

A.secondlargestB.twolargestC.largestsecondD.largesttwo

40.Mr.Brownwouldliketomakeonhishouse,buthewasdisappointed（）

A.gainsB.interestsC.aprofitD.abenefit

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.Itisannouncedthatthelunchtimewill（shorten）____fromonehourto45minutes

47.Nowadays,weareinavery____businessenvironment.（competition）

48.Thenewsthathersonfailedtopasstheexamwasso____thatshehardlybelieveit.（disappoint）

49.Followingthe____settlementofthestrike,thetrainserviceisnowbacktonormal.（success）

50.Itis（scientific）____tothinkthatsciencecansolvealltheproblemsforhumanbeings

四、完型填空(20題)51.（）

A.attemptB.causeC.meaningD.reason

52.12）（）

A.voicesB.soundsC.pronunciationD.gestures

53.55.（）

A.UnfortunatelyB.UnlikelyC.UnconsciouslyD.Especially

54.Mr.Johnsonworkedinanoffice.Hewasshortandoverweight,andhelookedlikeafifty-year-oldman61hewasnomorethanthirty-five.He62threethousanddollarsamonthandhadhisownhouseandcar.Buthewasverymiserly（吝嗇的）andhad63friends.Hetookgoodcareofnobodybut64.Hewasintroducedtoseveralgirls,butheneverboughtany65forthemandnogirllikedamanlikehim.Sohehadto66aloneinhisbeautifulhouse.Hewasalwayssadofitbutdidn’tknowthe67.

OneSundaymorningMr.Johnsonfeltlonely68andwentoutforawalknearapark.Itwasafineday.Thesunwas69andthebirdsweresinginginthetrees.Beautiful70andgreengrasscouldbeseeneverywhere.He71abouthissadnessandwalkedon.Suddenlyheheardsomeonewascallingfrom72.Heturnedroundandsawaprettygirlwithapairofglasses73tocatchupwithhim.Hefeltstrange74hedidn’tknowheratall,buthestoppedto75her.

Don’tyourememberme,sir?askedthegirl.I76youlastDecember!

I’m77you’reoneofmychildren’sfather.thegirlsaid.Suddenlyshefoundshedidn’tknowthemanatallandher78turnedredandhurriedoff.

79herwalkingaway,Mr.Johnsoncouldnotunderstand80itmeant.Ofcourse,hedidn’tknowthatshewasaprimaryschoolteacher

（）

A.ifB.whetherC.thoughD.where

55.57.（）

A.numbersB.amountsC.figuresD.quantity

56.Ourairplanewasjustbesidestheairportbuilding.Itdidnotlooktoostrongtome,butIdecidednottothinkaboutsuchthings.Wesawthebaggagegoingout____itontrolleysandbeingloadedfrom____theaircraft.Next,threemenandthreegirls,allinuniform,wentovertotheplaneand____it.Overtheloudspeakerswewere____theplanewasreadytoleaveandwereaskedtowalkouttoit.Everybodymovedquicklyinorderto____theseatstheywanted.Iwas____togetaseatnearthetail,buttheplanelooked____insidethanithadfromoutside.Ifastenedmyseatbelt____wetookoffandtriedtoforgetmynervousness.

Afteranhour’sflyingI____blackcloudsaheadthroughmywindow.Anelectricsignflashed____:Fastenyourseatbelts,please,andoneofthehostessesmadeasimilarrequestovertheloudspeakers.Shetolduswewereabouttoflyintoastormbut____cheerfullytherewasnothingtoworryabout.Suddenly,theplane____allover,droppedabouttwentyfeetandseemedtohangonone____.Thenitrosetwentyfeetandtherewasagreatflashoflightning.Thethreegirlsdidtheirbestto____pillsforairsicknessandcomfortthepassengers.Soontheskybecamelightagain.Thepilothad____togetabovethestorm

（）

A.atB.overC.toD.above

57.78.（）

A.patientB.terrifiedC.pleasedD.enjoyable

58.66.（）

A.coverB.makeC.costD.spend

59.44.（）

A.hopefullyB.casuallyC.absolutelyD.immediately

60.68.（）

A.seminarB.classroomC.discussionD.course

61.53.（）

A.beerB.coffeeC.milkD.tea

62.Moreandmorestudentswanttostudyinhotmajors.41aresult,manystudentswantto42theirinterestsandstudyinthese43suchasforeignlanguages,internationalbusinessandlaw,etc.

Fewerandfewerstudentschoosescientificmajors,44maths,physicsandbiology,andartmajors,45history,Chineseandphilosophy.46studentscanstudyinthesehotmajors,becausethenumberofthesehotmajors47limited.

Ifone48interestinhisworkorstudy,49canhedowell?I50thisfromoneofmyclassmates.

Heis51thecountryside.Hisparentsarefarmers.Thoughhe52biology,yethechoseinternationalbusiness.He53tolivealifewhichisdifferent54ofhisparents.

Intheend,hefoundhewas55indoingbusiness.Hefoundallthesubjectstobe56.57thiswouldn’thavehappenedifhehadchosenhismajoraccordingtohisowninterests.

Choosingamajorinuniversity58necessarilydecideone’swholelife.Majors59arehottodaymaynotbehottomorrow.Choosingyourmajoraccordingtoyourown60isthebestwaytosuccess

（）

A.BeingB.ForC.HavingD.As

63.MostAmericansdon'tliketogetadvicefrommembersoftheirfamily.Whentheyneedadvice,theydon'tusually61peopletheyknow.62,manyAmericanswriteletterstonewspapersandmagazineswhichgiveadvice63manydifferentsubjects,includingfamilyproblem,sex,theuse64thelanguage,health,cooking,childcare,clothes,andhowtobuyahouseoracar.

65newspapersregularlyprintletters66readerswithproblems.Along67thelettersthereareanswerswritten68peoplewhoaresupposedtoknowhowto69suchproblems.Someofthesewritersaredoctors;70arelawyersoreducators.Buttwoofthemostfamouswritersofadvice71womenwithoutspecialtraining72thiskindofwork.Oneofthemanswersletters73toDearAbby.Theotherisaddressed74DearAnnLanders.Experienceistheirpreparationfor75advice.

Thereisonewriterwhohasnotlivedlong76tohavemuchexperience.SheisagirlnamedAngelCavaliere,whostartedwriting77fornewspaperreaders78theageoften.Heradvicetoyoungreadersnow79regularlyinthePhiladelphiaBulletininacolumn80DEARANGEL

61.（）

A.talkB.askC.tellD.speak

64.WhileIwaswaitingtoenterauniversity,Isawinanewspaperateacherjob__21__ataschoolabouttenmilesfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortofmoneyandwantingtodosomething__22__,Iapplied,fearingasIdidso,thatwithoutadegreeandwithno__23__ofteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwereslight.

__24__,threedayslater,aletterarrived,callingmetoCroydonfora__25__withtheheadmaster.Itprovedtobea__26__journey—atraintoCroydonstation,aten-minutebusrideandthenawalkofatleastaquarterofamile.AsaresultIarrivedthere,feelingtoohottobenervous.Itwasclearlythe__27__himselfthatopenedthedoor.Hewasshortandround.Theschool,hesaid,ismadeupofoneclassoftwenty-fourbetweensevenandthirteen.Ishouldhavetoteachallthesubjects__28__art,whichhetaughthimself.Ishouldhaveto__29__theclassintothreegroupsandteachthem__30__atthreedifferentlevels,andIwas__31__atthethoughtofteachingmath—a__32__atwhichIwasn’tvery__33__atschool.WorseperhapswastheideaofhavingtoteachthemonSaturdayafternoonbecausemostofmyfriendswouldbe__34__themselvesatthattime.

BeforeIhadtimetoaskaboutmy__35__,hegotuptohisfeet.Now,hesaid,you’dbettermeetmywife.Sheistheonewhoreallyrunsthisschool

（）A.keepB.lostC.wantedD.found

65.Areyouamanoramouse?Whenpeopleaskthisquestiontheywanttoknow41youthinkyouarea42personoracoward.Butyouwillneverreallyknowtheanswertothisquestion43youaretestedinreallife.Somepeople44theyarebravebutwhentheycomefacetofacewithreal45,theyactlikecowards.Othersthinkofthemselvesascowards,butwhentheymeetdanger,theyactlike46.

Lennyhadalwaysthoughtofhimselfasa47person.Hegotworriedbeforeexaminations.Heworriedabouthisjobandhealth.Allhewantedinlifewastobesafeandhealthy.48,onJanuary15,2002,aplanecrashedintothePotomacRiverinWashington.Lennywenttotherivertoseewhatwashappening.Hesawawomaninthe49water.Lennydidnotfeelafraid.Hekeptvery50anddidaverydangerousthing.HejumpedintothePotomac,51tothewoman,andkeptherhead52thewater.Seventy-eightpeoplediedthatday.ThankstoLenny,itwasnot53.

Whenyouare54dangerandfeelafraid,thebodyautomaticallyproducesachemicalintheblood.Thechemicaliscalledadrenalin（腎上腺素）.55adrenalininthebloodsystem,youactuallyfeelstrongerandstrongerandare56tofightorrunaway.However,whenyouareabsolutelyterrified,thebodycanproducetoomuchadrenalin.Whenthis57,themusclesbecomeveryhardandyoufindyou58moveatall.Youarethenparalysedwithfear.Thisis59whenweareveryfrightened,wesometimessaywe'repetrified.ThiswordcomesfromtheGreekwordpetros,whichmeansstone.Weare60frightenedthatwebecomestone-like

41.（）

A.howB.neitherC.whetherD.either

66.70.（）

A.distanceB.heightC.spaceD.rope

67.Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.

Inthedepthsofmymemory,manythingsIdidwithmyfatherstilllive.Thesethingscometorepresent,infact,whatIcall__21__andlove.

Idon'tremembermyfatherevergettingintoaswimmingpool.Buthedid__22__thewater.Anykindof__23__rideseemedtogivehimpleasure.Andhelovedtofish;sometimeshetookmealong.

ButIneverreallylikedbeingonthewater,thewaymyfatherdid.Ilikedbeing__24__thewater,movingthroughit,__25__itallaroundme.Iwasnotastrong__26__,oronewholearnedtoswimearly,forIhadmy__27__.ButIlovedbeingintheswimmingpoolclosetomyfather'sofficeand__28__thosesummerdayswithmyfather,whowouldcomebyonabreak.IneededhimtoseewhatIcoulddo.Myfatherwouldstandthereinhissuit,the__29__personnotinswimsuit.

Afterswimming,Iwouldvisithisofficeandsitonthewoodenchairinfrontofhisbigdesk,whereheletme__30__anythingIfoundinhistopdeskdrawer.SometimesifIwasleftaloneathisdesk__31__heworkedinthelab,anassistantorastudentmightcomeinandtellmeperhapsIshouldn'tbeplayingwithhis__32__.Butmyfatheralwaysshowedupandsaideasily,Oh,no,it's__33__.Sometimeshehandedmecoinsandtoldmetoget__34__anicecream…

Apoetoncesaid,Welookatlifeonce,inchildhood;therestismemories.AndIthinkitisnotonlywhatwelookatonce,inchildhoodthatdeterminesourmemories,but__35__,inthatchildhood,looksatus

21.（）A.desireB.joyC.angerD.worry

68.62.（）

A.didB.couldC.doD.can

69.72.（）

A.sothatB.althoughC.whenD.because

70.52.（）

A.AtB.OnC.ToD.In

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage（）

A.ParentsB.AdolescentsC.EducatorsD.Peopleingeneral

72.OnThanksgivingDay,theauthor'sfamilydothefollowingthingsexcept（）

A.watchingamovie

B.makingvisits

C.havingabigmeal

D.watchingfootball

73.Theauthoraimstotellusthat_____（）

A.women’smindsperformbetterthanmen’s

B.men’smindsdeclinemorewithage

C.everyonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolder

D.asurveyonhumans’minddeclinewasdonerecently

74.Theunderlinedphrasedigininthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto（）

A.chatwithothers

B.makeahole

C.mixthingsup

D.starteating

75.Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwedolookback,it'salreadytoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonesaystoyou,Youarealuckydog.That'sbeingfriendly.Butthereisabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforaSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake

Accordingtothispassage,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat______（）

A.evenfriendsareannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay

B.peopleusuallystateonethingandmeananother

C.wefailtolistencarefullywhenotherstalk

D.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay

76.Ifonewantstoworkefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould________（）

A.changehisenergycycle

B.overcomehislaziness

C.getupearlierthanusual

D.gotobedearlier

77.A.GB.HC.ID.J

78.WhichstatementisTRUEaboutgarlicusedasdressingaccordingtothepassage（）

A.Itmustbefinelygrated

B.Itmustbecrushed

C.Itmustbefresh

D.Itmustbe3tsps

79.Tostrengthenfriendlyrelationship,people______（）

A.mustholdfriendshipceremonies

B.havetoeliminatedifferencesinbackground

C.shouldmakefriendswiththosewhoareofthesameageandofthesamerace

D.shouldsupportandunderstandeachotherthroughsharedexperiencesandemotions

80.Ifyouhandahandkerchieftosomeonecrying,youmay（）

A.hurthisfeelings

B.makehimembarrassed

C.encouragehimtocontinuetocry

D.stophimfromlettingouthissorrow

81.Theunderlinedword"deception"(Para,7)isclosestinmeaningto“______”.

A.dishonestyB.suggestionC.situationD.failure

82.Sometimes,peoplesimplydonotrealizetheyarebeingillmannered.TakeTed,forexample.Heprideshimselfonspeakinghismind,andhassomethingtosayoneverything.Buthisfranknessisoftenextremelyembarrassing.

Heisincapableofsaying,Ithoughtthatlastadvertisingcampaignhadalotofgoodideasinit,butperhapsnexttimewecouldgivethecopymorevitality（活力）.Instead,hewouldsay,Thatcampaignwasadisaster.Achildofthreecouldhavedonebetter!

Thefactthatheisoftenrightdoesnothelp.Otheremployeesdislikehismannerevenmore,butheistoosensitivetonotice.

Anothercharacteramongthelistofill-manneredemployeesisSally,whoseemstoregardjustbeingatworkasaseverepunishment.Everythingisdoneunwillingly.Askinghertodoataskbeyondherbasicjobdescriptionisoftennotworththetrouble.Itwillbedone,butonlyhalf-heartedly.

Fergusisjusttheopposite.Heshowsanover-familiaritytohisboss.Whenanimportantvisitorisshownintothemanager’soffice,Ferguscannottakethehintandleave.Insteadhewillattempttotakepartintheconversation,declaring,Youcantalkinfrontofme.HenryandIdon’thavemanysecrets,dowe?OvertheyearsFergushasfallenbehindhisformerequals.Butheseekstomaintainthesamecloserelationshipthatheimaginesexistedintheiryoungerdays

WhichofthefollowingwordsdescribesTedbest（）

A.ColdB.TactlessC.StupidD.Warmhearted

83.HowdidtheProfessorarrangethemake-upexam（）

A.Hemadetheexambookletverylong

B.Hegavethemdifferentexampapers

C.Heaskedaverysurprisingquestion

D.Hegavethemverylimitedtimetofinishthepaper

84.Whatdoesreducedmeanin…thepossibilityofsleepwalkingisalsoreduced.inParagraphThree（）

A.OpenedupB.CutdownC.KeptonD.Spedup

85.Childrenaremorelikelytobemaltreatedifthey________（）

A.cryalot

B.arenotgood-looking

C.areover4yearsold

D.arequiet

86.Passage3

Mostpeopleagreethatthedirect,assertive（過分自信的）Americanpersonalityisavirtue,butitsometimessurprisesforeigners.Inmanycultures,respectforolderpeopleorthoseinpositionsofauthoritykeepsothersfromexpressingtheirtruefeelings.ButintheU.S.,childrenoftenarguewiththeirparents,studentsmaydisagreewiththeirteachers,andcitizensmayexpressoppositiontotheactionsofthegovernment.Ifthesouphasanythinginitorthemeatistootoughtoeat,thedinercancomplaintothewaiter;ifthebossmakesamistake,anemployeewillpolitelypointitout.

SomestraighttalkabouttheAmericancharactermustincludetheadmissionthatAmericanshavetheirfaults.TheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericansisprobablytheirworstfault.Ofcourse,competitionisn'talwaysbad.Asamatteroffact,itpromotesexcellencebyencouragingindividualsandbusinessestotrytodotheirbest.Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescausespeopletodothingsthatareunkindandevendishonest.Also,Americansadmirewhatispractical,fast,efficient,andfresh.Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepracticesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditional,leisurelywaysofdoingthings.Ontheotherhand,peoplefromotherculturesmaydislikethepractical,challengingAmericanlifestyle.

Despiteculturedifferences,mostforeignersgiveAmericanscreditfortheirvirtues.Americansaregenerallyviewedasfriendly,adaptable,energetic,andkind-hearted.MostnewcomerstotheU.S.likeAmericans,andthefeelingisusuallymutual.PerhapsthegreatestAmericanvirtueisadeepinterestinnewideasandnewpeople.Inanationofimmigrants,theforeignerdoesnotremainanoutsiderforlong

ThefirstparagraphtellsusthatAmericans________（）

A.arestraightforward

B.shownorespecttoteachers

C.don'tliketheirgovernment

D.likearguingwitheachother

87.Wecansafelyconcludethatastudentmayfailinanexamif（）

A.hecannotthinkproperly

B.hecan'tpayattentiontoit

C.heisnotworried

D.heisnotfullofenergy

88.Passage3

Accordingtocertainresearch,highwaycrashescanbecutbyopticalillusion（錯覺）.

Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons（人字形），paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.

NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.

Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest—curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.

Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.

Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents

Driverstendtofeelthatonroadspaintedwithchevrons（）

A.theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazards

B.theyaredrivinginthewronglane

C.theyareapproachingthespeedlimit

D.theyshouldslowdowntheirspeed

89.Whatistheemphasisofbackpackerhostelson（）

A.Gettingtravellerstogether

B.Offeringamixtureofsharedrooms

C.Offeringdouble,twinandsinglerooms

D.Generatingindependence

90.WhatwillKennethGinsburgmostprobablysuggestthatparentsshoulddo（）

A.Avoidsettingfirmrules

B.Setrulesthatareeasytounderstand

C.Avoidrulingwithanirongrip

D.Setrulesafterfamilydiscussion

六、翻譯(10題)91.Bycontrast,peoplewithadiethighinprocessedfoodhada58％higherriskofdepressionthanthosewhoateadietlowinprocessedfood

92.面對這樣艱巨的任務，我們最好按照會上提出的建議去辦

93.Forexample,yourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhand,either

94.（）應對焦慮情緒的最好辦法可能就是傾訴了，雖然有時未必有傾聽者。

A.Perhapsthebestwaydealingwithanxiousmoodsistalkthemout;sometimesthereisnoonelisten.

B.Perhapsthebestwaytodealwithanxiousmoodsistalkingthemout;sometimes,though,thereisnoonelisten.

C.Perhapsthebestwaydealingwithanxiousmoodsistotalkout;sometimes,though,thereisnoonetolisten.

D.Perhapsthebestwaytodealwithanxiousmoodsistotalkthemout;sometimes,though,thereisnoonetolisten

95.成本問題將對我們的決策起重要的作用

96.兩個老朋友在飛機上不期而遇

97.（）循環(huán)用紙使得成千上萬的樹木免于被砍伐。

A.Usingrecycledpapermakesthousandsoftreesbecutdown.

B.Theuseofrecycledpaperissavingthousandsoftreesfrombeingcutdown.

C.Theuseofrecycledpapercanprotectthousandsoftrees.

D.Usingrecyclingpaperprotectsthousandsoftreesfrombeingcutdown

98.高昂的學費使一些貧窮的學生不能上大學

99.一個遇到困難就放棄的人是永遠不會成功的

100.如果我是你，我就會盡最大的努力按時完成任務

參考答案

1.AA句意：教育不是終點,而是通向終點的方法。詞義辨析題。means意為方法；solution意為解決方法,解決方案；measure意為措施；idea意為想法，主意

2.B我們很少被如此粗魯?shù)貙Υ?/p>

［考點］倒裝句

【精析】Bs