2018下半年学士学位英语考试考前冲刺试题及答案（一）

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一、词汇和语法(1-20)

 

1. It was already past midnight and only three young men _____ in the tea house.

 

A.left

 

B.remained

 

C.delayed

 

D.deserted

 

答案：B.

 

解析：早已过了半夜，仅有3位年轻人还留在茶房。remain作系动词，后可跟名词、介词短语、现在分词、过去分词，不定式的被动式作表语。

 

2. — Four dollars a pair? I think it's a bit too much.

 

— If you buy three pairs, the price for each will _____ to three fifty.

 

A.come down

 

B.take down

 

C.turn over

 

D.go over

 

答案：A.

 

解析：come down下降，下来;take down把……拆开;turn over翻转，翻身;go over复习;仔细检查。

 

3. — Are you going to have a holiday this year?

 

— I'd love to.I can't wait to leave this place _____.

 

A.off

 

B.out

 

C.behind

 

D.over

 

答案：C.leave off使停止;不再使用;leave out省去，略去;遗漏;leave behind把……丢在后面;遗留;leave over留下，剩下。由句意“我很想(度假)，我迫不及待地想离开此处(把此处抛在脑后不管”知C项正确。

 

4. The traffic lights _____ green and I pulled away.

 

A.came

 

B.grew

 

C.got

 

D.went

 

答案：D.go green表示转变、转换。

 

5. I was still sleeping when the fire _____, and then it spread quickly.

 

A.broke out

 

B.put out

 

C.came out

 

D.got out

 

答案：A.break out发生，符合题意;put out扑灭;come out，get out出来。句意为：火灾发生时，我正在睡觉……。

 

6. —The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

 

—Don't worry.We have already _____ two thirds of it.

 

A.got down B.got through C.given in D.given away

 

答案：B.get through做完。

 

7. With no one to _____ in such a frightening situation，she felt very helpless.

 

A.turn to

 

B.turn on

 

C.turn off

 

D.turn over

 

答案：A.turn to求助于;turn on打开(开关、电源等);turn off关掉(灯等);turn over翻身，翻转。

 

8. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without _____ his notes.

 

A.bringing up

 

B.referring to

 

C.looking for

 

D.trying on

 

答案：B.bring up养育，抚养;提出;呕吐;refer to谈及，涉及;查阅，参考;look for寻找;try on试穿。句意为：总裁在这次商务会议上发表了近半小时的讲话，而没有参看他的笔记。

 

9. If anyone happens to drop in while I am out, _____ him or her leave a message.

 

A.have B.get C.ask D.tell

 

答案：A.动词get，ask和tell后需接带to的不定式作宾语补足语，而have是使役动词，其后接不带to的不定式作宾补;由题干中的动词原形leave可知have符合题意，故选A项。

 

10. They started off late and got to the airport with minutes to _____.

 

A.spare

 

B.catch

 

C.leave

 

D.make

 

答案：A.to spare是固定短语，意为“剩余的”。句意为：他们动身晚了，到达机场时只剩下几分钟了。

 

11.The manager had fallen asleep where he _____, without undressing.

 

A.was laying

 

B.was lying

 

C.had laid

 

D.had lied

 

答案：B.此题考查单词lie和lay的词形变化。句意为：经理在他刚才躺的地方睡着了，没有脱衣服。当“躺”或“位于”讲时，原形动词为lie，过去式和过去分词分别是lay，lain，现在分词是lying.此处用的是过去进行时态was lying，其他词形都不正确。

 

12.He is such a man who is always _____ fault with other people.

 

A.putting

 

B.seeking

 

C.finding

 

D.looking for

 

答案：C.find fault with sb.意为“故意找……麻烦”。

 

13.John is leaving for London tomorrow and I will _____ him _____ at the airport.

 

A.send;away

 

B.see;off

 

C.leave;off

 

D.show;around

 

答案：B.解析：John明天要要伦敦，我要到机场去给他送行。send away意为“打发走”;see off意为“给某人送行”;leave off意为“停止”;show around意为“带领某人参观”。

 

14.They see you as something of a worrier, _____problems which don't exist and crossing bridges long before you come to them.

 

A.settling

 

B.discovering

 

C.seeing

 

D.designing

 

答案：C.see (=to form a picture of sb.or sth.in the mind)表示“能预见;能想像出”。seeing problems…在句中作定语，修饰a worrier，表示“他是能预见困难，并能在困难到来之前就找到出路的人”。

 

15.We have to _____ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.

 

A.get away

 

B.get across

 

C.get through

 

D.get in

 

答案：D.

 

解析：暴风雨就要来了，我们得尽快地把麦子收起来。get away离开;去度假;get across (to sb.)使(某事)传播或为人理解;get through到达;与某人(通过电话)联系;get through (to sth.)进入下一段比赛;get through (to sb.)与人沟通;get (sth.) in收集/收获某物;设法做/说某事。

 

16.John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been _____ by a heavy storm.

 

A.kept

 

B.stopped

 

C.slowed

 

D.delayed

 

答案：D.考查动词delay的用法。be late for意为“迟到”，因此根据句意，航班应该是受到“耽搁，延误”，故选D项。

 

17.It's ten years since the scientist _____ on his life's work of discovering the valuable chemical.

 

A.made for

 

B.set out

 

C.took off

 

D.turned up

 

答案：B.

 

解析：自从这位科学家开始从事发现有价值的化学品的工作以来，已经十年了。make for前往;take off起飞;脱下;匆匆离开;turn up出现;查(字典);开大(声音)。

 

18.Hospital staff burst into cheers after doctors completed a 20-hour operation to have _____.

 

A.isolated

 

B.separated

 

C.divided

 

D.removed

 

答案：B.isolate使……孤立;separate把……分开(原来不是整体);divide把整体分成部分;remove把……移开。

 

19.I don't _____ rock 'n' roll.It's much too noisy for my taste.

 

A.go after

 

B.go away with

 

C.go into

 

D.go in for

 

答案：D.go in for喜欢;go after追求;go away with随身带走;go into从事，参加。

 

20.He accidentally _____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn't been home for a couple of weeks.

 

A.let out

 

B.took care

 

C.made sure

 

D.made out

 

答案：A.let out意为“泄漏，说出”;take care意为“当心”;make sure意为“确保”;make out意为“识别，辨别”。

 

二、阅读理解(21-40)

 

Education is vital to a nation which holds the reins of economy over the world, so it is to an individual who strives for better livelihood in a highly competitive society like the Americans.

 

New technology and automation create opportunities as well as challenges to the American people. Machines now take the sweat out of labor, and computers perform tedious mental chores. They have eliminated many of the menial, dirty, or dull jobs, but also entail challenges that can be met only by a better prepared work force. More education and more skill will be the chief requisite for a job.

 

In the United States, primary schools and high schools offer a broad education to provide a sound foundation in English, mathematics, arts and physical and social sciences. Subordinate to the broad education, both college preparatory and vocational courses are taught under one roof in the comprehensive high schools. Academic, business and technical courses are taught in the 2-year community and junior colleges. Many of their graduates decide they need more schooling and go on to regular colleges and universities. Skill centers in many large cities provide trainings and retraining for youngsters who leave high school and want to qualify for skilled occupations in industries or subprofessional and technical jobs in service fields. Vocational high schools provide “marketable skills” to young men and women who will never go to colleges. Also there are technical institutes under federal sponsorship and a vast range of in-school and on-the-job training programs financed by labor departments and industries.

 

21.What does better education mean to the American people?

 

A.Education making them learn how to use modern machines.

 

B.Education making students be able to communicate with foreigners.

 

C.Education including English, mathematics, arts, and physical and social sciences.

 

D.Education making a person get well-paid job.

 

答案：C。见原文第三段第一句。由于当今美国的新技术为从业者带来了更多的挑战，在小学和中学里，开设了一系列的教育课程。C项所述与原文意思相符，故本题的正确答案：为C.

 

22.What have advanced technology and automation done to Americans?

 

A.Created chances and challenges to the Americans.

 

B.Forced them to get high position in their work.

 

C.Made them manage to earn much more money.

 

D.Given them chances to communicate with foreigners.

 

答案：A。参见原文第二句。新技术的开发为美国人创造了机会，同时也带来了挑战。A项与原文相符，B、C、D 三项所述不符合原文意思。故本题应选A.

 

23.What courses are available in a comprehensive high schools?

 

A.Academic courses.

 

B.Mathematics.

 

C.Technical courses.

 

D.Vocational courses.

 

答案：D。见原文第三段第二句。在美国综合性中学里也讲授附属于普及教育的大学预科和职业课程。D项符合原文。

 

24.What trainings are available to young people who do not go to colleges after they graduate?

 

A.Trainings in junior colleges.

 

B.Trainings in skill centers.

 

C.Trainings in work.

 

D.Trainings in community colleges.

 

答案：B。见原文第三段第九至十二句。许多离开中学的年轻人想成为企业中熟练工种的或服务行业中次专业和技术工作的合格人才。许多大城市的技术中心为他们提供训练与再训练的机会。B项符合原文。

 

25.Which of the following is the major requirement for a job?

 

A.More education.

 

B.More skill.

 

C.More chances.

 

D.Both A) and B).

 

答案：D。见原文第二段最后一句。受过良好教育以及具有较多技能是当今美国人找工作时必须具备的主要条件。D项符合原文;A.B两项有失偏颇;C项与原文不符。

 

Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do especially in tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human-resources expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day. "It's amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves," he says.

 

"Resumes(简历)arrive with stains.Some candidates don't bother to spell the company's name correctly. Once I see a mistake, I eliminate the candidate," Crossley concludes. "If they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job?"

 

Can we pay too much attention to details? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. "To keep from losing the forest for the trees," says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, "we must constantly ask ourselves how the details we are working on fit into the larger picture. If they don't, we should drop them and move to something else."

 

Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. "The Apollo II moon launch was slightly off-course 90 percent of the time." says Garfield. But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal.This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary. Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.

 

Too often we believe what accounts for others' success is some special secret or a lucky break(机遇). But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.

 

26.According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected_____.

 

A.because of their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clean copy of a resume

 

B.because of their inadequate education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume

 

C.because they failed to give a detailed description of their background in their applications

 

D.because they eliminated their names from the applicants’ list themselves

 

答案：A.答题依据是第一段最后一句话"It's amazing how many candidates to eliminate themselves," ”he say. 和第二段第一句Resumes arrive with stains.前一句是结果，后一句是原因。题干中job applicants，rejected分别与文中candidates，eliminate对应。答案：选项中的carelessness与文中stain对应。

 

27.The word "perfectionists" (Para. 3, Line 1) refers to those who_____.

 

A.demand others to get everything absolutely right

 

B.know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances

 

C.pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives

 

D.are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do

 

答案：C.答题时首先要依靠上下文。第三段第一句话中的too…to结构是设问：我们会不会对细节过份注重?第二句话中struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward意思是：以牺牲要做的大事为代价而注重一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事。由此可见Perfectionists(完美主义者)是一种事无巨细一概追求尽善尽美，但往往又失去主要目标的人。后一句To keep from the forest for the trees相当于中文的“只见树木不见森林”，“抓了芝麻丢了西瓜”一类说法。答题时还应搞清这一段在全文语篇发展中所起的承上启下的作用。本文前两段是批评人们粗枝大叶，不拘小节。这一段转而告诫人们不要过于拘泥于小节，吹毛求疵，而应该在注意细节的同时不忘整体。

 

28.Which of the following is the author's advice to the reader?

 

A.Although too much attention to details may be costly, they should not be overlooked.

 

B.Don't forget details when drawing pictures.

 

C.Be aware of the importance of a task before undertaking it.

 

D.Careless applicants are not to be trusted.

 

答案：A.推理依据有两处，第一处是第三段第二句话中struggle over little things at the cost of something larger，言下之意是：过于注重细节往往要付出很大代价。另一处是文章最后一段的最后一句话，意思是：只要人们把手头的一件件小事做好就可能得到很大的报偿。根据这两处所述，我们可以推断，作者会这样劝告人们“虽然过于注重细节可能要付出大的代价，但我们还是不应该忽略它们”。

 

29.The example of the Apollo II moon launch is given to illustrate that _______.

 

A.minor mistakes can be ignored in achieving major objectives

 

B.failure is the mother of success

 

C.adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work

 

D.keeping one's goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked

 

答案：D.首先要考虑作者在第三段的后半部分引用Charles Garfield所说的话We must constantly ask ourselves how the details we're working on fit into the larger picture. If they don't, we should drop them and move to something else(我们必须不断地问自己，当前做的细节小事是否与整体大事相适应。如果不是这样，就应该放下它们，去做别的事)。作者的观点是：人们在做事时应时时注意调整局部与整体的关系。那么，什么是整体?在第四段中，作者以the Apollo II moon launch为例证，具体说明：目标是整体的关键所在，即在做事的过程中不断调整局部与全局的关系是为了最终实现已确定的目标。

 

30.The best title for this passage would be ________.

 

A.Don't Be a Perfectionists

 

B.Importance of Adjustments

 

C.Details and Major Objectives

 

D.Hard Work Plus Good Luck

 

答案：C.答案：应综合文章前后两部分的内容。前半部分说明粗枝大叶的害处，后半部分说明光注重细节而忽略细节与整体的关系同样是有害的。干扰项A、B内容均太窄，D项是细枝末节，与文章中心思想关联甚少。Passage Four本文介绍了古今世界各地不同的婚俗风情。

 

When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty(保单), or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.

 

A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the "higher up" the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer's favour, assuming he or she has a just claim.

 

Consumers shoud complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.

 

Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, "The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear" is better than "This stereo(立体声音响)does not work."

 

The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers’rights.

 

31.When a consumer finds that his purchase has a fault in it, the first thing he should do is to ______.

 

A. complain personally to the manager

 

B. threaten to take the matter to court

 

C. write a firm letter of complaint to the store of purchase

 

D. show some written proof of the purchase to the store

 

答案：D.本题答案：在原文第一句中可以找到。它的大意是：当顾客发现他(她)所买的商品有毛病或在其他方面未达到制造商所声称的标准时，第一步就是将保单或其他有助于解决问题的记录这家商店看。所以D“向这家商店出示书面证明”，与原文相符，是正确答案：。而A“当面向经理申诉”，是在第一步中问题得不到解决时才使用，所以它不是此题答案：。B“威胁将此事向法庭上诉”是在经理未能解决问题，写信给厂家也未能解决问题时才使用的方法，所以它也不是解决问题的第一步。C“给商店写一封态度强硬的抱怨信”也是在第一步中问题得不到解决时才使用的。所以A.B.C均不是正确答案：。

 

32.If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his problem, it’s better to complain to ______.

 

A. a shop assistant

 

B. the store manager

 

C. the manufacturer

 

D. a public organization

 

答案：B.此题源于第二段。作者认为许多消费者使用的简单而又常用的办法是直接向商店经理投诉。

 

33. The most effective complaint can be made by ______.

 

A. showing the faulty item to the manufacturer

 

B. explaining exactly what is wrong with the item

 

C. saying firmly that the item is of poor quality

 

D. asking politely to change the item

 

答案：B.原文第四段的大意是：当顾客申诉商品有质量问题时，态度要坚定、有礼貌，特别是如果消费者当场演示就能最有效地达到申诉目的。不能当场演示时也要提出比较具体的质量间题。A、C、D三项都是泛泛地说质量差、有毛病，而没能说出该商品哪一个具体的部位有毛病，所以都不是最有效的解决问题的办法。而B项“准确解释商品哪里有问题”与原文相符，是正确答案：。

 

34. The phrase "live up to" (Para. 1, Line 2)in the context means ______.

 

A. meet the standard of

 

B. realize the purpose of

 

C. fulfil the demands of

 

D. keep the promise of

 

答案：A.live up to所在句子的意思是：“当顾客发现他所购买的商品有毛病或在某种程度上没有达到制造商所声称的标准时，…”。B项“实现(制造商所声称的)目的”，句意不通;C项“满足(制造商所声称的)要求”;D项“履行(制造商所声称的)承诺”，C、D两项均与原文意思不符。而A项“达到(制造商所声称的)标准”正是原文所表达的意思，所以是正确答案：。

 

35. Tthe passage tells us ______.

 

A. how to settle a consumer's complaint about a faulty item

 

B. how to make an effective complaint about a faulty item

 

C. how to avoid buying a faulty item

 

D. how to deal with complaints from customers

 

答案：B.从全文看，作者向读者推荐了几种申诉伪劣商品的办法，可见作者是站在顾客的立场上的。而A.D两项是站在卖方的立场;C项在文章中未提到，所以它们都不是正确答案：。B项“如何有效地申诉有质量问题的商品”与原文意思相符是此题答案：。

 

A rapid means of long-distance transportation became a necessity for the United States as settlement(新拓居地)spread ever farther westward. The early trains were impractical curiosities, and for a long time the railroad companies met with troublesome mechanical problems. The most serious ones were the construction of rails able to bear the load, and the development of a safe, effective stopping system. Once these were solved, the railroad was established as the best means of land transportation.By 1860 there were thousands of miles of railroads crossing the eastern mountain ranges and reaching westward to the Mississippi. There were also regional southern and western lines.

 

The high point in railroad building came with the construction of the first transcontinental,system. In 1862 Congress authorized two western railroad companies to build lines from Nebraska westward and from California eastward to a meeting point, so as to complete a transcontinental crossing linking the Atlantic seaboard with the Pacific. The Government helped the railroads generously with money and land.Actural work on this project began four years later. The Central Pacific Company, starting from California, used Chinese labor,while the Union Pacific employed crews of Irish labourers. The two groups worked at remarkable speed, each trying to cover a greater distance than the other. In 1869 they met at a place called Promontory in what is now the state of Utah.Many visitors came there for the great occasion.There were joyous celebrations all over the country, with parades and the ringing of church bells to honor the great achievement.

 

The railroad was very important in encouraging Westward Movement. It also helped build up industry and farming by moving raw materials and by distributing products rapidly to distant markets. In linking towns and people to one another it helped unify the United States.

 

36.The major problems with America's railroad system in the mid 19th century lay in _______.

 

A. lack of financial support for development

 

B. poor quality rails and unreliable stopping systems

 

C. limited railroad lines

 

D. lack of a transcontinental railroad

 

答案：B.从第二句话开始写道：早期的火车是不实用的新奇玩意儿，很长一段时间铁路公司都遇到了麻烦的机械问题。最严重的是建造能承重的铁轨和开发安全有效的刹车系统。一旦这些解决了，铁路就成为陆上运输的最佳方式。由此可知，正确答案：为B.

 

37.The building of the first transcontinental system ________.

 

A. brought about a rapid growth of industry and farming in the west.

 

B. attracted many visitors to the construction sites

 

C. attracted labourers from Europe

 

D. encouraged people to travel all over the country

 

答案：A.第二段的大致内容是：随着第一个横跨大陆铁路线的修建，铁路建设达到了高峰。西起California，东至Nebraska修建了一条横跨大陆的铁路线。1869年这条铁路线在Utah会合。第三段写道：这条铁路线在西进运动中起了很重要的作用。通过运送原材料和快速发送物品到遥远的市场，它促进了西部工农业的发展。所以正确答案：是A.

 

38.The best title for this passage would be ________.

 

A. Settlements Spread Westward

 

B. The Importance of Railroads in the American Economy

 

C. American Railroad History

 

D. The Coast-to-Coast Railroad: A Vital Link

 

答案：D.第一段写道：当新拓居地向西进发的时候，一种快速的长途交通工具对美国来说成为必要。以下讲述了早期火车和铁路存在的问题。一旦这些问题解决之后，铁路就成为最好的陆上运输工具。到1860年美国已拥有几千里的铁路。第二段主要讲述第一个跨大陆铁路系统的修建。最后一段讲述这条铁路线对促进美国政治和经济所起的重要作用。综上所述，可知本篇第一段是引言段;第二段是发展段;第三段是结论段。根据第三段里的结论，不难选出本题的正确答案：D.

 

39.The construction of the transcontinental railroad took ________.

 

A. 3 years

 

B. 7 years

 

C. 4 years

 

D. 9 years

 

答案：A.从第二段得知，1862年国会授权二个铁路公司修建跨大陆铁路。这个工程实际上是在四年之后才真正动工的，也就是在1866年才动工。1869年这条铁路会合。由此可知，正确答案：是A项。

 

40.What most likely made people think about a transcontinental railroad?

 

A. The possibility of government support for such a task.

 

B. The need to explore Utah.

 

C. The need to develop the railroad industry in the west.

 

D. The need to connect the east coast with the west.

 

答案：D.从第二段得知，国会授权二个铁路公司修一条跨大陆铁路线，东起Nebraska向西修筑，西起California向东修筑，最后到达一个会合点，以此可以穿越大陆，把大西洋海岸和太平洋海岸连接起来。由此可知，修筑这条铁路是为了把东海岸和西海岸连接起来。所以，正确答案：是D项。

 

三、完型填空(41-50)

 

The United States 41 a large part of the North American continent.Its neighbors are Canada 42 the north, and Mexico to the south. 43 the United States is a big country, it's not the largest in the world, In 1964 its population was over 185,000,000,When this land first became a nation, after winning independence from England, it had thirteen states, 44 of the states was represented on the American flag by a star All the states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew towards the west, new states were in the eastern part of the continent.As the nation grew towards the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag.

 

For a long time, there were 48 states.In 1959, however, two 45 stars were added to the flag 46 the new states 47 Alaska and Hawaii.

 

Sometimesit is said that the Indians are the only real Americans. Most Americans, however, are descendants(后代) of people who came from all over the world to find a new life in a new land.Those who came first and 48 greatest numbers to make their home 49 the eastern coast of North America were mostly from England.It is 50 that reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than of any other country in the world.

 

41.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.does

 

B.makes

 

C.covers

 

D.gives

 

答案：C

 

解析：cover“覆盖”，在本句中指美国占据北美大陆的很大一部分面积。其他三个词都与本意无关，所以选C。

 

42.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.to

 

B.in

 

C.at

 

D.from

 

答案：A

 

解析：表示两个地区的位置有三个介词：in、to、on.in表示两者存在所属或包含的关系。(如台湾和中国的关系)，to表示两地相邻但不接壤(如中国和日本的关系)，on表示相邻且接壤(如中国和越南的关系)。因选项中没有on，就只能选to，表相邻。

 

43.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.Although

 

B.As

 

C.Because

 

D.Now that

 

答案：A

 

解析：“美国是个大国”与“它不是世界上最大的国家”两个分句间很显然是转折的关系，所以应选although，只有它表转折。now that=since“现在，既然”，表原因。

 

44.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.every

 

B.all

 

C.each

 

D.some

 

答案：C

 

解析：本句意思是美国独立后有13个州，每个州都在美国国旗上有所表现。谓语动词是was，意味着主语是单数;这样排除了aU和some.而every一般不与of连用，所以只能选each.

 

45.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.less

 

B.more

 

C.another

 

D.others

 

答案：B

 

解析：two more stars“又多了两颗星”。another表示“又，再”的时候，往往放数词之前，应说"another two stars"。

 

46.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.represents

 

B.represented

 

C.represent

 

D.representing

 

答案：D

 

解析：representing the new states“代表着两个新州”，该结构是现在分词短语，修饰stars，因为stars和represent之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词来表示。

 

47.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.of

 

B.from

 

C.between

 

D.by

 

答案：A

 

解析：介词of在此处表示同位关系，即the new states就是指Alaska和Hawaii.又如：the city of Beijing北京市。

 

48.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.on

 

B.in

 

C.by

 

D.for

 

答案：B

 

解析：in great numbers“大量地，大批地，成群结队地”，指人成群地来，固定搭配。

 

49.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.on

 

B.in

 

C.over

 

D.of

 

答案：A

 

解析：on the coast“沿着海岸线”。coast往往和on相搭配，而不与其他介词搭配。

 

50.请选择最佳答案填入( )。

 

A.because of

 

B.because

 

C.for

 

D.from

 

答案：C

 

解析：for that reason“由于那个原因”，固定搭配。又如for some reason“由于某种原因”。

 

四、翻译(51-55)

 

51. It is not quite a matter of disagreeing with the theory of independence, but of rejecting its implications：that the romances may be taken in any or no particular order, that they have no cumulative effect，and that they are as separate as the works of a modern novelist.

 

答案：并不是与独立理论不一致，而是与其应用不相符合：爱情小说可以以任何一种形式展现或者根本没有特殊的规律，他们没有累积效果，就象现代小说家的作品一样独立。

 

52.Although signs of dishonesty in school, business and government seem much more numerous in years than in the past, could it be that we are getting better at revealing such dishonesty?

 

答案：尽管在学校，企业和政府中不诚实的欺诈行为近年来比以往都要多，大那也许是因为我们在这些方面加大了揭露的力度。

 

53.Since different people like to do so many different things in their spare time, we could make a long list of hobbies, taking in everything from collecting matchboxes and raising rare fish, to learning about the stars and making model ships.

 

答案：既然不同的人们在他们的业余时间做不同的事情，我们可以列出一长串爱好列表，包括从收集火柴盒到养珍稀鱼类以及学习星学和制造航模等各种消遣。

 

54.Mathematicians who have tried to use the computers to copy the way the brain works have found that even using the latest electronic equipment they would have to build a computer which weighed over 10,000 kilos.

 

答案：使用计算机来拷贝大脑工作方式的数学家们发现即使使用最先进的电子设备，他们也要建造一台超过10，000公斤的计算机。

 

55.A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a mouse era and a major who says that they haven't.

 

答案：一场激烈的争论在一个女孩和一位少校中展开了，前者说女人们已经不再看到老鼠就从椅子上跳起来了，而后者说她们依然那样。

 

五、写作(56)

 

56.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "An ln-creasing Nunber of People are Studying for Master Degrees". You should write in no less than 100 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

 

1.越来越多的人在读硕士学位;

 

2.其中的原因;

 

3.你个人的看法。

 

答案：Need A Master Degree or Not

 

Nowadays, most people want to enter graduate school. In fact, this desire has grown considerably in the past few years. Students struggle to pass the graduate school entrance exam, to survive the pro-gram, and find a job at the end of it. They read many exam preparation books. They may also attend special "exam preparation" seminars and courses. There are some reasons for such phenomenon.

 

First is the general perception that a graduate school diploma, a master's degree, is needed for getting a better job. Second is that some students might not be sure what they want to do, and a few more years inside the courtyards of academic seems desirable.

 

In my opinion, this is not reasonable. I don't deny that a few passed and went on, but the majority failed and finally wiped away their valuable times. So we don' t have to study for the mas-ter degree. Never forget the old saying: every road leads to Rome!

 

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