1. She exhibited great powers of endurance during the climb.
A.play
B.send
C.show
D.tell
A B C D
C
[解析] 画线词原形exhibit为动词，意为“展出，显示”。C项show意为“显示，说明，展出”；与画线词意思相近；例：The man jammed out his cigarette to show his respect for the lady.那个男人熄灭了香烟以示他对该女士的尊敬。A项play意为“游戏；扮演，演奏”；例：A band is playing.一支乐队正在演奏。B项send意为“发送，派遣；寄信”；例：I sent a copy to the school principal.我寄了一份复印件给校长。D项tell意为“告诉，说；判断，辨别”；例：As far as I can tell, Jason is basically a nice guy.就我判断，贾森总的说来是个好人。故选C。
2. The eternal motion of the stars fascinated him.
A.long
B.never-ending
C.boring
D.extensive
A B C D
B
[解析] 画线词eternal为形容词，意为“永恒的，不朽的”。B项never-ending意为“不停止的；无限的”；与画线词意思相近；例：You should believe that your evolution is never-ending.你应该相信自己的进步是永无止境的。A项long意为“长的，过长的”；例：Repairs to the cable did not take too long.维修电缆没花太长时间。C项boring意为“无聊的，令人厌烦的”；例：The film was so boring that I dozed off in the middle of it.那部影片很乏味，我看了一半便打起瞌睡来。D项extensive意为“广泛的，大量的，广阔的”；例：We had fairly extensive discussions.我们进行了相当广泛的讨论。故选B。
3. That is a sign of its immense potential.
A.natural
B.fatal
C.tiny
D.enormous
A B C D
D
[解析] 画线词immense为形容词，意为“巨大的”。D项enormous意为“庞大的，巨大的”；与画线词意思相近；例：It was an enormous disappointment.这是件令人极为失望的事。A项natural意为“自然的，本质的，天生的”；例：This feeling seems to be natural.这种感触似乎是自然的。B项fatal意为“致命的，重大的，毁灭的”；例：He made the fatal mistake of compromising early.由于过早妥协，他犯了致命的错误。C项tiny意为“微小的，很少的”；例：The drying figs sweat tiny drops of moisture.正在干枯的无花果树上渗出许多小水珠。故选D。
4. The book made a great impact on its readers.
A.force
B.influence
C.surprise
D.power
A B C D
B
[解析] 画线词impact为名词，意为“影响”。B项influence意为“影响，有影响的人或者事”；与画线词意思相近；例：We became the best of friends and he influenced me deeply.我们成了最好的朋友，而他深深地影响了我。A项force意为“力量，魄力”；例：The moral force is on our side.道义的力量在我们这一边。C项surprise意为“惊奇，诧异”；例：The boy blinked up at me in some surprise.那个男孩有些吃惊地眨着眼睛看着我。D项power意为“功率，力量；权利”；例：They divested the king of all his power.他们剥夺了国王的所有权力。故选B。
5. Accompanied by cheerful music, we began to dance.
A.pleasant
B.colorful
C.fashionable
D.different
A B C D
A
[解析] 画线词cheerful为形容词，意为“快乐的，愉快的，高兴的”。A项pleasant意为“令人愉快的，舒适的”；与画线词意思相近；例：They often remember the pleasant days they had with you.他们时常想起与你共度的愉快的时光。B项colorful意为“华丽的，富有色彩的”；例：The bird is with colorful feathers.这只鸟长着五颜六色的羽毛。C项fashionable意为“流行的，时髦的”；例：It was fashionable in the past that women were laced in.在过去，妇女束腰很时髦。D项different意为“不同的，个别的”；例：Every individual learns differently.每个人学习的方式都不一样。故选A。
6. The city has decided to do away with all the old buildings in its center.
A.get rid of
B.set up
C.repair
D.paint
A B C D
A
[解析] 画线词组do away with为动词词组，意为“废除，去掉”。A项get rid of意为“摆脱，除去”；与画线词意思相近；例：He has decided to get rid of his bad habits.他已经决定改掉他的坏习惯。B项set up意为“设立，建立，树立”；例：You can set up an effective budget for yourself.你可以为自己设立一个有效的预算。C项repair意为“修理，恢复”；例：My grandpa is repairing my bike.爷爷正在修我的自行车。D项paint意为“油漆，绘画”；例：He is painting a huge volcano.他正在画一座巨型火山。故选A。
7. During the past ten years there have been dramatic changes in the international situation.
A.permanent
B.powerful
C.striking
D.practical
A B C D
C
[解析] 画线词dramatic为形容词，意为“戏剧性的，引人注目的，激动人心的”。C项striking意为“显著的，突出的，惊人的”；与画线词意思相近；例：He bears a striking resemblance to Lenin.他与列宁有着惊人的相似之处。A项permanent意为“永久的，持久的”；例：They feel under permanent threat.他们感觉处在持续不断的威胁下。B项powerful意为“强大的，强有力的”；例：Hans flexed his powerful muscles.汉斯活动了一下他强壮的肌肉。D项practical意为“实际的，实用性的”；例：The booklet is very practical.这本小册子很实用。故选C。
8. It is out of the question that the inspector will come tomorrow.
A.impossible
B.possible
C.probable
D.likely
A B C D
A
[解析] 画线词组out of the question意为“不可能的”。A项impossible意为“不可能的”；与画线词意思相近；例：It is impossible to draw the truth out of her.想从她嘴里套出真相来是不可能的。B项possible意为“可能的，合理的”；例：Everything is possible.任何事都是有可能的。C项probable意为“很有可能的，可信的”；例：His new hypothesis is considered probable.他的新假设被认为是可信的。D项likely意为“很可能的，或许”；例：We will most likely be late.我们很有可能会迟到。故选A。
9. Techniques to employ the energy of the sun are being developed.
A.convert
B.store
C.use
D.receive
A B C D
C
[解析] 句中employ为动词，意为“采用，雇用”。C项use意为“使用；利用”；与画线词意思相近；例：The president used the power of veto.总统行使了他的否决权。A项convert意为“使转变，转换”；例：If you try to convert him, he will walk away.如果你想让他改变信仰，他会扭头就走。B项store意为“贮藏，贮备，存储”；例：She stores the cookies in an airtight tin.她把饼干存储在一个密封罐中。D项receive意为“收到，接收”；例：I have just received his reply.我刚刚收到他的回信。故选C。
10. Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.
A.slight
B.surprising
C.sudden
D.harmful
A B C D
D
[解析] 画线词damaging为形容词，意为“有破坏性的，有损害的”。D项harmful意为“有害的，能造成损害的”；与画线词意思相近；例：Smoking is harmful to person's health.吸烟有害健康。A项slight意为“轻微的，少量的，脆弱的”；例：We have a slight problem.我们有一个小小的问题。B项surprising意为“意外的，惊讶的”；例：This is not surprising for him.他对此并不感到惊讶。C项sudden意为“突然的，意外的，快速的”；例：She turned pale with sudden fear.她突然被吓得惊慌失色。故选D。
11. The manager allocates duties to the clerks.
A.assigns
B.persuades
C.asks
D.orders
A B C D
A
[解析] 画线词allocate为动词，意为“分配；拨出”。A项assign意为“分配；指派”；与画线词意思相近；例：So, yes, we assign the room to the new girl.是的，我们把那个房间分配给了那个新来的女孩。B项persuade意为“说服，劝说；使某人相信；劝某人做(不做)某事”；例：I'm trying to persuade him to give up the attempt.我正力图劝他放弃这种尝试。C项ask意为“问；要求；邀请”；例：I ask her，but she doesn't answer.我问她，但她没回答。D项order意为“命令；整理；订购”；例：He said that the order was outgrown for the situation.他说在那种形势下，该命令已不适用了。故选A。
12. The once barren hillsides are now good farmland.
A.hairless
B.bare
C.empty
D.bald
A B C D
B
[解析] 画线词barren为形容词，意为“贫瘠的”。B项bare意为“空的；赤裸的，无遮蔽的”；与画线词意思相近；例：The top of the hill was bare.小山顶上光秃秃的。A项hairless意为“无毛的；秃顶的”；例：Her best companion married a hairless man.她最好的同伴嫁给了一个秃头男人。C项empty意为“空的；无意义的；无知的；徒劳的”；例：The drunkard flung out the empty bottle.那个醉汉把空瓶扔了出来。D项bald意为“秃顶的；光秃的；单调的；无装饰的”；例：He's getting bald.他开始谢顶了。故选B。
13. It is postulated that a cure for the disease will have been found by the year 2020.
A.challenged
B.assumed
C.deducted
D.decreed
A B C D
B
[解析] 画线词原形postulate为动词，意为“假定；要求；视……为理所当然”。B项assume意为“假定；假设”；与画线词意思相近；例：It is reasonable to assume that the economy will continue to improve.认为经济会继续好转是有道理的。A项challenge意为“向……挑战”；例：I challenge the truth of your story.我对你说的情况表示怀疑。C项deduct意为“扣除，减去；演绎”；例：We request you to deduct our commission from the invoice.我们请求你们从发票中扣除我们的佣金。D项decree意为“颁布法令”；例：The king decreed a general amnesty.国王颁布了大赦令。故选B。
14. We must abide by the rules.
A.stick to
B.persist in
C.safeguard
D.apply
A B C D
A
[解析] 画线词abide by为动词词组，意为“遵守；信守；承担……的后果”。A项stick to意为“坚持；黏住；忠于；信守”；与画线词意思相近；例：Obviously we are disappointed but the committee could do nothing less than stick to the rules.我们显然很失望，但委员会只能照章办事，别无他法。B项persist in意为“坚持；固执于”；例：If you persist in doing that, you will end up in trouble.你如果坚持做那件事的话，将来会有麻烦。C项safeguard意为“保护，保卫”；例：Safeguard your passwords and change them frequently.保护你的密码，并经常修改它。D项apply意为“申请；适用”；例：The theory doesn't apply.这个理论不适用。故选A。
15. From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just funny.
A.position
B.point of view
C.knowledge
D.opinion
A B C D
B
[解析] 画线词standpoint为名词，意为“立场；观点”。B项point of view意为“观点；见地；立场”；与画线词意思相近；例：Her point of view cohered with his.她的观点与他的观点一致。A项position意为“位置，方位；职位，工作；姿态；站位”；例：They dragged him down from his high position.他们把他从高职位上拉了下来。C项knowledge意为“知识，学问；认识；学科”；例：The student trotted out his knowledge.这个学生炫耀了一番他的学识。D项opinion意为“意见；主张”；例：My opinion trended towards yours.我倾向于你的意见。故选B。
Students should be jealous. Not only do babies get to doze their days away, but they've also mastered the fine art of learning in their sleep. By the time babies are a year old, they can recognize a lot of sounds and even simple words. Marie Cheour at the University of Turku in Finland suspected that they might progress this fast because they learn language while they sleep as well as when they are awake. To test the theory, Cheour and her colleagues studied 45 newborn babies in the first few days of their lives. They exposed all the infants to an hour of Finnish vowel sounds— one that sounds like "oo", another like "ee" and a third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between. EEG recordings of the infants brains before and after the session showed that the newborns could not distinguish the sounds. Fifteen of the babies then went back with their mothers, while the rest were split into two sleep-study groups. One group was exposed throughout their night-time sleeping hours to the same three vowels, while the others listened to other, easier-to-distinguish vowel sounds. When tested in the morning, and again in the evening, the babies who'd heard the tricky boundary vowel all night showed brainwave activity indicating that they could now recognise this new sound. They could identify the sound even when its pitch was changed, while none of the other babies could pick up the boundary vowel at all. Cheour doesn't know how babies accomplish this night-time learning, but she suspects that the special ability might indicate that unlike adults, babies don't "turn off" their cerebral cortex while they sleep. "The skill probably fades in the course of the first year of life", she adds, "so forget the idea that you can pick up tricky French vowels as an adult just by slipping a language tape under your pillow." But while it may not help grown-ups, Cheour is hoping to use the sleeping hours to give remedial help to babies who are genetically at risk of language disorders.
1. Babies can learn language even in their sleep.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
[解析] 根据文章第二段最后一句“Marie Cheour...suspected that they might progress this fast because they learn language...as well as when they are awake.”可知，Marie Cheour怀疑婴儿学习语言进步很快的原因可能在于他们不仅醒着时在学习，而且睡觉时也在学，所以题干叙述正确，故本题选A。
2. An infant can recognize a lot of vowels by the time he or she is a year old.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
C
[解析] 第二段第一句“By the time babies are a year old，they can recognize a lot of sounds and even simple words.”可知，婴儿到了一岁时，他们可以识别许多音，甚至一些简单的词。文章提到a lot of sounds，但没有提及a lot of vowels，故本题选C。
3. Finnish vowels are easy to distinguish.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
C
[解析] 文章根本没有提及关于芬兰语元音是否易于区分的问题。所以本题选C。
4. The three vowels mentioned in this article are all Finnish sounds.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
[解析] 根据第三段第二句后半句“a third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between”可知第三个元音是介于两种语言之间的音，所以题干叙述错误，故本题选B。
5. The study shows that the infant's cerebral cortex is working while he or she is asleep.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
[解析] 根据文章最后一段第一句后半句“...babies don't 'turn off' their cerebral cortex while they sleep”可知，与大人不一样，婴儿睡觉时没有把大脑皮层“关掉”。所以题干叙述正确，故本题选A。
6. If an adult wants to learn a language faster, he can put a language tape under his pillow.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
[解析] 根据文章最后一段倒数第二句“The skill probably fades in the course of the first year of life', she adds, 'so forget the idea that you can pick up tricky French vowels as an adult just by slipping a language tape under your pillow.”可知，因为在睡眠时学习的技能会随着年龄增大而渐渐消失，所以大人假若为学会法语中一些麻烦的音而把录音带放在枕头下是没有效果的。因此题干叙述错误，故本题选B。
7. Cheour's finding is worthless.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
[解析] 根据文章最后一句“Cheour is hoping to use the sleeping hours to give remedial help to babies who are genetically at risk of language disorders.”可知，Cheour希望这些睡眠时间可用来帮助那些遗传上可能有语言障碍的婴儿，因此题干叙述错误。故本题选B。
1. The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: mostly things that lead to happiness involve some pain. 2. As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment and self-improvement. 3. Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment (应承担的义务), for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. 4. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild. 5. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. A．The Reasons of Marriage B．Pain and Happiness C．Kinds of Liberating Realizations D．Joys of Raising a Child E．Fear to True Happiness F．Seeking Happiness
5. A．goes hand in hand B．his reluctance to take on responsibilities C．hatred D．misunderstanding E．a rewarding task F．a moral duty Raising children is ______.
The graceful wooden windmills that have broken up the flat Dutch landscape for centuries—a national symbol like wooden shoes and tulips—yielded long ago to ungainly metal-pole turbines. Now, windmills are breaking into a new frontier. Though still in its teething stages, the "urban turbine" is a high-tech windmill designed to generate energy from the rooftops of busy cities. Lighter, quieter, and often more efficient than rural counterparts, they take advantage of the extreme turbulence and rapid shifts in direction that characterize urban wind patterns. Prototypes have been successfully tested in several Dutch cities, and the city government in the Hague has recently agreed to begin a large-scale deployment in 2003. Current models cost US $8,000 to US $12,000 and can generate between 3,000 and 7,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. A typical Dutch household uses 3,500 kilowatt hours per year, while in the United States, this figure jumps to around 10,000 kilowatt hours. But so far, they are being designed more for public or commercial buildings than for private homes. The smallest of the current models weigh roughly 200 kilograms and can be installed on a roof in a few hours without using a crane. Germany, Finland and Denmark have also been experimenting with the technology, but the ever-practical Dutch are natural pioneers in urban wind power mainly because of the lack of space. The Netherlands, with 16 million people crowded into a country twice the size of Slovenia, is the most densely populated in Europe. Problems remain, however, for example, public safety concerns, and so strict standards should be applied to any potential manufacturer. Vibrations are the main problem in skyscraper-high turbine. People don't know what it would be like to work there, in an office next to one of the big turbines. It might be too hectic. Meanwhile, projects are under way to use minimills to generate power for lifeboats, streetlights, and portable generators. "I think the thing about wind power is that you can use it in a whole range of situations," said Corin Millais, of the European Wind Energy Association. "It's a very local technology, and you can use it right in your backyard, but I don't think anybody wants a nuclear power plant in their backyard."
1. What are the symbols of the Netherlands according to the first paragraph?
A.The flat landscape.
B.Wooden shoes and wooden windmills.
C.Metal-pole turbines.
D.Both A and B.
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据文章第一段第一句“The graceful wooden windmills that have broken up the flat Dutch landscape for centuries—a national symbol like wooden shoes and tulips...”可知，木制的风车像木鞋和郁金香一样，都是荷兰的象征。故本题选B。
2. Which statement best describes the urban turbine mentioned in the second paragraph?
A.It is a windmill put on rooftops of buildings for energy generation.
B.It is a high-tech machine designed to generate energy for urban people.
C.It is light and quiet and therefore more efficient.
D.It is driven by urban wind.
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据文章第二段第二句“Though still in its teething stages, the 'urban turbine' is a high-tech windmill designed to generate energy from the rooftops of busy cities.”可知，城市涡轮机是高科技的风车，安装在屋顶上为人们提供能量，故B项正确。A项中把这种风车的安装地点局限在了屋顶上，其说法过于片面，所以不准确。根据本段最后一句前半句“Lighter, quieter, and often more efficient than rural counterparts”可知，城市涡轮机比乡村木制风车重量轻，噪声小，效率高，但这不等于“It is light and quiet and therefore more efficient.”所以C项说法错误。根据本段最后一句“they take advantage of the extreme turbulence and rapid shifts in direction that characterize urban wind patterns”可知，涡轮机利用了城市的风所特有的紊流(即不规则的大气运动)和快速转向，但是D项的说法对于描述涡轮机的特点过于模糊，不全面。故本题选B。
3. The smallest models of an urban turbine
A.is designed for private homes
B.weighs 2,000 kilograms
C.can be carried up to the rooftop without a crane
D.can be installed with a crane
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据文章第四段第一句“they are being designed more for public or commercial buildings than for private homes”可知，城市涡轮机的设计更适于公共或商务楼房，而不是家庭，所以A项说法错误。根据本段第二句“The smallest of the current models weigh roughly 200 kilograms and can be installed on a roof in a few hours without using a crane.”可知，最小的涡轮机大约重200千克，而且不需要吊车就可安装到屋顶上，因此B项和D项错误，C项正确。故本题选C。
4. Netherlands leads in the urban turbine technology because ______.
A.the Dutch are natural pioneers
B.the Dutch have a tradition with windmills
C.the Netherlands is windier than Germany, Finland and Slovenia
D.the Netherlands is a small country with a large population
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据文章第五段“...Dutch are natural pioneers in urban wind power mainly because of the lack of space...The Netherlands...is the most densely populated in Europe...”可知，由于土地少，荷兰人在城市风力发电技术方面成为先锋，而且荷兰是欧洲人口最密集的国家。故本题选D。
5. According to the last paragraph, what are the advantages of wind power technology?
A.It can be used for different purposes.
B.It can replace nuclear power plant.
C.It can be installed in one's backyard.
D.Both A and C.
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据文章最后一段第二、三句“wind power is that you can use it in a whole range of situations...It's a very local technology, and you can use it right in your backyard”可知，风力用途广泛，而能在家里的后院使用，所以D项正确。文章并未提及风力可代替核能，所以B项错误。故本题选D。
第二篇
Explorer of the Extreme Deep
Oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet. Yet, just a small fraction of the underwater world has been unexplored. Now, Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts are building an underwater vehicle that will carry explorers as deep as 6,500 meters (21,320 feet). The new machine, known as a manned submersible (潜艇) or human-operated vehicle (HOV), will replace another one named Alvin which has an amazing record of discovery, playing a key role in various important and famous undersea expeditions. Alvin has been operating for 40 years but can go down only 4,500 meters (14,784 feet). "It's about time for an upgrade", WHOI researchers say. "Alvin was launched (发动) in 1964. Since then, Alvin has worked between 200 and 250 days a year", says Daniel Fornari, a marine geologist (地址学者) and director of the Deep Ocean Exploration Institute at WHOI. During its lifetime, Alvin has carried some 12,000 people on a total of more than 3,000 dives. "A newer, better versions of Alvin is bound to reveal even more surprises about a world that is still full of mysteries", Fornari says. It might also make the job of exploration a little easier. "We take so much for granted on land," Fornari says. "We can walk around and see with our eyes how big things are. We can see colors, special arrangements." Size-wise, the new HOV will be similar to Alvin. It'll be about 37 feet long. The setting area inside will be a small sphere, about 8 feet wide, like Alvin. It'll carry a pilot and two passengers. It will be just as maneuverable (机动的). In most other ways, it will give passengers more opportunities to enjoy the view, for one thing. Alvin has only three windows, the new vehicle will have five, with more overlap so that the passengers and the pilot can see the same thing. Alvin can go up and down at a rate of 30 meters every second, and its maximum speed is 2 knots (about 2.3 miles per hour), while the new vehicle will be able to ascend and descend at 44 meters per second. It'll reach speeds of 3 knots, or 3.5 miles per hour.
1. What is Alvin?
A.A research institute.
B.A transporting vehicle.
C.A submersible.
D.A scientist.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据文章第一段第四句“The new machine, known as a manned submersible or human-operated vehicle (HOV), will replace another one named Alvin...”可知Alvin与HOV一样都是潜艇，故本题选C。
2. Which of the following statements is NOT a fact about Alvin?
A.It can carry explorers as deep as 6,500 meters.
B.It has played a key role in various important undersea expeditions.
C.It was launched in the sixties of the twentieth century.
D.It has been used for more than 40 years.
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据文章第一段第四、五句“...Alvin which has an amazing record of discovery, playing a key role in various important and famous undersea expeditions. Alvin has been operating for 40 years but can go down only 4,500 meters...”可知，Alvin在各种深海探测中发挥了重要的作用，Alvin已经运行了40年，但它只能潜到4500米的深处，所以A项说法错误，B项和D项正确。根据文章第二段第一句“Alvin was launched in 1964”可知Alvin从1964年开始使用，所以C项正确。故本题选A。
3. "...a world that is still full of mysteries" refers to ______.
A.the earth
B.out space
C.the ocean
D.Mars
A B C D
C
[解析] 文章第一段第一、二句“Oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet. Yet, just a small fraction of the underwater world has been unexplored.”就指出，人们只探索了海洋的一小部分，且全文都在围绕探索海底世界的潜艇展开叙述，故本题选C。
4. In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin similar?
A.Size.
B.Speed.
C.Capacity.
D.Both A and C.
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据文章第三段前三句“Size-wise, the new HOV will be similar to Alvin. It'll be about 37 feet long. The setting area...about 8 feet wide, like Alvin...”可知HOV和Alvin在体积上和容量上相似，故本题选D。
5. In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin different?
A.Offering better views.
B.Speed.
C.Size.
D.Both A and B.
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据文章第三段最后两句“...it will give passengers more opportunities to enjoy the view...the new vehicle will have five...”可知HOV有五个窗户，所以乘客视野更宽阔，故A项正确。根据最后一段“Alvin...at a rate of 30 meters every second, and its maximum speed is 2 knots (about 2.3 miles per hour), while the new vehicle...reach speeds of 3 knots, or 3.5 miles per hour.”可知两种潜艇的速度有所差别，HOV更快，所以B项也正确。故本题选D。
第三篇
Language
Language is and should be a living thing, constantly enriched with new words and forms of expression. But there is a vital distinction between good developments, which add to the language, enabling us to say things we could not say before, and bad developments, which subtract from the language by rendering it less precise. A vivacious, colorful use of words is not to be confused with mere slovenliness (不修边幅). The kind of slovenliness in which some professionals deliberately indulge is perhaps akin (相似的) to the cult of the unfinished work, which has eroded most of the arts in our time. And the true answer to it is the same that art is enhanced, not hindered, by discipline. You cannot carve satisfactorily in butter. The corruption of written English has been accompanied by an even sharper decline in the standard of spoken English. We speak very much less well than was common among educated Englishmen generation or two ago. The modern theatre has played a baneful part in dimming our appreciation of language. Instead of the immensely articulate dialogue of, for example, Shaw (who was also very insistent off good pronunciation), audiences are now subjected to streams of barely literate trivia, often designed, only too well, to exhibit "lack of communication", and larded with the obscenities and grammatical errors of the intellectually impoverished. Emily Post once advised her readers: "The theatre is the best possible place to hear correctly-enunciated speech." Alas, no more. One young actress was recently reported to be taking lessons in how to speak badly, so that she should fit in better. But the BBC is the worst traitor. After years of very successfully helping to raise the general standard of spoken English, it suddenly went into reverse. As the head of the pronunciation unit coyly put it: "In the 1960s the BBC opened the field to a much wider range of speakers." To hear a BBC disc jockey talking to the latest ape-like pop idol is a truly shocking experience of verbal squalor. And the prospect seems to be of even worse to come. School teachers are actively encouraged to ignore little Johnnys incoherent grammar, atrocious spelling and haphazard punctuation, because worrying about such things might inhibit his creative genius.
1. The writer relates linguistic slovenliness to tendencies in the arts today in that both ______.
A.occasionally aim at a certain degree of fluidity
B.from time to time show concern for the finishing touch
C.appear to shun perfection
D.may make use of economical short cuts
A B C D
C
[解析] 此题为推断题。第一段中作者把“the kind of slovenliness”和“the cult of unfinished work”做对比，又说后者"erode most of the arts in our time”，可见两者都是负面的、带有破坏性的，故本题选C。
2. What does the writer say has happened to spoken English today?
A.Writing problems are not reflected in poor oral expression.
B.On the whole, people don't mind making mistakes.
C.Educated Englishmen now are less communicative than they were in the past.
D.Like written English, it has undergone a noticeable change for the better.
A B C D
B
[解析] 此题为细节题。第二段说到“even sharper decline in the standard of English”，最后一段最后一句说连老师也被鼓励去忽略这些错误，所以B项符合题意，故本题选B。
3. What effect is the modern theatre said to have had on language?
A.It has become an important factor in reform.
B.It has made us more aware of subtleties in language.
C.It has exerted a welcome and positive influence.
5. Many modern plays, the author finds, contain speeches which ______.
A.are incoherent and linguistically objectionable
B.are far too difficult for most people to follow
C.unintentionally shock the audience
D.deliberately try to hide the playwright's intellectual inadequacies
A B C D
A
[解析] 此题为细节题。第三段第二句“...to exhibit 'lack of communication', and larded with the obscenities and grammatical errors of the intellectually impoverished.”同A项意思相同，故本题选A。
Many people wonder why some men want to live on the moon. 1 It is a silent place, where the weather is hot and sunny or cold and dark. Its surface is dull and almost colorless. There are no lakes, rivers, or plants to provide beauty. 2 Astronauts on the moon certainly miss the comfort of life on the earth. But man has always moved to new frontiers. Every pioneer in a new land has faced danger and hardship. Some scientists hope that continued work will be done on the moon. Many experiments will be done there more easily. 3 Matter can be heated to very high temperatures without chemical change when it is in a vacuum. Air, dust and clouds cannot block human being's view of space from the mood. The very high or very low temperatures and low gravity on the moon will be used for many experiments. One very important use of the moon will be to launch spacecraft. Man might be able to learn much about his own body by living on the moon. 4 Man would be in control of the community of life in which he lives. Bacteria could be removed from the air in this community. Gravity is one thing that would not be under human being's control. Some scientists believe the low gravity of the moon would be healthful for man. The heart would not have to work so hard. The body would need less energy to move than it does on the earth. 5 Much exercise would probably be needed to keep the body in good condition. A．He would be living in a habitat that he made for himself. B．However, the human body might change during long stays on the moon. C．But man cannot live there happily and comfortably. D．It is probably not the kind of place where most men would choose to live. E．A simple walk on the moon's surface is filled with danger. F．Some large experiments are very easy to do in a vacuum.
In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has been taken for granted as a means of solving differences; and this is not even questioned. There are countries 1 the white man imposes his rude by brute (粗暴) force; there are countries where the black man protests by 2 fire to cities and by looting and pillaging (抢夺). Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in 3 of violence as if it were a legitimate (合法的) solution, 4 any other. What is really frightening, what really 5 you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch (关键时刻), we have made no actual 6 at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded 7 of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt that 8 never solves a problem but makes it more acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed and the suffering 9 nothing. No solution ever comes to 10 the morning after when we dismally (阴郁地) contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us. The truly reasonable men who 11 where the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted 12 their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as low enforcement. If half the energy that goes into 13 acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at 14 up the slums and ghettos (贫民窟), at improving living standards and providing education and employment for all, we would not have gone a long way to 15 at a solution.
1.
A.where
B.what
C.why
D.when
A B C D
A
[解析] 名词country后面可以用in which表示地点，引导限定性定语从句，但不能只用which，如果要用它，应在从句的后面出现in，例：This is the place in which he grew up/which he grew up in. where和in which意思相同，其他选项意思不对，因此选A。
2.
A.fighting
B.returning
C.catching
D.setting
A B C D
D
[解析] set fire to是固定短语，意为“点火”；catch fire“着火”，用在文中意思不对。其他选项搭配错误，因此正确答案是D。
3.
A.spite
B.memory
C.need
D.favor
A B C D
D
[解析] in favor of是固定搭配，意为“赞同”。从上下文判断，只有D项最合适，表示“赞成暴力”。故选D。
4.
A.to
B.through
C.like
D.as
A B C D
C
[解析] any other前面需要一个介词，根据前面的as if从句，可以判断like(像……一样)符合题意。B项through意为“通过”；D项as意为“作为”，均不对。故选C。
5.
A.fills
B.puts
C.forces
D.sets
A B C D
A
[解析] fill sb. with sth.是固定搭配，意思是“使某人充满……”，例：The room was filled with students.房子里挤满了学生。force sb. into doing sth.强迫某人做某事。故选A。
6.
A.progress
B.decision
C.point
D.sense
A B C D
A
[解析] make和progress搭配表示“取得进步或进展”；用在此处意思正确。make decision意为“做决定”；make sense意为“合理的，明智的”，例：It makes sense to save money while you can.趁着自己可以时，积攒些钱是明智的。故选A。
[解析] 前面的are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted属被动语态，所以后面应该用by引出施加动作的主体，所以A正确。
13.
A.final
B.lawful
C.violent
D.symbolic
A B C D
C
[解析] B项lawful“合法的”；D项symbolic“象征性的”，例：The flag is symbolic of the fighting of modern womanhood.这面旗帜象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。A项final“最后的”；C项violent“激烈的”，violent acts“暴力的行为”。故选C。
14.
A.looking
B.getting
C.taking
D.cleaning
A B C D
D
[解析] clean up是固定搭配，意为“清除，铲除”；句意为消除贫民区，符合题意。look up“抬头看”；get up“起床”；take up sth.“着手处理，开始从事”，例：He has taken up a job as a teacher.他开始当教师了。故选D。
15.
A.meeting
B.laughing
C.startling
D.arriving
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据本句意思，应该是不久我们就能想出解决问题的方法。arrive at a solution意为“拿出，想出解决办法”。laugh at“嘲笑”；be startled at“对……感到吃惊”。故选D。
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