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exhibit为动词，意为“展出，显示”。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。C项show意为“显示，说明，展出”；例：The man jammed out his cigarette to show his respect for the lady.那个男人捻灭了香烟，以显示他对这位女士的尊敬。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，杰森基本上是个好人。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”。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。B项never-ending意为“不停止的；无限的”；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。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. She answered the difficult question and it was an immense load off her heart.
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”。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.他犯了妥协过旱的致命错误。C项tiny意为“微小的，很少的”；例：The drying figs sweat tiny drops of moisture.正在干枯的无花果上渗出许多小水珠。D项enormous意为“庞大的，巨大的”；例：It was an enormous disappointment.这是件令人极为失望的事。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”。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。B项influence意为“影响，有影响的人或者事”；例：My parents consider my friend to be a bad influence on me.我父母认为我的朋友对我有不良影响。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我。D项power意为“功率，力量；权力”；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”；例：They often remember the pleasant days they had with you.他们时常想起与你共度的愉快时光。B项colorful意为“华丽的，富有色彩的”；例：The bird is with colorful feathers.这只乌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.每个人的学习方式都不一样。故选A。
6. The boys broke into excited cheering.
A.burst
B.blasted
C.burned
D.blazed
A B C D
A
[解析] 画线词原形break为动词，意为“突然发生；突然传出”。A项burst意为“突然……起来”；例：At the bare thought of her lost baby, she would burst into tears.一想起失去的孩子，她就会泪流满面。B项blast意为“爆炸”；例：Rock music blasted full from the parlor.摇滚乐从客厅传来，声震屋宇。C项burn意为“燃烧”；例：Paper burns easily.纸容易着火。D项blaze意为“熊熊燃烧”；例：Lights were blazing in every room.每个房间都灯火通明。故选A。
7. China does a lot of trade with many countries.
A.a great deal of
B.a great many of
C.a large number of
D.a great level of
A B C D
A
[解析] 画线词组a lot of意为“许多(的)”，可以修饰可数名词和不可数名词，在此修饰不可数名词trade。A项a great deal of意为“大量(的)，许多(的)”，只能修饰不可数名词；例：He has a great deal of native intelligence, ability, and charm.他天生聪明，能力强，而且很有魅力。B项a great many of这一搭配不存在，英语中只有“a great many”，意为“大量的”，只能修饰可数名词；例：You might find a great many helpful suggestions.你会得到许多有益的建议。C项a large number of意为“很多的”，只能修饰可数名词；例：A large number of cables are needed in this project.这项工程需要大量电缆。D项a great level of这一搭配不存在。故选A。
8. An old friend called on me the day before yesterday.
A.telephoned
B.rang
C.visited
D.saw
A B C D
C
[解析] 画线词组原形call on意为“拜访”。A项telephone意为“打电话”；例：I telephoned to thank her.我打电话向她道谢。B项ring意为“打电话；响铃”；例：The music was so loud that it made my ears ring.音乐的声音太大了，把我的耳朵震得直响。C项visit意为“参观，拜访”；例：I look forward to visit this city next week.我期待着下星期去参观这座城市。D项see意为“看见”；例：Move out of the way, please: I can't see through you!请借光，你挡着我就看不见了!故选C。
9. We are going to have the TV fixed.
A.prepared
B.mended
C.cleaned
D.arranged
A B C D
B
[解析] 画线词原形fix为动词，意为“修理”。A项prepare意为“准备”；例：Don't prepare anything for me tonight, I shall be dining out.今晚不必为我准备饭了，我要在外面吃饭。B项mend意为“维修”；例：He sent for someone to mend the broken window.他叫人来修补破窗子。C项clean意为“清理”；例：The mayor is determined to clean up the bad phenomenon in city.市长决心清除市内的不良现象。D项arrange意为“安排”；例：I have arranged that one of my staff will meet you at the airport.我已经安排了一个职员到飞机场接你。故选B。
10. I am heartily grateful to your help.
A.helpful
B.hateful
C.delightful
D.thankful
A B C D
D
[解析] 画线词grateful为形容词，意为“感谢的”。A项helpful意为“有帮助的”；例：He has given me a helpful suggestion.他给我提了一个有益的建议。B项hateful意为“憎恨的，可恨的，可恶的”；例：Ironing shirts is a hateful job.熨衬衫是个讨厌的工作。C项delightful意为“令人愉快的，高兴的”；例：We had a delightful evening.我们度过了一个愉快的夜晚。D项thankful意为“感激的”；例：I am thankful to you for your encouraging words.对你鼓励我的话，我表示感谢。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] 画线词原形allocate为动词，意为“分配，分派，把……拨给”。A项assign意为“指派；分配”；例：Jack was assigned to the assembly shop of the factory.杰克被分配到厂里的装配间工作。B项persuade意为“说服”；例：The salesman persuaded us to buy his product.那个推销员说服了我们买他的产品。C项ask意为“询问；请求”；例：I have asked some friends for tea.我请了一些朋友来喝茶。D项order意为“命令”；例：The chairman ordered silence.主席要大家安静。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”。A项hairless意为“无毛发的”；例：What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.让我感到惊讶的是，这个男孩的头上也是光秃秃的。B项bare意为“光秃的”；例：The fierce sun parched the bare earth.灼热的阳光炙烤着光秃秃的大地。C项empty意为“空的”；例：His room is empty.他的房间是空的。D项bald意为“秃头的”；例：He shaved his head bald.他剃了个光头。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”。A项challenge意为“挑战”；例：They had challenged and beaten the best team in the world.他们曾向世界上最强的球队挑战并将他们打败。B项assume意为“假定，设想”；例：I assumed you can speak French fluently.我以为你能讲流利的法语。C项deduct意为“扣除，减去”；例：Nowadays income tax is normally deducted from a person's wages.现在，所得税通常是在发工资前就已经扣除了。D项decree意为“判决，裁定”；例：The committee decreed the movie unsuitable for children.委员会裁定这部影片为儿童不宜片。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(坚持)”。A项stick to意为“坚持”；例：We must stick to the principle.我们必须坚持原则。B项persist in意为“坚持”，in表示“在……方面”，一般指坚持做某件事，后面不跟表示“原则”“规则”“合同”等词；例：He will persist in riding that dreadful bicycle.他执意要骑那辆破自行车。C项safeguard意为“保护，维护”；例：We must safeguard our national interests.我们必须保卫国家的利益。D项apply意为“申请”；例：He has applied for a post in England.他已申请在英国供职。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为合成词，stand(站立)+point(点)→standpoint(立场，观点)。A项position意为“位置”；例：The runners got into position on the starting line.赛跑运动员已进入到起跑线上的位置。B项point of view意为“观点”；例：From my point of view, teachers are not well paid.依我看，教师们薪水不高。C项knowledge意为“知识”；例：Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。D项opinion意为“观点”，但常用搭配为“in one's opinion”，例：In my opinion, it is a very sound investment.照我的看法，这是很可靠的投资。故选B。
One of the most fascinating things about television is the size of the audience. A novel can be on the "best sellers" list with a sale of fewer than 100,000 copies, but a popular TV show might have 70 million TV viewers. TV can make anything or anyone well known overnight. This is the principle behind "quiz" or "game" shows, which put ordinary people on TV to play a game for the prize and money. A quiz show can make anyone a star, and it can give away thousands of dollars just for fun. But all of this money can create problems. For instance, in the 1950s, quiz shows were very popular in the U.S. and almost everyone watched them. Charles Van Doren, an English instructor, became rich and famous after winning money on several shows. He even had a career as a television personality. But one of the losers proved that Charles Van Doren was cheating. It turned out that the show's producers who were pulling the strings, gave the answers to the most popular contestants beforehand. Why? Because if the audience didn't like the person who won the game, they turned the show off. Based on his story, a movie under the title Quiz Show is on 40 years later. Charles Van Doren is no longer involved with TV. But game shows are still here, though they aren't taken as seriously. In fact, some of them try to be as ridiculous as possible. There are shows that send strangers on vacation trips together, or that try to cause newly married couples to fight on TV, or that punish losers by humiliating them. The entertainment now is to see what people will do just to be on TV. People still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of an audience of millions.
1. TV can make a beggar world famous overnight.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
[解析] 关键词为world-famous，overnight。依据此关键词找到相关语句，为文中第一段最后一句：“TV can make anything or anyone well known overnight.”电视可以使任何事物、任何人一夜成名。由此可见此题说法为“正确”的。
2. The principle behind "quiz" or "game" shows is to put ordinary people on TV to play a game for prizes and money.
1. Ford's great strength was the manufacturing process—not invention. Long before he started a car company, he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turning them into machines. He started putting cars together in 1891. Although it was by no means the first popular automobile, the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was at combining technology and market. 2. The company's assembly line alone threw America's Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速运转). Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Ford's friends, who were great toolmakers from Scotland, organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a line. By the time Ford's Highland Park plant was humming (嗡嗡作响) along in 1914, the world's first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93 minutes. 3. The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $5-a-day minimum wage scheme, the greatest contribution he had ever made. The average wage in the auto industry then was $2.34 for a 9-hour shift. Ford not only doubled that, he also took an hour off the workday. In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didn't involve an awful lot of training or education. The Wall Street Journal called the plan "an economic crime", and critics everywhere laughed at Ford. 4. But as the wage increased later to daily $10, it proved a critical component of Ford's dream to make the automobile accessible (可及的) to all. The critics were too stupid to understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higher wages didn't matter—except for making it possible for more people to buy cars. A. Ford's Followers B. The Assembly Line C. Ford's Great Dream D. The Establishment of the Company E. Ford's Biggest Contribution F. Ford's Great Talent
5. A. criticized by the media B. the low wage in the auto industry C. own a car D. produce cars in large numbers E. the 8-hour-shift practice F. combined technology and market The assembly line made it possible to ______.
In the mid 1940's, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named MATTEL, MATT for Mattson and EL for Elliot. In the mid 1950's, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build. Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbies wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long limbed, shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie. In 1959, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and receive a cool reception from the toy buyers. Barbie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, makeup and clothing. She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market. Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls.
1. When Ruth and Elliot Handler was young, they had a strong desire ______.
A.to go to school
B.to take photos
C.to make frames
D.to be highly successful
A B C D
D
[解析] 由文章开头ambitious(有野心的，有抱负的)一词可知，他们是想在经营公司方面取得较大的成功。D项to be highly successful和ambitious的意思接近，因此选择D项。
We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours' sleep alternating with some 16-17 hours' wakefulness and that, broadly speaking, the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified. The question is no more academic one. The case, for example, with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance in industry where automation calls insistently for round the clock working of machines. It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. one week, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the next, and 4 p.m. to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently. One answer would seem to be longer periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. Recent research by Bonier of the Netherlands, however, has shows that people on such systems will revert to their normal habits of sleep and wakefulness during the weekend and that this is quite enough to destroy any adaptation to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to a corps of permanent night workers whose nocturnal wakefulness may persist through all weekend and holidays. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night shift workers was carried out by Brown. She found a high incidence of disturbed sleep, digestive disorder and domestic disruption among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence of these symptoms among those on permanent night work.
1. The question raised in Paragraph 1 is "no more academic one" because ______.
A.Bonjer's findings are different from Browns
B.sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness
C.some people can change their sleeping habits easily
D.shift work in industry requires people to change their sleeping habits
When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital, her employer not only cheered her on, but also paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study. Throughout her years at the hospital, Rochester has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development—courses that she believes have helped her advance at work. "I'm now head of the mentoring (指导) program for new hires, students and staff nurses." she says. "There's a lot of room for personal improvement here." Perhaps as important, Rochester says her employer supports and values her work. "If you put in overtime," the nurse points out, "you get your meals—they'll order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese." And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward, they can call for a free 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage (按摩) or even sign up for an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief. If that's not enough, employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor's appointment. And they have access to a range of perks (好处) such as special rates on hotel rooms, drugstore purchases, and scholarships for employees' children. You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive. But University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have discovered that investing in staff is good business. If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover (人员更替) alone, they're well worthwhile, says Prem Benimadhu, a vice-president at the Conference Board of Canada. It costs anywhere from $3.300 to rehire support staff, an average $13,300 for technical staff and a whopping (巨大的) $43,000 for an executive position, according to one study of Conference Board members. Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees, cut down on sick days (which cost Canadian businesses an estimated $17 billion a year, or an average of $3,550 per employee) and keep employees more interested in their work. With the substantial talent shortage that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years—as many as 50 or 60 percent in some sectors—Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them.
1. When Rochester decided to go to school, her employer ______.
A.persuaded her to change her mind
B.fired her
C.cheered her on
D.discouraged her
A B C D
C
[解析] 可以在第一段的第一句话中找到“cheered her on”(鼓励她)。故选C。
2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to ease one's stiffness and stress?
A.To take an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief.
B.To call for a free 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage.
Many people believe sharks (鲨鱼) are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans. 1 A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium (水族馆) in Baltimore, US, proves this. Visitors can touch young sharks, see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species swim smoothly around a huge tank. Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don't happen very often. Humans are most likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. 2 There, kids can learn, from an early age, not to fear sharks. "People fear what they don't know," said Nancy Hotchkiss, an organizer of the exhibition. "Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play an important role in the ocean's food chain. We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect and protection." 3 A study, published in January in the US magazine, Science, found that almost all recorded shark species have fallen by half in the past 8 to 15 years. Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special foods, such as shark fin (鱼翅) soup. And many others get caught in nets, while fishermen are hunting other fish. 4 "Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean for sharks," said Dave Schofield, the manager of the aquarium's ocean health programme. 5 A. They can watch them develop inside their eggs and feel the skin of the older swimmers. B. A shocking 100 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans. C. In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 species are harmless to humans. D. It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these special fish. E. And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touching pool for children. F. More than half of the sharks caught are smaller than 1 metre long.
Pressure mounted on Britain on Monday to take action on 1 smoking with new research showing second-hand smoke 2 about one worker each week in the hospitality industry. Professor Konrad Jamrozik, of Imperial College in London, told a conference on environmental tobacco that second-hand 3 kills 49 employees in pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels each year and contributes to 700 deaths from lung cancer, heart 4 and stroke across the total national work force. "Exposure in the hospitality 5 at work outweighs the consequences of exposure of living 6 a smoker for those staff," Jamrozik said in an interview. Other 7 have measured the levels of exposure to passive smoking hut Jamrozik calculated how it would translate into avoidable deaths. His findings are 8 on the number of people working in the hospitality industry in Britain, their exposure to second-hand smoke and their 9 of dying from it. Jamrozik said the findings would apply to 10 countries in Europe because, to a greater or 11 extent, levels of smoking in the community are similar. Professor Carol Black, president of the Royal College of Physicians, which sponsored the meeting said the research is proof of the need for a ban on smoking in 12 places. "Environmental tobacco smoke in pubs, bars, restaurants and other public places is 13 damaging to the health of employees as well as the general public." she said in a statement. "Making these places smoke-free not only protects vulnerable staff and the public. It will 14 help over 300,000 people in Britain to stop smoking completely." she added. Ireland recently became the first country to introduce a national ban on smoking in public 15 . New York and parts of Australia have taken similar measures.
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