2. Tom searched his pockets looking for the keys.______
A.went on
B.was after
C.went through
D.cleared up
A B C D
C
[解析] 句意为：汤姆为了找钥匙，把他的口袋搜了个遍。go on意为“继续”，常用搭配是go on with sth./go on doing sth.表示继续做某事．be after意为“寻找”；go through意为“仔细检查”；clear up意为“整理，收拾”。
3. I have been trying to quit smoking.
A.give up
B.pick up
C.build up
D.take up
A B C D
A
[解析] 画线词quit为动词，意为“停止，放弃”。A项give up意为“放弃，抛弃”；例：After a few tries they decided to give up. 试了几次之后，他们决定放弃。B项pick up意为“捡起，学会，接人”；例：We need to pick up on what's going on here. 我们需要了解一下这里的情形。C项build up意为“建立，增强，逐步增长”；例：Some vitamin B and C will build up your resistance. 维生素B和C能增强你的抵抗力。D项take up意为“占据，从事”；例：I won's take up much of your time. 我不会占用你太多的时间。故本题选A。
4. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on archive for two months.
A.pile
B.segment
C.sequence
D.file
A B C D
D
[解析] on file“存档”：Place a document on file把文件存档。pile“一堆”：a pile of sand一堆沙子。segment“部分”：The runner went faster on the middle segment of the course那名赛跑运动员跑到中途时速度更快了。sequence“顺序”：in historical sequence按历史顺序。
5. It is laid down in the regulations that all members must carry their membership cards at all times.
7. To absorb a younger work force, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries.
9. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a small number.
A.scarcity
B.minority
C.minimum
D.shortage
A B C D
B
[解析] in minority占少数，与Most nurses are women相对应。scarcity“缺乏，不足”：a scarcity of teachers师资缺乏。minimum“最低限度”：The temperature reached the minimum at midnight.气温在半夜达到了最低点。shortage“缺少”：There is a world shortage of fuel.全世界都缺少燃料。
10. But decent, affordable accommodation for new city residents is thin on the ground.
A.private
B.general
C.good
D.special
A B C D
C
[解析] 画线词decent为形容词，意为“相当好的，体面的”。A项private意为“私人的，隐私的”；例：Fans are always curious about the singer's private life。歌迷总对歌星的私人生活感兴趣。B项general意为“普遍的”；例：The proposal found general acceptance. 这项建议被普遍接受。C项good意为表示“好的”；例：He is a good teacher他是一位好老师。D项special意为“特别的”；例：This is a special occasion. 这是一个特殊的场合。故本题选C。
11. Laser beams can be used to bore metals and other hard materials.
A.trim
B.melt
C.drill
D.slice
A B C D
C
12. The local authority contributed the company an interest free loan to start up the new factory.
13. Hundreds of years ago, cloves were used to remedy headaches.
A.disrupt
B.diagnose
C.evaporate
D.cure
A B C D
D
[解析] 画线词remedy为动词，意为“治疗；补救”。A项disrupt意为“破坏；分裂”；例：They made several attempts to disrupt our meetings. 他们屡次试图破坏我们的集会。B项diagnose意为“诊断”；例：Routine tests will diagnose the condition accurately. 常规检查会准确地诊断病情。C项evaporate意为“蒸发；使脱水”；例：Heat evaporates water. 加热使水蒸发。D项cure意为“治疗”；例：Herb can be used to cure insomnia. 药草可用来治疗失眠。故选D。
14. When he got out of the manager's office, from his facial expression we knew that his proposal must have been turned down.
Studies show that children who eat breakfast do better in school. It doesn't take much further thought to believe that adults will feel better and perform better at work as well. Whether you work at home, on the farm, at the office, at school, or on the road, it is not a good idea to skip (故意略去) breakfast. If we don't eat breakfast, we are likely to become tired when our brains and bodies run low on fuel. By mid-morning, a lot of us grab a cup of coffee, or wolf down a sugary candy bar to wake up again. This might work for a few minutes, but by lunchtime we are hungry, bad-tempered, and perhaps our mood might make us a little more likely to make unhealthy choices at lunch. Eating a good breakfast sets the tone for the rest of the day. People who eat breakfast are generally more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Many people believe that they will lose weight if they skip meals, but that isn't a good idea. The body expects to be refueled a few times a day, so start with a healthy breakfast. A healthy breakfast should contain some protein (蛋白质) and some fiber (纤维). Protein can come from meat, eggs, beans, or soy (大豆). Fiber can be found in whole cereals (谷物), grains or in fruits. A good example of a healthy breakfast might be something simple like a hard boiled egg, an orange, and a bowl of whole grain cereal with soy milk.
1. Adults who eat breakfast will perform better at work.
1. Our bodies are estimated to be about 60% to 70% water. Blood is mostly water and our muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a lot of water. Water is needed to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients (滋养物) to travel to all our organs. Water also transports oxygen to our cells, removes waste, and protects our joints and organs. 2. We lose water through urination (排尿), respiration (呼吸), and by sweating. If you are very active, you lose more water than if you do not take much exercise. Symptoms of mild dehydration (脱水) include chronic pains in joints and muscles, lower back pain, headaches, and constipation (便秘). A strong smell to your urine, along with a yellow color indicates that you are not getting enough water. Thirst is all obvious sign of dehydration and in fact, you need water long before you feel thirsty. 3. A good rule of thumb (好的做法) is to take your body weight in pounds and divide that number in haft. That gives you the number of ounces (盎司) of water per day that you need. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, you should drink at least 80 ounces of water per day. If you exercise you should drink another 8 ounces glass of water for every 20 minutes you are active. If you drink coffee or alcohol, you should add at least an equal amount of water. When you are traveling on an airplane, it is good to have 8 ounces of water for every hour you are on board the plane. 4. It may be difficult to drink enough water on a busy day. Be sure you have water handy at all times by keeping a bottle for water with you when you are working, traveling, or exercising. If you get bored with plain water, add a bit of lemon for a touch of flavor. There are some brands of flavored water available, but some of them have sugar or artificial sweeteners that you don't need.
1. Paragraph 1 ______. A. Ounces of Water Needed Per Day B. Importance of Water C. Composition of Water D. Signs of Dehydration E. Supply of Water F. Necessity for Bringing a Bottle for water with you
If you enjoy looking through travel books by such familiar authors as Arthur Former or Eugene Fodor, it will not surprise you to lean that travel writing has a long and venerable history. Almost from the earliest annals of recorded time individuals have found ready audiences for their accounts of journeys to strange and exotic locales. One of the earliest travel writers, a Greek geographer and historian named Strabo, lived around the time of Christ. Though Strabo is known to have traveled from east of the Black Sea west to Italy and as far south as Ethiopia, he also used details gleaned from other writers to extend and enliven his accounts. His multivolumed work Geography provides the only surviving account of the cities, peoples, customs, and geographical peculiarities of the whole known world of his time. Two other classic travel writers, the Italian Marco Polo and the Moroccan Ibn Battutah, lived in roughly the same time period. Marco Polo traveled to China with his father and uncle in about A. D. 1275 and remained there 16 or 17 years, visiting several other countries during his travels. When Marco returned to Italy he dictated his memoirs, including stories he had heard from others, to a scribe, with the resulting book II million being an instant success. Though difficult to attest to the accuracy of all he says, Marco's book impelled Europeans to begin their great voyages of exploration. Ibn Battutah's interest in travel began on his required Muslim journey to Mecca in 1325, and during his lifetime he journeyed through all the countries where Islam held sway. His travel book the Rihlah is a personalized account of desert journeys, court intrigues, and even the effect of the Back Death in the various lands he visited. In almost 30 years of traveling it is estimated that Ibn Battutah covered more than 75,000 miles.
1. This passage is mostly about ______.
A.why people find travel writing exciting
B.the literary style of three early travel writers
C.where three early travel writers went and wrote about
[解析] 题目问的是：本文中的“attest”一词是什么意思?根据“attest”可以定位到第三段最后一句话，根据句意可知“difficult to attest to the accuracy of all he says”意思为他(马可)所说的很难被证实其准确性，所以attest意为“证实”。故本题选择D项。
第二篇
The Influence of Western Movie
Why does the Western movie especially have such a hold (影响) on our inclination? Chiefly, because it offers serious insights into the problem of violence such as can be found almost nowhere else in our culture. One of the well-known peculiarities of modem civilized opinion is its refusal to acknowledge the value of violence. This refusal is a virtue, but like many virtues it involves a certain deliberate blindness and it encourages hypocrisy (虚伪). We train ourselves to be shocked or bored by cultural images of violence, and our very concept of heroism tends to be a passive one. We are less drawn to the brave young men who kill large numbers of our enemies than to the heroic prisoners who endure torture without surrendering. And in the criticism of popular culture, the presence of images of violence is often assumed to be in itself a sufficient ground for condemnation. These attitudes, however, have not reduced the element of violence in our culture but have helped to free it from morn control by letting it take on the air of "liberation". The celebration of acts of violence is left more and more to the irresponsible. The gangster (匪徒) movie, with its numerous variations belongs to a cultural "underground" which praises violence aid sets it against all our higher social attitudes. It is a more "modern" style than the Western movie, perhaps even more profound, because it confronts industrial society on its own ground-the city and because, like much of our advanced art, it gains its effects by a coarse insistence on its own narrow logic. But it is anti-social resting on fantasies of irresponsible freedom. If we are brought finally to concede to the denial of these fantasies, it is only because they have been shown to be dangerous, not because they have given way to higher values of behavior. In war movies, certainly, it is possible to present violence within a framework of responsibility. But there is the disadvantage that modern war is a co-operative enterprise in which violence is largely impersonal and heroism belongs to the group more than to the individual. The hero of a war movie is most often simply a leader supposed to be brave; you are supposed to get the job done and stay alive (this too, of course, is a kind of heroic posture, but a new and "practical" one). At its best, the war movie may represent a more civilized point of view than the Western, and if it were not continually spoiled by ideological sentimentality we might hope to find it developing into a higher form of drama. But it cannot supply the values we seek in the Western.
1. The author considers gangster movies to be ______.
A.subversive
B.incredible
C.illogical
D.artistic
A B C D
A
[解析] 第二段说警匪片宣扬了暴力，是反社会的。
2. What's the result of modern civilized opinion about violence?
4. According to the passage, the war movie ______.
A.tends to be sentimental
B.presents violence in an appropriate way
C.adopts a more serious attitude toward violence than the Western film
D.is a higher form of art
A B C D
A
[解析] 最后一段倒数第二句告诉我们战争片不令人满意，往往流于多愁善感。
5. The author probably agrees with the opinion that ______.
A.the presence of images of violence should not be denied completely
B.violence is a symbol of freedom in modern societies
C.impersonal violence should not be presented in movies
D.violence should be praised in movies
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据第一段可知，作者认为人们对暴力持完全否定的态度是不现实的，它反而会助长虚伪的风气。
第三篇
Play
Play is the principal business of childhood, and in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the right materials for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main function is to suggest, encourage and assist play. To succeed in this they must be good toys, which children will play with often, and will come back to again and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child's development. In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby's ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby, who is encouraged and stimulated, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully. In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws (七巧板)and construction toys; painting, scribbling (涂鸦) and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others. By the third stage of play development—from five to seven or eight years—the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys. Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books and schools become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, they lead on to new hobbies, but their significance has changed—to a child of nine or ten years, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.
1. The passage tells us that as a child grows up ______.
A.he should be allowed to choose his own toys
B.he should be given identical toys
C.he should be given different toys
D.he should be given fewer and fewer toys
A B C D
C
[解析] 这句话“...as a child grows up, he should be given different toys”和第一段的最后一句话“...it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child's development”(给处于不同生长期的孩子选择合适的玩具很重要)是一样的意思。
2. According to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents ______.
A.determine his character
B.will not change after the age of three
C.partly determine the standard he is likely to reach
D.to a large extent determine the choice of toys
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题的依据是第二段的第一句话，这句话中有一个介词短语：within the range of his inherited abilities，如果先抛开这个短语，句子的其余部分意为：近年对儿童成长的研究表明，孩子出生的头3年在很大程度上决定了他今后将达到的水平。但这个结论的限定是“在他遗传得到的能力范围之内”(within the range of his inherited abilities)，也就是说孩子从父母那里遗传来的能力部分地决定了他可能达到的水平。
3. Who have the best chance of growing up successfully?
A.Those who tend to overeat.
B.Those who are given a lot of toys.
C.Those who are given toys, talked to and played with.
D.Those who can share their toys with their playmates.
A B C D
C
[解析] 答案的依据是第二段的最后一句话，选项C讲到的3点：given toys, talked to and played with在这句话里都可以找到：talked to and shown things and played with，只是次序稍有不同。
4. We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity ______.
[解析] 这道题的答案取决于对整篇文章的理解和把握，本文的题目是Play，第一段的第一句话就把文章的中心点出来了：...in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being.第二、第三、第四段分别讲了在1～3岁、3～5岁、5～7/8岁这三个阶段玩耍对孩子成长的重要作用。
第5部分：补全短文
How Did She Conquer the Americans?
African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine. 1 Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US$225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches. The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. 2 "After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves. It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits," the magazine said. Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style. Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. He jumped up and down, shouting "I'm in love." Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce 3 Winfrey's approach appears to be simple. She is in pursuit of self-improvement and self-empowerment (自强). This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want. Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight. Winfrey was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 1954 4 At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor (主持) a news program. Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women's TV network and websites for women. Winfrey's work has extended to social change. 5 She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database of dangerous child abusers. President Bill Clinton later signed "Oprah Bill" into law. A. But it also looks at the celebrity's presence on the Internet and in the media. B. In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act. C. She was not a very successful woman. D. She began broadcasting while still at high school. E. It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people last week. F. The couple had been tight-lipped about their break-up.
Before 1933, and particularly during the period 1929—1933, bank failures were not uncommon. 1 a bank overextended itself in creating credit or if several of its important loans could not be 2 , depositors in the bank would frequently become panicky and begin to make large withdrawals. 3 the bank had only a small number of its deposits backed by currency, the bank would soon be unable to meet withdrawals, and most depositors 4 their money. Most frequently a bank merely needed time to improve its cash position by 5 some of its loans and not making additional ones. In 1933, the number of bank failures 6 a peak, forcing the federal government to intervene and 7 the banks temporarily. To help restore the public's confidence 8 banks and strengthen the banking community, Congress passed legislation setting up the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 9 corporation, an agency of the federal government, now insures over 90 percent of all mutual savings and commercial bank deposits for 10 $100,000 per deposit. The FDIC has 11 its insurance fund by charging member institutions one-twelfth of 1 percent of their total deposits. As a result of the protection provided by the FDIC and through other kinds of supervision, bank failures have been 12 to a few isolated instances. When deposits are federally insured, people 13 rush to withdraw their money if they 14 the financial condition of their bank. The delay gives the banks the necessary time to adjust their cash credit balance, and this action helps to reduce the 15 of bankruptcy.
[解析] up to意为“达……之多”，符合题意。“as many as”用于可数名词前，如果选项中有“as much as”，则也是正确的，因为钱是不可数名词。
11.
A.built up
B.build up
C.been built
D.build
A B C D
A
[解析] has已经提示了此处应当用动词的过去分词形式表达现在完成时语态。
12.
A.growing
B.increased
C.reduced
D.disappeared
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据上下文，此处是指自从建立了保险制度以来，银行破产的个案是减少了，而不是增加或者消失。
13.
A.no
B.any more
C.no longer
D.not
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据上下文，此处表达否定意思“不再”，所以选C。
14.
A.become concerned about
B.become concerned with
C.become concerned in
D.concern
A B C D
A
[解析] be/become concerned about意为“担心；担忧；挂念”，例如：We're rather concerned about father's health.我们相当担心父亲的健康。be/become concerned in sth.意为“和某事有牵连”。be/become concerned with意为“牵涉，与……有关，参与”。
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