2016年10月自考00794综合英语一试题及答案含解析

综合英语（一）年月真题

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1、【单选题】Mysonshowedgreatinterestinthemonkeys_____wevisitedthezoo

lastsummer.

who

which

A:

when

B:

where

C:

答D:案：C

解析：由“wevisitedthezoolastsummer”可知从句各成分完整，不缺少主语或者宾

语，所以排除从句是定语从句的可能，A，B项排除，而D项“where”引导地点状语从

句，但是通过观察主句发现主句中并没有表示地点或者方位的动词，而且从句中已有表示

地点的“zoo”所以D项也排除，从句中“lastsummer”强调时间，所以选择C项。此句

话的意思是，去年夏天我们参观动物园时，我的儿子对那些猴子很感兴趣。

2、【单选题】Cropsfailedthatyear_____aseveredroughtinsummer.

atthepointof

asaresultof

A:

onthepartof

B:

atthecostof

C:

答D:案：B

解析：“atthepointof”的意思是“靠近；接近；将近...的时候”“asaresult

of”的意思是“由于，因为”“onthepartof”的意思是“就...而言”“atthecost

of”的意思是“以...为代价”根据这四个词组的意思可知选项B正确，此句话的意思是

因为那年夏天该地遭遇大旱天气，所以粮食歉收。

3、【单选题】Itisimportanttopredicttheextent_____whichapricechange

affectssupplyanddemand.

to

for

A:

from

B:

with

C:

答D:案：A

解析：“whichapricechangeaffectssupplyanddemand.”这一定语从句先行词为

“extent”，而且“totheextent”为固定搭配，意思是“到...的程度”，所以

“which”前介词为“to”,A项正确，此句话的意思是预测价格对供给和需求的影响程度

是非常重要的。

4、【单选题】Landingajobinsuchabigcompanywas_____hiswildestdreams.

beside

over

A:

above

B:

beyond

C:

答D:案：D

解析：“beyondone’swildestdreams”意思是“做梦也想不到”“出乎某人意料

的”，此句话的意思是他做梦也没有想到自己能在那样的大公司里谋求到职位。

5、【单选题】Moderntechnologyhasmadeoureconomy_____efficientand

competitivethanthetraditionalone.

somuch

manymore

A:

toomuch

B:

muchmore

C:

答D:案：D

解析：由句中的“thantraditionalone”可知改句为比较句，“efficient和

competitive”的比较形式是其前加“more”,“manymore”修饰可数名词，

“muchmore”形容程度“更加，多得多”。此句话的意思是，与之前的技术相比，现代科

技让我国经济的发展更高效更有竞争力。

6、【单选题】Thesoldierwas_____ofrunningawaywhentheenemytroopslaunched

anattack.

accused

charged

A:

scolded

B:

punished

C:

答D:案：A

解析：A项“beaccusedof”意思是“被指控；被控告犯有...”，B项“charge”常与

“with”搭配，意思是“承担，被控告”，C，D两项搭配不符。词句的意思是这名士兵因

敌军发起攻击时临阵脱逃而被指控。

7、【单选题】Iftherehadnotbeentherain,we_____atourdestinationontime

yesterday.

wouldarrive

willarrive

A:

wouldhavearrived

B:

shallhavearrived

C:

答D:案：C

解析：此句的意思是“如果不是遇上大雨，昨天我们就能准时到达目的地。”，由主句中

的“yesterday”可知，该句表示与过去事实相反的情况。从句:If+主语+had+done主句则

为:主语+should/would/might/could+havedone，所以选C项。

8、【单选题】Wemustgotothegasstationbecauseourcaris_____fuel.

gettingoutof

comingoutof

A:

goingoutof

B:

runningoutof

C:

答D:案：D

解析：此句的意思是“我们必须去加油站，因为车里的汽油快用没了。”“getoutof”

意思是“摆脱，逃脱”；“comeoutof”意思是“由...产生，从...出来”；“goout

of”的意思是“从...出来，离开”；“runoutof”的意思是“用完，耗尽”，根据句意

选择D项。

9、【单选题】Dogsrespond_____soundsthataretoohighforhumanstohear.

at

for

A:

to

B:

with

C:

答D:案：C

解析：此句的意思是“狗能对人类听不到的声音做出反应。”“respondto”固定搭配，

意思是“做出反应，响应”根据句意选择C项。

10、【单选题】SheleftLondontenyearsago,andIhaven'tseenher_____.

ever

since

A:

never

B:

forever

C:

答D:案：B

解析：此句的意思是“她十年前离开伦敦，自此以后我就没有再见到过她。”“since”

有副词的用法，长与现在完成时或者过去完成时连用，意思是“自...以后；从...以

来”，根据句意选择B项。

11、【单选题】Iwishyouwouldbemore_____toyourparents,nomatterhow

stricttheyarewithyou.

respectful

respective

A:

respectable

B:

respected

C:

答D:案：A

解析：此句的意思是“无论你的父母对你多么严格，我都希望你能够更加尊敬他

们。”“respectful”的意思是“表示敬意的，尊敬的”；“respective”的意思是“分

别的，各自的”；“respectable”的意思是“体面的，值得尊敬的”；“respected”的

意思是“受尊敬的，受重视的”。根据句意选择A项。

12、【单选题】Weshouldtakeimmediateaction_____waittoseewhathappens.

ratherthan

noneotherthan

A:

morethan

B:

otherthan

C:

答D:案：A

解析：此句的意思是“我们应该立即采取行动，而不是坐以待毙。”“ratherthan”的

意思是“而不是”；“noneotherthan”的意思是“（用以加强语气）不是别的，竟然，

正是”；“morethan”的意思是“超过，在...次以上”；“otherthan”的意思是“不

同于，绝不是（通常用与否定句）”根据句意选择A项。

13、【单选题】Iwasfeelingrathertired.SoIdidn'treally_____whatthe

teacherwassaying.

takeoff

A:

takeup

takeover

B:

takein

C:

答D:案：D

解析：此句的意思是“我感觉很累，所以没有听懂老师老师在讲什么。”“takeoff”的

意思是“起飞，脱下，离开”；“takeup”的意思是“拿起，开始从事，占据（时间，地

方）”；“takeover”的意思是“接管，接受”；“takein”的意思是“理解，领

会”。根据句意选择D项。

14、【单选题】Childrendeservetheirparents'diligentandtireless_____to

defendtheirrighttoasafeandhealthychildhood.

effects

efforts

A:

services

B:

contributions

C:

答D:案：B

解析：此句的意思是“孩子值得父母为他们辛勤付出，让他们能够拥有一个平安，健康的

童年。”“effects”的意思是“效应，影响，结果”；“efforts”的意思是“艰难的尝

试，试图，尽力”，一般后接不定式；“services”的意思是“接待，服务”；

“contributions”的意思是“捐款，捐资，贡献”根据句意选择B项。

15、【单选题】Taiwanishometoarich_____ofrarewildlife,andisfamousfor

itsuniqueandcolorfulbirds.

type

kind

A:

variety

B:

category

C:

答D:案：C

解析：此句的意思是“台湾拥有多种野生珍稀动物，以独特而且五彩斑斓的鸟类而出

名。”“avarietyof”固定搭配，意思是“多种的”；“category”和“kind”也有

“种类”的意思，但是在此句话中和“of”不搭配，“atypeof”只表示一种，没有多种

的意思。根据句意选择C项。

16、【单选题】Theprofessorcrossedouteverythingthatwas_____tooffend

otherstudents.

alike

like

A:

likely

B:

liking

C:

答D:案：C

解析：此句的意思是“教授删除了一切可能冒犯其他学生的内容。”“bealiketo”的意

思是“与...相似”；“like”做形容词时，只用于名词前，此处不能和“to”搭配；

“belikelyto”的意思是“可能”；“liking”为名词，意思是“喜欢，喜好”。根据

句意选择C项。

17、【单选题】Moststudentsneedadditionaltrainingtobeableto_____testsof

thiskind.

joinin

passfor

A:

lookinto

B:

copewith

C:

答D:案：D

解析：此句的意思是“大多数的学生需要参加额外的培训才能应对这种类型的测试。”，

“joinin”表示“参加，加入”；“passfor”表示“被认为是，被当作”；“look

into”表示“调查，审查”；“copewith”表示“对付，应付”，根据句意选择D项。

18、【单选题】TherearesomanythingstoseeinItalythat_____wouldbe

impossibletonamethemall.

it

they

A:

one

B:

this

C:

答D:案：A

解析：此句的意思是“意大利可供参观的景点太多了，想要一一说出来是不可能的”，考

察“it”形式主语的用法，“it”作为形式主语的it并无实际语义，只是为满足语法上

的需要，避免句子头重脚轻，它代替的是句子的逻辑主语“tonamethemall”，根据句

意选择A项。

19、【单选题】Therewereabout390peopleonboardtheferry,about100more

thanitwas___tocarryunderlicense.

considered

allowed

A:

proved

B:

agreed

C:

答D:案：B

解析：此句的意思是“渡船上大约有390人，这比规定的载运数多了100人。”“be

allowedtodo”表示“被允许做某事”；“beconsideredto”表示“被认为是”；“be

provedto”表示“证明为”；“beagreedto”表示“同意”，根据句意选择B项。

20、【单选题】Itis______peoplehaveincommonthatdeterminesthekindof

friendshiptheywillhave.

how

what

A:

which

B:

where

C:

答D:案：B

解析：此句的意思是“人们的共同之处决定了他们拥有什么样的友谊。”这句话从整体上

看是一个强调句，强调主语部分，“what”在这句话中引导一个主语从句，同时“what”

又在“havesthincommon”中做“have”的宾语，能引导名词性从句，又可在句中作宾

语成分的只有B项。

21、【单选题】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（马路边）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.WhatisIanGuppy

doingatthebeginningofthepassage?

Heissortingoutjunk.

Heisdesigningaframe.

A:

Heisexamininghiscastoffs.

B:

Heisbuildingagreenhouse.

C:

答D:案：D

解析：第一段的最后一句"The46-year-oldengineerismidwaythroughframinga

ten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmostentirelyofcastoffs."，从这句话可以看

出，IanGuppy在建造一个温室。

22、【单选题】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（马路边）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.WhydoPeirceand

Guppygetasecond-handsuitcase?

Thesuitcaseservesaspecialpurpose.

Thesuitcaselooksnewwithastickeron.

A:

Theythinkthesuitcaseisstillofadequateworth.

B:

Theyhaven'tgotenoughmoneyforanewsuitcase.

C:

答D:案：C

解析：仔细阅读第三段的后半部分，从"Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase"和"There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."两句话可知，IanGuppy并不是买

不起手提箱，只是觉得这些二手物品还有使用价值。

23、【单选题】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（马路边）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.WhatdoestheHalifax

citygovernmentencourageitscitizenstodo?

Toexchangeusedgoods.

Tocollectcurbsidewaste.

A:

Toholdmoregaragesales.

B:

Tolimitthenumberofcastoffs.

C:

答D:案：A

解析：仔细阅读文章第四段和第五段，从"Thecitynowholdsbiannual"Curbside

GiveawayWeekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant."和

"AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre"这两句话可知，哈利法克斯市

举办这一活动，是为了让居民们可以交换二手物品。

24、【单选题】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（马路边）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.Whatisoneofthe

advantagesofreusingcastoffsinWayneGroszko'sopinion?

Ifyouspendless,youcanworkless.

Ifyouworkmore,youcanspendmore.

A:

Ifyoubuynewstuff,youmayfeelhappier.

B:

Ifyouhavelotsofpossessions,youmayhavemoreworries.

C:

答D:案：A

解析：仔细阅读文章第六段，从"BecauseIdon'tspendawholelotofmoneyon

materialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnot

havingtoworkquiteasmuch.Andthat'sprettyimportanttome."从这两句话可

知，WayneGroszko认为使用二手物品，可以省下很多钱，这样他就不用为了赚钱而工作那

么长时间。

25、【单选题】**Passage1**IanGuppysmilesbroadlyinhissunnybackyard.

"Pointinanydirection,"hesays,"andyou'llfindjunk."The46-year-old

engineerismidwaythroughframingaten-by-ten-footgreenhouse,madealmost

entirelyofcastoffs."Howmanyshovelshaveyoucollected?"askshiswife,

ElizabethPeirce.Guppywalksintohisworkshop,wheretherearedifferenttypes

ofsnowshovels,somesonewtheirstickersarestillon.Andinsidethehouse

aremoresecond-handitems,includingasuitcase.Thecouplefoundmostof

thesegoodswithinfourblocksoftheirhome.Forthem,it'snotnecessarily

aboutsavingmoney."Icouldaffordtobuyasuitcase:"Peircesays."But

sometimesIseethingsandthey'recryingouttobepulledfromthetrash.There's

justsomuchouttherethat'stoogoodtowaste."InHalifax,roughly64,000tons

ofresidentialcurbside（马路边）wasteiscollectedannually,Whilecitizens

suchasPeirceandGuppyarehelpingtoreducetheamountofwaste,thecity

governmentisalsotakingaction.Thecitynowholdsbiannual"CurbsideGiveaway

Weekends,"whenresidentsputoutitemstheynolongerwant.Similareventsare

heldacrossCanada.AnothervenueforexchangingjunkisFre,an

internationalonlinenetworkwherememberscanconnectwithothersintheir

communitiesandofferupuseditemstheywanttogiveaway,ormakerequestsfor

specificgoods.HayleyPaquette,a22-year-oldstudentinGuelph,furnishedher

apartmentalmostcompletelythroughFreecycleandgaragesales.Hermotivationto

makeuseofusedgoodsisfinancial,butalsopractical.Peoplewhoarereusing

others'castoffsenjoyotherbenefitsaswell."BecauseIdon'tspendawholelot

ofmoneyonmaterialpossessions,"saysWayneGroszko,arenewable-energy

researcher,"Iactuallygainthefreedomofnothavingtoworkquiteasmuch.And

that'sprettyimportanttome."In2008,Groszkofoundafreezeronthestreet

withasignonitsayingthatitworked.Hegotouthisbicycletrailerandtook

thecastoffhome.Today,heusesthefreezertostorelocalfruitthathe'lleat

inthewinter."Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnewstuff,"Groszkosays.

"Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."HelenSpiegelman,

coordinatorofZeroWasteVancouver,thinksGroszko'ssentimentwillbecomemore

commonasglobalresourcesgraduallydeclineandthecostsofoilandconsumer

goodssoar.Then,saysSpiegelman,ourowngoods-fromout-of-fashionbagstoused

hockeyskates-willbecomemorevaluabletousandtoothers.Whatdoesthe

underlinedword"it"inPara.7referto?

Earningalotofmoney.

Purchasingnewcommodities.

A:

Discardinguselessoldstuff.

B:

Collectingsecond-handstuff.

C:

D:

答案：B

解析：仔细阅读文章第七段，从"Idon'tseethepointinbuyinglotsofnew

stuff,"Groszkosays."Idon'tbelieveitcontributestoouroverallhappiness."

通过阅读"it"前一句话，可知“it”在此处指的是"buyinglotsofnewstuff"，买新的

物品。

26、【单选题】**Passage2**InIndia,chaiismorethanjustacupofteato

starttheday-thethicksweetdrinkisanintegralpartoftherhythmoflife.

ZachMarksandReshamGellatlyhavebeendocumentingthecultureofIndianchai

andthepeoplewhosellit-knownaschaiwallahs.TeaisIndia'smostpopular

drink-thecountryconsumes837,000tonsofiteveryyear.Theritualofdrinking

chaigoesbeyondallboundaries,androadsidesaredottedwithchaiwallahswho

serveitboiledupwithspices（香料），sugarandmilk.Santoshbegansellingtea

athisshop15yearsago.TheneighboringareainMumbaihaschangeddramatically.

ManyofthesmallbusinesseswhereSantoshoncedeliveredchaihavebeenreplaced

bylargeofficebuildingswhichhecan'tenter.Butmanypeopleworkinginthenew

_developments_havebecomeregularcustomers,preferringSantosh'schaimadewith

thickmilkandfreshgingertotheteabagsavailableintheiroffices.Apopular

ingredientinnorthIndianchai,gingerisbelievedtohavenumeroushealth

benefitsandisthoughttokeepyourbodywarminwinter.Thespicyroothasbeen

usedinhot,milk-basedbeveragesinIndiaforhundredsofyears,sowhenthe

Britishmadeteapopularinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,addingginger

tothemixwasanaturalthingtodo.ShobhanBarwa'sstandisintheheartof

Alipore,afashionableneighborhoodinCalcutta.DuringtheannualHindufestival

ofDurgaPuja,crowdsofvisitorsgatherheretoseetheelaboratepandals-

temporarystructureshousingHindugods.Heusuallyclosesshopby22:00,butfor

theweekofDurgaPuja,hestaysopenuntil05:00servingchai,eggsandFrench

toasttovisitorswhoneedacaffeinekicktokeepthemgoingthroughthenight.On

thefinaldayofthefestival,thousandsjoinaprocession（游行队伍）to

theHooghlyRiverwheregiantstatuesofHindugodsandgoddessesareputin

thewater.Lastyear,though,celebrationturnedtotragedy-ayoungman

drownedwhenastatuefellonhim.Peoplegatheredatanearbychaistandtomourn

hisdeath.Severaldecadesago,chaiwasservedinsmallclaypots,knownaskulhar

inHindiorbharinBengali.WhilethebowlsarestillpopularinCalcutta,plastic

cups,tinyglassesandsteelmugshavebecomethevesselsofchoiceacrossmostOf

India.AccordingtoPara1,whathaveZachMarksandReshamGellatlybeendoing?

TheyhavebeendocumentingtheannualHindufestivalofDurgaPuja.

TheyhavebeenstudyinghowtheBritishmadeteapopularinIndia.

A:

TheyhavebeendescribingthegreatchangesinbigcitiesofIndia

B:

C:

TheyhavebeenrecordingtheIndianteacultureandteasellers.

答D:案：D

解析：仔细阅读文章第一段，从“ZachMarksandReshamGellatlyhavebeen

documentingthecultureofIndianchaiandthepeoplewhosellit-knownas

chaiwallahs.”可知这两位学者在记录印度茶文化和卖茶的小贩们。

27、【单选题】**Passage2**InIndia,chaiismorethanjustacupofteato

starttheday-thethicksweetdrinkisanintegralpartoftherhythmoflife.

ZachMarksandReshamGellatlyhavebeendocumentingthecultureofIndianchai

andthepeoplewhosellit-knownaschaiwallahs.TeaisIndia'smostpopular

drink-thecountryconsumes837,000tonsofiteveryyear.Theritualofdrinking

chaigoesbeyondallboundaries,androadsidesaredottedwithchaiwallahswho

serveitboiledupwithspices（香料），sugarandmilk.Santoshbegansellingtea

athisshop15yearsago.TheneighboringareainMumbaihaschangeddramatically.

ManyofthesmallbusinesseswhereSantoshoncedeliveredchaihavebeenreplaced

bylargeofficebuildingswhichhecan'tenter.Butmanypeopleworkinginthenew

_developments_havebecomeregularcustomers,preferringSantosh'schaimadewith

thickmilkandfreshgingertotheteabagsavailableintheiroffices.Apopular

ingredientinnorthIndianchai,gingerisbelievedtohavenumeroushealth

benefitsandisthoughttokeepyourbodywarminwinter.Thespicyroothasbeen

usedinhot,milk-basedbeveragesinIndiaforhundredsofyears,sowhenthe

Britishmadeteapopularinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,addingginger

tothemixwasanaturalthingtodo.ShobhanBarwa'sstandisintheheartof

Alipore,afashionableneighborhoodinCalcutta.DuringtheannualHindufestival

ofDurgaPuja,crowdsofvisitorsgatherheretoseetheelaboratepandals-

temporarystructureshousingHindugods.Heusuallyclosesshopby22:00,butfor

theweekofDurgaPuja,hestaysopenuntil05:00servingchai,eggsandFrench

toasttovisitorswhoneedacaffeinekicktokeepthemgoingthroughthenight.On

thefinaldayofthefestival,thousandsjoinaprocession（游行队伍）to

theHooghlyRiverwheregiantstatuesofHindugodsandgoddessesareputin

thewater.Lastyear,though,celebrationturnedtotragedy-ayoungman

drownedwhenastatuefellonhim.Peoplegatheredatanearbychaistandtomourn

hisdeath.Severaldecadesago,chaiwasservedinsmallclaypots,knownaskulhar

inHindiorbharinBengali.WhilethebowlsarestillpopularinCalcutta,plastic

cups,tinyglassesandsteelmugshavebecomethevesselsofchoiceacrossmostOf

India.Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"developments"

inPara.3?

changes

improvements

A:

B:

companies

buildings

C:

答D:案：D

解析：仔细阅读文章第三段，“ManyofthesmallbusinesseswhereSantoshonce

deliveredchaihavebeenreplacedbylargeofficebuildingswhichhecan't

enter.Butmanypeopleworkinginthenewdevelo