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ReadingComprehension

IfhalfofthewaterweretobedrainedfromthePacificOcean,

acuriouskindofsubmarinemountaincalledaguyot（海底平顶

ill）wouldbeexposed.Guyotsarestrangeformationsthat

resemblemushroomstalkswithflattops.Morethansix

hundredandfiftyofthesevolcanicstalkshavebeen

discoveredinthePacificOcean,andafewothershavebeen

discoveredintheAtlanticseaplains.

Itiseasytosupposethattheguyotswereformedby

underwaterlavaspoutsthatpiledupvolcanicdebris（残骸）

overtheyears,butjusthowtheyacquiredtheircuriouslyflat

topsremainsamystery.Shallow-waterfossilsfound

embedded（植入）inthetopsofsomeguyotssuggestthatat

onetimetheflattopsweremuchnearertheocean'ssurface,

butbeyondthisthereislittlethatscientistscansay.

Oneattempttoaccountfortheflattopssuggeststhatthe

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oceanlevelswereoncemuchlowerthantheyaretoday;thus

waveactionmighthavesmoothedawaytheoriginalpeaks.

Anothertheoryholdsthattheguyotshaveprobablyalways

flattopsandthattheirweighthaspushedthemslightly

towardtheoceanfloor,causingthemtoslowlysubmerge.But

theseareonlytheories—theguyotsarestillageophysical

puzzle.

1.Thestrangeformationscalledguyotsareactually.

A.underwatervolcanoes

B.volcanicdebris

C.mushroomstalkswithflattops

D.submergedseaplains

答案:B［解析］文章第二段Itiseasytosupposethattheguyots

wereformedbyunderwaterlavaspoutsthatpiledupvolcanic

debris（残骸）overtheyears.可知B正确。

2.Scientistarepuzzledbytheguyots'.

A.mushroomlikeappearance

B.submarinelocation

C.curiouslyflattops

0.origin

答案:C［解析］文章第二段butjusthowtheyacquiredtheir

curiouslyflattopsremainsamystery.文中的mystery即题目中

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的

puzzleo

3.Thediscoveryofshallow-waterfossilsindicatesthatthe

guyotswere.

A.submergedbytheirownweight

B.flattenedbytheactionofwaves

C.notsodeepintheocean

D.formedbyunderwaterlavaspouts

答案:C［解析］文章第二段Shallow-waterfossilsfound

embedded（植入）inthetopsofsomeguyotssuggestthatat

onetimethefiattopsweremuchnearertheocean'ssurface.

即选C。

4.Theguyotsarestillageophysicalpuzzlenowadays

because.

A.noexplanationoftheiroriginhasyetbeenoffered

B.scientistshavenotyetofferedanyexplanationoftheir

shapes

C.theoriesrelatingtotheiroriginsandshapeshaveneverbeen

proved

0.scientistsarenotsuretheoceanlevelshavechanged

答案:C［解析］文章第三段Buttheseareonlytheories—the

guyotsarest川ageophysicalpuzzle.可知两个假设只是理论没有

被证实。

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5.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat.

A.thereareguyotsineveryoceanoftheworld

B.guyotsareproducedbyviolentvolcanicaction

C.themysteryoftheguyotswillsoonbesolved

D.theguyots'flattopswillremainamysteryforsometime

答案:D［解析］文章中反复出现butjusthowtheyacquiredtheir

curiouslyflattopsremainsamystery,butbeyondthisthereis

littlethatscientistscansay.Buttheseareonlytheories—the

故选

guyotsarestillageophysicalpuzzle.Do

WithinfifteenyearsBritainandothernationsshouldbewell

onwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexesforthe

recyclingofwaste.Thewordrubbishcouldloseitsmeaning

becauseeverythingwhichgoesintothedumps（垃圾堆）would

bemadeintosomethinguseful.Eventhemostdangerousand

unpleasantwasteswouldprovideenergyifnothingelse.

Thelatestprojectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillion

inhabitantsanddiscoverexactlywhatrawmaterialsgointoit

andwhatgoout.Theaimistofindouthowmuchoftheseraw

materialscouldbeprovidedifaplantforrecyclingwastewere

builtjustoutsidethecity.Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonly

metalsuchassteel,leadandcopper,butalsopaperand

rubberaswell.

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Anothernewprojectisbeingsetuptodiscoverthebest

waysofsortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisproject

iscomplete,therubbishwillbeprocessedlikethis:first,itwill

passthroughsharpmetalbarswhichwilltearopentheplastic

bagsinwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpass

throughapowerfulfantoseparatethelightestelementsfrom

theheavysolids,afterthatgroundersandrollerswillbreakup

everythingthatcanbebroken.Finally,therubbishwillpass

undermagnets（磁铁），whichwillremovethebitsofironand

steel;therubberandplasticwillthenbesortedoutinthefinal

stage.

Thefirstfull-scalegiantrecyclingplantsare,perhaps,

fifteenyearsaway.Indeed,withthegrowingcostof

transportingrubbishtomoredistantdumps,somebigcities

willbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.

6.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecansee.

A.therewillbenowasteintheworld

B.thewastecannotbereused

C.thewastecanbereused

D.therewillbealotofuselesswasteintheworld

答案:C［解析］文章第一段Thewordrubbishcouldloseits

meaningbecauseeverythingwhichgoesintothedumps（垃圾

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堆）可知选

wouldbemadeintosomethingusefulCo

7.WhatisNOTmentionedasapartoftherecyclingprocess

describedinPara.3?

A.Sharpeningmetalbars.

B.Breakingupwhateverisbreakable.

C.Separatinglightelementsfromtheheavyones.

0.Sortingoutsmallpiecesofmetal.

答案:A［解析］由文章第三段first,itw川passthroughsharpmetal

barswhichwilltearopentheplasticbagsinwhichrubbishis

usuallypacked可知passthroughsharpmetalbars与

sharpeningmetalbars不是一回事。

8.What'sthemainreasonforbigcitiestobuildtheirown

recyclingplants?

A.Togetbigprofitsfromthoseplants.

B.Toprotecttheenvironmentfrompollution.

C.Togetrawmaterialslocally.

D.Todealwithwastesinabetterway.

答案:C［解析］文章第四段Indeed,withthegrowingcostof

transportingrubbishtomoredistantdumps,somebigcities

willbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.

可知运送垃圾成本过高是一些大城市在周边建造垃圾回收站的原因,

也即建了垃圾回收站就可以就近运送垃圾，降低成本。故C正确。

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9.Thefirstfull-scalehugerecyclingplants.

A.willprobablybeinoperationinfifteenyears

B.willprobablytakelessthanfifteenyearstobuild

C.willbebuiltfifteenyearslater

D.begantooperatefifteenyearsago

答案:C［解析］文章第四段中Thefirstfull-scalegiantrecycling

plantsare,perhaps,fifteenyearsaway.在这里away和选项中的

later是同义替换。

10.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.acheapwaytogetenergy

B.newwaysofrecyclingwastes

C.thelocationofrecyclingplants

D.theprotectionofcityenvironment

答案:B［解析］文章开头即是中心。

Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthe

readerandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,to

thetextandgetsanswers.Inthelightoftheseheputsfurther

questions,andsoon.

Formostofthetimethis"conversation"goesonbelow

thelevelofconsciousness.Attimes,however,webecome

awareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunningintodifficulties,

whenmismatchisoccurringbetweenexpectationsand

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meaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeingexperiencedour

questioningofthetextcontinuesattheunconsciouslevel.

Differentpeopleconversewithtextdifferently.Somestay

veryclosetothewordsonthepage;otherstakeoff

imaginativelyfromthewords,interpreting,criticizing,

analyzingandexamining.Theformerrepresentsakindof

comprehensionwhichiswritteninthetext.Thelatter

representshigherlevelsofcomprehension.Thebalance

betweentheseisimportant,especiallyforadvancedreaders.

Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointof

viewisequallyimportant,andthatistodonotwithwhatis

readbutwithhowitisread.Wecallthisa"process"

conversationasopposedtoa"content"conversation.Itis

concernednotwithmeaningbutwiththestrategies（策略）we

employinreading.Ifweareanadvancedreaderourabilityto

holdacontentconversationwithatextisusuallyprettywell

developed.Notsoourabilitytoholdaprocessconversation.It

ispreciselythiskindofconversationthatisofimportance

whenweareseekingtodevelopourreadingtomeetthenew

demandsbeingplaceduponusbystudyingatahigherlevel.

11.Readingasakindofconversationbetweenthereader

andthetextbecomesconsciousonlywhen.

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A.thereader'sexpectationsagreewithwhatissaidinthetext

B.thereaderhastroubleunderstandingwhattheauthorsays

C.thereaderasksquestionsandgetsanswers

D.thereaderunderstandsatextverywell

答案：B［解析］文章第二段Formostofthetimethis

"conversation"goesonbelowthelevelofconsciousness.At

times,however,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwe

arerunningintodifficulties,whenmismatchisoccurring

betweenexpectationsandmeaning.此题的关键是读出attimes

相当于题目中的

when0

12.Atalowerlevelofcomprehension,readerstendto.

A.readatextslowly

B.readwithoutthinkinghard

C.interpretatextintheirownway

0.concentrateonthemeaningofwordsonly

答案:D［解析］文章第三段Somestayveryclosetothewordson

故选

thepage.De

13.A"process"conversationhastodowith.

A.theapplicationofreadingstrategies

B.matchingourexpectationswiththemeaningofatext

C.thedevelopmentofourabilitytocheckthedetails

0.determiningthemainideaofatext

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答案:A［解析］文中第四段Wecallthisa"process"conversation

asopposedtoa"content"conversation.Itisconcernednot

withmeaningbutwiththestrategies（策略）weemployin

这里的关键是读出指代的是

reading.itprocesso

14.Accordingtothepassage,itisofgreatimportancefor

readersatahigherleveltomaintainabalancebetween.

A.consciousandunconsciouslevelsofcomprehension

B.thereaders'expectationsandthemeaningofatext

C.lowerandhigherlevelsofcomprehension

D.interpretingandcriticizingatext

答案:C［解析］文章第三段Thelatterrepresentshigherlevelsof

comprehension.Thebalancebetweentheseisimportant,

especiallyforadvancedreaders.这里的advancedreader即是

题目中的

readersatahigherlevel0

15.Ifwewanttodevelopourreadingabilityatanadvanced

level,weshould.

A.learntousedifferentapproachesinreadingdifferenttexts

B.makeourreadingprocessmoreconscious

C.paymoreattentiontothecontentofatext

D.takeacriticalattitudetowardstheauthor'sideas

答案:A［解析］文章最后一段最后一句Itispreciselythiskindof

conversationthatisofimportancewhenweareseekingto

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developourreadingtomeetthenewdemandsbeingplaced

uponusbystudyingatahigherlevel.故A对。

Psychologyandsociologyarebothcategorizedassocial

sciences,andbothstudyhumanbehavior.However,

psychologyisthestudyofindividualbehavior;whereas

sociologyisthestudyofgroupbehavior.Psychologydeals

withthepossibleproblemsanindividualmighthaveinsocial

interactionwithotherindividuals,butthemainconcernof

sociologyisthewaysthatdifferentsocietieswithdifferent

culturesdealwitheachother.

Sociologyasksandtriestoanswerquestionslikethese:

whydoesonesocietyprogressrapidlyandanotherone

remainprimitiveforcenturies?Whatisthemainreasonfor

revolutioninasociety?Whatistheroleofreligionorartina

society?

Psychologyasksandtriestoanswerquestionslikethese:

whydoesanindividualadapteasilytoachanging

environmentandanotherindividualbecomementally

disturbed?Whatarethecausesofantisocialbehavior?What

roledoesreligionorartplayinanindividual'smentaland

emotionallife?

Psychologyandsociologyoftenworktogetherintheir

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studyofhumanbehavior.Itisassumedthatbybetter

understandingindividualmotivationandbehavior;morewill

belearnedaboutgroupmotivationandbehavior.Thereverse

isalsoassumed:ifscientistscanlearnmoreaboutsocial

groups,theywilllearnmoreaboutindividuals.

16.Whatwouldbeanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.PsychologyandSociology

B.IndividualandGroup

C.HumanBehaviorStudy

D.MainConcernsofSocialSciences

答案:A［解析］文章第一段讲了心理学和社会学的定义及区别,第二段

重点讲社会学，第三段重点讲心理学,最后一段讲两者之间的合作互

利。故A对。

17.Whichofthefollowingquestionsistheconcernof

psychology?

A.Whatistheroleofreligionorartinasociety?

B.Whatisthemainreasonforrevolutioninasociety?

C.Whatarethecausesofantisocialbehavior?

D.Whydoesonesocietyprogressmorerapidlythananother?

答案:C［解析］文章第三段Psychologyasksandtriestoanswer

questionslikethese:...Whatarethecausesofantisocial

讲的都是心理学所涉猎的内容，所以选、、项所

behavior?CoABD

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述都是社会学研究的内容。

18.Accordingtotheauthor,.

A.psychologyandsociologybenefitfromeachother's

research

B.toomuchemphasisonpsychologymaycausesocial

problems

C.thestudyofgroupbehavioristheinterestofpsychologists

0.differentsocietieswithdifferentculturescannotgetalong

well

答案:A［解析］由文章的第四段Psychologyandsociologyoften

worktogetherintheirstudyofhumanbehavior...及其后面的内

容可知，研究个体对团体的行为研究有利，而研究团体也对个体的行

为研究有利。因此选A。

19.Awordwhichcantaketheplaceof"reverse"inthelast

sentenceis.

A.consequence

B.result

C.opposite

0.implication

答案:C［解析］由文章最后一段最后两句Itisassumedthatby

betterunderstandingindividualmotivationandbehavior,

morewillbelearnedaboutgroupmotivationandbehavior.

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Thereverseisalsoassumed:ifscientistscanlearnmoreabout

socialgroups,theywilllearnmoreaboutindividuals.可知,这

两句讲的是相互对立的两个方面，故reverse前后假设的条件和结

果正好相反。故C对。

20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Bothpsychologyandsociologystudyhumanbehavior.

B.Mentalproblemsshouldbedealtwithbyasociologist.

C.Sociologyisthestudyofgroupbehavior.

0.Psychologypaysmoreattentiontoindividualsthanto

groups.

答案:B［解析］文章第一段psychologyisthestudyofindividual

behavior,whereassociologyisthestudyofgroupbehavior和

Psychologydealswiththepossibleproblemsanindividual

mighthaveinsocialinteractionwithotherindividuals可知A、

C、D正确,mentalproblem是psychology所研究的对象,故选

Be

Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomething

abouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleastto

understandthattheinternal-combustionengine（内燃机）has

somethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesand

pistons（活塞）beingdrive.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasic

ideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further;

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studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthe

computer'simpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantby

computerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformof

literacy（读写能力）；itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaught

asaliberalart.

Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowto

programonearetwodistinctactivities.Acasemightbemade

thatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfree

themselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquite

differentfromsayingthatalloughttoknowhowtoprogram

one.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasa

career;whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileour

societyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameis

trueofautorepairandviolin-making.

Learninghowtousecomputerisnotthatdifficult,andit

getseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore

"user-friendly".Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneis

goingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobea

competentcitizen.Whatdoesthephrase"learningtousea

computer"mean?Itsoundslike"learningtodriveacar",that

is,itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,once

acquired,enableonetouseacomputer.

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Infact,"learningtouseacomputer"ismuchmorelike

"learningtoplayagame,"butlearningtherulesofonegame

maynothelpyouplayasecondgame,whoserulesmaynotbe

thesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachingsomeonehow

touseacomputer.Onecanonlyteachpeopletousethisor

thatprogramandgenerallythatiseasilyaccomplished.

21.Tobethecompetentcitizensoftomorrow,peopleshould

A.trytolayasolidfoundationincomputerscience

B.beawareofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo

C.learntouseacomputerbyacquiringacertainsetofskills

D.understandthatprogrammingacomputerismoreessential

thanrepairingacar

答案:C［解析］根据第二段Learninghowtouseacomputerand

learninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities.Acase

mightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrow

shouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.可知C正

确。

22.Inthesecondparagraph"violin-making"ismentionedto

showthat.

A.programmingacomputerisasinterestingasmakingaviolin

B.oursocietyneedsexpertsindifferentfields

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C.violin-makingrequiresasmanyskillsascomputer

programming

D.peoplewhocanuseacomputerdon'tnecessarilyhaveto

knowcomputerprogram

答案:D［解析］thesameistrueofautorepairandviolinmaking.

在这里用autorepair和violin-making分别指代使用电脑和懂得编

程的人。

23.Learningtouseacomputerisgettingeasierallthetime

because.

A.programsarebecominglesscomplicated

B.programsaredesignedtobeconvenienttousers

C.programmingisbecomingeasierandeasier

0.programsarebecomingreadilyavailabletocomputerusers

答案:B［解析］Learninghowtousecomputerisnotthatdifficult,

anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore

"user-friendly".此题的关键是理解"user-friendly"的意思，”对

用户友好的，容易使用的"。故选

Be

24.Accordingtotheauthor;thephrase"learningtousea

computer"(Para.3)meanslearning.

A.asetofrules

B.thefundamentalofcomputerscience

C.specificprograms

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0.generalprinciplesofprogramming

答案:C［解析］由文章最后一句Onecanonlyteachpeopletouse

thisorthatprogramandgenerallythatiseasilyaccomplished.

可知选

Co

25.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis.

A.tostresstheimpactofthecomputeronsociety

B.toexplaintheconceptofcomputerliteracy

C.toillustratetherequirementforbeingcompetentcitizensof

tomorrow

D.toemphasizethatcomputerprogrammingisaninteresting

andchallengingjob

答案:B［解析］通读全文可知，作者主要讲述的是使用计算机能力的一

些内容4、C、D所述均不正确，只有B项是作者的写作目的所在。

Honeybeescannotlivealone.Theirbodystructureand

instructsequipthemforlifeinacolonyorcommunity,where

theyhaveacomplexsocialorganizationandthevariousduties

aredividedamongtheindividualsaccordingtophysical

fitnessandage.Anindividualworkerbeecannotproduce

itself.Whileitmaycontinuetoliveifforciblyisolatedfromits

mates,itfailstocareforitselfadequately,andsoondies.Most

insectshavetheabilitytohibernateinwinter;butthe

honeybeeseemstohavelostthis.Sinceatlowtemperatures

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thebeewilldie,itmusthavetheabilitytomakeitsown

environment,sofarastemperatureisconcerned.Thismakesa

colonyisnecessarytothebeesinwinter,sothattheymay

collectivelywarmeachother.Efficiency,ifnotnecessarily,

demandsthattheworkofthecolonybedivided,andsucha

divisionoflabortendstoenhancetheneedtomaintainthe

colony.Thephysicalstructureofthehoneybeeisfurther

suitedforthedefenseoftheentirecolonyratherthanforits

owndefense.Thebee'sbarbedstingisusedonlyonceandis

mademoreeffectivebythefactthatitisleftbehindinthe

victim.Withthelossofthesting,however,thebeedies.This

kindofdefensiveweaponisnotofservicetotheindividual,

buttothecommunity.

26.Accordingtothepassage,beesarefittedforcommunal

lifebyvirtueoftheir.

A.flexibilityandinitiative

B.intelligenceandsensitivity

C.independenceandendurance

0.instinctsandform

答案:D［解析］由第一段首句Honeybeescannotlivealone.Their

bodystructureandinstinctsequipthemforlifeillacolonyor

community.可知选D。

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27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatatonetimebees

hadtheabilityto.

A.increasetheiractivityinlowertemperatures

B.leavecoldclimatesduringwinter

C.remaininactivethroughperiodsofcoldweather

D.constructinsulatedhives

答案:C［解析］从文中第五句Mostinsectshavetheabilityto

hibernateinwinter,butthehoneybeeseemstohavelostthis.

可知昆虫有冬天冬眠的能力，但是蜜蜂可能已经失去了这个能力。推

断曾经蜜蜂可能具有这个能力。故选C。

28.Accordingtothepassage,beesdifferfrommostother

communitiesofinsectsintheirneedto.

A.reproduceinlargenumbers

B.controlthetemperaturewheretheylive

C.dividetheworkoftheircolonies

D.haveacomplexdefensesystem

答案:C［解析］从文中Efficiency,ifnotnecessarily,demandsthat

theworkofthecolonybedivided,andsuchadivisionoflabor

tendstoenhancetheneedtomaintainthecolony可知蜜蜂需

根据它们工种的不同来进行工作分工，这也是它们与其他昆虫的不同

之处，故选

Co

29.Accordingtothepassage,thehoneybee'sstingis

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particularlyeffectivebecauseit.

A.hasmanypotentialuses

B.cankillseveralvictimsatonce

C.islocatedintherearofthebee'sbody

0.remainswiththebee'svictim

答案:D［解析］从文中Thebee'sbarbedstingisusedonlyonce

andismademoreeffectivebythefactthatitisleftbehindin

thevictim.可知D正确。

30.Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatetitlefor

thepassage?

A.TheCommunalLifeofBees

B.TheStructureoftheBee

C.TheOrganizationofInsectColonies

D.TheLifeoftheSocialInsects

答案:A［解析］根据文章最后内容可知，文章阐述的是蜜蜂的群居生活。

故A对。

Itisveryinterestingtonotewherethedebateabout

diversity（多样化）istakingplace.Itistakingplaceprimarilyin

politicalcircles.HereattheCollegeFund,wehavealotof

contactwithtopcorporate（公司的）leaders;noneofthemis

talkingaboutgettingridofthoseinstrumentsthatproduce

diversity.Infact,theysaythatiftheircompaniesareto

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competeintheglobalvillageandintheglobalmarketplace,

diversityisanimperative.Theyalsosaythattheneedfor

talented,skilledAmericansmeanswehavetoexpandthepool

ofpotentialemployees.Andinlookingatwherebirthrateare

growingandatwherethepopulationisshifting,corporate

Americaunderstandsthatexpandingthepoolmeans

promotingpoliciesthathelpprovideskillstomoreminorities,

morewomen,andmoreimmigrants.Corporateleadersknow

thatifthatdoesn'toccurinoursociety,theywillnothavethe

engineers,thescientists,thelawyers,orthebusiness

managerstheywillneed.

Likewise,Idon'thearpeopleintheacademysaying,"Let's

gobackward.Let'sgobacktothegoodolddays,whenwehad

ameritocracy（不拘一格选人才）"，whichwasnevertrue一we

neverhadameritocracy,althoughwe'vecomeclosertoitin

thelast30years.IrecentlyvisitedagreatlittlecollegeinNew

Yorkwherethecampushasdoubleditsminoritypopulationin

thelastsixyears.ItalkedwithanAfricanAmericanwhohas

beenprofessorthereforalongtime.Andsheremembersthat

whenshefirstjoinedthecommunity,therewerefewerthana

handfulofminoritiesoncampus.Nowallofusfeelthewayis

betterbecauseofthediversity.Sowherewehearthisdebates

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isprimarilyinpoliticalcirclesandinthemedia—notin

corporateboardroomsoroncollegecampuses.

31.Theword"imperative"(Para.1)mostprobablyrefersto

something.

A.superficial

B.remarkable

C.debatable

D.essential

答案:D［解析］根据文中具体语言环境可知该词的意思为"必需的，

不可缺少的"，故选

De

32.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplestilldifferin

theirviewsondiversity?

A.Minorities.

B.Politicians.

C.Professors.

0.Managers.

答案:B［解析］根据文中前两句Itisveryinterestingtonotewhere

thedebateaboutdiversity(多样化)istakingplace.Itistaking

placeprimarilyinpoliticalcircles.可知对多样化的讨论多发生在

政界，所以应该是政客谈论的较多。故选

Be

33.Highcorporateleadersseemtobeinfavorofpromoting

diversitysoasto.

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A.lowertherateofunemployment

B.Americanpoliticalcircleswillnotacceptdiversity

C.becompetitiveintheworldmarket

D.satisfythedemandofagrowingpopulation

答案:C［解析］根据文中第一段Infact,theysaythatiftheir

companiesaretocompeteintheglobalvillageandinthe

globalmarketplace,diversityisanimperative.可知公司要在市

场上更具竞争力就要注意多样化发展，故C正确。

34.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.meritocracycanneverberealizedwithoutdiversity

B.Americanpoliticalcircleswillnotacceptdiversity

C.ItisunlikelythatdiversitywilloccurintheU.S.media

0.minoritiescanonlyenterthefieldswherenodebateisheard

aboutdiversity

答案:A［解析］根据文中第二段...whichwasnevertrue-wenever

hadameritocracy,althoughwe'vecomeclosertoitinthelast

30years.及后面的Nowallofusfeelthewayisbetterbecause

可知选

ofthediversity.Ao

35.Accordingtothepassage,diversitycanbeachievedin

Americansocietyby.

A.expandingthepoolofpotentialemployees

B.promotingthepoolofpotentialemployees

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drainingmoreengineers,scientists,lawyersandbusiness

managers

0.providingeducationforallregardlessofraceorsex

答案：D［解析］根据文章意思Americaunderstandsthat

expandingthepoolmeanspromotingpoliciesthathelp

provideskillstomoreminorities,morewomen,andmore

immigrants.因此D为正确选项。

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