2023年同等学力英语真题及详解

PaperOne试卷一（90minutes）PartⅠDialogueCommunication(10minutes,10points,1foreach)SectionADialogueCompletionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogue.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

A:Helen.Youlookgreat!You’remuchslimmerthanlasttimeIsawyou.

B:

Actually,I’vebeenonadietandI’vebeendoingakeep-fitclass,too.A．No,thanks.

B．Well,yes.C．Youareflatteringme.

D．Areyoukidding?2．A:I’msosorry.Ishouldn’thavethrownyourviolinaway.Whydidn’tyoutellmeitwasabirthdaypresentfromyourDad?B:

Whatisdoneisdone.

A．Noproblem.

B．Don’tworry.C．Forgetit.

D．That’sfine.3.A:Itisreallyhardtomaintaincontactwhenpeoplemovearoundsomuch.

B:

A．You’reunluckytohavelostcontactwithyourfriends.B．Thatisright.Ihavebeenoutoftouchwithmyfriends.C．Isit?Peoplejustdriftapartindeed!D．Iaskthemtokeepmeinformedaboutwhattheyaredoing.4.A:Hi,John,howareyou?Iheardyouweresick.

B:Theymusthaveconfusedmewithsomebodyelse.

A．Iwassicklastweek.

B．Icouldnotagreewithyoumore.C．I’veneverfeltbetter.

D．Soyouareright.5.A:ItisnotlikeGeorgetobelateforanappointment.

B:

He’salwayspunctual.A．Noway.

B．Anywayhe’slate.C．Idon’tthinkso.

D．You’reright.

SectionB

DialogueComprehensionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.Attheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertothequestionfromthe4choicesbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

6.Man:Thatwasanabsolutelydeliciousmeal.Yourcookingisalwayssuperbbutthistimeyouhaveexcelledyourself.Woman:Iamgladyouenjoyedit.ItisarecipeIhaven’ttriedbefore.Question:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’scooking?A．Itisasgoodasalways.B．Itisgoodenoughforsomethingnew.C．Itisgood,butnotasgoodasbefore.D．Itisbetterthanusual.7.Man:DoyouthinkthatBobisseriousaboutSally?

Woman:Well,Iknowthis.I’veneverseenhimgooutsooftenwiththesamegirl.

Question:Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthewoman’sstatement?A．BobisseriousaboutSally.B．Bobnevergoessteadywithagirl.C．Bobwillsoonchangehisgirlfriend.D．BobisnotseriousaboutSally.8.Man:Everybody’shelpingoutwiththedinner.Wouldyoumakethesalad?Woman:Anythingbutthat.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?A．Shedoesnotwantanysalad.B．Shewillmakethesalad.C．Shewantssomesalad.D．She’dratherdosomeotherjobs.9.Man:Youknowwhat?Youshouldinvestthemoneyyourself.

Woman:Thathadcrossedmymind.

Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?A．Theideahadbotheredher.

B．Shehadinvestedthemoney.C．Theideahadoccurredtoher.

D．Shewouldn’tgiveitatry.10.Woman:Wheredoyouplantogofordinner?

Man:IwasthinkingofgoingtoJoe’s.It’sastone’sthrowaway.Besides,theenvironmentisgood.

Question:WhatcanwelearnaboutJoe’s?A.Itisnotfarfromhere

B.Itisnotexpensive.C.Itisaninterestingplace. D.Itisknownforitsspecialty.PartIIVocabulary(10minutes,10points,0.5foreach)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10sentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.Choosetheonefromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.11．Likeflowersthathavebeenwaitingallwintertoblossom,touristsareeagertoburstforthwiththeircameras.A．survive B．breeze C．revive

D．bloom12．Theapplicationsofgeneticengineeringareabundantandchoosingoneappropriateforthiscasecanberatherdifficult.A.sufficient

B.plentiful

C.adequate

D.countable13．Thenewlyelectedpresidenthaspledged$13milliontotheautomobileindustryforitssurvival.A．promised

B．prepared

C．disposed

D．delivered14．TheAmericansrecognizethattheUNcanbethechannelforgreaterdiplomaticactivity.A．place

B．medium

C．resort

D．tunnel15.Thegrowthofpart-timeandflexibleworkingpatternallowsmorewomentotakeadvantageofjobopportunities.A．makeuseof

B.catchupwithC．castlighton

D.getridof16．Nobodycanhelpbutbefascinatedbytheworldintowhichheistakenbythesciencefiction.A．impressedB．amused

C．attracted

D．puzzled17．SenatorJamesMeekshascalledoffaboycottofChicagoPublicSchools,organizedtoprotestIllinois’educationfundingsystem.A．reclaimedB．proposed

C．indulged

D．canceled18．Thenewbookfocusesontheconceptthattoachieveandmaintaintotalhealth,peopleneedphysical,socialandemotionalwell-being.A．gain

B．attainC．acquire

D．gather19．The16percentfareincreasewouldbringChicagofaresinlinewiththoseofotherbigcities.A．incooperationwith

B．inagreementwithC．inconnectionwithD．inassociationwith20．ItistruethatLondonisoftensunless,dampandraw,thoughtheoccasionalsunnydaysseemallthemoreattractivebycontrast.A．mild

B．chilly

C．moist

D．cloudy

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

21．Researchshowsheavycoffeedrinkingis

asmallincreaseinbloodpressure,butnotenoughtoincreasetheriskforhighbloodpressure.A.

associatedwith

B．comparedwithC.

attributedtoD．referredto22．Alarge

ofthesunlightneverreachestheearthwhileinfra-redheatgivenoffbytheearthisallowedtoescapefreely.A．proportion

B．ratioC．rateD．fraction23．Itisamusingthatshe

herfather’sbadtemperaswellashermother’sgoodlooks.A．retainedB．inheritedC．preservedD．maintained24．

thefewwhohavefailedintheirexamination,alltheotherstudentsinthehallareinveryhighspirits.A．InspitethatB．ButforC．Forthesakeof

D．Apartfrom25．Thedeclineinmoralstandards,whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts,hasatlast

theattentionofaverageAmericans.A．clarifiedB．cultivatedC．captured

D．characterized26．OurneighborUncleJohnsonisastubbornman.Needlesstosay,wetried

tomakehimchangehismind.A．inshortB．insecretC．indanger

D．invain27．ThewesternmediawasastonishedtoseethatChina’sGDP

byalmost40%justintwoyears’time.A．flourishedB．floated

C．roared

D．soared28．Unemploymentseemstobethe

socialprobleminthisareaandmayunderminesocialstability.A．primitive

B．prevalentC．previous

D．premature29．Manypeople,whenill,seetheirdoctorsandaskthemto

somethingthatwillmakethemfeelbetter.A．prescribe

B．describeC．reviseD．devise30．Facinggrowingcostsandshrinkingtax

,thegovernmentisnowthreateningtocutfundingforenvironmentalprotectionprograms.A．budget

B．collection

C．revenue

D．profit

PartⅢ

ReadingComprehension(45minutes,30points,1foreach)Directions:Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby6questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

PassageOneTheotherdaymysonaskedmeifhecouldrideuptohiselementaryschoolonhisbikeandmeethisfriend.Hewantedthebothofthemtoridebacktoourhousesotheycouldplayvideogamesandjumponthetrampoline(蹦床).Ihavetoadmit,partofmewantedtosayno.Wecangopickhimuporhisparentscanbringhimoverhere,Ithought.Butmysoniselevenyearsoldnow.Andafterall,Idolethimridehisbiketoschool.ButIalsodrivemydaughtertoschoolandIcanseehimontheway,makingsureheisgettingtheresafely.MyhusbandthinksIamtoooverprotective.Idon’tdaretoletmychildrenwalkanywherewithoutoneofusgoingalong.Asyoupulloutofourneighborhood,thereisashoppingcenteracrossthestreet.Mysonalwaysasksifhecanridehisbikeorwalkovertothedrugstorebyhimself.Butcrossingthatstreetisjusttoodangerous.Thecarsflyaroundthecornerlikethey’redrivinginacarrace.Whatifhegetshit?Whatifsometeenagebulliesarehangingoutintheparkinglot?IwantsomuchtogivemychildrenthefreedomthatIenjoyedhavingwhenIwasgrowingupbutIhesitatetodosobecausetherearedangersaroundeverycorner.Toomanykidnaps,toomanysexoffenders.Iwentonlineanddiscoveredthereare41sexoffendersinmyareaalone.Ihonestlydon’tthinkmymomworriedaboutsuchthingswhenherchildrenwereyoung.Growingupinthe1970swasindeedadifferenttime.Ineverworeahelmet(头盔)whenIrodeabike.Wewereallovertheneighborhood,onourbikesandonfoot,cominghomefordinnerandthenbackoutagainuntildark.Werodeinthebackofthetruck,didn’t’twearseatbelts.Iwalkedtoandfromschooleveryday…31．Whatdidtheauthorfeelreluctanttolethersondo?A．Meethisfriend.

B．Playvideogames.C．Ridehisbikeonstreets.

D．Jumponthetrampoline.32.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenshesays,“butmysoniselevenyearsoldnow”?A.Heisabittooyoungtogooutalone.B.Heisoldenoughtobegivensomefreedomnow.C.Hehasreachedthelegalageforridingabike.D.Hecan’tprotecthimselffromroadhazards.33.Givenherhusband’sattitudetowardsbringingupkids,hewouldmostprobably_______.A.drivehissontoschooltoensuresafety.B.followhissonallthewaytoschoolandback.C.asktheotherboy’sparentstobringhimoverhere.D.givehissonmorefreedomindecidingwhattodo.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredbytheauthorasapotentialthreattokids?A.Thedrugstore.

B.Teenagerbullies.

C.Childabusers.

D.Carsracingby.35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Thesocialsecuritybackinthe1970swasnobetterthanitistoday.B.Today’schildrenenjoymorefreedomthanthoseinthe1970s.C.Childreninthe1970senjoyedmorefreedomthanthosetoday.

D.Childrentodayaremoreobedienttotheirparents.36.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toshowherconcernovertheincreasingcrimerateinher

neighborhood.B.Tocomparetoday’ssocialenvironmentwiththatofthe1970s.C.Todescribeherhesitationastohowmuchfreedomsheshouldgiveherson.D.Toexpressherworryaboutbothsafetyandsecurityinherarea.

PassageTwoYoumayhavewonderedwhythesupermarketsareallthesame.Itisnotbecausethecompaniesthatoperatethemlackimagination.Itisbecausetheyallaimatpersuadingpeopletobuythings.Inthesupermarket,ittakesawhileforthemindtogetintoashoppingmode.Thisiswhytheareaimmediatelyinsidetheentranceisknownasthe“decompressionzone”.Peopleneedtoslowdownandlookaround,eveniftheyareregulars.Insalestermsthisareaisabitofloss,soittendstobeusedmoreforpromotion.Immediatelyinside，thefirstthingshoppersmaycometoisthefreshfruitandvegetablessection.Forshoppers,thismakesnosense.Fruitandvegetablescanbeeasilydamaged,sotheyshouldbeboughtattheend,notthebeginning,ofashoppingtrip.Butwhatisatworkhere?Itturnsoutthatselectinggoodfreshfoodisawaytostartshopping,anditmakespeoplefeellessguiltyaboutreachingfortheunhealthystufflateron.Shoppersalreadyknowthateverydayitems,likemilk,areinvariablyplacedtowardsthebackofastoretoprovidemoreopportunitiestotemptcustomers.Butsupermarketsknowshoppersknowthis,sotheyuseothertricks,likeplacingpopularitemshalfwayalongasectionsothatpeoplehavetowalkallalongtheaislelookingforthem.Theideaistoboost“dwelltime”:thelengthoftimepeoplespendinastore.Traditionallyretailersmeasure“footfall”,asthenumberofpeopleenteringastoreisknown,butthosenumberssaynothingaboutwherepeoplegoandhowlongtheyspendthere.Butnowadays,apieceoftechnologycanfillthegap:themobilephone.PathIntelligence,aBritishcompanytrackedpeople’sphonesatGunwharfQuays,alargeretailercentreinPortsmouth--notbymonitoringcalls,butbyplottingthepositionsofhandsetsastheytransmitautomaticallytocellularnetworks.Itfoundthatwhendwelltimerose1%salesrose1.3%.Suchtechniquesareincreasinglypopularbecauseofadeepeningunderstandingabouthowshoppersmakechoices.Peopletellmarketresearchersthattheymakerationaldecisionsaboutwhattobuy,consideringthingslikeprice,selectionorconvenience.Butsubconsciousforces,involvingemotionandmemories,areclearlyalsoatwork.37.InParagraph2,“decompressionzone”istheareameantto_____.A.prepareshoppersforthemoodofbuyingB.offershoppersaplacetohavearestC.encourageshopperstotrynewproductsD.provideshopperswithdiscountinformation38.Puttingfruit-and-vegetablesectionneartheentrancetakesadvantageofshoppers’______.A.commonsense

B.shoppinghabitsC.shoppingpsychology

D.concernswithtime

39.PathIntelligenceusesatechnologyto______.A.measurehowlongpeoplestayatastore

B.counthowmanypeopleenterastoreC.findoutwhatpeoplebuyinastoreD.monitorwhatpeoplesayanddoinastore40.WhathappenedatGunwharfQuaysshowedthatsales______.A.wasreverselylinkedtodwelltimeB.wasindirectproportiontodwelltimeC.wasaffectedmorebyfootfallthanbydwelltime

D.wasaffectedmorebydwelltimethanbyfootfall

41.Theauthorarguesthatshoppers______.A.exertmoreinfluenceonstoresthantheyimagineB.aremorelikelytomakerationalchoicesthantheyknowC.havemorecontroloverwhattheybuythantheyassumeD.tendtomakemoreemotionaldecisionsthantheythink42.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.NewTechnologyBoostsStores’SalesB.HowShoppersMakeChoicesinStoresC.TheSciencebehindStores’ArrangementsD.RationalandIrrationalWaysofShopping

PassageThreeAboutacenturyagomorepeoplewouldnothaveappreciatedthestudyofaforeignlanguageastheydotoday.Gonearethosedayswhenpatriotismtowardsone’sownlanguagewasamajorobstacletolearningforeignlanguages,atimewhenmostnationsweretryingtothrowtheiralienrulersoutoftheircountriesintheirfreedomstruggles.Gonearethosedayswhenpeoplewereproudoftheirmotherorfathertonguesandconsideredthattheirlanguagesalonewillsufficetheneedtosurvive.LanguageskillstodayhavebecomeasimportantasotherbusinessandcareerskillslikeIT,vocationalorprofessionalskills.Thuslearningaforeignlanguagetodayhasbecomeessentialforanindividualwhetheritisforcareers,growingabusiness,oreventomakeanimpression.AllthatoneneedstopossessthesedaysisadrivetolearnaforeignlanguageandthereareallkindsofinstitutionsandcoursesthatteachvariousforeignlanguageslikeFrench,German,Spanish,andJapanese.Today’sworldeconomyhasbridgedthebarriersofrace,sex,colorandreligionandtheworldhasbecomeasmallerplace.Today’sbusinessesalsodemandlanguageskillstoexpandandgrowinothercountries.Tensandhundredsofbusinessesworldwideareexpandingandgrowingtheirbusinessesbypromotingthemincountriesotherthantheircountriesoforigin.ThetremendousgrowthoftheInternethasfurtherincreasedthedemandforlanguageskills.InCanadaanofficialrulealsosaysthatallcommercialestablishmentsmusthavetheirwebsitescreatedbothinEnglishandFrench,theofficiallanguagesofthecountry.Languagecanalsoeaseraceandborderbarriers.Youaremorewelcomeinanaliennationifyouknowthelanguageofthepeoplethereandcanconverseintheirtongue.Peopleinthesecountriesimmediatelyrespectyouandthinkyoucareabouttheircultureasmuchastheydobecauseinanyculturelanguageisthekeyidentity.43.Oneofthereasonsfornotstudyingaforeignlanguageinthepastis_______.A.itwastoodifficult

B.itwasnotallowedC.itwastaughtbyforeignrulers

D.itwasseenasdisloyalty

44.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Foreignlanguageskillsareofvitalimportance.B.People’slanguageskillsarebetterthaninthepast.C.It’seasiernowadaystolearnaforeignlanguage.D.Peopletodayarenotproudoftheirnativelanguage.45.Whatdoes“tomakeanimpression”(Paragraph1)probablymean?A.Torememberthings.

B.Toexpressideas.C.Tobelikedbyothers.

D.Toshowrespect.

46.Theworldhasbecomesmallerbecauseof_________.A.businessexpression

B.thegrowthoftheInternetC.thelearningofforeignlanguages

D.aglobalizedeconomy

47.Accordingtothearticle,thegrowthoftheInternetrequires_______.A.morebilingualwebsitesB.moreforeignlanguageskillsC.bettercommandofEnglishD.morecommercialestablishments48.Peopleinaforeigncountrywilltreatyouwithmorerespectifyouspeaktheirlanguagebecause___________.A.theythinkyouunderstandtheircultureB.theythinkyoulovetheircountryC.it’seasierforthemtocommunicatewithyouD.theybelieveyouareagoodlanguagelearner

PassageFourAlldaylong,youareaffectedbylargeforces.Genesinfluenceyourintelligenceandwillingnesstotakerisks.Socialdynamicsunconsciouslyshapeyourchoices.Instantaneousperceptionssetoffneutralreactionsinyourheadwithoutyouevenbeingawareofthem.Overthepastfewyears,scientistshavemadeaseriesofexcitingdiscoveriesabouthowthesedeeppatternsinfluencedailylife.NobodyhasdonemoretobringthesediscoveriestopublicattentionthanMalcolmGladwell.Gladwell’snewbookOutliersseemsatfirstglancetobeadescriptionofexceptionallytalentedindividuals.Butinfact,it’sanotherbookaboutdeeppatterns.Exceptionallysuccessfulpeoplearenotlonepioneerswhocreatedtheirownsuccess,heargues.Theyaretheluckybeneficiariesofsocialarrangements.Gladwell’snon-controversialclaimisthatsomepeoplehavemoreopportunitiesthanothers.BillGateswasluckytogotoagreatprivateschoolwithitsowncomputeratthedawnoftheinformationrevolution.Gladwell’sbookisbeingreceivedbyreviewersasacalltoactionfortheObamaAge.Itcouldleadpolicymakerstofinallyrejectpoliciesbuiltontheassumptionthatpeoplearecoldlyrationalprofit-maximizingindividuals.Itcouldcausethemtofocusmoreonpoliciesthatfosterrelationships,socialbondsandculturesofachievement.Yet,Ican’thelpbutfeelthatGladwellandotherswhosharehisemphasisarepreoccupiedwiththecoolnessofthediscoveries.They’velostsightofthepointatwhichtheinfluenceofsocialforcesendsandtheinfluenceoftheself-initiatingindividualbegins.Mostsuccessfulpeoplebeginwithtwobeliefs:thefuturecanbebetterthanthepresent,andIhavethepowertomakeitso.Theywereoftenshoweredbygoodfortunes,butreliedatcrucialmomentsuponachievementsofindividualwill.Thesepeoplealsohaveanextraordinaryabilitytoconsciouslyfocustheirattention.Controlofattentionistheultimateindividualpower.Peoplewhocandothatarenotprisonersofthestimuliaroundthem.Theycanchoosefromthepatternsintheworldandlengthentheirtimehorizons.Gladwell’ssocialdeterminismoverlookstheimportanceofindividualcharacterandindividualcreativity.Anditdoesn’tfullyexplainthegenuinegreatnessofhumanity’stalents.Astheclassicalphilosophersunderstood,examplesofindividualgreatnessinspireachievementmorereliablythananyotherformofeducation.49.InParagraph2,“thesedeeppatterns”referstoallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.

.A.genes

B.socialdynamicsC.neutralreactions

D.instantaneousperceptions

50.Accordingtotheauthor,Gladwell’snewbookOutliersis

mainly______.A.abouttheimportanceofsocialarrangementstopersonalsuccessB.adescriptivestudyofexceptionallytalentedindividualsC.todiscusswhysomepeoplehavemoreopportunitiesthanothersD.toexplainwhyBillGatesismuchluckierthanothers51.ItcanbeseenfromParagraph5thatGladwell’sbook________.A.isbeginningtoinfluenceObama’spoliciesB.hasbecomequiteinfluentialC.hasreceivedseverecriticismsD.assumesthatpeoplejustpursuemaximumprofits52.Accordingtotheauthor,themostfundamentalindividualpoweris________.A.controlofattention

B.individualwill

C.agoodcharacter

D.exceptionalcreativity53.Theauthorbelievesthatindividualgreatnessismorecloselyrelatedto_________.A.socialforcesandgenesB.goodluckandeducationC.individualgenesandgoodeducationD.individualcharacterandcreativity54.Thispassageisprobablya________.A.bookreport

B.bookreviewC.politicalessay

D.newsreport

PassageFiveAveryimportantworldproblemistheincreasingnumberofpeoplewhoactuallyinhabitthisplanet.Thelimitedamountoflandandlandresourceswillsoonbeunabletosupportthehugepopulationifitcontinuestogrowatitspresentrate.Sowhyisthishugeincreaseinpopulationtakingplace?Itisreallyduetothespreadoftheknowledgeandpracticeofwhatisbecomingknownas“DeathControl”.Youhavenodoubtheardoftheterm“BirthControl”.“DeathControl”issomethingratherdifferent.Itrecognizestheworkofthedoctorsandscientistswhonowkeepalivepeoplewho,notverylongago,wouldhavediedofavarietyofthenincurablediseases.Throughawidevarietyoftechnologicalinnovationsthatincludefarmingmethodsandthecontrolofdeadlydiseases,wehavefoundwaystoreducetherateatwhichwedie.However,thissuccessistheverycauseofthegreatestthreattomankind.Ifweexaminetheamountoflandavailableforthisever-increasingpopulation,webegintoseetheproblem.Ifeveryoneontheplanethadanequalshareofland,wewouldeachhaveabout50,000squaremeters.Thisfigureseemstobequiteencouraginguntilweexaminetheamountofusablelandweactuallyhave.Morethanthree-fifthsoftheworld’slandcannotproducefood.Obviously,withsolittlelandtosupportus,weshouldbetakinggreatcarenottoreduceitfurther.Butwearenot!Instead,weareconsumingits“capital”--itsnonrenewablefossilfuelsandothermineraldepositsthattookmillionsofyearstoformbutwhicharenowbeingdestroyedindecades.Wearealsodoingthesamewithothervitalresourcesnotusuallythoughtofasbeingnonrenewablesuchasfertilesoils,groundwaterandthemillionsofotherspeciesthatsharetheearthwithus.Itisaverycommonbeliefthattheproblemsofthepopulationexplosionarecausedmainlybypoorpeoplelivinginpoorcountrieswhodonotknowenoughtolimittheirreproduction.Thisisnottrue,theactualnumberofpeopleinanareaisnotasimportantastheeffecttheyhaveonnature.Developingcountriesdohaveaneffectontheirenvironment,butitisthepopulationsofrichercountriesthathaveafargreaterimpactontheearthasawhole.55.Accordingtothearticle,whatcontributestothepopulationincrease?A.Birthexplosion.

B.BirthControl.C.Technologicalinnovations.

D.DeathControl.

56.Theword“incurable”inParagraph2means________.A.common

B.epidemicC.unknown

D.untreatable

57.Thereisn’tenoughlandtosupporthumanbeingsbecause_________.A.mostoftheworld’slandisunusableB.therearemoreseasthanlandintheworldC.theworld’slandhasalreadybeentakenupD.theworld’slandisnotdistributedequally58.InParagraph4thewinterimpliesthatfertilesoilsare________.A.limited

B.renewableC.nonrenewable

D.productive

59.Whatdoes“tolimittheirreproduction”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Tocontroldeath.

B.Toproducelessgoods.C.Topracticebirthcontrol.

D.Toincreaseproduction.

60.Whatdoyouthinkthewriterisreallyconcernedabout?A.Longlifespans.

B.Populationincrease.C.Thesuccessof“DeathControl”

D.Overuseofresources.

PartIV

Cloze(15minutes,15points,1foreach)Directions:Inthispart,thereisapassagewith15blanks.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerforeachblank

andmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

Nuclearenergyisanefficientandconvenientsubstituteforconventionalformsofenergywhichwerefoundinspecialgeographicallocations.Largeamountsof___61___andeffortarerequiredto___62___theselocations.Oncethesitesarefound,menandequipmentmustbebroughttotapandusethesesourcesofenergy.However,alargeproportionofsuchsitesarefoundonlyinfarand___63__places.Thisincreasesthedifficultiesof___64___theseformsofenergy.Withnuclearenergy,suchdifficultiesareatpresent.Nuclearreactorscaneasilybebuiltanywhere,andmandoesnothavetocompetewiththe___65___ofnatureinordertoobtaintheenergy.Forequalamountsofenergy,nuclearenergyismuchmoreconvenientandinexpensivetoobtainthanconventionalsourcesofenergy.Withnuclearenergy,theamountofpollutionisgreatlyreduced.___66___theproductionofnuclearenergyisbasedonthefission(裂变)ofatoms,pollutioniskepttoaverylowlevel.Theenergyproducedinthereactorsisconvertedintoheatandelectricity,andth