2019年全国成人高考专升本英语试题答案

2019年成人高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语

I.Phonetics(5points)

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorletter

combinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferent

fromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheet.

1.A.landB.lambC.fatherD.ladder

2.A.challengeB.cheapC.chooseD.character

3.A.sweatB.pleaseC.beatD.meat

4.A.rescueB.leagueC.pursueD.argue

5.A.actionB.sectionC.solutionD.question

【答案】1.A2.B3.A4.D5.C

II.VocabularyandStructure(15points)

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheet.

6.Therenoonetohelpmeatthismoment,Ineedtohandletheworkallbymyself.(B)

A.beB.beingC.tobeD.been

【解析】句意：现在没有人能够帮我，我需要独自完成这项工作。分析句子结构可知，后半句是一个完整的句子，

并且该句不缺少成分，"therebeing+名词”在这里是独立主格结构，在句中充当状语。结合各选项，只有being

符合要求，故选B。

7.Marytookapart-timejoblastsummer,butherparentswereunhappyaboutshedid.(D)

A.theseB.whichC.thatD.what

【解析】句意：玛丽上个暑假做了一份兼职工作，但她的父母对她所做的事情感到不满。分析句子成分，空格处需

要填入一个连接词来引导宾语从句，并且该连接词在宾语从句中作宾语。these不能引导宾语从句，that不可放在

介词后面作引导词，排除AC项。再根据句意可知，这里表示“干了什么”，引导词what符合要求，故选D。

8.Ididnotdowellonthewritingexam,forthetopictowriteonwasunfamiliarme.(A)

A.toB.forC.withD.about

【解析】句意:我在写作考试中没考好，因为写作主题不是我熟悉的。beunfamiliartosb.为固定短语，意为

“对某人来说不熟悉”，故选A。

9.Icanhardlydistinguishthetwogirls,sincetheylookquite.(C)

A.likeB.unlikeC.alikeD.likely

【解析】句意：我很难分清这两个女孩，因为她们长得非常像。like意为“喜欢”，unlike意为“不像"，alike

意为“十分相像地"，likely意为“可能”。lookalike为固定搭配,意为“看起来很像”，故选C。

10.You'dbetterspeakloudlyatthemeetingeveryonecanhearyou.(D)

A.exceptthatB.suchchatC.inthatD.sothat

【解析】句意：在会议上你最好讲话大声点，以便每个人都可以听到你的声音。exceptthat意为“除了……以外”,

suchthat意为“使得，结果是"，inthat意为“因为"，sothat意为“以便于，为了”。各选项中，只有s。that

符合句意要求，故选D。

11.PeterwouldstayathomewatchingTVthangoshoppingwithhismom.(A)

A.ratherB.quiteC.betterD.still

【解析】句意：皮特宁愿待在家里看电视也不愿和他妈妈一起去购物。wouldratherdosth.thandosth.为固

定搭配，意为“宁愿做……而不愿做……”，符合句意，故选鼠

12.Bythetimeyoureturnintwoyears,yourhometownwillanewlook.(A)

A.havetakenonB.takeonC.havebeentakenonD.betakenon

【解析】句意：两年后你回来时，你的家乡会呈现一种新的风貌。bythetime引导状语从句时，从句如果用一般

现在时来表示将来的动作，主句用将来完成时，且这里是主动语态，故选A。

13.Pleasemakesurethatyournameisenteredinthe_____spacewhenyoufilloutthisform.(C)

A.vacantB.bareC.blankD.empty

【解析】句意：当填写这张表格时，请确保你的名字填写在空白区。vacant意为“空着的，空缺的"，bare意为“赤

裸的,空的"'blank意为“空白的"，empty意为“空的"。blankspace意为“空白区”,故选C。

14.ReadingaloudeverydaycanbeoneofthemostwaystoimproveyourspokenEnglish.(B)

A.evidentB.effectiveC.favoriteD.favorable

【解析】句意：每天大声朗读是提升英语口语最有效的方法之一。evident意为“显然的"，effective意为“有效

的"，favorite意为“最喜欢的”,favorable意为“有利的”。结合句意，此处表示“最有效的”，故选B。

15.IfPeterhadtoldhisteacherabouthisdifficultyinmathhomework,shehimbeforetheexam.

(C)

A.helpsB.willhelpC.wouldhavehelpedD.wouldhelp

【解析】句意：如果皮特过去告诉他的老师他在数学作业方面的困难，她一定会在考试前帮助他。题目表达的是对

过去事实的虚拟，从句用要用“haddone"形式，主句用"wouldhavedone”的形式。题目中的后半部分属于主

句部分，所以谓语部分用wouldhavedone形式，故选C。

16.allthedifficulties,theresearchercontinuedherresearch.(B)

A.IncaseofB.InspiteofC.BecauseofD.Insteadof

【解析】句意：尽管困难重重，研究员仍继续她的研究。incaseof意为“万一”，inspiteof意为“尽管"，because

of意为“因为"，insteadof意为“代替"。结合句意，前后为让步关系，inspiteof表示让步关系，故选B。

17.Theorganizersoftheconferencehavearrangedhotelroomsforthosestudentsoutoftown.

(C)

A.tocomeB.comeC.comingD.tohavecome

【解析】句意：会议组织人员已经为从外乡来的学生安排了酒店房间。分析句子可知，句子不缺少成分，空格后的

内容作定语，修饰students,又因为students和come之间为主动关系，所以用动词的现在分词形式，故选Co

18.Thejobapplicantwasworriedabouttheinterviewhewaswellprepared.(D)

A.ifB.becauseC.whenD.though

【解析】句意：尽管求职者准备得很充分，但他还是对面试感到担心。if意为“如果"，because意为“因为”，

when意为“当……时候"，though意为“尽管”。结合句意，前后为让步关系，though表示让步关系，故选D。

19.Itwassuggestedthatthishardworkinggirlanexampleforotherstudents.(A)

A.besetB.willbesetC.couldbesetD.hadbeenset

【解析】句意：有人建议，这个勤奋的女孩应该作为其他学生的榜样。根据句意，空格处的词汇表示被动语态，应

用beset,suggest意为“建议”，其后的宾语从句用虚拟语气，即“should+动词原形”的形式，且should可以

省略。因此A项符合题意。

20.Sincecomputerswereintroduced,theytobeusefultoolsforpeopleweakinmath.(B)

A.hadprovedB.haveprovedC.willproveD.areproving

【解析】句意：自电脑问世以后，它们已被证明是一种对数学薄弱的人们有用的工具。since引导的从句中的动词

用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时，故选B。

HI.Cloze(30points)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheet.

Inouronlinelife,weneedtousepasswordsfrequently.Weusepasswords21e-mai1,gamingsites,

socialnetworkingsites,andothershoppingsites.22,thepasswordsmostpeopleusearenotvery23

andcaneasilybe“broken"byothers.Infact,themostcommonlyusedpasswordsaresosimplethatit

requiresvery24efforttofigurethemout.Canyouguess25themostcommonlyusedpasswordsare?They

are:Namesofbaseballteams,birthdatesofafamily26,theyearofaspecialsportsevent,therandom

numberslike156468,27thenameofafriend,pet,favoriteTVstar,orband.

Thereareprograms28tobreakintopeople，sonlineaccounts.Theseprogramsare29oftryingevery

wordintheEnglishdictionaryandthedictionaries30manyforeignlanguages,intheirefforttobreak

intoanaccount.31canevensearchwordsbackward.Somewilltry32wordsorwordsthatarefollowed

bynumbers,33schoo1222.Theseprogramscantestmillionsofpasswordsinafewminutes.So,youare

advisedtobecarefulabout34passwordssothattheywillbehardtobreak.Youarealsoadvisednot

tomakethem35hardtoremember.Meanwhile,youneedtochangethemoncemawhile.

21.A.toB.withC.byD.for

D【解析】空格所在句句意：我们将密码用于邮箱、游戏网站、社交网址以及其他的购物网站等。usefor是固定搭

配，意为“用于"，故选D。

22.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.Besides

A【解析】分析上下文的逻辑关系，前一句提到人们将密码用于多种用途，后面提到密码很容易被其他人破解，很

明显前后是转折关系。However意为“然而”,Therefore意为“所以"Moreover意为"而且,同时”,Besides意

为“除此之外”。各选项中只有However可以表示转折关系，故选A。

23.A.naturalB.safeC.strangeD.clear

B【解析】空格后提到密码很容易被其他人破解，由此推知大多数人使用的密码其实是不安全的。natural意为“自

然的"，safe意为“安全的"，strange意为“陌生的”,clear意为“清晰的”。只有safe符合要求，故选B。

24.A.minorB.smallC.littleD.tiny

C【解析】句意：事实上，最常使用的密码非常简单，几乎不需要花费什么力气就可以并清楚。minor意为“次要的,

较小的”,small意为“小的"，little意为“很少的"，tiny意为“微小的"。verylittleeffort意为“很少的

努力，几乎不花费力气”，little符合要求，故选C。

25.A.whatB.whoC.whereD.which

A【解析】分析句子结构可知，空格处引导的是一个宾语从句，所以需要填入一个可以引导宾语从句的连接词，且

在句子中担任主语成分。结合句意可知，这里问的是“最常使用的密码是什么"，故选A。

26.A.figureB.memberC.creatureD.character

B【解析】根据上下文可知，这里指的是“家庭成员的出生日期"。figure意为“人物”，member意为“成员”，creature

意为“生物”，character意为''性格”。因此，各选项中只有member符合要求，故选B。

27.A.ascloseasB.asgoodasC.asdearasD.aswellas

D【解析】根据上下文可知，这里指的是“还有朋友、宠物、电影明星等的名字”。aswellas意为“还有”，符合

题意，故选D。

28.A.formedB.shapedC.composedD.designed

D【解析】句意：设计的这些程序可以侵入他入的在线账户。formed意为"形成",shaped意为"塑造",composed

意为“组成”,designed意为“设计”。designed符合要求，故选D。

29.A.typicalB.capableC.sureD.true

B【解析】句意：这些程序能够把英语词典中的每个单词都试一下。typical意为“典型的"，capable意为“胜任

的，有能力的"，sure意为“确信的；确实的"，true意为“真正的；名副其实的"。becapableof是固定搭配，

意为“能够”，符合要求，故选B。

30.A.fromB.withC.ofD.for

C【解析】本句句意为：这些程序能够把英语词典和许多其他外语词典中的每个词都试一下。of表所属，意为“……

的”,故选C。

31.A.TheyB.ItC.ThatD.Those

A【解析】句意：它们甚至可以反向搜索单词。分析句子可知，空格处的主语指的是前文的“Theseprograms"，所

以应用复数人称代词they,故选A。

32.A.addedB.gatheredC.combinedD.collected

C【解析】句意：有些人会尝试组合单词或数字后紧跟单词。added意为“增加的"，gathered意为“聚集的"，combined

意为“组合的"，collected意为“收集的“。结合句意，collected符合要求，故选C。

33.A.suchasB.exceptforC.asforD.asof

A【解析】suchas意为“例如"，exceptfor意为“除了"，asfor意为“至于"asof意为“截至析空格后是对

前面内容的举例说明，suchas符合要求，故选A。

34.A.locatingB.searchingC.choosingD.tracking

C【解析】句意：你应该谨慎设置密码。locate意为“位于"，search意为“寻找"，choose意为“选择；决定”，

track意为"追踪"。choosepasswords意为“设置密码”，符合句意，故选C。

35.A.ratherB.tooC.farD.enough

B【解析】句意：你也不能把密码设置得太难，以免忘记。too…to…意为"太……以至于不能”，符合句意，故选B。

IV.ReadingComprehension（60points）

Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.

ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonebestanswerand

blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Soundsleepoccurswhenone'sinternalclockisregulated.Circadianrhythms（生理节奏）canbecome

compromisedquiteeasily.Manypeoplewithsleeptroublestendtovarybedtimes.Toavoidthiscommon

problem,sleepsufferersshouldgotobedandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday.Tohelpimprovecircadian

rhythms,sufferersshouldenjoy15minutesofsunexposurethefirstthinginthemorning.

Abedtimeroutinecanhelppreventinsomnia（失眠）.Onehourbeforebedtime,oneshouldlowerthe

lightsandrelax.Readingabookorlisteningtocalmmusiccanhelppreparethebodyforagoodnight1s

sleep.Takingawarm,candlelitbathordrinkingacupofwarmmilkcanalsohelpyoupreparefordeep

sleepatnight.

Stresscanhaveabadeffectonthebodyandtheabilitytosleep.Adailyexerciseroutinecanhelp

lowerthebody'sstressnaturally.Onecanalsomanagestressbywritingdiaries.Writingdiariescan

helppeopleexpresstheiranxieties,planforthefutureandimprovesleep.Otherwaystolowerstress

includedeepbreathingexercisesandprogressivemusclerelaxation.

Thelightsendingoutfromcomputers,cellphones,tabletsandtelevisionscancausesleepproblems.

Therefore,theseitemsshouldbeturnedoffatleastanhourbeforebedtime.Additionally,loweringthe

backlightontheseelectronicdevicesearlierintheeveningcanhelpyoufallasleepfasterandstay

asleeplongeroncebedtimearrives.

Aperfectbedroominvitessweetsleep.Mostpeoplesleepbetterinacool,dark,andquietroom.

Lowerthetemperatureintheroomto16~20degreesforapeacefulnight'ssleep.Adarkroomcanbe

accomplishedbyinstallinglightblockingcurtainsorwearingasleepmask.Noisecanbereducedwith

eitherearplugsorawhitenoisemachine.Finally,acomfortablemattress(床垫)andpillowsareessential

toagoodnight,ssleep.

36.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?(A)

A.Howtogetasoundsleep.B.Howtolowerbodystress.

C.Howtoregulateinternalclocks.D.Howtomanageanxieties.

【解析】本篇文章提供了一些应对失眠、减少压力的办法及如何营造好的睡眠环境的方法，其目的都是拥有一个好

的睡眠，A项符合要求，故选A。

37.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingmayleadtoinsomnia?(D)

A.Readingabookforrelaxationbeforebedtime.

B.Loweringlightsonehourbeforebedtime.

C.Drinkingsomewarmmilkbeforebedtime.

D.Listeningtorockmusicbeforebedtime.

【解析】文章第二段提到一些睡前习惯可以防止失眠，例如：在睡前1小时降低灯光的亮度，放松身心。看一会儿

书或者听一些安静的音乐，做好入睡的身体准备，也可以在睡前喝一杯热牛奶，这些睡前活动都有助于你晚上深度

睡眠。因此选D。

38.Whatcanbedonetoreducestress?(A)

A.Doingexerciseeveryday.B.Makingplansforthefuture.

C.Writingaboutyoursleeppatterns.D.Learningtoholdyourbreath.

【解析】根据文章第三段第二句"Adailyexerciseroutinecanhelplowerthebody，sstressnaturally”

可知，日常锻炼有助于减少身体的压力，故选A。

39.Whatistheperfectconditionforsleep?(C)

A.Aquietroomwithflashinglights.

B.brightroomwithwhitecurtains.

C.Acoolroomwithcomfortablepillows.

D.Adarkroomwithelectronicdevices.

【解析】文章最后一段提到一个完美的卧室有助于甜蜜入睡，大多数人在凉爽、黑暗、安静的卧室能够睡得更好。

房间里可以安装遮光窗帘，戴眼罩、耳塞或白色噪音机能够降低噪音。舒适的床垫和枕头也是高质量的睡眠所不可

或缺的条件。因此选C。

PassageTwo

Tomwasagedfourbuthewastalkinglikeatwo-year-oldbaby.Hewassayingsuchthingsas,kick

ball"and"wantcar”,andusinglotsofone-wordsentences.Heshouldhavebeensayingsomereallylong

sentencesandtellingstorieswiththem.Hewasn，t.Somethinghadgoneterriblywrong.

Quiteafewchildrenhavewhatiscalledalanguagedelay”.Forsomereasontheydon，tlearnto

speakasquicklyastheyshould.Theirfriendsshootaheadandthey，releftbehind.Asaresult,they

getverylonely.Nobodywantstotalktoyouifyoucan，ttalkback.

Cananythingbedonetohelpthesechildren?Yes.Theycangotoseeaspeechtherapist-aperson

who'sspeciallytrainedtoworkoutwhat'swrongandwhoknowshowtoteachlanguagetochildren.This

iswhathappenedtoTom.Thespeechtherapistplayedsomegameswithhimandheardhowhetalked.She

madearecordingofhisspeech,andchattedtohismomanddadabouthisbackground.They，dtakenTom

toseeadoctor,butthedoctorhadn'tfoundanythingwrongwithhim.Heseemedperfectlynormalinevery

way-excepthejustwasn'ttalking.

AfterTomandhisparentshadgonehome,thetherapistlistenedcarefullytotherecordingshe'd

made.Thenshelookedatachartwhichshowedhowlanguagedevelopedinchildrenagedtwo,three,and

four.ShecouldseeTomwasalongwaybehind.

Thenextstep,shedecided,wastoteachTomhowtosaysomenewsentenceslike"kickaredball,，z

and“theclowniskickingaball.z，Tomdidn'tgetthenewsentencesrightstraightaway.Butthetherapist

wasverypatient,andafterafewmorevisitshestartedtomakesomeprogress.

40.Howdidtheauthorintroducethetopicofthispassage?(C)

A.Bydescribinggrammarerrorsmadebykids.

B.Bysharingexperiencesofspeechtherapists.

C.ByusingTom,scaseasanexample.

D.Bystatinghispersonalviewstoreaders.

【解析】文章第一段讲述了汤姆的故事，引出了儿童语言迟缓的现象，然后以此作为话题中心展开叙述，C项符合

要求，故选C。

41.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutz，languagedelay”?(C)

A.Itcanbepreventedbydoctors.

B.Itisseldomfoundamongchildren.

C.Itcanbeimprovedwithcertainhelp.

D.Itmayresultfromhearingproblems.

【解析】根据文章第二段第一句"Quiteafewchildrenhavewhatiscalleda*languagedelay'〃可知，相当

多的孩子都出现了语言迟缓的现象，排除B项。D项在原文未有相关信息体现，排除。根据第三、第四、第五段可

知，医生无法治疗儿童语言迟缓，但是言语治疗师可以为这些儿童提供帮助，缓解这种症状，由此可知A项错误。

因此选C。

42.WhatdidthespeechtherapistdotohelpTom?(D)

A.ShetoldothersthatTomwasnormalineveryway.

B.SheaskedTomtoplaywithsomeotherchildren.

C.Shemadesomerecordingsofhisparents'speech

D.ShetaughtTomnewsentencesinapatientway.

【解析】根据文章第五段"Butthetherapistwasverypatient,andafterafewmorevisitshestartedto

makesomeprogress"可知，言语治疗师决定教汤姆如何说新句子，经过她的耐心坚持，汤姆取得了进步，故选D。

43.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?(B)

A.WhatCanDoctorsDowithLanguageDelay?

B.WhatCanBeDoneaboutKidswithLanguageDelay?

C.HowCanLanguageDelayBeEasilyDetected?

D.HowCanParentsPreventKidsfromLanguageDelay?

【解析】文章开头通过汤姆的故事，提出相当多的儿童都表现出了语言迟缓的症状，随后提到言语治疗师可以缓解

这种症状，按下来讲言语治疗师为缓解这个症状所做的努力，所以整篇文章围绕的中心就是“对于语言迟缓的孩子,

我们能做些什么二B项符合题意，故选B。

PassageThree

OnadryandcoldFridayafternoonlastOctober,SharonSelineexchangedtextmessageswithher

daughterwhowasincollege.They"chatted"backandforth,withthemomaskinghowthingsweregoing

andthedaughteransweringpositivelyfollowedbyemoticons（表情符）showingsmiles,b-i-gsmilesand

hearts.

Laterthatnight,herdaughterattemptedsuicide.

Inthedaysthatfollowed,itcametolightthatshe'dhiddenherselfinherdorm,cryingandshowing

signsofdepression-acompletelydifferentrealityfromtheonethatsheconveyedintextsandFacebook

posts.

Ashumanbeings,ouronlyrealmethodofconnectionisthroughrealcommunication.Studiesshowthat

only7%ofcommunicationisbasedonwritingandspeaking.Themajorityof930-/oisbasedonbodylanguage.

Indeed,it'sonlywhenwecanhearatoneofvoiceorlookintosomeone'seyesthatwe'reabletoknow

when〃I'mfine"doesn'tmeanthey'refineatall.

Thisiswheresocialmediagetsrisky.

Withmoderntechnology,anyonecanhidebehindthetext,thee-mail,ortheFacebookpost,projecting

anyimagetheywantandcreatingafalseimageoftheirchoosing.Theycanbewhoevertheywanttobe.

Andwithouttheabilitytoreceivebodylanguage,theiraudiencesarenonethewiser.

Thispresentsaparadoxwhichdoesn，texistbefore.Withallthepowerfulsocialtechnologiesat

ourfingertips,wearemoreconnected-andpotentiallymoredisconnected-thaneverbefore.

Everyrelevantmetric（衡量标准）showsthatweareinteractingatagreatspeedandfrequencythrough

socialmedia.Butarewereallycommunicating?With93%ofourcommunicationcontext（语境）lost,weare

nowattemptingtoestablishrelationshipsandmakedecisionsbasedonphrasesoremoticons,whichmay

ormaynotaccuratelyrepresentthetruth.

44.Whydoessocialmediagetriskyaccordingtotheauthor?（C）

A.Theusers'socialconnectionislost.

B.Theusers'messagesmaybeignored.

C.Theusers'realemotionmaybehidden.

D.Theusers*voicescanhardlybeheard.

【解析】根据文章第六段第一句"Withmoderntechnology,anyonecanhidebehindthetext,thee-mail,or

theFacebookpost,projectinganyimagetheywantandcreatingafalseimageoftheirchoosing”可知，

随着现代技术的发展，每个人都可以隐藏在短信、邮件等后面，只发他们想要让别人看到的内容，隐藏自己的真实

情感，这样的社交媒介会给人们带来极大的风险，故选C。

45.Whatphenomenondoestheunderlinedword“paradox”(Paragraph7)reflect?(B)

A.Peoplecanbebothhappyandunhappy.

B.Peoplecanbebothconnectedanddisconnected.

C.Peoplecanendupbeingbothwiseandstupid.

D.Peoplecanformbothtrueandfalseimpressions.

【解析】根据文章第七段第二句"Withallthepowerfulsocialtechnologiesatourfingertips,wearemore

connected-andpotentiallymoredisconnected-thaneverbeforeM可知，随着社会科技力量越强大，人们之间

的联系越紧密，那么潜在的联系可能会比以前更少，所以这里的“矛盾”指的就是联系和不联系共存。因此选B。

46.Whatistrueabouttoday'scommunicationthroughsocialmedia?(B)

A.Itcausesmorehealthrisks.

B.Itgiveslittlecommunicationcontext.

C.Itleadstobetterrelationships.

D.Itimprovesthequalityofinteraction.

【解析】根据文章第八段最后一句"With93%ofourcommunicationcontext(语境)lost,wearenowattempting

toestablishrelationshipsandmakedecisionsbasedonphrasesoremoticons,whichmayormaynot

accuratelyrepresentthetruth”可知，在人们用现代科技手段进行交流时，实际上93%的真实语境已经消失了,

我们现在正试图根据短语或表情来建立关系和做出决定，这些短语或表情可能会或可能不会准确地传递真相。因此,

线上交流给人们提供的语境很少，故选B。

47.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?(D)

SocialMediaandItsFunction

SocialMediaandItsAbuses

SocialMediaandItsFuture

SocialMediaandItsRisks

【解析】文章主要讲了随着社交媒体技术的不断进步，人们之间的交流看似紧密，但是获得的真实信息减少了很多,

整篇都围绕着社交媒体以及社交媒体所带来的风险展开，故选Do

PassageFour

AlanLakein,atimemanagementexpert,thinksthatnothingisatotalwasteoftime,includingdoing

nothingattimes.Ifyouarrangethingssothatyoufindtimetorelaxand“donothing”,youwillget

moredoneandhavemorefundoingit.

Oneofhisclients,aspaceengineer,didn'tknowhowto〃donothing”.Everyminuteofhisleisure

timewasscheduledwithintenseactivities.Hehadanoutdoor-activitiesscheduleinwhichheswitched

fromskiingtotennis.Hisgirlfriendkeptupwithhimintheseactivities,althoughshewouldhave

preferredjusttositbythefireandrelaxonceinawhile.Liketoomanypeople,hefelttheneedto

bedoingsomethingallthetime,fordoingnothingseemedawasteoftime.His〃relaxingbythefire〃

consistedofplayingchess,readingmagazines,orcheckingemails.

Foranexperiment,Alanaskedhimto"waste"histimeforfiveminutesduringoneoftheirsessions

together.Whattheengineerendedupdoingwasrelaxing,sittingquietlyanddaydreaming.Whenhewas

finallyabletoadmitthatemotionalreasonscausedhimtorejectrelaxingasawasteoftime,hebegan

tolookmorecriticallyatthatwayofthinking.Onceheknewthatrelaxingwasagooduseoftime,he

becamelessseriousaboutbeingbusyandstartedenjoyingeachactivitymore.Previouslyhehadbeen

sobusydoingthathehadnotimetohavefunatanything.Hebegantodolessandhavemorefun.When

Alansawtheclientaboutthreeyearslater,hestillhadasbusyascheduleasever,buthewasable

tobalancehisactivitywithrelaxingsothathecamebacktoworkMondaymorningnotfeelingtiredout

fromabusyweekendbutrefreshed.

48.Whatdiddoingnothing"meantothespaceengineeratfirst?(B)

A.Outdooractivities.B.Awasteoftime.

C.Fewdailyschedules.D.Morefamilyhours.

【解析】根据文章第二段倒数第二句"Liketoomanypeople,hefelttheneedtobedoingsomethingallthe

time,fordoingnothingseemedawasteoftime”可知，这位航天工程师和其他人一样，觉得有必要一直做点

什么，因为什么都不干似乎就是在浪费时间，故选B。

49.Whatmadetheengineerrejectrelaxing?(C)

A.Socialreasons.B.Familyreasons.

C.Emotionalreasons.D.Physicalreasons.

【解析】根据文章第三段第三句"Whenhewasfinallyabletoadmitthatemotionalreasonscausedhimto

rejectrelaxingasawasteoftime,hebegantolookmorecriticallyatthatwayofthinking”可知，

这位航天工程师最后承认，情感因素导致了他拒绝放松，他开始更加挑剔地看待这种思维方式。因此选C。

50.Whathappenedaftertheengineerlearned〃doingnothing，，?(B)

A.Hewasnotasbusyasbefore.

B.Hebegantoenjoyeachactivitymore.

C.Hestartedtodomoreofeverything.

D.Hedidnothaveasmuchfunasbefore.

【解析】根据文章第三段第四句"Onceheknewthatrelaxingwasagooduseoftime,hebecamelessserious

aboutbeingbusyandstartedenjoyingeachactivitymore”可知,一旦他知道了放松是一种不错的利用时间

的方式，他开始不再让自己那么忙，更享受每一项活动。也就是说，航天工程师真正明白了“doingnothing"的

含义，故选B。

51.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabout"doingnothing”?(D)

A.Itmakespeopleenjoymoreindooractivities.

B.Itenablesyoutohavemoreworktime.

C.Itservestoimprovefami