2021下半年兰州市英语统招专升本练习题【带答案】

2021下半年兰州市英语统招专升本练习题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Eightmicrophonesplacedonrooftops______.

A.talktopolice

B.warnthepublic

C.listenforgunfire

D.playrapmusic

2.Mostoftheindependentsecondaryschools______.A.A.arereligiousschools

B.arefamousschoolswherestudentscaneasilygetaplace

C.aresingle-sexinBritain

D.havealongtradition

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Therearemanyformsofcommunicationinexistencetoday．

B.Languageisthemostcommonform.ofcommunication．

C.Touristsareincapableofusinganoralform.ofcommunication．

D.IdeasandthoughtsCanbetransmittedbybodylanguage．

4.IfonewouldliketoknowsomethingaboutculturaldetailsofVictoriansociety,hemayread______.

A.LightonSnow

B.IntheShadowofNoTowers

C.BreakingGround

D.NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmes

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.REMSleep.

B.TwoTypesofSleep.

C.HowtoSleep.

D.WhatIsDream.

6.Intheyear2000,itisexpectedthatworldpopulationwillbe______.

A.350million

B.25,000million

C.4,000million

D.7,000million

7.53.Wecaninferthatthestudentsarerequiredto______intheirwholedrivingpractice.A.gooutdrivingfortwelvetimesB.spendatleastsixhoursdrivingC.drivefortwohourblocksoftimeD.gethalfanhourdriving

8.PassageThreeFormorethansixmillionAmericanchildren,cominghomeafterschoolmeanscominghometoanemptyhouse.Theyspendpartofeachdayalone.

Theyarecalled"latchkeychildren".

They'rechildrenwholookafterthemselveswhiletheirparentswork.

Andtheirbadconditionshavebecomeasocialproblem.LyneBrownwasoncetheheadmasterofanelementaryschool.

Shesaid,"Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysattached.!wasconstantlytellingthemtoputtheminsideshirts.

Thereweresomanykeys,itnevercametomymindwhattheymeant.",slowly,shelearnedtheywerehousekeys.Lynelearnedoftheimpactworkingcouplesandsingleparentswerehavingontheirchildren.

ShefoundthatFearisthebiggestproblemfacedbychildrenathomealone.Manyhadnightmaresandwereworriedabouttheirownsafety.Themostcommonwaylatchkeychildrendealwiththeirfearsisbyhiding.Itmightbeinashowerstall,underabed,inacloset.

ThesecondisTV.

They'lloftenplayitathighvolume.

It'shardtogetstatistics(情况，材料)onlatchkeychildren.Mostparentsareslowtoadmittheyleavetheirchildrenalone.41.Themainideaabout"latchkeychildren"isthatthey______.A.aregrowinginnumbersB.arealsofoundinmiddle-classneighborhoodsC.watchtoomuchtelevisionduringthedayD.sufferproblemsfrombeingleftalone

9.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.NadiadidnotlikeKate

B.Nadiahadlivedbytheseabefore

C.Nadiahadneverseenacomputerbefore

D.Nadiaspokeinasoftvoiceoutofpoliteness

10.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.SocialCustomsandBehaviour.

B.SocialLife.

C.AmericanandBritishCustoms.

D.PromptnessIsImportant.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedforfastreadingpurpose?

A.Booksabouttennisplaying.

B.Booksaboutruiningfamily.

C.Booksaboutlanguagetesting.

D.Booksaboutpersonallifehistory.

12.Luckily,thebacktiresoftheircarstayedontheroad.Otherwise,theyoungcouplewouldhavedrivenrightintoapittwentyfeetwideandthirtyfeetdeep!Themanandwomanwerecominghomefromaparty.TheywereenjoyingthelandscapearoundSwansea,Wales.Suddenly,theyfoundthefrontoftheircarleaningintoahugehole.Thecarbarelyhungontotheedgeofthepit.Itswayedbackandforthlikethearmofabalance.Intheirprecariousposition,thecoupleknewthateachmovementtheymadecouldbeamatteroflifeanddeath.Slowly,slowly,theyedgedtowardthebackseat.Theneachopenedabackdoor.Andonthecountofthree,theyjumpedouttogether.Theaccidentwassoscarythattheyranalongwaybeforetheycalmeddown.Butlatertheyreturnedtoseewhathadhappened.Theyfoundthatabigchunkoftheroadhadsunkintotheground!Andatthebottomofthepitlaytheircar—roofdownandwheelsup.Wasthismysteryofthesunkenroadeversolved?Itturnedoutthatanabandonedmineshaftlayundertheroad.Ithadcollapsedandtakenthepavementwithit.LayersoftunnelsintersectbeneaththecityofSwansea.Thetunnelswerebuiltsomanyyearsagothatnooneknowswheretheyendorbegin.Thetunnelsareshaky,likethosethatantsbuildinthesand.Nooneknowswhentheentirecitymightcollapse.

Thispassageisprimarilyabout______.

A.drivingcarefully

B.thecityofSwansea,Wales

C.aroadthatcavedin

D.tunnelsthatantsbuild

13.Thewriterofthepassagewantsustoknowthat______.

A.Copernicusdidnottellabouthisdiscoveryuntilthedayofhisdeath

B.formanyyearsCopernicusdaredtodonothingopenlyagainsttheChurch

C.pushedbyhisfriendsCopernicusdecidedtowriteabookinMay1543

D.shortlybeforehegotbacktoPolandCopernicusstartedtoworkfortheChurch

14.Intheauthorsopinion，teachersCanonlybepromotedDependingon________.

A.howwelltheygivetheirlectures

B.howwelltheygetalongwiththestudents

C.howmanypapersandbookstheyhavepublished

D.howwelltheyconducttheiracademicresearches

15.（）UsuallyyouwillnotgetashockBytouchingtheelectricrayinoneplaceonlyBe．cause__________．

A.atorped0’selectriccellscontainmorethanoneelectricDlates

B.tocompletethecircuit，youhavetotouchthefishintwoDlaces

C.thecurrentinoneplaceisnotstrongenoughtogiveashock

D.thefish’selectriccellsarefilledwithjelly-likesubstance

16.Lindmanwrotehisbook______.A.A.tenyearsago

B.twentyyearsago

C.morethantwentyyearsago

D.thousandsofyearsago

17.Inanalyzingaproblemweshoulddoallthefollowingexcept______.

A.recognizeanddefinetheproblem

B.lookforinformationtomaketheproblemclearer

C.havesuggestionsforapossiblesolution

D.findasolutionbytrialormistake

18.WhoweretheearliestpeoplelivinginNorthAmerica?

A.TheSpanish.B.TheEnglish.C.TheNegroes.D.TheIndians.

19.Inwhichcasementionedinthepassagewouldanautomaticlanguagetranslatorbehelpful?

A.Amedicalemergency.

B.Policeaction.

C.Traveling.

D.Alloftheabove.

20.Nowadayspeople______.

A.arelessactivethaninthepast

B.aremoreactivethaninthepast

C.aresittingasmuchastheyusedtobe

D.aresittingaslessastheyusedtobe

21.48.Thispassagesuggeststhatnotgettingenoughsleepmightmakeyou______.A.dreammoreoftenB.havepoorhealthC.nervousD.breathequickly

22.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Nadiawasbetteratmathsthanotherstudents.

B.Nadiafoundsomeofthemathsquestionsdifficult.

C.Nadiawasencouragedtoanswerquestionsinclass.

D.Nadiaunderstoodthemathsteacherbetterthanotherteachers.

23.Atdaybreakeverydayflyingfoxesbeginto______.

A.flyouttowardthesun

B.lookforanewrestingplace

C.comebacktotheirhome

D.gooutandlookforfood

24.Alaska,whichwascalledRussianAmericabeforeitwassoldtotheUnitedStatesofAmerica,joinedtheunionastheforty-ninthstatein1959.Alaskaisnowthelargestofallthe50statesoftheUnitedStates.Itwasin1867thatPresidentA.JohnsonsSecretaryofState(国务卿),SewardboughtAlaskafromtheRussiansatacostof7.2million.Thebuyingofthehugenorthernlandmassseemedatfirstsomethingfoolishlydone.NotonlywasAlaskadifficulttoreach,butitwasalsohardtolivein,anditappearedtohavenoimportanceintimeofwar.Besides,therearevolcanoesthereasAlaskaliesonthePacific"ringoffire"(火山带).InAlaskalargetreelessareasarecoveredwithsnowalltheyear.ForthesereasonsthebuyingofAlaskawascalled"SewardsFooly"atthattime.However,in1896goldwasfoundinAlaska,andpeoplepouredintothelandquickly.Sincethenotherimportantnaturalresourceswerediscovered,includingoil.Soonpeoplechangedtheirthinkingabout"SewardsFooly".ButmostpeoplevisitAlaskainordertoseetheendlessbeautyofnaturethatthenorthernlanddisclosestothem.Forinstance,thereareabout11,000islandsinAlaska.AndinacertainareaofAlaskathesundoesnotsetfor82dayseveryyear.

Alaskabelongedto______before1867.

A.RussiaB.AmericaC.CanadaD.Japan

25.根据以下内容，回答题。

PassageFour

UncleSamisatall，thinman.He"saneldermanwithwhitehairandawhitebeard.Heoftenwearsatallhat，abowtie，andthestarsandstripesoftheAmericanflag.

Whoisthisstrange-lookingman?WouldyoubelievethatUncleSamistheUSgovernment?ButwhydoyoucalltheUSgovernmentUncleSam?

DuringtheWarof1812，theUSgovernmenthiredmeatpackerstoprovidemeattothearmy.OneofthesemeatpackerswasamannamedSamuelWilson.Samuelwasafriendlyandfairman.EveryonelikedhimandcalledhimUncleSam.

SamWilsonstampedtheboxesofmeatforthearmywithalargeUSforUnitedStates.SomegovernmentinspectorscametolookoverSam"scompany.TheyaskedaworkerwhattheUSontheboxesstoodfor.Asajoke，theworkeransweredthattheselettersstoodforthenameofhisboss，UncleSam.

Thejokespread，andsoldiersbegansayingthattheirfoodcamefromUncleSam.Beforelong，peoplecalledallthingsthatcamefromthegovernment"UncleSam"s"UncleSam"becameanicknamefortheUSgovernment.

SoonthereweredrawingsandcartoonsofUncleSaminnewspapers.Intheseearlypictures，UncleSamwasayoungman.Heworestarsandstripes，buthishairwasdarkandhehadnotabeard.Thebeardwas"addedwhenAbrahamLincolnwasPresident.PresidentLincolnhadabeard.

ThemostfamouspictureofUncleSamisonaposterfromWorldWarI.Thegovernmentneededmentofightinthewar.Intheposter，averyseriousUncleSampointshisfingerandsays"IwantYOUfortheUSArmy."

"UncleSam"becamea__________fortheUSgovernment.查看材料

A.bossB.nicknameC.pictureD.businessmen

26.Whyistheprogramthat'stryingtosavecondorsputtingthemintodanger?

A.Theyhavecapturedallthecondors.

B.Birdsraisedincaptivityareattractedtohumans.

C.Hunterswanttoshootthem.

D.Thereisnotenoughfoodforcondors.

27.37.Lettercanexpressyour______.A.congratulationsB.condolencesC.bestwishesD.alloftheabove

28.PaulMoller'sflyingcarisdifferentthananairplanebecause______.

A.ithasnowings

B.itusessolarpower

C.ittakesoffandlandsvertically

D.itcanlandonwater

29.Sometimesaresearchercannotgetvalidresultsbecause______.

A.theinformationneededistoocomplextobegathered

B.personalinterviewingisthemostaccurateofallsurveyresearchtechniques

C.personalinterviewingisnotaseffectiveasotherresearchtechniques

D.bothinterviewerandintervieweemaymakemistakesduringtheinterviewing

30.FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalert(警报)systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.Textmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyears,particularlyamongyoungpeople.Thewirelessindustrystradeassociation,CTIA,estimates(估计)morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkAct,a2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenationsemergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)withcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies."TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforehandduring,disastersandotheremergencies,"FCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealertsystembycarriers—telecommunicationscompanies—isvoluntary,butithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessages,accordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresident,likelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolve"approachingthreats,"whichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction(绑架)emergencies,orso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2012.

Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?

A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.

B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.

C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.

D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.

二、完型填空(20题)31.29.A.spokenB.seenC.foundD.heard

32.28.A.ofB.forC.withD.in

33.(48)

A.proclaimB.cheerC.celebrateD.honor

34.【B4】

A.ideaB.thoughtC.conceptD.opinion

35.28.A.atB.fromC.outofD.for

36.(50)

A.lastB.firstC.middleD.top

37.28._______A.atB.inC.fromD.down

38.Childrenarecuriousabouttheworldaroundthem.Forexample,theywanttoknow【36】theirheartsbeat.Theywanttoknowwhytheoceanwater【37】salty.

【38】childrengrowup,theybecomecuriousaboutdifferentkindsofthings.Whentheyarebabies,theyareinterestedinthepartsoftheirbodiesandinthesmilesoftheirmothers.【39】theybecomeinterestedinthephysicalworldaroundthemtheplants,theanimals,thesky.Later,theybecomeinterestedinthethings【40】peoplehavemade:wheels,bicycles,cars.Andwhentheyareadults,theircuriosity【41】.Sometimesthiscuriosityleadstoa【42】inscience.

Scientistsspendtheirlives【43】tofindoutabouttheworld.【44】whoworkwiththeearthsciencesstudytheearth,theoceans,andtheskies.【45】scientistswhostudylivingworkwiththebiologicalsciences.Athirdgroupofscientistsstudythephysicalsciences,e.g.physics,chemistry.

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A.whatB.howC.whichD.when

39.【C2】

A.fallsdownB.breaksoutC.wakesupD.takesplace

40.【B14】

A.whatB.whichC.asD.so

41.TheNorwegianNobelCommitteehasdecidedto【21】theNobelPeacePrizefor1998toJohnHumeandDavidTrimblefortheireffortstofinda【22】solutiontotheconflictinNorthernIreland.

Overthepastthirtyyears,thenational,religiousandsocial【23】inNorthernIrelandhascostover3,500peopletheirlives.JohnHumehasthroughoutbeentheclearestandmost【24】ofNorthernIreland'spoliticalleadersinhis【25】forapeacefulsolution.Thefoundationsofthepeaceagreement【26】onGoodFriday1998reflectprincipleswhichhehasstoodfor.

Asthe【27】ofthetraditionallypredominantpartyinNorthernIreland,DavidTrimbleshowedgreatpolitical【28】when,atacriticalstageoftheprocess,headvocatedsolutionswhichledtothepeace【29】.AstheheadoftheNorthernIrelandgovernment,hehas【30】thefirststepstowardsbuildingupthemutualconfidenceonwhichalastingpeacemustbebased.

TheNorwegianNobelCommitteealsowishesto【31】theimportanceofthepositive【32】tothepeaceprocessmadebyotherNorthernIrishleaders,andbythegovernmentsofGreatBritain,Ireland,andtheUnitedStates.

TheNorwegianNobelCommittee【33】thehopethatthefoundationswhichhavenowbeenlaidwillnot【34】leadtolastingpeaceinNorthernIreland,butalsoserveto【35】peacefulsolutionstootherreligious,ethnicandnationalconflictsaroundtheworld.

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A.awardB.acceptC.passD.refuse

42.30.________A.heldB.beganC.tookD.joined

43.Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepast,butloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages,(1)______firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeople,aretheresultofmutualattractionandaffection(2)______thanpracticalconsiderations.

IntheUnitedStates,parentsdonot(3)______marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial(4)______.

(5)______youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom(6)______groups,mostchooseamateofsimilar(7)______.Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot(8)______spouses(配偶)fortheirchildren,buttheycanusually(9)______choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable.

(10)______,marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroups(interclass,interfaith,andinterracialmarriages)are(11)______,probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday'syouthandthefactthattheyare(12)______byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollege,serveinthearmedforces,(13)______pursueacareerinabiggercity.Onceawayfromhomeandfamily,theyaremore(14)______todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup.

InmobileAmericansociety,interclassmarriagesareneither(15)______norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare(16)______therise,especiallybetweenProtestants(基督教徒)andCatholics(天主教徒).Ontheotherhand,interracialmarriagesarestillvery(17)______.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolive,maintainfriendships,and(18)______afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational(19)______(butthesameraceandreligion)havebeencommonplacehere(20)______colonialtimes.1.（）

A.A.speciallyB.naturallyC.particularlyD.fortunately

44.(44)

A.dateB.yearC.animalsD.time

45.(37)

A.spotB.locateC.knowD.recognize

46.【C6】

A.whereB.becauseC.ifD.when

47.25.A.compile

B.compare

C.conduct

D.conclusion

48.【B17】

A.manyB.muchC.enoughD.more

49.(47)

A.sawB.thoughtC.understoodD.recognized

50.(46)

A.complainB.weakenC.emphasizeD.buy

三、语音(10题)51.

A.guide

B.guess

C.language

D.guest

52.(5)

A.measure

B.sure

C.treasure

D.pleasure

53.(1)

A.telephone

B.philosophy

C.bright

D.rough

54.(2)

A.imply

B.fry

C.specify

D.vary

55.(3)

A.double

B.cough

C.country

D.courage

56.（）A.A.they

B.think

C.that

D.there

57.(4)

A.carried

B.borrowed

C.asked

D.thread

58.1.A.ringerB.hangerC.fingerD.singer

59.选出下列选项中划线部分读音不同的选项（）

A.nurse

B.thirsty

C.universe

D.surprise

60.1.______A.typicalB.cycleC.apply

D.imply

四、词汇与结构(20题)61.Ishallmaketheannouncement______thebeginningofthemeeting.

A.toB.forC.atD.in

62.Notuntil1959______thiscompound.

A.thatchemistssucceededinobtaining

B.didchemistssucceedtoobtain

C.chemistssucceededinobtaining

D.didchemistssucceedinobtaining

63.Shanghaiisin_____eastofChina.

A./B.anC.aD.the

64.Itis______formetocarry.

A.atooheavybag

B.tooaheavybag

C.tooheavyabag

D.tooheavybag

65.Morehasbeenlearnedsince1945aboutthechemicalchangesinthebodythaninallhumanhistorybefore______time.

A.inB.thatC.whichD.the

66.Ifwe______sooner,wemighthavegotthere.

A.startedB.hadstartedC.wouldhavestartedD.start

67.14.Thenewbillwillcomeinto______onthedayitispassed.A.effectB.useC.serviceD.existence

68.Hersenseofinferiority______herunfortunatefamilybackground.

A.resultsfromB.bringsaboutC.resultsinD.standsfor

69.Don'tworry.Shewillgrow______herchildishbehaviour.

A.uptoB.intoC.outofD.beyond

70.Hewasinpoorhealth.Hecouldnotmakehisvoice______.

A.hearB.tohearC.heardD.tobeheard

71.Itis______formetocarry.

A.atooheavybag

B.tooaheavybag

C.tooheavyabag

D.tooheavybag

72.Imsureheunderstands______youfeel.Hesveryclever.

A.whenB.whatC.whetherD.how

73.Thoseareprobablythe______curtainsinthestore.

A.fancierB.mostfanciestC.fanciestD.morefancier

74.—Hello,isthatMrsBlackspeaking?—Yes,who’sthat?—______Mary.A.A.I'mB.That’sC.She’sD.Thisis

75.13.Wedon'tknowwhatthesurfaceofVenusmight______.

A.lookasB.looklikeC.lookoverD.lookabout

76.—Wouldyouliketocometodinnertonight?—I'dliketo,______I'mtoobusy.

A.andB.soC.asD.but

77.______(fortune),afriendofMr.Jacksondiedfromatrafficaccidentyesterday.

78.ThereisonethingIdislikeabouthim:hewillneveradmitto______amistake.

A.havemadeB.havingmadeC.bemadeD.make

79.Dr.Smith,togetherwithhiswifeandtwosons,______toarriveontheeveningflight.

A.areB.aregoingC.isD.willbe

80.15.______thenews,shejumpedwithjoy.A.HeardB.HearingC.TohearD.Tobeheard

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1)向她表示歉意；

2)解释你的原因；

3)提出把约会时间推后三天；

4)写上一句你认为有必要写的话。

参考答案

1.C解析：参见第二段：麦克风放在房顶上是为了监听到打枪的声音。

2.C本题为综合归纳题。文章最后一段第一句讲到“Themajorityofindependentsecondaryschools，includingpublicschools，aresingle-sex，althoughinrecentyearsgirlshavebeenallowedtojointhesixthformsofboys’schools．”即：尽管最近几年允许女孩子进入男校六年级学习，但是独立中学包括大部分公立学校都是单性学校。根据推断，答案应为C。

3.C

4.D

5.A文章主要讲述了什么是REMsleep。

6.D解析：本题属推理分析题。由文章第二段倒数第二句可知：2000年的人口是1988年的两倍，即7million。

7.A53．答案为A

从短文第二段，学生总共要练6小时，每次练车半小时的细节推断学生需出车

12次。

8.D41．答案为D

根据文章第1段第5句Theyspendpartofeachdayalone及全文内容可推知钥匙儿童指经常独自在家的孩子。

9.C解析：由文章第六段纳迪亚的描述可知，她没见过电脑。

10.A解析：根据每段大意：第一段为“社会习俗与行为方式因时而异”；第二段为“社会习俗与行为方式因地而异”；第三段为“英美在习俗与行为方式上的异同点”；最后一段介绍“社会习俗与行为方式方面应注意的一个重要原则”。每段都围绕“社会习俗与行为方式”这一主题，故选A。

11.C解析：细节辨认题。由第一段"Gotothesubjectcatalogueinthelibrary.Biography,sport,domesticscience,thecinema..."可以得知A,B和C在文中都提到了。

12.C本文讲了一对夫妇因道路塌陷而经历的一次险情。C项是正确的。cavein“塌陷”。

13.B解析：根据文中第四段第一行可知，哥白尼起初没有将他的发现公布于世。

14.A

15.B

16.C第三段最后。ArthurLindman预言，巨大的无聊存在于极度的丰富之中。而这还是20多年前的预言，并且，他的预言越来越准确。选项D是第四段中另一本书的时间。

17.D解析：选项A在第二段；选项B在第四段；选项C在倒数第二段。选项D是正确的。

18.D解析：参见本文第一句。

19.A解析：参见倒数第四段。

20.C解析：第一段，我们已经习惯于现代生活带给我们的方便，这些方便使我们总是坐着。这段后半部分给了一些例子。

21.B答案为B。根据第一段第二句，Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth作出该项选择。

22.A解析：由后三段可知，纳迪亚的数学非常好，她“handledeveryquestiontheteachergaveher”。

23.C

24.A根据文章第一段的内容可知，Alaska在以前属于Russia。

25.B参考第五段最后一句。

26.B解析：参见第二段。人类把这种鸟圈入特定的地点进行喂养得到了一定的保护。但同时，它们也似乎对人类更感兴趣。从而破坏了人类的正常生活。这就是人们用不同的手段杀死它们的原因。

27.D37．答案为D。根据第一段最后一句，Itconveysyourhestwishes，congratulations，condolences—whenyouarenotabletodosoinperson作出该项选择。

28.C解析：参见第四段：他的飞机可以垂直起飞和降落。

29.D解析：第2段后半部分讲到interviewer可能给出不正确回答，interviewer也可能遗漏信息，故选D。

30.A由首段得知本文旨在介绍通过手机短信创造一种全民警报系统，紧接着介绍这一方案的操作办法及范围，B、C、D三项均与主题无关，故答案为A项。

31.D他用我从来没有听到过的如此大声的耳语跟我说。

32.A28．答案为A

confident做形容词表示“有信心的，确信的”，一般与介词of或about搭配使用。另外，confidence作名词表示“信心，信任”，还可与in搭配，构成haveconfidenceinsb．(信任某人)。

33.C解析：他将在星期四庆祝他的23岁生日。

34.D解析：inone'sopinion表“在某人看来”，固定搭配。

35.C28．答案为C

本题为介词词义选择。A上班atwork，C失业，丢了工作，outofwork=losingone'sjob。

36.A解析：根据第二段的算法，2000年应该是20世纪的最后一年。选项A是正确的。

37.B

38.B

39.Dfalldown=fail“失败”；breakout“爆发(战争)”；wakeup“醒来”；takeplace“发生，举行”。由题意知选D项。

40.B解析：which引导非限制性定语从句。

41.A解析：这篇文章介绍了1998年两位诺贝尔和平奖获得者的事迹。awardaprizetosb．授奖予某人。挪威诺贝尔委员会决定将1998年诺贝尔和平奖授予JohnHume和DavidTrimble。

42.B

43.C着重强调下文。

44.D解析：见上一条。datefrom意为“属于什么年代”，thetimeof意为“是什么时期的”。

45.D

46.D句意为：“当他们饥饿时，他们只有吃一点彩色的药丸。”根据译文，可知D项正确，when在这里引导一个时间状语从句。

47.B此题测试句意理解和词汇量。读懂全句应能确定此处应填充一个相当于中文“比较”的词。

48.C