2021年湖州市英语统招专升本真题演练【带答案】

2021年湖州市英语统招专升本真题演练【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcomputerizedmonetarysystemsisNOTsupportedbythepassage?

A.Theypromoteinternationaltrade.

B.Theyallowveryrapidmoneytransfers.

C.Theyarestilllimitedtosmalltransactions(交易).

D.Theyaredependentongoodtelecommunicationssystems.

2.Accordingtothispassage,working-classparentsaremorelikelythanmiddle-classparentsto______.

A.usephysicalpunishmentfordiscipline

B.havechildrenwhofinishcollege

C.havechildrenwhoareoutofcontrol

D.showlesslovetotheirchildren

3.Thepolicethinkthatuseofviolencebyanimalrightsgroupsis______.

A.increasingB.decreasingC.endingD.stayingaboutthesame

4.Asusedinthelastsentence,thephrase"inshort"means______.

A.inthelongrunB.indetailC.infactD.inaword

5.InwhichareahaveAmericansreceivedthemostawards?

A.Literature.B.Peace.C.Economics.D.Science.

6.TheCleverHanssyndromeisadangertobeavoidedby______.

A.audienceB.researchersC.veterinariansD.mathematicians

7.WhichstatementisTRUE?

A.Mrs.Edwardsisalwaysverylucky.

B.Mrs.Edwardshadnofriends.

C.Mrs.Edwardshopedtogetfreeshopping.

D.Mrs.Edwardsgetsdisappointedeasily.

8.Peopleperceivedifferentthingsaboutthesamescenebecause______.

A.theyseedifferentthings

B.theycannotagreeaboutthings

C.somehavebettereye-sights

D.noneofthese

9.AccordingtoLandau,whyisitimportantforapresidenttohaveadog?

A.Itincreaseshischancesofbeingreelected.

B.Ithumanizesthepresident,makinghimeasiertorelateto.

C.Itshowsthatthepresidentcancareforananimal.

D.ItisthetraditionofWhiteHouseasapresident.

10.（）UsuallyyouwillnotgetashockBytouchingtheelectricrayinoneplaceonlyBe．cause__________．

A.atorped0’selectriccellscontainmorethanoneelectricDlates

B.tocompletethecircuit，youhavetotouchthefishintwoDlaces

C.thecurrentinoneplaceisnotstrongenoughtogiveashock

D.thefish’selectriccellsarefilledwithjelly-likesubstance

11.Thispassagedealmostlywiththe______.

A.internalsenses

B.senseofbalance

C.fivesenses

D.brain'sfunction

12."Anintelligentmindneedsastrongbodytomakeituseful."means"_____".

A.Ifyouwanttomakeyourstrongbodyuseful,youmusthaveanintelligentmind

B.Inordertomakeyourintelligentmindusefulyoumusthaveastrongbody

C.Tomakeyourstrongmindmostusefulyouneedastrongbody

D.Ifyouhaveastrongbodyyouwillhaveastrongmind

13.37.Onthedayoftheaccident,partoftheoldroad______.A.wasdamagedB.wasbroadenedtomaketrafficeasierC.wasunderrepairD.wasclosedtocars

14.Thisisastoryabout______.

A.auselessadvertisement

B.howtomakeaneffectiveadvertisement

C.howthemanlostandfoundhisumbrella

D.whatthemerchantdidfortheumbrellaowner

15.Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(75points)Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerandblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.PassageOneInthe1940s,urbanAmericansbeganamassmovetothesuburbsinsearchoffreshair,elbowroomandprivacy.Suburbsbegantosprawloutacrossthecountryside,sincemostofthosemakingthemoveweremiddleclass,theytookwiththemthetaxmoneythecitiesneededtomaintaintheneighborhood,inwhichtheyhadlived.Thepeopleleftinthecitieswereoftenthosewhoweretoooldortoopoortomove.Thusmanycitiesbegantofallintodisrepair.Crimebegantosoar,andpublictransportationwasneglected.(Inthepastsixtyyears,

SanFrancisco

istheonlycityinthe

UnitedStates

tohavecompletedanewmasstransitsystem.)Meanwhile,housingconstructioncostscontinuedtorisehigherandhigher.Middle-classhousingwasallowedtodecay,andlittlenewhousingwasconstructed.Eventually,manydowntownareasexistedforbusinessonly.Duringthedaytheywouldbefilledwithpeopleworkingintheofficesandatnighttheywouldbedeserted.Giventhesecircumstances,somebusinessexecutivesbeganasking,"Whybotherwithgoingdowntownatall?Whynotmovetheofficestothesuburbsgothatwecanliveandworkinthesamearea?"Graduallysomeofthelargercompaniesbegantomoveoutofthecities,withtheresultthaturbancentersdeclinedevenfurtherandthesuburbsexpandedstillmore.Thismovementofbusinesstothesuburbsisnotconfinedtothe

UnitedStates.Businesseshavealsobeenmovingtothesuburbsin

Stockholm,

Sweden,in

Bonn,

Germany,andin

Brussels,

Belgium

aswell.31.Whatdidthecitylosewhenthosepeoplemovedouttothesuburbs?A.HousesB.Cars.C.Jobs.D.Taxmoney.

16.Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel______.

A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevel

B.maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour

C.canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevel

D.willbecomeattainablebeforethegovernmenttakesactions

17.NationalSurveysshowedthatchildrenfromasingle-parentfamilyweremorelikelythanthoseraisedintwo-parenthomes______.

A.tobeindependent

B.tomarrylateintheirlife

C.toachievegreatsuccessintheiracademicfield

D.tohaveunhappyfamilylives

18.

第51题Thepassageismainlyabout__________

A.anartmuseumcalledtheLouvre

B.anItalianartistnamedLeonardodaVinci

C.akingofFrancenamedFrancisI

D.thebest—knownpaintingintheLouvre

19.Accordingtothepassage，Argentinaisworld-famousBecauseofits_________．A.excellenceatmostimportantsports

B.successesinthefootballWorldCup

C.obviouspositiononthemap

D.1argenumberofsportsfansandsupporters

20.Whatareboysusuallyencouragedtodoatschool?

A.Togethelpwiththeirhomework.

B.Toplaytheleadingroleinclass.

C.Toworkwithgirlstudentsinclass.

D.Tolearntotakecareofothers.

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?______

A.Somestampshaveafloweroranimalononeside.

B.Alongwithapictureononeside,therearealsosomewords.

C.Someusedstampscanbeworthalotofmoney.

D.Astamp,whenused,isworthmorethananewone.

22.Theword"obsolete"(Line3,Para.1)mostprobablymeans______.

A.nolongerinuseB.profoundC.colorfuloramusingD.common

23.Accordingtothepassage,TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayis______.

A.oneveryThursdayinApril

B.aholidayforgirlsofallages

C.adayforgirlstoknowaboutjobs

D.adayforgirlstogetajobeasily

24.Thepassageimpliesthattherearemanysenseswe______.

A.canuseonlyinemergencies

B.maynotunderstandatpresent

C.neverrealizewehave

D.donotactivelyuseineverydayliving

25.CriticsthoughtthatKeikowould_____.

A.diefromthecoldwaterinIceland

B.behappytoreturnhome

C.wanttobefree

D.belessactive

26.Thepassageimpliesthattherearemanysenseswe______.

A.canuseonlyinemergencies

B.maynotunderstandatpresent

C.neverrealizewehave

D.donotactivelyuseineverydayliving

27.Copernicusdevelopedhistheory______.

A.usingvarioustelescopes

B.basedonAristotle'sbeliefs

C.throughobservationsandreasoning

D.undertheencouragementofhisfriends

28.EdmundHalleywasanEnglishscientistwholivedover200yearsago.Hestudiedtheobservationsofcomets(彗星)whichotherscientistshadmade.Theorbitofoneparticularcometwasaverydifficultmathematicalproblem.Hecouldnotfigureitout.Neithercouldotherscientistswhodealtwithsuchproblem.

However,HalleyhadafriendnamedIsaacNewton,whowasabrilliantmathematician.Newtonthoughthehadalreadyworkedoutthatproblem,buthecouldnotfindthepapersonwhichhehaddoneit.HetoldHalleythattheorbitofacomethadtheshapeofanellipse(椭圆形).

ThenHalleysettowork.Hefiguredout(解决,计算出)theorbjtsofsomeofthecometsthathadbeen

observedbyscientists.Hemadeasurprisingdiscovery.Thecometsthathadappearedintheyears1531,1607,and1682allhadthesameorbit.Yettheirappearanceshadbeen75to76yearsapart.

ThisseemedverystrangetoHalley.Threedifferentcometsfollowedthesameorbit.ThemoreHalleythoughtaboutit,themorehethoughtthattherehadnotbeenthreedifferentcomets,aspeoplethought.Hedecidedthattheyhadsimplyseenthesamecometthreetimes.Thecomethadgoneawayandhadcomebackagain.

Itwasanastonishingidea!Halleyfeltcertainenoughtomakeaprediction(预言)ofwhatwouldhappeninthefuture.Hedecidedthatthiscometwouldappearintheyear1758.Therewere53yearstogobeforeHalley'spredictioncouldbetested.

In1758thecometappearedinthesky.Halleydidnotseeit,forhehaddiedsomeyearsbefore.EversincethenthatcomethadbeencalledHalley'scomet,inhishonour.EdmundHalleyfiguredouttheorbitof______.A.A.somedifferentcometsappearingseveraltimes

B.thesamecometappearingatdifferenttime

C.threedifferentcometsappearingthreetimes

D.severalcometsappearingatthesametime

29.Whycouldotherinventorssucceedinshowingmotionpictureswiththeirowndevices?

A.Becausetheyhadadevicecalledkinetoscope.

B.BecausetheyaskedThomasEdisontohelpthem.

C.Becausetheygotawayofusingtheirowndevices.

D.BecauseThomasEdisonhadsuccessfullysolvedcertainproblems.

30.Thetrainerusuallygivestheanimalapieceofcandyorfruit__________.查看材料

A.whenitishungry

B.beforeitplaysatrick

C.whenitstartstoplayatrick

D.afterithasdonethetrick

二、完型填空(20题)31.【B3】

A.whatB.asC.thatD.why

32.(50)

A.hopedB.expectedC.wishedD.wanted

33.(49)

A.interestsB.affectsC.suitsD.improves

34.

第27题请将正确答案填在第27处

A.10ngB.shortC.quickD.slow

35.【B10】

A.worldB.earthC.geographyD.globe

36.(46)

A.likeB.suchC.exampleD.as

37.(48)

A.boughtB.testedC.foundD.needed

38.28.（）A.A.atB.inC.onD.by

39.(52)

A.byB.withC.throughD.after

40.【C3】

A.awayB.outC.intoD.on

41.24._______A.absoluteB.totalC.allD.complete

42.(45)

A.numberB.amountC.moneyD.sales

43.24.A.inexpressB.toexpressingC.inexpressingD.toexpress

44.Theappealoftheworldofworkisfirstitsfreedom.Thechildiscompelledtogotoschool:heis【21】ofauthority.Ashegrowsup,hesees【22】itistobefreeofschoolandtobeabletochoosehisjobandchangeitifhedoesn'tlikeit.Theboysandgirls,【23】hehaslongobserved,revisitschoolutterlychangedandapparentlymature.Suddenlyteachersseemasoutofdate【24】hisparentsandtheauthorityofschoolaridiculousthing.Atthemomenttheadultworldmayappear【25】theschoolworldthatthedesiretoenteritcannotbesatisfiedbyexercisesinschoolbooks.Thismaynotbethe【26】butitisanecessarypartofgrowingup,foreverymanandwomanmustcomesoonerorlatertothepointofsaying"Really,I'vehadenoughofbeingtaught;Imust【27】Someyoungpeoplecometothisdecisionsoonerthantheyought.Yet【28】awaythisisnotabadframe.ofmindtobeinleavingschool.【29】work,theyoungmanmakesoneofthefirstgreatacceptancesoflife——he【30】thedisciplineofthematerialortheprocessheisworkingwith.Heseesthepointofitandindoingso【31】life.Theworkprocessconstitutesarealityinsomesensesuperiortothatofschool,andthisis【32】hesooftenlongstogettogripswithit.Nothingdoneinschoolimposesitswillin【33】thesameway;ifthemathsmasterisiiionecangetonwithsomethingelse.Buteventheboydeliveringpapers,【34】thedrivertakingouthisbus,discoversthatonecannotputitoffbecausethereissnowontheground,ortheforeman(工头)iseasilyannoyed,orhehim-self【35】thatmorning.

(41)

A.underthethumb

B.belowthehands

C.subjecttothepalm

D.inthefingers

45.【B18】

A.usualB.routineC.normalD.average

46.请在第_____处填上正确答案。

A.be

B.tobe

C.being

D.stayed

47.【B15】

A.completedB.sawC.takenD.read

48.34.________A.whereasB.howeverC.whoeverD.whenever

49.(54)

A.builtB.neededC.earnedD.saved

50.【C2】

A.infactB.eventuallyC.practicallyD.asamatter

三、语音(10题)51.（）A.A.modern

B.surprise

C.traveler

D.German

52.(3)

A.JuneB.soonC.classroomD.drew

53.(1)

A.Wednesday

B.recent

C.sudden

D.absent

54.2.A.piece

B.field

C.relief

D.scientist

55.

A.literature

B.mature

C.nature

D.feature

56.(5)

A.accent

B.accompany

C.accept

D.access

57.(2)

A.windB.kindC.findD.mind

58.

A.scissors

B.score

C.screen

D.sculpture

59.

A.says

B.plays

C.stays

D.days

60.

A.hot

B.home

C.top

D.off

四、词汇与结构(20题)61.Manycountriesstillexecutepeoplewho__________seriouscrimes，especiallymurder．

A.carryB.doC.commitD.violate

62.—Howdidyoufindyourvisittothemuseum?—Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas______thanIexpected.

A.farmoreinteresting

B.evenmuchinteresting

C.somoreinteresting

D.alotmuchinteresting

63.Youcanseethiscellphone______(advertisement)onlocalTVprograms.

64.Mostofthesatellitesdonotchange______positions.

A.theirB.itsC.themD.the

65.Theplace______thebridgeissupposedtobebuiltshouldbe______thecross-rivertrafficistheheaviest.

A.which;where

B.atwhich;which

C.atwhich;where

D.which;inwhich

66.Itwas______(consider)ofyounottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.

67.Somefarmers______thatfoxesareanuisaneeandthreattothefarm.

A.declareB.announceC.claimD.protest

68.Sheismakingherselfillwith______overherson'sfuture.A.A.troublesB.annoyanceC.worryD.consideration

69.Icouldtellhewassurprisedfromthe______onhisface.

A.appearanceB.sightC.expressionD.explanation

70.Hislaziness______hisfailureinthefinalexam,

A.gaveupB.contributedC.resultedinD.distributed

71.It'shightimewe______himaregisteredletter.A.A.sendB.sentC.hassentD.hadsent

72.Everyonehopestogetpromoted,______?

A.doesn'theB.don'ttheyC.doesn'tsheD.dowe

73.Lasaisunique______itisthehighestcapitalcityinchina.

A.inthatB.withthatC.forthatD.atthat

74.Hesaidhewouldrathernot______itrightnow.

A.doingB.todoC.doD.tobedone

75.（）Letmehelpyou，_________?

A.won’tyouB.willyouC.shauID.shan’tI

76.Heis______thatI'dliketointroducehimtoyou.

A.suchnobleperson

B.sonobleperson

C.suchanobleperson

D.soanobleperson

77.Thereisnodoubtthatheisagoodprofessor______heisdoingfine.

A.butB.becauseC.soD.yet

78.Today,houseworkhasbeenmademucheasierbyelectrical______

A.facilitiesB.appliancesC.instrumentsD.equipments

79.Thefactremains_____wearebehindmanyothers.

A.thatB.whyC.whereD.how

80.Whenmygrandfatherdied,Idiscoveredthathehadleftmesomemoneyinhis______.

A.savingsB.willC.creditcardD.cashmachine

五、书面表达(1题)81.你（LiYuan）刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封投诉信，其内容如下：

（1）买表的时间、地点；

（2）出现的问题；

（3）要求退货。

六、写作(1题)82.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowritealetterinEnglishin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.

你(LiYuan)刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封抱怨信，其内容如下：

(1)买表的时间、地点；

(2)出现的问题；

(3)要求退货。

参考答案

1.C根据义章第二段可知，现代货币系统是电子的，快捷便利，具有相当的规模，不受地域的限制等，可知C项不正确，故选C项。

2.A根据文章的说法，工人是被管理的对象，是听从别人的。所以，这也就形成了他们在管理自己的孩子时，也希望孩子只是执行自己的命令而已，比较容易动用体罚。A项是正确的。

3.A解析：见原文最后一段。警察将保护研究人员以防止他们受到动物保护活动分子的上升的暴力伤害。

4.D解析：最后一段。这里应是总结或归纳性质的。Inthelongrun就长远来说，indetail就细节而言，infact事实上，inaword简言之、一句话。选项D是正确的。

5.D解析：本题属细节题。文章第三段最后一句“wonnumerousscienceawards”已明确提示答案。

6.B解析：最后一段。发现了这匹马会做算术的秘密后，科学家感觉很担心，他们拿来做实验的动物也会在他们无意识的暗示下做出他们希望的行为。这样所做出的结论肯定不会准确，所以是应当被科学家避免的。选项B是正确的。

7.C文章第二段第一句话表明Mrs．Ed—wards希望得到免费商品，成为幸运顾客。

8.D解析：本题属深层理解题。文章第二段举例说明：三个人看同一处，却有三种不同的结论。此段的最后一句也提示到：理解力就是我们对事物观察的思想意识。

9.B解析：第五段。Landau说，总统养狗会使总统更显人性化，使总统的形象更完美，也很容易把人们与总统联系起来。

10.B

11.A解析：文章简述了人类的内部感官。选项B是其中的一部分。选项c是作者用来作为引子，引起读者的兴趣，并与之比较，从而说明内部感官究竟是什么。选项A是正确的。

12.B文中第一段最后一句话表示身体的强壮对于智力起到了支持作用。

13.C37．答案为C

此考题为细节题。根据第2段第1句中Anyway，themenwererepairingpartoftheroad...，我们完全可以认定C正确。

14.B解析：文章讲述了通过前后两个不同的广告所得的不同效果。

15.D31．答案为D。根据第一段第二句，theytookwiththemthetaxmoneythecitiesneededtomaintaintheneighborhood作出该项选择。

16.C解析：最后一段。最后的等级就是上了税等着政府做事，我们只享受就是了。选项C是正确的。Spendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainst...付更多的税给政府，政府再有所行动……。不赋税，政府就不行动，第五个等级的满足就不会实现。

17.D

18.A概括全文可知，本文主要介绍了法国的卢浮宫。其他都是文章的节细，而非主旨。

19.B

20.B解析：由第五段“Theyaremorelikelytocallonboysforanswersandtoallowthemtotaketheleadinclassroomdiscussion.”可知B为正确答案。

21.D

22.A解析：第1段第3行提到“olderliterature”，即“古老一点的文献”，可推测obsolete意为“过时的，不再使用的”。

23.C解析：依据第二段中的“wantedgirlstofindoutaboutmanydifferentkindsofjobs.Then,whenthegirlsgrowup,theycanchooseajobtheylike.”可知选C项。

24.C解析：见原文最后一段。还有不知道多少体内感官的存在，无人数得清。

25.A解析：这是一篇讲一头杀伤力很强的鲸鱼回到冰岛海域生活的情景。从第四段可知，评论员们以为鲸鱼会受不了寒冷。然而事实却相反，鲸鱼在那里生活得很愉快。

26.C解析：我们只意识到外部感官，从没有意识到我们的内部感官才是我们生命的根本。第一段尤其强调这一点。选项C是正确的。

27.C解析：根据文章中第三段第三行可知，哥白尼通过眼睛观察以及数学和逻辑的方法束进行研究。

28.B本题属细节信息归纳推理型。其中关键词为EdmundHalleyfiguredout．．．orbit。根据第4段第4句可以看出这三次出现的彗星实为同一彗星，只是出现的时间不同而已。故B项是正确答案。

29.D文中第二段第二句“Edisonhadsolvedcertainproblems．makingitpossibleforotherinventorsmoveaheadwiththeirowndevices．”给出了答案。

30.D动物做完一个小把戏，就给它一些吃的东西。

31.C解析：本题测试强调句型。

32.C解析：从if从句就可得知，本题应选wish，因为从句的谓语在现在的情况下用的不是can，而是could，属虚拟语气用法。

33.C解析：让孩子选择最“适合”自己的学习方式，suit“适合”，符合题意。

34.A长期来说，用inthelongrun。而intheshortrun表示的意思正好反，意思是“短期来讲”，不合逻辑；quick，slow意思都不合适。故选A。

35.C解析：点明文章主题。

36.A解析：大多数鱼都有强壮的骨骼，但有些鱼只有软骨，例如：鲨鱼和鹞鱼。

37.D解析：根据下文他去买钉子，可知他需要钉子，故应选D项。

38.Contime准时到达。

39.A解析：见上一条。

40.A根据句意可知，应选takesth．away(把……拿走／带走)。

41.B

42.D

43.D

44.A

45.B解析：routinework表“例行的、惯常性工作”。

46.C介词后面必须跟名词性短语。所以，of后只能跟doing。beinglate也是一个常用短语。有了手机反倒不怕迟到了。

47.A解析：后半句是说该到去商店买东西的时候了，这就推测出前半句讲的是购物单子肯定已准备完毕。

48.B

49.B解析：本题属语法题。needed是过去分词作后置定语修饰前面的宾语部分。本句的意思是：建造旅游业所需的宾馆、机场、航空集散站、一级公路和其他设施要花费大量资金。

50.A种的是橡胶树却不能生产橡胶，这里是解释原因。用infact“事实上”解释所种的不同于真的橡胶树。A项是正确的。

51.D

52.C解析：画线部分读[u]，其他选项的画线部分读[u：]。

53.A解析：选项A画线字母不发音，其他选项画线字母读[e]。

54.D

55.BA、C、D三项划线部分发[t∫e]，而B项划线部分发[tjue]，因此选B项。

56.B解析：选项B画线字母读[k]，其他选项画线字母读[ks]。

57.A解析：A项划线部分发[i]，而B，C，D项划线部分发[ai]，因此选A项。

58.A

59.A

60.B

61.C

62.A空格后的than表明空格处为比较级，interesting是一个多音节形容词，它的比较级是moreinteresting，而far常用来修饰比较级，意为“……得多”。

63.advertised

64.A解析：本题考查名词所有格的用法。根据题意，指代thesatellites的所有格形式应用their。

65.C解析：第一个空是定语从句，表示“在……地方”，应用attheplace，因此此处用atwhich引导定语从句；第二个空考查表语从句的引导词，从句子成分分析，引导词在从句中作地点状语；故用where。

66.considerate

67.C解析：claim指“声称”。

68.C本题为词义辨析题。troubles通常指“疾病”；annoyance意为“烦恼”；worry意为“忧虑，苦恼”；consideration意为“考虑”。这四个词只有worry可和over搭配。本句大意为：因为焦虑自己儿子的前程，她都把自己弄出病来了。

69.C

70.C

71.BIt'shightime....=It'sabouttime....这个句型特别强调说话者认为某事会立刻发生或应该已经发生了。用虚拟语气。我们该给他发挂号信。

72.B解析：本题考查反意疑问句的用法。根据题意，句子的主语是“everyone”(每个人)。故选B。

73.A解析：本题测试inthat固定结构。其意为“因为……”，本句大意为：拉萨是独一无二的，因为它是中国海拔最高的首府。

74.C

75.A

76.C解析：so和such都可修饰单数可数名词，但是略有形式上的不同：so+形容词+a(an)+名词，而such+a(an)+形容词+名词。注意其中冠词的位置。

77.B解析：because引导出“他绝对是一位优秀教授”的判断根据：他干得很好。

78.B解析：本题为词义辨析题。facilities意为“设施，设备”；appliances意为“器具，用具”；instruments意为“工具，手段”；equipment常用不可数名词，意为“装备，设备”。本句大意为：现在由于使用电器，家务劳动变得轻松多了。

79.A解析：that引导的从句作主语fact的同位语从句。

80.B解析：Savings存款，will遗嘱，creditcard信用卡，cashmachine取钞机。选项B是正确的。

81.ToWhomItMayConcern:

Threedaysago，Ijustgotthewatc