2021下半年遵义市英语模拟练习题【带答案】

2021下半年遵义市英语模拟练习题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(40题)1.Withouttheairtoholdsomeofthesun'sheat，theearthwouldbe______onatnight（）

A.verycoldforustolive

B.socoldtousliving

C.toocoldforustolive

D.rathercoldofuslive

2.BoththebluepinkandthebluedressesareprettybutIlikethe（）better

A.earlierB.beginnerC.formerD.first

3.Theaccident_____outsidemyhouseyesterday（）

A.washappenedB.happenedC.happensD.hashappened

4.Thehousethat_____inthefloodsmustberebuiltbeforewintercomes（）

A.hasbeenwashedaway

B.hastobewashedaway

C.hasthemwashedaway

D.haswashedthemaway

5.thegarden,theoldmanwenttohavearest（）

A.Havingbeenwatered

B.Watering

C.Havingwatered

D.Beingwatered

6.moretime,shewouldcertainlyhavedoneitmuchbetter（）

A.GivenB.TobegivenC.GivingD.Togive

7.Inthisworkshop,theoutputofJulywasthreetimes（）ofJanuary

A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it

8.Theeveningnewscomesonat7O'clockand______forthirtyminutes（）

A.keepsB.endsC.finishesD.lasts

9.—Doyoulikethematerial?

—Yes,it（）verysoft

A.isfellingB.feltC.feelsD.isfelt

10.Thestudentsofthisuniversitycomplainabouttrafficnoiseswhich（）themwhentheyarehavingclasses

A.disturbB.interruptC.preventD.interfere

11.Maryneverdoesanyreadingintheevening（）

A.sodoesJohn

B.norJohndoes

C.Johndoesnotto

D.nordoesJohn

12.Nosooner______arrivedatthestationthanitbegantosnow（）

A.hadIB.IhadC.haveID.Ihave

13.Soloudly（）thatallthepeopleintheroomgotafright

A.heshoutedB.shoutheC.didheshoutD.hedidshout

14.Ican’t______thistypeofcomputer；it’stooexpensive（）

A.costB.spendC.affordD.trade

15.Ihaven'tmadeanynewfriendsyetandeverybodyheremakes____ofme（）

A.funB.joyC.laughD.smile

16.Ifthebuildingprojectbytheendofthismonthisdelayed,theconstructioncompanywillbefined（）

A.beingcompleted

B.iscompleted

C.tobecompleted

D.completed

17.Ihavenoobjection（）yourdesignforthenewtypeofmachinethistime

A.toadopt

B.toadopting

C.tohavingadopted

D.tohaveadopted

18.HisEnglishwassopoorthathefounditdifficulttomakehimself________（）

A.understoodB.understandC.beunderstoodD.tounderstand

19.Onlybytellingthetruth____________winthetrustandsupportofyourfriends（）

A.youdidB.youcanC.didyouD.canyou

20.Thetriptothewesthasbeenbecauseofthebadweather（）

A.insistedB.cancelledC.challengedD.decided

21.Theyareveryjealous（）hisreputation

A.ofB.atC.forD.against

22.It'shightimewe_______somethingtostoproadaccidents（）

A.aredoingB.didC.willdoD.do

23.Freshair,enoughexerciseandnutritiousfood（）togoodhealth

A.contributeB.addC.attributeD.distribute

24.WehavebeentoldthatthecontractisforoneyearstartingfromJune15（）

A.usefulB.efficientC.practicalD.effective

25.TheHRdepartmentisacriticalpartofemployees'well-beinginanybusiness,smallitis（）

A.nomatterhow

B.nomatterwhat

C.nomatterwhere

D.nomatterwhich

26.Wheredoyounormallyhaveyourhair（）

A.beingdoneB.doC.tobedoneD.done

27.Everymeansbutit'snotsoeffective（）

A.havebeentriedB.hasbeentriedC.havetriedD.hastried

28.Alicelookedcalmbutshefeltextremelynervous（）

A.infactofB.infavorC.inrealityD.introuble

29.Mymotheraskedmewhere_____thekey（）

A.didIleaveB.IhaveleftC.IhadleftD.hadIleft

30.Thecoloroftheskirtdoesnot（）thatofthecoat

A.balanceB.matchC.correspondingD.accord

31.Mr.MartinistoobusytospareanytimeSundayafternoon（）

A.exceptforB.exceptonC.unlessonD.onlyin

32.Thequestionis______thefilmisworthseeingornot（）

A.thatB.whetherC.ifD.why

33.Itwasyourrecommendationenabledmetobeanengineerinthisworld-famouscompany（）

A.whenB.whoC.whatD.that

34.Makeanoteofit_____youshouldforgetit（）

A.soB.toC.howD.lest

35.IinvitedJoeandLindatodinner,butofthemcame（）

A.neitherB.eitherC.noneD.both

36.Ididn’tbuyacaryesterdayforthesimplereason______itwastooexpensive（）

A.whyB.whichC.sinceD.that

37.Hestayedwithmeathomethewholeevening,sohe______themuseum（）

A.mustn’thavebeento

B.needn’thavebeento

C.shouldn’thavebeento

D.couldn’thavebeento

38.Today,peopleliveinaworldnewtechnologyistakinganincreasingproportionintheirlives（）

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.which

39.YoucanflytoLondonthisevening_____youdon’tmindchangingtheflightinParis（）

A.untilB.ifC.whereD.before

40.MyteacherrecommendedthatI____________ascarefulaspossiblewhenItookanexam（）

A.willbeB.beC.amD.were

二、判断题(5题)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空题(5题)46.Theprofessorhasalarge（collect）____ofbooks

47.Writersandartistsarealwaysgood____oflifefortheircreation.（observe）

48.YesterdayI（receive）____anemailfromoneofoursuppliersabouttheorder

49.Asacollegestudent,youshouldaimforan____ofknowledgewellbeyondyourareaofspecialization.（expand）

50.Hisstorieswritteninhislateryearswerenotinterestingbecauseofhis____ofimagination.（poor）

四、完型填空(20题)51.22.（）

A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.ThenD.Hence

52.71.（）

A.kindB.kindnessC.kindlyD.unkind

53.（）

A.HoweverB.BesidesC.OtherwiseD.Again

54.68.（）

A.strongerB.weakerC.brighterD.sharper

55.Visitorstothezoousuallypitytheanimalsowingtotheirparticularemotionalassociations（联想）.Whichanimalsshouldbeindeedpitied?

Thefirsttypearethosecleverand41developedanimals42livelyintelligenceanddesireforactivitycan43nooutletbehindthebarsofthecage.Thoseanimalslivinginafreestatebefore44inthezoohaveastrongdesireformovingabout45,buthavetoturnaroundrepeatedlyintheirquarters.Owingtothisdisappointment,foxesandwolves46inplaceswhicharefartoosmall,areamongthemost47ofallzooanimals.

Anothersadscene,seldom48byordinaryzoovisitors,isthe49flyingtrialsofswans（天鹅）atmigration（迁徙）time.Thesecreatures,likemostotherwaterbirds,aregenerallymadeunabletoflybythe50ofcuttingoffatipofthewingbone.51suchswansinthezoogenerallyseemhappyunder52careandtheyraisetheiryoungwithoutanytrouble,atmigrationtimethingsbecome53.Thebirdsneverreally54thattheycannolongerfly,andrepeatedlyswimtothe55ofthepondsothattheycanhavethewholeextentofitssurfacewhentryingto56againstthewind.Meanwhile,theirloudflyingcallscanbeheardastheytryto57,andagainandagainthegrandpreparationsendin58.

Idonotlikeseeingthose59waterbirdsinthezoo.Themissingtipofonewingandthestillsadderpicturethatthebirdmakeswhenit60itswingshurtmebadly.Whatatrulysorrypictureitis!

（）

A.highB.highlyC.deepD.deeply

56.29.（）

A.funnyB.wrongC.perfectD.easy

57.79.（）

A.showB.trickC.tryD.program

58.51.（）

A.friendshipB.interestsC.feelingsD.impressions

59.19（）

A.knowingB.caringC.riskingD.ignoring

60.60.（）

A.ruleB.functionC.taskD.role

61.A.GB.HC.ID.J

62.Mostpeopleretirefromworkbetweentheagesof60and65.Thishastwoconsequences,oneeconomicand____________psychological.

Economically:____________retiredpeoplereceiveapension（养老金）fromthegovernmentorfromtheirpastemployers,itisoftenmuchlessthantheyearnedwhentheywereworking.Unlesspeople____________tosavemoneyduringtheiryears____________work,theirstandardoflivingmayfallgreatlywhentheyretire.

Psychologically:OldpeopleinWesterncountriesaregenerallyconsidered____________,andtheyareeventhoughtofasa___________ontheirfamiliesandonthepublicpurse.Theyare___________heldinrespect.Ontheotherhand,mostofthem,sousedtofocusingonwork,simplydonotknowhowtorelaxor____________otherintereststhoughtheyhavetimetodosonow.Theyfeeltheyshouldbeworkingandcontributing,becauseworkwas__________theywererespectedandtheirskillsrecognized.____________retiredpeople,theirself-confidenceisdiminished（减弱）.Thelongertheyareawayfromtheworkplace,thekeenergrowsasenseofbeingworthless

（）

A.anotherB.theotherC.othersD.other

63.55.（）

A.petsB.toysC.friendsD.colleagues

64.50.（）

A.islocatingB.locatesC.islocatedD.located

65.62.（）

A.contributingB.contributedC.tocontributeD.contribute

66.58.（）

A.needn'tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.shouldn't

67.Thereisasayingthatmoneycan’tbringyouhappiness—likemoneyandhappinesscouldnotgohandinhand.Thelongerversionofthesaying51:butitsurehelps.

Canmoneybuyhappiness?Weallneedmoney,whichisa52fact.Intimesofdepressionwehearheartbreakingstoriesofpeoplelosingtheirjobsandhomes.Sayingthatmoneydoesn’tbringhappinesstothemwouldbe53thoughtless.Tothelessfortunateonesmoneyequalsthecontinuingoftheirnormaleverydaylifeandthatnormallifeis54wefindourtruehappinessinlife.Soyes—moneycanbeagreat55inbringinghappinessinlife.

andwhataboutthosewhohavetheirjobs?Howoftendotheysacrifice（牺牲）theirwholelifetothepursuitofmoney?Nowtherearemanypeoplewhofeeltrue56inthegame—theylovetoworklonghourstoearnmoremoney,andweshouldletthemdojustthat.Letthemfollowtheir57,becausemoneycanbeagreatmotivatorinachievingtheirbetterthingsinlife.

Weoftenhear58ofhowtheselongworkinghourshavecausedproblemsinpeople’s59livesbecausetheydon’thavetimefortheirfriendsandfamily.Moneyandhappinesssuredon’tseemtogohandinhandinthiscase.

Wheredoesthebalancebetweenpersonallifeandalifespentpursuingmoneyandpossessions60?

Ibelievemoneyandhappiness61eachother.Whatismoneytous?I’vecometothinkit62freedom—freedomtodowhatwewantorbeourtrueselveswithlessstress.Butwecandothingslikethat63withoutmoney,too.Somoneyisnotthe64conditionforhappiness.Onlywhenwe65thetwo,canmoneyandhappinessreallygohandinhand

51.（）

A.putsB.hasC.givesD.adds

68.85.（）

A.fearedB.surprisedC.confusedD.afraid

69.47.（）

A.choseB.madeC.usedD.received

70.66.（）

A.AsaresultB.ForexampleC.InotherwordsD.Inparticular

五、阅读理解(20题)71.IfyouwanttobeamemberofSchoolWatch,youshould（）

A.checkthewebsite

B.begoodatyourschoolwork

C.talktothedirectoroftheplaninyourgrade

D.writeanapplicationform

72.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatwiththeuseofwordprocessors______（）

A.somesecretarieswilllosetheirjobs

B.dailyjobscanbedoneautomaticallyoutsideofficehours

C.medicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithaVDUhaveincreased

D.theBritishcompanieswillmakelessmoney

73.What’stherelationshipbetweenthewriterandtheblindman（）

A.StrangersB.FriendsC.RelativesD.Neighbors

74.Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways：theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought（干旱）andfloods.

Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.

Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.

Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.

Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious：forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert

Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantofwhichisthattheycan_______（）

A.keephimfromthehotsunshine

B.enablehimtobuildwarships

C.makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem

D.protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods

75.Accordingtotheauthor,theuseofchemicalsandfertilizers______（）

A.willnotnecessarilyincreasetheproductionoffoods

B.isagoodwaytoimprovethequalityoffoods

C.promotesthefoodsbothinqualityandinquantity

D.isnogoodforhealth

76.Whenyouhavecompletedyourcollegeeducation,youwilllookforajobsuitedtoyourtraining,interests,andambition.Inmostcases,youwillvisitalikelyemployer’sofficeandcompleteanapplicationformforthepositioninwhichyouareinterested.（83）Theemployermaythenmakeadecisionregardingyourabilityonthebasisofyourapplicationformandinterview.

Throughoutyourlifetime,however,youmayfindyourselfinotherjobhuntingsituationsinanattempttoimproveyourposition.Asyougainexperience,youarelikelytobecomeambitiousforbetterandbetterjobs.Thesebetterjobsoftenrequirelettersofapplicationandsummariesofyourbackgroundandexperience.Therefore,yourwritingskillsmayplayanimportantpartinobtainingthejobyoudesire.

Inanyjob-huntingsituation,thereareanumberofwaysyoumayuseyourwritingskills:tocompleteanapplicationform,preparearesume,writeanapplicationletter,orwriteemploymentfollow-upletters.Asanambitiousjob-hunter,therefore,youshouldbeabletoprepareallthewrittenmaterialsthatwillhelpyoutogetthejobyouwant

Accordingtothepassage,inlookingforajob,thestudents_____（）

A.mustmakeanarrangementforaninterview

B.mayfollowtheirinterestsandambition

C.willsurelygetachancetoimprovetheirpositions

D.willalwaysvisiteveryemployer’soffice

77.Inthefollowingparagraphstheauthorwillmostprobablygoontodiscuss______（）

A.definitionsofpositivefeelingsandnegativefeelings

B.thethirdkindoflearning

C.furtherexamplesoflearningthroughoperantconditioning

D.noneoftheabove

78.LeicesterSocietyofArts

121stArtsFestivalGuidetoEvents

Alleventsarefreeunlessotherwisestated.Youarewelcometomakephonecallsformoreinformation.

Hands-OnArchaeology（考古学）

Saturday15thJuly,11:00am-3:30pm,JewryWallMuseum,Tel:01162254900

CelebrateNationalArchaeologyWeekbybringingalongyourarchaeologicaldiscoveriesfortheexperts（专家）fromFindsOfficetoexamine.Learnthetechniques,examinerealobjects,discoverarchaeologythroughfunactivitiesandmakesomethingtotakehome.￡1.50foractivities.

TheWonderGarden

Wednesday19thJuly,10:00am-ll:50am,BelgraveGardens,Tel:01162254980

Enjoyanartworkmorningusingavarietyofmaterials.Produceyourownflowerstohelpdecoratetreeswiththemtomakethegardenwonderfulandthentakeatouraroundthegarden,sensingthebeautyandtouchingthenature.

BelgraveHallEveningTalk:Belgrave'sPastYears

Tuesday24thJuly,7:00pm-9:00pm,BelgraveHall,Tel:01162666590

LearnthehistoryofBelgravevillageanditsever-changingpopulation.Findouthowpeoplemoved,whattheydid,andhowtheyusedtolive.AlsodiscoverthehistoryofBelgraveHallasamiddleclasscountryhouseandthefamiliesthatlivedthere.Bookingneeded.￡2.50.

JewryWallHomeworkHelp

Wednesdays19thand26thJuly,3:30pm-4:30pm,NewWalkMuseum,Tel:01162995111

Needhelpwithahistoryhomeworkproject?Dropintothemuseumforadiscussionwiththehistoryexpert.Hecanpointoutinterestingbooksandobjectsinthemuseumandyouwillhaveaquietspacetoworkin.Allagesarewelcome.TopicareasincludeRoman,EgyptianandGreekhistoryaswellaslocalhistory

Whicheventshouldyougotoifyouwanttolearntomakesomething（）

A.Hands-OnArchaeology

B.TheWonderGarden

C.BelgraveHallEveningTalk

D.JewryWallHomeworkHelp

79.Toooftenyoungpeoplegetthemselvesemployedquitebyaccident,notknowingwhatliesinthewayofopportunityforpromotion,happinessandsecurity.Asaresult,theyareemployeddoingjobsthataffordthemlittleornosatisfaction.Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetitionthattheyseldomcarewhattheydoaslongastheycanearnaliving.Somestaylongatajobandlearntolikeit;othersquitfromonetoanotherlookingforsomethingtosuitthem;theyounggraduateswholeavetheuniversitylookforjobsthatofferasalaryuptotheirexpectation.Veryfewgooutintotheworldknowingexactlywhattheywantandrealizingtheirownabilities.Thereasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeenapropervocationalguidanceinoureducationalinstitution.Nearlyallgrope（摸索）inthedarkandtheirchiefconcernwhentheylookforajobistoaskwhatsalaryislike.Theyneverbothertothinkwhethertheyaresuitedforthejobor,evenmoreimportant,whetherthejobsuitsthem.Havingajobismorethanmerelyprovidingyourselfandyourdependantswithdailybreadandsomemoneyforleisureandentertainment.Itsetsapatternoflifeand,inmanyways,determinessocialstatusinlife,selectionoffriends,leisureandinterest.

Inchoosingacareeryoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityourinterest.Nothingismorepatheticthantakingonajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnotonlydiscourageyourdesiretosucceedinlifebutalsoruinyourtalentsandultimatelymakeyouanemotionalwreck（受到严重伤害的人）andabitterperson

Thereasonwhysomepeopleareunlikelytosucceedinlifeisthatthey_____（）

A.haveruinedtheirtalents

B.havetakenonanunsuitablejob

C.thinkofnothingbuttheirsalary

D.arenotawareoftheirownpotential

80.OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarke,dressedforgoingout,tookherhandbagwithsomemoneyandherkeyinit,pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursday.Itwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalone.

Atsixo’clockshecamehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?How?How?Hadsomeonegotin?Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened,asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.

Overacupofteashewaswonderingwhethersomeonehadakeythatfittedherfrontdoor—amasterkeyperhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtime,dressedasusual,butshedidn’tgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain,lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.

Itwasjustafterfouro’clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain,andthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-box,andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknobonthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside,andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor,thehandwaspulledback,andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet

OnThursday,Mrs.Clarkeusually______（）

A.wentonanouting

B.visitedaclub

C.workedataclub

D.wenttoseeafriend

81.Havingaconversationwithpeoplewithdementiawillbe（）

A.difficultB.interestingC.confusingD.encouraging

82.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage（）

A.Toexplaintheimportanceoflanguagelearning

B.Tocomparelanguagelearningwithlanguageteaching

C.Toteachpeopletospeakaforeignlanguage

D.Tointroducesomeusefultechniquesoflanguagelearning

83.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage（）

A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages

B.DifferentCustomsandHabits

C.HomeforthePeople

D.Side-by-sideLivingStyleinAmerica

84.KidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Scout,18,answers,No.Ihaveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditwouldseemweirdtome.Besides,ifitweren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhavetoday!

Scouthasfacedbigchallenges.Whenshewasonlymonthsold,shesufferedfromterribleburns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorscutitoffabovetheknee.Whenshewas14,shegotahightechlegmadeforsportsandputittothetestrightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.Irememberbeingterrifiedbecausethiswasmyfirsttime,shesays.Butmydoctorsaid,‘Youhavetostartsomewhere.’

ScoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathleteSarahReinertsencameupandsaid,I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegiveyousometips.Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthefirstdisabledwomantohavefinishedtheIronmanTriathlon（铁人三项）inHawaii.SheworkswithanorganizationtohelpsupportpeoplelikeScout.

Reinertsen’sencouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,butgainedtheconfidencethatsheneededtocompete.IfSarahcoulddoit,shecouldtoo.Traininghard,shenowrunscompetitivelyandalsofindstimetoshareherstorywithschoolgroups.

SometimespeoplelookatmeoratSarahandthinktheyhavenothingincommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’tphysicallychallenged,everybodyhaschallengesofsomekind—maybewithfamily,orhomework,orfriends.Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethatobstacle,shesays.Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream

WhydoesScoutanswerNowhenaskedifshewantstwonormallegs（）

A.She’sscaredofchanginghercurrentsituation

B.Shecouldn’thavethemevenifshewantedto

C.She’ssatisfiedwithwhatshehasachievedasadisabled.

D.Shehasneverthoughtaboutitbefore

85.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaccordingtothepassage（）

A.Thetotalpreventionoftsunamisispossible

B.Richcountriesarelessaffectedbytsunamisthanpoorcountries

C.Approachingtsunamiscanpossiblybepickedupbysensors

D.Anearlywarningsystemiseffectivewhenatsunamiiscloseby

86.Thisarticleiswrittenmainlytotellreadersthat（）

A.thericharemorelikelytodoawaywiththemselves

B.moneycanbringalotofthings,includinglove

C.lifeisalwayshappyforchildrenofrichparents

D.richparentsshouldrealizewhatisimportantinthefamilyisloveratherthanmoney

87.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat（）

A.itisdifficulttoguessthemeaningofidioms

B.youshouldnotuseidiomsinyourwriting

C.proverbsaremorecommonthanidioms

D.youshouldbecarefultouseproverbsandidioms

88.Passage4

Transportationhasincreasedeachperson'smobility.Initially,onecouldwalkabout20milesaday；usingahorseorbicyclewoulddoubleortriple（三倍）thisrange.Todayonecantravelhalfwayaroundtheworldinaday.Throughincreasedmobility,one'srangeofacquaintancescanbeworldwide.Businessandprofessionalinteractionsalsocanbeonaworldwidebasis.Withsuchwide-scaletravelopportunities,businessandculturewillneverbethesame.

Intermsofsociology,teenagepeopleintheUnitedStatesviewobtainingadriver'slicenseasonerite（仪式）ofpassagetowardadulthood（成年）.Theautomobileisameansforthemtoescapeparentalsupervision（监管）.Theautomobileisblamedforthedeclineofsmalltowns;personswithcarsareableandwillingtotravellongerdistancestothestoresandotherattractionsoflargercommunities.IntheUnitedStates,theschoolbusalsoledtothedeclineofsmalltownsbecauseitmadeitpossibletoconsolidate（合并）numeroussmallschools.Smallvillageswheresmallschoolswereclosedwentintodecline.

Transportationhasincreasedemploymentopportunities,becauseonecantraveltoreachmorepotentialjobs,andaprofessionalpersoncancoverawiderarea.Insparelysettledareas,forexample,veterinarians（兽医）andphysiciansmakecallsusingsmallaircrafts.Transportationactivitiesalsoprovideemploymentopportunities：workingforcarriersandshippers,constructingvehiclesandroadways,andworkingingovernmentagenciesinvolvedwithtransportation.

However,astransportationfacilitiesandopportunitiesincrease,therearesomegroupsleftbehind.Thepoor,thefeeble（弱者）,theelderly,andthedisabledareindangerofbeingignoredbecausetheylackequalaccesstotransportationsystems.InmanylocationsintheUnitedStates,automobileownershipaswellasuseisvirtuallyarequirement.Societyisuncertainastowhatresponsibilitiesithasfortransportationsystemsthatcanbeusedbythosewithoutautomobiles.

Anothernegativeimpactrelatestoinjuriesanddeathscausedbytransportation.Whileairlinecrashesthemostpublicity,highwayaccidentscauseatremendousnumberoffatalities（死亡）andinjuries.Fortunately,thenumberisdecreasingowingtoconsiderableimprovementinautosafety.Thisincludessaferroads,lowerspeedlimits,useofseatbelts,andstricterenforcementoflawsagainstdrivingwhiledrunk

Thepassagemainlyfocuseson______（）

A.meansoftransportation

B.historyoftransportation

C.influenceoftransportationonhumanbeings

D.people'smobilityinconnectionwithtransportation

89.Accordingtothepassage,theJapanesemayconsideritunacceptabletobe______（）

A.indirectB.straightforwardC.poorlydressedD.curious

90.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust______（）

A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone'slifetime

B.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompain

C.putupwithpainunderallcircumstances

D.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun

六、翻译(10题)91.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenonpoorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare

92.Consequently,therehasbeenagrowinginterestinnaturalfoods:foodswhichdonotcontainchemicaladditivesandwhichhavenotbeenaffectedbychemicalfertilizerswidelyusedinf