2021-2022年广东省揭阳市公共英语五级(笔试)真题一卷(含答案)

2021-2022年广东省揭阳市公共英语五级(笔试)真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Whocanbedescribedas"amantohavehisnoseputoutofjoint"?

A.Agayman.

B.Asickman.

C.Amanwhowantstosmellaflower.

D.Amanwhofeelshurtanddepressed.

2.听力原文：Yesterdaywediscussedtheproblemofrisingprices,or,intheeconomist'sterms,inflation.Wenotedthat,duringperiodsofinflation,allpricesandincomesdonotriseatthesamerate.Someincomesrisemoreslowlythanthecostofliving,andafewdonotriseatall.Otherincomesrisemorerapidlythanthecostofliving.

Weconcludedthatpersonswithfixedincomes,forexample,theelderlywhodependuponpensions,andpersonswithslow-risingincomesas,forexample,anemployeewithasalaryagreedtoinalong-termcontract,willbemostseriouslyaffectedbyinflation.Pleaserememberthatwhiletheirdollarincomes,staythesame,thecostofgoodsandservicesrises,andineffect,realincomedecreases,thatis,theyareabletopurchaselesswiththesameamountofmoney.

Wealsotalkedaboutthefactthatstockholdersandpersonswithbusinessinterestsandinvestmentswouldprobablybenefitmostfrominflation,sincehighpriceswouldincreasesalesreceipts,andprofitswouldlikelyrisefasterthanthecostofliving.

Andnow,beforewebegintoday'slecture,arethereanyquestionsabouttheterm,inflationoranyoftheexamplesgiveninourdiscussionsofar?

What'sthemainpurposeofthetalk?

A.Tointroducetheconceptofinflation.

B.Todiscussthecausesofinflation.

C.Toreviewyesterday'slectureoninflation.

D.Toargueinfavorofinflation.

3.听力原文：Theexpression，“lameduck”，callbeheardinalmostanyAmericantownorcity，especiallywherepeoplediscusspolitics．Mostoften，theyuseittodescribeapoliticianwhohascometotheendofhispower．

Thereareanumberofideasastowhere“lameduck”camefrom,thoughthepictureofalameduckisclearenough：aduckthathashaditswingscut，oritsfeetinjured，andcannolongerwalklikeahealthyone．

ThetermseemstohavecomeintotheAmericanlanguageaftertheCivilWarof1861-1865．Oneexplanationisthatitcamefromthelanguageofhunterswhofeltthatitwasfoolishtowastepowderortimeonadeadduck．Andalameduckisclosetobeingadeadduck．

Anotherexplanation，however，isthattheexpressioncamefromEngland．Thereitwasusedtodescribeamanwholostallhismoneyandcouldnotpayhisdebts．Hecoulddonothingbutwalklikealameduck．Andpeopleshowedlittlemercyforthepoorfellow．

ButintheUnitedStatespeopletookthephrasetodescribecongressmanwhofailedtogetre-electedbutstillhadalittletimeleftinoffice．

Later，theexpressionwasusedinabroadersense，generallydescribinganymanwhosedaysofpowerwerecomingtoanend．IthasoftenbeenusedtodescribethepositionofanAmericanpresidentinthelasttwoyearsorsoofhissecondterm．Itisadifficulttimeforhim，whenCongressisreadytoopposehimateveryturn．

WhereCantheexpression“lameduck”beheard?

A.Onlyamonghunters．

B.Amongprimaryschoolpupils．

C.Amongbeautifulladies．

D.Amongpeoplewhoarediscussingpolitics．

4.Whobenefitsmostfrominflation?

A.Personswhohavesalariesaccordingtolong-termcontracts.

B.Personswhoownbusinesses.

C.Personswithold-agepensions.

D.Personswithslow-risingincomes.

5.MDhassixdepartmentalmanagersatthemoment.

A.TrueB.Fasle

6.Shiraliprobablyliveduntil168;Tsurbaprobablyliveduntilage160.

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Whatisbehavioralmanagementbasedon?

8.听力原文：Inthefieldofmarketing，consumergoodsareclassedaccordingtothewayinwhichtheyarepurchased．Thetwomaincategoriesareconveniencegoodsandshoppinggoods．Twolessertypesarespecialtygoodsandunsoughtgoods．

Peopledonotspendmuchtimeshoppingforconvenienceitemssuchasgroceries，newspapers，toothpaste，razorblades，aspirin，andcandy．Thebuyingofconveniencegoodsmaybedoneroutinely，assomefamiliesbuygroceriesonceaweek．Suchregularlypurchaseditemsarecalledstaples．Sometimesconvenienceproductsareboughtonimpulse，forexample，someonehasasuddendesireforanicecreamsundaeonahotday．Ortheymaybepurchasedasemergencyitems．

Shoppinggoodsareitemsforwhichcustomerssearch．Theycompareprices，quality，andstyles，andmayvisitanumberofstoresbeforemakingdecisions．Buyinganautomobileisoftendonethisway．

Shoppinggoodsfallintotwoclasses：thosethatareperceivedasbasicallythesameandthosethatareregardedasdifferent．Itemsthatarelookeduponasbasicallythesameincludesuchthingsashomeappliances，televisionsets，andautomobiles．Havingdecidedonthemodeldesired，thecustomerisprimarilyinterestedingettingtheitematthemostfavorableprice．Itemsregardedasinherentlydifferentincludeclothing，furniture，anddishes．Quality，style.andfashionwilleithertakeprecedenceoverprice，ortheywillnotmatteratall．

Specialtygoodshavecharacteristicsthatimpelcustomerstomakespecialeffortstofindthem．Pricemaybenoconsiderationatall.Specialtygoodscanincludealmostanykindofproduct．Normally，specialtygoodshaveabrandnameorotherdistinguishingcharacteristics．

Unsoughtgoodsareitemsaconsumerdoesnotnecessarilywantorneedormaynotevenknowabout．Promotionoradvertisingbringssuchgoodstotheconsumer'sattention．Theproductcouldbesomethingnewonthemarketoritmaybeafairlystandardservice．suchaslifeinsurance．forwhichmostpeoplewillusuallynotbothershopping．

Accordingtothespeaker，whatareconveniencegoods?

A.Commoditiesthatpeopleareinconstantneedof．

B.Goodsthatareconvenienttouseorpurchase．

C.Itemsthatpeopletendtobuyunderimpulse．

D.Itemsthathavetobeboughtonceaweek．

9.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.

A.RightB.Wrong

10.WhatkindofgraindidmostEuropeanseat500yearsago?

11.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

12.Theystartedworkingin1968basedontheobservationmadebyJung,thefounderof______.

13.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmaymakeusbored,butthefriendsinbooksmayalsobehurtbyus.

A.RightB.Wrong

14.听力原文：M：DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W：No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit．Whathappened?

M：AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W：Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M：No，everyoneaboard，includingthecrew，waskilledinstantly．

W：Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?

M：Apparently，thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea，butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers．

W：Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish，theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M：Yestheywere，butthetransitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction．

W：Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M：Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto22,000feet．Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet，buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet．That'sahugedifference．anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed．butitwasnot．Unfortunately，theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet．

W：Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen，becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontroller'sinstructions．

M：Sadlyenough，yestheydid．Itwasareallybadmistake．Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplymisunderstanding．

W：Wow，that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother．

Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

A.Badweather.

B.Humanerror.

C.Breakdownoftheengines.

D.Communicationssystemfailure.

15.听力原文：Normallyastudentmustparticipateinacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate，andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree．InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeismadeupofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester．Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks；whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester．Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear．Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod．Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse，thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice．

Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade．whichisrecorded，andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers．Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork，butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs．Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm．Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities．Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules，forexample，bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt．Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents，theoperationofthesystemdoesincludeacertainamountofactivity．Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer．

What'sthemainobjectiveofastudentwhoattendsacertainnumberofcourses?

A.Tograduateandobtainadegree.

B.Tolearnsomethingheisinterestedin.

C.Toavoidworking.

D.Toobeyhisparents'order.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C15】

17.(38)

18.

【C20】

19.

【C3】

20.(35)

21.(45)

22.

【C2】

23.(36)

24.(49)

25.

【C10】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

Whatisthemainmessageofthistext?

A.Thatthesaltscareisnotjustified.

B.Thattheorginofhypertensionisnowfound.

C.Thatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.

D.Thatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.

27.

Theword"tarnish"(line4,paragraph4)mostprobablymeans______.

A.affectB.warnC.troubleD.stain

28.Asthe2lstcenturybegins,anumberofleadersinpolitics,education,andotherprofessionsbelievethattheUnitedStatesmustadoptsomenewvaluestogoalongwiththeoldtraditionalones.WhatnewvaluesshouldAmericansadopt?Thisisaverydifficultquestiontoanswer.Certainly,agreatervalueshouldbeplacedontheconservationofnaturalresources;Americansshouldlearntouselessandwasteless.ButconservationhasneverbeenastrongvaluetoAmericans,whohavebelievedthattheircountryofferedanendless,abundantsupplyofnaturalresources.

Recently,progresshasbeenmade--moreandmoreAmericansarerecyclingtheirpaper,cans,bottles,andothergoods--butoldwastefulhabitsdiehard.Furthermore,theneedtoprotecttheenvironmentmayconflictwiththeneedforjobs,asintheNorthwest,whereconservationistsbattlelumbercompaniesthatwanttocutdownancientredwoodtrees.AbeliefinthevalueofconservationisstillcomparedwithotherAmericanvalues;itcanbecomestrongeronlyasAmericansseetheneedforitmoreclearly.

Inaddition,Americansmayneedtoplaceastrongvalueoncooperationonanationalscaletoachieveimportantnationalobjectives.TheAmericanideaofthenationalgoodhasneverbeenbasedonnationalcooperationbutratheronthefreedomoftheindividual,maintainingthoseconditionsthatprovidethegreatestfreedomandprosperityfortheindividual.ItisfarmoredifficultforAmericanstoacceptsharedsacrificeforthecommongoodandwell-beingoftheentirecountry.Forexample,althoughthemajorityofAmericansbelievethatitisextremelyimportanttobalancethenationalbudgetandreducethedeficit,theydonotwanttoseecutsingovernmentprogramsthatbenefitthempersonally.

TheAmericanvalueofcompetitionalsohindersthedevelopmentofaspiritofnationalcooperation.Competitionsometimesencouragesfeelingsofsuspicionratherthanthemutualtrustthatisnecessaryforsuccessfulnationalcooperation.AlthoughAmericansoftencooperatesuccessfullyonthelocallevel--inneighborhoodgroupsandchurches,forexample—theybecomesuspiciouswhenthenationalgovernmentbecomesinvolved.Forexample,onthenationallevel,theymayseethemselvesaspartofaninterestgroupthatiscompetingwithotherinterestgroupsforgovernmentfunds.Arequestbythenationalgovernmentforsharedsacrificemaybeseenascoerciveanddestructiveratherthanvoluntaryandconstructive.However,thedemandsofthe21stcenturymaycompelAmericanstoplaceagreatervalueonnationalcooperationtosolveproblemsthataffectthemall,directlyandindirectly.

Thebesttitleofthispassagecouldbe______.

A.WhichisBetter,NewValueorOldValue

B.Conservationvs.NeedforJobs

C.TheNeedforNewNationalValues

D.CooperationandCompetition

29.

Today'scorporateexecutiveofficersresembletheindustrialistsandagriculturistsinthepastintheirrealizationof______.

A.theessentialrolesoftheworkersinturningoutmoreproducts

B.theimportanceofinformationtoacompany'sdevelopment

C.theimportanceoftechnologyleadingtohighemployeeproductivity

D.thenecessityofprovidingemployeeswithacomfortableenvironment

30.PaulStraussmann,retiredvicepresidentofXerox,,indicatesinhisbookInformationPay-offthat"almosthalfoftheU.S.informationworkersareinexecutive,managerial,administrativeandprofessionalpositions."Hefurtherstatesthat"managersandprofessionalsspendmorethanhalfoftheirtimeincommunicatingwitheachother."

Inotherwords,peopleareacorporation'smostexpensiveresource.Foratypicaloffice,over90percentoftheoperatingbudgetisforsalaries,benefitsandoverhead.Withthisinvestment,isitanywonderthatmanagersarefocusingmoreandmoreattentiononemployeeproductivity?Theyrealizethatthepaperjunglecannotbetamedsimplybyhiringmorepeople.Toreceiveareturnontheirinvestment,wisecorporateexecutiveofficersarerealizingwhatindustrialistsandagriculturistslearnedlongago--efficienttoolsareessentialforincreasedproductivity.

Adirectrelationshipexistsbetweenefficientflowofinformationandthequalityandspeedoftheoutputoftheendproduct.Forthosecompaniesusingtechnology,theperdocumentcostofinformationprocessingisonlyafractionofwhatitwasafewyearsago.Thedecreasingcostofcomputersandperipherals(equipmenttiedtothecomputer)willcontinuetomaketechnologyacost-effectivetoolinthefuture.AnexampleofthistypeofsavingisillustratedinthecaseoftheWesternDivisionofGeneralTelephoneandElectronicsCompany(GTE).Bymakingaone-timeinvestmentof$10milliontoautomateitsfacilities,managementestimatesanannualsavingof$8.5millionforthecompany.Thissavingsisgainedmainlythroughtheeliminationofsupportpeopleonceneededforproposalprojects.Throughatelecommunicationsnetworkthatsupports150computerterminalswithgoodgraphicscapabilities,theengineerswhoconceptualizetheprojectsarenowdirectparticipants.Theyusethegraphicscapacitiesofthecomputerratherthanrelyondrafterstopreparedrawings,theyentertheirowntextratherthanemploytypists,andtheyusethenetworktotrackprojectprogressratherthanconductingmeetings.

Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorquotesStraussmann'swordsinordertomakeclear

A.theimportanceofcommunicativecapabilityinbusiness

B.theneedforpeopleofhigherpositionsinacompany

C.theimportanceofassigningpeopletoproperpositions

D.thenecessityforpeopleinhigherpositionstoknowinformationscience

31.(78)

32.(79)

33.

______stationscanincreasetofullpowerveryquickly?

34.(77)

35.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.TheHartspreferapublicuniversitytoaprivateone.

B.Itismucheasiertopaythetuitionatpresent.

C.Allstudentscangettheaidpackage.

D.Traditionalscholarshipsarestillattractivetosomefamilies.

36.Insuranceissupposedtoprovideprotectionagainstfinancialrisks,andwhiledyingtoosoonisonemajorriskweface,anotherriskmoreandmorepeoplefearisoutlivingtheirmoney.Asaresult,agrowingarrayoflifeinsuranceproductsmakeitpossibletoprotectagainstbothofthoserisks.

Inmanyoftoday'slifeinsuranceproducts,MacDonaldnotes,"Thedeathbenefitportionreallyhasbecomeacommoditytypeproduct,soifsomeoneisreallyconcernedaboutthefinancialimpactofdyingyoung,thentheycangetaprettygooddealbybuyingterminsuranceonacommoditybasis—findthecheapestpolicyandbuyit."But,hesays,"Theothersideofthecoinisthatinsurancecompanieshavedevelopedproductsthatcanbeverycreative,andverycompetitivetootheralternatives,includinginvestments.Theycanfillaveryimportantroleinanyoverallinvestmentplan."

Diverseanduniversalpoliciesofferpeoplechoicesinhowmuchtheywanttoputintotheirpoliciesandhowtheywanttheirfundsinvested.Thesefundscanthenbetappedlaterontoprovidealumpsumforpurchasingaretirementhomeorastreamofretirementincome.Lifeinsuranceisanattractiveinvestmentvehicle,becausethe"insidebuildup",theaccumulationoffundsinsideapolicystructrue,isnotsubjecttotaxes,incontrasttootherpersonalinvestments.

However,MacDonaldandotherswarnagainstusinginsurancepoliciespurelyasaninvestment.Whiletherearetaxadvantages,therearealsothecostsconnectedwiththeinsurancecoverage,andifyoudon'tneedthatcoveragethesecanbeexpensivewaystoinvest.

Moreover,MacDonaldnotesthatsomecompaniesareofferinginsurancethathasacriticalillnessorlong-termcarebenefit.Thesepoliciesspecifythatifsomeonesuffersaheartattack,forexample,theywillget25%ofthefaceamountoftheinsurancepolicyimmediatelyratherthanatdeath.Oriftheymustbeconfinedtoanursinghome,theywillbeabletouseuptothefaceamountofthepolicytopaythenursinghomecosts.

Amidtheproliferationofinsuranceproduct,MacDonaldsays,"Thepositivesideofitistherearebetterproducts—they'recheaperandmoreflexible.Thenegativesideisthatit'smorecomplicatedandeasiertomakeamistake.Inthepast,itwasplainvanilla;everybodywassellingthesameproductandeverybodyhadtofindanagenttheyliked.Nowtherehasbeensignificantchangesinproductstructureanddesign,andbenefits,andsoitisworthwhiletoshoparound."

Thepurposeofinsuranceisto______.

A.giveyoumoneywheneveryouneed

B.protectyoufromfinancialrisks

C.savemoney

D.outlivemoney

37.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=WashingtonD.C.B=NewYorkCityC=ChicagoD=LosAngelesWhichcity...

istheheadquarteroftheSupremeCourt?71.______

wasdiscoveredasearlyas1524?72.______

hasservedasthecapitalofthecountry?73.______

isnowthelargestindustrialcityinthecountry?74.______

leadsthecountryinthemanufactureofaircraftandspareparts?75.______

isthelargestcity?76.______

isthesecondlargestcityinpopulationinU.S.A.?77.______

hasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestports?78.______

coversanareaofover69squaremiles?79.______

isnowconsideredthecenterofindustry,transportation,commerceandfinanceinthemid-westarea?80.______

A

WashingtonD.C.

Washington,thecapitaloftheUnitedStates,isinWashingtonD.C.andissituatedonthePotomacRiverbetweenthetwostatesofMarylandandVirginia.Thepopulationofthecityisabout800,000anditcoversanareaofover69squaremiles(including8squaremilesofwatersurface).ThesectionwasnamedtheDistrictofColumbiaafterChristopherColumbus,whodiscoveredthecontinent.ThecityitselfwasnamedWashingtonafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstpresidentofU.S.A.

Thebuildingofthecitywasaccomplishedin1800andsincethatyear,ithasservedasthecapitalofthecountry.ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidentinauguratedthere.IntheWarof1812,theBritainarmyseizedthecity,burningtheWhiteHouseandmanyotherbuildings.

WashingtonistheheadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem:Congress,theSupremeCourtandthePresidency.

Apartfromthegovernmentbuildings,therearealsosomeotherplacesofinterestsuchastheWashingtonMonument,theLincolnMemorial,theJeffersonMemorial,theLiteraryoftheCongressandMt.Vernon,homeofGeorgeWashington.

B

NewYorkCity

NewYorkCity,locatedinNewYorkState,isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.

ThecityofNewYorkhasapopulationofover7million(1970)andMetropolitan,12million.

Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524,anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam.In1664,thecitywastakenbytheEnglishanditgotthenameNewYorkasitbearsnow.DuringtheAmericanRevolutionin1776,GeorgeWashingtonhadhishead-quartersforatimeinNewYorkCity.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadthereinJuly4th,1776.Thecityremainedthenation'scapitaluntil1790.

NewYorkbecameanimportantportearlyinthelastcentury.AlargeportionofthenationalexportspassedthroughNewYorkHarbor.NewYorkhasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestportsandalsothefinancial,manufacturing,andtravelcenterofthecountry.Someoftheplacesofinterestinthecityare:theStateofLiberty(152metershigh)whichwasgivenbytheFrenchpeopletotheAmericanpeopleasagiftin1877.ItwaserectedonLibertyIslandinthemiddleofNewYorkHarbor.Broadway,WallStreetandFifthAv

38.

Fromthepassage,welearnthattheauthor______.

A.didn'tlikeRaoul'swayofdeliveringthepaper

B.didn'trealizewhyRaouldeliveredthepaperthatway

C.didn'tknowthatRaoulcameveryearlyinthemorning

D.didn'tfeelitnecessarytomeetRaoulwhenhecame

39.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:Saltisbadforyou—regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard."Thereisadirectrelationship,"UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,"betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath."

Frightening,iftrue!Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar."Allthishueandcryabouteatingsaltisunnecessary,"Dr.Dustaninsists."Formostofusitprobablydoesn'tmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat."Dustan'smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureunderwentnochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,however,halfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitspreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced.

"Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymotelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation,"notesDr.JohnH.Largh."Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense."

Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable"moderation"insaltconsumption.Foranaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Theequivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.

Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysalt,iftheirdoctoradvises.Buteventheveryvocal"lowsalt"exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat"Wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension."Infact,thereisincreasingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:deficienciesincalcium,potassium,perhapsmagnesium;obesity(muchmoredangerousthansodium);geneticpredispotition;stress.

"Itisnotyourenemy,"saysDr.Laragh,"SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissue,andtheideathatyoudon'tneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-relatedhealthproblem,thereisnoreasontogiveitup."

Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumed

A.exhibitsasanaggravatingfactortopeopleinpoorhealth

B.curesdiseasessuchasstrokeandcirculatorydisorders

C.correlateshighlywithsomediseases

D.isirrelevanttopeoplesufferingfromheartdisease

40.

______providesaround20%oftheworld’selectricity?

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

32

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Onthewaytoschool，Cosgrove_________．

42.

第

47

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tellsthestoryaboutretrievingthelastoneoffourbrothersinthewar?__________

43.

第

42

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Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthepassage，theauthorconsiderswhichofthefollowingtobemosthelpfulindeterminingthevalueofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomen?

44.

根据下列文章回答46～50题：

第

46

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Inthefirstparagraph，theauthorquotesStraussmann’swordsinordertomakeclear__________．

45.

根据下列文章回答21～25题：

第

21

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Thebesttitleofthispassagecouldbe__________．

参考答案

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.Howpeoplebehave

8.A

9.A

10.Wheat

11.Origin(s)ofstudent/wherestudentsarefrom/student(s)background(s)．Origin(s)ofstudent/wherestudentsarefrom/student(s)background(s)．

12.analyticpsychology

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.whosewhose解析：这是一个后置定语从句，用whose来引导，表示mind与dreamer的所属关系。故答案为whose。

17.proportionproportion解析：此处意为很大比例的学生仍然喜欢简单的工作，所以此处应填“proportion”。

18.FortunatelyFortunately解析：由本句句意“…可以看到有解决办法的希望了。”可知，此空应填“幸运的是”。

19.thatthat解析：参见32题解析，idea与bigachievementsrarelycomeeasilyandquickly是同位语，故此空应填that，引导同位语从句。

20.accordingaccording解析：accordingto为“依据”，为固定