职称英语综合类A级模拟48

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词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有

括号或下划线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号

里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第1题：

Thetownis(famous)foritsmagnificentchurchtowers.

A.distinguished

B.contemporary

C.specialized

D.specified

参考答案：A

第2题：

TheeconomicreforminJapanhasbeen(accelerated).

A.spedup

B.putoff

C.sloweddown

D.stopped

参考答案：A

第3题：

Duringhislifetimehewasableto(accumulate)quiteafortune.

A.control

B.spend

C.collect

D.exchange

参考答案：C

第4题：

It'simpoliteto(cutin)whentwopersonsareholdingaconversation.

A.leave

B.talkloudly

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C.standup

D.interrupt

参考答案：D

第5题：

Whatcanyoudoto(ensure)thatyouwillstayhealthy?

A.beassured

B.insist

C.prove

D.secure

参考答案：A

第6题：

Ididn'thelphim.Iwouldhave,(however),Ididn'thavethemoney.

A.or

B.but

C.otherwise

D.still

参考答案：B

第7题：

Gunpowderwasusedextensivelyinfirearms(prior)to1990.

A.in

B.around

C.from

D.before

参考答案：D

第8题：

Theteam's(spirit)wasatthelowestpointintheseason.

A.abilitytoread

B.lesson

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C.morale

D.talent

参考答案：C

第9题：

Maryhadsoldherbike,takenadriving(test)andboughtacar.

A.examination

B.quiz

C.exercise

D.check

参考答案：A

第10题：

Wehavetothinkverycarefullybeforewetakeanyaction,becauseit

'savery(serious)situationwehaveencountered.

A.ideal

B.favourable

C.good

D.severe

参考答案：D

第11题：

It's(tough)lookingforajobthesedays.

A.different

B.digital

C.difficult

D.direct

参考答案：C

第12题：

Iwonderwhofirst(conceived)theideaofcuttingaholeinthedoor.

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A.thoughtof

B.cameon

C.gaveup

D.handedout

参考答案：A

第13题：

John(talkedover)thenewjobwithhiswife.

A.discussed

B.mentioned

C.accepted

D.rejected

参考答案：A

第14题：

Tomisstill(fullofbeans)at70.

A.courageous

B.kind

C.energetic

D.single

参考答案：C

第15题:

Ittookmeawholehourto(solve)theproblem.

A.workat

B.workon

C.workout

D.workover

参考答案：C

阅读判断阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据

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短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选

A：如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选B；如果该句的信息文章中没

有提及，请选C。

FactorsInfluencingMarriage

Thecommonviewinsocialscienceofloverelationshipsisnot

thatoppositesattracteachotherbutthatlikeattractslike.Peoplefall

inlovewithotherswhosharetheirinterestsandtastesandwhose

personalitiesaresimilar.Hill,Rubin,andPeplau(176)foundonlyslight

supportforthisview.Onagreatmanycharacteristics,coupleswerenot

alike.Onothers,coupleswereonlysomewhatalike.Couplesdidtendto

beaboutthesameage,tobeequallygood-looking,tohavesimilarIQ

scores,tobeofthesamereligion,andtowantthesamenumberofchildren.

Butoneachofthesethings,quiteafewcouplesdifferedfromoneanother.

Infact,ononlyonequestiondidmostagreeon:whethertheywere“in

love”.

Theearlyinterviewsfailedtofindthatbeingalikewasvery

importantinbringingcouplestogether.Thefollow-upinterviewsfound

thatsimilaritiesweremuchmoreimportantinkeepingcouplestogether.

Thosewhoweretogetheraftertwoyearsweremuchmorecloselymatched

thancoupleswhobrokeup,especiallyintermsofage,IQ,collegeplans,

andlooks.Thus,couplesweremuchmorelikelytobreakupifoneperson

wasalotsmarter,betterlooking,orolder.Itiseasytoimaginewhy

thesedifferenceswouldmatter.Ifonepersonismuchsmarterormore

maturethantheother,thiscouldcauseconflicts.Ifonepersonismuch

betterlooking,heorshewillhavemorechancesforotherrelationships.

Yetotherthingsthatwouldseemasimportantturnedoutnotto

matter.Thosewhostayedtogetherdifferednotatallfromthosewhobroke

upinhowaliketheywereonreligion,sexroleideas,beliefsaboutsex,

idealism,orthenumberofchildrentheywanted.Surely,onemightsuppose

thatmarkeddifferencesinsexroleattitudescouldcausefrictionorthat

religiousdifferencesmightleadtobreakups.Buttherewasnoevidence

ofthis.

Infact,conflictwasnotoneofthemainreasonspeoplegavefor

breakingup.Mostsaidtheybrokeupbecausetheygotboredwiththeother

person.Oftenthiscausedoneofthepairtobecomeinterestedinsomeone

else,thuspromptingthesplit.Perhapssurprisingly,thewomangot

involvedwithsomeoneelsefarmoreoftenthantheman.Also,womenwere

muchmorelikelytosuggestabreakupthanmen,regardlessofthegrounds.

However,peopleweremorelikelytoremainfriendsafterthebreakupif

themanaskedforthesplit.Thissuggeststhatthemaleegoismore

sensitivetorejection.

第16题：

Inamarriage,conflictsareoftencausedbythediversityofintelligence.

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A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

第17题：

Similaritieswithincouplesweremostimportantinkeepingcouples

together.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

第18题:

Mostcouplesareaboutthesameage,tobeequallygoodlooking,tohave

similarIQscoresandsoon.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

第19题：

Thereligiousdifferencesareusuallyabigreasonforbreakups.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

第20题：

Mostpeopleholdtheviewnotthatoppositesattracteachotherbutthat

likeattractslike.

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A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

第21题:

Ifacoupledivorcewithoutmuchconflict,theyaremorelikelytoremain

friendsafterthebreakup.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

第22题：

Whenoneofthepairbecomesinterestedinsomeoneelse,themarriageis

mostlikelytobreakup.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任

务：（1）第23〜26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2〜5段每段选择

1个正确的小标题；（2）第27〜30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4

个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

AttentiontotheDetails

1Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddo

一especiallyinatightjobmarket.BobCrossley,ahuman-resourcesexpert

noticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomeacrosshisdeskeveryday.

“It'samazinghowmanycandidateseliminatethemselves,“hesays.

2"Resumes（简历）arrivewithstains.Somecandidatesdon'tbother

tospellthecompany'snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistake,Ieliminate

thecandidate,“Crossleyconcludes,“iftheycannottakecareofthese

details,whyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?

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3Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetails?Absolutely.

Perfectionistsstruggleoverlittlethingsatthecostofsomethinglarger

theyworktoward."Tokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetrees,“says

CharlesGarfield,associateprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,

SanFrancisco,“wemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe'

reworkingonfitintothelargerpicture.Iftheydon't,weshoulddrop

themandmovetosomethingelse.

4Garfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputer

scientistatNASA."TheApollomoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90

percentofthetime."saysGarfield.uButasuccessfullandingwasstill

likelybecauseweknewtheexactcoordinatesofourgoal.Thisallowed

ustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary."Knowingwherewewanttogohelps

usjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertake.

5Toooftenwebelievewhataccountsforothers'successissome

specialsecretoraluckybreak（机遇）.Butrarelyissuccesssomysterious.

Againandagain,weseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwell,

largerewardsfollow.

23-26的选项

A.Don'tBeaPerfectionist.

B.TheBenefitsofKnowingWhereWeWanttoGo.

C.HardWorkPlusGoodLuck.

D.TheOutcomesofOurEfforts.

E.TheImportanceofAttentiontoDetail.

F.ConstantlyAskingOurselvesaboutDetails.

27-30的选项

A.rarelyissuccesssomysterious

B.largerewardsfollow

C.Ieliminatethecandidate

D.Weshoulddropthemandmovetosomethingelse

E.judgetheimportanceofeverytask

F.becauseweknewtheexactcoordinatesofourgoal

第23题:

Paragraph1

参考答案：

E

详细解答：

第24题:

Paragraph3

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参考答案:

详细解答：

第25题:

Paragraph4

参考答案：

B

详细解答：

第26题：

Paragraph5

参考答案：

D

详细解答：

第27题：

OnceIseeamistake,

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

第28题:

Ifthedetailsdon'tfitintothelargerpicture,

参考答案：

D

详细解答：

第29题:

Asuccessfullandingwasstilllikely,

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参考答案:

F

详细解答：

第30题：

Bydoinglittlethingswithourefforts,.

参考答案：

B

详细解答：

阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面

有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1

个最佳答案。

HowDoAmericanConsumersBorrow?

Youngconsumersoftenhavenotestablishedtheircreditratings.

Manydonothavesteadyincomes.Theymighthavedifficultyborrowing

moneyfromanagencyinbusinesstomakeloans.Parentsorrelativesare

usuallytheirbestsourceofloans.Ofcourse,theparentsorrelatives

wouldhavetohavemoneyavailableandbewillingtolendit.Youmight

evengetaninterest-freeloan.However,aparentorrelativewholends

shouldreceivethesameinterestasanyotherlender.

Therearedisadvantagesinborrowingfromparentsorrelatives.

Oneisthattheymaynotinsistonyoupayingbackthemoneybyacertain

time.Asaresult,youmightlettheloandragon.Thisisespeciallytrue

ifyouarenotrequiredtopayinterest.Thisisnotawaytodevelopgood

credithabits.

Formostconsumers,thecheapestplacetoborrowisata

commercialbank.Banksareagoodsourceofinstallmentloanwhichmay

runfor12monthsorupto30.Mostbanksalsomakesinglepaymentloans

toconsumersforshortperiods-30,60,or90days.

Thenewesttypeofbankloanisonethatadepositorcanget

simplybywritingacheck.Itisusuallycalledsomethinglikeready

credit”orureservedchecking."Itworkslikethis.Adepositoris

givenalimitedamountofcredit,usuallybetween$500and$1,000.He

orshemaywritechecksuptotheamountallowed.Onceacheckhasbeen

written,theamountofthecheckbecomesaloan.Usuallynochargeismade

forinterestuntiltheloanismade.Atypicalinterestrateis3cents

per$100perday,orjustunder1percentamonth.Supposethatyouused

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$100ofyourcreditandrepaiditin30days.Thecostwouldbe90cents.

Ifyourepaiditin10days,thecostwouldbeonly30cents.

Theadvantageofborrowingfromabankisthatbanksgenerally

chargelowerratesthanmostotherlenders.Onereasonisthatbankshave

morestrictcreditrequirementsthanmostotherlenders.Aconsumermust

haveafairlygoodcreditratingtogetabankloan.

第31题：

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thenewesttypeofbankloanissimpletoget.

B.Bankloansaremoredifficulttoget.

C.Bankschargehigherinterestrates.

D.Banksofferloanstothosehavingafairlygoodcreditrating.

参考答案：C

第32题:

Oneofthedisadvantagesinborrowingfromparentsorrelativesisthat

A.parentsorrelativeswillasktheyoungpeopletopaybacksoon.

B.itwillnothelpyoungpeopletodevelopagoodcredithabit.

C.theyalwayschargeinterest.

D.theyalwayschargehigherratesthanotherlenders.

参考答案：B

第33题:

Mostcommercialbanksoffer

A.installmentloansthatmayrunfrom12to30months.

B.installmentloansthatmayrunfrom30to90days.

C.single-paymentloansthatmayrunfrom30to90days.

D.single-paymentloansthatmayrunfrom12to30months.

参考答案：A

第34题：

“Readycreditor“reservedchecking,,

A.isdesignedtogivethedepositoracheck.

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B.allowsthedepositortowriteachecktopayanyamount.

C.allowsthedepositortoborrowmoneyfromabankbywritingacheck.

D.allowsthedepositortochargeaninterest.

参考答案：C

第35题：

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,youngpeople

A.havedifficultyborrowingfromtheirparentsorrelatives.

B・can'tgetaninterest-freeloanfromtheirparentsorrelatives.

C.alwaysborrowmoneyfromanagency.

D.usuallyborrowfromtheirparentsorrelatives.

参考答案：D

RoadTripVacations

It'ssummer.IntheUnitedStates,it'stheseasonofswimming

pools,barbeques,campingandroadtrips.

Roadtripvacationswherethecarjourneyispartofthefunare

especiallypopularwithcollegestudents,wholiketoexplorethecountry

onwheels.Thesebudgettripsareidealforstudentswhooftenhaveplenty

offreetimebutlittlemoney.

“EversinceIwenttocollege,I'vebeentravelingaroundalot,

exploringthecountry,，zsaidAustinHawkins,a19-year-oldcollege

studentfromNewYork.Thissummer,Hawkinsandhisfriendshavespent

weekendstravelinginNewEngland.

Thebestpartaboutcartrips,saidHawkins,isthatyoucanbe

spontaneous.〃0naroadtrip,ifyougetinterestedinthingsyouseealong

thewayyoucanstopandexplore.z，MattRoberts,a20-year-oldstudentfrom

OhiowhodrovetoMontreal,Canada,agrees."Withroadtripsyoudon'

thavetoplaninadvance,youcanjustgetintoacaranddrive.Z/Even

withhighgasprices,drivingwithfriendsischeaperthanflying.Roberts

paidabout40dollarsforgas,butaroundtripplaneticketwouldhave

costnearly400dollars.

D.rivingtripsfirstbecamepopularinthe1920s.Newlypaved

roadsandimprovedcarsmadeitpossibletotravellongerdistances.

Motelsstartedappearingoutsidecities.

B.ythe1950s,carownershipbecamethenorm.Constructionofthe

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USinterstatehighwaysystembeganin1956andmotelandrestaurantchains

poppedupleverywheremakinglongdistancetripseasier.

Today,theUShasthehighestcarownershiprateintheworld.

Only8percentofAmericanhomeshavenocar,accordingtothemostrecent

UScensus.

Thoughmanycollegestudentsdon'townacar,mosthaveaccess

toone.OnmanyofHawkins'trips,theyusedaborrowedvan.

Hawkins'mostmemorableroadtriptookplaceoverspringbreak.

HeandtwofriendsdrovefromNewYorktoNewOrleanstovolunteer,helping

rebuildthecityafterHurricaneKatrinahititlastJuly.They

crossedthecountryintwodaysandsleptintheircarinchurchparking

lots.

Roberts'roadtriptoCanadalastwinterwasevenmoreeventful.

UponarrivinginMontreal,theywerelostinablizzardandshiveringin

the-250cold.Tofindtheirhotel,theyturnedonalaptopanddrove

aroundincirclesuntiltheyfoundaspotwithwirelessInternetcoverage.

〃Iknowweshouldhaveplannedbetter,butwe'reyoung.Now,when

IseethoseguysIalwayssay:rRememberwhenwewerelostinthesnow

storm!’r11neverforgetthat.”

第36题：

Thewordblizzardinparagraph12canbereplacedby

A.snowstorm.

B.hurricane.

C.mist.

D.fog.

参考答案：A

第37题:

WhatwillHawkinsdowhenheseessomethinginterestingonaroadtrip?

A.Hewillturnback.

B.Hewilldrivearound.

C.Hewillstoptoexplore.

D.Hewillstopexploring.

参考答案：C

第38题：

Whendidmotelssuddenlyappear?

A.Aftertheworktobuildtheinterstatehighwaysystemstarted.

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B.Whendrivingtripsbecamepopular.

C.Aftermanyroadswerepaved.

D.Afternewcarsweremade.

参考答案：A

第39题：

WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeHawkins'triptoNew

Orlends?

A.Eventful.

B.Colourful.

C.Delightful.

D.Unforgettable.

参考答案：D

第40题：

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofAmericancollege

students?

A.Theyhavelittlemoney.

B.Theyliketravelingbybike.

C.Theyliketoexplorethecountry.

D.Theyoftenhaveplentyoffreetime.

参考答案：B

TheOperationofInternationalAirlines

Internationalairlineshaverediscoveredthebusinesstraveler,

themanorwomanwhoregularlyjetsfromcountrytocountryaspartof

thejob.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatairlineseverabandonedtheir

businesstravelers.Instead,companieslikeLufthansaandSwissairwould

rightarguethattheyhavealwayscateredbestfortheexecutiveclass

passengers.Butmanyairlinescouldbeaccusedofconcentratingtoo

heavilyintherecentpastonattractingpassengersbyvolume,oftenat

theexpenseoftheregulartraveler.Toooften,theyhaveseemedgeared

forquantityratherthanquality.

Operatingamajorairlineisessentiallyamatteroffindingthe

rightmixofpassengers.Theairlinesneedtofillupthebackendoftheir

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wide-bodiedjetswithlowfarepassengers,withoutforgettingthatthe

frontendshouldbefilledwithpeoplewhopaysubstantiallymorefortheir

tickets.

Itisnocoincidencethatthetwomajorairlinebankruptcieswere

amongthecompaniesspecializingincheapflights.Butlowfaresrequire

consistentlyfullaircrafttomakeflightseconomicallyviable,andin

therecentrecessionthevolumeoftraffichasnotgrown.Equallythelarge

numberofairlinesjostlingfortheavailablepassengershascreateda

hugeexcessofcapacity.Thenetresultofexcesscapacityandcut-throat

competitiondrivingdownfareshadbeentopushsomeairlinesinto

collapseandleavemanyothershoveringonthebrink.

Againstthisgrimbackground,itisnosurprisethatairlinesare

turningincreasinglytowardsthebusinesstravelerstoimprovetheir

ratesofreturn,Theyhaveinvestedmuchtimeandefforttoestablish

exactlywhattheexecutivedemandsforsittingapartfromthetourists.

Highonthelistofprioritiesispunctuality;anexecutive'stime

ismoney.In-flightserviceisanotherareawheretheairlinesare

jostlingfortheexecutive'sattention.Thefreedrinksandheadsetsand

betterfoodareallpartofthelure.

Anotherdevelopmenthas'beentheaccentofseatingarrangements.

Regulartravelershavebecomewellversedinthedebateaboutseat

pitch一一theamountofroombetweeneachpassenger.Andfirst-class

passengersarenowofferedsleeperetteseats,which,forlongjourneys,

makeitpossibletosnatchapropernight'ssleep.Sleeperetteshave

provedsopopularthattheywillsoonbecomeuniversalinthefrontend

ofmostaircraft.

Theairlinesarealsotryingtoimprovethingsontheground.

Executiveloungesarecommonplaceandintendedtomaketheinevitable

waitingbetweenflightsalittlemorebearable.Luggagehandlingisbeing

improved.Regrettably,thereislittletheairlinescandotospeedup

theboringimmigrationandCustomsprocess,whichmanagestoupsetand

frustratepassengersofallclassesineverycontinent.

Althoughitistheairlines'intentiontoattractexecutive

passengersfromtheirrivals,theairlinesthemselveswouldnonetheless

liketochangeonebadhabitofthiskindoftraveler-theexpensivehabit

ofbookingaflightandthenfailingtoturnup.Thepracticeis

particularlywidespreadinEurope,wherebusinessmenfrequentlybook

returnjourneyshomeoneonseveralflights.

第41题：

Whichofthefollowingisabadhabitoftheexecutivepassengersthat

frustratestheairlines?

A.Theydonotbooktheirseatsinadvance.

B.Theydonotsitontheseatstheyaresupposedtotake.

C.Theydonottravelontheflighttheyhavebooked.

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D.Theydonotpayinadvancefortheseatstheybook.

参考答案：C

第42题:

Thefollowingareallmentionedasreasonswhytheairlinesarehaving

ahardtimeEXCEPTthat

A.thetouristindustryisexperiencinganall-timelow.

B.thereisnoincreaseinthenumberofpassengers,

C.therearemoreseatsontheplanesthanneeded.

D.thecompetitionbetweenairlinesisstrong.

参考答案：A

第43题：

TheimprovementstheairlinesattemptatincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.makingtheirseatsmorecomfortable.

B.providingbetterfoodduringflights.

C.showingmoremoviesduringthelongflights.

D.offeringsleeperettestofirst-classpassengers.

参考答案：C

第44题：

Thereisnotmuchtheairlinescandowhenitcomesto

A.makingsurethedeparturesarenotdelayed.

B.theefficienthandlingofluggage.

C.speedingupcustomsprocedure.

D.theimprovementoftheconditionofwaitinglounges.

参考答案：C

第45题：

Accordingtothepassage,inoperatingairlinesitisessentialto

A.keepinmindtheneedoftheexecutivesonly.

B.satisfytheneedofthelowfarepassengersattheexpenseofthe

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executives.

C.trytoattractasmanypassengersaspossiblebyreducingfares.

D.catertotheneedofpassengerssittingatbothendsofthejets.

参考答案：D

补全短文阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6

组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有

位置，以恢复文章原貌。

EnergyfromtheSun

Everyoneneedsandusesenergy.Iftherewerenoenergy,_46—

Mostoftheenergyonthisplanetcomesfromthesun,butpeople

donotreceivethatenergydirectly.Itcomesfromdifferentsourcesand

indifferentforms.

Greenplantsconvertthesun'senergytofoodenergythatanimalsand

peopleuseforlife.Theenergyfromanimalshasbeenusedforhundreds

ofyearstooperatefarmequipmentandtopullcarts,wagons,andother

vehicles.

Thesun'senergytakeswaterfromrivers,lakes,andoceansand

_47_Whenrainorsnowfallsonthelandsomeofitflowsintorivers

andstreams.Thisflowingwatercanbeusedto_48_Watercanalsobe

convertedtosteam,whichproducesenergytooperatemachines.

Windsalsocomefromsolarenergy.Airthathasbeenheatedbythe

sunrisesandcreateswinds.Theprocessofwindshasmovedshipsonthe

sea,groundgrain,andbroughtwatertotheearth.

Thereisalsosolarenergyinwood,oil,andcoal.Thesefuels

havebeen_49_Peopleburnthemtoproduceheatandtocreatepowerfor

machines.Oilandcoalareusedtoproduceelectricalenergy,too.And

electricityproduceslightheat,andsoundenergy.Inaddition,electric

poweroperatesmanykindsofequipment,tools,andmachines,whichmake

workeasier.

Ifyoumadealistofallthejobsperformedbythedifferentkinds

ofenergy,youwouldfillmanypages.Theneedforpowerincreasesevery

day,andsomesourcesofenergy_50_Soscientistsandtechniciansare

tryingtofindnewwaystoproducepower.

A.formedovermanycenturiesfromplants.

B.returnsittotheearthintheformofrainorsnow.

C.arebeingusedupveryquickly.

D.therewouldbenolife.

E.producemechanicalenergyandelectricity.

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F.arebeingproducedeveryday.

第46题：

参考答案：

D

详细解答：

第47题：

参考答案：

B

详细解答：

第48题：

参考答案：

E

详细解答：

第49题:

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

第50题:

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

完形填空阅读厂面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出

了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

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ImproveComputer-researchSkills

Likemanycollegestudents,JoseJuarezcarriesarounda

pocket-sizedcomputerthatletshimwatchmovies,surftheInternetand

text-messagehisfriends.

He'spartof^GenerationM〃-thosebornafter1985who_51

upconnectedtoeverythingfromvideogametocellphones.

“Forus,it'severydaylife,〃saidJuarez,18,afreshman_52_

CaliforniaStateUniversityatSacramento(CSUS).

_53_,educatorsarenowsayingthatnotallGenerationM-ers

cansynthesizethepilesofinformationthey'reaccessing.

"They'regeeky,buttheydon'tknowwhatto_54_withtheir

geekdom,saidBarbaraO'Connor,aSacramentoStatecommunications

studiesprofessorwhohasbeeninvolvedinanationwide_55_toimprove

students'computer-researchskills.

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