2022年宁夏回族自治区吴忠市公共英语五级(笔试)

2022年宁夏回族自治区吴忠市公共英语五级(笔试)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Whatdoesthetalkmainlyconcern?

2.Sugarincoldsweetdrinksslowstheliquidfromgettingintotheblood-stream.

A.RightB.Wrong

3.Thesuccessofchainschoolsistosomeextentbecauseoftheirmarketingandadvertising.

A.RightB.Wrong

4.What'stheCivilRightsMovementfor?

5.Astrokevictimcanputglovesonbothhishands.

A.TrueB.Fasle

6.Thespeakerwillintroducesixdepartmentalmanagersonebyone．

A.RightB.Wrong

7.听力原文：Thehumannosehasgiventothelanguagesoftheworldmanyinterest-ingexpressions.Ofcourse,thisisnotsurprising.Withoutthenose,wecouldnotbreathenorsmell.Itisapartofthefacethatgivesapersonspecialcharacter.CyranodeBergeracsaidthatalargenoseshowedagreatmancourageous,courteous,manly,andintellectual.

Afamouswomanpoetwishedthatshehadtwonosestosmellarose!BlaisePascal,aFrenchphilosopher,madeaninterestingcommentaboutCleopatra'snose.Ifithadbeenshorter,hesaid,itwouldhavechangedthewholefaceoftheworld!

Historically,man'snosehashadaprincipalroleinhisimagination.Manhasreferredtothenoseinmanywaystoexpresshisemotions.Expressionsconcerningthenoserefertohumanweakness;anger,prideJealousyandrevenge.

InEnglishthereareanumberofphrasesaboutthenose.Forexample,toholdupone'snoseexpressesabasichumanfeeling—pride.Peoplecanholduptheirnosesatpeople,things,andplaces.

Thephrase,tobeledaroundbythenose,showsman'sweakness.Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenoseletsotherpeoplecontrolhim.Ontheotherhand,apersonwhofollowshisnoseletshisinstinctguidehim.

Forthehumanemotionofrejection,thephrasetohaveone'snoseputoutofjointisverydescriptive.Theexpressionappliestopersonswhohavebeenturnedasidebecauseofarival.Theirprideishurtandtheyfeelrejected.Thisexpressionisnotnew.ItwasusedbyErasmusin1542.

ThisisonlyasamplingofexpressionsinEnglishdealingwiththenose.Thereareanumberofothers.However,itshouldbeasplainasthenoseonyourfacethatthenoseismorethananorganforbreathingandsmelling!

Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Thehumannoseasanorganforbreathingandsmelling.

B.Thenoseprovidinguswithvariousexpressions.

C.Awomanpoet'swishtohavetwonoses.

D.InterestingcommentsmadeonCleopatra'snose.

8.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

听力原文：W：Jim，thankgoodnessyou'vearrived．Theclasspresentationstartedhalfanhourago，andIwasjustbeginningtopanic．

M：I'msorryforbeinglate，Alice.Thismorninghasbeenarealmess．Ididn'tthinkIwasgoingtomakeithereatall．

W：Whyareyoulate?Ourpresentationdependsonthosegraphsyouareholding．

M：Yes，Iknow．I'lltellyouaboutitlater．First，let'sseehowwearedoingfortime．Twogroupsarestillaheadofus，aren'tthey?Thepresentationsonthefightsoftheconsumerandtheanalysisofthestockmarket．ThatmeansI'vegottwentyminutestosortout．

W：Youlookcold．Whathappened?

M：I'vebeenstandingoutsideinarctictemperaturesforoveranhourwaitingforabus．

W：Overanhour?ButIthoughtyourapartmentwasonlyatenminutebusridetocampus．

M：Innormalconditions，butthebuswasdelayedbecauseoftheweather，andwhenIstoppedinadrugstoretocallhomeforaride，thebuswentby．Asluckwouldhaveittherewasnooneathome，soIhadtowaitanotherforty-fiveminutesforthenextbus．

W：That'sMurphy'sLaw，isn'tit?Whatdiditsay?Ifanythingcangowrong，itwill．Well，we'vestillgottwentyminutestogetourwitstogether．

Whatisthewoman'stoneofvoicewhenshefirstseestheman?

A.Frustrated.B.Relieved.C.Sarcastic.D.Apologetic.

9.Whyarestudentsenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizations?

A.Becausetheyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy.

B.Becausetheywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity.

C.Becausesuchpositionshelpthemhuntbetterjobs.

D.Becausesuchpositionsareusuallywellpaid.

10.Whichareaoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96?

11.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.听力原文：Now,letmefirstgiveyouabriefintroductiontotheAmericanpoet,EmilyDickinson.EmilyDickinsonwasAmerica'sbest-knownfemalepoetandoneoftheforemostauthorsinAmericanliterature.BorninAmherst,Massachusetts,Dickinsonwasthemiddlechildofaprominentlawyerandone-termUnitedStatescongressionalrepresentative,EdwardDickinson,andhiswife,EmilyNorcrossDickinson.From1840to1847sheattendedtheAmherstAcademy,andfrom1847to1848shestudiedattheMountHolyokeFemaleSeminary(nowMountHolyokeCollege)inSouthHadley,afewtripstoBostonforeyetreatmentsintheearly1860s,DickinsonremainedinAmherst,livinginthesamehouseonMainStreetfrom1855untilherdeath.Duringherlifetime,shepublishedonlyabout10ofhernearly2,000poems,innewspapers,CivilWarjournals,andapoetryanthology.ThefirstvolumeofPoemsofEmilyDickinsonwaspublishedin1890,afterDickinson'sdeath.

AlthoughfewofDickinson'spoemswereformallypublishedduringherlifetime,sheherself"published"bysendingoutatleastone-thirdofherpoemsinthemorethan1,000lettersshewrotetoatleast100differentcorrespondents.Dickinson'smethodofbindingabout800.ofherpoemsinto40manuscript.booksanddistributingseveralhundredoftheminlettersisnowwidelyrecognizedasherparticularform.ofself-publication.Shealsoreadherpoemsaloudtoseveralpeople,includinghercousinsLouiseandFrancesNorcross,overaperiodofthreedecades.

Well,that'sallaboutherlife.Nowshallweconcentrateonherfamouspoem,"SuccessisCountedSweetest".

InwhichstatewasEmilyDicksonborn?

A.Michigan.B.Ohio.C.Massachusetts.D.Washington.

13.Studentscanenjoyasimplebookingandenrolmentprocedureinsomechains.

A.TrueB.Fasle

14.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：W：Dr．Huber，whendidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinphysicsandmusic?

M：Ican'trememberatimewhenIwasn'tinterestedinphysics．WhenIwasachild．Iwasverycuriousabouttheworldaroundme．Forexample．Ialwayswonderedwhylightbehavesthewayitdoes．Ifounditmorefuntoplaywithaprismthantoplaywiththekidsintheneighborhood．Iwasn'tverysocial．butIwasreallyintofiguringouthowthingsworked．IgotmyowntelescopewhenIwaseightyearsold．andIlovedtotakeitoutatnightandgostargazing．Iwouldlookattheplanetsandstarsandwonderwhatwasoutthere．WhenIwasten．myfatherboughtmeabookontheuniverse，andIjustateitup．Infact，Istillhavethatbookrighthereinmyoffice．

Itwasthesamewithmusic．I'vealwayshadanaturalearformusic．perfectpitch．Evenasayoungchild，ifIheardasongontheradio，Icouldgorighttothepianoandplayit．WhenIheardasoundliketheringofatelephone，Icouldidentifyitspitchandplaythenoteonthepiano．However．Ididn'tdevelopaseriousinterestinbecomingapianistuntilIwasincollege．Ialsoseemedtodowellinschoolinthevisualartslikepaintinganddrawing．

W：Whatcommonalitydoyouseebetweenmusicandphysics?

M：Thereisacommonmisconceptionthatartandsciencearecompletelyseparatedfromeachother．Ithinkthedistinctionisartificial．Inreality,artandsciencearenotasmutuallyexclusiveasonemightassume．Solvingacomplicatedmathematicalproblem，forexample，canrequirethesamedegreeofcreativethinkingaspaintingalandscapeorwritingapoem．IfeelanindefinabletinglewhenIplaytheSchumannConcertoordancethepasdedeuxfromRomeoandJuliet．Igetthatthesametinglefromtheoreticalphysics．

Thebeautyofartisreadilyapparenttomostpeople．However，inthecaseoftheoreticalphysics，thebeautyisnotnearlyasaccessibletothegeneralpublic，butitiseverybitasexciting．Natureseemstofollowcertainprinciples，verymuchthesameasartdoes．

It'snotuncommonforphysiciststobecomeaccomplishedmusicians．Musictheoryisaverymathematicaldiscipline．Relationshipsamongvariousnotesinclassicalharmonyarebasedonsimplemathematicalrelationships．

W：Youhavesaidthatphysicsisbeautiful．Whatmakesitbeautifultoyou?

M：Tome，it'sincrediblethewaynatureseemstoworksoperfectly．Ithinkitisbeautiful．Ialwaystellmystudentsonthefirstdayofclass．“IfyoulikereadingSherlockHolmesdetectivestories，you'lllikedoingphysicsproblems．”Physicsisaboutfiguringthingsout—discoveringhowtheywork，justlikeadetective．

Alotofpeoplefearphysicsbecausetheyviewitasabigcomplicatedjumbleoffactsthathavetobememorized．Butthat'snottrue．It'sanunderstandingofhownatureworks，howthevariouspartsinteract．Onecanviewartandliteratureastherelationshipsandinteractionsofideas．Inthesameway，physicsstudiestherelationshipsandinteractionsofconcepts．Inotherwords，tomeartandsciencefundamentallyattempttoachievethesameobjective—understandingoftheworldaroundus!

Thewholeuniverseseemstofollowsomeverybasicprinciplesasitevolvesinwithtime，someoftheseprinciplesincludingtheConservationofEnergyandtheConservationofAngularMomentum．Theconservationlawsofphysicsarelikenon-interestbearingcheckingaccounts．Inthecaseofenergyconservation，youcanmakeenergydepositsandenergywithdrawals，butalltheenergyisaccountedfor．

TherotationofobjectsisgovernedbyalawcalledtheConservationofAngularMomentum，whichappliestoeverythingin

15.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

听力原文：W：Doyouenjoyyourwork?Doyouenjoymeetingpeople?

M：Yes．Sometimes．I'vegottobehonest．Sometimes．

W：So，somepeopleyoulikeandsomeyoudon't?

M：Yeah，it’slikealotofthings，meetingthegeneralpublic．Yougetgooddays，andyougetbaddays．ButIdoenjoythejob．Ilikethefreedomofthejob，beingself-employed．

W：Doyouevergetdifficultpassengers?

M：Yes，sometimes．

W：Whatsortofthingsdotheygetupto?

M：Iwouldsaysometimesalotofdifficultpassengersarepeoplewhodon'tgoincabsalotandthey'reunfamiliarwithprocedures．especiallyifyouworknights．Peopledrinkingortheextrasthatwouldbeincludedonthetariffafteracertaintimeofnight．

W：Youmeantheyarguewithyouovermoney?

M：Yes，thatcanhappen．Ortheway…thegoodthingis，peoplecanargueaboutthewaythatyougoonacertainroutebecausetheyalwaysknowbetter．Butninetimesoutoftentheroutethattheytakeyouonisfarlongerso，youknow，they'retheeventuallosers．

W：Soifyoudohaveadifficultpassengeryouwanttogetridof．whatdoyoudo?

M：I'dstopthecabandtellthemtogetout．

W：Doesthatoftenhappen?

M：Mmm，it'shappenedtomethreetimes．Andthey'vegotout．SoI，Imyselfhaven'thadalotofproblemswithdifficultpeople，youknow．

W：Whenyoupickuptouristsaspassengers，whatkindofplacesdotheyliketogoto?

M：IsupposethemostfamouslandmarkisBuckinghamPalace．theTowerofLondon，maybeHarrods；butcertainlyBuckinghamPalace．

Whatdoesthemando?

A.Ataxi-driver．

B.Abusdriver．

C.Apoliceman．

D.Atouristguide．

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.Impatiencecharacterizesyoungintellectualworkers.Theywanttomaketheirmark【31】______.Soit'simportanttoget【32】______totheminachallengingmannertheidea【33】______bigachievementsrarelycomeeasilyandquickly.Pointoutthatthelittlesuccessesareessential.Showthatthey【34】______turnbecomethefoundationon【35】______reputationsarebuiltandfromwhichmoreimportanttaskscanbeaccomphished.

Avarietyofjobassignments,includingjoborprojectrotation,alsokeepajob【36】______becomingdull.

Whereasit'snaturalforsomeindividualstowanttomoveaheadimmediatelytomoredifficultassignments,【37】______properguidancetheycancontinuetolearnandtogainversatilitybyworkingonanumberofjobsthatareessentially【38】______thesamecomplexity.Thiswaytheygainbreadth,ifnotdepth.

Probablythegreatestoffensetoguard【39】______whendealingwithyoungerspecialistsistorejectideasoutofhand.Youmustlisten—andlistenobjectively—totheirsuggestions.Avoid【40】______overcritical.Youwanttonurtureaninquiringmindwithafreshapproach.You'llfrustrateitquicklyifyoureverttoooften【41】______"We'vetriedthatbeforeanditwon't【42】______here."

Onesurewaytodisenchant【43】______collegegraduatesisflagrantlymisusingtheirtalents.Expectthemtodosomeroutinework,ofcourse.Butdon'tmaketheir【44】______workjustonelongseriesoferrands.Thisincludessuchbreak-inassignments【45】______performingroutinecalculations,diggingup【46】______material,【47】______operatingreproductionequipment.Onelargemanufacturingcompanyrecentlyinterviewedanumberof【48】______engineerswhohadleftthem.Thecompanyfoundthattheoverwhelmingcomplaintwasthatthecompanynotonlydidnotofferworkthat【49】______challengingbutalsoexpected【50】______toolittlefromtheminthewayofperformance.

(31)

17.

【C9】

18.(45)

19.(41)

20.(47)

21.

【C15】

22.

【C18】

23.(42)

24.(35)

25.(48)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

Theelectriccatfishhasadifferentelectricsysteminthat______.

A.currentmovesfromtheheadtothetail

B.currentmovesfromthetailtothehead

C.currentmovesfromthelefttotheright

D.currentmovesfromtherighttotheleft

27.(78)

28.

TheviewsofVasariandHomeonBotticelli'sproductsare______.

A.identicalB.complementaryC.oppositeD.similar

29.

Theexpression"optoutofsuchdatacollection"(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans______.

A.pickoutfromsuchdatatheinformationoneneeds

B.shiftthroughsuchdatatocollectone'sowninformation

C.evaluatethepurposeforsuchdatacollection

D.choosenottobeinvolvedinsuchdatacollection

30.

WhatisNOTtrueabouttheeightgirls?

A.Theyareallbetween12and17.

B.Theyhavetriedavarietyofmeasures.

C.Theyattendasuicidesquad.

D.Alltheirattemptstocommitsuicidearevital.

31.

Howdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?

A.Optimistic.B.Confused.C.Carefree.D.Panicked.

32.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Note：AnswereachquestionbychoosingA，B，CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1．Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce．

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

Whichcity…

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．______

AWashingtonD.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．

BNewYorkCity

NewYorkCity．locatedinNewYorkState,isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates．ThecityofNewYorkhasapopulationofover7million(1970)andMetropolitan，12million．

Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524，anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam．In1664，thecitywastakenbytheEnglishanditgotthenameNewYorkasitbearsnow．DuringtheAmericanRevolutionin1776，GeorgeWashingtonhadhishead-quartersforatimeinNewYorkCity．TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadthereinJuly4th，1776．Thecityre

33.

Asmanifestedintheexperimentalstudy,rapideyemovementischaracterizedby______．

A.intenselyactivebrainwavetraces

B.subjects'quickerresponsetimes

C.complicatedmemorypatterns

D.revivalofeventsinthepreviousday

34.

Inthe3rdsentenceofthefirstparagraphtheword“pressing”isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.urgentlyimportantB.pushingC.invitingD.charming

35.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Itwasamomentmostbusinessexecutiveswouldpausetosavor:latelastyear,GermansportinggoodspioneerAdidaslearnedthatafteryearsofdecliningmarketshare,thecompanyhadsprintedpastU.S.ReebokInternationaltotakethesecondplacebehindNikeintheraceforworldwidesales.ButRobertLouis-Dreyfus,therumpledFrenchmanwhonowrunsAdidas,anddidn'tevenstopforoneofhistrademarkHavanacigarsincelebration,worriedthatthecompanywouldgrowcomplacent.Instead,heandagroupoffriendsboughtFrenchsoccerclubOlympicdeMarseille"Nowthat'ssomethingIhavedreamedaboutsinceIwasakid."Louis-Dreyfussayswithanadolescentgrin.

66.______

Withsalesinthefirstthreequartersof1996at$2.5billion,upablithering30.7%over1995,it'shardtorecallthedismalshapeAdidaswasinwhenLouis-DreyfustookoveraschairmaninApril1993.Foundedin1920byAdiDassler,theinventorofthefirstshoesdesignedespeciallyforsports,thecompanyenjoyedanearmonopolyinathleticshoesuntilanupstartcalledNikeappearedinthe1970sandrodetherunningfadtoriches.Bytheearly1990sAdidashadcomeunderthecontrolofFrenchbusinessmanBernardTapie,whowaslaterjailedforbribingthreeFrenchsoccerplayers.AlthoughthecompanytriedtospruceupitsstaidimagewithateamofAmericandesigners,Adidaslostmorethan$100millionin1992,promptingtheFrenchbanksthathadacquiredcontrolofthecompanyfromTapietobeginadesperatesearchforanewowner.

67.______

Thepoker-lovingLouis-Dreyfusknewhehadbeendealtawinninghand.FollowingtheleadsetbyNikeinthe1970s,hemovedproductiontolow-wagefactoriesinChina,IndonesiaandThailandandsoldAdidas'EuropeanfactoriesforatokenoneDeutschemarkapiece.HehiredPeterMoore,aformerproductdesigneratNike,ascreativedirector,andsetupstudiosinGermanyfortheEuropeanmarketandinPortland,Oregon,fortheU.S.Hethenriskedeverythingbydoublinghisadvertisingbudget."Wewentfromamanufacturingcompanytoamarketingcompany,"saysLouis-Dreyfus."Itdidn'ttakeagenius—youjusthadtolookatwhatNikeandReebokweredoing.Itwaseasierforsomeonecomingfromtheoutside,withnobaggage,todoit,thanforsomebodyfrominsidethecompany."

68.______

"ThemarketingatAdidasisvery,verygoodrightnow,"saysEugenioDiMaria,editorofSportingGoodIntelligence,anindustrynewsletterperceivingAdidasasaveryyoungbrand."Thecompanyisparticularlystronginapparel,muchstrongerthanNikeandReebok."

Although90%ofAdidasproductsforwearonstreetinsteadofsportsfields,Louis-DreyfusfeltthepreviousmanagementhadlostsightofAdidas'rootsasasportingproductscompany.Afterall,AdiDasslerinventedthescrew-instudforthesoccershoeandshodAmericanchampionJesseOwensinthe1936Olympics.Sohesoldofforfoldedothernon-corebrandsthatAdidashaddeveloped,includingLeCoqSportif,ArenaandPony.Europeisstillthecompany'slargestmarketbecauseAdidasdominatestheapparelindustryandthankstosoccer'smassivepopularitythere,Louis-Dreyfttsisquicktosharecreditfortheturnaroundwithasmallgroupoffriendswhoboughtthecompanywithhimin1993.OneofthosefellowinvestorsisaformerIMScolleague,ChristianTourres,nowsalesdirectoratAdidas."We'reprettycomplementarybecauseI'mabitofadreamer,soit'sgoodtohavesomebodyknockingonyourheadtoremindyouthere'sabudget,"saysLouis-Dreyfus.

Commutingtothefirm

36.

Inpolitics,astronautsaregenerally______.

A.democratsB.republicansC.conservativesD.communists

37.(67)

38.(73)

39.(70)

40.

Whyarehorsesusedtocatchtheelectriceels?

A.Tofrightentheeels.

B.Toexhausttheeels.

C.Toattracttheeels.

D.Tostirthewater.

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

47

题

Today’scorporateexecutiveofficersresembletheindustrialistsandagriculturistsinthepastintheirrealizationof__________．

42.

第

29

题

Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelminginthat__________．

43.

第

44

题

hasaconvenientwaytoextendthespaceforsuitcases?_________

44.

第

47

题

wouldremainsilentintheeventoftheft?_________

45.

第

28

题

theenvironmentalproblemsarenotcausedovernight?__________

参考答案

1.Behavioralmanagement

2.A

3.A

4.Racialequality

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.South(and)EastAsia/S(+)EAsia/(NOTSouth-eastAsia)South(and)EastAsia/S(+)EAsia/(NOTSouth-eastAsia)

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.Eightyearsold．

15.A

16.fastfast解析：由上一句句意“不耐心代表了年轻的脑力工作者们的特点。”可知，本句“他们想…成名”中的空处应填“快速地”。

17.killingkilling解析：本句意为“通过无控制地使用杀虫剂，人类已经污染了土地，…野生动物。”显然，此空处应填“杀害”，但不能填kill，因为英语中无连词时不可能有两个谓语，故应填killing，killingthewildlife是现在分词做伴随状语。

18.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。

19.areare解析：分析句子结构，这里缺少系动词be来构成动词的被动形式。故答案为are。

20.InsteadInstead解析：由本句句意“…修一台烤箱或一台收音机，买一台新的、扔掉旧的更容易、更便宜…”可知，肯定是“不修”，又因为有介词of，所以应填intead。insteadof意为“不做某事”，是固定短语。

21.whowho解析：此空后的句子应为teacher的定语从句，故此空处应填who，引导修饰人的定语从句。

22.AsAs解析：此句意为“…后一种观点的例子，…”显然，空处应填“作为”。

23.losinglosing解析：根据上下文的意思，很多年轻一代的日本人已经不再尊重父母，不再对家庭有责任感，所以这里用losing表示“渐渐失去了”。所以此处应填“losing”。

24.whichwhich解析：“声誉建立的基础”英语表达为“thefoundationonwhichreputationsarebuilt”，which指代foundations。

25.likelylikely解析：前面所说的thepersonwhoisdown-to-earth与thepersonwhosebothfeetontheground大体是一类人，所以这里表达的意思是“很有可能就是一类人”。belikelytodo就表达了这种意思。故答案为likely。

26.B解