2023年职称英语-职称英语(综合类)考试历年高频考点卷摘选版带答案

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。2023年职称英语-职称英语(综合类)考试历年高频考点卷摘选版带答案（图片大小可自由调整）答案解析附后第1卷一.单项选择题(共10题)1.Forsome→obscure←reason,thesimplegameisbecomingverypopular.（）A.unclearB.obviousC.majorD.minor2.TeachingandLearning Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilitiesforlearningliewiththestudent.Ifalongreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobe（）(51)withtheinformationinthereadingeveniftheydonotdiscussitinclassor（）(52)anexamination.Theidealstudentis（）(53)tobeonewhoismotivatedtolearnforthesakeoflearning,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghigh（）(54).Sometimeshomeworkisreturnedwithbriefwritten（）(55)butwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,thestudentis（）(56)forlearningthematerialassigned.Whenresearchis（）(57),theprofessorexpectsthestudenttotakeitactivelyandtocompleteitwithminimum（）(58).Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytofindbooks,magazines,andarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimeto（）(59)howauniversitylibraryworks;theyexpectstudentstoexhaustthe（）(60)resourcesinthelibrary.Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,（）(61)preferthattheirstudentsshouldnotbetoo（）(62)onthem.IntheUnitedStatesprofessorshavemanyother（）(63)besidesteaching,suchasadministrativeorresearchwork.Therefore,thetimethataprofessorcanspend（）(64)astudentoutsideofclassislimited.Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork,thestudentshouldeither（）(65)aprofessorduringofficehoursormakeanappointment.A.anxiousB.responsibleC.concernedD.eager3.Atmidnight，wewere→aroused←byaknockatthedoor.A.irritateB.awakenedC.arisenD.annoyed4.Theproposalwas→endorsed←bythemajorityofmemabers.A.rejectedB.submittedC.consideredD.approved5.A

lot

of

people

could

fall

ill

after

drinking

→contaminated←

water.(真题)（）A.muddiedB.pollutedC.mixedD.troubled6.

Hitchhiking（搭车旅游）

When

Iwasinmyteens（十几岁）and20s，hitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.Thekindnessorcuriosityofstrangers______________(51)mealloverEurope,NorthAmerica，AsiaandsouthernAfrica.Someofthelift-giversbecameMends，manyprovidedhospitality→

←(52)theroad.

Notonlydidyoufindoutmuchmoreaboutacountrythan________(53)travelingbytrainorplane,butalsotherewasthatelementofexcitementaboutwhereyouwouldfinishupthatnight.HitchhikingfeaturedimportantlyinWesternculture.Ithasbooksandsongsaboutit.Sowhathashappenedto_________(54)?

Afewyearsago，Iaskedthesamequestionabouthitchhikinginacolumnonanewspaper.______(55)ofpeoplefromallovertheworldrespondedwiththeirviewonthestateofhitchhiking.

"Ifthereisahitchhiker's______________(56)itmustbeIran，"cameonereply.RuralIrelandwasrecommendedasaMendlypLaceforhitchhiking，(57)wasQuebec，Canada—“ifyoudon’tmindbeingberated（严厉指责）fornotspeakingFrench.”

Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinmanypartsoftheworld,the→

←

(58)feelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed(消力),Withsomuchnewsaboutcrimeinthemedia，peopleassumedthatanyoneontheopenroadwithoutthemoneyforevenabusticketmustpresentadanger.Butdowe→

←(59)tobesowarybothtohitchhikeandtogivealift?

InPotandinthe1960s，___________(60)aPolishwomanwhoe-mailedme，"theauthoritiesintroducedtheHitchhiker’sBooklet.Thebookletcontainedcouponsfordrivers，soeachtimeadriver_____________(61)somebody，heorshereceivedacoupon.Attheendoftheseason，_____________(62)whohadpickedupthemo合thikerswererewardedwithvariousprizes.Everybodywashitchhikingthen.”

Surelythisisagoodideaforsociety.Hitchhikingwouldincreaserespectbybreakingdown_____________(63)betweenstrangers.Itwouldhelpfight→

←_____(64)warmingbycuttingdownonfuelconsumptionashitchhikerswouldbeusingexistingfuels.Itwouldalsoimproveeducationalstandardsbydeliveringinstant_____________(65)ingeography，history，politicsandsociology.A.havetoB.mustC.shouldD.need7.DoubtfulWaystoReduceandIncreaseYourWeightYouhearthis:"Nowonderyouarefat.Allyoueverdoiseat."Youfeelsad:"Iskipmybreakfastandsupper.Iruneverymorningandevening.WhatelsecanIdo?"Basicallyyoucandonothing.Yourgenes,notyourlifehabits,determineyourweightandyourbodyconstantlytriestomaintainit.AlbertStunkardoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniafoundfromexperimentsthat,"80percentofthechildrenoftwoobese(肥胖的)parentsbecomeobese,ascomparedwithnomorethan14percentoftheoffspringoftwoparentsofnormalweight."Howcanobesepeoplebecomenormaloreventhinthroughdietingwell,dietingcanbeeffective,butthehealthcostsaretremendous.JulesHirsch,aresearchphysicianatRockefellerUniversity,didastudyofeightfatPeople.Theyweregivenaliquidformulaproviding600caloriesaday.Aftermorethan10weeks,thesubjectslost45kgonaverage.Butafterleavingthehospital,theyallregainedweight.Theresultsweresurprising:bymetabolic(新陈代谢的)measurement,fatpeoplewholostlargeamountsofweightseemedliketheywerestarving.Theyhadpsychiatricproblems.Theydreamedoffoodorbreakingtheirdiet.Theywereanxiousanddepressed;someweresuicidal.Theyhidfoodintheirrooms.Researcherswarnthatitispossiblethatweightreductiondoesn'tresultinnormalweight,butinanabnormalstateresemblingthatofstarvednon-obesepeople.Thinpeople,however,sufferfromtheopposite:Theyhavetomakeagreatefforttogainweight.EthanSims,oftheUniversityofVermont,gotprisonerstovolunteertogainweight.Infourtosixmonths,theyateasmuchastheycould.Theysucceededinincreasingtheirweightby20to25percent.Butmonthsafterthestudyended,theywerebacktonormalweightandstayedthere.Thisdoesnotmeanthatpeoplearecompletelywithouthopeincontrollingtheirweight.Itmeansthatthosewhotendtobefatwillhavetoconstantlybaffletheirgeneticinheritanceiftheywanttosignificantlylowertheirweight.Thefindingsalsoprovideevidenceforsomethingscientiststhoughtwastrue--eachpersonhasacomfortableweightrange.Therangemightbeasmuchas9kg.Someonemightweigh60-69kgwithouttoomucheffort.Butgoingaboveorbelowthenaturalweightrangeisdifficult.Thebodyresistsbyfeelinghungryorfullandchangingthemetabolismtopushtheweightbacktotherangeitseeks.WhatdidJulesHirschdototheeightfatpeopleinhisstudy?（）A.Heletthemskipsupper.B.Heletthemskipbreakfast.C.Heletthemruneverymorningandevening.D.Hegavethemaliquidformulaproviding600caloriesaday.8.GrossNationalHappinessInthelastcentury,newtechnologyimprovedthelivesofmanypeopleinmanycountries.However，onecountryresistedthesechanges.HighintheHimalayanmountainsofAsia,thekingdomofBhutanremainedseparate.ItspeopleandBuddhist(佛教）culturehadnotbeenaffectedforalmostathousandyears.Bhutan,however，wasapoorcountry.Peoplediedatayoungage.Mostofitspeoplecouldnotread,andtheydidnotknowmuchabouttheoutsideworld.Then，in1972,anewrulernamedKingJigmeSingyeWangchuckdecidedtohelpBhutantobecomemodem，butwithoutlosingitstraditions.KingWangchucklookedatothercountriesforideas.HesawthatmostcountriesmeasuredtheirprogressbytheirGrossNationalProduct(GNP).TheGNPmeasuresproductsandmoney.Whenthenumberofproductssoldincreases,peoplesaythecountryismakingprogress.KingWangchuckhadadifferentideaforBhutan.Hewantedtomeasurehiscountry’sprogressbypeople’shappiness.Ifthepeople’shappinessincreased,thekingcouldsaythatBhutanwasmakingprogress.Todecideifpeoplewerehappier，hecreatedameasurecalledGrossNationalHappiness(GNH).GNHisbasedoncertaininprinciplesthatcreatehappiness.Peoplearehappieriftheyhavehealthcare,education，andjobs.TheyarehappierwhentheyHveinahealthy，protectedenvironment.Theyarehappierwhentheycankeeptheirtraditionalcultureandcustoms.Finally,peoplearehappierwhentheyhaveagood,stablegovernment.NowthereissomeevidenceofincreasedGNHinBhutan.Peoplearehealthierandarelivinglonger.Morepeopleareeducatedandemployed.Twenty-fivepercentofthelandhasbecomenationalparks,andthecourtryhasalmostnopollution.TheBhutanesecontinuetoweartheirtraditionalclothingandfoiledtheirancientBuddhistcustoms.Bhutanhasalsobecomeademocracyin2008，KingWangchuckgavehispowertohisson.Althoughthecountrystillhadaking,ithelditsfirstdemocraticelectionsthatyear.Bhutanhadpoliticalpartiesandpoliticalcandidatesforthefirsttime.Finally，Bhutanhasconnectedtotherestoftheworldthroughtelevionandtheinternet.Bhutanisasymbolforsocialprogress.ManycountriesarenowinterestedinBhutan’sGNH.Thesecountriesareinvestigatingtheirownwaystomeasurehappiness.Theywanttocreatenewpoliciesthattakecareoftheirpeople，cultures，andland.BrazilmaybethenextcoutrytousetheprinciplesofGNH.BrazilianleadersseetheprinciplesofGNHasasourceofinspiration.Brazilisalargecountrywithadiversepopulation.IfhappinessworksasameasureofprogressinBrazil,perhapstherestoftheworldwillfollow.ApartfrommodernizingBhutan,whatelsedidWangchuckwanttodoforBhutan?A.Tomakeitspopulationgrow.B.Tokeepitseparatefromtheworld.C.Toencourageitspeopletogetrich.D.Tokeepitstraditionsandcustoms.9.Iwon't→tolerate←thatkindofbehavior.（）A.bearB.receiveC.admitD.take10.

FamilyHistory

Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbefore,manypeoplearebeingattractedtothe→

←(51)oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby→

←(52)theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto→

←(53)outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobby,especiallyincountries______(54)agreatlyshorthistory,likeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates.

Itisonethingtospendsometime______(55)throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto______(56)thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto______(57)outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised______(58)andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen______(59)withalittleforwardplanning.

Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou→

←

(60)youareconnectedwithafamouscharacter,whetherheroorcriminal,donotletthisideatake______

(61)yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting

→

←

(62).Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto______(63)with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour______(64).Themostimportantthing,though,istogetstarted.Who______(65)whatyoumightfind? Onewaytheycandothisisby→

←(52)theirownfamilyhistory.A.investigating

B.recording

C.creating

D.rewriting二.不定项选择题(共5题)1.TheRaceintoSpaceAmericanmillionaireDennisTitowillalwaysbefamous.Hewasthefirsttouristinspace."IspentsixtyyearsonEarthandeightdaysinspaceandfrommyviewpoint,itwastwoseparatelives,"Titoexplained.Helovedhistimeinspace."Beinginspaceandlookingbackatearthisoneofthemostrewardingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave."Thiskindofexperienceisn'tcheap.Itcost$20million.However,Titoachievedhisdream,sohewashappy."Formeitwasalifedream.ItwasadreamthatbeganwhenIdidn'thaveanymoney,"hetoldreporters.On30April2002,MarkShuttleworthbecametheworld'ssecondspacetourist.ShuttleworthisaSouthAfricanBusinessman.Attheageoftwenty-eight,healsopaid$20millionfortheeight-daytrip.BothTitoandShuttleworthboughttheirticketsfromacompanycalledSpaceAdventures.Thecompanyhasaround100peoplealreadyontheirwaitinglistforflightsintospace.Thespaceshiptotakethemdoesn'texistyet.Manyofthecustomersarepeoplewholikeadventure.TheyarethekindofpeoplewhoalsowanttoclimbMountQomolangma.Othercustomersarepeoplewholovespace.However,thesepeopleareworried.Becauseit'sSOexpensive,onlyveryrichpeoplecangointospace.Theywantspacetraveltobeavailabletomorepeople.Thatdaymaysoonhere.InterOrbitalSystems(IOS)planstosenduptofourtouristsaweekintospace.ThetourswilldepartfromanislandinTonga.Thecompanypromisesapackagethatincludesforty-fivedaysofastronauttraininginRussiaandCalifornia,sevendaysinspace,andavacationinTonga.for$2million.However,spaceflightisstillverydangerous.BillReaddyisNASA'sdeputyassistantadministratorforspaceflight.Hesaysthatthechancesofdyingareabout1in500.Becauseofthisitmaytaketimebeforespacetourismreallytakesoff.Youmightbeabletogoup,butwillyoucomedown?MarkShuttleworthisanengineerfromtheUnitedStates.（）A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned2.FairyTalesforAlltheWorld(真题)Thisyear,theworldismarkingthe200thanniversaryofDanishauthorHansChristianAndersenwithawiderangeofevents.Andersen'staleshaveattractedmillionsofreadersformorethanacentury.Theycontinuetobeamongthebest-knownworksofworldliterature."TheUglyDuckling(小鸭)"and"TheLittleMermaid(美人鱼)"areamongthemostfamous.HewasbornonApril2,1805,intheslumsofOdense,Denmark.Hisfatherwasashoemakerandhismotherworkedasawasher-woman.Andersenreceivedverylittleeducation,buthisfascinationwithfairytalesinspiredhimtocomposehisownstoriesandarrangepuppet(木偶)shows.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewas11.Hewasforcedtogotowork,firstasanapprenticetoaweaverandtailorandtheninatobaccofactory.Attheageof14,hemovedtoCopenhagentotryacareerasasinger,dancerandactor.Hesanginaboy'schoir(合唱团),buthemadeverylittlemoney.Healsotriedtheballet,buthisawkwardnessmadethisimpossible.Finally,whenhewas17,JonasCollin,adirectoroftheRoyalTheatreinCopenhagendiscoveredAndersen.AfterhearingAndersenreadaplay,Collinrealizedthathehadtalent.AndhegotmoneyfromthekingforAndersen'seducation.In1828,AndersenpassedtheentranceexaminationstotheuniversityinCopenhagen.Hiswritingswerefirstpublishedin1829.In1833,hereceivedgrantmoneyfortravel,WhichheusedtovisitGermany,France,Switzerland,andItaly.Thesejourneyswererecordedinhistravelogues(旅行见闻).In1835,Andersenpublished"FairyTalesforChildren,"whichcontainedfourshortstories.Heeventuallywrotearound168fairytales.Theyachievedsuccessinhislife-timeandwerewidelypublishedandtranslated.Unhappinessalsofounditswayintomanyofhistaleswhichwerenotmeantmerelyforchildrenbutforadultsaswell.Heusedverysimplelanguageandstyletodisguisethemoralteachingsofhistales.Andersenalsowrotenovels,playsandpoems.HediedathishomeinRolighedonAugust4,1875.Andersen'snovels,playsandpoemsarenotwell-known.（）A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned3.Starbucks

in

France

A

form

of

alien

civilization

has

finally

landed

in

Paris--unfamiliar

green

and

black

signs

have

appeared

on

the

Avenue

de

L'Opera.

(巴士底歌剧院大街)

It

is

the

first

Starbucks

cafe

to

boldly

go

where

no

Starbucks

has

gone

before,

onto

potentially

hostile

French

territory.

Its

advertising

posters

on

the

Champs

Elysee

(香榭丽舍大道)

announce

"Starbucks--a

passion

pour

le

café".

(浓情咖啡)

But

is

the

company

aware

of

the

risk

it

is

taking

by

challenging

the

very

birthplace

of

cafe

society?

"I

think

every

time

we

come

into

a

new

market

we

do

it

with

a

great

sense

of

respect,

a

great

deal

of

interest

in

how

that

cafe

society

has

developed

over

time.

Bill

O'Shea

of

Starbucks

says.

"We

recognize

there

is

a

huge

history

here

of

care

society

and

we

have

every

confidence

we

can

enjoy,

augment

and

join

in

that

passion."

And

he

may

be

right.

Despite

some

sniffiness

in

the

French

press,

some

younger

French

are

expressing

their

excitement

that

they

will

finally

be

able

to

visit

the

kind

of

cafe

they

love

to

watch

on

the

U.S.

TV

series

Friends.

In

fact,

for

some,

it

is

an

exotic

rarity,

far

more

exciting

than

the

average

French

cafe.

Melissa,

aged

18,

says

she

can

hardly

wait:

"1

love

Starbucks

caramel

(焦糖)

coffee

--

it's

very

cool

and

1

like

the

concept

that

they're

opening

in

Paris.

I

think

Starbucks

will

be

OK

for

French

people."

An

American

tourist

is

equally

excited

when

she

spots

the

sign

--

this

could

be

just

the

thing

to

help

her

get

over

the

occasional

twinge

of

homesickness.

"I

love

the

French

cafes,

but

Starbucks

is

so

popular

in

the

States

and

it's

become

part

of

American

culture

and

now

it's

come

to

France,

and

that's

OK.

"

she

said.

But

that

is

the

problem

for

many

French,

who

do

not

want

France

to

be

lust

like

the

rest

of

the

world:

with

standardized

disposal

cups

of

coffee

--

identical

in

7000

branches

around

the

world

--

even

if

they

are

termed

handcrafted

beverages.

At

the

traditional

cafes,

customers

worry

that

the

big

U.S.

coffee

house

chains

could

drive

out

small,

family-owned

cafes.

Others

here

think

they

could

come

round

to

the

idea

of

Starbucks,

though

for

them

it

would

never

replace

the

comer

cafe

or

the

typical

Parisian

petit

noir

coffee.Starbucks

was

popular

in

France

for

a

long

time

before

it

set

up

its

first

shop

there.（）A.RightB.WrongC.Not

mentioned4.TheRaceintoSpaceAmericanmillionaireDennisTitowillalwaysbefamous.Hewasthefirsttouristinspace."IspentsixtyyearsonEarthandeightdaysinspaceandfrommyviewpoint,itwastwoseparatelives,"Titoexplained.Helovedhistimeinspace."Beinginspaceandlookingbackatearthisoneofthemostrewardingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave."Thiskindofexperienceisn'tcheap.Itcost$20million.However,Titoachievedhisdream,sohewashappy."Formeitwasalifedream.ItwasadreamthatbeganwhenIdidn'thaveanymoney,"hetoldreporters.On30April2002,MarkShuttleworthbecametheworld'ssecondspacetourist.ShuttleworthisaSouthAfricanBusinessman.Attheageoftwenty-eight,healsopaid$20millionfortheeight-daytrip.BothTitoandShuttleworthboughttheirticketsfromacompanycalledSpaceAdventures.Thecompanyhasaround100peoplealreadyontheirwaitinglistforflightsintospace.Thespaceshiptotakethemdoesn'texistyet.Manyofthecustomersarepeoplewholikeadventure.TheyarethekindofpeoplewhoalsowanttoclimbMountQomolangma.Othercustomersarepeoplewholovespace.However,thesepeopleareworried.Becauseit'ssoexpensive,onlyveryrichpeoplecangointospace.Theywantspacetraveltobeavailabletomorepeople.Thatdaymaysoonhere.InterOrbitalSystems(IOS)planstosenduptofourtouristsaweekintospace.ThetourswilldepartfromanislandinTonga.Thecompanypromisesapackagethatincludesforty-fivedaysofastronauttraininginRussiaandCalifornia,sevendaysinspace,andavacationinTongafor$2million.However,spaceflightisstillverydangerous.BillReaddyisNASA'sdeputyassistantadministratorforspaceflight.Hesaysthatthechancesofdyingareabout1in500.Becauseofthisitmaytaketimebeforespacetourismreallytakesoff.Youmightbeabletogoup,butwillyoucomedown?BothTitoandShuttleworthhaveclimbedMountQomolangma.（）A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned5.FightingforaBrighterFutureforWomenWhenIwasaskedwhatitmeanstobeawomanrunningforpresident,IalwaysgavethesameanswerthatIwasproudtoberunningasawoman,butIwasrunningbecauseIthoughtI'dbethebestpresident.ButIamawomanand,likemillionsofwomenIknowtherearestillbarriersandbiases(偏见)outthere,oftenunconscious,andIwanttobuildanAmericathatrespectsandembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus.Iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.Iranasamotherwhoworriedaboutmydaughter'sfutureandamotherwhowantstoleaveallchildrenbrightertomorrows.TobuildthatfutureIsee,wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenalikeunderstandthestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandtheirmothers,andthatwomenenjoyequalopportunities,equalpay,andequalrespect.Letusresolveandworktowardachievingverysimplepropositions(命题):Therearenoacceptablelimits,andtherearenoacceptableprejudicesinthe21stcenturyinourcountry.Youcanalsobesoproudthat,fromnowon,itwillbeunremarkableforawomantowinprimarystatevictories,unremarkabletohaveawomaninacloseracetobeournominee(被提名者),unremarkabletothinkthatawomancanbethepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Andthisistrulyremarkable,myfriends.Tothosewhoaredisappointedthatwecouldn'tgoalloftheway,especiallytheyoungpeoplewhoputsomuchintothiscampaign,itwouldbreakmyheartif,infailingshortofmygoal,Iinanywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours.Alwaysaimhigh,workhard,andcaredeeplyaboutwhatyoubelievein.And,whenyoustumble(犯错),keepfaith.And,whenyou'reknockeddown,getrightbackupandneverlistentoanyonewhosaysyoucan'torshouldn'tgoon.Aswegatherheretodayinthishistoric,magnificentbuilding,the50thwomantoleavetheEarthisorbiting(绕轨道运行)overhead.Ifwecanblast50womenintospace,wewillsomedaylaunchawomanintotheWhiteHouse.America's50thfemaleastronautisfightnowmovingroundtheEarth.（）A.RightB.WrongC.INotmentioned三.填空题(共3题)1.McGrady's

Spectacular

Art1

When

Tracy

McGrady

is

healthy,

his

play

can

be

so

beautiful

that

even

his

own

teammates

on

the

court

cannot

help

but

admire

it

--

in

the

middle

of

a

game.2

"It's

hard

for

me,

because

I'm

a

fan

of

basketball,

"Houston

point

guard

(组织后卫)

Rafer

Alston

told

The

Houston

Chronicle

(记事)

newspaper

after

McGrady's

44-point

performance

against

Utah

on

January

5.

"When

he's

shooting

the

ball

like

that,

a

lot

of

times

I'm

standing

there

watching

and,

all

of

a

sudden,

the

other

team's

getting

the

ball

and

going

on

a

fast

break

(快攻),

and

I'm

getting

yelled

at

by

the

coach."

Indeed,

McGrady's

body

control,

his

energy,

his

shooting-

watching

these

is

like

watching

an

artist

at

work,

blending

colors,

constructing

sentences,

or

playing

music.3

Unfortunately,

McGrady,

27,

hasn't

always

been

on

the

job.

Already

this

season,

he's

missed

seven

games

with

back

spasms

(痉挛)

.

After

Yao

Ming

was

injured

on

Dec.

23,

it

appeared

Houston

would

be

without

both

of

its

stars.

McGrady,

however,

retumed

three

days

later

and

has

been

playing

Well

ever

since,

scoring

more

than

30

points

in

each

of

the

last

six

games,

',as

of

Tuesday.

Houston

can't

seem

to

get

on

without

him.

When

McGrady

was

injured,

the

Rockets

won

two"

and

lost

five.4

"Listen,

there

are

only

four

or

five

people

on

the

entire

planet

that

can

do

the

thing

he

can

do

with

the

basketball,

"

forward

Shane

Batter

said

of

McGrady.

"From

a

fan's

perspective--

and

we're

fans

even

though

we're

players

--

it's

really

fun

to

watch

him

do

that.

From

a

player's

perspective,

his

game

(风格)

can

affect

the

entire

team.

No

question!

We

see

him,

and

we

get

excited,

and

that

pumps

us

up.He

keeps

making

shots,

and

suddenly

it

seems

to

become

easier

for

everybody."5

But

it

won't,

really.

Houston

has

just

begun

a

tough

time.

Four

of

the

next

seven

games

will

be

played

away

from

Houston.

Six

of

the

games

will

be

against

teams

with

winning

records.Opponents

will

double-team

(双人看守)

McGrady

in

an

attempt

to

dull

the

impact

of

his

art

Instead

of

watching,

McGrady's

teammates

will

need

to

create

a

little

art

of

their

own.(1)

McGrady

plays

basketball

so

well

（）

(2)

Yao

Ming

missed

several

games

（）

(3)

There

are

very

few

people

on

the

Earth

（）

(4)

Everyone

will

have

to

contribute

（）

A.

that

his

teammates

cannot

help

admiring

him

B.

that

he

is

often

y2.

A

New

Citizenship

Test

1

Last

week

a

sample

of

the

new

U.S.

citizenship

(公民身份)

exam

was

released

by

the

U.S.

Citizenship

and

Immigration

Services

(U.S.--CLS).

It

will

be

tried

out

in

10

cities

early

next

year

to

replace

the

current

test

in

2008.

Instead

of

asking

how

many

stripes

the

U.S.

flag

has,

as

the

current

test

does,

the

new

one

asks

why

there

are

13

stripes.

Instead

of

having

to

name

the

branches

of

government,

an

applicant

is

asked

to

explain

why

there

are

three.

2

"The

goal

is

to

make

it

more

meaningful."

explains

Emilio

Gonzalez,

director

of

the

U.S.--CIS.

Immigrants

who

pass

it

are

expected

to

have

a

better

"understanding

and

respect"

for

U.S.

civic

(公民的)

values,

Gonzalez

says.

3

The

U.S.

isn't

the

only

country

dealing

with

citizenship

tests

that

aim

to

get

a

"

shared

commitment"

from

immigrants

for

their

adopted

country's

"values".

In

recent

years,

in

addition

to

the

usual

requirement

of

language/

work

skills

and

economic

status--several

European

countries

have

adopted

citizenship

tests.

Britain

introduced

a

new

citizenship

test

last

November.

In

March,

a

new

Dutch

law

took

effect

requiring

all

would-be

immigrants

to

take

a

citizenship

test.

It

involved

watching

a

video

showing

nude

(裸体的)

women

bathing

at

beaches

and

gay

(同性恋的)

men

kissing

in

public.

The

aim

was

to

ensure

that

"newcomers

will

be

comfortable

with

the

country'

s

liberal

social

mores

(风俗)

"

4

Europe

has

been

known

for

welcoming

immigrants

for

decades.

But,

today,

the

fact

is

that

some

immigrants

are

kept

apart

from

local

citizens

by

culture

and

they

become

hostile

to

each

other.

Promoting

integration

has

become

a

major

concern

for

European

countries

after

the

rioting

in

Muslim

ghettoes

(少数民族聚居区)

in

France

and

the

killing

of

Dutch

public

figures

by

religious

extremists.

5

Officials

believe

that

a

person'

s

attachment

to

a

country

can

be

tested

by

his

or

her

knowledge

of

the

country.

However,

some

critics

say

that

the

changes

can

do

little

to

help

people'

assimilate

(同化)

themselves.

"Immigration

is

a

culture

war

today--Is

giving

a

new

test

the

r