2023年广西桂林工学院考研英语练习题100道（附答案解析）

年广西桂林工学院考研英语练习题100道（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】Peterhasachangeable[character].A、roleB、dispositionC、symbolD、nature【正确答案】B【答案解析】[character]性格，品质；disposition性情。第2题【单选题】________thenewplancanbecarriedoutwillbediscussedatthemeetingtomorrow.A、WhichB、WhatC、ThatD、Whether【正确答案】D【答案解析】句意为“是否执行新的计划将在明天的会议上进行讨论”。因此答案为D。第3题【单选题】Youwillbe[liable]foranydamagecaused.A、liberalB、responsibleC、profoundD、rectify【正确答案】B【答案解析】be[liable]for有…责任；有…义务；responsible负责的，可靠的；有责任的。第4题【单选题】OurneighborUncleJohnsonisastubbornman.Needlesstosay,wetried________tomakehimchangehismind.A、inshortB、insecretC、invainD、indanger【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题的四个选项都是以in开头的介词短语，因此考查的是词组的辨析、理解与运用。invain“白白地，徒劳”。根据题意，正确答案应为C。第5题【单选题】AndersEricsson,a58-year-oldpsychologyprofessoratFloridaStateUniversity,sayshebelievesstronglyin“noneoftheabove.”EricssongrewupinSweden,andstudiednuclearengineeringuntilherealizedhewouldhavemoreopportunitytoconducthisownresearchifheswitchedtopsychology.Hisfirstexperimentnearly30yearsago,involvedmemory:trainingapersontohearandthenrepeatarandomseriesofnumbers.“Withthefirstsubject.afterabout20hoursoftraininghisdigitspanhadrisenfrom7to20,”Ericssonrecalls.“Hekeptimproving,andafterabout200hoursoftraininghehadrisentoover80numbers.”Thissuccesscoupledwithlaterresearchshowingthatmemoryitselfisnotgeneticallydetermined,ledEricssontoconcludethattheactofmemorizingismoreofacognitiveexercisethananintuitiveone.Inotherwords,whateverinborndifferencestwopeoplemayexhibitintheirabilitiestomemorizethosedifferencesareswampedbyhowwelleachperson“encodes”theinformation.Andthebestwaytolearnhowtoencodeinformationmeaningfully,Ericssondetermined,wasaprocessknownasdeliberatepractice.Deliberatepracticeentailsmorethansimplyrepeatingatask.Rather,itinvolvessettingspecificgoals,obtainingimmediatefeedbackandconcentratingasmuchontechniqueasonoutcome.AccordingtoEricssongoodmemory________.A、dependsonmeaningfulprocessingofinformationB、resultsfromintuitiveratherthancognitiveexercisesC、isdeterminedbygeneticratherthanpsychologicalfactorsD、requiresimmediatefeedbackandahighdegreeofconcentration【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。段落主旨题。考查考生对第1段和第2段的理解。第1段中讲AndersEricsson所做的试验，第2段主要是阐述他根据试验以及后来的一些研究所得出的结论：“Thissuccesscoupledwithlaterresearchshowingthatmemoryitselfisnotgeneticallydetermined,ledEricssontoconcludethattheactofmemorizingismoreofacognitiveexercisethananintuitiveone.”，表达了埃里克森的观点：记忆行为是一个认知的过程，无论人们与生俱来的记忆能力有什么差别，这些差别会被每个人“破解”信息的能力所淹没。由此可以看出：好记性在于有效的处理信息，因此选项A正确。选项B和C恰好与文章第1段第一句话的内容相反。而D从表述上分析“即时”反馈、“高度”关注无从选起，并且过于绝对化。第6题【单选题】Shortlyaftertheaccident,two______policeweresenttothespottokeeporder.A、dozensofB、dozensC、dozenofD、dozen【正确答案】D【答案解析】英语中一些表示数字的名词的前面如果用了数词，这些名词必须是单数形式，如dozen(一打)，score(二十)和head(头)等。但是如果这些名词用来指某些可数名词时，这些名词呈复数形式，其后应加上介词of。第7题【单选题】ThedeltaandnarrowNileValleytothesouthmakeuponly3percentofEgyptslandbutarehometo96percentofherpopulation.A、三角洲和南边狭窄的尼罗河河谷组成了埃及土地的百分之三，却有百分之九十六的人口住在这里。B、三角洲和通向南边的狭窄的尼罗河河谷组成了埃及土地的百分之三，却有百分之九十六的人口住在这里。C、三角洲和南边狭窄的尼罗河河谷只占埃及土地的百分之三，却有百分之九十六的人口住在这里。D、三角洲和南边狭窄的尼罗河河谷只占埃及土地的百分之三，但却是百分之九十六的人口的家园。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。arehometo…若译作“是…的家”则不顺，所以把名词改为动词，译作“…住在这里”。第8题【单选题】_______fromspace,theearth,withwater______seventypercentofitssurface,lookslikea“blueball”.A、Seen;coveredB、Seen;coveringC、Seeing;coveringD、Seeing;covering【正确答案】B【答案解析】分词作状语时，是用现在分词还是过去分词，要看它与句子主语的关系。在此see与theearth为被动关系，因此用过去分词；water与cover间为主动关系，因此用现在分词。第9题【单选题】ThedeltaandnarrowNileValleytothesouthmakeuponly3percentofEgyptslandbutarehometo96percentofherpopulation.A、三角洲和南边狭窄的尼罗河河谷组成了埃及土地的百分之三，却有百分之九十六的人口住在这里。B、三角洲和通向南边的狭窄的尼罗河河谷组成了埃及土地的百分之三，却有百分之九十六的人口住在这里。C、三角洲和南边狭窄的尼罗河河谷只占埃及土地的百分之三，却有百分之九十六的人口住在这里。D、三角洲和南边狭窄的尼罗河河谷只占埃及土地的百分之三，但却是百分之九十六的人口的家园。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。arehometo…若译作“是…的家”则不顺，所以把名词改为动词，译作“…住在这里”。第10题【单选题】Unemploymentseemstobethe________socialprobleminthisareaandmayunderminesocialstability.A、prevalentB、primitiveC、previousD、premature【正确答案】A【答案解析】prevalent“普遍的，流行的”。根据题意，正确答案应选A。第11题【单选题】InthespiritoffranknesswhichIhopewillcharacterizeourtalksthisweek,letusrecognizeattheoutsetthesepoints.A、本着我希望将成为本周我们会谈的特色的坦率精神，让我们在一开始就认识到这样几点。B、我希望我们这个星期的会谈将是坦率的。本着这种坦率的精神，让我们在一开始就认识到这样几点。C、本着坦率的精神，我希望我们这个星期的会谈将是坦率的，让我们在一开始就认识到这样几点。D、本着坦率的精神，我希望本周我们的会谈具有特色，让我们在一开始就认识到这样几点。【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。whichIhopewillcharacterizeourtalksthisweek限制性定语从句，修饰frankness。Ihope是定语从句中的插入语。Inthespiritof：本着…的精神。attheoutset：在开始的时候。第12题【单选题】Duringthedays________,heworkedasaservantattheBrowns.A、followedB、followingC、tofollowD、thatfollowed【正确答案】D【答案解析】thatfollowed是定语从句，关系代词that在从句中作主语。第13题【单选题】Thelittleboy’sface,hislookoffearanddesperation,hiscriesforhelp—thechoicewasmadeinourintrinsicloveforchildren.A、那孩子的脸，那脸上恐惧和绝望的表情，他那呼救的声音，我们固有的对孩子的爱就为我们拿定了主意。B、那孩子的脸，那脸上恐惧和绝望的表情，他那呼救的声音，我们固有的对孩子的爱使我们做出了选择。C、看一看那孩子的脸，那脸上恐惧和绝望的表情，听一听他那呼救的声音，我们固有的对孩子的爱就为我们拿定了主意。D、看到那孩子的脸，脸上害怕和绝望的表情，听到他那呼救的声音，我们固有的对孩子的爱就为我们做出了选择。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。本题考查的知识点为增词或减词。原文是三个名词词组，译文为了行文的需要，加了“看一看”和“听一听”。第14题【单选题】Wehavea_____agreementwithher.A、uniformB、versionC、verbalD、utmost【正确答案】C【答案解析】verbal口头的；言语的；动词的；照字面的。第15题【单选题】Watchingmepullingthecalfawkwardlytothebarn,theIrishmilkmaidfoughthardto[holdback]herlaughter.A、checkB、keepC、stopD、retain【正确答案】A【答案解析】[holdback]抑制，控制。check克制，抑制（做某事或表露感情）。参考译文：看见我笨手笨脚地把牛牵向牲口棚，那位爱尔兰挤奶女工竭尽全力克制自己不笑出声来。第16题【单选题】Hissolutiontothepuzzleis[ingenious].A、cleverB、savageC、capableD、federal【正确答案】A【答案解析】[ingenious]有独创性的；机灵的，精制的；心灵手巧的；clever聪明的；机灵的；熟练的。第17题【单选题】Attwenty-two,hehadfirstlearnedwhatitistoaNegro.A、他22岁时，生平第一次尝到了对待黑人的滋味。B、他22岁时，生平第一次懂得了如何做一个黑人。C、他22岁时，生平第一次知道了黑人意味着什么。D、他22岁时，生平第一次知道是如何对待黑人的。【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本题解题的关键是whatitistoaNegro，表示的意思是：对待黑人的滋味。第18题【单选题】[Excessive]weightgaindoesn’tdoyouanygood.A、过分的B、扩大的C、进化的D、非常【正确答案】A【答案解析】excessiveadj.过多的，极度的；过分的。第19题【单选题】Shetookherinherarmsandtriedto[comfort]her.A、proveB、overlookC、eliminateD、ease【正确答案】D【答案解析】[comfort]使（痛苦等）缓和；ease减轻，缓和。第20题【单选题】Theyarebright,_____,ableandconfident.A、latentB、revolutionC、subsequentD、intelligent【正确答案】D【答案解析】intelligent智能的；聪明的；理解力强的。第21题【单选题】ThisanimalistobefoundonlyintheSouthern[Hemisphere].A、解释B、半球C、历史学家D、引用【正确答案】B【答案解析】hemispheren.半球。第22题【单选题】Scarcelylessimportantthanmachineryintheagriculturalrevolutionwasscience．A、在农业革命中，科学没有机械重要。B、在农业革命中，机械没有科学重要。C、在农业革命中，科学和机械几乎同等重要。D、在农业革命中，机械和科学都不怎么重要。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。本句考查程度副词的翻译。本句的翻译重点是Scarcelylessimportant，scarcely是程度副词，意思是“几乎不，简直没有’’。它本身带有否定的意思。lessimportant意思是“不如……重要”，而加scarcely之后，双重否定表示肯定，意思是两者是差不多同样重要的，所以应该选C。第23题【单选题】Ihaveboughttwoballpens,_______writeswell.A、noneofthemB、neitherofthemC、neitherofwhichD、noneofwhich【正确答案】C【答案解析】因为是twoballpens,并且定语从句的谓语writes是单数概念.因此，C是正确选项。第24题【单选题】ApretextwasthelastthingthatHastingswaslikelytowant.A、最后，哈丁斯好像需要一个借口。B、哈丁斯可能不需要任何借口。C、最后，哈丁斯可能想要的那个东西就是借口。D、借口好像是哈丁斯想要的最后的东西。【正确答案】B【答案解析】thatHastingswaslikelytowant是一个that引导的定语从句，是对thelastthing的修饰。而且在本题中特别需要注意的是不能直接根据句子翻译为：最后需要的东西，句子表达的是一种否定的含义，最后才需要的也就是说他可能不需要任何借口。因此本题答案为B。第25题【单选题】Hewantedtolookfor[occupation]suitedtohisabilities.A、employmentB、psychologyC、speciesD、majority【正确答案】A【答案解析】[occupation]职业；employment职业；雇用。第26题【单选题】Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthechildren’sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsoldimaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.Elsewhere,boysandgirlshadbattles,chargingeachother’sbasesusingspearsmadewithocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?A、Sheistheauthor.B、ShesoldicecreaminRoxaboxen.C、SheisthemayorofRoxaboxeninthebook.D、Sheguardsthejailinthebook.【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。事实细节题。根据关键词锁定短文本段。本段第一句话给出了正确答案，Marian是最先写这个故事的人，但是并不是这本书的作者。而且是这本书中那个小镇的镇长。第27题【单选题】Iwouldclassmygardenas[medium]insize.A、单调的B、中等的C、温暖的D、使命【正确答案】B【答案解析】[medium]adj.中间的，中等的；半生熟的。第28题【单选题】ItookmathematicsandphysicsbecauseIthinkthat________veryimportantformetomakefurtherresearchinthisfield.A、whatisB、theyareC、thisD、whichare【正确答案】B【答案解析】they指代前面的mathematicsandphysics。第29题【单选题】Thefarmissetrightnexttoabeautifulfloodplainandthepropertyishometotreesthathavelivedforthousandsofyears.AllofthevillagesthroughoutBotswana（博茨瓦纳）havetheirownchiefwhocontrolsacertainamountofland.WehadtheopportunitytositinonameetingwiththechiefofKatchikow,whichwecalledit“CatchaCow.”Inthemeetingwediscussedstartingahydroponicsfarminhisarea.Heseemedtobeallforitandsaidthatitwasgod’splanthattheprojectwewerehelpingwithhadcometohisarea.Thechiefofeachvillage_____________.A、iscalledKatchikowB、supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarmC、hasacertainamountoflandD、hasameetingeachweek【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。细节理解题。根据所考关键词chief迅速锁定本段介绍chief的内容。每个村庄都会有一个自己的首领，而每个首领都拥有一定量的土地。第30题【单选题】Wewelcomerain,buta(an)_______largeamountofrainfallwillcausefloods.A、extensivelyB、extremelyC、speciallyD、constantly【正确答案】B【答案解析】extensively广泛的/渊博的。extremely极度的。specially特别的/与众不同的。constantly反复的/恒定的。第31题【单选题】Theproblemisthatsuchanimpulseishardtosustain.Acrossthecountry,manysimilarfamilieswereunabletomaintaintheinitialboostinmorale.Forsome,thehardshipsoflifewithoutsteadyworkeventuallyoverwhelmedtheirattemptstokeeptheirfamiliestogether.Thedivorcerateroseagainduringtherestofthedecadeastherecoverytookhold.Whatwillthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventuallydotosomemarriedcouples?A、Itwillforcethemtopulltheireffortstogether.B、Itwillunderminetheirmutualunderstanding.C、Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship.D、Itwillhelpstrengthentheiremotionalbonds.【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。推理判断题。文章本段最后两句提到，工作的不稳定、生活的艰辛最终会使得一些美国人维系家庭的努力消失殆尽，危机过后的数十年中随着经济复苏离婚率再次上升。由此可见，目前的经济危机最终会伤害夫妻关系至无法弥补，故答案为C。A“会迫使他们齐心协力”是经济萧条初期会出现的情况，可以排除；B和D在文中均未提及。第32题【单选题】Whenthewhaleiskilled,theblubberisstrippedoffandboileddown,eitheronboardshiporonshore.A、当鲸鱼被杀死之后，鲸脂被剥下来熬油，有时候是在船上进行的，有时候是在岸上进行的。B、当鲸鱼被杀死之后，把鲸脂剥下来熬油，这项工作有的是在船上进行的，有的是在岸上进行的。C、鲸鱼杀死之后，鲸脂被剥下来熬油，有时候是在船上进行的，有时候是在岸上进行的。D、鲸鱼杀死之后，把鲸脂剥下来熬油，这项工作有的是在船上进行的，有的是在岸上进行的。【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。本题考查的知识点为被动语态。此处原文是被动语态，但译文不一定说“鲸鱼被杀死之后”，不用“被”字仍可表示被动的含义。第33题【单选题】Youconsiderthatyoucan’tfindyourplaceinyourowncountry,soyouriskthecomfortablebutmodestlifewithyourparentsandyougoabroad.Maybetherewillbemomentswhenyoucan’tstandthelonelinessanymore,thestrangersaroundyou,oryourjob.Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutakethatdecision,soyoutakeadeepbreath,andyougoon,asyouaretheonlyonetobeblamed.Whenyouarelonelyinaforeigncountry,youshould________.A、changeyourdecisionB、blameyourparentsforitC、sticktoyourdecisionandgoonD、makemorefriends【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。根据文章本段中Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutakethatdecision,soyoutakeadeepbreath,andyougoon…可知答案。作者认为你出国后可能会面临各种困难，面对周围的陌生人、工作，你可能会感到孤独，但是仔细想想这个决定是你自己做的，于是你不得不深呼吸，然后继续。第34题【单选题】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidandwasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayIheldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.HewonsixstraightsetswithoutsweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn’tevenmadeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina___________.A、basketballgameB、tennisgameC、marathongameD、footballgame【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解和事实细节题。通过关键词disgrace，考生可迅速定位至本段，再通过本段的关键词racket，可以判定正确答案是网球比赛。第35题【单选题】Theaudiencewaitedin_________silencewhiletheiragedspeakersearchedamonghisnotesforthefigureshecouldnotremember.A、respectiveB、respectC、respectfulD、respectable【正确答案】C【答案解析】respective各自的。respect尊敬/方面。respectful殷勤的/有礼的。respectable高尚的/令人尊敬的。第36题【单选题】Thehurricanewasincredibly[devastating]andleftthousandshomeless.A、forcefulB、mightyC、destructiveD、dangerous【正确答案】C【答案解析】[devastating]毁灭性的。destructive破坏（或毁灭）性的。参考译文：飓风以其难以令人置信的破坏力使得成千上万的人无家可归。第37题【单选题】Duringthedays________,heworkedasaservantattheBrowns.A、followedB、followingC、tofollowD、thatfollowed【正确答案】D【答案解析】thatfollowed是定语从句，关系代词that在从句中作主语。第38题【单选题】Theshygirlfelt________anduncomfortablewhenshecouldnotanswerherteacher’squestions.A、amazedB、awkwardC、curiousD、amused【正确答案】B【答案解析】amazed吃惊的。awkward狼狈的/局促的。curious好奇的。amused滑稽的。第39题【单选题】—IfinditastonishingthatJohn______besorudetome.—Notastonishingatall.Heisalwaysrudetoothers.A、shouldB、mustC、mightD、oughtto【正确答案】A【答案解析】should表示说话人吃惊的语气。意思是“竟然，居然”。第40题【单选题】Thefloodwentdown,leavingthevillage________destroyed.A、mainlyB、completelyC、exactlyD、thoroughly【正确答案】B【答案解析】mainly主要的。completely完全的（强调整体性）。thoroughly彻底的（强调无疏漏）。第41题【单选题】Isthathowyou_____meformyhelp?A、dismissB、permitC、restoreD、reward【正确答案】D【答案解析】reward奖励；奖赏。第42题【单选题】—IfinditastonishingthatJohn______besorudetome.—Notastonishingatall.Heisalwaysrudetoothers.A、shouldB、mustC、mightD、oughtto【正确答案】A【答案解析】should表示说话人吃惊的语气。意思是“竟然，居然”。第43题【单选题】Smoking,________isabadhabit,is,however,popular.A、thatB、whichC、itD、though【正确答案】B【答案解析】whichisabadhabit非限制性定语从句。第44题【单选题】Oncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknown,FlowersandYeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsandplants.Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloomagain,providingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardstheresearchprojectis_____.A、positive.B、negative.C、suspicious.D、indifferent.【正确答案】A【答案解析】作者在本段中对二人研究的结果给予了展望，态度是积极的。所以，选择A。第45题【单选题】Theytook_______measurestopreventpoisonousgasesfromescaping.A、fruitfulB、beneficialC、validD、effective【正确答案】D【答案解析】fruitful多产的/成功的。beneficial有益的。valid有效的（法律/时间）/正当的。effective有效的。第46题【单选题】Thenumbersdidn’treallyaddup,sotheaccountantwentbackoverthem.A、加起来的总数不对，所以会计师又重新计算了一遍。B、数额没有累计起来，所以会计师又重新计算了一遍。C、加起来的总数不对，所以会计师又拿回去了。D、数额没有累计起来，所以会计师又把它们拿回去了。【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本题主要考查英语短语的理解。一个词往往有许多意思，在不同的场合意思不同。wentback在这里应译作“重新计算”。第47题【单选题】______thebeginningofthemeeting,weheardareportbyMr.Li.A、ByB、InC、AtD、On【正确答案】B【答案解析】atthebeginningof意为“在……之初”。句意：在会议之初我们听了李先生的报告。第48题【单选题】Clotheswornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeofthefashion.A、衣服因为穿过几次就变得不时髦了。B、因为气候的改变，衣服几乎没穿就送人了。C、因为款式改变，衣服没怎么穿就送人了。D、因为流行款式的改变，仅穿过几次的衣服也只好搁置在一边了。【正确答案】D第49题【单选题】Scarcelylessimportantthanmachineryintheagriculturalrevolutionwasscience.A、在农业革命中，机械没有科学重要。B、在农业革命中，科学没有机械重要。C、在农业革命中，科学和机械几乎同等重要。D、在农业革命中，机械和科学都不怎么重要。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。本题考查的知识点为理解原意。lessimportant是“没有那么重要”的意思，但一加上scarcely，意思就反过来了，表示“同等重要”。第50题【单选题】—Whatdoyouthinkofthemanagerofyourcompany?—Oh,heis______managerwho’spleasanttoworkwith.It’s______pleasuretoworkwithhim.A、the,aB、a,aC、a,theD、不填,a【正确答案】B【答案解析】前半句表示“他是那种很好共事的人”，两空均用不定冠词。第51题【单选题】Thefloodwentdown,leavingthevillage________destroyed.A、mainlyB、completelyC、exactlyD、thoroughly【正确答案】B【答案解析】mainly主要的。completely完全的（强调整体性）。thoroughly彻底的（强调无疏漏）。第52题【单选题】Myteacheroncesaidtome,“Ifyoudon’tquit,youwillwin”.IhavenodesiretoquitwritingasI’mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociatedContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andtomyfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywecontinuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasyB、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNetC、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwritingD、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。由本段的MythanksgotoAssociatedContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting知道作者感谢他提到的网站给他的支持和帮助。因此选D。第53题【单选题】Wewelcomerain,buta(an)_______largeamountofrainfallwillcausefloods.A、extensivelyB、extremelyC、speciallyD、constantly【正确答案】B【答案解析】extensively广泛的/渊博的。extremely极度的。specially特别的/与众不同的。constantly反复的/恒定的。第54题【单选题】Hewantedtolookfor[occupation]suitedtohisabilities.A、employmentB、psychologyC、speciesD、majority【正确答案】A【答案解析】[occupation]职业；employment职业；雇用。第55题【单选题】—Whenshallwemeetagain?—Makeit_____dayyoulike;it’sallthesametome.A、oneB、anyC、anotherD、some【正确答案】B【答案解析】anyday指“任意选择的一天”，故正确答案为B。第56题【单选题】Alarge________ofthesunlightneverreachestheearthwhileinfra-redheatgivenoffbytheearthisallowedtoescapefreely.A、ratioB、proportionC、rateD、fraction【正确答案】B【答案解析】proportion“部分，份儿”，指部分与整体的关系，如：Alargeproportionofthedolphinsinthatareawilleventuallydie.根据题意，正确答案应为B。第57题【单选题】TheU.S.decidedthat,_____itsincreasingtradedeficit,itwouldhavetotightenimportantrestriction.A、inviewofB、withregardtoC、inrespectofD、inthelightof【正确答案】A【答案解析】inviewof鉴于。withregardto关于/作为答复。inrespectof关于/谈及。inthelightof根据。第58题【单选题】Iftheywantto_____,that’sfinewithme.A、integrateB、sustainC、pressureD、license【正确答案】A【答案解析】integrate求积分；取消隔离；成为一体。第59题【单选题】Thecountrywasaplacewheremenworkedfromdawntodark,andthelabourerlivednotinthesun,butinpovertyanddarkness.A、在农村，人们从早到晚都得干活，劳动者并不是沐浴在阳光下，而是生活在贫困和黑暗之中。B、在农村，人们从早到晚都得干活，劳动者不是沐浴在阳光下，而是贫困和黑暗。C、在这个国家，人们从早到晚都得干活，劳动者不是生活在阳光下，而是挣扎在贫穷和黑暗之中。D、在这个国家，人们从早到晚都得干活，劳动者不是沐浴在阳光下，而是贫穷和黑暗。【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本题考查的知识点为理解原意。有些很普通的词语，我们很熟悉，一见到，便首先想到他们最基本的含义或最常见的含义。在此题中，“country”并不是“国家”，而是指“农村”。第60题【单选题】TheywillgetthepreparationdoneearlyinMay.A、他们五月初就能让别人准备完工作。B、他们五月初就能准备好工作。C、他们早在五月份就能把准备工作做完。D、他们五月初就能把准备工作做完。【正确答案】D【答案解析】首先需要注意earlyinMay表示“五月初”的意思，选项A“让别人准备完”这种表达是不准确的；此外getthepreparationdone表示的是“把准备工作做完”，选项B的表达不是很准确。第61题【单选题】Wehaveto[modify]ourplanalittlebit.A、reduceB、sufferC、adjustD、utilize【正确答案】C【答案解析】[modify]修改，修饰；更改；adjust调整，使…适合。第62题【单选题】I’dbetternotcatch______thatagain!A、yourdoingB、youdoingC、youtodoD、youbeingdoing【正确答案】B【答案解析】如同感观动词一样，下面这些动词后只能跟代词的宾格或名词的通格（如him，Mary），其后是“动词ing”：start，keep，stop，catch，find，leave，如：Whenareyougoingtostarthimworkingforus?第63题【单选题】Betweenthetworoads________aTVtowercalled“SkyscraperTower”.A、standsB、standingC、whichstandsD、stand【正确答案】A【答案解析】aTVtower是这句话的主语，这是个倒装句，所以谓语动词要用单数形式。第64题【单选题】Theywere,byandlarge,averywealthy,privileged[elite].A、元素B、住所C、精英D、裁定【正确答案】C【答案解析】[elite]n.精英；精华；中坚分子。第65题【单选题】ShehadcometoEnglandto[pursue]anactingcareer.A、striveB、removeC、quitD、chase【正确答案】D【答案解析】[pursue]继续；从事；追赶；纠缠；chase追逐；追捕。第66题【单选题】Takingthismedicine,if________,willofcoursedogoodtohishealth.A、continuedB、tocontinueC、continuesD、continuing【正确答案】A【答案解析】ifcontinued是“iftakingthismedicineiscontinued”的省略形式。第67题【单选题】AfterYangLiweisucceededincirclingtheearth,________ourastronautsdesiretodoiswalkinspace.A、whereB、whatC、thatD、how【正确答案】B【答案解析】句意：杨利伟成功环绕地球后，我们的宇航员所要做的就是太空行走。当that引导定语从句时，通常用作关系代词，而引导名词性从句时，是个不充当任何成分的连接词。宾语从句和表语从句中的that常可省略。What只能引导名词性从句，用作连接代词，作从句的具体成分，且不能省略。第68题【阅读理解】Overthepastdecade,thousandsofpatentshavebeengrantedforwhatarecalledbusinessmethods.Areceivedoneforits“one-click”onlinepaymentsystem.MerrillLynchgotlegalprotectionforanassetallocationstrategy.Oneinventorpatentedatechniqueforliftingabox.Nowthenation’stoppatentcourtappearscompletelyreadytoscalebackonbusiness-methodpatents,whichhavebeencontroversialeversincetheywerefirstauthorized10yearsago.Inamovethathasintellectual-propertylawyersabuzz,theU.S.courtofAppealsforthefederalcircuitsaiditwoulduseaparticularcasetoconductabroadreviewofbusiness-methodpatents.InreBilski,asthecaseisknown,is“averybigdeal”,saysDennisD.CrouchoftheUniversityofMissouriSchooloflaw.It“hasthepotentialtoeliminateanentireclassofpatents.”Curbsonbusiness-methodclaimswouldbeadramaticabout-face,becauseitwastheFederalCircuititselfthatintroducedsuchpatentswithis1998decisionintheso-calledStateStreetBankcase,approvingapatentonawayofpoolingmutual-fundassets.Thatrulingproducedanexplosioninbusiness-methodpatentfilings,initiallybyemerginginternetcompaniestryingtostakeoutexclusiverightstospecifictypesofonlinetransactions.Later,moveestablishedcompaniesracedtoaddsuchpatentstotheirfiles,ifonlyasadefensivemoveagainstrivalsthatmightbeatthemtothepunch.In2005,IBMnotedinacourtfilingthatithadbeenissuedmorethan300business-methodpatents,despitethefactthatitquestionedthelegalbasisforgrantingthem.Similarly,someWallStreetinvestmentfilmsarmedthemselveswithpatentsforfinancialproducts,evenastheytookpositionsincourtcasesopposingthepractice.TheBilskicaseinvolvesaclaimedpatentonamethodforhedgingriskintheenergymarket.TheFederalcircuitissuedanunusualorderstatingthatthecasewouldbeheardbyall12ofthecourt’sjudges,ratherthanatypicalpanelofthree,andthatoneissueitwantstoevaluateiswhetheritshould“reconsider”itsstatestreetBankruling.TheFederalCircuit’sactioncomesinthewakeofaseriesofrecentdecisionsbythesupremeCourtthathasnarrowedthescopeofprotectionsforpatentholders.LastApril,forexample,thejusticessignaledthattoomanypatentswerebeingupheldfor“inventions”thatareobvious.ThejudgesontheFederalCircuitare“reactingtotheanti-patenttrendattheSupremeCourt”,saysHaroldC.Wegner,apatentattorneyandprofessoratGeorgeWashingtonUniversityLawSchool.A、theirlimitedvaluetobusinessB、theirconnectionwithassetallocationC、thepossiblerestrictionontheirgrantingD、thecontroversyoverauthorization【正确答案】C【答案解析】同义替换。possible=potential，eliminate=restriction。A、Itsrulingcomplieswiththecourtdecisions.B、Itinvolvesaverybigbusinesstransaction.C、IthasbeendismissedbytheFederalCircuit.D、ItmaychangethelegalpracticesintheU.S.【正确答案】D【答案解析】potential=may,change对应着第一段和第二段之间的转折。从本段的review，eliminate也可以看出这是一种转折。全文一直没有讲Bilskicase的判决的结果，而A、C都是在讲其判决结果，所以与原文相反。B是从原文“averybigdeal”字面意思出发设置的干扰选项。abigdeal其实在英文中的意思是“重要”，而不是“生意（transaction）”。A、lossofgoodwillB、increaseofhostilityC、changeofattitudeD、enhancementofdignity【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题是词汇题，一定要返回原文通过上下文解题。Because之前是说对business-method的约束（curbs），而because之后说的是“正是联邦审判引入了business-method”，所以二者之间自然表明了是“态度的转变”。所以选C。A、areimmunetolegalchallengesB、areoftenunnecessarilyissuedC、lowertheesteemforpatentholdersD、increasetheincidenceofrisks【正确答案】B【答案解析】根据LastApril,forexamplethejusticessignaledthattoomanypatentswerebeingupheldfor“inventions”thatareobvious可以得出答案。toomany(过多的专利被授予了)表明法院认为很多business-method不应该被授予，所以选B，toomany=oftenunnecessarily.A、Aloomingthreattobusiness-methodpatents.B、Protectionforbusiness-methodpatentholders.C、Alegalcaseregardingbusiness-methodpatents.D、Aprevailingtrendagainstbusiness-methodpatents.【正确答案】A【答案解析】第一段讲过去businessmethod很容易被授予专利。其中第一段的最后一句话已经暗含着对这种做法的反对。第二段转折：将会用一个案例来全面审查商业方法专利。第三段：对businessmethod的约束(curbs)是法院态度的巨大转变。最后一段明确提出reactingtotheanti-patenttrendatthesupremecourt。要注意的是原文始终没有说Bilskicase的判决，因此只是一个looming(隐约地出现)的danger，而不是已经盛行的趋势。第69题【单选题】Criticalreading_______tonon-fictionwritinginwhichtheauthorputsforthapositionorseekstomakeastatement.A、appliesB、identifiesC、evaluatesD、reflects【正确答案】A【答案解析】题目意思：批判的阅读适用于纪实文学写作中，作者提出一个观点或旨在作出说明。apply意为“（与某人/某物）有关；有效；适用”，答案选A。第70题【单选题】_______popularbelief,theostrichdoesnothideitsheadinsandwhenfrightened;itrunsaway.A、AstoB、OppositetoC、DuetoD、Contraryto【正确答案】D【答案解析】Asto关于。Oppositeto对立/对面（方位/身份/性别）。Dueto因为。Contraryto违反/反对（观点/态度）。第71题【单选题】Nothingbutdisasterwouldcomefromsuchaplan.A、这个计划没有一点用。B、这个计划只能招致灾祸。C、这个计划一点害处也没有。D、这个计划是要战胜一切灾害。【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。nothingbut表示“只”的意思。第72题【单选题】Idon’tknowwhatto_____attheuniversity,Ican’tmakeanyforecastsaboutmyfuture.A、takeinB、takeupC、takeoverD、takeafter【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。本题主要考查动词短语的意义区别。根据句子中的Ican’tmakeanyforecastsaboutmyfuture可知，“我”不知该学什么，故选B。第73题【单选题】Thereisno_____forpracticalexperience.A、substituteB、sympathyC、likelyD、grant【正确答案】A【答案解析】substitute代用品；代替者。第74题【阅读理解】(1)Themostcommontheoryofperceptionisna?verealisminwhichpeoplebelievethatwhattheyperceiveisthingsinthemselves.Childrendevelopthistheoryasaworkinghypothesisofhowtodealwiththeworld.①[Manypeoplewhohavenotstudiedbiologycarrythistheoryintoadultlifeandregardtheirperceptiontobetheworlditselfratherthanapatternthatoverlaystheformoftheworld.]ThomasReidtookthistheoryastepfurther.Herealizedthatsensationwascomposedofasetofdatatransfersbutdeclaredthatthesewereinsomewaytransparentsothatthereisadirectconnectionbetweenperceptionandtheworld.ThisideaiscalledDirectRealism.DirectRealismhasbecomepopularinrecentyearswiththeriseofPostmodernismandBehaviorism.②DirectRealismdoesnotclearlyspecifythenatureofthebitoftheworldthatisanobjectinperception,especiallyincaseswheretheobjectissomethinglikeashadow.(2)③Thesuccessionofdatatransfersthatareinvolvedinperceptionsuggeststhatsomewhereinthebrainthereisafinalsetofactivity,calledsensedata.Perceptionwouldthenbesomeformofbrainactivityandsomehowthebrainwouldbeabletoperceiveitself.Thisconceptisknownasindirectrealism.InIndirectRealismitisheldthatwecanonlybeawareofexternal