高一新人教版英语必修4综合技能测试 Unit 3 A taste of English humour

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精Unit3综合技能测试时间90分钟满分100分Ⅰ.单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1．Withtoomanyconstructionprojects________allthestrengthoutoftheeconomy,peopleofthesmallcountrycomplainedalot。A．suckingB．tosuckC．beingsuckedD．beingsucking答案：A本题考查非谓语动词的用法。本句的意思是“因为太多的建筑工程消耗了所有的经济财力，那个弱小国家的人们产生了许多的埋怨.”此题的with复合结构作原因状语，constructionprojects与动词suck是主动关系,所以用现在分词。2．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink，haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,art,religion，etc.A．afterB．beforeC．ifD．when答案：B本题考查连词。题意：首先要解决所有的吃、喝、住和穿的问题,才能去追求政治、科学、艺术和宗教等。其余选项都不符合常识.3．(2010·广东省深圳高级中学高一下期末）Withgas,waterandelectricity________，thevillageissufferingahumanitydisaster.A．cutdownB．cutupC．cutinD．cutoff答案：D考查动词短语。题意：停水、停电和停气后,这个村子过着艰难的生活。cutoff“切断，断绝”符合题意；cutdown“砍倒,削减”；cutup“切碎”;cutin“插话”均不符合题意。4．（2010·广东省深圳高级中学高一下期末）People，withtheyoung________，lovetosurftheInternetforentertainment.A．ingeneralB．indetailC．inparticularD．inbrief答案:C考查介词短语。题意：人们喜欢上网娱乐，尤其是年轻人。inparticular“尤其，特别”；ingeneral“总的来说”；indetail“详细地”;inbrief“简短地"。5．Maryaskedherfathertobuy________forhersister。A．awhitesmalltoydogB．asmallwhitedogtoyC．awhitesmalldogtoyD．asmallwhitetoydog答案：D考查名词前限定词位置的先后。题意：玛莉叫她的父亲买一个小的白色的玩具狗给她的妹妹。限定词位置先后顺序为：冠词/名词所有格/形容词性物主代词/指示代词/不定代词/数词→一般描绘性形容词→大小长短高矮的形容词→年龄、新旧→颜色→国籍→材料→用途、类别＋中心名词.6．Kingwascompletely________afterjogginginthehotsunallafternoon;shehadlittleenergyleft.A．kickedoutB．handedoutC．wornoutD．putout答案：C前一个分句意思是：金整个下午一直在烈日下慢跑,已完全疲惫无力了.kickout“踢开，踢出，解雇”;handout“分发”；wornout“筋疲力尽"；putout“熄灭”.7．Shekeepsasupplyofcandlesinthehouseincaseofpower________.A．dropB．failureC．lackD．absence答案：B题意：她在家中存放了蜡烛以防断电。powerfailure指“断电"；drop“下降，丢弃”；lack“缺乏"；absence“不在，缺席”.8．Carefulstudieshavepointedoutthatasmanyas50percentpatientsdonottakedrugsas________。A．directedB．expectedC．announcedD．followed答案：A题意:详细的研究表明多达百分之五十的病人不按医嘱服药.asdirected是“astheyaredirected"的省略语，direct表示“嘱托；指导”。9．—Whatdoyouthinkofthefivedollmascotsforthe2008OlympicGames？—________,theyarelovely，butwecan'tfigureoutwhattheymeaneasily.A．TotellthetruthB．I’mafraidC．UnfortunatelyD．Luckily答案：Atotellthetruth“说实话”。第二句意思是“说实话,它们很可爱，但是我们不能很容易地弄明白它们是什么意思”。10．You'dbettertakeapenwhenyougotothemeeting________thereissomethingimportanttowritedown.A．asifB．sothatC．inorderD．incase答案：Dincase“以防”.句意:你去开会时最好拿着钢笔，以防有重要的东西要记下来.11．-Hi，Nancy!Ididn’tknowyouhadcomeback。Sohaveyougraduatedfromcollege?—Yes,I________FrenchforfouryearsinNanjing。A．havestudiedB．wasstudyingC．havebeenstudyingD．amstudying答案：A“我”已经毕业了,所以说“我已在南京学习了四年法语"用现在完成时.12．—Whatwouldyoudo？-I'dgetajobdoingsomethingexciting，________Icouldmeetinterestingpeopleandtravelalot。A．whereB．whichC．whenD．that答案：Awhere引导定语从句，修饰先行词job。第二句话大意是“我想找一份工作，做一些令人兴奋的事，在那里我可以遇到有趣的人并且常常去旅行”。13．—Jim,wouldyouliketogoshoppingwithme？-________。A．Yes，I'dlovetoB．Yes，IdoC．No，Ican’tcomeD．Ofcoursenot答案：AI’dloveto“我原意".14．Bluetoothisaninternationallystandardizedtechnology________shortdistancewirelesscommunication.A．supportingB．supportedC．tosupportD．supports答案：Asupportingshortdistancewirelesscommunication作定语，修饰technology.句意：蓝牙是一种支持短距离无线通讯的符合国际标准的技术。15．Thedangerousvirus________inthefollowingfewweeksinthelaboratorycancausefataldiseases.A．studyingB．studiedC．tobestudiedD．havingbeenstudied答案：C考查非谓语动词。根据后面inthefollowingfewweeks可知此处代表的是将来，且病毒是被研究的，为被动语态，故答案为tobestudied。Ⅱ.完形填空(每题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。Arichlandownerwasdyinginbed。Hardlybreathing,hetoldhisthreesons__16__underhisbedwhenhewasgone。Somedayslaterafterhis__17__，thesonsdugatthespotandfoundthree__18__，placedoneabovetheother。Thetopmostpotcontained__19__;the__20__potcontaineddriedcowdung（粪)andthelowestpot__21__straw(稻草）.Belowthispottherewasasilver__22__。Thebrotherswere__23__。“Obviously,father__24__toconvey(传达）somemessagetousthroughthepotsandtheircontents，”saidtheoldestbrother.“Butwhat？"Theythoughthardbut__25__ofthemcouldcomeupwithanexplanation.Finally，theydecidedto__26__theirdoctorwhowasalsoafamilyfriend。Thedoctorlaughedwhenthebrothersputtheir__27__beforehim.“Yourfatherlovedpuzzles",hesaid,“andIthinkhecouldnothelpsettingalastone。The__28__issimple.Thetopmostpotcontainsmud,yousay.That__29__hewantshiseldestsontohavehisfields.Thesecondpotcontainscowdung。Itmeanshewantshissecondsontohavehis__30__。Thelastpotcontainsstraw.Nowstrawisgolden。colored。Thatmeanshewantshisyoungestsontohaveallhisgold。"Thebrotherswerehappywiththewaytheirfatherhadgivenouthis__31__andfeltsurprisedatthedoctor's__32__。“Butonethingremains__33__，"saidtheyoungestbrother.“Thesilvercoinunderthe__34__ofthepots.”“Your__35__knewyouwouldcometoconsultme,”smiledthedoctor.“Thecoinismyfee。”16．A.todigB．diggingC．tohideD．hiding答案：A根据第二段第一句“Somedayslaterafterhis__17__，thesonsdugatthespot"的提示以及固定用法tellsb。todosth.可知应选A项。17．A.wordsB．whisperC．deathD．gesture答案：C根据上文的最后一句“whenhewasgone”可知是在父亲“死”后开始挖掘。18．A.coinsB．potsC．bedsD．items答案：B根据后面的描述可知，弟兄三人发现的是三个“罐子”.19．A。moneyB．goldC．mudD．cloth答案：C根据下文第四段的“Thetopmostpotcontainsmud”可知，最上面的罐子里是“泥巴”。20．A。bottomB．topmostC．lowestD．middle答案：D根据其前的“Thetopmostpot”和其后的“thelowestpot”可知，此为“中间的”罐子。21．A。containedB．includedC．hadD．owned答案：AC、D很容易排除；contain“包括",表示物体容纳的东西；而include则指整体包含部分，这里表示罐子里边的东西，故选contained.22．A.watchB．coinC．walletD．bag答案：B根据文章倒数第二段的“Thesilvercoinunderthe__34__ofthepots”提示可知此处为coin。23．A。excitedB．excitingC．confusedD．confusing答案：C因为猜不透父亲的意思,所以弟兄三人“迷惑不解”。confused的主语通常为sb。;confusing的主语通常为sth..24．A.consideredB．pretendedC．triedD．meant答案:D很明显，父亲是想通过这些罐子和里面的东西来向我们传达某些信息。mean“打算”,符合语境。consider“考虑",其后跟动名词;pretend“假装”；try“尽力”.25．A.noneB．allC．bothD．neither答案:A根据but后的转折语义即可看出该处表示否定，排除表示肯定的B、C两项;因为是弟兄三人，所以排除否定两者的neither.26．A.rescueB．helpC．askD．consult答案：D根据文章最后“Your__35__knewyouwouldcometoconsultme”暗示此处选consult“咨询，商议”。27．A.potsB．coinsC．problemD．question答案：C弟兄三个带着问题而来，医生听了他们的问题之后笑了.而question表示需要回答的问题，而这里是指需要解决的问题，故使用problem更符合此意境。28．A.statementB．approachC．functionD．explanation答案：D弟兄三人就是来找医生解开谜团的，explanation“解释”更合语境,而statement“陈述”；approach“方法”；function“功能"，均不合上下文义。29．A。observesB．meansC．greetsD．stands答案：B这就“意味”着他想把土地给自己的大儿子。observe“观察";greet“问候”；stand“站立，忍受”，均不合逻辑.30．A。cattleB．chickenC．fieldsD．houses答案:A四个选项中与牛粪有关的只有cattle“牛”。31．A.healthB．wealthC．moneyD．minds答案：B前面提到的土地、牛群和金币都是地主的财产，故选wealth“财富"。32．A.intelligenceB．explanationC．summaryD．misunderstanding答案：A弟兄三人没有解决的问题,被医生轻而易举地解决了,所以他们对医生的“智慧"感到非常吃惊。33．A.unexplainedB．confusedC．solvedD．answered答案：A联系上文此处指但是还有一个问题你没有“解释”。若选B项confused应改为confusing。34．A。topB．middleC．bottomD．left答案:C根据第二段中的“Belowthispottherewasasilver__22__"可知，这枚硬币在最后一个罐子的“底层”。35．A.motherB．fatherC．doctorD．landowner答案：B你们的“父亲”知道你们要来向我请教,所以这枚硬币是给我的费用。根据上下文可知答案为B项。Ⅲ。阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分）阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。APaulaRadcliffe，chasing（角逐）athirdLondonmarathontitle(冠军）,saysshehasbecameastrongerpersonafterherterribleexperienceatthe2004AthensGames。Radcliffe，whofailedtocompletetheOlympicmarathonandthe10,000mlastAugust,said：“Athensmademeastrongerpersonanditmademecarelessaboutcriticism(批评)”．“InthepastIwantedtopleaseeveryone,butnowIamgoingtolistenevenmoretothepeoplearoundme。"Shedidn'tcareaboutcriticismmadeattheweekendbyLizMcColgan,whofeltRadcliffeshouldhaverestedandletherbodyrecoverafterherfailureinAthens.“LizissomeoneIlookuptobutshehasn'tspokentomesincelastyearandifshereallycaredforme,I’msureshewouldhavecontacted（联系）me.”InsteadRadcliffewontheNewYorkCitymarathonjust11weeksafterAthens。“InNewYorkIwasn'tinmybeststatebutIdidknowIwasgoodenoughtowintherace."RadcliffeinsistedheronlygoalinSunday’sracewouldbewinningathirdtitleandnotchasingworldrecords。However,Radcliffehasnotruledout（排除）inthefuturechasingher“final”worldrecordtimeandquestionedsayingsthatmarathonrunnershavetheabilityintheircareertoproduceonlyfourorfiveworld.classtimes.“Idon’tthinkthat—-althoughI_can't_put_a_number_on_it，”saidRadcliffe.“Thatchangesfrompersontoperson。”RadcliffeissureshecanbetterherwinningLondon2003performanceatsomepointinthefuture.Followingasuccessfulthree­monthtrainingperiodintheUnitedStates,the31.year。oldwillchaseathirdtitleonSundayafterherfirstvictoryin2002andagain12monthslater.Radcliffeclockedatimeof21856inherfirst42。2。kilometreracethreeyearsago.Afterwardssheseta“mixedcourse”markof21718fivemonthslaterinChicagobeforeloweringthattoatimeof21525inthe2003Londonevent。36．Radcliffe'sfailureinAthensmadeher________.A．developrespectforLizB．lovepeoplearoundhermoreC．restforfivemonthsD．facecriticismcalmly答案:D根据第二段保拉·德克利夫（PaulaRadcliffe）的谈话Athensmademeastrongerpersonanditmademecarelessaboutcriticism.可知：保拉·德克利夫在奥运会上的失败经历使她能够冷静地面对他人的批评。37．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．RadcliffebroketheworldrecordintheNewYorkCitymarathon.B．Radcliffedidn'tfullyrecoverbeforetheNewYorkCitymarathon.C．RadcliffewonherfirstmarathontitleintheNewYorkCitymarathon.D．Radcliffehada3。monthtrainingbeforetheNewYorkCitymarathon。答案：B根据短文第7段“InNewYorkIwasn'tinmybeststatebutIdidknowIwasgoodenoughtowintherace.”和下一句话RadcliffeinsistedheronlygoalinSunday'sracewouldbewinningathirdtitleandnotchasingworldrecords.可知：保拉·德克利夫的状态不是最好，在纽约举行的马拉松比赛中只是夺取了冠军,并没有涉及打破纪录；她对于自己能否打破纪录信心不足。选项C和选项D的有关内容都和“伦敦马拉松比赛有关”。38．Bysaying“Ican'tputanumberonit，”Radcliffemeansshe’snotsure________。A．ifshehastheabilitytosetanewworldrecordB．ifshecanwinanotherracethoughshehaswonmanytimesC．howmanytimesamarathonrunnercansettheworldrecordD．ifshehastheabilitytoproducefourorfiveworld­classtimes答案：C根据第9段．。.andquestionedsayingsthatmarathonrunnershavetheabilityintheircareertoproduceonlyfourorfiveworld。classtimes.以及“Thatchangesfrompersontoperson。”可知：保拉·德克利夫对于“马拉松运动员在其运动生涯中只能创造4～5次世界最好成绩"的论断并不苟同.她认为自己有能力击碎这一论断。39．Accordingtothetext，Radcliffehaswon________Londonmarathontitle（s）．A．fourB．threeC．twoD．one答案：C根据第一段第一句话PaulaRadcliffe,chasingathirdLondonmarathontitle,。..可知：保拉·德克利夫已两次在伦敦获得马拉松冠军.40．WhatcanwelearnfromRadcliffe’sstory?A．Practicemakesperfect。B．Wellbegunishalfdone。C．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D．Wherethereisawillthereisaway。答案：D马拉松运动员保拉·德克利夫面对着他人的批评,通过自己不懈的努力,获得了多项比赛的胜利，夺取了多个冠军.证实了“有志者,事竟成”的道理.选项A“熟能生巧"；选项B“好的开始是成功的一半"；选项C“患难朋友才是真正的朋友”均不合题意。BInternetshoppingisanewwayofshopping.Younolongerneedtowalkroundhundredsofshopslookingfortheitemsyouneed。Nowadays,youcanshopforjustaboutanythingfromyourarmchair.AllyouneedisacomputerwhichislinkedtotheInternet。ShoppingontheInternetisbecomingincreasinglypopular。IntheUnitedStates,50percentoffamilieshavecomputersathomeandalmostathirdarelinkedtotheInternet.AmericansspentoverUS＄2.5billiononInternetshoppingin1998。ThisfigureisexpectedtoreachUS＄11billionbytheyear2004.PeoplecanshopforavarietyofproductsontheInternet。Physical_productsincludeitemssuchasbooks，CDs，clothesandfood.Thesetypesofproductsarethemostcommonpurchases(购入物）throughtheInternet。Youcanalsobuyinformationproductssuchason。linenewsormagazinestories,oryoucandownloadcomputersoftwarethroughtheInternet.Servicessuchasbookingairlinetickets,reserving(预定)hotelsorrentingcarsarealsoavailable（可得到的)ontheInternet.YoucanalsogoshoppingontheInternetforentertainmentservicesandtakepartinon.linegamesore。mails“chats"．TofindsomethingontheInternetpeopleoftenusepowerfulcomputertoolscalled“searchengines”。Youcansearchforatypeofproduct,suchassportsshoes,orabrandname,suchasNike.Thesearchenginewillgiveyoualistofwebsiteswhereyoucanfindtheseproducts。ThesewebsitesmaybespecialistshopssuchasaNikeshop,ortheymaybegeneralstores,calledmalls,whichsellavarietyofgoods.Internetshoppingoffersanumberofbenefits(好处）fortheshoppers.Themostimportantadvantageisconvenience。Youcanshopwhenyoulikeastheon。lineshopsareopen24hoursaday,andyoudonothavetoqueuewithothershoppersatthecheck。outcounters。Secondly，itiseasytofindwhatyouarelookingforontheInternet.Evenout。of­printbooksmaybeorderedonline.Finally,itisoftencheapertobuygoodsthroughtheInternet,andyoucantelltheshopexactlywhatyouwant。ThemaindisadvantageofInternetshoppingitthatyoucannotactuallyseetheproductsyouarebuyingorchecktheirquality。Also，manypeopleenjoyshoppinginthecityandmisstheopportunitytotalktofriends。Somepeopleareworriedaboutpayingforgoodsusingcreditcards,soInternetcompaniesarenowfindingwaystomakeon.linepaymentsafe.Internetshoppingissuretobecomemoreandmorepopularintheyearsahead.itpromisestochangethewaywebuyallkindsofthings—fromtonight'sdinnertoanewcar。41．________ofthefamiliescandosomeshoppingthroughtheInternet。A．50percentB．About17percentC．OnethirdD．30percent答案：B细节理解题。从本文的第一段中的“IntheUnitedStates，50percentoffamilieshavecomputersathomeandalmostathirdarelinkedtotheInternet。"，百分之五十的三分之一约为百分之十七.42．On。linenewsandmagazinestoriesare________.A．themostpopularproductsontheInternetB．notyetavailableontheInternetC．freetodownloadD．informationproductsavailableontheInternet答案：D细节理解题。从原文的第二段中的信息可知，相关信息为“Youcanalsobuyinformationproductssuchason­linenewsormagazinestories.”，D项正确。其他三项均指代错误.43．Thephrase“physicalproducts”inthesecondparagraphmeansthings________.A．thatcanbeseenorfeltB．usefulforhealthcareC．thathelpyoukeepfitD．connectedwithsports答案：A词义理解题。根据原句“Physicalproductsincludeitemssuchasbooks,CDs，clothesandfood."中“physicalproducts”和“books，CDs,clothesandfood”的关系或带入四个选项看看哪些与选项意思不符，结果A项正确，最全面。44．ThebestthingaboutInternetshoppingis________.A．thespeedthegoodsaredeliveredatB．thereasonablepriceC．thequalityofthegoodsD．theconvenienceitbringstoyou答案:D细节理解题.从原文第四段中的“Themostimportantadvantageisconvenience。"可知D项正确。而其他几项均与此句意思不符,且从下文中也可找到相关的信息来说明它们不正确.45．Themostproperheadingforparagraph5is“________”．A．PeopleEnjoyOtherWaysofShoppingB．InternetCompaniesFindNewWaysforPaymentC．ProblemswithInternetShoppingD．DisadvantagesofInternetShoppingAreNotSerious答案：C概括归纳题。从第五段所讲的内容可以看出。第五段讲了目前网上购物的三个不利方面,这些都是为了说明网上购物除了上面讲的优点之外，目前还有一些不尽如人意之处。COneofthemostdifficultquestionstoanswerishowmuchajobisworth.Wenaturallyexpectthatadoctor'ssalarywillbehigherthanabusconductor’swages.Butthequestionbecomesmuchmoredifficulttoanswerwhenwecompare,sayaminerwithanengineer，oranunskilledmanworkingonanoil.rigintheNorthSeawithateacherinasecondaryschool。Whatthedoctor,theengineerandtheteacherhaveismanyyearsoftraininginordertoobtainthenecessaryqualificationsfortheirprofessions。Wefeelinstinctivelythattheseskillsandtheseyears,whentheywerestudyinginsteadofearningmoney,shouldberewarded.Atthesametimewerecognizethattheworkoftheminerandtheoil。riglaborerisbothhardanddangerous,andthattheymustbehighlypaidfortheriskstheytake.Anotherfactorwemusttakeintoconsiderationishowsociallyusefulaman'sworkis,regardlessofthetalentshemaybringtoit.Mostpeoplewouldagreethatlookingafterthesickorteachingchildrenismoreimportantthan，say,sellingsecond­handcarsorimprovingthetasteoftoothpastebyaddingaredstripetoit.Yetitisalmostcertainthattheused­carsalesmanearnsmorethanthenurse，andthatresearchchemistearnsmorethantheschoolteacher。Indeed，thiswholequestionofjustrewardscanbeturnedonitshead。Youcanarguethatamanwhodoesajobwhichbringshimpersonalsatisfactionisalreadyreceivingpartofhisrewardintheformofaso。called“psychicwage”，andthatitisthemanwiththeboring，repetitivejobwhoneedsmoremoneytomakeupforthesoul。destroyingmonotonyofhiswork。Itissignificantthatthosejobswhicharetraditionallyregardedas“vocations”—nursing，teachingandtheChurch，forexample-continuetobepoorlypaid，whileothers,suchasthoseintheworldofsportorentertainment，carryfinancialrewardsoutofallproportiontotheirsocialworth.Althoughtheamountofmoneythatpeopleearnisinrealitylargelydeterminedbymarketforces,thisshouldnotpreventusfromseekingsomewaytodecidewhatistherightpayforthejob.Astartingpointforsuchaninvestigationwouldbetotrytodecidetheratiowhichoughttoexistbetweenthehighestandthelowestpaid.Thepictureismademorecomplicatedbytwofactors：firstlybythe“socialwage”，i．e.thewelfarebenefitswhicheverycitizenreceives;and，secondly,bythetaxationsystem,whichisoftenusedasaninstrumentofsocialjusticebytaxinghighincomesataveryhighrateindeed。Allowingforthesetwothings，mostcountriesnowregardaratioof71associallyacceptable.Ifitisless,thehighly。qualifiedpeoplecarryingheavyresponsibilitiesbecomedisillusioned，andmightevenendupbyemigration（theso。called“braindrain”isanevidencethatthiscanhappen)。Ifitismore，thegapbetweenrichandpoorwillbesogreatthatitwillleadtosocialtensionsandultimatelytoviolence。46．Theprofessionalman，suchasthedoctor,shouldbewell。paidbecause________.A．hehasspentseveralyearslearninghowtodohisjobB．hisworkinvolvesmuchgreaterintelligencethan，say,abusconductor'sC．hehastoworkmuchharderthanmostotherpeopleD．heknowsmorethanotherpeopleabouthissubject答案：A概括归纳题。见文章第一段第四、五句,意为：医生、工程师及教师们为获得专业资格而接受的多年的训练。我们会本能地想到他们为获得这些专业技能而花费的时间本可以用来赚钱，因此这也应该得到补偿.47．The“braindrain”isevidencethat________。A．catedpeoplearepreparedtoemigratewhenevertheycangetabetter­paidjobB．peoplewithjobsofreponsibilityexpecttobehighlypaidC．hightaxationisausefulandeffectiveinstrumentofsocialjusticeD．thepooraregenerallymorepatrioticthantherich答案：B推理判断题。见文章最后一段倒数第二句,意为：如果报酬减少，那么这些肩负着重任的高素质人员会感到幻想破灭了，很可能导致移民(被称之为“人才外流”就是这种事件发生的一个证据)，从这句话看来，担负着责任的人员会期望较高的报酬。48．Asfarasrewardingpeoplefortheirworkisconcerned,thewriterbelievesthat________。A．weshouldpayforsocially。usefulwork,regardlessoftheperson'stalentB．weshouldpaypeopleaccordingtotheirtalentsC．marketforceswilldeterminehowmuchapersonispaidD．qualifiedpeopleshouldbethehighestpaid答案：C细节理解题。见文章最后一段第一句，意为：尽管人们所赚的钱的多少在事实上很大程度是由市场供求力量的对比决定的，但这并不妨碍我们寻求一种合适的方法，来确定某项工作应得的报酬。49．Theargumentofthe“psychicwage”isusedtoexplainwhy________。A．peoplewhodosociallyimportantworkarenotalwayswellpaidB．peoplewhodomonotonousjobsarehighlypaidC．youshouldnottrytocomparethepayofdifferentprofessionsD．someprofessionalpeoplearepaidmorethanothers答案：A推理判断题。“精神工资”这一论据的列举是为了说明什么。见文章第三段第二句，意为：你可以论述，当一个人所做的工作可以给他带来个人的满足，那么他的劳动付出就已经以所谓的“精神工资”这种形式得到补偿，这也可以解释一个做着枯燥无味的重复不断的工作的人为什么需要更多的钱来补偿他在工作中所受的精神损害。50．Thewritersaysthatinmanycountriesthetaxationsystem________.A．providesencouragementtothosewhoworkhardestB．makestherichprovidethebiggestshareofthenationalincomeC．reducesthedifferencebetweenhighandlowincomesD．enableslow­paidworkerstokeepmostoftheirwages答案：C细节理解题.见文章最后一段第六行:“thetaxationsystem,whichisoftenusedasaninstrumentofsocialjusticebytaxinghighincomesataveryhighrateindeed"，意为：税收体制通常是用来实现社会公平的工具，它通过对高收入的人实行高税率来执行这一功能。DIfthereisonethingscientistshavetohear，itisthatgameisover。Raisedonthebeliefofanendlessvoyageofdiscovery,theyrecoil(畏缩)fromthesuggestionthatmostofthebestthingshavealreadybeenlocated.Iftheyhave，today'sscientistscanhopetocontributenomorethanafewgracenotestothesymphony(交响乐)ofscience.AbooktobepublishedinBritainthisweek,TheEndofScience，arguespersuasivelythatthisisthecase.Itsauthor,JohnHorgan,isaseniorwriterforScientificAmericanmagazine，whohasinterviewedmanyoftoday'sleadingscientistsandsciencephilosophers（哲学家）。Theshockofrealizingthatsciencemightbeovercametohim，hesays,whenhewastalkingtoOxfordmathematicianandphysicistSirRogerPenrose.TheEndofScienceprovoked(激怒）awaveofdenunciation(谴责）intheUnitedStateslastyear。“Thereaction（反应)hasbeenoneofcompleteshockanddisbelief,”Mr。Horgansays.Therealquestioniswhetheranyremainingunsolvedproblems,ofwhichthereareplenty，leadthemselvestouniversalsolutions。Iftheydonot,thenthefocusofscientificdiscoveryisalreadynarrowing。Sincethetriumphs(胜利)ofthe1960s—thegeneticcode，platetectonics（板块构造说），andthemicrowavebackgroundradiationthatwentalongwaytowardsprovingthe_Big_Bang—genuine（真正的)scientificrevolutionshavebeenscarce.Morescientistsarenowalive,spendingmoremoneyonresearch，thanever。Yetmostofthegreatdiscoveriesofthe19thand20thcenturiesweremadebeforetheappearanceofstatesponsorship，whenthescientificenterprisewasafraction（小部分)ofitspresentsize.Werethescientistswhomadethesediscoveriesbrighterthantoday’s?Thatseemsunlikely.Afarmorereasonableexplanationisthatfundamental(基础的）sciencehasalreadyenteredaperiodofdiminishedreturns。“Look，don’tgetmewrong，"saysMr.Horgan,“Therearelotsofimportantthingsstilltostudy,andapplied(应用的）scienceandengineeringcangoonforever。Ihopewegetacureforcancer,andformentaldisease，thoughtherearefewrealsignsofprogress.”51．Thesentence“mostofthebestthingshavealreadybeenlocated”couldmean________。A．mostofthebestthingshavealreadybeenchangedB．mostofthebestthingsremaintobechangedC．therehaveneverbeensomanybestthingswaitingtobediscoveredD．mostsecretsoftheworldhavealreadybeendiscovered答案:D句意理解题.从本文第一段“theyrecoilfromthesuggestionthatmostofthebestthingshavealreadybeenlocated."可知“他们很难接受这样一种说法——大多数最好的东西已经被发现了”。52．JohnHorgan________.Ⅰ。haswrittenabookentitledTheEndofScienceⅡ。hasbeenworkingasaneditorofScientificAmericanⅢ。hasbeenworkingmanyyears