【自考英语】2022年3月北京市建外街道英语模拟题(解析版)

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［自考英语12022年3月北京市建外街道英语（一）

模拟题（解析版）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Mostofuswalkandcarryitemsinourhandseveryday.Theseare

seeminglysimpleactivitiesthatthemajorityofusdon'tquestion.Butan

internationalteamofresearchers,includingDr.RichmondfromGW'sColumbian

CollegeofArtsandSciences,havediscoveredthathumanwalkinguprightmayhave

originatedmillionsofyearsagoasanadaptationtocarryingscarce,high-quality

resources.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirsttwo

paragraphs

A、Manypeoplequestionthesimplehumanactivitiesofwalkingandcarryingitems.

B、Chimpanzee'sbehaviorsmaysuggestwhyhumanswalkontwolegs.

C^Humanwalkinguprightisviewedasanadaptationtocarryingpreciousresources.

D、Ourancestors'ecologicalconditionsresembledthoseofmodern-daychimpanzees,.

【正确答案】A

第2题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C^popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第3题【单选题】

【完成句子】Musicisanexpressionofemotionandimagination.Musicfreesthesoul.Itsoothes

thebodyandspirit.Itrelaxes.Itenergizes.Itcalms.Itmotivates.Musicisfunandinteresting,

educationalandbeautiful.Ithelpsusrememberwhoweareandfromwherewecame.Imaginea

worldwithnomusic.Tryingtoerasemusicfromourmindsisnearlyimpossible.Whatcanyoudoto

preservethemusicwhichinfluencesyou.Musicfreesoursoulandrelaxesour.

A、musichistorymuseum

B、enjoymusic

C、bodyandspirit

D^createandperformmusic

【正确答案】c

第4题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost£50

andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom/'Isaid,"andit'snottherenow."

Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone'slosingmoney

thesedays."hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwas

interruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.

Itcontained£50."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom,"shesaid,"Well,"I

saidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"Whatdidthewriter

believehadhappenedtohismoney?

A、Hehadlefthismoneyinthemanager'soffice.

B^Someonehadstolenhismoney.

C、Themanagerhadthemoney.

D、Thegirlhadstolenthemoney.

【正确答案】B

第5题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】D

第6题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last.

A、infrontofthehospital

B^inthelocalrestaurant

C、intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D、onabenchneartherestaurant

【正确答案】A

第7题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正确答案】D

第8题【单选题】

【概括大意】Radarisnowafamiliartool.Likemanyothersitwasanunexpecteddiscovery.Itwas

firstobservedbytworesearchers,whowerestudyingsoundcommunication.Theyweresending

signalsfromastationononesideofariverinWashingtonDtoavehicleacrosstheriver.They

discoveredthattheirsignalswerestoppedbypassingships.Theyrecognizedtheimportanceofthis

discoveryatonce.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、StudyofRadar

B^Radarisnowafamiliartool

C、RadarWorkingPrinciples

D、RadarwasDiscoveredbyChance

【正确答案】D

第9题【单选题】

TheAtlanticOceanisonlyhalfasbigasthePacific,itisstillverylarge.

A、but

B^and

C^so

D、therefore

【正确答案】A

第10题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Zimbabwe,troubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhunger,isratedthegloomiest(最差的),

pickinguponly3.89points.Q:FamilylifeinZimbabweisnotstable.

A、True

B^False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】C

第"题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B、Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C、Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】c

第12题【单选题】

[阅读理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn'trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehaddatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪华的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,“Afterseveraldays"thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom.

A、wasverypoor

B、didn'tlikethebiscuits

C、walkedtoworkeverymorning

D^comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正确答案】D

第13题【单选题】

[2010.4]Youcangooutplayyoustayawayfromtrouble.

A>unless

B>though

C、incase

D、aslongas

【正确答案】D

第14题【单选题】

Two-thirdsofhispropertylostinthefire.

A、was

B^were

C^are

D、havebeen

【正确答案】A

第15题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement”…butonly

onebecamePelez/indicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正确答案】B

第16题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D^mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第17题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ford'sgreatstrengthwasthemanufacturingprocess-一notinvention.Longbeforehe

startedacarcompany,hewasaworker,knownforpickinguppiecesofmetalandwireandturning

themintomachines.Hestartedputtingcarstogetherin1891.Althoughitwasbynomeansthefirst

popularautomobile,theModelTshowedtheworldjusthowcreativeFordwasatcombining

technologyandmarket.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A>Ford'sOpponents

B>Ford'sGreatTalent

C、Ford'sGreatDream

D、TheEstablishmentoftheCompany

【正确答案】B

第18题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Somepeopletoldmethatitwastoolate.SometoldmethatIwastoo

old.OtherstoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletopullitoff.Ihadtoworkfulltime

andtakecareofmyson.ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent.Theunderlined

sentence“ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent“inthepassageprobablymeans

A、whatotherstoldherwasnottrue

B^someonetoldhersomethingdifferent

C、theauthorwouldhaveadifferentlifeifshetried

D^theauthordecidedtoreturntoschoolforacollegedegree

【正确答案】D

第19题【单选题】

【概括大意】Sofarthereisnodatatosuggestthatpeoplelivingonmetal-richsoilsexperiencea

potentialhealthhazard.Thelevelsofmetalswithinnaturallycontaminatedsoilsaregenerallynot

highenoughtocauseserioushealthproblems.Livingonmetal-richsoilsdoesnotrepresentahealth

riskunlesslargequantitiesofsoilaredigestedormetal-richdustisinhaled.However;smallchildren

areparticularlyexposedtometal-richtopsoilinplaygroundsandgardens.Theyarealsothemost

likelyonestoeatpotentiallydangerousmetal-richsoiLThemainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

B、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

C、Long-termHealthEffectsonHealthProblems

D、NoEvidencetoIndicateBadEffectsofNaturallyContaminatedSoil

【正确答案】D

第20题【单选题】

“Well,I'lltellyouasecretsaidtheboy,withhismouthalmostmyear.

A、touched

B、touching

C^touch

D、totouch

【正确答案】B

第21题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B、Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C>Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】c

第22题【单选题】

[2005.10]Thepeopleonthethirdfloorseem___aparty.Youcanhearthemlaughingand

shouting.

A、tohave

B、tobehaving

C、tohavehad

D、beinghad

【正确答案】B

第23题【单选题】

[2009.7]Jackisgoingtoaconcerttomorrowevening.So.

A、amI

B^Iam

C、willI

D>Iwill

【正确答案】A

第24题【单选题】

[阅读理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,"Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin".Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第25题【单选题】

【2004.10]Ihavenodoubthewillovercomeallhisdifficulties.

A、which

B、what

C>that

D、if

【正确答案】C

第26题【单选题】

[阅读理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn,trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehaddatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪华的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,“Afterseveraldays,thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom.

A^wasverypoor

B、didn'tlikethebiscuits

C、walkedtoworkeverymorning

D^comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正确答案】D

第27题【单选题】

【概括大意1TakethecaseofEtaCarinae,oneofthemostexplosivestarsintheuniverse.Thisstar

producesultravioletlaserrays（紫夕卜线）anditwilldestroyitselfinafewmillionyears'time.Itis

fivetimesbrighterthanthesunandwhenitexplodesitisgoingtobeasightworthwaitingforiThe

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Powerofthetelescope

B、DetailsofEtaCarinae

C、Inventionofatimemachine

D、Biggesttelescope

【正确答案】B

第28题【单选题】

[2008.10]Severalpeoplewereunabletothemeetingbecauseofthestorm.

A、attend

B^participate

C、join

D、attempt

【正确答案】A

第29题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery,"suchas

ChristopherColumbus'striptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A、Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B、ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C、Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D、ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【正确答案】C

第30题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheir

intellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weare

concernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheir

academicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthat

mixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Theauthorargues

thatateacher'schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent's.

A、personalqualitiesandsocialskills

B、totalpersonality

C、learningabilityandcommunicativeskills

D、intellectualability

【正确答案】B

第31题【单选题】

【阅读理解】OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthe

mountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthe

bodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight（10,499feet,or3,200meters）,theice

isusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountain

icehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwas

lyingfacedownward.Theskeleton（骨架）wasinperfectcondition,exceptfora

woundinthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsome

clothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeet

therewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmade

oftreebark（树皮）andaholderforarrows.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A、TheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

B、TheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

C、TheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

D^TheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

【正确答案】B

第32题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Inlife,youwillconstantlybefacingchallenges,timeswhenit'stoughtofeelconfident

aboutwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Timeslikethesewillhavedifferentdegreesofintensityand

duration.Thegreaterthedegreeandthelongertheduration,thegreaterthefearandsenseof

uncertaintywillbe.Thefearandsenseofuncertaintywillbeindependentofthedegreeandthe

durationofdifficulttimes.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第33题【单选题】

［填句补文］ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14leftinthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D、In1984,therewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正确答案】D

第34题【单选题】

【2007.10］Ifyouintakingthisattitude,wellhavetoaskyoutoleave.

A、insist

B、resist

C、persist

D^exist

【正确答案】c

第35题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announcedherrunfor2008

presidency.Q:BillClintonwillstronglysupportHillarytorunforthe2008presidency.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

第36题【单选题】

[2007.4]Ihadneverexpectedyoutoturn___atthemeeting.IthoughtyouwereinShanghai.

A、around

B、on

C、in

D、up

【正确答案】D

第37题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Timesofwartestacommunity'sdeepestreligiousandethical

commitments.Whatcanwelearnfromtheparagraph?

A、GovernmentstendtoabusetheirsupremePowerintimesofwar.

B、Intimesofwargovernmentsmayextendtheirpoweracrossnationalborders.

C^Intimesofwargovernmentsimposehighreligiousandethicalstandardsontheirpeople.

D、Governmentsmaysacrificeindividualsintheinterestsofthestateintimesofwar.

【正确答案】D

第38题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D^hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正确答案】c

第39题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第40题【单选题】

【填句补文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm—animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A、ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B^Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C>Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第41题【单选题】

[2005.4]Thesatellitealsodemonstratedhowitcouldprovidehelptopeoplelivinginisolated

areaswhereisdifficult.

A、transportation

B、instruction

C、application

D、compensation

【正确答案】A

第42题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B、WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D^Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正确答案】D

第43题【单选题】

【2004.04]We___veryclose,butthingshavechangedrecently.

A、usedtobe

B、areusedtobeing

C、areusedtobe

D^wereusedtobeing

【正确答案】A

第44题【单选题】

【完成句子】IntheUnitedStates,creditcardfeeshavebecomeapoliticalissue.Congresshas

threatenedtotakeactionagainstsomebadbehaviorbylenders.Butgettingacreditcardhas

becomealoteasierformostpeople.Andmanycardsofferlowratesatfirst,especiallyifpeople

agreetomovetheirmoneyfromanothercard.IntheUSA,Congresshasthreatenedtotakeaction

againstsomebadbehaviorto.

A、theinterestchargeonbuyingsomething

B^toshowpeoplethenegativeeffectsthatcreditcardsbringtopeople

C、restrainthephenomenonofcreditcardfees

D^Akeyboard

【正确答案】C

第45题【单选题】

【填句补文】MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

deathofapartner..AccordingtoarecentU.S.census（人口普查）,25percentofall

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A>Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B>Hesays,"Ilikebeingbymyself/

C、However;evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第46题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正确答案】D

第47题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（伦理）.Theattitudeofthoseconcernedin

theUKtothenewrulesproposedbyISUcanbebestdescribedas.

A、indifferent.

B、reserved.

C、enthusiastic.

D、positive.

【正确答案】B

第48题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThewithdrawalofNevada'sYuccaMountainasapotentialnuclear

wasterepositoryhasreopenedthedebateoverhowandwheretodisposeofspent

nuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwaste.InanarticleintheJuly10issueofScience,

UniversityofMichigangeologistRodneyEwingandPrincetonUniversitynuclear

physicistFrankvonHippelarguethat,althoughfederalagenciesshouldset

standardsandissuelicensesfortheapprovalofnuclearfacilities,localcommunities

andstatesshouldhavethefinalapprovalonthesitingofthesefacilities.The

authorsproposethedevelopmentofmultiplesitesthatwouldservicetheregions

wherenuclearreactorsarelocated.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbest

substitutetheword“withdrawal“inthefirstparagraph

A、Retirement.

B^Canceling.

C、Replaced.

D、Disposal.

【正确答案】B

第49题【单选题】

[2004.04]Thebookisvery___withyoungpeople.

A、famous

B、respected

C、aware

D、popular

【正确答案】D

第50题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Redemption（拯救）isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvaluebe

rest