2014年4月广东省学位英语试题及答案含解析

年月学位英语真题及答案

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1、【单选题】SpeakerA:Waiter,________SpeakerB:Waitaminute,sir.That’s

$80altogether.

Wouldyouchargeme?

Menu,please?

A:

Wouldyoutakethemoney?

B:

MayIhavethebill,please?

C:

D答:案：D

2、【单选题】SpeakerA:DoyoumindifIkeeppetsinthisbuilding?SpeakerB:

________

Whoknows?

Iwouldratheryoudidn’t.

A:

Yeah,Ilovepets.

B:

No,youcan’t.

C:

D答:案：B

3、【单选题】SpeakerA:Thisappletastesnice.Couldihaveanotherone?

SpeakerB:________

Mindyourhand.

Yes,youcould.

A:

I’msorry.

B:

Bemyfriend.

C:

答D:案：B

4、【单选题】Tom:CouldIuseyourcarforaday?Jack:________Butyouneed

todrivecarefully.

That’sright.

Sure.

A:

Nevermind.

B:

I’mpleased.

C:

D答:案：B

5、【单选题】Doctor:________Patient:I’mmuchbetter.Mystomachproblemis

gone.

Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare,sir?

Goodmorning,mayIhelpyou?

A:

Whatseemstheproblem?

B:

Howareyoufeelingtoday?

C:

答D:案：D

6、【单选题】Amy:Mr.Gordonaskedmetoremindyouofthemeetingthis

afternoon.Don’tyouforgetit.Lucy:OK,I________

preferto.

won’t

A:

supposeso.

B:

do.

C:

答D:案：B

7、【单选题】Mike:Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?Susan:________

Wow,yougottheidea.

No,nevermind.

A:

Sorry,I’mnewhere.

B:

Prettywell,Iguess.

C:

答D:案：C

8、【单选题】Jenny:Shallwegooutfordinnertonight?Jackie:________

Youareright.

Itmustbefunny.

A:

Haveanicetime.

B:

Thatsoundsgreat.

C:

答D:案：D

9、【单选题】SpeakerA:Isentapackagetodallastwodaysagoanditstill

hasn’tarrived.Mytrackingnumberis641-24.SpeakerB:OK,Mr.Smith________

butourdeliverypersonsaidthattherewasnosuchaddress.

Don’tbeangry.

Staycalm.

A:

Weattemptedtodeliverit.

B:

Thanksforaskingme.

C:

D:

答案：C

10、【单选题】Maggie:Hello,couldIspeaktoJustin,please.Justin:________

Yes,please.

Yes,youcan.

A:

Whoareyou?

B:

Speaking.

C:

答D:案：D

11、【单选题】William:I’dliketoinviteyoutodinnerthisSunday,Mr.Smith.

Smith:________

No,let’snot.

I’dratherstayathome.

A:

No,that’llbetoomuchtrouble.

B:

I’dloveto,butIhaveotherplans.

C:

答D:案：D

12、【单选题】Mavis:Howiseverything,Ruth?Ruth:________

Nottoobad.

Well,thankyou.

A:

It’sallright,thanks.

B:

Notatall.

C:

答D:案：A

13、【单选题】Mori:I’mpleasedtomeetyouhere.Kaco:________

Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhere.

Youaretoohospitable.

A:

Thankyousomuch.

B:

Pleasedtomeetyou,too.

C:

答D:案：D

14、【单选题】Joe:Thankyouforeverythingyou’vedoneformeduringmystay

here.Henry:You’rewelcome________

Itdoesn’tmatter.

It’smyjob.

A:

Yes,I’dloveto.

B:

C:

Becareful.

答D:案：B

15、【单选题】`Donna:Canyoutellmewherethelibraryis?Harry:Ofcourse,

it’sbehindtheteachingbuilding.Donna:Thanks.Harry:________.

Don’tbesosure.

I’mhappytohavedoneit.

A:

Youarewelcome.

B:

I’mgladyoulikeit.

C:

答D:案：C

16、【单选题】PassageOneKidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,

California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Bassett,18,answers,“No.I

haveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditwouldseemweirdtome.Besides,ifit

weren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhave”Scout

hasfacedbigchallenges.Whenshewasmonthsold,shesufferedfromterrible

burns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorscutitoffabovetheknee.

Whenshewas14,shegotahigh-techlegmadeforsportsandputittothetest

rightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.“Irememberbeingterrifiedbecause

thiswasmyfirsttime,”shesays.”Butmydoctorsaid,‘youhavetostart

somewhere.’”Scoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathlete

SarahReinertsencameupandsaid,”I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegive

yousometips.”Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthe

firstdisabledwomantohavefinishedtheIronmantriathlon(铁人三项)inHawaii.

SheworkswithanorganizationtohelpsupportpeoplelikeScout.Reinertsen’s

encouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,butgained

theconfidencethatsheneededtocompete.IfSarahcoulddoit,shecouldtoo.

Traininghard,shenowrunscompetitivelyandalsofindstimetoshareherstory

withschoolgroups.“SometimespeoplelookatsomeonelikemeoratSarahand

thinktheyhavenothingincommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’t

physicallychallenged,everybodyhaschallengesofsomekind---maybewithfamily,

orhomework,orfriends.”“Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethat

obstacle,”shesays.“Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.

Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream.”Why

doesScoutanswer“No”whenaskedifshewantstwonormallegs?

She’sscaredofchanginghercurrentsituation.

Shecouldn’thavethemevenifshewantedto.

A:

Shehasneverthoughtofitbefore.

B:

She’ssatisfiedwithwhatshehasachievedasadisabled.

C:

D:

答案：D

17、【单选题】PassageOneKidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,

California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Bassett,18,answers,“No.I

haveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditwouldseemweirdtome.Besides,ifit

weren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhave”Scout

hasfacedbigchallenges.Whenshewasmonthsold,shesufferedfromterrible

burns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorscutitoffabovetheknee.

Whenshewas14,shegotahigh-techlegmadeforsportsandputittothetest

rightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.“Irememberbeingterrifiedbecause

thiswasmyfirsttime,”shesays.”Butmydoctorsaid,‘youhavetostart

somewhere.’”Scoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathlete

SarahReinertsencameupandsaid,”I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegive

yousometips.”Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthe

firstdisabledwomantohavefinishedtheIronmantriathlon(铁人三项)inHawaii.

SheworkswithanorganizationtohelpsupportpeoplelikeScout.Reinertsen’s

encouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,butgained

theconfidencethatsheneededtocompete.IfSarahcoulddoit,shecouldtoo.

Traininghard,shenowrunscompetitivelyandalsofindstimetoshareherstory

withschoolgroups.“SometimespeoplelookatsomeonelikemeoratSarahand

thinktheyhavenothingincommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’t

physicallychallenged,everybodyhaschallengesofsomekind---maybewithfamily,

orhomework,orfriends.”“Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethat

obstacle,”shesays.“Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.

Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream.”

Whatdoesthedoctormeanbysaying“Youhavetostartsomewhere”(para.2)

Shehastodoitsoonerorlater.

Shehastofindtherightplacetotostart.

A:

Thatwillbeamemorablefirsttime.

B:

Thatisaperfecttimetostart.

C:

答D:案：A

18、【单选题】PassageOneKidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,

California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Bassett,18,answers,“No.I

haveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditwouldseemweirdtome.Besides,ifit

weren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhave”Scout

hasfacedbigchallenges.Whenshewasmonthsold,shesufferedfromterrible

burns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorscutitoffabovetheknee.

Whenshewas14,shegotahigh-techlegmadeforsportsandputittothetest

rightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.“Irememberbeingterrifiedbecause

thiswasmyfirsttime,”shesays.”Butmydoctorsaid,‘youhavetostart

somewhere.’”Scoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathlete

SarahReinertsencameupandsaid,”I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegive

yousometips.”Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthe

firstdisabledwomantohavefinishedtheIronmantriathlon(铁人三项)inHawaii.

SheworkswithanorganizationtohelpsupportpeoplelikeScout.Reinertsen’s

encouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,butgained

theconfidencethatsheneededtocompete.IfSarahcoulddoit,shecouldtoo.

Traininghard,shenowrunscompetitivelyandalsofindstimetoshareherstory

withschoolgroups.“SometimespeoplelookatsomeonelikemeoratSarahand

thinktheyhavenothingincommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’t

physicallychallenged,everybodyhaschallengesofsomekind---maybewithfamily,

orhomework,orfriends.”“Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethat

obstacle,”shesays.“Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.

Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream.”

Scout’schildhoodexperience_______.

werethecauseofhershyness

wereanightmareuntilshereached14

A:

didn’tstopherfromfulfillingherself.

B:

didn’thavemuchinfluenceonherlaterlife.

C:

答D:案：C

19、【单选题】PassageOneKidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,

California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Bassett,18,answers,“No.I

haveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditwouldseemweirdtome.Besides,ifit

weren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhave”Scout

hasfacedbigchallenges.Whenshewasmonthsold,shesufferedfromterrible

burns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorscutitoffabovetheknee.

Whenshewas14,shegotahigh-techlegmadeforsportsandputittothetest

rightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.“Irememberbeingterrifiedbecause

thiswasmyfirsttime,”shesays.”Butmydoctorsaid,‘youhavetostart

somewhere.’”Scoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathlete

SarahReinertsencameupandsaid,”I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegive

yousometips.”Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthe

firstdisabledwomantohavefinishedtheIronmantriathlon(铁人三项)inHawaii.

SheworkswithanorganizationtohelpsupportpeoplelikeScout.Reinertsen’s

encouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,butgained

theconfidencethatsheneededtocompete.IfSarahcoulddoit,shecouldtoo.

Traininghard,shenowrunscompetitivelyandalsofindstimetoshareherstory

withschoolgroups.“SometimespeoplelookatsomeonelikemeoratSarahand

thinktheyhavenothingincommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’t

physicallychallenged,everybodyhaschallengesofsomekind---maybewithfamily,

orhomework,orfriends.”“Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethat

obstacle,”shesays.“Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.

Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream.”

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

Sarahsharedherstorywithschoolstudents.

Sarahstartedtocompeteattheageofseven.

A:

ScouthasbeeninspiredbySarah’ssuccess.

B:

ScoutjoinedSarah’sorganizationtohelpothers.

C:

答D:案：C

20、【单选题】PassageOneKidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,

California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Bassett,18,answers,“No.I

haveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditwouldseemweirdtome.Besides,ifit

weren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhave”Scout

hasfacedbigchallenges.Whenshewasmonthsold,shesufferedfromterrible

burns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorscutitoffabovetheknee.

Whenshewas14,shegotahigh-techlegmadeforsportsandputittothetest

rightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.“Irememberbeingterrifiedbecause

thiswasmyfirsttime,”shesays.”Butmydoctorsaid,‘youhavetostart

somewhere.’”Scoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathlete

SarahReinertsencameupandsaid,”I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegive

yousometips.”Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthe

firstdisabledwomantohavefinishedtheIronmantriathlon(铁人三项)inHawaii.

SheworkswithanorganizationtohelpsupportpeoplelikeScout.Reinertsen’s

encouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,butgained

theconfidencethatsheneededtocompete.IfSarahcoulddoit,shecouldtoo.

Traininghard,shenowrunscompetitivelyandalsofindstimetoshareherstory

withschoolgroups.“SometimespeoplelookatsomeonelikemeoratSarahand

thinktheyhavenothingincommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’t

physicallychallenged,everybodyhaschallengesofsomekind---maybewithfamily,

orhomework,orfriends.”“Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethat

obstacle,”shesays.“Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.

Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream.”

ThroughScout’sstory,theauthorwantstotellus_________.

thedisabledarementallystrongerthanothers

innerstrengthcanhelponeovercomedifficulties

A:

goodthingswillcomenomatterwhat

B:

C:

everybodyhastochallengehimself

答D:案：B

21、【单选题】PassageTwoIMPATIENCEhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Thereis

nothingnewaboutpeoplelosingtheirpatiencewhilestuckintrafficorwaiting

inline.Butsomeexpertsbelievethatpeoplearelesspatienttodaythaninthe

past-andforreasonsthatmightsurpriseyou.Someanalystssuggestthatin

recentyearsmanypeoplearelesspatientbecauseoftechnology.Theysuggestthat

“digitaltechnology,fromcellphonestocamerastoemailtoiPads,ischanging

ourlives.Theinstantresultswegetfromthistechnologyhaveinturnincreased

ourdesireforinstantgratificationinotheraspectsofourlives.”

PsychologistJenniferHartsteinmakessomeobservations.Sheexplainsthat

“wehavebecomeanimmediatesatisfactionculture,andweexpectthingsto

movequickly,efficientlyandinthewaywewant.Whenthatdoesn’thappen,we

tendtobecomeincreasinglyfrustratedandunsatisfied.Somebelievethate-mail

islosingpopularityandcouldsoonbecomeoutdated.Why?Becausemanypeoplewho

sendmessagesdonothavethepatiencetowaithours,orevenminutes,fora

response.Also,withe-mails,aswithletterwriting,introductoryandconcluding

greetingsareoftenexpected.Butmanypeopleconsidersuchformalities（客套）to

beboringandtime-consuming.Theypreferinstantmessaging。Manypeopledonot

takethetimetoproofreadwhattheyputinwriting.Asaresult,lettersande-

mailscontainnumerousgrammaticalandspellingerrors.Thethirstforimmediate

resultsisnotlimitedtothedigitalcommunication.Peopleseemtobelosing

theirabilitytowaitinotherareasoflife.Forinstance,doyoueverfind

yourselftalkingtoofast,eatingtoofast,drivingtoofast,orspendingmoney

toofast?Thefewmomentsittakestowaitforanelevatortocome,foratraffic

lighttochange,orforacomputertostartmayseemliketoolongatime.

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,people________.

weremorepatientinthepast

havebeenpatientforalongtime

A:

usedtobepatientwhilestruckintraffic

B:

usedtobepatientwhilewaitinginline

C:

答D:案：A

22、【单选题】PassageTwoIMPATIENCEhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Thereis

nothingnewaboutpeoplelosingtheirpatiencewhilestuckintrafficorwaiting

inline.Butsomeexpertsbelievethatpeoplearelesspatienttodaythaninthe

past-andforreasonsthatmightsurpriseyou.Someanalystssuggestthatin

recentyearsmanypeoplearelesspatientbecauseoftechnology.Theysuggestthat

“digitaltechnology,fromcellphonestocamerastoemailtoiPads,ischanging

ourlives.Theinstantresultswegetfromthistechnologyhaveinturnincreased

ourdesireforinstantgratificationinotheraspectsofourlives.”

PsychologistJenniferHartsteinmakessomeobservations.Sheexplainsthat

“wehavebecomeanimmediatesatisfactionculture,andweexpectthingsto

movequickly,efficientlyandinthewaywewant.Whenthatdoesn’thappen,we

tendtobecomeincreasinglyfrustratedandunsatisfied.Somebelievethate-mail

islosingpopularityandcouldsoonbecomeoutdated.Why?Becausemanypeoplewho

sendmessagesdonothavethepatiencetowaithours,orevenminutes,fora

response.Also,withe-mails,aswithletterwriting,introductoryandconcluding

greetingsareoftenexpected.Butmanypeopleconsidersuchformalities（客套）to

beboringandtime-consuming.Theypreferinstantmessaging。Manypeopledonot

takethetimetoproofreadwhattheyputinwriting.Asaresult,lettersande-

mailscontainnumerousgrammaticalandspellingerrors.Thethirstforimmediate

resultsisnotlimitedtothedigitalcommunication.Peopleseemtobelosing

theirabilitytowaitinotherareasoflife.Forinstance,doyoueverfind

yourselftalkingtoofast,eatingtoofast,drivingtoofast,orspendingmoney

toofast?Thefewmomentsittakestowaitforanelevatortocome,foratraffic

lighttochange,orforacomputertostartmayseemliketoolongatime.

Nowadayspeoplelosetheirpatiencebecause________.

theirdesireforsatisfactionhasincreased

theyareboredwithwhattheyhave

A:

theyhavemorethingstodothanbefore

B:

theirlifehasbeenchangedbytechnology

C:

答D:案：D

23、【单选题】PassageTwoIMPATIENCEhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Thereis

nothingnewaboutpeoplelosingtheirpatiencewhilestuckintrafficorwaiting

inline.Butsomeexpertsbelievethatpeoplearelesspatienttodaythaninthe

past-andforreasonsthatmightsurpriseyou.Someanalystssuggestthatin

recentyearsmanypeoplearelesspatientbecauseoftechnology.Theysuggestthat

“digitaltechnology,fromcellphonestocamerastoemailtoiPads,ischanging

ourlives.Theinstantresultswegetfromthistechnologyhaveinturnincreased

ourdesireforinstantgratificationinotheraspectsofourlives.”

PsychologistJenniferHartsteinmakessomeobservations.Sheexplainsthat

“wehavebecomeanimmediatesatisfactionculture,andweexpectthingsto

movequickly,efficientlyandinthewaywewant.Whenthatdoesn’thappen,we

tendtobecomeincreasinglyfrustratedandunsatisfied.Somebelievethate-mail

islosingpopularityandcouldsoonbecomeoutdated.Why?Becausemanypeoplewho

sendmessagesdonothavethepatiencetowaithours,orevenminutes,fora

response.Also,withe-mails,aswithletterwriting,introductoryandconcluding

greetingsareoftenexpected.Butmanypeopleconsidersuchformalities（客套）to

beboringandtime-consuming.Theypreferinstantmessaging。Manypeopledonot

takethetimetoproofreadwhattheyputinwriting.Asaresult,lettersande-

mailscontainnumerousgrammaticalandspellingerrors.Thethirstforimmediate

resultsisnotlimitedtothedigitalcommunication.Peopleseemtobelosing

theirabilitytowaitinotherareasoflife.Forinstance,doyoueverfind

yourselftalkingtoofast,eatingtoofast,drivingtoofast,orspendingmoney

toofast?Thefewmomentsittakestowaitforanelevatortocome,foratraffic

lighttochange,orforacomputertostartmayseemliketoolongatime.Some

believethate-mailcouldsoonbecomeoutdatedbecause________.

ittakesalongtimetostartthecomputer

peoplevalueformalitiesbetweenfriends

A:

peoplecanhardlywaitforaresponse

B:

cellphonesaremorepopularnowadays

C:

答D:案：C

24、【单选题】PassageTwoIMPATIENCEhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Thereis

nothingnewaboutpeoplelosingtheirpatiencewhilestuckintrafficorwaiting

inline.Butsomeexpertsbelievethatpeoplearelesspatienttodaythaninthe

past-andforreasonsthatmightsurpriseyou.Someanalystssuggestthatin

recentyearsmanypeoplearelesspatientbecauseoftechnology.Theysuggestthat

“digitaltechnology,fromcellphonestocamerastoemailtoiPads,ischanging

ourlives.Theinstantresultswegetfromthistechnologyhaveinturnincreased

ourdesireforinstantgratificationinotheraspectsofourlives.”

PsychologistJenniferHartsteinmakessomeobservations.Sheexplainsthat

“wehavebecomeanimmediatesatisfactionculture,andweexpectthingsto

movequickly,efficientlyandinthewaywewant.Whenthatdoesn’thappen,we

tendtobecomeincreasinglyfrustratedandunsatisfied.Somebelievethate-mail

islosingpopularityandcouldsoonbecomeoutdated.Why?Becausemanypeoplewho

sendmessagesdonothavethepatiencetowaithours,orevenminutes,fora

response.Also,withe-mails,aswithletterwriting,introductoryandconcluding

greetingsareoftenexpected.Butmanypeopleconsidersuchformalities（客套）to

beboringandtime-consuming.Theypreferinstantmessaging。Manypeopledonot

takethetimetoproofreadwhattheyputinwriting.Asaresult,lettersande-

mailscontainnumerousgrammaticalandspellingerrors.Thethirstforimmediate

resultsisnotlimitedtothedigitalcommunication.Peopleseemtobelosing

theirabilitytowaitinotherareasoflife.Forinstance,doyoueverfind

yourselftalkingtoofast,eatingtoofast,drivingtoofast,orspendingmoney

toofast?Thefewmomentsittakestowaitforanelevatortocome,foratraffic

lighttochange,orforacomputertostartmayseemliketoolongatime.The

pursuitofinstantresultscausespeopleto________.

becomemoreimpolite

havemoreerrorsintheirwriting

A:

usevoicemessagesinsteadofemails

B:

losemanyoftheirabilitiesinlife

C:

答D:案：B

25、【单选题】PassageTwoIMPATIENCEhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Thereis

nothingnewaboutpeoplelosingtheirpatiencewhilestuckintrafficorwaiting

inline.Butsomeexpertsbelievethatpeoplearelesspatienttodaythaninthe

past-andforreasonsthatmightsurpriseyou.Someanalystssuggestthatin

recentyearsmanypeoplearelesspatientbecauseoftechnology.Theysuggestthat

“digitaltechnology,fromcellphonestocamerastoemailtoiPads,ischanging

ourlives.Theinstantresultswegetfromthistechnologyhaveinturnincreased

ourdesireforinstantgratificationinotheraspectsofourlives.”

PsychologistJenniferHartsteinmakessomeobservations.Sheexplainsthat

“wehavebecomeanimmediatesatisfactionculture,andweexpectthingsto

movequickly,efficientlyandinthewaywewant.Whenthatdoesn’thappen,we

tendtobecomeincreasinglyfrustratedandunsatisfied.Somebelievethate-mail

islosingpopularityandcouldsoonbecomeoutdated.Why?Becausemanypeoplewho

sendmessagesdonothavethepatiencetowaithours,orevenminutes,fora

response.Also,withe-mails,aswithletterwriting,introductoryandconcluding

greetingsareoftenexpected.Butmanypeopleconsidersuchformalities（客套）to

beboringandtime-consuming.Theypreferinstantmessaging。Manypeopledonot

takethetimetoproofreadwhattheyputinwriting.Asaresult,lettersande-

mailscontainnumerousgrammaticalandspellingerrors.Thethirstforimmediate

resultsisnotlimitedtothedigitalcommunication.Peopleseemtobelosing

theirabilitytowaitinotherareasoflife.Forinstance,doyoueverfind

yourselftalkingtoofast,eatingtoofast,drivingtoofast,orspendingmoney

toofast?Thefewmomentsittakestowaitforanelevatortocome,foratraffic

lighttochange,orforacomputertostartmayseemliketoolongatime.The

besttitleforthepassagemightbe________.

WhatAretheProblemCausedbyImpatience?

AreWeLessPatientToday?

A:

WhatHappenstoTechnology?

B:

HasDigitalTechnologyChangedOurLives?

C:

答D:案：B

26、【单选题】PassageThreeScientistsmeasuredtheipactthatpeoplehaveon

theenviromentusingatermcalledcarbon“footprint.”Thatfootprintreflects

theamountofcarbondioxidethatisemitted(排放)intotheatmosphereasaresult

ofsomeone’sdailyactivities.Carbonfootprintstendtobelowforcithdwellers

(城镇居民).Livinginasuburboutsideacity,however,canternthatfootprint

intoabootpring.EnergyresearchersChristopherJonesandDanielKammen

calculatedcarbonfootprintsforpeopleineveryzipcodeacrosstheUnitedStates.

Peoplelivingincitycentershadsmallfootprints,theresearchersfound.“It

ismucheasiertohavealowcarbonimpactifyourhomeisclosetowhereyourwork,

shopandplay,”explainJones.Livingwithinwalkingorbikingdistancecutsback

ontheamountofcarbondioxideassociatedwithmovingpeoplebycars.Andcities

withextensivebusandsubwaynetworksallowpeopletotravelgreatdistances

whilekeepingreleasesofclimate-alteringgreenhousegaseslow.Noteveryone

canaffordtoliveinthecity,however.Andnoteveryonewantsto.Ringsof

suburbshavepoppeduparoundmajorcitiesacrosstheworld.Suburbsoffermore

space,allowingpeopletobuildlargerhomes.Suburbsmayofferbetterschoolsfor

afamily’skids.Butthosehomesaretypicallywellbeyondwalikgdistancefrom

wheretheirownerswork,playandlearn.Sopeoplewholiveinsuburbsoftendrive

longdistances.Thenewfindingsareanimportantcontributiontoclimate

research,saysMatthewKahn,anenviromentaleconomistattheUniversityof

California,whowasnotinvolvedwiththestudy.Kahnwouldliketoseethe

analysisappliedtootherpartsoftheworld–Europe,IndiaandChina,for

instance.Thatwouldgivescientistsabetterfeelforhowculturemightmixwith

locationtoinfluenceourcarbonfootprints.“Footprint”refertotheamount

ofcarbondioxidereleasedby________.

anindustry

anindividual

A:

aregion

B:

acountry

C:

答D:案：B

27、【单选题】PassageThreeScientistsmeasuredtheipactthatpeoplehaveon

theenviromentusingatermcalledcarbon“footprint.”Thatfootprintreflects

theamountofcarbondioxidethatisemitted(排放)intotheatmosphereasaresult

ofsomeone’sdailyactivities.Carbonfootprintstendtobelowforcithdwellers

(城镇居民).Livinginasuburboutsideacity,however,canternthatfootprint

intoabootpring.EnergyresearchersChristopherJonesandDanielKammen

calculatedcarbonfootprintsforpeopleineveryzipcodeacrosstheUnitedStates.

Peoplelivingincitycentershadsmallfootprints,theresearchersfound.“It

ismucheasiertohavealowcarbonimpactifyourhomeisclosetowhereyourwork,

shopandplay,”explainJones.Livingwithinwalkingorbikingdistancecutsback

ontheamountofcarbondioxideassociatedwithmovingpeoplebycars.Andcities

withextensivebusandsubwaynetworksallowpeopletotravelgreatdistances

whilekeepingreleasesofclimate-alteringgreenhousegaseslow.Noteveryone

canaffordtoliveinthecity,however.Andnoteveryonewantsto.Rings