大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D类模拟试卷3（共577题）

大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D类模拟试

卷3（共6彳8）

（共577题）

大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D类模拟试

卷第1套

一、听力对话单题（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5

分。）

1、

A、Parkthecar.

B>Turnright.

C、Gostraight.

D、Turnleft.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话中提到“thentakearightat72nds〔reet”，所以在该处要右转,故

选B项。

2、

A^The16thcenturyEuropeanpaintings.

The16thcenturyAsianpaintings.

C、Classicalpaintings.

D、Modernpaintings.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：对话中女士提至『'There'sallexhibitionofthe16thcenturyEuropean

paintingsintheNational.\4useuIn',,所以在国家博物馆要举办16世纪欧洲画展。

3、

A、Onthefirstfloor.

B、Onthesecondfloor.

CyOnthethirdfloor.

D、Onthefourthfloor.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话中男士问diningroom在哪里，女士回答"it'sjustdownthe

corridoronyourroom'sleft",男士的房间在二楼，所以餐厅也在二楼。

4、

A、Toaskaboutherexperienceasafreshman.

B、Todecidewhichclasseswouldbebesttotakenextterm.

C^Totryanddeterminethebestsubjectforhimtom句orin.

D、logetadviceabouttransferringtoadifferentuniversity.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：对话中Mr.Harkins正犹豫要不要调到别的大学，所以向Ms.White

寻求建议，故选D项。

5、

A^Arunnynose.

B、Wateryeyes.

C、Aheadache.

D、Sorethroat.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中提到"Igotarunnynose,wateryeyesandsorethroaf\因此只

有C项未提到。

二、听力对话组题（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

WhatwasMattRyan'sfirstjob?

6、WhatwasMattRyan'sfirstjob?

A、Doingholidayreliefworkatatelevisionchannel.

B、Workingpart-timeasamodel.

C>Takingpicturesforatelevisionstation.

D、Doingpart-timeworkatatelevisionstation.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:男士说“Iworkedforatelevisionchannel...Butthebest1couldgetis

holidayreliefwork”,表明他第一份工作是在一个电视台里做holidayreliefwork<>

7^WhatdidMattfindinterestingaboutthesixties?

ANTheincreasingnumberofcomicbooks.

B>Therapidadvancesintechnology.

C^TheAmericanspaceprogramme.

D、ThetendencyofAmericanculture.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:男士说“Ithinkitwasaninterestingtimealtogether,really.Itwasthe

sixtiesandeveryonewastalkingaboutgoingtothemoon",暗示有趣的原因是每个人

都在谈论美国的太空计划。

8、WhywereMatt'smodelsonceusedonthenews?

A、Theypresentedbetterimagesthantherealpictures.

B、Thespacecraftcameragotdamagedandfailedtolakeanypictures.

C^Thetelevisionstudiowastryingsomenewideas.

D、Itcanbemorecreativeandoriginal.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士明确市出在一次太空飞行中，"thecameraonthespacecraft

burnedoutandwchadnopicturesbackinthetelevisionstudiotoputonthenews”，然

后工作人员拿模型替代实物拍了照片。

9、WhatwasthenameoftheprogrammethatmarkedthebeginningofMatt'sTV

career?

A、StrangeCreatures.

R、TimeTraveller.

C^BrightStar.

D、MoringStar.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士问什么是男士在电视行.业的事业起点，男士明确回答“The

programmewascalledBrightStar”,故可知BrightStar标志着他事业的开始。

10、WhatdidMattdofortheprogramme?

A、Hemademodels.

B、Heactedthepartofamonster.

C>Hefilmedit.

D、Heeditedit.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在解释BrightStar项目时，男士说“Imademostofthemodelsfor

these”。

AcharacteristicofBritishpeopleisunabletospeakalanguage.

11、AcharacteristicofBritishpeopleisunabletospeakalanguage.

标准答案：foreign

知识点解析；录音中提到“Notbeingabletospeakaforeignlanguageisabitofa

BritishtraitoraparticularBritishcharacteristic.”,由此可见不会说外语是英国人的特

点。故填入foreign。

12、isthesecondmostspokenlanguageinEngland.

标准答案：Polish

知识点解析：录音中Finn问Rob英国的第二语言是什么时，Rob这样回答“Yes,

ofcourseyouareright.Accordingtothe2011census,theanswerisPolish.”由此可

见，波兰语是英国的第二语言。故填入Polish。

13、TheBritishareoftenregardedaslinguists.

标准答案：lazy

知识点解析：录音中提到“theBritisharegenerallyconsideredtobelazylinguists—

theyjustdorTtbothertolearnaboutanotherlanguage”,英国人通常被认为是懒惰的语

言学家，他们就是懒得去学习另一种语言。故填入lazy。

14、Oneofthepurposesof1,000WordsistoletmoreBritishpeoplelearn

English.

标准答案：campaign

知识点解析：根据录音内容,“The1,000Wordscampaignisencouragingeveryone

intheUKtolearnatleastI»000wordsofanothcrlanguagc.”这项活动是为了鼓励英

国人学习其他语言。故:真人campaign。

15、MorethanlanguagesarespokeninEnglandaccordingtothe2011census.

标准答案：104

知识点解析：根据录音，共有“over104differentlanguagesarespokenintheUK”由

此可见，在英国人们会讲的语言超过了104种。故填入104。

三、新闻听力单题（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5

分。）

16、Whytalkscannotbetookplace?

A、Becausetherearealotofconflict.

Becausenobodywantsthepeacetalkstakeplace.

C、BecausetheAmerican-lcdcoalitionforcesremainedinAfghanistan.

D、BecauseTalibanleaderhasrejectedtheofferfromtheUnitedNations.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。由新闻的最后•/n）tiThcTalibanleadersaysnotalkscantake

placeaslongastheAmerican-ledcoalitionforcesremainedinA饱hanistan”可知，只要

以美国为首的联盟力量仍在阿富汗，谈判就不可能进行，由此可推断正确答案为C

项。

17、Howmanypeoplehavejumpedintothewater?

A、50.

B、900.

C、950.

D、964.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:根据新闻内容“Officialshaverescuedabout900ofthe964peoplewho

jumpedintothewaterofZamboangadelNorteprovince”，由此可知，有964人落水。

正确答案为D项。

18、WhatSriLanka'sTamilTigerrebelshaveadmitted?

A^Tobedefeated.

B、Tofightagain.

C、Toleavethecounty.

D、locontrolasmallterritory.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：新闻开头由出“SriLanka'sTamilTigerrebelshaveadmitteddefeatin

fightingagainstgovernmenttroops”,由此可知,正确答案为A项。

19、Whatisthepurposeofthisspacewalk?

A、Toidentifyblackholes.

B、Toextendthelifeof19-ycar-oldtelescope.

C、Todisplaythenewspacetheology.

D、Toobservesystemsofstars.

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：细节题。新闻结尾处提到“Theinstrumentmakesitpossibleforthe

AmericanSpaceAgencyNASAtoidentifyblackholes”。由此可知，正确答案为B

项。

20、WhyIranpresidenthopesgirlstomarryearly?

A、Tomakethemhealthy.

B、Toletthechildrencleverer.

C^Topreventthewesterninfluenceofgettingmarriedatalaterage.

D、Tospeeduppopulationgrowthrate.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。新闻中提到，伊朗总统批判伊朗的计划生育政策，并指责这

项政策减缓了人口增长率。由此可推断。伊朗总统强烈要求女孩早婚的目的是要加

快人口增长率。因此正确答案为D项。

四、听力短文（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。）

Exerciseisessentialformind,bodyandspirit.It'soneofthebestwaysto[DI]

whenallaroundyoueverythingseemsmoreandmoreunbalancedandtheworld

becomesevermore[D2].Don'tgroanbecausethisisyetanotherarticle

about[D3].Thereasonwhytherearesomanyisthatitisseriously,

goodforyou.Thereareplentyofreasonswhyyoushouldexerciseandveryfew一for

mostofus—whyyoushouldn't.Exerciseimprovesmuscletoneandprovidesquick

changesin[D4].Itimprovesmusclepowerandpromotesgood

posture-thewayinwhichyouholdyourbodywhensittingorstanding.Ithelpsprevent

muscleimbalanceswhichcanleadtoinjuries.Ilprovidesquickimprovementinspecific

problemareassuchasthighs,stomachandupperarms.Itimprovestheconditionofthe

heartandlungsand[D5].

21、[DI]

标准答案：maintainaperfectbalance

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、[D2]

标准答案：fastandfurious

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、[D3]

标准答案:fitness

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、[D4]

标准答案：bodyshape

知识点解析：智尢解析

25、[D5]

标准答案：bloodcirculation

知识点解析：暂无解析

Jellagisthe[D61ofthebody'snaturalcycleandcanworsenunder

otherinfluencessuchasoxygendeficiencyfromthereduced[D7].

Tipstooffsettheeffectincludesexercisingbeforeandafterflights,drinkingplenty

water,avoiding[D8]meals,alcoholandcigarettes,eatingvitaminA

andE,wearingcomfortableclothes,earplugsandeyepadsonboardandaromatherapy

oils.Also,[D9]yourdoctorifyouareonmedication,incasetheeffects

ofsomedrugsstrengthenedathighaltitudesmayproduce[DIO].

26、[D6]

标准答案：disruption

知识点解析：录音中提到“Jctlagisthedisruptionofthebody'snaturalcycle”,即时差

是人体自然循环的中断，因此填disruption,表示“紊乱；打断”。

27、[D7]

标准答案：airpressure

知识点解析：录音中提到“Exercisingbeforeflightshelpstooffsettheeffetsonthe

bodyofreducedairpressure",即在飞行前锻炼有助于抵消气压降低对人体的影响，

因此填airpressure,表示“气压

28、[D8]

标准答案：heavy

知识点解析：录音中提到“Heavymealsslowdownthebloodcirculation",即饱食会

让血液循环的速度减慢，因此填heavy。

29、[D9]

标准答案：consult

知识点解析:录音中提到“Consultyourdoctorbeforeflyingifyouareon

medication"，即如果你在服药，请在飞行前先咨询你的医生，因此填consult,表

示“查阅；请教；商讨工

30、[DI0]

标准答案：sideeffects

知识点解析:录音中提到“Theeffectsofsomedrugsarcstrengthenedathighaltitudes

andsomemayproducesideeffects”,即在高海拔地区某些药物的效果增强后，可能

会产生副作亩，因此填sideeffects,表示“副作用”

五、词汇和语法结构（本题共15题，每题7.0分，共

15分。）

31、Althoughwehadtoldthemnottokeepuswaiting,theymadenotospeedup

deliveries.

A、trial

B、attempt

C^action

D、progress

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：虽然已告诉他们不要让我们久等，他们丝毫没有加快送货的意

思。makeanattempttodoslh.试图，尝试做某事。makeatrail试一卜，进行实验。

action,行动；活动。Makeprogress取得进步。

32、I'veworkedfourhoursonthisarticle,Tmcompletely.

A、in;concentrated

B、at;distorted

CNout;captured

D、fbr;distracted

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：这篇论文我已经写了四个小时了，写的我心烦意乱。workfor

为.…工作。distract转移（注意力）,分散（思想）。concentrale集中；浓缩。distort

使变形；歪曲，曲解。capture抓住，捕获。

33、Ifthiskindofanimalbecomes,ourfuturegenerationevenhavea

chancetoseeit.

A^little;cannot

B、deficient;wouldnot

C、rare;maynot

D、scarce;mustn't

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：如果这种动物越来越少，那我们的后代连见到它的机会都不会

有了。Scarce“稀有的，稀少的”，含有“从前多，现在变为稀少”之意。Little“少，

不多的“，与much相对，常用于否定。deficient,“不足的；有缺陷的“，指因缺少

某物而不能正常工作或运作。Rare“罕有的，珍贵的“，多指不常见、稀有难得的东

西，含有珍贵的意味。

34、I'mafraidtakingaparttimejobmightmytimeforstudy.

A、cutoff

cutinto

C、cutdown

D、cutaway

标准答案；B

知识点解析：句意：恐怕做兼职会占用我的学习时间。cutinto侵犯；打断。Cut

off切断；隔绝。culdown砍倒；删节。culaway切掉，砍掉。

35、Despitethewonderfulactingandwell-dcvclopcdplot,themoviecouldnot

holdourattention.

A、three-hours

three-hour

C、three-hours

D、three-hour^

标准答案：

知识之解析B：句意：尽管表演和故事情节都很精彩，但三个小时的电影无法让人

始终都全神贯注。该题考查复合形容词的表达。根据语法规则，“数词+名词”构成

的复合形容词作定语修饰名词。复合形容词中间要加连字符，而且名词要用单数，

因此B项为正确答案。

36、Thiscandidatehasfarmorechancesofwinningtheelection

thanrecommendedbytheorganizer.

A^that

B、ilicunc

C、whom

D^one

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：这位候选人要比组织者推荐的那位候选人拥有更多赢得大选的

机会。theone"那—•位,那一个”，特指某一个人。that通常指物，指事。whom关

系代词，引导定语从句，通常在句中作宾语。

37、Ifyoumyadvice,youyourfailurenow.Youyourvictory.

A、took;wouldn'tcryover;wouldcelebrate

B、hadtaken;wouldn'tbecryingover;wouldbecelebrating

C、hadtaken;aren'tcryingover;arecelebrating

D、took;wouldn'tbecryingover;wouldbecelebrating

标准答案：B〜

知识点解析：句意：如果你采纳我的建议，现在就不会为自己的失败而哀叹，而

是在为你的成功而庆祝了。本题为混合虚拟语气。当主句与从句时态不一致时，主

句与从句分别使用与各自时态相应的虚拟语气。此处从句与过去事实相反，主句与

现在事实相反。

38、一Imusthaveeatensomethingwrong.Ifeellike.一Itoldyounottoeatat

arestaurant.You'dbetterathome.

A、tothrowup;toeat

R、throwingup;eating

C^tothrowup;eat

D、throwingup;eat

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：一我一定是吃坏什么东西了，想吐。——我告诉过你不要在

餐馆里吃饭了，你最好在家吃。feellike“想要”，后接名词或动名词。gadbetter44®

好“，后接动词原形。

39、Salesclerkstakeabreakwhencustomersarcwaitingisthethingthat.

A、getsonmynerves

B、bringsmetolife

Csleaveshimcold

D、turnsoveranewleaf

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：顾客们在等待的时候店员们却在休息，这种事让我很火大。

getonone'snerves使某人生气。Bringsb./sth.tolife给某人或某事物带来生机。

turnoveranewleaf重新开始。

40、Compulsoryeducationfrom5to16yearsold.About90%ofthesecondary

schoolpopulationinBritainattendscomprehensiveschools.

A、enlarges

B、magnifies

C、amplifies

D、extends

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：英国的义务教育是从5岁到16岁。在接受了中等教育的人

中，90%选择了进入综合学校学习。extend扩展，延伸。enlarge多指“面积的扩

张”。magnify指“用放大镜等放大”。amplify多指“物理的放大，增强”。

41、Cricket,themosttypicalEnglishsport,hasbeensincethe16thcentury.

A、insense

B、inexcess

C、inexistence

D、inessence

标准答案：c

知识点3析：句意：板球是最典型的英国运动，自从16世纪以来就存在了。in

existence现存,存在。insense感觉上。inexcess额外,超过。inessence本质上。

42、JamesJoycestartlingnewformsintothenovel.Hewasthefirsttomake

majoruseofstreamofconsciousness.

A^invaded

B>inverted

Cxinvested

D、introduced

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：詹姆斯・乔伊内给小说引入了新的形式。他是第一个主要利用

意识流的作家。introduce引入,采用。invade侵略。invert使颠倒;使转化。invest

投资。

43、Customer;Fmgoingtoholdafarewellpartyforsomefriends.I'dliketobooka

dinnerhere.Waiter:Howmanypeopleofyouwillcometothedinner?Customer:About

ten.Waiter:Customer:Deepfriedshrimpsandroastedpork.Asforother

dishes,I'llleavethechoicetoyouifyoudon'tmind.

A、WhatcanIdoforyou?

B、Whatdoyoulike?

C、Anythingparticularonthemenu?

D、MayIrecommendsomedishes?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由空格后Customer回答的菜名可知服务员问话应该是“你们有什么特

别的菜要点吗?”

44、Waiter:Wouldyouliketohaveonebillorseparatebills,sir?John-.It'smytreat.

Onebill,please.Paul:Youpaidlasttime.John:Well,allrightifyouinsist.But

nexttimeyoumustletmepay.

A、Thisisonme.

Stopkiddingme.

C>Ihavemoney.

D、Knockitout.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：服务员问他们是要一起付，还是分开付款，John说一起付，他请

客。Paul说上次是你付的，这次应该让我付，所以A选项符合题意。

45、一IgotsickandtiredofhotelsandhotelfoodafterthetriptoMexico.—Ican

imagine..

A^Don^meettroublehalfway

B、AITswellthatendswell

C、Eastorwest,homeisthebest

D、Honestyisthebestpolicy

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：墨西哥旅行后，我特别讨厌酒店还有那里的食物。A：勿杞人

忱天；B：结果好，万事好；C：金窝银窝，不如自己的“狗窝”；D：诚实至上。

根据题意选择C。

六、完形填空（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共10分。）

Forthelastfiftyyears,theglobehasbeenwarmingup.Ilistruethattheaverage

temperature[Cl]risonlyabouttwodegrees,butthathasbeen[C2]

etostarttheglaciers[C3]（recede）inmanypartsofthe

world.Ariseofonedegreepergenerationisalarge[C4]in.Natureseldom

movesasswiftlyasthis.Wemayhavebeenhelpingher.Toaverylarge[C5]

,thetemperatureoftheEarthisdetermined[C6]theamountof

solarheatwhichtheatmospherecankeep.Theairaboveussetsliketheglassina

greenhouse,trappingmanyoftheheatwaveswhichwould[C7]otherbounce

backintospace.Carbondioxideintheairismostlyresponsible[C8]the

"giccniiousccffccln;itisagaspioduccdbyalluuicountlessfires,fumaccb（熔炉）and

internalcombustionengines（内燃机）.Theendoftheageoffossilfuelsisalreadyin

sight;sooninoneortwocenturiesattheroostwewillhavewastedalltheworld's

[C9]rcofoilandcoal.Thisnolongermeansdisaster,for[CIO]

（atom）energyhasarrivedintimetosaveourcivilizationfromdying

throughlackofpower.

46、[Cl]

标准答案：rise

知识点解析：rise“上升”，可与气温搭配。另外，第二段第一句话里也有rise一

词，起提示作用。

47、[C2]

标准答案：enough

知识点解析：beenoughtodosth.做某事足够了。

48、[C3]

标准答案：receding

知识点解析：startdoingsth.“开始做菜事”，固定搭配。Recede“后退”，此处意为冰

山融化，海平面上升。

49、[C4]

标准答案：increase

知识点解析：increase增长，增加。

50、[C5]

标准答案：extent

知识点解析：to...extent在某种程度上。

51、[C6]

标准答案：by

知识点解析：bedeterminedby由.决定。

52、[C7]

标准答案：otherwise

知识点解析：otherwise意为“要不然，否则”，句意：我们上空的大气层就像温室

里的玻璃一样能吸收很多本该被反射回太空的热量。

53、[C8]

标准答案：for

知识点解析：大气中的二氧化碳是产生温室效应的主要原因。beresponsiblefor

对….负责。

54、[C9J

标准答案：resource

知识点解析：resourceofoilandcoal石油和煤资源。

55、[CIO]

标准答案：atomic

知识点解析：atomicenergy原子能，核能。

七、第一部分（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。）

[G1]TheInternet,whichmeansinterconnectednetworkofnetworks,links

tensofthousandsofsmallercomputernetworks.Thesenetworkstransmithugeamounts

ofinformationintheformofwords,images,andsounds.[G2]Networkusers

cansearchthroughsourcesrangingfromvastdatabasestosmallelectronic"bulletin

boards”,whereusersformdiscussiongroupsaroundcommoninterests.Muchofthe

Internet'strafficconsistsofmessagessentfromonecomputerusertoanother.These

messagesarecalledelectronicmailore-mail.Internetusershaveelectronicaddresses

thatallowthemtosendandreceivee-mail.Otherusesofthenetworkincludeobtaining

newsjoiningelectronicdebates,andplayingelectronicgames.Onefeatureofthe

Internet,knownastheWorldWideWeb,providesgraphics,audio,andvideotoenhance

theinformationinitsdocuments.Thesedocumentscoveravastnumberoftopics.

[G3]MuchoftheInternetoperatesthroughworldwidetelephonenetworksof

fiberopticcables.Thesecablescontainhairthinstrandsofglassthatcarrydataaspulses

oflight.Theycantransmitthousandsoftimesmoredatathanlocalphonelines,mostof

whichconsistofcopperwires,[G4]Atthattime,theAdvancedResearch

ProjectsAgency(ARPA)oftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefensedevelopeda

networkofcomputerscalledARPAnet.Originally,ARPAnetconnectedonlymilitaryand

governmentcomputersystems.Itspurposewastomakethesesystemssecureintheevent

ofadisasterorwar.SoonafterthecreationofARPAnet,universitiesandother

institutionsdevelopedtheirowncomputernetworks.Thesenetworkseventuallywere

mergedwithARPAnettoformtheInternet.Bythe1990s,anyonewithacomputer,

modem,andInter-netsoftwarecouldlinkuptotheInternet.[G5].Many

expertsbelievetheInternetmaybecomepartofalargernetworkcalledtheinformation

superhighway.Thisnetwork,stillunderdevelopment,wouldlinkcomputerswith

telephonecompanies,cabletelevisionstations,andothercommunicationsystems.People

couldbank,shop,watchTV,andperformmanyotheractivitiesthroughthenetwork.A.

ThehistoryoftheInternetbegan1960sandARPAnetformedthefoundationofthe

Internetnowadays.B.Inthefuture,theInternetwillprobablygrowmoresophisticatedas

computertechnologybecomesmorepowerful.C.TheInternetisavastnetworkof

computersthatconnectsmanyoftheworld'sbusinesses,institutions,andindividuals.D.

Therearemanyusesofthenetwork.E.PeopleusuallyaccesstheInternetwithadevice

calledamodem.Modemsconnectcomputerstothenetworkthroughtelephonelines.F.

ARPAnetnowcanconnectmanycomputersystems.G.TheInternetwasinformationon

virtuallyeverytopic.

56、[Gl]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第一段说因特网是互联网之间相互连接的网络，该网络包含大量的

信息。C项说“因特网是连接全球商业、协会和个人的巨大的计算机网络。”与空后

相互意思一致。

57、[G2]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：第二段讲的是在互联网系统中有大量的讨论小组、电邮、万维网中的

大量文件，所有这些涵盖了大量的话题。G项说“互联网是涉及所有话题的信息”。

最能概括本段大意。

58、[G3]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：本段讲的是互联网通过电话网。络的光纤电缆来运行。E项说“人们

通常使用调制解调器连援网络，而调制解调器是通过电话线将电脑联网的“，最能

概括本段大意。

59、[G4]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：木段讲的是互联网的发展历史。根据关键词"began,ARPAnet”可以

判断出。

60、[G5]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本段是对未来互联网的预测，未来互联网将是一个更大的网络信息

高速公路，这是个仍在发展的网络，未来将连接银行、电视以及其他通信系统。B

项说“随着电脑技术的强大，互联网将变得更加复杂。''最符合本段意旨。

八、第二部分（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。）

Thinkoflavendertodayandupcomeimagesofold-worldcottagegardensthickwith

noddinghollyhocksandpinkrosesroundthedoor.Il'saprimeplayerinlotsofpotpourri

concoctionsforthatreason.Butrecentlyit'sbeenseenasmorethanjustaprettyscent.In

thelastfewyears,clinicaltrialshavebeenconductedonessentialoiloflavender.

Scientistshavebeenstudyingitspotentialinthetreatmentofvarioushealthproblems.In

thedaysoffolkmedicinelavenderoilwasconsideredtobeoneofthemostusefulall-

roundremedies,particularlyforitssoothingandantisepticqualities.Itwasusedfora

widerangeoftreatments:adroponarestlesschild'spillowforagoodnight'ssleepora

littlemassagedintothetern-piestorelieveaheadacheormilddepression.Itwaseven

usedasarough-and-readyantisepticbysoldiersintheFirstWorldWar.Anditgoesback

muchfurtherthanthat:theRomansusedtheoilsowidelytoperfumetheirbathsthatits

LatinnameLavandula,derivesfromtheirverbtobathe.Lavender'shealingproperties

werefirstdiscoveredbyaccident.In1910aFrenchchemistandperfumerburnthimself

inalaboratoryexplosion.Heplungedhissingedhandintothenearestliquidwhich

happenedtobelavenderessenceandwassoimpressedwiththeresultsthathedevoted50

yearstostudyingthepropertiesofessentialoils.Pharmaceuticalcompanies-influenced

bygrowingecologicalconcernsastherestofus-havebeguntoreappraisemany

traditionaltreatments.Someofthemosteffectivedrugsweuseinmodernmedicine

derivefromnaturalremedies.

61、Whatisconnectedtotheimageoflavender?

标准答案：Theimageoflavenderisconnectedtotheprettyscent.

知识点解析：文章开头提到Butrecentlyit*beenseenasmorethanjustapretty

scent,可推断薰衣草一直以来主要是和它的芳香联系在一起的。

62、Whatwaslavenderoftenusedto?

标准答案：Lavenderwasoftenusedtoeasepainsanddisinfectforitssoothingand

antisepticqualities.

知识点解析：文章第三段提到以前薰衣草被视为最有用、功能全面的药物，

particularlyforitssoothingandantisepticqualities,后面又提到了几个它被用来缓解

疼痛和消毒杀菌的例子。

63、Howthehealingpropertiesoflavenderwerediscovered?

标准答案：Thehealingpropertiesoflavenderwerefirstdiscoveredbyaccident.

知识点解析：文章倒数第二段第一句话说明了薰衣草的药用价值是被偶然发现的。

64、Whathavescientistsbeenstudyingonlavenderinthelastfewyears?

标准答案：Scientistshavebeenstudyingitspotentialinthetreatmentofvarioushealth

problems.

知识点解析：文章第二段第二句话可知。

65、Whathavepharmaceuticalcompaniesbeguntodo?

标准答案：Theyhavebeguntoreappraisemanytraditionaltreatments.

知识点解析：文章最后一段可知。

九、第三部分(本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5分。)

Conventionalwisdomsaystreesaregoodfortheenvironment.Theyabsorbcarbon

dioxide—agreenhousegas—fromtheatmosphereandstoreitascarbonwhilereleasing

oxygen,aprocessforwhichforestshavebeencalled"thelungsoftheplanet".Theroots

oftreeshavebeenthoughttotrapsedimentsandnutrientsinthesoil.Treeshavealso

beencreditedwithsteadyingtheflowoftheserivers,keepingitrelativelyconstant

throughwetanddryseasons,thuspreventingbothdroughtandflooding.Itisall

nonsense,concludesaresearchpublishedthisweek.Afour-yearin-ternationalstudyled

byresearchersattheUniversityofNewcastle,inBritain,andtheFreeUniversityof

Amsterdam,identifiesseveralmythsaboutthelinkbetweenforestsandwater.For

example,inaridandsemiaridareas,treesconsumefarmorewaterthantheytrap.Andit

isnotthetreesthatcatchsedimentsandnutrients,andsteadytheflowoftherivers,but

thefactthatthesoilhasnotbeencompressed.TheWorldCommissiononWater

estimatesthatthedemandforwaterwillincreasebyaround50%inthenext30years.

Moreover,around4billionpeople-onehalfoftheworld'spopulation-willlivein

conditionsofseverewaterstress,meaningtheywillnothaveenoughwaterfordrinking

andwashingtostayhealthy,by2025.ThegovernmentofSouthAfricahasbeentakinga

toughapproachtotreessinceitbecamethefirsttotreatwaterasabasichumanrightin

1998.Treeslosewaterthroughevaporation(thetechnicaltermistranspiration)attwice

therateofgrasslandorSouthAfrica'suniquefjmbosscrubland.Inaschemepraisedby

thehydrologists,thestatepenalizesforestrycompanieslorpreventingthiswaterfrom

reachingriversandundergroundaquifers.InIndia,largetree-plantingschemesnotonly

losevaluablewaterbutcomplicatethetrueproblemidentifiedbythehydrologists:the

unregulatedremovalofwaterfromaquiferstoirrigatecrops.Farmersneednopermiito

drillaboreholeand,asmostfarmersreceivefreeelectricity,thereislittleeconomic

controlonthevolumeofwaterpumped.IntheKolardistrictinKarnataka,wellshave

driedupasthewatertablehasplummetedfromsixmetresto150metresbelowground.It

iscommonlybelievedthattreesarcgoodfortheenvironment,astheyabsorbcarbon

dioxideandreleaseoxygen;therootsoftreescantrapwaterand[KI]the

flowofrivers.However,arecentstudyhasfoundthatthisbeliefis[K2].

Accordingtotheresearch,treeslose[K3]waterthroughevaporationthan

theytrap.InSouthAfrica,forestrycompaniesarepunishedasthetreestheyplanted

preventedwaterfrom[K4]riversandundergroundaquifers.InIndia,

farmersdrilledmanywellsandusedtheundergroundwaterto[K5]their

farmland.Thishasloweredwatertabicto150metresbelowground.Manytreeshave

beenplantedandinfactthesetreescomplicatetheexistingproblem.

66、[KI]

标准答案:stabilize

知识点解析：stabilize意为“使稳定”，即文中的“steady”。

67、[K2]

标准答案：（all）nonsense

知识点解析：文中第一段中间提到“Itisallnonsense,concludesaresearchpublished

thisweek”，因此填入（all）nonsense。

68、[K3]

标准答案：（far）more

知识点解析：由文章可知树木有时消耗的水分比所留下的多得多。

69、[K4]

标准答案：reaching

知识点解析：文章倒数第二段提到thestatepenalizesforestry...fromreachingrivers

andundergroundaquifers.

70、[K5]

标准答案：irrigate

知识点解析：在印度人们用地下水来灌溉农田。

十、改错（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。）

Changesinthewaypeoplelivebringaboutchangesinthejobsthattheydo.Moreand

morepeopleliveintownsandcitiesinsteadonfarmsandinvillages.Citiesandstates

havetoprovide[Ml]servicescitypeoplewant,suchlikemorepolice

protection,morehospitals,andmoreschools.[M2]_______Thismeansthatmore

policemen,morenursesandtechnicians,andmoreteachersmustbehired.Advancesin

technologyhasalsochangedpeople'slives.Dishwashersandwashingmachinesdo

[M3]jobsthatwereoncedonebythehand.Thewidespreaduseofsuch

electricalappliancesmeansthat[M4]thereisaneedforservicementokeep

itrunningproperly.[M5]Peopleareearningwithhigherwagesandsalaries.

Thisleadstochangesinthewayoflife.[M6]Asincomegoesdown,people

maynotwantmorefoodtoeatormoreclothestowear.Butthey[M7]may

wantmoreandbettercarefromdoctors,dentistsandhospitals.Theyarelikelytotravel

moreandtowantmoreeducation.Nevertheless,manymorejobsareavailableinthese

services.The[M8]governmentalsoaffectsthekindofworkspeopledo.

Thegovernmentsofmostcountriesspend[M9]hugesumsofmoneyfor

internationaldefense.Theyhirethousandsofengineers,scientists,clerks,typistsand

[MIO]secretariestoworkonthemanydifferentaspectsofdefence.

71、[Ml]

标准答案：insieadAon—*of

知识点解析：instead意为“代替，替代”，作副词用，通常位于句尾。如位于句首时

常用逗号与后面阁开。insleadof是介宾短语，其意与instead相同，不同之处在于

它后面常接宾语，宾语多由名词、代词、介词、短语、现在分词充当。

72、[M2]

标准答案：like—as

知识点解析：suchas“例如”，后面跟所列举的事物。

73、[M3]

标准答案：has—>have

知识点解析：advancesinmachines作主语，谓语应用复数，故改为have。

74、[M4]

标准答案：ihe去掉

知识点解析：donebyhand手工的。

75、[M5]

标准答案：it-them

知识点解析：it这里代表electricalappliances,故应改为复数。

76、[M6]

标准答案：with

知识点解析：赚取工资薪酬直接用earn+wagesandsalaries,此处with多余。earn

with表示用挣得。

77、[M7]

标准答案：down+up

知识点解析：根据上下文句意，这里是工资上涨而不是下降。

78、[M8]

标准答案：Nevertheless+Therefore/So

知识点解析：nevertheless然而，不过。根据句意这里是