全国英语竞赛《C类本科生》考前点题卷一

全国英语竞赛《C类本科生》考前点题卷一[单选题]1.SectionA(10marks)Inthissection,therearetenincompletesentences.Fore（江南博哥）achblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosingtheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Thebosssentusafax,______usthatweshoulddresssmartlyforwork.A.remindedB.remindingC.remindsD.toremind正确答案：B参考解析：句意：老板给我们发了一份传真，提醒我们去工作时要穿着整齐。非谓语动词作状语时，其形式应与主语保持一致，“老板”与“提醒”之间是主动关系，因此应使用动词的现在分词形式。[单选题]4.Mycousinhasafull-timejobandfourchildren.Shehasher______full.A.handB.handsC.footD.feet正确答案：B参考解析：句意：我堂妹有一份全职工作和四个孩子，她忙得不可开交。haveone’shandsfull为固定用法，意为“忙得不可开交”。[单选题]5.Thisisthearea______themajorityofnewhousingisbeingbuilt.A.whichB.thatC.atwhichD.inwhich正确答案：D参考解析：句意：大部分新住房建在这个地区。本题考查定语从句的用法，关系代词在定语从句中作状语，在这个地区译为inthearea，因此关系代词which前应加in。[单选题]6.______leavingvaluablepropertyinparkedcars,theircarswouldn’tbebrokeninto.A.UnlesspeoplestoppedB.ImagineC.Supposepeopledidn’tD.Ifonlypeoplestopped正确答案：D参考解析：句意：只要人们不把贵重物品落在车里，他们的车就不会被闯入。本题考查虚拟语气的用法，对现在的情况进行虚拟时，从句要使用一般过去时。ifonly只要；要是…多好。[单选题]7.I’vegotaterriblehangover.IfonlyI______thatfourthbottleofwine.A.hadn’tdrunkB.didn’tdrinkC.haven’tdrunkD.wouldn’tdrink正确答案：A参考解析：句意：宿醉真是糟糕极了，我要是没喝那第四瓶酒该多好。本题考查虚拟语气的用法，对过去事实进行虚拟时，从句应使用过去完成时。[单选题]8.—Hurryup!We’llmissthebeginningoftheconcert.—Don’tbesilly!______—Butitstartsatnine.Iwanttoarrivebeforethehallgettingfull.A.You’recompletelyoutofcontrol.B.We’vegotplentyoftime.C.There’salongwaytogo.D.Something’swrongwithyou.正确答案：B参考解析：由句意可知，第一位说话人催促第二个人快点，他希望在会堂人满之前到达那里，而第二个人认为时间还充足，不需着急。[单选题]9.—Hello!TheWisemanArmsHotel.HowcanIhelpyou?—Hello!______I’dliketobookaroomfortwoforthenightof6thOctober.—I’msorry,butwe’refullybookedthatnight.A.Canyouhelpmetocheckinrightaway?B.HowmuchshouldIpayforthebill?C.I’dliketomakeareservation,please.D.Iappreciatewhatyouhavedoneforme.正确答案：C参考解析：由回答者的回答可知，他是在订房间，故C正确。[单选题]10.Richard:Thisclassissoboring.Whenwillitend?Drew:Idon’tknow.Idon’tthinkIcantakeitmuchlonger.Teacher:______Richard:Oh,nothing.Wewerediscussingthetext.A.Heyyoutwo!Whatareyoutalkingabout?B.Dooneofyouknowwhattheanswertothisproblemis?C.AmIboringyoutwo?D.Thetwoofyougototheprincipal’sofficerightnow!正确答案：A参考解析：根据Richard的解释Wewerediscussingthetext推知老师问的应该是选项A。[单选题]11.SectionB(5marks)Inthissection,therearefiveincompletestatementsorquestionsaboutEnglishspeakingcountries.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethemostsuitableanswerfromthegivenchoices.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecendtre.TheU.S.gotCaliforniafrom______.A.SpainB.FranceC.MexicoD.Britain正确答案：C参考解析：1847年的美墨战争后，加利福尼亚地区由美国和墨西哥分割。墨西哥所得到的那部分领土后来成了下加利福尼亚(BajaCalifornia)，而美国所获得的上加利福尼亚则在1850年正式加入联邦，成为今天的加利福尼亚州。[单选题]12.Thedestructionofthe______in1588showedEngland’ssuperiorityasanavalpowerunderElizabethI’sreign.A.FrenchFleetB.SpanishArmadaC.DanishVikingsD.PortugueseNavy正确答案：B参考解析：1588年，在伊丽莎白一世统治时期，英国打败西班牙无敌舰队(InvincibleArmada)，开始建立起海上霸权。[单选题]13.ThetermoftheHouseofRepresentativesintheU.S.is______years.A.2B.3C.4D.6正确答案：A参考解析：美国众议院为美国国会两院之一，众议员每届任期2年。[单选题]14.Theeggandthebunnyaresymbolsfor______.A.ChristmasDayB.Valentine’sDayC.EasterSundayD.Halloween正确答案：C参考解析：《圣经?新约全书》记载，耶稣被钉死在十字架上，第三天身体复活，复活节（EasterSunday）因此得名。复活节彩蛋是为了给人们带来快乐。复活节的另一象征是小兔子,原因是它具有极强的繁殖能力,人们视它为新生命的创造者。节日中,成年人会告诉孩子们复活节彩蛋会孵化成小兔子。许多家庭还会在花园草坪里放些彩蛋,让孩子们玩找彩蛋的游戏.[单选题]15.WutheringHeightsandJaneEyrewerewrittenbywhichofthefollowingauthors?______.A.EmilyBronteB.CharlotteBronteC.EmilyBronteandCharlotteBronterespectively.D.CharlotteBronteandEmilyBronterespectively.正确答案：C参考解析：艾米丽·博朗蒂是《呼啸山庄》的作者；夏洛特·博朗蒂是《简爱》的作者。她俩同安恩·博朗蒂（AnneBront）一起被称为博朗蒂三姐妹。[问答题]1.SectionAEnglish-ChineseTranslation(5marks)Directions：TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Formanyenvironmentalists,theworldseemstobegettingworse.Theyhavedevelopedahit-listofourmainfears:thatnaturalresourcesarerunningout;thatthepopulationisevergrowing,leavinglessandlesstoeat;thatspeciesarebecomingextinctinvastnumbers,andthattheplanet’sairandwaterarebecomingevermorepolluted.正确答案：在许多环境保护者看来，这个世界正越变越糟。他们为人类担心的事列了一个黑名单：自然资源在枯竭，人口在增长，食物在变少，物种在大量灭绝，地球的空气和水受到前所未有的污染。[问答题]2.SectionBChinese-EnglishTranslation(5marks)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.有数据显示，降低努力导致对项目的投入也相应减少。(resultin)正确答案：Figuresindicate/Datashowsthatthereducedeffortresultsinareducedcommitmenttotheproject.参考解析：resultin导致。figures/dataindicates/shows有数据显示。commitment投入；承诺。[问答题]3.倡导低碳社会的含义是减少消耗。(referto)正确答案：Theadvocationoflowcarbonsocietyreferstothereductionofconsumption.参考解析：referto指的是；参考。advocate倡导。[问答题]4.有些人喜欢攒钱，而有些人宁愿花掉所有钱去周游世界。(whereas)正确答案：Somepeopleenjoysavingmoney,whereasotherspreferspendingalltheirmoneytravelingaroundtheworld.参考解析：whereas然而。savemoney攒钱。preferdoingsth.喜欢做某事。spendsometime/money（in）doingsth.花费时间/金钱做某事。[问答题]5.他在计算机科学方面的知识足以应对这个新项目。(adequate)正确答案：Hisknowledgeincomputerscienceisadequateforthenewproject.参考解析：beadequatefor适合。[问答题]6.中国政府在钓鱼岛问题上决不放弃国家的主权。(主谓倒装)正确答案：UndernocircumstanceswilltheChinesegovernmentgiveupthecountry’ssovereigntytotheDiaoyuIslands.参考解析：undernocircumstances决不。当否定词或表示否定意义的词置于句首时，句子要部分倒装，即仅把助动词、情态动词或谓语动词的一部分置于主语之前。sovereignty主权。[问答题]7.TherearefiveIQTestquestionsinthispart.Writeyouranswersontheanswersheet.Completethefollowingsentencewithtwowordsthatsoundalike,butarespeltdifferently.LittleJimmy______theball______thehoop.正确答案：threw;through参考解析：threw为throw的过去式，意为“扔”。through介词，意为“通过”。[问答题]8.Whatwell-knownphraseissuggestedbythefollowingwordpicture?AGEBEAUTY正确答案：Agebeforebeauty参考解析：Agebeforebeauty老人优先。[问答题]9.Implausiblethoughitseems,threestudentshavearotaofhouseholdchoresforMonday,TuesdayandWednesday.IfAndrew’staskisonTuesday,butisnottheironing,andthedustingiscarriedoutlaterintheweekthanBrian’sgardening,whatdoesColindoandonwhichday?正确答案：ColindoesironingonWednesday参考解析：由题目可知，布莱恩负责园艺，而安德鲁负责除尘，不负责熨烫，那么则是科林负责熨烫。其次，安德鲁于周二负责除尘，而除尘是在布莱恩园艺工作之后的，则布莱恩在周一工作，因此科林是在周三工作。[问答题]10.Whatcountrycanbemadefromthescrambledletters?PURE正确答案：PERU参考解析：PERU秘鲁。[问答题]11.Whichshadecompletesthelargersquare?正确答案：B参考解析：由大图可知，第三列图形是第二列图形的轴对称图形，故B正确。[问答题]12.TaskI(10marks)Readthegraphbelowandwriteal00-wordessaytodescribeit.Writeontheanswersheet.正确答案：TheVariationofSportsParticipationFromthegraphwecanseethat,onthepartofparticipation,somesportsareincreasingbutsomearenot.Thesnowboardingoccupiesthebiggestproportioninsportsparticipation.Itincreasesalittlebitmorethan50percent.Buttheskateboardingisalsopopularandthegapbetweenthemissmall.Inaddition,therearestillalotofpeoplewholovetogosurfingorplayfootball.Andtheparticipationofsurfingincreasesnearly25percent.However,thesituationisquitedifferentforvolleyballandbaseball.Accordingtothisgraph,theparticipationofthesetwosportsisdecreasingbecausefewerandfewerpeopleprefertobeinvolvedwiththesesports.Especiallyforbaseball,itdecreases10percent.[问答题]13.TaskII(20marks)InChina,seniorhighschoolstudentshavetoattendtheCollegeEntranceExaminationwheretheiridentificationsareofficiallyregisterednomatterwheretheyhavebeenstudying.However,aspopulationofmigrantsgrows,problemsreveal.StudentsliveandstudytogetherwithparentsinplacesfarawayfromtheirIDregisteredplacesurgeforrightstotakeCollegeEntranceExaminationwheretheyarelivingandstudying.Whatisyouropiniononthistopic?Writea150-wordarticletoexpressyourviews.Writeontheanswersheet.正确答案：“OffsiteCollegeEntranceExamination”ShouldBeAbolishedThe"offsitecollegeentranceexamination"hasbecomeapopularterminChinaoverrecentyears.Itmeansthatchildrenofmigrantworkerscanenjoythesamerightsastheirurbanpeersinsittingcollegeentranceexamslocally.WeknowthatChina'shukou,thenation'shouseholdregistrationsystem,confineschildrenofmigrantworkerstotakethecollegeentranceexams.Withtheincreasingnumberofmigrantworkers,it’sveryinconvenientfortheirchildrentogobacktheirhometowntotaketheexams.Sosomecitiesmakeplanstodealwithit.Forexample,Beijingallowsmigrantworkers'childrentoattendlocalvocationalschoolsin2013andallowthemtobematriculatedbycollegesaftergraduatingfromthevocationalprograms.Shanghaiwillallowmigrantchildreninthecitytoenterlocalseniorhighschools,vocationalschoolsandsitcollegeentranceexamslocallystartingin2014.GuangdongProvincewillallowchildrenofmigrantworkerstotakecollegeentranceexamsin2016.Migrantworkers,whosechildrencouldbenefitfromthenewplansoftheabovementionedthreeregions,musthaveresidentialpermits,stablejobsandincomes,andmeetotherlocalrequirements,accordingtotheplans.共享题干题Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Fillinthefollowingblanksinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletter(s)oftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]1._____.正确答案：reduce参考解析：starttodosth.开始做某事。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]2._____.正确答案：suffering参考解析：在人们以往的概念中，节水可能是一件痛苦的事情。而作者想要介绍的一些方法，可以使节水变得很轻松。withoutsuffering不受苦。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]3._____.正确答案：difference参考解析：由句意可知，每一滴水都会影响你的水资源消耗量。makeadifference有影响。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]4._____.正确答案：increase参考解析：由句意可知，当你不用水的时候，如果水表上的数字仍然上升，则表示你的水龙头漏水。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]5._____.正确答案：turning参考解析：由句意可知，在刷牙的时候应关掉水龙头，turnoff关掉。be/getaccustomedtodoingsth.习惯于做某事。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]6._____.正确答案：cooling参考解析：由句意可知，作者提出的建议是使热水管隔热，这样可以避免水冷却，然后又迅速注入新的热水。stopdoingsth,停止做某事。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]7._____.正确答案：limit参考解析：由句意可知，应是试图限制热水的使用量，因为热水器需要消耗燃料并且制造污染。trytodosth,试图做某事。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]8._____.正确答案：pollution参考解析：causepollution制造污染。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]9._____.正确答案：fill参考解析：由句意可知，当我们还是小孩时，我们常常把浴盆注满水。fill装满。usedtodosth,过去常常做某事。Startto46(reduction)yourwaterconsumption:youhelptheenvironmentandyousavemoneyatthesametime!Herearesomesimpleideastosavewaterathomewithoutsu47.Checkyourtaps--justonesmalldripcanmakeahuge48inyourconsumption.Usingupdozensoflitresaday.Tocheckforhiddenleaks,readyourwatermetreacoupleoftimesduringaperiodwhenyoudon’tuseanywater--ifthenumbersinc49,youhavealeak.Onlyflushyourtoiletwhenhaveto,andavoidusingitasanastrayorarubbishbin.Makesurethefamilyareaccustomedto50offthetapwhilecleaningtheirteeth,it’sallwatersaved.Getpipeinsulationforyourhotwaterpipes,ithelpstostopwater51inthepipeandthehotwaterarrivesfaster.Andwhileyou’rewaitingforthehotwatertoarrive,collectthecoldwaterinajugorbasinanduseittorinsethedishesorwateryourplants.Trytol52yourhotwateruse—waterheatersallusefuel,andthiscauses53(pollute)thatwecancut.Perhapsasachildyouusedto54thebathuptothetop.Well,trygettingusedto55ashower,whichusesmuchlesswater.[填空题]10._____.正确答案：taking参考解析：takeashower洗淋浴。Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(5marks)Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5statements.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions56-60,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.SixThousandWomenMissingfromBoardrooms,PoliticsandCourtsTheglassceilingisstillholdingback6,000womenfromthetop33,000jobsinBritain,accordingtonewresearchfromtheEqualOpportunitiesCommission.ThirtyyearsaftertheintroductionoftheSexDiscriminationAct,womenare“woefullyunder-represented”inthecountry’sboardrooms,politicsandcourts.Helpfromnannieshasnotenabledsuccessfulwomentomaintaintheircareersafterhavingchildren,theresearchsuggests.TheEOCblamesamale-dominatedcultureintheprofessionsforresistancetoflexibleworking.Theupwardtrendintheproportionofwomenintopjobsis“painfullyslow”,thereportsays,andinsomesectorsthereisevenadecline.Theproportionofwomeninparliamenthasslippedinthe12monthssincetheEOC’slastSexandPowersurveyandisnowat19.5%—lowerthaninIraq,AfghanistanandRwanda.AlthoughawomanischiefexecutiveoftheLondonStockExchange,andfourseniorjudgesarewomen,theproportionofwomendirectorsoftop100FTSEcompanieshasdippedto10.4%,andoffemalejudgesto9.8%.JennyWatson,chairoftheEOC,said:“Today’stroublingfindingsshowjusthowslowthepaceofchangehasbeeninpowerfulBritishinstitutions.Theysuggestit’stimenotjusttosendouttheheadhunterstofindsomeofthose‘missingwomen’,buttoaddressthebarriersthatstandintheirway.ThirtyyearsonfromtheSexDiscriminationAct,womenrightlyexpecttosharepower.Butasoursurveyshows,that’snotthereality.”“WeallpaythepricewhenBritain’sboardroomsandelectedchambersareunrepresentative.Ourdemocracyandlocalcommunitieswillbestrongerifwomenfromdifferentbackgroundsareabletoenjoyanequalvoice.Inbusiness,noonecanaffordtofishinhalfthetalentpoolintoday’sintenselycompetitiveworld.”Thecommissionidentifiedthe33,000mostinfluentialjobsintheprivatesector,politics,thelegalsystemandthepublicsectorinBritain.Toachievearepresentativeproportion,women,itsaid,shouldfillanother6,000.Atthecurrentrateofimprovement,itwouldtake20yearstoachieveequalityinthecivilservice,40yearsinthejudiciaryand60yearsamongFTSE100companies.Butitwouldtake200years—atleastanother40elections—toachieveanequalnumberofMPsinparliament.Bycontrast,intheScottishassembly,nearly40%arewomenand51.7%inWales.TheEOCsaidtherewasanargumentforpartiestouseall-womenshortlists,asinWales.Butfiguresforwomenfromethnicminoritiesareworse.ThereareonlytwoblackwomenMPs,fournon-whitetop100FTSEdirectorsandninetopcivilservantsfromethnicminoritybackgrounds.“Ifwewantourcommunitiestothrive,thishastochange,”concludesthereport.Itsuggeststhatmoresuccessfulwomenareexperiencingthesamebarrierstogettingthejobstheywantaswomeninlowerpaidjobs.Asforage,thepaygapbetweenmenandwomenintheir20sis3.7%,risingto10.7%forthirtysomethings—fromtheimpactofchildbirthonwomen’searnings.Thesameisnottrueformenwhobecomefathers.FemaleworkersintheUKsufferoneofthebiggestpaygapsinEurope—17%forfull-timestaffand38%forpart-time—becausetheyaremorelikelytobeinlow-paidjobsandthenslipfurtherdownthecareerladderafterhavingchildren,theWomenandWorkCommissionfoundlastyear.“Askingforflexibleworkingstillspellscareerdeathfortoomanywomenintoday’sworkplace,”saidMsWatson.“Asaconsequence,womenwithcaringresponsibilitiesalltoooftenhaveto‘tradedown’tokeepworking.Extendingtherighttoaskforflexibleworkingtoeveryoneintheworkplacewouldchangethatcultureandenablemorewomentoreachthetop.”Statements:[单选题]11.Thepositionofwomenhasgotworseinallareassincethelastsurvey.A.YESB.NOC.NOTGIVEN正确答案：B参考解析：文章第三段提到Theupwardtrendintheproportionofwomenintopjobsis“painfullyslow”,thereportsays,andinsomesectorsthereisevenadecline.女性在高层职位中所占比例的上升趋势很缓慢，在某些行业甚至呈下降趋势。但是文章并没有说在所有行业都有这种下降趋势。SectionA(5marks)Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5statements.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions56-60,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.SixThousandWomenMissingfromBoardrooms,PoliticsandCourtsTheglassceili