江苏专转本（英语）模拟试卷38

江苏专转本（英语）模拟试卷38

一、词汇语法（本题共40题，每题7.0分，共40分。）

1、,Icouldn'tfindthewaytothepostoffice.

A^HoweverhardItried

B、HoweverItriedhard

C、HoweverhardItry

D^WhateverItriedhard

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：不管我怎样努力，都无法找到去邮局的路。howeverhard等于

nomatterhowhard,不需倒装。因此答案应为A。

2^TherewasadropinsupportfortheUnioninthe1988election.

A、delicate

distinct

CNdistant

D、downward

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：1988年选举中对联盟的支持明显下降。A.delicate娇嫩的，

精致的;B.disticl独特的,明显的；Cdistant遥远的;D.downward向下的。根

据本句意思，答案应为B。

3、OnlyifIcanunderstandwhatyouarelisteningto,writeitdowncorrectly.

A、Ishall

B、shallI

C、Ican

D、canI

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：我听懂之后才能写下来。Only或onlyif引导的短语或从句放

在句首时，后面主句要用倒装语序。所以，A,C均可排除。根据题意，应用情态

动词can。因此答案应为D。

4、Alotofcanbementionedasessentialforexplainingthepuzzling

phenomenon.

A、factions

facades

C、factors

D、sides

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：有许多因素可以说对解释这种令人迷惑不解的现象是必要的。

A.faclion意为“派系”；B.facade意为“建筑物的正面“；Cfaclor意为“因素”；

D.side意为“边”。根捱句意A,B,D均不符合题意，因此选C。

5、Someconfusionhasaboutwhocandothisjob.

A、retained

B、lifted

C、raised

D、arisen

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：人们不清楚谁能做这项工作。arise是一个不及物动词，具有

“出现，呈现”的含义。其余三个动词均为及物动词，且词意不合要求。因此选D。

6、Itwasveryhotandpeoplecrowdedtheair-conditioner.

A、about

B、in

C、on

D、to

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：天很热，人们都挤在空调周围。aboutprep.关于，在...周

围。根据句意B,C,D均不符合题意，因此选A。

7、Theprogrammerwasalwaysbusyinanway,spendinghoursaccompanying

nothing.

A、ineffectual

B、eventual

C、efficient

D、unskilled

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：这个程序员总是无效地忙碌着，花好几小时也做不成一件事。

A.ineffectual意为“无效果的"；B.eventual意为“最终发生的，结局的”。如：

evemualsuccess最后的成功；C.efficient意为“有效的,效率高的“；D.unskilled

意为“不擅长的，不灵巧的如.beunskilledindebate不擅长辩论。由于后句说

“花好儿小时也做不成一件事“，可以推断此程序员做事没有效率，因此选A。

8、Tliefloodthetowns,peoplefromtherestoftheworld.

A^cut;out

BNcut;away

C、cut;down

D^cut;off

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：洪水切断了该镇居民与外界的联系。A.cutout切掉，割掉；

B.cutaway切掉，逃走；C.cutdown减少，如：Youshouldcutdownon

smoking.你应该少抽烟；D.culoff切断，如：Theycutofftheenemy'sretreat.他

们切断了敌人的退路。根据句意A,B,C均不符合题意，因此选D。

9、Marywashedherface.

A、cleanly

cleaned

C、cleaning

D、clean

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：玛丽把脸洗干净了。有些动词，如：wash,wipe,scrape,

等，总是构成此句型.V.+n.ladj.根据句意A,B,C均不正确，因此选D。

10^Theforeignguests,werescientists,werewarmlywelcomedatthetrain

station.

A、mostofthem

R、mostofwhom

C、mostofthat

D、mostofthose

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：那些外国客人，其中多数是科学家，在火车站受到热烈欢迎。

用排除法，A,D不对。C在非限定性定语从句中不能用ihal,因此选B。

11、Tommyletter;otherwisehewouldhaverepliedbeforenow.

A、oughtnothavereceived

B、shouldn'thavereceived

C、hasbeenreceived

D、couldn'thavereceived

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：汤姆不可能已经收到了我的信，否则他到现在就早该回信了。

选项Couldn'thavebeen表示推测，符合句意。因此选D。

12、rdjustassoonremindthoseimportantdocumentswithyou.

A^thatyouwon't

B、yournottaking

C、pleasedoift

D^youdidn'ttake

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：我真希望提醒过你带上那些重要的文件。在'djuslassoon+动

词后的从句中常用过去时表示现在，作虚拟语气。因此选D。

C、equip

D^install

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：计划冬季开车到北达科他州旅行的一群外国学生应备上防滑胎

和保暖衣物。equip...with表示“给...配备”。因此选C。

18>Allthestudentsaloudlaughwhentheteachertoldthemthejoke.

A、letoff

B、letdown

C、letout

D、letup

标准答总C

知识点解析：句意：当老师讲笑话时，所有的学生都笑了。letout作“发出（笑声，

叫喊声）'懈，leioulaloudlaugh意为“哄堂大笑”，leioff表示满意“说出（笑话等广之

意。因此选C。

19、Iwishmysonwouldstopanddosomethingrealistic.

A、hangingabout

B、hangingon

C、hangingup

D、hangingoff

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：我希望我儿子能停止闲逛做点实事。hangabout意为“到处闲

逛”，"游手好闲''解。因此选A。

20、Theestimateofgainsingrossnationalproductsuggestedagradualrecovery

fromeconomicrecession.

A、introductory

B、possible

C^primary

D、preliminary

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：对全国粮食总产量的正确估计变明了经济衰退的逐渐恢复。

preliminary（estimate）”初步的（估计）"，introductory表示，介绍性的”,primary则意为

“原始的，最初的因比选D。

21、Wesoasnottowaketheroommates.

A、whispered

moaned

CNgrunted

D、muttered

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：我们轻声说话以免吵醒室友。whisper意为“低语，轻声说

话因此选Ao

22>Althoughheisonly5yearsold,hehasaimagination.

A、furtive

B、fertile

C^frank

D、furious

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：虽然他只有五岁，他的想象力却十分丰富。fertile(imagination)

意为“丰富的(想象力广。因此选B。

23、NowmanypeoplebuyChristmastreesinsteadofrealones.

A、false

B、fake

C^sham

D、artificial

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：现在有很多人买人造的圣诞树而不买真的.artificial意为“人

造的”，“人工创造的“；false意为“错误的”，“虚伪的”讲;而fake,sham的意思则

分别为“伪造的，伪劣的因此选D。

24、Couldyougivemeahintwithouttheanswer?

A、givingoff

B、givingaway

C>givingup

D、givingin

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：你可不可以在不泄露答案的情况下给我一些提示。givingaway

意为“泄露因此选B。

25>Afteranumberofdisagreementswiththecommiuee,thechairmanwasdetermined

to.

A^retire

B、withdraw

C^retreat

D、resign

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：由于与委员会存在许多分歧，主席决定辞职。(bedetemiined

to)resign意为"(决定)辞职”，切合题意。因此选D。

26、Weallcan'twhyshemarriedamanlikethis.

A、reasonout

B、figureout

C、makebelieve

D、takein

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：我们都不明白她为什么嫁给那样一个男人。figureout表“理解”

之意,而reasonout作“分析,推断“解；lakein作“领会”解。因此选B。

27>Mary'sclosetohersistermadepeoplemistakethemfbroneanother.

A、accuracy

membership

C^probability

D、resemblance

标准答案：D

知识点解析•：句意：玛丽和她妹妹南于长得相像而经常会被认错。A项accuracy决

为“精确；准确”；B项membership意为“资格；会员的身份”；C项probability意为

“可能性；可能的结果”；D项resemblance意为"相似；相像”。根据题意,故选

Do

28、"Whydidn'tTomcometothepartylastnight?',MHenothavewantedtosee

me."

A、should

B、would

C、could

D、might

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：汤姆为什么昨晚没来参加晚会?他可能不想见我。

might(not)have+过去分词+to…表示对过去发生的动作的猜测。因此选D。

29、tothequestionofrefreshments,Ishouldthinklemonadeandsandwiches

willbeenough.

A、Prior

As

C、Due

D、According

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：至于点心和饮料，我认为柠檬和三明治就足够了。asto(=with

regardI。至于，关于)是短语动词。因此选B。

30nothingmoretodiscuss,theCEOgottohisfeet,saidgoodbyeandleftthe

meetingroom.

A、Therewas

B>Being

C^Therebeing

D^Astherebeing

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：因为没有什么再讨论的了，这位首席执行官站起来，说声再见

然后离开会议室。木题的前半句是分词独立结构。Therebcing（Therebe的分词形

式）引导的分词短语在句中作原因状语。因此选C。

31>Thisisthefirsttimeyouhavebeenlate.

A、undernocircumstances

B、onnoaccount

C、bynomeans

D、fornoreason

标准答案：C

知识点解析:bynomeans决不,如:Heisbynomeansdiscouraged.他决不气馁。

A.undernocircumstances无论在什么情况下都不要，强调不受环境变化的影响。

B.onnoaccounl无论持任何理由决不，无论如何不要，强调不管有无原因都一

样。D.fornoreason没有任何理由。木句是强调一种既存的事实，而不是将要发

生的事情，当然不能选A、BoC才是最佳答案。

32、Canyoumeonthephonebythesoundofmyvoice?

A、makeup

B、makeover

C、makeout

D^makeoff

标准答案：C

知识点解析：makeoul看出来，认出来，如：makeoutwhatwaswrittenonthe

blackboard看清黑板卜的字cA.makeup组成.如：Thisteamismadeupof1I

players.这支队由11名选手组成。B.makeover改变；转移，$11：makeoverthe

basementintoaworkshop把地下室改造成车间。D.makeoff离开，尤指逃走。

33、Themechanicexaminedthecarenginebutcouldfindnothingwrongwithit.

A、throughout

B、exactly

C^thoroughly

D、altogether

标准答案：C

知识点解析：thoroughly彻底地.如:cleanthehousethoroughly彻底地打扫房子。

A.ihroughout遍及，贯穿，如：throughoutthecountry贯穿整个国家。throughout

是介词，不能修饰动词。B.exactly准确地，确切地：Hearrivedhomeverylate,

11：OOp.m.exactly.他到家很晚,确切地说晚上11点才到家。D.altogether,&

共：There,re37studentsaltogetherinourclass.我们班总共有37名学生。

34、Mr.Smithusedtoworkthenightinapowerplant.

A^stretch

B、shift

C、time

D、turn

标准答案：B

知识点解析：shift轮班，如：nighlshifl夜班，为固定搭配。A.slrelch伸展；一般

持续的时间，如：astretchof3months三个月的时间。

33、IbrokemyrelationshipwithAnnebecauseshealwaysfound.

A、error

mistake

C、flaw

D、fault

标准答案：D

知识点解析：fault过失.强渊应对所犯错误负责。findfault为固定搭配，表示，吹

毛求疵，挑剔A.error错误，尤指行为或信仰上的过失，除了在道德事件上的过

失用error外，其他情况与mistake意思相同。B.mistake错误，bymistake错误

地.为固定搭配。C.flaw缺陷，瑕疵，尤指不足之处，如：aflawonthediamond

钻石上有一瑕疵。

36、Hefailedagaininthadrivingtest.Idon'tknowwhyhewassonervous.

A、intheearth

B、ontheearth

C^inearth

D、onearth

标准答案：D

知识点解析:onearth为固定搭配°表示“究竟”，为程度副词c如:Whatonearth

doyouwantmetodo?你究竟想要我干什么？B.ontheearth在地球上。A.intheearth

在泥土里。

37、Sally'sscoreontheexamisthelowestintheclass.Shehard.

A、shouldhavestudied

B、musthavetostudy

C^musthavestudied

D、needn'thavestudied

标准答案：A

知识点解析：实际情况是莎莉成绩最差，那么说明她以前没认真学习。用“should+

完成时态”表示过去应该做而没有做到的情况。B."musthavetostudy”，musl不能

与haveto连用，两者重复。C“musthavestudied”表示对过去情况的一种推测，与

句意相反。D.”needn'thavestudied”表示没必要做而实际已经做了，与句意也不符

合。

38、Ifyouintakingthisattitude,we'llhavetoaskyoutoleave.

A^insist

B、keep

C、resist

D、persist

标准答案：D

知识点解析：persistin坚持，表示固执己见。A.insisl坚持，但insisl只能与on搭

配使用，即insistondoingsth.B.keep为及物动词，“keepdoing”表示"一直

做...C.resist抵抗，抵制，也是及物动词。

39、InBritain,thebestseasonoftheyearisprobablyspring.

A^latter

B、later

C、last

D、late

标准答案：D

知识点解析：late迟的；晚期的：atalatehour在很晚的时候；inthelatesixties在六

十年代后期。A.latter后面的，后半的，后者的。latter表示“后半的，半了的”常

与"part,hal『等词连用，如：thelatterhalfoftheyear卜半年。"latter"不能与表时间

的词连用。B.Eer以后，用做副词：soonerorlater迟早；laleron以后，下回。

C.last最后的，用在此句不符合句意。

40、hewasaregularcustomer,thebossallowed10%discountoffthepricesof

thegoods.

A、Giving

B、Giventhat

C、Givingthat

D^Togivethat

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Given放句首，后跟名词或从句，然后再跟主旬是同定句型，given

充当介词使用，表示假没、假定、己知等意思，常译为“考虑到……，如果

有...如：Givenhisage,thischildreallydidagoodjob.考虑到他的年纪，小

男孩的确干得不错。

二、常规阅读（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Solarenergyforyourhomeiscoming.Itcanhelpyouasasinglehomeowner.Itcan

helpthewholecountryaswell.Whetherornotsolarenergycansaveyourmoney

dependsonmanythings.Whereyouliveisonefactor.Thetypeofhomeyouhaveis

another.Thingslikeinsulationpresentenergycoasts,andthetypeofsystemyoubuyare

addedfactors.Usingsolarenergycanhelpsaveourpreciousfuel.Asyouknow,our

suppliesofoilandgasareverylimited.Thereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallour

futureenergyneeds.AndwhenMotherNaturesaysthat'sall.Theonlywaywecandelay

hearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbyusingothersources,likethe

sun.Wewon'thavetoworryaboutthesun'srunningoutofenergyforanotherseveral

billionyearsorso.Besidesbeginanendlesssourceofenergy,theuseofthesunhasother

advantagesaswell.Thesundoesn'toffersomanyproblemsasotherenergysources.For

example,fossilfuelplantsaddtoalreadyhighpollutionlevels.Withsolarenergy,we

willstillneedsourcesofenergy,butwewon'tneedsomuch.Thatmeanswecancut

downonourpollutionproblems.Withallthesegoodpoints,whydon'tweusemoresolar

power?Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Thebiggestreasonismoney.Untilnow,itwas

justnotpracticalforahomeownertoputinasolarunit.Therewerecheapersourcesof

energy.Allthatischangingnow.Solarcostsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoiland

electricity.Expertssaythatgas,oilandelectricitypriceswillcontinuetorise.The

demandforelectricityisincreasingrapidly.Butnewpowerplantswillusemoregas,oil

orcoal.Alreadyinsomeplacesthesupplyofelectricityisbeingrationed.Solarenergyis

nowinitsinfancy.Itcouldsoongrowtobecomeamajorpartofournation'senergy

supply.

41、Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainidea?

A、SomethingaboutSolarEnergyandPollution.

B、SolarEnergy.

C、EnergyandPollution.

D、EnergyandMoney.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本文讲解太阳能，其余的答案都不符合题意。

42>Solarenergycanhelpussave.

A、theearthandnaturalresources

B、mothernature

C^thesun

D、ourpreciousfuel

标准答案：D

知识点解析：“太阳能可以节省能源”与题意最贴切，见文章第二段第一句。

43、Thesunisanendlesssourceofenergy,itwillnotrunoutofitfor.

A、severalmillionyears

B、severalhundredyears

C、severalbillionyears

D、severalthousandyears

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中所说的太阳的寿命是几十亿年。见文章第三段第一句。

44、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?

A、Energyfromcoalwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.

B>Energyfromnaturalgaswouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.

C、Energyfromthesunwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.

D、Energyfromoilwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：只有太阳能无污染。

45、Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy,.

A、butitwillbeconsideredasanimportantpartofournation'senergysupply

B、yetwewillbuildmorepowerplants

C、andthesupplyofelectricitywillberationed

D、butwedon'tneedpracticeenergyrationingnow

标准答案：A

知识点器析：太阳能将是今后的主要能源。见文章最后两句话。

Nearly54millioncarsandtrucksintheUnitedStatesareequippedwithdriversideair

bagslocatedinthecenterofthesteeringwheel.24millionalsohaveapassenger-side

devicelocatedinthedashboard.Airbagsaredesignedtoprotectagainstsudden,fierce

frontalhighwayimpacts.Fiveyearsagoevidenceofseriousairbaginjuriesbeganto

surface.Driversinminorfenderbenderssufferedsevereeyeandearinjuries,broken

bonesandthirddegreeburnsfromtheforceoftheinflatingbags.InDecember1991the

NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)adviscdparentstoavoid

puttingrcarfacinginfantsetsinfrontofairbags,acknowledgingthattheforceofthe

explosivebagcouldharminfants,whoseheadswereonlyinchesawayfromthedevices.

LastOctoberitwasdeterminedthatallchildren12andunderweremoresusceptibleto

injuryanddeaththanadults;theirmorefragilebodieswereseatedlower,increasingthe

impactoftheairbagtotheheadarea.Inaddition,morechildrenwerenotproperly

restrainedorwereoutofpositionwhentheairbaginflated.OnNovember22,1996,after

nearly60deathsandthousandsofinjurieswereattributedtothedevices,theNHTSA

mandatedimprovedlabelsforallnewvehicles,warningoftherisktochildrenunder13.

Despitetheseproblems,officialsstresstheoveralleffectivenessofthesedevices."Allin

all,airbagsworkwellandareresponsiblefbran11percentreductionindriverfatalities.

"saysNHTSAAdministratorDr.RicardoMartinez."Firstandforemost,makesure

you'reproperlybuckledupbeforegettingontheroad.*'saysBrainO'Neill,presidentof

theInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety.Keepinmindhowcloseyousittoanairbag.

Pushseatsasfarbackaspossible,remainingjustcloseenoughtocontrolthepedals.

Yourfaceandtorsoshouldbeatleast10to12inchesfromthesteeringcolumn."It'snot

abadideaactuallytomeasurethedistancewitharulertobesure."addsO'Neill.

Adjustablesteeringwheelsshouldbepointedtowardthechestratherthantheheadto

preventinHatingbagfromdamagingthefaceorneck.Also,positionhandsatnine

o'clockandthreeo'clockonthewheeltokeepyourarmsawayfromanopeningairbag.

Pregnantwomeninparticularshouldkeeptheirabdomenasdistantfromtheairbagas

possible.Inthefinaltrimester,womenshouldpointadjustablesteeringwheelsupward,

awayfromtheirfetus.Perhapsmostimportant,children12andundershouldalwaysride

inthebackseat,buckledup.

46、Fromthepassage,welearnedthat.

A^thereare24millioncarsandtrucksintheUnitedStates

thereare78millioncarsandtrucksintheUnitedStates

C、thereare24millioncarsandtrucksequippedwithairbagsintheUnitedStates

D^thereare78millioncarsandtrucksequippedwithairbagsintheUnitedStates

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：因为有2400万辆车在乘客座位前也安装了防护气囊，其他几个选抒

不符合题意。

47>Theairbagsare.

A、safetydeviceswhichcanprotectpeoplefrombeinghurtduringhighwayaccidents

B、unsafedeviceswhichhurtmanypeople

C、safetydeviceswhichsaved11%Americandrivers

D、safetydevicesbutneedtobeimproved

标准答案：D

知识点解析：因为防护气囊的确是有待更进一步完善保安装置。

48>Theairbagislocatedinthecenterofthesteeringwheel,soyoushould.

A^keepinmindhowcloseyousittoanairbag

B、pushthefrontscatasfarbackaspossible,remainingjustcloseenoughtocontrolthe

pedal

C、keepyourfaceandtorsoatleast10Io12inchesfrmnthesteeringcolumn

D、alloftheabove

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章第四段的大意可知A、B、C均为应注意的事项，因此选

Do

49、Adjustablesteeringwheelsshould.

A、bepointedtowardthechestratherthanthehead

B、bedrivenat9o'clock

C、bedrivenat3o'clock

D、keepyourarmsawayfromanopeningairbag

标准答案：A」「

知识点解析：文章指出“只有这样，在车祸时，驾车人的头才能得到最有效的保

护。”见文章倒数第三段第一句、第二句，意思是把两手分别救在方向盘上3点钟

和9点钟的位置以便使手臂远离开着的防护气囊。

50、Theairbagisagoodsafetydevice,butchildren12andundershouldalwaysridein

thebackseatbuckledupmeans.

A^airbagsarenogoodforchildren

BNairbagsarconlygoodfortheparentswhohavemorethan12children

C、thebestpositionforchildrentorideacarisinthebacksealandbebuckledup

D、thefrontseatisunsafeforyoungpeople

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文章所述观点，这是最好的保护儿童的方式。

Formillionsofpeople,theAmericandreamofowningahomeseemstobeslippingout

ofreach（够不着）."Maybeyoungcouplescannolongeraffordtobuyaready-made

houseastheirparentsdid,"says40-year-oldbuildinginstructorPatHennin."Butthey

canstillhaveahome.Liketheirpioneerancestors（祖先）,theycanbuilditthemselves,

andatlessthanhalfthecostofaready-madehouse."Theowner-builderscamefrom

everyoccupationalgroup,althoughsurprisinglyfewarcprofessionalbuildingworkers.

Manytaketheplunge（冒险尝试）wilhlittleornoexperience."Ilearnedhowtobuildmy

housefromreadingbooks,"saysJohnBrown,whobuiltasix-roomhomefor$25,000in

HighFalls,NewJersey."Ifyouhavepatienceandthecarpentry（木工工作）skilltomake

abookcase,youcanbuildahouse."Anastonishing50percentoftheseownerbuilders

hammereverynail,layeverypipe,andwireeveryswitchwiththeirownhands.Therest

contractforsomepartsofthetask.Buteventhosewhojustactascontractorsandfinish

theinsidesoftheirhomescansavefrom30percentto45percentofwhataready-made

homewouldcost.Onesurveyrevealedthat60percentofowner-buildersalsodesigntheir

homes.Manyothersbuycommercialhouseplansforlessthan$100oruseplans

availablefromtheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture.

51、Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?

A、Thecostofhavingahousebuilt.

B、TheAmericandreamofowningahouse.

C、Adescriptionofowncr-buildcrsinAmerica.

D、Acomparisonbetweenyoungcouplesandtheirparents.

标准答案：C'」

知识点解析：文章结构：第一段：对于许多人来说，拥有房子的美国梦似乎遥不可

及，但买不起房，可以建房，而且所在的价格不到买房的一半；第二段：自己建房

的人各个行业都有；第三段：50%的人自己建房，其余的人雇人干部分活；第四

段：大多自己建房的人自己设计房屋。文中反复谈到owner-builders,因此选项C

为正确答案。

52>ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmanyAmericansfinditdifficultto.

A、buildahouse

findaready-madehouse

C、haveagoodjob

D、buyahouse

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文中第一段第二句：年轻夫妇或许不再像他们的父母那样能够买得起

现成的房子。说明很多美国人买房有困难。

53、Thephrase"taketheplunge'*inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A、decidetobuildahouse

B、decidetopulldownahouse

C^decidetobuyahouse

D、decidetorentahouse

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从语境上看，文中涉及到的是建房，所以A为正确答案。

54、Accordingtothepassage,owner-buildersarethosewho.

A>areprofessionalhousebuilders

B、buildhousesoftheirown

C、arecontracthousebuilders

D、sellorlethouses

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第三段第一句："Anastonishing50percentoftheseownerbuilders

hammereverynail,layeverypipc»andwireeveryswicthwiththeirownhands.“可

排除选项A、C、Do

55、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A、Manyhouseplansarcofferedfreeofcharge.

B、Mostofthehouseplansareofferedbybuildinginstructors.

C^FiftypercentoftheAmericanyoungcouplesbuildhouses.

D、Mostoftheowncr-buildcrsdesigntheirhomes.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章最后一段第一■句话“Onesurveyrevealedthat60perecentof

owner—buildersalsodesigntheirhomes.“可知D为正确答案。

Television,orTV,themodernwonderofelectronics,bringstheworldintoyourown

homeinsightandsound.ThenametelevisioncomesfromtheGreekwordtele,meaning

"far",andtheLatinwordvidere,meaning"tosee".Thus,televisionmeans"seeingfar".

Sometimestelevisionisreferredtoasvideo,fromaLatinwordmeaning"Isee".InGreat

Britain,thepopularwordfortelevisionis"telly".Televisionworksinmuchthesame

wayasradio.Inradio,soundischangedintoelectromagneticwaveswhicharesent

throughtheair.InTV,bothsoundandlightarechangedintoelectromagneticwaves.

Experimentsleadingtomoderntelevisiontookplacemorethanahundredyearsago.By

the1920s,inventorsandresearchershadturnedtheearlytheoriesintoworkingmodels.

YetittookanotherthirtyyearsforTVtobecomeanindustry.Asanindustry,TV

providesjobsforhundredsofthousandswhomakeTVsetsandbroadcastingequipment.

Italsoprovidesworkfbractors,technicians,andotherswhoputonprograms.Many

largeschoolsanduniversitieshave"closed-circuit"televisionequipmentthatwilltelecast

lecturesanddemonstrationstohundredsofstudentsindifferentclassrooms;andthe

lecturecanbevideotapedtobekeptforlateruse.SomehospitalsuseTVtoallow

medicalstudentstogetcloseupviewofoperations.In1946,aftertheWorldWarII,TV

begantoburstupontheAmericanscenewithaspeedunforeseenevenbythemost

optimisticleadersoftheindustry.ThenoveltyofseeingTVpicturesinthehomecaught

thepublic'sfancyandbeganarevolutionintheworldofentertainment.By1950,

televisionhadgrownintoamajorpartofshowbusiness.Manyfilmandstagestarsbegan

toperformonTVastelevisionaudiencesincreased.Stationsthatoncetelecastforonlya

fewhoursadaysometimestelecastaroundtheclockinthe1960s.

56^.otherswhoputonprograms."meansthat.

A、peoplegetontheirclotheswithprogramsprintedon

B、peopleprepareandpresenttheprogramsonTV

C^peopleliketheprograms

D、peopleactedintheTVprograms

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这里表示的是准备和上映的意思，而不是穿上印有节目的衣服或在电

视节目中表演等。

57、"...toallowmedicalstudentstogetcloseupviewofoperations"suggests

A、thestudentscanhaveviewofoperationswithenlargeddetails

B、thestudentscanoperatethroughTV

C^thestudentswereallowedtolearnoperations

D、TVisbeingusedbystudents

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这里表示让学生们能更清晰地观看手术过程。

58、.TVbegantoburstupontheAmerican,..."indicatesthat.

A、in1946TVsetsexplodedinAmericanfamilies

B、TVmayinjurepeople

C、TVsuddenlybecameavailabletomanyAmericanfamilies

D、TVwasverypopularin1946

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：表示对很多美国家庭而言电视机突然变得很容易拥有了。

59、TVpicturesinthehomecaughtthepublic'sfancy,..."tellsus.

A、TVpicturesarebetterthanmovies

B、TVpicturescanbeseenathome

C、TVpicturescanhurtpeople'seyes

D^TVpictureshadarousedpeople'sinterests

标准答案：D

知识点解析：指电视节目让人们很感兴趣而愿意收看。词组“catch/takeone's

fhney”意为“被某人喜欢"o

60、"...sometimestelecastaroundtheclockinthe1960s,"means

A、TVtelecastusedtohavearoundclock

peoplewatchTVwitharoundclocknearby

C>TVtelecast24hoursadayinthe1960s

D、TVwasonshoweveryday

标准答案：C

知识点解析：指每天24小时不问断地播放电视节目o"around/roundtheclock”意

思是“alldayandallnightwithoutstopping”。

三、完型填空（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Inrecentyears,moreandmoreforeignersareinvolvedintheteachingprogramsofthe

UnitedStates.Boththeadvantagesandthedisadvantages[Cl]usingforeign

faculty（教师总称）【C2】teachingpositionshavetobe[C3],of

course.Itcanbesaidthattheforeign[C4]thatmakesthefacultymemberfrom

abroadanassetalso[C5]problemsofadjustment,bothfortheuniversityand

fortheindividual.Theforeignresearchscholarusuallyisolates[C6]inthe

laboratoryasameansofprotection[C7],whatheneedsistobefitted[C8]

ahighlyorganizeduniversitysystemquitedifferentfrom[C9]atheme.

Heisfacedinhisdailywork[CIO]differencesinphilosophy,arrangementsof

coursesandmethodsofteaching.Boththevisitingprofessorandhisstudents[Cl1]

acommongroundineachother'scultures,some[C12]ofwhatis

alreadyinthemindsofAmericanstudentsis[03]fortheforeignprofessor.

Whilehelpinghimto[C14]himselftohisnewenvironment,theuniversity

mustalso[C15]certainadjustmentsinorderto[C16]fulladvantage

ofwhatthenewcomercan[C17]—Itisn'talwaysknownhowtomake[C18]

useofforeignfaculty,especiallyatsmallercolleges.Thisisthoughttobea

[C19]wherefurtherstudyiscalled[C20].Thefindingsofsucha

studywillbeofvaluetocollegesanduniversitieswithforeignfaculty.

61、[Cl]

A、with

B、for

C、of

D、at

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考查搭配关系。本句句意为：当然，在教学岗位上应考虑聘用外

籍教师的利与弊。根据句意，应选介词。f。

62、[C2]

A、in

B、on

C、for

D、within

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题考查介词用法。根据上题译文，介词in符合题意及英语习惯表

达，故正确。其他选项均不符合英语习惯表达。

63、[C31

A、thought

B、measured

C、balanced

D^considered

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查动词辨析。ihoughl意为“认为"，measured意为“测量”，

balanced意为"平衡"，considered意为“考虑D符合题意，故正确。

64、［C4］

A、situation

circumstances

C、background

D、condition

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考查名词辨析。situation意为“形势，情况”；circumstance意为

“情况”；background意为“背景"；condilion意为“条件本句句意为：对于大学和

个人，被当做宝的外籍背景也对个人及学习产生了适应方面的问题。据此，只有C

选项符合题意，故正确。

65、［C5］

A、carries

B、create

C、emerges

D^solves

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查动词辨析。emerge意为“出现”，是不及物动词，可排除；

carries意为"携带"；creates意为“创造、产生”;solves意为“解决”。B符合题意,

故正确。

66、［C6］

A、himself

B、oneself

C、him

D^one

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题考查弋词用法。本句句意为：“外来从事研究的学者通常呆在实

验室以保护自己。"isolateoneselfsomewhere为习惯用法，意为：把某人隔离在某

地。此外空格应指主语theforeignresearchscholar,所以应用himself指代；由此确

定A为正确答案。

67、［C7I

A、otherwise

B、moreover

C^however

D、whatever

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考查上下文逻辑关系。根据上下文，逗号后所述内容与前文内容

正好相反，所以此处应选表示转折意义的词，显然C正确。选项B和D都表示递

进，而A选项意为“否则”，不符合上下文逻辑关系。

68、[C8]

A、into

by

C>to

D、with

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考查搭配关系。根据fit动词不与by连用，可排除选项B；而fit

与into或wilh连用为“适合，符合”之义，两选项均与句意不合。本句句意为：但

他所需要的是适应组织严密的大学体制。据此，只有C符合题意，故正确。be

fittedto意为“使适应

69、[C9]

A、those

B、which

C、what

D、that

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查代词用法。本句空格本为（hesystem,为避免重复，一般用

that来替代，所以D正确。

70、[C10]

A、toward

with

C、to

D、at

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查搭配关系。befacedwith为固定搭配，意为“面对，面临”，

所以B正确。其余选项均搭配错误。

71、[CU]

A、have

possess

C^need

D、lack

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查动词辨析。上句句意为：外籍教师面临人生观、课程安排及

教学方法等方面的差异。因而本句应在意义上与上下文保持一致，lack意为“缺

乏”，符合题意要求，故为正确答案。而have（有）、possess（拥有）和need（需要）均不

合题意。

72、[C12]

concept

B、feeling

C^plan

D、intel