2021年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市公共英語五級(jí)(筆試)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2021年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市公共英語五級(jí)(筆試)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.HowlongdidittakeforalettersentbyapostridertoreachtheaddresseebetweenNewYorkandBoston?

2.Mr.Millerboughthishousesimplybecausetheflatheusedtoliveinwastooexpensive.

A.TrueB.Fasle

3.聽力原文：DuringtheChristmasshoppingrushinLondon,theintriguingstorywasreportedofatrampwho,apparentlythroughnofaultofhisown,foundhimselflockedinawell-knownchainstorelateonChristmasEve.Nodoubtthestorewasfilledwithlast-minuteChristmasshoppersandthestaffweredeadbeatingandlongingtogethome.Presumablyallthepropersecuritychecksweremadebeforethestorewaslockedandtheylefttoenjoythethree-dayholidayuntroubledbycustomersdesperatetogetlast-minuteChristmaspresents.

Howeverthatmaybe,ourtrampfoundhimselfaloneinthestoreanddecidedtomakethebestofit.Therewasfood,drink,beddingandcampingequipment,ofwhichhemadegooduse.Theremustalsohavebeentelevisionsetsandradios.Thoughitwasnotreportedifhetookadvantageofthesefacilities,whentheshopre-opened,hewasdiscoveredinbedwithalargenumberofemptybottlesbesidehim.Heseemstohavebeenamanofgoodhumourandphilosophictemperament—asindeedvagrantsverycommonlyare.EveryoneelsewasenjoyingChristmas,sohesawnogoodreasonwhyheshouldnotdothesame.Hesubmitted,cheerfullyenough,tobeingtakenawaybythepolice.PerhapshehadabetterChristmasthanusual.Hewasputintoprisonforsevendays.Thejudgeawardednocompensationtothechainstoreforthefoodanddrinkourtramphadconsumed.Theyhad,inhisopinion,alreadyreceivedvaluablefreepublicityfromthecoveragethestoryreceivedinthenewspapersandontelevision.PerhapsthejudgehadagoodChristmastoo.

Thetrampwaslockedinthestore______

A.forhisownmistakes

B.duetoamisunderstanding

C.byaccident

D.throughanerrorofjudgment

4.WhatdoesDr.Huberthinkaccomplishthesameobjective?

5.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：W：Comein,please.

M：Goodmorning,Dr.Wilson.

W：Goodmorning,Wang.Hownicetomeetyouagain.Takeaseat…whydon'tyou,please.Whendidyougettotheuniversity?

M：Iarrivedyesterday.

W：Well…areyoulivinginthecollege?

M：No,IamwithanEnglishfamily…actually…becauseIwanttoimprovemyspeaking.

W：Oh,fine.Right,didyoutakealanguageproficiencytestbeforeyoucame?

M：Yes.Uhh…myOverallBandis6,but…unfortunatelymyspeakingscoreisonly5.

W：OK,youknow,hereinthisuniversity,youhavetotakeourownEnglishtestbeforeyouattendanylectures.So,firstofau．whatwe'vegottodois,wehavetomakeanarrangementforthetestdate.Umm…willtomorrowbeallfightforyou?

M：Yeah,Ihavetimetomorrowmorning.

W：Good,then．Tomorrowatten.Idon'tthinkthetestwillbeanyproblemforyou.Now,let'smakesureyoumakegooduseofyourtimehere.Let'sputitlikethis.Whatexactlydoyouwanttoaccomplishinthenext12months?

M：I'minterestedincomputerlanguagetranslation,Imean,fromEnglishtoChineseandChinesetoEnglish.I'lltry,ifpossible,toproducesoftwareoradevicewhichcanserveasaninterpreter.

W：Yes,couldyoubeabitmorespecificabout…er…thedevice?

M：Forinstance,whenyoutalktothedeviceinEnglishitwilltranslateyourwordsintoChineseandviceversa.

W：Uhuh…doyoumeanit'llbeascompetentas…er…ahumaninterpreter?

M：Yes…well,I'llletitdealwithgeneralsituations,atleast.

W：Fascinating…andhowbigwillthedeviceitselfbe,doyouthink?

M：Thesizeofacigarettepack,Ithink.Sopeoplecanputitintheirpocket.

W：Really?Well,thatcouldbeaPh.Dproject.Tellmewhatyouhavedonesofar.

M：Inmyfouryearsofundergraduatestudy,Istudiedelectronics,advancedmathematics,hardwaredesigning,somecomputerlanguagesandprogramwriting.

W：Yes,buthaveyoudoneanypracticaljobs?Imean,haveyouwrittenanyprogramsforpracticaluse?

M：IhadbeeninvolvedinaprojectforCADinashipyard.

W：Computeraideddesign.Thatwasprobablyagoodexperience,but,unfortunately,itmaynothelpyourpresentprojectmuch.AreyoufamiliarwiththeC-language?

M：No.

W：Uhuh…thephoneticprocessingsystem,doyouknowhowsuchasystemworks?

M：Whatdoyoumeanby“phoneticprocessingsystem”?

W：Well,youknow,Englishisspokenbydifferentpeoplewithdifferentaccents.YourEnglishaccentisdifferentfrommine,andofcoursemineisnotthesameasmycolleagues.SoasIseeit．yourdevicewouldhavetobeabletorecogniseandunderstanddifferentaccents.

M：Oh,Isee.IthinkIcanlearntheC-languageandthephoneticprocessingsystemhere.

W：Well,that'sprobablytrue,butyou'vegotonlytwelvemonthsandyouwantadegree,don'tyou?

M：Yes.

W：OK,sothere'retwowaysofstudyingforadegreehere.Youeithertakesixcourses,passtheirexamsandhaveyourdissertationacceptedortheotherwayisyoudosomeresearchworkandsubmityourprojectreport.

M：IthinkI'lltakethesecondway.

W：Fine,butareyousureyoucallfinishyourprojectintwelvemonths?

M：Idon'tknow.butIcanworktwelvehoursperdayandsevendaysperweek.

W：Well,I'dsuggestyouspendsometimeinourlibrary,tryingtofindoutwhatotherstudentshavedonebeforeandperhapsreconsideryourownproject,tosomeextent.Youmightnarrowyourresearcharea,concentratingonsolvingoneortwomajorproblems.And,it'dbeagoodideatotalktoyourcolleaguesinthelab,first.Anyway,I'msurewecanworkoutsomethinggood.ShallIseey

A.RightB.Wrong

6.聽力原文：M：Haveyousettledin?

W：Yes，Ifeelmyselfquiteathomenow．Ihaven'tgotusedtothefoodyetbutI'menjoyingthelifeoncampus．

M：Good．Nowwe'dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies．Weofferaverywiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse，asyouknow，butyoucanonlytakesixcourses．Doyouknowwhatyouwanttodoyet?

W：Yes，moreorless：butI'mnotsurewhethertodobiologicalsciencesorGerman．

M：Well，that'squiteadifference．Let'ssee…you'veselectedtodo：physicalsciences，basicelectronics，artanddesign，CAD…that'scomputeraideddesignandEnglish．

W：Yes，fivecourses．

M：That'squitearange．Don'tyouwanttodomathsorcomputerprogramming，forexample?

W：Well,I'minterestedinelectronicsincomputersespeciallyinwritingcomputergames．I'dliketoproduceeducationalsoftware，educationalgames，

eventually．I'vetaughtmyselfalotofprogrammingandIwasgoodatmaths．Idon'tthinkIneedeitherofthem．

M：Then．whydidyouchoosetodoananddesign?

W：Well．thatwillbegoodformygraphics．Ineedthattoproducegames…CAD．too．I'veneverdonecomputeraideddesignbefore．

M：No…right…they'vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices…you'llenjoythat．So…thatleavesEnglish．It'smostlyEnglishliterature．IknowyourEnglishisallright．Butasafirstyearstudent．you'llhavetotaketheCambridgeProficiencyTest．

W：Allfight．

Whoistheman?

A.Studentadvisor.

B.Courseteacher.

C.Admissionsofficer.

D.Departmentsecretary.

7.Whatdoes"itisasplainasthenoseonyourface"mean?,

A.Itiseasytosolve.

B.Somethinglookslikeyournose.

C.Itissomethingquiteunderstandable.

D.Thereisaplain-lookingnoseonyourface.

8.Wherewastheinterviewconducted?

9.Womenhavemorefatcellssowomenhavelesswater.

A.RightB.Wrong

10.Strokesmaysometimesdestroyallofthemirrorimage.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningdifficultandpainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleimanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're“hot”.That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso.Thepossibleexplanationisthatoneisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrelingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle.butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleimanbelieves．Maybeyou'resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway．Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroubleforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

Whatshouldonedoifhewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning?

A.Changehisenergycycle.

B.Overcomehislaziness.

C.Getupearlierthanusual.

D.Gotobedearlier.

12.聽力原文：M:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?

M:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?

M:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.

W:Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M:Yestheywere,butthetransitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.

W:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M:Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto22,000feet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet.That'sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet.

W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontroller'sinstructions.

M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplymisunderstanding.

W:Wow,that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother.

Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

A.Badweather.

B.Humanerror.

C.Breakdownoftheengines.

D.Communicationssystemfailure.

13.Whataretheshoppinggoodsthatarebasicallyconsideredthesame?

A.Thosethatsatisfysimilarneedsoftheconsumer.

B.Thosethatconsumersdon'tcarewheretobuy.

C.Thosethatconsumersspendmuchtimelookingfor.

D.Thosethatcanbefoundeverywhere.

14.WhatwaspotatousedforinEuropeatfirst?

15.WherecouldtheboatsfindthelettersatCapeHorn?

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(44)

17.(33)

18.(34)

19.(42)

20.(40)

21.(43)

22.

【C5】

23.(48)

24.(35)

25.(50)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(72)

27.

Intheirstudy,researchersledbyPierreMaquettookadvantageofthetechniqueof______.

A.exposingalong-heldfolkwisdom

B.clarifyingthepredictionsondreams

C.makingcontrastsandcomparisons

D.correlatingeffectswiththeircauses

28.Throughouthistorytherehavebeenmanyunusualtaxesleviedonsuchthingsashats，beds，baths，marriages，andfunerals．AtonetimeEnglandleviedataxonsunlightbycollectionfromeveryhouseholdwithsixormorewindows．Andaccordingtolegend，therewasaTurkishrulerwhocollectedataxeachtimehedinedwithoneofhissubjects．Why?Topayforthewearandtearonhisteeth!

Differentkindsoftaxeshelptospreadthetaxburden．Anyonewhopaysataxissaidto“beartheburden”ofthetax．Theburdenofataxmayfallmoreheavilyonsomepersonsthanonothers．Thatiswhythethreelevelsofgovernmentinthiscountryuseseveralkindsoftaxes．Thisspreadstheburdenoftaxesamongmorepeople．Fromthestandpointoftheiruse，themostimportanttaxesareincometaxes，propertytaxes，salestaxes，andestate，inheritance，andgifttaxes．Someareusedbyonlyonelevelofgovernment；othersbytwoorevenallthreelevels．Togetherthesedifferenttaxesmakeupwhatiscalledourtaxsystem．

Incometaxesarethemainsourceoffederalrevenues．Thefederalgovernmentgetsmorethanthree-fourthsofitsrevenuefromincometaxes．Asitsnameindicated，anincometaxisataxonearnings．Bothindividualsandbusinesscorporationspayafederalincometax．

TheoldesttaxintheUnitedStatestodayisthepropertytax．Itprovidesmostoftheincomeforlocalgovernments．Itprovidesatleastapartoftheincomeforallbutafewstates．Itisnotusedbythefederalgovernment．

Asalestaxisataxleviedonpurchases．MostpeoplelivingintheUnitedStatesknowaboutsalestaxessincetheyareusedinallbutfourstates．Actuallythereareseveralkindsofsalestaxes，butonlythreeofthemareimportant．Theyaregeneralsalestaxes，excisetaxes，andimporttaxes．

Otherthreecloselyrelatedtaxesareestate，inheritance，andgifttaxes．Everythingapersonowns，includingbothrealandpersonalproperty，makesuphisorherestate．Whensomeonedies，ownershipofhisorherpropertyorestatepassesontooneormoreindividualsororganizations．Beforethepropertyistransferred，however，itissubjecttoanestatetaxifitsvalueexceedsacertainamount．

ThereasonthattheTurkishrulercollectedadiningtaxistopayfor_______．

A.theinconvenienceforhimtoputonandtakeoffclothes

B.thedamagethateatingdidtohisteeth

C.hiseffortstocutthefoodintopieces

D.thedecayofhisteethbecauseofsugar

29.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Itwasamomentmostbusinessexecutiveswouldpausetosavor:latelastyear,GermansportinggoodspioneerAdidaslearnedthatafteryearsofdecliningmarketshare,thecompanyhadsprintedpastU.S.ReebokInternationaltotakethesecondplacebehindNikeintheraceforworldwidesales.ButRobertLouis-Dreyfus,therumpledFrenchmanwhonowrunsAdidas,anddidn'tevenstopforoneofhistrademarkHavanacigarsincelebration,worriedthatthecompanywouldgrowcomplacent.Instead,heandagroupoffriendsboughtFrenchsoccerclubOlympicdeMarseille"Nowthat'ssomethingIhavedreamedaboutsinceIwasakid."Louis-Dreyfussayswithanadolescentgrin.

66.______

Withsalesinthefirstthreequartersof1996at$2.5billion,upablithering30.7%over1995,it'shardtorecallthedismalshapeAdidaswasinwhenLouis-DreyfustookoveraschairmaninApril1993.Foundedin1920byAdiDassler,theinventorofthefirstshoesdesignedespeciallyforsports,thecompanyenjoyedanearmonopolyinathleticshoesuntilanupstartcalledNikeappearedinthe1970sandrodetherunningfadtoriches.Bytheearly1990sAdidashadcomeunderthecontrolofFrenchbusinessmanBernardTapie,whowaslaterjailedforbribingthreeFrenchsoccerplayers.AlthoughthecompanytriedtospruceupitsstaidimagewithateamofAmericandesigners,Adidaslostmorethan$100millionin1992,promptingtheFrenchbanksthathadacquiredcontrolofthecompanyfromTapietobeginadesperatesearchforanewowner.

67.______

Thepoker-lovingLouis-Dreyfusknewhehadbeendealtawinninghand.FollowingtheleadsetbyNikeinthe1970s,hemovedproductiontolow-wagefactoriesinChina,IndonesiaandThailandandsoldAdidas'EuropeanfactoriesforatokenoneDeutschemarkapiece.HehiredPeterMoore,aformerproductdesigneratNike,ascreativedirector,andsetupstudiosinGermanyfortheEuropeanmarketandinPortland,Oregon,fortheU.S.Hethenriskedeverythingbydoublinghisadvertisingbudget."Wewentfromamanufacturingcompanytoamarketingcompany,"saysLouis-Dreyfus."Itdidn'ttakeagenius—youjusthadtolookatwhatNikeandReebokweredoing.Itwaseasierforsomeonecomingfromtheoutside,withnobaggage,todoit,thanforsomebodyfrominsidethecompany."

68.______

"ThemarketingatAdidasisvery,verygoodrightnow,"saysEugenioDiMaria,editorofSportingGoodIntelligence,anindustrynewsletterperceivingAdidasasaveryyoungbrand."Thecompanyisparticularlystronginapparel,muchstrongerthanNikeandReebok."

Although90%ofAdidasproductsforwearonstreetinsteadofsportsfields,Louis-DreyfusfeltthepreviousmanagementhadlostsightofAdidas'rootsasasportingproductscompany.Afterall,AdiDasslerinventedthescrew-instudforthesoccershoeandshodAmericanchampionJesseOwensinthe1936Olympics.Sohesoldofforfoldedothernon-corebrandsthatAdidashaddeveloped,includingLeCoqSportif,ArenaandPony.Europeisstillthecompany'slargestmarketbecauseAdidasdominatestheapparelindustryandthankstosoccer'smassivepopularitythere,Louis-Dreyfttsisquicktosharecreditfortheturnaroundwithasmallgroupoffriendswhoboughtthecompanywithhimin1993.OneofthosefellowinvestorsisaformerIMScolleague,ChristianTourres,nowsalesdirectoratAdidas."We'reprettycomplementarybecauseI'mabitofadreamer,soit'sgoodtohavesomebodyknockingonyourheadtoremindyouthere'sabudget,"saysLouis-Dreyfus.

Commutingtothefirm

30.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Answerquestions71～80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=RotherhitheB=BarnesC=WillesdenD=King'sCross

Whichcity...

usedtohavelotofproblemssuchasdrugs,streetcrime,etc.?71.______

hastheunpopularstyle.ofarchitecture?72.______

hasthemostexpensiveproperties?73.______

offersbigout-fashionedhousesatlowerprice?74.______

islocatedinaquietresidentialarea?75.______

sawabigincreaseinpricelastyear?76.______

willbuildalotofnewfacilities?77.______

isestimatedtobeagoodinvestment?78.______

encouragesnight-lifecultureforyoungpeople?79.______

createsenergeticmulti-culturalatmosphere?80.______

ARotherhithe

Rotherhithemaybemostfamousforitscongestedtunnelbutmanyyoungbuyersarewanningtoitsriversidecharms.

Itisstillmuchcheaperthanitswatersideneighbors.Thehousingstockispredominately1980sflats,manyarrangedincul-de-sacs(死胡同)andclosesaroundSurreyQuaysRoad.

TheunpopulararchitecturehasledtotheareabeingcalledtheMiltonKeynesofLondonbutpropertiesarespaciousandunfashionablestyle.haskeptpricesdown.

PaulMitchell,ofestateagentsAlexNeil,says,"Thereispreciouslittleperiodproperty,butyouwillgetfarmoreforyourmoneyherethanaVictorianhousewithlotsoforiginalfeaturesdowntheroadinBermondsey."

SurryQuaysshoppingcenterprovidesalltheamenitiesofahighstreetbuttheareaislackinginfun.However,SouthwarkCouncilisintalkstodevelopthe"nighttimeeconomy"whichcouldwellleadtoanincreaseinbarsandrestaurantstocaterforthegrowingnumberofyoungprofessionalresidents.

"Itispossibletogetagoodthree-bedroomhouseinRotherhithefor280,000,"saysSumineJordaan-Robinson,ofagentsBurwoodMarsh,"Abouteightminutes;walkfromtheJubileelinewhichwillhaveyouinBondstreetin15minutes.TherearenotthatmanyareasinLondonwherethatispossible."

BBarnes

BarnessitsjustacrosstheriverfromHammersmithinsouthwestLondon,butitcouldnotbemoredifferentfromthenoiseandbustleoftheoppositebank.

IthasbeencalledoneofthelasttrueLondon"villages"withhappyresidentskeepingitsoldschoolcharmsquietfromnoseyoutsidersandpotentialdevelopers.

BeingbytheriverandpredominatelyresidentialgivesBarnesanattractivelylazyvibe.Ithasatraditionalvillagegreencompletewithidyllicduckpondandquaintpub.ThehighstreetisaboutasfarfromthePoundShopandPrimarkambienceofitsneighborsasispossible.

ButbuyingintoBarnesisnotcheap."Familyhousesaresnappedupincrediblyquickly,"claimsChrisCarney,salesnegotiatoratBoileansestateagents."Itisveryhardtogetpropertiesofthissize,withoutsidespacesoclosetoLondon,whichiswhytheyareexpensive."

LargedetachedVictorianhousesonthetwomainroads,CastlenauandLonsdale,normallyhavebetweenfiveandsevenbedrooms,gardensof120ftandoffstreetparking.Thesesellforanythingbetween￡2millionand￡5million.

Bythevillagegr

31.

FromDr.Dustan'sstudywecaninferthat_____.

A.alow-saltdietmaybeprescribedforsomepeople

B.theamountofsaltintakehasnothingtodowithone'sbloodpressure

C.thereductionofsaltintakecancureahypertensivepatient

D.anextremelylow-saltdietmakesnodifferencetoanyone

32.(79)

33.

Whenmentioning“the$4millionto$10millionrange”(Line3-4,Paragraph3)theauthoristalkingabout______.

A.goldmarket

B.realestate

C.stockexchange

D.ventureinvestment

34.(67)

35.(78)

36.

Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat______.

A.manyrecruitinglettersfailedtoprovideMackReiterwithscholarships

B.mackReiterwantedtohelphisfamilygooutofthetrouble

C.traditionalscholarshipsareagoodsolutiontothetuitionproblemsinsomefamilies

D.mackReiterwasveryproudofhisnationalwrestlingchampionship

37.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Anyform.ofpropertyissubjecttoanestatetaxwhentransferred.

B.Propertytaxprovidesapartofincomeforlocalgovernment.

C.Thereareafewkindsofsalestaxes.

D.Individualsandcorporationsbothpayincometaxes.

38.Women'smindsworkdifferentlyfrommen's.Atleast,thatiswhatmostmenareconvincedof.Psychologistsviewthesubjecteitherasamatterorfrustrationorajoke.Nowthebiologistshavemovedintothisminefield,andsomeofthemhavefoundthattherearerealdifferencesbetweenthebrainsofmenandwomen.Butbeingdifferent,theypointouthurriedly,isnotthesameasbeingbetterorworse.

Thereis,however,adefinitestructuralvariationbetweenthemaleandfemalebrain.Thedifferenceisinapartofthebrainthatisusedinthemostcomplexintellectualprocesses—thelinkbetweenthetwohalvesofthebrain.

Thetwohalvesarelinkedbyatrunklineofbetween200and300millionnerves,thecorpuscallosum.Scientistshavefoundquiterecentlythatthecorpuscallosuminwomenisalwayslargerandprobablyricherinnervefibersthanitisinmen.Thisisthefirsttimethatastructuraldifferencehasbeenfoundbetweenthebrainsofwomenandmenanditmusthavesomesignificance.Thequestionis"What?",and,ifthisdifferenceexists,arethereothers?Researchshowsthatpresent-daywomenthinkdifferentlyandbehavedifferentlyfrommen.Aresomeofthesedifferencesbiologicalandinborn,aresultofevolution?Wetendtothinkthatistheinfluenceofsocietythatproducesthesedifferences.Butcouldwebewrong?

Researchshowedthatthesetwohalvesofthebrainhaddifferentfunctions,andthatthecorpuscallosumenabledthemtoworktogether.Formostpeople,thelefthalfisusedforwordhanding,analyticalandlogicalactivities;therighthalfworksonpictures,patternsandforms.Weneedbothhalvesworkingtogether.Andthebettertheconnections,themoreharmoniouslythetwohalveswork.And,accordingtoresearchfindings,womenhavethebetterconnections.

Butitisn'tallthateasytoexplaintheactualdifferencesbetweenskillsofmenandwomenonthisbasis.Inschoolsthroughouttheworldgirlstendtobebetterthanboysat"languagesubjects"andboysbetteratmathsandphysics.Ifthesedifferencescorrespondwiththedifferencesinthehemispherictrunkline,thereisanunalterabledistinctionbetweenthesexes.

Weshan'tknowforawhile,partlybecausewedon'tknowofanypreciserelationshipbetweenabilitiesinschoolsubjectandthefunctioningofthetwohalvesofthebrain,andwecannotunderstandhowthetwohalvesinteractviathecorpuscallosum.Butthisstrikingdifferencemusthavesomeeffectand,becausethedifferenceisinthepartsofthebraininvolvedinintellect,weshouldbelookingfordifferencesinintellectualprocessing.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Biologistsareconductingresearchwherepsychologistshavegivenup.

B.Braindifferencespointtosuperiorityofonesexovertheother.

C.Resultsofscientificresearchfailtosupportpopularbelief.

D.Thestructuraldifferenceinthebrainbetweenthesexeshaslongbeenknown.

39.TheissueofonlineprivacyintheInternetagefoundnewurgencyfollowingtheSept.11terroristattacks,sparkingdebateoverstrikingthecorrectbalancebetweenprotectingcivillibertiesandattemptingtopreventanothertragicterroristact.Whilepreventingterrorismcertainlyisofparamountimportance,privacyrightsshouldnotbedeemedirrelevant.

Inresponsetotheattacks,Congressquicklypassedlegislationthatincludedprovisionsexpandingrightsofinvestigatorstointerceptwire,oralandelectroniccommunicationsofallegedhackersandterrorists.Civillibertiesgroupsexpressedconcernsoverthe