09年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試模擬題及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled“HowtoConductPatrioticEducationAmongtheYouthofToday”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.我國(guó)愛國(guó)主義教育的現(xiàn)狀;2.愛國(guó)主義教育的重要意義;3.如何在青少年中開展愛國(guó)主義教育?PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Work-lifebalance:WaystorestoreharmonyandreducestressFindingwork-lifebalanceintoday’sfrenetically(瘋狂)pacedworldisnosimpletask.Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyoumissoutonarewardingpersonallife.Thenagain,whenyoufacechallengesinyourpersonallife,suchascaringforanagingparentorcopingwithmaritalproblems,concentratingonyourjobcanbedifficult.Whethertheproblemistoomuchfocusonworkortoolittle,whenyourworklifeandyourpersonallifefeeloutofbalance,stress—alongwithitsharmfuleffects—istheresult.Thegoodnewsisthatyoucantakecontrolofyourwork-lifebalance—andgiveyourselfthetimetodothethingsthataremostimportanttoyou.Thefirststepistorecognizehowtheworldofworkhaschanged.Thenyoucanevaluateyourrelationshiptoworkandapplysomespecificstrategiesforstrikingahealthierbalance.HowworkinvadesyourpersonallifeTherewasatimewhenemployeesshowedupforworkMondaythroughFridayandworkedeight-tonine-hourdays.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomewerefairlyclearthen.Buttheworldhaschangedand,unfortunately,theboundarieshaveblurredformanyworkers.Here’swhy:●Globaleconomy.Asmoreskilledworkersenterthegloballabormarketandcompaniesoutsourceormovemorejobstoreducelaborcosts,peoplefeelpressuredtoworklongerandproducemorejusttoprotecttheirjobs.●Internationalbusiness.Workcontinuesaroundtheworld24hoursadayforsomepeople.Ifyouworkinaninternationalorganization,youmightbeoncallaroundtheclockfortroubleshootingorconsulting.●Advancedcommunicationtechnology.Manypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoworkanywhere—fromtheirhome,fromtheircarandevenonvacation.Andsomemanagersexpectthis.●Longerhours.Employerscommonlyaskemployeestoworklongerhoursthanthey’rescheduled.Often,overtimeismandatory(強(qiáng)制性的).Ifyouhopetomoveupthecareerladder,youmayfindyourselfregularlyworkingmorethan40hoursaweektoachieveandexceedexpectations.Sometimesworkingovertimeisimportant.Ifyouworkforacompanythatrequiresmandatoryovertime,youwon’tbeabletoavoidit,butyoucanlearntomanageit.Mostimportantly,saynowhenyou’retootired,whenit’saffectingyourhealthorwhenyouhavecrucialfamilyobligations.Strikingthebestwork-lifebalanceFormostpeople,juggling(巧妙處理)thedemandsofcareerandpersonallifeisanongoingchallenge.Withsomanydemandsonyourtime—fromovertimetofamilyobligations—itcanfeeldifficulttostrikethisbalance.Thegoalistomaketimefortheactivitiesthatarethemostimportanttoyou.Herearesomeideastohelpyoufindthebalancethat’sbestforyou:●Learntosayno.Whetherit’saco-workeraskingyoutospearhead(充當(dāng)先鋒)anextraprojectoryourchild’steacheraskingyoutomanagetheclassplay,rememberthatit’sOKtorespectfullysayno.Whenyouquitdoingthethingsyouonlydooutofguiltorafalsesenseofobligation,you’llmakemoreroominyourlifefortheactivitiesthataremeaningfultoyouandbringyoujoy.●Leaveworkatwork.Makeaconsciousdecisiontoseparateworktimefrompersonaltime.Whenwithyourfamily,forinstance,turnoffyourcellphoneandputawayyourlaptopcomputer.●Manageyourtime.Organizehouseholdtasksefficiently.Dooneortwoloadsoflaundryeveryday,ratherthansavingitallforyourdayoff.Aweeklyfamilycalendarofimportantdatesandadailylistofto-doswillhelpyouavoiddeadlinepanic.Ifyouremployeroffersacourseintimemanagement,signupforit.●Getenoughsleep.There’snothingasstressfulandpotentiallydangerousasworkingwhenyou’resleep-deprived.Notonlyisyourproductivityaffected,butalsoyoucanmakecostlymistakes.Youmaythenhavetoworkevenmorehourstomakeupforthesemistakes.●Communicateclearly.Limittime-consumingmisunderstandingsbycommunicatingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.Takenotesifnecessary.●Nurtureyourself.Setasidetimeeachdayforanactivitythatyouenjoy,suchaswalking,workingoutorlisteningtomusic.●Setasideonenighteachweekforrecreation.Takethephoneoffthehook,powerdownthecomputerandturnofftheTV.Discoveractivitiesyoucandowithyourpartner,familyorfriends,suchasplayinggolf,fishingorcanoeing.Makingtimeforactivitiesyouenjoywillrejuvenate(使年輕)you.Remember,strikingawork-lifebalanceisn’taone-shotdeal.Creatingbalanceinyourlifeisacontinuousprocess.Balancedoesn’tmeandoingeverything.Examineyourprioritiesandsetboundaries.Befirminwhatyoucanandcannotdo.Onlyyoucanrestoreharmonytoyourlifestyle.1.Whatwillhappenifyourworklifeandpersonallifefeeloutofbalance?A)Youwillhavelittletimetofinishyourwork.B)Youmayfeelstress,whichwillaffectyounegatively.C)Youwillhavealotoftimetosharewithyourfamily.D)Youwillneverbalancethecombinationoflifeandwork.2.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomehaveblurredforthefollowingreasons,EXCEPT_______.A)globaleconomyB)changesinfamilyrolesC)advancedcommunicationtechnologyD)highdivorcerate3.Whatwillhappenifyou’respendingmostofyourtimeatwork?A)Youwilllosebothhealthandwealth.B)Youwillbehatedbyyourlovedones.C)Youwillloseallyourfriends.D)Youmaybegivenmoreresponsibility.4.Accordingtothepassage,you’dbettersaynotomandatoryovertimewhen_______________.A)yougetboredwiththeworkB)youarenotinterestedintheworkC)youcan’tgetadditionalallowanceD)youhavecrucialfamilyobligations5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A)Youshoulddothethingspeopleaskyoutodowithoutfeelingguilty.B)Youshouldn’tdothethingspeopleaskyoutodoifyoudon’twantto.C)Todothingspeopleaskyoutodocanbringyoualotofjoy.D)Todothingsforyourselfismoremeaningfulthantodothingsforothers.6.WhatwillNOThappenifyoudon’tgetenoughsleep?A)Youwillfeelstressedwhileworking.B)Youwillhavenosenseofexhaustion.C)Youcanmakecostlymistakes.D)Youwillhavelowproductivity.7.Whatdoestherealbalancemeanaccordingtotheauthor?A)Examiningprioritiesanddecidingwhatisthemostimportanttoyou.B)Doingeverythingyouwanttodowhetheryoucandoitornot.C)Sayingyestoeverybodyinordertomaintaingoodrelationships.D)Beingfirmthatworkingovertimewillstrikeawork-lifebalance.8.Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyouwon’thaveenoughtimetoenjoyyour_______________.9.Youhaveslowresponsesandyoureye-handcoordinationdecreaseswhenyou’re________.10.Youcansavealotoftimeandavoidmisunderstandingsifyoucommunicateclearlyand____________.PartIIIReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)■SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Majorretailersandcarmanufacturershaveslashed(削減)theirmarketingbudgetsinthesixmonthstoOctober,2008,asthefinancialcrisishastakenitstoll,whilesupermarketshave11advertisingspendinginabattletoprovethattheyofferthemost12prices.AccordingtonewresearchundertakenforTheDailyTelegraphbyNielsenMediaResearch,inthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2008,Marks&Spencer’sadvertisingspendfell20.3pcto￡25.3m,13withthesameperiodin2007.Whiletheretailerhasspentheavilyonacampaign14celebritiesinthepasttwoyears,itisunderstoodtobecuttingbackoncelebrityspendingin2009.Theretaileris,however,stilltheUK’s25thlargestspenderonadvertising,15beingat17thplaceinthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2007.Carmanufacturershavealsosignificantly16backonmarketingspending,believedtobearesultofthefinancialcrisis.AccordingtoNielsen,Fordspent￡26.6minthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2008,down21pcfromthesameperiodlastyear.Vauxhallalso17spendingby15.6pcintheperiodto￡26.5m.Forsupermarkets,however,asignificantincreaseinadvertisingspending,itappears,isa18astheyseektowoo(追求)increasinglyprice-19customers.Theleadingsupermarketshave20anaggressivepricewarinthepastsixmonthsasconsumershavebeenfacedwithnewsofhigherfoodprices.A)conscientiousI)necessityB)consciousJ)contributionC)againstK)reducedD)despiteL)moreoverE)comparingM)scaledF)comparedN)competitiveG)launchedO)featuringH)boosted■SectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therearemorethan2,000differentkindsofmosquitoes.Femalemosquitoesbitepeopletodrinktheirblood.Malemosquitoesdonotdrinkblood.Theydrinkfluidsfromplants.Thefemalemosquitousesitsthinsuckingtubetobreaktheskin,findbloodandinjectthevictimwithasubstancethatkeepsbloodflowing.Thefemalemosquitodrinksthebloodandusesittoproduceasmanyas250eggs.Theinsectleavestheeggsinanystandingwater.Theeggsproduceworm-likecreaturescalledlarvae(幼蟲)intwodaystoafewmonths.However,someeggscanstayinwaterforyearsuntilconditionsarerightfordevelopment.Thelarvaefeedonorganismsinthewater.Afterfourtotendays,theychangeagain,intocreaturescalledpupas(蛹).Thepupasrisetothesurfaceofthewater.Adultmosquitoespullthemselvesoutofthepupasandflyaway.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysmosquitoescarryorganismsthatcausediseaseanddeathformillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.Themostimportantdiseasespreadbymosquitoesismalaria(瘧疾).TheWHOsays247millionpeoplebecameinfectedwithmalariain2006.Malariacausedalmostonemilliondeaths,mostlyamongchildreninAfrica.ThediseaseisfoundinmorethanonehundredcountriesinAfrica,Asia,thewesternPacificOcean,theMiddleEastandCentralandSouthAmerica.Malariaparasites(寄生蟲)enteraperson’sbloodthroughamosquitobite.Theseorganismstraveltotheliver.Theygrowanddividethere.Afteraweekortwo,theparasitesinvaderedbloodcellsandreproducethousandsoftimes.Theycausetheperson’sbodytemperaturetorise.Theyalsomaydestroymajororgans.Peoplewithmalariamaysufferkidneyfailureorlossofredbloodcells.Somemedicinesaregenerallyeffectiveinpreventingandtreatingmalaria.Theyaredesignedtopreventtheparasitesfromdevelopinginthebody.Peoplediefrommalariabecausetheyarenottreatedforthediseaseorthetreatmentisdelayed.21.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_________.A)femalemosquitoesdon’tbiteanimalsB)femalemosquitoesbitepeopleforasubstancethatkeepsbloodflowingC)malariaisfoundeverywhereintheworldD)countriesinEuropeandNorthAmericahavelowmalariadeathrate22.Whatistherightorderinwhichmosquitoesgrow?a.Adultmosquitoespullthemselvesoutofthepupasandflyaway.b.Thelarvaechangeintocreaturescalledpupas.c.Theinsectleavestheeggsinanystandingwater.d.Theeggsproduceworm-likecreaturescalledlarvae.A)c,a,b,dB)d,c,b,aC)c,d,b,aD)d,b,c,a23.AccordingtotheWHO,theorganismscarriedbymosquitoes__________.A)arethefoodforlarvaeB)haveledtothedeathofmillionsofpeopleintheworldC)invaderedbloodcellsfirstandthendestroymajororgansD)canenteraperson’sbrainthroughthemosquito’sbite24.Accordingtothepassage,malariamedicinesaregenerallydesignedto_______.A)keeppeople’sbodytemperatureatanormallevelB)preventparasitesfromenteringpeople’sskinsC)stopparasitesfromgrowinginsidethebodyD)stopparasitesfrominvadingredbloodcells25.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A)Thegrowingprocessofmosquitoesandthediseasesspreadbythem.B)Themedicinesusedinpreventingandtreatingmalaria.C)Thekindsofmosquitoesintheworldtoday.D)Thelarvaeofmosquitoesfeedonorganismsinthewater.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Conservationistscallthemhotspots—habitatsthatcoverjust1.4percentoftheearth’slandsurfacebutaresorichinbiologicaldiversitythatpreservingthemcouldkeepanastonishingnumberofplantandanimalspeciesofftheendangeredlist.Since1988,whenDr.NormanMyersandhiscolleaguesbegandescribingthesehotspotsinaseriesofscientificpapersandarguingfortheirprotection,theyhavebecomeafocusofworldwideconservationefforts.Privateorganizationsandgovernmentagencies,includingtheWorldBank,havemadepreserving25suchecologicalarksatoppriorityforfinancingandprotectivelegislation.Butagrowingchorusofscientistsiswarningthatdirectingconservationfundstohotspotsmaybearecipeformajorlossesinthefuture.Ofspeciesthatliveonland,nearlyhalfofallplantsandmorethanathirdofallanimalsarefoundonlyinthehotspots.Buttheydonotincludemanyrarespeciesandmajoranimalgroupsthatliveinlessbiologicallyrichregions(“coldspots”).Andthehot-spotconceptdoesnotfactorintheimportanceofsomeecosystemstohumanbeings,thescientistsargue.Thisdebatehasbeensimmeringquietlyamongbiologistsforyears;however,itiscomingtoaboilnowwiththepublicationofanarticleinthecurrentissueofAmericanScientistarguingthat“callstodirectconservationfundingtotheworld’sbiodiversityhotspotsmaybebadinvestmentadvice.”“Thehot-spotconcepthasgrownsopopularinrecentyearswithinthelargerconservationcommunitythatitnowriskseclipsingallotherapproaches,”writetheauthorsofthepaper.“Theofficersanddirectorsofalltoomanyfoundations,non-governmentalorganizationsandinternationalagencieshavebeenseducedbythesimplicityofthehotspotidea,”theygoon.“Weworrythattheinitiallyappealingideaofgettingthemostspeciesperunitareais,infact,athoroughlymisleadingstrategy.”Buthotspotshavetheirardentdefenders,notablyDr.NormanMyersandDr.RussellMittermeier.Dr.Myerssayshotspotshavebeensuccessfulatattractingattentionandfinancingforconservationintropicalcountries.“Andthathasbeengood,”hesaid.“Nooneissuggestingthatoneinvestsolelyinhotspots,butifyouwanttoavoidextinctions,youhavetoinvestinthem.”26.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A)ADebateonPreservingHotSpotsB)AnIntroductiontoHotSpotsC)HotSpotsvs.ColdSpotsD)HowtoFinanceHotSpots27.Hotspotsoccupyasmallpercentageoftheearth’slandsurfacewith_____________.A)athirdofallplantsB)manymajoranimalgroupslivingincoldspotsC)richbiologicaldiversityD)manyrarespecieslivingincoldspots28.Criticsofhotspotsholdtheopinionthat________.A)hotspotsarealwaysasimportantascoldspotsB)itisunwisetoinvestlargelyinhotspotsC)governmentsshouldchoosethebesttimetoinvestinhotspotsD)thehot-spotapproachisamisleadingstrategyfromtheverybeginning29.AccordingtoDr.NormanMyers,_________.A)protectingandinvestinginhotspotscansavespeciesfromextinctionB)conservationeffortsshouldnotcenteronhotspotsC)governmentsshouldinvestmostincoldspotsD)thehot-spotapproachnowisnotasgoodasitwasinthepast30.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthehot-spotapproach?A)Critical.B)Neutral.C)Supportive.D)Doubtful.PartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Twomillionyearsago,justastheEarth’sprimitiveapemenwereevolvingintobig-brainedhumans,apairofsupernovaeexplosionsoccurrednearEarth.Ourplanetwasbuffeted(沖擊)withblastsofradiation—with31effects.“Thesesupernovaewould32awayourprotectiveozonelayer,”saidDrNarcisoBenitezofJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Earthlostitsprotection33ultravioletlight.Allsortsofmutational(突變)damagetoanimals’DNAwouldhaveoccurred.Newspeciescouldhaveemerged34.ItispossiblethatHomosapiens(智人)mayhavebeenoneofthese.Thelikely35ofasupernova’sradiationledscientistsinthepast36thatonemayhaveaffected37onEarth.Beniteznowbelievesthat38twosupernovaeoccurrednearEarthtwomillionyearsago:Thefirstwouldhaveblastedspacefree39interstellarparticles;andthesecondwouldhavestruckEarthatfullforce,40itsozonelayer.ObservationsofspacearoundourSunhaverevealedthat,41therestofthegalaxy,spacenearushaslittleinterstellargasinit.“42itismissingmuchofitsdustandgas—justasifasupernova43itout,”addedMaíz-Apellániz.44,ourtinycornerofthegalaxyappearstohavebeensweptcleanbyasupernovabrushabouttwomillionyearsago;andintriguingly,atjustthistime,asetofextinctions—knownasthePliocene(上新世)/Pleistocene(更新世)extinctions—isalsoknown45.Itwasalsoaroundthistimethatmankind’sdirectancestor,Homoerectus,thespecies46tobethefirsttruehumanbeing,appearedinAfricaandAsiaafter47moreprimitiveape-likecreatures.Thesebeingsmayhavebeensomeoftheluckyfewwhowereableto48advantageofconditionsinthesehazardous,radioactive49.Thistriumphonlyoccurredthankstothiscelestial(上天的)50,however.31.A)devastateB)devastatingC)devastatedD)devastation32.A)blowB)haveblownC)blewD)beblowing33.A)inB)onC)againstD)to34.A)asaresultofB)asaresultC)theendresultD)fromtheresultof35.A)compactB)contactC)intactD)impact36.A)speculateB)speculatingC)tospeculateD)speculated37.A)evolutionB)revolutionC)resolutionD)solution38.A)atleastB)atmostC)atfirstD)atlast39.A)withB)withoutC)atD)of40.A)destroyedB)todestroyC)destroyingD)destroy41.A)unlikelyB)likelyC)unlikeD)dislike42.A)DefinitelyB)ObviouslyC)EventuallyD)Essentially43.A)wouldcleanB)cleanedC)havecleanedD)hadcleaned44.A)InwordB)InwordsC)InotherwordsD)Inaword45.A)tooccurB)tohaveoccurredC)occurringD)haveoccurred46.A)consideredB)wasconsideredC)consideringD)beingconsidered47.A)placingB)replacingC)beingplacedD)beingreplaced48.A)getB)gainC)winD)take49.A)reasonsB)resultsC)spacesD)times50.A)inventionB)interventionC)conventionD)creationPartVTranslation(5minutes)Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.51.Don’tgetinvolvedinlovegamestooearly._______(要是……該怎么辦)yousufferfromfailureinlove?52.Thatcar___________________(盡給我添麻煩)eversinceIboughtit.53._______________________(努力不吸入)thevapor,Thomasturnedhishead.54.Butforhiswife’sencouragement,he_____________(就不能發(fā)明那個(gè)機(jī)器).55.It_________________________(直到得到有關(guān)當(dāng)局的批準(zhǔn))thatwecanstartthejob.PartIWritingOnepossibleversion:HowtoConductPatrioticEducationAmongtheYouthofTodayTheseyearshaveseenawidespreadneglectofpatrioticeducationinoursociety.Accordingtosomeofficialreports,manypatrioticeducationcentershavebeencloseddownorkeptopentothepublicforothermoreprofitablepurposes,whilemanyofournationalheroeshavegivenwaytotoday’spopstarsinyouth’sminds.Ifthiscurrentisallowedtorunitscourse,Iamafraid,thingsareboundtoturnfortheworse,withlessandlesssenseofpatriotismleftintheyouth.Thesignificanceofpatrioticeducationtooursocietycanbeseenfromthefollowingperspectives:Patrioticeducationcanmakeyouthmoreawareoftheglorioushistoryandcultureofournation,thusbuildinguptheirsenseofprideasChinese.Furthermore,patrioticeducationhelpsyouthvaluetoday’shard-earnedlifesoastoholddearertheirgoldenchancesofenrichingthemselveswithknowledgeinpeace.Sothemostpressingissueforusnowishowtoeffectivelyinstillpatriotismintheyouthoftoday.Inmyopinion,thefirststepshouldbefocusedupongivingfullerplaytothepotentialofpatrioticeducationcentersinsteadofrunningthemforthepurposeofmakingmoney.Then,greatereffortsmustbemadetointegratepatrioticeducationintothecurriculumsthroughoutastudent’seducation.Inshort,wherethereiseffectivepatrioticeducationofyouth,thereisagreaterenhancementofnationalcohesion.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)1.B)。參見第三段“Whethertheproblemistoomuchfocusonworkortoolittle,whenyourworklifeandyourpersonallifefeeloutofbalance,stress—alongwithitsharmfuleffects—istheresult.”可知，當(dāng)你生活和工作的平衡被打亂的時(shí)候，你就會(huì)感到壓力，這種壓力會(huì)給你帶來不好的影響。2.D)。參見Howworkinvadesyourpersonallife小標(biāo)題下列舉的打亂生活和工作平衡的內(nèi)容可知，A)、B)、C)三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容與文章相符，唯有D)在文章中沒有提及。3.D)。參見Marriedtoyourwork小標(biāo)題下列舉的過度工作可能給自己和家人或朋友帶來的影響可知，文章提到了過度工作會(huì)使你疲勞并導(dǎo)致效率低下;過度工作還會(huì)占用你與家人和朋友團(tuán)聚的時(shí)間而使親情、友情受到影響;過度工作還會(huì)使你深陷工作泥潭以至于你肩上的擔(dān)子越壓越重。A)、B)、C)三個(gè)選項(xiàng)在一定程度上改變了文章的含義，只有D)與原文內(nèi)容相符。4.D)。參見Marriedtoyourwork小標(biāo)題下“Mostimportantly,saynowhenyou’retootired,whenit’saffectingyourhealthorwhenyouhavecrucialfamilyobligations.”一句可知，當(dāng)你遇到如下三種情況的時(shí)候要對(duì)加班說“不”：太累了;影響到你的健康;有至關(guān)重要的家事。5.B)。參見Strikingthebestwork-lifebalance小標(biāo)題下畫線一句可知，作者是在建議大家學(xué)會(huì)說“不”，當(dāng)別人讓你幫助做某事的時(shí)候，你如果不想做，可以禮貌地拒絕，而不要強(qiáng)迫自己去做。6.B)。參見Strikingthebestwork-lifebalance小標(biāo)題下Getenoughsleep.一段所講述的內(nèi)容可知，如果你睡眠不足，你可能會(huì)在工作的時(shí)候感覺有壓力;你可能會(huì)犯錯(cuò)誤而因此付出高昂的代價(jià);你的工作效率低下。但是文章中并沒有說當(dāng)你睡眠不足的時(shí)候，你就沒有疲勞的感覺。7.A)?？v觀全文可知，本文作者認(rèn)為，做出正確的判斷和決定，判斷哪些事情比較緊急，決定哪些事情對(duì)你來說是最重要的。8.personallife。參見文章“Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyoumissoutonarewardingpersonallife.”一句可知，如果你的工作占用了你大部分時(shí)間，那么你就沒有足夠的時(shí)間來享受生活。9.tired。參見Marriedtoyourwork小標(biāo)題下“Yourabilitytothinkandyoureye-handcoordinationdecreasewhenyou’retired.”一句可知，當(dāng)你疲憊的時(shí)候你的反應(yīng)速度在降低，你手眼協(xié)調(diào)能力在下降。10.listencarefully。參見Strikingthebestwork-lifebalance小標(biāo)題下“Limittime-consumingmisunderstandingsbycommunicatingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.”一句可知，如果你在與人交流的時(shí)候表達(dá)清楚、仔細(xì)傾聽，那么你可以節(jié)省大量因?yàn)闇贤ㄖ械恼`解所浪費(fèi)的時(shí)間。PartIIIReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionA11.H)。該空應(yīng)該填入動(dòng)詞的過去分詞。查看相關(guān)選項(xiàng)F)compared(比較)、G)launched(發(fā)起)、H)boosted(增加)、K)reduced(減少)和M)scaled(按比例增加或減少)。本句中，while(而)提示逗號(hào)前后的兩個(gè)部分在語(yǔ)意上是對(duì)立的，逗號(hào)前部分提到了haveslashed(已經(jīng)大量削減)，那么逗號(hào)后的待填空就應(yīng)選擇一詞，其詞義與slashed相反，由于scale在該詞義下為不及物動(dòng)詞，故選H)。12.N)。該空應(yīng)該填入形容詞。查看相關(guān)選項(xiàng)A)conscientious(盡責(zé)的)、B)conscious(有意識(shí)的)和N)competitive(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的)，根據(jù)句意，超市增加廣告投入以證明其價(jià)格是最有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的，所以N)符合句意要求，為答案。13.F)。該空應(yīng)該填入非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞形式，并且能與with搭配。查看選項(xiàng)，只有compare能與with搭配，意思是“與……相比”，結(jié)構(gòu)是comparesth.withsth.，所以用在非謂語(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)中的形式是compared而不是comparing。14.O)。該空應(yīng)該填入非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。本題考查的是單詞的詞義和用法，查看相關(guān)選項(xiàng)，鎖定featuring，詞義是“由……主演，以……為特色”，為及物動(dòng)詞，該處的意思是“廣告活動(dòng)由名人代言”。15.D)。該空應(yīng)該填入一個(gè)介詞。此處講的是零售商減少了在廣告方面的投入，2007年的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)顯示他們?cè)趶V告方面的投入排名第17位，在2008年他們?cè)趶V告方面的排名是第25位。16.M)。該空應(yīng)該填入動(dòng)詞的過去分詞。查看相關(guān)選項(xiàng)G)launched、K)reduced和M)scaled。also提示該句提到的情況應(yīng)該和上文提到的retailer的情況相同，即削減廣告投入，所以可能選reduced和scaled，但reduce為及物動(dòng)詞，后面不能用介詞back。scaleback的意思是“按比例逐步減少”。17.K)。該空應(yīng)該填入動(dòng)詞的過去式。查看相關(guān)選項(xiàng)G)launched和K)reduced。該句提到的Vauxhall是例子，用來證明前文提到的汽車生產(chǎn)商削減市場(chǎng)投入，故應(yīng)填入reduced以在語(yǔ)意上和前文保持一致性。18.I)。該空應(yīng)該填入名詞。查看相關(guān)選項(xiàng)I)necessity(需要，必要性)和J)contribution(貢獻(xiàn))。根據(jù)句意，“大量增加廣告費(fèi)用”是“吸引更多的顧客”的條件。19.B)。該空應(yīng)該填入形容詞。查看相關(guān)選項(xiàng)A)conscientious(盡責(zé)的)和B)conscious(有意識(shí)的，特別注意的)，顧客當(dāng)然是對(duì)價(jià)格“特別注意”，而不是“盡責(zé)”。20.G)。該空應(yīng)該填入動(dòng)詞的過去分詞。查看相關(guān)選項(xiàng)G)launched。短語(yǔ)launchawar的意思是“發(fā)動(dòng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)”，符合句意，為答案。SectionBPassageOne21.D)。參見文章第四段“ThediseaseisfoundinmorethanonehundredcountriesinAfrica,Asia,thewesternPacificOcean,theMiddleEastandCentralandSouthAmerica.”可知，在世界上100多個(gè)國(guó)家已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)瘧疾這種疾病，如在非洲、亞洲、太平洋西海岸、中東、中美洲和南美洲。再根據(jù)本段第一句話“TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysmosquitoescarryorganismsthatcausediseaseanddeathformillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.”得知，瘧疾這種疾病能夠造成數(shù)百萬人死亡，所以可以推測(cè)出在上述地區(qū)由于瘧疾而產(chǎn)生的死亡率很高。因此，選擇D)選項(xiàng)，瘧疾在歐洲和北美洲有較低的死亡率。22.C)。本題是考查讀者對(duì)于文章的具體理解，即蚊子的成長(zhǎng)先后順序。由第二段“Theinsectleavestheeggsinanystandingwater.”可知，蚊子首先將卵排在靜止的水中，即c;由第三段“Theeggsproduceworm-likecreaturescalledlarvaeintwodaystoafewmonths.”可知，兩天或幾個(gè)月后，卵就孵化成蠕蟲狀的幼蟲，即d;由第三段“Afterfourtotendays,theychangeagain,intocreaturescalledpupas.”可知，四到十天后，幼蟲改變形態(tài)，變成蛹，即b;由第三段最后一句話“Adultmosquitoespullthemselvesoutofthepupasandflyaway.”可知，蚊子長(zhǎng)成后破繭而出，即a。所以，C)是正確選項(xiàng)。23.B)。參見文章第四段“TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysmosquitoescarryorganismsthatcausediseaseanddeathformillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.”可知，世界衛(wèi)生組織稱蚊子攜帶的生物體可以引發(fā)疾病，并導(dǎo)致世界上數(shù)百萬人死亡，所以選擇B)。A)、C)、D)三項(xiàng)與原文不符。24.C)。參見第六段“Theyaredesignedtopreventtheparasitesfromdevelopinginthebody.”可知，藥物的研制是為了阻止體內(nèi)寄生蟲的生長(zhǎng)發(fā)育，故選C)。其余三項(xiàng)與原文不符。25.A)。文章前三段是在講蚊子的生長(zhǎng)過程，后面幾段主要講由蚊子傳播的疾病，主要是瘧疾，所以A)是正確