英語閱讀(一)自考題-9

英語閱讀（一）自考題-9

（總分：100.00,做題時間：90分鐘）

一、{{B}}第一部分選擇題{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

二、{{B}}I.CAREFULREADING{{/B}}（總題數(shù):0,分?jǐn)?shù):0,00）

三、{{B}}Passage1{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：L分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

SincetheSecondWorldWar,therehasbeenanobvioustrend,

especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents,towardearly

marriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesof

adolescence,〃gosteady"throughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheir

formaleducationhasbeencompleted.Insomequarters,thereismuch

shakingofgrayingheadsoverthewaysofrebelliousyouth.However,

emotionalmaturitydoesnotgrowwithage;itdoesnotarrive

automaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveit

surprisinglyearly,whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyears

andten.

Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfroman

unsatisfyinghomelife,butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsof

isolationandloneliness.However,anymarriageenteredintoasan

escapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactisthat

marriageseldomsolvesone，sproblems;moreoften,itmerelyworsens

them.Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeiscapableof

carryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit;onemightsay

thattheyareabandoningoneidolonlytoworshipanother.Young

peoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelieving

thatsuccessistheultimategood,buttheythemselvesarewrongin

believingthattheyhavefoundthetruecenteroflife，smeaning.

Theirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyunrealisticand

thereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragic

disillusionmentisoftenboundtofollow.

Shallwe,then,jointhechorusofthoseagainstearlymarriages?One

cannotgeneralize,allearlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanall

lateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesredeterminednotbyhow

oldoneis,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,

eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageis

notanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsor

falseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?Good

marriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.(分

數(shù)：10.00)

(1).Thephrase“gosteady*(para.1)canbereplacedby.

A.breakupveryoften

B.keepchangingpartners

C.maintaintherelationship

D.believeinearlymarriages

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A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］題干實際是問g。steady的含義。字面可理解為“保持穩(wěn)定”，根據(jù)第一段段意可知，A、

B、D項都不合題意。

(2).Thephrase“shakingofgrayingheads”(para.1)refersto.

A.theangerofparents

B.thedisapprovalofoldpeople

C.theradicalbehaviorsoftheyoung

D.theunrulymannersofyounglovers

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A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］題干問，shakingofgrayingheads是指誰。字面意思是頭發(fā)花白的老人搖頭，引申一下

是指“老人不同意”。

(3).Besidesescapingfromunsatisfyinghomelife,youngpeoplealsomarryearly.

A.forpersonaldevelopment

B.forfinancialsupport

C.togetridoftheirloneliness

D.tostayawayfromtheirparents

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A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］題干問，除了逃避令人不滿意的家庭生活外，年輕人結(jié)婚早還為了什么。由文中第二段第

一句可知，...butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness,C項”為

了擺脫孤獨”正確。

(4).Accordingtotheauthor,marriagemoreoftenthannot.

?A.endsupindivorce

?B.leadstotragedies

?C.provestobesuccessful

?D.worsensone'sproblems

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A.

B.

C.

D.J

解析：［解析］題于問，對于作者來說，婚姻常常怎樣。moreoftenthannot意為“通常，往往”，由

文中第二段第四行可知，moreoften,itmerelyworsensthem,D項“使問題惡化”正確。

（5）.Theauthorarguesthat.

?A.olderpeoplesuspectear1ymarriages

?B.earlymarriagesshouldnotbeencouraged

?C.earlymarriagesarenotalwaysunsuccessful

?D.olderpeoplearewrongaboutearlymarriages

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A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］題干問，作者討論了什么。由文中最后一段可知，令人滿意的婚姻并不是由一個人的歲數(shù)

決定，而是由配偶的感情成熟來決定的。因此Iftheearlymarriage...whynot?暗含的意思是“早婚

并不總是不成功的”。

四、{{B}}Passage2{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

OnaJanuarydayin1975,KenandCatalinaBruggerwanderedthrough

anancientforestinMexicoonahighmountainslopeeightymiles

westofMexicoCity.Theairwasdampandcool.Theskywascloudy,

solittlelightreachedthroughthetrees.AstheBruggerswalked

along,theyrealizedtheywerehearingaquiet,constantnoise.It

waslikerainfallingonthefiretrees.Buttherewasnorain.They

lookedaroundforthesourceofthesound.Suddenly,sunlightbroke

throughthecloudsandlituptheforest.TheBruggersgaspedin

delight.Allaroundthem,thetreesshimmeredwiththebeatingof

brilliantorangeandblackwings.TheBruggersweresurroundedby

millionsofmonarchbutterflies,restingintheirwinterhome.

TheBrugger，sdiscoverywasimportantintheworldofbutterfly

study.Butterflyloversknewthat,lateeverysummer,monarchs

migratefromCanadaintoMexico.Morethan300millionofthefragile

creaturesmakethe2,500-mileflight.Butnooneknewwhatbecameof

thebutterfliesoncetheyreachedMexico.Withinthenextfewyears,

twelvemoremonarchroostswerediscovered.Theywereallalongthe

samemountainrangewheretheBruggershadmadetheirfind.Nowthe

mysterywassolved.

Themonarch，sstayinMexicoisjustonepartofanamazinglife

cycle.Everyspring,inMexico,femalemonarchslayenormousnumbers

ofeggs.Onefemalemaylaymorethanfourhundredamonth.She

attacheshereggstomilkweedplants.Themilkweedprovidesaperfect

firsthomefortheyoungmonarchs.Becausemilkweedispoisonousto

mostcreatures,birdsandotherbutterflyenemiesavoidit.But

monarchslovemilkweed.Theeggshatchinthreetotwelvedays,and

outcomewormlikelarvae（幼蟲）whichfeedonthemilkplant.The

poisondoesnothurtthem.Butitdoeshaveanimportanteffect.It

makesthemonarchaspoisonousastheplantwas.Abirdthateatsa

monarchwillbecomeverysickandnevereatanotherone.

Afterlivingfortwoweeksaslarvae,themonarchsattachthemselves

toleaves.Thentheyspincocoons（繭）?Afteraweek,thecocoons

openandthebutterfliesemerge,soontobegintheir2,500-mile

flightnorthwards.Manyofthemdieastheypassthroughsuch

southernstatesasTexasandLouisiana.Butfirsttheylaymoreeggs.

Afterafewweeks,anewgenerationofmonarchsisreadytocontinue

thejourney.Theyortheirchildrenorgrandchildrenwillreach

Canada,wheretheyspendthesummer.（分?jǐn)?shù)：io.oo）

（1）.TheBruggersdidnotknowwherethequiet,constantnoisecamefrombecauseitwas

?A.raining

?B.cloudy

?C.toobright

?D.windy

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A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。"Brugger一家不知道輕輕的、連續(xù)的噪音從何而來，原因是什么？”B選項“多

云”，是正確答案。文中第一段說Thesky...constantnoise。

（2）.Bythetimethearticlewaswritten,peoplehaddiscovered____.

A.1monarchroost

?B.12monarchroosts

?C.13monarchroosts

?D.400monarchroosts

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A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題?！碑?dāng)作者寫這篇文章的時候，人們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了什么？"C選項“13個大蝴蝶棲

木”，是正確答案。文中第二段說Butterflylovers...werediscoveredo可見，一共有13個棲木。

(3).BeforetheBrugger,sdiscovery,peopledidnotknow.

?A.howmonarchbutterflieslivedinCanada

?B.whenmonarchbutterfliesleftCanada

?C.whathappenedtomonarchbutterfliesinMexico

?D.wheremonarchbutterfliesinMexicocamefrom

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A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。”在Brugger的發(fā)現(xiàn)以前，人們不知道什么？"C選項“大蝴蝶在墨西哥發(fā)生了什

么”，是正確答案。文中第二段說Butnooneknewwhatbecameofthebutterfliesoncethey

reachedMexico<,A選項“大蝴蝶如何在加拿大生存”；B選項“大蝴蝶是什么時候離開加拿大的”;I)

選項“墨西哥的大蝴蝶來自哪里”。

(4).Themonarchbutterfliesmaketheirwinterhomein.

?A.Canada

?B.Mexico

?C.theU.S.

?D.TexasorLouisiana

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A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題?！按蠛谀睦锝⒍斓募遥俊盉選項“墨西哥”，是正確答案。文中第一段說

OnaJanuaryday...intheirwinterhome。A選項"加拿大"；C選項"美國"；D選項"得克薩斯或

路易斯安那”。

(5).Thearticleprovidesinformationaboutmonarchs'.

?A.migration,foodandsize

?B.food,sizeandnumber

?C.migration,foodandnumber

?D.migration,numberandsize

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A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題?！蔽恼绿峁┝舜蠛氖裁葱畔ⅲ?C選項“遷徙、食物和數(shù)量”，是正確答案。

依據(jù)是文章后兩段。A選項“遷徙、食物和大小”；B選項“食物、大小和數(shù)量”；D選項“遷徙、數(shù)量

和大小”，三個選項都不正確。

五、{{B}}Passage3{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

Howmanfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,the

originoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen

unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughts

andfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewith

eachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,called

letters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhich

couldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwrittenin

letters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociationthethingsthey

bringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusby

experience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecallto

usthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadand

learn,themorenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwriters,arethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalso

expressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal^powerfullytoourminds

andemotion.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecall

literarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecan

conveyhismeaninginwordsbysinginglikemusic,andwhichbytheir

positionandassociationcanmovemantotears.Weshould,therefore,

learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,orthey

willmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.（分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

（1）.Theoriginoflanguageis_____.

?A.alegendhandeddownfromthepast

?B.amatterthatishiddenorsecret

?C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer

?D.aproblemnotyetsolved

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A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］推理題。首句中inotherwords意思是“換句話說”，所連接的部分意思等同，由此可

知，我們不知道語言是如何形成的。即語言的起源依然是一個謎。

(2).Oneofthereasonswhymaninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandactionswas

that.

?A.theycouldagreeuponcertainsigns

?B.theycouldwritethemdown

?C.theycouldcommunicatewitheachother

?D.theycouldcombinethem

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A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段第二句"...sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother”可

知，人類創(chuàng)造某種聲音來表達(dá)思想和行為是為了相互交流。

(3).Whatistrueaboutwords?

?A.Theycannotbewrittendown.

?B.Theycanbewrittendown.

?C.Theyaresimplesounds.

?D.Theyaremysterious.

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A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題°從第一段最后一句"Thosesounds...wecallwordsw可知，words其實就是一

些簡單的聲音。

(4).Therealpowerofwordsexistsintheir.

?A.properties

?B.characteristics

?C.peculiarity

?D.representativefunctions

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A.

B.

C.

D.J

解析：［解析］推理題。從第一段可知，人們創(chuàng)造言語就是為了互相交流，而第二段第一句也指出言語的

能力存在于對出現(xiàn)在我們腦海中事物的表達(dá)，可見其力量蘊(yùn)含在其表達(dá)作用中。

(5).Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

?A.Themorewereadandlearn,themoreignorantweare.

?B.Themorewereadandlearn,themoreconfusedwewillbe.

C.Themorewereadandlearn,themorelearnedweare.

D.Themorewereadandlearn,themoresnobbishwebecome.

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A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］推理題。從第二段可知，我們讀得學(xué)得越多，就會知道越多對我們有意義的言語?？梢酝?/p>

出，我們讀得越多，學(xué)到的就越多。

六、{{B}}Passage4{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificantwaysfrom

othersofthesameage.Forthesechildrentodeveloptotheirfull

adultpotential,theireducationmustbeadaptedtothose

differences.

Althoughwefocusontheneedsofexceptionalchildren,wefind

ourselvesdescribingtheirenvironmentaswell.Whiletheleading

actoronthestagecapturesourattention,weareawareofthe

importanceofthesupportingplayersandthesceneryoftheplay

itself.Boththefamilyandthesocietyinwhichexceptionalchildren

liveareoftenthekeytotheirgrowthanddevelopment.Anditisin

thepublicschoolsthatwefindthefullexpressionofsociety,

understandingtheknowledge,hopes,andfearsthatarepassedonto

thenextgeneration.

Educationinanysocietyisamirrorofthatsociety.Inthatmirror

wecanseethestrengths,theweaknesses,thehopes,theprejudice,

andthecentralvaluesofthecultureitself.Thegreatinterestin

exceptionalchildrenshowninpubliceducationoverthepastthree

decadesindicatesthestrongfeelinginoursocietythatall

citizens,whatevertheirspecialconditions,deservetheopportunity

tofullydeveloptheircapabilities.

“Allmenarecreatedequal.We'vehearditmanytimes,butitstill

hasimportantmeaningforeducationinAmerica.Althoughthephrase

wasusedbythiscountry，sfounderstodenoteequalitybeforethe

law,ithasalsobeeninterpretedtomeanequalityofopportunity.

Thatconceptimplieseducationalopportunityforallchildren一the

rightofeachchildtoreceivehelpinlearningtothelimitsofhis

orhercapacity,whetherthatcapacitybesmallorgreat.Recent

courtdecisionshaveconfirmedtherightofallchildren一disabledor

not-toanappropriateeducation,andhaveorderedthatpublic

schoolstakethenecessarystepstoprovidethateducation.In

response,schoolsaremodifyingtheirprograms,adaptinginstruction

tochildrenwhoareexceptional,tothosewhocannotprofit

substantiallyfromregularprograms.（分?jǐn)?shù)：io.00）

（1）.InParagraph2,theauthorcitestheexampleoftheleadingactoronthestagetoshow

that.

?A.thegrowthofexceptionalchildrenhasmuchtodowiththeirfamiliesandthe

society

?B.exceptionalchildrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirfamiliesthannormalchildren

are

?C.exceptionalchildrenarethekeyinterestofthefamilyandsociety

?D.theneedsofthesocietyweighmuchheavierthantheneedsoftheexceptional

children

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A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］意圖判斷題。第二段談到，舞臺上的主角引人注目，但我們都知道配角和場景的重要性。

接著又說特殊兒童生活的家庭和社會對他們的成長和發(fā)展十分關(guān)鍵。

（2）.Thereasonwhyexceptionalchildrenreceivesomuchconcernineducationisthat

?A.theyareexpectedtobeleadersofthesociety

?B.theymightbecomeaburdenofthesociety

?C.theyshouldfullydeveloptheirpotentials

?D.disabledchildrendeservespecialconsideration

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A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第一段就告訴我們特殊兒童在一些特別的方面與同齡人不同。接著，指出對

于這些特殊兒童，為了發(fā)展他們自身正常人的潛能，必須調(diào)整教育方法以適應(yīng)他們的特點。

（3）.Thispassagemainlydealswith.

?A.thedifferencesofchildrenintheirlearningcapabilities

?B.thedefinitionofexceptionalchildreninmodernsociety

?C.specialeducationalprogramsforexceptionalchildren

?D.thenecessityofadaptingeducationtoexceptionalchiIdren

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A.

B.

c.

D.J

解析：［解析］主旨題。文章開篇就說明超常兒童與一般兒童有顯著區(qū)別。他們的成長與所處的環(huán)境息息

相關(guān)。接著談到教育是反映社會的鏡子，社會中人人應(yīng)該機(jī)會平等。特殊兒童也該受到與他們能力相適應(yīng)

的教育。

（4）.Fromthispassagewelearnthattheeducationalconcernforexceptionalchildren.

?A.isnowenjoyinglegalsupport

?B.disagreeswiththetraditionofthecountry

?C.wasclearlystatedbythecountry*sfounders

?D.willexertgreatinfluenceovercourtdecisions

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A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。最后一段談到最近的法院決議確保了兒童受到相應(yīng)教育的權(quán)利，并命令學(xué)校采取

必要措施提供相應(yīng)的教育。因此，選項A“得到法律支持”是正確的。

（5）.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

?A.Exceptionalchildrenrefertothosewithmentalorphysicalproblems.

?B.Theauthoruses"Allmenarecreatedequal"tocountertheschoolprogramfor

exceptionalchildren.

?C.RecentcourtdecisionsconfirmtherightsofexceptionalchiIdrentolearnwith

regularchiIdren.

?D.Regularschoolprogramsfailtomeettherequirementstodevelopthepotentialof

exceptionalchildren.

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A.

B.

C.

D.J

解析：［解析］推理題。文中引用美國憲法中的話“人生來是平等的”，不是為了反對學(xué)校對特殊兒童的

教育，而是為了說明人人都該有平等的機(jī)會，兒童受教育也是如此，所以B選項是錯誤的；文中最后一段

談到法院決定兒童無論有否缺陷都要受到相應(yīng)的、恰當(dāng)?shù)慕逃?，所以并不要求特殊兒童和正常兒童共同學(xué)

習(xí)，所以C項也不正確；最后一句話說他們實際上不能從常規(guī)教育中受益，從而得出D項正確。

七、{{B}}II.SPEEDREADING{{/B}}（總題數(shù):0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

八、{{B}}Passage5{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：L分?jǐn)?shù)：5.00）

InthelateI960's,manypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheir

attentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteel-and—glass

skyscraperswerewidelycriticized.Ecologistspointedoutthata

clusteroftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublic

transportationandparkinglotcapacities.

Skyscrapersarealsolavishconsumers,andwastersofelectricpower.

Inonerecentyear,theadditionof17millionsquarefeetof

skyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthepeakdailydemand

forelectricityby120,000Kilowatts一enoughtosupplytheentire

cityofAlbany,NewYork,foraday.

Glass-walledskyscraperscanbeespeciallywasteful.Theheatloss

(orgain)throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethanten

timesthatthroughatypicalmasonrywallfilledwithinsulation

board.Tolessenthestrainonheatingandair-conditioning

equipment,buildersofskyscrapershavebeguntousedouble-glazed

panelsofglass,andreflectiveglassescoatedwithsilverorgold

mirrorfilmsthatreduceglareaswellasheatgain.However,mirror-

walledskyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingairand

affectneighboringbuildings.

Skyscrapersalsointerferewithtelevisionreception,blockbirdfly

ways,andobstructairtraffic.InBostoninthelate1960,s,some

peopleevenfearedthatshadowsfromskyscraperswouldkillthegrass

onBostonCommon.

Still,peoplecontinuetobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthat

theyhavealwaysbuiltthem一personalambition,civicpride,andthe

desireofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofrentable

space.(分?jǐn)?shù)：5.00)

(1).Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

?A.compareskyscraperswithothermodernstructures

?B.describeskyscrapersandtheireffectsontheenvironment

?C.advocatetheuseofmasonryintheconstructionofskyscrapers

?D.illustratesomearchitecturaldesignsofskyscrapers

(分?jǐn)?shù):1.00)

A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］主旨題。文章第一段點出摩天大樓對環(huán)境有影響，接著講大樓對電的消耗，玻璃壁大樓對

溫度的影響和大樓阻礙電視接受信號，對鳥的飛行和空中交通等影響，可見，本文主要口的是為了闡述摩

天大樓對環(huán)境的影響。

(2).Accordingtothepassage,whatisoneofthedisadvantagesofskyscrapersthathave

mirroredwalls?

A.Theexteriorsurroundingairisheated.

B.Thewindowsmustbecleaneddaily.

C.Constructiontimeisincreased.

I）.Extraair-conditioningequipmentisneeded.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：LOO）

A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段最后一句"However,mirror-walledskyscrapersraisethe

temperatureofthesurroundingair...”可知A項正確。

（3）.Theauthorraisesissuesthatwouldmostconcern.

?A.electricians

?B.environmentalists

?C.aviators

?D.teachers

（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）

A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］推理題。作者通篇講了摩天大樓帶給環(huán)境的不良影響，可見環(huán)保人員將會關(guān)注此文中提到

的問題。

（4）.Accordingtothepassage,inthelateI960'ssomeresidentsofBostonwereconcerned

with.

?A.thenoisefromtheirconstruction

?B.theremovaloftreesfrombuildingsites

?C.theharmfuleffectsonthecity,sgrass

?D.thehighcostofrentableofficespace

（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。從第四段第二句可知，20世紀(jì)60年代后期，Boston居民害怕大樓遮住了陽光會

使Boston的公共草地消失，即關(guān)心大樓對城市草地的不良影響。

（5）.Whereinthepassagedoestheauthorcomparetheenergyconsumptionofskyscraperswith

thatofacity?

?A.2ndparagraph.

?B.3rdparagraph.

?C.4thparagraph.

?D.5thparagraph.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）

A.J

B.

c.

D.

解析：［解析］推理題。文章第二段提到摩天大樓對電的消費，并以紐約為例說明增加的17,000,000平方

英尺的摩天大樓辦公室用地日用電量達(dá)120,000千瓦時，這足夠Albany整個城市一天的用電。

九、{{B}}Passage6{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：5.00）

Thegreatpoweroftornadoesisalmostunbelievable.Thespeedof

thiswhirlingfunnelshapedwindmaybemorethan500milesperhour.

Itcantearuptrees,carrybuildingsaway,andcanevenliftlarge

trucksoffthehighway.Thetornadoislikeagiantvacuumsweeper

thatsucksupanythinginitspath.Expertsbelievethatthemost

violentforceofatornadoisfoundinsidethefunnel,whereavacuum

iscreatedbecauseofverylowairpressure.Whenthisvacuummoves

overabuildingwhichisfilledwithairundernormalpressure,the

differencebetweentheairpressureinsidethebuildingandthat

outsidecausesthebuildingtoexplode.Thelargesttornadoonrecord

hadafunnelamilewide.

Therearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutthestrangethingsthat

tornadoeshavedoneintheU.S.Commonwheatstrawhasbeendriven

severalinchesintopostsandtrees.Buildingshavebeenturned

completelyaroundontheirfoundationsandhaveremainedintact.

Peopleandanimalshavebeencarriedhundredsoffeet,often

sufferingnophysicalharm.Feathershavebeenremovedfromchickens.

Cars,trucks,andevenwholefreighttrainshavebeencarriedaway.

Atornadodoesnotlastlong,about20to30minutesontheaverage.

Usuallyitdestroysanareaabout16mileslongandthegreatdamage

thatitdoesinoneplacelastonlyabout30seconds.Tornadoes

normallyoccuronhot,humiddaysbutnotnecessarilyinthesummer.

ThebiggestandmostdestructivetornadointheU.S.struckonMarch

18,1925.Roaringalongataspeedof60milesperhour,itswept

cleanapathamilewideacrossthestatesofMissouri,Illinois,and

Indian.Inits220milelongjourneyacrossthesethreestates,the

tornadokilled689people.

Morethan200tornadoesstrikeintheUnitedStateseveryyear.Itis

notpossibletopredictwhenatornadowillstrikealthoughtheU.S.

WeatherBureaugivesstormwarningswhenconditionsarerightto

causeatornado.Thesafestplacetobeifatornadoseemslikelyis

insomeundergroundareasuchasacellarorabasement.（分?jǐn)?shù)：5.00）

（1）.Lowairpressureinsidefunnelofatornadocreatesa_____.

?A.tension

?B.vacuum

?C.wind

?D.speed

(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。”臺風(fēng)中的低氣壓將產(chǎn)生什么？”B選項“真空”正確。文中第一段說avacuum

iscreatedbecauseofverylowairpressure。

(2).Atornadomayreachaspeedofmorethan.

?A.500milesperhour

?B.700milesperhour

?C.100milesperhour

?D.50milesperhour

(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題?！芭_風(fēng)的速度可以達(dá)到多少？”A選項“每小時500英里”正確。文中第一段說

Thegreatpower...500milesperhour?

(3).Themostfavorablekindofweatherforatornadois.

?A.dryanddusty

?B.coldandwindy

?C.cloudyandrainy

?D.hotandhumid

(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)

A.

B.

C.

D.J

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。”最容易發(fā)生臺風(fēng)的天氣是怎樣的？”D選項“又熱又潮濕”正確。文中第三段說

Tornadoesnormallyoccuronhot,humiddays...。A選項“又干又有灰塵”；B選項“又冷又有

風(fēng)”；C選項“多云有雨”。

(4).Thelargestrecordedtornadofunnelwas.

?A.1mile

?B.6miles

?C.10miles

?D.18mile

（分?jǐn)?shù)：LOO）

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題?！庇杏涊d的最大的臺風(fēng)是多少？”A選項“1英里”正確。文中第一段說The

largesttornadoonrecordhadafunnelamilewide。答案為A。

（5）.Whichplace（s）isthesafestplacetostayifatornadoseemstohappen?

A.Ontheplayground.

B.Tnsomeundergroundarea.

C.Besidetheriver.

D.Stayatone'sownhome.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：LOO）

A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］細(xì)節(jié)題。由本文最后一句話Thesafestplacetobeifatornadoseemslikelyisin

someundergroundareasuchasacellarorabasement可知躲避龍卷風(fēng)最安全的地點應(yīng)是一一些地下

區(qū)域。

十、{{B}}第二部分非選擇題{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

4--、{{B}}IILDISCOURSECLOZE{{/B}}（總題數(shù):1,分?jǐn)?shù):10.00）

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（therearemoresuggestedanswersthannecessary）.

Ifthematterisonethatcanbesettledbyobservation,makethe

observationyourself.Aristotlecouldhaveavoidedthemistakeof

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havebeentoldthattheydo;butifIwerewritingabookonthe

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enjoyingthisunappetizingdiet.Aristotle,however,wasless

cautious.Ancientandmedievalauthorsknewallaboutunicornsand

salamanders;notoneofthemthoughtitnecessarytoavoiddogmatic

statementsaboutthembecausehehadneverseenoneofthem.

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equator,youfeelpityratherthananger,unlessyouknowsolittle

ofarithmeticorgeographythathisopinionshakesyourowncontrary

conviction.{{U}}{{U}}3{{/U}}{{/U}}.Persecutionisusedin

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knowledge,butintheologythereisonlyopinion.Sowheneveryou

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Agoodwayofridingyourselfofcertainkindsofdogmatismisto

becomeawareofopinionsheldinsocialcirclesdifferentfromyour

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France,Germany,Italy,andtheUnitedStates.{{U}}{{U}}5{{/U}}

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