職稱英語綜合類A級(jí)模擬58

［模擬］職稱英語綜合類A級(jí)模擬58

詞匯選項(xiàng)下面共有15個(gè)句子，每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語帶有

括號(hào)或下劃線，請從每個(gè)句子后面所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)與括號(hào)

里邊部分意義最相近的詞或短語。

第1題：

Maryhas<u>blended</u>theingredients.

A.mixed

B.made

C.cooked

D.eaten

參考答案：A

blend和mix都表示“混合"；make：制作;cook：烹調(diào)；eat：吃。

第2題：

Theyagreedto<u>modify</u>theirpolicy.

A.clarify

B.change

C.define

D.develop

參考答案：B

modify：改動(dòng)、修改，和change同義；clarify：澄清；define：界定；develop：

發(fā)展、進(jìn)步。

第3題：

Theeconomycontinuedto<u>exhibit</u>signsofdeclineinSeptember.

A.play

B.send

C.show

D.tell

參考答案：C

exhibit和show意思相同，表示“陳列、展現(xiàn)"；play：游戲、演奏；send：

送、傳遞；tell：告訴、分辨。

第4題：

A<u>notably</u>shortman,heplaysbasketballwithhisstaffseveral

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timesaweek.

A.tactically

B.considerably

C.remarkably

D.completely

參考答案：C

anotablyshortman的意思是“顯而易見是個(gè)矮個(gè)子"。notably：明顯地、

易被注意到的，和remarkably同義。practically：實(shí)際上、事實(shí)上；

considerably：相當(dāng)、非常；completely：徹底地、完全地。

第5題：

Thedentisthasdecidedto<u>extract</u>herbadtooth.

A.takeout

B.repair

C.pushin

D.dig

參考答案：A

extractatooth：拔牙,在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有takeout可以替代;repair：修理;

pushin：插隊(duì)；dig：挖。

第6題：

Itis<u>absurd</u>topredictthatthesunwillnotrisetomorrow.

A.ridiculous

B.funny

C.odd

D.foolish

參考答案：A

absurd：荒謬的,和ridiculous意思相同;funny：有趣的;odd：奇怪的;foolish：

愚蠢的。

第7題：

Alotofpeoplecouldfallillafterdrinking<u>contaminated</u>water.

A.muddled

B.polluted

C.mixed

D.troubled

參考答案：B

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contaminatedwater：受到污染的水，故和polluted同義。muddledwater和

troubledwater都是“混濁的水"；mixed：混合的。

第8題：

Theroomis<u>dim</u>andquiet.

A.tiny

B.pleasant

C.dark

D.agreeable

參考答案：C

dim：暗的,常用來形容光線、房間、燈光等，和dark同義；tiny：微小的；pleasant

和agreeable意義基本相同，都表示“舒適的、令人愉快的”。

第9題：

Theindexisthegovernment'schief<u>gauge</u>offutureeconomic

activity.

A.measure

B.opinion

C.evaluation

D.decision

參考答案：A

gauge：衡量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，可以用measure（措施、量度）替換；opinion：看法、觀點(diǎn)；

evaluation：評(píng)價(jià)、估計(jì)；decision：決定。

第10題：

It's<u>prudent</u>tostartanyexerciseprogramgraduallyatfirst.

A.workable

B.sensible

C.possible

D.feasible

參考答案：B

prudent：謹(jǐn)慎的、合理的，在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中和sensible同義;workable和feasible

基本同義：可行的;possible：可能的。

第11題：

Heis<u>renowned</u>forhisskill.

A.remembered

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B.recommended

C.praised

D.well-known

參考答案：D

renowned：知名的，和well.known同義；remember：記得、記憶；recommended：

受到推薦的；praised：受到表揚(yáng)的。

第12題：

Youhavetobepatientifyouwantto<u>sustain</u>yourposition.

A.maintain

B.establish

C.acquire

D.support

參考答案：A

sustain和maintain都可以表示“維持、保養(yǎng)"；establish：建議;acquire：

取得；support：支持。

第13題:

Shestoodthere<u>trembling</u>withfear.

A.jumping

B.crying

C.swaying

D.shaking

參考答案：D

tremblingwithfear：嚇得直發(fā)抖，在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有shaking有發(fā)抖的意思;

jumping：跳；crying：哭、喊；swaying：左右搖擺。

第14題：

Medicalfacilitiesarebeing<u>upgraded</u>.

A.renewed

B.repaired

C.improved

D.increased

參考答案：C

upgrade：提高、升級(jí)，因而有“改進(jìn)”的含義，等于improve；renew：更新；

repair：修理；increase：增加。

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第15題：

Marylookedpaleand<u>weary</u>.

A.gloomy

B.ugly

C.silly

D.exhausted

參考答案：D

gloomy：陰暗的、憂愁的；ugly：丑陋的；silly：愚蠢的；weary：疲憊的，和

exhausted同義。

閱讀判斷閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請根據(jù)

短文的內(nèi)容對每個(gè)句子做出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選

A：如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請選B；如果該句的信息文章中沒

有提及，請選C。

Hercules

OnceuponatimetherewasagreatGreekhero,Hercules.Hewas

tallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveeverseen.Onhisshoulderhe

carriedaclubandinhishandheheldabow.Hewasknownasthehero

ofahundredadventures.

Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainand

againhesenthimondifficulttasks.Onemorningthekingsentforhim

andtoldhimtofetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenofthe

SingingMaidens.Butnooneknewwherethegardenwas.

SoHerculeswentaway.Hewalkedthewholedayandthenextday

andthenext.Hewalkedformonthsbeforehesawmountainsfarinthe

distanceonefinemorning.Oneofthemountainswasintheshapeofaman,

withlong,longlegsandarmsandhugeshouldersandahugehead.Hewas

holdingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,theMountainGod.Sohe

askedhimforhelp.

Atlasanswered,〃Myheadandarmsandshouldersallache.Could

youholduptheskywhileIfetchthegoldenapplesforyou?”

Herculesclimbedthemountainandshoulderedthesky.Soonthe

skygrewveryheavy.WhenfinallyAtlascamebackwiththreegoldenapples,

hesaid,“Well,youaregoingtocarrythemountainforever.I'mgoing

toseetheKingwiththeapples.〃Herculesknewthathecouldn'tfight

himbecauseoftheskyonhisback.Soheshouted.

“Justoneminute'shelp.Myshouldersarehurting.Holdthesky

foraminutewhileImakeacushionformyshoulders.

Atlasbelievedhim.Hethrewdowntheapplesandheldupthesky.

Herculespickeduptheapplesandranbacktoseetheking.

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第16題：

Herculeswasthetallestmanintheworld.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

短文中有這樣一句話：Hewastallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveever

seen.顯然，本題題干是這句話的翻版，所以是正確的。

第17題：

Herculesworkedintheking'sgarden.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：C

閱讀短文后我們得知，Hercules侍奉國王，但并未說他到底在哪里工作。題干

所說的意思文中找不到，也就是說，短文沒有足夠的信息來證明他在國王的花園

里工作。

第18題：

Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasksbecausethekingwantedtoget

ridofhim.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

這個(gè)信息在短文第2段第2句和第3句中提到了，與短文的意思相符（國王很害

怕Hercules,多次給他派重活干），由此可以推斷本題的正確選項(xiàng)為A。

第19題：

Atlaswasthegiantwhoheldupthesky.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

因?yàn)槲闹杏羞@樣—句話：Hewasholdingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,

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theMountainGod,所以本題答案為A。

第20題：

AtlasranfasterthanHercules.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：C

讀遍文章，我們沒有找到相關(guān)信息，很明顯，本題答案為選項(xiàng)C。

第21題：

AtlasgotthegoldenapplesforHerculesbecausehewantedtobetheking

himself.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

這句話與文中敘述的事實(shí)不符。文中講到，Atlas替Hercules取金蘋果，是因

為他在那里撐天撐得太累了。

第22題：

HerculesfinallymanagedtogettheapplesbydefeatingAtlas.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

這句話也與文中敘述的事實(shí)不符。文中說，Hercules因輕信了Atlas的話而上

當(dāng)，但最后他還是以智取勝，為國王取回了金蘋果，而不是通過兩人的決斗。

概括大意與完成句子閱讀下面這篇短文,短文后有2項(xiàng)測試任

務(wù)：（1）第23?26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第2?5段每段選擇

1個(gè)正確的小標(biāo)題；（2）第27?30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇4

個(gè)正確選項(xiàng)，分別完成每個(gè)句子。

TheMakingofaSuccessStory

1IKEAistheworld'slargestfurnitureretailer,andtheman

behinditisIngvarKamprad,oneoftheworld'smostsuccessful

entrepreneurs.BorninSwedenin1926,Kampradwasanaturalbusinessman.

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Asachild,heenjoyedsellingthingsandmadesmal1profitsfromselling

matches,seeds,andpencilsinhiscommunity.WhenKampradwas17,his

fathergavehimsomemoneyasarewardforhisgoodgrades.Naturallyhe

usedittostartupabusinessIKEA.

2IKEA'snamecomesfromKamprad'sinitials(I.K.)andtheplace

wherehegrewup("E〃and〃A〃).TodayIKEAisknownforitsmodern,

minimalistfurniture,butitwasnotafurniturecompanyinthebeginning.

Rather,IKEAsoldallkindsofmiscellaneousgoods.Kamprad'swares

includedanythingthathecouldsellforprofitsatdiscountedprices,

includingwatches,pensandstockings.

3IKEAfirstbegantosellfurniturethroughamail-order

cataloguein1947.Thefurniturewasalldesignedandmadeby

manufacturersnearKamprad'shome.Initialsaleswereveryencouraging,

soKampradexpandedtheproductline.Furniturewassuchasuccessful

aspectofthebusinessthatIKEAbecamesolelyafurniturecompanyin1951.

4In1953IKEAopeneditsfirstshowroominAhnhult,Sweden.IKEA

isknowntodayforitsspaciousstoreswithfurnitureinattractive

settings,butintheearly1950s,peopleorderedfromcatalogues.Thus

responsetothefirstshowroomwasoverwhelming:peoplelovedbeingable

tosee

andtrythefurniturebeforebuyingit.Thisledtoincreasedsales

andthecompanycontinuedtothrive.By1955,IKEAwasdesigningallits

ownfurniture.

5In1956Kampradsawamandisassemblingatabletomakeiteasier

totransport.Kampradwasinspired.Themarthadgivenhimagreatidea:

flatpackaging.FlatpackagingwouldmeanlowershippingcostsforIKEA

andlowerpricesforcustomers.IKEAtrieditandsalessoared.Theproblem

wasthatpeoplehadtoassemblefurniturethemselves,butovertime,even

thisgrewintoanadvantageforIKEA.Nowadays,IKEAisoftenseenas

havingconnotationsofself-sufficiency.Thisimagehasdonewondersfor

thecompany,leadingtobettersalesandcontinuedexpansion.

6Todaythereareover200storesin32countries.Amazingly,

IngvarKampradhasmanagedtokeepIKEAaprivately-heldcompany.In2004

hewasnamedtheworld'srichestman.HecurrentlylivesinSwitzerland

andisretiedfromtheday-to-dayoperationsofIKEA.IKEAitself,though,

justkeepsongrowing.

23-26的選項(xiàng)

AIngvarKamprad-一abornbusinessman

BSuccessbroughtbytheintroductionofshowrooms

CTheoriginofIKEA

DSpecializationinsellingfurniture

EFlatpackaging一afeatureofIKEA

FWorld-wideexpansionofIKEA

27-30的選項(xiàng)

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AIKEAbeganasasmallstoresellingallkindsofcheapthings

Bitishighlywelcomedbyboth

CIngvarKampradshowedinterestandtalentfordoingbusiness

Dheliveshappilyinretirement

Eheretheycanseeandtrythefurnituretheyaregoingtobuy

FIngvarsuccessfullymanagesthecompanyallbyhimself

第23題:

Paragraph2

參考答案:

C

詳細(xì)解答：

第2段介紹了IKEA這個(gè)店名的來源以及它剛開始的時(shí)候是一家什么樣的小

雜貨店。

第24題：

Paragraph3

參考答案:

D

詳細(xì)解答：

第3段講了IKEA通過郵購方式銷售自己設(shè)計(jì)、自己制造的家具，業(yè)績喜人,

從而擴(kuò)大生產(chǎn)線，專門從事家具產(chǎn)銷。

第25題:

Paragraph4

參考答案:

B

詳細(xì)解答：

1953年IKEA引入展示廳的做法得到很好的反響，銷售大大增加。

第26題:

Paragraph5______

參考答案:

E

詳細(xì)解答：

Kamprad從看到別人在拆卸家具而得到啟發(fā)，于是試行銷售平板式包裝的家

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具，既利己又利人，并使自己動(dòng)手、自給自足成為IKEA的一個(gè)特色。

第27題：

Evenwhenhewasonlyachild,.

參考答案：

C

詳細(xì)解答：

時(shí)間狀語從句告訴我們這里要講的是Ingvar小時(shí)候的事情，文章的第1段

就說了他從小就會(huì)做買賣。

第28題:

andyearslaterbecameabigcompanyspecializedinmanufacturing

andsellingoffurniture.

參考答案:

A

詳細(xì)解答：

這句的后半句說IKEA幾年以后才變成一家專營家具的公司，前半句很可能

講它的前身是什么。

第29題:

CustomerslikedtheideaofIKEA'sshowroomsbecause.

參考答案：

E

詳細(xì)解答：

這句的主句講了顧客們喜歡IKEA的展示廳，從句用because引導(dǎo)，很清楚,

要求給原因。

第30題:

AsflatpackagingsavesmoneyforbothIKEAandthecustomers,.

參考答案：

B

詳細(xì)解答：

這句先給了原因，即平板包裝對雙方來說都省錢，那么結(jié)果便是雙方都?xì)g迎。

閱讀理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面

有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)。請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容，從每題所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1

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個(gè)最佳答案。

MarvelousMetamaterials

Invisibilitycloakswouldhaveremainedimpossible,forever

lockedinsciencefiction,haditnotbeenforthedevelopmentof

metamaterials.InGreek,meansbeyond,andmetamaterialscando

thingsbeyondwhatweseeinthenaturalworld-likeshufflelightwaves

aroundanobject,andthenbring'thembacktogether.Ifscientistsever

managetobuildafull-fledgedinvisibilitycloak,itwillprobablybe

madeofmetamaterials.

〃Wearecreatingmaterialsthatdon'texistinnature,andthat

haveaphysicalphenomenonthatdoesn'texistinnature,，zsaysengineer

DentchoGenov."Thatisthemostexcitingthing./zGenovdesignsandbuilds

metamaterialssuchasthoseusedincloakingatLouisianaTechUniversity

inRuston,Louisiana.

Aninvisibilitycloakwillprobablynotbethefirstmajor

accomplishmenttocomefromthefieldofmetamaterials.Other

applicationsarejustasexciting.Inmanylabs,forexample,scientists

areworkingonbuildingahyperlens.Alensisadevice,usuallymadeof

glassthatcanchangethedirectionoflightwaves.Lensesareusedin

microscopesandcamerastofocuslight,thusallowingaresearchertosee

smallthingsoraphotographertocaptureimageofthingsthatarefar

away.

Ahyperlens,however,wouldbemadeofmetamaterials.Andsince

metamaterialscandothingswithlightthatordinarymaterialscan't,the

hyperlenswouldbeapowerfultoo1.Ahyperlenswouldallowresearchers

toseethingsatthesmallestscaleimaginable,assmallasthewavelength

ofvisiblelight.

Genovpointsoutthatthescienceofmetamaterialsisdrivenby

theimagination.Ifsomeonecanthinkofanideaforanewbehaviorfor

fight,thentheengineerscanfindawaytodesignadeviceusing

metamaterials.〃Weneedpeoplewhocanimagine,hesays.

Since2006,manylaboratorieshavebeenexploringotherkindsof

metamaterialsthatdon'tinvolvejustvisiblelight.Infact,scientists

arefindingthatalmostanykindofwavemayrespondtometamaterials.

AtthePolytechnicUniversityofValenciainSpain,Jose

Sanchez-Dehesaisworkingwithacoustics,orthescienceofsound.Just

asaninvisibilitycloakshuffleswavesoflight,an"acoustic"cloak

wouldshufflewavesofsoundinawaythat'snotfoundinnature.Inan

orchestrahall,forexample,anacousticcloakcouldredirectthesound

wavessosomeonesittingbehindacolumnwouldhearthesameconcertas

therestoftheaudiencewithoutdistortion.

Sanchez-Dehesa,anengineer,recentlyshowedthatit'spossible

tobuildsuchanacousticcloak,thoughhedoubtswe'llseeoneanytime

soon.〃Inprinciple,itispossible,，zhesays,“butitmightbeimpossible

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tomakeone.〃headds.

Otherscientistsarelookingintowaystouselargermetamaterials

asshieldsaroundislandsoroilrigsasprotectionfromtsunamis.A

tsunamiisagiantdestructivewave.Themetamaterialwouldredirectthe

tsunamiaroundtherigorisland,andthewavewouldresumeitsenergy

ontheothersidewithoutcausinganyharm.

第31題：

Whatistrueformetamaterials?

A.Theywillalwaysremaininsciencefiction.

B.Theyarealreadyareality.

C.Theyarenonexistentinnature.

D.Scientistsbegintousethemtobuildinvisiblecloaks.

參考答案：C

A不是正確答案，因?yàn)槎涛囊婚_始的句子使用了虛擬語態(tài)，句子的意思是：如果

超材料尚未得到開發(fā)的話……。也就是說，科學(xué)家已經(jīng)在研發(fā)超材料。短文的后

面部分也進(jìn)一步提到科學(xué)家正致力于超材料的開發(fā)。但是因?yàn)槌牧仙形囱邪l(fā)成

功，科學(xué)家更沒有開始使用超材料來制造隱身衣，所以B和D也不是正確選擇。

第2段的第1句提供了答案。

第32題:

Ahyperlensisamorepowerfultoolthanatraditionallens.

A.asitcanallowscientiststoseesmallthings.

B.asitcanhelpphotographerstocaptureimagesfaraway.

C.evenifitismadeofordinarymaterials.

D.asitcanhelpscientiststoseeeventhewavelengthsofvisible

light.

參考答案：D

A、B所述功效均是第3段中普通的lens能夠達(dá)到的功效，所以不是正確選擇。

hyperlens不是用普通材料制成的，所以C也是錯(cuò)誤選擇。短文第4段對

hyperlens做了描述，結(jié)合第4段內(nèi)容可以得到D選項(xiàng)提供的結(jié)論。

第33題:

ScientistsatthePolytechnicUniversityofValenciatrytoinvent.

A.anacousticcloakthatcanshufflewavesoflight.

B.aninvisiblecloakthatcanshufflewavesofsound.

C.anacousticcloakthatcanshufflewavesofsound.

D.acloakthatismadeofmaterialsfoundinnatur

參考答案：C

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短文的第7段提供了答案。該段的大意是：瓦倫西亞理工大學(xué)的研究者Jose

Sanchez-Dehesa試圖研發(fā)acousticcloak,其原理與invisiblecloak相同，

只是acousticcloak移動(dòng)聲波(shufflewavesofsound),而不是移動(dòng)光波

(shufflewavesoflight)0所以，只有C是正確的選擇。

第34題:

AccordingtoSdnchezDehesa,.

A.itisofgreatpossibilitytobuildanacousticcloaksoon.

B.itispossibletobuildanacousticcloakintheorybutfarfrom

reality.

C.itistotallyimpossibletobuildanacousticcloak.

D.itistheoreticallyimpracticaltobuildanacousticcloak.

參考答案：B

短文的第8段提供了答案。工程師Sanchez-Dehesa認(rèn)為，成功開發(fā)acoustic

cloak在理論上是可能的，但他對是否能成功表示懷疑。

第35題：

Whatwaysaresomescientistslookingintotoprotecttheislandandoil

rigfromtsunamis?

A.Surroundthemwithmetamaterialsasprotectiveshields.

B.Stoppingthetsunamiwithmetamaterialshoursbeforeitreaches

them.

C.Buildingthemwithlargermetamaterialstokeepawaytsunamis.

D.Usingtheequipmentmadeofmetamaterialstoforecastarrivalof

atsunam

參考答案：A

短文的最后一段告訴我們，科學(xué)家也在研究如何將超材料應(yīng)用于抵御海嘯的襲

擊。可以在島嶼周圍使用超材料作為防護(hù)(shields),因?yàn)槌牧峡梢宰尯[改

變行走方向(redirecttsunami)。A表達(dá)了這層意思，所以是答案。文章沒有說,

在海嘯到達(dá)之前數(shù)小時(shí)用超材料將海嘯擋住，B不是答案。文章沒有建議用超材

料建造海島和石油鉆塔，C不是答案。D的內(nèi)容是用超材料制作海嘯預(yù)警器，文

章中沒有提及，也不是答案。

WhoWantstoLiveForever?

Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyoulivea

healthylifefortwiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit?

Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate.

Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmicein

laboratories.Manynowthinkthatusinggenetictreatmentswewillsoon

beabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years.

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Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspend

chasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingour

familiesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown.

Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakes

andpromotelongtermthinking,z/saysDr.GregoryStockoftheUniversity

ofCaliforniaSchoolofPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivity

byaddingtotheyearwecanwork.

Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalso

affectsocietyasawhole.〃Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissues

around,andIdon'tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhaving

peoplelivelonger,z/saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestion

iszWhatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon'tbeabetter

society.，z

Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealready-

findingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.What

wouldhappentomarriageinasocietywherepeoplelivedfor140years?

Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesame

familywereallaliveatthesametime?

Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.

Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents,orbrothers

andsistersborn50yearsapart.Wethinkofaneldersiblingassomeone,

whocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodo

ifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration.

Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirement

agewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgive

usthebenefitsofage,skill,wisdomandgoodjudgment.

Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyounger

peopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefew

individuals,makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywould

a25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?

Youngpeoplewouldbeasmallerpartofasocietyinwhichpeople

livedto140.Itmaybethatsuchasocietywouldplacelessimportance

onguidingandeducatingyoungpeople,andmoreonmakinglifecomfortable

fortheold.

Andsocietywouldfeel,verydifferentifmoreofitsmemberswere

older.Therewouldbemorewisdom,butlessenergy:Youngpeopleliketo

moveabout.Oldpeopleliketositstill.Youngpeopletendtoactwithout

thinking.Oldpeopletendtothinkwithoutacting.Youngpeopleare

curiousandliketoexperiencedifferentthings.Oldpeopleareless

enthusiasticaboutchange.Infact,theyarelessenthusiasticabout

everything.

Theeffectofanti-ageingtechnologyisdeeperthanwemightthink.

Butasthescienceadvances,weneedtothinkaboutthesechangesnow.

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〃Ifthiscouldeverhappen,thenwe'dbetteraskwhatkindof

societywewanttoget,“saysDanielCallahan.〃Wehadbetternotgo

anywherenearituntilwehavefigurethoseproblemsout.〃

第36題：

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthethingsthatliving

longermightenableanindividualtodo?

A.Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B.Havingmoreeducation.

C.Realizingmoredreams.

D.Workinglonger.

參考答案：B

長壽使個(gè)人能做的事主要在第3、4段里講到，作者沒有提到長壽可以讓人更多

地接受教育。

第37題:

Whichofthefollowingisimpliedinthesixthparagraph?

A.MarriagesintheUStodayarequiteunstable.

B.MoreandmorepeopleintheUStodaywanttogetmarried.

C.Livinglongerwouldmakeiteasierforpeopletomaintaintheir

maritalties.

D.Ifpeoplelivelonger,theywouldstayinmarriagelonger.

參考答案：A

本題答案以下面的這兩句話為依據(jù)：Peoplearealreadyfindingitmore

difficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.暗示美國人目前的

婚姻關(guān)系已經(jīng)十分脆弱。

第38題:

Allofthefollowingarepossibleeffectslivinglongermighthaveon

workinglifeEXCEPT.

A.Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemore

difficult.

B.Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.

C.Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.

D.Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotop

positions.

參考答案：B

文章的第9段講了壽命延長、退休推遲可能帶來的種種問題，但作者沒有提到老

板們需要更多的錢來支付員工的工資。

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第39題:

Animportantfeatureofasocietyinwhichpeoplelivealonglifeisthat

A.itplacesmoreemphasisoneducatingtheyoung.

B.itisbothwiseandenergetic.

C.itlacksthecuriositytoexperimentwhatisnew.

D.itwelcomeschanges.

參考答案：C

答案可以在第10,11這兩段里找到。

第40題：

WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCallahan'sattitudetoanti-ageing

technology?

A.Optimistic.

B.Pessimistic.

C.Reserved.

D.Negativ

參考答案：C

本題的答案依據(jù)可以在最后一段里找到。Callahan認(rèn)為在搞清楚長壽會(huì)給我們

帶來哪些問題之前，最好不要急著搞抗衰老的技術(shù)，可見他對抗衰老技術(shù)的發(fā)展

的看法是有保留的。

Who(Doesn't)LettheDogsBark?

Forthepastyear,CorneliaCzarneckisaid,thebarkingofher

neighbor'sGermanshepherdhasawakenedherrepeatedlyat4am.Thedog

oftenbarksforhoursatatime,saidMrs.Czarnecki,aCliftonresident.

“Thatdogisouttherebarkingdayandnight,andwedon't

know.whattodoanymore,z/shesaid.

Mrs.Czarneckibecamesoupsetaboutthedogthatshefileda

municipalcomplaintagainsthimunderthetown'sgeneralnoiseordinance.

ThecaseissettobeheardinmunicipalcourtonAugust6.Complaints

liketheonesMrs.Czarneckilodgedwiththepoliceandcityofficials

ledtheCliftonCityCounciltodraftanordinancethatcouldresultin

finesforresidentswhosedogsare"barking,howling,crying"ormaking

anyotherloudnoisesformorethan30minutesinanhour.

〃Ican'twait,"Mrs.Czarneckisaid.Thecounciltookupthe

ordinanceforafirstreadingonTuesday;afinalvoteisscheduledon

August8.

〃It'saqualityoflifeissue,“saidCouncilmanFrankCFusco,

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whointroducedthemeasure.Cliftonisfarfromaloneinseekingtosilence

noisydogs.Atleast144ofNewJersey'smunicipalitieshavelawsthat

addresswhiningandbarking,accordingtoamunicipalordinancedatabase

onlineat.

InNewYork,atleast30townsinNassauandSuffolkCountieshave

similarlaws,asdoabout25townsinWestchesterCounty.Connecticuthas

astatewidelawbarringdogsthatarea"nuisance“becauseof"excessive

barkingorotherdisturbance.

Manyoftheordinancesintheregionaregeneralprohibitions

againstexcessivewhiningorbarking.InWest