高中英語人教版選修7練習(xí) 綜合技能測試 unit 1

Unitl綜合技能測試

時間：120分鐘，滿分：150分

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)；滿分30分）

第二部分：基礎(chǔ)知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

21.The“ChineseDream"isdreamtoimprovepeople'swell-beingand

dreamofharmony,peaceanddevelopment.

A.the;aB.a;a

C.a;theD.the;the

答案：B考查冠詞。句意：“中國夢”是一個促進(jìn)人民康樂的夢，也是一個和諧、和平

和發(fā)展的夢。兩個空都表示泛指，故都用a。

22.—WhatdoyouthinkofKunqu?

—Inmyopinion,KunquisPekingOpera.

A.anartformsoattractiveas

B.asattractiveanartformas

C.asanartformattractiveas

D.attractiveasanartformas

答案：B考查as...as結(jié)構(gòu)。句意：——“你認(rèn)為昆曲怎么樣？”——“根據(jù)我的觀點，

昆曲和京劇一樣是吸引人的藝術(shù)形式?！备鶕?jù)句意應(yīng)該用as...as同級比較的句型，其結(jié)構(gòu)為

as+adj.+a/an+n.+as。

23.TheteacherwaswithmebecauseIwasn'tpayingattentiontowhatshewas

talkingabout.

A.annoyedB.worried

C.puzzledD.astonished

答案：A考查動詞辨析。句意：老師對我很生氣，因為我沒有認(rèn)真聽講。annoyed“生

氣的，惱怒的"；worried"擔(dān)心的"；puzzled"迷惑的"；astonished“震驚的”。

24.Theeditorthelastpartofthenewsreporttomakeitlesscontroversial.

A.cutoutB.cutup

C.cutoffD.cutdown

答案：A考查短語辨析。句意：編輯刪除了新聞報道的最后一部分，使它不太有爭議。

cutout“切去，省略，停止（做某事）"；cutup“切碎，剁碎”；cutoff“切斷，隔絕”；cut

down“砍倒，削減,壓縮”。

25.Theworldwillbedifferentfromwhatitwas,andwewillhavetotothechange.

A.adaptB.adopt

C.applyD.devote

答案：A考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：這個世界不同于過去的樣子了，我們將不得不適應(yīng)

變化。adaptto“適應(yīng)”，符合句意。adopt"采用，采納，收養(yǎng)"；applyto"應(yīng)用，運用”；

devoteto“投身于，獻(xiàn)身于”。

26.Wemustknowwhatweshoulddoandwhatweshouldavoidagoodimpression

onothersinpublicplaces.

A.toleaveB.leaving

C.tohaveleftD.havingleft

答案：A考查動詞不定式作目的狀語。句意：為了在公共場合給別人留下一個好的印象,

我們必須知道我們應(yīng)該做什么，應(yīng)該避免什么。

27.Ihadnochoicebuttoreviewpartofmypreviouslecturethosewhohadbeen

absentfromsomeclasses.

A.forthebenefitofB.onpurpose

C.inreturnforD.onbehalfof

答案：A考查短語辨析。句意：為了那些缺課學(xué)生的利益，我除了回顧部分早些時候的

講座外別無選擇。forthebenefitof”為了...的利益”；onpurpose"故意"；inreturnfor"作

為對……的回報"；onbehalfof“代表”。

28.Jackiskind,hard-workingandintelligent.,Ican'tspeaktoohighlyofhim.

A.AsaresultB.Bytheway

C.AsawholeD.Allinall

答案：D考查短語辨析。句意：杰克善良，工作努力且聰明。總之，我如何贊揚他都不

為過。asaresult"結(jié)果"；bytheway“順便說一下“；asawhole"總體上"；allinall"總而

言之"o

29.Itiswhathedidwhathesaidmovedus.

A.ratherthanB.otherthan

C.morethanD.exceptfbr

答案：A考查短語辨析。句意：讓我們感動的是他所做的事而不是他所說的話。rather

than“并非，而不是"；otherthan“除了"；morethan“超過，非常”；exceptfor"除……之

外”。

30.——Leo,Ifinallypersuadedmymother.

—Sowecangotothebasketballclubtonight.

A.Allthebest.B.Nevermind.

C.Welldone.D.Goodluck.

答案：C根據(jù)句意“我最終說服了我媽媽”及“那么今晚我們可以去籃球俱樂部了”可

知，第二個說話人稱贊對方做得好。所以Welldone!（干得不錯?。┓险Z境。

31.Thereabusstoponthatcorner.

A?usedtohavingB.usedtobe

C.wasusedtohaveD.wasusedtobeing

答案：Bthereusedtobe"曾經(jīng)有……”。根據(jù)句意“在拐角處曾經(jīng)有個公交車站點”可

知B項符合語境。

32.WhenBen'shousewasonfirelastnight,severalneighborsrushedtohisandput

outthefire.

A.expectationB.absence

C.assistanceD.requirement

答案：C根據(jù)句意“昨晚當(dāng)本的屋子著火的時候，幾個鄰居火速趕來救援撲滅了大火”

可知，assistance”協(xié)助,援助”符合句意。

33.Asaphotographer,Pmusedtokeepingthecameraeasilyonanouting.

A.capableB.accessible

C.reliableD.acceptable

答案：B句意：“作為一名攝影師，我習(xí)慣于在遠(yuǎn)足時將相機帶在身邊隨時使

用。“accessible意為“可使用的”,符合句意。capable“有能力的"；reliable”可靠的”；

acceptable“可接受的”。

34.Tomgotuplatesohehadtorunallthewaytotheschool,andgottherequiteout

of.

A.workB.breath

C.sightD.mind

答案：B題意：湯姆起床晚了，不得不一路跑著去上學(xué)，到學(xué)校時他已上氣不接下氣。

outofbreath"上氣不接下氣”,符合題意。outofwork"失業(yè)”；outofsight“看不見”；out

ofmind“忘卻；不想”。

35.Sheisfbndofcollectingstampsplayingfootball.

A.asamatterofB.asaresultof

C.withthehelpofD.aswellas

答案：D題意：她除了喜歡踢足球外，還喜歡集郵。aswellas“和；也”，符合題意。

asamatterof”關(guān)于...的問題”；asaresultof”作為....結(jié)果；由于“；withthehelp

of"在……的幫助下”。

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，理解大意，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

WeNeverToldHimHeCouldn'tDoIt

MysonJoeywasbornwithclubfeet（畸形足）.Thedoctorsassuredusthatwithtreatmenthe

wouldbeabletowalknormally-butwouldneverrunverywell.Thefirstthreeyearsofhislife

werespentonsurgery,castsandbraces.Bythetimehewaseight,youwouldn'tknowhehada

problemwhenyousawhimwalk.

Thechildreninourneighbourhoodranaroundasmostchildrendidduringplay,andJoeywould

jumprightinandrunandplay,too.Wenever36himthatheprobablywouldn'tbeabletorunas

37astheotherchildren.Sohedidn'tknow.

Intheseventhgradehedecidedto38forthecrosscountryteam.Everydayhe39

withtheteam.Heworkedharderandran40thananyoftheothers-perhapshe41thatthe

abilitiesthatseemedtocome42tosomanyothersdidnotcomenaturallytohim.Althoughthe

43teamruns,onlythe44sevenrunnershavethepotential（潛能）lo45pointsforthe

school.Wedidn'ttellhimheprobablywouldnevermaketheteam,sohedidn'tknow.

He46torunfourtofivemilesaday,everyday-eventhedayhehada103-degreefever.I

was47，soIwenttolookforhimafterschool.Ifoundhimrunningall48.Iaskedhim

howhefelt."Okay,“hesaid.Hehadtwomoremilestogo.The49randownhisfaceandhis

eyeswereglassy（無神的）fromhisfever.Yethelookedstraightaheadand50running.We

nevertoldhimhecouldn'trunfourmileswitha103-degreefever.Sohedidn'tknow.

Twoweekslater,the51oftheteamrunnerswerecalled.Joeywasnumbersixonthe

52.Joeyhadmadetheteam.Hewasinthe53grade—theothersixteammemberswereall

eighth-graders.Wenevertoldhimheshouldn't54tomaketheteam.Wenevertoldhimhe

couldn'tdoit...Sohedidn'tknow.Hejust55it.

36.A.toldB.offered

C.assuredD.cheated

答案：A從上下文看，此處說的是“我們沒有告訴他，他有可能不能像其他孩子跑得一

樣好”。

37.A.slowlyB.fast

C.wellD.badly

答案：C由第一段中”...butwouldneverrunverywell.”可推出。

38.A.goalloutB.runout

C.jumpinD.makeout

答案：Agoalloutforsth.固定短語，意為“作出努力來得到某物”。

39.A.connectedB.studied

C.trainedD.caught

答案：C從后面“Heworkedharderandran40thananyoftheothers..."可知“他天天隨

運動隊一起訓(xùn)練(train)”。

40.A.lessB.more

C.harderD.longer

答案：B從上下文可知，此處應(yīng)與“workedharder”對應(yīng)。故應(yīng)選B項。

41.A.knewB.understood

C.sensedD.pitied

答案：C根據(jù)兒子那么刻苦的訓(xùn)練，作者推測兒子好像察覺到(sensed)了自己的不足。

42.A.strangelyB.naturally

C.surprisinglyD.excitedly

答案：B從41題可知這是作者的推測，從上下文來看，此處應(yīng)用naturally。句意：也許

他已察覺到似乎其他人很自然得到的能力，他并不會自然地得到。

43.A.onlyB.entire

C.singleD.possible

答案：B該題應(yīng)與第44、45題結(jié)合起來考慮。與后面的7名隊員對照，此處說的是全

隊人員都在訓(xùn)練。

44.A.poorB.only

C.topD.head

答案：C盡管全體隊員都在訓(xùn)練，但相比之下，只有7名有潛能的最好的隊員才能為學(xué)

校得分。top在此指“最好的，頂尖的”。

45.A.makeB.win

C.scoreD.see

答案：Cscorepoints意為“得分”，這里指在比賽中拿到好的名次。

46.A.continuedB.stopped

C.beganD.begged

答案：A從后面的“即使在他發(fā)高燒的時候也在跑”可推測，此處說的是“他繼續(xù)堅持

跑”，即使生病也不間斷。

47.A.pleasedB.annoyed

C.disappointedD.worried

答案：D看到兒子練習(xí)那么刻苦，現(xiàn)在又生著病，故用“擔(dān)心”比較合乎情理。句意：

我有些擔(dān)心，于是就在放學(xué)后去找他。

48.A.alongB.alone

C.wetD.right

答案：B由上文可知他常比別人多跑，下文還有“Hehadtwomoremilestogo.”等，可推

測別人都訓(xùn)練完走了，而他仍在繼續(xù)，也就是“我發(fā)現(xiàn)他獨自一人(allalone)在跑”。

49.A.sweatB.water

C.tearD.rain

答案：A從常識可知，運動時從臉上流淌下來的當(dāng)然是汗水。

50.A.stoppedB.kept

C.beganD.liked

答案：B此處描寫的是他獨自一人刻苦訓(xùn)練的場面，別人都走了而他卻在堅持訓(xùn)練，故

用“kept”。

51.A.namesB.men

C.clothesD.scores

答案：A該題應(yīng)與52題結(jié)合起來考慮。從后面的“Joeywasnumbersix..."及“...theother

sixteammemberswerealleighth-graders.來看，此處說的是運動隊隊員名單確定了，故用

"names”。

52.A.listB.pole

C.teamD.ground

答案：A經(jīng)過兩個星期的努力，喬伊的名字出現(xiàn)在了名單（list）上，排名第六位。

53.A.eighthB.seventh

C.sixthD.fifth

答案：B從第三段第一句"Intheseventhgradehedecidedto...”可知答案。

54.A.promiseB.wait

C.expectD.love

答案：c句意：我們從沒有告訴他不該“期望”著進(jìn)入運動隊。

55.A.didB.enjoyed

C.ranD.caught

答案：A這里說的是喬伊克服重重困難終于做到了。

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

OneeveningInoticedayoungwomaninaba匚Shewasdifferentfromothercustomerswho

passedherby.Somedidn*tseeherbecauseshewasn*tfitinthe“barscene^^andothersbecauseher

physicalconditionmadeherdifferent——shewasbomwithadisability—herleftlegwasshorterthan

therightwhenshewalked.

Itwasthe“difference”thatdrewmetoher.Thewomandidn'tfeelembarrassed.Instead,she

wasself-confidentandfulloflife.Haveyoueverseenapersonwhojustlookedasthoughheknew

somethingthatyoudidn*tknow?Well,thatwasexactlyhowshelookedasshesmiledfromthe

momentshewenttohertabletothemomentsheleft.Howdidsheownthisqualitywhileother

customersdidnot?

Othercustomersdrankandtalkedaboutthetroubletheymet...shedidnot.Othercustomers

complainedaboutthettunfaif,life...shedidnot.Othercustomersfoundcourageinabottle...shedid

not.Therewasnodancingforher.However,shesawobviousvalueandpleasureinjustbeingthere.

Thiswomanshowedsuchappreciation,confidenceandconsiderationatthemoment.Faced

withgreatadversity-herdisability,thisyoungwomanclearlydidbetternotworse;facedwithher

tragedy（悲?。?，sherealizedthatsheneededtomakeadecisiontobebetter,andnotworse,whileso

called“normal“peoplecan*tevenseetheexistenceofotherchoices.

Whatevertheeasemaybe,don'tmissthewonderfulgiftthatthisyoungwomanhasgiventome

andalsogivenyou:youhaveachoicetofindpleasureineverymomentandtomovetowardsa

purposethatprovidesyouwithsatisfaction.

56.Whatattractedtheauthor'sattentioninthebar?

A.Abeautifulyoungwoman.

B.Thedisabilityofawoman.

C.Thebusyandnoisybarscene.

D.Thepoorperformanceofacustomer.

答案：B事實細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段“OneeveningInoticedayoungwomaninabar...her

physicalconditionmadeherdifferent—shewasbornwithadisability...”和第二段“Itwasthe

"difference9thatdrewmetoher,,可知，是這個年輕女士的殘疾吸引了作者的注意力。

57.Comparedwithothercustomers,theyoungwoman.

A.hasagood,uniquequality

B.waseasiertogetattention

C.wasn'tsotalkativeandoutgoing

D.hadfewchancestoperformherself

答案：A事實細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第四句"Haveyoueverseenaperson...whileother

customersdidnot?”可知，這個年輕女人擁有別人不具備的品質(zhì)，即擁有獨特的品質(zhì)。故選A。

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adversity"mean?

A.Opportunity.B.Difficulty.

C.Misfortune.D.Challenge.

答案：C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文”...herdisability...facedwithhertragedy,sherealizedthat

sheneededtomakeadecisiontobebetter,andnotworse...“中的"disability"及"tragedy”可推知，ill

線詞含義為“不幸，厄運”。故選C。

59.Whatdoestheyoungwomantellus?

A.Thelifeisfairtoeveryone.

B.Don'tcomplainaboutlife.

C.Peoplecanfindpleasurethroughimprovingthequality.

D.Peopleneedtounderstandhowtofindpleasure.

答案：D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，這個殘疾的年輕女人“告訴”我們，不管你

在什么樣的場合處于什么樣的境地，都有很多選擇，要發(fā)現(xiàn)生活的樂趣，要朝著令你滿意的

方向前進(jìn)。由此可推知，那位殘疾的年輕女人告訴我們需要懂得尋找生活的快樂。故選D。

B

Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.When

otherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.Butshe

overcametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvard

University.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,uHomelesstoHarvard：TheLizMurray

Story"，showninlateApril.

LizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpowerand

determination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenough

foodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.Her

motherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.Theeffectofthatlossbecameaturning

pointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhad

died,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteachersthatshe

washomeless.Atnight,shelivedonthestreets."Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodo

withunderstanding、byunderstandingthat[herewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonly

experiencedasmallpartofthesociety,“shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.

Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilyto

others,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdme

down”.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvard

University.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinorder

totakecareofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.t4Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrug

addicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetime,^^

Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleas

makingadecision”.

文章大意：逆境和厄運只能打敗脆弱的人，Liz用毅力和決心改變了自己的命運。

60.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?

a.HermotherdiedofAIDS.

b.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.

c.ShegotadmissionintoHarvardUniversity.

d.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.

e.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.

A.b,a,e,c,dB.a,b,c,e,d

C.e,d,b,a,cD.b,e,a,d,c

答案：A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一、二、三段內(nèi)容可知，Liz9歲時在加油站打工，

15歲時母親去世，之后她決定重返學(xué)校，在無家可歸的情況下她刻苦努力，之后被哈佛大學(xué)

錄取，最后她的故事被搬上了銀幕。故A項正確。

61.Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversity

B.whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhood

C.whyLizlovedherparentssomuch

D.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife

答案：D主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文講述了一個女孩戰(zhàn)勝重重困難，頑強拼搏，

不向命運低頭，最終取得成功的故事，故D項最能概括文章大意。

62.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?

A?Envyandencouragement.

B.Willpoweranddetermination.

C.Decisionsandunderstanding.

D.Loveandrespectforherparents.

答案：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的第一句可知，是Liz的毅力和決心驅(qū)使她一直朝著

目標(biāo)奮斗的。

63.Whenshewrote€tWhatdrovemetoliveon...Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthe

society"，shemeantthat.

A.shehadlittleexperienceofsociallife

B.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesociety

C.shewoulddosomethingforherownlife

D.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld

答案：C句意理解題。根據(jù)上下文可知，畫線部分表示“讓我繼續(xù)活下去的動力是我對

這個世界的理解，它讓我知道了還有其他完全不同的生存方式。我只經(jīng)歷了社會的一小部

分”。由此可知，Liz想做些事情改變她自己的命運。

C

ErikWeihenmayerwasbornwithaneyedisorder.Asachildhis

eyesightbecameworseandthen,attheageof13,helosthissight

completely.However,hedidnotlosehisdeterminationtoleadafulland

activelife.

Erikbecameanadventurer.Hetookupparachuting,wrestlingandscuba-diving.Hecompeted

inlong-distancebiking,marathonsandskiing.Hisfavoritesport,though,ismountaineering.

Asayoungman,Erikstartedtoclimbmountains.HereachedthesummitofMountMcKinley

in1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000-metrerockwallofEICapitan.Twoyearslater,while

climbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriend,theystoppedforatimeat13,000feet

abovesealevel-inordertogetmarried.In1999,heclimbedAconcagua,thetallestmountainin

SouthAmerica.Andthen,onMay25,2001，attheageof33,Eriksuccessfullycompletedthe

greatestmountaineeringchallengeofall.HeclimbedMountEverest,thehighestmountaininthe

world.

Erikinventedhisownmethodforclimbingmountains.Hecarriestwolongpoles:onetolean

onandtheothertotestthewayaheadofhim.Theclimberinfrontofhimwearsabelltoguidehim.

Erikisagoodteammember.Hedoeshisshareofthejob,suchassettingtiptentsandbuildingsnow

walls.

Althoughhecouldnotenjoytheview,Erikfelttheexcitementofbeingonthesummitof

Everest.Hehopesthathissuccesswillchangehowpeoplethinkabouttheblind."Whenpeople

thinkaboutablindpersonorblindness,nowtheywillthinkaboutapersonstandingontopofthe

world.”

文章大意：文章通過講述殘疾人Erik的故事，告訴我們殘疾人身殘志不殘，他們充分發(fā)

揮自己所具有的韌勁，靠勤勞和智慧自強不息，一樣會獲得成功。

64.WhenwasErikbom?

A.In1968.B.In1995.

C.In1967.D.In1969.

答案：A數(shù)字計算題。根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二句中的"...onMay25,2001,attheageof33…”

可知答案選A。

65.Whatwasunusualabouthiswedding?

A.HegotmarriedonthesummitofMountMcKinley.

B.HegotmarriedwhenclimbingMountEverest.

C.Hisweddingwasheldafterhepreparedalot.

D.Hisweddingwasheldat13,000feetabovesealevel.

答案：D根據(jù)第三段中的"...whileclimbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriend,

theystoppedforatimeat13,000feetabovesealevel一inordertogetmarried.”即在和女友攀登

肯尼亞的乞力馬扎羅山時，他們在海拔13000英尺高處停留一段時間，在那里結(jié)婚，選項D

符合此意。

66.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappened?

a.HetoppedMountMcKinley.

b.Hebecameblind.

c.HechallengedMountEverest.

d.HereachedthepeakofKilimanjaro.

e.HeclimbedtherockwallofEICapitan.

A.b,e,d,c,aB.b,a,e,d,c

C.a,b,e,d,cD.b,a,c,d,e

答案:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章“attheageof13,helosthissightcompletely;Hereached

thesummitofMountMcKinleyin1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000-metrerockwallofEI

Capitan.Twoyearslater,whileclimbingMountKilimanjaro...可知答案。

67.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.ErikwasproudbecausehereachedthetopoftheEverest.

B.Erikwassuccessfulinlife.

C.Erikwasblindbuthappy.

D.Erikhopestochangepeople'sviewsontheblind.

答案：D主旨大意題。由最后一段的第二句"Hehopesthathissuccesswillchangehow

peoplethinkabouttheblind.”看出Erik在珠穆朗瑪峰頂之所以如此興奮是因為他希望以此改變

人們對盲人的看法。

D

Creditcardsletpeoplebuythingsnowandpayforthemovermonthsorevenyears.Butsome

peoplegetdeepintodebt.Andcriticssaysomebankshavetermsandchargesthatcanmakeitharder

forpeopletopayoffthatdebt.IntheUnitedStates,therearecallsfbrstrongergovernment

supervisionofthecreditcardindustry.Creditcardshavebeenheavilymarketedthroughthemailand

atstores.Theyoffereconomicpoweralaprice.In2004,Americanshadabout$800billionincredit

carddebt.Nowtheyoweabout$968billion.

Criticssaybanksmadeitveryeasytogetcreditcards.Butthatmaybechanging.Thecrisisin

thehousingandcreditmarketsisbeginningtoaffectthecreditcardindustry.Morepaymentsarelate.

Chargesforlatepaymentsareagrowingsourceofprofitforbanks.Butlatepaymentscanalsosignal

baddebts.

Thecentralbank,theFederalReserve,saystwo-thirdsofAmericanbankshaverecently

reportedtighterlendingrequirements.Manypeoplereporthavingtheircreditlimitsreducedwithout

warning.

Somelawmakersareconcernedthatcardholdersdonothaveenoughprotectionfromwhat

criticssayareabusivepolicies.Theseincludeactionslikeraisinginterestratesbecauseofan

unrelatedevent.Also,banksmayraisethechancesofalatepaymentbychangingmonthlypayment

datesforcreditcards.

Accordingtoasurvey,82%ofAmericansthinkcreditcardsprovideavaluableservice.Buta

majority,58%,saytheydonottrustcreditcardcompanies.Andthreeoutoffourthinkthe

governmentshouldregulatetheindustrymoreclosely.Threeoutoffourpeoplefeelthereisalways

someconditionthatmakesacardlessappealingthanthecompanymadeitsound.Andalittlemore

thanhalfsaytheyhavehadacardthatwasnotasgoodastheyexpected.Butcloseto80%sayno

onereallyreadsthetermsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcard.

文章大意：本文講的是信用卡存在的一些問題及人們使用信用卡時應(yīng)注意的事項。

68.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Wecanenjoymoreconvenienceusingcreditcards.

B.Creditcardscanimproveyourbuyingpower.

C.Wecanbuythingsatlowerpricesusingcreditcards.

D.Creditcardsbringmorecarddebtaswellasconvenience.

答案：D句意理解題。根據(jù)下文中的“In2004,Americanshadabout$800billionincredit

carddebt.NowtheyoweaboutS968billion.”可知，信用卡在給人們帶來方便的同時也會帶來更

多的信用卡債務(wù)。

69.Whichofthefollowingcanbeacaseofabusivepolicies?

A.Banksmakecreditcardslookmoreattractive.

B.Banksignorethedangerofbaddebts.

C.Banksraiseinterestrateswithnogoodreason.

D.Banksputoffmonthlypaymentdates.

答案：C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句中的“Theseincludeactionslikeraisinginterest

ratesbecauseofanunrelatedevent.”可知C項符合題意。

70.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.Banksdependentirelyonlatepaymentstodevelop.

B.Peopleshouldbemorecarefulwhenapplyingforacreditcard.

C.TheUSgovernmentprovidesbetterprotectionforcardholders.

D.ThemajorityofAmericansdon'tthinkmuchofcreditcards.

答案：B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一句"Butcloseto80%saynoonereallyreadsthe

tennsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcard.”可知人們在申請信用卡時應(yīng)該更加小

心。故選B。

71.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.CreditcardsarestillverywellreceivedinAmerica.

B.Creditcardsdon'tliveuptosomepeople'sexpectations.

C.Manypeopledon'tbelieveincreditcardcompanies.

D.TheresultsofasurveyaboutcreditcardsinAmerica.

答案：D段落大意題。這一段的開頭提到了“Accordingtoasurvey”，接著列舉了幾個數(shù)

據(jù)及相關(guān)信息，因此我們可以總結(jié)最后一段的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于美國信用卡調(diào)查結(jié)果的。故D項符

合文章最后一段的段落大意。

E

Sciencefictionwriterscreateimaginaryworlds.Thewaythingsworkinyourimaginaryworlds

willbebasedonactualscience.Soit'simportantforyoutobefamiliarwiththescientificprinciples

andinventionsthatarerelatedtoyourcreation.Forexample,ifyouYewritingabouthumanlivingon

aplanetwithzerogravity,thenyouneedtoknowtheeffectsofzerogravityonthehumanbody.

Thenyouhavetofigureouttheexactrulesofyourimaginaryworlds.Andyouhavetofollow

them.IfhumansareabletobreatheunderwaterinChapter1,yourcharactercan*tdrownina

swimmingpoolinChapter3.Theissuehereismaintainingyourreaders'trust.Thatmeansthereader

iswillingtopretendalongwithyou.If