湖北專升本(英語)歷年真題試卷匯編4(題后含答案及解析)

湖北專升本（英語）歷年真題試卷匯編4(題后含答案及解析)題型有：1.VocabularyandStructure2.ReadingComprehension3.Cloze5.Translation6.WritingVocabularyandStructure1．Youwon’tgetaloan______youcanoffersomesecurity.A．lestB．incaseC．unlessD．otherthan正確答案：C解析：lest：以免，唯恐；incase：免得，以防；unless：除非；otherthan：除了……之外。根據(jù)句意可知，選C。2．Manychildrenchose“PeppaPig”astheir______TVprogram.A．favorableB．favoriteC．preferredD．preferable正確答案：B解析：favorable：贊同的，有利的；favorite：最喜歡的；preferred是prefer(更喜歡)的過去式和過去分詞；preferable：更合適的，更可取的。根據(jù)句意可知，選B。3．Fewpeopleknowhim,______?A．dotheyB．don’ttheyC．doesn’tfewD．don’tfew正確答案：A解析：當(dāng)陳述句部分有l(wèi)ittle，few，hardly等表示否定意義的詞時，反意疑問句部分要用肯定形式。陳述句部分的主語是Fewpeople，所以反意疑問句部分應(yīng)用they。故選A。4．Theopportunity______inaprestigiouscorporationisadreamforthegraduatesnowadaysinmanycountries.A．workingB．toworkC．workedD．tobeworking正確答案：B解析：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處應(yīng)用不定式作后置定語，修飾opportunity，意為“……的機會”，表示將來?，F(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語時表示主動和進(jìn)行；過去分詞作后置定語時表示被動和完成；D項為不定式的進(jìn)行式，均不符合題意。故選B。5．Wethoughtofsellingthisoldfurniture,butwe’vedecidedto______it.Itmightbevaluable.A．holdontoB．keepupwithC．turntoD．lookafter正確答案：A解析：holdonto：不送，不賣，保留；keepupwith：跟上，趕上；turnto：轉(zhuǎn)向，求助于；lookafter：照顧，照看。根據(jù)句意可知，選A。6．Thebookhasbeentranslatedintothirtylanguagessinceit______onthemarketin1973.A．hadcomeB．hascomeC．cameD．comes正確答案：C解析：根據(jù)從句中的時間狀語in1973可知，從句應(yīng)用一般過去時，表示過去某一具體時間發(fā)生的動作。故選C。7．Heis______tobeareliableprimeminister.A．tooimpulsiveamanB．a(chǎn)tooimpulsivemanC．tooanimpulsivemanD．tooimpulsiveman正確答案：A解析：too…to…為固定用法，意為“太……而不能……”，其中too修飾形容詞或副詞，其后跟單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞時的詞序為“too+adj．+a(n)+單數(shù)名詞+to．．．”。結(jié)合選項可知，too修飾impulsive；man為單數(shù)名詞，且其發(fā)音是以輔音音素／m／開頭的，所以應(yīng)用冠詞a修飾。故選A。8．______tomorrow,ourshipwillsetsailforMacao.A．WhatevertheweatherislikeB．WhateveristheweatherlikeC．HoweveristheweatherlikeD．Howevertheweatherislike正確答案：A解析：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處是一個讓步狀語從句。英語中常用的詢問天氣情況的表達(dá)方式有兩種：Whatistheweatherlike?和Howistheweather?一般how不和like同時使用，可排除C、D兩項。whatever意為“無論什么”，可在讓步狀語從句中作like的賓語，且從句應(yīng)用陳述句語序。故選A。9．______beforeweleavetomorrow,weshouldinviteallourfriendstoholdapartytowelcomethem.A．HadtheycomebackB．WeretheycomingbackC．WeretheytocomebackD．Wouldtheycomeback正確答案：C解析：根據(jù)句中的時間狀語tomorrow和shouldinvite可知，從句是對將來情況的假設(shè)。在表示對將來情況假設(shè)的非真實條件句中，從句的謂語動詞用過去式(be動詞用were)或“should／wereto+動詞原形”的形式。當(dāng)if引導(dǎo)的非真實條件句中含有were，had或should時，可省略if，并將were，had或should放在主語前面，形成倒裝。故選C。10．Susancameout______inthespeechcontest.A．thethirdB．threeC．a(chǎn)thirdD．third正確答案：D解析：comeoutfirst／second／third…為固定用法，意為“結(jié)果是第一／二／三……名”。故選D。11．Thecompanyconsiders______significantlyimportanttoprovideperfectserviceforitsclients.A．itB．thisC．thatD．one正確答案：A解析：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處應(yīng)用it作形式賓語，代替真正的賓語toprovideperfectserviceforitsclients。this常用來引出下文；that常用來指代上文提到的單數(shù)名詞或不可數(shù)名詞；one：一個，指代同類人或事物中的一個。故選A。12．After______bythedoctor,youarerequiredtoturnintheexaminationform.A．examinedB．havingexaminedC．tobeexaminedD．beingexamined正確答案：D解析：after是介詞，其后應(yīng)跟名詞、代詞或動名詞，因此可排除A項和C項。examine和you之間為邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系，所以應(yīng)用動名詞的被動式。故選D。13．IfonlyI______myfouryearsofcollegelife!A．didn’twastedB．shouldn’thavewastedC．haven’twastedD．hadn’twasted正確答案：D解析：在ifonly引起的感嘆句中應(yīng)用虛擬語氣。表示現(xiàn)在還沒實現(xiàn)的愿望，謂語動詞用過去式(be動詞用were)；表示過去沒有實現(xiàn)的愿望，謂語動詞用“had+過去分詞”的形式；表示將來沒有可能實現(xiàn)的愿望，謂語動詞用“would／could／should／might+動詞原形”的形式。根據(jù)句意可知，此處表示的是過去沒有實現(xiàn)的愿望。故選D。14．______theopportunitytostudyabroad,Icouldnotexperienceaquitedifferentculture.A．DuetoB．ButforC．AstoD．Owingto正確答案：B解析：dueto：由于，因為；butfor：如果沒有，要不是；asto：至于，說到；owingto：由于，因為。根據(jù)句意可知，選B。15．Itwasforthisreason______herunclemovedoutofNewYorkandsettleddowninasmallvillage.A．whichB．whyC．thatD．how正確答案：C解析：強調(diào)句的基本結(jié)構(gòu)為“Itis／was+被強調(diào)部分+that／who+其他”。當(dāng)被強調(diào)部分為人時，可用that或who連接；當(dāng)被強調(diào)部分為事物時，只能用that連接。本句強調(diào)的是介詞短語forthisreason，所以應(yīng)用that．連接。故選C。16．Everyboyandeverygirl______thateachdayandeachhour______itsduty.A．know:bringB．knows:bringsC．knows:bringD．know:brings正確答案：B解析：當(dāng)and所連接的作主語的單數(shù)名詞前有each，every，no等修飾時，謂語動詞要用單數(shù)形式。故選B。17．Whenhewasaskedaboutthemissingcellphone,theboy______everseeingit.A．opposedB．deniedC．objectedD．refused正確答案：B解析：oppose：反對，阻撓；deny：否認(rèn)，不承認(rèn)，拒絕；object：反對，不贊成；refuse：拒絕，回絕。根據(jù)句意可知，選B。18．Hisactionsarenot______hiswords,sowecan’tbelievehim.A．inrelationtoB．incontrasttoC．inregardtoD．inlinewith正確答案：D解析：inrelationto：關(guān)于，涉及；incontrastto：與……對比；inregardto：關(guān)于；inlinewith：和……一致，符合。根據(jù)句意可知，選D。19．ThevisitingprofessorisfromTheUniversityofTokyoandhespeaksEnglishwithastrongJapanese______.A．identityB．spellingC．a(chǎn)ccentD．vocabulary正確答案：C解析：identity：身份，特征；spelling：拼寫；accent：口音，腔調(diào)；vocabulary：詞匯。根據(jù)句意可知，選C。20．Whenthepolicebrokeintothehouse,theyfoundtheoldman______deadonthefloor.A．lainB．laidC．layingD．lying正確答案：D解析：A項lain是動詞lie(躺，平臥)的過去分詞，通常表示被動或動作的完成；B項laid是動詞lay(放置，下蛋)的過去式和過去分詞；C項laying是動詞lay的現(xiàn)在分詞；D項lying是動詞lie的現(xiàn)在分詞。根據(jù)句意可排除B項和C項。又因為theoldman和lie之間是邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，所以應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞形式。故選D。21．Gilbertoftenattendsonlinepubliclectures______hishorizon.A．broadeningB．tobroadenC．tohavebroadenedD．tobebroadened正確答案：B解析：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處應(yīng)用非謂語動詞形式。根據(jù)句意可知，這里應(yīng)用不定式形式作目的狀語。且broaden與Gilbert之間是邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，表示的動作尚未發(fā)生，因此不用不定式的被動式或完成式，應(yīng)用不定式的一般式。故選B。22．Itisnogood______aboutthelivingconditionshere.Youshouldadaptyourselftotheenvironment.A．tocomplainB．foryoutocomplainC．foryoutocomplainingD．complaining正確答案：D解析：“Itisnogood(use，fun…)doing…”為固定用法，意為“做……是沒有好處(用、樂趣等)的”，其中It作形式主語，真正的主語是后面的動名詞短語。故選D。23．Thestrikingcontrastofanothercultureprovidesamirror______one’sowncultureisreflected.A．onwhichB．inwhichC．fromwhichD．outofwhich正確答案：B解析：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)的是一個定語從句，修飾先行詞mirror。bereflectedinsth．為固定搭配，意為“(影像)被反映、映照在某物上”，所以關(guān)系代詞前應(yīng)用介詞in。故選B。24．Thoughhavingalotofdevelopingcountries,Asiais______Europewithmanydevelopedones.A．largerfourtimesthanB．fourtimeslargerasC．fourtimesaslargeasD．a(chǎn)sfourtimeslargeas正確答案：C解析：常用的表示倍數(shù)的句型為：①A+謂語+倍數(shù)+as+形容詞或副詞的原級+as+B+其他；②A+謂語+倍數(shù)+形容詞或副詞的比較級+than+B+其他。選項中只有C項形式正確。故選C。25．Thelibrariansaidyou______returnthisbooktothelibrarybytheendofthisweek.A．mightB．wouldC．dareD．must正確答案：D解析：might：可能，也許，常表示猜測；would：將，將會，常用來表示過去的打算、期望等；dare：敢，敢于；must：必須，一定，表示義務(wù)、命令或必要。根據(jù)句意可知，選D。26．Heislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoes______hiscurrentboss.A．promisesB．benefitsC．puzzlesD．satisfies正確答案：D解析：promise：許諾，答應(yīng)；benefit：獲益，有利于；puzzle：迷惑，使困惑；satisfy：滿足，使?jié)M意。根據(jù)句意可知，選D。27．Thequestionheaskedwas______theelectricalequipmentshouldbestored.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．because正確答案：C解析：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)的是一個表語從句，從句中缺少地點狀語，所以應(yīng)用where。故選C。28．Myeyesaregettingtired.I______fortwohours.IthinkI’lltakearest.A．havereadB．havebeenreadingC．readD．wouldhaveread正確答案：B解析：根據(jù)句意可知，“我開始感到眼睛累了”是因為“我已經(jīng)看了兩個小時的書”，所以空處應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時，表示從過去某一時間開始一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動作，強調(diào)動作的持續(xù)性。故選B。29．Polarexplorershavetobeextremely______toenduretheclimateandotherhardships.A．hardB．roughC．toughD．fierce正確答案：C解析：hard：硬的，堅固的；rough：粗糙的，不確切的；tough：頑強的，能吃苦耐勞的；fierce：猛烈的，激烈的。根據(jù)句意可知，選C。30．Asshematuredasanartist,she______realizethat“allartistsareaproductoftheirculture”.A．kepttoB．cametoC．tooktoD．wentto正確答案：B解析：cometorealize為固定搭配，意為“開始意識到”。keepto：遵守；taketo：養(yǎng)成……的習(xí)慣，喜歡上；goto：去到，后面常跟地點，意為“去某地”。故選B。ReadingComprehensionParticipationinclassroomsisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedfromthestudentsinmanycourses.Someprofessorsbasepartofthefinalgradeonthestudents’oralparticipation.Althoughthereareformallecturesduringwhichthestudenthasapassiverole(i.e.listeningandtakingnotes),manycoursesareorganizedaroundclassroomdiscussions,studentquestions,andinformallectures.Ingraduateseminarstheprofessorhasa“managerial”roleandthestudentsmakepresentationsandleaddiscussions.Thestudentsdotheactualteachingintheseseminars.Aprofessor’steachingstyleisanotherfactorthatdeterminesthedegreeandtypeofstudentparticipation.Someprofessorsprefertocontroldiscussionwhileothersprefertoguidetheclasswithoutdominatingit.Manyprofessorsencouragestudentstoquestionandchallengetheirideas:studentswhomakeassertionsthatcontradicttheprofessor’spointofviewshouldbepreparedtosupplyevidencetotheirpositions.Intheteachingofsciencesandmathematics,thedominantmodeofinstructionisgenerallytraditional,withteacherspresentingformallecturesandstudentstakingnotes.However,neweducationaltrendshaveemergedinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesinthepasttwodecades.Studentsineducation,sociology,andpsychologyclasses,forexample,areoftenrequiredtosolveproblemsingroups,designprojects,makepresentations,andexaminecasestudies.Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycoursesare“applied”ratherthantheoretical,theystress“doing”andinvolvement.31．Participationintheclassroomisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedfromthestudentsinmanycoursesexceptin______.A．seminarcoursesB．thehumanitiesandsocialsciencesC．informallecturecoursesD．scienceandmathematics正確答案：D解析：根據(jù)第三段第一句“Intheteachingofsciencesandmathematics…withteacherspresentingformallecturesandstudentstakingnotes．”可知，自然科學(xué)學(xué)科和數(shù)學(xué)學(xué)科的教學(xué)，通常是老師講課，學(xué)生做筆記的傳統(tǒng)模式，其他三項均需要學(xué)生的課堂參與。故選D。32．Educationinthehumanitiesandsocialscienceshas______.A．notchangedmuchB．changedfrombeingtheoreticaltobeingappliedC．changedalittleD．becomemoretheoreticalthanapplied正確答案：B解析：根據(jù)第三段第二句“However，neweducationaltrendshaveemergedinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesinthepasttwodecades．”和最后一句“Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycoursesare‘a(chǎn)pplied’ratherthantheoretical…”可知，人文社科類的課程教學(xué)出現(xiàn)了新的變化趨勢，一些大學(xué)開設(shè)的課程更注重應(yīng)用實踐而非理論。故選B。33．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A．a(chǎn)nactiveparticipantinaseminarisagoodstudentB．a(chǎn)studentwhocanalwaystakefullnotesisagoodoneC．a(chǎn)studentwhocandominatetheclassisagoodoneD．a(chǎn)studentwhokeepssilentintheclassroomisagoodone正確答案：A解析：根據(jù)第一段第二句“Someprofessorsbasepartofthefinalgradeonthestudents’oralparticipation．”可推知，學(xué)生在課堂上的口頭發(fā)言參與是會被計入到期末成績中的，研討會上表現(xiàn)越積極，分?jǐn)?shù)自然就越高，就是一個好學(xué)生，所以A項正確，B項和D項錯誤。文中并沒有提到一個能夠掌控課堂的學(xué)生就是一個好學(xué)生，所以C項錯誤。故選A。34．Thereasonwhysomeprofessorsaskstudentstomakepresentationsandleaddiscussionsisthat______.A．theseprofessorsarenotwillingtoteachtheoryB．theseprofessorsareoftennotwellpreparedbeforeclassC．theseprofessorswanttostress“doing”D．theseprofessorswanttotestthestudents’abilities正確答案：C解析：根據(jù)第三段最后兩句“Students…areoftenrequiredtosolveproblemsingroups，designprojects，makepresentations…Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycourses…stress‘doing’andinvolvement．”可知，一些教授之所以要求學(xué)生作陳述和主持討論是因為他們更看重實踐，即更強調(diào)“做”和參與。故選C。35．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Studentparticipationisnotcommonintheclassroominmanycourseslikesociology.B．Someprofessorswanttodominatetheclassroomdiscussion.C．Someprofessorsusuallywantthestudentstoparticipateintheteachingofsciencesandmathematics.D．Neweducationaltrendshaveemergedintheteachingofnaturalsciencessuchaschemistry.正確答案：B解析：根據(jù)第三段前三句“Intheteachingofsciencesandmathematics…casestudies．”可知，社會學(xué)課堂上的學(xué)生經(jīng)常被要求參與其中，自然科學(xué)學(xué)科和數(shù)學(xué)學(xué)科的教學(xué)中依然普遍采用了傳統(tǒng)的以老師為主導(dǎo)的教學(xué)模式，出現(xiàn)新的教學(xué)趨勢的學(xué)科是人文和社會科學(xué)學(xué)科，所以選項A、C、D均不正確。根據(jù)第二段第二句“Someprofessorsprefertocontroldiscussion…”可知，一些教授喜歡控制班級討論，所以B項正確。故選B。Ablizzard(暴風(fēng)雪)isasevereweatherconditioncharacterizedbylowtemperaturesandstrongwinds,greaterthan35milesperhour,bearingagreatamountofsnow.Becausethefactorsforclassifyingwinterstormsarecomplex,therearemanydefinitionsofwhatablizzardtrulyis.Butitisgenerallyagreedthatinordertobeclassifiedasablizzard,asopposedtomerelyawinterstorm,theweathermustmeetseveralconditions.Thestormmustdecreasevisibilitytoaquarterofamileforthreehoursrunning,includesnoworiceasprecipitation,andhavewindspeedsofatleast32milesperhour,whichmeansForcesevenormoreonthewindscale.Anotherstandard,accordingtoEnvironmentCanada,isthatthewinterstormmusthavewindsof40kilometersperhourormore,plentyofsnow,visibilitylessthanonekilometer,atemperatureoflessthanminus25degreesCelsius,andalloftheseconditionsmustlastforfourhoursormore,beforethestormcanproperlybecalledablizzard.Whenalloftheseconditionscontinueaftersnowhasstoppedfalling,thestormisreferredtoasagroundblizzard.Anextremeformofablizzardisawhiteout,whenthedowndrafts,togetherwithsnowfall,becomesoseverethatitisimpossibletodistinguishthegroundfromtheair.Peoplecaughtinawhiteoutcanquicklybecomedisoriented,losingtheirsenseofupanddownaswellastheirsenseofdirection.Severeblizzardscanalsooccuralongwitharcticcyclones(氣旋).36．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thedefinitionsofblizzards.B．Thedisasterscausedbyblizzards.C．Theamountofsnowbroughtbyblizzards.D．Thestrongwindscausedbyblizzards.正確答案：A解析：第一段第一句就指出“Ablizzardisasevere…”，即暴風(fēng)雪的定義。第二、三段分別給出了界定暴風(fēng)雪的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，最后一段介紹了其他情況下的暴風(fēng)雪類型。綜上可知，文章主要講述了暴風(fēng)雪的定義。故選A。37．Whichofthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothefirststandard?A．Onecan’tseeanythingbeyondamile.B．Onecan’tseeanythingbeyondaquarterofamile.C．Thewindblowsataspeedof25milesperhour.D．Thewindblowsataspeedof23milesperhour.正確答案：B解析：根據(jù)第二段第三句“Thestormmustdecreasevisibilitytoaquarterofamile…andhavewindspeedsofatleast32milesperhour…”可知，根據(jù)第一種標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，暴風(fēng)雪應(yīng)滿足的天氣狀況包括：能見度必須減小到0．25英里，風(fēng)速至少達(dá)到每小時32英里。故選B。38．Whichofthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothesecondstandard?A．Visibilityisdecreasedto2kilometers.B．Visibilityisdecreasedto1.5kilometers.C．Thewindblowsataspeedof40kilometersperhour.D．Thewindblowsataspeedof32kilometersperhour.正確答案：C解析：根據(jù)第三段“…musthavewindsof40kilometersperhourormore…visibilitylessthanonekilometer…”可知，根據(jù)第二種標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，暴風(fēng)雪應(yīng)滿足的天氣狀況包括：能見度小于一千米，風(fēng)速達(dá)到40千米每小時。故選C。39．Whatisagroundblizzard?A．Ablizzardblowingoverapieceofland.B．Ablizzardhittingaplain.C．Whenthesnowhasstoppedfalling,thevisibilityincreasesandthewindforcedecreases.D．Whenthesnowhasstoppedfalling,thevisibilityandwindremain.正確答案：D解析：根據(jù)最后一段第一句“Whenalloftheseconditionscontinueaftersnowhasstoppedfalling，thestormisreferredtoasagroundblizzard．”可知，降雪停止后，上述天氣狀況依然繼續(xù)時，即可見度、風(fēng)速、氣溫等保持不變，此時的暴風(fēng)雪就被稱為地面暴風(fēng)雪(groundblizzard)。故選D。40．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofincreasingforce?A．Winterstorm—whiteout—blizzard.B．Whiteout—winterstorm—blizzard.C．Winterstorm—blizzard—whiteout.D．Blizzard—winterstorm—whiteout.正確答案：C解析：根據(jù)第二段第二句“…inordertobeclassifiedasablizzard，asopposedtomerelyawinterstorm，theweathermustmeetseveralconditions．”和最后一段第二句“Anextremeformofablizzardisawhiteout…”可知，三者的級別從小到大依次為winterstorm，blizzard，whiteout。故選C。YouareheretoseeBillGates,theChairmanandChiefSoftwareArchitectofMicrosoftCorporation.Asyouknow,MicrosoftistheworldwideleaderinsoftwareservicesandInternettechnologyforpersonalandbusinesscomputing.Lastyear’srevenuestopped$32billion,andthecompanyemployed55,000peoplein85countries.AndMr.Gatesisaniconicfigureincontemporarycomputing.WhileattendingHarvard,BillGatesandhischildhoodfriendPaulAllenstartedMicrosoft,andlaunchedarevolution.Thefledgling(新建的)companywasmoreinterestingthantheclassroomforBillGates,sohedroppedoutinhisjunioryear.Inhiscase,itwasclearlyagreatdecision.Henotonlybuiltacompany,butmoreimportantlyhebuiltavision.Bothwerebuiltontheideathatthecomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedeskandineveryhome,andthatsoftwarewasthekey.Thepenetration(滲透，進(jìn)入)ofpersonalcomputinginourbusinesses,ouroffices,ourpubliclibraries,onthetrainorontheplane,andinourhomeisastonishing,andtrulyreflectstheBillGates’viewthatifthesoftwareisright,theywillcome.BillGatesisalsoanauthoroftwobooks.Oneofthem,BusinessattheSpeedofThought,isavailablein60nationsand25languages.Itshowshowcomputertechnologycansolvebusinessproblemsinfundamentallynewways.Bytheway,theproceedsofbothbooksaregiventononprofitsthatsupporttheuseoftechnologyineducationandskilldevelopment.He’sanavidreader,agolfer,andabridgeplayer.Heisahouseholdname,avisionary,aphilanthropist(慈善家),andtonightheisourguest.SopleasejoinmeingivinganIllinoiswelcometoWilliamH.BillGates.41．WhatdoestheauthormeanwhenhereferstoMr.Gatesasaniconicfigure?A．Mr.Gatesisafamouspersonhavingalotofmoney.B．Mr.Gatesisafamouspersonrepresentingawayoflife.C．Mr.Gatesisafamouspersondevelopingalotofsoftware.D．Mr.Gatesisafamouspersonworkingincomputerindustry.正確答案：D解析：根據(jù)文章第一段對微軟公司的介紹以及本段最后一句“AndMr．Gatesisaniconicfigureincontemporarycomputing．”可知，比爾·蓋茨是當(dāng)代計算機行業(yè)中的標(biāo)志性人物。本題重在理解iconic(偶像的，象征性的)的意思。故選D。42．WhydidBillGatesdropoutofschool?A．Becausetherewasarevolution.B．Becausehehadearned$32billion.C．Becausehehadalreadybuiltavision.D．Becauseschoolwasn’tasinterestingashiswork.正確答案：D解析：根據(jù)第二段第二句“ThefledglingcompanywasmoreinterestingthantheclassroomforBillGates，sohedroppedoutinhisjunioryear．”可知，比爾-蓋茨之所以退學(xué)是因為他覺得課堂不如工作有趣。故選D。43．AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingismostimportantforthedevelopmentofcomputers?A．BillGates’droppingoutofschool.B．Thepenetrationofpersonalcomputing.C．BillGates’fledglingcompany.D．Thesoftware.正確答案：D解析：根據(jù)第二段第五句“…thecomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedeskandineveryhome，andthatsoftwarewasthekey．”可推知，對計算機發(fā)展來說至關(guān)重要的是軟件。故選D。44．WecaninferfromParagraph3that______.A．BillGatesmadealotofmoneyfromthetwobooksB．BillGatesusedupallthemoneyfromthetwobooksC．BillGatesdonatedthemoneyfromthetwobookstohiscompanyD．BillGatesmadenoprofitsfromthetwobooks正確答案：D解析：根據(jù)第三段最后一句“…theproceedsofbothbooksaregiventononprofitsthatsupporttheuseoftechnologyineducationandskilldevelopment．”可知，比爾-蓋茨把這兩本書的收入全部捐給了非營利組織，用來支持教育和技能開發(fā)上的技術(shù)應(yīng)用，所以可推知，他并沒有從這兩本書中獲利。故選D。45．Accordingtothelastparagraph,BillGatesisexpectedto______next.A．giveatalkB．holdameetingC．a(chǎn)ttendabusinessmeetingD．meethiscolleagues正確答案：A解析：根據(jù)第一段第一句“YouareheretoseeBillGates…”和最后一段最后一句“SopleasejoinmeingivinganIllinoiswelcometoWilliamH．BillGates．”可推知，本文是一篇歡迎致辭，目的是請出比爾-蓋茨為大家演講。故選A。Astechnologytranscendsnationalboundariesanddemystifies(使明白)cultures,andthespeedofflighttranscendsthespeedofsound,it’stimeforustoreflectuponwhetherornotourstudentsarepreparedtomeetthechallengesoftheinformationage.Arewelosingsightofwhatourtaskistoprepareouryoungsterstobecomeeffectivecontributorstosociety?Today’schildrenmustbepreparedwiththeknowledgeandexperiencetobeabletoselect,retrieve(檢索)andsynthesize(合成)informationfromtraditionalandnontraditionalsources,andapplyitlocallyandtransnationally.Ourchildrenneedtoexperiencelearninginacooperative,inquiry-basedenvironmentsothattheydevelopfromastateofdependencythroughindependencetointerdependency.Theyneedtoreadveryeagerlyinavarietyofcontexts,andapplymathematicalandscientificconceptstoreallifesituationswithinandbetweendisciplinestosolveanticipatedandunpredictableproblems.Tomakethemcitizensoftheworld,theyneedtolearnasecondlanguagestartinginkindergarten,sothattheycancommunicateeffectivelyinaninternationalmarketplace.Theyneedtechnologicalexpertiseandfamiliaritywithcomputerstousethemintheclassroomandbeyond.Theymustbenurtured,andwemustsupporttheirdesiretobecomelifelonglearners.Cantheseobjectivesberealized?Certainly.Wemust“reteachinorderthatwemayteach”.46．Theauthorthinkstoday’seducation______.A．doesn’tperformitstaskwellB．hastogivechallengestothestudentsC．reflectsuponthestudents’challengesD．hastranscendednationalboundaries正確答案：A解析：根據(jù)第一段第一句“…it’stimeforustoreflectuponwhetherornotourstudentsareprepared…”可推知，如今的教育不足以使處于信息時代的學(xué)生們應(yīng)對各種各樣的挑戰(zhàn)，也就是說現(xiàn)如今的教育任務(wù)完成的還不夠好。故選A。47．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referstothe______.A．knowledgeB．experienceC．informationD．interdependency正確答案：C解析：根據(jù)第二段第一句“…select，retrieveandsynthesizeinformationfromtraditionalandnontraditionalsources，andapplyitlocallyandtransnationally．”可知，如今的孩子要能夠挑選、檢索和合成來自傳統(tǒng)資源和非傳統(tǒng)資源的信息，并將其應(yīng)用到當(dāng)?shù)鼗蚩鐕\用它，所以it指代的是上文提到的information(信息)。故選C。48．Thepurposeofacooperative,inquiry-basedlearningistonurturestudents’______.A．independenceB．dependenceC．desiretolearnlife-longD．interdependency正確答案：D解析：根據(jù)第二段第二句“Ourchildrenneedto…sothattheydevelopfromastateofdependencythroughindependencetointerdependency．”可知，基于探究的合作學(xué)習(xí)是為了培養(yǎng)學(xué)生之間的相互依賴性。故選D。49．Studentsofourinformationageshouldbeableto______.A．select,retrieveandsynthesizeinformationB．a(chǎn)pplyinformationlocallyandinternationallyC．a(chǎn)pplyscientificknowledgetosolveanticipatedandunpredictableproblemsD．a(chǎn)lloftheabove正確答案：D解析：根據(jù)第二段第一句“Today’schildrenmust…beabletoselect，retrieveandsynthesizeinformationfromtraditionalandnontraditionalsources，andapplyitlocallyandtransnationany．”和第三句“…applymathematicalandscientificconceptstoreallifesituationswithinandbetweendisciplinestosolveanticipatedandunpredictableproblems．”可知，A、B、C三項均正確。故選D。50．Thispassageisa______.A．descriptionoftheconditionoftoday’seducationB．discussionaboutwhattoday’sstudentsshouldbeabletodoC．callforeducationalreformD．listofactionswehavetotakeinteaching正確答案：B解析：通讀全文并根據(jù)第一段第一句“…it’stimeforustoreflectuponwhetherornot…”以及第二段中“Today’schildrenmustbeprepared…”“Ourchildrenneedtoexperience…”“Theyneedtoreadveryeagerly…”“…theyneedtolearnasecondlanguage…”可知，文章主要討論了現(xiàn)在的學(xué)生應(yīng)該如何培養(yǎng)自身能力，以適應(yīng)日新月異的信息時代，應(yīng)對多種多樣的挑戰(zhàn)。故選B。ClozeThoughsomepeoplehavesuggestedthatwomenshouldreturntohouseworkinordertoleave【C1】______jobsformen,theideahasbeenrejectedbybothwomenandmeninpublic【C2】______polls.Latelysomeunionofficialshavesuggestedthattoomanywomenareemployedintypesofworkmore【C3】______formenandthatwomenshouldstepasidetomake【C4】______forunemployedyoungmen.Theyarguethatwomen,especiallywomenintheirchildbearing(育齡的)years,【C5】______delayeconomicdevelopmentandresult【C6】______lowerproductivity,poorqualityand【C7】______.Tosolvetheproblem,theysuggestthatworkingwomenstayathome【C8】______theirhusbandsorbrothersweregivendoublewages.Theyarguethat【C9】______thesecircumstances,familieswould【C10】______theirsamelevelofincome,andwomencouldrunthehouseand【C11】______childrenmuchbetter.Thesuggestion,【C12】______,hasbeenflatlyrejectedby9outof10people【C13】______.Someotherpeoplehavesuggestedanotherwaycalled“phasedemployment”theory.Thetheorysuggeststhatawomanworkertake【C14】______fromherjobwhensheissevenmonthspregnantandstayoffthejob【C15】______herbabyreachestheageof3.Itsuggeststhatwomen【C16】______leavereceiveseventy-fivepercentoftheir【C17】______salaryandbeallowedtoreturntoworkafterthethree-yearperiod.Thiswill【C18】______children,women,theirfamiliesandthesocietyandit【C19】______seemstobemoreacceptablethanthesuggestion【C20】______womenreturntotheirhomesforever.51．【C1】A．moreB．fewerC．muchD．less正確答案：A解析：根據(jù)句意可知，一些人建議女性應(yīng)該回歸家庭，以便給男性留下更多的工作機會。根據(jù)空后的jobs一詞可知，此處應(yīng)選many的比較級more。故選A。52．【C2】A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．reactionC．ideaD．opinion正確答案：D解析：opinionpoll為固定短語，意為“民意調(diào)查”。attitude：態(tài)度，看法；reaction：反應(yīng)；idea：想法，主意。故選D。53．【C3】A．a(chǎn)vailableB．suitableC．reliableD．practical正確答案：B解析：available：可用的，可獲得的；suitable：適合的，適宜的；reliable：可信賴的，可靠的；practical：實踐的，實際的。根據(jù)句意并結(jié)合空后的“…womenshouldstepaside…”可知，一些工會官員認(rèn)為太多女性在更適合男性的崗位上工作，她們應(yīng)該為沒有工作的男性讓位子。故選B。54．【C4】A．courseB．routeC．wayD．road正確答案：C解析：makewayfor為固定短語，意為“給……讓路，為……開路”。故選C。55．【C5】A．strangelyB．unusuallyC．a(chǎn)pproximatelyD．a(chǎn)ctually正確答案：D解析：strangely：奇怪地，不可思議地；unusually：不尋常地；approximately：大約，約莫；actually：實際上，事實上。根據(jù)句意并結(jié)合上文“Theyarguethatwomen，especiallywomenintheirchildbearingyears…”可知，有些人認(rèn)為哺乳期的女性參加工作實際上會拖累經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展。故選D。56．【C6】A．withB．inC．fromD．on正確答案：B解析：resultin：導(dǎo)致，結(jié)果是，后面跟結(jié)果；resultfrom：起因于，原因是，后面跟原因。兩者都屬于固定短語。result一般不與介詞with，on搭配。根據(jù)上下文可知，哺乳期的女性參加工作會導(dǎo)致產(chǎn)量低、質(zhì)量不高和效率低下，這都屬于結(jié)果。故選B。57．【C7】A．a(chǎn)vailabilityB．inefficiencyC．relationshipD．harmony正確答案：B解析：availability：可用性，實用性；inefficiency：無效率；relationship：友誼；harmony：和諧，融洽相處。根據(jù)空前的lowerproductivity，poorquality可知，此處應(yīng)選與之意思相近的詞，所以inefficiency符合語境。故選B。58．【C8】A．thoughB．whileC．sinceD．until正確答案：B解析：though：雖然，盡管，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句；while：然而，可以表示前后兩者之間的對比；since：由于，自……以來，可引導(dǎo)原因和時間狀語從句；until：直到，可引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。此處表達(dá)的是“他們建議女性待在家里，而男性拿雙倍工資”，屬于兩者之間的對比。故選B。59．【C9】A．underB．forC．withD．on正確答案：A解析：underthesecircumstances是固定短語，意為“在這些情況下”。故選A。60．【C10】A．remainB．supplyC．supportD．receive正確答案：A解析：remain：保持；supply：供給，供應(yīng)；support：支持，支撐；receive：收到，得到。結(jié)合上下文可知，空處應(yīng)選remain，表示“保持他們同等的收入水平”。故選A。61．【C11】A．growB．bringC．raiseD．feed正確答案：C解析：grow：成長，長大；bring：帶來，拿來，bringup意為“養(yǎng)育”；raise：撫養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育，raisechildren意為“撫養(yǎng)孩子”；feed：喂養(yǎng)，飼養(yǎng)。故選C。62．【C12】A．thereforeB．moreoverC．howeverD．thus正確答案：C解析：therefore：因此，所以，表示結(jié)果；moreover：而且，此外，表示遞進(jìn)；however：然而，可是，表示轉(zhuǎn)折；thus：因此，表示結(jié)果。結(jié)合上下文可知，此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選C。63．【C13】A．pollingB．topollC．tobepolledD．polled正確答案：D解析：本題考查非謂語動詞的用法.poll：對……進(jìn)行民意測驗?？涨暗摹啊?outof10people”很明顯屬于被測驗的對象，因此應(yīng)用過去分詞作后置定語，其完整表達(dá)為“9outof10peoplewhowerepolled”。故選D。64．【C14】A．holidayB．restC．leaveD．vacation正確答案：C解析：holiday：假期，節(jié)假日，與take搭配時的短語應(yīng)為takeaholiday或takeholidays；rest：休息，剩余部分，與take搭配時的短語應(yīng)為takearest；leave：假期，休假，t