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  • 第1题:

    In the second paragraph, "Maybe he doesn't see it himself, "the pronoun "it "refers to______.

    A) being friendly

    B) a hit of envy

    C) lucky dog

    D) your luck


    正确答案:B
    答案:B
    [试题分析]综合理解题。
    [详细解答]前一句话提到:There’s a bit of envy in those words.再结合上下文,这里“显然指前一句中的a bit of envy。因此,答案为B。

  • 第2题:

    Finding a job can be depressing and disappointing,and therefore it is important that you are prepared.

    A: exploiting
    B: frustrating
    C: profiting
    D: misleading

    答案:B
    解析:
    句意为:找工作的过程会让人沮丧又失望,因此有备而来很重要。exploiting意为“剥削的”;frustrating意为“使人沮丧的、令人泄气的”,最符合题意 profiting意为“获利”,动名词;misleading意为“误导的”。

  • 第3题:

    单选题
    The noun phrase “the medicine” underlined in Paragraph 1 refers to the _________.
    A

    turtle

    B

    medicine made from turtle

    C

    cancer cure

    D

    pet trade


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    本题是词义题。参考第71题的解析,可知这里的“这种药物”指的就是B项的“用金钱龟制成的药物”。

  • 第4题:

    单选题
    The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 3) refers to _____.
    A

    a rock

    B

    the group of bees

    C

    a hill

    D

    the river


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    细节推理题。第三段第二,三句话是说“从远处看,这群蜜蜂就像是一团浓烟。当它们越来越近时,我意识到,事实上这是成千上万的蜜蜂飞向我”。由此可知it是指the group of bees。故选B项。

  • 第5题:

    单选题
    The phrase “giant retailer” in Paragraph 4 refers most poosibly to.
    A

    Wal-Mart

    B

    a dry county

    C

    Arkansas

    D

    corporate headquarters


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    词义题。第四段首句提到“Wal-Mart…forbids drinking at events…”,紧接着指出“But the giant retailer has made a push…”,由此可知the giant retailer指的就是前一句提到的Wal-Mart。因此选项A为正确答案。

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    The phrase “making the biggest splash” (line 1, paragraph 3) most probably means ______.
    A

    causing the biggest trouble

    B

    exerting the greatest effort

    C

    achieving the greatest success

    D

    enjoying the widest popularity


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    语义理解题。第二段最后一句介绍了CIA举办的竞赛,并提到其中最大赢家的明显优势在于其对电子领域的掌握。第三段第一句提到Straitford公司的例子,并用“making the biggest splash”描述该公司目前的经营状况。随后两段从不同的方面介绍了公司第五段最后一句提到“Straitford 公司以发表自己的独立意见为荣”,由此可见,Straitford公司是进行公开来源的间谍活动比较成功的一个例子。“make the biggest splash”最引人注目,引起最大的轰动,亦即取得最大的成功。

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    In the last paragraph the phrase “this wide, confused wilderness” refers to ______.
    A

    personal experience

    B

    wild weeds among good plants

    C

    the information from the parents

    D

    the vast store of traditional practices


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    推理判断题。题干意思为“在最后一段中‘这片令人迷惑的领域’指的是什么”。根据文章的第二段首句“另一个知识的来源就是由父亲传给儿子或者母亲传给女儿的各种传统的风俗习惯”可以选出答案。

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    The word “they” underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.
    A

    health workers

    B

    officials

    C

    victims

    D

    cases


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    指代题。第四段第一句指出“By April 1978, WHO officials announced that they had isolated the last known case of the disease.”,通过句子结构分析,可知that引导announced的宾语从句,因此they指的就是该句的主语WHO officials。因此选B。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    The word “them” in the phrase “the complexity and effect of his use of them” in Paragraph 4 refers to.
    A

    the range of feelings he explores in his music

    B

    the complexity and effect of his compositions

    C

    the materials upon which he composed his music

    D

    the instruments of the orchestra that perform Mozart


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    指代题。题干中引用部分出现在倒数第二段第二句,该句指出“nothing to equal the contrast between the simplicity of the materials and the complexity and effect of his use of them.”,该处讲the simplicity of the materials与the complexity and effect of his use of them进行对比,可知them指代的就是前面的the materials。因此选C。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The underlined phrase “ripped off” in Paragraph 3 may mean “_____”.
    A

    优惠

    B

    退款

    C

    骗钱

    D

    免费


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    词义猜测题。上文提到“很短的距离,但是收费很高”,因此作者认为自己有可能被三轮车夫“骗钱了”,故选C项。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    The phrase “consumer goodwill” underlined in Paragraph 4 most possibly refers to the.
    A

    other extreme losses in tax revenue

    B

    pleasant feeling the consumers may have

    C

    good consumption the market may sustain

    D

    confidence consumers have over the goods


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    语义题。划线部分所在句指出“一些州还相信赢得了consumer goodwill有助于平衡税收上的损失”,消费税的减少会刺激消费者的消费意愿,因而可能会带动经济的发展。可以推测选项B符合题意。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    The phrase “that injury” underlined in Paragraph 5 refers to.
    A

    his bad back

    B

    the doctor’s weightlifting

    C

    his clinically inappropriate practice

    D

    his dishonest cheating


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    本题是词义题。第四段第二句中提到:他还欺骗了GMC这个专业行为委员会,因谎称后背受损使他无法出席听证会,使其将对他的听证会延期了四次;第五段中的“that injury”即指上述内容,因此答案为选项A。

  • 第13题:

    The word "intriguing" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.

    A) tractable

    B) dauntless

    C) heroic

    D) appealing


    正确答案:D
    答案:D
    [试题分析] 词义判断题。
    [详细解答] 根据上下文,该词所在的句子主要是讲述L- GG的功效,前文已提到了它的两种作用,后文显然是一种更为有意义的效用。因此,把intriguing理解为appealing( adj.吸引人的)更为确切,本题答案应为D。

  • 第14题:

    单选题
    The word “they” underlined in Paragraph 1 refers to ______.
    A

    organisms

    B

    fish

    C

    toxins

    D

    flesh


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    指代题。第一段首句指出microscopic organisms会以一种不知名的毒素麻痹鱼类,然后把鱼吃掉。该句意为“他们也许会使人类得病”。可知microscopic organisms对鱼类和人都会造成危害,因此此处的they指的即是前面的microscopic organisms。

  • 第15题:

    单选题
    In the first paragraph of Excerpt 4, the pronoun “they” in “when they arrive” refers to _____.
    A

    restrictions

    B

    shoppers

    C

    complaints

    D

    people


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    由Excerpt 4中第一段的第二句“Many complained about the restrictions ... through the tomatoes and lettuce in the vegetable section of the store.”可知,即以前没有法律禁止在公共场所吸烟,当各种限制出现后,有些人对此颇有微词,因此此处they所指为restrictions。故A项为正确答案。

  • 第16题:

    单选题
    The word “They” underlined in Paragraph 3 refers to.
    A

    415 counties in the South

    B

    alcohol sales in other places

    C

    attempts by Wal-Mart and others

    D

    church groups and religious leaders


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    细节题。第三段首句指出Wal-Mart和其他企业试图说服南方那些地区解除禁酒令,却遭到some church groups and religious leaders的强烈反对。该段接下来就提到“他们争辩道解除禁酒就意味着更多的家庭暴力…”,由此可看出此处的they指的就是前面一句中提到的some church groups and religious leaders。因此选D。

  • 第17题:

    单选题
    The phrase “this element of the unknown” (Paragraph 3) refers to ______.
    A

    the extension of earthquake zones

    B

    the percentage of earthquake occurrences

    C

    when and where earthquakes may occur

    D

    what big damage earthquakes may cause


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    此题应该结合上下文来看,先提到“they may,however,happen anywhere at any time. ”,承接上文又说到现在已经可以对地震预测。所以这里说的不确定性也是指地震发生的时间和地点。A和B选项都不全面。故选c。

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    The word these in the first paragraph refers to _____.
    A

    letters

    B

    photographs

    C

    paintings

    D

    objects


    正确答案: D
    解析:

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    The phrase¨single out in the last paragraph means______.
    A

    choose

    B

    think about

    C

    count

    D

    depend on


    正确答案: D
    解析:

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    The phrase “throw off” underlined in Paragraph 3 most probably means.
    A

    eject

    B

    burn up

    C

    convert

    D

    let in


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    词义辨析题。“throw off”出现在文章第三段最后一句。该句指“当太阳从一个红色巨星变成一个白矮星时,它会猛烈地喷发出大量的气体,这被称之为新星爆发”。由此可知“throw off”指的是“喷发”,而eject有“喷出”的意思,故选A。burn up烧掉;发怒。convert使转变。let in放进;允许进入。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    As is used in paragraph 4, the phrase “a control group” refers to ______.
    A

    people working at the Oregon Department of Health

    B

    people investigating at the Mulmonah County Health Department in Oregon

    C

    people serving as a standard of comparison for checking test results

    D

    people involved in passing legislation banning smoking in eating establishments


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    推断题。答案来自第四段。由原文可知control group表示similar subjects in restaurants,而subject在此处的意思表示受试验者,所以C为正确选项。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    The phrase “single out” in the last paragraph means _____.
    A

    choose

    B

    think about

    C

    count

    D

    depend on


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    由原文最后一段中的“Critics have singled out a government scheme called Head Start, created in 1965, which...(一些批评者选取了于1965年创立的“抢占先机”这一项目进行说明)”可以推断,single out在这里表示“选出、挑出”。故应选A项。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    In the email, the phrase “putting on” in paragraph 1, line 2, is closest in meaning to
    A

    advertising

    B

    evaluating

    C

    performing

    D

    hosting


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    根据上下文,可知这句话表达“为朋友组织、筹办一场聚会”,选项中D项符合文意。