单选题What does the author mean by “most people are literally having a ZZZ” (Lines 2-3, Paragraph 5)?A They are getting impatient.B They are noisily dozing off.C They are feeling humiliated.D They are busy with word puzzles.
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They are getting impatient.
They are noisily dozing off.
They are feeling humiliated.
They are busy with word puzzles.
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第1题：
What does the phrase “the wake-up call” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A. a new disease B. a clear warning
C. a dangerous animal D. a morning call
正确答案：B
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第2题：
For these reasons,I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam.Spammers should be fined,and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people.E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently,but spam is destroying this conwenience.
57.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.messages
B.ideas
C.connections
D.programs
正确答案：AD
【文章导读】随着网络信息技术的发展，越来越多的人们实用网络邮箱来传递信息，但现在垃圾邮件的泛滥已经成为网络用户们深恶痛绝的事情，人们呼吁立法来阻止垃圾邮件的泛滥。
. A。【解析】词义猜测题。根据本文中的e-mail一词以及endless series of advertisements可以推断出correspondence在此处意思是：信件，垃圾邮件，由此可知本题选A。
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第3题：
The mere fact ______ most people believenuclear war would be mad does not mean that it will not occur.A.that
B.which
C.what
D.whose答案：A解析：考查同位语从句。句意为“大多数人认为核战争是疯狂的，但这并不意味着核战争就不会爆发”。本题“most people believe nuclear war wouldbe mad”部分是同位语从句，对fact的内容进行阚释说明：从句意义完整，连接词在从句中不充当任何成分，所以用that引导。which不可引导同位语从句；what和whose在引导从句时在句子充当成分．选项B、C、D均可排除。正确答案为A。 -
第4题：
单选题What does the underlined word “dismember” in paragraph 4 mean?ATo kick somebody out.
BTo cut somebody into pieces.
CTo dismiss somebody.
DTo stab a knife into somebody.
正确答案： C解析：
第四段最后一句，如果你喜欢，你可以肢解他们。dismember肢解，隔断手足。 -
第5题：
单选题The word prototype in the fourth paragraph is most likely to mean _____.Amodel
Bstrategy
Cmethod
Dstage
正确答案： D解析： -
第6题：
单选题What does the word “inkling” mean in paragraph 1?AInadequate training.
BProfound knowledge.
CExtensive education.
DSlight understanding.
正确答案： C解析：
第一段说几年前布朗大学医学院的毕业生对如何照顾老人还只是略有所知，而现在布朗大学医学院和美国其他一些医学院正在把老年医学课程加入学校的课程表。 -
第7题：
单选题The word ubiquitous in Paragraph 2 is most likely to mean _____.Avery crowded
Bvery dean
Cexisting everywhere
Doccurring frequently
正确答案： B解析：
文章第二段首句提到“With 58 million daily customers worldwide”，意指麦当劳的消费群体庞大，第一段提到麦当劳发展成快餐产业链，由此可以推断，“ubiquitous”可能表示麦当劳的分布之广，其原意为“普遍的，到处都是的”，故C项正确。 -
第8题：
单选题What does “traces” mean in the second paragraph?A描绘
B追踪
C少量
D探索
正确答案： D解析：
词义猜测题。根据句意可推断，冷冻汉堡被发现里面存在“少量”马肉。 -
第9题：
单选题What does the word “leach” in the last paragraph probably mean?ALeap.
BLead.
CLean.
DLeak.
正确答案： C解析：
根据最后一段“leach”所在句“However, when fat cells start to become insulin resistant, the lipids start to leach out of the fat cells and rise in the bloodstream,”可以知道：血脂开始从脂肪细胞中渗出并在血流中增加。因此可以推测出leach和leak同义，意为“泄露，露出”。故D项为本题正确答案。 -
第10题：
单选题What does the author mean by moms to be in the last paragraph?AWomen who are pregnant, especially for the first time.
BWomen who dream of having babies for the first time.
CWomen who already have children.
DWomen who have just got babies for the first time.
正确答案： A解析： -
第11题：
单选题What does the word “considerably” in the last paragraph mean?Aimmediately
Bdirectly
Ccarefully
Dmuch
正确答案： D解析：
considerably位于最后一段句首，作为副词修饰drop。该句意思是自从Parris开始她的研究后，墨尔本的青蛙数量下降…。B项“直接地”，C项“认真地”明显不符合题意。由最后一段最后一句知十年干旱期间，池塘的数量越来越少，可知青蛙数量下降有一个过程，不是突然的，因此A项错误。 -
第12题：
问答题What does the word “piquant” in the last paragraph probably mean?正确答案： Interesting.解析：
语义理解题。文章首段提到，在Virginius看来，妻子除了缺少一点令人心动的脆弱之外可以说是堪称完美。之后又表示这样的完美减少了很多乐趣，尤其是爱情的乐趣。文章尾段与首段相互呼应，提到即便是最不挑剔的丈夫也希望妻子具有一些piquant的品质，而不仅仅是善良。由此可以推断，piquant应该是一种让人觉得有趣的品质，而Victoria所缺少的正是这种品质。 -
第13题：
What does the phrase “the wake-up call”in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A．a new disease
B．a clear warning
C．a dangerous animal
D．a morning call
正确答案：B
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第14题：
What does the author mean by “most people are literally having a ZZZ” (Lines 2-3, Paragraph 5)?
A They are getting impatient.
B They are noisily dozing off.
C They are feeling humiliated.
D They are busy with word puzzles.
正确答案：B
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第15题：
单选题The word “literally” underlined in Paragraph 2 most probably means ______.Anamely
Bsuperficially
Cimaginatively
Dactually
正确答案： D解析：
语义题。literally所在句破折号表示其后的内容是对之前提到的Pfiesteria piscimorte的解释说明，指的都是该句提到的this single-cell organism或dinofiagellate。可以推测literally指的是“实际上”。 -
第16题：
单选题What does the word “override” mean in the first paragraph?ATo prevail over.
BTo ride over or across.
CTo stop a machine doing something.
DNot to notice something.
正确答案： A解析：
词义理解题。文章中override所在句子为：“太阳黑子就如同行星般巨大的飓风一样，吞没很多物质，和它们喷涌出的一样多，并暂时……磁场规律，”结合上下文可以推测出override是“压倒，超越”的意思，所以选A。 -
第17题：
单选题What does the underlined word “respond” in Paragraph 4 mean?APull
BContact
CSpeak
DAnswer
正确答案： D解析：
结合原文第四段中的“Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn’t respond”可知，此处表达的是转折关系。她掏出手机联系她的丈夫，但是她的丈夫没有接电话，因此respond在这里表示“回复，回应”。故正确答案为D项。 -
第18题：
单选题What does the word “contaminating” (Line 5, Para.3) mean?Acorrupting
Bcontradicting
Cpolluting
Dcontracting
正确答案： B解析：
词义理解题。综合上下文“…constantly contaminating their waters…”可以推测出contaminate的意思是“污染”，故应使用“polluting”。 -
第19题：
单选题The word ubiquitous in Paragraph 2 is most likely to mean_______.Avery crowded
Bvery clean
Cexisting everywhere
Doccurring frequently
正确答案： C解析： -
第20题：
单选题What does the word obsolete in the first paragraph mean?AFashionable.
BUseful.
COut of date.
DOut of control.
正确答案： C解析： -
第21题：
单选题What does the word juggling in Paragraph 3 probably mean?ADealing with at the same time
BStriking a balance between
CWeekend catch-up sleep
DHealthy diet
正确答案： C解析： -
第22题：
单选题What does the word “nocturnal” mean in the second paragraph?AHungry.
BNightly
CHealthy
DGreedy
正确答案： B解析：
第二段主要描述实验对比老鼠在夜间饮食和在白天饮食是否会对新陈代谢产生影响。后一句讲的是白天老鼠正常饮食，由此可以推断这一句指的是夜间的老鼠。nocturnal和nightly的意思最接近，即夜间的。 -
第23题：
单选题What does the underlined word “replicate” (in paragraph 5) mean?APractice
BExercise
CImitate
DReconstruct
正确答案： D解析：
第五段作者提到参加者有84人之多，其中有学生、教师、学校的赞助人、发言人。他们聚在一起来模仿有钱人和政治家的生活方式。replicate复制；模仿。