What is the obstacle that poor countries might experience in preparing their disaster insurance?（ ）[A] It is not easy to explain the important items of insurance in normal times.[B] The severity of the disaster is not big enough to trigger a payout.[C] Th
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What is the obstacle that poor countries might experience in preparing their disaster insurance?（ ）
[A] It is not easy to explain the important items of insurance in normal times.
[B] The severity of the disaster is not big enough to trigger a payout.
[C] The insurance premiums are too expensive for poor countries to afford.
[D] The insurance payout can't meet the need for recovery.
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第1题：
In some societies people want children for what might be family reasons.
参考答案： 在某些社会中，人们希望拥有孩子是出于所谓的家庭原因。
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第2题：
What are you busy with?( )A、I have a busy schedule this week
B、Yes. I’m very busy
C、I’m preparing the exam
D、No. I’m not sure
参考答案：C
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第3题：
If there were only one question left, what would it most probably be?
A. What was your childhood dream?
B. What is your biggest achievement?
C. What is your parents’ view of you?
D. What was your hardest experience in the war?
正确答案：B
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第4题：
Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
An understanding of man's effect on the balance of nature is crucial (关键的) to being able to find the appropriate remedial action. It is a very common belief that the problems of the population explosion are caused mainly by poor people living in poor countries who do not know enough to limit their reproduction. This is not true. The actual number of people in an area is not as important as the effect they have on nature. Developing countries do have an effect on their environment, but it is the populations of richer countries that have a far greater impact on the earth as a whole.
For example, tropical forests are known to be essential to the balance of nature, yet we are destroying them at a great rate. They are being cleared not to benefit the natives of that country, but to satisfy the needs of rich countries. Central American forests are being destroyed for grassland to make pet food in the United States cheaper; in Papua slew Guinea, forests are destroyed to supply cheaper cardboard packaging for Japanese electronic products; in Burma and Thailand, forests have been destroyed to produce more attractive furniture in Singapore and Hong Kong. Therefore, a rich person living thousands of miles away may cause more tropical forest destruction than a poor person living in the forest itself.
In short, it is everybody's duty to safeguard the future of mankind—not only through population control, but by being more aware of the effect his actions have on nature. Nature is both fragile and powerful. It is very easily destroyed; on the other hand, it can easily destroy its most dangerous enemy—man.
31.According to the first paragraph, people usually believe that .
A.poor people in poor countries contribute to the imbalance of nature
B. rich people know how to protect the environment by taking actions
C. people in poor areas know a lot about the birth control
D. rich people in rich countries have done a lot to balance nature
正确答案：A
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第5题：
By citing the fact that "the number had shrunk to 39 out of 220" ( Line 3-4, Para.2), the author sug- gests that _______.（ ）
[A] the poverty in the middle-income countries is alleviated tremendously
[B] the life of children in the middle-income countries has become better
[C] poor people's living conditions don't change although the number reduced
[D] the financial aid to the world's poorest countries achieves great success
正确答案：C
作者引用“220个国家中，低收入国家的数目降到了39个”这一事实是为了表明____。
[A]中等收入国家的贫困状况得到了极大缓解
[B]中等收入国家的儿童生活有了改善
[C]尽管低收入国家的数目降低了，但是贫困人口的生活状况没有改变
[D]对世界上最贫困国家的经济援助取得了很大的成功
答案解析：[C]推理判断题。文章第二段作者引用了世界银行的分类数据，通过数字可以看出低收入国家在不断减少，但在下文当中，作者又通过新的数据信息，向读者阐明，尽管这些国家成为了中等收入国家，但是“中等收入国家所占的全球穷人比例增加了2倍”，也就是说贫穷问题并没有在根本上得到解决，而是愈演愈烈，因此可以判断[A]错误，[C]表述正确；在第二段末尾，作者提出“世界上70%的营养不良儿童生长在中等收入国家”，因此[B]错误；[D]也与文章内容不符，排除。 -
第6题：
It soon becomes clear that the interior designer’s most important basic（ ）is the function of the particular space.For example,a theater with poor sight lines,poor sound‐shaping qualities,and too few entries and exits will not work for its purpose,no matter how beautifully it might be decorated.A.care
B.concern
C.attention
D.intention答案：B解析：本题[C]、[D]词义不符上下文逻辑，首先排除，而care和concern虽然都有“关注”的意思，但concern涉及责任（something you have a duty to be involved in），与本文讲的特定空间设计与室内设计者的任务相符，而care无此意，且与其前的important basic不搭配，所以选[B]。 -
第7题：
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Communications Revolution Cyberspace,data superhighway,multi-media-for those who have seen the future,the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives forever.Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor.As with all new high technology,while the West concerns itself.with the"how",the question of"for whom"is put aside once again. Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communications revolution has affected the world economy.Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries,and transnational corporations take full advantage of it.Terms of trade,exchange and interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods.The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets-with destructive impact on the have-nots. For them the result is instability.Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine.As"futures"are traded on computer screens,developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies. So what are the options for regaining control?One alternative is for developing countries to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications themselves-so-called"development communications"modernization.Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries'economies. Communications technology is generally exported from the U.S.,Europe or Japan;the patents,skills and ability to manufacture remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries.It is also expensive,and imported products and services must therefore be bought on credit-credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain. Furthermore,when new technology is introduced there is often too low a level of expertise to exploit it for native development.This means that while local elites,foreign communities and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit,those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied by it.Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries?
A:Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.
B:Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.
C:Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.
D:Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.答案：B解析：文章第一段说发达国家在网络空间、数字高速公路、多媒体等高科技方面迅猛发展的同时，贫困国家的发展却并不受重视。第二段最后一句话进一步指出，电子经济的发展使得发达国家进一步控制了全球市场，从而给贫困国家造成了毁灭性的影响。第四段接着谈到贫困国家若想控制本国经济的发展，就要引进最新技术，但是这又会导致贫困国家在发展电讯事业方面长期依赖发达国家，使得本国经济受到永久的约束。由此可见，高科技的发展是符合发达国家的利益的。故选B。
由文章第石段第二句话“…little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor.”可知，贫困国家的发展并没有受到足够的重视。故选A。
由文章第二段最后一句话和第三段最后一句话可知，电子经济的发展使得发达国家进一步控制了全球市场，而使发展中国家对本匡经济的控制能力相对减弱。这些都将对发展中国家造成毁灭性的影响。除此之外，由文章第四段可知，发展中国家要重新获得对本国经济的控制能力，就需要引进发达国家的先进科技，这又使得发展中国家更加依赖发达国家，从而限制了本国经济的发展。所以说，电子经济的发展之所以会对发展中国家造成毁灭性的影响的直接原因是它限制了发展中国家的经济发展。故选B。
由文章第四段最后一句话“Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries ' economies.”可知，如果发展中国家选择发展现代化通讯技术，那么就会导致他们长期地依赖发达国家，给本国的经济发展带来永久的制约。因此发展中国家现代通讯技术的发展将是以牺牲本国的经济独立为代价的。故选B。
通读全文可知，作者多次指出高新技术的发展在给发达国家带来巨大利益的同时，却阻碍了发展中国家的经济发展。它给发展中国家带来的将是毁灭性的影响。由此可推测出作者对通讯革命持批判态度。故选D。 -
第8题：
单选题The author’s attitude towards “Diasporas” is that _____.AThere is increasing hostility towards immigrants in rich countries.
BImmigrant networks are a rare bright spark in the world economy and rich countries should welcome them.
CThe Diasporas should return to their homelands so that poor countries will not suffer as a result of “brain drain”.
DHard-working immigrants will depress the wages of the locals although they may greatly increase productivity.
正确答案： B解析：
文章多处提到移民为世界经济发展做出贡献。例如第六段提到在富裕国家的“Migrants”不仅“send cash to their families”；他们还会帮助公司“operate in their home country.”不仅如此，倒数第二段提到了移民为富裕国家也做出的贡献。最后一段也提到“Rich countries”将会从宽松的移民政策中获益。因此B项指出移民是世界经济中难得一见的亮点，富裕国家应该欢迎他们是符合作者对“diasporas”的态度的。A选项是一个事实，不是作者态度。因此不选A。文章最后一段“The prospect of working abroad spurs more people to acquire valuable skills, and not all subsequently emigrate”说明有些人只是到国外学习，并不移民；另外一些人才会回国开公司，因此担心不发达国家会“brain drain”是过分夸张的，故C选项错误。从文章第七段可以看出的确有一些研究表明来自“unskilled immigration”的竞争会压低“unskilled locals”的工资，但是其他研究发现，这种影响“to be small”或者“non-existent”，因此D项错误。 -
第9题：
单选题According to the author, what would parents eventually do with a sleepless, troublesome newborn baby?AThey might turn themselves into pediatricians themselves after some years.
BThey would treasure the experience because it would become a distant dream.
CThey would be overcome with bitter envy for some regularly sleeping children.
DThey would probably become some abusive parents because of sleep insufficiency.
正确答案： B解析：
推理判断题。从文章最后一句“even the best parents might slip into child abuse when sleep is not sufficient.”可知，即使是最好的父母，在睡眠不足的情况下也会发脾气，虐待孩子，因此D为正确答案。作者对医生并不满意，因为医生没有真正关心带给患者家庭的影响，文章也没有提到几年后父母会成为儿科医生，所以A错误；文章提到这对父母自从孩子12个月时没被打扰睡过一夜后，就每夜不得安宁了，不可能“珍惜”，所以B不正确；C不是解决办法，只是心态。所以选D。 -
第10题：
填空题In what area does he lack experience?He has no experience in ____.正确答案： market research解析：
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第11题：
单选题Which is true about the three countries?AThey’re all on the sea.
BThey’re all very poor.
CThey all lie in the south of Asia.
正确答案： C解析：
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第12题：
单选题Countries sometimes spoil their beauty spots because ______.Athey are too poor to build beautiful hotels on them
Bthey have to cut down trees to build hotels on them
Cthey have to sell them to borrow money from foreign banks
Dthey are lacking experience in building hotels
正确答案： A解析：
录音中提到“What they spend on building has to be borrowed produces only chains of ugly hotels wherever there are beauty spots supposed to attract tourists”，意思是：他们(指前面提到的一些贫穷的国家)需要借钱来盖旅馆，可结果却是丑陋的旅馆横亘在风景优美的景区，而这些景区本应该吸引游客前来赏景的。由此可以推断出，这些国家毁了他们的风景区只是因为他们太穷不能建造美丽的旅馆，所以A项为正确答案。 -
第13题：
The French proposal of handling the crisis implies that______.
A．poor countries are more likely to get funds
B．strict monetary policy will be applied to poor countries
C．loans will be readily available to rich countries
D．rich countries will basically control Eurobonds
正确答案：A
解析：推理题。题干的French定位在第五段，该段重复出现French和France，因此没有明确的定位，需要选项回原文一一对应。 -
第14题：
What should you do in preparing formal oral presentations?
参考答案：You should determine the objective of your speech , analyze the audience , determine the time available for the speech ， gather information and determine the appropriate mode of delivery.
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第15题：
It soon becomes clear that the interior designer’s most important basic _____ is the function of the particular space. For example, a theater with poor sight lines, poor sound-shaping qualities, and too few entries and exits will not work for its purpose, no matter how beautifully it might be decorated.
[A] care
[B] concern
[C] attention
[D] intention
正确答案：B
18. [B] 本题[C][D]词义不符合上下文逻辑，首先排除，而 care和concern 虽都有“关注”的意思，但 concern涉及责任（something you have a duty to be involved in），与本文讲的特定空间设计与室内设计者的任务相符，而 care 无此意，且与其前的 important basic不搭配，所以选[B]。 -
第16题：
In the author's opinion, __.
A. developing countries should be responsible for environmental problems
B. overpopulation in the world is created by the developed countries
C. rich countries exercise worse influence on environment than poor countries
D. all countries should bring the population growth under control
正确答案：C
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第17题：
What dreadful experience she has been through!A:terrible
B:wonderful
C:nice
D:cold答案：A解析：她经历了多可怕的事情啊！dreadful“恐怖的”o terrible“可怕的”，最符合题意，例如：a terrible scene可怕的一幕。wonderful“美好的”，例如：a wonderful day美好的一天。nice“好的”，例如：a nice person好人。cold“冷的”，例如：a cold winter寒冷的冬天。 -
第18题：
___ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed .A.It
B.As
C.That
D.What答案：B解析：本题主要考查定语从句，全句意为“正如所预料的那样，对这个问题的回答各式各样。”
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第19题：
单选题What is mentioned as a reason why the world market is being globalised?AThe developing countries can get goods and services from western countries only.
BSome western multinationals are eager to reap profits from other countries.
CThe developed countries depend more on resources of the developing countries.
DThe world is becoming more connected through internet and telecommunications.
正确答案： B解析：
细节题。由题干定位到文章第六段。该段最后一句说明，发展中国家不仅可以从西方国家，也可以从其他发展中国家那儿取得所需的商品和服务，故A项错误；文中并未提及西方跨国公司是为了从其他国家获取利益才把市场全球化，也没有提及西方国家的发展需要依赖发展中国家的资源，故可排除B、C两项。该段谈到促成市场全球化的三个因素：全球市场自由化、便捷的互联网和低廉的电子通信、发展中国家和西方国家以及其他发展中国家之间的联系。选项D表述的正是第二个促成因素，故答案为D项。 -
第20题：
单选题According to the invitation, what is remarkable about Mr. Greig?AHe founded a famous company.
BHe has a lot of experience abroad.
CHe is from a poor background.
DHe established many business awards.
正确答案： C解析：
在第一段倒数第三句提到“…outlining how he overcame a childhood of poverty to become a leading business executive”，可知他以前的的生活环境贫穷。所以C项符合题意。 -
第21题：
问答题Practice 5 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of health and fitness are decreasing. What do you think are the causes of these problems and what measures could be taken to solve them? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.正确答案： 【参考范文】
Today, more and more countries are experiencing a situation where their citizens are becoming heavier, less fit, and more unhealthy. The causes of this are clear, and there are many possible solutions. I shall look at the causes and a couple of possible solutions in this essay.
In almost all cases, the causes of increased weight are excessive eating and/or lack of exercise. If a person eats more calories than they use, they will certainly gain weight. If they do not exercise enough, this weight gain will become fat and too much fat results in health problems such as obesity and depression. The solutions, therefore, are simple enough—to convince people to consume fewer calories and/or exercise more.
This is easier said than done. Nowadays, more and more people have access to an increasing amount of food. Many people prefer food that is high in calories—perhaps because they think it tastes better or because it is faster and more convenient. One way of getting them to eat fewer calories can be to show them tastier dishes quickly prepared with lower calories.
Another solution is to have people do more exercise, so that the calories eaten are less of a problem. This could be done by reducing the cost of keeping fit and by creating better infrastructure. Financing sports and exercise facilities could be pricey, but there are long-term savings as well as benefits if people are healthier as a result. If every neighbourhood had easily accessible sports and exercise facilities, people would be able to use them much more often.
In conclusion, there are two main causes of weight increase and there are several possible solutions to tackle it.解析： 暂无解析 -
第22题：
单选题The experience of foreign countries is worth learning from and taking for reference.Alearning and reference
Bour learning and our reference
Cour learning from and taking for reference
Dour learning and make reference to
正确答案： D解析：
固定搭配题。句意：外国的经验值得我们学习和借鉴。be worth (doing) sth.意为“值得去做”。在本句中的something应该是”我们学习和借鉴“，所以答案为选项C。 -
第23题：
单选题Which of the following statements is true of the tobacco industry?ATobacco is bad for people’s health but good for the national economy.
BTobacco has had a favourable economic impact in many countries in recent years.
CDeveloped countries such as UK and the U.S. should transfer their technology in the tobacco industry to the developing countries.
DTobacco industry is bad for the economy for rich and poor countries alike.
正确答案： A解析：
录音中指出世界银行的一项研究估计每年因吸烟导致的全球净亏损达到2万亿美元，其中一半的亏损出现在发展中国家，由此可知另一半的亏损在发达国家，因此不管对于发展中国家或发达国家来说烟草业都对国家经济不利。