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《大学英语Ⅱ》复习思考题
PartI.VocabularyandStructure
VocabularyandStructure
EverytimeIsteppedintotheroom,thepictureonthedesk_____myschooldaystomymind.
a.remindedb.recalledc.rememberedd.restoredEveryoneelsewaskilledintheaccident.Iwastheonlyoneto___.a.aliveb.outlivec.survived.revereEveryoneshould______theprincipleoftheschool.a.actinb.actfromc.do

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Fewtechnologicaldevelopmentshavehad______greater______ourlivesthanthecomputerrevolution.
a./...impactonb.a...impactwithc.a...impactond.an...impacton
Formostmen,talkisprimarilyameanstopreserveindependenceandmaintain______inahierarchical(分等级的)socialorder.
a.statusb.studioc.statued.state
From______timestherehasbeenatraditionofservinggreenteatoguestsinKorea.
a.ancientb.Ambientc.Affluentd.apparentGenerally,itisonlywhenanimalsaretrappedthattheyresort______violenceinordertoescape.
a.ofb.inc.tod.at
Giventhehugecomplexityofthegeneticcode,noonecanpossibly______theeffectsofintroducingnewgenesintoanyplantororganism.
a.addictb.predictc.convictd.restrict
Governmentsmayalsorestricteconomicfreedom______protectingindividualrights.
a.forthesakeofb.foranysakec.underthesakeofd.forsakeof
Harrywasfartoo_____tobeputinchargeofsuchanimportantdepartment.a.dissatisfiedb.self-evidentc.incompetentd.displeasedHe____besidehismotherinthewaitingroomforhisturn.a.seatedb.wasseatedc.wassat
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Hebelievedinsimplicity,_______heusedonlyasafetyrazorandwatertoshave.a.soonbsomuchsothatc.suchthatd.thusHeconsultedtoapsychiatristandlearneditwasnotbuthisdesireto______othersthatresultedinhisanxiety.
a.proceedb.exceedc.succeedd.excludeHedoesnotknowEnglish,GermanorFrench.a.nothingtosayaboutb.tosaynothingofc.anythingtosayaboutd.tosayanythingof
Hehastobringallhisstrengthintofull_____tomovetheheavybox.a.actb.playc.showd.presentHemadehimselfunderstood______gestures.
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a.bythismeansofb.bysomemeansofc.bythemeansofd.bymeansof
Ifthewholeprogram______beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost.
a.wasnotplanedb.Wouldnotbeplannedc.werenotplannedd.hadnotbeenplanned
Ifthereareseveralcandidatesforajob,theyareusuallyinterviewed___.a.byorderb.byturnc.inorderd.inturn
Ifyou______atasktohim,thejobwillbeundertakenandaccomplishedwithenthusiasmandefficiency.
a.assistb.assumec.assured.assignIfyoukeeponsmokinglikethat,you’llsurely_____inprison.a.endinb.endupc.endond.endat
I'mgoodatnoticingthesmallthingsotherpeoplemight______andthishelpsmetogivejudgment.
a.scornb.slightc.ignored.omit
Inboiling,thegasdoesnot______anewsubstancebutonlyadifferentstateoftheoriginalsubstance.
a.demonstrateb.representc.illustrated.describe
Inorderto______forapatent,aninventionmustbeoriginalandmustnotbeobvious.
a.qualifyb.quantifyc.satisfyd.specifyIsitwhereyouareborn_______decidesyournationality?a.whichb.sothatc.thatd.whatIsntitaboutthetimeyou______todomorningexercises?a.Beganb.beginc.shouldbegind.havebegun
Italmostseemedasifthegoodmantryingtoteachusallheknewatthislastlesson.a.wasb.bec.wered.wouldbe
Itis______thattheseapplicationformsbesentbackasearlyaspossible.a.beneficialb.essentialc.potentiald.influential
Itisadvisabletoplaceimportanttelephonenumbersnexttothephoneincaseofan____.
a.emergeb.emergencyc.emergingd.emergenceItisoftenasignofstrength,ambition,and______toaskquestionsorchallengeopinions.
a.patienceb.endurancec.intelligenced.diligence
Itnever_____tomethatthecluetotheproblemliesinsuchasimpleexperiment.a.meansb.occursc.notesd.tells
Itwas_____forhertowearsuchadressatthedanceparty,whichisaformalgathering.
a.outofplaceb.outoforderc.outofquestiond.outofthequestionItwas___whotoldhimthetruth.a.themb.their
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Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome_____rememberedherappointmentwiththe

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Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.______,Icantspeaktoohighlyofhim.
a.Asaresultb.Inawordb.c.Bythewayd.OnthecontraryOnlythehigheranimalscan,itseems,______withcomputerswithregardtointellectandeventhenwithdecreasingsuccess.
a.completeb.competec.complaind.composeShearrangedapartytohelpputthestrangersattheir____.a.pleasureb.delightc.eased.comfortShehassucha(n______facethatIfindithardtobelieveanythingbadofher.a.innocentb.immensec.proficientd.competentShenevercomesShebringssomethingforthechildren.a.wheneverb.andc.ifd.butSheworkswellwiththose______toherinthefirm.a.betterb.suitablec.excellent

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She'dgiveanythingtorollupherskirt,______herschooltie,andhopthroughthepassengerdoor.
a.pulldownb.pullthroughc.pulloffd.pullawaySofartherehavenotbeen______remediesforcanceryet.
a.sufficientb.effectivec.efficientd.reflective
SoccerisapopularspectatorsportinEngland,intheUnitedStatesitisfootballthatattractslargeaudiences.a.asb.thoughc.howeverd.whereas
Sometimesearthquakescausetidalwavesand,________inthecaseofJapan,thesecanbedangerous.a.likeb.similartoc.asd.thesameasStudentsalso______geography.
a.comeintocontactwithb.cometocontactwithc.comeintocontractwithd.cometocontractwith
Thankstomyfriend’shelp,I’velearnedtohavea______attitudetowardlife.a.doubtfulb.dubiousc.positived.negativeThatproblemisnothard_______asfarasIknow.
a.toexplainb.tobeexplainedc.explaining
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Thecauseofhissuccesswashisabilitytoworkforlonghourswithouttiring.a.elementaryb.fundamentalc.basicd.groundedThe1989earthquakeinSanFranciscocausedthe______oftheBayBridge.a.conflictb.collisionc.smashd.collapseThebooksherearenotallowedoutofthereadingroom.
a.totakeb.tobetakenc.takingd.taken
Thebosslosthis_____becauseMarymadealongdistancecalltoherboyfriendduringtheworkinghouragain.a.moodb.temperc.mindd.passionThechildwas______tobedsincehecamedownwithafever.
a.confinedb.limitedc.restrictedd.imprisoned
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ThecompanygraduallylostitsmarketintheregionofAsiabecauseof_____management.a.sickb.evilc.illd.wicked
Thelecture____fromprehistorytomoderntimesandgavetheaudiencemuchtothinkabout.a.coveredb.rangedc.includedd.dealtTheletteristobe_____toprofessorWilsonhimself.a.deliveredb.sendc.post

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Themanageraskedallhismentokeephim_____oftheprogram’sprogress.a.requiredb.deprivedc.accusedd.informed
Themanagercouldnotgototakepartinthemeetingbecauseofhisillness,soMr.Smith_____him.
a.recordedb.renewedc.representedd.recalled
Themanifestationofaculturalphenomenonisusuallyalogical______ofsomephysicalaspectinthelifestyleofthepeople.
a.successionb.effectc.consequenced.sequence
Thoughshehastotakecareofthechildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliancesand______foods.
a.competenceb.conveniencec.confidenced.conferenceTiredashewas,onhearingthedoorbell,he____thedoor.a.madeupb.madeforc.madeupfor
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Unfortunately,veryfewsheep____theseverewinterlastyear.a.survivedb.enduredc.spentd.remainedaliveWe______hearingfromyouagaininthenearfuture.a.lookforwardupb.lookforwardtoc.lookdownupond.lookupto
WealreadyhaveseenhowtheattackendedthehistoricAmericantraditionofavoidingworld______.
a.contestb.contactc.combatd.conflict
Weareallveryexcitedbecausethetreesweplantedintheyardwillsoonbeginto_____fruit.a.makeb.bearc.gived.produce
Weholdthatwarshouldnotbeasameanstosettledisputebetweennations.a.employedb.madec.producedd.usedWemust______theincreasedglobalizationofthecommoditytradingbusiness.a.haveadvantageofb.takeadvantageofc.haveadvantageoverd.takeadvantageover
Wetriedto______thefullmeaningofthelecturewhichProfessorSmithmade.a.awardb.absorbc.awared.abuseWewillstartatthepointwherewe______.
a.leftoverb.leftoffc.leftasided.leftforWell,let'sputourheadstogetherandfind____totheproblem.a.ananswerb.awayc.asolutiond.amethodWhatbloodvesselistoaman’sbodyisrailwayistotransportation.a.asb.soc.thand.that

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Whenhearrivedinthestation,thetrainwas____thestation.a.pushinginb.pushingintoc.pullingon
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WhentalkingaboutChineseculture,peopleoften______itsorigin______theYellowRiver.
a.connect...tob.associate...toc.associate...withd.combine...withWitha___ofhisshoulder,Johnmadeitclearthathedidn'tcare.a.winkbtugc.shrugd.bluff
Youcansurfthe"Net"bylettingyourcuriosityleadyoufrompagetopagewithno______goalinmind.
a.specialb.specialtyc.specificd.specious
Youwillhavetowaityourturn.Wecan’tallowanyoneto_____thequeue.a.strikeb.jumpc.seald.run
Youngchildrenoftencant______betweenTVprogramsandcommercials.a.Separateb.distinguishc.compared.contrastYoursenseoughttohavehelpedyoutodecidethematter.
a.generalb.commonc.ordinaryd.averagePartII.Cloze
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MostchildrenwithhealthyappetitesarereadytoeatalmostanythingthatDCBACisofferedthemandachildseldomdislikesfood_____56itisbadlycooked.BCDDDThe_____57amealiscookedismostimportantandan_____58cookedmealwilloftenimproveachild’sappetite.Neveraskachild_____59helikesordislikesafoodandnever_____60likesanddislikesinfrontofhimorallow_____61elsetodoso.Ifthefathersayshehatesfatmeatorthemother_____62vegetablesinfrontofachild,heis_____63tocopythishabit.Takeit_____64grantedthathelikeseverythingandheprobably_____65.
56.A.ifB.untilC.thatD.unless57.A.procedureB.processC.wayD.method58.A.adequatelyB.attractivelyC.urgentlyD.eagerly59.A.whetherB.whatC.thatD.which60.A.negotiateB.commentC.discussD.argue61.A.everybodyB.anybodyC.somebodyD.nobody62.A.opposesB.deniesC.refusesD.offends63.A.willingB.possibleC.obligedD.likely64.A.withB.asC.overD.for65.A.shouldB.mayC.willD.must
Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividualsintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisborn_____46.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,_____47beingmorecapablethanothers.____48nomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligence_____49hehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhat____50totheindividual---thesortofenvironmentinwhichthebrought____51.Ifanindividualishandicapped_____52,itislikelythathisbrainwill_____53todevelopandhewill______54attainthelevelofintelligenceof
CBADCBDABBAABBDCACDA

whichheis______55.
Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividualsintelligencecanbe________56bythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwinsPeterandJohn.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedin______57fosterhomes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinan_______58communitywithpooreducational________59.John______60,waseducatedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Thisenvironmental_______61continueduntilthetwinswere_______62theirlateteens,_______63theyweregiventeststo________64theirintelligence.JohnsI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthanthe________65andfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.46.A.forB.byC.withD.in47.A.mostB.someC.manyD.few48.A.ButB.ForC.StillD.And49.A.ifB.thoughC.asD.unless50.A.refersB.appliesC.happensD.concerns51.A.aboutB.upC.forwardD.forth
52.A.relativelyB.intelligentlyC.regularlyD.environmentally53.A.failB.helpC.manageD.shop54.A.everB.neverC.evenD.nearly55.A.ableB.capableC.availableD.acceptable56.A.demonstratedB.deniedC.neglectedD.ignored57.A.separateB.similarC.remoteD.individual58.A.omittedB.isolatedC.enclosedD.occupied
59.A.possibilitiesB.opportunitiesC.capacitiesD.responsibilities60.A.moreoverB.consequentlyC.thenD.however61.A.exceptionB.divisionC.differenceD.alteration62.A.inB.byC.atD.for63.A.whileB.sinceC.whenD.because64.A.estimateB.countC.decideD.measure65.A.averageB.commonC.usualD.ordinary
TheFrenchsurprisedeven1whentheybannedtobaccoadsthreeyearsBACBDago,and2smoke-freezonesinpublicspaces.Eventhen,theattempttoCBDDAlegislategoodhealthseemedalittletooAmerican.NowsomeFrenchlawmakersarepreparingtoendtheactasreformthatsimply3workinacountrythathasalwaysaidedlife’spettyvices.Law4nolaw,smokersandnonsmokersminglewithout5frictioninPariscaféandrestaurants,6ownersgenerallyignorerequirementstocreateseparateno-smokingsections.Frenchsmokerslightupintrainstations,inhospitalsanddirectly7no-smokingsigns.Therearestifffinesforviolatingthesmoke-freeareas,8theyareneverimposed.―Wehavemoreimportantthingstodo,‖saysaParispoliceofficial.The1992law’s9controversialprovisionisthetobacco-adban.Anexceptionhasbeenmadeformotorsports,whichareunderwrittenbytobaccofirms.AndfansshoutedangrilywhenFrenchTVblackedoutasoccergame

fromabroad10―secondary‖tobaccoandliquoradsatthelocalstadium.1.ahimselfbthemselvesctheirsdtheirown2.acreatedbmadecproduceddcomposed3.amustn’tbneedn’tccan’tdshouldn’t4.aandborcyetdbut5.asurfacebsuperiorcseemingdapparent6.awhichbtheircwhosedthose7.aonbundercatdover8.aandbthoughcordbut9.amuchbworstcmoredmost10.aforbsincecinsteadofdbecauseofPart.ReadingComprehension
ReadingComprehension
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AskthreepeopletolookoutthesamewindowatabusystreetcornerBDDDAandtellyouwhattheysee.Chancesareyouwillreceivethreedifferentanswers.Eachpersonseesthesamescene,buteachperceivessomethingdifferentaboutit.
Perceivinggoesoninourminds.Ofthethreepeoplewholookoutthewindow,onemaysaythatheseesapolicemangivingamotoristaticket.Anothermaysaythatheseesarush-hourtrafficjamattheintersection.Thethirdmaytellyouthatheseesawomantryingtocrossthestreetwithfourchildrenintow.Forperceptionisthemind’sinterpretationofwhatthesensesinthiscaseoureyestellus.
Manypsychologiststodayareworkingtotrytodeterminejusthowapersonexperiencesorperceivestheworldaroundhim.Usingascientificapproach,thesepsychologistssetupexperimentsinwhichtheycancontrolallthefactors.Bymeasuringandchartingtheresultsofmanyexperiments,theyaretryingtofindoutwhatmakesdifferentpeopleperceivetotallydifferentthingsaboutthesamescene.1.SeeingandperceivingareAthesameaction.Btwoseparateactions
Ctwoactionscarriedonentirelybytheeyes.
Dseveralactionsthattakeplaceatdifferenttimes.2.PerceivingisanactionthattakesplaceAinoureyes
BonlywhenwethinkveryhardaboutsomethingConlyunderthedirectionofapsychologistDineveryperson’smind3.PerceptioninvolveswhatAoursensestellus.Bourmindsinterpret.
Cweseewithoureyesonly.DbothAandB
4.Peopleperceivedifferentthingsaboutthesamescenebecause

Atheyseedifferentthings.
Btheycannotagreeaboutthings.Csomehavebettereyesight.Dnoneofthese
5.PsychologistsstudyperceptionbyAsettingupmanyexperimentsBaskingeachotherwhattheysee.Clookingoutofwindows.Dstudyingpeople’seyes.
TheancientChinesepoetTaoYuanmingoftheEasternJinDynasty(AD317-420oncedescribedinhisworkalegendaryfairylandPeachBlossomValley,whichissaidtobeaplacecompletelyisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.Peopletherelivedasimple,pastorallife.Doessuchafairylandreallyexistintherealworld?Forcenturies,Chinesepeoplemerelyregardedthisvalleyasanimaginaryplace.Itneveroccurredtoanyonethatitmightbefoundinthemap.OurtriptoBameiVillagelocatedinatypicalkarstarealedustoanunexpectedanswertothequestion.Afterdrivingfor40kilometersnorthfromasmallcounty.,wefinallystoppedinfrontofacavewheretherewasastreamcalledBameiRiverflowing.Undertheguidanceoflocalvillagers,wecontinuedourjourneyintothecavebyboat.Justlikeenteringamovietheatre,weweresoonimmersedinutterdarknessastheboatdriftedintothecave.Anarrowshaftofsunlightstreamedthroughasmallopeninginthecaveroof,givingthewateranunearthlyquality.Astoundedbythemysticcave,weallfellsilentandcouldhearonlythesoundofdripping,ripplingwater.Suddenlytheboatmadeasharpturn,bringingustotheexitofthecave.Tooursurprise,outdestination----BameiVillage,wasrighttherebeforeoureyes.Itseemsweweresteppingintoafictitiouslandofpeace,awayfromtheturmoiloftheworld.IntheBameiRiverwerereflectionsofmountainscoveredwithtrees.Thevillageisshelteredbygreatamphitheatresofmountains.Itisavillagewithoutroads.Theriverhasbeentheonlyaccessinandoutofthevillage.Duetoinconvenientlocationandhardtransit,thevillagersescapedattacksbytheoutsidersandtheinfluencesofthemodernworld,stayingasunadornedandaspureastheyalwayswere.Withoutcars,electricity,telephoneandtelevision,thevillagersstilllivedaprimitive,self-sufficientliving---fishing,huntingandfarming.Alsotheyhavepreservedthetraditionalcultureandcustoms.Theysingsongsattheirmostimportantevents,whichistheirwayofinteractingwithothersandexpresstheirfeelings.Whennightfalls,villagerslighttheiroillamps.Bonfiresarebuilttowelcometouristsandpartythrown.Asthelocalchildrenrunaboutintheglowoftheflames,onecannotwonderifthisfairyland,oncehiddenbutnowonthemap,maysoonloseitsinnocenceandbecomeanothercultureless,contrivedtouristattraction.
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36.PeachBlossomValleyis________.a.aplacecompletelyisolatedfromtherestoftheworldb.alegendaryfairylanddescribedbyanancientChinesepoetc.aplacewherepeopleliveasimple,pastorallifed.BameiVillagedescribedbytheauthor37.BameiVillageis________.a.insideabigcave
b.40kilometersnorthformasmallcountyc.surroundedbytheBameiRiver
d.locatedinatypicalkarstarea
38.TheonlywaytogetintoandoutoftheBameiVillageis________.a.byboat
b.onfootc.acrosstheripplingwater
d.throughasmallopeninginthecaveroof
39.Becauseoftheinconvenientlocationandhardtransit,thepeopleinthe
BameiVillage________.a.escapedattacksbytheoutsidersandtheinfluenceofthemodernworldb.livedaprimitive,self-sufficientliving-fishing,huntingandfarmingc.preservedthetraditionalcultureandcustomsd.didalltheabove
40.Obviously,theauthorthinksitis______fortheBameiVillagetobe
knownasatouristattraction.a.fictitious
b.wonderful
c.somethingtoworryaboutd.veryimportant

Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.Thesimplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideas,moredisagreementsininterest,andmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inaddition,thereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreatertoleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactorstendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.Inasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanyways,therearefeweroccasionsforpeopletoseetheneedortheopportunityofchangebecauseeverythingseemstobethesame.Andalthoughconditionsmaynotbesatisfactory,theyareatleastcustomaryandundisputed.Withinasociety,socialchangeisalsolikelytooccurmorefrequentlyandmorereadilyinthematerialaspectsoftheculturethaninthenon-material,forexample,intechnologyratherthaninvalues;inwhathasbeenlearnedlaterinliferatherthanwhatwaslearnedearly;inthelessbasicandlessemotionalaspectsofsocietythanintheiropposite;inthesimple
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elementsratherthaninthecomplexones;informratherthaninsubstance;andinelementsthatareacceptabletothecultureratherthaninstrangeelements.Furthermore,socialchangeiseasierifitisgradual.Forexample,itcomesmorereadilyinhumanrelationsonacontinuousscaleratherthanonewithsharpdichotomies(一分为二.ThisisonereasonwhychangehasnotcomemorequicklytoBlackAmericansascomparedtootherAmericanminorities,becauseofthesharpdifferenceinappearancebetweenthemandtheirwhitecounterparts.
41.Thefollowingfactorstendtopromotesocialchangeexcept_________.a.differentkindsofpeopleb.differentpointsofviewc.differentinterestd.differentconditions42.Theexpressiongreatertolerance(Para.1refersto__________.a.morerespectfordifferentbeliefsandbehaviorsb.quickeradaptationtochangingcircumstancesc.greaterwillingnesstoacceptsocialchanged.greaterreadinesstoagreetodifferentopinionsandideas
43.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUEwithinasociety?__________a.Socialchangeislesslikelytooccurintechnologythaninvalues.b.Whatpeoplelearnedintheirearlytimestendstochangequickly.c.Thebasicandemotionalaspectsofsocietytendtoslowdownsocialchange.d.Strangeelementsarelikelytoquickensocialchange.44.Socialchangeiseasierifittakesplace_________.a.stepbystepb.amongBlackAmericansc.betweenBlackAmericansandtheirwhitecounterpartsd.betweenBlackAmericansandotherAmericanminorities45.Thepassageismainlydiscussing__________.a.thenecessityofsocialchangeb.certainfactorsthatdeterminetheeasewithwhichsocialchangeoccurc.thewaytoslowdownsocialchanged.howtopromotesocialchange
Atomsareallaroundus.Theyarethebrickswhicheverythingismade.DADADManymillionsofatomsarecontainedinjustonegrainofsalt,butdespitetheirsmallsizetheyareveryimportant.Thewayaneverydayobjectbehavesdependsonwhatkindsofatomsareinitandhowtheyact.
Forinstance,youknowthatmostsolidobjectsmeltiftheygethotenough.Whyisthis?Itistheeffectoftheheatontheobject’satoms.Allatomsmoveconstantly.Whentheyarehot,theymovefaster.
Usuallytheatomsinanobjectholdtogetherandgivetheobjectitsshape.Butiftheobjectgrowshot,itsatomsmovesofastthattheybreaktheforcethatusuallyholdsthemtogether.Theymoveoutoftheirusualplacessothattheobjectlosesitsshape.Thenwesaythattheobjectismelting.

21.ThewayanobjectbehavesdependsontheAkindsofatomsinto.BNumberofatomsinit.CWayitsatomsbehave.DBethAandC.
22.AtomsinanobjectmoveAatalltimes.
BOnlywhentheobjectisheated.CWhenevertheygrowhot.DUnlesstheobjecthasmelted.23.HeatinganobjectwillaffectAthemovementsofitsatoms.BThespeedofitsatoms.CTheshapeofitsatoms.DBothAandB.
24.AnobjectholdsitsshapebecauseitsatomsAusuallyholdtogether.Bmoveveryfast.CareveryhotDarenotmoving.
25.Whenitsatomsleavetheirusualplaces,wesaythatanobjectisAshrinkingBexpanding
Cchangingplaces.DMelting
Ineverydaylanguage,wetalkof―myplace,‖―ourhome‖,and―theirDABBCneighborhood.‖Wethinkofourhomeasourownprivateterritory.Peopleneedaplaceoftheirown,wheretheycangetawayfromothersandfeelasenseofbeingincharge.Evenwithinfamilies,weattachourselvestopersonalterritories;forexample,thekitchentendsto―belong‖totheonewhopreparesthemeals.Weliketohaveourownworkroomsandourownbedrooms,oratleastourownsideofthebed!Peoplepersonalizetheirterritoriestoemphasizewhereoneendsandanotherbegins.
Personalizingourterritoriesshowshowattachedwefeeltothem.AstudyofAmericanuniversitydormitoriesshowedhowpersonalizationofstudents’spaceswasrelatedtotheirsenseofbelongingtotheuniversityasawhole.Theinvestigatorscountedthenumberofpersonalitemsinthestudents’rooms,suchasposters,stereos,andrugsandfoundthatthestudentswhodroppedouthadtheleastnumberofpersonalitemsondisplay.
Thesamethingistrueofneighborhoods.Lookaroundyouinyourownneighborhood.Lookatthehousesorapartmentsthatshowpersonalization:newfencesandboundarymarkers,doorcolorsthatstandoutfromtherest,orfreshlypaintedwindowframes.Notinghowterritoriesaremarkedshouldallowyoutopredictwhoismostlikelytostayandbecomeinvolvedinthecommunity.


26.Thepurposeofthisarticleistodescribewhypeople_____A.buytheirhousesB.movetoanewcity
C.wanttohavetheirownsideofthebedD.personalizetheirplaces
27.Accordingtothisarticle,peopleneedtohave_____A.placesoftheirown.B.manyworkrooms
C.moretimewiththeirfriendsD.moreincomes
28.Studentswhodisplayonlyafewpersonalitemsintheirroomsaremorelikelytoquit.Thisinformationis_____A.anopinionoftheauthorB.aresearcher’sfindingsC.awell-knownfactD.anassumption
29.Accordingtothisarticle,ifpeoplemaketheirhomeslookdifferentfromtheothersaroundthem,theyarelikelyto_____A.begoodpainters
B.stayintheneighborhood
C.sendtheirchildrentotheuniversity
D.beunabletobeacceptedbytheneighbors.30.Territoryisclosestinmeaningto_____A.boundaryB.displayC.areaD.coastline
JamesJoycewasbornonFebruary2,1882,inDublin.HegrewupinaACBBAlargefamilyof17childrenandattendedClongoweswoodCollegeandlaterBelvedereCollegeinDublin.Averygoodstudentatcollege,JoycewentontostudylanguagesandphilosophyattheDublinCollegeoftheRoyalUniversity.HespentagoodpartofhisearlylifeinIreland,tendingtohisdyingmother.In1904,Joycemarried,andheandhiswifelaterleftforZurichandTrieste,whereJoycetaughtlanguagesintheBerlitzSchool.Joyce’sfirstattempttopublish―Dubliners‖in1912wasunsuccessful,andhespentthenextseveralyearslivinginpovertyinZurich.HespentthelateryearsofhislifeinParis,wherehepublishedsuchworksas―Ulysses‖andin1939,―Finnegan’sWake‖.Joycediedin1941.Ithasbeenmanyyearsbeforehewasregardedasoneofthegreatestwritersinhisera.
16.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A.ThelifeofJamesJoyceB.AbookcalledDublin’sC.WritersinParis

D.Irishnovelists
17.WhatwasJoyce’soccupation?A.ScientistB.PainterC.WriterD.Doctor
18.WheredidJamesJoyceattendcollege?A.ParisB.DublinC.NewYorkD.Zurich
19.WheredidJoyceliveinhislateryears?A.DublinB.ParisC.LondonD.NewYork
20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Joycelivedinpovertyformostofhislife.B.Joycewasabachelorinhiswholelife.
C.JoycesufferedfromthelossofinspirationasawriterD.Joycecannotberegardedasagreatwriter.
ManfindslivingtogetherwithhisownspeciesdifficultenoughandDBCBClivingtogetherwithotherspeciesalmostimpossible.Ourusualsolutionistokilloffanythingthatgetsinourway.Evenonthoserareoccasionswhenwedoenterintoarelationshipwithanotherspecies,itisheavilybiasedinourfavor.Theotherspeciesbenefitsonlywhenitsuitsourowninterests.Ourattemptstocommunicatewithanotherspeciesareconcernedmainlywithgivingordersinourownlanguageandhavingthemobeyed.Probablyourbestattempthasbeenthewhistlelanguagethatisusedintheshepherd-sheepdogrelationship.Thisisasystemthatisnaturaltoneitherspecies,butonethatbothcanunderstand.Itsonlyfaultliesinthefactthatthebiasisstillthere----thedogcannotwhistlefortheman.
Butnowcomesnewsofapieceofresearchthatpromises,forthefirsttime,toopenuptwo-waycommunicationbetweenmanandanotherspecies.
AttheUniversityofNevadainthewesternUnitedStates,animatedconversationsarebeingheldwithayoungfemalechimpanzeecalledWashoe.AllenandBeatriceGardnerhavesucceededindoingthisbecausetheyhaveusedanentirelynewapproach,anapproachbasedonthenaturalabilitiesofthechimpanzee.Pastattemptstocommunicatewithchimpanzeeshavefailedbecausetheresearcherstriedtomaketheiranimalsuseavocallanguage.

1.Accordingtothewriter,whenmanfindsitimpossibletolivetogetherwithotherspecies,heusually________.atriestocommunicatewiththembtriestoteachthemalanguagecsetsuparelationshipwiththemdwipesthemout

2.Accordingtothewriter,wecommunicatewithanimalsinanattemptto________.asetuparelationshipwiththembmakethemdowhatwewantcgetalongwellwiththemdteachthemalanguage
3.Thewriterimpliesthattheshepherd-sheepdogwhistlelanguageisstillbiasedbecause_.
aitcanonlybeusedtogiveorders
bitisnotnaturalforbothshepherdandsheepdogcitisaone-waycommunicationapproachditcanonlybeusedbetweenmanandadog
4.AllenandBeatriceGardnermanagedtocommunicatewiththechimpanzeeby_____.
atrainingthechimpanzeetolearnhumanlanguageinanentirelynew
method
bcreatingalanguagebothmanandthechimpanzeewereabletousecusinganimal’svocallanguagewhichthechimpanzeewasableto
understand
dlearningthechimpanzee’slanguagewithanewapproach5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
ainthefuturethechimpanzeecanlearnlanguagelikehumanbeingsbinthepastresearcherstaughtachimpanzeewordsofournatural
language
cmanandanimalscangetalongwelliftheycancommunicatewith
eachother
dthechimpanzeecancommunicatewellwithushumanbeings
Oncewhilebeingpreparedforatelevisioninterview,IwaschattingwithADBCDthehostaboutstay-at-homefathers.Imadethepointthatonereasonwe’reseeingmorestay-at-homedadsmaybethatit’snolongeragivenfactthatamanmakesmoremoneythanhiswife.Manyfamiliesnowtakeearningpowerintoaccountwhendecidingwhichparentwillstayathome.
Atthatpoint,oneofthemalecrewmemberscommented,almosttohimselfbutloudenoughformybenefit,―Itshouldbethebetterparentwhostayshome.‖Alotofguyssaythingslikethat.Usuallyit’scodefor,―Mywife(read:anywomanisthebetterparent.‖
IsupposeanargumentcouldhavebeenmadethatwhenIbeganstayinghomemywifewasthe―better‖parent:ShehadspentmoretimewithRy,couldreadhimbetterandcalmhimmorequickly.Andgivenachoice,he’dhavepickedheroverme.Butasshewasthemoreemployableone,mywifewentouttoworkandIlookedafterourson.
Knowwhat?Icaughtup.BecauseoftheincreasedtimeIspentwithhim,IsoonknewRywell,understoodwhatheneededandcouldlookafterhimmoreorlessaswellasmywifecould.Actually,theexperiencehelpedmeunlockoneoftheworld’sgreatsecrets:Womenaregoodatlookingafterchildrenbecausetheydoit.It’snotbecauseofanyinnatefemaleaptitudeoramother’sinstinct—whichIthinkismostlylearnedanyway.It’sbecausetheyputinthetimeandattentionrequiredtobecomegoodatthejob.
Womenobviouslygetabiologicalheadstartfromgivingbirthandnursing,butoverthelongtermexperienceismoreimportant.WhenIgotthe

experiencemyself,Iwasgood,too.Asgood?Idon’tknow.Whocares?Childrenarenotmadeofglass.OtherpeoplearecapableoflookingafterthembesidesMom.
16.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsstay-at-homefathers?
A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral(中立的.17.Theauthorbecameastay-at-homefather,because______.
A.hissonpickedhimoverhiswife
B.hepreferredtostayingaroundthehouseC.hewantedtospendmoretimewithhissonD.hiswifewasmorelikelytofindabetterjob18.Whyarewomengoodatlookingafterchildren?
A.Becausetheyhaveinnatefemaleaptitude.
B.Becausetheygivemoretimeandattentiontochildren.C.Becausetheyhavemothers’instinct.
D.Becausetheyarebornwithcaringnature.
19.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingismoreimportantinbecomingabetterparent?A.Biologicalinheritance.B.Innateaptitude.
C.Longtermexperience.D.Shorttermtraining.20.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.
A.earningpowerdetermineswhichparentwillstayhomeB.fathersshouldnotstayathometolookafterchildrenC.mothershaveinnateaptitudeintakingcareofchildren
D.abetterparentliesinexperienceinsteadofbiologicaladvantages
Proteinsaretheprimarycomponentofnumerousbodytissues.Theyare
BDCAC
themaincomponentofmuscletissue.Proteinhelpsmuscledevelopment,

increasesstrength,andimprovesathleticperformance.
Proteinsalsomakeuptheouterlayersofhair,nailsandskin.Eachgramofproteincontains4calories.
Themostimportantfunctionofproteinistobuildup,keepup,andreplacethetissuesinyourbody.Yourmuscles,yourorgans,andsomeofyourhormonesaremadeupmostlyofprotein.
Proteinsaremadeupofsequencesofaminoacids.Thereare20differentaminoacids.Ourbodyisabletoproduce14ofthe20aminoacids.Wehavetogettheremainingaminoacidsfromthefoodsweeat.
Eggs,milk,meat,apricots,avocados,bananas,cherries,dates,figs,nuts,beans,andgrapes.
High-proteindietsproducerapidweightlossbystimulatingthelossoffluidsfromthebody.
Highproteindietscanbedangerousifnotdoneproperly.Some


researchersbelievethathighproteindietsdomoreharmthangood.Insomecases,excessproteincanincreasetheriskofillhealth.Forinstance,itcanworsenthesymptomsofliverandkidneydisease.
Donotgoonahighproteindietwithouttalkingtoyourdoctorfirst.
31.Whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Proteinscanhelpdevelopmuscles.B.Proteinsmakeupthecolorofyourhair.C.Proteinsmakeupbodymuscles.
D.Proteinshelpincreasemusclestrength.
32.Wecangetaminoacidsfromthefollowingfoodsexcept_______.
A.MilkB.DatesC.Eggs
D.Flour
33.Accordingtothepassage,highproteindiets________.
A.domoregoodthanharmB.arehealthfulC.canbedangerous
D.producefluids
34.Whichisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.Proteins.B.FoodHighinProteins.C.ProteinDiet.
D.FunctionsofProteins.
35.Wecansafelyinferfromthepassagethatthetomeoftheauthoris______.A.indifferentB.pessimisticC.matteroffact
D.negative
Rumoristhemostprimitivewayofspreadingstories----bypassingdcdabthemonfrommouthtomouth.Butcivilizedcountriesinnormaltimeshavenewspapers.Intimesofstressandconfusion,however,rumoremergesandbecomeswidespread.Atsuchtimesthedifferentkindsofnewsareincompetition:thepress,television,andradioagainsttherumor.Especiallydorumorsspreadwhenwarrequireskeepingsecretonmanyimportantmatters.Theusualnewssourcesnolongergiveoutenoughinformation.Sincethepeoplecannotlearnthroughlawfulchannelsallthattheyareanxioustolearn,theypickupnewswherevertheycanandwhenthishappens,rumordevelops.Rumorsareoftenrepeatedevenbythosewhodonotbelievethetales.Thereisafascinationaboutthem.Thereasonisthattheclearlydesigned

rumorgivesexpressiontosomethingdeepintheheartsofthevictims---thefears,suspicions,forbiddenhopes,ordaydreamswhichtheyhesitatetovoicedirectly.Pessimisticrumorsaboutdefeatanddisastersshowthatthepeoplewhorepeatthemareworriedandanxious.Optimisticrumorsaboutrecordproductionorpeacesooncomingpointtocomplacencyorconfidence----andoftentooverconfidence.
1.Rumorusuallyappearsandspreads_____.
ainprimitivesocietiesbincivilizedcountries
cwhenpeopleareworriedandanxiousdwhenpeoplecan’tgetenoughinformation
2.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewhorepeatarumorastruthwanttodosobecause_____.
atheyareeasilydeceivedbtheyarepessimisticoroptimisticbynaturecitreflectstheirownunexpressedbelief
dtheyhaveastrongdesiretoimpressotherpeople
3.Therumorstatesthatduringwartime,theregularsourcesofnewspresentonly______.
aoptimisticreportsbpessimisticreportscfalseinformationdlimitedinformation
4.Theauthorsuggeststhat,intimeofstress,manfrequently________.
agoesbacktoprimitivetechniquesblosescompletecontrolofhimselfcbecomemoreclosemoutheddstopsregularnewsservices5.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
atheorginofrumorbtherealityofrumorcthespreadofrumordthemediumofrumor
Thousandyearsagomanusedhandyrocksforhissurgicaloperations.ACBBDLaterheusedsharpboneorhorn,metalknivesandmorerecently,rubberandplastic.Andthatwaswherewestuck,insurgicalinstrumentterms,formanyyears.Inthe1960sanewtoolwasdeveloped,onewhichwas,firstofall,tobeofgreatpracticalusetothearmedforcesandindustry,butwhichwasalso,intime,torevolutionizetheartandscienceofsurgery.
Thetoolisthelaseranditisbeingusedbymoreandmoresurgeonsallovertheworld,foraverylargenumberofdifferentcomplaints.Theword―laser‖means:lightamplificationbystimulatedemissionofradiation.Asweallknow,lightishot;anysourceoflightfromthesunitselfdowntothehumblematchburningwillgivewarmth,butlightisusuallyspreadoutoverawidearea.Thelightinalaserbeam,however,isconcentrated.Thismeansthatalightwithnomorepowerthanthatproducedbyanordinaryelectricbulbbecomesintenselystrongasitisconcentratedtoapinpoint-sizedbeam.

Experimentswiththesepinpointbeamsshowedresearchersthatdifferentenergysourcesproducebeamsthathaveaparticulareffectoncertainlivingcells.Itisnowpossibleforeyesurgeonstooperateonthebackofthehumaneyewithoutharmingthefrontoftheeye,simplybypassingalaserbeamrightthroughtheeyeball.Noknives,nostitches,nounwanteddamageatruesurgicalwonder.
Therapiddevelopmentoflasertechniquesinthepasttenyearshasmadeclearthatthefutureislikelytobeveryexciting.Perhapssomecancerswillbetreatedwithlaserinawarthatmakessurgerynotonlysaferbutmoreeffective.Altogether,tomorrowmayseemoreandmoreinformationcomingtolightonthediseaseswhichcanbetreatedmedically.
16.Thefirstparagraphsuggeststhatafterthedevelopmentoflaserinthe1960s_____.
A.thewholeapproachtosurgeryischangedcompletelyB.thearmedforcesandindustrywererevolutionizedC.peoplefoundanewtool
D.metalkniveswerenolongerusedinoperations
17.What’sthemeaningoftheword―complaints‖inthesecondparagraph?A.patientsB.surgeonsC.diseasesD.operations
18.Laserbeamisintenselystrongbecause_____.A.itgiveslight
B.itiscomposedofaconcentratedbeamC.itofferswarmth
D.itapplieselectricbulb
19.Afterlaseroperationthepatientswillfeel_____.A.tiredB.easyC.hurtD.pain
20.Thebesttitleforthispassagewillbe_____.A.TheHistoryofLaserApplicationB.TheOperationNeedsNewTechniques
C.TheEquipmentsinModernHospitalsareDevelopingD.TheDevelopmentofLaserTechniquesforSurgery
Part:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperwordderivedfromtheonegiveninthebrackets.
Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperwordderivedfromtheonegiveninthebrackets
Athiefstolesome___________paintingsfromthemuseum.(valueI_______toassureherthattherewasnodanger.(haste
答案valuablehastened
Iamverydoubtfulwhethertheproposedschemewouldbe__________tous.advantageous

(advantage
Iwassurprisedbythe_______ofthenovel’splot.(complexMary’s______tohelpothersisoneofherbestqualities.(willingThe________oldmandidn’thaveverymanyfriends.(boss
complexitywillingnessbossy
Thedoctor’s__________cameintoquestionwhenthesurgeryfailed.competence(competent
Theemployergavehis_______totheworker’ssuggestions.(acceptThehardmattressgaveBillconsiderable_____________(comfortWell,themistakehasbeenmadenowandcan’tbe__________.(doPart:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.TranslatethesentencesintoChinese.
答案
Andwhenit’stimetosaygood-bye,owners当狗去世时,主人们会将他们安葬在体面的canburytheirpetsinarespectablepet宠物公墓。cemetery.Aristotle,forexample,whosenaturalsciencedominatedWesternthoughtfortwothousandyears,believedthatmancouldarriveatanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoningfromself-evidentprinciples.
Butnowcomesnewsofapieceofresearchthatpromises,forthefirsttime,toopenuptwo-waycommunicationbetweenmanandanotherspecies.It'sreal-timeequipment.
education
with
举例说,亚里士多德的自然科学理论统治了西方思想两千年,他认为人类可以根据显而意见的原理进行推论,从而达到认知现实的目的。
不过现在有消息说正在进行一项研究,它第一次开创了人和另一个物种进行双向交流的可能性。
acceptancediscomfortundone
real-time用最新的设备进行实时的教育。
Leadingadog’slifeinAmericaisn’tsucha在美国,狗的日子挺不错的。badthing.
Ourattemptstocommunicatewithanotherspeciesareconcernedmainlywithgivingordersinourownlanguageandhavingthemobeyed.
我们和另一个物种进行交流的努力主要局限于用我们自己的语言发布命令,并使这些命令得以实现。
SchoolspokesmanSeanJohnsonsaidMonday校方发言人辛·约翰森在星期一说由于隐私的hecouldnotreleaseHenson'sconditionfor缘故,他不能宣布汉森的健康状况。privacyreasons.
Sincethepeoplecannotlearnthroughlawfulchannelsallthattheyareanxioustolearn,theypickupnewswherevertheycanandwhenthishappens,rumordevelops.
由于人们不能通过合法的渠道得知他们急于想知道的事情,他们就随处听取消息,这时候谣言就大行其道。
Someresearchersbelievethathighproteindiets一些研究人员认为高蛋白的饮食对人体是弊domoreharmthangood.大于利。Whenwehavetoldhowthingsbehavewhentheyareelectrified,andunderwhatcircumstancestheyareelectrified,wehavetoldallthereistotell.’PartⅥ:Writing
我们知道了带电物体有些什么特性以及它们在什么情况下得以带电后,就再也不可能知道得更多了。

Writing
Direction:Thispartistotestyourabilityofpracticalwriting.Writearesumeofyourself,whichmaycontainthefollowinginformation:name;address;telephonenumber;jobobjective;education;experience;job-relatedskillsandpersonaldata.
Direction:Thispartistotestyourabilityofpracticalwriting.Writealettertoyourclassmateinhighschoolandtellhimorheraboutyourcollegelifeinthenewsemester.Yourlettershouldbebasedonthefollowingoutline:
1.thecoursesyoutakeinthenewsemester2.theentertainmentyoucanenjoy
Direction:Writeacomposition(about80--100wordsonthetopicOccupyingSeats1.在大学自习室存在占座位的现象2.深入分析现象的原因
Direction:Writeacomposition(about80100wordsonthetopicTeachersofEnglishshould(notbereplaced
1.多媒体教学(multimediainstruction的蓬
勃发展动摇了英语教师的地位。有人认为学生不再需要他们了。2.你的看法。
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanE-mailtooneofyourformerclassmates.Youshouldwriteatleast80words,andbaseyourE-mailontheChineseoutlinebelow:
1.你到达国外后的生活状况。2.询问对方的大学生活。3.表达假期内相聚的愿望。
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