1、【
单选题
】
Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ________ the new carpet.
[1分]
、
crash
、
pollute
、
spot
、
stain
答案:
2、【
单选题
】
I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem ________ all the time.
[1分]
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to get worse
、
to be getting worse
、
to have got worse
、
getting worse
答案:
3、【
单选题
】
Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ________ in grocery stores.
[1分]
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ready
、
approachable
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probable
、
available
答案:
4、【
单选题
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When I caught him ________ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.
[1分]
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cheating
、
cheat
、
to cheat
、
to be cheating
答案:
5、【
单选题
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It is important that enough money ________ to fund the project.
[1分]
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be collected
、
must be collected
、
was collected
、
can be collected
答案:
6、【
单选题
】
Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ________ so much noise.
[1分]
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resist
、
sustain
、
tolerate
、
undergo
答案:
7、【
单选题
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If only the committee ________ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
[1分]
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approve
、
will approve
、
can approve
、
would approve
答案:
8、【
单选题
】
________ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.
[1分]
答案:
9、【
单选题
】
________ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
[1分]
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Believe
、
To believe
、
Believing
、
Believed
答案:
10、【
单选题
】
Mr. Morgan can be very sad ________, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
[1分]
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by himself
、
in person
、
in private
、
as individual
答案:
11、【
单选题
】
In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ________.
[1分]
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determine whether a person is fit for a certain job
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behave appropriately in relation to other people
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protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations
、
make friends with other people
答案:
12、【
单选题
】
According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ________.
[1分]
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in order to identify themselves with others
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in order to better identify others
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as their mental processes change
、
as the situation changes
答案:
13、【
单选题
】
The word “appraisal” (Line 5, Para. 2) most probably means “________”.
[1分]
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involvement
、
appreciation
、
assessment
、
presentation
答案:
14、【
单选题
】
In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun “it” refers to “________”.
[1分]
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fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately
、
identification of other people’s statuses
、
selecting one’s own statuses
、
constant mental process
答案:
15、【
单选题
】
By saying that “an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince” (Line 2-3, Para. 3), the writer means ________.
[1分]
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different people have different styles of clothes
、
ready-made clothes may need alterations
、
statuses come ready made just like clothes
、
our choice of statuses is limited
答案:
16、【
单选题
】
The passage is meant to ________.
[1分]
、
warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
、
advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
、
show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
、
encourage young people to pursue a writing career
答案:
17、【
单选题
】
What can be concluded from the passage?
[1分]
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Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
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A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.
、
Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
、
The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
答案:
18、【
单选题
】
Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
[1分]
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He wasn’t able to produce a single book.
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He hadn’t seen a change for the better.
、
He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole years.
、
He found his dream would never come true.
答案:
19、【
单选题
】
“... People who die wondering, What if?” (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to “those ________”.
[1分]
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who think too much of the dark side of life
、
who regret giving up their career halfway
、
who think a lot without making a decision
、
who are full of imagination even upon death
答案:
20、【
单选题
】
“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________.
[1分]
、
the wonderland one often dreams about
、
the bright future that one is looking forward to
、
the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
、
a world that exists only in one’s imagination
答案:
21、【
单选题
】
By “... challenges explanation” (Line 2, Para. 1) the author means that ________.
[1分]
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no explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenon
、
no explanation has been made up to now
、
it’s no easy job to provide an adequate explanation
、
it’s high time that an explanation was provided
答案:
22、【
单选题
】
The third paragraph is mainly about ________.
[1分]
、
the development of babies’ early forms of language
、
the difficulties of babies in learning to speak
、
babies’ strong desire to communicate
、
babies’ intention to communicate
答案:
23、【
单选题
】
The author’s purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that children ________.
[1分]
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usually obey without asking questions
、
are passive in the process of learning to speak
、
are born cooperative
、
learn to speak by listening
答案:
24、【
单选题
】
From the passage we learn that ________.
[1分]
、
early starters can learn to speak within only six months
、
children show a strong desire to communicate by making noises
、
imitation plays an important role in learning to speak
、
children have various difficulties in learning to speak
答案:
25、【
单选题
】
The best title for this passage would be ________.
[1分]
、
How Babies Learn to Speak
、
Early Forms of Language
、
A Huge Task for Children
、
Noise Making and Language Learning
答案:
26、【
单选题
】
Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ________.
[1分]
、
the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards
、
the amount of monetary rewards for student’ creativity
、
the study of relationship between actions and their consequences
、
the effects of external rewards on students’ performance
答案:
27、【
单选题
】
What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students?
[1分]
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They have no doubts about them.
、
They have doubts about them.
、
They approve of them.
、
They avoid talking about them.
答案:
28、【
单选题
】
Which of the following can best raise students’ creativity according to Robert Eisenberger?
[1分]
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Assigning them tasks they have not dealt with before.
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Assigning them tasks which require inventiveness.
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Giving them rewards they really deserve.
、
Giving them rewards they anticipate.
答案:
29、【
单选题
】
It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe ________.
[1分]
、
rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of students
、
punishment is more effective than rewarding
、
failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standards
、
discouraging the students’ anticipation for easy rewards is a matter of urgency
答案:
30、【
单选题
】
The phrase “token economies” (Line 1, Para. 5) probably refers to ________.
[1分]
、
ways to develop economy
、
systems of rewarding students
、
approaches to solving problems
、
methods of improving performance
答案:
31、【
简答题】
During which period could British motorists drive without speed limits?
[2分]
解析:
1930-1934 (or-1935)/from 1930 to 1934
32、【
简答题】
What measures were adopted in 1935 in addition to the speeding restrictions?
[2分]
解析:
(The introduction of) Driving tests and pedestrian crossings
33、【
简答题】
Speeding is a motoring offence a driver commits when he ________.
[2分]
解析:
exceeds the speed limits/breaks speeding laws
34、【
简答题】
What is the opinion of British authorities concerning speeding laws?
[2分]
解析:
Speed limits reduce accidents.
35、【
简答题】
What reason do Americans give for the reduction in traffic accidents?
[2分]
解析:
The increase in traffic density.
36、【
简答题】
1.怎样理解“熟能生巧”?
2.例如:在英语学习中…
3.又如…
Practice Makes Perfect
[20分]
解析: