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英语考试复习题
英语考试复习题
英语考试复习题
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Passage1:
CHICAGO(AP)OnJan.1,anorderwentintoeffectrequiringthateverycheckedbagatmorethan400ofthenation’scommercialairportsbescreened(扫描检查)forbombsandweapons.
SundaywasexpectedtobetheheaviesttraveldaysinceJan.1.YetspotchecksonSundayatseveralofthenation’sairportsshowednomajordelayscausedbythenewsecuritymeasures.
AttheinternationalterminalforNorthwestAirlinesatJohnF.KennedyInternationalAirportinNewYork,passengerswaitedupto30minuteslongerthanusual.Theirbagsweresentthroughgiantscreeningmachinesandworkerstoreopentapedboxesandsearchedthroughtheircontentsbeforeclosingthemupagain.
Mosttravelerssimplyacceptedstricterscreeningdevelopedsincetheterrorist(恐怖分子)attacksonSep.11,2001,beforewhichonly5percentoftheroughly2millionbagscheckedeachdaywerescreenedforbombs.
TheU.S.governmenthasputanadditional23,000peopleintoairportstocarryouttheneworder.
SonnySalgatar,a23-year-oldcollegestudentflyinghometoSanDiegofromChicago,wastoldbyanairportofficerafterthefirstpassthatoneofhisbagswas“hot”,meaningtherewassomethinghecouldn’tidentifyandhewantedtoopenthebagforaninspection.
The“hot”itemturnedouttobeSalgatar’sclothingiron.
“Listen,anythingtheywanttodoforsecurityisOKforme,”Salgatarsaid.
1.Thenewmeasurewasadoptedtoguardagainst______.
A.terroristattacks
B.luggagedamage
C.flightdelays
D.aircrash
2.Theword“hot”(line2,para6)mostprobablymeans______.
A.heated
B.popular
C.expensive
D.suspicious
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Majordelayswerecausedafterthesecurityorderwentintoeffect.
B.Mostpassengersregardthenewmeasureasnecessary.
C.Passagescomplainaboutlongerdelayattheairport.
D.Therewillbemoreandstrictersecuritymeasures.
4.WhatwastheattitudeofSonySalgatartowardsthesecuritymeasuretaken?
A.Hewasannoyed
B.Hehadnoobjection
C.Hethoughtituseless
D.Hedidn’tworryaboutit.
5.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_____.
A.FearofTerroristAttacks
B.LatestScreeningTechnology
C.NewSecurityMeasuresAdopted.
D.InspectionofBombsandWeapons.
Passage2:
InBritainthereisaNationalHealthService(NHS)whichispaidforbytaxesandNationalInsurance,andingeneralpeopledonothavetopayformedicaltreatment.Everypersonisregisteredwithadoctorinhisorherlocalarea,knownasgeneralpractitioner(全科医生)orGP.ThismeansthattheirnamesareontheGP’slist,andtheymaymakeanappointmenttoseethedoctorormaycallthedoctorouttovisitthemiftheyareill.Peoplesometimesdohavetopaypartofthecostofdrugsthatthedoctorprescribes.GPsaretrainedingeneralmedicinebutarenotspecialistsinanyparticularsubject.Ifapatientneedstoseeaspecialistdoctor,theymustfirstgototheirGPandthentheGPwillmakeanappointmentforthepatienttoseeaspecialistatahospitalorclinic.
AlthougheveryoneinBritaincanhavefreetreatmentundertheNHS,itisalsopossibleforhimtohavetreatmentdoneprivately,forwhichhehastopay.Somepeoplehaveprivatehealthinsurancetohelpthempayforprivatetreatment.UndertheNHS,peoplewhoneedtogohospitalmayhavetowaitforalongtimeonawaitinglistfortheirtreatment.Anyonewhoisveryillcancallanambulance(救护车)andgettakentohospitalforfreeurgentmedicaltreatment.AmbulancesareafreeserviceinBritain.
1.InBritain,theNationalHealthServicerefersto________.
A.alocalhospital
B.amedicinesupplier
C.amedicalcaresystem
D.aninsurancecompany
2.UndertheNationalHealthService,Britishcitizens________.
A.areallregisteredwithageneralpractitioner
B.donotneedtobuyprivatehealthinsurance
C.canonlygotoseeageneralpractitioner
D.cannotcallinageneralpractitioner
3.Peoplebuyprivatehealthinsuranceinorderto________.
A.payfortheambulanceservice
B.receivefreeurgenttreatment
C.seeageneralpractitioner
D.haveprivatetreatment
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.PeopleinBritaindonothavetopayforanykindofmedicalcare.
B.PeopleinBritainmaywaitlongfortheirfreemedicaltreatment.
C.InBritainyouhavetopayforambulanceservice.
D.Britishprivatemedicalinsuranceisfree.
5.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?
A.PrivatemedicalcareinBritain.
B.Rolesofgeneralpractitioners.
C.Taxesandfreemedicalcare.
D.HealthservicesinBritain.
Passage3:
TheFutureofGeneralMotors(GM)IsYours
WehaveeverythingcollegestudentsneedtoknowaboutGM’sCooperativeEducationandIntern(实习)ProgramsinourStudentCenter.Eachfall,GMrecruiters(招聘人员)visitthecampusesofmanyofthenation’stopengineeringandbusinesscollegesanduniversitiestorecruitstudents.ThesestudentsareconsideredforinterestingassignmentsthroughoutourU.S.operations.CheckoutourRecruitingCalendartoseeifGMwillbevisitingyourcampus.Ifyourcampusisnotlisted,pleaseapplyonline.
WillGMstartyourcareermoving
Fastenyourseatbelt!
Forfull-timecollegestudents,GeneralMotorsoffersbothaCooperativeEducationandanInternProgram.Participantsinthesereal-business-worldeducationalprogramsgainvaluabledegree-relatedexperience,developaninsider’sunderstandingofhowGMworksandearncompetitivewages.TheseprogramsaredesignedtoprovideGMwithasourceofhighlytalentedcandidateswhilegivingstudentsanopportunityforhands-onexperienceintheirchosenfield.Asaresult,participantsintheseprogramsaregivenseriousconsiderationforfull-timepositionswithGMwhentheygraduate.Candidatesfortheseprogramsmustsuccessfullycompleteanonlineassessmentandpossessqualificationsthatmatchthebusinessneedsoforganization.
1.GMislikelytorecruitcollegestudentsforitsprogramswho_____.
A.doafull-timecollegeprogram
B.majorinengineeringandbusiness
C.havehadsomepracticalexperience
D.havegatheredinformationaboutGM
2.TherecruitingCalendar(line5,para1)givestheinformationabout_____.
A.thekindsofpeopleGMneedstotrain
B.thenation’stopcollegesanduniversities.
C.GMrecruiters’visitstocollegesanduniversities
D.TheinterestingtasksGMexpectsthestudentstofulfill
3.ThosestudentswhoseuniversityisnotlistedontheRecruitingCalendarmay______.
A.applytoGMonline
B.begiveninterestingtasks
C.cometotheGM’strainingofficesdirectly
D.inviterecruiterstovisittheiruniversities
4.TheprogramsthatGMofferstofull-timecollegestudentswillhelpthemto______.
A.gaininformationaboutbusinessingeneral
B.getbusinessexperienceandgoodwages
C.developtheirtalentsfully
D.obtainahigherdegree
5.GMofferstheCooperativeEducationandInternProgramsinorderto______.
A.makeitsbusinessneedsknowntothepublic
B.performsuccessfulonlineassessments
C.advertiseitsnewly-designedproducts
D.findouthighlytalentedcandidates
Passage4:
TheholidayshoppingseasongotofftoaflyingstartovertheThanksgiving(感恩节)weekendintheU.S.Retailersattracteddiscount-hungryconsumerswithspecialsoftelevisions,DVDplayersandothergifts.DiscounterslikeWal-MartandTargethadthegreatestsuccess,offeringcustomersearlybirdspecials,whilemajordepartmentstoresandclothingchainsonlymetmodestsalesgoals.Onlinesaleswerealsostrong.
“Itwasasexpected.Itwasn’tsourceofgreatprosperity,butitwasagoodstart,”saidNevill,amaninaU.S.retailconsultingfirm.Hesaid,“Onethingweoftenheardwasthatonlythingsmarkeddown(降价)wereselling.Consumerswantabargain,especiallyaroundtheholiday.”Shoppersdidseemtolikethemanymarkdowns.AladyintheStateofConnecticutsaid,“I’veneverseensomanysales.Ifeellikeakidinacandystore.”
Nevillestimatedthatdiscountershada4%gainoverlastyear’sThanksgivingfigure,whilesalesatdepartmentstoresandmall-basedclothingchainswereup2%fortheweekend.However,theThanksgivingweekendisnotnecessaryagoodwaytojudgehowretailerswillbesuccessfulfortheseason.Overthepastfewyears,theweekendaccountedforlessthan10%ofsales.
Onlinemerchantsalsohadagoodweekend.Saleswereup61%lastFriday,comparedtothedayafterThanksgivingayearago.
1.OvertheThanksgivingweekend,peopleboughtalotmorethanusualbecause_______.
A.Wal-MartandTargetofferedbirdsasgifts
B.shoppingwasthemajorweekendactivity
C.peoplehadtimetogoshoppingonline
D.theywereallowedspecialdiscounts
2.Retailershavetheexperiencethatconsumersseemto_______.
A.feeleagertobuydiscountedgoods
B.behungryforspecialkindsofgoods
C.liketobuynewDVDplayersasgifts
D.beinterestedinmajordepartmentstores
3.FromthecontextweknowthatWal-MartandTargetarethenamesoftwo_______.
A.foodstores
B.largeretailers
C.onlineservices
D.clothingchains
4.Bysaying“Ifeellikeakidinacandystore,”theladyinConnecticutprobablymeansthat______.
A.shehasdifficultychoosingfromsuchawidevarietyofgoods
B.shecannotdecidewhethersheshouldbuysomecandy
C.sheisquiteinterestedinbuyingcandy
D.sherecallsherhappychildhooddays
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Onlinesaleswere61%higherthanretailers’.
B.Onlinemerchantshadanaverageweekendsale.
C.Retailerslostmuchprofitbecauseofthediscountstheyoffered.
D.Retailershadanincreasein