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B.general
C.ordinary
D.usual
5.Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyon_________ratherthan
punishment.
A.criticism
B.intimidation
C.persuasion
D.scolding
6.Scientistsdoubtwhetherit’s_________toregulateone’sbiologicalclockby
drinking.
A.feasible
B.incredible
C.fashionable
D.valuable
7.You’dbetterleavethings________ifyoudon’tknowhowtodealwiththem.
A.lonely
B.only
C.lone
D.alone
8.Theroomwasquiet,_________theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.
A.incase
B.exceptfor
C.byfar
D.insteadof
9.Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquired_________understandingofthephysical
processesthatcauseearthquakes.
A.apartial
B.achangeable
C.anoriginal
D.anindividual
10.Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedto_______thestafftoworkhard.
A.calculate
B.demonstrate
C.speculate
D.motivate
二、ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)下列短文中有十个空白,每个空白有四个选
项。
根据上下文要求选出最佳答案,并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisfora
woman.Amangoesshopping1heneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecided2.He
knowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditand3it;
thepriceisa
secondary4.Mostmen5walkintoashopandaskthesalesman6whattheywant.Iftheshop
hasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptly7it,andthebusinessoftryingiton
proceeds8.Allbeingwell,the9canbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfive
minutes,withhardlyanybargainandtotheirsatisfaction.Foraman,slightproblems
maybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,10doesnothaveexactlywhat
hewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthecustomer
somethingelse.
(1).
(A).although
(B).before
(C).unless
(D).because
(2).
(A).inadvance
(B).inaddition
(C).incontrast
(D).inreturn
(3).
(A).book
(B).order
(C).buy
(D).take
(4).
(A).transaction
(B).consideration
(C).regulation
(D).possession
(5).
(A).simply
(B).necessarily
(C).reluctantly
(D).inevitably
(6).
(A).of
(B).with
(C).for
(D).at
(7).
(A).leaves
(B).makes
(C).prevents
(D).produces
(8).
(A).atonce
(B).atfirst
(C).atbest
(D).atleast
(9).
(A).sale
(B).deal
(C).payment
(D).request
(10).
(A).and
(B).or
(C).but
(D).as
三、ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给
的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.MyhusbandChristopherwasonceafinancialplanner.Eventhoughhecouldn’t
balanceourbudget,hisclientstrustedhimcompletelyandhemadethemfeel
secure.Inexchangetheypaidhimverywell.Wehadanicelifethen.Atthattime,my
yogastudio(瑜伽馆)wasjuststartingtomakeaprofit,andIhadrecentlydecorated
it.Atlast,Iwasincontrolofmyworkinglifeandpouredmyheartandsoulinto
makingitsucceed.
Whenwefirstmet,IfellhardforChristopherrightaway,althoughIwouldn’tcall
itlove.I’dneverbeenwithamanwhowasprettierthanIwas,butafterawhileI
gotusedtothis,anditdidn’tbothermesomuch.Iwasrecoveringfromabroken
heartandneededsomethingtohelpmemoveon.Ifitwasn’tlove,itwasgood
enough,andwhenheaskedmetomarryhimIjumpedatthechance,knowingthatit
mightbemylast.
Thingsstartedoutsowell.IwasworkingsteadilyandChristopherwaspatiently
climbinguptheladderinhisdepartment.Then,withoutanywarning,onegraywinter
afternooninyearfive,hejustuppedandlefthisdeskatthebank,handedinhis
resignation,andcamehomeandtoldmehewantedtostartaninteriordesign
business.
Hehasalwayslovedmixingandmatching,andhasarealeyeforcolor,texture,and
shape,buttheideaofturningahobbyintoabusinesswasn’tsomethingwehadever
discussed.Ithoughtthestressofhisjobwasbecomingtoomuchandperhapshewould
takeafewmonthsoffoverthespringandsummertorelaxandgettheideaoutof
hissystem.Ididn’tbelievehecouldbeserious.Butoncehehadafewclients,he
begantodrawupplans,orderingcataloguesandturningouremptyworkshopintoa
kindofmakeshiftstudiowithallofhissketchespinnedtothewall.Afterspending
alotoftimeandmoneyonallofthispreparation,andreallydoingquiteanice
jobofit,hecalledeachclientinturnandapologized,sayinghewouldn’tbeable
todesigntheirlivingspacesafterall.
(1).Asafinancialplanner,Christopher.
(A).paidhisclientsverywell
(B).wastrustedbyhisclients
(C).wasmakinghisyogastudioprofitable
(D).couldmakehisfamily’sbudgetbalanced
(2).Thewomaninthepassage.
(A).fellinlovewithChristopheratfirstsight
(B).managedayogastudiowithherhusband
(C).feltreallyuncomfortablewithasmartman
(D).marriedChristopherbecauseofabrokenheart
(3).HiswifethoughtChristophersuddenlyquithisjobbecausehe.
(A).couldn’twaittogetpromoted
(B).hadexperienceininteriordesign
(C).wantedtodosomethingheenjoyed
(D).couldn’tbearthepressurefromhisjob
(4).Thewomanherhusband’sdecision.
(A).wassupportiveof
(B).wasindifferentto
(C).wassatisfiedwith
(D).wasnegativeabout
(5).ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatChristopher.
(A).wasmorelikelytochangehismind
(B).wouldreturntohisofficeinthebank
(C).madeabigsuccessininteriordesign
(D).wasnotwellpreparedforhisbusiness
2.Inaquiet,darkenedlectureroom,youbeginafrustratingfightagainst
fatigue.Theoverheadprojectorhums,andyoucannotconcentrateontheslides.You
stopabsorbinginformationandbecomeabsentminded.Theprofessorlostyoualong
timeago.Youarebored.
Virtuallyeveryonegetsboredonceinawhile.Mostofuschalkituptoadull
environment.“ThemostcommonwaytodefineboredominWesterncultureis‘having
nothingtodo,’”sayspsychologistStephenVodanovichoftheUniversityofWest
Florida.Andindeed,earlyresearchintotheeffectsofboredomfocusedonpeople
forcedtoperformdulltasks,suchasworkingafactoryassemblyline.
Butboredomisnotmerelyannaturalpropertyofthecircumstances,researchers
say.Ratherthisperceptionissubjectiveandrootedinaspectsof
consciousness.Levelsofboredomvaryamongpeople:
someindividualsarefarless
liabletoboredomthanothers—andsome,suchasextroverts(性格外向者),aremore
likelytohavethisfeeling.
Thus,anewgenerationofscientistsiscopingwiththepsychological
interpretationsofthismosttediousofhumanemotions—andtheyhavefoundthatit
ismorecomplicatedthaniscommonlyknown.Researcherssaythatboredomisnota
unifiedconceptbutrathercomesinseveralflavors.Levelofattention,anaspectof
consciousawareness,playsanimportantroleinboredom,suchthatimprovinga
person’sabilitytofocusmaythereforedecreaseboredom.Emotionalfactorscanalso
contributetoboredom.Peoplewhoarepoorinunderstandingtheirownfeelingsand
thosewhobecomesuckedinanddistractedbytheirmoodsaremoreeasilybored,for
example.
Stayingawayfromtediumisnoteasy.Peoplewhoareliabletoboredomaremore
likelytosufferfromillssuchasdepressionanddrugaddiction;
theyalsotendto
besociallyawkwardandpoorperformersatschoolorwork.
(1).Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.
(A).illustratewhypeoplearelessabletofocus
(B).showhowboringalectureinadarkroomis
(C).tellpeoplehowfatigueaffectsconcentration
(D).describeasituationwherepeoplecangetbored
(2).ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.2that.
(A).doingnothingleadspeopletogetboredeasily
(B).westernpeoplepaylittleattentiontoboredom
(C).boredomonlyaffectstheassemblylineworker
(D).peopleareliabletogetboredinadullsituation
(3).Researchersholdthatboredomresultsfrom.
(A).naturalsurroundings
(B).variouskindsoffactors
(C).sensitivepersonalities
(D).subjectiveperceptions
(4).Improvementofpeople’sabilitytofocusmay.
(A).affecttheirmoods
(B).distracttheirminds
(C).reducetheirboredom
(D).increasetheirdepression
(5).Thepassagemainlyinvolves.
(A).effectsofboredomonpeople’slifeandwork
(B).variouswaystoconquerthefeelingofboredom
(C).studiesofpossiblereasonswhypeoplegetbored
(D).theimportanceofscientificresearchintoboredom
3.Storytellingisoneofthefewhumanfeaturesthataretrulyuniversalacross
cultureandthroughallofknownhistory.Anthropologistsfindevidenceoffolktales
everywhereinancientcultures,writteninSanskrit,Latin,Greek,Chinese,Egyptian
andSumerian.Peopleinsocietiesofalltypesweavestories,fromoralstorytellers
inhuntergatherertribestothemillionsofwritersbringingoutbooks,television
showsandmovies.Andwhenacharacteristicbehaviorshowsupinsomanydifferent
societies,researcherspayattention:
itsrootsmaytellussomethingaboutour
evolutionarypast.
Tostudystorytelling,scientistsmustfirstdefinewhatconstitutesastory,and
thatcanprovetricky.Becausetherearesomanydiverseforms,scholarsoftendefine
storystructure,knownasnarrative,byexplainingwhatitisnot.Exposition
contrastswithnarrativebybeingasimple,straightforwardexplanation,suchasa
listoffactsoranencyclopediaentry.Anothersta