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A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver
14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.〞Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa__B___.
A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativeness
C.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness
15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoher.〞Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto____D______.
A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelings
C.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion
16.“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.〞ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress__B_____.
AobligationBdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness
17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantationthat_____D______history.
A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelater
C.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake
18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown___C___bymicrobes.
A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated
19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as______ifI____A_______alone.
A.wouldhavebeen…hadbeenB.shouldbe…hadbeen
C.couldbe…wereD.mighthavebeen…were
20.Youmustfire__C____incompetentassistantofyours
A.theB.anC.thatD.whichever
21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir__A___torevealthemselves.
A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations
22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan___D_____extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.
A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure
23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto___B____anxietyandinsomnia.
A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress
24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2021deliveredagreatcropofalbum___C_______.
A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations
25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas___C______oflackofsupportforitspolicies.
A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident
26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s__B______toanalyzetheirdifferences.
A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight
27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive___A_____injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.
A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard
28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested___C_____accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.
A.overB.withC.onD.for
29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight__D______toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.
A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound
30.It’s____B_____thecaseintheregion;
astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.
A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovably
IV.完形填空:
A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value
MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,000titlesonthecompany'
sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'
sinthemail;
whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy〔31〕implications.WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?
Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?
Whatdoesitshowabout"
longtail"
businesses--onesthatcombinemanynichemarkets,likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa(32)singlelargeaudience?
Butoneothermajorimplicationhas(33)barelybeenmentioned:
whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.
Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom〔34〕onlinepharmacies,eBayvendors,AmazonandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.
The〔35〕demiseof"
snailmail"
intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps〔36〕rising.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970'
s.
TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'
simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People(37)naturallywritefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To(38)leafthroughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen_(39)lostinthisshift:
theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible(40)objectthatwasonceinthesender'
shands.
V.Readingcomprehension
SectionA
Passageone
〔1〕WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?
Well,it’squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns–littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.
〔2〕Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.
〔3〕AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!
SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics“TreasureIsland〞and“MobyDick〞.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandintheendmanagedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnettedhimanincredible$400milliondollars!
〔4〕Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasuretroveofpreciousstones,goldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas“piecesofeight〞.Theaptly-namedFisher,whoranacommercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwatertreasureforover16yearswhenhefinallyhitthejackpot!
Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn’tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtoverownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.
〔5〕Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:
amanpursueshisdreamthroughadversityandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties-theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?
Well,notexactly.ArchaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslikeFisher’s,theobjectsaresoldanddispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas“pillaging〞.
〔6〕Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher’s,eachpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeologicalknowledge.Indeed,asinFisher’scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.
〔7〕Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild’splayanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:
“Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofourknowledge.〞
41.InPara.4,thephrase“hitthejackpot〞means______accordingtothetext.
A.discoveredthejackpot.
B.foundthetreasure
C.brokeoneoftheobjects
D.ranasalvagingoperation
42.ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that_________.
A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissue
B