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启航英语答案

启航英语答案

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sectioniuseofenglish

directions:

readthefollowingtext.choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarka,b,cor

donanswersheet1.（10points）

largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicthesameproblem,asmallscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.therecanbeofraisingthesumsneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknow.andbanksmayagreetoprovideshort-termfinance.theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyona25basisforlong-termprojects.socompaniesthepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,takeashareindoingsotheycanusethesavingsofindividualsandinstitutions,bothathomeandoverseas,whentheinventorneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogothecompanywithwhomheplacedit.,hesellshissharesthroughastockbrokertosomeotherpersonwhoisseekingtohismoney,manyoftheservicesneededbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbythegovernmentorbylocalauthorities.withouthospitals,roads,electricity,telephones,railways,etc,thiscountrycouldnotalltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythatthroughtaxesalone.thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriesfrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,too,cometoastockexchange.

thereisamanorwomaninthiscountryjobandstandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.inonewayorthisnewmoneymustcomefromtheinvestmentfundsofthecountry.stockexchangesexisttoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesefundscanreachthosewhoneedfinancing.

1.[a]atlarge[b]atlength[c]detail[d]atlast

2.[a]in[b]on[c]for[d]with

3.[a]expectation[b]perspective[c]prospect[d]prosperity

4.[a]if[b]evenif[c]when[d]while

5.[a]potential[b]perpetual[c]patent[d]permanent

6.[a]turnto[b]turnup[c]turnout[d]turndown

7.[a]and[b]or[c]also[d]andthen

8.[a]publishing

9.[a]putoff

10.[a]originally

11.[a]indeed

12.[a]finance

13.[a]both

14.[a]operated

15.[a]raised

16.[a]thus

17.[a]hardly

18.[a]who’s

19.[a]orother

20.[a]access

[b]granting[b]putinto[b]primitively[b]instead[b]offer[b]each[b]manipulate[b]raising[b]nevertheless[b]quite[b]whose[b]andsomeother[b]passage[c]issuing[c]putaway[c]formally[c]nevertheless[c]invest[c]all[c]handle[c]beraised[c]therefore[c]almost[c]which[c]oranother[c]way[d]delivering[d]putaside[d]formerly[d]yet[d]mortgage[d]either[d]function[d]israised[d]hence[d]nearly[d]that[d]orothers[d]channel

sectioniireadingcomprehension

parta

directions:

readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosinga,b,cord.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.（40points）

text1

pastimmigrationgood,presentimmigrationbad.eachnewwaveofimmigrationhasbeengreetedbywide-spreadsuspicionoroutrighthostility.“ignorant,unskilled,inert,accustomedtothebeastliestconditions,”thunderedanarticleabouteasteuropeansin1892“thearrivalonourshoresofsuchmassesofdegradedpeasantrybringsthegreatestdangerthatamericanlabourhaseverknown.”

itwasopinionssuchasthisthateventuallyled,fromthe1920s,toamerica’sdoorsbeingvirtuallyclosedtoimmigrants.thedoorsopenedagaininthemid1960s,andwidenedadmirablywiththe1990immigrationact.theessenceoftoday’santi-immigrationcaseisthatthislatestwaveofnewcomersislikelytobedifficult,ifnotimpossible,toabsorb.thepro-immigrationriposteisthatmostsuchargumentshavebeenheardbeforeandprovedfalse.

bothsidesinthedebatecantwistthenumbers.theantispointoutthatthenumberofpeopleenteringamericalegallyorillegally（aboutinayear）ishigherthanatanytimesincetheearlyyearsofthecentury.theprosreplythat,asaproportionofthepopulation,immigrationisstillrelativelylowby20th-centurystandards.

morecontroversialistheoriginofthenewimmigrants.between1810and1900,morethan80%ofimmigrantscamefromeurope.bythe1980s,theeuropeansharehaddroppedto9%.thevastmajorityofamerica’simmigrantstodaycomefromasia,latinamericaandthecaribbean.doesthismatter?

theantisthinkthemixisadangertothefabricofamericansociety.theprosthinkthatviewdifferslittlefromthatofthosewhowrotedarklyaboutthe“alienhordes”fromsouthernandeasterneuropewhowould“steadilyreducetheaverageintelligenceofthecountry”.

manyoftheotherobjectionstoimmigrationalsohaveafamiliarring.inthepast,too,

americansworried（thoughperhapsnotquiteasmuchastheydonow）abouttheeffectsofthearrivalofthesepeopleontheirenvironment,aboutthenewcomers’commitmenttoamericaanditsvalues.butinafewrespectstheworriesaboutthecurrentinfluxaregenuinelynew.

oneconcernstheskillsofthenewarrivals:

theyaredecliningcomparedwiththoseofthenative-bornpopulation.lowerskillsmeanmorepovertyand-becauseofthesecondnewfactor,thegrowthofthewelfarestate-greatercosttothetaxpayer.in1970thetypicalimmigranthadalowerparticipationinwelfarethantheamericanaverage;by1990theparticipationratewashigherthanaverage（immigrantswere9%ofhouseholdsbuttook13%ofwelfaremoney）.ifthesestatisticsaretrueoflegalimmigrants,theyarelikelytobeevenmoretrueofillegalones.athirdworryisthatassimilationhasbecomeharderwiththeriseof“multiculturalism”andthenewemphasisongrouprights.

someoftheseworriesmightbedealtwithbyadjustingimmigrationpolicy.forexample,theunitedstatescouldfollowcanadainplacinggreateremphasisonskillsasacriterionforentry.butoftenimmigrationismerelyasymptomofawiderproblem,notthecause.blametherisingcosttotaxpayersonwelfarepolicyandfederalmandates,notonimmigrants.thestrongestadvocatesofmulticulturalismaretobefoundamonguniversityteachersandblackswhoseancestorscametoamericahundredsofyearsago.thereislittlereasontobelievethattoday’simmigrantswantanythingotherthanthemillionswhohavecombeforethem-thatis,tobepartoftheamerican（annotleastthecalifornian）.

21.fromthe1920stothemid1960s,america’sdoorswasvirtuallyclosedtoimmigrantsbecause_______.

[a]theimmigrantswerethoughttobeinferiortothenativeamericans.

[b]americanlaborwasafraidthattheimmigrantsmightgrabtheirworkingopportunities.

[c]theimmigrantscouldnotbeeasilyabsorbed.

[d]thenativeamericanswereafraidofbeingabsorbedbytheimmigrants.

22.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

[a]theimmigrantsinamericaoutnumberthenative-bornamericans.

[b]theillegalimmigrantsinamericaareevenmorethanthelegalones.

[c]theproportionofimmigrantsinamericahasdecreased.

[d]america’simmigrantsaremorethanitsemigrants.

23.accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

[a]alltheamericansthinktoomanyimmigrantsfromasia,latinamericaandthe

caribbeanwillchangethefabricofamericansociety.

[b]theimmigrantsfromasia,latinamericaandthecaribbeanreceivedawarmwelcome

inamerica.

[c]americansusedtoworryabouttheeffectsoftheimmigrantsontheirenvironment.

[d]americansnowhavemoreworriesabouteffectsoftheimmigrants.

24.accordingtothepassage,illegalimmigrantsinamerica_______.

[a]arenotallowedtotakethewelfaremoney.

[b]haveahigherparticipationinwelfarethanboththeamericanaverageandlegal

immigrants.

[c]cannottakemorewelfaremoneythanlegalimmigrants.

[d]haveamuchlowerparticipationinwelfarethantheamericanaverage.

25.inthelastparagraph,theauthorimpliesthat_______.

[a]thoseworriesabouttheimmigrantscanberemovedthoroughlybyadjusting

immigrationpolicy.

[b]peoplecannotattributetheirworriesabouttheeffectsoftheimmigrantstoimmigration

itself.

[c]theriseof“multiculturalism”isthemaincauseofimmigration.

[d]today’simmigrantsdon’twantbepartortheamerican.

text2

astronomershavewitnessedthebiggestbangsincethebigbang-themomentabout15billionyearsagowhentheuniversewascreatedinamassiveexplosion.thehugeburstofenergyfromtheedgeoftheuniverseisestimatedtobesecondonlytothemomentofcreationinitsexplosiveforce,releasingmoreenergyintwosecondsthanthesunwillgiveoutinitslifetime.scientistshopetheexplosion-knownasagamma-rayburstbecauseitemitsenergyintheformofgammaradiation-willshedlightontheearlieststagesintheevolutionofthestarsandgalaxies.gamma-rayburstscannotbeseenbythehumaneyebutiftheycouldtheskywouldlightuplikeacameraflasheachtimetheyoccurred.theyarebyfarthemostenergeticeventsintheuniverseand,untilnow,haveremainedlargelyamystery.

thelatestgamma-raybursttobedetectedaccuratelyoccurredlastdecember.usinganetworkoftelescopesandsatellites,theastronomerswereabletocalculateitsdistancefromearthatabout15billionlightyears.thismeansitmusthavehappenedsoonafterthebigbangitself,whiletheintensityoftheradiationrevealedittobethebiggestbangrecordedbyman.scientistsfromtheamericannationalaeronauticsandspaceadministrationandthecaliforniainstituteoftechnologyaretoannouncedetailsoftheiranalysisthisweek.thehugedistancebetweenthesourceoftheexplosionandtheearthsuggestsgamma-r