成人学士学位英语考试指南完形填空答案.docx

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成人学士学位英语考试指南完形填空答案

练习一

Formanypeopletoday,readingisveryimportant.Inapplyingforajob,theabilitytoreadandcomprehendquicklycanmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusarepoorreaders.Mostofusdeveloppoorreadinghabitsatanearlyage,andnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiencyliesintheactualstuffoflanguageitself-words.Takenindividually,wordshavelittlemeaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.Unfortunately,however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime,oftenregressingtorereadwordsorpassages.Regression,thetendencytolookbackoverwhatyouhavejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhichslowsdownthespeedofreadingisvocalization-soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyasonereads.

Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledanaccelerator,whichmovesabar（orcurtain）downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterratethanthereaderfindscomfortable.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,makingword-by-wordreading,regressionandvocalization,practicallyimpossible.Atfirstcomprehensionissacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconcepts,youwillnotonlyreadfaster,butyourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefoundtheirreadingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.

练习二

Thepast20yearshavebeenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinBritain.

Thebiggestchangehasbeencousedbydivorce.Asmanyas1outof3marriagesnowendinit,leadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivewithoneparent.

Therehasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwhowork.Thelargeriseindivorceshasmeantmanywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirchildren.Evenwherethereisnodivorce,manyfamiliesneedbothparentstoworkinordertosurvive.Thishascausedanincreaseinchildcarefacilities,thoughitisveryexpensiveandcanbedifficulttofindinmanyareas.

Inaddition,womenarenolongerhappytostayathomeraisingchildren,andmanyhavecareersearningasmuchorevenmorethanmen,thetraditionalbreadwinner.

Therehasalsobeenasharpincreaseinthenumberofsinglemothers,particularlyamongteenagers.Somepeoplehaveblamedthisincreasefortheriseincrime.Theyfeelthelackofamalerolemodelhasdamagedthesechildreninsociety.

However,thesechangeshavenothadatotallynegativeeffect.Forwomen,itisnowmucheasiertohaveacareerandgoodsalary.Asforchildrenthemselves,somearguethatmodernchildrengrowupmoreindependentandmaturethaninthepast.

练习三

ThanksgivingDayisthemostturlyAmericanofthenationalHolidaysintheUnitedStates.In1620,SomesettlerssailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratwo-mouthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember.

Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.

Allsummertheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety,knowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthecomingharvest.Finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichasexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLordbefixed.Yearslater,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear.ThecelebrationofThanksgivingDayhasbeenobservedonthatdateuntiltoday.

ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.Onthedinnertable,peoplewillfindapples,oranges,chestnuts,grapesandotherspeciesoffood.TheroastturkeyandpumpkinpiehavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.

ThanksgivingDayisanationalannualholidayonwhichAmericansofallfaithsandbackgroundsjoinintoexpresstheirthanksfortheyear’sbountyandaskforcontinuedblessings.

练习四

TheBritishgovernmentexpectsthetotalnumberofoverseasstudentstobearound900,000by2020.Now,universitiesinBritainareamagnetforoverseasstudents.

ButwhyistheUKsuchapopulardestinationforuniversitystudents?

Well,thequalityofyourcourseisguaranteed.Allcoursesareassessedbyanindependentsystem,soyoucanbeassuredthatyourcourseisofficiallyapprovedandhaswideinternationalrecognition.

TheBritisheducationsystemisveryflexibleinordertoprovidefortheneedsofamodern,complexsociety.Itisalsocost-effective.Degreecoursesareusually3yearslong,whichisshorterandmoreintensivethaninothercountries.Therearelotsofscholarshipsavailable.Britishuniversitiesofferapersonalizedandindependentapproach.Theemphasisisoncreativeandindependentthought,whichhelpsdeveloptheskillsyouwillneedtocompeteintheglobaljobmarket.

ItisverysimpletobecomeaminternationalstudentintheUK.TheBritishCounciloffersafreeandimpartialservicetoanyonewhoisinterestedinstudyingintheUK,andanorganizationcalledUCASassistsyouinfindingacourseandmakinganeffectiveapplication.

练习五

Therearethreekindsofgoals:

short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblymonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,ourlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-rangegoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyears,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyaers.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscourageoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

练习六

Agrowingworldpopulationandthediscoveriesofsciencemayalterthispatternofdistributioninthefuture.Asmenslowlylearntomasterdiseases,controlfloods,preventfamines,andstopwars,fewerpeopledieeveryyear;andinconsequencethepopulationoftheworldissteadilyincreasing.

Whennumbersrisetheextramouthsmustbefed.Newlandsmustbebroughtundercultivation,orlandalreadyfarmedmadetoyieldlargercrops.Insomeareastheaccessiblelandislargelysointensivelycultivatedthatitwillbedifficulttomakeitprovidemorefood.Insomeareasthepopulationissodensethatthelandisparceceledoutinunitstootinytoallowformuchimprovementinfarmingmethods.Werealargerpartofthisfarmingpopulationdrownoffintoindustrialoccupations,thelandmightbefarmedmuchmoreproductivelybymodernmethods.

Thereisnowaraceforscience,technology,andindustrytokeeptheoutputoffoodrisingquickerthanthenumberofpeopletobefed.Newstrainsofcropsarebeingdevelopedwhichwillthriveinunfavorableclimates:

therearenowfarmsbeyondtheArcticCircleinSiberiaandNorthAmerica;damsholdbackthewatersofgreatriverstoensurewaterfotthefieldsinallseasons;industrialchemistryprovidesfertilizerstosuitparticularsoils.Everyyearsomenewmeansisdevisedtoincreaseortoprotectthefoodoftheworld.

练习七

OnlineShoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;pricesareoftenloweronline,youdon’thavetoqueueupinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginablewithjustafewclicksofyourmouse.

ComputertrendsareoftendominatedbymalesbutthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshoppingontheInternet.Itseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe.

AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto￡240comparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof￡233formen,whiletheaveragespendperpersononthehighstreetisonly￡197.

Inthepastalotofpeoplewerereluctanttoshoponline.ManywereworriedaboutthesecurityofenteringtheircarddetailsontheInternetandthereliabilityoftheInternetbutasshoppingonlinehasbecomemorewidespread,theseworrieshavebeguntodisappear.

OnevictimoftheonlineshoppingboomistheUKhighstreet.Manycompaniesareconcernedthatnotenoughshoppersarecomingthroughtheirdoorsintherun-uptoChristmas.Asaresulttherearelotsofspecialoffersintheshops.MostshopstraditionallyhavesalesafterChristmasbutthisyearthepromotionshavecomeearlyinanattempttolureconsumerstospend.

练习八

Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,butweoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationships,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofintimacybetweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterestsvaryenormously.Aswegettoknowpeoplewetakeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimport