1、B.determinedC.triedD.disappointed他试图爬到山顶的决心是坚定的。disgusted意为“令人憎恶的”:determined意为“坚决的”;tried意为“试图”;disappointed意为“失望的”。题中resolute意为“坚定的”,与B意思相近,故选择B。3.That student is discourteous; he grumbles no matter how one tries to please him.A.gigglesB.scoldsC.complainsD.sneers那个学生很无理,无论别人怎样取悦他,他都抱怨。giggles意为“格格
2、地笑”;scolds意为“责骂”;complains意为“抱怨”;sneers意为“嘲笑”。题中grumbles意为“喃喃抱怨”,与C意思相近。4.The chemist analyzed that there was no trace of poison in the coffee.A.indicationB.tasteC.colorD.smell化学家分析咖啡里没有毒的痕迹。indication意为“迹象”;taste意为“气味”;color意为“颜色”;smell意为“气味”。题中trace意为“痕迹”,与A意思相近,故选择A。5.This kind of animals are on
3、the verge of extinction , because so many are being killed for their fur.A.drying upB.dying outC.being exportedD.being transplanted解析 句意为:这种动物濒临灭绝,是因为人们为获取它们的毛皮把它们中的多数都给杀死了。extinction意为“灭绝,消灭”,与die out(绝种)意思相近。dry up意为“擦干”;export意为“出口”;transplant意为“移植”。6.Only his relatives knew he had a fatal illnes
4、s.A.strangeB.deadlyC.seriousD.unknown只有他的亲人知道他得了绝症。fatal意为“致命的”,与deadly(致死的)意思相近。strange意为“奇怪的”;serious意为“严重的”;unknown意为“未知的”。7.Lets postulate that she is a lawyer, then whats her opinion about it?A.challengedB.assumedC.deductedD.decreed我们假定她是一位律师,她会如何看待这个问题?postulate意为“假定、假设”;challenge意为“挑战、考验”;ass
5、ume意为“以为,假设”;deduct“演绎、扣除”,decree意为“命令、颁布”。8.You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully.A.inventB.beginC.developD.initiate你应该养成细心阅读的习惯。cultivate意为“培养、教养”。invent意为“发明”;begin意为“开始”;develop意为“发展、开发”;initiate意为“开始、发起”。9.The index is the governments chief gauge of future economic activity.A.meth
6、odB.measureC.wayD.manner这个指数是政府衡量未来经济活动的主要依据。gauge意为“标准量度”,即衡量的标准;measure意为“措施”,如take measures采取措施,但也可以解释为“度量的标准”,在这里恰好和gauge同义。10.She is slender , with delicate wrists and ankles.A.sickB.weakC.slimD.pale她很苗条,手腕和脚踝都很纤细。slender是指人的身材苗条,四个选项中只有slim和它同义。pale意为“苍白”。11.Tom searched his pockets looking fo
7、r the keys.A.went onB.was afterC.went throughD.cleared up汤姆为了找钥匙,把他的口袋搜了个遍。go on意为“继续”,常用搭配是go on with sth. go on doing sth.表示继续做某事;be after意为“寻找”;go through意为“仔细检查”;clear up意为“整理、收拾”。12.He is in a rather difficult situation at present.A.locationB.positionC.preparationD.station他现在的处境较为困难。location意为“
8、位置、地点”,preparation意为“准备、预备”,其动词是prepare;station意为“站、车站”;position意为“状态、状况、职位”,题目中画线部分的意思是“情形、境遇”,因此B选项符合题意。13.This custom is still prevailing among members of the older generation.A.well-knownB.widespreadC.usedD.celebrated这一风俗仍然在老一辈人们中流行。widespread意为“流行的、广泛存在”;well-known意为“著名的、知名的”;used意为“旧的、二手的”;cel
9、ebrated“庆祝”。prevail意为“盛行,流行”,和B项同义,故选B项。14.During the SARS period, it is especially important to ventilate the room.A.dustB.cleanC.removeD.air在非典期间,给房间通风换气变得尤为重要。dust意为“掸掉上的灰尘”;clean意为“打扫、清洁”;remove意为“移走、搬家”;air意为“使通风”,题目中划线部分意为“使通风换气”,与air意思一致,因此D选项符合题意。15.The moon was obscured by thick clouds.A.he
10、ldB.preventedC.darkenedD.blackened厚厚的云朵遮住了月亮。prevent意为“预防、阻止”,hold意为“持有、保留”,darken意为“使模糊、变黑”,blacken意为“使变黑、诽谤”。obscure意为“遮掩,使变暗”,和B项同义,故选B项。二、第2部分:阅读判断(总题数:1,分数:7.00)Want to Be 100? Listen to These 5 Centenarians(百岁老人)Five neighbors at a central Missouri retirement community who are all centenarians
11、 get asked all the time: How did you live to be 100? If you want to live to 100 or more, this rare group of five golden girls says the key to longevity (长寿) is working hard at a job you love and taking care of your body while youre at it. Even though an estimated 70,000 people in the country are cur
12、rently at the century mark or beyond in age, it is unusual to find five 100-year-olds living in one place. The average life-span(寿命) of Americans is about two or three years short of an 80th birthday party. And most people dont want to cut out coffee, soda, alcohol, cigarettes, and eat healthy food.
13、 People tell me all the time, I dont want to live to be 100, said Mildred Leaver, who turned 100 in June. I think thats just sad. Aging is attitude and I dont feel old, said Leaver, a former educator who still drives her Buick around town. It doesnt take long to see that Leaver and her neighbors Mil
14、dred Harris, Grace Wolfson, Gladys Stuart and Viola Semas, have a lot more in common than their longevity and lifelong healthy habits. All are 100 except Stuart, who is 101. Even though their sight and hearing arent what they used to be, theyve all avoided illnesses that many elderly people are stri
15、cken with. Its been 50 years since Leaver beat cancer for the first and only time. The common thread that connects these women is the decades of service to jobs each loved as a farmer, designer, school principal, bookkeeper and secretary. In the early years of their lives, gainfully employed women l
16、ike them were just as rare as 100-year-old are today.(分数:(1).Currently about 70,000 people are aged 100 or above in America.(分数:A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned解析 短文第三段说到,“虽然估计在这个国家中有70,000人现在年龄达到100岁或者更多”,从上下文提到的“密苏里州”及“美国人平均寿命”可知,“这个国家”就是指“美国”,故本题是正确的。(2).It is not hard to find five 100-year-olds liv
17、ing in one place in America.(分数:A.RightB.Wrong解析 仍然是第三段,其后半部说,“在一个地方要找到五位百岁老人住在一起,这太稀少了”,故本题是错误的。(3).None of the five centenarians have any children.(分数:C.Not mentioned解析 通篇文章并未提到这五位百岁老人究竟有没有子女的问题。(4).The average life-span of Americans is 80 years.(分数:解析 短文第四段说,“美国人的平均寿命是距离80岁生日大约还差23岁”。(5).Leaver f
18、eels sad about her old age.(分数:解析 短文第五、六段Leaver说到,那些不想活到百岁的人才是悲哀的。对待衰老是个态度问题,她并不觉得自己老了。故本题是错误的。(6).Leaver was stricken with cancer 50 years age.(分数:解析 短文倒数第二段最后一句说“leaver 50年前战胜了癌症,这是第一次,也是唯一的一次”可见本题是正确的。(7).The five centenarians live in a very friendly community.(分数:解析 尽管我们可以推测,这五位百岁老人之间可能会是very fr
19、iendly,但整个community是否very friendly,短文并未提到。三、第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(总题数:8.00)Keeping Cut Flowers(鲜切花)1While everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around his/her house, few people know how to keep them for as long as possible. This may be done by keeping in mind a few simple facts. 2An important thing to remembe
20、r about cut flowers is that they are sensitive to temperature. For example, studies have shown that cut carnations (康乃馨) retain their freshness eight times longer when kept at 12 than when kept at 26. Keeping freshly harvested flowers at the right temperatures is probably the most important aspect o
21、f flower care. 3Flowers are not intended by nature to live very long. Their biological purpose is simply to attract birds or insects, such as bees, for pollination (授粉). After that, they quickly dry up and die. The process by which flowers consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide (二氧化碳), called res
22、piration (呼吸) , generates the energy the flower needs to give the flower its shape and color. The making of seeds also depends on this energy. While all living things respire, flowers have a high level of respiration. A result of all this respiration is heat, and for flowers the level of heat relati
23、ve to the mass of the flower is very high. Respiration also brings about the eventual death of the flower. Thus the greater the level of respiration, the sooner the flower dies. 4How, then, to control the rate at which flowers die? By controlling respiration. How is respiration controlled? By contro
24、lling temperature. We know that respiration produces heat, but the reverse(相反的过程) is also true. Thus by maintaining low temperatures, respiration is reduced and the cut flower will age more slowly. 5Another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is the quality of the water in which they are placed. Flo
25、wers find it difficult to drink water that is dirty or otherwise polluted. Even when water looks and smells clean, it almost certainly contains harmful substances that can endanger the flowers. To rid the water of these unwanted substances, household chlorine bleach (漂白剂) can be used in small quanti
26、ties. It is recommended that 15 drops of chlorine bleach (at 4% solution) be added to each litre of water. The water and solution should also be replaced each day.(分数:(1).Paragraph 2 1 A. Control of Respiration B. Beauty of Fresh Cut Flowers C. Role of Respiration D. Most Important Aspect of Flower
27、Care E. Need for Clean Water F. Ways of Stopping Respiration(分数:D解析 本段的第一句和最后一句都是该段的主题句,但是最后一句是此题的答案,选项D几乎是最后一句的原句重现,故选D。(2).Paragraph 3 1(分数:C解析 本段几乎都是在介绍呼吸的作用,从语篇中我们可以看到呼吸在花朵形成及死亡的过程中的作用以及它对种子和能量的形成中的作用,选项C符合题意,故选C。(3).Paragraph 4 1(分数:A解析 本题的题设具有迷惑性,选项A和选项F都是与“花朵的呼吸”有关,但是选项A是说如何控制呼吸,而选项F是说如何停止呼吸,
28、回到原文,我们发现作者并没有提到停止呼吸,只是说要通过降低温度来控制呼吸,故选A。(4).Paragraph 5 1(分数:E解析 本段第一句是该段的主题句,该段阐述了花朵护养中的另外一个重要因素干净水的重要性。选项E符合题意,故选E。(5).A few simple facts will help you keep cut flowers 1. A. by keeping its original shape and color B. in the life of cut flowers C. to produce carbon dioxide D. for as long as possible E. by controlling temperature F. to replace the water and solution every day(分数:D解析 本题的答案在第一段,该段的最后一句话中的第一个词this是关键词,要回答该题,我
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