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1、In America,during the meal,youd better be careful not to leave a spoon in asoup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish.The coffee spoon ought to be on the saucer,the soup spoon ought to be on the plate under the bowl.When you are having soup,make the least noises and use the side of your spoon inside
2、out this way,not the tip.And you mustn*t pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of yoursoup from the bottom of the bowl.Very often there is only one main course and salad,followed by your sweet.Ifyou find the meal not enough,say Oh,its delicious!0 and ask for some more of thechic
3、ken or steak or whatever you have just had.The hostess will be very glad that youappreciate her cooking and will give you an extra portion.But if you observe theChinese way of being polite and say No,thank you when the hostess offers youmore,you will most probably starve later,because Americans will
4、 never press foodon you.Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk with the person next to you.Itwould be considered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so thatthey don*t make any noise.When coffee comes,drink it from your cup.The coffeespoon should rest on the saucer while
5、 you are drinking.And smoking,of course,israrely seen at a dinner table.Well,when the meal is finished,the guests put theirnapkins on the table and stand up,the men again helping the ladies with their chairs.After the dinner,the guests usually stay for an hour or two,then they would say,“Well,Tm afr
6、aid I must be going now.The host and hostess would of course urgeeveryone to stay longer.What,already?Wont you have another coffee?The guests,for instance,would say,Fd love to,but I have to be up early tomorrow morning.Thank you fbr a most enjoyable evening.Good-night.nAnd if you stay overnight or o
7、ver the weekend,it will be courteous to send athank-you note to the host or hostess the following day,very often with a small giftsuch as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a token of appreciation of theirhospitality.1、Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A、How to Prepare
8、 for a Meal.B、Never Press Food on Your Guest.C、Table Manners in the U.S.A.D、How to Enjoy a Dinner.参考答案:c解析：【答案】C【解析】主旨题，问：本文最好的标题是哪个？先浏览文章首句和各段首句，来判断文章主题。第一段第一句：During the meal,youdbetter be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup orany other d ish.用餐时,最好小心一些，不要把勺子放在碗里、咖啡杯里或任何餐具里。”
9、第二段第一句：Very often there is only one main courseand salad,followed by your sweet.通常来说,只有一道主菜,一份沙拉,接着就是甜点。”第三段第一句：After the dinner,the guests usually stayfor an hour or two,then they would say,Well,Im afraid I must begoing now.用餐后，客人常常停留一到两个小时，然后他们会说：恐怕我得走了。最后一段首句：And if you stay overnight or over the
10、weekend,it will be courteous to send a thank-you note to the host orhostess the following day,如果你过夜或者过周末，最好在回去后给主人寄去一张表示感谢的便函 由此可见，这篇文章通篇谈论的是吃饭时需要注意的事情，即餐桌礼仪，选C。2、The passage suggests t hat.A、to make the hostess happy you should ask for more food even ifyou are fullB、you should keep silent at a dinn
11、er table in order to be politeC、if you want to be friendly with the person next to you,you shouldpress food on himD、talking is necessary at a dinner table参考答案:D解析：【答案】D【解析】判断题，问：文章建议。先浏览四个选项，发现选项谈论不同的方面，因此需要逐一进行分析。A，为了让主人高兴，你即便是饱了，也应该再要些吃的。文章没有谈到。B，你应该在用餐的时候保持安静，这样才礼貌。”文章第二段说:Yet it is not polite to
12、 keep silentand not to talk with the person next to you.然而,要是保持静默不与旁边的人交谈，这样是不礼貌的。B选项不符合文意。C,如果想向邻座的人表示友好，应当给他夹菜。文章没有谈到。D，吃饭时需要（与人）交谈 ，符合文意，选D。3、At a dinner table,you do all of the following e x c e p t.A、making the least noise possibleB、picking up your soup bowl to drink away the last dropC、handlin
13、g your silverware with careD、drinking the coffee from your cup参考答案:B 解析：【答案】B【解析】列举题，问：吃饭时，你会做以下的事情，除 了 一A，尽量不发出声响，文中第一段提到make the least noises.B，端起碗一饮而尽”，文中第一段提到 you mustnt pick up your soup bowls soas to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of thebowl.你一定不要端起汤碗一饮而尽。C,小心拿放餐具，文中第二段
14、提至IIt would be considered good manners if you handle your silverwarewith care so that they dont make any noise.小心拿放餐具,避免发出声音，这样才是礼貌的习惯。D，用你的杯子喝咖啡，文中第二段提到When coffee comes,drink it from your cup.上咖啡时，用你的杯子喝咖啡。B不符合文意，选B。4、What does courteous in the last paragraph mean?A、Friendly.B、Generous.C、Polite.D、
15、Noble.参考答案:C解析：【答案】C【解析】词义题，结合上下文分析courteous的意思。And if youstay overnight or over the weekend,it will be courteous to send athank-you note to the host or hostess the following day,.如果你过夜或者过周末，最好在回去后给主人寄去一张表示感谢的便函，这是一的做法。”根据文意，可以推测courteous为 礼貌”的意思，选Co5、The passage implies t hat.A、different nations ha
16、ve different customsB、Chinese customs are quite similar to American onesC、both Chinese and Americans have soup before the main courseD、if you are polite,the hostess will press more food on you参考答案:A解析：【答案】A【解析】判断题，问：文章暗示一。A，不同的国家有不同的习俗。这篇文章通篇说的是美国的餐桌习惯，但文中第二段提到在中国，风俗习惯是不一样的。B，中国与美国的餐桌习惯很像。C,中国人和美国人都
17、在主菜前喝汤。文章没有体现B选项和C选项。D,如果你很礼貌的话,主人会非要你多吃。“文中说：Americans will never press foodon you.美国人绝对不会非要你多吃。应选A。Regular child care provided outside home or by someone other than the motherdoes not in itself undermine healthy emotional connections between mothers and their15-month-old infants,according to a lon
18、g-term national study.The finding holds evenif care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs fbr 30 hours or more perweek.Among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers,however,the mother-child relationship may be damaged.This research helps us putapart comple
19、xities regarding child care that have not previously been studied indetail/1 contends Jay Belsky,a psychologist.The investigation consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or nearBoston.The youngsters,no more than 1 month old when they entered the study in1991,will be tracked until the
20、 age of 7.Experimenters administered questionnaires tomothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting with the kids atages 1,6 and 15 months.Independent observers rated the quality of each child careefforts and noted infant nervousness.Unlike most previous studies,this one allowsre
21、searchers to observe each caretakers personality at child nursing,and kids*emotional reactions by the equipment.6、From the first paragraph we know t hat.A、mother care is the best according to a national studyB、child care outside home is the best in accordance with the studyC、regular child care outsi
22、de home does not in itself do harm tomother-child relationshipD、connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outsidecare参考答案:C解析：【答案】C【解析】判断题，浏览四个选项，谈论的是母亲抚养孩子与其他人抚养孩子之间的关系。先浏览第一段把握大意，再进行判断做题。第一段说，根据研究，经常由家庭以外的其他人照顾孩子，这种情况本身并不会破坏母子关系，该结论甚至认为，即便这种情况从孩子出生的最初3个月就开始，每周持续30多个小时，也不会对母子关系有影响。A，根据
23、研究，母亲照顾孩子是 最 好的，B,根据研究，由家庭以外的其他人照顾孩子是最好的，C,经常由家庭以外的其他人照顾孩子，这本身不会破坏母子关系，D 母亲与婴儿之间的关系会被其他外来照顾者伤害。根据题意，选C。7、According to the passage,unresponsive care from a mother ma y.A、ruin a kids growthB、harm the mother-child tieC、hurt a babys emotional reactionD、spoil a childs personality参考答案:B解析：【答案】B【解析】细节题，问：文
24、章认为，母亲对孩子照顾不周，也许会o对应文中第二段第一句话：Among infants who receive unkindand unresponsive care from their mothers,however,the mother-childrelationship may be damaged.然而，从受到母亲冷待或照顾不周的婴儿来看，母子关系有可能会被破坏。根据文意选B，破坏母子联系。harm对应文中的be damaged.8、Jay Belsky implies that the study of child c ar e.A、was never carried out in
25、 the pastB、was not done much in detail in the pastC、was greatly ignored by psychologists and researchersD、was interesting but very difficult to make discovery参考答案:B解析：【答案】B【解析】细节题，问：Jay Belsky暗示，对抚养孩子的研究。文中弓I用 Jay Belsky 的话：This research helps us put apart complexitiesregarding child care that have
26、not previously been studied in detail,contends Jay Belsky,a psychologist.这一研究帮助我们分解关于抚养孩子问题的复杂性，这些问题在此之前没有进行详细的研究。根据文意选B,过去没有得到深入细致的研究。done对应studied,in the past对应previously,9、The main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is t hat.A、the researchers started with only one month ol
27、d infantsB、the observers could rate the quality of child care efforts andanalyzed them soonC、the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers intheir homesD、video equipment enabled researchers to observe what washappening directly参考答案:D解析：【答案】D【解析】国节题，问：这一调查与之前的相比，主要区别在于o对应文中第三段最后一句话：
28、Unlike most previous studies,thisone allows researchers to observe each caretakers personality at childnursing,and kids emotional reactions by the equipment.与之前大多数研究不一样，该调查能够让研究人员通过仪器（视频录像）观察到每一位抚养者在照顾孩子时的个性特点和孩子的情绪反馈。”根据文意选D，视频录像能让研究人员直接观察（实验的）过程。10、Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the investi
29、gation?A、It will last at least 7 years.B、Cooperation from the mothers is also necessary.C、Some independent observers play a part.D、Researchers paid site visits to see a caretakers personality and kidsemotional reactions.参考答案:D解析：【答案】D【解析】判断题，问：关于这一调查，以下哪一项不是真实的？先浏览调查过程（文章第三段），再根据四个选项进行判断。A，调查要持续至少七年
30、。”对应文中：The youngsters,no more than 1 month oldwhen they entered the study in 1991,will be tracked until the age of 7.最年幼的孩子在1991年接受研究时还不到一个月大，将被追踪到他们七岁。B母亲的配合是很必要的。该调查要求母亲填写调查问卷，说明母亲需要配合调查。C,一些独立的观察者要发挥作用。文中提到：Independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts andnoted infant nervous
31、ness.独立观察者对每次照顾孩子的行为进行评级，并且记录孩子是否有紧张情绪。D，研究人员到现场访查，以了解抚养者的个性特点与孩子的情绪反应。文中说到，研究人员通过观看视频的方式进行了解，因此此项与文意不符，选Do二、词汇与语法11、The hurricane l e f t,t h e ruins to this area.A、to be leftB、leavingC、to leaveDx left参考答案:B解析：非谓语动词结构leaving the ruins to this area补充说明前面一句话，因此选择B。12、On hearing the news of the examin
32、ation,the boy was very happy.A、his having passedB、he passedC、his being passedD、to pass参考答案:A解析：句 意：一听说过了考试，男孩非常高兴。因为是pass examination,B项是个完整的句子，不能直接跟在介词o f之后,C用的是pass的被动语态，因此不正确。D中的to pass与前面的搭配不对。13、If we dont stop the population from increasing at such a rapid rate,there willnot be enough room lef
33、t on the earth for human to stand,let alone development.A、constantlyB、mainlyC、eventuallyDs lately参考答案:C解析：根据句意，此处应该选C,eventually是 最终”的意思。14,I dont think his remarks are relevant our discussion.A、toB、atC、forD、with参考答案:A解析：be relevant to:与 相关,固定搭配,选Ao15、By the time he arrives in Beijing,we here for tw
34、o days.A、shall stayB、have been stayingC、will have stayedD、have stayed参考答案:C解析：_ _By the time表示将来，for two days表示动作的完成，因此根据句意，此处应该选择将来完成时,C是正确答案。16、Some people waste a lot of food some others havent enough to eat.A、afterB、whenC、asD、while参考答案:D解析：while引导的是表示相反意思的状语从句,根据句意，此处应该选择while,答案为Do17、This coupl
35、e has two d a u g h t e r s,o f whom is working in the U.S.A、the youngerB、the youngestC、a youngerD、the young参考答案:A解析：两者中较 用比较级加定冠词。18、You should give the application to the man at that chair.A、sitsB、to sitC、satD、sitting参考答案:D解析：此A 应该选D,现在分词结构修饰前面的名词the man,.sitting at thatchair 相当于.who sits at that
36、chairo A,B,C 语法结构不对。19、A genius is someone who can achieve something that few people are.A、capable ofB、able toC、enabled toD、able of参考答案:A解析：只有 capable of 可接 something,20、Not until 1868 made the capital of the state of Georgia.A、Atlanta wasB、was AtlantaC、when Atlanta wasD、when was Atlanta参考答案:B解析：句 意
37、：直到1868年亚特兰大才成为佐治亚州的省会。考点：否定副词放在句首时句子倒装。三、完型填空Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die,but people now live longer than they_21_.Yet,all living things still show the_22_of aging,which will eventually_23_ death.Aging is not a disease,but as a person passes matu
38、rity,the cells of the body andthe organs they form do not function as well as they did in childhood.The bodyprovides less_24_against diseases and is more inclined_ 25_accident.A number of related causes may contribute to aging.Some cells of the body havea fairly long life,but they are not_ 26_ when
39、they die.In an aging person thenew cells may not be as capable_ 27_ growth as those of a young person.Another_28_in aging may be changes within the cells themselves.Some ofthe protein chemicals in cells are known to change with age and become less flexible.This is why the skin of old people wrinkles
40、.This is also the reason old people_29_in height.There may be other more important chemicals changes in thecells.Some complex cell chemicals,such as DNA and RNA,store and_ 30_information that the cells need.Aging may affect this process and change theinformation-carrying molecules so that they do no
41、t transmit the information as well.21、A、hadB、use toC、were used toD、used to参考答案:D解析：【答案】Do【解析】考察固定搭配。used to do something，过去常常，用来表达过去经常发生的事情、习惯或状态。be used to do something,被用来做某事，是use的被动结构。文中指出，人们现在比过去活的时间更久了，表达的是过去与现在的状态比较，选D。22、A、factB、effectC、functionD、symbol参考答案:B解析：【答案】Bo【解析】考察词汇辨析。然而，一切生物都显示出衰老的
42、。age表 示 衰 老 ，A选 项 为“事 实 ，B选 项 为 影 响 ，C选项为 功能 ，D选项为 符号。符合文意的选项为B。23、A、affectB、produceC、result inD、result from参考答案:C解析：【答案】co【解析】考察逻辑关系。这里考察文中所表达的衰老与死亡之间的关系，衰老的结果是死亡，C选项和D选项都表示因果关系，但C选项表示 导致某结果，D选项表示 出自某原因，根据文意选C。24、A、protectionB、demandC、declineD、delay参考答案:A解析：【答案】Ao【解析】考察对语境的理解和词义辨析。本段说，衰老不是一种病，而是人体在
43、成熟之后细胞与器官的运转每况愈下，人体为抵抗疾病提供的 更 少。A选 项 为 保 护 ，B选 项 为 要 求 ，C选 项 为 下 降 ，D选项为 延 迟 。根据文意选A。25、A、toB、forC、againstD、from参考答案:A解析：【答案】Ao【解析】考察固定搭配。be inclined to something，倾向于,更有可能（出现某情况），选A。26、A、replacedB、bornC、recoveredD、discovered参考答案:A解析：【答案】Ao【解析】考察对语境的理解和词义辨析，应结合第27题进行分析。要先做出27题，才能解答该题。该段说，有许多问题导致了衰老，人
44、体的一些细胞寿命较长，但是在这些细胞死亡的时候，没有得到。下文进一步解释，老年人不能像年轻人那样，生长出新细胞来。结合上下文，该题应该选择A,表示 替换，更 新 ，即旧细胞死亡时无法得到更新。27、A、withB、forC、ofD、to参考答案:C解析：【答案】Co【解析】考察固定搭配。be capable of something,能够,有能 力 ，选C。28、A、factorB、effectC、reasonD、element参考答案:A解析：【答案】Ao【解析】考察对语境的理解与固定搭配。上段讲的是造成衰老的一个原因，即细胞死亡后无法得到更新，这段提到另一个造成衰老的原因是细胞自身的变化。
45、A选项和C选项都可以表示原因，但A选项factor常与in搭配使用，C选项reason常与of搭配。选A。29、A、shortB、shrinkC、lengthenD、increase参考答案:B解析：【答案】Bo【解析】考察对语境的理解和词性。上文说，细胞里的一些蛋白化学物质会随衰老发生变化，变得缺少弹性，这就是为什么老年人的皮肤会出现皱纹。这也是老年人身高的原因。应表达身高变矮、缩水，A选项和B选项都可以表示该含义，但此处应填一个动词，而A选项short是形容词，因此选B。30、A、pass toB、pass fromC、pass onD、pass on to参考答案:C解析：【答案】Co【
46、解析】考察词组辨析。pass to,传 递 给 ，pass from,从传 来 ，pass on 传 递 ；pass on to，传 递 给 。文中说一些复杂的细胞化学成分储存并传递信息。选Co四、汉译英31、英语是世界上运用最广泛的语言之一。参考答案：English is one of the most widely used languages in the world.解梆：考杳词组one of the.的用法。32、她和我都不知道为什么经理昨天没有来上班。参考答案：Neither she nor I know why the manager didn*t come to work ye
47、sterday.解析：考查 neither.nor 句型33、他们同意她的关于明年去欧洲旅游的计划。参考答案：They agree to her plan about traveling to Europe next year.解析：考杳词组agree to的用法。34、在英语学习中，我们最需要的就是练习。参考答案：In learning English,what we need most is to practice.解析：考 查what引导的从句。五、写作35、写作 Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.Water,a vital part ofnatural resources for human being,is getting more and more heavily polluted with thedevelopment of economy.Write an essay on the topic What Can We Do with the WaterPollution?You should base your essay on the outline below.l.水资源污染的主要原因。2.水资源污染带来的危害。3.如何解决水资源污染的问题。参考答案：解析：