单选题The author employs the phrase no longer fussed over society (line 27) to imply that the women had previously ______.A passed judgment on those of lower social classesB given consideration to impressing and pleasing othersC taken great pains to find a h
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The author employs the phrase no longer fussed over society (line 27) to imply that the women had previously ______.
A
passed judgment on those of lower social classes
B
given consideration to impressing and pleasing others
C
taken great pains to find a husband for Rachel
D
dressed extravagantly so as to announce their superiority
E
tried to appear to grander than their actual finances allowed
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第1题：
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。
Passage 2
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age, for the same age, for these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding the knowledge,hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
"All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children--the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children--disabled or not--to an appropriate education,and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response,schoolsaremodifying theirprograms,adaptinginstructiontochildrenwhoare exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
查看材料A．Exceptional children refer to those with mental or physical problems.
B．The author use"All men are created equal" to counter the school program for the
exceptional children.
C．Recent court decisions confirm the rights of the exceptional children to enjoy the equal rights to learn with the normal ones.
D．Regular school programs fail to meet the requirements to develop the potential of exceptional children.答案：D解析：文章首段中的“…to develop to their full adult potential”和文章最后一句中的“…to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs．"清楚地表明了“exceptional children”指的是智力超常的儿童，因此A项不正确。文章的第四段对“All men are created equal”在教育中的含义给予了具体的解释，即“每个孩子具有得到帮助、学到能力极限的权利”．因此B项错误。本文的宗旨是赞同学校对超常儿童与普通儿童采用不同的教学计划：法律确认的是所有孩子享有适当的教育的权利．这包括超常儿童的潜能得以最大发挥的权利．因此C项不对。D项意为“学校通常的教学计划不能满足超常儿童充分发挥潜能的需要”。“调整教学计划适应超常儿童的必要性”是本文的中心，这与D项内容一致，故选D。 -
第2题：
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。
Passage 2
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age, for the same age, for these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding the knowledge,hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
"All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children--the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children--disabled or not--to an appropriate education,and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response,schoolsaremodifying theirprograms,adaptinginstructiontochildrenwhoare exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.
From its passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptional children__________.
查看材料A．is now enjoying legal support
B．disagrees with the tradition of the country
C．was clearly stated by the country's founders
D．will exert great influence over court decisions答案：A解析：根据第四段中间的“Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children—disable or not—to an appropriate education”可知．A项正确。 -
第3题：
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。
Passage 2
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age, for the same age, for these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding the knowledge,hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
"All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children--the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children--disabled or not--to an appropriate education,and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response,schoolsaremodifying theirprograms,adaptinginstructiontochildrenwhoare exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.
In Paragraph 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on the stage to show that__________.
查看材料A．the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the society
B．exceptional children are more influenced by their families than normal children are
C．exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society
D．the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional children答案：A解析：在第二段，作者举例说，舞台上的主角吸引了我们的注意力，但我们没有忽视配角的支持与舞台布景的衬托。下文的exceptional children与例子中的leading actor相对应；下文的family和society与例子中的supporting players和scenery相对应，从而说明了超常孩子的成长与家庭和社会有很大关系，故选A。 -
第4题：
Text 4 The great recession may be over,but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning.Before it ends,it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.And ultimately,it is likely to reshape our politics,our culture,and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster.Many said that unemployment,while extremely painful,had improved them in some ways:they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent;they were more aware of the struggles of others.In limited respects,perhaps the recession will leave society better off.At the very least,it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses,and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part,these benefits seem thin,uncertain,and far off.In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth,the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U．S.,lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more meanspirited and less inclusive,and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms.Antiimmigrant sentiment typically increases,as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession,but it has not shrunk in this one.Indeed,this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides,and decrease opportunities to cross them—especially for young people.The research of Till Von Wachter,the economic at Columbia University,suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed:those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times;it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the Internet age,it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.More difficult,in the moment,is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.In many respects,the U.S.was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history,and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results.We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric.But they certainly will reshape it,and all the more so the longer they extend.
By saying“to find silver linings”（Line 1,Para.2）the author suggests that the jobless try to_____A.seek subsidies from the government
B.explore reasons for the unemployment
C.make profits from the troubled economy
D.look on the bright side of the recession答案：D解析：含义题【命题思路】这是一道词义理解题，需要对该短语出现的上下文内容进行锁定，从而判断出失业人员对于经济萧条的反应。【直击答案】根据题干关键词“to find silver linings”定位到第二段首句，句中silver linings意为：一线希望，一线慰藉。接下来该段对这句话进一步阐释，表明经济萧条的积极面：第二句强调“失业在某些方面改善了他们”，第三句谈到衰退会使社会变得更好，末句具体谈给社会带来的好处，整个段落都是有关经济衰退积极的一面，由此确定D项为正确答案。且“bright side”是原文“had improved them in some ways”的同义替换。【干扰排除】A项属于无中生有，原文谈及的是失业者看到了经济衰退时期好的方面，并没有提到“政府”、“补助金”等内容。B项属于无中生有，在该段只提到了经济衰退对社会带来了一定的好处，并没有谈到他们在探索失业的原因。C项属于偷换概念，文章第二句谈到失业者变得不那么贪图物质享受和在经济上更加节约，但这并不是选项谈及的获得了利润。 -
第5题：
What are two way sthat IP datagrams are passed from the ingress line module to the egress line module?（）
- A、over an ATM PVC
- B、over a FastEthernet bus
- C、overa Gigabit Ethernet bus
- D、over high speed serial bus
正确答案:A,B -
第6题：
单选题The second paragraph implies that the author is for ______.Athe offering of the course “religious doctrines”.
Ba reconsideration of the obligations of universities to society.
Cneutrality in value judgment in higher education.
Dmoral inspection of the staff and the courses they offer.
正确答案： D解析：
推理判断题。be for…意为“支持……”，第二段第五句提到“Just the opposite…”，即对前面三个问句的否定回答，因此作者同意教师及所授课程应受到审视，故D项正确；同时可推断出作者并不赞同高等教育中的道德中立，故C项排除；该段并未提到“the course of religious doctrines…”，属于无中生有，故A选项错误；该段最后一句提到“A university that refuses to take moral dilemmas seriously violates its basic obligations to society.”，即Bok认为一所拒绝严肃对待道德窘境的大学就是违背了其对社会基本的责任，重点在于大学要审视是否严肃对待道德窘境，而不是重新审视大学对社会的责任，故B选项错误。 -
第7题：
问答题Practice 1 Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit. There in the world would be great people and ordinary people and little people, but the great would always be those who had done great things, and never the fools whose mothers had spoiled them and whose fathers had left them a hundred thousand a year, and the little would be persons of small minds and mean characters, and not poor persons who had never had a chance. That is why fools are always in favor of inequality of income (their only chance of eminence), and the really great in favor of equality.正确答案：
【参考译文】
在收入相等的人之间,根本不存在社会差别,只有功绩上的差别。世界上存在着伟大的人、普通的人和渺小的人,不过伟人总是那些做出大事的人,而不是那些受到母亲宠爱,父亲每年留给他们十万元的白痴;渺小的人则是那些心胸狭隘、品质卑鄙的人,而不是那些从来没有机会的穷人。白痴总是主张收入不均(这是他们出人头地唯一的机会),真正的伟人则主张平等,原因即在于此。解析： 暂无解析 -
第8题：
单选题The author implies that __________.Athe teacher should guide all discussions by revealing her own attitude
Bin some aspects of social studies a greater variety of methods can be used in the upper grades than in the lower grades
Cpeople usually act on the basis of reasoning rather than emotion
Dchildren’s attitudes often come from those of other children
正确答案： B解析：
根据倒数第二段可知，通过同附近警察的教室聊天(classroom chat)可以让害怕警察的一年级学生改变他们的态度。同样地，大一点孩子可以通过讨论(discussion)、调查(research)、课外阅读(outside reading)和全天的旅行(all-day trips)来培养态度。由此可推断出与低年级学生相比，高年级学生可以使用更多的方法，故答案选B。 -
第9题：
单选题Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThe division of sex-defined roles is completely unacceptable.
BWomen’s roles in work are too limited at present.
CIn one society, men might perform what is considered women’s duties by another.
DSome of the women’s roles in domestic duties cannot be taken over by men.
正确答案： A解析：
本题可参照文章的最后一段。从中可知，这种性别角色在不同的社会里差异很大，但人们还是愿意接受这种男女之间的差异是天生的观念。因此A项为正确答案。 -
第10题：
单选题Speaking of the “magic bullets”, the author _____.Aseems to imply his disagreement over their effects
Bdoes not conceal his opposition to the idea they imply
Cwonders if they really work as they sound
Dwishes that they could make problems disappear
正确答案： D解析：
推断题根据题干关键词可将答案锁定在文章第七段，作者提到，“魔弹”心态是一种谬论，每颗新子弹最终都会变成一个筹码，可以增强第三世界强权斗争中某一方政党的势力。而每一次，科学界都会惊恐地发现，诸如避孕工具这类出于好意的发明最终都演变成了统治工具。由此可见，作者显然对于“魔弹”持反对态度，故答案为B项。A、C、D三项均不符合语境，可排除。 -
第11题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following would be the most accurate description of the society envisioned by most Saint-Simonians?AA society in which women were highly regarded for their extensive education.
BA society in which the two genders played complementary roles and had equal status.
CA society in which women did not enter public life.
DA social order in which a body of men and women would rule together on the basis of their spiritual power.
正确答案： B解析：
由文章第三段最后一句话可知，虽然Saint-Simonians不反对男女之间的差别，但是他们主张男女平等的社会地位和社会角色。B选项正是此意。A，C，D选项的内容在文中均未提及。 -
第12题：
单选题What does the author imply by the final statement: “If that library had not burned down, maybe archeologists today would not have to spend so much of their time sorting through ancient trash!”?AThe author implies that if the library had not burned down, archeologists would be able to appreciate the full cultural legacy of King Ptolemy II Philadelphos.
BThe author implies that if the library had not burned down, scholars today would have not only the full works of Posidippus, but also those of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
CThe author implies that if the libravv had not burned down, the scrolls contained within the library would have decomposed before modern times in any event, because they would not have been preserved in the dry heat of the desert.
DThe author implies that if the library had not burned down, it might have contained more complete details about the life and culture of Hellenistic Egypt than can be found in the papyrus fragments from ancient refuse dumps.
EThe author implies that if the librarv had not burned down, the cultural awakening of the Renaissance might have occurred centuries earlier.
正确答案： C解析：
推断题。文章内容中提到纸莎草碎片一般是在古代垃圾中找到，它们为不能在其他史料中找到的人们日常生活进行了描述。所以可知本文最后一句话是作者在暗示，如果该图书馆没有被烧毁，那么考古学家可能可以从中找到关于人们日常生活的记录，而不用去生活垃圾中寻找，故D项的表述是正确的。 -
第13题：
请阅读短文，完成此题。
It is frequently assumed that the mechanization of work has a revolutionary effect on the livesof the people who operate the new machines and on the society into which the machines have beenintroduced. For example, it has been suggested that the employment of women in industry takethem out of the. household, their traditional sphere and fundamentally alter their position in society.In the nineteenth century, when women began to enter factories, Jules Simon, a French politician,warned that by doing so, women would give up their femininity. Fredrich Engels, however,predicted that women would be liberated from the"social, legal, and economic subordination" ofthe family by technological developments that made possible the recruitment of "the whole femalesex .., into public industry." Observers thus differed concerning the social desirability ofmechanization's effects, but thev agreed that it would trmsiorm women's lives.
Historians, particularly thnse investigating the history of women, now seriously question thisassumption of transforming power. They conclude that such dramatic technological innovations asthe spinning jenny, the sewing tnachine, the typewriter, and the vacuum cleaner have not resultedin equally dramatic social changes in women's economic position or in the prevailing evaluation ofwomen's work. The employment of young women in textile mills during the Industrial Revolutionwas largely and extension of an older pattern of employment for young, single women as domestics.It was not the change in office technology, but rather the separation of secretarial work, previouslyseen as an apprenticeship for beginning managers, from administrative work that in the 1880'screated a new class of "dead end" jobs, thenceforth considered "women's work". The increase inthe numbers of married women enployed outside the home in the twentieth century, had less to dowith the mechanization of housework and an increase in leisure time for these women than it didwith their own economic necessity and with high marriage rates that shrank the available pool ofsingle women worke, previously, in many cases, the only women employers would hire.
Women's work has changed considerably in the past 200 years, moving from the household tothe ofiice or the factory, and later becoming mostly white-collar instead of blue-collar work. Fundamentally, however, the conditions under which women work have changed little since the Industrial Revolution: the segregation of occupatious by gender, lower pay for women as a group,jobs that require relatively low levels of skill and offer women little opportunity for advancement all persist, while women's household labour remains demanding. Recent historical investigation has led to a major revision of the notion that lec.hnology is always inherently revolutionary in its effectson society. Mechanization may even have slowed any change in the traditional position of womeu both in the labour market and in the home.
Which of the following statement is Not true?
查看材料A．Now the phenomenon of choosing employees by gender does no longer exist.
B．Women have little opportunity for promotion.
C．Women are needed to do much housework.
D．Women always get low pay in their occupations.答案：A解析：A项意为“如今，按性别雇佣员工的现象已经不复存在。”这与第三段第二句中“the segregation of occupations by gender”(按性别区分职业)相矛盾，因此不正确。其他选项均可在第三段第二句中找到依据。 -
第14题：
请阅读短文，完成此题。
It is frequently assumed that the mechanization of work has a revolutionary effect on the livesof the people who operate the new machines and on the society into which the machines have beenintroduced. For example, it has been suggested that the employment of women in industry takethem out of the. household, their traditional sphere and fundamentally alter their position in society.In the nineteenth century, when women began to enter factories, Jules Simon, a French politician,warned that by doing so, women would give up their femininity. Fredrich Engels, however,predicted that women would be liberated from the"social, legal, and economic subordination" ofthe family by technological developments that made possible the recruitment of "the whole femalesex .., into public industry." Observers thus differed concerning the social desirability ofmechanization's effects, but thev agreed that it would trmsiorm women's lives.
Historians, particularly thnse investigating the history of women, now seriously question thisassumption of transforming power. They conclude that such dramatic technological innovations asthe spinning jenny, the sewing tnachine, the typewriter, and the vacuum cleaner have not resultedin equally dramatic social changes in women's economic position or in the prevailing evaluation ofwomen's work. The employment of young women in textile mills during the Industrial Revolutionwas largely and extension of an older pattern of employment for young, single women as domestics.It was not the change in office technology, but rather the separation of secretarial work, previouslyseen as an apprenticeship for beginning managers, from administrative work that in the 1880'screated a new class of "dead end" jobs, thenceforth considered "women's work". The increase inthe numbers of married women enployed outside the home in the twentieth century, had less to dowith the mechanization of housework and an increase in leisure time for these women than it didwith their own economic necessity and with high marriage rates that shrank the available pool ofsingle women worke, previously, in many cases, the only women employers would hire.
Women's work has changed considerably in the past 200 years, moving from the household tothe ofiice or the factory, and later becoming mostly white-collar instead of blue-collar work. Fundamentally, however, the conditions under which women work have changed little since the Industrial Revolution: the segregation of occupatious by gender, lower pay for women as a group,jobs that require relatively low levels of skill and offer women little opportunity for advancement all persist, while women's household labour remains demanding. Recent historical investigation has led to a major revision of the notion that lec.hnology is always inherently revolutionary in its effectson society. Mechanization may even have slowed any change in the traditional position of womeu both in the labour market and in the home.
What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
查看材料A．The mechanization of work has a revolutionary eftct.
B．The social mechanization would "aftct women's lives.
C．The social status of women has changed.
D．Observers have different ideas about the effect of social mechanizatiou.答案：B解析：第一段讲到，普遍认为：劳动的机械化对操作机器的人以及引进机器的社会都有革命性的影响。工业中雇佣妇女使她们从家务这样的传统领域中解放出来，并且从根本上改善了她们在社会上的地位。接着讲到，观察者关于社会机械化对妇女的影响持有不同观点，但他们一致认为这必将改变妇女们的生活。由此可知，第一段主要讲了社会机械化对妇女的影响，B项符合。 -
第15题：
Text 4 The great recession may be over,but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning.Before it ends,it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.And ultimately,it is likely to reshape our politics,our culture,and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster.Many said that unemployment,while extremely painful,had improved them in some ways:they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent;they were more aware of the struggles of others.In limited respects,perhaps the recession will leave society better off.At the very least,it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses,and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part,these benefits seem thin,uncertain,and far off.In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth,the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U．S.,lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more meanspirited and less inclusive,and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms.Antiimmigrant sentiment typically increases,as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession,but it has not shrunk in this one.Indeed,this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides,and decrease opportunities to cross them—especially for young people.The research of Till Von Wachter,the economic at Columbia University,suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed:those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times;it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the Internet age,it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.More difficult,in the moment,is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.In many respects,the U.S.was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history,and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results.We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric.But they certainly will reshape it,and all the more so the longer they extend.
The author thinks that the influence of hard times on society is____A.certain
B.positive
C.trivial
D.destructive答案：A解析：态度题【命题思路】这是一道作者态度题，需要对文章具体内容理解的基础上能够根据原文具体细节信息辨识作者对讨论的事物所持有的态度。【直击答案】文章主要讲述了经济衰退对美国社会所产生的深刻影响，第一段开门见山总的地提出经济大衰退会重塑社会的政治、文化和社会特点，第二段谈及经济衰退产生的积极影响，第三、四段分别论述了经济萧条对社会所产生的消极影响，所以该文章既有谈及积极的影响，也有谈及消极的影响，末段进行总结，再次强调经济大萧条肯定会改变社会结构，持续的时间越长，影响越大，可以看出这些影响是肯定的（certainly），故A项为正确选项。【干扰排除】B项“积极的”在原文中第二段有谈及到，经济衰退对社会带来了一定积极的影响，但这只是局部信息，后面第三、四段谈及的是负面影响，所以B项和D项，都不能概括全文信息。C项“微不足道的”，文章谈及的正面、负面影响都比较深远，故为错误选项。 -
第16题：
资料： The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.
As the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line does, too. Therefore, even with today’s relatively high standard of living, about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.
For one thing, more than half of the poor people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor. People are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. A large number of poor people are Old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, the normal retirement age.
Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they do not have any motivation, they have family problems, or they do not believe that they can find a job.
Other poor people look for a job but cannot find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer.
At the present time, the government thinks it can reduce poverty in the country in the following ways. First, if the national economy grows, businesses and industries hire more workers. Some of the poor who are qualified to look for jobs may find employment. Then they will no longer be below the poverty line. Second, if society invests in the poor, the poor will become more productive. If the government spends money on social programs, education, and training for poor people, the poor will have the skills to offer. Then it is more likely that they can find jobs.
Finally, if the government distributes society's income differently, it raises some poor people above the poverty line. The government collects taxes from the non－poor and gives money to the poor. These payments to the poor are called welfare. In 1975 over 18 million people in the United States received welfare.
Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people depend on welfare for a minimally acceptable standard of living.
The author’s main purpose to write this article is_____A.to give several possible solutions to the problem of poverty
B.to explain why some people in the United States are below the poverty line
C.to show sympathy for those poor people
D.to give the definition of “poverty line”答案：A解析：本题考查的是主旨大意。
【关键词】main purpose;to write this article
【主题句】第一段Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.经济学家为了找到问题解决方法，研究了贫困的原因。
第二段Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs. 经济学家提出了几个为什么穷人没有工作的原因。倒数第三段 At the present time, the government thinks it can reduce poverty in the country in the following ways. 目前，政府认为它可以通过以下方式减少该国的贫困。最后一段 Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people depend on welfare for a minimally acceptable standard of living. 一些经济学家正在寻求更好的解决贫困问题的办法。但是，目前很多人依靠福利来达到最低限度的可接受的生活水平。
【解析】题干问“作者写这篇文章的主要目的是什么？”。本道题考察对于全文主旨大意的理解。A选项意为“给出一些可能的贫困问题解决方法” B选项意为“解释为什么一些美国人生活在贫困线以下”C选项意为“表达了对于穷人的同情”；D选项“解释什么是贫困线。” 根据主题句可知，文章主要围绕着贫困问题，从贫困标准线、贫困原因、解决贫困问题措施依次展开，重点是要探索如何找到更好地解决贫困问题的方法，选项B中引用美国情况只是作为案例分析，不是根本写作目的；选项C未提及；选项D只是在开头交代，不符合题意。 -
第17题：
If there is another line already on the bollard ,the eye of the second line should be（）before placing it over the bollard.
- A、taken up through the eye of the first line
- B、taken up over the eye of the first line
- C、made fast to the first line
- D、taken up from the eye of the first line
正确答案:A -
第18题：
单选题In the eyes of the author, the greatest trouble with the US society may lay in ______.Athe non-existence of consensus on the forms of the society should take
Bthe lack of divergence over the common organizations of social life
Cthe non-acceptance of a society based on individual diversity
Dthe pervasive distress caused by national morale decline
正确答案： C解析：
细节理解题与词义理解题的结合。答案出自第一段: What our society suffers from most today is the absence of consensus about what it and life in it ought to be. A选项中的the non-existence of consensus即原文中的the absence of consensus。 -
第19题：
单选题Speaking of the “magic bullets”, the author______.Aseems to imply his disagreement over their effects.
Bdoes not conceal his opposition to the idea they imply.
Cwonders if they really work as they sound.
Dwishes that they could make problems disappear.
正确答案： D解析：
推断题根据题干关键词可将答案锁定在文章第七段，作者提到，这个“神秘子弹”的心态是谬论，每颗新子弹最终都会变成一个筹码，可以增强第三世界强权斗争中一个或其他政党的势力。而每一次，科学界都惊恐地发现诸如避孕工具这类出于好意的发明最终都演变成了统治工具。由此可见，作者显然对于“神秘子弹”持反对态度，故答案为B项。A、C、D三项均不符合语境，可排除。 -
第20题：
单选题Date line passed eastbound,（）.Ajumping over today
Bbacking to yesterday
Cjumping over tomorrow
Dbacking to the day before yesterday
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第21题：
单选题The author of Passage 1 describes the Taj Mahal as delicate (line 6) and lacy (line 7) to emphasize ______.Athe role of women in Islam
Bthe physical weakness of the structure
Cthat it was built for only women to enjoy
Dthe aesthetic style of the architecture
Ethat it was built from an unusual material
正确答案： D解析：
作者用“delicate”和“lacy”形容词来描述泰姬陵的建筑元素和它的美。A在文中没有提及。作者没有提到这个建筑物结构不稳固，B项错误。C和E项的内容在文中并没有涉及。 -
第22题：
单选题What is an important consideration that should be taken into account when configuring shaped round robin？（）AIt enables policing.
BStrict priority is not supported.
CWRED must be previously enabled.
DIt enables WRR
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题阅读理解：请根据短文内容，为每题确定l个最佳选项。 A New Strategy to Overcome Breast Cancer。 Post-menopausal（绝经后）women who walk for an hour a day can cut their chance of breast cancer significantly,a study has suggested. The report, which followed 73,000 women for 17 years,found walking for at least seven hours a week lowered the risk of the disease.The American Cancer Society team said this was the first time reduced risk was specifically linked to walking. UK experts said it was more evidence that lifestyle influenced cancer risk. A recent poll for the charity Ramblers a quarter of adults walk for no more than an hour a week,but being active is known to reduce the risk of a number of cancers.This study, published in Cancer Epidemiology,Biomarkers&Prevention,followed 73.615 women out of 97,785 aged 50-74 who had been recruited by the American Cancer Society between 1992 and 1993,so it could monitor the incidence of cancer in the group. They were asked to complete questionnaires on their health and on how much time they were active and participating in activities such as walking,swimming and aerobics（有氧运动）and how much time they spent sitting watching television or reading.They completed the same questionnaires at two-year intervals between 1997 and 2009. Of the women,47% said walking was their only recreational activity.Those who walked for at least seven hours per week had a 14% lower risk of breast cancer compared to those who walked three or fewer hours per week. Dr. Alpa Patel, a senior epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia, who led the study, said:”Given that more than 60% of women report some daily walking, promoting walking as a healthy leisure-time activity could be an effective strategy for increasing physical activity amongst post-menopausal women.We were pleased to find that without any other recreational activity, just walking one hour a day was associated with a lower risk of breast cancer in these women.””More strenuous（紧张的）and longer activities lowered the risk even more.” Baroness Delyth Morgan, chief executive of Breast Cancer Campaign,said:”This study adds further evidence that our lifestyle choices can play a part in influencing the risk of breast cancer and even small changes incorporate into our normal day-to-day activity can make a difference.” She added:”We know that the best weapon to overcoming breast cancer is the ability to stop it occurring in the first place. The challenge now is how we turn these findings into action and identify other sustainable lifestyle changes that will help us prevent breast cancer.” Dr. Alpa Patel was_____.Achief editor of Cancer Epidemiology.
Bchair of the American Cancer Society.
Chead of the survey study.
Dchief executive of Breast Cancer Campaign.
正确答案： B解析： 译文：Dr. Alpa Patel是________.
本题难度很小，是直接的细节题，通过题干关键词Dr. Alpa Patel
可以看出Dr. Alpa Patel, a senior epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia, who led the study, said:”从文中描述可以看出，Dr. Alpa Patel是领导这项研究的高级流行病专家。因此C. head of the survey study.是最符合原文意思的选项。
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