参考答案和解析
正确答案: A
解析:
全文第一句作者就指出,多少年来,我们对于什么是领导艺术以及什么样的人可以成为领袖的看法变化相当大。另参见第2题。
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  • 第1题:

    According to the passage, the author’s attitude towards the productivity revolutionin the U.S.A is ____. [A] biased

    [B] optimistic

    [C] ambiguous

    [D] negative


    正确答案:D
    50. [D]否定的。 本题问:根据文章,作者对美国提高生产率的革命态度如何?作者在文章的一开头就提出,本文要讨论“得不偿失、劳而无功”的问题,所以作者对这场提高生产率革命的态度显然是否定的。故选D。A有偏心的,有偏见的。  B 乐观的。  C模棱两可的。均不符合题意,不能入选。

  • 第2题:


    According to the author,what may“image- based communication”influence voter’s behavior?( )

    A.People might vote on their identities
    B.People might vote on their“hidden mental hunters”
    C.People might vote on arguments,independent of identity
    D.People might vote on political advertisers who have better stories

    答案:B
    解析:

  • 第3题:

    单选题
    According to the author, topics of small talk may include comments on ______.
    A

    some political issues

    B

    one’s physical condition

    C

    other’s ways of dress

    D

    the traffic jam


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    文中倒数第二段说“In fact,you don’t want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. (实际上,你不会想要任何比天气或者是交通更沉重的话题)”指出了琐谈的内容一般都是关于天气和交通的。故选D。

  • 第4题:

    单选题
    According to the author, who of the following would be labeled as intolerant?
    A

    Someone who turns a deaf ear to others’ opinions.

    B

    Someone who can’t put up with others’ tastes.

    C

    Someone who values only their own opinions.

    D

    Someone whose opinion harms other people.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    细节推论题。由文章第二段第六句,我们看看文章是怎样给“褊狭”定调子的:对那个关于新车的评价语的驳斥,就不尽是褊狭而是愚蠢的。因为他所指的意见是个人感受的问题,古谚云“对别人的感受进行争论是无聊的”。只有B项“对别人的喜好不能忍耐的人”与文章相符。故B为答案。

  • 第5题:

    单选题
    According to the author, the United States claims to be a nation _____.
    A

    composed of people having different values

    B

    encouraging individual pursuits

    C

    sharing common interests

    D

    founded on shared ideals


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    细节题。根据文章首句,在一个以理想而非血缘为基础的国家里应该允许什么样的人来这个国家工作并居住呢,可知美国以共同理想为基础,故选D。

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    According to the author, when buying a house, along the south coast of England, people should _____.
    A

    be aware of the potential danger involved

    B

    guard against being cheated by the house agent

    C

    take the quality of the house into consideration


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    推断题。作者在文章结尾警告说,如果你想买一栋前途未卜的便宜房,可向英格兰南部沿海遭受海水侵蚀威胁地区的房屋销售代理商提出申请,你可能买到一所最低价便宜房,但其结果可能是一所将被冲毁的房屋。故答案为D。

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    We learn from the passage that the author ______.
    A

    revises someone else’s opinion

    B

    explains an opinion of his own

    C

    favors one of the three opinions

    D

    comments on three different opinions


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    通过阅读文中三段的开头部分便可知作者在对三种观点进行了评论:一、睡多长时间应由身体本身调节;二、目前的发展趋势是睡眠时间过短;三、越来越多的人睡得过多。因此D项正确。

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    According to Dyfan Jones what has changed is _____.
    A

    people’s mentality

    B

    pop culture

    C

    town’s appearance

    D

    possibilities for the people


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    细节题。文章最后一段提到Dyfan话“过去威尔士人缺乏自信,总会觉得我不能这做这个,不能做那个,因为我只是个威尔士人”,但现在不同了,人们观念已在逐渐改变,由此可见人们的心理发生了变化。故选A。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    Lovely useless things, according to the author, serve the purpose of _____.
    A

    decorating the house

    B

    showing off one’s artistic taste

    C

    reminding people of things past

    D

    revealing one’s tendency to waste money


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    根据文中第二段第一句话,“lovely useless things often express archaic to exist in contemporary American houses already heated by gas and electricity, yet most people want one and it is still the focus of the living room”可知,这些可爱的无用的小物件可以为住房增加一些古韵,目的还是装饰房子,故选A。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people’s state of mind are _____.
    A

    surprising

    B

    confusing

    C

    illogical

    D

    questionable


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    细节题。首段首句指出,作者对有关人们思想状况研究的结论深表怀疑。这与D的意思相同,属同义转述的细节题。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    In regard of leadership competencies, the author suggests that people have _____.
    A

    believed in their existence

    B

    learned to apply them extensively

    C

    found it very difficult to acquire them

    D

    been unable to realize their importance


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    第一段第二句作者提到领袖的才能是一直没有变化的,只是人们对什么是领袖才能、领袖才能如何起作用以及人们如何运用这些才能这些问题的理解发生了变化。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, _____ may NOT be the character of the author’s father.
    A

    demanding

    B

    practical

    C

    stubborn

    D

    liberal


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    推理题。本题为反选题。原文第四段的前两句话说到:So we enjoyed Mrs. Orr’s cake with white icing twice a year. Nothing fancy, nothing pretentious—just like Dad.可见,作者将父亲比作朴实无华的蛋糕,说明了父亲务实的性格,故B选项的说法正确,可排除。原文第三、五两段的段末,均出现了silly question一词,来表明作者觉得句没自己必要提出前面的问题,同时也说明了父亲固执不愿意改变的性格,故C选项的说法正确,可排除。原文第五段第一句话中的generous一词说明父亲慷慨大方性格,故D选项的说法也是正确的,也可排除。而A选项“苛求的”在原文中并没有体现,因此本题正确答案为A。

  • 第13题:


    The author’s attitude about Japan s economy is( )

    A.cautiously optimistic
    B.quite undecided
    C.rigorously neutral
    D.slightly pessimistic

    答案:A
    解析:

  • 第14题:


    According to the author,what may“image- based communication”influence voter’s behavior?( )

    A.People might vote on their identities.
    B.People might vote on their“hidden mental hunters”
    C.People might vote on arguments,independent of identity.
    D.People might vote on political advertisers who have better stories.

    答案:B
    解析:

  • 第15题:

    单选题
    According to the author, people’s opinions of leadership are on the whole quite _____.
    A

    divided

    B

    original

    C

    misleading

    D

    sophisticated


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    全文第一句作者就指出,多少年来,我们对于什么是领导艺术以及什么样的人可以成为领袖的看法变化相当大。另参见第2题。

  • 第16题:

    单选题
    How do people look at telecommuting according to the first paragraph?
    A

    They are against it.

    B

    They don’t care about it.

    C

    They share the same view.

    D

    They differ in their opinions.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    主旨题。由题干定位到文章的第一段。由文章第一段第一句“Everybody has an opinion about telecommuting”可知,每个人对远程办公都有自己的看法,作者在后面的文中也提到了几种看法。D项是答案。A项以偏概全。B项错误,语意相反,并不是漠不关心。C项与原文意思相悖。

  • 第17题:

    单选题
    According to this advertisement, at the Forum people ______.
    A

    come together in order to form an organization

    B

    express different opinions and discuss public affairs

    C

    eat together to celebrate their success or victory

    D

    work together for the purpose of business


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    推理判断题。根据第二段首句“The Forum is the only chance to learn about various topics of creativity and innovation from those who have rich experience and interest in the field. ”可判断出,在论坛上人们可以自由发表意见和讨论公共事件。

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    The author's intention in writing the passage is to______.
    A

    praise the wisdom of the old people

    B

    advise people to be patient

    C

    analyze the danger of heart diseases

    D

    persuade people to be trustful


    正确答案: B
    解析:

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are ______.
    A

    in need of help

    B

    naturally aggressive

    C

    likely to commit crime

    D

    anxious to succeed


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    事实细节题。由关键词causes stress定位第一段首句“its motivating force is, money”可知多数城市人迫于成功而感到压力。其他三项都是城市人口增多带来的社会问题,故不符合题意。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    According to the author, the primary job of a critic is to ______.
    A

    rank established works in terms of their quality

    B

    point out the flaws of long-established artists or works

    C

    identify historical antecedents to modern works

    D

    inform listeners about the merits of new works

    E

    summarize the most popular opinions of new works


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    作者提到一个评论家应提升人们听音乐的体验并告诉公众一场新的音乐会是否值得听或一个新的唱片是否值得购买。因此作者认为音乐评论家的主要职责是告知公众新的音乐作品的质量。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    What is called science or art, according to the author?
    A

    the deficit answers of some of man’s questions

    B

    Man’s thoughts

    C

    all of man’s questions

    D

    the meaning of reality


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    由第四段第二句“Where the answer is clear, we call it science or art and move on to higher ground and a new vista of the world.”可知答案清楚地,我们就称之为科学或艺术。故选A。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _____.
    A

    balance engineering and the liberal arts

    B

    receive guidance in their careers

    C

    become noble idealists

    D

    broaden their horizons


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    细节题。工科学生与文科学生互动会怎样呢?文中第二段话第四句说我想通过与文科学生互动来开拓眼界,D项与原文意同,故D为答案。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    The author thinks that _____.
    A

    many people have labored to be leaders

    B

    leaders are beyond our understanding

    C

    the essence of leadership has not been grasped

    D

    the definitions of leadership should vary


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    第三段第二句起作者提到对领导艺术的解释是多种多样的,而每一种都是片面的、不完整的和不充分的。这些定义大部分相互矛盾,而且很多都没有研究领袖的领导技巧。这些定义反映了当时的政治潮流和学术趋向。它们不能反映实际情况,有时一点用都没有。

  • 第24题:

    单选题
    According to the author, to be an anthropologist means we should _____.
    A

    take interest in what we are doing

    B

    not take interest in what other people are doing

    C

    judge other people’s behaviors with accepted standards

    D

    not judge other people’s behaviors with our own standards


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    第一段第二句话说作者对人类学的重新定义是“可以对别人的生活方式感兴趣,但不要妄加评论”。