单选题Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?A Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.B To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective me
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单选题
Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A
Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.
B
To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means.
C
People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situation because of its effectiveness.
D
Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.
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第1题：
Which of the following expansion cards is MOST likely to have a coaxial input?()A. FireWire
B. Video capture
C. SATA
D. TV tuner
参考答案：D
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第2题：
Which statement about tunnel bow thrusters fitted to large vessels is TRUE ________．
A.They are effective on most vessels at speeds up to 10 knots
B.Because of their location，most modern installations have as much power as a tug
C.They are fully effective at all drafts
D.When going astern at slow speed，they provide effective steering control
正确答案：D
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第3题：
共用题干
Prolonging Human Life
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive
today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago.Because
more people live longer,there are more people around at any given time. In fact,it is a decrease in death rates,not an increase in birthrates,that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies,people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures,old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary societies,people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work;we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement,some-body else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged people;unless they have wealth or private or government insur-ance,they must often“go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves,they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures,they would be cared for at home until they died. Today,with most members of a household working or in school,there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need,a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built.These are of-ten profit-making organizations,although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups.While a few of these institutions are good,most of them are simply“dumping grounds”for the dying in which“care”is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.According to the passage,which of the following statements about retired people in the United States is true?
A: Many of them have a very hard life.
B: They cannot live a decent life without enough bank savings.
C: They rely mainly on their children for financial support.
D: Most of them live with their children and therefore are well looked after.答案：A解析：题干意为“作者认为造成人口爆炸的原因是什么？”利用题干中的细节信息短语population explosion作为定位线索，在第一段中找到相关句：In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion．该句意为 “事实上，是由于死亡率的下降，而不是出生率的上升，导致了人口爆炸”。因此，C项“死亡率的下降”是正确答案。
题干意为“从短文中可以推断出狩猎和以采集为生的时代……”。利用题干中的细节信息词/短语hunting和gathering cultures作为定位线索，在第二段中找到相关句： In hunting and gathering cultures,old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, whereas if the parents survived they could have another child．相关句意为 “在以狩猎和采集为生的时代，不能跟上其他人的老人会被甩在后面，任他死去。在饥荒时，人们会放任婴儿死亡，因为如果他们的父母饿死了，他们也无法生存，而如果父母生存下来可重新生儿育女”。因此，B项“遇到饥荒时，人们会放任婴儿死亡”是正确的答案。
题干意为“依据短文内容来看，关于美国退休人员的陈述下面哪个选项正确？”利用题干中的细节信息短语retired people和the United States作为定位线索，在第二 段中找到相关句：In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty．该句提到“在美国，许多退休人员依靠社会保障金生活，其数额非常微薄，使得他们几乎挣扎于贫困的边缘”，由此可知在美国许多退休人员的生活是很艰难的。这正是选项A表达的意思，因而A项“许多人生活艰难”是正确的答案。
题干意为“在第三段中，‘this need’…”。该题属于词汇题中的语篇衔接词 题。首先找到“this need”所在的句子：To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built. “this need”应该回指上文中具体提到的需要，因此关 注上文，首先关注该句的前一句：Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person．该句意为“当今，由于家庭中大多数人都出去工作或上学，家里常常没有人来照顾有病或身体虚弱的人”。由此可知上文中提到的需要是“照顾有病的和身体虚弱的人”，因此答案为D项“需要照顾有病的和身体虚弱的人”。
题干意为“下面哪个选项能最恰当地描述作者对养老院和康复医院的态度？”该题属于主旨题，通常短文主题会在短文开头及/或短文结尾处有明确体现，因此首先关 注短文结尾处的句子：...most of them are simply “dumping grounds” for the dying in which“care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under-skilled personnel．该句提到“大多数机构只不过是丢弃垂死的人的‘垃饭场’，所谓的‘照顾’都是由收入低、超量工作、技术水平低下的人员提供的”。从作者的用词中可以看出作者在对包括养老院和康复医院的大多数机构持批评的态度，因此答案为D项“批评性的”。 -
第4题：
资料：Think for a moment of your definition of persuasion. If you are like most business people I have encountered, you see persuasion as a relatively staightforward process. First, you strongly state your position. Second,you outline the supporting arguments, followed by a highly assertive, databased exposition. Finally, you enter the deal-making stage and work toward a “close.” In other words, you use logic, persistence, and personal enthusiasm to get others to buy a good idea. The reality is that following this process is one surefire way to fail at persuasion.
Persuasion,in fact,involves demands-compromise. Perhaps that is why the most effective persuaders seem to share a common trait: they are open-minded, never dogmtaic. They enter the persuasion process prepared to adjust their viewpoints and incorporate others’ ideas. When colleagues see that a persuader is eager to hear their views and willing to make changes in response to their needs and concerns, they respond very positively.
What is the main difference between the “persuasion” of most businesspeople and that of the effective persuaded?A.Most businesspeople see persuasion as a straightforward process
B.Unlike most businesspeople effective persuaders are willing to adjust their opinions and hear from others
C.Effective persuaders are open-minded
D.Most businesspeople are more assertive in their persuasion while effective persuaders are more friendly答案：B解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】main;difference; “persuasion” of businesspeople; effective persuaded
【主题句】第二段they are open-minded, never dogmatic. They enter the persuasion process prepared to adjust their viewpoints and incorporate others’ ideas.（他们心胸宽广，从不教条。他们说服别人时乐于改正自己的观点，听取他人想法。）
【解析】第3题问“大多数商人的说服和有效说服的主要区别是什么？” 第二段提到的有效说服是虚心接受他人意见，同时改正自己的观点。而商人说服他人时会更关注自己，陈述自己的观点（strongly state your position），更加独断且有数据支持的阐述（highly assertive, data-based exposition）。A选项“大多数商人把说服看成一个简单的简单的过程”，该选项只涉及商人的说服，和有效说服无关，故排除。B选项“和大多数商人不同，有效的说服者愿意调整自己的观点，听从他人意见。”这正是二者的区别，商人在说服让人时更关注自己，不会听从他人意见，而有效的说服会顾及他人感受。C选项“有效的说服者心胸宽广”，D选项“大多数商人在说服他人时更果断，然而有效的说服者更友好。”以上两个选项均与原文不符。 -
第5题：
共用题干
Personality and Career
1.When you select your career,there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position.If you ignore your personality,it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay.There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job.
2. There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy.Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.
3.Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them,but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life,you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often.Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.
4.There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer,while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day.Again,these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.
5.Some people prefer a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly to being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately.
6.Anyway,these are a great starting point for you.I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love.It may take you a little longer,but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.If you like a lot of human interaction,you may________.
A:find a job with many elements of change
B:try different areas and fields
C:consider your skills and personality
D:prefer a smaller setting
E:feel uneasy with a job involving too much time on computers
F: make you uncomfortable答案：E解析：本题考查的是对所读材料的大意和主旨的掌握。本段大意是你更喜欢独自工作还是与他人一起工作。
本题考查的是对所读材料的大意和主旨的掌握。本段大意是你如何对待变化。
本题考查的是对所读材料的大意和主旨的掌握。本段大意是你喜欢与电脑打交道吗？
本题考查的是对所读材料的大意和主旨的掌握。本段大意是你喜欢哪种工作环境。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第一段第一句和第二句：当你选择职业时，既要考虑技能，又要考虑性格。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第二段第一句后半部分：需要互动的工作也会使一个害羞的人感到不舒服。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第三段第二句和最后一句：" If you need stability..."，反过来，" If you are easily bored of daily routine , you'd better _________”应选A。其他人或许会对一成不变的例行公事感到厌倦。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第四段第一句：有人喜欢一周超过40个小时都与电脑打交道，有人需要一天中有很多人与人的交流和互动。 -
第6题：
共用题干
Prolonging Human Life
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population.Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago.Because more people live longer,there are more people around at any given time.In fact,it is a decrease in death rates,not an increase in birthrates,that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load.In all societies,people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them.In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die.In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.In most contemporary societies,people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not.We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work;we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age.Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement,somebody else must support them.In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty.Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged people;unless they have wealth or private or government insurance,they must often"go on welfare"if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves,they create grave problems for their families.In the past and in some traditional cultures,they would be cared for at home until they died.Today,with most members of a household working or in school,there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person.To meet this need,a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built.These are often profit-making organizations,although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups.While a few of these institutions are good,most of them are simply"dumping grounds"for the dying in which"care"is given by poorly paid,overworked,and underskilled personnel.Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude toward most of the nursing homes,and convalescent hospitals?
A:Sympathetic.
B:Unfriendly.
C:Optimistic.
D:Critical.答案：D解析：由文章第一段最后一句可知，导致人口爆炸的原因事实上是死亡率的减低，而不是出生率的增高，故选C。
由文章第二段第四句可知，在狩猎与采集时代，遇到饥荒时，幼儿的死亡是可以接受的，因为如果其父母被饿死，幼儿也无法存活下去，B选项符合文意。
由文章第二段倒数第二句可知，在美国，很多退休后的人靠社会救济金生活，而救济金的数额非常小，以至于他们的生活穷困潦倒。A项的含义为他们大部分人过着艰难的生活，符合文意。
此句话之前的内容为：如今，大部分的家庭成员都去工作或上学，经常会发生无人在家照看生病体弱者的情况。接着本句话指出：为了满足这种需求……由此可知，这种需求指对照顾生病体弱者的需求，故选D。
由文章最后一段的最后一句可知，这些护理机构中只有极少数是不错的，绝大多数就如同接收濒临死亡者的“垃圾场”一样，所提供的“照顾”也都是由收人低、过度劳累及技术水平低下的人完成的，故本题选D。 -
第7题：
单选题Which of the following replication methods is MOST fault tolerant?（）AHot site
BActive/passive clustering at the same site
CDisk-to-disk replication in the same server
DWarm site
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第8题：
单选题According to the passage, most meals are not included in the price of tours mainly because _____.Ameals make up a large part of the tour budget
Bmeal prices vary a lot from place to place
Cpeople dislike menus offered by tour guides
Dpeople have different eating habits
正确答案： D解析：
事实细节题。题目中问“大部分的餐费没有包括在旅游花费中的原因是什么？”从文章第一段的第一句“We’ve found that eating habits vary so much that...”可知，由于人们有着不同的饮食习惯，这样涵盖所有人的饮食就不太可能，正确答案为D。 -
第9题：
单选题Which of the following is true according to the passage?AYou give the impression of being bored in learning by using key word notes.
BYou can replace your notes with the props used in your presentation.
CAsking the audience questions is the most frequently used technique.
DUsing props in a presentation can make the atmosphere more exciting.
正确答案： C解析：
从文章末段最后一句话“They serve as a visual clue to you and add the ‘show-and-tell’ feature to your presentation.”可知，末段提到的产品、工具或玩具等道具可以向演讲者提供视觉上的提示，给演讲增添“演示”的效果，这与注释一样都是提示的作用，因此可以用道具代替注释，B项为正确答案。 -
第10题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following did NOT happen in the room where the college entrance exam was going on?AThe teachers in the exam hall tried to stop the police from entering into the room.
BSome examinees sent answers with mobile phones to people outside the room to make profits.
CThe mobile phones were confiscated by the police.
DSome examinees forwarded answers to people who have paid a lot of money.
正确答案： A解析：
语义的理解和判断。该段录音与一次考试作弊案相关，开头便指出警察试图进入学生参加大学入学考试的大厅，但是“They were blocked by teachers but later confiscated mobile phones…”，由此可知，虽然教师们不让警察进入考试大厅，但后来警察们还是没收了被用于考试作弊的手机，因此选项A、C均与录音原文相符。接着录音中指出考场里最聪明的学生将答案做出后，发给younger students outside the hall（考场外年纪小一点的学生）手中，然后这些学生再将答案转发给已付过钱的人，由此可见，B项内容也与录音原文相符。但D项所描述的（一些考生将答案转发给已付过钱的人）与录音中提到的“发给考场外年纪小一点的学生”不符。
【录音原文】
Acting on a tip off—the police tried to raid a hall where students were taking the college entrance exam last month. They were blocked by teachers but later confiscated mobile phones that had been smuggled into the room—and uncovered what they said was an elaborate cheating system. The brightest students known as “players” finished their multiple choice papers quickly then sent off the answers by text message to younger students outside the hall. They forwarded the information to others who paid up to 1, 000 dollars to take part. -
第11题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?ATransporting goods and people is the most important technology in the history of mankind.
BTechnology in transporting goods and people has changed human conditions more than anything else.
CTechnology in spreading information has changed human conditions more than transportation technology.
DTechnology in spreading information can’t change the economic development of society.
正确答案： A解析：
文章首段指出“没有任何科技革命像交通方面的科技革命那样显著地改变了人类的生活条件…然而长距离传送想法和信息的科技可以说带来了更多的改变…”，由此可知信息传播科技在改变生活条件方面比运输科技取得了更大的成就。故选项C符合文意。 -
第12题：
单选题According to passage, which of the following are governments most worried about?AThe diseases and disability of older people.
BThe longer life and good health of people.
CThe loss of taxes on older people.
DThe increasing respect for older people.
正确答案： A解析： -
第13题：
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．HOW to Behave Well．
B．What is Most Important for a Job Interview．
C．To Have Good Manners before a Boss．
D．Try to find a Good Job．
正确答案：B
这段文章讲述了一个年轻人为什么能在众多的求职者中获胜的原因，从而告诉人们一个道理，在工作面试的时候，究竟什么是最重要的。而不是说“试着找一个好工作”或“在老板面前有一个好的举止”等。 -
第14题：
共用题干
Prolonging Human Life
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive
today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago.Because
more people live longer,there are more people around at any given time. In fact,it is a decrease in death rates,not an increase in birthrates,that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies,people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures,old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary societies,people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work;we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement,some-body else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged people;unless they have wealth or private or government insur-ance,they must often“go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves,they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures,they would be cared for at home until they died. Today,with most members of a household working or in school,there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need,a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built.These are of-ten profit-making organizations,although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups.While a few of these institutions are good,most of them are simply“dumping grounds”for the dying in which“care”is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude toward most of the nursing homes,and convalescent hospitals?
A: Sympathetic.
B: Unfriendly.
C: Optimistic.
D: Critical.答案：D解析：题干意为“作者认为造成人口爆炸的原因是什么？”利用题干中的细节信息短语population explosion作为定位线索，在第一段中找到相关句：In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion．该句意为 “事实上，是由于死亡率的下降，而不是出生率的上升，导致了人口爆炸”。因此，C项“死亡率的下降”是正确答案。
题干意为“从短文中可以推断出狩猎和以采集为生的时代……”。利用题干中的细节信息词/短语hunting和gathering cultures作为定位线索，在第二段中找到相关句： In hunting and gathering cultures,old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, whereas if the parents survived they could have another child．相关句意为 “在以狩猎和采集为生的时代，不能跟上其他人的老人会被甩在后面，任他死去。在饥荒时，人们会放任婴儿死亡，因为如果他们的父母饿死了，他们也无法生存，而如果父母生存下来可重新生儿育女”。因此，B项“遇到饥荒时，人们会放任婴儿死亡”是正确的答案。
题干意为“依据短文内容来看，关于美国退休人员的陈述下面哪个选项正确？”利用题干中的细节信息短语retired people和the United States作为定位线索，在第二 段中找到相关句：In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty．该句提到“在美国，许多退休人员依靠社会保障金生活，其数额非常微薄，使得他们几乎挣扎于贫困的边缘”，由此可知在美国许多退休人员的生活是很艰难的。这正是选项A表达的意思，因而A项“许多人生活艰难”是正确的答案。
题干意为“在第三段中，‘this need’…”。该题属于词汇题中的语篇衔接词 题。首先找到“this need”所在的句子：To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built. “this need”应该回指上文中具体提到的需要，因此关 注上文，首先关注该句的前一句：Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person．该句意为“当今，由于家庭中大多数人都出去工作或上学，家里常常没有人来照顾有病或身体虚弱的人”。由此可知上文中提到的需要是“照顾有病的和身体虚弱的人”，因此答案为D项“需要照顾有病的和身体虚弱的人”。
题干意为“下面哪个选项能最恰当地描述作者对养老院和康复医院的态度？”该题属于主旨题，通常短文主题会在短文开头及/或短文结尾处有明确体现，因此首先关 注短文结尾处的句子：...most of them are simply “dumping grounds” for the dying in which“care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under-skilled personnel．该句提到“大多数机构只不过是丢弃垂死的人的‘垃饭场’，所谓的‘照顾’都是由收入低、超量工作、技术水平低下的人员提供的”。从作者的用词中可以看出作者在对包括养老院和康复医院的大多数机构持批评的态度，因此答案为D项“批评性的”。 -
第15题：
Text 1 A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys,people are actually more stressed at home than at work.Researchers measured people’s cortisol,which is a stress marker,while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom,we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home”,writes one of the researchers,Sarah Damske.In fact women even say they feel better at work,she notes.“It is men,not women,who report being happier at home than at work.”Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without,but more so for nonparents.This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home,whether it is household work or work brought home from the office.For many men,the end of the workday is a time to kick back.For women who stay home,they never get to leave the office.And for women who work outside the home,they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks.With the blurring of roles,and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women,it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing.At work,people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing:working,making money,doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income.The bargain is very pure:Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front,however,people have no such clarity.Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.There are a lot of tasks to be done,there are inadequate rewards for most of them.Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for their labor;they need to be talked into it,or if they’re teenagers,threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices.Plus,they’re your family.You cannot fire your family.You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home.Not only are the tasks apparently infinite,the co-workers are much harder to motivate.
According to Paragraph 1,most previous surveys found that home_____A.was an unrealistic place for relaxation
B.generated more stress than the workplace
C.was an ideal place for stress measurement
D.offered greater relaxation than the workplace答案：D解析：细节题【命题思路】这是一道细节题。主要考查考生准确理解题干，精准定位，并能正确划分和掌握定位信息的能力。【直击答案】根据题干关键词“Paragraph 1，most previous surveys”定位到首段首句。由A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys可知most previous surveys和a new study的研究结论相反，即正确答案和people are actually more stressed at home than at work表述的意思相反。对比四个选项可知D项为正确答案。【干扰排除】A项属过度推理，原文虽提到在家比在工作中有更多的压力，但并不能推测出“不是休闲放松的理想场所”。B项属于偷换概念，虽首段第一句出现了“more stress”以及“the workplace”，但文章中是指“人们感到在家比在工作中压力更大”，而不是B项所指的“家能产生更多的压力”。C项指“家是测量压力的理想场所”，属于无中生有。 -
第16题：
共用题干
Personality and Career
1.When you select your career,there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position.If you ignore your personality,it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay.There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job.
2. There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy.Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.
3.Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them,but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life,you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often.Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.
4.There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer,while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day.Again,these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.
5.Some people prefer a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly to being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately.
6.Anyway,these are a great starting point for you.I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love.It may take you a little longer,but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.If you are easily bored of daily routine,you'd better_________.
A:find a job with many elements of change
B:try different areas and fields
C:consider your skills and personality
D:prefer a smaller setting
E:feel uneasy with a job involving too much time on computers
F: make you uncomfortable答案：A解析：本题考查的是对所读材料的大意和主旨的掌握。本段大意是你更喜欢独自工作还是与他人一起工作。
本题考查的是对所读材料的大意和主旨的掌握。本段大意是你如何对待变化。
本题考查的是对所读材料的大意和主旨的掌握。本段大意是你喜欢与电脑打交道吗？
本题考查的是对所读材料的大意和主旨的掌握。本段大意是你喜欢哪种工作环境。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第一段第一句和第二句：当你选择职业时，既要考虑技能，又要考虑性格。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第二段第一句后半部分：需要互动的工作也会使一个害羞的人感到不舒服。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第三段第二句和最后一句：" If you need stability..."，反过来，" If you are easily bored of daily routine , you'd better _________”应选A。其他人或许会对一成不变的例行公事感到厌倦。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第四段第一句：有人喜欢一周超过40个小时都与电脑打交道，有人需要一天中有很多人与人的交流和互动。 -
第17题：
共用题干
Prolonging Human Life
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population.Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago.Because more people live longer,there are more people around at any given time.In fact,it is a decrease in death rates,not an increase in birthrates,that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load.In all societies,people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them.In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die.In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.In most contemporary societies,people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not.We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work;we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age.Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement,somebody else must support them.In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty.Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged people;unless they have wealth or private or government insurance,they must often"go on welfare"if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves,they create grave problems for their families.In the past and in some traditional cultures,they would be cared for at home until they died.Today,with most members of a household working or in school,there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person.To meet this need,a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built.These are often profit-making organizations,although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups.While a few of these institutions are good,most of them are simply"dumping grounds"for the dying in which"care"is given by poorly paid,overworked,and underskilled personnel.According to the passage,which of the following statements about retired people in the United States is true?
A:Many of them have a very hard life.
B:They cannot live a decent life without enough bank savings.
C:They rely mainly on their children for financial support.
D:Most of them live with their children and therefore are well looked after.答案：A解析：由文章第一段最后一句可知，导致人口爆炸的原因事实上是死亡率的减低，而不是出生率的增高，故选C。
由文章第二段第四句可知，在狩猎与采集时代，遇到饥荒时，幼儿的死亡是可以接受的，因为如果其父母被饿死，幼儿也无法存活下去，B选项符合文意。
由文章第二段倒数第二句可知，在美国，很多退休后的人靠社会救济金生活，而救济金的数额非常小，以至于他们的生活穷困潦倒。A项的含义为他们大部分人过着艰难的生活，符合文意。
此句话之前的内容为：如今，大部分的家庭成员都去工作或上学，经常会发生无人在家照看生病体弱者的情况。接着本句话指出：为了满足这种需求……由此可知，这种需求指对照顾生病体弱者的需求，故选D。
由文章最后一段的最后一句可知，这些护理机构中只有极少数是不错的，绝大多数就如同接收濒临死亡者的“垃圾场”一样，所提供的“照顾”也都是由收人低、过度劳累及技术水平低下的人完成的，故本题选D。 -
第18题：
Which of the following expansion cards is MOST likely to have a coaxial input?（）
- A、FireWire
- B、Video capture
- C、SATA
- D、TV tuner
正确答案:D -
第19题：
单选题Which one of the following is most appropriate as the title of the passage?AElephants and Mice
BMan and Beast
CElephant and Bees
DWild Life Protection
正确答案： C解析：
该段录音中指出在非洲很多地方，农民经常被时常造访的大象弄得疲惫不堪，而在这种情况下，某项最近发表的研究指出了一个解决办法，即用大象害怕的一种小生物——蜜蜂。接着录音就此展开了描述，因此选C。 -
第20题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?AFood
BChocolate drinks
CPotato
DCoffee
正确答案： D解析： -
第21题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?ASmell is the most emotional of the senses.
BSmell stimulates our memory more than the other senses.
CSmell is considered to be mysterious, as it is untouchable.
DSmell is the most difficult sense to identify.
正确答案： D解析：
细节理解题。B项与第五段第二句a photography or a voice is just as likely to evoke a memory as a smell矛盾。 -
第22题：
单选题Wherever you are in the U. S., the most important factor in surviving cardiac arrest is ______.Ato keep tracking outcomes of the cases.
Bto have very well-organized EMS system.
Cto make people well-informed before an emergency.
Dto have rapid treatment with as little delay as possible.
正确答案： D解析：
事实细节题。根据题干the most important factor in surviving cardiac arrest定位至最后一段。由首句Wherever you are, the most crucial factor is rapid treatment.可知答案为D；A、B和C均为西雅图高存活率的原因，可排除。 -
第23题：
单选题Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?AComedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.
BTo make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means.
CPeople often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situation because of its effectiveness.
DOnly by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.
正确答案： B解析：
文章只是指出幽默这种方式在处理困难局面时很有效，但并未提到人们经常会用幽默这种方式来解决问题，故选C项。第一段最后一句对应A项。第一段第二句对应B项。第一段第三句对应C项。 -
第24题：
单选题In context, which of the following revisions of the underlined portion of sentence 12(reproduced below) is most effective at making it clearer and more specific?Unfortunately, many students today don’t have time for that.Atoday have hardly even 1 hour for such things
Btoday, unlike those in Archimedes’ time, don’t have time to go to the movies
Ctoday don’t have time for such excursions
Dof modern times lack sufficient time for the kinds of things explained above
Etoday lack sufficient time for things like this
正确答案： A解析：
C最简洁，最符合逻辑。