问答题Pollution is a problem because man, in an increasingly populated and industrialized world, is upsetting the environment in which he lives. Many scientists maintain that one of man’s greatest errors has been to equate growth with advancement. Now “growt
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Pollution is a problem because man, in an increasingly populated and industrialized world, is upsetting the environment in which he lives. Many scientists maintain that one of man’s greatest errors has been to equate growth with advancement. Now “growth” industries are being looked on with suspicion in case their side effects damage the environment and disrupt the relationship of different forms of life. The growing population makes increasing demands on the world’s fixed supply of air, water and land. This rise in population is accompanied by the desire of more and more people for a better standard of living. Thus still greater demands for electricity, water and goods result in an ever increasing amount of waste material to be disposed of.The problem has been causing increasing concern to living things and their environment. Many believe that man is not solving these problems quickly enough and that his selfish pursuit of possessions takes him past the point of no return before be fully appreciates the damage.
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With pollution becoming an international problem, environment protection has been handled with greater care around the world. (翻译)
参考答案：随着污染成为国际性问题，世界各地都更加关注地处理环境保护。
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第2题：
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第三篇
Preserve the Environment
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life.
With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth.He has transformed
woodlands into farmland,and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric
power. Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to
build roads and railways.
However,man's changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results.Today,
pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet.Each day thousands of tons
of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles;smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas
and the surrounding areas of countryside.The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.
The pollution of water is equally harmful.In the sea,pollution from oil is increasing and is killing enor-
mous numbers of algae（水藻）,fish and birds.The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed.
The same problem exists in rivers.Industrial wastes have already made many rivers lifeless.
Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to sur-
vive on earth.According to the passage,pollution of the air and water is caused by__________.
A:thousands of tons of gases coming out of the exhausts of motor vehicles
B:the changes of the environment that technology has brought to man
C:the increasing amount of oil that has been produced
D:industrial wastes discharged into rivers答案：B解析：由文章第一段可知，人类改变自然环境是为了改善生活。故选D。
文章第二段提出人类使用技术工具改变了地球的自然面貌，为自己带来了便利。第三段说然而人类改变自然环境带来的不只是有利的一面。空气和水的污染已经威协到了植物的 健康生长。由此得知，空气和水的污染是由技术带给人类的环境的变化造成的。
由文章倒数第二段可知，随着石油开发对大海污染的加剧，大量的水藻．鱼类和鸟类被 杀死，由此造成海洋生态平衡的改变。故选C。
该题干问：最可能与环境保护者意见不一致的是？关于环境保护者的意见出现在文章 最后一段，"Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on earth"，可知环境保护者认为现在应该限制技术的发展速度以保证人类在 地球上生存下去。在四个选项中，A项Industrialists（工业家）与技术发展联系的最紧密，因此 最可能会不同意环境保护者的意见。C项Businessmen（商人）包括的范围很广，并不是所有的 商业活动都与技术发展有关。故选A。
从全文看，这篇文章的目的是：D项号召人们注意保护自然环境。第5部分：补全短文 -
第3题：
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第三篇
Preserve the Environment
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life.
With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth.He has transformed
woodlands into farmland,and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric
power. Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to
build roads and railways.
However,man's changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results.Today,
pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet.Each day thousands of tons
of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles;smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas
and the surrounding areas of countryside.The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.
The pollution of water is equally harmful.In the sea,pollution from oil is increasing and is killing enor-
mous numbers of algae（水藻）,fish and birds.The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed.
The same problem exists in rivers.Industrial wastes have already made many rivers lifeless.
Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to sur-
vive on earth.Man has changed his physical environment with a view to_________.
A:altering the physical features of the earth
B:modifying the face of the planet
C:improving his surroundings'
D:bettering his way of life答案：D解析：由文章第一段可知，人类改变自然环境是为了改善生活。故选D。
文章第二段提出人类使用技术工具改变了地球的自然面貌，为自己带来了便利。第三段说然而人类改变自然环境带来的不只是有利的一面。空气和水的污染已经威协到了植物的 健康生长。由此得知，空气和水的污染是由技术带给人类的环境的变化造成的。
由文章倒数第二段可知，随着石油开发对大海污染的加剧，大量的水藻．鱼类和鸟类被 杀死，由此造成海洋生态平衡的改变。故选C。
该题干问：最可能与环境保护者意见不一致的是？关于环境保护者的意见出现在文章 最后一段，"Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on earth"，可知环境保护者认为现在应该限制技术的发展速度以保证人类在 地球上生存下去。在四个选项中，A项Industrialists（工业家）与技术发展联系的最紧密，因此 最可能会不同意环境保护者的意见。C项Businessmen（商人）包括的范围很广，并不是所有的 商业活动都与技术发展有关。故选A。
从全文看，这篇文章的目的是：D项号召人们注意保护自然环境。第5部分：补全短文 -
第4题：
共用题干
To Survive or to Vanish
1.Over 3.6 billion years ago,the first creature was born in the world.Since then,the earth started its era with life.The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings.To a large extent,the physical form and the habits of the earth's vegetation and its animal life have been molded by the environment. Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings,has been relatively slight. Only in the present century has one species一man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.
2.During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character. The most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air,earth,rivers,and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.In this now universal contamination of the environment,chemicals are the sinister partners of radiation in changing the very nature of the world the very nature of its life. Chemicals sprayed on croplands or forests or gardens lie long in soil,entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain of poisoning and death.Or they pass mysteriously by underground streams until they emerge and combine into new forms that kill vegetation,sicken cattle,and work unknown harm on those who drink from once pure wells."Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation,"as a scientist has said.
3.Hundreds of millions of years have passed before the globe produced the life that now inhabits the earth.Given time not in years but in millennia life adjusts,and a balance has been reached.But in the modern world there is no time.
4.The quick steps of change follows the impetuous pace of man rather than the deliberate pace of nature.Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.The chemicals are the synthetic creations of man's inventive mind,having no counterparts in nature.
5.To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.And even this,were it by some miracle possible,would be futile,for the new chemicals come from our laboratories in an endless stream;almost five hundred annually find their way into actual use in the United States alone.Among them are many that are used in man's war against nature.Since the mid l940's over 200 basic chemicals have been created for use in killing insects,weeds,and other organisms described as"pests".
6.It is not my contention that chemical insecticides must never he used.I do contend that we have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm. We have subjected enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons,without their consent and often without their knowledge.I contend,furthermore,that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect on soil,water,wildlife,and man himself. Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.Human's pollution on nature is for the most part_______.
A:man's tampering with the atom
B:enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons
C:the integrity of the natural world that supports all life
D:inventive
E:irrecoverable
F:relatively slight答案：E解析：本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第一段前面大部分内容在说生物适应自然的内容，但最后一句用“only”引出本文要强调的新变化：人类对自然的影响。这与选项E中提到的：The new change in the relationship between earth and its creature一human's power playing a greater role in changing the world．地球与其生物之间关系的新变化——人类在改造世界的进程中起到更大的作用，意义相符，所以E是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第二段第一句是本段的主旨句："During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character.”在过去的25年中，这种力量不仅日趋强大，而且其性质也发生了变化。其中，“这种力量指的是人改造自然的力量”，这与选项D中提到的：" Human's power increases and has changed its character in the past quarter century.”意思相符。所以D是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第五段第一句是主旨句："To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.”为了在这些化学制品中存活下来，人类需要付出的不只是一个人一生的时间，而是几代人的时间。选项B中提到：" It takes generations for mankind to adapt themselves to the chemicals.”概括了本段的大意，所以B是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第六段通过两个“I (do) contend”引出对于人类错误使用化学物质并对此疏于监管表示担忧。选项A是答案，因为 " Man should be cautious in chemical use.”人类应该小心使用化学物质，概括了本段的大意。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。依据是第一段倒数第二句："Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings , has been relatively slight.”将地球上生命存在的整个时期加以考虑，相反作用，即生命对其周围环境的实际改变作用，却相对很小。题干出现：生命改变其环境的影响，选项 F是relatively slight相对较小，与原文意思一致，证明了选项F是正确的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选E的依据是第二段第三句“This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.”而这种污染在很大程度上是无法挽救的。而题目中：人类对于自然的污染是在很大程度上______，缺少的信息正是选项E irrecoverable无法挽救的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选A的依据是第四段的第二句：" Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.”辐射是当今人类通过支配原子而得到的一种非自然的创造物。而选项A与题干结合的意思与之一致，所以 A是答案。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选C的依据是全文的最后一句：" Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.”我们缺乏对万物赖以生存的自然界的生态完整性的关心，对此，后代是不可能原谅我们的。题干与选项C结合后与信息句意思一致。所以C是答案。 -
第5题：
共用题干
To Survive or to Vanish
1.Over 3.6 billion years ago,the first creature was born in the world.Since then,the earth started its era with life.The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings.To a large extent,the physical form and the habits of the earth's vegetation and its animal life have been molded by the environment. Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings,has been relatively slight. Only in the present century has one species一man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.
2.During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character. The most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air,earth,rivers,and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.In this now universal contamination of the environment,chemicals are the sinister partners of radiation in changing the very nature of the world the very nature of its life. Chemicals sprayed on croplands or forests or gardens lie long in soil,entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain of poisoning and death.Or they pass mysteriously by underground streams until they emerge and combine into new forms that kill vegetation,sicken cattle,and work unknown harm on those who drink from once pure wells."Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation,"as a scientist has said.
3.Hundreds of millions of years have passed before the globe produced the life that now inhabits the earth.Given time not in years but in millennia life adjusts,and a balance has been reached.But in the modern world there is no time.
4.The quick steps of change follows the impetuous pace of man rather than the deliberate pace of nature.Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.The chemicals are the synthetic creations of man's inventive mind,having no counterparts in nature.
5.To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.And even this,were it by some miracle possible,would be futile,for the new chemicals come from our laboratories in an endless stream;almost five hundred annually find their way into actual use in the United States alone.Among them are many that are used in man's war against nature.Since the mid l940's over 200 basic chemicals have been created for use in killing insects,weeds,and other organisms described as"pests".
6.It is not my contention that chemical insecticides must never he used.I do contend that we have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm. We have subjected enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons,without their consent and often without their knowledge.I contend,furthermore,that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect on soil,water,wildlife,and man himself. Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.Paragraph 1_______
A:Man should be cautious in chemical use.
B:It takes generations for mankind to adapt themselves to the chemicals.
C:Chemicals are human's invention
D:Human's power increases and has changed its character in the past quarter century.
E:The new change in the relationship between earth and its creature一human's power playing a greater role in changing the world
F: Modern world gives no time for nature to adjust to human.答案：E解析：本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第一段前面大部分内容在说生物适应自然的内容，但最后一句用“only”引出本文要强调的新变化：人类对自然的影响。这与选项E中提到的：The new change in the relationship between earth and its creature一human's power playing a greater role in changing the world．地球与其生物之间关系的新变化——人类在改造世界的进程中起到更大的作用，意义相符，所以E是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第二段第一句是本段的主旨句："During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character.”在过去的25年中，这种力量不仅日趋强大，而且其性质也发生了变化。其中，“这种力量指的是人改造自然的力量”，这与选项D中提到的：" Human's power increases and has changed its character in the past quarter century.”意思相符。所以D是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第五段第一句是主旨句："To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.”为了在这些化学制品中存活下来，人类需要付出的不只是一个人一生的时间，而是几代人的时间。选项B中提到：" It takes generations for mankind to adapt themselves to the chemicals.”概括了本段的大意，所以B是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第六段通过两个“I (do) contend”引出对于人类错误使用化学物质并对此疏于监管表示担忧。选项A是答案，因为 " Man should be cautious in chemical use.”人类应该小心使用化学物质，概括了本段的大意。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。依据是第一段倒数第二句："Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings , has been relatively slight.”将地球上生命存在的整个时期加以考虑，相反作用，即生命对其周围环境的实际改变作用，却相对很小。题干出现：生命改变其环境的影响，选项 F是relatively slight相对较小，与原文意思一致，证明了选项F是正确的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选E的依据是第二段第三句“This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.”而这种污染在很大程度上是无法挽救的。而题目中：人类对于自然的污染是在很大程度上______，缺少的信息正是选项E irrecoverable无法挽救的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选A的依据是第四段的第二句：" Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.”辐射是当今人类通过支配原子而得到的一种非自然的创造物。而选项A与题干结合的意思与之一致，所以 A是答案。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选C的依据是全文的最后一句：" Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.”我们缺乏对万物赖以生存的自然界的生态完整性的关心，对此，后代是不可能原谅我们的。题干与选项C结合后与信息句意思一致。所以C是答案。 -
第6题：
共用题干
To Survive or to Vanish
1.Over 3.6 billion years ago,the first creature was born in the world.Since then,the earth started its era with life.The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings.To a large extent,the physical form and the habits of the earth's vegetation and its animal life have been molded by the environment. Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings,has been relatively slight. Only in the present century has one species一man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.
2.During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character. The most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air,earth,rivers,and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.In this now universal contamination of the environment,chemicals are the sinister partners of radiation in changing the very nature of the world the very nature of its life. Chemicals sprayed on croplands or forests or gardens lie long in soil,entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain of poisoning and death.Or they pass mysteriously by underground streams until they emerge and combine into new forms that kill vegetation,sicken cattle,and work unknown harm on those who drink from once pure wells."Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation,"as a scientist has said.
3.Hundreds of millions of years have passed before the globe produced the life that now inhabits the earth.Given time not in years but in millennia life adjusts,and a balance has been reached.But in the modern world there is no time.
4.The quick steps of change follows the impetuous pace of man rather than the deliberate pace of nature.Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.The chemicals are the synthetic creations of man's inventive mind,having no counterparts in nature.
5.To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.And even this,were it by some miracle possible,would be futile,for the new chemicals come from our laboratories in an endless stream;almost five hundred annually find their way into actual use in the United States alone.Among them are many that are used in man's war against nature.Since the mid l940's over 200 basic chemicals have been created for use in killing insects,weeds,and other organisms described as"pests".
6.It is not my contention that chemical insecticides must never he used.I do contend that we have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm. We have subjected enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons,without their consent and often without their knowledge.I contend,furthermore,that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect on soil,water,wildlife,and man himself. Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for_______.
A:man's tampering with the atom
B:enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons
C:the integrity of the natural world that supports all life
D:inventive
E:irrecoverable
F:relatively slight答案：C解析：本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第一段前面大部分内容在说生物适应自然的内容，但最后一句用“only”引出本文要强调的新变化：人类对自然的影响。这与选项E中提到的：The new change in the relationship between earth and its creature一human's power playing a greater role in changing the world．地球与其生物之间关系的新变化——人类在改造世界的进程中起到更大的作用，意义相符，所以E是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第二段第一句是本段的主旨句："During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character.”在过去的25年中，这种力量不仅日趋强大，而且其性质也发生了变化。其中，“这种力量指的是人改造自然的力量”，这与选项D中提到的：" Human's power increases and has changed its character in the past quarter century.”意思相符。所以D是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第五段第一句是主旨句："To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.”为了在这些化学制品中存活下来，人类需要付出的不只是一个人一生的时间，而是几代人的时间。选项B中提到：" It takes generations for mankind to adapt themselves to the chemicals.”概括了本段的大意，所以B是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第六段通过两个“I (do) contend”引出对于人类错误使用化学物质并对此疏于监管表示担忧。选项A是答案，因为 " Man should be cautious in chemical use.”人类应该小心使用化学物质，概括了本段的大意。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。依据是第一段倒数第二句："Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings , has been relatively slight.”将地球上生命存在的整个时期加以考虑，相反作用，即生命对其周围环境的实际改变作用，却相对很小。题干出现：生命改变其环境的影响，选项 F是relatively slight相对较小，与原文意思一致，证明了选项F是正确的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选E的依据是第二段第三句“This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.”而这种污染在很大程度上是无法挽救的。而题目中：人类对于自然的污染是在很大程度上______，缺少的信息正是选项E irrecoverable无法挽救的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选A的依据是第四段的第二句：" Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.”辐射是当今人类通过支配原子而得到的一种非自然的创造物。而选项A与题干结合的意思与之一致，所以 A是答案。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选C的依据是全文的最后一句：" Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.”我们缺乏对万物赖以生存的自然界的生态完整性的关心，对此，后代是不可能原谅我们的。题干与选项C结合后与信息句意思一致。所以C是答案。 -
第7题：
Bill and his family have been living in the same old building for eight years.The landlord（房东）also lives there,and usually all the tenants（房客）get alongfairly well with one another.Recently,however,there has been a change in their relations.
A nice,quiet old couple used to live there,too.The old lady would sometimes bringsome small cakes she made to Bill′s mother,who in return would give her somemeat or help her with shopping.Unfortunately,the old lady died last month.Asher husband couldn′t live alone,his grandson moved in.
The grandson,a youth of about twenty,has become a problem to Bill′s family because he is so noisy.Bill′s family members were used to peace and quiet,but the youth likes to listen to his radio late at night.Sometimes his friends came for a visit,and they also made a lot of noise.Everyone in Bill′s family has been bothered by the new comer and getting angry.
Bill′smother once politely asked the old man if he was able to sleep well at night,but it seemed that he didn′t understand what she meant and so never spoke tohis grandson about it.If he did,the grandson apparently didn′t listen,sincethings have not changed any.Everyone in Bill′s family agrees that somethinghas to be done,but no one wants to hurt the old man′s feelings or cause himany problems.
What do you think should be done?
Bill′s family got angry with their neighbor becauseA.the old lady died
B.a young man moved in
C.the grandson made a lot of noise
D.the young man could not live alone答案：C解析：考情点拨:事实细节题应试指导:从第三段可知．邻居的孙子经常制造很大噪声，因而使Bill一家很生气 -
第8题：
单选题Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. A male who has an American immigration permit means he is competitive in marriage than others.（）ARight
BWrong
CNot mentioned
正确答案： A解析： 译文：如果一位男士他拥有美国移民许可证，那么他在择偶方面比别人更具竞争力。本文最后一句，持有美国移民许可证的男子则在广告中提到，只有那些来自富裕家庭，有良好社会关系的女子才可应聘。由此看出，这类男性在印度社会更受欢迎，在择偶方面更有竞争力。答案为A。 -
第9题：
单选题The big man has always been eating on the go,（）he has got stomachache.Aso
Bhowever
Cas
Dbecause
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
问答题Practice 6 With a high degree of specialization, the frontiers of knowledge are steadily being pushed back more rapidly than ever before. But this has not been achieved without considerable cost. The scientist, who outside his own particular subject is little more than an idiot, is a modern phenomenon; as is the man of letters who is barely aware of the tremendous strides that have been made in technology. Similarly, specialization has indirectly affected quite ordinary people in every walk of life. Many activities which were once pursued for their own sakes are often given up in despair: they require techniques, the experts tell us, which take a life-time to master. Why learn to play the piano, when you can listen to the world’s greatest pianists in your own drawing-room?正确答案： 【参考译文】
随着知识的高度专业化,各学科正以前所未有的速度不断发展,但为此也付出了高昂的代价。一个科学家一旦脱离了其自身研究领域,即与白痴无异,这不能不说是现代社会的咄咄怪事。而对于科技方面的重大进展,文人也同样几乎一无所知。同样,专业化也使各行各业的普通人受到间接的影响。人们以往的那些兴趣爱好,现在却不得不绝望地放弃,因为专家告诉我们,兴趣需要技术,且穷尽一生才能掌握。当你能在自己的客厅欣赏到世界上最伟大的钢琴家演奏时,你还学习钢琴干什么呢? 解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题For many years, Mark, a film star in Hollywood, has been suffering from the _____ that he is a great man.Aallusion
Billusion
Celusion
Ddelusion
正确答案： D解析：
句意：多年来，马克，好莱坞的一个电影演员，一直沉浸在自己是一个大人物的幻想之中。delusion错觉，幻想。allusion暗指。illusion幻觉，错觉。elusion逃避。 -
第12题：
问答题Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has been bound to theplanet on which he originated and developed. Now he has the capability to 1．_______leave that planet and move out into the universe to those worlds which he hasknown previously: only directly. Men have explored parts of the moon, put space 2．_______ships in orbit around another planet and possibly within the decade will land into 3．_______another planet and explore it. Can we be too bold as to suggest that we may be able to colonize other 4．_______planet within the not-too-distant future? Some have advocated such a procedure as 5．_______a solution to the population problem: ship the excess people off to the moon. Butwe must keep in head the billions of dollars we might spend in carrying out the 6．_______project. To maintain the earth’s population at its present level, we would haveto blast off into space 7 500 people every hour of every day of the year. Why are we spending so little money on space exploration? 7．_______Consider the great need for improving many aspects of the global environment, one 8．_______is surely justified in his concern for the money and resources that they are poured 9．_______into the space exploration efforts. But perhaps we should look at both sides ofthe coin before arriving hasty conclusions. 10．_______正确答案：
1.capability改为ability have the ability to do sth.和have the capability of doing sth.是固定搭配。
2.directly改为indirectly 根据上下文可知这里要表达的是“间接手段”。
3.into改为onto/on “在…着陆”,要使用land on(onto)表示。
4.too改为so so...as to...如此…以致…。
5.planet改为planets other后面要跟复数名词。
6.head改为mind keep sth. in mind是固定搭配,意为“将某事记在心里”
7.little改为much 根据上下文可以看出这里要表达“大量”之意。
8.将Consider改为Considering considering在这里作介词,意为“考虑到,鉴于”。
9.去掉they that引导的是定语从句,指代the money and resources,they在此多余。
10.arriving改为reaching或在后面加at “arrive at a conclusion”,“reach a conclusion”是固定搭配,用来表示“得出结论”。解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
共用题干
第三篇
Preserve the Environment
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life.
With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth.He has transformed
woodlands into farmland,and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric
power. Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to
build roads and railways.
However,man's changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results.Today,
pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet.Each day thousands of tons
of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles;smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas
and the surrounding areas of countryside.The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.
The pollution of water is equally harmful.In the sea,pollution from oil is increasing and is killing enor-
mous numbers of algae（水藻）,fish and birds.The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed.
The same problem exists in rivers.Industrial wastes have already made many rivers lifeless.
Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to sur-
vive on earth.Who would most probably disagree with conservationists?
A:Industrialists.
B:Ecologists.
C:Businessmen.
D:Environmentalists.答案：A解析：由文章第一段可知，人类改变自然环境是为了改善生活。故选D。
文章第二段提出人类使用技术工具改变了地球的自然面貌，为自己带来了便利。第三段说然而人类改变自然环境带来的不只是有利的一面。空气和水的污染已经威协到了植物的 健康生长。由此得知，空气和水的污染是由技术带给人类的环境的变化造成的。
由文章倒数第二段可知，随着石油开发对大海污染的加剧，大量的水藻．鱼类和鸟类被 杀死，由此造成海洋生态平衡的改变。故选C。
该题干问：最可能与环境保护者意见不一致的是？关于环境保护者的意见出现在文章 最后一段，"Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on earth"，可知环境保护者认为现在应该限制技术的发展速度以保证人类在 地球上生存下去。在四个选项中，A项Industrialists（工业家）与技术发展联系的最紧密，因此 最可能会不同意环境保护者的意见。C项Businessmen（商人）包括的范围很广，并不是所有的 商业活动都与技术发展有关。故选A。
从全文看，这篇文章的目的是：D项号召人们注意保护自然环境。第5部分：补全短文 -
第14题：
共用题干
第三篇
Preserve the Environment
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life.
With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth.He has transformed
woodlands into farmland,and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric
power. Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to
build roads and railways.
However,man's changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results.Today,
pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet.Each day thousands of tons
of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles;smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas
and the surrounding areas of countryside.The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.
The pollution of water is equally harmful.In the sea,pollution from oil is increasing and is killing enor-
mous numbers of algae（水藻）,fish and birds.The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed.
The same problem exists in rivers.Industrial wastes have already made many rivers lifeless.
Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to sur-
vive on earth.The ecological balance of the sea is lost when_________.
A:people consume more fish than they used to
B:the ecological balance of the river is lost
C:large numbers of algae,fish and birds are killed
D:the production of marine petroleum is increased答案：C解析：由文章第一段可知，人类改变自然环境是为了改善生活。故选D。
文章第二段提出人类使用技术工具改变了地球的自然面貌，为自己带来了便利。第三段说然而人类改变自然环境带来的不只是有利的一面。空气和水的污染已经威协到了植物的 健康生长。由此得知，空气和水的污染是由技术带给人类的环境的变化造成的。
由文章倒数第二段可知，随着石油开发对大海污染的加剧，大量的水藻．鱼类和鸟类被 杀死，由此造成海洋生态平衡的改变。故选C。
该题干问：最可能与环境保护者意见不一致的是？关于环境保护者的意见出现在文章 最后一段，"Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on earth"，可知环境保护者认为现在应该限制技术的发展速度以保证人类在 地球上生存下去。在四个选项中，A项Industrialists（工业家）与技术发展联系的最紧密，因此 最可能会不同意环境保护者的意见。C项Businessmen（商人）包括的范围很广，并不是所有的 商业活动都与技术发展有关。故选A。
从全文看，这篇文章的目的是：D项号召人们注意保护自然环境。第5部分：补全短文 -
第15题：
共用题干
第三篇
Preserve the Environment
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life.
With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth.He has transformed
woodlands into farmland,and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric
power. Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to
build roads and railways.
However,man's changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results.Today,
pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet.Each day thousands of tons
of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles;smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas
and the surrounding areas of countryside.The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.
The pollution of water is equally harmful.In the sea,pollution from oil is increasing and is killing enor-
mous numbers of algae（水藻）,fish and birds.The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed.
The same problem exists in rivers.Industrial wastes have already made many rivers lifeless.
Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to sur-
vive on earth.The purpose of the writer is___________.
A:to reduce modern technology
B:to improve man's way of life
C:to warn people not to change the natural environment
D:to call attention to the protection of the natural environment答案：D解析：由文章第一段可知，人类改变自然环境是为了改善生活。故选D。
文章第二段提出人类使用技术工具改变了地球的自然面貌，为自己带来了便利。第三段说然而人类改变自然环境带来的不只是有利的一面。空气和水的污染已经威协到了植物的 健康生长。由此得知，空气和水的污染是由技术带给人类的环境的变化造成的。
由文章倒数第二段可知，随着石油开发对大海污染的加剧，大量的水藻．鱼类和鸟类被 杀死，由此造成海洋生态平衡的改变。故选C。
该题干问：最可能与环境保护者意见不一致的是？关于环境保护者的意见出现在文章 最后一段，"Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on earth"，可知环境保护者认为现在应该限制技术的发展速度以保证人类在 地球上生存下去。在四个选项中，A项Industrialists（工业家）与技术发展联系的最紧密，因此 最可能会不同意环境保护者的意见。C项Businessmen（商人）包括的范围很广，并不是所有的 商业活动都与技术发展有关。故选A。
从全文看，这篇文章的目的是：D项号召人们注意保护自然环境。第5部分：补全短文 -
第16题：
共用题干
To Survive or to Vanish
1.Over 3.6 billion years ago,the first creature was born in the world.Since then,the earth started its era with life.The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings.To a large extent,the physical form and the habits of the earth's vegetation and its animal life have been molded by the environment. Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings,has been relatively slight. Only in the present century has one species一man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.
2.During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character. The most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air,earth,rivers,and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.In this now universal contamination of the environment,chemicals are the sinister partners of radiation in changing the very nature of the world the very nature of its life. Chemicals sprayed on croplands or forests or gardens lie long in soil,entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain of poisoning and death.Or they pass mysteriously by underground streams until they emerge and combine into new forms that kill vegetation,sicken cattle,and work unknown harm on those who drink from once pure wells."Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation,"as a scientist has said.
3.Hundreds of millions of years have passed before the globe produced the life that now inhabits the earth.Given time not in years but in millennia life adjusts,and a balance has been reached.But in the modern world there is no time.
4.The quick steps of change follows the impetuous pace of man rather than the deliberate pace of nature.Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.The chemicals are the synthetic creations of man's inventive mind,having no counterparts in nature.
5.To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.And even this,were it by some miracle possible,would be futile,for the new chemicals come from our laboratories in an endless stream;almost five hundred annually find their way into actual use in the United States alone.Among them are many that are used in man's war against nature.Since the mid l940's over 200 basic chemicals have been created for use in killing insects,weeds,and other organisms described as"pests".
6.It is not my contention that chemical insecticides must never he used.I do contend that we have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm. We have subjected enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons,without their consent and often without their knowledge.I contend,furthermore,that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect on soil,water,wildlife,and man himself. Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.The effect of life modifying its surroundings has been_______.
A:man's tampering with the atom
B:enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons
C:the integrity of the natural world that supports all life
D:inventive
E:irrecoverable
F:relatively slight答案：F解析：本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第一段前面大部分内容在说生物适应自然的内容，但最后一句用“only”引出本文要强调的新变化：人类对自然的影响。这与选项E中提到的：The new change in the relationship between earth and its creature一human's power playing a greater role in changing the world．地球与其生物之间关系的新变化——人类在改造世界的进程中起到更大的作用，意义相符，所以E是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第二段第一句是本段的主旨句："During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character.”在过去的25年中，这种力量不仅日趋强大，而且其性质也发生了变化。其中，“这种力量指的是人改造自然的力量”，这与选项D中提到的：" Human's power increases and has changed its character in the past quarter century.”意思相符。所以D是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第五段第一句是主旨句："To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.”为了在这些化学制品中存活下来，人类需要付出的不只是一个人一生的时间，而是几代人的时间。选项B中提到：" It takes generations for mankind to adapt themselves to the chemicals.”概括了本段的大意，所以B是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第六段通过两个“I (do) contend”引出对于人类错误使用化学物质并对此疏于监管表示担忧。选项A是答案，因为 " Man should be cautious in chemical use.”人类应该小心使用化学物质，概括了本段的大意。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。依据是第一段倒数第二句："Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings , has been relatively slight.”将地球上生命存在的整个时期加以考虑，相反作用，即生命对其周围环境的实际改变作用，却相对很小。题干出现：生命改变其环境的影响，选项 F是relatively slight相对较小，与原文意思一致，证明了选项F是正确的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选E的依据是第二段第三句“This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.”而这种污染在很大程度上是无法挽救的。而题目中：人类对于自然的污染是在很大程度上______，缺少的信息正是选项E irrecoverable无法挽救的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选A的依据是第四段的第二句：" Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.”辐射是当今人类通过支配原子而得到的一种非自然的创造物。而选项A与题干结合的意思与之一致，所以 A是答案。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选C的依据是全文的最后一句：" Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.”我们缺乏对万物赖以生存的自然界的生态完整性的关心，对此，后代是不可能原谅我们的。题干与选项C结合后与信息句意思一致。所以C是答案。 -
第17题：
共用题干
To Survive or to Vanish
1.Over 3.6 billion years ago,the first creature was born in the world.Since then,the earth started its era with life.The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings.To a large extent,the physical form and the habits of the earth's vegetation and its animal life have been molded by the environment. Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings,has been relatively slight. Only in the present century has one species一man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.
2.During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character. The most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air,earth,rivers,and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.In this now universal contamination of the environment,chemicals are the sinister partners of radiation in changing the very nature of the world the very nature of its life. Chemicals sprayed on croplands or forests or gardens lie long in soil,entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain of poisoning and death.Or they pass mysteriously by underground streams until they emerge and combine into new forms that kill vegetation,sicken cattle,and work unknown harm on those who drink from once pure wells."Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation,"as a scientist has said.
3.Hundreds of millions of years have passed before the globe produced the life that now inhabits the earth.Given time not in years but in millennia life adjusts,and a balance has been reached.But in the modern world there is no time.
4.The quick steps of change follows the impetuous pace of man rather than the deliberate pace of nature.Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.The chemicals are the synthetic creations of man's inventive mind,having no counterparts in nature.
5.To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.And even this,were it by some miracle possible,would be futile,for the new chemicals come from our laboratories in an endless stream;almost five hundred annually find their way into actual use in the United States alone.Among them are many that are used in man's war against nature.Since the mid l940's over 200 basic chemicals have been created for use in killing insects,weeds,and other organisms described as"pests".
6.It is not my contention that chemical insecticides must never he used.I do contend that we have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm. We have subjected enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons,without their consent and often without their knowledge.I contend,furthermore,that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect on soil,water,wildlife,and man himself. Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.Radiation is now the unnatural creation of_______.
A:man's tampering with the atom
B:enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons
C:the integrity of the natural world that supports all life
D:inventive
E:irrecoverable
F:relatively slight答案：A解析：本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第一段前面大部分内容在说生物适应自然的内容，但最后一句用“only”引出本文要强调的新变化：人类对自然的影响。这与选项E中提到的：The new change in the relationship between earth and its creature一human's power playing a greater role in changing the world．地球与其生物之间关系的新变化——人类在改造世界的进程中起到更大的作用，意义相符，所以E是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第二段第一句是本段的主旨句："During the past 25 years,this power has not only become increasingly great but it has changed in character.”在过去的25年中，这种力量不仅日趋强大，而且其性质也发生了变化。其中，“这种力量指的是人改造自然的力量”，这与选项D中提到的：" Human's power increases and has changed its character in the past quarter century.”意思相符。所以D是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第五段第一句是主旨句："To survive these chemicals would require not merely the years of one man's life but the life of generations.”为了在这些化学制品中存活下来，人类需要付出的不只是一个人一生的时间，而是几代人的时间。选项B中提到：" It takes generations for mankind to adapt themselves to the chemicals.”概括了本段的大意，所以B是答案。
本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。第六段通过两个“I (do) contend”引出对于人类错误使用化学物质并对此疏于监管表示担忧。选项A是答案，因为 " Man should be cautious in chemical use.”人类应该小心使用化学物质，概括了本段的大意。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。依据是第一段倒数第二句："Considering the whole span of earthly time,the opposite effect,in which life actually modifies its surroundings , has been relatively slight.”将地球上生命存在的整个时期加以考虑，相反作用，即生命对其周围环境的实际改变作用，却相对很小。题干出现：生命改变其环境的影响，选项 F是relatively slight相对较小，与原文意思一致，证明了选项F是正确的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选E的依据是第二段第三句“This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.”而这种污染在很大程度上是无法挽救的。而题目中：人类对于自然的污染是在很大程度上______，缺少的信息正是选项E irrecoverable无法挽救的。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选A的依据是第四段的第二句：" Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man's tampering with the atom.”辐射是当今人类通过支配原子而得到的一种非自然的创造物。而选项A与题干结合的意思与之一致，所以 A是答案。
本题考查的是对阐述文章的事实与细节的了解。选C的依据是全文的最后一句：" Future generations are unlikely to forgive our lack of concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life.”我们缺乏对万物赖以生存的自然界的生态完整性的关心，对此，后代是不可能原谅我们的。题干与选项C结合后与信息句意思一致。所以C是答案。 -
第18题：
资料：Economic performance is improving in most of the world's leading economies but is still short of a self-sustaining upswing, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Wednesday.
In an update to its economic forecasts, the Paris-based international organisation representing advanced economies said that more private sector investment was needed for the expansion to endure, for wages to rise sustainability and for inequalities to be tackled.
Although all leading economies are now recording positive growth, Catherine Mann, the OECD's chief economist, urged governments to “curb your enthusiasm [ because] strong and sustained medium-term global growth is not yet secured”.
The OECD's economic outlook shows upgrades to the 2017 growth forecasts in China, Russia and Europe excluding the UK with the world outlook also appearing stronger in 2018.
World growth should rise from a low of 3.1 per cent in 2016, to 3.5 per cent this year and 3.7 per cent in 2018, the OECD forecast, with the US, the Eurozone, Brazil and Russia contributing most to the improved global outlook.
China's predicted growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2017 and 6.6 per cent in 2018 has been revised higher by 0.2 percentage points in both years and although India's growth rate has been revised down, reflecting adjustment to its new goods and services tax, it is likely to remain the fastest growing large economy in the world.
Only the UK, which remains embroiled in Brexit negotiations, has a deteriorating outlook. Responding to the OECD's forecast that the British economy will be the slowest growing in the Group of Seven in 2018 having been near the top of the league table in 2016, the British Treasury said it was not complacent.
According to the passage,which one of the following statement is true？A.The Russia’s 2017 economic growth forecast has been revised higher.
B.The leading economies have achieved sustainable long-term growth.
C.The OECD is not optimistic about China's economic growth.
D.India's economic growth forecast have been upgraded.答案：A解析：本题考查细节理解。
【关键词】 which one of the following statement is true
【主题句】第3、4、6自然段.Although all leading economies are now recording positive growth, Catherine Mann, the OECD’s chief economist, urged governments to “curb your enthusiasm [ because] strong and sustained medium-term global growth is not yet secured”.尽管所有主要经济体如今都记录的正增长，但经合组织首席经济学家凯瑟琳?曼（Catherine Mann）敦促各国政府“抑制激情，（因为）强劲且持续的中期全球增长尚未得到保障”。
The OECD’s economic outlook shows upgrades to the 2017 growth forecasts in China, Russia and Europe excluding the UK with the world outlook also appearing stronger in 2018.经合组织在经济展望中，上调了对中国、俄罗斯和欧洲（除英国外）2017年的增长预测，2018年的全球经济前景似乎也更加强劲。
China’s predicted growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2017 and 6.6 per cent in 2018 has been revised higher by 0.2 percentage points in both years and although India’s growth rate has been revised down, reflecting adjustment to its new goods and services tax, it is likely to remain the fastest growing large economy in the world.中国在2017年和2018年的预期增速分别达到和，分别被上调0.2个百分点。虽然印度的增长率遭到下调（反映根据该国新的商品及服务税作出的调整），但印度很可能仍是全球增长最快的大型经济体。
【解析】题干意为“下列哪一项是正确的？选项A意为“俄罗斯2017年经济增长预测被上调”；选项B意为“发达经济体已经获得长期可持续增长”；选项C 意为“经合组织对中国经济增长不乐观”；选项D意为“印度经济增长被上调”。根据主题句可知，选项B、C、D与题意不符，故选项A正确。 -
第19题：
The big man has always been eating on the go,（）he has got stomachache.
Aso
Bhowever
Cas
Dbecause
A
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第20题：
问答题Pollution 1)Pollution is a problem because man, in an increasingly populated and industrialized world，is upsetting the environment in which he lives. 2) Many scientists maintain that one of man's greatest errors has been to equate growth with advancement. 3) Now “growth” industries are being looked on with suspicion incase their side effects damage the environment and disrupt the relationship of different forms of life. 4) The growing population makes increasing demands on the world’s fixed supply of air, water and land. 5) This rise in population is accompanied by the desire of more and more people for a better standard of living. 6) The problem has been causing increasing concern to living things and their environment.正确答案：
污染 污染已成为问题,因为在当今人口越来越多,社会越来越工业化的世界上,人类正在污染他们居住的环境。2)许多科学家认为人类最大的错误是把发展和进步等同起来。3)现在人们以怀疑的态度看待“发展性”的产业,因为它们的副作用会破坏环境,破坏各种生命之间的关系。4)人口的增长导致对世界上有限的空气、水和土地的需求不断增长。5)伴随着人口增长的是越来越多的人渴望更高的生活水平。6)这个问题已经引起人们时生物及其环境的日益关注。解析： 暂无解析 -
第21题：
问答题Pollution is a problem because man, in an increasingly populated and industrialized world, is upsetting the environment in which he lives. Many scientists maintain that one of man’s greatest errors has been to equate growth with advancement. Now “growth” industries are being looked on with suspicion in case their side effects damage the environment and disrupt the relationship of different forms of life, the growing population makes increasing demands on the world’s fixed supply of air, water and land.正确答案：
污染已成为问题,因为在当今人口越来越多,社会越来越工业化的世界上,人类正在污染他们居住的环境。许多科学家认为人类最大的错误是把发展和进步等同起来。现在人们以怀疑的态度看待“发展性”的产业,因为它们的副作用会破坏环境,破坏各种生命之间的关系。人口的增长导致对世界上有限的空气、水和土地的需求不断增长。解析： 暂无解析 -
第22题：
单选题Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. The word "one" in "a person who has one can get what he wants" refers to good attraction.（）ARight
BWrong
CNot mentioned
正确答案： A解析： 首先找到“a person who has one can get what he wants”，所在的上下文，然后进行判断，结合前句话的内容“由于高失业率和较低的生活水平”，"one" 应该指前句中的“permit to live abroad" （在国外居住的许可）。答案为B。 -
第23题：
问答题Pollution and Ecocrisis The problem of pollution is also of great social concern. Continued population increase, accompanied by a rise in the level of living standards, not only threatens to exhaust American resources but pollutes the environment to such an extent that production in the thickly settled area is impossible without damaging the health of the local residents. Smog, once an urban annoyance, is now recognized as a health risk, and the automobile has been pinpointed as the principal culprit. Heavy industries have been blamed for river, soil, air, noise and visual pollutions. DDT and other chemical remedies have been doing more ecological harm than the good that they may have brought along. Several decades ago, Americans dumped raw sewage into rivers and many industrial plants are now still dumping chemical pollutants into lakes, rivers and oceans. Oceans used to be and are still being considered to be a reserve of seafood. Today, after the oceans have become the home of all pollutants, this use of the oceans is being reduced at an alarming rate. The worst pollution threat is concentrated in and near large cities. There the people-made pollutants increasingly surpass the ability of air and water to dilute (冲淡；稀释) the contaminants (污染物) to safe levels. The natural ecological cycle depends on plants, which absorb some pollutants and release oxygen to the air. But near large cities, natural vegetation becomes scarce, and introduced trees, ornamental shrubs and gardens are far from adequate in absorbing motor vehicle and industrial air pollutants. Finally, some pollutants, most notably atomic waste, may continue to contaminate air, land, and water for thousands of years. Therefore, ecocrisis—ecocatastrophe or ecocide—has been for some time one of the major concerns of not only the ecoactivists and environmentalists, but of many scientists of other fields and the government authorities of many countries as well. Last but not least, there is the question of whether the people will eventually be able to solve all these problems. The American continent is a wealthy land inhabited by many able and well- educated people. There today, people have originated a life-style which is known to the world as being characteristic of a society of consumption—a life-style based on the prodigal (挥霍浪费的) use of material goods. They are using up many times their share of the earth’s resources at a rate unparalleled in history. And I am sorry to say that this life-style of American has been copied by the people of many developed countries, leading to the greatest problem of the modem world as a whole. So I must ask: Are the Americans apt enough to cooperate with other peoples to prevent over-population, resource exhaustion, the catastrophe of pollution and the wanton waste of wealth — problems which are basic to the solution of many outstanding economic, social and political problems? Only time will tell.正确答案： 【参考译文】
污染和生态危机 污染问题也受到了社会的极大关注。生活水平在提高,人口在持续增长,这不仅预示着美国资源面临枯竭,而且污染环境到了极严重的地步:人口密集区的工业生产与当地居民的健康已成为不可调和的矛盾。
烟雾,原先不过是居民的一件烦恼事,现在被公认为危害健康的大敌。汽车已被指控为损害健康的罪魁祸首。重工业因污染河流、土壤、空气、产生噪音和妨碍人们的视觉而备受指责。DDT及其他化学药剂对生态的影响是弊大于利。
几十年前,美国人把未经处理的污水倒入河流,而许多工厂如今仍在把化学污染物倒入湖泊、江河和海洋。人们一向认为海洋是海产品的宝库。今天,海洋已成为一切污染物的集中地之后,海产品正以惊人速度缩减。
大城市及其周边是污染最严重的地方。在那里,人为污染物的扩散超过了空气和水将污染物分解稀释到安全水平的能力。自然界生态循环依赖于植物;植物吸收一些污染物,把氧气释放到空气中。但邻近大城市的地区,天然植被日见稀少,而移植的树木、观赏灌木及花园又远不足以吸收机动车辆和工业带来的空气污染物。最后,有些污染物,尤其是臭名昭彰的原子能废料,可能会继续污染空气、土地和水达几千年之久。因此,生态危机——也称为生态灾难或生态灭绝——一段时期以来不仅是生态活动家和环保主义者关注的主要问题,而且引起了其他领域许多科学家和许多国家的政府当局的重视。
最后,人们最终是否能解决所有这些问题? 美国大陆是一块富饶的土地,居住着许多能干的、受过良好教育的人。今天,在那里人们开创了一种以消费社会为特色而闻名全球的生活方式,即一种挥霍物质财富为基础的生活方式。美国人正以史无前例的速度耗费着超过他们份内不知多少倍的地球资源。我遗憾地说,美国人的这种生活方式,已被许多发达国家的人民所仿效,导致了当前整个世界的最严重的问题。
因此我不得不问:
美国人是否善于与别国人民合作来防止人口过剩、资源枯竭、污染灾难和恣意浪费人类财富的行为? 这一系列问题正是解决许多突出的经济、社会和政治问题的基础。我们将拭目以待。解析： 暂无解析