单选题The phrase “giant retailer” in Paragraph 4 refers most poosibly to.A Wal-MartB a dry countyC ArkansasD corporate headquarters

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The phrase “giant retailer” in Paragraph 4 refers most poosibly to.

Wal-Mart

a dry county

Arkansas

corporate headquarters

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2.The phrase “keep a lid on”(Line 6, Paragraph 3) most probably means_____.［A］ put an end to［B］ set a limit on［C］ tighten the control over［D］ reduce the speed of

3.The word“arbiters”(line 7,paragraph 4)most probably refers to thoseA. who work as coordinators.B. who function as judges.C. who supervise transactions.D. who determine the price.

4.The phrase“making the biggest splash”(line 1,paragraph 3)most probably meansA. causing the biggest trouble.B. exerting the greatest effort.C. achieving the greatest success.D. enjoying the widest popularity.

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正确答案： A

解析：
词义题。第四段首句提到“Wal-Mart…forbids drinking at events…”，紧接着指出“But the giant retailer has made a push…”，由此可知the giant retailer指的就是前一句提到的Wal-Mart。因此选项A为正确答案。

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第1题：

The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means”_____”.
A. to be believable B. to be valuable C. to be admirable D. to be suitable

正确答案：C
第2题：

The phrase "retained earnings" in the last paragraph probably refers to "______".
A．the net worth belonging to the creditors and owners
B．part of the profits reinvested in the company
C．the amount of money the owners invested
D．the amount of money owed to the employees

正确答案：B
解析："retained earnings"意为留存收益，是指企业利润中未进行分配，而是进行再投资的部分。
第3题：

单选题
The noun phrase “the medicine” underlined in Paragraph 1 refers to the _________.
A
turtle
B
medicine made from turtle
C
cancer cure
D
pet trade

正确答案： C
解析：
本题是词义题。参考第71题的解析，可知这里的“这种药物”指的就是B项的“用金钱龟制成的药物”。
第4题：

单选题
The phrase “this element of the unknown” (Paragraph 3) refers to ______.
A
the extension of earthquake zones
B
the percentage of earthquake occurrences
C
when and where earthquakes may occur
D
what big damage earthquakes may cause

正确答案： C
解析：
此题应该结合上下文来看，先提到“they may，however，happen anywhere at any time. ”，承接上文又说到现在已经可以对地震预测。所以这里说的不确定性也是指地震发生的时间和地点。A和B选项都不全面。故选c。
第5题：

单选题
The word these in the first paragraph refers to _____.
A
letters
B
photographs
C
paintings
D
objects

正确答案： D
解析：
第6题：

单选题
The word “arbiters” (Line 6, Paragraph 4) most probably refers to those ______.
A
who work as coordinators
B
who function as judges
C
who supervise transactions
D
who determine the price

正确答案： B
解析：
词义理解题。第四段提到：“in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail”，说明现实中铁路部门经常处在决定哪些公司繁荣哪些公司失败的地位，而下文对这种情况提出了疑问，文中的原话是：“Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace”难道我们真想让铁路成为市场上决定成败的arbiters吗？所以arbiters与上文的determine呼应，表示“做决定者，仲裁者”的含义。
第7题：

单选题
The phrase ‘in lieu of’ (line 2, paragraph 4) most probably means ______.
A
on behalf of
B
in line with
C
with regard to
D
instead of

正确答案： A
解析：
破折号后面说“indeed without a credit card you may be considered so untrustworthy that not only a deposit but your passport will be held as security too. ”意为如果没有信用卡出租公司会收取订金还会扣留护照，也就是说信用卡的作用是代替订金，故选D。
第8题：

单选题
The phrase “throw off” underlined in Paragraph 3 most probably means.
A
eject
B
burn up
C
convert
D
let in

正确答案： A
解析：
词义辨析题。“throw off”出现在文章第三段最后一句。该句指“当太阳从一个红色巨星变成一个白矮星时，它会猛烈地喷发出大量的气体，这被称之为新星爆发”。由此可知“throw off”指的是“喷发”，而eject有“喷出”的意思，故选A。burn up烧掉；发怒。convert使转变。let in放进；允许进入。
第9题：

单选题
As is used in paragraph 4, the phrase “a control group” refers to ______.
A
people working at the Oregon Department of Health
B
people investigating at the Mulmonah County Health Department in Oregon
C
people serving as a standard of comparison for checking test results
D
people involved in passing legislation banning smoking in eating establishments

正确答案： A
解析：
推断题。答案来自第四段。由原文可知control group表示similar subjects in restaurants，而subject在此处的意思表示受试验者，所以C为正确选项。
第10题：

单选题
The phrase “selling point” in Paragraph 4 most probably means that orderliness ______.
A
is something that can help them sell their products well
B
really benefits the Danes
C
is the feature that makes the goods attractive to the buyer
D
makes the Danes very much like the Germans or the Swedes

正确答案： A
解析：
语义题。题干引用部分所在句的后一句指出“丹麦自然资源缺乏，制造能力有限，未来它在欧洲所扮演的角色将主要是经纪人，银行家和货物发行人”，由此可知丹麦的井然有序有益于这个国家。因此选B。
第11题：

单选题
The phrase “consumer goodwill” underlined in Paragraph 4 most possibly refers to the.
A
other extreme losses in tax revenue
B
pleasant feeling the consumers may have
C
good consumption the market may sustain
D
confidence consumers have over the goods

正确答案： B
解析：
语义题。划线部分所在句指出“一些州还相信赢得了consumer goodwill有助于平衡税收上的损失”，消费税的减少会刺激消费者的消费意愿，因而可能会带动经济的发展。可以推测选项B符合题意。
第12题：

单选题
The phrase at stake in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______.
A
in return
B
in danger
C
at present
D
by chance

正确答案： C
解析：
第13题：

The phrase" special sectors" (line l ,paragraph 7) most probably refers to
[ A] energy ,food and housing.
[ B] indexed programs.
[ C] social security and food stamps.
[ D] large corporations and labor settlements.

正确答案：A
44.A【精析】该题为释义题。第七段第一句“For the special sectors where the big shocks have occurred...”告诉我们，这些特殊行业已经受到了通货膨胀的巨大影响，而且根据第一段最后一句“There also have been tremendous shocks in energy, food and housing prices．making it worse.’：可以看出，能源、食品及住房价格已经发生了巨大震荡，这使得通货膨胀更加糟糕；综合以上两方面的因素，故选A
第14题：

The underlined phrase in paragraph 3 most probably means _____________.
A. formed an idea for
B. made an outline for
C. made some space for
D. chose some colors for

正确答案：A
【解析】词义猜测题。上下句是Some…Other…句式，while we conjured up our designs的对应部分是while deep in thought，可见conjured up的意思是“思考，想象”，故选A。
第15题：

单选题
In the first paragraph of Excerpt 4, the pronoun “they” in “when they arrive” refers to _____.
A
restrictions
B
shoppers
C
complaints
D
people

正确答案： A
解析：
由Excerpt 4中第一段的第二句“Many complained about the restrictions ... through the tomatoes and lettuce in the vegetable section of the store.”可知，即以前没有法律禁止在公共场所吸烟，当各种限制出现后，有些人对此颇有微词，因此此处they所指为restrictions。故A项为正确答案。
第16题：

单选题
The phrase “making the biggest splash” (line 1, paragraph 3) most probably means ______.
A
causing the biggest trouble
B
exerting the greatest effort
C
achieving the greatest success
D
enjoying the widest popularity

正确答案： A
解析：
语义理解题。第二段最后一句介绍了CIA举办的竞赛，并提到其中最大赢家的明显优势在于其对电子领域的掌握。第三段第一句提到Straitford公司的例子，并用“making the biggest splash”描述该公司目前的经营状况。随后两段从不同的方面介绍了公司第五段最后一句提到“Straitford 公司以发表自己的独立意见为荣”，由此可见，Straitford公司是进行公开来源的间谍活动比较成功的一个例子。“make the biggest splash”最引人注目，引起最大的轰动，亦即取得最大的成功。
第17题：

单选题
In the last paragraph the phrase “this wide, confused wilderness” refers to ______.
A
personal experience
B
wild weeds among good plants
C
the information from the parents
D
the vast store of traditional practices

正确答案： A
解析：
推理判断题。题干意思为“在最后一段中‘这片令人迷惑的领域’指的是什么”。根据文章的第二段首句“另一个知识的来源就是由父亲传给儿子或者母亲传给女儿的各种传统的风俗习惯”可以选出答案。
第18题：

单选题
The word “they” underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A
health workers
B
officials
C
victims
D
cases

正确答案： D
解析：
指代题。第四段第一句指出“By April 1978, WHO officials announced that they had isolated the last known case of the disease.”，通过句子结构分析，可知that引导announced的宾语从句，因此they指的就是该句的主语WHO officials。因此选B。
第19题：

单选题
The word “there” underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to.
A
our own planet
B
the outer surface of the sun
C
the core of a black dwarf
D
the planet mercury

正确答案： A
解析：
语义题。“there”出现在最后一段最后一句，前一句指出“太阳成为一个黑色矮星时，地球就会变得黑暗并且寒冷”。该句紧接上一句，进一步讲述地球上的情况，因此there指的是上一句的主语the earth，故答案为A。
第20题：

单选题
The word “them” in the phrase “the complexity and effect of his use of them” in Paragraph 4 refers to.
A
the range of feelings he explores in his music
B
the complexity and effect of his compositions
C
the materials upon which he composed his music
D
the instruments of the orchestra that perform Mozart

正确答案： A
解析：
指代题。题干中引用部分出现在倒数第二段第二句，该句指出“nothing to equal the contrast between the simplicity of the materials and the complexity and effect of his use of them.”，该处讲the simplicity of the materials与the complexity and effect of his use of them进行对比，可知them指代的就是前面的the materials。因此选C。
第21题：

单选题
The underlined word that in Paragraph 4 refers to (指代) “______”.
A
returning the ring
B
setting up a page
C
living in the streets
D
receiving money

正确答案： D
解析：
词义猜测题。that指代上文提及的内容，即，他收到了$85,000。故选D项。
第22题：

单选题
The words “a major label” in Paragraph 4 most probably refers to a.
A
government agency
B
podcasting director
C
public radio station
D
record company

正确答案： C
解析：
推断题。a major label出现在第四段首句。第三段提到KEXP无法播客诸如John in the Morning一类的节目，给出的原因是“record companies haven’t provided an easy, affordable way for podcasters to license songs”（唱片公司没有为做播客的人license songs提供一种简便且支付得起的方式）。该引用部分所在句意为“KEXP决定不能再无所事事地等着a major label来阻止它们播出”，由此可知a major label指的就是上文提到的record companies（唱片公司），因此选D。
第23题：

单选题
The phrase “that injury” underlined in Paragraph 5 refers to.
A
his bad back
B
the doctor’s weightlifting
C
his clinically inappropriate practice
D
his dishonest cheating

正确答案： A
解析：
本题是词义题。第四段第二句中提到：他还欺骗了GMC这个专业行为委员会，因谎称后背受损使他无法出席听证会，使其将对他的听证会延期了四次；第五段中的“that injury”即指上述内容，因此答案为选项A。

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