单选题According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A Transporting goods and people is the most important technology in the history of mankind.B Technology in transporting goods and people has changed human conditions more than anything
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Transporting goods and people is the most important technology in the history of mankind.
Technology in transporting goods and people has changed human conditions more than anything else.
Technology in spreading information has changed human conditions more than transportation technology.
Technology in spreading information can’t change the economic development of society.
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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。
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第1题：
Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways． The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society． There are more ideas,more disagreements in interest,and more groups and organizations with different beliefs． In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies． All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision． In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seetns to be the same． And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed．
Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic mad less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites ; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements．
Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual． For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference． This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts．
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society．A. Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society．
B. Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change．
C. Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society．
D. Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young．答案：B解析：根据第二段“social changes is also likely to occur more frequentry and more readily in the material aspects…in what has been leamed later in life rather than what was learned early．in the less basic and less emotional aspectsof societythanintheir opposites”可知A、C、D项都正确．而由第一段最后一句可知，不同的观点以及对现状不满可以加速社会变革．因此B项错误。 -
第2题：
（ ）has changed the way people buy,sell,hire,and,organize business activities in more ways and more rapidly than any other technology in the history of business.A.EDI
B.Web page
C.The Internet
D.lectronic Funds Transfers答案：D解析： -
第3题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?AMarley Dias is a black girl.
BMarley Dias doesn't like reading.
CMarley Dias wants to become an editor in the future.
DMovies seldom represent black people in positive ways.
正确答案： B解析： -
第4题：
单选题Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AUnlike Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.
BHistory books often reveal the compilers’ political views.
CReligious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.
DIn the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.
正确答案： D解析：
艺术表达的是情感和见解，历史记载的是一个国家的政治生活和事实，故A，B不符合题意。文章最后一段第二句讲，在欧洲数百年来，宗教艺术几乎是唯一存在的艺术形式。但是C项缺乏限定词“几乎”，故可排除。D为正确答案，其依据在最后一段倒数第二句。 -
第5题：
单选题Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AOver 30 oil workers have been kidnapped this year in the Niger Delta region.
BA group calling itself the Movement for the Niger Delta People has claimed responsibility for the current reported kidnapping.
CThe last kidnapping occurred last week when a German oil worker was taken away.
DNigeria produces the most crude oil in Africa.
正确答案： D解析：
事实细节的找寻和判断。录音中提到“上周经过伪装的武装分子绑架了一名德国石油工人作为人质”，紧接着便指出“A group calling itself the Movement for the Niger Delta People has claimed responsibility for that kidnapping”，其中该句的that kidnapping指的就是上周对一名德国石油工人的绑架事件。由此可知，该组织并非是此次绑架了15人的实施者。因此选项B表述错误。
【录音原文】
Unidentified kidnappers snatched two Norwegian and two Ukrainian oil workers from a supply ship provisioning oil rigs in Nigeria’s petroleum-rich waters, officials said Wednesday. They were taken hostage late Tuesday from the vessel owned by a Norwegian shipping firm, Trico Supply, company spokesman Bjorn Endresen said in Norway.
Nigeria confirmed the latest violence against the oil industry in Africa’s petroleum giant and said negotiators had been sent to the restive Niger Delta region where most of the crude is pumped.
Endresen said there were 11 other crew members aboard the ship at the time of the kidnapping, but did not give further details. He rejected initial Norwegian media reports that a Briton was among those kidnapped. Norwegian newspaper VG also reported on its Website that the kidnappers were demanding a ransom.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Frode Overland Andersen said he could not confirm the ransom demand, but said the Norwegian Embassy in Abuja was working with local authorities to get more details on the abductions.
Last week, militants wearing camouflage uniforms took hostage a German oil industry worker, spiriting him away on a boat into Nigeria’s troubled oil-rich delta region. A group calling itself the Movement for the Niger Delta People has claimed responsibility for that kidnapping, but police said the group was unknown.
Militants have kidnapped oil workers to bargain for a greater share of the wealth from Africa’s largest crude producer. More than 30 have been taken this year, three from the oil-producing hub of Port Harcourt. The militants argue residents remain deeply impoverished, benefiting little from oil wealth while government officials and oil companies grow rich. -
第6题：
单选题Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AThe women having children show a rise in cold infections than those without children.
BPeople with low income will surely more colds than people with high income.
CJuniors are easier to have colds than seniors.
DIt has not been proved scientifically that poor nutrition affects susceptibility to colds.
正确答案： D解析：
是非题。第三段主要描述低收入的人比高收入的人易患感冒，原因可能是住宿条件不好和营养跟不上，但选项B（低收入者肯定比高收入者更经常患感冒）说法过于绝对，因此不符合文意。 -
第7题：
单选题Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AThe address system was used to make web pages.
BThe World Wide Web was created in Switzerland.
CThe fist web browser was very expensive to buy
DMany people could use the Internet before 1990
正确答案： A解析：
根据第三段的内容“In 1990, while still at the science centre in Switzerland, he put them together to make the first Internet browser.”可知选项B正确。 -
第8题：
单选题Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AWhich U.S. National Park Has the Most Visitors?
BShould National Parks Allow the Use of Cell Phones?
CWhat Did Yellowstone Do to Enrich Park Visitors’ Experience?
DCan Technology Transform the Way People Experience Nature?
正确答案： B解析：
主旨大意题。原文第一段中就引出了文章的话题“Should park visitors be able to use cell phones，or should their use be restricted?（国家公园该不该限制游客使用手机?）”，接着针对这一问题阐述了正方和反方的观点。因此本文最佳标题应为B项。 -
第9题：
单选题Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? _____AAbout 200,000 people in the world have tried bungee jumping.
BIn order to keep one safe, a rope is tied to feet of the jumping.
CDiving into the sea from the top of the cliffs is much more dangerous than bungee jumping.
DMany people nowadays feel life dull because they haven’t tried bungee jumping.
正确答案： A解析：
从第二段第三句可推出，为了保证安全，人们的脚上捆着有弹性的绳子。 -
第10题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?AAll the universities have banned the sale ofbottled water.
BPlastic bottles may do harm to people's health.
CThe purchase of soft drinks will increase.
DBottled water is cheap and environment-friendly.
正确答案： B解析： -
第11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12题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following is true?APeople in allocations are unwilling to conform to a general pattern.
BConformity is a special characteristic of business.
CBusinessmen are all original thinkers.
DBusinessmen are provided with greater opportunities than people in other professions.
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。原文最后一句提到“The fact is the large business unit provides greater opportunities for individuality and requires less in the way of conformity than other institutions of comparable size...”，意思是商业机构比其他机构给个人提供的个性发展空间都大，D项表述与原文相符。 -
第13题：
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?__________ 查A.Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society
B.Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change
C.Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society
D.Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young答案：B解析：根据第二段“social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and mole readily in thematerial aspects…in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early…in the less basic andless emotional aspects of society than in their opposites”可知A、C、D项都正确，而由第一段最后一句可知，不同的观点以及对现状不满可以加速社会变革．因此B项错误。 -
第14题：
Which of the following statements is true according to Tocqueville？( )A.As social conditions and opportunities improve，social satisfaction grows more quickly.
B.Social mechanisms have seemingly conflicting nature.
C.As social conditions improve，there will be fewer people enjoy the social privilege.
D.As social conditions improve，the people will have more concentrated power.答案：B解析：细节题。根据最后一段第一句social frustration increases as social conditions improve可知，A项错误；根据最后一段最后一句He wrote that this growing hatred of social privilege，as social conditions improve，leads to the state concentrating more power to itself可知，享有特权的不是人民而是state本身，故D项错误；全文并未提及“享受特权的人数”问题，因此C项错误。故本题选B。参考译文：法国政治科学家、历史学家、哲学家和政治家阿历克西·德·托克维尔以一本四卷册的书《美国的民主》闻名于世。他于1831年来到美国，研究美国的民主形式及其对世界其他地方的意义。在仅仅九个月的访问之后，他完成了一本非凡的作品，至今被奉为经典。托克维尔有着非同寻常的观察力。他不仅描述了政府的民主制度及其运作方式，而且还描述了它对美国人的思考、感受和行为的影响。许多学者认为，托克维尔对美国传统信仰和价值观的理解比任何其他描写美国的人都要深刻。尤其引人注目的是，他在近200年前观察到的这些许多特征今天在美国人身上仍然可见且具有重大意义。他的观察也很重要，因为他访问的时间-19世纪30年代——是在美国工业化之前。这是小农、商人和西部边疆定居的时代，是一个新国家的传统价值观新建立的历史时期。在美国宪法通过大约40年后的短短一代人时间里，这种新的政府形式产生的社会中，人人都有独特的价值观。然而，他是一位中立的观察者，看到了这些品质的两面性。《美国的民主》的第一部分写于1831-1832年，出版于1835年。这本书对美国政府和社会进行了非常积极和乐观的描述，大受欢迎。他试图一瞥美国社会的本质，同时宣扬自己的哲学：阶级平等和不可避免的、根深蒂固的贵族特权。他用了四年时间才完成这本书的剩余部分，并于1840年出版第二部分。第二部分比第一部分更加悲观，他警告了专制和政府集权的危险，并将他的观点和批评直指法国。因此，除了在英国受到高度赞扬之外，它没有像第一部分那样受到欢迎。《美国的民主》着重分析为什么共和党代议制民主在美国取得了成功，但在许多其他地方却失败了。托克维尔指出，宗教在美国能发挥强大作用是因为它与政府分离，所有党派都认同这种分离。他将此与法国作对比，在法国，他认为民主党和宗教之间存在不健康的对立，这与教会和国家之间的联系有关。托克维尔还概述了人类可能过度追求平等，预示着20世纪会产生极权主义国家。托克维尔观察到社会机制存在矛盾，这在后来被称为“托克维尔效应”，即“随着社会条件的改善，社会挫折感也会增加”。他写道，随着社会条件的改善，这种对社会特权日益增长的仇恨导致国家将更多的权力集中到自己身上。 -
第15题：
单选题Which of the following statements is true about Japan?AIt has a very short life-expectancy on average.
BIt has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world.
CYoung people want to have more children.
DThe number of young people fit for work is decreasing.
正确答案： D解析：
从录音中提到的“a diminishing workforce paying for a rising number of pensioners”，可知日本的劳动力变得越来越少。diminishing逐渐减少的；衰减的。pensioner领养老金者；领取抚恤金者。
【录音原文】
Japan has the highest life-expectancy in the world, one of the lowest birth rates and accepts few immigrants, leaving a diminishing workforce paying for a rising number of pensioners. -
第16题：
单选题Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AMany people protested in the past six months.
BMany people threw tomatoes at the German Chancellor.
CMany people threw eggs at an important member of the German Chancellor’s Social Democrats.
DMany people threw eggs at the German Chancellor, but he was not hit.
正确答案： C解析：
事实细节的找寻和判断。根据录音结尾提到的“Tens of thousands have joined protests in the last six weeks…”，可知，这次抗议持续了六周，而非选项A中的six months。另外，录音中提到“The mushy remains of a tomato thrown at a prominent member of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s Social Democrats”，可知抗议过程中有人朝Gerhard Schroeder总理领导的社会民主党中一位重要人物投掷番茄，由此可见，B项和C项的说法均有误。再者，录音最后的“Schroeder himself has been pelted with eggs, none of which hit their mark”，表明人们朝德国总理Schroeder扔过鸡蛋，但未击中，可见，选项D与录音原文内容相符。
【录音原文】
The mushy remains of a tomato thrown at a prominent member of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s Social Democrats has posed a legal dilemma for authorities trying to assess how to punish the thrower. Police investigating the fruit, thrown by an unemployed protestor at the premier of the state of Brandenburg, said they have concluded it was a yellow tomato. Had it been a soft red one, the man would have faced a lesser charge of causing malicious damage. A harder, green tomato could carry the tougher charge of bodily harm. A yellow one is somewhere in between. “In these types of cases it has to do with the consistency of the fruit,” said a spokeswoman for the court in the eastern city of Cottbus. No decision on the charge has yet been reached. Social democratic politicians have been facing the wrath of the public in recent months, especially in the economically depressed east where many people face painful jobless benefit cuts from January 2005. Tens of thousands have joined protests in the last six weeks and Schroeder himself has been pelted with eggs, none of which hit their mark. -
第17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18题：
单选题Which of the following is true about habits according to the passage?AThey are natural endowments to living creatures.
BThey are more important than instincts to all animals.
CThey are subject to the formative influence of the environment.
DThey are destined to open out a much more far-reaching possibility in the evolution of human beings.
正确答案： A解析：
本题可参照文章第二段的“Habits, instead of being born ready-made ... were left more and more to the formative influence of the environment”。从中可知C项为正确答案。 -
第19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20题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?AMost voters support the government's effort to help young people to work.
BSome people protest against the government's attempt to force young people to work.
CThere are more than one million young people who took part in the program.
DThere are more than one million young people who are jobless.
正确答案： C解析： -
第21题：
单选题Which of the following statements is true according to the news?AIn Vietnam there are three people died of suspected bird flu.
BThe virus has spread across the entire Thailand.
CThe health workers in Thailand conducted stringent surveillance measures.
正确答案： C解析： 新闻结尾提到，泰国邻国防疫人员正加紧监测防范措施，所以C项正确。
【录音原文】
One man died of suspected bird flu in Vietnam over the weekend and three people were hospitalized as news reports showed the virus has spread across the entire country. In neighboring Thailand, health workers have been put on alert and ordered to conduct stringent surveillance measures but it is Vietnam that has emerged as the epicenter for the deadly H5N1 virus. -
第22题：
单选题Which of the following statements is NOT true? _____AThere are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word professor.
BThe British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.
CThe technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years.
DUsing world processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.
正确答案： A解析：
根据第三段最后一句“Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.”可知，安全的屏幕已经发明出来，但是只有很少公司购买，说明很多公司为节省成本不舍投入，不关心员工的健康。 -
第23题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?AFood.
BChocolate.
CPotato
DCoffee.
正确答案： A解析：
推理题。文章第一句“In the last 500 years, nothing about people not their clothes，ideas，or languages—has changed as much as what they eat”中，“what they eat”即指“food”。