单选题According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are ______.A in need of helpB naturally aggressiveC likely to commit crimeD anxious to succeed

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

in need of help

B

naturally aggressive

C

likely to commit crime

D

anxious to succeed


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2.Passage ThreeMany visitors finds the fast pace at which American people move very troubling. One's first impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a short moment.At first, this may seem unfriendly to you. People will push past you as they walk along the street. You will miss smiles, brief conversations with people as you shop or dine away from home. Do not think that because Americans are in such a hurry they are unfriendly. Often, life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries as well.Americans who live in cities often think that everyone is equally in a hurry to get things done; just as city people do in Tokyo, Singapore or Paris, for example. But When they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kindly and will take great care to help you. If you need help and say, "I am a stranger here. Can you help me?' Most people will stop, smile at you, and help you find you way or answer your questions. Occasionally, you may find someone too busy or perhaps too rushed to give you help. If this happens, do not be discouraged (气馁); just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.41. Many people who first visit the United States will find that______.A. America is a highly developed countryB. Americans are impatient and unfriendly peopleC. the fast pace in American life often causes much troubleD. American city people seem to be always in a rush

4.CAmerican cities are similar to other cities around the world; In every country. Cities reflect the values of the culture. American cities are changing, just as American society is changing.After Wolld Wa Ⅱ,the population of most large American cities decreased; bowever. The populaton In omthe Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are eitit where populatfon shife(转移)to and from the oity reflect the changing values of Amorican society. In the late 1940s and early 1950s,city residents(居民)became wealthier. They had more children so they needed more space, They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs(郊区).Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults. Many, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older ones of the Northeast and Midwest. Many young professionals are moving back into city. They prefer the city to the burbs because their jobs are there; or they jus enjoy the excitement and possibii that the city offers.his people shift is bringing problems as well as benefits. Countless poot people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of for rent. In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities.Only a few years ago, people though that the older American cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright, new fiture, Others see only problems and comfiels the thing is sure many dying cities are alive again.64. What does the author think of cities all over the world?A. They are alive.B. They are hopeless.C. They are similar.D. They are different.

参考答案和解析
正确答案: B
解析:
事实细节题。由关键词causes stress定位第一段首句“its motivating force is, money”可知多数城市人迫于成功而感到压力。其他三项都是城市人口增多带来的社会问题,故不符合题意。
更多“单选题According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are ______.A in need of helpB naturally aggressiveC likely to commit crimeD anxious to succeed”相关问题
  • 第1题:

    Millions of people in many countries are moving to cities because they need to find work.()


    参考答案:正确

  • 第2题:

    -Why does he look so anxious -Because there are so many problems().

    A、remaining to settle

    B、remained settling

    C、remaining to be settled

    D、remained to be settled


    参考答案:C

  • 第3题:

    共用题干
    Inflation

    Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased spending that causes rapid rises in prices._______(51)
    your money buys fewer goods so that you get_______(52)for the same amount of money as before,inflation is the problem. There is a general rise_______(53)the price of goods and services.Your money buys less.Sometimes people describe inflation as a time when"a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore".
    Inflation is a problem for all consumers.People who live on a fixed income are hurt the _______(54).Retired people,for instance,cannot count on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to_______(55) their needs in time of inflation.Retirement income_______(56)any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices.Many retired people must cut their spending to_______(57)rising prices.In many cases they must stop_______(58)some necessary items,such as food and clothing. Even _______(59)working people whose incomes are going up,inflation can be a problem. The_______(60)of living goes up,too. People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more.When incomes do not keep _______(61)with rising prices,the standard of living goes down.People may be earning the same amount of money,but they are not living as well because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.
    Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes _______(62)the rate of change can be determined.A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a_______(63)year as the base.The base price is set at 100,and the other prices are reported as a_______(64)of the base price.A price index makes_______(65)possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods,for example,with prices of the same goods in previous years.

    _________(59)
    A:for
    B:to
    C:of
    D:if

    答案:A
    解析:
    由于上文说到通货膨胀是一个“阶段”,因此这里需要填写一个表示时间的关联词。本句意思是“当你用同样的钱买到的东西比以前少的时候,通货膨胀就发生了。” 因此选D。
    根据句子关系和词语提示,本句上半句中的fewer可作提示词,less是lit-tie的比较形式,与fewer相配。下句中的“your money buys less”是更直接的提示。因此选D。
    根据词语搭配和上下文线索提示。介词in与相应的名词搭配使用表示 “在……方面增长或减少”。本段第二句有类似的表达that causes rapid rises in prices。
    根据上下文意思和词语逻辑,这里需要一个表示“最大”含义的词。本句意思为“依赖固定收入的人受影响最大”。因此选C。
    根据词语习惯搭配。meet one's needs满足需要。本句意思是“不再工作的老年人在通货膨胀时期要想靠工资满足需求”。因此选A。
    根据句子的逻辑。retirement income属于fixed income, or连接两个前后表达属于同类范畴的词。本句意思是“退休金和其他固定的收入通常没有物价上涨得快”。因此选A。
    根据上下文含义和句子逻辑,本句需要填一个表示“跟上”的词,因此要选keep up with。本句意思是“很多退休的人必须削减一些开支来跟上上涨的物价”。因此选D。
    根据上下文意思和词语用法,stop后面接动名词表示“不再做某事”,这句话的意思是“很多情况下他们不再买一些生活必需品”。因此选B。
    根据语法逻辑,本句是状语部分前置,正常语序是:Inflation can be a problem even for working people whose incomes are going up.for指“对于……来说”。本句意思是 “甚至对于那些有工作,工资在上涨的人来说,通货膨胀也是一个问题”。
    根据词语搭配和上下文意思,选cost成本,本句意思是“生活成本上升了,工作的人们必须花更多的钱来保证自己的生活质量”。
    keep pace with指“跟上”,与keep up with同义。本句意思是“当工资和物价上涨不同步时,生活质量就下降”。因此选B。
    此空填的是由from加which引导的定语从句,本句意思是“政府机构收集经济生活中的价格信息,将它发布成为消费指数,通过这样,比率的变化就可以确定”。因此选B。
    given在这里指“给定的、一定的”,符合题目要求。本句意思是“通过将特定的某一年的价格作为基数就可以衡量物价的变化”。
    根据词语搭配和上下文线索选percentage百分比。本句意思是“其他物价按照这个基数变为一个百分比数字”。
    根据语法原则选it。 it在这里是形式宾语,代替不定式to compare current prices of typical consumer goods with prices of the same goods in previous years。本句意思是“消费指数能够将某种商品的目前价格与往年的做比较”。

  • 第4题:

    共用题干
    Cities“Worse to Live in Than 20 Years Ago”
    One thousand people were surveyed about a range of issues which affect cities,and the re-markable findings show that life in today's mega-cities is so stressful that at least two-thirds of those currently living in big cities would like to relocate to the countryside or a small town.
    The stress of the getting from A to B in big cities is at the top of the list of problems.For many people,the daily commute to work is a source of frustration.40% of the people in the sur-vey have suffered from road rage while stuck in traffic on the way to work.The cost of public transport is also a serious problem.Many people think the price of underground and bus travel is too high and that they have to devote more than 10% of their salary to transport costs.
    The general cost of living in cities is another problem.The high property prices in most big cities put buying a property out of reach of most first-time buyers.Many young people are priced out of the housing market,and have to take in lodgers to make ends meet,or rent over-priced flats miles away from the city centre .In London,for instance,the price of buying even a one-bedroom flat is so prohibitive that many have given up even considering putting money aside for a deposit.
    Another issue facing people who live in cities is rising crime.Crime rates have rocketed in many big cities,and many say there are several dangerous no-go areas in their city.Fear of crime is on the increase-street crimes,such as mugging and assault,are now very common-and many are afraid of going out at night alone.
    Many were also concerned by the lack of green spaces and play facilities for children.Most major conurbations(有卫星城的大都市)surveyed have a far smaller number of parks and gar- dens than a generation ago.Planning permission seems to have been given for an ever-greater number of supermarkets,office developments and apartments on sites where there were previously green spaces.Many of the respondents in the survey said they felt stressed and suffocated in the city,a problem which is compounded by pollution.
    And finally,the majority of people in the survey were fed up with the constant noise pollu-lion—the roar of traffic , the sound of loud music blaring(发刺耳声)out of a neighbour's win-dow,and the constant sound of activity.It is not surprising,then,that the levels of stress-related illnesses among people who live in cities are higher than ever before .Big cities,once a mecca for ambitious people seeking fameJ and fortune,are now less and less popular among people of all ages .Perhaps the 21st century is set to be the century of the small town and the countryside.

    It is difficult to buy a flat in London because of the cost.
    A: Right
    B:Wrong
    C: Not mentioned

    答案:A
    解析:
    由第一段中的“ at least two-thirds of those currently living in big cities would like to relocate to the countryside or a small town”可知,在调查中,大多居住在大城市中的人想要迁居至乡村或小镇,即更小的地方。故选A。


    由第二段末句中的“Many people think the price of underground and bus travel is too high”可知,很多人认为地铁和公交的收费过高。由此可知,在调查中,很多人认为公共交通的收费并不合理。故选B。


    由第三段最后一句“In London, for instance, the price of buying even a one-bedroom flat is so prohibitive that many have given up even considering putting money aside for a deposit.”可知,因为房价太高,所以在伦敦很难买到房子。故选A。


    由第四段首句“Another issue facing people who live in cities is rising crime.”可知,犯罪率近年来并没保持稳定。故选B0


    由第五段第二句“Most major conurbations surveyed have a far smaller number of parks and gardens than a generation ago.”可以推断,城市中的绿化区域较之以前减少了。故选A。


    通读全文可以发现文章并未提及伦敦在减少污染方面的成功案例。故选C。


    由最后一段首句中的“the majority of people in the survey were fed up with the constant noise pollution”可以推断,受调查的很多人认为噪音污染是个大问题。故选A。

  • 第5题:

    共用题干
    The City Planning

    In the past,cities usually grew in a disorderly way because few cities were built according to a plan.In the late 1 800s,the idea of a"beautiful city"came into_______(51).People felt that a city should have wide street,parks,and a civic centre.People_______(52)to realize that cities need to be planned.
    In the first part of the 1900s,cities began to_______(53)zoning laws.Zoning laws say what kind of building can be put up in different parts of a city.A factory cannot be put up on land _______(54)for apartments.Apartments,_______(55),cannot be built on land for houses.
    Meanwhile,cities were growing rapidly and changing almost_______(56).They faced many problems.Sometimes the streets in a city caused traffic_______(57).Sometimes there were not enough schools or hospitals for all the people who needed them. As people moved_______(58)to new areas of the city,older parts of town often became run-down.
    At first,citizens_______(59)groups that tried to solve the problems a city faced.Today, most large cities have city planning board_______(60)part of their city government. On the board are city_______(61)who have special training. Many of them have college_______(62)in city planning. They must know how a city's land can be_______(63)used.They_______(64)new areas of the city and decide how to improve older_______(65).City planing boards help the city meet the needs of all the people who live there.

    _________(65)
    A:square
    B: division
    C:centers
    D:section

    答案:D
    解析:
    come into being为固定搭配,意思是“形成、产生”,例如:When did the Great Britain come into being?英国是何时形成的?原文是“美丽城市”的理念应运而生,因此选C。
    根据上下文判断,随着美丽城市理念的诞生,人们开始意识到城市需要被规划。come有“开始”的意思。所以此处选C最合适,其他各项均不合题意。fail失败, incline 和tend都有“倾向于”的意思。
    根据词语的搭配可以知道,原文应该指的是“城市开始通过城市区划法”,三个选项中只有选项A最合适,pass有“通过”的意思,和law“法律”搭配使用正确。
    空缺处需要填的是过去分词引导的定语从句,省略了which be。这里指的是被划分出来建公寓的地区不能盖工厂,zone更合适,意思是“将……划为特殊区域”。
    however表示一种转折的关系。本句意思为“工厂不能建在用于盖公寓的土地上。然而,公窝也不能盖在建造大宅的土地上”。所以选项D符合。
    根据前半部分即城市在快速地发展,可以判断出城市的变化也是很迅速的,选项D正确,意为“突然,很快”,与前面的rapidly呼应。
    traffic jam意思是“交通堵塞”,较之选项B,选项A更符合常理,即城市里的街道会造成交通堵塞。
    本句提到了老地区变得破败不堪,人们应该是搬出旧城区,搬进新的城市地区,所以选择C,后面接的介词to指“搬到……”。
    只有form最适合和后面的group搭配使用。form意为“组成”,例如:The two parties formed a coalition.两个政党组成了联合政府。本句意思是“市民们组成了试图解决城市面临的问题的团体”。
    三个选项中只有as适合,意思是“作为”。句子意思是“大多数的大城市都有了作为城市政府一部分的城市规划委员会”。
    逻辑题。on the board意思是“委员会里”。前面提到大多数城市都有了 city planning board即“城市规划委员会”,那么委员会里必然有城市规划师,所以A正确。
    degree意思是“学历”,后面常接介词in指在某专业方面的学历,原句中还有信号词college,所以选项degree最合适。level水平,qualification资质,height高度。
    best这里是副词,意思是“最好地,最高标准地”,比较carefully (小心地), suitably(合适地)以及cleverly(聪明地),选项B更为合适。原句意思是“这些城市规划师必须知道如何才能以最好的方式使用城市里的土地”。
    lay out为固定搭配,意思是“规划,设计”。例如:When the local governments lay out the car parks, they must estimate the numbers of cars in these districts.当地方政府规划停车场时,他们必须先估计市区里的汽车数量。原文是“他们规划城市的新地区”。
    这里的意思是“他们……决定如何来提升一个老城区”。section除了有 “部分”的意思外还指“(城市等的)地区,(街区等的)地段”。square意为“广场”,division意为“部分”,centers意为“中心”。

  • 第6题:

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

    Someone who turns a deaf ear to others’ opinions.

    B

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

    C

    Someone who values only their own opinions.

    D

    Someone whose opinion harms other people.


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

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    People like to talk to Mike because he knows so many funny _____ and stories.
    A

    anecdotes

    B

    pamphlets

    C

    tricks

    D

    trinkets


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    anecdote轶事,奇闻。pamphlet小册子。trick诡计,欺诈。trinket小饰物。

  • 第8题:

    问答题
    Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing no more than three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage.The City of the Future  What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They predict that cities will become more and more crowded. As the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This overcrowding will cause other problems—more crime, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic than we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity), and housing? Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. For these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.  How can we solve such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already sleeping in the streets because there is so little suitable housing—and because rents are so high. The crime rate isn’t going down. Instead, it is increasing so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse. More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars don’t move at all for several blocks. These urban problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no hope for the future of the city.  Los Angeles, California, for instance, has no subway system and the buses are slow. Instead, most commuters drive many miles from their homes to work. Many of these drivers spend several hours each day on busy freeways. New York, by contrast, has a mass transit system—buses, commuter trains, and subways. Because the public transportation is crowded and dirty, however, many people drive private cars, and the traffic jams are worse than in Los Angeles.  On the other hand, some cities have clean, fast, and pleasant public transportation systems. In Paris, France, and Toronto, Canada, for example, anyone can use mass transit to move quickly from one part of the city to another.  The disadvantages of any modern city are not unique to that city—that is, cities all over the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water, and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that provide people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation. Many U.S. cities are rebuilding their downtown areas. Urban planners can learn from one another. They can try solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.  Summary:  Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They say that cities will become more and more crowded and many other problems will be caused by this  1 Due to the hard life, people do not want to live in  2 These urban problems such as overcrowding, crime and traffic have been getting worse, so many people  3 for the future of the city. However, these disadvantages of any modern city are not unique to that city. All the cities all over the world must solve the problems and fortunately, many of them have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. For example,  4 or London has planned communities providing people with apartments, jobs and so on. Besides, many U. S. cities  5 In a word, solutions that have been successful in a place should be adopted and tried in another place.

    正确答案:
    1.overcrowding 文章第一段第五句提到“This overcrowding will cause other problems - more crime, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic than we have now”,题目为原文的被动语态表述,因此答案为overcrowding。
    2.urban areas 文章第一段最后两句提到“Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. For these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas”,即,由于生活的艰辛,没有人愿意生活在市内。
    3.see no hope 文章第二段最后一句提到“These urban problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no hope for the future of the city”,因此答案为see no hope。
    4.Stockholm 文章最后一段第三句提到“Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that provide people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation”,句中Stockholm与London并列,因此答案为Stockholm。
    5.rebuild downtown areas 文章最后一段中作者举例说明很多城市已经找到了解决城市存在的问题的方法,美国城市即所举例子之一。倒数第三句提到:“Many U. S. cities are rebuilding their downtown areas”,同时考虑到答案不能超过三个词,可知答案为rebuild downtown areas。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because ______.
    A

    they can make them rich

    B

    they need more people to work for them

    C

    they need their money to do business

    D

    some people win and some lose


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    根据文中Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to “gamble”.即“需要钱的公司或者工厂很高兴看到能有那么多人加入这场‘赌博…’”因为这些公司需要股民的钱来做生意,因此C选项正确。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The author thinks living alone is disastrous mainly because singleton is _____.
    A

    harmful to people’s life

    B

    destructive to our ecosystem

    C

    dangerous to plants and animals

    D

    unworkable in our society


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    第二段作者提到刚刚发表的一项令人沮丧的研究说全球倾向于独居的趋势正在给我们的生态系统造成前所未有的压力。第三段第二句作者又提到独居给自然资源造成不可忍受的压力,加速了濒危动植物的灭绝。

  • 第11题:

    Many visitors finds the fast pace at which American people move very troubling. One’s first impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment. At first, this may seem unfriendly to you. Drivers will rush you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they serve you; people will push past you as they walk along the street. You will miss smiles, brief conversations with people as you shop or dine away from home. Do not think that because Americans are in such a hurry they are unfriendly. Often, life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries as well. Americans who live in cities such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, often think that everyone is equally in a hurry to get things done; they expect others to “push back”, just as city people do in Tokyo, Singapore or Paris, for example. But when they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kindly and will take great care to help you. Many of them first came to the city as strangers and they remember how frightening a new city can be .If you need help or want to ask a question, choose a friendly looking person and say, “I am a stranger here. Can you help me?” Most people will stop, smile at you, and help you find you way or answer your questions. But you must let them know that you need help. Otherwise they are likely to pass you by, not noticing that you are new to the city and in need of help. Occasionally, you may find someone too busy or perhaps too rushed to give you aid. If this happens, do not be discouraged; just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.

    1.Many people who first visit the United States will find that _______.

    A、 America is a highly developed country

    B、 American city people seem to be always in a rush

    C、 the fast pace in American life often causes much trouble

    D、 Americans are impatient and unfriendly people

    2.When the author says “You will miss smile”, he means ___________.

    A、 you will fail to notice that Americans are pleasant and happy

    B、 you will be puzzled why Americans do not smile at you

    C、 you will feel that Americans do not seem very friendly

    D、 you will find that Americans don't have much sense of humor

    3.In the author’s opinion, ___________.

    A、 it is true that life in New York is much faster than that in any other city

    B、 people living outside big cities are lazy and miserable

    C、 most American people enjoy living in the suburbs of big cities

    D、 those who are busy are not necessarily unfriendly

    4.The life pace in cities is much ___________ than the one outside cities.

    A、 faster

    B、 slower

    C、 happier

    D、 sadder

    5.If you say to an American that you are a stranger there, most probably he will _________.

    A、 offer his help

    B、 stop smiling at you

    C、 help you find the way

    D、 reply that he is pleased to meet you


    参考答案:BCDAC

  • 第12题:

    根据下面资料,回答
    Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.
    In many countries, the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby, where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so more people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.
    In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city centre. It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city centre. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.
    But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.
    Why do people move to live in cities or towns?

    A.Because they can live more comfortably there.
    B.Because they prefer a noisy life to a peaceful life.
    C.Because they want to find work.
    D.Because they are sure of having a better life there.

    答案:C
    解析:
    细节题。由第二段第一句话“In many countries,the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work”可知答案为C。

  • 第13题:

    There are so many people living in the city;it is densely populated.

    A:compactly
    B:inexpensively
    C:quickly
    D:carefully

    答案:A
    解析:
    本题考查的是对副词的认知。这句话的意思是:有这么多人居住在这个城市,这是一个人口密集的城市。densely的意思是密集的、浓密的,例如:land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation长满了密集的热带植物的地带。选项A compactly细密地,例如: Because our delivery time is all compactly planned,please confirm the goods as soon as possible.我们的送货时间安排得很紧,所以请您尽快确认货物。‘选项B inexpensively不贵地、廉价地。选项C quickly快速地。选项D carefully 小心地。densely和compactly意思最接近,所以选A。

  • 第14题:

    共用题干
    Cities“Worse to Live in Than 20 Years Ago”
    One thousand people were surveyed about a range of issues which affect cities,and the re-markable findings show that life in today's mega-cities is so stressful that at least two-thirds of those currently living in big cities would like to relocate to the countryside or a small town.
    The stress of the getting from A to B in big cities is at the top of the list of problems.For many people,the daily commute to work is a source of frustration.40% of the people in the sur-vey have suffered from road rage while stuck in traffic on the way to work.The cost of public transport is also a serious problem.Many people think the price of underground and bus travel is too high and that they have to devote more than 10% of their salary to transport costs.
    The general cost of living in cities is another problem.The high property prices in most big cities put buying a property out of reach of most first-time buyers.Many young people are priced out of the housing market,and have to take in lodgers to make ends meet,or rent over-priced flats miles away from the city centre .In London,for instance,the price of buying even a one-bedroom flat is so prohibitive that many have given up even considering putting money aside for a deposit.
    Another issue facing people who live in cities is rising crime.Crime rates have rocketed in many big cities,and many say there are several dangerous no-go areas in their city.Fear of crime is on the increase-street crimes,such as mugging and assault,are now very common-and many are afraid of going out at night alone.
    Many were also concerned by the lack of green spaces and play facilities for children.Most major conurbations(有卫星城的大都市)surveyed have a far smaller number of parks and gar- dens than a generation ago.Planning permission seems to have been given for an ever-greater number of supermarkets,office developments and apartments on sites where there were previously green spaces.Many of the respondents in the survey said they felt stressed and suffocated in the city,a problem which is compounded by pollution.
    And finally,the majority of people in the survey were fed up with the constant noise pollu-lion—the roar of traffic , the sound of loud music blaring(发刺耳声)out of a neighbour's win-dow,and the constant sound of activity.It is not surprising,then,that the levels of stress-related illnesses among people who live in cities are higher than ever before .Big cities,once a mecca for ambitious people seeking fameJ and fortune,are now less and less popular among people of all ages .Perhaps the 21st century is set to be the century of the small town and the countryside.

    Most people in the survey who live in big cities would like to move somewhere smaller.
    A: Right
    B: Wrong
    C:.Not mentioned

    答案:A
    解析:
    由第一段中的“ at least two-thirds of those currently living in big cities would like to relocate to the countryside or a small town”可知,在调查中,大多居住在大城市中的人想要迁居至乡村或小镇,即更小的地方。故选A。


    由第二段末句中的“Many people think the price of underground and bus travel is too high”可知,很多人认为地铁和公交的收费过高。由此可知,在调查中,很多人认为公共交通的收费并不合理。故选B。


    由第三段最后一句“In London, for instance, the price of buying even a one-bedroom flat is so prohibitive that many have given up even considering putting money aside for a deposit.”可知,因为房价太高,所以在伦敦很难买到房子。故选A。


    由第四段首句“Another issue facing people who live in cities is rising crime.”可知,犯罪率近年来并没保持稳定。故选B0


    由第五段第二句“Most major conurbations surveyed have a far smaller number of parks and gardens than a generation ago.”可以推断,城市中的绿化区域较之以前减少了。故选A。


    通读全文可以发现文章并未提及伦敦在减少污染方面的成功案例。故选C。


    由最后一段首句中的“the majority of people in the survey were fed up with the constant noise pollution”可以推断,受调查的很多人认为噪音污染是个大问题。故选A。

  • 第15题:

    共用题干
    The City Planning

    In the past,cities usually grew in a disorderly way because few cities were built according to a plan.In the late 1 800s,the idea of a"beautiful city"came into_______(51).People felt that a city should have wide street,parks,and a civic centre.People_______(52)to realize that cities need to be planned.
    In the first part of the 1900s,cities began to_______(53)zoning laws.Zoning laws say what kind of building can be put up in different parts of a city.A factory cannot be put up on land _______(54)for apartments.Apartments,_______(55),cannot be built on land for houses.
    Meanwhile,cities were growing rapidly and changing almost_______(56).They faced many problems.Sometimes the streets in a city caused traffic_______(57).Sometimes there were not enough schools or hospitals for all the people who needed them. As people moved_______(58)to new areas of the city,older parts of town often became run-down.
    At first,citizens_______(59)groups that tried to solve the problems a city faced.Today, most large cities have city planning board_______(60)part of their city government. On the board are city_______(61)who have special training. Many of them have college_______(62)in city planning. They must know how a city's land can be_______(63)used.They_______(64)new areas of the city and decide how to improve older_______(65).City planing boards help the city meet the needs of all the people who live there.

    _________(64)
    A:put out
    B:lay out
    C:give out
    D:hard out

    答案:B
    解析:
    come into being为固定搭配,意思是“形成、产生”,例如:When did the Great Britain come into being?英国是何时形成的?原文是“美丽城市”的理念应运而生,因此选C。
    根据上下文判断,随着美丽城市理念的诞生,人们开始意识到城市需要被规划。come有“开始”的意思。所以此处选C最合适,其他各项均不合题意。fail失败, incline 和tend都有“倾向于”的意思。
    根据词语的搭配可以知道,原文应该指的是“城市开始通过城市区划法”,三个选项中只有选项A最合适,pass有“通过”的意思,和law“法律”搭配使用正确。
    空缺处需要填的是过去分词引导的定语从句,省略了which be。这里指的是被划分出来建公寓的地区不能盖工厂,zone更合适,意思是“将……划为特殊区域”。
    however表示一种转折的关系。本句意思为“工厂不能建在用于盖公寓的土地上。然而,公窝也不能盖在建造大宅的土地上”。所以选项D符合。
    根据前半部分即城市在快速地发展,可以判断出城市的变化也是很迅速的,选项D正确,意为“突然,很快”,与前面的rapidly呼应。
    traffic jam意思是“交通堵塞”,较之选项B,选项A更符合常理,即城市里的街道会造成交通堵塞。
    本句提到了老地区变得破败不堪,人们应该是搬出旧城区,搬进新的城市地区,所以选择C,后面接的介词to指“搬到……”。
    只有form最适合和后面的group搭配使用。form意为“组成”,例如:The two parties formed a coalition.两个政党组成了联合政府。本句意思是“市民们组成了试图解决城市面临的问题的团体”。
    三个选项中只有as适合,意思是“作为”。句子意思是“大多数的大城市都有了作为城市政府一部分的城市规划委员会”。
    逻辑题。on the board意思是“委员会里”。前面提到大多数城市都有了 city planning board即“城市规划委员会”,那么委员会里必然有城市规划师,所以A正确。
    degree意思是“学历”,后面常接介词in指在某专业方面的学历,原句中还有信号词college,所以选项degree最合适。level水平,qualification资质,height高度。
    best这里是副词,意思是“最好地,最高标准地”,比较carefully (小心地), suitably(合适地)以及cleverly(聪明地),选项B更为合适。原句意思是“这些城市规划师必须知道如何才能以最好的方式使用城市里的土地”。
    lay out为固定搭配,意思是“规划,设计”。例如:When the local governments lay out the car parks, they must estimate the numbers of cars in these districts.当地方政府规划停车场时,他们必须先估计市区里的汽车数量。原文是“他们规划城市的新地区”。
    这里的意思是“他们……决定如何来提升一个老城区”。section除了有 “部分”的意思外还指“(城市等的)地区,(街区等的)地段”。square意为“广场”,division意为“部分”,centers意为“中心”。

  • 第16题:

    问答题
    Practice 1  Healthy people with stressful jobs who work long hours but get little satisfaction from what they do have twice the risk of dying from heart disease as satisfied employees, according to a study.  Job stress has been known to trigger heart problems in people who already have cardiovascular disease. Now Finnish scientists have now shown that even in healthy people the pressures of work can take their toll.  Obesity, high blood pressure, lack of exercise, smoking and being overweight contribute to heart disease — a leading killer in many industrialized countries.  But Mika Kivimaki, of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and his colleagues, who studied the medical histories of 812 healthy Finnish men and women in a metal industry company over 25 years, said job stress also plays an important role.  Workers who had the highest job-related stress levels at the start of the study were more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according to the study published in The British Medical Journal.  Work stress involves too much work as well as a lack of satisfaction and feeling undervalued and unappreciated.  Many people work long hours but if the effort is rewarding the stress is minimized. Kivimaki said job pressure is damaging when being overworked is combined with little or no control, unfair supervision and few career opportunities.  The British Heart Foundation said the results support earlier research showing that people in jobs with low control, such as manual workers, could be at greater risk of heart disease than other employees.  "It is advisable for people to try to minimize levels of stress at work and for employers to allow people to have more control at work and to be rewarded for their successes," the foundation said in a statement.

    正确答案:
    【参考译文】
    研究表明:在健康人群中,那些工作时间很长但是却对工作现状不满的人死于心脏疾病的几率是正常人的两倍。
    众所周知,对于心血管功能不好的人来说,太大的工作压力更容易引起心血管疾病。但最近芬兰科学家的研究结果告诉我们,即便对于健康人来说,工作压力仍有可能夺去他们宝贵的生命。
    在许多发达的工业化国家,心脏病是夺走人们健康的头号杀手,而引起心脏病的因素有很多,包括肥胖、高血压、缺乏锻炼、抽烟甚至体重超重等等。
    然而,在过去的25年里,芬兰职业卫生研究所米卡·基维迈基和他的同事们对芬兰一家金属公司的812名健康芬兰职工进行了长期的病史跟踪研究。结论是:工作压力过大同样也是导致心脏病发作的重要因素之一。
    基维迈基将自己的研究结果发表在《英国医学杂志》上,文中他提到,他在研究初期发现,工作压力过大的人群死于心脏病的几率是正常人的两倍之多。
    工作压力包含很多方面,如工作量过大、对工作感到不满意、或在工作中不得志等。
    有时经常会出现这样一种情况:许多人工作量也相当大,但是工作很有成效,这种情况下工作压力就会相对减轻。基维迈基说工作量过大的人如果遇上差劲的管理、糟糕的上司和黯淡的工作前景,工作压力就会骤增,对健康的破坏力也同时加强。
    英国心脏基金会认为基维迈基的这一调查与基金会早前的一项研究结果一致。在那份研究中他们得出的结论是:在工作控制较低的行业工作的人,如体力劳动者,得心脏病的几率就明显高于其他行业。
    基金会的一份文件中这样写道:建议人们平时在工作当中要量力而行,尽量将工作压力降到最小程度。同时雇主们也要尽量减轻员工的工作压力,改善管理体系并及时论功行赏。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第17题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?
    A

    A lot of people don’t have jobs.

    B

    Too many people live in the city centre.

    C

    A lot of people are moving out of the city.

    D

    Too many people travel into the city every day.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    根据第三段的“Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy.”可知选D。

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    According to the author, people with trusting hearts are______.
    A

    not likely to be mistreated by others

    B

    less likely to get heart diseases

    C

    usually intelligent and wise

    D

    usually very religious


    正确答案: B
    解析:

  • 第19题:

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

    balance engineering and the liberal arts

    B

    receive guidance in their careers

    C

    become noble idealists

    D

    broaden their horizons


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