单选题By this passage, the author mainly wants to highlight _____A the magic power of computers.B the importance of an optimistic outlook.C the power of creativity and intelligence.D the influence of technological development.

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单选题
By this passage, the author mainly wants to highlight _____
A

the magic power of computers.

B

the importance of an optimistic outlook.

C

the power of creativity and intelligence.

D

the influence of technological development.


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  • 第1题:

    What is the passage mainly about?( )

    A.The changes of the author's attitude to her mother's English.

    B.The limitation of the author's perception of her mother.

    C.The author's misunderstanding of“limited”English.

    D.The author's experiences of using broken English.


    正确答案:A
    略。

  • 第2题:

    The author develops the third paragraph mainly .

    A. by cause and effectB. by order in space

    C. by order in time D. by examples


    正确答案:B

  • 第3题:

    According to the passage, companies can have different classes of stock mainly because the company wants ______.

    A.to keep the financial costs at a certain level

    B.to still have the control over the company

    C.to keep the stock price from dropping

    D.to attract more capital from the public


    正确答案:B
    解析:文章倒数第二段提到common and preferred…in any way they want.除了普通股和优先股之外,公司可以另外设计新的类别,主要目的是为了保证通过股票对公司加以控制。

  • 第4题:

    10. The passage mainly describes different opinions of -shopping online.


    正确答案:
    10.T【解析】通览全文,文章讲述的是有关网上购物的不同看法。

  • 第5题:

    单选题
    The passage mainly wants to tell us ______.
    A

    how to buy or sell shares

    B

    ABC of stock markets

    C

    the stock market is like gambling

    D

    investing money in the stock market is not the safest way


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    主旨大意题。纵观全文,本文讲解了一些股票的基本知识,如什么是股票,股票的性质以及投资股票的人等,即股票的一些常识。ABC of表示某个领域的基本知识。因此B选项正确。

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    The author’s tone in writing the passage is _____.
    A

    ironic

    B

    sympathetic

    C

    relieving

    D

    angry


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    作者讲述了女性目前就业情况以及她们所面临的问题,可以看出作者对她们的处境充满同情。

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    In this passage the author argues that______.
    A

    more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates

    B

    college education is not enough if one wants to be successful

    C

    college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people

    D

    intelligent people may learn quicker if they don’ t go to college


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    本题考查作者的观点态度。综观全文尤其是最后一段首句“college may not be the best,the proper,the only place for every young person after the completion of high school”,表明上大学并不是高中毕业生最佳的、最合适的惟一的出路,且越来越多的证据表明了此观点的正确性,故选项A正确。

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    In this passage about secondary schools, the author is mainly concerned about ______.
    A

    academic standards

    B

    the role of specialist teachers

    C

    the training of the individual teachers

    D

    the personal development of pupils


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    细节理解题。答案来自第二段最后一句话。表明作者认为在中学阶段,孩子们应该首先被赋予理解与解决问题的能力。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    In this passage, the author mainly tells us that _____.
    A

    everyone can be forgetful sometimes regardless of one’s age

    B

    we can prevent our sound mind from aging with certain methods

    C

    brain aging starts from the time when we are in our 20s and 30s

    D

    memory loss is a sign that shows we are getting old


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    本文主要介绍了人脑老化现象和健脑的方法。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The author has written the passage mainly for ______.
    A

    general readers

    B

    power brokers

    C

    economists

    D

    decision makers


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    由于作者认为降低人口增长率这一问题必须依靠个人的决定和行动,因此该篇文章的受众应该是一般的读者。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, _____ may NOT be the character of the author’s father.
    A

    demanding

    B

    practical

    C

    stubborn

    D

    liberal


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    推理题。本题为反选题。原文第四段的前两句话说到:So we enjoyed Mrs. Orr’s cake with white icing twice a year. Nothing fancy, nothing pretentious—just like Dad.可见,作者将父亲比作朴实无华的蛋糕,说明了父亲务实的性格,故B选项的说法正确,可排除。原文第三、五两段的段末,均出现了silly question一词,来表明作者觉得句没自己必要提出前面的问题,同时也说明了父亲固执不愿意改变的性格,故C选项的说法正确,可排除。原文第五段第一句话中的generous一词说明父亲慷慨大方性格,故D选项的说法也是正确的,也可排除。而A选项“苛求的”在原文中并没有体现,因此本题正确答案为A。

  • 第12题:

    问答题
    What does the passage mainly talk about?

    正确答案: Sunspots acting like planet-sized hurricanes.
    解析:
    主旨大意题。作者在第一段就指出了文章主要内容,即美国科学家认为太阳黑子就像行星飓风一样活动,后文也介绍了对太阳黑子的研究发现,故答案为Sunspots acting like planet-sized hurricanes。

  • 第13题:

    In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express .

    A. one must be brave to be honest

    B. it’s difficult to be honest when others are not

    C. one should be honest when making a deposit

    D. honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future


    正确答案:D

  • 第14题:

    The passage is mainly about .

    A. honour and writers

    B. identity and signature

    C. signature and responsibility

    D. anonymity and signature


    正确答案:C

  • 第15题:

    What is the passage mainly about?

    A. The universal value of the world heritage in Liverpool

    B. The exciting experience of the author in Liverpool

    C. The special cultural atmosphere of Liverpool

    D. The beautiful historic sites of Liverpool


    正确答案:
    C

  • 第16题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is discussed by the author of Passage 1 but not by the author of Passage 2 ?
    A

    Single-celled bacterium

    B

    Microevolution

    C

    Evolutionary mutations

    D

    The genetic record

    E

    Intermediate steps


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    第一篇文章的作者提到了基因记录,第二篇文章的作者没有提到遗传记录的存在,故选D项。

  • 第17题:

    单选题
    Which best characterizes how the impact of science on chimpanzees is treated in these two passages?
    A

    The author of Passage 1 lauds the benefits  science has produced, while the author of Passage 2 speaks hopefully of possible future benefits.

    B

    Both of the passages react with distrust to the idea of using science to assess chimpanzees.

    C

    The first passage lists the studies that showed positive chimp interactions, while the author of Passage 2 refutes their claims,

    D

    The first passage suggests that science can have a positive impact on perceptions about chimps, whereas the second passage views science as almost universally negative.

    E

    The author of the first passage is more apt to justify using chimps in science than the author of Passage 2.


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    两篇文章对于科学的态度是不同的。第一篇文章列举一些关于黑猩猩的科学发现,体现了科学的正面作用。而第二篇文章提到黑猩猩被滥用为科学实验的对象,故选D项。

  • 第18题:

    问答题
    What is the passage mainly about?

    正确答案: Urban environment pollution and damage.
    解析:
    主旨大意题。本文的主要内容描述了城市固体垃圾及污水得不到及时有效的处理,从而造成对环境的污染和破坏的状况。

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    What would the author write the passage mainly for?
    A

    To tell surfers to stay away from sharks.

    B

    To ask people to stop killing sharks.

    C

    To let us know the reasons for shark attacks on people.

    D

    To show that humans are much stronger than sharks.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    主旨大意题。文章主要分析了鲨鱼攻击人类的原因,这就是作者写作本文的目的。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    The two passages differ in their perspectives on the debate between industrialists and environmentalists mainly in that Passage 1 emphasizes ______.
    A

    mathematics, while Passage 2 emphasizes psychology

    B

    deficiencies in the debate, while Passage 2 emphasizes progress in the debate

    C

    the irrelevance of externalities, while Passage 2 emphasizes their importance

    D

    the impact on taxpayers, while Passage 2 emphasizes the views of politicians

    E

    pollution, while Passage 2 emphasizes recycling


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    第一篇文章主要是关于环境保护论争论的缺陷,提到取得的进步很少,妖魔化成分太多,并提议进行更广范围的分析。第二段表明Costanza的作品认为实业家和环境保护主义者没有明显差别,论辩因此取得了进步。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    The passage is mainly about ______.
    A

    gay marriage

    B

    gay divorce

    C

    human rights

    D

    the infamous crime against nature


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    该段录音首先介绍了1987年最高法院关于反对同性恋行为的判决和首席法官对该判决的支持,接着录音中描述了20年后美国马萨诸塞州最高法院宣布同性恋者结婚合法及产生的反响,最后录音描述了保守派所采取的行动,由此可见该段录音主要与同性恋婚姻有关。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    The author cites the example of Encyclopedia Britannica at the beginning of the passage mainly to show that ______.
    A

    its Web site is the target of millions of hackers

    B

    the Web site can be repaired soon

    C

    it is one of the major signs of knowledge explosion

    D

    it is the symbol of the arrival of encyclopedic age


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    题目问的是:作者在文章开头列举大英百科全书的例子主要是为了显示什么?从全文来看,大英百科全书作为传播信息的重要途径,是知识爆炸的典型标志,在这里用来引出这一主题。故选C。

  • 第23题:

    问答题
    Which kind of ability did the author mainly focus on in his early years of writing practice?

    正确答案: Description.
    解析:
    细节题。由题干可以定位到文章首段。作者在这一段中主要描述了其童年时期的练习活动,其中明确提到,他主要练习的是description(描写)。