单选题According to the passage, Borglum’s son ______.A is deadB was a presidentC did maintenance workD spent a million dollars
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第1题：
According to the passage, the author’s attitude towards the productivity revolutionin the U.S.A is ____. [A] biased
[B] optimistic
[C] ambiguous
[D] negative
正确答案：D
50. [D]否定的。 本题问：根据文章，作者对美国提高生产率的革命态度如何？作者在文章的一开头就提出，本文要讨论“得不偿失、劳而无功”的问题，所以作者对这场提高生产率革命的态度显然是否定的。故选D。A有偏心的，有偏见的。 B 乐观的。 C模棱两可的。均不符合题意，不能入选。 -
第2题：
According to the passage, cooling an organism__________.A.speeds up the body's metabolism
B.slows disintegration of body tissues
C.prevents damage to organs
D.revives damaged organs答案：B解析：根据第二段“By slowing down the body’s metabolism，cooling delays the processes leadingto biological death．”以及第一段可知。生物死亡是指机体的变化导致了重要细胞和组织的瓦解，冷冻减慢了机体新陈代谢的过程，因此也就延缓了通往生物死亡的过程，即延缓了机体组织瓦解的过程，因此答案为B。 -
第3题：
单选题According to the passage, the men whom Borglum hired were ______.Atrained sculptors
Blaid-off stone masons
CBlack Hills volunteers
Dvisitors to Mount Rushmore
正确答案： D解析：
文章中指出Borglum和他儿子建造Mount Rushmore的时候钱很难挣，很多人都失业了。为了移动超过40万吨的石块Borglum雇了Black Hills地区被关闭矿山的下岗工人。此外他还教这些人在半空中时怎样对花岗岩进行爆破、钻孔、雕刻等，可见这些人都是受过培训的，因此A项正确。 -
第4题：
单选题According to the passage, what’s Tom Maniatis’s attitude towards the second study?ADoubting.
BSupportive.
CNegative.
DNeutral.
正确答案： A解析：
根据文章第六段第一句Tom Maniatis, a molecular biologist at Harvard University praises the study but remains skeptical about any drug that would inhibit IKK∈，我们可以了解到Tom Maniatis表扬了这次试验，但是skeptical表示但仍有怀疑。 -
第5题：
单选题According to the passage, cell phones were launched _____.Ain the late 1970s
Bbetween 1980 and 1985
Cin the late 1980s
Din the early 1990s
正确答案： B解析： -
第6题：
单选题According to the passage, the combined efforts by governments, layout unions and big corporations to guarantee economic comfort have led to a significant change in _____.Apeople’s outlook on life
Bpeople’s life styles
Cpeople’s living standard
Dpeople’s social values
正确答案： A解析：
本题考察细节。由文章第二段倒数第四句“The cumulative effect was a fundamental change in how millions of people approached life itself, a reversal of attitude that most rank as one of the largest in human history.”可知，这一系列事件带来的是人们对待生活（approached life itself）的根本性的转变，故A项“人们对生活的展望、看法”，符合题意。 -
第7题：
单选题According to the passage, man’s intelligence _____.Astays the same throughout the year
Bvaries from day to day
Cchanges with the season
Dchanges from year to year
正确答案： C解析：
推理题。文章的第一句“If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season”已经点出了本文的中心大意。 -
第8题：
单选题What’s Puck’s characteristic according to your understanding of the passage?ARude, rush and impolite.
BHappy, interesting and full of fun.
CDull, absurd and ridiculous.
DShrewd, cunning and tricky.
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。文中第二段第二句提到，这次会议将会让学校的老师知道莎士比亚塑造的人物，如《第十二夜》中的Puck，都是一些有趣的人物，并让他们知道该如何描述这些人物。可见，文章认为Puck这个人物是有趣的。所以选B项。 -
第9题：
单选题According to the passage, _____.Awe should not worry about the transition of the Earth’s magnetic field
Bthe Earth’s magnetic field will not change for at least 2000 years
Cthe Earth’s magnetic field has decreased its strength rapidly
Dthe transition of the Earth’s magnetic field can be controlled by modern science
正确答案： C解析：
第五段一开始：无论新的研究发现什么，公众也不必为此惊慌。即使是磁场转移已经开始，它可能需要2000年才能完成。 -
第10题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?AMcDonald’s was founded in 1948.
BMcDonald’s has opened its restaurants in every city of the world.
CMcDonald’s has over 30,000 locations in the world now.
DMcDonald’s was very small in scale in the beginning.
正确答案： D解析：
文章首段提到“Since its founding in 1948”，麦当劳成立于1948年，故A项正确；由“McDonald’s has grown from a family burger (汉堡包) stand to a global fast-food chain, with more than 30,000 locations in 118 countries.”可知，麦当劳起初规模很小，而现在全球3万多个城市都有麦当劳的分店，故C、D两项正确。B项“麦当劳在全世界每个城市都有分店”过于绝对，首段只提到其在118个国家有分店。故本题选B。 -
第11题：
单选题According to the passage, what is an important consideration of corporations in employing people today?AConnections with businesses overseas.
BAbility to speak the client’s language.
CTechnical know-how.
DBusiness experience.
正确答案： B解析：
细节题。根据最后一段可知，又懂外语又具有语言技巧的人，是商业公司的宝贵财富，故B项是答案。 -
第12题：
单选题According to the passage, the immediacy of the political message in Verdi’s operas stems from the _____.Avitality and subtlety of the music
Baudience’s familiarity with earlier operas
Cverisimilitude of the characters
Dindividual talents of the singers
正确答案： B解析：
可以将答案定位到第二段的后三句，B、D两项在文中均没有提及，C项内容属于文章第三段的内容，与题干无直接关系，因此只有A项与文中描述贴切，符合题目要求。 -
第13题：
The whole passage centers on__________.A.choosing a career according to what one is skilled in
B.acquiring knowledge by working hard at school
C.finding one's strong and weak points
D.developing one's abilities useful in school work答案：A解析：本文大意是你可以根据自己擅长的科目来选择你适合的职业，重要的是通过自己的表现来认识自己，而不是一味地将目光放在成绩是好还是坏上面。因此应选A。
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第14题：
According to the passage，the combined efforts by govermments，layout unions and big corporations to guarantee economic comfort have led to a significant change in( )A.people’s outlook on life
B.people’s life styles
C.people’s living standard
D.people s social values答案：A解析：
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第15题：
多选题Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. According to the passage, which word or words might describe Rohmer’s style?ADynamic
BDialogue-driven
CPhilosophical
正确答案： A,C解析：
根据“all featured his typical style and theme—long takes focused on facial features, long conversations about moral issues, temptation and its denial”可知本题选B、C两项。 -
第16题：
单选题According to the passage, Borglum’s son ______.Ais dead
Bwas a president
Cdid maintenance work
Dspent a million dollars
正确答案： C解析：
文章首段指出Mount Rushmore（总统山）被雕刻家Gutzon Borglum和他的儿子the late Lincoln Borglum雕刻而成，late此处指“已故的”，可知Borglum的儿子已去世。Lincoln只是Borglum的儿子的名字，并非指的是美国总统Abraham Lincoln。 -
第17题：
单选题Which of the following is true of women’s nurturiring nature according to the passage?AIt is not inborn in any sense.
BIt is inspired by women’s families.
CIt is caused by social prejudice
DIt is partly biological in origin.
正确答案： D解析：
由第二段第三句“But the signs that it is at least partly inborn are too numberous to ignore. (女人具有“照顾别人的特征”至少有部分是天生的，此类迹象多得不容忽视。)”可知，女性的这个特征有先天方面的原因。A项与句意相矛盾，B、C两项文章中均没提到。故选D。 -
第18题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?AIt’s difficult to satisfy everyone.
BThe cultural site is not so important.
CIt’s easy to make a decision on the problem.
DThe villagers will lose their jobs with the development of their hometown
正确答案： C解析：
文章讨论了是否拆除古庙这件事情，并讲述了不同的观点，以此表明很难做出让每个人都满意的决定。因此A项正确。 -
第19题：
单选题“The house （） go to the daughter, not the son, according to the will of the father.” declared the judge.Amay
Bshould
Cmust
Dshall
正确答案： B解析： “法官宣布说：根据父亲的遗嘱,房子应该归女儿所有,而不是儿子所有”shall在此表示“应该”表示法律的强烈意志,而should语气较弱,might表示可能,must表示一定,所以shall比较合适。 -
第20题：
单选题According to the passage, _____ is the essence of self-plagiarism.Athe writer’s pursuit for money or promotion
Bthe writer’s laziness at his/her work
Cthe writer’s deception on himself
Dthe writer’s deception on the reader
正确答案： A解析：
题目问题问的是什么是自我剽窃的实质。根据文章第三段的第一句话“Like all plagiarism the essence of self-plagiarism is the author’ attempts to cheat the reader.”可知选项D为正确答案。 -
第21题：
单选题According to the passage, the Concordia´s captain has been charged with causing the crash and______.Adrug use
Balcohol abuse
Cabandoning his post
Dsetting fire
正确答案： A解析：
细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话“The Concordia’s captain is currently on trial for causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship.”可知：目前，船长正在因为造成船只倾覆以及弃船而受审，本题C选项abandoning his post（放弃岗位，擅离职守），与原文弃船意义一致。 -
第22题：
单选题According to the passage, _____ may NOT be the character of the author’s father.Ademanding
Bpractical
Cstubborn
Dliberal
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23题：
单选题What’s the legal age to join SAL FFP Club according to the passage?A11 and under
B12 and under
C12 and over
D18 and over
正确答案： B解析：
文中第二段第一句Passengers（12 years old over）are eligible to join SAL FFP Clup“12岁以及12岁以上的乘客都有资格申请加入ASL FFP俱乐部”，所以可知答案为C。 -
第24题：
单选题Borglum’s mixture for filling cracks was ______.Avery expensive
Bbought at the Black Hills mines
Cinvented by the sculptor himself
Duncovered during carving
正确答案： B解析：
第二段提到并不能避免所有的裂痕，因此这位雕刻家concocted一种混合了花岗岩粉尘、铅白和亚麻籽油的物质来填补这些裂痕。concoct意为“混合而制；调和”，可知Borglum填补裂痕的混合物是他自己创造的，因此C项正确。