单选题According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.A they were afraid of being unable to workB jobs were more dangerous thenC they had bigger families to look afterD
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they were afraid of being unable to work
jobs were more dangerous then
they had bigger families to look after
money was given away with the policies
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第1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2题：
According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirroredwalls?__________A.The exterior surrounding air is heated
B.The building materials are very expensive
C.Construction time is increased
D.Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed答案：A解析：细节理解题。文章的第三段最后一句谈到了这一点：“However，mirror-walled skyscrapersraise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings．”即The exterior surrounding air isheated．(摩天大楼周围外表空气升高了。) -
第3题：
单选题One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that _____.Athey could agree upon certain signs
Bthey could write them down
Cthey could communicate with each other
Dthey could combine them
正确答案： C解析：
细节题。本题可参照第一段的第二句“so that they could communicate with each other”，以便于他们相互之间交流。由此可知，C项为正确答案。 -
第4题：
单选题According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before takeoff?AThe front one and the back one.
BThe two closest to the pilot seat.
CThe ones that can be found in the dark.
DThe ones with counted rows of seats between them.
正确答案： A解析：
文章第一段最后一句指出飞机起飞前，乘客应该找到最近的出口和另外一个出口，数一下自己和出口之间有多少排座位，以便在黑暗中可以找到它们，因此C项符合题意。 -
第5题：
单选题How might the organization of the passage be described?AParagraph one introduces the topic; paragraphs two and three present examples in support.
BParagraph one introduces the topic; paragraphs two and three present reasons in support.
CParagraphs one and two present an argument; paragraph three summarizes the argument.
DParagraphs one and two introduce the topic; paragraph three offers alternatives.
EParagraph one introduces a cause; paragraphs two and three provide effects in order.
正确答案： A解析：
文段的第一段介绍了主要内容—the Propaganda Movement，第二段和第三段举例进行说明，第二段使用一个组织和报纸的例子，第三段介绍了运动的主要领导，故选A。 -
第6题：
单选题It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to _____.Ahow much education one has received
Bwhether one is single or married
Chow old one’s children are
Dwhere one lives
正确答案： B解析：
事实细节题。题干意为“文章提到，一个人应该根据什么来纳税？”由文章的第一段第一句可知，一个人缴纳税款是由很多因素决定的。“Whether the man is married”是其中的一项，其余选项在原文中均未提及。所以正确答案为B。 -
第7题：
单选题The passage proceeds by ______.Apresenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting why one solution was dismissed, and then looking at a specific example to support this dismissal
Bpresenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting why one solution was dismissed, and then offering evidence to support a new theory
Cpresenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting that another theory is superior, and then showing why this second theory should be accepted
Dpresenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting a new theory to explain the evidence, and then offering evidence that the dismissal was too hasty
Epresenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting why one solution was dismissed, and then offering evidence that the dismissal was too hasty Questions
正确答案： B解析：
这篇文章提出了一个存在已久的问题，即大规模的进化变异，并解释为什么人们忽视了杂交理论，接着用一项最近的研究例证人们重新考虑杂交理论的原因。 -
第8题：
单选题According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will _____.Adecrease gradually
Bremain at the same level
Cbecome unstable
Dimprove enormously
正确答案： D解析：
细节题。依据第一段倒数第二句“people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline ...”，过了一段时间之后，人们开始被某一种牌子的产品所吸引，销售开始进入成熟期。level off平稳，稳定，即没有大的波动。这与B项一致。 -
第9题：
单选题According to the passage, why did museums and cultural centers in inner cities decline in attendance?AThe tickets were too expensive.
BThe museums were out-of-date.
CThe areas were not safe.
DThe patrons were not well educated.
正确答案： C解析：
细节题。文章最后一段最后一句提到“because patrons became reluctant to enter high-crime areas in which these centers were located”，即“游览者不愿意进入犯罪率高的地区”，C项“这些地区不安全”表述与其一致。 -
第10题：
单选题Which one of the following information can not be found in engine room induction according to the passage?（）Aspecial precautions to deal with heat
Bengine room safety procedures such as earmuffs, safety glasses, work clothes
Cemergency escapes
Dthe location of safety equipment around the ship
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题It can be inferred from the passage that newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s offered their readers gifts in order to ______.Aspread popular education
Bincrease their circulation
Cimprove social conditions
Denrich their readers' knowledge
正确答案： D解析：
文章第二段指出回顾20和30年代，我们可以发现那时的发行部经理（circulation managers）准确地诊断出主导那个mass unemployment-economic insecurity和a passionate concern for the next generation年代的两个obsessions，因此向读者提供免费保险和免费教育的礼品，故B项正确。 -
第12题：
单选题According to the passage, it makes one feel _____ to be unemployed.Aserious
Bshameful
Cstrange
Dobvious
正确答案： C解析：
文章的第一句话指出，我们失业者在社会上所蒙受的耻辱和被强奸者所蒙受的一样。因此B“失业让人感到耻辱”是此题的正确选择。 -
第13题：
The reasons why young worker will be harder to recruit exclude （ ）.A.China's one-child policy
B.the fact that fewer rural youth want to go to coastal cities
C.surging living standards
D.the declining number of China's youth答案：C解析：倒数第二段中，可以得知，c不符合。 -
第14题：
The whole passage centers onA.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。所以应选A。 -
第15题：
单选题According to the passage, it seems that one can have more sales tax benefits in.ANew Mexico than in Massachusetts
BMassachusetts than in New Mexico
CMassachusetts than any other nine states
Dthe District of Columbia than in Massachusetts
正确答案： B解析：
细节题。第二段第三四句指出“tax-free shopping”的适用范围，在New Mexico是any school supply that costs $15 or less而在Massachusetts，该项政策适用于most retail purchases of $2,500 or less。由此可知在马萨诸塞州购物比在新墨西哥州购物能享受到更大的优惠，因此选项B符合题意。 -
第16题：
单选题The author of Passage 1 most likely refers to logging (line 26) to ______.Aexplain why there are so many orphan chimps
Bcriticize the inhabitants of several African nations for their cruel actions
Coffer an alternative industry to capturing chimpanzees
Ddescribe one of the reasons the chimp population is decreasing
Eelucidate the factors contributing to Africa's economic development
正确答案： D解析：
文中提到“Several factors are responsible”，而森林的砍伐是导致黑猩猩数量减少的一个原因。 -
第17题：
单选题According to the passage, social phobia.Acause patients to fear the general public
Blead patients to be afraid of society
Care classified to one of the three broad categories
Dcan result in paralyzing effect to patients
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。第三段前两行提到“Most psychologists now assign phobias to one of three broad categories”，可指目前大多数心理学家将恐惧症划分为三大类，接下来该段分别对social phobias，panic disorders和specific phobias这三类进行了介绍。因此social phobias（社交恐惧症）属于恐惧症三大类之一。故选C。 -
第18题：
单选题Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?ABoth Compton’s and World Book are encyclopedias.
BEncarta Encyclopedia is giving way to Encyclopedia Britannica.
CThe sales of Encyclopedia Britannica have been going down dramatically over the past Decade.
DEncyclopedia Britannica opens its Web site to attract more readers.
正确答案： B解析：
题目问的是：下列哪一项与原文表述不符？文章倒数第2段指出“Britannica is forced to compete with Microsoft’s dominant Encarta Encyclopedia.”，意为“大英百科全书被迫与微软主导的电子百科全书竞争”，并不是微软的电子百科全书让位于它，C项错误。故选C。 -
第19题：
问答题Why is the decline of good manners more worrying according to the passage?正确答案： Because it can seriously affect our daily life.解析：
推断题。根据文章第二段后半句对于粗鲁当道的种种表现的描述，以及第三段中提到的，这些行为对我们的生活造成不安、不可预料以及令人不快的影响，甚至会引起比犯罪行为更多的不安，可以推断，它会严重影响我们的日常生活。 -
第20题：
单选题According to the passage,we can see that lower prices and better quality occur______.Aas a result of the effect of one on the other
Balways at the same time
Cindependently of each other
Dwhen the demand exceeds the supply
正确答案： B解析： -
第21题：
单选题What is the primary focus of this passage?AThe different kinds of businesses returning to the state
BThe reasons why the state’s economy is improving
CThe policies of the previous governor
DThe approval ratings of Governor Turner
正确答案： C解析：
文章第一段提到以前该州的经济困境，这为第二段做铺垫，第二段详细讲述新任州长改善创业环境，企业回归本州，本州的经济情况好转。故B项符合题意。 -
第22题：
单选题The author most likely begins and concludes the passage with questions for what reason?ATo suggest possible areas for current and future research
BTo pose a question that is answered in the body of the passage, and then to formulate a question that arises naturally out of the discussion
CTo gain the readers’ attention and encourage their agreement with the arguments in the passage
DTo suggest through rhetorical questions that the problems described in the passage do not actually have answers
ETo test the readers’ knowledge of the material discussed in the passage
正确答案： B解析：
推断题。文章叙述了企业对于《清洁空气法案》的不遵守问题，由此希望引起社会的注意，故本题应选C项。 -
第23题：
单选题AThe reasons why people don’t read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.
BThere are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.
CThe number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.
DThere are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。录音提到现在的非阅读者收入高，年龄从26到65岁，不阅读多是因为没时间，故选D。其他没有提及。