All but the tiniest of roads have to have names so they can be recognized on a map,and so people can ask?directions to them.Americans name a lot of bridges,too. Very often these names carry a clear geographical reference the Pennsylvania Turnpike,for exam

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All but the tiniest of roads have to have names so they can be recognized on a map,and so people can ask?directions to them.Americans name a lot of bridges,too.
Very often these names carry a clear geographical reference the Pennsylvania Turnpike,for example.Or,like?the George Washington Bridge,roads and bridges are named for famous historical figures or powerful officers.
We make a big deal out of naming things,as when someone decided to name an airport after a U.S.judge.So?now we have the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Many,if not most,of our college buildings are named for wealthy people who gave a lot of money to the?schools.And our sports centers took this idea a step further.Companies paid a whole lot of money for what′s called?the"naming rights"to U.S.Cellular Field in Chicago,for example,and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Now the governor(州长)of Virginia,Bob McDonnell,wants to sell naming rights to roads and bridges in the state.He says not just companies,but also wealthy people,would help the Virginia transportation budget(预算)by paying to have their names--or perhaps those of loved ones--placed on roads and bridges,and thus on maps as well.
People hold different views,however.Supporters say Americans are used to having things sponsored(赞助).
Others disagree,considering the idea as the next step in the"companies of America."They wonder how far such an?idea might spread,and where it would end:at the Burger King Pacific Ocean,perhaps.

Who are many college buildings named for according to the passage?

A.Powerful officers.
B.Famous judges.
C.Historical figures.
D.Wealthy people.

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1.DAnne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes , women use their own name in some situations (情况)and their husband’s in other situations . And some use both their own name and their husband’s.根据短文内容,完成下面表格。different peoplereason to change the nameHannaIt is ____61____ for people to remember.JosephHe wants to have a name that’s ____62_____.famous peopleTheir name may sound _____63_____.Li KaimingUsing different names can make ____64_____ easier.a womanAfter she gets _____65_____, she may change her name.61._________________________________________________________________________

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  • 第1题:

    Here is my MP3 player! It’s strange.I don’t remember leaving it here, but I ( )supposed so.

    A、should have done

    B、need have done

    C、must have done

    D、can do


    参考答案:C

  • 第2题:

    You played so well.You( )a lot.

    A、do not practice

    B、must have practiced

    C、may have practiced

    D、mustn’t have practiced


    参考答案:B

  • 第3题:

    _______, we keep records on all the experiments so that we can have enough data.

    A. As a whole

    B. As a rule

    C. On the average

    D. By all means


    正确答案:C

  • 第4题:

    Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in manyways because__________.

    A.people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change
    B.people there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficulty
    C.people there are easy to please
    D.people there are less disputed

    答案:A
    解析:
    由第一段最后一句“although conditions may not be satisfactory,they are at least custom-ary and undisputed”可知答案为A,此选项是对原文的同义转述。

  • 第5题:

    Five ways to make conversation with anyone Conversations are links,which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen the link.You meet new people every day:the grocery worker,the cab driver,new people at work or the security guard at the door.Simply starting a conversation with them will form a link.Here are five simple ways that you can make the first move and start a conversation with strangers.41.____________Suppose you are in a room with someone you don’t know and something within you says“I want to talk with this person”—this is something the mostly happens with all of us.You wanted to say something—the first word—but it just won’t come out.It feels like it is stuck somewhere,I know the feeling and here is my advice just get it out.Just think:that is the worst that could happen?They won’t talk with you?Well,they are not talking with you now!I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow.So keep it simple:“Hi”,“Hey”or“Hello”—do the best you can to gather all of the enthusiasm and energy you can,put on a big smile and say“Hi”。42.____________It’s a problem all of us face:you have limited time with the person that you want to talk with and you want to make this talk memorable.Honestly,if we got stuck in the rut of“hi”,“hello”,“how are you?”and“what’s going on?”you will fail to give the initial jolt to the conversation that’s can make it so memorable.So don’t be afraid to ask more personal questions.Trust me,you’ll be surprised to see how much people are willing to share if you just ask.43.____________When you meet a person for the first time,make an effort to find the things which you and that person have in common so that you can build the conversation from that point.When you start conversation from there and then move outwards,you’ll find all of a sudden that the conversation becomes a lot easier.44.____________Imagine you are pouring your heart out to someone and they are just busy on their phone,and if you ask for their attention you get the response“I can multitask”.So when someone tries to communicate with you,just be in that communication wholeheartedly.Make eye contact,you can feel the conversation.45.____________You all came into a conversation where you first met the person,but after some time you may have met again and have forgotten their name.Isn’t that awkward!So remember the little details of the people you met or you talked with;perhaps the places they have been to the place they want to go,the things they like,the thing the hate—whatever you talk about.When you remember such thing you can automatically become investor in their wellbeing.So the feel a responsibility to you to keep that relationship going.That’s it.Five amazing ways that you can make conversation with almost anyone.Every person is a really good book to read,or to have a conversation with!45选?

    A.Just say it
    B.Be present
    C.Pay a unique compliment
    D.Name,places,things
    E.Find the“me too”s
    F.Skip the small talk
    G.Ask for an opinion

    答案:E
    解析:
    第一句话就提到了忘记只见过一面的人的名字“name”。“So”后面又提到回忆地点“places”和好恶的事情“things”等细节,所以选E:Name,places,things

  • 第6题:

    共用题干
    Why People Use Pseudonyms(假名字)?
    You can't choose the name you are given at birth,but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood.Of course,most people never change their names______(1)they feel unhappy about them.However,some people do______(2)thiscourse of action一particularly artists!What makes an artist want to change their name? Sometimes it's for purely______(3)reasons,such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile,Neftalil Reyes.He didn't want his father to______(4)he was writing poetry,so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man.______(5)other times the reason may appear strange;take the case of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa,______(6)wrote under 7 different names.The reason? “When I use a different name,I always write in a different way,”he explained.In most cases,______(7),people change their names for social,historical,political,or cultural reasons.Here are some of the most______(8):
    The person's real name is just______(9)long and difficult to remember.Let's be honest,Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as______(10)to remember as just plain“Madonna”.
    And short names are much easier to remember:William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele.
    Sometimes names are changed for marketing______(11).For example,if a name sounds too“foreign”,it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a______(12).So in the film world,Ram6n Estvez adopted the name Martin Sheen.Or maybe the artist's real name doesn't sound very att ractive一Chad Everett does______(13)a lot better than Raymond Cramton.Artists sometimes______(14)the name of someone they admire.Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet,Dylan Thomas.
    Another reason may be practicality:in the past, women found it very difficult to get published.To______(15)this situation,they sometimes gave themselves men's names.So the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot,and she did get her books published!

    2._________
    A:make
    B:take
    C:bring
    D:have

    答案:B
    解析:
    A项even if引导让步状语从句,词义是“即使”。B项as if(=as though)引导方式状语从句,词义是“好像”。C项as比较复杂,引导从句较多:(1)时间状语从句,词义是 “随着”;(2)原因状语从句,词义是“由于”;(3)方式状语从句,词义是“像、如、照”;(4)比较状语从句,词义是“与……(不)一样”;(5)让步状语从句,词义是“虽然,尽管”。D项even是个副词,不能用于引导状语从句,词义是“甚至于”。从主句和从句的关系看,应选A项表达让步最为适合。
    take右边的“...action是固定短语,意为采取措施或手段”,因此应选B项 take。
    句意:有时这纯属个人原因。 文中说:“有时纯属……原因”,很明显应选D项personal个人的、私人的、本人的。A项 obvious明显的;B项的economic经济的;C项own自己的,常用在所有格之后、加强语气。很明显这三项都不可取。
    文中说:“他不想让他父亲……他在写诗”。很明显应选B项know知道,了解。A项understand理解、明白;C项recognize识别;认出;D项observe观察;遵守。很明显这三项都不合题意,不能选。
    at other times是一个固定短语,词义是:“经常,平素,有时”。类似的短语还有:at a time(一次;同时;曾经);at all time(不论什么时候,若是);at no time(在任何时候都不,从来没有,决不)at the same time(在同时),等等。
    空白处的左边有(大写的)人名,而且有逗号隔开;后面是动词wrote(写)起谓语作用。很明显应选B项who,是关系代词(指代其左边的人)用来引导非限制性定语从句、并在从句中作主语。A项whom作宾语;C项which置代物;D项that不能用于引导非限制性定语从句。
    根据空白处的左和右都有逗号隔开,可推断这是一个典型需要副词的位置。在四个选项中只有C项however是副词,表示转折关系。A项but(并列连词)可是、但是;B 项although(从属连词,用于引导让步状语从句)虽然,尽管;D项and(并列连词)以及,和。很明显这三项都不可选。
    the most common最普通、最常见的经常使用。A项scientific科学的,学术的;C项technical技术的,专门的;D项average平均的。这三项都不合语意要求,不可选。
    句意:一个人的真名太长,以至于无法记住。 根据文中内容:“long and difficult to remember”,很明显是:too...to太……以至于不 ……的搭配使用。
    根据空白处右边的to remember记,很明显应选D项easy容易;而不可能选A项pretty漂亮的;B项simple简单的;C项brief短暂的。
    根据文中的:“for marketing(为了商品销售的……)”,很明显应选A项 purposes目的,侧重在通过决心、意志来达到某种效果;B项thoughts思想,想法;C项ends虽有“目的”的含义,但侧重在通过某些手段达到最终的结果;D项goals也虽有“目的”的含义,但侧重在方向和目标上。
    根据前一句的marketing purposes(商品销售的目的),很明显应选A项的 market市场;而不可能是B项film电影、胶片;C项book书;D项city城市。
    根据前半句中的doesn't sound(听起来不……),很明显在“does(起强调谓语作用)a lot better than(确实听起来比……好多了。)”中应选D项sound(听起来)。
    根据文中的Artists(艺术家们)和the name(名字),很明显应先C项 choose(选择);而不可能是A项give给予;B项change改变;D项mention提及。
    空白处To结构(句首、大写、动词不定式符号,说明表示的是目的,要翻译成“为了……。”);还有后面的this situation(这种状态——指上一句中的情况),很明显应选B 项avoid(避免)。A项admit承认;C项assure确认和D项affect影响,都明显不合逻辑表述。

  • 第7题:

    All but the tiniest of roads have to have names so they can be recognized on a map,and so people can ask?directions to them.Americans name a lot of bridges,too.
    Very often these names carry a clear geographical reference the Pennsylvania Turnpike,for example.Or,like?the George Washington Bridge,roads and bridges are named for famous historical figures or powerful officers.
    We make a big deal out of naming things,as when someone decided to name an airport after a U.S.judge.So?now we have the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Many,if not most,of our college buildings are named for wealthy people who gave a lot of money to the?schools.And our sports centers took this idea a step further.Companies paid a whole lot of money for what′s called?the"naming rights"to U.S.Cellular Field in Chicago,for example,and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
    Now the governor(州长)of Virginia,Bob McDonnell,wants to sell naming rights to roads and bridges in the state.He says not just companies,but also wealthy people,would help the Virginia transportation budget(预算)by paying to have their names--or perhaps those of loved ones--placed on roads and bridges,and thus on maps as well.
    People hold different views,however.Supporters say Americans are used to having things sponsored(赞助).
    Others disagree,considering the idea as the next step in the"companies of America."They wonder how far such an?idea might spread,and where it would end:at the Burger King Pacific Ocean,perhaps.

    Most of the roads need to have names so that__________.

    A.they can remind people of the past
    B.people can learn about them better
    C.they can be easily recognized on maps
    D.people can enjoy naming them

    答案:C
    解析:

  • 第8题:

    All but the tiniest of roads have to have names so they can be recognized on a map,and so people can ask?directions to them.Americans name a lot of bridges,too.
    Very often these names carry a clear geographical reference the Pennsylvania Turnpike,for example.Or,like?the George Washington Bridge,roads and bridges are named for famous historical figures or powerful officers.
    We make a big deal out of naming things,as when someone decided to name an airport after a U.S.judge.So?now we have the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Many,if not most,of our college buildings are named for wealthy people who gave a lot of money to the?schools.And our sports centers took this idea a step further.Companies paid a whole lot of money for what′s called?the"naming rights"to U.S.Cellular Field in Chicago,for example,and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
    Now the governor(州长)of Virginia,Bob McDonnell,wants to sell naming rights to roads and bridges in the state.He says not just companies,but also wealthy people,would help the Virginia transportation budget(预算)by paying to have their names--or perhaps those of loved ones--placed on roads and bridges,and thus on maps as well.
    People hold different views,however.Supporters say Americans are used to having things sponsored(赞助).
    Others disagree,considering the idea as the next step in the"companies of America."They wonder how far such an?idea might spread,and where it would end:at the Burger King Pacific Ocean,perhaps.

    Why does the governor of Virginia want to sell naming rights?

    A.To remember the loved names.
    B.To make the state well-known.
    C.To help the transportation budget.
    D.To increase companies'sales.

    答案:C
    解析:

  • 第9题:

    So far the construction of the two new bridges over the river ().

    • A、have  been  completed
    • B、has  been  completed
    • C、has  completed
    • D、have  completed

    正确答案:B

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    I have made()mistakes in my writing so that I can ask my students to find and correct them.
    A

    false

    B

    intensive

    C

    deliberate

    D

    accidental


    正确答案: B
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第11题:

    问答题
    Practice 9  Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.  Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.  But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate we can not consecrate we can not hallow — this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion— that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

    正确答案:
    【参考译文】
    87年以前,我们的祖先在这大陆上建立了一个新的国家,它孕育于自由之中,并献身于一种理念,即所有人都生来平等。
    当前,我们正在从事一场伟大的内战。这场战争对于这个国家,或任何一个有这种主张和这种信仰的国家能否长久生存下去,都是一个考验。此刻,我们在这场战争的一个伟大的战场上集会。我们来到这里,把战场上的一部分土地奉献给在此为这个国家的生存而牺牲了自己生命的人,作为他们的永久安息之所。我们这样做,是十分合情合理的。
    可是,就更深一层意义而言,我们其实是不可能奉献这片土地,不可能使它成为圣地,也不可能把它变为人们景仰之所。那些在这里战斗过的勇士,活着的和死去的,已使这块土地神圣化了,远非我们微薄的能力所能改变。我们此时此刻所说的话,世人不大会注意,更不会长久记忆;然而勇士们在这里的所作所为,人们将永志不忘。倒是我们活着的人,应当献身于那些曾经在此作战的人们所英勇推动而尚未完成的工作。我们应该在此献身于摆在我们面前的伟大任务——由于他们的光荣牺牲,我们要更坚定地致力于他们毫无保留地为之作出最后贡献的事业——我们在此不能让他们白白牺牲:要使这个国家在上帝庇佑之下,获得自由的新生,要使这个民有、民治、民享的政府不会从地球上消失。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    If you()a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions.
    A

    overtake

    B

    fix

    C

    highlight

    D

    suspend


    正确答案: B
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    Without your help, I _____ have achieved so much.

    A can’t

    B shouldn’t

    C wouldn’t

    D musn’t


    参考答案:C

  • 第14题:

    He can’t explain all this.()

    A.Neither can I

    B.So can I

    C.Neither I can

    D.So I can’t


    参考答案:A

  • 第15题:

    --Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is!
    --It's class time, so she__________ in the classroom now.

    A.can be
    B.must have been
    C.might have been
    D.should be

    答案:D
    解析:
    根据语境可知,句意为现在是上课时间,所以她应该是在教室里。should be表示“应该会,想必会”,符合句意。can表推测时一般用于否定句和疑问句中,must/might have done表示对过去的推测,均不符合题意。故选D。

  • 第16题:

    根据下列内容,回答211-215题。
    A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy.Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a house,so they have to borrow money from a bank.Borrowing moneyfrom a bank to buy a house is called“take a mortgage”.The bank usually lends money or gives a me.gage for twenty—five years.Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as$50,000.In other words,they will have a$50,000 mortgage.
    How can you get a mortgage? When you find a house you like.you go to a bank.The bank will research you financial history and decide if they think you are a good risk.They will want to know what kind of job you have,what kind of salary you make and how long you have had the job.
    They will a]so want to know how much money you have.In addition.the banks will require a down payment.Depending Oil which state you live in,the bank may require as much as 30%of the price of the house as a down payment.The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house.Many people are never able to buy a house because they can not save enough money for the
    down payment.
    What does a house mean in the United States.? __________

    A.It is a dream which many people can hardly realize
    B.It is so expensive that many people can not really buy them
    C.It is the most important property that many people try to buy
    D.It doesn’t belong to people if they can not borrow morley from the bank

    答案:C
    解析:
    从第一句“A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy”可知,房子是人们所要购置的最重要的财产。故C项正确。A、B项都提到买房子的不可能性,与文章中的抵押贷款从而购房相悖。D项过于绝对化,并不是所有的人都必须通过银行贷款才买得起房子。

  • 第17题:

    共用题干
    Why People Use Pseudonyms(假名字)?
    You can't choose the name you are given at birth,but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood.Of course,most people never change their names______(1)they feel unhappy about them.However,some people do______(2)thiscourse of action一particularly artists!What makes an artist want to change their name? Sometimes it's for purely______(3)reasons,such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile,Neftalil Reyes.He didn't want his father to______(4)he was writing poetry,so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man.______(5)other times the reason may appear strange;take the case of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa,______(6)wrote under 7 different names.The reason? “When I use a different name,I always write in a different way,”he explained.In most cases,______(7),people change their names for social,historical,political,or cultural reasons.Here are some of the most______(8):
    The person's real name is just______(9)long and difficult to remember.Let's be honest,Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as______(10)to remember as just plain“Madonna”.
    And short names are much easier to remember:William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele.
    Sometimes names are changed for marketing______(11).For example,if a name sounds too“foreign”,it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a______(12).So in the film world,Ram6n Estvez adopted the name Martin Sheen.Or maybe the artist's real name doesn't sound very att ractive一Chad Everett does______(13)a lot better than Raymond Cramton.Artists sometimes______(14)the name of someone they admire.Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet,Dylan Thomas.
    Another reason may be practicality:in the past, women found it very difficult to get published.To______(15)this situation,they sometimes gave themselves men's names.So the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot,and she did get her books published!

    4._________
    A:understand
    B:know
    C:recognize
    D:observe

    答案:B
    解析:
    A项even if引导让步状语从句,词义是“即使”。B项as if(=as though)引导方式状语从句,词义是“好像”。C项as比较复杂,引导从句较多:(1)时间状语从句,词义是 “随着”;(2)原因状语从句,词义是“由于”;(3)方式状语从句,词义是“像、如、照”;(4)比较状语从句,词义是“与……(不)一样”;(5)让步状语从句,词义是“虽然,尽管”。D项even是个副词,不能用于引导状语从句,词义是“甚至于”。从主句和从句的关系看,应选A项表达让步最为适合。
    take右边的“...action是固定短语,意为采取措施或手段”,因此应选B项 take。
    句意:有时这纯属个人原因。 文中说:“有时纯属……原因”,很明显应选D项personal个人的、私人的、本人的。A项 obvious明显的;B项的economic经济的;C项own自己的,常用在所有格之后、加强语气。很明显这三项都不可取。
    文中说:“他不想让他父亲……他在写诗”。很明显应选B项know知道,了解。A项understand理解、明白;C项recognize识别;认出;D项observe观察;遵守。很明显这三项都不合题意,不能选。
    at other times是一个固定短语,词义是:“经常,平素,有时”。类似的短语还有:at a time(一次;同时;曾经);at all time(不论什么时候,若是);at no time(在任何时候都不,从来没有,决不)at the same time(在同时),等等。
    空白处的左边有(大写的)人名,而且有逗号隔开;后面是动词wrote(写)起谓语作用。很明显应选B项who,是关系代词(指代其左边的人)用来引导非限制性定语从句、并在从句中作主语。A项whom作宾语;C项which置代物;D项that不能用于引导非限制性定语从句。
    根据空白处的左和右都有逗号隔开,可推断这是一个典型需要副词的位置。在四个选项中只有C项however是副词,表示转折关系。A项but(并列连词)可是、但是;B 项although(从属连词,用于引导让步状语从句)虽然,尽管;D项and(并列连词)以及,和。很明显这三项都不可选。
    the most common最普通、最常见的经常使用。A项scientific科学的,学术的;C项technical技术的,专门的;D项average平均的。这三项都不合语意要求,不可选。
    句意:一个人的真名太长,以至于无法记住。 根据文中内容:“long and difficult to remember”,很明显是:too...to太……以至于不 ……的搭配使用。
    根据空白处右边的to remember记,很明显应选D项easy容易;而不可能选A项pretty漂亮的;B项simple简单的;C项brief短暂的。
    根据文中的:“for marketing(为了商品销售的……)”,很明显应选A项 purposes目的,侧重在通过决心、意志来达到某种效果;B项thoughts思想,想法;C项ends虽有“目的”的含义,但侧重在通过某些手段达到最终的结果;D项goals也虽有“目的”的含义,但侧重在方向和目标上。
    根据前一句的marketing purposes(商品销售的目的),很明显应选A项的 market市场;而不可能是B项film电影、胶片;C项book书;D项city城市。
    根据前半句中的doesn't sound(听起来不……),很明显在“does(起强调谓语作用)a lot better than(确实听起来比……好多了。)”中应选D项sound(听起来)。
    根据文中的Artists(艺术家们)和the name(名字),很明显应先C项 choose(选择);而不可能是A项give给予;B项change改变;D项mention提及。
    空白处To结构(句首、大写、动词不定式符号,说明表示的是目的,要翻译成“为了……。”);还有后面的this situation(这种状态——指上一句中的情况),很明显应选B 项avoid(避免)。A项admit承认;C项assure确认和D项affect影响,都明显不合逻辑表述。

  • 第18题:

    The hall is vacant,so we can have a party there.

    A:empty
    B:full
    C:big
    D:clean

    答案:A
    解析:
    本句意思:“大厅空着呢,我们可以在那里举行派对。”vacant:空闲的,空的。empty:空的,空闲的。例如:My mind became empty with surprise when my named was announced.当我的名字被宣布的时候,我惊讶地大脑都变成一片空白。big:大的。例如:The coat is not big enough.这件大衣不够大。full:满的。例如:The theater is full of the fans of the movie star.剧场里挤满了这个影星的粉丝。clean:干净的。例如:I'll lend my skirt to you oncondition that you keep it clean.如果你能保持我的裙子干净,我就把它借给你穿。

  • 第19题:

    All but the tiniest of roads have to have names so they can be recognized on a map,and so people can ask?directions to them.Americans name a lot of bridges,too.
    Very often these names carry a clear geographical reference the Pennsylvania Turnpike,for example.Or,like?the George Washington Bridge,roads and bridges are named for famous historical figures or powerful officers.
    We make a big deal out of naming things,as when someone decided to name an airport after a U.S.judge.So?now we have the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Many,if not most,of our college buildings are named for wealthy people who gave a lot of money to the?schools.And our sports centers took this idea a step further.Companies paid a whole lot of money for what′s called?the"naming rights"to U.S.Cellular Field in Chicago,for example,and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
    Now the governor(州长)of Virginia,Bob McDonnell,wants to sell naming rights to roads and bridges in the state.He says not just companies,but also wealthy people,would help the Virginia transportation budget(预算)by paying to have their names--or perhaps those of loved ones--placed on roads and bridges,and thus on maps as well.
    People hold different views,however.Supporters say Americans are used to having things sponsored(赞助).
    Others disagree,considering the idea as the next step in the"companies of America."They wonder how far such an?idea might spread,and where it would end:at the Burger King Pacific Ocean,perhaps.

    What can we learn from the last paragraph?

    A.People have different ideas toward naming things.
    B.Americans have sponsored naming a lot.
    C.Everything is named by an American company.
    D.Pacific Ocean will be renamed.

    答案:A
    解析:

  • 第20题:

    When verifying the OSPF link state database, which type of LSAs should you expect to see within the different OS PF area types?()

    • A、All OSPF routers in stubby areas can have type 3 LSAs in their database.
    • B、All OSPF routers in stubby areas can have type 7 LSAs in their database.
    • C、All OSPF routers in totally stubby areas can have type 3 LSAs in  their database.
    • D、All OSPF routers in totally stubby areas can have type 7 LSAs in their database.
    • E、All OSPF routers in NSSA areas can have type 3 LSAs in their database.
    • F、All OSPF routers in NSSA areas can have type 7 LSAs in their database.

    正确答案:A,E,F

  • 第21题:

    问答题
    We live in a society which there is a lot of talk about science, but I would   1.______say that there are not 5 percent of the people who are equipped with schooling,including college, to understand scientific reasoning. We are more ignorant ofscience than people with comparable education in Western Europe.           ?2.______There are a lot of kids who know everything about computers — how tobuild them, how to take them apart, and how to write programs for games. So    ? ? 3.______if you ask them to explain about the principles of physics that have gone into   ? ?4.______creating the computer, you don’t have the faintest idea.             ? ? 5.______  The failure to understand science leads to such things like the neglect of   ? ?6.______human creative power. It also takes rise to blurring of the distinction between   ? 7.______science and technology. Lots of people don’t differ between the two. Science is the 8.______production of new knowledge that can be applied or not, and technology is theapplication of knowledge to the production of some products, machinery or thelike. The two are really very different, and people who have the faculty for onevery seldom have a faculty for the others.                      ?9.______Science in itself is harmless, more or less. But as soon as it can providetechnology, it is not necessarily harmful. No society has yet learned to forecast   10.______the consequences of new technology, which can be enormous.

    正确答案:
    1.将which改为where或在which前加in。 此处需要一个状语从句,而不是which引导的定语从句。
    2.√
    3.将so改为but/however/nevertheless。 根据上下文可知这里是转折关系,而不是顺承关系。
    4.去掉about。 explain是及物动词,可以直接加宾语。
    5.将you改为they。 此处的先行词是the kids。
    6.将like改为as。such as 是固定搭配,“比如,例如”。
    7.将takes改为gives。 give rise to是固定搭配,表示“引起,导致”之意。
    8.将differ改为distinguish。 differ表示“有区别”,这里要用distinguish,表示“区分,找出……的差别”。
    9.将others改为other。 he other和上文的one构成固定搭配,表示在两者中“一个……;另外一个……”。
    10.将harmful改为harmless。 这里是双重否定表肯定,若用harmful则意义相反,不能与上文形成对比关系。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第22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23题:

    单选题
    Why does the author dwell upon the concept of science in this article?
    A

    He wants to get the name right for scientists who are not in the field of exact science.

    B

    He wants to show that scientists can be wrong.

    C

    He just wants to show the tight concept to the confused people.

    D

    He wants to make the concept clear so that people can have the right education.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    态度题作者在文中给出了科学的真正定义,并对此进行了充分的论证,驳斥了很多人对于科学的含混概念。但作者的最终意图并不是要明确科学的概念,他在文中一再提到教育问题,就是不希望错误的科学概念导致教育方向的偏差,故答案为D项。选项A、B、C都不是作者的主要意图,皆可排除。