Judging from the context, the phrase "wreaking havoc" ( Line 2, Para.2) most probably means（ ）[A] generating motivation[B] exerting influence[C] causing damage[D] creating pressure

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Judging from the context, the phrase "wreaking havoc" ( Line 2, Para.2) most probably means（ ）

[A] generating motivation

[B] exerting influence

[C] causing damage

[D] creating pressure

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参考答案和解析
正确答案：C
通过上下文判断，短语“wreaking havoc”(第二段第二行)最可能意为
[A]产生动机   
[B]施加影响   
[C]制造伤害   
[D]创造压力
答案解析：[C]语义理解题。本题可定位到第二段。通过上下文可以知道此种婚姻模式是“男性在外健谈，但回家后保持沉默”，接着第三段第二旬说道“一位社会学家在她的新书中指出，大多数女性认为离婚的罪魁祸首是缺少交流”。据此可判断，这种相处模式对于婚姻来说是有害的，故[C]正确。其他几项文中均未提及，故排除。
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  • 第1题：

    Judging from the context, the phrase "a rocky patch" (Line 1, Para.6) most probably means（ ）

    [A] a risky travel

    [B] peaceful life

    [C] a fatal disease

    [D] an unhappy marriage


    正确答案：D

  • 第2题：

    We may infer from the context that "upselling" (Line 2, Para.6) probably means（ ）

    [A] selling something up

    [B] selling something fancy

    [C] selling something unnecessary

    [D] sdling something more expensive


    正确答案：D

  • 第3题：

    I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room—a woman's group that had invited men to join them.Throughout the evening,one man had been particularly talkative,frequently offering ideas and anecdotes,while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch.Toward the end of the evening,I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them.This man quickly nodded in agreement.He gestured toward his wife and said“She's the talker in our family.”The room burst into laughter;the man looked puzzled and hurt.“It's true”he explained.“When I come home from work I have nothing to say.If she didn't keep the conversation going we'd spend the whole evening in silence.”This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations,they often talk less at home.And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late 1970s.Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book Divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed—but only a few of the men—gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent，that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year—a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.In my own research，complains from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his,or doing far more than their share of daily lifesupport work like cleaning,cooking and social arrangements.Instead they focused on communication:“He doesn't listen to me.”“He does not talk to me.”I found,as Hacker observed years before,that most wives want their husbands to be,first and foremost,conversational partners,but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.In short,the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face,while a woman glares at the back of it,wanting to talk.Judging from the context,the phrase“wreaking havoc”（Para.2）most probably means_____

    A.generating motivation
    B.exerting influence
    C.causing damage
    D.creating pressure

    答案：C
    解析：
    词义题【命题思路】这是一道词义推理题，属于封闭式推理题。首先要定位短语所在的句子，然后根据其所在的文本进行逻辑推理。短语出现在第二段的最后一句话，这和第三段的第一句话构成顺接关系，因此对于考生来说，解题的关键在于第三段的内容。【直击答案】该短语出现在第二段最后一句话“and this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.”短语是对this pattern的描述，根据代词代前不代后和就近指代的原则，可判断指的是上句话中的：although American men tend…talk less at home。紧接着第三段首句提到“this pattern was observed…”，两句话中都提到了this pattern，属于指代复现，这表明两个段落之间是顺接的关系，即这两个段落的观点是一致的，因此只要提炼出第三段的观点，那么题干中短语的意思就不言而喻了。第三段主要描述了社会学家凯瑟琳?科勒?里斯曼在她书中讲述了一个通过访谈方式进行的研究，该研究结果表明：most women she interviewed…reason for their divorces，即大多数女性都将缺少交流归结为离婚的理由。由此可知这种模式危害婚姻，故C项为正确答案。【干扰排除】A项“产生动机”在文中并未体现，属于无中生有。这种男性在家不与妻子交流的模式确实对他们的婚姻产生了影响，但是文章表述得很清楚，这种影响是导致离婚，是负面影响，而B项“施加影响”并没有具体说明是正面还是负面影响，故排除。D项“形成压力”干扰性比较大，但其表述不够明确。

  • 第4题：

    A server in the production environment monitors output from various sensors along an assembly line.New equipment is being added to the line that will require monitoring.The server administrator needs to add additional inputs to the server for this new equipment.  Which of the following input types is MOST likely required？（）

    • A、EIDE
    • B、SATA
    • C、Serial
    • D、Video

    正确答案:C

  • 第5题：

    单选题
    The word “mania” (para.2) most probably means ______.
    A

    fun

    B

    craze

    C

    hysteria

    D

    excitement


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    词义理解题。由soccer mad parents推断，soccer mania是相似的意思，所以mania是craze（狂热，着迷）。其他选项中，fun（有趣）没有疯狂的程度；hysteria（歇斯底里）带有贬义的意思；excitement（兴奋）也没有疯狂的程度。

  • 第6题：

    单选题
    In context, which word or phrase is best inserted at the beginning of sentence 4 to connect it with the rest of the paragraph?
    A

    To breed them,

    B

    Although,

    C

    And,

    D

    To protect them,

    E

    Additionally,


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    一个句子不能用“and”开始，所以C项可排除。因为这个句子与之前表述的思想既不形成对比也不是前面句子的进一步阐释，所以B和E项错误。因为之前的句子讨论的是龙虾的保护，而不是“breeding”，所以A项错误。只有D项合适。

  • 第7题：

    单选题
    The phrase ‘in lieu of’ (line 2, paragraph 4) most probably means ______.
    A

    on behalf of

    B

    in line with

    C

    with regard to

    D

    instead of


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    破折号后面说“indeed without a credit card you may be considered so untrustworthy that not only a deposit but your passport will be held as security too. ”意为如果没有信用卡出租公司会收取订金还会扣留护照，也就是说信用卡的作用是代替订金，故选D。

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    The expression “cuts across” (Line 1, Para.2) most probably means _____.
    A

    affects

    B

    runs across

    C

    damages

    D

    results in


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    本题可根据文章前两段来判断。第一段讲使用袖珍计算器不利于学生锻炼思考能力，第二段讲电脑及网球拍领域的新科技使人减少了锻炼自己思考能力的机会。由此可以判断出cuts across在句中是“影响”的意思，因此答案为A。

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    Judging from his accent, I can _____ that he is from the south.
    A

    speak

    B

    look

    C

    tell

    D

    show


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    本题考查单词的用法。句意：根据他的口音，我判断他来自南方。tell表示“决定、确定、辨别”之意，答案是C。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    What is the difference between a CSU/DSU and a modem？（）
    A

    A CSU/DSU converts analog signals from a router to a leased line; a modem converts analog signals from a router to a leased line.

    B

    A CSU/DSU converts analog signals from a router to a phone line; a modem converts digital signals from a router to a leased line.

    C

    A CSU/DSU converts digital signals from a router to a phone line; a modem converts analog signals from a router to a phone line.

    D

    A CSU/DSU converts digital signals from a router to a leased line; a modem converts digital signals from a router to a phone line.


    正确答案： A
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    The author mentions the example of “backpacks” (Line 5, Para.2) to show the importance of _____.
    A

    pleasing the young as well as the old

    B

    increasing usage among students

    C

    exploring new market sections

    D

    serving both military and civil needs


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    细节推断题。上句说“市场调整是指销售经理寻找新的客户，开发新的市场”。下文说“为军人设计的某种用品现在转用到学生身上”，这展示了寻找新的客户和开发新市场的重要性。C项“开发新的市场”正是这个意思，故C为答案。

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    In the email, the phrase “putting on” in paragraph 1, line 2, is closest in meaning to
    A

    advertising

    B

    evaluating

    C

    performing

    D

    hosting


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    根据上下文，可知这句话表达“为朋友组织、筹办一场聚会”，选项中D项符合文意。

  • 第13题：

    What does the author imply by "Until now such bonds have largely been the preserve of rich-country is-suers" ( Line 3-4, Para.2) ?（ ）

    [A] The catastrophe bonds are mainly reserved by rich countries.

    [B] Only rich countries have the ability to issue the catastrophe bonds.

    [C] Rich countries seldom issue the catastrophe bonds.

    [D] Most of the catastrophe bonds are raised in rich countries.


    正确答案：B

  • 第14题：

    The phrase "prior to" (Para.2) probably means___________.

    A.after
    B.during
    C.before
    D.beyond

    答案：C
    解析：
    本题考查英语短语，priort0意为“在…之前”，所以C选项before与它表达的意思相同。

  • 第15题：

    What is the difference between a CSU/DSU and a modem?（）

    • A、A CSU/DSU converts analog signals from a router to a leased line; a modem converts analog signals from a router to a leased line.
    • B、A CSU/DSU converts analog signals from a router to a phone line; a modem converts digital signals from a router to a leased line.
    • C、A CSU/DSU converts digital signals from a router to a phone line; a modem converts analog signals from a router to a phone line.
    • D、A CSU/DSU converts digital signals from a router to a leased line; a modem converts digital signals from a router to a phone line.

    正确答案:D

  • 第16题：

    单选题
    Which of the following phrases from the text best expresses the author’s conclusion about the meaning of the difference between left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish?
    A

    “most striking” (line 3, paragraph 1)

    B

    “variation is adaptive” (line 2, paragraph 2)

    C

    “mechanically disadvantageous” (line 7, paragraph 3)

    D

    “evolutionary red herring” (line 8-9, paragraph 4)


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    细节题。由文章最后一段最后一句的 As for the left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish, their difference, however striking, appears to be an evolutionary red herring.可知本题答案是D项。

  • 第17题：

    单选题
    In context, accepting the asylum (line 56) most nearly means ______.
    A

    acknowledging our own need for emotional treatment

    B

    understanding the techniques used by health-care professionals

    C

    recognizing the need for stricter law enforcement

    D

    facilitating the construction of sanitoriums

    E

    taking responsibility for the well-being of others


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    文中提到我们通过接受庇护解决我们自身的冲突，作者是在表明我们就像霍尔顿一样需要精神上的治疗，尽管现在我们所用的方式为看奥普拉脱口秀，阅读自助书籍，参加冥想课和采用温泉疗法。

  • 第18题：

    单选题
    The expression “cuts across” (Para.2) most probably means _____.
    A

    affects

    B

    runs across

    C

    damages

    D

    results in


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    第一段讲使用袖珍计算器不利于学生锻炼思考能力，第二段讲电脑及网球拍领域的新科技使人减少了锻炼自己思考能力的机会。由此可以判断，cuts across在句中是“影响”的意思，因此答案为A。

  • 第19题：

    单选题
    Which is the summer load waterline on the load waterline mark?（）.
    A

    The first line at the bottom

    B

    The second line from the bottom

    C

    The third line from the bottom

    D

    The fourth line from the bottom


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    Which word or phrase, if inserted at the beginning of sentence 15, best fits the context?
    A

    In fact,

    B

    However,

    C

    Additionally,

    D

    Because

    E

    Nevertheless,


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    根据上下文，第15句话为前一句表述的思想，即孵化场能发挥积极的作用这一想法提供证据，结合选项“in fact”最合适。故选A项。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    Which of the following would most likely agree with the statement that it cannot be a module (line 106)?
    A

    Noam Chomsky

    B

    modern cognitive scientists

    C

    philosophers from pre-1950

    D

    modern comparative linguists

    E

    adults who are learning a new language


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    宣称语言是习得的，而不是一个模块；想法是言语行为的形式（105-107）的想法归功于上个世纪五十年代的那些哲学家和学者，他们在语言是如何习得方面几乎达成一致（100行）。乔姆斯基，大部分现代认知学家和大部分现代语言学家认为人类大脑天生就有内在的语言学习结构。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    In this context, the word unconscious (line 3) most nearly means ______.
    A

    profound

    B

    inconsiderate

    C

    lifeless

    D

    insensible

    E

    unintended


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    根据上下文，“unconscious”的意思即为“unware”，故选E项。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is closest to the word “cushions” (Line 1, Para.2)?
    A

    Adds up to.

    B

    Does away with.

    C

    Lessens the effect of.

    D

    Lays the foundation for.


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    词汇题。此句的主语是“社交支持”，宾语是“精神压力”。根据上文，社交援助能抵挡疾病，精神压力与疾病是同类的词。因此，“cushion”应与上文的“fend off”也是同类近义词，意为“抵抗，减少”。故C项为答案。

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