Text 2 When people talk about a"north-south divide"in Britain they are usually referring to house prices,employment and the ratio of private-sector to public-sector jobs.The south scores higher on all such measures.But new data from the British Trust for
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Text 2 When people talk about a"north-south divide"in Britain they are usually referring to house prices,employment and the ratio of private-sector to public-sector jobs.The south scores higher on all such measures.But new data from the British Trust for Ornithology（BTO）,a research charity,hints at the growth of another north-south divide-this time to the north's benefit.Every 20 years the BTO produces a superbly detailed atlas of bird life in Britain and Ireland.The 2007 t0 2011 edition is cheery:more species are tallied than in previous atlases,and many birds are increasing in number.Compared with two decades ago,45%of regular native species are ranging more widely while 32%are living in smaller areas;the rest have stayed put.But the most striking news comes from the north.The overall populations of woodland,farmland and migrant perching birds are up in northern England and Scotland but down in the south.The same is true of individual species such as the garden warbler,bullfinch and swallow.The number of cuckoos,a closely-watched species,declined by 63%in England between 1995 and 2010 but by only 5%in Scotland.Raptors are faring especially well in the south,but their numbers are rising in most parts of Britain.Partly this reflects climate change,suggests Simon Gillings of the BTO.Some birds are drawn to warmer winters in Scotland and northem England;visiting migrants may stick around for longer.Hard though it may be to believe during a week of torrential rain,the south is becoming drier,pushing snipe northward.More efficient farming has squeezed some farmland species.Some birds find it harder to make homes in the south,too.Pressure on housing means dilapidated buildings and barns,handy for nesting,have been converted into human dwellings.Between 2006 and 2012 the number of vacant dwellings fell by 17%in London and by 12%in Kent.Over the same period the number of empty houses increased by 16%in Derbyshire and by 10%in Lancashire:Northern mining villages once full of workers are now sparsely populated,points out Ian Bartlett,a birdwatcher in Hartlepool,in north-east England.They have become hot spots for birds and the people who watch them.Culrural difference also plays a part,thinks Mark Cocker,an expert on birds.The"obsession with tidiness"is stronger in the south,he says.Fewer people cultivate gardens;they prefer to cover them in decking and remove weeds from between concrete slabs.Village greens are mowed short.In contrast,Scotland and northern England have more trees,grassland and wind-swept moors.Less popular with humans,rugged parts of the countryside are filling up with a winged population instead.
According to the passage,what is"north-south divide"recently?
According to the passage,what is"north-south divide"recently?
A.Home prices.
B.Job hunting.
C.Species richness.
D.Benefit plan.
B.Job hunting.
C.Species richness.
D.Benefit plan.
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when people outside the uk talk about england，they mistake it as britain sometimes. ()
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According to the text, which benefit CANNOT Wal-Mart bring to the society?（ ）
[A] Low paying jobs.
[B] Low prices.
[C] High profits.
[D] High employment insurance enrollment.
正确答案：D
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Inflation
Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased spending that causes rapid rises in prices.______(51) your money buys fewer goods so that you get______(52)for the same amount of money as before,inflation is the problem.There is a general rise______(53)the price of goods and services.Your money buys less.Sometimes people describe inflation as a time when"a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore".
Inflation is a problem for all consumers.People who live on a fixed income are hurt the ______(54).Retired people,for instance,cannot count on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to______(55)their needs in time of inflation.Retirement income______(56)any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices.Many retired people must cut their spending to______(57)rising prices.In many cases they must stop______(58)some necessary items,such as food and clothing. Even ______(59)working people whose incomes are going up,inflation can be a problem. The ______(60)of living goes up,too.People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more.When incomes do not keep ______(61)with rising prices,the standard of living goes down.People may be earning the same amount of money,but they are not living as well because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.
Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes ______(62)the rate of change can be determined.A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a______(63)year as the base.The base price is set at 100,and the other prices are reported as a______(64)of the base price.A price index makes______(65)possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods,for example,with prices of the same goods in previous years._________(51)
A:Because
B:While
C:Since
D:When答案：D解析：文章说到通货膨胀是一个“阶段”，因此这里需要填写一个表示时间的关联词。本句意思是“当你用同样的钱数买到的东西比以前少的时候，通货膨胀就发生了”。因止匕选D。
根据句子关系和词语提示进行判断。本句上半句中的fewer可作提示词， less是little的比较形式，与fewer相对应。下句中的your money buyes less是更直接的提示。因此选D。
根据词语搭配和上下文线索提示。介词in与相应的名词裕配使用表示 “在……方面增长或减少”。本段第二句有类似的表达that causes rapid rises in prices。
根据上下文意思和词语逻辑，这里需要一个表示“最大”含义的词。本句意思是“依赖固定收入的人受影响最大”。因此选C。
根据词语习惯搭配。meet one's needs“满足需要”。此处的意思是“不再工作的老年人在通货膨胀时期要想退休金满足生活需求”。因此选A。
根据句子的逻辑。retirement income属于fixed income, or连接两个前后表达属于同类范畴的词。本句意思是“退休金和其他固定收入通常没有物价上涨得快”。因此选A。
根据上下文含义和句子逻辑，本句需要填一个表示“跟上”的词，因此要选keep up with。本句意思是“很多退休的人必须削减一些开支来跟上上涨的物价”。因此选D。
根据上下文意思和词语用法，stop后面接动名词表示“不再做某事”，本句意思是“很多情况下他们不再买一些生活必需品”。因此选B。
根据语法逻辑，本句是状语部分前置，正常语序是：Inflation can be a problem even for working people whose incomes are going up.for指“对于……来说”。本句意思是 “甚至对于那些有工作，工资也在上涨的人来说，通货膨胀也是一个问题”。
根据词语搭配和上下文意思，应选cost“成本”。本句意思是“生活成本上升了，工作的人们必须花更多的钱保证自己的生活质量”。
keep pace with指“跟上”，与keep up with同义。本句意思是“当工资和物价上涨不同步时，生活质量就下降”。因此选B。
此空填的是由from加which引导的定语从句，本句意思是“政府机构收集经济生活中的价格信息，以消费指数形式发布，由此，比率的变化就可以确定”。因此选B。
given在这里指“给定的，一定的”，符合题目要求。本句意思是“将特定年份的价格作为基数就可以衡量物价的变化”。
根据词语搭配和上下文线索选percentage“百分比”。本句意思是“其他物价按照这个基数形成一个百分比数字”。
根据语法原则选it , it在这里是形式宾语，代替不定式“to compare current prices of typical consumer goods with prices of the same goods in previous years"。本句意思是“消费指数能够将某种商品的目前价格与往年的做比较”。 -
第4题：
Ina trade conflict more people will pay higher prices and more people will lose jobs becauseof these tariffs____will be gained.
A、than
B、that
C、what
D、as答案：B解析：本题考查定语从句。从语法结构上分析，题千的主谓宾完整, becauseof 后接名词，作原因状语。所以“_willbe. gained"只能做定语修饰先行词trifti.又知定语从句中缺少主语，所以能引导定语从句并且能充当定从的主语，选that.从语义上讲:在贸易争端中，(被)收取这些关税，将使更多的人付出更大的代价，也导致更多的人失业。符合题意。故本题选B. -
第5题：
Text 2 When people talk about a"north-south divide"in Britain they are usually referring to house prices,employment and the ratio of private-sector to public-sector jobs.The south scores higher on all such measures.But new data from the British Trust for Ornithology（BTO）,a research charity,hints at the growth of another north-south divide-this time to the north's benefit.Every 20 years the BTO produces a superbly detailed atlas of bird life in Britain and Ireland.The 2007 t0 2011 edition is cheery:more species are tallied than in previous atlases,and many birds are increasing in number.Compared with two decades ago,45%of regular native species are ranging more widely while 32%are living in smaller areas;the rest have stayed put.But the most striking news comes from the north.The overall populations of woodland,farmland and migrant perching birds are up in northern England and Scotland but down in the south.The same is true of individual species such as the garden warbler,bullfinch and swallow.The number of cuckoos,a closely-watched species,declined by 63%in England between 1995 and 2010 but by only 5%in Scotland.Raptors are faring especially well in the south,but their numbers are rising in most parts of Britain.Partly this reflects climate change,suggests Simon Gillings of the BTO.Some birds are drawn to warmer winters in Scotland and northem England;visiting migrants may stick around for longer.Hard though it may be to believe during a week of torrential rain,the south is becoming drier,pushing snipe northward.More efficient farming has squeezed some farmland species.Some birds find it harder to make homes in the south,too.Pressure on housing means dilapidated buildings and barns,handy for nesting,have been converted into human dwellings.Between 2006 and 2012 the number of vacant dwellings fell by 17%in London and by 12%in Kent.Over the same period the number of empty houses increased by 16%in Derbyshire and by 10%in Lancashire:Northern mining villages once full of workers are now sparsely populated,points out Ian Bartlett,a birdwatcher in Hartlepool,in north-east England.They have become hot spots for birds and the people who watch them.Culrural difference also plays a part,thinks Mark Cocker,an expert on birds.The"obsession with tidiness"is stronger in the south,he says.Fewer people cultivate gardens;they prefer to cover them in decking and remove weeds from between concrete slabs.Village greens are mowed short.In contrast,Scotland and northern England have more trees,grassland and wind-swept moors.Less popular with humans,rugged parts of the countryside are filling up with a winged population instead.
The text mainly discusses_____A.birds thriving in England
B.new north-south divide
C.culture difference between north and south
D.climate change in England答案：B解析：主旨大意题。解决此类题目的关键为，通过做完前四道题，大致猜出文章的中心，同时再次通读各段首句，验证中心。本文的中心很好把控，都是在围绕着南北差异的新变化，即鸟的栖息地变化展开．B项new north-south divide刚好体现了这个内容，故B项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A、C、D项都在个别段落中有体现，但不能概括整个文章的内容，因此应当排除。 -
第6题：
Text 2 When people talk about a"north-south divide"in Britain they are usually referring to house prices,employment and the ratio of private-sector to public-sector jobs.The south scores higher on all such measures.But new data from the British Trust for Ornithology（BTO）,a research charity,hints at the growth of another north-south divide-this time to the north's benefit.Every 20 years the BTO produces a superbly detailed atlas of bird life in Britain and Ireland.The 2007 t0 2011 edition is cheery:more species are tallied than in previous atlases,and many birds are increasing in number.Compared with two decades ago,45%of regular native species are ranging more widely while 32%are living in smaller areas;the rest have stayed put.But the most striking news comes from the north.The overall populations of woodland,farmland and migrant perching birds are up in northern England and Scotland but down in the south.The same is true of individual species such as the garden warbler,bullfinch and swallow.The number of cuckoos,a closely-watched species,declined by 63%in England between 1995 and 2010 but by only 5%in Scotland.Raptors are faring especially well in the south,but their numbers are rising in most parts of Britain.Partly this reflects climate change,suggests Simon Gillings of the BTO.Some birds are drawn to warmer winters in Scotland and northem England;visiting migrants may stick around for longer.Hard though it may be to believe during a week of torrential rain,the south is becoming drier,pushing snipe northward.More efficient farming has squeezed some farmland species.Some birds find it harder to make homes in the south,too.Pressure on housing means dilapidated buildings and barns,handy for nesting,have been converted into human dwellings.Between 2006 and 2012 the number of vacant dwellings fell by 17%in London and by 12%in Kent.Over the same period the number of empty houses increased by 16%in Derbyshire and by 10%in Lancashire:Northern mining villages once full of workers are now sparsely populated,points out Ian Bartlett,a birdwatcher in Hartlepool,in north-east England.They have become hot spots for birds and the people who watch them.Culrural difference also plays a part,thinks Mark Cocker,an expert on birds.The"obsession with tidiness"is stronger in the south,he says.Fewer people cultivate gardens;they prefer to cover them in decking and remove weeds from between concrete slabs.Village greens are mowed short.In contrast,Scotland and northern England have more trees,grassland and wind-swept moors.Less popular with humans,rugged parts of the countryside are filling up with a winged population instead.
According to the text,more species are found in the north Britain,because____A.climate change plays a major role
B.some birds enjoy making home in the forest
C.there is little space for birds in the south
D.many distinctive birds are killed in the south答案：C解析：事实细节题。根据定位词定位到文章第三段，通读第三段之后发现，整个段落都是在说北方鸟的种类多，而提到原因是在第四至六段，第五段首句提到Some birds find it harder to make homes in the south，too．（另外，鸟类在南部栖息变得更难了。）而与这个信息相对应的为C项there is little space for birds in the south“英国南部鸟类栖息空间较小”，故C项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项为最大干扰项，但是文中是说部分原因是天气，但不是最主要的原因，因此应当排除：B项和D项在段落中没有提及，因此排除。 -
第7题：
共用题干
The Industrial Age and Employment
The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's
work has taken the form of jobs.The industrial age may now be coming to an end,and
some of the changes in work patterns which it brought about may have to be reversed.This
seems a daunting（大胆的）thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better
future for work.Universal employment,as its history shows,has not meant economic freedom.
Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries
made many people dependent on paid work by depriving（剥夺）them of the use of the
land,and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves.Then the factory system
destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes.Later,as
transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted（乘车往返）longer
distances to their places of employment until,eventually,many people's work lost all
connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.
Meanwhile,employment put women at a disadvantage.In pre-industrial times,men
and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community.Now it
became customary(惯例的）for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the
unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.Tax and benefit regulations still assume this
norm today,and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.
It was not only women whose work status suffered.As employment became the
dominant form of work,young people and old people were excluded-a problem now,as
more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.
All this may now have to change.The time has certainly come to switch some efforts
and resources away from the utopian（乌托邦的）goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent
practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.Universal employment has brought about economic freedom.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：B解析： -
第8题：
Which of the following is not true of Britain.s foreign trade?（）
AThe value of Britain.s exports of goods usually exceeds the value of its imports.
BThe value of Britain.s imports of goods usually exceeds the value of its exports.
CManufactured goods now account for about 85%of British imports and about 80%of its exports.
DMost of the United Kingdom.s trade is with other developed countries,especially other members of the European Union.
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第9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 United Kingdom Britain (or Great Britain) is an island that lies off the north-west coast of Europe. The nearest country is France, which is 20 miles away and from which Britain is separated by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea to the east. It comprises the mainlands of England, Wales and Scotland, that is, three countries. Scotland is in the north, while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Britain. It consists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Britain together with Northern Ireland constitute the United Kingdom (UK). Thus, the United Kingdom is composed of four countries, the largest of which is England. The capital city is London, which is situated in south-east England. The UK has a total area of about 244,100 square kilometres (94,248 square miles). About 70% of the land area is devoted to agriculture, about 7% is wasteland, moorland and mountains, about 13% is devoted to urban development, and 10% is forest and woodland. The northern and western regions of Britain, that is Scotland and Wales, are mainly mountainous and hilly. Parts of the north-west and centre of England also consist of mountains and hills. Britain has a generally mild and temperate climate. It is, however, subject to frequent changes. It has an average annual rainfall of about 120 centimetres (47 inches). In 1998 the population of the United Kingdom was nearly 59 million. The density of population was approximately 240 people per square kilometre. However, in England, where 83% of the population live, the density was much higher, about 363 per square kilometre. In the UK, English is the first language of the vast majority of people. However, in western Wales, Welsh is the first language for many of the people. In Scotland only a small number of people speak Gaelic. In Britain about 66% of the population say that they are Christian, while fewer than 5% say that they belong to other religions. Summary: Britain is an island that 1 the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It comprises the mainlands of England, Wales and Scotland. Ireland 2 the west coast of Britain. I 3 Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. The United Kingdom consists of Britain together with Northern Ireland. The capital city is London which 4 outh-east England.In 1998 the population of the UK was nearly 59 million. The density of population was 240 people per square kilometre. In the UK English is the first language of most people. In western Wales, Welsh 5 many of the people, but few people in Scotland speak Gaelic.正确答案：
1.is surrounded by 从原文第一段第三句,可知The island(指Britain)is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean…and the North Sea…。)
2.lies off 根据原文第一段第六句Ireland…lies off the west coast of Britain可知此处是lies off。)
3.consists of (is composed of; comprises) 由原文第一段第七句It consists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic可知是“包含”的意思。)
4.is situated in (is located in) 从原文第一段最后一句…London…is situated in south-east England可知伦敦位于英格兰东南部。)
5.is spoken by 根据原文倒数第二段Welsh is the first language for many of the people,即许多人说Welsh。)解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
问答题Practice 1 Britain (or Great Britain) is an island that lies off the north-west coast of Europe. The nearest country is France, which is 20 miles away and from which Britain is separated by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea to the east. 1______ Scotland is in the north, while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Britain. It consists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Britain together with Northern Ireland constitute the United Kingdom (UK). Thus, the United Kingdom is composed of four countries, the largest of which is England. The capital city is London, which is situated in south-east England. 2______ About 70% of the land area is devoted to agriculture, about 7% is wasteland, moorland and mountains, about 13% is devoted to urban development, and 10% is forest and woodland. The northern and western regions of Britain, that is Scotland and Wales, are mainly mountainous and hilly. 3______ Britain has a generally mild and temperate climate. It is, however, subject to frequent changes. It has an average annual rainfall of about 120 centimetres (47 inches). 4______ The density of population was approximately 240 people per square kilometre. However, in England, where 83% of the population live, the density was much higher, about 363 per square kilometre. 5______ However, in western Wales, Welsh is the first language for many of the people. In Scotland only a small number of people speak Gaelic. In Britain about 66% of the population say that they are Christian, while fewer than 5% say that they belong to other religions.[A] The UK has a total area of about 244,100 square kilometres (94,248 square miles).[B] In the UK, English is the first language of the vast majority of people.[C] It comprises the mainlands of England, Wales and Scotland, that is, three countries.[D] The U. K. is a country that is both ancient and modern.[E] In 1998, the population of the United Kingdom was nearly 59 million.[F] UK transportation system is very convenient and fast.[G] Parts of the north-west and centre of England also consist of mountains and hills.正确答案： 1.C 空前介绍了英国的外部地理环境,空后讲的是英国的三大郡的情况。C项说“英国本土包括英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士三部分”。符合逻辑关系。故选C。
2.A 本段是关于英国的国土面积的介绍。A项说“英国的国土面积是24.41万平方公里”。符合逻辑关系。故选A。
3.G 空前说“英国的北部、西部是苏格兰和威尔士,地形以山地、丘陵为主”。G项说“英格兰西北部部分地区和中部也有不少山地和丘陵”。符合逻辑关系。故选G。
4.E 本段讲的是英国的人口概况。E项涉及人口。符合文意。故选E。
5.B 本段讲的是英国的语言。B项说“英国大部分人讲英语”。符合文意。故选B。解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
问答题题目要求：The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.【参考范例一】Ages When do people usually get married in your country?正确答案： Well, I think things might be a little different in urban areas and countryside. I mean most people get married in cities over 24 years old while rural people get married earlier, around 20 years old.解析：
关于结婚年龄，考生可根据城乡情况不同分别说明。 -
第12题：
单选题House prices are more higher in Beijing than in many other places in China.AHouse
Bmore higher
Cin
Dmany other places
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第13题：
According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ______.
A)we fall to listen carefully when they talk
B)people tend to be annoyed when we cheek what they say
C) people usually state one thing hut means another
D)we tend to doubt what our friends say
正确答案：C
答案：C
[试题分析]细节题。
[详细解答]本题的答案可以从第二段开头两句看出来 Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning，可见，选项C的意思与之相符，应为正确答案。
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第14题：
According to the text, newspaper is losing profits in job ads because（ ）
[A] their prices are too high
[B] the employment rate is quite high
[C] Internet company provides free services
[D] competition among newspapers is tight
正确答案：C
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第15题：
When the builder starts to build a house, his estimate will have to be corrected and re-vised because__________.A.it is wrongly worked out by a workman
B.the future owner of the house thinks the estimate is so high that he cannot afford the building
C.the prices of building materials and the expenses of labor may be different from the originalprices and expenses
D.estimates are usually mistaken in the beginning答案：C解析：本题属细节考查题。考查的是在盖房的施工中，最初的预算必须更正与修改的原因。短文第二段的倒数一、二句就有相对应的部分；随后，当他开始施工时，此预算必须更改与修正。他的预算的根据是当时价格。而建筑材料与其他东西的价格在制订预算和开始施工这一阶段很可能会有变化。A项说的是“预算经常被施工者算错”，在短文中没有依据；B项的“未来的房主认为预算太高他支付不起”在短文中也没有依据，D项的“在开始时预算往往是错的”与A项的错误如出一辙。 -
第16题：
There are many stereotypes about the character of people in various parts of the United States．In the Northeast and Midwest,people are said to be closed and private．In the South and West,however,they are often thought of as being more open and hospitable．Ask someone from St．Louis where the nearest sandwich shop is,and he or she will politely give you directions．A New Yorker might eye you at first and after deciding it is safe to talk to you,might give you a rather unexpected explanation．A person from Georgia might be very kind about directing you and even suggest some different places to eat．A Texan just might take you to the place and treat you to lunch.
American stereotypes are abundant．New Englanders are often thought of as being friendly and helpful．Southerners are known for their hospitality and warmth．People from the western part of the United States are often considered very outgoing．These differences in character can be traced to different factors such as climate,living conditions,and historical development.
When travelling from place to place,Americans themselves are often surprised at the differing degrees of friendliness in the United States.
Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.New Yorkers are usually open with stranger
B.People from the South are usually considered good host
C.The friendliest Americans travel from place to plac
D.Different parts have different customs and habit答案：B解析：第一段中是美国不同地区人物性格的对比，不难看出，本题中只有B项是真实的。 -
第17题：
Text 2 When people talk about a"north-south divide"in Britain they are usually referring to house prices,employment and the ratio of private-sector to public-sector jobs.The south scores higher on all such measures.But new data from the British Trust for Ornithology（BTO）,a research charity,hints at the growth of another north-south divide-this time to the north's benefit.Every 20 years the BTO produces a superbly detailed atlas of bird life in Britain and Ireland.The 2007 t0 2011 edition is cheery:more species are tallied than in previous atlases,and many birds are increasing in number.Compared with two decades ago,45%of regular native species are ranging more widely while 32%are living in smaller areas;the rest have stayed put.But the most striking news comes from the north.The overall populations of woodland,farmland and migrant perching birds are up in northern England and Scotland but down in the south.The same is true of individual species such as the garden warbler,bullfinch and swallow.The number of cuckoos,a closely-watched species,declined by 63%in England between 1995 and 2010 but by only 5%in Scotland.Raptors are faring especially well in the south,but their numbers are rising in most parts of Britain.Partly this reflects climate change,suggests Simon Gillings of the BTO.Some birds are drawn to warmer winters in Scotland and northem England;visiting migrants may stick around for longer.Hard though it may be to believe during a week of torrential rain,the south is becoming drier,pushing snipe northward.More efficient farming has squeezed some farmland species.Some birds find it harder to make homes in the south,too.Pressure on housing means dilapidated buildings and barns,handy for nesting,have been converted into human dwellings.Between 2006 and 2012 the number of vacant dwellings fell by 17%in London and by 12%in Kent.Over the same period the number of empty houses increased by 16%in Derbyshire and by 10%in Lancashire:Northern mining villages once full of workers are now sparsely populated,points out Ian Bartlett,a birdwatcher in Hartlepool,in north-east England.They have become hot spots for birds and the people who watch them.Culrural difference also plays a part,thinks Mark Cocker,an expert on birds.The"obsession with tidiness"is stronger in the south,he says.Fewer people cultivate gardens;they prefer to cover them in decking and remove weeds from between concrete slabs.Village greens are mowed short.In contrast,Scotland and northern England have more trees,grassland and wind-swept moors.Less popular with humans,rugged parts of the countryside are filling up with a winged population instead.
It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that"hot spots"means_____A.the place the birds want to flee
B.the homes the birds want to stay
C.the place for hunting birds
D.the place built for birds答案：B解析：词汇理解题。根据定位词定位到文章第五段。解决此类题目的关键在于通读对应段落后分析上下句，考查的词汇在最后一句，开头的代词They是解题的关键，上文是说Northem mining villages once full ofworkers are now sparsely populated（北部的采矿地区曾经工人涌动，如今却人迹罕至）．整个段落都是在阐述鸟类繁衍地，因此．hot spots应当与鸟类的栖息地有关，B项the homes the birds want to stay刚好对应文中所表达的意思，故B项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项中的flee是逃离，与段落意思相反，故排除；c项为最大干扰项，结尾句是说与鸟类和观鸟者相关的地方，并没有提到捕鸟，故排除；D项中的“为鸟类建造的地方”文中并没有说这个地方是专门为鸟建的，因此应当排除。 -
第18题：
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Inflation
Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased spending that causes rapid rises in prices.________(51)your money buys fewer goods so that you get________(52)for the same amount of money as before,inflation is the problem. There is a general rise________(53)the price of goods and services.Your money buys less.Sometimes people describe inflation as a time when"a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore".
Inflation is a problem for all consumers.People who live on a fixed income are hurt the ________(54).Retired people,for instance,cannot count on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to________(55) their needs in time of inflation.Retirement income________(56)any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices.Many retired people must cut their spending to________(57)rising prices.In many cases they must stop________(58)some necessary items,such as food and clothing. Even________(59)working people whose incomes are going up,inflation can be a problem.The________(60)of living goes up,too.People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living.Just buying the things they need costs more.When incomes do not keep________(61)with rising prices,the standard of living goes down.People may be earning the same amount of money,but they are not living as well because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.
Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes ________(62)the rate of change can be determined.A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a________(63)year as the base.The base price is set at 100,and the other
prices are reported as a________(64)of the base price.A price index makes________(65)
possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods,for example,with prices of the same
goods in previous years._________(51)
A:Because
B:While
C:Since
D:When答案：D解析：由于上文说到通货膨胀是一个“阶段”，因此这里需要填写一个表示时间的关联词。本句话的意思是“当你用同样的钱买到比以前少的东西时，通货膨胀就发生了”, 因此选D。
根据句子关系和词语提示，本句上半句中的“fewer”可作提示词，“less”是 “little”的比较形式，与“fewer”相配。下句中的“your money buys less”是更直接的提示，因此选D。
根据词语搭配和上下文线索提示。介词“in”与相应的名词搭配使用表示 “在……方面增长或减少”。本段第二句有类似的表达“that causes rapid rises in prices”。
根据上下文和逻辑关系，这里需要一个表示“最大”含义的词。本句话的意思是为“依赖固定收入的人受影响最大”，因此选C。
根据词语习惯搭配。“meet one's needs”满足需要。本句话的意思是“不再工作的老年人在通货膨胀时期要靠工资满足需求”，因此选A
根据句子的逻辑。“retirement income”属于“fixed income” , “or”连接两个前后表达属于同类范畴的词。本句话的意思是“退休金和其他固定的收入通常没有物价上涨得快”，因此选A。
根据上下文含义和句子逻辑，本句需要填一个表示“跟上”的词，因此要选“keep up with”。本句话的意思是“很多退休的人必须削减一些开支来跟上上涨的物价”，因此选D
“stop”后面接动名词表示“不再做某事”，这句话的意思是“很多情况下他们不再买一些生活必需品”，因此选B。
根据语法逻辑，本句是状语部分前置，正常语序是“Inflation can be a problem even for working people whose incomes are going up ”。 “for”指“对于……来说”。本句话的意思是“甚至对于那些有工作，工资在上涨的人来说，通货膨胀也是一个问题”。
根据词语搭配和上下文意思，选“cost：成本”，本句话的意思是“生活成本上升了，工作的人们必须花更多的钱保证自己的生活质量”。
“ keep pace with”指“跟上”，与“keep up with”同含义。本句话的意思是 “当工资和物价上涨不同步时，生活质量就下降”，因此选B。
此空填的是由“from'，加“which”引导的定语从句，本句话的意思是“政府机构收集经济生活中的价格信息，将它发布为消费指数，通过这样比率的变化就可以确定”。因此选C。
"given”在这里指“给定的，一定的”，符合题目要求。本句话的意思是“通过特定一年的价格作为基数就可以衡量物价的变化”。
根据词语搭配和上下文线索选“百分比，percentage"。本句话的意思是 “其他物价按照这个基数成为一个百分比数字”。
根据语法原则选“it” ,“ it”在这里是形式宾语，代替不定式“to compare current prices of typical consumer goods with prices of the same goods in previous years”。本句话的意思是“消费指数能够将某种商品的目前价格与往年的价格做比较”。 -
第19题：
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The Industrial Age and Employment
The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's
work has taken the form of jobs.The industrial age may now be coming to an end,and
some of the changes in work patterns which it brought about may have to be reversed.This
seems a daunting（大胆的）thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better
future for work.Universal employment,as its history shows,has not meant economic freedom.
Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries
made many people dependent on paid work by depriving（剥夺）them of the use of the
land,and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves.Then the factory system
destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes.Later,as
transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted（乘车往返）longer
distances to their places of employment until,eventually,many people's work lost all
connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.
Meanwhile,employment put women at a disadvantage.In pre-industrial times,men
and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community.Now it
became customary(惯例的）for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the
unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.Tax and benefit regulations still assume this
norm today,and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.
It was not only women whose work status suffered.As employment became the
dominant form of work,young people and old people were excluded-a problem now,as
more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.
All this may now have to change.The time has certainly come to switch some efforts
and resources away from the utopian（乌托邦的）goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent
practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.The established work patterns may be changed with the closing of the industrial age.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：A解析： -
第20题：
翻译：I am sorry to say that your prices are about 9% higher than those offered by other suppliers.
正确答案: 很遗憾地告知，你方的价格要比其他供应商的价格高9%。 -
第21题：
单选题According to the author, when buying a house, along the south coast of England, people should _____.Abe aware of the potential danger involved
Bguard against being cheated by the house agent
Ctake the quality of the house into consideration
正确答案： A解析：
推断题。作者在文章结尾警告说，如果你想买一栋前途未卜的便宜房，可向英格兰南部沿海遭受海水侵蚀威胁地区的房屋销售代理商提出申请，你可能买到一所最低价便宜房，但其结果可能是一所将被冲毁的房屋。故答案为D。 -
第22题：
问答题翻译：I am sorry to say that your prices are about 9% higher than those offered by other suppliers.正确答案： 很遗憾地告知，你方的价格要比其他供应商的价格高9%。解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题A cynic,in the passage, is a person______.Awhose behavior usually leads to serious health problems
Bwho is always ready to fight
Cwho usually has doubts about the people around him
Dwhose behavior usually seems strange to the people he knows
正确答案： C解析：