共用题干 People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend（抵御）off the cold.In the United States,however,people wear________(51),partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation.Cars take_________(52)straight to their workplaces,which
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People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend（抵御）off the cold.In the United States,however,people wear________(51),partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation.Cars take_________(52)straight to their workplaces,which are heated well.The American diet is full of calories,so their__________(53)can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay__________(54).Lots of Yale girls wear skirts _________( 55 ) when it's 10 degrees Centigrade（摄氏温度的）outside. Some of them at least wear boots,tights（裤袜）,and leg-warmers（暖腿套）.Some,however,really just go for（选择）the look__________(56)the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs _________( 57 ) the wind , and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos（细高跟鞋）are all that they wear.
Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are__________(58),with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in__________(59) weather. I have always _________(60) ,whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to_________(61)health for beauty.But why do guys________(62 ) so little? It is not like , once they shed（脱掉）some layers , they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they__________(63)wear sporty （花哨的）shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute（喜人的）.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever_________(64)they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still________(65)like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend（抵御）off the cold.In the United States,however,people wear________(51),partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation.Cars take_________(52)straight to their workplaces,which are heated well.The American diet is full of calories,so their__________(53)can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay__________(54).Lots of Yale girls wear skirts _________( 55 ) when it's 10 degrees Centigrade（摄氏温度的）outside. Some of them at least wear boots,tights（裤袜）,and leg-warmers（暖腿套）.Some,however,really just go for（选择）the look__________(56)the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs _________( 57 ) the wind , and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos（细高跟鞋）are all that they wear.
Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are__________(58),with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in__________(59) weather. I have always _________(60) ,whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to_________(61)health for beauty.But why do guys________(62 ) so little? It is not like , once they shed（脱掉）some layers , they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they__________(63)wear sporty （花哨的）shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute（喜人的）.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever_________(64)they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still________(65)like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
_________(59)
A:warm
B:cold
C:cool
D:hot
A:warm
B:cold
C:cool
D:hot
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第1题：
What is the perfect setting for picking pockets according to the speaker?
A．Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.
B．Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.
C．Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.
D．Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards.
正确答案：A
解析：根据The perfect setting is clothing store．可知答案为A。 -
第2题：
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Some companies in the United States moved to Sweden, Germany and Belgium.
B. Fresh air, spacious room and being away from others attract people to move to the suburbs.
C. People wouldn't pay tax when they moved out of cities.
D. The neighborhood should be maintained by old and poor people.
正确答案：B34．答案为B。根据第一段第一句，urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air，elbow room and privacy作出该项选择。
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People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend（抵御）off the cold.In the United States,however,people wear________(51),partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation.Cars take_________(52)straight to their workplaces,which are heated well.The American diet is full of calories,so their__________(53)can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay__________(54).Lots of Yale girls wear skirts _________( 55 ) when it's 10 degrees Centigrade（摄氏温度的）outside. Some of them at least wear boots,tights（裤袜）,and leg-warmers（暖腿套）.Some,however,really just go for（选择）the look__________(56)the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs _________( 57 ) the wind , and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos（细高跟鞋）are all that they wear.
Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are__________(58),with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in__________(59) weather. I have always _________(60) ,whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to_________(61)health for beauty.But why do guys________(62 ) so little? It is not like , once they shed（脱掉）some layers , they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they__________(63)wear sporty （花哨的）shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute（喜人的）.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever_________(64)they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still________(65)like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February._________(57)
A:with
B:against
C:above
D:under答案：B解析：上一个句子说北京人冬天要穿许多衣服以抵御寒冷。后一个句子是跟上一个句子作比较，因此要用little的比较级形式less。
把people填入后生成的句子同样是正确的，但是跟前一个句子放在一起时是不连贯的。这是因为在前一个句子中已经有了一个people0 them是一个代词，代词的作用就是照应，这也就是为什么语言中需要代词的原因。在这个句子中them就是照应前面的people。
body“身体”，指人的物质结构。
stay是系动词，跟形容词连用，说明某种状态的存在。四个选项都是形容词，但只有fashionable是最佳选择。如果穿得少是一种时尚的话，那么只穿几件衣服当然是很时髦的。填入bony , thin , hungry在语义上是不成立的，因为一种“瘦( bony/thin）的状态”是营养差、节食或疾病造成的，跟穿多少衣服没有关系。“保持饥饿状态”跟穿衣服也没有关系。
“Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay fashionable.”是主题句。跟在主题句后面的句子是对这一主题的证明，这就需要有具体的事实。even所指的可能性是最不容易发生的。尽管如此，它还是发生了。因此even是最佳选择。
at the risk of health“有损健康的危险”。at the risk of是固定搭配。
prevent“防止”，与against连用。
该题所在句的意思是：通常来说，追求时髦的人大都是一些很瘦的人？ “丑”(ugly）和“矮个”(short）显然与题意不符。fat可以排除，因为它与后面的with little body fat相矛盾。因此只有skinny是正确选择。
四个选项都是有关不同温度的。由于本文讨论的主题是“为了漂亮冻得要死”，因此合适的选择是cold。
这四个动词后面都可以跟从句，但只有wondered可以跟疑问从句。
sacrifice health for beauty“为了漂亮而栖牲健康”。
wear和put on都有“穿”的意思。前者是状态动词；后者由于其动作能瞬间完成而不具备延续性，因此不可能表达某种状态。而这个句子表达的完全是一种状态，因此wear是合适的选择。
前面句子讲到男人脱掉几层衣服并不会突然就显得更好看，那么下面的句子应该进一步具体化，因此用 only是对的。填入该词后，句子说的是“当他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋时在确切意义上来说并不会显得更时髦”。
way有多种意思，包括“道路，’、“途经”、“方向”、“方法”、“方式”、“样子”等。整个句子说的是：当然，人们有选择自己外表呈现什么样子的自由。
look like“看上去好像是”。整个句子说的是：我只是觉得惊讶，在冬夏温度相差很大的康涅狄格州，他们的穿着看上去仍然像是在二月中旬的海滩上聚会。 -
第4题：
共用题干
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend（抵御）off the cold.In the United States,however,people wear________(51),partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation.Cars take_________(52)straight to their workplaces,which are heated well.The American diet is full of calories,so their__________(53)can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay__________(54).Lots of Yale girls wear skirts _________( 55 ) when it's 10 degrees Centigrade（摄氏温度的）outside. Some of them at least wear boots,tights（裤袜）,and leg-warmers（暖腿套）.Some,however,really just go for（选择）the look__________(56)the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs _________( 57 ) the wind , and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos（细高跟鞋）are all that they wear.
Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are__________(58),with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in__________(59) weather. I have always _________(60) ,whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to_________(61)health for beauty.But why do guys________(62 ) so little? It is not like , once they shed（脱掉）some layers , they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they__________(63)wear sporty （花哨的）shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute（喜人的）.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever_________(64)they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still________(65)like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February._________(52)
A:people
B:students
C:shoppers
D:them答案：D解析：上一个句子说北京人冬天要穿许多衣服以抵御寒冷。后一个句子是跟上一个句子作比较，因此要用little的比较级形式less。
把people填入后生成的句子同样是正确的，但是跟前一个句子放在一起时是不连贯的。这是因为在前一个句子中已经有了一个people0 them是一个代词，代词的作用就是照应，这也就是为什么语言中需要代词的原因。在这个句子中them就是照应前面的people。
body“身体”，指人的物质结构。
stay是系动词，跟形容词连用，说明某种状态的存在。四个选项都是形容词，但只有fashionable是最佳选择。如果穿得少是一种时尚的话，那么只穿几件衣服当然是很时髦的。填入bony , thin , hungry在语义上是不成立的，因为一种“瘦( bony/thin）的状态”是营养差、节食或疾病造成的，跟穿多少衣服没有关系。“保持饥饿状态”跟穿衣服也没有关系。
“Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay fashionable.”是主题句。跟在主题句后面的句子是对这一主题的证明，这就需要有具体的事实。even所指的可能性是最不容易发生的。尽管如此，它还是发生了。因此even是最佳选择。
at the risk of health“有损健康的危险”。at the risk of是固定搭配。
prevent“防止”，与against连用。
该题所在句的意思是：通常来说，追求时髦的人大都是一些很瘦的人？ “丑”(ugly）和“矮个”(short）显然与题意不符。fat可以排除，因为它与后面的with little body fat相矛盾。因此只有skinny是正确选择。
四个选项都是有关不同温度的。由于本文讨论的主题是“为了漂亮冻得要死”，因此合适的选择是cold。
这四个动词后面都可以跟从句，但只有wondered可以跟疑问从句。
sacrifice health for beauty“为了漂亮而栖牲健康”。
wear和put on都有“穿”的意思。前者是状态动词；后者由于其动作能瞬间完成而不具备延续性，因此不可能表达某种状态。而这个句子表达的完全是一种状态，因此wear是合适的选择。
前面句子讲到男人脱掉几层衣服并不会突然就显得更好看，那么下面的句子应该进一步具体化，因此用 only是对的。填入该词后，句子说的是“当他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋时在确切意义上来说并不会显得更时髦”。
way有多种意思，包括“道路，’、“途经”、“方向”、“方法”、“方式”、“样子”等。整个句子说的是：当然，人们有选择自己外表呈现什么样子的自由。
look like“看上去好像是”。整个句子说的是：我只是觉得惊讶，在冬夏温度相差很大的康涅狄格州，他们的穿着看上去仍然像是在二月中旬的海滩上聚会。 -
第5题：
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Beauty or Comfort?
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold.In the United States, however,people wear(51)________,partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take(52)________straight to their workplaces,which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories,so their(53)_______can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay(54)_______.Lots of Yales girls wear skirts(55)________when it's 10 degree Centigrade outside.Some of them at least wear boots,tights,and leg-warmers.Some,however,really just go for the look(56)_________the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs(57)_________the wind,and no socks to protect their feet.A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.
Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are(58)_______,with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59)________ weather. I have always(60)_______whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to(61)_________health for beauty.But why do guys(62)_________so little?It is not like,once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they(63)_________wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever(64)__________they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still(65)________like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February._________(52)
A:.people
B:students
C:shoppers
D:them答案：D解析：本句意思是：在美国，人们穿得较少，部分原因是汽车已经成为了最基本的交通工具。scarce意思是“缺乏的”;Iess是little的比较级；little意思是“少的”; least是little的最高级。因为是同前句中的北京人比较，所以用比较级，因此选择B项。
本句意思是：汽车将他们直接带到工作地点，而那里也有暖气。people意思是“人们”,students意思是“学生们”,shoppers意思是“购物者”,them指代前文提到的美国人，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：美国人的食物有丰富的卡路里，因此他们的身体能够快速地产生热量。arms意思是“胳脾”,heads意思是“头”,legs意思是“腿”,bodies意思是“身体”，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：穿得少让人们有机会变得时尚。bony意思是“瘦骨嶙峋的”,thin意思是“瘦的”,fashionable意思是“时尚的”,hungry意思是“俄的”。根据句意选择 C项。
本句意思是：很多耶鲁的女孩子甚至在室外10摄氏度时穿着裙子。even 意思是“甚至”,sometimes意思是“有时”,frequently意思是“常常”,occasionally意思是“偶尔”。因此选择A项。
本句意思是：但是一些女孩子真的冒着健康的危险只为看起来漂亮。短语at the risk of是固定搭配，意思是“冒着······的危险”，因此只能选择C项。
本句意思是：这些女孩们的双腿露在凛冽的寒风中，脚上也没有穿袜子。短语prevent...against…是固定搭配短语，意思是“防止”，因此只能选择B项。
本句意思是：通常这些追求时尚的人都非常瘦，几乎没有脂肪。fat意思是“胖的”,ugly意思是“丑的”,short意思是“短的”,skinny意思是“皮包骨的”。因此只能选择D项。
本句意思是：仅看她们的体质，与正常人相比，抵御寒冬的能力就已经处于劣势。warm意思是“暖和的”,cold意思是“冷的”,cool意思是“凉快的”,hot意思是“热的”。因此选择B项。
本句意思是：每当我走过这些女孩身旁的时候，我总是想，她们怎么能克制颤抖，而且还能带着似乎春天已经来临的微笑。dream意思是“做梦”,state意思是“陈述”, claim意思是“声称”,wonder意思是“惊奇，想知道”。因此选择D项。
本句意思是：这些女孩为了美丽栖牲了健康。sacrifice意思是“栖牲”,devote意思是“奉献”,suffer意思是“承受痛苦”,endure意思是“忍受”。因此选项A符合句意。
本句意思是：但是为什么男孩穿得这样少？bear意思是“承受”,carry意思是“携带”,wear意思是“穿着”,put on意思是“穿上”。因此选项C符合句意。
本句意思是：当冬天最冷的时候他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋在确切意义上并不显得更时髦。only意思是“仅仅”,seldom意思是“很少”,rarely意思是 “几乎不”,hardly也是“几乎不”的意思。根据句子，选择A项。
本句意思是：当然人们有选择穿什么的自由。method意思是“方式”,road 意思是“道路”,way意思是“方法”,avenue意思是“林荫大道”。因此选择C项。
本句意思是：他们看起来像是2月中旬在海滩上聚会。短语look like是固定搭配，意思是“看起来像”，因此选择D项。 -
第6题：
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第一篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920.The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you$5
a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave
him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $ 250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law. The
people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month,just like a
bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn'thave enough money to pay
all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a lot
more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him$170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The people
who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people
discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the way
Charles Fonzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn't have to
go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi'5.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!Why didn't Madoff have to go on trial?
A:The officials couldn'tfind any evidence against him.
B:He had friends in the government who helped him.
C:He admitted he was guilty.
D:He returned all the illegal money.答案：C解析：从文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
从文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
从文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
从文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
从文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。 -
第7题：
共用题干
Body Language in the United States
1.Most people shake hands and make eye contact when they meet people for the first time.Among very good friends,a woman may give another woman a little hug,and a man may kiss a woman quickly on the cheek.Males don't usually hug one another,however,this is changing.Men usually shake hands with the right hand.Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or lightly hold the other person's arm.This shows greater warmth and friendship.Most people wave hello or good-bye by extending the arm,palm facing outward,and twisting the hand at the wrist.Another way is to raise the arm,palm outward,and move the whole arm and hand back and forth.This is important to know because in many other countries,the same movements mean"no".
2.When people are waiting in a public place,such as the post office,they usually form lines.Some people get angry and complain if someone pushes their way into a line or jumps ahead of other people.Moreover,many women like men to open doors for them.They also like men to give up their seats on public transportation.However,some women do not like this type of behavior.They feel that men and women should be treated in the same way.
3.In the United States,it's important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations.If you don't make eye contact,people will probably think that you are bored or not interested.If there is silence in these situations,people usually try to make conversation.Periods of silence make many people uncomfortable.People in the United States usually stand about one arm's length away from each other while talking or standing together.This space is called"the comfort zone".
4.In the United States,mothers sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger at them.People may show that they like children by patting them on the top of the head.People usually make eye contact with each other during________.
A:public transportation
B:the handshake
C:a business meeting
D:line of people
E:her kids
F:long period of silence答案：C解析：文章第一段主要讲述了人们见面时和分别时如何运用肢体语言打招呼。故选B。
文章第二段主要讲述了公共场所的肢体语言，例如排队、男士为女士开门、给女士让座等。故选C。
文章第三段的主题句是第一句话："In the United States, it' s important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations."意思是：在美国，直接的眼神交流在商务和社交场合都是很重要的。故选E。
文章第四段主要讲述了母亲生气时会对着孩子摇晃自己的食指，人们也会轻轻拍拍小孩子的头来表示对他们的喜爱。故选A。
由文章第一段第五句“Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or也lightly hold the other person' s arm.”可知选B。
由文章第二段第四、五句话“They also like men to give up their seats on public transportation.However,some women do not like this type of behavior.”可知选A。
由文章第三段第一句话“In the United States, it' s important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations.”可知选C。
由文章第四段第一句话“In the United States, mothers sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger at them.”可知选E。 -
第8题：
Freezing to Death for Beauty
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear (51) ____ partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take (52) _____ straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their (53) ____ can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay (54) ______Lots of Yale girls wear skirts (55) ____ when it's 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boot, sights, and leg-warmers1.Some,however,really just go for the look (56) ____the risk of health2.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs (57) _____the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.
Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are (58) _____with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59) ____ weather. I have always (60) _____, whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived3.
And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to (61) _____health for beauty. But why do guys (62) _____ so little? It is not like, once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they (63) _____wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.
Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever (64) ____they want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still (65) _____like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
文章(26~40)
A. scarce B. less C. little D. least答案：B解析： -
第9题：
共用题干
第一篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920.The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you$5
a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave
him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $ 250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law. The
people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month,just like a
bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn'thave enough money to pay
all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a lot
more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him$170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The people
who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people
discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the way
Charles Fonzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn't have to
go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi'5.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!What was Ponzi's crime?
A:He robbed the banks of millions of dollars.
B:He gave people more than the bank did.
C:He kept a lot of other people's money for himself.
D:He did not pay people their interests.答案：C解析：从文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
从文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
从文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
从文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
从文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。 -
第10题：
共用题干
Urbanization and Its Influence
Over half the world's people now live in cities.The latest"Global Report on Human Settlements"says a significant change took place last year. The report________(51)this week from U.N.Habitat,a United Nations agency.
A century ago,________(52)than five percent of all people lived in cities.________(53) the middle of this century it could be seventy percent,or ________(54)six and a half billion people.
Already three一fourths of people in________(55)countries live in cities.Now most urban population________(56)is in the developing world.
Urbanization can lead to social and economic progress,but also put________(57)on cities to provide housing and________(58).The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move________(59)cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities,________(60)by social divisions and differences in________(61),could result in violence and crime unless cities plan better.
Another issue is urban sprawl（无序扩展的城区）.This is where cities _________ (62) quickly into rural areas,sometimes________(63)a much faster rate than urban population growth.
Sprawl is common in the United States. Americans move a lot.In a recent study,Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the________(64)cities to smaller ones.He sees a________(65)toward"de-urbanization"across the nation._________(52)
A:more
B:less
C:other
D:rather答案：B解析：come out：出版、发表；come on：开始、接着来；come over：过来、顺便来访；come off：结果、脱落。这里指发表报告。所以选D。
这句话的意思是：一个世纪前，世界人口应该是非常少。所以选less，即少于5％。
along:沿着；through：通过、穿过。表示时间的节点用by。“by the middleof this century”，意思是“到本世纪中叶”。
barely：几乎不、几乎没有。表示大约的人口数，用“almost”，差不多。
前面应该是和后面的比较，后面用“developing world”，所以此处填“ developed” .flourishing:繁荣的、茂盛的；thriving：旺盛的、蒸蒸日上的；fertile：肥沃的、富饶的、多产的。
从上下文判断，这里指城市人口的增加。extension：扩展；raise：上升、加薪，它不和population搭配使用。addition：添加、增加，不可用来修饰人口，所以选growth。
“put pressure on”是固定搭配，表示“给压力”； restraint：约束、抑制；load: 承载，负荷；weight：重量。
此处指提供住所和服务，即service。 surroundings：环境、生活环境；con-Zerns：关注、关心；communities：社区、团体。
此处意思是“迁入城市”, move into是正确的搭配。around：围绕、环绕。
这句话的意思是：“受社会财富的分配和差异的驱使，社会变得越来越不公平。”所以用driven，和后面的“by”构成被动语态。pressed：重压；drawn：吸引；pulled:拖、拉。
此处指社会财富的不均。社会财富的正确搭配是“social wealth ”。 situation：情景；treasure:财宝、珍宝；category：分类、范畴。
本句话的意思是：“城市的扩张”，用expand，洽当。invade：入侵、侵略； split：分裂；enlarge：扩大、放大。
表示速度用“at the rate”。 beyond：超过、超越。
在逆城市化的进程中，人们从大城市搬往小城市，4个单词中只有“major” 表示“重要的、大的”意思。essential：基本的、本质的；primitive：原始的、粗糙的；prior和to搭配，表示“在……之前”。
此处是一种“de-urbanization”的发展趋势，trend意思正确。direction：指示、方向； style：风格。 -
第11题：
共用题干
第二篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920. The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Pouzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you
$5 a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $100 you
gave him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law.The
people who gave him their money didri't think anything was wrong.Ponzi paid them every month,just like
a bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn't have enough money to
pay all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a
lot more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him $170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The
people who gave Madoff their money also didn'tthink anything was wrong because he paid them every
month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay.That's when
people discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the
way Charles Ponzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn'thave
to go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi's.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!For every$100,Ponzi promised to pay people_________.
A:$5 a year
B:$20 a year
C:$40 a year
D:$100 a year答案：C解析：由文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
由文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
由文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
由文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
由文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。第三篇 本篇文章主要讲述的是不丹国王吉美·辛格·旺楚克在国内采取了一个新的经济指标——国民幸福指数，以及取得的成效。 -
第12题：
单选题Unlike the United States, the president of the Philippines are elected to a six-year term in office.AUnited States, the president of the Philippines are elected
BUnited States, the president of the Philippines is elected
CUnited States, the people of the Philippines elect a president
Dthe president of the United States, the people of the Philippines elect
Ethe president of the United States, the president of the Philippines is elected
正确答案： A解析：
句子将美国总统与菲律宾总统作对比，故E项是正确的。 -
第13题：
Beijing's top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book rooms during the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capital. The luxurious and recently-renovated Beijing Hotel said it had received nearly 100 telephone inquiries from people wanting to book rooms during the Games since Beijing won its bid to host the event. "Out of these people, foreigners make up 30 to 40 per cent, including people calling from the United States and Europe," a hotel sales manager surnamed Song said.
Minutes before the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced in Moscow, the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would be game-goers gambling on the result. Domestic callers have mainly come from the southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian. Song said the hotel was not taking reservations, but only noting down names of callers, because seven years was too far in advance. The hotel also may be used by the IOC and would then need to set aside rooms for IOC members, he said.
Beijing will have more than 800 hotels with star ratings before the Olympic Games in 2008. The city currently has 20 five-star hotels, 34 four-star hotels and 338 other hotels with lower ratings. About 70 hotels will be designated to accommodate athletes and Olympic officials during the Games.
In the first paragraph, which of the following is the most possible reason for many people to book rooms in top hotels in Beijing?
A．The 2008 Olympic Games will be hold there.
B．More foreigners want to come to China.
C．People from the United States and Europe are eager to visit China.
D．Those hotels can offer good service.
正确答案：A
解析：本题的依据句是文章的第一个句子“Beijing's top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book rooms during the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capital.”其他个别选项尽管涉及了第一段的内容，但都是类似于举例说明的细节信息，与本题的问题没有必然的因果关系。 -
第14题：
Which is the best title of this passage?
A. The Earliest People in North America.
B. The Earliest Immigrants to North America.
C. The People of the United States.
D. Europeans Were the Earliest People Coming to the North America.
正确答案：B
文章主要讲的是到北美的移民，所以选B。 -
第15题：
共用题干
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend（抵御）off the cold.In the United States,however,people wear________(51),partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation.Cars take_________(52)straight to their workplaces,which are heated well.The American diet is full of calories,so their__________(53)can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay__________(54).Lots of Yale girls wear skirts _________( 55 ) when it's 10 degrees Centigrade（摄氏温度的）outside. Some of them at least wear boots,tights（裤袜）,and leg-warmers（暖腿套）.Some,however,really just go for（选择）the look__________(56)the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs _________( 57 ) the wind , and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos（细高跟鞋）are all that they wear.
Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are__________(58),with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in__________(59) weather. I have always _________(60) ,whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to_________(61)health for beauty.But why do guys________(62 ) so little? It is not like , once they shed（脱掉）some layers , they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they__________(63)wear sporty （花哨的）shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute（喜人的）.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever_________(64)they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still________(65)like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February._________(51)
A:scarce
B:less
C:little
D:least答案：B解析：上一个句子说北京人冬天要穿许多衣服以抵御寒冷。后一个句子是跟上一个句子作比较，因此要用little的比较级形式less。
把people填入后生成的句子同样是正确的，但是跟前一个句子放在一起时是不连贯的。这是因为在前一个句子中已经有了一个people0 them是一个代词，代词的作用就是照应，这也就是为什么语言中需要代词的原因。在这个句子中them就是照应前面的people。
body“身体”，指人的物质结构。
stay是系动词，跟形容词连用，说明某种状态的存在。四个选项都是形容词，但只有fashionable是最佳选择。如果穿得少是一种时尚的话，那么只穿几件衣服当然是很时髦的。填入bony , thin , hungry在语义上是不成立的，因为一种“瘦( bony/thin）的状态”是营养差、节食或疾病造成的，跟穿多少衣服没有关系。“保持饥饿状态”跟穿衣服也没有关系。
“Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay fashionable.”是主题句。跟在主题句后面的句子是对这一主题的证明，这就需要有具体的事实。even所指的可能性是最不容易发生的。尽管如此，它还是发生了。因此even是最佳选择。
at the risk of health“有损健康的危险”。at the risk of是固定搭配。
prevent“防止”，与against连用。
该题所在句的意思是：通常来说，追求时髦的人大都是一些很瘦的人？ “丑”(ugly）和“矮个”(short）显然与题意不符。fat可以排除，因为它与后面的with little body fat相矛盾。因此只有skinny是正确选择。
四个选项都是有关不同温度的。由于本文讨论的主题是“为了漂亮冻得要死”，因此合适的选择是cold。
这四个动词后面都可以跟从句，但只有wondered可以跟疑问从句。
sacrifice health for beauty“为了漂亮而栖牲健康”。
wear和put on都有“穿”的意思。前者是状态动词；后者由于其动作能瞬间完成而不具备延续性，因此不可能表达某种状态。而这个句子表达的完全是一种状态，因此wear是合适的选择。
前面句子讲到男人脱掉几层衣服并不会突然就显得更好看，那么下面的句子应该进一步具体化，因此用 only是对的。填入该词后，句子说的是“当他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋时在确切意义上来说并不会显得更时髦”。
way有多种意思，包括“道路，’、“途经”、“方向”、“方法”、“方式”、“样子”等。整个句子说的是：当然，人们有选择自己外表呈现什么样子的自由。
look like“看上去好像是”。整个句子说的是：我只是觉得惊讶，在冬夏温度相差很大的康涅狄格州，他们的穿着看上去仍然像是在二月中旬的海滩上聚会。 -
第16题：
共用题干
Beauty or Comfort?
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold.In the United States, however,people wear(51)________,partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take(52)________straight to their workplaces,which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories,so their(53)_______can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay(54)_______.Lots of Yales girls wear skirts(55)________when it's 10 degree Centigrade outside.Some of them at least wear boots,tights,and leg-warmers.Some,however,really just go for the look(56)_________the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs(57)_________the wind,and no socks to protect their feet.A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.
Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are(58)_______,with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59)________ weather. I have always(60)_______whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to(61)_________health for beauty.But why do guys(62)_________so little?It is not like,once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they(63)_________wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever(64)__________they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still(65)________like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February._________(56)
A:in
B:for
C:at
D:on答案：C解析：本句意思是：在美国，人们穿得较少，部分原因是汽车已经成为了最基本的交通工具。scarce意思是“缺乏的”;Iess是little的比较级；little意思是“少的”; least是little的最高级。因为是同前句中的北京人比较，所以用比较级，因此选择B项。
本句意思是：汽车将他们直接带到工作地点，而那里也有暖气。people意思是“人们”,students意思是“学生们”,shoppers意思是“购物者”,them指代前文提到的美国人，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：美国人的食物有丰富的卡路里，因此他们的身体能够快速地产生热量。arms意思是“胳脾”,heads意思是“头”,legs意思是“腿”,bodies意思是“身体”，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：穿得少让人们有机会变得时尚。bony意思是“瘦骨嶙峋的”,thin意思是“瘦的”,fashionable意思是“时尚的”,hungry意思是“俄的”。根据句意选择 C项。
本句意思是：很多耶鲁的女孩子甚至在室外10摄氏度时穿着裙子。even 意思是“甚至”,sometimes意思是“有时”,frequently意思是“常常”,occasionally意思是“偶尔”。因此选择A项。
本句意思是：但是一些女孩子真的冒着健康的危险只为看起来漂亮。短语at the risk of是固定搭配，意思是“冒着······的危险”，因此只能选择C项。
本句意思是：这些女孩们的双腿露在凛冽的寒风中，脚上也没有穿袜子。短语prevent...against…是固定搭配短语，意思是“防止”，因此只能选择B项。
本句意思是：通常这些追求时尚的人都非常瘦，几乎没有脂肪。fat意思是“胖的”,ugly意思是“丑的”,short意思是“短的”,skinny意思是“皮包骨的”。因此只能选择D项。
本句意思是：仅看她们的体质，与正常人相比，抵御寒冬的能力就已经处于劣势。warm意思是“暖和的”,cold意思是“冷的”,cool意思是“凉快的”,hot意思是“热的”。因此选择B项。
本句意思是：每当我走过这些女孩身旁的时候，我总是想，她们怎么能克制颤抖，而且还能带着似乎春天已经来临的微笑。dream意思是“做梦”,state意思是“陈述”, claim意思是“声称”,wonder意思是“惊奇，想知道”。因此选择D项。
本句意思是：这些女孩为了美丽栖牲了健康。sacrifice意思是“栖牲”,devote意思是“奉献”,suffer意思是“承受痛苦”,endure意思是“忍受”。因此选项A符合句意。
本句意思是：但是为什么男孩穿得这样少？bear意思是“承受”,carry意思是“携带”,wear意思是“穿着”,put on意思是“穿上”。因此选项C符合句意。
本句意思是：当冬天最冷的时候他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋在确切意义上并不显得更时髦。only意思是“仅仅”,seldom意思是“很少”,rarely意思是 “几乎不”,hardly也是“几乎不”的意思。根据句子，选择A项。
本句意思是：当然人们有选择穿什么的自由。method意思是“方式”,road 意思是“道路”,way意思是“方法”,avenue意思是“林荫大道”。因此选择C项。
本句意思是：他们看起来像是2月中旬在海滩上聚会。短语look like是固定搭配，意思是“看起来像”，因此选择D项。 -
第17题：
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Beauty or Comfort?
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold.In the United States, however,people wear(51)________,partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take(52)________straight to their workplaces,which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories,so their(53)_______can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay(54)_______.Lots of Yales girls wear skirts(55)________when it's 10 degree Centigrade outside.Some of them at least wear boots,tights,and leg-warmers.Some,however,really just go for the look(56)_________the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs(57)_________the wind,and no socks to protect their feet.A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.
Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are(58)_______,with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59)________ weather. I have always(60)_______whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to(61)_________health for beauty.But why do guys(62)_________so little?It is not like,once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they(63)_________wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever(64)__________they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still(65)________like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February._________(51)
A:scarce
B:less
C:little
D:least答案：B解析：本句意思是：在美国，人们穿得较少，部分原因是汽车已经成为了最基本的交通工具。scarce意思是“缺乏的”;Iess是little的比较级；little意思是“少的”; least是little的最高级。因为是同前句中的北京人比较，所以用比较级，因此选择B项。
本句意思是：汽车将他们直接带到工作地点，而那里也有暖气。people意思是“人们”,students意思是“学生们”,shoppers意思是“购物者”,them指代前文提到的美国人，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：美国人的食物有丰富的卡路里，因此他们的身体能够快速地产生热量。arms意思是“胳脾”,heads意思是“头”,legs意思是“腿”,bodies意思是“身体”，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：穿得少让人们有机会变得时尚。bony意思是“瘦骨嶙峋的”,thin意思是“瘦的”,fashionable意思是“时尚的”,hungry意思是“俄的”。根据句意选择 C项。
本句意思是：很多耶鲁的女孩子甚至在室外10摄氏度时穿着裙子。even 意思是“甚至”,sometimes意思是“有时”,frequently意思是“常常”,occasionally意思是“偶尔”。因此选择A项。
本句意思是：但是一些女孩子真的冒着健康的危险只为看起来漂亮。短语at the risk of是固定搭配，意思是“冒着······的危险”，因此只能选择C项。
本句意思是：这些女孩们的双腿露在凛冽的寒风中，脚上也没有穿袜子。短语prevent...against…是固定搭配短语，意思是“防止”，因此只能选择B项。
本句意思是：通常这些追求时尚的人都非常瘦，几乎没有脂肪。fat意思是“胖的”,ugly意思是“丑的”,short意思是“短的”,skinny意思是“皮包骨的”。因此只能选择D项。
本句意思是：仅看她们的体质，与正常人相比，抵御寒冬的能力就已经处于劣势。warm意思是“暖和的”,cold意思是“冷的”,cool意思是“凉快的”,hot意思是“热的”。因此选择B项。
本句意思是：每当我走过这些女孩身旁的时候，我总是想，她们怎么能克制颤抖，而且还能带着似乎春天已经来临的微笑。dream意思是“做梦”,state意思是“陈述”, claim意思是“声称”,wonder意思是“惊奇，想知道”。因此选择D项。
本句意思是：这些女孩为了美丽栖牲了健康。sacrifice意思是“栖牲”,devote意思是“奉献”,suffer意思是“承受痛苦”,endure意思是“忍受”。因此选项A符合句意。
本句意思是：但是为什么男孩穿得这样少？bear意思是“承受”,carry意思是“携带”,wear意思是“穿着”,put on意思是“穿上”。因此选项C符合句意。
本句意思是：当冬天最冷的时候他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋在确切意义上并不显得更时髦。only意思是“仅仅”,seldom意思是“很少”,rarely意思是 “几乎不”,hardly也是“几乎不”的意思。根据句子，选择A项。
本句意思是：当然人们有选择穿什么的自由。method意思是“方式”,road 意思是“道路”,way意思是“方法”,avenue意思是“林荫大道”。因此选择C项。
本句意思是：他们看起来像是2月中旬在海滩上聚会。短语look like是固定搭配，意思是“看起来像”，因此选择D项。 -
第18题：
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Body Language in the United States
1.Most people shake hands and make eye contact when they meet people for the first time.Among very good friends,a woman may give another woman a little hug,and a man may kiss a woman quickly on the cheek.Males don't usually hug one another,however,this is changing.Men usually shake hands with the right hand.Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or lightly hold the other person's arm.This shows greater warmth and friendship.Most people wave hello or good-bye by extending the arm,palm facing outward,and twisting the hand at the wrist.Another way is to raise the arm,palm outward,and move the whole arm and hand back and forth.This is important to know because in many other countries,the same movements mean"no".
2.When people are waiting in a public place,such as the post office,they usually form lines.Some people get angry and complain if someone pushes their way into a line or jumps ahead of other people.Moreover,many women like men to open doors for them.They also like men to give up their seats on public transportation.However,some women do not like this type of behavior.They feel that men and women should be treated in the same way.
3.In the United States,it's important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations.If you don't make eye contact,people will probably think that you are bored or not interested.If there is silence in these situations,people usually try to make conversation.Periods of silence make many people uncomfortable.People in the United States usually stand about one arm's length away from each other while talking or standing together.This space is called"the comfort zone".
4.In the United States,mothers sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger at them.People may show that they like children by patting them on the top of the head.Paragraph 1________
A:Body Language With Children
B:Body Language for Greetings and Good-byes
C:Body Language in Public Places
D:Impolite Body Language
E:Body Language in Business and Social Life
F:Use of Silence答案：B解析：文章第一段主要讲述了人们见面时和分别时如何运用肢体语言打招呼。故选B。
文章第二段主要讲述了公共场所的肢体语言，例如排队、男士为女士开门、给女士让座等。故选C。
文章第三段的主题句是第一句话："In the United States, it' s important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations."意思是：在美国，直接的眼神交流在商务和社交场合都是很重要的。故选E。
文章第四段主要讲述了母亲生气时会对着孩子摇晃自己的食指，人们也会轻轻拍拍小孩子的头来表示对他们的喜爱。故选A。
由文章第一段第五句“Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or也lightly hold the other person' s arm.”可知选B。
由文章第二段第四、五句话“They also like men to give up their seats on public transportation.However,some women do not like this type of behavior.”可知选A。
由文章第三段第一句话“In the United States, it' s important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations.”可知选C。
由文章第四段第一句话“In the United States, mothers sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger at them.”可知选E。 -
第19题：
共用题干
第一篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920.The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you$5
a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave
him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $ 250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law. The
people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month,just like a
bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn'thave enough money to pay
all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a lot
more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him$170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The people
who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people
discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the way
Charles Fonzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn't have to
go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi'5.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!What did Ponzi do with the money people gave him?
A:He spent it all on things for himself.
B:He used some of it to pay other people.
C:He deposited it all in a bank.
D:He kept it all to save for a good plan.答案：B解析：从文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
从文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
从文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
从文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
从文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。 -
第20题：
共用题干
第一篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920.The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you$5
a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave
him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $ 250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law. The
people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month,just like a
bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn'thave enough money to pay
all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a lot
more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him$170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The people
who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people
discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the way
Charles Fonzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn't have to
go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi'5.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!For every$100,Ponzi promised to pay people
A:$5 a year
B:$20 a year
C:$40 a year
D:$100 a year答案：C解析：从文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
从文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
从文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
从文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
从文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。 -
第21题：
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Urbanization and Its Influence
Over half the world's people now live in cities.The latest"Global Report on Human Settlements"says a significant change took place last year. The report________(51)this week from U.N.Habitat,a United Nations agency.
A century ago,________(52)than five percent of all people lived in cities.________(53) the middle of this century it could be seventy percent,or ________(54)six and a half billion people.
Already three一fourths of people in________(55)countries live in cities.Now most urban population________(56)is in the developing world.
Urbanization can lead to social and economic progress,but also put________(57)on cities to provide housing and________(58).The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move________(59)cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities,________(60)by social divisions and differences in________(61),could result in violence and crime unless cities plan better.
Another issue is urban sprawl（无序扩展的城区）.This is where cities _________ (62) quickly into rural areas,sometimes________(63)a much faster rate than urban population growth.
Sprawl is common in the United States. Americans move a lot.In a recent study,Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the________(64)cities to smaller ones.He sees a________(65)toward"de-urbanization"across the nation._________(62)
A:expand
B:invade
C:split
D:enlarge答案：A解析：come out：出版、发表；come on：开始、接着来；come over：过来、顺便来访；come off：结果、脱落。这里指发表报告。所以选D。
这句话的意思是：一个世纪前，世界人口应该是非常少。所以选less，即少于5％。
along:沿着；through：通过、穿过。表示时间的节点用by。“by the middleof this century”，意思是“到本世纪中叶”。
barely：几乎不、几乎没有。表示大约的人口数，用“almost”，差不多。
前面应该是和后面的比较，后面用“developing world”，所以此处填“ developed” .flourishing:繁荣的、茂盛的；thriving：旺盛的、蒸蒸日上的；fertile：肥沃的、富饶的、多产的。
从上下文判断，这里指城市人口的增加。extension：扩展；raise：上升、加薪，它不和population搭配使用。addition：添加、增加，不可用来修饰人口，所以选growth。
“put pressure on”是固定搭配，表示“给压力”； restraint：约束、抑制；load: 承载，负荷；weight：重量。
此处指提供住所和服务，即service。 surroundings：环境、生活环境；con-Zerns：关注、关心；communities：社区、团体。
此处意思是“迁入城市”, move into是正确的搭配。around：围绕、环绕。
这句话的意思是：“受社会财富的分配和差异的驱使，社会变得越来越不公平。”所以用driven，和后面的“by”构成被动语态。pressed：重压；drawn：吸引；pulled:拖、拉。
此处指社会财富的不均。社会财富的正确搭配是“social wealth ”。 situation：情景；treasure:财宝、珍宝；category：分类、范畴。
本句话的意思是：“城市的扩张”，用expand，洽当。invade：入侵、侵略； split：分裂；enlarge：扩大、放大。
表示速度用“at the rate”。 beyond：超过、超越。
在逆城市化的进程中，人们从大城市搬往小城市，4个单词中只有“major” 表示“重要的、大的”意思。essential：基本的、本质的；primitive：原始的、粗糙的；prior和to搭配，表示“在……之前”。
此处是一种“de-urbanization”的发展趋势，trend意思正确。direction：指示、方向； style：风格。 -
第22题：
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Margaret Sanger and Birth Control
Margaret Sanger,an American nurse,was the first to start the modern birth control movement in the United States.In 1912 she______(51)publishing information about women's reproductive（生殖的）concerns through articles and books. In 1914 Sanger was charged ______(52)violation of the Comstock Law,which federal legislation had passed in 1873 for-bidding the mailing of sexy material______(53)information about birth control and contraceptive（避孕的）devices. Though she was put in jail for these activities , Sanger______( 54 ) to publish and spread information about birth control.She and her sister Ethel Byrne opened the first of several birth control clinics in America on October 16,1916,in Brooklyn,New York.
The Comstock Law was rewritten by Congress in 1 936 to______(55)birth control information and devices .Many states had laws forbidding distribution or use of contraceptive devices but the constitutionality（合宪性）of these laws was increasingly______(56).In 1965,the
Supreme Court of the United States ruled that married people have the right to practice birth control without government intervention .In 1972,the court______(57)that unmarried people have the same right.
Today there are more birth control options______(58),but overpopulation and unwanted pregnancies remain worldwide______(59).Having more children than one can support may lead______(60)poverty,illness,and high death rates for babies,children,and women.
The problem of teenage pregnancy is______(61) worse in the United States ______(62)in almost any other developed country.Studies show that birth rates for women under 20 are higher in the United States than in 29 other______(63)countries.A detailed study suggested that the problem of teenage pregnancy in the United States may be______(64) to less sex education in schools and lower availability（可获性）of contraceptive services and supplies to young people,This study______(65)the view of people in the United States who argue that sex education or making contraceptive supplies available to school-age children promotes sexual activity.52._________
A: with
B: of
C: for
D: to答案：A解析：从语法上分析，动名词pubishing应是将要填入空白处的动词的宾语，四个选项中只有began后面可以有动名词作宾语，且符合上下文意思，故它是最佳答案。
动词charge的用法是charge sb. with sth.（指控某人有某种罪行或错误），故应选A项。但要注意，如果用动词accuse，则应是accuse sb. of sth.，两者词义相同，但使用的介词不同。
四个选项中只有C项才符合上下文意思，即“包括生育控制和避孕手段等内容的性资料”，其他三个选项都不合适。
爱意空白处前面有个让步状语从句，因此主句所叙述的内容一定与它的逻辑推理相反，从这个意义上讲，只有选项C和D可供选择，但选项C如果用于“一直不断”这个词义时，后面应该接doing sth.，即keep doing sth.，不能keep to do sth.；而选项D，既可 continue doing sth.，又可continue to do sth.，故应选D。虽然选项B也可以start doing sth．和start to do sth.，但与上下文意思不符，因为她在此之前曾经为此被指控过了。
填此空白时要注意本段后面所叙述的内容，显然国会这次修改法律是放松了控制，因此可排除选项A和C。另外，国会放松控制，也不至于自己散发、宣传，故选项B也不合适。只有选项D能体现出放松控制的内容，故选D。
填此空白时要注意国会已经修改法律放松控制这一背景，因此有的州仍然坚持严格控制，其合宪性自然要受到怀疑，加上本句中的“but”或多或少起到提示作用，故选项 A为最佳选择，其他选项均不合适。
填这个空时，首先要考虑四个选项中哪一个动词的宾语可以使用that引导的从句，其次再看看哪个符合上下文意思。knew（知道）,suspected (，坏疑）和held（认为）都符合第一项的要求，但填上knew和suspected与上下文意思不符，故只有C项合适。虽然A 项permitted (允许）符合上下文意思，但它不能使用that引导的从句作宾语。
在四个选项中只有C项“than ever before”才是正确表达“比以往任何时候”这个意思，其他选项都是错误的。
本句中but表示转折语气，四个选项中A项是最合适的，其他三个选项的词义与上下文风马牛不相及。
在所列举的四个选项中，只有A项和C项可以与动词lead搭配构成短语，lead sb. on意为“率领某人继续前进”，这时lead为及物动词，后面须有宾语，on是副词；而lead to…意为“导致”，这时lead为不及物动词，to为介词，因此，此项C无论从语法上还是意义上都最合适。
从语法上分析，worse是形容词比较级，其前面可有一个表示程度的副词作状语。在四个选项中，A项more不能与比较级连用;B项和C项意思相同，adequately = enough，也不能与比较级连用；只有D项considerably( = much)从语法上和词义上都最合适。
回答此题时，只要注意前面已有形容词bad的比较级worse时，就会很容易选择 than构成比较。
答此题时也要注意，上一句已经将美国与其他发达国家作了比较，本句是上句的延续，因此可以很容易选择developed为答案。developed countries：发达国家；developing countries：发展中国家。
在四个选项中，只有C项和D项可以跟介词to连用，而A项和B项则应与介词 with连用。be related to…：与……有关；be loyal to…：忠实于……。根据上下文意思，还是D项合适。
回答此题时，如果将本句已经提供的信息内容与上一句进行比较，就可以发现两句所表达的观点是相反的，因此四个选项中只有C项的counters（反驳）才是最佳答案，因为同一份研究绝不会提出两个截然相反的观点。 -
第23题：
共用题干
Margaret Sanger and Birth Control
Margaret Sanger,an American nurse,was the first to start the modern birth control movement in the United States.In 1912 she______(51)publishing information about women's reproductive（生殖的）concerns through articles and books. In 1914 Sanger was charged ______(52)violation of the Comstock Law,which federal legislation had passed in 1873 for-bidding the mailing of sexy material______(53)information about birth control and contraceptive（避孕的）devices. Though she was put in jail for these activities , Sanger______( 54 ) to publish and spread information about birth control.She and her sister Ethel Byrne opened the first of several birth control clinics in America on October 16,1916,in Brooklyn,New York.
The Comstock Law was rewritten by Congress in 1 936 to______(55)birth control information and devices .Many states had laws forbidding distribution or use of contraceptive devices but the constitutionality（合宪性）of these laws was increasingly______(56).In 1965,the
Supreme Court of the United States ruled that married people have the right to practice birth control without government intervention .In 1972,the court______(57)that unmarried people have the same right.
Today there are more birth control options______(58),but overpopulation and unwanted pregnancies remain worldwide______(59).Having more children than one can support may lead______(60)poverty,illness,and high death rates for babies,children,and women.
The problem of teenage pregnancy is______(61) worse in the United States ______(62)in almost any other developed country.Studies show that birth rates for women under 20 are higher in the United States than in 29 other______(63)countries.A detailed study suggested that the problem of teenage pregnancy in the United States may be______(64) to less sex education in schools and lower availability（可获性）of contraceptive services and supplies to young people,This study______(65)the view of people in the United States who argue that sex education or making contraceptive supplies available to school-age children promotes sexual activity.51._________
A: offered
B: refused
C: began
D: took答案：C解析：从语法上分析，动名词pubishing应是将要填入空白处的动词的宾语，四个选项中只有began后面可以有动名词作宾语，且符合上下文意思，故它是最佳答案。
动词charge的用法是charge sb. with sth.（指控某人有某种罪行或错误），故应选A项。但要注意，如果用动词accuse，则应是accuse sb. of sth.，两者词义相同，但使用的介词不同。
四个选项中只有C项才符合上下文意思，即“包括生育控制和避孕手段等内容的性资料”，其他三个选项都不合适。
爱意空白处前面有个让步状语从句，因此主句所叙述的内容一定与它的逻辑推理相反，从这个意义上讲，只有选项C和D可供选择，但选项C如果用于“一直不断”这个词义时，后面应该接doing sth.，即keep doing sth.，不能keep to do sth.；而选项D，既可 continue doing sth.，又可continue to do sth.，故应选D。虽然选项B也可以start doing sth．和start to do sth.，但与上下文意思不符，因为她在此之前曾经为此被指控过了。
填此空白时要注意本段后面所叙述的内容，显然国会这次修改法律是放松了控制，因此可排除选项A和C。另外，国会放松控制，也不至于自己散发、宣传，故选项B也不合适。只有选项D能体现出放松控制的内容，故选D。
填此空白时要注意国会已经修改法律放松控制这一背景，因此有的州仍然坚持严格控制，其合宪性自然要受到怀疑，加上本句中的“but”或多或少起到提示作用，故选项 A为最佳选择，其他选项均不合适。
填这个空时，首先要考虑四个选项中哪一个动词的宾语可以使用that引导的从句，其次再看看哪个符合上下文意思。knew（知道）,suspected (，坏疑）和held（认为）都符合第一项的要求，但填上knew和suspected与上下文意思不符，故只有C项合适。虽然A 项permitted (允许）符合上下文意思，但它不能使用that引导的从句作宾语。
在四个选项中只有C项“than ever before”才是正确表达“比以往任何时候”这个意思，其他选项都是错误的。
本句中but表示转折语气，四个选项中A项是最合适的，其他三个选项的词义与上下文风马牛不相及。
在所列举的四个选项中，只有A项和C项可以与动词lead搭配构成短语，lead sb. on意为“率领某人继续前进”，这时lead为及物动词，后面须有宾语，on是副词；而lead to…意为“导致”，这时lead为不及物动词，to为介词，因此，此项C无论从语法上还是意义上都最合适。
从语法上分析，worse是形容词比较级，其前面可有一个表示程度的副词作状语。在四个选项中，A项more不能与比较级连用;B项和C项意思相同，adequately = enough，也不能与比较级连用；只有D项considerably( = much)从语法上和词义上都最合适。
回答此题时，只要注意前面已有形容词bad的比较级worse时，就会很容易选择 than构成比较。
答此题时也要注意，上一句已经将美国与其他发达国家作了比较，本句是上句的延续，因此可以很容易选择developed为答案。developed countries：发达国家；developing countries：发展中国家。
在四个选项中，只有C项和D项可以跟介词to连用，而A项和B项则应与介词 with连用。be related to…：与……有关；be loyal to…：忠实于……。根据上下文意思，还是D项合适。
回答此题时，如果将本句已经提供的信息内容与上一句进行比较，就可以发现两句所表达的观点是相反的，因此四个选项中只有C项的counters（反驳）才是最佳答案，因为同一份研究绝不会提出两个截然相反的观点。 -
第24题：
单选题During the United States Civil War, many people in the South were forced to flee their home.Areturn to
Bpay taxes on
Crun away from
Drebuild
正确答案： D解析：
句意：美国内战期间，大量的南方人被迫背井离乡。run away from逃离。return to回到。pay taxes on缴税。rebuild重建。