【T15】A.DROP OUTB.FOR YOUR SOCIETYC.TAKE EFFECTD.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOLD.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS T
题目
【T15】
A.DROP OUT
B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY
C.TAKE EFFECT
D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______
B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______
C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL
D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT
H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL
E.WITH A
B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN
M.
B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.
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根据后文出现的“ingradeschool”可知，应该选dropout。
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第1题：
【T14】
A.TEND TO
B.CONSIDERED
C.ARISE
D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH
B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES
C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND
D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT
E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE
N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL
D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL
E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL
E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT
E.
正确答案：arise
此处要表达的意思是不同文化的人之间产生误解，所以选arise。 -
第2题：
【T16】
A.TEND TO
B.CONSIDERED
C.ARISE
D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH
B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES
C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND
D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT
E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE
N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL
D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL
E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL
E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT
E.
正确答案：tendto
所填词语后跟动词原形feel，所以含不定式的tendto。 -
第3题：
【T13】
A.DROP OUT
B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY
C.TAKE EFFECT
D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______
B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______
C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL
D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT
H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL
E.WITH A
B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN
M.
B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.
正确答案：takeeffect
beginsto后跟动词原形，再结合句意“著名的报酬递减法则就会______了”，排除dropout“不参与，离去，放弃，辍学”，takeeffect“见效，生效”符合文意。 -
第4题：
【T16】
A.DROP OUT
B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY
C.TAKE EFFECT
D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______
B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______
C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL
D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT
H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL
E.WITH A
B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN
M.
B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.
正确答案：foryoursociety
provide…for为固定搭配。 -
第5题：
【T1】
A.OUT
B.GO FOR
C.BUT FOR A.NOT FOR OUR NEEDS, MIND YOU,【T1】______OUR DEMANDS
B.IF YOU【T2】______A MASTER"S DEGREE
C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY DROP【T3】______IN GRADE SCHOOL GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AT LEAST WITHOUT THAT, YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD, UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T4】______ GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL
E.WITH A BA, YOU ARE ON THE LAUNCHING PA
D.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.【T5】______, MAKE SURE IT IS AN MBA, AND ONLYFROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS, THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO TAKE EFFECT. DO YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THAT LONG-HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS EARN MORE A YEAR THAN FULL PROFESSORS? YES, THE AVERAGE 1977 SALARY FOR THOSE TRUCKERS WAS $24,000, WHILE THE FULL PROFESSORS MANAGED TO AVERAGE JUST $23,930. A P
H.
D.IS THE HIGHEST DEGREE YOU CAN GET, BUT EXCEPT IN A FEW SPECIALIZED FIELDS SUCH AS PHYSICS OR CHEMISTRY, WHERE THE DEGREE CAN QUICKLY BE TURNED TO INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, YOU ARE FACING A DIM FUTUR
E.THERE ARE MORE P
H.
D.S UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED IN THIS COUNTRY THAN IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD BY FAR. IF YOU BECOME A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISH OR HISTORY OR ANTHROPOLOGY OR POLITICAL SCIENCE OR LANGUAGES OR—WORST OF ALL—IN PHILOSOPHY, YOU RUN THE RISK OF BECOMING OVER-EDUCATED FOR OUR NATIONAL DEMANDS.【T6】______.
正确答案：butfor
本题主要考查固定用法。“not…but…”为固定用法，是“不是……而是……”的意思，前面为notfor，所以空格处填入butfor符合题意。所以，答案是butfor。 -
第6题：
【T14】
A.SEE THE WORLD
B.ALIEN TO
C.AT RANDOM
D.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS
B.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERS
C.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODS
D.MOST JOURNALISTS LEARN TO【T16】______THROUGH A SET OF STANDARD TEMPLATES BUT THE SOURCES OF DISTRUST GO WAY DEEPER.【T17】______(PATTERNS) INTO WHICHTHEY PLUG EACH DAY"S EVENTS.IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A CONVENTIONAL STORY LINE IN THE NEWSROOM CULTURE THAT PROVIDES A BACKBONE AND A READY-MADE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR OTHERWISE CONFUSING NEWS. THERE EXISTS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THEIR READERS, WHICH HELPS EXPLAIN【T18】______.IN A RECENT SURVEY, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO REPORTERS IN FIVE MIDDLE-SIZE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, PLUS ONE LARGE METROPOLITAN ARE-A.THEN【T19】______. REPLIES SHOW THAT COMPARED WITH OTHER AMERICANS,【T20】______,HAVE MAIDS,OWN MERCEDESES, AND TRADE STOCKS, AND THEY"RE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO CHURCH, DO VOLUNTEER WORK, OR PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A COMMUNITY.
正确答案：aliento
根据空格前的seem可知，空格处需填入形容词结构，aliento“不相容的，与……相反的”符合题意。所以，答案是aliento。 -
第7题：
【T16】
A.SEE THE WORLD
B.ALIEN TO
C.AT RANDOM
D.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS
B.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERS
C.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODS
D.MOST JOURNALISTS LEARN TO【T16】______THROUGH A SET OF STANDARD TEMPLATES BUT THE SOURCES OF DISTRUST GO WAY DEEPER.【T17】______(PATTERNS) INTO WHICHTHEY PLUG EACH DAY"S EVENTS.IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A CONVENTIONAL STORY LINE IN THE NEWSROOM CULTURE THAT PROVIDES A BACKBONE AND A READY-MADE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR OTHERWISE CONFUSING NEWS. THERE EXISTS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THEIR READERS, WHICH HELPS EXPLAIN【T18】______.IN A RECENT SURVEY, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO REPORTERS IN FIVE MIDDLE-SIZE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, PLUS ONE LARGE METROPOLITAN ARE-A.THEN【T19】______. REPLIES SHOW THAT COMPARED WITH OTHER AMERICANS,【T20】______,HAVE MAIDS,OWN MERCEDESES, AND TRADE STOCKS, AND THEY"RE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO CHURCH, DO VOLUNTEER WORK, OR PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A COMMUNITY.
正确答案：seetheworld
根据空格前的learnto和空格后的throughasetofstandardtempiate可知，seetheworld符合题意。所以，答案是seetheworld。 -
第8题：
【T14】
A.ORIGIN
B.COMMUNICATE WITH
C.WRITTEN DOWN
D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______
B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______
C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY
D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
正确答案：writtendown
空格所填词语用于被动语态，应该选一过去分词，所以选writtendown。 -
第9题：
【T16】
A.ORIGIN
B.COMMUNICATE WITH
C.WRITTEN DOWN
D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______
B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______
C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY
D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
正确答案：communicatewith
根据空格后的eachother可知，选communicatewith。 -
第10题：
边际收益递减律（Law of diminishing marginal returns）
正确答案: 根据这一法则，如果不断添加相同增量的一种投入品（且若其他投入品保持不变），这样所导致的产品增量在超过某一点后将会下降，也就是说，边际产品将会减少。 -
第11题：
名词解释题Diminishing returns，law of 收益递减规律正确答案： 其他投人固定不变时，连续地增加某一种投入，所新增的产出最终会减少的规律。该规律另一种等价的说法是：超过某一水平之后边际投入的边际产出下降。解析： 暂无解析 -
第12题：
名词解释题边际收益递减律（Law of diminishing marginal returns）正确答案： 根据这一法则，如果不断添加相同增量的一种投入品（且若其他投入品保持不变），这样所导致的产品增量在超过某一点后将会下降，也就是说，边际产品将会减少。解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
【T15】
A.TEND TO
B.CONSIDERED
C.ARISE
D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH
B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES
C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND
D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT
E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE
N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL
D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL
E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL
E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT
E.
正确答案：thinkof
情态动词后跟动词原形，且所填词语后跟动名词，所以选thinkof。 -
第14题：
【T18】
A.TEND TO
B.CONSIDERED
C.ARISE
D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH
B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES
C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND
D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT
E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE
N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL
D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL
E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL
E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT
E.
正确答案：A
空格后的不定式为真正的主语，it为形式主语，所以选A。 -
第15题：
【T14】
A.DROP OUT
B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY
C.TAKE EFFECT
D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______
B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______
C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL
D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT
H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL
E.WITH A
B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN
M.
B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.
正确答案：thelaunchingpad
on后面跟名词或名词短语，所以选thelaunchingpad。 -
第16题：
【T17】
A.DROP OUT
B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY
C.TAKE EFFECT
D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______
B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______
C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL
D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT
H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL
E.WITH A
B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN
M.
B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.
正确答案：D
不定式to后跟动词原形，只有D项符合。 -
第17题：
【T13】
A.SEE THE WORLD
B.ALIEN TO
C.AT RANDOM
D.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS
B.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERS
C.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODS
D.MOST JOURNALISTS LEARN TO【T16】______THROUGH A SET OF STANDARD TEMPLATES BUT THE SOURCES OF DISTRUST GO WAY DEEPER.【T17】______(PATTERNS) INTO WHICHTHEY PLUG EACH DAY"S EVENTS.IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A CONVENTIONAL STORY LINE IN THE NEWSROOM CULTURE THAT PROVIDES A BACKBONE AND A READY-MADE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR OTHERWISE CONFUSING NEWS. THERE EXISTS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THEIR READERS, WHICH HELPS EXPLAIN【T18】______.IN A RECENT SURVEY, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO REPORTERS IN FIVE MIDDLE-SIZE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, PLUS ONE LARGE METROPOLITAN ARE-A.THEN【T19】______. REPLIES SHOW THAT COMPARED WITH OTHER AMERICANS,【T20】______,HAVE MAIDS,OWN MERCEDESES, AND TRADE STOCKS, AND THEY"RE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO CHURCH, DO VOLUNTEER WORK, OR PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A COMMUNITY.
正确答案：atrandom
根据空格前的werephoned和空格后的andaskedthesamequestions可知，空格处需填入状语部分，atrandom“随便地，任意地”符合题意。所以，答案是atrandom。 -
第18题：
【T15】
A.SEE THE WORLD
B.ALIEN TO
C.AT RANDOM
D.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS
B.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERS
C.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODS
D.MOST JOURNALISTS LEARN TO【T16】______THROUGH A SET OF STANDARD TEMPLATES BUT THE SOURCES OF DISTRUST GO WAY DEEPER.【T17】______(PATTERNS) INTO WHICHTHEY PLUG EACH DAY"S EVENTS.IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A CONVENTIONAL STORY LINE IN THE NEWSROOM CULTURE THAT PROVIDES A BACKBONE AND A READY-MADE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR OTHERWISE CONFUSING NEWS. THERE EXISTS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THEIR READERS, WHICH HELPS EXPLAIN【T18】______.IN A RECENT SURVEY, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO REPORTERS IN FIVE MIDDLE-SIZE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, PLUS ONE LARGE METROPOLITAN ARE-A.THEN【T19】______. REPLIES SHOW THAT COMPARED WITH OTHER AMERICANS,【T20】______,HAVE MAIDS,OWN MERCEDESES, AND TRADE STOCKS, AND THEY"RE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO CHURCH, DO VOLUNTEER WORK, OR PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A COMMUNITY.
正确答案：livein
根据空格前的aremorelikelyto可知，空格处应填入一个动词原形结构，且可以跟地点名词。结合选项可知，答案是livein。 -
第19题：
【T13】
A.ORIGIN
B.COMMUNICATE WITH
C.WRITTEN DOWN
D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______
B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______
C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY
D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
正确答案：learn
根据空格前的and可知，所填词语与动词read并列，词性应该相同，意义上有联系，所以选learn。 -
第20题：
【T15】
A.ORIGIN
B.COMMUNICATE WITH
C.WRITTEN DOWN
D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______
B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______
C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY
D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
正确答案：origin
空格前是定冠词the，空格后是of，此处需填入一名词，所以选origin。 -
第21题：
【T17】
A.ORIGIN
B.COMMUNICATE WITH
C.WRITTEN DOWN
D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______
B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______
C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY
D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
正确答案：C
根据空格前的“inotherwords”可知，空格处内容是“inotherwords”前内容“人类最开始时是如何学会创造词语的尚未可知”的同义转换，所以选C。 -
第22题：
Diminishing returns，law of 收益递减规律
正确答案: 其他投人固定不变时，连续地增加某一种投入，所新增的产出最终会减少的规律。该规律另一种等价的说法是：超过某一水平之后边际投入的边际产出下降。 -
第23题：
填空题What does your doctor usually advise you to do when you’re quite sick?To ____.正确答案： stay in bed.解析：
细节题。由原文中第一句话“when you’re quite sick, your doctor generally advises you to stay in bed.”可知，医生一般建议你上床休息的，这里填stay in bed。