Animal mothers are devoted to their young and____ them with love and discipline.
A、mind【参考译文】动物妈妈们专心于自己的孩子,既慈爱又严格地看护它们。
【试题分析】本题是词义辨析题。
【详细解答】“mind”表示”照看”时指的是“当其父母不在时照顾孩子”;“watch”表示“监视”的意思;“help”是帮助,只有“tend”是“照顾,照看”的意思。
PartIIVocabularyandStructure
Directions:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
21.Agreatmanycancerscanbecuredbutonlyifbeforetheyhavebeguntospreadorcolonizeinotherpartsofthebody.
A.properlytreat
B.properlytreating
C.beingproperlytreated
D.properlytreated
22.sheisalikeablegirl,sheisverydifficulttoworkwith.
A.SinceB.HoweverC.AsfarasD.While
23.Allthetouristsgavetherobbertheirmoney.
A.frightenedB.frighteningC.frightenD.frightful
24.herage,shereallydidagoodjobinsuchashorttime.
A.GivingB.GivesC.GiveD.Given
25.Thesoldierwaswithneglectinghisduty.
A.chargedB.conductedC.chargedD.committed
26.Thereasonwhythecarstoppedwas.
A.becausetheroadwasnotgoodB.thattheroadwasnotgood
C.duetothebadroadD.becauseofthebadroad
27.You’dbetterhurry,youmightbelateforclass.
A.orB.andC.unlessD.but
28.,heperformedthetaskwithsuccess.
A.ItwasexpectedB.Whichwasexpected
C.AswasexpectedD.Thatwasexpected
29.ThedoctorfeltJohn’sarmtoifthebonewasbroken.
A.workoutB.findoutC.lookatD.seeout
30.Hejustmysuggestionatthemeetingyesterday.
A.putawayB.shutdownC.showedoffD.brushedaside
31.Thequestionatthenextmeetingremainasecret.
A.discussedB.todiscussC.tobediscussedD.beingdiscussed
32.Hislazinesshisfailureinthefinalexam.
A.gaveupB.contributedC.resultedinD.distributed
33.Theteacher’stomystatementaboutthispoetledmetoreadwidelyaboutpoems.
A.changeB.chargeC.challengeD.chance
34.Onmostofthenights,Janereadinglettersfromherboyfriend.
A.stayedoffB.stayedonC.stayedoutD.stayedup
35.Thefirst-yearstudentswerelearningformthearmyinMiyun,asuburbofBeijingnearIlived.
A.whatB.whereC.thatD.which
36.Lyndaandhundredsofyoungpeoplelikehimthepostoftypist.
A.approachedB.appliedforC.appealedtoD.approvedof
37.Anybodyisentitledtosuchbenefitofageorsex.
A.regardlessB.whetherC.inspiteD.incase
38.Inthisbuildingeachapartmentcouldafamilyofsix.
A.houseB.coverC.makeD.include
39.Itriedtogetoutofthebusiness,Ifoundimpossible.
A.whoB.whichC.thatD.what
40.Whenheexplaineditagainandagain,thestudent’spatience.
A.ranoverB.ranonC.ranoutD.ranoff
41.WhenherneighborGrandmaWangbecameill,thegirloften.
A.fittedinB.workedoutC.heldbackD.helpedout
42.Ifyoureallywanttoapplyforthedangerousjob,Iwon’t,thoughtIthinkit’sacrazyidea.
A.stoodinyourwayB.standontheway
C.standinyourwayD.standbytheway
43.Hewastryingtoread;,thephonekeptringing.
A.meanwhileB.thenC.laterD.afterwards
44.Iamoutofthosepeoplewholikeastrenuous(费力的)holiday;Ibelievein.
A.tookiteasyB.takeniteasy
C.takingiteasyD.takingiteasily
45.Thepolicematchedthefingerprintsandfoundtheywere.
A.equivalentB.identicalC.similarD.equal
46.Formally,intheUnitedStates,manynursesworkedasprivatedutynursesinhospitals.
A.otherthanB.morethanC.lessthanD.ratherthan
47.Ifyoudon’tmind.Idomyhomeworkthanplaycardswithyou.
A.hadbetterB.preferC.wouldratherD.wouldlike
48.Theirideawastogetustothestrikeatonce.
A.callatB.calloffC.callinD.callfor
49.MycarsoIhadtocomebybus.
A.felldownB.brokedownC.felloverD.turnedaway
50.Icouldtellhewassurprisedfromtheonhisface.
A.appearanceB.sightC.expressionD.explanation
51.Whichis,NorthAmericaorSouthAmerica?
A.biggestB.thebiggestC.morebiggestD.bigger
52.Youshouldobservecarefullyhowtheaudiencehisspeech.
A.reachtoB.refertoC.reacttoD.relateto
53.Thesefarmersgotagoodharvestlastyear,sotheyabigsumofmoneyfornewfarmmachines.
A.setasideB.setaboutC.setupD.setback
54.Oneofmysayingsis“wherethereisawill,thereisaway.”
A.likelyB.favorableC.alikeD.favorite
55.Allisacontinuoussupplyoffueloil.
A.whatisneededB.thatisneeded
C.thethingisneededD.fortheirneeds
56.Thehighincometaxisharmfulitmaydiscouragepeoplefromtryingtoearnmore.
A.inthatB.thatC.inwhichD.which
57.Anewtechniqueout,theyieldincreasesby20%.
A.havingworkingB.havingbeenworked
C.atalossD.forgood
58.Thebirdflewintotheairandwassoon.
A.outofsightB.inahurryC.atalossD.forgood
59.ItisdecidedthatheforabustomeettheguestsfromBeijing.
A.callB.callsC.arrangeD.arranges
60.Iknowit’snotimportantbutIcan’thelpaboutit.
A.tothinkB.thinkingC.andthinkD.beingthought
Scatteredthroughtheseasoftheworldarebillionsoftonsofsmallplantsandanimalscalledplankton.Mostoftheseplantsandanimalsaretoosmallforthehumaneyetosee.Theydriftaboutlazilywiththecurrents,providingabasicfoodformanylargeranimals.Planktonhasbeendescribedastheequivalentofthegrassesthatgrowonthedrylandcontinents,andthecomparisonisanappropriateone.Inpotentialfoodvaluehowever,planktonfaroutweighsthatofthelandgrasses.Onescientisthasestimatedthatwhilegrassesoftheworldproduceabout49billiontonsofvaluablecarbohydrateseachyear.Thesea’splanktongeneratesmorethantwiceasmuch.
Despiteitsenormousfoodpotential,littleeffortwasmadeuntilrecentlytofarmplanktonaswefarmgrassesonland.Nowmarinescientistshaveatlastbeguntostudythispossibility,especiallyasthesea’sresourcesloomevenmoreimportantasameansoffeedinganexpandingworldpopulation.
Nooneyethasseriouslysuggestedthat“planktonburgers”maysoonbecomepopulararoundtheworld.Asapossiblefarmedsupplementaryfoodsource,however,planktonisgainingconsiderableinterestamongmarinescientists.
Onetypeofplanktonthatseemstohavegreatharvestpossibilitiesisatinyshrimplikecreaturecalledkrill.Growingtotwoorthreeincheslong,krillprovidethemajorfoodforthegiantbluewhale,thelargestanimalevertoinhabittheEarth.Realizingthatthiswhalemaygrow100feetandweigh150tonsatmaturity,itisnotsurprisingthateachonedevoursmorethanonetonofkrilldaily.
Krillswimaboutjustbelowthesurfaceinhugeschoolssometimesmileswide,mainlyinthecoldAntarctic.Becauseoftheirpinkcolor,theyoftenappearasasolidreddishmasswhenviewedfromashiporfromtheair.Krillareveryhighinfoodvalue.Apoundofthesecrustaceanscontainsabout460calories—aboutthesameasshrimporlobster,towhichtheyarerelated.
Ifthekrillcanfeedsuchhugecreaturesaswhales,manyscientistsreason,theymustcertainlybecontendersasnewfoodsourceforhumans.
1.Whichofthefollowingbestportraystheorganizationofthepassage?
A.Theauthorpresentstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofplanktonasafoodsource.
B.Theauthorquotespublicopiniontosupporttheargumentforfarmingplankton.
C.Theauthorclassifiesthedifferentfoodsourcesaccordingtoamountofcarbohydrate.
D.Theauthormakesageneralstatementaboutplanktonasafoodsourceandthenmovestoaspecificexample.
2.Accordingtothepassage,whyisplanktonregardedtobemorevaluablethanlandgrasses?
A.Itiseasiertocultivate.
B.Itproducesmorecarbohydrates.
C.Itdoesnotrequiresoil.
D.Itismorepalatable.
3.Whydoestheauthormention“planktonburgers”?
A.Todescribetheappearanceofonetypeofplankton.
B.Toillustratehowmuchplanktonawhaleconsumes.
C.Tosuggestplanktonasapossiblefoodsources.
D.Tocomparethefoodvaluesofbeefandplankton.
4.Whatismentionedasoneconspicuousfeatureofkrill?
A.Theyarethesmallestmarineanimals.
B.Theyarepinkincolor.
C.Theyaresimilarinsizetolobsters.
D.Theyhavegrasslikebodies.
5.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingasreasonswhyplanktoncouldbeconsideredahumanfoodsourceexceptthatitis___.
A.highinfoodvalue.
B.inabundantsupplyintheoceans.
C.anappropriatefoodforotheranimals.
D.freeofchemicalsandpollutants.
翻译:
Bymakingvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelneededtomovethem,(PassageTwo)
Whichissafer-stayingathome,travelingtoworkonpublictransport,orworkingintheoffice?Surprisingly,eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk,whichisverylow.However,whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkinginthechemicalindustry?Unfortunately,theformeris65timesriskierthanthelatter!Infact,theaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmostanyofhumanactivity,andalmostassafeasstayingathome.
Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongtheyoftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakeschemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately,theyareextremelyrare.ThemostfamousoneshappenedatTexasCity(1947),Flixborough(1974),Seveso(1976),Pemex(1984)andBhopal(1984)。
Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthelossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso,andonly28workersatFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal,whereupto3,000werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemexfireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook542lives,justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.
Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidenttoillustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwascausedbytonsofammoniumnitrate(硝酸铵),whichissafeunlessstoredingreatquantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement,whichtookriskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSevesoaccidentshowswhathappensifthelocalauthoritieslackknowledgeofthedangerontheirdoorstep.Whenthepoisonousgasdriftedoverthetown,localleaderswereincapableoftakingeffectiveaction.ThePemexfirewasmadeworsebyanoverloadedsiteinanovercrowdedsuburb.Thefiresetoffachainreactionosexplodingstoragetanks.Yet,byamiracle,thetwolargesttanksdidnotexplode.Hadthesecaughtfire,then3,000strongrescueteamandfirefighterswouldallhavedied.
1.Chemicalaccidentsareusuallyimportantenoughtobereportedasnewsbecause____.
A.theyareveryrare
B.theyoftencauselossoflife
C.theyalwaysoccurinbigcities
D.theyarousetheinterestofallthereaders
2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Workingattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome.
B.Traverllingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthanworkingattheoffice.
C.Stayingathomeissaferthanworkinginthechemicalindustry.
D.Workinginthechemicalindustryissaferthantravelingbyair.
3.Accordingtopassage,thechemicalaccidentthatcausedbythefaultofmanagementhappenedat____.
A.TexascityB.FlixboroughC.SevesoD.MexicoCity
4.Fromthediscussionamongsomeexpertswemaycocludethat____.
A.toavoidanyaccidentsweshouldnotrepairthefacilitiesinchemicalindustry
B.thelocalauthoritiesshouldnotbeconcernedwiththeproductionofthechemicalindustry
C.alltheseaccidentscouldhavebeenavoidedorcontrolledifeffectivemeasurehadbeentaken
D.naturalgasstoredinverylargetanksisalwayssafe
5.Fromthepassageweknowthatammoniumnitrateisakindof____.
A.naturalgas,whichcaneasilycatchfire
B.fertilizer,whichcan'tbestoredinagreatquantity
C.poisonoussubstance,whichcan'tbeusedinovercrowdedareas
D.fuel,whichisstoredinlargetanks
Inthelast12yearstotalemploymentintheUnitedStatesgrewfasterthanatanytimeinthepeacetimehistoryofanycountry–from82to110millionbetween1973and1985–thatis,byafullonethird.Theentiregrowth,however,wasinmanufacturing,andespeciallyinno–blue-collarjobs…
Thistrendisthesameinalldevelopedcountries,andis,indeed,evenmorepronouncedinJapan.Itisthereforehighlyprobablethatin25yearsdevelopedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandJapanwillemploynolargeraproportionofthelaborforceInmanufacturingthandevelopedcountriesnowemployinfarming–atmost,10percent.TodaytheUnitedStatesemploysaround18millionpeopleinblue-collarjobsinmanufacturingindustries.By2010,thenumberislikelytobenomorethan12million.Insomemajorindustriesthedropwillbeevensharper.Itisquiteunrealistic,forinstance,toexpectthattheAmericanautomobileindustrywillemploymorethanone–thirdofitspresentblue-collarforce25yearshence,eventhoughproductionmightbe50percenthigher.
Ifacompany,anindustryoracountrydoesnotinthenextquartercenturysharplyincreasemanufacturingproductionandatthesametimesharplyreducetheblue-collarworkforce,itcannothopetoremaincompetitive–oreventoremain“developed.”Theattempttopreservesuchblue–collarjobsisactuallyaprescriptionforunemployment…
ThisisnotaconclusionthatAmericanpoliticians,laborleadersorindeedthegeneralpubliccaneasilyunderstandoraccept.WhatconfusestheissueevenmoreitthattheUnitedStatesisexperiencingseveralseparateanddifferentshiftsinthemanufacturingeconomy.Oneistheaccelerationofthesubstitutionofknowledgeandcapitalformanuallabor.Wherewespokeofmechanizationafewdecadesago,wenowspeakof“robotization“or“automation.”Thisisactuallymoreachangeinterminologythanachangeinreality.WhenHenryFordintroducedtheassemblylinein1909,hecutthenumberofman–hoursrequiredtoproduceamotorcarbysome80percentintwoorthreeyears–farmorethananyoneexpectstoresultfromeventhemostcompleterobotization.Butthereisnodoubtthatwearefacinganew,sharpaccelerationinthereplacementofmanualworkersbymachines–thatis,bytheproductsofknowledge.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,theshrinkageinthemanufacturinglaborforcedemonstrates______.
A.thedegreetowhichacountry’sproductionisrobotized
B.areductioninacountry’smanufacturingindustries
C.aworseningrelationshipbetweenlaborandmanagement
D.thedifferencebetweenadevelopedcountryandadevelopingcountry
2.Accordingtotheauthor,incoming25years,adevelopedcountryorindustry,inordertremaincompetitive,oughtto______.
A.reducethepercentageoftheblue-collarworkforce
B.preserveblue–collarjobsforinternationalcompetition
C.acceleratemotor–canmanufacturinginHenryFord’sstyle
D.solvetheproblemofunemployment
3.Americanpoliticiansandlaborleaderstendtodislike_____.
A.confusioninmanufacturingeconomy
B.anincreaseinblue–collarworkforce
C.internalcompetitioninmanufacturingproduction
D.adropintheblue–collarjobopportunities
4.Theword“prescription”in“aprescriptionforunemployment”maybetheequivalentto______
A.somethingrecommendedasmedicaltreatment
B.awaysuggestedtoovercomesomedifficulty
C.somemeasurestakeninadvance
D.adevicetodire
5.Thispassagemayhavebeenexceptedfrom________
A.amagazineaboutcapitalinvestment
B.anarticleonautomation
C.amotor-carmagazine
D.anarticleonglobaleconomy