题目
第1题
By saying "the world has been spared a t.rue water war" (Line 1, Para.4), the author means()
[A] the water supply in the world is more than needed
[B] the world has saved enough water to avoid the war
[C] the world has never suffered a war triggered by water
[D] the world spares no effort to avoid a war caused by water
第2题
D.Interviewer – And why has it become that dominant language?David – I think the reason (4)() that is actually very complicated, although in the twentieth century, we can just see that it's the rise of the US military and consumer power. I mean the technology, all the big developments in technology largely came from the US. So all of these developments actually (5)() within the English language, and people had to learn English in order to understand them, or to benefit (6)() them. The Internet is only one example of that kin
D. Once a language has (7)() that position of dominance, it's actually very difficult (8)() it. So we could be seeing the emergence of other big languages in the world (9)() more important than they have been, like Spanish, but it's unlikely (10)() they're going to shift English from its position of dominance.
1. A. on
B. in
C. with
D. to
2. A. never have
B. never had
C. have never had
D. had never had
3. A. to
B. in
C. with
D. and
4. A. for
B. to
C. in
D. on
5. A. produce
B. are produced
C. have produced
D. were produced
6. A. for
B. to
C. from
D. with
7. A. got into
B. got out of
C. got in
D. got out
8. A. shifted
B. to shift
C. shifting
D. shift
9. A. become
B. to become
C. becoming
D. became
10. A. that
B. which
C. what
D.who
第3题
Interviewer-------- Why is English so important?
David------- Well, English is so important primarily because so many people speak it and use it, so it has now become the lingua franca in the world in a way that we’ve never seen before. We’ve never had a world language of this kind before. So people are learning it not just to be able tocommunicate with native speakers, but also with speakers of other language around world.
Interviewer-------And why has it become that dominant language?
David------I think the reason for that is actually very complicated, although in the twentieth century, we can just see that it’s the rise of the US military and consumer power. I mean the technology, all the big developments in technology largely came from the US. So all of these developments actually were produced within the English language, and people had to learn English in order to understand them, or to benefit from them. The Internet is only one example of that kind. Once a language has got into that position of dominance, it’s actually very different to shift it. So we could be seeing the emergence of other big languages in the world becoming more important than they have been, like Spanish, but it’s unlikely that they’re going to shift the English from its position of dominance.
36. English is important, according to David, __________________________. A). because it has become a world language B). because so many people speak and use it C). because a lot of people are learning it D). because it is the lingua franca
37. English has become the dominant language in the world________________________. A). because it has always been the way B). for a reason that is very complicated C). only in the 20th century D). for no reasons
38. English became the dominant language in the 20th century_________________________. A). in the USA
B). because of the increase in American consumer power
C). because developments in technology came mainly from USA. D). all over the world.
39. People had to learn English______________________.
A). because developments in technology were made by English speakers B). because they needed to understand the new developments in technology C). to use the Internet
D). to speak with native Americans
40. David thinks that__________________________.
A). it will be easy for another language to become dominant B). English will not always be the dominant language
C). it will not be easy for another language to become dominant D). English will be the dominant language
第4题
Students can learn the fight answers【C12】______ heart in class, and yet never combined them【C13】______ their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the【C14】______ personal understanding of the world can【C15】______ side by side, each unaffected by the other.
Outside of class, the student continues to use the【C16】______ model because it has always worked well【C17】______ that circumstance. Unless professors address【C18】______ errors in students' personal models of the world, students are not【C19】______ to replace them with the【C20】______ one.
【C1】
A.excessive
B.extra
C.additional
D.added
第5题
Beyond that, it is a global expression of cultural modernity. Everyone in the world with media access knows what the Sydney Opera House looks like. First designed in 1956 and finally declared completed in 1973, the opera house was the single best known modern building in the world until the arrival of Frank Gehry's equally extraordinary Bilbao Guggenheim in 1997. But it will outlive the Guggenheim as an international architectural icon--because it did all the difficult work tint.
In the pantheon(万神殿) of classic modern buildings, Utzon's creation has the status of myth. The myth states that the unknown architect, then in his thirties, submitted rough sketches to the competition judges, that he ignored most of the rules, that his as only selected after being plucked at the last moment from the rejected pile by one of the judges, and that the design was unbuildable.
But Sydney is remarkable for another reason: it is a complete one-off. It does not fit into any stylistic or chronological category. None of Utzon's other buildings--churches, government departments, house. looks anything like it, and architects today who try to copy his concept always end up looking very second-rate indeed. It is "modern", certainly, but it is an expressive modernism that was quite at odds with the rectilinear(直线的) "international style" of its time. It has more in common with the work of the American genius Frank Uloyd Wright, for whom Utzon worked briefly. Of course its location is an enormous help, sitting as it does on a promontory with water on three sides and the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge as a picture-postcard backdrop. But Utzon masterly exploited the site as nobody else could.
Utzon left Australia in high indignation in 1966, never to return, before he could finish designing the interiors.
As with Sir Christopher Wren at St Paul's Cathedral, Utzon was humiliated and removed from overseeing the final stages of his masterwork. But for all his manifold difficulties, which other contemporary architect can claim an equivalent achievement? The Sydney Opera House showed us that anything is possible, and it demonstrated that sheer, seductive beauty for its own sake is nothing to be ashamed of.
It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.the Danish architect Join Utzon totally failed in his design of Sydney Opera House and was forced to resign
B.the Danish architect Jorn Utzon has been made known as the founder of all the modern landmark buildings, in spite of his part failure in his design of Sydney Opera House
C.Sydney Opera House is hopelessly ugly and has never been finished inside
D.Sydney Opera House is the single best known modern building in the world up to now
第6题
Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand. There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.
English people______.
A.have never discussed who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist
B.never discuss about the world's? greatest poets or dramatists
C.are sure who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist
D.do not care who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist
第7题
Scientists have found that the cause of this strange weather is that the air circulation pattern has changed and is now more variable than earlier in the twentieth century. This means that different regions of the world get long spells (持续时间) of the same type of weather, whether hot , cold, wet or windy.
However, weather experts have different views about why this has happened. One theory is that the temperature of the sea has increased. Another is that man’s activities on earth have disturbed the balance of nature.
Whatever the cause, the economics of many countries in the world depend upon the weather. And until we know exactly what effect man’s activities are having on the weather, we cannot make changes which might help. So for the moment the only answer is …wait and see!
26. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. We have never predicted the weather.
B. Man is now able to control the weather.
C. Strange weather has appeared only in some North American countries.
D. It has always been impossible for man to predict the weather accurately.
27. The strange weather patterns on the earth can he best described as ________.
A. steady and balanced C. likely to cause serious disasters
B. changeable but predictable D. unpredictable but favorable to man
28. The word “affecting” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________.
A. yielding good crops in C. causing few losses in
B. having harmful effects on D. producing desired effects on
29. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. weather patterns are similar in different regions of the world
B. the air circulation pattern remains unchanged in the last century
C. our weather depends on the changes in the air circulation pattern
D. it is possible to predict weather patterns over a long period of time
30. It can be learned from this passage that ________.
A. scientists have similar opinions about the changing weather
B. no one is sure about the cause of the changing weather
C. cutting down forests has affected the climate
D. the weather will become worse in the future
第8题
A.Travel is much faster and convenient now than before
B.People are now travelling much more than in old days.
C.Traveling to far-away places has become very common.
D.It used to take two more weeks to travel by coach than now.
第9题
In a telephone survey of more than 2, 000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved(旋转)around the earth. An【C1】______7% did not know which revolved around【C2】______. I have no doubt that【C3】______all of these people were【C4】______in school that the earth revolves around the sun.【C5】______may even have written it【C6】______a test. But they never【C7】______their incorrect mental models of planetary(行星的)motion【C8】______their everyday observations didn't support【C9】______they know. Their teachers told them people see the sun "moving【C10】______the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary(静止的)【C11】______that is happening. Students can learn the right answers【C12】______heart in class, and yet never combined them【C13】______their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the【C14】______personal understanding of the world can exist side by side, each【C15】______by the other.
Outside of class, the student continues to use the【C16】______model because it has always worked well【C17】______that circumstance. Unless professors address【C18】______errors in students' personal models of the world, students are not【C19】______to replace them with the【C20】______one.
【C1】
A.excessive
B.extra
C.additional
D.added
第10题
It matters not what you learn, but when you once learn a thing, you must never give it up until you have mastered it. It matters not what you inquire into, but when you once inquire into a thing, you must never give it up until you have thoroughly understood it. It matters not what you try to think of, but when you once try to think of a thing, you must never give it up until you have got what you want. It matters not what you try to carry out, but when you once try to carry out a thing, you must never give it up until you have done it thoroughly and well.
If another man succeeds by one effort, you will use a hundred efforts. If another man succeeds by ten efforts, you will use a thousand.
According to the author, first of all one must______.
A.analyze
B.inquire
C.obtain knowledge
D.act
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