Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytotheso-calleddigitaldiv ide--thedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandthei nfopoor.Andthat__1__doesexisttoday.MywifeandIlecturedaboutthi sloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwasless__2__then,however,wer ethenew,positive__3__thatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.__4__,th erearereasonstobe__5__.
Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow. AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmore__6__,itisintheinterestofbusin esstouniversalizeaccess-afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorep otential__7__thereare.Moreandmore__8__,afraidtheircountrieswi llbeleft__9__,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeo rtwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbe__10__together.Asa result,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewill__11__ratherthanwidenin theyearsahead.AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaywellb ethemostpowerfultoolfor__12__worldpovertythatwe’veeverhad.
Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn’ttheonlywayto__13__poverty.A ndtheInternetisnottheonlytoolwehave.Butithas__14__potential.
To__15__advantageofthistool,somepoorcountrieswillhavetogetove rtheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudices__16__respecttoforeignin
vestment.Countriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisa/an__17__ oftheirsovereigntymightwellstudythehistoryof__18__(thebasicst ructuralfoundationsofasociety)intheUnited States.WhentheUnited Statesbuiltitsindustrialinfrastructure,itdidn’thavethecapita ltodoso.Andthatis__19__America’sSecondWaveinfrastructure-__2 0__roads,harbors,highways,portsandsoon-werebuiltwithforeignin vestment.
__1.A)divideB)informationC)worldD)lecture
__2.A)obscureB)visibleC)invisibleD)indistinct
__3.A)forcesB)obstaclesC)eventsD)surprises
__4.A)SeriouslyB)EntirelyC)ActuallyD)Continuously
__5.A)negativeB)optimisticC)pleasantD)disappointed
__6.A)developedB)centralizedC)realizedD)commercialized
__7.A)usersB)producersC)customersD)citizens
__8.A)enterprisesB)governmentsC)officialsD)customers
__9.A)awayB)forC)asideD)behind
__10.A)nettedB)workedC)putD)organized
__11.A)decreaseB)narrowC)neglectD)low
__12.A)containingB)preventingC)keepingD)combating
__13.A)winB)detailC)defeatD)fear
__14.A)enormousB)countlessC)numericalD)big
__15.A)bringB)keepC)holdD)take
__16.A)atB)withC)ofD)for
__17.A)offenceB)investmentC)invasionD)insult
__18.A)constructionB)facilityC)infrastructureD)institution __19.A)whyB)whereC)whenD)how
__20.A)concerningB)concludingC)accordingD)including
参考答案：
1.A由文中第一行的digitaldivide得出答案。
2.Bobscure模糊的，不清楚的；visible看得见的，明显的；invisible看不见的；indistinct不清楚的，模糊的。空格前的less 已有否定意义
3.Aforce力量，武力；obstacle障碍；event事件；surprise惊奇，诧异。句意：现在有新的、乐观的力量来对抗数字鸿沟。
4.Cseriously认真地；entirely完全的；actually实际上；continuously连续地。
5.Bnegative消极的；optimistic乐观的；pleasant令人愉快的；disappointed令人失望的。前文说有积极的力量在对抗数字鸿沟的不利因素，因此，实际上我们有理由保持乐观的态度。
6.Ddevelop发展；centralize集中；realize认识到；commercialize使商业化，由下文“网络有利于商业途径的普及”，可知此处表述的意思是网络越来越商业化。intheinterestof...为了...的利益
7.Cuser使用者；producer生产者；customer消费者；citizen公民。句意：越多的人上网就有越多的潜在消费者。
8.Benterprise企业，事业；government政府；official官员；句意：越来越多的政府害怕他们的国家...
9.Dleavebehind留下，超过
与leave相关的短语：leaveaside把某事搁置一边
leaveout省去，遗漏，不考虑
leaveoff停止，不再穿
10.A网络把人们联系在一起，选netted
11.Bdecrease减少，narrow变窄；neglect忽视，疏忽；low降低句意：因此，我现在认为数字鸿沟是在变窄而不是在拓宽
12.Dcontain包含，容纳；prevent防止，阻止；keep保留，保持；combat战斗，搏斗
13.Cwin赢得；detail详述，细说；defeat击败，战胜；fear畏惧。
14.Aenormous巨大的；countless无数的；numerical数字的。potential作名词为不可数，不能用countless修饰，big一般表示尺寸、数字、范围上的大。
15.Dtakeadvantageof利用
16.Bwithrespectto关于，至于with也可换成in.表示关于的还有withregardto,concerning等。
17.Coffence冒犯；investment投资；invasion入侵；insult侮辱
https://www.doczj.com/doc/0610181135.html,onstruction建筑；facility设备；infrastructure基础设施；institution公共机构，制度。从后文中出现的infrastructure 可以轻易得到答案。
19.A表语从句，表示原因，“这也就是为什么...”
20.Dconcerning关于；concluding结束的；according根据；including包括Aninvisibleborderdividesthosearguingforcomputersintheclassroo monthebehalfof students’careerprospectsandthosearguingforcomp utersintheclassroomforbroaderreasonsofradicaleducationalrefor m.Veryfewwritersonthesubjecthaveexploredthis__1__—indeed,con tradiction—whichgoestotheheartofwhatiswrongwiththe__2__toput computersintheclassroom.
Aneducationthataimsatgettingastudentacertainkindofjobisa/an__ 3__education,justifiedforreasonsradicallydifferentfromwhyeduc ationis__4__requiredbylaw.Itisnotsimplyto__5__everyone’sjobp rospectsthatallchildrenarelegally__6__toattendschoolintotheir teens.Rather,wehaveacertain__7__oftheAmericancitizen,acharact
erwhois__8__ifhecannotcompetentlyassess__9__hislivelihoodandh appinessareaffectedbythings__10__ofhimself.
Butthiswasnotalwaysthecase;beforeitwaslegallyrequiredforallch ildrentoattendschooluntilacertain__11__,itwaswidelyacceptedth atsomewerejustnotequipped__12__naturetopursuethiskindofeducat ion.Withoptimismcharacteristicofallindustrializedcountries,we cametoacceptthateveryoneis__13__https://www.doczj.com/doc/0610181135.html,puter-educati onadvocates__14__thisoptimisticnotionforapessimismthat__15__t heirotherwisecheeryoutlook.__16__ontheconfusionbetweeneducati onalandvocationalreasonsforbringingcomputersintoschools,compu ter-educationadvocatesoften__17__thejobprospectsofgraduatesov ertheireducational__18__.
Therearesomegoodargumentsforatechnicaleducationgiventherightk indofstudent.ManyEuropeanschools__19__theconceptofprofessiona ltrainingearlyoninordertomakesurechildrenare__20__equippedfor theprofessionstheywanttojoin.
1.[A]distinction?[B]topic?[C]separation?[D]education
2.[A]campaign?[B]practice?[C]action?[D]goal
3.[A]informal?[B]basic?[C]technical?[D]expensive
4.[A]differently?[B]universally?[C]conversely?[D]regularly
5.[A]form?[B]consist?[C]arise?[D]raise
6.[A]ordered?[B]inquired?[C]required?[D]acquired
7.[A]conception?[B]information?[C]theme?[D]imagination
8.[A]complete?[B]accomplished?[C]incomplete?[D]improper
9.[A]why?[B]what?[C]where?[D]how
10.[A]inside?[B]outside?[C]beside?[D]aside
11.[A]year?[B]age?[C]day?[D]extent
12.[A]in?[B]at?[C]by?[D]with
13.[A]fit?[B]responsible?[C]suitable?[D]able
14.[A]consider?[B]forget?[C]forsake?[D]foretell
15.[A]believes?[B]becomes?[C]bears?[D]betrays
16.[A]Encountering?[B]Banking?[C]Devising?[D]Seeking
17.[A]emphasize?[B]encourage?[C]engage?[D]enlarge
18.[A]academy?[B]position?[C]degree?[D]achievement
19.[A]interact?[B]introduce?[C]announce?[D]invent
20.[A]traditionally?[B]drastically?[C]properly?[D]hardly
??????答案：1~5AACBD?????6~10CACDB
??????11~15?BCACD??????16~20AADBC
Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practicallyallpeople_1_adesire topredicttheirfuture_2_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_3_thistaskusingcausa lreasoning.Firstwe_4_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_5_causedorco nditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_6_howmuchmon
eyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_7_withasha rk.
Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_8_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能
的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhen thecausesare_9_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_10_go odgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofca usalityandprobabilitymore_11_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_12_thenm oreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninqui ry,weneedto_13_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tu nderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_14_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveab ility.
Whatevertheprimitivedrives_15_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdepen dsheavilyontheabilityto_16_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictiso ftenplayedina_17_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycer tainregularpatterns_18_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethos epatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_19_answeringboth"what"and"why"questio n,andwepursuethese_20_byobservingandfiguringout.
1.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed
2.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions
3.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo
4.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally
5.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something
6.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect
7.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact
8.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures
9.[A]disappointde[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute
10.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects
11.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive
12.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with
13.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract
14.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under
15.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where
16.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede
17.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context
18.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur
19.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond
20.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goals
参考答案：
1.A词义辨析exhibit"展出，表现",exaggerate"夸张",exceed"超越，胜过"原句意为：实际上，人们会对未来的生活怀有（展示出）一定的愿望。
2.B词义辨析context"上下文"，circumstance"环境"，inspection"检查，视察"，intuition"直觉"
3.C词义辨析underestimate"低估",undermine"破坏"，undertake"承担，担任",undergo"经历，遭受"。undertakeatask为常见搭配，意为"开始进行一项任务"
4.D词义辨析选项C、D看似均可，但always显得有些武断。
5.A篇章逻辑somehow"不知何故，以某种方式"
6.B词义辨析enact"制定法律，颁布"，inflect"弯曲"
7.C词义辨析encounter指没有事先计划的、未料到的、短暂的相遇
8.A词义辨析pattern模式，式样；design设计，图案；第一段中提到过人们习惯用因果关系去推断，这是一种思考模式。
9.B词义辨析absent缺少的，不在的；inadequate不充分的；根据文中意思应选一个与occur意思相反的词。
10.B词义辨析create创造produce产生，得到。原句意为学生知道努力学习在大多数情况下会得到高的分数。
11.C词义辨析obscure朦胧的，模糊的；indistinct不清楚的；explicit外在的，清楚地；explosive爆炸的；原句意为：科学使因果性和可能性的观念变的更加清楚
12.D短语搭配dealin经营eg:Hedealsinasmallshop.dealwith处理，安排
13.A词义辨析distinguish区别，辨别；distinct清楚地，明显的；distort 扭曲，歪曲；distract转移。distinguishbetween为常用搭配，意为"区别...和..."
14.B短语搭配onthebasisof以...为基础
15.C语法结构drive在此为名词，意为“动力”，空格后部分是对drive进行修饰，故选关系代词that引导定语从句。
16.A词义辨析predict预言；pretend假装；precede在...之前
17.D词义辨析content内容；contact接触；contest争论，竞赛；context上下文inthecontextof意为"在...情况下"
18.B词义辨析occur发生，出现；occupy占用，占领；incur招致
19.A短语搭配aimat瞄准，针对
20.D词义辨析purpose目的，以图；ambition野心；drive推动力；goal目的，目标。
Aninvisibleborderdividesthosearguingforcomputersintheclassroomonthebe halfofstudents’careerprospectsandthosearguingforcomputersintheclassr oomforbroaderreasonsofradicaleducationalreform.Veryfewwritersonthesub jecthaveexploredthis__1__—indeed,contradiction—whichgoestothehearto fwhatiswrongwiththe__2__toputcomputersintheclassroom.
Aneducationthataimsatgettingastudentacertainkindofjobisa/an__3__educa tion,justifiedforreasonsradicallydifferentfromwhyeducationis__4__requ iredbylaw.Itisnotsimplyto__5__everyone’sjobprospectsthatallchildrena relegally__6__toattendschoolintotheirteens.Rather,wehaveacertain__7__ oftheAmericancitizen,acharacterwhois__8__ifhecannotcompetentlyassess_ _9__hislivelihoodandhappinessareaffectedbythings__10__ofhimself.
Butthiswasnotalwaysthecase;beforeitwaslegallyrequiredforallchildrento attendschooluntilacertain__11__,itwaswidelyacceptedthatsomewerejustno tequipped__12__naturetopursuethiskindofeducation.Withoptimismcharacte risticofallindustrializedcountries,wecametoacceptthateveryoneis__13__ https://www.doczj.com/doc/0610181135.html,puter-educationadvocates__14__thisoptimisticnotionfor apessimismthat__15__theirotherwisecheeryoutlook.__16__ontheconfusionb etweeneducationalandvocationalreasonsforbringingcomputersintoschools, computer-educationadvocatesoften__17__thejobprospectsofgraduatesovert heireducational__18__.
Therearesomegoodargumentsforatechnicaleducationgiventherightkindofstu dent.ManyEuropeanschools__19__theconceptofprofessionaltrainingearlyon inordertomakesurechildrenare__20__equippedfortheprofessionstheywantto join.
1.[A]distinction[B]topic[C]separation[D]education
2.[A]campaign[B]practice[C]action[D]goal
3.[A]informal[B]basic[C]technical[D]expensive
4.[A]differently[B]universally[C]conversely[D]regularly
5.[A]form[B]consist[C]arise[D]raise
6.[A]ordered[B]inquired[C]required[D]acquired
7.[A]conception[B]information[C]theme[D]imagination
8.[A]complete[B]accomplished[C]incomplete[D]improper
9.[A]why[B]what[C]where[D]how
10.[A]inside[B]outside[C]beside[D]aside
11.[A]year[B]age[C]day[D]extent
12.[A]in[B]at[C]by[D]with
13.[A]fit[B]responsible[C]suitable[D]able
14.[A]consider[B]forget[C]forsake[D]foretell
15.[A]believes[B]becomes[C]bears[D]betrays
16.[A]Encountering[B]Banking[C]Devising[D]Seeking
17.[A]emphasize[B]encourage[C]engage[D]enlarge
18.[A]academy[B]position[C]degree[D]achievement
19.[A]interact[B]introduce[C]announce[D]invent
20.[A]traditionally[B]drastically[C]properly[D]hardly
参考答案：
1.A
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.D
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.D10.B11.B12.C13.A14.C15.D16.A17.A18.D19.B20 .C
Atranslatormusthaveanexcellent,up-to-dateknowledgeofhissourcelanguage s.Hemustfillfacilityinthehandlingofhistargetlanguage,whichwillbehismo
thertongueorlanguageofhabitual__1__,andaknowledgeandunderstandingofth elatestsubject-matterinhisfieldofspecialization.Thisis,asitwere,hispr ofessional__2__.Inadditiontothis,itis__3__thatheshouldhaveanenquiring mind,wideinterests,agoodmemoryandtheabilityto__4__quicklythebasicprin ciplesofnewdevelopments.
Heshouldbewillingtowork__5__hisown,oftenathighspeeds,butshouldbehumbl eenoughto__6__otherpeoplebecausehisown__7__doesnotalwaysproveadequate tothetaskinhand.Heshouldbeabletotypefairlyquicklyand__8__and,ifheiswo rkingmainlyforpublication,shouldhavemorethananodding__9__withprinting techniquesandproof-reading.
Ifheisworkingbasicallyasaninformationtranslator,letussay,foranindustr ialfirms,heshouldhavetheflexibilityofmindtoenablehimto__10__rapidlyfr omonesourcelanguageto__11__,aswellasfromonesubject-mattertoanother,si ncethisabilityisfrequently__12__ofhiminsuchwork.Bearingin__13__thenat ureofthetranslator’swork,i.e.theprocessingofthewrittenword,itis,stri ctlyspeaking,__14__thatheshouldbeabletospeakthelanguagesheis__15__wit h.
Ifhedoesspeakthem,itisan__16__ratherthanahindrance(障
碍),butthisskillisinmanywaysaluxurythathecandoawaywith.Itis,__17__,de sirablethatheshouldhavean__18__ideaaboutthepronunciationofhissourcela nguages,evenifthisisrestrictedtoknowinghowpropernamesandplacenamesare pronounced.Thesame__19__toanabilitytowritehissourcelanguages.Ifhecan, wellandgood;ifhecannot,itdoesnot__20__.
1.[A]application[B]use[C]utility[D]usage
2.[A]equipment[B]language[C]performance[D]facility
3.[A]wise[B]unique[C]desirable[D]effective
4.[A]input[B]grasp[C]seek[D]expand
5.[A]on[B]in[C]for[D]by
6.[A]learn[B]imitate[C]conduct[D]consult
7.[A]profession[B]intelligence[C]knowledge[D]style
8.[A]steadily[B]accurately[C]regularly[D]reasonably
9.[A]familiarity[B]acquaintance[C]knowledge[D]skill
10.[A]change[B]transform[C]turn[D]switch
11.[A]another[B]other[C]one[D]all
12.[A]lacked[B]required[C]faced[D]confronted
13.[A]brain[B]thought[C]mind[D]memory
14.[A]essential[B]unnecessary[C]advantageous[D]useless
15.[A]doing[B]dealing[C]deciding[D]working
16.[A]idea[B]advice[C]advantage[D]accordance
17.[A]however[B]accordingly[C]consequently[D]thus
18.[A]adjacent[B]ambiguous[C]artificial[D]approximate
19.[A]refers[B]comes[C]applies[D]amounts
20.[A]matter[B]mind[C]harm[D]work
参考答案：
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.D
7.C
8.B
9.B10.D
11.A12.B13.C14.B15.B16.C17.A18.D19.C20.A
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Butthiswasnotalwaysthecase;beforeitwaslegallyrequiredforallchildrento attendschooluntilacertain__11__,itwaswidelyacceptedthatsomewerejustno tequipped__12__naturetopursuethiskindofeducation.Withoptimismcharacte risticofallindustrializedcountries,wecametoacceptthateveryoneis__13__ https://www.doczj.com/doc/0610181135.html,puter-educationadvocates__14__thisoptimisticnotionfor apessimismthat__15__theirotherwisecheeryoutlook.__16__ontheconfusionb etweeneducationalandvocationalreasonsforbringingcomputersintoschools, computer-educationadvocatesoften__17__thejobprospectsofgraduatesovert heireducational__18__.
Therearesomegoodargumentsforatechnicaleducationgiventherightkindofstu dent.ManyEuropeanschools__19__theconceptofprofessionaltrainingearlyon inordertomakesurechildrenare__20__equippedfortheprofessionstheywantto join.
1.[A]distinction[B]topic[C]separation[D]education
2.[A]campaign[B]practice[C]action[D]goal
3.[A]informal[B]basic[C]technical[D]expensive
4.[A]differently[B]universally[C]conversely[D]regularly
5.[A]form[B]consist[C]arise[D]raise
6.[A]ordered[B]inquired[C]required[D]acquired
7.[A]conception[B]information[C]theme[D]imagination
8.[A]complete[B]accomplished[C]incomplete[D]improper
9.[A]why[B]what[C]where[D]how
10.[A]inside[B]outside[C]beside[D]aside
11.[A]year[B]age[C]day[D]extent
12.[A]in[B]at[C]by[D]with
13.[A]fit[B]responsible[C]suitable[D]able
14.[A]consider[B]forget[C]forsake[D]foretell
15.[A]believes[B]becomes[C]bears[D]betrays
16.[A]Encountering[B]Banking[C]Devising[D]Seeking
17.[A]emphasize[B]encourage[C]engage[D]enlarge
18.[A]academy[B]position[C]degree[D]achievement
19.[A]interact[B]introduce[C]announce[D]invent
20.[A]traditionally[B]drastically[C]properly[D]hardly
参考答案：
??1.A2.A3.C4.B5.D6.C7.A8.C9.D10.B11.B12.C13.A14.C15.D16.A17.A18.D19.B 20.C
AccordingtoBT’sfuturologist,IanPearson,t heseareamongthedevelopmentss cheduledforthefirstfewdecadesofthenewmillennium(aperiodof1，
000years),whensupercomputerswilldramaticallyaccelerateprogressinallar easoflife.
Pearsonhas__1__togethertoworkofhundredsofresearchersaroundtheworldtop roducea__2__millenniumtechnologycalendarthatgivesthelatestdateswhenwe canexpecthundredsofkey__3__anddiscoveriestotakeplace.Someofthebiggest developmentswillbeinmedicine,includingan__4__lifeexpectancyanddozenso fartificialorgans__5__intousebetweennowand2040.
Pearsonalso__6__abreakthroughincomputerhumanlinks."Bylinking__7__toou rnervoussystem,computerscouldpickup__8__wefeeland,hopefully,simulate_ _9__toosothatwecanstartto__10__fullsensoryenvironments,ratherliketheh olidaysinTotalRecallortheStarTrekholodeck,"hesays.
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1.[A]taken[B]pieced[C]kept[D]made
2.[A]complicated[B]delicate[C]subtle[D]unique
3.[A]breakthroughs[B]findings[C]events[D]incidents
4.[A]expanded[B]extended[C]enlarged[D]enriched
5.[A]being[B]becoming[C]carrying[D]coming
6.[A]schedules[B]plans[C]predicts[D]designs
7.[A]directly[B]instantly[C]precisely[D]automatically
8.[A]that[B]how[C]what[D]all
9.[A]thinking[B]hearing[C]sight[D]feeling
10.[A]form[B]develop[C]find[D]undertake
11.[A]out[B]at[C]to[D]toward
12.[A]program[B]production[C]experiment[D]integration
13.[A]finally[B]ultimately[C]utterly[D]absolutely
14.[A]Through[B]Though[C]During[D]By
15.[A]forecasts[B]articles[C]stories[D]meetings
16.[A]advisable[B]affordable[C]available[D]valuable
17.[A]solve[B]arose[C]exercise[D]expect
18.[A]confront[B]cause[C]witness[D]collect
19.[A]lovely[B]likely[C]lifelike[D]lively
20.[A]distinguish[B]differ[C]diagnose[D]deviate
参考答案：
???1.Bpiecetogether拼凑，结合
2.Dcomplicated复杂的；delicate精致的，脆弱的；subtle狡猾的，敏感的；unique唯一的，独特的
3.Abreakthrough突破；finding发现；event事件；incident事件，事变
4.Bexpanded膨胀的，扩张的；extended伸出的，延长的；enlarged放大的，扩大的；enriched浓缩的，强化的；extendlifeexpectance延长寿命。
5.Dcomeintouse开始投入使用
6.Cschedule确定时间；plan计划；predict预测；design设计
7.Adirectly直接地；instantly立即；precisely精确地；automatically 自动地
8.C
9.D根据上文whatwefeel,以及下文fullsensoryenvironments，可知D符
合文意。
10.B
11.Apointto和pointat都是“指向”的意思，pointout指出，提出
12.Dintegration综合，集成，此处指人机一体化
13.Bfinally表示久等之后，有时表示在一系列因素的最后一个，
eg:Afterputtingitoffthreetimes,wefinallymanagedtohaveaholidayinGreece.
ultimately指最后，终于，基本上，即达到最高界线。
eg:Ultimatelypeoplerelyonsciencetogainanunderstandingofbiologicalphen omena.
14.Athrough为连词，后应接句子；during表示过程；by表示方式、手段
或借助某种工具。
15.Aforecast先见，预测
16.Cavailable可利用的，可行的
17.D注意主语是人，不选arose
18.B
19.Clovely可爱的，有趣的；likely可能的；lifelike逼真的；lively
活泼的
20.Adistinguishbetween;differfrom;diagnose诊断；deviatefrom背离
Political System 1. The British Monarchy is hereditary 2. The Constitutional Monarchy started at the end of the __17th __ century. 3. The __ Crown _ is used as a symbol of the whole nation and is described as the representative of the people. 4. The oldest part of British Parliament is _ the House of Lords ___. 5. The decision making organ in British Parliament is __ the Cabinet __. 6. The life of Parliament is fixed at ___ five _ years. 7. The House of Commons consists of _651___ members who are elected from the _651____ electoral districts. 8. The titles of the lords, such as Duke, Marquis, Earl, V iscount and Baron, are __ hereditary __. 9. The quorum in the House of Commons is ___ forty _ members. 10. The _ British government _ _____ is the supreme administrative institution. 11. The __ Cabinet is the core of leadership of the British government. 12. The Privy Council was established in the 15th century when __ Henry V __ was on the throne. 13. Not until ___1937 _ could the cabinet have a legal basis. 14. The number of the cabinet members varies, being generally about ___20 __. 15. The president (or head) of the House of Lords in Britain is __ Lord Chancellor __. 16. ___ The Labour Party _ was formed by the trade unions, cooperatives, the Social Democratic Federation, the Independent Labour Party and the Fabian Society in 1900. 17. It is the _ Prime Minister __ who organizes the Cabinet and presides over its meetings. 18. The Shadow Cabinet is organized by the _ Opposition ___. 19. London, because of its special location, is divided into _32____ boroughs and the city of London. 20. “The Morning Star” is the official paper of the ___ Communist Party __. 21. The following persons except ___ criminals _ have no right to vote. 22. In England and Wales, the jury consists of ___ twelve _ people in criminal and civil cases. 23. Legally any citizen aged from ___18__ to __65___ who has never been sent to prison can be a member of the jury. 24. The head of the police force of a county, etc. is called _ Chief Constable __. 25. A __ barrister ___ appointed to act for the State is called Queen’s Counsel. 26. Now the House of Lords can prevent a bill from passing into a law for __ one year _. 27. The High Court of Justice includes the following divisions except _ the Criminal Division _. 28. During the Civil War, the supporters of the King and the Church were known as _ Loyalists _. I. Fill in the Blanks 1. The present sovereign is __ Queen Elizabeth II ___ _____. 2. Elizabeth II came to the throne on Feb. 6th, _ 1952 3. The vital power lies in the ___ Prime Minister __ _____, and his/her cabinet. 4. The __ Crown ___ is the only legal and constitutional link binding the members of the Commonwealth to the home country and to one another. 5. The British Parliament consists of three elements – the _ Crown ____, the House of __ Lords ___, and the House of _ Commons ____. 6. The British legislature is _ Parliament ____.
精品文档 英语专业四级完型填空题 Cloze -- Passage 1 Academy Award nominees who go home empty-handed may not have a shiny Oscar to show off, but they may turn out to be the bigger winners in the game of life. According to a study published in British Medical Journal on December 21, Oscar-winning screenwriters are more successful, more productive, and more ____1____ than losing nominees; however, they die sooner by about four years. Because success is usually linked to better health, his is the first ____2____ever that success is not associated with improved ____3____, says Donald Redelmeier, lead author of the study. Researchers ____4____down information about every person who was ever nominated for an Oscar since the awards were first handed out 73 years ago. To explain the ____5____findings, he offers two theories. The first is the work-to-death hypothesis. According to Redelmeier, screenwriters are more ____6____to lead unhealthy lifestyles, meaning they smoke more, exercise less, and work a lot of late-night hours, which translates into not enough sleep. Screenwriters don't have a boss to report to, which brings into ____7____Redelmeier's second explanation, the party-hearty hypothesis. When you become a successful screenwriter, you gain status without daily accountability, and as a ____8____your success may lead you to more alcohol, more parties, and more obesity, he says. Redelmeier hopes his study will ____9____how important it is to lead a healthy lifestyle. The bottom line, he says, is that greater success may ____10____lead to worse health if people fail to look after themselves. A) longevity B) flourish C) apt D) sometimes E) tracked F) respected G) account H) miracle I) occupation J) puzzling K) stress L) consequence M) internal N) fairly O) restrained Cloze -- Passage 2 Many people wonder why some men want to live on the moon. It is ____1____ not the
I.Explain the following terms: 1.the British Isles 2.Poets’ Corner 3.EU 4.the Conservative Party 5.the Seven Year’s War 6.WASPs 7.“roaring 20s” 8.melting pot 9.British Empire 10.system of US politic I.Translate the following into Chinese: 1.Westminster Abby 2.the Church of England https://www.doczj.com/doc/0610181135.html,monwealth 4.Mr. Speaker 5.Judicial System 6.the Great Charter 7.the House of Plantagenet 8.Puritans 9.monopoly capitalism 10.the first Pan-American Conferencce II.Multi-choices: 1.The longest river in Britain is the _____ River. (Severn, Thames, Mersey, Humber) 2.The leading anthracite coalfields in Britain are in__ (Scotland, England, Wales, ) 3.The English people are descendants of____ (Celts, Roman, Anglo-Saxons) 4.The established church of Britain is___ (the Church of England, Free churches, ) 5.Easter is kept, commemorating the __ (coming, birth, death, resurrection) of Jesus Christ. 6.In Britain, government cannot spend any money without the permission of___. (the Queen, the Prime Minister, the House of Commons, the House of Lords) 7.All the government ministers of Britain must be members of_____. (the House of Lords, the House of Common, the Privy Council, Parliament) 8.___ is the largest state of the US in area.(Hawii, Texas, Alaska, Pennsylvania) 9.The dominant ethnic group in the US today is_____. (the black people, WASPs, Asian Americans, Hispanics) 10.People in the US have kept moving westward for reasons except___. (religious freedom, fertile soil in the West, good climate in the west, discovery gold) 11.The Constitution of the United State was framed in ___in 1787. (Washington, Boston, New York, Philadelphia) 12.The President of the US exercises the ____ power. (legislative, executive, judicial, veto) 13.Congress can veto the President’s veto by a ___ vote of the full membership of Both houses.(two-fifths, two-thirds, three-fourths, three-fifths) 14.The Constitution of US says that only___ can declare war upon other nation.
4. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of .在美国20世纪20年代，被描述为一个物质和精神沮丧的成功 7. When we speak of “father of waters” or “old man river”，we are referring to . 当我们说“水”或“老人河之父”，我们指的是密西西比河
8. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from . 凯尔特人是不同群体的古代人来自德国 13. The ， the backbone of the North American continent， is also known as the Continental Divide.落基山脉，北美大陆的脊梁，也被称为大陆分水岭。
14. To help the British East India Company out of difficulty，the British government allowed the company to sell at a lower price in the colonies through its own people. 为了帮助不列颠东印度公司摆脱困境，英国政府允许公司以较低的价格向殖民地通过自己的人卖茶 21. The first Puritans came to America were on the ship_______. A. Codpeed B. Susan Constant C. May Flower 五月花 D. Discovery
2013英语专业四级真题语法、完型填空题及解析 【完形填空原文】 Everyone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state: Without it, it would not be possible to pay the soldiers and policemen who protect us；nor the workers in government offices who look after our health, our food, our water, and all the other things that we cannot do for ourselves；nor the ministers and members of parliament(国会) who govern the country for us. By means of taxation, we pay for things that we need just as much as we need somewhere to live and something to eat. But everyone knows that taxation is necessary, different people have different ideas about how taxation should be arranged. Should each person have to pay a certain amount of money to the government each year? Or should there be tax on things that people buy and sell? If the first kind of taxation is used, should everyone pay the same tax, whether he is rich or poor? If the second kind of tax is preferred, should everything be taxed equally? In most countries, a direct tax on persons, which is called income tax, exists. It is arranged in such a way that the poorest people pay nothing, and the percentage of tax grows greater as the taxpayer’s income grows. In England, for example, the tax on the richest people goes up as high as ninety-five percent! But countries with direct taxation nearly always have indirect taxation too. Many things imported into the country have to pay taxes or “duties”. Of course, it is the men and women who buy these imported things in the shops who really have to pay the duties, in the form of higher prices. In some countries, too, there is a tax on things sold in the shops. If the most necessary things are taxed, a lot of money is collected, but the poor people suffer most. If unnecessary things like jewels and fur coats are taxed, less money is got but the tax is fairer, as the rich pay it. Probably this last kind of indirect tax, together with a direct tax on incomes which is low for the poor and high for the rich, is the best arrangement. 【语法题真题及解析】 51. Facing the board of directors,he didn't deny __________ breaking the agreement. A. him B. it C. his D. its 解析：本题考查动名词的逻辑主语。动名词可以有自己的逻辑（意义）主语，一般可以用名词所有格Tom‘s，代词宾格如him（口语），书面语情况下一般用物主代词his，their。本题选C，但我还是要吐槽，因为根本就不需要多此一举添加his, he didn't
专四真题参考答案：完型填空部分“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it’s a girl.” Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly. Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this resocialization process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father. It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father’s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother’s role. The mother’s role seems to require a co mplete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation, however, the father’s role is less demanding and immediate.
《英语国家社会与文化入门》模拟试题及参考答案 Part one Fill in the blanks ( 10 points ) 1.The full name of the United Kingdom is . 2.The Good Friday Agreement, known also as , emerged on 10 April 1998. 3., the ancestor of the present queen, Elizabeth II, united England under his rule in 829. 4.written by Geoffrey Chaucer is often studied by middle school and college students today. 5.The Bonfire Night, which is celebrated in November, sometimes is also called . 6.Columbus discovered the New World in the year of . 7.The Three Faiths in the US refer to Protestant, and Jewish. 8.In 1852, a New England woman named Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel titled , which intensified the political debate on slavery. 9.1968 was known in US history as a violent and tragic year in which the great leader of The Civil Rights Movement: was assassinated. 10.The Grand Canyon is carved away for nearly 6 million years by the River. Part two Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement or answers the question: ( 20 points ) 1.Franklin Roosevelt’s program for the depression was called . a. Progressivism b. laissez faire c. New Freedom d. New Deal 2. The United States did not join the Second World War directly until in December, 1941. a. Great Depression b. Pearl Harbor incident c. the Japanese attack on China d. the German attack on Poland 3. From 1649 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as . a. Lord Protector b. Lieutenant General c. Commander of the New Model Army d. President 4. Ireland is in the of Great Britain. a. east b. south c. west d. north 5. WASPs referred to . a. the mainstream Americans b. Hispanics c. Asian-Americans d. Blacks 6. Lincoln's Emancipation proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally ended . a. the immigration movement b. the Civil War
英语专八英美文学常识汇总
3专八人文知识:英国地理概况 the english channel: the channel is a narrow sea passage which separates england and france and connects the atlantic ocean and north sea. 英吉利海峡：英吉利海峡是一道狭长的海峡，分割英法两国，连接大西洋和北海。 the dee estuary: a small sea ( in irish sea) where the dee river enters. 迪河河口：是迪河流入的一个小海。 "the act of union of 1801": in 1801 the english parliament passed an act by which scotland, wales and the kingdom of england were constitutionally joined as the kingdom of great britain. 1801合并法：1801年英国议会通过法令，规定英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士根据宪法合并成为大不列颠王国。 gaelic: it is one of the celtic language, and is spoken in parts of the highlands. 盖尔语：是盖尔特语言的一种，在高地地区仍有人说这种语言。 the "backbone of england": it refers to the pennies, the board ridge of hills.
一四级英语每日练习 Passage 1 It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1)______ math than girls, that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2)______ advanced math courses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians 3)______ men. Are women born with 4)______ mathematical ability? Or does society's sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5)______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6)______ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences. 8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability. Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11)______ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and 12)______ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13)______ not, after all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14)______ abstract reasoning and spatial ability. The conclusion 15)______ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability. 1. A. at B. to C. of D. about 2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling 3. A. might be B. have been C. must be D. had been 4. A. smaller B. less C. fewer D. not more 5. A. to settle B. to set C. settling D. setting 6. A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing D. had tested 7. A. distinct B. instinct C. remote D. vague 8. A. Since B. However C. As D. While 9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly 10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently D. initially 11. A. as B. that C. which D. all 12. A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few 13. A. be B. were C. was D. is 14. A. none of B. neither of C. either D. both 15. A. got B. gained C. reached D. accomplished Passage 2 We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. 16)______, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17)______rabbits from a hat. 18)______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19)______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 20)______ no one really knows how he
历年专四完形填空及答案
2000年一．The difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious (26) the conditions of temperature and pressure commonly found at the surface of the Earth. A liquid can be kept in an open container and (27) it to the level of a free surface. A gas forms no free surface but (28) to diffuse throughout the space available; it must (29) be kept in a closed container, as (30) a planet's atmosphere. The distinction was a prominent feature of early theories (31) the phases of matter. In the nineteenth century, for example, one theory maintained that a liquid could be "dissolved" in a vapor without losing its identity, and another theory held that the two phases are( 32 )different kinds o f molecules(分子). The theories now prevailing (33) a quit e different approach by emphasizing what liquids and gases have in common. They are both forms of matter that have no permanent structure and they both flow ea silly. They are fluids. The( 34 )similarly of liquids and gases becomes clearly apparent when the temperature and pressure are raised somewhat.(35) A closed container partially filled with a liquid is heated. The liquid expands or (36) becomes less dense; some of it evaporates. (37), the vapor above the liquid surface becomes dense r as the evaporated molecules are added to it. The combination of temperature and d pressure (38) the densities become equal is (39) the critical point. Above the critical point the liquid and the gas can no longer be( 40 ); there is a single, undifferentiated fluid phase of uniform density. 26. A. in B. on C. under D. beyond 27. A. fills B. be filled C. filling D. to fill 28. A. intends B. tends C. inclines D. contends 29. A. however B. nevertheless C. so D. therefore