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What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army I __36 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against__37 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not__38 have scored more than 80. __39 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always__40it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man __41 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I"d prove myself a __42. In a world where I have to work with my__43 , I"d do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man __44 . He had a habit of telling __45 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-umb(聋哑) man__46 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made__47 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He __48 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk__49 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the __50 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀). __51 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his__52 and asked for them. I"ve been__53 hat on all my customers today, but I knew __54 I"d catch you.”“Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn"t be very __55 .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
36. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
37. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number
38. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently
39. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet
40. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed
41. A. answered B. practised C. designed D. tried
42. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
43. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention
44. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well
45. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
46. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
47. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling
48. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned
49. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
50. A. clever B. other C. right D. next
51. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which
52. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
53. A. trying B. proving C. practising D. examining
54. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now
55. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart |
答案
36---55 CABDA CDCAB DBCAD BCAAD |
解析
36.根据宾语an intelligence test和下文中所得分数160分，可以确定作者“参加了一次智力测验”，而不是没有通过智力测验。在遇到完形填空的选项是动词时，要根据上下文仔细分析动词与宾语的搭配关系。答案为C。
37.against在这里表示对比关系，平均成绩(an average)100分与作者得到的160分相比较，说明作者的智力水平高，为下文自己被一个他估计在这种智力测验中可能得不到80分的汽车修理工提出的问题难住了的故事埋下伏笔。答案为A。
38.根据所提供的情境“when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him”可以判断出这位汽车修理工不是一名军人，他没有参加上文提到的那次智力测验，这是作者的估计，所以要填possibly。同时，“could not+have+过去分词”表示“(过去)不可能”，也对正确选择作了提示。frequently表“频繁”，“经常”。不合题意。答案为B。
39.Yet是并列连词，表示转折，意思是“然而”。在智力测试中不可能得高分，但是，在修理汽车方面却很在行。答案为D。
40.fixed的意思是“安装、固定”。不言而喻，汽车修理工的工作是修理汽车，每当作者的汽车出了毛病急急忙忙去找他时，他都能把汽车修理好。checked的意思是“检查”，只检查解决不了问题。选项C和D都不是汽车修理工的职责，容易排除。答案为A。
41.designed的意思是“设计”。假设我的汽车修理工为智力测验设计题目。根据questions的定语for some intelligence tests很容易排除其他三个选项。介词for的意思是“为了”。答案为C。
42.根据下文中这位汽车修理工的话“Why,you fool,”可以确定答案为D。
43.从上下文可以看出作者是一名智商很高的医生，是脑力劳动者。比较I"d do poorly.，可知作者假设用自己的双手工作，会做得很差。where I have to work with my hands是定语从句，作world的定语。I"d do poorly.是虚拟语气。答案为C。
44.第二段作者谈论了他的汽车修理工在智力测验中可能得比较低的分数，但是，在修理汽车方面却很在行。第三段是作者对自己如果从事体力劳动可能会很差的假设。所以，在第四段再次讲述修理工的故事，要用again。答案为A。
45.下文所讲述的聋哑人买钉子和盲人买剪刀的事都是笑话(jokes)。tales的意思是“传说，谎言”。答案为B。
46. needed作行为动词的意思是“需要”。needed some nails是这位聋哑人进入商店的原因。选项A(bought)有很大的迷惑性。一些考生认为这位聋哑人到商店的目的是买钉子，所以应填bought。但是，bought some nails(买了一些钉子)表示结果，如果他买了钉子，就不会再进入商店了。答案为D。
47.因为这位聋哑人到商店买钉子，所以他把两只手指放在柜台上作夹钉子的动作，另一只手做锤子敲打的动作(hammering movements)。答案为B。
48.售货员给他拿出了锤子，他摇了摇头，表示售货员误解了他的意思。答案为C。
49.售货员给他拿出了钉子。packed的意思是“包装”；sent的意思是“送”；sold的意思是“卖”。都与下文中所提的情境He picked out the right size and left.不符。答案为A。
50.下一个进来的是一位盲人。the other man的意思是“剩下的另一个”，表示只有两个人。the right man的意思是“合适的人”。the clever man的意思是“聪明的人”。都与上下文的意思不符。答案为D。
51.这是一个特殊疑问句。do you suppose是插入语。he asked for them是一个完整的句子，所以不能填What, Who或Which，它们在特殊疑问句中都充当主语、宾语或表语。How表示方式，意思是“如何”。答案为B。
52.盲人会说话，他们买东西时用自己的话语表达自己的意思就可以了。voice的意思是“说话的声音”。答案为C。
53.我今天用这个故事耍弄了我的所有顾客。trying sth. on sb.的意思是“用某事耍弄某人”；proving的意思是“证明”；practising作及物动词的意思是“练习，实行”；examining的意思是“检查，考试”。答案为A。
54.for sure的意思是“肯定地，有把握地”。汽车修理工在下文中所说的话说明他有把握使作者上当受骗。at one的意思是“马上，立刻”；in fact的意思是“事实上”；right now的意思是“就在现在”，均不合语意。答案为A。
55.smart除了有“聪明，伶俐”的意思外，还有“滑头，诡”的意思。从上文的内容我们可以看出，作者是一位医生，在部队里的一次智力测验中得过高分，但是，正因为如此，他才会按常规思维，所以汽车修理工说：“因为你受过足够的教育，我知道你不可能很滑头。”goddamned表示褒义时，意思是“十分的，完全的”；表示贬义时，意思是“该死的，讨厌的”。答案为D。 |
举一反三
Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. __71 just letting life happen to you, goals allow you
to make your life happen.
Successful people __72 how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are __73 your life. It"s like having a__74 to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are __75 drivers. One has a destination (目的地) in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any __76 time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, __77 she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just __78 gas. Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making __79 and setting goals. __80 people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren"t difficult to set—and they aren"t difficult to reach. It"s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must __81 what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more __82 to achieve it. Written goals can be __83regularly, and have more power. Like a contract(合同) with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also __84 you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously __85 situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.
71. A. Because of B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In addition to
72. A. imagine B. discuss C. experience D. show
73. A. going on with B. taking control of
C. getting along with D. taking advantage of
74. A. guide B. friend C. map D. sign
75. A. two B. such C. some D. goal
76. A. free B. dull C. fixed D. wasted
77. A. or B. for C. but D. so
78. A. thinking of B. using up C. turning off D. paying for
79. A. plans B. money C. friends D. maps
80. A. Lucky B. Young C. Ordinary D. Unsuccessful
81. A. practise B. change C. admit D. decide
82. A. willing B. anxious C. likely D. clever
83. A. improved B. achieved C. set D. reached
84. A. although B. until C. when D. unless
85. A. aware of B. worried about C. familiar with D. accustomed to |
Geneva is situated between the Jura Range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva. Capital of Peace is one of its names— the European headquarters of the United Nations lies here in Palais des Nations. Another worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition（人道主义传统）and international character is the World’s Smallest Metropolis. Parks, splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town and its 2000-year history wait to be discovered.
The Jet d’Eau together with the Flower Watch are the main attractions every year for the tourists visiting Geneva. The Jet d’Eau has become the symbol（象征）of Geneva for a long time. This is a 140 meters high water monument with a rich history. Eight 13,500-watt projectors light the grand column（圆柱）of the fountain in the evening, from early March until the second Sunday of October. The Flower Watch, which was created at the edge of the English Garden in 1955, reminds us about that Geneva is the birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making, and that this industry has become internationally famous, as well through the quality of the watches as through their beautiful appearance.
Sails on Lake Geneva are also enjoyable. The Lake of Geneva, lying among the Alps, is a true inland sea, making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips, you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by.
56. Which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Geneva?
A. Capital of Peace. B. Palais des Nations.
C. The World’s Smallest Metropolis.
D. The birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making.
57. The Jet d’Eau in the second paragraph refers to .
A. the water fountain B. the English Garden
C. a new scene with electric lighting D. the name of a famous watchmaker
58. What do we learn about the Lake of Geneva from the text?
A. It is the symbol of Geneva.
B. It lies among the Jura Range.
C. It has a direct passage to the ocean.
D. It is a large body of water of tourist interest. |
Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country, you may be curious to know what you usually do in a typical week, how you can get along with your fellow students, and so on. These are the questions I want to discuss with you today.
First, let’s talk about what your weekly schedule will look like. No matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures. Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. In lectures, it’s very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information a lecture is often different from the information in your textbooks. Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures. So it isn’t enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well. In a typical week you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take. The discussion section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures, the reading, and the homework. In large universities, graduate students, called teaching assistants, usually direct discussion sections.
If your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science, you’ll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab, or laboratory, doing experiments. This means that science majors spend more time in the classroom than non science majors do. On the other hand, people who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do.
59. The main purpose of this text is .
A. to help the students to learn about university life
B. to persuade the students to attend lectures
C. to encourage the students to take part in discussions
D. to advise the students to choose proper majors
60. We can learn from the passage that university professors .
A. spend about 5 hours on lectures each week
B. must join the students in the discussion sections
C. prefer to use textbooks in their lectures
D. require the students to read beyond the textbooks
61. A discussion section does NOT include .
A. working under the guidance of university professors
B. talking over what the students have read about the courses
C. discussing the problems related to the students’ homework
D. raising questions about what a professor has said in a lecture
62. According to the author, science majors .
A. have to work harder than non science majors
B. spend less time on their studies than non science majors
C. consider experiments more important than discussions
D. read and write less than non science majors |
Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand （品牌） of product on the shelf.
Colouring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packaged （包装）in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colours. Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colours turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.
It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote （推销） their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius （天才） to sell it.”
64. Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?
A. The cost of its package. B. The price of the product.
C. The colour of its package. D. The brand name of the product.
65. The underlined part “the colours turned the customers off”（in Para. 3 ） means that the colours _____.
A. attracted the customers strongly B. had weak effects on the customers
C. tricked the customers into shopping D. caused the customers to lose interest
66. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?
A. The way to promote goods. B. The discovery of a genius.
C. The team to produce a good product. D. The brand name used by successful producers.
67. Which of the following would be the best title for this text?
A. Choice of Good Products B. Disadvantages of Products
C. Effect of Packaging on Shopping D. Brand Names and Shopping Tricks |
As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping (录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings (兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”
66．The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________.
A．show the relationship between parents and children
B．teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C．report on the findings of a study
D．give information about family problems
67．Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ____________.
A．they are busy serving food to their children
B．they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
C．they have to pay more attention to younger children
D．they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
68．By saying “Middle children are invisible” in Paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children _________.
A．have to help their parents to serve dinner
B．get the least attention from the family
C．are often kept away from the dinner table
D．find it hard to keep up with other children
69．Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question _________.
A．why TV is important in family life
B．why parents should keep good order
C．why children in small families seem to be quieter
D．why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life
70．Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?
A．It is important to have the right food for children.
B．It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.
C．Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.
D．Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner |
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