2016年湖北成人学位英语考试冲刺试题及答案一

Paper one

　　Part I Vocabulary and Structure(20 points)

　　Directions:There are twenty incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.

　　1.Mary regretted (　　)to John's birthday party last Sunday.

　　A.not going

　　B.not to go

　　C.not having been going

　　D.not to be going

　　2.The famous novel is said (　　)into Chinese.

　　A.to have translated

　　B.to be translate

　　C.to have been translated

　　D.to translate

　　3.It (　　)me as an uphill battle, simply because it is an awkward and time-consuming process.

　　A. appears

　　B. occurs

　　C. strikes

　　D. hits

　　4.I believe you have (　　)some important points in the report.

　　A.left alone

　　B.left behind

　　C.left off

　　D.left out

　　5.The fisherman, (　　)poor, could not buy another boat.

　　A.is

　　B.was

　　C.being

　　D.been

　　6.Three people, (　　), were injured in the accident.

　　A.including a child

　　B.include a child

　　C.included a child

　　D.includes a child

　　7.They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no (　　).

　　A. end

　　B. conclusion

　　C. result

　　D.judgment

　　8.Every year when the flu is (　　)I'm bound to get sick.

　　A.getting around

　　B.coming around

　　C.hanging around

　　D.going around

　　9.Her suggestion that everybody (　　)was not appreciated.

　　A.sing a song

　　B.sang a song

　　C.sung a song

　　D.singing a song

　　10.The experiment, (　　)will soon be announced, was done by my colleagues.

　　A.whose results

　　B.the results on which

　　C.at which the results

　　D.of whose results

　　11.The new English dictionary I bought yesterday (　　)me almost twenty yuan.

　　A. spent

　　B. paid

　　C. cost

　　D. took

　　12.What he is (　　)is neither money nor fame, but the satisfaction of seeing his students grow up as builders of socialism.

　　A.in pursuit of

　　B.looking after

　　C.trying to do

　　D.advocating

　　13.There is an old saying which goes, "Never (　　)until tomorrow what you can do today."

　　A.put aside

　　B.put up

　　C.put off

　　D.put away

　　14.He has (　　)the army for ten years and is now an officer.

　　A.gone into

　　B.joined in

　　C.been in

　　D.come into

15.She is such a (　　)person, always asking how I'm feeling.

　　A. considerable

　　B. considering

　　C. considered

　　D. considerate

　　16.It is said that he (　　)a murder.

　　A. committed

　　B. conducted

　　C. executed

　　D. emitted

　　17.Not a single word (　　)all morning.

　　A.did he say

　　B.he said

　　C.said he

　　D.does he say

　　18. (　　)he will come or not is unknown.

　　A. If

　　B. Whether

　　C.That

　　D.what

　　19.Only residents here enjoy the (　　)of using this parking lot.

　　A. privilege

　　B. possibility

　　C. favor

　　D. right

　　20.Only 11 people (　　)the shipwreck.

　　A.survived after

　　B.survived through

　　C.were survived

　　D.survived

　　Part H Reading Comprehension ( 40 points)

　　Directions: in this part There are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer, then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.

　　Passage 1

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

　　In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written.In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.

　　In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made special study of the subject.This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor degree.

　　Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same question, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modem industry.A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory.Generally, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.

　　One type of test is sometimes called an " objective" test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions.To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like correct answers to students who have not learned the material properly.

　　21.In the Middle Ages students (　　).

　　A.took objective tests

　　B.specialized in one subject

　　C.were timed by electric clocks

　　D.never wrote exams

　　22.The main idea of paragraph 3 is that (　　).

　　A.workers now take examination

　　B.the population has grown

　　C.there are only written exams

　　D.examinations are now written and timed

　　23.The kind of exams where students must select answers are (　　).

　　A. personal

　　B. spoken

　　C. objective

　　D. written

　　24.Modern industry must have developed (　　).

　　A.before the Middle Ages

　　B.around the 19th century

　　C.inGreece or Rome

　　D.machines to take tests

　　25.It may be concluded that testing (　　).

　　A.should test only opinions

　　B.should always be written

　　C.has changed since the Middle Ages

　　D.is given only in factories

Passage 2

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　Concerning money or anything else, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect a po we struggle. Conflicts between parent and child often center around the same issue. As children ente adolescence, they begin to demand greater freedom to go where they please, do what they please, and make decisions without parental interference.Many American parents do not know how to deal with their teenagers and seek advice from books, lectures, and parent training courses.Parents want to maintain a friendly relationship with their teenagers and also want to guide thegn so that their behavior will be whatever the parents consider proper and constructive.

　　But in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values, parents and children often disagree about what is important and what is right.

　　Arguments may concern such unimportant matters as styles of dress or hairdos. But quarrels may also concern school work, after school jobs, decisions use of the family car, dating, and sex behavior. Some families have serious problems with teenagers who drop out of school, run away from home, or use illegal drugs.Because so much publicity is given to the problem teenager, one gets the impression that all teenagers are troublemakers.Actually, relatively few adolescents do anything wrong, and nearly all grow up into "solid citizens" who fulfill most of their parents' expectations.In fact, recent studies show that the"generation gap"is narrowing.The vast majority of teenagers share most of their parents' values and ideas.

　　Many parents feel that they get along with their adolescents quite well.

　　26.According to the writer, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect (　　).

　　A.feeling of hatred

　　B.power struggle

　　C.that they don't care for each other

　　D.that they may appeal to porce

　　27.As children enter adolescents, they begin to do the following EXCEPT (　　).

　　A.demanding greater freedom to go wherever they please

　　B.making decisions without parental interference

　　C.getting married whenever they please D.doing what they please

　　28. "...generation gap is narrowing." means (　　).

　　A.the adolescents now become timid

　　B.parents come to get along with their children

　　C.the vast majority of teenagers share tnost of their parents' values and ideas

　　D.parents and teenager don't like to quarrel

　　29.Parents and children often disagree about what is important or right because (　　).

　　A.they have different styles of life

　　B.they hate each other

　　C.parents think that their children are trouble~nakers

　　D.they are in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values

　　30.When many American parents don't know how to deal with their children they seek advice from the following EXCEPT (　　).

　　A.neighbors

　　B.parent-training courses

　　C.books

　　D.lectures

　　Passage 3

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

　　In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the early post-war era( 战后时期), there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day.

　　Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are facing with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem.People tend to be over-trusting(过分信任) of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority.Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction(失灵).

　　Obviously, there would be no point in investing (投入) in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own inter nal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute foi fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.

　　31.What is the main purpose of this passage?

　　A.To look back to the early days of computers

　　B.To explain what technical problems may occur with computers

　　C.To discourage unnecessary investment in computers

　　D.To warn against the blindness to the probable shortcomings of computers

　　32.The passage recommends those dealing with computers to (　　).

　　A.be reasonably doubtful about them

　　B.check all their answers

　　C.substitute them for basic thinking

　　D.use them for business purpose only

　　33.An"internal computer" (Para.2) is (　　).

　　A.a computer used exclusively by one company for its own problems

　　B.a person's store of knowledge and the ability to process it

　　C.the most up to date in home computer a company can buy

　　D.a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable

　　34.The passage suggests that the present day problem with regard to computers is (　　).

　　A. challenging

　　B. psychological

　　C. dramatic

　　D. over-trusting

　　35.It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of (　　).

　　A.computer science courses in high schools

　　B.businessmen and women who use pocket calculators

　　C.maintenance(连续不断) checks on computers

　　D.companies which depend entirely on computers

Passage 4

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

　　A youngster's social development has a profound effect on his academic progress. Kids who have trouble getting along with their classmates can end up behind academically as well as have a higher chance of dropping out (退学 ). In the early grades especially, experts say, youngsters should be encouraged to work in groups rather than inpidually so that teachers can spot children who may be having problems making friends." When children work on project," says Lillian Kates, an educational professor at the University of Illinois, "they learn to work together, to disagree, to think, to take turns and lighten tensions. These skills can't be learned through lectures. We all know people who have wonderful technical skills but don't have any social skills.Relationships should be the first R."

　　At a certain age, children are also learning to judge themselves in relation to others. For most children, school marks the first time that their goals are not set by an internal clock but by he outside world.Just as the 1-year-old struggles to walk, the 6-year-old is struggling to meet adult expectation.

　　"Young kids don't know how to distinguish between effort and ability," says Tynette Hills, professor of early-childhood education for the state of New Jersey." if they try hard to do something and fail, they may conclude that they will never be able to accomplish a particular task." "The effects of obvious methods of comparison such as posting grades can be serious," says Hills, "a child who has had his confidence

　　really damaged needs a rescue operation."

　　36.The author seems to think that a kid's poor relationship with his classmates would (　　).

　　A.have negative effects on his study

　　B.develop his inpidualism but limit his intelligence

　　C.eventually lead to his leaving school

　　D.have something to do with his achievements in a course

　　37.In the first paragraph, the word "spot" means (　　).

　　A. teach

　　B. help

　　C. find

　　D. treat

　　38.For most children, school makes them understand (　　).

　　A.that it is society rather than inpidual that decides one's future

　　B.that they can meet the social needs

　　C.that one's effort and one's ability can be two quite different matters

　　D.that social needs and inpidual needs have nothing in common

　　39.Which of the following is most unlikely for the author to do?

　　A.To talk to the students who have mental problems

　　B.To help students develop a feeling of self-respect

　　C.To keep a student from playing alone

　　D.To announce a student's scores in public

　　40.Which of the following is the major concern of the passage about a student's needs?

　　A.Inpidualism and operation

　　B.Academic success and independent thinking

　　C.Socialization and feeling ofcompetence

　　D.Intelligence and respect

　　Part III Cloze ( 10 points)

　　Directions : There are 10 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are 4 choices markedA, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then marl< the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a pencil.

　　The United States 41 a large part of the North American continent.Its neighbors are Canada 42 the north, and Mexico to the south. 43 the United States is a big country, it's not the largest in the world, In 1964 its population was over 185,000,000,When this land first became a nation, after winning independence from England, it had thirteen states, 44 of the states was represented on the American flag by a star All the states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew towards the west, new states were in the eastern part of the continent.As the nation grew towards the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag.

　　For a long time, there were 48 states.In 1959, however, two 45 stars were added to the flag 46 the new states 47 Alaska and Hawaii.

　　Sometimesit is said that the Indians are the only real Americans. Most Americans, however, are descendants(后代) of people who came from all over the world to find a new life in a new land.Those who came first and 48 greatest numbers to make their home 49 the eastern coast of North America were mostly from England.It is 50 that reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than of any other country in the world.

　　41.A.does

　　B.makes

　　C.covers

　　D.gives

　　42.A.to

　　B.in

　　C.at

　　D.from

　　43. A.Although

　　B.As

　　C.Because

　　D.Now that

　　44. A. every

　　B. all

　　C. each

　　D. some

　　45.A.less

　　B.more

　　C.another

　　D.others

46. A. represents

　　B. represented

　　C. represent

　　D. representing

　　47. A. of

　　B. from

　　C. between

　　D. by

　　48.A.on

　　B.in

　　C.by

　　D.for

　　49.A.on

　　B.in

　　C.over

　　D.of

　　50.A.because of

　　B.because

　　C.for

　　D.from

　　Paper Two

　　Part IV Translation ( 20 points )

　　Directions: Read the following passage carefully. Then translate the underlined sentences marked from 51-55 into Chinese. You should write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

　　Money really can't buy happiness, according to a new survey showing lawyers and other well-paid white-collar? workers are more likely to suffer depression.

　　51.A national survey of more than 7500 professionals has found that al most one in 10 reported moderate or severe depressive symptoms.

　　The legal profession had the worst result, with almost 16 percent reporting? symptoms? of clinical depression. Next were accountants and insurance underwriters, both on 10 percent. People in IT services? architecture'? and engineering also had depression rates above the average.

　　52. The survey conducted by Beyondblue, an organization devoted to fighting depression, also showed that those under 30 had the highest rates of depression and were the most likely to" self-medicate"

　　with drugs and alcohol. Beyondblue? deputy? chief executive and psychologist, Dr Nicole Higher, said the survey--the largest of its kind--was the first to reveal the extent of the problem. 53." We often associate depression with the most socially disadvantaged and people under financial pressure, but here's a whole different group," Dr Highet said.

　　She said while it was difficult to know exactly what made some groups more prone to depression, it was likely to be driven by work pressures.

　　"It seems, with law in particular, there's a problem with employee expectations and their working reality, "Dr Highet said.

　　54. "People base their whole identities on being successful in their role and when it doesn't live up to expectations, and they fail to keep a work-life balance, that impacts on their mental health."

　　Among female lawyers, the average age of first pregnancy was 39," reflecting the all-or-nothing pressure that the sector places on inpiduals," she said.

　　Law Institute of Victoria chief executive Michael Brett Young said the survey supported? architecture? evidence that depression was a growing problem.

　　55. "Our message is no one should feel ashamed about being stressed," Mr Young said," Ask for help from your colleagues rather than suffer in silence."

　　Part V Writing(30 points)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic" Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary" .You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

　　1.很多人认为有必要举行口语考试，理由是…;

　　2.也有人持不同的意见;

　　3.我的看法和打算。

2016年湖北成人学位英语考试冲刺试题参考答案及解析

　　Part I

　　1.【解析】A。本题考查动名词用法。regret后面要跟动名词作宾语,regret(not)doing sth.

　　【参考译文】玛丽很后悔上周13没去参加约翰的生Et晚会。

　　2.【解析】C。本题考查动词不定式的用法。当不定式的逻辑主语是不定式表示的动作的承受者时，不定式一般要用被动式，而不定式的完成时态所表示的动作发生在谓语的动作或状态之前。本题即是不定式的被动结构和完成时的结合，因此选择C。

　　【参考译文】据说，这本著名的小说已经被翻译成中文了。

　　3.【解析】C。单词用法。A和B都是不及物动词，如：it occurs to sb.(that)想起，想到，如：It had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with her.他从未想过会爱上她。hit敲打，打击;strike给…留下印象，感动，固定搭配：it strikes sb.that给某人留下…印象，想起。

　　【参考译文】在我看来，这就是一场攻艰战，既棘手又费时。

　　4.【解析】D。短语辨析。leave alone让…独自呆着;leave behind不带，忘了带;leave off停止，中断，如：It’s time to leave off worlk.该下班了。Leave out忽略，遗漏，如：But hang on a minute…Do you think I might have left anything out?请稍等会儿，你认为我遗漏了什么吗?

　　【参考译文】我认为你在报告中遗漏了一些重要的东西。

　　5.【解析】C，本题考查分词短语作原因状语的用法。因为The man is poor.是主动关系，所以用现在分词。

　　【参考译文】因为很穷，这个渔夫买不起另一条船。

　　6.【解析】A。本题考查分词短语的用法。include的现在分词或过去分词引导的短语，在句子中起解释说明的作用，若名词在后，用现在分词;若名词在前，用过去分词。

　　【参考译文】有三人在事故中受伤，其中包括一个小孩。

　　7.【解析】B。come to conclusion得出结论，为固定搭配。come to no conclusion未得出结论。

　　【参考译文】他们讨论这个问题有三四次了，但还未能得出结论。

　　8.【解析】D。短语辨析。get around走动，游览;come around苏醒，复原;hang around闲荡，闲呆着;go around流传;如：If one child gets flu，it seems to go around the entire school within a week.如果一个学生得了流感，那么一周内这个学校的学生都有可能被感染。

　　【参考译文】每年流感传播时我肯定会生病。

　　9.【解析】A。本题考查虚拟语气的用法。在suggestion、proposal、request等名词后面的表语从句和同位语从句中，用should+动词原形表示虚拟语气，should常常可以省略。

　　【参考译文】她建议每人唱一首歌，但是没有人同意。

　　10.【解析】A。本题考查定语从句。关系代词whose在从句中作results的定语，相当于of which。

　　【参考译文】这个实验是我的同事做的，结果将很快会公布出来。

　　11.【解析】C。同义词辨析。spend花费(时间、金钱等)，主语是人，如：They spent the whole day playing computer games.他们一整天都在玩电脑游戏。pay付款，有利，值得，如：Can I pay by cheque?我可以用支票付吗?cost(使)花费，主语为物，如：The watch cost me RMB 3，000.这表花了我3，000元人民币。take花费(时间、金钱等)，主语为物，如：It took US five hours to repair the car.修车花了我们5个小时。

　　【参考译文】昨天我花了近20元买了本新的英语字典。

　　12.【解析】A。本题考查近义词组辨析。in pursuit of“追求，追逐”;look after“照顾，照料”;try to do“尽力做”;advocate“提倡，鼓吹”。

　　【参考译文】他所追求的既不是名也不是利，而是满意地看着自己的学生长大成为社会主义的建设者。

　　13.【解析】C。4本题考查动词搭配。put off“推迟，拖延”;put aside“节省(钱、时间)，撇开，置之不理”;put up“举起，张贴”;put away“储存(钱);储存…备用”。【参考译文】常言道：“不能把今天要做的事拖到明天”。

　　14.【解析】C。本题考查动词短语和动词延续性。尽管join in the army也可表示“参军”，但它表示参军的动作，是短暂性的，不可以和一段时间连用。要与一段时间连用，就要采用“be+形容词或副词或介词短语”的形式。再如leave是短暂性动词，和一段时间连用要换成“be away”。

　　【参考译文】他参军十年，现在是军官了。

　　15.【解析】D。本题考查形容词辨析。considerate“考虑周到的，体贴的”;considerable“相当大(或多)的，值得考虑的，相当可观的”;considering(prep.)“鉴于，考虑到，顾及”;considered“考虑过的，被尊重的”。

　　【参考译文】她是那么体贴的一个人，总是问我感受如何。

　　16.【解析】A。本题考查动词辨析。commit“犯(错误、罪);做(坏事);犯(法)”，如commit a murder“杀人”，commit a crime“犯罪”;conduct“引导;实施;表现;为人”;execute“执行，实行，完成，处死”;emit“发出，发射”。

　　【参考译文】据说他杀了人。

　　17.【解析】A。本题考查倒装句的用法。否定词放句首用部分倒装。

　　【参考译文】他一早上都没说一句话。

　　18.【解析】B。本题考查连词的用法。引导主语从句并和or not连用的是whether。

　　【参考译文】他是否来还不知道。

　　19.【解析】A。本题考查名词辨析。privilege“特权，特别待遇”;possibility“可能性”;favor“好感，偏爱”;right“权利”。fight通常指每个人应具有的权利，与right相比，privilege常指仅少数人能享受的权利，即“特权”。

　　【参考译文】只有这里的居民才有使用这个停车场的特权。

　　20.【解析】D。本题考查动词搭配。survive sth.“经历…后依然活着，幸存，经受得住”，是及物动词，所以后面无需跟介词。

　　【参考译文】在这次海难中只有11人幸存。

　　PartⅡ

　　Passage l

　　21.【解析】D。细节题。由第一段第一句话“In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken，not written.”可知，古代没有笔试。

　　22.【解析】D。主旨题。第三段一开始就谈到“一般来讲，现在的考试都是笔试”;随后又谈到“所有的考生在一个房间，规定时间，有监考老师。”所以D是正确答案。

　　23.【解析】C。细节题。答案见最后一段第二句“出客观题的时候，老师先出一系列的问题，每个问题后面都附有一个正确答案和几个相似的答案。学生被要求找出正确答案。”因此：“学生必须选答案的考试是客观考试。”C是正确答案。

　　24.【解析】B。细节题。文章的第三段提到“The written examination was not known until the nineteenth century.Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modem industry.”因此，笔试是l9世纪才为大家所知，可能是由于人口的增加和现代工业的发展。

　　25.【解析】C。细节题。因为A、B、D的内容文章中都没有提到。C的意思是“自从中世纪以来，考试发生了变化。”因此C符合文章的内容。

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　　26.【解析】B。事实细节题。文章开篇第一句作者便表明了观点：“当涉及金钱或其他任何事情的时候，夫妻之间的冲突通常都反映出一种权力之争。”由此出发，作者又引申出“父母和孩子之间的冲突也都是围绕权力展开的”这一主题。A、C、D选项文章均未提到，所以选B。

　　27.【解析】C。事实细节题。文章第三句提到，当孩子进入青年时期，他们就会要求得到更大的自由，去他们喜欢去的地方(即A选项)，做他们愿意做的事情(即D选项)，在没有父母干涉的条件下自己做选择(即B选项)，文章没有提到的只有C。

　　28.【解析】C。事实细节题。从文章倒数第二句可以得知，“代沟正在减小”的意思就是绝大多数的孩子都与父母的价值观和思想相同。B选项“父母逐渐和孩子相处融洽”是代沟缩小的结果，而不是其含义;A与D与本题无关。

　　29.【解析】D。事实细节题。文章的第二段提到，在一个社会和道德观念迅速变化的社会里，什么是重要的、什么是正确的。父母和孩子经常会意见不同。由此可知D是正确的，而A、B、C都与本题无关。

　　30.【解析】A。事实细节题。文章第四句提到，很多美国父母不知怎样教育子女，只好从书上、讲座里、家长培训课中寻求建议。文中没提到的只有A。

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　　31.【解析】D。归纳概括题。写此文的目的可从文章的内容概括出来。文章第一段讲的是当代人们过分信任计算机;第二段讲人类应该依赖自己的大脑，不应把计算机看作是思考技能的替代品。综上可知防止人们肓目地信任计算机才是本文的写作目的。

　　32.【解析】A。事实细节题。由第二段可知，作者在建议人们应依靠自己的大脑，对待计算机要持questioning(敢于怀疑)的态度并采取double check(仔细检查)的手段。所以选A，意思是要持理性怀疑态度，也就是不要盲目地完全依赖它。作者并没有说完全不信任计算机，要逐一核对答案，这样计算机恐怕真的要扔掉了，所以8曲解了作者的用意。c(用电脑代替人脑)是作者在文中最反对的;D(仅将电脑用于商业)太片面了。

　　33.【解析】B。推理判断题。人类自己所拥有的“内部计算机”当然是指大脑以及大脑内所存储的知识了。这也体现了作者反对用电脑代替人脑的写作目的。

　　34.【解析】D。事实细节题。over—trusting“过分信任的”。正如作者在第一段第三句所述，人类对待计算机的问题主要在于过分相信它并不愿挑战它的权威性。Challenging“挑战的”;psychological“心理的”;dramatic“戏剧性的”。

　　35.【解析】D。推理判断题。此类题须弄清楚作者的真正意图。正如前面所述，作者提倡的并不是完全不信任计算机，而是不要盲目地完全依赖它。A、B、C三项都是以不同方式使用计算机，而作者并未完全否定计算机的使用，所以这三项都不能选。只有D(完全依赖计算机)才是作者不赞成的。

　　Passage 4

　　36.【解析】A。本题为作者观点题。答案在第一段的第二句话：“Kids who have trouble getting along with their classmates can end up behind academicallv as well.(不能和同学很好相处的学生，他的学习成绩也会落后。)”作者认为和同学关系不好会对他的学习造成负面的影响。

　　37.【解析】C。本题为词汇猜测题。spot发现，找出。原文是：“In the early grades especially，

　　experts say，youngsters should be encouraged to work in groups rather than inpidually so that teachers can spot children who mav be having problems making friends.(专家说，尤其是在早期，应当鼓励小孩子一起学习，而不是独自学习，这样老师们就能发现哪些学生在交朋友方面有困难。)”

　　38.【解析】A。本题为细节题。答案在第二段的第二句话：“For most children，school marks the first time that their goals are not set by internal clock but by the outside world.(对于大多数的学生来讲，学校使他们第一次明白他们目标的，实现是由外部世界决定的，而不是内在的因素。)”因此学校使学生明白是社会而不是个人决定他们的未来。

　　39.【解析】D。本题为作者态度题。答案在第二段的最后一句话：“‘The effects of obvious

　　methods of comparison such as posting grades can be serious，’says Hills，‘a child who has his confidence really damaged needs a rescue operation.’(‘明显对比分数的做法后果是相当严重的。’黑尔说，‘自尊心受到伤害的学生需要治疗。’)”因此作者最不愿意做的事情就是公开学生的成绩。

　　40.【解析】C。本题为主旨题。作者在第一段谈到：孩子们的社会能力会对他们的学习产生很大的影响，因此一个人的社会能力应当放在第一位。第二段谈到：学生的自信心非常重要。因此一个学生最关心的应当是具有社会化的能力和对自己能力的感觉。

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　　41.【解析】C。cover“覆盖”，在本句中指美国占据北美大陆的很大一部分面积。其他三个词都与本意无关，所以选C。

　　42.【解析】A。表示两个地区的位置有三个介词：in、to、on。in表示两者存在所属或包含的关系。(如台湾和中国的关系)，to表示两地相邻但不接壤(如中国和日本的关系)，on表示相邻且接壤(如中国和越南的关系)。因选项中没有on，就只能选to，表相邻。

　　43.【解析】A。“美国是个大国”与“它不是世界上最大的国家”两个分句间很显然是转折的关系，所以应选although，只有它表转折。now that=since“现在，既然”，表原因。

　　44.【解析】C。本句意思是美国独立后有13个州，每个州都在美国国旗上有所表现。谓语动词是was，意味着主语是单数;这样排除了aU和some。而every一般不与of连用，所以只能选each。

　　45.【解析】B。two more stars“又多了两颗星”。another表示“又，再”的时候，往往放数词之前，应说“another two stars”。

　　46.【解析】D。representing the new states“代表着两个新州”，该结构是现在分词短语，修饰stars，因为stars和represent之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词来表示。

　　47.【解析】A。介词of在此处表示同位关系，即the new states就是指Alaska和Hawaii。又如：the city of Beijing北京市。

　　48.【解析】B。in great numbers“大量地，大批地，成群结队地”，指人成群地来，固定搭配。

　　49.【解析】A。on the coast“沿着海岸线”。coast往往和on相搭配，而不与其他介词搭配。

　　50.【解析】C。for that reason“由于那个原因”，固定搭配。又如for some reason“由于某种原因”。

　　Part IV

　　51.一项对7500多名专业人员开展的全国性调查发现，近十分之一的受访者称自己有中度或重度的抑郁症症状。

　　52.此外，这项由“跨越郁闷”这个抗抑郁症的组织开展的调查也表明，30岁以下的人患抑郁症的比例最高.而且这一人群用药物和酒精饮料“自我麻痹”的几率最大。

　　53.海耶特博士说：“我们常把抑郁症与最弱势的社会群体以及有经济压力的人联系在一起，但另一个完全不同的人群也存在这个问题。”

　　54.“人们将事业成功作为自己的首要目标，但当实际情况达不到期望值时，他们就无法维持工作与生活的平衡，这便会影响他们的心理健康。”

　　55.杨先生说：“我们认为患抑郁症的人不应为此而感到羞耻，不该默默地独自忍受而应该向同事求助。”

　　Part V

　　Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary

　　In many kinds of English tests such as CET( College English Test), TEM( Test for English majors),etc.a test of spoken English will be optional.Some people consider that it is unquestionably necessary to hold a test of spoken English in China because spoken English is as important as written English.Both of them are effective communication ways for English speakers. But sometimes even those top students who are good at grammar and writing skills find that it is difficult to express their thoughts freely when speaking.A test of spoken English will make students attach more importance to oral English, and thus help them with their communicating skills.

　　On the other hand, there are also people who hold that good reading, writing and translating skills would be enough for the average English learners. College students are already under great pressure from their study, Another required test will be a burden to them.

　　In my opinion, ! believe that a test of spoken English will do more good than harm.And I shall make all my efforts to practice and improve my spoken English.