I. Basic Knowledge(Vocabulary and Grammar)

　　A. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

　　1. Teachers know that each student may have greater or less_______for learning English.

　　A. attitude B. altitude

　　C. aptitude D. absolute

　　2. When do you_________for the Christmas?

　　A. break up B. break off

　　C. break down D. break into

　　3. A hot metal_________as it grows cooler.

　　A. contractsB. condenses

　　C. conclude D. compresses

　　4. The secretary made_________reports for the manager, one for his speech and one for the file for the future reference.

　　A. deviate B. dozen

　　C. delicate D. duplicate

　　5. Each workday the workers here followed the same schedule and rarely_________from this routine.

　　A. deviatedB. disconnected

　　C. detachedD. distorted

　　6. Your handwriting in the paper is quite_________. I have trouble recognizing it.

　　A. elaborate B. elegant

　　C. illegible D. eloquent

　　7. Some college students in America are state-supported, others are privately_________, and still some others are supported by religious organizations.

　　A. ensuredB. entitled

　　C. enlargedD. endowed

　　8. Flatboats_________commodities and foods across the Great Lakes between the two countries.

　　A. fretB. fleeC. ferryD. fling

　　9. You can't trick her into marrying you and expect to_________it forever.

　　A. get away with B. get rid of

　　C. get along withD. get used to

　　10. Lucy was on a diet, but she found the cream cakes quite_________.

　　A. irregularB. irresistible

　　C. inevitableD. incredible

　　11. All the students in the class_________their mathematics teacher because, although he is severe, he is fair.

　　A. look up to B. look up on

　　C. look up for D. look up at

　　12. A clear politician knows how to_________public opinions.

　　A. maintain B. manifesto

　　C. manipulate D. manufacture

　　13. He is already_________seventy, but is still as strong and vigorous as a young man in his twenties.

　　A. on the lines of

　　B. on the wrong side of

　　C. on top of

　　D. outside of

　　14. In_________times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favorable climate.

　　A. prime B. primitive

　　C. primary D. preliminary

　　15. Soon after the applause from the excited audiences our_________leader stepped into the banquet hall.

　　A. respectedB. respective

　　C. respectable D. respectful

　　16. Dark glasses serve to_________eyes from the light of the sun when you have to be exposed to it.

　　A. saveB. shieldC. shelter D. shake

　　17. A balance of international payments refers to the net result of the business which a nation_________with other nations in a given period.

　　A. transactsB. tempts

　　C. thrives D. transports

　　18. Obviously these are all factors affecting smooth operation, but the_________problem is still to be identified.

　　A. usefulB. underlying

　　C. useless D. underneath

　　19. Mr. Hudson said he had_________evidence that John had committed the crime the day before yesterday.

　　A. valuable B. variety

　　C. valid D. verbal

　　20. He_________to go back to his native country after decades of living abroad.

　　A. yieldedB. yearned

　　C. yelledD. yawned

　　B. Fill in the blanks with the word, according to the meaning of the sentence.

　　1. It was all_________ that the restaurant discriminated against the black customers.

　　2. All the day we could hear the bees bu_________ around the roses in our garden.

　　3. We are doing this work in the con_________ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.

　　4. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other d_________.

　　5. Many years had e_________before they returned to their original urban areas.

　　6. He received a gr_________from the university in order to continue this research.

　　7. We could not really afford to buy a house so we got it on purchase and paid monthly in_________.

　　8. 23 million people in America are actually il_________since they cannot read well

　　enough to understand the questions on a voting paper.

　　9. The toy maker produces a min_________ copy of the space station, exact in every detail.

　　10. My cousin Nancy is often in a poisonous mood; I suppose it is because she is an o_________child in her family.

　　11. Only the last statement is true. All the others pre_________against black people.

　　12. Once you get to know your mistakes, should you rec_________them as soon as possible.

　　13. If you don't s_________ the children properly, Mr. Chiver, they will just run riot.

　　14. He is the only person who can t_________ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.

　　15. A tourist is prevented from entering our country if he does not have a v_________ passport.

　　C. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, according to correct grammar usage.

　　1. _________can be seen from the comparisons of these figures, the principle includes the active participation of the patient in the modification of his conditions.

　　A. AsB. What

　　C. ThatD. It

　　2. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills_________people each year than automobile accidents.

　　A. seven more times

　　B. seven times more

　　C. over seven times

　　D. seven times

　　3. Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that his assertion about the economic recovery_________just around the corner was untrue.

　　A. would beB. to beC. was D. being

　　4. As it turned out to be a small house party, we_________so formally.

　　A. needn't dress up

　　B. did not need have dressed up

　　C. didn't need dress up

　　D. need not have dressed up

　　5. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _________what to do and what not to do.

　　A. to be toldB. having been told

　　C. being toldD. to have been told

　　6. He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society,_________insufficiently popular with all members.

　　A. being considered

　　B. considering

　　C. to be considered

　　D. having considered

　　7. _________ for the timely investment form the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.

　　A. Had it not beenB. Were it not

　　C. Be it not D. Should it not

　　8. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds,_________could go penniless by next year.

　　A. the larger one

　　B. the larger of which

　　C. the largest one

　　D. the largest of which

　　9. Just as the value of a telephone networks increases with each new phone_________to the system, so does the value of a computer system increase with each program that turns out.

　　A. addingB. to have added

　　C. to addD. added

　　10. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often_________or better than an actual performance.

　　A. as good as B. as good

　　C. good D. good as

　　11. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything_________going on in the world.

　　A. that isB. as is

　　C. there isD. what is

　　12. Between 1897 and 1919 at least 29 motion pictures in which artificial beings were portrayed_________.

　　A. had produced

　　B. have been produced

　　C. would have produced

　　D. had been produced

　　13. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds_________his argument in favour of the new theory.

　　A. which to base on

　　B. on which to base

　　C. to base on which

　　D. which to be based on

　　14. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe_________it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.

　　A. so thatB. but that

　　C. in that D. provided that

　　15. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _________the atmosphere.

　　A. as it isB. the same is

　　C. so isD. and so is

　　16. The heart is_________intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.

　　A. not soB. not much

　　C. much moreD. no more

　　17._________the fact that his initial experiments had failed, the professor persisted in his research all the way.

　　A. Because ofB. As to

　　C. In spite of D. In view of

　　18. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand,_________all practical value by the time they were finished.

　　A. can loseB. would have lost

　　C. loseD. ought to have lost

　　19. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as _________earned by his own labor.

　　A. oneB. that C. suchD. what

　　20. Professor Lee's book will show you can be used in other contexts.

　　A. that you have observed

　　B. that how you have observed

　　C. how that you have observed

　　D. how what you have observed

　　D. Translation.

　　1.几天前他还对这个计划嗤之以鼻，可是现在他却以高涨的热情去努力落实这项计划，这真是令人难以理解的转变。

　　2.这个看上去饱经风霜的渔翁伸出他那由于辛劳而布满老茧的双手，开始讲述他海上生活的艰难历程。

　　3.学生原本指望他会解释锐利观察和逻辑思维为何是科学研究必不可少的品质，但是他的一番话不但没有使人明白，反而使人更糊涂了。

　　4.这个小伙子的与众不同之处在于，他喜欢以非常规的方式进行思考，不愿同传统观念作妥协。

　　5.越来越多的国家通过了严禁任何人在国境线内任意猎取野生动物的法律。

　　6.情绪激动的老人打开儿子从海外寄来的信，他越想控制住发抖的双手，双手发抖得越厉害。

　　7.我们不能纵容任何有危害社会秩序行为的人，不管他是谁，不管他来自何处。

　　8.从经济收益方面来考虑，出版学术专著的主要问题在于这类书籍销量较少，平均每次印刷数量只有数百本而已。

　　9.由于战争和自然灾害，一些国家陷入极度贫困之中。联合国的一位官员强调，正因为如此，发达国家应承担责任，为发展中国家的经济发展做出新的贡献。

　　10.由于现代化电信手段的快速发展，国际间通信基本上可以不受时空的限制。

　　II. Comprehensive Exercises

　　A. Reading comprehension

　　(A)

　　The health-care economy is replete with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the peculiar roles of producer or "provider" and purchaser sectors of the economy. It is the seller who attempts to attract a potential buyer with various inducements of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Where circumstances permit the buyer no choice because there is effectively only one seller and product is relatively essential, government usually asserts monopoly and places the industry under price and other regulations. Neither of these conditions prevails in most of the health-care industry.

　　In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of the original relationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician-and even then there may be no real choice-it is the physician who usually makes all significant purchasing decisions: whether the patient should return "next Wednesday", whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare and sophisticated patient who will challenge such professional decisions or raise in advance questions about price, especially when the ailment is regarded as serious.

　　This is particularly significant in relation to hospital care. The physician must certify the need for hospitalization, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be discharged. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctor's judgments that are final. Little wonder then that in the eyes of the hospital it is the physician who is the real "consumer". As a con-sequence, the medical staff represents the "power center" in hospital policy and decision making, not administration.

　　1.The author's primary purpose is to_______.

　　A. speculate about the relationship between a patient's ability and the treatment received

　　B. criticize doctors for exercising too much control over patients

　　C. analyze some important economic factors in health care

　　D. urge hospitals to reclaim their decision-making authority

　　2. It can be inferred that doctors are able to determine hospital policies because_______.

　　A. it is doctors who generate income for the hospital

　　B. most of a patient's bills are paid by his health insurance

　　C. hospital administrators lack the expertise to question medical decisions

　　D. a doctor is ultimately responsible for a patient's health

　　3. According to the author, when a doctor tells a patient to return next Wednesday, the doctor is in effect_________.

　　A. taking advantage of the patient's concern for his health

　　B. instructing the patient to buy more medical services

　　C. warning the patient that a hospital stay might be necessary

　　D. advising the patient to seek a second opinion

　　4. The author is most probably leading up to _________.

　　A. a proposal to control medical costs

　　B. a discussion of a new medical coats

　　C. a discussion of a new medical treatment

　　D. an analysis of the causes of inflation in the United States

　　5. The most important feature of a "consumer" as that term is used (Para,3) is that "consumer" is the party that_________.

　　A. pays for goods or services

　　B. delivers goods or services

　　C. orders goods or services

　　D. supplies goods and services to a third party

　　(B)

　　Though it now seems merely an episode in the last year of World WarⅠ, the influenza pandemic(流行性的) of the autumn of 1918 was one of the three greatest outbreaks of disease in history. Only the Plague of Justinian and the Black Death compare with it, a quarter of the world's population was affected: all in all, it killed 22 million people, almost twice as many as were killed in the war itself. In India, more people died from influenza in a few months than had died from cholera (霍乱) in twenty years. In the United States, half a million people died.

　　Through centuries, the course of epidemics has run from east to west. The 1918 influenza epidemics followed this pattern, reaching America last. Traditionally, Asia has been the matrix(母体) of the disease, almost as though there existed, in the vastness of Mongolia, a permanent focus of infection which would erupt periodically into the rest of the world. Some doctors maintained that the influenza was introduced by Chinese labor battalions(军队) that landed on the coast of France. Some attributed it to Russian soldiers arriving from Vladivostock. Others thought it might have developed in Spain from an earlier bronchitis(支气管炎) which was so prevalent during the spring that the name "Spanish" was given to the autumn influenza. There was even one tenuous(无力的) theory that the disease sprang into being in an isolated Georgia training camp during the winter of 1971 and migrated westward until it had circumnavigated(环航) the earth.

　　Influenza is still a mysterious disease. No one yet knows whether it is one virus (病毒) or several, why it occurs in cycles, or how and where it lies dormant between epidemics. There are theories of weather, theories of the wearing off of group immunity, and even a theory of determination by economic circum-stances. The most generally held current explanation is, however, that a pandemic like that of 1918 arises when a new and explosive strain of virus develops through a spontaneous process of mutation or renewal.

　　Questions:

　　6. What is the passage mainly about?

　　____________________________________

　　7. Through the centuries, the course of epidemics has been____________________________________.

　　8. What's the result of the 1918 epidemic?

　　____________________________________

　　9. Concerning the origin of the 1918 epidemic:____________________________________

　　10. Why is the epidemic of 1918 described aspandemic?

　　____________________________________

　　B. Cloze

　　Most of the nonverbal communication at work centers on a single theme: power, which translates into status. In every species and society, those in control try to　1 large, strong and fearless.　2　some other animals　3　dominance, humans have their own ways of signaling who's in　4　. "In our culture, status shows　5　subtly in the relaxed posture and way of interaction," says Albert Mehrabian, a professor of psychology.　6　, those lower in position characteristically display more　7　."The classic example is the soldier standing at　8　in the presence of superior officer, "says Mehrabian.

　　The leaders in a group usually are the ones who lean back in their chairs. To make a point, they may lean　9　. Their gestures are large and fluid,　10　an easy confidence and command of space.　11　also take greater control of con-versation."The position in authority12　to talk more, speak louder and　13　others", says Mehrabian.

　　The bodies of the powerful can also "leak" messages of weakness that always betray　14　they're really feeling. Imagine this　15　: the head of your company announces to his staff that the firm has been bought by a giant corporation. "This is great news!" he says. "The new owners are more　16　than ever."

　　As he speaks, your boss stands stiffly behind the chair, his hands clasped in front of him. He smiles often,　17　　his eyes have a serious look. His voice is flat, and the　　18　seems higher than usual. Should you believe him? " Look for differences　19　what you're seeing and what you're hearing," suggests Austin. Your boss's body language is　20　reassuring.

　　1. A. pretendB. appear

　　C. seemD. disguise

　　2. A. As B. BesidesC. Like D. Despite

　　3. A. assertingB. declaring

　　C. confirmingD. claiming

　　4. A. managementB. duty

　　C. obligationD. charge

　　5. A. itB. itselfC. themD. us

　　6. A. ConsequentlyB. Unfortunately

　　C. ConverselyD. Undoubtedly

　　7. A. rigidityB. dignity C. vigorD. rigor

　　8. A. attentionB. length C. easeD. peace

　　9. A. forwardB. toward C. ahead D. over

　　10. A. proposingB. embodying

　　C. signalingD. proving

　　11. A. Authorities B. Superiors

　　C. Inferiors D. Officials

　　12. A. cares B. intends C. tends D. means

　　13. A. interveneB. interfere

　　C. interruptD. intermingle

　　14. A. whichB. whatC. that D. why

　　15. A. sightB. spotC. scenery D. scene

　　16. A. secureB. responsible

　　C. generousD. optimistic

　　17. A. whenB. asC. although D. so

　　18. A. throatB. toneC. note D. melody

　　19. A. inB. between

　　C. fromD. among

　　20. A. anything butB. nothing but

　　C. no more thanD. more than

　　C. Error correction

　　"Home, sweet home" is a phrase that expresses an essential attitude in the United States. Whether the reality of life in the family house is sweet or no sweet, the S1_________

　　cherished ideal of home has great importance for many people. This ideal is a vital part of the American dream. This dream, dramatized in the history of nineteenth-century European settlers of the American West, was to find a piece of place, build a house for one's family, S2_________

　　and started a farm. These small households S3_________

　　were portraits of independence: the entire family-mother, father, children, even grand-parents-live in a small house and working together to support each other. S4_________

　　Anyone understood the life and death impor- S5_________

　　tance of family cooperation and hard work. Although most people in the United States no longer live on farms, but the S6_________

　　ideal of home ownership is just as strong in the twentieth century as it was in the nine-teenth. When U. S. soldiers came home before World WarⅡ, for example, S7_________　

　　they dreamed of buying houses and starting families. But there was a

　　S8_________

　　tremendous boom in home building. The new houses, typically in the suburbs, were often small and more or less identical, but it S9_________

　　satisfied a deep need. Many regarded the single-family house the basis of their way of life. S10_________

　　D. Translation

　　1. If you do not say anything else for the rest of your life, just repeat this conversation, and you still have a fair chance of passing as a remarkably witty man of sharp intellect, keen observation and extremely pleasant manners.

　　2. This is the world out of which grows the hope, for the first time in history, of a society where there will be freedom from want and freedom from fear.

　　3. From the massive realignments taking place in the information industries to the capabilities of the technologies themselves, there is an often unstated assumption that everything is for the best.

　　4. So, compared to what used to be, society is way ahead; compared to what might be, it is way behind.

　　5. Until recently, scientists have been able to devise a drill which would be capable of cutting through hard rock at great depths.

　　E. Writing

　　For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Women's Social Position. You must base your composition on the following instructions. Your composition should be no less than 150 words.

　　1.妇女的地位越来越高；

　　2.但社会上还存在歧视妇女的现象；

　　3.妇女并不比男人差，我们应为男女平等而努力。

　　参考答案及部分详解:

　　I. Basic Knowledge

　　A. 1-5 CAADA 6-10 CDCAB

　　11-15 ACB BA16-20 BABCB

　　B. 1. alleged 2. buzzing 3. context 4. defects

　　5. elapsed 6. grant 7. installment 8. illiterate 9. miniature 10.only 11. prejudice 12. rectify 13. supervise 14. testify 15. valid

　　C. 1-5 ABDDC 6-10 AABDA 11-15 CDBCC 16-20 DCBBD

　　D. 1.It was only a few days ago that he was full of contempt for the new project, but he is now working hard with zeal for its realization. What a baffling change!

　　2. Holding out his working-gnarled hands, the old fisherman with a weather-beaten face started to tell us about the hardships of his life on the sea.

　　3. He was supposed to explain to the students why sharp observation and logical thinking were indispensable qualities to research work, but his talk was more confusing than clarifying.

　　4. What distinguishes this young man from others is that he is inclined to think unconventionally, and would make no compromise with traditional ideas.

　　5. An increasing number of countries have passed a law which forbids anyone to hunt wildlife at will within their countries territory.

　　6. The emotional old man opened the letter his son sent him from overseas. The harder he tried to control his trembling hands, the more they trembled.

　　7. No matter who he is or where he is from we cannot tolerate anyone's behavior that is injurious to social order.

　　8. As far as business profits are concerned, the main drawback of the publication of academic treatises is that they usually do not sell well, with an average number of only several hundred copies for each printing.

　　9. Some countries were reduced to extreme poverty brought about by war and natural disasters. For that matter, a U.N. official insisted that developed countries should take up their responsibility to make new contributions to the economic development of the developing countries.

　　10. Thanks to the rapid development of modern means of telecommunication, international communication is generally not encumbered by time or space.

　　II. Comprehensive Exercises

　　A. 1.C主旨题。本文开头就提出The health-care economy is replete with unusual and even unique economic relationships.(医疗保健经济充满了不寻常的甚至是独特的经济关系。)下面又接着分析了这种关系的不寻常及独特之处。由此可见，作者主要是想分析一下医疗保健方面的一些重要经济因素。故选C。

　　2. A推断题。根据最后一段中The physician must certify the need for hospitalization,...but in the main it is the doctor's judgments that are final.可知，在医院，代表权力中心的是医疗人员而非管理人员，这主要是因为医生制约着病人的消费，医院的收入也受制于医生。故选A。

　　3. B细节题。根据第二段Once an individual has chosen to see a physician...whether drugs should be prescribed, etc.(一旦一个人选择了看医生，那么通常做出重大消费决定的是医生，病人是否下周三再来，是否需要X光检查，是否需要开药，都取决于医生。)那么"下周三是否再来"就意味着是否进一步进行医疗消费。故正确答案为B。

　　4. A推断题。本文的中心内容是有关制约医疗保健消费的经济因素。从作者的叙述中可知，有些病人的医疗消费是强制性的，也是没有必要的，由此推断出作者对这种医疗保健关系持有不赞成的态度。由此我们可以推断出作者的意图是旨在呼吁人们对这种医疗消费加以控制。只有A符合题意，其他三项均无法在文中找到可支持的证据，故可排除。

　　5. C推断题。根据本文第二段可知，在医生和病人之间，真正决定病人消费的是医生，因为医生可以要求病人消费何种药品，做何种检查。在最后一段，作者得出结论，真正决定医院大权的是医生，他们才是医院真正的消费者，这里的消费者当然不是指医生本人消费医药品，而是指他们安排药品及服务的消费。C符合题意，其他可排除。

　　6. The flu epidemic of 1918.从第一段第一句话后半部分我们得知：1918年秋天的流感是历史上三个最大的疾病之一。该句是本文的主题句，即中心思想，也是本文主要谈论的东西。

　　7. from east to west,第二段第一句明确指出流感的行程是从东到西。

　　8. 22 million people died.从第一段第一句中得知1918年的流感使2，200万人失去了生命。

　　9. there are many theories but nothing definite is known.最后一段作者指出流感仍是一种神秘的疾病，虽然有不少理论，但没有人知道它到底是病毒还是别的什么。

　　10. Because it was world-wide.从第一段第三句中可以看出世界人口的1/4的人都被感染上流感。

　　B. 1. B。本题的对应线索是those in control "当权者"及large, strong, and fearless,当权者往往试图"做出"一副咄咄逼人、无所畏惧的姿态，故选appear。

　　2. C。空格后出现other animals与humans,可见文章在对二者进行对照,说明other animals与humans情况相似,故只有like符合逻辑。

　　3. A。四个选项中能与dominance"优势,统治"搭配的只有asserting "维护,坚持"。其他declaring "宣布"；confirming "确认,认可";claiming "宣称",均不合适。

　　4. D。注意此空格处所填词需与in搭配，同时与前面的"dominance"同义出现,因此只有charge正确。

　　5. B。空格后的subtly in the relaxed posture and way of interaction是用来形容status本身的,因此选择反身代词作宾语。

　　6. C。空格前后的status与those lower in position反义同现,其间的逻辑关系词是语义转折,故选C"相反地"。consequently "从而,因此",表结果; undoubtedly "无庸置疑的"。

　　7. A。从上题分析可知,本句与上句之间的描述针对地位不同的人,因此所填词与"in a relaxed posture "反义,只有rigidity "僵化,刻板"正确。其他dignity "尊严,高贵";vigor "精力,活力"；rigor "严格,严厉",语义不符。

　　8. A。stand at attention是固定搭配,意为"采取立正姿势"。at length "终于"；at ease "安逸的,自在的"；at peace "平静的,没有纷争的"。

　　9. A。前一句在通常情况下,他们lean back,那么在to make point时,动作肯定相反,故选forward,反义复现。lean forward "倾向于……"; lean与ahead及over不搭配。

　　10. C。注意在此空格处逻辑主语是gesture,很快会选出正确答案为signaling "用信号表明"。proposing "计划,提议"，逻辑主语一般为人。embodying "体现,具体化",语义不符。prove "证明",一般用法为"prove to be..."。

　　11. B。注意本段在谈the leaders in a group的情况,因此superiors"上级"与the leaders in a group同义并与其后的take great control同义。此外与inferior "下级",意思相反。authorities "权力;当权" ;officials "政府官员,公务员"。

　　12. C。首先排除care，因其为及物动词。intend to与mean to意思相近,意为"计划,打算"；tend to "倾向于";根据上文,既然他们take control of the conversion,肯定也就倾向于talk more,所以选C。

　　13. C。此句并列谓语都在讲当权人物的说话方式,intervene "干涉,介入";interfere "干涉,妨碍";interrupt"打断"; intermingle "混合"，四个选项中只有interrupt与说话方式有直接关系，同时也体现了当权者的独断行为。

　　14. B。四个选项中既能引导名词性从句作betray的宾语又能在宾语从句中充当feel的宾语的只有what。

　　15. D。空格后的冒号在解释事件发生的场景,故选D. scene。sight"看见的物体,景象",相当于view;spot "地点,风景点";scenery "美丽的风景"。

　　16. D。secure "安全的,可靠的"; responsible "负责任的"; generous "大方的"; optimistic"乐观的"。

　　17. C。空格前的smile与其后的have a serious look意思不一致,形成让步关系。

　　18. B。throat"喉咙",tone"音调",note"音符", melody"悦耳的音调"，与前面的his voice属于同一语义场的只有tone。

　　19. B。空格后的and连接两个不同的事物,空格前面又有线索词difference,说明是在讲两者间的不同,因此选between。

　　20. A。本段意思是在表明"老板一边安慰下属说公司很可靠,一边又提心吊胆,没有把握"。所以选A, anything but "决不,并非",与nothing but相反。

　　C. S1. no→not。修饰形容词用副词not。

　　S2. place→land。place是可数名词，不与piece搭配，此处应接不可数名词land。

　　S3. started→start。与上文中find, build为并列的动词不定式结构。

　　S4. working→work。与live并列，用一般现在时。

　　S5. Anyone→Everyone。根据上下文判断，此处应为"每个人"而非"任何人"。

　　S6. but去掉。although后面不能接由but引导的分句。

　　S7. before→after。根据上下句判断，应为二战后。

　　S8. But→And。根据上下文判断，应为递进关系。

　　S9. it→they。指代的是上文提到的houses，应用复数意义的代词。

　　S10.在house后面加as。词组regard...as "把……视为，认为……是"。

　　D. 1.如果你下半生不想学说别的，只重复这个对话，那么你仍然有相当的机会，变成一个引人注目的、有清晰的思维力、敏锐的观察力，以及举止特别令人喜爱的聪明人。

　　2.这是历史上首次出现的一个给人以希望的世界。在这个世界上有希望诞生一个没有贫困、没有恐惧的社会。

　　3.从正在进行的对信息产业的大规模调整到各种技术自身的无穷潜力，人们顺理成章地认为这一切会越来越好。

　　4.因此，比起过去的状况，现实社会已大大进步了；然而与可能达到的目标相比，则又远远落后了。

　　5.直到最近，科学家们才得以设计出一种可以钻透极深处坚硬岩石的钻头。

　　E. Women's Social Position

　　Traditionally, women have been subordinate in almost all respects and in all societies. But in modern societies, women's social position has, in general, been rising steadily. The discrepancy between the male and female as regards political authority, control over resources and employment is becoming smaller.

　　Nevertheless, this does not mean that there no longer exists any bias against women, who are, in fact, still regarded by men as the "weaker sex". A great many women still find themselves at a disadvantageous position when it comes to employment, salaries, and promotions, simply because they are women. Unequal opportunities for the sexes and male supremacy are still widespread in our society. As far as equal rights and equal opportunities for women are concerned, we still have a long way to go.

　　Studies have confirmed that women are not weaker than men in terms of both physical and mental powers. They are, in fact, superior to men in some aspects, such as physical endurance and immunity to certain diseases, and inferior to them in others. There is no reason whatever why women should be treated as second-class citizens. We should strive continuously for real equality between men and women in the society.

　　(文/河北农业大学王静于新松张现彬；英语通大学英语六级考试版03～04学年第2期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)