Passage 31

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Many of the world’s pollution problems have been 1 by the crowding of large groups of people into cities. Supply for the 2 of the people leads to 3 pollution by industry. If the 4 increase in human population 5 at the present rate (比率), there may be much greater harm. Some scientists speak of the 6 in number of people as “population pollution.”

　　About 2000 years ago, the world 7 was probably about 250 million. 8 reached a billion in 1850. By1930 the population was two billion. It is 9 three and a half billion. It is 10 to double by the year 2000. If the population continues to grow at the same 11 , there would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now.

　　Man has been using the earth’s 12 more and more rapidly over the years. Some of them are almost 13 . Now many people believe that man’s greatest 14 is how to control the growth of his population. The 15 in the world will not support the human population, in time to come, if the 16 rate of increase continues. 17 there is over crowding in the 18 and hunger in some countries. Can man’s rate of increase 19 ? Many people believe that human survival (幸存者) in the future depends on the answer 20 the question.

　　1. A. made B. caused C. led D. worked out

　　2. A. needs B. satisfies C. service D. lacks

　　3. A. farther B. less C. further D. better

　　4. A. harmful B. small C. slow D. rapid

　　5. A. stops B. continues C. slows down D. adds to

　　6. A. increase B. reduce C. quality D. quantity

　　7. A. people B. situation C. population D. land

　　8. A. They B. You C. We D. It

　　9. A. now B. in the past C. in the future D. then

　　10. A. hoped B. expected C. wished D. looked forward to

　　11. A. time B. amount C. rate D. number

　　12. A. place B. oil C. mines D. resources

　　13. A. missed B. rich C. gone D. enough

　　14. A. problem B. power C. plan D. idea

　　15. A. food B. electricity C. energy D. materials

　　16. A. past B. present C. future D. slow

　　17. A. Already B. Yet C. Still D. Often

　　18. A. villages B. mountains C. cities D. farms

　　19. A. continue B. exist C. fall D. keep

　　20. A. in B. of C. to D. for

　　答案与分析

　　全文解释了污染和人口间的关系：人口的增长带来了新的污染，并加剧了原有的污染，世界能源枯竭。

　　1. B 世界污染问题由大量人口涌入城市引起。

　　2. A 人们涌入城市后，对人们的需求的供应导致了污染。

　　3. C further意思是“更进一步的”。人们涌入城市，需求供应加剧了城市污染。

　　4. D rapid increase 迅速的增长。

　　5. B 如果人类的污染以目前迅速增长的比率发展下去，……。

　　6. A 全文讲了人口增长与污染的关系，因此此空填increase。

　　7. D从空后的250 million看，作者在这里讲的是2000 年前世界的人口。

　　8. D It指the world population。

　　9. A 从此空所在句的上一句和下一句看， 此空所讲的是现在的情况。

　　10. B 这个数字是人们的猜测和料想，因此选expected。

　　11. C前面介绍了各个时期的人口数量的增长， 接下来作者说，“如果以这个比率增长的话，……。”

　　12. D resources意思是“资源”，它包括coal, oil和mines。

　　13. C 这些能源中的一部分已经失去。 gone 在这里为形容词，意思是“不见”。

　　14. A 人类最大的问题是如何控制人口的增长，这也是作者通过上述分析得出的结论。

　　15. D 在此A有较大干扰性，通过前后文我们得知，人口再增长，不仅仅是食物、 电和能源而且还有许多东西不能满足人们，因此materials为最佳答案。

　　16. the present rate of increase 目前的增长比率。

　　17. A能源危急的情况已经(already)出现。

　　18. C从短文的第一句Many of the world’s pollution problems have been 1 (caused) by the crowding of large groups of people into cities得此答案。

　　19. A人口的这种比率还会持续增长下去吗？

　　20. C the answer to the question 这个问题的答案。

　　Passage 32

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　We were about to gather up our things and return to our car when a man came up. He looked very 1 indeed and asked us 2 if we knew that these grounds were his own. Father looked troubled and the man 3 a notice , which said that camping (宿营) was strictly forbidden. 4 Father explained that he had not seen the 5 and did not know that camping was not allowed. 6 Father apologized, the man did not seem satisfied. He asked Father for his name and 7. All the way home, we were so 8 that hardly anyone spoke a word. This unpleasant thing had spoiled (损害) a wonderful day in the 9 .

　　For the rest of the week, we 10 what would happen. The following Sunday, we stayed at home even though it was a 11 day. About noon, a large and very expensive 12 stopped outside our house. We were surprised when we saw several people preparing to have a picnic (野餐) in our small 13 . Father got very 14 and went to ask them what they thought they were doing. You can imagine how 15 he was when he saw the man who had taken our address the week before ! Both men burst out 16 and Father welcomed the strangers into the house. We became good 17 . And we learned a lesson we have never 18 . That’s “Don’t do to others 19 you don’t like to 20 to you.”

　　1. A. unpleasant B. polite C. strong D. pleased

　　2. A. quickly B. angrily C. loudly D. curiously

　　3. A. wrote B. stared at C. read D. pointed to

　　4. A. Our B. Poor C. But D. Then

　　5. A. ground B. place C. notice D. man

　　6. A. Even B. When C. Though D. Because

　　7. A. house B. car C. reason D. address

　　8. A. worried B. satisfied C. frightened D. busy

　　9. A. city B. country C. week D. camp

　　10. A. waited B. thought C. wondered D. knew

　　11. A. rainy B. fine C. good D. sad

　　12. A. man B. thief C. car D. dog

　　13. A. garden B. house C. ground D. field

　　14. A. happy B. angry C. frightened D. anxious

　　15. A. happy B. afraid C. angry D. surprised

　　16. A. fighting B. smiling C. laughing D. exciting

　　17. A. neighbours B. friends C. families D. farmers

　　18. A. learnt B. known C. forgotten D. received

　　19. A. that B. if C. when D. what

　　20. A. be done B. do C. doing D. get

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是记叙文，作者叙述了这样一件事：我们在乡下宿营，结果是有人对我们横加指责，并且这人记下了我们的地址，这使我们很不愉快。下一星期这些人来到我们的花园，父亲不仅没有指责他们，反而将他们邀请到家里，由此作者得出这样结论：Don’t do to others when you don’t like to be done to you. 这同于中国的一句古话：己所不欲，莫施于人。

　　1. A 从后文我们得知，这里有个牌子，上面写着不允许在此宿营，我们无视牌子上的内容在此宿营， 那人自然不高兴。

　　2. B 因为他不高兴，因此他说话时很生气。本句前后为因果关系。在此C有较大干扰性，然而loudly不能说明心情。

　　3. D 那个人指着一个牌子。

　　4. B 受到别人的指责， 爸爸有些可怜兮兮， 因此作者用poor Father。

　　5. C“没有看到牌子”是did not know that camping was not allowed的原因。

　　6. C 前后为转折关系，因此此处填though。

　　7. D 从后文...when he saw the man who had taken our address the week before得此答案。

　　8. A 那人写下爸爸的名字和我们的地址， 我们搞不清他到底要干什么，因此我们worried。

　　9. B 从前文我们知道，这是我们在乡村发生的事情。

　　10. C 那星期其余的几天，我们一直在困惑到底将发生什么事。在此B有较大干扰性，thought意思是“考虑”。而作者在此是说“我们对将会发生的事情猜不透。”因此B 不合题意。

　　11. B “尽管天很好，……”在此C有一定干扰性，表示“天气好”一般不用good。

　　12. C 从后文得知，这几个人是到我们这里来宿营，他们是开着车来的。

　　13. A 以后爸爸才把他们领进屋内，因此B 不合题意； our small后跟ground和field都不合适。

　　14. B 这些人没有跟我们打招呼就进了我们的花园， 因此爸爸生气了。

　　15. D 爸爸没有料到会是这些人，因此当他看到他们时， 他很吃惊。

　　16. C 从and Father welcomed the strangers into the house我们得知A不正确，burst out意思是“发出”， 因此C为正确答案。

　　17. B Father这么热情，他们前嫌皆弃， 因此他们成了好朋友。

　　18. C 由此我们学到了我们永远也不会忘记的一课。

　　19. D

　　20. A 最后两空较难选出。这句话的意思是“当你不想让别人做给你时，你不要做给别人。”to be done在此为被动语态，逻辑主语是you,即别人做给你，因此you don’t like后用了不定式的被动语态。

　　Passage 33

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house, 1 , “We need a doctor out here. We need a doctor. Hurry, Mom.” “What’s wrong ?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.

　　Dutifully (顺从地), I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer's hand — 2 , that’s the sort of thing mothers do. While my son led me out of the door and 3 the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not 4 . When we arrived at the 5 scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest (鸟巢) high up in the tree. My son and I 6 the probable age of the baby bird, it’s inability to fly well, and exactly how the 7 had caused its death. “I think his mummy and daddy really 8 him,” Spencer observed. I 9 my boy’s hand and tried to ease (减轻) his 10 by saying I was sure they did, 11 they would be okay because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and PoPo --my deceased (去世了的) grandfather. I assured (使确信) Spencer that the bird’s mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be 12 and loved. I told Spencer that PoPo loved little birds, and I 13 he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird 14 .I picked up the little creature’s body, slipped (悄悄放到) it into my plastic bag and 15 placed the bird in the rubbish bin. 16 was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went fight back to play 17 he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.

　　At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had found a baby bird the day before that fell from its nest.

　　“It was dead, Daddy.”

　　Trying to 18 Spencer’s spirits and reminded him that the little bird was really 19, I asked our son to tell Daddy 20 the baby bird was . Spencer, looking solemn-faced at his dad, stated, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, PoPo.”

　　1. A. saying B. screaming C. declaring D. telling

　　2. A. in fact B. at least C. of course D. after all

　　3. A. ahead B. toward C. found D. looked

　　4. A. come B. save C. help D. support

　　5. A. accident B. kitchen C. familiar D. angry

　　6. A. wondered B. discussed C. studied D. looked

　　7. A. fall B. tree C. mother bird D. other bird

　　8. A. hate B. lose C. miss D. love

　　9. A. picked up B. turned to C. got to D. reached for

　　10. A. excitement B. regret C. sadness D. disappointment

　　11. A. but that B. and that C. soon D. then

　　12. A. enjoyed B. played C. treated D. cared for

　　13. A. doubted B. found C. was sure D. was afraid

　　14. A. right now B. right then C. from now on D. now and then

　　15. A. gently B. loudly C. strongly D. firmly

　　16. A. Nothing else B. Nobody else C. Everything D. Something

　　17. A. as usual B. as if C. even though D. though

　　18. A. break B. rise C. show D. lift

　　19. A. wounded B. injures C. okay D. alive

　　20. A. where B. what C. how D. when

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是记叙文，全文叙述了一对母子是如何处理一只死去的小鸟的。

　　1. B从空后Spencer 说的话我们可以看出，他跑进来的时候因为着急紧张，朝着“我”大声喊，而不是说(saying)或宣布(declaring)。

　　2. D after all 在这里是插入语，是对前一句的补充，意思是“毕竟”。本句的意思是“毕竟那(从饭厨里拿了个塑料袋，然后牵着Spencer的手)是母亲做的事。”其它答案不合逻辑。

　　3. B toward the bird意思是“朝小鸟走去”。C有较大干扰性。从下文我们得知“我”家离小鸟躺的地方有一定距离，因此说一出门就发现小鸟是不合适的。

　　4. B help在这里是“起作用”的意思，“如果小鸟真的已经死了的话，医生来也没用。”

　　5. A the accident scene 出事地点。

　　6. B “我儿子和我在谈论小鸟有可能有多大。”A，C有一定干扰性。wonder 意思是“疑惑、想知道”；study意思是“研究”，显然不合题意。

　　7. A be inability to do sth.意思是“没有做某事的能力”。因为没有飞的能力，小鸟掉下来了，而掉下来就造成了它的死亡。”

　　8. C miss 在这里是“想念，思念”的意思。

　　9. D reach for 意思是“伸手去够”。“我”伸出手想握住Spencer的手以减轻他的悲伤。

　　10. C小鸟的死让Spencer 很难过，“我”想安慰他，以减轻他的悲伤。

　　11. A本空前后为转折关系；空后的句子是saying 的另一宾语从句，因此用that引导。

　　12. D care for 在这里是“关心”的意思。C有较大干扰性，treat 的意思是“对待，招待”，显然不合题意。

　　13. C“我确信他(PoPo)在天堂会手捧小鸟，跟它一起玩的。”

　　14. B right then 意思是“那时，当时”。

　　15. A gently一词与空前的 slipped 相适应。

　　16. A从空后的was said 看B 不正确。从空后的 17 (as if ) he had never been interrupted 看C, D不合适。

　　17. B as if 在此引导方式状语从句，其它三个答案不合题意。

　　18. D看到Spencer这么悲伤，“我”想给他提高(lift)一下情绪。

　　19. C A,B,D 显然与文章不符。

　　20. A从后文 “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, PoPo ” 看“我“让Spencer 告诉他父亲的是现在小鸟在什么地方。

　　Passage 34

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Here in Alaska, the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago, because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport. 1 , laws were passed to protect the wolves from 2 and people who catch the animals for their 3 . So the wolf population has greatly 4 .Now there are so many wolves that they are 5 their own food 6 . A wolf naturally lives on animals in the 7 family. People there also hunt deer for 8 . Many of the animals have been 9 by the very cold winters recently and changes in the 10 life there. When the deer can’t find 11 food, they die.

　　If the wolves 12 to kill large numbers of deer, the deer will 13 some day. And the wolves, too. So we must 14 the cycle (循环) of life there. If we killed more wolves, we would 15 them from starving. We also save deer and some 16 animals.

　　In another northern state, wolves attack (袭击) 17 and chickens for food. Farmers 18 the United States government to sent a team of 19 to study the problem. They believe it is 20 to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small population.

　　1. A. But B. Although C. However D. So

　　2. A. farmers B. sportsmen C. soldiers D. officers

　　3. A. skin B. covering C. meat D. fur

　　4. A. increased B. reduced C. improved D. changed

　　5. A. killing B. using C. eating D. destroying

　　6. A. supply B. animals C. stores D. deer

　　7. A. hunter B. deer C. farmer D. wolf

　　8. A. joy B. skin C. food D. safety

　　9. A. killed B. harmed C. hunted D. protected

　　10. A. everyday B. cold C. animal D. plant

　　11. A. much B. good C. enough D. fresh

　　12. A. stop B. continue C. remain D. go on

　　13. A. disappear B. die C. reduce D. starve

　　14. A. find B. use C. change D. care for

　　15. A. save B. keep C. defend D. make

　　16. A. big B. small C. forest D. farm

　　17. A. deer B. hares C. dogs D. cows

　　18. A. force B. insist C. want D. order

　　19. A. scientists B. soldiers C. hunters D. doctors

　　20. A. right B. necessary C. useful D. natural

　　答案与分析

　　全文讲了生态平衡遭到破坏后， 狼数量的增加给狼及当地人们所带来的损害。

　　1. C 过去人们大量捕杀狼， 然而以后国家通过法律保护狼，因此前后为转折关系。But也可表示转折，但but是连词。

　　2. B 此空从前文because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sports得出。

　　3. D 有的人捕杀狼是为了它的皮。

　　4. A 因为有法律保护狼，因此狼的数量增长了。

　　5. D 从空后的their own food 6 (supply)看，本空应该填“毁灭”。

　　6. A 狼太多了，它们破坏了自己的食物供应。

　　7. B 从后文我们得知，狼以鹿为主食。

　　8. C 从also得出，那里的人们也是以鹿为食。

　　9. B 在此A有较大干扰性，作者说寒冷的冬季及食物的变化对鹿伤害极大，但还不至于死亡。下一句“当它们找不到植

　　物可吃时，它们就会死亡”也能说明这一点。

　　10. D。气候的寒冷和食物的变化……。

　　11. C 鹿找不到足够的食物便会死亡。

　　12. B 如果狼继续杀死大量的鹿，鹿总有一天会灭绝，狼也会。

　　13. A 从空后的some day看，作者在讲述未来的结果，联系空前的内容，鹿有一天会灭绝。

　　14. C 基于上面原因，我们应该保护这个食物圈。

　　15. A 在此B有较大干扰性，keep...from意思是“阻止……干某事”，而save... from意思是“从……中把某人挽救出来”。

　　16. D 从下文我们得知，如果狼得不到足够的鹿，它们就会去袭击奶牛和鸡，因此保护好鹿，也会使some farm animals 得到保护。

　　17. D hare的意思是“野兔”，它不是农场的动物，因此B不合题意；在C,D答案中，cows是较容易捕杀的，因此D 为最佳答案。

　　18. C A, D显然不合题意，insist 形成的搭配为insist on doing,而不可以是insist sb. to do sth.

　　19. A 从空后的to study the problem得此答案。

　　20. B 他们认为在有的地区捕杀一些狼而在数量少的地方保护一些是有必要的。

　　Passage 35

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　If you have a watch, don’t repair it! I know it for certain. Once I had a watch. And it 1 perfect time. But one night it 2 that I forgot to wind it up. The next morning I went to a 3 to set it by the exact time . He 4 my watch and said,“The regulator (核准器) is to be pushed up as your watch is four minutes 5 .”

　　I tried to make him understand that my watch gave exact time, 6 he didn’t listen to me and pushed the regulator. My beautiful watch began to gain (走快). It gained faster and faster day by day. 7 the end of the second month it had 8 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

　　I had to take it to 9 watchmaker to be regulated. I 10 him to regulate the watch immediately but he asked me to come in a week’s time. When at last I 11 my watch from him it began to 12 . And I began to be late for trains, buses and meetings. And sometimes I even 13 my dinners.

　　Now I went to the third watchmaker. He took it to 14 and said that he could finish this work in three or four days .I could do nothing but 15 .That time my watch went for half day and then 16 .

　　So I 17 taking my watch from one watchmaker to another and as a result of it even the cleverest man in the world could not tell the time 18 my watch. It had 19 me two hundred dollars originally (最初) but I paid for 20 more than two hundred. At last I decided to buy another watch.

　　1. A. kept B. ran C. walked D. went

　　2. A. happened B. showed C. was reported D. was said

　　3. A. cleverest man B. doctor C. shop D. watchmaker

　　4. A. examined B. fixed C. listened to D. repaired

　　5. A. ahead B. fast C. quick D. slow

　　6. A. and B. but C. so D. than

　　7. A. At B. By C. In D. To

　　8. A. brought B. kept C. left D. taken

　　9. A. another B. one C. that D. the

　　10. A. expected B. hoped C. promised D. thought

　　11. A. borrowed B. brought C. carried D. took

　　12. A. gain again B. run fast C. slow down D. stop

　　13. A. lost B. missed C. passed D. wasted

　　14. A. a town B. a watchmaker C. few D. pieces

　　15. A. accept B. agree C. disagree D. refuse

　　16. A. continued B. gained C. slowed down D. stopped

　　17. A. couldn't help B. forgot C. kept D. regretted

　　18. A. about B. by C. of D. on

　　19. A. cost B. paid C. spent D. wasted

　　20. A. buying B. repairs C. selling D. uses

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是记叙文，叙述了“我”因忘了给表上弦找修表师调表， 结果是经过三个修表师的修理，my beautiful watch彻底报废，“我”不得不再买一只表这一事件，由此“我” 奉劝人们：If you have a watch, don’t repair it.

　　1. A 表走得准用keep perfect time.

　　2. A 表一直走得很准但有一晚上我碰巧忘了上弦，因此此空用happened一词。

　　3. D 修表当然要找watchmaker,下文I had to take it to 9 (another) watchmaker...也可揭示此答案。

　　4. A首先the watchmaker仔细检查了my watch.

　　5. D从The regulator (标准器) is to be pushed up得此答案。be to 在此相当于must或should; push up意为“拨快”。

　　6. D前后间为转折关系。

　　7. B By the end of the second month意为“到第二个月结束的时候”。其他选项均有干扰性，但in the end不可接of短语，at the end.. . 指时间的一点， 但it had 8 (left)...用的是完成时，因此 A、C不合题意。

　　8. C它把all the clocks and watches in the town远远地拉在后面，leave. . .behind意为“把......拉在后面”。

　　9. A 从下一段Now I went to the third watchmaker得此答案。

　　10. A “我”希望他能快点给“我”调好表，在此hope有较大干扰性，但B后不可跟宾补。

　　11. D took the watch from him意为“从他那里将表取走”。

　　12. C 从空后And I began to be late for trains, buses and meetings 得此答案。D有较大干扰性，但从下二段That time my watch went for half a day and then 16 (stopped),得知stopped不合题意。

　　13. B And 在此表示顺接，“有时候我甚至都耽误了吃饭”,miss错过。

　　14. D他把它拆碎了。take...to pieces拆碎……。

　　15. B 他说he could finish this work in three or four days. 我只得同意 (将表留给他修)。

　　16. D 这一次表彻底坏了，“这次我的表只走了半天，然后就停了”。

　　17. C 我不停地将表从一个修表师送到另一个修表师。D有较大干扰性，但若与下文联系起来，它不合题意。

　　18. B by one’s watch 意为“依某人的手表”。

　　19. A B,C有较大干扰性。pay和spend的主语是人而不是物，因此不合题意。

　　20. B 从but 前的originally 得知买表花two hundred dollars, 而现在的more than two hundred 是修理费。