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PassageOne
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasisforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.
Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itnotonlyincludes"remembering"thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfacts,butalsoinvolvesanychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffed(嗅出)somethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.
Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computers,forexample,containdevicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememorystoragecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.Theinstantaccessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000"words"—stringofalphabeticornumericalcharacters—readyforinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningofabout100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafractionofthetotalamountofinformationthattheteenagerhasstored.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeonsight.
Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvancedproblem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofaperson'smemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.Butwhilelanguagegreatlyexpandsthenumberandthekingofthingsapersoncanremember,italsorequiresahugememorycapacity.Itmaywellbethiscapacitythatdistinguisheshumans,settingthemapartfromotheranimals.
57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmemory?
[A]Ithelpsusperceivethingshappeningarounduseveryday.
[B]Itisbasedonthedecisionswemadeinthepast.
[C]Itisrootedinourpasthabitsandskills.
[D]Itconnectsourpastexperienceswiththepresent.
58.Accordingtothepassage,memoryishelpfulinone'slifeinthefollowingaspectsEXCEPTthat________.
[A]itinvolvesachangeinone'sbehavior
[B]itkeepsinformationforlateruse
[C]itwarnspeoplenottodothingsrepeatedly
[D]itenablesonetoremembereventsthathappenedinthepast
59.Whatistheauthor'sviewaboutcomputersandhumanbeingsintermsofintelligence?
[A]Computershavebettermemorythanachilddoes.
[B]Computersareasintelligentasateenageris.
[C]Computerscanunderstandasmanyas100,000words.
[D]Humanbeingsarefarsuperiortocomputers.
60.Whatisthemajorcharacteristicofman'smemorycapacityaccordingtotheauthor?
[A]Itcanbeexpandedbylanguage.[C]Itmaykeepalltheinformationinthepast.
[B]Itcanrememberallthecombinedwords.[D]Itmaychangewhathasbeenstoredinit.
61.Humanbeingsmakethemselvesdifferentfromotheranimalsby_______.
[A]havingtheabilitytoperceivedanger
[B]havingafargreatermemorycapacity
[C]havingtheabilitytorecognizefacesandplacesonsight
[D]havingtheabilitytodrawonpastexperiences
PassageTwo
Questions62to66arebasedinthefollowingpassage.
"Family"isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife,theyarethinkingof"family"initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily—hencethetremendousimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.
Forboththemanandthewoman,marriagemeansleavingone'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.Theman'sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthewife'stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's,northeirbrothersorsisters,auntsoruncles,haveanyrighttointerferewiththem—theyaretheirownmasters.
ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudicewillknowthatinformertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswasarrangedbythegirl'sparents,thatis,itwastheparents'dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,thegirlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents'home,andthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry(嫁妆).Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults:
agirlchoosesherownhusband,andshegetsnodowry.
62.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"'Family'isofcourseanelasticword"?
[A]Differentfamilieshavedifferentwaysoflife.
[B]Differentdefinitionscouldbegiventotheword.
[C]Differentnationshavedifferentfamilies.
[D]Differenttimesproducedifferentfamilies.
63.ForanEnglishfamily,thehusband'sdutyis________.
[A]supportingthefamilywhilethewifeisfinancial
[B]defendingthefamilywhilethewifeisrunningthehome
[C]financialwhilethewifeisrunningthehome
[D]independentwhilethewifeisdependent
64.Everythingisdecidedinafamily________.
[A]bythecouple[C]bybrothersandsisters
[B]withthehelpoftheirparents[D]withthehelpofauntsanduncles
65.WhatisTRUEconcerningthebookPrideandPrejudice?
[A]Itisthebestbookonmarriage.
[B]Itisahandbookofmarriage.
[C]ItgivesquitesomeideasofEnglishsociallifeinthepast.
[D]Itprovidesalotofinformationofformertimewealthyfamilies.
66.WithregardtomarriageinBritain,presentdaygirlsdifferfromformertimegirlsin________.
[A]therighttomarry[C]choosinghusbands
[B]moreparentalsupport[D]socialposition
PassageOne
57.D推断题。
由文章第一段可知,在我们过去的经验中可以找到对日常各种看法的理解、我们做决定的基础、我们习惯的根源以及我们所掌握的技能,而所有这些经验都通过记忆和现在联系在了一起,所以D正确。
58.C细节题。
本题可采用排除法。
A、B、D三项在文章第二、三段中均有提及,而原文中并没有提出C(记忆告诫人们不要重复做事情),故选C。
59.D推断题。
由文章第三段中的...teenagerprobablyrecognizes...100,000words...thisisbutafractionofthetotalamountofinformationthattheteenagerhasstored可知,电脑与青少年都有10万单词的记忆量,但对于青少年来说,这只占大脑信息存储量的一小部分,言外之意是人脑优于电脑,所以D正确。
60.B细节题。
文章最后一段第三句明确指出,语言可以极大地扩展人类记忆事物的数量和种类,第四句又说这一特点使人有别于动物,由此可知这是人类记忆力的主要特点,所以A正确。
61.B细节题。
由文章最后一句指出人类强大的记忆力使人区别于其他动物,故选B。
PassageTwo
62.B语义题。
本题主要考查从下文猜测词义的能力,即对elastic的理解。
由下文But引出的并列句可猜测出英国人对家庭的概念不同于其他国家的人,由此推断,不同人对家庭的定义是不一样的,因此B正确。
elastic原意为“有弹性的,非固定不变的”,而该句意为“‘家庭’是一个有多种含义的词”。
63.C细节题。
由文章第二段第三句可知,在英国家庭中,男人是女人的财政支柱(responsibleforherfinancialsupport),女人负责管家,所以C正确。
64.A推断题。
由文章第二段最后一句可知,没有任何人能干涉夫妻俩的事——他们是自己的主人,由此可知,家里的事由夫妻俩做主,所以A正确。
65.C推断题。
由文章第三段可知,《傲慢与偏见》讲述了当时的婚姻状况——有钱人的婚姻都由女方的父母做主,这是当时英国社会生活的一个方面,所以C正确。
66.D推断题。
文章第三段谈到了过去和现在的女孩在决定婚姻中地位的不同,并指出现在的女孩结婚前经济就可以独立,婚姻自由,由此可知,她们的社会地位比以前有了很大提高,所以D正确
87.Livinginthedeserthasmanyproblems,________________________(缺水并不是惟一的问题).
88.Theproduction________________________(增加到每月500吨)bytheendofthismonth.
89.Somechildrenputmuchemphasis________________________(有足够的钱以便到外面去痛快享受).
90.Please________________________(不要忘记让你姐姐到超市买一些牛排).
91.Thestudentsnow________________________(宁愿上网,也不愿意到图书馆去看书).
87.ofwhichthelackofwaterisnottheonlyone
依照给出的中文,可译为thelackofwaterisnottheonlyproblem,但已给出的英文部分已经是个完整的句子,所以译文应以从句的形式出现。
缺水是manyproblems中的一个问题,故使用表示所属关系的of+which结构来引导。
缺水也可译为watershortage。
88.willhaverisen/willriseto500tonspermonth
rise和raise都可指“升高,增长”,前者为不及物动词,后者为及物动词。
本句为主谓结构,故用不及物动词rise。
by引起的时间状语表示了动作的截止点,意为“不迟于”,所以主句一般是完成时态,当然也可用将来时态。
89.onhavingenoughmoneytoenjoythemselvesoutside
putemphasison/upon是固定短语,意为“强调,注重”,后接名词或动名词。
90.don'tforgettoaskyoureldersistertobuysomesteakinthesupermarket
动词forget后面可以跟动词不定式,也可以跟动词的-ing形式。
前者意为“不要忘了去做某事”,即动作还没有发生;后者意为“不要忘了做过某事”,即动作已经发生。
由于本句中的动作还没有发生,所以应用forget+动词不定式的形式。
91.prefernetsurfingtoreadinginthelibrary
“宁愿……而不愿……”通常用prefer(doing)sth.to(doing)sth.的结构来表示,要注意的是,该结构中的to是介词,后面应跟名词或动名词。
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