1、本資料由【：最新資料】英語閱讀理解 唐遲本資料由【：最新資料】51. By "Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet" (line 1, paragraph1), the author means.52. How do the public feel about the current economic situation?53. When mentioning "the $4 million to $10 million range" (lines 23, paragraph 3) the aut

2、hor is talking about.54. Why can many people see "silver linings" to the economic showdown?55. To which of the following is the author likely to agree?51. By "Ellen S本pe資ro料is由n【't author means_.：na最ils新j資et料" 】(liagraph 1), theA Spero can hardly maintain her businessB Spero

3、is too much engaged in her work C Spero has grown out of her bad habitD Spero is not in a desperate situationWhen it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet.But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to

4、, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. "I'm a good economic indicator," she says, "I provide a service that people can do without when they're concerned about

5、 saving some dollars." So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillard's department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. "I don't know if other clients are going to abandon me, too," she says.本資料由【：最新資料】When it comes to the slowing economy

6、, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet.But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the soften

7、ing economy. "I'm a good economic indicator," she says, "I provide a service that people can do without when they're concerned about saving some dollars." So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillard's department store near her suburban Cleveland home, ins

8、tead of Neiman Marcus. "I don't know if other clients are going to abandon me, too," she says.51. By "Ellen S本pe資ro料is由n【't author means_.：na最ils新j資et料" 】(liagraph 1), theA Spero can hardly maintain her businessB Spero is too much engaged in her work C Spero has grown out

9、 of her bad habitD Spero is not in a desperate situationWhen it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet.But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly

10、, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. "I'm a good economic indicator," she says, "I provide a service that people can do without when they're concerned about saving some dollars." So Spero is downscaling,

11、shopping at middle-brow Dillard's department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. "I don't know if other clients are going to abandon me, too," she says.本資料由【：最新資料】1、邏輯關系2、除表面意思外，提煉出不斷重復的內容本資料由【：最新資料】52. How do the public feel about the current economic

12、 situation?A Optimistic.B Confused.C Carefree.D Paed.Even before Alan Greenspan's admission that America's red-hot economy iscooling, lots of working folks had already seen signs of the slowdown themselves. From car dealerships to Gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers t

13、emper their spending. For retailers, who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time. Already, experts say, holiday sales are off 7 percent from last year's pace. But don't sound any alarms just yet. Cons

14、umers seemonly concerned, not paed, and many say they remain optimisticabout the economy's long-term prospects even as they do somemodest belt-tightening.本資料由【：最新資料】52. How do the public feel about the current economic situation?A Optimistic.B Confused.C Carefree.D Paed.Consumers say they're

15、 not in despair because, despite thedreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good. Home prices are holding steady in most regions. In Manhattan, "there's a new gold rush happening in the $4 million to $10 million range, predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses," says br

16、oker Barbara Corcoran. In San Francisco, prices are still rising even as frenzied overbidding quiets. "Instead of 20 to 30 offers, now maybe you only get two or three," says John Tealdi, a Bay Area real-estate broker. And most folks still feel pretty comfortable about their ability to find

17、 and keep a job.本資料由【：最新資料】跨段提示 段落之間有本資料由【：最新資料】53. When mentioning "the $4 million to $10 million range" (lines 23, paragraph 3) the author is talking about_.A gold marketB real estateC stock exchangeD venture investmentConsumers say they're not in despair because, despite the dreadfu

18、l headlines, their ownfortunes still feel pretty good. Home prices are holding steady in most regions. In Manhattan, "there's a new gold rush happening in the $4 million to $10 million range, predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses," says broker Barbara Corcoran. In San Francisco, pri

19、ces are still rising even as frenzied overbidding quiets. "Instead of 20 to 30 offers, now maybe you only get two or three," says John Tealdi, a Bay Area real-estate broker.And most folks still feel pretty comfortable about their ability to find and keep a job.本資料由【：最新資料】54. Why can manype

20、ople see "silver linings" to the economic showdown?A They would benefit in certain ways.B The stock market shows signs of recovery.C Such a slowdown usually precedes a boom.D The purchasing power would be enhanced.Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown.Potential home buyers would c

21、heer for lower interest rates. Employers wouldn't mind a little fewer bubbles in the job market. Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom. Diners might see an upside, too.Getting a table at Manhatta

22、n's hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant need to be impossible. Not anymore. For that, Greenspan & Co. may still be worth toasting.本資料由【：最新資料】最佳有概括性00-5 If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny must be deemed worthy of the sa

23、crifices made on ambition's behalf.67. It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if.A its returns well compensate for the sacrificesB it is rewarded with money, fame and power本資料由【：最新資料】詞匯題1、標志： “？”（Line . paragraph ） most probably means本資料由【：最新資料】詞匯題1、標志： “？”（Line . paragraph

24、） most probably means2、方法：通過好的句子，根據邏輯關系找同義詞或反義詞3、干擾選項特征：字面意思理解本資料由【：最新資料】回顧本資料由【：最新資料】60. The word "pervasive" (line 1, paragraph 2) might mean.A widespread B overwhelming C piercing D fashionable97-3 We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use ofsubstances (drugs) is pervas

25、ive : an aspirin to quiet a headache, some wine to be sociable, coffee to get going in the morning, a cigarette for the nerves.本資料由【：最新資料】97-569. The sentence "This is no flash in the pan"(line4,paragraph 3) means that.A the low inflation rate will last for some timeB the inflation rate wi

26、ll soon riseC the inflation will disappear quicklyD there is no inflation at presentThis is no flash in the pan;over the past couple of years, inflationhas been consistently lower than expected in Britain and America.本資料由【：最新資料】97-5 51. The third sentence of paragraph 1 implies that.A people would b

27、e happy if they shut their eyes to realityB the blind could be happier than the sightedC over-excited people tend to neglect vital thingsD fascination makes people lose their eyesightFew creations of big technology capture the imagination likegiant dams. Perhaps it is humankind's long suffering

28、at the mercy of flood and drought that makes the ideal of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating. But to be fascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind. Several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good.本資料由【：最新資料】02-2 47. The word "gizmos" (line 1, paragraph 2) mos

29、t probably means_.A programsB expertsC devicesD creaturesAs a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmoswhose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is don

30、e at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robo-drivers. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micro-mechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brai

31、n and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone.本資料由【：最新資料】03-1 43. The phrase "making the biggest splash" (line 1, paragraph 3)most probably means_.A causing the biggest troubleB exerting the greatest e

32、ffortC achieving the greatest successD enjoying the widest popularityAmong the firms making the biggest splash in this new world is Straitford,Inc., a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying (covering nations from Chile to Ru

33、ssia) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International.本資料由【：最新資料】04-1 43. The expression "tip service" (line 3, paragraph 3) most probably means_.A advisoryB compensationC interactionD reminderFor any job search, you should start with a narrow concept what you think youwa

34、nt to do then broaden it. "None of these programs do that," says another expert. "There's no career counseling implicit in all of this. " Instead, the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in aparticular database; when you get, con

35、sider it a reminder tocheck the database again."I would not rely on agents for finding everythingthat is added to a database that might interest me," says the author of a job-searching guide.本資料由【：最新資料】詞匯題1、標志： “？”（Line . paragraph ） most probably means2、方法：通過好的句子，根據邏輯關系找同義詞或反義詞3、干擾選項特征：字面

36、意思理解本資料由【：最新資料】2001 passage567. Which of the following is true according to paragraph 1?68. The writer's experiment shows that downshifting_.69. "Juggling one's life" probably means living a life characterized by_.70. According to the passage, downshifting emerged in theUS as a res

37、ult of_.本資料由【：最新資料】When I decided to quit my full timeemployment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of

38、 a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming "I wanted to spend more time with my family".67. Which of the following is trueaccording to paragraph 1?A Full-time employment is a newinternational trend.B The writer was compelled by circumstances to leave her job.C "A

39、lateral move" means stepping out of full-time employment.D The writer was only too eager to spend more time with her family.本資料由【：最新資料】68. The writer's experimentshows that downshifting_.A enables her to realize her dreamB helps her mold a new philosophy of lifeC prompts her to abandon her

40、high social statusD leads her to accept the doctrine of She magazineCuriously, some two-and-a-halfyears and two novels later, my experiment in what the Americans term "downshifting" has turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality. I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of t

41、he philosophy of "have it all", preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the pages of she magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything.本資料由【：最新資料】I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey willafter her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She a

42、fter a build-up of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of "juggling your life", and making the alternative move into "downshifting" brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status. Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of life Kelsey used to

43、 advocate and I once enjoyed: 12-hour working days, pressured deadlines, the fearful strain of office politics and the limitations of being a parent on "quality time".69. "Juggling one's life"probably means living a life characterized by_.A non-materialistic lifestyleB a bit

44、of everythingC extreme stressD anti-consumerism本資料由【：最新資料】In America, the move away from juggling to asimpler, less materialistic lifestyle is a well- established trend. Downshifting also known in America as "voluntary simplicity" has, ironically, even bred a new area of what might be term

45、ed anti-consumerism. There are a number of bestselling downshifting self-help books for people who want to simplify their lives; there are newsletters, such as The Tightwad Gazette, that give hundreds of thousands of Americans useful tips on anything from recycling their cling-film to making their o

46、wn soap; there are even support groups for those who want to achieve the mid- '90s equivalent of dropping out.70. According to thepassage, downshifting emerged in the US as a result of_.A the quick pace ofmodern lifeB man's adventurous spiritC man's search for mythical experiencesD the e

47、conomic situation本資料由【：最新資料】While in America the trend started as areaction to the economic decline after the mass redundancies caused by downsizing in the late '80s and is still linked to the politics of thrift, in Britain, at least among the middle class downshifters of my acquaintance, we hav

48、e different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives.For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling through the '80s, downshifting in the mid-'90s is not so much a search for the mythical good life growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into70. According to

49、 thepassage, downshifting emerged in the US as a result of_.A the quick pace ofmodern lifeB man's adventurous spiritC man's search for mythical experiencesD the economic situationone as alimitations.al recognition of your本資料由【：最新資料】英語閱讀理解 唐遲本資料由【：最新2003 Text3資料】51. According to those who sup

50、port mergers railway monopoly isunlikely because_.52. What is many captive shippers' attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?53. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that_.54. The word "arbiters" (line 6, paragraph 4) most probably refers to those_.55. According to the t

51、ext, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused by_.本資料由【：最新資料】Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, hasonly one industry-William Shakespeare- but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company （RSC）, which presents superb produc

52、tions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaways Cottage, Shakespeares birthplace and the other sights.本資料由【：最新資料】26. From the first twoparagraphs, we learn

53、thatThe worthy residents ofStratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue.They frankly dislike the RSCs actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. Its all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor（

54、with a beard） and did his share of noise - making.A. the townsfolk deny theRSCs contribution to the towns revenueB. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stageC. the two branches of the RSC are not on good termsD. the townsfolk earn little from tourism本資料由【：最新資料】27. It can be inferred

55、 fromParagragh 3 thatA. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separatelyB. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseersC. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoersD. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theaterThe tourist streams are not entirely separa

56、te.The sightseers who come by bus- and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side dont usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the playgoers do manage a little sight - seeing along with their play- going. It is the playgoe

57、rs, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the towns revenue because they spend the night （some of them four or five nights） pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall.本資料由【：最新資料】The townsfolk dont see it this wayand local cou

58、ncil does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there， which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so