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詞匯選項下面共有15個句子，每個句子中均有1個詞或短語帶有

括號或下劃線，請從每個句子后面所給的4個選項中選擇1個與括號

里邊部分意義最相近的詞或短語。

第1題：

PeoplenamethisstreetBillStreetin(honor)ofthefamousgeneral.

A.respecting

B.memorizing

C.intermof

D.inviewof

參考答案：B

本題是對常見介詞短語的考查。Inhonorof為了紀念…；respect尊敬;memorize

記住,記憶；intermof從…角度；inviewof從…觀點，角度。

第2題：

Hedoesn'tlikethechildrenwhoare(prone)totellingalie.

A.reliable

B.liable

C.promising

D.declined

參考答案：B

本題是考查常見的形容詞短語。Beproneto傾向于…；reliable可靠的，可信

賴的;beliableto傾向于…,易于…；promising有希望的;decline下降，

拒絕。

第3題：

Wearedisappointedtofindoutthathehasmadea(fatal)mistake.

A.crucial

B.foolish

C.stupid

D.big

參考答案：A

本題是派生詞的考查。Fate+al=fatal命運的，致命的；crucial至關重要的；

fool+ish=foolish愚蠢的；important重要的。

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第4題：

Theteacheraskedusto(submit)thereportsbeforenextMonday.

A.handin

B.handout

C.handon

D.handback

參考答案：A

本題是動詞短語的形式考查常見動詞。Submit提交，屈服；handin上交；hand

out分發;handon傳遞;handback阻止;

第5題：

Purchasingthenewproductionlinewillbea(profitable)dealforthe

company.

A.beneficial

B.tremendous

C.forceful

D.favorable

參考答案：A

本題是對常見形容詞也涉及到派生詞的考查。Profit+able=profitable有利的；

benefit+ial=beneficial有益的，有利的；tremendous大量的，巨大的；

force+ful=forceful輕潑的，被迫的；favor+able=favorable偏愛的，支持的。

第6題：

Hisnewmovie(depicts)anambitiousAmerican.

A.writes

B.sketches

C.describes

D.indicates

參考答案：C

本題是對常見動詞的考查。Depict描述；write寫；sketch素描，描畫；describe

描述，描寫：indicate暗含，暗示。

第7題：

Asagoodstudent,youhaveto(follow)theschoolrules.

A.replyto

B.applyfor

C.abidewith

D.complywith

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參考答案：D

本題是以短語的形式考查常見的動詞。Follow跟隨，遵守；replyto回答，回

應；applyfor申請；abidewith沒有這個短語，應該是abideby遵守；comply

with遵守，服從。

第8題：

Thepolicehaveconductedthe(exhaustive)investigationforthis

murdering.

A.important

B.tired

C.thorough

D.careful

參考答案：C

本題是派生詞的考查。Exhaust+ive=exhaustive耗盡的二徹底的；important重

要的；tired累的，疲倦的；thorough徹底的，完全的；careful小心的。

第9題：

Itissaidthehousesalongthisstreetwillsoonbe(pulleddown).

A.demolished

B.construct

C.pulledoff

D.pulledin

參考答案：A

本題是考查常見的動詞短語。Pulldown拆除，拆毀；demolish毀壞，破壞；

construct建造；pulloff脫去，完成；pullin(火車)進站。

第10題：

Sheis(notable)forhergenerouscontributionforthereliefofthepoor.

A.guilt

B.accused

C.famous

D.responsible

參考答案：C

本題是對常見形容詞也涉及派生詞的考查。Note+able=notable可注意的=著名

的；guilt有罪的，內疚的；accuse指控；famous著名的；responsible負責的。

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第11題：

Theparentsalways(restrain)theirdaughterfromswimminginthenearby

pool.

A.allow

B.reduce

C.prevent

D.confine

參考答案：C

本題是常見動詞的考查。Restrain壓制，抑制；allow允許；reduce減少；prevent

阻止，防止；confine局限，限制。

第12題：

Thiskindofanimalsisonthevergeof(dyingout).

A.dryingup

B.extinction

C.dyingoff

D.distinction

參考答案：B

本題是對動詞短語的考查。Dieout滅絕，滅光;dryingup干燥,干涸；extinction

滅絕;dieoff逐漸死亡;distinction差別，不同。

第13題：

Theyare(endeavoring)toreformthepresentrules.

A.trying

B.working

C.doing

D.making

參考答案：A

本題是對常見動詞的考查。Endeavor努力；try努力，嘗試；work工作；do做；

make做，制造。

第14題：

Hefinallysucceededincarryingouthisplan(owing)tohishard-working.

A.dueto

B.adaptingto

C.considering

D.suiting

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參考答案：A

本題是常見介詞短語的考查。Owingto因為，由于；dueto因為，由于；adapt

to適應；considering考慮，鑒于；suit適合。

第15題：

Hisideatosolvetheproblemisreally(original).

A.creative

B.great

C.practical

D.perfect

參考答案：A

本題是常見的形容詞也涉及派生詞的考查。Origin+al=original最初的，原創

的；creat+ive二creative創新的；great偉大的，好的；practical實際的，實

用的;perfect完美的。

閱讀判斷閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出了7個句子，請根據

短文的內容對每個句子做出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選

A：如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選B；如果該句的信息文章中沒

有提及，請選C。

AirPollutionCloudMeasuredonBothSidesofPacific

Scientistswatchedcloselylastspringasahazeofpollution,

whichhadbeentrackedbysatelliteasitcrossedthePacificOcean,

settledoveralargeswathofNorthAmericafromCalgary,Canada,into

Arizona.Nowitappearsthat,forthefirsttime,researchersonbothsides

ofthePacifictookdetailedmeasurementsofthesameplume,acouldthat

containedGobidessertdustaswellashydrocarbons(碳氫化合物)from

industrialpollution.

HeatherPrice,aUniversityofWashingtondoctoralstudentin

chemistry,foundthattheamountoflightreflectedbytheparticlesin

theairwasmorethan550percentgreaterthannormalforthattimeof

year.ThemassofAsianaircontainedelevatedlevelsofallpollutants

measured.Pricesaid,

〃buttheonlythingthatcameclosetobeingalarmingwasthelevel

ofparticulatematter.〃

Thehazethatsettledacrossthewesternpartthethecountrywas

widelyreportedbythenewsmedia,anditwasmeasuredasfarinlandas

theskislopesofAspen,Colo.

ReadingsonthewesternsideofthePacificcamefromtheAerosol

CharacterizationExperiments,aprojectaimedatunderstandinghow

particlesintheatmosphereaffectEarth'sclimate.Additional

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measurementsweretakeninthesameregionatthesametimeunderaproject

sponsoredbytheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration.

KnowingthepollutionwasapproachingWashingtonstate,Price

loadedsensingequipmentaboardarentedBeechcraftonApril14andflew

toNeahBayonthestate'sNorthwestcoast.Takingsamplesatvarious

levelsfrom15,000feetto20,000feetinaltitude,shemonitored10

quantitiesofdust,ozone,carbonmonoxideandhydrocarbons."Frommy

copilot'sseat,thedustwasthickenoughtoseewiththenakedeye,〃Price

said.

Nowshe'stryingtocorrelateherfindingswiththoseofthetwo

researchteamsoperatingontheothersideofthePacific,whereatone

pointthepollutionplumewaslargerthanJapan.Thehugesizeofthecloud

showedupclearlyinsatelliteimagesthatgavePriceplentyofwarning

thehazewasonitsway."Youcanseethesetwoblobscomingoutofthe

desertsofMongoliaandgrowingoverAsia,thengettingsweptoutover

theoceanandfinallysettingoverNorthAmerica,z，shesaid.Sheintends

tocontinuemeasuringairsamplesofftheWashingtoncoastandwillbe

lookingforairmasseswithevidenceofpollutionoriginatingsomewhere

otherthanAsia.〃We'dliketoseeifwecangetasignatureofpollution

comingfromEuropebecausecomputermodelssuggestthatEuropeansources

alsocanbetransportedacrossthepacific,z，sheSaid."However,weexpect

thatsourcesinEuropewillcontributelessthanAsiansources.〃

第16題：

Thehazeofpollutionisacloudofdesertdustandhydrocarbons.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

題干為文章首段的同義替換。污染霾實際上就是一團沙漠塵埃和碳氫化合物的混

合物。

第17題：

HeatherPricefoundthattheparticlesoftheairarelighterthannormal

particles.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

文章第二段說明了：HeatherPrice發現大氣中的顆粒反射光線的能力是每年同

期正常值的55倍。題干故意地將light：光線轉變為形容詞lighter,因此本題

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錯誤。

第18題:

Twoprojectsaretakentounderstandhowparticlesintheatmosphere

affectEarth'sclimate.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

文章第四段提到了兩個項目，分別是theAerosolCharacterization

Experiments和由國家航空航天管理局theNationalAeronauticsandSpace

Administration贊助的項目。

第19題：

HeatherPricestudiedallkindsofsamplesatvariouslevelsfrom15,000

feetto20,000feet.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

利用數字定位，可以發現HeatherPrice只是抽檢了四種物質的樣本，而不是題

干所說的各種各樣的樣本。

第20題：

ThedustintheatmospherewassothickthatPricecouldnotseewithher

eyes.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

題干屬于原文的反義替換，原文是因為灰塵很多所以用肉眼就能看到。

第21題：

ThecloudoriginatedfromMongolia,grewoverAsiaandthePacific,and

finallyarrivedinNorthAmeric

A.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

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文章倒數第一段提到了這個云團從內蒙古沙漠中形成，在亞洲和太平洋上空增長

后最終到達美洲。

第22題：

HeatherPricewillspendmoretimestudyingairmassesfromEuropelater.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：c

原文未涉及。

概括大意與完成句子閱讀下面這篇短文,短文后有2項測試任

務：（1）第23?26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第2?5段每段選擇

1個正確的小標題；（2）第27?30題要求從所給的6個選項中選擇4

個正確選項，分別完成每個句子。

TransportandTrade

1Transportisoneoftheaidstotrade.Bymovinggoodsfromplaces

wheretheyareplentifultoplaceswheretheyarescarce,transportadds

totheirvalue.Themoreeasilygoodscanbebroughtoverthedistance

thatseparatesproducerandconsumer,thebetterfortrade.Whenthere

werenorailways,nogoodroads,nocanals,andonlysmallsailingships,

tradewasonasmallscale.

2Thegreatadvancesmadeintransportduringthelasttwohundred

yearswereaccompaniedbyabigincreaseintrade.Biggerandfasterships

enabledatradeinmeattodevelopbetweenBritainandNewZealand,for

instance.Quickertransportmakespossiblemass-productionandbig

business,drawingsuppliesfrom,andsellinggoodsto,allpartsofthe

globe.Bigfactoriescouldnotexistwithouttransporttocarrythelarge

numberofworkerstheyneedtoandfromtheirhomes.Bigcitystorescould

nothavedevelopedunlesscustomerscouldtraveleasilyfromthesuburbs

andgoodsdeliveredtotheirhomes.Bigcitiescouldnotsurviveunless

foodcouldbebroughtfromadistance.

3Transportalsopreventswaste.Muchofthefishlandedatthe

portswouldbewastedifitcouldnotbetakenquicklytoinlandtowns.

Transporthasgivenusamuchgreatervarietyoffoodsandgoodssince

wenolongerhavetoliveoffwhatisproducedlocally.Foodswhichat

onetimecouldbeobtainedonlyduringapartoftheyearcannowbe

obtainedallthroughtheyear.Transporthasraisedthestandardof

living.

4Bymovingfuel,rawmaterials,andevenpower,forexample,

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throughelectriccables,transporthasledtotheestablishmentof

industriesandtradeinareaswheretheywouldhavebeenimpossiblebefore.

Districtsandcountriescanconcentrateonmakingthingswhichtheycan

dobetterandmorecheaplythanothersandcanthenexchangethemwith

oneanother.Thecheaperandquickertransportbecomes,thelongerthe

distanceoverwhichgoodscanprofitablybecarried.Countrieswithpoor

transporthavealowerstandardofliving.

5Commercerequiresnotonlythemovingofgoodsandpeoplebut

alsothecarryingofmessagesandinformation.Meansofcommunication,

liketelephones,cablesandradio,sendinformationaboutprices,

supplies,andchangingconditionsindifferentpartsoftheworld.Inthis

way,advancedcommunicationsystemsalsohelptodeveloptrade.

23-26的選項

A.Higherlivingstandard

B.Importanceoftransportintrade

C.Variousmeansoftransport

D.Birthoftransport-relatedindustriesandtrade

E.Roleofinformationintrade

F.Publictransportation

27-30的選項

A.tosendgoodstovariouspartsoftheworld

B.atanytimeduringtheyear

C.hasgreatlypromotedtrade

D.isitpossibletoproduceonalargescale

E.thetransportofgoods

F.itispossibletoproduceonalargescale

第23題：

Paragraph2

參考答案：

B

詳細解答：

本段第一句是主題句，其簡化結構為Thegreatadvancesmadeintransport

wereaccompaniedbyabigincreaseintrade.說明交通的發展對trade有

著非常重要的影響，所以選項B為正確答案。

第24題：

Paragraph3

參考答案:

A

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詳細解答：

本段最后一句是主題句(Transporthasraisedthestandardofliving.),

所以選項A為正確答案。

第25題：

Paragraph4

參考答案：

D

詳細解答：

fuel,rawmaterials,power,throughelectriccables,都與the

establishmentofindustries有關，所以選項D為正確答案。

第26題：

Paragraph5

參考答案：

E

詳細解答：

本段最后一句總結全段(advancedcommunicationsystemsalsohelpto

developtrade),所以選項E為正確答案。

第27題:

Thedevelopmentofmodemmeansoftransport.

參考答案：

C

詳細解答：

題干中的developmentoftransport幫助我們快速定位到第二段第一句

(advancesmadeintransport)，本段中要講transport的發展與trade之間的

關系，即選項C(促進的關系)。

第28題:

Onlywhengoodscanbecarriedtoallpartsoftheworldquickly.

參考答案：

D

詳細解答：

本句以onlywhen開頭，按照語法規則，謂語部分應該倒裝，只有選項D符

合此項規則。同時從含義上講，選項D的produceonalargescale與原文第

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二段第三句的mass-production相符，應該是正確答案，而且本句也符合整段的

思o

第29題:

Transporthasmadeitpossibleforpeopletoeatwhateverfoodtheywant

參考答案:

B

詳細解答：

題干中的eatwhateverfood提示我們快速定位到第三段倒數第二句，則可

知B為正確答案。

第30題:

Inthetradeofmodemsocietythetransmissionofinformationplaysas

importantaroleas.

參考答案:

E

詳細解答:

題干中的trasmissionofinformation提示我們快速定位到最后一段第一

句，其中的notonly…butalso…正與題干的as…as結構一致，則選項E為正

確答案。

閱讀理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面

有4個選項。請根據文章的內容，從每題所給的4個選項中選擇1

個最佳答案。

TheAnti-AlcoholCampaignTriesinRussia

LastweekRussianPresidentDmitryMedvedevkickedoffanewanti

-alcoholcampaignaimedatcuttingthenation'spercapitaconsumption

ofalcoholbynearlyaquarterby2012.

Russianscurrentlydrinkabout18liters(19quarts)ayear,more

thandoublethe8liters(8.4quarts)deemedsafebytheWorldHealth

Organization(WHO).Witheachadditionalliter,addstheWHO,mencan

subtract11monthsfromtheiraveragelifeexpectancy.

Thelatestmoveconsistsofthreeparts:amediacampaign,

restrictionsonbeerconsumption,andstrictpenaltiesforsellingto

minors.Russianofficialsplantosetupmorethan500healthcentersby

theendoftheyear,completewithSoviet-eratacticslikedrawingsof

cirrhosis-strickenliversontheirwalls.

Evenwithsuchaggressivemeasures,it'shardlythemostambitious

campaignRussianshaseverlaunchedagainstdrinking.Formerleader

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MikhailGorbachevgotalcoholsalestodeclineby60percent.Threeyears

agom,agroupofyoungRussiansorganizedasortofvigilantevicesquad

tosingleoutandshamemerchantswhosoldalcoholtominors.Supported

bytheMoscowcityadministration,theSolarCirclemovement,asthey

calledthemselves,heldrallies,andslappedleafletsontheshopdoors

ofguiltyestablishments.Theypiquedmediainterestatfirst,butthe

momentumsoonfizzled.

Somecriticssaythat,whileadmirable,ithardlyaddressesthe

biggestculpritofall:vodka."Themainproblemistheavailabilityof

hardliquor,“saysAleksandrNemtsov,atopRussianexpertonalcohol

policy.Some70percentofalcoholconsumptioninRussiaisofthehard

stuff,primarilyvodka.

Oneattempt,triedinthemid-1990s,substitutedbeerasaless

intoxicatingnon-liquoralternative.Instead,“beerhasbecomeagateway-

openingthewaytoalcoholismforteenagers,saysOlegZykov,amember

ofthePublicChamber.Theearlierpeoplestartdownthatroute,themore

likelytheyaretoendupgrapplingwithalcoholismproblemslater.

Still,fornow,Russiansseemtosupportthegovernment'snew

approach.AstheNationalCenterfortheStudyofPublicOpinionreported

lastweek.65percentofthepopulationsaytheyareinfavorthenew

measures一especiallythosethatrestrictalcoholsalestothoseunder21.

(Rightnow,thedrinkingageis18.)

第31題：

Accordingtotheapassage,whatisthemainaimtocarryouttheanti

-alcoholmovement?

A.Tolimittheexpenditureondrinking.

B.Torestraintthedevelopmentofbeverageindustry.

C.Toleadpeopletodrinklessalcoholbeverage.

D.Toshowgovernment'sconcernaboutpublichealt

參考答案：c

考查某一事件發生的目的由題干mainaim定位到文章原句anewanti-alcohol

campaignaimedatcuttingthenation'spercapitaconsumptionofalcohol,

這個新發起的反酒精運動活動是以減少人均消費酒精飲料的數量為目的，選項C

意為引導人們少喝酒精飲料，故選最選項A和D有較強的干擾性，A認為目的

是減少在飲酒方面的開銷，D認為目的是表示政府對公共健康的關注，雖然可以

間接推導出A和D有一定正確性，但并不是此運動最直接的目的，故不選A或D。

第32題:

Whatamountofdrinkingisperceivedassafeforhumanhealth?

A.4quartsamonth.

B.8quartsayear.

C.11quartsamonth.

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D.19quartsayear.

參考答案：B

考查具體數字的辨別題干考查安全的飲酒量。由題干定位到文章原句Russians

currentlydrinkabout18liters(19quarts)ayear,morethandoublethe

8liters(8.4quarts)deemedsafebytheWorldHealthOrganization

(WHO).俄國人每年喝掉19夸脫的酒，比世界衛生組織認定的每年8.4夸脫的兩

倍還要多。選項B是每年8夸脫，此數字低于世衛的標準，故B正確。A項具有

一定干擾性，認為是每月4夸脫，其一年的數量是48夸脫，高于世衛的安全標

準，故不選A。

第33題：

Whichoneofthefollowingmeasuresisnotmentionedaboutinthethird

paragraph?

A.TopreventtheadvertisementsofdrinkingbeingplayedonTV.

B.Tolimittheamountofbeerthatcanbeconsumed.

C.Toimposeaseverepenaltyonsellingalcoholtominors.

D.Tosetuphealthcentersdecoratedwithdrawingsofcirrhosis-

strickenlivers.

參考答案：A

考查對具體方式的判斷題干考查反酒運動采取的具體措施，定位到文章原句。a

mediacampaign,restrictionsonbeerconsumption,andstrictpenalties

forsellingtominors.Russianofficialsplantosetupmorethan500health

centersbytheendoftheyear,completewithSoviet-eratacticslike

drawingsofcirrhosis-strickenliversontheirwalls.媒體宣傳,啤酒限

量消費，對向青少年銷售酒精飲料的重懲。俄國政府計劃到年底建成超過500

個的健康中心，并繼承蘇聯時期的策略，在其墻上畫上被侵襲的肝臟。選項B

表示限制酒精消費，選項C表示對向青少年銷售酒精飲料給予重罰，選項D表示

建立健康中心并配以被損壞的肝臟的圖畫來提醒眾人。

第34題：

WhatdescriptionabouttheSolarCirclemovementisright?

A.TheSolarCircleisnowactivitytakingpartinthelatestanti-

alcoholcampaign.

B.Theyputleafletsonthedoorofshopswhosoldalcoholdrinking

tominors.

C.Theyattractedthemediagreatly,andtheiractivitylastedfora

longtime.

D.Withoutthesupportformlocalgovernment,theirmovementwas

confrontedwithmanyobstacles.

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參考答案：B

考查對某一事物或事件相關陳述的判斷題目考查關由題干descriptionabout

theSolarCirclemovement定位至U原文Threeyearsago,agroupofyoung

Russiansorganizedasortofvigilantevicesquad.SupportedbytheMoscow

cityadministration,theSolarCirclemovement,astheycalledthemselves,

heldrallies,picketed,andslappedleafletsOiltheshopdoorsofguilty

establishments,butthemomentumsoonfizzled.三年前，——群年輕的俄國

人組成了突擊隊，他們自稱為太陽環運動，在當時莫斯科市政府的支持下，他們

舉辦集會，并給那些向青少年銷售酒精飲料的商店貼上標簽，但是這個運動很快

就消聲匿跡了。選項A表示太陽環運動組織也參加了最近的反酒活動，與原文意

思不符。選項C表示太陽環運動組織吸引了媒體的注意，其活動也持續了很長時

間，與原文意思不符。選項D表示太陽環運動沒有得到政府的支持，其活動遇到

很多阻礙，與原文意思不符。選項B表示太陽環運動中會給那些不法商販的店面

貼上標簽，與原文意思相符，故選B。

第35題：

Whichoneofthefollowingstatementscannotbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Morethanhalfofthepopulationsupportthatthelegalagefor

alcoholconsumptionshouldberaisedupto21.

B.Peoplewhostartdrinkingatayoungeragewillmorelikelytobecome

alcoholaddicts.

C.Russianlikevodkamost,foreveryyear30percentofalcohol

consumptionisvodaka.

D.Tosubstituebeerasadrinkingalternativeis,atthesametime,

tomakealcoholdrinkinga-vailabletomoreyoungpeopl

參考答案：C

考查對全文大意的判斷選項A是有關新法規中關于法定飲酒年齡的表述，定位到

文章原句65percentofthepopulationsaytheyareinfavorthenew

measures—especiallythosethatrestrictalcoholsalestothoseunder21,

可見選項A的有超過50%的人支持把合法飲酒年齡提高到21歲的說法是符合原

文意思的。選項B是關于飲酒年齡與飲酒習慣的關系的表述，定位到文章原句

Theearlierpeoplestartdownthatroute,themorelikelytheyaretoend

upgrapplingwithalcoholismproblemslater.選項B認為開始飲酒的年齡

越小，以后成為酗酒者的可能性越大，與原文意思相符。選項C是關于伏特加酒

的表述定位至IJ文章原句Some70percentofalcoholconsumptioninRussiais

ofthehardstuff,primarilyvodka.可見選項C的俄國人最喜歡伏特加，伏

特加酒的銷售份額占每年酒飲料的30%,是與原文意思不符的，故選C。選項D

是關于伏特加酒與啤酒的表述，定位到文章原句Oneattempt,triedinthe

mid-1990s,substitutedbeerasalessintoxicatingnon-liquor

alternative.Instead,“beerhasbecomeagatewayopeningthewayto

alcoholismforteenagers”，可見選項D的以啤酒代替伏特加這一做法同時也

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為青少年酗酒打開方便之門的說法是與原文意思相符的。

WhoWroteFrankenstein?

Itbeganasagametopassthetimewhiletherainfelland

lightningstruck.VisitingSwitzerlandinJune1816,asmallgroup一young,

amorousandeversoliterary一agreedtoaghost-story-writingcontest.

MaryWollstonecraftGodwin,just18,couldcomeupwithnothingatfirst.

Thenshehadanightmare一awalkingcorpse,glimmeringyelloweyes.It

delightedher.Thenextday,sheannouncedtotheothersthatshehad

imaginedastory.Frankensteinwasborn.

TwoyearslaterFrankenstein;or,theModemPrometheuswas

publishedanonymously.SomereadersguessedtheauthorwasthepoetPercy

Shelley,whohadwrittenthenovel'spreface.Thosewhoknewthatthe

authorwasPercy's(bythen)wife,MaryShelley,wereamazed.Inan

introductiontoarevised1831edition,shetoldtheGothictaleofthe

ghost-storycontest.(Percy,LordByron,JohnPolidori,andMaryzs

stepsister,Claire,weretheotherspresent.)AsforPercy,she”

certainlydidnotowethesuggestionofoneincident,norscarcelyofone

trainoffeeling"inthebook,butshediddependuponhisencouragement

andmore.

ThequestionofwhetherMaryMonewrotethenovel,however,would

notdie.Theanswermatters,andnotonlybecausescholarswhoonce

regardedFrankensteinasmerelyapotboilernowconsideritaprogenitor

ofsciencefiction,amonumentofRomanticliterature,andalandmarktext

ingenderstudies.TheanswermattersbecauseFrankensteinsobeautifully

explorestheconsequencesoflivingandworkinginisolation.After

cloisteringhimselftobringdeadfleshtolife,VictorFrankenstein

condemnshiscreaturetoloneliness.

ByexaminingMary'soriginaldrafts,ShelleyscholarCharlesE.

RobinsonidentifiedPercy'scontributionstoFrankensteinand,in1996,

editedareproductionofMary'snotebooksforscholarlyaudiences.Now

hehaspublishedTheOriginalFrankenstein;or,theModemPrometheus,by

MaryShelley(withPercyShelley).“Thenovelwasconceivedandmainly

writtenbyMaryShelley,z，Robinsonwritesinhisintroduction,buthe

estimatesthatPercywrote〃atleast〃4,000to5,000wordsofthe72,000

total.PercymayhavecorrectedMary'sparallelconstructions,buthealso

muckeduphermorestraightforwardlanguage.

第36題:

Whatdidtheyoungdotopasstherainynight?

A.Toreadstoriesfromghost-storybooks.

B.Towritehumorstoriesforentertainment.

C.Tocompeteinwritingghoststories.

D.Totalkaboutnightmarestheyoncedreame

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參考答案：C

考查特定條件下發生的具體事情由題干定位到文章原句Itbeganasagameto

passthetimewhiletherainfellandlightningstruck,asmallgroupagreed

toaghost-story-writingcontest.可見選項C的比賽寫鬼故事是與原文意思

相符的，故選擇。選項A表示朗讀故事，選項B表示寫幽默故事，選項D表示談

論他們做過的惡夢，都與原文意思不符。

第37題：

WhenthefirsteditionofFrankensteinwaspublished?

A.1816

B.1818

C.1831

D.1996

參考答案：B

考查事情發生的具體時間由題干定位到文章原句Twoyearslater

Frankenstein；or,theModernPrometheuswaspublishedanonymously.兩

年后，Frankenstein匿名出版了。可見兩年后，是以1816年為參照標準的，故

1818年是第一版的出版年份。1816年在文章中是VisitingSwitzerlandinJune

1816,表示在瑞士旅游的時間。1831,在文章中出現在Inanintroductionto

arevised1831edition,表示1831年出版了一個修改版本，并非是第一版。

1996年在文章中是出現在in1996,editedareproductionofMary'snotebooks

forscholarlyaudiences,表示在1996年重新出版了Mary的筆記，并非是出

版Frankenstein。

第38題：

Whyisitimportanttofind