湖北省成人本科学位英语模拟试卷11(题后含答案及解析)

湖北省成人本科学位英语模拟试卷11 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有： 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Vocabulary and Structure 5. Cloze 6. Translation 7. Writing

Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time , prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin enriched fluid, the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were. In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them. They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in. We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet. So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what’s best for them. Apparently, there is a kind of” body wisdom” , which humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could. Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how much they eat seem to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them.

1． In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rat’s drinking water to( ).

A．encourage rats to drink vitamin-enriched water B．find out rats preference in flavor

C．test whether rats know which drink is good for them D．demonstrate that vitamins aretasteless

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。答案在文章第一段“It has been demonstrated that rats will，when given a choice over a period of time，prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles．”

2． The expression “the habit”(Line 6, Paragraph 1)refers to drinking water which( ).

A．has no smell B．is tasteless C．has vitamins D．is flavored

正确答案：D

解析：细节题。第一段的最后谈到“When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin-enriched fluid，the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it…”所以句子中的habit实际上指的是老鼠喜欢喝有香味的水。所以D是正确答案。

3． According to the passage, adults eating habits differ from those of babies because( ).

A．adults know better than babies what kind of food is good for their health B．adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods C．adults’ eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs D．adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。由文章第二段的最后一句“Babies managed to select well-balanceddiet．”和文章的第三段中：“Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced bylong established habits．”可以看出成年人和婴儿的饮食习惯的不同点在于：成年人的饮食习惯和他们的社会和文化习俗有关。

4． The author implied in the passage that most of us( ). A．eat a balanced diet

B．choose the food that is of nutrition

C．have the habits influenced by the surroundings D．like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。根据上下文，我们可以知道，文章中并没有提到“大多数人都有合理的饮食；选择有营养的食物以及喜欢吃有香味的食品。”因此A、B、D都是错误的。根据文章的最后一句：“What people eat and how much they eat seem to be greatly influenced by what is going on aroundthem．”可以断定“我们的饮食习惯受周围环境的影响。”C是正确答案。

5． As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that( ).

A．both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet B．both prefer flavored food and drink

C．both have the same eating patterns

D．both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors

正确答案：A

解析：细节题。由文章第二段的最后一句话：“Babies managed to select well-balanceddiet．”和第三段的第一句话：“So，in selecting food，rats and babies do seem to know and act on what’sbest for them．Apparently，there is a kind of’body wisdom’which humans soon lose．”因此可以推断：“婴儿和老鼠饮食习惯的相同点在于他们都会选择合理的饮食。”因此只有A最符合题意。

“Equal pay for equal work “is a phrase used by the American women who feel that they are unfairly treated by society. They say it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the same work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man is thought to earn money to support his family and to make the important decision, so it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women working at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention to. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take full-time jobs, they will be unable to do the things they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing up children. Women who disagree say they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and to have freedom to choose between work and home life, or a mixture of the two. Women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.

6． The women use the phrase “equal pay for equal work”to ask society to( ). A．pay men less than women B．give women harder work

C．pay men and women the same amount of money for the same work D．pay people more who do harder work

正确答案：C

解析：事实细节题。根据文章的第一段，“同工同酬”是指“女人做与男人同样的工作而得到比男人少的酬劳是不对的”，即应得到同样的酬劳。

7． Some people believe that( ). A．women can’t do what men can

B．men have to work much harder than women C．men can earn money more easily than women D．men’s duties are different from women’s

正确答案：D

解析：事实细节题。根据文章的第二段第一句，“有人说男人的责任比女人多“。所以选D。其他的选项与本题无关。

8． Some people holding even stronger opinions say that( ). A．women should be kind to their husbands B．women are too weak to take full-time jobs C．home is the best pace for women

D．women should only take part-time jobs

正确答案：C

解析：事实细节题。根据文章的第二段第三句，“有些人甚至反对已婚妇女工作”, 意即让她们待在家里，所以选C。其他的选项都不符合题意。

9． The women who disagree say that( ).

A．women need chances to go out of the home more often

B．women want more freedom in deciding what kind of life they want C．women areno longer interested in taking care of their homes

D．if women are given equal pay, they can do everything instead of men

正确答案：B

解析：事实细节题。根据文章的最后一段，反对男女不平等的妇女认为“她们想逃脱社会赋予她们的这个有限空间，自由地选择去工作还是做家庭妇女”，意即她们想得到更多的自由来选择过什么样的生活。其他的选项都不切题意。

10． According to this passage some women want to give up( ). A．their present position in society B．their marriage

C．their right to equal pay D．their home life

正确答案：A

解析：推理判断题。从全文的内容来看，妇女们想得到与男人同样的权利，所以她们要放弃的应是“目前的社会地位”，而不是她们的“婚姻”、“平等酬劳的权利”、“家庭生活”。

Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other products: they give him shade:and they help to prevent droughts and floods. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down inlarge numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear. This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil — allowing the rain to sink in — and also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily: but where there are no trees, the ran falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and canying away the rich

top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.

Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It set up the empire but, without its trees, its soil became poor and it grew weak. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation.

11． What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage?

A．They help him make money

B．They give him wood and other products C．They help him prevent droughts and floods D．They give him shade

正确答案：C 解析：事实细节题。第二段第一句话说人们没有认识到第三种服务是最重要的，而第一段中提出第三种服务是帮助预防干旱和洪水，因此答案为C。

12． Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear? A．New trees are not looked after properly B．Many trees have been cut down by man

C．Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees D．A11 of the above

正确答案：D

解析：事实细节题。第二段说明了森林逐渐减少的原因，可知D正确。

13． Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation?

A．Because an empire was set up B．Because the empire fell to pieces C．Because it lost its trees

D．Because too much had been spent on wars

正确答案：C

解析：事实细节题，文章最后两句话提到帝国建立了，但由于没有了树林；土地变得贫瘠。最终导致洪灾和饥荒，所以选C。

14． Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down? A．Because nothing remains on land except floods

B．Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil C．Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil D．Because roots of the trees break up the soil

正确答案：B

解析：事实细节题。第二段最后一句话提到当顶屋土壤被冲走，就只剩下沙漠。而土被冲走是因为没有森林保存雨水，所以选B。

15． What does the author tell us in this passage? A．How trees help prevent droughts and floods B．The relationship between trees and man

C．How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times D．A story of trees

正确答案：A

解析：概括主旨题。文章主要是说树木对人类的作用，然后论述树木怎样影晌人类，也就是作者想要告诉人们树木可以帮助预防洪水和干旱。

Sports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy. But these are not their only use. They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain. The brain then has to decide what to do, and to send its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs, and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this complicated chain of events successfully. For those who work with their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is especially useful. Sports and games are also very useful for character-training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of one’s country: but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effect on a child’s character as what is learned by experience. The ordinary day-school cannot give much practical training in living, because most of the pupils’ time is spent in classes, studying lessons. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really prepares them to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.

16． When we play tennis we have to( ).

A．use, first, our eyes, then the brain and finally the muscles

B．make our eyes, brain and muscles work almost at the same time C．use mainly me arms and legs to hit

D．use mainly the muscles so that the ball is met and hit back

正确答案：B 解析：细节题。第一段第三句说“They give us valuable practice in making eyes，brain and muscles work together．”(体育运动为我们的眼睛、大脑和肌肉一起运动提供了宝贵的练习机会。)为了说明这一点，作者在下文以网球为例来解释，可见只有B最合题意。

17． The “complicated chain of events” refers to( ). A．the passing of information and making of decisions B．the meeting and hitting back of the ball

C．the coordinated movements of our eyes, brain and muscles D．a lot of practice before playing tennis

正确答案：C 解析：语义题。“complicated chain of events”实际上指的是“In tennis，our eyes see the ball coming，judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain．The brain then has to decide what to do，and to send its orders to the muscles of the arms，legs，and so on，so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go．”据此判断，A和B都只是其中的一部分，不全面；D则根本未提及，因此C正确。

18． By “character-training” , the author means that sports and games can help children( ).

A．live a better life when they grow up

B．know better how to behave properly in their future life C．understand better the virtues they learn in books D．all of the above

正确答案：B 解析：逻辑推理题。文章第二段主要讨论体育运动有助于培养学生们的良好品德，因此我们可以推知作者用character—training(性格、品德的培养)一词是告诉读者”体育竞赛能使学生们明白将来如何步入社会”。

19． According to the author, a child’s character can be most deeply influenced by( ).

A．what he does out of class B．what he learns in books C．his place in society D．his lessons in school

正确答案：A

解析：细节题。根据“So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really preparesthem to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up．”可知，只有A正确。强调句型常作为考点。

20． What is of the greatest importance to a football team is( ). A．its members B．its team work C．the football field D．the climate

正确答案：B

解析：逻辑推理题。根据文章最后一句“If each of them learns to work for his team andnot for himself on the football field，he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country insteadof only for his own benefit．”可知B为正确答案。团队协作对一个足球队来说是最重要的。

Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

21． Please keep an eye on my luggage, and I’ll be back( ). A．in time B．in no time C．at one time D．at a time

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查介词短语辨析。in no time“立刻，马上”，可以和过去时、将来时搭配；intime“及时”；at one time“曾经”，用在过去时中；at a time“一次”，表频率。

22． Lying in hospital, the patient( )the outside world by watching news programs on TV every day.

A．kept in touch with B．faced up

C．turned the clock back D．slowed down

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查动词短语辨析。keep in touch with“与…保持联系”；face up往往和to搭配，表示“勇敢面对”；turn the clock back“把时间调回…”；slow down“慢下来”。

23． We felt very sad when we heard the news that the( )manager was killed in his office yesterday.

A．respectful B．respectable C．respective D．respecting

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查同根词辨析。四个词的词根都是respect，但各有各的含义。

respectable“可敬的，值得别人尊敬或尊重的”；respectful“尊重别人的；表示敬意的”；respective“分别的，各自的”；respecting(prep．)，“关系，说到”。根据句意，应选respectable。

24． ( )the fog, we should have reached our destination. A．Because of B．in spite of C．In case of D．But for

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查虚拟语气的用法。but for+名词／代词，“要不是因为…”，提出与事实相反的假设，相当于一个条件状语从句，所在句子常用虚拟语气。其他的结构都不用虚拟语气。从主句“we should have reached our destination”可判断；该句使用了虚拟语气，所以选D。

25． The children will have to( )their play-time hours when school opens. A．cut in B．cut up C．cut on D．cut down

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查动词短语辨析。cut down“砍倒，削减，减少”；cut in“打断”；cut up“切碎”。

26． You will never guess whom I( )on the street yesterday. A．ran over B．ran out of C．ran into D．ran up to

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查动词短语辨析。run into=run across“偶然遇见…”；run over“(车辆)轧过，压过”；run out of“用完，用光”。

27． Expected noises are usually more( )than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.

A．manageable B．controllable C．tolerable D．perceivable

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查形容词辨析。perceivable“可感知的”；manageable“易处理的，易管理的”；controllable“可操纵的，可控制的”；tolerable“可容忍的”。

28． The government placed( )on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.

A．limitations B．restraint C．requirements D．restrictions

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查名词辨析。limitation“局限性”；restraint“抑制，克制”；requirement“要求；需求”；restriction“限制，约束”。政府能实施的应该是“restriction”。

29． ( )student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question. A．Each B．Either C．Any D．One

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查不定代词的用法。any强调“任何一个”；each“每一个”；either“两者之中任一”；one“一个”。

30． According to the weather forecast, which is usually( ), it will snow this afternoon.

A．accurate B．precise C．exact D．perfect

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查形容词辨析。accurate“正确无误的，可以提供正确的读数或度量的”，如an accurate scale精确的天平；precise“精确的，正确的”，如在实行、实施或数量上很准确的，如a precise measurement／a precise instrument精确的测量／精密仪器；exact“确切的，严格的”；perfect“完美的，理想的”。天气预报应属于accurate的范畴。

31． At first the institute refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was( )revised.

A．occasionally B．consequently C．successively

D．subsequently

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查副词辨析。subsequently“后来，随后”；occasionally“有时，偶尔”；consequently“从而，因此”；successively“接连地，连续地”。

32． 1 have taken many photos. I’m going to get the film( ). A．being developed B．developing C．developed

D．to be developed

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查过去分词的用法。have／get sth．done常表示这个动作是由别人完成的，而不是自己完成的。

33． Not always( )they want to. A．people can do what B．people cannot do what C．can people do what D．can’t people do what

正确答案：C 解析：本题考查倒装结构。否定词放在句首时，句子要倒装，这类否定词有：hardly、scarcely、never、not、little等。

34． I didn’t go to the party, but I do wish I( )there. A．were B．would be C．had been D．will be

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查虚拟语气的用法。wish后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气，本题是与过去的事实相反的愿望，所以用过去完成时。

35． She is very careful. She( )very few mistakes in her work. A．does B．takes C．makes D．gets

正确答案：C

解析：固定搭配。make mistakes犯错误，如：We may have made a mistake in

our calculations．我们可能在计算时出了错。

36． When he was set free after twenty years in prison, he was amazed( )the changed world he found.

A．at B．of C．on D．to

正确答案：A 解析：单词用法。be amazed at／by对…很惊讶，惊异，如：we were absolutely amazed athis rapid recovery．他身体恢复得如此快，这令我们很吃惊。be amazed to do sth．惊讶的…，如：When Ilooked at my watch I was amazed to see that it was well after six．我看表时惊讶地发现早过了六点。并无B和C这种搭配。

37． I’d like to( )a special table for the coming Valentine’s Day. A．preserve B．deserve C．conserve D．reserve

正确答案：D 解析：同根词辨析。preserve维持，保护，保存；deserve值得，应受；conserve保护，保存：reserve预定，保留。

38． Bill doesn’t( )what people say about him. A．concern B．matter C．care D．disturb

正确答案：C

解析：词义辨析。concern关心，挂念；matter有关系，要紧；care在意，关心：disturb搅乱，扰乱。

39． Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to( )any further responsibilities. A．take on B．get on C．put up D．look up

正确答案：A

解析：短语辨析。take on承担，开始雇佣；get on登上，与…相处；put up建造，张贴，投宿；look up查看，查阅。

40． A curve is a line( )no part is straight and which has no angle. A．that B．whose C．in which D．of which

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查定语从句。因为是“no part of the line”，因此用of which。

Part IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Nowadays, air travel is very【C1】______. We are not surprised when we watch on TV that a politician has talked with French President in Paris and attended a meeting in Beijing on the same day. However, if a person takes long-distance flying frequently, he can be so tired that he maybe feel his brain is in one country, his【C2】______in another. In a word, he【C3】______knows where he is. When we fly from east to west or vice versa, the【C4】______we experience after taking along-distance flying is aggravated, because we cross time zones. According to doctors, air travelers, after crossing several time zones, are in no【C5】______to go to work, and they should go straight to bed【C6】______arrival. As to airline pilots who often live by their own watches and ignore local time, there is no need for them to worry about their health although they sometimes have breakfast at midnight, because they are used to【C7】______and are physically fit. Many businessmen like long-distance flights, thinking they are【C8】______to have been chosen and they are out for promotion. They are lucky, if the company follows the doctor’s advice and allow them to rest for a day or two before working. However, sometimes the manager is so energetic that he believes everyone is【C9】______to be as fit as he is. Since he has never felt uncomfortable after flying himself, the work he assigns is so【C10】______that the employee is too exhausted to carry the work out satisfactorily. That is disastrous for the employee’s health and the company’s reputation.

41． 【C1】 A．ordinary B．common C．plain D．usual

正确答案：B

解析：ordinary“普通的，平凡的”，如an ordinary sort of day“平平常常的

一天”；common“常见的，普遍的”，如a common mistake“常见的一个错误”；plain“平庸的，平凡的，相貌平平的”，如a plain woman“一个相貌平平的女人”；usual“惯常的”，如usual excuses“司空见惯的借口”。本句的意思是”现在，飞行很常见。”所以，本题选择B。

42． 【C2】 A．digestion B．concentration C．friends D．life

正确答案：A

解析：digestion“消化、消化能力”；concentration“专心、集中”；friends“朋友”；life“生活”。本句谈论的是经常长途飞行带来问题，通读本句可知，下半句和上半句要形成对比，即所选的答应该和brain形成对比。选项B，C和D均不适合，digestion在处的意思是胃部的消化，和大脑正好形成对比。所以，本题选A。

43． 【C3】 A．almost B．nearly C．hardly

D．practically

正确答案：C

解析：almost，nearly和practically的意思均是“几乎、差不多”；hardly的意思是“几乎不”。此句是对上一句的总结，意思是“总之，他几乎不知道自己在哪儿。”选项A，B和D均不适合。所以，本题选择C。

44． 【C4】 A．weary B．fatigue C．tired D．strain

正确答案：B

解析：weary“疲劳的，使疲劳”；fatigue“疲劳、劳累”；tired“困倦的、厌倦的”；strain“压力”。本句的意思是“长途飞行之后，我们感受到的疲劳，”选项A，C和D均不适合。所以，本题选择B。

45． 【C5】 A．status B．state C．situation

D．condition

正确答案：D

解析：status“地位、职务、身份”；state“精神、感情、身体状况”；situation“情况、局面、地理位置”；condition“事物的状态、医学上指健康状况”。本句的意思是“医生认为，穿过几个时区之后，人的身体状况不适合工作，”由此可知，condition最适合。所以，本题选择D。

46． 【C6】 A．in B．when C．after D．on

正确答案：D

解析：本题考察的是介词on的用法。on有“就在…之后，一…就”的意思，本句的意思是“他们应该一下飞机，就直接去睡觉。”介词in没有这种用法。when做连词时，也有这种用法，但when后面应该接一个句子。介词after没有这种用法。所以，本题选择D。

47． 【C7】 A．fly B．flying C．live D．lives

正确答案：B 解析：本题考察的是use的用法。used to do something表示“曾经做过某事”；be used to something or be used to doing something表示“习惯于、适应”。由上文的意思可知，本句的意思是“飞行员已习惯了飞行，”选项A，C和D均不适合。所以，本题选择B。

48． 【C8】 A．favored B．flattened C．flayed D．flattered

正确答案：D

解析：favor“给食物调味、加味”；flatten“打倒”；flay“毒打、严厉批评”；flatter“奉承、讨好”，be flattered“被奉承得高兴、感到荣幸”。本句的意思是“一些商人喜欢长途飞行，因自己被选中而感到荣幸，”选项A，B和C均不符合。所以，本题选择D。

49． 【C9】 A．likely B．supposed C．going D．expected

正确答案：B

解析：be likely to do something“可能做某事”，be supposed to do something“应该做某事”；be going to do something“将要做某事”；be expected to do something“预计会做某事、盼望做某事”。本句的意思是“但是，有时候经理精力很旺盛，而且他认为每个人都应该像他一样适应飞行. ”选项A，C和D均不适合。所以，本题选择B。

50． 【C10】 A．demeaning B．demanding C．demonstrative D．deplorable

正确答案：B

解析：demeaning“降低身份的、失去尊严的”；demanding“(工作)要求高的、费力的”；demonstrative“感情外露的”；deplorable“糟透的、令人震惊的”。本句的意思是“经理分派的工作要求很高，”选项A，C和D均不适合。所以，本题选择B。

Part V Translation (20%)

Section ADirections: In this part, there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

“Time, “says the proverb, “is money”. This means that every moment well-spent may put some money into our pockets. If our time is usefully employed, it will either turn out some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or 【T1】It will add to our experience and increase our capacities seas to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes. Let those, who think nothing of wasting time, remember this. Our life is nothing more than our time. To kill time is therefore a form of suicide. 【T2】We are shocked when we think of death, and we spare no pains, no trouble, and no expense to preserve life. 【T3】But we are too often indifferent to the loss of an hour or of a day, forgetting that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live. A day or an hour wasted is therefore so much life forfeited. Our life is a brief span measuring some seventy or eighty years in all. But nearly one third of this has to

be spent in sleep: some years have to be spent over our meals: some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea: some in merry-making: some in watching over the sick-beds of our nearest and dearest relatives. Now if all these years were to be deducted from the term over which our life extends, we shall find about twenty or thirty years at our disposal for active work. 【T4】Whoever remembers this can never willingly waste a single moment of his life. All time is precious: but the time of our childhood and of our youth is more precious than any other portion of our existence. 【T5】For those are the periods when alone we can acquire knowledge and develop our capacities. If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away, we shall never be able to recoup the loss. Just as money laid out at interest doubles and trebles itself in time, so the precious hours of childhood and youth, if properly used, will yield us incalculable advantages.

51． 【T1】

正确答案：时间会使我们增长经验、提高能力，确保我们在机会来临时挣到钱。

52． 【T2】

正确答案：一想到死我们就惊恐不已，因而我们会竭尽全力、排除困难、不惜代价地来保全我们的生命。

53． 【T3】

正确答案：但是，我们往往对浪费一小时或一天漠不关心，忘记了我们的生命就是由许多小时、很多天构成的。

54． 【T4】

正确答案：任何记住这一点的人绝不愿意浪费生命的任何一分一秒。

55． 【T5】

正确答案：因为只有童年和青年时期是我们获取知识、提高能力的最佳岁月。

Writing

56． For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic” Good Study Habits “. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:1．应当培养良好的学习习惯；2．一些最基本的学习方法；3．在交流中学习。

正确答案： Good Study Habits Study habits play a decisive role in the effect oflearning. It is, therefore, important that we should form a good habit when we study. According to study advisers, there are some basic ways for learning well. Frequent revision, for example, is one of them. It is not a quick way of learning well, of course, however, it does prove effective in the long run. Also, to do enough preparations before class helps a lot. Besides, there is another way of learning, that is, learning through communicating. Learning will be more efficient if you put what you have learned or are learning into practice. That’s why in recent years “Communicative Method”has been strongly recommended in schools in China.