一、 多項選擇

21. Her ______ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.

A talent B motivation C qualification D technique

【答案】B

A talent 天才，才干 B motivation 動機

C qualification 資格，條件 D technique 技巧，技術

【解析】本題考查的是名詞辨析。

她寫作的動機是出于對女性獲得高等教育權利的渴望。

【難度說明】中等

22. When Richard said, “you are much more agreeable and Pttier now.” Joan’s face turned red at the unexpected _______.

A contribution B compliment C comparison D command

【答案】B

【解析】本題考查的是名詞辨析。

A contribution 貢獻 B compliment 恭維，稱贊

C comparison 對比 D command 命令，指揮

當瑞秋說：“你現在變得更討人喜愛，更漂亮了。”瓊聽到這突如其來的贊美，臉紅了。

【難度說明】容易

23. Seeing the big crowd coming towards him, he started to run down the hill, but ________ and went down on his hands and knees in the melting snow.

A sank B skied C slipped D signaled

【答案】C

【解析】本題考查的是動詞辨析。

A sank 下沉 B skied 投向空中

C slipped 滑倒 D signalled 發信號

看到一大群人朝他涌來，他開始往山下跑，但他滑倒了并跪在正融化的積雪上。

【難度說明】難

24.The old rules have to be _______ because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made a hundred years ago.

A revised B observed C established D developed

【答案】A

【解析】本題考查的是動詞辨析。

A revised 修改，改進 B observed 觀察，遵守

C established 建立 D developed 發展

舊的規則不得不修改，因為它們只適用于一百年前制定它們的環境。

【難度說明】中等

25. I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evening, but there must be something wrong with the network; I can’t seem to _______.

A get along B get in C get off D get through

【答案】D

【解析】本題考查的是動詞短語辨析。

A get along進展 B get in進入，陷入

C get off動身，脫下 D get through通過，度過，接通電話

我已經給查爾斯打了一晚上電話，但網絡一定出了問題，我似乎不能接通電話。

【難度說明】中等

26 Is this your necklace，Mary？ I _______ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.

A went for B looked after C dealt with D came across

【答案】D

【解析】本題考查的是動詞短語辨析。

A went for 努力爭取，對..適用 B looked after照顧

C dealt with處理 D came across偶然發現

瑪麗，這是你的項鏈嗎？我在打掃廁所時無意發現它。

【難度說明】簡單

27.What was so _______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A obvious B imPssive C essential D awful

【答案】B

【解析】本題考查的是形容詞辨析。

A obvious 明顯的 B imPssive印象深刻的

C essential基本的，必要的 D awful討厭的，可怕的

關于Jasmine Westland的勝利，令人印象深刻的是她光著腳第一個沖向了終點。

【難度說明】簡單

28. Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and let him go.

A wild B tolerant C grateful D cautious

【答案】B

【解析】本題考查的是形容詞辨析。

A wild野生的 B tolerant寬容的 C grateful感激的 D 謹慎的

她沒有指責打破花瓶的男孩，而是給他一個寬容的微笑，讓他走了。

【難度說明】中等

29 Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said ______, “Don’t be so mean,” pointing a finger of warning at her.

A sharply B indirectly C guiltily D dreadfully

【答案】A

【解析】本題考查的是副詞辨析。

A sharply 尖銳地 B indirectly間接地

C guiltily 內疚地 D dreadfully可怕地

塞布麗娜剛說完，艾伯特就尖銳地說“別那么小氣，” 并用手指指著警告她

【難度說明】難

30 Check carrots, potatoes, onions and any other vegetables _____ and immediately use or throw away any which show signs of rotting.

A in store B in demand C on sale D on loan

【答案】A

【解析】本題考查的是介詞短語辨析。

A in store 貯藏 B in demand 有需求

C on sale 廉價出售 D on loan借用，借貸

檢查儲藏著地胡蘿卜，土豆，洋蔥和其他蔬菜，然后立即使用或者扔掉有腐爛跡象的蔬菜

【難度說明】中等

三、完形填空

When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the ___31___ of Palo Duro Canyon (峽谷) State Park, I ___32_ a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a ___33_ , permanent campsite in the park, and __34___, the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers（護林人）.It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an ____35__ for the following day,

The park was__36__ , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks( 臭鼬 )walking toward our table. We __37___ climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to ___38___ our camp.

Having survived that night, we were __39___ that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our ___40___ and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening, __41____ , we learned about the canyon _42___. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay __43___ in the dark until the winds died away.

__44___ the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and ___45__ the little money my wife ___46__ by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful ___47___. For a time after our business __48___ I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny __49___with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled shy, I found myself ___50___ for al the hardship. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

31. A. back B. entrance C. centre D. edge

32. A. answered B. notice C. published D. sponsored

33. A. free B. safe C. convenient D. beautiful

34. A. in return B. in turn C. in sheet D. in time

35. A. attempt B. appear C. agreement D. appointment

36. A. quite B. ideal C. crowed D. dangerous

37. A. calmly B. eventually C. immediately D. repeatedly

38. A. search B. pass C. leave D. attack

39. A. aware B. confident C. determined D. satisfied

40. A. responsibilities B. requirements C. circumstances D. conditions

41. A. meanwhile B. therefore C. moreover D. however

42. A. winds B. snows C. woods D. trails

43. A. nothing B. morning C. quarrelling D. shaking

44.A. After B. Beyond C. During D. Between

45.A. live on B. hand out C. give away D. put aside

46.A. raised B. posted C. earned D. borrowed

47.A. image B. family C. career D. business

48.A. declined B. expanded C. failed D. started

49.A. camp B. house C. park D. truck

50.A. desperate B. ready C. suitable D. thankful

【答案】：

[31]. B [32]. B [33]. A [34]. A [35]. D

[36]. C [37]. C [38]. C [39]. B [40]. A

[41]. D [42]. A [43]. D [44]. C [45]. A

[46]. C [47]. B [48]. C [49]. D [50]. D

【解析】：

【語篇解讀】

本篇完形填空是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，講述了一個家庭生意失敗之后重新開

始的故事。文章通過這個故事闡明一個道理：我們在追尋事業成功的時候，

可能會失去家庭，因此我們要學會兼顧我們的事業和家庭。

[31]. 考查名詞。從后文We entered the park 可知，應該是在公園門口（entrance)，故選B。

[32]. 考查動詞。從前文when our restaurant business failed和hoping to have a “fresh start”可知，作者是在尋找工作，注意到一個招聘廣告，符合語境，故選noticed。

[33]. 考查名詞。后文提到a rent-free place，可知campsite是免費的（free)，故選free。

[34]. 考查介詞短語。A項in return 作為回報；B項in turn反過來，反之；C項縮短；D項及時。根據填空處前文句可知要取得這個工作，需要做公園主持人來作為回報，故選in turn.

[35]. 考查名詞。A. attempt 嘗試；B. appeal 吸引；C. agreement同意，協議；D. appointment約定，預約。前文知道作者看到招聘廣告，明天預約（make an appointment)應聘，符合語境，應選appointment。

[36]. 考查形容詞。A.quiet安靜的； B.ideal 理想的；C.crowded 擁擠的；D.dangerous; 根據后文so it took us some time to find an available site,可知人多很難找住的位置，所以選crowded.

[37]. 考查副詞。文中提到two large skunks（臭鼬）,所以馬上躲避。故選immediately。

[38]. 考查動詞。由上文立即躲避臭鼬，可知他們很希望它盡快離開，故選leave。

[39]. 考查形容詞。由前文having survived that night,可知他們對于后面的時間有了自信，故選confident。

[40]. 考查名詞。由前文I made an appointment for the following day和 the next day we met with the people who ran the park. 可知他們去應聘了，管理人員告訴他們職位的職責，符合語境，故選responsibilities.

[41]. 考查連詞。由前文everything else would be all right和后文rocking our little camping truck violently...until the winds died away可知，前后情況是一種相反的場景，故選轉折連詞however.

[42]. 考查了名詞。由后文They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently...until the winds died away, 可知是wind(復現)，故選winds.

[43]. 考查動詞。由前文rocking our little camping truck violently可知卡車（truck） 在搖動(shake），故選shaking.

[44]. 考查介詞。A. after 在......之后; B.beyond 超越......范圍；C.during 在......期間；D.Between在兩者之間，應該是指后續的幾周期間，故選during。

[45]. 考查動詞短語。A. live on 靠...生活; 以...為食; B.hand out 分發；give away 捐贈，泄露；put aside 存儲，留出，擱置

[46]. 考查動詞。根據上文，生意失敗，所以作者的妻子要靠教書來掙錢， 故選earned。

[47]. 考查名詞。根據后文I might lose my family as well 和building a successful business and then losing it 看出作者留給家的時間很少，復現，故 選family。

[48]. 考查動詞。根據文章第一段第一句when our restaurant business failed 可知，填failed, 復現。

[49]. 考查名詞。由文章第五段our little camping truck，可知填truck, tiny是small的同義替換，考查復現。

[50]. 考查形容詞。由前文可知作者找到工作和后文we had become a family可知，作者工作、家庭都有收獲，所以作者感激，故選thankful.

【難度說明】：中等。

四、閱讀理解

A

Before I had my son, I spent two years working with children with disabilities. I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster. Coming up against their behavior could only make the job harder and their behavior more extreme. I found something that worked, though.

There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him. One day the boy joined a session in the room next to mine. His appearance created an atmosphere of tension. He spent the entire session running around, hitting and kicking, and destroying property.

I was in the craft room working with some other children when my co-worker told me that this boy’s teacher was in tears, and could not get control of the situation. As we were talking, the boy ran in. I told my co-worker that I would take care of him.

I closed the door. He was full of energy, throwing things around and making a huge mess. But I could see that he was doing all these to annoying me. He needed connection, and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making a rocket. I talked to him about it. We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the conversation:

“So what happened today?”

It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone, I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didn’t let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher had not seen it as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that next time he had a session, he talk about what he hoped to do at the start, which might be easier for everyone. He agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize.

51. The boy made trouble for his teacher because he______.

A. was blamed for creating an air of tension

B. was made to do things against his will

C. was told not to yell at other children

D. was accused of destroying property

【答案】 B

【解析】 細節理解題。根據題干要求The boy made trouble for his teacher because he______.可以定位文中最后一段 He told me that the teacher didn’t let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. 因 此，選B. was made to do things against his will。答案在文中較后面的部分， 考生容易受到前面文章內容的影響

【難度說明】：難

52. Why didn’t the author do anything about the boy’s bad behavior at first?

A. She hadn’t thought of a coping strategy.

B. She was tired of shouting and threats.

C. She didn’t mind the huge mess at all.

D. She didn’t want to make it worse.

【答案】 D

【解析】細節理解題。題干問作者為什么一開始不去糾正這個男孩的不良行 為？答案可定位至第四段第二至三行But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me.He needed connection,and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it.So I sat back down and kept quiet.可得出答案為 D. She didn’t want to make it worse.同時，作者處理這件事的方式與全文主題句I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster相對應。

【難度說明】：中等

53. The author managed to get the boy to talk to her by__________

A. avoiding making critical remarks

B. describing his teacher’s feelings

C. giving him a good suggestion

D. playing games with him

【答案】 A

【解析】細節理解題。題干問作者通過什么方式使得男孩愿意交流自己的想法？文章第六段的第二句句給出了答案I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed.答案為A項 Avoiding making critical remarks.

【難度說明】：中等

54. Why did the boy have tears in his eyes in the end?

A. He was sad for the author’s misunderstanding.

B. He was fearful of the author’s warning.

C. He was regretful about his behavior.

D. He was sorry about his reputation.

【答案】 C

【解析】細節理解題。題干意思為：為什么這個男孩最后哭了。根據文章最后一段最后一句Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize可知：男孩要向老師道歉，因此為自己之前的行為感到后悔，所以答案為C. He was regretful about his behavior

【難度說明】：簡單

B

London’s newest skyscraper (摩天大樓) is called the Shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to build. At a height of almost 310 metres, it is the tallest building in Europe. The Shard has completely changed the appearance of London. However, not everyone thinks that it is a change for the better.

The Shard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. When he began designing the Shard for London, Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire (尖頂). He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the city. The sides of the building aren’t regular. So the building has an unusual shape. It looks like a very thin, sharp piece of broken glass. And that is how the building got the name: the Shard. Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is part of a great London tradition. The shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or the tall masts (桅桿) of the ships that were once on the river Thames.

The Shard has 87 floors. At the top, there is an observatory. At the moment the building is empty, but eventually there will be a five-star hotel. There will also be top quality restaurants, apartments and offices.

Before building work began, a lot of people didn’t want the Shard though the plans were approved. Now they are still unhappy about the Shard. Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like New York, but not in London. They say that the best thing about the Shard is its spire shape. But that is the only thing. There is no decoration, only flat surfaces. The Egyptians did that 4,500 years ago. They also think the Shard is too big for London. It destroys the beauty of the city.

Other critics don’t like what the Shard seems to rePsent. They say that the Shard shows how London is becoming more unequal. Only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive private apartments and stay in the hotel. But the people who live near the Shard are among the poorest in London. So the Shard seems a symbol of the pision in society between the very rich and the poor.

The Shard now dominates the London skyline. It is not certain, however, that ordinary London citizens will ever accept it as a valuable addition to the city.

55. London’s newest skyscraper is called the Shard because of ______.

A. its cost

B. its size

C. its shape

D. its height

【答案】 C

【解析】細節理解題。根據題干為什么倫敦這個新的摩天大樓被叫做Shard。我們可以將答案定位至第二段第四排到第五排內容：So the building has an unusual shape.It looks like a very thin,sharp piece of broken glass.And that is how the building got the name: Shard.可以得知答案為C項。

【難度說明】：簡單

56. When he designed the Shard, Piano wanted it to ______.

A. change London’s skyline

B. inherit London’s tradition

C. imitate the Egyptian style

D. attract potential visitors

【答案】 B

【解析】細節理解題。題干問及Piano設計這座大樓的設計理念，可以定位到第二段的倒數第二句話：Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is part of a great London tradition所以答案為B項inherit London’s tradition。

【難度說明】：簡單

57. The critics who refer to social pision think the Shard ______.

A. is only Pferred by the rich

B. is far away from the poor area

C. is intended for wealthy people

D. is popular only with Londoners

【答案】 C

【解析】細節理解題。根據題干為什么批評者認為Shard造成了社會（貧富） 分離，可以定位到第三句Only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive private apartments and stay in the hotel. 所以答案為C項is intended for wealthy people.

【難度說明】：中等

58. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Shard: Cheers and Claps

B. The Shard: Work of a Great Architect

C. The Shard: New Symbol of London?

D. The Shard: A Change for the Better?

【答案】 D

【解析】主旨大意題。整篇文章論述的是倫敦新的摩天大樓的建造所帶來的 爭議。有人認為它是英國傳統的傳承，是一項很好的變化。但也有人提出質 疑。因此答案選D. The Shard: A Change for the Better?

【難度說明】：中等

C

Working with a group of baboons(狒狒）in the Namibian desert, Dr. Alecia Carter of the Development of Zoology, Cambridge University set baboons learning tasks involving a novel food and a familiar food hidden in a box. Some baboons were given the chance to watch another baboon who already knew how to solve the task, while others had to learn for themselves. To work out how brave or anxious the baboons were, Dr. Carter Psented them either with a novel food or a threat in the form of a model of a poisonous snake.

She found that personality had a major impact on learning. The braver baboons learnt, but the shy ones did not learn the task although they watched the baboon perform the task of finding the novel food just as long as the brave ones did. In effect, despite being made aware of what to do, they were still too shy to do what the experienced baboon did.

The same held true for anxious baboons compared with calm ones. The anxious inpiduals learnt the task by observing others while those who were relaxed did not, even though they spent more time watching.

This mismatch between collecting social information and using it shows that personality plays a key role in social learning in animals, something that has Pviously been ignored in studies on how animals learn to do things. The findings are significant because they suggest that animals may perform poorly in cognitive(認知） tasks not because they aren’t clever enough to solve them, but because they are too shy or nervous to use the social information.

The findings may impact how we understand the formation of culture in societies. If some inpiduals are unable to get information from others because they don’t associate with the knowledgeable inpiduals, or they are too shy to use the information once they have it, information may not travel between all group members, Pventing the formation of a culture based on social learning.

59.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. The significance of Dr. Carter’s research.

B. The purpose of Dr. Carter’s research.

C. The design of Dr. Carter’s research.

D. The results of Dr. Carter’s research.

【答案】 C

【解析】段落大意題。通過第一段最后一句Dr. Carter Psented them either with a novel food or a threat in the form of a model of a poisonous snake等細節 可知，第一段主要論述了Dr. Carter進行研究的設計，所以答案選C.The design of Dr. Carter’s research.

【難度說明】：中等

60. According to the research, which baboons are more likely to complete a new learning task?

A. Those that feel anxious about learning.

B. Those that like to work independently.

C. Those that can avoid potential risks.

D. Those that have more experience.

【答案】 A

【解析】細節理解題。通過第三段第二句The anxious inpiduals learnt the task by observing others while those who were relaxed did not, even though they spent more time watching可知，答案選A. Those that feel anxious about learning.

【難度說明】：中等

61.Which best illustrates the “mismatch” mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A. Some baboons perform new tasks but don’t concentrate.

B. Some baboons observe others but don’t follow them.

C. Some baboons are shy but active in social activities.

D. Some baboons are intelligent but slow in learning.

【答案】 B

【解析】猜詞題。通過第四段第一句This mismatch，得知，這種mismatch 的行為應在上文第三段已經提及，因此可以定位到第三段The anxious inpiduals learnt the task by observing others while those who were relaxed did not, even though they spent more time watching.所以答案選B. Some baboons observe others but don’t follow them.

【難度說明】：中等

62. Dr. Carter’s findings indicate that our culture might be formed through_______.

A. traveling between social groups

B. understanding different people

C. learning from each other

D. storing information

【答案】 C

【解析】推斷題。通過最后一段最后一句If some inpiduals are unable to get information from others because they don’t associate with the knowledgeable inpiduals, or they are too shy to use the information once they have it, information may not travel between all group members, Pventing the formation of a culture based on social learning.可知人們是在相互學習、交流中而形成的 文化。因此答案選 C. learning from each other

【難度說明】：中等

D

You’ve flown halfway around the world; you’ve sniffed out this place that nobody in Falongland or Thailand seems to have ever heard of; so what on earth is there to do here? You consider this question as you sink into an old wooden beach chair above the sand.

It was a long journey from Bangkok to Huaplee. By the time you found the bus station and got yourself sorted out, it took almost as long as the flight from Falongland.

Huaplee is located just south of Hua Hin, about two hundred kilometres from Bangkok, down the west side of the Gulf of Thailand. Not many tourists find this place, and the ones that do wonder if finding it has been their purpose all along.

There’s an apparent laziness that surrounds you here. It’s what this place offers, and it’s free of charge. The small waves that tap the shoreline seem to slow everything down. You settle into your beach chair in Pparation for a long rest. You sit there and watch the sea.

It’s early afternoon, so the cook comes out and asks what you’d like to eat this evening. Before long he’s rushed off to the market to buy the ingredients for whatever it was that you ordered?every meal fresh and to order. No menu here.

There is no poolside noise here but just that wonderfully warm, clear blue sea. There’s no street noise. The only sounds are the murmurs of nature.

For now you just count your blessings (福祉), listing them in the sand with your toe (腳趾). You don’t have to worry about being late for work. You don’t have to do anything.

The beach to your right stretches off to the horizon (地平線), slowly narrowing to nothingness only to re-emerge again on your left, now steadily widening until it covers the chair beneath you. Sand to your left and sand to your right; it’s unbroken, endless. No start, no end, just sand, sun, and peace. Step off it, and you re-enter the world of traffic, stress, work, and hurry.

Normally you’re the type who can’t sit still for more than ten minutes, but you’re on Huaplee Lazy Beach now and, in the right frame of mind, it stretches all the way around the world.

“How could it take me so long to find it?” you wonder.

63. When the author first went to Huaplee Beach, _______________ .

A. he had difficulty in finding it

B. he became sensitive to smell

C. he failed too sort himself out

D. he found it unworthwhile

【答案】 A

【解析】推理判斷題。題干意思為：當作者第一次去Huaplee Beach的時候， _________。可以定位到第二段，說明找到作者找到這個地方耗時很長，第 三段中也有與此呼應的地方：Not many tourists find this place. 可知這個地方 不好找，所以答案為A項。

【難度說明】：中等

64. What is special about the food service at Huaplee Beach?

A. Quick delivery.

B. Self service.

C. Free food.

D. No menu.

【答案】 D

【解析】細節理解題。題干意思為：Huaplee Beach的飲食服務有何特別之處？ 可以定位到文章涉及飲食的段落，即第五段。根據該段最后一句No menu here 可知，答案為D項。

【難度說明】：簡單

65. In the author’s opinion, a tourist can enjoy Huaplee Beach most when he ______.

A. draws pictures in the sand

B. plans a detailed schedule

C. forgets his daily routine

D. sits in a beach chair

【答案】 C

【解析】 推理判斷題。題干意思為：在作者看來，一名游客能夠最好地享 受Huaplee Beach當他____________的時候。可以定位到文章中表示游客極 其享受的文段，即第七段：For now you just count your blessings , listing them in the sand with you toe. You don’t have to worry about being late for work. You don’t have to do anything，以及第八段：No start, no end, just sand, sun, and peace. Step off it, and you re-enter the world of traffic, stress, work, and hurry.從 其中的表述可以逆向推出這些享受的時光的反面是：worry about being late for work; traffic, stress, work and hurry，而這些歸結起來，即為人們日常的例 行公事，而要享受Huaplee Beach則需要暫時拋開這些，即答案為C項。

【難度說明】：難

66. What does the author imply by his question at the end of the passage?

A. He should have come to the place earlier.

B. He shouldn’t have spent so much time on the trip.

C. He should have understood the wonder of nature.

D. He shouldn’t have counted the blessings.

【答案】 A

【解析】推理判斷題。題干意思為：文章結尾處作者的問題所暗含的意思是 什么？。可以快速定位到最后一句:“How could it take me so long to find it?” 結合全篇文章所講的去該“世外桃源”旅游的舒適愜意之感，可知作者是在感 嘆與Huaplee Beach“相見恨晚”的感覺。所以答案為A項。

【難度說明】：中等

E

For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets, and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue, the elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk, the car and the elevator have been locked on a “secret war” for over a century, with cars making it possible for people to sPad horizontally(水平地), and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical(垂直的) columns.

If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experience?one that can involve un expectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common, and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we’re hanging from a cable in a long passage.

In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a total comfortable experience, “After 150 years, we are still not used to it,” Bernard said, “ We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives.

Today, as the world’s urban population explodes, and cities become more crowded, taller, and more crowded, America’s total number of elevators?900,000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazine’s “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry”?are a force that’s becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.

67. What does the underline word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles

B. The desire for a remarkable machine

C. The particular interest of experts

D. The general view of elevator

【答案】 D

【解析】代詞指代題。題干意思為：第一段中的劃線詞“this”指的是什么？ 可 以快速定位到第一段劃線詞所在句：Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. 大意為： “該教授認為這是誤解”，而this通常指代上文的事物，因此可以定位到上一 句，即文章的首句：For most city people,…。從該句可以看出大多數都市人 認為電梯是unremarkable（平凡的），可知教授認為大多數人的這種認識是有 誤的，即答案為D項。

【難度說明】：中等

68. The author’s purpose in mentioning cars is .

A. to explain people’s Pference for elevators

B. to reveal their secret war against elevators

C. to emphasize the importance of elevators

D. to contrast their functions with elevators

【答案】 C

【解析】推理判斷題。題干意思為：作者提到汽車的目的是________。可以 定位到第一段第三、四句：Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue, the elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. 第三句直接說明電梯的重要性，第四 句通過比較，說電梯的重要性不亞于汽車，可知作者提到汽車是為了強調電 梯的重要性，即答案為C項。

【難度說明】：中等

69. According to Prof. Bernard, what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences?

A. Uncomfortable conditions

B. Little physical space

C. Lack of excitement

D. Vertical direction

【答案】 B

【解析】細節理解題。根據題干意思，可定位到倒數第二段的最后一句話： That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. 由此可知，使 得elevator ride不同于其它生活經歷的是that mixture, 而that mixture指的是 前一句的the mixture of closeness and displeasure, 即乘坐電梯時的封閉性和 令人不悅的影響，B項little physical space與文中closeness（封閉性）同義替 換，為正確答案。所以答案為B項。

【難度說明】：中等

70. The author urges readers to consider .

A. the relationship between cars and elevators

B. the role of elevators in city development

C. the serious future situation of elevators

D. the exact number of elevator lovers.

【答案】 B

【解析】細節理解題。題干意思為：作者主張讀者考慮_________。文章最后一段說明了隨著城市的發展，電梯的作用越來越重要，且根據最后一句話：And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. 可知作者主張人們在這樣的城市發展節奏下，認真思考電梯的重要性，即答案為B項。