2018年广东省普通高等学校专插本考试《英语》试题及详解
Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. Hearing that he had passed health examination, he immediately made call to his parents.
A. a; / B. the; / C. the; a D. a; the
2. you are, friends are an important part of life at every stage.
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whoever
3. Although we waited more than half an hour, Mary didn’t turn at the conference room.
A. over B. in C. up D. out
4. Maria hadn’t seen me for a few years, but she my voice on the phone immediately.
A. realized B. recognized C. repeated D. reminded
5. The student needed a letter of to apply for the post of a secretary.
A. invitation B. recommendation C. register D. inquiry
6. He is well-prepared for the presentation about the new project and feels that the head of department will like his idea.
A. concerned B. comfortable C. confused D. confident
7. Tom’s mother was shocked that Tom had got head in a car accident.
A. ache B. damage C. suffering D. injury
8. It was very late when we decided to travel on May Day holiday, but luckily we to find a hotel at a reasonable price.
A. managed B. wanted C. tried D. needed
9. The famous writer, writings for China Daily I appreciate a lot, is invited to give a speech
in our university.
A. that B. whose C. whom D.who
10. If people overanxious about remembering something, they will forget it.
A. will be B. would be C. were D. are
11. We were very angry Peter as he spoiled our picnic.
A. with B. for C. of D. about
12. The teenager is to be a member of the basketball team.
A. very tall B. tall enough C. too tall D. enough tall
13. Finally, I have interesting to share with you, and I am sure you will be interested in it.
A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
14. Since we have money left, we can’t afford the expensive computer.
A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
15. If you want to join our club, you follow our rules.
A. can B. may C. might D. must
16. When Max rushed to the class, his classmates exercises attentively.
A. did B. have done C. were doing D. do
17. The little girl recovered her strength when the drug .
A. came into effect B. took effect C. changed effect D. put into effect
18. Patrick bought her two handbags as gifts, but of them was her style.
A. either B. none C. neither D. all
19. his surprise, he got an offer of postgraduate study from Beijing University.
A. In B. To C. For D. With
20. The boss required us to a recent photo to the application form via emails.
A. attach B. bring C. take D. print
21. Bill Gates is often thought to be the richest man in the world. , his personal life seems not luxury.
A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Besides
22. Mr. Lin to New York before, so the host family went to the airport to pick him up.
A. didn’t go B. hasn’t been C. doesn’t go D. hadn’t been
23. Though the drama is wonderful, I guess most audiences will be tired as it is too long.
A. four-hour B. four hours C. four-hours D. four-hour’s
24. You’d better get the task as soon as possible, otherwise you might not complete it on time.
A. do B. to do C. done D. be doing
25. Since we lacked enough time and support, we didn’t know to solve the problem.
A. when B. why C. where D. how
26. with the opportunity to interview the famous star made her enjoyed.
A. Being provided B. Having provided C. To provide D. Be provided
27. We missed the last train to London, or we more museums the day before yesterday.
A. had been visited B. would have visited C. would visit D. had visited
28. Your parents don’t believe what you said about your future, ?
A. did they B. do they C. didn’t they D. don’t they
29. The daughter begged her father to give up smoking his own health.
A. in the course of B. as a result of C. by means of D. for the sake of
30. The more the salesman explained, .
A. the more I became bored B. I became more bored
C. the more bored I became D. I became bored more
Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions: In this section, there are four passages, each of which is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Choose the best and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
If you are going to be a straight talker, you have to believe that it’s a virtue, and that it’s an
quality you want to have.
If you have an opinion and you just state it, it allows the other person to either try to challenge your opinion, to agree with you, or to disagree — they have an action they can take. If you are quiet, people think you agree. How can you then further the conversation when you are at different points and it’s not really exposed? Agreeing is easy. Disagreeing takes more guts.
Several years back, when I was CEO at a company; there was a very senior woman who was very smart and well spoken, but she did not wear appropriate clothes. It was distracting and she was not being taken seriously. I said to her manager, who was male, “you need to tell her.” he said, “oh, no way.”
So I called her in and directly stated what I thought was happening, “you’re not getting the respect you deserve,” I said, “go to the store and get a personal shopper. Just say, ‘I am a senior businessperson and need help dressing formally.’” She came back, and she was completely a different person. She said she felt really good. And currency went way up.
Early in my business career, if people asked me a question, I’d try to answer it honestly. And it was rewarded. I had managers who wanted me around because I would actually tell them what was happening.
I was raised by my grandma, and she was a pretty straight talker because she thought you would handle it. My advice is to be realistic. Being honest and truthful is part of being a good worker, a good associate, and a good leader.
31. The woman did not get promoted because she did not .
A. dress appropriately B. take her work seriously
C. get on well with her colleagues D. follow her manager’s instructions
32. The underlined phrase “takes more guts” in Paragraph 2 refers to .
A. demand more wisdom B. attract more attention
C. take more courage D. need more communication
33. According to the writer, talking in a straight way allows one to .
A. become an opinion leader B. make friends easily
C. become a respectable person D. take further action
34. From the last paragraph, it can be inferred that the writer tends to talk frankly possibly due to the influence of .
A. his workmates B. his leaders C. his friends D. his family
35. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Straight talkers B. Different opinions C. Agree or Disagree D. Importance of speech
Passage 2
A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.
The unpunctual man, on the contrary, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but the lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset
（财产）as well as other's. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to
answer letters, return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.
Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is the sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.
Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to do one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.
36. The main difference between a punctual person and an unpunctual person is that a punctual person .
A. has lots of appointments while an unpunctual one has few appointments
B. does everything at the right time while an unpunctual one seldom does so
C. has much time to do everything while an unpunctual one has little time to do anything
D. does everything ahead of time while an unpunctual one does everything behind schedule
37. What is the main reason why a person is always unpunctual according to the passage?
A. He doesn’t care much about time. B. He is much busier than other people.
C. He is always in a hurry when he works. D. He always mismanages and wastes his time.
38. The third paragraph is developed by giving .
A. a fact B. an opinion C. an example D. an evidence
39. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .
A. an unpunctual person usually loses his friends
B. an unpunctual person often fails doing any important task
C. unpunctuality may result in fewer appointments and opportunities
D. unpunctuality may lead to heavy losses for both public and private affairs
40. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Valuable time B. Popular appointment
C. Harm of unpunctuality D. Advantage of punctuality
Passage 3
Once upon a time, two brothers, Jack and Tom, who lived on neighboring farms, fell into conflict. For the past 20 years, they had been on good terms farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed. The dispute began with a small misunderstanding and grew into a major difference, and finally exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.
One morning there was a knock on Jack’s door. It was a carpenter looking for a few days’ work. Jack offered him a job saying, “Look across the steam at that farm. That’s my neighbor, in fact, it’s my younger brother. There used to be a meadow between us. Last week he pulled down the dam on the small river and now there is a stream instead. Well, he may have done this to offend me, but I’ll do him one better.”
“See that pile of lumber (木材) by the house? I want you to build me a fence — an 8-foot
fence.” The carpenter said, “I think I understood the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger (打桩机) and I’ll be able to do a job that please you.”
Jack had to go into town, so he helped the carpenter get the material ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing and nailing. About sunset when Jack returned, the carpenter had just finished his job.
Jack’s eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge — a
bridge stretching from one side of the stream to the other! A fine piece of work! His younger brother was coming toward them with hands outstretched. “You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I’ve said and done.” The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hand.
They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox onto his shoulder. “No, wait! Stay a few days, I have a lot of other projects for you.” Said Jack, “I’d love to stay on.” The carpenter said, “ but I have many more bridges to build.”
41. In the past 20 years, Jack and Tom kept their relationship .
A. serious B. tense C. distant D. close
42. Jack decided to build a fence to .
A. protect himself B. fight back C. please Tom D. give in
43. What does underlined expression “quite a fellow” mean in paragraph 5?
A. A powerful man B. A rich man C. A generous man D. A capable man
44. The carpenter built the bridge instead of a fence to help Jack and Tom .
A. meet each other B. store the lumber
C. regain brotherly affection D. renew their business
45. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Better make friends than make enemies. B. A good friend brings a far land near.
C. Family ties are close than social relations. D. A tooth for a tooth.
Passage 4
Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. The researchers at university of Missouri (MU) are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density (密度) ,” said
Jae kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope (放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”
Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various systems. Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.
“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous.” he said. “however nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”
His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor. Kwon’s battery
uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.
“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure（晶体结构）of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “by using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”
Together with J.David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said their battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.
46. The passage gets started by .
A. an introduction B. an example C. a question D. a conclusion
47. What do you know about Jae Kwon？
A. He is teaching chemistry at MU. B. He developed a chemical battery.
C. He was good at computer engineering. D. He is working on a nuclear energy source.
48. Which of the following is true according to paragraphs 3 and 4？
A. The writer introduces methods of providing power density.
B. The writer intends to describe a nuclear-power system.
C. The writer introduces nuclear batteries that can be safely used.
D. The writer is likely to show chemical batteries are widely applied.
49. A liquid semiconductor is used to .
A. control the lattice structure B. show the power of nuclear batteries
C. decrease the size of nuclear batteries D. reduce the damage to lattice structure
50. The passage is most probably from a .
A. science news report B. book review C. science fiction novel D. newspaper advertisement
Part III Cloze (15%)
Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank, there are four choices. Choose the one best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Bill Fuller, a mailman, whistled cheerfully as he 51 up the hill towards Mrs. Carter’s
house. His work for the day was almost 52 , and his bag, usually quite heavy when he started out on his rounds, was 53 now except for the letter that he had to deliver to Mrs. Carter. She lived quite a few blocks away, so when Bill had mails for her, he usually finished his day’s work much 54 . He was happy that Mrs. Carter often 55 him coffee and a piece of her special cake.
When Bill got to Mrs. Carter’s house, he was 56 that she did not work in the yard. She usually spent her afternoon there when the weather was 57 . Bill went around to the back of the house, 58 that she might be in the kitchen. The door was locked and the curtains were drawn. Puzzled, he returned to the front of the house and knocked loudly on the front door. There was no 59 . Bill thought that it was very strange because he knew that Mrs. Carter 60 left the house. Just then he noticed that her bottle of milk, which is always delivered early in the morning, was still on the porch. This 61 him. If Mrs. Carter had not taken her milk, maybe she was 62 . Bill walked around the house 63 he found an open window. It was a 64 window, but he got through successfully.
He went into the hall. There he was almost stumbled (绊倒) over Mrs. Carter, who was 65 unconsciously at the foot of the stairs. Realizing that he needed help, he rushed out of the house, stopped a passing car and told the driver to go to the nearest telephone and call an ambulance.
51. A. walked B. drove C. wandered D. rode
52. A. forgotten B. started C. finished D. neglected
53. A. heavy B. full C. empty D. handy
54. A. later B. earlier C. quicker D. slower
55. A. lent B. sold C. offered D. borrowed
56. A. glad B. surprised C. mad D. angry
57. A. windy B. fine C. bad D. rainy
58. A. thinking B. seeing C. finding D. noticing
59. A. doubt B. answer C. chance D. way
60. A. rarely B. hardly C. often D. always
61. A. angered B. worried C. encouraged D. bothered
62. A. sad B. busy C. absent D. sick
63. A. because B. after C. as D. until
64. A. small B. large C. dark D. clean
65. A. standing B. crying C. trembling D. lying
Part IV Writing (15%)
Directions: Write an invitation in at least 100 words according to the following requirements.
假设你是李明，你们班将要举办一场毕业晚会，晚会节目丰富多彩，包括唱歌、跳舞、 游戏等。时间：5 月 28 日 19:30；地点：教学楼 502。届时班主任、任课老师和全体同学都 来参加。拟邀请外教 Robert 参加，请你写一封邀请信，邀请他出席晚会，欢迎他表演节目。
2018年广东省普通高等学校专插本考试《英语》试题详解
Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
1. 答案：C
译文：听到通过体检的消息后，他立即给父母打了个电话。
考点：冠词的用法
详解：根据句意可知， health examination是特指之前做过的健康检查，所以第一个空应用定冠词the；make a call是固定短语，意为“打个电话”。所以答案为C。
2. 答案：D
译文：不论你是谁，朋友在生活的每个阶段都是重要的一部分。
考点：状语从句
详解：分析句子结构可知，空处引导一个状语从句。whatever:无论什么，不管什么，其后常跟名词或动词；whenever:无论在什么时候；wherever:无论在哪里；whoever:无论是谁。根据句意，所以答案为D。
3. 答案：C
译文：尽管我们等了半个多小时，玛丽还是没有出现在会议室。。
考点：词义辨析
详解：turn over:移交给，翻身; turn in:上交;turn up:到场，露面，出现; tum out:制造，生产，结果是。根据句意，所以答案为C。
4. 答案：B
译文：玛丽亚已经几年没见过我了，但她还是立刻从电话里听出了我的声音。
考点：词义辨析
详解：realize:实现，意识到; recognize:认出，识别repeat:重复，重做; remind:提醒，使想起。根据句意，所以答案为B。
5. 答案：B
译文：这个学生需要一封推荐信来申请秘书的职位。
考点：词义辨析
详解：invitation:邀请，请帖; recommendation:推荐，介绍 a letter of recommendation为常用搭配，意为“推荐信”; register:登记，注册；inquiry:探究，调查，询问。根据句意，所以答案为B。
6. 答案：D
译文：他为这个新项目的介绍做了充分的准备，他有信心部门领导会喜欢他的想法。
考点：词义辨析
详解：concerned:关注的，担忧的: comfortable:舒适的，舒服的; confused:困惑的，糊涂的; confident:确信的，有信心的。根据句意，所以答案为D。
7. 答案：D
译文：汤姆的妈妈对汤姆在车祸中头部受伤的消息感到震惊。
考点：词义辨析
详解：ache和 suffering都有“疼痛”的意思，但ache多指人体某一器官持久的疼痛，尤指隐痛，而suffering指肉体或精神上的痛苦、苦难、折磨; damage和injury都有“受伤，损伤”的意思，但 injury常表示意外事故或袭击造成的伤，而 damage则表示对物体或身体的损害。根据句意，所以答案为D。
8. 答案：A
译文：我们决定五一期去旅游的时候已经很晚了，但幸运的是我们设法找到了一家价格合理的旅馆。
考点：词义辨析
详解：manage:设法完成，完成(困难的事)，manage to do sth.意为“设法做成某事”；want:想要，需要；try:尝试，努力(但不一定成功)；need:需要，有必要。根据句意，所以答案为A。
9. 答案：B
译文：这位著名作家受邀在我们大学作演讲，我很欣赏他为《中国日报》写的文章。
考点：定语从句
详解：分析句子结构可知，空处引导的是非限制性定语从句，且在从句中作writings(作品)的定语，所以应用whose引导，所以答案为B。
10. 答案：D
译文：如果人们过于焦虑地想要记住某件事，他们反而会忘记。
考点：动词时态
详解：分析句子结构可知，本题包含一个If引导的条件状语从句。根据主句中的will forget可知，从句应遵循“主将从现”的原则，用一般现在时，所以答案为D。
11. 答案：A
译文：我们都很生彼得的气，因为他破坏了我们的野餐。
考点：词语搭配
详解：be angry with sb.为固定指配，意为“生某人的气”; be angry about sth.意为“对某事感到生气”;angry一般不和介词for, of搭配，所以答案为A。
12. 答案：B
译文：这名青少年高得足以加入篮球队了。
考点：固定用法
详解：very一般不与不定式构成固定搭配，故排除A项；too...to...意为“太……而不能……，与句意不符，故排除C项；enough作副词修饰形容词时，通常要后置，故排除D项。“sb/sh. + be + adj. + enough to do”为固定句型，意为“某人/某物足够……去做…”，所以答案为B。
13. 答案：B
译文：最后，我有一件有趣的事要跟你们分享，我和信你们都会感兴趣的。
考点：词义辨析
详解：everything:每件事，一切; something:某件事; nothing:没有任何东西，没有什么; anything:任何事，常用于否定句和疑问句。根据句意，所以答案为B。
14. 答案：C
译文：由于我们没剩多少钱了，我们买不起那台昂贵的电脑。
考点：词义辨析
详解：money是不可数名词，few和a few均修饰可数名词，故排除B项和D项。 a little意为“有一些，表示肯定意义; little意为“很少”，强调数量非常少，表示否定意义。根据句意，所以答案为C。
15. 答案：D
译文：如果你想加入我们的俱乐部，就必须遵守我们的规则。
考点：情态动词的用法
详解：can:能，会；may:也许；might:可能，是may的过去式；must:必须，强调主观性，表示说话人主观上认为有必要做某事。根据句意，所以答案为D。
16. 答案：C
译文：当马克斯冲到教室的时候，他的同学们正在认真地做习题。
考点：动词时态
详解：分析句子结构可知，本题包含一个When引导的时间状语从句，从句是一般过去时。根据句意可知，这里表示在从句动作发生时，主句动作正在进行，所以主句应用过去进行时，所以答案为C。
17. 答案：B
译文：药物起作用后，那个小女孩儿恢复了カ气。
考点：词义辨析
详解：come into effect:生效，开始实施; take effect(药等)见效，起作用;effect一般不与change构成固定搭配;put sth. into effect:实行，实施。根据句意，所以答案为B。
18. 答案：C
译文：帕特里克给她买了两个手提包作为礼物，但是，这两个包都不是她喜欢的风格。
考点：词义辨析
详解：either:(两者中的)任何一个; none:全无没有一个，用于指三个或三个以上的人或物; neither: 两者都不;all:全部，用于指三个或三个以上的人或物。根据句中的two可排除选项B、D。根据句中的but一词可知，前后两句为转折关系，因此空处应为neither，所以答案为C。
19. 答案：B
译文：让他惊讶的是，他收到了北京大学研究生的录取通知书。
考点：词语搭配
详解：to one’s surprise为固定指配，意为“让某人惊讶的是”，所以答案为B。
20. 答案：A
译文：老板要求我们通过邮件在申请表上附上一张近照。
考点：词义辨析
详解：attach:附上， attach sth. to sth.意为“把某物附在另一物上”; bring:拿来，带来; take:拿，取; print: 印，打印。根据句意，所以答案为A。
21. 答案：C
译文：比尔・盖茨通常被认为是世界上最富有的人。然而，他的个人生活看起来并不奢侈。
考点：词义辨析
详解：moreover:而且，此外; therefore;因此，所以; however:然而，可是; besides:此外，而且。根据句意可知，前后两句为转折关系。所以答案为C。
22. 答案：D
译文：林先生以前没去过纽约，所以这个寄宿家庭去机场接他了。
考点：动词时态
详解：根据句中的before可知，空处所表示的动作发生在went所表示的动作之前，即发生在“过去的过去”，所以逗号前的分句应用过去完成时。所以答案为D。
23. 答案：A
译文：尽管这部长达四小时的戏剧很精彩，但我猜大多数观众都会感觉累，因为它实在太长了。
考点：数词的用法
详解：“基数词+名词”可构成形容词，中间使用连字符连接，且此时名词应用单数形式。four-hour相当于four hours’，意为“四小时的”。所以答案为A。
24. 答案：C
译文：你最好尽快完成这项任务，否则你可能无法按时完成。
考点：非谓语动词
详解：get后可跟非谓语动词作宾补。get sth. done: 使某事被做; get sb. to do sth.:使某人做某事; get sb. doing sth: 使某人一直做某事。根据句意，所以答案为C。
25. 答案：D
译文：因为缺少足够的时间和支持，我们不知道如何解决这个问题。
考点：词义辨析
详解：when:何时; why:为什么; where:哪里; how如何。how to solve the problem是“疑问词 + to do”结构作know的宾语。根据句意，所以答案为D。
26. 答案：A
译文：得到采访那位著名明星的机会让她很高兴。
考点：非谓语动词
详解：分析句子结构可知，本句应用非谓语动词作主语，所以排除选项D。根据句意可知，逻主语“她”和 provide之间是动宾关系，所以应用非谓语动词的被动语态，因此只有A项(动名词的被动式)符合题意，所以答案为A。
27. 答案：B
译文：我们错过了最后一班去伦敦的火车，要不然的话，我们前天会参观更多的博物馆。
考点：虚拟语气
详解：分析句子结构并结合句意可知，or引出含蓄虚拟条件。根据句中的时间状语 the day before yesterday (前天) 可知，逗号后的分句是对过去情况的假设，所以谓语动词应用“ would have + 过去分词”的形式，所以答案为B。
28. 答案：B
译文：你的父母不相信你所说的关于自已未来的话，是吗?
考点：反意疑问句
详解：分析句子结构可知，陈述句部分为主从复合句，believe之后为what引导的宾语从句，主句主语为Your parents，所以，反意问句部分应和主句保持一致。根据句意可知，陈述句部分为否定句，根据”前肯定后否定“的原则可知，反意问句部分应用肯定形式。另外，主句为一般现在时，所以反意问句部分也应用一般现在时。所以答案为B。
29. 答案：D
译文：女儿恳求她的父亲为了他自己的健康戒烟。
考点：词义辨析
详解：in the course of:在…过程中，在……期间; as a result of:作为……的结果; by means of:借助手段，依靠………方法; for the sake of:为了……起见，因为……的缘故。根据句意，所以答案为D。
30. 答案：C
译文：销售员解释得越多，我就越觉得无聊。
考点：比较等级
详解：本题考查“the + 比较级...，the + 比较级...”句型，表示“越......，就越......”。bored的比较级是 more bored。所以答案为C。
Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)
Passage 1
31. 答案为A。
详解：事实细节题。根据第三段第一、二句“… a very senior woman who was very smart
and well spoken, but she did not wear appropriate clothes. she was not being taken seriously.”可知，这位女士聪明且谈吐得体，但是因为穿着不当而没有得到重视，所以得不到升职。所以选A。
32. 答案为C。
详解：词语理解题。第二段讲述了与他人有不同意见时应直言不讳，这样双方才能就分歧展开进一步交流;如果保持沉默的话，别人只会认为你同意了。由此可推知，作者认为同意是容易的，不同意则需要更多的勇气，所以 take more guts意为“需要更多勇气”。所以选C。
33. 答案为D。
详解：事实细节题。根据第二段第一句“... it allows the other person ... to disagree --- they
have an action they can take.”可知，直言不讳可以使他人采取进一步的行动，要么挑战你的观点，要么同意你的观点，要么反对你的观点。所以选D。
34. 答案为D。
详解：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“ I was raised by my grandma, and she was a pretty
straight talker because she thought you could handle it.”可知，作者由祖母抚养长大，祖母就是一个说话很直接的人。由此可推知，作者说话直接很有可能是受了祖母，即家人的影响。所以选D。
35. 答案为A。
详解：主旨大意题。文章第一段点明主旨: 如果你要成为一个说话直接的人，你就要相信直言不讳是一种美德，是你想要拥有的一种品质。第二段接着说明了直言不讳的好处。在第三、四、五段，作者用自己的个人经历说明了直言不讳在工作中的好处。最后一段则再次强调了直言不讳是成为一个好朋友、优秀伙伴和优秀领导的必备品质。因此选项A“直言不讳者”最适合作文章的标题。所以选A。
Passage 2
36. 答案为B。
详解：事实细节题。根据第一段“ A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper
...”及第二段第一句“The unpunctual man, on the contrary, never does what he has to do at the
proper time.＂可知，守时的人和不守时的人主要区别在于：守时的人习惯于按时做事，而不守时的人很少按时完成必须做的事。所以选B。
37. 答案为D。
详解：推理判断题。根据第二段第六句“The unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as
others’.”可推知，不守时的人由于不会合理安排时间，永远在浪费自己和他人的时间，所以才总会不守时。本题容易误选C项，工作匆忙是不守时的结果，而不是原因。所以选D。
38. 答案为C。
详解：推理判断题。第三段第一句点明观点: 约会中不守时意味着对他人的不尊重。接下来以受邀去主人家吃晚饭为例详细阐明了这一观点。由此可推知，本段是通过举例进行论证的。所以选C。
39. 答案为D。
详解：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一、二句“Unpunctuality ... is very harmful when it
comes to doing one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine ... failed to be at their proper place..”可推知，无论是在公共事务上还是在私人事项上，不守时都有可能带来严重损失。所以选D。
40. 答案为C。
详解：主旨大意题。文章开篇由守时的人引出不守时的人，下文紧接着介绍了不守时的人的缺点及不守时带来的危害，所以本篇文章主要在讲不守时的坏处。所以选C。
Passage 3
41. 答案为D。
详解：事实细节题。根据第一段第二句 “ For the past 20 years, they had been on good terms
farming side by side...”可知，在过去的20年中杰克和汤姆一起耕种土地、分享机器，根据需要交换劳动力和货物，相处得十分和睦。serious:严肃的; tense:紧张的; distant:远的;close:亲密的，close是句中good的同义替换。所以选D。
42. 答案为B。
详解：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“... he may have done this to offend me, but I’ll do
him one better.”可知，杰克认为汤姆拆毁河堤弄出一条小溪横在两人的农场中间是专门使他不快，于是他想用更厉害的做法反击回去。由此可推知，杰克决定修筑围栏是为了向汤姆反击。所以选B。
43. 答案为C。
详解：词语理解题。根据第五段最后三句 “His younger brother was coming toward them with
hands outstretched... The two brothers... taking each other’s hand”可知，木匠修的桥让两兄弟重归于好，而汤姆以为是他哥哥杰克让木匠修的。由此可推知，汤姆的意思是杰克是个宽宏大量的( generous)人。所以选C。
44. 答案为C。
详解：推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句“ The two brothers... taking each other’ s hand.”及最后一段最后一句“...I have many more bridges to build.”可推知，木匠修这座桥是为了让两兄弟重归于好，恢复兄弟之情。所以选C。
45. 答案为A。
详解：推理判断题。通读全文可知，汤姆和杰克两兄弟有了矛盾; 为了反击，杰克让木匠修筑围栏，木匠却自作主张修了一座桥让两兄弟重修旧好。木匠最后对杰克说的话“ I have
many more bridges to build(我还有更多的桥要修)”耐人寻味，这里的桥不仅指现实生活里的桥，也指人际关系中的桥梁。由此可推知，文章旨在告诉我们，冤家宜解不宜结( Better
make friends than make enemies)。B项意为“海内存知己，天涯若比邻”；C项意为“家庭关系比社会关系更紧密”; D项意为“以牙还牙”，均不符合题意。所以选A。
Passage 4
46. 答案为A。
详解：事实细节题。根据第一段第一句“ Batteries can power anything from small sensors to
large systems.”可知，文章开头便介绍了电池的用途，所以本篇文章是以 introduction(介绍)开始的。 example:例子; question:问题; conclusion:结论。所以选A。
47. 答案为D。
详解：推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“ The researchers at University of Missouri (MU) are
developing a nuclear energy source...”，第二段第一句 “… Jae Kwon， assistant professor of
electrical and computer engineering at MU.＂和第三段第一句 “Kwon and his research team
have been working on building a small nuclear battery...”可知，密苏里大学的研究者正在研究核能源， Jae Kwon是密苏里大学的助理教授，他与他的团队正在研究开发一种小型核电池。由此可推知， Jae Kwon研究的内容也属于核能源范畴。文中并没有提到Kwon在密苏里大学教化学，所以A项错误; B项应为radioisotope battery; C项少了electrical。所以选D。
48. 答案为C。
详解：事实细节题。根据第三段第二句“Although nuclear batteries can cause concern, Kwon
said they are safe.”和第四段第二句 “... nuclear power sources have already been safely...”可知，作者为了消除人们谈核色变的恐惧，介绍了核能源的安全性，即核能源已经被安全用于很多设备中了。所以选C。
49. 答案为D。
详解：事实细节题。根据第六段 “... can damage the lattice structure... using a liquid
semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.＂可知，使用液态半导体是为了减少核辐射对晶体结构的破坏。所以选D。
50. 答案为A。
详解：推理判断题。文章主要介绍了 Jae Kwon及其团队正在研究的核电池，这属于科学事
实而非科幻小说，所以C项“科幻小说”不正确。由此可推知，本篇文章很有可能摘自一篇科
学报告( science news report)。B项意为“书评”；D项意为“报纸广告”。所以选A。
Part III Cloze (15%)
51. 答案为A。
详解：walk: 步行，行走，散步; drive: 开车; wander 游荡，闲逛；ride：骑，驾驶。根据最后一段最后一句 “... stopped a passing car ...”可知，比尔自已没有开车或骑车，否则他不会拦过路车，故B项、D项可排除；根据常识可知，wander不符合语境。所以选A。
52. 答案为C。
详解：根据下文中的 “... except for the letter that he had to deliver to Mrs. Carter.”和 “... when
Bill had mails for her, he usually finished his day’s work...”可知，除了给卡特夫人的信，比尔的信送得差不多了，因此空处应选 finished(完成)。forget:遗忘，忘记;start:开始; neglect:忽略。所以选C。
53. 答案为C。
详解：根据空前的“ quite heavy”及空后的 “now except for the letter that he had to deliver to Mrs. Carter”可知，上下文是转折关系。由此可推知，空处应选empty，表示“装邮件的袋子快空了”。heavy:重的；full:满的；handy:有用的，手边的。均不符合题意。所以选C。
54. 答案为A。
详解：根据上文中的“ She lived quite a few blocks away…”可知，卡特夫人住在几个街区以外，因此给她送信需要花更多时间。由此可推知，当有卡特夫人的信时，比尔的工作会结束得比往常晚一些(later)。所以选A。
55. 答案为C。
详解：lend:借给，借出; sell:售卖; offer:提供; borrow:借用。由上文的happy一词可推知，卡特夫人经常给比尔提供咖啡和她特制的蛋糕。所以选C。
56. 答案为B。
详解：glad: 高兴的； surprised: 惊讶的；:mad:发疯的；angry: 愤怒的。根据下文 “She usually
spent her afternoon there...”可推知，比尔对卡特夫人没在院子里感到很惊讶。所以选B。
57. 答案为B。
详解：windy: 多风的，有风的; fine: (天气) 晴朗的; bad:不好的，糟糕的； rainy:下雨的。根据句意“当天气好的时候，卡特夫人通常会在院子里度过下午”可知。所以选B。
58. 答案为A。
详解：think:猜想，思考，认为; see:看见，领会; find:发现，找到; notice:注意到。根据空后的 might一词可推知，比尔没在院子里看到卡特夫人，因此猜想她可能在厨房里，所以应选 thinking，其他三项不符合语境。所以选A。
59. 答案为B。
详解：doubt:怀疑，质问; answer:回答，答复; chance:机会; way:方法，途径。此处是指”没有人回应”。所以选B。
60. 答案为A。
详解：rarely:罕见地，少有地，表频率; hard:几乎不，几乎没有，表程度; often:经常，通常; always:总是。此处是指“卡特夫人很少出门”。所以选A。
61. 答案为B。
详解：anger:使愤怒; worry: 使忧虑，使担心; encourage:鼓励; bother:烦扰，打扰。结合上下文可知，比尔见卡特夫人没像往常一样在院子里，门也无人回应，然后看见早上送的牛奶还在门外没被取走。由此可推知，比尔担心卡特夫人是不是出了什么事。所以选B。
62. 答案为D。
详解：sad:悲伤的；busy:忙碌的； absent:缺席的；sick:生病的。根据上文可知，比尔看到卡特夫人没有取走牛奶，担心她是不是生病了。所以选D。
63. 答案为D。
详解：because:因为，由于; after:在……之后; as:因为，随着; until:直到……为止。根据句意“比尔绕着房子走，直到发现了一扇开着的窗户”可知，所以选D。
64. 答案为A。
详解：small:小的; large:大的; dark:属暗的; clean:干净的。根据空后的but一词可知，上下文为转折关系，所以此处表达的是“那是一个小窗户，但他还是成功穿过去了”。所以选A。
65. 答案为D。
详解：stand:站，站立; cry:哭，叫; tremble:颤抖，发抖 ;lie:躺。根据空后的 unconsciously一词可知，此处表达的是“卡特夫人躺在楼梯口，失去了意识”。所以选D。
Part IV Writing (15%)
March 17, 2018
Dear Robert,
I'm Li Ming. Our class is going to hold a graduation party at 19: 30 on May 28 in Room 502
of the Teaching Building. We are happy to invite you to our party.
During the party, my classmates will give some performances in which I' m sure you will
be interested. The performances are composed of such programs as singing, dancing, games, etc.
You are also welcomed to give a performance if you'd like to. All of our teachers and the
classmates will come to the party at that time.
We really hope you will be there with us on this special occasion, since we have spent so
many meaningful hours together. We are looking forward to your participation in the party.
Yours,
Li Ming
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