68. The author\'s purpose in mentioning cars is ________． A. to contrast their functions with elevators\' B. to emphasize the importance of elevators C. to reveal their secret war against elevators D. to explain people\'s preference for elevators
69. According to Prof Bernard, what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences?
A. Vertical direction. B. Lack of excitement. C. Little physical space.
D. Uncomfortable conditions.
70. The author urges readers to consider ________． A. the exact number of elevator lovers B. the serious future situation of elevators C. the role of elevators in city development D. the relationship between cars and elevators
【要点概述】 本文是一篇议论文。文章告诉我们，电梯在美国人的生活中是非常重要的，它使人们向垂直方向发展。随着城市规模的扩大，电梯的使用越来越多，人们要更加关注电梯的作用。
67. A 推理判断题。根据第一段的第一句“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.”可知，大部分人都认为电梯是不值得关注的机器，而Dr Christopher Wilk认为这是一种错误的想法，他认为电梯和汽车几乎同样重要。故this是指大众对于电梯的错误的看法，所以A项正确。
68. B 推理判断题。作者在第一段中提到汽车，提到了它的作用“?with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally(水平地)?”，然后提到电梯的作用“?elevators pushing them towards life in close groups of towering vertical(垂直的) columns.”，其目的是用汽车的作用说明电梯的作用及它的重要性。 所以B项正确。
69. C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“?that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience.”以及“‘We still have not exactly learnt to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.’”可知人们乘坐电梯的时候感觉是拥挤的、不愉快的，而这主要是因为电梯里的空间太小，给人压抑感。所以C项正确。
70. C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句“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.”可知，随着城市规模的扩大，电梯的使用越来越多，它起的作用比以往更重要了，所以人们要更加关注电梯的作用。所以C项正确。
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第四部分： 书面表达(共两节，满分50分)
第一节： 完成句子(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分) [2014·湖北卷]
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
例：________ was that the young player performed extremely well in the table tennis tournament.(delight)
令球迷欣喜的是那位年轻的球员在乒乓球锦标赛中表现得极为出色。 答案：What delighted the fans/made the fans delighted
71. The community college has to cut down on staff ________________________．(save) 为了省钱，那所社区学院只好裁员。
72. So far the well-known journalist ________________ more than 4，000 interviews with famous people.(accumulate)
迄今为止，这位著名记者采访名人已累积达四千余人次。
73. Sometimes ____________________ to use examples to explain abstract concepts.(helpful)
有时候举例也许有助于解释抽象的概念。
74. The police will reward ________________ useful information to catch the robber.(provide)
任何人提供有用信息帮助抓住劫匪，警方将予以奖励。
75. He\'s the only student in the class ________________ to take part in the Model United Nations conference.(select)
他是班上唯一被选上去参加模拟联合国大会的同学。
76. No other technological development has had ______________________ as the growth of electronics on so many aspects of social, economic, and cultural development.(impact)
没有哪项技术的发展像电子技术这样，对我们的社会、经济以及文化等诸多方面产生过如此重要的影响。
77. You ______________________ the meeting to tell me that; you could have come to tell me afterwards.(interrupt)
你不该打断会议来告诉我那件事，你本可以会后告诉我。
78. This novel was once the ____________________ book in high schools in the United States.(read)
这部小说曾经是美国高中阅读最广泛的书。
79. The Public Square is an eye-catching sight of the city. ________________ many stone sculptures of famous historical figures.(stand)
大众广场是这个城市引人注目的景点，许多历史名人的石雕像矗立在那儿。 80. It was several minutes ______________________ what he was saying.(take) 过了好几分钟，我才理解他说的是什么。
71. (in order) to save money/so as to save money 考查非谓语动词。表示汉语中的“为了”需用不定式作目的状语。
72. has accumulated 考查动词的时态。句中的so far暗示谓语动词用现在完成时。 73. it might/may be helpful 考查形式主语it。本句中it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式，构成的是“it be helpful to do?”形式。
74. whoever provides/has provided 考查名词性从句。动词reward后是宾语从句，需用
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关联词起连接作用。表示“任何人”可用whoever。