D. thinks carefully at once and begins to work hard 解析：找到核心词dachshund首次出现的地方，选择A。
4.When the farmer blamed Rudolph for the disappearing of his ducks, Rudolph?s owner thought that ______.
A. Rudolph was a well-trained dog B. Rudolph was wronged by his neighbor C. Towser was the worst offender in the world D. Towser was the only dog tamed in the village
解析：找到核心词disappearing+姓名的地方，认真阅读本句，选择B。 5.The purpose of the story is to prove that _______. A. Rudolph is a truthful dog B. Rudolph is a dangerous dog C. Rudolph is a suspicious dog D. Rudolph is a humorous dog
解析：最后一段说明写作目的，选择D。
Passage Two
①More than 20 Chinese and American experts discovered that young people of both countries are facing the same problems of economic and social pressures and lack of confidence.
An American expert of the Campus Outreach Opportunity League of Minnesota University said that under ②economic pressure American young people have to work hard and most students have to take part-time work in order to make some money for themselves. “Young people today,” he said, “are viewed as indifferent, self-centered, and concerned only with making money and getting ahead.” In these circumstances, he said, young people lack confidence, which was not the case in the 1960s when young Americans thought themselves capable of doing anything.
In spite of the different conditions in China, an official of the higher education section of the Al-China Youth Federation said ③Chinese young people are also facing economic pressure and are worried about inflation and corruption. Trading has appeared in many Chinese universities as students with something to sell try to make money on campus. Moreover, college students have begun to doubt whether what they are learning in class will help them find work, as many businesses totally ignore students of pure theory. So people describe students as “a
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lost generation tired of study”, regardless of the causes in society that are shaking their confidence.
④In order to resolve these problems, the Chinese and American experts agreed that youth organizations should call on the society to create favorable conditions for the healthy growth of young people, as well as to encourage them to meet the urgent needs of society and to challenge the assumption that young people are indifferent and uncaring.
⑤The American expert said that since last year he has sent letters of ―challenge to youth‖ to many young people, urging them to commit themselves to addressing such needs as feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, educating the illiterate, consoling the lonely and sick, serving the elderly, and preserving the environment. The letter says: ―Through services, we touch the lives of others and enrich our own‖.
1. The passage mainly discusses ______.
A. the problems Chinese and American youth are facing B. the social pressures that Chinese youth are faced with C. the generation gap between the young and the elderly D. the economic problems that American young people have 解析：文章首段说明主题，选择A。
2. Most students in the U.S. take part-time jobs because they ______. A. don?t want to lag behind B. want to support themselves C. are tired of studies on campus D. are lacking in self-confidence
解析：找到核心词take part-time jobs，认真阅读本句，选择B。 3. Because of economic pressure, many Chinese college students ______. A. are fairly indifferent to their studies B. do business on campus while studying C. exchange things with their schoolmates D. take part-time jobs as American students
解析：找到核心词economic pressure, many Chinese college students，认真阅读本句，选择B。
4. In order to solve the problems young people face, ______. A. the whole society should make their efforts to help the young
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B. experts should challenge the traditional assumptions of society C. young people should create a good environment for themselves D. youth organizations should be established as quickly as possible 解析：找到核心词solve the problems，认真阅读本句，选择A。
5. The purpose of the American expert?s letters is to urge young people ______. A. to provide more food for the hungry B. to build more houses for the homeless C. to offer comforts to the lonely and sick D. to undertake more social responsibilities 解析：文章末段说明了写作目的，选择D。
Passage Three
As a communications specialist, I teach my students to become more aware of interpersonal communication such as symbolic behavior, use of words, and nonverbal mannerisms. My goal is to place symbols in their minds so we can come to a point of agreement on language.
①I immensely enjoy the work because life is becoming more this way – persuade people to accept your point of view. We are both communicating and persuadable animals. It’s not unethical and I train my students in an ethical manner.
②Many of my peers(同行) have left the academic world and taken up positions in business. They tend to become human resources officers. Happiness in job behavior is directly related to profits. If you get your employees to trust you, then you will increase your profits. This is why professionals in my field are so highly valued.
Many famous psychologists reach over into communications and many study my field so they can learn more about interpersonal relationships. Whether it?s John Miller at the office or Bill Clinton attending a political fundraiser, communications is important in everything we do.
③The majority of research is centered around conflict communication. There is definitely a strong desire to learn the proper steps to be taken to maintain a cool, rational process. I believe the increase in interest in communications can be traced to the Cuban missile crisis.
Our research has made great strides in a relatively short period of time. We now
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know that it is sometimes truly more effective to have a spokesperson with a robotic, or monotonous tone. This type of spokespersons is often most effective in crisis situations because their relative lack of emotion can signal that heads are remaining cool and problems are being dealt with effectively. This was illustrated wonderfully by the U.S. military spokespeople during the first Persian Gulf War.
④While we have studied military communications, we have most of our work in the area of business communications. We now regularly consult companies on how to conduct job interviews. We have learned that most interviewers make up their minds about a job candidate within the first five minutes of the interview. We have also discovered why this is so and we will tell companies what is productive and counterproductive about these interviews and hiring managers. We also conduct work on how to handle other business issues such as earnings releases and product recalls.
1. The main idea of the second paragraph is that ______ A. life is becoming more and more ethical B. the students are taught in an ethical manner C. many consider communications to be unethical D. communication is a major task of people?s daily life 解析：阅读第二段，得出答案，选择D。
2. Communications professionals are highly valued because ______. A. they take up positions in business B. they become human resources officers
C. effective communication can bring people profits D. effective communication can make people happy 解析：找到核心词professionals are highly valued，选择C。
3. A successful communication in conflict or crisis situations requires _____. A. desire and passion B. coolness and rationality C. steps and processes D. emotion and warmth 解析：找到核心词conflict，认真阅读本句，选择B。
4. Apart from studying military communications, most of the communications specialists are dedicated to ______.
A. product recalls B. hiring managers C. business communications D. conducting job interviews 解析：找到核心词military communications,认真阅读本句，选择C。 5. The tone of this passage can be best described as ______.
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A. critical B. persuasive C. humorous D. informative 解析：通过对首段+尾段含义上的分析，选择D。
1. A computer won?t work unless it ______ (give) instructions.
解析：符合主将从现的语法原则，同时含有被动含义，填写is given。 2. Generally speaking, eight hours of sleep ______ (be) enough for a person. 解析：主语为单数概念，谓语则使用第三人称单数，填写is。 3. Who ______ (cook) the fish? It?s salty. 解析：明显对发生事情的陈述，填写cooked。
4. It was the best game the team ______ (play) in the basketball season. 解析：从句前面出现最高级的时候，从句中应使用完成时态，同时前面为was，因此填写had played。
5. Do you know when ______ (hand in) our homework assignment? 解析：对未来事情的陈述应使用动词不定式结构，填写to hand in。 6. The boy?s ______ (spend) a lot of time on video games worried his parents. 解析：明显需要填写一个名词，填写spending。
7. After a careful search, the key was found ______ (hide) inside a box. 解析：明显含有被动关系，填写hidden。 8. Everyone agreed to our proposal but _______ (he).
解析：这种结构中but后面需要使用宾格形式的代词，填写him。 9. Hardly ever have I heard as ______ (impress)music as this. 解析：明显需要一个形容词，填写impressive。
10. The boy picked up a ______ (hand) of soil and put it into a flower pot. 解析：表达“一把”，填写handful。
1. 这位老人感到很难适应城市生活。
解析：The old man found it difficult to adapt himself to the life in city. 2. 越来越多的人开始使用太阳能，以便节省煤、油、电等资源。
解析：More and more people start to use solar energy in order to save coal, oil, electricity and other resources.
3. 从午饭的时候她就在等他，现在还在等。
解析：She has been waiting for him since lunch time and is still waiting. 4. 如果昨晚医生来得早一点，他今天就不会发高烧了。
解析：He wouldn’t be running a high fever today if the doctor had come
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