38. It was not until 1920 ______ regular broadcast began. (A) while (B) which (C) that (D) since
你选择的答案： [前面作业中已经做正确] [正确] 正确答案：C
解答参考：[第四单元]C本题考查强调结构it + be… that…，强调时间状语。【译文】直到1920年才有了定时广播。
39. He was ______ with the fear of poverty, so he robbed the bank. (A) obsessing (B) been obsessed (C) obsessed (D) being obsessed
你选择的答案： [前面作业中已经做正确] [正确] 正确答案：C
解答参考：[第四单元]C 本题考查obsess的用法。sb. be obsessed by/with表示“某人被……附上、缠住、鬼迷心窍”。obsessing adj.表示“被困扰”，后面一般不接介词。【译文】因为对贫穷的恐惧而鬼迷心窍，他抢劫了银行。
40. Whereas the ______ competitive trading had been conducted by small rival firms then. (A) previously (B) proceeding (C) ancient (D) respectively
你选择的答案： [前面作业中已经做正确] [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第四单元]A 本题考查previously的词义。此处需要副词修饰competitive因此可以先排除B和C，而respectively表示“各自地，分别地”。【译文】而先前颇有竞争性的贸易却已经被当时只是竞争对手的小公司掌控了。
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二、主观题(共1道小题) 41.
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三、阅读理解、完形填空题(共5道小题) 42.
Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young woman and a handsome young man. They were very poor, but as they were deeply in love, they wanted to get married. The young people?s parents shook their heads. “You can?t get married yet”, they said. “Wait till you get a good job with good prospects.” So the young people waited until they found good jobs with good prospects and they were able to get married. They were still poor, of course. They didn?t have a house to live in or any furniture, but that didn?t matter. The young man had a good job with good prospects, so large organizations lent him the money he needed to buy a house, some furniture, all the latest electrical appliances and a car. The couple lived happily ever after paying off debts for the rest of their lives. And so ends another modern romantic fable.
We live in a materialistic society and are trained from our earliest years to be acquisitive. Our possessions, “mine” and “yours”, are clearly labeled from early childhood. When we grow old enough to earn a living, it does not surprise us to discover that success is measured in terms of the money you earn. We spend the whole of our lives keeping up with our neighbors, the Joneses. If we buy a new television set, Jones is bound to buy a bigger and better one. If we buy a new car, we can be sure that Jones will go one better and get two new cars: one for his wife and one for himself. The most amusing thing about this game is that the Joneses and all the neighbors who are struggling frantically to keep up with them, are spending borrowed money kindly provided, at a suitable rate of interest, of course, by friendly banks, insurance companies, etc. [共5题]
(1) By the fable, the author wants to convey __________. (A) the value of love
(B) importance of parents in marriage
(C) good job is the basis of a happy marriage (D) we live in a materialistic society 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：D
(2) In the second paragraph the phrase “keep up with the Joneses” means __________. (A) doing something in order to be as good as other people, because they are the best (B) doing something in order to show they have as much money as other people, rather than because they really want to do it
(C) doing something with the Joneses in order to keep them company (D) doing something with the Joneses in order to learn their good points 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：B
(3) According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) We don?t develop the concept of “possession” until the adulthood.
(B) Joneses buy a new TV because the old one is too small.
(C) Bigger TV and better cars are bought just to keep up with the Joneses. (D) Friendly banks lend Joneses the money at a very low rate of interest. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：C
(4) Which one of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? (A) Joneses and neighbors are spending borrowed money.
(B) We live in a materialistic society and are trained from our earliest years to be acquisitive. (C) Our possessions, ?mine? and ?yours?, are clearly labeled from early childhood. (D) We spend the whole of our lives keeping up with our neighbors, the Joneses. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：B
(5) Which of the following best describes the author?s tone in this passage? (A) Ironic (B) Optimistic (C) Objective (D) Neutral
你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：A 参考答案：
[第四单元]; 第5小题：A 从整篇文章作者使用的语句，如“… so ends another modern romantic fable；get two new cars: one for his wife and one for himself；borrowed money kindly provided, at a suitable rate of interest, of course, by friendly banks, insurance companies”可以推断出作者的语气是讽刺的。所以选A。
43.
In all American history, there is no story stranger than that of John A. Sutter. When the independence of California was declared in 1846, San Francisco was a small town of some 800 inhabitants. Then, in 1848, gold was discovered on land not far away. This land was owned by John A. Sutter.
During the famous Gold Rush of 1849, there was a vast movement of people toward San Francisco and the gold fields. The city grew to three times its size in just a few weeks. Previously a quiet, pleasant town, San Francisco was changed almost overnight into a rough and crowded city. The same factors that operated to change San Francisco also changed the life of Sutter. Sutter was a citizen of Switzerland. He had come, penniless, in the spirit of adventure to the United States. By chance, he obtained the rights to a large piece of land, some seventy miles north of San Francisco. Here Sutter established his own private colony. As an intelligent, well-educated man, he built a fort, inside which he established a large trading post. He became a very rich man. Then in 1848, in a stream leading from a mill, one of Sutter?s workmen found some pieces of gold. At first, Sutter tried to keep the news quiet. He had dreams of becoming richer, perhaps the richest man in the whole world. But, within a few weeks, the news about the gold leaked out.
Men descended upon his land from all directions. These people killed his cattle, stole his farm produce and tools, and tore down his buildings to obtain wood to build homes for themselves. The city of Sacramento sprang up where Sutter?s fort stood. On the site of his saw mill grew up the present city of Coloma. [共5题]
(1) Which of the following is TRUE about Sutter?
(A) Poor as he was, Sutter was full of adventurous spirit. (B) Sutter got his college education in Switzerland. (C) Sutter was a colonist.
(D) Sutter was the richest man in the whole world. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：A
(2) From the passage we know that __________. (A) Sutter declared the news of gold discovery
(B) men descended upon Sutter?s land to explore the gold for him (C) while building a saw mill, Sutter himself found some pieces of gold (D) the city of Sacramento sprang up because of the gold discovery 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：D
(3) The change of both San Francisco and the life of Sutter was due to __________. (A) the movement of people toward San Francisco (B) the independence of California (C) the Gold discovery (D) the spirit of adventure
你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：C
(4) __________ attracted people coming from all directions to Sutter?s colony. (A) Sutter?s large trading post (B) Sutter?s wealth
(C) The discovery of gold on Sutter?s land (D) Sutter?s intelligence
你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：C
(5) What does the underlined world “quiet” mean? (A) With little or no movement or sound (B) Not open or revealed
(C) Free from excitement, trouble, anxiety (D) Gentle, not rough
你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：B 参考答案：
[第四单元]; 第5小题：B 推断题。从上下文可以推断出萨特想要隐藏这个消息，所以选B，“不公开，不透露”。
44.
The automobile has many advantages. Above all, it offers people freedom to go wherever and whenever they want to go. The basic purpose of a motor vehicle is to get from point A to point B as cheaply, quickly, and safely as possible. However, to most people, cars are also personal fantasy machines that serve as symbols of power, success, speed, excitement, and adventure. In addition, much of the world?s economy is built on producing motor vehicles and supplying roads, services, and repairs for those vehicles. Half of the world?s paychecks are auto related. In the United States, one of every six dollars spent and one of every six non-farm jobs are connected to the automobile or related industries, such as oil, steel, rubber, plastics, automobile services, and highway construction.
In spite of their advantages, motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air, water, land, and wildlife resources. The automobile may be the most destructive machine ever invented. Though we tend to deny it, riding in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives.
Since 1885, when Karl Benz built the first automobile, almost 18 million people have been killed by motor vehicles. Every year, cars and trucks worldwide kill an average of 250,000 people－as many as were killed in the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki－and injure or permanently disable ten million more. Half of the world?s people will be involved in an auto accident at some time during their lives.
Since the automobile was introduced, almost three million Americans have been killed on the hig hways－about twice the number of Americans killed on the battlefield in all U.S. wars. In addition to the tragic loss of life, these accidents cost American society about ＄60 billion annually in lost income and in insurance, administrative, and legal expenses.
Streets that used to be for people are now for cars. Pedestrians and people riding bicycles in the streets are subjected to noise, pollution, stress, and danger.
Motor vehicles are the largest source of air pollution, producing a haze of smog over the world?s cities. In the United States, they produce at least 50% of the country?s air pollution. [共5题]
(1) Besides its basic purpose, Car also serves as a symbol of people?s _________. (A) occupation (B) status (C) character (D) reputation
你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对 [正确] 正确答案：B
(2) According to the passage, the average number of people killed annually in traffic accidents around the world is __________.