41. Why are the houses covered with tents? 42. Why does the speaker mention that construction wood is dried by heat? -Qusetions 43-46. Listen to a teacher talk to students in her freshman English course. - W: Im sure you realize that your r...
21. - W: If Professor Thomson was willing to give us a three-day extension to finish the project, maybe shell give us a few more days. - M: Lets not push our luck, okay? What does the man mean? 22. - W: Do you know whats wrong with Mark? He...
31. What is Dons problem? 32.What favor does Don want someone to do for him? 33.What does Janet offer to do? 34. What does Janet almost forget to ask Professor Webster to do? -Questions 35-39. Listen to two students talk about an experiment...
Ones style of the dress reveals the human obsession with both novelty and tradition. People use clothing to declare their membership in a particular social group; however, the rules for what is acceptable dress for that group may change. In...
The war for independence from Britain was a long and economically costly conflict. The New England fishing industry was temporarily destroyed, and the tobacco colonies in the South were also hard hit. The trade in imports was severely affec...
The discovery of freezing has changed our eating habits more than any other related invention. Because many foods contain large amounts of water, they freeze solidly at or just below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. When we lower the temperature to w...
The house style that dominated American housing during the 1880s and 1890s was known as Queen Anne, a curious name for an American style. The name was, in fact, a historical accident, originating with fashionable architects in Victorian Eng...
One of the most interesting and distinctive of all uses of language is commentary. An oral reporting of ongoing activity, commentary is used in such public arenas as political ceremonies, parades, funerals, fashion shows and cooking demonst...
1. As sweeteners， there is very small difference between honey and sucrose， although the former does contain minimal quantities of vitamins， minerals， and amino acids. 答案：B 分析及考点：形容词误用。修饰不可数名词...
1. At the time of Columbus' voyages， Native Americans used an astounding diversity of languages， ________ the diversity used by Europeans. A. the greatest by far B. by far than greater C. by far the greatest D. greater by far than 答案：...
1. The coal industry is important to every industrial nations because most other industries are directly or indirectly dependent on it. 答案：A 分析及考点：同样表示每个，所有，every应该跟名词单数，而nations是复数...
1. The American clipper ship era was of duration short， extending from about 1845 to 1859. 答案：B 分析及考点：词序的颠倒，应该改成short duration.只有特殊情况修饰成分后置。 参考译文：美国的剪帆船的...
1. Archaeological and geological excavations indicate which a primitive type of corn was used as food in North America at least 7，000 years ago. 答案：B 分析及考点：连接词误用。宾语从句连接用that，不能用which替代...
1. By 1920 the area of the United States under cultivation had more than doubled in just 50 years， and the national population that surpassed 100 million. 答福：B 分析及考点：不构成定语从句，却误用定语从句连接词，...
1. Importance as foods， carbohydrates supply energy and are used to make fats. 答案：A 分析及考点：词性误用。应该改成important.形容词引导的状语从句省略结构。 参考译文：跟食物一样重要，碳水化合...
1. Bubbles， flaws， and other irregularities diffuse the light that passes through stained glass， _________ the glass sparkle. A. which making B. and making C. making D. to making 答案：C 分析：空格前的句子结构完整，这里...
1. All the major cities of the United States， ________ the cities of the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico， began as centers of trade. A. and to include B. which including C. included D. including 答案：D 分析：两个逗号之间是...
1. While play is important at all levels of human development， _________ takes on particular significance when children are five and six years old. A. it B. and C. which D. because it 答案：A 分析：缺主语。it 在这里作为形式...
1. _________ denotes currency in circulation plus bank deposits. A. The term money supply B. The term is money supply C. When the term money supply D. Money supply is the term 答案：A 分析：缺主语。B，D中出现两个谓语，一定...
1. Most doctors of the Colonial period believed _______ was caused by an imbalance of humors in the body. A. in disease B. that disease C. of disease D. about disease 答案：B 分析：动词believe 的用法：直接加that引导的宾语从...
