单选题Select one answer choice.  Based on the passage as a whole, the author most likely feels that the mistakes made by the early astronomers were ______.A problematicB inconsequentialC deliberateD preventableE understandable

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单选题
Select one answer choice.  Based on the passage as a whole, the author most likely feels that the mistakes made by the early astronomers were ______.
A

problematic

B

inconsequential

C

deliberate

D

preventable

E

understandable

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第1题:

单选题
Based on the information in the passage, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
A

Both host parents work full time.

B

The author was raised speaking French.

C

The host parents are younger than age 40.

D

The host family attends church regularly.

E

The author is a senior in high school.


正确答案: D
解析:
文中作者提到“Marie-Alienor and Isaure hold my hands for the entire church service every Sunday,”,故选D项。

第2题:

单选题
For Question 1, select one answer choice.  The main point of the passage is to ______.
A

describe the premise of a science fiction novel

B

propose a remedy for traumatic brain injuries

C

question certain medical research

D

admit to the failings of pharmaceutical innovation

E

reject the concept of drug trials


正确答案: C
解析:
文段主要讨论了一种新的药物对于治疗灾后创伤的正面以及负面的影响,通过正反两方面的对比,作者没有得出明确的结论,而是“puts the treatment into question”,因此,选项C最符合题意。

第3题:


The author mentions bankers and investors in the passage as an example of which of the following?( )

A.The Democratic Party s main source of support
B.The people that Democrats claimed were unfairly becoming rich
C.The people most interested in a return to a simple agrarian republic
D.One of the groups in favor of Andrew Jackson’s presidency

答案:B
解析:

第4题:

单选题
Select one answer choice.  The author uses the word “significant” to mean ______.
A

hasty

B

noteworthy

C

scientific

D

illustrated

E

ponderous


正确答案: B
解析:
“a significant volume of new plant species”意为一卷重要的有关于植物物种的书籍,故B项的意思最接近。

第5题:

单选题
Select one answer choice.  The author’s attitude toward the nation of the Philippines might be described as ______.
A

enraged

B

sanguine

C

casual

D

sympathetic

E

enthusiastic


正确答案: C
解析:
最后一句中,作者提到:He continues to strive for a political role in that hapless, looted nation,所以可以推测作者对菲律宾人民十分同情,故选D项。

第6题:

单选题
Andrews was one of the first executives to realize that employees are most productive when he or she feels to be part of a family.
A

he or she feels to be part of a family

B

they feel as if they are part of a family

C

he or she feels part of a family

D

it’s more like a family for them

E

feeling a part of a family is made possible


正确答案: B
解析:
因为这里的代词指的是“employees”,员工为复数,而不是单数“他”或“她”,虽然D选项后半部分用的是复数代词“them”,但是前部分用代词“it”,缺少先行词。故选B。

第7题:

单选题
For Question 1, select one answer choice.  Which of the following sentences can be inferred about the Mona Lisa painting from this passage?
A

The model for the Mona Lisa was a very happy and kind woman.

B

The Mona Lisa is one of the most well known portraits in the world.

C

Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings all contained some kind of mystery in them.

D

The painting was apparently supposed to be a present to the Duchess of Milan.

E

Lisa Gherardini must have been a very patient person to sit for such a detailed portrait.


正确答案: E
解析:
本段首句指出“There are few portraits in the world as famous as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa”,因而这幅画是举世闻名的名画之一,B选项符合题意。选项A、C、D、E在文中均未提及。

第8题:


The author mentions bankers and investors in the passage as an example of which of the following?( )

A.The Democratic Party s main source of support.
B.The people that Democrats claimed were unfairly becoming rich.
C.The people most interested in a return to a simple agrarian republic.
D.One of the groups in favor of Andrew Jackson’s presidency.

答案:B
解析:

第9题:

单选题
Select one answer choice.  It can be inferred that author mentions pineries primarily to ______.
A

demonstrate how greenhouses changed over time

B

contrast Italian and French forms of greenhouses

C

indicate the types of fruit that Europe once imported

D

present an example of a type of early greenhouse

E

show that greenhouses have been around for centuries


正确答案: B
解析:
此题需结合整个段落的大意,该段主要说明的是greenhouse(温室)的历史,作者提到pineries主要为了说明早期温室发展的多种形式。C选项很有迷惑性,因为“pineries”是专为保护菠萝而建的,但这并不是作者想要阐述的重点。

第10题:

单选题
For Question 1, select one answer choice.  In the passage, “gold standard” most nearly means ______.
A

monetary normalcy

B

natural outgrowth

C

financial custom

D

cultural expectation

E

best practice


正确答案: D
解析:
“gold standard”在金融学上,意思是“金本位,金本位制”,这里用的是其比喻意义,指“the best of its kind”。文中的意思是,“作者的意图是决定准确有效理解文章含义的最佳选择”,因此,E项最符合题意。

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