问答题Passage 2  A land free from destruction, wealth, natural resources, and labor supply--all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the in

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Passage 2  A land free from destruction, wealth, natural resources, and labor supply--all these were important  1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.  2 they were not enough. Something  3 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special", was men-- creative individuals who could invent machines, find new sources of power, and  4 business organizations to reshape the society.  The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution  5  from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were  6 inventors than scientists. A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research accurately. He is not necessarily working  7 that his findings can be used.  An inventor or one interested in applied science is usually trying to make something  8 has a concrete use. He tries to solve a problem by following the theories of science or by experimenting  9 trial and error. Regardless  10  his method, he is working to obtain a specific result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives.  Most of the people who developed the machines of the Industrial Revolution were  11 . A  12 were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had little or no training  13 science might have made their inventions, 14   a groundwork had been laid by scientists years  15  .
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第1题:

● Which may be employed to shorten a schedule without changing the scope of the task?

A Fast tracking.

B Crashing

C Releasing resources earlier from tasks which were scheduled with a late start.

D Alter to task priorities.

E A or B


正确答案:A

第2题:

Passage One

In the late 1860's, industry in America grew rapidly. More factories meant more jobs. But working conditions were dangerous. Employees were forced to work as many as 16 hours a day in hot, dirty rooms. Children often worked alongside adults. Wages were usually very low.

Workers tried to improve conditions by forming unions. One of the first important unions was the Knights of Labor, formed in 1869. Blacks and women were welcomed as members. The Knights of Labor wanted an 8-hour workday, higher wages, and better working conditions. The union called for an end to the employment of children under age 14.

Together with other unions, the Knights of Labor tried to make changes through collective bargaining. Union leaders would meet with employers and talk. When collective bargaining failed, the unions resorted to strikes. When some strikes that the unions held turned violent, public opinion turned against them. Many members left the Knights of Labor, and by 1890 the union had died out.

But other unions survived. The AF of L, American Federation of Labor, was formed in 1881. It continued to push for the goals set by the Knights of Labor. However, most federal laws protecting workers and outlawing child labor were not passed until the 1930's.

31. According to the passage, the Knights of Labor wanted all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. an 8-hour workday

B. higher wages

C. improving working conditions in the factories

D. an increase in the employment of small children


正确答案:D
本题属细节信息考查题。首先应抓住问题中的关键词,Knight of Labour wanted...EXCEPT。其中EXCEPT最为关键,忽略了它便会得出完全相反的答案。然后还需了解各选项中的关键信息。从第2段中不难发现ABC各项内容含在第3句里面。第4called for an end to the...却与D项信息相反,因此D项属EXCEPT之列。

第3题:

Which may be employed to shorten a schedule without changing the scope of the task?

A.Fast tracking.

B.Crashing

C.Releasing resources earlier from tasks which were scheduled with a late start.

D.Alter to task priorities.

E.A or B


正确答案:A
A

第4题:

Passage Two

The earliest immigrants to North America found Indians already living there. The Indians numbered about 500,000 at that time. Their society was a primitive society, but they lived peacefully and welcomed the white strangers to the land. However, these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives. They killed off many of the Indians, seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away. Today the Indians, not more than halfa million, live in poverty and misery on the land on which they were once masters.

The earliest immigrants were the Spanish, who settled in the southern part of what is now the US The next large group were the English, after the English came the French, Dutch, Irish, Germans, and other nationality groups, mostly European.

Another early group to arrive were the Negroes. But they were brought in as slaves from Africa. They didn't win freedom till generations later.

40. Who were the earliest people living in North America?

A. The Spanish.

B. The English.

C. The Negroes.

D. The Indians.


正确答案:D
 参见本文第一句。

第5题:

The topic of the passage is that __.

A.the control of population is essential to the development of a nation

B.natural resources are important to the economic development of a country

C.awareness of the effects of man's actions is as important as population control

D. developed countries should do more to protect natural environment on the earth


正确答案:C

第6题:

The text suggests that early settlers in New England__________.

[A] were mostly engaged in political activities

[B] were motivated by an illusory prospect

[C] came from different backgrounds.

[D] left few formal records for later reference


正确答案:C

第7题:

Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago.At that time, zoos were places (1) people could go to see animals from many parts of the world.They animals lived in cages that were made (2) Concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean.

Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in.the zoos environment was anything (3) natural.Al though the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive: they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill

In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats.The animals are(4)more freedom in large areas so that they can live more comfortably as they would in nature Even the appearance of zoos has changed, trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow (5) the areas that animals live in.(完型填空)

A.Of

B.But

C.Where

D.Over

E.Given


参考答案:CABED

第8题:

177 Which may be employed to shorten a schedule without changing the scope of the task?

A. Fast tracking.

B. Crashing

C. Releasing resources earlier from tasks which were scheduled with a late start.

D. Alter to task priorities.

E. A or B


正确答案:A

第9题:

It can be inferred from the passage that early historians of women’s labor in the United States paid little attention to women’s employment in the service sector of the economy because________.

A.fewer women found employment in the service sector than in factory work

B.the wages paid to workers in the service sector were much lower than those paid in the industrial sector

C.women’s employment in the service sector tended to be much more short—term than in factory work

D.employment in the service sector seemed to have much in common with the unpaid work associated with homemaking


正确答案:D
本题和上题的根据同出一处,根据上题答案,选项D正确,服务行业之所以所以少受早期历史学家关注,是因为它看上去和妇女无报酬的家务劳动太相像。

第10题:

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The first navigational lights in the New World were probably lanterns hung at harbor entrances.The first lighthouse was put up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1716 on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor, Paid for and maintained by“light dues”levied(征 收)on ships,the original beacon was blown up in 1776.Until then there were only a dozen or so true lighthouses in the colonies.Little over a century later,there were 700 lighthouses.
The first eight lighthouses erected on the West Coast in the 1850s featured the same basic New England design:a Cape Cod dwelling with the tower rising from the center or standing close by .In New England and elsewhere,though,lighthouses reflected a variety of architectural styles.
Since most stations in the Northeast were set up on rocky eminences(高处),enormous towers were not the rule .Some were made of stone and brick,others of wood or metal.Some stood on pilings or stilts;some were fastened to rock with iron rods.Farther south,from Maryland through the Florida Keys,the coast was low and sandy.It was often necessary to build tall towers theremassive structures like the majestic lighthouse in Cape Hatteras,North Carolina,which was lit in 1870.190 feet high,it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.
Not withstanding differences in construction appearance,most lighthouses in America shared several features:a light,living quarters,and sometimes a bell(or,later,a foghorn).They also had something else in common:a keeper and usually the keeper's family.The keeper's essential task was trimming the lantern wick(灯芯)in order to maintain a steady,bright flame. The earliest keepers came from every walk of life, they were seamen,farmers,mechanics,rough mill hands and appointments were often handed out by local customs commissioners as political plums.
After the administration of lighthouse was taken over in 1852 by the United States Lighthouse Board,and agency of the Treasury Department,the keeper corps gradually became highly professional.

It can be inferred from the passage that lighthouses in the Northeast did NOT need high towers because______.
A: ships there had high masts
B: coastal waters were safe
C: the coast was straight and unobstructed
D: the lighthouses were built on high places

答案:D
解析:
本文从最早美国灯塔的雏形,谈到美国早期灯塔的建筑,以及美国早期灯塔在外形和建筑上的共同点,最后还谈到了灯塔管理人员的工作生活。文章所提到的要点都是围绕着美国早期灯塔。选项B、D文中均有涉及,但并非重点。A项只提到了美国第一座灯塔。所以,正确答案是C。


考的具体细节是作者提到马萨诸塞湾殖民地的原因。本文第一段第二句“The first lighthouse was put up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1716 on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor”提供了答案。所以,正确答案是D。


考的是位于东北地区的灯塔建得不是很高的原因。本题的线索在第二段第三句话“Since most stations in the Northeast were built on rocky eminences,enormous towers were not the rule.”文中说,由于大多数位于东北地区的灯塔建在岩石高地上,所以,一般灯塔都不需要建得很高很大。所以,正确答案是D。


考的具体细节是最高的砖砌灯塔位于什么地方。依据原文第二段第八句话,“…like the majestic lighthouse in Cape Hatteras…it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the coun-try.”我们可以得知,1870年建于北卡罗来纳州Hatteras角的灯塔是美国最高的砖砌灯塔,高度为190英尺。所以,正确答案是C。


考的是北卡罗来纳州的海岸情况。根据原文第二段第七、八句话“Farther south,from Maryland through the Florida Keys,…it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.”可知,马里兰(Maryland)和佛罗里达海岸(the Florida Keys)相似,而马里兰(Maryland)和佛罗里达(the Florida Keys)海岸是low and sandy。所以,北卡罗来纳州也应是low and sandy。选项A rocky eminences指的是美国东北海岸,选项B、D根本没有提及。所以,正确条案是C。

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