2011年英语B级考试试题答案
1 How can we reduce the risk of cancer? B
A cut in
B cut down
C cut off
D cut out
2 The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water. A
A continuously
B quickly
C excessively
D exceptionally
3 During the past ten years there have been dramatic changes in the international sit uation. C
A permanent
B powerful
C striking
D practical
4 The most crucial problem any economic system faces is how to use its scarce reso urces. D
A puzzling
B difficult
英语b级考试C terrifying
D urgent
5 His new girlfriend had omitted to tell him that she was married. A
A failed
B deleted
C refused
D rejected
6 The substance can be added to gasoline to accelerate the speed of automobiles. A
A quicken
B shorten
C loosen
D enlarge
7 We should never content ourselves with a little knowledge only. B
A convince
B satisfy
C comfort
D benefit
8 We should contemplated the problem from all sides. A
A deliberated
B thought
C described
D designed
9 His health had deteriorated while he was in prison. B
A became better
B became worse
C became stronger
D became weaker
10 If you want my advice, you should revise your plan for the trip to Beijing
A.
A change
B exchange
C enlarge
D encourage
11 Smoking is inhibited in public places. C
A instructed
B inquired
C forbidden
D strived
12.He is said to be suffering from terminal cancer and has asked for euthanasia (安乐死) D
A acute
B chronic
C final
D fatal
13 I felt impelled to tell the truth. C
A promoted
B induced
C compelled
D improved
14 Its prudent to take a thick coat in cold weather when you go out. C
A controversial
B reasonable
C sensible
D sensitive
15 Are you positive that there’s been no mistake? C
A rational
B reasonable
C certain
D bound
二、阅读判断。阅读判断。
An Observation and an Explanation
It is worth looking at one or two aspects of the way a mother behaves towards her baby. The usual fondling, cuddling and cleaning require little comment, but the position in which she holds the baby against her body when resting is rather revealing. Careful studi es have shown the fact that 80 percent of mothers hold their infants in their left arms, ho lding them against the left side of their bodies. If asked to explain the significance of thi s preference most people reply that it is obviously the result of the predominance of right -handedness in the population. By holding the babies in their left arms, the mothers keep their dominant arm free for manipulations. But a detailed analysis shows that this is not t he casE True, there is a slight difference between right-handed and left-handed females; b ut not enough to provide adequate explanation. It emerges that 83 percent of right-handed mothers hold the baby on the left side, but so do 78 percent of left-handed mothers. In other words, only 22 percent of the left-handed mothers have their dominant hands free fo r actions. Clearly there must be some other, less obvious explanation.
The only other clue comes from the fact that the heart is on the side of the mother’ s body. Could it be that the sound of her heartbeat is the vital factor? And in what way? Thinking along these lines it was argued that perhaps during its existence inside the bod y of the mother the unborn baby get used to the sound of the heart beat. If this is so, th en the re-discovery of this familiar sound after birth might have a claiming effect on the infant, especially as it has just been born into a strange and frighteningly new worlD if t his is so then the mother would, somehow, soon arrive at the discovery that her baby is more at peace if held on the left against her heart than on the right.
16 We can learn a lot by observing the position in which a mother holds her baby
a gainst her body. A
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
17 Most left-handed women feel comfortable by holding their babies in their left arm and keep the right arm free C.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
18 The number of right-handed mothers who hold the baby on the left side exceeds t hat of left-handed ones by 22%. B
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
19 The fact that most left-handed mothers hold the baby on their left side renders th e first explanation unsustainable. A
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
20 The fact that the heart is on the left side of the mothers body provides the most convincing explanation of all A.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
21 A baby held in the right arm of its mother can be easily frightened.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned C
22 The writers explanation of the phenomenon is supported by the fact that babies te nd to be more peaceful if held in their mothers left arms than in the right arms A.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
三、概括大意与完成句子。概括大意与完成句子。
Caring for the old
The old do not have to look exclusively to the past. Relieved of some of life’s respo nsibilities and fortified by many years of experience and knowledge, they may have a mu ch better idea of how to spend their time enjoyably than they did in their youth. And not all enjoyment is restricted to the mental or philosophical. Healthy physical activity remai ns quite possible for most of us well into our later years.
Old people sometimes display surprising freedom and forthrightness in the expression of their thoughts and feelings, and an ability to transmit affection. It is as though some o f the rituals which constrict us in earlier life fall away.
But a higher percentage of people suffer from emotional distress in old age than at a ny other time in adult life, and the gap between need and care is often filled by dubious measures, such as heavy-handed prescription of medicinE For many years it was assumed that old people were not appropriate candidates for psychotherapy. But a few clinicians h ave risen to the challenge and discovered that individual and group psychotherapy is just as effective with the old as with the young.
It is easy to understand why an earthquake causes terror. Yet in old age there may b e terror of a very private nature, a sense of disintegration sometimes stemming from inner conflicts, sometimes from a premonition of death or the fear of becoming dependent.
Dependency is a grim choice: insecurity and deprivation must be weighed against loss of autonomy and integrity. But if there is nothing shameful about the dependency of a b
aby or a young child, there should be nothing shameful about the dependencies natural wi th old age and diminishing physical resources.
The complexity and impersonality of the bureaucratic establishments, which have the means to provide help, are often threatening to old peoplE The younger generation today, on the other hand, will have had many decades to interact with "the system" by the time they reach old age.
Many of us, including healthcare providers, assume that we know what old people an d dying people want, but our assumptions are often a reflections of our won thoughts and feelings based on personal interpretations of scanty bits of observation. Such assumptions are really an excuse to avoid close contact with the terminally ill. Assuming we "know" what they want, we observe ourselves from being with them, and sharing their thoughts about the end of life.
We sometimes assume, wrongly, that old people are too confused or senile to be awa re of the nearness of death. In consequence, communication between a dying and others is subject to extraordinary omissions and distortions. "Protecting" the dying from knowledge of their condition often serves to protect us from the uncomfortable prospect of talking a bout dying and death. Evasions like this only lead to increasing isolation at a time when emotional honesty and understanding are most needed.
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