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单选题According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.A they were afraid of being unable to workB jobs were more dangerous thenC they had bigger families to look afterD
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单选题
According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.
A
they were afraid of being unable to work
B
jobs were more dangerous then
C
they had bigger families to look after
D
money was given away with the policies
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第1题：
We can assume from the passage that ______.
A. red beards were more fashionable than black ones
B. everyone in fourteenth-century Spain shaved
C. false beards were considered foolish by those who had real beards
D. the popularity of false beards largely died out after the fourteenth century
正确答案：D
最后一段。由于假胡须带来的种种麻烦，终于菲利浦国王四世停止了这种愚蠢的风尚。
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第2题：
When I came in, the matters()heatedly.A、were discussing
B、had being discussed
C、were being discussed
D、were being discussing
参考答案：C
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第3题：
We regret being unable to accept your claim because the cases were in perfect condition when the goods were loaded on board the ship.(英译中)参考答案：因货物装船时，货物是完好无损的，我们实难接受你方索赔。
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第4题：
_______ for the free ticket， I would not have gone to see film so often. A. If it is not B. Were it not C. Had it not been D. If they were not
正确答案：C
从本题后半句可以看出这是一个与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句，从句中的动词要用“had ＋过去分词”，如果将if省略，had要位于主语之前，构成倒装句，故本题的答案是C.Had it not been for the free ticket ＝If it had not been for the free ticket. （本解析由学员提供） -
第5题：
Beauty has always been regarded as something praise worthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were thought as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine (有男子气概的) than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the "masculine" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. ′When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,′ says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.
The author writes this passage to ____________.A.give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
B.discuss the negative aspects of being attractive
C.demand equal rights for women
D.state the importance of appearance答案：B解析：主旨题。本文虽然也提到了魅力有许多积极方面，但那并不是文章的主要方面。文章主要讲的是魅力给一些女性所造成的不利影响。由此可见，作者写这篇文章的目的是要讨论有魅力的消极方面。故选B。 -
第6题：
Beauty has always been regarded as something praise worthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were thought as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine (有男子气概的) than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the "masculine" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. ′When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,′ says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.
In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness___________.A.makes women look more honest and capable
B.strengthens the feminine qualities required
C.is of primary importance to women
D.often enables women to succeed quickly答案：B解析：细节题。根据traditionally female jobs定位到倒数第三段，最后一句“an attractive woman has all advantage in traditionally female jobs…lack the“masculine”qualities required”可见，在传统上由女性所从事的工作中，有魅力的女性具有一定优势；但在传统上由男性所从事的工作中，有魅力的女性看起来缺乏所需要的男性特质；由此推断，在传统上由女性所从事的工作中，魅力加强了所需的女性特质。故选B。A项与文意相反，C项和D项均未在文中体现。 -
第7题：
共用题干
第一篇
The Relationship between IQ and Being a Vegetarian
A Southampton University team found that people who were vegetarians (素食主义者）by 30 had recor-
ded five IQ points higher on average at the age of]U.Researchers said it could explain why people with a
higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity（肥胖）rates.The
study of 8,179 people was reported in the british Medical Journal.
Twenty years after the IQ tests were carried out in 1970,366 of the participants said they were vegetarians一
although more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.
Men who were vegetarians had an IQ score of 106,compared with 101 for non-vegetarians;while female
vegetarians averaged 104,compared with 99 for non-vegetarians.There was no difference in the IQ scores
between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.
Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher class,but it remained
statistically significant after adjusting for these factors.
Vegetarians were more likely to be female,to be of higher social class and to have higher academic or
vocational qualifications than non-vegetarians.However,these differenIces were not reflected in their annual
income,which was similar to that of non-vegetarians.
Lead researcher Catharine Gale said,"The findings that children with greater intelligence are more likely to
report being vegetarians as adults,together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on
heart health,may help to explain why a higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked with a reduced risk of
coronary heart disease in adult life."
But Dr Frankie Phillips of the British Dietetic Association said, "It is like the chicken and egg."Do
pcople become vegetarians because they have avery high IQ or is it just that they are clever enough to be
more aware of health issues?Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A:Vegetarians are more likely to have higher social class than non-vegetarians.
B:Vegetarians are more likely to have higher academic qualifications than non-vegetarians,
C:There are more female non-vegetarians than female vegetarians.
D:Vegetarians are more likely to have higher professional qualifications than non-vegetarians.答案：C解析：根据第一段第一句话“people who were vegetarians by 30 had ricorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10”可知聪明的孩子长大后更有可能成为素食主义者，因此A项正确。 根据第一段第二句“it could explain why...”可知这一结果可帮助解释B项中的现象。但B项并 非这次研究的结果。C、D选项并未在文中提及。因此该题正确答案为A。
根据第二段可知，他们本身就是素食主义者，而并不是二十年后才成为素食主义者。 故A选项表述错误。根据第三段第二句“There was no difference in the IQ scores between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.”可知严格 的素食主义者和那些吃鱼或者鸡的素食主义者的智力没有差别，故B项表述与原文一致。根 据第五段可知素食主义者与非素食主义者的差别井未体现在年收入上，因此C项与D项均表 述错误。据此分析该题正确答案为B。
浏览四个备选项可知该题主要考查素食主义者与非素食主义者的差别。通读全文可 知第五段讨论的正是两者的差别。通读该段，可知A、B、D三个选项与原文表述一致，D选项 中的professional是原文vocational的同义替换。C选项与原文表述不符。因此该题目正确答 案为C。
根据题目中关键词Catharine Gale，可快速定位到第六段。通读该段可知Catharinc Gale 只是客观地讲述研究结果，并没有表示自己的立场。故D项objective（客观的）为正确答案。
文章最后一句的意思是：人们成为素食主义者是因为他们智商高还是因为他们足够聪 明而更注意健康问题？由此可见Dr Frankie Phillip。认为素食和高智商的因果关系尚末明确， 就像弄不清楚是因为有蛋才有鸡，还是因为有鸡才有蛋一样。故C项为该题正确答案。第二篇 本文的主要内容是：要了解大自然知何回应气候变化需要监侧生命周期中的关健事件——开花、长叶、春天的第一阵蛙鸣——在世界范围内。但是数量有限的科学家的足连不可能遍及天下， 为了广泛收集数据以研究动植物随着气候变化会如何反应，科学家正求助于“公民科学家”。 -
第8题：
单选题The structures designed by Ralph C. Harris were fifteen-and seventeen-story buildings, and for their time, were some of the larger and more luxurious hotels and residences in existence.Atime, were some of the larger and more luxurious hotels and residences
Bera, they were some of the larger and more luxurious hotels and residences
Cera, were some of the largest and more luxurious hotels and residences
Dtime, they were some of the largest and most luxurious hotels and residences
Eera, were some of the largely and more luxuriously hotels and residences
正确答案： C解析：
根据句意和语法可知，D项最符合。 -
第9题：
问答题Passage 2 (1) A one-month survey results indicate that smoking, alcohol and marijuana use increase among residents of Manhattan during the five to eight weeks after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center which took place on September 11, 2001. Almost one-third of the nearly 1000 persons interviewed reported an increased use of alcohol, marijuana, or cigarettes following the September 11 attacks. About one-fourth of the respondents said they were drinking more alcohol in the weeks after September 11; about one tenth reported an increase in smoking, and 3.2% said they had increased their use of marijuana. (2) The investigators found survey participants by randomly dialing New York City phone numbers and screened potential respondents for Manhattan residents living in areas close to the World Trade Center. Interviews were conducted with 988 individuals between October 16 and November 15, 2001. Participants were asked about their cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and marijuana use habits before and after September 11. During the week prior to September 11, 2001, 22.6% of the participants reported smoking cigarettes, 59.1% drinking alcohol, and 4.4% using marijuana. After September 11, 23.4% reported smoking cigarettes, 4.4% drinking alcohol, and 5.7% smoking marijuana. Among those who smoked, almost 10% reported smoking at least an extra pack of cigarettes a week and among those who drank alcohol, more than 20% reported imbibing at least one extra drink a day. The researchers found that people who reported an increase in substance abuse were more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and from depression (3) people who reported an increase in cigarette smoking or marijuana use were also more likely to have both PTSD and depression, while those people who reported an increase in alcohol use were more likely to have depression only. (4) Persons who were living closer to the World Trade Center were more likely to increase their cigarette smoking, but other factors such as being displaced from one’s home, losing possessions during the attacks, or being involved in the rescue efforts were not consistently associated with increased substance use. Symptoms of panic attack were associated with an increase in the use of all substances. Increase in substance abuse did not differ significantly between men and women or among racial or ethnic groups. (5) Demographic factors such as age, marital status, and income seemed tip play a more critical role in determining if the events of September 11 led to an increase in substance use.正确答案： 1. 一项为时一个月的调查表明,在2001年9月11日世贸中心的恐怖袭击发生后的5~8周中,曼哈顿居民中吸烟、酗酒或大麻的吸食量都增加了。
(在句子结构上,本句含有一个宾语从句(that smoking…2001),其中又含有一个定语从句(which took place…2001)修饰the terrorist attacks(恐怖袭击)。介词结构among residents of Manhattan和during the five...分别作宾语从句的地点和时间状语,而after后的介词结构则是作the five to eight weeks的后置定语。on the World Trade Center则是修饰the terrorist attacks。翻译时,要进行适当的语序调整,使之符合中文表达习惯。)
2. 调查者通过随机拨打纽约市内电话找到参与调查的人,并筛选出住在世贸中心附近地区的曼哈顿居民作为潜在的问卷受查人。
(在句子结构上,本句不含从句,只包括两个并列句。需注意的是,by randomly…phone numbers是前一个谓语(found)的方式状语,而living in areas…则是第二个并列谓语(screened)部分中residents的分词后置定语。在词汇方面,考生应注意screen…for…意为“筛选”。)
3. 那些说自己吸烟量或大麻使用量增加的人有可能患上创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)和忧郁症,而那些说自己喝酒量增加的人则更有可能只患上忧郁症。
(在结构方面,本句是一个复句,前后两个分句之间为转折关系。两个分句中各含一个定语从句修饰people,分别说明两种接受调查的人。对于这种定语从句,翻译时可简单处理为中文中的定语。在词汇方面,应注意PTSD 意为“创伤后应激障碍(症)”,属专业术语,如果翻译时不够确定,可直接保留而不翻译。)
4. 那些住得离世贸中心较近的人的吸烟量更有可能增加,但一些其他因素,如被迫流离失所、在袭击中遭受财产损失或者参与救援工作则并非总会导致违禁品使用量增加。
(在结构方面,本句由两个转折关系的分句构成。前一分句含有一个定语从句(who were living closer to the World Trade Center),后一分句中应注意主语后有一个for example引出的插入语。在词汇方面,displace在本句中不意为“处置,替代”,而是“使离开,使流亡”。substance use意为“使用(违禁)物品”。)
5. 人口统计方面的因素,如年龄、婚姻状况和收入对人们在“9·11”事件后是否会增加违禁品使用量这方面似乎起着更为关键的作用。
(在句子结构上,需注意,本句中if引导的不是条件状语从句,而是determining的宾语从句。此外,such as…表列举,补充说明句子主语Demographic factors。在词汇方面,demographic意为“(人口)统计上的”。play a more critical role in意为“在…中起着更为关键的作用”。)解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
单选题According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.Athey were afraid of being unable to work
Bjobs were more dangerous then
Cthey had bigger families to look after
Dmoney was given away with the policies
正确答案： A解析：
文中提到20世纪20、30年代是一个充斥着mass unemployment-economic insecurity和a passionate concern for the next generation的年代，由此可知读者之所以会对报纸和杂志提供的免费保险所吸引是因为他们担心失去工作后没有依靠，故A项正确。 -
第11题：
单选题It can be inferred from the passage that ______.Amost movie theaters had a pianist, a hand or an orchestra
Bsound-effects machines were common because they were more effective
Cfull-scale orchestras could effectively synchronize sound with pictures
Dgramophones came into being about the same time as moving pictures did
正确答案： A解析：
首段第三句提到电影最早于1896开始公开播放，而该段倒数第三句指出早在1896年，新发明的gramophone（留声机）就被作为音响系统使用，可知留声机和电影几乎同时出现。D项中的moving pictures指的就是电影，因此该项正确。 -
第12题：
问答题Why did the early settlers come to America? Who were the Pilgrims? Who were the Puritans? What were the features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development?正确答案： —— The early settlers came to America either for the opportunity to realize their dreams and better their lives or for the freedom from religious and governmental persecution. The Pilgrims were persons who suffered religious persecution in England and went to Holland and later moved to America in 1620. The Puritans were the members of a Protestant group in England who wanted to purify the Church of England. Dissatisfied and threatened in England, they saw America as a refuge and migrated to America since 1630. There were a number of features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development. They were: representative form of government, rule of law, respect of individual rights, religious tolerance and a strong spirit of individual enterprise.解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
According to the passage，most farmers' debts had to be paid______.
A. when the autumn harvest had just been completed
B. because wheat prices were high
C. as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment
D. when crop failure caused depression
正确答案：A
[解析] 见第二段第四、五行，事情经常是农民在收获后卖掉小麦，农场债务也随之到期。
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第14题：
(英译汉)The weekends are a time for families in Britain. Often the parents are not at work. Having worked a five-day week from Monday to Friday, Saturdays are a busy time for shops with many families going shopping. Sundays used to be a very special day of the week in Britain. It was the one day of the week for "worship and rest". The shops were closed and most people were at home or at church. Popular leisure activities on Sunday used to be going to church and doing odd jobs around the home such as gardening and DIY.
参考答案：英国家庭在周末时，父母经常不上班，他们只是在周一到周五是工作日，周六是与很多朋友出去忙于购物的时间。在英国周日是最特别的日子，是一个星期中”做礼拜和休息“的日子。商店关门，大多数人都呆在家里或在教堂。在周日最流行的休闲活动通常是去教堂、在家做杂事，如整理花园，自己动手干活(设计)。
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第15题：
It can be inferred from the increase of fruit consumption that ______.
A) people had to spend more on transportation and furniture
B) people were more health conscious
C) people were more money conscious
D) the price of fruit dropped dramatically
正确答案：B
答案：B
[试题分析] 事实推理题。
[详细解答] 提问的也是第二段中对第二方面的消费趋向的分析，即：人们生活水平的提高使他们的消费趋向发生变化。众所周知，多吃水果既是生活水平提高的表现，也是健康意识提高的表现，而健康意识提高归根结底也是生活水平提高的表现。因此，应选择B。
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第16题：
According to the passage, the suburbs ______.
A. were deserted at night
B. became larger and larger
C. had a high construction cost
D. had some declined business center
正确答案：B33．答案为B。根据最后一段第五句，with the result that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more作出该项选择。
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第17题：
Beauty has always been regarded as something praise worthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were thought as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine (有男子气概的) than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the "masculine" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. ′When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,′ says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.
It can be inferred from the passage that people′ s views on beauty are often ____________.A.practical
B.supportive
C.old-fashioned
D.one-sided答案：D解析：推断题。由文章第一段可知，几乎每个人都认为有魅力的人会更幸福、更健康。他们的婚姻更美满，并且拥有更令人尊敬的职业。在找工作方面，私人顾问会给他们更好的建议。甚至法官对于有魅力的被告都会手下留情。由此可推出，人们对美的看法往往是带有偏见的，是缺乏事实依据的。故选D，one-sided“有偏见的”。 -
第18题：
共用题干
第一篇
The Relationship between IQ and Being a Vegetarian
A Southampton University team found that people who were vegetarians (素食主义者）by 30 had recor-
ded five IQ points higher on average at the age of]U.Researchers said it could explain why people with a
higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity（肥胖）rates.The
study of 8,179 people was reported in the british Medical Journal.
Twenty years after the IQ tests were carried out in 1970,366 of the participants said they were vegetarians一
although more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.
Men who were vegetarians had an IQ score of 106,compared with 101 for non-vegetarians;while female
vegetarians averaged 104,compared with 99 for non-vegetarians.There was no difference in the IQ scores
between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.
Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher class,but it remained
statistically significant after adjusting for these factors.
Vegetarians were more likely to be female,to be of higher social class and to have higher academic or
vocational qualifications than non-vegetarians.However,these differenIces were not reflected in their annual
income,which was similar to that of non-vegetarians.
Lead researcher Catharine Gale said,"The findings that children with greater intelligence are more likely to
report being vegetarians as adults,together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on
heart health,may help to explain why a higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked with a reduced risk of
coronary heart disease in adult life."
But Dr Frankie Phillips of the British Dietetic Association said, "It is like the chicken and egg."Do
pcople become vegetarians because they have avery high IQ or is it just that they are clever enough to be
more aware of health issues?It was found in the research that______________.
A:most of the participants became vegetarians 20 years after the IQ tests were carried out
B:vegetarians who ate fish or chicken were of similar intelligence with strict vegetarians
C:female vegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than non-vegetarians
D:vegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than non-vegetarians答案：B解析：根据第一段第一句话“people who were vegetarians by 30 had ricorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10”可知聪明的孩子长大后更有可能成为素食主义者，因此A项正确。 根据第一段第二句“it could explain why...”可知这一结果可帮助解释B项中的现象。但B项并 非这次研究的结果。C、D选项并未在文中提及。因此该题正确答案为A。
根据第二段可知，他们本身就是素食主义者，而并不是二十年后才成为素食主义者。 故A选项表述错误。根据第三段第二句“There was no difference in the IQ scores between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.”可知严格 的素食主义者和那些吃鱼或者鸡的素食主义者的智力没有差别，故B项表述与原文一致。根 据第五段可知素食主义者与非素食主义者的差别井未体现在年收入上，因此C项与D项均表 述错误。据此分析该题正确答案为B。
浏览四个备选项可知该题主要考查素食主义者与非素食主义者的差别。通读全文可 知第五段讨论的正是两者的差别。通读该段，可知A、B、D三个选项与原文表述一致，D选项 中的professional是原文vocational的同义替换。C选项与原文表述不符。因此该题目正确答 案为C。
根据题目中关键词Catharine Gale，可快速定位到第六段。通读该段可知Catharinc Gale 只是客观地讲述研究结果，并没有表示自己的立场。故D项objective（客观的）为正确答案。
文章最后一句的意思是：人们成为素食主义者是因为他们智商高还是因为他们足够聪 明而更注意健康问题？由此可见Dr Frankie Phillip。认为素食和高智商的因果关系尚末明确， 就像弄不清楚是因为有蛋才有鸡，还是因为有鸡才有蛋一样。故C项为该题正确答案。第二篇 本文的主要内容是：要了解大自然知何回应气候变化需要监侧生命周期中的关健事件——开花、长叶、春天的第一阵蛙鸣——在世界范围内。但是数量有限的科学家的足连不可能遍及天下， 为了广泛收集数据以研究动植物随着气候变化会如何反应，科学家正求助于“公民科学家”。 -
第19题：
Why did the early settlers come to America? Who were the Pilgrims? Who were the Puritans? What were the features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development?
正确答案:—— The early settlers came to America either for the opportunity to realize their dreams and better their lives or for the freedom from religious and governmental persecution. The Pilgrims were persons who suffered religious persecution in England and went to Holland and later moved to America in 1620. The Puritans were the members of a Protestant group in England who wanted to purify the Church of England. Dissatisfied and threatened in England, they saw America as a refuge and migrated to America since 1630. There were a number of features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development. They were: representative form of government, rule of law, respect of individual rights, religious tolerance and a strong spirit of individual enterprise. -
第20题：
单选题According to the passage, a major difference between the colonization policy of the United States and that of Mexico in Texas in the 1800’s was the _____.Adegree to which policies were based on tradition
Bform of economic interdependency between different cultural groups
Ctreatment of the native inhabitants
Drelationship between the military and the settlers
正确答案： C解析：
根据第二段可知，美国和墨西哥对德克萨斯的殖民化的主要不同在于，墨西哥人和土著印第安人通婚，并吸收他们的文化。而美国却征服当地人。因此，主要区别是对待当地居民的态度不同。 -
第21题：
单选题Which of the following is TRUE?AIn the 1920s, women were limited to being teachers, nurses or office workers.
BWomen mainly paid their attention to how they were paid in the 1960s.
CWomen asked to change “all men are created equal” into “all human beings are created equal”.
DNo states have ever provided women with jobs in the government.
正确答案： A解析：
推理判断题。从文章的第四段第一句话The Women’s Liberation movement, which developed during the 1960s, has focused on economic rights such as ‘equal pay for equal work’ 可知，在20世纪60年代，美国妇女的权利运动主要集中在同工同酬方面，主要关注的是自己的经济地位。所以B项正确。A项错误，倒数第二段末句提到女性的职业主要有teachers, nurses or office workers，而不是在这几个职业上受到限制。C项错误，由末句可知，是妇女解放运动的领导认为all men are created equal的意思是所有人类平等，而不是只有男人平等。D项错误，由with jobs in the government.定位倒数第二段倒数第二句，可知只有很少的妇女在学术和政府方面担任高层。 -
第22题：
单选题According to the passage, Asian civilizations, which were ahead of Europe’s, fell behind because ______.AAsian languages were more difficult to learn
BEuropean languages had simple alphabets
Cthey didn’t have the technology to spread ideas
Dpeople’s communication skills were not good enough
正确答案： B解析：
第三段第二句指出“One reason why Asia’s civilizations, in 1000 far ahead of Europe’s, then fell behind was that they lacked the technology to reproduce and diffuse ideas”，由此可知曾经领先于欧洲的亚洲文明落后的原因是他们缺乏传播思想的技术，因此选项C符合文意。reproduce复制；再生。diffuse扩散；传播。 -
第23题：
单选题Why, according to the passage, did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?ABecause it would be easier to put them together and carry them around.
BBecause it would be lighter for people to carry from place to place.
CBecause people wanted to make it look nicer.
DBecause people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.
正确答案： B解析：
推理题。由“People strung them together and carried them from place to place”可知，金属币做成圆形方孔是为了携带方便。 -
第24题：
单选题According to the passage, why did museums and cultural centers in inner cities decline in attendance?AThe tickets were too expensive.
BThe museums were out-of-date.
CThe areas were not safe.
DThe patrons were not well educated.
正确答案： B解析：
细节题。文章最后一段最后一句提到“because patrons became reluctant to enter high-crime areas in which these centers were located”，即“游览者不愿意进入犯罪率高的地区”，C项“这些地区不安全”表述与其一致。