综合英语(二)2017年10真题试题及答案解析(00795)

为弥补因恶劣天气耽误的时间，半决赛选手不得不在同一天打两场比赛。

他们去年开发的新技术填补了我国汽车产业的一项空白。

TOPIC: What do you think is Thomas Edison’ greatest contribution to human progress? The text you should base your composition on is “Edison: Inventor of Invention.”

■ State what his greatest contribution is.

■ Explain the reasons.

■ Draw a conclusion.

尽管会有各祌各样的困难，他还是坚持要做这个新的实验。

教室里太嘈杂了，老师不得不提高嗓门才能让学生听见他的声音。

我们务必做到在任何情况下都言而有信。

The police described one of the arrested men as a leading_______. (terror)

Helen’s brother is a big man of about forty, wide-shouldered and______built. (heavy)

In many countries, men were traditionally expected to be the_______in a family. (bread, winner)

The doctor suggested that the patient go on a diet but he couldn’t resist the_______of rich food. (tempt)

This is an example of a________application of these principles. (create)

The farmer_______to beat the boy if he came into the field to steal vegetables again. (threat)

I don’t know if he did it through ignorance or just plain________. (stupid)

Elizabeth listened to the speaker, but only out of________. (polite)

The policemen on patrol became________of the two men in a car. (suspicion)

What is the passage mainly about?

• A.The shortage of child care in Britain.
• B.The history of child care in Britain.
• C.Maternal employment in Britain.
• D.Child care system in Britain.

Consumer Report is a________publication with no commercial ties. (profit)

What prevented many British mothers from returning to work?

• A.They are not interested in their work.
• B.They don’t need to support their families.
• C.Child care by others is too expensive for them.
• D.Child care is the most important thing in their life.

According to Cory’s remark in the last paragraph, which of the following issues should be dealt with?

• A.Encouraging British mothers’ return to work.
• B.Lessening the government's burden in funding.
• C.Reducing the pressure of income taxes on British parents.
• D.Controlling the migration of British people to other countries.

Which of the following is one of the reasons that make nurseries unprofitable?

• A.Nursery prices are very low.
• B.Women are taking care of their own children.
• C.Nurseries are poorly funded by the government.
• D.Nurseries are paying high salaries to their employees.

Passage 2

• Arwa, a researcher at Oxford University, spends her working life seeking out the causes of blood-borne diseases. But now she is in search of child care for her baby—and it is proving even more elusive. Her nine months of maternity leave (产假) are about to
• A.Effective.
• B.Difficult to find.
• C.Impractical
• D.Hard to understand.

What happened to Griffith after the incident?

• A.She was interviewed as a witness of the accident.
• B.She was criticized by the public for the accident.
• C.She was praised by the students for her courage.
• D.She was fined by the police for careless driving.

Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “predicament” in the second paragraph from the bottom?

• A.Obvious embarrassment.
• B.Extreme poverty.
• C.Dangerous experience.
• D.Unpleasant situation.

What did Ricks mean by saying “Come on, this could be anybody’s grandma.” in Paragraph 7?

• A.He tried to emphasize Griffith’s age.
• B.He tried to find out Griffith’s identity.
• C.He tried to urge the boys to help Griffith.
• D.He tried to be polite and show respect to Griffith.

After they realized that a train was roaring towards the car, what did the students do first?

• A.They shouted to Griffith,“Get out of the car!”
• B.They tried to lift the car away from the tracks.
• C.They dragged Griffith out of the car.
• D.They forced the car door open.

Thus the age we live in offers little prospect of outward stability.

• A.Therefore in our age, the world shows little signs of revolutionary change.
• B.Therefore in our age, we cannot expect the world to remain unchanging.
• C.So nowadays no one can make promise of peace for human beings.
• D.So nowadays we have little chance to build up a prosperous world.

Passage 1

One evening, 60-year-old June Griffith was on her way home when she took a right turn at an unfamiliar intersection. Almost immediately, however, she realized that she had gone the wrong way. She slowed to a crawl and looked into the dark, searching for a place where she could return to the main road. The headlights in the opposite lane made it hard to see. After a minute or two, she spotted what looked like a road that would take her around the block and back to the intersection. As she turned right, the rear end of her car scraped pavement and the wheels dropped a few inches, landing with a loud thump.In the dark, Griffith froze. Then she shifted into reverse. The rear tires rolled onto the road behind her, but the front wheel well snagged (卡住)on something and the car stopped. Griffith realized the problem then: She’d driven onto railroad tracks and the underside of her car was caught.As Griffith tried to move the car, its swaying headlights attracted the attention of a passerby, Jordan Ricks, a college student.“Ma’am, are you okay?”Ricks asked.“No, I’m stuck,’Griffith replied.Ricks could see the potential for calamity. But he tried to appear calm as he instructed Griffith to put the car in neutral. Both of them could now see the wheel well stuck between the rails and the uneven track bed. Ricks put his hands under the front fender and gave it a heave (上提). It didn’t move. He shoved it again with all his strength. Still, no movement.From about 50 feet away, a group of students watched the scene. Ricks motioned to them, and five of the guys came over. They clearly were both nervous and amused. “Come on," Ricks told them. “This could be anybody’s grandma.”He directed them to different sides of the car, and they all put their hands under the frame. “One, two, three!'” Ricks yelled. They all heaved.“One, two, three!” he yelled again. The car didn’t move.At that moment, they felt the ground begin to shake. Then four dings signaled an oncoming train, red beacons flashed from posts on either side of the tracks. In the distance, a fuzzy beam of light appeared, followed by the roar of a horn.The guys started yelling, “Get out of the car!”But Griffith felt paralyzed. When she glanced in the rearview mirror, she saw the train lights approaching. But she worried that the arthritis (关节炎)in her feet would prevent her from escaping in time and that her car would be damaged. One of the students saw her stunned face and reached for the car door and yanked it open.The train was just a few hundred feet away. The brakes shrieked. In the last few seconds, Ricks grabbed Griffith’s arm and pulled her from the car. Other students grabbed her other arm, and they dragged Griffith to a nearby stairway.They watched as the train smashed into the car, crushing it into half its original size and sending metal pieces flying. Griffith sat crying as police arrived and sorted through the wreckage—and wrote her a ticket for inattentive driving.A few days later, a reporter asked the young men and Griffith to reunite at a local coffee shop. There a tearful Griffith hugged her rescuers.Griffith’s story hit the local TV news. A family decided to donate a car when they knew Griffith’s predicament that her insurer was not going to replace her car. Griffith was overwhelmed by their generosity. “These boys are heroes,”she would later tell anyone who would listen. "They saved my life.”Ricks feels only gratitude for the outcome. "It was one of those moments,” he says, “when we could have been gone together. It makes you think how precious life is.”

What caused Griffith's panic on her way home that evening?

• A.The awareness that she was stuck on the railroad.
• B.The blinding lights from the opposite direction.
• C.The realization that she had got lost.
• D.The complete darkness around her.

This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human life, this is what—at last—I have found.

• A....though it is not desirable, this is what I’ve been looking for.
• B.…though it is not believable, this is what I’ve been looking for.
• C.... though it seems to exist only in heaven, I’ve eventually found it.
• D.... though it seems too far away for other people, I’ve actually found it.

The trees and hedges, the grass and wild flowers in the foreground, all suggest that Nature has not been forced into obedience.

• A.... Nature has no power to compete with human beings.
• B.... people have the power to change the natural surroundings.
• C....Nature does not need to be changed to satisfy human beings.
• D.... the environment still keeps its natural state despite man’s activity.

Different friends fill different niches in each person’s life.

• A.Each person has friends of varied social status.
• B.Different friends help a person in different ways.
• C.Different friends play different roles in a person’s life.
• D.Each person has specific responsibilities for his friends.

His remark was to the effect that Fotheringay was a fool.

• A.He said that Fotheringay actually made a fool of himself.
• B.His comments on Fotheringay was proved to be foolish.
• C.He said that Fotheringay’s foolishness was obvious.
• D.His words indicated that Fotheringay was foolish.

That would make a Gestapo sit up and take notice.

• A.A Gestapo would feel very nervous.
• B.That would make a Gestapo relaxed.
• C.That would attract a Gestapo's attention.
• D.A Gestapo would write down what he saw.

There is more genuine satisfaction from life in the humble cottages of the poor than in the palaces of the rich.

• A.Rich people's living conditions are more satisfactory than those of poor people.
• B.Despite their bad living conditions, the poor are truly happier than the rich.
• C.Without grand palaces, the poor are more ambitious than the rich.
• D.Rich people are proud of their luxurious life and social status.

Her [Laura's] father was very fond of Hughie, but would not hear of any engagement.

• A.... but the old man would not allow her to be engaged to Hughie.
• B.... but Hughie wouldn't make a proposal to Laura.
• C.... but it was impossible for them to get married.
• D.... but Laura was not ready for marriage.

This kind of vacillation not only impairs the parents’ ability to set limits, it also sours the parent-child relationship to some degree.

• A.Parents are in a dilemma as to whether to set limits or give full freedom to children.
• B.Saying no to children is an obstacle to the improvement of the parent-child relationship.
• C.The parent-child relationship depends on both parents’ ability and children's cooperation.
• D.Parents' hesitation weakens their parental authority and relationship with their children.

Sometimes I think how grateful I would be today if I had learned more back then about what really matters.

• A.I would be happy now if I had learned more about great historic events.
• B.I would be satisfied today if I had learned more about things really important.
• C.Since I have learned how to deal with difficulties, I feel content with my education.
• D.Since I have learned more than other students, I feel thankful to my school teachers.

30()

• A.for
• B.in
• C.with
• D.from

28()

• A.in court
• B.in business
• C.at large
• D.at choice

29()

• A.deny
• B.resist
• C.violate
• D.refuse

27()

• A.improves
• B.interprets
• C.defines
• D.simplifies

25()

• A.authority
• B.timeliness
• C.wholeness
• D.accuracy

26()

• A.official
• B.logical
• C.emotional
• D.terminal

22()

• A.result
• B.readjust
• C.record
• D.reply

24()

• A.slightly
• B.specifically
• C.irregularly
• D.obviously

23()

• A.on
• B.to
• C.at
• D.in

20()

• A.that
• B.which
• C.they
• D.those

21()

• A.mentioned
• B.influenced
• C.contacted
• D.involved

17()

• A.beat
• B.degree
• C.pace
• D.rate

18()

• A.pursuers
• B.explorers
• C.investigators
• D.researchers

19()

• A.crime
• B.quarrel
• C.crisis
• D.mystery

Laura is only a sort of________of her mother’s opinion and has no ideas of her own.

• A.sample
• B.shadow
• C.model
• D.echo

Most of the_________passengers were quickly removed from the aircraft.

• A.broken
• B.damaged
• C.injured
• D.harmed

Lie detector is a device that helps determine whether a person is telling thetruth. A lie detector, also called a polygraph, records physical changes that occur  16   questions. Such changes include alterations in the blood pressure, pulse   17   , perspiration (出汗), and respiration (呼吸)that may occur when an individual lies. It helps police and other     18  question suspects about their possible involvement in a   19    .Polygraph experts and other supporters of lie detector testing believe that such tests are highly accurate. Some criminal cases are decided on the basis of lie detector tests,   20    can be used as evidence if all people  21  agree beforehand to their use. A person who agrees to do so is connected to a polygraph and sits in a chair while answering questions. The lie detector makes a continuous    22  of body functions by drawing lines on a moving graph. Some of the questions asked during a lie detector test arc related     23   the matter being investigated. Others are unrelated or only    24     related, but they are included to improve the test’s   25   . Each question must be answered yes or no. If a person lies, the graph normally records a physical change. This change occurs because of the person’s   26   response to telling a lie. After the test, a lie detector examiner    27  the test results.But many legal experts believe that testimony obtained with the aid of lie detectors is not accurate enough to be used     28     . These experts also say that such testimony may    29  the legal principle which can protect people     30   testifying against themselves. The judges in most criminal cases do not permit testimony obtained with lie detectors to be used as evidence.

16()

• A.in reaction to
• B.in terms of
• C.by means of
• D.with regard to

George took a(n)________job in town while he was waiting to join the army.

• A.accidental
• B.temporary
• C.occasional
• D.random

If you take this medicine three times a day, it should_______your cough.

• A.heal
• B.cure
• C.treat
• D.recover

We_______her not to walk on the thin ice but she just wouldn’t listen to us.

• A.warned
• B.convinced
• C.suggested
• D.encouraged

You should have enough courage to_________unexpected difficulties and never run away from them.

• A.face up to
• B.live up to
• C.look up to
• D.come up to

“Shut up! My________of your impoliteness is limited.”

• A.awareness
• B.judgement
• C.tolerance
• D.imagination

Great as Charles Darwin was, his theory of evolution ________and is being modified by the work of scientists of our time.

• A.may be challenged
• B.is to challenge
• C.has been challenged
• D.is challenging

When a country’s currency got into trouble, the government would raise interest rates to attract foreign exchange, ________would in turn prop up the value of domestic currency.

• A.in which
• B.that
• C.in that
• D.which

The results of the election should________yesterday, but we have heard nothing yet.

• A.have announced
• B.have been announced
• C.announce
• D.be announced

The rumor of his bribery came as quite a surprise________he had a reputation for being a government official of high dignity.

• A.so
• B.because
• C.although
• D.if

So far no firm evidence has come to light_________the man was responsible for the accident.

• A.which
• B.as
• C.what
• D.that

________ the government will do at the critical moment is try all ways to reduce the unemployment rate.

• A.That
• B.What
• C.How
• D.This

Not until he shouted“help!”at the top of this voice________her head.

• A.the girl turned
• B.that the girl turned
• C.did the girl turn
• D.had the girl turned

Technology has greatly improved and now this type of car is produced and sold at a price_________can afford.

• A.an average person
• B.that an average person who
• C.and an average person
• D.an average person who