同近义词复现• 1. If no surplus is available, a farmer

• cannot be __________.

• A) self-confident B) self sufficient

• C) self-satisfied D) self-restrained

同近义词复现• 2. Companies with low accident rates plan

• their safety programs, work hard to

• organize them, and continual working

• to keep them ______ and active.

• A) alive B) vivid

• C) mobile D) diverse

• 存在的，有活力的

同近义词复现• 3. Getting enough vitamins is essential to

• life, although the body has no nutritional

• use for ________ vitamin.

• A) exceptional B) exceeding

• C) excess D) external

反义• 1. As time went by, computers became • smaller and more powerful, and they • became “personal” too, as well as ____.

• A) institutional B) universal• C) fundamental D) instrumental• 1 。惯例的，制度上的，• 2 。社会事业性质的，公共机构的

反义• 2. This may mean the difference between

• operating at ______ or at a loss.

• A) an advantage B) a benefit

• C) an interest D) a profit

上义，下义词• 1. As was discussed before, it was not

• until the 19th century that the newspaper

• became the dominant pre-electronic __________.

• A) means B) method

• C) medium D) measure

上义，下义词• 2. The government is to ban payments to

• witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy

• up people involved in prominent cases

• _____ the trial of Rosemary West.

• A) as to B) for instance

• C) in particular D) such as

同源词• 1.There can be no question about the value

• of a safety program. From a financial

• standpoint alone, safety ______.

• A) comes off B) turns up

• C) pays off D) holds up

原词复现• 1. Comparisons were drawn between the

• development of television in the 20th

• century and the diffusion （传播） of

• printing in the 15th and 16th centuries.

• Yet much had happened _______.

• A) between B) before

• C) since D) later

同现技巧• 场：• 1. As time went by, computers became

• smaller and more powerful, with display

• becoming sharp and storage _____

• increasing.

• A) ability B) capability

• C) capacity D) faculty

场：• 2. He may also need money to construct

• irrigation _____ and improve his farm

• in other ways.

• A) vessels B) routes

• C) paths D) channels

修饰同现• 1. They were thought of, like people, in

• terms of generations, with the distance

• between generations much ______.

• A) deeper B) fewer

• C) nearer D) smaller

修饰同现• 2. In a significant _____ of legal controls

• over the press, Lord Irvine, the

• Lord Chancellor, will introduce a

• draft bill that will propose

• making payments to witnesses illegal.

• A) tightening B) intensifying

• C) focusing D) fastening

修饰同现

• 3. Publication of the letter came two

• days after Lord Irvine caused a _____

• of media protest when …

• A) storm B) rage

• C) flare D) flash

修饰同现• 4. The phenomenon provides a way for• companies to remain globally competitive• while avoiding market cycles and • the growing burdens ___ by employment• rules, healthcare costs and pension plans.• A) imposed B) restricted • C) illustrated D confined

因果• 1. …but there have been ____ views about

• its economic, political, social and cultural

• implications.“Benefits” have been

• weighed against “harmful” outcomes.

• And generalizations have proved difficult.

• A) competitive B) controversial

• C) distracting D) irrational

因果• 2. It is generally recognized, however, that

• the introduction of the computer in

• the early 20th century, ____ by

• the invention of the integrated

• circuits during the 1960s,…

• A) brought B) followed

• C) stimulated D) characterized

因果• 3. But they insisted that its ____ results

• during the period from 1750 to 1850

• were widespread poverty and misery

• for…

• A)momentary B) prompt

• C) instant D) immediate

结构

• 1. Not everyone sees that process in _____ .

• It is important to do so.

• A) concept B ） dimension

• C) effect D) perspective

• in perspective ： （观察）正确地

结构

• 2. Naturally he will try to borrow money at

• a low rate of interest, but loans of this

• kind are not ____obtainable.

• A ） genuinely B) obviously

• C) presumably D) frequently

同义• 1. As was discussed before, it was not until • the 19th century that the newspaper • became the dominant pre-electronic • medium, following in the wake of the • pamphlet and the book and in the ____ • of the periodical.• A) process B) company • C) light D) form

同义• 2. Even thought its economy continues to recover,

• the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part

• – timers and temporary workers. This disposable

• workforce is the most important trend in

• American business today, and it is –----

• changing the relationship between people and

• their jobs.

• A) instantly B) reversely

• C) fundamentally D sufficiently

固定句式• 1. It was during the same time that the

• communications revolution speeded （ sped) up ,

• beginning with transport, the railway, and

• leading on through the telegraph, the

• telephone, radio, and motion picture ____ the

• 20th century world of the motor car and the

• airplane.

• A) of B) for C) beyond D) into

固定句式• 2. Some place great emphasis on

• mechanical guarding. Others stress safe

• work practices by observing rules or

• regulations. ____ others depend on an

• emotional appeal to the worker.

• A) some B) many C) Even D) Still

固定句式• 3. Moreover, inaccurate or indefinite words

• may make ____ difficult for the listener

• to understand the message which is being

• transmitted to him.

• A) that B) it

• C ） so D) this

谓语动词 / 句子结构• 1. They do not provide energy, ____ do

• they construct or build any part of the

• body.

• A) either B) so

• C) nor D) never

谓语动词 / 句子结构• 2. There are thirteen or more of them, and if

• ____ is missing a deficiency disease

• becomes apparent.

• A) any B) some

• C) anything D ） something

上下文 / 逻辑关系• 1. Concerns were raised ____ witnesses

• might be encouraged to exaggerate their

• stories in court to ensure guilty verdicts.（裁决）

• A) what B) when

• C) which D) that

上下文 / 逻辑关系• 2. When the work is well done, a climate of

• accident- free operations is established

• ____ time lost due to injuries is kept at

• a minimum .

• A) where B) how

• C) what D) unless

上下文 / 逻辑关系• 3. The words used by the speaker may stir

• up unfavorable reactions in the listener

• ____ interfere with his

• comprehension; hence, the transmission

• – reception system breaks down.

• A) who B) as

• C) which D) what

惯用衔接—前照后应

• 1. “Benefits” have been weighted ____

• “harmful” outcomes.

• A) above B) upon

• C) against D) with

前照后应

• 2. He must use this surplus in three ways: as• seed for sowing, as insurance ____ the• unpredictable effects of bad weather and • as a commodity which he must sell in order • to replace old agriculture implements and • obtain chemical fertilizers to feed the soil. • A) for B) against C) of D) towards

前照后应

• 3. Specialists ____ history and economics,

• have shown two things: that the period

• from 1650 to 1750 was marked by great

• poverty, and that industralization

• certainly did not worsen and may have

• actually improved the conditions for the

• majority of the populace.

• A) at B) in C) about D) for

后照前应• 1. Naturally he will try to borrow money at

• a low ____ of interest, but loans of this

• kind are not frequently obtainable.

• A) proportion B) percentage

• C) rate D) ratio

后照前应• 2. ____ contrast, they saw in the preceding

• hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when

• England was still a completely

• agricultural country, a period of great

• abundance and prosperity.

• A) On B) With

• C) For D) By

逻辑衔接• 1. … that the introduction of the computer

• in the early 20th century, radically

• changed the process, ___ its impacts on

• the media was not immediately apparent.

• A) unless B) since

• C) lest D) although

逻辑衔接• 2. They are different ____ their elements

• are arranged differently, and each vitamin

• performs one or more specific functions

• in the body.

• A) in that B) so that

• C) such that D) except that

（结构）逻辑衔接• 1. Publications of the letter came two days • later after Lord Irvine caused a storm of • media protest when he said the • interpretation of privacy controls • contained in European legislation would • be left to judges ____ to parliament.• A) better than B) other than • C) rather than D) sooner than

（结构）逻辑衔接• 2. If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try

• to keep a wide gap between his

• consumption and his production. He

• must store a large quantity of grain ____

• consuming all his grain immediately.

• A) other than B) as well as

• C) instead of D) more than

提示语的作用• 1. It is generally recognized, ____, that the

• introduction of the computer in the early

• 20th century, followed by the invention of

• the integrated circuit during the 1960s ….

• A) indeed B) hence

• C) however D) therefore

提示语的作用• 2. He can continue to support himself and

• his family ____ he produces a surplus.

• A) only if B) much as

• C) long before D)ever since

提示语的作用• 3. One day at a time ____ industrial giants

• like General Motors and IBM struggle to

• survive by reducing the number of

• employees. Manpower, based in

• Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming.

• A) for B) because

• C) as D) since

提示语的作用• 4. The rats develop bacterial infections of

• the blood, ____ their immune systems-

• the self-protecting mechanism against

• disease__had crashed.

• A) if B) as if

• C) only if D) if only

阅读中的内在逻辑

• In 1950, the U.S spent $12.7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be $1540 billion. Anyone can see this trend unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with finite resources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustain life beyond a certain age----say 83 or so.

接前。。。• Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has be

en quoted as saying that the old and infirm “ have a duty to die and get out of the way,” so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.

• I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60’s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive… As a mere 68-year-old, I wish to age as productively as they have.

逻辑关系 ( 句中 )16

• Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements—1--usually carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

• 1 A) mostly B) partially

• C) sometimes D) rarely

• They are different --2-- their elements are arranged differently, and each vitamin –3- one or more specific functions in the body.

• 2. A) in that B) so that

• C) such that D) except that

•

• Not everyone sees that process in perspective. It is important to do so.

• It is generally recognized that, --1--that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, …

• 1. A) indeed B) hence

• C) however D) therefore

Making an Appointment

• A:________________________________.• B: I’m sorry, but she won’t have any opening until 11:00 • unless there’s a cancellation. • A: Would 1:00 be convenient?• B: Yes, she’s free then.

• A) Please tell Dr. Block I’m not feeling very well• B) Would you please send for Dr. Block?• C) Would Dr. Block be able to see me at 9:30 tomorrow?•

• A: I wonder if the dentist could fit me in early tomorrow?• B: I’m afraid there’s nothing available before noon.

• A: How about 12:45?• B: ________________.

• A) Thanks for the suggestion• B) Don’t you think she will be too tired?• C) I have no idea• D) Sorry, but she’s busy then, too.

• A: I’d like to make an appointment with • Professor Smith. Would 9:00 tomorrow• be all right?• B: __________. She doesn’t have any • opening in the morning.

A) who knows? B) What a funny idea! C) I’m afraid not

A: ______________________.

B: No. that’s not good either. But give me your number and I will call you if somebody cancels

A) May I phone her myself?

B) Does she have any openings in the afternoon?

C) Could I possibly make it early in the afternoon?

Taking a Taxi

• A: Kennedy Airport, please. I have to be there by

• 7:00

• B: I can’t promise anything, but I’ll do my best.

• …… OK. That’ll be $12.00, please.

• A: ________________.

• A) So expensive!

• B) Thank goodness! There’s still time left.

• C) Thanks a lot, here.

• A: Do you think you can get me to Union station by • quarter after?• B: _____________________.• A) Are you kidding me? B) do you know how far it is?• C) You should have got out earlier.• D) We shouldn’t have any trouble if the traffic is not too • heavy.• B: …… You have got plenty of time. That’s $ 7.65, please.• A: Thank you. Here’s $ 10.00. Give me $1.00 back, • please .

• A: The Hilton Hotel, please. I have a 10.30 appointment.

• B: You’ll be there in plenty of time. I think you’ll make it • if we don’t get stuck in a traffic jam.• …… Here we are. $ 8.50, please.

• A: Thank you. Here’s $10.00____________.

• A) You owe me $1.50 • B) Keep the change.

• A: I wonder if Emily will really come at 8.00. She

• said she would.

• B: _____________________.

• A) What’s your suggestion?

• B) What should we do?

• C) It doesn’t matter.

• D) Don’t worry about it. Her word is

• as good as gold.

• A: I’ve got an extra ticket for tonight’s film, would you • like to go with me? • B: __________________.

• A) Is it very expensive?• B) Do you think it is an interesting one?• C) I’m worried to death about my final exam.• D) Thank you just the same. But I already have my own • ticket.

• A: Have Todd and Lisa Taylor started a family • yet? They have been married for two years.• B: _____________________.

• A) Mind your own business• B) Where there is a will there is a way• C) I’m told that they’d postpone having kids until• Todd gets his law degree.

• A: ______________.• B: I’ve been up much of the night trying to catch • up on my reading.

• A) How is everything?• B) Haven’t seen you for ages

• C) You look very drawn. What’s the matter?

• A: I’m really angry at John. He never listen

• to me.

• B: __________________.

• A) It’s sad news

• B) Good luck next time

• C) Take it easy, things will work out.

Tag question:

• 1. There is a pen on the table, isn’t there?

• 2. Somebody borrowed my raincoat

• yesterday, didn’t they?

• 3. Everyone knows his job, doesn’t he?

• 4. That’s your bike, isn’t it?

• Those are wonderful, aren’t they?

• 5. I expect you will have a good time there,

• won’t you?

• 6. I don’t think that you can do these

• exercises alone, can you?

• 7. Let’s go for a walk, shall we?

• 8. Let us go home, will you?

• 9. Now let me have a look at that project,

• will you?

• 10. One can’t be too careful, can one / he?

• (both will be OK)

• 11.post this letter for me, can you?

• 12. Be sure to write to us, will you?

• 13. They went with you, didn’t they?