Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets. About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading _________ to the sea.

“Hey, look!” exclaimed(惊叫) Rahim. “Those two men are _________ heavy rocks. I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological _________.”

“You do not _________ a crane(起重机) to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?” smiled Joshua.

“But those men do not _________ to have muscles at all,” said Michael, rather surprised. Joshua smiled.

“They are _________ labourers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they_________. See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his _________. Some of the rock’s weight is set _________ his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well ______________.”

“You’re right, Josh. He may have a small build, ______________ he certainly well knows his job. Dear me! And to think we have been studying ______________!” Rahim thought about all that was happening. Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t ______________ the human being completely, it appears.”

“I don’t think it will.” ______________Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you ______________ use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

“You can get a computer to ______________ multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.

“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as ______________ as ever — that’s domestic technology for you!” said Rahim.

“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody ______________ who can carry a large rock the way those men do. It’s not going to be a very ______________ world, I’m afraid.” sighed Michael.

“You’re too much of a pessimist(悲观主义者), Mike.” said Joshua. “____________will always be other things that will make the world exciting.”

1.A.through B.across C.down D.up

2.A.loading B.unloading C.covering D.uncovering

3.A.way B.revolution C.process D.era

4.A.ask B.expect C.attempt D.hope

5.A.happen B.fail C.have D.seem

6.A.ambitious B.experienced C.potential D.energetic

7.A.take B.fetch C.carry D.bring

8.A.shoulder B.back C.chest D.arms

9.A.on B.against C.toward D.under

10.A.supported B.grasped C.placed D.strengthened

11.A.but B.however C.so D.therefore

12.A.chemistry B.physics C.biology D.psychology

13.A.control B.affect C.remove D.replace

14.A.agreed B.proposed C.refused D.denied

15.A.can’t B.mustn’t C.won’t D.needn’t

16.A.point out B.take out C.hand out D.print out

17.A.dirty B.clean C.old D.new

18.A.caught B.arranged C.left D.convinced

19.A.exciting B.mysterious C.technological D.modern

20.A.That B.This C.They D.There

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇观点独特的哲理小品，讲述的是三个年轻人在看到两个码头工人卸运石头之后的，引发的他们之间的一段对话。告诉我们在这个世界上尽管科技越来越发达，但还是代替不了人类的劳动。

1.考查介词词义辨析。句意：在三十米开外，一艘船停在通向大海的滑溜溜的台阶旁。A. through通过；B. across穿过；C. down下来；D. up上去。leading down to“可以向下滑动的台阶”是方便船只卸货的，down“向下的”，lead to“通向……”。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：那两个人正在卸重石头。A. loading装载；B. unloading卸载；C. covering覆盖；D. uncovering揭开。根据下文"You do not____4____a crane (起重机) to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?" smiled Joshua.可知，那两人正在卸货。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我以为在这个科技时代我们不再做体力劳动了。A. way方法；B. revolution革命；C. process过程；D. era时代。根据句意可知，此处指“在这个科技发达的时代”。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：你不能期待起重机吊起12块以下的石头，不是吗？A. ask问；B. expect期待；C. attempt尝试；D. hope希望。根据句意及常识可知，12块以下的石头不值得动用起重机，此处指“你不能期待起重机吊起12块以下的石头”。故选B。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“可是那些人似乎根本就没有肌肉，”迈克尔相当吃惊地说。A. happen发生；B. fail失败；C. have有；D. seem好像。词组seem to do sth.“似乎做某事”。故选D。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们是经验丰富的工人，知道如何分散他们搬运的石头的重量。A. ambitious有野心的；B. experienced有经验的；C. potential有潜力的；D. energetic精力充沛的。从下文可知他们是有经验的（experienced）工人。故选B。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们是经验丰富的工人，知道如何分散他们搬运的石头的重量。A. take拿；B. fetch去拿来；C. carry搬运；D. bring带来。根据语境可知，此处指搬运石头。故选C。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：看看这个人是如何把石头放在他肩膀的斜坡上的。A. shoulder肩膀；B. back后背；C. chest胸；D. arms胳膊。本题与上文的carry（扛，搬运）对应，把石头放在肩膀上。故选A。

9.考查介词词义辨析。句意：石头的重量有的压在他的头上，有的在右手上，有的在左手上。A. on在……上；B. against反对；C. toward朝向；D. under在……下面。set against “使……平衡”。故选B。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的身体没有弯曲。他的腿放得很好。A. supported支持；B. grasped抓住；C. placed放置；D. strengthened加强。be well placed “使……放置平衡、恰当”，这里指注意姿势，使双腿保持平衡。故选C。

11.考查连词词义辨析。句意：他可能身材矮小，但他肯定很了解自己的工作。A. but但是；B. however然而；C. so那么；D. therefore因此。由上文He may have a small build.可知，他个子不大，体格不够强壮，但他肯定非常了解自己的工作，这样才能弥补自身的缺陷．干扰项是B. however，表转折时是副词，不可引导从句。故选A。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：天啊!没想到我们一直在学物理!A. chemistry化学；B. physics物理；C. biology生物；D. psychology心理学。根据语境可知，他们所讲的都是有关力的作用和平衡的知识，当然属物理范畴。故选B。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：看来，技术不会完全取代人类。A. control控制；B. affect影响；C. remove移动；D. replace取代。由全文可知技术无法替代人类的劳动，这是文章的主旨之所在。故选D。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我认为不会。”约书亚也赞同。A. agreed同意；B. proposed建议；C. refused拒绝；D. denied否认。由上下文可知，Joshua 也赞同他的观点。故选A。

15.考查情态动词辨析。句意：你可以用那种大型的多用途拖拉机收割土豆或小麦，但你不会用那种设备收割茶叶和西红柿，对吗?A. can’t不可能；B. mustn’t禁止；C. won’t不会；D. needn’t不需要。反义疑问句，由本句末的will you可知，C项符合题意。故选C。

16.考查动词短语辨析。句意：你可以用电脑打印多项选择题的答案，但你却无法用电脑生成或评估论文，是吗?A. point out指出；B. take out带出来；C. hand out分发；D. print out打印出来。根据语境可知，此处指“打印多项选择题的答案”。故选D。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：嗯，洗衣机把我的衬衫领子弄得和以前一样脏——这就是家用技术!A. dirty脏的；B. clean干净的；C. old老的；D. new新的。洗衣机不能洗掉衣领的污渍。故选A。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许有一天，再也没有人能像他们那样扛起一块大石头了。A. caught抓住；B. arranged安排；C. left剩下；D. convinced使相信。此处表示“剩下的”意思，做后置定语。故选C。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：恐怕这不会是一个非常激动人心的世界。A. exciting令人激动的；B. mysterious神秘的；C. technological科技的；D. modern现代的。从文章最后一句话will always be other things that will make the world exciting可知，此处指“一个非常激动人心的世界”。故选A。

20.考查There be句型。句意：总有其他事情会让这个世界变得令人兴奋。分析句子结构，结合句意可知，此处是There be句型，表示“存在，有”。故选D。