大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类(研究生)模拟试卷5(题后含答案及解析)

大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）A类（研究生）模拟试卷5(题后含答案
及解析)
题型有：1. Listening Comperhension 2. V ocabulary and Structure 4. Reading Comperhension 5. Cloze 6. Translation 7. IQ Test 8. Writing
Part I Listening Comperhension
Section A
听力原文：M: Professor Johnson seems so serious.W: But his lectures are quite humorous, aren’t they?
1．What does the woman think about Professor Johnson?
A．He is very quiet.
B．He gives amusing lectures.
C．He should give more than one series of talks.
正确答案：B
解析：男士说Professor Johnson 很严肃，而女士说他的课非常幽默，故选B 项。

听力原文：W: The flight for Philadelphia left ten minutes ago?M: That’s right. It’s now 12:15.
2．When did the plane leave?
A．12:00.
B．0.506944
C．0.503472
正确答案：C
解析：对话中提到飞往费城的航班十分钟前起飞的，而现在是12:15，可知飞机的起飞时间是12:05。

听力原文：M: When shall we start our work, Mary?W: Tomorrow at 8 o’clock. But we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 3 in the afternoon.
3．For how long can they work?
A．7 hours.
B．5 hours.
C．8 hours.
正确答案：A
解析：男士问几点开始工作，女士回答八点，下午三点前完成一切，可知他们要工作7个小时。

听力原文：M: How much is the rent?W: It’s $150 a month unfurnished or $200 a month furnished. Utilities are $25 extra.
4．How much will it cost the man to rent an unfurnished apartment including utilities?
A．$150.
B．200
C．175
正确答案：C
解析：对话中提到unfurnished为$150 a month，而utilities要另外加$25，一共为$175。

听力原文：M: Is this the terminal for the hourly shuttle to L. A. ?W: Yes, sir, but I’m sorry to say that you missed the 10:00 by 5 minutes.
5．When will the next plane for L.A.take off?
A．In five minutes.
B．At ten.
C．At eleven.
正确答案：C
解析：对话开头就提到hourly shuttle，即每小时一次，然后女士说他已经错过了10点的一趟，迟到了5分钟，可知下一班只能是1个小时后11点那趟了。

Section B
听力原文：Jason: Berry, you’re just back from Rio de Janeiro?Berry: Yeah.Jason: What was it like?Berry: Well, the first day in Rio was quite a shock for us. Here it was a lot of fat middle-aged Europeans and Americans exercising along the beach, sunbathing, walking with their walkmans. It’s a big contrast to the thousands of people sleeping on the street during night.Jason: What was the weather like?Berry: The climate is very different from other places such as Peru or Bolivia. We were at sea level, and we all felt very good about it. No one of us needed to breathe extra air from time to time, and the temperature is about 25 degrees and the air is very humid.Jason: That’s really nice.Berry: The first day we had very nice weather, and were able to really relax on the beach. After these two days we had bad weather, rain and cloudy. So, we’re a little bit disappointed about that. Due to the weather, we explored the old part of Rio.Jason: How about the food there?Berry: We ate at local restaurant. Tiffs restaurant has a fixed fee of about US $10. Then you can eat as much as you want from a vast and delicate buffet consisting of both seafood and meat. Dessert and drinks are not included.Jason: It’s been really a nice trip.Berry: Well, Rio was not the experience we had hoped for, and we feel that this city is over-publicized. But anyway it’s cool to have been there.
6．Berry was shocked in Rio because ______.
A．there was a contrast between the rich and poor
B．travelers spent their time sleeping rather than sightseeing
C．people worked very hard while on vacation
正确答案：A
解析：让Berry震惊的是富人在沙滩上做体操，晒日光浴，带着随身听散步，而穷人晚上睡在街道上，这形成了a big contrast，故A项正确。

7．What was the weather like?
A．The weather was generally good.
B．The weather was generally bad.
C．The weather was fine throughout Berry’s visit.
正确答案：B
解析：Berry提到第一天天气不错，此后两天多云有雨，天气很糟糕，可知天气总的来说比较差。

8．What was the temperature?
A．30 degrees.
B．28 degrees.
C．25 degrees.
正确答案：C
解析：Berry提到the temperature is about 25 degrees，可知C项正确。

9．What was the food like?
A．It was inexpensive.
B．It consisted only of seafood.
C．Dessert and drinks combined cost US $10.
正确答案：A
解析：谈话中提到自助餐价格为10美元，这不包括dessert和drinks，并不贵。

10．What did Berry say about his visit?
A．It was a huge disappointment.
B．It was better than he had expected.
C．It was worse than he had expected.
正确答案：B
解析：Berry认为Rio Was not the experience We had hoped for，并且Rio城over-publicized，故B项正确。

听力原文：Jane: It’s going to be different from school, isn’t it?Tim: Yeah,
particularly the lecture. Have you got any special strategy for listening to lecture?Jane: Well, I’m going to use a cassette recorder and record them all.Tim: What! Are you allowed to?Jane: Sure. Lot of people do it nowadays, I mean you can listen to the lectures all over again later, and make really good notes.Tim: I couldn’t do that. I like to take notes as I’m listening. I usually find I get all the important points. Reading is difficult of course. My approach is to skim the book first to see what’s important and what isn’t. It saves hours of time.Jane: But what if you miss something?Tim: You don’t mean you’re going to read every word, do you?Jane: Well, that is what I usually do.Tim: Well, that is up to you, but I think you are crazy!Jane: What is your first lecture on, anyway?Tim: Oh, it’s a lecture on the French Revolution.Jane : The French Revolution ! How boring !Tim: It’s not boring at all ! It was an amazing period of history. It changed everything in Europe. So what is your first lecture about?Jane: It’s about animal behavior. It sounds really interesting.Tim: Look, I was on my way to the library. I’m going to get some of these books out and start reading for the first essay.Jane: And what have you got to write about?Tim: Well, you’ll never believe it, I think our professor must have a sense of humor. He’s given us the title “Why study history?”Jane: That’s a good one. When you find the answer, let me know!Tim: I’m going to enjoy writing it. Have you been given any writing assignments yet?Jane: Yes, I’ve got to write about animal language.Tim: Hum! That sounds a challenge. I suppose you’ll be off to the zoo to do field research.
11．What is Jane’s study strategy in lecture?
A．She records lectures.
B．She takes notes.
C．She asks questions.
正确答案：A
解析：当Tim问Jane学习lecture的方法时，Jane回答她用一个cassette recorder 把lecture内容录下来，故A项正确。

12．What’s Tim’s study strategy for reading?
A．He scans books.
B．He remembers books.
C．He skims books.
正确答案：C
解析：Tim明确说明自己读书的方法是首先skim the book找出重点主次。

13．What is the subject of Tim’s first lecture?
A．Industrial Revolution
B．French Revolution.
C．Chinese Revolution.
正确答案：B
解析：Tim回答Jane他的第一篇演讲是French Revolution。

14．What is the title of Tim’s first essay?
A．Why study English7
B．Why study art?
C．Why study history?
正确答案：C
解析：文中Tim提到要去图书馆借书准备他的first essay“为什么学历史”，故C项正确。

15．What is the subject of Jane’s first essay?
A．Human language.
B．Animal language.
C．Computer language.
正确答案：B
解析：Jane回答Tim她的写作任务是animal language，故B项正确。

Section C
听力原文：The Mexican President Vicente Fox welcomes an agreement with President Bush that eases travel restrictions on some Mexicans visiting the United States. Under this agreement, these Mexicans will no longer have to be fingerprinted and photographed if they are in the US for a short stay.
16．Which country made travel restrictions before?
A．America.
B．Mexico.
C．Canada.
正确答案：A
解析：由原文第一句The Mexican President Vicente Fox welcomes an agreement…Mexicans visiting the United States可知这个合约是the United States 以前限制Mexicans访问美国的。

听力原文：Sydney--Australian Prime Minister John Howard refused yesterday to bow to hunger-striking demonstrators who have sewn their lips shut and tried to hang themselves in protest at his government’s hard line on refugees.
17．Why did the demonstrators strike?
A．To ask for a pay rise.
B．To arouse people’s awareness of animal protection
C．To protest against the government’s policy on refugees.
正确答案：C
解析：新闻的关键信息in protest at his government’s hard line on refugees抗议
政府对难民的政策，由此可知选项C是正确的。

听力原文：Paris--Doctors across France staged a 24-hour strike yesterday aimed at improving their pay and working conditions. Three out of four family doctors, as well as dentists, surgeons and ambulance staff constituted the union.
18．What’s the strike union made up of?
A．Ambulance staff and dentists.
B．Dentists and family doctors.
C．All of the above.
正确答案：C
解析：文章末尾提到Three out of four family doctors, as well as dentists, surgeons and ambulance staff constituted the union，因此可知联合会是由3/4的家庭医生，牙医，内科医生，急救人员组成。

听力原文：Tokyo--A Tokyo court rejected a suit in which some 150,000 prisoners of war, who were from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States and Australia, demanded compensation from the Japanese Government for the suffering inflicted on them during World War Ⅱ.
19．Which country is not mentioned in the news?
A．Australia.
B．The United States.
C．Austria.
正确答案：C
解析：新闻中没有提到澳大利亚。

听力原文：Shanghai--With approval from the State Council. Shanghai has placed a bid to host the 2007 Special Summer Olympic Games, the world’s largest program of athletic competition for the handicapped.
20．What has Shanghai bid to host for 2007 ?
A．Special Summer Olympic Games.
B．Summer Olympic Games.
C．APEC meeting.
正确答案：A
解析：由文章Shanghai has placed a bid to host the 2007 Special Summer Olympic Games可知。

Section D
听力原文：Central bank independence has to do with monetary policy’s effects in the shot run and the long run. In the short run, an “easy” monetary policy can stimulate the economy to grow faster and to lower the unemployment rate. In the
long run, output and unemployment depend on real factors such as population growth and improvements in technology, and productivity. One way to insulate monetary policy from day-to-day political pressures is to give the central bank greater independence. In this respect, the Federal Reserve or Fed ranks toward the top among the world’s central banks. First, the Governors on the Board are appointed to 14 year terms They are nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the Senate. Second, the Reserve Bank Presidents are selected by our Reserve Bank’s Board of Directors and approved by the Board of Governors. This provides further insulation from partisan politics. Third, the Fed covers its own operating expenses, so it isn’t dependent on Congressional appropriations. However, Fed is not free of accountability to the government. In fact, the phrase usually used to describe the Fed is “independent within government. “There is a way beyond such structural means to make monetary policy even more independent of political pressure to inflate, because the Congress gives the Fed a clear statement that low inflation is its goal. In fact, a number of other countries recently gave their central banks specific low-inflation goals.
Central bank independence has to do with monetary policy’s effects in the shot run and the long run. In the short run, an “【21】” monetary policy can stimulate the economy to grow faster and to lower the【22】rate. In the long run, output and unemployment depend on real factors such as population growth and improvements in technology, and【23】. One way to insulate monetary policy from day-to-day political【24】is to give the central bank greater independence. In this respect, the Federal Reserve or Fed ranks toward the top among the world’s central banks. First, the Governors on the Board are appointed to【25】year terms. They are nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the【26】. Second, the Reserve Bank Presidents are selected by our Reserve Bank’s Board of Directors and approved by the Board of Governors. This provides further insulation from【27】politics. Third, the Fed covers its own operating expenses, so it isn’t dependent on Congressional【28】. However, Fed is not free of【29】to the government. In fact, the phrase usually used to describe the Fed is “independent within government. “There is a way beyond such【30】means to make monetary policy even more independent of political pressure to inflate, because the Congress gives the Fed a clear statement that low inflation is its goal. In fact, a number of other countries recently gave their central banks specific low-inflation goals.
21．
正确答案：easy
22．
正确答案：unemployment
解析：unemployment rate失业率。

23．
正确答案：productivity
解析：productivity生产力。

24．
正确答案：pressures
解析：pressure压力。

25．
正确答案：14
26．
正确答案：Senate
解析：the Senate参议院，上院。

27．
正确答案：partisan
解析：partisan politics党的派性政治。

28．
正确答案：appropriations
解析：Congressional appropration国会拨款。

29．
正确答案：aecountability
解析：accountability责任，义务。

30．
正确答案：structural
解析：struetural结构上的，组织上的。

Part ⅡV ocabulary and Structure
31．______ enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field.
A．Giving
B．To give
C．Given
D．Being given
正确答案：C
解析：句意：如果有足够的时间和资金，这个领域的研究者就能发现更多的东西。

given如果有，这里作介词，相当于with。

32．Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ______ harm them.
A．more than
B．other than
C．rather than
D．better than
正确答案：C
解析：句意：核研究应该用来造福人类，而不是伤害人类。

rather than而不是。

more than超出，多于。

other than不同于，非。

better than优于。

33．______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A．That
B．Which
C．As
D．It
正确答案：C
解析：as作关系代词，指代整个主句“Mark Twain is a great American writer.”。

它引导的非限制性定语从句，既可放在主句前，也可放在主句后。

which引导的定语从句必须放在主句后面，故排除B。

也可以用it is known to the world that…句型，只需对原句加以修改，去逗号，添that。

34．Fat cannot change into muscle ______ muscle changes into fat.
A．any more than
B．no more than
C．no less than
D．much more than
正确答案：A
解析：句意：脂肪不能转化成肌肉，肌肉也不能转化成脂肪。

A not…any more than B结构，A不能…，B也不能…。

35．The Nazi regime is ______ of all theme and principle except appetite and racial domination.
A．full
B．devoid
C．typical
D．aware
正确答案：B
解析：句意：除了欲望和种族统治，纳粹政权缺乏一切主题思想和原则。

be devoid of缺乏。

be full of充满。

typical典型的。

be aware意识到。

36．There were intervals when the sun broke through the clouds, because the showers were ______.
A．slight
B．intermittent
C．enduring
D．impulsive
正确答案：B
解析：句意：当太阳冲破云层的时候有时问上的间隔，因为这阵雨是断断续续的。

intermittent间歇的，断断续续的。

slight轻微的，微小的。

enduring持久的。

impulsive冲动的。

37．With increased taxation and rising prices, Erie is going to ______ on quite a lot of things, such as clothes, records and so on.
A．cut off
B．cut down
C．cut in
D．cut across
正确答案：B
解析：句意：随着税收和物价的上升，Eric打算削减很多东西的开支，例如衣服，唱片等。

cut down削减(减少食用或使用的数量)。

cut off切断；剥夺继承权。

cut in插嘴，插入。

cut across抄近路通过。

38．There are several landladies approved by the university who can take in ______.
A．settlers
B．inhabitants
C．lodgers
D．residents
正确答案：C
解析：句意：有几个女房东被这所大学批准可以接待房客了。

lodger寄宿者，房客。

settler移民者。

inhabitant居民，居住者。

resident居民。

39．If you’ve got a complaint, the best thing is to see the person concerned and ______ with him.
A．tell it
B．have it out
C．say it
D．have it known
正确答案：B
解析：have it out with邀请某人出去，把…拿出来，这里指把对某人的抱怨和某人谈清楚。

tell sth. 后接to sb. 告诉某人某物。

say it with sb和谁说说，聊聊。

have it known后跟to(sb.)，使…被某人知道。

40．______ any one should think it strange, let me assure you that it is quite true.
A．In order that
B．Lest
C．If
D．Providing
正确答案：B
解析：句意：为避免有人觉得这很奇怪，我再次向你们保证这是正确的。

lest 惟恐，免得，后接虚拟语气。

41．Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; ______ is utter poverty.
A．now that all is left
B．now all which is left
C．now all that is left
D．now all what is left
正确答案：C
解析：句意：他们已经拥有名声、财富和未来的保障，现在剩下的就是绝对的贫穷。

all that引导主语从句，相当于what。

42．______ I like very much to do science, as a teacher I have to go over the students’ papers and thesis.
A．Much as
B．So far
C．In so far as
D．As far as
正确答案：A
解析：句意：虽然我很想从事科学工作，但作为一名教师，我不得不去审阅学生的试卷和论文。

much as相当于although。

so far迄今为止。

in so far as至于，就…。

as far as远到，直到。

43．Brown bread and butter ______ usually eaten with smoked salmon in the west.
A．is
B．are
C．were
D．was
正确答案：A
解析：句意：在西方，涂有黄油的黑面包经常就着熏制的马哈鱼一起吃。

brown bread and butter是一种食品：涂黄油的黑面包。

44．Stan: Thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving my little girl’s life. John : ______. Start: I can’t tell you how much I appreciate what you’ve done. John : I’m just happy I could help.
A．There’s nothing to be afraid of.
B．This is a wonderful day.
C．Anybody would have done the same.
D．I am glad to save her.
正确答案：C
解析：对话中，Stan保持一种谦虚的态度，C项句意：每个人都会这么做的。

C项与上下文所表达的意义一致。

45．Adrian: Boris. To what do I owe this honor? Boris: Just a social call, Adrian. Good to find you all at home. Adrian: I’d like you to meet my family. Boris: ______.
A．You can’t imagine.
B．Never mind.
C．With pleasure.
D．I’ve been looking forward to this for some time.
正确答案：D
解析：对话中Adrian提出要向Boris介绍自己的家人，D项意思为：我已经盼望这一刻很久了，符合语意。

C项with pleasure只能用于别人请求帮忙时回答。

Part ⅢReading Comperhension
In response to his rough summons, I had entered the room and shut the door quietly behind me. There was a pause of complete stillness in which the buzzing of the bees among the pink roses sounded as loud as a flight of aircraft. I said, “Grandfather?” on a note of painful hesitation. His voice was harsh when he spoke, and the words uncompromising, but I had seen him wet his lips and make the attempt twice, “Well, Annabel?”I went quickly across the room and knelt down beside the sofa and put my hands on his lap, on top of the old rug. His thin hand, with its
prominent blue-knotted veins, came down hard over mine, surprisingly strong and warm. In the end it was easy to know what to say. I said quite simply, “I’m sorry, Grandfather. Will you have me back?”The hand moved, holding mine together even more tightly. “If I said no,” said Grandfather crisply, “it would be no more than you deserve.” He cleared his throat violently. “We thought you were dead.”“I’m sorry.”His other hand reached forward and lifted my chin. He studied my face, turning it towards the light of the window. I bit my lip and waited, not meeting his gaze. He said nothing for a long time, then, as harshly as before, “You’ve been unhappy, haven’t you?”I nodded. He let me go, and at last I was able to put my forehead down on the rug so that he couldn’t see my face. He said, “So have we,” and fell silent patting my hand.
46．The passage is about a girl ______.
A．who came to visit her grandfather
B．who had been away in college and came back home
C．who returned home later than the appointed time
D．who ran away from home and returned
正确答案：D
解析：本文描述的是一个离家出走又返回的女孩。

47．As described in the passage, Annabel knelt down beside the sofa because ______.
A．she wanted to show her respect for her grandfather
B．it was convenient for the girl to speak by kneeling down
C．she hoped her grandfather would forgive her kneeling down
D．it was the habit in her country to speak to elders kneeling down
正确答案：B
解析：艾妮贝尔“在沙发旁跪了下来”虽然是和好的表示，但主要是为了说话方便，当然这里的“方便”指的是避免正视爷爷感到难堪，此外西方人跪下是极为常见的，没有任何谦卑含义，蹲反而少见。

因此其他三项都是错误的。

48．When her grandfather let go of her face, Annabel put her head down on the rug, because ______.
A．she felt ashamed
B．she was exhausted
C．she was a shy girl
D．she was angry with her grandfather
正确答案：A
解析：艾妮贝尔感到很羞愧，因此她想避开爷爷的目光。

49．From the sentence in the last paragraph “So have we”, we can learn that ______.
A．Annabel and her family hated each other
B．Annabel’s family is never kind to her
C．Annabel and her family are cold to each other
D．Annabel and her family love each other
正确答案：D
解析：由原文我们可以看出，艾妮贝尔和她的家庭成员之间彼此有着深深的爱，因为结尾处她的爷爷问她是不是一直过得不愉快，当她点头表示“是”时，她的爷爷说“我们也一样”。

A、B、C均不符合原文的事实。

50．The passage implied that ______.
A．the grandfather forgave the girl at last
B．the grandfather didn’t forgive her
C．the grandfather was still angry with her
D．the grandfather didn’t want to forgive her
正确答案：A
解析：从故事结尾处我们可以看出，爷爷最后还是原谅了艾妮贝尔。

Many college students in the United States use their summer break to earn money in a temporary job. But more and more are working as summer interns. Some internship programs accept students in high school. Internships are usually unpaid, and the work might not always be the most exciting. But they offer a chance to gain experience in business, public service or some other area of interest. They can also be a chance to get to know a possible future employer. More importantly, internships can help students make sure their area of study is a good choice. For most organizations, interns mean extra workers for little or no cost. Some interns are promised a full-time job once they finish their studies. Yet some students have no choice but to get a paying job during the summer. They have a real financial need. Interns provide free labor, but internship programs can involve costs for travel, housing and meals. Businesses might require interns to receive college credit for their experience. These businesses are concerned about labor laws that say workers must receive something in return for their work. So, if not money, then credits. Many colleges and universities resist such requirements. They say students should earn credit only for school experience. Some other schools provide the credits but charge students for them. So, for a student from a poor family, an unpaid internship just may not be possible. Economic realities like this sometimes lead to criticism of internship programs. But some colleges and universities are offering help for students who want to be interns. Some provide scholarships to help pay for housing and meals, but they do not always give academic credits. Brandeis University near Boston, Massachusetts, offers a summer internship class. Students pay for one college credit. They must write an essay or keep a journal of their internship.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, is considering a similar one-credit summer class. Associate Dean John Bader says the students would work with a professor, but would not have to pay any money.
51．American high school students and college students may work as summer interns.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：A
解析：文章前二段提到美国越来越多的大学生选择作暑期实习生，一些实习项目也接受高中生。

52．Interns may appeal to the workers union if they are not paid properly.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：C
解析：实习生的目的往往不是挣钱，但他们在待遇不公时是否会诉诸于工会，文章并未提及。

53．Most companies would use the chance of internships to find potential employees.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：A
解析：文章第四段谈到”They (organizations) also get a chance to see if a student might make a good-future employee”，所以实习是对双方都有利的事情。

54．Colleges and universities would not give academic credits to the summer interns.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：B
解析：一些学校不同意将暑期实习算作学分，但也有一些学校同意，只是学生仍需交纳学分的费用。

55．Internships are still not very poplar in the U.S. because of its high cost.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：B
解析：文章一开始就提到越来越多的学生选择作暑期实习生，并且全文都在探讨其利弊和各种相应的反应，所以这在美国应该是一件非常普遍的事情。

Recently we had some reports about concerns over the progress of boys in the American education system. Some people say there is a crisis for boys. Others say there are problems for some boys. But they say the situation is not so much that boys axe falling behind as that girls are catching up with boys. Today we examine changes that have taken place at the college level. Here there are similar issues. Some people are worried about the situation for men while others praise areas of progress for women. In 1970s, women represented forty-two percent of college students in the United States. Now they are about fifty-six percent. A recent report called “The Truth About Boys and Girls” included this information--but not as evidence of a crisis. Sara Mead, a policy analyst at the research group Education Sector, wrote the report. She sees the situation this way: Yes, men are earning fewer four-year college degrees than women.’ But men are still earning more degrees than they have in the past, only at a slower growth rate than women. And, yes, more women than men are also earning master’s degrees. But men still earn more doctorates. These are the degrees needed to become a doctor or a lawyer or a professor. In addition, men hold more positions of power and earn more money on average than women do. There are many theories why males and females perform differently in their schooling. Some are based on recent brain research, but others center on environment. Some people say boys now face a hostile environment in American education.
56．This article focuses on the men at the level of ______.
正确答案：college
解析：本文在第二段中用”Today we examine changes that…”明确表示我们现在主要谈到的是在大学阶段的情况。

57．What is the present percentage of men college students in the U.S. ?
正确答案：About 44%
解析：在文章第三段提到在上个世纪七十年代女大学生的比例是42%，而现在增加到大约56%，那么男学生的比例就应该是44%。

58．Sara Mead does not take it as a crisis that men are earning fewer four-year college degrees than women because ______.
正确答案：men ale still earning more degrees than before
解析：本文谈及Sara Mead的一个调查报告，认为虽然男性比女性获得的大学学位少，但他们仍比过去获得的多，只不过增长速度小于女性。

59．At which stage men are earning more degrees than women ?
正确答案：At the stage of doctorate
解析：Sara指出女学生获得更多的本科学位和硕士学位，但是男学生则获得更多的博士学位，而这种学位是进入医生、律师和教授等高级职业必须具备的条件。

60．How can we know men are not in a crisis besides their doctorates?
正确答案：They hold mole positions of power and earn more money
解析：和上题一样，在调查报告里我们知道男性获得更多的博士学位，并且掌握更多的实权，报酬也更高。

The techniques of sales promotion are used both to motivate salespersons to improve their performance and to induce consumers to purchase goods and services. Although sales promotion works most closely with advertising, it is also related to other elements of marketing: production services, packaging, price, and distribution. At the manufacturing and wholesale levels of distribution, the methods used to motivate personnel to meet specific goals usually fall into two categories--sales incentive prizes (such as merchandise, travel, or cash awards) and sales contests. Both are based upon the salesperson reaching an objective above the normal sales quota. Consumer promotions encompass a wide variety of techniques, including sampling of goods or services, store “money-off”coupons to encourage the trial of products, special price-reduced packages, mail-in premium merchandise offers, cash or coupon refunds by mail, special product packaging and contests. During recessionary periods, when the demand for consumer expendable dollars becomes more competitive, there is greater participation in refund, coupon, and premium offers. More than half the households in the U.S. take advantage of some sales promotion offers each year. Sales promotion, now fully recognized as a vital element in the marketing mix, has become a multibillion dollar industry. In recent years, sales promotion expenditures have exceeded monies spent on advertising and there are strong indications that this pattern of growth will continue to maintain its economic edge.
61．Who are the techniques of sales promotion aimed at?
正确答案：Both salespersons and consumers
解析：本文开始部分第一句介绍了推销技巧的运用是为了激励推销员更好的
销售，也是为了促使顾客购买产品，因此其针对的对象包括推销员和顾客。

62．What are the two methods used to motivate salespersons at wholesale levels?
正确答案：Sales incentive prized and sales contests
解析：本文第一段中间部分谈及在销售的批发环节，激励销售人员达到销售目标的方法有两大类：奖励和竞赛。

其中奖励包括物质、旅行和现金。

63．During recessionary periods, consumer promotions will mostly take means of ______.
正确答案：refund, coupon and premium offers
解析：本文第二段中间部分提到在经济衰退(recessionary)时期，消费者可支配金额减少，商家竞争更加激烈，就会更多地使用退款、优惠券、奖金等形式进行销售。

64．How many people in the U.S. make use of sales promotion offers each year?
正确答案：More than half the households
解析：本文第二段谈到针对顾客的一些营销策略，末尾处提到有超过半数的美国家庭会利用这些有优惠的销售方式。

65．What will be the trend of sales promotion indicated in the passage?
正确答案：The pattern of growth will continue
解析：本文的末尾说明目前推销的支出已经超过了广告费，并且这种不断增长的趋势还会继续，以求保持其经济上的优势，edge一词在此句的意思是优势。

On the Need for Medicine From time to time, medical science has achieved an indisputable triumph that is pure benefit for all levels of society. The conquests of tuberculosis, smallpox, and syphilis of the central nervous system should be at the top of anyone’s list. But there is still formidable agenda of diseases for which there are no cures, needing much more research before their underlying mechanisms can be brought to light. Among these diseases are some for which we have only halfway technologies to offer, measures that turn out to be much more costly than we had guessed and only partly, sometimes marginally, effective. The overestimation of advance in medicine can lead to more trouble than anyone can foresee, and a lot of careful thought and analysis ought to be invested before any technology is turned loose on the marketplace. There are examples of this sort of premature, sweeping adoption of new measures in medicine. Probably none has resulted in more untoward social damage than the unpredicted, indirect but calamitous effects of the widespread introduction twenty or so years ago of Thorazine and its chemical relatives for the。