1、 Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the_63_that is, facts, opinions, inferencesthat they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many_64_details that may confuse readers? 50A.technique Bstyle Cprocess Dcareer解析:本题考查名词辨析,参照下文的“Andrew Lloy
2、d Webbers musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.”和“However, dont make the mistake of skipping the revision stage”。名词technique(技术);style(风格);career(事业、生涯)都不符题意。答案:C51A.in particular Bas a result Cfor example Din other words本题考查介词短语辨析,前面adding, deleting, replacing, reordering等各种工序,这些都能
3、笼统地被称为“修订(revise)”所以revising和这些名词同义;介词短语in other words表示“换句话说”。介词短语in particular(尤其、特别表强调);as a result(因此,表结果);for example(例如,表举例说明)都不符题意。D52A.undergone Bskipped Crejected Dreplaced本题考查动词辨析,动词skip(跳远);reject(拒绝、抵制);replace(取代)都不符题意。人们观看的是完美的表演,但表演之前作品经历了(undergo)多次修改,与上段的“Andrew Lloyd Webbers musica
4、l Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.”对应。A53A.rewrote Breleased Crecorded Dreserved本题考查动词辨析,动词release(释放、赦免、发行);record(记录、录音);reserve(保留、预订)都不符题意。动词rewrite表示“重写、修改”,与动词revise同义,与本篇文章话题相关。54A.addition Bresponse Copposition Dcontrast本题考查介词短语辨析,介词短语in addition to表示“而且;除之外还有”;in opposition to
5、表示“与的意见相反”,in contrast to表示“与形成对比”,都与本题不符。in response to(作为对的反应)在本句表示“你修改作品是对你想改进作品目的的一种回应”。B55A.fixed Bambitious Cfamiliar Dfresh本题考查形容词辨析,fresh ideas与后面的newly discovered information对应。56A.However BMoreover CInstead DTherefore本题考查副词辨析,副词Moreover(而且)类似于but also,表递进含义,与前面句not just (only)呼应。副词However(
6、然而,表转折关系);Instead(作为替代、反而,表相反含义);Therefore(因此,表原因)都不符合题意。57A.discuss Bswitch Cexhaust Dcover本题考查动词辨析,switch topics(变换标题)属于修改作品的一部分。动词discuss(讨论)exhaust(汲干、使筋疲力尽)cover(覆盖;包含)都不符题意。58A.drafting Brearranging Cperforming Dtraining本题考查动名词辨析,名词drafting(起草)、rearranging(重新安排);performing(表演)都与题意不符。名词training
7、(培训)在本句表示“排练”,与上文dress rehearsals/tryouts同义。本题难。59A.director Bmaster Caudience Dvisitor本题考查名词辨析,名词audience(观众),与下句view your dress rehearsal对应。名词director(导演)、master(主人;大师);visitor(来访者)都与题意不符。60A.personal Bvaluable Cbasic Ddelicate本题考查形容词辨析,形容词valuable,表示“做自己作品的观众能给你有价值的新信息”。形容词personal(个人的);basic(基本的
8、);delicate(娇贵的;纤弱的;精美的)都与题意不符。61A.mixing Bweakening Cmaintaining Dassessing本题考查动词辨析,动词mix,在本句表示“修改就是把作品所有方面的有效性和适当性融合在一起”。62A.amazing Bbright Cunique Dclear本题考查形容词辨析,形容词clear,在本句中表示“我的文章大意或写作意图是否清晰”,与下文confuse readers对应。形容词amazing(令人惊讶的)、bright(明亮的、聪明的)、unique(独特的)都与题意不符。63A.angles Bevidence Cinform
9、ation Dhints本题考查名词辨析,后句名称facts、opinions、 inferences都属于information。64A.unnecessary Buninteresting Cconcrete Dfinal本题考查形容词辨析,形容词unnecessary details表示“多余的信息”反而使读者困惑、误导读者。形容词uninteresting(单调的;乏味的);concrete(具体的)、final(最终的、决定性的)都与题意不符。A。*结束Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever
10、really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinatingShe did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the mealsIf someone had asked Cinderella, “Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?” she probably would have answer
11、ed, “Why, none, of courseHousework is my duty! In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household workTwo of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishesIroning clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtles
12、sly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which-requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams (线缝) ,you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possibleIf you do not foll
13、ow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled (有皱纹的) and you have to start overPerhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to doIt calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to endAnother household job that many people dislike is washing dishesOf course, some people claim
14、 that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher dont come out as clean as they do when washed by handFor this reason, many of us continues to wash our dishes by hand, but
15、we are not necessarily happy doing itCleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry themIn addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every dayI dont know how Cinderella felt about this particular
16、 task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do53Why do most people hate to do clothes - ironing? ABecause it has to be done by one person BBecause it must be handled skillfully CBecause it involves careful planning DBecause it is time - consuming54To avoid ironing the clothes over aga
17、in, one should _ Aknow how to iron certain clothes material Bspare no care through all the procedures Cfind some proper hangers for the ironed Dpay special attention to the seams55Many people still prefer washing dishes by hand to machine washing because _ Ahand - washed dishes are cleaner Bwashing
18、dishes by hand is cheaper Cdishwashers are not so easily handled Dsome dishes cannot be machine washed56In which way is ironing different from dishwashing? AIt is not a daily routine BIt demands less care CIt requires patience DIt is not laborious*结束Over two hundred years ago, Adam Smith introduced
19、some ideas which brought about a world revolutionIf we enjoy a high standard of living in modem society, we owe much to this Scottish economist and philosopherIf we enjoy driving in beautiful cars, wearing fashionable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exciting holidays, we should perhaps p
20、ay thanks to the man who made it all possibleWhat was Adam Smiths contribution? Like so many ideas which have surprising effects, his was a simple oneHe watched workers practicing their craft(工艺) of pi11 makingOne man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out, cut off a suitable length, shape it
21、, cool it and finally smooth and shine itSmith drew attention to the advantages which could be gained if these various tasks were performed by different workersLet one be responsible for preparing the metalAnother for stretching and cuttingAnother for shapingAnother for finishingHe described the tec
22、hnique as the Division of Labor; in this way workers repeat the same actions again and againSmith made the world believe that specialization could solve the problem of poverty and wantWhat was the result? The Industrial RevolutionProductivity was greatly increasedFor Britain, where the revolution st
23、arted, there was a prosperity which made it the richest country in the nineteenth centuryBritish trains and railway lines spread out like a spiders web across the world British ships were used to carry the new goods from one comer of the world to anotherThe revolution is not overIt is still with us,
24、 but now it is a worldwide phenomenon (现象) Everywhere, factories are producing large numbers of similar products, and are in continuous productionWhat were called mass - production lines yesterday are called robotic productions todayThe pace of change is increasingAnd if these techniques have brought us prosperity, they have also brought us a little misery in overcrowded towns, boring jobs and, most of all, unemployment57What would be the best tide for the text? AThe Causes of Industrial Revolution BAdam Smi