2014年成人高考学士学位英语考试考前训练（4）

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As to the greenhouse effect，the author__________ ．

It can be concluded that

The word“offset”in the last paragraph could be replaced by__________ ．

The reason for believing that future man will be different is that he__________ ．

根据以下内容回答题，There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic．At present，we realize that although these are the．areas with the worst air pollution，the problem is literally worldWide．On several occasions over the past decade，a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile tmmc．In fact，the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air poilu-tion．Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels（coal and oil）is creating a“greenhouse effect”——con-serving heat refleeted from the earth and raising the world’S average temperature．If this view is correct and the worid’s temperature is raised only a few degrees，much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York，Boston，Miami，and New Orleans will be in water． Another view．1ess widely held，is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature——a result that would be equally disas-trous．A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age，and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top fanning areas．Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen（though one recent government report drafted bv experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is#cry possible）．Perhaps，if we are lucky enough，the two tendencies will offset each other and the world’s temperature will stay about the same as it is now．

There is evidence that man is changing__________ ．

Man’S forehead．will grow larger because__________ ．

Future man will probably__________ ．

Tlle coIlflict between a student and his roommate caused by different living habits is an instance of__________ ．

根据以下内容回答题：What will man be like in the fhture——in 5000 or even 50000 years from now?We can only make a guess，of course，but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today．For man is slowly changing all the time． Let us take an obvious example．Man，even five hundred years a90，was shorter than he is todav．Now。DR average，men are about three inches taller．Five hundred years is a relatively short Deriod of time，so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller． Again．in the modern world we use our brains a great deal．Even s0，we still make use of onlv about 20％of the brain’s capacity．As time goes on，however，we shall have to use our brains more and mol．e，and eventually we shall need larger ones．This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head，in particular the forehead，will grow larger． Nowadavs our eyes are in constant use．In fact，we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses．But over very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger． On the other hand，we tend to make less use of our arms and legs．These，as a resuh，are likely to gmw weaker．At the same time，however，our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modem life． But what about hair?It will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer．In the future，then，both sexes are likely to be bald． PerhaDs all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at．This may well be true．AU tIle same，in spite of all these changes，future man will still have a lot in common with US．He will still be a human bein9，with thoughts and emotions similar to our own．

The passage tells us about__________ ．

The third stage can be explosive because__________ ．

The ability to identify conflict__________ ．

根据以下内容回答题：Conflict，like stress，is a natural phenomenon when people interact．Conflict in some form. is always present；however，it is not always negative．Conflict can be positive，for example，when you and your colleagues try to select the best pos．sible alternative to a problem．However， much more attention is given to the negative aspects of conflict． Conflict occurs when we fear the unknown．This can be very simple：someone says some-thing in a tone of voice different from our expectations，which raises questions in our mind as to what the real meaning might be．Of course conflict can，and does，occur in much more serious circumstances.Your ability to detect and understand conflict will place you in a better position to control the situation．Conflict is often categorized in three stages．Stage one is the day-to-day irritations that require minimal coping strategies．Stage one conflict is real but low in intensity．The inten-sity can increase if irritations increase and no solution iS found． Stage two is reached when the parties become competitive．Each person protects his serf-interest and fears loss of face．The win-lose attitude becomes integrated with the problem．Stage three is reached when the objective changes from wanting to win toward wanting to hurt the other party．This stage can be explosive because other people are drawn into the con-flict and sides are chosen．Problem solving is no longer a realistic method of resolution． By understanding the three stages of conflict，it will be easier for you to handle the day-to-day situations to which you are exposed．You will also be able to detect potential conflict be-tween others in which you do not want to get involved．

Conflict is__________ ．

Stage two conflict is different from stage one conflict in that__________ ．

As the author implies，the outlets for the energy of anger should be__________ ．

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

The author argues that suppressed anger__________ ．

The author would say that the expression of anger__________ ．

根据以下内容回答题:Hostility is the urge to harm another person or oneself in the expression of anger．Anger is an anxiety defense reaction to anything perceived as a physical or emotional threat to sectirity，status，or self-image．Because the need to feel worthy and respected is natural to human beings，and because life is filled with chaHenges，every person feels angry sometimes．But the expression of anger depends on an individual’S psychological make up，and can range from mild irritation to uncontrolled great anger． Internal psychological factors are the sources of anger；environment"al factors bring these out by stimulating vulnerable areas conditioned by the peculiar emotional interpersonal relation-ships of individual childhood．If a baby receives hostility instead of the love and affection he or she craves，the baby defends himself or herself with anger：When his or her shows of anger constantly move others to more anger，he or she learns to repress his or her feelings．Repress-ing anger hides it and its causes from conscious awareness，and makes its expression unpredict-able，less easy to control，and more impulsive．Impulsive expressions of anger，therefore，indi-cate suppression of deep feelings．Explosive“letting off steam”is a way of convincing oneself and others of the seriousness of provocation and the power of anger．It also relieves the pressures of underlying anxiety to a more tolerable level． The strong energy of anger can be used in coristructive rather than destructive ways．It is healthy to release anger through non—injurious physical activity and the overcoming of frustration in achieving personal goals．By examining his or her feelings and reactions，a person can team to free himself or herself from the negative energy of anger．

It can be inferred from the passage that hostility in．the expression of anger is__________ ．

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根据以下内容回答题：Everyone wants to be healthy and happy．（1），illness or accidents mayoccur without any notice．Frequently the person who is（2）can be cared for at home if there is someone capable of looking after him under the doctor’s（3）．Sometimes arrangements can be made for a visiting nurse to give the necessary（4）once a day，or often，．if necessary．The responsible one in the home carries on with the rest of the care during the（5）between the nurses visits． The rapid diagnosis（诊断）and immediate treatment on the spot of an accident or sudden illness，（6）awaiting the arrival of doctors，is called the first aid and quite distinct from the home nursin9． When illness does come，the whole family is（7）．Many adjustments have to be made，but the family routine needn’t be（8）completely．Often it can be rearranged with home duties simplified to save time and energy，thus reducing strain on the family． The（9）responsibility for giving nursing care is usually assured by one person，frequently the mother．（10），in order that she may have some much needed rest，or in case she herself is ill，other members of the family should learn how to help when sickness occurs．

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根据以下内容回答题：Research has shown that excessive noise（1）people’S hearing．In fact，many young people now suffer from deafness from regularly going to discos where the（2）of noise is so high that they have to shout to make themselves（3）．Unfortunately，in spite of modem（4），noise is a very much part of our modem world．Planes flying overhead，traffic thundering along busy roads，television，portable radios，all produce noise（5）which we have become so accustomed that we hardly（6）it．In fact，people going on country holidays have been known to complain that it is too quiet，they actually miss the noises they are used to in their daily lives．The problem is that noise，though it does not necessarily cause deafness，causes（7）and this can（8）the long run prove harmful．（9），the decision about more or less noise cannot be left to the scientists alone．It is（10）to us to decide what kind of world we want to live in．

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They would have__________very much less if we had known of it earlier．

Please__________dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning．

Who would you rather__________ with you，George or me?

If you don’t put the milk in the refrigerator，it may__________ ．

Don’t come today．1 would rather you__________ tomorrow．

One must try his best t0__________ to the new environment．

These aDples are bad，I__________ the return of the money I paid for them．

Will this light shelf__________the weight of all these books?

Now that spring is here，you can__________ these fur coats tiU you need them again next winter．

__________ you can find a suitable partner，you can dance very beautifully．

Three people，__________ ，were injured in the accident．

It is__________that all students will need to complete a University Registration form．

The flat__________of four bedrooms，two sitting rooms，with a kitchen and two bathro-oms．

We wanted a new table for dinner，so my father bought__________ froni a furniture store yesterday．

I wonder whv they__________ you so much for such a dictionary．

It is important to remember the saying that__________ is better than cure．

I regret__________ you that we are unable to offer you employment．

__________ I was talking to Barbara，I learned that Tony was in hospital．

The doctor had almost lost hope at one point，but the patient finally__________ ．

It is more__________ and healthful to be in the countryside than in town．