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Paper One 试卷一(90 minutes)Part Ⅰ Dialogue Communication (10 minutes,10 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. A: Do you do exercise every day?
B: _____
A. No, it depends on what kind of exercise.
B. No, I go to health club most of the time.
C. Yes, usually every other day.
D. Yes, rain or shine.【答案】D【解析】对话里A问B“你每天都锻炼吗？”，回答要针对是否每天锻炼作出肯定或否定回答，选项D“是的，不管刮风下雨”，与问题相关且回答前后一致，因此正确答案为D项。选项A和B与问题无关，C项与问题相矛盾。
2. A: That was a delicious meal, Mrs. Barr. Thank you very much.
B: _____
A. You’re welcome.
B. Never mind.
C. It doesn’t matter
D. It’s just OK.【答案】A【解析】对话里A对B说“Barr夫人，您的这顿饭好吃极了，非常感谢你。”B项的回答应该是对A项的这番感谢作出的回应，只有A项是对感谢的回答，B、C、D项都是对别人的抱歉作出的回答，所以A项为正确选项。
3. A: I have a last favor to ask of you. Could you drive my daughter to the airport?
B: _____
A. Shall I get the ticket for her?
B. Yeah, I like that.
C. You bet I will.
D. Sure, it’d be a pleasure.【答案】D【解析】对话里A问B“我最后再求您帮个忙。您能开车帮我把女儿送到飞机场吗？”B的回答应该是对这一请求作出的回应，D项“当然，我很乐意”，是恰当的肯定回答，所以正确选项为D项。A项“我要给她买票吗？”对话中并没有提到买票问题，因此A项不符合题意。B项“是的，我很喜欢那个。”这里that指代不清，所以排除。C项“You bet”是俗语，意思是：当然，的确。C项不适合作为对别人请求的回答，所以不选。
4. A: May I see the dentist now?
B: _____
A. Is it a real emergency?
B. Do you have an appointment?
C. In that case, you’ll have to wait.
D. I’ll talk to the dentist and squeeze you in.【答案】B【解析】对话里A问B“我现在可以让牙医看看吗？”从对话可知说话双方应该是患者与牙医诊所接待人员。按照常识，接待人员通常会问患者是否有预约，因此选B项。A项表示“真的是急诊吗”，C项表示“那样的话，你就得等了”，D项表示“我会跟医生说并把你加进去”，都不符合此问题的语境。
5. A: Sorry to bother you, but could you tell me the way to Sunset Road?
B: _____
A. Sorry, I couldn’t help.
B. Yes, what can I do for you?
C. I’m afraid I have no idea.
D. It’s not too far from here, is it?【答案】C【解析】对话里A问B“对不起打扰您了，您能告诉我日落街怎么走吗？”这里表示问路，C项“恐怕我也不知道”是合适的回答，因此选C项。A项“对不起，我不能帮你”回答过于冷漠，不符合交际习惯，在此不合适。B项“是的，我能帮您做什么”与原问题无关。D项是反问：“离这儿不太远，是吗？”故D项也与题意不合。
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
6. Man: What shall we take for the trip?
Woman: We’d better take the bare necessities.
Question: What does the woman suggest?
A. They should take as little as possible.
B. They should take their daily necessities.
C. They should take as much as they can.
D. They should take nothing with them.【答案】A【解析】在对话中，女士说到：“We’d better take the bare necessities.”Bare necessities意思是尽量少带东西。因此A是正确答案。B项表示“他们必须带上日常必需品”，C项“他们应该尽可能多带些东西”，D项“他们什么也不要带”，都不符合对话中女士的回答。
7. Woman: We are going to go away on vacation ... Can you hear me?
Man: I’m all ears.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. He is listening attentively.
B. He couldn’t care less.
C. He likes the woman’s idea.
D. He is against the woman’s plan.【答案】A【解析】对话中，女士说：“我们打算去度假，你听见了？”男士说：“我在全神贯注地听。”A项与对话中男士的回答相一致，因此A是正确答案。B项表示“他最在乎了”，C项“他喜欢女士的想法”和D项“他反对女士的计划”均不符合题意。
8. Woman: I’m really behind with my project. Can you help me?
Man: I’ m afraid you bit off more than you could chew!
Question: What does the man mean?
A. He is not willing to help the woman.
B. The woman is unable to do the project.
C. The woman is doing more than she can manage.
D. He is not in a position to help the woman.【答案】C【解析】对话中，女士说：“我真的不能按时完成这个项目了，你能帮帮我吗？”男士说：“恐怕你是揽了做不来的活了吧！”这说明该女士选的项目超出了她的能力，C项符合此意思，因此正确答案是C项。A项“他不愿帮这个女士”，B项“女士做不了这个项目”和D项“他帮不了女士”都不符合题意。
9. Woman: There’s Bill on his motorcycle again. Did he get it fixed in the garage?
Man: Don’t be silly. That would have been a waste of money. It only had a flat tire.
Question: What does the man imply?
A. The woman was so silly as to waste much money.
B. It was costly to have the motorcycle fixed in the garage.
C. Bill must have repaired the motorcycle himself.
D. There was a serious problem with the motorcycle.【答案】C【解析】对话中，从男士的话中可知，他认为没有必要为车胎瘪了这一个小问题而去修车铺。C项“Bill肯定是自己修了摩托车。”与原文的意思最接近，因此选C项。A项“女士很笨地花了很多钱”不合题意。B项“在车铺修车很贵”与原文意思不一致，因为原文说费钱是到车铺去修跟自己修车相比。D项“车有很大的问题”明显不符合男士回答的最后一句。
10. Man: I’ m going to ask the neighbors to turn the music down. I can’t hear myself think.
Woman: Do you really think it makes any difference to them?
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. He should have told them earlier.
B. It is of no use to turn the music down.
C. The neighbors will not listen to him.
D. He should focus on his own thinking.【答案】C【解析】对话中，男士想去劝邻居把音乐声放小一点。而女士回答说：“你认为这样会有用吗？”意思是她觉得男士这么做也是没用的。C项“他们不会听你的”符合题意，因此选C项。A项“男士应该早点这么告诉他们”和D项“他应该专心于自己的思考”都与原文意思不符，B项“把音乐关小也没用”与原对话意思相反，因此排除。
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points)
Section A
Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
11. The cost of healthcare and health insurance remains the most urgent health problem facing the country today.
A. pressing
B. important
C. neglected
D. complicated【答案】A【解析】句意：医药费和医疗保险现在仍是该国所面临的最急需解决的健康问题。urgent紧急的，急迫的。pressing紧迫的。important重要的。neglected被忽视的。complicated复杂的。根据句意，正确答案应为A项。
12. She believes that she is not a good mother because she does not fit the stereotype of a woman who spends all her time with her children.
A. popular image
B. common standard
C. fixed conception
D. pleasant notion【答案】C【解析】句意：她认为自己不是一位好妈妈，因为她不是把所有的时间都花在孩子身上的那种人。stereotype典型，老套。fixed conception固定概念。popular image受欢迎的形象。common standard共同标准。pleasant notion令人愉快的概念。根据句意，正确答案应为C项。
13. Thus the most logical approach is to focus our analysis on the trade relations of Spain with other European countries.
A. reasoning
B. conclusion
C. position
D. method【答案】D【解析】句意：那么最合逻辑的办法就是把分析的重点放在西班牙与其他欧洲国家的贸易关系上。approach方法。method方法。reasoning推理，论证。conclusion结束，结论。position位置，职位。根据句意，正确答案应为D项。
14. We no longer keep up the close friendship of a few years ago, though we still visit each other on occasion.
A. in good time
B. up to date
C. now and then
D. once and for all【答案】C【解析】句意：虽然我们偶尔还相互拜访，但是没有了几年前的那种亲密的关系。on occasion有时，时不时。now and then偶尔。in good time及时地。up to date最新的。once and for all断然地。根据句意，正确答案应为C项。
15. The university offered several more courses for the purpose of furthering the career aspirations of its students.
A. ambitions
B. achievements
C. advantages
D. advances【答案】A【解析】句意：该大学多安排了几门课程，目的是进一步拓宽学生就业的思路。aspiration渴望，志向。ambition雄心。achievement成就。advantage优势，有利条件。advance前进，预付款。根据句意，正确答案应为A项。
16. Many women prefer to use cosmetics to enhance their beauty and make them look younger.
A. enforce
B. magnify
C. improve
D. polish【答案】C【解析】句意：许多女人喜欢用化妆品使自己看上去更漂亮、更年轻。enhance加强，提高。improve改善，改进。enforce强迫；执行。magnify放大；夸大。polish擦亮；润色。根据句意，正确答案应为C项。
17. The leaders of the two countries are planning their summit meeting with a pledge to maintain and develop good ties.
A. strategy
B. standpoint
C. promise
D. priority【答案】C【解析】句意：两国领导人正计划召开最高级会谈，承诺保持并进一步发展两国的良好关系。pledge保证。promise允诺。strategy策略。standpoint立场。priority优先权。根据句意，正确答案应为C项。
18. Many youngsters have heard their parents say “you’ll never amount to anything if you keep daydreaming that way!”
A. be equal to
B. accomplish
C. add up to
D. pursue【答案】B【解析】句意：许多年轻人都听父母说过，“人如果整天做白日梦的话，什么也干不成！”amount to相当于。never amount to anything一事无成。accomplish完成，实现。be equal to胜任；相等。add up to合计。pursue追赶；从事。根据句意，正确答案应为B项。
19. Readers are required to abide by the rules of the library and mind their manners.
A. observe
B. memorize
C. review
D. compose【答案】A【解析】句意：读者必须遵守图书馆的规定，注意行为举止。abide by遵守。observe观察；遵守。memorize记忆。review复习；评论。compose组成；写作。根据句意，正确答案应为A项。
20. The coach explained the regulations at length to make sure that none of his players would become violators.
A. at last
B. at large
C. in detail
D. in short【答案】C【解析】句意：为了确保队员们不会犯规，教练详细地解释了规则。in detail详细地。at length最后；详细地。at last终于。at large在逃；普遍。in short简而言之。根据句意，正确答案应为C项。
Section B
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
21. The violent _____ of his youth reappeared and was directed not only at the army, but at his wife as well.
A. impatience
B. character
C. temper
D. quality【答案】C【解析】句意：他那年轻时期的暴躁脾气又来了，而且不只是针对军队，他还对他夫人发火。impatience急躁。character性格；人物。temper性情，脾气。quality质量。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为C项。
22. This hypothesis states that environments that are too clean may actually make the_____ system develop oversensitive responses.
A. mental
B. nervous
C. immune
D. physical【答案】C【解析】句意：这种理论认为，过分干净的环境实际上会使我们的免疫系统过分地敏感。immune免疫的。mental精神的；智力的。nervous神经的；紧张的，不安的。physical身体的；物质的。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为C项。
23. The Adult Vocational College is an opportunity to gain the right qualifications for various careers, for it offers an _____ range of subjects and courses.
A. additional
B. excessive
C. adequate
D. extensive【答案】D【解析】句意：成人职业学院为人们提供机会，获取各种职业所需的资格证书，因为该学院提供范围广泛的学科和课程。extensive广大的；广泛的。additional另外的，额外的。excessive过多的。adequate适当的，足够的。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为D项。
24. It’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected _____, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.
A. by accident
B. on schedule
C. in general
D. at intervals【答案】A【解析】句意：许多我们所知的犯罪案是偶然被侦破的，而不是通过系统的侦察或其他安全措施破获的，这一点很让人担忧。by accident偶然。on schedule按时。in general通常；一般而言。at intervals不时。根据句意，正确选项应为A项。
25. You can always _____ Jim in a crisis, for he is simply the most helpful person I’ve ever known.
A. refer to
B. count on
C. cope with
D. run into【答案】B【解析】句意：在你有难时吉姆总是靠得住的，因为他是我所认识的人当中最乐于助人的。count on依靠，指望。refer to查阅；提到。cope with与……竞争；应付。run into跑进；撞上。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为B项。
26. He wanted to stay at home, but at last he agreed, very _____ though, to go to the concert.
A. decisively
B. reluctantly
C. willingly
D. deliberately【答案】B【解析】句意：他本想留在家里，但是最后很勉强地同意去看音乐会了。reluctantly不情愿地。decisively决然地。willingly自动地。deliberately故意地。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为B项。
27. The audience, hostile at first, were greatly _____ by her excellent performance.
A. annoyed
B. encouraged
C. impressed
D. depressed【答案】C【解析】句意：观众一开始不太友好，但是后来对她精彩的表演产生了深刻的印象。impressed深刻印象的。annoyed苦恼的。encouraged受到鼓励的。depressed沮丧的。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为C项。
28. Many birds and insects can build _____ nests to provide shelter for their young.
A. glorious
B. elaborate
C. splendid
D. advanced【答案】B【解析】句意：许多鸟类和昆虫都能建造精致的巢穴，为它们的幼仔提供安身之处。elaborate精心制作的。glorious光荣的；显赫的。splendid壮丽的；极好的。advanced高级的。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为B项。
29. Two decades ago a woman who shook hands with men on her own _____ was usually viewed as too forward.
A. endeavor
B. initiative
C. motivation
D. preference【答案】B【解析】句意：二十年前，如果一位女士主动伸手与男士握手，这会被认为不够矜持。initiative主动。endeavor努力。motivation动机。preference偏爱；优先选择。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为B项。
30. The fruit _____ more than half the country’s annual exports, according to a recent report.
A. accounts for
B. stands for
C. provides for
D. makes for【答案】A【解析】句意：根据近期的一项报告，水果在该国年出口总量中占一半以上。account for说明；占。stand for代表；支持。provide for做准备；供养。make for有利于。根据句意和搭配，正确选项应为A项。
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (45 minutes,25 points)
Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage One
Sea horses are unusual parents. The female sea horses lay the eggs, but unlike other creatures, it’s the males that give birth to the young.
Male sea horses have a fold of skin on their bellies that forms a pocket, called a brood pouch. During the breeding season, the sea horse’s pouch swells to receive eggs. A female sea horse lays up to 200 eggs at a time in the pouch. Then she swims off, leaving her male partner to care for the developing eggs and give birth to young sea horses. The female will return every day to check on her mate and the eggs, but she doesn’t stay long, nor does she take part in the birth.
It takes from two to six weeks for the eggs in the male’s pouch to develop. During this time the male avoids open water and hides in sea grass. His big pouch makes it difficult for him to swim, so the male often uses his tail to grasp a piece of sea grass. Firmly gripping the grass, he will stay perfectly still for hours or even days. The male sea horse will change his color to blend with his surroundings and avoid being seen by his predators who will try to eat him or poke holes in his pouch to get the eggs.
The eggs hatch inside the male’s pouch. When the babies begin moving around; the male sea horse knows it’s time for them to be born. He grabs a sea grass stem with his tail and begins rocking, bending his body back and forth. This causes the opening to enlarge until it is wide enough for the first baby sea horse to shoot out. The father sea horse continue rocking, bending, and stretching his body so that the rest of the babies can be born. Sometimes he has to press his pouch against a rock or some stiff seaweed to force the young out.
Sea horse babies are born in groups of five or more. Sometimes it takes two days for the father sea horse to give birth to all his young. He is very tired when it’s over.
Soon after giving birth to one brood, the male will approach his mate and show her his empty pouch. This tells her he is ready to receive eggs again.
31. What part does the female sea horse play in having babies?
A. Receiving eggs.
B. Laying eggs.
C. Hatching eggs.
D. Protecting eggs.
32. What can be learned from the passage about giving birth to baby sea horses?
A. It is dangerous for the female.
B. It happens once a year.
C. It is hard work for the male.
D. It occurs in the deep sea.
33. To protect himself and his eggs, the male sea horse does all the following EXCEPT _____.
A. changing his color
B. gripping a piece of grass
C. staying motionless
D. enlarging his pouch
34. The author suggests that when sea horse babies are ready to be born _____.
A. the male sea horse seems very happy
B. it is difficult for them to come out
C. the female sea horse joins the male
D. they need larger space in the pouch
35. Which fact does the author want the reader to remember most?
A. The male sea horse gives birth to the young.
B. The female sea horse lays up to 200 eggs at a time.
C. Baby sea horses are born in groups of five or more.
D. The female will return every day to check on the eggs.【答案与解析】
31. B
[定位]根据题干“the female sea horse play in having babies”定位到文章第一段第二句。
[点睛]细节题。第二句提到，雌海马产卵，但是不同于其他动物，是雄海马生产。后文中接着介绍了卵产在雄海马的袋囊中后，剩余的都交给雄海马负责了。所以正确选项为B项。
[避错]第二段指出，雌海马把卵产在了雄海马的袋囊中，因此A项排除。第三、四段告诉我们，孵卵和保护卵的部分都是由雄海马完成的，因此排除C、D项。
32. C
[定位]根据题干“giving birth to baby sea horses”定位到文章第四段。
[点睛]细节题。文章第四段主要描述了雄海马是如何产下小海马的，过程非常的艰难，因此正确答案为C项。
[避错]文章第一、二段说到雌海马只完成产卵，后面孵卵的艰难过程是雄海马经历的，因此A项错误。文章并没有提到过雄海马一年几次孵出小海马，也没有说这一过程发生在深海，因此B、D项排除。
33. D
[定位]根据题干“To protect himself and his eggs”定位到文章第三段第二句到第六句。
[点睛]细节题。文中提到在开始装卵时swell the pouch，生小海马时enlarge the opening of the pouch，都不是为了保护海马爸爸和小海马的举措，因此正确选项为D项。
[避错]第三段提到海马爸爸紧紧抓住海草，几小时或几天都不动。它还改变身体的颜色使其和周围的环境一致，以免掠食者发现将其吃掉或在其袋囊上戳洞来吃掉卵。所以A、B、C三项都是雄海马为保护自己和卵采取的举措，因此排除。
34. B
[定位]根据题干“when sea horse babies are ready to be born”定位到文章第四段第三句到第六句。
[点睛]细节题。根据第四段的描述可知产出小海马的过程很艰难，而且通过动词如“press”“force”可知，B项应该为正确选项。
[避错]文章并没有提到雄海马很快乐，因此排除A项。由第四段可知，产出小海马是由雄海马独自完成的，雌海马不参与其中，因此排除C项。文章并没有提到小海马在袋囊里需要更大空间，因此排除D项。
35. A
[定位]根据题意定位到文章第一段。
[点睛]通常英文文章一般将最重要的内容或文章主题放在开头，本文开头说了海马不同于其他动物的地方就在于孵卵的任务是由雄海马完成的，接着用了大量篇幅描写了海马爸爸孕育和生小海马的过程，因此正确选项为A项。
[避错]B、C、D项都是小海马出生这一过程的一些细节介绍，不是作者最想要读者记住的，因此排除。【全文翻译】
[35]海马在做父母方面是与众不同的。[31]雌海马产下卵，但和其他动物不同的是，是雄海马孵出小海马。
雄海马腹部的一层皮肤褶皱形成了一个腹囊，俗称育儿袋。在繁殖季节，海马的育儿袋会膨胀起来以能装下卵。每次雌海马在育儿袋里产下200颗卵后就游走了，留下她的配偶来照顾正在发育的幼卵并随后孵出小海马。雌海马会每天回来看看她的配偶和幼卵，但她停留的时间不长，而且她也不参与小海马出生的这一过程。
这些卵在雄海马的育儿袋里发育的时间为两到六个星期。[33]在这期间，雄海马会避免到露天的水域去，并且躲藏在海草里。硕大的育儿袋使得雄海马游动起来非常困难，因此他常常利用尾巴来抓住一片海草。当雄海马紧紧地抓住海草时，他会一动不动地待在那里，待的时间长达数小时甚至好几天。雄海马还会改变体色来跟他周围的环境融合在一起，如果有掠食者试图吃掉他或刺破他的育儿袋来抢夺幼卵，那么雄海马这么做就能避免被这些捕食者发现。
[32]这些幼卵是在雄海马的育儿袋里进行孵化的。当小海马开始在育儿袋里四处游动时，雄海马知道小海马就快要出生了。[34]他用尾部抓住海草的茎并且开始摆动，来回反复地弯曲和伸展自己的身体，这么做使得育儿袋的开口扩张得足够大，这样其他剩下的小海马就能生出来。有时候雄海马不得不在岩石上或坚硬的海草上挤压育儿袋，来迫使小海马出来。海马宝宝五个一群或者更多的数量一起成群地被生出来。有时候海马爸爸把所有的海马宝宝生出来要用去两天时间。当生产结束时，雄海马已经累得筋疲力尽了。
在雄海马生产完一窝后不久，他将靠近他的配偶，并给她看他的空育儿袋。他这么做是在告诉雌海马，他已经准备好再次“受卵”了。Passage Two
When 23-year-old Eric Atienza graduated from college last year, he didn’t have a job. Not wanting to give up his apartment and move back with his parents, he did what many young Americans are doing: he signed up with a temp agency, which places workers on short-term jobs. Temporary workers such as Atienza comprise 20 percent of the US work force. In 1985, 417,000 workers were classified as temporary help. In 2005, there are more than 2.5 million, according to Labour Department data.
Using temporary workers allows companies to increase or decrease the number of staff as their workloads change. It also allows companies to avoid the costs involved in hiring and firing long-term employees.
Many temp agency owners and career specialists say temping is a good way for recent graduates to get experience. “Short-term jobs let graduates try out different companies to find the best fit,” said Pegi Wheatley, owner of McCall Staffing, a San Francisco temp agency.
But things don’t always work out that way. “When I started temping, I had this notion that temporary job could turn full-time. It worked for a friend of mine, but that didn’t happen for me,” said Atienza, who quickly became bored with his office work. Atienza stayed with the temp agency because he could earn $ 10 an hour doing office work. Other short-term jobs, such as working as a store clerk or in a cafe, pay about $7.
But there were trade-offs for the higher pay. Because in the US, health insurance is provided through employer, most temps are not eligible for workplace health benefits. Atienza ran the risk that an accident or illness would land him in the hospital with no way to pay the bill. Other drawbacks, though less serious, still mean that temping for most graduates is exactly what its name implies—a temporary choice. Instability, gaps between contracts, lack of vacation time and isolation from other employees are often-cited negatives.“Temping gave me the time to figure out what I wanted to do, because I could pay off my bills. But none of that came from the jobs themselves,” said Atienza, who quit temping last month in favor of a full-time job.
36. Atienza took a short-term job mainly because _____.
A. he didn’t want to give up his apartment
B. he liked to try out different companies
C. he wanted to get more experience
D. he couldn’t find a long-term job
37. According to the passage, in the year of 2005, the United States had a workforce of more than _____.
A. 25 million
B. 12.5 million
C. 4.17 million
D. 2.5 million
38. Which is NOT mentioned as an advantage of temping?
A. It gives recent graduates experience.
B. It enables employers to adjust their workforce.
C. A temporary job will turn full-time.
D. Employers can reduce their costs.
39. Atienza stayed with the temp agency for some time because _____.
A. he liked his office work
B. he was satisfied with the pay
C. his employer provided health insurance
D. he hated gaps between contracts
40. What does the word “trade-offs” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Benefits.
B. Compromises.
C. Risks.
D. Disadvantages.【答案与解析】
36. D
[定位]根据题干“Atienza took a short-term job mainly because”定位到文章第一段第一句和第二句。
[点睛]推测题。文章开头提到，Atienza毕业后找不到工作，他又不想搬回家和父母住在一起，所以找了一份临时工作，所以实际上他是找不到一份长期工作，因此正确选项为D项。
[避错]他的确是不想放弃他的公寓，但并不是他做临时工作的主要原因，只能算间接原因，因为为了不放弃公寓他也可以做长期工作，但是他找不到，所以只能做短期的，因此A项排除。B项文中没有提及。C项不是他做临时工作的原因，因此排除C项。
37. B
[定位]根据题干“the United States had a workforce of”定位到文章第一段第三句和第五句。
[点睛]细节题。第三句提到，美国临时工占总劳动力的20%，第五句说到，2005年美国有临时工250万人，故2005年美国劳动力为250万除以20%等于1250万，因此正确答案为B项。
[避错]注意区分文章中数字的指向对象，不要弄混淆。
38. C
[定位]根据题干“an advantage of temping”定位到文章第二、三、四段。
[点睛]细节题。文章第四段提到了作者以前认为临时工作会转为长期的工作，但是那发生在朋友身上，却没能发生在自己身上，事实证明自己原先的想法错了，因此正确答案为C项。
[避错]第二段提到，雇主可以通过雇佣临时工根据工作量调整员工的数目，并且还可以减少成本。故B项和D项是临时工作的优点，所以排除。A项的内容在第三段有原话，“a good way for recent graduates to get experience”，是其中的一个优点，因此排除。
39. B
[定位]根据题干“stayed with the temp agency for some time”定位到文章第四段第四、五句。
[点睛]细节题。第四段第四、五句提到，Atienza还在为临时职业
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