Loading... Please wait...第二节 完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Rwxwnrly,a professor of philosophy in the U.S.has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life.He has discovered that how we 36 money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think.One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to 37 every penny they spend for a week. 38 they spend their money,they can see what they really 39 in life.
He says our relation with others often becomes clearly 40 when money enters the picture.You might have 41 with somebody and you think that you are very good friends.But you will 42 him only when you ask him to lend you some money.If he does,it brings 43 to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before.Or it can suddenly 44 the friendship if he doesn’t.
Since money is so important to us,we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important.The author 45 some millionaires for 46 .Question:What is the most 47 thing you have discovered about being rich,because you are a self-made man?Answer:What makes me surprised most is how people give me 48 .I am nothing I don’t know much.
People just 49 making more and more money,but what is it 50 ?How much do I need for a given 51 in my life?In his book,the professor uncovered an important need in modern society:to bring back 52 that money is an instrument 53 the end. 54 plays an important role in the material world,but expecting money to give happiness may be 55 the meaning of life.
36.A.get through
B.deal with
C.give away
D.look after
解析：表示“如何花钱”。
答案：B
37.A.keep a record of
B.run out of
C.keep up with
D.use up
解析：意思为“将一周所花的钱全部记录下来”。
答案：A
38.A.In this way
B.By this means
C.By the way
D.From the way
解析：根据上下文的意义判断，有“从他们花钱的方式，可以看出……”之意。
答案：D
39.A.insist
B.value
C.dream
D.offer
解析：在生活中，他们看重的是什么。value作动词，有“重视”的意思。
答案：B
40.A.doubtful
B.uncertain
C.definite
D.distrustful
解析：从下文的意思可以知道:钱一旦介入其中，人们之间的关系就变得很明朗。
答案：C
41.A.poor relation
B.a quarrel
C.words
D.friendship
解析：从下文的good friends可知，他应该与别人保持良好的关系。
答案：D
42.A.know
B.recognize
C.respect
D.admire
解析：know有“了解他人特点”之意。
答案：A
43.A.everything
B.nothing
C.anything
D.something
解析：bring something to...给……带来（有益的）东西。
答案：D
44.A.strengthen
B.weaken
C.threaten
D.protect
解析：从句中可看出，如果不借钱的话，就会削弱友谊。
答案：B
45.A.thought
B.interviewed
C.reported
D.knew
解析：采访某人。
答案：B
46.A.his family
B.his friends
C.much money
D.his book
解析：作者为了“他的书”去采访百万富翁。
答案：D
47.A.surprising
B.happy
C.interesting
D.funny
解析：下文有提示。
答案：A
48.A.so less respect
B.so much respect
C.so much money
D.so much envy
解析：最令他吃惊地是他有了钱，人们给了他如此多的尊敬。
答案：B
49.A.pay no attention to
B.make no sense of
C.have an idea of
D.lose consciousness of
解析：have an idea of...知道。
答案：C
50.A.against
B.by
C.beyond
D.for
解析：此处有“（挣钱）为了什么”之意。
答案：D
51.A.role
B.book
C.life
D.purpose
解析：为了实现我的目标，我到底需要多少钱呢？
答案：D
52.A.the design
B.the idea
C.the plan
D.the argument
解析：找回这样一种“观念”，用idea，后面接同位语从句，表示“观念”的具体内容。
答案：B
53.A.rather than
B.more than
C.other than
D.less than
解析：挣钱是一种手段，而不是最终的目的，rather than而不是。
答案：A
54.A.Spirit
B.Friendship
C.Money
D.Character
解析：从句中的in the material world可以知道，钱在物质世界中起着重要的作用。
答案：C
55.A.missing
B.getting
C.receiving
D.understanding
解析：从意思上判断，靠钱去谋求幸福将失去人生的真正意义。
答案：A
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
A new era is upon us.Call it what you will:the service economy,the information age,the knowledge society.It all translates to a basic change in the way we work.Already we are there now.The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen fortunately in the Western World.Today the majority of jobs in America,Europe and Japan(two thirds or more of these countries) are in the service industry,and the number is on the rise.More women are in workforce than ever before.There are more part-time jobs.More people are self-employed.But the wideness of the economic change can’t be measured by numbers alone,because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself.Long-held views about jobs and careers,the skills to succeed,even the relation between individuals and employers—all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead.No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention the chip,would change our world,thanks to its use in personal computers,digital biotechnology,artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of unexpected changes.But one thing is certain:information and knowledge will become even more important,and the people who have it,whether they work in manufacturing or services,will have the advantage and problems by vices will be predominant.It will be the way you do your job.
56.A characteristic of the information age is that.
A.the service industry is depending more and more on female workforce
B.manufacturing industries are steadily increasing
C.people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories
D.most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service industry
解析：从第一段中 “Today the majority of jobs in America,Europe and Japan(two thirds or more of these countries) are in the service industry,and the number is on the rise.”可以看出。
答案：D
57.One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that _____.
A.the difference between the individuals and the employers has become less
B.people’s traditional ideas about work no longer hold true
C.most people have to take part-time jobs
D.people have to change their jobs from time to time
解析：参考第一段最后一句“Longheld views about jobs and careers,the skills to succeed,even the relation between individuals and employers—all these are being challenged.”
答案：A
58.By referring to computers and other inventions,the author means that.
A.people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology
B.future achievements in technology will bring about unbelievable changes
C.the importance of high technology has been overlooked
D.computer science will play a leading role in the future information service
解析：文中作者提到计算机和其他一些发明，其目的是建议人们应该跟上技术的发展、时代的进步。
答案：A
59.The future will probably belong to those who.
A.possess and know how to make use of information
B.give full play to their brain potential
C.involve themselves in service industry
D.looking forward instead of looking back
解析：根据上下文可推出，未来是属于那些有远见的人们。
答案：D
B
Your mobile phone rings,and instead of usual electronic signals,it’s playing your favorite music.A friend sends your favorite song to cheer you up.One day,a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone
The mobile business is getting into the music business.For the moment,the interest is in pleasant ring tones,but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phones-all-purpose gadgets that blend phone,personal stereo,video player and Internet browser into one.
Finally,record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers.
The fans could pass music or songs along to friends—a kind of musical trading card.Unlike Internet tracks,mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control,said former record industry official Ralph Simon,who is now chairman of your mobile,based in Santa Monic,California.
“If you pass a song along to other phones through a network,each phone can be charged,” said Simon.“It’s like going through a toll gate（收费站）.There’s more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet.”
Massachusetts-based Converse is offering a service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends.Finally,people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along.The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone.
“A mobile phone is not a listening machine,and you’ll be disappointed if you think you can change it to a radio,”said Ohad Ouziel,a creative manager for Converse in Israel.“But if someone sends you a song while you’re on vacation,you appreciate the feeling.”
60.The underlined word “blend”in the second paragraph probably means _____.
A.send
B.become
C.mix
D.compare
解析：从上下文以及该词的搭配可知，blend...into...“把……融为一体”。
答案：C
61.“Massachusetts-based Converse”in the sixth paragraph probably refers to _____.
A.a person
B.a city in Israel
C.a state in the USA
D.a company
解析：从第六段可知The company指Massachusetts-based Converse。
答案：D
62.Record companies _____ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.
A.are worried about
B.are interested in
C.try hard to stop
D.a company
解析：唱片公司利用移动电话发送新唱片和录像。对于唱片公司来说这比从互联网上下载更容易控制，所以唱片公司会对这一前景感兴趣。
答案：B
63.According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to _____ through mobile phone network than through the Internet.
A.protect copyright of music works
B.send personal messages
C.pass along songs and music
D.send voice mail
解析：从第五段Simon的话可以知道，通过网络往移动电话上发送歌曲，要双向收费，这比在互联网上更能保护版权。
答案：C