The Internet House
A leading British building and design company has just announced their plans for the home of the future. The new design, __________ (51) as the "Interact House", has five bedrooms, plenty of bathrooms and a double garage. But these are not the main selling __________ (52), for it is the £25,000__________(53) of automation that makes this house really different_ It will be__________ .(54),for people who have plenty of money, but not a great __________(55) of time; young professionals in other words, they are likely to be __________(56) to the idea of a microwave that provides easy-to-cook __________(57) via the Internet and cooker that switches itself on or off at a command received via e-mail. All the appliances in the house,__________(58) the heating and lighting controls, are linked together __________(59) means of a gadget (小装置) called a "router".
Using what's called a "Webpad", a kind of portable lap-top computer, the owners of the house tap in commands from __________ (60) they may be. The Webpad __________ (61) a signal to the router, __________(62) the message and then activates the necessary controls. On the home at night,for example, the owners can switch on the lights or __________(63) the central heating working, and so __________(64) sure that they have a nice warm welcome when they__________(65) into their home.
51. A. entitled
B. known
C. referred
D. named
52. A. plots
B. plans
C. points
D. paths
53. A. value
B. price
C. worth
D. cost
54. A. accurate
B. model
C. precise
D. ideal
55. A. length
B. deal
C. lot
D. extent
56. A. excited
B. intended
C. interested
D. attracted
57. A. recipes
B. projects
C. receipts
D. invitations
58. A. as long as
B. as soon as
C. as well as
D. as far as
59. A. for
B. in
C. with
D. by
60. A. whatever
B. however
C. whichever
D. wherever
61. A. draws
B. speaks
C. sends
D. hearsay
62. A. decodes
B. discounts
C. decides
D. dissolves
63. A. lead
B. have
C. put
D. get
64. A. come
B. make
C. keep
D. hold
65. A. stay
B. stand
C. step
D. start
2014年真题
Public Relations
Public relations is a broad set of planned communications about the company, including publicity releases, designed to promote goodwill and a favorable image.
Publicity then is part of public relations when it is initiated by the finn, usually in the__________(51) of press releases or press conferences. Since public relations involves communications with stockholders, financial analysts, government officials, and other noncustomer groups, it is usually__________ (52) outside the marketing department, perhaps as a staff department or outside consulting firm reporting to top management. This organizational placement can be a__________ (53) because the public relations department or consultant will likely not be in tune with marketing efforts. Poor communication and no coordination may be the __________(54). Although the basic purpose of public relations is to provide positive influence __________(55) the public image, this influence generally may be less than __________(56) provided by the other components of the public image mix.
Publicity may be in the form of news releases that have __________(57) overtones for the company initiated by the public relations department. Publicity on the other__________(58) should not be divorced from the department marketing as it can__________ (59) a useful adjunct to the regular advertising. __________(60), not all publicity is initiated by the firm; some can__________ (61) from an unfavorable press as a reaction to certain actions or lack of__________ (62) that are controversial or even downright ill-advised.
The __________(63) we wish to emphasize is that a firm is deluding itself if it thinks its public relations function, whether within the company or an outside firm, can take __________(64)of public image problems and opportunities. Many factors impact on the public image. Many of these have to do with the way the__________ (65) does business, such as its product quality, the servicing and handling of complaints, etc.
51. A. matter
B. form
C. system
D. direction
52. A. placed
B. approved
C. developed
D. changed
53. A. desire
B. quality
C. limitation
D. feature
54. A. images
B. methods
C. consequences
D. conclusions
55. A. in
B. for
C. on
D. at
56. A. all
B. that
C. what
D. which
57. A. serious
B. negative
C. favorable
D. unlikely
58. A. side
B. part
C. hand
D. area
59. A. produce
B. connect
C. involve
D. provide
60. A. Yet
B. Otherwise
C. Furthermore
D. Rather
61. A. make
B. result
C. tell
D. keep
62. A. activities
B. actions
C. performances
D. relations
63. A. tradition
B. contrast
C. nature
D. point
64. A. charge
B. over
C. care
D. not
65. A. manager
B. public
C. department
D. firm
2013年真题
Teaching and Learning
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be__________ (51) with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or__________ (52) an examination. The ideal student is __________(53) to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high __________(54). Sometimes homework is returned with brief written __________ (55) but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is __________ (56)for learning the material assigned. When research is__________ (57), the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum __________(58). It is the student's responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to__________ (59) how a university library works; they expect students, particularly graduate students to exhaust the__________ (60) sources in the library. Professors will help students who need it, __________(61) prefer that their students should not be too __________(62) on them. In the united states professors have many other __________(63) besides teaching, such as administrative or research work. Therefore, the time that a professor can spend__________(64) a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either __________(65) a professor during office hours or make an appointment.
51. A. careful
B. happy
C. familiar
D. pleased
52. A. need
B. take
C. develop
D. finish
53. A. tested
B. recognized
C. considered
D. assessed
54. A. levels
B. degrees
C. grades
D. hopes
55. A. tasks
B. comments
C. declarations
D. questions
56. A. anxious
B. concerned
C. eager
D. responsible
57. A. completed
B. designed
C. assigned
D. learned
58. A. requirement
B. guidance
C. effort
D. evidence
59. A. wonder
B. inquire
C. speculate
D. explain
60. A. inner
B. personal
C. reference
D. natural
61. A. but
B. even
C. thus
D. and
62. A. keen
B. dependent
C. energetic
D. active
63. A. opportunities
B. duties
C. preferences
D. points
64. A. with
B. for
C. over
D. along
65. A. approach
B. trouble
C. select
D. catch
答案与解析
2015年真题
51.D。题干:这种新的设计,__________ “互联网的房子”,有五个卧室,多个洗澡间和两个车库。本题考查句意和固定搭配。四个选项分别代入,be entitled to意为“有资格,有权……”,be known as意为“因……出名,因……而众所周知”,be referred to意为“指代,参考”,be named as意为“命名为……,称之为……”,根据介词搭配,可以排除A和C,选项B代入后与语境不符合,故D为正确答案。
52.C。题干:但是这些不是主要的__________ ,因为正是25000美元的__________ 的自动化操作让这种房子与众不同。本题考查固定搭配。sellingpoint意为“卖点”,故C为正确答案。
53.A。题干:但是这些不是主要的卖点,因为正是25000美元的__________ 的自动化操作让这种房子与众不同。本题考查句意。四个选项分别代入,根据上下文语境,这种intemet house的所有自动化设备的价值是25000美元,故A为正确答案。
54.D。题干:它将是__________ ,因为有很多钱的人们没有__________ 时间。本题考查形容词和句意。空后的句子说这种自动化的设备对有钱但没有时间的人来讲,是非常合适的,四个选项代入后,ideal比较符合语境,故D是正确答案。
55.B。题干:它将是理想的,因为有很多钱的人们没有很多时间。本题考查固定搭配。a length of意为“一段”,a great deal of“大量”,a lot of“许多大量”,但是没有a great lot of这个词组,故B是正确答案。
56.D。题干:通过网络提供简单易做__________ 的微波炉以及通过邮件接收的命令而自动开关的厨具的想法,他们可能会__________ 。本题考查固定搭配和上下文语义。be excited by/with意为“对……感到兴奋”,be intended to do意为“打算,想要”,be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”,be attracted to/by意为“为……所吸引”,从介词to的搭配可以排除A和C,从语义可以排除选项B,故D为正确答案。
57.A。题干:通过网络提供简单易做__________ 的微波炉。本题考查动词词义。四个选项分别代入后,结合微波炉可以判断网络提供的是简单易做的食谱,故A为正确选项。
58.C。题干:房子里所有的家电,__________ 暖气和照明控制设备,都与被称之为“路由器”的小装置联系在一起。本题考查介词短语和句意。分别代入四个选项,暖气和照明控制设备与家电是并列关系,所以C为正确答案。
59.C。题干:房子里所有的家电,以及暖气和照明控制设备,都与被称之为“路由器”的小装置联系在一起。本题考查固定搭配,be linked with意为“与……相连,与……有联系”。
60.D。题干:通过被称之为webpad的设备,这是一种便携式笔记本电脑,屋主可以从一敲进命令。本题考查引导词和句意。四个选项分别代入后,“屋主可以从任何地方发出命令”比较符合语境。所以D选项为正确答案。
61.C。题干:webpad将信号__________ 路由器,路由器将信息__________ 然后激活必要的控制设备。本题考查动词和句意。分别代入四个选项,send a signal“发出信号”比较符合语境。故C为正确选项。
62.A。题干:webpad将信号发给路由器,路由器将信息__________ 然后激活必要的控制设备。本题考查动词和句意。四个选项分别代入,decode the message(解码信息)比较符合语境。故A为正确选项。
63.B。题干:例如,晚上在家的时候,屋主可以开灯或者__________ 中央加热器一直工作,并且__________ 他们__________ 家的时候将会受到“温暖”的欢迎。本题考查句意和固定搭配。四个选项分别代入,只有have sb/sth doing(让……一直)符合原文结构,其他三个选项中的动词都不搭配doing,故B为正确选项。
64.B。题干:例如,晚上在家的时候,屋主可以开灯或者让中央加热器一直工作,并且__________ 他们__________ 家的时候将会受到“温暖”的欢迎。本题考查句意和固定搭配。Make sure是固定搭配,意为“确保,保证”,故B为正确选项。
65.c。题干:例如,晚上在家的时候,屋主可以开灯或者让中央加热器一直工作,并且确保他们__________ 家的时候将会受到“温暖”的欢迎。本题考查动词和固定搭配。stay in(待在……之中),stand in(站在……之中),step into(走进),故本题选C。
2014年真题
51.B。本题考查句意和名词。题干:宣传是公司发起的公关中的一部分,往往以发布新闻或者新闻发布会的__________ 。“新闻公报”和“新闻发布会”都是宣传(publicity)的形式,只有form符合句意要求。
52.A。本题考查句意和动词。题干:因为公共关系包含与股东、金融分析师、政府官员以及其他非客户团体之间的沟通,公共关系部门通常作为员工部门或者外部咨询团队直接向高层汇报,__________ 于市场营销部门之外。本句是在讲公关部门在企业中的位置,因此用有“位置”含意的place“置放”是符合句意的。故本题选A。下一句中的this placement也告诉我们,本题应该选择place。
53.c。本题考查语义走向。题干:这种位置的设定或许是一种__________ 因为公关部门或者顾问很可能与市场行为不一致。根据句中because后“……与市场行为不一致”可推断出前面空格处应该是一个略带贬义的词,只有limitation的词义符合语义走向,同时也只有limitation符合句意要求。
54.C。本题考查上下文语义走向。题干:缺乏沟通和协作或许是__________ 。前一句讲到这种机构设置(将公关部门设置在市场部门之外)会有局限性,这一句就顺承语义描述带来的后果:缺乏沟通和协作。因此本题答案为C。
55.c。本题考查固定搭配和介词。题干:尽管公关部门基本的目的是发挥积极影响,创造良好的公众形象,但是这种影响通常情况下不如混合公众形象的力量强大。Have influence on是固定用法,只能选C选项。
56.B。本题考查代词。题干:尽管公关部门基本的目的是发挥积极影响创造良好的公众形象,但是这种影响通常情况下不如混合公众形象的影响大。这里要选用一个代词来指代influence,只能用that。
57.C。本题考查形容词和旬意。题干:宣传可以采用新闻发布会的形式,这对公关部门发起的对公司的宣传有__________ 作用。该句和下一句是从两个不同的方面来评论宣传活动。第一段讲到宣传活动可以是新闻公报或者新闻发布会,由此可知新闻公报的形式对公司是有利的,因此这里选择C。
58.C。本题考查固定搭配。on the other hand的意思是“另一方面”。这句话与上一句从两个方面来评论宣传活动,因此本题选C。
59.D。本题考查句意和动词。题干:另一方面,宣传也不能脱离营销部门,因为它能够正式广告的补充。根据本句的意思,选择provide是合适的。
60.C。本题考查逻辑关系。题干:__________ ,不是所有的宣传活动都是由公司发起的。这句话和前两句都是谈公司的对外宣传,furthermore起了衔接作用,故是正确答案。
61.B。本题考查句意和逻辑关系。空格前说到宣传活动由谁发起,因此宣传活动和媒体的反应之间应该有因果关系。只有result from表示“来源于,来自于”。故本题选B。
62.B。本题考查逻辑关系。or连接的并列结构,并列部分形式一致,成分一致,语义走向一致,因此这里lack ofactions与certain actions符合以上并列的关系。
63.D。本题考查句意。题干:我们想强调的__________ 是公司如果认为有关公众形象的一切问题或机遇可以由从事公关的部门(无论是公司内部部门还是子公司)__________ 好,那是自欺欺人的。“强调”的内容往往是“观点”,故point正确。
64.C。本题考查固定搭配。题干:我们想强调的__________ 是公司如果认为有关公众形象的一切问题或机遇可以由从事公关的部门(无论是公司内部部门还是子公司)__________ 好,那是自欺欺人的。take charge of“负责”,take over“接管,超过”,take care of“处理,照顾”。根据句意,C选项正确。
65.D。本题考查线索回现。题干:很多(因素)与__________ 处理业务的方式有关。上文一直在谈公众形象的提升是公关的重要工作,公关的方式在不同的公司有不同的运作方法。因此这里用firm与上文的线索吻合。
2013年真题
51.c。本题考查固定搭配。题干:如果教师布置了一篇长篇阅读的任务,他们期望学生熟悉读物里的信息”。be familiar with是固定搭配,意为“熟悉……”,符合上下文的意思,故C为正确答案。
52.B。本题考查固定搭配。题干:……即使他们不在上课时讨论,也不__________ 。四个选项中只有take与examination搭配意为“参加考试”,故B为正确答案。
53.C。本题考查词汇。题干:理想的学生__________ 是那种为了求知去学习的学生。选项be considered to意为“被认为……”,比较符合上下文语境,故C为正确答案。
54.C。本题考查词汇。题干:理想的学生是那种为了求知去学习的学生,而不是暗中只对得到高__________ 感兴趣的学生。四个选项中,high grade(高分)比较符合语境,故C是正确答案。
55.B。本题考查词汇。题干:有时发回来的作业上只有简短的__________ ,并无分数。老师批改作业给的应该是comment,即“评语”,不可能是task“任务”、declaration“声明”、question“问题”。故B是正确答案。
56.D。本题考查固定搭配。题干:即使不给分数,学生__________学习布置的作业。be responsible for是固定搭配,意为“对……负责任”,比较符合语境,因此D为正确选项。
57.c。本题考查词汇。题干:当一项研究__________ 时,教授们期望学生积极去做并且用少的__________ 。选项complete意为“完成”,design意为“设计”,assign意为“分配,指派”,learn意为“学习”,只有assign填入此处符合,与后面提到的教授的期望在语义上保持一致。因此C为正确选项。
58.B。本题考查词汇。题干:当分配研究任务时,教授们期望学生积极去做并且用少的__________ ”。只有B选项guidance“指导”符合文意,故为正确答案。
59.D。本题考查词汇。题干:教授们没有时问去__________ 大学的图书馆是如何运行的。四个选项中只有explain“解释”符合文意;其他选项中wonder意为“怀疑”,inquire意为“询问”,speculate意为“推测”,均说不通。因此D为正确选项。
60.C。本题考查词汇。题干:他们希望学生特别是研究生去穷尽图书馆的——资源。四个选项中只有reference sources(文献)比较符合语境,所以C选项为正确答案。
61.A。本题考查上下文逻辑。题干:教授们愿意帮助需要帮助的学生,更希望学生不要太__________ 他们。从上下文语义判断前后具有转折关系,四个选项中只有but符合,故A为正确选项。
62.B。本题考查固定搭配。题干:……但是更希望学生不要太过他们。be dependent on是固定搭配,表示“依赖,依靠”,其他选项放在此处都不合上下文含意。故B为正确选项。
63.B。本题考查词汇。题干:在美国,教授除了教学还有其他__________ ,例如管理或研究工作。四个选项中,只有duty“职责”比较符合语境;其他选项oppoaunity意为“机会”,preference意为“偏爱”,point意为“要点”均不符合。故B为正确选项。
64.A。本题考查介词。题干:因此教授课外能花在学生身上的时间是有限的。spend with sb.是固定搭配,意为“时间花在……”,故A为正确选项。
65.A。本题考查词汇。题干:如果学生有课业问题,那么应该在答疑时间或者预约来教授。approach意为“接近,靠近”,trouble意为“麻烦”,select意为“选择”,catch意为“抓住”,只有approach sb.比较符合语境,故答案为A。