雅思閱讀理解真題模擬題庫及試題

答案解析⑴

一、?選擇題

1.Passage1

WormsPutNewLifeIntoDerelictSite

Poisonedsoilatanoldsteelworksisbeingcleansedbythousandsof

worms

AThousandsofdeep-burrowingearthwormsaretohelpturnthe

long-derelictsiteofasteelworksintowoodlandandarenewableenergy

park.

BAspartofapioneeringlow-costplantoreclaimthesiteofthe

formerHallside

SteelworksatCambuslangnearGlasgow,wormsarebeingusedto

acceleratetheprocessofsoilregenerationandtotransformtheland,

overtime,intoanattractiveandfinancially

productivesite.

CHallside'sclosurein1979putanendtomorethan100yearsof

steelproduction.Thesurroundinglandhadbecomeheavilycompacted

andwastoocontaminatedwithheavymetalssuchaschromium,

cadmiumandleadstosupportanykindofbrickandmortar

development.

DThesite's30hectareswereleftabandoneduntil1990,whena

rescueplanputtogetherbylocallandscapingandearthmoving

company,HLBanks,andtheregionaldeveloper,ScottishGreenbelt,was

approvedbylocalauthorities.

ENowthesitehasbeencoveredbyatwo-meterlayerofpartially

treatedsewagematerialwhichhasbeenmixedwithcollierywaste.This

willbeconvertedintousablesoilbyabout21,000Lubricusterritories

(gardenlobworms)andAporrectodealonga(black

headedworms)thathavebeenletlooseonthesite.

FThespeciallyraisedhermaphrodites,whichareself-impregnation,

willspendthe

nextfivetotenyearschewingtheirwaythroughthetoppinglayer

tocreateasoilstructureabletosustainlong-termplantgrowth.Without

them,theprocesscouldtakeupto60

years.

ResearchersatBellCollegeofTechnologyinnearbyHamilton

examinedtheuseofearthwormsinlandregarding,andfoundthateven

inthehostilemixtureofcoal-tipwasteandpartiallytreatedsewage,

earthwormswereabletospeeduptheprocessofsoil

recomposition.

HTheyselecteddifferentvarietiesofdeeperburrowingearthworm

species,whosebulkfeedingandcastingactions,aswellastheirabilityto

improvethemineralcontentofsoil,wouldincreasetherateof

reformulationmuchfasterthanthenaturalprocesses.

ISeanInce,ofBell'sdepartmentofbiology,says,"Theideaisthat

earthwormswillcontributeinacumulativewaytofurthersoilbinding,

andthattheywillaerateandaddnitrogentothesoilcoveringthe

Hallsidesite."

Atthesametime,ScottishGreenbelthasbegunplantingthearea

with250,000treesincludingwillowandalderspeciallyselectedfortheir

abilitytogrowondegradedland.

KThesewillhavethedualfunctionofextractingcontaminantsfrom

thesoilthroughtheirrootsystems,andburningorchipboard

manufacture.

LByusingthecashraisedfromwoodharvesting,DavidCraven,

directorofScottishGreenbelt,saysheexpectsHallsidetobe

self-financing.

M"ThefirsttrancheoftreeswasplantedinAprilandtheyarenow

oversixfeettall,despitedryweatherthroughthesummer,"hesays.The

fieldsarebeingplantedonafour-yearrotationbasisandwillbeusedto

helpusmeetourcosts.

NCravensaysthecostoflandbio-remediation—thelaborintensive

processofremovingsoilforchemicalandbacterialcleansing-couldhave

beenmorethan30m.

AtBellCollege,Incesays"There'sawholelegacyoftoxicsoil

contaminationgoingbackmanyyears.Thereisphysicaldegradationof

thesoilaswellascontaminationfrommetals,includinglead,chromium

andarsenic."

PSamplingofthesoilatregularintervalsoverthenextfewyears

willgiveanindicationofthelevelofcontaminants.Withinlessthan20

yearsthelandcouldbere-integratedintothecommunity.

HopesofasuccessfuloutcomeatHallsidehavepavedthewayfor

similar

regenerationplansforthenearbyGartooshsteelworksandat

GlengarnockinAyrshire.

1.TheHallsidesitehasbeen.

A.turnedintoasteelworksfromawoodlandandanenergypark.

B.inuseasanenergypark.

C.disusedforalongperiodoftime.

D.outofuseforashortperiodoftime.

【答案】c

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞Hallsidesite可定位到原文C和D段，C

段中"Hallside'sclosure

in1979putanendtomorethan100yearsofsteelproduction",可

知該廠與1979年倒閉，D段中"Thesite's30hectareswereIe代

abandoneduntH1990",可知直到1990年該廠才開始重新使用。因此，

可以得知從1979年到1990年該廠一致出于廢棄狀態，因此，C項的

長期不被使用與該意相符，為正確選項。

2.Aftermorethanonehundredyearsofsteelproductionat

Hallslae,

A.thelandcouldnotbeusedforanything.

B.itwasimpossibletousethelandtobuildon.

c.thelandcouldthenbebuilton.

D.thelandcouldbeusedforanypurpose.

【答案】B

【解析】根據題干中的關鍵詞onehundredyears,steelproduction

可定位到C段"The

surroundinglandhadbecomeheavilycompactedandwastoo

contaminatedwithheavymetalssuchaschromium,cadmiumandleads

tosupportanykindofbrickandmortardevelopment",可知該廠的土地

在經過100年的鋼鐵生產之后很難再用作建筑用地了，故選項B是正

確的。

3.TheplantoreclaimHallsidewasproposedby

A.ScottishGreenbeltandtheregionaldeveloper.

B.localauthoritiesandScottishGreenbelt.

C.alocallandscapingcompanyandauthorities.

0.ScottishGreenbeltandHLBanks.

【笞案】D

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞reclaim可定位到原文D段"...whena

rescueplanput

togetherbylocallandscapingandearthmovingcompany,HLBanks,

andtheregionaldeveloper,ScottishGreenbelt,wasapprovedbylocal

authorities",其中rescue就相當于題干中的reclaim,puttogether對應

原文中的proposed,因此by后面的兒個名詞就是答案所在。所以正

確答案為D。

4.IntheconversionofthesoilattheHallsidesite,?

A.twotypesofwormsarebeingused.

B.threetypesofwormsarebeingused.

c.manytypesofwormsarebeingused.

0.thousandsofdifferenttypesofwormsarebeingused.

【答案】A

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞conversion,Hallsidesite可定位到E段

第二句"Thiswillbeconvertedintousablesoilbyabout21,000Lubricus

territories(gardenlobworms)andAporrectodealonga(blackheaded

worms)thathavebeenletlooseonthesite”,由此可知將這塊土地轉換

成可用的土壤用到了兩種嚅蟲。所以正確答案為A。

5.ThesoilregenerationattheHallsidesitewilltake?

A.60years.

B.between5and10years.C.over60years.

D.lessthanfiveyears.

【答案】B

【解析】這道題問的是這塊土地的再生需要多少年的時間。根據

題干中的關鍵詞

regeneration,Hallsidesite可定位到F段"Thespeciallyraised

hermaphrodites,whichareself-impregnation,willspendthenextfiveto

tenyearschewingtheirwaythroughthetoppinglayertocreateasoil

structureabletosustainlong-termplantgrowth.Withoutthem,the

processcouldtakeupto60years",意思是,如果使用這兩種蠕蟲的話

則需要5到10年的時間，沒有他們則要花費60年以上的時間，從上

文中我們知道在土地再生過程中實際使用了這兩種蠕蟲，因此，這塊

土地的再生時間應該是5到10年。

2.Passage2

Thediscoverythatlanguagecanbeabarriertocommunicationsis

quicklymadebyallwhotravel,study,governorsell.Whethertheactivity

istourism,research,government,policing,business,ordata

dissemination,thelackofacommonlanguagecanseverelyimpede

progressorcanhaltitaltogether."Commonlanguage"hereusually

meansaforeignlanguage,butthesamepointappliesinprincipletoany

encounterwithunfamiliardialectsorstyleswithinasinglelanguage.

"Theydon'ttalkthesamelanguage"hasamajormetaphoricalmeaning

alongsideitsliteralone.Althoughcommunicationproblemsofthiskind

musthappenthousandsoftimeseachday,veryfewbecomepublic

knowledge.Publicitycomesonlywhenafailuretocommunicatehas

majorconsequences,suchasstrikesjostorders,legalproblems,orfatal

accidents-even,attimes,war.

onereportedinstanceofcommunicationfailuretookplacein1970,

whenseveralAmericansateaspeciesofpoisonousmushroom.No

remedywasknown,andtwoofthepeoplediedwithindays.Aradio

reportofthecasewasheardbyachemistwhoknewofatreatmentthat

hadbeensuccessfullyusedin1959andpublishedin1963.Whyhad

theAmericandoctorsnotheardofitsevenyearslater?Presumably

becausethereportofthetreatmenthadbeenpublishedonlyinjournals

writteninEuropeanlanguagesotherthanEnglish.

Severalcomparablecaseshavebeenreported.Butisolated

examplesdonotgiveanimpressionofthesizeofthe

problem—somethingthatcancomeonlyfromstudiesoftheuseor

avoidanceofforeign-languagematerialsandcontactsindifferent

communicativesituations.IntheEnglish-speakingscientificworld,for

example,surveysofbooksand

documentsconsultedinlibrariesandotherinformationagencies

haveshownthatverylittleforeign-languagematerialisever

consulted.Libraryrequestsinthefieldofscienceand

technologyshowedthatonly13percentwereforforeignlanguage

periodicals.Studiesofthesourcescitedinpublicationsleadtoasimilar

conclusion:theuseofforeign-languagesourcesisoftenfoundtobeas

lowas10percent.

Thelanguagebarrierpresentsitselfinstarkformtofirmswhowish

tomarkettheirproductsinothercountries.Britishindustry,inparticular,

hasinrecentdecades。代enbeencriticizedforitslinguisticinsularity-for

itsassumptionthatforeignbuyerswillbehappytocommunicatein

English,andthatawarenessofotherlanguagesisnotthereforea

priority.lnthe1960s,overtwo-thirdsofBritishfirmsdealingwith

non-English-speakingcustomerswereusingEnglishforoutgoing

correspondence;manyhadtheirsalesliteratureonlyinEnglish;andas

manyas40percentemployedno-oneabletocommunicateinthe

customers'languages.Asimilarproblemwasidentifiedinother

English-speakingcountries,notablytheUSA,AustraliaandNew

Zealand.Andnon-English-speakingcountrieswerebynomeans

exempt—althoughthewidespreaduseofEnglishasanalternative

languagemadethemlessopentothechargeofinsularity.

Thecriticismandpublicitygiventothisproblemsincethe1960s

seemstohavegreatlyimprovedthesituation.Industrialtrainingschemes

havepromotedanincreaseinlinguisticandculturalawareness.Many

firmsnowhavetheirowntranslationservices;totakejustoneexample

inBritain,RowntreeMackintoshnowpublishtheirdocumentsinsix

languages(English,French,German,Dutch,ItalianandXhosa).Some

firmsrunpart-timelanguagecoursesinthelanguagesofthecountries

withwhichtheyaremostinvolved;someproducetheirowntechnical

glossaries,toensureconsistencywhenmaterialisbeingtranslated.It

isnowmuchmorereadilyappreciatedthatmarketingeffortscanbe

delayed,damaged,ordisruptedbyafailuretotakeaccountoflinguistic

needsofthecustomer.

Thechangesinawarenesshavebeenmostmarkedin

English-speakingcountries,wheretherealizationhasgraduallydawned

thatbynomeanseveryoneintheworldknowsEnglishwellenoughto

negotiateinit.ThisisespeciallyaproblemwhenEnglishisnotanofficial

languageofpublicadministration,asinmostpartsoftheFarEast,Russia,

EasternEurope,theArabworld,LatinAmericaandFrench-speaking

Africa.EvenincaseswhereforeigncustomerscanspeakEnglishquite

well,itisoftenforgottenthattheymaynotbeabletounderstanditto

therequiredlevel—bearinginmindtheregionalandsocial

variationwhichpermeatesspeechandwhichcancausemajor

problemsoflistening

comprehension.Insecuringunderstanding,how"we"speakto

"them"isjustasimportantjtappears,ashow"they"speakto"us".

1.Accordingtothepassage,"Theydon'ttalkthesamelanguage/7

(Paragraphl),canrefertoproblemsin_

A.understandingmetaphor.

B.learningforeignlanguages.

c.understandingdialectorstyle.

D.dealingwithtechnologicalchange.

【答案】C

【解析】題干中已經明確指出答案出自第一段，因此根據題干關

鍵詞Theydon'ttalk

thesamelanguage可定位至撮后一句""Theydon'ttalkthesame

language'hasamajormetaphoricalmeaningalongsideitsliteralone”,可

知本題考查的應該是這句話的隱喻意思，因此應該在第一段中進行概

括總結，這時會發現倒數第二句""Commonlanguage'hereusually

meansaforeignlanguage,butthesamepointappliesinprincipletoany

encounterwithunfamiliardialectsorstyleswithinasinglelanguage",意

思是"共同語言指的是一門外語，但是說同一語言下的不熟悉的方言

或文體內也會有類似的問題"，由此可知，這里Theydon'ttalkthesame

language應該理解為在方言和文體上存在的問題。該句先是說通常情

況下，所以該題選C。

2.Thecaseofthepoisonousmushrooms(paragraph2)suggests

thatAmericandoctors_

A.shouldpaymoreattentiontoradioreports.

B.onlyreadmedicalarticlespublishedinEnglish.

c.issometimesunwillingtotryforeigntreatments.

D.doesnotalwayscommunicateeffectivelywiththeirpatients.

【答案】B

【解析】根據題干提示及關鍵詞poisonousmushroom可以定位

到原文的第二段"WhyhadtheAmericandoctorsnotheardofitseven

yearslater?Presumablybecausethereportofthetreatmenthadbeen

publishedonlyinjournalswritteninEuropeanlanguagesotherthan

English",由此可以推斷出美國醫生之所以7年后才聽說了毒蘑菇事

件是因為他們平時只看英語寫成的醫療資料，因此可知正確答案應該

是Bo

3.Accordingtothewriter,thelinguisticinsularityofBritish

businesses-

A.laterspreadtoothercountries.

B.hadanegativeeffectontheirbusiness.)

C.exsistedasaproblemin1960s.

D.madenon-English-speakingcompaniesturntoothermarkets.

【答案】c

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞thelinguisticinsularity可定位到原文第

四段第二句"British

industry,inparticular,hasinrecentdecadesoftenbeencriticized

foritslinguisticinsularity-foritsassumptionthatforeignbuyerswillbe

happytocommunicateinEnglish,andthatawarenessofotherlanguages

isnotthereforeapriority.lnthe1960s,overtwo-thirdsofBritishfirms

dealingwithnon-English-speakingcustomerswereusingEnglishfor

outgoingcorrespondence",可知在60年代英語的廣泛使用存在了一些

問題，即英語語言狹隘性的事實。因此，C是正確選項。

4.Accordingtothewriter,English-speakingpeopleneedtobe

awarethat._-_-

A.someforeignershavenevermetanEnglish-speakingperson.

B.manyforeignershavenodesiretolearnEnglish.

C.foreignlanguagesmayposeagreaterprobleminthefuture.

D.English-speakingforeignersmayhavedifficultyinunderstanding

English.

【答案】D

【解析】解決這道題需要對文章內容有整體性的了解，通過通讀

原文可以看到最后一段的倒數第二句"Evenincaseswhereforeign

customerscanspeakEnglishquitewell,itisoftenforgottenthatthey

maynotbeabletounderstandittotherequiredlevel-bearinginmind

theregionalandsocialvariationwhichpermeatesspeechandwhichcan

causemajorproblemsoflisteningcomprehension",無論夕卜國顧客多么

熟練地使用英語，在英語理解方面還是會存在一些問題的。這與題干

選項D的描述是一致的，因此，該題答案為D。

5.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe

A.OvercomingtheLanguageBarrier.

B.HowtosurviveinanEnglish-speakingWorld.

C.GlobalUnderstanding—theKeytoPersonalProgress.

D.TheNeedforaCommonLanguage.

【答案】A

【解析】通過閱讀全文可知文章主要在講如何克服語言障礙，因

此A項是正確的，B項怎樣在英語的世界活下來，C項全球理解是個

人進步的關鍵在文章中都沒有提及。而選項D對共同語言的需要在文

中雖有提及卻不能概括整篇文章的意思，因此不能選。故，答案為Ao

3.Passage3

LivingExpenses-aGuideforOverseasstudents

Inthemid-1990sitisestimatedthatastudentlivingalonerequires

onaverageA$12?000inlivingexpensesforeachyearofstudy.ofcourse,

thesecostsincreasewithtime.Uponarrival,studentsshouldhavefunds

inexcessoftheaveragetocoverthecostoftextbooksand

establishmentexpensessuchasrentalbondpaymentandbasic

furnitureitems.Theamountspentonfood,recreation,and

entertainmentexpenseswillvaryaccordingtorequirements,budget,and

location.

Thosewhoarepreparedtoliveinsharedaccommodation,which

maynotbesuitableforall,mightmanageonAS10,000peryear.Itis

preferableforoverseasstudentswhoseEnglishisinneedofpracticeto

takeadvantageoflive-insituationswithnative-speakerswhenever

possible.However,sharingwithfriendswhoareeasytocommunicate

withisprobablymoresensibleatfirst.

Theabovefiguresdonotincludethecostoflargenon-essential

itemssuchashouseholdequipmentoracar.Owningandmaintaininga

motorvehicleisexpensiveinAustralia.Insuranceiscompulsoryand

costly,andparkingbothonandoffcampuscanbeaproblemrequiring

additionalexpense.Itisnotadvisableforastudenttoownacarunless

itisabsolutelynecessary.Areasonablesecond-handcarcancostin

excessofA$4,000.

Educationalinstitutionsarealmostalwaysservicedbyreliable

publictransport.Theuniversityandcollegecampuseswithinthemajor

citiesarewellservedbypublicbuses.Inaddition,thelargercitieshave

extensivetrainsystems.Forexample,inSydney,mostcollegeand

universitycampusesareonly10or20minutesfromarailstation.

Thesummervacationrequiresspecialfinancialplanning.Expenses

forthisperiodmustbecarefullyestimatedandaddedtocostsforthe

academicyearinordertogivearealistictotalfigureforthecalendaryear.

TheyarenotincludedintheestimatedAS10,000-A$12,o00previously

quoted.Universityeatingfacilities,andsomeuniversityandcollege

housingfacilities,closeduringthistime.Asageneralrule,international

studentsshouldexpecttospendatleastasmuchonmonthlyliving

expensesduringthesummerastheydoduringtheacademicyear.

Underpresentimmigrationregulations,internationalstudentsare

allowedtoworkupto20hoursweeklyduringtermtimeandfull-time

duringvacation.Itisimpossibleforstudentstoexpecttoearnsufficient

fundsworkingpart-timetopayfortuitionfeesandlivingcosts.While

somestudentsareabletosupplementtheirfundswithmoneyfrom

part-timeand/orvacationwork,suchworkisnotalwaysregulareven

whenavailable,andthiscancontributetoanxietyandstudyproblems.In

general,itisunrealistictostartacoursewithinsufficientfundsinthe

hopethat"somethingwillturnup",studentsshouldbeawarethat

vacationworkhasbecomemoredifficulttofindoverthelastfewyears,

butthoseinterestedcancontacttheCommonwealthEmployment

ServiceortheStudents'Uniononcampus.

warmclothesarenecessaryinthesouthernstatesduringwinter

months,asnighttemperaturescandroptolessthan10degreesCelsius,

studentsshouldbringasmuchclothingfromhomeaspossible,especially

iffundsarelimited.Informationonwheretobuyinexpensiveclothescan

beobtainedfromtheInternationalStudentCentreofmostcollegesand

universities.

Donotrushintobuyingexpensivetextbooks.Itisadvisabletowait

untilyourfirstlecturesandtutorials,andthenaskacademicstaffwhich

istheessentialpurchases.Thereisusuallyasecond-handbookshopon

campus,andusedtextsarealsoadvertisedonfacultynoticeboards.

TheStudents'Unioncoordinatesanumberofoutletsonthevarious

university

campusesthatprovidestationeryitemsandotheressentialstudy

equipmentatreasonableprices.Somecoursesrequirespecialized

equipmentwhichcanbequitecostly,anditiswisetocheckany

additionalcostsinvolvedwiththecourseofyourchoice.

Ingeneral,thosepracticallyorientatedcoursestendtoincurhigher

additionalcosts.Expensesforbooks,stationery,andequipmentvary

greatly,butyoushouldallow

approximatelyA$500-A$l,000ayear.

Mostuniversitycampuseshavebanksand/orcreditunions.The

banksissuedrafts,traveler'schequesorforeigncurrencynotes,and

accepttelexorairmailtransactions.Insomecollegesanduniversitiesthe

creditunionistheinstitutionsowncreditunion.Inadditiontonormal

bankingandfinancialservices(withnotransactioncharges),

creditunionsusuallyprovidespecialservicesforinternationalstudents.

Moneymaybedepositedorwithdrawnfrombranchesofthecredit

unionsandbanksduringbusinesshoursfromMondaytoFriday(butnot

onpublicholidays)or24hoursadayfromthemanyon-campus

automatictellermachines.Businesshoursforfinancialinstitutionsvary,

butcreditunionsareusuallyopenfrom9amto5pmweekdays,

and,generally,banksareopenfrom9:30amto4pm(5pmon

Fridays).SomeservicesareavailableonSaturdaymorningsinselected

areas.Whilepricesoftencomparefavorablywithpricesoverseas,

becauseAustraliaisalargeandexcitingcountry,itisveryeasyto

overspend,especiallyifonatightbudget.

1.Sharingaccommodationmaybe.

A.approximatelyA$10,000peryearcheaperthanlivingalone.

B.moreexpensivethanlivingalone.

c.notsuitableforsomestudents.

D.suitableformoststudents.

【笞案】c

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞Sharingaccommodation定位到原文第

三段的第一句"Thosewhoarepreparedtoliveinshared

accommodation,whichmaynotbesuitableforall,mightmanageonA

$10,000peryear",文中沒有對比合租和自己住的價格，所以選項A、

B不正確。原文中提到合租并不適合所以人，但是不意味著大多數人

都不適合，所以選項D有些過度推理。因此，運用除法，選擇C.。

2.Duringsummervacation?

A.allinstitutionalhousingfacilitiesclosedown.

B.additionallivingcostsareinvolved.

c.universitycanteensremainopen.

0.monthlylivingexpensesdecrease.

【笞案】B

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞summervacation可定位到原文的第六

段，由第一、二句"Thesummervacationrequiresspecialfinancial

planning.Expensesforthisperiodmustbecarefullyestimatedandadded

tocostsfortheacademicyearinordertogivearealistictotalfigurefor

thecalendaryear",意思是暑假更要好好的計劃自己的開支，可知署假

需要花費更多錢。因此，應該選Bo從本段中"Universityeatingfacilities,

andsomeuniversityandcollegehousingfacilities,closeduringthis

time""這句話中可以看出食堂是關門的，所以C項錯誤，另外原文中顯

示一些宿舍樓是關閉的，所以A項中說所有宿舍樓都是關閉的這種說

法也是錯誤的。因此，運用排除法也可判斷答案為B。

3.Regularpart-timeworkis?

A.alwayseasilyfound.

B.notalwaysavailable.

C.sufficienttopayfortuitionfees.

D.20hoursduringfull-timevacation.

【笞案】B

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞Regularpart-timework定位到原文第七

段。首先根據第一句"under...duringtermtimeandfull-timeduring

vacation"可知留學生在假期允許全天工作，所以D項錯誤。根據第二

句"Itisimpossibleforstudentstoexpecttoearnsufficientfundsworking

part-timetoPayfortuitionfeesandlivingcosts”,可知選項C是錯誤的。

根據第三句"suchworkisnotalwaysregularevenwhenavailable”可知A

項兼職工作是很容易找到的說法是錯誤的。因此根據排除法可以正確

答案應該是B。

4.Coursesthataremorepractical-.

A.canrequirespecializedequipment.

B.areusuallycheaper.

C.costA$500-A$l,000ayear.

D.areusuallymoredifficult.

【答案】A

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞Courses和practical可以定位到原文倒

數第三段“practicallyorientatedcoursestendtoincurhigheradditional

costs.Expensesforbooks,stationery,andequipmentvarygreatly,but

youshouldallowapproximatelyA$500-A$l,000ayear",可知實踐課程

的費用比一般課程要更高，因此B項錯誤;該句后半部分再說書籍、

文具和設備的花費大概是$500-A$1,000,而沒有提到總的花費，所以

選項C也是錯誤的。原文沒有提到實踐課程的難易程度，所以D項也

是不正確的。因此，根據排除法應該選A。

5.Creditunionsoncampus'

A.areopen24hoursaday.

B.providetheusualfinancialservicesofferedbybanks.

c.deductfeesfornormaltransactions.

D.areopenonpublicholidays.

【答案】B

【解析】根據關鍵詞Creditunions可定位到原文最后兩段。由倒

數第二段的最后一句"Inadditiontonormalbankingandfinancial

services(withnotransactioncharges),creditunionsusuallyprovide

specialservicesforinternationalstudents”可以清楚的判斷選項B是正

確的。

二、?簡答題

1.Passage1

whySomewomenCrosstheFinishLineAheadofMen?

AWomenwhoapplyforjobsinmiddleorseniormanagementhave

ahighersuccessratethanmen,accordingtoanemploymentsurvey.But

ofcoursefarfewerofthemapplyforthesepositions.Thestudy,by

recruitmentconsultantsNBSelection,showsthatwhileoneinsixmen

whoappearoninterviewshortlistsgetjobs,thefigurerisestoonein

fourforwomen.

BThestudyconcentratedonapplicationsformanagement

positionsinthe$45,000to$110,000salaryrangeandfoundthatwomen

aremoresuccessfulthanmeninboththeprivateandpublicsectors.Dr

ElisabethMarxfromLondonbasedNBSelectiondescribedthefindingsas

encouragingforwomen,inthattheysendapositivemessagetothemto

applyforinterestingmanagementpositions.Butsheadded,"weshould

notlosesightofthefactthatsignificantlyfewerwomenapplyforsenior

positionsincomparisonwithmen."

CReasonsforhighersuccessratesamongwomenaredifficultto

isolate.one

explanationsuggestedisthatifawomancandidatemanagestoget

onashortlist,thenshehasprobablyalreadyprovedherselftobean

exceptionalcandidate.DrMarxsaidthatwhenwomenapplyfor

positionstheytendtobebetterqualifiedthantheirmalecounterparts

butaremoreselectiveandconservativeintheirjobsearch.Womentend

toresearch

thoroughlybeforeapplyingforpositionsorattendinginterviews.

Men,ontheotherhand,seemtorelyontheirabilitytosellthemselves

andtoconvinceemployersthatany

shortcomingstheyhavewillnotpreventthemfromdoingagood

job.

□Managerialandexecutiveprogressmadebywomenisconfirmed

bytheannualsurveyofboardsofdirectorscarriedoutby

Korn/Ferry/Carre/OrbanInternational.Thisyearthesurveyshowsa

doublingofthenumberofwomenservingasnonexecutive

directorscomparedwiththepreviousyear.However,progressremains

painfullyslowandtherewerestillonly18postsfilledbywomenoutofa

totalof354nonexecutivepositionssurveyed.HilarySears,apartnerwith

Korn/Ferry,said,womenhaveraisedthelevelofgradeswe

areemployedinbutwehavestillnotbrokenthroughbarrierstothetop.

EInEuropearecentfeatureofcorporatelifeintherecessionhas

beenthedelayeringofmanagementstructures.Searssaidthatthishas

haltedprogressforwomeninasmuchasdelayeringhastakenplace

eitherwherewomenareworkingorinlayerstheyaspireto.Searsalso

notedapositivetrendfromtherecession,whichhasbeenthegrowing

numberofwomenwhohavestartedupontheirown.

FInbusinessasawhole,thereareanumberoffactorsencouraging

theprospectofgreaterequalityintheworkforce.Demographictrends

suggestthatthenumberofwomengoingintoemploymentissteadily

increasing.Inadditionafargreaternumberofwomenarenowpassing

throughhighereducation,makingthembetterqualifiedtomove

intomanagementpositions.

GOrganisationssuchastheEuropeanWomen'sManagement

DevelopmentNetworkprovidearangeofopportunitiesforwomento

enhancetheirskillsandcontacts.ThroughaseriesofbothpanEuropean

andnationalworkshopsandconferencesthebarriersto

womeninemploymentarebeingbrokendown.However,Ariane

BerthoinAntal,directoroftheInternationalInstituteforOrganizational

ChangeofArchampsinFrance,saidthatthereisonlyanecdotalevidence

ofchangesinrecruitmentpatterns.Andshesaid,"It'sstillsohardfor

womentoevengetontoshortlis