51. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us _______.

　　A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

　　B) behave appropriately in relation to other people

　　C) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

　　D) make friends with other people

　　[答案及分析]：[B]事實辨認題。問在第一段作者告訴我們?nèi)说纳矸輰ξ覀冇邢铝心姆N幫助。第一段第一句說得很明白：“身份有助于我們和別人相處，決定我們在社會中所處的地位、扮演的角色”，[B]項意為“正確地與人交往”，正是上述意思。

　　52. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ______.

　　A) in order to identify themselves with others

　　B) in order to better identify others

　　C) as their mental processes change

　　D) as the situation changes

　　[答案及分析]：[D]事實辨認題。問作者認為，在什么情況下人們經(jīng)常具有不同的身份。[A]項意為“為了將自己預其他人區(qū)別開”，[B]項為“為了更好地識別他人”，[C]項為“當心理發(fā)生變化時”，[D]項意為“隨著環(huán)境的變化”。[A]、[B]、[C]三項都不合文章原意，并且根據(jù)第二段第一、二句話可知[D]項正確。

　　53. The word "appraisal" (Line5, Para.2) most probably means "_______".

　　A) involvement B) appreciation C) assessment D) presentation

　　[答案及分析]：[C]詞義理解題。問第二段第六行中的appraisal一詞的意思是什么。根據(jù)該詞所在的句子，可知該詞含義和mental process(思想過程)有關(guān)，并且可能與和其并列的詞interpretation(解釋，說明，理解)有一定相似之處。involvement意為“陷入，卷入;牽涉，包含”，assessment意為“估計，評估;所估計之數(shù)額”，appreciation表示“感謝，感激;欣賞，評價，賞識”，presentation意為“贈送;提出;引見，介紹;出席，呈現(xiàn);演出”。比較起來，[B]項符合上述兩點，而且意思上說得通。appraisal的準確意思是“估計，估價，評價”，在此句中“評價”講。

　　54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun "it" refers to "______".

　　A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

　　B) identification of other people's statuses

　　C) selecting one's own statuses D) constant mental process

　　[答案及分析]：[A]事實辨認題。問第二段最后一句中“it”指代什么。根據(jù)句意及其結(jié)構(gòu)可知：it指代the task，即前一句“we fit out actions to those of people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation”，不難看出[A]項正確。

　　People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.

　　Erosion (侵蝕) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.

　　Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.

　　1. What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?

　　A) The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.

　　B) The experts’ lack of knowledge.

　　C) The rising of the sea level.

　　D) The washing-away of limestone cliffs.

　　2. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.

　　A) will soon become a problem for people living in central England

　　B) has now become a threat to the local residents

　　C) is quickly changing the map of England

　　D) can be stopped if proper measures are taken

　　3. The experts’study on the problem of erosion can ________.

　　A) lead to its eventual solution

　　B) provide an effective way to slow it down

　　C) help to prevent it from worsening

　　D) warn people whose homes are in danger

　　4. It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ________.

　　A) it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areas

　　B) the government is too slow in taking action

　　C) they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

　　D) house agents along the coast do not support the idea

　　5. According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should ________.

　　A) be aware of the potential danger involved

　　B) guard against being cheated by the house agent

　　C) take the quality of the house into consideration

　　D) examine the house carefully before making a decision

　　參考答案

　　1. C 2. B 3. A 4.B 5. D