单选题
{{B}} Directions：{{/B}} {{I}} Read the following
text．Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D
on {{B}}ANSWER SHEET 1．{{/B}}{{/I}} Some people were
just born to rebel；Charles Darwin was one of them．{{U}} 21
{{/U}}Nicholas Copernicus，Benjamin Franklin and Bill Gates．They were{{U}}
22 {{/U}}“laterborns”-that is，they had{{U}} 23 {{/U}}one older
sibling-brother or sister-when they were born． {{U}}
24 {{/U}}，laterborns are up to 15 times more likely than firstborns
to{{U}} 25 {{/U}}authority and break new{{U}} 26 {{/U}}，says
Frank J．Sulloway，a researcher scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology． In his book“ Born To Rebel” being{{U}} 27
{{/U}}this week，Sulloway claims that{{U}} 28 {{/U}}someone is an older or
younger sibling is the most important{{U}} 29 {{/U}}shaping personality
more significant than gender，race，nationality{{U}} 30 {{/U}}class． He
spent 26 years{{U}} 31 {{/U}}the lives-and birth orders-of 6，566
historical{{U}} 32 {{/U}}to reach his conclusions． A
laterborn himself，Sulloway first{{U}} 33 {{/U}}how birth order affected
personality{{U}} 34 {{/U}}a scholar of Darwin at Harvard
University． “How could a somewhat{{U}} 35 {{/U}}student
at Cambridge become the most{{U}} 36 {{/U}}thinker in the 19th century？”
He said． Darwin，the first to{{U}} 37 {{/U}}the belief
that God created the world with his theory of evolution，was the fifth of six
children．Most of his{{U}} 38 {{/U}}were firstborns．
Sulloway’s theory held{{U}} 39 {{/U}}with Copernicus，the first
astronomer to{{U}} 40 {{/U}}that the Sun was the center of the
universe，and computer revolutionary Gates of Microsoft．
单选题
A. Likewise
B. Likely
C. Alike
D. Unlike
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题的考点是副词的辨析。这句话的意思是：同样，尼古拉•哥白尼，本杰明•弗兰克林和比尔•盖茨也都属于此列。likewise adv，同样地，照样地；likely很可能的；alike相同地，相似地；unlike不同地，不相似地。从意思上来看，只有likewise和alike符合，但二者用法不同：alike一般用作表语，如：The two sisters are very alike．两姐妹非常相像。作副词时一般用于句末，如：They dress and walk alike．他们的穿着和走路姿态十分相似。而likewise可以用于句首和句中，在本题是用于句首。
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题的考点是名词的上下文辨析。the most important factor sha- ping personality的意思是：性格塑造的最重要的因素。几个选项的意思分别是：member成员；part部分；factor因素，要素；case事例，案例；根据上下文不难看出，只有factor符合题意，故正确答案为C。
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题的考点是形容词的上下文搭配辨析。the most revolutionary thinker的意思是：最具创新性的思想家。几个选项的意思分别是：[A]questiona-ble可疑的；[B]indifferent无关紧要的；[C]traditional传统的；[D]revolutionary革命的，创新的；根据我们对达尔文的知识，可知他是一个具有创新精神的人，所以正确答案为D。
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题的考点是动词与形容词的固定搭配。这句话的意思是：索罗卫的理论用在哥白尼身上很适合。hold true的意思是“适用，有效”如：This principle holds true for the people of the whole world．这一原理对全世界上所有国家的人民都适用。其他几个选项exact精确的；genuine真实的，诚恳的；real真正的；与hold不能形成通顺的固定搭配，故正确答案为B。