自考英语（二）模拟试卷31
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They Say Ireland\’s the Best
Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005 , according to a life quality ranking(排名) that appeared in Britain\’ s Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability Job security, gender (性别) equality as well as what the magazine calls \\
1.For 2,005 years, Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.(B)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：原文第一句话“Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005”说的是2005年这一年度界上最适合居住的地方是爱尔兰，而题干的意思是近2005年以来爱尔兰都是世界上最适合居住的地方，与原文不符。
2.Level of education is a measure of life quality.(C)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：原文没有提到教育程度(level of education)。
3.Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high.(A)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：根据原文第四段可知，尽管爱尔兰生活成本高，但依然排在第一位。因此爱尔兰生活成本高是事实，该句说法正确。
4.Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.(C)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：原文第五段提到津巴布韦受困于政治不安定和饥饿(troubled by political insecurity and hunger)，但未提到家庭生活。
5.Breakdown in family values does not affect the happiness level.(B)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：原文第六段“breakdown in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact”，意思是说传统习俗和家庭价值观的崩溃会部分地削弱积极影响，故家庭价值观的崩溃是可以影响幸福水平的。该句说法不正确。
6.Ireland is positioned at No. 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old.(A)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：根据原文第七段可以得出爱尔兰排名第一的原因是结合了现代生活的好处与传统社会的某些好的因素，该句说法正确。
7.Modernization does not necessarily contribute to high quality of life.(A)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：根据原文第六段可知，现代化对生活质量也有一些消极影响，比如传统习俗和家庭价值观的崩溃。而题干说现代化不一定有助于提高生活质量，与原文相符。
8.Many people criticize the magazine’s survey on life quality.(C)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：原文倒数第三段提到该杂志承认他们的评分结果可能会遭到批评，但文章并未提到事实上是否有很多人批评他们的调查。
9.To measure life quality is easy.(B)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：原文倒数第三段中提到“measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do”，其中straightforward意思是“直接的、简单的”，这说明测量生活质量并不简单。该句说法不正确。
10.The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.(B)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：根据原文最后一段可知，美国排名第13位，不属于排名前十的国家。
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Electricity
The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flickering candlelight, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food spoils in silent refrigerators. Yet, people began to understand how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago. Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for millions of years. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may hold many interesting secrets of electric
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