2022年黑龙江省伊春市普通高校对口单招英语自考模拟考试(含答案)

2022年黑龙江省伊春市普通高校对口单招英语自考模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(30题)1.Mary，_________here——everybodyelse，staywhereyouare．

A.comeB.comesC.tocomeD.coming

2.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

3.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

4.Notuntilthisterm______torealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.didhebeginC.hehasbegunD.thathehasbegun

5._____cryingsadly,heraisedhisheadandlettearsstreamdownhisfaceonpurposeA.TobeseenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Havingseen

6.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

7.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

8.NotonlyIbutalsoTomandMary______fondofcollectingstamps.

A.amB.willC.areD.have

9.Little_________thattheirplanhasbeenDiscovered．

A.didtheysuspect

B.dothesuspect

C.dotheysuspect

D.theysuspect

10.Iwonderedwhatdifficultyhehad_________theplan?

A.tocarryout

B.carryingout

C.carriedout

D.withcarryingout

11.Thescientistsallagreedthatrulesofphysics,______weareallfamiliar,governtheworldA.towhichB.onwhichC.whichD.withwhich

12.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

13.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

14.Sobadly______inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforseveralweeks.

A.didheinjureB.heinjureC.washeinjuredD.hewasinjured

15.—Oh,Mary!YoushoulddoyourworkinsteadofsittingherewatchingTV.—______.

A.That'snotaverygoodidea.

B.TVproducesgoodinfluenceonchildren.

C.Whatmakesyousaythat?

D.YousaidTVwaseducational.

16.Tomwasabouttoclosethewindows_______hisattentionwascaughtbyabirdA.whenB.suddenlyC.andD.till

17.Iwonderhowmuch______.

A.thatcarwasB.wasthatcarC.isthatcarD.thatcaris

18.Sendmyregardstoyourwifewhenyou__________home．

A.wroteB.willwriteC.havewrittenD.write

19.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

20.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

21.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

22.______today,bewouldgettherebyFriday.

A.Wereheleave

B.Wasbeleaving

C.Werehetoleave

D.Ifheleaves

23.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures______.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

24.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

25.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A.toseparateB.separatingC.forseparatingD.ofseparating

26.Afterallthistimeyou‘dthinkhe‘dhaveforgotten，________?

A.shouldyouB.wouldn"tyouC.don"tyouD.doyou

27.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

28.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

29.While______ajob,thegraduatestudentgotanoffertostudyabroad

A.appliedforB.applyingtoC.appliedtoD.applyingfor

30.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

二、补全对话(10题)31.Jane与朋友到餐馆用餐，服务员询问吃什么以及要不要喝点什么，Jane一一回答，并问有什么特色菜。Waiter:Goodmorning,Madam.Howmanypersonsarethereinyourparty?Jane:Three.1_________________forthreebythewindow?Waiter:Noproblem.Thereisoneoverthere.2_________________tohave?Jane:We’dlikethreesandwiches,somevegetablesandsoup.Waiter:3_________________tostartoffwith?Jane:Yes,that’sagoodidea.Redwine,please.Waiter:4_________________?Jane:No,notyet.Oneofourfriendshasn’tarrived.Whatspecialdoyouhavetonight?Waiter:Frenchsteak.It’sverynice.Jane:Itsoundsgood.OK,5_________________.1_________________

32.――NeverthoughtIcouldseeyouhere!――＿＿＿＿

A．SodidI

B．Oh．haven'tyou?

C．Gladtomeetyou

D．It'sasmallworld．

33.Waiter:PrinceWalesRestaurant.Goodmorning!CanIhelpyou?Customer:Yes,Iwouldliketobookatablefortwofortomorrowevening.Waiter:Sure,sir.__________?Customer:Around6:30.A.Whattimewouldyouliketohaveyourtable

B.Whenareyoucoming

C.Whattimedoyouwantit

D.Whenwouldyouliketocome

34.请在第______处填上答案。

35.

第56题请将正确答案填在第56处。

36.请在第_____处填上正确答案。

37.Frank:AreyoudoinganythingonSaturdayevening?Bob:Nothingspecial,__________?Frank:We’dliketohaveyouandyourwifeoverfordinnerthisSaturdayevening.Wouldyoubeabletocome?A.whatB.whyC.what’sthematterD.whatdoyoumean

38.57.John:Hello,Maria!______.Maria:Yes,I'mprettybusylately.

Howaboutyourstudies?

39.(Fred=A;Mr.Smith=B;Bob=C)A:Oh,Mr.Smith,areyouverybusy?B:Well,IwasjustgoingtogiveBobaprivatelesson,butwhat'sthematter?56__________A:Imusttellyoumynews.JanhasbeenchosentoplayfootballforLondonagainstOxfordUniversity.B:57__________Hemustbeverypleasedaboutit,isn'the?A:Yes,heis,althoughhedoesn'tsaymuch.Thematchisatthreeo'clocknextThurs-day.C:58__________.B:Wemustn'tgivenoattentiontoourwork,Bob.IfyouwanttolearnEnglish,59__________.C:Butsir,youneedn'tsitinaclassroomtolearnEnglish.Why,!wenttoseeafootballmatchlastSaturdayandIlearnedalotofwordsIhadneverheardinthisclassroom.B:60__________.A、B、C、D、E、F、G、H、Don'tmentionit.56、__________A.Anythingwrongwithyou?

B.

C.youhavetowork,nottogowatchingfootball.

D.Youlookveryexcited.

E.Icanquitebelieveit.

F.

G.youmustpaymuchattentiontolisteningandspeaking.

H.

40.根据以下资料，回答1~5题。

请在第____处填上正确答案。

三、语法与词汇(10题)41.The______(consume)ofthematerialhasbeenreducedyearbyyear.

42.Pleasedon't______(understand)me.Mysoleintentionistohelpyou.

43.--Areyousupposedtotakeoffourshoesbeforeweenter?--No,you__________.

A.shouldn'tB.needn'tC.mustn'tD.can't

44.Thejudgewouldgive______(consideration)tohisdecisionwhennewevidencecametolight.

45.Billsaidthatthe______(mix)tastedterrible.

46.Shesufferedasevereshockanddidnot______(gain)consciousnessuntilthreehourslatex.

47.Shewas______(shame)ofhavingaskedsuchasillyquestion.

48.Hehasmadearrangementsforthe______(collect)ofhisbaggagefromtheairport.

49.__________bythenoiseinthenight,thegirldidnotdaretosleepinherroom

A.FrightenB.FrighteningC.FrightenedD.Tofrighten

50.______(short)aftershegraduatedfromthecollege,shewentabroadwithherparents.

四、词汇与语法知识(10题)51.Bequick,__you'llmisstheearlybus.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

52.Theyhaveproduced_________theydidlastyear．

A.twiceasmuchgrainas

B.twicemoregrainas

C.twiceasmanygrainas

D.astwicemanygrainas

53.Thegoodserviceoftherestaurantthepoorfoodtosomeextent.

A.madeforB.madeoutC.madeupforD.madeuseof

54.—Excuseme,areyouwaitingforthebus?

—Yes,Iam.Butthebusissolate.__，howcanIgettoNo.1MiddleSchool?A.Intheway

B.Ontheway

C.Outoftheway

D.Bytheway

55.18."Letusgo,______?"theSmithsaidtotheofficer.A.willyouB.won'tyouC.shan'tweD.don'twe

56.17.Shesattherewithnothing______exceptplaywithhercat.A.todoB.doingC.doneD.tobedone

57.Althoughheisconsideredagreatwriter，__________hisworksarenotwidelyread．

A.butB.howeverC.andD.不填．

58.Two__diedofcoldinthatcountrylastwinter.

A．hundredsoldpeople

B．hundredsofoldpeople

C．hundredoldpeople

D．hundredoldpeoples

59.Ⅱ.VocabularyandStructure(15points)Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.6.Youmustn'tforget______yourcreditcardwhenyoucomeheretomorrow.A.tobringB.bringC.totakeD.take

60.TheSpeechwasnotinteresting.Mostofthepeoplepresentbegantomoveabout__________A.impatientB.impatientlyC.impatienceD.patiently

五、阅读理解(10题)61.Asheartdiseasecontinuestobethenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,researchershavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedinidentifyingthepotentialriskfactorsthattriggerheartattacks.

High-fatdietsand"lifeinthefasttrack"havelongbeenknowntocontributetothehighincidenceofheartfailure.Butaccordingtonewstudies,thelistofriskfactorsmaybesignificantlylongerandquitesurprising.

Heartfailure,forexample,appearstohaveseasonalandtemporalpatterns.Ahigherpercentageofheartattacksoccurincoldweather,andmorepeopleexperienceheartfailureonMondaythanonanyotherdayoftheweek.Inaddition,peoplearemoresusceptibletoheartattacksinthefirstfewhoursafterwaking.Cardiologistsfirstobservedthismorningphenomenoninthemid-1980,andhavesincediscoveredanumberofpossiblecauses.Anearly-morningriseinbloodpressure,heartrate,andconcentrationofheartstimulatinghormones,plusareductionofbloodflowtotheheart,mayallcontributetothehigherincidenceofheartattacksbetweenthehoursof8:00AMand10:00AM.

Inotherstudies,bothbirthdaysandbachelorhoodhavebeenimplicatedasriskfactors.Statisticsrevealthatheartattackratesincreasesignificantlyforbothfemalesandmalesinthefewdaysimmediatelyprecedingandfollowingtheirbirthdays.Andunmarriedmenaremoreatriskforheartattacksthantheirmarriedcounterparts.Thoughstressisthoughttobelinkedinsomewaytoalloftheaforementionedriskfactors,intenseresearchcontinuesinthehopeoffurthercomprehendingwhyandhowheartfailureistriggered.

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Riskfactorsinheartattacks.

B.Seasonalandtemporalpatternsofheartattacks.

C.Cardiologyinthe1980s.

D.Dietandstressasfactorsinheartattacks.

62.

Accordingtothefourthparagraph,weknowanIndian's"tribalname"referstohis______.

A.firstnameB.secondnameC.nicknameD.lifename

63.PassageFiveTheyear2000willbringbigchangesincommunication．Cellphoneswillbesmallenoughtocarryinyourpocket．Videophoneswillletyouseethepersonyouaretalkingtoonthephone．Tinyhandsizecomputerswillknowyourfavoritesubjects．TheInternetandemailwillbeeverywhere．Technologistsbelieve2000willbetheyearofvideomessaging．Youwillbeabletoseewhomyouretalkingto．

Alsointhenearfuturesmallwirelessboxeswillpickupinformationfromsatellites．In5years,computerswontneedtobeconnectedthroughwires．

Allofthiswillbegoodforruralareasandcountriesthatdonthavecableortelephonenow．

In20yearsyoumayonlyneedtothinkaboutsomethingandthecomputerwilldoit．

ConstanceHaleistheauthorofSinandSyntax,"Ibelievethatemailhasbeenanincredibleboontocommunication．Peoplearewritingtodaywheretheywouldhavebeentelephoningyesterday．Sopeopleareengagingwithwordsmorethantheyhaveforthelastcouplegenerations．"

IfpeopleuseemailandtheInternetmore,itcouldmakepeoplebetterreadersandwriters．Somepeoplethinkthemostimportantpartofcommunicationistomakepeopleunderstandeachotherbetter．Willtechnologymakethateasier?

Thetranslatoralsocomesinhandyinmedicalemergencies．TamDinhsays,"Wherepeopleareinjureditsalwaysimportanttogetasmuchinformationasquicklyaspossible．"

BobParksisanAssociateEditorofWiredMagazine,"Bobsmorningbeginsatabout6:45am．andBobiskindofmad,becauseBobusuallygetsupataround7:15andlikestocutitclosewithhismorningcommute,butIlookatmyradioanditsaysthattheresatrafficjamon101SouthandImgonnaneedanextra1/2hour．Andsomyradiohasgotanetconnection,wirelessnetconnectionaswellasagoodoldpowercordtothewallandithasreceivednoticethattheresatrafficjamandithascalculatedanextra1/2hourcommutetime．"

SomedayeverythingmaybeconnectedtotheInternet．YourrefrigeratorwilladdmilktoyourInternetgrocerylistwhenthedateonthecartonhaspassed．Lightbulbswillbeorderedbeforetheyburnout．

Itsfuntotrytoguessthefuture．Usuallythepredictionsarewrong．Theonethingweknowforsureisthatwecantimaginehowtechnologywillchange．

HowwillwirelesscomputersandInternetserviceshelpruralareas?________

A.OneofthebiggestbarrierstoInternetuseisgettingwiresintoruralareas．

B.Thewirelesscomputerswillbecheaper．

C.Peopleinruralareasdonthaveanythingelsetodo．

D.Peopleinruralareasalreadyhavewirelessboxesontheirroofs．

64.Tomakethepointthatbeachedwhalesdonotsurvive,theauthoruses______.

A.theopinionsoffamouspeople

B.avividwordpicture

C.anexample

D.afirsthandstory

65.Theauthorbelievesthat______.

A.mancanfindsolutionssoonerorlatertowhateverquestionsconcerningnaturehecanthinkup

B.mancannotsolvealltheproblemshecanthinkupbecauseofthelimitsofhumanintellect

C.soonerorlatermancanthinkupallthequestionsconcerningnatureandanswerthem

D.questionsconcerningconsciousnessareoutsidethescopeofscientificresearch

66.

TheshapeofThisWorldisclosesttothatofwhichofthefollowing?

A.Acircle.B.Atriangle.C.Asquare.D.Acube.

67.Inthesecondparagraph,theword"real"in"realgoods"couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.highqualityB.concreteC.utterD.authentic

68.

Whenwillacompanyrenewanexistingmodel?

A.Whenitsellswellandbringsinagoodprofit.

B.Whenitneedsimprovementtomeettheneedsofusers.

C.Whensomeofitsfeatureshavetobedeleted.

D.Whencertainoptionshavetobeadded.

69.Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:WhatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?

Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeopleadversely.Aperson'sself-conceptisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasagreateffectonallareasoftheirlives.

Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurance(放心)thattheyaredoing"therightthing".Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirinferiority(自卑).Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycompliments(赞扬)becausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofpraise.Ashypersonmayrespondtoacomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."Itisclearthat,whileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.

Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated(消除),oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortinbuildingself-confidence.

Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithlackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.People'sexpectationsofthemselvesmustberealistic.Livingontheimpossibleleadstoasenseofinadequacy.

Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual.Weareinterestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.

Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout______.

A.thecharacteristicsofshypeople

B.thecauseofshyness

C.thequestionsinthemindsofshypeople

D.theeffectofshynessonpeople

70.PiotrekKowalski,18,comesfromPolandandwouldlikeapenpalwhoisinterestedindiscussingthecurrentpoliticalsituationintheworld.Helikesjazzandplayingtennisinhisfreetime.ThebestpenpalforPiotrekwouldbe______.

A.JenniferB.AlessandroC.HelgaD.Pietro

六、作文(1题)71.Youaretowritein100-120wordsonthetopicGlobalShortageof

FreshWater.YoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow

：1.人们认为淡水是取之不尽的

;2.实际上淡水是短缺的;3.我们应当怎么办。

参考答案

1.A本题考查祈使句型：

【应试指导】句意：Mary，到这里来，其余的人待在原处。根据句子的结构可判断出这是个祈使句。所以要用动词原形开头。Mary在句中不是

主语，而是“呼语”。

2.D

3.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

4.B解析：表示否定的副词前置于句首，句子需要不完全倒装，即助动词提前。其余选项均可排除。除Notuntil外还有never，seldom，rarely，seldom，no，little，hardly，innotime等否定副词或结构放在句首时，句子需要部分倒装。

5.A

6.D解析：which修饰非限定性定语从句，指代前边一句话。本题涉及句法知识——简单句、并列句和复合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(简单句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(复合句)

7.B解析：cuts“裁减”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱点”；imports“进口”，故正确选项为B。

8.C解析：notonly…butalso连接主语时，谓语动词根据就近原则由butalso后的成分来决定。TomandMary是两个人，所以动词用复数形式。

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.B解析：encourage：鼓励、鼓舞；discourage：使泄气；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根据句意只有选B。

14.C解析：副词so置于句首，句子应该用倒装语序，某人受伤用sb.beinjured来表示，故答案为C。

15.D解析：上句责备玛丽应该做作业而不是坐到那儿看电视，下句是玛丽对妈妈责备的一种辩解：“你说过电视是有教育意义的。”所以D项正确。

16.A

17.D解析：从句中的问句主谓不倒装。从句的时态随主句。我想知道那辆车的价格。

18.D本题考查时态。

【应试指导】句意：当你写信回家的时候，请代我向你的妻子问好。在时间状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时。

19.A

20.D

21.C

22.C解析：本题考查倒装虚拟语气用法。本句是表示与将来事实相反，所以从句用wereto形式。句意为：如果他今天出发的话，他就会在星期五以前到达那里。

23.B解析：takemeasures意思为“采取措施”，本句应用被动语态。

24.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

25.B解析：本题考查固定搭配。havetrouble(in)doingsth.“做某事有困难”。句意为：有时孩子们在分清故事和现实方面会有困难，相信故事中的事确实存在。

26.B考查反义疑问句。原句应是：youwouldthinkhehadhaveforgotten…反义疑问句的规则是陈述部分是肯定式，疑问部分应是否定式。Wouldthink表示推测，疑问部分也应选择would。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】你难道还认为他已经忘掉了，是吗?

27.C

28.A解析：根据上文提到“findone”，故下文中也应填one，表示泛指。

29.Dapplyto应用；applyfor申请

30.C所有的学生都去看了昨天的魔术表演。它太令人不可思议了。这里主要考查的是动词的现在分词和过去分词的不同用法。Sth．bedoing表示某一事物令人怎么样。Sb．bedone表示某人处于某种状态。例：Theletteristouching．这封信令人感动。

Iammoved．我很感动。

31.

32.D

33.A

34.B

35.G

36.F

37.B

38.B

57.B

39.

40.F

41.consumption

42.misunderstand

43.B本题考查情态动词的用法。该句要表达的意思是：一我们进门之前用脱鞋吗?一不必要。根据句意选择needn’t。A为不应该，表示劝说;C为禁止，千万不要;D为不能够。因此本题选择B。

44.reconsideration

45.mixture

46.regain

47.ashamed

48.collection

49.C本题考查非谓语动词的用法。该句要表达的意思是：被夜里的声音吓坏了，这个女孩不敢睡在自己的房间里。分词短语作状语，主语是thegirl，对于主语来说，应该用过去分词表示被动含义，意为“被吓坏了”，故此题选择C。

50.shortly

51.D此题考查连词and与or的不同用法。前后两个分句的意思若一致，用and；若意思不一致，则用or。此题前后分句意思不一致，故选D项。句意为“快点，否则你就赶上不早班车了”。

52.A本题考查倍数的表示法。

【应试指导】句意：他们已经生产了是去年两倍的粮食。本题倍数表示法的常用结构为：Ais…amesas+原级+asB。又因为9rain为不可数名词，故用much修饰。

53.C

54.D从整个语境中可以看出，所填部分为一独立成分，是引起所问问题的插入语，应用bytheway，意思是“顺便问一下”。

55.A18．答案为A

“让我们走吧，好吗?”史密斯对警官说。以letus开头祈使句的反意疑问句用

willyou，let's开头的用shallwe。

56.A17．答案为A

句中except后的play是动词，其逻辑丰语是句子的主语，空白处应填入动词不定式的主动形式，其逻辑主语也是句子的主语。

57.D本题考查连词的用法。

【应试指导】句意：尽管他被认为是一位伟大的作家，他的著作还没有被广泛阅读。Mthough意为“尽管”，表示让步，引导的从句不能与but，however连用，但可与yet，still连用。

58.C基数词修饰hundred，thousand，million，billion，dozen，score等词时，这些词一般用单数形式。这些词前面有具体数词时不能用复数，其后也不加of短语。当不表示具体数字时是可以加s的。如hundredsofbooks．

59.A6．答案为A

你明天来的时候一定不要忘了把信用卡带来。forgettodosth．

“忘记要做某事”；forgetdoingsth．“忘记做过了某事”。bring表“带来”，take表“带走”。

60.B

61.A解析：本题为主旨归纳题。文章一开始就点明“Asheartdiseasecontinuestobethenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,researchershavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedinidentifying