附20套高考模拟试题2020年全国100所名校高考模拟金典卷英语一试题含答案

2020年全国100所名校高考模拟金典卷英语（一）试题1．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopofD．insearchof2．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy. C．extendedD．shaped3．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted4．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet. C．thatD．where5．WhenIwassmall,mymom________readmestoriesatnight. 6．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth. B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld7．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending. 8．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explainedB．clarifiedC．introduced 9．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowA．looksupB．looksforC．picksupD．picksout10．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternational C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted11．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden C．agoodSamaritanD．asacredcow12．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________. 13．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthat B．assoonasC．everytime D．aslongas14．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars. 15．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaiting C．havebeenwaiting D．willbewaiting16．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout. C．amphoning 17．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.C．whateverD．nomatterwhat18．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?

B．nomatterwho—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry 19．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid． 20．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome. C．thatD．where肉)ofyourneck,orbecauseanunexpectedtwist(扭曲)hasmadeyourneckache.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwithpain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.Thatiswhyweusethephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeeling.WehaveallmetOneisthemanwhoalwaysseemstobeclappinghishands—oftenatthewrongtime—duringaperformanceinthetheater.Hekeepsyoufromhearingtheactors.Evenworsearethosewhocanneverarrivebeforethecurtaingoesupandtheplaybegins.Theycomehurryingdowntoyourrowofseats.Youarecomfortablysettleddown,withyourhatandheavycoatinyourlap.Youmuststanduptoletthempass.Youareproudofyourself-controlaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseats...Well,whatnow...God,oneofthemisupagain.Heforgottogotothemen'sroom,andoncemoreyouhavetostandup,hangingontoyourhatandcoattolethimpass.Now,thatis"apainintheAnother,well-knowntousall,isthepersonsittingbehindyouinthemovies.Hismouthisfullofpopcorn(爆米花);heischewing(嚼)loudly,ortalkingbetweenbitestofriendsnexttohim.Noneofthemremainstill.Upanddown,backandforth,theygoforanotherbagofpopcorn,orsomethingtodrink.Then,thereisthemansittingnexttoyouatlunch,smoking.Hewantsyoutoenjoyittoo,andblowssmokeacrossyourfoodintoyourmouth.Wemustnotforgetthemanwhocomesintoabusorsubwayandsitsdownnexttoyou,justascloseasyouwilllethim.Youarereadingthenewspaperandhegetsclosersothathecanreadthepaperwithyou.Hemayeventurnthepapertothenextpagebeforeyouarereadyforit.Wealsocallsuchapersona"rubberneck",alwaysgettingclosetowhereitdoesnotbelong,likeneighborswhowatchallyourvisitors.Theyenjoylearningaboutyourpersonalbusiness.Peoplehaveastrongdislikefor"rubbernecks".Theyhatebeingwatchedsecretly.1、Accordingtothepassage,howdoyoufeelwhenlatecomerswalkbackandforthinfrontofyouina 2、A"rubberneck"often A．saysbadwordsbehindpeopleB．quarrelsfacetofacewithneighborsC．bargainswithsalespeopleoverthepriceD．asksaboutotherpeople'sbusiness3、WhichofthefollowingpersonsCANNOTbedescribedas"apainintheneck"?A．Someonewhooftenclapsatthewrongtimeduringaperformance.B．Someonewhofeelsacheinhisneckduetoacoldinthemuscles.C．Someonewhositsnexttoyousmoking,whichyouneverenjoy.D．Someonewhokeepseatingortalkingallthroughthemovies.4、Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor?A．Totellpeoplewhatmightbebadmannersinpublic.B．Tocriticize(批评)thepeoplewhomightbe"apainintheneck".C．Toshowangertothosewhoaredescribedas"apainintheneck".D．Totellpeoplehowtostopthepainintheneck.musichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’is‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPressThestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom193like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？ 3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000sB．FewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyearC．MalesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusicD．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDownAmazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationthatsevereweatherwasonitsway.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomerollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.WehadthreeflightsofstepstogettotherelativelysafeclosetdownonthefirstAswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhavestuckthroughus.Finally,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarmasthetornadosuckedthedooropenandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandscalp(头皮)werefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveit1、Howwastheoldcoupleawareofthetornado?A．Theylearneditfromtheirneighborswhopassedtheirhouse.B．Theylearneditfromsomecommonindicationsbeforeatornado.C．TheyfoundthenewsreportforecastingthetornadoonTV.D．Theyfoundthetornadoontopofthemwhentheywereupstairs.2、Wecaninferfromparagraph4that____________A．Theoldcouplewasverygratefultothebranch.B．Theoldcouplemissedthebranchverymuch.C．Theoldcouplewashitbythebranchonthehead.D．Theoldcouplewasfortunatetohaveanarrowescape.3、Whydidtheoldwomanfeelnopaininparagraph5?A．Becauseshewasworriedaboutherhusband.B．Becauseshewasbraveenoughtobearthepain.C．Becauseshedidn’tactuallyfeelanypain.D．Becauseshehadagoodhusbandtocomforther.4、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A．abrochure 24．（8分）Byhighschool,T.J.wasthemostfamousoneinhistown.Imethimforthefirsttimeataweekendleadershipelection.WhenIshowedup,thecommunityleadersgavemethisoverviewoftheattendingstudents:“Wehaveallthestudentsheretoday,fromthestudentpresidenttoT.J.Ware,theboywiththelongestarrestrecordinthehistoryoftown.”Atthestartoftheelection,hewasstandingagainstthebackwall.Hedidn’treallyjointhediscussiongroups,ordidn’tseemtohavemuchtosay.Butslowly,theinteractivegamesdrewhimin.Theicemeltedwhenthegroupsstartedbuildingalistofpositiveandnegativethingsthathadoccurredatschoolthatyear.T.J.hadsomedefinitecommentsonthosesituations.Allofasuddenhewasbeingtreatedlikealeader.Heknewsomethingaboutpoverty,hungerandhopelessness,andeveryonewaslistening.Bytheendoftheelection,hehadjoinedtheHomelessProjectteam.Theotherstudentsontheteamelectedhimco-chairmanoftheteam.ButwhenT.J.showedupatschoolonMondaymorning,hearrivedtoafirestorm.Agroupofteacherswereprotesting(抗议)totheschoolprincipalabouthisbeingelectedco-chairman.Theyremindedtheprincipal,“He’llprobablystealhalfthefood.”Surprisingly,twoweekslater,T.J.andhisfriendsledagrouptocollectfood.Theycreatedaschoolrecord：2,854cansoffoodinjusttwohours.Itwasenoughtofilltheemptyshelvesintwoneighborhoodcenters,andthefoodtookcareofneedyfamiliesintheareafor75days.Thelocalnewspapercoveredtheeventwithafullarticlethenextday.Theeventhelednowcollects9,000cansoffoodinoneday,takingcareof70percentoftheneedforfoodforoneyear.Maybeyou’veheardthesaying,“Abirdwithabrokenwingwillneverflyashigh.”T.J.remindsusthatabirdwithabrokenwingonlyneedsmending.Butonceithashealed,itcanflyhigherthantherest.1、WhatwasT.J.famousforwhentheauthorfirstmethim? C．Beingelectedco-chairman. D．Showingupattheelection.2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ThegroupswelcomedT.J.’sopinions.B．T.J.knewlittleaboutthetopicsinthediscussions.C．T.J.wasunwillingtocollectfoodforneedyfamilies.D．ThegroupsmadealistofpositiveandnegativethingsaboutT.J..3、WhydidT.J.arrivetoafirestorm?A．Hewascaughtinterribleweather. B．Hesufferedafiredisaster.C．Hisstealingwasmadepublic. D．Hisbeingelectedwasstronglyopposed.4、Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.B．Badtimesmakesagoodman.C．Everyonedeservesachancetocleanuptheirmistakes.D．Badluckoftenbringsgoodluck.25．（10分）Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummer’sroadtrip.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,IcameacrossabookJimTrelease’sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoalddahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring(恢复)electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe’vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.C．Herchildrenwereaddictedtomusic.

B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionD．Shewantedtokillthetime.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptquarrelling.C．Theysoonsettleddown.

B．Theyhidthemselves.D．Theycontinuedtofightintheirseats.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterReadingthanTravelingC．RoadTripsFullofChallenges

B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.D．Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.B．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenD．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips26．（30分）Ispentlastsummervolunteeringatahospital.Onemorning,Iwascalledtoaroominwhichan womanwasstaying. shewantedtogotoanearbygiftshop,Igota(n) andhelpedherintoit,headingfortheshop.Whenwegotthere,theshopwasn’t yet.Itwasmerelya30-minutewaitsowewentoverto areaandIreadherbitsandpiecesofthenewspaperaloud.After30minutes,wewentintothegiftshop.Pushingheraround,Icouldseethe onherfaceasshelookedateverything.Shehappilychosesomewindowdecorationsandthen chocolates.Sheaskedmetopushher direction.Ihelpedher allthedifferentchocolatearrangements.She decidedonthreeAsshewascheckingout,sheaskedthecashierfora andaskedmetowritethenumbers1,2,and3ontheboxes.She thatthenursesweretakingsuchgoodcareofher,soshe chocolatesforeachofthethreeshiftsofnurses.ThemomentIwheeledherbackuptoherroom,shegave shiftofnursestheirboxofchocolate,who offeredsometomebeforetakingsomethemselves.Therewere allaround. hergenerosityandgettingtheopportunitytospendtimewithsomeonewhogotsomuchpleasurefromlifewasa initself.Gratitudehasanamazingwayofbringingpeople especiallyinaplacewherehealthissohighly B．Aslongas C．Incase B．handin C．lookthrough 15、A．inturn B．bychance C．onpurpose B．Takingadvantageof 27．（15分）IlivedinSuzhouforoneyear,workingasanEnglishLanguageAssistantfortheBritishCouncil.TeachingChinesestudentswasoneofthemostrewarding1．(experience)Ihaveeverhad.Inarelativelytougheducationsystem,I2．(try)toprovideaspaceforthemtorelaxandhavefunwhilelearningEnglish.3．mademefeelpartoftheschoolcommunitywassomeschoolactivitiessuchas4(make)ZongzifortheannualDragonBoatFestival.Theyalsoenabledmetogetclosertomystudentsandlearn5．(much)abouttheircultureanddailyFormyfarewellparty,Iencouragedmystudents6．(perform)thesong“Seeyouagain”onstageinfrontoftheirpeers.Seeingtheirconfidenceandlanguageabilityprogressthroughouttheyearwasreally7．amazingexperience.Iwasalsoinvitedonstagetogiveafarewellspeech8．Chinese.AttheendofthepartyIreceivedabeautifulsilkscarfasasymboloftheschool’s9．(appreciate)formytimeattheschool.IwilltreasureitasitremindsmeofthesupportandcareIreceivedfrom10．(they)duringmystay.Hownicelytohearfromyouagain、Youwanttoknowwhatwasgoingoninourschool、Inshort,thingshavebeenimprovinguntiltheschoolbegantocarryoutexploringstudy、Inthepast,theteachersalwayskeeponexplainingthepointsintheclass、Westudentsjustlistenedandtooknote、Butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisingbytheteachersorourselves、Afterclass,theyenjoydifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework、Wecanreadwhatweareinterested、Inaword，wearenowmastersofstudy,butweareveryhappy、DearMr.Brown,I’mreallygladtoreceiveyourletter.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.答案21．1、A2、D3、B4、A23．1、C2、D3、A4、D6．toperform29．DearMr.Brown,I’mreallygladtoreceiveyourletter.Asyouhaveseen,manyChinesechoosetostickthecharacterFuonthedoorupsidedownduringtheSpringFestival.Thisactuallyexpressestheirbestwishesforthenewyear.InChinese,thecharacterfor“upsidedown”soundsthesameasthecharacterfor“toarrive”sothismeansthathappinessisarriving.Quiteinteresting,isn’tit?Bytheway,I’dliketoinviteyoutocelebratetheDragonBoatFestivalwithmyfamilyaftertheCollegeEntranceExam.It’sadayinmemoryofthegreatpoetQuYuanandweusuallyeatzongziandenjoydragonboatraces.It’llbeagoodopportunitytoexperiencetrulyChinesecultureandtradition.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.试卷11.Whatdidthespeakerseatwhentheywereyoung?A.Veryhealthybread.B.Breadwithalotofartificialthingsinit.C.Breadmadewithonlyfewingredients.2.Whatdoesthemanwanttomake?A.Aloafofbread.B.Apizza.C.Asandwich.3.Wheredidthemangrowup?A.Inthecountryside.B.Inasmalltown.C.Inacity.4.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtotheconversation?A.Theglassmakingindustryhasaffectedthequalityoflifeinthecity.B.Thespeakersseealotoftrashinthestreetsandfeelsadanddisappointed.C.Nowadayspeoplecomefrommilestoworkintheshopsandeatintherestaurants听第三段对5.Whatisthemanaskingthewomantodo?A.VisitFlorida.B.MovetoNewYork.C.MovetoFlorida.6.Whatisthewomanmainlyworriedabout?A.Theheat.B.Toomanyinsects.C.Fallingintotheground.7.Wheredidthewomanhearabouttheholes?A.Fromanewspaper.B.Fromherdaughters.C.Fromherothergrandchildren.8.Whatdoesthewomanwant?A.Alesscomplicatedlife.B.Morecrazythingsinlife.C.Amorecomfortablecar.9.Whatdoesthemansayaboutfisherwomen?A.Theydressupsometimes.B.Theywearuglyshoes.C.Theydon’twearfancyshoes.10.Accordingtotheman,whatdoesthewomanliketodo?A.Eatsimplefood.B.Gotoconcerts.C.Stayonthebeach.(1TheNewYorkSubwayI.Introduction•Oneofthelargestandoldestpublic11intheworld;hasbeenunderneaththecityfor12nowII.WhatIdidandmyfeelingstheredandgreenlightsgoby•Notanyfear—only14;likeasecret,achild’sgameIII.Whatpeoplelikemostaboutsubway•Theylikethemagicfeelingof15fastinatrainunderground.andground-basedobservationsfromwhichweknowthattheaurorabrillianceisamassiveelectricaldischargesimilartothatoccurringinaneonsign.Tounderstandthecauseofauroras,firstpicturetheEarthenclosedbyitsmagnetosphere(磁层),ahugeregioncreatedbytheEarth’smagneticfield.Outsidethemagnetosphere,rushingtowardtheearthisthesolarwind,aspeedilymovingbodyofionized(离子化的)gaseswithitsownmagneticfield.Chargedparticles(粒子)inthissolarwindspeedearthwardalongthesolarwind’smagneticlinesofforce.TheEarth’smagnetosphereisabarriertothesolarwinds,andionizeandexcitetheatomsoftheupperatmosphereoftheEarth,causingthemtoproduceauroraradiationsofvisiblelight.Thecolorsofanauroradependontheatomsproducingthem.Theleadinggreenish-whitelightundergohighenergyexcitationandproducepinklight.Excitednitrogen(氮)atomscontributeasfarasthesouthernregionsoftheUnitedStates.21．Whatisitthatdirectlygivesoffauroralight?A.theEarth’smagneticfield.B.thesolarwind’smagneticfield.C.theEarth’sionizedparticles.D.thesolarwind’schargedparticles.22．Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.TheappearanceofaurorasaroundtheEarth’spoles.B.Theperiodicchangeinthedisplayofauroras.C.Thefactorsthatcausethevarietyofcolorsinauroras.D.Thecoveringareaofaurorasbasedontheircolors.23．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Themagnetosphereincreasesthespeedofparticlesfromthesolarwind.B.Thecolorofgreenish-whiteappearsleastfrequentlyinanauroradisplay.C.Earth’smagneticfieldcontributestothevarietyanddifferenceofaurora’scolors.D.Thestrengthofthesolarflareshasapositiveeffectontheextendingdistanceofaurora.tobecautiouswhenusinggraduaterecruitmentagenciesintheirjobhunt.Thearticle’smainargumentagainstgraduaterecruitmentagenciesisthattheyarelookingtosignpeopleuptotheagencyandharvestdata,withouthavinganyrealintentiontopersonallyfindthemajob.Thefundamentalproblemwiththisapproachisabasicmisunderstandingofhowtherecruitmentsectorworks.Oneofthemorecommonwaysisthatrecruitmentagenciesaimtofindyouajobtosecureafeefromtheirclients.Recruitmentagenciesoperateasabusiness,notacareersserviceandarenotexpectedtofindyouajobwhileyouwaitaround.Thereisnodenyingthatamongsttherecruitmentagencies,therearesomeCV(简历)hungry,cutandshutagenciesthatareuninterestedinthecandidatestheyhaveontheirbooks.However,nowadaystheseareintheminorityanddon’ttendtolastverylong.PaulFarrer,ChiefExecutiveofaleadingrecruitmentagencyisworriedthatafewbadapplesareruiningthereputationofwhatisanexcellentsector.Farrersaid“Thetroublewithsuchanimbalancedandmisleadingarticleisthatsomegraduatesmaynowbeputoffapproachingrecruitmentagencieswhomaywellbeabletohelpthem.”ongraduatesforalltheirdetailsratherthanhelpingthemfindajob,likeHarpermentioned.anyagency.Hastheagencytakenthetimetotalktome?Havetheyinvitedmetoaface-to-facethreestepswillsafeguardeveryapplication.”“GraduatescanalsochecktoseeiftheagenciesaremembersofeitherAPSCoortheREC,theareprofessionalorganizationsthathelpplacethousandsofgraduateseveryyearandpoorlyresearchedarticleshelpnoone.”24．Themainpurposeofthispassageis______graduaterecruitmentagencies.A.toadvisereaderstobecautiousofB.toargueagainstsomemisjudgmentagainstC.toexplainwhythereisaprejudiceagainstD.toseekthesolutionstotheproblemscausedby25．WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?A.LukeHarperholdsthesameideaaboutjobswithPaulFarrer.B.Recruitmentagenciesactuallydothesameworkasacareersservice.C.Jobhunters’detailedinformationisofvaluetorecruitmentagencies.D.AmemberofAPSCoortheRECwillnotcheatitsclients.26．WhatadvicedoesPaulFarrergivegraduatestoavoidlessrespectableagencies?A.Consultingprofessionalsbeforegivingtheirpersonaldetailstoanagency.B.Makingaface-to-faceinvestigationintoanagencybeforeapproachingit.C.GuaranteeingthattheagencywillnotforwardtheirCVtoanyemployer.D.Selectingsomeagenciesthataremonitoredbyofficialtradebodies.27．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsgraduaterecruitmentagencies?A.Neutral.B.Positive.C.Negative.D.NotClear.Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthedegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries--liketheUorFrancethanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmoreandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarewillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.A.gettoknoweachotherB.sharethesamecultureC.keepeachothercompanyD.developcloserrelations29．TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat_________.A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesB.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferentC.toomanywordsareofnouseD.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynatureA.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.B.Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.C.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.D.Byspeakingeachother’slanguages.31．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoUnderstandEachOther.B.MulticulturalEnvironment.C.HowtoBuildUpaRelationshipD.Cross-CulturalDifferencesMusicismagic!Musicspeakslouderthanwordsanditisa“language”thatthewholeworldcanunderstand.Apieceofmusiccanproducearesponseintheheartandmind.LikefeelinganDifferentkindsofmusicinfluencepeopleindifferentways.Ihavelistenedtomusicallmylife.WhenIwastwelveyearsold,theBeatlescametoAmericaandmywholeworldopenedup.MaybeyoungpeopletodaycannotunderstandtheinfluenceoftheBeatleswhentheyexplodedacrossAmerica.Theirinfluencechangedthewaywedressed,looked,torefreshitself.ofthecomposerwithyourspiritwhenyoulistentoit.Andthemusiccantakeyourspiritoutofyourbodyandtransportyouintoanotherworld.Musichasagreatwayoftouchingpeople.Musiccanmakeyoulaugh,cryorshout.It'salsoagreatsourceofinspiration.Trythisonedayandnoticewhathappensmakeyourselfacupoftea,sitonyoursofaandplayimages—matchingthemusicthatyouarelisteningto.32．Musichasmagicalpowerbecauseit________.A.isakindoflanguageB.canbeplayedmuchlouderthanwordsC.receivesapersonalradiosignalD.caninfluenceaperson'sspirit33．OnecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheBeatles________．A.werethebiggestbandinAmericanhistoryB.arenotacceptedbymodernAmericanpeopleC.appearedataspecialtimeinAmericanpoliticsD.representedtherootsofAmericanculture34．OnewilldoallofthefollowingwhilelisteningtomusicECEPT________．A.feelingveryrefreshedB.havingemotionalchangesC.paintingsomevividpicturesD.feelinginspiredbythecomposer35．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor________．A.hasbeeninfluencedbytheBeatlesB.enjoysdrinkingteainhissparetimeC.admiresPresidentJohnennedyverymuchD.likestomatchhisownfeelingwiththatofthecomposerMymotherwasaresponsibleteacherandsheretired.SoIdecidedtogiveheroneofmyoldcomputerstohelpherpassthetime.Shehadalittlebitofcomputer_________,soIjustsetitupforherandlether_________withitonherown.Astimewenton,I_________thecomputerwashardlytouched.Shesaidshedidn’tknow_________touseit.Idecidedtoteachher.Isatand_________everythingandsheseemedOwithwhatIsaid.Unfortunately,mysistercalledmeatthatmoment_________wetalkedonthephoneforanhour.ThenwhenIsawheragain,shewassittinginfrontofthecomputer,lookingquite_________.Thescreensaver(屏幕保护)hadappearedandshedidn’tknowhowto_________ itoff.Shehadtried_________everykeyanditdidn’twork.Itoldher,“Just_________themousealittle.”WhatImeantwasthatshejustneededtomovethemousearoundto_________thecomputerup.Whatshedidwasto_________themouseandstartshakingitaroundinmid-airuntilthe_________ laughingbecauseofherfunny_________.ThemoreIlaughedthe_________shegot.Well,atleastIhelpedherovercomeher_________ofbreakingsomethingandencouragedherto_________alittle.Aboutaweeklater,Ifoundahome-made_________cardwithamouseonthefrontmakingafunnyface_________tomydoor.Itsaid,“Thanksforthecomputerlessons.Love,Mom.”36．A.knowledgeB.theory C.technologyD.history37．A.watch B.train C.play D.see38．A.thoughtB.heard C.found D.ignored39．A.why B.when C.how D.where40．A.learnedB.describedC.explainedD.discussed41．A.and B.but C.because D.since42．A.amusingB.relaxedC.interestingD.discouraged43．A.get B.break C.cut D.turn44．A.hittingB.feelingC.changing D.removing45．A.hang B.shake C.rub D.push46．A.clean B.wake C.bring D.take47．A.putupB.cutoffC.pickup D.putaway48．A.screenB.curtainC.cover D.window49．A.gestureB.movementC.action D.expression50．A.happierB.ruder C.better D.angrier51．A.impatientB.humorousC.careful D.helpful52．A.pressureB.sadnessC.depressionD.fear53．A.observeB.reply C.experimentD.answer54．A.shoppingB.birthdayC.inviting D.greeting55．A.stuck B.appearedC.printed D.combinedSectionB(10marks)passage.WriteNOMORETHAN3WORDSforeachanswer.WhenShouldaLeaderApologizeandWhenNot？Whenwewrongsomeoneweknow，evennotintentionally，wearegenerallyexpectedtoapologizeTheactofapologyiscarriedoutnotonlyattheleveloftheindividualbutalsoattheleveltoapologizecanbeseenasasignofstrongcharacterorasasignofweakness.Asuccessfulapologycanturnhateintopersonalandorganizationalharmony—whileanapologythatistoolittle，toolate，ortooobviouslystrategiccanbringonindividualandinstitutionalruin.What，then，istobedone？Howcanleadersdecideifandwhentoapologizepublicly？Thequestionofwhetherleadersshouldapologizepubliclyhasneverbeenmoreurgent.Duringofallkindsandforallsortsofwrongdoingsaremadefarmorefrequentlythanbefore.Moreofpr