2023年中山火炬职业技术学院高职单招（英语）试题库含答案解析

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。住在富人区的她2023年中山火炬职业技术学院高职单招（英语）试题库含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）全文为Word可编辑，若为PDF皆为盗版，请谨慎购买！卷I一.综合题(共50题)1.He_____tousthatthoseeggswhichwere_____onthetablehadbeen_____bysnakes.[

]A.lied;laying;lied

B.lied;lying;lain

C.laid;laid;laid

D.lied;lying;laid答案：D2.—Youwon’tgotoKathy’sweddingparty,willyou?

—Yes,_________invited.

A．thoughB．ifC．unlessD．as答案：B解析：此题中考生应要注意Yes，其后面省略了Iwill，意思是“不，我会的。”那么根据语境应是指“如果被邀请”，故选B。考生很容易误选C，如果yes改成no，则选C，意思为“是的，我不会。除非被邀请。”3.Exchangeaglancewithsomeone,andthenlookaway.Doyourealizethatyouhavemadeastatement?Holdtheglanceforasecondlongerandyouhavemadeadifferentstatement.Holditfor3seconds,andthemeaninghaschangedagain.Foreverysocialsituation,thereisapermissibletimethatyoucanholdaperson’sstarewithoutbeingfriendly,rude,oraggressive.Ifyouareonalift,whatstare-timeareyoupermitted?Toanswerthisquestion,considerwhatyoutypicallydo.Youverylikelygiveotherpassengersaquickglancetosizethemupandtoassurethemthatyoumeannoharm.Sincebeingclosetoanotherpersonsignalsthepossibilityofinteraction,youneedtosendoutasignaltellingothersyouwanttobeleftalone.Soyoucutoffeyecontacts.ThatiswhatsociologistErvingGoffimancalls“adimmingofthelights”.Youlookdownatthefloor,attheindicatorlights,anywherebutintoanotherpassenger’seyes.Shouldyoubreaktheruleagainststaringatastrangeronalift,youwillmaketheotherpersonextremelyuncomfortable,andyouarelikelytofeelabitstrangeyourself.

Ifyouholdeyecontactsformorethan3seconds,whatareyoutellinganotherperson?Muchdependsonthepersonandthesituation.Forinstance,amanandawomancommunicateinterestinthismanner.Theystareateachotherforabout3secondsatatime,andthendroptheireyesdownfor3seconds,beforelettingtheireyesmeetagain.Butifonemangivesanothermana3-second-plusstare,hesignals,“Iknowyou”,“Iaminterestedinyou”or“YoulookpeculiarandIamcuriousaboutyou.”Thistypeofstareoftenproduceshostilefeelings.

60.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat______.

A.everyglancehasitssignificance

B.aglancecarriesmoremeaningthanwords

C.astarelongerthan3secondsisunacceptable

D.staringatapersonisanexpressionofinterest

61.Ifyouwanttobeleftaloneonaliftthebestthingtodois______.

A.tolookintoanotherpassenger’seyes

B.tokeepadistancefromotherpassengers

C.toavoideyecontactswithotherpassengers

D.tosignalyoudon’tmeantodoharmtoanyone

62.By“adimmingofthelights”,ErvingGoffimanmeans______.

A.closingone’seyesB.turningoffthelights

C.stoppingglancingatothersD.reducingstare-timetotheminimum

63.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______.

A.thelimitationsofeyecontacts

B.theexchangeofideasthrougheyecontacts

C.properbehaviorindifferentsituationsinpeople’sdailylife

D.theroleofeyecontactsincommunicationbetweenpeople答案：60.A;61.C;62.C;63.D.解析：60．选A。文章仅仅谈论了目光接触的含义，并未涉及与语言表达的对比，因此B不对。文中只提到astarelongerthan3secondsisdifferent而没提到unacceptable，所以C不对。文中提到Holdtheglanceforasecondlongerandyouhavemadeadifferentstatement.Holditforseconds,andthemeaninghaschangedagain；即staringataperson的含义因时间长短而不同；而且Muchdependsonthepersonandthesituation，也因人、场合的不同而不同，并非仅仅代表有兴趣。所以D不对。61．选C。从下文cutoffeyecontacts可知。62．选C。从上文youneedtosendoutasignaltellingothersyouwanttobeleftalone.Soyoucutoffeyecontacts中的cutoffeyecontacts可知。63．选D。A选项意思为“目光接触的局限/不足”。B选项意思是“通过目光接触进行的思想交流”。而本文中要讲的是目光接触所代表的含义而非主动的思想交流。C选项意思是“人们日常生活中的不同情境中的恰当行为”。与本文中心不符。D选项意思是“目光交流在人与人的交流中的作用。”通过本文所举的例子可以看出D正确。4._____himselfwithnecessaryknowledgeandskills,theyoungmanwenttothejobmarketwithmuchconfidence.

A.Equipped

B.Equipping

C.Havingequipped

D.Beingequipped答案：C5.30．Ashehasbeeninaterriblestateofmindthesedays,onnoaccount

________achievesuccessinthecomingEnglishspeechcompetition.A．hasheB．hehasC．willheD．hewill答案：C。解析：考查倒装。onnoaccount表示“绝不”，放句首时要求部分倒装；排除B,D由coming可知用将来时。排除A

“按照他最近几天的不好的状态，他决不可能在接下来的英语演讲比赛中获胜。”6.–Haveyouheardthelatestnews?

-No,what____?A．isitB．isthereC．aretheyD．arethose答案：A解析：news为不可数名词，用it代替，谓语动词用单数形式。7.Iliketennis_____.

[

]A.bestofall

B.betterofall

C.bestofthem

D.mostof答案：A8.Surelyitdoesn'tmatterwherethestudentsunionsgettheirmoneyfrom;what______iswhattheydowithit.答案：A9.Cindyshutthedoor

heavilyandburstintotears.Nooneinthe

officeknew_____shewassoangry.答案：D10.—IamsureMarywillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.

—Ithinkso.She_____foritformonths.答案：D11.______answertheteacher'squestiononthismodalverb?

[

]A.Doyouthinkhowcanwe

B.Doyouthinkhowwecan

C.Howdoyouthinkwecan

D.Howdoyouthinkcanwe答案：C12.Everytimethefathercomesintohisroom,theboypretends_____earnestly.

A.reading

B.tobereading

C.toberead

D.tohaveread答案：B13.短文改错。此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误，在该

行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。Iwentshoppingwithmywife.Wehavealotofthingsto

buythem.Wedrovetothecenterofthecityandstopped

ourcarinfrontoftheshop.Anhourlate,wecameback

tothecar.Butit

isstrangethatwecouldn'topen

thedoor.Soweaskedpolicemanforhelp.Hewas

gladtohelpus.Afewminutelater,hegotthedooropen.

Justthenamancameupandshoutedangrily."Howare

youdoingwithmycar?"Weweresurprisingandwentto

seethenumberofthecar.Whatyouthinkwedidthen?

Wehadtospeaksorrytothemanagainandagain.

1._________

2._________

3._________

4._________

5._________

6._________

7._________

8._________

9._________

10._________答案：1.have→had

2.去掉them

3.late→later

4.

is-was

5.policeman前加a6.minute→minutes

7.How→What

8.surprising→surprised

9.you前加do

10.speak→say14.A(n)______isapersonwhounderstandpeople’scharacters.A．photographerB．psycholigistC．physicianD．physicist答案：B解析：B“心理学家”。A“摄影师”；C“内科医生”；D“物理学家”。15.将下列句子由直接引语变为间接引语(每空一词)。1."Iwilltrytofinishreadingthenovelbytheendofthisweek,"shesaid.

Shesaid_____she_____trytofinishreadingthenovelbytheendof_____week.

2."Iwatchedaveryinterestingmovieyesterday,"mypartnersaidtome.

Mypartner_____methathe__________

averyinterestingmoviethedaybefore.

3."DidyousharethesameroomwithMikelastterm?"shesaidtoherson.

She_____herson_____hehadsharedthesameroomwithMikelastterm.

4."Areyougettingalongwellwithyournewroommates?"themothersaidtoherson.

Themotheraskedherson_____he_____gettingalongwellwith_____newroommates.

5."WhyareyousocrazyaboutthisbadTVprogramme?"myfathersaid.

Myfather_____me_____I_____socrazyaboutthatbadTVprogramme.

6."Whatelsehaveyouboughtbesidesthispairofleathershoes?"hesaidtohiswife.

He_____hiswifewhatelseshe_____boughtbesides_____pairofleathershoes.

7."Areyouready,children?"askedMrs.Li.

Mrs.Li_____

thechildren_____they_____ready.

8."Whereisyourbrotherstudyingnow?"hesaidtoher.

Heaskedher__________

brother_____studying_____.

9.Theteachersaidtous,"Lighttravelsmuchfasterthansound."

Theteacher__________light_____muchfasterthansound.

10.Hesaid,"Iwillcomeheretonight."

Hesaidthat______________________________.答案：1.that;would,that2.told;had;watched3.asked;if/whether4.if/whether;was;his5.asked;why;was6.asked;had;that7.asked;if/whether;were8.where;her;was;then9.toldus;travels10.hewouldgotherethatnight16.NewarchaeologicaldiscoverssuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilk

Roadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycountriesearlierthanoncethought.Thefindings,coupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearch,couldaddafascinatingnew

pagetotheepicoftheSilkRoad.

ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1000BC,longbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.Otherresearchmayextendhumanactivityalongthisroutebackevenfurther,perhapsamillionyearstothemigrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsia.

TheofficialoriginofEast-Westcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWu-direturnedfromadangeroussecretmission（使命）acrossthedesertintotheremotehighcountryofCentralAsia.Theagent,ZhangQian,travelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersia,SyriaandaplaceknownasLijien,perhapsRome.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld’stwosuperpowers,ChinaandRome.Chinesesilk,firsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggs,wassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRome.

ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoad.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasia.

小题1:Theword“coupled”inthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby______.A．producedB．contributedC．doubledD．combined小题2:ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggeststhat______.A．EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilkB．tradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethoughtC．historicalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresultsD．newlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices小题3:UntilrecentlymosthistoriansbelievedthattradealongtheSilkRoad_______.A．originatedinthe2ndcenturyBCB．extendedhumanmigrationintoeasternAsiaC．beganamillionyearsagoD．primarilybenefitedtheEgyptians小题4:HistorianshavealwaysconsideredZhangQian’smissionimportantbecausetheybelieve______.A．bebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperorB．bediscoveredtheSilkRoadC．behelpedestablishEast-WesttradeD．betravelledasfarasAfghanistan答案：小题1:D小题2:B小题3:A小题4:C解析：小题1:词义猜测。上一句提到了新的考古发现，由此可以推断这些新的发现“连同”大范围的科学和历史研究。小题2:推理判断。结合第一段第一句话的内容以及第二段第一句的内容可知答案。小题3:细节理解。结合第三段的内容可知答案。小题4:推理判断。根据第三段后半部分中的内容可推测历史学家认为张赛出使西式帮助建立了东西的贸易往来。17.—Howdoyoufindmyidea?

—_____.

A.Byopeningyournotebook.

B.Idon'tlikeitabit.

C.Youshowedittome.

D.WhenIcamein,Ifoundit.答案：B18.Inaroomabovethestore,whereaparty____someworkersarebusilysettingthetable.

A.istohold

B.hasbeenheld

C.willbeheld

D.isbeingheld答案：C19.In_____1980's,mostpeopleinChinawenttoworkby_____bike.答案：C20.短文改错。

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处。

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everyyearmoreandmorepeoplestartastampcollectionofyourownanddiscoveraninterestwhichcan

evenlastlifetime.Startingyourcollectionofstampsareeasybecausetheyareeverywhere.Holidayand

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Clubwhichexisttoaddmorestampstoyourcollection.

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________答案：Nowadaysmillionofpeopleofallagetakepleasureinahobbywhichisbothinterestedandfun.And

1.millions

2.ages

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9.去掉inClubwhichexisttoaddmorestampstoyourcollection.

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______chargeoftheclasswhichwasin

chargeofmywife.A．不填；theB．不填；不填C．the;不填D．the;the答案：A解析：选A。inchargeof的意思是“负责”、“管理”，其主语通常是人；inthechargeof的意思是“由……负责或管理”，其主语通常是物。22.Asanewdriver,Ihavetopractise_____thecarinmysmallgarageagainandagain.答案：D23.Doyouregretnothavinggoneabroad?

Notatall.I_____asmuch,butI’mgladtocontributetoourmotherland.

A.

didn’tearn

B.hadn’tearned

D.amnotearning

D.haven’t

earned答案：D解析：：本句考查现在完成时用法中“过去发生的动作对现在造成的结果和影响”这一用途，强调nothavinggoneabroad对现在的影响。第二个说话人表达的意思是：虽然我现在没有钱像出了国那样挣那么多，但是我很欣慰为祖国做出了贡献。【标签】动词时态24.Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.

Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestressis,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.

66.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.

A.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselves

B.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealth

C.theyaretravellingfastallthetime

D.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork

67.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.

A.notfearingstress

B.knowingtheartofrelaxation

C.highsenseofresponsibility

D.havingcontroloverperformance

68.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress.

B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople.

C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.

D.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress.

69.InParagraph3,"suchareaction"refersbackto_______.

A."makingachoicebetween'flight'or'fight'"

B."reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysically"

C."respondingtocrisesquickly"

D."losingheartatthesignsdifficulties"

70.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,"doso"refersto______.

A."exposeourselvestostress"

B."findwaystodealwithstress"

C."removestressfromourlives"

D."establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress"答案：66.D。67.A。68.D。69.B。

70.C。解析：66.文章第一段可看出答案。67.从文章第三段Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.可知答案。68.从文章第三段Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.可知答案。69.文章第三段“Whenexposedtostress,…”,一直说的都是遇到压力后的反应。70.从文章最后一段可以找到答案。25.从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

power

A.prefer

B.persuade

C.determine

D.concern答案：B26.—Wewanttositatthetablenearthedoor.

—I'msorry,butit______already.

A.wastaken

B.hastaken

C.willbetaken

D.hasbeentaken答案：D27.Ifashophaschairs_____womencanparktheirmen,womenwillspendmoretimeintheshop.答案：D28.DoyouloveAmericancountrymusic?Ifyoudo,cometoNashville.It’sthehomeofAmericancountrymusic.

NashvilleisthecapitalcityofthestateofTennessee.Hereyoudon’thavetogotothebigauditoriums(音乐厅)toenjoythecountrymusic.Intheopenairrestaurantsoronthestreets,youcanalwayshearthebeautifulandsweetsoundingfolkmusic.Allthesingersareyoungandtheyplaytheirguitarswhiletheysing.Thesongstheysingaresotouching(动人)that,ifyoulistenattentively,youcanfeeltheyaresingingwiththeirsoulsratherthanwiththeirvoices.

ShopssellingmusicrecordsandtapescanbefoundeverywhereinNashville.Manyrecordsaremadebyfamoussingersandtheyaresenttomanycountriesallovertheworld.

ThefolksongsmostofthesingerssingcomeformtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates.Thesongsoftendescribethosedaystosituationsandthefeelingofthecountrypeople.Theyoftensinginpraisesofheroism(英雄)andtruelove.

1.FromthepassageweknowNashvilleis________.

A.avillage

B.abigcity

C.asmalltown

D.acapitalcity

2.Toenjoythecountrymusic,youcangoto________.

A.thebigauditoriums

B.theopenairrestaurants

C.thestreetsD.Alloftheabove

3.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.ShopsthatsellmusicrecordsandtapescanbefoundeverywhereinNashville.

B.Thefolksongscanimpressyoudeeply

C.Notallrecordsaremadebyfamoussingers

D.Thefolksongsonlysinginpraisesofheroismandtruelove.

4.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.NashvilleB.Americanyoungpeople

C.popsingersD.thecountrymusic答案：1-4

DDCD解析：1.D

事实细节题。根据第2段首句NashvilleisthecapitalcityofthestateofTennessee可知答案为D。2.D

事实细节题。根据第2段第2、3句Hereyoudon’thavetogotothebigauditoriumstoenjoythecountrymusic.Intheopenairrestaurantsoronthestreets,youcanalwayshearthebeautifulandsweetsoundingfolkmusic可知答案为D。3.C

推理判断题。此题可用排除法。根据第3段第1句ShopssellingmusicrecordsandtapescanbefoundeverywhereinNashville.可知选项A正确；根据第2段末句Thesongstheysingaresotouching(动人)that,ifyoulistenattentively,youcanfeeltheyaresingingwiththeirsoulsratherthanwiththeirvoices(他们唱的歌如此动人，如果你专心听，你就会觉得他们不是用声音而是用灵魂在唱。)可知B正确；根据第3段第2句Manyrecordsaremadebyfamoussingers可知C正确；因此答案为D。也可根据文章最后一句Theyoftensinginpraisesofheroismandtruelove得到答案。4.D

主旨大意题。文章首段点明乡村音乐的发源地，然后介绍其流行性，文章末段说明乡村音乐描述的不同的主题。因此可推知本文主要是写乡村音乐，故答案为D。29.Morethanthree-fifthsofthepeoplecaughtintheearthquake_____bytheendoflastnight.

A.wererescued

B.hadbeenrescued

C.hadrescued

D.haverescued答案：B30._____allthestudentsinthisclasshaveincommonis_____theyhaveahighobjectinlife.[

]

A.That;that

B.What;that

C.What;whether

D.That;what答案：B31.Stayawake!Youshouldknowthatit________tosleepinclass.

A.doesn'tpermit

B.isnotpermitted

C.willnotbepermitted

D.wasnotpermitted答案：B32.Totesteggs,_______theminabowlofwater:iftheyfloatthey’rebad,iftheysinkthey’regood.A．putB．puttingC．toputD．tobeputting答案：A解析：A。句首的totesteggs为目的状语，填空句为祈使句谓语，故要用动词原形。33.Vicious(剧烈的)andDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLaw

Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethemcondescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanylessblood-thirsty?Whydoboxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversalinterest?Don’tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolence?Humanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungrylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalive,wefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteasbarbarousas,say,publichangingsorbearbaiting.

Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof‘thesportingspirit’issheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweightchampionshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolence.

Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally–admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincages,orpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthegrimforbiddingplacestheyusedtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworld.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimproved,butbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.

1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sopinionofnowadays’humanbeingsis

A.notveryhigh.

B.

high.

C.

contemptuous.

D.

critical.

2.Themainideaofthispassageis

A.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylaw.

B.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolence.

C.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.

D.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.

3.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansis

A.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday’speople.

B.togiveanexample.

C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.

D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.

4.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?

A.

Three.

B.

Five.

C.

Six.

D.

Seven.

5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis

A.that,bybanningtheviolentsports,wehumanbeingscanimproveourselves.

B.that,bybanningthedangeroussports,wecanimprovethelaw.

C.thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem.

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