2023年南充文化旅游职业学院高职单招（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年南充文化旅游职业学院高职单招（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.Anydietonwhichyoueatfewercaloriesthanyouneedtogetthroughtheday—likean800-calorie-per-daydietcanbedangerous.Dietsthatdon'tallowanyfatalsocanbebadforyou.Everyoneneedsacertainamountoffatintheirdiet—upto30%oftotalcalories—sonooneshouldeatacompletelyfat-freediet.

Don'thavedietsthatrestrict（限制）certainfoodgroups,either.Adietthatrequiresyoutosaynotobreadorpastaorallowsyoutoeatonlyfruitisunhealthy.Youwon'tgetthevitaminsandmineralsyouneed.Andalthoughyoumayloseweight,you'llprobablygainitbackassoonasyoustarteatingnormallyagain.

Somepeoplestartdietingbecausetheythinkalltheproblemsintheirlivesarebecauseofweight.Othershaveanareaoftheirlivesthattheycan'tcontrol,likeanalcoholicparent,sotheyfocusonsomethingtheycancontrol—theirexerciseandfoodintake.

Peoplewhodietmaygetlotsofpraisefromfriendsandfamilywhentheystartlosingpounds,whichmakesthemfeelgood.Buteventuallyapersonreachesaweightlevel—anddoesn'tloseasmuchweightasbeforebecausethebodyistryingtokeepahealthyweight,sotheyaren'tanyhappier.

Somepeoplemayfindithardtocontroltheireating,sotheystickwithanextremedietforalittlewhile,buttheneattonsoffood.Feelingguiltyaboutthebinge,theyuselaxatives（泻药）.Eatingtoolittletomaintainahealthyweightoreatingonlytothrowupthecaloriesarebotheatingdisorders,whichareharmfultoaperson'shealth.

1.Whichisnottheresultofrestrictingcertainfoodgroups?

A.loseweightforashortperiod

B.unhealthy

C.shortofnutrition

D.hungry

2.ThereasonswhysomepeoplestartandkeepdietingDON’Tinclude__________.

A.Theythinktheirtroublecomesfromtheirweight.

B.Theyhaveanalcoholicparent.

C.Otherpeople’spraisewhentheylosesomeweight.

D.Thereissomethingtheycan’tcontrolexceptfoodintake.

3.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraphrefersto_________.

A.afat-freediet

B.aspecialdiet

C.eatingtoomuch

D.eatingtoolittle

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Apersonneedsabout800calorieseachday.

B.Apersonwhodoesn’teatbreadisunhealthy.

C.Animproperdietmaycauseeatingdisorder.

D.Fattakesupthemostpartofcaloriesinsidebody.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whenpeoplewanttoloseweight,theyshould_________.

A.avoideatingsomefoodthatcanleadtobeingfat

B.controltheireatingamountandtimes

C.haveahealthyandbalanceddiet

D.throwupsomeofwhattheyeat答案：1-5DBDCC解析：1.本题为细节题。根据文中第二段内容可知答案为D项。根据文中内容可知不吃某些种类的食品（是因为这些食物容易导致发胖，所以用其它食品代替）并不会导致饥饿。2.本题为细节题。文中第三段提到了一些人们开始减肥的原因，第四段又提到当他们减掉某些体重时会得到朋友和家人的赞扬，使他们感觉很好，因此会坚持一段时间。而B项所叙述内容只是用来列举某些人生活中有一些无法控制的事情，并不是他们减肥的原因。3.本题为词义猜测题。根据本句后面的buttheneattonsoffood以及最后一句中的Eatingtoolittletomaintainahealthyweight可知答案为D项。4.本题为细节判断题。从文中第一段可知人体每天所需要的能量要多于800卡路里，可知A项错误；再者该段说明脂肪占人体所消耗能量的30%，并没有说明所占数量最大，因此可排除D项；另外根据第二段可知面包只是属于某种类别的食物，因此B项叙述错误；根据最后一段可知正确答案为C项。5.本题为主旨大意概括题。根据全文内容可知即使减肥，为了身体所需也必须做到健康均衡饮食。因此正确答案为C项。2.NotuntilIcamehomelastnight________tobed.A．MumdidgoB．didMumgoC．wentMumD．Mumwent答案：B解析：Notuntil位于句首时，主句中要将助动词did等置于主语之前，构成倒装句。3.Alltoo_____itwastimetogobacktoschoolaftertheglorioussummerholidays.A．oftenB．fastC．soonD．late答案：C解析：alltoo实在太......，alltoosoon意为太快了，带有惋惜的意味，如：Tomhadsnatchedashortholidayfromhisworktocomehere.Hesaiditendedalltoosoon.（汤姆趁工作之暇匆匆来此渡一短假，他说，假期过得太快了。）4.Someresearchersbelievethatthereisnodoubt

_____acureforAIDSwillbefound.答案：C5.WhenIreachedhome,myhusbandwaslyingonthefloor,_____thekidswithtoys.答案：C6.Itremains________whetherJimwillbefitenoughtoplayinthefinals.[

]A.seen

B.tobeseen

C.seeing

D.tosee答案：B7.Idon'tunderstandwhattheengineermeans,butI’vegot

roughideaof

projectplan.A．the;aB．不填；theC．the;不填D．a;the答案：D解析：第一空表示泛指；第二空表示特指。8.Heisstudying_____whilemybrotherisstudying_____atschool.答案：D9.Ifhersparetimeismadethemostof_____

English,sheissuretobegoodatit.答案：C10.TheCollegeEntranceExamination________near,soyoushouldbepreparedforit.A．isdrawingB．drawsC．drewD．hasdrawn答案：A解析：drawnear表示“临近，接近”，draw是趋向性动词，常用现在进行时表示一般将来时。11.Hisfirstbookisofgreatuseforourcourse.Buthislatestoneis_____worthreading.

A.better

B.more

C.much

D.very答案：A12.Weareearningmoremoney.Infactmostpeopleare_____thantheywerefiveyearsago.[

]A.betteroff

B.welloff

C.badlyoff

D.worseoff答案：A13.David______aninterestinteachingEnglishtoChinesestudents,mostofwhomhetaughthavebeen

hisfriends.答案：A14.短文改错。

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个

勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：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。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：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答案：1.how后加to

2.his改为their

3.去掉to

4.on改为by

5.lose改为lost6.knowledges去s

7.write-writer

8.used-use

9.正确

10.去掉the15.BEIJING,China(CNN)--China'seconomicgrowthdroppedto9percentfor2008,accordingtonumbersreleasedbythegovernmentThursday--inlinewithexpectations,butstilltheslowestratethenationhasseeninsevenyears.

Economistsareconcernedaboutwhattheslowdownmeansforinvestmentinthefuture,whethernewprojectswillbeundertakeninmanufacturingcompaniesandinfactories.Ifnot,itwilltranslateintomorejoblossesanderaseanyoptimismaboutarebound(反弹)in2009.

Since2001,Chinahasbeenusedtodouble-digitgrowthasconsumersbuyChinesegoods.However,theexportsectorwashithardinlate2008,withDecemberexportsdown2.8percent.

ConsumerspendinghasmostlyheldupinChina,aspeopletheredonotcarryasmuchdebtastheirAmericancounterpartsandcancontinuetospend.

Consumerconfidence,however,isaproblem,saidDongTao,AsiachiefeconomistforCreditSuisse.Infrastructure(基础设施的建设)istheonlythingdrivingtheChineseeconomy,Dongsaid.

TensofthousandsofChinesefactorieshaveclosed,millionsofpeoplearelookingforjobsandanuntoldnumberofmigrantswhocan'tfindworkmaybeleavingcitiesforgoodbecauseoftheslowdown,whichwouldhavebeenunheardofsixmonthsago.

Fourthquarternumbersshowedgrowthat6.8percent.GoldmanSachspredicted6.5percent,downfrom9percentinthethirdquarter.

Forallof2008,GoldmanSachshadpredicted8.8percent,downfrom11.9percentin2007.

1.Since2001,theslowestrateinannualeconomicgrowthChinahasseenis___.

A.6.8%

B.8.8%

C.9%

D.11.9%

2.AccordingtoDongTao,theonlythingdrivingtheChineseeconomyis____.

A.export

B.infrastructure

C.consumerconfidence

D.consumerspending

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthedifficultyChinaisfacing?

A.Tensofthousandsoffactorieshaveclosed.

B.Millionsofpeoplearelookingforjobs.

C.Anuncertainnumberofmigrantworkersmaybeleavingcitiesforever.

D.Theterriblesituationwilleraseanyoptimismaboutareboundin2009.

4.Inwhichquarterof2008didtheslowdownofChina'seconomicgrowthfirstappear?

A.1st.

B.2nd.

C.3rd.

D.4th.

5.Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe_____.

A.China'sEconomicGrowthSlows.

B.EconomicCrisisinChina.

C.EconomistsAnalyzeChina'sEconomy.

D.SeveralFactorsDetermineChina'sEconomy答案：CBDCA解析：1.C事实细节题。由文章首句和第三段可知。2.B事实细节题。根据第五段第二句“InfrastructureistheonlythingdrivingtheChineseeconomy,Dongsaid”可知。3.D正误判断题。根据倒数第三段可知A，B，C正确，故选D。4.C推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“becauseoftheslowdown,whichwouldhavebeenunheardofsixmonthsago”可知。5.A标题判断题。全文讲述一个事实：中国经济增长减速。全球尚只是出现了金融危机，暂没有演变为经济危机，中国就不可能出现了经济危机，B显然错。16.Itwasrainingheavily.LittleMaryfeltcold,soshestood___tohermother.A．closeB．closelyC．closedD．closing答案：A解析：考查副词的用法。题意为：正在下大雨，小玛丽感到有点冷，于是她向妈妈身边靠近。Close与closely都可用做副词，但close强调空间距离近，常与介词to连用；而closely指关系，注意力等抽象含义。17.句型变换：（共8小题，每题1分，满分8分）

小题1:Inadditiontoallherotherqualifications,Bessiewasalsoanexpertcook.

________________allherotherqualifications,Bessiewasalsoanexpertcook.

小题2:Someofficials’illbehaviorhasgreatlyaffectedthepublicconfidenceinourgovernment.

Someofficials’illbehaviorhasagreat________________thepublicconfidenceinour

government.

小题3:Allcomputersaremadeupoffiveunitsthoughtheyareofdifferentkinds.

Allcomputers________________fiveunitsthoughtheyareofdifferentkinds.

小题4:Althoughtheweatherisunbearablycold,manypestswillbekilledbyit.

Unbearablycold________theweather________,manypestswillbekilledbyit.答案：小题1:Apartfrom

小题2:influence/effecton

小题3:consistof

小题4:as,is解析：试题分析：小题1:Apartfrom

用介词apartfrom…除…之外（可用于任何情况）来替换inadditionto…小题2:influence/effecton

用名词effect或者influence来换动词affect的用法。小题3:consistof

本题用consistof（由…组成）来替换bemadeupof。小题4:as,is本句考查的是as放在第二个词义的位置表示让步状语的用法。点评：解题时应寻找相关线索，找到一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。18.Thefinalexaminationiscomingupsoon.It’stimeforusto________ourstudies.A．getdowntoB．getoutC．getbackforD．getover答案：A解析：getdownto认真对待；getout离开，逃走，出版；getover克服，恢复，结束(不愉快之事)。19.Isn'titamazinghowthehumanbodyheals____afteraninjury?答案：C20.Inthegoodcareofthenurses,theboyis

recovreingfromhisheartoperation.A．quietlyB．actuallyC．practicallyD．gradually答案：D解析：quietly静静地；actually实际上；practically实际地；gradually逐渐地。21..Johnistheonlyoneofthestudentsintheclassthatnever______amistakeevenwhenitispointedtohim.A．admitmakingB．admitsmakingC．admittomakeD．admitstomake答案：B解析：根据主句的结构theonlyone分析，此处的that应为单数；而动词admit后面只能跟动名词作宾语。22.ThereportersaidthattheUFO_____easttowestwhenhesawit.答案：A23.

andshortofbreath,AndyandRubywerethefirsttoreachthetopofMountTai.A．TobetiredB．TiredC．TiringD．Being答案：B解析：本句中的Tiredandshortofbreath为形容词短语作状语，补充说明主语所处的状态。24.Thesechildrenarepoliteandneverspeakloudlyinclass.

_____.A．SoareyouB．SoyouareC．NeitherdoyouD．Itisthesamewithyou.答案：D解析：考查交际用语。上句既有肯定又有否定，故答案D符合。25.Youcanseethestarsonaclearnight，butinthedaytimethey

are_______.A．unavoidableB．invisibleC．inaccessibleD．unavailable答案：B解析：un+avoid+able=unavoidable“不可避免的”；in+visible=invisible“看不见的”；in+access+ible—inaccessible“难以接近的”；un—Lavail+able—unavailable“不可得到的”。从题意可知，应该是在白天星星看不见。故答案为B。26._____in

the

queue

for

half

an

hour,

Tom

suddenly

realized

that

he

had

left

his

wallet

at

home.

[

]A.

Waiting

B.

Have

waited

C.

Having

waited

D.

Waited答案：C27.＿＿＿＿＿,youhavegivenmealotofhelp.A．TellthetruthB．TotellthetruthC．TellingtrueD．Tellingtruth答案：B解析：常见的作插入语的不定式短语有：sotospeak(可以说是),tobesure(无疑地),tosumup(概括地说),totellthetruth(说实话),tobehonest(坦率地说),tobefrank(坦率地说)，tobefair(说句公道话)。28.Theyoungmanadmitted,afterseveralhoursquestioning,______awalletfromthepassengeronthebus.[

]A.havingstolen

B.tohavestolen

C.beingstolen

D.tosteal答案：A29.—Tom,whynotcomeyesterday?

—I_____,butIhadaquiteimportantmeeting.答案：D30.We'relookingforwardto_____achancetowatchtheopeningceremonyoftheLondon2012Olympic

Games.

[

]A.give

B.begiven

C.giving

D.beinggiven答案：D31.______manytimes,buthestillcouldn'tunderstandit.

A.Thoughhehadbeentold

B.Havingbeentold

C.Havingtold

D.Hehadbeentold

答案：D32.Didyouknowthatwomen’sbrainsaresmallerthanmen’s?Theaveragewomen’sbrainweighs10%lessthanmen’s．Sinceresearchhasshownthatthebiggerthebrain,thecleverertheanimal,menmustbemoreintelligent（聪明的）thanwomen．Right?Wrong．Menandwomenalwaysscoresimilarlyonintelligencetests,despitethedifferenceinbrainsize．Why?Afteryearsofstudy,researchershaveconcludedthatit’swhat’sinsidethatmatters,notjustthesizeofthebrain．Thebrainconsistsof“greymatter”and“whitematter”．Whilemenhavemoreofthelatter,theamountof“thinking”brainisalmostexactlythesameinbothsexes．

Ithasbeensuggestedthatsmallerbrainappearstoworkfaster,perhapsbecausethetwosidesofthebrainarebetterconnectedinwomen．Thismeansthatlittlegirlstendtolearntospeakearlier,andthatwomencanunderstandsortsofinformationfromdifferentsourcesatthesametime．Whenitcomestotalkingtothebossonthephone,cookingdinnerandkeepinganeyeonthebabyallatthesametime,it’swomenwhocomeoutontopeverytime．

Thereareotherimportantdifferencesbetweentwosexes．Aswhitematteristhekeytospatial（空间的）tasks,menknowbetterwherethingsareinrelationtootherthings．“Agreatfootballeralwaysknowswhereheisinrelationtotheotherplayers,andheknowswheretogo,”saysoneresearcher．Thatmayexplainoneoflife’sgreatmysteries:whymenrefusetoaskfordirections…andwomenoftenneedto!

Thedifferencesbeginwhenfetuses（胎儿）areaboutnineweeksold,whichcanbeseenintheactionofchildrenasyoungasone．Aboywouldtrytoclimbabarrier（障碍物）beforehimorpushitdownwhileagirlwouldattracthelpfromothers．Thesebraindifferencesalsoexplainthefactthatmorementakeupjobsthatrequiregoodspatialskills,whilemorewomenspeechskills．Itmayallgobacktoourancestors（祖先）,amongwhomwomenneededspeechskillstotakecareoftheirbabiesandmenneededspatialskillstohunt,accordingtooneresearch．

Ifallthisdisappointsyou,itshouldn’t．“Thebrainchangesthroughoutourlivesaccordingtowhatwedowithit．”saysabiologist．

56．Thepassagemainlytellsus________．

A．thedifferencebetweenmen’sandwomen’sbrains

B．thechangesinbrainthroughoutourlives

C．thatmenarebetteratspatialtasks

D．thatbraindifferencesarerelatedtoourancestors

57．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A．Women’sbrainis10%lessthanmen’s

B．Greymatterplaysthesameroleaswhitematter．

C．Greymattercontrolsthinkinginthebrain．

D．Bothsexeshavethesameamountofwhitematter．

58．Whatcanweinferfromthesecondandthirdparagraphs?

A．Womenpreferdoingmanythingsatatime．

B．Mendobetterdealingwithonejobatatime．

C．Womendonotneedtotelldirections．

D．Menhaveweakerspatialabilities．

59．Whichofthefollowingdoyouagreewithaccordingtothefourthparagraph?

A．Youngboysmaybestrongerthanyounggirls．

B．Morewomentakeupjobsrequiringspeechskills

C．Womenmayhavestrongerfeelingsthanmen．

D．Ourancestorsneededmorespatialskills．

60．Whatisthewriter’sattitudeinwritingthispassage?

A．Defensive．

B．Persuasive．

C．Supportive．

D．Objective．答案：56.A;57.C;58.B;59.B;60.D解析：56．A。本文写的是男女大脑的不同以及由此出现的男女在各方面的不同特点。57．C。本题关键是要理解文中几个词的所指。“Thebrainconsistsof“greymatter”and“whitematter”．Whilemenhavemoreofthelatter,theamountof“thinking”brainisalmostexactlythesameinbothsexes．”其中，thelatter指的是whitematter，而“thinkingbrain”指的就是greymatter。58．B。根据文中所述，“Whenitcomesto…allatthesametime,it’swomenwhocomeoutontopeverytime”，女人在同时做多种事情时有优势，而男的显然做不好这一点，只能每次做一件事。注意选项B中的better并不等于betterthanwoman。59．B。细节判断题。通过倒数第二段的“morementakeupjobsthatrequiregoodspatialskills,whilemorewomenspeechskills．”一句可以得出结论。60．D。从文章中看不出作者有任何偏颇之处。33.Cindyshutthedoor

heavilyandburstintotears.Nooneinthe

officeknew_____shewassoangry.答案：D34.Withthechildren_____,theyhaveknownalotaboutsociety.答案：D35.Whatmanypeoplewonderis______thereisanyconnectionbetweenoursensesandourhealth.答案：C36.Heisconsidered_____theworkaheadoftime.[

]A.finishing

B.tofinish

C.havingfinished

D.tohavefinished答案：D37.阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1]Nowadaysthecostofanewcarhasfalleninrealtermssothatitischeaperthanevertoownone,andbetterroadconditionshavealsoattractedmoredrivers.Theresultisovercrowdingontheroadsystem,whichisoneoftheproblemsthelocalgovernmentsarefacedwith.

[2]Whenpeopletraveltoothertowns,theproblemmightberelievedbygettingthemtoparkoutsidethetown.Busescouldbeprovidedtotakethemintothecentre.TheseParkandRideprojectsareincreasinglypopularintheUK.AtSoutherton,forexample,acouncil-fundedprojectledtoa15%dropincitycentretrafficoverfivemonths.

[3]Whatthecouncilfound,though,wasthattheprojectprovedsomewhatunpopularwithshopownersintheareaoutsidethecentre.Manyoftheirshopsreliedonpassingcardriversforsomeoftheirtrade.Asthenumberofpeopledrivingpastdropped,sodidtheirincomes.

[4]Makingcardrivingexpensiveisanotherwayof____________.Roadtaxestendtomeanthatpeopleusetheircarsless.Finingdriverswhoareinareaswherecarshavebeenbannedcanalsotendtoencouragethemtoleavetheircarsbehind.

[5]However,onethinghastobegotrightforanysolutiontosucceed.Ifweexpectpeopletogiveupthehabitofdriving,wemustgivethemanalternativetheycanrelyon.Constantdelays,unannouncedchangestothetimetableandsuddencancellationsalldiscouragepeoplefromusingpublictransport.Peoplewillonlyseeitasarealchoiceifthebusesandtrainsareontime.

小题1:WhatcausesovercrowdingontheroadsystemaccordingtoParagraph1?(nomorethan12words)

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小题2:WhatshouldpeopledowhentravelingtoothertownsaccordingtotheParkandRideprojects?(nomorethan10words)

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小题3:Whyweresomeshopownersunhappyabouttheproject?(nomorethan10words)

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小题4:FillintheblankinParagraph4.(nomorethan8words)

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小题5:WhyarepeopleunwillingtousepublictransportaccordingtoParagraph5?(nomorethan8words)

_______________________________________________________________________________答案：小题1:Thereduced/loweredcostofanewcarandbetterroadconditions小题2:Theyshouldparkoutsidethetown,andtakethebustothecentre.小题3:Theirincomesdroppedbecausefewerpeopledrovepast.小题4:encouragingpeopletousepublictransportmoreencouragingpeopletousetheircarslessrelievingtheproblem(ofovercrowding)小题5:Becausepublictransportisnotreliable/satisfactory.解析：试题分析：随着汽车价格的逐渐下降，公路状况越来越好，路上的汽车也就越来越多了。结果就使得公路严重拥挤。本文就解决道路拥挤问题提出建议，如何才能让司机放弃开车选择公交。小题1:根据第一段句子“…thecostofanewcarhadfallen…”和“…betterroadconditionshavealsoattractedmoredrivers.”可以写出答案为：Thereduced/loweredcostofanewcarandbetterroadconditions小题2:根据第二段句子“…theproblemmightberelievedbygettingthemtoparkoutsidethetown…takethemtothecenter…”可以写出答案Theyshouldparkoutsidethetown,andtakethebustothecentre.小题3:根据第三段最后一句“Asthenumberofpeople…sodidtheirincomes.”可知，开车经过商场的人少了，商店的收入也就会随着减少。所以答案为Theirincomesdroppedbecausefewerpeopledrovepast.小题4:根据第四段空格所在的句子“使开车费用增加也是一种方法”说明上文已经提到了解决什么问题的方法。根据第二段开头句子“Whenpeople...theproblemmightberelievedofgettingthemtoparkoutsidethetown.”可知，使开车的费用增加也是一种减轻交通拥挤问题的方法。因此可以写出答案relievingtheproblem(ofovercrowding)。根据下文提到“roadtaxes”和“findingdrivers”等两项费用问题可以促使更多的司机不开车，所以这也是一种鼓励司机不开车乘公交车的一种方法。因此可以写出答案encouragingpeopletousepublictransportmore或encouragingpeopletousetheircarsless小题5:根据最后一段句子“Ifweexpect...relyon”说明，我们想让人们放弃开车的想法必须给他们值得信赖的选择。接着后面列举了一些公交车的弊端，比如耽搁时间，随意更换时间，突然取消等等问题都不能让人们真正信赖公交。所以可以总结出答案Becausepublictransportisnotreliable/satisfactory.38.Asearlyashissecondfilm,

Chaplinhaddevelopedhisownmannerofacting,

theonethat________

worldfamous.答案：C39.Areyouabigfanofpirate（海盗）stories?Doyouknowhowtotalklikeapirate?YoucanhavefunonSeptember19th.ThisspecialholidayiscalledInternationalTalkLikeAPirateDay.Itwasinventedin1995bytwoyoungAmericans,JohnBaurandMarkSummers.

Thesetwogoodfriendscameupwiththisideawhentheywereplayingracquetball,andbegantotalklikepirates.Atthatmoment,theythought,“Youngpeopleareinterestedinpirate.Butthereisnosuchachanceforpeopletogettogethertoshareit.Whynothaveadaywheneverybodytalkslikeapirate?”TheydecidedtomakeSeptember19ththedate.Sincethen,BaurandSummershavetriedhardtopromoteTalkLikeAPirateDay.AsBaursaid,“We'vetalkedlikepirates,andencouragedseveralofourfriendstodosoeverySeptember19th.”

Atfirst,thisdaywasonlyknownbyafewpeople.In2002,BaurandSummerssentaletterabouttheirinventedholidaytoDaveBarry.Thiscolumnist（专栏作家）reallylikedtheiridea.Hepromotedtheholidayandmadeitknowntomoreandmorepeople.Now,ithasreallybecomeaninternationalholiday.OnTalkLikeAPirateDay,youneedtodresslikeapirate.Youshouldwearabighatormaybecoveroneofyoureyes.Youcanpretendtobeanykindofpiratethatyoucanfindinanystoryormovie.

Havingfunandbeingrelaxedarenottheonlybestthingsabouttheholiday.Youngpeoplesharethesameinterestandchildhooddreamsthatday.That'swhyitiswelcomedbysomanypeople,especiallyyoungpeople.

Unliketraditionalholidays,InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDayisabrandnewholidaywhichisinventedbytheyouththemselvesandcelebratedbythemselvestoo.BecauseofBaurandSummers'imaginationandcreativity,thousandsofyoungpeople'spiratedreamcometrue.Nexttime,whenyouhaveagoodidea,whynotshareitwithyourfiendsandinsistonyourbelief?Maybeyoucancreateanotherwonderfulholidayfortheyouthinthefuture.

小题1:HowdidJohnBaurandMarkSummersinventthespecialholiday?A．ManyyoungpeopleaskedthemtodoitB．TheydiditjustforpleasureC．TheythoughtouttheideabychanceandimaginationD．Theydiditinordertohonorpirates小题2:Whyaretheholidaybecomemoreandmorepopular？.A．Youcanhavefunandrelaxyourselffreely.B．youngpeoplecanexchangeideasanddreamsonthedayC．youngpeoplecanhavefunandberelaxed.D．youcanplaytheroleofthepirateinthemovieontheday小题3:WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ItwasDaveBarrywhomademorepeopleknowtheholiday.B．TalkLikeAPirateDayisayoung,activeandlivelyholidayC．ThankstoJohnBaurandMarkSummers’imaginationandcreativity,alotofpeoplerealizetheirpiratedream.D．Theholidayhasbeenpopularsincethebirthofit.小题4:Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanshowthattheholidayisspecial?A．Ithasalonghistory.B．Itisawonderfulandinstructiveholiday.C．Itisabrandnewholidayinventedandcelebratedbytheyouththemselves.D．Peoplecanmaketheirdreamcometrueonthisday.小题5:Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage？A．Canyoutalklikeapirate?B．Youngpeople’spiratedreamC．JohnBaurandMarkSummersD．September19th,—adayinhonorofpirates答案：小题1:C小题2:B小题3:D小题4:C小题5:A解析：小题1:本题考查理解细节信息的能力。由第二段“Thesetwogoodfriendscameupwiththisideawhentheywereplayingracquetball,andbegantotalklikepirates.”可知，他们是在玩球时偶然想到的主意，也就是说这个节日是在他们的丰富想象中诞生。故C项为正确答案。小题2:本题考查根据文章细节进行推理判断的能力。由第四段“Youngpeoplesharethesameinterestandchildhooddreamsthatday.That'swhyitiswelcomedbysomanypeople,especiallyyoungpeople.”可以推知B项为最佳答案。小题3:本题考查根据文章相关信息进行正误判断的能力。由第三段首句“Atfirst,thisdaywasonlyknownbyafewpeople.”可知D项表述错误，符合题意；由第三段“Thiscolumnist（DaveBarry）reallylikedtheiridea.Hepromotedtheholidayandmadeitknowntomoreandmorepeople.”可知A项表述正确，不符合题意；由最后一段可知B,C两项表述正确，均不符合题意。小题4:本题考查理解细节信息的能力。由“Unliketraditionalholidays,InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDayisabrandnewholidaywhichisinventedbytheyouththemselvesandcelebratedbythemselvestoo”.可知答案为C。小题5:本文讲述了海盗狂欢节的由来和兴起,在这一天年轻人像海盗一样谈话,倾心交流,分享共同的乐趣和童年的梦想，骄傲地宣扬着自己那芬与众不同的年轻活力。用A项作标题更能突出节日的特点。40.Those____tohikeinthemountainshouldwatchoutfordangers.

A.who

B.whowant

C.whatwants

D.want答案：B41.Mymother_____metobuyseveral_____eggsfordinner,butIforgotallaboutit.

A.asked;dozen

B.suggested;dozensof

C.had;dozen

D.persuaded;dozens答案：A42.WhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarm,inthewinterespecially,wewearquiteoutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.However,Isoondiscoveredthatmylifehasits

too.

Onebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma(哮喘),and

theairisso

thatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecameofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.

Ofcoursethereareadvantages.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity,whateveryoutastesincultureorentertainment(娱乐活动).Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising---and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.

Islifebetterthen,inthecity?Perhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteens(十几岁)ortwenties.However,asyougetolder,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.

小题1:Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A．Stayingonthefarm.B．Movingtothecountryside.C．Leavinghomeforthecity.D．Runningawayfromtheschool.小题2:Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A．Heisveryoldnow.B．Heisingoodhealth.C．Heprefersdrivingacar.D．Helivesinthecitynow.小题3:Inthepassage,thewritertriesto__________.A．expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB．describehislifeinthecountrysideC．aninterestintheoutsideworldD．persuadethereadertoliveinthecity小题4:Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A．Byinferring.B．Bycomparing.C．Bylistingexa