2023年四川铁道职业学院高职单招（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年四川铁道职业学院高职单招（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.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：每行只有一个错

误，请按下列情况改正：

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。答案：1.her→his

2.That→What

3.health→healthy

4.and→but

5.gift前加the

6.suitcase→suitcases

7.feel→felt

8.去掉to

9.giving→given

10.sweet→sweeter2.______

the

program,

they

have

to

stay

there

for

another

two

weeks.[

]A.

Not

completing

B.

Not

completed

C.

Not

having

completed

D.

Having

not

completed答案：C3.ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,_____he?答案：D4.Johnseemsaniceperson,____,Idon'ttrusthim.答案：B5.Shewilltelluswhyshefeelssostronglythateachofushasarole______inmakingtheearthabetter

placetoliveon.答案：B6.Hehasgotusedtotheschoollife,_____?

A.hasn'the

B.hashe

C.usedn'the

D.didn'the答案：A7.改错题。

TheStoryaboutGrowthismyfavoriteAmericanTV

playbecauseitisveryinterested.Theplay

tellshumorousstoriesthathappenintheGreen's

family.Withsuchstoriesitmakepeoplethink

aboutlife,butthereforeattractstheaudience.Itis

alsoawindowwhichwecanlearnaboutAmerican

society.Andthereweremanymeaningfulthingsthat

areworththinkof,suchastherelationshipbetween

parentsandchildreninalotofAmericanfamily.It

isquitedifferentfromthoseinChina.Theplayis

verypopular.We'dbetternottomissthechance

toenjoyit.

1._______

2._______

3._______

4._______

5._______

6._______

7._______

8._______

9._______

10._______答案：1.interested改为interesting2.去掉the3.make改为makes4.but改为and5.window后加through或from6.were改为are7.think改为thinking8.family改为families9.those改为that10.去掉第一个to8.Theseflowersshouldnotbewateredtoo______,once_____.答案：B9.—HowdidyoufindtheLittleTigersattheSpringFestivalGala?

—Wonderful!Theysanganddanced._____itwas.答案：D10.Careofthesoulisagradualprocess_____eventhesmalldetailsoflifeshouldbeconsidered.A．whatB．inwhatC．whichD．inwhich答案：D解析：本题考查定语从句。通过题干分析，process为先行词，从句为修饰process的定语从句。根据定语从句选项选择，很容易排除选项A和B(定从中一定不会用到what作关系词)。再判断从句是否完整(是否缺主宾)，可以判断出从句完整，排除选项C，最后选到D。同时还可以将答案带回原句进行验证。Eventhesmalldetailsoflifeshouldbeconsideredintheprocess.句意：关爱灵魂是一个渐进的过程，在这个过程中，即使生活中的小细节也应虑及。11.TheywillflytoWashington,____theyplantostayfortwoorthreedays.答案：A12.It

________

in

Hangzhou

every

day

over

the

last

three

weeks.答案：D13.Ifyou________BeijingDuck，I'dliketotreatyoutoamealatafamousduckrestaurant．A．didn'ttryB．don'ttryC．haven'ttriedD．hadn'ttried答案：C解析：考查时态。语意为：如果没有吃过北京烤鸭，我将在北京著名的烤鸭店招待你。nottry是过去没有发生，持续到现在的动作，应该选现在完成时。【标签】考查时态14.ItisreportedthattheUnitedStatesuses________energyasthewholeofEurope.答案：D15.Shewenttothesupermarketand_____whatsheneeded,shereturnedhome,light-hearted.

A.bought

B.havingbought

C.buying

D.tohavebought答案：B16.______you'vegotachanceofshowingyourself,youshouldmakegooduseofit.答案：A17.Todaywehavetoomanychoicesofcommunicationthroughadvancedtechnology,butwe

seem

thejoyofcommunicatingfacetoface.

A.losing

B.tobelosing

C.tobelost

D.havinglost答案：B18.______frightenedus______theelectricitywassuddenlycutoff,whichthrewallofusintothedark.答案：D19.Ifyoudon’tstudyhard,you’llregret,_____you?A．won’tB．don’tC．willD．do答案：A解析：选A。由主句you’llregret确定。20.Besidesentertainmentandbeautifullanterns,anotherimportantpartoftheLanternFestival,orYuanxiaoFestivaliseatingsmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflour.WecalltheseballsYuanxiaoorTangyuan.Obviously,theygetthenamefromthefestivalitself.ItissaidthatthecustomofeatingYuanxiaooriginatedduringtheEasternJinDynastyinthefourthcentury,thenbecamepopularduringtheTangandSongperiods.

ThefillingsinsidethedumplingsorYuansiaoareeithersweetorsalty.Sweetfillingsaremadeofsugar,Walnuts,sesame（芝麻）,osmanthusflowers(桂花),rosepetals,sweetenedtangerine（橘子）peel,beanpaste,orjujubepaste（枣子酱）.Asingleingredientoranycombinationcanbeusedasthefilling.Thesaltyvarietyisfilledwithmincedmeat（肉末儿）,vegetablesoramixture.

ThewaytomakeYuanxiaoalsovariesbetweennorthernandsouthernChina.Theusualmethodfollowedinsouthernprovincesistoshapethedoughofriceflourintoballs,makeahole,insertthefilling,thenclosetheholeandsmoothoutthedumplingbyrollingitbetweenyourhands.InNorthChina,sweetornutmeatstuffingistheusualingredient.Thefillingsarepressedintohardenedcores,dippedlightlyinwaterandrolledinaflatbasketcontainingdryglutinousriceflour.Alayeroftheflourstickstothefilling,whichisthenagaindippedinwaterandrolledasecondtimeinthericeflour.Andsoitgoes,likerollingasnowball,untilthedumplingisthedesiredsize.

ThecustomofeatingYuanxiaodumplingsremains.ThistraditionencouragesbotholdandnewstorestopromotetheirYuanxiaoproducts.Theyalltrytheirbesttoimprovethetasteandqualityofthedumplingstoattractmorecustomers.

小题1:WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．ThecustomofeatingYuanxiaodatesbacktothefourthcentury.B．Sugar,rosepetalsandmincedmeatareallfillingsofYuanxiao.C．SweetYuanxiaoareusuallymadeinsouthernChina.D．PeopleinnorthernChinausuallymakeYuanxiaobyrollinglikeasnowball.小题2:WhichcountrydoestheLanternFestivalcomefrom?A．ChinaB．SouthKoreaC．JinDynastyD．TangandSongperiods.小题3:ChoosetherightorderofmakingTangyuaninsouthernprovinces.

①makeaholeandinsertthefilling

②rollthedoughbetweenyourhands

③shapethedoughofriceflourintoballs

④closethehole

⑤preparesomericeflourA．⑤③②①④B．③⑤①②④C．③①④②⑤D．⑤③①④②小题4:Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．TheLanternFestivalB．TheingredientsofYuanxiaoC．ThedifferencebetweenYuanxiaoandTangyuan.D．China’straditionalfood—Yuanxiao.小题5:WhydoweeatYuanxiaotoday?A．Becauseit’satradition.B．Becauseit’satastyfood.C．Becauseweloveourcountry.D．Becausethisfoodcanmakemoney.答案：小题1:C小题2:A小题3:D小题4:D小题5:A解析：小题1:综合细节题。文中没有提到只有南方人吃甜元宵。要特别注意题干中的NOT一词。小题2:简单推测题。第一段中说明它起源于金代，盛行于唐宋，说明是中国的。小题3:细节顺序题。preparesomericeflour文中未提，但应该在前。小题4:主旨大意题。文中说了元宵的起源、制作材料和方法以及流行情况，只有D能概括全文。小题5:推理判断题。文中显示我们吃元宵主要是因为它是传统。21.TheydecidedtocyclealongtheMekongRiverfrom_____itbeginsto_____itends.答案：B22.Don’ttryto_____yourboss;hewon’tplantoemployme—afreshstudent.A．suggestB．persuadeC．adviseD．expect答案：B解析：动词辨析。persuade意思是：说服某人。23.—Pickyouupsoon?

—Ihaveacoupleofthingstofinish,butIwillbeready

.答案：D24.Ihadneitheracomputernornewspaper._____Idon'tknow

thelatestnews.答案：B25.Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.

Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.

“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.

“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”

Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.

“Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.“Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,”saidGoldspink.

Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.

小题1:Theunderlinedword“longevity”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto“________”.A．healthB．longlifeC．ageingD．effect小题2:Thetextmainlytalksabout________.A．men’sheartcellsB．women’sageingprocess、C．thegenderdifferenceD．heartsandlonglife小题3:Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat________.A．womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyarebornB．womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeatC．thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithageD．womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage小题4:Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould________.A．enableyourhearttobeatmuchfasterB．findoutthereasonforageingC．exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthyD．preventyourcellsfrombeinglost小题5:Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A．thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundoutB．scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecellsC．theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterlossD．womenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20答案：小题1:B小题2:D小题3:C小题4:C小题5:B解析：小题1:词义猜测题。根据文章第1段的第1句Whydomendieearlierthanwomen及全文内容可猜出，本题的正确答案选B。小题2:主旨大意题。根据文章第1段的第2句…thereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage和第2段中的women’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage及全文内容可知，本题的正确答案选D。【小题3事实细节题。根据文章第5段的第1句Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells可知，本题的正确答案选C。小题4:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的第1句Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise及文章主题可知，本题的正确答案选C。小题5:推理判断题。根据文章倒数第2段中的Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart可推知，本题的正确答案选B。26.Tomysurprise,themanager______30dollarsfrommysalarywithoutanygoodreason.A．cutoffB．heldupC．broughtdownD．keptback答案：D解析：keepback意为“扣下，留下，阻挡，隐瞒”；holdup意为“举起，支撑”；bringdown意为“打倒，击落，打死，降低”；cutoff意为“切断，断绝”。27.Beforeaproblemcanbesolved,itmustbeobvious________theproblemitselfis.(2011·湖南)A．whatB．thatC．whichD．why答案：A解析：A[考查主语从句。从句中缺表语，排除B和D；又因题目没有给出problem的范围，故选A。句意：在解决问题之前，一定要弄清楚问题是什么。]28.Her______,however,wouldnotletherdothis.

A.proud

B.prides

C.pride

D.beingpride答案：C29.Don’tyouknowthisisaproblemthat________evenexperts?A．asksB．beatsC．hitsD．meets答案：B30.根据下列句子所给汉语意思或单词首字母，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。1.Theheadmasterwantstohavetheopeningspeechd______byourEnglishteachernextmonth.

2.DrYuansearchedforawaytoincreasericeharvestswithout

_____(扩大)theareaofthefields.

3.Theproblemisso

______(令人迷惑)thatfewpeoplecanworkitout.

4.Thereisageneral

______(信念)thatthingswillsoongetbetter.

5.Theboyliftedthestonewithallhis______(力量).

6.Manyoftheyoung______

(一代)enjoyforeignmusicandfilms.

7.Iknowyoudon`tlikeherbuttrynottomakeitso______(明显).

8.Arecentsurveyshowedthat53.3percentofChina'smiddle-classpeoplewerenots______(满意)with

theirphysicalandmentalconditions.

9.WorldExposhaveexcitedand______(鼓舞)moreandmorepeopleintheworld.

10.Byr______(减少)excessemissions(过度排放)ofgreenhousegases,wecanputthelow-carbon

lifestyleintopracticegradually.答案：1.delivered

2.expanding

3.puzzling

4.belief

5.strength6.generation

7.obvious

8.satisfied

9.inspired

10.reducing31.—Youwerebraveenoughtoraiseobjectionsatthemeeting.

—Well,nowIregret_____that.

A.todo

B.steal

C.tohavedone

D.havingdone答案：D32.Anadvertisementisusefulin________itletscustomersknowofthekindsofgoodsintheshops.A．thatB．whichC．whatD．whether答案：A解析：A[inthat后接从句，表示“因为，原因在于”。]33.阅读理解

(A)

Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawoman’sshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique(独特的)aboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrailusedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaska.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwasleftthereisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1500stairscarvedoutface?Ordidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidn’tneedinordertotravellighter?

Over100,000peoplewith“goldfever”madethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaytheywouldhavetocrossaharshwildness.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney,manydiedofstarvationandexposuretothecoldweather.

TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpacks(背包)eachweighinguptofiftypounds;itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetopandoverthepass.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.PerhapsshewassuccessfulandmadeittoAlaska.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonewilleverknowforsure,butwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury.

1.Theordinarywoman’sleathershoeisconsideredunusualbecause_______.

A.itwasanimportantcluetolifeinthepastB.itwasfoundonafamoustrail

C.itatonetimebelongedtoaVIP

D.itwasafashionableshoeatthattime

2.Accordingtothispassage,manypeoplewhowenttoAlaska_______.

A.eventuallybecamemillionaires

B.broughtwiththemmanyshoes

C.hadconflictswiththeEskimos

D.werenotproperlyequipped

3.TheCanadiangovernmentmadegoldseekersbringoneyear’ssupplieswiththemsothat_______.

A.theywouldnotdieofhungerandcold

B.thearmywouldhaveenoughfoodforfightingawar

C.theywouldchangethesegoodswiththeEskimos

D.thesupplieswouldmakeAlaskarich

4.Nomatterwhathappenedtothewomanwhoownedtheshoe,_______.

A.shemusthavelivedahappylife

B.shecertainlydroppedtheshoeonpurpose

C.heradventurousspiritisdefinitelyadmired

D.herothershoeswereequallyfashionable

(B)

Listencarefully,workingpeople,wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofall,itisfree!

It’s“no”.

Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:“No”.

Sweetandsimple“no”.

Say“no”atyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.

“Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself,”saidLeslieCharles,aprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansing,Michigan.

“Timeisprecious.Peoplearespendingmoneybuyingtime.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.”

SusieWatson,afamouswriter,saidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”withoutguilt(内疚)orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated(强制的)‘yes’,”shesaid.

SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?“Notatall,”saidWatson,whoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddlebury,Conneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.”

Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime,”Watsonsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend.

“No”canbeyournewfriend,apowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”.

“No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating,”Charlessaid.But,headded,a“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.

But,healsowarns:“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.”

5.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______.

A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothers

B.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappy

C.youareselfishandtreatothersrudely

D.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned

6.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______.

A.secretwayB.politeway

C.proudwayD.guiltyway

7.InWatson’sopinion,peoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.

A.theysay“no”atasuitabletime

B.theysay“no”asmuchaspossible

C.theyareafraidofsaying“no”

D.theymakeothersangryatthem

8.Ifapersonsays“no”toeverything,theresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.

A.enjoysawonderfullife

B.makesalotofmoney

C.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosay“yes”intheend

(C)

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.

Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪华地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.

9.Fromparagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica_________.

A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademan

B.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirwonefforts

C.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkers

D.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors.

10.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause_________.

A.servantsinAmericanarehardtoget

B.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself

C.shecanhardlyaffordservants

D.Itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood

11.Theexpression“waitontable”inthesecondparagraphmeans“_________”.

A.workinafurnitureshop

B.keepaccountsforabar

C.waittolaythetable

D.servecustomersinarestaurant

12.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamily

B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor

C.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture

D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor

(D)

TODAY,Friday,November12

JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWest,Sheen.

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapier,MortlakeHighSt.,from8a.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—1158.

SATURDAY,November13

JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission60p.

MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarter,LowerRichmondRoad,Putney,providedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.Goodfoodandentertainmentfairprice.Tel:789—6749.

FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.SheenRoad,Richmond.

JAZZTheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission80p.

THEDERBYARMS,UpperRichmondRoadWest,giveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion(手风琴).Tel:789—4536

SUNDAY,November14

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco,freeatTheLordNapier,MortLakeHighStreet,from8a.m.to8p.m.

FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-remembers70p.Tel:688—4626.

HEAVYMUSICwithTonySimonatTheBull,UpperRichmondRoadWest,EastSheen.

THEDERBYARMS,UpperRichmondRoadWest,giveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion.

13.WhereandwhencanyouheartheMikeThomasJazzBand?

A.AttheDerbyArmsonFriday.

B.AttheBlackHorseonFriday.

C.AttheStarandGarteronSaturday.

D.AttheDerbyArmsonSunday.

14.YouwanttoenjoytheelectricaccordiononSaturday.Whichtelephonenumberdoyouhavetoringtofindoutwhattimeitstarts?

A.789—6749.

B.789—4536.

C.682—1158.

D.688—4626.

15.YouwanttospendtheSaturdaybyjoiningtheentertainmentwithyourfamily.Whereshouldyougo?

A.DiscoatTheLordNapier.

B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.

C.TheelectricaccordionatTheDerbyArms.

D.JazzatTheBull’sHead.

16.Youwanttospendthesamedayattwodifferentplacesanddon’twanttocrossanystreet.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestchoice?

A.Thesing-alongattheBlackHorseandJazzatTheBull’sHead.

B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorseandFolkMusicatTheDerbyArms.

C.FolkMusicatTheDerbyArmsandHeavyMusicwithTonySimonatTheBull.

D.MusicalHallatTheStar＆GarterandDiscoatTheLordNapier.

(E)

Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone(克隆)theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies(物种).That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk”.

Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos(胚胎),semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.

Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.

Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.

Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.

“Thenucleartransfer(核子移植)ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable(capableofbeingused)pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,”Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy(havingababy).Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&M,thefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.

“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneeded.”

17.Theaimof“Noah’sArk”projectisto_______.

A.makeeffortstoclonetheendangeredpandas

B.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingout

C.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudy

D.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanother

18.AccordingtoProfessorKraemer,themajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelackof_______.

A.availablepandaeggs

B.hostanimals

C.qualifiedresearchers

D.enoughmoney

19.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe_______.

A.China’sSuccessinPandasCloning

B.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorld

C.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandas

D.China—theNativePlaceofPandasForever

20.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.

A.Kraemerandhisteamhavesucceededincloningadog

B.scientiststrytoimplantapanda’seggintoarabbit

C.KraemerwillworkwithChinesescientistsincloneresearches

D.abouttwothousandofspecieswillprobablydieoutinacentury答案：1—5BDACD

6—10BACAB11—15DBABB

16—20CBACD解析：1.细节题。根据第1段中的Butwhatisuniqueaboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrail…可推知此题答案为B。2.细节题。根据第2段最后一句Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney可推知此题答案为D。3.推断题。根据第2段最后一句及第3段第1句可推知此题答案为A。4.细节题。根据文章最后一句可推知此题答案为C。5.推断题。根据Charles所说的Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself(否定他人就意味着肯定自己)可推知此题答案为D。6.推断题。根据SusieWatson所说的Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’(我倒愿意听一声有爱意的否定)可推知此题答案为B。7.推断题。对文章倒数第5段最后一句Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.反过来理解：只有当你不肯定的时候说“不”，可推知此题答案为A。8.推断题。从文章最后一段Charles所说的Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything可知，不然的话就会遇到麻烦，故此题答案为C。9.细节题。根据AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-made

我们可以了解到，“崇尚自我奋斗”是美国文化的特点。10.推断题。根据Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.(在美国生活的方方面面，尊重体力劳动态度的现象仍然随处可见)，可以推断女主人亲自下厨，是因为她以能做这样的体力活而自豪。11.词义猜测题。waitontable意为“服务顾客”，注意其后的washingdishes也有一定的暗示意义，故答案为D。12.主旨题。纵观全文，文章主要讲了美国崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的文化习惯。故答案为B。13.细节题。根据文章星期五活动安排的第1句JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.可推知此题答案为A。14.细节题。根据星期六活动安排最后一句theelect