2023年广东轻工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年广东轻工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.—ShirleywonthefirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcontest.

—Woo!_____shehasmadesincethebeginningofthisterm!答案：A2.Everytimethefathercomesintohisroom,theboypretends______earnestly.[

]A.reading

B.tobereading

C.toberead

D.tohaveread答案：B3.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

小题1:今年元旦我们玩得很开心。(enjoy)

小题2:舅舅昨天寄给我一张卡片，祝贺我18岁生日。(congratulate)

小题3:经过多年的建设，这个小镇现在和地震前一样充满了活力。(as...as)

小题4:演出以一段五十多岁的人耳熟能详的经典音乐开始。(familiar)

小题5:她一看完那个关于已灭绝物种的电视节目，就立志加入野生动物保护组织。(Nosooner)答案：小题1:WeenjoyedourselvesthisNewYear’sDaythisyear.小题2:Myunclesentmeacardyesterdaytocongratulate/congratulatingmeonmy18thbirthday.小题3:Afteryearsof/years’construction,thelittletownisnowaslivelyasitwasbeforetheearthquake/itusedtobebeforetheearthquake.小题4:Theperformancebeganwithapieceofclassicalmusicwhichwasfamiliartopeopleintheirfifties.小题5:NosoonerhadshewatchedtheTVprogramontheextinctspeciesthanshemadeuphermindtojointhewildlifeprotectionorganization.解析：小题1:根据“今年元旦”可知，该句用一般过去时，玩得很开心用词组enjoyoneself小题2:根据“昨天”可知，该句用一般过去时，congratulate的用法是congratulatesth或者congratulatesbonsth小题3:根据“经过多年的建设”可知，后面描述的是建设后的情形，即现在的情形，因此用一般现在时，as..as..的用法是形容词或者副词放在中间。小题4:根据句意可知，演出已经开始了，事情发生在过去，因此用一般过去时，familiar的用法是sbbefamiliarwithsth或者sthbefamiliartosb小题5:nosooner的句型为nosooner...than,因为nosooner是否定词，因此nosooner后面要用部分倒装的句式。4.Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereads_____bythefriendshekeeps.A．asusualB．assoonasC．asifD．aswellas答案：D解析：选D。aswellas连接两个并列成分，意为“也”。5.—____doyoustudyforatest?

—Istudybylisteningtotapes答案：C6.Besuretobehereearlytomorrow,＿＿＿＿＿?A．willyouB．aren’tyouC．canyouD．couldyou答案：A解析：祈使句式中的反义疑问句为willyou.7.假设你是李华，最近国内一家英文报纸正在讨论北京动物园是否应迁出市区。以下是你所在班级讨论的情况。请你给该报写一封信，反映讨论结果。

注意：1．词数100字左右，信的开头已为你写好。

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．参考词汇：郊区-suburb答案：DearEditor,Recently,inourclasstherehasbeenaheateddiscussionaboutwhethertheBeijingZooshouldbemovedoutofthecity.Someofmyclassmatesareinfavorofthemove.Theysaylargecrowdsoftouriststothezoowillresultintrafficjams.Theyalsosaythatoncemoved,animalswillhavemorespaceandbetterlivingconditionsinthesuburbs.However,otherstudentsareagainsttheidea,sayingthattheBeijingZoo,builtin1906,hasahistoryof100years,andiswell-knownathomeandabroad.Soitshouldremainwhereitis.What’smore,movingmaycausethedeathofsomeanimals.Tomoveornot,thisisabigdecisionwhichhastobemadebypeopleinBeijing.Yourstruly,LiHua解析：这篇文章要点表达要完整而准确，清楚展示主题。可以先提出文章的主题，进而列出赞成的观点及其相关的理由，同时在其后可以给出反面的观点，论据要十分充足。文章结构严谨，前后要连贯。8.Thecomputersmadebyourcompanysellbest,butseveralyearsagonoonecouldhaveimaginedtherolein

themarketsthatthey_____.答案：B9.Thedarkcloudsaregatheringasifit_____rain.答案：D10._____,itisbestnottoletchildrensleepintheparents’bed,sincethiscaneasilybecomeahabit.答案：B11.Yousaidboyswereclevererthangirls.Thatis_____Idisagree.答案：B12.－Iwonderifshewillshowupattheconcert.

－Shewill.Sheisonlytoo______towatchthefamousdirector.A．anxiousB．proudC．interestedD．satisfied答案：A解析：解析：onlytoo=very“非常”的意思。此处表示“非常急于想见到著名的指挥家，所以会出席音乐会的”。再如：I’monlytoopleasedtobeabletohelpyou.13.IheardanewbookbyprofessorLihasbeen____.Shallwegoandhavealookinthebookshop?

A.publishing

B.published

C.printed

D.printing答案：B14.Ihopethereareenoughglassesforeachguesttohave____-A．itB．thoseC．themD．one答案：D解析：“每人都有一个杯子”。表示泛指，相当与aglass15.单句改错(每个句子只有一处错误，每处错误只能改动一个词。)答案：1.what→how2.去掉for3.freely→free4.to→from5.worked→working6.with→from7.who→whom8.that→which9.nearly→almost10.equally→equal16.The

teacher

told

the

students

that

they______

to

be

useful

men

to

the

country.A．wereallexpectedB．wereallexpectingC．allwereexpectedD．allexpected答案：A解析：此句用被动语态，表示"他们被期待、被指望……"，all常置于be动词或

第一个助动词之后。17.Thepolice_____themurderereverywherewhenhesuddenlyappearedinatheatre.答案：B18.—Whatanamazingmuseum!

—_____.

A.Icouldn'tagreemore.

B.Gostraightandturnright.

C.Whataniceday!

D.I'dliketogo,butI'mbusy.答案：A19.—I'msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.

—Ithinkso.He______foritformonths.答案：C20.—

CanIhelpyou?

—Well,I'dliketobuya____handbag.

A.blacksmallshinysilk

B.smallshinyblacksilk

C.shinyblacksmallsilk

D.silkblackshinysmall答案：B21.-IhearthatJasonisplanningtobuyacar.

-Iknow.Bynextmonth,he______enoughforausedone.[

]A.willhavesaved

B.willbesaving

C.hassaved

D.saves答案：A22.Thebridge______

nextmonthdependsonmoneycollectedamongthevillagers.[

]A.build

B.tobebuilt

C.built

D.bebuilding答案：B23.—Dad,Idon’tthinkOlivertherightsortofpersonforthejob.

—Isee.I’llgorightawayand________.A．payhimbackB．payhimoffC．puthimawayD．puthimoff答案：B解析：试题分析：考查动词短语辨析及语境理解。A.payback偿还，回报；B.paysb.off付清工资后解雇(某)人；C.putaway收拾，储存；D.putoff推迟。句意：——爸爸，我认为奥利弗是不适合这份工作的那种人。——我明白，我马上付清工资后解雇他。故B正确。24.Asanewdiplomat,heoftenthinksof

_____hecanreactmoreappropriatelyonsuchoccasions.答案：D25.－Isyourheadachegetting_____?

－No,it'sworse.

[

]

A.better

B.bad

C.less

D.well答案：A26.____alotofworktodo,alltheworkersarenotallowedtotaketheirholidays.A．BecauseB．ForC．SinceD．With答案：D解析：本题中介词用来构成一个介宾复合结构。27.Thenewcomerwenttothelibrarytheotherdayandscarchedfor

hecouldfindaboutMarkTwain.A．whereverB．howeverC．whateverD．whichever答案：C解析：介词for后面加的是宾语从句，且从句中find缺少宾语，所以用whatever，选C项【考点】连词用法。28.Igotcaughtintherainandmysuit_______.A．hasruinedB．hadruinedC．hasbeenruinedD．hadbeenruined答案：C解析：mysuit与ruin的关系是被动关系．要用被动语态，答案锁定在C和D；从题意可知，我的衣服过去弄湿了，现在还是湿的，应该是现在完成时态，所以答案为C。29.PhillipIslandPenguins(企鹅)

TheLittlePenguinhascalledPhillipIslandhomeforuntoldgenerations.GettoPhillipIslandinplentyoftimetowatchssummersunsetatSummerlandBeach–thestageisattractivelysettoseethelittlePenguinleavewaterandstepontoland.

·LeaveMelbourneat5:30pmforadirectjourneytoPhillipIsland

·SeetheGippslandarea–GuinnessBookofRecordsplacefortheworld’slongestearthworm(蚯蚓)

·JourneyalongthecoastalhighwayaroundtheBaywithFrenchIslandandChurchillIslandinthedistance

·CrossthebridgeatSanRemotoenterPhillipIsland–naturalhomeforLittlePenguinsandmanyanimals

·Takeyourplaceinspecialviewingstands(看台)towatchthedailyeveningperformanceofthewildLittlePenguins

UltimatePenguins(+U)

Joinagroupofupto15.Thisguidedtourgoestoanattractive,quietbeachtoseeLittlePenguins.Youcanseepenguinsatnightbywearingaspecialpairofglasses.

Adult(成人)$60.00

Child$30.00

ViewingPlatformPenguinPlus(+V)

Morepersonalizedwildlifeviewinglimitedto130peopleprovidingcloserviewingofthepenguinarrivalthanthemainviewingstands.

Adult$25.00

Child$12.50

PenguinSkybox(+S)

Joinagroupofonly5inthecomfortofaspecial,higher-upviewingtower.GainanexcellentoverviewofSummerlandBeach.

Adult16years+$50.00

1.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlywrittenfor?

A.Scientists.

B.Students

C.Tourists.

D.Artists.

2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLittlePenguins__________.

A.havebeenonPhillipIslandforyears

B.keepaGuinnessrecordfortheirsize

C.aretrainedtopracticedivingforvisitors

D.liveinlargegroupstoprotectthemselves

3.Howmuchwouldacouplewithonechildpayforacloserviewingtour?

A.$37.50.

B.$62.50.

C.$180.00.

D.$150.00.答案：1-4CAB解析：1．C解析：这是一道主旨题。文中主要讲述了去参观菲利普岛企鹅的行程和价格，显然是一个旅游广告，所以主要面向旅游者。2．A解析：这是一道细节题。从第一句“TheLittlePenguinhascalledPhillipIslandhomeforuntoldgenerations”这些小企鹅在未知的年代就叫菲利普岛企鹅了，可知年代非常久远。3．B解析：这是一道计算题。成人的参观费用是$25，儿童是$12.5,两个大人和总共$62.530.The_____housesmellsasifithasn'tbeenlivedinforyears.

A.littlewhitewooden

B.littlewoodenwhite

C.whitewoodenlittle

D.woodenwhitelittle答案：A31.25.Theysuggestedthattheprofessor______justnow______chairmanofthemeeting.A．referringto;wasmadeB．referringto;bemadeC．referredto;bemadeD．referredto;wasmade答案：C。解析：referto与professor是动宾关系，所以用过去分词短语作定语；suggest表“建议”时，其后的宾语从句需用原形虚拟。32.Thecommitteeisdiscussingtheproblemrightnow.Itwill_____havebeensolvedbytheendofnextweek.A．eagerlyB．hopefullyC．immediatelyD．gradually答案：B解析：从题意可知，空缺处要填入“有希望地”，因为是修饰solved，所以用副词形式。回答为B。33.Ifyoulookforabookasapresentforachild，youwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearthereisnonewHarryPatten．J．KRowling’swizardisnotalone．Thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbooks,whichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasThelardoftheRings．

Yetdespitethat,readingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren．Accordingtostatisticsin1997,23%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall．In2003,35%didn’t．Andaround6%ofthechildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly．

Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputesgames．Maybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpile．Eitherway,ChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass．Inhispre-budgetreport,heannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost．

ReadingRecoveryisaimedatsixyearolds,whoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher．Anevaluationthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyear,whereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progress,andsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheirage．

InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschool,theyreadwell,butreadtextoftenforfunthanthoseelsewhere．Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanreportlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess．AccordingtotheOECD,beingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantage．

51．WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?

A．Manychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms．

B．Manyhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublished．

C．Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms．

D．Thesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreased．

52．Statisticssuggestedthat．

A．thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputers

B．adecreasingnumberof

childrenshowedinterestinreading

C．aminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperly

D．ahugepercentageofchildrenreadregularly

53．WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?

A．Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear．

B．Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking．

C．Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading．

D．Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading．

54．Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook-lovingchildren_________．

A．takegreateradvantageoftheproject

B．showthepotentialtoenjoyalonglife

C．arelikelytosucceedintheireducation．

D．wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchers

55．Theaimofthistextwouldprobablybe_________．

A．toovercomeprimaryschoolpupilsreadingdifficulty．

B．toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren’sbooks

C．toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfun

D．tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreading答案：51—55BBDCD解析：51．细节理解题，Thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbooks52．细节理解题，Accordingtostatisticsin1997,23%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall．In2003,35%didn’t．53．分析判断题，Anevaluationthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyear54．分析判断题，点比较分散要通读全文。55．主旨大意题，要通读全文。34.—Hereyouare!Twopoundsofmeatandadozeneggs.

—Thankyou.Howmuchdoyou________forthem?A．oweB．offerC．chargeD．cost答案：C35.Agreatpersonisalwaysputtingothers’interests_________hisown.A．belowB．aboveC．inD．on答案：B解析：above高于，在……之上.。这句话意思是:一个伟人常常把他人的利益放在自己的利益之上。36.—Thereisstillacopyofthebookinthelibrary.Willyougoandborrow____?

—

No,I'dratherbuy

__

inthebookstore.

A.it;one

B.one;one

C.one;it

D.it;it

答案：A37.Theteacheraskedus____somuchnoise.

A.don'tmake

B.notmake

C.notmaking

D.nottomake答案：D38.____nearlyallbehaviorislearnedbehaviorisabasicassumptionofsocialscientists.答案：B39.LookatthetroubleI’min!ifonlyI____youradvice.A．followedB．.wouldfollowC．hadfollowedD．shouldfollow答案：C解析：考查虚拟语气。题意为:瞧瞧我现在的困难处境！当时我要是听从你的建议就好了。Ifonly句中要用虚拟语气，此处表示与过去事实相反的愿望，故用过去完成时。40.----_______?

----Well,he’stall.Hedressesnicely.A．WhatdoesyourfriendlooklikeB．IsyourfriendtallC．HowisyourfriendD．Couldyoumeethim答案：A解析：：描述人或物的永久性特征即短期不会改变的特征一般用what…like;描述暂留性特征如暂时的身体状况等多用how提问。【标签】交际用语41.6．WashingmachinesmadebyChinahavewon

worldwideattentionandHaierhasbecome

popularname.A．a;theB．/;aC．/;theD．the;a答案：B解析：attention是不可数据名词，所以不加冠词，apopularname.“一个流行的名字”，所以用B。42.Mycousinworksasaguide.Sheusedtomake_____moneythanshedoesnow.[

]A.muchless

B.quiteless

C.muchfewer

D.alotfewer答案：A43.—WhencanIseeyou,MrBlack?Threeo'clockthisafternoon?

—Oh,no.I________

ameetingthen.答案：B44.Thereare103elementsfoundinnature,____aremetals.答案：A45.5.Thegrowingspeedofaplantisinfluencedbyanumberoffactors,_______arebeyondourcontrol.A．mostofthemB．mostofwhichC．mostofwhatD．mostofthat答案：B解析：factors为先行词，且为非限制性定语从句，所以答案应该选mostofwhich。46.Thearticleis________moredifficultthanthatone,soIthinkIcanunderstanditwiththehelpofadictionary.答案：D47.Itwasnotuntildark______hefound______hethoughtwasthecorrectwaytosolvetheproblem.

A.that;what

B.that;that

C.when;what

D.when;that答案：A48.—CanyoutellmewhetherIhavethechancetoseehim?

—Oh,Hewillbeback_____.

A.forthetimebeing

B.innotime

C.atnotime

D.attimes答案：B49.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.makeeffortstoclonetheenda