2023年广州城市职业学院高职单招（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年广州城市职业学院高职单招（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.Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfront_____toarrive.

A.isexpected

B.isexpecting

C.expects

D.willbeexpected答案：A2._____fromwhathedid,heisn'tapersontodependon.答案：B3.Reportersare_______togetallfactsstraightandpresenttheirstoriesfairly.A．believedB．supposedC．thoughtD．considered答案：B解析：试题分析：重点理解句意，句意为：记者应该直截了当的获得所有的事实情况并且公平的报道它们。根据句意是“应该”的意思，即besupposedto,别的选项意思均不满足。bebelievedto被相信bethoughtto被认为是

beconsideredto被认为是点评：本题不难，重在理解好意思，能够分清楚各个选项之间意思的差异。在平时的学习中要善于积累，同时本题中要注意consider一词的用法，这个词在高考中出现频率高。注意这个词所构成的短语。considerdoingsth考虑做某事

considertobe认为是…4.BythetimeJanegetshome,heraunt_____forLondon.答案：C5.Noonelikes_____.

A.toplayatrickon

B.toplayatrick

C.tobeplayedatrick

D.tobeplayedatrickon答案：D6.—DoremembertosendthelettertoTom.

—Yes,_____.答案：A7.Inmyview,London'snotasexpensiveinpriceasTokyobutTokyois______intraffic.

A.themostorganized

B.moreorganized

C.soorganizedas

D.asorganizedas答案：B8.Heisstudying_____whilemybrotherisstudying_____atschool.答案：D9.Everybodyshowedgreatrespecttotheolddoctor,whodevotedeverythinghehadto_____the

poorconditionsofthelocalhospital.

[

]A.improving

B.improve

C.improved

D.beingimproved答案：A10.Ican'tfindtheaddress_______,butI'llgetitforyoulater.答案：B11.请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

“HappinessAdvantage”Effect

InJuly2010Burt’sBees,apersonal-careproductscompany,wasgoingthroughenormouschangeasitbeganaglobalexpansioninto19newcountries.Inthiskindofhigh-pressuresituation,manyleadersbothertheirassistantswithfrequentmeetingsorfloodtheirin-boxeswithurgentdemands.Indoingso,managerslifteveryone’sanxietylevel,whichactivatesthepartofthebrainthatprocessesthreatsandstealsresourcesfromtheprefrontalcortex(大脑皮层),whichisresponsibleforeffectiveproblemsolving.

Burt’sBees’sthen-CEO,JohnWolfgang,tookadifferentapproach.Eachday,he’dsendoutane-mailpraisingateammemberforworkrelatedtoglobalmarketing.He’dinterrupthisownpresentationstoremindhismanagerstotalkwiththeirteamsaboutthecompany’svalues.Heaskedmetofurtherathree-hoursessionwithemployeesonhappinessinthecourseoftheexpansioneffort.Asonememberoftheseniorteamtoldmeayearlater,Wolfgang’semphasisondevelopingpositiveleadershipkepthismanagersactivelyinvolvedandloyalastheysuccessfullytransformedthecompanyintoaglobalone.

Thatoutcomeshouldn’tsurpriseus.Researchshowsthatwhenpeopleworkwithapositivemind-set(思维模式),performanceonnearlyeverylevel—productivity,creativity,involvement—improves.Yethappinessisperhapsthemostmisunderstooddriverofperformance.Forone,mostpeoplebelievethatsuccesscomesbeforehappiness.“OnceIgetapromotion,I’llbehappy,”theythink.Or,“OnceIhitmysalestarget,I’llfeelgreat.”Butbecausesuccessisamovingtarget—assoonasyouhityourtarget,youraiseitagain—thehappinessthatresultsfromsuccessdoesnotlastlong.

Infact,itworkstheotherwayaround:Peoplewhohaveapositivemind-setperformbetterinthefaceofchallenge.Icallthisthe“happinessadvantage”—everybusinessoutcomeshowsimprovementwhenthebrainispositive.I’veobservedthiseffectinmyroleasaresearcherandlecturerin48countriesontheconnectionbetweenemployeehappinessandsuccess.AndI’mnotalone:Inananalysisof225academicstudies,researchersfoundstrongevidenceofcause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenlifesatisfactionandsuccessfulbusinessoutcomes.

Anothercommonmisunderstandingisthatourgenetics,ourenvironment,oracombinationofthetwodetermineshowhappyweare.Tobesure,bothfactorshaveanimpact.Butone’sgeneralsenseofwell-beingissurprisinglyunstable.Thehabitsyouform,thewayyouinteractwithcolleagues,howyouthinkaboutstress—allthesecanbemanagedtoincreaseyourhappinessandyourchancesofsuccess.

答案：3

小题1:bother/annoy小题2:anxiety/concern/worry小题3:considerate/aware/conscious小题4:loyal/faithful/devoted/committed小题5:difference小题6:positively小题7:success/achievements小题8:strongly小题9:determined/decided小题10:chances/possibilities/opportunities解析：这是一篇说明文，从三方面介绍了“快乐优势”效应：一种常见的管理方法；独特之处；研究发现积极思考的人表现更好。小题1:考查原文。根据首段第二句“…,manyleadersbothertheirassistantswithfrequentmeetings…”可知。bother/annoy“烦扰”小题2:考查原文。根据首段尾句“…,managerslifteveryone’sanxietyleverl,…”anxiety/concern/worry“焦虑，担忧”小题3:考查细节理解。根据第二段第二句“…praisingateammemberforwork…”considerate/aware/conscious“体谅，意识到……”小题4:考查细节理解。根据第二段第三句“…toremindhismanagerstotalkwiththeirteamsaboutthecompany’svalues”可知。beloyal/faithful/devoted/committedto“对……忠诚（虔诚）”小题5:考查细节理解。根据第三段“…whenpeoplewithapositivemind-set(思维模式),performanceonnearlyeverylevel-…improves”可知。makea(big)differenceto“对……有（巨大）影响”小题6:考查词性转换。根据第三、四段首句“…withapositivemind-set”“…haveapositivemind-set”可知。positively“积极地”小题7:考查原文。根据第三段尾句“…-thehappinessthatresultfromsuccessdoesnotlastlong”可知。success/achievements“成功（成就）”小题8:考查词性转换。根据第四段尾句“…researchersfoundstrongevidenceof…”可知。stronglyproved“有力地证明了”小题9:考查语态转换。根据尾段首句“Anothercommonmisunderstandingisthatourgenetics,ourenvironment,oracombinationofthetwodetermineshowhappyweare.”可知。bedetermined/decided“由……决定”小题10:考查原文。根据尾段尾句“…-allthesecanbemanagedtoincreaseyourhappinessandyourchancesofsuccess.”可知。Therearechances/possibilities/opportunities“有…..的可能性”12.Whynottryanotherway_____youmaydoyourexperimentbetterandmorequickly?答案：B13.WhenAlicecameto,shedidnotknowhowlongshe______there.答案：A14.Mikewentouttoseeafilmlastnightwithmostofhishomework_____.

A.finishing

B.havefinished

C.finished

D.wasfinished答案：C15.We’reorganizingapartynextSaturday,andI’dlikeyoutocome.

_______!Ihaveanotheronethatday.Thankyoujustthesame.A．GoodluckB．WhatapityC．NeverdoitagainD．Welldone答案：B解析：Whatapity！真可惜！这答语往往用来表达对无法做到的事表示遗憾。16.Expertsbelieve

peoplecanwastelessfoodbyshoppingonlywhenitisnecessary.A．whyB．whereC．thatD．what答案：C解析：根据句子结构可知，

peoplecanwastelessfoodbyshoppingonlywhenitisnecessary作believe的宾语，因此是宾语从句，从句中成分、句意完整。That在名词性从句中不充当成分，也没有意义，因此选择C项。意为专家认为人们可以通过在必须的时候才购物的方式来减少浪费食物。Why作原因状语，意为为什么，where作地点状语，意为在那里，what作主语或者宾语或者表语。【考点定位】考察名词性从句（宾语从句)17.—

Howwasyourweekend,Bella?

—Awful!ThatwasthefirsttimeI_____aloneathome,boredtodeath.[

]

A.hasleft

B.hadleft

C.hasbeenleft

D.hadbeenleft答案：D18.Thegovernmenthas_______theparentstoworkwithteachersintheeducationoftheirchildren.A．askedforB．calledforC．lookedforD．paidfor答案：B解析：callfor意为“要求，提倡”；askfor意为“请求，索要”；lookfor意为“寻找”；payfor意为“为……付钱”。19.—I'mafraidImustbeoffnow.

—_____.

A.Noproblem

B.Nevermind

C.Stepslowly

D.Seeyousoon答案：D20.HeaskedMarywhethershehadpassedtheexam________.答案：B21.Turnonthetelevisionoropenamagazineandyou_____advertisementsshowinghappyfamilies.答案：A22.—Howlong_____atthisjob?

—Since1990.

A.wereyouemployed

B.haveyoubeenemployed

C.hadyoubeenemployed

D.willyoubeemployed答案：B23.Thecoat_________me.答案：B24.Theysaythesnowwill________untiltheendofnextweek.A．keepB．lastC．startD．stay答案：B解析：据说这场雪要持续到下周末。表示持续多长时间用stay。25.Shewillneverforgettheday____shespentinBeijing.

A.when

B.what

C.which

D.why答案：C26.—GeorgeandLucygotmarriedlastweek.

Didyougo

totheirwedding?

—No,I___,

Didtheyhaveabigwedding?

A.wasnotinvited

B.havenotbeeninvited

C.hadn'tbeeninvited

D.didn'tinvite答案：A27.Theschoolbuiltanewlab;nowtheyneedtobuy_____.

A.somenewequipments

B.severalnewequipments

C.somenewequipment

D.severalnewequipment答案：C28.Thereisonlyonebookofthiskindlefthere,Iwonderifyoustillwanttobuy____.A．itB．oneC．someD．any答案：A解析：考查代词的用法。It表特指，one表同类非同一，some一些，any任何。根据前文onlyonebook可知，只能去买前文特定的那一本书，没有选择性。29.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,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprisingand,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．Bylistingexamples.D．Bygivingexplanations.答案：小题1:C小题2:D小题3:A小题4:B解析：小题1:细节查找题。从短文的第一句话IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.可知答案为C。小题2:细节查找题。短文最后一句Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.句中的backthere指的是上文的backinthecountryside。小题3:判断推理题。作者从多个方面表达自己对生活方式的看法。小题4:判断文体题。本文作者以对比的方式表达自己的观点。首先是对比城市生活的缺点和优点（disadvantageandadvantage）；然后把农村生活的宁静（thepeaceofthecountrside）与城市作比较，表达出作者回归农村的愿望30.It'snopleasure_____

throughtheseanylongerbecause_____natureisonethingthatreallymustbeexperienced.答案：D31.WhenIwasaten-year-oldgirl,Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”.Totalkbeforethewholeclass!Justimaginehow

31

(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthatwithsomanyeyesfixeduponme.Ihadnoother

32

(choose),though.FirstIwastodraftthespeechandthatwasjustapieceofcakeforme,becauseIwasagoodwriter－somethingtopridemyselfin.Butthehardpart

33

(lie)inmyoralpresentation;toreadfrom

34

paperwasnotallowed;Ihadtogivethespeech

35

mymemoryandinfrontofsuchabigaudience!ArealtrialbeganwhenIstoodontheplatformwithmylegs

36

(tremble)andmymindblank.Howmuchtimehadpassedby,Ididn’tknow.Mylistenerswerestillwaiting,patientlyandwithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfound­­

37

back,givingoutmyspeechwithdifficulty.FinallyIfinished.After

38

seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding.Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmyconfidencebuilding

39

,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourwaytosuccessisourfear;overcomeit,

40

wewillbeabletoachieveourgoals.答案：31．terribly

32．choice

33．lay

34．the

35from

36．trembling

37．myself

38．what

39．up

40.and解析：31．考查词性转换，形容词转化为副词。32．考查词性转换，动词转化为名词。33．考查不规则动词的拼写。34．考查冠词的用法,指前面的draft。35．考查介词的用法。36．考查动词的非谓语形式。37．考查反身带代词的用法。38．考查疑问代词引导宾语从句的用法。39．考查固定搭配中副词的用法。40．考查连词在语境中的使用。32.假定你是李华，亚洲冬季运动会将在你居住的地方举办，现正在招募志愿者，你希望成为其中一员。请按要求用英文给组委会写一封信。内容应包括：1.个人情况：年龄，性别，学历2.个人条件：英语好，爱好体育，善于交际，乐于助人，熟悉本地情况3.承诺：提供最佳服务

注意：词数100左右，开头语已为你写好；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；生词：申请-apply(v.),application(n.)，志愿者-volunteer答案：DearSir/Madam:IwasquiteexcitedwhenIheardtheAsianWinterGameswillbeheldinthecityIlive.MynameisLiHua.Iaman18-year-oldboystudentinaseniormiddleschool.AndIwanttobeavolunteerforthegames.IlikeEnglishandsportsverymuch.IlikemakingfriendsandIamreadytohelpothers.Icanbeagoodinterpreterineverysportsduringthetime.Hopethegameswillbeagreatsuccess.HopeIwillbechosentobeone.Yoursfaithfully,LiHua解析：文笔要非常流畅，要把握所有要点，同时以“我”为中心，详细说明自己对志愿者工作的理解，以此来表达自己的决心。要用词恰当，表现要比较充分，具备一定的说服力。词汇和语句的运用要正确。33.Don'tforgettheappointmentwiththeprincipalattheregistryoffice,_____youA．don'tB．doC．willD．shall答案：C解析：祈使句的反意疑问句有：1）表示建议以Let's开始的句子，用shallwe；2）表示有礼貌的邀请用won'tyou；3）表示不耐烦用can'tyou；4）其它情况用will/wouldyou。34.IcanstillrememberthefirstdaywhenImetmybestfriend.Ihidbehindmymotherandshehidbehindhergrandmother,

1

tolookateachother.Butwesoonlostthe

2

andstartedplayingwitheachother.Inthe7thgrade,Ifirstlosttouchwithher.Shewas

3

familyproblemsandIdesertedhertobewiththe“coolerpeople”.

4

ofmynewfriendslikeherasmuchasIdid

5

theyknewshehad“problems”.However,everysummerwewould

6

sitateachother’shouseandwatchsoapoperasandtalkabouteverythingweliked.

ItwaslastyearwhenI

7

theproblem.IguessedIwasjusttoobusytocatchupinhighschooltorealizeshe

8

someonethereforher.Well,shemadeanew“bestfriend”andsodidI.ThenIdidn’tknowwhy,butshestartedcuttingherself！

Shewasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepression（抑郁症）.Iwasvery

9

atfirst,butwiththelatenightcalls,westillstayedin

10

.Iwantedtobethereforhersincehernewbestfriend

11

desertedher,sincepeoplewerecallingher

12

,andIknewIstill

13herlikeasister.

Yesterdayshecame

14

meandsaidthis,“Ineverknewwhatabestfriendwas

15

youweretheonlypersonthatwouldstopmefromcutting;theonlypersonthatevermademefeelbetteraboutmyselfandmy

16

.Youdon’tknowthisbutIwastryingtokillmyselfonenightwhenyou

17

meandIwascrying.I

18

yousomuch,andyoudidn’tevenknowyouwere

19

me.”

Webothcried.AndIguessakindoflessonfrommylifesofaristonever

20

yourfriends.

1．A．pleased

B．excited

C．afraid

D．disappointed

2．A．happiness

B．kindness

C．shyness

D．sadness

3．A．workingout

B．answeringforC．helpingwith

D.goingthrough

4．A．All

B．None

C．No

D．Every

5．A．because

B．though

C．whileD．yet

6．A．sometimes

B．seldom

C．just

D．always

7．A．solvedB．noticed

C．facedD．understood

8．A．asked

B．needed

C．had

D．left

9．A．mad

B．cardless

C．hopeful

D．upset

10．A．touch

B．bed

C．hospital

D．love

11．A．luckily

B．successfully

C．basically

D．calmly

12．A．selfish

B．crazyC．brave

D．lonely

13．A．believedin

B．waitedfor

C．caredabout

D．repliedto

14．A．with

B．after

C．upon

D．to

15．A．until

B．when

C．since

D．if

16．A．mistakes

B．parents

C．friends

D．problems

17．A．visited

B．encouraged

C．called

D．prevented

18．A．tell

B．owe

C．give

D．show

19．A．helping

B．reminding

C．cheating

D．praising

20．A．giveupon

B．lookbackat

C．dropinat

D．lookdownon答案：1～5、CCDBA

6～10、DBBDA11～15、CBCDA

16～20、DCBAA解析：1.C由“我藏在妈妈的身后”“她藏在她祖母的身后”可知，两个小孩不敢看对方。2.C由“But”可知她们的羞怯很快就没有了。3.D在7年级时，她经历了一些家庭问题。与家庭问题连用应是gothrough.4.B由后面的他们知道她有“问题”，所以应是没有人像“我”一样喜欢她。5.A“我”的新朋友们不喜欢她是因为她有“问题”。上下句存在因果关系，应用because.6.D由每个夏天可知，我们总是一起坐在双方的家里看肥皂剧，谈论我们爱谈的事情。7.B去年夏天，“我”开始注意到她的问题。8.B一个人在家里有问题时，最需要的就是有一个人能够陪着她。9.D当朋友被诊断为“抑郁症”后，“我”当然是非常难过。10.A因为她有病，所以我们只能在晚上通过电话保持联系。stayintouch的意思是“保持联系”。11.C“我”要和她在一起，因为她的朋友基本上来说遗弃了她。这一点可从第一段第五句得到印证。12.B由上文“她被诊断为抑郁症”可推知，人们都说她疯了。13.C由上文“我要和她在一起”就表示“我”仍像姐姐一样关心着她。14.D去谁那里要用cometosb.表示。15.A她过来说“直到你是唯一一个阻止我割伤自己的人，我才知道什么是最好的朋友。”until的意思是“到……”，与前面的never连用。16.D由第一段“herfamilyproblems”可知此处答案为problems.17.C由第三段中的“nightcalls”可以得出答案。18.B由上面这些话语，可知她觉得“我”对她太好了，因此她要表达的是“我欠你太多了”。19.A作为最好的朋友，就像关心姐妹一样关心着对方。因此她说“你甚至没有意识到你是在帮我”，更表明“我”所做的一切是发自内心的，并不是为了帮助而帮助。20.A整篇文章主要告诉我们：无论朋友处于怎样的处境，都不要放弃他们。35.Finallyhereachedalonelyisland_________wascompletelycutofffromtheoutsideworld.A．whenB．whereC．whichD．whom答案：C解析：句意为：最后他到达一个完全与世隔绝的孤岛。定语从句中缺少主语，因此使用关系代词；先行词island指物，故使用关系代词which.【考点定位】考查定语从句36.Whatmanypeoplewonderis______thereisanyconnectionbetweenoursensesandourhealth.答案：C37.Idon'tthinkheisagoodstudent,______?

A.isn'the

B.don'tI

C.ishe

D.doI答案：C38.We’regoingto________withsomefriendsforapicnic.Wouldyouliketojoinus?A．getinB．getoverC．getalongD．gettogether答案：D39.Inthebeginning,themanrefusedtosayanythingaboutthelostcar,buthehadtoadmit____itbecauseofthesolidproofs.

A.stolen

B.havingstolen

C.tosteal

D.tohavestolen答案：B40.Peoplewerenotallowedtoenterthereadingroombecauseit_______.

A.hadbeenpainted

B.wasbeingpainted

C.waspainting

D.painted

答案：B41.—Whydoyouwanttoworkforourcompany?

—ThisisthejobthatI_____

for.答案：D42.Hehadanaccident______toworkandwasbadlyinjured．[

]A.driving

B.driven

C.todrive

D.drove答案：A43.He'snowusedto______early.Butheusedto______lateinthemorning.答案：A44.Shesaidthefunofreadingbookswasdifferentfrom______ofanyotherkind.

A.one

B.that

C.it

D.those

答案：B45.Awarmthoughtsuddenlycametome__Imightusethepocketmoneytobuysomeflowersformy

mother'sbirthday.答案：C46.Aredskyinthemorning_____tobeasignofbadweather.A．saysB．issayingC．hassaidD．issaid答案：D47.—Thereisstillacopyofthebookinthelibrary.Willyougoandborrow_____?

—I'dratherbuy_____inthebookstore.答案：A48.—____?

—Ihaveaverybadheadache.

A.Howareyou

B.Howdoyoudo

C.What'swrongwithyou

D.Areyouwrong答案：C49.____apity____wastomissthetrain!答案：A50.—CanIhelpyou,madam?

—I'dliketobuy_____eggs.

A.scoresof

B.twoscoresof

C.twodozensof

D.threescoresof答案：A卷II一.综合题(共50题)1.—

Haveyoumovedtoyournewhouse?

—Notyet.Myhouse_____.

A.hasbeenpainted

B.ispainted

C.ispainting

D.isbeingpainted答案：D2.Thiskindofclimate__________theamountoftherainfall.Andtheclimatehasno__________onmy

health.[

]A.effects;affect

B.affects;effect

C.affects;affect

D.affect;effect答案：B3.Flight302toLondon_______until7:30tomorrowmorning.

NowonderIhearsomanycomplaintsfromthepassengers.A．hasbeendelayedB．delayC．delayedD．willbedelayed答案：A解析：：确定首句时态的关键信息在于NowonderIhearsomanycomplaintsfromthepassengers.既然听到了乘客的抱怨，说明航班已经被推迟。也就是说，推迟这一动作发生在过去且已对现在产生影响，所以用现在完成时。【标签】动词时态4.TheFestivalofCultures

August11-14

CityPark

TheFestivalofCulturesisanannualeventtocelebratethewiderangeofculturesfoundinourgreatstate.Peoplerepresenting40culturalgroupswillsharetheirtraditionsandcustoms.Herearejustafewofthefestival’smanyactivities.

Crafts:SeethefineartofbasketweavingfromVietnamandZimbabwe.WatchthedelicateartofmakingpaperumbrellasfromThailandandthedecorativecraftofpaperlpicado,orpapercutting,fromMexico.Allcraftdemonstrationsprovideafirsthandviewofhowthingsaremade.Youwillappreciatetheprocessinvolvedinmakingtheseproducts.

MusicandDance:Experiencemusicalinstrumentsthatyouhaveneverheardbefore.ListeningtothemusicofashofromJapan,abull-roarerfromAustralia,asitarfromIndia,andachakayfromThailand.Youwillalsobeentertainedbyfolkdancesfromaroundtheworld,suchasthetroikafromRussiaandthemayimmayimfromIsrael.From1:00P.M.to3:00P.M.onAugust14,specialfolk-dancingclassesforchildrenwillbeoffered.Childrenranginginagefrom6-8canlearnthekinderpolkafromGermany.Childrenranginginagefrom9-12canlearntheraspafromMexico.

Storytelling:Listenforhoursasprofessionalstorytellerscharmyouwithcaptivatingtales.Fables,folktales,andballadsfromvariouscountrieswillbetold.Bypopulardemand,GwendolynWashington,afamousAfricanAmericanstoryteller,isback.

Food:Enjoyirresistiblefoodsfromothercountries,suchasgyrosfromGreece,seafoodpaellafromSpain,crepesfromFrance,andtandoorichickenfromIndia.Thesetastydisheswillbedifficulttopassup.

TicketsAugust11-13

TicketsAugust14

Adults$3

Ages13-18$2

Ages6-12$1

Ages6andunderFree

Adults$3

Ages13-18$2

Ages12andunderFree

TheFestivalofCulturesissponsoredbytheWorldMarketplace.Formoreinformationaboutthefestival,call(800)555-0199.

64.WhichofthefollowingarefromMexico?

A.Thepapercuttingandtroika.B.Thekinderpolkaandsitar.

C.Thepaperlpicadoandtheraspa.D.Themayimmayimandthegyros.

65.Afamilywithtwochildrenattheageof8and16aregoingtothefestivalonAugust

12.Howmuchmoneywilltheypayforthefestival?

A.$5.B.$6.C.$8.D.$9.

66.Whatdoweknowaboutthefestival?

A.Childrenwillhaveachancetolearndifferentfolk-dancing.

B.StorytellerGwendolynisinvitedtothefestivalforthefirsttime.

C.Peoplewillbeofferedopportunitiestoplaymusicalinstruments.

D.Visitorscanmakepaperumbrellasfromtheirfirst-handexperience.

67.What’sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.ToadvertisefortheWorldMarketplace.

B.Tointroduceawiderangeofculturaltraditions.

C.Toexplainthegreatsignificanceofpopularizingthefestival.

D.TopersuadereaderstoattendthefestivalheldintheCityPark.答案：64.C;65.D;66.A;67;D解析：64．选C．从文章地二段第二行和第三段最后一行可知。65．选D。成人票价3元，父母共6元；8岁孩子票价1元，16岁孩子票价2元，共计9元。66．选A。从第三段specialfolk-dancingclassesforchildrenwillbeoffered可知。67．从文章内容可知是宣传文化节的活动，欢迎人们前往参与。5.—Howwasthe2008BeijingOlympicopeningceremony?

—_______thatthewholeworldwasattracted.

A．ItwasveryfantasticB．SuchfantasticwasitC．SofantasticwasitD．Sofantasticitwas答案：C解析：因为没有very+adj+that的结构，故先排除A。而B项中的such是修饰名词的，故也排除。而so表示程度的副词放在句首，应用倒装，故选C。6.Letusgooutandplayfootball,

?

A.willyou

B.shallwe

C.doyou

D.dowe答案：A7.Weshouldconsiderthestudents'request_____

theschoollibraryprovidemorebooksonpopularscience.答案：A8.Awomanmarriesamanexpectinghimtochange,buthedoesn't.Amanmarriesawomanexpecting

hernottochange,butshe______.答案：A9.Inordertobeautifyourcity,______.答案：D10.Childrenaregettingsmarterbythegeneration.Iamveryamazedbyhowkidsthesedaysknowexactlywhattheywant,andknowhowtocommunicatewithseveraldifferentlanguageswhentheyarewithdifferentpersons.It’sverycommoninHKthatkidsarebeinglookedafterbyoverseasdomestichelpers.TheirhelpersdospeakwiththeminEnglish.Somedoevenspeakwiththekidsintheirowncountrieslanguages.Surprisingly,thekidsdoknowhowtoresponsetotheirhelpersregardlesswhatlanguagestheyareincommunication.ThisiswhatIobservedahelperwithaone-year-oldkidonbuslastweek.MycousinhasaPilipinohelperathomeformorethantenyears.HecanresponsetohishelperwellregardlessshespeakswithhiminEnglishorPilipino.Somekids’grandparentsdospeakwiththeirgrandchildrenintheirhometowndialect.Thekidsalsopickupfastwithwhateverdialectitis.Kids’parentsusuallyspeakwiththeminCantonese;naturally,thisalsobecomestheirfirstlanguage.

IhavereallynoticedamongurbanHKchildren,isthattheyknowexactlywhichhumanbehaviortoswitchonwhenfacingwithparents,grandparentsandhelpers.Theirexpressionisdifferentwhentheyasktheirhelperstohelpcomparedwiththeirparents.Theyareusuallymuchmoredirectwiththeirhelpersinsteadoftheirparentsandgrandparentswhentheywanttoaskforsomething.(eg.whentheyaskforice-creamorchocolate)Ithinktheremustberelatedtophenomenon（现象）,whetheritislearntornot.It’sreallyamazinghowchildrenautomatically（自动地）knowallatsuchayoungage,whichmodeofbehavior,andatwhattoneandmannertousethem,whotousethemon,andwhen.

1.Theexampleofmycousin’sstoryshowsthat__________.

A.Thekidsknowexactlywhattheyareinneedof.

B.Thekidsknowhowtocommunicatewellwithothers.

C.Thekidsknowhowtoresponsetotheirhelpers.

D.Thekidsknowalltheaboveatsoyounganage.

2.Whowillthekidsturntoforhelpinthefirstplace?

A.Kids’parents

B.Kids’grandparents

C.Relatives

D.overseasdomestichelpers

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pickup”mostprobablymean?

A.succeedinseeingorhearing

B.gainoracquireitbypurpose

C.learnitwithouttakinglessons

D.takeholdofandliftit

4.Whichofthefollowingexpressesthemainideaofthetext?

A.Kidshaveanamazingchildhood.

B.KidsaregettingsmarterinHK.

C.Kidsaretrulyamazingandsmart.

D.Kidsgetalongwellwiththehelpers.答案：DDCC解析：1.概括归纳题。从第一段的“…knowexactlywhattheywant,andknowhowtocommunicatewithseveraldifferentlanguages…”和“…thekidsdoknowhowtoresponsetotheirhelpers.”等内容中可知答案。2.细节理解题。从第二段“Theyareusuallymuchmoredirectwiththeirhelpersinsteadoftheirparentsandgrandparentswhentheywanttoaskforsomething.”可以得出结论。3.词义理解题。从第一段“Somekids’grandparentsdospeakwiththeirgrandchildrenintheirhometowndialect.Thekidsalsopickupfastwithwhateverdi