2023年河南工业和信息化职业学院高职单招（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年河南工业和信息化职业学院高职单招（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.北京是中国的政治、经济和文化中心。答案：Beijingisthepolitical,economicandculturalcenterofChina.解析：注意并列定语的翻译，前几个用顿号相连，最后两个定语之间用and相连。注意几个并列定语之间的顺序。2.—

He

got

the

first

place

in

the

examination.

—

That’s

_________

his

parents

are

so

pleased

with

him.答案：C3._____wemovethepictureoverthere?Doyouthinkit’lllookbetter?[

]A.Until

B.Whatabout

C.Aslongas

D.Whatif答案：D4.I’mnotsurprisedthathebecameawriter.Evenasachildhehada_____imagination.A．clearB．cautiousC．funnyD．vivid答案：D解析：clear清晰的；cautious小心谨慎的；.funny滑稽的；vivid生动的5.Daniel'sfamily_____theirholidayinHuangshanthistimenextweek.答案：D6.“Becareful；donotstand________tothefire，Jim，”MrsThompsonsaidtoherlittleson.答案：A7.Ishallneverforgetthoseyears

Ilivedinthecountrywiththefarmers,

hasagreateffect

onmylife.

A.that,which

B.when,which

C.which,that

D.when,who答案：B8.IfeltsobadalldayyesterdaythatIdecidedthismorningIcouldn’tface________daylikethat.

A．otherB．anotherC．theotherD．others答案：B解析：本题考查与other相关的单词的区别，由题意知：我昨天一整天感到很糟糕，以至于我今天早晨决定我不会面对那样的一天。是指在未来的日子中的一天，故用another.9.Theyhaveformedahabit.Thatis,theycelebratetheirbirthday_____.答案：D10.In_____1960s,peoplelivingalongtheRiverfailedtokeep_______naturalbalanceofthearea.答案：C11.—____doeshemakeatriphere?

—Everyfivedays.

A.Howsoon

B.Howfar

C.Howlong

D.Howoften答案：D12.Awarmthoughtsuddenlycametome__Imightusethepocketmoneytobuysomeflowersformy

mother'sbirthday.答案：C13.—Hereyouare!Twopoundsofmeatandadozeneggs.

—Thankyou.Howmuchdoyou________forthem?A．oweB．offerC．chargeD．cost答案：C14.Davidhaswonthefirstprizeinsinging;heisstillveryexcitednowandfeels____desiretogotobed.

A.themost

B.more

C.worse

Dtheleast

答案：D15.从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确的音标。

react

A./ri:kt/

B./rekt/

C./ri[kt/

D./ri'Akt/答案：D16.3.Astheyearspassed，manyoccasionsbirthdays，awards，graduations____withDad’sflowers.A．aremarkedB．weremarkedC．havemarkedD．hadmarked答案：B解析：分析语境逻辑可知，该空表示“过去被标明”，因此应填一般过去时被动语态动词形式weremarked。17.Byhiking,peoplecan_____natureandexperienceakindoflife.答案：C18.Withthattrust____toserveallAmericansandIwilldomybesttofulfillthatdutyeverydayasyourPresident.A．comingadutyB．whichcomesadutyC．comesadutyD．adutycame答案：C解析：：本句考查状语提前后，句子的语序问题。如状语提前，且句子主语不为人称代词，此时句子主语、谓语完全倒装，类似于Inthefronthangsaportrait.【标签】倒装结构19.Thechildrenhavebeenplayingwithmyhat－they’veknockeditoutof______.A．shapeB．sizeC．controlD．line答案：A解析：本句话的意思为“孩子们一直拿帽子玩，玩得都变了形”。20.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。21.—Won'tyoustayforthedinnertonight?

—_____,muchasI'dliketo.[

]A.YesIcan.

B.No,Ican't.

C.Yes,Iwill.

D.No,Iwon't.答案：B22.-We__________hopeyouwillgetaniceresultontheNationalGames.

-Thankyouverymuch.答案：D23.——I’vereadanotherbookthisweek.

——Well,maybe

isnothowmuchyoureadbutwhatyoureadthatcounts.A．thisB．thatC．thereD．it答案：D解析：此试考查强调句式。Itis…that…24.31.Myunclepromisedtobuyanicegiftformybirthday,_______beyondmyimagination.A．whichB．thatC．somethingD．theone答案：C解析：考查定语从句的省略。根据逗号可知，是非限制性定语从句，排除B；用which的话，从句缺少谓语动词was。这里表示的是泛指，不用the。something后省略了whichwas。故选C。25.Iwanttoknowwhatwillbecome_______thatpoorlittleboyifnoonewantstohelphim?

A．to B．of C．on D．with

答案：B26.Howbeautifullyshesings!I'veneverheard_____.[

]

A.thebettervoice

B.agoodvoice

C.thebestvoice

D.abettervoice

答案：D27.WhenAlicecameto,shedidnotknowhowlongshe_____

there.答案：A28.Thisbookissaid________intoseveralforeignlanguageslastyear.[

]A.hasbeentranslated

B.havebeentranslated

C.tohavetranslated

D.tohavebeenbeentranslated答案：D29.Shanghaiissofullof_______,itseemsasifthingsneverstop.A．strengthB．spiritC．forceD．energy答案：D解析：D“精力，活力”。A“力气”；B“精神”；C“力量，武力”。30.Therun-uptothelaunchofChina'sfirstlunarorbiterattheendofthismonthhascaughtthecountry'simagination,withmorethantwothirdsofthenationhopingtoseethelaunchliveonTV,accordingtoasurvey.

AccordingtothesurveybyChinaYouthDailyand,almosttheentirenationhopestocatchimagesoftheeventatsomepoint,with99percentofthe10358respondentssayingtheyexpectedtowitnessthesatellitelaunchand68.9percentsaidtheywerecertaintowatchthelivebroadcastofthelaunch.Onand,twopopularwebportalsinthecountry,internetusershavecontributedsome2,000poemsand5000drawingsonthethemeofChang'eI.

"Thesatellitelaunchmeansmuchmorethanjustsaying'hello'tothemoon.Maybeinthefuturewecouldalsosendsomepeopletoaccompanysister'Chang'e',"saidacollegestudentinthesurvey.

Remarkably,manypeopleexpecttovisitthemoononeday,with93.4percentofrespondentssayingtheyexpectedtodoso.

Chang'eIisnamedafterChang'e,afamouscharacterfromChinesemythology.Sheascendedfromearthtoliveonthemoonasacelestialbeingafterdrinkinganelixir.

ThereisalsoanotherconnectionbetweenthemoonandChina.Inthe1970s,acrateronthemoonwasnamedafteraChinesestargazer,WanHu,whoissaidtobethefirstastronautinhumanhistory.

Legendsaysabout600yearsago,aroundthemiddleoftheMingDynasty,WanHu,alocalgovernmentofficial,triedtoflyintospacewiththehelpofachair,twobigkitesand47self-madegunpowder-filledrockets.Accordingtothelegendaftertherocketswerelittherewasahugebangandlotsofsmoke.WhenthesmokeclearedWanwasnowheretobefound.

China'sfirstastronautflewintospacein2003withthelaunchoftheChinese-madespaceshipShenzhouV.Chinabecamethethirdcountry,aftertheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStates,tocarryoutmannedspacemissions.

小题1:Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Accordingtoasurvey,twothirdsofthenationarehopingtoseethelaunchliveonTV,B．Theinternetusershavedrawnsome5000picturesof‘Chang’e’.C．WanHu,aChinesestargazer(n.看星星的人,占星师,天文学家),wasdeadafterthehugebangandalotofsmoke.D．China’sfirstastronautflewintospacein2003inthespaceshipShenzhouVI.小题2:What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph5?A．akindofmedicineforlonglife.B．akindofmedicinetomakeyoulightenoughtoflyintheair.C．akindofwineD．akindofalcohol.小题3:WhywasWanHusaidtobethefirstastronautinhumanhistory?A．Becauseacrateronthemoonwasnamedafterhisname.B．Becausehewasthefirsttogotothemooninhisown“spaceship”.C．Becauseofhiscourageforscientificexperimenttothemoon.D．Becausehemadethefirstrocketinhumanhistory.答案：小题1:C小题2:A小题3:C解析：小题1:综合细节题A错，因为morethantwothirdsofthenationarehopingtoseethelaunchliveonTV.B错，因为所画的不是5000张嫦娥的图像，而是以嫦娥为主题的图片。D错，应该是神州5号。小题2:猜测词义题。嫦娥偷吃的是长生不老药。小题3:推理判断题。万户并没有去月球，而是死了，他具有的是为科学探索献身的精神和勇气，故此人们把他称为人类的第一位宇航员。31.When

thefuture,manypeoplewillimaginealife

high-techdevices.[

]A.thinkingof,fullof

B.thoughtabout,fullof

C.thoughtof,filledwith

D.thinkingabout,filledwith答案：A32._____,IwillassigntoyouaslittlehomeworkasIcan,butitisafantasynowadays.答案：A33.--Howoftendoyouvisityourgrandparents?答案：A34.阅读理解。

Ablindboysatonthestepsofabuildingwithaboxbyhisfeet.Heheldupasignwhichread,"Iamblind,

pleasehelp."Therewereonlyafewcoinsinthebox.Theboyfeltsad.

Amanwalkedby.Hetookafewcoinsfromhispocketanddroppedthemintothebox.Thenhetookthe

sign,turneditaroundandwrotesomewords.Heputthesignbacksothateveryonewhowalkedbywould

seethenewwords.

Soontheboxwasfull.Alotmorepeopleweregivingmoneytotheblindboy.Thatafternoonthemanwho

hadchangedthesigncametoseehowthingswere.Theboyrecognizedhisfootstepsandasked,"Wereyou

theonewhochangedmysignthismorning?Whatdidyouwrite?"

Thatmansaid,"Ionlywrotethetruth.Isaidwhatyousaidbutinadifferentway."Whathehadwritten

was,"todayisabeautifuldayandIcannotseeit."Doyouthinkthefirstsignandthesecondsignwere

sayingthesamething?Ofcoursebothsignstoldpeopletheyweresoluckythattheywerenotblind.

Greatmensay,"Inthejourneyoflife,ifyouwanttotravelwithoutfear,youmusthavetheticketofa

goodconscience(良心)."

It'sabeautifulthingtoseeapeoplesmiling!Andit'sevenmorebeautifultoknowthatyouarethereason

ofaperson'ssmiling!1.Whendidthemanpassbyandchangetheblindboy'ssign?[

]A.Inthemorning.

B.Atnoon.

C.Intheafternoon.

D.Atnight.2.Whydidthesecondsignhaveabettereffect?[

]A.Ittoldthetruthinastraightway.

B.Ittoldthepassingpeoplealie.

C.Ittoldpeopletobuysometicketsfortheboy.

D.Ittoldpeopletofeelluckyfornotbeingblind.3.Whatdothefirstthreeparagraphstellus?[

]A.Nopains,nogains.

B.Differentways,differentresults.

C.Theearlybirdcathchestheworm.

D.Whenthecat'saway,themicewillplay.4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,themostbeautifulthingis_____.[

]A.toknowthereasonofaperson'ssmiling

B.toseeapersonsmiling.

C.tobethereasonofaperson'ssmiling.

D.tobeapersonsmiling.答案：1-4:ADBC35.Shehadviewquitedifferentfrom______.答案：A36.TohaveadinneratarestaurantontheEveoftheSpringFestival,youneedtoreservethe

restaurantmonthsbefore,_____?[

]

A.mustn'tyou

B.didn'tyou

C.don'tyou

D.needn'tyou答案：C37.—Areweabouttohavedinner?

—Yes,it_____

inthediningroom.

A.isserving

B.isbeingserved

C.hasbeenserving

D.serves答案：B38.The_____lookonhisfacesuggestedthathehadn'texpected_____wouldhappen.

A.surprised;what

B.surprising;what

C.surprised;that

D.surprising;that答案：A39.Thatevening,_____Iwilltellyoumoreaboutlater,Iendedupworkingverylate.A．thatB．whichC．whatD．when答案：B解析：这里thatevening是先行词，其在定语从句中作介词about的宾语，所以用which。句意：以后我将和你谈起的那个晚上，我工作到了很晚。【考点定位】考查非限制性定语从句的关系词。40.—WhoisyourfavoritebasketballplayerinChina?

—YaoMing,ofcourse.Nooneplays_____.答案：A41.Theboss_____companyIworkedintwoyearsagohas_____insolvingsuchkindofproblem.

A.whose;manyexperiences

B.who;manyexperiences

C.whose;muchexperience

D.which;muchexperience答案：C42.Indevelopingcountriespeopleare________intoovercrowdedcitiesingreatnumberstohuntforfortunes.A．pouringB．fillingC．hurryingD．pushing答案：A43.Itisobvioustothestudents_____theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.答案：D44.After1953______peoplehavesucceededinclimbingthemountain.

A.severalhundredof

B.severalhundreds

C.severalhundredsof

D.severalhundred答案：D45.Thedressyouare

todayisthesameasMary's.

[

]A.wearing

B.dressed

C.puttingon

D.havingon答案：A46.Alltheemployeesexceptthemanager_____toworkonlineathome.

A.encourages

B.encourage

C.isencouraged

D.areencouraged答案：D47.Bythetimeyouhavecompletedtheessentialtraining,you_____exposedtovirtuallyeverynewfeatureofthecourse.

A.are

B.willhavebeen

C.havebeen

D.willbe答案：B48.Hehasimpressedhisemployersconsiderablyand_____heissoontobepromoted.A．eventuallyB．yetC．finallyD．accordingly答案：D解析：accordingly(="for"thatreason,therefore)因此,所以。49.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（√）；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（/\），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

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。

Hereismyideaabouthowafriendislike.Firstly,

afriendissomeoneyoucanshareyoursecrets.Ifyou

tellhimasecret,neverwillhetalkaboutitwithoutanybody

else.Besides,afriendisalwaysgoodlistenerwhenyou

needone.Afterhearyoursadstories,hewillsaysome

wordsthatisniceandwarm.Still,yourhappinessmakes

himhappilytoo.What'smore,agoodfriendiswillingto

offerthehelptowhichyouneed,orcanatleastgiveyou

someadvices.Inaword,friendsarethoseyoulikeand

trust,andyouwillenjoyeveryminutethatyouspentwith

them.

1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

6.______

7.______

8.______

9.______

10.______答案：1.how-what

2.secrets后加with

3.

without-with

4.always后加a

5.hear-hearing

6.is-are

7.happily-happy

8.去to

9.advices-advice

10.

spent-spend50.About_____ofworkersinthatsteelworksareyoungpeople.答案：B卷II一.综合题(共50题)1.Shesaidthefunofreadingbookswasdifferentfrom______ofanyotherkind.

A.one

B.that

C.it

D.those

答案：B2.Whenyou'vefinishedschool,don'tforgettocomebacktovisityourschool,_____?

A.willyou

B.doyou

C.haveyou

D.won'tyou答案：A3._____itistogoswimminginariverinsummer!答案：D4._____Ishoutedatthetopofmyvoice_____turnhishead.

A.Notuntil;didhe

B.Notuntil;hedid

C.Until;hedidnot

D.Until;didhenot答案：A5.Thistimeyesterday,theprofessor_____anexcellentspeech.答案：B6.Manyaman______cometoofferushelp.答案：D7.Tomcouldhardlyunderstandyou,_____?

A.couldhe

B.couldn'the

C.couldn'tyou

D.couldyou答案：A8.Ihavenodoubtinmymind____theywillbegladtoseeme.答案：C9.Ihadfinishedmyhomeworkand______watchtheOlympicswhenthepowerwascutoff.答案：B10.6.

I'llgiveyoumyfriend'shomeaddress,_________Icanbereachedmostevenings.

7.

A．whichB．whenC．whomD．where答案：D解析：首先，有些同学没有理解这句话的意思，“我会给你我朋友的家庭住址。在这个地址，大部分的晚上你都可以找到我”。后面的句子如果改写为“youcanreachmemostevenings”则更容易理解。11._____worriesmeis_____we'regoingtopayforallthis.答案：C12.Itwasfineyesterday.

________.Andverydayforfishing,isn’tit?A．SoitwasB．SoitisC．SowasitD．Soisit答案：D解析：本题考查so的用法。

So+主语+助动词，表示对上述说法的同意；而So+助动词+主语则表示上一种情况也适用于下一种。本句子的意思是：昨天天气不错，今天天气也不错。【标签】易错句型13.IwishtothankProfessorSmith,without_______helpIwouldneverhavegotthisfar.A．whoB．whoseC．whomD．which答案：B解析：考查定语从句。withoutwhosehelp="and"withouthishelp。whose引导的是非限制性定语从句，在句中作“help”的定语，其先行词为“ProfessorSmith”。句意：我真得感谢史密斯教授。如果没有他的帮助，我就永远不会（在学术上）走得这么远的。14.Thisroom______tobemystudy.Butnowitisusedformysister'sbedroom.

A.wasbeingdesigned

B.hasdesigned

C.hasbeendesigned

D.wasdesigned答案：D15.He'soneofthestudentswho______awinnerofscholarshipforthreeyears.答案：D16.—

What_____greatfunitwouldbeifwecouldlightcandlestocelebratehisbirthday!

—Forgetit!Theteacherin_____chargeofourdormwon'tbehappytoseethat.答案：A17.Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomeofthemhavethingsforyoutotouch.Thesignssay,"________!"A．BetouchingB．TotouchC．DotouchD．Notouch答案：C解析：根据语境提示是让摸，因此选C，表示"一定要摸"。18.Thecountrylifehewasusedto_____greatlysincetheopeningpolicy.A．changeB．haschangedC．changingD．havingchanged答案：B解析：选B。Thecountrylife是定语从句的先行词，同时也是句子的主语。而hewasusedto是定语从句，省略了关系代词that/which。19.Slangisapopular,lessofficialandoftenverycurrentformoflanguage.Itisanimportantpartofalivinglanguageandisconstantlychangingaslanguagechanges.Slangisoftenplayful,directandsometimeslessrespectfulthanthemoreofficialandtraditionalversionoflanguage.SonowI'mgoingtolayitonyou!To“layiton”isAmericanslangfor“totell”or“toexplain.”

Slangcantakemanyforms.Forexample,slangcanbelocaltoonecityorarea.InWashington,D.C.thereisawholesetofslangtodescribepoliticsandbusinessinthecity.Forexample,thetermPOTUSstandsforPresidentoftheUnitedStates.POTUScanoftenbefoundwithhiswife,FLOTUS,thefirstladyoftheUnitedStates.

“InsidetheBeltway”isapopularexpressionthatdescribestheareaofWashington,D.C.Thebeltwayisthelargehighwaythatcirclesthecity.

TheInternethashelpedcreateawholenewkindofcomputer-relatedslang.An“angryfruitsalad”isanexpressionthatdescribesaWebsitewithtoomanybrightcolors.“Netiquette”isslangforcorrectbehaviorwhenusingtheInternet.

Youngpeopleoftendevelopthelatestslang.Forexample,tosaySpecialEnglish“rocks”oris“phat”meansSpecialEnglishisreallygreat.A“kegger”isapartywherebeerisserved.

Ifsomethingis“wack”itiswildandcrazy.

Differentprofessionsoftenhavetheirownslangaswell.Forexample,medicalworkersmightrefertoacomplainingpatientasa“gomer”.

A"toughstick"issomeonewhoseveinsaredifficulttofindwhenheorsheneedstohavebloodtaken.

NomatterhowwellyouspeakEnglish,therearealwaysnewandinterestingslangwordstodiscover.Thereareentiredictionariesfordescribingslang.Manyexpertsdonotevenagreeonwhatisandwhatisnotslang.Oftenslangwordslaterbecomeapartofofficiallyacceptedlanguage.Officialornot,slangisanenergeticandexcitingpartoftheAmericanlanguagethatcontinuestochange.

46.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueforslangcomparedwiththeofficiallanguage?

A.Playful

B.Direct

C.Lessrespectful

D.Moreofficial

47.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.ifyouspeakEnglishverywell,thereisnoproblemforyoutounderstandEnglishspeakers

B.slangwordsarecreatedbypeopleintheirdailylife

C.Englishspeakersareclearwhetheritisaslang

D.slangwordswillneverbeacceptedasofficiallanguage

48.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedtohavehelpedcreateslang?

A.Theinternet.

B.Youngpeople.

C.PresidentoftheUnitedStates.

D.Professions

49.Wheredoyouthinkisthepassageadaptedfrom?

A.Aradiospeech

B.Amagazine.

C.Atextbook.

D.Anewspaper.

50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Whatisslang?

B.Slangispopular.

C.Whocreatesslang?

D.Slangisalanguage.答案：46.D47.B48.C49.A50.A解析：46.细节理解题。由文中第一段可知答案。47.推理判断题。文中提到俚语产生有地区性,各行各业,各阶层中,由此可知答案。48.细节理解题。由第二段可知,有代表美国总统的俚语,而不是美国总统创造俚语。49.推理判断题。从文章第一段最后一句可知答案。50.主旨大意题。B,C,D都只是文章所涉及的部分内容。A概括较全面。(C)本文报道了外国专家对解决2008北京奥运会交通拥挤问题所提出的一些建议。20.Alanisacarefuldriver,buthedrives_____ofmyfriends.答案：D21.You________buyagift,butyoucanifyouwantto.答案：D22.短文改错。

下面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、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，多者（从第11处起）不计分。答案：1.him-her2.

is-was3.long前面加a

4.a-the5.ticket加s

6.so-but7.too-either

8.worrying-worried9.that-what

10.把for去掉23._____isreportedinthenewspaper,talksbetweenthetwocountriesaremakingprogress.答案：B24.It’sreallyhot

JanuaryinHarbinnow.Bettertakeoffyourcoat.A．inB．duringC．forD．to答案：C解析：选C。for在此表示“对……来说”。若用in，则指哈尔滨一月的，这与事实不符。25.WelcometomyMessageBoard!

Subject:Slimmingdownclassics?

Mr.Handsome

2007-5-12

6:34AM

OrionBooks,whichdecidesthereisamarketincreatingcut-downclassics(经典著作),isslimmingdownsomenovelsbysuchgreatwritersasL.Tolstoy,M.MitchellandC.Bronte.Now,eachofthemhasbeenwhittleddowntoabout400pagesbycutting30to40pagespercentoforiginal,withwords,sentences,paragraphsand,inafewcases,chaptersremoved.Thefirstsixshortenededitions,allpricedat￡6.99andadvertisedasgreatreads“inhalfthetime”,willgoonsalenextmonth,withplansfor50to100moretofollow.Thepublishinghousebelievesthatmodernreaderswillwelcometheshorterversions.

Mr.Edwards

2007-5-12

9:40AM

Well,I’mpublisherofOrionGroup.Thanksforyourattention,Mr.Handsome.

Imustsay,theideadevelopedfromagameof“shame”inmyoffice.Eachofuswasrequiredtoconfess(承认)tothemostembarrassingblanksinhisorherreading.IadmittedthatIhadneverreadAnnaKareninaandtriedbutfailedtogetthroughGonewiththeWindseveraltimes.Oneofmycolleaguesacknowledgedskipping(跳读)JaneEyre.Werealizedthatlifeistooshorttoreadallthebooksyouwanttoandweneverweregoingtoreadtheseones.

Asaleadingpublishinghouse,wearetryingtomakeclassicsconvenientforreadersbutit’snotasifwe’rewithdrawingtheoriginalversions.Theyarestillthereifyouwanttoreadthem.

Ms.Weir

2007-5-12

11:35AM

I’mdirectoroftheonlinebookclubwww.lovereading.co.uk

Mr.Edwards,Ithinkyourshortenededitionisabreathoffreshair.I’mguiltyofneverhavingreadAnnaKarenina,becauseit’sjustsolong.I’dmuchratherreadtwo300booksthanone600book.Iamlookingforwardtomoreshortenedclassics!

Mr.Crockatt

2007-5-12

4:38PM

I’mfromtheLondonindependentbookshopCorckatt&Powell.

Inmyopinion,thepracticeiscompletelyridiculous.Howcanyouedittheclassics?I’mafraidreadingsomeofthesebooksishardwork,andthatiswhyyouhavetodevelopasareader.Ifpeopledon’thavetimetoreadAnnaKarenina,thenfine.Butdon’treadashortenedversionandkidyourselfit’stherealthing.

11.Accordingtothemessageboard,OrionBooks

.

A.opposesthereadingoforiginalclassics

B.isembarrassedforcuttingdownclassics

C.thinkscut-downclassicshaveabrightfuture

D.iscautionsinitsdecisiontocutdownclassics

12.InMr.Edwards’opinion,OrionGroupisshorteningclassicsto

.

A.makethemeasiertoread

B.meetalargedemandinthemarket

C.increasethesalesofliterarybooks

D.competewiththeiroriginalversions

13.Bydescribingtheshortenedclassicsas“abreathoffreshair”,Ms.Weir

.

A.speakshighlyofthecut-downclassics

B.showsherlovefororiginalclassics

C.feelsguiltyofnotreadingtheclassics

D.disapproveofshorteningtheclassics

14.Mr.Crockattseemstoimplythat

.

A.readingtheclassicworksisaconfusingattempt

B.shorteningtheclassicsdoesharmtotheoriginal

C.publishingthecut-downclassicsisadifficultjob

D.editingtheclassicworkssatisfieschildren’sneeds

15.Howmanyclassicsareinvolvedinthemassageboard?

A.Two.

B.Three.

C.Four.

D.Five.答案：11-15

CAABB解析：文章是欢迎大家到留言板上看有关改写(删写)经典著作的四个人的看法。11.

细节理解题。从第一个信息的最后一句话可看出，C选项与它同义。12.

细节理解题。从第二个信息最后一段的第一句话判断A正确。13.

词义猜测题。“abreathoffreshair”译为一缕清新的空气，说明Ms.Weir对缩写的经典著作的高度评价，与A选项speakshighlyof同义14.

推理判断题。从最后一个信息中的一个单词ridiculous(荒谬)和最后一句话可判断Mr.Crockatt先生认为缩写经典著作对原文不好。15.

细节理解题。留言板上谈到了AnnaKarenina，GonewiththeWind和JaneEyre三本经典著作26.Notuntilthepartyhadbegun_____.[

]A.hedidarrive

B.didn'thearrive

C.hearrived

D.didhearrive答案：D27.Inordertobeautifyourcity,______.答案：D28.Thecaregiventopupilsataninfantsschoolhasbeenrated（评定）asoutstandinginarecentOfstedreport.Inspectors（视察员）visitedAvondaleInfantsSchoolinKetteringinJuneandwerepleasedwithwhattheyfound.

Schoolsaregradedbetweenoneandfour,withonebeingoutstanding,andstaffs（全体职员）atAvondaleweredelightedtobetobegivenanoverall（总的）gradeoftwo.

Thereportsstatesthattheschool,whichhasanaboveaveragenumberofchildrenwhoareentitledtofreeschoolmeals,isimproving.

Italsofocusesonthegoodprogressmadebychildrenwhoentertheschoolwithbeloworwellbelowaveragestandards–thestandardsattheendofYear2arenowthebestsince2004.

Thereportstates:"Pupils'behaviorandpersonaldevelopmentaregood,beingenhanced（增强）considerablybythevibrant（活跃的）atmospherewithintheschool."

HeadteacherJeanWilkinsisalsopraisedas"thedrivingforcebehinddevelopmentsandthevisionofthefuture.Underherexceptionalguidance,aconscientiousteamisintent（专注）uponraisingstandards."

Mrs.Wilkinssaidthatstaffattheschool,whichhas163childrenagedfromfourtoseven,pridethemselvesonthesupportandguidancetheyofferthechildren.

Shesaid:"We'reextremelypleasedwiththeseresults.Weputalotofemphasis（强调）onthewell-beingofthepupilstoraisetheirselfesteem（尊重）andmakesuretheyenjoybeingatschool.

"Wehavefocusedcarefullyonwhereweneededtomakeimprovements."

Inspectorssaidthattheschoolcouldimprovefurtherthroughcloserworkingwiththeparentsofsomepupilswhodonotattendregularly.

1.Themainideaofthetextisthat_________.

A.Thepupilsataninfantsschool.

B.Happyschoolwinsinspector’spraise.

C.Thepupilshavemademuchprogress.

D.TheAvondaleInfantsSchoolisimproving.

2.Whatelsewilltheschoolneedtodowith?

A.Makethemealsbetter

B.Focusonthepupils

C.Hireagreatmanystaffs

D.Workwiththeparents.

3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatwhat“infantschool”is?

A.Childrenattendschoolwithlittleintelligence.

B.Childrenattendschoolwithgoodunderstanding.

C.Childrenattendschoolinthefirstfewyearsoftheirlife.

D.Childrenattend