2023年甘肃财贸职业学院高职单招（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年甘肃财贸职业学院高职单招（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.Aftertheexamination,myteachertoldmethatfailure____themotherofsuccess.

A.was

B.is

C.be

D.are答案：B2.—GeorgeandLucygotmarriedlastweek.

Didyougo

totheirwedding?

—No,I___,

Didtheyhaveabigwedding?

A.wasnotinvited

B.havenotbeeninvited

C.hadn'tbeeninvited

D.didn'tinvite答案：A3.—DidShirleyholdthepartyinhernewhouse?

—No.Therooms_____.

A.hadbeenpainted

B.werebeingpainted

C.willbepainting

D.havepainted答案：B4.—Hereyouare!Twopoundsofmeatandadozeneggs.

—Thankyou.Howmuchdoyou________forthem?A．oweB．offerC．chargeD．cost答案：C5.Weshouldn’tspentourmoneytestingsomanypeople,mostof_____arehealthyA．thatB．whichC．whatD．whom答案：D解析：定语从句。非限定性定语从句，指人，用mostofwhom.6.______,Chinaisbecominga______country.

A.Beingadevelopedcountry;strongsocialist

B.Chinaisadevelopingcountry;socialiststrong

C.Asadevelopingcountry;strongsocialist

D.Beingadevelopingcountry;socialiststrong答案：C7.Whenmyfatherwascelebratingamilestone(里程碑)birthday,Ipulledtogetherasurprisegiftthathewouldneverforget.

Ashewasapproaching60,1hadafirmidea:WhatifIcouldgetthememoriespeoplehadofhim,puteachoneintoanenvelope-60intotal-andhavehimopenthem,onebyone,onhisbirthday?SoIwroteane-mailtofamilyandfriends,explainingmyidea.

Isentthee-mailandwaited.AndthentherepliesstartedcominginandIwasvery,verysurprised.Thereweresomanymemories,andtheywereallsolovely.Theycamefromthe'50s,'60s,'70s,fromeverydecade（十年）betweennowandthedaymydadwasborn.Theycamefrommymother,mysiblings,mygrandma,mydad'sfriendsfromhighschool,hissister,mydad'sfirstboss,acolleagueathisfirstjob,frompeoplewhohadn'tseenmydadin40years,frompeopleImyselfhadn'teveninformed.Theytypedthemandhandwrotethem.Theymailedthemande-mailedthem.

ThenightbeforeDad'sbirthday,mysisterand1stayeduplate,puttingeverythingtogetherwithsome

Thenextmorning,afterbreakfastandpresentsandcake,wegavethepileofenvelopestohim."Justonemorethingforyou,"wesaid.

Ittookhimalongtimetoopenthemandread.Eachonewasabrieftickettoanothertime,aleap(跳跃)backwardoveryearsanddecades.Therewasalotoflaughterandafewtears,too.

Iwaskindofsadwhentheprojectwasoverbecauseitwasgreatfuntocollectthesememories.Itgavemeadifferentpictureofmydad.

小题1:Whendidtheauthorgiveherfatherasurprisegift?(nomorethan4words)

小题2:Whosentthemails?(nomorethan6words)

小题3:Whydidtheauthorandhersisterstayuplatethenightbeforetheirfather'sbirthday?(nomorethan9words)

小题4:Howdidtheauthor'sfathermostprobablyfeelwhenheread(hemails?(nomorethan3words)

小题5:Whatwasthesurprisegift?(nomorethan6words)

答案：小题1:Onhis60thbirthday.小题2:Thepeoplewhoknow/knewherfather.小题3:Becausetheyneededtoputthemailsintoenvelopes.小题4:Hefelt/wasmoved/excited/happy.小题5:Thememoriesabout/oftheauthor’sfather.解析：试题分析:本文是一篇记叙文。在文中作者讲述了她在父亲60岁生日时是如何给父亲送上一份特别的生日礼物的故事。在父亲生日前她突然有了一个主意，就是给父亲收集60个熟悉他的人对过去事情的美好回忆，然后放到信封里，去给父亲一个惊喜。然后她真地实践了自己的想法，成功地收集到了那些美好的回忆，给父亲了一个难忘的生日礼物。小题1:Onhis60thbirthday.考查细节理解。根据文章首段和第二段内容可知作者送给父亲特别的礼物是在他60岁生日那天，答案填Onhis60thbirthday小题2:Thepeoplewhoknow/knewherfather.考查细节理解。从文章第三段内容Theycamefrommymother,……acolleagueathisfirstjob,frompeoplewhohadn'tseenmydadin40years,frompeopleImyselfhadn'teveninformed.可知父亲的亲戚，朋友，家人和一切认识他的人寄来了信或者发来email，故答案为Thepeoplewhoknow/knewherfather。小题3:Becausetheyneededtoputthemailsintoenvelopes.考查细节理解。由文章第四段mysisterand1stayeduplate,puttingeverythingtogetherwithsome可知他们晚上熬夜要把信装进信封，答案为Becausetheyneededtoputthemailsintoenvelopes。小题4:Hefelt/wasmoved/excited/happy.考查推理判断。从文章倒数第二段therewasalotoflaughterandafewtears,too判断父亲非常激动。答案填Hefelt/wasmoved/excited/happy。小题5:Thememoriesabout/oftheauthor’sfather.考查细节理解。从文章内容可知作者给父亲的礼物是别人有关父亲的回忆，答案为Thememoriesabout/oftheauthor’sfather。8.Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.Quiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeople.Thenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceaname.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareas,oldhabitsdiedhard,andtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.

ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore(新加坡)arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlace.ThisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountriesinboththeWestandtheEast.

Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircusobviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.

Sineplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexample,“BaseBasah”means“wetrice”inMalay(马来语).Nowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoad“WetRiceRoad”?Thereasonissimple.Duringthepioneeringdays,wetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroad.

AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.Thereis“CircularRoad”forone.Otherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapes,like“PayaLebarCrescent”.Thisroadiscalledacrescent(月牙)becauseitbeginsonthemainroad,makesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.

小题1:WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A．thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB．manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameC．aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedD．peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment小题2:Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“diehard”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Changesuddenly.B．Changesignificantly.C．Disappearmysteriously.D．Disappearveryslowly.小题3:Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A．RafflesPlace.B．SelectorAirbase.C．PiccadillyCircus.D．PayaLebarCrescent.小题4:BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A．afterapersonB．afteraplaceC．afteranactivityD．byitsshape小题5:Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B．SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C．ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisunique.D．YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.答案：小题1:B小题2:D小题3:A小题4:C小题5:A解析：小题1:主旨大意题。由第一段可知，很多地方有不止一个名字。小题2:细节理解题。由该短语所在的句意“尽管其意义已消失很时间，但人们仍然以非官方的名字来称呼该地方”可知，“旧的习俗消失很慢”。小题3:细节理解题。从第二段前两句话可知。小题4:细节理解题。从第四段前两句话可知。小题5:推理判断题。B项中的militarypurposes在关于新加坡地名来历中没有涉及；由文章第二段最后一句可排除C项；由文章第二段可排除D项；而A项可由第三段推知。9.He_____Englishfortenyearsbythetimehegraduatesfromtheuniversitynextyear.答案：B10.Itisstronglysuggestedthatmeasures

studentstocheatintheexams.A．betakentopreventB．betakentoforbidC．aretakentopreventD．aretakentoforbid答案：B解析：选B。suggest当“建议”讲，从句应使用虚拟语气；should+动词原形或把should省略，由此排除C、D两项；prevent的用法是preventsb.fromdoingsth.而forbid的用法是forbidsb.todosth.11.__________TomandMary__________married?

A.Howlongwere;being

B.Howlonghave;got

C.Howlonghave;been

D.Howlongdid;get答案：C12.—ForeigntradehasbeendevelopingveryfastinGuangdong.

—Yes.GuangdongisChina’slargestprovince___foreigntradevolume.A．intermsofB．inplaceofC．inchargeofD．infavorof答案：A解析：“从……角度”；B“代替”；C“负责……”。本题所指的是“广东在外贸这一块是处于领先地位”，因此选A。13.—I

prefershutting

myselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.

—That's_____Idon'tagree.Youshould

haveamoreactivelife.答案：A14.-We__________hopeyouwillgetaniceresultontheNationalGames.

-Thankyouverymuch.答案：D15.5．IwonderifJohnhasforgottenmynumber.I_____himtocallmeforthepasttwohours.A．wasexpectingB．haveexpectedC．havebeenexpectingD．expected答案：C解析：考查时态。句意：我想知道约翰是否已经忘了我的电话号码。在过去的两个小时中，我一直在盼着他给我打电话。结合语境可知下文描述的是过去一直在进行，并将继续进行下去的动作，故用现在完成进行时态。选C。16.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17.____severaltimes,butunfortunately,theboystillcouldn’tsmoothawaytheproblemonhisown.[

]A.Havingbeenexplained

B.Theproblemhavingbeenexplained

C.Theproblemhadbeenexplained

D.Althoughtheproblemhadbeenexplained答案：C18.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”19.Theyhaveformedahabit.Thatis,theycelebratetheirbirthday_____.答案：D20.—Guesswhat!We'vegotourvisasforashort-termvisittotheUKthissummer.

—Hownice!You

_____adifferentculturethen.答案：A21.WhenIwasaten-year-oldgirl,Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”.Totalkbeforethewholeclass!Justimaginehow

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(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthatwithsomanyeyesfixeduponme.Ihadnoother

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

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(lie)inmyoralpresentation;toreadfrom

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paperwasnotallowed;Ihadtogivethespeech

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mymemoryandinfrontofsuchabigaudience!ArealtrialbeganwhenIstoodontheplatformwithmylegs

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

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back,givingoutmyspeechwithdifficulty.FinallyIfinished.After

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seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding.Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmyconfidencebuilding

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,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourwaytosuccessisourfear;overcomeit,

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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。22.Withthicksnow_____theground,ourcitylooksmorebeautiful.答案：B23.Indevelopingcountriespeopleare________intoovercrowdedcitiesingreatnumberstohuntforfortunes.A．pouringB．fillingC．hurryingD．pushing答案：A24.Itissaidthatthecorporationin______chargeofhimisin______debtnow.A．the;theB．/；/C．/；theD．the;/答案：D解析：inchargeof...的意思为“某人负责……”，而...inthechargeofsb.的意思为“……在某人的负责下”。短语beindebt“在负债”的意思。25.Itis_____tojumpintotheswimming-pooltohaveaswimafteradayofstudy.

A.funny

B.strange

C.fun

D.afun答案：C26.—Didyouenjoyreadingthatnovel?

—Yes._____

suchaninterestingone.答案：B27.Afterhospitalsbuyexpensiveequipment,theymusttryto________themoneytheyhavespent.A．recoverB．reduceC．removeD．receive答案：A解析：recover补回，重新获得，恢复；reduce减少；remove去掉、移开。28.Qingdaois_______mostbeautifulcoastalcityandIthinkI’llgotherefor_______secondtime.A．a;aB．the;aC．the;theD．the;a答案：A解析：选A。本题考查冠词的用法。最高级前面可以用a也可以用the,用a表示“非常”的意思，用the表示比较；序数词前用the表示顺序，用a表示“又一，再一”。本句的意思是“青岛是一个非常优美的海滨城市，我想我会再去那儿一次”。29.Whowasit_____savedthedrowninggirl?A．sinceB．asC．thatD．he答案：C解析：被强调成分为who，该句实为类似ItwasTomthatsavedthedrowninggirl.这类强调句的特殊疑问句形式（即对其中的Tom提问而得）。30.Shehassetanewrecord,thatis,thesalesofherlatestbook___50million.A．havereachedB．hasreachedC．arereachingD．hadreached答案：A解析：thesales是句子的主语。故谓语应用复数形式，有题意“创了一个新纪录”知事情已完成。31.

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。32.——Hey,youhaven’tbeenactinglikeyourself.EverythingOK?

——

。A．I’mfine,thanksB．Sure,itisC．That’sgoodD．It’sOK答案：A解析：对方询问自己有近况如何，应答“不错，多谢多谢”。33.The2012OlympicGames____inLondon,England.

A.isheld

B.areheld

C.hastobeheld

D.willbeheld答案：D34.阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

OldpeopleenjoysurfingontheInternet

Chinanews,Beijing,Dec.29.InBeijing,agroupofoldpeople,takegreat

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(please)insurfingontheInternet.Recently,theseseniorwebsurfersorganizedaparty,CCTVinternationalchannelreported.

About40-50oldpeoplewenttotheparty,

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wasfullofjoyandhappiness.Tomanypeople,thismightbethefirsttimeforthemtomeeteachotherfacetoface.Ontheotherhand,

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,theymighthavebecomeveryclosefriendsthroughonlinechatting.

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thesepeople,theyoungestmightbein

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50sandtheoldestmightbeover70yearsoldnow.Despitetheiroldage,manymighthavejuststartedtolearncomputerandonlinesurfingfornomorethanayear.Mr.Fanhad

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touchedanycomputers,becausehedidn’tknowanyofthePinyinformsadoptedbycomputers.

“Wecandowhatissupposedto

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(do)byyoungpeople.Itisquiteanexcitingexperienceformesittingbythedesktogettoknowwhathashappenedaroundtheworld.Itsuremakesmylifemore

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(color).”saidaseniorpersonattheparty.

Whenthepartyended,manyseniorpeoplesaidtheyfeltveryhappywhen

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(attend)apartylikethis,itmadethemfeel

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theywereyoungpeople,too答案：31.pleasure

32.which

33.however

34.Among

35.their36.never

37.bedone

38.colorful

39.attending

40.that/asif解析：31.pleasure

这里考词形转换,根据前面的takegreat…in的短语的固定搭配。32.which

这里考定语从句的引导词，修饰前面的party，充当定语从句的主语。33.however

这里考并列连词，表转折关系。

34.Among

这里考介词,意思是“在这些老人当中，年纪最轻的……”。

35.their

这里人称代词,intheir50s意思是“在他们五十多岁”。36.never

这里考副词,根据下一句中的hedidn’tknow…进行逻辑判断得到答案。37.bedone

这里考动词的语态,根据后面的可以得到答案。38.colorful

这里考词形转换，用形容词的比较级。

39.attending

这里考非谓语动词，现在分词作状语,相当对应的时间状语从句。

40.that/asif

这里考表语从句的引导词。35.Theywere______fortheteamfrommanyapplicants.[

]A.choosing

B.tochoose

C.selected

D.selecting答案：C36.When_____howherhusbandwasinjured,thewomanbegantocry.[

]A.asked

B.toask

C.asking

D.ask答案：A37.Ihavereachedapointinmylife

Iamsupposedtomakedecisionsofmyown,.A．whichB．whereC．howD．why答案：B解析：当等表示抽象地点的名词充当先行词时，如定语从句没有状语时，则用关系副词where来引导定语从句。38.Agoodfriendofminefrom

IwasbornshowedupatmyhomerightbeforeIleftforBeijing．A．howB．whomC．whenD．which答案：C解析：考查定语从句的引导词。本句中的主语是Agoodfriendofmine，谓语动词是showedup，中间fromwhenIwasborn为定语从句修饰friend，又因定语从句不缺成分，所以不用B和D，根据句意又排除A。39.Tensofthousandsoftheatreticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatre.

Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26—fundedwith£2.5millionoftaxpayers’money—wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnham,theCultureSecretary.Itreceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworld,whoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotreachthemostunderprivileged.

TheplancomesasWestEndtheatresareenjoyingrecordaudiences,thankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.Attendancesreached.13.6millionin2007,up10percenton2006,itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost£470million.

OnetheatresourcecriticisedtheGovernment’spriorities(优先考虑的事)infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestrugglingtobuyfoodandfuel,saying:“Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYongVic,asTheTimesreportedtoday,offersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices.”

TherewaspraisefortheGovernment’splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatre,whosaid:“Isupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatre,andespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEngland,notjustinLondon.”

Ninety-fivepubliclyfundedtheatrescouldapplyforfundingunderthetwo-yearplan.Inreturn,theywillofferfreeticketsonatleastonedayeachweekto18to26-year-olds,first-come,first-served.ItislikelytobeonMondays,traditionallyaquietnightforthetheatre.

Mr.Burnhamsaid:“Ayoungpersonattendingthetheatrecanfinditanexcitingexperience,andbeinspiredtoexploreanewworld.Butsometimespeoplemissoutonitbecausetheyfearit’s‘notforthem’.It’stimetochangethisperception.”

JeremyHunt,theShadowCultureSecretary,said:“Therealissueisnotgettingenthusiasticchildrenintothetheatre,butimprovingartseducationsothatmoreyoungpeoplewanttogointhefirstplace.Fortoomanychildrentheatresareano-goarea.”

小题1:Criticsoftheplanarguedthat______.A．thetheatreswouldbeovercrowdedB．itwouldbeawasteofmoneyC．pensionerswouldn’tgetfreeticketsD．thegovernmentwouldn’tbeabletoaffordit小题2:Accordingtothesupporters,theplanshould______.A．benefitthetelevisionindustryB．focusonproducingbetterplaysC．helpincreasethesalesofticketsD．involvealltheyoungpeopleinEngland小题3:WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheplan?A．Ninety-fivetheatreshavereceivedfunding.B．Everyonewillgetatleastonefreeticket.C．Itmaynotbenefitalltheyoungpeople.D．Freeticketsareofferedonceeveryday.小题4:WecaninferfromthepassagethatinEngland______.A．manyplaysarenotforyoungpeopleB．manyyoungpeopledon’tliketheatreC．peopleknowlittleabouttheplanD．childrenusedtoreceivegoodartseducation小题5:Accordingtothepassage,theissuetoofferfreeticketstoyoungpeopleseems______.A．controversialB．inspiringC．excitingD．unreasonable答案：小题1:B小题2:D小题3:C小题4:B小题5:A解析：小题1:细节理解题。由第四段的Idon'tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoney…可知答案。小题2:细节理解题。由第五段的Isupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatre,andespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEngland,notjustinLondon.可知答案。小题3:细节理解题。由第六段第一句可排除A；由第六阶段第二句可排除B、D。小题4:主旨大意题。，由文章第后两段可知，之所以向年轻人免费赠送，就是因为年轻人对观看戏不感兴趣。小题5:推理判断题。由文中提到了反对者的意见和赞同者的观点可推知。40.Wehavemade______greatprogressinthemedicalfield,but______progresswehavemadeisnotenough.答案：C41.阅读理解。

ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldRosetoldherfatherandmethatshe

wantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,orsowethought.

Weboughtthelatestrage,BabySitter'sClubdolls,andadollhouse.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember

23rd,shesaidthatshe"reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse."Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthe

detailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts,totakethetimetoselectthe"rightbike"for

ourlittergirl.SoherewewereChristmasEvearound9p.m.,withRoseandhersix-year-oldbrother,Dylan,

nestledsnugintheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild."What

ifImakealittlebicycleoutofclay(泥)andwriteanotethatshecouldtrade(互相交换)theclaymodelinfor

arealbike?"Herdadasked."Thisisanexpensiveitemandsheis'suchabiggirl,'itwouldbemuchbetterfor

hertopickitout."Sohespentthenextfourhourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.On

Christmasmorning,wewereexcitedforRosetoopenthelittlehearshapedpackagewiththebeautifulredand

whiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud."DoesthismeanthatItradeinthis

bikethatDaddymademeforarealone?"Beaming,Isaid,"Yes."Rosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,

"IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I'dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike."At

thatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.

a.Thegirlaskedforanewbike.

b.Thegirlopenedthelittleheartshapedpackage.

c.Theparentsboughtthegirlamodernandpopulardoll.

d.Thefathermadethegirlabikewithclay.

e.Thegirlwouldratherkeeptheclaybikethangetarealone.[

]A.a,b,c,e,d

B.a,c,d,b,e

C.a,c,b,d,e

D.a,b,d,c,e2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?[

]A.Theparentswantedthegirltohavetheclaybikeforever.

B.Tearswereinthegirl'seyesbecauseshedidn'tlikethepresentatall.

C.Thegirlneverlostherdesireforabike.

D.Theparentspaidlittleattentiontothedaughter'sdesireforabike.3.WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?[

]A.Hewantedhisdaughtertobuyarealone.

B.Hedidn'twanttodisappointhisdaughter.

C.Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.

D.Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentence?[

]A.Theparentswerenothappyandencouraged.

B.Theparentsdidn'tfeelcomfortableandrelaxed.

C.Theparentsweremovedandfeltproudofthegirl.

D.Theparentsfeltdisappointedandsorryforthegirl.答案：1-4:BCBC42.1.I’dliketotellyouthenewsthatTonywilltakechargeofthecompanyafterthemanagerretires.

I’dliketo_______you_______thenewsthatthemanagerwillleaveTony______________ofthecompanyafterheretires.

2.Ifonewantstostayhealthy,heshoulddoexerciseinsteadoftak