2023年辽宁税务高等专科学校高职单招（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年辽宁税务高等专科学校高职单招（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.Thecoalminers____inthecoalminefor10hoursbeforewecametotheirrescue.答案：C2.Alltoo_____itwastimetogobacktoschoolaftertheglorioussummerholidays.A．oftenB．fastC．soonD．late答案：C解析：alltoo实在太，alltoosoon意为太快了，带有惋惜的意味，如：Tomhadsnatchedashortholidayfromhisworktocomehere.Hesaiditendedalltoosoon.（汤姆趁工作之暇匆匆来此渡一短假，他说，假期过得太快了。）3.AfterlivinginPairsforfiftyyearshereturnedtothesmalltown_____hegrewupasachild.答案：B4.－Howmanytimes______nottoplaywithfire?

－I'msorry.I'llneverdothatagain.

A.doyoutell

B.hadyoutold

C.areyoutold

D.haveyoubeentold答案：D5.Thetwofriends____ontheInternetforthreehours,andtheywouldgoontillthenextmorning.答案：A6.Canyoubelievethatin

_____arichcountrythereshouldbe_____manypoorpeople?答案：B7.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。8.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

一个勾（√）；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号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，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。答案：1.traveled改为travelling

2.well-dressing改为well-dressed

3.office后加was

4.去掉to

5.can't改为couldn't6.去掉but

7.myself改为my

8.to改为for

9.healthy改为health

10.with-without9.—Heaskedme,"HowareyougettingalongwithyourEnglishstudy?"

—Heasked_______.[

]

A.howIamgettingalongwithmyEnglishstudy.

B.howareyougettingalongwithyourEnglishstudy.

C.howIwasgettingalongwithmyEnglishstudy.

D.howwasIgettingalongwithmyEnglishstudy.答案：C10.—Areyoufeelingtiredafterdoingsomuchwork,Mum?

—_____.Infact,Ifeelquiterelaxed.

A.Notalittle

B.Notabit

C.Justsoso

D.Youareright答案：B11.IamsorrythatIcannotmeetyouattheairport.I_____

Changshabythetimeyoucomebackfromabroad.答案：C12.11.

Villagersheredependonthefishingindustry,______therewon'tbemuchwork.

12.

A．whereB．thatC．bywhichD．withoutwhich答案：D解析：解析：这一题容易选对，句意“如果没有了捕鱼业，这里的村民就不会有多少活干。”所以，先行词为thefishingindustry，后面的therewon’tbemuchwork是在withoutthefishingindustry的条件下才会发生的。13.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除起）不计分。答案：Iwasplayingatmycousinhouse.Sincehisfamilywasrichthanmine,hehadmoretoysthanIdid.

1.cousin's

2.richerTherewasoneonparticularI'dalwayswanted.Iput∧intomypocketwhenhewasn'tlooking.Iguessed,

3.in

4.it/thatevenatthatage,Iwouldneverbeabletoenjoytoplayingwiththetoyorfacedmycousinagain;Iwould

5.去掉to

6.facealwaysknowI'ddonesomethingwrong.Lateon,myauntdrovemehome.Whenshedroppedmeoff,I

7.Laterpulledoutthetoyslowandgaveitback.Sheknowswhathadhappened,butshethankedmeandever

8.slowly

9.knew

10.nevermentioneditagain.14.Greenplantsbreathe_____oxygeninsunlight.A．inB．outC．backD．for答案：B解析：考查介词用法。句意：在阳光下，绿色植物释放出氧气。此处释放的意思；breatheout意思“排出气体”，符合句意。15.Allthepreparations_________,we'rereadytostart.A．madeB．beingmadeC．havingmadeD．havebeenmade答案：A解析：本题首先需判断用被动，排除c。后半分句表示所有的准备已经完成，直接用过去分词表示状态。16.—_______doeshebrushhisteethaday?

—Twice.

A.Whattime

B.

Howlong

C.When

D.

Howmanytimes答案：D17.＿＿＿＿＿hisface,theyoungmanmustbeover20.A．JudgedfromB．JudgedC．JudgingfromD．Judging答案：C18.Thelazybonepretended______earnestlywhenhisfathercameintohisstudytoseewhat

hewasdoing.

A.studying

B.tostudy

C.tobestudying

D.tohavestudied

答案：C19.Asshewaitedattheedgeoftheiceforhermusictostart,.Peggytookaquicklookatherfatherstandingnearbywithagroupofparentsandteachers.Hesmiledather.Thenshe1._____outattheaudience,2._____toseehermother.Thesetwo,AlvertandDorisFlemint,had3._____allthewayfromCaliforniamorethan2,000milesaway,toseetheir4._____competeinthissportsmeetinCleveland,Ohio.

Themusic5._____andPeggymovedontotheice,lettingthemusic6._____heralongintoherturns,andshebeganskatingwithmuch7._____inherself.Thecoldfearshealwayshadinthe8._____secondsbeforeskatingontotheicewas9._____.Shewasfeelingthemovementofthe10._____andlettingitcarryher.Sheskatedeasily,11._____didsomejumps,afinalturnandherperformancewas12._____.

Thecrowdloveditandcheered13._____sheskatedofftheice.“Nicejob,”saidoneoftheother14._____.Itwastheremarkthat15._____cameafterafree-skatingperformance.Butwhatshouldthe16._____say?Standingbesideherfather,Peggy17._____forthescoringtobefinished.Onallsideswereotheryoungskaters,somewaiting18._____alone,otherswithaparent.Shortlybefore10o’clocktheresultswere19._____.ThenewUnitedStatesWomen’sFigureSkatingChampionwasPeggyFlemingofPassdena,20._____.

小题1:A．lookedB．watchedC．foundD．stepped小题2:A．failingB．lookingforwardC．wanting.D．hoping小题3:A．bicycledB．drivenC．runD．walked小题4:A．friendB．childrenC．sonD．daughter小题5:A．startedB．playedC．developedD．sang小题6:A．allowB．setoutC．carryD．support小题7:A．thoughtB．beliefC．successD．design小题8:A．followingB．lastC．recentD．past小题9:A．lostB．presentC．strongD．gone小题10:A．musicB．fearC．iceD．audiences小题11:A．soB．orC．beforeD．then小题12:A．satisfiedB．unsatisfactoryC．finishedD．welcome小题13:A．becauseB．untilC．beforeD．as小题14:A．skatersB．parentsC．judgesD．parents小题15:A．alwaysB．seldomC．againD．hardly小题16:Aplayers

B.audience

C.judges

D.parents

小题17:A．waitedB．lookedC．wishedD．asked小题18:A．comfortablyB．hurriedlyC．happilyD．anxiously小题19:A．criedoutB．letoutC．announcedD．declared小题20:A．EnglandB．ClevelandC．OhioD．California答案：小题1:A小题2:D小题3:B小题4:D小题5:A小题6:C小题7:B小题8:B小题9:D小题10:A小题11:D小题12:C小题13:D小题14:A小题15:A小题16:C小题17:A小题18:D小题19:C小题20:D解析：内容概要:本文叙述了一个加利弗利亚的小女孩参加滑冰的比赛的经过,从紧张到放松,最后取得了胜利。小题1:从后面的状语…toseehermother中可以得到启发。小题2:四处张望的目的就是“希望”见到她母亲。want一般没有现在分词形式，lookforwardto中的to是介词，后面应接名词或动名词，故B、C不能选用。小题3:根据常识可以排除另三个选项。小题4:Peggy是女孩，故为女儿。小题5:音乐响起。首句已呈现过该说法，另play在此系及物动词，形式不对。小题6:下文中有andlettingitcarryher这样类似用法。小题7:从其后面的状态来看，Peggy心中充满了自信。小题8:表示进入溜冰场之前的最后几秒钟。该空可以根据常识和行文逻辑选定。小题9:表示自然消失而不是人为丢失，应该用gone，而不用lost。小题10:见第二节第一句。小题11:then表示时间上的顺承。小题12:凭语感选定。小题13:as表示“当……的同时”。因为表演完美，所以谢幕时人们欢呼。小题14:选A。theother后总是接同类名词，故此处选skaters。小题15:根据常识，自由滑冰运动员退场时，观众总是会欢呼的。小题16:选手关注的，除了观众，就是“裁判”了。小题17:第18空前再现了这一说法。小题18:等分数时的心情应是焦急的,故用anxiously。小题19:结果的宣布一般用announce。而战争、罪行等重大事件的宣布则多用declare。小题20:上文中提到了父母亲从加利弗利亚开车过来,所以Peggy可能来自California。20.Havingatripiscertainlygoodforus,butitremains____whetheryouwill

enjoyit.

[

]A.tosee

B.tobeseen

C.seeing

D.seen答案：B21.He'snowusedto______early.Butheusedto______lateinthemorning.答案：A22.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→sweeter23.--Whathappenedtoyouonyourwaybacktothehotellastnight?

--Ilostmywayincompletedarknessand,_________thingsworse,itwaspouringwithrain.

A．makingB．tomakeC．havingmadeD．made答案：B解析：tomakethingsworse使事情更糟糕的是，不定式表示动作发生在后，也可以理解为固定结构作插入成分。24.Mr.Lin’scommentswereverydifficulttofollowbecausetheywere______relatedtothetopicunderdiscussion.A．specificallyB．preciselyC．looselyD．typically答案：C解析：specifically意为专门地；明确地；B.precisely精确地

C.loosely，不精确地，不严密地。

D.typically典型地，具有代表性地。本句的意思是：林先生的评论不好明白，因为它与正在讨论的话题联系不紧密，【标签】词义辨析25.Idon’tmindpickingupyourthingsfromthestore._____,thewalkwilldomegood.A．soonerorlaterB．stillC．intimeD．besides答案：D解析：本题考查连接副词或副词短语的意义。Soonerorlater迟早，早晚；still但还是，依然,表转折关系；intime及时，迟早；besides而且，加之，表递进关系。根据题意：我不介意帮你去商店取回你的东西，何况走一走对我的身体有好处。26.Tomcouldhardlyunderstandyou,_____?

A.couldhe

B.couldn'the

C.couldn'tyou

D.couldyou答案：A27.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

边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

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，在该行右边的横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。Howshouldyoudowhenyourparentsbecomeangry?

Ifyourparentsgotmad,trytohaveaconversationwiththem

aboutit.Rememberingnottoshoutatthem.Theyusually

willtrytochange,buttheywilltakesometimebecause

it's

suchnaturalthattheymaygetangryintheirlives.You

mighthavetochangewithyourmethodacoupleoftimes.

Doanynicethingsforyourparentsthattheydon'texpect-

cooking,doingthedishes,washingclothes,orclean

thefloors.Ifthisdoesn'twork,bringinfriendthatyou

trust,andlethimorhertohelpyou

1______

2______

3______

4______

5______

6______

7______

8______

9______

10______答案：1.How-What

2.got－get

3.Remembering-Remember

4.they-it

5.such-so6.去掉with

7.any-some

8.clean-cleaning

9.在friend前加a

10.去掉to28.Inearlysummer,oneofthemostpopularfruitisstrawberry(草莓).Itissaidstrawberryisthe"Queenoffruit"asithasmanynutritiouselements.Butmanypeoplefeelthatthestrawberryinthecurrentmarkettastesdifferentasmanystrawberriesareartificially(人工地)grownandsomeevenhaveascentofpesticides(杀虫剂).Sofindingnaturally-grownstrawberriesisahotissue.Therearesomeplaceswhereyoucannotonlyfindtastefulstrawberries,butalsoenjoypickingthem.

TianxingStrawberry-PickingGarden

Asoneofthebiggeststrawberry-growingareas,Tianxingisknownforitshealthyfruits.Thestrawberriesherearepesticide-freewithnoartificialcoloring.Andnowthefarmhasaspecialofferthatyoucangetakilogramofstrawberriesforonly12yuan.Here,visitorscanhavefunpickingstrawberriesaswellastastetheirfreshness.Andifyouareanewcomer,youcangetadiscountcardandenjoyanextra20percentdiscountonyournextpurchase.

Address:XinzhuangVillage,XingshouTown,ChangpingDistrict,Beijing.

Tel/p>

TaolinStrawberryGarden

Thisgardenisnotasfamousasthefirstone,butitisaquietplaceandrelaxing.Thestrawberriesherearemuchcheaperthanthosesoldinmarkets.Itonlycosts6yuanperkilogram.Youcanalsobuyfreshly-pickedlettuceandTonghao,agreenvegetable.Youcanhavefunpickingstrawberriesinperson,butyoucan’ttastethemforfree.

Address:LinzhuangVillage,XingshouTown,ChangpingDistrict,Beijing.

Tel:010--88413840

NewSpecialLimited-TimeOffers:

Buy20kg,Get1kgFree

BaiheGreenStrawberryGarden

BaiheTownisthebiggeststrawberry-pickingarea.Knownforthefreshestandhealthieststrawberries,thisplaceisnamedasthe"HometownofStrawberries".Thepriceforthisfruitisabout12yuanperkilogram.Andyoucanbargain(讲价)withthelocalsellersforfurtherdiscounts.

Address:ZhaotunVillage,BaiheTown,QingpuDistrict,Shanghai.

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小题1:Peopleprefernaturally-grownstrawberriesmainlybecause________A．theycontainmanynutritiouselements.B．theyhaveadifferentscentC．theyarepesticide-freeandtastefulD．theyarecheaperandbigger小题2:YoushouldpayTianxingStrawberry-PickingGarden________yuanifyoubuy10kilogramswithadiscountcard.A．120B．108C．96D．60小题3:WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaboutTaolinStrawberryGarden?A．ItisnotbetterknownthanTianxingStrawberry-PickingGardenB．Besidesstrawberries,youcanbuygreenvegetablesfromitC．YoucanhavefunpickingstrawberriesaswellastastethemasyoulikeD．Ifyoubuy20kilogramstrawberries,youshouldatmostpay114yuan.小题4:BaiheTownispraisedasthe"HometownofStrawberries"chieflybecause_______.A．itisthebiggeststrawberry-pickingareaintheworldB．theplaceproducesstrawberriesofhighqualityC．theplaceisthehometostrawberriesD．youwillenjoyspecialpricesbecausepeopletherearefriendly.小题5:Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．ToadevertiseStrawberryGardensB．ToshowthemagicofstrawberriesC．Totellthedifferencebetweenartificially-grownstrawberriesandnaturally-grownstrawberriesD．totellusthejoysofpickingandbuyingstrawberries答案：小题1:C小题2:C小题3:C小题4:B小题5:A解析：小题1:细节理解题。文章第一段提到人工培育生产出来的草莓有残留农药的味道，第二段中Thestrawberriesherearepesticide-freewithnoartificialcoloring.说明了天然生产出来的草莓是没有人工色素，不含农药的绿色水果，这正是人们偏爱之处。故答案为C。小题2:简单计算题。由第二段可知,每公斤草莓12元,如果你有折扣卡,可以享受20%的优惠,即:120yuan-120yuan×20%=96yuan.小题3:正误判断题。由“Youcanhavefunpickingstrawberriesinperson,butyoucan’ttastethemforfree.”可知C项表述错误，符合题干的要求。A、B项文中有明确表述；文中提到Buy20kg,Get1kgFree买二十公斤赠一公斤，也就是买20公斤的草莓只需付19公斤的钱，即20×6-6=114（yuan），故D项也表述正确。小题4:推理判断题。由最后一段中“Knownforthefreshestandhealthieststrawberries,thisplaceisnamedasthe"HometownofStrawberries”,可以推出之所以被誉为草莓的故乡是因为这里生产的草莓质量上乘,故B项为正确答案。其他三项均不能从文中明确地推出。小题5:写作目的题。根据文章的组织结构形式,可以判断出这是一篇广告,其目的是为天然草莓种植园做宣传,故A项为正确答案。29.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’seggintoarabb