专升本大学英语试题

第页knowaretired(退休的)electricalengineerwhohasbecomeahighly-paidfashionabledressdesigner.Getovertheideathatyouaretoooldtogobacktoschool.Iknowamanwhoenteredmedicalcollegeat70.Hegothisdegreewithhonoursandbecameafamousdoctor.Anothermanwenttolawschoolat71andnowanactivelawyer.Stayingyoungiseasyforthose,oldoryoung,wholiveinthefuture.Youcandoitifyoucenoughtotry.Keepyourmindawakeandactive:that’stheonlyelixir(灵丹妙药).Accordingtothepassagethebraintopeopleofallages,remainsyoungandgrowingis.impossibleB.ascientificfactC.asecretD.awrongconclusionItiswrongfortheold.tothinkoneselftoooldtogobacktoschooltokeepone’smindawaketotrytostayyoungtoleadanactivelifeThepassagesaysthatthemanwhoenteredcollegeat70.wantedtobeahighly-paidmanbecametiredtohislifebecamefamousformedicalsciencewasunthinkableTheonlyyouthelixiris.togobacktoschoolnottoconsiderone’sagetoliveinthefuturetokeepone’smindawakeandliveThewritersuggeststhatyoushouldlearningatleastonenewthingeveryday.A.takecareofB.turntoC.setoutD.keepon16Awell-dressedmanenteredafamousjewelryshop.Heexplainedthathewishedtobuyapearlforhiswife’sbirthday.Thepricedidn’tmatter,sincebusinesshadbeenverygoodforthatyear.Afterexamininganumberofbeautifulandexpensivepearls,hechoseaniceblackonthatcost$5000.Hepaidforthepearls,incash,shookhandswiththejeweler,andleft.Afewdayslaterthemanreturnedandsaidthathiswifehadlikedthepearlsomuchthatswantedanotheronejustlikeit.Ithadtobeexactlythesamesizeandquality,asshewantedaofearringsmade.“Canyougivemeanyadviceonhowtogetsuchapearl?”saidtheman.Thejewelerregretfullyreplied,“Iwouldsayit’snearlyimpossibletofindanexactonelikethatTherichmaninsistedthatthejeweleradvertiseinthenewspapers,offering$25000fortmatchingpearl.Manypeopleansweredtheadvertisementbutnobodyhadapearlthatwasjustright.Justwhenthejewelerhadgivenuphope,alittleoldladycameintohisstore.Tohissurshepulledtheperfectpearlfromherpurse.“Idon’tliketopartwithit,”shesaidsadly.“itfrommymother,andmymotherinheriteditfromhers.ButIreallyneedthemoney.”Thejewelerwasquicktopayherbeforeshechangedhermind.Thenhecalledtherichman’shoteltotellhimthegoodnews.Theman,however,wasnowheretobefound.Themansaidhewantedtobuyapearlfor.hiswifeB.hismother-in-lawC.hisownmotherD.nooneHepaid$5000fortheblackpearlwithoutbargainingbeca.usehewasveryrichB.hewantedtomakethejewelerbelievehimC.hewasanxioustogetitD.hisbusinesshadbeensuccessfulHetoldthejewelertogethimanotherpearlthatmust.beexactlythesamesizeastheblackoneexactlythesamequalityastheblackoneworthnomorethan$25000exactlyasbigandniceastheblackoneManypeopleansweredtheadvertisementbecausetheywanted.toseetheperfectpearlB.tobuysomebeautifulpearlstooC.togetintouchwiththerichD.toselltheirownpearlatahighpricemanThejewelercouldn’tfindthemananywherseebecau.hediedsuddenlyB.hehappenedtobeouthegot$20000bycheatingandhadrunawaywiththemoneyhewouldn’tshowupuntilthejewelercalledhimasecondtime完型填空1I’mnotatallinterestedintravelingforpleasure,becauseItravelforaliving.Butmyfamilyalways1togoaway－toEurope,toAmerica－we2wenttoAustraliaoneyear.Myidealholidaywouldbetodonothingatall!I’dlovetostayathomeforfourweeks－somethingI3do.I’dreally4sleepinginmyownbed,gettingupwhenIwantedto.Itwouldbewonderfultostayatthesametimezoneforabittoo－I’malways5andsubtractinghours.I’dspendmytime6inthegarden,maybedoingsomedecorating.I’dlovetohavemoretimewithmychildrenafterschool.SometimestheyonlyseemethreetimesaweekandthenI’musuallyreadyto7abreakdown.Iwouldliketo8themoutandhavefunwiththem.Myidealholidayprobablysoundsvery9tosomepeople.10formeitwouldbeparadise.A.refuseB.suggestC.wantD.askA.evenB.stillC.yetD.everA.usuallyB.neverCusedtoD.amusedtoA.enjoyB.considerC.beginD.stopA.increasingB.keepingC.countingD.adding6.A.forworkingB.toworkC.workingD.workA.welcomeB.enjoyC.forgetD.sufferA.putB.callC.takeD.persuadeA.dullB.interestingC.newD.easyA.HoweverB.EvenC.ButD.Except2OneyearMissWyattdecidedtohaveaholidayinItaly.Shedidnots1peakItalian,butwherevershewent,shewasfortunateenoughtofindpeoplewho2knewEnglishtobeableto3whatshewanted,untilonedayshedecidedtohavelunchinacharminglittlerestaurantinavillage4thesouthofItaly.Shehadseensomenicemushroomsinthemarketofanothervillagenearthereandthoughttheywouldtastevery5,sowhenthewaitercametotakeher6forlunch,sheinquiredwhethershecouldhavesome7forhermeal,butshehadgreat8inexplainingtohim,because9didnotknowtheItalianwordformushrooms.Atlastshetookoutapencilanddrewapictureofamushroom.Thewaiter’sface10atonce,andhastenedouttothekitchen.Aminutelaterhereturned,carryinganumbrella.1.A.muchB.agreatdealC.alotD.alittle2.A.certainB.fullC.enoughD.special3.A.giveB.getC.showD.understand4.A.inB.toC.onD.outside5.A.wellB.nicelyC.soonD.good6.A.billB.orderC.dishD.check7.A.meatB.dishesC.mushroomsD.apples8.A.difficultyB.interestC.pleasureD.patience9.A.sheB.heC.theyD.everybody10.A.brightenedB.astonishedC.burned3D.worriedThebenefitsofexercise1bestoredforlong.Theyshouldberenewedeachday.Astronautswhohavespentlong2oftimeinspaceknowatfirsthandhowweightlessness3toweakenman’smuscles.Onearthwhenourmuscleslift,pushorpull,theywork4theresistanceofgravitytomaintainthegoo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