2022年福州市英语实战模拟【带答案】

2022年福州市英语实战模拟【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(40题)1.—Mum,IfindEnglishchallenging!

—Holdon,honey!Youwillbeinastateofenjoymentifyoumakeefforts（）

A.frequentB.temporaryC.occasionalD.constant

2.Henryplannedtovisit（）countrybesidesEngland

A.someotherB.everyotherC.severalothersD.other

3.Sheisoldenoughonherown（）

A.liveB.toliveC.livingD.beliving

4.Nobodyfailstofindthathistwonephewsaremuch（）

A.alikeB.sameC.likeD.resembled

5.X-raysareabletopassthroughobjectsandthusmake_______detailsthatareotherwiseimpossibletoobserve（）

A.itvisibleB.themvisibleC.visibleD.theyarevisible

6.Insomeparksvisitorsarerequestedtokeep_____thegrass（）

A.asideB.awayC.outD.off

7.Youdidn’ttakehisadvice.（）hisadvice,you（）suchamistake

A.Hadyoutaken;wouldn’thavemade

B.Ifyouhadtaken;wouldmake

C.Wereyoutotake;shouldn’thavemade

D.Haveyoutaken;won’thavemade

8.I'mforthesuggestionthataspecialboardtoexaminetheproblem（）

A.besetup

B.willbesetup

C.mustbesetup

D.hastobesetup

9.Youifyouhadhadhigherscoreintheexamination（）

A.musthavegotscholarship

B.wouldhavegotscholarship

C.shouldgetscholarship

D.hadgotscholarship

10.________aboutitearlier,wecouldhavewarnedpeopleofthedanger（）

A.Wouldweknow

B.Shouldweknow

C.Haveweknown

D.Hadweknown

11.Theairportnextyearwillhelppromotetourisminthisarea（）

A.beingcompleted

B.tobecompleted

C.completed

D.havingbeencompleted

12.Itisbynomeansclear（）thepresidentcandotoendthestrike

A.howB.whichC.thatD.what

13.Wearenotsureifhewillbeableto_____theshockofgoingbankrupt（）

A.getoverB.getacrossC.getawayD.getup

14.Welostourwayinthatsmallvillage,otherwisewe_____moreplacesofinterestyesterday（）

A.visitedB.hadvisitedC.wouldvisitD.wouldhavevisited

15.Theoldmanhastwosons,arelawyers（）

A.bothofthemB.bothofwhoC.bothofwhomD.bothofthey

16.Dowhatyouthinkisright,（）theysay

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.ifonly

17.Arecentpollsuggestedthatifmoneywerenotanissue,mostpeople（）nottoworkatall

A.shouldpreferB.preferC.wouldpreferD.preferred

18.Thistaperecorderisfar_____thatonebothinqualityandindesign（）

A.superiorthan

B.superiorto

C.moresuperiorthan

D.moresuperiorto

19.Iwaswalkingalongtheriver_____Iheardacryforhelp（）

A.whenB.untilC.ifD.what

20.HeenjoyspopmusicwhileIpreferclassicalmusic（）

A.tolistentoB.tolistenC.listeningD.listeningto

21.Wemustfinishthejob,nomatter_____difficultitis（）

A.howeverB.howC.whateverD.what

22.Plasticsisakindof（）whichiswidelyusedinindustry

A.massB.substanceC.matterD.metal

23.Ifyouarehappyandenjoyinglife,youareautomaticallyandpeoplearoundwanttobewithyou（）

A.creativeB.attractiveC.humorousD.honest

24.Itwasonlybyagreateffortofwillandcouragethathewasableto（）himselftogether

A.pullB.putC.dragD.push

25.Ithinkitwashightimetheytotakeyoumoreseriously（）

A.beganB.shallbeginC.beginD.begun

26.Somecompanieshaveintroducedflexibleworkingtimewithlessemphasisonpressure

_________（）

A.thanmoreonefficiency

B.andmoreefficiency

C.butmoreonefficiency

D.thanefficiency

27.Sheputanextrablanketoverthebabylestheacold（）

A.catchesB.shouldcatchC.caughtD.couldcatch

28.Livinginthedesertinvolvesalotofproblems,____watershortageistheworst（）

A.inthatB.ofwhichC.forwhichD.forwhat

29.Thepurposeoftheconferenceisto（）thefriendshipamongtheAsiancountries

A.heightenB.promoteC.raiseD.increase

30.You_____allthosecalculations!Wehaveacomputertodothissortofthings（）

A.needn’thavedone

B.can’thavedone

C.mustn’thavedone

D.couldn’thavedone

31.Theworkersweremade（）dayandnight

A.toworkB.worksC.workD.worked

32.Hedrovefastandarrivedanhour（）ofschedule

A.inadvanceB.abreastC.aheadD.infront

33.Heapologized______havingtoleavesoearly（）

A.becauseofB.withC.owingtoD.for

34.ThecostoflivinginGlasgowisamongthelowestinBritain,thequalityoflifeisprobablyoneofthehighest（）

A.sinceB.whenC.asD.while

35.Ican'tfinishtheworkontimeyouhelpmetranslatethetexts（）

A.unlessB.ifC.whereD.but

36.Manyteenagersfeelnodifficulty（）computer

A.tolearnB.learnC.inlearningD.learned

37.Managingistheprocessofgettingthingsbyandthroughothers（）

A.doneB.doC.doingD.did

38.Haveyouseenthelion_____underthatbigtree（）

A.lyingB.layingC.lainD.lay

39.Ourcompany’sserviceis（）innearly80countriesaroundtheworld

A.availableB.relativeC.naturalD.careful

40.Onlyinthiswaytheplansuccessfully（）

A.wecancarryout

B.wecanagreeon

C.canweagreeon

D.canwecarryout

二、判断题(5题)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空题(5题)46.Manyforeignwordsandphraseshave____theEnglishLanguage.（rich）

47.Idon'tthinkitwisetoteachstudentsofdifferent（able）____inthesameclass

48.Manytelevisionviewerstakehimastheir（favor）____actor

49.Theyoungindustrialengineerdideverythingina____way.（leisure）

50.Thenewsthathersonfailedtopasstheexamwasso____thatshehardlybelieveit.（disappoint）

四、完型填空(20题)51.64.（）

A.holidayB.restC.leaveD.vacation

52.30.（）

A.putupB.breakdownC.playwithD.workout

53.56.（）

A.travelledB.travellingC.travelD.totravel

54.44.（）

A.resultsB.effectsC.expectationsD.consequences

55.74（）

A.afewsuchB.afewmoreC.muchafewD.moreafew

56.____________（）

A.climbedupB.comeinC.flownoutD.gotdown

57.74.（）

A.seeingB.noticingC.watchingD.signaling

58.32.（）

A.ofobtaining

B.inobtaining

C.withobtaining

D.forobtaining

59.__________（）

A.suitableB.powerfulC.respectedD.dangerous

60.（）

A.suggestedB.guessedC.searchedD.learned

61.Haveyoueverhadadream?I'mnottalkingaboutadreamyouhavewhenyousleep.I'mtalkingaboutaconsciousdream51youwouldliketoseeanewfuture,adifferentchoiceofemployment,andabusinessofyourown.Howmanytimeshaveyouwishedthatyoucouldbelivinginadifferent52ratherthantheoneyouarecurrentlyexperiencing?

Severalyearsago,Ihadadreamaboutinventingaboardgamethatwould53myfortunes.Aftermanyrevisions,aboardgamewasdeveloped.Itwasanexcitingtime.Ourdreamseemedtocometruewithsalesstartingtoaccumulate,andourcompanywasalso54.55,anewboardgamesuddenly56marketandmadegreatprogressinsales.Eventually,thecompanywasdissolved.

Perhapsforgamedevelopers,the57emotionsitwasnevermeanttohappenwilldominatetheirfuturedreamsof58adifferentlife.Butforme,maybeIdidn'tsucceedtothelevelIdesired,butattheveryleastIturnedmydream59reality.IfIhadnevertransferredmydream,there60valuablelessonstobelearnedfromthefailure.Itmaytakemany61,butsuccessisachieved.Oncedreamsare62action,formerfailurebecomesabetteractionplaninfuture.Theimportant63hereisthatsuccessonlycomesbyturningdreamsintoreality,andrealizingthat64areonlystepping-stonestofinalsuccess.Aftermanyattempts,manyfailures,manylessonsandmanyfalsestarts,learn65lessonsfromfailures,turndreamsintoreality,anddon'tletadreamonlybeadream,andthensuccesswillarriveatlast

51.（）

A.whatB.whereC.whenD.how

62.49.（）

A.restB.coughC.itchD.excite

63.55.（）

A.pauseB.breakC.vacationD.interruption

64.Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforaman__61__itisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomethingdefinitely.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedin__62__.Heknowswhathewants，andhis__63__istofinditandgetit.Almostallmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantfortheirneedsiftheyarenotinasupermarket.Iftheshophasthemin__64__,thedealcanbemadeinlessthanfiveminutes，with__65__anychatandtoeveryone’ssatisfaction.

Foraman，slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothave__66__hewants.Inthatcase，thesalesmantriestosellthecustomersomething__67__—heoffersthenearesttothearticlerequired.Goodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutewith__68__：Iknowthisisnotthestyle.youwant，sir;butwouldyouliketotryitforsize?Ithappensto__69__thecoloryoutoldme.Fewmen__70__patiencewiththiskindoftreatment，andtheusualresponseis：Thisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsize，__71__Ishouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingit__72__.

Forawoman，buyingclothesisalwaysdoneintheoppositeway.Shegoes__73__whenshewantstowanderonthestreets.Shehasneverbeenfullyawarewhatshewants，andsheisonlywindowshopping.Sheisalwaysopen__74__persuasion，willingtotryon__75__numberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffinding__76__thateveryonethinkssuitsher.Mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvalueandarealwaysonthelook-outfortheunexpected__77__.Facedwitharoomfulof__78__,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanotherbeforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.__79__isatiresomeprocess，butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshops__80__chairsforthewaitinghusbands

（）A.althoughB.whyC.whenD.but

65.63.（）

A.forB.onC.withD.to

66.58.（）

A.burdenB.troubleC.difficultyD.problem

67.65.（）

A.suchB.theseC.someD.allthe

68.77.（）

A.spiritB.resultC.strengthD.courage

69.35.（）

A.soundB.appearC.turnD.stay

70.45.（）

A.strangelyB.happilyC.secretlyD.fortunately

五、阅读理解(20题)71.

A.GB.HC.ID.J

72.Passage3

Forthemostpart,rapideconomicdevelopmenthasbeenafavor.Butthereisadownsidetodevelopment—healthproblemssuchasoverweightareallbecomingmorecommon,asmorepeopletaketaxistoworkinsteadofridingtheirbicycles,andotherlabour-savingdevicesbecomemorepopular.

Anincreasinglyfastpaceoflifemakesitdifficultforpeopletospendtimeplayingsports.Iknowexerciseisgoodforyourhealth,ayoungladysaid.Butafterabusyworkweek,theonlythingIwanttodoiswatchingTVandgoingtosleep.Thatattitudemayexplaintheresultsofarecentnationwidestudy,whichsuggested15percentofurbanadultsinChinahaveheartproblems.

Localresearchersfoundthat31.2percentofelderlyrespondentsweregettingenoughexercise,butlessthan9percentofyoungstersandthemiddle-agedgotenoughphysicalactivity.

Elderlypeopleunderstandtheimportanceofprotectingtheirhealth.Theyoungpeople,however,arebusyworkingandusethisasanexcusetoavoidexercise.Infact,physicalexercisedoesn'trequiremuchtime,moneyoraspecialgymnasium.Peoplecanmakeuseofanytimeandanyplaceattheirconveniencetotakepartinsports.Walkingquickly,cycling,climbingthestairsanddancingareallhelpfulmethodstoimproveone'shealth.

Thebenefitsofaddingalittlemoreactivitytoyourlifearepriceless.Thereisnoneedtobeanathlete（运动员）,however,alocaldoctorsaid.Peopleshouldwalkfor30minutesadayandtakepartinsomeotherphysicalactivitiesthreetofivetimesaweek.Hewarns,however,thatpeopleinpoorphysicalshapeshouldstartslowly,andbuildupovertime

Byreferringtorapideconomicdevelopmentasafavoratthebeginningofthepassage,theauthormeansthat（）

A.ithasbenefitedthegeneralpublicgreatly

B.ithasdoneharmtopeople'shealthnationwide

C.itisgoingfasterthananyonecouldhaveimagined

D.ithashelpedtoestablishahealthylifestyleofthepublic

73.WhichofthefollowingdoesStrayerwanttostressmostinParagraph1（）

A.Thedrivingperformancemaybeweakenedbythecellphonetalking

B.Thedrivingperformancemaybeaffectedbyahighbloodalcohollevel

C.Driversshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafterdrinking

D.Thecellphonetalkingisnolesshazardousthanalcoholindriving

74.InthereceptionhalloftheBritishRoyalAcademyofDance,thestatuesoffouroutstandingfemaledancersaredisplayed.ThestonesculptureofDaiAilianisoneofthem.

DaiAilianwasborninTrinidad,anindependentrepublicintheWestIndiesin1916,withherforefatherslivingabroadformanyyears.In1930,shewenttoLondontostudydance.ManyfamousdancerssuchasAntonDolin,RudolfLabanandMaryWigmanwereherteachers.Thoughballetandmoderndancewerenotwellconnectedatthattime,DaiAilianlearnedbothofthem.Thisisofgreatsignificanceforherlaterdevelopment.

DaiAilianreturnedtoherhomelandin1939aftertheAnti-JapaneseWarbrokeout.ShegavebenefitperformancesinHongKongandonthemainland.MajorprogramssuchasHomesickMelody,Selling,WheatGleaningGirlandStoryoftheGuerrillallshowedsympathyforthepoorandconcernoverthenation'sfate.

DaiAilian'sartcareerenteredagoldenperiodafterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.ShebecamethefirstpresidentoftheNationalDanceTroupe,thefirstheadmistressoftheBeijingDancingSchoolandthedirectorandadvisoroftheCentralBalletTroupe.HerrepresentativeworksweregroupdancescalledLotusandFlyingApsaraspresentedinBerlinandWarsawin1953and1955andwonherawards.

DaiAilianalwayssays,Balletismyworkwhilefolkdanceismygreatestpleasure.HerloveforChinesedanceledtoherefforts.Meanwhile,sheintroducedtheessenceofWesterndancetoChina.Forthisreason,shewasregardedasaqualifiedpersontolinkupChineseandWesterndancecultures

WhyisthestonesculptureofDaiAiliandisplayedinthehalloftheBritishRoyalAcademyofDance（）

A.Becauseofhernoticeablecontributions

B.Becauseshewasgoodatsculpture

C.BecauseshestudiedintheBritishRoyalAcademyofDance

D.Becauseofherloveforhermotherland

75.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat______（）

A.peasantsleadsimilarlifeallovertheworld

B.ChineseirrigatingsystemismoreimpressingthanthatinAmerica

C.peasantsinMidwestAmericaraisemorecornswhileChinesepeasantsraisemorerice

D.peasantsinMidwestAmericaraisemorericewhileChinesepeasantsraisemorecorns

76.Theimagesthatweseearerecordedin（）

A.thebrainB.theeyeC.theretinaofeyeD.thepupilc

77.Whydoestheproblemofappearancenevermakemenworried（）

A.Becausetheybelievetheyarehandsome

B.Becausewomennevercareaboutmen'sappearance

C.Becausetheydon'tcareaboutbeauty

D.Becausebeingaverage-lookingisfineformen

78.PassageThree

HankViscardiwasbornwithoutlegs.Hehadnolegsbutstumps（残肢）thatcouldbefittedwithakindofspecialboots.Peoplestaredathimwithcruelinterest.ChildrenlaughedathimandcalledhimApeMan（猿人）becausehisarmspracticallydraggedontheground.

Hankwenttoschoollikeotherboys.Hisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearstofinishhisschoolinginsteadoftheusualtwelve.Aftergraduatingfromschool，heworkedhiswaythroughcollege.Hesweptfloors，waitedontable，orworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.Duringallthisbusylife,hehadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hewouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.

Hankfelthehimselfgotcoldallover.However,thedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificiallegs（假腿）.FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirror,forthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehadalwayswantedtobe—amanfullfivefeeteightinchestall.Bythistimehewasalready26yearsold.

Hankhadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroom,andmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloor,buthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.Heclimbedstairsandlearnedtodance.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.

WhenWorldWarⅡcame,hetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajob.Hetooktheregulartraining.Hemarchedandtrainedalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardi,amanwithoutlegs

ChildrenlaughedatHankandcalledhimApeManbecause______（）

A.hedidn'ttalktothem

B.hekeptawayfromthem

C.hisarmstouchedthegroundwhenhemoved

D.hecouldn'tusehisarms

79.Accordingtothepassage,duringREM,_______（）

A.youreyeballsmovequickly

B.youdream

C.youarerestless

D.bothAandB

80.Loserswouldthinkthat_________（）

A.successistheresultofhardwork

B.workinghardwillleadtosuccess

C.theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluck

D.theydon'tmakeeffortstosucceed

81.Shoppingmallorcyber-mall（网上商店）

［A］ThisispartofeverydaylifeformostyoungAmericans/aboutthree-quartersof18～24yearoldsregularlygoonline.ManyhavenowaddedInternetshoppingtoemailandotheractivities.Sincethemid-1990s,shoppingonlinehasgrownfromalmostnothingtoaboutfivepercentofallUSretailing（零售）.Saleshavebeenincreasingbyover25%peryear.andlastyeargoodsandservicesworth＄93millionwereboughtonline.

［B］Inthebeginning,manypredicted（预测）theendoftraditionalshopping,butwillthisreallyhappen?Areordinaryshopsandevenshoppingmallsabouttoclose?Couldmillionsofsalesstafflosetheirjobs?

［C］Well,Internetshoppingcertainlyhasbigadvantages.Travelwebsitescanquicklyfindthecheapestflights.Infact,mostInternetpricesarelowerthanshopprices.Itcanalsobeveryconvenienttodoyourshoppingfromhome,dayandnight.

［D］However,thereareproblems.Orderscantaketwoweeksormoretoarriveandhavetobereturnedifsomethingiswrong.Manypeopleworryaboutthesecurityoftheircreditcarddetails.Somealsomissthefunofshoppingwithfriends.

［E］Onlineretailinghasbroughtdifferentlevelsofsuccesstodifferenttypesofbusiness.Amazoncomisaverysuccessfulonlineretailer,butmanyothershavefailed.Theyspenttoomuch,soldtoolittle,haddeliveryproblemsandfinallywentbankrupt.

［F］But,perhapssurprisingly.Sometraditionalretailershavealsodonewell.Bigtraditionalretailershaveintroducedtheircustomerstomultichannelshoppingevenmoresuccessfully.Walmart（沃尔玛）,theworld’slargestsupermarketchainalsocleverlymixesofflineandonlinechannels.Forexample,youcanleaveafilmatWalmartstoreandthencollectdigitalimagesfromthecompany’swebsite.

［G］Multichannelshopping’sbiggestwinnerisoftenthecustomer.LookatAmericancarbuyers:75%nowresearcheverythingfromcosttocolorontheInternetbeforetheygotothecardealerwiththebestoffer.

［H］IfnowseemsclearthatInternetshoppingisnotgoingtoreplacetraditionalretailing.Rather,itismakingtraditionalretailingmoreflexible,efficientandcompetitive.Thisisgreatnewsfortheconsumer.

请阅读以下信息，并与上面的信息相匹配

____Somecustomersstillprefertraditionalshoppingbecauseitismorepersonalandshoppingwithfriendsisfulloffun（）

82.Passage3

Accordingtopsychologists（心理学家）,anemotionisarousedwhenamanoranimalviewssomethingaseitherbadorgood.Whenapersonfeelslikerunningawayfromsomethingthathethinkswillhurthim,wecallthisemotionfear.Ifthepersonwantstoremovethedangerbyattackingit,wecalltheemotionanger.Theemotionsofjoyandlovearearousedwhenwethinksomethingcanhelpus.Anemotiondoesnothavetobecreatedbysomethingintheoutsideworld.Itcanbecreatedbyaperson'sthoughts.

Everyonehasemotions.Manypsychologistsbelievethatinfantsarebornwithoutemotions.Theybelievechildrenlearnemotionsjustastheylearntoreadandwrite.Agrowingchildnotonlylearnshisemotionsbutlearnshowtoactincertainsituationsbecauseofanemotion.

Psychologiststhinkthattherearetwotypesofemotions：positiveandnegative.Positiveemotionsincludelove,liking,joy,delightandhope.Theyarearousedbysomethingthatappealstoaperson.Negativeemotionsmakeapersonunhappyordissatisfied.Theyincludeanger,fear,despair,sadnessanddisgust.Ingrowingup,apersonlearnstocopewiththenegativeemotionsinordertobehappy.

Emotionsmaybeweakorstrong.Somestrongemotionsaresounpleasantthatapersonwilltryanymeanstoescapefromthem.Inordertofeelhappy,thepersonmaychooseunusualwaystoavoidtheemotions.Strongemotionscanmakeithardtothinkandtosolveproblems.Theymaypreventapersonfromlearningorpayingattentiontowhatheisdoing.Forexample,astudenttakinganexaminationmaybesoworriedaboutfailingthathecannotthinkproperly.Theworrydrainsvaluablementalenergyheneedsfortheexamination

Welearnfromthepassagethatanemotioniscreatedbysomething（）

A.onethinksbadorgood

B.onefeelsindanger

C.onefacesintheoutsideworld

D.onetriestoescapefromreallife

83.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnewsstoriesistrue（）

A.Newsstoriestellthefactswithoutcomments

B.Newsstoriescontainbothfactsandopinions

C.Newsstoriesreflecttheopinionsofthepublisherandeditor

D.Newsstoriesexpressthewriter’sopinions

84.Thepleasureswhichamovieofferstooureyeshavebeenpaidforwiththelossofsightofamanwhosenameishardlyknownoutsidetheannalsofscience—JosephPlateau,aBelgianprofessor,borninBrusselsin1801.

Hestudiedthemechanismofsight,beginningaseriesofmostdangerousexperimentsattheageof28bystaringintothesunfor25secondstoseewhattheeffectonhiseyeswouldbe.Hewasblindfornearlyamonth.Buthewentonexperimenting,increasingthelengthoftimeduringwhichhelookedintothesun,knowingthatintheendthiswouldcosthimhissight.Attheageof42hewascompletelyandincurablyblind;thesunhaddestroyedtheretina（视网膜）ofhiseye.Buthecontinuedtoworkaswellashecoulduntilhediedattheageof82.

Scienceprofitedenormouslyfromhisresearch.Hestudiedtheso-calledinertiaoftheeye（视觉暂留）whichmakesapictureremainontheretinaforaboutone-sixthofasecondafterithasdisappearedfromourvision.Thismeansthat,ifweseeasuccessionofindividualpictureseachofwhichappearsonlyforafractionofasecond,theyoverlapinourbrain;andiftheyshowconsecutivephasesofmovement,thatmovementwillappeartoustobecontinuous

Plateau’sexperimentswerethefirststepleadingtotheinventionof______（）

A.eyeglassesB.telescopesC.bifocalsD.motionpictures

85.WhydidsomeEuropeansrefusetoeatpotatoesatfirst（）

A.TheydidnottrusttheSpanishpeoplethen

B.Theywereafraidofthepoisoninpotatoes

C.Theywereafraiditwouldcauseskinproblem

D.Theyhadnevereatenfoodfromabroadbefore

86.Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabledpeoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthenumberisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.

IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople:aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.

Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople’sattitudetowardsthem.

Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingorgotoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesortrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?Butthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,thatcounts

Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat_____（）

A.therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld

B.thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthebiggest

C.IndiahasmanymoredisabledpeoplethanCanada

D.itiseasytogetanexactnumberoftheworld’sdisabledpeople

87.Whomisthenoticewrittenfor（）A.KidsB.ParentsC.TeachersD.Workers

88.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthepassage（）

A.Lazinessisdefinitelyasin

B.Lazinesscanbeofgreathelpallthetime

C.Lazinessmakespeoplegoodfornothing

D.Lazinessshouldbeproperlydefined

89.Passage4

In1947agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustrianconductordecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusic,danceandtheatreinEdinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.

ItquicklyattractedfamousnamessuchasAlecGuinness,RichardBurton,DameMargotFonteynandMarleneDietrichaswellasthebigsymphonyorchestras（交响乐团）.ItbecameafixedeventeveryAugustandnowattracts400,000peopleyearly.

Atthesametime,theFringeappearedasachallengetotheofficialfestival.Eighttheatregroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947,inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperform,andtheydidsoinapublichousedisusedforyears.

Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromtheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheatrebylittle-knownwritersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.

TodaytheFringe,oncelessrecognized,hasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1,500performancesoftheatre,musicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyetasearlyas1959,withonly19theatregroupsperforming,somesaiditwasgettingtoobig.

Apaidadministratorwasfirstemployedonlyin1971,andtodaythereareeightadministratorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1,695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountries.Morethan1.25millionticketsweresold

WhyEdinburghFestivalwasheldin1947（