2022年宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市成考专升本英语

2022年宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Personalqualitiesarepersonal______ofanindividual.

A.announcementsB.skillsC.characteristicsD.duties

2.Whichsizetableclothwouldyoubuyforacirculartablewhichis30incheshishand45inchesindiameter?

A.45-inchround．

B.50-inchround

C.70-inchround

D.120-inchround

3.PassageOneSharonKeatingwasworriedaboutherkidswhenshegotadivorce.Herdaughter,says,"Iwasfeeling..,likedownandsadandeventhoughIdidn'treallyshowit."JudithWallersteinsaysproblemsfromdivorcecanstayformanyyears.Theycanshowupwhenthekidsareadults.Asadultsthekidshavetrouble.Wallersteinstudied93childrenoverageneration.Theresultscanonlybefoundinherbook.Shesayschildrenofdivorcearemorelikelytohaveproblemswithdrugs.Theyarefarmorelikelytoseektherapy.About40-percentofthemdonotmarry.Theirmarriagesfailatnearlytwicetheusualrate.Itishardforthemtotrust.Theyareafraidoffailing.CriticssayWallersteinhadtoofewchildreninherstudy.Otherthingsmaybethecauseofthekid'sproblems.Thestudydoesnotcomparekidsfromdivorcedfamilieswithkidsfrom"healthy"families.Wallerstein'sfamiliesdivorcedagenerationago.Timeshavechanged.Peoplefeeldifferentaboutdivorce.TodayprogramslikeKid'sTurntrytolessensomeoftheeffectsofdivorcewithfamilycounseling.Talkingabouttheirfeelingshelpsthekidsgetthroughit.Sincetheyknowmoreabouttheproblems,maybethekidswillbeabletohandleit.31.Childrenofdivorce______.A.arealwayshappyB.Sometimesfeelsadbutdon'treallyshowitC.arenotaffectedD.arealwaysveryangry

4.Thepackingandsortingisbeingdoneby______.

A.amovingcompany

B.CollegeofMatinteachers

C.communityvolunteers

D.Musoke'scollegeclassmates

5.Ananalogyis______.

A.thestudyoftheuniverse

B.aComparison

C.thestudyoflightwaves

D.theresultofscientificinvestigation

6.ItseemsthatMars______.

A.maybeinhabitedbyattractiveMartians

B.mayhavesomevegetablelife

C.canhavenolifeatall

D.mayhavebothvegetableandanimallife

7.Accordingtothetext,therearethousandsofchildrenwho_____.

A.runawayfromschool

B.liveinstablefamilies

C.arenotregisteredatanyschool

D.stayathomedoingthehousework

8.Wheredidthemoviesbegin?ItisoftensaidthattheyareanAmericaninvention.Itisnotentirelytrue.Themotionpicturehasbeenthemostinternationalarts.Beforethedawnofthetwentiethcentury,inventorsinFrance,EnglandandtheUnitedStateswereamongthedozensofmenwhoweretryingtodevelopwaysofusingphotographstocreatetheeffectofmotion.Soonafter1889,whenthefamousinventorThomasEdisonfirstshowedmotionpicturesthroughadevicecalledthekinetoscope(活动电影放映机),otherdevicesforthesamepurposeappearedallovertheworld.Edisonhadsolvedcertainproblems,makingitpossibleforotherinventorsmoveaheadwiththeirowndevices.OneotherimportantcontributionbyEdisonwastheintroductionof35mmastheinternationalstandardfilmwidth.

ThatthemoviesareanAmericaninventionisnotentirelytrue.Thismeansthat______.

A.itisentirelywrong

B.tosomedegree,itistrue

C.itisnottrueatall

D.itisperfectlyright

9.WhoweretheearliestpeoplelivinginNorthAmerica?

A.TheSpanish.B.TheEnglish.C.TheNegroes.D.TheIndians.

10.PassageOne

Oneofthewell-knownofAmericanwritersisSamuelClemens,whosepennameisMarkTwain.Bomin1835,TwaingrewupintheMississippiRivertownofHannibal,Missouri.Asdidmanyotherboysofhisday,

Twaindreamedoftravelingonriverboatsandofsomedaybecomingariverboatpilot.Twainusedhismemoriesofthelifeofarivertowninhistwomostfamousbooks,HuckleberryFinnandTornSawyer.

Asayoungman,Twainheldmanyjobs.Hewasaprinter,agoodminer,and,foratime,hewasariverboatpilot.Duringhispilotdays,headoptedthenameMarkTwain.Thiswasatermusedbytheboatmentomeanthatthewatermeasuredtwofathoms,ortwelvefeet,whichwasdeepenoughforsafepassage.

FinallyTwainbecameasuccessfulwriter.Hetraveledagreatdeal,writingandspeaking,andbecameverypopularbothintheUnitedStatesandinEurope.

Twain'sstyle.ofwritingwassimpleanddirect.Amongthethingshewroteaboutweresuperstitious(迷信的)peopleandpeoplewhowereeasilyfooled.Heusedhisunusualgiftforhumortowriteaboutmanythingsofimportance.

36.Generallyspeaking,thisarticleisabout______.

A.ariverboatpilot

B.aprinter

C.agoldminer

D.afamouswriter

11.Hungeriscausedby______.

A.toomuchfoodandwaterinthebody

B.alackofoxygenintheblood

C.seeingorthinkingaboutfood

D.alackofcertainchemicalsintheblood

12.Strikinginthesecondparagraphisusedtomean______.

A.remarkableB.terrifyingC.importantD.insignificant

13.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.

A.weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablement

B.wemusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabled

C.theable-bodiedpeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled

D.bothphysicalandmentalbarriersarehardtobreakdown

14.Theauthorbelievesthat______.

A.kindmessagesalwaysspreadfast

B.awondercanbecreatedbygreatkindness

C.actsofkindnesscanhelppeoplegetridofhatred

D.onekindactwillsoonleadtomanyotherkindacts

15.60.__________

A.loss

B.losses

C.losing

D.lost

16.ItwasJalpur'sambitionto______.

A.liveaneasylifeinthevillageofShundagarh

B.sellhiscornandgotolivewithhissonandhisfamily

C.livefartheralongthecoastwheretheweatherwaskinder

D.spendafewdayswithhiswifeandsononthecoast

17.James'familyleda______lifewhenshewasborn.

A.miserableB.happyC.well-offD.hardly

18.阅读文章，回答下列各题：

AmericansandArabsaledifferentintheirspacehabits．Arabspreferclosecontact．Dr．HallhasexplainedthattheArabsbelongtoatouchCultureandinconversation；theyalwaysenveloptheotherperson．Theyholdhishand，lookintohiseyes，andbathehimintheirbreath．

Dr．Hall’Sinterestinman’suseofspacedevelopedintheearlynineteenfiftieswhenhewasDirectorofthePointFourtrainingprogramattheForeignServiceInstitute．IntalkingwithAmericanswhohadlivedoverseas，hefoundthatmanyofthemhadbeenhighlyuncomfortablebecauseofculturedifferences．Suchdiscomfortisusuallyreferredtoascultureshock．

Theproblemisthat，relativelyspeakin9；Americansliveinanocontact．Partly，thisisaproductofourpuritanheritage(清教徒文化遗产)．Dr．Hallpointsoutthatwespendyearsteachingourchildrennottocrowdinandleanonus．Andinsituationswhereweourselvesareforcedtostandclosetoanotherpersononcrowdedsubways，forexample，weturnoureyesa—way，andifactualbodycontactisinvolved，tensethemusclesonthecontactside．MostofUSfeelverystronstythatthisistheonlyproperwaytobehave．

WhentheArabstalktoyou，they_________．

A.trytobeasclosetoyouaspossible

B.keepacertainspacefromyou

C.holdyoutightly

D.donotallowyoutofeeltheirbreath

19.

第42题Whichofthefollowingstatementsinsupportedbythepassage?

A.Thesunshinesconstantlyandgivesoutthesameamountofenergyeveryyear．

B.Thecauseofthesun’Sfluctuationsisitslossofenergywitheachpassingyear

C.Itissurethattheenergysentoutbythesunwilldropwhenmoresunspotsappear．

D.Fluctuationsinweatherpattemsaretheresultsofthepullofgravity．

20.

第53题Thereasonthatmanypeoplefindithardtorelaxthesedaysisthat________．

A.theyaresufferingfromtheeffectsofexcessivestress

B.theyareworkingharderthantheyusedto

C.theyareoftentoobusytofindtime

D.theyhavenoideawhatrelaxationmeanstothem

21."Somepeopletrytogetitbymakingmoney."Theunderlined"it"means______.

A.happiness

B.theprecedingsentence

C.money

D.suchthingsashouse,farmsandcars

22.Whendidpeopletrytodevelopwaysofshowingmotionwithphotographs?

A.Beforethetwentiethcentury.

B.Earlyinthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.

C.Atthedawnofthefirstdayofthetwentiethcentury.

D.Afterthedawnofthetwentiethcentury.

23.Thecrocodilekillsitsfood______.

A.overthewater

B.besidethewater

C.underthewater

D.onthewater

24.Theword"deeper"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto"______".

A.heavierB.biggerC.strongerD.quicker

25.JamesBartleyprobablyneverwenttoseaagainbecause______.

A.hewanteddifferentkindsofadventures

B.offrightandshock

C.hewascrippledbythewhale

D.heoftengotseasick

26.Whatdoes"GSOH"mean?

A.Gentle,sensible,obedientandhonest.

B.Generous,sincere,openandhandsome.

C.Goodsenseofhumor.

D.Greatsourceofhonor.

27.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyaltyorthoseinhighoffice______.

A.inEuropeintheeighteenthcentury

B.inancientEgyptandBabylon

C.intheFarEastinancienttimes

D.duringtheMiddleAges

28.Wecanconcludethataccidentsinvolvingcars______.

A.happenedmostofteninNewYorkCity

B.donothappenasoftenastheydidintheearlydaysoftheauto

C.havekilledmorepeoplesinceMisterBlisswaskilled

D.werealwaysthedriver"sfault

29.Inmanycitiespedestriansarenowmuchsaferbecause______.

A.notrafficisallowedonsomestreets

B.trafficiscomputer-controlled

C.carsmoveveryslowly

D.onlyonewaystreetsareopentotraffic

30.Cancershouldbeconsideredtobeabiologicalproblemratherthanamedicalonebecause______.

A.virusesareknowntocausecancerinanimals

B.atpresent,humancancerisnotbelievedtobecontagious(传染的)

C.therearemanyknowncausesforthetransformationofanormalcelltoacancercell

D.resultsofexperimentsonplantsandanimalsdonotvarygreatlyfromspeciestnspecies

二、完型填空(20题)31.(52)

A.flyingB.fastestC.slowestD.flightless

32.27.（）A.A.couldntB.mustC.cantD.have

33.(53)

A.toB.withC.onD.as

34.2.()A.A.illB.healthyC.weakD.patient

35.【B17】

A.catsB.birdsC.boatsD.dogs

36.(54)

A.effectiveB.sensitiveC.ordinaryD.careful

37.(51)

A.fightB.spiritC.offenceD.competition

38.Whatisintelligence(智力)anyway?WhenIwasinthearmyI【C1】______anintelligencetestthatallsoldierstook,and,against【C2】______of100,scored160.Ihadanauto-repairmanonce,who,ontheseintelligencetests,couldnot【C3】______havescoredmorethan80.【C4】______,whenanythingwentwrongwithmycarIhurriedtohim—andhealways【C5】______it.Well,then,supposemyauto-repairmandesignedquestionsforsomeintelligencetests.ByeveryoneofthemIdprovemyselfa【C6】______InaworldwhereIhavetoworkwithmyhands,Iddopoorly.Considermyauto-repairman【C7】______Hehadahabitoftellingjokes.Onetimehesaid,"Doc,adeaf-and-dumb(聋哑)man【C8】______somenails.Havingenteredastore,heputtwofingerstogetheronthecounterandmade【C9】______movementswiththeotherhand.Theclerkbroughthimahammer.He【C10】______hisheadandpointedtothetwofingershewashammering.Theclerkbroughthimsomenails.Hepickedouttherightsizeandleft.Well,Doc,the【C11】______manwhocameinwasblind.Hewantedscissors(剪刀).【C12】______doyousupposeheaskedforthem?"Iliftedmyrighthandandmadescissoringmovementswithmyfirsttwofingers.Heburstoutlaughingandsaid,"Why,youfool,heusedhisvoiceandaskedforthem.Ivebeen【C13】______thatonallmycustomerstoday,butIknew【C14】______Idcatchyou.""Whyisthat?"Iasked."Becauseyouaresogoddamnededucated,Doc.Iknewyoucouldntbevery【C15】______"AndIhaveanuneasyfeelinghehadsomethingthere.

【C1】

A.failedB.wroteC.receivedD.chose

39.26.（）A.A.beatersB.whiteC.shellD.roll

40.【B1】

A.busyB.angryC.happyD.hungry

41.31.A.asB.becauseC.whileD.so

42.(44)

A.writerB.poetC.characterD.actor

43.25.A.laterB.earlierC.lessD.more

44.33.A.believeB.consideredC.thoughtD.distrusted

45.(43)

A.adaptB.satisfiedC.contentD.meet

46.【C13】

A.continueB.hopeC.hateD.prefer

47.23.()A.A.wasB.finishesC.bringsD.ismissing

48.【B2】

A.lookawayB.lookbackC.lookuponD.lookabout

49.27.

A.explainedB.askedC.smelledD.knew

50.25.()A.A.numerousB.innocentC.honestD.fortunate

三、词汇与语法知识(5题)51.Ⅱ.VocabularyandStructure(15points)Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.6.Afterwatching______TV,sheplayed______violinforanhoar.A./.../B.tile...theC.the.../D./...the

52.

第17题Idon’tthinktherainwill__________ourplansforapicnic．

A.affectB.effectC.infectD.defect

53.10.Does______matterifhecan'tfinishtilejobontime?A.thisB.thatC.heD.it

54.Mikedidn‘tplayfootballyesterdaybecausehehad__________hisleg．

A.damagedB.hurtC.hitD.struck

55.Jackcametotheparty__________．

A.withoutinviting

B.withoutinvited

C.withoutbeinginvited

D.withoutainvitation

四、词汇与结构(5题)56.Oneofmy______sayingsis"Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

A.likelyB.favorableC.alikeD.favorite

57.Shelookedatussadlywithhereyesaslargeas______.

A.hergrandmother

B.hergrandmother's

C.thatofhergrandmother's

D.thatofhergrandmother

58.Insteadofgoingintodetailsabouthisproject,hespoke______.

A.inshortB.ingeneralC.inparticularD.incommon

59.ThereissomuchwaterintheAtlantic______itishardtoimaginehowmuchthereis.A.A.becauseB.forC.thatD.as

60.Hehasjusttakenanexamination______chemistry.

A.forB.aboutC.onD.in

参考答案

1.C解析：第一段。参见原文。

2.C

3.B第一段。当SharonKeating离婚时，她的女儿承认很难过，虽然她并不表现出来。

4.D解析：见原文第四段。RonaldMusoke的同学帮他把书分类、打包，

5.B解析：本题属词汇测试题。A、D文中未涉及到，C只是“analogy”的一个特例，只有com-parison(比较)符合。

6.B

7.C解析：第一段。由于家庭生活的不稳定，超过数千的孩子甚至没有在学校注册。

8.B第一段第三句中的“notentirelytrue”意为“不完全正确”，也就是B项内容。“tosomedegree，itistrue．”意为“在某种程度上，它是真的”。

9.D解析：参见本文第一句。

10.D这篇文章讲的是MarkTwain的故事，他是美国著名的作家。参见第一句。

11.D由第二段最后一句知血液中缺少食物化学成分时，大脑就会得到报告。D项是正确的。

12.A解析：从上下文来看，野狗在获取猎物后先喂饱小狗。作者认为此举是非凡的。

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B解析：本题问Julpur的愿望(ambition)是什么。答案从第三段中Jalpurhadbeenwonderingwhetherhecouldsellallthathehadandlivewithhissonfartherupthecoast和Itwashisdearestwishtospendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswifeandchildren这两句里可以得出。这句里hiswifeandchildren中的his指的是“他儿子的”。因此选B。

17.A解析：从“apoorblackmotheronwelfare'’可得出答案应选A。

18.A

19.C参见第四自然段“…asthesizeandnumberofsunspotsincreased，theover-allenergysentoutbythesunwould：decrease”可得知C正确。

20.C因为现代生活的节奏非常快，人们忙于工作，用来放松和休闲的时间就相应减少了。

21.A解析：读到第三段可知，it指的是happiness。

22.A文中第一段第五句“Beforethedawnofthetwentiethcentury．．．”表明是在二十世纪之前发生的。

23.C第二段的最后一句话中“belowthewater”表明鳄鱼是在水下杀死自己捕获的猎物的。

24.A文中的deeper指“人睡得深，睡得沉”，可以用heavier代替。

25.B最后一段说JamesBartley自从这个事件后再也没有回到海上，可以推断他很害怕。其他三个选项文中都未涉及。B项是正确的。

26.C解析：根据表中GSOH出现的两个出处：withaGSOH和IhaveaGSOH可以判断GSOH应该是指人个性的缩略语。

27.C解析：参见句子；IntheFarEastinancienttimes，theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice．

28.C文章最后一句写到“MisterBliss”是第一个死于车祸的，证明其后还有人因交通事故而死亡。

29.A解析：参见第四段。单词close是“关闭”的意思。

30.D

31.D解析：最大的鸟是鸵鸟。括号里特别指出说它是跑得最快的鸟。因此可以断定是不能飞的鸟。

32.A此句讲的是过去的事情，所以，用过去时，这里应用过去时的“能够”，couldn’t。以前，人们联络不方便，却都能准时赴约。

33.D

34.D

35.D解析：上下文理解题，应选dogs。

36.D

37.D解析：本题属逻辑题。这句和上一句要表达的意思是：个人体育运动没有团队，没有任何竞争。

38.C从第一段第二句知“所有的士兵都参加了考试”，故可排除D项；“我得了160分而平均分才100分”，可以排除A项。而B项搭配不对。故应选C项。、

39.B蛋清和蛋黄是它的唯一食物。

40.D解析：从下文看，作者一直都在提及买东西要在“onafullstomach”(不感到饥饿)也就是nothungry的时候去买，这样才不至于“饥不择食”，乱买食品，所以这里用hungry。busy，angry，happy显然不符合题意。

41.D31．这里应用表示结果的连词。表明作者实际上做了什么。选项D是正确的。

42.C

43.B25．答案为B

本题为词义选择。orevenearlier=orevenyounger，或者(比14岁)更早。

44.C33．Thought以为，believe相信(时态不对)，considered考虑，distrusted不相信。选项C是正确的。

45.D

46.D通过女孩后面所说的话判断，她喜欢听着音乐做功课。

47.C他们出生在特定的环境，并自然地接受了这个环境所给予他们的一切。从不作深层次的思考。

48.A解析：lookaway表示“视线移开”。

49.A他解释说：她似乎有一张狗的脸。

50.D有个人志向的人占有一定的比例。他们做了思想和意志的努力。这些人是幸运的群体。

51.D6．答案为D

习惯用法。TV前通常不用定冠词。而在乐器前应加上定冠词。

52.Aaffect为及物动词“影响”；effect为名词“结果，影响”；infect为及物动词“传染，使受影响，感染”；defect为名词“缺点”。

53.D10．答案为D

本句为习惯用法。It是形式主语，代替ifhe...。

54.B本题考查动词辨析。

【应试指导】句意：Mike昨天没有踢足球，因为他的腿受伤了。hurt伤害，刺痛，常指肉体上或精神上受到伤害，尤指打伤、刺伤，强调痛苦的后果，但不十分严重。damage损坏，损害，主要指破坏或降低价值，可用于生物，更常用于非生物。hit打击，指有目标地重重一击，侧重击中和用力。strike打击，冲击，但比hit正式，指急促、突然、一次性地打击，也指用力地敲打。

55.C本题考查非谓语动词?

【应试指导】句意：杰克没受邀请就来参加晚会。without为介词，后接动名词。句子主语“杰克”与“邀请”之间为被动关系，应用beinginvited。

56.D

57.B

58.B

59.C本题考搭配。so…that…意为“如此……以至于……”，故C项正确。本句大意为：大西洋里的水太多了以至于很难想象有多少。

60.D解析：表示在某个方面用介词in。2022年宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Personalqualitiesarepersonal______ofanindividual.

A.announcementsB.skillsC.characteristicsD.duties

2.Whichsizetableclothwouldyoubuyforacirculartablewhichis30incheshishand45inchesindiameter?

A.45-inchround．

B.50-inchround

C.70-inchround

D.120-inchround

3.PassageOneSharonKeatingwasworriedaboutherkidswhenshegotadivorce.Herdaughter,says,"Iwasfeeling..,likedownandsadandeventhoughIdidn'treallyshowit."JudithWallersteinsaysproblemsfromdivorcecanstayformanyyears.Theycanshowupwhenthekidsareadults.Asadultsthekidshavetrouble.Wallersteinstudied93childrenoverageneration.Theresultscanonlybefoundinherbook.Shesayschildrenofdivorcearemorelikelytohaveproblemswithdrugs.Theyarefarmorelikelytoseektherapy.About40-percentofthemdonotmarry.Theirmarriagesfailatnearlytwicetheusualrate.Itishardforthemtotrust.Theyareafraidoffailing.CriticssayWallersteinhadtoofewchildreninherstudy.Otherthingsmaybethecauseofthekid'sproblems.Thestudydoesnotcomparekidsfromdivorcedfamilieswithkidsfrom"healthy"families.Wallerstein'sfamiliesdivorcedagenerationago.Timeshavechanged.Peoplefeeldifferentaboutdivorce.TodayprogramslikeKid'sTurntrytolessensomeoftheeffectsofdivorcewithfamilycounseling.Talkingabouttheirfeelingshelpsthekidsgetthroughit.Sincetheyknowmoreabouttheproblems,maybethekidswillbeabletohandleit.31.Childrenofdivorce______.A.arealwayshappyB.Sometimesfeelsadbutdon'treallyshowitC.arenotaffectedD.arealwaysveryangry

4.Thepackingandsortingisbeingdoneby______.

A.amovingcompany

B.CollegeofMatinteachers

C.communityvolunteers

D.Musoke'scollegeclassmates

5.Ananalogyis______.

A.thestudyoftheuniverse

B.aComparison

C.thestudyoflightwaves

D.theresultofscientificinvestigation

6.ItseemsthatMars______.

A.maybeinhabitedbyattractiveMartians

B.mayhavesomevegetablelife

C.canhavenolifeatall

D.mayhavebothvegetableandanimallife

7.Accordingtothetext,therearethousandsofchildrenwho_____.

A.runawayfromschool

B.liveinstablefamilies

C.arenotregisteredatanyschool

D.stayathomedoingthehousework

8.Wheredidthemoviesbegin?ItisoftensaidthattheyareanAmericaninvention.Itisnotentirelytrue.Themotionpicturehasbeenthemostinternationalarts.Beforethedawnofthetwentiethcentury,inventorsinFrance,EnglandandtheUnitedStateswereamongthedozensofmenwhoweretryingtodevelopwaysofusingphotographstocreatetheeffectofmotion.Soonafter1889,whenthefamousinventorThomasEdisonfirstshowedmotionpicturesthroughadevicecalledthekinetoscope(活动电影放映机),otherdevicesforthesamepurposeappearedallovertheworld.Edisonhadsolvedcertainproblems,makingitpossibleforotherinventorsmoveaheadwiththeirowndevices.OneotherimportantcontributionbyEdisonwastheintroductionof35mmastheinternationalstandardfilmwidth.

ThatthemoviesareanAmericaninventionisnotentirelytrue.Thismeansthat______.

A.itisentirelywrong

B.tosomedegree,itistrue

C.itisnottrueatall

D.itisperfectlyright

9.WhoweretheearliestpeoplelivinginNorthAmerica?

A.TheSpanish.B.TheEnglish.C.TheNegroes.D.TheIndians.

10.PassageOne

Oneofthewell-knownofAmericanwritersisSamuelClemens,whosepennameisMarkTwain.Bomin1835,TwaingrewupintheMississippiRivertownofHannibal,Missouri.Asdidmanyotherboysofhisday,

Twaindreamedoftravelingonriverboatsandofsomedaybecomingariverboatpilot.Twainusedhismemoriesofthelifeofarivertowninhistwomostfamousbooks,HuckleberryFinnandTornSawyer.

Asayoungman,Twainheldmanyjobs.Hewasaprinter,agoodminer,and,foratime,hewasariverboatpilot.Duringhispilotdays,headoptedthenameMarkTwain.Thiswasatermusedbytheboatmentomeanthatthewatermeasuredtwofathoms,ortwelvefeet,whichwasdeepenoughforsafepassage.

FinallyTwainbecameasuccessfulwriter.Hetraveledagreatdeal,writingandspeaking,andbecameverypopularbothintheUnitedStatesandinEurope.

Twain'sstyle.ofwritingwassimpleanddirect.Amongthethingshewroteaboutweresuperstitious(迷信的)peopleandpeoplewhowereeasilyfooled.Heusedhisunusualgiftforhumortowriteaboutmanythingsofimportance.

36.Generallyspeaking,thisarticleisabout______.

A.ariverboatpilot

B.aprinter

C.agoldminer

D.afamouswriter

11.Hungeriscausedby______.

A.toomuchfoodandwaterinthebody

B.alackofoxygenintheblood

C.seeingorthinkingaboutfood

D.alackofcertainchemicalsintheblood

12.Strikinginthesecondparagraphisusedtomean______.

A.remarkableB.terrifyingC.importantD.insignificant

13.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.

A.weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablement

B.wemusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabled

C.theable-bodiedpeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled

D.bothphysicalandmentalbarriersarehardtobreakdown

14.Theauthorbelievesthat______.

A.kindmessagesalwaysspreadfast

B.awondercanbecreatedbygreatkindness

C.actsofkindnesscanhelppeoplegetridofhatred

D.onekindactwillsoonleadtomanyotherkindacts

15.60.__________

A.loss

B.losses

C.losing

D.lost

16.ItwasJalpur'sambitionto______.

A.liveaneasylifeinthevillageofShundagarh

B.sellhiscornandgotolivewithhissonandhisfamily

C.livefartheralongthecoastwheretheweatherwaskinder

D.spendafewdayswithhiswifeandsononthecoast

17.James'familyleda______lifewhenshewasborn.

A.miserableB.happyC.well-offD.hardly

18.阅读文章，回答下列各题：

AmericansandArabsaledifferentintheirspacehabits．Arabspreferclosecontact．Dr．HallhasexplainedthattheArabsbelongtoatouchCultureandinconversation；theyalwaysenveloptheotherperson．Theyholdhishand，lookintohiseyes，andbathehimintheirbreath．

Dr．Hall’Sinterestinman’suseofspacedevelopedintheearlynineteenfiftieswhenhewasDirectorofthePointFourtrainingprogramattheForeignServiceInstitute．IntalkingwithAmericanswhohadlivedoverseas，hefoundthatmanyofthemhadbeenhighlyuncomfortablebecauseofculturedifferences．Suchdiscomfortisusuallyreferredtoascultureshock．

Theproblemisthat，relativelyspeakin9；Americansliveinanocontact．Partly，thisisaproductofourpuritanheritage(清教徒文化遗产)．Dr．Hallpointsoutthatwespendyearsteachingourchildrennottocrowdinandleanonus．Andinsituationswhereweourselvesareforcedtostandclosetoanotherpersononcrowdedsubways，forexample，weturnoureyesa—way，andifactualbodycontactisinvolved，tensethemusclesonthecontactside．MostofUSfeelverystronstythatthisistheonlyproperwaytobehave．

WhentheArabstalktoyou，they_________．

A.trytobeasclosetoyouaspossible

B.keepacertainspacefromyou

C.holdyoutightly

D.donotallowyoutofeeltheirbreath

19.

第42题Whichofthefollowingstatementsinsupportedbythepassage?

A.Thesunshinesconstantlyandgivesoutthesameamountofenergyeveryyear．

B.Thecauseofthesun’Sfluctuationsisitslossofenergywitheachpassingyear

C.Itissurethattheenergysentoutbythesunwilldropwhenmoresunspotsappear．

D.Fluctuationsinweatherpattemsaretheresultsofthepullofgravity．

20.

第53题Thereasonthatmanypeoplefindithardtorelaxthesedaysisthat________．

A.theyaresufferingfromtheeffectsofexcessivestress

B.theyareworkingharderthantheyusedto

C.theyareoftentoobusytofindtime

D.theyhavenoideawhatrelaxationmeanstothem

21."Somepeopletrytogetitbymakingmoney."Theunderlined"it"means______.

A.happiness

B.theprecedingsentence

C.money

D.suchthingsashouse,farmsandcars

22.Whendidpeopletrytodevelopwaysofshowingmotionwithphotographs?

A.Beforethetwentiethcentury.

B.Earlyinthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.

C.Atthedawnofthefirstdayofthetwentiethcentury.

D.Afterthedawnofthetwentiethcentury.

23.Thecrocodilekillsitsfood______.

A.overthewater

B.besidethewater

C.underthewater

D.onthewater

24.Theword"deeper"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto"______".

A.heavierB.biggerC.strongerD.quicker

25.JamesBartleyprobablyneverwenttoseaagainbecause______.

A.hewanteddifferentkindsofadventures

B.offrightandshock

C.hewascrippledbythewhale

D.heoftengotseasick

26.Whatdoes"GSOH"mean?

A.Gentle,sensible,obedientandhonest.

B.Generous,sincere,openandhandsome.

C.Goodsenseofhumor.

D.Greatsourceofhonor.

27.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyaltyorthoseinhighoffice______.

A.inEuropeintheeighteenthcentury

B.inancientEgyptandBabylon

C.intheFarEastinancienttimes

D.duringtheMiddleAges

28.Wecanconcludethataccidentsinvolvingcars______.

A.happenedmostofteninNewYorkCity

B.donothappenasoftenastheydidintheearlydaysoftheauto

C.havekilledmorepeoplesinceMisterBlisswaskilled

D.werealwaysthedriver"sfault

29.Inmanycitiespedestriansarenowmuchsaferbecause______.

A.notrafficisallowedonsomestreets

B.trafficiscomputer-controlled

C.carsmoveveryslowly

D.onlyonewaystreetsareopentotraffic

30.Cancershouldbeconsideredtobeabiologicalproblemratherthanamedicalonebecause______.

A.virusesareknowntocausecancerinanimals

B.atpresent,humancancerisnotbelievedtobecontagious(传染的)

C.therearemanyknowncausesforthetransformationofanormalcelltoacancercell

D.resultsofexperimentsonplantsandanimalsdonotvarygreatlyfromspeciestnspecies

二、完型填空(20题)31.(52)

A.flyingB.fastestC.slow