福建艺术职业学院高职招考英语模拟试题附答案

福建艺术职业学院高职招考英语模拟试题（附答案）（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读以下短文，从每小题所给四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最好选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallengeDaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!TheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerwillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:.【小题1】WhocantakeintheCuriosityChallenge?A.Schoolstudents.B.Cambridgelocals.C.CSFwinners.D.MITartists.【小题2】Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?A.OnFebruary8th.B.OnMarch10thC.OnMarch15th..D.OnApril21st.【小题3】Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.BPassengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdsintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCincinnati.Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdswereabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardeninSeptember1,1914.【小题1】Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons_______.A.werethebiggestbirdintheworldB.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmericaC.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironmentD.WerethelargestpopulationintheUS【小题2】Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons’_______.A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution【小题3】Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tosaveotherbirds.C.Tomakemoney.D.Toprotectcrops.【小题4】WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?A.Itwasignoredbythepublic.B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.C.Itwasunfair.D.Itwasstrict.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了旅鸽逐步消失过程。【小题1】D.考查细节了解。在18世纪和19世纪早期，旅鸽数量怎么样？依照Passengerpigeons（旅鸽）CAtypicalliontamer(驯兽师)inpeople’smindisanentertainerholdingawhip(鞭子)andachair.Thewhipgetalloftheattention,butit’smostlyforshow.Inreality,it’sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachiever(e,g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore)–onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan’tfocusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome….takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetouttheway.【小题1】Whydoestheliontameruseachair?A.Totrickthelion.B.Toshowoffhisskill.C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheaudience.【小题2】Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.C.Theyfindithardtomakechanges.D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.【小题3】Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinparagraph3?A.TolerantB.DoubtfulC.RespectfulD.Supportive【小题4】Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”,you’readvisedto_____.A.waitforabetterchanceB.breakyouroldhabitsC.makeaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidanceDAsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations-UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem–haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,lookingandraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.DocumentingtheTangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayansreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials-includingphotographs,films,taprecordings,andfieldnotes-whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded-theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject-Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,availablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungers.Generationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet.Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.【小题1】Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto_____.promotegloballanguagesrescuethedisappearinglanguagessearchforlanguagecommunitiessetuplanguagesresearchorganizations.【小题2】Whatdoes“thattradition”inParagraph3referto?HavingfirstrecordsofthelanguagesWritingbooksonlanguagesearchingTellingstoriesaboutlanguageusersLinkingwiththenativespeakers【小题3】WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?TheculturalstaticsinIndia.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.HislanguageresearchinBritain.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.【小题4】WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeTurin’sWork?Writesellanddonate.Record,repeatandreward.Collect,protectandreconnect.Design,experimentandreport.第二节（共3小题，每小题3分，满分15分）依照短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处最好选项，选项中有两项为多出选项。Thejobsofthefuturehavenotbeeninvented,36Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.

1.Curiosity

Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.37Askkids,“Whatingredients(配料)canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime”andthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?Whatcouldwetrynexttime?

2.Creativity

Truecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit.38Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.ExperimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheirCreativity.

3.InterpersonalSkills

Understandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhatisgoingoninsideourownhead,butwhataboutothers?Beingabletoreadpeoplehelpskidsfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions.39“Whydoyouthinksheiscrying?”“Canyoutellhowthatmanisfeelingbylookingathisface?”“Ifsomeoneweretodothattoyou,howwouldyoufeel?”

4.SelfExpression

40Therearemanywaystoexpressthoughtsandideas¡ªmusic,acting,drawing,building,photography.Youmayfindthatyourchildisattractedbyonemorethananother.

A.Encouragekidstocookwithyou.

B.Andwecan’tforgetscienceeducation.

C.Wecangivekidschancestothinkaboutmaterialsinnewways.

D.Sohowcanwehelpourkidsprepareforjobsthatdon’tyetexist?

E.Gardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelopthisskill.

F.Wecandothisinreallifeoraskquestionsaboutcharactersinstories.

G.Beingabletocommunicateideasinameaningfulwayisavaluableskill.【小题3】C考查上下文语境了解。学科网依照Truecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingand第三部分英语知识利用（共两节，满分55分）完形填空（共20小题；每小题两分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出能够填入空白处最好选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyareperformedonaroutinebasis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis____41____atworkinpeopleofall_____42____.Forexample,onChristmasmorning,childrenareexcitedabout___43____withtheirnewtoys.Buttheir___44_____soonwearoffandbyJanuarythose_____45____toyscanbefoundputawayinthebasement.Theworldisfullof_____46____stampalbumsandunfinishedmodels,eachstandingasamonumenttosomeone’s____47_____interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild____48____bathesitandbrushesitsfur.Withinashorttime,however,the___49____ofcaringtheanimalishandedovertotheparents.Adolescententerhighschoolwithgreat____50___butsoonlookingforwardto_____51___.Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtothecollege.Andthen,howmany____52_____,whocomplainaboutthelongdrivestowork,____53_____droveforhoursatatimewhentheyfirst_____54____theirdriverslicenses?Beforepeopleretire,theyusually___55____todoalotof___56__things,whichneverhad__57___whileworking.But____58____afterretirement,thegolfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimesbecomeasboringasthejobsthey___59____.And,likethechildinJanuary,theygosearchingfornew____60_____.【小题1】A.principleB.habitC.wayD.power【小题2】A.partiesB.racesC.countriesD.ages【小题3】A.workingB.livingC.playingD.going【小题4】A.confidenceB.interestC.anxietyD.sorrow【小题5】A.sameB.extraC.funnyD.expensive【小题6】A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.newly-collectedD.half-filled【小题7】A.broadB.passingC.differentD.main【小题8】A.silentlyB.impatientlyC.gladlyD.worriedly【小题9】A.promiseB.burdenC.rightD.game【小题10】A.courageB.calmnessC.confusionD.excitement【小题11】A.graduationB.independenceC.responsibilityD.success【小题12】A.childrenB.studentsC.adultsD.retirees【小题13】A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervouslyD.bravely【小题14】A.requiredB.obtainedC.noticedD.discovered【小题15】A.needB.learnC.startD.plan【小题16】A.greatB.strangeC.difficultD.correct【小题17】A.timeB.moneyC.skillsD.knowledge【小题18】A.onlyB.wellC.evenD.soon【小题19】A.lostB.chooseC.leftD.quit【小题20】A.petsB.toysC.friendsD.colleagues【小题8】C。考查副词词义辨析及语境了解。当父母带回家一只宠物，他们孩子高高兴兴地给它洗澡、给它刷毛。第II卷第三部分英语知识利用（共两节满分55）阅读下面材料，用不多于3个单词正确形式填空Areyoufacingasituationthatlookingimpossibletofix?In1969,thepollutionisterriblealongtheCuyahogaRivernearCleveland,Ohio.It______61(be)imaginablethatitc