河南省信阳市成考专升本英语

河南省信阳市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.WhatideawasgraduallyformedinTerrysmindduringhisrecoveringstage?

A.Earningmoney.

B.Cuttingofftheotherleg.

C.Runningacrossthecountry.

D.Exercisinghard.

2.Washington'steapotismorevaluableasantiquesbecause______.

A.itbelongedtothe18thcenturyAmerica

B.ithadaestheticandpracticalvalue

C.Washingtonwasthegreatestperson

D.itplayedabigroleinWashington'slife

3.AccordingtoPapousek,thepleasurebabiesgetinachievingsomethingisareflectionof______.

A.abasichumandesiretounderstandandcontroltheworld

B.thesatisfactionofcertainphysiologicalneeds

C.theirstrongdesiretosolvecomplexproblems

D.afundamentalhumanurgetodisplaytheirlearnedskills

4.WhosetuptheNationalAudubonSocietymanyyearsago?

A.TheUnitedStates.

B.Somepersonslovingbirds.

C.Peoplewhothinkofthebirds.

D.Audubon’sfuturegeneration.

5.Inthispassagetheauthor'sconclusionthatlocalmarketsandfairswereimportantisbasedonhisstatementthat______.

A.communicationbetweenvillagesandtownswaspoor

B.roadswerebad

C.therewaslittlewheeledtraffic

D.exchangesofgoodstookplaceatthemarkets

6.Welearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

B.aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

C.delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem

D.over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

7.Thepeoplewholefttheirhomeswere______.

A.toldabouttheirhouses

B.entertained

C.silly

D.veryworriedabouttheirhouses

8.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they______.

A.generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics

B.probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

C.areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations

D.allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

9.RobertWilliams'wifewas______.

A.killedwhenatreefellonher

B.livedthroughthestorm

C.nothomeduringthestorm

D.killedwhenatrailerlandedonher

10.Ifsomeoneisretiredandonlywantstoworkatweekendswitheasyresponsibilitieslikeansweringthetelephone,whereheorsheshouldcalltogetmoreinformationfortheposition?

A.565-366-7654B.565-987-7832C.366-76564D.897-980-7654

11.Bysellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe,thestudentsare______.

A.gainingalotofexperience

B.makingalotofmoney

C.havingalotoftrouble

D.learningalotofknowledge

12.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill____.

A.helptokeepyourenergyfortheday"swork

B.helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C.enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D.keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

13.

第38题Accordingtothepassage，thePublicityandPromotionsdepartment________

A.hasthefinaldecisioninproducinganalbum

B.handlestherecordingarrangementsfortheband

C.sendsrepresentativestolookfornewtalent

D.visitsbarsandnightclubs

14."Bothgames"atthebeginningofthesecondparagraphrefersto______.

A.soccerandrugby

B.AmericanfootballandBritishfootball

C.twovillageballgames

D.twonewfootballgames

15.Byquoting(引用)theremarkofabeingfromanotherplanet,theauthorintendsto______.

A.suggesthumanbeingsarecontrolledbyaclock

B.describewhyclockscanruletheplanetEarth

C.tellreaderswhatclockslooklike

D.compareclockstohumanbeings

16.Bysaying"weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality",MichaelZeymeans______.

A.theybelievethatthereisnolimitofliving

B.theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlongliving

C.theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforever

D.theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan

17.PassageFourEverycultureandeverycountryintheworldcelebratesNewYear,butnoteveryonedoesitthesameway.Thecountriesin

NorthAmerica

and

Europe

welcomeNewYearonJanuarythefirst.ThispracticebeganwiththeRomansinthe

MiddleEast,NewYeariswhenspringbegins.Peoplein

China

and

Vietnam

celebrateitonthefirstdayoftheSpringFestival,whichisthefirstdayoftheircalendarbasedonthemoon.RoshHashana,whichistheJewish(犹太人的)NewYear,comesattheendofsummer.TheHindus(印度教教徒

)inIndiacelebratethefirstdayofeachseason,sotheyhavefourNewYears.Inallthesecultures,thereisapracticeofmakingnoise.Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevilspirits(妖精)fromtheirhomes.TodaymakingnoiseismoreofacustomthanareligiousrimInthe

UnitedStates,manypeoplestayupuntil

midnight

onNewYear'sEvetowatchtheclockpassfromoneyeartothenext.FriendsoftengathertogetheratapartyonNewYear'sEve,andwhenthenewyearcomes,allringbells,blow'whistles,singsongs,andkisseachother.AfavoriteScottishsongwhicheveryonesingstogetherisAuldLangSync.Thewordstellofoldfriendsandgoodtimes.Inallcultures,NewYear'sDayisatimewhenpeoplethinkofnewbeginnings.Theywanttomakethecomingyearbetterthanthelastone.Manypeopleinthe

UnitedStates

makeNewYearresolutions.Thesearespecificpromisesthattheymaketoimprovetheirbehavior,changetheirhabits,andbecomebetterpeople.TherearemanyjokesabouthowapersonkeepshisorherNewYearresolutions.48.Inancienttimes,thepracticeofmakingnoisewasmeant______.A.tokeeptheevilspiritsawayB.tohavefunC.tocelebratethecomingofthenewyearD.tokeeptoacustom

18.53.__________A.A.andB.orC.butD.so

19.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?

A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.

B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.

C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.

D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

20.Whatpointistheauthormakingbystatingthatfarmerscouldcarrynearlyalltheirtoolsontheirbacks?

A.Farmershadfewtoolsbeforetheagriculturalrevolutions．

B.Americansweretraditionallyself-reliant．

C.Lifeonthefarmwasextremelydifficult．

D.Newtoolsweredesignedtotheportable．

21.WhatwasthehightemperatureinColumbus,OhioonDecember12?

A.81°.B.50°.C.41°.D.60°.

22.PaulMoller'sflyingcarisdifferentthananairplanebecause______.

A.ithasnowings

B.itusessolarpower

C.ittakesoffandlandsvertically

D.itcanlandonwater

23.Inthefirstparagraph,thewordspotmeans______.

A.findB.helpC.teachD.treat

24."Hewasonhisway"referstothefactthat______.

A.hegaveupandreturnedhome

B.hebegantoworktowardssuccess

C.hetookajourneytoHollywood

D.hehaddifficultiesinplayingthesmallpart

25.Siltandheavyrun-offfromfarmsinNorthCarolinawerecausedby______.

A.HurricanesIreneandFloyd

B.HurricanesFloydandCarla

C.aneruptionfromavolcano

D.deforestationoftrees

26.Toppingtheclassacademicallywascertainlyanadvantage.StudyingwasabreezeforNigel.Therewardwascertainlyincomparabletothelittleeffortthathehadtoputit.Itbeganwhenhewasselectedtohelptheteachersinthecomputerlaboratories.Thepeakofhisschoolcareercamenotwhenhetoppedtheschoolbutwhenhewasselectedforthenationwidecompetition.Unlikeeveryoneelse,NigelwantedtojointhecontestbecausehelikedplayingwiththeLegosetsandmakingsomethingoutofthem.Nigelspentthenexttwomonthsrebuildinghisrobot.ItwasduringthetimethatNigelfoundoutabouttheprizesforthecompetitionaswellasanothercompetitor,Alicia,fromaneighboringschool.Hisearlyintentionswereforgotten.Gettingthethousand-dollarprizewasmoreimportantthananythingelse.NigeldecidedtobefriendAlicia.Unawareofhisintentions,shetoldhimallabouttherobotthatshehadbeenbuildingforthecompetition.Heevenhelpedhertoputthefinishingbranchestoherrobot.Hewasgladwiththewaythingshadprogressed.HisrobotlookedevenbetterthanAliciasanditwasabletobounceaballwithitsarm,somethingAliciahadfailedtodo.Onthedayofthecompetition,hesawAlicia.Everythingdawnedonhertheminuteshesawhimamongthecompetitors.Shestaredathim,puzzledatfirst,thenangryandfinallyalookofhelplessnesscameoverher.TheflashbulbsofthecameraexplodedinNigelsface.Therobothadperformedactionssouniqueanddifferentthatthespecialistsjudgmentswerethesame.Nigelwassopleasedwithhimselfthathedidnotevennoticethegirlstandingafewfeetawayfromhim.Withouther,hewouldneverhavewonthecompetition.

WhatrewarddidNigelreceivefordoingwellinhisschoolwork?

A.Hewasofferedapart-timejob.

B.Hewashonoredwithascholarship.

C.Hehelpedhisteacherconstructarobot.

D.Hehelpedinthecomputerlaboratories.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Almosthalfofthechildrenoftwoleft-handedparentswillbeleft-handed

B.Atleast84percentofleft-handersarebornoftworight-handedparents

C.OneintenofAmericansareleft-handed

D.Inthemajorityofgeneticallyidenticaltwins,onewillberighthanded,theotherleft

28.Siltandheavyrun-offfromfarmsinNorthCarolinawerecausedby______.

A.HurricanesIreneandFloyd

B.HurricanesFloydandCarla

C.aneruptionfromavolcano

D.deforestationoftrees

29.ComparedwiththeGATT,theWTO______.

A.candobettertosettledisputesinmoreareasofinternationaltrade

B.gotitsmemberstosignagreementsmoreeasily

C.hastoomanyareasofinternationaltradetodealwitheffectively

D.didn'tpayenoughattentiontoservicesandintellectualproperty

30.Aftertheirdaysshopping,they_____.

A.werehappywiththeirbargains

B.hadgoteverythingtheywanted

C.gotmorethantheyhadhopedfor

D.hadtogobacktothesalesthenextday

二、完型填空(20题)31.24.（）A.A.worseB.goodC.worstD.important

32.【B6】

A.breakfastB.kindergartenC.yesterdayD.tomorrow

33.16.（）A.A.inB.atC.forD.on

34.(48)

A.withinB.fromC.beyondD.between

35.(41)

A.goodB.badC.betterD.well

36.(52)

A.decreaseB.bringC.takeD.raise

37.

38.【B5】

A.refersB.appliesC.happensD.concerns

39.(39)

A.consistentB.confidentC.proudD.modest

40.(46)

A.NeverB.SeldomC.AlwaysD.Sometimes

41.【B9】

A.definiteB.particularC.peculiarD.usual

42.【C8】

A.boughtB.testedC.foundD.needed

43.【C4】

A.onB.byC.underD.with

44.(55)

A.mindB.brainC.thoughtD.imagination

45.(43)

A.arguedB.screamedC.saidD.cried

46.Out-of-door【C11】______,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingA.walksB.exercisesC.tripsD.housework

47.(54)

A.harmfulB.painfulC.innocentD.used

48.(49)

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.it

49.Apolicemanhastohelpkeepthe【C7】______,A.peaceB.silenceC.situationD.condition

50.35._________A.carefulB.sensitiveC.ordinaryD.effective

三、词汇与语法知识(5题)51.Weforbid__________here．Whohasallowedyou__________here?

A.smoke;smoking

B.smoking;tosmoke

C.smoking;smoking

D.tosmoke;smoking

52.

53.

第13题Wouldyoupleasetellme__________todonext?

A.howB.whatC.whichD.whatever

54.13.Thegrainoutputis______thisyearthanthatoflastyear.A.higher5percentB.5percentmorehigherC.more5percenthigherD.5percenthigher

55.-__________doyougotoseethefilm，Peter?

-Oh，onceaweek．

A.HowlongB.HowsoonC.HowoftenD.Howmuchtime

四、词汇与结构(5题)56.BecauseMaxhadlungcancer,hestopped______.A.A.tosmokeB.smokeC.smokedD.smoking

57.Oneofmy______sayingsis"Wherethereisawill,thereisaway."

A.likelyB.favorableC.alikeD.favorite

58.Ididn'tdrink______thisafternoon.Iamnotfeelingquitemyselfnow.

A.abitB.alittleC.toomuchD.agreatdeal

59.Theprocedure______iswrittenstepbystepinthemanual.

A.followsB.tofollowC.followingD.havefollowed

60.He______twosentencesfromtheNationalConstitutiontosupporthisidea.

A.indexedB.quotedC.inferredD.loaned

参考答案

1.C根据文中第二段最后两句“．．．anideaslowlyformed．．．HedecidedhewouldrunacrossCanada．．．”可知，答案为C项。

2.C解析：第1段后半部分讲到如果古董与某一历史阶段或某一名人有关则会有更大价值，故选C。

3.A解析：本题为事实归纳题。从文章的最后一句我们可知，人类有着一种欲望就是了解自然、征服自然。

4.B解析：这是一道细节题，由句子“Inl905，theNationalAudubonSocietywasformedbypeoplewhowerealsointerestedinbirdsandwantedtocontinueAudubon’snaturestudies．”可知答案。

5.D解析：本题属推理分析题。文章最后一句中的“fortheexchangeofgoodsofallkinds”已提示答案。

6.D

7.D解析：见原文第五段。大约有75人离家住在当地的中学。他们很担心自家的房子。

8.A解析：第2段点明题意。

9.D解析：见原文第三段。一个拖车砸在他们身上。

10.D解析：方法同第44题。根据已知条件：退休、周末工作、轻松的类似接电话之类的活儿。第五条广告符合该要求，其电话号是897—980-7654。

11.B解析：第一段。文章未提及学生们学到了很多知识或有了很多经历。选项B是正确的。

12.A在文中第四段第一句“Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy．”后，接着就写到了具体的例子，因此答案选A项。

13.A见文中第七句话，“Onceabandhasfinishedrecordingthealbum，thePublicityandPromotionsdepartmenttakesoveranddecidewhether…”．

14.A解析：both是承接上文而言的。参见第一段可知本题应选A。

15.A解析：根据第二段中的“Mencandonothingwithoutitspermission,anditfastensrounditsyoungpeople'swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.”可判断出作者暗示人类受钟表的控制。it指的是钟表。

16.C解析：这个小题考查学生对句子暗含意思的理解。“weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”中door的意思是“达到或通向某事物的门路或途径”。句子的含义是选项C所表示的theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforever.“关于如何能长生不老他们已经有了些认识”。A选项theybelievethatthereisnolimitofliving的意思是“他们相信生命是无限的”，B选项theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlongliving的意思是“他们一定会找到长寿的真谛”，D选项theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan的意思是“他们能够使人们超越当前的寿命”。这三个选项都与本文论述的人类是否可以长寿这一问题相关，但是都不是本题的答案。

17.A48．答案为A

此考题为细节题。根据文章第2段第2句Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevilspiritsfromtheirhomes，就可肯定A正确。

18.B

19.D解析：文章最后提到Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone'sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeing…Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve(缓解)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.可以看出正确答案为D。

20.A

21.C

22.C解析：参见第四段：他的飞机可以垂直起飞和降落。

23.A

24.B解析：因为Larry有机会出演一个角色，这是他通往成功的开始。

25.A解析：参见第四段。

26.D由第一段段意可知，Nigel是因在学校学习好被选到计算机实验室帮助老师而得到一些酬劳。A、B、C三项在本文中都没提到，故排除，答案选D项。

27.D解析：第4段中指出只有12%而且大多数，所以D项的表述错误。

28.A解析：参见第四段。

29.A

30.C文章最后一段倒数第二句告诉我们，夫妻俩一人买了一台电视机，因此C选项是对的。

31.C前面讲了手机的好处，这里开始讲手机的弊端。从最糟糕的讲起。worse是指两者问哪一个更糟。此文提到的手机的坏处不止两个。再者，若是比较级，则下文中应出现than。

32.B解析：这个女孩子接着说：从幼儿园起就是这样。现在，我排在队伍的前面了。

33.Dontherise为词组，意为“逐步上升”。

34.D

35.D解析：以及1437把手枪，还有230万把小刀。aswellas意为“也；还”。

36.D解析：根据前面所说，鸡蛋有很高的胆固醇。那么食用后，会增加血液中的胆固醇。但这段说，没有证据证明这一点，即提高血液中的胆固醇，而不是降低。选项D是正确的。

37.Dcomedown的意思是“传下来”。

38.C解析：根据句意，人的智力由两方面的因素决定，一方面是他与生俱来的大脑；另一方面是他的周边环境。referto意为“指……；借助于”；applyto意为“实践于”；happen意为“发生”；concern意为“与……有关系”。

39.A解析：在这场冲突中，作为北爱尔兰政治领袖的JohnHume始终以鲜明和坚定的态度采取和平的解决方式。

40.C解析：通过后面andfromaman,ifyouareawoman可以确定C选项Always。从上下文判断，作者建议这样做，所以不选A选项Never。

41.B解析：本题测试形容词辨义，本题的答案又要联系上句来考虑。这里definite意为“明确的”；particular有“特别的”意思；peculiar意为“奇特的”；而usual意为“平常的”。

42.D根据下文他去买钉子，可知他需要钉子，故应选D项。

43.Aonfoot“步行”是固定短语。

44.D解析：全篇讲了画家的画在今天的价值，又说了画家生前的生活，由此，画家的画和画家的生活是人们不可思议的，所以说是给人们留下了无穷的想象。选项D是正确的。

45.C解析：交通安全局的官员说……

46.B户外锻炼，定时饮水，避免晚饭吃得过晚和忧愁，都有助于睡眠。因此答案应该是exercises。

47.C解析：有些随身带的物品是无害的。

48.C

49.A下文说thereisafight可知上文要警察维护和平。

50.D

51.B本题考查动词的用法。

【应试指导】句意：我们禁止在这里吸烟。谁允许你在这里吸烟的?forbid后跟动词ing形式；allowsb．todo意为“允许某人做某事”。

52.A此题考察虚拟语气的用法，不难推断A为正确选项。

53.Bwhattodonext?是“下一步做什么?”，whattodo在句子中作宾语，what又是todo的逻辑宾语。

54.D13．答案为D

今年比去年粮食产量增加5%。比较时句型为主语+谓语十倍数(分数)十形容词(副词)比较级+than...。

55.C本题考查常用短语辨析。

【应试指导】句意：——彼得，你多久看一次电影哦，一周一次。onceaweek表示频度．对其提问用howoften。howlon9多久，指延续的时间段，答句多有for或since。howsoon多久，多快，指多长时间后才开始某一动作，答句常用in+时间段。howmuch十time很少用。

56.Dstopdoingsth，停止正在做的事，stoptodosth．停止正在做的事，开始做另一件事。他因为肺癌而戒烟了。

57.D

58.B解析：notalittle=nolittle意为“不少的；颇多的”；notabit意为“一点儿也不”；toomuch意为“太多”；agreatdeal意为“大量”。由句意可知喝了很多酒，且前一句是否定句，故选B。

59.B解析：不定式作定语，tofollow意为“应该照此做的”。

60.B解析：quoted...tosupporthisidea意为“引用……以佐证自己的观点”河南省信阳市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.WhatideawasgraduallyformedinTerrysmindduringhisrecoveringstage?

A.Earningmoney.

B.Cuttingofftheotherleg.

C.Runningacrossthecountry.

D.Exercisinghard.

2.Washington'steapotismorevaluableasantiquesbecause______.

A.itbelongedtothe18thcenturyAmerica

B.ithadaestheticandpracticalvalue

C.Washingtonwasthegreatestperson

D.itplayedabigroleinWashington'slife

3.AccordingtoPapousek,thepleasurebabiesgetinachievingsomethingisareflectionof______.

A.abasichumandesiretounderstandandcontroltheworld

B.thesatisfactionofcertainphysiologicalneeds

C.theirstrongdesiretosolvecomplexproblems

D.afundamentalhumanurgetodisplaytheirlearnedskills

4.WhosetuptheNationalAudubonSocietymanyyearsago?

A.TheUnitedStates.

B.Somepersonslovingbirds.

C.Peoplewhothinkofthebirds.

D.Audubon’sfuturegeneration.

5.Inthispassagetheauthor'sconclusionthatlocalmarketsandfairswereimportantisbasedonhisstatementthat______.

A.communicationbetweenvillagesandtownswaspoor

B.roadswerebad

C.therewaslittlewheeledtraffic

D.exchangesofgoodstookplaceatthemarkets

6.Welearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

B.aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

C.delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem

D.over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

7.Thepeoplewholefttheirhomeswere______.

A.toldabouttheirhouses

B.entertained

C.silly

D.veryworriedabouttheirhouses

8.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they______.

A.generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics

B.probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

C.areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations

D.allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

9.RobertWilliams'wifewas______.

A.killedwhenatreefellonher

B.livedthroughthestorm

C.nothomeduringthestorm

D.killedwhenatrailerlandedonher

10.Ifsomeoneisretiredandonlywantstoworkatweekendswitheasyresponsibilitieslikeansweringthetelephone,whereheorsheshouldcalltogetmoreinformationfortheposition?

A.565-366-7654B.565-987-7832C.366-76564D.897-980-7654

11.Bysellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe,thestudentsare______.

A.gainingalotofexperience

B.makingalotofmoney

C.havingalotoftrouble

D.learningalotofknowledge

12.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill____.

A.helptokeepyourenergyfortheday"swork

B.helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C.enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D.keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

13.

第38题Accordingtothepassage，thePublicityandPromotionsdepartment________

A.hasthefinaldecisioninproducinganalbum

B.handlestherecordingarrangementsfortheband

C.sendsrepresentativestolookfornewtalent

D.visitsbarsandnightclubs

14."Bothgames"atthebeginningofthesecondparagraphrefersto______.

A.soccerandrugby

B.AmericanfootballandBritishfootball

C.twovillageballgames

D.twonewfootballgames

15.Byquoting(引用)theremarkofabeingfromanotherplanet,theauthorintendsto______.

A.suggesthumanbeingsarecontrolledbyaclock

B.describewhyclockscanruletheplanetEarth

C.tellreaderswhatclockslooklike

D.compareclockstohumanbeings

16.Bysaying"weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality",MichaelZeymeans______.

A.theybelievethatthereisnolimitofliving

B.theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlongliving

C.theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforever

D.theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan

17.PassageFourEverycultureandeverycountryintheworldcelebratesNewYear,butnoteveryonedoesitthesameway.Thecountriesin

NorthAmerica

and

Europe

welcomeNewYearonJanuarythefirst.ThispracticebeganwiththeRomansinthe

MiddleEast,NewYeariswhenspringbegins.Peoplein

China

and

Vietnam

celebrateitonthefirstdayoftheSpringFestival,whichisthefirstdayoftheircalendarbasedonthemoon.RoshHashana,whichistheJewish(犹太人的)NewYear,comesattheendofsummer.TheHindus(印度教教徒

)inIndiacelebratethefirstdayofeachseason,sotheyhavefourNewYears.Inallthesecultures,thereisapracticeofmakingnoise.Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevilspirits(妖精)fromtheirhomes.TodaymakingnoiseismoreofacustomthanareligiousrimInthe

UnitedStates,manypeoplestayupuntil

midnight

onNewYear'sEvetowatchtheclockpassfromoneyeartothenext.FriendsoftengathertogetheratapartyonNewYear'sEve,andwhenthenewyearcomes,allringbells,blow'whistles,singsongs,andkisseachother.AfavoriteScottishsongwhicheveryonesingstogetherisAuldLangSync.Thewordstellofoldfriendsandgoodtimes.Inallcultures,NewYear'sDayisatimewhenpeoplethinkofnewbeginnings.Theywanttomakethecomingyearbetterthanthelastone.Manypeopleinthe

UnitedStates

makeNewYearresolutions.Thesearespecificpromisesthattheymaketoimprovetheirbehavior,changetheirhabits,andbecomebetterpeople.TherearemanyjokesabouthowapersonkeepshisorherNewYearresolutions.48.Inancienttimes,thepracticeofmakingnoisewasmeant______.A.tokeeptheevilspiritsawayB.tohavefunC.tocelebratethecomingofthenewyearD.tokeeptoacustom

18.53.__________A.A.andB.orC.butD.so

19.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?

A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.

B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.

C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.

D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

20.Whatpointistheauthormakingbystatingthatfarmerscouldcarrynearlyalltheirtoolsontheirbacks?

A.Farmershadfewtoolsbeforetheagriculturalrevolutions．

B.Americansweretraditionallyself-reliant．

C.Lifeonthefarmwasextremelydifficult．

D.Newtoolsweredesignedtotheportable．

21.WhatwasthehightemperatureinColumbus,OhioonDecember12?

A.81°.B.50°.C.41°.D.60°.

22.PaulMoller'sflyingcarisdifferentthananairplanebecause______.

A.ithasnowings

B.itusessolarpower

C.ittakesoffandlandsvertically

D.itcanlandonwater

23.Inthefirstparagraph,thewordspotmeans______.

A.findB.helpC.teachD.treat

24."Hewasonhisway"referstothefactthat______.

A.hegaveupandreturnedhome

B.hebegantoworktowardssuccess

C.hetookajourneytoHollywood

D.hehaddifficultiesinplayingthesmallpart

25.Siltandheavyrun-offfromfarmsinNorthCarolinawerecausedby______.

A.HurricanesIreneandFloyd

B.HurricanesFloydandCarla

C.aneruptionfromavolcano

D.deforestationoftrees

26.Toppingtheclassacademicallywascertainlyanadvantage.StudyingwasabreezeforNigel.Therewardwascertainlyincomparabletothelittleeffortthathehadtoputit.Itbeganwhenhewasselectedtohelptheteachersinthecomputerlaboratories.Thepeakofhisschoolcareercamenotwhenhetoppedtheschoolbutwhenhewasselectedforthenationwidecompetition.Unlikeeveryoneelse,NigelwantedtojointhecontestbecausehelikedplayingwiththeLegosetsandmakingsomethingoutofthem.Nigelspentthenexttwomonthsrebuildinghisrobot.ItwasduringthetimethatNigelfoundoutabouttheprizesforthecompetitionaswellasanothercompetitor,Alicia,fromaneighboringschool.Hisearlyintentionswereforgotten.Gettingthethousand-dollarprizewasmoreimportantthananythingelse.NigeldecidedtobefriendAlicia.Unawareofhisintentions,shetoldhimallabouttherobotthatshehadbeenbuildingforthecompetition.Heevenhelpedhertoputthefinishingbranchestoherrobot.Hewasgladwiththewaythingshadprogressed.HisrobotlookedevenbetterthanAliciasanditwasabletobounceaballwithitsarm,somethingAliciahadfailedtodo.Onthedayofthecompetition,hesawAlicia.Everythingdawnedonhertheminuteshesawhimamongthecompetitors.Shestaredathim,puzzledatfirst,thenangryandfinallyalookofhelplessnesscameoverher.TheflashbulbsofthecameraexplodedinNigelsface.Therobothadperformedactionssouniqueanddifferentthatthespecialistsjudgmentswerethesame.Nigelwassopleasedwithhimselfthathedidnotevennoticethegirlstandingafewfeetawayfromhim.Withouther,hewouldneverhavewonthecompetition.

WhatrewarddidNigelreceivefordoingwellinhisschoolwork?

A.Hewasofferedapart-timejob.

B.Hewashonoredwithascholarship.

C.Hehelpedhisteacherconstructarobot.

D.Hehelpedinthecomputerlaboratories.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Almosthalfofthechildrenoftwoleft-handedparentswillbeleft-handed

B.Atleast84percentofleft-handersarebornoftworight-handedparents

C.OneintenofAmericansareleft-handed

D.Inthemajorityofgeneticallyidenticaltwins,onewillberighthanded,theotherleft

28.Siltandheavyrun-offfromfarmsinNorthCarolinawerecausedby______.

A.HurricanesIreneandFloyd

B.HurricanesFloydandCarla

C.aneruptionfromavolcano

D.deforestationoftrees

29.ComparedwiththeGATT,theWTO______.

A.candobettertosettledisputesinmoreareasofinternationaltrade

B.gotitsmemberstosignagreementsmoreeasily

C.hastoomanyareasofinternationaltradetodealwitheffectively

D.didn'tpayenoughattentiontoservicesandintellectualproperty

30.Aftertheirdaysshopping,they_____.

A.werehappywiththeirbargains

B.hadgoteverythingtheywanted

C.gotmorethantheyhadhopedfor

D.hadtogobacktothesalesthenextday

二、完型填空(20题)31.24.（）A.A.worseB.goodC.worstD.important

32.【B6】

A.breakfastB.kindergartenC.yesterdayD.tomorrow

33.16.（）A.A.inB.atC.forD.on

34.(48)

A.withinB.fromC.beyondD.between

35.(41)

A.goodB.badC.betterD.well

36.(52)

A.decreaseB.bringC.takeD.raise

37.

38.【B5】

A.refersB.appliesC.happensD.concerns

39.(39)

A.consistentB.confidentC.proudD.modest

40.(46)

A.NeverB.SeldomC.AlwaysD.Sometimes

41.【B9】

A.definiteB.particularC.peculiarD.usual

42.【C8】

A.boughtB.testedC.foundD.needed

43.【C4】

A.onB.byC.underD.with

44.(55)

A.mindB.brainC.thoughtD.imagination

45.(43)

A.arguedB.screamedC.saidD.cried

46.Out-of-door【C11】______,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingA.walksB.exercisesC.tripsD.housework

47.(54)

A.harmfulB.painfulC.innocentD.used

48.(49)

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.it

49.Apolicemanhastohelpkeepthe【C7】____