陕西省宝鸡市成考专升本英语

陕西省宝鸡市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase"leveledoff"(para.2,Line6)?

A.becomeverypopular

B.stoppedbeingpopular

C.reacheditslowestlevelinpopularity

D.stoppedincreasinginpopularity

2.Thewords"tookoff"underlinedinParagraph2mean"______".

A.turnedoffB.movedoffC.putupD.setup

3.BobDylanbecamefamoustomoreandmorepeoplebecause______.

A.heproducedtworecords

B.hewrotemanygoodsongs

C.hetravelledtoNewYorkCity

D.heoftenputonperformances

4.Howisablendedfamilyformed?

A.Ablendedfamilyisformedbytwosingle-parentfamilies.

B.Ablendedfamilyisformedbyanuclearfamilyandagrandparent.

C.Ablendedfamilyisformedbyanuclearfamilyandgrandparents.

D.Ablendedfamilyisformedbytwofatherlessfamilies.

5.The"lazierandmoreinventive"criminalrefersto______.

A.thecarthiefwhostaysathome

B.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaper

C.oneofthepolicemeninChangwa

D.theownerofthepigeons

6.Thebaroftenstayedopen______.

A.untilafter12o'clockintheevening

B.untilearlynextmorning

C.alldayandallnight

D.until12o'clockintheevening

7.Accordingtotheauthor,forbiddingpeopletotakedrugsis______.

A.unacceptabletothemajorityofpeople

B.notaneffectivewaytostopdrugaddiction

C.intheinterestofthepeopleandthegovernors

D.inagreementwiththebasicrightsofcitizens

8.WhenJohnsonsaidhehadaninjectioninhisneckeachevening，hereallymeantthat查看材料

A.hedrankaglassofwhiskyintheevening

B.heneededaninjectionintheneck

C.adailyinjectionintheeveningwouldmakehimsleepwell

D.therewassomethingwrongwithhisneck

9.Handoutsareimportantbecause_____.

A.theyhaveyourcontactinformationwrittenonthem

B.theycontainthekeytakeawaysofyourpresentation

C.theyprovidepicturesfortheaudiencetolookat

D.theycanbeusedforaudiencetotakenotes

10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.StudyingiseasierinAmerica.

B.Americanuniversityonlypaysattentiontoforeignstudents'TOEFLscores.

C.Everycountryshouldreform.theiruniversitysystems.

D.Weshouldknowsomethingaboutothercountries.

11.PassageTwo

IwasonlyeightyearsoldwhentheSecondWorldWarended,butIcanstillremembersomethingaboutthevictorycelebrationsinthesmalltownwhereIlivedonthedaywhenthewarinEuropeended.Wehadnotsufferedmuchfromthewarthere.ButbothathomeandatschoolIhadbecomeaccustomedtothephrases"beforethewar"and"whenthewar'sover"."Beforethewar",apparently,thingshadbeenbetter,thoughIwastooyoungtounderstandwhy,exceptthattherehadbeennobombsthen,andpeoplehadeatenthingslikeice-creamandbananas,whichIhadonlyheardof.WhenthewarwasoverwewouldgobacktoLondon,butthismeantlittletome.IdidnotrememberwhatLondonwaslike.

WhatIremembernowaboutVE(VictoryinEurope)DaywastheMayevening.AfterdinnerIsaidIwantedtoseethebonfire(大火堆),sowhenitgotdarkmyfathertookmetotheendofthestreet.Thebonfirewasveryhigh,andsomehowpeoplehadcollectedsomeoldclothestodresstheun-mistakablefigurewiththemoustache(胡子)theyhadtoputontopofit.Justaswearrived,theysetlighttoit.Theflamesroseandsoonswallowedthe"guy".Everyonewascheeringandshouting,andanoldwomancameoutofherhousewithtwochairsandthrewthemonthefiretokeepitgoing.

Istoodbesidemyfatheruntilthefirestartedtogodown,notknowingwhattosay.Hesaidnothing,either.HehadfoughtintheFirstWorldWarandmayhavebeenrememberingtheendofthat.Atlasthesaid,"Well,that'sit,son.Let'shopethatthistimeitreallywillbethelastone."40.WheredidtheauthorlivebeforetheSecondWorldWar?A.InLondon.B.Inasmalltown.C.InEurope.D.Inthecountryside.

12.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethattesting______.

A.shouldtestonlyopinions

B.shouldalwaysbewritten

C.haschangedsincetheMiddleAges

D.isgivenonlyinfactories

13.39.$16,800isthecollector'svalueof______.A.theOnePennyOrange-RedB.acorrectlyprinted'1847stampC.theTwoPennyBlueD.bothAandC

14.Whatcanweinferfromreadingthepassage?

A.Thegirlbenefitedfromherfather’sadvice.

B.Thegirlwasveryoftenangrywithherfather.

C.Thegirl’sfatherlovedotherpeople’sadvice.

D.Thegirlwaseasilyhurtbyherfather

15.Nursesworrythedeviceswillbeusedto______.A.A.tapeconversations

B.monitorbreaktime

C.makethemworkharder

D.listentoconversationsandwatchwhattheydo

16.通读下面的短文，回答题。

Theordinary，familyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat，isowneconomicprosperity．Thus，childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity，andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly．Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole，theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordination（从属），andtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration．

Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex，thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant．Inthecomplex，technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome，eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers．Consequently，viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptablemeabeofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms．Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being．

Thisnewwayofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinagreatinterestinchild-rearingtechniques．Peopletodayspendaconsiderableportionoftheirtimeontheproperwaytobringupchildren．Itisnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson"schildbyspreadingtheprincipleofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchild-rearing．

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebest，titleforthepassage?查看材料

A.TheChildasaUtilitarianOrganism．

B.TheDevelopmentofCulturalValues．

C.TheChildrenofColonialNorthAmerica．

D.ThePlaceofChildreninAmericanSociety．

17.Accordingtothepassage，humanbeingscansurvivealmosteverywhereonearthbecause_________．

A.theyhavedevelopedadvancedformsoftransportation

B.theyhavelearnedhowtoprocessseawaterfordrinking

C.theirbodytemperaturecanvaryconsiderably

D.theirsheltersandclotheshelpthemtoadaptthemselvestotheenvironment

18.WhyBillGates'kidsaregoingtogetdifferenttreatment?

A.BillGatesisverygreatincomputerscience.

B.BillGatesisfamous.

C.BillGatessuppresses"need-blind"policy.

D.BillGateshasgreatabilitytopay.

19.Afterthesecretaryfinishedtypingthespeech,thebusinessman______.

A.readittotheaudienceatonce

B.pickeditupandcheckeditquickly

C.tookittotheairportinahurry

D.toldthesecretarytocheckit

20.Inthispassage,thewritermainly______.

A.describestwotypesofpeople

B.laughsattheunhappypeople

C.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappiness

D.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife

21.BillyJoelwasborninthestateof______.

A.LongIslandB.NewYorkC.NewJerseyD.Suffolk

22.Afterreadingthispassage,wecanseethat______.

A.allbirdslivewater

B.birdsgetverydirty

C.stayingcleanisveryimportanttobirds

D.preeningtakesalotoftime

23.Theauthor，intellingJamesBartley‘sstory，informsusby__________.查看材料

A.narratingtheplainfacts

B.referringtowhalingingeneral

C.comparingwhalingtootherfishing

D.dramaticallytellingwhathappened

24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.REMSleep

B.TwoTypesofSleep

C.Sleepers

D.WhatHappenstoSleepers

25.Thewriterbeginsthepassageby______.

A.makinginterestingstatements

B.tellingajoke

C.askingsomequestions

D.quotingawarex-soldier

26.Amongthetrafficlights,redlightisplaced______.

A.atthebottom

B.inthemiddle

C.atthetop

D.belowthegreenlight

27.Theunderlinedword"it"inthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto______.

A.theOlympics

B.theyouthcamp

C.thefriendship

D.theAustralianteam

28.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter_______．查看材料

A.speaksChinese

B.1ivesintheUSA

C.dislikesherhusband’Swaysofseeingguestsoff

D.refusestofollowtheChinesecustomofseeingguestsoff

29.PassageThreeNooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabled(残废的)peoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.Thenumberofdisabledpeoplein

India

aloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationof

Canada.Inthe

UnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople.

Aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile(可动的),hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.

Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheform.ofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople'sattitudetowardsthem.Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesandtrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?Butthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,whichcounts.41.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat______.A.itispossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld'sdisabledpeopleB.therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworldC.thenumberofdisabledpeoplein

India

isthegreatestD.

India

hasnotmuchmoredisabledpeoplethan

Canada

30.Whatcausedthewritertogiveuphispart-timejob?

A.Toomuchattentiontoitandhisgradesgettinglower.

B.Heoftenmissedsomecollegeactivities.

C.Sometimeshefelttiredandunhappy.

D.Alltheabove.

二、完型填空(20题)31.【B19】

A.wonderB.wonderingC.wonderedD.towonder

32.【C3】

A.variousB.similarC.familiarD.same

33.(37)

A.stoodupB.satdownC.roseD.gotout

34.(52)

A.anyB.otherC.betweenD.every

35.(54)

A.moreB.lessC.funD.pickles

36.(49)

A.beatersB.whiteC.shellD.roll

37.【B15】

A.andB.butC.orD.so

38.24.__________A.talking

B．andnod

C．totalk

D．towaveB.C.D.

39.stop【C6】______motoristsandhelpwhenthereisanaccident.A.restingB.tiredC.speedingD.drunken

40.(42)

A.fullB.freeC.extraD.long

41.(79)

A.wantedB.wantingC.availableD.enjoyable

42.【B16】

A.thenB.henceC.thereforeD.following

43.【B11】

A.secondB.laterC.nextD.latter

44.(45)

A.letterB.noteC.chequeD.price

45.【B5】

A.thisB.itC.thatD.such

46.________查看材料

A.onB.alongC.overD.Across

47.根据下列材料回答下列各题。

ResearchshowsthatByusingcomputers，studentsBecomeBetterproblemsolversandBet—tercommunicators．Overanetwork，using___21___andsharingflies，studentshavethechancetocollaborateandwork___22___withotherclassmates，peers，andteachers．Networkingelec—tronicallycan23learnerscreate，analyze，andproduceinformationandideasmore24andefficiently．Networkingpeople“puttheinspiringandusablesetoftools___25___reachofthemassofcomputer___26___，empoweringthemto___27___BeyondsimplyprocessinginformationtoDesign，publish，andexpress”(Mello，1996)．Throughthis___28___electronicaccesstotheworldaroundthem，students’socialawarenessand___29___increase．Networking___30___themfromthelimitationsof___31___writingtoolsthatofteninhibitandrestrictwritingprocesses．Learningisthen___32___fromatraditionalpassive—listeningexercisetoanexperi-enceofDiscovery，exploration，andexcitement．StudentscanBeginto___33___theirfullpoten—tialwhen__34__areempoweredtocontributeandcollaborateasateamtoaccomplishtheirwritingtasks35effectively．

21.（）A.A.1etterB.e-mailC.bookD.message

48.(41)

A.hadB.gotC.borrowedD.bought

49.23.（）A.A.hatB.hairC.hillD.ears

50.【B13】

A.askB.comeC.returnD.take

三、词汇与语法知识(5题)51.Mikedidn‘tplayfootballyesterdaybecausehehad__________hisleg．

A.damagedB.hurtC.hitD.struck

52.Wehadapicniclasttermanditwasalotoffun，solet‘shave__________onethismonth．

A.theotherB.someC.anotherD.other

53.Itwasafterhegotwhathehaddesired__________herealizeditwasnotsoimportant．

A.thatB.whenC.sinceD.as

54.——I‘mterriblysorrythatImadeyourtableclothdirty．

——__________．

A.NevermindB.Don"tmentionitC.That"sallrightD.Sorry

55.

四、词汇与结构(5题)56.11.Ourplane______atsixandlandedin

BeijingA.takesoff,withinfourhoursB.tookoff,fourhourslaterC.roseup,afterfourhoursD.raisedup,infourhours

57.______percentageofworkingwomenintheUnitedStateshasdoubledsince1940hasbeentheresultofbotheconomicandsocialfactors.

A.TheB.ThattheC.ThereistheD.Itisthe

58.20.Johnkeptquietabouttheaccident______losehisjob.A.soastonotB.soasnottoC.sonotastoD.notsoasto

59.Itseemsthatthereis______thatIcan'tdo.

A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.none

60.EverystudentofEnglishneedsagooddictionary,butIcan'tafford______.

A.itB.thisC.thatD.one

参考答案

1.D

2.B解析：原文提到buthadgoneonlyafewmiles，but是个转折连词，从后面可以推断正确答案应为B。

3.D文章第二段第三行Thisreputationgrew…atcollegeconcerts说明表演增加了他的名声。

4.A解析：由第四自然段可知。

5.D解析：这里指的是鸽子主人的一些特性，所以选D。

6.A

7.B

8.A推理判断题。

【应试指导】由文章第二段倒数第二句可知，约翰逊说他每晚在脖子上注射的意思是，他每晚喝一杯威士忌酒。

9.B解析：参见第四个要点。把你演讲的要点打印出来发给听众，他们会带回去看。所以很重要。

10.A解析：本题属推理分析题。文章第一段最后一句已明确点明。

11.A40．文章第一段的最后两行，作者说战争结束他们就可以回到伦敦了。由此可见，他们在第二次世界大战前是住在伦敦的，而第二次世界大战期间是住在一个小镇。选项A是正确的。

12.C

13.C此题为细节题。从文中最后一段最后一句BecauseoftheTwoPennyBlue'srarenessandage；collectorshavepaidasmuchas$16，800forit可知，被高价收藏的是TwoPennyBlue，原因是这种邮票非常稀少，总共才只有12张，故D为正确答案。

14.A解析：通过句子“ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIgotafairlyclearpictureofmyself．”可知。

15.D见原文第三段。护士不喜欢这种追踪器。感觉自己整日被人监视。

16.D主旨大意题。

【应试指导】本文主要讲述美国儿童在家庭、社会中的地位。

17.D

18.D解析：根据本文大意可知，BillGates的孩子肯定会得到不同的礼遇是因为BillGates有足够多的钱来支持学校。

19.C解析：参见句子：hepickeditupjustintimetorushofftohisplane．

20.C解析：本文主要讲的是那些感觉不快乐的人处处冒犯别人，若长此以往，则只能处于被孤立的境地，所以他们应改变自己的习惯。

21.B解析：参见原文第一句。

22.C解析：从这篇文章看，似乎所有的鸟都需要清洁、整理。由此看来，整洁对于鸟来说一定是非常重要的。

23.D文章讲述了事件的戏剧性过程。

24.A

25.A解析：第一段。排除法。选项B，C、D都不是该段所用的方法。选项A是正确的。

26.C解析：参见第二段。

27.C解析：代词代表什么一般按照就近原则去寻找，前面提到wehadlongbeengoodfriends，it就是指的我们的友谊这件事。

28.A推理判断题。

【应试指导】作者是一位美国女士，她与中国丈夫结婚后居住在中国，所以可推断出她说汉语。

29.B41．答案为B。根据第一段中心思想，得出该项选择。选项A、C和D与原文不符。

30.D

31.B解析：keepdoingsth，表示“持续做某事”。

32.A由前面的varietiesofthelanguage提示．以及aswellas应连接并列成分可知A项正确。

33.C

34.D解析：如今，冬季奥运会也是每四年举行一次。

35.B解析：为了达到平衡，在食用“高”胆固醇后，我们的身体会“少”用它。选项B是正确的。

36.B解析：Yolk蛋黄。在鸡蛋里，除了蛋黄肯定就是蛋白了。选项B是正确的。

37.A解析：并列关系用A。

38.C

39.Cspeedingmotorists是超速的机动车辆。

40.B解析：havesomefreetime意思是“有些闲暇时间”。

41.C解析：available可利用的，可到达的。

42.A解析：根据上下文，这个空格应填表示时间的词，而不是表示结果的词。

43.D解析：与前句中的“former”相呼应。

44.C解析：通过forfifteenpoundsandfiftypence和上文意思可确定C选项cheque，意思是“支票”。D选项price应后接介词of，而不是for，而且与上文不符。其他选项偏离更远，可排除。

45.B

46.D固定搭配题。

【应试指导】George一家住在公园对面的街道上。acrossfrom在……的对面：

47.B

48.D

49.Bmopofhair蓬松的卷发。

50.B解析：本题为词义辨析题。根据上下文，在吃饭的时候，给孩子少一点是为了鼓励孩子再要一点。这样孩子才能感觉到吃饭香。

51.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。

52.C本题考查代词辨析。，

【应试指导】句意：上学期我们举行了一次野餐，非常有趣，所以让我们这个月再举行一次吧。another是“另一个”的意思，指多个东西中的另一个，具有名词或形容词性质。theother+单数名词或one表示“(两个中的)另一个”。some意为“一些，某个”。0ther后接复数名词，表示“其他的”。

53.B本题考查强调句型。

【应试指导】句意：在他得到他所期望的一切后，他才意识到这没有那么重要。Itwas…that…构成强调句，对时间状语从句afterhegotwhathehaddesired进行强调。

54.A本题考查日常交际用语。

【应试指导】句意：——非常抱歉，我把你的桌布脏了。——没关系。Nevermind“没关系”。

是答对方道歉的用语；Sorry“对不起”，是向对方道歉的用语；Don’tmentionit“不要再提它了”，是回答对方感谢的用语；That’sallright“没关系，不客气”，是回答对方感谢的用语。

55.B

56.B11．答案为B

参考译文：我们的飞机六点钟起飞，四小时后在北京着陆。此题是并列句，前后的时态要一致，都是一般过去时，

57.B解析：That引导主语从句作“hasbeentheresult”的主语。percentage需有定冠词修饰。

58.B20．答案为B

为了不丢掉工作约翰对该事故保持沉默。soasto...“以便……”，否定式是soasnottodo...。

59.A解析：本题为双重否定句。thereisnothingthatIcan'tdo意为“没有我不能做的事”。本句大意为：好像没有我不能做的事。

60.D陕西省宝鸡市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase"leveledoff"(para.2,Line6)?

A.becomeverypopular

B.stoppedbeingpopular

C.reacheditslowestlevelinpopularity

D.stoppedincreasinginpopularity

2.Thewords"tookoff"underlinedinParagraph2mean"______".

A.turnedoffB.movedoffC.putupD.setup

3.BobDylanbecamefamoustomoreandmorepeoplebecause______.

A.heproducedtworecords

B.hewrotemanygoodsongs

C.hetravelledtoNewYorkCity

D.heoftenputonperformances

4.Howisablendedfamilyformed?

A.Ablendedfamilyisformedbytwosingle-parentfamilies.

B.Ablendedfamilyisformedbyanuclearfamilyandagrandparent.

C.Ablendedfamilyisformedbyanuclearfamilyandgrandparents.

D.Ablendedfamilyisformedbytwofatherlessfamilies.

5.The"lazierandmoreinventive"criminalrefersto______.

A.thecarthiefwhostaysathome

B.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaper

C.oneofthepolicemeninChangwa

D.theownerofthepigeons

6.Thebaroftenstayedopen______.

A.untilafter12o'clockintheevening

B.untilearlynextmorning

C.alldayandallnight

D.until12o'clockintheevening

7.Accordingtotheauthor,forbiddingpeopletotakedrugsis______.

A.unacceptabletothemajorityofpeople

B.notaneffectivewaytostopdrugaddiction

C.intheinterestofthepeopleandthegovernors

D.inagreementwiththebasicrightsofcitizens

8.WhenJohnsonsaidhehadaninjectioninhisneckeachevening，hereallymeantthat查看材料

A.hedrankaglassofwhiskyintheevening

B.heneededaninjectionintheneck

C.adailyinjectionintheeveningwouldmakehimsleepwell

D.therewassomethingwrongwithhisneck

9.Handoutsareimportantbecause_____.

A.theyhaveyourcontactinformationwrittenonthem

B.theycontainthekeytakeawaysofyourpresentation

C.theyprovidepicturesfortheaudiencetolookat

D.theycanbeusedforaudiencetotakenotes

10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.StudyingiseasierinAmerica.

B.Americanuniversityonlypaysattentiontoforeignstudents'TOEFLscores.

C.Everycountryshouldreform.theiruniversitysystems.

D.Weshouldknowsomethingaboutothercountries.

11.PassageTwo

IwasonlyeightyearsoldwhentheSecondWorldWarended,butIcanstillremembersomethingaboutthevictorycelebrationsinthesmalltownwhereIlivedonthedaywhenthewarinEuropeended.Wehadnotsufferedmuchfromthewarthere.ButbothathomeandatschoolIhadbecomeaccustomedtothephrases"beforethewar"and"whenthewar'sover"."Beforethewar",apparently,thingshadbeenbetter,thoughIwastooyoungtounderstandwhy,exceptthattherehadbeennobombsthen,andpeoplehadeatenthingslikeice-creamandbananas,whichIhadonlyheardof.WhenthewarwasoverwewouldgobacktoLondon,butthismeantlittletome.IdidnotrememberwhatLondonwaslike.

WhatIremembernowaboutVE(VictoryinEurope)DaywastheMayevening.AfterdinnerIsaidIwantedtoseethebonfire(大火堆),sowhenitgotdarkmyfathertookmetotheendofthestreet.Thebonfirewasveryhigh,andsomehowpeoplehadcollectedsomeoldclothestodresstheun-mistakablefigurewiththemoustache(胡子)theyhadtoputontopofit.Justaswearrived,theysetlighttoit.Theflamesroseandsoonswallowedthe"guy".Everyonewascheeringandshouting,andanoldwomancameoutofherhousewithtwochairsandthrewthemonthefiretokeepitgoing.

Istoodbesidemyfatheruntilthefirestartedtogodown,notknowingwhattosay.Hesaidnothing,either.HehadfoughtintheFirstWorldWarandmayhavebeenrememberingtheendofthat.Atlasthesaid,"Well,that'sit,son.Let'shopethatthistimeitreallywillbethelastone."40.WheredidtheauthorlivebeforetheSecondWorldWar?A.InLondon.B.Inasmalltown.C.InEurope.D.Inthecountryside.

12.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethattesting______.

A.shouldtestonlyopinions

B.shouldalwaysbewritten

C.haschangedsincetheMiddleAges

D.isgivenonlyinfactories

13.39.$16,800isthecollector'svalueof______.A.theOnePennyOrange-RedB.acorrectlyprinted'1847stampC.theTwoPennyBlueD.bothAandC

14.Whatcanweinferfromreadingthepassage?

A.Thegirlbenefitedfromherfather’sadvice.

B.Thegirlwasveryoftenangrywithherfather.

C.Thegirl’sfatherlovedotherpeople’sadvice.

D.Thegirlwaseasilyhurtbyherfather

15.Nursesworrythedeviceswillbeusedto______.A.A.tapeconversations

B.monitorbreaktime

C.makethemworkharder

D.listentoconversationsandwatchwhattheydo

16.通读下面的短文，回答题。

Theordinary，familyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat，isowneconomicprosperity．Thus，childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity，andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly．Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole，theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordination（从属），andtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration．

Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex，thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant．Inthecomplex，technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome，eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers．Consequently，viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptablemeabeofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms．Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being．

Thisnewwayofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinagreatinterestinchild-rearingtechniques．Peopletodayspendaconsiderableportionoftheirtimeontheproperwaytobringupchildren．Itisnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson"schildbyspreadingtheprincipleofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchild-rearing．

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebest，titleforthepassage?查看材料

A.TheChildasaUtilitarianOrganism．

B.TheDevelopmentofCulturalValues．

C.TheChildrenofColonialNorthAmerica．

D.ThePlaceofChildreninAmericanSociety．

17.Accordingtothepassage，humanbeingscansurvivealmosteverywhereonearthbecause_________．

A.theyhavedevelopedadvancedformsoftransportation

B.theyhavelearnedhowtoprocessseawaterfordrinking

C.theirbodytemperaturecanvaryconsiderably

D.theirsheltersandclotheshelpthemtoadaptthemselvestotheenvironment

18.WhyBillGates'kidsaregoingtogetdifferenttreatment?

A.BillGatesisverygreatincomputerscience.

B.BillGatesisfamous.

C.BillGatessuppresses"need-blind"policy.

D.BillGateshasgreatabilitytopay.

19.Afterthesecretaryfinishedtypingthespeech,thebusinessman______.

A.readittotheaudienceatonce

B.pickeditupandcheckeditquickly

C.tookittotheairportinahurry

D.toldthesecretarytocheckit

20.Inthispassage,thewritermainly______.

A.describestwotypesofpeople

B.laughsattheunhappypeople

C.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappiness

D.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife

21.BillyJoelwasborninthestateof______.

A.LongIslandB.NewYorkC.NewJerseyD.Suffolk

22.Afterreadingthispassage,wecanseethat______.

A.allbirdslivewater

B.birdsgetverydirty

C.stayingcleanisveryimportanttobirds

D.preeningtakesalotoftime

23.Theauthor，intellingJamesBartley‘sstory，informsusby__________.查看材料

A.narratingtheplainfacts

B.referringtowhalingingeneral

C.comparingwhalingtootherfishing

D.dramaticallytellingwhathappened

24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.REMSleep

B.TwoTypesofSleep

C.Sleepers

D.WhatHappenstoSleepers

25.Thewriterbeginsthepassageby______.

A.makinginterestingstatements

B.tellingajoke

C.askingsomequestions

D.quotingawarex-soldier

26.Amongthetrafficlights,redlightisplaced______.

A.atthebottom

B.inthemiddle

C.atthetop

D.belowthegreenlight

27.Theunderlinedword"it"inthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto______.

A.theOlympics

B.theyouthcamp

C.thefriendship

D.theAustralianteam

28.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter_______．查看材料

A.speaksChinese

B.1ivesintheUSA

C.dislikesherhusband’Swaysofseeingguestsoff

D.refusestofollowtheChinesecustomofseeingguestsoff

29.PassageThreeNooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabled(残废的)peoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.Thenumberofdisabledpeoplein

India

aloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationof

Canada.Inthe

UnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople.

Aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile(可动的),hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.

Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheform.ofamentalillness.A