福建省泉州市成考专升本英语

福建省泉州市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Theairinthehousedoesnotremainfreshverylong.Itsbecause______.

A.thefreshaircan"tcomeintothehouse

B.thereisonlyalittlefreshaircominginandalittlewastegoingout

C.theairinthehousecan"tremainfresh

D.thehousegivesoffwastes

2.Aschildrenenteradolescents,theybegintodothefollowingexcept______.

A.demandinggreaterfreedomtogowheretheyplease

B.makingdecisionswithoutparentalinterference

C.gettingmarriedwhenevertheyplease

D.doingwhattheyplease

3.Thewriterofthispassagewouldprobablyfavor______.

A.busdriverswhoaren'treckless

B.drivingalone

C.atelevisionsetonthebus

D.nobillboardsalongtheroad

4.Nottoolongago，industriesfocusedon________.

A.producingandsellinggoods

B.theneedsandwantsofcustomers

C.thesellingofnewproducts

D.movinggoodstothemarket

5.SarahsaidAbelovedhertrulybecause__________．查看材料

A.Abesawherinthecrowdthoughshetriedtomakeherselfsmall

B.Abedidn"tforgetabouthismother20yearslater

C.Abekissedherinfrontofeverybody

D.Abesaidthistoherhimself

6.PassageTwoTheletteryouwriteisyourpersonalrepresentative.Ittakesyourplacewhencircumstancesmakeitimpossibleforyoutobethereinperson.Itgoestothehospitaltocheerasickfriend.Itgoestoyourhostesstothankherforentertainingyou.Itconveysyourbestwishes,congratulations,condolences--whenyouarenotabletodosoinperson.Afriendlyletterislikeavisitonpaper.Ifyou"hatetowriteletters",it'ssimplybecauseyouhavenotyetdiscoveredthefunitcanbetowriteandreceivelettersthataregoodtalkonpaper.Manypeopleneglecttoanswerlettersfromrelativesandfriends.Toaletterunansweredislikesaying,"Idon'tthinkyouareworththetimeandeffortittakestowritealetter."36.Accordingtothepassage,whenyoucan'tcometoacertainplaceinperson,youcan______.A.sendsomebodyelseinsteadB.makeatelephonecallC.sendatelegraphD.writealetter

7.Thebabieswould"smileandbubble"atthelightsbecause______.

A.thelightsweredirectlyrelatedtosomebasic"drives"

B.thesightofthelightswasinteresting

C.theyneednotturnbacktowatchthelights

D.theysucceededin"switchingon"thelights

8.Wecanconcludethataccidentsinvolvingcars______.

A.happenedmostofteninNewYorkCity

B.donothappenasoftenastheydidintheearlydaysoftheauto

C.havekilledmorepeoplesinceMisterBlisswaskilled

D.werealwaysthedriver'sfault

9.Papouseknoticedinhisstudiesthatababy______.

A.wouldmakelearnedresponseswhenitsawthemilk

B.wouldcarryoutlearnedmovementswhenithadenoughtodrink

C.wouldcontinuethesimplemovementswithoutbeinggivenmilk

D.wouldturnitsheadtorightorleftwhenithadenoughtodrink

10.Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesandthechangingsocialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan,"DINKS",whichmeansDoubleIncomeNoKids.InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofahouseisextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$300,000(thoughpriceshavefallen).Foraflatwithonebedroom,onedining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.Whatsmore,iftheywanttohaveachild,thechildseducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5,000ayear.Insuchasituation,itsdifficulttoaffordchildren.Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingincreasesrapidlybecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobsforashorttimetohaveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs.Inshort,iftheywanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardformotherstowork.Indeed,womenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.

Whatisthemainproblembeingdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies.

B.Thechangingsocialsituationofwomen.

C.Thehighpricesofhousesandeducation.

D.ThenecessarystepsofAsiangovernments.

11.Nottoolongago,industriesfocusedon______.

A.producingandsellinggoods

B.theneedsandwantsofcustomers

C.thesellingofnewproducts

D.movinggoodstothemarket

12.Mr.Hill______.

A.hardlyseeshissister

B.seeshissisteronlyatChristmastime

C.seeshissisteronJack'sbirthday

D.alwaysseeshissister

13.

根据以上材料，回答36～39问题。

第36题HisparentsmovedtoMassachusettsbecause______．

A.theywantedtomakeafortune

B.theywerepersecutedinEngland

C.theywantedtomeettheirrelativesthere

D.theywantedtohaveavisitthere

14.Wichofthefollowingisanindependentcountry?

A.Wales

B.Scotland

C.NorthernIreland

D.TheRepublicofIreland

15.AccordingtoLandau,whyisitimportantforapresidenttohaveadog?

A.Itincreaseshischancesofbeingreelected.

B.Ithumanizesthepresident,makinghimeasiertorelateto.

C.Itshowsthatthepresidentcancareforananimal.

D.ItisthetraditionofWhiteHouseasapresident.

16.Everymorning,kidsfromalocalhighschoolareworkinghard.Theyaremakingandsellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe.Theyarealsomakingalotofmoney.Thesestudentscanmakeuptotwelvehundreddollarsaday.Theyaresellingtheirspecialcoffeetoairplanepassengers.Afterthestudentsgetpaid,therestofthemoneygoestohelpingalocalyouthproject.ThesehighschoolstudentsuseaspaceintheOaklandairport.Itisusuallyverycrowded.Manypeoplewhoflyontheplanesliketodrinkthespecialcoffee.Onecustomerthinksthatthecoffeecostsalotbutitisgoodandworthit.Mostcustomersarepleasantbutsomeareunhappy.Theydonotlikeitifthecafeisnotopenforbusiness.Thestudentsearn$6.10anhourplustips.Theyalsogetschoolcreditwhiletheylearnhowtorunabusiness.Manyofthestudentsenjoytheworkalthoughittooksometimetolearnhowtodoit.Theyhavetolearnhowtosteammilk,loadthepots,andaddflavor.Ittakessomeskillandsometimesmistakesaremade.Themostcommonmistakeisforgettingtoaddthecoffee.

Basedonthepassage,itseemsthatthepurposeofthecafeisto______.

A.learnaskill

B.helpayouthproject

C.dobusiness

D.earnschoolcredit

17.回答下列各题：

Lookingbackonmychildhood，Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade．Al-thoughwewerebwughtupinthesameway，mybwthersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects．Unlikethem，Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages．IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic．

BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary．Ihaveonlythedimmemry0ftllehousewelivedin，ofmyroomandmytoys．NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents，aunts，unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor．ButIdohaveacrystalclearmemoryofthedogs，thefarmanimals，thelocalbirds，andaboveall，theinsects．

Iamanaturalist，notascientist．Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmhadledmeintovariedinvestigations．Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries．Thensomethinghap-pensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind．Suddenlyyoufancyyoufleetheanswertotheriddie，becauseitallseemstofittogether．Thishasresultedinmypublishing300-pets，andbooks，whichsomemighthonourwiththetitleofscientificresearch．

Butcuriosity，akeeneye，agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist：onetheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline，aqualityIlack．Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebuthardtraining，determinationandagoal．Ascientist，uptoapoint，canbemade．Anaturalistisborn．Ifyoucancombinethetwo，yougetthebestofbothwodds．

Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_________．

A.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

B.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature．

C.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

D.thefamilywasextremelylarge

18.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost______.

A.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortable

B.makeshisguestsfeelexcited

C.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguests

D.triestoavoidbeingfoolish

19.Theauthorregardsthehairdosandclothing,drugsandrockmusicoftherebelsofthesixtiesas______.

A.perhapsworthafighttodeath

B.fairlyinsignificantconsumergoods

C.anotherform.ofmaterialandspiritualjunk

D.symbolsofimportanthumanvalues

20.Teachersareevaluatedbystudentsmainlyon______.A.A.howwelltheyperform.inclass

B.howcarefullytheypreparetheirlessons

C.howfluentlytheyexpressthemselvesinclass

D.howhardtheyworkinandafterclass

21.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause______.

A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C.theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

22.Sincehelosthisjob______.

A.dozensofpeoplehaverunghimbuthaven'tgivenhimajob

B.hehasappliedforjobsbutnobodyeverrepliestohisletters

C.hehasnotseenanyotherjobsadvertised

D.onlyfourtimeshaveemployersaskedhimtocomeandseethem

23.Thewords"tookoff"underlinedinParagraph2mean"______".

A.turnedoffB.movedoffC.putupD.setup

24.WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardsNigelsactions?

A.Heismildlycritical.

B.Heisstronglycritical.

C.Heisinfavorofthem.

D.Hisattitudeisnotclear.

25.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthatchangesintheworkforce______.

A.areoflittleimportance

B.willleadtoimportantsocialchanges

C.arequiteeasytopredict

D.shouldbeinvestigated

26.Whoinventedanimatedroadsigns?

A.NeilHunt.B.Adriver.C.SimonWest.D.Ateacher.

27.Dawsonwasdissatisfiedwithsoftironpitonsbecause______.

A.theyweretoosofttobeartheclimber'sweight

B.theyweretheonlypitonshecouldaffordtobuy

C.theycoulnotlastlong

D.theyweremadeofiron

28.Thispassageismostlyabout______.

A.differenttypesofeyeglasses

B.avisittotheeyedoctor

C.mythsabouteyesight

D.corneatransplants

29.50.Thedriver______.A.livedatthetavernB.wasgoinghomeafterleavingthestrangeratthetavernC.wasgoingawayonthetrainD.hadtogobacktothetrainstationafterleavingthestrangeratthetavern.

30.Whowantstokeeptheprivacy?A.A.Thebirthmothers.

B.Theadoptedchildren.

C.Thevoters.

D.Alloftheabove.

二、完型填空(20题)31.【B9】

A.interestB.beliefC.ideaD.reason

32.(45)

A.tallB.shortC.longD.length

33.(53)

A.muchB.lessC.manyD.afew

34.(43)

A.periodB.bookC.spiritD.class

35.【C8】

A.WhatB.HowC.WhenD.Why

36.【B1】

A.wasB.sawC.hadD.wanted

37.(42)

A.publishedB.declaredC.writtenD.quoted

38.(48)

A.saysB.noticesC.remembersD.expresses

39.22.A.chasedB.bitC.waggedD.lost

40.24._________A.areasB.partsC.countriesD.spaces

41.(46)

A.restingB.tiredC.speedingD.drunken

42.29.A.whoB.whichC.whatD.that

43.【B12】

A.pointB.customC.ideaD.plan

44.andthe【C12】______ofinformationovertheradioA.useB.spreadC.coverD.connection

45.34.（）A.A.satisfyitsneed

B.haveitsuse

C.fititspurpose

D.adapttorequest

46.【B3】

A.everyB.anotherC.someD.any

47.【B16】

A.valuableB.essentialC.unnecessaryD.useful

48.(49)

A.newB.formerC.oldD.young

49.33._________A.wayB.hopeC.considerationD.possible

50.【B14】

A.caseB.argumentC.problemD.question

三、词汇与语法知识(5题)51.

第9题Whendothechildren__________fortheSpringFestival?

A.breakdownB.breakoutC.breakupD.breakoff

52.Itwasafterhegotwhathehaddesired__________herealizeditwasnotsoimportant．

A.thatB.whenC.sinceD.as

53.

第18题Theykeptallimportantdocumentscarefullylockedina__________．

A.storageB.securityC.safeD.store

54.16.Underhisarm______agreatpackage.A.washecarryingB.hewascarryingC.carryingheD.washecarried

55.17.Thedirectorswillmeettomorrow,______thescheduleischanged.A.ifB.butC.unlessD.or

四、词汇与结构(5题)56.HadIknownwhatheppened,______.

A.Iwilltellyou

B.Iwillnottellyou

C.youwillnotknow

D.Iwouldhavetellyou

57.Youlook______youhaven'teatenforaweek.A.A.thoughB.sothatC.whileD.asif

58.______theknowledge,hedidn'tknowhowtoasktheway.

A.KnowingnotB.HavingnotknownC.NotknowingD.Nottoknow

59.Marry,aswellasTom,______akeytotheoffice.

A.haveB.havingC.tohaveD.has

60.Thereisamistakesomewhere,we'llhavetogo______theaccountsandseewhereitis.

A.upB.roughC.throughD.into

参考答案

1.B根据常识判断，室内空气不新鲜是由于不流通所致。

2.C解析：本题属细节题。文章第三句已明确点明。

3.D解析：从第三段作者对“长途乘车中广告太多”所表达的情况看，作者不太喜欢沿途的广告牌。

4.A

5.B事实细节题。

【应试指导】从倒数第二、三段可知，Abe和S二十多年没有见面了，当Abe在人群中看到Sarah，他当众拥抱Sarah并亲吻她，说明Abe二十多年来没有忘记他的妈妈。

6.D36．答案为D。根据题干找到第一段第二句，Ittakesyourplacewhencircumstancesmakeitimpossibleforyoutobethereinperson作出该项选择。

7.D解析：本题为细节推理题。Papousek在实验中发现尽管灯亮的时候小孩开始笑了并说些什么，但他认为不是灯亮而是它能把灯弄亮才是高兴的原因。

8.C解析：根据第三段。第一个人死于车祸，那么到目前为止，死于车祸的人绝不止MisterBliss一人。

9.C解析：本题为客观细节题。在Papousek的实验中，一个婴儿喝足了牛奶后不愿再喝牛奶但却愿意继续学习动作，因为这个动作给它带来快乐。

10.A通过文章的第一句就可以判断A项是正确的，其他选项只是文章讨论的一个细节。

11.A

12.A解析：从not…fromoneyeartothenext句中可见A正确。

13.B见第一段第三句。

14.D

15.B解析：第五段。Landau说，总统养狗会使总统更显人性化，使总统的形象更完美，也很容易把人们与总统联系起来。

16.B从盈利的分配可以看出咖啡店的目的不是为了盈利，而是为了支持当地的青年计划。B项是正确的。

17.B

18.A解析：根据第四段指出的一个重要原则：“尽量避免他人，尤其是客人，感觉不舒服”，接着举例阐明这一原则。故选A。

19.D解析：作者在第二段指出，20世纪60年代的叛逆者认为，人们对幸福的理解过于狭隘。对他们来说，发式和穿着、麻醉品和摇滚乐虽不值得去冒死追求，但却是另外一种生活的象征，一种人的本质生活的象征。因此D为正确答案。

20.A本题为综合归纳题。文章第二段第二句讲到“Thatevaluationincludeslotsofaspectsofteaching，suchasexplanation，preparation，usinggoodexamples，answeringquestions，andorganizationofclasses．”即：对教师的评价包括教学的许多方面，例如解释，课前准备，举例，回答问题，课堂组织等。

21.A解析：细节辨认题。根据第二段第第一行“Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade，whichisrecorded，andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork”得出正确答案为A。

22.D解析：细节辨认题。根据第二段中“Hehasreceivedl5lettersinreply，fourofwhichgavehimtheprivilegeofaninterview”可得出正确答案为D。

23.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。

24.A由文章最后“Nigel…thegirlstandingafewfeetawayfromhim．Withouther．hewouldneverhavewonthecompetition．”得知作者的态度是善意的批评，并非赞成、严厉批评或态度模糊，故排除B、C、D三项，答案选A项。

25.D

26.C解析：细节辨认题。根据第三段第一、二行“Youcandosomuchwithanimation．LookatSimonWest'sideaforanimatedroadsigns"可得出正确答案为C。

27.C

28.C解析：作者列举了几个有关视力的错误的说法。选项C是正确的。

29.A50．答案为A

根据短文第一段他们的目的地是客栈，和最后一段司机说她正往家赶，可推断司机住在客栈。

30.A见原文倒数第二段。医生认为孩子的需要比母亲的隐私更重要。由此推断孩子的生身母亲想保护隐私。

31.C解析：havenoidea没有主意。罪人一点都不知道下一个瞬间他是会被毁灭还是会结婚。

32.A解析：指树的高低用tall。根据上下文，35英尺不能算矮了。

33.A解析：前文说人们称JohnChapman为“苹果种子约翰”。可见他在美国的很多地方都播撒了苹果的种子。所以应选多，不应选少。“美国的很多区域”是不可数名词。

34.A解析：这个自然段说的是美国内战时期的失聪学校有很多困难，that应该指的是那个时期。

35.D前面举了几个例子说明很多东西都可用替代品来做，这里是用反问句表示肯定。应用表示询问原因的词。D项是正确的。

36.C解析：dreamleverhad曾做过的梦。定语，说明什么dream。

37.A

38.D解析：诺贝尔委员会表达了一个希望。

39.C这是一只很和善的狗，摇着尾巴。

40.A

41.C解析：speedingmotorists是超速的机动车辆。

42.B29．答案为B

which引导定语从句，代替前面的Ronald，并做从句的主语。Who只能代替人，Ronald此处是名词，并非人，故不选A。that只引导限制性定语从句。what引导名词性从句做动词的表语和宾语。

43.C解析：本题为固定搭配题。Itisagoodideatodo…意为“做……是个好主意”。本句大意为：吃饭时，给孩子少一点是个好主意，让他自己再来要第二次。

44.B根据overtheradioandtelevisionnet—works可以确定答案为spread，意思为“语言的传播”。

45.C

46.C解析：泛指某一类。

47.B解析：本题测试形容词辨义。valuable意为“有价值的”；essential意为“必要的”；unnecessary意为“不必要的”，而useful意为“有用的”。根据上下文，应该选B。

48.A解析：也就是在新总统正式任职的前两个星期在国会计票。

49.A

50.D

51.Cbreakdown为“打破，毁掉”，“制服”；breakout为“爆发，突然发生”。breakup“分裂，(集会)结束”；breakoff为“折断，突然停止(讲语)等”。

52.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。

53.Cstorage为名词“贮藏，仓库”；security为“安全，安全感”；safe为“保险柜”；store为名词“仓库，贮藏”。

54.A16．答案为A

他胳膊下正夹着一个大包裹。介词under及其名词词组置于句首时主谓需倒装。只有A选项形式正确。

55.C17．答案为C

主管们明天要开会，除非改变日程表。根据两句逻辑关系，只有C合逻辑。

56.D从句中省略if，用haddone形式，主句中用would／shouldhavedone。句意为：如果我知道发生了什么，我就告诉你了。

57.Dasif似乎。你看起来好像一个星期都没吃东西了。

58.C

59.D解析：本句谓语动词的单复数取决于aswellas前面的主语。选项D是正确的。

60.C解析：“gothrough”表示“仔细检查”，“审查”。福建省泉州市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Theairinthehousedoesnotremainfreshverylong.Itsbecause______.

A.thefreshaircan"tcomeintothehouse

B.thereisonlyalittlefreshaircominginandalittlewastegoingout

C.theairinthehousecan"tremainfresh

D.thehousegivesoffwastes

2.Aschildrenenteradolescents,theybegintodothefollowingexcept______.

A.demandinggreaterfreedomtogowheretheyplease

B.makingdecisionswithoutparentalinterference

C.gettingmarriedwhenevertheyplease

D.doingwhattheyplease

3.Thewriterofthispassagewouldprobablyfavor______.

A.busdriverswhoaren'treckless

B.drivingalone

C.atelevisionsetonthebus

D.nobillboardsalongtheroad

4.Nottoolongago，industriesfocusedon________.

A.producingandsellinggoods

B.theneedsandwantsofcustomers

C.thesellingofnewproducts

D.movinggoodstothemarket

5.SarahsaidAbelovedhertrulybecause__________．查看材料

A.Abesawherinthecrowdthoughshetriedtomakeherselfsmall

B.Abedidn"tforgetabouthismother20yearslater

C.Abekissedherinfrontofeverybody

D.Abesaidthistoherhimself

6.PassageTwoTheletteryouwriteisyourpersonalrepresentative.Ittakesyourplacewhencircumstancesmakeitimpossibleforyoutobethereinperson.Itgoestothehospitaltocheerasickfriend.Itgoestoyourhostesstothankherforentertainingyou.Itconveysyourbestwishes,congratulations,condolences--whenyouarenotabletodosoinperson.Afriendlyletterislikeavisitonpaper.Ifyou"hatetowriteletters",it'ssimplybecauseyouhavenotyetdiscoveredthefunitcanbetowriteandreceivelettersthataregoodtalkonpaper.Manypeopleneglecttoanswerlettersfromrelativesandfriends.Toaletterunansweredislikesaying,"Idon'tthinkyouareworththetimeandeffortittakestowritealetter."36.Accordingtothepassage,whenyoucan'tcometoacertainplaceinperson,youcan______.A.sendsomebodyelseinsteadB.makeatelephonecallC.sendatelegraphD.writealetter

7.Thebabieswould"smileandbubble"atthelightsbecause______.

A.thelightsweredirectlyrelatedtosomebasic"drives"

B.thesightofthelightswasinteresting

C.theyneednotturnbacktowatchthelights

D.theysucceededin"switchingon"thelights

8.Wecanconcludethataccidentsinvolvingcars______.

A.happenedmostofteninNewYorkCity

B.donothappenasoftenastheydidintheearlydaysoftheauto

C.havekilledmorepeoplesinceMisterBlisswaskilled

D.werealwaysthedriver'sfault

9.Papouseknoticedinhisstudiesthatababy______.

A.wouldmakelearnedresponseswhenitsawthemilk

B.wouldcarryoutlearnedmovementswhenithadenoughtodrink

C.wouldcontinuethesimplemovementswithoutbeinggivenmilk

D.wouldturnitsheadtorightorleftwhenithadenoughtodrink

10.Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesandthechangingsocialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan,"DINKS",whichmeansDoubleIncomeNoKids.InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofahouseisextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$300,000(thoughpriceshavefallen).Foraflatwithonebedroom,onedining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.Whatsmore,iftheywanttohaveachild,thechildseducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5,000ayear.Insuchasituation,itsdifficulttoaffordchildren.Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingincreasesrapidlybecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobsforashorttimetohaveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs.Inshort,iftheywanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardformotherstowork.Indeed,womenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.

Whatisthemainproblembeingdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies.

B.Thechangingsocialsituationofwomen.

C.Thehighpricesofhousesandeducation.

D.ThenecessarystepsofAsiangovernments.

11.Nottoolongago,industriesfocusedon______.

A.producingandsellinggoods

B.theneedsandwantsofcustomers

C.thesellingofnewproducts

D.movinggoodstothemarket

12.Mr.Hill______.

A.hardlyseeshissister

B.seeshissisteronlyatChristmastime

C.seeshissisteronJack'sbirthday

D.alwaysseeshissister

13.

根据以上材料，回答36～39问题。

第36题HisparentsmovedtoMassachusettsbecause______．

A.theywantedtomakeafortune

B.theywerepersecutedinEngland

C.theywantedtomeettheirrelativesthere

D.theywantedtohaveavisitthere

14.Wichofthefollowingisanindependentcountry?

A.Wales

B.Scotland

C.NorthernIreland

D.TheRepublicofIreland

15.AccordingtoLandau,whyisitimportantforapresidenttohaveadog?

A.Itincreaseshischancesofbeingreelected.

B.Ithumanizesthepresident,makinghimeasiertorelateto.

C.Itshowsthatthepresidentcancareforananimal.

D.ItisthetraditionofWhiteHouseasapresident.

16.Everymorning,kidsfromalocalhighschoolareworkinghard.Theyaremakingandsellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe.Theyarealsomakingalotofmoney.Thesestudentscanmakeuptotwelvehundreddollarsaday.Theyaresellingtheirspecialcoffeetoairplanepassengers.Afterthestudentsgetpaid,therestofthemoneygoestohelpingalocalyouthproject.ThesehighschoolstudentsuseaspaceintheOaklandairport.Itisusuallyverycrowded.Manypeoplewhoflyontheplanesliketodrinkthespecialcoffee.Onecustomerthinksthatthecoffeecostsalotbutitisgoodandworthit.Mostcustomersarepleasantbutsomeareunhappy.Theydonotlikeitifthecafeisnotopenforbusiness.Thestudentsearn$6.10anhourplustips.Theyalsogetschoolcreditwhiletheylearnhowtorunabusiness.Manyofthestudentsenjoytheworkalthoughittooksometimetolearnhowtodoit.Theyhavetolearnhowtosteammilk,loadthepots,andaddflavor.Ittakessomeskillandsometimesmistakesaremade.Themostcommonmistakeisforgettingtoaddthecoffee.

Basedonthepassage,itseemsthatthepurposeofthecafeisto______.

A.learnaskill

B.helpayouthproject

C.dobusiness

D.earnschoolcredit

17.回答下列各题：

Lookingbackonmychildhood，Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade．Al-thoughwewerebwughtupinthesameway，mybwthersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects．Unlikethem，Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages．IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic．

BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary．Ihaveonlythedimmemry0ftllehousewelivedin，ofmyroomandmytoys．NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents，aunts，unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor．ButIdohaveacrystalclearmemoryofthedogs，thefarmanimals，thelocalbirds，andaboveall，theinsects．

Iamanaturalist，notascientist．Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmhadledmeintovariedinvestigations．Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries．Thensomethinghap-pensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind．Suddenlyyoufancyyoufleetheanswertotheriddie，becauseitallseemstofittogether．Thishasresultedinmypublishing300-pets，andbooks，whichsomemighthonourwiththetitleofscientificresearch．

Butcuriosity，akeeneye，agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist：onetheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline，aqualityIlack．Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebuthardtraining，determinationandagoal．Ascientist，uptoapoint，canbemade．Anaturalistisborn．Ifyoucancombinethetwo，yougetthebestofbothwodds．

Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_________．

A.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

B.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature．

C.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

D.thefamilywasextremelylarge

18.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost______.

A.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortable

B.makeshisguestsfeelexcited

C.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguests

D.triestoavoidbeingfoolish

19.Theauthorregardsthehairdosandclothing,drugsandrockmusicoftherebelsofthesixtiesas______.

A.perhapsworthafighttodeath

B.fairlyinsignificantconsumergoods

C.anotherform.ofmaterialandspiritualjunk

D.symbolsofimportanthumanvalues

20.Teachersareevaluatedbystudentsmainlyon______.A.A.howwelltheyperform.inclass

B.howcarefullytheypreparetheirlessons

C.howfluentlytheyexpressthemselvesinclass

D.howhardtheyworkinandafterclass

21.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause______.

A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C.theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

22.Sincehelosthisjob______.

A.dozensofpeoplehaverunghimbuthaven'tgivenhimajob

B.hehasappliedforjobsbutnobodyeverrepliestohisletters

C.hehasnotseenanyotherjobsadvertised

D.onlyfourtimeshaveemployersaskedhimtocomeandseethem

23.Thewords"tookoff"underlinedinParagraph2mean"______".

A.turnedoffB.movedoffC.putupD.setup

24.Whatistheauthorsattitudetowar