2023全国高校体育单招考试英语模拟试卷试题汇编（五套卷）

全国普通高等学校运动训练、武术与民族传统体育专业

单独统一招生考试模拟卷（二）

班级姓名

注意事项：

本试卷分为第一、第二两卷。第一卷三大题，满分120分；第二卷两大题，满分30分，共150分。

第一卷（三大题，共120分）

I.单项选择（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

1.NeitherhenorIfortheplan.

A.wereB.isCareD.am

2.MyfamilyaswellasIgladtoseeyou.

A.wasB.isC.areD.am

3.Anumberofstudents_goneforanouting.Thenumberofthestudents_increasing.

A.have;hasB.is;haveC.has;haveD.have;is

4.NotuntilIbegantoworkhowmuchtimeIhadwasted.

A.didn'tIrealizeB.didIrealizeC.Ididn'trealizeD.Irealized

5.niceweatheritis!Let'sgoforapicnic,Frank.

A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa

6.F11letyouknowhecomesback.

A.befbreB.becauseC.assoonasD.although

7.Shewillsingasongsheisasked.

A.ifB.unlessC.fbrD.since

8.Busyhewas,hetriedhisbesttohelpyou.

A.asB.whenC.sinceD.fdr

9.Shewastiredshecouldnotmoveaninch.

A.so;thatB.such;thatC.very;thatD.so;as

10.Wedidn'tgohomewefinishedthework.

A.sinceB.untilC.becauseD.though

1l.You*llmissthetrainyouhurryup.

A.unlessB.asC.ifD.until

12.Onlywhenhishomeworktoplaywithhisfriends.

A.hashefinished;isheableB.hehasfinished;isheable

C.hashefinished;heisableD.hehasfinished;heisable

13.Afterthenewtechniquewasintroduced,thefactoryproduced_tractorsin1988asthe

yearbefore.

A.astwicemanyB.asmanytwiceC.twiceasmanyD.twicemanyas

14.MarywaslookingforwardtotoKate'sbirthdayparty.

A.invitingB.beinginvitedC.inviteD.beinvited

15.——Laura,we*vedecidedonatripthisafternoon.Willyoujoinus?

—Fmafraidnot.Ihaveacomposition.

A.togo,towriteB.togo,writingC.going,towriteD.going,writing

16.—Wouldyoumindyourbike?

一No,notatall.Filputitunderthetreerightaway.

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A.moveB.tomoveC.movesD.moving

17.一Whygotothesupermarketwithus?

一Sorry,hehasn'tfinishedhishomeworkyet.

A.notletTomB.don*tletTomC.notletTomtoD.nottoletTom

18.一didtherainstormcome?

一Whileweaphysicslessonyesterday.

A.When;havehadB.While;arehaving

C.When;werehavingD.While;have

19.Toprotecttheenvironment,mostsupermarketsinChinastopped_freeplasticbags

A.tosendB.sendingC.toprovideD.providing

2O.Hefailedintheexamination,madehisfatherveryangry.

A.whichB.itC.thatD.what

II.完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21至30各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选

项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Iwasstandinginlinebehindawomaninher60s.Whenitwasherturntopay,theshop

ownergreetedherandaskedhowshewasdoing.

Thewomanlookeddown,shookherheadandsaid,nNotso21,myhusbandjustlosthis

job.Idon*tknowhowIcan22_theholidays/*

Thenshegavetheshopownerthefoodstamps（食品券）fdrpoorfamilies.

Myhearthurt.Iwantedtohelpbutdidn'tknowhow.ShouldIoffertopayforherfood,

askforherhusband'sresume（简历）？

AsIwalkedtowardsmycar,Imetthewomanagain.Irememberedsomethinginmy

wallet.ltwasn'tanymoneyoranofferofajob,but23_itwouldhelp.

"Excuseme,HIsaid,"heardwhatyousaidtotheshopowner.ltsoundslikeyouYegoing

throughareally24_timerightnow.Pmsosorry.Fdliketogiveyousomething.**

Ihandedherthesmallcardfrommywallet.

Whenthewomanreadthetwo25_onthecard,shebegantocry.Throughhertears,she

said,“Youhavenoideahowmuchthis26_tome.”

Totellthetruth,herreplywasalittle27,Havingneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore,1

didn*tknowwhatcouldhappen.AllIcouldsaywas,nWoulditbeOKtogiveyouahug?

Afterthat,Iwalkedintomycarandbeganto28_too.

Thewordsonthecard?

“YouMatter.v

Afewweeksearlier,afriendgavemeasimilar29_asencouragementfbrmywork.

WhenIreadit,Ireallyfelt30.SoIorderedmyownboxofYouMattercardsandstarted

sharingthem.

21,A.badB上usyC.funnyD.good

22.A.getthroughB.giveupC.putoffD.talkabout

23.A.againB.insteadC.maybeD.often

24.A.dullB.hardC.pleasantD.special

25.A.expressionsB.lettersC.sentencesD.words

26.A.explainsB.introducesC.means0.suggests

27.A.boringB.excitingC.relaxing0.surprising

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28.A.chatB.cryC.drive'D.shake

29.A.cardB.resumeC.stampD.wallet

3O.A.sillyB.sorryC.wellD.warm

in.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题4分，满分60分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳答案。

A

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmost

mistakesareaboutpeople."DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?^^“WhenI

gotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”

“AndPaul一whydidn'thepickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?uWhenwe

lookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it,stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesay

hidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon*treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.

Supposesomeonetellsyou,"You'realuckydog."that'sbeingfriendly.Butnluckydog"?

There*sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe

Hdognbitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn*tthinkyoudeserve

yourluck.

"Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfornisanothernoisethatsaysone

thingandmeansanother.ltcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyour

problemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethought

thatyourproblemisn'timportant.Itstellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleinthe

worldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone*swordsOnewayistotakeagood

lookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewith

thetoneofvoice?Hisposture（姿态）？Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyou

spendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeopletoyoumaysaveanothermistake.

3l.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesay

B.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalking

C.howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoucommunicatewithpeople

D.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes

32.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat.

A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalk

B.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay

C.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeansanother

D.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay

33.InthesentencenMaybehedoesn'tseehimself.^^inthesecondparagraph,thepronoun

"it^refersto.

A.beingfriendlyB.abitofenvyC.luckydogD.yourluck

34.Whenwelistentoapersontalking,themostimportantthingforustodois.

A.noticethewaythepersonistalking

B.takeagoodlookatthepersontalking

C.mindhistone,hispostureandthelookinhiseyes

D.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismanner,histoneandhisposture

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B:

Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,but

researcherssaidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildren

theUniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and4later

developbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobeasignificantpredictorofcognition

（认知）aftercontrollingfordifferencesinparents1income,educationandtheamountofparent

talk.Levinesaid.

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduringeveryday

activitiesathomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46monthsof

agehavebetterspatialskillswhenassessedat54monthsofage.

"Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,on

tasksthatassessedtheirabilitytorotate（旋转）andtranslateshapes,nLevinesaidina

statement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,andabout

halfofchildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-incomeparentstended

tohavechildrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,andbothboysandgirlswhoplayedwith

puzzleshadbetterspatialskilLHowever,boystendedtoplaywithmorecomplexpuzzesthan

girs,andtheparentsofboysprovidedmorespatiallanguageandweremoreactiveduring

Puzzleplaythanparentsofgirls.

ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentalSience.

35.Inwhichaspectdochildrenbenefitfrompuzzleplay?

A.Buildingconfidence.B.Developingspatialskills.

C.Learningself-control0.Gaininghigh-techknowledge.

36.WhatdidLevinetakeintoconsiderationwhendesigningherexperiment?

A.Parentsfage.B.Children'simagination.

C.Parents*education.D.Child-parentrelationship.

37.Howdoboydifferfromgirlsinpuzzleplay?

A.Theyplaywithpuzzlesmoreoften.

B.Theytendtotalklessduringthegame.

C.Theyprefertousemorespatiallanguage

D.Theyarelikelytoplaywithtougherpuzzles.

38.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.AmathematicalmethodB.Ascientificstudy.

C.AwomanpsychologistD.Ateachingprogram.

C

Withtheyoungunabletoaffordtoleavehomeandtheoldatriskofisolation（孤独）,

morefamiliesarechoosingtolivetogether.

Thedoorwaytopeaceandquiet,forNickBrightatleast,leadsstraighttohismother-in-

law,shelivesonthegroundfloor,whilehelivesupstairswithhiswifeandtheirtwo

daughters.

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Fouryearsagotheyallmovedintoathree-storeyVictorianhouseiriBristol一oneofa

growingnumberofmultigenerationalfamiliesintheUKlivingtogetherunderthesame

roof.Theyshareafrontdoorandawashingmachine,butRitaWhiteheadhasherown

kitchen,bathroom,bedroomandlivingroomonthegroundfloor.

nWefloatedtheideatomymumofsharingatahouse,nsaysKathrynWhitehead.Rita

cutsin:nWespokemorewithNickbecauseIthinkit*sabigthingforNicktolivewithhis

mother-in-law,,,

AndwhatdoesNickthink?”Frommystandpoint,itallseemstoworkverywelLWould

Irecommendit?Yes,IthinkIwould.”

It'shardtotellexactlyhowmanypeopleagreewithhim,butresearchindicatesthatthe

numbershavebeenrisingforsometime.Officialreportssuggestthatthenumberof

householdswiththreegenerationslivingtogetherhadrisenfrom325,000in200Ito419,000

in2013.

Othervarietiesofmultigenerationalfamilyaremorecommon.Somepeoplelivewith

theirelderlyparents;manymoreadultchildrenarereturningtothefamilyhome,iftheyever

left.ltissaidthatabout20%of25-34-year-oldslivewiththeirparents,comparedwith16%

in1991.ThetoalnumberofallmultigenerationalhouseholdsinBritanisthoughttobeabout

18million.

Storieslikethataremorecommoninpartsoftheworldwheremultigenerationalliving

ismorefirmlyrooted.InIndia,particularlyoutsidecities,youngwomenareexpectedto

moveinwiththeirhusband'sfamilywhentheygetmarried.

39.WhomainlyusesthegroundfloorintheVictorianhouseinBristol?

A.Nick.B.Rita.C.KathrynD.Thedaughters.

40.WhatisNick'sattitudetowardssharingthehousewithhismother-in-law?

A.Positive.B.Carefree.C.Tolerant.D.Unwilling.

41.Whatistheauthor'sstatementaboutmultigenerationalfamilybasedon?

A.Familytraditions.B.Financialreports

C.Publishedstatistics.D.Publicopinions.

42.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Lifestylesindifferentcountries.B.Conflictsbetweengenerations.

C.AhousingprobleminBritain.D.ArisingtrendoflivingintheUK.

D

BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewas

onlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneeded

one.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamefshair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.

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Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.HecutsomefurfromHthefamilycatto

makeabrush.

Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefiir.Befbrelong,thecatbegan

tolookragged（蓬舌L）.Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmit

whathehadbeendoing.

Thecat'slotwasabouttoimurove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin'scousins,Mr.Pennington,

cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin'sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesent

Benjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings（版画）byanartist.

ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.

In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.He

wasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin'sparentsifhe

mighttaketheboybacktoPhiladelphiaforavisit.

Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboy

Beganalandscape（风景）painting.WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehim

work.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpainting

totakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeena

poorstudent.Buthelatersaid,"Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,addundermy

pilloatnight.^^Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehis

intoductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbean

artist.

43.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.BenjaminsvisittoPhiladelphia

B.Williams^nfluenceonBenjamin.

C.ThebeginningofBenjamin'slifeasanartist.

D.ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington

44.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggest?

A.Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.

B.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.

C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.

D.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.

45.Williams*twobookshelpedBenjaminto.

A.mastertheuseofpaints

B.appreciatelandscapepaintings

C.gettoknowotherpainters

D.makeuphismindtobeapainter

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第二卷（两大题，共30分）;

IV.单词拼写（共10小题:每小题2分，满分20分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每个空只写一词）

46,Asweknow,theInternetandcomputersaregoingto（影响）ourlives.

47.Withthecitydeveloping（迅速地），thehouseinthecenterisbecoming

moreandmoreexpensive.

48.Lisawavedgoodbyeuntilthetrain（消失）fyomview.

49.Avillageschoolwasset（建立）forthelocalchildren.

5O.Greatharmwillbedonetoyourhealthifyoudon'tgiveup（吸烟）.

5l.Atiger（逃脱）fromitscageinthezoolastweek.

52.Nurses（贡献，致力于）themselvestothecareofsickmen.

53.1ampleasedthathegladly（接受）ourinvitation.

54.Theycan'tgetthewashingmachinethroughthe（狭窄的）entrance.

55.Didyouhaveanunhappy（经历）inyourchildhood?

V.书面表达（满分10分）

假定你是李华，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸（p叩er--cutting）艺术展。请给

他写封邮件，内容包括：

1.展览时间、地点：

2.展览内容。

注意：

L词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearHenry,

Lookingforwardtoyourreply.

Yours,

LiHua

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全国普通高等学校运动训练、武术与民族传统体育专业单独统一招生

考试模拟卷（二）

参考答案

第一卷（三大题，共120分）

I、II、III(keyto1-45)

l.D2.C3.D4.B5.A6.C7.A8.A9.A10.B

ll.A12.B13.C14.B15.A

16.D17.A18.C19.D20.A

21.D22.A23.C24.B25.D

26.C27.D28.B29.A30.D

31.C32.C33.B34.D35.B

36.C37.D38.B39.B40.A

41.C42.D43.C44.D45.D

第二卷(两大题，共30分)

IV.

46.affect47.rapidly48.disappeared49.up50.smoking

51.escaped52.devote53.accepted54.narrow55.experience

V.

DearHenry,

HowarethingswithyouFvegotgreatnewsforyou.Therewillbeanart

exhibitionon

Chinesepaper-cuttingthismonth.Knowingthatyoushowgreatinterestin

Chineseculture,rdlike

toinviteyoutoattendtheexhibitionwithme.

Theexhibition,tobeheldintheCityHallofXi*an,lastsforsevendaysfrom

June6thto12th,

whichattractsalargenumberofvisitorsathomeandabroad.FeaturingChinese

paper-cutting,the

exhibitionnotonlyshowsavarietyofpaper-cutsindifferentregions,butalso

presentstousthe

historyanddevelopmentofpaper-cuttinginChina.Iamsurethatitwill

broadenyourhorizonsand

thatyouwillenjoyit.lwonderifitisconvenientfbryoutojoinmeinvisiting

theexhibition.

Lookingforwardtoyourreply.

Yours,

LiHua

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全国普通高等学校运动训练、武术与民族传统体育专业

单独统一招生考试模拟卷（三）

班级姓名

注意事项：

本试卷分为第一、第二两卷。第一卷三大题，满分120分；第二卷两大题，满分30分，共

150分。

第一卷（三大题，共120分）

I.单项选择（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

1.一Hi,I'mPeter.AreyounewhereIhaven'tseenyouaround.

一Hello,Peter.FmBob.IjustonMonday.

A.startB.havestartedC.startedD.hadstarted

2._wedon'tstopclimatechange,manyanimalsandplantsintheworldwillbegone.

员AlthoughB.WhileC.IfD.Until

3.alongtheoldSilkRoadisaninterestingandrewardingexperience.

A.TravelB.TravelingC.HavingtraveledD.Traveled

4.Susanhadquitherwell-paidjoband_asavolunteerintheneighborhoodwhenI

visitedherlastyear.

A.isworkingB.wasworkingC.hasworkedD.hadworked

5.Sheandherfamilybicycletowork,helpsthemkeepfit.

A.whichB.whoC.asD.that

6.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestival,familymembersoftengathertogether_ameal,

admirethemoonandenjoymooncakes.

A.shareB.toshareC.havingsharedD.shared

7.China'shigh-speedrailways_from9,000to25,000kilometersinthepastfewyears.

A.aregrowingB.havegrownC.willgrowD.hadgrown

8.Inanyunsafesituation,simplythebuttonandahighly-trainedagentwillgetyou

thehelpyouneed.

A.pressB.topressC.pressingD.pressed

9.Arescueworkerriskedhislifesavingtwotouristswho_inthemountainsfortwo

days.

A.aretrappingB.havebeentrappedC.weretrappingD.hadbeentrapped

10.一Hasyourfatherfinishedwritinghisreportyet?

一Idon*tknow,butheitthismorning.

A.wroteB.haswrittenC.hadwrittenD.waswriting

11.TheplaceinterestedmemostwastheChildren'sPalace.

A.whichB.whereC.whatD.inwhich

12.Thewayateacherexpresseshisideasandthoughts_hisstudentsisofgreat

importance.

A./;toB.how;toC.which;withD.how;with

13.1fsgoingtorain.XiaoFeng,willyoupleasehelpmetheclothesontheline?

A.getoffB.getbackC.getinD.geton

14.Thisisthehotellastmonth.

A.whichtheystayedB.atthattheystayed

C.wheretheystayedatD.wheretheystayed

15.一Wasn*tJoansupposedtobeherebynow?

一.Shewillbehereinabouttwentyminutes.

A.AllrightB.Don'tworryC.NowonderD.Enjoyyourself

16.AtfirstRobertwouldnftlethisdaughtergodiving,buteventuallyhe__asshewas

soconfidentaboutherskills.

A.gaveinB.dressedupC.brokeinD.turnedup

17.Bobthoughthecouldn'tgotothepartybecausehehadtowriteareport,buthe

went_.

A.atfirstB.afterallC.aboveallD.atrandom

18.一PmmovinginafewdaysandIwonderifyoucouldhelp.

一.Justletmeknowwhen,andPllbethere.

A.YoubetB.ItdependsC.ForgetitD.Nokidding

19.The_thatthereislifeonotherplanetsintheuniversehasalwaysinspiredscientists

toexploretheouterspace.

A.adviceB.orderC.possibilityD.invitation

20.lttookhimalongtimeto__theskillsheneededtobecomeagooddancer.

A.displayB.acquireC.teachD.test

IL完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21至30各题所给的A、B、C、D四

个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

In1973,1wasteachingelementaryschool.Eachday,27kidsentered"TheThinking

Laboratory.nThatwasthe21studentsvotedforafterdecidingthatnRoom104"wastoo

22.

Freddywasanaverage23,butnotanaverageperson.Hehadtherarebalanceoffun

andcompassion（同情）.Hewould24theloudestoverfunandbethesaddestover

anyone'smisfortune.

Beforetheschoolyear25,1gavethekidsaspecial26,T-shirtswiththewords

nVerbsAreYour27Honthem.Ihadadvisedthekidsthatwhileverbs（动词）mayseem

dull,mostofthefiinthingstheydothroughouttheirliveswillbeverbs.

Throughtheyears,Fdrunintoformerstudentswhowouldprovideinformationon

oldclassmates.IlearnedthatFreddydidseveraljobsafterhis28fromhighschooland

remainedthesamekindpersonImetfortyyearsbefbre.Once,whileworkingovernight

atastore,heletahomelessman29inhistruck.Anothertime,he30afriendmoneyto

buyahouse.

Itoldthestorytotheclass.WealllearnedsomethingfromFreddy

21.A.nameB.ruleC.brandD.plan

22.A.smallB.darkC.strangeD.dull

23.A.scholarB.studentC.citizenD.worker

24.A.speakB.singC.questionD.laugh

25.A.changedB.approachedC.returnedD.ended

26.A.lessonB.giftC.reportD.message

27.A.FriendsB.AwardsC.MastersD.Tasks

28.A.graduationB.retirementC.separation0.resignation

29.A.waitB.sleepC.studyD.live

30.A.paidB.chargedC.lentD.owed

in.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题4分，满分60分）

2

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳答案。

A

Inthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,to

enjoyspeakingShakespeare'splaysintheirownlanguage,inourGlobe,withinthe

architectureShakespearewrotefbr.Pleasecomeandjoinus.

NationalTheatreofChinaBeijingChinese

Thisgreatoccasion（盛会）willbetheNationalTheatreofChina'sfirstvisittothe

UK.Thecompan/sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.This

productionofShakespearesRichardIIIwillbedirectedbytheNationaFsAssociate

Director,WangXiaoying.

DateTime:Saturday28April,2.30pmSunday29April,1.30pm6.30pm

MarjanishviliTheatreTbilisiGeorgian

OneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,

appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYou

LikeItishelmed（指导）bythecompan/sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.

DateTime:Friday18May,2.30pmSaturday19May,7.30pm

DefinitelyTheatreLondonBritishSignLanguage（BSL）

BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove'sLabour'sLostintothe

physicallanguageofBSL,DefinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationof

Shakespeare'scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsby

performingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.

DateTime:Tuesday22May,2.30pmWednesday23May,7.30pm

HabimaNationalTheatreTelAvivHebrew

TheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide.Foundedin

Moscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate

1920s.Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognizedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.This

productionofShakespeare'sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.

DateTime:Monday28May,7.30pmTuesday29May,7.30pm

31.WhichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?

A.RichardIlli.B.Love'sLabour'sLost.

C.AsYouLikeIt.D.TheMerchantofVenice.

32.WhatisspecialaboutDefinitelyTheatre?

A.Ithastwogroupsofactors.B.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon.

C.ItperformsplaysinBSL.D.Itisgoodatproducingcomedies

33.WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew?

A.OnSaturday28April.B.OnSunday29April.

C.OnTuesday22May.D.OnTuesday29May.

B

World'shistoryinoneplace

Isitpossibletoputmillionsofyearsoftheworld'shistoryintoonebuilding?The

BritishMuseumseemstothinkso.

"AhistoryoftheWorldin100Objects”,anexhibitionaboutrareandancient

objectsfromtheworld,hasmadeitasuccess.

TheBritishMuseumsaysitownsatleast8millionhistoricalobjects.Butwhy

choosethese100obje