沈阳师范大学外国语学院245二外英语历年考研真题汇编

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2014年沈阳师范大学外国语学院245二

外英语考研真题

2013年沈阳师范大学外国语学院245二

外英语考研真题

2012年沈阳师范大学外国语学院245二

外英语考研真题

2014年沈阳师范大学外国语学院245二外英语考研真题

科目代码：245

科目名称：二外英语

一、语法和词汇知识（共30题，每小题1分，共30分）

1．Itwas______surprisethatPeter’sgrandpa,already85,wasstillliving

andin______goodhealth

A.the;aB./;aC.a;/D.a;the

2．It’shardtosaywhatkindofpersonheis.Sometimesheisveryfriendly;

atothertimeshebeverycold.

A.canB.mustC.willD.shall

3．Findingawaytosavetheenvironmentwithoutsacrificingeconomic

growthisnotjustChina’sownbusinessbutalsocloselywatchedbythe

restoftheworld.

A.thatB.thisC.theoneD.one

4．Oneoftheadvantagesoflivingonthetopofahigh-riseisthatyoucan

getagood______.

A.sightB.sceneC.viewD.look

5．Thelocalfisherstoldustheislandwas______onlybyboat

A.possibleB.obtainableC.enableD.accessible

6．---Iheardyoumadeanewkite.Whatisitlike?

---Well,thewingsofthekiteare______ofitsbody.

A.morethanthelengthtwiceB.twicemorethanthelength

C.morethantwicethelengthD.moretwicethanthelength

7．Itremains______whetherornottheprogramwillbesuccessful.

A.seenB.tobeseenC.seeingD.tosee

8．Soamused______thatIcouldn’thelplaughingwhenIsawthechildren

dressedupasaclownatthe

party.

A.didIfeelB.hadIfeltC.IfeltD.Ihadfelt

9．______tothecomputergames,Tonycaredlittleaboutanyotherthings.

A.DevotingB.DevotedC.HavingdevotedD.Todevote

10．---Whichhotelareyouin?

---Iinahotel.AfriendImetonthetrainfromthesouthtoputmeupfora

coupleofnights.

A.haven’tstayed;hasofferedB.amnotstaying;offered

C.amnotstaying;isofferingD.donotstay;offers

11．---Iwonderhowmuchyouchargeforyourservices.

---Thefirsttwoarefreethethirdcosts$30．

A.whileB.untilC.whenD.before

12．Doyouhaveanyideacomputerplayssuchanimportantpartinour

dailylife?

A.whenisitthatB.howitisthatC.thatitiswhatD.whatitisthat

13．Ipad,______helpwehavesteppedintoanewera,shouldberegarded

asoneofthemostimportant

inventionsinthe21stcentury.

A.whichB.whoseC.withitsD.withwhose

14．---Mom,Ican’tseeanypointinworkinghardatallthesubjectsat

school.

---Comeon,dear.Yearsofhardworkwillsurely______inthefutureof

yourcareer.

A.makesureB.payoffC.bringbackD.payback

15．---Stephen,Ihaveafavortoaskyou.

---______.

A.GoaheadB.It’sapleasureC.HelpyourselfD.Ask,please

16．Thescientist’sdiscoverieswereof______greathelpto______human

kind.

A.a;theB.a;/C./;/D.the;the

17．Itwascruel______thefathertohavehissonstandingoutsideinthe

rainalltheafternoon.

A.ofB.forC.toD.on

18．Wegavethemalotofhelpinthe______ofmoney.

A.typeB.kindC.formD.way

19.Ican’t______toLondon,becausethelinesarealwaysbusy.

A.getoutB.getthroughC.gothroughD.getalong

20．---Listen!TheweathermansaysaheavystormisheadingforShanghai.

---Don’tworry.It’sonly60kilometersaway.We______bethereinless

thanhalfanhour.

A.shouldB.willC.mustD.might

21．MaryisgoingtopayavisittoShanghai______thiskindofbikeis

made.

A.thatB.whichC.whereD.Who

22．______thelargeamountoftimedevotedtodoingexerciseseveryday,

manystudentsdonot

dotheirlessonscarefully.

A.BecauseofB.InsteadofC.DespiteD.Though

23．______ofthelettershasbeenanswered.

A.NotallB.NooneC.NoneD.Nobody

24．Only______asaninterpreter______howimportantitistograsp

English.

A.whendidIwork;IrealizedB.whenIworked;Irealized

C.whendidIwork;didIrealizeD.whenIworked;didIrealize

25．Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasefastenyourseatbelts.Theplane______.

A.takesoffB.istakingoffC.hastakenoffD.tookoff

26．Itisno______arguingwithBillbecausehewillneverchangehis

mind.

A.useB.helpC.timeD.way

27．Pricesofdailygoods______throughacomputercanbelowerthan

storeprices.

A.areboughtB.boughtC.beingboughtD.buying

28．______besenttoworkthere?

A.WhodoyousuggestB.Whodoyousuggestthatshould

C.DoyousuggestwhoshouldD.Doyousuggestwhomshould

29．Thisgroupofchildrenareverycuriousabout______usedtobecalled

dinosaur.

A.whereB.whatC.whichD.that

30．---Ican’tthankyouenoughforthehelpyougaveme.

---______.

A.WithpleasureB.No,thanksC.Pleasedon’tsaysoD.My

pleasure

二、完型填空（共10题，每小题1分，共10分）

OnedayItookmydaughtertotheNaturalHistoryMuseuminNewYork

City.Thiswasherfirst___1__tothecityandamuseum.Ihopedshewould

have___2___andlearnnewthings.Whenwe___3__intotheareawherethe

whalehungandmydaughterscreamedatme,"Mom,___4___doesthatman

overtherekeep___5___?"Iturnedmyheadandsawadisabledmanwith

problemswithhisbackandlegs___6___towalk.Iwassoembarrassed

___7___IknewIhadtoanswerher___8___sheyelledagain.Iwashoping

hedidnot___9___her.Isimplyreplied"Helovestodance,itjustmakes

him___10__."Wellhedidhearusandheadedtowardher.Iwaslostfor

words.Iwasgoingtoapologizetohimformydaughter’swords.He

approachedusandIsawasmileonhisface.Hesaidhappilythatthatwasthe

nicestthinganyonehaseversaidabouthimaspeoplealwayslaughedathim

becauseofhisproblems.Heturnedtoherandsaid"Yes,littleangel,Iloveto

dance.Itmakesmehappy."

1．A.attentionB.barrierC.visitD.admission

2．A.funB.freedomC.successD.luck

3．A.walkedB.cheeredC.complainedD.screamed

4．A.whyB.howC.whenD.where

5．A.runningB.climbingC.jumpingD.dancing

6．A.requiringB.strugglingC.devotingD.learning

7．A.andB.soC.whichD.that

8．A.asB.beforeC.afterD.so

9．A.hearB.likeC.obeyD.identify

10．A.happyB.importantC.generousD.proud

三、阅读理解（共20题，每题1分，共20分）

Passage1

Forthousandsofyears,manhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Apples,which

areabout85percentwater,growalmosteverywhereintheworldbutthe

hottestandcoldestareas(地区).Amongtheleadingcountriesinapple

productionareChina,FranceandtheUnitedStates.

Therearevariouskindsofapples,butaveryfewmakeupthemajorityof

thosegrownforsale.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnited

StatesareDelicious,GoldenDelicious,andMcIntosh.

Applesaredifferentincolour,size,andtaste.Thecolouroftheskinmaybe

red,green,oryellow.Theyhavevarioussizes,withDeliciousapplesbeing

amongthelargest.Thetastemaybesweetortart(酸的).Generally,sweet

applesareeatenfreshwhiletartapplesareusedtomakeapplesauce(苹果

酱).

Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemetres.Theydogrowbestinareas

thathaveverycoldwinters.Althoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinter,

thiscoldperiodisgoodforthetree.

1．ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatDeliciousapplesare______.

A.growninFranceB.soldeverywhereC.verybigD.quitesweet

2．Coldwinterweatherisgoodfor______.

A.thegrowthofappletreesB.producinglargeapples

C.improvingthetasteofapplesD.theincreaseofwaterinapples

3.China,FranceandtheUnitedStatesareconsideredto______.

A.belargeproducersofapplesB.belargeproducersofapplesauce

C.havethelongesthistoryinappleproductionD.havethecoldestwinter

amongappleproducingcountries

4．Theword'yielded'inthelastsentencemeans______.

A.improvedB.increasedC.producedD.sold

5．Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)thatappletreesdon'tgrow

in______.

A.JapanB.GermanyC.AustraliaD.Iceland

Passage2

Peopleseldomfeelneutralaboutpoetry(诗).Thosewholoveitsometimes

givetheimpressionthatitisanadequatesubstituteforfood,shelter,and

love.Itisn't.Words,nomatterhowsatisfying,areneveranequivalentforlife

itselfanditshumanexperiences.Thosewhodislikepoetryonprinciple

sometimesclaim,ontheotherhand,thatpoetryisonlywordsandgoodfor

nothing.That'snottrueeither.Itiseasytobecomefrustratedbywordsin

poetryorinlife,butwhenwordsrepresentandrecreategenuinehuman

feelings,astheyoftendoinpoetry,theycanbeveryimportant.Poetryis,in

fact,morethanjustwords.Itisanexperienceofwords,andthosewhoknow

howtoreadpoetrycaneasilyextendtheirexperienceoflife,theirsenseof

whatotherpeoplearelike,theirawarenessofthemselves,andtheirrangeof

humanfeelings.

Onereasonpoetrycanbesoimportantisthatitissocloselyconcernedwith

feelings.Poetryisoftenfullofideas,too,andsometimespoemscanbe

powerfulexperiencesofthemind,butmostpoemsareprimarilyabouthow

peoplefeelratherthanhowpeoplethink.Poemsprovide,infact,alanguage

forfeeling,andoneofpoetry'smostinsistentmeritsinvolvesitsattemptto

expresstheinexpressible.Howcananyone,forexample,putintowordswhat

itmeanstobeinloveorwhatitfeelsliketolosesomeoneonecaresabout?

Poetrytries,anditoftencapturesexactlytheshadeofemotionthatfeelsjust

righttoareader.Nosinglepoemcanbesaidtoexpressallthethingsthat

loveordeathfeelslikeormeans,butoneofthejoysofexperiencingpoetry

occurswhenwereadapoemandwanttosay,"Yes,thatisjustwhatitislike;

IknowexactlywhatthatlinemeansbutI'veneverbeenabletoexpressitso

well."Poetrycanbethevoiceofourfeelingsevenwhenourmindsare

speechlesswithgrieforjoy.

6．"Peopleseldomfeelneutralaboutpoetry"(inpara.1)inthiscontext

meansthat______.

A.fewpeoplethinkthatpoetryisneutral

B.peoplealwaysdifferintheirviewsaboutpoetry

C.peoplerarelytakeabiasedopinionaboutpoetry

D.peoplegenerallythinkofpoetryasextremelyimportantortotallyuseless

7．Itisimpliedbytheauthorthat______.

A.poetrytendstomakethereaderdisappointedB.poetrymakesits

readerssentimental

C.poetryismoreimportantthanwordsD.poetryoftencapturesrealhuman

feelings

8．Accordingtotheauthor,poetry______.

A.ismorethanjustwordsB.isthepoets'feelingsaboutwords

C.isanythingbutpatternsoflinesD.isanexperimentontheuseofwords

9．Poetrytries,persistently,toexpress______.

A.whatloveanddeathmeanB.whatpeoplethinkaboutthemselves

C.whatpeoplefeelbutfindithardtodescribeD.howpeoplegothrough

life

10.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.thestructureofpoetryB.thecomponentsofpoetry

C.thenatureandimportanceofpoetryD.theappreciationofpoetry

Passage3

Ataboutfouro'clockintheafternoonIcrossedthebridgeatGauley,West

Virginia,andturnedasharpcornerleadingintoatunnelundertherailroad

bridge.Ithadbeenrainingalldayandtheroadwasquitewet.BythetimeI

enteredthedark,narrowtunnelIhadswitchedontheheadlightsandreduced

thespeedofmycartotenmilesanhour,andyetevenatthatspeedIalmost

ranoveraman.Hewasaboutafootawayfrommycar,andIimmediately

stoppedtheengine.

Icalledouttohim:"Hey!"Hedidn'tmove.Icalledlouder.Hedidn'teven

turnhishead.IhadagoodloudhornandIpressedthelittleblackbuttonas

hardasIcould.Hewaslikeamaninadeepsleep.However,thehornseemed

toawakenhimlittlebylittle.Heturnedhisheadslowlyandlookedatme.He

wasabigmanofaboutthirty-fivewithaheavy-featuredface?anordinary

facewithabignoseandalargemouth.Hewaswetwithrain,lookingatme

witheyesthathadaglazeoverthem.Exceptfortheeyesyouseefaceslike

thatgoingintothepitatsixinthemorningorcomingoutofasteelmillor

foundrywhereheavyworkisdone.

Whenthemanatlastheardmyhornhesteppedforwardandcometowards

mycar.Ihadexpectedthathewouldatleastshowsurprisetoseeacarso

dangerouslyclosetohim.Buthisfaceexpressednoemotionwhatsoever.He

walkedslowlyasthoughhehadbeenexpectingmeandthenbentdownhis

headandsaid,"MayIgetin,friend?"

11．Wheredidthisstorytakeplace?

A.Underarailroadbridge.B.OutsideWestVirginia.C.Inaminepit.D.In

atunnel.

12．Theauthorturnedontheheadlightsanddroveslowlybecause______.

A.thetunnelwasdarkandnarrowB.itwasrainingheavily

C.theroadwasslipperyD.amanwasstandingintheway

13．Themanturnedroundandwalkedtowardsthecarafter______.

A.theauthorshoutedtohimB.heheardtheloudhorn

C.theauthorswitchedontheheadlightsD.heheardthecarapproachinghim

14．Itisimpliedbutnotdirectlystatedinthepassagethat______.

A.theauthorwasdrivingslowlybecauseoftherain

B.themanwassleepingsoundlyinthetunnel

C.themanhadbeencaughtintherainbeforeenteringthetunnel

D.theauthorstoppedhiscaraboutafootawayfromtheman

15．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Themandidnotrespondquicklytotheloudhorn.

B.Themanlookedlikeamanualworkerinhisthirties.

C.Themanwantedtheauthortogivehimalift.

D.Themanwasfrightenedforhewasnearlyhitbythecar.

Passage4

Takingpicturesisfun.Andtakinggoodonesiseasyifyoufollowafew

simplerules.Beforeyousnap(拍快照）apicture,thinkaboutit.Besureyou

arecloseenoughtoyoursubject.Aprettyfaceagainstaplainbackground,

forexample,makesagoodpicture.Butadistantfigurelostamongtreesand

cloudslacks(缺少)interest.Inalandscapescene,trytokeepatleasttwo-

thirdsofthepicturebelowthelinewherethegroundmeetsthesky.Forasky

scene,keepatleasttwo-thirdsofthepictureabovethatline.

Studypicturesinnewspapersandbooks.Trytoseewhysomearebetterthan

others.Usewhatyoulearntoimproveyourpictures.

16．Thewritertalksmostlyaboutpicturestaken______.

A.indoorsB.bymoonlightC.OutdoorsD.fornewspapers

17．Thisarticlegivessome______.

A.reasonsfortakinggoodpicturesB.hints(提示)fortakinggoodpictures

C.ideasforinterestingpicturesD.differencesbetweenstillandmoving

pictures

18．Inalandscapescenetwo-thirdsofthepictureshouldbe______.

A.landB.skyC.cloudsD.horizon(地平线）

19．Thewriterdoesn'tsayanythingabout______.

A.takingpicturesofskyscenesB.caringforyourcameras

C.gettingclosetoyoursubjectD.followingrules

20．Youcanimproveyourpicturesby______

A.thinkingaboutthembeforeyourtakethemB.studyingpicturesin

newspapersandbooks

C.snappingthemasquicklyasyoucanD.bothAandB

四、汉译英把下面的段落译成英语（共10分）

古往今来人类的一切智慧结晶，数百年来一直使人津津乐道的那些故

事，我们都可以轻而易举地从书中得到，而且也无需花费很多钱。但是

我们必须懂得该如何来利用这笔财富，如何最大限度地从中汲取养分。

世界上最不幸的就是那些人——他们从来没有发现过读好书是何等令人

愉悦的事。

五、英译汉把下面的段落译成汉语（共10分）

UnlikeChina,Americadoesn’thaveanationalentranceexamination.Butin

somestatestheAmericanshaveasmanyexamsandtestsasthehairsonan

ox.Forinstance,withinthreeyearsCaliforniahasfivemoreunifiedexams,

eachofadifferentnature.ThisisallbecausetheCaliforniaeducation

commissionervisitedChina,Japan,andKorea.

六、作文用英文写一篇100字左右的作文，谈谈运动的好处，作文中需

隐去真实姓名（共20分）

2013年沈阳师范大学外国语学院245二外英语考研真题

科目代码：245

科目名称：二外英语

一、语法与结构从下列各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以

填入空白处的最佳答案（满分20分，每题1分）

1．Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewas

busy______forherexamination.

A.toprepareB.tobeprepared

C.preparingD.beingprepared

2．Thestudentswereparticipating______aninternationalenergy-saving

competitionbetweentownsinNewEnglandandCanada.

A.forB.inC.toD.at

3．Themerefact______mostpeoplebelievenuclearwarwouldbe

madnessdoesnotmeanthatitwillnotoccur.

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.why

4．Hadheworkedharder,he______theexams.

A.musthavegotthroughB.wouldhavegotthrough

C.wouldgetthroughD.couldgetthrough

5．______sherealizeditwastoolatetogohome.

A.NosooneritgrewdarkthanB.Hardlydiditgrowdarkthat

C.ScarcelyhaditgrowndarkthanD.Itwasnotuntildarkthat

6．Theydecidedtochasethecowaway______itdidmoredamage.

A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.although

7．Ihaveheardbothteachersandstudents______wellofhim.

A.tospeakB.spokenC.tohavespokenD.speak

8．Ifthewholeoperation______beforehand,agreatdealoftimeand

moneywouldhavebeenlost.

A.wasnotplannedB.hasnotbeenplanned

C.hadnotbeenplannedD.werenotplanned

9.Thisis______themostdifficultjobIhaveevertackled.

A.byrightsB.byitselfC.byoneselfD.byfar

10．______thefactthathisinitialexperimentshadfailed,Prof.White

persistedinhisresearch.

A.BecauseofB.AstoC.InspiteofD.Inviewof

11.OfthetwoT-shirts,Ichose______.

A.thelessexpensiveB.theoneleastexpensive

C.theleastexpensiveD.theleastexpensiveofthem

12．Therearemanythingswhosemisuseisdangerous,butitishardtothink

ofanythingthatcanbecompared______tobaccoproducts.

A.inB.withC.amongD.by

13．“Howoftenhaveyouseencaseslikethis?”onesurgeonaskedanother.

“Oh,______times,Iguess,”wasthereply.

A.hundredofB.hundredsC.hundredsofD.hundred

14．Yousangwelllastnight.Wehopeyou’llsing______.

A.morebetterB.stillbetterC.nicelyD.best

15．Therewassuchalonglineattheexhibition______wehadtowaitfor

abouthalfanhour.

A.asB.thatC.soD.hence

16.Tonyisverydisappointed______theresultoftheexam.

A.withB.forC.towardD.on

17.I'llneverforget______youforthefirsttime.

A.tomeetB.tohavemetC.meetingD.havingtobemeeting

18．______difficultieswemaycomeacross,we’llhelponeanotherto

overcomethem.

A.HoweverB.WheneverC.WhereverD.Whatever

19．Untilthen,hisfamily______fromhimforsixmonths.

A.didn'thearB.hasn'tbeenhearing

C.hasn'theardD.hadn'theard

20．Hewasnot______toadmithismistakesinpublic.

A.manenoughB.enoughmanC.aenoughmanD.enoughaman

二、选择用所给词的适当形式填空（满分10分，每题1分）

1．Hewasinlowspiritsandevenconsidered______away.(A.togoB.

going)

2．Thecriminaleventhreatened______thepresident.(A.tomurderB.

murdering)

3．Mrs.Allisonwillcharmeveryoneattheparty.Sheisa______woman.

(A.charmingB.charmed)

4．Oneshouldalwaysbecarefulwith______guns.(A.loadingB.loaded)

5．TheChieffeltthoroughlylostinthe______streetsofLondon.

(A.crowdingB.crowded)

6．SorryIdidn’tturnup---I______forgot.(A.cleanB.cleanly)

7．Fixthepost______intheground.(A.firmB.firmly)

8．I’mgetting______fedup.(A.prettyB.prettily)

9．Hecanjumpreally______.(A.highB.highly)

10.Theplanegoes______fromLondontoHoustonwithoutstopping.

(A.directB.directly)

三、完形填空请阅读下面文章，并选择合适的选项把文章补充完整

（满分15分，每题1分）

Bodylanguage（身体语言）isthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguage

ofall!Itspeaks___1___thanwords.Accordingtospecialists（专家）,our

bodiessendoutmore___2___thanwerealize.Infact,non-verbal

communication（非语言交际）takesup（占）about50%ofwhatwe

really___3___.Andbodylanguageisparticularly___4___whenweattempt

to(试图）communicateacrosscultures.Indeed,whatiscalledbodylanguage

isso___5___，apartofusthatit'sactuallyoftenunnoticed.And

misunderstandings（误解）occurasaresultofit.__6__,differentsocieties

treatthe____7___betweenpeopledifferently.NorthernEuropeans（北欧

人）usuallydonotlikehaving____8___contactevenwithfriends,and

certainlynotwith___9___.PeoplefromLatinAmerican（拉丁美洲）

countries.___10___,toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore,it'spossiblethat

in___11___,itmaylooklikeaLatino（拉丁人）is___12___a

Norwegian（挪威人）allovertheroom.TheLatino,tryingtoexpress

friendship,willkeepmoving___13___.TheNorwegian,veryprobably

seeingthisaspushiness,willkeep___14___—whichtheLatinowillinreturn

regardas___15___.

1．A.straighterB.louderC.harderD.further

2．A.soundsB.invitationsC.feelingsD.messages

3．A.hopeB.receiveC.discoverD.mean

4．A.immediateB.misleadingC.importantD.difficult

5．A.wellB.farC.muchD.long

6．A.ForexampleB.ThusC.HoweverD.Inshort

7．A.tradeB.distanceC.connectionsD.greetings

8．A.eyeB.verbalC.bodilyD.telephone

9．A.strangersB.relativesC.neighboursD.enemies

10．A.inotherwordsB.ontheotherhandC.inasimilarwayD.

byallmeans

11．A.troubleB.conversationC.silenceD.experiment

12．A.disturbingB.helpingC.guidingD.following

13．A.closerB.fasterC.inD.away

14．A.steppingforwardB.goingonC.backingawayD.comingout

15．A.weaknessB.carelessnessC.friendlinessD.coldness

四、阅读理解阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容选择最佳答案（满分20

分，每题1分）

Passage1

Penguins(企鹅)arespecialbirds.Theycannotfly.Theyhaveverynarrow

wingsandspecialfeathers（羽毛）.Therearemanykindsofpenguins,but

allofthemliveinthesouthernhalfoftheworld.Mostofthemliveon

Antarctica（南极洲）.

Penguinsliveinlargeflocks,orgroups.Theymovevery,veryslowlyon

land.However,theycanmoveveryfastunderthewaterorontopofthe

water.Theyhaveveryfewnaturalenemies.

Kingpenguinsareonetypeofpenguin.Theyareinterestingbecausetheylay

onlyoneegg.Oneoftheparentskeepstheeggononeofitsfeet.Theparents

haveextraskinthathangsdowntoprotecttheegg.Whenoneparentgets

tired,heorshepassestheeggtotheotherparentfromfoottofoot.Afterthe

egghatches,thatis,thebabycomesoutoftheegg,thebabycontinuestostay

bytheparents'feet.

1.Themainideaofparagraph3is______.

A.kingpenguinparentsbothtakecareoftheegg

B.babykingpenguinsliketostayneartheirparentsaftertheyareborn

C.thewaythatkingpenguinsraisetheiryoungisinteresting

D.kingpenguinsareonetypeofpenguin

2.Thewordflocksinline4means______.

A.fliesB.areasofwaterC.kindsD.groups

3．Thereadingdoesnotsayit,butwecanguessthat______.

A.mostofpenguinsliveunderthewater

B.penguinsdonotliveinAlaska,Russia,orCanada

C.penguinscanflyintheairbutnotverywell

D.penguineggsarevery,verylightandcanbreakveryeasily

4.Thewingsofapenguinare______.

A.usuallyblackontopandwhiteonthebottomB.notverynarrow

C.notverywideD.abletomovetotheleftandtotheright

5.Itisdifficulttofind______.

A.agroupofpenguinsB.apenguinlivingbyitself

C.twobabypenguinsfromthesamemotherD.apenguinlivingingroups

Passage2

Dowomentalkmorethanmen?Domentalkinthesamewayaswomen?

AccordingtothelatestresearchfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica,menand

womentalksuchdifferentlanguagesthatitislikepeoplefromtwodifferent

culturestryingtocommunicate.ProfessorDeborahTannen,ofGeorgetown

University,hasnoticeddifferencesinthestyleofboys’andgirls’

conversationsfromandearlyage.Shesaysthatlittlegirls’conversationis

lessdefinite（确定的）thanboys’andexpressesmoredoubts（疑惑）.

Littleboysuseconversationtoestablishstatus（地位）withtheirlisteners.

Thesedifferencescontinueintoadultlife,shesays.Inpublicconversations

mentalkmostandinterrupt（打断）otherspeakersmore.Inprivate

conversations,menandwomenspeakinequalamounts-althoughtheysay

thingsinadifferentstyle.ProfessorTannenbelievesthat,forwomen,private

talkingisawaytoestablishandtestintimacy（亲密关系）.Formen,

privatetalkingisawaytoexplore（探索）thepowerstructureofa

relationship.

Teachingisonejobwherethedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’sways

oftalkingshow.Whenamanteachesadwoman,saysProfessorTannen,he

wantstoshowthathehasmoreknowledge,andhencemorepowerin

conversation.Heuseshislanguagetoshowthis.Whenawomanteaches

anotherwoman,however,sheismorelikelytotakeasharingapproachandto

encourageherstudenttojoinin.

ButProfessorTannendoesnotbelievethatwomenarenaturallymore

helpful.Shesayswomenfeeltheyachievepowerbybeingabletohelp

others.

Althoughtheresearchsuggestsmentalkandinterruptpeoplemorethan

women,ProfessorTannensayswomenactuallyencouragethistohappen

becausetheybelieveitwillleadtomoreintimacyandhelptoestablisha

relationship.

Somescientistswhoarestudyingspeechthinkthebrainispre-

programmed（预设程序）forlanguage.Asweareusuallytospeakby

women,itseemslikelythatthebrainmusthaveasexualbias（性别歧视）

initsprogramming,otherwisemalespeechpatternswouldnotariseatall.

6．Whatarethedifferencesbetweenlittleboys’andlittlegirls’

conversation?______

A.Girls’conversationismoredefinitethanboys’andexpressesmoredoubts.

B.Girls’conversationislessdefinitethanboys’andexpresseslessdoubts.

C.Girls’conversationislessdefiniteandexpresseslessdoubts.

D.Girls’conversationislessdefiniteandexpressesmoredoubts.

7．Differencesbetweenmenandwomeninadultconversationsare

that______

A.inbothpublicandprivateconversations,mentalkmostandinterrupt

othersmore

B.inprivateconversations,womendomoretalkthanmendo

C.inpublicconversations,menandwomenspeakinequalamounts

D.inprivateconversations,menandwomenspeakinequalamounts

8.Accordingtothepassage______

A.amaleteacherwantstoshowhismalestudentshisknowledge

B.amaleteacherwantstoshowhisfemalestudentshisknowledge

C.afemaleteacherwantstoshowhismalestudentshisknowledge

D.afemaleismorelikelytoencouragehermalestudentstojoinin

9．Whydomentalkandinterruptothersmorethanwomendo?

A.Becausetheyaremoreimportantthanwomen.

B.Becausetheyareaccustomedtoit

C.Becausetheydonotlikewomentotalkmoreandinterruptthem.

D.Becausetheyareencouragebywomen

10.Womenallowmentotalkmoreandinterruptmorebecause______

A.Theyaretooshytotalk

B.Theydon’tknowwhattosay

C.Theyareafraidofestablishingarelationship

D.Theybelievethatwillleadtocloserelationship

Passage3

Everymanisaphilosopher（哲学家）.Everymanhashisownphilosophy

oflifeandhisspecialviewoftheuniverse.Moreover,hisphilosophyis

important,moreimportantperhapsthanhehimselfknows.Itdetermineshis

treatmentoffriendsandenemies,hisconductwhenaloneandinsociety,his

attitudetowardshishom