2022年江苏大学英语考试考前冲刺卷20测

2022年江苏大学英语考试考前冲刺卷

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一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意）

1.WhichcountywasNOTmentionedashavingbeenincIudedinthetornado

watch

A.Johnson.

B.Miami.

C.Jefferson.

D.Franklin.

2.{{I}}Questions24to25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Atthe

endofthenewsitem,youwi11begiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

Whatwouldthebankdoifwagesgrewtoofast

A.Itwouldincreaseinterestratesagain.

B.Itwouldcutinterestratesagain.

C.Itwouldcutwagesagain.

D.Itwouldincreasewagesby2to3percent.

3.{{I}}Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Atthe

endofthepassage,youwi11begiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/1}}

Usuallywaitersandwaitressesexpecttheirtiptobe.

A.25%ofthebill

B.15%ofthebill

C.50%ofthebill

D.20%ofthebill

4.{{I}}Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Atthe

endofthepassage,youwi11begiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/1}}

TheSuezCanalismeritionedasanexampIeofa.

A.moderncanal

B.waterlevelcanal

C.lockcanal

D.irrigationcanal

5.{{IllQuestions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.At

theendoftheconversation,youwiIIbegiven20secondstoanswerthe

questions.NowIistentotheconversation.{{/1}}

Whathappenedduringthepastfourweeks

A.Themanhasboughtanewhouse.

B.Theman'scompanyhasmovedtoanewbuilding.

C.Theman,sfamilyhasmovedtoanewbuilding.

D.Nothingspecial.

6.{{B}}SECTIONACONVERSATIONS{{/B}}{{I}}Inthissectionyouwi11

hearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyand

thenanswerthequestionsthatfoIIow.{{/1}}{{I}}Questions1to3are

basedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,you

wiIIbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.NowIistentothe

conversation.{{/1}}

Whatcanweinferaboutthewoman

A.Thatshehasstoppedsmoking.

B.Thatshedoesnotwanttogetmarried.

C.Thatshehasaskedthemantoquitsmokingmanytimes.

D.Thatsheisnotinlovewiththeman.

7.{{I}}Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Atthe

endofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/1}}

Whichofthefollowingpracticesismostcloselyassociatedwithancient

EgyptianbeliefinanafterIife

A.Placingthedeadintombscarvedoutofsolidrock.

B.Buildingpyramidstohousethebodiesofdeadkings.

C.Preservingdeadbodieswithoilsandspices.

D.Constructingtombswithouttheuseofwheelsorheavyequipment.

8.{{I}}Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Atthe

endofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/1}}

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage

A.Waitersandwaitressesusuallygetlowwages.

B.A$3.00tipisusuallyexpectedforamealof$20.00.

C.Waitersandwaitressesoftengelbesttipsfromcustomerstheywork

mostfor.

D.Goodtippingcanhelpcustomersgetquickservice.

9.Whatisthedefinitionofatornadowarning

A.Theformationofafunnelcloud.

B.Thesightingofafunnelcloud.

C.ThebulletinissuedbytheNationalWeatherService.

D.Theconvergenceoffavorableconditionsforafunnelcloudtoform.

10.{{I}}Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Attheendoftheconversation,youwiIIbegiven15secondstoanswer

thequestions.NowIistentotheconversation.{{/1}}

HowdidMaggiegettothePeak

A.ByPeakTram.

B.Bycable.

C.Onfoot.

D.Notmentioned.

11.{{I}}Questions29to30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Atthe

endofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

ManydeathsduringchiIdbirthcouldbepreventedbythefollowingmethods

EXCEPT.

A.bypassingvirustothebabies

B.byusingmedicines

C.byimprovinghealthcondition

D.byvaccineinoculation

12.{{I}}Questions26to28arebasedonthefollowingnews.Atthe

endofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

Japan,sJanuarytradesurplus.

A.hasjumpedmorethan40%sincelastyear

B.hasjumpedabout40%sincelastJanuary

C.was5.3billiondollars

D.was25milliondollars

13.{{I}}Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswer

thequestions.NowIistentotheconversation.{{/1}}

WhydidthebuiIdinggetsick

A.Thebuildingneedsmorebreath.

B.Toomanypollutantsandmoisture.

C.Thebuildinghasbeenoverused.

D.Peopledon'ttakegoodcareofit.

14.{{I}}Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.At

theendofthepassage,youwiIIbegiven20secondstoanswerthe

questions.NowIistentothepassage.{{/1}}

Thegeneraltoneofthepassageisoneof.

A.annoyance

B.explanation

C.deduction

D.complaint

15.{{I}}Questions29to30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Atthe

endofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

Bytheyear2015,thenumberofwomendyinginchiIdbirthishopedto

bereducedby.

A.2/3

B.3/4

C.1/2

D.1/3

16.{{I}}Questions26to28arebasedonthefollowingnews.Atthe

endofthenewsitem,youwi11begiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

Japan'stradingpartners,attitudetowardsitsgrowingtradesurplus

canbedescribedas.

A.angry

B.indifferent

C.overjoyed

D.worried

17.{(Bl}TEXTC{{/B}}

ThemenandwomenofAngIo-SaxonEngIandnormaIIyboreonenameonly.

Distinguishingepithetswererarelyadded.Thesemightbepatronymic,

descriptiveoroccupationaI.Theywere,however,hardlysurnames,

HeritabIenamesgraduaIIybecamegeneraIinthethreecenturiesfollowing

theNormanConquestin1066.ItwasnotuntiIthe13thand14thcenturies

thatsurnamesbecamefixed,althoughformanyyearsafterthat,thedegree

ofstabiIityinfamiIynamesvariedconsiderablyindifferentpartsof

thecountry.

BritishsurnamesfaIImainlyintofourbroadcategories:

{{U}}patronymic{{/U}},occupationaIrdescriptiveandIocaI.Afewnames,

itistrue,wiIIremainpuzzling:foreignnames,perhaps,crudely

translated,adaptedorabbreviated;orartificialnames.

Infact,overfiftypercentofgenuineBritishsurnamesderivefrom

placenamesofdifferentkinds,andsotheybeIongtothelastofour

fourmaincategories.EvensuchanameasSimpsonmaybelongtothislast

group,andnottothefirst,hadthefamiIyoncehaditshomeintheancient

viIIageofthatname.Otherwise,SimpsonmeansnthesonofSimon",as

mightbeexpected.

HundredsofoccupationaIsurnamesareatoncefamiIiartous,orat

IeastrecognizabIeafteralittlethought:Arther,Carter,Fisher,Mason,

Thatcher,Taylor,tonamebutafew.Hundredsofothersaremoreobscure

intheirmeaningsandtestifytotheamazingspeciaIizationinmedievaI

arts,craftsandfunctions.Suchare"Day”,(OldEnglishforbreadmaker)

andMWaIker”(afullerwhosejobwastocIeanandthickennewIymadecIoth).

AlIthesevocationaInamescarrywiththemacertaingravityand

dignity,whichdescriptivenamesoftenlack.Some,itistrue,Iike"Long",

“Short"or"LittIe”,aresimple.TheymaybetakenquiteIiterally.Others

requiremorethinking:theirmeaningsaresIightIydifferentfromthe

modemones."Black11and“White”impIieddarkandfairrespectively.

"Sharp"meantgenuineIydiscerning,alert,acuteratherthan

quick-wittedorclever.

PIace-nameshavealastinginterestsincethereishardlyatownor

viIIageinalIEngIandthathasnotatsometimegivenitsnametoafamiIy.

Theymaybepicturesque,evenpoeticaI;ortheymaybepedestrian,even

trivial.AmongthecommonernameswhichsurvivewithrelativelyIittIe

changefromold-Englishtimesare"Milton”(middleenclosure)and

“Hilton”(enclosureonahill).

SurnamesaresaidtobeinAngloSaxonEngland.

A.common

B.vocational

C.unusual

D.descriptive

18.{{B}}TEXTE({/B)}

TheInternetbeganinthe1960sasasmalInetworkofacademicand

governmentcomputersprimarilyinvoIvedinresearchfortheU.S.

miIitary.OriginallyIimitedtoresearchersatahandfuIofuniversities

andgovernmentfaciIities,theInternethasquicklybecomeaworIdwide

networkprovidinguserswithinformationonarangeofsubjectsand

allowingthemtopurchasegoodsdirectlyfromcompaniesviacomputer.

By1999,84mi11ionU.S.citizenshadaccesstotheInternetathomeor

work.MoreandmoreAmericansarepayingbills,shopping,ordering

airlinetickets,andpurchasingstocksviacomputerovertheInternet.

Internetbankingisalsobecomingincreasinglypopular.Withlower

overheadcostsintermsofstaffingandofficespace,Internetbanksare

abletoofferhigherinterestratesondepositsandchargelowerrates

onIoansthantraditionaIbanks.{{U}}nBrickandmortar"hanks{{/U}}are

increasinglyofferingonIinebankingservicesviatransactionaIwebsites

tocompIementtheirtraditionalservices.Atpresent,14percentof

InternethouseholdsconducttheirbankingbymeansoftheInternet,and

thefigureisexpectedtodoubIeortripleduringthenexttwoorthree

years.

IncreasingcommerciaIuseoftheInternethasheightenedsecurityand

privacyconcerns.WithacreditordebitcardyanInternetusercanorder

almostanythingfromanInternetsiteandhaveitdeliveredtohishome

oroffice.CompaniesdoingbusinessovertheInternetneedsophisticated

securitymeasurestoprotectcreditcard,bankaccount,andsociaI

securitynumbersfromunauthorizedaccessastheypassacrossthe

Internet.AnyorganizationthatconnectsitsnetworkstothegIobaI

Internetmustcarefullycontroltheaccesspointtoensurethatoutsiders

cannotdisrupttheorganizationsinternaInetworksorgainunauthorized

accesstotheorganization1scomputersystemsanddata.

Accordingtothetext,Internetbanking.

A.requiresminimalusagefees

B.offerspriceadvantagestousers

C.ismoreefficientthantraditionalbanking

D.isenvironmentally-conscious

19.{{BJJTEXTD{{/B}}

Therearesuperstitionsattachedtonumbers.EventhoseancientGreeks

beIievedthatalInumbersandtheirmultipleshadsomemysticaI

significance.

Thosenumbersbetween1and13wereinparticulartohaveapowerful

infIuenceovertheaffairsofmen.

Forexample,itiscommonIysaidthatluckrgoodorbad.comesinthrees;

ifanaccidenthappens,twomoreofthesamekindmaybeexpectedsoon

afterwards.ThearrivalofaletterwiIIbefoIIowedbytwootherswithin

acertainperiod.

AnotherbeIiefinvolvingthenumberthreehasitthatitisunIucky

toIightthreecigarettesfromtheonematch.Ifthishappens,thebad

luckthatgoeswiththedeedfallsuponthepersonwhosecigarettewas

thelasttobeIit.TheiII-omenIinkedtotheIightingofthreethings

fromonematchorcandlegoesbacktoatleastthe17thcenturyand

probablyearIier.ItwasbeIievedthatthreecandlesalightatthesame

timewouldbesuretobringbadluck;one,two,orfour,werepermissible,

butneverjustthree.

Sevenwasanothersignificantnumber,usuallyregardedasabringer

ofgoodluck.TheancientastrologersbeIievedthattheuniversewas

governedbysevenplanets;studentsofShakespearewi11recalIthatthe

Iifeofmanwasdividedintosevenages.Sevenhorseshoesnailedtoa

housewiIIprotectitfromalIevil.

Nineisusuallythoughtofasaluckynumberbecauseitistheproduct

ofthreetimesthree,itwasmuchusedbytheAngIo-Saxonsintheircharms

forhealing.

AnotherbeIiefwasthatgreatchangesoccurredevery7thand9thof

aman'sIife.Consequently,theageof63(theproductofninetimes

seven)wasthoughttobeaveryperiloustimeforhim.Ifhesurvived

his63rdyearhemighthopetoIivetoaripeoldage.

Thirteen,asweweIIknow,isregardedwithgreataweandfear.

Thecommonbeliefisthatthisderivesfromthefactthattherewere

13peopIeatChrist5sLastSupper.Thisbeingtheeveofhisbetrayal,

itisnotdifficulttounderstandthesignificancegiventothenumber

bytheearlyChristians.

Inmoremoderntimes13isanespeciallyunIuckynumberofadinner

party,forexample.HoteIswiIIavoidnumberingafloorthe13th;the

progressionisfrom12to14,andnoroomisgiventhenumber13.Many

homeownerswiIIuseinsteadof13astheirhousenumber.

Yetoddlyenough,tobebornonthe13thofthemonthisnotregarded

withanyfearatallrwhichjustshowshowirrationalweareinour

superstitiousbeIiefs.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinggroupsofnumberswiII

certainlybringgoodlucktopeopIe

A.3and7.

B.3and9.

C.7and9.

D.3and13.

20.

{{Bl}TEXTA{{/B}}

MassivechangesinalIoftheworId'sdeepIycherishedsportinghabits

areunderway.Whetherit'soneofLondon5sparksfulIofpeopIeplaying

softbaII,andRussianstakinguprugby,ortheSuperbowlrivalingthe

BritishFootbaIICupFinalasateIevisedspectatoreventinBritain,

thepatternsofplayersandspectatorsarechangingbeyondrecognition.

WearewitnessingagIobaIizationofoursportingculture.

ThatannualbieyeIerace,theTourdeFrance,muchlovedbytheFrench,

isagoodcaseinpoint.JustafewyearsbackitwasastrictlycontinentaI

affairwithFrance,BelgiumandHolland,SpainandItalytakingpartin.

ButinrecentyearsithasbeendominatedbyCoIombianmountainclimbers,

andAmericanandIrishriders.

ThepeopIewhoreallymatterweIcometheshifttowardglobalization.

Peugeot,MichelinandPanasonicaremulti-nationaIcorporationsthat

wantworIdwidereturnsforthemiIIionstheyinvestinteams.Soitdoes

themIiteraIlyaworIdofgoodtoseethisunofficialworIdchampionship

becomejustthat.

ThisisundoubtedIyaneconomic-basedrevolutionwearewitnessing

here,onemadepossiblebycommunicationstechnology,butmadetohappen

becauseofmarketingconsiderations.SeiIthegameandyoucanseiICoca

ColaorBudweiseraswell.

TheskillfulwayinwhichAmericanfootbaIIhasbeensoldtoEurope

isagoodexampIeofhowalIsportswiIIdevelop.Theaimofcourseis

notreallytospreadthesportforitsownsake,buttoincreasethenumber

ofpeopIeinterestedinthemajormoney-makingevents.Theeconomicsof

theSuperbowlarealreadyastronomical.WithseatsatUS$125,gate

receiptsalonewereastaggering$10,000,000.Themostimportant

statisticoftheclay,however,wasthe$10,000,000inTVadvertising

fees.ImaginehowmuchthatbecomeswhentheeyesoftheworIdarewatching.

Soitcameasaterribleshock,butnotreallyasasurprise,tolearn

thatsomepeopIearenowsuggestingthatsoccerchangefrombeingagame

oftwo45-minutehalves,tooneoffour25-minutequarters.Theideais

unashamedlytocapturemoreadvertisingrevenue,withoutgivingany

thoughtfortheintegrityofasportwhichreIiesforitsessenceonthe

flowingnatureoftheaction.

Moreover,assportsexpandintoworIdmarkets,andasourchoiceof

sportsasconsumersalsogrows,wewi11demandtoseethempIayedata

higherandhigherIeveI.InboxingwehaveaIreadyseennumerous,dubious

worldtitlecategoriesbecausepeopIewi11notpaytoseeanythingless

thana"WorldTitle"fight,andthismeansthatthetitlefightshave

tobeheldindifferentcountriesaroundtheworId!

GIobaIizationofsportingculturemeansthat.

A.morepeoplearetakingupsports

B.traditionalsportsaregettingpopular

C.manylocalsportsarebecominginternational

D.foreignersaremoreinterestedinlocalsports

21.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}}

Thetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation.Then

itbegansuddenlytoslowdown,presumablyinobediencetoasignal.For

someminutesitcrawledalong,thenstopped,presentlyitbegantomove

forwardagain.Atthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown-1ine,swerved

inwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithaImostalarmingeffect.Fora

timethetwotrainsranparaIlei,nowonegainingalittle,nowtheother.

Mrs.McGiIIicuddyIookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowsofthe

paralleicarriages.Mostoftheblindsweredown,butoccasionallythe

occupantsofthecarriageswerevisible.Theothertrainwasnotvery

fuIIandthereweremanyemptycarriages.Atthemomentwhenthetwotrains

gavetheillusionofbeingstationary,ablindinoneofthecarriages

flewupwithasnap.Mrs.McGiIIicuddyIookedintotheIightedfirstclass

carriagethatwasonlyafewfeetaway.

Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf-rosetoherfeet.

Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman.Hishands

wereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewasslowly,

remorseIessIy,strangIingher.Hereyeswerestaringfromtheirsockets,

herfacewaspurple.AsMrs.McGiIIicuddywatched,fascinated,theend

came;thebodywentIimpandcrumpledintheman5shands.

Atthesamemoment,Mrs.McGi11icuddy9strainsIoweddownagainand

theotherbegantogainspeed.Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolater

ithadvanishedfromsight.

AlmostautomaticaIIyMrs.McGiIIicuddy1shandwentuptothe

communicationcordthenpaused,irresolute.Afterall,whatusewould

itberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastraveIingThehorror

ofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters,andtheunusualcircumstances,

madeherfeelparalysed.Someimmediateactionwasnecessary-butwhat

Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid,

“Ticket,please."

WhenMrs.McGiIIicuddy9strainpassedthroughastation,it.

A.gainedspeedsuddenly

B.keptitsusualspeed

C.changeditsspeed

D.stoppedimmediately

22.

{{B}}TEXTA({/B})

MassivechangesinalIoftheworId'sdeepIycherishedsportinghabits

areunderway.Whetherit'soneofLondon5sparksfulIofpeopIeplaying

softba11,andRussianstakinguprugby,ortheSuperbowIrivalingthe

BritishFootba11CupFinalasateIevisedspectatoreventinBritain,

thepatternsofplayersandspectatorsarechangingbeyondrecognition.

WearewitnessingagIobaIizationofoursportingculture.

ThatannualbieyeIerace,theTourdeFrance,muchlovedbytheFrench,

isagoodcaseinpoint.JustafewyearsbackitwasastrictlycontinentaI

affairwithFrance,BelgiumandHolland,SpainandItalytakingpartin.

ButinrecentyearsithasbeendominatedbyCoIombianmountainclimbers,

andAmericanandIrishriders.

ThepeopIewhoreallymatterweIcometheshifttowardgIobaIization.

Peugeot,MichelinandPanasonicaremulti-nationaIcorporationsthat

wantworIdwidereturnsforthemiIIionstheyinvestinteams.Soitdoes

themIiteraIlyaworIdofgoodtoseethisunofficialworIdchampionship

becomejustthat.

ThisisundoubtedIyaneconomic-basedrevolutionwearewitnessing

here,onemadepossiblebycommunicationstechnology,butmadetohappen

becauseofmarketingconsiderations.SeiIthegameandyoucanseiICoca

ColaorBudweiseraswell.

TheskillfulwayinwhichAmericanfootbaIIhasbeensoldtoEurope

isagoodexampIeofhowalIsportswiIIdevelop.Theaimofcourseis

notreallytospreadthesportforitsownsake,buttoincreasethenumber

ofpeopIeinterestedinthemajormoney-makingevents.Theeconomicsof

theSuperbowlarealreadyastronomical.WithseatsatUS$125,gate

receiptsalonewereastaggering$10,000,000.Themostimportant

statisticoftheclay,however,wasthe$10r000,000inTVadvertising

fees.ImaginehowmuchthatbecomeswhentheeyesoftheworIdarewatching.

Soitcameasaterribleshock,butnotreallyasasurprise,tolearn

thatsomepeopIearenowsuggestingthatsoccerchangefrombeingagame

oftwo45-minutehalves,tooneoffour25-minutequarters.Theideais

unashamedlytocapturemoreadvertisingrevenue,withoutgivingany

thoughtfortheintegrityofasportwhichreliesforitsessenceonthe

flowingnatureoftheaction.

Moreover,assportsexpandintoworIdmarkets,andasourchoiceof

sportsasconsumersalsogrows,wewilldemandtoseethempIayedata

higherandhigherIeveI.InboxingwehaveaIreadyseennumerous,dubious

worIdtitlecategoriesbecausepeoplewi11notpaytoseeanythingless

thana"WorldTitler,fight,andthismeansthatthetitlefightshave

tobeheldindifferentcountriesaroundtheworId!

WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtothemassivechanges

A.Goodeconomicreturns.

B.Revivalofsports.

C.Communicationstechnology.

D.Marketingstrategies.

23.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}1

Thetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation.Then

itbegansuddenlytoslowdown,presumablyinobediencetoasignal.For

someminutesitcrawledalong,thenstopped,presentlyitbegantomove

forwardagain.Atthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown-1ine,swerved

inwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithaImostalarmingeffect.Fora

timethetwotrainsranparaIlei,nowonegainingalittle,nowtheother.

Mrs.McGiIIicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowsofthe

paralleicarriages.Mostoftheblindsweredown,butoccasionallythe

occupantsofthecarriageswerevisible.Theothertrainwasnotvery

fuIIandthereweremanyemptycarriages.Atthemomentwhenthetwotrains

gavetheillusionofbeingstationary,ablindinoneofthecarriages

flewupwithasnap.Mrs.McGiIIicuddyIookedintotheIightedfirstclass

carriagethatwasonlyafewfeetaway.

Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf-rosetoherfeet.

Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman.Hishands

wereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewasslowly,

remorseIessIy,strangIingher.Hereyeswerestaringfromtheirsockets,

herfacewaspurple.AsMrs.McGi11icuddywatched,fascinated,theend

came;thebodywentIimpandcrumpledintheman1shands.

Atthesamemoment,Mrs.McGi11icuddy'strainsIoweddownagainand

theotherbegantogainspeed.Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolater

ithadvanishedfromsight.

AlmostautomaticaIIyMrs.McGiIIicuddy9shandwentuptothe

communicationcordthenpaused,irresolute.AfteralIrwhatusewould

itberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelingThehorror

ofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters,andtheunusualcircumstances,

madeherfeelparalysed.Someimmediateactionwasnecessary-butwhat

Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid,

"Ticket,please.M

Mrs.McGiIIicuddyseemstobea(an)person.

A.observant

B.interested

C.nosy

D.nervous

24.{{BHTEXTE{{/B}}

TheInternetbeganinthe1960sasasmalInetworkofacademicand

governmentcomputersprimarilyinvoIvedinresearchfortheU.S.

miIitary.OriginallyIimitedtoresearchersatahandfuIofuniversities

andgovernmentfaciIities,theInternethasquicklybecomeaworldwide

networkprovidinguserswithinformationonarangeofsubjectsand

allowingthemtopurchasegoodsdirectlyfromcompaniesviacomputer.

By1999,84