2016-2023年北京经济管理职业学院高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年考点试题甄选合集含答案解析

2016-2023年北京经济管理职业学院高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年考点试题甄选合集含答案解析（图片大小可任意调节）第1卷一.数学单项选择题(共15题)1.长方体三条棱长分别为1，2，3，则该长方体的对角线的长为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

2.的周长为（）

A.10

B.20

C.16

D.26

3.已知平面α、β、γ两两垂直，它们三条交线的公共点为O，过O引一条射线OP，若OP与三条交线中的两条所成的角都是60。，则OP与第三条交线所成的角为()

A.30o

B.45o

C.60o

D.不确定

4.如果球的大圆面积增为原来的4倍，则该球的体积就增为原来的（）

A.4倍

B.8倍

C.12倍

D.16倍

5.圆心在点(5，0)且与直线3x＋4y＋5＝0相切的圆的方程是（）

A.x2＋y2－10x－16＝0

B.x2＋y2－10x－9＝0

C.x2＋y2－10x＋16＝0

D.x2＋y2－10x＋9＝0

6.下列函数中，最小正周期为π的偶函数是（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

7.已知圆的方程为x2＋y2－2x＋4y＋1＝0，则圆上一点到直线3x＋4y－10＝0的最大距离为（）

A.6

B.5

C.4

D.3

8.已知三角形三边之比为5:7:8，则最大角与最小角的和为（）

A.135°

B.120°

C.90°

D.150°

9.已知集合A={2，4，8}，B={2，4，6，8}，则A∪B=（）

A.{2，4，6，8}

B.{2，4}

C.{2，4，8}

D.{6）

10.若1名女生和3名男生排成一排，则该女生不在两端的不同排法共有（）

A.24种

B.12种

C.16种

D.8种

11.log510-log52=

A.8

B.0

C.1

D.5

12.圆x2＋y2＝25上的点到直线5x＋12y－169＝0的距离的最小值是（）

A.9

B.8

C.7

D.6

13.如果不共线的向量a和b有相等的长度，则（）

A.0

B.1

C.-1

D.2

14.当圆锥的侧面积和底面积的比值是时，圆锥轴截面的顶角是（）

A.45o

B.60o

C.90o

D.120o

15.已知集合M={1，-2，3），N=（-4，5，6，-7），从这两个集合中各取一个元素作为一个点的直角坐标，其中在第一、二象限内不同的点的个数是（）

A.18

B.16

C.14

D.10

二.数学问答题(共3题)1.椭圆的中心在原点，一个顶点和一个焦点分别是直线x+3y-6=0与两坐标轴的交点，则此椭圆的标准方程为．

2.展开式的二项式系数之和比展开式的二项式系数之和小240．

展开式的第3项；

展开式的中间项．

3.从地面上A点处测山顶的仰角为α，沿A至山底直线前行a米到B点处，又测得山顶的仰角为β，求山高。

三.英语单项选择题(共25题)1.TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat,isowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordination(从属),andtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration.

Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex,thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthecomplex,technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers.Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptablemembersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms.

Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being.

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

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatformalschoolingincolonialNorthAmericawas.

A.highlydisciplined

B.generallyrequiredbylaw

C.improperlyadministered

D.consideredrelativelyunimportant

2.What'sthematterIhavetotellyouto____yourheadupagainandagain.（）

A.hold

B.fold

C.hang

D.support

3.KarenMaclnneshadspentninemonthsinthehospital.Asshegrewweaker,the16-year-oldgirlaskedherparents,"AmIgoingtodie?"

HermothertoldKarenthetruth.Afterlearningthebadnews,allKarenwantedwastogohome.Herparentsdecidedtosatisfyherwish－nomatterthatmedicalfund（基金）,whichhadhelpedpayforKaren'shospitalization,wouldnotcoveranyofthefulltimemedicalcareshewouldneedathome.Whenshewascarriedthroughherfrontdoor,Karensmiledforthefirsttimeinmonths.

AfriendoftheMaclnnesfamily,SheilaPetersen,knewofthisandofferedtohelp.Shevolunteered（自愿）notonlytofindnurses,butalsotoraisemoneyforKaren'scare.MoneywasreceivedfromsomanypeoplethatSheilacreatedafund,"FriendsofKaren".

Afterleavingthehospital,Karenlivedfor11months."Andthosemonthswerehappyonesforher,"sayshermother,"thankstoSheila."

EvenafterKarendied,peoplekeptsendingmoney.Sheilaputitintothefund,triedtofindsomeoneelsewhoneededhelp.Bylastmonth,FriendsofKarenwashelping70families.

"Istillhavearelationshipwitheachfamily,"saysSheila."Wehavefourchildrenwhoareneardeathnow,andIwanttobethereforthem."Sheilaadmits（承认）theworkissometimesdifficult,butsays,"thesmileonachild'sfacemakesitallworthwhile（值得的）."

ThemothertoldKarenthatshe____.

A.wasgoingtodie

B.wasgoinghome

C.wasgrowingweak

D.wasbecomingbetter

4.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

EleanorRooseveltwasthewifeofAmerica’s32ndpresident,FranklinRoosevelt.Shehelpedherhusbandinmanywaysduringhislong21life.Shealsobecameoneofthemost22womeninAmerica.Shefoughtforequalrightsforallpeople.

EleanorwasborninNewYorkCityin1884.Herfamilyhadgreatwealth.ButEleanordidnothaveahappy23.Herparentsdiedwhenshewasveryyoung.Shewasraisedbyhergrandmother.Eleanor24thatasachild,hergreatesthappinesscamefromhelpingothers.

Intheearly1900s,manypeoplewereworriedabouttheproblemsof25peoplewhocametoAmericain26ofabetterlife.Eleanorcouldnot27howpeoplelivedinsuchpoorconditionswhilesheandsomeothershadsomuch28.

Aftershefinishedschool,Eleanorbegan29childrentoreadandwriteinoneofthepoorestareasofNewYorkCity.Shealsolookedinto30whereworkersweresaidtobebadly31.Shesawlittlechildrenoffourandfiveyearsoldworkinguntilthey32tothefloor.Shebecameinvolved（参与）withotherwomenwho33thesameideasaboutimprovingsocialconditions.

FranklinRooseveltbegan34EleanorwhenhewasinNewYork.Theygot35in1905.Inthenextelevenyears,theyhadsixchildren.TheRooseveltmovedtoWashingtonD.C.in1913.

____.

A.job

B.childhood

C.future

D.dream

5.SometimesIfeelthatbeingthemotherofthreesmallchildrenislikeoperatingalargecircus(马戏团).（21）afternoonlastweek,mythreesonsplayingpeacefullyinthebackyard(院子),（22）theballfromonetoanother.Ijumpedatthechancetotalktooneofmyfriends（23）thephone,butbeforeI（24）tothephone,Icouldtelltheboyshadbeguntoquarrelwitheachotheraboutsomething.Irushedoutto（25）peace,butbeforeIgotthereCharleshad（26）arockatMark,andhithimintheeye.BythetimeIgottothebackyard,theyhadbegunto（27）aboutthis.EvenDavid,theoldestboy,whowon′tusuallyfightwithanybodyabout（28）,wasinvolved(卷入,).First,I（29）themstopfighting,andthenIexaminedMark′seye.Idecidedthatitwasn′tgoingtodevelopintoablackeye,butIfeltthattheyshould（30）atleastalittlefor（31）theyhaddone"I′mgoingto（32）toyourfatheraboutthiswhenhecomeshomefortomglat,said."HeandIwillthinkofhowtopunishyou."Thingswere（33）quietafterthatabouthalfanhour,andthenCharles（34）aglassinthekitchen,andatalmostthesame（35）,Markfelloutoftheappletree.

第（35）题选

A.moment

B.second

C.minute

D.hour

6.根据下面资料，回答21-35题

Mrs．McTavishlookedout．"It'salovelyday．Wouldyouliketogoforawalkinthepark"Herchildren21withexcitement．

"Beforewego,youneedtofollowsomerules．Everyonemust22handsandstayclosetome．Youcan't23anywherebyyourself．Canyoualldothat"

Allfour24theywould．Astheywalkeddownthestreet,Fionasaid,"Iwantanicelolly(冰棍),Mummy．Canwehavesome"

"Youcanifyoufollowtherules,"answeredMrs．McTavish．

Theparkisjustaroundthecorner．Thechildrenranoffto25Afterawhile,whenMrs．McTavishlookedupshecouldn'tseeJock．"Fiona,where'sJock"

"Idon'tknow,Mummy．He'snothere26,"saidFiona．

Theothershadn't27Jockeither．Mrs．McTavishhadtogatherherchildrentogetherandwalk

aroundthepark28forhim．Shefoundhimsittingneartheicelollyman．"Jock!Whatareyoudoing

hereIcouldn't29you．"

"Mummy,Iwantanicelolly,"Jockwhispered．

"Youcan'thaveonenow30youdidn'tfollowtherules．"Mrs．McTavish31oneforeachoftheotherchildrenandtheylicked(~,)themallthewayhome．Jockcried．Whenthey32homeshetalkedtoJock．"Mummyhasfourchildren．ImusthaverulessoIcan33aneyeonyou

andknowyou're34．"Jocksaidhewas35andhewouldfollowtherulesfromthenon．

第（28）题选

A.looking

B.sending

C.running

D.waiting

7."...ShewasmarriedtoanofficerinIndia,longagoIndia;andshehadalifeofphysicaladventure(冒险)asexcitingasherpoetry.Herhusbandcouldcrossriversusingcrocodiles(鳄鱼)assteppingstones.Hediedwhenshewasonly39.Unwillingtoexistwithouthim,shetookherlife,leavingasoninEngland."

Istaredatthepaper,21?reading,couldn′thelpthinking.

Crocodilesarelazyanimalsasarule,buttheycanmovelikelighteningwhentheywantto.Andtheydon′tmindhurrying?22?they′rehungry.ThereusedtobelotsinIndianrivers,livingonfishmostly;butwhat′salittlefishforafifteen-footcrocodile？Theyatepeople,fishermanoranyoneelsedeliciousenoughtogettoonear;womendoingthe?23,orchildrenplayingatthewater′s

24.Ahungrycrocodile′smouth?25?overamealwithasoundlikeagunshot.Abigfellowcan?26?inamanintwobites(咬)。

Thatwoman′shusbandcrossedrivers?27?fromonecrocodile′sbacktothenext.Ibelieveit.Ithadtobedonequicklybeforethecreaturecouldseewhatwashappening.Itwasn′t28?abrave,activeman;andnodoubtheimprovedwithpractice.Hecouldneverlook?29whilecrossing.

Thewifeusedtowatchhim--Ifeltsureofthat.Shelived?30?theadventure,the?31?excitementofitall.Theirreallifewaswithtigers,snakes...It′snowondershewrote?32poetry.

Thenhedied.Iimaginedhowshefelt.Wasthereanotherman?33?himinIndia,intheworld?Shewasstillyoung,hardlyasitting-roomwidow(寡妇)."Imust?34,too."shesaidtoherself.Soshedidwhatshefeltshehadtodo.A?35?probably,toherhead.

Butheryoungson,theirson?Washerloveforhimnothingcomparedtoherhusband?Well,whatdoyouthink?

第31题答案是

A.lively

B.friendly

C.deathly

D.lovely

8."It′snouse,Mum,"saidJohnny."I′mjustnogoodatdancing."

"You′vegottokeeptrying.Tonightwillbe?21,dear.TryaturnwiththatprettyLisette."Johnny?22.EverySaturdaynightusedtobethebestoftheweek.Heandhisparentswenttothe?23?attheClub,wherehishero,Alcide,playedtheaccordion(手风琴)withtheband.Butlatelyeverythinghadchanged.NowthatJohnnywasolder,hewas?24?todancewithagirl!25?JohnnyandhisparentsarrivedattheClub,musichadalreadystarted.Johnnygotuphis?26?toapproachLisette."MayIhavethisdance?"Johnnyasked."That′sallright,"saidLisette.JohnnystruggledtokeepupwithLisette′s?27?steps,buthewasalwaysonebeatbehindher.ThenJohnnyheardhisfriendPierresay,"Look!Johnnyhastwoleftfeet!"Laughterburstfromthecrowd.Johnny?28?andranoutside,determinednevertogotoanotherdance.

ThenextSaturday,AlcidedrovetoJohnny′shouseforsomepotatoes.HehappenedtohearJohnnyplayingtheaccordion.Alcide′seyes?29."Bringthataccordionandplaysomesongstonight,"Alcidesaid.Thenhedroveoff,leavingJohnnystaringopen-mouthed?30him.

AttheClub,JohnnyscannedthecrowdforLisetteand?31?her.ThebandplayedforalongtimebeforeAlcidesaid,"Dearfriends,Igota?32?foryoutonight.YoungJohnnyisgoingtojoinus!"Trembling,Johnnysteppedupontheplatform,hiseyesonthefloor.Hebegantoplay,andthebandjoinedinbehindhim.Whenthesongended,heheardcheers.Johnnykeptplayinguntilthedancewas?33"Youdidafinejobtonight.PlaywithusagainnextSaturdaynight,"Alcidesaid."Yes,sir!"saidJohnny.34?hewentoutside,JohnnysawLisetteandherfriendsnearthedoor.Lisettesteppedforward,smiling,"Youplayedreallygoodtonight!"shesaid.

"Thankyou,"Johnnyblushed(脸红).Ashewalkedon,Pierre?35?movedoutofthewayforhimtopass.

Johnnypattedhisaccordion.Cometothinkofit,inhiswholelife,hehadneveronceseenAleideoutonthedancefloor.

第33题答案是

A.in

B.out

C.over

D.on

9.Lisawasrunninglate．Lisa,25,hadalottodoatwork,plusvisitorsontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown．Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs,shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarm．Bythetimeshegottotheplatform,Lisafeltweakandtired--maybeithadn'tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,shethought．Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks．

Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirlfriend,Jennifer,foundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop．Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying．

Butwhenheheardthescream,followedbysomeoneyelling,"Oh,myGod,shefellin!"Frankdidn'thesitate．Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails．"No!

Notyou!"hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim．

Shewasrighttobealarmed．BythetimeFrankreachedLisa,hecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming．Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation．

Itwashardtolifther．Shewasjustout．Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythearmsanddragherawayfromtheedge．ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness,feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground,andsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse．

Lisathoughtshe'dbeenrobbed．Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead．Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn't,andthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin．

Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived,andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer．Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrainridedowntown--justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescue,whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime．"IsawthetraincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoingtodie,"sheexplained．

WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa'sweakness?

A.Shehadrunalongway

B.Shefelthotinthesubway

C.Shehaddonealotofwork

D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore

10.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,butgenerallyeighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecan23withlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldalwaysbeenoughtomakeonerelaxed（松弛）andreadyfor26work.

Freshairis27tosoundsleep（酣睡）.Itisnotwithoutreasonforsomepeopleto28thatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthecontrolofanyperson.Abathat33,neitherhotnorcoldbutof34temperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.

____.

A.suggest

B.understand

C.insist

D.agree

11.Notmanyyearsago,awealthyandratherstrangeoldmannamedJohnsonlivedaloneinavillageinthesouthofEngland.Hehadmadealotofmoneyintradingwithforeigncountries.Whenhewasseventy-five,hegave~1200tothevillageschooltobuylandandequipmentforachildren′splayground.

Asaresultofhiskindness,manypeoplecametovisithim.Amongthemwasanewspaperman.

Duringtheirtalk,Johnsonremarkedthathewasseventy-fiveandexpectedtolivetobeahundred.Thenewspapermanaskedhimhowhemanagedtobehealthyatseventy-five.Johnsonhadasenseofhumour(幽默).Helikedwhisky(威士忌酒)anddranksomeeachday."Ihaveaninjection(注射)inmyneckeachevening,"hetoldthenewspaperman,thinkingofhiseveningglassofwhisky.

ThenewspapermandidnotunderstandwhatJohnsonmeant.InhisnewspaperhereportedthatJohnsonwasseventy-fiveandhadadailyinjectioninhisneck.WithinaweekJohnsonreceivedthou-sandsoflettersfromalloverBritain,askinghimforthesecretofhisdailyinjection.

Thenewspaperman.

A.shouldhavereportedwhatJohnsonhadtoldhim

B.shouldn'thaveaskedJohnsonwhatinjectionhehad

C.waseagertolivealonglife

D.shouldhavefoundoutwhatJohnsonreallymeant

12.Mrs.Edwardswentbacktothesupermarketquicklybecauseshehadto_______.

A.buyanotherthing

B.talktothemanager

C.payforhershopping

D.findhershopping

13.It′sthattimeoftheyea—graduation.Theendofschoolyearisnearlyinsight,andit′sanespeciallybigdealif?you′refinishinghighschoolorcollege.

Oneamazing（令人惊叹的）16-year-oldFloridagirl,GraceBush,graduatedfrombothhighschoolandcollegethisweek!Sheactuallygothercollegediploma（毕业证书）beforeherhighschooldiploma.How′dshedothat?

"Hardworkanddedication（专心致志）,"shetoldalocalTVnewsstation,"havemademesucceedindoinghighschoolandcollegeatthesametime."Shestartedtakingcollegecourseswhenshewasjust13.Shewouldoften?getupat5:30a.m.andnotfinishuntilafter11p.m.

Doingbothatonceisahugeachievement,butithasalsohelpedherfamilysavemoney.She′soneofthe9?children,allhome-schooleduntiltheageof13.Herfatherisamathprofessorwhilehermotherisapart-timehistory?teacherinahighschool.GraceBushhasearnedhercollegedegreeinlaw,withanearperfectGPAof3.8andshe?hopestobecomealawyeroneday,althoughherparentsexpecthertoteachatuniversity.Bytheway,shealsoplays?basketballinhercollegeteaminhersparetime.

WhichofthefollowingisthekeytoGrace′ssuccess?

A.Takingcollegecoursesat13

B.Doinghighschoolandcollegeatthesametime

C.Beingborninaprofessor'sfamily

D.Beingdevotedtoherstudies

14.Theyhaveproduced_______theydidlastyear．

A.twiceasmuchgrainas

B.twicemoregrainas

C.twiceasmanygrainas

D.astwicemanygrainas

15.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleepneeded21ontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but23eighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamount,but24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonebringbackhisstrongandgetreadyfor26work.

Freshairis27tosoundsleep.Soitisnot28reasonforsomepeopletothinkthatitispracticabletosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleepingprobablygivesthepleterelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe33ofanyperson.Abathat34,neitherhotnorcoolbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepproducingdrug（帮助睡眠的药物）shouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.

____.

A.walks

B.exercises

C.trips

D.housework

16.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。

Mr．Joneswokeearlyonemorning，beforethesunhadrisen．Itwasabeautifulmorning，_21_hewenttothewindowandlookedout．Hewas_22_toseeaneatly-dressedandmid-agedprofessor，who_23_intheuniversityjustuptheroadfromMr．Jones‘house，comingthedirectionofthetown．Hehadgreyhairthickglasses，andwas_24anumbrella，amorningnewspaperandabag．Mr．Jonesthoughtthathemusthave_25_bythenighttrain_26_takingataxi．

Mr．Joneshadabigtreeinhisgarden，andthechildrenhadtiedalong_27_tooneofthebranches，sothattheycouldswingonit．

Mr．Jonessawtheprofessor_28_whenhesawtheropeandlookedcarefullyupanddowntheroaD．Whenhesawthattherewas_29_insight，hesteppedintothegarden（therewasnofence），puthisumbrella，newspaper，bagandhatnearlyonthegrassand_30_therope．Hepulledit_31_toseewhetheritwasstrongenoughtotakehisweight，thenranasfastashecouldandswungintothe_32_ontheendoftherope，hisgreyhairblowingallaround_33_．_34_heswung，sometimestakingafewmore_35_stepsonthegrasswhentheropebegantoswingtooslowlyforhim．

Atlasttheprofessorstopped，straightenedhistie，combedhishaircarefully，putonhishat，pickeduphisumbrella，newspaperandbag，andcontinuedonhiswaytotheuniversity，lookingasquietandcorrectandrespectableasonewouldexpectaprofessortobe．

（）

A.studied

B.worked

C.stayed

D.lived

17.阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的內容從每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。

A

GrandmaMosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStates，yetshehadonlyjustbegunpaintinginherlateseventies．Assheoncesaidofherself：“Iwouldneversitbackinarocking-chair，waitingforsomeonetohelpme．”

ShewasbornonafarminNewYorkState．Attwelveshelefthomeandwasinaserviceuntilattwenty-seven，shemarriedThomasMoses，thetenantofhers．Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives．Shehadtenchildren，ofwhomfivesurvived；herhusbanddiedin1928．

GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroiderypicturesasahobby，butonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhandshadbecometoostifftosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime．Herpictureswerefirstsoldatanexhibition，andweresoonnoticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainteD．ThreeofthepictureswereshownintheMuseumofModernArt，andin1940shehadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork．Betweenthe1930‘sandherdeathsheproducedsome2，000pictures：carefulandlivelypicturesofthecountrylifeshehadknown，withawonderfulsenseofcolorandform．

GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto_______．

A.makeherhomebeautiful

B.keepactive

C.improvehersalary

D.gainaninternationalfame

18.Youknowwhatahotelis,ofcourse.Andperhaps,youalsoknowwhatacondois－aresidential（居住的）buildingdividedintoseparateunitsthatareownedbydifferentpeople.WhatyoumaynotknowisthatinsomeU.S.cities,thetwohavecometogetherintosomethingcalleda"condohotel".

Somecondohotelscannowbefoundinbeachandmountaintownsandafewsmallcities.However,noneismorefamousthanthegreat105-year-oldPlazaHotelinNewYork,onFifthAvenueacrossfromCentralPark.ThePlazaclosedforrepairin2005.Whenitreopenedtwoyearslater,morethanhalfofithadbeenchangedintooneofthesemoderncondohotels.

Here'showitworks:Youbuywhatequalstoanapartment（公寓）.Ifit'satThePlaza,itwillcostyoubetween$1.5millionand$9million.Soyouownapartofthebuilding.Butthere'ssomeinconvenience.Youmaystaytherenomorethan120daysayear.Therestofthetime,thehotel'sworkerscanbookguestsintoyourplace,justastheywouldintheregularhotel'srooms.Soifyou'reluckyandrich,youcannowliveinreallyspecialquartersuptoalmostonethirdoftheyear,whileotherspayoffyourmortgage（房贷）therestoftheyear.

Sofar,agreatmanyofthenation'scondohotelunitshavebeenpurchasednotbyrichpeoplebutbyrichercompanies,includingforeignones.Theywantaniceplacefortheirbossestostaywhenthey'reintownorworkinglateattheoffice.

Whatdoweknowaboutacondohotel?（）

A.Itisdesignedbyrichcompanies

B.Itisbuiltforforeigntravellers

C.Itisusuallysoldatalowprice

D.Itisownedbydifferentpeople

19.Janehadalreadyfinishedcooking____thetimeIgothome.（）

A.by

B.on

C.in

D.at

20.Magic（魔法）oftenforcesusnottobelieveourowneyesorevenappearstobebreakinglawsofphysicsornature!Theword"magic"hasmanydifferentmeanings.Whenabirdappearsinahatorwhensomeonedeclaresthathecouldseeintothefuture－bothcanbecalledmagic.Whenasickpersonsuddenlybecomeswellorawellperson(orevenanimal)becomesill,magicisthecause.TheBritishauthorTerryPratchettusesmagicagreatdealinhispopularDiscworldseriesofbooks.

Magichasalwaysbeenusedforfun.PeopleenjoyworkingoutinwhichcupthelittleballisorhowheknowswhichcardIwasthinkingof.HarryHoudiniwasoneofthefirstworld-famousmagicians－famousforescapingfromdeadlysituations.RecentlyDavidCopperfield,orDavidBlane,hasbecomeverypopularforhis"unbelievableabilities",suchasmakingtheStatueofLibertydisappearorrise.

Magicalringsandthree-headeddogsmaynotbereal,butdoesthismeannothingmagicalreallyexists?Canyoualwaysexplainhowthemagicianhasdonethecardtrick?Maybeitisbetternottoexplain,buttoleavealittlemagicinourlives.Pickacard,anycard…

Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmagic?（）

A.Itprovidespeoplewithfun

B.Itchangesourlives

C.Itexplainsstrangethingsinourlives

D.Itbreaksthelawsofphysics

21.Itwasafterhegotwhathehaddesired_______herealizeditwasnotsoimportant．

A.that

B.when

C.since

D.As

22.Iworkedforashorttimeasacashieratarestaurantafewmonthsago.Ialsohelpedtocleanupthetableswhenitwasverybusy.Onenight,justbeforeChristmas,Ifoundalargeblackwalletonthefloornearoneofthetables.IguessedIshouldcheckittofindoutwhowastheowner,butIwasverybusyatthetime.AndIimaginedthatiftherewassomethingvaluableinthewallet,theownerwouldbeback.Sureenough,anhourlateramancameuptothecounterandaskedifanyonehadfoundawallet.laskedhimtodescribethelostwallet,andafterhedescribeditexactly,Igavehimthewallet.HeexpressedhisthankswhenIhandedittohim.HeaskedmeifIhadopenedit,andwhenItoldhim“no”.Atonceheopeneditandshowedthatithadnearly$800incash.Hetookoutatwenty-dollarbillandhandedittomeandIwasamazedatthis.“Arewardforyourhonesty,”hesaidandthenturnedandwalkedaway.

Thinkingaboutitlater,IbeganwonderingwhetherIwouldhavebeenhonestifhadknownwhatwasinthewallet!IthoughtthatifIhadnowaytofindtheownerandnoonereturnedtogetit,Imightkeepit.ButitalsocameintomymindthatIactuallysavedsomeone'sChristmasplansbyfindingandreturningthewallet.Thegoodfeelingitgavemewa