2016-2023年咸宁职业技术学院高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年参考题库含答案解析

2016-2023年咸宁职业技术学院高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年参考题库含答案解析（图片大小可任意调节）第1卷一.数学单项选择题(共15题)1.二次函数y＝2x2＋mx－5在区间(－∞，－1)内是减函数，在区间(－1，＋∞)内是增函数，则m的值是（）

A.4

B.－4

C.2

D.－2

2.若直线ax＋2y十1＝0与直线x＋y－2＝0互相垂直，则a的值等于（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

3.设甲有两个不相等的实数根，则()

A.甲是乙的必要条件，但不是充分条件

B.甲是乙的充分条件，但不是必要条件

C.甲是乙的充分必要条件

D.甲不是乙的充分条件，也不是必要条件

4.在△ABC中，以a，b，c分别为三个内角A，B，C所对的边，设向量m＝（b－c，c－a），n＝（b，c＋a），若m⊥n，则角A的大小为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

5.顶点在坐标原点，准线方程为y=4的抛物线方程式（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

6.若函数f（x）的定义域为实数集且满足f（2x）＝2x，则f（x）＝（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

7.某学校为新生开设了4门选修课程，规定每位新生至少要选其中3门课程，则一位新生不同的选课方案共有

A.7种

B.4种

C.5种

D.6种

8.下列关系式中，对任意实数A＜B＜0都成立的是（）

A.a2＜b2

B.1g(b－a)＞0

C.2a＜2b

D.lg(－a)＜lg(－b)

9.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

10.设log57＝m，log25＝n，则log27＝（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

11.生产一种零件，在一天生产中，次品数的概率分布列如表所示，则E（ξ）为（）

A.0.9

B.1

C.0.8

D.0.5

12.已知两条异面直线m；n，且m在平面α内，n在平面β内，设甲：m//β，n//α；乙：平面α//平面β，则（）

A.甲为乙的必要但非充分条件

B.甲为乙的充分但非必要条件

C.甲非乙的充分也非必要条件

D.甲为乙的充分必要条件

13.下列函数中，()不是周期函数．

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

14.已知抛物线y2=6x的焦点为F，点A（0，-1），则直线AF的斜率为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

15.不等式x2-2x2}

B.{x｜-20}

二.数学问答题(共3题)1.把边长是a的正方形铁皮的四角切去相等的正方形，再将它折起，做成一个无盖且底面为正方形，高为切去的正方形边长的箱子，箱底边多长时，箱子的容积最大？

2.直线3x＋4y－12＝0与x轴、y轴分别交于A，B两点，O为坐标原点，则△OAB的周长为_________

3.设i，j，k为单位向量且互相垂直，向量a＝i＋j，b＝－i＋j－k，则a·b＝_____．

三.英语单项选择题(共25题)1.Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep（21）dependsontheageoftheper-sonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep（22）.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,hut（23）eighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamount?but（24）mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto（25）it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor（26）work.

Freshairis（27）tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot（28）reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthat?itispracticaltosleepintheopenair.（29）apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleeping?probablygivesthebody（30）completerelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsrefen-edtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door（31）,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand（32）areallhelpful?tosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe（33）ofanyperson.Abathat（34）,neither?hotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetaken?exceptwhensuggestedby（35）.

第（24）题选

A.children

B.women

C.others

D.few

2.Myparentsstartedoffatabout5o’clockinthemorning.They____bynow.（）

A.wouldbearriving

B.shouldhavearrived

C.wouldhavearrived

D.shouldbearriving

3.AsaboyIdreamedofflyingairplanes.21ItoldDadIwantedtobeapilot,hesaid,"Youneedtodoyourjobwellonthefarmfirst,and22youmayrealizeyourdream."Thefarmwasaneverydayresponsibility（职责）－that23Saturday,SundayandChristmastoo.EverymorningIgotupatfouro'clocktomilkand24thecows.Afterthemilkwasbottled,myolderbrothersandI25ittopeople'shomes.Iwaspaidfivecentsabottle.AtthattimeI26thattobesuccessfulyouhavetotakecareofyourresponsibilities.

WhenIwas16,Isignedupforflyinglessons.TopayforthelessonsI27asmallrestaurantwithsomefriends.Oneofourregular28wasthepresidentoftheFarmersBank.Every29Igot,ltalkedtohimaboutmydream.OnedayItoldhimI30$3,500tobuymyown31.HelentmethemoneysothatIcouldflypeoplewithin150milesoftheairport.

TwelveyearslaterIwasflyingpeoplearoundtheworld32apilotofabigairlinecompany.AftertenyearsinthecompanyIstartedmyown33.

TodayIrunabillion-dollarcompany,butitwasonthefarmthatIlearnedtheprinciples（原则）thathave34me.Hardworkanddeterminationdo35dreamscometrue.

____.

A.offered

B.sent

C.returned

D.posted

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。

InnearlyeverytownorcitycentreintheUK,onmostdaysoftheweekyoucanfindoneormorepeoplestandinginthestreetsellingamagazine21TheBigIssue.Thesepeopleareall22,buttheyarenotbeggingformoney.23,theyaresellingthemagazineasameans（手段）of24asmallbutrespectableliving.

TheBigIssuemagazinewas25in1991byJonBirdandGordonRoddickafterthey26thatthereweremanyhomelesspeoplewhowere27onthestreetsofLondon.Onaprevious（之前的）28toNewYork,oneofthemhadseenhomelesspeoplesellinganewspaperknownasStreetNews29theydecidedtosetupsomething30intheBritishcapital.

Nowadays,TheBigIssuehas31allovertheUKandthereareevendifferentversions（版本）ofthemagazineindifferentpartsofthe32.Thesellersbuyeachmagazinefromtheorganizationforseventypenceandthensellittoa33foronepoundfifty.ByworkingwithTheBigIssue,manypeoplehavebeen34toescapefromhomelessness,and35manyofthemhavemovedontonewjobsandnewlives.

____.

A.living

B.driving

C.working

D.drawing

5.GeorgeandMargaretandtheirchildren21at140DavisStreet,22thestreetfromasmallpark．Theirhouseisjustoffthemainroad．Georgeusuallygoestoworkbybus,butsometimeshegoes23hiscar．Thechildrenusuallygotoschoolbybus．

TheGlenns'houseis24hiddenamongthetrees．Ithassmallbushes(灌木)plantedaroundit．Thereisafence25itandthehousenextdoor．Itisatwo-storeyhouse,26thelivingroom,diningroomandkitchen(厨房)onthefirstfloor,andthebedroomsandbathroomonthesecondfloor．

TheGlennsspendalotoftimeathome．27nowtheyareatdinner．Conversation(谈话)attheGlenns'houseisusuallylivelyatmealtime．Thechildrenarediscussingtripstheywouldliketotake．

Susan,whohasnever28onaplane,says,"I'dliketo29aplanetoCalifornia．"Henry,whoiselder,thinksitwouldbefuntobeona30,headingforadventure(冒险)inAfrica．Teddy,theyoungest

child,says,"Iwanttogoaroundtheworldonatrain．"Hiselderbrotherandsisterarestilltryingto31tohimwhythisisnotpossible．32theirmothersays,"Children,you'vespenttoomuchtimeatthetable．HenryandSusan,goand33yourhomework．Teddy,it'stimeyouwereinbed．"

Soonthereissilencethroughoutthe34．Teddyisinbed,SusanandHenryareintheirroomsstudying,andMr．andMrs．Glennsareintheirlivingroom,35Georgeissittinginhisfavorite(最喜欢的)chair,readingthepaperandMargaretissittingonthesofa,doingsomesewing．

第（24）题答案

A.hardly

B.almost

C.much

D.far

6.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

7.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat________.

A.itistruetosayartistsfailintheirwork

B.itisuntruetosayartistsfailintheirwork

C.itistruetosaysomeartistsfailintheirwork

D.itistruetosayonlypaintersfailintheirwork

8.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.worry

B.fear

C.carelessness

D.hardwork

9.

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

10."Thepriceofbooksforourstudentsisjustgettinghigherandhigher,andalongwiththerisingcostoftuition（学费）,it'skillingthesestudents,"saidPeterJason,acollegeprofessor."Remember,studentsareoneofthepoorestgroupsofpeopleinAmerica.Almosthalfofthemhaveatleastonepart-timejob.Infact,oneofmystudentshasthreejobs.Andshestillmanagestohavehighscoresandgotoschoolfull-time."

Textbookpricesareusuallyhigh.Addingtothatproblem,manycollegeteacherschangetextbooksyearafteryear.Theyeitherupgradetoanewedition（版本）orchangetoadifferenttextbook.Thisfurtherhurtsstudentsbecauseifateachernolongerusesatextbook,thatbookhasnoresalevalue.

Dr.Jasondecidedtomakelifealittleeasierandalotcheaperforhisstudentsbywritinghisownbookonpublicspeaking."ManybookshaveanincreasedpricebecauseofCD-ROMs,lotsofcolorphotographsandpictures.Italkedtomystudents,andmanyofthem,likeme,prefertokeepthingssimple.So,afewyearsago,Iwrotemyowntextbook.Imadesurethatitwassimple.Comparedtomostofotherpublicspeakingbooks,mineishalfthenumberofpages,andone-thirdtheprice.Thatis$30insteadof$90.WhenIwroteasecondeditionlastyear,studentsonlyhadtobuythe35newpages.Foronly$7,theyhadalmostanewbook."

WhatdidDr.Jasonsayaboutstudentsatcollege?（）

A.Theyareshortofmoney

B.Theirbookpriceisgettinglowerandlower

C.Theyhavenopart-timejobs

D.Theyaretryingtogethighscores

11.OneSunday,MarkdecidedtogosailinginhisboatwithhisfriendDan,butDanhappenedtobeaway.Dan'sbrother,Johnofferedtogoinsteadthoughhedidnotknowanythingaboutsailing.Markagreedandtheysetouttosea．

Soontheyfoundthemselvesinathickfog.Markwassurethattheywouldbehitbyabigship.Fortunatelyhesawalargebuoy（浮标）throughthefoganddecidedtotietheboattoitforsafety.Ashewasgettingontothebuoy,however,hedroppedthewetrope.Theboat,movedawayinthefogcarryingJohn,whodidnotknowhowtousetheradio.Hedrifted（漂流）awayandwasnotseenuntiltwelvehourslater.

Markspentthenightonthebuoy.Intheearlymorninghefellasleep,andwashavingabaddreamwhenashoutwokehimup.Aship,theGoodHope,cameupandheclimbedontoitandthankedthecaptain.ThecaptaintoldhimthatJohnhadbeenpickedupbyanothershipandtheship'scaptainhadsentoutamessage."WithoutthemessageIwouldnothavefoundyouonthebuoy,"hesaid.

JohnandMarkbecameseparatedbecause____.（）

A.Johncouldn'tcontroltheboatanddriftedaway

B.Johnhadtostayintheboattoradioforhelp

C.therewasn'troomforbothJohnandMarkonthebuoy

D.MarkthoughtitsafetostayonthebuoybutJohndidn't

12.Itwasafterhegotwhathehaddesired__________herealizeditwasnotsoimportant.

A.that

B.when

C.since

D.as

13.Thereisonlyonestudent_______willsurelypassthedifficulttest．

A.whose

B.which

C.whom

D.who

14.

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

15.请选出下面划线部分读音不同的选项

A.c[u]shion

B.b[u]tter

C.l[u]ggage

D.c[u]pboard

16.SometimesIfeelthatbeingthemotherofthreesmallchildrenislikeoperatingalargecircus(马戏团)．21afternoonlastweek,mythreesonsplayingpeacefullyinthebackyard(院子),22theballfromonetoanother．Ijumpedatthechancetotalktooneofmyfriends23thephone,butbeforeI24tothephone,Icouldtelltheboyshadbeguntoquarrelwitheachotheraboutsomething．Irushedoutto25peace,butbeforeIgotthereCharleshad26arockatMark,andhithimintheeye．BythetimeIgottothebackyard,theyhadbegunto27aboutthis．EvenDavid,theoldestboy,whowon'tusuallyfightwithanybodyabout28,wasinvolved(卷入)First,!29themstopfighting,andthen!examinedMark'seye．Idecidedthatitwasn'tgoingtodevelopintoablackeye,butIfeltthattheyshould30atleastalittlefor31theyhaddone．"I'mgoingto32toyourfatheraboutthiswhenhecomeshometonight,"Isaid．"HeandIwillthinkofhowtopunishyou．"Thingswere33quietafterthatforabouthalfanhour,andthenCharles34aglassinthekitchen,andatalmostthesame35,Markfelloutoftheappletree．

第（22）题答案

A.catching

B.throwing

C.beating

D.playing

17.

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

18.Studentparticipation(参与)intheclassroomisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedofthestudentinmanycourses．Someprofessorsbasepartofthefinalgradeonthestudent'soralparticipation．Althoughthereareformallecturesduringwhichthestudenthasapassiverole(i．e．,listeningandtakingnotes),

manycoursesareorganizedaroundclassroomdiscussions,studentquestions,andinformallectures．Ingraduatediscussionstheprofessorhasa"manager"roleandthestudentsmakepresentationsandleaddiscussions．Thestudentsdotheactualteachinginthesediscussions．

Aprofessor'steachingmethodisanotherfactor(因素)thatdeterminesthedegreeandtypeofstudentparticipation．Someprofessorsprefertocontroldiscussionwhileothersprefertoguidetheclasswithoutcontrollingit．Manyprofessorsencouragestudentstoquestiontheirideas．Studentswhoobjecttotheprofessor'spointofviewshouldbepreparedtoprovetheirpositions．

Intheteachingofscienceandmathematics,thecontrollingmodeofinstructionisgenerallytraditional,withteacherspresentingformallecturesandstudentstakingnotes．However,neweducationaltrendshaveturnedupinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesinthepasttwentyyears．Studentsineducation,society,andhistoryclasses,forexample,areoftenrequiredtosolveproblemsingroups,design

projects,makepresentations,andexaminecasestudies．Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycoursesare"practical"ratherthantheoretical,theypaymoreattentionto"doing"forthemselves．

Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Studentparticipationisnotcommonintheclassroominmanycourseslikesociety

B.Someprofessorswanttocontroltheclassroomdiscussion

C.Someprofessorsusuallywantthestudentstotakepartintheteachingofscienceandmathematics

D.Neweducationaltrendshaveturnedupinteachingofnaturalsciencessuchaschemistry

19.Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities．Ofcourse，therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure--thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains，explored（探险）unknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans．Now，however，therearepeoplewhoseek（寻找）animmediatethrill（令人激动的事情）fromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds．

I?wouldconsiderbungee（蹦极）jumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanaetwity．Youjump?fromahighplace（perhapsabridgeorahotairballoon）200metresabovethegroundwithanelas-tic（弹性的）ropetiedtoyourankles．Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground．Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping．Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpinginvolve（包括）jumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs．

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologists（心理学家）suggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandborin9．Notverylongago，people’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat．Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood，diseasescouldnoteasilybecured，andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival．

Nowadays，accordingtomanypeople，lifeofferslittleexcitement．Theyliveandworkin?comparativelysafeenvironments;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolook?afterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuch?asbungeejumping.

Asuitabletitleforthearticleis__________.

A.DangerousSports--WhatandWhy?

B.TheBoredomofModernLife

C.BungeeJumping--IsItReallyDangerous?

D.TheNeedforExcitement

20.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。

Athousandyearsago,HongKongwascoveredbyathickforest.Asmoreandmorepeoplecameto21inHongKong,thesetreeswerecutdownandburnt.Nowthereis22forestleft,thoughtherearestillsomesmallareascoveredwithtrees.Wecallthesewoods.

Elephants,tigersandmany23animalswerelivinginthethickforest.WhenpeoplecametoliveinHongKong,the24begantodieout.Earlyfarmersgrewriceand25pigsandchickensinthevalleys.Theycutdownthetreesandburntthem.Theyneeded26tokeepthemselveswarminwinter,tocooktheirfoodandtokeepawaythedangerousanimals.Elephantsquicklydisappearedbecausetherewasnotenoughfoodforthem.27didmostofthewolvesandtigers.Monkeysandmanyotheranimalssoon28inthesameway.

YoumightthinkthattherearenolongeranyanimalsinHongKong29inthezoos.Therearestillabout36differentanimals30there.OneofthemostinterestingofHongKong’sanimalsisthebarkingdeer.Thesearebeautifullittleanimals31arichbrowncoatandawhitepatchunderthetail.Theylooklikedeer32buttheyaremuchlikeadog33.InHongKongthebarkingdeerhasonlyarealenemy－34.Peoplehunttheselittleanimalsthoughitisillegal.Therearenownotmanybarkingdeerleft.Soitisimportant35peopletoprotectwildanimals.

____.

A.have

B.without

C.with

D.get

21."Troublemaker"waswhatwasgiventomyfriendPeterbyhisteachers.Theyalsosaidthathehadnofutureandnohope!ButnowIsuggestthatanyonewhosaidthatshouldsay"sorry"tohim.

PeterfinishedGradeNine,andthenhewenttostudyatatechnicalcollege.Hebecamealeaderofagroupofbadboys.Aftergraduationhehadnothingtodo,sohejusthungaroundbythemarketwithhisfriends.

Itlookedlikenothingcouldchangehislife.Itwasnotuntilthedaythathisfatherdied.Helefttheboysandwenttohelphismotherwhosoldfoodbytheroadside.

Hereallypitiedhismumandwantedtodosomethingtosupporther.Helovedreadingcartoon（漫画）booksandhadbeencollectingthemforyears,sohedecidedthatheshouldsellthem.Soonherealizedthathisbookswereverypopular.Sohemadeuphismindtosetuphisownbusiness.Hewentaroundbuyingcartoonbooksfromotherpeople.Heboughtthemfor25%andthensoldthemforhalfprice.

Thesedays,hedoesn'thavetogoaroundlookingforcartoonbooksbecausetherearealwayspeoplecomingtohisshoptoselltheiroldones.Henowhasamonthlyincomeofabout55,000baht（秦铢）.

Hewasa"troublemaker"tohisteachersbutheisaherotome.Ifyouarejudgedbyyourteachersasa"badstudent",Isuggestyouignorewhattheysay.Justdoyourbestineverything.Don'tgiveupsoeasily.Believeme,onedayyoucouldbesuccessful,too.

Thewordignoreinparagraph6isclosestinmeaningto____.（）

A.paynoattentionto

B.takenointerestin

C.stickto

D.believein

22.____andI'llarriveatthedestination.（）

A.Havetenmoreminutes

B.Tenmoreminutes

C.Giventenmoreminutes

D.IfIhavetenmoreminutes

23.Davidlikecountrylifeandhasdecidedto_______farming.

A.getholdof

B.getalongwith

C.goinfor

D.gothorough

24.Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear?Onatriptoazoo,perhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago,youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub.These"PolarBears"arepeoplewho-meetfrequentlyinwintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatday,theairtemperaturewas3oC,andthewatertemperaturewasabithigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIsland,NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup.Thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.

Doctorsdonotagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody′stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops.Otherdoctors,however,pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.

ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefits（oradvantages）ofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem（循环系统）becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.

Themainbenefits（oradvantages）ofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimyear-round;theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays,"WhenIgointothewater,Ipourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway."

Thepassageismainlyabout

A.agroupofcold-water-swimminglovers

B.thePolarBears'lifeinNewYork

C.doctors'ideasaboutcold-waterswimming

D.therequirementsofthePolarBearClub

25.InnearlyeverytownorcitycenterintheUK，onmostdaysoftheweekyoucanfindoneormorepeoplestandinginthestreetsellingamagazine21TheBigIssue．Thesepeopleareall22，buttheyarenotbeggingformoney．23，theyaresellingthemagazineasameans(手段)of24asmallbutrespectableliving．

TheBigIssuemagazinewas25in1991byJonBirdandGordonRoddickafterthey26thatthereweremanyhomelesspeoplewhowere27onthestreetsofLondon．Onaprevious(之前的)28toNewYork，oneofthemhadseenhomelesspeoplesellinganewspaperknownasStreetNews29theydecidedtosetupsomething30intheBritishcapital．

Nowadays，TheBigIssuehas31allovertheUKandthereareevendifferentversions(版本)ofthemagazineindifferentpartsofthe32．Thesellersbuyeachmagazinefromtheorganizationforseventypenceandthensellittoa33foronepoundfifty．ByworkingwithTheBigIssue，manypeoplehavebeen34toescapefromhomelessness，and35manyofthemhavemovedontonewjobsandnewlives．

请选出最合适的选项（）。

A.or

B.but

C.for

D.and

四.英语多项选择题(共5题)1.Billandhisfamilyhavebeenlivinginthesameoldbuildingforeightyears.Thelandlord（房东）alsolivesthere,andusuallyallthetenants（房客）getalongfairlywellwithoneanother.Recently,however,therehasbeenachangeintheirrelations.

Anice,quietoldcoupleusedtolivethere,too.TheoldladywouldsometimesbringsomesmallcakesshemadetoBill′smother,whoinreturnwouldgivehersomemeatorhelpherwithshopping.Unfortunately,theoldladydiedlastmonth.Asherhusbandcouldn′tlivealone,hisgrandsonmovedin.

Thegrandson,ayouthofabouttwenty,hasbecomeaproblemtoBill′sfamilybecauseheissonoisy.Bill′sfamilymemberswereusedtopeaceandquiet,buttheyouthlikestolistentohisradiolateatnight.Sometimeshisfriendscameforavisit,andtheyalsomadealotofnoise.EveryoneinBill′sfamilyhasbeenbotheredbythenewcomerandgettingangry.

Bill′smotheroncepolitelyaskedtheoldmanifhewasabletosleepwellatnight,butitseemedthathedidn′tunderstandwhatshemeantandsoneverspoketohisgrandsonaboutit.Ifhedid,thegrandsonapparentlydidn′tlisten,sincethingshavenotchangedany.EveryoneinBill′sfamilyagreesthatsomethinghastobedone,butnoonewantstohurttheoldman′sfeelingsorcausehimanyproblems.

Whatdoyouthinkshouldbedone?

Bill′sfamilygotangrywiththeirneighborbecause

A.theoldladydied

B.ayoungmanmovedin

C.thegrandsonmadealotofnoise

D.theyoungmancouldnotlivealone

2."SeasameStreet"hasbeencalled"．thelongeststreetintheworld"．

Thisisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld．

Theprogram,whichwentontheairinNewYorkin1969,usessongs,jokes,andpicturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumbers,lettersandhumanrelationships．Morethan6millionchildrenintheUnitedStateswatchitregularly．Theviewers(观众)includemorethanhalfthenation'schildrenbeforeschoolage．

Manyteachersconsidertheprogramagreathelp,thoughsometeachersfindthatproblemshappenwhenthefirst-yearpupilswhohavelearnedfrom"SeasameStreet"areinthesameclasswiththosewhohavenotwatchedtheprogram．Testshaveshownthatchildrenwhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethanthosewhoseldomwatchit．IntheUnitedStatestheprogramisshownatdifferenthoursduringthe

weekinordertoincreasethenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly．

Whyhas"SeasameStreet"beensomuchmoresuccessfulthanotherchildren'sshows?Manyreasonshavebeensuggested．Perhapsonereasonisthatmotherswatch"SeasameStreet"alongwiththeirchildren．Butthebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingitfeelabletolearn．Thechildfindshimselflearning,andhewantstolearnmore．

Peoplecall"SeasameStreet"thelongeststreetintheworldbecause

A.itisthelongestTVprogrameverproduced

B.ittookmuchmoretimetoputonthisprogr