2016-2023年安顺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年安顺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.若a

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

2.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°

3.长方体有一个公共顶点的三个面的面积分别为4,8，18，则此长方体的体积为()

A.12

B.24

C.36

D.48

4.与直线3x－4y＋12＝0关于y轴对称的直线方程为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

5.节日期间，某种鲜花进价是每束2.5元，销售价是每束5元；节后卖不出的鲜花以每束1.5元的价格处理．根据前五年销售情况预测，节日期间这种鲜花的需求服从如下表所示的分布列：

若进这种鲜花500束，则期望利润是（）

A.706元

B.690元

C.754元

D.720元

6.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

7.过点(0，1)且与直线x＋y＋1＝0垂直的直线方程为（）

A.y＝x

B.y＝2x＋1

C.y＝x＋1

D.y＝x－1

8.右图是二次函数y=x2+bx+C的部分图像，则（）

A.b>0，C>0

B.b>0，C0

D.b<0，C<0

9.下列不等式成立的是（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

10.设全集()

A.{3，4，6，8，9，12，15，16，18，20}

B.{3}

C.

D.{3，5，7，11，13，17，19}

11.设函数f（x）在（-∞，+∞）上有定义，则下列函数中必为偶函数的是（）

A.y=｜f（x）｜

B.y=-｜f（x）｜

C.y=xf（x）

D.y=f（x）+f（-x）

12.甲、乙两人同时报考某一所大学，甲被录取的概率为0.6，乙被录取的概率为0.7，两人是否被录取互不影响，则其中至少有一人被录取的概率为（）

A.0.12

B.0.42

C.0.46

D.0.88

13.有6名男生和4名女生，从中选出3名代表，要求代表中必须有女生，则不同的选法的种数是（）

A.100

B.60

C.80

D.192

14.不等式∣2x一3∣≤1的解集为()

A.{x∣1≤x≤3}

B.{x∣x≤-l或x≥2}

C.{x∣1≤x≤2}

D.{ｘ∣2≤ｘ≤3}

15.若a，b，c为实数，且a≠0．设甲：b2－4ac≥0，乙：ax2＋bx＋c＝0有实数根，则（）

A.甲既不是乙的充分条件，也不是乙的必要条件

B.甲是乙的必要条件，但不是乙的充分条件

C.甲是乙的充分必要条件

D.甲是乙的充分条件，但不是乙的必要条件

二.数学问答题(共3题)1.lg(tan43°tan45°tan47°)．

2.已知等差数列{an}的公差d≠0，a1=1/2，且a1，a2，a5成等比数列

（I）求{an}的通项公式；

（II）若{an}的前n项和Sn=50，求n

3.复数(4+3i)(4—3i)的值等于____。

三.英语单项选择题(共25题)1.InnearlyeverytownorcitycenterintheUK,onmostdaysoftheweekyoucanfindoneormorepeoplestandinginthestreetsellingamagazine21TheBigIssue.Thesepeopleareall22,buttheyarenotbeggingformoney.23,theyaresellingthemagazineasameans(手段)of24asmallbutrespectableliving.

TheBigIssuemagazinewas25in1991byJonBirdandGordonRoddickafterthey26thatthereweremanyhomelesspeoplewhowere27onthestreetsofLondon.Onaprevious(之前的)28toNewYork,oneofthemhadseenhomelesspeoplesellinganews-paperknownasStreetNews29theydecidedtosetupsomething30intheBritishcapital.

Nowadays,TheBigIssuehas31allovertheUKandthereareevendifferentversions(版本)ofthemagazineindifferentpartsofthe32Thesellersbuyeachmagazinefromtheorganizationforseventypenceandthensellittoa33oronepoundfifty.ByworkingwithTheBigIssue,manypeoplehavebeen34toescapefromhomelessness,and35manyofthemhavemovedontonewjobsandnewlives.

第（26）题选

A.hoped

B.forgot

C.doubted

D.saw

2.根据下面资料，回答21-35题

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（32）题答案

A.tell

B.speak

C.report

D.inform

3.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.strength

B.knowledge

C.courage

D.wealth

4."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28题答案是

A.brokeaway

B.wentout

C.brokeup

D.turnedout

5.AlexanderBellinvented____.（）

A.atelephone

B.telephone

C.telephones

D.thetelephones

6."It'snouse,Mum,"saidJohnny．"I'mjustnogoodatdancing．"

"You'vegottokeeptrying．Tonightwillbe21,dear．TryaturnwiththatprettyLisette．"

Johnny22．EverySaturdaynightusedtobethebestoftheweek．Heandhisparentswenttothe23attheClub,wherehishero,Alcide,playedtheaccordion(手风琴)withtheband．Butlatelyeverythinghadchanged．NowthatJohnnywasolder,hewas24todancewithagirl!

25JohnnyandhisparentsarrivedattheClub,musichadalreadystarted．Johnnygotuphis26toapproachLisette．"MayIhavethisdance?"Johnnyasked．"That'sallright,"saidLisette．

JohnnystruggledtokeepupwithLisette's27steps,buthewasalwaysonebeatbehindher．ThenJohnnyheardhisfriendPierresay,"Look!Johnnyhastwoleftfeet!"Laughterburstfromthecrowd．

Johnny28andranoutside,determinednevertogotoanotherdance．

ThenextSaturday,AlcidedrovetoJohnny'shouseforsomepotatoes．HehappenedtohearJohnnyplayingtheaccordion．Alcide'seyes29"Bringthataccordionandplaysomesongstonight,"Alcidesaid．Thenhedroveoff,leavingJohnnystaringopen-mouthed30him．

AttheClub,JohnnyscannedthecrowdforLisetteand31her．ThebandplayedforalongtimebeforeAlcidesaid,"Dearfriends,Igota32foryoutonight．YoungJohnnyisgoingtojoinus!"

Trembling,Johnnysteppedupontheplatform,hiseyesonthefloor．Hebegantoplay,andthebandjoinedinbehindhim．Whenthesongended,heheardcheers．Johnnykeptplayinguntilthedancewas33．"Youdidafinejobtonight．PlaywithusagainnextSaturdaynight,"Alcidesaid．"Yes,sir!"

saidJohnny．34hewentoutside,JohnnysawLisetteandherfriendsnearthedoor．Lisettesteppedforward,smiling,"Youplayedreallygoodtonight!"shesaid．

"Thankyou,"Johnnyblushed(脸红)．Ashewalkedon,Pierre35movedoutofthewayforhimtopass．

Johnnypattedhisaccordion．Cometothinkofit,inhiswholelife,hehadneveronceseenAlcideoutonthedancefloor．

第（21）题答案

A.difficult

B.troublesome

C.different

D.terrible

7.Lifegetsnoisiereverydayandveryfewpeoplecanfreefromnoiseofsomesortoranother.Itdoesn′tmatterwhereyoulive--inthemiddleofamodemcity,orafarawayvillage--thechancesthatyouwillbedisturbedbyjetaeroplanes,transistorradios,oilpoweredengines,etc.,arealmosteverywhere.Weseemtobegettingusedtonoise,too.Somepeoplefeelquitelonelywithoutbackgroundmusicwhiletheyareworking.

Scientifictestshaveshownthattotalsilencecanbeveryfrighteningexperienceforhumanbeings.However,somepeopleenjoylisteningtopopmusicwhichisveryloud,andthiscandoharmtotheireardrums（耳鼓）.Thenoiselevelinsomediscoisfarabovetheusualsafetylevelforheavyindustrialareas.

Onerecentreportaboutnoiseandconcentration（专心）suggestedthatalthoughalotofpeoplesaythatanynoisedisturbstheirconcentration,whatreallyaffectstheirabilitytoconcentrateisachangeinthelevelofnoise.Itgoesontosaythatabackgroundnoise,whichdoesn′tchangetoomuch（music,forexample）mayevenhelppeopletoconcentrate.

Scientistshavediscoveredthatwhatpreventspeoplefromconcentratingis

A.anykindofnoise

B.greatchangesinlevelofnoise

C.background,noise

D.variousbackgroundmusic

8.Clearly,____objectofthegameistoimprove____children'smathskills.

A.不填;the

B.an;the

C.不填;不填

D.the;不填

9.ResearchershavefoundthatREM（rapideyemovement）sleepisimportanttohumanbeings.Thistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightofsleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeachoccurrence.Thedeeperaperson'ssleepbecomes,thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement.

TherearephysicalchargesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromNREM（non-rapideyemovement）toREMsleep.Breathingbecomesfaster,theheartrateincreases,and,asthenameimplies,theeyesbegintomovequickly.

AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.

Thesubjectofthispassageis____.（）

A.whypeoplesleep

B.thehumanneedforREMsleep

C.thecharacteristicofREMsleep

D.physicalchangesinthehumanbody

10.Marylooksgreat__________thispairoftrousers．

A.in

B.by

C.on

D.at

11.Thefollowingtellsushowtoreusetheusedwater.Whichistherightorderofthepassage

A.tohavetheusedwaterfiltered

B.toputchemicalsinit

C.topipeittotheusers

D.topipetheusedwatertobepurifiedtoafactory

12.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可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inourmindswecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexample,whilewearelookingforwardto21anewplaceorcountry,we22whatitwillbelike.Wepredict（预料）thewaypeoplewilleat,dressandact.Ofcourse,wedonotalwayspredictthings23.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe24themtobe.

Oneofthemost25dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientist,Kekule,whohadbeen26toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminPhysics.Hehad27andanalyzed（分析）theproblemfromeveryangle（角度）fordays,butthereseemedtobenowayof28outheanswer.Thenonemightgotobedanddream.Whenhe29up,herealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis30.

Thehypnotist（催眠者）satinthechairoppositehimandspoke31:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout32.Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoice,your33willgetheavier.Soonyou'llbeasleep.

Youwillhearmyvoiceandunderstandmywords,butyourbodywillbeasleep,becauseyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare34asleep,andwhenyouwakeupyouwillremembernothing.

Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto35slowlyfromonetofive.One,two,three,four,five.

____

A.slowly

B.complex

C.correctly

D.orderly

13.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.hard

B.high

C.heavily

D.greatly

14."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.Jasondecidetodotohelpthestudents?（）

A.Tochoosecheapertextbooks

B.Towriteatextbookhimself

C.Tospeaktohisstudents

D.Touseoldtextbooks

15.Theteacher____forherhumorousteachingstyle,waswarmlywelcomebythestudents.（）

A.known

B.tobeknown

C.havingknown

D.beingknown

16.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。

Ihavebeenhearing-impairedinmylifesinceIwasfiveyearsold.Puttingonhearingaidsinthemorninghasbeenjustas21asbrushingmyteeth.HoweverIneverbelievedthatitshouldlimitmy22inmyway.

Duringmy17yearsIhavemetmanypeoplewhodon’tknowabout23disabilitiesanddealwith24bystereotypingme.Myteacherwouldnotletmesitpastthesecondrowbecausethey25Iwouldnotbeabletohear.Peopletendtospeak26thannormalwhentheysee.mythickplastichearingaidsinmyears.However,myhearingdisabilityhasmademeastrongerperson.BecauseIwearheatingaidsIhavetoprovethatIamnot27ormentallylimited.Ihavetoworkharderandearntopgradesinschooltoearnthe28ofmyteachers.Inshorts,I'vehadtorunfaster,catchbetterandscoremorepointstoproveIamnotphysically29.

Idon'tfitinwithpeoplewhoaredeafand30asawaytocommunicate.Iconsidermyselfnodifferencefromanyoneelse.AndIamnot"halfdeaf"withmyhearingaids31;Icanhearjustaswellasanyoneelse.

InmystruggletoproveIam32tomynon-disabledIhavemademyselfbetterthantheaverageteenager.Iwontheall-star33onmysoftballteam.Ihavemademyselfa34throughmypublishedpoetryandarticles.

Insteadofgivingup,IhaveproventhatIcandoanythingIwant.ItrulybelieveIwouldnotbethe35personIamtodayifIdidnothaveahearingdisability.

____.

A.special

B.normal

C.interesting

D.important

17.根据下面资料，回答40-42题

Scientistshavelongtriedtobeabletoknowmoreaboutfloods．Sofar,thebestthatscientistscandoistorecognizetheconditionsforflooding．

Althoughdeepsnowaloneseldomcausesfloods,whenitoccurstogetherwithheavyrainandsuddenwarmerweather,itcanleadtoseriousflooding．Ifthereisafastsnowmelt(融化)ontopoffrozenorverywetground,floodingislikelytooccur．Meltingsnowalsocauseshighwaterlevelsinrivers．

Wheneverriversarealreadyattheirhighestpossiblelevels,heavyrainswillresultintherivers'floodingthenearbyland．

Riverscoveredinicecanalsoleadtoflooding．Whenicebeginstomelt,itbreaksintolargepieces．

Thesepiecesoficemoveandfloatdowntheriver．Theycanblocktheriver,causingthewatertoriseandfloodthelanduptheriver．Iftheicedam(坝)breakssuddenly,thelargequantityofwaterheldbehinditcanfloodtheareasdowntherivertoo．

Brokenicedamsarenottheonlyproblemthatcancauseflooding．Whenalargehuman-madedambreaksorfailstoholdthewatercollectedbehindit,itwillalsocauseseriousdamage．

Althoughscientistscannotalwaysknowwhenfloodswilloccur,theydoknowagreatdealaboutwhenfloodsarelikely,orprobably,goingtooccur．

Whathavescientistsachievedindealingwithfloods

A.Theyhavepreventedmanyriversfromflooding

B.Theyhavereducedthedamagecausedbyfloods

C.Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutconditionsforflooding

D.Theyhavefoundmostoftheicedamsontheriver

18.LetmetellyouastoryaboutBertandMildredBumbridge,whousedtobeveryforgetful.For?example,Mildredwouldforgettocookdinner,orBertwouldshowupforworkonSundaythinkingit?wasMonday.Onesummer,theyweretotakealongplanetrip.Whatdoyousupposehappened?

Well,theygottotheairportwithonlytenminutestospare.Inthatsituation,anyonewouldboardthe?planerightaway.ButnotMr.andMrs.Bumbridge.Theyjusthadtobuysomeflightinsurancefirst.

Afterall,whoknowswhatwillhappenonaplaneflight??Theyquicklyputsomecoinsintoamachine?andoutcametheirinsurancepolicy."Whowouldgetthemoneyifwecrash,Iwonder??"asked?Mildred."Mymother,ofcourse,"herhusbandreplied."We′llmnilthepolicytoher.Nowquick,givemeastamp,willyou.9"hesaid."Theplaneisgoingtotakeoffinanotherminute."Bertputthe?stampontheenvelope,droppeditinthemailbox,andsuddenlyletoutacry.Whathappened,do?yousuppose??Hehadmailedtheirplaneticketstohismother!

WhatdidBertandMildredgetafterputtingcoinsintothemachine??

A.Astamp

B.Anenvelope

C.Twotickets

D.Someflightinsurance

19.Probablynoothermusicalinstrument（乐器）isaspopulararoundtheworldastheguitar.Almosteverykindofmusicneedsaguitar.Countryandwesternmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutaguitar.TheSpanishmusiccalledflamencocouldnotexistwithout,aguitar.ThesoundofAmericanbluesmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutthesadcryoftheguitar.Androckandrollmusicwouldalmostbeimpossiblewithoutthisinstrument.

Peopledonotagreeaboutwheretheguitarwasfirstplayed,butmostagreeitisveryold.SomesayaninstrumentverymuchlikeaguitarwasplayedinEgyptmorethanonethousandyearsago.SomeotherssaythatanoldformofthemodemguitarwasbroughttoSpainfromPersiasometimeinthe12century.TheguitarcontinuedtodevelopinSpain.Inthe1700sitbecamesimilartotheinstrumentweknowtoday.

Manyfamousmusiciansplayedtheinstrument.ThefamousmusicianNiccoloPaganinniplayedandwrotemusicfortheguitarintheearly1800s.FranzSchubertusedtheguitartowritesomeofhisfamousworks.InmodemtimesAndresSegoviahelpedmaketheinstrumentextremelypopular.

OnekindofmusicfortheguitardevelopedinthesouthernareaofSpaincalledAdalusia.ItwillalwaysbestronglyconnectedwiththeSpanishguitar.

Wherecouldtheoldestformoftheguitarprobablyexistaccordingtothetext?（）

A.inSpain

B.inPersia

C.inEgypt

D.inAmerica

20.材料题

B

Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheocean,sothattheaudiencecouldseehisheroandheroine(男女英雄)infrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforever．Hesenthiscameracrew(摄制组)outoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim．

Thenextmorninghesaidtothemen,“Haveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset”

“No,sir,”themananswered．

Thedirectorwasangry．“Whynot”heasked．

“Well,sir,”oneofthemenanswered,“we’reontheeastcoasthere,andthesunsetsinthewest．Wecangetyouasunriseoverthesea,ifnecessary,butnotasunset．”

“ButIwantasunset!”thedirectorshouted．“Gototheairport,takethenextflighttothewestcoast,andgetone．”

Butthenayoungsecretaryhadanidea．“Whydon’tyouphotographasunrise,”shesuggested,“andthenplayitbackwardsThenit’lllooklikeasunset．”

“That’sagoodidea!”thedirectorsaid．Thenheturnedtothecameracrewandsaid,“TomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseoverthesea．”

Thecameracrewwentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulbay(海湾)．Thenatnineo’clocktheytookittothedirector．“Hereitis,sir,”theysaid,andgaveittohim．Hewasverypleased．

Theyallwentintothestudio．“Allright,”thedirectorexplained,“nowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbye．Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseethe‘sunset’behindthem．”

The“sunset”began,butafteraquarterofminute,thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameratostop．

Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards,andthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach．

Thedirectorwantedtofilmasunsetovertheoceanbecause．

A.itwentwellwiththeseparationoftheheroandtheheroine

B.whentheyarrivedatthebeachitwasalreadyintheevening

C.itwasmoremovingthanasunrise

D.theoceanlookedmorebeautifulatsunset

21.Allbutthetiniestofroadshavetohavenamessotheycanberecognizedonamap,andsopeoplecanaskdirectionstothem.Americansnamealotofbridges,too.

Veryoftenthesenamescarryacleargeographicalreference－thePennsylvaniaTurnpike,forexample.Or,liketheGeorgeWashingtonBridge,roadsandbridgesarenamedforfamoushistoricalfiguresorpowerfulofficers.

Wemakeabigdealoutofnamingthings,aswhensomeonedecidedtonameanairportafteraU.S.judge.SonowwehavetheBaltimoreWashingtonInternationalThurgoodMarshallAirport.

Many,ifnotmost,ofourcollegebuildingsarenamedforwealthypeoplewhogavealotofmoneytotheschools.Andoursportscenterstookthisideaastepfurther.Companiespaidawholelotofmoneyforwhat’scalledthe“namingrights”toU.S.CellularFieldinChicago,forexample,andCitizensBankParkinPhiladelphia.

Nowthegovernor（州长）ofVirginia,BobMcDonnell,wantstosellnamingrightstoroadsandbridgesinthestate.Hesaysnotjustcompanies,butalsowealthypeople,wouldhelptheVirginiatransportationbudget（预算）bypayingtohavetheirnames－orperhapsthoseoflovedones-placedonroadsandbridges,andthusonmapsaswell.

Peopleholddifferentviews,however.SupporterssayAmericansareusedtohavingthingssponsored（赞助）.Othersdisagree,consideringtheideaasthenextstepinthe“companiesofAmerica.”Theywonderhowfarsuchanideamightspread,andwhereitwouldend:attheBurgerKingPacificOcean,perhaps.

Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph？（）

A.PacificOceanwillberenamed

B.Americanshavesponsorednamingalot

C.EverythingisnamedbyanAmericancompany

D.Peoplehavedifferentideastowardsnamingthings

22.Atallbuildinghasbeensetupin____wasawastelandbefore.（）

A.which

B.where

C.what

D.that

23.根据下面资料，回答39-42题

Nancywantedtomakegooduseofhersparetime.Soshedecidedtoworkfortheunderdog.Forthepastseveralyears,shehasbeenputtingherexperienceandenergytohelpadisadvantaged(条件差的)highschoolstudent.

Nancyknewthatherknowledgewouldbebestsharedinaone-to-onesituation.ShefoundherperfectmatchinOperationJumpStart(OJS).

OJSwasfoundedin1994inLongBeach,California,withthegoalofhelpingstudentsreachforhighereducation.Itpairsstudentswithexperiencedvolunteers(志愿者),andprovidesthemwithworkshopsonwriting,leadershipdevelopment,andguidedtoursofvariouscolleges.

Sinceitsstart,OJShashelped80studentsgraduatefromhighschool,with95percentmovingontohighereducation.

Nancyandthegirl,Yanira,spentmostoftheirtimeonschoolwork.Togetherthetwooftenwenttomuseums,zoos,themovies,andconcerts;theyevensangintheschoolholidayshowtogether!

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