2024年上海旅游高等专科学校高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年参考题库含答案解析

2024年上海旅游高等专科学校高职单招（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I卷一.数学单项选择题(共15题)1.已知等比数列（）

A.4

B.-4

C.4或-4

D.2

2.使函数y＝x2－2x－3为增函数的区间是（）

A.(1，＋∞)

B.(－∞，3)

C.(3，＋∞)

D.(－∞.1)

3.12个篮球队中有3个强队，将这12个队任意分成3个组（每组4个队），则3个强队恰好被分在同一组的概率为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

4.复数为实数，则a=()

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

5.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

6.在（2-x）8的展开式中，x5的系数是（）

A.448

B.1140

C.-1140

D.-448

7.如果直线l1，l2的斜率分别为二次方程x2－4x＋1＝0的两个根，那么l1与l2的夹角为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

8.两条直线是异面直线的充分条件是这两条直线（）

A.分别在两个平面内

B.是分别在两个相交平面内的不相交的直线

C.是分别在两个相交平面内的不平行的直线

D.分别在两个相交平面内，其中一条与这两个平面的交线相交于一点，而另一条不过这个点

9.在△ABC中，若lgsinA-lgsinB-lgcosC=lg2，则△ABC是（）

A.以A为直角的三角形

B.b=c的等腰三角形

C.等边三角形

D.钝角三角形

10.函数y=6sinxcosx的最大值为（）

A.1

B.2

C.6

D.3

11.设甲：y=f（x）的图像有对称轴；乙：y=f（x）是偶函数，则（）

A.甲是乙的充分条件但不是必要条件

B.甲既不是乙的充分条件也不是乙的必要条件

C.甲是乙的充要条件

D.甲是乙的必要条件但不是充分条件

12.已知平面向量a＝（1，1），b＝（1，－1），则两向量的夹角为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

13.若平面向量a＝（3，x），b＝（4，－3），且a⊥b，则x的值等于（）

A.4

B.3

C.2

D.1

14.在正方体ABCD-A1B1C1D1中，E，F分别为AD，D1D的中点，则直线EF与BD1所成角的正弦值是()

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

15.正方形边长为口，围成圆柱，体积为()

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

二.数学问答题(共3题)1.

求证：{an｝是等差数列，并求公差与首项．

2.已知椭圆，问实数m在什么范围内，过点(0，m)存在两条互相垂直的直线都与椭圆有公共点．

3.圆心在y轴上，且与直线x＋y－3＝0及x－y－1＝0都相切的圆的方程为__________．

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（28）题选

A.entrance

B.visit

C.flight

D.way

2.Somepeopledonotlikeanythingtobeoutofplace．Theyareneverlateforwork；theyreturntheirbookstothelibraryontime；theyrememberpeople'sbirthdaysandtheypaytheirbillsassoonastheyarrive．Mr．Brownissuchaperson．Mr．Brownworksinabank,andlivesonhisown．Hissisterlivesinthenexttownwithherhusband,andherson,Mark．Mr．Browndoesn'tseehissisterorherfamilyfromoneyeartothenext,buthesendsthemChristmascards,andhehasn'tforgottenoneofMark'sseventeenbirthdays．LastweekMr．Brownhadquiteasurprise．Hedrovehomefromthebankattheusualtime；drivingneithertooslowlynortoofast,heparkedhiscarwherehealwaysparkedit,outofthewayofothercars,andhewentinsidetomakehiseveningmeal．Justthentherewasaknockatthedoor．

Mr．Brownopenedthedoortofindapolicemanstandingonthedoorstep．

"WhathaveIdonewrong?"Mr．Brownaskedhimself．"HaveIdrivenonthewrongsideoftheroad?Hastherebeensometroubleatthebank?HaveIforgottentopayanimportantbill?"

"Hello,uncle,"saidthepoliceman,"Myname'sMark．"

“．．．hehasn'tforgottenoneofMark'sseventeenbirthdays”means_______．

A.hehasforgottenmorethanone

B.hesentMarksomethingonhis17thbirthday

C.healwayssendsaChristmascardonMark'sbirthday

D.healwayssendsMarksomethingonhisbirthday

3.Wouldyoupleasekeepsilent?Theweatherreport__________andIwanttolisten.

A.isbroadcast

B.isbeingbroadcast

C.hasbeenbroadcast

D.hadbeenbroadcast

4.RobertKohout,39,wasworkingoutsidehishomelastOctoberwhenheheardafrighteningnoise.HeturnedroundandsawWalterGraham′scarsinkinginto$feetofwateroftheswimmingpoolalittledistanceawayfromhisyard.

KohoutimmediatelycalledtoGraham′swife,Evelyn,totelephone911.ThenheranbacktohishousetogetTerenceReifandGlennFajardotohelp,whowereatworkinsidethehouse."Therewasnotimeforsecondthoughts,"saidReif,afarmer′sson."Theonlythingtodowastogetinthepool."

Thecardoorswerelocked.Graham,73,wasunconscious(失去知觉),andhisMercurywasrapidlyfillingwithwater.Reifstruggledtobreakthedriver′ssidewindowwithahammerbuthadtroublegettingitdoneunderwater.

Finally--somefourminutesafterthecarhadfallenintothepool--theglasswasbroken.Bythen,Grahamwasfloatingatthetopofthefloodedpassengercompartment(车厢).

ThethreemenpulledGrahamoutthroughthebrokenglass.Hewasn′tbreathingandhisheartstoppedbeating,sotheyperformedmouth-to-mouthresuscitation.Therescue(急救)teamarrivedinnotime.Doctorssuppliedhimwithadvancedlifesupportonthewaytothehospital.

"ThesepeopleweregettingtoGrahamthroughtheglass,"saidDr.JeffMessinger."Allthreeactedwithoutregardfortheirownsafety."AddedEvelynGraham,"Theyweretrulyangels(天使)watchingoverus."

Whatdoestheword"resuscitation"refertointhestory?

A.Awayofsavingpeoplewhohavestoppedbreathing

B.Awayofhelpingpeoplewhohavehearttrouble

C.Awayofsavingpeoplewhohavegotdrunk

D.Awayofhelpingpeoplewhoneedwater

5.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.language

B.sign

C.hearing

D.body

6.Moods,saytheexperts,arefeelingsthatarelikelytobecomefixed,havingeffectsonone′sout-look(wayoflookingatthings)forhours,daysorevenweeks.That′sgreatifyourmoodisapleasantone,butaproblemifyouaresad,anxious,angryorsimplylonely.

Perhapsthebestwaytodealwithsuchmoodsistotalkthemout;sometimes,though,thereisnoonetolisten.Modernpharmacology(药物学)offersalottranquilizers(镇定剂)andanti-anxietydrugs.Whatmanypeopledon′trealize,however,isthatscientistshavediscoveredtheeffectivenessofseveralnon-drugmethodstomakeyoufreefromanunwantedmood.Thesecanbejustasusefulasdrugs,andhavetheaddedbenefitofbeingnonpoisonous.Sonexttimeyoufeeloutofsorts,don′theadforthedrugstore--trythefollowingmethod.

Ofallthemood-changingself-helptechniques,aerobicexerciseseemstobethebestcureforabadmood."Ifyoucouldkeeptheexercise,you′dbeinhighspirits,"saysKathrynLance,authorofRunningforHealthandBeauty.

Researchershaveexplainedbiochemicalandvariousotherchangesthatmakeexercisecomparefavorablytodrugsasmood-raiser.Physicalworksuchashousework,however,doeslittle.Thekeyisaerobicexercise--running,cycling,walking,swimming,orotherrepetitiveandsustainedactivitiesthatincreasetheheartrateandcirculation(循环),andimprovethebody′suseofoxygen.Dothemforatleast20minutesatime,threetofivetimesaweek.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A.whenoneisinabadmood,heorshemaynotworkverywell

B.thebestwaytoovercomeabadmoodistotalktooneself

C.somedrugsaremoreeffectivethanphysicalexercises

D.takingdrugsisattheriskofbeingpoisonous

7.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.imagine

B.draw

C.seem

D.putforward

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

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

AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.

Theword“deeper”inparagraphoneisclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?（）

A.heavier

B.louder

C.stronger

D.happier

9.Eightyearsago,officialsinChicago,Illinois,decidedtoreplacetheblackroofonthecitygovernmentbuildingwithaplantedgarden.Theaimwastoreduceenergycosts,improveairqualityandcontroltherainwaterenteringthecity’swastesystem（系统）．Greenroofsalsohelpreduceaproblemcalledurbanheatislands（城市热岛现象）．Duringhotweather,thebuilding’srootcouldreachtemperaturesofupto76℃.Withthegarden,thetemperatureoftherootareawasreducedbyatleast30℃.Workersplantedover150kindsofplantsthatcouldstandbadweather.Nowtheareaiscooler,thebuildingrequireslessenergytokeepcool,andtherooflooksnice.Chicagoalsooffersmoneytohelppeoplepayforbuildingtheirowngreenroots.

Aboutfiveyearsago,officialsinThane,India,decidedtoreducethecity’sdependingonpowerfromcoal.Thecityoftenexperienceslackofpowerbecauseofthelargenumbersofpeopleusingelectricity.Officialsdecidedtosaveenergybyputtingwaterheaters（热水器）poweredbythesunontopofthecity’smainhospital.Thehospitalsavedthousandsofdollarsinenergycostseachyear.Officialsthenbeganbuildingthiskindofwaterheateraroundthecity.

ChinahasannouncedplanstobuildacitycalledDongtan.Thecompanydesigningthecitysaysitwillproduceitsenergyfromthewind,sunandwaste.TheaimisforthecitytobeanexampletotherestofChina.

WhatproblemdoesThanehaveaccordingtothetext?（）

A.Thecitydoesn’thaveenoughelectricityforitspeople

B.Thecity’smainhospitallacksmoneyforenergycosts

C.Thecityneedsmorewaterheatersforitspeople

D.Thecityneedstocontrolitspopulationgrowth

10.Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Smoking,whichmaybeapleasureforsomepeople,isaserioussourceofdiscomfortfortheirfellows._51_,medicalauthoritiesexpresstheirconcernabouttheeffectofsmoking_52_thehealthnotonlyofthosewhosmokebutalsoofthosewhodonot.Infact,non-smokerswhomustinvoluntarilyinhale(吸入)theair_53_bytobaccosmokemaysuffermorethanthesmokers_54_.

Smokingisprohibitedinthetheatresandinhallsusedforshowingfilms_55_inlaboratories_56_theremaybeafirehazard(危险).Elsewhere,itisuptoyourgood_57_.

Iam_58_askingyoutomaintain“No-Smoking”inclassroomsandseminarrooms.

Thiswillprovethatyouhavethe_59_healthinmind,whichisveryimportanttoalarge_60_ofourstudents.

__________

A.Still

B.Further

C.More

D.Again

11.BrightonisapopularseasidetownonthesouthcoastofEngland.Notlongago,somepolicemenwerevery?21.Therehadbeenseveral,seriousaccidents?22?bymotoristsdrivingtoofast.Thepolicestartedtosetupaspeedtrap（速度监视器）.Theymeasured?23?of88yardsonastraightroadandwatchedtosee?24?acartookto?25?thatfar.Theyknewthatifacartooksixseconds,itwastravelingfaster?26?the?27?limitof30milesanhour.

Whenthepolicemenwereready,theyhid?28?ahedge（树篱）andstartedtotimepassingcars.Duringtheirfirsthalfanhour,theycaughtfivedrivers.Thepolicemenwrotedownthe?29?ofeachcarandthenameandaddressofthedriver.Butforthenexthalfanhourthepolicemendidn′tseeanybody?30?toofast.Theythoughtthatthiswasvery?31.Oneofthemdroveaquarterofamilealongtheroadandsawtwostudents?32?onthegrass.Theywereholdingupasheetofcupboardsothatmotoristscouldseeit.Onthenoticeoneofthestudents?33:"Danger.Speedtrap."

Thepolicementookthenoticeawayandwrotedownthenamesofthestudents.Laterontheywereeachfined￡5for?34?tostopthepolicecatchingmotoristswhowere?35?thelaw.

第35题答案是

A.obeying

B.studying

C.keepingto

D.breaking

12.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.built

B.opened

C.visited

D.borrowed

13.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.

Accordingtothepassage,parentshavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedin.

A.theirchildren'sfutureoccupations

B.havingsmallerfamilies

C.adoptionprogramsforchildlesscouples

D.child-rearingtechniques

14.Familymembersworkedhard____surethattheyhadenoughfood.（）

A.making

B.tomake

C.made

D.make

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.dream

B.class

C.memory

D.book

16.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,designprojects,makepresentations,andexaminecasestudies.Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycoursesare"practical"ratherthantheoretical,theypaymoreattentionto"doing"forthemselves.

Fromthepassageweknowthateducationinthehumanitiesandsociety

A.hasnotchangedmuch__________

B.payattentiontostudents'studyinginsteadofteachers'teaching

C.ismuchmoreimportantthanthatofscienceandmathematics

D.hasbecomemorepracticalthantheoretical

17.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

18.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（24）题答案

A.went

B.came

C.reached

D.got

19.Lastfallwasafirst-of-its-kindseason.Ididnotarrange（安排）anyafter-schoolclassesformychildren.Noswimming.Nomusiclessons.Noplaydates.Nothing.

Oncetheyfinishedtheirhomework,theywerefreetodowhattheypleased,butonlyonehourofTV.Inthebeginning,mysons,Ben,11,andNick,9,wereanxiousaboutthissudden,unplannedfreedom.Ihadtopushthemoutofthedoorwithaball,abike,andsoon.“Play!”Iordered.

Ilearnedthatthisnewplantakestime,patienceandalotoffaithinthetheorythathavingexcellentgradesisn'treallyimportant.

Whenmyolderkids,nowincollegeandhighschool,wereyoung,Ibroughtintherulesofmodernparenting.Theyareunspoken,butfollowedcarefully.First,youmustletyourchildhaveavarietyofactivities.Afterall,youneverknowwhereyou'llfindagenius（天才）.Second,ifthechildshowstheslightesttalent（才能）,theactivitymustbepushedwithlessons,specialcoaching（辅导）andpracticeofseveraldaysaweek.Everyminuteshouldbetakenandeveryminutehasapurpose.Thatwasreallytoomuchformychildren.

Nowwiththenewplan,wetoldstories.Welistenedtomusic.Andthekidsplayedwithbikes,balls,andwhateverwashandy.Nobodykeptscore.Infact,theboysplayedoutsidesomuchthatthelawnwasworndowntothesoilinplaces.They'vemadefriendswiththosewhocomefromallovertheneighbourhoodtoplaygames.

Welikethosepeacefulevenings.BenandNickhaveagoodtimethisfall.Maybethat'sbecausethetimeoffhasallowedustoenjoyeachother'scompany.

Atthebeginningofthatseasonthechildren____.（）

A.hatedtospendmoretimeontheirhomework

B.feltexcitedaboutmakingtheirowndecisions

C.werepleasedtohavemorefreedom

D.wereworriedaboutthechange

20.WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat_______.

A.breakfastdoesnotaffectperformance

B.Dr.Errestoisengagedinresearchworkataninstitutionofhigherlearning

C.noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildren

D.ProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondon

21.ItiswidelyacceptedthatEnglishisthegloballanguageofmoderntimes.

Aboutthreedecadesago,Frenchwasrecognizedasthelanguageofdiplomacy（外交）,andGermanwasconsideredthelanguageofscienceandtechnology.Englishnowdominates（主导）notonlyasthelanguageofsciencebutalsodiplomacy,computing,andtourism.Today,intermsofnativespeakers,MandarinChineseistheworld′s

largestlanguage.