2024年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试绝密预测题附答案753

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1、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.veryB.correctC.earlyD.right

2、Igotcaughtintherainandmysuit__________A.hasbeenruinedB.hadbeenruinedC.hasruinedD.hadruined

3、ArchimedeswasafamousGreekmathematicianandscientist.Hewasbornaround287B.C.andhediedintheyear212B.C..Archimedesismostwell-knownforonespecificideathathecameupwith.“Archimedes'sPrinciple”statesthatasolidobjectwhichisinaliquidispushedupbyaforcewhichisequaltotheweightofthewaterthattheobjectmoves.Forexample,ifyouputapieceofwoodandapieceofgoldthesamesizeinwater,onlythewoodwillfloat.Boththewoodandgoldmovethesameamountofwater,butthewoodweighslessthanthiswater,whilethegoldweighsmore.ItisbelievedthatArchimedesdiscoveredthisprinciplewhenthekingofSyracuseaskedhimtosolveaproblem.Thekingwantedtoknowifhiscrownwaspuregoldoramixtureofgoldandsilver.Theking,ofcourse,didnotmelthiscrowntofindout.TheideacametoArchimedesasheloweredhimselfintohisbath.Henoticedhowthewaterspilledoutofthetub.Hedecidedtousethesameideaforthecrown.Heknewthatagoldcrownimmersedinwaterwouldweighmorethanonemadeofsilver.Theexperimentwasdoneandthegoldsmithwasprovedguiltyoftryingtocheattheking.Fromthisselectionwemayconcludethattheking'scrown____.（）A.movedlesswaterthanpuregoldofthesamesizeB.movedmorewaterthanpuregoldofthesameweightC.movedmorewaterthanpuregoldofthesamesizeD.movedlesswaterthanpuregoldofthesameweight

4、Thereisnocreaturethatdoesnotneedsleeporcompleteresteveryday.Ifyouwanttoknowwhy,justtrygoingwithoutsleepforalongperiodoftime.Youwilldiscoverthatyourmindandbodywouldbecometootiredtoworkproperly.Youwouldbecomeirritableandfindithardtothinkclearlyorconcentrateonyourwork.Sosleepisquitesimplythetimewhentheceilsof?yourbodyrecoverfromtheworkofthedayandbuildupsuppliesofenergyforthenextperiodofactivity.OneofthethingsweallknowaboutsleepisthatweareUnconsciousinsleep,Wedonotknowwhatisgoingonaroundus.Butthatdo.esn′tmeanthebodystopsallactivity.Theimportantorganscontinuetoworkduringsleep,butmostofthebodyfunctionsaresloweddown.Forexample,ourbreathingbecomessloweranddeeper.Theheartbeatsmoreslowly,andthebloodpressureislower.Ourarmsandlegsbecomelimp(柔软的)andmusclesareatrest.Itwouldbeimpossibleforourbodytorelaxtosuchanextentifwewereawake.Sosleepdoesforuswhatthe?mostquietrestcannotdo.Yourbodytemperaturebecomeslowerwhenyouareasleep,whichisthereasonpeoplegotosleepundersomekindofcovers.Andeventhoughyouareunconscious,manyofyourreflexes(反射动作)stillwork.Forinstance,ifsomeonetickles(使觉得痒)yourfoot,youwillputitawayinyoursleep,orevenbrushaflyfromyourforehead.Youdothesethingswithoutknowingit.Ifyoudon′thaveasmuchsleepasyourbodyneeds,youwill__________A.workproperlyB.thinkclearlyC.keepyourattentiononyourworkD.easilygetangry

5、Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatamhition:toDethelucky?customerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidethe?entrancepromised.Itsaid:"Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.This?MayBeYourLuckyDay!"ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likeninnyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhich?shedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedof?thedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay:"Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree."OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher."Madam,"hesaid,holdingouthishand,"Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!"Mrs.EdwardsmusthavebeenA.pleasedB.delightedC.proudD.disappointed

6、Jimwasintelligent,buthehatedhardwork.Hesaid,“Youworkhard,andmakealotofmoney,andthenthegovernmenttakesmostofit.Iwanteasyworkthatgivesmelotsofmoneyandthatthegovernmentdoesn'tknowabout.”Sohebecameathief—buthedidnotdothestealinghimself.Hegototherstodoit.Theyweremuchlessintelligentthanhewas,sohearrangedeverythingandtoldthemwhattodo.Onedaytheywerelookingforrichfamiliestorob,andJimsentoneofthemtoalargebeautifulhousejustoutsidethetown.Itwasevening,andwhenthemanlookedthroughoneofthewindows,hesawayoungmanandagirlplayingonapiano.WhenhewentbacktoJim,hesaid,“Thatfamilycan'thavemuchmoney.Twopeoplewereplayingonthesamepianothere.”Wheredidoneofthethievesgotodothestealing?（）A.TothevillageB.TothecountryC.TothecityD.Tothetown

7、ThenorthernpartsoftheUnitedStatesgetverycoldinthewinter.Itsnowsagreatdealandthe?temperatureoftengoes_____21_____zerodegreeinJanuary,_____22_____andMarch.Butthenortheasternand?northcentralregionsof____23______havebeenfinancialandindustrialcenters,andtheyareheavilypolluted.Inrecentyears,peopleintheseregionshavebeguntotakevacations_____24_____thesecoldwinter?months.Theygotosouthernpartsofthecountry____25______itiswarmer.ManygotoFloridawherethe?weatheris_____26_____.OthersgotothesouthwesternstatesofArizona,NewMexicoandTexaswherethey._____27_____drydesertclimates.Ithasbecome_____28_____nowadays.foroldpeopletomovesouthtotheseplaces_____29_____they?retire.Typicallythesepeopleselltheirhousesintheirhomecommunitiesandmovesouthtobegina?newlife_____30_____seniorcitizens.Theirchildrenlikelyhavehomes_____31_____andmanyofthemaremovingsouth_____32_____communities?wheretheywere_____33_____.Thesouthernandsouthwesternpartsofthecountryarenowgrowing_____34_____any?otherpart.Businessandindustry_____35_____manyofficesandfactoriesinthesouth.Californiaisalready?themostpopularstateinthecountry.

8、Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.No?schoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.There?are,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegiven?overgenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildto?expresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesof?spelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher′sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikely?to"playsafe".Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurous?language.That′swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontent?ratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible(难以辨认的)."Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil′stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butit?wasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,whichcontainedsome?beautifulexpressionsofthechild′sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild′sidea,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis__________.A.theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskillsB.thecomplexitiesofspellingC.thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositionsD.therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacomposition

9、IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyof?about60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonly?onesittingat6:30,andIhad_____21_____it."Nevermind,"Isaid."I′mnotveryhungry.I′11justhaveadrinkinthebar(酒吧)anda?sandwich.""Bar!"she____22______hervoice."Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwantbeer,you?mustgosomewhereelse."Shespoke____23______aglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:30I_____24_____.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.The_____25_____sound?wasthe′churchclockopposite,whichsuddenlystruckthehalf-hourwithsuchforcethatitmademe?jump._____26_____awindowopenedupstairs.Theoldlady_____27_____andaskedmewhatwasgoingon.I?explainedwhoIwasandsheletme_____28_____aftertenminutes′wait.Shewasinhernightdress.She?toldmeseriouslythatguestswere_____29_____tobebackinthehotelby11o′clock.Iwenttobedbutcouldnotsleep.Everyquarterofanhourthechurchclockstruckandatmidnightthewholehotelshookwiththenoise.Justbeforedawn,Ifinally_____30_____WhenIarrivedatbreakfast,everyoneelsehadnearly_____31_____andtherewasnotenoughcoffee?togoround."Didyou_____32_____well,youngman?"theoldladyasked."_____33_____,Idon′tthinkIcouldgothroughanothernightinthatroom,"Ireplied."Ihardly?sleptatall.""That"sbecauseyouwere_____34_____allnightdrinking!"shesaidangrily,putting____35______tothe?conversation.

10、Culturalexchangeplaysanimportantrole___promotingrelationbetweenthetwocountries.A.inB.onC.atD.to

11、ComradeLipromisedtohelpusandhesaidhewouldcome____.（）A.rightawayB.allatonceC.allofasuddenD.allright

12、Ipassedthecollegeentranceexamination.Neverinmylife____soexcited．（）A.wouldIfeelB.IfeltC.hadIfeltD.Ihadfelt

13、Ilearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.21,hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthy.Myfatherwas22astrongmanwholovedbeingactive,butaterribleillnesstookallthat23.Nowhecannolongerwalk.Eventalkingisdifficult.Onenight,Iwenttovisithimwithmysisters,westarted24aboutlife,andItoldthemaboutoneofmy25.Isaidthatwemustalwaysgivethingsup26wegrowouryouth,butitalways27thatafterwegivesomethingup,wegainsomethingnewinits28.Thensuddenlymyfather29up.Hesaid,“But,Peter,Igaveup30!WhatdidIgain?”Ithoughtandthought,butIcouldnotthinkofanythingtosay.31,heansweredhisownquestion:“Igaintheloveofmyfamily.”Ilookedatmysisters,andsawtearsintheireyes,alongwithhopeandthankfulness.Iwasalso32byhiswords.Afterthat,whenIbegantofeelirritated（愤怒的）atsomeone,I33rememberhiswordsandbecome34.Ifhecouldreplacehisgreat35withafeelingofloveforothers,thenIshouldbeabletogiveupmysmallirritations.A.somethingB.alotC.oneD.everything

14、HeinsistedthatI____saysorrytohim.（）A.oughttoB.willC.mightD.should

15、根据以下材料，回答问题。Inouronlinelife,weneedtousepasswordsfrequently.Weusepasswords21e-mail,gamingsites,socialnetworkingsites,andothershoppingsites.22,thepasswordsmostpeopleusearenotvery23andcaneasilybe"broken"byothers.Infact,themostcommonlyusedpasswordsaresosimplethatitrequiresvery24efforttofigurethemout.Canyouguess25themostcommonlyusedpasswordsareTheyare:Namesofbaseballteams,birthdatesofafamily26,theyearofaspecialsportsevent,therandomnumberslike156468,27thenameofafriend,pet,favoriteTVstar,orband.Thereareprograms28tobreakintopeople'sonlineaccounts.Theseprogramsare29oftryingeverywordintheEnglishdictionaryandthedictionaries30manyforeignlanguages,intheirefforttobreakintoanaccount.31canevensearchwordsbackward.Somewilltry32wordsorwordsthatarefollowedbynumbers,33school222.Theseprogramscantestmillionsofpasswordsinafewminutes.So,youareadvisedtobecarefulabout34passwordssothattheywillbehardtobreak.Youarealsoadvisednottomakethem35hardtoremember.Meanwhile,youneedtochangethemonceinawhile.

16、ThenorthernpartsoftheUnitedStatesgetverycoldinthewinter.Itsnowsagreatdealandthe?temperatureoftengoes_____21_____zerodegreeinJanuary,_____22_____andMarch.Butthenortheasternand?northcentralregionsof____23______havebeenfinancialandindustrialcenters,andtheyareheavilypolluted.Inrecentyears,peopleintheseregionshavebeguntotakevacations_____24_____thesecoldwinter?months.Theygotosouthernpartsofthecountry____25______itiswarmer.ManygotoFloridawherethe?weatheris_____26_____.OthersgotothesouthwesternstatesofArizona,NewMexicoandTexaswherethey._____27_____drydesertclimates.Ithasbecome_____28_____nowadays.foroldpeopletomovesouthtotheseplaces_____29_____they?retire.Typicallythesepeopleselltheirhousesintheirhomecommunitiesandmovesouthtobegina?newlife_____30_____seniorcitizens.Theirchildrenlikelyhavehomes_____31_____andmanyofthemaremovingsouth_____32_____communities?wheretheywere_____33_____.Thesouthernandsouthwesternpartsofthecountryarenowgrowing_____34_____any?otherpart.Businessandindustry_____35_____manyofficesandfactoriesinthesouth.Californiaisalready?themostpopularstateinthecountry.

17、AninterestingprojectcalledBlueZonesisrecordingthelifestylesecretsofthecommunitieswiththehighestconcentrationsofintheworld.ThepeopleinthefiveregionsinEurope,LatinAmerica,AsiaandtheUSthatlivetobe100havealotgoingforthem.Genesprobablyplayasmallrole,butthesefolksalsohavestrongsocialties,tightly-knitfamiliesandlotsofopportunitiestoexercise.AswewereexaminingthedietarysecretsoftheBlueZones,asdescribedinauthorDanBuettner'slatestbook,TheBlueZonesSolution,wewerestruckbyhowessentialteadrinkingisintheseregions.Infact,Buettner'sBlueZonesBeverageRule—akindofguidelinesummarizedfromhis15orsoyearsofstudyingtheseplaces—is:"Drinkcoffeeforbreakfast,teaintheafternoon,wineat5p.m."Sciencehasplentytosayaboutthehealthfulvirtuesofgreentea.Researchersaremostenthusiasticaboutthecomponentsingreentea,aswellasfoodslikecocoa.WhymighttheyhelpsomanyOkinawansinJapanbreak100?Somecomponentsingreenteacanlowertheriskofstroke,heartdiseaseandseveralcancers.Onereviewstudyalsofoundthatdrinkinggreenteacanslightlyimprovemetabolism（新陈代谢）.IfyoufindyourselfontheislandofIkaria,theGreekBlueZoneinthemiddleoftheAegean,youwon'tbeofferedanyteamadewithtealeaves.Instead,Ikarianstypicallymaketheirdailycupofteawithjustonefreshherbthattheyhavepickedthemselvesthatday—eitherrosemary,wildsage,oregano,marjoram,mintordandelion,allplantsthatmayhaveanti-inflammatory（消炎的）properties,whichmayhelplowerbloodpressure.ThiscouldexplainIkaria'sverylowdementia（痴呆）rate,sincehighbloodpressureisariskfactorforthedisease.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatistherecommendedtimeforteadrinking?（）A.InthemorningB.AnytimeofadayC.IntheearlyeveningD.Intheafternoon

18、Menhavetraveledeversincetheyfirstappearedontheearth.Inprimitivetimestheydidnottravelforpleasurebuttofindnewplaceswheretheirherdscouldfeed,ortoescapefromhostileneighbors,ortofindmorefavorableclimates.Theytraveledonfoot.TheirJourneyswerelong,tiring,andoftendangerous.Theyprotectedthemselveswithsimpleweapons,suchaswoodensticksorstoneclubs,andbylightingfiresatnightand,aboveall,bykeepingtogether.Beingintelligentandcreative,theysoondiscoveredeasierwaysoftraveling.Theyrodeonthebacksoftheirdomesticatedanimals;theyhollowedoutthreetrunksand,byusingbitsofwoodaspaddles,wereabletotravelacrosswater.Latertheytraveled,notfromnecessity,butforthejoyandexcitementofseeingandexperiencingnewthings.Thisisstillthemainreasonwhywetraveltoday.Traveling,ofcourse,hasnowbecomehighlyorganizedbusiness.Therearecarsandsplendidroads,expresstrains,hugeshipsandjetairliners,allofwhichprovideuswithcomfortsandsecurity.Thissoundswonderful.Buttherearedifficulties.Ifyouwanttogoabroad,youneedapassportandavisa,ticket,luggage,andahundredofotherthings.Ifyouloseanyofthem,yourjourneymayberuined.Travelinghasnowbecomeahighlyorganizedbusiness____.（）A.sowecangoeverywhereeasilyB.becauseweareprovidedwithallkindsofconvenientmeansfortravelingC.becausetravelingorganizationscanbefoundinthecountriestheworldoverD.sotravelershaveincreasedrapidly

19、Don'ttake____forgrantedthatothersmustlookafteryou.（）A.itB.thatC.thisD.its

20、Havingfinishedallthehousework,thehousewife____herselfcomfortablyinthesofa.（）A.sittingB.satC.seatingD.seated

21、Itwasnotuntilmidnight____hefinishedhishomework.（）A.whenB.thatC.whileD.as

22、选出下列选项中读音不同的选项（）A.cloudyB.captainC.certainD.cotton

23、Mancangoonincreasinghisnumbersatthepresentrate.Inthenext30yearsmanwillfaceaperiodofcrisis.Someexpertsbelievethattherewillbeawidespreadfoodshortage.Otherexpertsthinkthatthisistoopessimistic,andthatmancanpreventthingsfromgettingworsethantheyarenow.Butrememberthattwo-thirdsofthepeopleintheworldareundernourishedorstarvingnow.Onethingthatmancandoistolimitthenumberofbabiesborn.Theneedforthisisobvious,butitisnoteasytoachieve.Peoplehavetobepersuadedtolimittheirfamilies.Inthecountriesofthepopulationexplosion,manypeoplelikebigfamilies.Theparentsthinkthatthisbringsabiggerincomeforthefamilyandensurestherewillbesomeoneinthefamilywhowilllookaftertheminoldage.Severalgovernmentshaveadoptedbirthcontrolpoliciesinrecentyears.AmongthemareJapan,China,IndiaandEgypt.Insomecasestheresultshavenotbeensuccessful.Japanhasbeenanexception.TheJapaneseadoptedabirthcontrolpolicyin1948.Peoplewereencouragedtolimittheirfamilies.Thebirthratefellfrom34.3perthousandperyeartoabout17peryearatpresent.Birthcontrolpolicieshavebeenadoptedinsomecountrieswithsuccessfulresultsin____.（）A.JapanB.ChinaC.IndiaD.Egypt

24、Theboxis____tokeepallyourbooks,thereforejustbuythisone.（）A.bigenoughB.sobigC.enoughbigD.toobig

25、Idon'tknowhowtogetthereand____.（）A.mywifedoesn'tneitherB.mywifedoeseitherC.neitherdoesmywifeD.neithermywifedoes

26、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou21dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks（网络）havebecomea22formanypeopletoshopwithout23havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare24ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets-fightingthecrowds,waitinginlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight25offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They'drathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct26amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething27bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare28tojoininthesuccessofhomeshopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy29theirownTVchannels（频道）toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace30,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision31taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymanagersthinkso.32manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto33ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That's34specialistssaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill35togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.A.playB.putonC.wearD.touch

27、Researchersaretryingto________what'swrongwiththeirexperiments.A.pulloutB.calloutC.takeoutD.figureout

28、A:North?windAirlines.CanIhelpyou?B:Hello,I′dliketo_____56_____,please.A:MayIhaveyournameand_____57_____,please?B:MynameisDanielAdamsandmyflightnumberis374.A:Whenareyouleaving?B:_____58_____.A:Andyourdestination?B:BuenosAires.A:_____59_____,please...Allright.Yourseatisconfirmed,Mr.Adams.You′11bearrivinginBuenos?Airesat4o′clockp.m.localtime.B:Thankyou.CanIpickupmyticketwhenIcheckin?A:Yes,but_____60_____atleastonehourbeforedeparturetime.第（56）题选A.HoldthelineB.flightnumberC.askaquestionD.ToNewYorkE.MayIhaveyournameF.reconfirmmyseatG.pleasecheckinH.OnMay11th

29、OnthemorningofNovember18,1755,anearthquakeshookBoston,Massachusetts.JohnWinthrop,aprofessoratHarvardCollege,feltthequakeandawoke,〝Irose,〞Winthropwrote,〝andlightingacandle,lookedonmywatch,andfounditwas15minutesafterfour.〞JohnWinthropwentdownstairstothegrandfatherclock.Ithadstoppedfourminutesbefore,at4:11.Exceptforstoppingtheclock,thequakehadonlythrownakeyfromthemantel(壁炉台)tothefloor.TheclockhadstoppedbecauseWinthrophadputsomelongglasstubeshewasusingforanexperimentintothecaseforcare.Thequakehadknockedthetubesoverandblockedthependulum(摆钟).Winthrop,therefore,hadtheexacttimethattheearthquakehadhitBoston.Helookedatthekeyonthefloor.Thequakehadthrownitforwardinthedirectionofthequake’smotion(运动)byashockcomingfromthenorthwest,perhapsinCanada.Whichofthefollowingistrue?____.（）A.SometubeswerebrokenintopiecesandstoppedtheoldclockB.TheprofessorlitacandlebecauseofpowerfailureC.BostonisinthesoutheastofCanadaD.Theshockswereslightinoneway

30、She__________cryingveryhelpfultoexpresshersadness.A.considersB.confirmsC.believesD.pretends

31、Spaceisadangerousplace,notonlybecauseofmeteorsbutalsobecauseofraysfromthesun?andotherstars.Theatmosphereagainactsasourprotectiveblanketonearth.Lightgetsthrough,and?thisisessentialforplantstomakethefoodwhichweeat.Heat,too,makesourenvironmentendurable.Variouskindsofrayscomethroughtheairfromouterspace,butenormousquantitiesofradiationfromthesunarescreenedoff.Assoonasmenleavetheatmospheretheyareexposedtothisradiation.Buttheirspacesuitsorthewallsoftheirspacecraft,iftheyareinside,dopreventalotofradiationdamage.Radiationisthegreatestknowndangertoexplorersinspace.Theunitofradiationiscalled"rein".Scientistshavereasontothinkthatamancanputupwithfarmoreradiationthan0.1rem?withoutbeingdamaged;thefigureof60remshasbeenagreedon.Thetroubleisthatitisextremely?difficulttobesureaboutradiationdamage—apersonmayfeelperfectlywell,butthecellsofhisor?hersexorgansmaybedamaged,andthiswillnotbediscovereduntilthebirthofdeformed(畸形的)childrenorevengrandchildren.MissionsoftheApolloflightshavehadtocrossbeltsofhighradiation?and,duringtheoutwardandreturnjourneys,theApollocrewaccumulatedalargeamountofrems.So?far,nodangerousamountsofradiationhavebeenreported,buttheApollomissionshavebeenquite?short.Wesimplydonotknowyethowmenaregoingtogetonwhentheyspendweeksandmonths?outsidetheprotectionoftheatmosphere,workinginaspacelaboratory.Drugsmighthelptodecrease?thedamagedonebyradiation,butnoreallyeffectiveoneshavebeenfoundsofar.Weknowfromthepassagethat__A.exposuretoeventinyamountsofradiationisfatalB.theeffectofexposuretoradiationisslowincomingC.radiationisavoidableinspaceexplorationD.astronautsinspacesuitsneedn'tworryaboutradiationdamage

32、Helikeshiscupwithflower.Ilikemine____.（）A.notB.ofnoC.noneD.without

33、Thecowboyistheheroofmanymovies.Heis,eventoday,asymbolofcourageandadventure.Butwhatwasthelifeofthecowboyreallylike?Thecowboy'sjobisclearfromtheword〝cowboy〞.Cowboysweremenwhotookcareofcowsandothercattle.ThecattlewereintheWestandinTexas.PeopleinthecitiesoftheEastwantedbeeffromthesecattle.Trainscouldtakethecattleeast.Butfirstthecattlehadtogettothetrains.Partofthecowboy’sjobwastotakethecattlehundredsofmilestotherailroadtowns.Thetripswerecalledcattledrives.Acattledriveusuallytookseveralmonths.Cowboyrodeforsixteenhoursaday.Becausetheyrodesomuch,eachcowboybroughtalongabouteighthorses.Acowboychangedhorsesseveraltimeseachday.Thecowboyshadtomakesurethatthecattlearrivedsafely.Beforestarting