2024年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试重点专题卷（详细参考解析）924x - 成考复习资料与方法

姓名:_________________编号:_________________地区:_________________省市:_________________ 密封线 姓名:_________________编号:_________________地区:_________________省市:_________________ 密封线 密封线 全国成考（专升本）考试重点试题精编注意事项:1.全卷采用机器阅卷，请考生注意书写规范；考试时间为120分钟。2.在作答前，考生请将自己的学校、姓名、班级、准考证号涂写在试卷和答题卡规定位置。

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1、Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid:〝remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!〞ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay,〝Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree!〞OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher.〝Madam,"hesaid,holdingouthishand,〝Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareoutluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!〞Mrs.Edwards'husbandtriedto____.（）A.makeherunhappyB.cheerherupC.buythingswithherD.stopherbuyingthings

2、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou_____21_____dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks(网络)havebecome?a_____22_____formanypeopletoshopwithout_____23_____havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare_____24_____ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets——fightingthecrowds,waiting?inlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight_____25_____offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They′d?rathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct_____26_____amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething_____27_____bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare_____28_____tojoininthesuccessofhome?shopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy_____29_____theirownTVchannels(频道)toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace_____30_____,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision_____31_____taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymangersthinkso._____32_____manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto_____33_____ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That′s_____34_____specialismsaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill_____35_____togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.

3、Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing.HismomcametotheschoolandwentonandontalkingaboutRickJackson.Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking.“Somebody'sgottostopthatboy!”shewasshouting,“Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood.AndhelovestopickonlittleboyslikeDanny.”Mrs.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcernedalot.“Ididn'tknowthatDannywasbeingpickedon,”sheanswered．“He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!”Mrs.GreenlookedatDanny.“Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?”Sheasked.Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor.Heknewifhesaidawordaboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool.Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtoplaywiththeboysintheneighborhood.Afterall,mostofthemwerenicetohimHehatedtoleavethejustbecauseofRick.Maybethetimehadcometofindnewfriends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind.Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthat____.（）A.RichwasagoodstudentB.Danny'smothertalkedtoomuchabouttheschoolC.Danny'steacherknewsomethingaboutDanny'sproblembeforeD.DannywantedtogetawayfromRick

4、Forsometimepast,ithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabiesandothercreatureslearntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto“rewards”;andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistrue.Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewards,atleastintheearlystages,hadtobedirectlyrelatedtosuchbasicphysiological“drives”asthirstorhunger.Inotherwords,ababywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfort,nototherwise.Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.Babieswilllearntobehaveinwaysthatproduceresultsintheworldwithnorewardexceptthesuccessfuloutcome.Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwayto“reward”thebabiesandsoteachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovements,suchasturningtheheadtoonesideortheother.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwouldstillgoonmakingthelearnedresponsewithclearsignsofpleasure.Sohebegantostudythechildren'sresponsesinsituationswherenomilkwasprovided.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenasyoungasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstorightorleftifthemovement“switchedon”adisplayoflights—andindeedthattheywerecapableoflearningquitecomplexturnstobringaboutthisresult.Forinstance,twoleftortworight,oreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnstooneside.Papousek'slightdisplaywasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightscloselyalthoughtheywould“smileandbubble”whenthedisplaycameon.Papousekconcludedthatitwasnotprimarilythesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem,itwasthesuccesstheywereachievinginsolvingtheproblem,inmasteringtheskill,andthatthereexistsafundamentalhumanurgetomakesenseoftheworldandbringitunderintentionalcontrol.InPapousek'sexperimentbabiesmakelearnedmovementsoftheheadinorderto____.（）A.havethelightsturnedonB.berewardedwithmilkC.pleasetheirparentsD.bepraised

5、Theorganizersoftheconferencehavearrangedhotelroomsforthosestudents_________fromoutoftown.A.tocomeB.comeC.comingD.tohavecome

6、Haveyoueverarguedwithyourlovedonesoversimplemisunderstandings（误解）?Littlewonder.Weoftenbelievewe′remoreskillfulingettingourpointacrossthanweactuallyare,accordingtoBoza?Keysar,aprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.Inhisrecentstudy,speakerstriedtoexpresstheir?meaningsusingunclearsentences.Speakerswhothoughtlistenersunderstoodwerewrongnearlyhalfthe?time.Here′ssomegoodadvicetoreducemisunderstanding:（1）Don′ttrustwhatyouseefromthelistener.Listenersoftennod,lookatyouorsay"uhhuh"to?bepoliteormovetheconversationalong.Butit′seasytoconsidertheseassignsofunderstanding.（2）Traintheeditor（编辑）inyourhead.Ifyousay,"Bethdiscussesherproblemswithher?husband,"it′snotclearwhethershe′stalkingtoherhusbandorabouthim.Tryinstead,"Beth?talkstoherhusbandaboutherproblems."or"Bethtalkstoothersabouttheproblemswithher?husband."（3）Asklistenerstorepeatyourmessage.Introduceyourrequestbysaying"I?wanttobesureIsaid?thatright."Questionslike"Howdoesthatsound?"or"Doesthatmakesense?"mayalsowork.（4）Listenwell.Whenonthereceivingend,askquestionstobesureyou′reonthesame?page.Afterall,itisn′tjustthespeaker′sjobtomakehisspeechunderstood.Thewritersuggeststhatwhentalkingtoothers,thespeakershould__________A.knowthatlistenerswillshowhimthattheyunderstandhiswordsB.expresshimselfclearlyevenwhenheseessignsofunderstandingC.noticelistener'ssignsofunderstandingD.lookdirectlyintohislistener'seyes

7、Therehasbeen,inhistory,amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlivedtotellthetale.Theman'snameisJamesBartley.TherecordstoprovehisunusualexperienceareintheBritishAdmiralty.BartleywasmakinghisfirsttriponthewhalingshipSuddenlythelookoutsightedahugewhale.Thewhalersknewitwasahugewhalebythesizeofthesprayitblewintotheair.Theyloweredtheirsmallboats.JamesBartleywasinthefirstlongboat.Themenroweduntiltheywereclosetothewhale.Aharpoonwasthrownanditfounditsmark.Itsankintothewhale'sflesh.Themaddenedbeastcrashedintotheboat,snappingitstailatthemenandthewreckageoftheirboats.Whenthesurvivorswerepickedup,JamesBartleywasmissing.Shortlybeforesunset,thewhalewasfinallycaptured.Thesailorstiedthewhale'sdeadbodytothesideoftheship.Becauseofthehotweatheritwasimportantthattheycutupthewhalerightaway.Otherwise,themeatwouldbegintorotandtheoilwouldbegintospoil.Whentheygottothestomach,theyfeltsomethingmovingaboutwildly.Theythoughtitwouldbeabigfishstillaliveinside.ButwhentheyopenedthestomachtheyfoundJamesBartley.Afterthistrip,BartleysettledinEngland,andneverreturnedtosea.Thethemeofthepassageis____.（）A.howtohuntwhalesfortheiroilandmeatB.thehardanddangerouslivesthatwhalershadtoliveC.thedutiesofeachmanonawhalingshipD.amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlived

8、Jimwasintelligent,buthehatedhardwork.Hesaid,“Youworkhard,andmakealotofmoney,andthenthegovernmenttakesmostofit.Iwanteasyworkthatgivesmelotsofmoneyandthatthegovernmentdoesn'tknowabout.”Sohebecameathief—buthedidnotdothestealinghimself.Hegototherstodoit.Theyweremuchlessintelligentthanhewas,sohearrangedeverythingandtoldthemwhattodo.Onedaytheywerelookingforrichfamiliestorob,andJimsentoneofthemtoalargebeautifulhousejustoutsidethetown.Itwasevening,andwhenthemanlookedthroughoneofthewindows,hesawayoungmanandagirlplayingonapiano.WhenhewentbacktoJim,hesaid,“Thatfamilycan'thavemuchmoney.Twopeoplewereplayingonthesamepianothere.”Itcanbeconcludedfromthestorythat____.（）A.Jimandhismandidn'trobthefamilyB.thefamilytheyweregoingtorobwasnotrichinfactC.thethiefwhowassenttothebeautifulhousewasfoolishD.theyoungmanandthegirlwerehusbandandwife

9、Stopmakingsomuchnoise,foryouare__________meinmystudies.A.attractingB.disturbingC.contractingD.contacting

10、Heis__thatI′dliketointroducehimtoyou.A.suchnoblepersonB.sonoblepersonC.suchanoblepersonD.soanobleperson

11、Theintelligenceyouhave____younumeroustreasure.（）A.bringsB.grantsC.entitlesD.credits

12、MaryAnning(1799-1874)wasaBritishfossilhunterwhobeganfinding21child,andsoonsupportedherselfandhervery22familybyfindingandsellingfossils.Very23isknownaboutherlife,butherfatherwasacabinetmakerandhealso24localfossils.Mary25onthesoutherncoastofEngland,inatowncalledLymeRegis.Itsfamous26bytheseacontain27fossillayersthat28fromtheTriassic,JurassicandCretaceousperiods(the29ofthedinosaurs,otherbizarrereptiles,largeinsects,seacreatures,30mammals,and31lifeforms).MaryAnning32andpreparedthefirstfossilizedplesiosaur(anocean-dwellingreptile)andthefirstIchthyosaurus(anocean-dwellingreptilethat33likeadolphin).Shefoundmanyotherimportantfossils,includingPterodactylus(aflyingreptile),sharks(andotherfish),andsoon.34withherbrotherJoseph,Marysuppliedpreparedfossilspecimens35museums,scientists,andprivatecollections.A.seemedB.thoughtC.consideredD.looked

13、Ifonlyyourmother____yourplanandyoucandoit.（）A.agreeonB.willagreeonC.canagreeonD.wouldagreeon

14、A:Goodmorning!_____56_____?B:Yes,mayIseeyourproductionmanager,Mr.Smith,please?A:Iamsorry.Mr.Smithis_____57_____.B:Well,I′dliketo_____58_____.A:LetmecheckMr.Smith′sdiary.Justamoment.Yes,Mr.Smithdoesn′tseemtobebusyon?TuesdaymorningandFridayafternoon.B:CouldImakeanappointmentforTuesdaymorning?A:_____59_____?B:Yes,that′11befine.A:I′llmakenoteofthat.MayIhaveyourname,please?B:Yes,____60______.Youcancontactmeanyday.A:OK.B:Thankyouverymuch!Good-bye!第（56）题选A.Yes,hedoesB.Would9:30beconvenientC.CanIhelpyouD.thisismynamecardE.outonbusinesstodayF.Itwon′tbelongG.makeanappointmenttoseehimsometimenextweekH.Howlongwillitbe

15、Mr.Smithwasawealthyindustrialist,buthewasnotsatisfiedwithlife.Hedidnotsleepwellandhisfooddidnotagreewithhim.Thissituationlastedforsometime.Finally,afterseveralsleeplessnights,hedecidedtoconsulthisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeofsurroundings.“Goabroad,”hesaid.“ButI'mnotgoodatforeignlanguage,”saidMr.Smith.“Itdoesn'tmatter,”saidthedoctor.“Itwon'thurtyoutotalkalittleless.Goonavoyage.Takeplentyofexercise.Trytoreduceyourweight.Avoidrichfood.”Mr.SmithwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGerman,andhadtocommunicatethroughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltrainingcourse.Theinstructormadehimbendhisknees,swinghisarms,stretchhisneckandshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieonthegroundandraisehisrightandleftlegsalternately.Afteratimehismusclesgrewhardandfirm.Heforgotthefinancialcrisisandtheimportanceofraisingthelevelofproduction.Heevenbegantonoticeindividualtreesandindividualbirds.Finallyhereturnedhome.Butunfortunatelyhisimprovementwasonlytemporary.Soonhewasanormalbusinessmanagain,worriedabouthisproperty,hisprofits,hissavings,hisadvancementinatechnologicalsociety,andthingsingeneral.Whenhetraveledabroad,Mr.Smith____.（）A.learnedboxingB.forgotallabouthisbusinessC.raisedthelevelofproductionD.shookhisheadallthetime

16、Therearevariouswaysinwhichindividualeconomicunitscaninteractwithoneanother.Threebasicwaysmaybedescribedasthemarketsystem,theadministeredsystem,andthetraditionalsystem.Inamarketsystemindividualeconomicunitsarefreetointeractamongeachotherinthemarketplace.Itispossibletobuycommoditiesfromothereconomicunitsorsellcommoditiestothem.Inamarket,transactionmaytakeplaceviabarterormoneyexchange.Inabartereconomy,goodssuchasautomobiles,shoesandpizzasaretradedagainsteachother.Obviously,findingsomebodywhowantstotrademyoldcarinexchangeforasailboatmaynotalwaysbeaneasytask.Hence,theintroductionofmoneyasamediumofexchangeeasestransactionsconsiderably.Inthemodernmarketeconomy,goodsand-servicesareboughtorsoldformoney.Analternativeforthemarketsystemisadministrativecontrolbysomeagencyoveralltransactions.Thisagencywillissueedicts(orders)orcommandsastohowmuchofeachgoodandserviceshouldbeproduced,exchanged,andconsumedbyeacheconomicunit.Centralplanningmaybeonewayofadministeringsuchaneconomy.Thecentralplan,drawnupbythegovernment,showstheamountsofeachcommodityproducedbythevariousfirmsandallocatedtodifferenthouseholdsforconsumption.Thisisanexampleofcompleteplanningofproduction,consumption,andexchangeforthewholeeconomy.Inatraditionalsociety,productionandconsumptionpatternsaregovernedbytradition;everyperson'splacewithintheeconomicsystemisfixedbyparentage(origin),religion,andcustom.Transactionstakeplaceonthebasisoftradition,too.Peoplebelongingtoacertaingrouporcaste(socialclass)mayhaveanobligationtocareforotherpersons,providethemwithfoodandshelter,carefortheirhealth,andprovidefortheireducation.Clearly,inasystemwhereeverydecisionismadeonthebasisoftraditionalone,progressmaybedifficulttoachieve.Astagnant(unchanging)societymayresult.Inthesecondparagraph,theword“real”in“realgoods”couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?（）A.“highprice”B.“concrete”C.“abstract”D.“authentic”

17、Musicispartofthestructureofoursociety；itsitsattheheartofhumanexperienceandenriches（丰富）somanylives.Why，then，isitnotcentraltooureducationsystem?ThisisaquestionIrecentlyputforwardtoanall-partygrouponmusiceducation.lam20yearsoldandbeganplayingthepianoattheBarracudasBandinBarrow-in-Furness，agedseven.Thefundingforthecentrehasnowbeencut.Itookpartintheprimarytuitionproject，aged11.Thefundingforthathasalsobeencutnow.Itisacommonproblemacrossthecountry.Musicisnotanadd-on，a“soft”subjectoraluxury—itisabsolutelyessentialtoourexistence.Everychilddeservestheopportunitytoexperienceitsbenefits.Untilmusicisheldinthesameregardasthe"core"subjectsofourcurriculum，oursocietywillbeworseoff.Weneedjoy，empathy（共情）andhopeonthisplanetmorethanever，andtakingawaychildren'sopportunitytodevelopmusicalskillsistosetourselvesupforafall.Despitethemanybrilliantprogramsandprojectstoencourageyoungmusicians（“EveryChildaMusician，”"AwardsforYoungMusicians，"tonamebutafew），wearereachingacrisispoint.Weareindangerofdestroyingcreativity，innovation（创新）andexpression.Learninganinstrumentcanhelpdevelopsomanyfundamentallifeskills.Itpromotesdiscipline，empathy，determinationandcooperationaswellasprovidingasenseofcommunityandworth.Musichaschangedmylife.ItisahugepartofwhoIam.IhavelearnedsomuchabouttheworldthroughmusicandtheinspiringfiguresIhavemetthroughit.IfeelIhaveadutytohelpensurethatotherscanbenefitfromitsmagic.Letusmakeitavailabletoeverysinglechild.Whatisthethemeofthepassage?A.MusiceducationshouldbeavailabletoeverychildB.MusictrainingprogramsshouldbeprovidedfreeC.MusicshouldbeplacedatthetopofthecurriculumD.Musicshouldbemadepopularacrossthecountry

18、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.startB.dependonC.keepD.turnfor

19、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.

20、Humanneedsseemendless.Theymightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereisenoughmoneytosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarⅡ,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:the“life-enriching”level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarII,mostAmericans____.A.wereveryrich（）B.livedinpovertyC.didnotownautomobilesD.hadtheirownhouses

21、Veganstrytolive，asmuchaspossible，inawaythatavoidsexploitingandbeingcrueltoanimals.Thismeansfollowingaplant-baseddiet.Vegansdonoteatanimalsoranimal-basedproductslikemeat，fish，seafood，eggs，honeyanddairyproductssuchascheese.Formanyvegans，livingacommittedveganlifestylemeansnotwearingclothesmadefromanimalskinsandavoidinganyproductswhichhavebeentestedonanimals.Vegansarguethatsufferingiscausedintheproductionofthesefoods.Forexample，theysaythat，onsomedairyfarms，malecalves（小牛）arekilledbecausetheyaretooexpensivetokeep，andcowsarekilledwhentheygetolderandproducelessmilk.Asforhoney，veganssaythatbeesmakehoneyforbee，notforhumans，andthatbees’healthcansufferwhenhumanstakethehoneyfromthem.Vegansbelievethattheproductstheyuseandconsumeshouldbefreefromnotjustcrueltybutanyexploitationofanimals.Themainreasonforgoingveganisprobablythattheybelieveanimalsandallothersentient（有感知能力的）beingsshouldhavetherighttolifeandfreedom.However，thereareotherreasons.Vegansarguethattheproductionofmeatandotheranimalproductsisverybadfortheenvironment.Theypointoutthatahugequantityofwaterisneededtogrowgraintofeedanimalsinthemeatindustry.Theenormousamountofgrainwhichthemeatindustryneedsoftenleadstoforestsbeingcutdownandhabitats（栖息地）beinglost.Incontrast，muchlowerquantitiesofgrainandwaterareneededtosustainavegandiet.Inaddition，manyveganssaythatallthenutritiouselementsourbodiesneedarecontainedinacarefullyplannedvegandietandthatthistypeofdiethelpspreventsomediseases.Whichofthefollowingcouldbefoundinavegan'sdiet?A.EggsB.HoneyC.MilkD.Potatoes

22、In2011，adogownernamedRobertuploadedavideotitled"Guilty!”toYouTube.Hehadcomehomefindinghistwodogsnearanemptybagofcattreats.Thefirstdogbehavedcalmly.Buttheseconddog，Denver，satshakinginacorner，hereyeslookingdown，whichmadeRobertbelieveitwasshewhohaddoneit.Seeingher"apparentadmissionofguilt，"heyelledather，“Youdidthis!”Denverbeathertailnervously.“Youknowtheroutine.Inthekennel（狗窝）!”Followingthecommand，thedogshutherselfin.Thevideoquicklygatheredafloodofcomments.Sincethen，“dogshaming"hasbecomepopularontheinternet，asownersaroundtheworldpostedbesidenotesshotsoftheirtremblingpetsinwhichthedogsseemedtoadmitbadbehavior.Forinstance，"Iateanextralargepizza，"admitsachocolateLab.Humanenthusiasmforguiltydogsseemedgrowing.ButaccordingtoaresearcheratBarnardCollege，whatweconsidertobeadog'sguiltylookisnosignofguiltatall.Ina2009study，theresearcherhadownersforbidtheirdogsfromeatinganattractivetreat，andthenaskedtheownerstoleavetheroom.Whileeachownerwasgone，theresearchereitherremovedthetreatorfedittothedog.Whentheownersreturned，theyweretold—regardlessofthetruth—thattheirdogseitherhadorhadnoteatenit.Ifownersthoughttheirdogshaddonesomethingwrong，blamesfollowed，andguiltylooksquicklyemerged.Yetdogswhohadn'teatenthetreatweremorelikelytoappearguiltythandogswhohad—solongastheirownersscoldedthem.Farfromsignalingregret，onegroupofresearcherswroteina2012paper，theguiltylookofdogsisverylikelyameanstoshowobedience（顺从）totheirowners.Whatdoes“achocolateLab"inParagraph2referto?A.AscientistB.AdogC.AresearcherD.Acat

23、ArchimedeswasafamousGreekmathematicianandscientist.Hewasbornaround287B.C.andhediedintheyear212B.C..Archimedesismostwell-knownforonespecificideathathecameupwith.“Archimedes'sPrinciple”statesthatasolidobjectwhichisinaliquidispushedupbyaforcewhichisequaltotheweightofthewaterthattheobjectmoves.Forexample,ifyouputapieceofwoodandapieceofgoldthesamesizeinwater,onlythewoodwillfloat.Boththewoodandgoldmovethesameamountofwater,butthewoodweighslessthanthiswater,whilethegoldweighsmore.ItisbelievedthatArchimedesdiscoveredthisprinciplewhenthekingofSyracuseaskedhimtosolveaproblem.Thekingwantedtoknowifhiscrownwaspuregoldoramixtureofgoldandsilver.Theking,ofcourse,didnotmelthiscrowntofindout.TheideacametoArchimedesasheloweredhimselfintohisbath.Henoticedhowthewaterspilledoutofthetub.Hedecidedtousethesameideaforthecrown.Heknewthatagoldcrownimmersedinwater