广东专升本（英语）模拟试卷2（共322题）

广东专升本（英语）模拟试卷2（共7套）（共322题）广东专升本（英语）模拟试卷第1套一、常规阅读(本题共15题，每题1.0分，共15分。)ThefifthlargestcityintheUSpassedasignificantsodataxproposalthatwilllevy(征税)1-5centsperliquidounceondistributors.Philadelphia'snewmeasurewasapprovedbya13to4citycouncilvote.Itsetsanewbarforsimilarinitiativesacrossthecountry.Itisproofthattaxesonsugarydrinkscanwinsubstantialsupportoutsidesuper-liberalareas.Untilnow,theonlycitytosuccessfullypassandimplementasodataxwasBerkeley,California,in2014.Thetaxwillapplytoregularanddietsodas,aswellasotherdrinkswithaddedsugar,suchasGatoradeandicedteas.It'sexpectedtoraise$410millionoverthenextfiveyears,mostofwhichwillgotowardfundingauniversalpre-kindergartenprogramforthecity.Whilethecitycouncilvotewasmetwithapplauseinsidethecouncilroom,opponentstothemeasure,includingsodalobbyists,madesharpcriticismsandapromisetochallengethetaxincourt."Thetaxpassedtodayunfairlysinglesoutbeverages,includinglow-andno-caloriechoices,"saidLaurenKane,spokeswomanfortheAmericanBeverageAssociation."Butmostimportantly,itisagainstthelaw.So,wewillsidewiththemajorityofthepeopleofPhiladelphiawhoopposethistaxandtakelegalactiontostopit."Anindustry-backedanti-taxcampaignhasspentatleast$4milliononadvertisements.Theadscriticizedthemeasure,characterizingitasagrocerytax."PublichealthgroupsapplaudedtheapprovedtaxasasteptowardfixingcertainlastinghealthissuesthatplagueAmericans."Themovetorecaptureasmallpartoftheprofitsfromanindustrythatpushesaproductthatcontributestodiabetes,obesityandheartdiseaseinpoorercommunitiesinordertoreinvestinthosecommunitieswillsurebeinspirationaltomanyotherplaces,saidJimKrieger,executivedirectorofHealthyFoodAmerica."Indeed,wearealreadyhearingfromsomeofthem.It'snot'justBerkeleyanymore.SimilarmeasuresinCalifornia'sAlbany,Oakland,SanFranciscoandColorado'sBoulderarebecominghot-buttonissues.Healthadvocacygroupshavehintedthatevenmoremightbecoming.1、Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthenewly-approvedsodataxinPhiladelphia?A、Itwillchangethelifestyleofmanyconsumers.B、ItmayencourageotherUScitiestofollowsuit.C、Itwillcutsodaconsumptionamonglow-incomecommunities.D、Itmayinfluencethemarketingstrategiesofthesodabusiness.标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第二段前两句，费城的新举措在市议会投票选举中以13：4的比例获得批准。它为全国范围内的类似提案树立了新的标杆。由此可见，该举措不仅得到了市议会的批准，而且相应措施也鼓励了该税收政策在全国范围内的展开，其他城市会陆续效仿，故选B。2、Whatwilltheopponentsprobablydotorespondtothesodataxproposal?A、Bargainwiththecitycouncil.B、Refusetopayadditionaltax.C、Takelegalactionagainstit.D、Trytowinpublicsupport.标准答案：C知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第四段反对者对该税收政策提出了尖锐批评，并发誓要在法庭上挑战这一政策，第五段第二、三句又引用美国饮料协会发言人劳伦.凯恩的话指出，该税收政策是违法的，饮料协会会支持费城中占绝大多数的反对此项税收的人，并采取法律措施来阻止这项税收政策。故选C。3、Whatdidtheindustry-backedanti-taxcampaigndoaboutthesodataxproposal?A、Ittriedtoarousehostilefeelingsamongconsumers.B、Ittriedtowingrocers’supportagainstthemeasure.C、Itkeptsendinglettersofprotesttothemedia.D、Itcriticizedthemeasurethroughadvertising.标准答案：D知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第六段，一项有行业支持的反税收运动已经花费了至少400万美元用于广告。这些广告批判了这一举措，将其描述为“食杂类税收”，故选D。4、Whatdidpublichealthgroupsthinkthesodataxwoulddo?A、Alertpeopletotheriskofsugar-induceddiseases.B、Helppeopletofixcertainlong-timehealthissues.C、Addtothefundfortheirresearchondiseases.D、Benefitlow-incomepeopleacrossthecountry.标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第七段首句，公共卫生组织赞成这项获批的税收政策，将其称为解决某些长期困扰美国人健康问题的重要一步，故选B。5、Whatdowelearnaboutsimilarmeasuresconcerningthesodataxinsomeothercities?A、Theyarebecomingrathersensitiveissues.B、Theyarespreadingpanicinthesodaindustry.C、Theyarereducingtheincidenceofsugar-induceddiseases.D、Theyaretakingawayalotofprofitfromthesodaindustry.标准答案：A知识点解析：事实细节题。根据最后一段第一句，类似的举措在加利福尼亚洲的奥尔巴尼、奥克兰、旧金山和科罗拉多州的博尔德已经成为热点问题。原文中的hot-button和选项中的sensitive在该语境中表达含义一致，故选A。Poppingfoodintothemicrowaveforacoupleofminutesmayseemutterlyharmless,butEurope'sstockofthesequick-cookingovensemitasmuchcarbonasnearly7millioncars,anewstudyhasfound.Andtheproblemisgrowing.Withcostsfallingandkitchenappliancesbecoming"statusitems,ownersarethrowingawaymicrowavesafteranaverageofeightyears.Thisispushingsalesofnewmicrowaveswhichareexpectedtoreach135millionannuallyintheEUbytheendofthedecade.AstudybytheUniversityofManchestercalculatedtheemissionsofCO2—themaingreenhousegasresponsibleforclimatechange—ateverystageofmicrowaves,frommanufacturetowastedisposal."Itiselectricityconsumptionbymicrowavesthathasthebiggestimpactontheenvironment,saytheauthors.Theauthorsalsocalculatethattheemissionsfromusing19microwavesoverayeararethesameasthosefromusingacar.Accordingtothesamestudy,effortstoreduceconsumptionshouldfocusonimprovingconsumerawarenessandbehavior.Forexample,consumerscoulduseappliancesinamoreefficientwaybyadjustingthetimeofcookingtothetypeoffood.However,DavidReay,professorofcarbonmanagement,arguesthat,althoughmicrowavesuseagreatdealofenergy,theiremissionsareminorcomparedtothosefromcars.IntheUKalone,therearearound30millioncars.ThesecarsemitmorethanallthemicrowavesintheEU.Backingthisup,recentdatashowthatpassengercarsintheUKemitted69milliontonsofCO2,in2015.Thisis10timestheamountthisnewmicrowaveovenstudyestimatesforannualemissionsforallthemicrowaveovensintheEU.Further,theenergyusedbymicrowavesislowerthananyotherformofcooking.Amongcommonkitchenappliancesusedforcooking,microwavesarethemostenergyefficient,followedbyastoveandfinallyastandardoven.Thus,risingmicrowavesalescouldbeseenasapositivething.6、Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy?A、Quick-cookingmicrowaveovenshavebecomemorepopular.B、Thefrequentuseofmicrowavesmaydoharmtoourhealth.C、CO2emissionsconstituteamajorthreattotheenvironment.D、TheuseofmicrowavesemitsmoreCO2thanpeoplethink.标准答案：D知识点解析：推理判断题。根据首段第一句，把食物放在微波炉里加热几分钟看上去全然无害，但是一项新研究发现，欧洲的这些快速烹饪炉具释放的碳物质相当于700万辆小轿车的排放量。该句中的转折连词but体现出前后句的关系，前句是对微波炉的积极评价，而后句则为消极评价，通过对比可以看出微波炉的碳排放量高于人们的想象，故选D。7、Whyarethesalesofmicrowavesexpectedtorise?A、Theyarebecomingmoreaffordable.B、Theyhaveashorterlifecyclethanotherappliances.C、Theyaregettingmucheasiertooperate.D、Theytakelesstimetocookthanotherappliances.标准答案：A知识点解析：事实细节题。根据首段第三、四句，随着成本的降低和厨房用具变成体现“社会地位”的物品，在使用8年后，使用者们会扔掉微波炉。这会促使在本年代结束前，欧盟每年的新微波炉的销售量达到1.35亿。可知微波炉销售量上涨的其中一个原因是成本的降低，即微波炉价格的降低，故选A。8、WhatrecommendationdoesthestudybytheUniversityofManchestermake?A、Cookingfoodofdifferentvarieties.B、Improvingmicrowaveusers’habits.C、Eatinglesstocutenergyconsumption.D、Usingmicrowaveovenslessfrequently.标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第二段最后两句，曼彻斯特大学的研究表明，降低消耗的努力应聚焦在改进消费者的意识和行为上。比如，消费者可以用一种更有效的方式调整烹饪时间来使用这些器具，故选B。9、WhatdoesProfessorDavidReaytrytoargue?A、Therearefarmoreemissionsfromcarsthanfrommicrowaves.B、Peopleshouldbepersuadedintousingpassengercarslessoften.C、TheUKproduceslessCO2thanmanyothercountriesintheEU.D、Moredataareneededtoshowwhethermicrowavesareharmful.标准答案：A知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第三段第一句，碳管理方面的教授大卫.雷伊认为，尽管微波炉使用大量能量，它们的排放量和汽车相比微乎其微，故选A。10、WhatdoesProfessorDavidReaythinkoftheuseofmicrowaves?A、Itwillbecomelesspopularinthecomingdecades.B、Itmakeseverydaycookingmuchmoreconvenient.C、Itplaysapositiveroleinenvironmentalprotection.D、Itconsumesmorepowerthanconventionalcooking.标准答案：C知识点解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句，在所有常见的厨房烹饪用具中，微波炉是最节能的，其次是炉子，最后是标准的烤箱。这样一来，提高微波炉的销售量可以被视为一种积极的举措。整篇文章在论述微波炉的碳排放量问题，即微波炉的使用对于环境的影响。根据定位句可知，微波炉是最节能的，也就是碳排放量最小，即对环境危害最小，故选C。Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacredit(学分)whichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversities,thetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester(学期).Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethatastudentfollowsheisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.11、Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend________classeseachweek.A、36B、12C、20D、15标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。第一段中介绍4年8个学期总共要学36门课，那么学生每学期至少要选4门课，每门课每周上3次，则学生每周至少要上12次课。12、AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed________.A、toliveinadifferentuniversityB、totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversityC、toliveathomeanddrivetoclassesD、togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities标准答案：B知识点解析：推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句话可知学生可以在不同的学校上课，故选B。13、Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause________.A、theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareersB、theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairsC、theyhavetoobserveuniversitydisciplineD、theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority标准答案：A知识点解析：推理判断题。第二段第一句话说明学生找工作的时候会将成绩单给雇主看，故选A。14、Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause________.A、theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudyB、theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversityC、suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobsD、suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid标准答案：C知识点解析：事实细节题。文章最后一句说明C项为正确答案。15、Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein________.A、dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversityB、ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulationsC、evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourtD、keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。第二段第四至七行“Theeffectivework…hastoappearbeforeastudentcourt”说明学生组织能够管理学生以使他遵守校规，故选B。二、阅读填空(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)【R1】________Theamountofwasteproducedincreasesbymorethan25%fromThanksgivingtoNewYear'sDay.WastefromshoppingbagsaloneamountstofourmilliontonsintheUSand28billionpoundsoffoodiswastedannually.【R2】________Nowforthegoodnews.Youcansimplifytheholidays,dosomethingabouttheamountofwaste.Mostissuessurroundingfoodsafetyandfoodwasteinvolveleftovers(剩饭).Planaheadforthenumberofpeopleyouwillbefeeding,includingadayortwoofleftovers,【R3】________Preparingtherightamountoffoodwillkeepeveryonefeelingwellandeliminatetheneedtothrowawayextrafoodthistimeofyear.Planthoughtfullywhengivinggifts.【R4】________Ticketstoconcerts,thezoo,moviesorsportingeventsmakefungiftsanddon'tcomewithanywaste.【R5】________Betteryet,reducewastebywrappinggiftsinshoppingbagsorotherreusableitems,tosavethewrappingpartofthepackage.A.Wrappingpapercanberecycledaslongasitisn'tthemetalvariety.B.butdon'ttrytokeepfoodtoolong.C.Theholidaysarethemostwastefultimeoftheyear.D.That'sabout100poundsperperson.E.Waste-freegiftsoftimeandtalentareappreciated.16、【R1】标准答案：C知识点解析：设空处位于段首，为总结句。根据空后谈论节假日浪费的问题，可知C选项(假期是一年中最浪费的时候。)符合文意。故选C。17、【R2】标准答案：D知识点解析：空前列出总的数据，可知本空应与前面的数据有关。故D选项(每人大约100磅。)符合文意。故选D。18、【R3】标准答案：B知识点解析：设空处为小分句，应与前面的分旬内容(包括一两天的剩饭)有关，故B选项(但不要试图保存食物太久。)符合文意。故选B。19、【R4】标准答案：E知识点解析：设空处位于段中，起到承上启下的作用，前文关键词为gifts对应E选项的gifts，后文don’tcomewithanywaste，E选项的Waste-free，故E选项符合文意。故选E。20、【R5】标准答案：A知识点解析：根据空后的wrappinggifts可知，本空应与包装礼物的材料有关，故A选项(只要不是金属包装纸，就可以回收利用。)符合文意。故选A。三、完型填空(本题共15题，每题1.0分，共15分。)Itmighthavebeenareallybadday,andwefelttrappedinsidebythecoldandsnow.My【C1】________wantedtochangethisand【C2】________hewasgoingoutsideto【C3】________asnowman.Atfirstmyhusbandwas【C4】________pilingthesnow.Soonafteraneighbor【C5】________himinenjoyingtheopportunitythewinterpresented.LaterIjoinedthem【C6】________quicklyweweresmilingandenjoyingthesnowthatMotherNaturehad【C7】________Otherscametoour【C8】________onebyonetogiveahandinthemakingofoursnowman.Intheendwewereall【C9】________atwhatwehadcreated.Itwasunbelievablylovely.Peoplepassedbyandsmiled.Someeven【C10】________toenjoyit.Withthepassingoftime,the【C11】________madeitswaybackintoouryardandthesnowmanchangedits【C12】________much.Inordertokeepwhatwecreatedforalittlebit【C13】________,somebodychangedthesnowman'sremainstomakeitlooklikearabbit.Onenight,asIpreparedforthestartofanotherweek,Idecidedtocheckmy【C14】________beforegoingtobed.Ifoundamessagethatcontainedthesubjectline:enjoythesnowman.Idecidedtoreadit【C15】________Ididnotrecognizewhosentit.Thee-mailsaid:Theenergydisplayedinthesnowman,isfilledwithhappinessandjoy.21、【C1】A、fatherB、teacherC、husbandD、brother标准答案：C知识点解析：根据第二段第一句中的提示“Atfirstmyhusband”可知，此处是在说作者的丈夫。22、【C2】A、dreamedB、forgotC、announcedD、heard标准答案：C知识点解析：大雪和寒冷把人们困在了室内。作者的丈夫想改变这一切，于是宣布(announced)他要出去堆雪人。23、【C3】A、buildB、findC、destroyD、draw标准答案：A知识点解析：buildasnowman意为“堆雪人”。24、【C4】A、angrilyB、fastC、stillD、alone标准答案：D知识点解析：开始的时候，作者的丈夫一个人在堆雪。根据语境，应选D。25、【C5】A、helpedB、joinedC、allowedD、invited标准答案：B知识点解析：稍后，一个邻居加入(joined)到作者丈夫的行动中。26、【C6】A、butB、forC、orD、and标准答案：D知识点解析：上半句提到：我也加入了他们的行动，下半句说：很快，我们都面带微笑享受雪给大家带来的快乐。前后是顺承关系，所以用and。27、【C7】A、boughtB、providedC、lostD、supported标准答案：B知识点解析：“thatMotherNaturehadprovided”修饰前面的snow。雪是大自然母亲提供(provided)的。28、【C8】A、yardB、bedroomC、schoolD、hometown标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第三段第一句的提示“…backintoouryardandthesnowmanchanged…”可知选A。29、【C9】A、disappointedB、crazyC、laughedD、surprised标准答案：D知识点解析：根据本段下一句“ltwasunbelievablylovely.”可知，大家对眼前这个亲手堆起的漂亮雪人感到惊讶。30、【C10】A、pretendedB、stoppedC、refusedD、left标准答案：B知识点解析：句意：人们路过这里，看见这个可爱的雪人就会面带微笑。一些人甚至停下(stopped)脚步来欣赏。31、【C11】A、springB、summerC、autumnD、winter标准答案：A知识点解析：根据本段上文中的“Withthepassingoftime”和本段下文中提到的：有人把雪人的残余做成了兔子的形状，可猜测出此处是指春天来了。故选A。32、【C12】A、colorB、characterC、placeD、form标准答案：D知识点解析：春天来了，天气变暖，因此雪人的形状发生了变化。33、【C13】A、earlierB、longerC、soonerD、later标准答案：B知识点解析：根据本句中提到的“keepwhatwecreated”可知，此处是说为了让雪人持续的时间更长久(1onger)些。34、【C14】A、deskB、noteC、e-mailD、bag标准答案：C知识点解析：由本段第四句的提示“Thee-mailsaid”可知选C。35、【C15】A、nowthatB、asifC、sothatD、eventhough标准答案：D知识点解析：根据上下文内容可判断，本句为让步状语从句，应该用eventhough来引导。四、词汇(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)【B1】________(buy)second-handitemsisbecomingmorepopularthesedays.Onemillionpeopleareselling2millionsecond-handitemsranging【B2】________clothingandbookstoelectronicdevicesonXianyueveryday.Asmorepeopleturntoaminimallifestyle,theyaresellingtheir【B3】________(use)itemsforcheap.Shoppers【B4】________(attract)tothelowprices,aswellasthefact【B5】________buyingsecond-handisgoodfortheenvironment.WhenChenJunjun,22,【B6】________collegestudentinShanghai,wantstobuybooks,sheusesXianyu.She【B7】________(search)forthebooksshewantsandaddsthemtohershoppingcart,justlikeonanyothershoppingsite.Thedifferenceisthatthebooksaremuch【B8】________(cheap)thannewones.Xianyuhasover3million【B9】________(use)andsellsabout20,000second-handbookseveryday.Ithasalsoopenedtwobrick-and-mortarbookstores—oneinBeijing,【B10】________inShanghai.36、【B1】标准答案：Buying知识点解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子成分可知，本空在句中作主语，故要用动名词形式，应填Buying。37、【B2】标准答案：from知识点解析：考查介词。rangefrom…to…意为“从……到……(不等)；范围从……到……”。38、【B3】标准答案：used知识点解析：考查非谓语动词。根据句意，表示“(被)用过的”，非谓语动词use与items是被动关系，故应用过去分词表示被动，应填used。39、【B4】标准答案：areattracted知识点解析：考查语态和主谓一致。主语shoppers为复数，且结合上下文可知应用一般现在时表示一般的情况。根据句意，attract与shoppers为动宾关系，应用被动语态。故应填areattracted。40、【B5】标准答案：that知识点解析：考查同位语从句。空后“buyingsecond-handisgoodfortheenvironment”为完整的句子，根据句意可知，空后的句子为fact的同位语从句，故应填that。41、【B6】标准答案：a知识点解析：考查冠词。根据句意，本空及其后的collegestudentinShanghai为主语的同位语，student为可数名词，college为以辅音音素开头的词，应用不定冠词a。42、【B7】标准答案：searches知识点解析：考查主谓一致。结合上下文可知，本空应用一般现在时，主语she为第三人称单数，谓语动词search的第三人称单数形式为searches。43、【B8】标准答案：cheaper知识点解析：考查形容词比较级。根据空后的标志词than可知，本空应用cheap的比较级形式，应填cheaper。44、【B9】标准答案：users知识点解析：考查名词。本句中缺少has的宾语，故本空应填名词形式，user为可数名词，且空前有数词over3million表示复数，故应填users。45、【B10】标准答案：theother知识点解析：考查代词。空前句子称闲鱼有两家实体书店(brick-and-mortarbookstores)，一个在北京，则表示两者中的另一个，应填theother。五、作文(本题共1题，每题1.0分，共1分。)46、王力及其妻子邀请JohnSmith夫妇来家中参加儿子1岁生日宴。时间定于6月10号下午7点，在皇家饭店举行。但Smith将于近日回国处理公司要事，不能前往。假设你是JohnSmith，请写一封回信说明情况，并对此表示歉意。写作要求：正文约100个英文单词，正文不可出现考生的真实姓名、学校等信息。标准答案：June4th,2020DearWang,Thankstoomuchforinvitingustojoinyourson’sbirthdayparty.Ihaveseenthelovelybabybeforeanditisworthcelebratingforhimandyourhappyfamily.ButIregretthatIcannotgotothepartyatthattime.YouknowourcompanyhasabranchinAmericaandithassomethingserioushappenedwhichneedsmtimmediatedecision.Thus,Ishouldgobackassoonaspossible.Iamreallysorryformyabsence.Hopeyouwillhaveawonderfulpartyandagoodtime.Sincerely,JohnSmith知识点解析：暂无解析广东专升本（英语）模拟试卷第2套一、常规阅读(本题共15题，每题1.0分，共15分。)Textbooksrepresentan11billiondollarindustry,upfrom$8billionin2014.TextbookpublisherPearsonisthelargestpublisher—ofanykind—intheworld.Itcostsabout$1milliontocreateanewtextbook.Afreshmantextbookwillhavedozensofcontributors,fromsubject-matterexpertsthroughgraphicandlayoutartiststoexpertreviewersandclassroomtesters.Textbookpublishersconnectprofessors,instructorsandstudentsinwaysthatalternatives,suchasopene-textbooksandopeneducationalresources,simplydonot.Thisconnectionhappensnotonlybymeansofcollaborativedevelopment,reviewandtesting,butalsoatconferenceswherefacultyregularlydecideontheirtextbooksandcurriculaforthecomingyear.Itistruethattextbookpublishershaverecentlyreportedlosses,largelyduetostudentsrentingorbuyingusedprinttextbooks.Butthiscanbechalkeduptotheexcessivelyhighcostoftheirbooks,whichhasincreasedover1,000percentsince1977.Arestructuringofthetextbookindustrymaywellbeinorder.Butthisdoesnotmeantheendofthetextbookitself.WhiletheymaynotbeasdynamicasaniPad,textbooksarenotpassiveorlifeless.Forexample,overthecenturies,theyhavesimulated(模拟)dialoguesinanumberofways.From1800tothepresentday,textbookshavedonethisbyposingquestionsforstudentstoanswerinductively(归纳性地).Thatmeansstudentsareaskedtousetheirindividualexperiencetocomeupwithanswerstogeneralquestions.Today'spsychologytexts,forexample,ask:"Howmuchofyourpersonalitydoyouthinkyouinherited?whileonesinphysicssay:Howcanyoupredictwheretheballyoutossedwillland?"Expertsobservethat"textbookscomeinlayers,somethinglikeanonion."Foranactivelearner,engagingwithatextbookcanbeaninteractiveexperience.Readersproceedattheirownpace.They"customize"theirbooksbyengagingwithdifferentlayersandlinkages.Highlighting,Post-Itnotes,dogearsandothertechniquesallowforfurthercustomizationthatstudentsvalueinprintbooksoverdigitalformsofbooks.1、Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutopeneducationalresources?A、Theycontributetoteachingasmuchastolearning.B、Theydon’tprofitasmuchastraditionaltextbooksdo.C、Theycan’tconnectprofessorsandstudentsastextbooksdo.D、Theycompetefiercelyforcustomerswithtextbookproducers.标准答案：C知识点解析：事实细节题。根据文章第二段第二、三句，教材出版商们把教授、教师和学生联系在一起，而教科书的替代品，诸如开放的电子教科书和开放的教育资源却做不到。由此可见，开放的教育资源不能像传统教科书那样将教授和学生联系起来，故选C。2、Whatisthemaincauseofthepublishers’losses?A、Failuretomeetstudentneed.B、Industryrestructuring.C、Emergenceofe-books.D、Fallingsales.标准答案：D知识点解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第一句，出版商最近报告了损失，这些损失很大程度上是由于学生们租用或购买了一些用过的印刷教材。由此可知，造成出版商损失的主要原因是一些学生不买新教科书，而是买一些二手书，从而导致了出版商销售量的下降，故选D。3、Whatdoesthetextbookindustryneedtodo?A、Reformitsstructures.B、Cutitsretailprices.C、Findreplacementsforprintedtextbooks.D、Changeitsbusinessstrategyperiodically.标准答案：A知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第三段第二、三句，由于教科书的成本过高，自1977年以来已经增长了10倍。对于教材产业的调整已经势在必行。由此可见，要想摆脱销售困境，教材产业需要做的就是改革产业结构，故选A。4、Whatarestudentsexpectedtodointhelearningprocess?A、Thinkcarefullybeforeansweringeachquestion.B、Askquestionsbasedontheirownunderstanding.C、Answerquestionsusingtheirpersonalexperience.D、Giveanswersshowingtheirrespectivepersonality.标准答案：C知识点解析：推理判断题。根据第四段第三、四句，从1800年到现在，教科书通过向学生们提出问题，而学生进行归纳回答来实现模拟对话。那就意味着学生们需要利用自身经验来回答那些普遍的问题。由此可见，学生们在学习教科书时需要用自己的经验回答问题，故选C。5、Whatdoexpertssayaboutstudentsusingtextbooks?A、Theycandigitalizetheprintseasily.B、Theycanlearninaninteractiveway.C、Theycanpurchasecustomizedversions.D、Theycanadaptthematerialthemselves.标准答案：B知识点解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段第一、二句，专家观察到，教科书“像洋葱一样，一层一层的”。对于主动的学习者，专注于教科书的学习是一种互动的体验。由此可见，专家认为，学生在使用教科书时，应以互动的方式来学习，故选B。Whenwethinkofanimalsandplants,wehaveaprettygoodwayofdividingthemintotwodistinctgroups:oneconvertssunlightintoenergyandtheotherhastoeatfoodtomakeitsenergy.Well,thosedividinglinescomecrashingdownwiththediscoveryofaseaslug(海蛞蝓)that'strulyhalfanimalandhalfplant.It'sprettyincrediblehowithasmanagedtohijackthegenesofthealgae(藻类)onwhichitfeeds.Theslugscanmanufacturechlorophyll,thegreenpigment(色素)inplantsthatcapturesenergyfromsunlight,andholdthesegeneswithintheirbody.Thetermkleptoplastyisusedtodescribethepracticeofusinghijackedgenestocreatenutrientsfromsunlight.Andsofar,thisgreenseaslugistheonlyknownanimalthatcanbetrulyconsideredsolar-powered,althoughsomeanimalsdoexhibitsomeplantlikebehaviors.Manyscientistshavestudiedthegreenseaslugstoconfirmthattheyareactuallyabletocreateenergyfromsunlight.Infact,theslugsusethegeneticmaterialsowellthattheypassitontotheirfuturegenerations.Theirbabiesretaintheabilitytoproducetheirownchlorophyll,thoughtheycan'tgenerateenergyfromsunlightuntilthey'veeatenenoughalgaetostealthenecessarygenes,whichtheycan'tyetproduceontheirown."There'snowayonearththatgenesfromanalgashouldworkinsideananimalcell,"saysSidneyPiercefromtheUniversityofSouthFlorida."Andyethere,theydo.Theyallowtheanimaltorelyonsunshineforitsnutrition.Soifsomethinghappenstotheirfoodsource,theyhaveawayofnotstarvingtodeathuntiltheyfindmorealgaetoeat.Theseaslugsaresogoodatgatheringenergyfromthesunthattheycanliveuptoninemonthswithouthavingtoeatanyfood.Theygetalltheirnutritionalneedsmetbythegenesthatthey'vehijackedfromthealgae.6、Whatisthedistinctivefeatureofaseaslug?A、Itlookslikebothaplantandananimal.B、Itconvertssomeseaanimalsintoplants.C、Itliveshalfonanimalsandhalfonplants.D、Itgetsenergyfrombothfoodandsunlight.标准答案：D知识点解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第三句，尽管一些动物确实展现出一些类似植物的行为，这种海蛞蝓是迄今为止所知道的可以真正意义上做到以太阳能为动力的动物。由此可见，作为一种生物，它既可以通过食物也可以通过阳光来获取能量，故选D。7、Whatenablestheseaslugtolivelikeaplant?A、Thegenesitcapturesfromtheseaplantalgae.B、Themechanismbywhichitconservesenergy.C、Thenutrientsithijacksfromotherspecies.D、Thegreenpigmentitinheritsfromitsancestors.标准答案：A知识点解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句，海蛞蝓能够制造叶绿素，即植物体内可以从阳光中捕获能量的绿色色素，并且可以把这种基因保存在体内。盗食质体是指利用被劫持的基因从阳光中创造养分的行为。由此可知，海蛞蝓之所以能够像植物一样存活，是因为它从藻类身上获取了可以制造叶绿素的基因，故选A。8、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutbabyseaslugs?A、Theycanlivewithoutsunlightforalongtime.B、Theycanabsorbsunlightrightaftertheirbirth.C、Theycansurvivewithoutalgaeforquitesometime.D、Theycanproducechlorophyllontheirown.标准答案：D知识点解析：事实细节题。根据第四段第二句，它们的后代延续了这种可以制造叶绿素的能力，由此可见，幼小的海蛞蝓可以自己制造叶绿素，故选D。9、WhatdoesSidneyPiercesayaboutgenesfromanalga?A、Theyarestolenfromanimalsliketheseaslug.B、Theycan’tfunctionunlessexposedtosunlight.C、Theydon’tusuallyfunctioninsideanimalcells.D、Theycanreadilybeconvertedtoseasluggenes.标准答案：C知识点解析：推理判断题。根据第五段第一句，南佛罗里达大学的西德尼.皮尔斯说：“藻类的基因根本就无法在动物细胞内奏效。”由此可见，根据西德尼.皮尔斯的观点，藻类基因在动物细胞内通常不起作用，故选C。10、Whatdowelearnaboutseaslugsfromthepassage?A、Theybehavethewaymostplantspeciesdo.B、Theycansurviveformonthswithouteating.C、Theywillturnintoplantswhentheymature.D、Theywillstarvetodeathwithoutsunlight.标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。根据最后一段第一句，海蛞蝓十分擅长从阳光中获取能量，因此它们可以在不进食的情况下生存九个月。由此可见，海蛞蝓缩在有阳光的情况下，即使不进食也能存活数月，故选B。BeforerentingtheequipmentfromU-Haul,beclearaboutthefollowinginformation.1.IunderstandthatthisequipmentmustbereturnedtothesameU-Haullocationwhereitwasrented.Iunderstandthattheminimumrentalchargeforequipmentreturnedtoadifferentlocationistwicetheamountofthecurrentrate.2.Iunderstandthattheequipmentrentediswaterresistantandnotwaterproof.3.IacknowledgethatIhavereceivedtheappropriateUserInstructionsandacknowledgemyresponsibilitytofullyreadandunderstandtheseUserconcernsorrequirementthatIhaveaboutmyrental.4.IunderstandthatIcanalsocontactU-HaulCustomerServiceat/contact/email/aspx.5.Iagreethatdistracteddrivingisdangerousandthatdrivingwhiledistractedislikelytoleadtoanaccident/crashcausingseriousinjuryordeath.Iagreenottouseahand-heldmobilephone(otherthanforanemergencycall).MyagreementnottodosoismaterialtoU-HauldecisiontoenterthisAgreement.MyfailuretocomplyismaterialbreachofthisAgreement.6.IacknowledgethatIhavereceivedandagreedtothetermsandconditionsofthisRentalContractandRentalContractAddendum(附录).11、WhereareyouaskedtoreturntheequipmentrentedfromU-Haul?A、Toafreeparkinglot.B、ToanyU-Haullocation.C、Towhereitwasrentedfrom.D、Tothen