2017-2021年安徽专升本考试英语真题卷

安徽专升本考试英语真题卷

真题+解析

(2017-2021年)

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安徽省2021年普通专升本招生考试公共课统考

《英语》真题卷

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟

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Parti单选（每题2分，共15题，30分）

1.—Professor,I,vewonthegoldmedalintheskillscompetition!

A.GoodaheadB.GreatjobC.NoproblemD.Takecare

2.Ittakesalotofpracticetobespeakinginpublic.

A.slowinB.usedforC.goodatD.freefrom

3.Fashiongoesincycles.Itcanoften

A.predictB.bepredictingC.havepredictedD.bepredicted

4.emergency,pressthebuttonintheelevator.

A.IncaseofB.InfavorofC.InchargeofD.Insteadof

5.-Alex,howyoutellthedifferencebetweenLilyandhertwinsister?

—Oh,Lilyisalittletaller.

A.shallB.needC.canD.must

6.ItwaslastweekImetEmmaattheconcert.

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A.thatB.whichC.sinceD.until

7.Kateoftengoestotheparkthatsheisquitewith.

A.StrictB.familiarC.honestD.polite

8.Tomranintomanydifficultiesatthebeginning,hefinishedhisworkontime.

A.LuckilyB.HopefullyC.ClearlyD.Frankly

9.Inthenearfuture,newtechnologieswillchangethecarspeopledrive.

A.WhereB.whenC.whichD.why

10.newwordstoooftenwillmakeyoureadslowly.

A.LookingB.LookingafterC.LookingdownonD.Lookingup

forwardto

11.Storiesaretoldformanyreasons.Someentertainus,othersteachusalesson.

A.orB.soC.becauseD.while

12.BobhadthethatAlicewasveryhappywithhernewjob.

A.goalB.impressionC.demandD.intention

13.Mostofthewaterareasintheworldusedyet.

A.isnotB.arenottobeC.hasnotbeenD.havenotbeen

14.Lisawasseriousabouttheinterviewandspentalongtimeforit.

A.preparingB.tohavepreparedC.prepareD.havingprepared

15.—Excuseme,canIborrowyourumbrella?

-Sure..

A.TakeiteasyB.HereyouareC.I'msorryD.Notatall

PartIICloze（每题2分，共10题，20分）

I'mgoingtostartanewcookingschoolinourneighborhood.Thisnewwillbeforcollege

graduateswhoarelivingawayfromtheirfamilies.Inourschool,wewillofferclassesinthemorning

andintheeveningtodifferentschedules.Also,classeswillteachtheeasiestandmost

deliciousdishesofallkinds,studentscanstudyspecializedsubjects.Forexample,therewill

becoursesonmakingcooksfromavarietyofbackgrounds.Iwillthattherearenottoomany

studentsinanyoneclass.Tohelptheschoolwewillgetmoneyfromwealthypeopleandsome

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bigcompanies.Finally,wewillregularlyaskexpertstogiveusonhowtomaketheschool

better.Iamsurethatourschoolwillbeandsuccessful.

16.A.cinemaB.schoolC.hotelD.hospital

17.A.fitB.discussC.changeD.check

18.A.theirB.hisC.ourD.her

19.A.otherwiseB.InadditionC.AfterallD.Unfortunately

20.A.fromB.withC.ofD.on

21.A.canceledB.dismissedC.taughtD.missed

22.A.denyB.begC.doubtD.ensure

23.A.payforB.giveupC.headforD.passby

24.A.newsB.adviceC.warningD.congratulations

25.A.ordinaryB.boringC.popularD.broken

PartIIIReadingcomprehension（每题2分，共20题，20分）

Task1

PeterandLindausedifferentformsoftransportationtogettowork.Peterlikestoridehisbike,

especiallywhentheweatherisnice.Butiftheweatheriscoldandrainy,hetakesthebus.Linda

thinksdrivinghercartotheofficeisconvenient.Thatwayshecangettoworkquickly,nomatter

whattheweatherislike.

Linda:Hi.Peter,howwastrafficthismorning?

Peter：Trafficwasreallyterribletoday.

L：Why?

D：Doessomethinginparticularhappen?

P:Thecarinfront.Ofmybikewantedtoturnleft,butthedriverdidnotusehistoturnsignaland

stoppedsuddenly.Healmostcausedanaccident.

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L：I'mgladtherewasnoaccident.

P：Me,too.Peopleneedtobepolitewhentheydrive.

L：Whatdoyoumean?

D:Peopleshouldusetheirturnsignalsproperly.Thathelpsothersknowv/hatyouplantodo.Ido

notknow.Usingturnsignalsdoesn'tseemlikeabigdealtome.Driverscanplayattentiontowhat's

happeningontheroadandrespondquickly.

P:Showingrespectforotherdriversdoesn'ttakemucheffort.Forexample,allowingsomeoneto

cutinfrontofyoucanmakeabigdifferencedoingtherushhour.

L:Allowingothercarstocutinfrontofyouslowsyoudown.

P:Notreally.Everyoneissharingthesameroad,soweneedtobecarefulofothervehicles.L：

Ityou'resoworriedabouttraiticrules.Maybeyoushouldjusttakethebusmoreoften.P:or

maybeIshouldgetanewjobasatrafficofficer.

26.Iftheweatheriscold,howdoesPetergotowork?

A.BybikeB.BybusC.BycarD.Onfoot

27.Lindathinksthatdrivinghercartotheofficeis.

A.slowR.exhaustingC.convenientD.terrible

28.Whatdidpeterdothatmorning?

A.Hewenttoworkbybike.

B.Heusedhisturnsignals.

C.Hemissedthebus.

D.Hemetwithanaccident.

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Peterisatrafficofficer

B.Lindaisworriedabouttrafficrules

C.Lindaandpeterhavedifferentopinions

D.Peterdoesn'tthinkpeopleshouldusetheirturnsignals

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30.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thetumsignals

B.Trafficduringtherushhour

C.Acaraccident

D.Goodmannerswhiledriving.

Task2

Madugasurisawonderfulplace.About90percentoftheanimalsandplaneslivingtherecannot

befoundelsewhereintheworld.Scientistsloveit!Therearesomeveryunusualanimalsandplanes

inMadagascar's.TisngydoBcmarahanationalpark,butit'sadangerousplace.Therocksofthe

Tisngyintheparkareverysharp.

IarrivedinMadagascarinMarch.Attheendoftherainyseason.Iwaswithascientistanda

reporter.Wewantedtofindsomenewspecies.Weenameledtotheparkwithourquiteandatter

finedays,wefinallyarrivedthere.

WeworkedenoughtheTisngy.Therockscutourclothesandourshoes.Itwasdangerous,but

wesawhundredsofanimalsandplanes.Wesawbeautifulbirdsandunusualwhilelemurswitchred

eyes.Theydidn'thaveanyproblemsontheTisngyrocks!

31.ScientistsloveMadagascarforits.

A.wonderfulMarch

B.rainyseason

C.unusualanimalsandplants

D.sharprocks

32.WhydidthegroupgotoMadagascar?

A.Tofindsomenewspecies

B.Tovisitthepark

C.Toseebeautifulbirds

D.Toliveintheplace

33.Whathappenedtotheauthor?

A.Helosthisclothes

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B.Hegotredeyes

C.Hefellfromarock

D.Hecuthisleg

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'habitat"inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?

A.Anaturalhome

B.Anunusualplant

C.Adangerousanimal

D.Agoodhospital

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.NewSpeciesB.ATrytoMadagascar

C.UnusualWhiteLemursD.AVariousNurse

Task3

Theunitspeoplepreferfermeasurementsvaryacrosscountries.Traditionalunitsofdistance

suchastheVanillaparasreflectedhowforapersoncouldwalkinacertainamountoftime.Inthe

UK,theyardwasconsideredthebaseunitoflength.AncientGreeksandRomansmeasuredwiththe

foot,whichwasbasedonthelengthoftheaverageadultman'sfoot.Inmoderntimes,theUS

redefinedthefactasexactly0.3048metersin1959.thatisnowknownastheinternationalfact.

Thedifferencebetweentheolderfootandtheolderinternationalfootislessthantwopartsin

amillion,whichwaseasyenoughformostindustriestoadaptto.Butsomescientistsbelievedit

wasnotpossibletochangetheirequipmenttoadoptthenewstandardimmediately.Theymodean

exceptionandrenamedtheolderfoottheussurveyfoot.Inthedecadessincesomestatesintheus

havestartedusingtheinternationalfootforsurveying.SomestillusetheUSsurveyfootthat

differencedoesn'tcausehugeproblems,butitdoesintroducesomeimprecisioninafield,thataims

tocreateaccuratemaps.

“Havingtwofeetisgreatfbrpeople,butnotsogoodforstandards.^^writesMichaelDennis.

Heisascientistworkingontheefforttodoawaywiththeussurveyfootentirely.Iftheproposal

worksoutasplanned,theUSwillloseonefootin2022butgaintheprecisionofacommonfoot

acrossallindustries.

36.Accordingtothetext,whatwasthebaseunitoflengthintheUK?

A.MeterB.ParasangC.YardD.Foot

37.Whichcountryredefinedthefootin1959?

A.TheUSB.IranC.GreeceD.TheUK

38.Whycouldmostindustrieseasilyaccepttheinterpersonalfoot?

A.Ithadmanyadvantages

B.Itwasveryclosetotheolderfoot.

C.Itwassupportedbyscientist

D.Itwasanexceptionalunitoflength

39.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Ancientcreaksmeasured.

B.TheolderfootwasrenamedwithWomen'sfeeltheussurveyfoot.

C.i'heUSindustriesareallusingthesametootnow.

D.MichaelDennisproposestokeeptheUSsurveyfoot.

40.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.NovelB.AdiaryC.AposterD.Amagazine

Task4(内容准确性需提升)

ThenreportyourdataataBirdingsetupafreeaccountatthewebsiteEnterinformationfor

reachtimeyoucounter(location)dateandtime.Theindicatethespeciesofbirdsthatyousailand

howmayTrynottoguess.OnlyincludecountsforbirdsyoucansurelyidentityWatchasthedata

addsup.You'llgetareal-timeviewoftheworld'sbirdpopulation.

Soasadfrombeingafunwaytogetoutsideandbirdwatchwhat'sthepointoftheBindClub?

Scientistsstudythedatacollected.Theytalkchangessuchasincreasesordecreasesinsightingsof

certainbirds.Theynoteincreaseordscreasesofbirds.Incertainlocations.Scientiststoytodetermin

Whatmaybecausingshiftsinbirdpopulations

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41.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.TotheastoryB.Topresentfindings

C.ToputforwardatheoryD.Toarousereaders,interest

42.Howlongdoyouneedwhencountingbirdseachtime?

A.2daysB.4daysC.15minutesD.30minutes

43.Paragraph3mainlytellsushowto.

A.reportthedataatbird

B.setupafreeaccount

C.identitythelocationsofbirds

D.indicatethespeciesofbirds

44.Accordingtothetext,scientists.

A.feedbirdsofallkinds

B.studythedatacollected

C.causeshiftsinbirdmovements

D.increasesightingsofcertainbirds.

45.Whatisthegeneralpurposeofthebirdclub?

A.tointroducebirdspeciesB.tosetupawebsite

C.tohelpprotectwildbirdsD.topostabusinessadvisement

PartIVTranslation（每题5分，共30分）

46.Afterthistraining,yourreadingspeedwillbetwiceasfastasbefore.

47.Thekindofmusicihaiyoulikesayssomethingabouiyourcharacter.

48.Manynewcommunitycentershavebeenbuilttomakelifeeasierfbrtheold.

49.最令我感动的是护士们对病人的关爱。

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50.王强上个月回到了阔别多年的家乡,开办了一家工厂。

51.这项任务看起来很容易，做起来却需要不少耐心。

PartVWriting（共30分）

假定你是王华，外国朋友David发电子邮件询问英语学习情况，根据以下内容给David回信.

不少于120词，开头和结尾已经写好，不算入字数。

1.英语课开设情况

2.你学习英语的方法

:你对英语学习的认识.

参考答案

一、单选

1-5BCDAC

6-10ABACD

11-15DBDAB

二、完形填空

16-20BACBD

21-25CDABC

三、阅读理解

26-30BCACD

31-35CADAB

36-40CABDD

41-45DCABC

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四、翻译

46.经过这次训练之后，你的阅读速度将是以前的两倍那么快。（考查倍数的表达）

47.你喜欢的音乐类型能说明/反射/反映出你的性格。（考查关系代词引导的定语从句）

48.许多新的社区中心已经建成了，这样可以让老年人的生活更为便捷。（考查完成时+不定

式作目的状语）

49.Whatmoved/touchedmemostwasnurses'careforthepatients.（考杳中语从句）

50.Lastmonth,WangQiangreturnedtohishometownwherehehadbeenawayformanyyearsand

setupafactory.Aftermanyyears,WangQiangreturnedtohishometownwherehesetupafactory

lastmonth.（考查关系副词引导的定语从句）

51.Thistaskseems/looks/appearsveryeasy/simple,butitwillcallformuchpatiencetofinishit.

（考查转折关系的并列句）

五、参考范文

DearDavid,

IamgladtoreceiveyouremailaskingfbrsomeinformationaboutlearningEnglishinour

school.Myideasareasfollows.

Tobeginwith,therearevariousEnglishcoursesinouruniversity,suchasbusinessEnglish,

EnglishliteratureandlawEnglishandsoon.Studentscanhavedifferentoptionsaccordingtotheir

interests.Asforme,ItakepartinanEnglishsalonsothatIamabletotalkwithmorefriendsin

English.Besides,influencedbythegreatenvironmentofEnglishstudies,Ihavealsogaineda

numberofwaysioimprovemyEnglishskills.Forexample,IspendlotsoflimereadingEnglish

newspaperonlineeveryday.Needlesstosay,learningEnglishhasbecomeahabitformebecauseI

believethisusefullanguagewillmakemydreamcometrueoneday.Lastly,sinceyouareanative,

whynotshareyouropinionsonlearningEnglishwithme?

Iamlookingforwardtoreceivingyourearlyreply.

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Yours,

WangHua

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2020年安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生统一考试

《英语》真题卷

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟

注意事项：

1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证条形码

粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

2.选择题的做答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标

号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、

草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。

I.VocabularyandStructure(1pointeach;30pointsinall)

1.Mary'sscoreonthetestisthehighestinherclass.

■--Really?She_________havestudiedveryhard.

A.mayB.oughttoC.mustD.should

2.Hesuggested_______totomorrow'sexhibitiontogether.

A.ustogoB.wewentC.weshallgoD.wego

3.1havetwoboysbut__________ofthemlikessweets.

A.bothB.neitherC.eitherD.none

4.Time_______,thecelebrationwillbeheldasscheduled.

A.permitB.permittingC.permittedD.permits

5.Mysister'sprofessorhadherherpapermanytimesbeforeallowingher

topresentittothecommittee

A.rewrittenB.towriteC.rewriteD.rewriting.

6.HowshallItakethemedicine?

--Youcanfollowthe_____________onthebottle.

A.vocabularyB.speechC.lessonsD.directions

7.Thesuspectwasdeclaredinnocentforofconvincingevidence.

A.lackB.absenceC.confusionD.unawareness

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8.1canstillrememberforthefirsttimeinHefei.

A.tomeetherB.tohavemetherC.havingmetherD.meetingher

9.Tenminutesearlier,wecouldhavecaughttheearlytraintoPhiladelphia.

A.AndB.butC.orD.so.

10.Afterforthejob,youwillberequiredtotakealanguageTest.

A.interviewedB.beinginterviewedC.interviewingD.havinginterviewed

11.Bytheendofthismonth,wesurelyasatisfactorysolutiontothe

problem.

A.havefoundB.willbefindingC.arefindingD.willhavefound

12.Inthatcountryschoolsinthesouthtendtobebetterequippedthosein

Northarerelativelypoor.

A.whileB.sinceC.whenD.as

13.MarywasmuchkindertoJackthanshewastotheothers,ofcourse,

madealltheothersupset.

A.whoB.whichC.whatD.that

14.Itwaswiththehelpofthelocalguidethemountainclimberwasrescued.

A.thenB.thatC.whenD.who

15.Galileoclaimedthathehadinventedtelescope.

A.theB./C.anD.a

16.Shewasparticipating_________aninternationalEnglishpublicspeaking

competitionandgotthefirstprize.

A.forB.toC.atD.in

17.HehasbeentoStateSupremeCourtinFlorida.

A.abandonedB.appointedC.chargedD.compared

18.ItrytomakehimunderstandthatI'mnotinterestedinhim,buthenevergetsthe

A.messageB.informationC.wordD.new

19.He'snotgotanotherjobyetandit'snothewillforsometime.

A.easilyB.lonelyC.likelyD.nearly

20.Sheisaverysecretary:Sheneverforgetsanythingormakesamistake.

A.anxiousB.effectiveC.adequateD.efficient

21.Moreproblemswillaswedothework.

A.riseB.ariseC.raiseD.arrive

22.Istronglyobjectpunishingawholegroupforoneperson'sfault.

A.againstB.aboutC.toD.for

23.Johnusedtosmokebuthegaveitupthreeyearsago.

A.severelyB.seriouslyC.badlyD.heavily

24.Shewassoinherwritingthatshedidn*thearanybodyknockingatthe

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door.

A.attractedB.focusedC.absorbedD.concentrated

25.Astime,manbecomesold.Whichiswrong?

A.goesB.fliesC.passesD.walks

26.It'snotsurprisingyou'retired,,youwereupuntilthreelastnight.

A.aboveallB.allinallC.despiteallD.afterall

27.Icouldn'twhatthatobjectwasinthedark.

A.makeoutB.makeoverC.makeupD.makefor

28.Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegefbrfiveyears,Janeherjobasa

doctorinthecountryside.

A.setoutB.tookoverC.tookupD.setup

29.Inmoderntimespeoplehavetolearntoallkindsofpressurealthough

theyareleadingacomfortablelife.

A.bringwithB.staywithC.carrywithD.livewith

30.Tobefrank,Ihavehadgreatdifficultytherestoftheclass.

A.keepingupwithB.makingupforC.puttinguptoD.comingupwith

II.Cloze(1pointeach;20pointsinall)

StephenHawking,oneoftheworld'smostimportantscientists,believesthatto

survive,humans]moveintospace.2wespreadoutintospaceand

establishindependentcolonies,ourfutureshouldbesafe,StephenHawkingsays.

Today,theUnitedStates,India,China,andJapanareallplanningtosend

astronautsbacktoEarth's3neighbor:themoon.Iwanttocreatespacestations

4between2020and2030.Thesestationswill5humanstovisitandlaterlive

onMarsorotherEarth-likeplanets.

RobertZubrin,arocketscientist,thinkshumansshouldcolonizespace.Hewants

to6Mars.Why?Thereareseveraladvantages:forone,hethinkssendingpeople

tothemoonandMarswillallowustolearnalot7theabilityofhumanstolive

inavery_8environment.Forexample,whetherlivingonotherplanetsispossible.

Then,wecanEventuallyallycreatenewhumansocieties9otherplanets.10,

theadvancesthatwemakeforspacetravelinthefieldsofscience,technology,medicine,

andhealthcanalso11ushereonEarth.

SpaceXisacompany12buildsrockets.Itsowner,ElonMusk,alsobelieves

weshould13Mars,buthedoesn'twantjustonesmallcolony.Hedoesn'twant

tosendjust"one14missions"hewouldliketosendmillionsofpeople.

Noteveryonethinks15humansintospaceisasmartidea.Manysayit'stoo

expensivetosendpeople,evenonashortjourney.Andmostspacetripsarenotshort.

16triptoMars,fbrexample,wouldtakeaboutsixmonths.Peopletravellingthis

kindofdistancefaceanumberofhealthproblems.Also,thesefirstpeoplewouldfind

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life17difficultoutinspace.Onthemoon's18,fbrexample,theairandthe

sun*sraysareverydangerous.Peoplewouldhavetostay19mostofthetime.

Despitetheseconcerns,sendingpeopleintospace20certain.Inthefuture,

wemightseelunar(月球上的)citiesandmaybeevennewhumanculturesonother

planets.

1.A.mayB.oughttoC.wouldD.must

2.A.OnceB.WhenC.AsD.Since

3.A.nearB.nearerC.closestD.closer

4.A.hereB.thereC.overhereD.overthere

5.A.provideB.prepareC.preventD.present

6.A.setfromB.setwithC.startwithD.startfrom

7.A.withB.onC.toD.about

8.A.differentB.similarC.niceD.poor

9.A.atB.onC.toD.in

10.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.InadditionD.Therefore

11.A.benefitB.maintainC.relateD.expose

12.A.whoB.whereC.whereasD.that

13.A.connectB.colonizeC.controlD.consider

14.A.greatB.matureC.majorD.little

15.A.sendB.tosendC.sendingD.tobesent

16.A.One-wayB.Aone-wayC.Anone-wayD.Areturn

17.A.extremelyB.seriouslyC.heavilyD.simply

18.A.surfaceB.topC.stationD.position

19.A.indoorB.indoorsC.outdoorD.outdoors

20.A.isB.mustbeC.wouldbeD.seems

III.ReadingComprehension(45points)-

PassageOne

LastsummerItookatriptoanisland.Ihadalotoffun.Isatandwatchedthe

wavesandlistenedtotheocean.Ilearnedtoidentifybirds.Idiscoveredprettythings

andenjoyedthetasteofnewfoods.Itwasaverynicetime.

Oneevening1tookapleasantwalkbytheocean.Whenthewavescamein,many

starfishfellinthebeach.Somestarfishwentbackintothewater,andtheyaresafe.But

otherstarfishwerestillonthesand.Theywoulddie

Iftheynotgetintothewater.Thereweremanystarfishonthebeachthatnight.It

mademesad,butIknew1couldnotfixtheproblem.IsteppedverycarefullysoIdid

notdamagethem.ThenIsawalittlegirl.Shewasalsosadaboutthestarfish.She

wantedtopreventallofthemfromdying.SheaskedmeifIcouldperhapshelpher."To

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befrank,Jdon*tthinkwecandoanything,said.

Thelittlegirlstartedtocry.Shesatbackagainstarockandthoughtforawhile.

Finally,theemotionwasgone.Shestoppedcryingandstoodup.Thenshepickedupa

starfishandthrewitintothewater.

"Whatareyoudoing?”Iaskedher.Butshedidnotanswerme.Shejustthrewas

manystarfishasshecould."Youcannotsaveallofthem!”Isaid.

Shestoppedtolookatme."No,Icannotsavethemall,"shereplied.Thenshe

pickedupaverybigstarfishandsaid,"ButIcansavethisone."Andthenshesmiled

andthrewthestarfishasfarasshecouldintotheocean.

l.Whatmadethewriterfeelsad?

A.WatchingthewavesB.Walkingonthebeach

C.IdentifyingbirdsD.Starfishdyingonthesand

2.Whatcausedthelittlegirfsemotion?

A.Starfishweredyingonthesand.

B.Shefellontherockandhurtherself.

C.Shecouldnotstopthestarfishfromdyingonthesand.

D.Thewriter'srefusal.

3.Whatdidthegirlmeanby"butIcansavethisone**?

A.Shewouldsavejustthisstarfish.

B.Shelikedthebigstarfish.

C.Shegaveupsavingallthestarfishonthebeach.

D.Shewouldsaveasmanyasshecould.

4.Whatisthestoryabout?

A.Aninterestingtriptoanisland.B.Howtosavestarfish.

C.Agirfssavingofstarfish.D.Agirlwhoistooemotional.

Passagetwo

VanuatuisanislandnationintheSouthPacific.Itisoneofthesmallestcountries

intheworld.Butfbrthosewhoareinterestedinadventureandsport,thereisalotto

do.Someofthebestswimming,snorkeling（潜游）andseakayaking（海上游艇）canbe

foundhere,Vanuatu'sislandsoffervisitorstwoofthemostexcitinganddangerous

activitiesintheworld:vclcano（火山）surfingandlanddiving.

VolcanoSurfing

OnTannaIsland,MountYasurrises300metersintothesky.Yasurisanactive

volcano,anditerupts（爆发）almosteveryday,sometimesseveraltimesaday.For

17

centuries,peoplehaveclimbedthismountaintovisitthetop.Recently,peoplehave

alsostartedclimbingYasurtosurfthevolcano.Insomeways,volcanosurfingislike

surfinginthesea,butinotherwaysitsverydifferent.Volcanosurferstrytoescapethe

eruptingvolcano-withoutgettinghitbyflyingrocks!It'sfast,funanddangerous-the

perfectextremesport(极限运动).

LandDiving

Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithbungeejumping,butdoyouknowbungeejumping

startedonPentecostIslandinVanuatuandisalmostfifteencenturiesold?Theoriginal

activity,firstcalledlanddiving,ispartofareligiousceremony(宗教仪式)ceremony.

Amantiestreevines(树藤)tohislegs.Hethenjumpshead-firstfromahightowerto

touchtheearthwiththetopofhishead-withoutbreakingthevineorhittingtheearth

hard.Everyspring,islandnatives(menonly)stilltakepartinth