2022年成人高考高升本《英语》预习题库及答案

2022年成人高考高升本《英语》预习题库及答案

习题1

［单选题］LastSunday()hadapicnicinBeihaiPark.

AJohn,Maryandme

BJohn,IandMary

CJohn,MaryandI

DI,JohnandMary

参考答案：C

［单选题］WhenAnnatheroom,agroupofyoungmenwere

talkingeagerlyroundthetable.

Aenters

Bhasentered

Cwasentering

Dentered

参考答案：D

［单选题］Mr.Joneswokeearlyonemorning,beforethesunhad

risen.Itwasabeautifulmorning,_21_hewenttothewindow

andlookedout.Hewas_22_toseeaneatly-dressedandmid-aged

professor,who_23_intheuniversityjustuptheroadfrom

Mr.Joneshouse,coiningthedirectionofthetown.Hehadgrey

hairthickglasses,andwas_24anumbrella,amorningnewspaper

andabag.Mr.Jonesthoughtthathemusthave_25_bythenight

train_26_takingataxi.

Mr.Joneshadabigtreeinhisgarden,andthechildrenhad

tiedalong_27_tooneofthebranches,sothattheycouldswing

onit.

Mr.Jonessawtheprofessor_28_whenhesawtheropeand

lookedcarefullyupanddowntheroaD.Whenhesawthatthere

was_29_insight,hesteppedintothegarden(therewasno

fence),puthisumbreIla,newspaper,bagandhatnearlyonthe

grassand_30_therope.Hepulledit_31_toseewhetherit

wasstrongenoughtotakehisweight,thenranasfastashe

couldandswungintothe_32_ontheendoftherope,hisgrey

hairblowingallaround_33_._34_heswung,sometimestaking

afewmore_35_stepsonthegrasswhentheropebegantoswing

tooslowlyforhim.

Atlasttheprofessorstopped,straightenedhistie,combed

hishaircarefully,putonhishat,pickeduphis

umbrella,newspaperandbag,andcontinuedonhiswaytothe

university,lookingasquietandcorrectandrespectableasone

wouldexpectaprofessortobe.

请在第23()处填上正确答案。

Astudied

Bworked

Cstayed

Dlived

参考答案：D

［单选题］Mr.Joneswokeearlyonemorning,beforethesunhad

risen.Itwasabeautifulmorning,_21_hewenttothewindow

andlookedout.Hewas_22_toseeaneatly-dressedandmid-aged

professor,who_23_intheuniversityjustuptheroadfrom

Mr.Joneshouse,comingthedirectionofthetown.Hehadgrey

hairthickglasses,andwas_24anumbrella,amorningnewspaper

andabag.Mr.Jonesthoughtthathemusthave_25_bythenight

train_26_takingataxi.

Mr.Joneshadabigtreeinhisgarden,andthechildrenhad

tiedalong_27_tooneofthebranches,sothattheycouldswing

onit.

Mr.Jonessawtheprofessor_28_whenhesawtheropeand

lookedcarefullyupanddowntheroaD.Whenhesawthatthere

was_29_insight,hesteppedintothegarden(therewasno

fence),puthisumbreIla,newspaper,bagandhatnearlyonthe

grassand_30_therope.Hepulledit_31_toseewhetherit

wasstrongenoughtotakehisweight,thenranasfastashe

couldandswungintothe_32_ontheendoftherope,hisgrey

hairblowingallaround_33_._34_heswung,sometimestaking

afewmore_35_stepsonthegrasswhentheropebegantoswing

tooslowlyforhim.

Atlasttheprofessorstopped,straightenedhistie,combed

hishaircarefully,putonhishat,pickeduphis

umbrella,newspaperandbag,andcontinuedonhiswaytothe

university,lookingasquietandcorrectandrespectableasone

wouldexpectaprofessortobe.

请在第21（）处填上正确答案。

Abecause

Bas

Cso

Dfor

参考答案：C

［单选题］

Overthesummer,myfamilytookatriptoIcelandtosee

thenaturalbeautyofit.LittledidI21Iwouldwakeupone

morningtohavemyeyesswelledup（肿胀）likeballoons!Iwas

frightened.Somanyquestionswere22throughmyhead.AmI

allergic（过敏的）tosomething?WastheresomeIcelandic

diseasethatI23?TheonlyhelpIreceivedwassomeallergy

medicine24aclinicnearby.Nothingwasworking.

Whenthetripwasover,Iwenttoseemydoctor.Shegave

meeyedrops,butclearlytheyweren'tworththetimeor25

andtheswellinggotworseandworse.

Ifinallydecidedthatitwouldbebestformeto26being

sosadandtakeiteasyandhavefun.Itwassummerafterall.

Ihadafunnightwithmyfriendsasifnothingwas27.The

nextmorningIwokeupandwentto28howswollenmyeyeswere,

onlytofindmyself29atmynormalface.Itwasamiracle（奇

迹）・I30askingmyselfwhyIhadnwtdonethatearlier.Was

beingwithmyfriendsandhavingfunreallythe31tomy

problem?

TothisdayIstilldonotknowwhatIhad,and32doany

ofthemanydoctorsthatI33duringthesummer.Iwouldreally

liketogobacktoIcelandtoseetheNorthernLights,34I

amverymuchfrightenedthatIamjustallergictothecountry.

IhopeInever35havingsuchterribleswellinginmyeyesever

again.

第34题的正确答案是.

Aso

Bor

Cbut

Dfor

参考答案：C

［单选题］TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawas

primarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyond

that,isowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwerevalued

intermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleof

producerquiteearly.Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,their

positioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneof

subordination(AM),andtheirpsychologicalneedsand

capacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration.

Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex,thestatusofchildren

inthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthe

complex,technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshas

become,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonaland

occupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmany

othermembers.Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentially

acceptablemembersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmore

aspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms.This

acceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthe

contemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutes

protectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialpublic

welfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being.

Thisnewwayofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetween

themembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinagreatinterest

inchild-rearingtechniques.Peopletodayspendaconsiderable

portionoftheirtimeontheproperwaytobringupchildren.It

isnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocialization

ofanotherperson"schildbyspreadingtheprincipleofcurrent

andfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchild-rearing.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthe

passage()?

ATheChildasaUtilitarianOrganism.

BTheDevelopmentofCulturalValues.

CTheChildrenofColonialNorthAmerica.

DThePlaceofChildreninAmericanSociety.

参考答案：D

［问答题］根据中文提示，把对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些

句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句；打问号的地

方，用疑问句。

提示;李明打电话给David,邀请他下星期日去博物馆看展览。

(L=LiMing；D=David)

L：Hello.ThisisLiMingspeaking.MayIspeaktoDavid?

D：51What'sup,LiMing?

L：WhatareyougoingtodonextSunday?

D：NothingmuchoDoyouhaveanyideas?

,

L：52?TheresaRussianoilpaintingexhibitionthereo

D：Goodidea!53?

L：Bus202willtakeyouthereo

D：Goodo54,then?

L：Let'smeetjustatthegateofthemuseumo

D：55?

L：Halfpastnineo

D：AllrightoSeeyouthen。

请写出54题正确答案。

参考答案：

Whattime

［单选题］下面划线部分ear读音不同的选项是（）

Abear

Bwear

Cpear

Dhear

参考答案：D

［单选题］选出下列读音不同的一项0。

Acheat

Bweak

Cincrease

Darea

参考答案：D

［单选题］选出下列读音不同的一项()。

Ataught

Bcaught

daughter

Ddaughter

参考答案：C

习题2

［单选题］Theroadwillbeblockedifthere()anothersnow.

Ais

Bwillbe

Ctobe

Dwillhave

参考答案：A

［单选题］Ithasalwaysbeenthe()ofourfirmtoencourage

workerstotakepartinsocialactivi-ties

Apian

Bcampaign

Cprocedure

Dpolicy

参考答案：D

Afrom

Bon

Cupon

Dup

参考答案：A

［单选题］It()himtenyearstowritethatnovel.

Atook

Bspent

Ccost

Dcosted

参考答案：A

［单选题］Theyhaveproduced()theydidlastyear.

Atwiceasmuchgrainas

Btwicemoregrainas

Ctwiceasmanygrainas

Dastwicemanygrainas

参考答案：A

［单选题］Thenoiseofdesks()couldbeheardoutinthe

street.

Aopenedandclosed

Btobeopenedandclosed

Cbeingopenedandclosed

Dhavingbeenopenedandclosed

参考答案：C

［单选题］

Overthesummer,myfamilytookatriptoIcelandtosee

thenaturalbeautyofit.LittledidI21Iwouldwakeupone

morningtohavemyeyesswelledup（肿胀）likeballoons!Iwas

frightened.Somanyquestionswere22throughmyhead.AmI

allergic（过敏的）tosomething?WastheresomeIcelandic

diseasethatI23?TheonlyhelpIreceivedwassomeallergy

medicine24aclinicnearby.Nothingwasworking.

Whenthetripwasover,Iwenttoseemydoctor.Shegave

meeyedrops,butclearlytheyweren'tworththetimeor25

andtheswellinggotworseandworse.

Ifinallydecidedthatitwouldbebestformeto26being

sosadandtakeiteasyandhavefun.Itwassummerafterall.

Ihadafunnightwithmyfriendsasifnothingwas27.The

nextmorningIwokeupandwentto28howswollenmyeyeswere,

onlytofindmyself29atmynormalface.Itwasamiracle（奇

迹）・I30askingmyselfwhyIhadnwtdonethatearlier.Was

beingwithmyfriendsandhavingfunreallythe31tomy

problem?

TothisdayIstilldonotknowwhatIhad,and32doany

ofthemanydoctorsthatI33duringthesummer.Iwouldreally

liketogobacktoIcelandtoseetheNorthernLights,34I

amverymuchfrightenedthatIamjustallergictothecountry.

IhopeInever35havingsuchterribleswellinginmyeyesever

again.

第29题的正确答案是.

Aaiming

BLooking

Cwaving

Dpointing

参考答案：B

［问答题］

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutesto

writeacompositiononthetopic"MyIdealJob”.Youshould

writeatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositiononthe

outlinegiveninChinesebelow

1.人们对职业各有不同的理想；

2.我理想的职业是什么；

3.我怎样为我理想的职业做准备。

注意：

L要点不得遗漏。

2.符合书面通知的格式。

3.词数为100左右。

参考答案：

MyIdealJob

Peoplewithdifferentpersonalities,backgroundsand

interestswillhavedifferentopinionsonwhatanidealjob

is.Tochooseanidealjobandprepareforitisalongway

foreverybody

Forme.myidealjobpositionwouldbeinartsmanagement

I'mquiteinterestedinmusicbutIrdliketobroadenmy

perspectiveabitIwouldliketoworkinacompanyconcerning

artsandhavingwideroomformydevelopment,ienvision

workinginthecity,butprobablyinacitythathaslotsof

greenandopenspacesIneedtobeabletoreachthemountains

inacoupleofhours,soIthinkthatthesuburbsofBeijing

aresuitable.

IwouldliketobeprofessionalatworkIbelievemy

colleagueswillbededicatedtotheirjobsandlovethemusical

andartisticworld

NowIamasophomoremajoringinmusic.Ifvereceived

professionaltrainingofmusic,soIfeelconfidentthatafter

graduationIcouldmanageandworkwithallofthedifferent

instrumental-istsandvocalists.

［单选题］GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtupto

believethatagoodbreakfastisonelife1sessentials.Eating

breakfastatthestartoftheday,wehaveallbeentold,and

toldagain,isasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamily

carbeforestartingatrip.

Butformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodfirstthinginthe

morningisbynomeansapleasure.Sodespiteallthe

efforts,theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983,the

latestyearforwhichfiguresareavailable,thenumberof

peoplewhodidn'thavebreakfast,increasedby33percent.

Forthosewhofeelpainofguiltaboutnoteating

breakfast,however,thereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesin

thelastfewyearsindicatethat,foradultsespecially,there

maybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast."Goingwithout

breakfastdoesnotaffectperformance,“saidArrold

E.Bender,formerprofessorofthenutritionatQueenElizabeth

CollegeinLondon,“nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimprove

performance.”

Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthor

betterperformanceissurprisinglyinadequate,andmostofthe

recentworkinvolveschildren,notadults,“The

literature^,saysoneresearcher,Dr.ErrestoattheUniversity

ofTexas,wispoor".

Forthosewhodonottakebreakfast,thegoodnewsis

that().

Aseveralstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyears

Btheomissionofbreakfastdoesnoharmtoone*shealth

Cadultshaveespeciallymadestudiesinthisfield

Deatinglittleinthemorningisgoodforhealth

参考答案：B

习题3

［单选题］-Letmehelpyouwithyoursuitcase.

-0

AYou'reverynice

BYes,youresohelpful

CNo,Icando

DIt1sverykindofyou

参考答案：D

［单选题］Thisnovelisworthyof().

Areading

Bread

Chavingread

Dbeingread

参考答案：D

［单选题］Don'tforgettoyourschoolbagwithyouwhen

youcomeherenexttime。

Abring

Bdeliver

Cfetch

Dtake

参考答案：D

［单选题］About70millionAmericansaretryingtolose

weight.Thisisalmostoneoutof(21)threepeopleintheUnited

States.Somepeoplegoondiets(节食).This(22)theyeatless

ofcertainfoods,especiallyfatsandsugars.(23)people

exercisewithspecialequipment,takemedicine,(24)evenhave

surgery(手术).Losingweightishardwork,anditcanalso

costalotofmoney.So(25)dosomanypeopleintheUnited

Stateswanttoloseweight?ManypeopleintheUnitedStates

are(26)forlookingyoungandpleasant.Tomany

people,(27)goodmeansbeingthin.

Otherpeopleworryabouttheir(28).Manydoctorssaybeing

overweightisunhealthy.ButareAmericansreally(29)?

Almost(30)mi11ionAmericansweighatleast20percent

30thantheirproperweight.

(31),theUnitedStatesisthemostoverweightcountryin

theworld."Thestored(32)ofadultAmericansweight2,300

millionpounds,nsaidanAmericanscientist.Hesaid(33)off

thatstoredenergywouldproduceenoughpowerfor900,000ears

togo12,000miles.(34)losingweightishardwork,manypeople

wanttofindafastandeasy(35)totakeofffat.

第(33)题选0。

Aburning

Btaking

Cgetting

Dturning

参考答案：A

［单选题］

”・・・ShewasmarriedtoanofficerinIndia,longagoIndia；

andshehadalifeofphysicaladventure(冒险)asexcitingas

herpoetry.Herhusbandcouldcrossriversusingcrocodiles(鳄

鱼)assteppingstones.Hediedwhenshewasonly39.Unwilling

toexistwithouthim,shetookherlife,leavingasonin

England."

Istaredatthepaper,21reading,couldn*thelpthinking.

Crocodilesarelazyanimalsasarule,buttheycanmove

likelighteningwhentheywantto.Andtheydon'tmind

hurrying22they'rehungry.ThereusedtobelotsinIndian

rivers,livingonfishmostly；butwhatzsalittlefishfor

afifteen-footcrocodile?Theyatepeople,fishermanoranyone

elsedeliciousenoughtogettoonear；womendoingthe23,

orchildrenplayingatthewater"s

24.Ahungrycrocodile'smouth25overamealwitha

soundlikeagunshot.Abigfellowcan26inamanintwobites

（咬）。

Thatwoman'shusbandcrossedrivers27fromone

crocodile*sbacktothenext.Ibelieveit.Ithadtobedone

quicklybeforethecreaturecouldseewhatwashappening.It

wasn't28abrave,activeman；andnodoubtheimprovedwith

practice.Hecouldneverlook29whilecrossing.

Thewifeusedtowatchhim-Ifeltsureofthat.Shelived

30theadventure,the31excitementofitall.Theirreallife

waswithtigers,snakes...It"snowondershewrote32poetry.

Thenhedied.Iimaginedhowshefelt.Wasthereanother

man33himinIndia,intheworld?Shewasstillyoung,hardly

asitting-roomwidow（寡妇）•"Imust34,too.nshesaidto

herself.Soshedidwhatshefeltshehadtodo.A35

probably,toherhead.

Butheryoungson,theirson?Washerloveforhimnothing

comparedtoherhusband?Well,whatdoyouthink?

第21题的正确答案.

Astarted

Bbegan

Cfinished

Dstopped

参考答案：D

［单选题］About70millionAmericansaretryingtolose

weight.Thisisalmostoneoutof(21)threepeopleintheUnited

States.Somepeoplegoondiets(节食).This(22)theyeatless

ofcertainfoods,especiallyfatsandsugars.(23)people

exercisewithspecialequipment,takemedicine,(24)evenhave

surgery(手术).Losingweightishardwork,anditcanalso

costalotofmoney.So(25)dosomanypeopleintheUnited

Stateswanttoloseweight?ManypeopleintheUnitedStates

are(26)forlookingyoungandpleasant.Tomany

people,(27)goodmeansbeingthin.

Otherpeopleworryabouttheir(28).Manydoctorssaybeing

overweightisunhealthy.ButareAmericansreally(29)?

Almost(30)millionAmericansweighatleast20percent

30thantheirproperweight.

(31),theUnitedStatesisthemostoverweightcountryin

theworld."Thestored(32)ofadultAmericansweight2,300

millionpounds,nsaidanAmericanscientist.Hesaid(33)off

thatstoredenergywouldproduceenoughpowerfor900,000ears

togo12,000miles.(34)losingweightishardwork,manypeople

wanttofindafastandeasy(35)totakeofffat.

第(22)题选0。

Atells

Bmeans

Cshows

Dasks

参考答案：B

［单选题］

Overthesummer,myfamilytookatriptoIcelandtosee

thenaturalbeautyofit.LittledidI21Iwouldwakeupone

morningtohavemyeyesswelledup(肿胀)likeballoons!Iwas

frightened.Somanyquestionswere22throughmyhead.AmI

allergic(过敏的)tosomething?WastheresomeIcelandic

diseasethatI23?TheonlyhelpIreceivedwassomeallergy

medicine24aclinicnearby.Nothingwasworking.

Whenthetripwasover,Iwenttoseemydoctor.Shegave

meeyedrops,butclearlytheyweren'tworththetimeor25

andtheswellinggotworseandworse.

Ifinallydecidedthatitwouldbebestformeto26being

sosadandtakeiteasyandhavefun.Itwassummerafterall.

Ihadafunnightwithmyfriendsasifnothingwas27.The

nextmorningIwokeupandwentto28howswollenmyeyeswere,

onlytofindmyself29atmynormalface.Itwasamiracle（奇

迹）.I30askingmyselfwhyIhadnntdonethatearlier.Was

beingwithmyfriendsandhavingfunreallythe31tomy

problem?

TothisdayIstilldonotknowwhatIhad,and32doany

ofthemanydoctorsthatI33duringthesummer.Iwouldreally

liketogobacktoIcelandtoseetheNorthernLights,34I

amverymuchfrightenedthatIamjustallergictothecountry.

IhopeInever35havingsuchterribleswellinginmyeyesever

again.

第26题的正确答案是.

Atry

Bmind

Cprefer

Dstop

参考答案：D

［单选题］

Ifyouarewritingorstudying,itmakesverymuch

differencewherethelightcomesfrom.Peoplewhousebooks

andpenseverydayhavetobeespeciallycarefulabouttheway

thelightshinesontheirwork.

Everyhousegetsitslighteitherfromdaylightthrough

thewindows-whichisthebesttouse-orfromlampsor

electricity；butwhicheverkindoflightitis,thewayit

shinestowardourbookorworkisamatterofgreatimportance

totheeyes.

Takeabook,sitwithyourbacktowardthewindow,andtry

toread.Yourshadow（影子）fallsalloverthepageandmakes

italmostasbadforyoureyesasifyouwereinadarkroom.

Nowturnaroundandfacethewindow.Thepageisinthe

shadowagain,whilethebrightlightisinyoureyes.

Trysittingwithyourrightsidetowardthewindow.This

isverywellforreading,butifyouwerewriting,theshadow

ofyourhandwouldfallacrossthepageandbother（打搅）you

alittle.

Thereisjustoneotherway：sitwithyourleftsideto

thewindow.Noweverythingisperfectforreadingandfor

writing,too.

Whateverkindoflightisintheroom,theruleaboutthe

righttositisalwaysthesame.

Whichofthefollowingistrue?

AHowthelightshinesonourworkisofmuchimportance.

BThewaythelightshinesonyourworkmakesnodifference.

CWeneedn*tcareaboutwherethelightcomesfrom.

DPeoplecanwriteorstudyunderalightthatcomesfrom

anydirection.

参考答案：A

［单选题］Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarket

hadonegreatambition：tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnot

havetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejust

insidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid：”Remember,oncea

week,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.ThisMayBeYour

LuckyDay!”

ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofher

friends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenever

gaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthings

whichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainst

buyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthe

managerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay："

Madam,thisisYoarLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketis

free.n

OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingand

hadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottento

buyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaand

wenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanager

ofthesupermarketapproachher."Madam,“hesaid,holdingout

hishand,wIwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomer

andeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!w

Mrs.Edwards'shusbandtriedto().

Amakeherunhappy

Bcheerherup

Cbuythingswithher

Dstopherbuyingthings

参考答案：D

［问答题］

提示：Tom和Lester两人正在聊天，彼此问对方上一个周末是

怎样度过的。Tom说他上星期六晚上同Si咖一道吃了饭，而Lester

说他星期13去电影院看了一场电影。

Tom：51

Lester:Notbad.Whataboutyou?

Tom：Notbad,either.Whatdidyoudolastweekend?

Lester：Well,52

Tom：0h,53

Lester：TheLionKing.

Tom：Oh,really?54

Lester：Yes,itwasgood.55

Tom：IwentouttodinnerwithSimon.

Lester：Oh,youmusthavehadagreattime.Bytheway,how

isSimon?

Tom：He'sfine.

查看材料第52题的答案是

参考答案：

IwenttothecinemaonSunday/1sawafilm(movie)onSunday

习题4

［单选题］Ofall()reasonsformydecisiontobecomea

universityprofessor,myfather,sadvicewas()

mostimportantone.

Athe；a

B不填;a

C不填;the

Dthe；the

参考答案：D

［单选题］Tom,togetherwithhisfamily,()toseeustonight.

Aiscoming

Barecoming

Ccomes

Dcome

参考答案：A

［单选题］Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchanged

inthingsthatcouldbetouched：food,tools,andpreciousmetals

andstones.Thenthebartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,which

stillhadrealvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.Coins

werefollowedbyfiatmoney,papernotesthathavevalueonly

becauseeveryoneagreestoacceptthem.

Todayelectronicmonetarysystemsaregraduallybeing

introducedthatwilltransformmoneyintoevenlesstangible

forms,reducingittoaseriesof”bitsandbytes”,orunits

ofcomputerizedinformation,goingbetweenmachinesatthe

speedoflight.Already,electronicfundtransferallowsmoney

tobeinstantlysentandreceivedbydifferent

banks,companies,andcountriesthroughcomputersand

telecommunicationsdevices.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwasthe

earliestkindofexchangeofwealth()?

ABarteredfoods

BFiatmoney

CCoincurrency

Dintangibleforms

参考答案：A

［单选题］

Catsarecreaturesofhabit.Theyliketogotosleepabout

thesametimeeverydayandforacertainlengthoftime.They

seemtohaveanaturalclockinsidethemthattellsthemwhen

tosleep.

Catsincreasetheirregularsleepwithoccasionalcatnaps

（打盹）.Someexpertsfeelthathumanscouldalsobenefitfrom

thishabit.Catnapshelptobuildupenergyinthebody.They

arealsoagoodwaytogetridoftrouble!Sincecatshave

thesamemoods（情绪）ashumans,someexpertsbehavethat

peoplecanimprovetheirmoods.Peoplemightbecomehappier.

Anumberoffamouspeoplehavecopiedcatsbytakingcat

napsduringtheday.Thenapswouldusuallylastfrom15to

30minutes.

WinstonChurchilltookcatnaps.SodidPresidentsHarry

Truman,JohnF.KennedyandLyndonB.Johnson.Thesefamous

menwereknownfortheirenergy.Theywerealsoabletowork

longhours,oftenintothenight.Nappingwastheirsecret.

Perhapsmorepeoplelearnfromcatsandtakenapstofeel

betterandlivelonger!

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

APeopleshouldtaketheirnapssecretly.

BCatshavethesamemoodsaspeople.

CSomefamouspeopletakecatnaps.

DSomepeoplehavefullenergyaftertheytakecatnaps.

参考答案：A

［单选题］

SomefarmersinCaliforniaarehavingahardtimepicking

theircropsoTherearenotenoughworkerstohelpthemwith

theharvesto

Onefarmerusedtogrowpeaches（桃子），butwillsoongrow

almonds（杏仁）instead。Peachesrequiremorelabortoharvesto

Theyareeasytobedamagedandneedcarefulhandpickingo

HeisnowremovinghispeachtreesoThenhewillplantalmond

treesintheirplacesoAlmondsareharvesteddifferentlyo

Itdoesnottakeasmanyworkerstopickthembecauseamachine

shakesthealmondtreesoThenutsfallonthegroundandthen

aregatheredupoThefarmerdoesnothavetohiremanyworkerso

Somefarmersthinktherearetworeasonswhytheycan'

tfindenoughfarmworke