2025年四川中医药高等专科学校高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024历年频考点试题含答案解析

2025年四川中医药高等专科学校高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024历年频考点试题含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）一、单选题(共50题)1、Look!Theboys________underthetree．

(1分)A、isdancingB、dancesC、aredancingD、dance正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析看！男孩们在树下跳舞。Look暗示了这个动作正在进行时2、Don'tyouknow________?Whetherthey'relateorearly,lookingoutofthewindowwon'tbringthemhereanyquicker.

(1分)A、alittlepotissoonhotB、awatchedpotneverboilsC、cheerfulcompanyshortensthemilesD、forgiveandforget正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析

考查情景交际。Aalittlepotissoonhot量小易怒；Bawatchedpotneverboils心急吃不了热豆腐；Ccheerfulcompanyshortensthemiles旅有好旅伴，不觉行程远；Dforgiveandforget既往不咎；句意：难道你不知道心急吃不了热豆腐吗？无论他们早或晚，朝窗外看着并不能使他们快点到来。B项符合语境。考点：考查情景交际3、—Didyouenjoythefilmlastnight?HowdoyouknowIwenttoseeafilm?I（）youanything.(1分)A、won'ttellB、didn'ttellC、haven'ttoldD、don'ttell正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查一般过去时的否定句。句意为：“你喜欢昨晚的电影吗?——你怎么知道我去看电影了?我什么也没告诉你啊。”根据问句“Didyouerjoythefilmlastnight?”可知用的是一般过去时态，可以推断出tell这个动作也发生在过去，所以应用一般过去时，其构成是：主语+谓语动词的过去式，否定式是：主语+ddn't+动词原形。故选B。4、Ofallthestorybooks,Ilikethisone（）.Itisnotinterestingatall.(1分)A、verymuchB、thebestC、verylessD、theleast正确答案选项：参考答案：D5、--Whowill_______thebabywhenyourauntisaway?--Nobodybutme.

(1分)A、lookafterB、lookatC、lookforD、lookup正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析lookafter照看,照顾;lookat看;lookfor寻找;lookup查找;向上看.根据Whowillthebabywhenyourauntisaway,可知这里的意思是当你阿姨不在不在的时候,谁会照看这个小婴儿,lookafter照看,照顾.所以A选项是正确的.6、材料Justinknewtherewasonlyonewayoutofhisneighborhood—basketball.Sohe（1）hard,runningwiththeballlikethe（2）dogswerechasing(追逐)him.Hecoulddefeatanyoftheguysatthe（3）andhesawhiswayoutandheranforit.

OnedaywhenJustinwasplayingbasketball,he（4）hisrightkneebadly.Thedoctorsaidhemightneverplay（5）.Justinwasextremelysad.EverydayJustinjust（6）inbed,watchingTVandeatingpotatochips.Whenhe（7）likeaballoon,hissistercamehomefromtheuniversityonholiday,bringingexciting（8）ofafarawaylandcalledcollege.

Justinwas（9）bythedormstoriesandcampus（10）thatshetold,buthecould（11）believeanyofthem.Itwasasifsheweretellinghimaboutsome（12）landhighabovetheclouds.

Justinwasapretty（13）guy,buthissisterhadawayof（14）himtodothingsthatnobodyelsecould.Sowhileshewashomeduringthe（15）,theystudiedtogether,andtheytalked,andtheyworked,andJustinfelt（16）thanheeverhadbefore.

Afterspendingthose（17）withhissister,Justinrealizedthathedidn'twanttofeelbadforhimselfanymore,andhedidn'twanttoquit.Basketball（18）behisthing,butnowtherewasonly（19）.UsingthestudyskillsJustinhadacquiredfromhissister,hescored（20）ineveryexam.Theuniversitythatheappliedtoacceptedhim.第4空填（）。(1分)A、injuredB、huggedC、bentD、raised正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查动词词义辨析。injured意为“受伤”;hugged意为“拥抱”;bent意为“弯曲”;raised意为“举起”。根据下文的“Thedoctorsaidhemightneverplay…Justinwasextremelysad.”可以推断，他右膝受伤严重。故选A。7、材料AshleySmithisa26-year-oldsinglemotherwithadaughter.ShewasmovingintoherhouseinAtlanta,GeorgiaearlyonthemorningofMarch12nd,whenaman

（1）hertoherdoor,andputaguntoherside.

“Istartedwalkingtomydoor,andIfeltreally,really（2）,”shesaidinaTVinterviewlastweek.

ThemanwasBrianNichols,33yearsold.He（3）atanAtlantacourthouseonMarch11st.Thepolicewere（4）him.

NicholstiedSmithupwithtape,butsetherfreeaftershebeggedhimnottotakeher

（5）againandagain.“Itoldhim（6）hehurtme,mylittlegirlwouldn'thaveamummy.”shesaidwithtears.

“Ijusttalkedtohimandtriedto（7）believeme,”Smithsaid.

SheaskedNichols（8）hechoseher.“HesaidhethoughtIwasallangel（9）fromGod,andGodaskedhimtodoso.”

Smitheven（10）forthemanbeforeheallowedhertoleave.Nicholswas（11）whenshemadehimbreakfastandthatthetwoofthemwatchedTV,seeing（12）lookingforhim.“Ican't（13）that'smeontheTV!”Nicholstoldthewoman.

Then,NicholsaskedSmithwhatshethoughthe（14）do.Shesaid,“Ithinkyoushouldturnyourselfin.Ifyoudon't,morepeoplearegoingtoget（15）.”

第(5)选（）(1分)A、surprised

B、excited

C、afraid

D、unhappy正确答案选项：参考答案：A8、Theteachergave（）children（）cakeseachtoeatfortheirbreakfast.(1分)A、therest;othertwoB、rest;twomoreC、rest;anothertwoD、therest;twomore正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查数词。句意为：“老师给剩下的孩子们每人另外两个蛋糕作为早餐。”therest意为“剩下的；剩余的”;twomore意为“另外两个”,相当于anothertwo。故选D。9、Mrs.Fangaskedtheboys（）.(1分)A、whereisMissGreen

B、wherewasMissGreenC、whereMissGreenis

D、whereMissGreenwas正确答案选项：参考答案：D10、Gelivable(给力)hasbecome_______hotwordtheseyears.

(1分)A、aB、anC、theD、/正确答案选项：参考答案：A11、Aliceis（）toknowtheresultoftheexamshehadyesterday.(1分)A、anxiousB、puzzledC、pleasantD、worried正确答案选项：参考答案：A12、—WhatdoyouthinkofthebookIlenttoyouyesterday?—Oh,nottoobad.It’snottoodifficult_______.

(1分)A、readingB、tobereadC、toreadD、beingread正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析句意：——你认为我昨天借给你的那本书怎么样？——还不错，不是很难读。当不定式前面有形容词是对主句的性格特征进行说明的时候，使用不定式的主动语态对名词进行说明。如：Thebookiseasytounderstand.故选C。13、材料Beingjoblessforthelastthreemonths,Iamupsetnowadays.Mysonhaslosthis（1）fromagoodschoolandhemighthavetogotoalessqualifiedschool.Ihavemovedfromaspacious(宽敞的)apartmenttoasmalloneinorderto（2）mylivingexpenses.Mywifehasbuiltextrastress.Ontopofthat,myfather-in-law（3）aweekago,whichhasaddedfueltofire,（4）ourfamilyintoamoreterriblestate.

InthesecircumstancesIhavetwomental（5）:eithertofeelupsetandkeeplosingmypeaceofmind,or（6）mynegativethoughtswithsupermentalpowersaboutself-confidenceandconsistency,and（7）applyingfornewjobswithpositiveattitude.

IchoosethesecondoptionbecauseIbelievethatthepainIam（8）todaywillbuildupmy（9）.Mystrengthswillthenincreasemyconfidenceandmakemeagoodtimes,makemea（10）manoneday.Iunderstandthatgoodandbadstagesarepartof（11）.Whilegoodtimesmakemehappy,badtimes（12）the“inner”me.

Twomonthslater,（13）,Ihavefinallylandedonajobwhichisveryexcitingandoffersanicesalary.Timehashealedmywife'smentalstress（14）thedeathofherfather.Mysonhasalreadybeenacceptedbyanothergoodschoolbecausetheadmissionsfornewacademicyearwerestill（15）!

AsIambackonthetrackofnormallife,Ican（16）saythatthemostimportantthingsthathelpedme（17）thecrisisweremyconsistentcharacterofpatience,and（18）attitudetowardslife.So,whileIwishyouallthebestlifecan（19）you,Iwouldhighlyrecom-mendtakingthesameattitudetowardslife（20）youaretrappedinanyofsuchsituations.第19空填（）。(1分)A、offerB、expectC、manageD、send正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查动词词义辨析。offer意为“提供”;expect意为“期望”;manage意为“管理”;send意为“发送”。offersb.sth.意为“提供某人某物”。此处指作者希望生活能够给你最好的东西。故选A。14、Kite,I’mvery_______foryourenormoushelp.

(1分)A、usefulB、carefulC、helpfulD、thankful正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析副词very修饰形容词，句意为凯特，我非常感谢你的巨大帮助。

useful有用的，careful小心的，helpful有帮助的，thankful感激的。根据语境，可知选D15、（）Mary（）Johnknewaboutit,becausetheydidn'tattendthemeetingyesterday.(1分)A、Notonly;butalsoB、Both;andC、Neither;norD、Either;or正确答案选项：参考答案：C16、Thedoctorproposedthatmybrother（）hisrighthand.(1分)A、avoidtouseB、shouldavoidtouseC、avoidusingD、avoidedusing正确答案选项：参考答案：C17、—Jack,________isyourEnglishteacher?—Mrs.Lean.

(1分)A、howtallB、howoldC、whereD、who正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析句意:——杰克，谁是你的英语老师?——利恩老师。考查特殊疑问句辨析。howtall多高;howold多大;where在哪里;who谁。根据答语Mrs.Lean，可知，此空是对人进行提问，所以用疑问词who。故选D18、材料Computer

programmer

David

Jones

earns(gets)£35,000ayear,designingnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveachequecard.

（1）,hehasbeentoldtowait（2）twoyears,untilheis18.

The16-year-oldboyworksforasmall（3）inLiverpool,（4）theproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David'scompanyreleases(发行)twonewgamesfortheexpanding(扩展)homecomputermarketeachmonth.

ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodo（5）hismoney.（6）hissalary,gotbyinvesting(投资)newprogramswithin（7）schedules，withbonus(奖金)paymentsandprofit-sharing(分红)，hecannotdriveacar，orobtaincreditcards.

DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsago.“Igotthejobbecausethepeoplewho（8）thecompanyknewIhadalreadywrittensome

（9）,”hesaid.

“Isuppose£35，000soundsalotbutactuallythat'sbeingpessimistic(悲观的).Ihopeitwill（10）tomorethanthatthisyear.”Hespendssomeofhismoney

（11）recordsandclothes,andgiveshismother£20aweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentonworking.“（12）,computingwasnotpartofmystudiesat（13）,”hesaid,“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandnever（14）stayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.”

Davidadded,“IwouldliketoearnamillionandIthinkearlyretirementisapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarket（15）disappear.”

第(10)选（）(1分)A、reach

B、raise

C、come

D、increase正确答案选项：参考答案：C19、从下列选项中找出其括号部分与所给单词括号部分读音相同的选项。（）sugges(tion)(1分)A、na(tion)B、pollu(tion)C、ques(tion)D、educa(tion)正确答案选项：参考答案：C20、Wouldyoulikemetoarrangeataxiforyouwhenwefinishourwork?-_________

(1分)A、That’sverykindofyou.B、Withpleasure.C、Yes,youwoulD、D.Goodidea!正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查情景交际及习惯表达。句意：--我们结束工作后，要不要我为你安排一辆出租车?--你真是太好了。AThat’sverykindofyou.你真是太好了；BWithpleasure.我很愿意；CYes,youwould是的，你可以；DGoodidea!好主意，A选项最符合语境，故选A。21、材料BuddyisbeinglookedonasaheroonFridayafter（1）hisowner'slifeby

（2）thesleepingman（3）afire.ThecatgavesomeofhisownninelivestohisownerwhenafirestartedintheirhouseinTorontoonThursday.Thecat（4）onthemanandmoved（5）enoughtowakehimup.The75-year-oldman,wholiveswithBuddy,isbeingtreatedin（6）forburnstohisfaceandhands.“He's（7）ahero.（8）hehadn'twokenhimup,hecouldhave（9）thatfire,”saidKellyHand,whohasbeenlookingafterBuddyataTorontoanimalhospital.“Thisis

（10）foreat.Itwouldbemorelikelythatadogwoulddo（11）likethis.Buddy

（12）theanimalhospital（13）singedfurand（14）inblacksoot.Heisnowtakingsome（15）andwillbewellsoon,”saidHand.

第(9)选（）(1分)A、hurt

B、died

C、saved

D、kept正确答案选项：参考答案：B22、Theplanwasdiscussedin（）internationalmeeting.(1分)A、aB、anC、theD、/正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查冠词。句意为：“这个计划在一个国际会议中心被讨论。”不定冠词a/an表泛指，a用于以辅音音素开头的单词前，an用于以元音音素开头的单词前；定冠词the表特指。“国际会议”首次被提到，表泛指，且international以元音音素开头，所以用an。故选B。23、E-mail,aswellastelephones,______animportantpartindailycommunication.

(1分)A、isplayingB、haveplayedC、areplayingD、play正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析电子邮件和电话在日常交流中起着重要的作用。aswellas后的主语不影响谓语动词的单复数，谓语动词根据其前面的主语做决定。24、—Yourpaintingissobeautiful.—________.

(1分)A、Yes,itisB、No,itisn’tC、ThankyouD、That’sallright正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析上一句是夸奖的话，你的画很漂亮，所以下一句应该感谢25、Ilikethesebooksbecausetheyoffermealotof________knowledge.

(1分)A、usefulB、awfulC、uselessD、boring正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析句意:我喜欢这些书，因为它们给我提供了很多有用的知识。考查形容词辨析。useful有用的、有益的;awful可怕的、糟糕的;useless无用的;boring无聊的。根据Iikethesebooks，我喜欢这些书，可知应该是这些书给提供了很多有用的知识，所以useful符合题意,其它选项均语意不通,故答案选A。26、—Whatelseshouldwepayattention（

）ourlife?

—Thechangeofourmoods,Ithink.(1分)A、improveB、toimproveC、improvedD、improving正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查动词不定式。句意为：“在我们的生活中，还需要关注哪些事情来改善我们的生活?--我认为是情绪的变化。”空格处用不定式作目的状语。故选B。27、Thepoliceareto______thetrafficaccidentthatwedon’tknow_____.

(1分)A、dealingwith;howtodealwithB、dealwith;howtodealwithC、dealwith;howtodowithD、dowith;whattodealwith正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查短语辨析。betodosth可以表示安排、计划做某事，排除A，deal不及物，因此dealwith与how连用，dowith与what连用，what作do的宾语，排除C、D；故选B。考点：考查短语辨析28、材料Foodismostimportantforlife.Withoutitmanwoulddieofhunger（1）theneedforfood,manalsohasneedforhousetoprotecthim（2）heatandcold,windandrain.

Thefirstman'shomeswereverysimple.Thesizeandkindofhousesatthattimewerelimited（3）hisbuildingskillandalsobythethingsforhimtouse.Insomeplaces,man'shomewouldbe（4）morethanalargeholeinthesideofahill,withafireatthegatetogivehimlight,tocookfoodandtokeepdangerousanimalsaway.

Butnowin（5）century,housebuildingworkhasbecomeanimportantindustry.Modernsciencemakesitpossibleformantobuildsomanylarge（6）forgovernmentoffices,shops,schools,hotels,hospitals,churches.…

Asthepopulationoftheworldgrows（7）housesofmanykindsareneeded.

Thehousewiththree（8）fortheaveragefamilywouldnotbe（9）foraveryrichfamily.Theaveragefamiliesalsowanttolivecomfortably.Sopeoplearetryingtheirbesttoimprovetheirhouses（10）itisexpensive,Differentkindsofmodernhousesarebeingdesignedandsomeofthemhavebeenbuiltupforrichfamiliestolivein,andalsosomeforaveragefamilies.

第(3)选（）(1分)A、by

B、to

C、in

D、of正确答案选项：参考答案：A29、—Wouldyoumindmovingyourbike?—________I’lldoitrightaway.

(1分)A、Whynot?B、NevermindC、Ofcourse.D、Notintheleast.正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查情景交际。句意：——你介意挪一下你的自行车吗？——一点也不，我立刻去挪。AWhynot?为什么不呢？BNevermind没关系。COfcourse.当然；DNotintheleast.一点也不。根据后文I’lldoitrightaway可知，一点也不介意，故选D。30、（）yourcompositioncarefully,somespellingmistakescanbeavoided.(1分)A、HavingcheckedB、CheckC、IfyoucheckD、Tocheck正确答案选项：参考答案：C31、________WeiHua________Judywereonthebasketballteam.

(1分)A、So;andB、Both;andC、Too;toD、So;that正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析魏华朱迪都是是篮球队的队员。所以选择Both;and32、—Whathappenedoverthere?—Theyargued________thewaiter________thepriceofthemeal.

(1分)A、to；forB、against；overC、for；atD、with；about正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查介词辨析。arguewithsbaboutsth，就某事与某人争吵。句意：-那边出什么事了？-他们就餐费的价格与服务员争论。故选D。考点：考查介词辨析33、Thebookis______.Mostoftheteachersare_________init.

(1分)A、interesting；interestingB、interested；interestedC、interesting；interestedD、interested；interesting正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析Thebookis（interesting，有趣的）.Mostoftheteachersare（interested，感兴趣的）init.这本书很有趣。大多数的老师对它都感兴趣。34、材料YouseepeopleinmoviescelebratingawhiteChristmasinEnglandortheUnitedStates.ButChristmasinAustraliaisdifferent.

AustralianscelebratetheholidayonDec.25th.ItisatthehottesttimeoftheyearinAustralia.Thetemperatureisusuallyabout30℃inmostcitiesandcanevenbeover40℃.ThereiscertainlynowhiteChristmasinAustralia.

Becauseitissohot,thetraditionistohavealunchoutsideandtoswiminthepoolorbeach.Mostpeoplehaveaone-weekholidayduringthistime,sotheywilltraveltomeettheirfamilyforChristmaslunch.Christmaslunchisusuallyabigmealofham,turkey,saladandfreshseafood.Familymembersallcooksomethingdifferentandbringittothebigmeal.IalwaysenjoyChristmaslunchbecausetherearelotsofgoodcooksinmyfamily.Oneyearmyauntevenmadeadeliciousgingerbreadhouse(姜饼屋)forustoeatasdesert.

ChildrengetpresentsfromSantaClausandarealwaysexcitedtoplaywiththem.Itisafuntimetoplayorswiminthepoolwiththeothermembersofyourfamily.

Thesportofcricket(板球)isverypopularinAustraliaandanothertraditionistoplayagameofcricketinyourbackyard.IalwaysenjoyedplayingwithmyuncleandcousinswhenIwasgrowingup.

SoAustraliamightnothaveawhiteChristmas.Butitisstillaveryexcitingandfuntimeoftheyear.AustralianscelebrateChristmasin（）(1分)A、springB、summerC、fallD、winter正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析【主旨大意】本文介绍了在澳大利亚，圣诞节的到来时间，以及与英国和美国不同的庆祝节日的方式。推理判断题。根据第二段第二、三句“ItisatthehottesttimeoftheyearinAustralia.Thetemperatureisusuallyabout30°Cinmostcitiesandcanevenbeover40℃.”可知，这是澳大利亚一年中最热的时候，由此可以推断澳大利亚人是在夏天庆祝圣诞节。故选B。35、Thelittlegirlisplayingwith（）footballhappily.(1分)A、aB、/C、anD、the正确答案选项：参考答案：A36、—Ourteamwonthefirstprizeinthefootballgame.—Congratulations!（）greatteamyouarein!(1分)A、HowB、WhatanC、WhataD、What正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查感叹句。句意为：“——我们队在足球赛中得了一等奖。——恭喜!你们是一只多么棒的球队啊!”感叹句中，感叹名词用what,感叹形容词或副词用how;感叹可数名词单数时，常用“Whata/an+(形容词)+可数名词单数+主语+谓语!”来表示。team为可数名词单数，且great是以辅音音素开头的单词，故要加冠词a,所以应用what来感叹。故选C。37、Theheadmasteradvisedtheteachers（）cellphonesinclass.(1分)A、notanswerB、nottoanswerC、againstansweringD、tonotanswer正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查不定式。句意为：“校长建议老师们在上课时不要接电话。”advisesb.(not)todosth.意为“建议某人(不要)做某事”。故选B。38、Isittrue_____therainstops,itwillbeashotasinthesummerhere?

(1分)A、whenB、thatwhenC、wheneverD、that正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查主语从句。本题中的it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面that引导的主语从句，在这个主语从句中，有一个when引导的时间状语从句。句意：当大雨停止的时候，这里还会和夏天一样热，这是真的吗？故B正确。39、Callthepoliceforhelpwhenyouare________．

(1分)A、dangerousB、dangerC、indangerD、inthedanger正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析当你处于危险中时，请报警求助.indanger处于危险之中40、材料Aprofessorenteredtheclassroomandtoldthestudentsaboutasurprisetest.Allstudentswere（1）andwaitedforthetesttobegin.Theprofessorgavethetestpaperstoallstudentswithtextfacingdownatthedesk.（2）hewasdonewith（3）thetesttoallstudents,heaskedthemto（4）thetestpaperandbegin.

Studentswereconfused(迷惑)toseethattherewasjustablack（5）inthecenterofthepage.Theprofessortoldthem,“Iwantyouto（6）aboutwhatyouseethere.”Thestudentswere（7）confusedbutgotstartedwiththetest.8theendoftheclass,theprofessorcollectedallanswersheetsandstartedreadingeachanswerfromeachsheetinfrontofallstudents.

（9）ofthemdescribedabouttheblackdotandtriedtoexplainitsposition.

Now,profesorbegantoexplain,“Hereeveryone（10）theblackdotandwroteaboutit（11）noonewroteaboutthewhitepaper.Thesameis（12）ourlives.Thewhitepaperstandsforourwholelifeandtheblackdot（13）problemsinourlife.

Ourlifeisa（14）giventousbyGod,withloveandcare,andwealwayshavereasonstocelebrate—ourfriendsaroundus,thejobthatprovidesuswitheverythingweneed.（15）,wejustfocusondaytodayproblemslikehealthissues,lackofmoney,problemsinrelationships,butwe16scethattheseproblemsarevery（17）comparedtoeverythingwehaveinourlives.”

Weshouldtrytotakeeyesoffour（18）ndenjoyeachmoment（19）lifegivesus.Behappyand（20）yourlifepositively.第16空填（）。(1分)A、properlyB、anyhowC、usuallyD、seldom正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查副词词义辨析。properly意为“合适地”;anyhow意为“无论如何”;usually意为“通常”;seldom意为“很少地”。此处意为我们很少看到，这些问题与我们生活中的一切相比是微不足道的。故选D。41、材料MostscientistsagreetheGreatSphinxofGiza(吉萨狮身人面像)wasbuiltaround2,500B.C.ButJohnAnthonyWestsaysthatit'smucholder.Ifhe'sright,“Everythinganybodyhaslearnedaboutancientcivilizationswouldhavetobecompletelyrevised.”hetoldamagazine.

West,awriterandfilm-maker,firstgotinterestedinancienthistoryafterstudyingtheworkofaFrenchresearcher.TheresearchersaidEgyptiancivilizationcouldhavedevelopedasearlyas30,000yearsago,ratherthan4,500yearsago,asmostexpertsbelieve.

Westjoinedascientisttodoresearchtogether.TheirresearchsuggestedthattheSphinxhadbeenworndown(磨损)overtheyearsbywater,ratherthanbysandandwind.

Waitaminute?Water?Howcouldthatbe?TheSphinxisintheSaharaDesert,whichhasbeendryfor12,000years!However,beforethattime,itwasverygreen.Ifit'struethatwaterworedowntheSphinx,Westthinksthatitmusthavebeenbuitcenturiesearlier.

WhetherWestisrightorwrong,it'simportanttochallengeacceptedideas.That'showscienceprogresses,

Westgavesomeadviceforkids:Ifyouareinterestedinatopic,readeverythingyoucanonit.Doyourownresearch.Don'talwaysbelieveeverythingyourteacherstellyou.Asklotsofques-tions,andfindyourownanswers.FromWest'sresearch,wecanknowtheSphinxwasworndownby（）(1分)A、sandB、waterC、windD、heat正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“TheirresearchsuggestedthattheSphinxhadbeenworndown(磨损)overtheyearsbywater,ratherthanbysandandwind.”可知，狮身人面像多年来一直被水侵蚀，而不是风沙。故选B。42、—Goingtothedentistreallyfrightensme.—_______.Don’tbeachicken!

(1分)A、ComeonB、FineC、GoaheadD、Pooryou正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查交际用语。Comeon加油，赶快。句意：——去看牙医真的让我很害怕。——快点儿啦。不要害怕！43、材料

“MarkTwain”wasthenameusedbySamuelLanghomeClemens.Hewasbornin1834anddiedin1910.Hisfatherwasalawyer,butaverypoorone.ThefamilywassopoorthatSamueldidnothavemuchschooling.Hehadtolearnallthathecouldfromthepeoplehemet.HisfatherdiedwhenSamuelwasveryyoung,andthentherewasevenlessmoneythanbefore.

ManyofthemeninthispartofAmericaworkedintheshiponthegreatRiverMississippi,andhedidthishimselfatonetime.Wheredidhegetthename“MarkTwain”?Itcamefromthegreatriveritself.Itwasactuallypartofthecriesusedbymenworkingintheship.Whenamanshoutedtohisfellowworkers“Bythemarktwain!”,hemeantthattheriverwas“twomarksdeep”there.Samueloftenheardthesewordswhenhewasyoung,andheusedthemasapennameallhislife.

DuringhisworkontheMississippihemettravelersofallkinds,andthishelpedhimagreatdealwhenhestartedwriting.Whenthewarstarted,SamuelleftthereforNevadawithhisbrother