2016-2023年太原城市职业技术学院高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年考点试题甄选合集含答案解析

2016-2023年太原城市职业技术学院高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年考点试题甄选合集含答案解析（图片大小可任意调节）第1卷一.数学单项选择题(共15题)1.在平面xOy内，点P（x，y）按向量（2，－1）平移后得到点（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

2.设两个正数a，b满足a＋b＝20，则ab的最大值为（）

A.100

B.400

C.50

D.200

3.棱长等于1的正方体内接于一球体中，则该球的表面积是

A.6π

B.

C.3π

D.9π

4.已知集合则m的值为（）

A.-1或4

B.-1或6

C.-1

D.4

5.过点(0，1)且与直线x＋y＋1＝0垂直的直线方程为（）

A.y＝x

B.y＝2x＋1

C.y＝x＋1

D.y＝x－1

6.已知点A（1，3），B（3，－5），则线段AB的垂直平分线的方程是（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

7.等差数列{an)中，若a1=2，a3=6，则a7=()

A.14

B.12

C.10

D.8

8.若f(x)为偶函数，且在(0，＋∞)为增函数，则下列不等式成立的是（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

9.下列函数在各自定义域中为增函数的是

A.y=1+2x

B.y=1-x

C.y=1+x2

D.y=1+2-x

10.以x2-3x-1=0的两个根的平方为根的一元二次方程是（）

A.x2-11x+1=O

B.x2+x-11=0

C.x2-11x-1=0

D.x2+x+1=0

11.已知集合（）

A.a=2，b=1

B.a=1，b=1

C.a=1，b=2

D.a=1，b=5

12.等差数列{an)中，已知前15项之和S15＝90，则a1＋a15＝＝（）

A.8

B.10

C.12

D.14

13.已知一次函数y＝2x＋b的图像经过点（-2，1），则该图像也经过点（）

A.（1，7）

B.（1，-3）

C.（1，5）

D.（1，-1）

14.已知向量a，b满足∣a∣＝1，∣b∣＝4，且a·b＝2，则a与b的夹角为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

15.设函数f（x）在（-∞，+∞）上有定义，则下列函数中必为偶函数的是（）

A.y=｜f（x）｜

B.y=-｜f（x）｜

C.y=xf（x）

D.y=f（x）+f（-x）

二.数学问答题(共3题)1.圆心在y轴上，且与直线x＋y－3＝0及x－y－1＝0都相切的圆的方程为__________．

2.为了测河的宽，在岸边选定两点A和B，望对岸标记物C，测得∠CAB=30o，∠CBA=75o，AB=120m，求河的宽．

3.曲线y＝x3－2x在点（1，－1）处的切线方程为_______．

三.英语单项选择题(共25题)1.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Overthesummer,myfamilytookatriptoIcelandtoseethenaturalbeautyofit.LittledidI21Iwouldwakeuponemorningtohavemyeyesswelledup（肿胀）likeballoons!Iwasfrightened.Somanyquestionswere22throughmyhead.AmIallergic（过敏的）tosomething?WastheresomeIcelandicdiseasethatI23?TheonlyhelpIreceivedwassomeallergymedicine24aclinicnearby.Nothingwasworking.

Whenthetripwasover,lwenttoseemydoctor.Shegavemeeyedrops,butclearlytheyweren'tworththetimeor25andtheswellinggotworseandworse.

Ifinallydecidedthatitwouldbebestformeto26beingsosadandtakeiteasyandhavefun.Itwassummerafterall.Ihadafunnightwithmyfriendsasifnothingwas27.ThenextmorningIwokeupandwentto28howswollenmyeyeswere,onlytofindmyself29atmynormalface.Itwasamiracle（奇迹）I30askingmyselfwhyIhadn'tdonethatearlier.Wasbeingwithmyfriendsandhavingfunreallythe31tomyproblem?

TothisdayIstilldonotknowwhatIhad,and32doanyofthemanydoctorsthatI33duringthesummer.IwouldreallyliketogobacktoIcelandtoseetheNorthernLights,34IamverymuchfrightenedthatIamjustallergictothecountry.IhopeInever35havingsuchterribleswellinginmyeyeseveragain.

（）

A.know

B.doubt

C.insist

D.fear

2.Mikedidn′tplayfootballyesterdaybecausehehad__________hisleg.

A.damaged

B.hurt

C.hit

D.struck

3."...ShewasmarriedtoanofficerinIndia,longagoIndia;andshehadalifeofphysicaladventure(冒险)asexcitingasherpoetry.Herhusbandcouldcrossriversusingcrocodiles(鳄鱼)assteppingstones.Hediedwhenshewasonly39.Unwillingtoexistwithouthim,shetookherlife,leavingasoninEngland."

Istaredatthepaper,21?reading,couldn′thelpthinking.

Crocodilesarelazyanimalsasarule,buttheycanmovelikelighteningwhentheywantto.Andtheydon′tmindhurrying?22?they′rehungry.ThereusedtobelotsinIndianrivers,livingonfishmostly;butwhat′salittlefishforafifteen-footcrocodile？Theyatepeople,fishermanoranyoneelsedeliciousenoughtogettoonear;womendoingthe?23,orchildrenplayingatthewater′s

24.Ahungrycrocodile′smouth?25?overamealwithasoundlikeagunshot.Abigfellowcan?26?inamanintwobites(咬)。

Thatwoman′shusbandcrossedrivers?27?fromonecrocodile′sbacktothenext.Ibelieveit.Ithadtobedonequicklybeforethecreaturecouldseewhatwashappening.Itwasn′t28?abrave,activeman;andnodoubtheimprovedwithpractice.Hecouldneverlook?29whilecrossing.

Thewifeusedtowatchhim--Ifeltsureofthat.Shelived?30?theadventure,the?31?excitementofitall.Theirreallifewaswithtigers,snakes...It′snowondershewrote?32poetry.

Thenhedied.Iimaginedhowshefelt.Wasthereanotherman?33?himinIndia,intheworld?Shewasstillyoung,hardlyasitting-roomwidow(寡妇)."Imust?34,too."shesaidtoherself.Soshedidwhatshefeltshehadtodo.A?35?probably,toherhead.

Butheryoungson,theirson?Washerloveforhimnothingcomparedtoherhusband?Well,whatdoyouthink?

第28题答案是

A.over

B.for

C.behind

D.beyond

4.Manyschoolshavetheirartprogramsremovedinanefforttoimprovetestscoresandsavemoney.However,someresearchersbelievethatthisisnotcorrect.Studentscanmastersomebasicskillsinartclassthattheycannotfindinanormalclassroom.

Allowmetosharewhyyouhavetotakeartclass.

Firstandmostimportant,itstimulatescreativity（激发创造力）.Artschoolsencourageyoutothinkoutsidetheboxandbecreativeenoughtocreatesomethingartistic.Itcanbeusednotonlyinartbutinlife,too.

Besides,ithelpsyoumaketherightchoice.Inartclass,youareusuallyfreetodowhatyouwant.Ineveryartclass,youarerequiredtomakedecisionsthatcandeterminewhatyourpaintingwillturnouttobe.

Inaddition,studentscanlearntheartofcritical（批判性的）thinkingasaskillofobservation（观察）.Forexample,artstudentsfindwaystoimagine.Thatisaskilltheyneedtobecomebetterreadersandproblemsettlers.

Whatismore,itisnotedthatthecompany'sbossesareactivelylookingforemployeeswhocanthinkcreatively.Creativethinkingisoneofthemostimportantskillsthatstudentscanlearninartcourses.

Finally,studentswhoaretrainedinartclasshaveinterestingmentalhabits.Theylearnhowtoworkonataskforalongtimeandhowtocontinuetoworkeveniftheyarediscouraged.Theyarebetterforcreatingalinkbetweentheclassroomandtheoutsideworld.Inaddition,childrenwhodoartworkareabletolookbackontheirworkandmakejudgmentsaboutthemselves.

Whatisthemostimportantqualitystudentsdevelopinartclass?（）

A.Determination

B.Carefulness

C.Creativity

D.Honesty

5.阅读下列短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Mr.Joneswokeupearlyonemorning,beforethesunhadrisen.Itwasabeautifulmorning,21hewenttothewindowandlookedout.Hewas22toseeaneatly-dressedandmid-agedprofessor,who23intheuniversityjustuptheroadfromMr.Jones'house,comingthedirectionofthetown.Hehadgreyhair,thickglasses,andwas24anumbrella,amorningnewspaperandabag.Mr.Jonesthoughtthathemusthave25bythenighttrain26takingataxi.

Mr.Joneshadabigtreeinhisgarden,andthechildrenhadtiedalongropetooneofthebranches,sothattheycouldswingonit.

Mr.Jonessawtheprofessor27whenhesawtheropeandlookedcarefullyupanddowntheroad．Whenhesawthattherewas28insight,hesteppedintothegarden(therewasnofence),puthisumbrella,newspaper,bagandhatnearlyonthegrassand29therope.Hepulledit30toseewhetheritwasstrongenoughtotakehisweight,thenranasfastashecouldandswungintothe31ontheendoftherope,hisgreyhairblowingallaroundhisface.32heswung,sometimestakingafewmore33stepsonthegrasswhentheropebegantoswingtooslowlyforhim.

34theprofessorstopped,straightenedhistie,combedhishaircarefully,putonhishat,35hisumbrella,newspaper,bag,andcontinuedonhiswaytotheuniversity,lookingasquietandcorrectandrespectableasonewouldexpectaprofessortobe.

（）

A.come

B.brought

C.left

D.arrived

6.材料题

D

Withthelargenumberofdogsroaringthroughourcommunities，peopleneedtoknowthefactsaboutrabies（狂犬病），afataldiseasecausedbyanimalbites．Despitevaccination（接種疫苗）programs，rabiesisstillveryprevalent，andwillcontinuetobeaseriouspublichealthproblemformanyyearstocome．

Rabiesstrikesthecentralnervoussystemandbringsonchoking，convulsions（抽搐）andinabilitytoswallowliquids．Itcanevencausedeath．Ifyouoranyoneinyourfamilyisbittenbydog，catorotheranimal，youshouldnotpanic，butthoroughlywashthewoundwithplentyofsoapandwaterandrushtonearbyhospitalforimmediatetreatment．Ifyouowntheanimalwhichdidthebiting，youshouldimmediatelycallaveterinarianforadviceandmakesurethepublichealthauthoritiesknowwhenandwherethebitingtookplaceandwhowasbitten．

（）Rabiesisakindofdiseasewhich________．

（）

A.causesheartattack

B.hurtone‘slegs

C.causesnerve-centreproblemandbreathingproblem

D.strikesone‘sbrain

7.Paulistallerthaninhisclass.

A.allthestudents

B.anystudents

C.anyotherstudent

D.anyonestudent

8.Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities．Ofcourse，therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure--thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains，explored（探险）unknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans．Now，however，therearepeoplewhoseek（寻找）animmediatethrill（令人激动的事情）fromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds．

I?wouldconsiderbungee（蹦极）jumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanaetwity．Youjump?fromahighplace（perhapsabridgeorahotairballoon）200metresabovethegroundwithanelas-tic（弹性的）ropetiedtoyourankles．Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground．Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping．Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpinginvolve（包括）jumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs．

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologists（心理学家）suggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandborin9．Notverylongago，people’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat．Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood，diseasescouldnoteasilybecured，andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival．

Nowadays，accordingtomanypeople，lifeofferslittleexcitement．Theyliveandworkin?comparativelysafeenvironments;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolook?afterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuch?asbungeejumping.

Inbungeejumping,you__________.

A.jumpashighasyoucan

B.slidedownaropetotheground

C.attachyourselftoaropeandfalltotheground

D.falltowardsthegroundwithoutarope

9."It'snouse,Mum,"saidJohnny．"I'mjustnogoodatdancing．"

"You'vegottokeeptrying．Tonightwillbe21,dear．TryaturnwiththatprettyLisette．"

Johnny22．EverySaturdaynightusedtobethebestoftheweek．Heandhisparentswenttothe23attheClub,wherehishero,Alcide,playedtheaccordion(手风琴)withtheband．Butlatelyeverythinghadchanged．NowthatJohnnywasolder,hewas24todancewithagirl!

25JohnnyandhisparentsarrivedattheClub,musichadalreadystarted．Johnnygotuphis26toapproachLisette．"MayIhavethisdance?"Johnnyasked．"That'sallright,"saidLisette．

JohnnystruggledtokeepupwithLisette's27steps,buthewasalwaysonebeatbehindher．ThenJohnnyheardhisfriendPierresay,"Look!Johnnyhastwoleftfeet!"Laughterburstfromthecrowd．

Johnny28andranoutside,determinednevertogotoanotherdance．

ThenextSaturday,AlcidedrovetoJohnny'shouseforsomepotatoes．HehappenedtohearJohnnyplayingtheaccordion．Alcide'seyes29"Bringthataccordionandplaysomesongstonight,"Alcidesaid．Thenhedroveoff,leavingJohnnystaringopen-mouthed30him．

AttheClub,JohnnyscannedthecrowdforLisetteand31her．ThebandplayedforalongtimebeforeAlcidesaid,"Dearfriends,Igota32foryoutonight．YoungJohnnyisgoingtojoinus!"

Trembling,Johnnysteppedupontheplatform,hiseyesonthefloor．Hebegantoplay,andthebandjoinedinbehindhim．Whenthesongended,heheardcheers．Johnnykeptplayinguntilthedancewas33．"Youdidafinejobtonight．PlaywithusagainnextSaturdaynight,"Alcidesaid．"Yes,sir!"

saidJohnny．34hewentoutside,JohnnysawLisetteandherfriendsnearthedoor．Lisettesteppedforward,smiling,"Youplayedreallygoodtonight!"shesaid．

"Thankyou,"Johnnyblushed(脸红)．Ashewalkedon,Pierre35movedoutofthewayforhimtopass．

Johnnypattedhisaccordion．Cometothinkofit,inhiswholelife,hehadneveronceseenAlcideoutonthedancefloor．

第（35）题答案

A.still

B.even

C.ever

D.Almost

10.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleepneeded21ontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but23eighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamount,but24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonebringbackhisstrongandgetreadyfor26work.

Freshairis27tosoundsleep.Soitisnot28reasonforsomepeopletothinkthatitispracticabletosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleepingprobablygivesthepleterelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe33ofanyperson.Abathat34,neitherhotnorcoolbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepproducingdrug（帮助睡眠的药物）shouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.

____.

A.fight

B.plan

C.control

D.thought

11.Lastfallwasafirst-of-its-kindseason.Ididnotarrange（安排）anyafter-schoolclassesformychildren.Noswimming.Nomusiclessons.Noplaydates.Nothing.

Oncetheyfinishedtheirhomework,theywerefreetodowhattheypleased,butonlyonehourofTV.Inthebeginning,mysons,Ben,11,andNick,9,wereanxiousaboutthissudden,unplannedfreedom.Ihadtopushthemoutofthedoorwithaball,abike,andsoon.“Play!”Iordered.

Ilearnedthatthisnewplantakestime,patienceandalotoffaithinthetheorythathavingexcellentgradesisn'treallyimportant.

Whenmyolderkids,nowincollegeandhighschool,wereyoung,Ibroughtintherulesofmodernparenting.Theyareunspoken,butfollowedcarefully.First,youmustletyourchildhaveavarietyofactivities.Afterall,youneverknowwhereyou'llfindagenius（天才）.Second,ifthechildshowstheslightesttalent（才能）,theactivitymustbepushedwithlessons,specialcoaching（辅导）andpracticeofseveraldaysaweek.Everyminuteshouldbetakenandeveryminutehasapurpose.Thatwasreallytoomuchformychildren.

Nowwiththenewplan,wetoldstories.Welistenedtomusic.Andthekidsplayedwithbikes,balls,andwhateverwashandy.Nobodykeptscore.Infact,theboysplayedoutsidesomuchthatthelawnwasworndowntothesoilinplaces.They'vemadefriendswiththosewhocomefromallovertheneighbourhoodtoplaygames.

Welikethosepeacefulevenings.BenandNickhaveagoodtimethisfall.Maybethat'sbecausethetimeoffhasallowedustoenjoyeachother'scompany.

Whatwasnewforthefamilylastfall?（）

A.Thechildrenbegantolearnmusicwhenschoolwasover

B.Thewriterarrangednoextralessonsforthechildren

C.Thewriterfoundnotimetoplaywiththesons

D.Thechildrenhadnothingtodoafterschool

12.Iwanttobetoldall_______.

A.whichhappen

B.whichhappened

C.thathadhappened

D.thathadbeenhappened

13.AyoungwomaninasmallGermantownwasgoingtogiveapianoconcert.HerposterssaidthatshewasapupilofFranzLiszt,thegreatHungarianpianist.

Thiswasnottrue.

OnedaythewomanlearnedthatLiszthimselfwasintown.Nowpeoplewouldfindoutandshewouldneverbeabletogiveaconcertagain.Whatshouldshedo?Finallyshewenttoseethefamousmanherself.Shetoldhimeverything.Herparentsweredeadandshewasalone.Shehadtomakealiving.Shedecidedtogivepianolessonstorichchildren.Butwhowouldsendtheirchildrentoanunknownyoungwoman?SoshetoldpeopleFranzLisztwasherteacher.

"Ibelieveyou,"Lisztsaid."You′vedonewrong,butIcanseeyouaretrulysorryaboutit.

That′senough.Nowletmehearyouplay."

Theyoungwomanwasshyatfirst.ButthenshesawLisztsmiling.Itmadeherfeelbetter.Nowshewasn′tafraidanymore.Shestartedplaying.Sheputherheartintoitandsheplayedwonderfully.Lisztwasquitepleased.Whenshefinished,sheturnedtolookatLiszt.Therewasasmileonhisface.Shecouldseehewaspleased.ThenLisztgavehersomeadvice.Afterhefinished,"Nowyoureallyaremypupil.Goaheadwithyourconcert.Andyoucanaddanotetotheposters.

Saythatyourteacherhimselfwillbethere.Hewillplaythelastpiece."

WhydidtheyoungwomantellaliethatshewasapupilofFranzLiszt?

A.BecauseshereallywasapupilofthegreatHungarianpianist

B.Becauseshewantedtogivelessonstotherichchildrensothatshecouldmakealiving

C.Becauseshewantedtocheatpeople

D.Becauseshewantedtoshowoffherself

14.___intheletterdidtheyoungmansayanythingabouthismistake.（）

A.Anywhere

B.Everywhere

C.Nowhere

D.Somewhere

15.－Whodoyouthinkhasmademyroomsodirty,Mom?

－It____beyouryoungerbrother.（）

A.must

B.shall

C.will

D.would

16.KarenMacInneshadspentninemonthsinthehospital.Asshegrewweaker,the16-year-oldgirlaskedherparents,AmIgoingtome.

HermothertoldKarenthetruth.Afterlearningthebadnews,allKarenwantedwastogohome.

Herparentsdecidedtosatisfyherwish--nomatterthatmedicalfund(基金),whichhadhelpedpayforKaren′shospitalization,wouldnotcoveranyofthefulltimemedicalcareshewouldneedathome.Whenshewascarriedthroughherfrontdoor,Karensmiledforthefirsttimeinmonths.

AfriendoftheMacInnesfamily,SheilaPetersen,knewofthisandofferedtohelp.Shevolun-teered(自愿)notonlytofindnurses,butalsotoraisemoneyforKaren′scare.MoneywasreceivedfromsomanypeoplethatSheilacreatedafund,"FriendsofKaren".

Afterleavingthehospital,Karenlivedfor11months."Andthosemonthswerehappyonesforher,"sayshermother,"thankstoSheila."

EvenafterKarendied,peoplekeptsendingmoney.Sheilaputitintothefund,triedtofindsomeoneelsewhoneededhelp.Bylastmonth,FriendsofKarenwashelping70families.

"Istillhavearelationshipwitheachfamily,"saysSheila."Wehavefourchildrenwhoareneardeathnow,andIwanttobethereforthem."Sheilaadmits(承认)theworkissometimesdifficult,butsays,"thesmileonachild′sfacemakesitallworthwhile(值得的)."

ThemothertoldKarenthatshe.

A.wasgoingtodie

B.wasgoinghome

C.wasgrowingweak

D.wasbecomingbetter

17.Withthelargenumberofdogsroaringthroughourcommunities,peopleneedtoknowthefactsaboutrabies（狂犬病）,afataldiseasecausedbyanimalbites.Despitevaccination（接种疫苗）programs,rabiesisstillveryprevalent,andwillcontinuetobeaseriouspublichealthproblemformanyyearstocome.

Rabiesstrikesthecentralnervoussystemandbringsonchoking,convulsions（抽搐）andinabilitytoswallowliquids.Itcanevencausedeath.Ifyouoranyoneinyourfamilyisbittenbydog,catorotheranimal,youshouldnotpanic,butthoroughlywashthewoundwithplentyofsoapandwaterandrushtonearbyhospitalforimmediatetreatment.Ifyouowntheanimalwhichdidthebiting,youshouldimmediatelycallaveterinarianforadviceandmakesurethepublichealthauthoritiesknowwhenandwherethebitingtookplaceandwhowasbitten.

Ifapersonisbittenbysomekindofanimal,you____.（）

A.shouldbepanic

B.shouldtakehim(her)toabighospitalrightaway

C.shouldhelptocleanthewoundandaskthepatienttohaveagoodrestathome

D.shouldhelptocleanthewoundandthentakehim(her)toanearbyhospitalquicklyaspossible

18.InnearlyeverytownorcitycenterintheUK，onmostdaysoftheweekyoucanfindoneormorepeoplestandinginthestreetsellingamagazine21TheBigIssue．Thesepeopleareall22，buttheyarenotbeggingformoney．23，theyaresellingthemagazineasameans(手段)of24asmallbutrespectableliving．

TheBigIssuemagazinewas25in1991byJonBirdandGordonRoddickafterthey26thatthereweremanyhomelesspeoplewhowere27onthestreetsofLondon．Onaprevious(之前的)28toNewYork，oneofthemhadseenhomelesspeoplesellinganewspaperknownasStreetNews29theydecidedtosetupsomething30intheBritishcapital．

Nowadays，TheBigIssuehas31allovertheUKandthereareevendifferentversions(版本)ofthemagazineindifferentpartsofthe32．Thesellersbuyeachmagazinefromtheorganizationforseventypenceandthensellittoa33foronepoundfifty．ByworkingwithTheBigIssue，manypeoplehavebeen34toescapefromhomelessness，and35manyofthemhavemovedontonewjobsandnewlives．

请选出最合适的选项（）

A.printed

B.spelt

C.called

D.stuck

19.BrightonisapopularseasidetownonthesouthcoastofEngland.Notlongago,somepolicemenwerevery?21.Therehadbeenseveral,seriousaccidents?22?bymotoristsdrivingtoofast.Thepolicestartedtosetupaspeedtrap（速度监视器）.Theymeasured?23?of88yardsonastraightroadandwatchedtosee?24?acartookto?25?thatfar.Theyknewthatifacartooksixseconds,itwastravelingfaster?26?the?27?limitof30milesanhour.

Whenthepolicemenwereready,theyhid?28?ahedge（树篱）andstartedtotimepassingcars.Duringtheirfirsthalfanhour,theycaughtfivedrivers.Thepolicemenwrotedownthe?29?ofeachcarandthenameandaddressofthedriver.Butforthenexthalfanhourthepolicemendidn′tseeanybody?30?toofast.Theythoughtthatthiswasvery?31.Oneofthemdroveaquarterofamilealongtheroadandsawtwostudents?32?onthegrass.Theywereholdingupasheetofcupboardsothatmotoristscouldseeit.Onthenoticeoneofthestudents?33:"Danger.Speedtrap."

Thepolicementookthenoticeawayandwrotedownthenamesofthestudents.Laterontheywereeachfined￡5for?34?tostopthepolicecatchingmotoristswhowere?35?thelaw.

第21题答案是

A.pleased

B.excited

C.delighted

D.puzzled

20."...ShewasmarriedtoanofficerinIndia,longagoIndia;andshehadalifeofphysicaladventure(冒险)asexcitingasherpoetry.Herhusbandcouldcrossriversusingcrocodiles(鳄鱼)assteppingstones.Hediedwhenshewasonly39.Unwillingtoexistwithouthim,shetookherlife,leavingasoninEngland."

Istaredatthepaper,（21）reading,couldn′thelpthinking.

Crocodilesarelazyanimalsasarule,buttheycanmovelikelighteningwhentheywantto.Andtheydon′tmindhurrying（22）they′rehungry.ThereusedtobelotsinIndianrivers,livingonfishmostly;butwhat′salittlefishforafifteen-footcrocodile?Theyatepeople,fishermanoranyoneelsedeliciousenoughtogettoonear;womendoingthe（23）,orchildrenplayingatthewater′s（24）.Ahungrycrocodile′smouth（25）overamealwithasoundlikeagunshot.Abigfellowcan（26）inamanintwobites(咬).

Thatwoman′shusbandcrossedrivers（27）fromonecrocodile′sbacktothenext.Ibelieveit.Ithadtobedonequicklybeforethecreaturecouldseewhatwashappening.Itwasn′t（28）abrave,activeman;andnodoubtheimprovedwithpractice.Hecouldneverlook（29）whilecrossing.

Thewifeusedtowatchhim--Ifeltsureofthat.Shelived（30）theadventure,the（31）excitementofitall.Theirreallifewaswithtigers,snakes...It′snowondershewrote（32）poetry.

Thenhedied.Iimaginedhowshefelt.Wasthereanotherman（33）himinIndia,intheworld?Shewasstillyoung,hardlyasitting-roomwidow(寡妇)."Imust（34）,too."shesaidtoherself.Soshedidwhatshefeltshehadtodo.A（35）probably,toherhead.

Butheryoungson,theirson?Washerloveforhimnothingcomparedtoherhusband?Well,whatdoyouthink?

第（31）题选

A.lively

B.friendly

C.deathly

D.lovely

21.Andinthosedaysheusedto____hisfatherwithhisgardeninginthebackyard.（）

A.join

B.connect

C.help

D.get

22.

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

23.Youknowwhatahotelis,ofcourse.Andperhaps,youalsoknowwhatacondois－aresidential（居住的）buildingdividedintoseparateunitsthatareownedbydifferentpeople.WhatyoumaynotknowisthatinsomeU.S.cities,thetwohavecometogetherintosomethingcalleda"condohotel".

Somecondohotelscannowbefoundinbeachandmountaintownsandafewsmallcities.However,noneismorefamousthanthegreat105-year-oldPlazaHotelinNewYork,onFifthAvenueacrossfromCentralPark.ThePlazaclosedforrepairin2005.Whenitreopenedtwoyearslater,morethanhalfofithadbeenchangedintooneofthesemoderncondohotels.

Here'showitworks:Youbuywhatequalstoanapartment（公寓）.Ifit'satThePlaza,itwillcostyoubetween$1.5millionand$9million.Soyouownapartofthebuilding.Butthere'ssomeinconvenience.Youmaystaytherenomorethan120daysayear.Therestofthetime,thehotel'sworkerscanbookguestsintoyourplace,justastheywouldintheregularhotel'srooms.Soifyou'reluckyandrich,youcannowliveinreallyspecialquartersuptoalmostonethirdoftheyear,whileotherspayoffyourmortgage（房贷）therestoftheyear.

Sofar,agreatmanyofthenation'scondohotelunitshavebeenpurchasednotbyrichpeoplebutbyrichercompanies,includingforeignones.Theywantaniceplacefortheirbossestostaywhenthey'reintownorworkinglateattheoffice.

Howlongcanyoustayinyourowncondohotelunitatmosteachyear?（）

A.120days

B.Onemonth

C.Halfayear

D.Threemonths

24.Lastfallwasafirst-of-its-kindseason.Ididnotarrange（安排）anyafter-schoolclassesformychildren.Noswimming.Nomusiclessons.Noplaydates.Nothing.

Oncetheyfinishedtheirhomework,theywerefreetodowhattheypleased,butonlyonehourofTV.Inthebeginning,mysons,Ben,11,andNick,9,wereanxiousaboutthissudden,unplannedfreedom.Ihadtopushthemoutofthedoorwithaball,abike,andsoon.“Play!”Iordered.

Ilearnedthatthisnewplantakestime,patienceandalotoffaithinthetheorythathavingexcellentgradesisn'treallyimportant.

Whenmyolderkids,nowincollegeandhighschool,wereyoung,Ibroughtintherulesofmod