四川外国语大学专升本（英语）科目考试题库（含历年重点题）

PAGEPAGE90四川外国语大学专升本（英语）科目考试题库（含历年重点题）一、单选题1.Twentypeoplewere________woundedintheaircrash.A、quicklyB、wronglyC、bitterlyD、seriously答案：D2.OfallBarryH．Landau'sanecdotesabouthisfriendshipswithpresidentialdogs,perhapsthebestistheoneaboutthetimetheClintonWhiteHousecalledtopostponehisplay-datewithBuddy．Yes,Landauisbothhumanandanadult,a60-year-oldauthor,presidentialhistorian,formerWhiteHouseprotocolofficerandmemorabiliacollector．Butsoenamoredisheofdogs,andsowellconnectedtoasuccessionofpresidents,thathehadanappointmentforaSouthLawnromponedaywithBuddy,BillClinton'sLabradorretriever(拉布拉多犬).Logisticsgotintheway,though,andhenceClintonsecretaryBettyCurrie'sapologeticvoicemailleftattheSmithsonianInstitution,whereLandauwasdoingresearch:"I'msorry,butwe'llhavetorescheduleMr．Landau'splay-datewithBuddy."Notsurprisingly,thisisahappyweekforLandau,withthenewObamafamilydog,Bo,joiningaWhiteHousetraditionthatdatestoGeorgeWashington．It'sonethatLandaufeelsisinvaluabletoapresidency."Havingadogjusthumanizesapresident,"hesays．"Itpletesthepicture．It'ssomethingpeoplecanrelateto."AndLandauhasrelatedtothebestofthem．He'sknownabout25WhiteHousedogssincetheEisenhoweradministration．Amongthepresidential-poochmemorabiliainhisManhattanapartmentarematchingorangeinauguraldogcoatswornbyLBJ'stwinbeagles(小猎犬),HimandHer,andaphotoofLandaukissingClipper,JFK'sGermanshepherd.AccordingtoLandau,whyisitimportantforapresidenttohaveadog?A、ItincreaseshischancesofbeingreelecteB、Ithumanizesthepresident,makinghimeasiertorelatetC、ItshowsthatthepresidentcancareforananimaD、ItisthetraditionofWhiteHouseasapresiden答案：B解析：第五段。Landau说，总统养狗会使总统更显人性化，使总统的形象更完美，也很容易把人们与总统联系起来。3.请在第_____处填上正确答案。A、studentsB、concentrationC、problemsD、questions答案：D解析：着手解答问题。attack意为“从事，着手，开始做某事”。4.Manyseasonedtouristsfindtheydon'tlikestayinginhotels,andthattheyprefertoavoidlargecities．Doesthisdescriptionfityou?Iftheanswerisyes,TheMountainViewCampingGroundisforyou．OurcampinggroundsoverlookthespectacularHampsonValley．Werenttents,bungalowsandroulettes．IfDIYyourselfisyourstylebringsyourowntentsorroulettes．Allguestsenjoyaccesstocookingfacilities,bathroomswithbathingfacilities,andaplaygroundforthechildren.Ourpanoramicsettingoffersawidevarietyofrecreationactivitiesaswellasinspiringviewsofthemountains．Chisom,aquaintsummer-resortvillage,isjust10minutesbycar．Takeadvantageofthemanyentertainment,shoppingandrelaxationopportunitiesincludingfitnesscentres,laundry/valetservices,solariumsandmuchmore．Havelunchinoneofthemanyrestaurantsandsavorthetastylocalcuisine.MountainViewCampingGroundoffersfun,relaxationandopportunitiesforalltypesofoutdooractivities．Callustodaytofindouthowwecanmakeyournextholidayperfect.Thecampinggroundsoverlook__.A、atallmountainB、anareabetweenmountainsC、acitycentreD、alargeflatground答案：B解析：参见第一段。此题是对词汇的考查。valley意为“山谷”，肯定是在两山之间了。5.First,thespottedowlwasthreatenedbylogginginthePacificNorthwest．Nowit'sindangerfromanewenemy,thebarredowl．BarredowlshavebeenmovingtotheNorthwestfromtheeasternpartoftheUnitedStates．StanSovernhasstudiedspottedowls．Nowwhenhecallsforspottedowls,barredowlsarestartingtoappear．Sovernthrewamouseontheground,andabarredowlgrabbedit.Scientistshavelearnedthatspottedowlsstarttovanishwhenbarredowlse．Somebarredandspottedowlshavematedandproducedhybridbabies．Onespottedowlwaskilledbyabarredowl.ProfessorNedK．BrownoftheUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeleysays,"InsomeareasofWashington,thebarredowlsmovedintoverydense,deepwoods．Thesamekindofwoodsthatarcopenedup,ordestroyedbylogging,thatadverselyinfluencesthespottedowls."Tenyearshavepassedsincethefederalgovernmentbeganprotectingthespottedowl．Loggerswereforcedtolimitloggingonsevenmillionacresofgovernmentland．Nooneissurehowthearrivalofthebarredowlswillimpactlawsthatprotectspottedlaws．Thebarredowlsliketoliveinthedeepforestswhereloggersliketocutdowntrees．ThebarredowlswilllikelykeepmigratingtotheNorthwest.Scientistslearnedaboutthebarredowlmigrationby__.A、decodingspottedowlsoundsB、feedingmicetotheowlsC、monitoringspottedowlpopulationsD、researchingtheInternet答案：C解析：参见第二段：科学家发现，林鹗到来之后，花斑猫头鹰的数量在减少。6.Therewasan()ofdiscontentonherface.A、appearanceB、sightC、shockD、expression答案：D解析：expression,意为“表情”;appearance,意为“外表”。

7.-Letmeintroducemyself.I'mSteward.______A、Whatapleasure.B、Pleasedtomeetyou.C、Idon'tknow.D、Thanksalot.答案：B8.Itisdifficulttodistinguishonetwin()theother.A、toB、byC、forD、from答案：D解析：distinguish...from...表示“使……区别于”。

9.Thelazyboytoldhisteacheralie____hewasillandlayinbed.A、whichB、whereC、whoD、that答案：D10.-Thankyousomuchforyourlovelygift.______A、Nevermind.B、I'mgladyoulikeit.C、Pleasedon'tsayso.D、No,it'snotsogood.答案：B11.请选出读音不同的选项。（）A、lightB、supplyC、laundryD、satisfy答案：C解析：12.()theWarofIndependence,theUnitedStateswasanEnglishcolony.A、BeforeB、AtC、InD、Between答案：A13.请在第_____处填上正确答案。A、atB、inC、onD、by答案：C解析：ontime准时到达。14.Heran_____thedirectionofthelake.A、atB、forC、inD、to答案：C15.Wearenext-door().A、neighborhoodsB、neighborC、neighborhoodD、neighbors答案：D16.Thenewlargepassengerjetshavemadethetrafficproblemsatairports().A、morebadthanitwasB、theworsethanbeforeC、worsethaneverbeforeD、morebadthantheywere答案：C17.Ontelevisionallovertheworldthereareprogrammesabouttheworkofthepolice．Theyarepopularbecausetheyareusuallyveryexciting．InLondonthereisatelevisionprogrammecalled"PoliceFive"--becauseitisonforfiveminutesonceaweek．Atelevisionreporter,ShawTaylor,talksaboutcrimesintheLondonarea．Heasksforpublichelp．ThepolicestationneedsthehelpofordinarypeoplebecausesometimesyouorIhaveinformationthatcanbeusefultothepolice.ShawTaylorshowspicturesofpaintings,jewellery(珠宝)andotherthingswhichthievesstoleduringtheweek．Sometimesheshowsthecarthatthethievesescapedin．Whenpeopleseemenorthingsonthetelevisionprogrammewhichtheymayremember,theycantellthepolicewheretheysawthem．Withtheirhelpthepolicemaycatchmorecriminals.Sometimesthepolicefindacarorsomemoney．ShawTaylorshowsthemontelevision．Theownerssometimesseethem．Thentheycantelephonethepoliceandsay,"Thankyouverymuch--that'smine!"Thetelevisionprogrammeiscalled"PoliceFive",becauseitisabouttheworkofthepoliceand__.A、itisonforfivetimeseverysevendaysB、itlastsfiveminutesaweekC、itbeginsatfiveintheafternoonD、itisaprogrammeaboutfivepolicemen答案：B解析：参见句子第一自然段中的“InLondonthereisatelevisionprogrammeCalled‘PoliceFive’—becauseitisonforfiveminutesonceaweek．”。18.-Wouldyouliketogotothepartywithme?______A、I'mafraidsoB、No,I'msorrynotC、I'mafraidnotD、It'smypleasure答案：C19.-Iwasworriedaboutmymaths,butMr.Browngavemeana______A、Don'tworryaboutit.B、Conaratulations!That'sadifficultcourse.C、Mr.Brownisverygood.D、Goodlucktoyou!答案：B20.Mywalletisnowheretobefound.I_____whenIwasonthebus.A、mustdropitB、shouldhavedroppeditC、musthavedroppeditD、haddroppedit答案：C21.请在第_____处填上正确答案。A、shortingB、convenienceC、partD、mobilephone答案：A解析：shorting意为“缺点，不足”；convenience意为“方便”。此处讲手机的第三个不足之处。22.请在第_____处填上正确答案。A、phoningB、askingC、wishingD、electing答案：D解析：这篇短文涉及美国的选举程序。2000年11月7日是美国的特别的日子。这一天全国的选民都在选举代表。这一目也叫总统大选日。23.Twentypeoplewere________woundedintheaircrash.A、quicklyB、wronglyC、bitterlyD、seriously答案：D24.()havegoneabroad.A、TheWhiteB、TheWhitesC、TheWhite'sD、TheWhites'答案：B解析：“the+姓氏的复数形式”用来表示“the…family(某某一家人)”。

25.下列的划线部分sc与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。A、scareB、sceneC、scoreD、scale答案：B26.-Writetomewhenyougethome.

-OK,I_______A、mustB、shouldC、willD、can答案：C27.____thetemperature,_____waterturnsintosteam.A、Thehigh;thefastB、Higher;fasterC、Themorehigher;thefasterD、Thehigher;thefaster答案：D28.

Veganstrytolive,asmuchaspossible,inawaythatavoidsexploitingandbeingcrueltoanimals.

“hismeansfollowingaplant-baseddiet.Vegansdonoteatanimalsoranimal-basedproductslikemeat,fish,seafood,eggs,honeyanddairyproductssuchascheese.Formanyvegans,livingamittedveganlifestylemeansnotwearingclothesmadefromanimalskinsandavoidinganyproductswhichhavebeentestedonanimals.

Vegansarguethatsufferingiscausedintheproductionofthesefoods.Forexample,theysaythat,onsomedairyfarms,malecalves(小牛)arekilledbecausetheyaretooexpensivetokeep,andcowsarekilledwhentheygetolderandproducelessmilk.Asforhoney,veganssaythatbeesmakehoneyforbee,notforhumans,andthatbees’healthcansufferwhenhumanstakethehoneyfromthem.Vegansbelievethattheproductstheyuseandconsumeshouldbefreefromnotjustcrueltybutanyexploitationofanimals.

Themainreasonforgoingveganisprobablythattheybelieveanimalsandallothersentient(有感知能力的)beingsshouldhavetherighttolifeandfreedom.However,thereareotherreasons.Vegansarguethattheproductionofmeatandotheranimalproductsisverybadfortheenvironment.Theypointoutthatahugequantityofwaterisneededtogrowgraintofeedanimalsinthemeatindustry.Theenormousamountofgrainwhichthemeatindustryneedsoftenleadstoforestsbeingcutdownandhabitats(栖息地)beinglost.Incontrast,muchlowerquantitiesofgrainandwaterareneededtosustainavegandiet.Inaddition,manyveganssaythatallthenutritiouselementsourbodiesneedarecontainedinacarefullyplannedvegandietandthatthistypeofdiethelpspreventsomediseases.

Whatbeliefdoveganshold?A、Animalscanhelpimprovetheenvironment.B、Animalshavetherighttolifeandfreedom.C、Animalproductsleadtotheriseofgrainoutput.D、Animalproductsarefarmorenutritious.答案：B解析：文章第三段第一句提到,素食主义者认为动物和所有其他有感知能力的生物应该有生命和自由的权利。

29.IsitOKifItakethisseat?

Sorry,()A、hereyouare.B、takeit.C、it'staken.D、nevermind.答案：C30.Heneverdoeshiswork_______MaryA、ascarefulasB、socarefulasC、ascarefullyasD、carefulyas答案：C31.-Hello,mayltalktothedirectornow?______A、Sorryheisbusyatthemoment.B、No,youcan’tC、Sorry,youcan’tD、Idon'tknow.答案：A32.Youhavebeenbadlyinjuredinacaraccident．Itisnecessarytogiveyouabloodtransfusionbecauseyoulostagreatdealofbloodintheaccident．However,specialcaremustbetakeninselectingnewbloodforyou．Ifthebloodistoodifferentfromyourown,thetransfusioncouldkillyou.Therearefourbasictypesofblood;A,B,ABandO．Asimpletestcanindicateaperson'sbloodtype．Everybodyisbornwithoneofthesefourtypesofblood．Bloodtype,likehaircolorandheight,isinheritedfromparents.Becauseofsubstancescontainedineachtype,thefourgroupsmustbetransfusedcarefully．Basically,AandBcannotbemixed．AandBcannotreceiveAB,butABmayreceiveAorB．Ocangivetoanyothergroup,henceitisoftencalledtheuniversaldonor．Fortheoppositereason,ABsometimescalledtheuniversalrecipient．However,becausesomanyreactionscanoccurintransfusions,patientsusuallyreceiveonlysaltorplasmauntiltheirbloodcanbematchedasexactlyaspossibleinthebloodbankofahospital．Inthisway,itispossibletoavoidanybadreactionstothetransfusion.Thereisarelationshipbetweenyourbloodtypeandyournationality．AmongEuropeansandpeopleofEuropeanancestry,about42percenthavetypeAwhile45percenthavetypeO．TherarestistypeAB．Otherraceshavedifferentpercentages．Forexample,someAmericanIndiangroupshavenearly100percenttypeO.PeoplewithtypeAbloodcanreceive__.A、ABB、BC、OD、Noneoftheabove答案：C解析：根据句子“Basically,AandBcannotbemixed．AandBcannotreceiveAB”可以推论出，A型可以接受A型和0型的血。33.请在第______处填上正确答案。A、triedB、pretendedC、refusedD、quit答案：D解析：在肯塔基学校，主管人的儿子放弃学业参加了北方军，死在战场上，再也没回来。trytodosth．，试图做某事但未成功；refusetodosth．，拒绝做某事。这里已经提到他参了军并死在战场上，该两选项是错的。pretendtodosth．装作做某事，不合题意，也是错的。quittodosth,放弃正在做的某事，开始做另一件事。34.请在第______处填上正确答案。A、dateB、yearC、animalsD、time答案：D解析：见上一条。datefrom意为“属于什么年代”，thetimeof意为“是什么时期的”。35.-CouldIborrowyourcarforafewdays?

-________A、Yes,youmayborrow.B、Yes,goon.C、Sure,hereisthekey.Enjoyyourjourney.D、Itdoesn'tmatter.答案：C36.Someyoungsoldierswhohadrecentlyjoinedthearmywerebeingtrainedinmodernwaysoffighting,andoneofthethingstheywereshownwashowanunarmedmancouldtrickanarmedenemyandtakehisweaponawayfromhim．Firstoneoftheirtwoinstructorstookaknifeawayfromtheother,usingonlyhisbarehands;andthenhetookarifleawayfromhiminthesameway．Afterthelesson,andbeforetheywentontotraintheyoungsoldierstodothesethingsthemselves,thetwoinstructorsaskedthemanumberofquestionstoseehowwelltheyhadunderstoodwhattheyhadbeenshown．Oneofthequestionswasthis:“Well,younowknowwhatanunarmedmancandoagainstamanwitharifle．Imaginethatyouareguardingabridgeatnight,andthatyouhavearifle．Suddenlyyouseeanunarmedenemysoldieringtowardsyou．Whatwillyoudo?”Theyoungsoldierwhohadtoanswerthisquestionthoughtcarefullyforafewsecondsbeforeheanswered,andthensaid,“Well,afterwhatIhavejustseen,IthinkthatthefirstthingIwoulddowouldbetogetridofmyrifleasquicklyasIcould,sothattheunarmedenemycouldn'ttakeitfrommeandkillmewithit!”Thesoldierspracticed__.A、beforebeinginstructedB、afterbeinginstructedC、whilebeinginstructedD、twodayslater答案：C解析：第一段和第二段，从这两段得知，年轻的战士受训徒手夺取敌人武器包括两个步骤：教练展示和实践。第二段第…一句说的是听课之后，但是在实践之前。所以，教练提问应是在整个训练之间。37.Hi'mgladtoseeyou.______A、ThankyouB、Me,tooC、MynameisMaryD、I'mgladtohearthat答案：B38.Thetwoteacherstaughthim30yearsago,but()ofthemcanrecognizehimnow.A、eitherB、noneC、eachD、neither答案：D解析：句意:三十年前两位老师都教过他,但是现在老师们都认不出他了。根据but可知前后两句意思相反,即“现在老师们认不出他了”,故排除A、C两项。none指“三者或三者以上任意一个都不…”,neither指“两者之间任意一个都不…”,故选D。

39.TotravelfromEnglandtoScotlandyou__apassport.A、mustn'thaveB、haven'tgotC、don'tneedD、needn't答案：C解析：句中need是行为动词，其后接名词做宾语。40.-YouspeakEnglishverywell.______A、No,notatallB、MyEnglishisnotgoodC、ThankyouD、No,youspeakbetterthanl答案：C41._______enteringthehall,hefoundeveryonewatchinghim.A、AtB、WhileC、OnD、In答案：C42.Ontelevisionallovertheworldthereareprogrammesabouttheworkofthepolice．Theyarepopularbecausetheyareusuallyveryexciting．InLondonthereisatelevisionprogrammecalled"PoliceFive"--becauseitisonforfiveminutesonceaweek．Atelevisionreporter,ShawTaylor,talksaboutcrimesintheLondonarea．Heasksforpublichelp．ThepolicestationneedsthehelpofordinarypeoplebecausesometimesyouorIhaveinformationthatcanbeusefultothepolice.ShawTaylorshowspicturesofpaintings,jewellery(珠宝)andotherthingswhichthievesstoleduringtheweek．Sometimesheshowsthecarthatthethievesescapedin．Whenpeopleseemenorthingsonthetelevisionprogrammewhichtheymayremember,theycantellthepolicewheretheysawthem．Withtheirhelpthepolicemaycatchmorecriminals.Sometimesthepolicefindacarorsomemoney．ShawTaylorshowsthemontelevision．Theownerssometimesseethem．Thentheycantelephonethepoliceandsay,"Thankyouverymuch--that'smine!"Whenpeopleseethingsstolenontheprogrammewhichtheymayremember,__.A、theytrytogetthethingsbackB、theyknowtheirthingshavebeenstolenC、theyknowtheirthingsareatthepolicestationD、theytellthepolicethewhereaboutsoftheshownthings答案：D解析：参见第二段中句子：Whenpeopleseemenorthingsonthetelevisionprogrammewhichtheymayremember,theycantellthepolicewheretheysawthem．43.Hello.IsthatMr.WhiteorMr.Smithspeaking?

Sorry,()()A、whoareyou?B、don'taskme.C、Idon'tknow.D、wouldyoupleaseringthemupthisafternoon?答案：D44.Theteachersaidthattheearth____aroundthesun.A、runB、ranC、runsD、wasrunning答案：C45.Itisaquestion__thebookwillbepublishedthismonthornextmonth．A、ifB、whetherC、thatD、which答案：B解析：这是主语从旬后置的句子。由于主语从句中有表示选择意义的or，所以不能选that。if不能引导主语从句。46.Stressmakesapersonwanttostopwhatevertheyaredoing,trytorelax,andbeecalmagain．Toomuchstressresultsinphysical,emotional,andmentalhealthproblems.Therearenumerousphysicaleffectsofstress．Stresscanaffecttheheart．Itcanincreasethepulserate,maketheheartmissbeats,andcancausehighbloodpressure．Stresscanaffecttherespiratorysystem．Itcanleadtoasthma．Itcancauseapersontobreathetoofast,resultinginalossofimportantcarbondioxide．Stresscanaffectthestomach．Itcancausestomachachesandproblemsdigestingfood．Theseareonlyafewexamplesofthewiderangeofillnessesandsymptomsresultingfromstress.Emotionsarealsoeasilyaffectedbystress．Peoplesufferingfromstressoftenfeelanxious．Theymayhavepanicattacks．Theymayfeeltiredallthetime．Whenpeopleareunderstress,theyoftenoverreacttolittleproblems．Forexample,anormallygentleparentunderalotofstressatworkmayyellatachildfordroppingaglassofjuice．Stresscanmakepeopleangry,moody,ornervous.Long-termstresscanleadtoavarietyofseriousmentalillnesses．Depression,anextremefeelingofsadnessandhopelessness,canbetheresultofcontinuedandincreasingstress．Alcoholismandotheraddictionsoftendevelopasaresultofoveruseofalcoholordrugstotrytorelievestress．Eatingdisorders,suchasanorexia,aresometimescausedbystressandareoftenmadeworsebystress．Ifstressisallowedtocontinue,thenone'smentalhealthisputatrisk.Itisobviousthatstressisaseriousproblem．Itattacksthebody．So,reducestress:stoptheworldandrestforawhile.Whichofthefollowingpartsofthebodydoesnothavephysicalproblemscausedbystress?A、thearmsB、thestomachC、thelungsD、theheart答案：A解析：本文讲的是压力给人们带来的危害。第二段提到，压力可以给人的身体内部的各个器官带来伤害，但未提到手臂。47.While____forthebus,theoldmanmethisoldfriend.A、beingwaitedB、havingwaitedC、waitedD、waiting答案：D48.-Wouldyougototheconcertwithme?______,butI'mverybusynow.A、I‘dliketoB、SureC、NoproblemD、Certainly答案：A49.请选出读音不同的选项。()。A、carriedB、borrowedC、askedD、thread答案：C50.请在第____处填上正确答案。A、AB、BC、CD、DE、EF、FG、GH、H答案：G解析：hadherbabylastweek51.Unfortunately,hisfather()inthetrafficaccidentyesterday.A、deadB、waskilledC、killedD、wasdead答案：B52.Iliketheteacher_____classesareveryinterestingandcreative.A、whichB、whoC、whoseD、what答案：C53.-Ifyouneedme,jutletmeknow.

-Iwill,___________.A、that'sallrightB、thankyouC、allrightD、notatall答案：B54.Theyear2000willbringbigchangesinmunication．Cellphoneswillbesmallenoughtocarryinyourpocket．Videophoneswillletyouseethepersonyouaretalkingtoonthephone．Tinyhandsizeputerswillknowyourfavoritesubjects．TheInternetandemailwillbeeverywhere．Technologistsbelieve2000willbetheyearofvideomessaging．Youwillbeabletoseewhomyou'retalkingto.Alsointhenearfuturesmallwirelessboxeswillpickupinformationfromsatellites．In5years,puterswon'tneedtobeconnectedthroughwires.Allofthiswillbegoodforruralareasandcountriesthatdon'thavecableortelephonenow．In20yearsyoumayonlyneedtothinkaboutsomethingandtheputerwilldoit.ConstanceHaleistheauthorofSinandSyntax,"Ibelievethatemailhasbeenanincredibleboontomunication．Peoplearewritingtodaywheretheywouldhavebeentelephoningyesterday．Sopeopleareengagingwithwordsmorethantheyhaveforthelastcouplegenerations."IfpeopleuseemailandtheInternetmore,itcouldmakepeoplebetterreadersandwriters．Somepeoplethinkthemostimportantpartofmunicationistomakepeopleunderstandeachotherbetter．Willtechnologymakethateasier?Thetranslatoralsoesinhandyinmedicalemergencies．TamDinhsays,"Wherepeopleareinjuredit'salwaysimportanttogetasmuchinformationasquicklyaspossible."BobParksisanAssociateEditorofWiredMagazine,"Bob'smorningbeginsatabout6:45am．andBobiskindofmad,becauseBobusuallygetsupataround7:15andlikestocutitclosewithhismorningmute,butIlookatmyradioanditsaysthatthere'satrafficjamon101SouthandI'mgonnaneedanextra1/2hour．Andsomyradiohasgotanetconnection,wirelessnetconnectionaswellasagoodoldpowercordtothewallandithasreceivednoticethatthere'satrafficjamandithascalculatedanextra1/2hourmutetime."SomedayeverythingmaybeconnectedtotheInternet．YourrefrigeratorwilladdmilktoyourInternetgrocerylistwhenthedateonthecartonhaspassed．Lightbulbswillbeorderedbeforetheyburnout.It'sfuntotrytoguessthefuture．Usuallythepredictionsarewrong．Theonethingweknowforsureisthatwecan'timaginehowtechnologywillchange.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A、TheBestWaytoGetNewsB、TheChangesofMediaC、MakeYourOwnNewspaperD、TheFutureofNewspaper答案：D55.HerEnglishisverygood．ShecanspeakEnglishbetterthan__________inhergrade．A、anyoneB、theoneC、anyoneelseD、otherstudent答案：C56.Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromseasontoseason．Youareprobablyalotsharperinthespringthanyouareatanyothertimeoftheyear．Anotedscientist,EllsworthHuntington(1876-1947),concludedfromothermen'sworkandhisownamongpeoplesindifferentclimatesthatclimateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities.Hefoundthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat．Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinthesummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear．Itdoesmean,however,thatthementalabilitiesoflargenumbersofpeopletendtobelowestinthesummer.Springappearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking．Onereasonmaybethatinthespringman'smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinallnature.Fallisthenext-bestseason,thenwinter．Asforsummer,itseemstobeagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking!Onepossiblereasonwhyspringisthebestseasonforthinkingisthat__.A、allnature,includingman,isgrowingthenB、itlastslongerthantheotherseasonsC、itisnottoowarmandnottoocoldD、bothBandC答案：A解析：参见第三段。57.Alllifeontheearth_____onthesun.A、dependsB、carriesC、keepsD、goes答案：A58.Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,have()offat.A、alargenumberB、thelargenumberC、alargeamountD、thelargeamount答案：C59._____writerisbetterknowninChina,CharlesDickensorMarkTwain?A、WhichB、WhatC、EitherD、Whether答案：A60.Wouldyoulikeabagofrice?

Yes.Ihave()riceathome.A、someB、littleC、alittleD、any答案：B61.“Whatwouldyouliketoeat?”

“Icaneat().”A、somethingB、everythingC、anythingD、all答案：C62.-That'sabeautifulcat.Iwonderwhoitbelongsto.______A、ItbelongstotheBrownsB、Thatcatismyfather.C、MindyourbusinessD、Ican'tsayanythingmore答案：A63.Insomecountrieseachofthecitizens()todecidegovernmentpolicies.A、helpsB、helpC、arehelpedD、ishelped答案：A64.Ithoughtthathonesty()thebestpolicy.A、wasB、isC、wereD、be答案：B65._____thefirsttousenuclearweapons.A、AtnotimeChinawillbeB、NeverChinawillC、WillChinaneverbeD、AtnotimewillChinabe答案：D66.MustItakeataxi?

No,you().Youcantakemycar.A、hadbettertoB、don'tC、mustnotD、don'thaveto答案：D67.Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains．Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain．Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun．Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes．ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C.WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade．Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority．IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade．AndtheumbrellawasinmonuseinancientGreece．ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared．ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury．Andagainitwasconsideredasymbolofpowerandauthority．By1680,TheumbrellaappearedinFrance,andlateroninEngland.Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope．Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebeemuchlighterinweight．Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen'sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolors.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyaltyorthoseinhighoffice__.A、inEuropeintheeighteenthcenturyB、inancientEgyptandBabylonC、intheFarEastinancienttimesD、duringtheMiddleAges答案：C解析：参见句子：IntheFarEastinancienttimes，theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice．68.Wearelookingforwardto()theBeijingOlympics.A、hostB、hostingC、behostedD、behosting答案：B69.Ittookmealongtimeto________thedisappointmentoffailingtheexam.A、getoverB、getupC、getintoD、getdown答案：A70.请在第_____处填上正确答案。A、aB、someC、anyD、no答案：D解析：当知道男孩整日闲逛什么事也不做时，他承诺给男孩一个店铺让他经营。71.请在第_______处填上正确答案。A、AB、BC、CD、DE、EF、FG、GH、H答案：F解析：Justrelax这是有关准备面试的一段对话。Pam：这是面试预备课的课堂吗?Instructor：就是这儿。请进。Pam：我下周有面试，所以想尽快掌握相关知识。Instructor：这里都是准备面试的。我们在面试时应当记住的是什么?Pam：我认为应确保我们的最佳形象。Instructor：对的，那么我们的友善态度和姿态呢?Pam：是的，和善友好的姿态也会帮助我放松。Instructor：你知不知道，在面试过程中你的问题和你的回答同等重要?Pam：不知道。我还应当注意什么?Instructor：放松就可以了。仔细听问题，回答一定要诚恳。72.Doyoumindmysmokinghere?

()A、No,thanks.B、Yes,Ido.C、Yes.I'drathernot.D、Goodidea.答案：B73.—MayIseeyourtickets,please?______A、SureB、No,youcan'tC、No,theyaremineD、Yes,youcan答案：A74.-Who's?

ThisisTom.A、speaksB、spokenC、speakingD、saying答案：C75.

Intheracetothemoon,whocameinfirst?

YoumightsaytheanswerisNeilArmstrong,BuzzAldrin,andMichaelCollins,thecrewofApollo11.OryoucouldrepresentforthecrewofApollo10,whichreachedthemooninMay1969andthenheadedbacktoEarthwithoutlanding.

Butthereisamuchstrangeranswertothisquestion,dependingonhowmuchyoucareabouthumansandwhatyourdefinition(定义)ofreachingthemoonmightbe.Beforeanypeoplearrivedatthemoon,otheranimalshadgottherefirst.AndunlikethedogsandmonkeysthatweremadefamousinearlyspaceshotsandEarthorbits,thefirstcreaturestoreachthemoonwereapairoftortoises,Discovery’sAmyShiraTeitelremindedus.

TheSovietspacecraft(航天器)senttheanimalsaroundthemoon—althoughnotintoitsorbit—duringamissioninthemiddleofSeptember,1968.Theunmanned(无人驾驶的)craftthenreturnedtoEarthanddashedintotheIndianOcean,afterwhichtheRussiansrecoveredthecraft.

Amonthlater,Sovietscientistsrevealedthatthespacecrafthadbeenatinyship,carryingthetortoises,wineflies,mealworms,plants,seeds,bacteria,andotherlivingmatter.

Thetortoises,ashistoryrecords,lostabout10percentoftheirbodyweight,buthadahealthyappetitewhentheyreturnedtoEarth.Inthefollowingcheckupsparingtheanimalsto“stay-at-hometurtlesusedasatestcontrol,”mostthingsseemednormal,asidefromsomevaguelyexplainedminorproblemswiththeliver.

Whatthisallmeansisthat,asTeitelexplained,“ThefirstlivingbeingstoseeanEarthrisefromtheMoonwereRussiantortoises.However,asfarasIcantell,theanimalswerenotnamed.”

WhatwasthebiggestchangeinthetortoisesinParagraph6?A、Theyshowedabnormalbehaviors.B、Theyhadseriousliverproblems.C、Theylosttheirappetiteforfood.D、Theyhadobviouslylostweight.答案：D解析：文章第六段提到,据史料记载,这些乌龟的体重下降了约10%,但回到地球后却有健康的食欲。在接下来的检查中,将这些动物与“作为试验对照的留守龟”进行比较,除了一些解释不清的肝脏小问题外,大多数事情似乎都很正常。

76.Withoutelectricity,humanlife__quitedifferenttoday.A、isB、willbeC、wouldhavebeenD、wouldbe答案：D解析：因为介词短语without…表示与现在事实相反的情况，所以用wouldbe。77.Weworkedhardandpletedthetask_______.A、inthetimeB、onthetimeC、aheadoftimeD、beforetime答案：C78.Someyoungsoldierswhohadrecentlyjoinedthearmywerebeingtrainedinmodernwaysoffighting,andoneofthethingstheywereshownwashowanunarmedmancouldtrickanarmedenemyandtakehisweaponawayfromhim．Firstoneoftheirtwoinstructorstookaknifeawayfromtheother,usingonlyhisbarehands;andthenhetookarifleawayfromhiminthesameway．Afterthelesson,andbeforetheywentontotraintheyoungsoldierstodothesethingsthemselves,thetwoinstructorsaskedthemanumberofquestionstoseehowwelltheyhadunderstoodwhattheyhadbeenshown．Oneofthequestionswasthis:“Well,younowknowwhatanunarmedmancandoagainstamanwitharifle．Imaginethatyouareguardingabridgeatnight,andthatyouhavearifle．Suddenlyyouseeanunarmedenemysoldieringtowardsyou．Whatwillyoudo?”Theyoungsoldierwhohadtoanswerthisquestionthoughtcarefullyforafewsecondsbeforeheanswered,andthensaid,“Well,afterwhatIhavejustseen,IthinkthatthefirstthingIwoulddowouldbetogetridofmyrifleasquicklyasIcould,sothattheunarmedenemycouldn'ttakeitfrommeandkillmewithit!”Theendingofthepassageis__.A、seriousB、mysteriousC、curiousD、humorous答案：D解析：serious意为“严肃的”；mysterious意为“神秘的”；curious意为“好奇的”；humorous意为“幽默的”。这个结局实际上是很幽默的，也是一种讽刺：所教和所学不是一回事。79.Ifeel___unwisetogiveachildwhateverheorshewants.A、thatB、howC、itD、what答案：C解析：it在这里是动词不定式的形式宾语。feelit+形容词+todosth．。80.Wow!Thisisamarvelousroom!I'veneverknownyou'resoartistic.

______A、Great,Iamveryart-conscious.B、Don'tmentionit.C、Thanksforyourpliments.D、It'sfine.答案：C81.-Wouldyoubeinterestedinseeingafilmtonight?______A、NotatallB、Areyousure?C、Great!I'dloveto.D、You'rewele.答案：C82.SorryIcouldn'tetotheparty.Iwassickthatday.______A、Idon'tknowthatB、That'sallrightC、Yes,we'llhaveanotherpartyD、No,thepartywasn'theld答案：B83.-Areyougoingonholidayforalongtime?______A、Itwasalongtime.B、TwoweeksagoC、No.Onlyacoupleofdays.D、Notlongtimeago.答案：C84.-Good-byefornow.______A、Thesametoyou.B、ThatsOK.C、Seeyou.D、Longtimetosee.答案：C85.First,thespottedowlwasthreatenedbylogginginthePacificNorthwest．Nowit'sindangerfromanewenemy,thebarredowl．BarredowlshavebeenmovingtotheNorthwestfromtheeasternpartoftheUnitedStates．StanSovernhasstudiedspottedowls．Nowwhenhecallsforspottedowls,barredowlsarestartingtoappear．Sovernthrewamouseontheground,andabarredowlgrabbedit.Scientistshavelearnedthatspottedowlsstarttovanishwhenbarredowl