2023年漳州城市职业学院高职单招（英语）试题库含答案解析

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。住在富人区的她2023年漳州城市职业学院高职单招（英语）试题库含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）全文为Word可编辑，若为PDF皆为盗版，请谨慎购买！卷I一.综合题(共50题)1.—Onlyonecopyofthedictionaryisleft.Whydon'tyoubuy____?

—Oh,Ihavejustborrowed_____frommycousin.答案：B2.Shanghaiisthefirstcityintheworld____ahigh-speedmaglevtrain,fromthecitytoPudongAirport.

A.tobuild

B.tobebuilt

C.tohavebuilt

D.tohavebeenbuilt答案：C3.Awarmthoughtsuddenlycametome__Imightusethepocketmoneytobuysomeflowersformy

mother'sbirthday.答案：C4.—

Thewindowisdirty.

—Iknow.It_____forweeks.

A.hasn'tcleaned

B.didn'tclean

C.wasn'tcleaned

D.hasn'tbeencleaned答案：D5.Wherewas______youfoundmylostbike?答案：B6._____inasciencecompetition,thethreestudentswereawardedscholarshipstotaling$21,000.

A.Tobejudgedthebest

B.Judgedthebest

C.Havingjudgedthebest

D.Judgingthebest答案：B7.ItisreportedthattheUnitedStatesuses________energyasthewholeofEurope.答案：D8.将以下句子改成被动语态。1.Sheoftenwaterstheflowerseverymorning.

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2.Heinvitesmetotheparty.

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3.Theteacherblamedhimforhisbeinglateyesterday.

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4.Isawthemswimminginthesea.

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5.Wewillsendhimtheretomorrow.

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6.Therabbitswilleatthecarrots.

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7.Theywillfinishthisprojectinfiveyears.

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8.Theyaregoingtoencouragechildrentotakemoreexercise.

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9.Thestudentsaregoingtocleantheclassroomafterschool.

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10.ThepeopleofBeijingwillplantmoretreesandbuildnewroads.

____________________________________________答案：1.Theflowersareoftenwateredeverymorning.2.Iaminvitedtotheparty.3.Hewasblamedforhisbeinglateyesterday.4.Theywereseenswimminginthesea.5.Hewillbesenttheretomorrow.6.Thecarrotswillbeeatenbytherabbits.7.Thisprojectwillbefinishedinfiveyears.8.Childrenaregoingtobeencouragedtotakemoreexercise.9.Theclassroomisgoingtobecleanedafterschool.10.MoretreeswillbeplantedandnewroadswillbebuiltbythepeopleofBeijing.9.Mycousin,_____

thebodyisslim,stillwantstolosesomeweight.答案：C10.Thestudentshadthelights_____foralmostthreehours.答案：B11.—WhoisyourfavoritebasketballplayerinChina?

—YaoMing,ofcourse.Nooneplays_____.答案：A12.Onthenextbirthday.Ann_____

marriedfortwentyyears.

A.is

B.hasbeen

C.willbe

D.willhavebeen答案：D13.Thelastthirtyyearshaveseenthegreatestnumberoflawsstoppingourrightsandprogress;untiltodaywe

havereachedastage_____wehavealmostnorightsatall.答案：A14.Allofusstillremembertheterribleearthquakethat______Tangshantwentyyearsago.A．attackedB．struckC．knockedD．exploded答案：B解析：表示自然灾害“侵害”了某地，我们可以用hit或strike,但不可以用attack或knock。attack表示“进攻；袭击”，多表示用武力进攻；knock是“敲打”的意思。15.Whathelacksismorepatience,___________?A．isn'titB．isitC．doesn'theD．doeshe答案：A解析：本题是反意疑问句的考查。千万要当心，whathelacks是作旬中的主语，真正的谓语是is，前面的句子是肯定的，所以反意疑问用否定。16.Wehavelearned3,000words_____.答案：B17.Helefttheplace,______never______backagain.[

]A.determined;tocome

B.beingdetermined;tocome

C.detetmined;coming

D.determining;tocome答案：A18.Thesefilms______untiltomorrowmorning.

A.can'tdevelop

B.aren'tdeveloping

C.won'tbedeveloped

D.won'tdevelop答案：C19.ThousandsofpeoplehavebeenmovingtoShenzhensince1992,itspopulationtoover10,000,000.A．increasingB．increasedC．hasincreasedD．hasbeenincreased答案：A20.Thisbooktells______lifestoryofJohnSmith,wholeft______schoolandworkedforanewspaper

attheageof16.答案：A21.—CouldIaskyouaratherpersonalquestion?

—______.

A.Yes,don'tworry

B.Yes,helpyourself

C.Ofcourse,goahead

D.Ofcourse,whynot答案：C22.阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Therearetwomajorteachingmethodsinschools:thelecturesystemandthediscussionsystem.

Thetwoteachingmethodshavetheirownstrengthsandweaknessesrespectively.

Manystudentslikethelecturesystembecauseithelpsthemtolearnquicklyandmuchmore.Attendingawell-preparedlectureisamostrewardingexperience:itcanopenanewhorizonforyouandsaveyoumuchtimeaswell–thetimeyoumightotherwisespendreadingonebookafteranother.Yetthefaultofthelecturesystemisthatitcultivatesabadhabitofpassivelearning.Studentsbringtheirnotebooksandeventaperecorderstoclasstowriteeverythingdownwithoutthinkingforthemselves,letaloneraiseanyquestiontoteachers.

Onthecontrary,thediscussionsystemencouragesstudentstoformtheirownideasandopinion.Toengageinfrequentandevenheateddebates,youhavetodoalotofhomeworkbeforehand,findanswersyourselvesandthusyoudeveloptheanalyticalskillswhichbenefitbothyourstudyhabitandyourfuturelife.However,italsohasitsweakness:studentsdonotlearnsystematically.

[写作内容]

一些学生喜欢老师讲授，另一些学生喜欢讨论式的课堂。作为中学生，你已经历了十几年学校生活。对于这两种教学模式应该十分熟悉，且有很深的体会。你倾向哪种类型的课堂？

1．以约30个词概括上文的内容；

2．以约120个词表达你对这两种教学模式的认识，并包括如下要点：

(1)目前学校教育的真实现状以及学生对这两种形式的倾向；

(2)以你自己的个性特点以及成长的经历说明你的倾向和感受；并说明具体的理由和详细的观点来支持你的选择。

(3)表达你对教学模式改革的期望。

[写作要求]

1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。答案：Theabovepassagecomparestheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthetwomajorteachingmethodsinschools:thelecturesystemandthediscussionsystem.Actually,somestudentslikeclasseswhereteacherslecture(doallofthetalking)inclass,Whileotherspreferclasseswherethestudentsdosomeofthetalking.Ipreferthelecturesystemforthreereasons:Iamusedtothelecturesystem;itisanefficientsystem;Iamtooshytotalkinclass.Allmyschoollife,Ihavelistenedtoteachers.Thelecturesystemisanefficientone.Iwanttheteachertogivemeasmuchinformationashe

or

shecanduringtheclassperiod.Ihateitwhentheclassisfulloflaughter

or

gossips.IhopeIcanalwaysstudyinaschool

or

universitywheretheyusethelecturesystem.Ithinkitisbettertocontinuewithwhatoneisusedto.解析：要求概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。23.Hedoes_____thathecannotsparenotimetoplaywithhischildren.答案：D24.单词拼写。1.Itriedtotellherbutshe________(不理睬)me.

2.As________(通常),they'dleftthechildrenathomewithSusan.

3.Welookeddownfromtheplaneatthefields________(在……下面).

4.Wehadtocatchthe________(午夜)train.

5.Thetenmost________(频繁地)askedthequestionsarelistedbelow.

6.Hehasalarge________(词汇量).

7.Youwillbe________(运送)tothemuseumbybus.

8.Shemayforget-sheisnotvery________.(可靠的)

9.Theyare________(合作伙伴)inthebusiness.

10.Thetreewashitby________(闪电).

11.The________(官方的)languagesofCanadaareEnglishandFrench.

12.The________(实际的)costoftherepairwasmuchhigher.

13.She'sstudyinghow_______(态度)towardsdeathchangefromculturetoculture.

14.Water________(开)at100℃.

15.Judgingfromher________(表情),Ithinkthegiftwasacompletesurprise.答案：1.ignored

2.usual

3.beneath

4.midnight

5.frequent6.vocabulary

7.transported

8.reliable

9.partners

10.lightning11.official

12.actual

13.attitudes

14.boils

15.expression25.____________manytimes,buthestillcouldn'tunderstandit.[

]A.Thoughhehadbeentold

B.Havingbeentold

C.Havingtold

D.Hehadbeentold答案：D26.ThanksgivingDayisspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.

ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall,afterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1619,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic.

ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts,in1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdied.Butthenextyear,theyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree-dayfeast（盛宴）.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.Intime,othercolonies（殖民地）begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWar,SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.Heproclaimed（宣布）thelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.Today,AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbours.ButtheCanadianthanks-givingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.

1.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated

.

A.inspring

B.summer

C.inautumn

D.inwinter

2.Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere

.

A.somepeoplefromEngland

B.theAmericanIndians

C.SarahJosephaHale

D.GovernorBradford

3.WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe

.

A.intheU.S.A.

B.inGreatBritain

C.inCanada

D.onsomeislandofftheAtlantic

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ThanksgivingDayusedtobeaholidaytocelebrateagoodharvest.

B.AbrahamLincolnwasnotthefirsttodecideonthanksgivingcelebrations.

C.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedtoexpresstheAmericanandIndianpeople’sthankstoGod.

D.There’slittledifferencebetweentheAmericanwayandtheCanadianwaytocelebrateThanksgivingDay.

5.Thepassagemainlytellsus

.

A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.

B.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated

C.thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholiday

D.howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplaces答案：1-5

CAACB解析：1.第二段第二句话“Thatiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall…”中的latefall意思是“晚秋”。2.第二段后半部分讲述了来自英国的清教徒移民举办感恩节是为了感谢上帝使他们平安横渡大西洋到美洲。3.由第三段前两句可知NewEngland和Massachusetts是美国的两个洲。4.略5.综观全文可知，短文主要讲述了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式。27.Sometimesyoumust_____betweenlinestogettherealmeaningofatext.答案：C28.AfterlivinginParisforfiftyyears,hereturnedtothesmalltown______heoncelivedwithhisparents.答案：B29.—Pardon?Whowillcome?

—_____.答案：D30.—Isyourmotherstillateacher?

—______.A．Yes,shewasB．Shedidn’tusetoC．No,butsheusedtoD．No,butsheusedtobe答案：D解析：选D。usedtobe表示“曾经是……”，与现在有对比之意。to后的be要保留。31.I'vemadeamistake,thoughIdidn't________.A．intendB．intendsoC．intendtoD．intendmaking答案：C32.George,____allthetablesoutofthenextroom.

--Coming.A．takeB．takesC．takingD．totake答案：A解析：答语Coming是I’mComing.（我就来）的省略语。结合答语不难判断这是个祈使句。33.翻译句子。1.Thetheoryshould_______________(以事实为基础).

2._____________(在警察的帮助下),hefoundthelostchild.

3.Heworks_______________(如此努力以至于大家对他的评价很高).

4._______________(别灰心)whenyouareintrouble.

5.Thiswasatime______________(当时这两个国家正在交战).答案：1.bebasedonfacts2.Withthehelpofthepolice(policemen)/Withthepolice'shelp3.sohardthateveryonethinkshighlyofhim4.Don'tloseheart5.whenthetwocountrieswereatwar不唯一34.Shelikeswearing_____.

[

]A.abluebeautifuldress

B.abeautifulbluedress

C.adressbeautifulinblue

D.beautifulbluedress答案：B35.—Tommyisplanningtobuyacar.

—Iknow.Bynextmonth,he_____enoughforausedone.答案：D36.Thegovernmenthastoclosethosesmallfactoriestopreventthewateroftheriver______.

[

]

A.polluting

B.frompolluting

C.beingpolluted

D.polluted答案：C37.完形填空。

OneafternoonIwenttoanartmuseumandIwaslookingforwardtoaquietviewofthemasterpiece

(名作).Ayoungcouplelookingatthepaintingsaheadofmetalked

1

betweenthemselves.Iwatched

themamomentand

2

shewasdoingallthetalking.

Iadmiredhispatiencefor

3

upwithhetalktiveness.Annoyed(恼怒)byhernoise.Imovedon.

I

4

withthemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthedifferentroomsofart.

5

Iheardhercontinouse

talking,Imoved

6

quickly.IwasatthecounterofthegiftshopwhenI

7

thecouplegoingtotheexit.

Beforetheyleft,themantookoutawalkingstickandthentappedhis

8

intothecoatroomtogethiswife's

jacket.

"He'sa(n)

9

man,"theclerkatthecountersaid."Mostofuswould

10

ifweblindedatsuchayoung

age.Duringhisrecovery,hesaidhiswifewouldn'tchange.So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomein

11

there

isanewartshow."

"But

12

doeshegetoutoftheart?"Iasked."Hecan'tsee."

"Can'tsee!You're

13.Heseesalot.MorethanyouorIdo."Theclerksaid."Hiswife

14

eachpainting

sohecanseeitinhis

15."

I

16

somethingaboutpatience,courageandlovethatday.Isawthe

17

ofayoungwifedescribing

paintingstoapersonwithout

18

andthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallow

19

tochangehislife.

AndIsawthelove

20

bytwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalkawayhandinhand.(

)1.A.continously

(

)2.A.heard

(

)3.A.keeping

(

)4.A.met

(

)5.A.Asthough

(

)6.A.on

(

)7.A.watched

(

)8.A.way

(

)9.A.patient

(

)10.A.givein

(

)11.A.whenever

(

)12.A.when

(

)13.A.right

(

)14.A.paints

(

)15.A.eyes

(

)16.A.learned

(

)17.A.kindness

(

)18.A.stop

(

)19.A.blindness

(

)20.A.shown

B.carefully

B.suggested

B.staying

B.quarrelled

B.Now

B.away

B.considered

B.road

B.unlucky

B.giveup

B.wherever

B.if

B.wrong

B.buys

B.ears

B.found

B.word

B.sight

B.ability

B.valued

C.sadly

C.decided

C.coming

C.watched

C.Eachtime

C.in

C.realized

C.door

C.brave

C.giveaway

C.however

C.whether

C.foolish

C.admires

C.head

C.judged

C.courage

C.hearing

C.care

C.shared

D.happily

D.insisted

D.putting

D.hated

D.Eversince

D.out

D.noticed

D.direction

D.clever

D.giveback

D.whoever

D.what

D.careless

D.describes

D.mouth

D.considered

D.patience

D.mind

D.carelessness

D.received答案：1-5ACDAC

6-10BDACB

11-15ADBDC

16-20ADBAC38.Look!Theroads______now.

A.arewidening

B.arewidened

C.arebeingwidened

D.istobewidened答案：C39.TheForeignMinistersaid，“________ourhopethatthetwosideswillwork

towardspeace.”A．ThisisB．ThereisC．ThatisD．Itis答案：D解析：D[句意：外交部长说：“我们希望双方能相互合作，致力于和平事业。”句中的that从句是名词性从句，作真正的主语，前面用it作形式主语。]40.It’safineday.Let’sgoswimming,＿＿＿＿＿?A．won’tweB．willyouC．don’tweD．shallwe答案：D解析：祈使句式中，let’s的反义疑问句为shallwe,letus的反义疑问句为willyou.41.Limittheuseofprivatecars,improvepublictransportandencouragetheuseofbicyclestocontroltrafficcongestion(拥挤)duringthe2008Olympics,expertsfromforeigncountriesadvisedBeijingonFriday.

ProfessorNigelWilson,ofthecivilandenvironmentalengineeringdepartmentofMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,saidhewas"supportivetothelimitingofprivatecarsduringtheOlympicGames",sayingthatinforeigncountries,themethodisalsoadoptedduringbigevents,buthewasunsureabouttheapproach.

ThegovernmentplannedtokeepanaverageofmorethanonemillioncarsofftheroadstoimprovetrafficflowduringtheOlympics,saidLiuXiaoming,deputydirectoroftheBeijingTrafficCommittee,attheChinaPlanningNetworkFirstUrbanTransportationCongress.

SharingWilson'sview,Dr.YoshitsuguHayashi,deanoftheGraduateSchoolofEnvironmentalStudiesofNagoyaUniversity,believedthereductionincaruseshouldbeachievednotbybanning,butthroughincentives.

"Driverswhodon'tusetheirprivatecarscouldbegivenpoints,"hesaid,"andthepointscouldbeexchangedforgoodsfromonlineshopping."

Wetzelstressedlimitingtheuseofcompanycars."Governmentalofficialsshouldalsobeencouragedtousepublictransportationorridebicycles,"hesaid,addingthathehimselfisabicycle-riderinLondon.

MatthewMartimo,directorofTrafficEngineeringwithCitilabs,saidthebicyclewasChina'sadvantage."Limitingprivatecarsisanideaworthtryingbutitisjustatemporarysolution,"hesaid."TherealcauseofcongestionishighdensityofpeopleinBeijingandmanyhavecars."

Beijing,withapopulationof15million,ishometomorethanthreemillionautomobiles,andthenumberisrisingby1,000aday.

ProfessorWilsonsaidtheOlympicGameswasagreatopportunityforBeijingtothinkabouttrafficproblemsanddeveloptransportation,addingthatthecityhadalreadybeenmakingpublictransportmoreefficient.Beijinghaspromisedtostretchits114-kilometercityrailwayto200kilometersbeforetheopeningoftheOlympicGames.

“WearelookingforwardtoborrowingBeijing'sexperiencesanddrawingfromitslessonsinpreparationforthe2012Olympics,”saidWetzel.

51.Theunderlinedwordincentivesinparagraph4means_______.

A.somethingthatencouragespeopletotry

B.onlineshopping

C.pointscouldbeexchangedforgoods

D.award

52.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethat______.

A.thegovernmentplannedtoforbidover1millioncarstorunontheroadsduringtheOlympics.

B.banningprivatecarsisthebestwaytosolvetrafficcongestioninBeijing

C.Beijingnowhas200kilometersofcityrailway

D.theuseofcompanycarswillnotbelimited

53.WhydidWetzelstress“hehimselfisabicycle-riderinLondon”?

A.Tolimittheuseofcompanycars.

B.Toencouragegovernmentalofficialstousepublictransportationorridebicycles.

C.Toshowthatridingbicyclesisgoodforhealth.

D.Toshowthathelovesridingbicycles.

54.WhichofthefollowingmaybethereasonforthetrafficcongestioninBeijing?

A.The2008BeijingOlympicgames.

B.ThenumberofcarsinBeijingisrisingby1,000aday.

C.ThelargepopulationinBeijingandthelargenumberofcars.

D.PublictransportinBeijingisnotefficient.

55.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.

A.tolimittheuseofprivatecars,improvepublictransport

B.toencouragetheuseofbicyclestocontroltrafficcongestionduringthe2008Olympics

C.toborrowBeijing'sexperiencesanddrawfromitslessonsinpreparationforthe2012Olympics

D.totelltheadvicegivenbyforeignexpertsontrafficcongestionduring2008BeijingOlympics答案：51.A52.A53.B54.C55.D解析：51.词义猜测题。由下面两行可知答案。52.细节理解题。由第三段第一句可知答案。53.推理判断题。他以自己为例子就是鼓励政府官员多用公共交通工具或多骑自行车。54.推理判断题。由文章倒数第三段可知答案。55.推理判断题。文章第一段就是文章的主旨。42.Thelazybonepretended______earnestlywhenhisfathercameintohisstudytoseewhat

hewasdoing.

A.studying

B.tostudy

C.tobestudying

D.tohavestudied

答案：C43.Thetwofriends____ontheInternetforthreehours,andtheywouldgoontillthenextmorning.答案：A44.1.Monthsagowesailedtenthousandmilesacrossthisopensea，which____thePacific，andwemetnostorms.、A．wascalledB．iscalledC．hadbeencalledD．hasbeencalled答案：B解析：该空表示“通常被叫做”，应用一般现在时被动语态的动词形式iscalled。45.写作（满分30分）

假设你是李华，今年暑假欲参加英语短期培训班。你在报纸上看到下面的广告并将疑问标记在广告上。请用英语给英国房东写一封120-150词的信，简要介绍你的情况并就你的疑问提出询问。答案：Onepossibleversion:DearSir/Madam,Iamwritingtointerestedintheaccommodationyouhaveofferedtosomeonetohelpwithtwochildren.Iamatwentyone-year-oldboyandIcomefromChina.IhavebeenlearningEnglishforseveralyearsandbesidesit,IcanalsospeaktwootherlanguagesfluentlywhichareSpanishandFrench.Ionceworkedinakindergartenforoneyear,soIknowhowtotakegoodcareofchildren.IamenquiringaboutthetimewhichIshouldhelpyouwiththechildrenandforhowlong.Moreoveryouhavementionedlanguages,butwedonotknowwhatlanguagesarerequested.Iwouldliketoaskabouttheexperiencewhatkindofexperience,teachingorlookingafterchildren.Lastly,Iamaskingabouttheaccommodationwhatkindofitandhowitislike.Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourletter.Yoursfaithfully,LiHua解析：略46.WhenIarrived,Bryantookmetoseethehouse_

Iwould

Bestaying.A．whatB．whenC．whereD．Which答案：C解析：考查定语从句。本题考查定语从句，what不能用于定语从句，排除A；先行词是thehouse，指地点，排除B；stay是不及物动词，“待在某地”应该是stayat/insp，本句没有介词，因此定语从句是主谓结构，不缺少宾语，排除D；故用where。故选C。【考点定位】定语从句。47.WelcometomyMessageBoard!

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2007-5-12

6:34AM

OrionBooks,whichdecidesthereisamarketincreatingcut-downclassics(经典著作),isslimmingdownsomenovelsbysuchgreatwritersasL.Tolstoy,M.MitchellandC.Bronte.Now,eachofthemhasbeenwhittleddowntoabout400pagesbycutting30to40pagespercentoforiginal,withwords,sentences,paragraphsand,inafewcases,chaptersremoved.Thefirstsixshortenededitions,allpricedat￡6.99andadvertisedasgreatreads“inhalfthetime”,willgoonsalenextmonth,withplansfor50to100moretofollow.Thepublishinghousebelievesthatmodernreaderswillwelcometheshorterversions.

Mr.Edwards

2007-5-12

9:40AM

Well,I’mpublisherofOrionGroup.Thanksforyourattention,Mr.Handsome.

Imustsay,theideadevelopedfromagameof“shame”inmyoffice.Eachofuswasrequiredtoconfess(承认)tothemostembarrassingblanksinhisorherreading.IadmittedthatIhadneverreadAnnaKareninaandtriedbutfailedtogetthroughGonewiththeWindseveraltimes.Oneofmycolleaguesacknowledgedskipping(跳读)JaneEyre.Werealizedthatlifeistooshorttoreadallthebooksyouwanttoandweneverweregoingtoreadtheseones.

Asaleadingpublishinghouse,wearetryingtomakeclassicsconvenientforreadersbutit’snotasifwe’rewithdrawingtheoriginalversions.Theyarestillthereifyouwanttoreadthem.

Ms.Weir

2007-5-12

11:35AM

I’mdirectoroftheonlinebookclubwww.lovereading.co.uk

Mr.Edwards,Ithinkyourshortenededitionisabreathoffreshair.I’mguiltyofneverhavingreadAnnaKarenina,becauseit’sjustsolong.I’dmuchratherreadtwo300booksthanone600book.Iamlookingforwardtomoreshortenedclassics!

Mr.Crockatt

2007-5-12

4:38PM

I’mfromtheLondonindependentbookshopCorckatt&Powell.

Inmyopinion,thepracticeiscompletelyridiculous.Howcanyouedittheclassics?I’mafraidreadingsomeofthesebooksishardwork,andthatiswhyyouhavetodevelopasareader.Ifpeopledon’thavetimetoreadAnnaKarenina,thenfine.Butdon’treadashortenedversionandkidyourselfit’stherealthing.

11.Accordingtothemessageboard,OrionBooks

.

A.opposesthereadingoforiginalclassics

B.isembarrassedforcuttingdownclassics

C.thinkscut-downclassicshaveabrightfuture

D.iscautionsinitsdecisiontocutdownclassics

12.InMr.Edwards’opinion,OrionGroupisshorteningclassicsto

.

A.makethemeasiertoread

B.meetalargedemandinthemarket

C.increasethesalesofliterarybooks

D.competewiththeiroriginalversions

13.Bydescribingtheshortenedclassicsas“abreathoffreshair”,Ms.Weir

.

A.speakshighlyofthecut-downclassics

B.showsherlovefororiginalclassics

C.feelsguiltyofnotreadingtheclassics

D.disapproveofshorteningtheclassics

14.Mr.Crockattseemstoimplythat

.

A.readingtheclassicworksisaconfusingattempt

B.shorteningtheclassicsdoesharmtotheoriginal

C.publishingthecut-downclassicsisadifficultjob

D.editingtheclassicworkssatisfieschildren’sneeds

15.Howmanyclassicsareinvolvedinthemassageboard?

A.Two.

B.Three.

C.Four.

D.Five.答案：11-15

CAABB解析：文章是欢迎大家到留言板上看有关改写(删写)经典著作的四个人的看法。11.

细节理解题。从第一个信息的最后一句话可看出，C选项与它同义。12.

细节理解题。从第二个信息最后一段的第一句话判断A正确。13.

词义猜测题。“abreathoffreshair”译为一缕清新的空气，说明Ms.Weir对缩写的经典著作的高度评价，与A选项speakshighlyof同义14.

推理判断题。从最后一个信息中的一个单词ridiculous(荒谬)和最后一句话可判断Mr.Crockatt先生认为缩写经典著作对原文不好。15.

细节理解题。留言板上谈到了AnnaKarenina，GonewiththeWind和JaneEyre三本经典著作48.--Whathappenedtoyouonyourwaybacktothehotellastnight?

--Ilostmywayincompletedarknessand,_________thingsworse,itwaspouringwithrain.

A．makingB．tomakeC．havingmadeD．made答案：B解析：tomakethingsworse使事情更糟糕的是，不定式表示动作发生在后，也可以理解为固定结构作插入成分。49.Lily，helpmeputupthepictureonthewall，？A．willyouB．don’tyouC．areyouD．didn’tyou答案：A解析：考查反意疑问句。陈述句是肯定性祈使句，反问部分用肯定句；反问句有征求意见之意，根据祈使句前的Lily主语是第三人称，故选A。本题较难。50.Todaywehavetoomanychoicesofcommunicationthroughadvancedtechnology,butwe

seem

thejoyofcommunicatingfacetoface.

A.losing

B.tobelosing

C.tobelost

D.havinglost答案：B卷II一.综合题(共50题)1.“Ifanybody________,pleaseputdown________name,”saidtheteachertothemonitor.A．wantstobuythebook;hisB．wanttobuythebook;theirC．willbuythebook;one’sD．wantstohavethebookbought;her答案：A解析：anybody作主语，谓语是单数；泛指一个人（的）一般用he（his）。2.Hesaid,"Don'tdothatagain."→He_____me_____thatagain.[

]

A.saidto;todo

B.saidto;don'tdo

C.told;don'tdo

D.told;nottodo答案：D3.You’veswitchedthemachineoff.Itoldyounotto,_____?A．didn'tIB．haven'tyouC．willyouD．didI答案：.A解析：该题考查的是反意疑问句，前面是肯定形式，后面应该是否定形式。4.Iwassurprisedbyherwords,whichmademerecognize____sillymistakesIhadmade.答案：A5.Weliveinanage

moreinformationisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore.

A．whyB．whenC．towhomD．onwhich答案：B解析：【考点】定语从句，when引导定义从句，在从句中做时间状语，修饰先行词anage（时代）.此处的when="at"which。6.WhenIgottothecinema,thefilm_____forfiveminutes.

A．hadbegunB．hasbeenonC．hasbegunD．hadbeenon答案：D解析：试题分析：7.Ifellin_____

lovewithAmsterdam_____

veryfirst