2023年苏州市英语统招专升本二轮练习题【带答案】

2023年苏州市英语统招专升本二轮练习题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.WhichisnotKroc'scontributiontoMcDonald's?

A.HelaunchedtherestaurantimageRonaldMcDonaldontotelevision.

B.Underhislead,internationalcuisineastheBigMacandtheEggMcMuffinearnedworldwidefame.

C.Hespottedthegapinpost-warmarketforcheap,family-orientatedrestaurants.

D.HebuiltMcDonald'sempirewithaphilosophywhichledtoitsworlddomination.

2.Inthestory,Tim'smood(心情)changedfrom______.

A.lonelinesstocraziness

B.anxiousnesstoexcitement

C.helplessnesstohappiness

D.eagernesstonervousness

3.55.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Itisimportanttobeontimeforclassinthe

UnitedStates.B.Theimportanceofbeingontimediffersamongcultures.C.Peoplelearn'theimportanceoftimefromtheculturetheyarein.D.Studentsbeinglateforclassshouldexplainthereasontotheirteacher.

4.Peopleperceivedifferentthingsaboutthesamescenebecause______.

A.theyseedifferentthings

B.theycannotagreeaboutthings

C.somehavebettereye-sights

D.noneofthese

5.Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe______.

A.OneMan'sMeatisAnotherMan'sPoison

B.FoodsandCultures

C.SnailandOctopus

D.PeopleAreIllogicalinFrontofDelicacies

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

A.HettyGreenhatedhersonandrefusedtotakehimto.agoodhospital

B.Hettylikedtoearnalotofmoneysoastoliveagoodlife.

C.HettyGreenpreferredmoneytoanythingelse。

D.HettyGreendiedapooroldwoman.

7.TheShotSpotterhashelpedpolice______.

A.alittlebit

B.cutdowntheuseofweapons

C.tremendously

D.solvealltheshootings

8.Accordingtothepassage,languagelearnerscanreducethenumberoftheirmistakesby______.

A.askingnativespeakersforexplanations

B.readinggoodbooksintheforeignlanguage

C.comparingtheirspeechwiththatofnativespeakers

D.speakingwithoutregardtonativespeakers

9."Software"refersto______.

A.thecomputersystem

B.theCPU

C.thekeyboardofthecomputer

D.theprogramofthecomputer

10.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatacompetentchild______.

A.doeswhatheistold

B.playswithotherchildren

C.canperform.certaintask

D.tellsotherchildrenwhattodo

11.根据以下内容，回答题。

PassageFour

UncleSamisatall，thinman.He"saneldermanwithwhitehairandawhitebeard.Heoftenwearsatallhat，abowtie，andthestarsandstripesoftheAmericanflag.

Whoisthisstrange-lookingman?WouldyoubelievethatUncleSamistheUSgovernment?ButwhydoyoucalltheUSgovernmentUncleSam?

DuringtheWarof1812，theUSgovernmenthiredmeatpackerstoprovidemeattothearmy.OneofthesemeatpackerswasamannamedSamuelWilson.Samuelwasafriendlyandfairman.EveryonelikedhimandcalledhimUncleSam.

SamWilsonstampedtheboxesofmeatforthearmywithalargeUSforUnitedStates.SomegovernmentinspectorscametolookoverSam"scompany.TheyaskedaworkerwhattheUSontheboxesstoodfor.Asajoke，theworkeransweredthattheselettersstoodforthenameofhisboss，UncleSam.

Thejokespread，andsoldiersbegansayingthattheirfoodcamefromUncleSam.Beforelong，peoplecalledallthingsthatcamefromthegovernment"UncleSam"s"UncleSam"becameanicknamefortheUSgovernment.

SoonthereweredrawingsandcartoonsofUncleSaminnewspapers.Intheseearlypictures，UncleSamwasayoungman.Heworestarsandstripes，buthishairwasdarkandhehadnotabeard.Thebeardwas"addedwhenAbrahamLincolnwasPresident.PresidentLincolnhadabeard.

ThemostfamouspictureofUncleSamisonaposterfromWorldWarI.Thegovernmentneededmentofightinthewar.Intheposter，averyseriousUncleSampointshisfingerandsays"IwantYOUfortheUSArmy."

"UncleSam"becamea__________fortheUSgovernment.查看材料

A.bossB.nicknameC.pictureD.businessmen

12.PassageFourEverycultureandeverycountryintheworldcelebratesNewYear,butnoteveryonedoesitthesameway.Thecountriesin

NorthAmerica

and

Europe

welcomeNewYearonJanuarythefirst.ThispracticebeganwiththeRomansinthe

MiddleEast,NewYeariswhenspringbegins.Peoplein

China

and

Vietnam

celebrateitonthefirstdayoftheSpringFestival,whichisthefirstdayoftheircalendarbasedonthemoon.RoshHashana,whichistheJewish(犹太人的)NewYear,comesattheendofsummer.TheHindus(印度教教徒

)inIndiacelebratethefirstdayofeachseason,sotheyhavefourNewYears.Inallthesecultures,thereisapracticeofmakingnoise.Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevilspirits(妖精)fromtheirhomes.TodaymakingnoiseismoreofacustomthanareligiousrimInthe

UnitedStates,manypeoplestayupuntil

midnight

onNewYear'sEvetowatchtheclockpassfromoneyeartothenext.FriendsoftengathertogetheratapartyonNewYear'sEve,andwhenthenewyearcomes,allringbells,blow'whistles,singsongs,andkisseachother.AfavoriteScottishsongwhicheveryonesingstogetherisAuldLangSync.Thewordstellofoldfriendsandgoodtimes.Inallcultures,NewYear'sDayisatimewhenpeoplethinkofnewbeginnings.Theywanttomakethecomingyearbetterthanthelastone.Manypeopleinthe

UnitedStates

makeNewYearresolutions.Thesearespecificpromisesthattheymaketoimprovetheirbehavior,changetheirhabits,andbecomebetterpeople.TherearemanyjokesabouthowapersonkeepshisorherNewYearresolutions.48.Inancienttimes,thepracticeofmakingnoisewasmeant______.A.tokeeptheevilspiritsawayB.tohavefunC.tocelebratethecomingofthenewyearD.tokeeptoacustom

13.Thepassagepointsoutthatwheneveryonewantstobethemotherorthebride,groupplayisoften______.

A.brokenupB.spoiledC.interruptedD.haltedforamoment

14.WheredidthemembersoftheHogFarmcommunelive?Theylived______.

A.indomeshapedhouses

B.inoldschoolbuses

C.onafarminTennessee

D.inanarchaeologyinArizona

15.WhataresomeoftheproblemsthatChromiumⅥcancause?

A.Cancer.B.Asthma.C.Tumors.D.Alloftheabove.

16.InresponsetoMrs.Dodd’sideathatsameyear—1909,thestategovernorofWashingtonproclaimed(宣布)thethirdSundayinJuneisFather’sDay.TheideawasofficiallyapprovedbyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1916.In1924,PresidentCalvinCoolidgerecommendednationalobservanceoftheoccasion“toestablishmoreintimate(亲密的)relationsbetweenfathersandtheir

Children,andtoimpressuponfathersthefullmeasureoftheirobligations.”TheredorwhiteroseisrecognizedastheofficialFather’sDayflower.

Father’sdaytoollongertoestablishonanationalscalethanMother’sDay,Butastheideagainedpopularity,tradesmenandmanufacturersbegantoseeThecommercialpossibilities.Theyencouragedsonsanddaughterstohonortheirfatherswithsmallthank-youpresents,suchasatieorapairofsocks,aswellasbysendinggreetingcards.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericanservicemenstationedinBritainbegantorequestFather’sDaygreetingcardstosendhome.ThisgeneratedaresponsewithBritishcardpublishers.ThoughatfirsttheBritishpublicwasslowtoacceptthisratherartificialday,it’snowwellcelebratedinBritainonthethirdSundayinJuneinmuchthesamewayasinAmerica.

Father’sDayseemstobemuchlessimportantanoccasionthantheMother’sDay.Notmanyofthechildrenoffertheirfatherssomepresents.ButtheAmericanfathersstillthinktheyaremuchbetterfatedthanthefathersofmanyothercountries,whohavenotevenadayfortheirsakeinnameonly.WhendidFather'sDayofficiallybegintohavenationalpopularity?A.A.1907.B.1909.C.1916.D.1924.

17.E.B.White'sfirstchildren'sbookwas______.

A.StuartLittle

B.Charlotte'sWeb

C.TheTrumpetoftheSwan

D.alltheabove

18.TherecouldbelifeontheMarsinthefutureif_____.

A.itsupportedlifeinthepast

B.certaingasesareusedtocooltheplanet

C.theatmospherecanbeheatedenoughtogrowsimpleplants

D.theplanet'svolcanoesbecomeasactiveastheywereinthepast

19.38.Whydoyouthinktheyhadnotabackupcomputer?A.Becauseitwaseasydown.B.Becauseitwasveryexpensive.C.Becauseitwasnotadvancedenough.D.Becauseitwasnotasbigasthemaincomputer.

20.PassageFourThefirsttruepieceofsportsequipmentthatmaninventedwastheball.

InancientEgypt,aseverywhere,pitchingstoneswasafavoritechildren'sgame.Butabadlythrownrockcouldhurtachild.Lookingforsomethinglessdangeroustothrow,theEgyptiansmadewhatwereprobablythefirstballs.

Atfirst,ballsweremadeofgrassorleavesheldtogetherbyvines.Latertheyweremadeofpieceofanimalskinsewedtogetherandstuffedwithfeathersorhay.

EventhoughtheEgyptianswerewarlike,theyfoundtimeforpeacefulgames.Beforelongtheyhaddevelopedanumberofballgames,eachwithitsownsetofrules.Perhapstheyplayedballmoreforinstructionthanforfun.Ballplayingwasthoughtofmainlyasawaytoteachyoungmenthespeedandskilltheywouldneedforwar.Theballwasprobablyinventedbecause______.

A.throwingstonesoftencausedinjuries

B.throwingstoneswasnotfun

C.gameswithstonesdidnothaverules

D.rocksweretooheavytothrow

21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapossiblereasonforwhalesdying?

A.Pneumonia.

B.Braininfection.

C.Over-population.

D.Over-eating.

22.Whendidpeopletrytodevelopwaysofshowingmotionwithphotographs?

A.Beforethetwentiethcentury.

B.Earlyinthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.

C.Atthedawnofthefirstdayofthetwentiethcentury.

D.Afterthedawnofthetwentiethcentury.

23.HowdidSequoyah'sfamilyreacttohisideaofdevelopinghisown"talkingleaf"?

A.Theyarrangedforhishuntingaccident.

B.Theythoughthewascrazy.

C.Theydecidedtohelphim.

D.Theyaskedhimtoteachthemtoreadandwrite.

24.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thetaskofeducationisfairlycomplicatedbecause______.

A.thecurrentpublicschoolsystemistoocomplicatedtobeunderstood

B.thepublicschoolsystemhasnochoiceofwhattoteach

C.itisdifficulttodecidewhetherelementaryscienceshouldbetaughtinpublicschools

D.theeducatorshavetotakecareofbothordinaryandgiftedstudents

25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatscientistsofthe18thcentury______.

A.thoughtthattheyknewagreatdealandcouldsolvemostproblemsofscience

B.wereafraidoffacinguptotherealitiesofscientificresearch

C.knewthattheywereignorantandwantedtoknowmoreaboutnature

D.didmoreharmthangoodinpromotingman'sunderstandingofnature

26.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics.

B.Crimesonoraroundcampuses.

C.Effectivesolutionstocampuscrime.

D.Concernsaboutkids'campussafety.

27.根据以下内容，回答题。

PassageOne

Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetrainedtodoanumberofsimplejobsthatarenowdonebyhumanbeings.

Theypointoutthatatacircus，forexample，wemayseeelephants，monkeys，dogsandotheranimalsdoingquiteskillfulthings.Perhapsyouhaveseenthemonthetelevisionorinafilm.Ifyouwatchclosely，youmaynoticethatthetraineralwaysgivestheanimalapieceofcandyorapieceoffruitasareward.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferentanimalsmaybetrainedtodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillgetarewardfordoingthem.

Ofcourse，asweknow，dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse，andsoldiersinbotholdandmodemtimeshaveusedgeesetogivewarningbymakingalotofnoisewhenastrangeroranenemycomesnear.Butitmaybepossibletotrainanimalstoworkinfactories.InRussia，forexample，pigeonswhicharebirdswithgoodeyesight，arebeingusedtowatchoutforfaultsinsmallsteelballsthatarebeingmadeinonefactory.Whenthepigeonseesaballwhichlooksdifferentfromothers，ittouchesasteelplatewithitsbeak.Thisturnsonalighttowarnpeopleinthefactory.Atthesametimeafewseedsaregivenasareward.Ittakesthreetofiveweekstotrainapigeontodothisandonepigeoncaninspect3000to4000ballsanhour.

ApeshavebeenusedinAmericainhelpingtomakecars，andscientistsbelievethattheselargemonkeysmaybeonedaygathercropsandevendrivetrains.

Whatmadescientiststhinkanimalcanbemadetoworkforusoneday?查看材料

A.Animalsareveryskillfulatacircus.

B.Theyarebigandstrong.

C.Someanimalsareascleverashumanbeings.

D.Animalscanbetrainedbecausetheyliketogetsomethingasareward.

28.Ourcountrynow______withcreativeminds,goodjudgementandhealthybodies.

A.onlyneedsmen

B.doesnotneedwomenbutmen

C.needsmenandwomen

D.onlyneedsscientists

29.Computershavebroughtaboutmanychangesin______.

A.ourgrammar

B.ourvocabulary

C.ourpronunciation

D.ourspelling

30.WhichstatementisTRUE?

A.Mrs.Edwardsisalwaysverylucky.

B.Mrs.Edwardshadnofriends.

C.Mrs.Edwardshopedtogetfreeshopping.

D.Mrs.Edwardsgetsdisappointedeasily.

二、完型填空(20题)31.(50)

A.individualB.teamC.footballD.basketball

32.

第31题第31空的正确答案是

A.putB.puttedC.puttedD.wasputting

33.(47)

A.attitudeB.careersC.friendsD.cloths

34.【C5】

A.meaningB.worryC.hopeD.motion

35.【B9】

A.knowB.knownC.knowingD.knows

36.(44)

A.goodB.unpromisingC.happyD.lucky

37.(46)

A.makesB.producesC.worksD.does

38.23.()A.A.wasB.finishesC.bringsD.ismissing

39.

40.(51)

A.otherB.newC.anyD.specific

41.ThemostextraordinarydreamIeverhadwasoneinwhichIfanciedthat,asIwasgoingintoatheater,thecloak-roomattendant

(21)

meinthelobbyandinsistedonmy

(22)

mylegsbehind.Iwasnot

surprised;butIwasconsiderablyannoyed.IsaidIhad

(23)

heardofsucharuleatanyrespectabletheater

(24)

,andthatIconsidereditamostabsurdregulation.Themanrepliedthathewasvery

(25)

,butthatthosewerehisinstructions.Peoplecomplainedthattheycouldnotgettoandfromtheir

(26)

comfortably,becauseotherpeople'slegswerealwaysinthe

(27)

;andithad,therefore,beendecidedthat

(28)

shouldleavetheirlegsoutside.Itseemedtomethatthemanagement,inmakingthisorder,hadgone

(29)

theirlegalright;and,underordinarycircum-stances,Ishouldhavedisputedit.However,Ididn'twantto

(30)

adisturbance;and

(31)

Isatdownandmeeklypreparedtocomplywiththedemand.Ihadneverbefore

(32)

thatthehumanlegcouldbeunscrewed.Ihadalways

(33)

itwasmoresecurelyfixed.Butthemanshowedmehowtoundothem,andIfoundthattheycameoff

(34)

easily.Thediscoverydidnotsurprise

(35)

anymorethantheoriginalrequestthatIshouldtakethemoff.Nothingdoessurpriseoneinadream.21.A.calledB.helpedC.stoppedD.met

42.(48)

A.haveB.wouldC.hasD.is

43.【B7】

A.surpriseB.surprisedC.surprisingD.insurprise

44.

A.readB.writeC.putD.illustrate

45.【C3】

A.alwaysB.possiblyC.certainlyD.frequently

46.Eggsaremyfavoritefood.Ilikethemfried,hard-boiled,scrambled,orpoached.Ieateggsforbreakfast,lunch,anddinner.Ieateggshere,there,andeverywhere!

Eggstastegreat.Youcaneatthembythemselvesoraspartofanymeal.Eggsarealsousedasan

(21)

inmanypreparedfoods.Canyouthinkofanyfoodsthatcontain

(22)

Eggsarereallyaperfectfood.Theyare

(23)

inmostofthenutrientsweneedtomaintaingood

(24)

Whenababychickendevelops

(25)

anegg,theegg

(26)

andyolkaretheonlyfoodstheyneed.

Manypeoplebelievethateggsare

(27)

Theypointoutthateggscontainaveryhighamountofcholesterol.Toomuchofonekindofcholesterolinourbloodcancauseheartdiseaseandstrokes.

Thereisnoevidencethateggsraisetheharmfulcholesterolinourblood.Whenweeatfoodsthatare

(28)

incholesterol,ourbodiesmake

(29)

ofittocompensate,oradjust.

Ifyouwanttoenjoyatastyandhealthyfood,eatplentyof

(30)

.21.（）A.A.accidentB.ovalC.appleD.ingredient

47.【C7】

A.makeB.introduceC.buildD.set

48.29.AyesterdayB.tomorrowC.beforethedayD.thedaybefore

49.【B2】

A.lookawayB.lookbackC.lookuponD.lookabout

50.【C9】

A.interestsB.affectsC.suitsD.improves

三、语音(10题)51.（）A.A.scissors

B.score

C.screen

D.sculpture

52.(4)

A.fullB.pullC.pushD.brush

53.(1)

A.thousand

B.young

C.however

D.town

54.（）A.A.kick

B.resist

C.silver

D.April

55.(2)

A.imply

B.fry

C.specify

D.vary

56.(5)

A.certain

B.paint

C.sail

D.straight

57.3.______A.among

B.color

C.along

D.cover

58.

4.A.understoodB.tookC.polluteD.rude

59.

A.war

B.farmerC.largerD.carrt

60.(3)

A.exhibition

B.honor

C.horror

D.honest

四、词汇与结构(20题)61.______havegoneabroad.

A.TheWhiteB.TheWhitesC.TheWhite'sD.TheWhites'

62.Thestudentshavenodifficulty______theexercise.A.A.indoingB.todoC.withD.doing

63.Innoway______frompractice.

A.theorycanbeseparated

B.theoryisseparated

C.cantheorybeseparated

D.hastheorybeenseparated

64.15.Takingmoreexercisewillpreventyou

_______weight.A.toputupB.puttingupC.toputonD.puttingon

65.7.Mr.Wangandhisson,bothlookingveryhappy,______takingawalkinthepark.A.areB.isC.hasD.have

66.Theirproductsarefrequentlyoverpricedand______inquality.

A.influentialB.inferiorC.superiorD.subordinate

67.Thesoundofthewatergently______againstthesideoftheboatwasverypleasant.

A.creakingB.surgingC.suckingD.lapping

68.Wewerecaught______ashoweronourwayhome.

A.byB.withC.atD.in

69.Yourtieis______tooexpensive.

A.quiteB.veryC.farD.alot

70.Howlongdidthebaseballgame______?

A.lastB.endureC.surviveD.continue

71.Thetenantmustbepreparedtodecoratethepropertyinaccordance______thetermsoftheagreement.

A.ofB.withC.asD.like

72.Thehouse______willbeournewlaboratory.

A.buildingB.beingbuiltC.tobuildD.havingbuilt

73.--HaveyouseenJackandJohn?--Ihaven'tseen______ofthem.

A.neitherB.anyC.eitherD.all

74.—Excusemc,areyouwaitingforthebus?—Yes,Iam.Butthebusissolate.______,howcanIgettoNo.1MiddleSchool?

A.InthewayB.OnthewayC.OutofthewayD.Bytheway

75.What'sthelanguage_____inGermany?

A.speakingB.spokenC.bespokenD.tospeak

76.Onlybydiligenceandhonesty

A.onecansucceedinlife

B.canonesucceedinlife

C.onecanbesucceededinlife

D.canonebesucceededinlife

77.NothavingagoodcommandofEnglishcanbeaserious______preventingyoufromachievingyourgoals.

A.obstacleB.faultC.offenseD.distress

78.Whatalovelyday,______?

A.doesn’titB.isn’titC.hasn’titD.won’tit

79.Ifyou______thatlatemovielastnight,youwouldn'tbesleepy.

A.haven'twatched

B.hadn'twatched

C.didn'twatch

D.couldn'twatch

80.Togetthejobstarted，__________Ineedisyourpermission.

A.onlywhatB.allwhatC.allthatD.onlythat

五、书面表达(1题)81.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120Fordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你以伦敦国际语言中心的名义向大家介绍：1)该中心的教学目的既实用又围绕商务。教师经验丰富，有现代化的教学方法和设备。想参加语言课程请到105室登记。2)除了教学之外，该中心还提供许多其他活动，如电影、英语角、讨论和野餐，其目的是提高学生的语言技能。3)英语俱乐部每天上午九点至晚上九点开放，只需申请，会员即可免费使用。

六、写作(1题)82.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteanoticeinEnglishin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.

以某公司的名义写一个竞赛通知。内容如下：

(1)竞赛的名称和内容。

(2)参与对象。

(3)竞赛的时间。

(4)报名的截止日期。

参考答案

1.C

2.D解析：开始Tim的心情是很渴望的，但从最后一段可以看出他变得越来越紧张。

3.B55．答案为B

从文章中教授的经历和调查可得知守时的重要性在不同文化中的差异，因此B为正确答案。

4.D解析：本题属深层理解题。文章第二段举例说明：三个人看同一处，却有三种不同的结论。此段的最后一句也提示到：理解力就是我们对事物观察的思想意识。

5.A解析：文章第一句话是文章的主题句，暗示了人们在饮食方面有相差悬殊的不同喜好，接着用蜗牛的例子阐明了这种差异。

6.C解析：主旨归纳题。HettyGreen一生只爱钱，她不是恨自己的儿予，只是舍不得花钱，自己也不过好日子。

7.C解析：参见倒数第一段和第二段。

8.C解析：本题属推理分析题。文章第四句已提示：语言学习者观察当地人表达自我的方式和表情方式是不同于他们自己的。文章倒数第二句已提示：这种观察结果为学习者自己学英语打下了一个良好的基础。

9.D

10.D

11.B参考第五段最后一句。

12.A48．答案为A

此考题为细节题。根据文章第2段第2句Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevilspiritsfromtheirhomes，就可肯定A正确。

13.A

14.B解析：本题属细节题。文章第一段倒数第三句已明确点明。

15.C解析：见原文前四段。一个医院在电镀厂附近。这个厂释放出一种叫铬的气体。它导致附近的人患有癌症、良性瘤、以及气喘病。

16.D本题为细节推理题。从文中我们可以得知母亲节是在1907被提议建立起来的，两年后一位妇女提议建立父亲节。1916年美国总统威尔逊正式地赞同建立这样一个节日。到1924年美国总统库立基建议全国遵从这个节日。直到这时人们才正式接受这个节日。

17.A解析：见原文第三段。

18.C解析：第二段大意是：如果要想改变火星的条件使之适合居住，首先要提高星球的温度，其方法是用某些气体收集太阳的热能。有了温度、水和二氧化碳，一些植物便可生长。慢慢地使星球适合生存。选项C，“人们可以以提高环境的温度的方式来使一些植物生长”是正确的。

19.B38．答案为B

根据各选项的比较及逻辑推断，没有备用电脑可能是经费问题，得出此题的答案为B。

20.A参见第二段。

21.D解析：参见第五段。作者特别提到由于鲸鱼的数量巨大，它们很可能没有足够的食物。因此，过量饮食是不可能的。由于人们还没有真正弄清楚鲸鱼的死因，那么，任何其他的原因都是可能的。

22.A文中第一段第五句“Beforethedawnofthetwentiethcentury．．．”表明是在二十世纪之前发生的。

23.B

24.D解析：第1段开头讲教育若只选出有天赋的人就会简单许多，所以反过来理解，教育复杂是因为要兼顾天才和普通人，选D。

25.A解析：第二段第3句Itwouldhaveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnglightenmenttobetoldbyanyofushowlittleweknowandhowbewilderingthewayaheadseems．(此观点会使18世纪启蒙运动时期的精英们都感到惊异。)可见在启蒙运动时期，不少人自认为人类的认识已经达到了一个可观的高度。因此选A。

26.D解析：safety是本篇文章的中心词。

27.A参见句子：Theypointoutthatatacircus，forexample，wemayseeelephants，monkeys，dogsandotheranimalsdoingquiteskillfulthings．句中they指的就是scientists。

28.C解析：根据文中第四段第三句话可知，此题为寻找people的替代词。

29.B

30.C解析：文章第二段第一句话表明Mrs.Edwards希望得到免费商品，成为幸运顾客。

31.A解析：本题属逻辑题。前一句已经提示了。

32.A动词put的过去式与原形相同；另外此处也不用正在进行时。

33.B解析：从后面所说，ShirleyAllen转学，由原来学习音乐改为学英语，可以断定ShirleyAllen不放弃弹钢琴，但她还是要改换专业。选项B是正确的。

34.Chaveslighthopeof表示“……的希望很渺茫”，符合题意。

35.B解析：hadneverbeforeknown过去完成时。我从不知道人的腿是可以卸下来的。

36.D解析：刘翔认为瑞士洛桑是他的幸运之地。

37.B解析：produce用于由内部原因生长，make则是由外部原因，所以通常译为“制造、做”。

38.C他们出生在特定的环境，并自然地接受了这个环境所给予他们的一切。从不作深层次的思考。

39.A此处表示使锻炼成为你的13常行为规范，根据第一句话也可以推出答案。而B项weekly“每星期的”；C项monthly“每月的”；D项quarterly“每季的”，都不合逻辑，故选A。

40.A解析：见上一条。

41.C21．这篇文章在讲一个梦。地点是剧院。在剧院的大厅里，后面说的是坚持要作者做一件事，所以不可能是帮助(help)，也不可能是简单的相遇(met)。Stop拦住。选项C是正确的。

42.C

43.B解析：tobesurprised感到吃惊。

44.C

45.B根据四个选项的含义，再结合生活常识，可以判定他只是有可能得分不会超过80分(也有可能得分超过80分)，故应选B项。

46.Dingredient配料。鸡蛋还可作配料。

47.A根据上下文，这里指的是用不同的材料做家具。制作家具用make。A项是正确的。

48.D29．答案为D

此题测试句法和短语理解。填充处与句子时态有关。在英语中，站在今天的角度谈论的前一天为“yesterday”，从过去的某个时间起谈论的前一天为"thedaybefore”，故选D为答案。

49.A解析：lookaway表示“视线移开”。

50.C让孩子选择最“适合”自己的学习方式，suit“适合”，符合句意。

51.A

52.D解析：本题属元音字母辨别的考查题，可利用排除法。A、B、C三项当中的发音均为[u]，只有D项中发音为[/\]。故选D。

53.B解析：画线部分读[^]，其他选项的画线部分读[au]。

54.D

55.D解析：选项D画线字母读[i]，其他选项画线字母读[ai]。

56.A解析：A项划线部分不发音，而B，C，D项发[ei]，所以选A项。

57.C

58.BB画线部分读[u]，其他选项的画线部分读[u：]。

59.AA项的划线部分发[c：]或[c]，而B、C、D三项划线部分发[a：]，因此选A项。

60.C解析：画线部分读[h]，其他选项的画线部分不发音。

61.B解析：“the+姓氏的复数形式”用来表示“the…family(某某一家人)”

62.Ahavenodifficultyindoingsth．做某事无困难。学生作这个练习不费劲。

63.C解析：innoway是表示否定意义的状语，当它放在句首时句子倒装。

64.D参考译文：多锻炼可以阻止你增加重量。此题考查固定搭配，putonweight。

65.A7．此题考查主谓的一致性及时态。And连接两个主语，谓语动词用复数，其行为为现在进行时态。选项A是正确的。

66.B解析：本题考形容词的辨析。influential意为“有影响的”；inferior意为“较差的”；superior意为“较好的”；subordinate意为“次要的”。结合句意，故B项正确。本句大意为：他们的产品常常标价过高而质量低劣。

67.D

68.D解析：“被雨淋”的表达方式为：be/gotcaughtintherain/shower

69.C解析：Too由far修饰。选项C是正确的。

70.A解析：Last持续，endure持久，survive幸存，continue继续。选项A是正确的。

71.B

72.B解析：本题考非谓语动词作定语的用法。显然，house和build之间是被动关系。本句大意为：正在建的房子将是我们的新图书馆。

73.C解析：表示二者的“都”或“任何一位”用either或neither。排除选项B和D。谓语动词已经给以否定，选项C是正确的。

74.D解析：从整个语境中可以看出，所填部分为一独立成分，是引起所问问题的插入语，应用bytheway，意思是“顺便问一下”。

75.B解析：过去分词作后置定语表达被动意义，相当于定语从句whichisspoken。

76.B

77.A解析：本题为词义辨析题。obstacle意为“障碍”；fault意为“缺点”；offense意为“冒犯”；distress意为“穷困，忧伤”。本句大意为：英语学得不好是你想要实现目标的严重阻碍。

78.B解析：感叹句的反意疑问句要用be的一般现在式。若是对人的感叹，主语用人称代词；若是对事物的感