2021年九江市英语练习题【带答案】

2021年九江市英语练习题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(40题)1.Whatisitmakesyousoexcitedaboutsuchsmallthings（）

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.how

2.MorethanonethirdoftheChineseintheUnitedStatesliveinCalifornia,（）inSanFrancisco

A.previouslyB.predominantlyC.practicallyD.permanently

3.Allofthemare（）atLana’sachievement

A.amazedB.interestedC.fondD.proud

4.Itwasatyesterday'smeetingImisunderstoodwhatyousaid（）

A.thatB.whereC.whichD.when

5.Hestayedpatientandansweredeverysinglequestion,simpletheanswerwas（）

A.nomatterwhen

B.nomatterwhether

C.nomatterwhat

D.nomatterhow

6.He（）somebodycreepingintothehousethroughtheopenwindowlastnight

A.sawB.wasseeingC.seesD.hasseen

7.AlthoughMaryhadsufferedfromaseriousillnessforyears,shelostofherenthusiasmforlife（）

A.someB.neitherC.noneD.all

8.—DidyoulikethebookIgaveyou?

—thenovelsthatI’veread,Ienjoyedthisonethemost（）

A.OfallB.AllofC.ForallD.Fromall

9.Hehasmadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,ofgreatimportancetoscienceandman（）

A.whichIthinkis

B.whichIthinkitis

C.ofwhichIthinkitis

D.Ithinkwhichis

10.Hehurriedtotheairportonlythattheflighthadjusttakenoff（）

A.tobetoldB.totellC.toldD.telling

11.The_____ofpullingdowntheoldhousesistomakeroomforanewhighway（）

A.purposeB.meaningC.factD.use

12.You（）wearyourglasses,forthewordsarerathersmall

A.hadbetterB.hadbettertoC.wouldratherD.wouldratherto

13.Fromherconversation,I_____thatshehadalargefamily（）

A.deducedB.decidedC.declaredD.deceived

14.Shesaidthatshewouldbehereatseveno’clock.Butshedidn’tuntileight（）

A.turnonB.turnupC.turnoutD.turndown

15.Onlyafterhisdeathconsideredcorrect（）

A.washistheory

B.histheorywas

C.didhistheory

D.hadhistheory

16.Wemadeaphonecalltohimyesterdayasweanyletterfromhimforalongtime（）

A.haven’treceived

B.didn’treceive

C.hadn’treceived

D.wouldnotreceive

17.Onlyinthisway______makeimprovementsintheoperatingsystem（）

A.youcanB.youdidC.canyouD.didyou

18.Iadvisethemtowithdraw（）

A.soastogetnotinvolved

B.soasnottogetinvolved

C.sothatnottogetinvolved

D.asnottogetinvolved

19.It’snotagoodhabittoleaveyourwork（）

A.donehalfB.halfdoneC.ahalfdoneD.doneahalf

20.Whathesaidatthemeetingseemed_______,sofewpeoplecouldmakethemout（）

A.practicalB.realC.abstractD.interesting

21.—ShallweinviteTim?

—No，it’stoolatetoinviteanymorepeople._____，hehatesparties，youknow（）

A.ExceptB.BesideC.BesidesD.But

22.Almosteveryoneofuscouldseeheranxietyfromthe____onherface（）

A.appearanceB.sightC.viewD.expression

23.Youtwohavegotalot_____（）

A.ingeneralB.incommonC.inallD.inanycase

24.Themomentseemedto（）outendlessly,hisgazetravelingacrossherface,herneck,hershoulder,returningtohereyes

A.stretchB.expandC.skipD.slip

25.Thegrainoutputofthisyearismuchhigherthan_____oflastyear（）

A.thatB.suchC.whichD.what

26.Thedocumentneedsbythemanager（）

A.signingB.tosignC.tosigningD.tohavesigned

27.Thetribehadbeenlivinginthatpartoftheareaforgenerationsuntilthecivilwar（）

A.brokedownB.brokeoffC.brokeoutD.brokeup

28.Thenews_______hewonfirstprizeinthematchexcitedhisparents（）

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.as

29.Onlyinthiswaymakeimprovementsintheoperatingsystem（）

A.youcanB.youdidC.canyouD.didyou

30.ItisnecessarythatTom_______alltheblanksonanapplicationforajob（）

A.fillinB.filledC.fillwithD.filling

31.Iwasnowinarelaxedmoodandhadnodesire______themanmakeafoolofhimself（）

A.seeB.toseeC.seeingD.seen

32.IrememberedthedoorbeforeIleftthehouse（）

A.lockingB.lockC.tolockD.locked

33.I________himtheChristmasgiftbymailbecausehevisitedmeduringtheChristmasholiday（）

A.oughttohavesent

B.couldn'thavesent

C.musthavesent

D.needn'thavesent

34.HeanEnglishclublastyearandhasimprovedhisEnglishalot（）

A.protectedB.producedC.joinedD.received

35.______yourworkand,Ibelieve,youwillachieveyourgoalofgoingtocollegenextyear（）

A.PutawayB.GlancethroughC.ConcentrateonD.Putupwith

36.Theteacherdoesn'tallowhisstudentsontheexam（）

A.cheatedB.cheatingC.cheatD.tocheat

37.Ikeeptellingmyselftoavoid___________thesamemistakesinpronunciation（）

A.tomakeB.makingC.inmakingD.frommaking

38.MoreandmorepeoplearebeginningtolearnEnglish,______canpartlyexplaintheboomingoflanguagetrainingcentersinChina（）

A.whichB.whatC.thatD.it

39.Asiaisamongthesevencontinents（）

A.largestB.thelargestC.largerD.thelarger

40.Itthatthejewelshadbeenstolenbyatraveler（）

A.turnedoutB.turnedupC.turnedonD.turnedover

二、判断题(5题)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空题(5题)46.Thesemethodsare（effect）____inEnglishteaching

47.Thegovernmenthastakendrasticmeasuresto____thepublictransport.（modern）

48.Wouldyoupleaseprovideuswitha____largeenoughtoholdallthewater?（contain）

49.Allthemenwereunderheavy____workingdayandnight.（press）

50.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor____.（complain）

四、完型填空(20题)51.（）

A.insteadofB.whenC.insteadD.despiteof

52.46.（）

A.advancedB.seniorC.competentD.risky

53.51.（）

A.wentB.helpedC.spokeD.swam

54.67.（）

A.imagineB.recommendC.requireD.remember

55.Haveyoueverhadadream?I'mnottalkingaboutadreamyouhavewhenyousleep.I'mtalkingaboutaconsciousdream51youwouldliketoseeanewfuture,adifferentchoiceofemployment,andabusinessofyourown.Howmanytimeshaveyouwishedthatyoucouldbelivinginadifferent52ratherthantheoneyouarecurrentlyexperiencing?

Severalyearsago,Ihadadreamaboutinventingaboardgamethatwould53myfortunes.Aftermanyrevisions,aboardgamewasdeveloped.Itwasanexcitingtime.Ourdreamseemedtocometruewithsalesstartingtoaccumulate,andourcompanywasalso54.55,anewboardgamesuddenly56marketandmadegreatprogressinsales.Eventually,thecompanywasdissolved.

Perhapsforgamedevelopers,the57emotionsitwasnevermeanttohappenwilldominatetheirfuturedreamsof58adifferentlife.Butforme,maybeIdidn'tsucceedtothelevelIdesired,butattheveryleastIturnedmydream59reality.IfIhadnevertransferredmydream,there60valuablelessonstobelearnedfromthefailure.Itmaytakemany61,butsuccessisachieved.Oncedreamsare62action,formerfailurebecomesabetteractionplaninfuture.Theimportant63hereisthatsuccessonlycomesbyturningdreamsintoreality,andrealizingthat64areonlystepping-stonestofinalsuccess.Aftermanyattempts,manyfailures,manylessonsandmanyfalsestarts,learn65lessonsfromfailures,turndreamsintoreality,anddon'tletadreamonlybeadream,andthensuccesswillarriveatlast

51.（）

A.whatB.whereC.whenD.how

56.58.（）

A.triedB.managedC.likedD.tended

57.57.（）

A.strongerB.weakerC.wiserD.better

58.Muchhasbeenmadeabouttheimportanceofagoodbreakfasttoahealthylifestyle.Itgivesyou___31___tostartyourday,accordingtoconventionalwisdom（传统观念）,andscientificstudies___32___adecadeagohadshownthateatingbreakfastwasthekeytomaintainingahealthyweight.

Breakfastskippersareplagued（饱受困扰）withwell-meaningfamilymembersandfriends,___33___thattheyshouldeatsomethinginthemorning.ButaccordingtonutritionscientistP.K.Newby,suchadvicewasbasedonwhat’sknownasobservationalstudies,inwhichscientistsfollowgroupsofpeopleand___34___theoutcomes.Theresulthadseemedtoindicatethatpeople___35___lostweightormaintainedahealthyweightatebreakfast.Theproblem,Newbytoldus,isthatthosestudiesdidn’tisolatebreakfastastheimportantfactor.Itcouldbe,shesays,thatthosewholostweightalsoexercisemore.

Then,in2014,agroupofresearchersattheUniversityofAlabamapublishedastudythattookamore___36___lookatthisquestion.Theyhad300participantsand___37___assignedthemtoeatbreakfast,toskipbreakfast,ortosimplygoabouttheirnormalroutine.After16weeks,theyfoundnodifferenceinweightloss___38___thethreegroups.

___39___onthisnewresearch,itseemsthatthebottomlineisthis:ifyou’renothungryinthemorning,there’sno___40___inskippingbreakfastwhenitcomestoweightmanagement.It’sthewhatthatismoreimportantthanthewhen,whenitcomestobreakfast,shesays

31.（）

A.powerB.energyC.courageD.confidence

59.59.（）

A.toB.ontoC.fromD.on

60.56.（）

A.takeoffB.standupC.takeupD.standby

61.26.（）

A.favorB.advantagesC.rightsD.priority

62.60.（）

A.smallB.smartC.littleD.young

63.48.（）

A.thatB.whetherC.whereD.why

64.63.（）

A.tellB.senseC.toughD.think

65.Whentwohandsmeet,wepassonsomethingofourselves.After__51__toMarkTwain,Helen—whowasbothdeafandblind—commented,Icanfeelthetwinkleofhiseyeinhishandshake.Insomeindefinableway,Twainhad__52__hischarmtoKeller.

andthat’sprobablybeentrueofthehandshakeallthe__53__backtoitsearliestdays,__54__noonecantellitsactualbeginning.Acommonexplanationisthat__55__earlymanencounteredastranger,he__56__outhishandtoshowhehadnoweapon.Fromthis,supposedly,__57__thehandshake.

Notso,sayshistorianBrianBurke.Hebelieves,thehandshakeimpliedputtingyourbloodbehindyourbreath.Heexplainsthatancientpeople__58__thespokenwordalone,andtheyusedthehandclasptosignifythattheir__59__wasbackedupbythepoweroftheirheart—i.e.,theirblood.__60__,thehandshakesuggestedtrust.

That__61__oftrusthassurvivedtothisday.Peopleinbusinessoftennaildownagreementssimplybydeclaring,Let’sshake__62__it.

Perhapsthemost__63__handshaketookplaceonJuly17,1975,duringtheApolloSoyuzgettogetherinspace.Afterthetwocraftscametogether,AmericanastronautThomasStafford__64__theextendedhandofSovietcosmonautAlexeyLeonov.The__65__totheworldwasoneoffriendshipandpeace

（）

A.introducing

B.introduced

C.beingintroduced

D.havingintroduced

66.69.（）

A.beB.doC.makeD.have

67.60（）

A.passionB.gameC.workD.life

68.Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep__31__dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleeptakesplace.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but__32__eighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamount,but__33__mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowtosatisfyit.Sleepshouldalwaysbeenoughtomakeonerelaxedandreadyfor__34__work.

Freshairisnecessarytosoundsleep.Itisnot__35__reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.__36__apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody__37__completerelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-doorexercises,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand__38__areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthecontrolofanyperson.Abathat__39__,neitherhotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby__40__.

31.（）A.wishedB.neededC.expectedD.wanted

69.Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyareperformedonaroutine（常规）basis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis56atworkinpeopleofallages.Forexample,onChristmasmorning,childrenareexcitedaboutplayingwiththeirnewtoys.Buttheir57soonwearsoffandbyJanuarythosesametoyscanbefoundputawayinthebasement.Theworldisfullofhalf-filledstampalbumsandunfinishedmodels,eachstandingasamonumenttosomeone’s58interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild59bathesitandbrushesitsfur.Withinashorttime,however,theburdenofcaringfortheanimalishandedovertotheparents.Adolescentsenterhighschoolwithgreat60butaresoonlookingforwardtograduation.Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtocollege.Andthen,howmanyadults,whonowcomplainaboutthelongdrivestowork,eagerlydroveforhoursatatimewhentheyfirst61theirdriver’slicense?Beforepeopleretire,theyusually62todoalotofgreatthings,63theyneverhadtimetodowhileworking.Butsoonafterretirement,thegolfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimesbecomeasboringasthejobsthey64.And,likethechildinJanuary,theygosearchingfornew65

56（）

A.principleB.habitC.weaknessD.power

70.63（）

A.plainB.longC.miserableD.boring

五、阅读理解(20题)71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage（）

A.WhatIsself-plagiarism?

B.HowDoPeopleStealfromTheirOwnWork?

C.TheEssenceofself-plagiarism

D.TheArgumentAboutself-plagiarism

72.Whichofthefollowingideasdoesthepassagesupport（）

A.Mostofthetimelazinessisagoodquality

B.Mostassemblyworkersarelazy

C.Thewordlazinessissometimesmisused

D.Mostoverworkedpeoplearelazy

73.Snowblindnessmaybeavoidedby______（）

A.concentratingtothesolidwhiteterrain

B.searchingforsomethingtolookatinsnow-coveredterrain

C.providingtheeyeswithsomethingtofocuson

D.coveringtheeyeballswithfluid

74.ParagraphTwoimpliesthatintreatinginfertility（）

A.thepercentageofsuccessfultreatmentsisveryhighwhenpresentmethodsareused

B.thepresenttreatmentisverycheap

C.thecloningtechnologycostslesstimeandmoneyintreatinginfertility

D.thecloningtechnologyismoresuitablefortreatinginfertilitythanleukemia

75.Wecansafelyconcludethatastudentmayfailinanexamif_________（）

A.hecannotthinkproperly

B.hecan’tpayattentiontoit

C.heisnotworried

D.heisnotfullofenergy

76.PassageThree

Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhavenosenseofhumor,atleastinparent-childrelationships.

Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.

Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothesandhairstyles,inentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.

Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentstoapproveofwhatyoudo.Iftheydoapprove,itlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcase,youareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog（失败者）:youcan'twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood,whenyouwerecompletelyunderyourparents'control.Butitignoresthefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.

Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationcanbepartofthatplan.Youcancharmothers,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Youcanimpressotherswithyoursenseofresponsibilityandinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo

Theauthorisprimarilyaddressing（）

A.parentsofteenagers

B.newspaperreaders

C.teenagers

D.thosewhogiveadvicetoteenagers

77.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph（）

A.Manypeoplearestillunabletoaffordthecostofphysicalexercise

B.Nobodyshouldtakepartinphysicalactivityinordertobeanathlete

C.Moderatephysicalexerciseisusuallyenoughforordinarypeople

D.Oldorsickpeopleshouldonlytakepartinphysicalexerciseoftheslowesttype

78.Afewcenturiesago,peoplelookedatthebirdsandwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoflylikethem.Therewerestoriesofheroeswhogluedbirdfeathersontheirarmsandflewupintothesky.About500yearsago,somepeopledreamedadifferentdream.Insteadofflyinguptothesky,theydreamedoffallingfromthesky!

Inthe15thcentury,Italianinventorsdesignedacone-shaped（锥形）devicethatwassupposedtobringamandownsafelyfromagreatheight.Theoperatorheldontoahandlewithastrapstrappedtohiswaist.Thiswasthefirstknowndesignforaparachute（降落伞）.

EventhegreatinventorLeonardodaVincisketchedatypeofparachute.Hisparachutedesignwasintheshapeofpyramid（金字塔）.Otherinventorsalsosketchedtheirowndesignsforaparachute.Unfortunately,thesewereonlydesignsonpaperandnoonetestedthem.

ACroatianinventornamedFaustoVeranziolookedatLeonardodaVinci’sparachutedesignandreplacedthepyramidshapewithonethatlookedlikeasailfromaship.WhenVeranziowas65yearsold,hefellill.Thinkinghewouldnotlivelonger,hedecidedtotryouthisparachuteinvention.Hebuilthisparachuteusingwoodandcloth.Strappinghisinventiontohiswaist,hejumpedoffthetallbelltowerinhiscity.Helandedsafely!Hewassupposedlythefirstmantosuccessfullyuseaparachute.However,someotherpeoplethoughtthisstorywasnottrue.Ifthatwasthecase,thenthefirstpersontosuccessfullyuseaparachutewouldgotoaFrenchmannamedLouis-SebastienLenormandin1783

Thefirstknownparachutewasdesignedby________（）

A.FrenchmenB.ItaliansC.CroatiansD.Englishmen

79.Accordingtothepassage,agoodresponsetothispracticewouldbeto_____（）

A.balancethenoisewithmomentsofsilence

B.eatenoughfoodinordertoquietthestomach

C.useourbrainstoimprovemoderntechnology

D.realizethatthesoundsseemtobeextreme,butarenot

80.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage（）

A.HowtoCompleteaJobApplicationForm

B.AnIntroductiontoJob-HuntingSituations

C.WritingSkillsHelpJob-Hunting

D.AnAttempttoFindBetterJobs

81.OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.Theygivetheirownersautomaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andevenabroad,andtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthecashlesssocietyisnotonthehorizon,it’salreadyhere.

Whilecomputersoffertheseconveniencestoconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepawiderangeofrecords,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformationallowsbusinessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.Decisionstoreorderorreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesametimethesecomputersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethemostefficient,allowingpersonnelandstaffingassignmentstobemadeaccordingly.andtheyalsoidentitypreferredcustomersforpromotionalcampaigns.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersforsimilarreasons.Computer-analyzedmarketingreportscanhelptodecidewhichproductstoemphasizenow,whichtodevelopforthefuture,andwhichtodrop.Computerskeeptrackofgoodsinstock,ofrawmaterialsonhand,andevenoftheproductionprocessitself.

Numerousothercommercialenterprises,fromtheaterstomagazinepublishers,fromgasandelectricutilitiestomilkprocessors,bringbetterandmoreefficientservicestoconsumersthroughtheuseofcomputers

Accordingtothepassage,thecreditcardenablesitsownerto（）

A.withdrawasmuchmoneyfromthebankashewishes

B.obtainmoreconvenientservicesthanotherpeopledo

C.enjoygreatertrustfromthestorekeeper

D.cashmoneywhereverhewishesto

82.Passage2

Accordingtopsychologists（心理学家）,anemotionisarousedwhenamanoranimalviewssomethingaseitherbadorgood.Whenapersonfeelslikerunningawayfromsomethingthathethinkswillhurthim,wecallthisemotionfear.Ifthepersonwantstoremovethedangerbyattackingit,wecalltheemotionanger.Theemotionsofjoyandlovearearousedwhenwethinksomethingcanhelpus.Anemotiondoesnothavetobecreatedbysomethingintheoutsideworld.Itcanbecreatedbyaperson'sthoughts.

Everyonehasemotions.Manypsychologistsbelievethatinfantsarebornwithoutemotions.Theybelievechildrenlearnemotionsjustastheylearntoreadandwrite.Agrowingchildnotonlylearnshisemotionsbutlearnshowtoactincertainsituationsbecauseofanemotion.

Psychologiststhinkthattherearetwotypesofemotions：positiveandnegative.Positiveemotionsincludelove,liking,joy,delightandhope.Theyarearousedbysomethingthatappealstoaperson.Negativeemotionsmakeapersonunhappyordissatisfied.Theyincludeanger,fear,despair,sadnessanddisgust.Ingrowingup,apersonlearnstocopewiththenegativeemotionsinordertobehappy.

Emotionsmaybeweakorstrong.Somestrongemotionsaresounpleasantthatapersonwilltryanymeanstoescapefromthem.Inordertofeelhappy,thepersonmaychooseunusualwaystoavoidtheemotions.Strongemotionscanmakeithardtothinkandtosolveproblems.Theymaypreventapersonfromlearningorpayingattentiontowhatheisdoing.Forexample,astudenttakinganexaminationmaybesoworriedaboutfailingthathecannotthinkproperly.Theworrydrainsvaluablementalenergyheneedsfortheexamination

Welearnfromthepassagethatanemotioniscreatedbysomething（）

A.onethinksbadorgood

B.onefeelsindanger

C.onefacesintheoutsideworld

D.onetriestoescapefromreallife

83.Passage1

Ingivingabusinesspresentation,manyspeakersthinkthatiftheirideasarestrong,theiraudienceswillgetthemreadily.Theyfeeldiscouragedwhentheaudienceisunabletounderstandtheirpresentations.Thathappensalotespeciallywhentechnicalexpertsareinvitedtomakeaproductpresentationtoagroupofusers.

Whatcanwedotomakeabusinesspresentationeasiertounderstand?Inmyview,goodpresentationshavealwaysbeensimpleandvisual.Inaneffectivebusinesspresentation,thefewerthepointsare,thebetterthemessagesgetpassedon.Youshouldfocusonthedepthofcoverageinsteadofthewidthofcoverage.Additionally,youmakeyourideasvisualandrelevant,sothemessageisunderstoodbetterandrememberedlonger.Greatbusinesspresentersrelatetheirideasandconceptstotheiraudiencesbyusingsimple,powerfuldiagramsinsteadofrelyingontext-basedslides（幻灯片）.Infact,drawingdiagramsforcesapresentertomaketheideaclearevenatthepreparationstage.Itisimpossibletodrawadiagramwhenyouarenotclearaboutanidea.Whenyourideaisclear,itiseasiertotransferit.Mostaudiencesunderstandadiagramfasterandrememberitlonger.Thispossiblyexplainswhymostofthememorablepresentationshavebeenvisualinnature

Manyspeakersbelievethatthestrongertheirideasare（）

A.themorepowerfultheirspeechwillbe

B.themoremeaningfultheirspeechwillbe

C.themoreeasilytheaudiencewillunderstandthem

D.thehardertheaudiencewillfindittofollow

84.Ifyouhandahandkerchieftosomeonecrying,youmay_________（）

A.hurthisfeelings

B.makehimembarrassed

C.encouragehimtocontinuetocry

D.stophimfromlettingouthissorrow

85.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnewsstoriesistrue（）

A.Newsstoriestellthefactswithoutcomments

B.Newsstoriescontainbothfactsandopinions

C.Newsstoriesreflecttheopinionsofthepublisherandeditor

D.Newsstoriesexpressthewriter'sopinions

86.WhenaNewYorkerwashikinginEurope,hisSwissfriendkeptsayingListentothat!buthedidn’thearanything.Hisearswereaccustomedtoloudcitynoisesanditwasdaysbeforehewasabletonoticethesoundofabird.Formostofus,silencehasbecomearareexperience.Thereisbackgroundmusicinrestaurants,bars,stores,restrooms,elevators,andwhenyouarewaitingonthetelephone.RussellBakerblamessociety’sdeterminationtoentertainyouwhetheryoulikeitornot.

Peoplemaysaytheyyearnforquiet,butinpracticetheyavoidit.Theydrivewiththecarradioturnedup,switchonthetelevisionwhentheygethome,andexercisewhilelisteningtomusiconheadphones.Thenoisesuggeststhatpeoplehaveaspiritualproblem.Theycanbuythingsinstores,buttheydonothaveenoughhumancontact.Sotheyfilltheirliveswithsound.

Sometimesthereasonforthenoiseisprimitive.Youngmenplaytheircarstereosloudlyinordertocreateapersonalenvironmentaroundthem.Likeanimals,theyaremarkingaterritorytowarnrivalsawayandtoattractamate.

Itmayalsobetruethatthebrainitselfwantsexcitementjustasthestomachinsistsonfood.Unlikeinthepast,wenowhavemoderntechnologytosupplyaconstantfloodofsounds.Thisseemsextreme.Perhapswewouldbebetteroffifwesoughtperiodsofsilencetoprovidebalance

WhatwasthesoundthattheNewYorkercouldnothear（）

A.ThesayingsoftheSwiss

B.Thesoundofabird

C.Backgroundmusic

D.Thetelephone

87.Themainsourcesofsaltinourdietare（）

A.Home-madefoodandpackagedfood

B.restaurantfoodandsaltshakers

C.restaurantfoodandpackagedfood

D.Home-madefoodandsaltshakers

88.WecaninferthatRobertToddDuncandidn'tatfirstwanttotryforthepartmainlybecause_______（）

A.hewastoobusytodoit

B.hewasnotinterestedinit

C.hewasnotconfidentenough

D.hedidn'twanttobecomefamous

89.Whichofthefollowingistrue（）

A.Withoutenginescivilizationisimpossible

B.Withoutengineswehavenoindustrialcivilization

C.Enginecamebeforecivilization

D.Enginescamebeforemanknewhowtouseheat