2021年沧州市英语模拟题【带答案】

2021年沧州市英语模拟题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

A.AsmanyasB.AsmuchasC.SomanyasD.Somuchas

2.Wemadeaphonecalltohimyesterdayasweanyletterfromhimforalongtime（）

A.haven'treceived

B.didn'treceive

C.hadn'treceived

D.wouldnotreceive

3.ThefatheraswellashisthreechildrenskatingonthefrozenrivereverySundayinwinter（）

A.isgoingB.goC.goesD.aregoing

4.Today,peopleliveinaworldnewtechnologyistakinganincreasingproportionintheirlives（）

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.which

5.Heispleased________whatyouhavegivenhim（）

A.ofB.toC.withD.in

6.Itisacommonpracticeabatterywhenitstillhassomepowerinit（）

A.tochargeB.chargeC.chargedD.havingcharged

7.WhenMarypaidthebillshewasgivenaforhermoney（）

A.chequeB.receiptC.ticketD.label

8.Thistaperecorderisfar_____thatonebothinqualityandindesign（）

A.superiorthan

B.superiorto

C.moresuperiorthan

D.moresuperiorto

9.Eventhoughthey______sidebysidefortwentyyears,thetwoneighborsarenotongoodterms（）

A.havebeenlived

B.hadbeenlived

C.hadbeenliving

D.havebeenliving

10.Thesizeoftheaudience,_____wehadexpected,waswellovertwothousand（）

A.thatB.whoC.whomD.as

11.Theteacheraskedsomequestionstomake_______thatthestudentunderstoodthetext.

A.goodB.trueC.sureD.believe

12.Thestreetwasnamed_______GeorgeWashingtonwholedtheAmericanwarforindependence（）

A.fromB.withC.asD.after

13.He______toseeyouyesterday，buthehadanimportantmeetingtoattend（）

A.wouldhavecomeB.cameC.hadcomeD.wascoming

14.Itisfrommyschooltotherailwaystation（）

A.Two-hourswalk

B.Two-hour’swalk

C.Two-hourwalk

D.atwo-hourwalk

15.Please（）thewatertapwhenyouhavefinishedyourwashing

A.turnonB.turnoffC.turnoutD.turnover

16.Withtheworldpopulation________toincrease,ourdemandforenergyisalsogrowing（）

A.tocontinueB.continueC.continuingD.continued

17.ItwasnotuntilDecember31wefinallygotaletterfromhim（）

A.thatB.whenC.whichD.then

18.—I'msorryImadeamistake.

—______.Nobodyisperfect（）

A.Takeyourtime

B.You'reright

C.Whateveryousay

D.Takeiteasy

19.Janewon'tjoinusfordinnertonightand_______（）

A.neitherwon'tTom

B.neitherwillTom

C.Tomwilltoo

D.sowillTom

20.Sinceyouarefriends,youdon'thavetobenervouswhenmakingaspeech（）

A.amongB.againstC.overD.in

21.I'veneverseentheyoungman_______nexttothedirector（）

A.sitsB.satC.sittingD.tosit

22.Itdoesn’tmatter_____youpayincashorbycreditcardinthisstore（）

A.howB.whetherC.whatD.why

23.Ihavetwochildrenbutofthemlikesfruits（）

A.noneB.eitherC.neitherD.both

24.Rarely_____hisvoicetoanyone,andneverwithhiscolleagues（）

A.heraised;hequarreled

B.didheraise;didhequarrel

C.hehadraised;hehadquarreled

D.hadheraised;didhequarrel

25.Thoughthefirefighterstriedveryhardtothefire,itstillcausedatleastfivepeople'sdeath（）

A.putoffB.putoutC.putonD.putforward

26.Themandenied______anythingatthesupermarketwhenhewasquestionedbythepolice（）

A.tohavestolen

B.tosteal

C.havingstolen

D.havingbeenstealing

27.Heistotally（）tootherpeople’sattitudes

A.unconcernedB.carelessC.indifferentD.bold

28.—Didyouenjoytheparty?

—Yes.We（）wellbyourhosts

A.weretreatedB.wouldbetreatedC.treatedD.hadtreated

29.Radioisanimportantmeansof（）

A.conversationB.communicationC.speechD.language

30.Shepretended（）indifferentbutherfacialexpressionbetrayedher

A.tobeB.beingC.beD.been

31.Takeyourtimeandthinkthematteroverbeforeyou_____aconclusion（）

A.sumupB.taketoC.useupD.cometo

32.Wehaven’tbeenabletofindoutthe_____oftherumor（）

A.sourceB.causeC.resourceD.reason

33.Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot______goingtothedoctor（）

A.putoffB.putasideC.holdbackD.holdup

34.Shetriedtoexplainthisprogramby_____ofsignlanguage（）

A.eventB.meansC.routeD.capacity

35.ThetwinsisterslooksomuchalikethatIcouldnevertell_____（）

A.whoiswhoB.whomiswhomC.whatiswhatD.whichiswhich

36.Miketakesawalkeveryday,isgoodforhishealth（）

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.as

37.Idon'tthinklunchisagoodtimetogettogether（）

A.dinnerisneither

B.soisnotdinner

C.notdinner,too

D.norisdinner

38.myfatherwantstodoafterheretiresistowriteabook（）

A.WhichB.ThatC.WhatD.Those

39.you'vegotachance,youmightaswellmakefulluseofit（）

A.NowthatB.AfterC.AlthoughD.Assoonas

40.Let’sgoonapicnicthisweekend,______（）

A.willweB.shallweC.wouldweD.shouldwe

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.Itis____thatthecompanywillmakeabigprofitintheexporttrade.（like）

47.Manyforeignwordsandphraseshave____theEnglishLanguage.（rich）

48.Noisytraffic____ourwayoflifeinthisvillage.（threat）

49.Sheisalways____tohelpothers.（will）

50.Asacollegestudent,youshouldaimforan____ofknowledgewellbeyondyourareaofspecialization.（expand）

四、完型填空(20题)51.（）

A.presidentB.professorC.teacherD.student

52.Itwasasummerevening.Iwassittingbytheopenwindow,readinga__16__.Suddenly,Iheardsomeonecrying,"Help!Help!"Itcamefromthetreeattheotherendoftheyard.117butitwastoodarktoseeanythingclearly.Almost__18__Iheardthecryagain.It__19__1ikeachild,butIcouldnotimaginewhatanybodywouldbedoinginourbackyard.

Idecidedtogooutandhavea__20__intheyard,just__21__someonewasintrouble.Igotaflashlightanda__22__andwentoutintotheyard.__23__Iheardthecry."Who'sthere?"I__24__aslwalkedacrosstheyardtowardthetrees.Buttherewasno__25__．Withthehelpofmyflashlight,I__26__alloverthatendoftheyard.Therewasno__27__ofanybodyoranything.Icametotheconclusionthatmy__28__wasplayingtricksonme,probablybecauseofthestoryIwasreadingaboutstrangebeingsonthemoon.

Feelingrather__29__aboutwalkingaroundinmyownbackyardwithastick,Iwentbackintothe__30__.Ihadjustsatdowntoreadmybookagainwhenlwas__31__bythecryofHelp!Help!thistimefromrightbehindme.I__32__mybookandjumpedup.There,sittingonthetable,wasalargeparrot,abirdthatcancopyhuman__33__!Whilelwasoutintheyard,itmusthave__34__thelightinthelivingroomand__35__throughtheopenwindow

___________（）A.newspaperB.bookC.letterD.report

53.47.（）

A.hurtsB.expressesC.matchesD.affects

54.42.（）

A.niceB.goodC.availableD.attractive

55.75.（）

A.forB.overC.withD.beyond

56.18（）

A.necessaryB.perfectC.properD.possible

57.Moreandmorestudentswanttostudyinhotmajors.41aresult,manystudentswantto42theirinterestsandstudyinthese43suchasforeignlanguages,internationalbusinessandlaw,etc.

Fewerandfewerstudentschoosescientificmajors,44maths,physicsandbiology,andartmajors,45history,Chineseandphilosophy.46studentscanstudyinthesehotmajors,becausethenumberofthesehotmajors47limited.

Ifone48interestinhisworkorstudy,49canhedowell?I50thisfromoneofmyclassmates.

Heis51thecountryside.Hisparentsarefarmers.Thoughhe52biology,yethechoseinternationalbusiness.He53tolivealifewhichisdifferent54ofhisparents.

Intheend,hefoundhewas55indoingbusiness.Hefoundallthesubjectstobe56.57thiswouldn’thavehappenedifhehadchosenhismajoraccordingtohisowninterests.

Choosingamajorinuniversity58necessarilydecideone’swholelife.Majors59arehottodaymaynotbehottomorrow.Choosingyourmajoraccordingtoyourown60isthebestwaytosuccess

（）

A.BeingB.ForC.HavingD.As

58.33.（）

A.mindB.appearanceC.voiceD.movement

59.53.（）

A.atB.toC.onD.for

60.80.（）

A.allB.wholeC.everyD.each

61.IwasonabusoneMarchevening.Thedriverdidn’t____________tostartthebussoonbecauseitwasnotyet____________.Amiddle-agedwomangoton.Tiredandsad,shetoldherstorytearfully,nottoanyone____________particular.Onherwaytothestation,halfofher____________wasstolen.Theotherhalfwashiddenunderherblouse,soshefortunatelystillhadsomemoney____________.Afewminuteslater,shestoppedcrying,butstilllookedunhappy.Whenalltheseatswere____________,thedriverstartedtheengine.Theconductorbegantocollectfares.Whenshecametoanoldmaninworn-outclothes,heexplainedthathehad____________allhismoneywhenhehadaccidentallygotonawrongbusandnowhewastryingtogohome.___________hearingthis,sheorderedtheoldmantogetoffthebus.Theoldmanwasalmostintearsashe____________hertolethimtakethebushome.Thedrivertooktheconductor’ssideandrepeatedtheconductor’s____________.Thewomanwaswatchingtheincident.____________thedriverandtheconductorraisedtheirvoicesattheoldman,sheinterfered（干预）.Stop____________him!Can’tyouseehe’sonlytryingtogethome?Hedoesn’thaveanymoney!thedriver____________.Well,that’sno____________tothrowhimoffthebus,sheinsisted.Thenshereachedinsideherblouse,tookouther____________money,andhandedittotheconductor.Here’shisfareandmine.Juststopgivinghima____________time.Allheadsturnedtothewoman.It’sonlymoney,sheshrugged.Sherodetherestofthewayhome____________ahappysmile,withthemoneyshe’dlostearlier____________.Ontheroadoflife,thehelpofstrangerscan____________ourloadsandliftourspirits.Howmuchsweeterthe____________willbewhenwemakeitalittlesmootherforothers!

（）

A.tryB.careC.decideD.intend

62.83.（）

A.thatB.whichC.whereD.what

63.Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthe__1__oftheseheputsfurtherquestions,andsoon.

Formostofthetimethisconversationgoeson__2__thelevelofconsciousness.Attimes,__3__,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunning__4__difficulties,whenmismatchisoccurringbetween__5__andmeaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeing__6__,ourquestioningofthetext__7__attheunconsciouslevel.

Differentpeopleconverse__8__thetextdifferently.Somestayvery__9__tothewordsonthepage;__10_takeoffimaginativelyfromthewords,interpreting,criticizing,analyzingandexamining.The__11__representsakindofcomprehensionwhichiswritteninthetext.Thelatterrepresents__12__levelsofcomprehension.The__13__betweentheseisimportant,especiallyfortheadvancedreader.

Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointof__14__isequallyimportant,andthatisto__15__notwithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisread.Wecallthisaprocessconversationas__16__toacontentconversation.Itisconcernednotwithmeaningbutwiththestrategieswe__17__inreading.Ifweareanadvancedreaderourabilitytoholdaprocessconversationwithatextisusuallyprettywell__18__.Itis__19__thiskindofconversationthatisofimportancewhenweare__20__todevelopourreadingtomeetthenewdemandsbeingplaceduponusbystudyingatahighlevel

1（）

A.answerB.lightC.meaningD.weight

64.Itwasanearlymorninginsummer.Inthestreets，sleepy-eyedpeopleweremovingquickly，headingtowardstheir61.Thiswasthebeginningofanother62dayinNewYorkCity.63thisdaywastobedifferent.

Waiting64thecrowdedstreets，ontopofa65110storieshigh，wasPhilippePetit.ThisdaringFrenchmanwasaboutto66atightrope（绷索）betweenthetwotowersoftheWorldTradeCenter.

Philippetookhisfirst67withgreatcare.Thewireheld.Nowhewas68hecoulddoit.69onlyabalancingpole，Philippewalkedhiswayacross，a70of131feet.

Soontherush-hour71begantonotice.Whata72!There，1350feetabovethestreet，a73figurewaswalkingonair.

Philippemadeseven74，backandforth（来回）.Hewasn'tsatisfiedwithjust75.Attimes，hewouldturn，sitdown，and76goonhisknees.Once，hehadtheastonishing77toliedownonthethinthread.Andthousandsof78watchersstaredwiththeirheartsbeatingfast.

Aftertheforty-five-minute79，Philippewastakentothepolicestation.Hewasasked80hedidit.Philippeshrugged（耸肩）andsaid，WhenIseetwotallbuildings，Iwalk

61.（）

A.jobsB.homesC.busesD.offices

65.64.（）

A.waspainted

B.hasbeenpainted

C.getspainted

D.hadbeenpaint

66.55.（）

A.soB.suchC.bigD.little

67.Thepurposeofanapplicationletteristohelpyoutosellyourself.Youshould__41__thejobyouwantclearly,andshouldtellwhatyourabilitiesareandwhatyouhavedone.Itshouldbesimple,personalandbriefwithoutleaving__42__anynecessaryfacts.

A__43__employermaywanttoknowanumberofimportantthings.Whatareyourqualifications?Whatachievementshaveyou__44__?andwhatareyouraims?Theopeningparagraphisperhapsthemostimportantpart.Try__45__youropeningsentencestotheneedsorinterestsoftheemployer,nottoyourownneedsordesires.

Beclearaboutthekindofjobforwhichyour’renowapplying.Collegegraduates__46__fortheirfirstpositionsoftenaskWhatcanIprovideinaletter?Employerswanttoknowaboutyourexperience.Certainly,abeginnerhasnoexperience.Theansweristhateverythingyou__47__isexperience.

__48__isimportanttowritegoodstrongclosingwordsforyourletter.Askforanintervieworgivethepossibleemployersomething__49__todoorexpect.Anexcellentideaistoencloseanenvelopewithyouraddressandastamp.Thatmakesiteasierforapossibleemployertogetin__50__withyou

（）A.finishB.stateC.takeD.say

68.61（）

A.strangeB.traditionalC.commonD.rare

69.61.（）

A.obtainB.holdC.includeD.control

70.I'mtoldthatduringaninternationalgameofchess（国际象棋），manybeautifulmovescouldbemadeonachessboard.Inadecisive__16__inwhichhewasevenlymatchedwithaRussianmaster__17__,Marshallfoundhisqueenunderseriousattack.Therewereseveralwaysof__18__,andsincethequeenisthemost__19__piece,spectators（观众）thoughtMarshallwouldnaturallymovehisqueento__20__.

Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe__21__.Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost__22__squareofall-asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe__23__byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.

Marshallhadsacrificed（牺牲）hisqueen-anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas__24__.

ThentheRussian,andthe__25__,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea__26__move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe__27__wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina__28__position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.

Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe__29__ofMarshall'sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved__30__inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad__31__bysacrificingthequeen.

Tome,it'snot__32__thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard__33__tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked__34__theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame__35__,Marshallwasthewinner

__________（）A.experienceB.battleC.gameD.chance

五、阅读理解(20题)71.Tofindajob,itisNOTnecessaryforastudenttosupply_____（）

A.awritingsample

B.aletterofapplication

C.anapplicationform

D.aresume

72.Anthropology（人类学）isthestudyofhowpeoplelive.Itincludestheirfamilylife,religion,art,lawsandlanguage.ThetermanthropologycomesfromtwoGreekwords:anthroposmeanshumanbeingandlogymeansthescienceof.Anthropologycanbedividedintotwoareas.Thesetwomaindivisionsareculturalanthropologyandphysicalanthropology.Cultureincludesmanythings,suchasart,religion,laws,andevenfurnitureandmovies.

Anthropologistsdefinehumanprogressinthreemainsteps.Steponebeginswiththefirsthumanbeingandcontinuesuntilthelastofthepeoplewhohuntedanimalsjusttosurvive.Steptwoincludespeoplewhogrewfood.Inthisstep,therewasprogressininventionandreligion.Stepthreedealswiththefirstcivilizations,suchasthoseinEgyptandpartsofAsia.

Anthropologistsalwaysseeknewinformationaboutpeople.Forinstance,recentevidencefoundinEthiopiaandKenyashowshumansearlierinhistorythanitwaspreviouslybelieved

Accordingtothepassage,anthropologyisthestudyof_____（）

A.familylife,religionandart

B.thedifferencesbetweenscienceandarts

C.humanbeings

D.differentcultures

73.Whiledietingyoushould_________（）

A.choosefriedfoods

B.chooselow-caloriefoods

C.choosesnackashamburgerinMcDonalds

D.talktoyourdoctor

74.

_______canjointhethree-daysummerprogramA.Akidof7B.Aboyof14C.Agirlof17D.Amanof26

75.Thepassageindicatesthatinstrumentalleadersgenerallyfocuson（）

A.ensuringharmoniousrelationships

B.sharingresponsibilitywithgroupmembers

C.identifyingnewleaders

D.achievingagoal

76.Theauthorgaveupmedicinebecauseatthattime______（）

A.hethoughthecouldmakealivingbywriting

B.heknewthesuccessofthebookwasnatural

C.heknewitwasnorisktobeawriter

D.hewasquiterichafterthesuccessofhisbook

77.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE（）

A.Whenyouhavebeendrinkingheavilyintheevening,youmightbestilloverthelegallimitthenextmorning

B.Themorealcoholicdrinksthedrivershavehad,themorelikelytheyaretopassthedrivingtest

C.Ifyouhavehadastandarddrink,youmaydriveanhourlater

D.Ifyouwanttodrivesafely,youhadbetternotdrinkatall

78.GladysHolmwasasecretary（秘书）.Sheworkedinanofficeallherlife.Gladysearned（挣）about＄15,000ayear.Shediedwhenshewas86yearsold.andsheleftabigsurprise—＄18million!Shegavethemoneytoachildren’shospital.

GladysHolmnevergotmarried（结婚）orhadanychildren.Butshealwayslikedchildren,andshewantedtohelpthem.Whenherfriend’sdaughterwasillinhospital,Gladysbroughtherateddybear.Afterthat,shevisitedthehospitalmanytimes.Everytimeshevisited,shebroughtteddybearsforthosechildren.Afterthat,peoplestartedtocallGladystheTeddyBearLady.

Gladysalwaysgavetoysandpresentstoherfriendsandfamilybutnooneknewshehadalotofmoney.ShelivedinasmallhouseoutsideChicago.Everyonewasverysurprisedwhentheylearnedshewasmillionaire.Afamilyfriendsaid,Shealwaysgaveusnicepresentsandthings,butwedidn’tknowshewasrich.

HowdidGladysgetsomuchmoney?Sheaskedherbosshowtoearnmoremoney,andshelistenedtowhathesaid.Sheboughtthestocks（股票）thathetoldhertobuy,andshegotveryrich.Beforeshedied,shetalkedtoherfriendsaboutgivingsomethingtothechildren’shospital.Nooneknewthatthesomethingwas＄18million!

GladysHolmoftenvisitedthehospitalandgavechildrenteddybearsbecause（）

A.shehadtoomuchmoney

B.shehadalotofteddybears

C.shehadnevergotmarriedandhadnochildren

D.shelikedchildrenverymuch

79.ThelaunchofChanelperfumesisbasedonthebeliefthat______（）

A.awomanwhodoesnotwearperfumehasnofuture

B.itwillbetheworld’smostpopularperfume

C.itwillbesoldevery30seconds

D.womenarefondofallkindsofperfumes

80.Accordingtothepassage,ifastudent’sschoolrecordisnotgood,he（）

A.willbeacompletefailureinhisfuturework

B.willnotbeabletofindasuitablejob

C.willregretnothavingworkedharderatschool

D.maydowellinhisfuturework

81.Passage1

AnewpollshowsthatpeoplebelievethatcomputersandtheInternethavemadelifebetterforAmericans,butpeoplealsoseesomedangersinthetrendtowardcomputerization.

Thepollfoundthatthepublicfavorssomegovernmentprotectionfromcyber-problems,butingeneralpeoplearenotespeciallyconcernedaboutissuessuchasinformationoverloadorthenever-endingflowofphonecalls,faxesande-mails.Aseparatesurveyofchildrenaged10to17showsthattheyhaveamorepositiveattitudetocomputersthanadultsdo,andmosthavemadeuseofup-to-datetechnologyintheirschools.

ThesurveyfoundthatenthusiasmforcomputersandtheInternetisfoundinallincomegroups,allregionsofthecountry,allraces,andmostagegroups.However,peopleover60andthosetowardsthelowerendoftheincomeranktendtoshowlowerratesofcomputerownershipandInternetusage.Thesurveyshowsthatsomekindofgaphasbeencrossed:computersarepartofeverydaylifeformostAmericans,andtheInternetisclosebehind

Thefirstparagraphshowsthat_____（）

A.thenewpollaboutcomputersandtheInternetishelpful

B.peopleshouldexplorethedangersofcomputerization

C.peoplecandonothingwithoutcomputersandtheInternet

D.computerizationhasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages

82.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepolicyofSwissrailways（）

A.Itattractsmorepeopletotravelbytrain

B.Itdamagescompany-customerrelations

C.Itmakesthecompanylosealotofmoney

D.Itprotectshonestticket-payingpassengers

83.Whenyouhavelosttheweightyouwish,youcan______（）

A.havesomemoresimpleitemsinyourdiet

B.eatmoreandmorefoodsyoulike

C.stopdieting

D.tellthedoctorwhatyou’vedone

84.TheformulasmentionedinParagraph3ofthepassagemostprobablyrefersto（）

A.movietheaters

B.useofrealcharacters

C.contemporaryevents

D.standardizedfilmtechniques

85.____Mikeisgoingonafour-dayhikingtriptothetopofMt.Jones.Heandhisthreehikingfriendsmustcarryalltheirownfoodandwatersohewantsalightweighttentthatisbigenoughforallofthem（）

86.Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreesofhealthandwealthandtheothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesmiserable.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,andevents,andtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.

Thepeoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconveniencesofthings,thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewell-prepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewines,andthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydiscontented.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasuresofsociety,offendmanypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwerefoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.

Thetendencytocriticizeandbedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginallybyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitareconvincedofitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.

Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousconsequencesinlife,sinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers,nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect,andscarcelythat.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatobtainingsomeadvantageinrankorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonespeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicdisapproval,noonewilldefendorexcusethem.Thesepeopleshouldchangethisbadhabit.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem

Peoplewhoaretobeunhappy_______（）

A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothers

B.areusuallyinfluencedbytheresultsofcertainthings

C.candiscovertheunpleasantpartofcertainthings

D.usuallyhaveafaultfindinghabit

87.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage（）

A.TeamBuilding

B.ProblemSolving

C.CommunicationSkills

D.CompanyManagement

88.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

89.A.SB.TC.UD.V

90.Differentcountriesanddifferentraceshavedifferentmanners.BeforeenteringahouseinsomeAsiancountries,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountries,eventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverymuddy,thisisnotdone.AguestinaChinesehousesometimesdoesnotfinishadrink.Heleavesalittle,toshowthathehashadenough.InaMalayhouse,too,aguestalwaysleavesalittlefood.InEngland,aguestalwaysfinishesadrinktoshowthatheenjoysit.

Weshouldliketofindoutthecustomsofotherraces,sothattheywillnotthinkusill-mannered.andpeopleallovertheworldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelpingothers,especiallythoseolderorweakerthanourselves.Ifyourememberthis,you