2021年山东省济南市公共英语五级(笔试)真题一卷(含答案)

2021年山东省济南市公共英语五级(笔试)真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

2.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Givingupsmoking.

B.Keepingfit.

C.Doingexercises.

D.Eatingsweets.

3.AsimplediethighinvitaminsandsugarbutlowinfatandchemicalsbenefitsthosepeopleinHunza.

A.RightB.Wrong

4.听力原文：Iwanttotalktodayaboutsomestudies.Theyseemtoindicatethatthereisastartlingworld-widedeclineinthenumberofamphibians,suchasflogs,toadsandsalamanders.There'slittledoubtthatonereasonwhythenumberofamphibiansisdecliningistheirhabitatshavebeendestroyedwhenthedevelopersfillinpondsandmarshestobuildhouses.Amphibianscan'tjustmovesomewhere.Theyneedwatertolaytheireggsin.Anotherproblemisthegrowingfishindustry.Anotherrangeofpopularpoolfishsuchascarphavebeenintroducedtomanylakesandpondsallovertheworld.Raisingandsellingthesefishcanbeprofitable,butthefisheattheeggsandoffspringofamphibiansthatwerealreadylivinginthelakesandponds.Otherfactorscouldbecontributingtothedeclineincludeacidrainandthespreadofpesticideresidues.Manypesticidesthatfarmersaddedtotheircropsareeventuallywashedawaybytherainandendupinpondsandotherbodiesofwaterwhereamphibianslive.Amphibiansareespeciallyvulnerabletopesticidesdissolvedinthewaterbecauseoftheirmoistskins.Watercanpassthroughamphibiansallowingtoxinsdissolvedinthewatertoentertheamphibians'body.

Whatdoesthespeakermainlydiscuss?

A.Thedistributionofdifferentspeciesofamphibians.

B.Possiblereasonsforreductioninthenumberofamphibians.

C.Theeffectsofenvironmentalchangeonthefishindustry.

D.Guidelinesfortheresponsibleuseofpesticides.

5.听力原文：Now，letmefirstgiveyouabriefintroductiontotheAmericanpoet，EmilyDickinson．EmilyDickinsonwasAmerica'sbest-knownfemalepoetandoneoftheforemostauthorsinAmericanliterature．BorninAmherst，Massachusetts，Dickinsonwasthemiddlechildofaprominentlawyerandone-termUnitedStatescongressionalrepresentative，EdwardDickinson，andhiswife．EmilyNorcrossDickinson．From1840to1847sheattendedtheAmherstAcademy．andfrom1847to1848shestudiedattheMountHolyokeFemaleSeminary(nowMountHolyokeCollege)inSouthHadley，afewtripstoBostonforeyetreatmentsintheearly1860s。DickinsonremainedinAmherst．livinginthesamehouseonMainStreetfrom1855untilherdeath．Duringherlifetime，shepublishedonlyabout10ofhernearly2,000poems，innewspapers，Civilwarjournais，andapoetryanthology．ThefirstvolumeofPoemsofEmilyDickinsonwaspublishedin1890，afterDickinson'sdeath．

AlthoughfewofDickinson'spoemswereformallypublishedduringherlifetime，sheherself“published”bysendingoutatleastone-thirdofherpoemsinthemorethan1,000lettersshewrotetoatleast100differentcorrespondents．Dickinson'smethodofbindingabout800ofherpoemsinto40manuscript.booksanddistributingseveralhundredoftheminlettersisnowwidelyrecognizedasherparticularform.ofself-publication．Shealsoreadherpoemsaloudtoseveralpeople，includinghercousinsLouiseandFrancesNorcross，overaperiodofthreedecades．

Well．that'sallaboutherlife．Nowshallweconcentrateonherfamouspoem，“SuccessisCountedSweetest”．

InwhichstatewasEmilyDicksonborn?

A.Michigan.B.Ohio.C.Massachusetts.D.Washington.

6.Whatdoesthespeakerrefertheactivityofanyorganizationto?

7.What'sthenumberofstudentsfromMalaysia?

8.听力原文：Todayit'smyturntogivetheweeklyoralpresentation,andthetopicthatProfessorMayhadassignedtomeis“thelifeofthepoet,EmilyDickinson”.ComparedwithWaltWhitmanwhomwediscussedlastweek.IfoundEmilyDickinsonstrikinglydifferent.SheseemedinfacttobethecompleteoppositeofWhitmaninherlifeandinherwork.Iwouldliketosharebrieflywiththeclasssomeoftheessentialfactsofherbiography.EmilyDickinsonwasbornin1830inAmherst,Mass,barelyadecadeafterWhitman.Inherearly20'sforreasonswhichstillremainamysteryshebegantowithdrawfromherordinarycontactwiththeworld.Fortheremaining30yearsofherlifeshewasseldomseenoutsideherhome.InthisrespectshewasquiteunlikeWhitmanwholovedthegreatoutdoors.EmilyDickinsonspenthersolitarydayscorrespondingwithherfriendsandwritinghundredsofremarkablepoems,notably“Iheardaflybuzz”andthepoemwehavereadfortoday“I'mnobody”.Althoughsheshowednoneofherpoemstoherfamilyandsentsomeofherletterstofriends.onlyfourwerepublishedinherlifetime.Mostofthem,almost1,200poemswerediscoveredinherroomaftershediedin1886attheageof56.Thesepoemshaveestablishedherasamajorpoet,andseveralmoderncriticsconsiderherthegreateStwomanpoetintheEnglishlanguage.Eh,that'saboutallIhave.Isthereanyquestion?Ifnot,weshouldprobablybegintalkingaboutDickinson's“I'mnobody”,thepoemProfessorMayassignedforthisweek'sclassdiscussion.

Whoisthespeaker?

A.Apoet.B.Ateacher.C.Astudent.D.Anartist.

9.Youcanfindyournoseinthedarknessbecauseofyour"feltimage".

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.What'stheessentialpointweshouldrealizeaboutspeechandwriting?

11.StudyinginanEnglish-speakingcountryisaveryeffectivewaytolearnEnglish.

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.听力原文：M:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?

M:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?

M:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.

W:Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M:Yestheywere,butthetransitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.

W:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M:Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto22,000feet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet.That'sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet.

W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontroller'sinstructions.

M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplymisunderstanding.

W:Wow,that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother.

Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

A.Badweather.

B.Humanerror.

C.Breakdownoftheengines.

D.Communicationssystemfailure.

13.听力原文：Thehumannosehasgiventothelanguagesoftheworldmanyinterestingexpressions．Ofcourse，thisisnotsurprising．Withoutthenose，wecouldnotbreathenorsmell．Itisapartofthefacethatgivesapersonspecialcharacter．CyranodeBergeracsaidthatalargenoseshowedagreatmancourageous，courteous，manly，andintellectual．

Afamouswomanpoetwishedthatshehadtwonosestosmellarose!BlaisePascal，aFrenchphilosopher，madeaninterestingcommentaboutCleopatra'snose．Ifithadbeenshorter，hesaid，itwouldhavechangedthewholefaceoftheworld!

Historically，man'snosehashadaprincipalroleinhisimagination．Manhasreferredtothenoseinmanywaystoexpresshisemotions．Expressionsconcerningthenoserefertohumanweakness：anger，pride，jealousyandrevenge．

InEnglishthereareanumberofphrasesaboutthenose．Forexample，toholdupone'snoseexpressesabasichumanfeeling—pride．Peoplecanholduptheirnosesatpeople，things，andplaces．

Thephrase，tobeledaroundbythenose，showsman'sweakness．Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenoseletsotherpeoplecontrolhim．Ontheotherhand，apersonwhofollowshisnoseletshisinstinctguidehim．

Forthehumanemotionofrejection，thephrasetohaveone'snoseputoutofjointisverydescriptive．Theexpressionappliestopersonswhohavebeenturnedasidebecauseofarival．Theirprideishurtandtheyfeelrejected．Thisexpressionisnotnew．ItwasusedbyErasmusin1542．

ThisisonlyasamplingofexpressionsinEnglishdealingwiththenose．Thereareanumberofothers．However，itshouldbeasplainasthenoseonyourfacethatthenoseismorethananorganforbreathingandsmelling!

Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Thehumannoseasanorganforbreathingandsmelling.

B.Thenoseprovidinguswithvariousexpressions.

C.Awomanpoet'swishtohavetwonoses.

D.InterestingcommentsmadeonCleopatra'snose.

14.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：Whenyoucloseyoureyesandtrytothinkoftheshapeofyourownbody,whatyouimagine(or,rather,whatyoufeel)isquitedifferentfromwhatyouseewhenyouopenyoureyesandlookinthemirror.Theimageyoufeelismuchvaguerthantheoneyousee.Andifyouliestill,itisquitehardtoimagineyourselfashavinganyparticularsizeorshape.

Whenyoumove,whenyoufeeltheweightofyourarmsandlegsandthenaturalresistanceoftheobjectsaroundyou,the"feltimage"ofyourselfstartstobecomeclearer.Itisalmostasifitwerecreatedbyyourownactionsandthesensationstheycause.Theimageyoumakeforyourselfhasratherstrangeproportions:certainpartsfeelmuchlargerthantheylook.Ifyoupokeyourtongueintoaholeinoneofyourteeth,itfeelsenormous;youareoftensurprisedbyhowsmallitlookswhenyouinspectitinthemirror.

Butalthoughthe"feltimage"maynothavetheexactshapeyouseeinthemirror,itismuchmoreimportant.Itistheimagethroughwhichyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld.Inspiteofitsstrangeproportions,itisallonepiece,andsinceithasaconsistentrightandleftandtopandbottom,itallowsyoutolocatenewsensationswhentheyoccur.Itallowsyoutofindyournoseinthedark,scratchitchesandpointtoapain.

Ifthefeltimageisdamagedforanyreason—ifitiscutinhalforlost,asitoftenisaftercertainstrokeswhichwipeoutrecognitionofoneentireside—thesetasksbecomealmostimpossible.Whatismore,itbecomeshardtomakesenseofone'sownvisualappearance.Ifonehalfofthefeltimageiswipedoutorinjured,thepatientstopsrecognizingtheaffectedpartofhisbody.Itishardforhimtofindthelocationofsensationonthatside,and,althoughhefeels:thedoctor'stouch,helocatesitasbeingontheundamagedside.

Heloseshisabilitytoaccepttheaffectedsideaspartofhisbodyevenwhenhecanseeit.Ifyouthrowhimapairofglovesandaskhimtoputthemon,hewillonlygloveonehandandleavetheotherbare.Andyethehadtousethelefthandinordertoglovetheright.Thefactthathecanseetheunglovedhanddoesn'tseemtohelphim,andthereisnoreasonwhyitshould.Hecannolongerreconcilewhatheseeswithwhathefeels:theunglovedobjectlyingontheleftmaylooklikeahand,but,sincethereisnofeltimagecorrespondingtoit,whyshouldheclaimtheobjectasthis?

Mirrorimagesisoftendifferentfromthe"feltimages".

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.Behavioralmanagementisveryusefulbutisnot______likescientificmanagement.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C5】

17.(35)

18.

【C20】

19.(34)

20.(48)

21.

【C17】

22.(50)

23.(38)

24.(43)

25.Pollutionisa"dirty"word.Topollutemeanstocontaminate--topsoilorsomethingbyintroducingimpuritieswhichmake【C1】______unfitoruncleantouse.Pollutioncomesinmanyforms.Weseeit,smellit,【C2】______it,drinkit,andstumblethroughit.Weliterallylivedinandbreathepollution,and【C3】______surprisingly,itisbeginningto【C4】______ourhealth,ourhappiness,andourcivilization.

Oncewethoughtofpollution【C5】______meaningsimplythesmog—thechoking,stinging,dirty【C6】______thathoversovercities.Butairpollution,whileitis【C7】______themostdangerous,isonlyonetypeofcontaminationamongseveral【C8】______attackthemostbasiclifefunctions.

Throughtheuncontrolleduseofinsecticides,manhaspollutedtheland,【C9】______thewildlife.By【C10】______sewageandchemicalsintoriversandlakes,wehavecontaminatedour【C11】______water.Wearepollutingtheoceans,too,kiltingthefishand【C12】______deprivingourselves【C13】______aninvaluablefoodsupply.

Partoftheproblemisourexploding【C14】______.Moreandmorepeopleareproducingmorewastes.Butthisproblemisintensifiedbyour"throw-away"technology.EachyearAmericans【C15】______of7millionautos,20milliontonsofwastepaper,25millionpoundsoftoothpastetubesand48millioncans.Wethrowawaygumwrappers,newspapers,andpaperplates.Itisnolongerwiseto【C16】______anything.Todayalmosteverythingisdisposable.【C17】______ofrepairingatoasteroraradio,itiseasierandcheapertobuyanotheroneanddiscardtheold,even【C18】______95percentofitspartsmaystillbefunctioning.Babydiapers,whichusedtobemadeofreusablecloth,arenowpaperthrow-aways.Soonwewillwearclothingmadeof【C19】______:"Wearitonceandthrowitaway"willbethesloganofthefashionableconsciousness.

Whereisthisalltoend?Areweturningtheworldintoagiganticdump,oristherehopethatwecansolvethepollutionproblem?【C20】______,solutionsareinsight.Afewofthemarepositivelyingenious.

【C1】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

Thephrase"talkingshop"(Line4,Para.6)probablymeans______.

A.talkingaboutshopping

B.discussingone'sworkwithcolleagues

C.exchangingpersonalnews

D.talkingwithfriendsinagroup

27.(80)

28.(68)

29.

Whycanmanypeoplesee“silverlinings”totheeconomicshowdown?

A.Theywouldbenefitincertainways．

B.Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery．

C.Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom．

D.Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced．

30.(70)

31.

Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.

A.thegovernmenthopestosolvetheproblembywayofvolunteerrestrictions

B.morethan47millionAmericanswhoarequalifiedtogetfluvaccineshotscannotgetthemthisyear

C.Americahastodealwithalimitedsupplyoffluvaccinesthisyear

D.normallyonlyasmallpercentageofAmericanpopulationgetsfluvaccineshotseachyear

32.(74)

33.

Anderson'searlysuccesshas______.

A.greatlyspeededthedevelopmentofmedicine

B.broughtnoimmediateprogressintheresearchofgene-therapy

C.promisedacuretoeverydisease

D.madehimanationalhero

34.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Note：AnswereachquestionbychoosingA，B，CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1．Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce．

A=WashingtonD.C.B=NewYorkCityC=ChicagoD=LosAngeles

Whichcity…

istheheadquarteroftheSupremeCourt?71．______

wasdiscoveredasearlyas1524?72．______

hasservedasthecapitalofthecountry?73．______

isnowthelargestindustrialcityinthecountry?74．______

leadsthecountryinthemanufactureofaircraftandspareparts?75．______

isthelargestcity?76．______

isthesecondlargestcityinpopulationinU.S.A.?77．______

hasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestports?78．______

coversanareaofover69squaremiles?79．______

isnowconsideredthecenterofindustry，transportation，commerceandfinanceinthemid-westarea?

80．______

AWashingtonD.C.

Washington，thecapitaloftheUnitedStates，isinWashingtonD.C.andissituatedonthePotomacRiverbetweenthetwostatesofMarylandandVirginia．Thepopulationofthecityisabout800,000anditcoversanareaofover69squaremiles(including8squaremilesofwatersurface)．ThesectionwasnamedtheDistrictofColumbiaafterChristopherColumbus，whodiscoveredthecontinent．ThecityitselfwasnamedWashingtonafterGeorgeWashington，thefirstpresidentofU.S.A.

Thebuildingofthecitywasaccomplishedin1800andsincethatyear，ithasservedasthecapitalofthecountry．ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidentinauguratedthere．IntheWarof1812，theBritainarmyseizedthecity．burningtheWhiteHouseandmanyotherbuildings．

WashingtonistheheadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem：Congress，theSupremeCourtandthePresidency．

Apartfromthegovernmentbuildings，therearealsosomeotherplacesofinterestsuchastheWashingtonMonument，theLincolnMemorial，theJeffersonMemorial，theLiteraryoftheCongressandMt．Vernon，homeofGeorgeWashington．

BNewYorkCity

NewYorkCity．locatedinNewYorkState,isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates．ThecityofNewYorkhasapopulationofover7million(1970)andMetropolitan，12million．

Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524，anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam．In1664，thecitywastakenbytheEnglishanditgotthenameNewYorkasitbearsnow．DuringtheAmericanRevolutionin1776，GeorgeWashingtonhadhishead-quartersforatimeinNewYorkCity．TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadthereinJuly4th，1776．Thecityre

35.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66～70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA～Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Itwasamomentmostbusinessexecutiveswouldpausetosavor:latelastyear,GermansportinggoodspioneerAdidaslearnedthatafteryearsofdecliningmarketshare,thecompanyhadsprintedpastU.S.ReebokInternationaltotakethesecondplacebehindNikeintheraceforworldwidesales.ButRobertLouis-Dreyfus,therumpledFrenchmanwhonowrunsAdidas,anddidn'tevenstopforoneofhistrademarkHavanacigarsincelebration,worriedthatthecompanywouldgrowcomplacent.Instead,heandagroupoffriendsboughtFrenchsoccerclubOlympicdeMarseille"Nowthat'ssomethingIhavedreamedaboutsinceIwasakid."Louis-Dreyfussayswithanadolescentgrin.

66.______

Withsalesinthefirstthreequartersof1996at$2.5billion,upablithering30.7%over1995,it'shardtorecallthedismalshapeAdidaswasinwhenLouis-DreyfustookoveraschairmaninApril1993.Foundedin1920byAdiDassler,theinventorofthefirstshoesdesignedespeciallyforsports,thecompanyenjoyedanearmonopolyinathleticshoesuntilanupstartcalledNikeappearedinthe1970sandrodetherunningfadtoriches.Bytheearly1990sAdidashadcomeunderthecontrolofFrenchbusinessmanBernardTapie,whowaslaterjailedforbribingthreeFrenchsoccerplayers.AlthoughthecompanytriedtospruceupitsstaidimagewithateamofAmericandesigners,Adidaslostmorethan$100millionin1992,promptingtheFrenchbanksthathadacquiredcontrolofthecompanyfromTapietobeginadesperatesearchforanewowner.

67.______

Thepoker-lovingLouis-Dreyfusknewhehadbeendealtawinninghand.FollowingtheleadsetbyNikeinthe1970s,hemovedproductiontolow-wagefactoriesinChina,IndonesiaandThailandandsoldAdidas'EuropeanfactoriesforatokenoneDeutschemarkapiece.HehiredPeterMoore,aformerproductdesigneratNike,ascreativedirector,andsetupstudiosinGermanyfortheEuropeanmarketandinPortland,Oregon,fortheU.S.Hethenriskedeverythingbydoublinghisadvertisingbudget."Wewentfromamanufacturingcompanytoamarketingcompany,"saysLouis-Dreyfus."Itdidn'ttakeagenius--youjusthadtolookatwhatNikeandReebokweredoing.Itwaseasierforsomeonecomingfromtheoutside,withnobaggage,todoit,thanforsomebodyfrominsidethecompany."

68.______

"ThemarketingatAdidasisvery,verygoodrightnow,"saysEugenioDiMaria,editorofSportingGoodIntelligence,anindustrynewsletterperceivingAdidasasaveryyoungbrand."Thecompanyisparticularlystronginapparel,muchstrongerthanNikeandReebok."

Although90%ofAdidasproductsforwearonstreetinsteadofsportsfields,Louis-DreyfusfeltthepreviousmanagementhadlostsightofAdidas'rootsasasportingproductscompany.Afterall,AdiDasslerinventedthescrew-instudforthesoccershoeandshodAmericanchampionJesseOwensinthe1936Olympics.Sohesoldofforfoldedothernon-corebrandsthatAdidashaddeveloped,includingLeCoqSportif,ArenaandPony.Europeisstillthecompany'slargestmarketbecauseAdidasdominatestheapparelindustryandthankstosoccer'smassivepopularitythere,Louis-Dreyfttsisquicktosharecreditfortheturnaroundwithasmallgroupoffriendswhoboughtthecompanywithhimin1993.Oneofthosefellowinvestorsisaform

36.

______providesaround20%oftheworld’selectricity?

37.(75)

38.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Whichschool...

isnotforboys?71.______

haswonthenationalaward?72.______

ownsmostfull-timefacultymemberswhoholdaPh.D.orterminaldegreeintheirfield?

73.______

hasagoodreputationforwhattheydoforsomespecialpersons?74.______

hasalimitintheageforthosewhowillliveoncampus?75.______

putemphasisondevelopingstudentsverbaltalents?76.______

doesnotofferanyscholarships?77.______

providesstudentswithvocationaltraining?78.______

combinesliberalartswithprofessionalstudiesandpromotesservicetoothers?79.______

appliesadvanceddevicestoteaching?80.______

A

EllesmereCollegeisoneofthefastest-growingindependentschoolsinthecountryoverthepasttwoyears,withpupils'numberrisingbyalmost20%.Thegrowthhasledtoa$1millioninvestmentprogramin1999andthebuildingofanewlowerschoolforboysandgirlsagedninetothirteen.Thenewlowerschoolwillbethelargestsinglebuildingprojectatthecollegesinceitsfoundationin1884.

Intheseniorschool,two-thirdsofthepupilsareboarders,andboardingisavailablefromtheageof11.Thesixthform.isstrongwithover120pupils;thereisanexceptionallywide-rangeofA-levelsubjectsonofferandtheCollegehaspioneeredtheuseofvideoconferencingtechnologyasawayofimprovingitscurriculum.MicrosoftOfficequalificationsarealsoavailableinthesixthform.

TheCollegeissetinextensivegroundsinthebeautifulNorthShropshireLakeDistrict.Facilitiesareexcellentandvarious,andincludemanysportsfields,sixall-weathertenniscourts,indoorandoutdoorshootingranges,anine-holegolfcourseandapurpose-builttheater.TheCollegesailingclubhasboatswithinwalkingdistanceonWhitemere.

ThemajorityofthedaypupilsattheCollegeenjoytheCollegebusservicewhichcoversaverywidearea.BoardingthroughouttheSchoolhasbenefitedfromarecentmultimillionpoundrefurbishmentwhichhasdoneawaywithdormitoriesinfavorofmodern,comfortablerooms,thelargestsleepingsix,butmostsleepingtwoorone.

Academicstandardsarehighforaschoolwithabroadentryrange.Manyscholarshipsareawardedacrossarangeoftalents,buttheemphasisofanEllesmereeducationisfirmlyonbreadthwitheachpupilachievinghisorherfullpotential,whateverthatmaybe.Recentpupilsuccessesrangefrominternationalhonorsinshooting,fencingandcanoeingtoarecentleaver'selection—afteronlyoneyearasanundergraduate—toanExhibitioninchemistryatJesusCollege,Oxford.TheCollegehasanationalreputationforthequalityofitsdyslexiaprovision.

B

Thechoiceoftherightschoolforyoursonordaughterisimportant.Forover100yearsEdgehillCollegehasproudlypreparedindependently-mindedyoungpeopletotaketheirplaceinaworldofrapidlyadvancingtechnology.

Thefoundationsofasoundeducationarelaiddownearlyinlife.Edgehilldoesthiswithinthefriendlywallsofitsprepscho

39.

Inthe3rdsentenceofthefirstparagraphtheword“pressing”isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.urgentlyimportantB.pushingC.invitingD.charming

40.Theideaofafishbeingabletoproduceelectricitystrongenoughtolightlampbulbs-oreventorunasmallelectricmotor—isalmostunbelievable,butseveralkindsoffishareabletodothis.Evenmorestrangely,thiscuriouspowerhasbeenacquiredindifferentwaysbyfishbelongingtoverydifferentfamilies.

Perhapsthemostknownaretheelectricrays,ortorpedoes,ofwhichseveralkindsliveinwarmseas.Theypossessoneachsideofthehead,behindtheeyes,alargeorganconsistingofanumberofhexagonal-shapedcellsratherlikeahoneycomb.Theceilsarefilledwithajelly-likesubstance,andcontainaseriesofflatelectricplates.Oneside,thenegativeside,ofeachplate,issuppliedwithveryfinenerves,connectedwithamainnervecomingfromaspecialpartofthebrain.Currentgetsthroughfromtheupper,positivesideoftheorgandownwardtothenegative,lowerside.Generallyitisnecessarytotouchthefishintwoplaces,completingthecircuit,inordertoreceiveashock.

Thestrengthofthisshockdependsonthesizeoffish,butnewly-bornonesonlyabout5centimetersacrosscanbemadetolightthebulbofapocketflashlightforafewmoments,whileafullygrowntorpedogivesashockcapableofknockingamandown,and,ifsuitablewiresareconnected,willoperateasmallelectricmotorforseveralminutes.

Anotherfamousexampleistheelectriceel.T