2022年湖南省邵阳市成考专升本英语

2022年湖南省邵阳市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Keikohas______.A.A.enjoyedbeingwithotherseaanimals

B.killedotherseaanimalsthathavecomeintohispen

C.hasn'tseenanyotheranimals

D.hadlimitedcontactwithotherseaanimals

2.Avalanchescanbestartedby______.

A.fallingsnow

B.thewind

C.loudsounds

D.frictionbetweensnowflakes

3.Thewheeliscalled_______．A.A.simpleB.complicatedC.strangeD.unusual

4.Teachersareevaluatedbystudentsmainlyon______.A.A.howwelltheyperform.inclass

B.howcarefullytheypreparetheirlessons

C.howfluentlytheyexpressthemselvesinclass

D.howhardtheyworkinandafterclass

5.Whatmightbethenameofthisadvertisingsection?

A.HelpWanted.B.PublicInfo.C.FamilyAd.D.MeetingPlace.

6.WhousuallylooksafterthechildreninabothmotherlessandfatherlessfamilyinAmerica?

A.Thechildren'saunt.

B.Thechildren'snurseryorschool.

C.Thechildren'sgrandmother.

D.Thechildren'sneighbour.

7.TheEnglishlanguageweknowtodayisaboutsixhundredyearsold.Forhalfthattime,EnglishwasjustthelanguageofthepeoplelivinginEngland.ThemodernEnglishlanguagegrewbyabouttheyear1400.NowEnglishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.Itisoneoftheworkinglanguagesatinternationalmeetings,business,scienceandotherfields.ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharenotverygreat.WrittenEnglishismoreorlessthesameinbothBritainandAmerica,thoughtherearesomespellingdifferences.Forexample,centre,licence,colourandtravelledarespeltascenter,license,colorandtraveledinAmericanEnglish.InAmerica"cock,rubber,ill,holiday,lorry,post..."arecalled"rooster,eraser,sick,vacation,truck,mail..."Butpeoplefromthetwocountriescanstillunderstandeachothereasily.ThereareonlyaverysmallnumberofdifferencesingrammarbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.ThemostimportantdifferencesarcinspokenEnglish.Forexample,Americanspronounce"tomato"differentlyfromEnglishpeople.Youmaywonder"Whichiscorrect?"Theansweristhatitdoesnotmatter.YoushouldspeakeitherAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglish.Butdonottrytospeakbothatthesametime.

WhenwasmodernEnglishlanguagegrew?

A.Aboutthe6thcentury.

B.beforethe17thcentury.

C.Beforethe14thcentury.

D.Bythe15thcentury.

8.Itseemsthatbeautyandwomenaretwins.Youarejoking?No,Iamnot.Observeforyourself.AdsonfashionfloodTVscreens,radioprograms,magazines,newspapers,andthestreets.Whethertheyhaverealizedornot,womenarebesieged(包围)byaseaoffashion.Theyaretaughttothinkthatwithoutbeautifulclothestheywillgrowoldandlosetheircharm.Sowhodarestoneglectdressingupatthecostoftheirappearanceandyouth?ButIdonotagreewiththeopinionthatwomenhavetoshowtheirbeautythroughtheirlooks.Therichnessoftheirmindprovestobemorebeautifulandattractivethantheirlooks.Awomanwhohasexperiencedmanytroublesandmaybecalled"aunt"or"granny"canstillmaintainherbeautyifshehassuchexcellentqualitiesasknowledge,ability,akindheart,greatcourageandconcernforothers.Inaddition,oldandyoung,beautifulanduglyarerelativeconcepts.Peoplewhokeepayoungmindwillneverfeelold.Curiousaboutnewthingsandeagertolearnmore,theykeepupwiththetide.Plainlydressedwomenmayhaveatypeofbeauty,whichispureandreal.Readingandlearningisthebestwaytokeeponeyouthful.Goodbooksarefertilesoilwhichcanfeedtheflowerofonesheartandlooks.

Whydoestheauthorsaythatbeautyandwomenaretwins?

A.Womentrytomaintaintheirbeautybydressingup.

B.Peopleliketoseebeautifulwomen.

C.Womenareborntobebeauties.

D.Womenareproudoftheirbeauty.

9.Themainideaofthispassageis______.

A.theIceAgewasalongperiodoftime

B.greatglacierscoveredNorthAmericamanyyearsago

C.changesinclimatehelpedtomelttheglaciers

D.howglacierschangedNorthAmerica

10.Thisisastoryabout______.

A.auselessadvertisement

B.howtomakeaneffectiveadvertisement

C.howthemanlostandfoundhisumbrella

D.whatthemerchantdidfortheumbrellaowner

11.Theword"obsolete"(Line3,Para.1)mostprobablymeans______.

A.nolongerinuseB.profoundC.colorfuloramusingD.common

12.38.Bysellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe,thestudentsare______.A.gainingalotofexperienceB.makingalotofmoneyC.havingalotoftroubleD.learningalotofknowledge

13.Whichcityhadthelowesttemperature?

A.DesMoines.B.Flint.C.Fairbanks.D.Duluth.

14.WhenMrWilliamsheardthepolicewhistle_____.

A.hespedupanddisappeared

B.hewasscaredandstoppedhiscar

C.heignoredthewhistleandwentondriving

D.hestoppedthecaratonesideoftheroad

15.Whentheboyandtheyoungwomanmetagainyearslater_________.查看材料

A.theyhadbothchangedbeyondrecognition

B.neitherrememberedtheirpreviousmeeting

C.theboyhadbecomeamedicalspecialist

D.thewomanhadcometostayinthebigcity

16.PassageOne

Sometimeschildrenarekidnapped.Kidnappingislikestealingachild.Itisimportantthatkidnapped

childrenarefoundandbroughthomeassoonaspossible.Thesoonerthepublicknowsaboutakidnappingthesoonertheymightbeabletohelp.Somepeopledecidedtostartaprogramthatwouldalertthepublicaboutkidnappingsrightaway.ThisprogramiscalledCareAlert.

TheCareAlertprogramgivestelevisionandradiostationsimportantinformationaboutarecentlykidnappedchild.Thesestationswillthentellthepublicwhathappenedinhopesthatsomeonemightbeabletohelp.Anyonethatmayhaveseensomethingaboutthekidnappingcouldthencallthepolice.

Sometimesoneparentofachildkidnapshisorherownchild.ThesekidnappingsarenotusuallyusedintheCareAlertprogram.TheCareAlertprogramisonlyusedwhenastrangerhastakenachild.

Whenachildiskidnappedheisinalotofdanger.Itisveryimportanttofindhimassoonaspossible.ItishopedthatthisnewCareAlertprogramwillsavechildren'slives.36.Whatiskidnappingbasedonthepassage?Itis______.A.takingachildawaywithoutpermissionB.makingachildsleepingwithasongC.huggingachildwithloveD.savingachildfromastranger

17.Goodtitleforthisselectionis______.

A.Automobiles

B.HowaCarWorks

C.TheFirstCar

D.CarsandRoads

18.Fromthispassageitseemsthatthebaby'sillnesshadsomethingtodowith______.A.A.adeadwriter

B.thewaterinDeleville

C.adangerousmurderer

D.aharmfulsubstance(物质)usedtokillpests

19.Generallyspeaking,amancantell_____differentodors.

A.fivemillion

B.morethan10,000

C.fewerthan10,000

D.nomorethan10,000

20.PassageOneTabletopmagicrequiresnosecretformula．Eventhesimplestmealwillbereceived?withenthusiasmifthetableaccessoriesarecreativeandcolorful．Nomatterwhattypeofdinnerwareyouown．youcallenhanceitsbeautywithavarietyofattractivetablelinens．Whenselectingasupplyoftablecloths，placematsandnapkins，chooseeasy-careorper-manentpressfabricsbecausethesefabricswillreduceyourworkloadwhenwashdayrollsa．round．Anotherconsiderationisthesuitabilityofyourhnensforyourdiningstyle.orthetypesofentertainingyoud0．Theshapeofyourtablewillalsodictatethekindoftableclothyoupur-chase．Circularorroundedtableslookbestcoveredwithroundorovaltablecloths．Square-cor-neredtablesrequiresquaresorrectangles．Finally，yourtablelinensshouldcomplementyourdinnerware．Aneleganttablesettingrequiresaneleganttablecloth．Asettingofstonewarelooksbestwithheavyofcolorfulfabrics．Butsuretotakeallthenecessarymeasurementsbeforeyoustartshoppingforfabricfoyourchoice．Itcouldbeembarrassingifyourtableclothsarenotlongenoughtocoverthetables．Itisequallydistressingifyourtableclothissolongthatyourguestshavetowatchwheretheywalk．Linensshouldcomplementyourdinnerware．Theunderlinedwordmeans

A.bethesamecoloras

B.hidedefectsin

C.gowellwith

D.serveasacontrastto

21.Thispassageisabout______.

A.thefirstbicycleaccident

B.accidentsinlargecities

C.twoofthefirstautoaccidents

D.thefirstvehicleswithwheels

22.53.Inthepast,filmsweremostlytaken______.A.inaworkshopB.intheopenC.alongtheseasideD.inthestudio

23.PassageThreeAmanandhiswifehadasmallbarnearastation．Thebaroftenstayedopenuntilaftermidnight，becausepeoplecametodrinktherewhiletheywerewaitingfortrains．

Attwooclockonemorning，onemanwasstillsittingatatableinthesmallbar．Hewasa—sleep．Thebarman’swifewantedtogotobed．Shelookedintothebarseveraltimes，andeachtimethemanwasstillthere．Thenatlastshewenttoherhusbandandsaidtohim，“You’vewakenthatmansixtimesnow，George，butheisn’tdrinkinganything．Whyhaven’tyousenthimaway?Itisverylate．”

“0h，no，Idon’twanttosendhimaway，”answeredherhusbandwithasmile：”Yousee，wheneverIwakehimup，heasksforhisbill，andwhenIbringittohim．Hepaysit．Thenhegoestosleepagain．”

Thebaroftenstayedopen__________．

A.until12oclockintheevening

B.untilearlynextmorning

C.alldayandallnight

D.untilafter12oclockintheevening

24.Accordingtotheauthor,Japanesepeoplesometimesenjoyimportedgoodsbe-cause______

A.theyaredoingthesameandtheywanttokeepupwiththefashion

B.usingimportedgoodsbringsthemasenseofprestige

C.importedgoodsarebetterinqualitythanhome-madeones

D.theypreferthecachet

25.Thephrase"sourthepleasureofsociety"inParagraph2mostnearlymeans"______".

A.haveagoodtastewithsociallife

B.makeothersunhappy

C.tendtoscoldothersopenly

D.enjoythepleasureoflife

26.Theword"prevalent"inthefirstsentenceisnearestinmeaningto"______".

A.unusualB.traditionalC.prevailingD.prosperous

27.Luckily,thebacktiresoftheircarstayedontheroad.Otherwise,theyoungcouplewouldhavedrivenrightintoapittwentyfeetwideandthirtyfeetdeep!Themanandwomanwerecominghomefromaparty.TheywereenjoyingthelandscapearoundSwansea,Wales.Suddenly,theyfoundthefrontoftheircarleaningintoahugehole.Thecarbarelyhungontotheedgeofthepit.Itswayedbackandforthlikethearmofabalance.Intheirprecariousposition,thecoupleknewthateachmovementtheymadecouldbeamatteroflifeanddeath.Slowly,slowly,theyedgedtowardthebackseat.Theneachopenedabackdoor.Andonthecountofthree,theyjumpedouttogether.Theaccidentwassoscarythattheyranalongwaybeforetheycalmeddown.Butlatertheyreturnedtoseewhathadhappened.Theyfoundthatabigchunkoftheroadhadsunkintotheground!Andatthebottomofthepitlaytheircar—roofdownandwheelsup.Wasthismysteryofthesunkenroadeversolved?Itturnedoutthatanabandonedmineshaftlayundertheroad.Ithadcollapsedandtakenthepavementwithit.LayersoftunnelsintersectbeneaththecityofSwansea.Thetunnelswerebuiltsomanyyearsagothatnooneknowswheretheyendorbegin.Thetunnelsareshaky,likethosethatantsbuildinthesand.Nooneknowswhentheentirecitymightcollapse.

Thispassageisprimarilyabout______.

A.drivingcarefully

B.thecityofSwansea,Wales

C.aroadthatcavedin

D.tunnelsthatantsbuild

28.Usuallyyouwillnotgetashockbytouchingtheelectricrayinoneplaceonlybecause______.

A.thecurrentinoneplaceisnotstrongenoughtogiveashock

B.thefish'selectriccellsarefilledwithjelly-likesubstance

C.tocompletethecircuit,youhavetotouchthefishintwoplaces

D.atorpedo'selectriccellscontainmorethanoneelectricplates

29.WhenthebabywasfirstsenttothehospitalinLondon,herillnesswasconsideredtobe______.A.A.quiteeasytotreat

B.theresultofthalliumpoisoning

C.acommonone

D.extraordinarilyserious

30.Whatdoautomakersblamefortherebeingfewelectriccarsnowontheroad?

A.Thepriceofgas.

B.Themandate.

C.Theconditionsoftheroads.

D.Thebatteries.

二、完型填空(20题)31.【B11】

A.houseB.familyC.homeD.room

32.(77)

A.carB.motherC.driverD.keys

33.24.A.passoutB.takeawayC.backupD.stirup

34.【C15】

A.clearB.sillyC.slowD.smart

35.(46)

A.cliffsB.placeC.peopleD.creatures

36.(83)

A.ranafterB.ranintoC.ranoverD.ranto

37.【C14】

A.peopleB.writersC.societyD.parents

38.

39.35._______A.isinabadmood

B.hasthebadtemper

C.hasthebadhumour

D.haslosthismood

40.(54)

A.dayB.timeC.oneD.thing

41.【C9】

A.interestsB.affectsC.suitsD.improves

42.we【C8】______thepolicetocomeandrestoreorder.A.waitforB.callC.thinkofD.expect

43.

第34题请在第34处填上正确答案。

A.kindB.reasonableC.easyD.happy

44.(52)

A.passedB.listenedC.turnedD.walk

45.【B12】

A.learnsB.studiesC.realizesD.understands

46.(42)

A.heB.theyC.someoneD.nobody

47.(51)

A.veryB.farC.lotsD.many

48.22.A.shiftingB.transferringC.alteringD.transforming

49.(48)

A.stillB.silentlyC.carefullyD.instantly

50.33._______A.1ineB.periodC.timeD.road

三、词汇与语法知识(5题)51.

第10题_________travellingbybikehasdisadvantages，italsohasadvantages．

A.NomatterhowB.WhileC.ProvidingthatD.Sothat

52.17.Itisnot______,todiscussthequestionagainandagain.A.worthB.worthyC.worth-whileD.worthwhile

53.

54.13.Ishould______himuptotellhimtheinformation.A.callB.callingC.calledD.havecalled

55.Whereisthefarm__________yourbrotherisworking?

A.thatB.whichC.onwhichD.inwhich

四、词汇与结构(5题)56.Mr.Smithissupposedto______forLondontheweekbeforelast.

A.tobeleaving

B.tohavebeenleaving

C.tohaveleft

D.tohavebeenleft

57.HerparentsgiveCindyeverythingsheasksfor,andasaresult,she'svery______.

A.harmedB.injuredC.spoiltD.hurt

58.Inspringandsummer,themostpopular______istennis.

A.workB.activityC.gamesD.sport

59.TheEuropeanUnioncountrieswereonceworriedthattheywouldnothave______suppliesofpetroleum.

A.proficientB.efficientC.potentialD.sufficient

60.MaryandJanearetwinsisters.Theylookexactly______.

A.likeB.sameC.alikeD.sameones

参考答案

1.D见原文倒数第二段。Keiko虽然放回到冰岛，但仍然被圈。所以它没有机会与其他动物相聚。

2.C解析：第二段。下雪本身并不能引起雪崩。最后一段说雪崩可引起风，而不是风引起雪崩。雪花之间的摩擦说明积雪不牢固。只有选项C是正确的。

3.A

4.A本题为综合归纳题。文章第二段第二句讲到“Thatevaluationincludeslotsofaspectsofteaching，suchasexplanation，preparation，usinggoodexamples，answeringquestions，andorganizationofclasses．”即：对教师的评价包括教学的许多方面，例如解释，课前准备，举例，回答问题，课堂组织等。

5.D解析：本段内容为征婚广告信息，因此适合的栏目名称应该是“征友”，其他的均不合适。

6.C解析：第二自然段后半部分写到：“Amotherlessfamilymayalsobefatherless，butstillafamilywithoneadult．Thisisbecomingmorecommoninthebigcitieswhereagrandmotherwillraiseherdaughter'schildrenwhilethedaughtergoeselsewheretowork．”由此可见，本题选C。

7.D文章第一段第二行ThemodernEnglishlanguagegrewbyabouttheyear1400．也就是15世纪。

8.A文章第一段倒数第二行指出“没有女人敢以外貌和青春为赌注而放弃打扮自己”。

9.D解析：本题属主旨题。文章主要介绍：glaciers的变化及真对北美洲造成的影响。

10.B解析：文章讲述了通过前后两个不同的广告所得的不同效果。

11.A解析：第1段第3行提到“olderliterature”，即“古老一点的文献”，可推测obsolete意为“过时的，不再使用的”。

12.B38．第一段。文章未提及学生们学到了很多知识或有了很多经历。选项B是正确的。

13.C

14.D解析：第三段。他一听到警察吹口哨立即将车停靠在路边，但文中并未提及他是否被吓着了。

15.C第二段。他们再次相遇时在医院，男孩已成了医学专家。选项C是正确的。医生一眼就认出了那位妇女，所以不存在二者都变化太大以致互相认不出来的情况(选项A)。选项B与事实相反。

16.D36．第一段。解释什么是kidnapping。选项A是正确的。Steal意为未经允许把什么拿走。Nap有小睡的意思，但与kid构成一个单词时意思大不一样。选项D：从陌生人手中救出，与原意相反。

17.B解析：本题属主旨判断题。文章第一段主要讲：第一辆汽车的重要性，第二、三段主要讲：汽车是怎样发动起来的。

18.D本题是对细节信息进行综合思考推断能力的考查。题中seems一词暗示考生须根据表层意义推断出隐含意义，或对文章提供的情景进行推理和概括，而不可凭借自己的主观看法去猜测。从最后一段第1句和末句了解到thebaby确为铊中毒，而thepoison则来自一种insecticide(杀虫剂)，恰好与D项的解释一致。故推断出D项是正确的。

19.B解析：参见句子：Theaveragehumanbeingcandistinguishmorethan10，000differentodors．

20.C

21.C解析：这篇文章主要描述了两个第一次的机动车车祸。一次是汽车与自行车相撞，一次是汽车与人相撞。

22.B53．答案为B

此考题为推理题。文章第2段的第1句告诉我们：TheearlymakersoffilmsfoundHollywoodagoodplaccfortheirworkbecauseofitsclear，sunny，rain-freeweather，whichallowedpicturestobetakenalltheyearround，我们知道电影拍摄与天气状况关系密切，所以答案B正确。

23.D

24.D解析：细节题。依据在文章的最后一句，日本消费者更喜欢进口商品的品牌。

25.B解析：从该短语后的…hurt(offend)manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere可以猜出“sourthepleasureofsociety”的正确含义。

26.C解析：首段第一句通过while一词对比美国和欧洲国家对愚人节的态度，由此可知C为正确答案。

27.C本文讲了一对夫妇因道路塌陷而经历的一次险情。C项是正确的。cavein“塌陷”。

28.C

29.D本题是对细节信息归纳和推理的考查。其中关键词为whenfirstsent．．．considered。按照故事的发展情节很容易从第2段第3、4句中知道thebaby到London后的情况。通过文中ateamofdoctors(许多医生)．．．puzzled(困惑)．．．discouraged(气馁)，可以推断她病得严重。A容易治、B铊中毒反应、C一般病症，不合乎逻辑推理，是错误的。唯有D项符合上下文情节，是正确的。

30.D解析：参见倒数第二段：汽车制造商抱怨电池消耗得很快，而电池很贵。

31.B解析：memberofthefamily表“家庭成员”。

32.A解析：从前面可知，我是开车来的。

33.D24．答案为D

根据句意stirup“引起、激起”为正确选项。passout带宾语时为“分发”；

takeaway“拿走”；backup“支持”。

34.D根据文章中心可知：我考试中理论知识还不错，但实际动手能力不是很强。因此对于这种实践性较强的问题，不会反应那么敏捷。所以应冼D项

35.A解析：这个镇上的著名的岩石蕴藏着令人难以置信的化石层。

36.B解析：两周后恰好遇见这个小男孩。

37.D

38.B走钢丝用walk。

39.A

40.A解析：第二天，叔叔带着男孩上街，并为他买了像样的衣服。

41.C让孩子选择最“适合”自己的学习方式，suit“适合”，符合句意。

42.Dwaitfor“等待某人”；call“打电话找某人”；thinkof“想起”；expectsb．todosth．“期待某人做某事”。下一段第一句中的“expect”也给了提示。

43.D作者最后跟孩子们说明，自己最近不太高兴。不是不太kind“善良的”或easy“容易的”，所以不选A和C；B项reasonable“讲道理的”，也不符合此处语境。故选D。

44.C解析：然后叔叔转向男孩问他做了什么事。

45.B解析：与starts作并列谓语。

46.A解析：他的父亲为此非常难过以至于离开了这个世界。

47.B解析：very修饰名词是表示强调，不表示数量。Far表示数量大大超过。花费了更多的钱。

48.D22．答案为D。shift表示“转移，移动”；transfer表示“移动，调动”；alter表示“改变，改动”，指位置，时间、局部上的改变；transform表示“转变，改变”，指将一种物质转变为另一种完全不同的东西，符合句意。

49.C解析：仔细听监考教师宣读的指令。

50.D

51.BWhile“虽然，尽管”的意思，用在句首最恰当。

52.C17．答案为C。不值得反复地讨论这个问题。由worth的用法可知，此句只适合词组beworthwhiletodosth.。因此选C。

53.A

54.A13．答案为A

表示应做的事。

55.C本题考查定语从句。+

【应试指导】句意：你兄弟工作的农场在哪里?farm表地点．从句应由where或介词+which引导，A、B两项可排除。“在农场”要用onthefarm，故选C项。

56.C解析：本题测试动词不定式的完成结构。“tohavedone”表示该动作发生在谓语动词所表示的动作之前。本句大意为：人们以为史密斯先生上周去了伦敦。

57.C解析：spoilt表“宠坏了的”。

58.D解析：tennis意为“网球”，是一项运动。

59.D解析：本题考形容词的辨析。proficient意为“精通的”；efficient意为“效率高的”；potential意为“潜在的”；sufficient意为“充分的”。结合句意，故D项正确。本句大意为：欧盟国家曾担心他们没有足够的石油供应。

60.C2022年湖南省邵阳市成考专升本英语学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Keikohas______.A.A.enjoyedbeingwithotherseaanimals

B.killedotherseaanimalsthathavecomeintohispen

C.hasn'tseenanyotheranimals

D.hadlimitedcontactwithotherseaanimals

2.Avalanchescanbestartedby______.

A.fallingsnow

B.thewind

C.loudsounds

D.frictionbetweensnowflakes

3.Thewheeliscalled_______．A.A.simpleB.complicatedC.strangeD.unusual

4.Teachersareevaluatedbystudentsmainlyon______.A.A.howwelltheyperform.inclass

B.howcarefullytheypreparetheirlessons

C.howfluentlytheyexpressthemselvesinclass

D.howhardtheyworkinandafterclass

5.Whatmightbethenameofthisadvertisingsection?

A.HelpWanted.B.PublicInfo.C.FamilyAd.D.MeetingPlace.

6.WhousuallylooksafterthechildreninabothmotherlessandfatherlessfamilyinAmerica?

A.Thechildren'saunt.

B.Thechildren'snurseryorschool.

C.Thechildren'sgrandmother.

D.Thechildren'sneighbour.

7.TheEnglishlanguageweknowtodayisaboutsixhundredyearsold.Forhalfthattime,EnglishwasjustthelanguageofthepeoplelivinginEngland.ThemodernEnglishlanguagegrewbyabouttheyear1400.NowEnglishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.Itisoneoftheworkinglanguagesatinternationalmeetings,business,scienceandotherfields.ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharenotverygreat.WrittenEnglishismoreorlessthesameinbothBritainandAmerica,thoughtherearesomespellingdifferences.Forexample,centre,licence,colourandtravelledarespeltascenter,license,colorandtraveledinAmericanEnglish.InAmerica"cock,rubber,ill,holiday,lorry,post..."arecalled"rooster,eraser,sick,vacation,truck,mail..."Butpeoplefromthetwocountriescanstillunderstandeachothereasily.ThereareonlyaverysmallnumberofdifferencesingrammarbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.ThemostimportantdifferencesarcinspokenEnglish.Forexample,Americanspronounce"tomato"differentlyfromEnglishpeople.Youmaywonder"Whichiscorrect?"Theansweristhatitdoesnotmatter.YoushouldspeakeitherAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglish.Butdonottrytospeakbothatthesametime.

WhenwasmodernEnglishlanguagegrew?

A.Aboutthe6thcentury.

B.beforethe17thcentury.

C.Beforethe14thcentury.

D.Bythe15thcentury.

8.Itseemsthatbeautyandwomenaretwins.Youarejoking?No,Iamnot.Observeforyourself.AdsonfashionfloodTVscreens,radioprograms,magazines,newspapers,andthestreets.Whethertheyhaverealizedornot,womenarebesieged(包围)byaseaoffashion.Theyaretaughttothinkthatwithoutbeautifulclothestheywillgrowoldandlosetheircharm.Sowhodarestoneglectdressingupatthecostoftheirappearanceandyouth?ButIdonotagreewiththeopinionthatwomenhavetoshowtheirbeautythroughtheirlooks.Therichnessoftheirmindprovestobemorebeautifulandattractivethantheirlooks.Awomanwhohasexperiencedmanytroublesandmaybecalled"aunt"or"granny"canstillmaintainherbeautyifshehassuchexcellentqualitiesasknowledge,ability,akindheart,greatcourageandconcernforothers.Inaddition,oldandyoung,beautifulanduglyarerelativeconcepts.Peoplewhokeepayoungmindwillneverfeelold.Curiousaboutnewthingsandeagertolearnmore,theykeepupwiththetide.Plainlydressedwomenmayhaveatypeofbeauty,whichispureandreal.Readingandlearningisthebestwaytokeeponeyouthful.Goodbooksarefertilesoilwhichcanfeedtheflowerofonesheartandlooks.

Whydoestheauthorsaythatbeautyandwomenaretwins?

A.Womentrytomaintaintheirbeautybydressingup.

B.Peopleliketoseebeautifulwomen.

C.Womenareborntobebeauties.

D.Womenareproudoftheirbeauty.

9.Themainideaofthispassageis______.

A.theIceAgewasalongperiodoftime

B.greatglacierscoveredNorthAmericamanyyearsago

C.changesinclimatehelpedtomelttheglaciers

D.howglacierschangedNorthAmerica

10.Thisisastoryabout______.

A.auselessadvertisement

B.howtomakeaneffectiveadvertisement

C.howthemanlostandfoundhisumbrella

D.whatthemerchantdidfortheumbrellaowner

11.Theword"obsolete"(Line3,Para.1)mostprobablymeans______.

A.nolongerinuseB.profoundC.colorfuloramusingD.common

12.38.Bysellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe,thestudentsare______.A.gainingalotofexperienceB.makingalotofmoneyC.havingalotoftroubleD.learningalotofknowledge

13.Whichcityhadthelowesttemperature?

A.DesMoines.B.Flint.C.Fairbanks.D.Duluth.

14.WhenMrWilliamsheardthepolicewhistle_____.

A.hespedupanddisappeared

B.hewasscaredandstoppedhiscar

C.heignoredthewhistleandwentondriving

D.hestoppedthecaratonesideoftheroad

15.Whentheboyandtheyoungwomanmetagainyearslater_________.查看材料

A.theyhadbothchangedbeyondrecognition

B.neitherrememberedtheirpreviousmeeting

C.theboyhadbecomeamedicalspecialist

D.thewomanhadcometostayinthebigcity

16.PassageOne

Sometimeschildrenarekidnapped.Kidnappingislikestealingachild.Itisimportantthatkidnapped

childrenarefoundandbroughthomeassoonaspossible.Thesoonerthepublicknowsaboutakidnappingthesoonertheymightbeabletohelp.Somepeopledecidedtostartaprogramthatwouldalertthepublicaboutkidnappingsrightaway.ThisprogramiscalledCareAlert.

TheCareAlertprogramgivestelevisionandradiostationsimportantinformationaboutarecentlykidnappedchild.Thesestationswillthentellthepublicwhathappenedinhopesthatsomeonemightbeabletohelp.Anyonethatmayhaveseensomethingaboutthekidnappingcouldthencallthepolice.

Sometimesoneparentofachildkidnapshisorherownchild.ThesekidnappingsarenotusuallyusedintheCareAlertprogram.TheCareAlertprogramisonlyusedwhenastrangerhastakenachild.

Whenachildiskidnappedheisinalotofdanger.Itisveryimportanttofindhimassoonaspossible.ItishopedthatthisnewCareAlertprogramwillsavechildren'slives.36.Whatiskidnappingbasedonthepassage?Itis______.A.takingachildawaywithoutpermissionB.makingachildsleepingwithasongC.huggingachildwithloveD.savingachildfromastranger

17.Goodtitleforthisselectionis______.

A.Automobiles

B.HowaCarWorks

C.TheFirstCar

D.CarsandRoads

18.Fromthispassageitseemsthatthebaby'sillnesshadsomethingtodowith______.A.A.adeadwriter

B.thewaterinDeleville

C.adangerousmurderer

D.aharmfulsubstance(物质)usedtokillpests

19.Generallyspeaking,amancantell_____differentodors.

A.fivemillion

B.morethan10,000

C.fewerthan10,000

D.nomorethan10,000

20.PassageOneTabletopmagicrequiresnosecretformula．Eventhesimplestmealwillbereceived?withenthusiasmifthetableaccessoriesarecreativeandcolorful．Nomatterwhattypeofdinnerwareyouown．youcallenhanceitsbeautywithavarietyofattractivetablelinens．Whenselectingasupplyoftablecloths，placematsandnapkins，chooseeasy-careorper-manentpressfabricsbecausethesefabricswillreduceyourworkloadwhenwashdayrollsa．round．Anotherconsiderationisthesuitabilityofyourhnensforyourdiningstyle.orthetypesofentertainingyoud0．Theshapeofyourtablewillalsodictatethekindoftableclothyoupur-chase．Circularorroundedtableslookbestcoveredwithroundorovaltablecloths．Square-cor-neredtablesrequiresquaresorrectangles．Finally，yourtablelinensshouldcomplementyourdinnerware．Aneleganttablesettingrequiresaneleganttablecloth．Asettingofstonewarelooksbestwithheavyofcolorfulfabrics．Butsuretotakeallthenecessarymeasurementsbeforeyoustartshoppingforfabricfoyourchoice．Itcouldbeembarrassingifyourtableclothsarenotlongenoughtocoverthetables．Itisequallydistressingifyourtableclothissolongthatyourguestshavetowatchwheretheywalk．Linensshouldcomplementyourdinnerware．Theunderlinedwordmeans

A.bethesamecoloras

B.hidedefectsin

C.gowellwith

D.serveasacontrastto

21.Thispassageisabout______.

A.thefirstbicycleaccident

B.accidentsinlargecities

C.twoofthefirstautoaccidents

D.thefirstvehicleswithwheels

22.53.Inthepast,filmsweremostlytaken______.A.inaworkshopB.intheopenC.alongtheseasideD.inthestudio

23.PassageThreeAmanandhiswifehadasmallbarnearastation．Thebaroftenstayedopenuntilaf