2023年高等教育公共课自考-00015英语(二)考试历年高频考点试题含答案

2023年高等教育公共课自考-00015英语(二)考试历年高频考点试题含答案（图片大小可自由调整）第1卷一.参考题库(共50题)1.SpiritualBond Besides,donotforgettoappreciatethe''spiritualbond''betweenpeople.I'vemetnumerouspeopleinJapan,theUS,andAustralia.Inthebeginning,Iwas__1__bythedifferencesintheviewsandcultures.AfterstudyingintheUS,Igot__2__totheAmericanwayofthinking.SowhenIfirstmovedtoAustralia,Ihad__3__thoughtsaboutAustralians,Ithoughttheywerequietandpassive.IfeltthatIcouldn'tunderstandthemandthatIdidn't__4__in.ThatiswhenImettheHappyScienceteachings.Ilearnedabouthowpeoplegothroughreincarnation（转世）andarebornagainandagainindifferentracesandindifferentcountries. Therefore,IrealizedthatthepeopleImeetinthislifetimeare__5__connectedtomefrommypast.Wehaveknowneachotherbefore.WhenI__6__thisspiritualperspective,Ireflectedonmynarrow-Mindedness. WhenIfoundoutthatpeoplewhoIthoughtIcouldn'tunderstandcouldbespirituallyconnectedtome,Ifelt__7__evenforpeopleIusedto__8__.IfeltafeelingofonenessandIwasabletomakemanyfriendscreatingbondsofunderstandingandrespect.Valueand__9__everyspiritualbondbetweenyouandthepeopleyoumeetandcontinuetoworkhardtodevelopyourselfinorderto__10__othersandbeagoodinfluence.__5__内应填（）A、negativeB、criticizeC、spirituallyD、shamefulE、affectionF、discoveredG、appreciateH、confusedI、fitJ、admitK、usedL、help2.TeachingChildrentoSpendPocketMoneyWisely School-goingchildrenneedpocketmoneyforfood,stationeryandbusfares.Parentsgivepocketmoneytotheirchildrenindifferentways.Somegivealumpsumatthebeginningofamonthoraweek.____1____Thewayinwhichpocketmoneyisgivenaffectshowmoneyisspentorsaved.Ontheotherhand,thechildren'sspendinghabitsmayaffecthowpocketmoneyisgiven. Pocketmoneygivenonadailybasisissometimestermedas"foodmoney".____2____Theylearnhowtomanagesmallsumsofmoney.Asthemoneyislimited,theyhavetocontroltheirspending.Someparentschoosethismethodofallocatingpocketmoneyinordertopreventtheirchildrenfromoverspending,hopingthatintimetheycanbetrustedwithlargersumsofmoney.____3____. Givingpocketmoneyonadailybasisplacesresponsibilitiesofbudgetingontheparents,insteadofthechild.Thechildmayspendeverysinglecentofthedailypocketmoneybyoverindulginginjunkfood,astheyknowtheywillgetanothersumofmoneythenextday.Thisresultsinchildrenbeingshort-sightedintheirspending.____4____Theymaydevelopthementalitythatmoneyismeanttobespent.Othersspendmorethantheyaregiven.Theyborrowfromtheirsiblingsortheirclassmateswhentheyfeellikeindulgingthemselves.Thentheymayaskformoneytopayofftheirdebts.Thishabitofborrowingcausesthemtodependonotherstosolvetheirproblems.____5____.____1____内应选（）A、Thereisnobetterwaytoteachchildrentomanagemoneythantostartwiththeirpocketmoney.B、Thethoughtofsavingmoneynevercrossedtheirminds.C、Childrenusuallyusethepocketmoneytobuyfoodduringrecessandalsoatlunchhouriftheyhaveschoolactivitiesintheafternoon.D、Othersprefertogivepocketmoneyonadailybasis.E、Parentswhoearndailywagesmayalsooptforthisduetofinancialconstraints.F、Insuchinstances,thepurposeofrationingisdefeated.3.请根据下列材料写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 Wecannotfailtonoticethatcountlessuncivilizedbehaviorsexistinourdailylives,suchasspitting,talkingloudly,littering,sayingnastywordsinpublicplacesandsoforth.Whatwillyoudoinpublic?4.DreamforBetter Weallhaveplansanddreamsforabetter,more___1___life.Yetonlyasmallpercentageofpeopleactuallyachievetheir___2___.Agoodquestionis:why? Recently,Iwasworkingwithayoungmanwhowas___3___getonhisfeet.Hehadwrittenouthisgoals,andhehadpowerfulreasonswhyhewantedtoachievethesegoals.Butafterweeksoftrying,hewasstillnotmuchfurtheralong. Sowetooksometimetotrytounderstandwhatwasholdinghim___4___.Asweexaminedhisaverageday,itbecameapparenttomethathewasmuchtoo___5__.Hewasspendinglotsoftimedoinglotsofdifferentthings.I___6___thatmostofwhathewasdoingwasnotveryimportantinthegreaterschemeofthings. Wedidsomeexercisesto___7___whichactivitieswereimportant,whichoneswereurgentandwhichoneswasfilling(orkilling)time.Asitturnedout,mostofthethingshewasdoingthroughoutthedaywerefillingtime.Hewasn'tcomfortable___8___hewasverybusy,sohecreatedthingsthatneededtobedone.Hewasalwaysworkingonsomething—yetattheendoftheday,hehadrarelyaccomplishedanytaskstomovehimclosertothelifehewanted. Thisbehaviorisfairlyeasyforanoutsideobservertospotbutextremelydifficulttoself-diagnose.The___9___istoslowdownandgetcomfortablewithbeingstill,withcontemplatingwhatwereallywantandwhetherouractionsaresuitableforourgoals.Manyofouractivitiesareavoidanceactivities:wedothingstofillupthetimeandthusavoidhavingtodomoredifficulttasks.Itwasn'teasy,butoncetheyoungmanfinallyacceptedthatheneededtodolessoverallbutmoreoftheimportantthings,hislifetookadramatic___10___forthebetter.___1___内的正确选项为（）A、identifyB、solutionC、fulfilling

D、busyE、backF、unlessG、preventH、turnI、dreamsJ、believeK、suspectedL、struggling5.Income Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereasnationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction-namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personalincomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbeforepersonaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNP(GrossNationalProduct)becausethefactorsofproductiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesorindirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirecttaxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinessesdirectlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsofproduction.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andotherformsofcompensationtoemployees. Whereasnationalincomeshowstheincomethatthefactorsofproductionearn,personalincomemeasurestheincomethatindividualsorhouseholdsreceive.Corporationprofitsareincludedinnationalincomebecausetheyareearned.Outoftheseprofits,however,corporationprofittaxesmustbepaidtothegovernment,andsomemoneymustbeputintothebusinessforexpansion.Onlythatpartofprofitsdistributedasdividendsgoestotheindividual;therefore,outofcorporationprofitsonlydividendscountaspersonalincome.Thefactorsofproductionearnmoneyforsocialsecurityandunemploymentinsurancecontributions,butthismoneygoestogovernment(whichisnotafactorofproduction),nottoindividuals.Itisthereforepartofnationalincomebutnotpartofpersonalincome. Ontheotherhand,moneyreceivedbyindividualswhentheycollectsocialsecurityorunemploymentcompensationisnotmoneyearnedbutmoneyreceived.Interestreceivedongovernmentbondsisalsointhiscategory,becausemuchofthemoneyreceivedfromthesaleofbondswenttopayforwarproductionandthatproductionnolongerfurnishesaservicetotheeconomy. Themoneypeoplereceiveaspersonalincomemaybeeitherspentorsaved.However,notallspendingiscompletelyvoluntary.Asignificantportionofourincomegoestopaypersonaltaxes.Mostworkersneverreceivethemoneytheypayinpersonaltaxes,becauseitiswithheldfromtheirpaychecks.Themoneythatindividualsareleftwithaftertheyhavemettheirtaxobligationsisdisposablepersonalincome.Disposableincomecanbedividedbetweenpersonalconsumptionexpendituresandpersonalsavings.Itisimportanttorememberthatpersonalsavingiswhatisleftafterspending.Itcanbeeasilyseenfromthispassagethatthegovernmentleviestaxon（）A、corporationprofitsB、everyindividualeventhoughhisincomeisverylowC、thosewhoworkinjointventuresD、thosewhoworkingovernmentdepartments6.ModerateEarthquakeStrikesEngland AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.SeveralthousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpowerinKentCounty.Onewomansufferedminorheadandneckinjuries. "Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslikeafun-fairride,"saidthewoman. TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitudequakestruckat8:19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel,about8.5milessouthofDoverandneartheentrancetotheChannelTunnel. Witnessessaidcracksappearedinwallsandchimneyscollapsedacrossthecounty.Residentssaidthetremorhadlastedforabout10to15seconds. "Iwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgotupfrombednexttome."saidHendrickvanEck,27,ofCanterburyabout60milessoutheastofLondon."Ithenheardthesoundofcracking,anditwasgettingheavierandheavier.Itfeltasifsomeonewasattheendofmybedhoppingupanddown." Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthisscalearoundtheworldeachyear,buttheyarerareinBritain.TheApril28quakewasthestrongestinBritainsince2002whena4.8-magnitudequakestruckthecentralEnglandcityofBirmingham. Thecountry'sstrongestearthquaketookplaceintheNorthSeain1931,measuring6.1ontheRichterscale.BritishGeologicalSurveyscientistRogerMussonsaidthequaketookplaceon28AprilinanareathathadseenseveralofthebiggestearthquakesevertostrikeBritain,includingonein1580thatcauseddamageinLondonandwasfeltinFrance.MussonpredictedthatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeanotherearthquakestruckthispartofEngland.However,peopleshouldnotbescaredtoomuchbythisprediction,Mussonsaid,asthemodernearthquakewarningsystemofBritainshouldbeabletodetectaforthcomingquakeandannounceitseveralhoursbeforeittakesplace.Thiswouldallowtimeforpeopletoevacuateandreducedamagetotheminimum.Thecountry′sstrongestearthquaketookplaceinLondonin1580.（）A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned7.300Hurdles Nowcomesthefirsthurdle.__1__Weallmakeitoverthishurdlewithease.Thissymbolizes. Thoseobstaclesinlifethatwestruggletogetover,butwealwaysmanagetodoso.Youcanlookatthathurdleintwoways:"Ican’tmakeitover,I’mtootired"or"Iamonemorehurdleclosertofinishingthisrace".Thisisanexampleoftakinganegativesituationandseeingsomethingpositiveinit. Thenextpartoftheraceiseveryhurdlebetweenthefirstandlastone.__2__Thishappensalotinlifetoo.Theremaybeasituationthatariseswhereyoufeelasthoughyoucan’tmakeitandallyoucanthinkaboutisgivingup.Youmayfalloverthat"hurdle"orstrugglegettingoverit,butsomehowyoufinditinyourselftojumpoveritandmoveonwiththerace. Nextisthatlast100moftherace.Youfeelasthoughyoujustwanttosay,"NoIcan'tdothis."__3__. Nowlastlyisthelasthurdle.Thishurdleisthetoughestoutofallofthem.Inlifewefindourselvesfallingandfalling,andmaybegettingtoolostinourproblemsthatwefelllikehavebeenthoughenoughandthere’snohope.__4__It'sonestepclosetotheendoftherace. Onceyoufinish,youlookbackonitandyourealizethatyoumadeitnotbyleaping,butstepbystep."Yardbyyard,lifeisveryhard.Butinchbyinch,lifecanbeacinch."__5__.__5__内应选（）A、Thishurdletheeasiesttogetoverbecauseyouarenotwornoutfromrunning.B、Again,youmustfinditinyourselfthatyoucandoit,andyoumustfinishtheracestrongerthanwhenyouhadstartedit.C、Allittakesisonestepatatime,onehurdleatatime.D、Thatlasthurdlesymbolizesthesesituations.E、Thesehurdlesgettougherandtougherandyoumayfeelasthoughyoucan’tgoon.F、Nextistheliningupinourownindividuallanes.8.AsChristmasiscoming,therearepresentstobebought,cardstobesent,androomstobecleaned.Parentsare___1___withdifficultjobsofhidingpresentsfromcuriousyoungchildren.Ifthegiftsarelarge,thisissometimesareal___2___.OnChristmasEve,youngchildrenfindtheexcitementalmostunbearable.TheyaretornbetweenthewishtogotobedearlysothatFatherChristmaswillbringtheirpresentsquicklyandthewishtostayuplatesothattheywillnotmissthefun.Thewishforgiftsusuallyprovesstronger.Butthoughchildrengotobedearly,theyoftenlieawakeforalongtime,hopingtogetashort___3___atFatherChristmas. LastChristmas,mywifeandIsuccessfullyhidafewlargepresentsinthestoreroom.I___4___themomentwhenmyson,Jimmy,wouldaskmewherethatnewbikehadcomefrom,but___5___hedidnotseeit. OnChristmasEve,ittookthechildrenhourstogotosleep.Itmusthavebeennearly___6___whenmywifeandIwentquietlyintotheirroomandbeganfillingstockings.ThenIpushedinthe___7___IboughtforJimmyandleftitbesidetheChristmastree.Weknewwewouldnotgetmuchsleepthatnight,forthechildrenwere___8___togetupearly.Ataboutfiveo’clockthenextmorning,wewerewokenbyloudsoundscomingfromthechildren’sroom—theywereshoutingexcitedly!BeforeIhadtimetogetoutofbed,youngJimmycameridingintotheroomonhisnewbike,andhissister,Mary,followedclosebehindpushinghernewbabycarriage.Eventhebabyarrived.Hemoved___9___thehandsandkneesintotheroomdraggingalargeballoonbehindhim.Suddenlyitburst.Thatwokeusup___10___.Thedayhadreallybegunwithaband!___9___内应选（）A、bikeB、midnightC、fortunatelyD、lookE、problemF、facedG、sureH、onI、fearedJ、tinyK、completelyL、lick9.Income Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereasnationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction-namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personalincomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbeforepersonaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNP(GrossNationalProduct)becausethefactorsofproductiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesorindirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirecttaxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinessesdirectlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsofproduction.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andotherformsofcompensationtoemployees. Whereasnationalincomeshowstheincomethatthefactorsofproductionearn,personalincomemeasurestheincomethatindividualsorhouseholdsreceive.Corporationprofitsareincludedinnationalincomebecausetheyareearned.Outoftheseprofits,however,corporationprofittaxesmustbepaidtothegovernment,andsomemoneymustbeputintothebusinessforexpansion.Onlythatpartofprofitsdistributedasdividendsgoestotheindividual;therefore,outofcorporationprofitsonlydividendscountaspersonalincome.Thefactorsofproductionearnmoneyforsocialsecurityandunemploymentinsurancecontributions,butthismoneygoestogovernment(whichisnotafactorofproduction),nottoindividuals.Itisthereforepartofnationalincomebutnotpartofpersonalincome. Ontheotherhand,moneyreceivedbyindividualswhentheycollectsocialsecurityorunemploymentcompensationisnotmoneyearnedbutmoneyreceived.Interestreceivedongovernmentbondsisalsointhiscategory,becausemuchofthemoneyreceivedfromthesaleofbondswenttopayforwarproductionandthatproductionnolongerfurnishesaservicetotheeconomy. Themoneypeoplereceiveaspersonalincomemaybeeitherspentorsaved.However,notallspendingiscompletelyvoluntary.Asignificantportionofourincomegoestopaypersonaltaxes.Mostworkersneverreceivethemoneytheypayinpersonaltaxes,becauseitiswithheldfromtheirpaychecks.Themoneythatindividualsareleftwithaftertheyhavemettheirtaxobligationsisdisposablepersonalincome.Disposableincomecanbedividedbetweenpersonalconsumptionexpendituresandpersonalsavings.Itisimportanttorememberthatpersonalsavingiswhatisleftafterspending.Accordingtothispassage,themoneyyougetasinterestfromgovernmentbondsis（）A、themoneyearnedB、themoneynotearnedbutreceivedC、themoneyreceivedforthecontributionyouhavemadetotheeconomyD、themoneyearnedfortheserviceyouhavefurnishedtotheeconomy10.AsChristmasiscoming,therearepresentstobebought,cardstobesent,androomstobecleaned.Parentsare___1___withdifficultjobsofhidingpresentsfromcuriousyoungchildren.Ifthegiftsarelarge,thisissometimesareal___2___.OnChristmasEve,youngchildrenfindtheexcitementalmostunbearable.TheyaretornbetweenthewishtogotobedearlysothatFatherChristmaswillbringtheirpresentsquicklyandthewishtostayuplatesothattheywillnotmissthefun.Thewishforgiftsusuallyprovesstronger.Butthoughchildrengotobedearly,theyoftenlieawakeforalongtime,hopingtogetashort___3___atFatherChristmas. LastChristmas,mywifeandIsuccessfullyhidafewlargepresentsinthestoreroom.I___4___themomentwhenmyson,Jimmy,wouldaskmewherethatnewbikehadcomefrom,but___5___hedidnotseeit. OnChristmasEve,ittookthechildrenhourstogotosleep.Itmusthavebeennearly___6___whenmywifeandIwentquietlyintotheirroomandbeganfillingstockings.ThenIpushedinthe___7___IboughtforJimmyandleftitbesidetheChristmastree.Weknewwewouldnotgetmuchsleepthatnight,forthechildrenwere___8___togetupearly.Ataboutfiveo’clockthenextmorning,wewerewokenbyloudsoundscomingfromthechildren’sroom—theywereshoutingexcitedly!BeforeIhadtimetogetoutofbed,youngJimmycameridingintotheroomonhisnewbike,andhissister,Mary,followedclosebehindpushinghernewbabycarriage.Eventhebabyarrived.Hemoved___9___thehandsandkneesintotheroomdraggingalargeballoonbehindhim.Suddenlyitburst.Thatwokeusup___10___.Thedayhadreallybegunwithaband!___1___内应选（）A、bikeB、midnightC、fortunatelyD、lookE、problemF、facedG、sureH、onI、fearedJ、tinyK、completelyL、lick11.Theeasywayoutisn’talwayseasiest.IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatDoug,myhusbandofonemonth,toaspecialmeal.Iglancedthroughmycookbookandchoseamenuwhichincludedhomemadebread.Knowingthebreadwouldtaketime.IstartedonitassoonasDougleftforwork.AsIwasnotexperiencedincooking,Ithoughtifadozenwasgood,twodozenwouldbebetter,soIdoubledeverything.AsDouglovedoranges,Ialsoopenedacanoforangeandpoureditallintothebowl.Soontherewasastickydoughcoveredwithuglyyellowishmarks.RealizingIhadbeendefeated,IputthedoughintherubbishbinoutsidesoIwouldn’thavetofaceDouglaughingatmywork.Iwentonpreparingtherestofthemeal,and,whenDouggothome,wesatdowntoCornishchickenwithrice.Hetriedtoenjoythemealbutseemeddisturbed.Twicehegotupandwentoutside,sayinghethoughtheheardanoise.Thethirdtimeheleft,Iwenttothewindowstoseewhathewasdoing.Lookingout,IsawDougstandingaboutthreefeetfromtherubbishbin,holdingthelidupwithastickandlookingintothecontainer.WhenIcameoutofthehouse,hedroppedthestickandexplainedthattherewassomethingaliveinoutrubbishbin.Pickingupthestickagain,heheldthelidupenoughformetosee.Ifeltcold.ButIsteppedcloserandlookedharder.Withoutdoubtitwasmywork.Thehotsunhadcausedthedoughtodoubleinsizeandthefermentingyeastmadethesurfaceshakeandsighasthoughitwerebreathing.Ihadtoadmitwhatthelivingthingwasandwhyitwasthere.Idon'tknowwhowasmoreembarrassedbythewholething—Dougorme.Whatmadethedoughinthebinlooksfrighting?（）A、Therisingandfallingmovement.B、Thestrange-lookingmarks.C、Itsshape.D、Itssize.12.AsChristmasiscoming,therearepresentstobebought,cardstobesent,androomstobecleaned.Parentsare___1___withdifficultjobsofhidingpresentsfromcuriousyoungchildren.Ifthegiftsarelarge,thisissometimesareal___2___.OnChristmasEve,youngchildrenfindtheexcitementalmostunbearable.TheyaretornbetweenthewishtogotobedearlysothatFatherChristmaswillbringtheirpresentsquicklyandthewishtostayuplatesothattheywillnotmissthefun.Thewishforgiftsusuallyprovesstronger.Butthoughchildrengotobedearly,theyoftenlieawakeforalongtime,hopingtogetashort___3___atFatherChristmas. LastChristmas,mywifeandIsuccessfullyhidafewlargepresentsinthestoreroom.I___4___themomentwhenmyson,Jimmy,wouldaskmewherethatnewbikehadcomefrom,but___5___hedidnotseeit. OnChristmasEve,ittookthechildrenhourstogotosleep.Itmusthavebeennearly___6___whenmywifeandIwentquietlyintotheirroomandbeganfillingstockings.ThenIpushedinthe___7___IboughtforJimmyandleftitbesidetheChristmastree.Weknewwewouldnotgetmuchsleepthatnight,forthechildrenwere___8___togetupearly.Ataboutfiveo’clockthenextmorning,wewerewokenbyloudsoundscomingfromthechildren’sroom—theywereshoutingexcitedly!BeforeIhadtimetogetoutofbed,youngJimmycameridingintotheroomonhisnewbike,andhissister,Mary,followedclosebehindpushinghernewbabycarriage.Eventhebabyarrived.Hemoved___9___thehandsandkneesintotheroomdraggingalargeballoonbehindhim.Suddenlyitburst.Thatwokeusup___10___.Thedayhadreallybegunwithaband!___6___内应选（）A、bikeB、midnightC、fortunatelyD、lookE、problemF、facedG、sureH、onI、fearedJ、tinyK、completelyL、lick13.TalkingtoKidsaboutSARS SchoolagechildrenmaybelearningaboutSARSfromadultsandthemedia,butmaynotknowwhattomakeofthesituation,saysanationalhealthcharity. TheLungAssociationsaysparentsshouldtaketimetotalktotheir____1____andexplainthefactsaboutSARSandhowtoavoidtheillness. Thefollowingisbasedonrecommendations____2____ThursdaybytheLungAssociation: Askyourchildreniftheyhaveheard____3____SARSatschool,fromfriends,fromTV,etc.Findingoutwhattheyalreadyknowcanbeagood____4____tostarttheconversationandtoclearawayanywrongideastheymighthaveabouttheillnessandhowitisspread. Schoolagechildrenareusuallyold____5____tounderstandconceptssuchasgettingsickfromgermsandhowtoavoidillness.Asimplereminder____6____tocoughonpeopleandtowashtheirhandsoftenmaybesufficientforyoungerkids.Allchildrenshouldbeshownhowto____7____theirhandsproperly. Remembertokeepitsimpleso____8____nottooverwhelmchildrenwithinformation,butanswerthemtruthfully.Kidscantellwhenyou'renotbeinghonestorifyour'rehidingsomething,andsometimestheunknowncanbemorefrighteningthanthe____9____.ParentswithanxiouschildrenwillknowhowtheirkidswillhandleinformationonSARSandcantailortheirdiscussionaccordingly. OnewaytoexplaintheillnessistotellchildrenthatSARSislikeabadbreathingproblem.Itis____10____fromacold,butpeoplecancatchitinthesameways—suchascoughingonsomeone,notwashingyourhandsorsharingaglasswithasickperson.___4___内选项为（）A、aboutB、differentC、asD、wayE、notF、truthG、childrenH、enoughI、howJ、washK、passL、released14.MarriageAdvertisementsinIndia EverySundaymorningmillionsofIndianssettledownwithacupofteaandspecialweekendissuesoftheirnewspapers,justasAmericansdo.Buthere,withthemarriageseasonapproaching,manyofthemquicklytoaSundayfeaturethatisparticularlyIndian-the-columnsofmarriageadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsandwives.Thisisrelativelymodernchangeintheage-oldcustomofthearrangedmarriage.Thethousandsofadvertisementspublishedeachweekincreasinglyreflectsocialchangesthatcomingtothistraditionalsociety.Forexample,althoughwomenarestilldescribedintermsofappearance,orskillin"thewifelyarts",informationaboutherearningpowerisenteringmoreandmoreoftheadvertisements.ThisreflectsthearrivalinIndiaoftheworkingwife. Divorce,whichusedtobealmostunheardofinIndia,issometimesnowmentionedintheadvertisementsasinthecaseofawomanwhoseadvertisementinNewDelhinewspaperexplainedthathadbeen"theinnocentparty"whenhermarriagebrokeup. Becausethecustomofthedowry(marriagepayment)isnowillegal,someadvertisementssay"nodowry"or"simplemarriage",whichmeansthesamething.However,thefathersofmanybridegroomsstillrequireit.Inalandwherelightskinisoftenregardedassociallypreferable,manyalsorequirethatawomanhavea"wheat-color"complexionorthatamanbe"tall,fairandhandsome".Advertisementsareplacedandeagerlyreadbyawiderangeofpeopleintheupperclasses,mostlyincities.Manyofthemreceivedozensofanswers."There'snothingembarrassingaboutit,"explainedaCalcuttabusinessmanadvertisingason-in-law."It'sjustanotherwayofbroadeningthecontactsandincreasingthepossibilityofdoingthecontactsandincreasingthepossibilitiesofdoingthebestoneforone'sdaughter." Becauseofhighunemploymentandagenerallypoorstandardoflivinghere,oneofthebestattractionsamarriageadvertisementcanofferisapermittoliveabroad,especiallyinCanadaortheUnitedStates.Apersonwhohasonecangetwhathewants.OnerecentSundayinMadras,forexample,aPunjabiengineerlivinginSanFranciscoadvertisedfora"beautifulslimbridewithlovelyfeaturesknowingmusicanddance".AndamanwhoseadvertisementsaidthatheheldanAmericanimmigrationpermitwasabletosay,onlygirlsfromrich,well-connectedfamiliesneedapply.Anyonecanreceivedozens