2016-2023年庆阳职业技术学院高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年参考题库含答案解析

2016-2023年庆阳职业技术学院高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年参考题库含答案解析（图片大小可任意调节）第1卷一.数学单项选择题(共15题)1.已知平面α、β、γ两两垂直，它们三条交线的公共点为O，过O引一条射线OP，若OP与三条交线中的两条所成的角都是60。，则OP与第三条交线所成的角为()

A.30o

B.45o

C.60o

D.不确定

2.sin（x－y）cosy＋cos（x－y）siny＝（）

A.sinx

B.sinxcosy

C.cosx

D.sinycosx

3.设二次函数y=ax2+bx+c的图像过点（-1,2）和（3,2），则其对称轴的方程为

A.x=-1

B.x=3

C.x=2

D.x=1

4.在△ABC中，若则△ABC必是()

A.直角三角形

B.等腰三角形

C.等边三角形

D.钝角三角形

5.的圆心在（）点上．

A.（1，-2）

B.（0，5）

C.（5，5）

D.（0，O）

6.函数的最小正周期为（）

A.

B.π

C.2π

D.4π

7.若0

A.1<b

B.0

C.1

D.0<b

8.圆x2＋y2＝25上的点到直线5x＋12y－169＝0的距离的最小值是（）

A.9

B.8

C.7

D.6

9.设函数f（x）在（-∞，+∞）上有定义，则下列函数中必为偶函数的是（）

A.y=｜f（x）｜

B.y=-｜f（x）｜

C.y=xf（x）

D.y=f（x）+f（-x）

10.设复数满足关系

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

11.右图是二次函数y=x2+bx+C的部分图像，则（）

A.b>0，C>0

B.b>0，C0

D.b<0，C<0

12.在正方体ABCD－A1B1C1D1中，E，F分别为AD1D1D的中点，则直线EF与BD1所成角的正弦值是（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

13.展开式中，末3项的系数(a，χ均未知)之和为()

A.22

B.12

C.10

D.-lO

14.长方体有一个公共顶点的三个面的面积分别为4,8，18，则此长方体的体积为()

A.12

B.24

C.36

D.48

15.直线所得的劣弧所对的圆心角为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

二.数学问答题(共3题)1.函数的定义域是__________

2.不等式的解集为__________.

3.若平面向量a＝(x，1)，b＝（1，－2），且a∥b，则x＝________.

三.英语单项选择题(共25题)1.Thegirlhadhardlyrungthebellthedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andherfriendsrushedouttogreether.

A.before

B.until

C.as

D.since

2.GeorgeandMargaretandtheirchildren21at140DavisStreet,22thestreetfromasmallpark．Theirhouseisjustoffthemainroad．Georgeusuallygoestoworkbybus,butsometimeshegoes23hiscar．Thechildrenusuallygotoschoolbybus．

TheGlenns'houseis24hiddenamongthetrees．Ithassmallbushes(灌木)plantedaroundit．Thereisafence25itandthehousenextdoor．Itisatwo-storeyhouse,26thelivingroom,diningroomandkitchen(厨房)onthefirstfloor,andthebedroomsandbathroomonthesecondfloor．

TheGlennsspendalotoftimeathome．27nowtheyareatdinner．Conversation(谈话)attheGlenns'houseisusuallylivelyatmealtime．Thechildrenarediscussingtripstheywouldliketotake．

Susan,whohasnever28onaplane,says,"I'dliketo29aplanetoCalifornia．"Henry,whoiselder,thinksitwouldbefuntobeona30,headingforadventure(冒险)inAfrica．Teddy,theyoungest

child,says,"Iwanttogoaroundtheworldonatrain．"Hiselderbrotherandsisterarestilltryingto31tohimwhythisisnotpossible．32theirmothersays,"Children,you'vespenttoomuchtimeatthetable．HenryandSusan,goand33yourhomework．Teddy,it'stimeyouwereinbed．"

Soonthereissilencethroughoutthe34．Teddyisinbed,SusanandHenryareintheirroomsstudying,andMr．andMrs．Glennsareintheirlivingroom,35Georgeissittinginhisfavorite(最喜欢的)chair,readingthepaperandMargaretissittingonthesofa,doingsomesewing．

第（25）题答案

A.among

B.between

C.from

D.across

3.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

InnearlyeverytownorcitycentreintheUK,onmostdaysoftheweekyoucanfindoneormorepeoplestandinginthestreetsellingamagazine21TheBigIssue.Thesepeopleareall22,buttheyarenotbeggingformoney.23,theyaresellingthemagazineasameans（手段）of24asmallbutrespectableliving.

TheBigIssuemagazinewas25in1991byJonBirdandGordonRoddickafterthey26thatthereweremanyhomelesspeoplewhowere27onthestreetsofLondon.Onaprevious（之前的）28toNewYork,oneofthemhadseenhomelesspeoplesellinganewspaperknownasStreetNews29theydecidedtosetupsomething30intheBritishcapital.

Nowadays,TheBigIssuehas31allovertheUKandthereareevendifferentversions（版本）ofthemagazineindifferentpartsofthe32.Thesellersbuyeachmagazinefromtheorganizationforseventypenceandthensellittoa33foronepoundfifty.ByworkingwithTheBigIssue,manypeoplehavebeen34toescapefromhomelessness,and35manyofthemhavemovedontonewjobsandnewlives.

____.

A.enjoying

B.changing

C.improving

D.making

4.Catsarecreaturesofhabit．Theyliketogotosleepaboutthesametimeeverydayandforacertainlengthoftime．Theyseemtohaveanaturalclockinsidethemthattellsthemwhentosleep．

Catsincreasetheirregularsleepwithoccasionalcatnaps(打盹)．Someexpertsfeelthathumanscouldalsobenefitfromthishabit．Catnapshelptobuildupenergyinthebody．Theyarealsoagoodwaytogetridoftrouble!Sincecatshavethesamemoods(情绪)ashumans,someexpertsbelievethatpeoplecanimprovetheirmoods．Peoplemightbecomehappier．

Anumberoffamouspeoplehavecopiedcatsbytakingcatnapsduringtheday．Thenapswouldusuallylastfrom15to30minutes．

WinstonChurchilltookcatnaps．SodidPresidentsHarryTruman,JohnF．KennedyandLyndonB．Johnson．Thesefamousmenwereknownfortheirenergy．Theywerealsoabletoworklonghours,oftenintothenight．Nappingwastheirsecret．

Perhapsmorepeoplelearnfromcatsandtakenapstofeelbetterandlivelonger!

Thisselectionwasprobablywrittento_______．

A.showhowlazycatsare

B.talkaboutthehabitsofcats

C.tellaboutfamouspeopleandtheirhabits

D.persuadepeopletotakenaps

5.Somevillagersweregoingtocelebrateanimportantwinefestival（酒宴）inafewdays'time,sotheyborrowedahugebarrelfromthenearesttown,putitinthevillagesquare;anddecidedthateachofthemshouldemptyabottleofthebestwinehehadintoit,sothatthereshouldbeplentyatthefeast（宴会）.

Oneofthevillagersthoughthewouldbeveryclever."IfIpourabottleofwaterin,insteadofwine,noonewillnoticeit,"hesaidtohimself,"becausetherewillbesomuchexcellentwineinthebarrelthatthewaterwillbelostinit."

Thenightofthefeastarrived.Everybodygatheredinthevillagesquarewiththeirbowlsandtheirglassesforthewine.Thetap（塞子）onthebarrelwasopened,butwhatcameoutwaspurewater.Everyoneinthevillagehadthesameidea．

Oneofthevillagerspouredabottleofwaterintothebarrelbecause____.（）

A.hetriedtocheattheothers

B.theothersputwaterintoittoo

C.hethoughthewasclevererthantheothers

D.thewineinthebarrelwastoothick

6.

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

7.IenjoylisteningtoMiss.White,myEnglishteacher,____Icanonlyunderstandabouthalfofwhatshesays.（）

A.when

B.because

C.if

D.though

8.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inourmindswecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexample,whilewearelookingforwardto21anewplaceorcountry,we22whatitwillbelike.Wepredict（预料）thewaypeoplewilleat,dressandact.Ofcourse,wedonotalwayspredictthings23.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe24themtobe.

Oneofthemost25dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientist,Kekule,whohadbeen26toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminPhysics.Hehad27andanalyzed（分析）theproblemfromeveryangle（角度）fordays,butthereseemedtobenowayof28outheanswer.Thenonemightgotobedanddream.Whenhe29up,herealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis30.

Thehypnotist（催眠者）satinthechairoppositehimandspoke31:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout32.Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoice,your33willgetheavier.Soonyou'llbeasleep.

Youwillhearmyvoiceandunderstandmywords,butyourbodywillbeasleep,becauseyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare34asleep,andwhenyouwakeupyouwillremembernothing.

Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto35slowlyfromonetofive.One,two,three,four,five.

____

A.forcing

B.trying

C.imaging

D.wishing

9.Marylooksgreat__________thispairoftrousers．

A.in

B.by

C.on

D.at

10.____Earlier,Imighthavedonethatinatotallydifferentway.（）

A.Ihavebeentold

B.Iweretold

C.HaveIbeentold

D.HaveItold

11.Familymembersworkedhard____surethattheyhadenoughfood.（）

A.making

B.tomake

C.made

D.make

12.Eightyearsago,officialsinChicago,Illinois,decidedtoreplacetheblackroofonthecitygovernmentbuildingwithaplantedgarden.Theaimwastoreduceenergycosts,improveairqualityandcontroltherainwaterenteringthecity’swastesystem（系统）．Greenroofsalsohelpreduceaproblemcalledurbanheatislands（城市热岛现象）．Duringhotweather,thebuilding’srootcouldreachtemperaturesofupto76℃.Withthegarden,thetemperatureoftherootareawasreducedbyatleast30℃.Workersplantedover150kindsofplantsthatcouldstandbadweather.Nowtheareaiscooler,thebuildingrequireslessenergytokeepcool,andtherooflooksnice.Chicagoalsooffersmoneytohelppeoplepayforbuildingtheirowngreenroots.

Aboutfiveyearsago,officialsinThane,India,decidedtoreducethecity’sdependingonpowerfromcoal.Thecityoftenexperienceslackofpowerbecauseofthelargenumbersofpeopleusingelectricity.Officialsdecidedtosaveenergybyputtingwaterheaters（热水器）poweredbythesunontopofthecity’smainhospital.Thehospitalsavedthousandsofdollarsinenergycostseachyear.Officialsthenbeganbuildingthiskindofwaterheateraroundthecity.

ChinahasannouncedplanstobuildacitycalledDongtan.Thecompanydesigningthecitysaysitwillproduceitsenergyfromthewind,sunandwaste.TheaimisforthecitytobeanexampletotherestofChina.

WhydoesChinaplantobuildthenewcity?（）

A.Tosetanexampleofusingcleanenergy

B.ToprovideenergyfortherestofChina

C.Tolearnhowtousenewenergyforms

D.Togainexperienceincitydesign

13.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Itwasthelatespringof1979,ahotSaturdayafternoon.Hundredsofussat21,sidebyside,inrowsofwoodenchairsonthemaincampuslawn（草坪）.We22bluerobes（毕业生长袍）.Welistenedcarefullytolong23.Whentheceremony（典礼）was24,wethrewourcapsintheair,andwewereofficiallygraduatedfromcollege.

Afterthat,IfoundMarneSchwartz,fessor,andintroducedhimtomy26.Hewasasmallmanwhotooksmallsteps,asifa27windcould,atanytime,28himupintotheclouds!Histeethwereingoodshape.Whenhesmileditwasasifyouhadjust29himthefunniestjokeonearth.

HetoldmyparentshowI30everyclasshetaught.Hetoldthem,“Youhavea31boyhere.Hehelpedmealot.”Shybut32,Ilookedatmyfeet.Beforeweleft,I33Mr.Schwartzapresent,abriefcasewithhisnameonthefront.Ididn'twanttoforgethim.34Ididn'twanthimtoforgetme.HeaskedifIwouldkeepin35,andwithouthesitation（犹豫）Isaid,“Ofcourse.”Whenheturnedaround,Isawtearsinhiseyes.

____.

A.lectures

B.dialogues

C.speeches

D.reports

14.Thecouchiscomfortableto_______.

A.sit

B.besat

C.sitted

D.siton

15."Thepriceofbooksforourstudentsisjustgettinghigherandhigher,andalongwiththerisingcostoftuition（学费）,it'skillingthesestudents,"saidPeterJason,acollegeprofessor."Remember,studentsareoneofthepoorestgroupsofpeopleinAmerica.Almosthalfofthemhaveatleastonepart-timejob.Infact,oneofmystudentshasthreejobs.Andshestillmanagestohavehighscoresandgotoschoolfull-time."

Textbookpricesareusuallyhigh.Addingtothatproblem,manycollegeteacherschangetextbooksyearafteryear.Theyeitherupgradetoanewedition（版本）orchangetoadifferenttextbook.Thisfurtherhurtsstudentsbecauseifateachernolongerusesatextbook,thatbookhasnoresalevalue.

Dr.Jasondecidedtomakelifealittleeasierandalotcheaperforhisstudentsbywritinghisownbookonpublicspeaking."ManybookshaveanincreasedpricebecauseofCD-ROMs,lotsofcolorphotographsandpictures.Italkedtomystudents,andmanyofthem,likeme,prefertokeepthingssimple.So,afewyearsago,Iwrotemyowntextbook.Imadesurethatitwassimple.Comparedtomostofotherpublicspeakingbooks,mineishalfthenumberofpages,andone-thirdtheprice.Thatis$30insteadof$90.WhenIwroteasecondeditionlastyear,studentsonlyhadtobuythe35newpages.Foronly$7,theyhadalmostanewbook."

HowmuchdoesPeterJason'ssecondeditionbookusuallycost?（）

A.About7dollars

B.About30dollars

C.About37dollars

D.About90dollars

16.—Istartedtostudy，butthenafriendcalled.

—That‘snoexcuse________.

A.fornotstudying

B.notforstudying

C.notstudying

D.nottostudying

17.根据下面资料，回答21-35题

Inthepast,Ialwaysthoughtthatbeingateacherwasaneasyjob.ButIchangedmy（21）whenIbecameapart-timeteacher.Aboutfouryearsago,Richardaskedme（22）Icouldhelpteachhisstudentshowtomakeawebsiteaboutthemselves.

I（23）becausecomputeriswhatIdowellandIdidn′tthinkteachingcomputerwouldbethat（24）.

Butwhen1taughtRichard′sclass,someofthestudents（25）withtheirfriendswhileIwasexplaininghowtodosomething.AtfirstIjustgotangrywiththem,（26）Richardtaughtmetothinkwhytheyweredoingthis.Hesaidthatifhewas（27）alessonandthestudentswerenotlis-tening,thenhewasangrywith（28）fornotmakingthelessonclearorinterestingforthem.ItoldhimthatIdidn′t（29）hisidea.Hethenaskedmeiflhadever（30）thesamething.Thatmademestop.OfcourseIhad!

Ifanyofmypastteachersare（31）this,IwanttosaysorryifIsometimesplayedaroundintheclass（32）youwereteaching.Ididn′tthinkhowthatwouldmakeyoufeel.IpromiseIwilldomybesttobeagood（33）inthefuture.Pleasehelpuswhenwedon′tunderstandandmost（34）,don′tbequicktobeangrywhenwefail.（35）ofusareperfectbutwithyourhelpwecanbesuccessful.

第（21）题选

A.plan

B.decision

C.choice

D.mind

18.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,butgenerallyeighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecan23withlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed．Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldalwaysbeenoughtomakeonerelaxed（松弛）andreadyfor26work.

Freshairis27tosoundsleep（酣睡）.Itisnotwithoutreasonforsomepeopleto28thatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthecontrolofanyperson.Abathat33,neitherhotnorcoldbutof34temperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.

（）

A.frozen

B.boiled

C.high

D.body

19.阅读下列短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Mr.Joneswokeupearlyonemorning,beforethesunhadrisen.Itwasabeautifulmorning,21hewenttothewindowandlookedout.Hewas22toseeaneatly-dressedandmid-agedprofessor,who23intheuniversityjustuptheroadfromMr.Jones'house,comingthedirectionofthetown.Hehadgreyhair,thickglasses,andwas24anumbrella,amorningnewspaperandabag.Mr.Jonesthoughtthathemusthave25bythenighttrain26takingataxi.

Mr.Joneshadabigtreeinhisgarden,andthechildrenhadtiedalongropetooneofthebranches,sothattheycouldswingonit.

Mr.Jonessawtheprofessor27whenhesawtheropeandlookedcarefullyupanddowntheroad．Whenhesawthattherewas28insight,hesteppedintothegarden(therewasnofence),puthisumbrella,newspaper,bagandhatnearlyonthegrassand29therope.Hepulledit30toseewhetheritwasstrongenoughtotakehisweight,thenranasfastashecouldandswungintothe31ontheendoftherope,hisgreyhairblowingallaroundhisface.32heswung,sometimestakingafewmore33stepsonthegrasswhentheropebegantoswingtooslowlyforhim.

34theprofessorstopped,straightenedhistie,combedhishaircarefully,putonhishat,35hisumbrella,newspaper,bag,andcontinuedonhiswaytotheuniversity,lookingasquietandcorrectandrespectableasonewouldexpectaprofessortobe.

（）

A.Atfirst

B.atonce

C.Atlast

D.atmost

20.根据下面资料，回答43-46题

Aworldlikenoother—perhapsthisisthebestwaytodescribetheworldoftherainforest.Norainforestisthesame—yetmostrainforestscanbefoundinthesmalllandarea22.5degreesnorthand22.5degreessouthoftheEquator(赤道).YoucanfindrainforestsinSouthAmericaandIndo-nesia.OtherrainforestsexistfurtherfromtheEquator,inThailandandSriLanka.

Rainforestshaveagreatroletoplayinsupportingtheworld.Theyarehometoarichvarietyofplants,birdsandanimals.Canyoubelievethat480varietiesoftreesmaybefoundinjustonehec-tare(公顷)ofrainforestTheseforestshavearound50%ofalltheplants,birdsandanimalsonEarth.

Rainforestshavetheirownperfectwayforliving.Thetalltreesmakeahugeumbrellaofbran-ehesandleaveswhichprotectthemselves,smallerplants,andtheforestanimalsfromheavyrain,dryheatfromthesunandstrongwinds.Rainforesttreesgrowinsuchawaythattheirleavesandbranches,althoughclosetogether,neveractuallytouchthoseofanothertree.Scientiststhinkthisisawaytopreventthespreadofanytreediseasesandmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects(昆虫).Toliveintheforest,animalsmustclimb,jump,orflyacrossthebranchesandtrees.Thegroundflooroftheforestisnotallleavesandbushes,likeinfilms,butisactuallyfairlyclear.Itiswhereleavesbecomefoodforthetreesandotherforestlife.

Rainforestsaroundtheworldaredisappearingatahighspeed.Afewthousandyearsago,rain-forestscoveredasmuchas12%ofthelandsurfaceonEarth,buttodaythishasfallentolessthan5.3%.Wehopethattheworldgovernmentsworktogetherwithscientiststousetheirpowerandknowledgetokeeptherainforestsforourexistence.

Accordingtothetext,wecanfindrainforestsin___________

A.Britain

B.Thailand

C.Canada

D.U.S.A

21.EleanorRooseveltwasthewifeofAmerica′s32ndpresident,FranklinRoosevelt.Shehelpedherhusbandin?manywaysduringhislong（21）life.Shealsobecameoneofthemost（22）womeninAmerica.Shefoughtfor?equalrightsforallpeople.

EleanorwasborninNewYorkCityin1884.Herfamilyhadgreatwealth.ButEleanordidnothaveahappy（23）.Herparentsdiedwhenshewasveryyoung.Shewasraisedbyhergrandmother.Eleanor（24）thatasa?child,hergreatesthappinesscamefromhelpingothers.

tntheearly1900s,manypeoplewereworriedabouttheproblemsof（25）peoplewhocametoAmericain（26）ofabetterlife.Eleanorcouldnot（27）howpeoplelivedinsuchpoorconditionswhilesheandsomeothers?hadsomuch（28）.

Aftershefinishedschool,Eleanorbegan（29）childrentoreadandwriteinoneofthepoorestareasofNew?YorkCity.Shealsolookedinto（30）whereworkersweresaidtobebadly（31）.Shesawlittlechildrenoffour?andfiveyearsoldworkinguntilthey（32）tothefloor.Shebecameinvolved（参与）withotherwomenwho（33）thesameideasaboutimprovingsocialconditions.

FranklinRooseveltbegan（34）EleanorwhenhewasinNewYork.Theygot（35）in1905.Inthenexteleven?years,theyhadsixchildren.TheRooseveltsmovedtoWashingtonD.C.in1913.

第（21）题选

A.technical

B.business

C.political

D.research

22.Lastfallwasafirst-of-its-kindseason.Ididnotarrange（安排）anyafter-schoolclassesformychildren.Noswimming.Nomusiclessons.Noplaydates.Nothing.

Oncetheyfinishedtheirhomework,theywerefreetodowhattheypleased,butonlyonehourofTV.Inthebeginning,mysons,Ben,11,andNick,9,wereanxiousaboutthissudden,unplannedfreedom.Ihadtopushthemoutofthedoorwithaball,abike,andsoon.“Play!”Iordered.

Ilearnedthatthisnewplantakestime,patienceandalotoffaithinthetheorythathavingexcellentgradesisn'treallyimportant.

Whenmyolderkids,nowincollegeandhighschool,wereyoung,Ibroughtintherulesofmodernparenting.Theyareunspoken,butfollowedcarefully.First,youmustletyourchildhaveavarietyofactivities.Afterall,youneverknowwhereyou'llfindagenius（天才）.Second,ifthechildshowstheslightesttalent（才能）,theactivitymustbepushedwithlessons,specialcoaching（辅导）andpracticeofseveraldaysaweek.Everyminuteshouldbetakenandeveryminutehasapurpose.Thatwasreallytoomuchformychildren.

Nowwiththenewplan,wetoldstories.Welistenedtomusic.Andthekidsplayedwithbikes,balls,andwhateverwashandy.Nobodykeptscore.Infact,theboysplayedoutsidesomuchthatthelawnwasworndowntothesoilinplaces.They'vemadefriendswiththosewhocomefromallovertheneighbourhoodtoplaygames.

Welikethosepeacefulevenings.BenandNickhaveagoodtimethisfall.Maybethat'sbecausethetimeoffhasallowedustoenjoyeachother'scompany.

Whatwasnewforthefamilylastfall?（）

A.Thechildrenbegantolearnmusicwhenschoolwasover

B.Thewriterarrangednoextralessonsforthechildren

C.Thewriterfoundnotimetoplaywiththesons

D.Thechildrenhadnothingtodoafterschool

23.Aftertenyearsofbeingahousewifeandamother,Carolcouldnotstanditanylonger.Then,one?morning,justafterhertwodaughtershadgonetoschool,shesawanadvertisement（广告）inthepa-per.Shephoned,andwasaskedtocometoaninterview（面谈）thatveryafternoon.

Mr.Hollins,whointerviewedher,wasayoungmanabout24inabluesuit.Therewasahard?lookinhiseyeandhetalkedveryfast.Hetoldhershewouldberequiredtostopmenbetweenthe?agesof21and50andaskthemseveralquestionsdesignedtodeterminewhatmenthinkofdeodor-ants（除臭剂）.Theinformationwastoberecordedandshewouldbepaidaccordingtothenumber?ofcompleteinterviewsshehad.

WhenCarolaskedwhichfactorytheresearchwasfor,shewastoldthatwasnotimportant.Last?ofall,beforeshebeganshewouldhavetoattendaone-daytraining.Carolaccepted.Afterthetrain-ing,whichwasonlyabouthowtowritedowntheanswerscorrectlyinaformandhowtoputtheques-tions,Carolfoundherselfinthecenteroftownat9:30inthemorning.Shesoonfoundoutthatget-tingtheinformationwasreallynotallthateasy.

First,shestoppedamanwhorefusedtoansweranyquestionsbecausehehadnotime.Next,a?mantoldheritwasnoneofherbusinesswhetherheuseddeodorantsornot.Thensheintervieweda?manwhowashardofhearingand,insteadofansweringherquestions,beganaskingherallsortsof?hisown.Finally,Carolfoundayoungmanwithapleasantsmileonhisface.Hewascomingtowards?herslowlyandseemedreadytotalk.Helookedsurprisedwhensheputherfirstquestion."I′mdoing?aresearch,too.It′saboutsoappowders,"hesaid.

BeforeCarolstartedtowork,shelearnedhowto__________.

A.fillherpersonalinformationinaform

B.receivetrainingthatmighthelpherdoherjob

C.puttheinformationcollectedintheformprovided

D.askinterestingquestionsinthetrainingcourse

24.Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear?Onatriptoazoo,perhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago,youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub.These"PolarBears"arepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinwintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatday,theairtemperaturewas3℃,andthewatertemperaturewasabithigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIsland,NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequire-ments.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup.Thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.

Doctorsdonotagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody′stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops.

Otherdoctors,however,pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.

ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswim-ming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem(循环系统)becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcircula-torysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.

Themainbenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimyear-round;theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays,"WhenIgointothewater,Ipourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway."

Doctors.

A.encouragepeopletotakepartincold-waterswimmingactively

B.pointoutthepossibledangerofbloodillnessduringcold-waterswimming

C.believeswimmingishelpfulbothinwinterandinsummer

D.havedifferentideasaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming

25.Please______meatthestationontime.

A.meeting

B.tomeet

C.meet

D.met

四.英语多项选择题(共5题)1.Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep（21）dependsontheageoftheper-sonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep（22）.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,hut（23）eighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamount?but（24）mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto（25）it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor（26）work.

Freshairis（27）tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot（28）reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthat?itispracticaltosleepintheopenair.（29）apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleeping?probablygivesthebody（30）completerelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsrefen-edtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door（31）,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand（32）areallhelpful?tosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe（33）ofanyperson.Abathat（34）,neither?hotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,ma