2016-2023年闽江师范高等专科学校高职单招（英语／数学／语文）笔试历年参考题库含答案解析

2016-2023年闽江师范高等专科学校高职单招（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.曲线y＝x2＋1与直线y＝2x的交点坐标为（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

2.z1＝4＋2i,z2＝5－i，则（）

A.z1＞z2

B.z1＜z2

C.｜z1｜＞｜z2｜

D.｜z1｜＜｜z2｜

3.等差数列{an)中，若a1=2，a3=6，则a7=()

A.14

B.12

C.10

D.8

4.复数3＋4i的平方根是（）

A.2＋i

B.－2－i

C.1＋2i或1－2i

D.2＋i或－2－i

5.若等比数列{an}的公比为3，a4=9，则a1=

A.27

B.1/9

C.1/3

D.3

6.若平面向量a＝（3，x），b＝（4，－3），且a⊥b，则x的值等于（）

A.4

B.3

C.2

D.1

7.已知在平行六面体ABCD-A′B′C′D′中，AB=5，AD=3，AA′=6，∠BAD=∠BAA′=∠DAA′=60°，AC′=（）

A.

B.133

C.70

D.63

8.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

9.函数y＝ax2＋1的图像与直线y＝x相切，则a等于（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

10.若函数f（x）的定义域为实数集且满足f（2x）＝2x，则f（x）＝（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

11.在正方体ABCD－A1B1C1D1中，AC所在直线与BC1所在直线所成角的大小是（）

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

12.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.30°

B.45°

C.60°

D.不确定

13.函数的定义域是()

A.[-2，2]

B.[-2，2)

C.(-2，2]

D.(-2，2)

14.如果球的大圆面积增为原来的4倍，则该球的体积就增为原来的（）

A.4倍

B.8倍

C.12倍

D.16倍

15.对满足a>b的任意两个非零实数，下列不等式成立的是（）

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.展开式的二项式系数之和比展开式的二项式系数之和小240．

展开式的第3项；

展开式的中间项．

2.已知直线l和x－y＋1＝0关于直线x＝－2对称，则l的斜率为____.

3.已知关于x,y的方程x2+y2+4xsinθ-4ycosθ=0．

（1）证明：无论θ为何值，方程均表示半径为定长的圆；

三.英语单项选择题(共25题)1.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.man

B.adults

C.others

D.many

2.—Whatareyoulookingfor?（）

—Ican’trememberwhereI____myglasses.

A.wouldleave

B.leave

C.hadleft

D.left

3.Suchelectrontubes________inaradiosetarealsofoundinaTVset.

A.thatweuse

B.asweuse

C.asweusethem

D.thatweusethem

4.Ichosethiscoatintheendbecause____oneswerealltooexpensive.

A.theothers

B.another

C.others

D.theother

5.通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。

Mr．Joneswokeearlyonemorning，beforethesunhadrisen．Itwasabeautifulmorning，_21_hewenttothewindowandlookedout．Hewas_22_toseeaneatly-dressedandmid-agedprofessor，who_23_intheuniversityjustuptheroadfromMr．Jones‘house，comingthedirectionofthetown．Hehadgreyhairthickglasses，andwas_24anumbrella，amorningnewspaperandabag．Mr．Jonesthoughtthathemusthave_25_bythenighttrain_26_takingataxi．

Mr．Joneshadabigtreeinhisgarden，andthechildrenhadtiedalong_27_tooneofthebranches，sothattheycouldswingonit．

Mr．Jonessawtheprofessor_28_whenhesawtheropeandlookedcarefullyupanddowntheroaD．Whenhesawthattherewas_29_insight，hesteppedintothegarden（therewasnofence），puthisumbrella，newspaper，bagandhatnearlyonthegrassand_30_therope．Hepulledit_31_toseewhetheritwasstrongenoughtotakehisweight，thenranasfastashecouldandswungintothe_32_ontheendoftherope，hisgreyhairblowingallaround_33_．_34_heswung，sometimestakingafewmore_35_stepsonthegrasswhentheropebegantoswingtooslowlyforhim．

Atlasttheprofessorstopped，straightenedhistie，combedhishaircarefully，putonhishat，pickeduphisumbrella，newspaperandbag，andcontinuedonhiswaytotheuniversity，lookingasquietandcorrectandrespectableasonewouldexpectaprofessortobe．

（）

A.rope

B.line

C.stick

D.ruler

6.SometimesIfeelthatbeingthemotherofthreesmallchildrenislikeoperatingalargecircus(马戏团).（21）afternoonlastweek,mythreesonsplayingpeacefullyinthebackyard(院子),（22）theballfromonetoanother.Ijumpedatthechancetotalktooneofmyfriends（23）thephone,butbeforeI（24）tothephone,Icouldtelltheboyshadbeguntoquarrelwitheachotheraboutsomething.Irushedoutto（25）peace,butbeforeIgotthereCharleshad（26）arockatMark,andhithimintheeye.BythetimeIgottothebackyard,theyhadbegunto（27）aboutthis.EvenDavid,theoldestboy,whowon′tusuallyfightwithanybodyabout（28）,wasinvolved(卷入,).First,I（29）themstopfighting,andthenIexaminedMark′seye.Idecidedthatitwasn′tgoingtodevelopintoablackeye,butIfeltthattheyshould（30）atleastalittlefor（31）theyhaddone"I′mgoingto（32）toyourfatheraboutthiswhenhecomeshomefortomglat,said."HeandIwillthinkofhowtopunishyou."Thingswere（33）quietafterthatabouthalfanhour,andthenCharles（34）aglassinthekitchen,andatalmostthesame（35）,Markfelloutoftheappletree.

第（23）题选

A.through

B.in

C.on

D.by

7.Jackwasagoodswimmer；he___________swimacrosstheriver.

A.would

B.might

C.should

D.wasableto

8.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,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetaken?exceptwhensuggestedby（35）.

第（28）题选

A.thebest

B.atall

C.without

D.agood

9.NowpeopleusethewordMsinsteadofMissorMrsbeforethenameofinbusinessletters.

A.womanmanager

B.womenmanagers

C.womanmanagers

D.womenmanager

10.I____forthebusforthepast20minutesandstillithasnotcome.（）

A.wait

B.waited

C.havewaited

D.havebeenwaiting

11.Allbutthetiniestofroadshavetohavenamessotheycanberecognizedonamap,andsopeoplecanask?directionstothem.Americansnamealotofbridges,too.

VeryoftenthesenamescarryacleargeographicalreferencethePennsylvaniaTurnpike,forexample.Or,like?theGeorgeWashingtonBridge,roadsandbridgesarenamedforfamoushistoricalfiguresorpowerfulofficers.

Wemakeabigdealoutofnamingthings,aswhensomeonedecidedtonameanairportafteraU.S.judge.So?nowwehavetheBaltimoreWashingtonInternationalThurgoodMarshallAirport.

Many,ifnotmost,ofourcollegebuildingsarenamedforwealthypeoplewhogavealotofmoneytothe?schools.Andoursportscenterstookthisideaastepfurther.Companiespaidawholelotofmoneyforwhat′scalled?the"namingrights"toU.S.CellularFieldinChicago,forexample,andCitizensBankParkinPhiladelphia.

Nowthegovernor（州长）ofVirginia,BobMcDonnell,wantstosellnamingrightstoroadsandbridgesinthestate.Hesaysnotjustcompanies,butalsowealthypeople,wouldhelptheVirginiatransportationbudget（预算）bypayingtohavetheirnames--orperhapsthoseoflovedones--placedonroadsandbridges,andthusonmapsaswell.

Peopleholddifferentviews,however.SupporterssayAmericansareusedtohavingthingssponsored（赞助）.

Othersdisagree,consideringtheideaasthenextstepinthe"companiesofAmerica."Theywonderhowfarsuchan?ideamightspread,andwhereitwouldend:attheBurgerKingPacificOcean,perhaps.

Mostoftheroadsneedtohavenamessothat__________.

A.theycanremindpeopleofthepast

B.peoplecanlearnaboutthembetter

C.theycanbeeasilyrecognizedonmaps

D.peoplecanenjoynamingthem

12.Beforewritingyourarticle，______，collectyourmaterial，andprepareanoutline．

A.atopicshouldbeselected

B.atopictobeselected

C.yourtopicshouldbeselected

D.selectatopic

13.Thesebooksshouldnotbe___________fromthelibrary.

A.takenoff

B.takenaway

C.takenover

D.takendown

14.

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

15.

A.见图A

B.见图B

C.见图C

D.见图D

16.Twonuclearpowerstations____inthepasttenyears.（）

A.havebeenbuilt

B.built

C.wouldbebuilt

D.arebuilt

17.In2008,theUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)wantedtoknowifalltheschoollunchesservedtostudentswerehealthy.Theanswerwasabig,fatNO!

TheUSDAfoundthatmostAmericanschoolsservedluncheswithtoomuchfatandsalt.Theyalsofoundthatmostofthefruitsandvegetablesinthelunchescamefromcans（罐头）.Cannedfruitsandvegetablesarenotasgoodasfreshones.

TheUSDAgivesschoolsfoodandmoneytomakelunches.Butschoolsmakeuptheirownmenus.Somemakehealthylunches.Mostdonot.NowtheUSDAwantsallschoolstoservemorehealthylunches.TheywantschoolstofollowtheUSDA'sguidelinesforbalanced（均衡）meals.

MikeSanders,inchargeoftheUSDAin2008,saidtheUSDAshouldteachschoolworkershowtomakehealthierlunches."Agoodschoollunchisjustasimportantasagoodtextbook,"Sanderssaid.Hesaidthatchildrenalsoneedtolearnabouthealthyfoods.

TheUSDAisworkingonanewprogram－FreshStart.Itwillgiveschoolsmorefreshfruitsandvegetables.FreshStartwillalsohelpschoolschangetheirlunchestomakethemhealthier.Tofindthebestwaytochangelunches,theUSDAheldmeetingswithparents,schoolleaders,doctors,andcooks.

ChildrenalreadyeathealthylunchesatChiefJosephSchoolinNorthSaratoga,Oregon.Theyhavewhole-wheatbreadwithlow-fatcheese,andlow-fatmilk.

WhatisthegoaloftheFreshStartprogram?（）

A.Employinggoodcooksforschools

B.Sellingfreshfruitsandvegetables

C.Findingabetterwaytotalkwithparents

D.Helpingimprovetheschoollunches

18.Takeyourvaccinationcertificatewithyou____theyaskforitattheairport.（）

A.unless

B.incase

C.when

D.becauseof

19.LindaEvanswasmybestfriend－likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:pianolessons,movies,swimming,horsebackriding.

WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialtime－likemyweddingandLinda's.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped"AddressUnknown."IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.

Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtosharehappinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.

OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman－Linda'smarriedname."TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,"Ithought,butIstillwrotetoher.

Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter."Mrs.Tobin!"shesaidexcitedly,"LindaEvansWagmanismymother."

MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years,laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother'slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere'sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:wewon'tloseeachotheragain!

Theyhaven'tkeptintouch____.（）

A.forabout40years

B.forabout27years

C.sincetheygotmarried

D.sincethewriter'sfamilymovedaway

20.Lisawasrunninglate．Lisa,25,hadalottodoatwork,plusvisitorsontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown．Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs,shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarm．Bythetimeshegottotheplatform,Lisafeltweakandtired--maybeithadn'tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,shethought．Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks．

Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirlfriend,Jennifer,foundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop．Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying．

Butwhenheheardthescream,followedbysomeoneyelling,"Oh,myGod,shefellin!"Frankdidn'thesitate．Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails．"No!

Notyou!"hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim．

Shewasrighttobealarmed．BythetimeFrankreachedLisa,hecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming．Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation．

Itwashardtolifther．Shewasjustout．Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythearmsanddragherawayfromtheedge．ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness,feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground,andsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse．

Lisathoughtshe'dbeenrobbed．Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead．Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn't,andthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin．

Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived,andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer．Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrainridedowntown--justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescue,whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime．"IsawthetraincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoingtodie,"sheexplained．

HowdidFranksaveLisa?

A.Byliftinghertotheplatform

B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet

C.Bypullingheralongtheground

D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge

21.根据下面资料，回答44-47题

Somepeopledonotlikeanythingtobeoutofplace．Theyareneverlateforwork；theyreturntheirbookstothelibraryontime；theyrememberpeople'sbirthdaysandtheypaytheirbillsassoonastheyarrive．Mr．Brownissuchaperson．Mr．Brownworksinabank,andlivesonhisown．Hissisterlivesinthenexttownwithherhusband,andherson,Mark．Mr．Browndoesn'tseehissisterorherfamilyfromoneyeartothenext,buthesendsthemChristmascards,andhehasn'tforgottenoneofMark'sseventeenbirthdays．LastweekMr．Brownhadquiteasurprise．Hedrovehomefromthebankattheusualtime；drivingneithertooslowlynortoofast,heparkedhiscarwherehealwaysparkedit,outofthewayofothercars,andhewentinsidetomakehiseveningmeal．Justthentherewasaknockatthedoor．

Mr．Brownopenedthedoortofindapolicemanstandingonthedoorstep．

"WhathaveIdonewrong"Mr．Brownaskedhimself．"HaveIdrivenonthewrongsideoftheroadHastherebeensometroubleatthebankHaveIforgottentopayanimportantbill"

"Hello,uncle,"saidthepoliceman,"Myname'sMark．"

“．．．hehasn'tforgottenoneofMark'sseventeenbirthdays”means_______．

A.hehasforgottenmorethanone

B.hesentMarksomethingonhis17thbirthday

C.healwayssendsaChristmascardonMark'sbirthday

D.healwayssendsMarksomethingonhisbirthday

22.Therewere____magazinesintheconveniencestore.（）

A.none

B.any

C.single

D.no

23.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.imagine

B.draw

C.seem

D.putforward

24.Interactuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealth,accordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.

EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmorebadfeelingsandlonelinessthanthosewhowasonlinelessfrequently,thetwo-yearstudyshowed.Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletelycontrarytotheirexpectations.TheyexpectedthattheInternetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth,researchershypothesized（推测）.Faceless,bodiless“virtual”（虚的）communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformedthroughitmaybeshallower.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldthroughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

“Butit'simportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnology,it'sabouthowitisused,”sayspsychologistChristineRileyofIntel,oneofthestudy'ssponsors（发起人）.“Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.”

What'sthefindingoftheresearchundertakenatCarnegieMellonUniversity?（）

A.PeoplespendmoretimeontheInternetnow

B.Peoplespendlesstimewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsnow

C.TheInternetprovessociallyhealthierthantelevision

D.Internetusemaycauseadropinpsychologicalhealth

25.Thenexttimeyoutryforahigh-rankingpost,youcouldletyourpossiblebosslistentoarecommending(推荐)phonecall"made"byUSPresidentGeorgeW．BushorBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlair．

Ofcourse,neitherofthemcouldreallydothatforyou--youwouldjust"borrow"theirvoices．

AT&Tlabswillstartsellingspeechsoftwarethatitsaysissogoodatreproducingthesoundsofahmnanvoicethatitcanrecreatevoicesandevenbringthevoicesoflong-deadfamouspeoplebacktolife．

Thesoftware,whichturnsprintedtextintospeech,makesitpossibleforacompanytouserecordingsofaperson'svoicetosaythingsthatthepersonneveractuallysaid．

Possiblecustomersforthesoftware,whichispricedinthethousandsofdollars,includestelephonecallcenters,companiesthatmakesoftwarethatreadsdigital(数字的)fliesaloud,andmakersofautomatedvoicedevices(装量)．Theadvancesraiseseveralproblems．Who,forexample,ownstherightstoafamousperson'svoice?Someexpertsevenbelievethatnewcontracts(合同)willbedrawnthatincludevoice-licensingclauses．

Andalthoughscientistssaythetechnologyisnotyetgoodenoughtocommitfraud(假冒),wouldthesynthesized(合成的)voicesatlastbeabletotrickpeopleintothinkingthattheyweregettingphonecallsordigitalaudiorecordingsfrompeopletheyknow?

EvenMr．Fruchterman,oneofAT&Tlabs'possiblefirstcustomers,saidhewonderedwhatthenewtechnologymightbring．"Justlikeyoucan'ttrustaphotographanymore．"hesaid,"youwon'tbeabletotrustavoiceeither．"

Accordingtothepassage,youcaninferthat_______．

A.thesoftwarewillturnouttobeanimmediatesuccessinthemarket

B.thegovernmentwillforbidthesaleofthesoftwareinthemarket

C.it'shardtodecidewhetherthesoftwarewillenjoypopularity

D.thesoftwarewillsoonprovetobenothingbutrubbish

四.英语多项选择题(共5题)1.E-mailorelectronicmail,isconsideredasthemoderncommunicationinthenewage.Itiscarriedoutincomputersallovertheworldbymillionsofusers.Inthisinvisibleworldasmanypeo-plecallit,theuserscansendandreceiveletterstoandfromeverycorueroftheearth.Theysharethoughtswithpenpals(笔友)inNewZealand,askstrangersinBombay(孟买)questions,debatewithbusinessmaninManhattan.Allofthesearejusthappeningincomputersasfastasthetravellingofthelight,nowritingandspeaking,nopaperandstampsarenecessary.

E-mailisapipelinetothousandsofexpertsoneverything;itisameansofmeetingpeoplewithsimilarinterestsorproblems.Butitisnotalivetalk--arealconversationlikethoseintelephones.

E-mailerscomposelettersatleisureontheircomputers,thensendthembyphonelinetoanon-lineservice,andthentheygoforwardtotherightplace.Aresponsecanbebackwithinhours,dependingonhowoftentherecipient(接受者)checksin.Avastglobalnetworksofon-lineservicesforE-mailhasbeenbuilt.AlotofpeopleareregularlyusingthisserviceintheUSA.PeoplebelievethatE-mail,thecomputerizedexchange,wouldcreatefriendshipandbusinessdevelopments,andwouldchangepeople′slifeintheworld.

WhichofthefollowingexpressionisnotforE-mail?

A.Communicationinnewage

B.Invisibleworld

C.Alivetalk

D.Computerizedexchange

2.Ahouseisthemostexpensivethingmostpeoplewilleverbuy.Veryfewpeoplehaveenoughmoneyoftheirowntobuyahome,sotheyhavetoborrowmoneyfromabank.Borrowingmoneyfromabanktobuyahouseiscalled“takeamortgage（抵押）”.Thebankusuallylendsmoneyorgivesamortgagefortwenty-fiveyears.Housesaresoexpensivethatmanypeoplenowadayshavetoborrowasmuchas$50000.Inotherwordstheywillhavea$50000mortgage.

Howcanyougetamortgage?Whenyoufindahouseyoulike,yougotoabank.Thebankwillresearchyoufinancial（金融的）historyanddecideiftheythinkyouareagoodrisk.Theywillwanttoknowwhatkindofjobyouhave,whatkindofsalaryyoumake,andhowlongyouhavehadthejob.Theywillalsowanttoknowhowmuchmoneyyouhave.Inaddition,thebankswillrequireadownpayment.Dependingonwhichstateyoulivein,thebankmayrequireasmuchas30%ofthepriceofthehouseasadownpayment,Thebankwillthenlendyoutherestofthemoneytobuythehouse.Manypeopleareneverabletobuyahousebecausetheycannotsaveenoughmoneyforthedownpayment.

IfAmericanpeopleborrowmoneyfromthebankfor25years,thismeansthatthepersonwhoborrows____.（）

A.hastwenty-fiveyearstopaybackthemoney

B.hasmorethantwenty-fiveyearstopaybackthemoney

C.haslessthantwenty-fiveyearstopaybackthemoney

D.hasabouttwenty-fiveyearstopaybackthemoney

3.--Iusuallytravelbytrain．

--Whynot_______byplaneforachange?

A.totrygoing

B.tryingtogo

C.totryandgo

D.trygoing

4.Afterworkinglonghoursonherfeeteverydayintheoperatingroom,TarynRoseknewalotaboutfootpain.Butunlikemostofhercolleagues（同事）,sheturnedherpainintomoney.TodaysheisthebossofTarynRoseInternational,a$528millioncompanythatmakesniceandcomfortableshoes.

Atthebeginning,Roserealizedtheonlythingthatcouldstopherwasfearoffailure.“Icouldhearmyfriendsandfamilysaying,‘Whydidyouleaveagoodjob?’IfIfailed,wouldIbeokayfacingthem?AndIthought,‘Sowhat?Icangobackforfurtherstudyinmedicine.’Istartedtoacceptthatitwouldbeokaytosay,‘Ifailed,butItried.’OnceIwascomfortablewiththatthought,thefearcametoanend.IrealizedIfearedregretmorethanfailure.Andafteryouturntothepathyouchoose,thereisnothingacceptablebutSuccess.”

Now,Rosehasnoregretsaboutleavingmedicine.“WhatI’mdoingisnotallthatdifferentfromwhatIwasdoingasadoctor.Thegoalisthesametorelievepain.Aformerprofessortoldme,‘You’rehelpinghundredsofthousandsofwomenwithyourshoes.Asadoctor,youwouldhavehelpedonlythefewwhowenttoyouroffice.You’rehavingamuchgreatereffect.’”

Lookingback,Roseadmitsshecaughtacoupleofluckybreaks.“Tome,luckisaboutbeingpreparedforthoseopportunities（机会）thatcomeknocking.Youhavetohaveanopenmind,therightskillsandallyoursensesworkingtoseewhatopportunitiespresentthemselves.Luckcanopenthedoor,butyoustillhavetowalkthroughit.”

Roserealizedlater____wasthemostfearfulforhertohaveorfaceinherjobchange.（）

A.failure

B.regret

C.family

D.colleagues

5.InmostschoolsoftheUnitedStates,studentsattendclassesfor5dayseachweek.Schoolsarerequiredtoholdclassesforabout180daysayear.Recently,schoolsinsomeareasofthecountryhavebegunexperimentingwiththenewteachingarrangementofholdingclassesfor4daysaweek.ClasseswouldmeeteitherMondaythroughThursday,orTuesdaythroughFriday.Someschoolsin12Americanstatesarenowusingthatschedule（日程安排）.

Thestudentsstillhavethesamenumberoftotalhoursinclassasbefore.Buttheyattendschoolforalongertimeoneachofthe4days.InColorado,schoolsonthefour-dayweekholdclassesforseven-and-one-halfhoursadayfor144days.Traditional（传统的）schoolsmeetfor6hoursadayfor180days.

Manyschoolsonafour-dayscheduleofferspecialprograms,tripsorsportsmeetsonthefifthday.Officialssaythisgivesstudentsevenmoretimeinclassthanonthetraditionalschedule.Studentsdonothavetomissschooltogototheevents.Theycanalsogotodoctorsordealwithotherimportantaffairsonthefifthday.

Themainreasonforshorteningtheschoolweekisthatmanysmallschoolscansavemoneybynotprovidingmealsortransportationforstuden