2024年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试高频题详细参考解析

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1、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave_____21_____thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe_____22_____before.Youcan?helpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe_____23_____beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe____24______theyhearusmake.They""read"the_____25_____onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis_____26_____itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmileto?yourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby′sfirst_____27_____towardbecomingareader,becauseit_____28_____her?tolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,_____29_____talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askher?abouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou_____30_____together.Letherknowyouarecarefully_____31_____whatshesays.Bykeepingherin_____32_____andlistening,youare_____33_____encouragingyourchildtothinkas?shespeaks._____34_____,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto____35______learning.

2、Jimwasintelligent,buthehatedhardwork.Hesaid,“Youworkhard,andmakealotofmoney,andthenthegovernmenttakesmostofit.Iwanteasyworkthatgivesmelotsofmoneyandthatthegovernmentdoesn'tknowabout.”Sohebecameathief—buthedidnotdothestealinghimself.Hegototherstodoit.Theyweremuchlessintelligentthanhewas,sohearrangedeverythingandtoldthemwhattodo.Onedaytheywerelookingforrichfamiliestorob,andJimsentoneofthemtoalargebeautifulhousejustoutsidethetown.Itwasevening,andwhenthemanlookedthroughoneofthewindows,hesawayoungmanandagirlplayingonapiano.WhenhewentbacktoJim,hesaid,“Thatfamilycan'thavemuchmoney.Twopeoplewereplayingonthesamepianothere.”Wheredidoneofthethievesgotodothestealing?（）A.TothevillageB.TothecountryC.TothecityD.Tothetown

3、Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakes?areaboutpeople."DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?"Whenwelookback,doubts?likethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it′stoolate.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheir?realmeaning.Andifwedon′treallylistencloselywemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Suppose?someonetellsyou,"You′realuckydog."That′sbeingfriendly.But"luckydog"?There′sabit?ofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn′tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe"dog"putsyoudowna?little.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn′tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingand?meansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butisbe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn′timportant.It′stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven′tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone′swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookat?thepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneof?voice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingaboutthe?realmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.Whenwelistentoapersontalking,themostimportantthingforustodoisto__________.A.noticethewaythepersonistalkingB.takeagoodlookatthepersontalkingC.mindhistone,hispostureandthelookinhiseyesD.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismanner,histoneandhisposture

4、根据以下材料，回答48-51题AlanLakein,atimemanagementexpert,thinksthatnothingisatotalwasteoftime,includingdoingnothingattimes.Ifyouarrangethingssothatyoufindtimetorelaxand"donothing",youwillgetmoredoneandhavemorefundoingit.Oneofhisclients,aspaceengineer,didn'tknowhowto"donothing".Everyminuteofhisleisuretimewasscheduledwithintenseactivities.Hehadanoutdoor-activitiesscheduleinwhichheswitchedfromskiingtotennis.Hisgirlfriendkeptupwithhimintheseactivities,althoughshewouldhavepreferredjusttositbythefireandrelaxonceinawhile.Liketoomanypeople,hefelttheneedtobedoingsomethingallthetime,fordoingnothingseemedawasteoftime.His"relaxingbythefire"consistedofplayingchess,readingmagazines,orcheckingemails.Foranexperiment,Alanaskedhimto"waste"histimeforfiveminutesduringoneoftheirsessionstogether.Whattheengineerendedupdoingwasrelaxing,sittingquietlyanddaydreaming.Whenhewasfinallyabletoadmitthatemotionalreasonscausedhimtorejectrelaxingasawasteoftime,hebegantolookmorecriticallyatthatwayofthinking.Onceheknewthatrelaxingwasagooduseoftime,hebecamelessseriousaboutbeingbusyandstartedenjoyingeachactivitymore.Previouslyhehadbeensobusydoingthathehadnotimetohavefunatanything.Hebegantodolessandhavemorefun.WhenAlansawtheclientaboutthreeyearslater,hestillhadasbusyascheduleasever,buthewasabletobalancehisactivitywithrelaxingsothathecamebacktoworkMondaymorningnotfeelingtiredoutfromabusyweekendbutrefreshed.Whatdid"doingnothing"meantothespaceengineeratfirstA.OutdooractivitiesB.AwasteoftimeC.FewdailyschedulesD.Morefamilyhours

5、Menhavetraveledeversincetheyfirstappearedontheearth.Inprimitivetimestheydidnottravelforpleasurebuttofindnewplaceswheretheirherdscouldfeed,ortoescapefromhostileneighbors,ortofindmorefavorableclimates.Theytraveledonfoot.TheirJourneyswerelong,tiring,andoftendangerous.Theyprotectedthemselveswithsimpleweapons,suchaswoodensticksorstoneclubs,andbylightingfiresatnightand,aboveall,bykeepingtogether.Beingintelligentandcreative,theysoondiscoveredeasierwaysoftraveling.Theyrodeonthebacksoftheirdomesticatedanimals;theyhollowedoutthreetrunksand,byusingbitsofwoodaspaddles,wereabletotravelacrosswater.Latertheytraveled,notfromnecessity,butforthejoyandexcitementofseeingandexperiencingnewthings.Thisisstillthemainreasonwhywetraveltoday.Traveling,ofcourse,hasnowbecomehighlyorganizedbusiness.Therearecarsandsplendidroads,expresstrains,hugeshipsandjetairliners,allofwhichprovideuswithcomfortsandsecurity.Thissoundswonderful.Buttherearedifficulties.Ifyouwanttogoabroad,youneedapassportandavisa,ticket,luggage,andahundredofotherthings.Ifyouloseanyofthem,yourjourneymayberuined.Inprimitivetimesmentraveled____.（）A.fortreasureB.fornecessityC.tofondweaponsD.toescapefromthewildanimals

6、A:Goodmorning!_____56_____?B:Yes,mayIseeyourproductionmanager,Mr.Smith,please?A:Iamsorry.Mr.Smithis_____57_____.B:Well,I′dliketo_____58_____.A:LetmecheckMr.Smith′sdiary.Justamoment.Yes,Mr.Smithdoesn′tseemtobebusyon?TuesdaymorningandFridayafternoon.B:CouldImakeanappointmentforTuesdaymorning?A:_____59_____?B:Yes,that′11befine.A:I′llmakenoteofthat.MayIhaveyourname,please?B:Yes,____60______.Youcancontactmeanyday.A:OK.B:Thankyouverymuch!Good-bye!第（58）题选A.Yes,hedoesB.Would9:30beconvenientC.CanIhelpyouD.thisismynamecardE.outonbusinesstodayF.Itwon′tbelongG.makeanappointmenttoseehimsometimenextweekH.Howlongwillitbe

7、Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,which.hasbeencausedbyhighpriceandthechangingsocialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan,"DINKS",whichmeansDoubleIncomeNoKids.InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofahouseisextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$300,000(thoughpriceshavefallen).Foraflatwithonebedroom,onedining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.What'smore,iftheywanttohaveachild,thechild'seducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5,000ayear.Insuchasituation,it'sdifficulttoaffordchildren.Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingincreasesrapidlybecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobforashorttimetohaveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogaveuptheirjobs.Inshort,iftheywanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardformotherstowork.Indeed,womenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?（）A.ItiseasyforacoupletoaffordachildinAsiaB.ThepricesofhousesinAsiaarequitelownowC.FewerandfewermarriedwomenwanttohaveajobD.Theword“DINKS”firstappearedinanAsiancountry

8、Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited(剥削)yearafteryear,theyareonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe(衣柜)packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplacelothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐用).Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,delicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbetreatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandfeasibility?That'sforyoutodecide.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney____.（）A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashioninwomen'sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing

9、Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations－thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterary（文字的）style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandrude.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandactionsisthat____.（）A.theycouldagreeuponcertainsignsB.theycouldbuysomethingC.theycouldcommunicatewitheachotherD.theycouldcreateword

10、OnthemorningofNovember18,1755,anearthquakeshookBoston,Massachusetts.JohnWinthrop,aprofessoratHarvardCollege,feltthequakeandawoke,〝Irose,〞Winthropwrote,〝andlightingacandle,lookedonmywatch,andfounditwas15minutesafterfour.〞JohnWinthropwentdownstairstothegrandfatherclock.Ithadstoppedfourminutesbefore,at4:11.Exceptforstoppingtheclock,thequakehadonlythrownakeyfromthemantel(壁炉台)tothefloor.TheclockhadstoppedbecauseWinthrophadputsomelongglasstubeshewasusingforanexperimentintothecaseforcare.Thequakehadknockedthetubesoverandblockedthependulum(摆钟).Winthrop,therefore,hadtheexacttimethattheearthquakehadhitBoston.Helookedatthekeyonthefloor.Thequakehadthrownitforwardinthedirectionofthequake’smotion(运动)byashockcomingfromthenorthwest,perhapsinCanada.Whichofthefollowingistrue?____.（）A.SometubeswerebrokenintopiecesandstoppedtheoldclockB.TheprofessorlitacandlebecauseofpowerfailureC.BostonisinthesoutheastofCanadaD.Theshockswereslightinoneway

11、Ifonlyyourmother____yourplanandyoucandoit.（）A.agreeonB.willagreeonC.canagreeonD.wouldagreeon

12、InBritain,peoplehavedifferentattitudestothepolice.Mostpeoplegenerally21themandthejobtheydo-althoughtherearecertainpeoplewhodonotbelievethatthepolice22havethepowerthattheydo.Whatdoesapolicemanactuallydo?Itisnot23jobtodescribe.Afterall,apolicemanhasanumberofjobsinone.Apolicemanoftenhastocontroltraffic,either24footinthecenterofatown,orinapolicecarontheroads,indeed,inBritain,hemightbeintheTrafficPoliceandspendall,oralotof,hittime25upanddownmainroadsandmotorways.Atrafficpolicemanhastohelpkeepthetrafficmoving,stop26motoristsandhelpwhenthereisanaccident.Apolicemanhastohelpkeepthe27,too.Ifthereisafightorsomeotherdisturbance,we28thepolicetocomeandrestoreorder.Andtheyoftenhavetodealwithsituationatgreatrisktotheirown29.Weexpectthepolicetosolvecrimes,ofcourse,soanordinarypoliceman,evenifheisnotadetective,willoftenhavetohelp30andarrestcriminals.And31dowecallwhenthereisanemergency--anaircrash,afire,aroadaccident,orarobbery?Wecallthepolice．32apolicemanhastobepreparedtofaceanyunpleasantemergencythatmayhappeninthe33world．Thepolicedoanabsolutelynecessaryjob,theydoit34wellandIsupportthem,butIdonotenvypoliceman.IdonotthinkthatIcould35dothejobofapoliceman.A.futureB.modernC.realD.whole

13、Heinsistedthatshe__________improveheroralEnglishbydoingalotofpractice.A.couldB.wouldC.mightD.should

14、A:Goodmorning!_____56_____?B:Yes,mayIseeyourproductionmanager,Mr.Smith,please?A:Iamsorry.Mr.Smithis_____57_____.B:Well,I′dliketo_____58_____.A:LetmecheckMr.Smith′sdiary.Justamoment.Yes,Mr.Smithdoesn′tseemtobebusyon?TuesdaymorningandFridayafternoon.B:CouldImakeanappointmentforTuesdaymorning?A:_____59_____?B:Yes,that′11befine.A:I′llmakenoteofthat.MayIhaveyourname,please?B:Yes,____60______.Youcancontactmeanyday.A:OK.B:Thankyouverymuch!Good-bye!第（60）题选A.Yes,hedoesB.Would9:30beconvenientC.CanIhelpyouD.thisismynamecardE.outonbusinesstodayF.Itwon′tbelongG.makeanappointmenttoseehimsometimenextweekH.Howlongwillitbe

15、Itseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallythe?umbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.Probably?thefirsttouseitweretheChinese,asearlyastheeleventhcenturyB.C.WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andthere?wasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonourandauthority.IntheFar?Eastinancienttimestheumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.Andtheumbrellawas?incommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousethe?umbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.Thenitappeared?againinItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasymbolofpowerandauthority.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFrance,andlateroninEngland.Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn′tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen′sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolours.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout__A.howtheumbrellawasinventedB.whytheumbrellawassopopularinEuropeC.thedevelopmentoftheumbrellaD.whoneededumbrellafirst

16、Youshouldhavebeenmorepatient__________thatcustomer;I′msurethatsellinghimthewatch?wasapossibility.A.ofB.withC.forD.at

17、Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but23eighthoursisenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor26work.Freshairis27tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot28reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,outof-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxtion.Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe33ofanyperson.Abathat34,neitherhotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.A.anytimeB.bedtimeC.midnightD.lunchtime

18、She__________cryingveryhelpfultoexpresshersadness.A.considersB.confirmsC.believesD.pretends

19、Jimwasintelligent,buthehatedhardwork.Hesaid,“Youworkhard,andmakealotofmoney,andthenthegovernmenttakesmostofit.Iwanteasyworkthatgivesmelotsofmoneyandthatthegovernmentdoesn'tknowabout.”Sohebecameathief—buthedidnotdothestealinghimself.Hegototherstodoit.Theyweremuchlessintelligentthanhewas,sohearrangedeverythingandtoldthemwhattodo.Onedaytheywerelookingforrichfamiliestorob,andJimsentoneofthemtoalargebeautifulhousejustoutsidethetown.Itwasevening,andwhenthemanlookedthroughoneofthewindows,hesawayoungmanandagirlplayingonapiano.WhenhewentbacktoJim,hesaid,“Thatfamilycan'thavemuchmoney.Twopeoplewereplayingonthesamepianothere.”TheopinionJimsaidinthefirstparagraphis____.（）A.anexcuseB.alieC.ajokeD.atruth

20、Thisisthesecondtimeshe____improvementonthatequipment.（）A.hadmadeB.madeC.ismakingD.hasmade

21、Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchangedinthingsthatcouldbetouched:food,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.Thenthebartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,whichStillhad?realvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.Coinswerefollowedbyfiatmoney,papernotesthat?havevalueonlybecauseeveryoneagreestoacceptthem.Todayelectronicmonetarysystemsaregraduallybeingintroducedthatwilltransformmoneyinto?evenlesstangibleforms,reducingittoaseriesof"bitsandbytes",orunitsofrmation,goingbetweenmachinesatthespeedoflight.′Already,electronicfundtransferallowsmoneytobe?instantlysentandreceivedbydifferentbanks,companies,andcountries?throughcomputersandtelecommunicationsdevices.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastheearliestkindOfexchangeofwealth?《》（）A.BarteredfoodsB.FiatmoneyC.CoincurrencyD.Intangibleforms

22、根据以下材料，回答44-44题OnadryandcoldFridayafternoonlastOctober,SharonSelineexchangedtextmessageswithherdaughterwhowasincollege.They"chatted"backandforth,withthemomaskinghowthingsweregoingandthedaughteransweringpositivelyfollowedbyemoticons(表情符)showingsmiles,b-i-gsmilesandhearts.Laterthatnight,herdaughterattemptedsuicide.Inthedaysthatfollowed,itcametolightthatshe'dhiddenherselfinherdorm,cryingandshowingsignsofdepression--acompletelydifferentrealityfromtheonethatsheconveyedintextsandFacebookposts.Ashumanbeings,ouronlyrealmethodofconnectionisthroughrealcommunication.Studiesshowthatonly7%ofcommunicationisbasedonwritingandspeaking.Themajorityof93%isbasedonbodylanguage.Indeed,it'sonlywhenwecanhearatoneofvoiceorlookintosomeone'seyesthatwe'reabletoknowwhen"I'mfine"doesn'tmeanthey'refineatall.Thisiswheresocialmediagetsrisky.Withmoderntechnology,anyonecanhidebehindthetext,thee-mail,ortheFacebookpost,projectinganyimagetheywantandcreatingafalseimageoftheirchoosing.Theycanbewhoevertheywanttobe.Andwithouttheabilitytoreceivebodylanguage,theiraudiencesarenonethewiser.Thispresentsaparadoxwhichdoesn'texistbefore.Withallthepowerfulsocialtechnologiesatourfingertips,wearemoreconnected--andpotentiallymoredisconnected--thaneverbefore.Everyrelevantmetric(衡量标准)showsthatweareinteractingatagreatspeedandfrequencythroughsocialmedia.ButarewereallycommunicatingWith93%ofourcommunicationcontext(语境)lost,wearenowattemptingtoestablishrelationshipsandmakedecisionsbasedonphrasesoremoticons,whichmayormaynotaccuratelyrepresentthetruth.WhatisthebesttitleforthepassageA.SocialMediaandItsFunctionB.SocialMediaandItsAbusesC.SocialMediaandItsFutureD.SocialMediaandItsRisks

23、He________lateintothenight，butnowhegoestobedearlyduetohealthreasons.A.usedtoworkB.usedtoworkingC.isusedtoworkingD.isusedtowork

24、SometimesIscratchmyheadwhenIreadaboutthegovernment'seffortstoimproveschools:newstandardsandteststobeapplied,strictteacherevaluations,andthreatsofschoolclosuresandjoblosses.Theyfrightentheschoolemployees,nottomentionthestudents.Insteadofmakingpeopleunabletosolveproblemsortrynewideas—whichiswhatfeardoestous—researchonschoolreformstronglysuggeststhatpolicy-makersshouldencourageschoolleaderstotakeamorehumaneapproach.IntheirstudyonthereformeffortsoftwelveChicagopublicschools,BrykandSchneiderfoundthatenablingpositivesocialrelationshipsbetweentheadultswasthekeytosuccessfulschoolimprovementandthattrustwasattheheartofthoserelationships.Trustinschoolscomesdowntoonething:psychologicalsafetyorsafetytospeakone'smind,todiscusswithopennessandhonestywhatisandisn'tworking,tomakecollectivedecisions.Yetthiskindofsafetydoesn'tcomeeasilytoschools.AccordingtoBrykandSchneider,theadultsinschoolrelyoneachothertodotheirjobscorrectlyandwithintegrity（正直）.Thechallengeisthatourexpectationsareverydiversebasedonouruniquebackgrounds.AtoneschoolwhereItaught,eachteacherhaddifferentexpectationsabouthowmuchextraeffortteachersshouldputintotheirwork—abigdifferencebetweentheteacherswholeftafterthelastbellandthosewhoworkedintotheevening.Andwhenexpectationsareunconsciousorunspoken,itbecomesimpossibleforotherstoliveuptothem.Wealsomakeassumptionsabouttheintentionsbehindaperson'sbehavior.Asweallknow,assumptionsareoftenwrong.Forexample,parentsandteachersmaythinktheprincipalmadeaparticulardecisionbasedonhiscareeradvancementratherthanwhat'sbestforthestudents.Ifwedon'tfeelpsychologicallysafetoquestionourassumptionsandexpectations,trustfliesoutthewindowandourrelationshipssuffer.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheassumptionsmadeabouttheintentionsbehindaperson'sbehavior?（）A.TheyshouldbetrustedB.TheyareoftenboldC.TheyareoftenincorrectD.Theyshouldbeencouraged

25、ArchimedeswasafamousGreekmathematicianandscientist.Hewasbornaround287B.C.andhediedintheyear212B.C..Archimedesismostwell-knownforonespecificideathathecameupwith.“Archimedes'sPrinciple”statesthatasolidobjectwhichisinaliquidispushedupbyaforcewhichisequaltotheweightofthewaterthattheobjectmoves.Forexample,ifyouputapieceofwoodandapieceofgoldthesamesizeinwater,onlythewoodwillfloat.Boththewoodandgoldmovethesameamountofwater,butthewoodweighslessthanthiswater,whilethegoldwei