2024年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试经典测试题详细参考解析

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1、根据以下材料，回答问题。Inouronlinelife,weneedtousepasswordsfrequently.Weusepasswords21e-mail,gamingsites,socialnetworkingsites,andothershoppingsites.22,thepasswordsmostpeopleusearenotvery23andcaneasilybe"broken"byothers.Infact,themostcommonlyusedpasswordsaresosimplethatitrequiresvery24efforttofigurethemout.Canyouguess25themostcommonlyusedpasswordsareTheyare:Namesofbaseballteams,birthdatesofafamily26,theyearofaspecialsportsevent,therandomnumberslike156468,27thenameofafriend,pet,favoriteTVstar,orband.Thereareprograms28tobreakintopeople'sonlineaccounts.Theseprogramsare29oftryingeverywordintheEnglishdictionaryandthedictionaries30manyforeignlanguages,intheirefforttobreakintoanaccount.31canevensearchwordsbackward.Somewilltry32wordsorwordsthatarefollowedbynumbers,33school222.Theseprogramscantestmillionsofpasswordsinafewminutes.So,youareadvisedtobecarefulabout34passwordssothattheywillbehardtobreak.Youarealsoadvisednottomakethem35hardtoremember.Meanwhile,youneedtochangethemonceinawhile.

2、TherearemanyinterestingnewsitemsinBP’s（英国石油公司）annualEnergyOutlookjustpublished.Butperhapsthemostastonishingsuggestioninthereportistheideathatcuttingbackonplasticusecouldmakemattersworse.ThismightbewhatyouwouldexpectBPtosay.Afterall，asoneoftheworld'sbiggestoilcompanies，itmakesalotofmoneyfromsellingproductsinplastic.Butlet'slookatthethinkingbehindBP'sargument.Ifthecurrentopposingideaabouttheuseofplasticcontinues，therecouldbeaworldwidebanonsingle-useplasticsby2040.Butthedocumentarguesthatswitchingplasticforothermaterialswillhaveabiggercostintermsofenergyandcarbonemissions（排放）.Thatsoundslikethelawofunintended（非故意的）consequencesinaction.Whenplasticbagsaremeasuredagainstpaperorcottonsubstitutes，aBBCanalysisfoundtherewasn'tagreatdealofdifferenceintheirenvironmentalimpact.Paperbagsrequirefewerreusestomakethemmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythansingle-useplasticbags，whichmeanscustomershavetoreplacepaperbagsmorefrequently.Environmentalists，though，arenotentirelyconvinced.TheythinkthatBPisstressingtheproblemofbanningplasticforitsowninterest.“Whileit'struethatittakeslessenergytoproduceandtransportplasticthanglass，aglassbottlecanbereuseddozensoftimesandisrecyclable.Plus，materialslikeglasswhentheyescapecollectiondon'tgoonpollutingouroceansandriversforhundredsofyears，"saidLouiseEdge，fromGreenpeaceUK.Stepstoencouragerecyclingarebeingtaken.TheUK，forexample，willintroduceanewtaxonthemanufactureandimportofplasticpackagingin2022.Therearealsolotsofdevelopmentstakingplacewithalternativematerials.Thesemaybethefinaldefenseagainsttheunintendedconsequencesofplasticbans.WhatmeasureisbeingtakenbytheUKtocutbackontheuseofplastics?A.ForbiddingtheimportofplasticbagsB.BanningthemanufactureofplasticbagsC.TaxingontheuseofplasticbagsD.Developingalternativematerialstoplastic

3、Thereisnocreaturethatdoesnotneedsleeporcompleteresteveryday.Ifyouwanttoknowwhy,justtrygoingwithoutsleepforalongperiodoftime.Youwilldiscoverthatyourmindandbodywouldbecometootiredtoworkproperly.Youwouldbecomeirritableandfindithardtothinkclearlyorconcentrateonyourwork.Sosleepisquitesimplythetimewhentheceilsof?yourbodyrecoverfromtheworkofthedayandbuildupsuppliesofenergyforthenextperiodofactivity.OneofthethingsweallknowaboutsleepisthatweareUnconsciousinsleep,Wedonotknowwhatisgoingonaroundus.Butthatdo.esn′tmeanthebodystopsallactivity.Theimportantorganscontinuetoworkduringsleep,butmostofthebodyfunctionsaresloweddown.Forexample,ourbreathingbecomessloweranddeeper.Theheartbeatsmoreslowly,andthebloodpressureislower.Ourarmsandlegsbecomelimp(柔软的)andmusclesareatrest.Itwouldbeimpossibleforourbodytorelaxtosuchanextentifwewereawake.Sosleepdoesforuswhatthe?mostquietrestcannotdo.Yourbodytemperaturebecomeslowerwhenyouareasleep,whichisthereasonpeoplegotosleepundersomekindofcovers.Andeventhoughyouareunconscious,manyofyourreflexes(反射动作)stillwork.Forinstance,ifsomeonetickles(使觉得痒)yourfoot,youwillputitawayinyoursleep,orevenbrushaflyfromyourforehead.Youdothesethingswithoutknowingit.Thecellsofyourbodydevelopsuppliesofenergy__________A.whenyouareasleepB.whenyourecoverfromyourworkofthedayC.inthenextperiodofactivityD.whenyouarequiet

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.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabout"doingnothing"A.ItmakespeopleenjoymoreindooractivitiesB.ItenablesyoutohavemoreworktimeC.ItservestoimprovefamilyrelationshipD.Ithelpsyoudothingsmoreefficiently

5、Oncehewasa____inthepresidentialelection,andwintheelectionatlast.（）A.authorityB.candidateC.staffD.comrade

6、Publicgoodsarethosecommoditiesfromwhoseenjoymentnobodycanbeeffectivelyexcluded.Everybodyisfreetoenjoythebenefitsofthesecommodities,andoneperson′sutilizationdoesnot?reducethepossibilitiesofanybodyelse′senjoyingthesamegood.Examplesofpublicgoodsarenotasrareasonemightexpect.Afloodcontroldamisapublic?goods.Oncethedamisbuilt,allpersonslivingintheareawillbenefit--irrespectiveoftheirown?contributiontotheconstructioncostofthedam.Thesameholdstreeforhighwaysignsoraidstonavigation.Oncealighthouseisbuilt,noshipofanynationalitycanbeeffectivelyexcludedfromtheutilization?ofthelighthousefornavigationalpurposes.Nationaldefenseisanotherexample.Evenapersonwhovoted?againstmilitaryexpendituresordidnotpayanytaxeswillbenefitfromtheprotectionafforded.Itisnoeasytasktodeterminethesocialcostsandsocialbenefitsassociatedwithpublicgoods.Thereisnopracticablewayofchargingdriversforlookingathighwaysigns,sailorsforwatchinga?lighthouse,andcitizensforthesecurityprovidedtothemthroughnationaldefense.Becausethemarketdoesnotprovidethenecessarysignals,economicanalysishastobesubstitutedfortheimpersonal?judgementofthemarketplace.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheorganizationofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.SuggestionsfortheapplicationofaneconomicconceptareofferedB.SeveralgeneralizationsarepresentedfromwhichvariousconclusionsaredrawnC.PersuasivelanguageisusedtoargueagainstapopularideaD.Ageneralconceptisdefinedandthenexamplesaregiven

7、Mymoneyisn'tinmypurse.Where____Ihaveputit?（）A.canB.mustC.shallD.will

8、ResearchershavefoundthatREM(rapideyemovement)sleepisimportanttohumanbeings.Thistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightofsleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeachoccurrence.Thedeeperaperson'ssleepbecomes,thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement.TherearephysicalchargesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromNREM(non-rapideyemovement)toREMsleep.Breathingbecomesfaster,theheartrateincreases,and,asthenameimplies,theeyesbegintomovequickly.AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.WhichofthefollowingshowsthatapersonisNOTdreaminginhissleep?（）A.HiseyesbegintomoveB.HisbreathingbecomesfasterC.HisheartrateincreasesD.Hiseyesstopmoving

9、ArchimedeswasafamousGreekmathematicianandscientist.Hewasbornaround287B.C.andhediedintheyear212B.C..Archimedesismostwell-knownforonespecificideathathecameupwith.“Archimedes'sPrinciple”statesthatasolidobjectwhichisinaliquidispushedupbyaforcewhichisequaltotheweightofthewaterthattheobjectmoves.Forexample,ifyouputapieceofwoodandapieceofgoldthesamesizeinwater,onlythewoodwillfloat.Boththewoodandgoldmovethesameamountofwater,butthewoodweighslessthanthiswater,whilethegoldweighsmore.ItisbelievedthatArchimedesdiscoveredthisprinciplewhenthekingofSyracuseaskedhimtosolveaproblem.Thekingwantedtoknowifhiscrownwaspuregoldoramixtureofgoldandsilver.Theking,ofcourse,didnotmelthiscrowntofindout.TheideacametoArchimedesasheloweredhimselfintohisbath.Henoticedhowthewaterspilledoutofthetub.Hedecidedtousethesameideaforthecrown.Heknewthatagoldcrownimmersedinwaterwouldweighmorethanonemadeofsilver.Theexperimentwasdoneandthegoldsmithwasprovedguiltyoftryingtocheattheking.Agoodtitlefortheselectionis____.（）A.ArchimedesB.Archimedes'sPrincipleC.AGoldandSilverCrownD.TheKingofSyracuse

10、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.makesB.helpsC.pushD.persuades

11、Imuchpreferthiscandidate.Ithoughtshewas____betterthantheotherone.（）A.lotB.bitC.moreD.far

12、根据以下材料，回答40-43题Tomwasagedfourbuthewastalkinglikeatwo-year-oldbaby.Hewassayingsuchthingsas"kickball"and"wantcar",andusinglotsofone-wordsentences.Heshouldhavebeensayingsomereallylongsentencesandtellingstorieswiththem.Hewasn't.Somethinghadgoneterriblywrong.Quiteafewchildrenhavewhatiscalleda"languagedelay".Forsomereasontheydon'tlearntospeakasquicklyastheyshould.Theirfriendsshootaheadandthey'releftbehind.Asaresult,theygetverylonely.Nobodywantstotalktoyouifyoucan'ttalkback.CananythingbedonetohelpthesechildrenYes.Theycangotoseeaspeechtherapist--apersonwho'sspeciallytrainedtoworkoutwhat'swrongandwhoknowshowtoteachlanguagetochildren.ThisiswhathappenedtoTom.Thespeechtherapistplayedsomegameswithhimandheardhowhetalked.Shemadearecordingofhisspeech,andchattedtohismornanddadabouthisbackground.They'dtakenTomtoseeadoctor,butthedoctorhadn'tfoundanythingwrongwithhim.Heseemedperfectlynormalineveryway--excepthejustwasn'ttalking.AfterTomandhisparentshadgonehome,thetherapistlistenedcarefullytotherecordingshe'dmade.Thenshelookedatachartwhichshowedhowlanguagedevelopedinchildrenagedtwo,three,andfour.ShecouldseeTomwasalongwaybehind.Thenextstep,shedecided,wastoteachTomhowtosaysomenewsentenceslike"kickaredball,"and"theclowniskickingaball."Tomdidn'tgetthenewsentencesrightstraightaway.Butthetherapistwasverypatient,andafterafewmorevisitshestartedtomakesomeprogress.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabout"languagedelay"A.ItcanbepreventedbydoctorsB.ItisseldomfoundamongchildrenC.ItcanbeimprovedwithcertainhelpD.Itmayresultfromhearingproblems

13、Rarely____sodifficultaproblem.（）A.shecouldhavefacedwithB.couldhaveshefacedwithC.shecouldhavebeenfacedwithD.couldshehavebeenfacedwith

14、Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryclay.Somepeoplesubscribeto?asmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings--battleslostandwon,kingsorrulers?overthrownorkilled--tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenews?passedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportant?eventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesamedaytheyhappen.Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,,bookreviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.Thereareallsortsofadvertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylarge?companiestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheir?advertisingspace,but′itisworththemoney,fornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhome?inthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoimportant.Moneyearned?fromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmake?aprofit.Inthepast,newswasA.sentbytelegraphB.sentbyletterC.passedfromonepersontoanotherD.sentbytelephone

15、The“EarthHour”movement—initiatedbytheWorldWildlifeFundissettobemarkedaroundtheworld.Inanefforttobringattentiontoglobalclimatechange,thegroupiscallingforlightstobeturnedoffacrosstheglobebetween8:30p.m.and9:30p.m.onSaturday.SomeofthemostfamousplacesinChinawilljoin“EarthHour”.TheBird'sNestandtheWaterCubeinBeijingandtheOrientalPearlBroadcastingTowerinShanghaiwillswitchofftheirlightsforonehouronSaturdayevening.Citizens,communities,andcompaniesaroundthecountryaredoingtheirparttoorganizeandpromotethemovement.Sofar,morethan2,400citiesfrom81countriesand1billionpeoplefromaroundtheworldhavejoined“EarthHour”.UNSecretaryGeneralBanKi-moonisurgingmorepeopletoparticipateandmakesomecontributiontotheeffortsagainstglobalwarming.“EarthHour”beganinSydneyin2007.In3years,ithasgrownintooneoftheworld'slargestjointactionsdealingwithclimatechange.OnMarch31st,2007,over2.2millionhomesandbusinessesinSydneyswitchedofftheirlightsforonehour.Itwasestimatedthatelectricitysavedduringthathourcouldsustain200,000TVsetsforonehour.Asanaddedreward,Sydneyresidentsjoiningthemovementsaidtheycouldseemorestarsthaneverduringthatnight.Afterthat,“EarthHour”spreadaroundtheworldatanamazingspeed.In2008,fromOceaniatoAsia,fromEuropetoAmerica,50millionpeopleswitchedofftheirlights.Moreandmorepeoplehavebeenjoiningthe“EarthHour”movementandcontributingintheirownwaytosaveourplanet.Whatistheaimofthe“EarthHour”movement?（）A.TodrawattentiontoglobalwarmingB.TodrawattentiontosmokingC.TosavepeopleD.Tosaveourmoney

16、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.

17、Iaswellasallyourfriends____busytoprepareforyourbirthdayparty.（）A.amB.areC.isD.who

18、Woodfurnituredoesnotdepreciateinvalue____.（）A.iftheyarehandleproperlyandprotectedproperlyB.unlesshandlingandprotectingproperlyC.ifproperlyhandledandprotectedD.unlessforallitshandlingandprotection

19、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas23levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis24toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The25forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudge27formsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread28forEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides29theindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andother30arebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedfor31purposesasmeteorological(气象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthe32ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany33.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,speciallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemulti-lingual34andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawand35aswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.A.simpleB.naturalC.practicalD.difficult

20、AnnCurryisafamousnewspresenteroftheNBCNews"Today"show.Whenshewas15she?happenedtowalkintoabookstoreinherhometownandbeganlookingatthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,MacMcCarley,askedifshe′dlikeajob.Sheneededtostartsaving?forcollege,soshesaidyes.Annworkedafterschoolandduringsummervacations,andthejobhelpedpayforherfirstyear?ofcollege.Duringcollegeshewoulddomanyotherjobs:sheservedcoffeeinthestudents′union,wasahotelmaidandevenmademapsfortheUSForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthe?mostsatisfyingjobs.OnedayawomancameintothebookstoreandaskedAnnforbooksoncancer(癌症).The?womanseemedanxious.Annshowedherpracticallyeverythingtheyhadandfoundotherbooksthey?couldorder.Thewomanleftthestorelessworried,andAnnhasalwaysrememberedtheprideshe?feltinhavinghelpedhercustomer.Yearslater,asatelevisionreporterinLosAngeles,Annheardaboutachildwhowasbornwith?problemswithhisfingersandhishand.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordasurgical(外科的)operation,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghishandinhispocketallthetime.Annpersuadedherbosstoletherdothestory.Afterthestorywasbroadcast,adoctoranda?nursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgicaloperationforfree.Annvisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwastohold?uphisrepairedhandandsay,"Thankyou."WhatasweetsenseofsatisfactionAnnCurryfelt!AtMcCarley′sbookstore,Annalwayssensedshewasworkingforthecustomers,notthestore.Todayit′sthesame.NBCNewspaysher,butshefeelsasifsheworksforthepeoplewhowatchthe?programmes,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.Atwhichpart-timejobdidAnnCurryfeelthehappiest?A.ThehotelB.ThebookstoreC.Thestudents'unionD.TheUSForestService

21、Ofthetwobags,thelittlegirlchose____.（）A.thelessexpensiveoneB.onemostexpensiveC.aleastexpensiveD.themostexpensiveofthem

22、Asmytrainwasn'tduetoleaveforanotherhour,Ihadplentyoftimetospare.Afterbuyingsomenewspaperstoreadonthejourney,ImademywaytotheluggageofficetocollecttheheavysuitcaseIhadlefttherethreedaysbefore.Therewereonlyafewpeoplewaiting,andItookoutmywallettofindthereceiptformycase.Thereceiptdidn'tseemtobewhereIhadleftit.Iemptiedthecontentsofthewallet,andrailway-tickets,money,scrapsofpaper,andphotographsfelloutofit;butnomatterhowhardIsearched,thereceiptwasnowheretobefound.Whenmyturncame,Iexplainedthesituationsorrowfullytotheassistant.Themanlookedatmesuspiciouslyasiftosaythathehadheardthistypeofstorymanytimesandaskedmetodescribethecase.Itoldhimthatitwasanold,brown-lookingobject,nodifferentfromthemanycasesIcouldseeontheshelves.Theassistantthengavemeaformandtoldmetomakealistofthechiefcontentsofthecase.Iftheywerecorrect,hesaid,Icouldtakethecaseaway.ItriedtorememberallthearticlesIhadhurriedlypackedandwrotethemdownastheycametome.AfterIhaddonethis,Iwenttolookamongtheshelves.Therewerehundredsofcasesthereandforonedreadfulmoment,itoccurredtomethatifsomeonehadpickedthereceiptup,hecouldhaveeasilyclaimedthecasealready.Thishadn'thappenedfortunately,forafteratimeIfoundthecaselyingonitssidehighupinacorner.Afterexaminingthearticlesinside,theassistantwassoonsatisfiedthatitwasmineandtoldmeIcouldtakethecaseaway.AgainItookoutmywallet:thistimetopay.Ipulledoutten-shillingnoteandthe"lost"receiptslippedoutwithit.Icouldn'thelpblushingandlookedupattheassistant.Hewasnoddinghisheadknowingly,asiftosaythathehadoftenseenthishappenbeforetoo!Thecase____.（）A.layrightononesideofashelfB.wasrightbehindasoldbrown-lookingcaseC.wasbetweentwohighshelvesD.wasamongthehundredsofcases

23、IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyof?about60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonly?onesittingat6:30,andIhad_____21_____it."Nevermind,"Isaid."I′mnotveryhungry.I′11justhaveadrinkinthebar(酒吧)anda?sandwich.""Bar!"she____22______hervoice."Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwantbeer,you?mustgosomewhereelse."Shespoke____23______aglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:30I_____24_____.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.The_____25_____sound?wasthe′churchclockopposite,whichsuddenlystruckthehalf-hourwithsuchforcethatitmademe?jump._____26_____awindowopenedupstairs.Theoldlady_____27_____andaskedmewhatwasgoingon.I?explainedwhoIwasandsheletme_____28_____aftertenminutes′wait.Shewasinhernightdress.She?toldmeseriouslythatguestswere_____29_____tobebackinthehotelby11o′clock.Iwenttobedbutcouldnotsleep.Everyquarterofanhourthechurchclockstruckandatmidnightthewholehotelshookwiththenoise.Justbeforedawn,Ifinally_____30_____WhenIarrivedatbreakfast,everyoneelsehadnearly_____31_____andtherewasnotenoughcoffee?togoround."Didyou_____32_____well,youngman?"theoldladyasked."_____33_____,Idon′tthinkIcouldgothroughanothernightinthatroom,"Ireplied."Ihardly?sleptatall.""That"sbecauseyouwere_____34_____allnightdrinking!"shesaidangrily,putting____35______tothe?conversation.

24、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（59）题选A.Yes,hedoesB.Would9:30beconvenient