2024年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试经典测试题附答案

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1、MaryAnning(1799-1874)wasaBritishfossilhunterwhobeganfinding21child,andsoonsupportedherselfandhervery22familybyfindingandsellingfossils.Very23isknownaboutherlife,butherfatherwasacabinetmakerandhealso24localfossils.Mary25onthesoutherncoastofEngland,inatowncalledLymeRegis.Itsfamous26bytheseacontain27fossillayersthat28fromtheTriassic,JurassicandCretaceousperiods(the29ofthedinosaurs,otherbizarrereptiles,largeinsects,seacreatures,30mammals,and31lifeforms).MaryAnning32andpreparedthefirstfossilizedplesiosaur(anocean-dwellingreptile)andthefirstIchthyosaurus(anocean-dwellingreptilethat33likeadolphin).Shefoundmanyotherimportantfossils,includingPterodactylus(aflyingreptile),sharks(andotherfish),andsoon.34withherbrotherJoseph,Marysuppliedpreparedfossilspecimens35museums,scientists,andprivatecollections.A.believableB.untrustingC.incredibleD.funny

2、MaryAnning(1799-1874)wasaBritishfossilhunterwhobeganfinding21child,andsoonsupportedherselfandhervery22familybyfindingandsellingfossils.Very23isknownaboutherlife,butherfatherwasacabinetmakerandhealso24localfossils.Mary25onthesoutherncoastofEngland,inatowncalledLymeRegis.Itsfamous26bytheseacontain27fossillayersthat28fromtheTriassic,JurassicandCretaceousperiods(the29ofthedinosaurs,otherbizarrereptiles,largeinsects,seacreatures,30mammals,and31lifeforms).MaryAnning32andpreparedthefirstfossilizedplesiosaur(anocean-dwellingreptile)andthefirstIchthyosaurus(anocean-dwellingreptilethat33likeadolphin).Shefoundmanyotherimportantfossils,includingPterodactylus(aflyingreptile),sharks(andotherfish),andsoon.34withherbrotherJoseph,Marysuppliedpreparedfossilspecimens35museums,scientists,andprivatecollections.A.traveledB.livedC.wentD.arrived

3、Advertisementcanbethoughtof“asthemeansofmakingknowninordertobuyorsellgoodsorservice”.Advertisementaimstoincreasepeople'sawarenessandarouseinterest.Ittriestoinformandtopersuade.The说明:C:\Users\出版工~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1533286745(1).jpgareallusedtospreadthemessage.Thepressoffersafairlycheapmethod,andmagazinesareusedtoreachspecialsectionsofthemarket.Thecinemaandcommercialradioareusefulforlocalmarket.Television,althoughmoreexpensive,canbeveryeffective.Publicnoticesarefairlycheapandmorepermanentintheirpowerofattraction.Otherwaysofincreasingconsumers'interestarethroughexhibitionsandtradefairsaswellasdirectmailadvertisement.TherecanbenodoubtthatthegrowthinadvertisementisoneofthemoststrikingfeaturesoftheWesternWorldinthiscentury.Manybusinessessuchasthosehandlingfrozenfoods,liquor,tobaccoandmedicineshavebeenbuiltuplargelybyadvertisement.Wemightaskwhetherthecostofadvertisementispaidforbytheproducersorbythecustomers.Sinceeveryadvertisementformspartofthecostofproduction,whichhastobecoveredbythesellingprice,itisthecustomerswhopayforadvertisement.However,iflargescaleadvertisementleadstoincreaseddemand,productioncostsarereduced,andthecustomerspayless.Itisdifficulttomeasureexactlytheinfluenceofadvertisementonincreasingdemand.Whenthemarketisshrinking,advertisementmaypreventabiggerfallinsalesthanwouldoccurwithoutitssupport.Whatisclearisthatbusinessmenwouldnotpaylargesumsforadvertisementiftheywerenotconvincedofitsvaluetothem.Theword“media”inthefirstparagraphincludes____.（）A.thepressB.televisionC.radioD.alltheabove

4、选出发音与其他不同的一项A.equipB.mosquitoC.liquidD.quarter

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

6、Thegeneralstrikeisameansof__________thetotalauthorityofthegovernment.A.informingB.recommendingC.challengingD.transforming

7、Mrs.Petersstoppedplayingthepianowhenshebegantowork.Shehadlivedinaverysmall?flat,andtherehadbeennoroomforapiano.Butwhenshemarried,shehadanewflatwhichwas?bigenoughforone.Soshedecidedtogetoneandherhusbandagreedandhelpedher.Shesaved?somemoney,andherparentsgaveheragenerousamountofmoneyforherbirthday.Thenshewent?toashopandsaid,"I′llchoosewhicheverpianodoesnotcosttoomuchandfitsintomylivingroom."Whenshehadpaidforthepiano,theshopassistantaskedherifshewouldlikehimtogetit?tuned(调音)eveyfewmonths.Mrs.Petersagreed.Afewmonthslatersheheardfromtheshopthatamanwascomingtotunethepianoattenthat?morning.Nowshehadnotcleanedthehouseyet,soitwasdustyanduntidy.Mrs.Petershatedhaving?eventheleastamountofdirt,andfeltashamedwheneverstrangepeoplesawherhouselikethat.Soshehadtohurry..tocleaneverythingcarefully.Itmeantalotofeffort,anditmadeherhotandtired,butanyhow,bythetimethemanarrived,everythingwasfinished.Sheopenedthedoor,andthemanwasstandingtherewithabigdog.!"Goodmorning,"themansaidpolitely,"WillitdisturbyouifIbringmydogin,please?I′mblind,andheleadsmewherever?Igo.Onemorning,__A.amanwascomingtorepairherpianoB.Mrs.PetersreceivedatelephonecallfromtheshopC.thepianowassenttoherhouseat10o'clockD.Mrs.Peterswasgoingtocleanthehouse

8、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou21dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks（网络）havebecomea22formanypeopletoshopwithout23havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare24ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets-fightingthecrowds,waitinginlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight25offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They'drathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct26amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething27bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare28tojoininthesuccessofhomeshopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy29theirownTVchannels（频道）toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace30,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision31taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymanagersthinkso.32manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto33ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That's34specialistssaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill35togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.A.WhenB.YetC.HoweverD.So

9、Openthewindow,____?（）A.doyouB.don'tyouC.willyouD.won'tyou

10、Twentymiles__alongwaytocover.A.havebeenB.isC.areD.were

11、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.ThewriterseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould____.（）A.letwomenstayathomeandhaveababyB.allowonlyoneoftheparentstogoouttoworkC.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjobsD.punishthecompaniesthatpermitwomentoleave

12、Heisquitethoughtless,forveryseldomcanhe__________otherpeople′stroubles.A.agreewithB.interferewithC.identifywithD.restwith

13、So____thatnobodycanclimbtothetop.（）A.thetreeishighB.highthetreeisC.highisthetreeD.isthetreehigh

14、MaryAnning(1799-1874)wasaBritishfossilhunterwhobeganfinding21child,andsoonsupportedherselfandhervery22familybyfindingandsellingfossils.Very23isknownaboutherlife,butherfatherwasacabinetmakerandhealso24localfossils.Mary25onthesoutherncoastofEngland,inatowncalledLymeRegis.Itsfamous26bytheseacontain27fossillayersthat28fromtheTriassic,JurassicandCretaceousperiods(the29ofthedinosaurs,otherbizarrereptiles,largeinsects,seacreatures,30mammals,and31lifeforms).MaryAnning32andpreparedthefirstfossilizedplesiosaur(anocean-dwellingreptile)andthefirstIchthyosaurus(anocean-dwellingreptilethat33likeadolphin).Shefoundmanyotherimportantfossils,includingPterodactylus(aflyingreptile),sharks(andotherfish),andsoon.34withherbrotherJoseph,Marysuppliedpreparedfossilspecimens35museums,scientists,andprivatecollections.A.otherB.newC.anyD.specific

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

16、ManypeoplebelievethatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelse.Theyare21aboutcars.Notonlyisthecarthe22meansoftransportationintheStates,ithas23becomea“plaything”.24thetimeyoungstersbecomefourteenyearsoldoreven25,they'relikelytostart26ofhavingtheirowncars.IntheUSA,the27family,ifthefatherisnot28work,canaffordtobuyanewcareveryfiveyears.However,manyyoungpeople29afterschoolinordertosavemoneytobuyacar.Learningtodriveandgettingadriverlicensemaybeoneofthemostexciting30ofayoungperson'slife.Driver31isoneofthemostpopularcourses.Attheendofthecoursethestudentwill32adrivingtestforalicense.33many,thatpieceofpapermeansthattheyhavegrownup.IntheUnitedStates,manymenandwomen34tohavecars.Peopleusecarstogotowork.35drivecarstogoshopping,totakethechildrentoschoolorforotheractivities.A.FromB.ByC.AtD.Until

17、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.

18、Ineedtotakepianoclasses____MondayandTuesdayMorning.（）A.atB.inC.onD.for

19、Sincecomputerswereintroduced,they_________tobeusefultoolsforpeopleweakinmath.A.hadprovedB.haveprovedC.willproveD.areproving

20、Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid:〝remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!〞ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay,〝Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree!〞OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher.〝Madam,"hesaid,holdingouthishand,〝Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareoutluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!〞Mrs.Edwardswentbacktothesupermarketquicklybecauseshehadto____.（）A.buyanotherthingB.talktothemanagerC.payforhershoppingD.findhershopping

21、Ilearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.21,hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthy.Myfatherwas22astrongmanwholovedbeingactive,butaterribleillnesstookallthat23.Nowhecannolongerwalk.Eventalkingisdifficult.Onenight,Iwenttovisithimwithmysisters,westarted24aboutlife,andItoldthemaboutoneofmy25.Isaidthatwemustalwaysgivethingsup26wegrowouryouth,butitalways27thatafterwegivesomethingup,wegainsomethingnewinits28.Thensuddenlymyfather29up.Hesaid,“But,Peter,Igaveup30!WhatdidIgain?”Ithoughtandthought,butIcouldnotthinkofanythingtosay.31,heansweredhisownquestion:“Igaintheloveofmyfamily.”Ilookedatmysisters,andsawtearsintheireyes,alongwithhopeandthankfulness.Iwasalso32byhiswords.Afterthat,whenIbegantofeelirritated（愤怒的）atsomeone,I33rememberhiswordsandbecome34.Ifhecouldreplacehisgreat35withafeelingofloveforothers,thenIshouldbeabletogiveupmysmallirritations.A.hopeB.experiencesC.plansD.thoughts

22、ThenorthernpartsoftheUnitedStatesgetverycoldinthewinter.Itsnowsagreatdealandthe?temperatureoftengoes_____21_____zerodegreeinJanuary,_____22_____andMarch.Butthenortheasternand?northcentralregionsof____23______havebeenfinancialandindustrialcenters,andtheyareheavilypolluted.Inrecentyears,peopleintheseregionshavebeguntotakevacations_____24_____thesecoldwinter?months.Theygotosouthernpartsofthecountry____25______itiswarmer.ManygotoFloridawherethe?weatheris_____26_____.OthersgotothesouthwesternstatesofArizona,NewMexicoandTexaswherethey._____27_____drydesertclimates.Ithasbecome_____28_____nowadays.foroldpeopletomovesouthtotheseplaces_____29_____they?retire.Typicallythesepeopleselltheirhousesintheirhomecommunitiesandmovesouthtobegina?newlife_____30_____seniorcitizens.Theirchildrenlikelyhavehomes_____31_____andmanyofthemaremovingsouth_____32_____communities?wheretheywere_____33_____.Thesouthernandsouthwesternpartsofthecountryarenowgrowing_____34_____any?otherpart.Businessandindustry_____35_____manyofficesandfactoriesinthesouth.Californiaisalready?themostpopularstateinthecountry.

23、ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportonthesea,twomilesawayfromthecoast.ItisthecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValencia.Thecityisamarketcenterforwhatisproducedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostofthecity'smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoabusybusinesscity,withships,railwaysclothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildings,coloredroofs,andnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslong,widestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyoldchurchesandmuseums.TheUniversityinthecenterofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.Thecityofvalenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenzuela(委内瑞拉)namedValencia.WhenwasValenciathemostimportantcityinSpain?（）A.2ndcenturyB.8thcenturyC.13thcenturyD.20thcentury

24、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou21dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks（网络）havebecomea22formanypeopletoshopwithout23havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare24ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets-fightingthecrowds,waitinginlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight25offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They'drathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct26amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething27bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare28tojoininthesuccessofhomeshopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy29theirownTVchannels（频道）toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace30,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision31taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymanagersthinkso.32manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto33ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That's34specialistssaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill35togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.A.puttingonB.makeforC.settingupD.lookingfor

25、Everymorning,kidsfromalocalhighschoolareworkinghard.Theyaremakingandsellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe.Theyarealsomakingalotofmoney.Thesestudentscanmakeuptotwelvehundreddollarsaday.Theyaresellingtheirspecialcoffeetoairplanepassengers.Afterthestudentsgetpaid,therestofthemoneygoestohelpingalocalyouthproject.ThesehighschoolstudentsuseaspaceintheOaklandairport.Itisusuallyverycrowded.Manypeoplewhoflyontheplanesliketodrinkthespecialcoffee.Onecustomerthinksthatthecoffeecostsalotbutitisgoodandworthit.Mostcustomersarepleasantbutsomeareunhappy.Theydonotlikeitifthecafeisnotopenforbusiness.Thestudentsearn$6.10anhourplustips.Theyalsogetschoolcreditwhieltheylearnhowtorunabusiness.Manyofthestudentsenjoytheworkalthoughittooksometimetolearnhowtodoit.Theyhavetolearnhowtosteammilk,loadthepots,andaddflavor.Ittakessomeskillandsometimesmistakesaremade.Themostcommonmistakeisforgettingtoaddthecoffee.Basedonthepassageitseemsthatthepurposeofthecafeisto____.（）A.learnaskillB.helpayouthprojectC.dobusinessD.earnschoolcredit

26、BEIJING(AssociatedPress)--Chinahasagrowingmiddleclass,atradition(传统)ofexpectingeducationand21millionnewbabieseveryyear.Sellingeducationaltoysshouldbeeasy.WhileChinamaybetheworld'sbiggesttoy-maker.Muchofthebestisexported(出口).Departmentstoresheredonothaveenoughhigh-qualitytoys.Itissaidthatthedemandforeducationaltoysislow.AUscompany,BabyCare,istryingtochangethatwithanewwaytoselltoysinChina.BabyCareworksbasicallytogetherwithdoctorsinBeijinghospitals.Peoplewhojointhecompany's"mother'sclub"getlecturesandnewslettersonbabyandchilddevelopmentatnoextracost--iftheyagreetospend18dollarsamonthonthecompany'seducationaltoysandchildcarebooks.“Wewanttobuildaseven-yearrelationshipwiththosepeople,"saidMatthewJ.Estes,BabyCare'spresident."Itstartsduringpregnancy(孕期),whentheanxietyandneedsarehighest."BabyCareworksonaone-to-onebasis.Doctors,nurses,andteachers-paidbyBabyCareadviseparents,explainingtoysthataredesignedforchildrenateachstage(阶段)ofdevelopment,toagesix.BabyCareopeneditsfirststoreinChinalastJuneinashoppingcenterincentralBeijingandanothernearBeijingZoo.Itplanstohave80storesinChinawithinsixyears.ItisanewmodelforChinaanddevelopsamarketinyoungchildren'seducationandhealththatnoothercompaniesarein.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?（）A.EducationaltoysandforeigntoymarketsB.ProblemswithChina'stoymarketsandeducationC.ReasonsforpushingsalesofeducationaltoysinChinaD.BabypopulationandvariouskindsoftoysmadeinChina

27、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.

28、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.Whichorganizationstartedthe“EarthHour”movement?（）A.UnitedNationsB.TheWorldTradeorganizationC.TheWorldWildlifeFundD.AChineseorganization

29、Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyeglassesandeyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forinstance,somepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructureofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatayoungage.Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossofvisioniftheyhavethewrongglasses.Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetbad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadingindimlightcausespooreyesight,butthatisunique.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sotheydogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,readinginbet,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.Butalthougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotpermanentlydamageeyesight.Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,ortransferredfromonpersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonmillionvervefibersthatconnecttheeyeballtobrain,andasifyetitisimpossibletoattachthemallinanewperson.Onlycertainpartsoftheeye--thecorneaandtheretina--canbereplaced.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandleaningmoreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybepossible!Fromthispassageonecanconcludethat____.（）A.doctorsarestilllearningthingsabouteyesightB.headachesareonlycausedbyeyestrainC.everyoneshouldwearglassesD.peopleonlybelievethingsthatareprovenfacts

30、DeepinsideamountainnearSweetwaterinEastTennesseeisabady?ofwaterknownastheLost?Sea.ItislistedbytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsastheworld′slargestundergroundlake.TheLostSeaispartofanextensiveandhistoriccavesystemcalledCraigheadCaverns.ThecavernshavebeenknownandusedsincethedaysoftheCherokeeIndiannation.Thecave?expandsintoaseriesofhugeroomsfromasmallopeningonthesideofthemountain.Approximately?onemilefr