2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试培优拓展题（附答案）

姓名:_________________编号:_________________地区:_________________省市:_________________ 密封线 姓名:_________________编号:_________________地区:_________________省市:_________________ 密封线 密封线 2026年成考（专升本）考试重点试题精编注意事项:1.全卷采用机器阅卷，请考生注意书写规范；考试时间为120分钟。2.在作答前，考生请将自己的学校、姓名、班级、准考证号涂写在试卷和答题卡规定位置。

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

2、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.Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheresultsofthe“EarthHour”movement?（）A.ThetemperaturedropsB.TheskybecomesblueC.PeoplebecomericherD.Peoplecanseemorestars

3、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare′stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21?language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22?areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas?23?levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis?24?toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The?25?forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudge?27?formsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread?28?forEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides29theindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andother?30arebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedfor31purposesasmeteorological(气象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthe?32?ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany?33.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,speciallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingual?34.andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,,lawand35aswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechno-logicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

4、AttheUniversityofKansasartmuseum,scientiststestedtheeffectofdifferentcoloredwallsontwogroupsofvisitorstoanexhibitofpaintings.Forthefirstgrouptheroomwaspaintedwhite;forthesecond,darkbrown.Movementofeachgroupwasfollowedbyanelectricalequipmentunderthecarpet.Theexperimentshowedthatthosewhoenteredthedarkbrownwalkedmorequickly,coveredmorearea,andspentlesstimeintheroomthanpeopleinthewhiteone.Darkbrownmadepeoplemoreactive,buttheactivityendedsooner.Notonlythechoiceofcolorsbutalsothegeneralappearanceofaroomaffectsthoseinside.Anotherexperimentpresentedpeoplewithphotographsoffaceswhoseenergywastobecommented.Threegroupsofpeoplewereused;eachwasshownthesamephotos,buteachgroupwasinanordinaryroom--aniceoffice.Thethirdwasinatastefullydesignedlivingroomwithcarpeting.Resultsshowedthatthepeopleinthebeautifulroomtendtogivehighermarkstothefacesthanthoseintheuglyroomdid.Otherstudiesthatstudentsdobetteronteststakenincomfortableroomthaninordinary-lookingoruglyrooms.Whatisreferredtoasthe“generalappearance”inthispassageis____.（）A.howmanybroadwindowsaroomhas,throughwhichsunlightmightcomeinB.thesizeofaroomC.whethertherearebeautifulwallsinaroomD.whattheroomlookslike

5、ThefirstEuropeanstockexchangewasestablishedinAntwerp,Belgium(比利时),in1531.TherewerenostockexchangesinEnglanduntilthe1700′s.Amanwishingtobuyorsellsharesof?stockhadtofindabroker(agents)totransacthisbusinessforhim.InLondon,heusuallywenttoa?coffeehouse,becausebrokersoftengatheredthere.In1773,thebrokersofLondonformedastock?exchange.InNewYorkCity,brokersmetunderanoldbutton-woodtreeonWallStreet.Theyorganized?theNewYorkStockExchangein17.92.TheAmericanStockExchange,thesecondlargestinthe?UnitedStates,wasformerlycalledtheCurbExchangebecauseofitsoriginonthestreetsofNew?YorkCity.Astockexchangeisamarketplacewherememberbrokersbuyandsellstocksandbonds(债券)ofAmericanandforeignbusinessesonbehalf,ofthepublic.Astockexchangeprovidesamarket?placeforstocksandbondsinthesamewayaboardoftradedoesforcommodities.Thestockbrokers?receiveasmallcommissiononeachtransactiontheymake.Thestockholdermaysellhisstockwhereverhewantstounlessthecorporationhassomespecial?ruletopreventit.Pricesofstockchangeaccordingtogeneralbusinessconditionsandtheearnings?andfutureprospects(前景)ofthecompany~Ifthebusinessisdoingwell,thestockholdermaybe?abletosellhisstockforaprofit.Ifitisnot,hemayhavetotakealoss.Whichofthestatementsistrue?A.ThestockholdercansellhisstocktoanywhereatanytimeB.TherewerenostockexchangeinEnglandinthe1700'sC.ThepriceofstockisnotstableD.Thestockbrokersdothetransactionwithoutchargingforthestockholders

6、TodayisJenny'sweddingday.She____toThomas.（）A.justhasgotmarriedB.hasjustmarriedC.wasjustmarriedD.hasjustgotmarried

7、Theplanhadbeen__________,whichmadehimveryangry.A.calledoffB.calledupC.calledinD.calledon

8、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.knowsB.promisesC.seemsD.needs

9、Withoutthehelpofpeoplefromeverycornerofthecountry,peopleinWenchuanCounty,____recoveredveryquicklyfromtheMayTwelfthEarthquake.（）A.mustnothaveB.couldn'thaveC.maynothaveD.can'thave

10、Manyofhumanproblemsassociatedwithlivingintheoceanare____theproblemsoflivinginouterspace.（）A.thesameasB.suchthatC.suchasD.justas

11、--Hehardlyhasanythingnowadays,____?--No,Idon'tthinkso.（）A.hasheB.doesn'theC.doesheD.hasn'the

12、Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.Beforethenineteenthcenturyscientists,withaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion"Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?"hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineerhadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形状)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(测水深)weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea．Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeindeeperpartsofthesea.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtofive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.Itwas____thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.（）A.theAmericanNavyB.someearlyintercontinentaltravelersC.thosewhoearnedalivingfromtheseaD.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

13、Musicispartofthestructureofoursociety；itsitsattheheartofhumanexperienceandenriches（丰富）somanylives.Why，then，isitnotcentraltooureducationsystem?ThisisaquestionIrecentlyputforwardtoanall-partygrouponmusiceducation.lam20yearsoldandbeganplayingthepianoattheBarracudasBandinBarrow-in-Furness，agedseven.Thefundingforthecentrehasnowbeencut.Itookpartintheprimarytuitionproject，aged11.Thefundingforthathasalsobeencutnow.Itisacommonproblemacrossthecountry.Musicisnotanadd-on，a“soft”subjectoraluxury—itisabsolutelyessentialtoourexistence.Everychilddeservestheopportunitytoexperienceitsbenefits.Untilmusicisheldinthesameregardasthe"core"subjectsofourcurriculum，oursocietywillbeworseoff.Weneedjoy，empathy（共情）andhopeonthisplanetmorethanever，andtakingawaychildren'sopportunitytodevelopmusicalskillsistosetourselvesupforafall.Despitethemanybrilliantprogramsandprojectstoencourageyoungmusicians（“EveryChildaMusician，”"AwardsforYoungMusicians，"tonamebutafew），wearereachingacrisispoint.Weareindangerofdestroyingcreativity，innovation（创新）andexpression.Learninganinstrumentcanhelpdevelopsomanyfundamentallifeskills.Itpromotesdiscipline，empathy，determinationandcooperationaswellasprovidingasenseofcommunityandworth.Musichaschangedmylife.ItisahugepartofwhoIam.IhavelearnedsomuchabouttheworldthroughmusicandtheinspiringfiguresIhavemetthroughit.IfeelIhaveadutytohelpensurethatotherscanbenefitfromitsmagic.Letusmakeitavailabletoeverysinglechild.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsmusic?A.PositiveB.CriticalC.DoubtfulD.Indifferent

14、Teachersaresomeofthemostimportantprofessionalsintheworld.Theyareresponsible（21）preparingfuturegenerationstobecomeproductiveandhonestcitizens，whowill（22）tosocietyforthewholeoftheiradultlife.Obviously，themostcommonreason（23）teachersdecidetoteachistheabilitytomakeadifference.Therearemanyprofessionsthatgivepeopletheabilitytohavea（n）（24）impactontheworldandchangepeople'slives，（25）fewprofessionshaveadirectimpacton（26）abettersocietyasteachersdo.Peopletendto（27）theirteachersforyearsaftertheyfinishschool，forgoodteacherscan（28）theirstudentstobecomesomethingthatthey（29）thoughttheycouldbe，ortowork（30）afieldthattheythoughttheydidnot（31）.Teachersarealsoimportantbecausetheyprovide（32）fortheirstudents.Incertainiow-incomeareas（33）somestudentsmaynothavebothoftheirparents（34），teacherscanprovideanimportantinfluencethathelpstheirstudentsmaketheright（35），evenwhentheyarenotintheclassroom.Generally，teachers'impactonstudentscanlastallthroughtheirlife.第（26）题选查看材料A.creatingB.discoveringC.inventingD.designing

15、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.

16、Ournewhouseisvery__________formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes.A.adaptableB.comfortableC.convenientD.available

17、Somepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillstheessence（真谛）ofsport—thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams,theybecomecompetitivebuttheystillenjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself,hehastothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heisresponsibleforentirenation'shopes,dreamsandreputation.AgoodexampleistheWorldCupsoccer.Footballistheworld'smostimportantsport.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.MentionArgentina（阿根廷）tosomeoneandthechancesarethathe'llthinkoffootball.Inasense,winningtheWorldCupputsArgentinaonthemap.SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldCup.PeopleinEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywonin1966.LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircars,andeventheirhouses,andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgentina,wherethefinalswereplayed.So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!DotheArgentinianreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfootball,theirnationisineverywaybetterthanallothers?Notreally,butit'snicetoknowthatyouwonandthatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest.Inthesecondparagraph,theword"summit"means"____".（）A.highestpointB.mountaintopC.prizeD.finish

18、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.continueB.stopC.beginD.try

19、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou_____21_____dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks(网络)havebecome?a_____22_____formanypeopletoshopwithout_____23_____havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare_____24_____ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets——fightingthecrowds,waiting?inlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight_____25_____offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They′d?rathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct_____26_____amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething_____27_____bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare_____28_____tojoininthesuccessofhome?shopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy_____29_____theirownTVchannels(频道)toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace_____30_____,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision_____31_____taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymangersthinkso._____32_____manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto_____33_____ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That′s_____34_____specialismsaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill_____35_____togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.

20、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.

21、Jason:Wheredoyouwork,Andrea?Andrea:IworkforThomasCookTravel.Jason:Oh,really?56Andrea:I′maguide.ItakepeopleontourstocountriesinSouthAmerica,likePeru.Jason:57Andrea:Yes,it′sagreatjob.Iloveit.58Jason:I′mastudent,andIhaveapart-timejob,too.Andrea:Oh?59Jason:Inafast-foodrestaurant.Andrea:60Jason:HamburgerHeaven.

22、ItwasAnn′sfirstexperienceofflying..Shehadalwaysbeenafraidofheightsandsowasprepared?tobefrightened.Onlythefactthatshewasgoingtomeethersonwhoshehadnotseenfor?threeyearshadgivenherthecouragetomaketheflight.Shesatinherseat,herhandsgrippingitsarms,herseatbeltalreadyfastened.Theairhostess?wastalking,tellingeveryonewhattodoincaseofemergency,showingthemwheretheirlife-jackets?were.Theplanewascrowded,andeveryseatwasfull.Fromherwindowseat,gettingoutinahurry?wouldbeimpossible,thoughtAnn.Inanycasewhowouldwanttogetoutofaplaneinmid-air?Theenginesbegantoshake--thenoiseincreasedtillitwaslikeagreatrushingwind.She?lookedouttoseetherunwayslippastatastonishingspeed.Shewantedtocryout--tostoptheplane?beforeitlefttheground,butsheknewshewastrappedinthisgreatroaringmachine.Imustscream,shetoldherself,andputherhandsoverhereyes.Therewasastrangefeelingasifsheweregoingupinalift.Thenoisedieddown.Carefullyshe?openedhereyes.Throughthewindowshesawagreatcarpetofcloudabove,sobeautifulthatshe?staredinwonder,hardlyturningawayfromthewindowtilltheytoucheddown.HowwasAnnsittingbeforetheplanetookoff?《》（）A.WithherarmsfoldedB.WithherseatbeltundoneC.HoldingtighttoherseatbeltD.Holdingontopartoftheseat

23、You′dbettertakeanumbrellawithyou__________itrains.A.neverthelessB.althoughC.incaseD.sothat

24、Sohard____hisstudythathefinallysucceeded．（）A.heworkedonB.heworksonC.didheworkonD.doesheworkon

25、Thetrumpetplayerwascertainlyloud.ButIwasn′tbotheredbyhisloudness__________byhislack?oftalent.A.thanB.morethanC.asD.somuchas

26、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.requireB.requestC.supplyD.demand

27、根据以下材料，回答52-55题SocratesisoftenreferredtoasoneofthefoundersofWesternphilosophy,andyethewrotenothing,establishednoschool,andheldnoparticulartheoriesofhisown.Whathediddo,however,wasfrequentlyaskthequestionsthatinterestedhim,andindoingsodevelopedanewwayofthinking.Thismethodproceeds(展开)asadialoguebetweenopposingviews,anditearnedhimmanyenemiesinAthens,wherehelived.Asayoungman,Socratesisbelievedtohavestudiednaturalphilosophy,lookingatthevariousexplanationsofthenatureoftheuniverse,butthenbecameinvolvedinthepoliticsofthecity-stateandconcernedwithmoredown-to-earthmoralissues,suchasthenatureofjustice.However,hewasnotinterestedinwinningarguments,orarguingforthesakeofmakingmoney.Norwasheseekinganswersorexplanations.Hewassimplyexaminingthebasisoftheconceptsweapplytoourselves(suchas"good","bad",and"just"),forhebelievedthatunderstandingwhatweareisthefirsttaskofphilosophy.Hewassentencedtodeathonchargesofcorruptingtheyoungwithbadideas.Buthealsohadmanyfollowers,andamongthemwasPlato,whorecordedSocrates'ideasinthewrittenworks,calleddialogues,inwhichSocratessetsaboutexaminingvariousideas.Socrates'centralconcern,then,wastheexaminationoflife,anditwashiscruelquestioningofpeople'smostvaluedbeliefs(largelyaboutthemselves)thatearnedhimhisenemies--butheremainedcommittedtohistaskuntiltheveryend.Accordingtotheaccountofhisdefenseathistrial,Socrateschosedeathratherthanfacealifeofignorance:"Thelifewhichisunexaminedisnotworthliving."WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.Socrates'beliefsofphilosophyB.Socrates'outlookondeathC.Socrates'influenceonyouthsD.Socrates'questionsaboutuniverse

28、Helivessomewhere____allpeoplehaveanequalright.（）A.thatB.ofwhichC.whereD.atwhere

29、Spaceisadangerousplace,notonlybecauseofmeteorsbutalsobecauseofraysfromthesun?andotherstars.Theatmosphereagainactsasourprotectiveblanketonearth.Lig