2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试综合能力题（附答案）

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1、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.Thetextprovesthat____.（）A.thepowerofnatureisterribleB.earthquakeshappenmostoftenduringnighttimehoursC.thedirectionofanearthquakecanbediscoveredD.universitiesstudythecauseofearthquakes

2、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.

3、TomhadonceworkedinacityofficeinLondon,butnowheisoutofwork.Hehadalargefamily?tosupport,soheoftenfoundhimselfindifficulty.HeoftenvisitedMr.WhiteonSundays,toldhimabout?histroubles,andaskedfortwoorthreepounds.Mr.White,amanwithakindheart,founditdifficulttorefusethemoney,thoughhehimself?waspoor.TomhadalreadyreceivedmorethanthirtypoundsfromMr.White,buthealwaysseemed?tobeinneedofsomemore.Oneday,aftertellingMr.Whitealongstoryofhistroubles,Tomaskedforfivepounds.Mr.Whitehadheardthissortofthingbefore,buthelistenedpatientlytotheend.Thenhe?said,"Iunderstandyourdifficulties,Tom.I′dliketohelpyou.ButI′mnotgoingtogiveyoufive?poundsthistime.I′11lendyouthemoney,andyoucanpaymeoffnexttimeyouseeme."Tomtookthemoney,butheneverappearedagain.TomwasnowindifficultiesbecauseheA.workedinacityofficeandwaspoorlypaidB.waspoorlypaidandhadalargefamilytosupportC.waspoorlypaidandalwaysspentmoneycarelesslyD.wasoutofworkandhadalargefamilytosupport

4、--Howdidyoufindyourvisittothemuseum?--Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas____thanIexpected.（）A.farmoreinterestingB.evenmuchinterestingC.somoreinterestingD.alotmuchinteresting

5、Whynot____meearlier?（）A.totellB.tellC.tellingD.told

6、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

7、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.WhichofthefollowingwouldNOTbeanexampleofpublicgoodsasdescribedinthepassage?A.AtaxiB.AbridgeC.AfiretruckD.Astoplight

8、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

9、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.

10、DoesJohnknowanyotherforeignlanguages____French?（）A.exceptB.butC.besidesD.beside

11、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.shouldB.wouldC.couldD.must

12、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

13、Haveyoueverarguedwithyourlovedonesoversimplemisunderstandings（误解）?Littlewonder.Weoftenbelievewe′remoreskillfulingettingourpointacrossthanweactuallyare,accordingtoBoza?Keysar,aprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.Inhisrecentstudy,speakerstriedtoexpresstheir?meaningsusingunclearsentences.Speakerswhothoughtlistenersunderstoodwerewrongnearlyhalfthe?time.Here′ssomegoodadvicetoreducemisunderstanding:（1）Don′ttrustwhatyouseefromthelistener.Listenersoftennod,lookatyouorsay"uhhuh"to?bepoliteormovetheconversationalong.Butit′seasytoconsidertheseassignsofunderstanding.（2）Traintheeditor（编辑）inyourhead.Ifyousay,"Bethdiscussesherproblemswithher?husband,"it′snotclearwhethershe′stalkingtoherhusbandorabouthim.Tryinstead,"Beth?talkstoherhusbandaboutherproblems."or"Bethtalkstoothersabouttheproblemswithher?husband."（3）Asklistenerstorepeatyourmessage.Introduceyourrequestbysaying"I?wanttobesureIsaid?thatright."Questionslike"Howdoesthatsound?"or"Doesthatmakesense?"mayalsowork.（4）Listenwell.Whenonthereceivingend,askquestionstobesureyou′reonthesame?page.Afterall,itisn′tjustthespeaker′sjobtomakehisspeechunderstood.Inthelastparagraph,thewords"you′reonthesamepage"meanthat__________A.you'refollowingthespeakercloselyB.you'rereadingthesamepageasthespeakerdoesC.youshouldknowwhichpagethespeakerreferstoD.yourstoryiswrittenonthesamepageasthespeaker's

14、Childrenshouldbetaughthowtogetalongwith___.A.AnotherB.otherC.othersD.anyother

15、Youreallyhavetogetveryoldbeforeyourealizeyou'reold.I'minmymiddlefiftiesandIdon'tfeel21yet.However,sometimesIlookbackatmychildhoodand_22thingstothewaylifeisfor23kids,somethingshavecertainlychanged.Oneareaofchangeis24.Somechangeshavebeenimprovements.Somechanges,ontheotherhand,havebeen25.WhenIstartedschool,mostpeopledidn'thaveatelevision;TVwasjustbeginningtoget26.Myfatherdecidedtogoalloutandbuya16-inchblackandwhiteMotorola27.IstillrememberwatchingtheLoneRangersavepeople,fromthe28guysonthatawesomeelectronicmachine.Thatwasexciting!Now,29havelargerpicturesinfullcolor.Thepicturesareclearerandthesoundismuchmore30.Thenewhighdefinitionsetsaremadetorival31screens.Thevarietyandquantityofprogramhas32greatly.Therearehundredsofchannelsandmoreshowsthanonepersoncouldeverwatch.Therearemanyfineentertainmentandeducational33.There'salsoalotofgarbage,stuffthatmost34don'twanttheirkidsexposedto.Overall,wehavemorechoices,andthatisgood.Iwonderwhat35willbelikewhentoday'skidsaremyage．A.movieB.computerC.watchD.video

16、In2011，adogownernamedRobertuploadedavideotitled"Guilty!”toYouTube.Hehadcomehomefindinghistwodogsnearanemptybagofcattreats.Thefirstdogbehavedcalmly.Buttheseconddog，Denver，satshakinginacorner，hereyeslookingdown，whichmadeRobertbelieveitwasshewhohaddoneit.Seeingher"apparentadmissionofguilt，"heyelledather，“Youdidthis!”Denverbeathertailnervously.“Youknowtheroutine.Inthekennel（狗窝）!”Followingthecommand，thedogshutherselfin.Thevideoquicklygatheredafloodofcomments.Sincethen，“dogshaming"hasbecomepopularontheinternet，asownersaroundtheworldpostedbesidenotesshotsoftheirtremblingpetsinwhichthedogsseemedtoadmitbadbehavior.Forinstance，"Iateanextralargepizza，"admitsachocolateLab.Humanenthusiasmforguiltydogsseemedgrowing.ButaccordingtoaresearcheratBarnardCollege，whatweconsidertobeadog'sguiltylookisnosignofguiltatall.Ina2009study，theresearcherhadownersforbidtheirdogsfromeatinganattractivetreat，andthenaskedtheownerstoleavetheroom.Whileeachownerwasgone，theresearchereitherremovedthetreatorfedittothedog.Whentheownersreturned，theyweretold—regardlessofthetruth—thattheirdogseitherhadorhadnoteatenit.Ifownersthoughttheirdogshaddonesomethingwrong，blamesfollowed，andguiltylooksquicklyemerged.Yetdogswhohadn'teatenthetreatweremorelikelytoappearguiltythandogswhohad—solongastheirownersscoldedthem.Farfromsignalingregret，onegroupofresearcherswroteina2012paper，theguiltylookofdogsisverylikelyameanstoshowobedience（顺从）totheirowners.Whydodogswearaguiltylookaccordingtotheresearchers?A.Toattracttheirowners’attentionB.TodeceivetheirownersC.TobegtheirownersfortreatsD.Toshowobediencetotheirowners

17、Billlookedaroundforaparticipant____.（）A.makingfriendsB.tomakefriendsC.tomakefriendswithD.madefriends

18、Tabletopmagicrequiresnosecretformula.Eventhesimplestmealwillbereceivedwithenthusiasmifthetableaccessoriesarecreativeandcolorful.Nomatterwhattypeofdinnerwareyouown,youcanenhanceitsbeautywithavarietyofattractivetablelinens.Whenselectingasupplyoftablecloths,placematsandnapkins,chooseeasy-careorpermanentpressfabricsbecausethesefabricswillreduceyourworkloadwhenwashdayrollsaround.Anotherconsiderationisthesuitabilityofyourlinensforyourdiningstyleorthetypesofentertainingyoudo.Theshapeofyourtablewillalsodictatethekindoftableclothyoupurchase.Circularorroundedtableslookbestcoveredwithroundorovaltablecloths.Square-corneredtablesrequiresquaresorrectangles.Finally,yourtablelinensshouldcomplementyourdinnerware.Aneleganttablesettingrequiresaneleganttablecloth.Asettingofstonewarelooksbestwithheavyofcolorfulfabrics.Butsuretotakeallthenecessarymeasurementsbeforeyoustartshoppingforfabricofyourchoice.Itcouldbeembarrassingifyourtableclothsarenotlongenoughtocoverthetables.Itisequallydistressingifyourtableclothissolongthatyourguestshavetowatchwheretheywalk.Theauthorsuggeststhatyoupurchasetablelinensmadeof____.（）A.bleach-safefabricB.preshrunkclothC.easy-carematerialD.stain-resistantcotton

19、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.

20、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.extremelyB.speciallyC.surprisinglyD.particularly

21、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.

22、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.clubB.talkingC.trainingD.test

23、Mr.Smithwasawealthyindustrialist,buthewasnotsatisfiedwithlife.Hedidnotsleepwell?andhisfooddidnotagreewithhim.Thissituationlastedforsometime.Finally,afterseveralsleeplessnights,hedecidedtoconsulthisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeofsurroundings."Go?abroad,"hesaid."ButI′mnotgoodatforeignlanguage,"saidMr.Smith."Itdoesn′tmatter,"saidthedoctor.":Itwon′thurtyoutotalkalittleless.Goonavoyage.Takeplentyofexercise.Try?toreduceyourweight.Avoidrichfood."Mr.SmithwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGerman,andhadtocommunicate?throughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltraining′course.Theinstructormadehimbendhisknees,swinghisarms,stretchhisneckandshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieonthegroundandraise?hisrightandleftlegsalternately.Afteratime?hismusclesgrewhardandfirm.Heforgotthefinancial?crisisandtheimportanceofraisingthelevelofproduction.Heevenbegantonoticeindividualtrees?andindividualbirds.Finallyhereturnedhome.Butunfortunatelyhisimprovementwasonlytemporary.Soonhewasa?normalbusinessmanagain,worriedabouthisproperty;hisprofits,hissavings,hisadvancementin?atechnologicalsociety,andthingsingeneral.Mr.′Smithwenttoseehisdoctorbecausehe《》（）A.hadlittletoeatB.wasseriouslyillC.hadtosleepD.didn'tfeelwell

24、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.Despitethemanybr