2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试能力提升卷（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、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.Accordingtothepassage,Argentinaisworld-famousbecauseofits____.（）A.importanceatansportsB.successinthefootballWorldCupC.contributiontotheworldD.largenumberofsportsfansandsupporters

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

3、I____therightwordinthedictionarytofindawordtodescribeyourbeauty.（）A.lookatB.lookupC.lookonD.lookafter

4、Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchangedinthingsthatcouldbetouched:food,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.Thenthebartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,whichStillhad?realvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.Coinswerefollowedbyfiatmoney,papernotesthat?havevalueonlybecauseeveryoneagreestoacceptthem.Todayelectronicmonetarysystemsaregraduallybeingintroducedthatwilltransformmoneyinto?evenlesstangibleforms,reducingittoaseriesof"bitsandbytes",orunitsofrmation,goingbetweenmachinesatthespeedoflight.′Already,electronicfundtransferallowsmoneytobe?instantlysentandreceivedbydifferentbanks,companies,andcountries?throughcomputersandtelecommunicationsdevices.Accordingtothepassage,coinsoncehadrealvalueascurrencybecausethey《》（）A.representedagreatimprovementoverbarterB.permittedeasytransportationofwealthC.weremadeofpreciousmetalsD.couldbecomecollector'sitems

5、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.everB.evenC.tillD.after

6、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.Thephrase"subscribeto"inthesecondsentenceofPara.1means__A.contributetoB.writetoC.payforreceivingD.appreciate

7、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.

8、Wateris____hydrogenandoxygen.（）A.madeupB.madeupofC.madebyD.makingby

9、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.

10、AttheUniversityofKansasartmuseum,scientiststestedtheeffectofdifferentcoloredwallsontwogroupsofvisitorstoanexhibitofpaintings.Forthefirstgrouptheroomwaspaintedwhite;forthesecond,darkbrown.Movementofeachgroupwasfollowedbyanelectricalequipmentunderthecarpet.Theexperimentshowedthatthosewhoenteredthedarkbrownwalkedmorequickly,coveredmorearea,andspentlesstimeintheroomthanpeopleinthewhiteone.Darkbrownmadepeoplemoreactive,buttheactivityendedsooner.Notonlythechoiceofcolorsbutalsothegeneralappearanceofaroomaffectsthoseinside.Anotherexperimentpresentedpeoplewithphotographsoffaceswhoseenergywastobecommented.Threegroupsofpeoplewereused;eachwasshownthesamephotos,buteachgroupwasinanordinaryroom--aniceoffice.Thethirdwasinatastefullydesignedlivingroomwithcarpeting.Resultsshowedthatthepeopleinthebeautifulroomtendtogivehighermarkstothefacesthanthoseintheuglyroomdid.Otherstudiesthatstudentsdobetteronteststakenincomfortableroomthaninordinary-lookingoruglyrooms.Whichofthefollowingisthebestexpressionofthemainideaofthispassage?（）A.PeopleinbeautifulroomstendtogivehighermarkstophotosoffacesthanpeopleinuglyroomsB.ThecolorandgeneralappearanceofaroomhaveadeepereffectonthebehaviorofthepeopleinitC.TheUniversityofKansashasstudiedtheeffectsofthecolorofroomonpeople'sbehaviorD.Beautifullyfurnished,light-coloredroomsmakepeoplemorecomfortablethanugly,darkrooms

11、选出发音与其他不同的一项A.honestB.ghostC.vehicleD.hotel

12、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.latelyB.finallyC.sadlyD.quickly

13、--IthinkyoushouldphoneJakeandsaysorrytohim.--____.Itwashisfault.（）A.NowayB.NodoorC.NochanceD.Nolonger

14、Humanneedsseemendless.Theymightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereisenoughmoneytosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarⅡ,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:the“life-enriching”level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen____.（）A.hehashadenoughmoneyB.hehasnoclothestowearC.hehassatisfiedhishungerD.hehaslearnedtobuildhouses

15、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

16、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.EverytimeTomwenttoMr.White,hewould__________A.directlyaskforsomemoneyB.givesomereasonsbeforeaskingformoneyC.givereasonsandthenborrowfivepoundsD.askformoneybeforeexplaininghistroubles

17、Thecowboyistheheroofmanymovies.Heis,eventoday,asymbolofcourageandadventure.Butwhatwasthelifeofthecowboyreallylike?Thecowboy'sjobisclearfromtheword〝cowboy〞.Cowboysweremenwhotookcareofcowsandothercattle.ThecattlewereintheWestandinTexas.PeopleinthecitiesoftheEastwantedbeeffromthesecattle.Trainscouldtakethecattleeast.Butfirstthecattlehadtogettothetrains.Partofthecowboy’sjobwastotakethecattlehundredsofmilestotherailroadtowns.Thetripswerecalledcattledrives.Acattledriveusuallytookseveralmonths.Cowboyrodeforsixteenhoursaday.Becausetheyrodesomuch,eachcowboybroughtalongabouteighthorses.Acowboychangedhorsesseveraltimeseachday.Thecowboyshadtomakesurethatthecattlearrivedsafely.Beforestartingonadrive,thecowboysbrandedthecattle.Theyburnedamarkonthecattletoshowwhotheybelongedto.Butthesemarksdidn'tstoprustlers,orcattlethieves.Cowboyshadtoprotectthecattlefromrustlers.Rustlersmadethedangeroustripevenmoredangerous.Eventhoughtheirworkwasverydifficultanddangerous,cowboysdidnotearnmuchmoney.Theywerepaidbally.Yetcowboyslikedtheirwayoflife.Theylivedinawildandopencountry.Theylivedalifeofadventureandfreedom.Thecowboy'sjobwas____.（）A.tobeaheroB.totakecareofcattleC.tobearustlerD.tobeadriver

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

19、Thepeopleatthepartyareall____athis____dance.（）A.surprised;surprisedB.surprising;surprisedC.surprised;surprisingD.surprised;surprise

20、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.

21、Sheisillbutshe____ofthecompany.（）A.isstillinchargeB.stillinthechargeC.isstillunderthechargeD.stillcharge

22、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.Intheclause"...thatweareunconsciousinsleep"（Pam.3）,theword"unconscious"means__________.A.untiringB.unmovedC.quietD.notknowingwhatishappeningaround

23、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.

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

25、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.Accordingtothepassage,findingoutthesocialcostsofapublicgoodisa__________.A.difficultprocedureB.dailyadministrativedutyC.matterofpersonaljudgementD.citizen'sresponsibility

26、Don'tputoffuntiltomorrow____shouldbedonetoday.（）A.thatB.whatC.isD.when

27、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.

28、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.Thestockholdermaysellhisstockwhereverhewantstounlesst