2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试专项攻坚题详细参考解析

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1、Lawntennisisagoodsport,beingbasedontheancientgameofcourttennis,whichprobablycame?upinEgyptorPersiasome2,500yearsago.MajorWalterWingfieldthoughtthat.somethinglikecourt?tenniscouldbeplayedoutdoorsonlawns,andinDecember1873,heintroducedhisnewgame,whichhe?calledSphairistike,atalawnpartyinWales.Thesportbecamepopularveryrapidly,butthestrange,difficultnamedisappearedalmostatonce,beingreplacedbytheverysimpleandlogicalterm"lawn?tennis".By1874thegamewasbeingplayedbyBritishsoldiersinBermuda,andintheearlymonthsofthatyearayoungladynamedMaryOuterbridgereturnedfromBermudatoNewYork,bringingwithhertheequipmentnecessarytoplaythenewgame.Withthehelpofoneofherbrothers,shelaidoutacourtonthegroundsoftheStatenIslandCricketandBaseballClub,andthere,inthespringof1874,MissOuterbridgeandsomeofherfriendsplayedthefirstgameoflawntennisintheUnitedStates.Andjusttwoyearslater,in"1876,thefirstUnitedStateslawntennistournament(锦标赛)washeld--atNahantnearBoston.MaryOuterbridgeisimportantinthehistoryoflawntennisbecause__________A.sheinventeditB.shegaveititsnameC.sheintroducedittoBermudaD.shebroughtittoAmerica

2、Openthewindow,__?A.doyouB.don'tyouC.willyouD.won'tyou

3、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.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheroleofmusic?A.ItisimportantfordealingwithsocialcrisesB.ItmayofferchildrenfuturejobopportunitiesC.ItisfundamentaltothegrowthofachildD.Itcanhelpchildrenlearncoresubjects

4、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.

5、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.SoB.BecauseC.HoweverD.Moreover

6、Lastyear,somepoorpeoplehadhardly__________theseverewinter.A.remainedB.livedC.enduredD.survived

7、AttheUniversityofKansasartmuseum,scientiststestedtheeffectofdifferentcoloredwallsontwogroupsofvisitorstoanexhibitofpaintings.Forthefirstgrouptheroomwaspaintedwhite;forthesecond,darkbrown.Movementofeachgroupwasfollowedbyanelectricalequipmentunderthecarpet.Theexperimentshowedthatthosewhoenteredthedarkbrownwalkedmorequickly,coveredmorearea,andspentlesstimeintheroomthanpeopleinthewhiteone.Darkbrownmadepeoplemoreactive,buttheactivityendedsooner.Notonlythechoiceofcolorsbutalsothegeneralappearanceofaroomaffectsthoseinside.Anotherexperimentpresentedpeoplewithphotographsoffaceswhoseenergywastobecommented.Threegroupsofpeoplewereused;eachwasshownthesamephotos,buteachgroupwasinanordinaryroom--aniceoffice.Thethirdwasinatastefullydesignedlivingroomwithcarpeting.Resultsshowedthatthepeopleinthebeautifulroomtendtogivehighermarkstothefacesthanthoseintheuglyroomdid.Otherstudiesthatstudentsdobetteronteststakenincomfortableroomthaninordinary-lookingoruglyrooms.Thispassageprovidesuswith____.（）A.apieceofscientificinformationB.anormallessonC.aninterestingtestD.apieceofnews

8、Motherhas____togiveherawatchonher20thbirthday.（）A.promisedB.askedC.allowedD.advised

9、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.Thepassageismainlyabout__A.theWallStreetB.thestockexchangeC.thestockD.thestockholderandstockbroker

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

11、Don'tmakenoiseinthelibrary,oryouwill____others.（）A.attractB.disturbC.contractD.contact

12、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.

13、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.timesB.thingsC.messagesD.achieves

14、Gobacktoyourroomandleaveme__________A.aloneB.lonelyC.alongD.almost

15、Grandmatoldthestoryinaverysad____andwewereallmoved.（）A.soundB.tuneC.musicD.tone

16、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.

17、Itwas____hesawthedoctorcomingoutoftheemergencyroomwithanexpressionasgraveasajudge____herealizedtheseriousnessofhiswife'sillness.（）A.notuntil...thatB.after...whenC.until...thenD.before...that

18、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.

19、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.

20、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（34）题选查看材料A.awayB.aheadC.alongD.around

21、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.loudB.realisticC.clearD.fake

22、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.WhatmadetheengineerrejectrelaxingA.SocialreasonsB.FamilyreasonsC.EmotionalreasonsD.Physicalreasons

23、根据以下材料，回答44-44题OnadryandcoldFridayafternoonlastOctober,SharonSelineexchangedtextmessageswithherdaughterwhowasincollege.They"chatted"backandforth,withthemomaskinghowthingsweregoingandthedaughteransweringpositivelyfollowedbyemoticons(表情符)showingsmiles,b-i-gsmilesandhearts.Laterthatnight,herdaughterattemptedsuicide.Inthedaysthatfollowed,itcametolightthatshe'dhiddenherselfinherdorm,cryingandshowingsignsofdepression--acompletelydifferentrealityfromtheonethatsheconveyedintextsandFacebookposts.Ashumanbeings,ouronlyrealmethodofconnectionisthroughrealcommunication.Studiesshowthatonly7%ofcommunicationisbasedonwritingandspeaking.Themajorityof93%isbasedonbodylanguage.Indeed,it'sonlywhenwecanhearatoneofvoiceorlookintosomeone'seyesthatwe'reabletoknowwhen"I'mfine"doesn'tmeanthey'refineatall.Thisiswheresocialmediagetsrisky.Withmoderntechnology,anyonecanhidebehindthetext,thee-mail,ortheFacebookpost,projectinganyimagetheywantandcreatingafalseimageoftheirchoosing.Theycanbewhoevertheywanttobe.Andwithouttheabilitytoreceivebodylanguage,theiraudiencesarenonethewiser.Thispresentsaparadoxwhichdoesn'texistbefore.Withallthepowerfulsocialtechnologiesatourfingertips,wearemoreconnected--andpotentiallymoredisconnected--thaneverbefore.Everyrelevantmetric(衡量标准)showsthatweareinteractingatagreatspeedandfrequencythroughsocialmedia.ButarewereallycommunicatingWith93%ofourcommunicationcontext(语境)lost,wearenowattemptingtoestablishrelationshipsandmakedecisionsbasedonphrasesoremoticons,whichmayormaynotaccuratelyrepresentthetruth.WhydoessocialmediagetriskyaccordingtotheauthorA.Theusers'socialconnectionislostB.Theusers'messagesmaybeignoredC.Theusers'realemotionmaybehiddenD.Theusers'voicescanhardlybeheard

24、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.Whichofthefollowingistrue?____.（）A.SometubeswerebrokenintopiecesandstoppedtheoldclockB.TheprofessorlitacandlebecauseofpowerfailureC.BostonisinthesoutheastofCanadaD.Theshockswereslightinoneway

25、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.

26、___adogontheroad,thecarstopped.（）A.HavingseenB.OnseeingC.ThedriverseeingD.Seeing

27、PassageTwoEveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon′tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.Lastyear,however,ItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreet,itwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheapprice,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwasnotthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycar6tohaveacupoftea.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox."Oh,dear!"Ithought.Yes,wehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotbegoingtothesalesagain.Thephrase"splitup"inthesecondparagraphmeans___.A.breakapartB.causetobreakC.becomepiecesD.goindifferentdirectionsEveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon′tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents

28、Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyeglassesandeyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forinstance,somepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructureofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatayoungage.Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossofvisioniftheyhavethewrongglasses.Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetbad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadingindimlightcausespooreyesight,butthatisunique.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sotheydogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,readinginbet,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.Butalthougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotpe