2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试能力提升卷详细参考解析

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、ThequestionIamgoingtoraisetodayisin________withyesterday'sdiscussion.A.connectionB.companyC.contrastD.contact

2、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.

3、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.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.MechanismsforsafernavigationB.TheeconomicstructureofthemarketplaceC.AspecificgroupofcommoditiesD.Theadvantagesofloweringtaxes

4、Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations－thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterary（文字的）style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandrude.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandactionsisthat____.（）A.theycouldagreeuponcertainsignsB.theycouldbuysomethingC.theycouldcommunicatewitheachotherD.theycouldcreateword

5、根据以下材料，回答40-43题Tomwasagedfourbuthewastalkinglikeatwo-year-oldbaby.Hewassayingsuchthingsas"kickball"and"wantcar",andusinglotsofone-wordsentences.Heshouldhavebeensayingsomereallylongsentencesandtellingstorieswiththem.Hewasn't.Somethinghadgoneterriblywrong.Quiteafewchildrenhavewhatiscalleda"languagedelay".Forsomereasontheydon'tlearntospeakasquicklyastheyshould.Theirfriendsshootaheadandthey'releftbehind.Asaresult,theygetverylonely.Nobodywantstotalktoyouifyoucan'ttalkback.CananythingbedonetohelpthesechildrenYes.Theycangotoseeaspeechtherapist--apersonwho'sspeciallytrainedtoworkoutwhat'swrongandwhoknowshowtoteachlanguagetochildren.ThisiswhathappenedtoTom.Thespeechtherapistplayedsomegameswithhimandheardhowhetalked.Shemadearecordingofhisspeech,andchattedtohismornanddadabouthisbackground.They'dtakenTomtoseeadoctor,butthedoctorhadn'tfoundanythingwrongwithhim.Heseemedperfectlynormalineveryway--excepthejustwasn'ttalking.AfterTomandhisparentshadgonehome,thetherapistlistenedcarefullytotherecordingshe'dmade.Thenshelookedatachartwhichshowedhowlanguagedevelopedinchildrenagedtwo,three,andfour.ShecouldseeTomwasalongwaybehind.Thenextstep,shedecided,wastoteachTomhowtosaysomenewsentenceslike"kickaredball,"and"theclowniskickingaball."Tomdidn'tgetthenewsentencesrightstraightaway.Butthetherapistwasverypatient,andafterafewmorevisitshestartedtomakesomeprogress.WhatisthebesttitleforthepassageA.WhatCanDoctorsDowithLanguageDelayB.WhatCanBeDoneaboutKidswithLanguageDelayC.HowCanLanguageDelayBeEasilyDetectedD.HowCanParentsPreventKidsfromLanguageDelay

6、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.Whatphenomenondoestheunderlinedword"paradox"(Paragraph7)reflectA.PeoplecanbebothhappyandunhappyB.PeoplecanbebothconnectedanddisconnectedC.PeoplecanendupbeingbothwiseandstupidD.Peoplecanformbothtrueandfalseimpressions

7、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.

8、Mancangoonincreasinghisnumbersatthepresentrate.Inthenext30yearsmanwillfaceaperiodofcrisis.Someexpertsbelievethattherewillbeawidespreadfoodshortage.Otherexpertsthinkthatthisistoopessimistic,andthatmancanpreventthingsfromgettingworsethantheyarenow.Butrememberthattwo-thirdsofthepeopleintheworldareundernourishedorstarvingnow.Onethingthatmancandoistolimitthenumberofbabiesborn.Theneedforthisisobvious,butitisnoteasytoachieve.Peoplehavetobepersuadedtolimittheirfamilies.Inthecountriesofthepopulationexplosion,manypeoplelikebigfamilies.Theparentsthinkthatthisbringsabiggerincomeforthefamilyandensurestherewillbesomeoneinthefamilywhowilllookaftertheminoldage.Severalgovernmentshaveadoptedbirthcontrolpoliciesinrecentyears.AmongthemareJapan,China,IndiaandEgypt.Insomecasestheresultshavenotbeensuccessful.Japanhasbeenanexception.TheJapaneseadoptedabirthcontrolpolicyin1948.Peoplewereencouragedtolimittheirfamilies.Thebirthratefellfrom34.3perthousandperyeartoabout17peryearatpresent.Birthcontrolpolicieshavebeenadoptedinsomecountrieswithsuccessfulresultsin____.（）A.JapanB.ChinaC.IndiaD.Egypt

9、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.

10、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

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

12、liepromisedthathewould__________togetustwoticketsofthesoccergame.A.manageB.fulfilC.accomplishD.succeed

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

14、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.

15、选出发音与其他不同的一项A.gainB.gangC.giantD.grain

16、TheEnglishlanguageweknowtodayisaboutsixhundredyearsold.Forhalfthattime,EnglishwasjustthelanguageofthepeoplelivinginEngland.ThemodernEnglishlanguagegrewbyabouttheyear1400.NowEnglishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.Itisoneoftheworkinglanguagesatinternationalmeetings,business,scienceandotherfields.ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharenotverygreat.WrittenEnglishismoreorlessthesameinbothBritainandAmerica,thoughtherearesomespellingdifferences.Forexample,centre,licence,colourandtravelledarespeltascenter,license,colorandtraveledinAmericanEnglish.InAmerica“cock,rubber,ill,holiday,lorry,post...”arecalled“rooster,eraser,sick,vacation,truck,mail...”Butpeoplefromthetwocountriescanstillunderstandeachothereasily.ThereareonlyaverysmallnumberofdifferencesingrammarbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.ThemostimportantdifferencesareinspokenEnglish.Forexample,Americanspronounce“tomato”differentlyfromEnglishpeople.Youmaywonder“Whichiscorrect?”Theansweristhatitdoesnotmatter.YoushouldspeakeitherAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglish.Butdonottrytospeakbothatthesametime.WhenwasmodernEnglishlanguagegrew?（）A.Aboutthe6thcenturyB.beforethe17thcenturyC.Beforethe14thcenturyD.Bythe15thcentury

17、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.

18、Heisworkingveryhardto____thelosttimeinthepast10years.（）A.makeforB.makeupforC.makeupD.makeout

19、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（30）题选查看材料A.inB.onC.asD.at

20、Igotcaughtintherainandmysuit__________A.hasbeenruinedB.hadbeenruinedC.hasruinedD.hadruined

21、Itoldhimthenews____sohecouldn'thaveforgotten.（）A.withparticularB.inparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

22、Itseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallythe?umbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.Probably?thefirsttouseitweretheChinese,asearlyastheeleventhcenturyB.C.WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andthere?wasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonourandauthority.IntheFar?Eastinancienttimestheumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.Andtheumbrellawas?incommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousethe?umbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.Thenitappeared?againinItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasymbolofpowerandauthority.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFrance,andlateroninEngland.Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn′tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen′sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolours.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheumbrella?A.NooneexactlyknowswhowastheinventoroftheumbrellaB.TheumbrellawasfirstinventedtobeusedasprotectionagainstthesunC.TheumbrellachangedmuchinstyleintheeighteenthcenturyD.InEuropetheGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade

23、___manis____reasoninganimal.（）A.The;aB./;/C./;aD.The;the

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

25、A:Whatdoyouplantodothisweekend?B:_____56_____A:Ihearthere′sgoingtobeabasketballmatchthisSunday.TomandIaregoingtowatchit._____57_____?B:Ofcourse.Basketballismyfavourite.ButIhavenoticketforthematch.Whatapity!A:You′relucky.Ihavesomefreetickets.____58______.B:Great!_____59_____?A:Let′smeetatthebusstopathalfpastfive.B:Ithinktheremustbeabigcrowdofpeoplethere._____60_____?A:OK.Seeyouatfiveo′clock.B:Seeyou.第（58）题选A.WhataboutmakingitalittleearlierB.IhavenoideaC.Let′sgotogetherD.ThankyouallthesameE.DoyoulikebasketballF.WhenandwhereshallwemeetG.WhatareyougoingtodoH.Itdoesn′tmatter

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、Itisasmallcountry,yethasalotof____resources.（）A.potentialB.unknownC.secretD.unlimited

28、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.ordersB.gamesC.productsD.musics

29、Thereisnocreaturethatdoesnotneedsleeporcompleteresteveryday.Ifyouwanttoknowwhy,justtrygoingwithoutsleepforalongperiodoftime.Youwilldiscoverthatyourmindandbodywouldbecometootiredtoworkproperly.Youwouldbecomeirritableandfindithardtothinkclearlyorconcentrateonyourwork.Sosleepisquitesimplythetimewhentheceilsof?yourbodyrecoverfromtheworkofthedayandbuildupsuppliesofenergyforthenextperiodofactivity.OneofthethingsweallknowaboutsleepisthatweareUnconsciousinslee