2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试潜能激发题附答案

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1、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.

2、Duringthesummersessiontherewillbearevisedscheduleofservicesfortheuniversitycommunity.Specificchangesforintercampusbusservices,thecafeteria,andsummerhoursfortheinfirmary(医务室)andrecreationalandathleticfacilitieswillbepostedonthebulletinboardoutsideofthecafeteria.WeeklymovieandconcertscheduleswhichareintheprocessofbeingarrangedwillbepostedeachWednesdayoutsideofthecafeteria.Intercampusbuseswillleavethemainhalleveryhouronthehalfhourandmakealloftheregularstopsontheirroutearoundthecampus.Thecafeteriawillservebreakfast,lunch,andearlydinnerfrom7a.m.to7p.m.duringtheweekandfromnoonto7p.m.onweekends.Thelibrarywillmaintainregularhoursduringtheweek,butshorterhoursonSaturdaysandSundays.Theweekendhoursarefromnoonto7p.m..Allstudentswhowanttousethelibraryborrowingservicesandtherecreational,athletic,andentertainmentfacilitiesmusthavevalidsummeridentificationcards.Thisannouncementwillalsoappearinthenextissueofthestudentnewspaper.Timesformoviesandconcertsarenotlistedinthisannouncementbecause____.（）A.afilmorconcertoccurseveryWednesdayat7p.mB.thefulllistwouldbetoolongC.filmsandconcertscannotbeannouncedpubliclyD.thefulllistisnotreadyyet

3、Heisquitethoughtless,forveryseldomcanhe__________otherpeople′stroubles.A.agreewithB.interferewithC.identifywithD.restwith

4、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.workB.watchC.findD.play

5、Iwatchmovies____,evenwhenI'mbusywithmylessons.（）A.nowandthenB.byandbyC.stepbystepD.moreorless

6、Theteachercameintotheroom,withhishands____behindhisback.（）A.beingcrossedB.havingbeencrossedC.crossedD.tohavecrossed

7、Theeducationcommittee___hisproposalwithoutgivinghimanyreason.A.turnedupB.turneddownC.turnedoutD.turnedin

8、Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatamhition:toDethelucky?customerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidethe?entrancepromised.Itsaid:"Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.This?MayBeYourLuckyDay!"ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likeninnyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhich?shedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedof?thedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay:"Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree."OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher."Madam,"hesaid,holdingouthishand,"Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!"ThehousewiveslearntabouttheinformationoffreegoodsA.onTVB.fromthemanagerC.atthesupermarketD.fromthenewspaper

9、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.useB.spreadC.coverD.connection

10、MaryAnning(1799-1874)wasaBritishfossilhunterwhobeganfinding21child,andsoonsupportedherselfandhervery22familybyfindingandsellingfossils.Very23isknownaboutherlife,butherfatherwasacabinetmakerandhealso24localfossils.Mary25onthesoutherncoastofEngland,inatowncalledLymeRegis.Itsfamous26bytheseacontain27fossillayersthat28fromtheTriassic,JurassicandCretaceousperiods(the29ofthedinosaurs,otherbizarrereptiles,largeinsects,seacreatures,30mammals,and31lifeforms).MaryAnning32andpreparedthefirstfossilizedplesiosaur(anocean-dwellingreptile)andthefirstIchthyosaurus(anocean-dwellingreptilethat33likeadolphin).Shefoundmanyotherimportantfossils,includingPterodactylus(aflyingreptile),sharks(andotherfish),andsoon.34withherbrotherJoseph,Marysuppliedpreparedfossilspecimens35museums,scientists,andprivatecollections.A.cliffsB.placeC.peopleD.creatures

11、Youcannotbe__________carefulwhenyoudriveacar.A.veryB.soC.tooD.enough

12、Thetwopartieshave__________anagreementonthedateoftalk.A.comeacrossB.comedownC.comeupD.cometo

13、Therewasariverwithasmalltownoneithersideofit.Thetownswerelinkedbyabridge.Oneday,aholeappearedinthebridge.Bothtownsagreedthattheholeshouldbemended.However,disagreementcameupastowhoshouldmendit.Eachtownthoughtthatithadabetter?reasonfortheothertomendthehole.Thetownontherightbanksaidthatitwasattheendoftheroad,sotheleft-banktownshouldmendthehole.Thetownontheleftbank,ontheotherhand,insistedthat?allthetrafficcametotheright-banktown,soitwasintheirinteresttomendthebridge.Thequarrelwentonandon,andsodidthehole.Themoreitwenton,themorethehostility?betweenthetwotownsgrew.Onedayamanfellintotheholeandbrokehisleg.Peoplefrombothtownsquestionedhim?closelyaboutwhetherhewaswalkingfromtherightbanktotheleftorfromtheleftbanktothe?right,inordertodecidewhichtownshouldbeblamedfortheaccident.Buthecouldnotremember,sincehegotdrunkthatnight.Sometimelater.,acarwascrossingthebridgeandbrokeanaxle(轴)becauseofthehole.Neithertownpaidanyattentiontotheaccident,asthetravelerwasnotgoingfromonetotheother,but?wasmerelypassingthrough.Theangrytravelergotoutofthecarandaskedwhytheholewasnot?mended.Onhearingthereason,hedeclared,"I′11buythishole.Who′stheowner?"Bothtownsatoncedeclaredthattheyownedthehole."Oneortheother,whoeverownstheholemustproveit.""Howshallweproveit?"askedbothsides."That′ssimple.Onlytheowneroftheholehastherighttomendit.I′11buytheholefrom?whoevermendsthebridge."Peoplefrombothtownsrushedtodothejobwhilethetravelersmokedacigarandhisdriver?changedtheaxle.Theymendedthebridgeinnotimeandaskedforthemoneyforthehole."Whathole?"Thetravelerlookedsurprised."Ican′tseeanyhole.I′vebeenlookingfora?holeforseveralyearsnow.I′mpreparedtopayagoodpriceforit,butthere′snoholehere.Are?youpullingmylegorwhat?"Hegotintohiscaranddroveoff.Whatdidthetwotownsquarrelabout?《》（）A.WhichofthemshouldmendtheholeB.WhethertheholeshouldbemendedC.WhytherewasaholeinthebridgeD.Whentheyshouldmendthehole

14、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（57）题选A.WhataboutmakingitalittleearlierB.IhavenoideaC.Let′sgotogetherD.ThankyouallthesameE.DoyoulikebasketballF.WhenandwhereshallwemeetG.WhatareyougoingtodoH.Itdoesn′tmatter

15、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

16、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

17、Someoldpeople,____childrenareawayworkinginbigcities,feltlonely.（）A.inthemB.whoseC.fromwhomD.what

18、Mrs.Petersstoppedplayingthepianowhenshebegantowork.Shehadlivedinaverysmall?flat,andtherehadbeennoroomforapiano.Butwhenshemarried,shehadanewflatwhichwas?bigenoughforone.Soshedecidedtogetoneandherhusbandagreedandhelpedher.Shesaved?somemoney,andherparentsgaveheragenerousamountofmoneyforherbirthday.Thenshewent?toashopandsaid,"I′llchoosewhicheverpianodoesnotcosttoomuchandfitsintomylivingroom."Whenshehadpaidforthepiano,theshopassistantaskedherifshewouldlikehimtogetit?tuned(调音)eveyfewmonths.Mrs.Petersagreed.Afewmonthslatersheheardfromtheshopthatamanwascomingtotunethepianoattenthat?morning.Nowshehadnotcleanedthehouseyet,soitwasdustyanduntidy.Mrs.Petershatedhaving?eventheleastamountofdirt,andfeltashamedwheneverstrangepeoplesawherhouselikethat.Soshehadtohurry..tocleaneverythingcarefully.Itmeantalotofeffort,anditmadeherhotandtired,butanyhow,bythetimethemanarrived,everythingwasfinished.Sheopenedthedoor,andthemanwasstandingtherewithabigdog.!"Goodmorning,"themansaidpolitely,"WillitdisturbyouifIbringmydogin,please?I′mblind,andheleadsmewherever?Igo.Onemorning,__A.amanwascomingtorepairherpianoB.Mrs.PetersreceivedatelephonecallfromtheshopC.thepianowassenttoherhouseat10o'clockD.Mrs.Peterswasgoingtocleanthehouse

19、Alice:Hi,Sam!It'snicetoseeyouhere.Sam:Hi,Alice!Alice:（56）Sam:Tomydorm.Alice:Great!CouldyoutakethisbooktoPeter?Sam:（57）DoesPeterknowwhatitisfor?Alice:Yes.（58）Sam:（59）Areyouwellpreparedforit?Alice:（60）Seeyoutomorrow!Sam:Seeyou!A.Howaboutyourpresentation?B.Heneedsitfortomorrow'spresentation.C．lthinkso.D．Whereareyouheading?E．Youarewelcome.F．Noproblem!G．WhatcanIdoforyou?H．No，thanks!第（58）题选A.Howaboutyourpresentation?B.Heneedsitfortomorrow'spresentationC.lthinksoD.Whereareyouheading?E.YouarewelcomeF.Noproblem!G.WhatcanIdoforyou?H.No，thanks!

20、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.careB.likeC.finishD.listeningto

21、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.onB.byC.underD.with

22、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.

23、Readingaloudeverydaycanbeoneofthemost_________waystoimproveyourspokenEnglish.A.evidentB.effectiveC.favoriteD.favorable

24、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.Whatdoes“achocolateLab"inParagraph2referto?A.AscientistB.AdogC.AresearcherD.Acat

25、Spaceisadangerousplace,notonlybecauseofmeteorsbutalsobecauseofraysfromthesun?andotherstars.Theatmosphereagainactsasourprotectiveblanketonearth.Lightgetsthrough,and?thisisessentialforplantstomakethefoodwhichweeat.Heat,too,makesourenvironmentendurable.Variouskindsofrayscomethroughtheairfromouterspace,butenormousquantitiesofradiationfromthesunarescreenedoff.Assoonasmenleavetheatmospheretheyareexposedtothisradiation.Buttheirspacesuitsorthewallsoftheirspacecraft,iftheyareinside,dopreventalotofradiationdamage.Radiationisthegreatestknowndangertoexplorersinspace.Theunitofradiationiscalled"rein".Scientistshavereasontothinkthatamancanputupwithfarmoreradiationthan0.1rem?withoutbeingdamaged;thefigureof60remshasbeenagreedon.Thetroubleisthatitisextremely?difficulttobesureaboutradiationdamage—apersonmayfeelperfectlywell,butthecellsofhisor?hersexorgansmaybedamaged,andthiswillnotbediscovereduntilthebirthofdeformed(畸形的)childrenorevengrandchildren.MissionsoftheApolloflightshavehadtocrossbeltsofhighradiation?and,duringtheoutwardandreturnjourneys,theApollocrewaccumulatedalargeamountofrems.So?far,nodangerousamountsofradiationhavebeenreported,buttheApollomissionshavebeenquite?short.Wesimplydonotknowyethowmenaregoingtogetonwhentheyspendweeksandmonths?outsidetheprotectionoftheatmosphere,workinginaspacelaboratory.Drugsmighthelptodecrease?thedamagedonebyradiation,butnoreallyeffectiveoneshavebeenfoundsofar.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe__A.TheAtmosphereandOurEnvironmentB.ResearchonRadiationC.EffectsofSpaceRadiationD.ImportanceofProtectionAgainstRadiation

26、EveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,therearefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon'tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.Lastyear,however,ItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreet,itwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheapprice,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwasnotthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycafetohaveacupoftea.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox.〝Oh,dear!〞Ithought.Yes,wehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevision.Weshallnotbegoingthesalesagain.Aftertheirday'sshopping,they____.（）A.werehappywiththeirbargainsB.hadgoteverythingtheywantedC.gotmorethantheyhadhopedforD.hadtogobacktothesalesthenextday

27、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare′stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21?language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22?areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas?23?levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis?24?toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwho