2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试重点试题详细参考解析

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、Therehasbeen,inhistory,amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlivedtotellthetale.Theman'snameisJamesBartley.TherecordstoprovehisunusualexperienceareintheBritishAdmiralty.BartleywasmakinghisfirsttriponthewhalingshipSuddenlythelookoutsightedahugewhale.Thewhalersknewitwasahugewhalebythesizeofthesprayitblewintotheair.Theyloweredtheirsmallboats.JamesBartleywasinthefirstlongboat.Themenroweduntiltheywereclosetothewhale.Aharpoonwasthrownanditfounditsmark.Itsankintothewhale'sflesh.Themaddenedbeastcrashedintotheboat,snappingitstailatthemenandthewreckageoftheirboats.Whenthesurvivorswerepickedup,JamesBartleywasmissing.Shortlybeforesunset,thewhalewasfinallycaptured.Thesailorstiedthewhale'sdeadbodytothesideoftheship.Becauseofthehotweatheritwasimportantthattheycutupthewhalerightaway.Otherwise,themeatwouldbegintorotandtheoilwouldbegintospoil.Whentheygottothestomach,theyfeltsomethingmovingaboutwildly.Theythoughtitwouldbeabigfishstillaliveinside.ButwhentheyopenedthestomachtheyfoundJamesBartley.Afterthistrip,BartleysettledinEngland,andneverreturnedtosea.Thethemeofthepassageis____.（）A.howtohuntwhalesfortheiroilandmeatB.thehardanddangerouslivesthatwhalershadtoliveC.thedutiesofeachmanonawhalingshipD.amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlived

2、Ahorriblesituationwill____whentheenvironmentispollutedbadly.（）A.ariseB.riseC.raiseD.arouse

3、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.

4、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

5、Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.Beforethenineteenthcenturyscientists,withaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion"Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?"hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineerhadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形状)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(测水深)weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea．Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeindeeperpartsofthesea.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtofive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas____.（）A.tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceansB.tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimalsC.toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneededD.tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans

6、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.Whydoesthewritergiveustheadvice?A.We'renotskillfulenoughtomakeclearsentencesB.MisunderstandingisdamagingournormallivesC.MisunderstandingoccursnowandthenD.It'simpolitetosayNOtoothers

7、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.Themoneyspentonadvertisementsis__________.A.wastedB.notmuchC.worthwhileD.ofnousetoanyone

8、WheneverIwasfree，IwouldchatwithJohn，Helenandafew________friends.A.theotherB.anotherC.otherD.others

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、Manyofhumanproblemsassociatedwithlivingintheoceanare____theproblemsoflivinginouterspace.（）A.thesameasB.suchthatC.suchasD.justas

11、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.frighteningB.lookingC.talkingD.writing

12、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.fondB.hopingC.likingD.dreaming

13、选出发音与其他不同的一项A.sightB.bright"C.daughterD.enough

14、Thepriceofbeer__________from50centsto4dollarsperliterduringthesummerseason.A.alteredB.rangedC.separatedD.differed

15、Therearevariouswaysinwhichindividualeconomicunitscaninteractwithoneanother.Threebasicwaysmaybedescribedasthemarketsystem,theadministeredsystem,andthetraditionalsystem.Inamarketsystemindividualeconomicunitsarefreetointeractamongeachotherinthemarketplace.Itispossibletobuycommoditiesfromothereconomicunitsorsellcommoditiestothem.Inamarket,transactionmaytakeplaceviabarterormoneyexchange.Inabartereconomy,goodssuchasautomobiles,shoesandpizzasaretradedagainsteachother.Obviously,findingsomebodywhowantstotrademyoldcarinexchangeforasailboatmaynotalwaysbeaneasytask.Hence,theintroductionofmoneyasamediumofexchangeeasestransactionsconsiderably.Inthemodernmarketeconomy,goodsand-servicesareboughtorsoldformoney.Analternativeforthemarketsystemisadministrativecontrolbysomeagencyoveralltransactions.Thisagencywillissueedicts(orders)orcommandsastohowmuchofeachgoodandserviceshouldbeproduced,exchanged,andconsumedbyeacheconomicunit.Centralplanningmaybeonewayofadministeringsuchaneconomy.Thecentralplan,drawnupbythegovernment,showstheamountsofeachcommodityproducedbythevariousfirmsandallocatedtodifferenthouseholdsforconsumption.Thisisanexampleofcompleteplanningofproduction,consumption,andexchangeforthewholeeconomy.Inatraditionalsociety,productionandconsumptionpatternsaregovernedbytradition;everyperson'splacewithintheeconomicsystemisfixedbyparentage(origin),religion,andcustom.Transactionstakeplaceonthebasisoftradition,too.Peoplebelongingtoacertaingrouporcaste(socialclass)mayhaveanobligationtocareforotherpersons,providethemwithfoodandshelter,carefortheirhealth,andprovidefortheireducation.Clearly,inasystemwhereeverydecisionismadeonthebasisoftraditionalone,progressmaybedifficulttoachieve.Astagnant(unchanging)societymayresult.Accordingtothepassage,whohasthegreatestdegreeofcontrolinanadministeredsystem?（）A.IndividualhouseholdsB.SmallbusinessC.MajorcorporationsD.Thegovernment

16、Withoutthehelpofpeoplefromeverycornerofthecountry,peopleinWenchuanCounty,____recoveredveryquicklyfromtheMayTwelfthEarthquake.（）A.mustnothaveB.couldn'thaveC.maynothaveD.can'thave

17、Jason:Wheredoyouwork,Andrea?Andrea:IworkforThomasCookTravel.Jason:Oh,really?56Andrea:I′maguide.ItakepeopleontourstocountriesinSouthAmerica,likePeru.Jason:57Andrea:Yes,it′sagreatjob.Iloveit.58Jason:I′mastudent,andIhaveapart-timejob,too.Andrea:Oh?59Jason:Inafast-foodrestaurant.Andrea:60Jason:HamburgerHeaven.

18、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.traveledB.livedC.wentD.arrived

19、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

20、Dave:Whatsportsdoyoulike?Rita:Ilikebasketball.Dave:Whydoyoulikeit?Rita:_____56_____Dave:Doyouwanttoplayitnow?Rita:_____57_____Dave:Whatmovie?Rita:_____58_____Dave:ButIdon′tthinkso.Actionmoviesareusuallyboringandscary.Rita:____59______Dave:Ilikecomedies.Rita:____60______第（60）题选A.IenjoyP.E.atschoolB.IlikebasketballC.Whatkindofmoviesdoyoulike,thenD.Becauseit′sexcitingE.atschoolB.IlikebasketballC.Whatkindofmoviesdoyoulike,thenD.Becauseit′sexcitingEIt′sanactionmovieandit′sinterestingF.Oh,Ilikecomedies,tooG.Sorry.Idon′t.IwanttogotoamovieH.Idon′tlikewatchingmovies

21、Forsometimepast,ithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabiesandothercreatureslearntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto“rewards”;andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistrue.Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewards,atleastintheearlystages,hadtobedirectlyrelatedtosuchbasicphysiological“drives”asthirstorhunger.Inotherwords,ababywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfort,nototherwise.Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.Babieswilllearntobehaveinwaysthatproduceresultsintheworldwithnorewardexceptthesuccessfuloutcome.Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwayto“reward”thebabiesandsoteachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovements,suchasturningtheheadtoonesideortheother.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwouldstillgoonmakingthelearnedresponsewithclearsignsofpleasure.Sohebegantostudythechildren'sresponsesinsituationswherenomilkwasprovided.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenasyoungasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstorightorleftifthemovement“switchedon”adisplayoflights—andindeedthattheywerecapableoflearningquitecomplexturnstobringaboutthisresult.Forinstance,twoleftortworight,oreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnstooneside.Papousek'slightdisplaywasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightscloselyalthoughtheywould“smileandbubble”whenthedisplaycameon.Papousekconcludedthatitwasnotprimarilythesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem,itwasthesuccesstheywereachievinginsolvingtheproblem,inmasteringtheskill,andthatthereexistsafundamentalhumanurgetomakesenseoftheworldandbringitunderintentionalcontrol.InPapousek'sexperimentbabiesmakelearnedmovementsoftheheadinorderto____.（）A.havethelightsturnedonB.berewardedwithmilkC.pleasetheirparentsD.bepraised

22、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

23、Please____meatthestationontime.（）A.meetingB.tomeetC.meetD.met

24、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.

25、TraincompaniesinTokyoaretakingactiontoreducethenumberofpeoplejumpinginfrontoftrains.Theyarefittingbluelightsonstationplatformstotryandcreateamorecalmingatmosphere.TheEastJapanRailwayCompanyhasinvestedalmost$170,000toinstallthelightsinallofthe29stationsonthecapital’sbusyYamanoteLine.Therehasbeenanalarmingriseinthenumberofpeoplecommittingsuicideattrainstations.Atotalof68peoplethrewthemselvesundertrainsintheyearuptoMarch.Thiscompareswith42suicidesinthesameperiodayearearlier.In2008,Japanhadnearly2,000suicidesbyjumpinginfrontofatrain;aroundsixpercentofallsuicidesnationwide.Suicideshaverisensharplyinthepastdecadeduetopooreconomicconditions.Nooneknowsifthebluelightswillwork.Thereisnoevidencetoshowthatbluelightreducessuicidalfeelings.KeihanRailwayspokesmanOsamuOsammuOkawastated:〝Wethoughtwehadtodosomethingtosavelives.Weknowthereisnoscientificproofthatbluelightsdetersuicides,butifbluehasasoothingeffectonthemind,wewanttotryittosavelives."TheAssociatedPressnewsagencyreportsonaJapanesetherapistcalledMizukiTakahashi.Sheexplainedherreasonswhythebluelightsmightbeagoodidea:〝Weassociatethecolorwiththeskyandthesea.Ithasacalmingeffectonagitatedpeople,orpeopleobsessedwithoneparticularthing,whichinthiscaseiscommittingsuicide,〞shesaid.Othercompaniesarewatchingthisexperimentwithinterest.Whybluelightsareinstalledinmanytrainstations?（）A.BecausetheydonothurthumaneyesB.BecausetheyarecheaperthanregularonesC.BecausetheycanhelppeopleatnightD.Becausetheycanreducethenumberofsuicides

26、Peopleenjoytalkingabout“first”.Theyliketoremembertheirfirstloveortheirfirstcar.Butnotallfirstsarehappyones.Fewpeopleenjoyrecallingthefirststhatarebad．Oneofhistory'sbadbutimportantfirstswasthefirstcaraccident.Autoswerestillyoungwhenithappened.ThecrashtookplaceinNewYorkCity.Theyearwas1896.ThemonthwasMay.Amanwasvisitingthecityinhisnewcar.Atthetime,bicycleriderswerestilltryingtogetusedtothenewsetofwheelsontheroad.Nooneissurewhowasatfault.Inanycase,thebikeandthecarThemanonthebikeinjured.Thedriverofthecarhadtostayinjailandwaitforthehospitalreportonthebicyclerider.Luckily,theriderwasnotkilled．Threeyearslater,anotherautomobilefirsttookplace.ThescenewasagainNewYorkCity.ArealestatebrokernamedHenryBlisssteppedoffastreetcar.Hewashitbyapassingcar.Onceagain,nooneissurejusthowithappenedorwhosefaultitwas.Thedriverofthecarwasputinjail.PoorMr.Blissbecamethefirstpersontodieinacaraccident.Thispassageisabout____.（）A.thefirstbicycleaccidentB.firstthingsintheworldC.twoofthefirstautoaccidentsD.thefirstvehicleswithwheels

27、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.Therearemanyfineentertainmentandeducat