2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试黑金试题(附答案)

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1、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.

2、Mancangoonincreasinghisnumbersatthepresentrate.Inthenext30yearsmanwillfaceaperiodofcrisis.Someexpertsbelievethattherewillbeawidespreadfoodshortage.Otherexpertsthinkthatthisistoopessimistic,andthatmancanpreventthingsfromgettingworsethantheyarenow.Butrememberthattwo-thirdsofthepeopleintheworldareundernourishedorstarvingnow.Onethingthatmancandoistolimitthenumberofbabiesborn.Theneedforthisisobvious,butitisnoteasytoachieve.Peoplehavetobepersuadedtolimittheirfamilies.Inthecountriesofthepopulationexplosion,manypeoplelikebigfamilies.Theparentsthinkthatthisbringsabiggerincomeforthefamilyandensurestherewillbesomeoneinthefamilywhowilllookaftertheminoldage.Severalgovernmentshaveadoptedbirthcontrolpoliciesinrecentyears.AmongthemareJapan,China,IndiaandEgypt.Insomecasestheresultshavenotbeensuccessful.Japanhasbeenanexception.TheJapaneseadoptedabirthcontrolpolicyin1948.Peoplewereencouragedtolimittheirfamilies.Thebirthratefellfrom34.3perthousandperyeartoabout17peryearatpresent.Accordingtothepassage,ifwegoonincreasingthepopulation,wewillface____.（）A.moneyshortageB.acrisisC.motivationD.astarvation

3、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（57）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

4、Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid:“Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!”ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed．Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay,“Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree.”OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher.“Madam,”hesaid,holdingouthishand,“Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!”WhydidMrs.Edwardswentbacktothesupermarket?（）A.BecauseshewantedtobealuckypersonB.BecauseshetalkedtothemanagerC.BecausesheboughtanotherthingD.Becauseshepaidforsomething

5、Menhavetraveledeversincetheyfirstappearedontheearth.Inprimitivetimestheydidnottravelforpleasurebuttofindnewplaceswheretheirherdscouldfeed,ortoescapefromhostileneighbors,ortofindmorefavorableclimates.Theytraveledonfoot.TheirJourneyswerelong,tiring,andoftendangerous.Theyprotectedthemselveswithsimpleweapons,suchaswoodensticksorstoneclubs,andbylightingfiresatnightand,aboveall,bykeepingtogether.Beingintelligentandcreative,theysoondiscoveredeasierwaysoftraveling.Theyrodeonthebacksoftheirdomesticatedanimals;theyhollowedoutthreetrunksand,byusingbitsofwoodaspaddles,wereabletotravelacrosswater.Latertheytraveled,notfromnecessity,butforthejoyandexcitementofseeingandexperiencingnewthings.Thisisstillthemainreasonwhywetraveltoday.Traveling,ofcourse,hasnowbecomehighlyorganizedbusiness.Therearecarsandsplendidroads,expresstrains,hugeshipsandjetairliners,allofwhichprovideuswithcomfortsandsecurity.Thissoundswonderful.Buttherearedifficulties.Ifyouwanttogoabroad,youneedapassportandavisa,ticket,luggage,andahundredofotherthings.Ifyouloseanyofthem,yourjourneymayberuined.Inprimitivetimesmentraveled____.（）A.fortreasureB.fornecessityC.tofondweaponsD.toescapefromthewildanimals

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

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

8、Animalshavedifferentwaysofprotectingthemselvesagainstwintertimeweather.Someanimalsgrowheavycoatsoffurorfeathers,whileothersdigintothegroundtofindawarmwintertimehome.Someanimalsspendthewinterinadeepsleepbecausebygoingtosleeptheyavoidthetimeoftheyearwhenfoodisscarceandthetemperaturesarelow.TheirsleepisknownasThereismuchabouthibernationthatpuzzlesscientists.Forexample,theyarewonderinghowhibernationcameintobeing.Somescientistshaveexploredthepossibilitythatanimalsreleaseachemicalthatstartsthemhibernating.Onethingthatscientistsarecertainaboutisthatanimalshibernateonlywhenitiscold.Hibernationisaseasonalpractice．Someanimalsthatfallintoawintertimesleeparenottruehibernatorsbecausetheyspendonlyapartofthecoldseasonasleep.Bears,forexample,caneasilybeawakenedfromtheirwinternap.Theyarenottruehibernators.Sometimesitisdifficulttodeterminewhetheraparticularanimalisatruehibernator.Forexample,somemicehibernate,butothersdonot.Thesameistrueofbats.Someofthemhibernate.Othersdonot.Thethemeofthepassageisthat____.（）A.manyanimalsdieduringhibernationB.hibernationprotectsanimalsduringthewintertimeC.scientistsfeelpuzzledabouthibernationD.somebatshibernateandothersdonot

9、DeepinsideamountainnearSweetwaterinEastTennesseeisabady?ofwaterknownastheLost?Sea.ItislistedbytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsastheworld′slargestundergroundlake.TheLostSeaispartofanextensiveandhistoriccavesystemcalledCraigheadCaverns.ThecavernshavebeenknownandusedsincethedaysoftheCherokeeIndiannation.Thecave?expandsintoaseriesofhugeroomsfromasmallopeningonthesideofthemountain.Approximately?onemilefromtheentrance,inaroomcalled-TheCouncilRoom",manyIndianartifactshavebeen?found.Someoftheitemsdiscoveredincludepottery,arrowheads,weapons,andjewelry.Formanyyearstherewerepersistentrumorsofalargeundergroundlakesomewhereinacave,butitwasnotdiscovereduntil1905.Inthatyear,athirteen-year-oldboynamedBenSandscrawledthroughasmallopeningthreehundredfeetunderground.:Hefoundhimselfinalargecavehalffilled?withwater.TodaytouristsvisittheLostSeaandridefaroutontoitinglass-bottomedboatspoweredbyelectricmotors.Morethanthirteenacresofwaterhavebeenmappedoutsofarandstillnoendtothelakehasbeenfound.EventhoughteamsofdivershavetriedtoexploretheLostSea,thefullextentofitisstillunknown.WholocatedtheLostSeainrecenttimes?A.TheCherokeeIndiansB.TouristsC.BenSandsD.Scientists

10、Lackingofbooks,thechildreninthepoorareasreadbooks____.（）A.forturnB.byturnC.inturnD.inreturn

11、ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportonthesea,twomilesawayfromthecoast.ItisthecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValencia.Thecityisamarketcenterforwhatisproducedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostofthecity'smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoabusybusinesscity,withships,railwaysclothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildings,coloredroofs,andnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslong,widestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyoldchurchesandmuseums.TheUniversityinthecenterofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.Thecityofvalenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenzuela(委内瑞拉)namedValencia.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwopartsofthecity?（）A.ThecolorofthebuildingsB.TheageofthebuildingC.ThecoloroftheroofD.Thelengthofthestreets

12、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.citiesB.stationsC.statesD.nations

13、AstheBeatlesrepresentthemostimportantEnglishcontributiontorockinthe1960's,BobDylanisthemostimportantAmericancontributor.ItistrueinspiteofthefactthathehasneverreachedthetopsalelistoftherecordindustryinthewaytheBeatleshave.BobDylanemergedfromthepopularfolkmovementduring1962and1963.Hisfirsttworecords,“BobDylan”and“theFreewheelin'BobDylan”,appearedinthoseyearsandestablishedhisnationalreputation.Thisreputationgrewslowly,andwashelpedbyhisappearancearoundNewYorkCityandatcollegeconcerts.Asearlyas1962,Dylanbecameknownforthequalityandquantityofhissong-writing.AndDylan'smaterialhasreflectedasocialawarenessandhasalwaysinvolvedprotestagainstinjustice.Ithasarousedabroadtrendofsimilarsongsinthepresent-daymarket.Theseelements,incombinationwithDylan'sparticularsound,havemadehimoneofthemostremarkablefiguresinthehistoryofrock.BobDylanis____.（）A.arocksingerB.anEnglishsingerC.adancerD.acountrysinger

14、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

15、Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but23eighthoursisenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor26work.Freshairis27tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot28reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,outof-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxtion.Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe33ofanyperson.Abathat34,neitherhotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.A.childrenB.womenC.manD.few

16、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.spokeB.makeC.summedD.looked

17、Ifyouarepatient____thepatients,youcanachievesuccessinyourwork.（）A.atB.withC.toD.of

18、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.

19、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.

20、--HaveyouseenJackandJohn?--Ihaven′tseen__________ofthem.A.neitherB.AnyC.eitherD.all

21、Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyeglassesandeyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forinstance,somepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructureofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatayoungage.Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossofvisioniftheyhavethewrongglasses.Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetbad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadingindimlightcausespooreyesight,butthatisunique.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sotheydogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,readinginbet,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.Butalthougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotpermanentlydamageeyesight.Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,ortransferredfromonpersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonmillionvervefibersthatconnecttheeyeballtobrain,andasifyetitisimpossibletoattachthemallinanewperson.Onlycertainpartsoftheeye--thecorneaandtheretina--canbereplaced.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandleaningmoreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybepossible!Onecauseofeyestrainmentionedinthepassageis____.（）A.wearingcontactlensestoolongB.goingtothemoviesC.readingalotD.notvisitingyoureyedoctor

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.InEurope,theumbrellawasfirstusedagainsttherain__________.A.inChinaB.inancientEgyptC.inRomeD.inGreece

23、Intheracetothemoon，whocameinfirst?YoumightsaytheanswerisNeilArmstrong，BuzzAldrin，andMichaelCollins，thecrewofApollo11.OryoucouldrepresentforthecrewofApollo10，whichreachedthemooninMay1969andthenheadedbacktoEarthwithoutlanding.Butthereisamuchstrangeranswertothisquestion，dependingonhowmuchyoucareabouthumansandwhatyourdefinition（定义）ofreachingthemoonmightbe.Beforeanypeoplearrivedatthemoon，otheranimalshadgottherefirst.AndunlikethedogsandmonkeysthatweremadefamousinearlyspaceshotsandEarthorbits，thefirstcreaturestoreachthemoonwereapairoftortoises，Discovery'sAmyShiraTeitelremindedus.TheSovietspacecraft（航天器）senttheanimalsaroundthemoon—althoughnotintoitsorbit—duringamissioninthemiddleofSeptember，1968.Theunmanned（无人驾驶的）craftthenreturnedtoEarthanddashedintotheIndianOcean，afterwhichtheRussiansrecoveredthecraft.Amonthlater，Sovietscientistsrevealedthatthespacecrafthadbeenatinyship，carryingthetortoises，wineflies，mealworms，plants，seeds，bacteria，andotherlivingmatter.Thetortoises，ashistoryrecords，lostabout10percentoftheirbodyweight，buthadahealthyappetitewhentheyreturnedtoEarth.Inthefollowingcheckupscomparingtheanimalstostay-at-hometurtlesusedasatestcontrol，"mostthingsseemednormal，asidefromsomevaguelyexplainedminorproblemswiththeliver.Whatthisallmeansisthat，asTeitelexplained，"ThefirstlivingbeingstoseeanEarthrisefromtheMoonwereRussiantortoises.However，asfarasIcantell，theanimalswerenotnamed.”Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingreachedthemoonfirst?A.ApairoftortoisesB.AmericanastronautsC.RussianastronautsD.Dogsandmonkeys

24、Thecostofyourshoesishigherthan____ofmine.（）A.thisB.whatC.anyD.that

25、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.veryB.correctC.earlyD.right

26、Menhavetraveledeversincetheyfirstappearedontheearth.Inprimitivetimestheydidnottravelforpleasurebuttofindnewplaceswheretheirherdscouldfeed,ortoescapefromhostileneighbors,ortofindmorefavorableclimates.Theytraveledonfoot.Their