2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试高频题（附答案）

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1、Asmytrainwasn'tduetoleaveforanotherhour,Ihadplentyoftimetospare.Afterbuyingsomenewspaperstoreadonthejourney,ImademywaytotheluggageofficetocollecttheheavysuitcaseIhadlefttherethreedaysbefore.Therewereonlyafewpeoplewaiting,andItookoutmywallettofindthereceiptformycase.Thereceiptdidn'tseemtobewhereIhadleftit.Iemptiedthecontentsofthewallet,andrailway-tickets,money,scrapsofpaper,andphotographsfelloutofit;butnomatterhowhardIsearched,thereceiptwasnowheretobefound.Whenmyturncame,Iexplainedthesituationsorrowfullytotheassistant.Themanlookedatmesuspiciouslyasiftosaythathehadheardthistypeofstorymanytimesandaskedmetodescribethecase.Itoldhimthatitwasanold,brown-lookingobject,nodifferentfromthemanycasesIcouldseeontheshelves.Theassistantthengavemeaformandtoldmetomakealistofthechiefcontentsofthecase.Iftheywerecorrect,hesaid,Icouldtakethecaseaway.ItriedtorememberallthearticlesIhadhurriedlypackedandwrotethemdownastheycametome.AfterIhaddonethis,Iwenttolookamongtheshelves.Therewerehundredsofcasesthereandforonedreadfulmoment,itoccurredtomethatifsomeonehadpickedthereceiptup,hecouldhaveeasilyclaimedthecasealready.Thishadn'thappenedfortunately,forafteratimeIfoundthecaselyingonitssidehighupinacorner.Afterexaminingthearticlesinside,theassistantwassoonsatisfiedthatitwasmineandtoldmeIcouldtakethecaseaway.AgainItookoutmywallet:thistimetopay.Ipulledoutten-shillingnoteandthe"lost"receiptslippedoutwithit.Icouldn'thelpblushingandlookedupattheassistant.Hewasnoddinghisheadknowingly,asiftosaythathehadoftenseenthishappenbeforetoo!Thewriterhadplentyoftimetospareashistrain____.（）A.wasleavinglaterthanscheduledB.wasnotleavingforanotherhourC.wasnotscheduledtoleaveD.wasdelayedforsomereason

2、____thedaywenton,hebecomesmoremature.（）A.WithB.SinceC.WhileD.As

3、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.

4、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.

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.pleasedB.calmC.sadD.happy

6、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.

7、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.Accordingtothepassage,Argentinaisworld-famousbecauseofits____.（）A.importanceatansportsB.successinthefootballWorldCupC.contributiontotheworldD.largenumberofsportsfansandsupporters

8、Hismotherwasangrythatthehouseworkwasstillthere,____.（）A.nottobefinishedB.unfinishedC.unfinishingD.nofinish

9、Tabletopmagicrequiresnosecretformula.Eventhesimplestmealwillbereceivedwithenthusiasmifthetableaccessoriesarecreativeandcolorful.Nomatterwhattypeofdinnerwareyouown,youcanenhanceitsbeautywithavarietyofattractivetablelinens.Whenselectingasupplyoftablecloths,placematsandnapkins,chooseeasy-careorpermanentpressfabricsbecausethesefabricswillreduceyourworkloadwhenwashdayrollsaround.Anotherconsiderationisthesuitabilityofyourlinensforyourdiningstyleorthetypesofentertainingyoudo.Theshapeofyourtablewillalsodictatethekindoftableclothyoupurchase.Circularorroundedtableslookbestcoveredwithroundorovaltablecloths.Square-corneredtablesrequiresquaresorrectangles.Finally,yourtablelinensshouldcomplementyourdinnerware.Aneleganttablesettingrequiresaneleganttablecloth.Asettingofstonewarelooksbestwithheavyofcolorfulfabrics.Butsuretotakeallthenecessarymeasurementsbeforeyoustartshoppingforfabricofyourchoice.Itcouldbeembarrassingifyourtableclothsarenotlongenoughtocoverthetables.Itisequallydistressingifyourtableclothissolongthatyourguestshavetowatchwheretheywalk.Theauthorsuggeststhatyoupurchasetablelinensmadeof____.（）A.bleach-safefabricB.preshrunkclothC.easy-carematerialD.stain-resistantcotton

10、ItwasAnn′sfirstexperienceofflying..Shehadalwaysbeenafraidofheightsandsowasprepared?tobefrightened.Onlythefactthatshewasgoingtomeethersonwhoshehadnotseenfor?threeyearshadgivenherthecouragetomaketheflight.Shesatinherseat,herhandsgrippingitsarms,herseatbeltalreadyfastened.Theairhostess?wastalking,tellingeveryonewhattodoincaseofemergency,showingthemwheretheirlife-jackets?were.Theplanewascrowded,andeveryseatwasfull.Fromherwindowseat,gettingoutinahurry?wouldbeimpossible,thoughtAnn.Inanycasewhowouldwanttogetoutofaplaneinmid-air?Theenginesbegantoshake--thenoiseincreasedtillitwaslikeagreatrushingwind.She?lookedouttoseetherunwayslippastatastonishingspeed.Shewantedtocryout--tostoptheplane?beforeitlefttheground,butsheknewshewastrappedinthisgreatroaringmachine.Imustscream,shetoldherself,andputherhandsoverhereyes.Therewasastrangefeelingasifsheweregoingupinalift.Thenoisedieddown.Carefullyshe?openedhereyes.Throughthewindowshesawagreatcarpetofcloudabove,sobeautifulthatshe?staredinwonder,hardlyturningawayfromthewindowtilltheytoucheddown.Annthoughtshewouldbefrightenedbecause__________《》（）A.shehadneverflownbeforeB.shehadafearofbeinginhighplacesC.shehadn'tmadeproperpreparationsD.shewasnaturallytimid

11、Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited（剥削）yearafteryear,theyareonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe（衣柜）packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability（耐用）.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,delicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.WhencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashionDotheconstantlychangingfashionofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbetreatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandfeasibility?That'sforyoutodecide.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney____.（）A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashioninwomen'sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing

12、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

13、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

14、Heinsistedthatshe__________improveheroralEnglishbydoingalotofpractice.A.couldB.wouldC.mightD.should

15、Hedidit__________gratitudeforeverythingshehaddoneforhim.A.withB.inC.withregardtoD.outof

16、SometimesIscratchmyheadwhenIreadaboutthegovernment'seffortstoimproveschools:newstandardsandteststobeapplied,strictteacherevaluations,andthreatsofschoolclosuresandjoblosses.Theyfrightentheschoolemployees,nottomentionthestudents.Insteadofmakingpeopleunabletosolveproblemsortrynewideas—whichiswhatfeardoestous—researchonschoolreformstronglysuggeststhatpolicy-makersshouldencourageschoolleaderstotakeamorehumaneapproach.IntheirstudyonthereformeffortsoftwelveChicagopublicschools,BrykandSchneiderfoundthatenablingpositivesocialrelationshipsbetweentheadultswasthekeytosuccessfulschoolimprovementandthattrustwasattheheartofthoserelationships.Trustinschoolscomesdowntoonething:psychologicalsafetyorsafetytospeakone'smind,todiscusswithopennessandhonestywhatisandisn'tworking,tomakecollectivedecisions.Yetthiskindofsafetydoesn'tcomeeasilytoschools.AccordingtoBrykandSchneider,theadultsinschoolrelyoneachothertodotheirjobscorrectlyandwithintegrity（正直）.Thechallengeisthatourexpectationsareverydiversebasedonouruniquebackgrounds.AtoneschoolwhereItaught,eachteacherhaddifferentexpectationsabouthowmuchextraeffortteachersshouldputintotheirwork—abigdifferencebetweentheteacherswholeftafterthelastbellandthosewhoworkedintotheevening.Andwhenexpectationsareunconsciousorunspoken,itbecomesimpossibleforotherstoliveuptothem.Wealsomakeassumptionsabouttheintentionsbehindaperson'sbehavior.Asweallknow,assumptionsareoftenwrong.Forexample,parentsandteachersmaythinktheprincipalmadeaparticulardecisionbasedonhiscareeradvancementratherthanwhat'sbestforthestudents.Ifwedon'tfeelpsychologicallysafetoquestionourassumptionsandexpectations,trustfliesoutthewindowandourrelationshipssuffer.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheassumptionsmadeabouttheintentionsbehindaperson'sbehavior?（）A.TheyshouldbetrustedB.TheyareoftenboldC.TheyareoftenincorrectD.Theyshouldbeencouraged

17、选出发音与其他不同的一项A.clothB.batheC.withD.they

18、BEIJING(AssociatedPress)--Chinahasagrowingmiddleclass,atradition(传统)ofexpectingeducationand21millionnewbabieseveryyear.Sellingeducationaltoysshouldbeeasy.WhileChinamaybetheworld'sbiggesttoy-maker.Muchofthebestisexported(出口).Departmentstoresheredonothaveenoughhigh-qualitytoys.Itissaidthatthedemandforeducationaltoysislow.AUscompany,BabyCare,istryingtochangethatwithanewwaytoselltoysinChina.BabyCareworksbasicallytogetherwithdoctorsinBeijinghospitals.Peoplewhojointhecompany's"mother'sclub"getlecturesandnewslettersonbabyandchilddevelopmentatnoextracost--iftheyagreetospend18dollarsamonthonthecompany'seducationaltoysandchildcarebooks.“Wewanttobuildaseven-yearrelationshipwiththosepeople,"saidMatthewJ.Estes,BabyCare'spresident."Itstartsduringpregnancy(孕期),whentheanxietyandneedsarehighest."BabyCareworksonaone-to-onebasis.Doctors,nurses,andteachers-paidbyBabyCareadviseparents,explainingtoysthataredesignedforchildrenateachstage(阶段)ofdevelopment,toagesix.BabyCareopeneditsfirststoreinChinalastJuneinashoppingcenterincentralBeijingandanothernearBeijingZoo.Itplanstohave80storesinChinawithinsixyears.ItisanewmodelforChinaanddevelopsamarketinyoungchildren'seducationandhealththatnoothercompaniesarein.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?（）A.EducationaltoysandforeigntoymarketsB.ProblemswithChina'stoymarketsandeducationC.ReasonsforpushingsalesofeducationaltoysinChinaD.BabypopulationandvariouskindsoftoysmadeinChina

19、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.somethingB.alotC.oneD.everything

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（22）题选查看材料A.attributeB.contributeC.substituteD.distribute

21、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

22、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.FromB.ByC.AtD.Until

23、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.Thisch