2026年全国成考（专升本）之英语（专升本）考试重点试卷详细参考解析

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、Lastyear,somepoorpeoplehadhardly__________theseverewinter.A.remainedB.livedC.enduredD.survived

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

3、Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.No?schoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.There?are,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegiven?overgenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildto?expresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesof?spelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher′sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikely?to"playsafe".Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurous?language.That′swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontent?ratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible(难以辨认的)."Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil′stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butit?wasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,whichcontainedsome?beautifulexpressionsofthechild′sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild′sidea,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.TeachersaredifferentintheiropinionsaboutA.thedifficultiesinteachingspellingB.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopmentC.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskillsD.thenecessityofteachingspelling

4、选出下列选项中读音不同的选项（）A.dumbB.establishC.debtD.doubtful

5、Itisnouse____withsomeonewhodoesn'tunderstandwhatyoudid.（）A.argueB.tobearguingC.arguingD.argued

6、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!Thecase____.（）A.layrightononesideofashelfB.wasrightbehindasoldbrown-lookingcaseC.wasbetweentwohighshelvesD.wasamongthehundredsofcases

7、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.theyB.whichC.thereD.that

8、Thereisnospecificrule__________whatweshouldweartoadinnerparty.A.becauseofB.astoC.asofD.butfor

9、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.Inthe1600′S,ifamanwantedtobuyorsellsharesofstock,hehadtodoitthroughA.thegovernmentB.himselfC.abrokerD.thestockexchange

10、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.seldomB.sometimesC.alwaysD.generally

11、根据以下材料，回答36-39题Soundsleepoccurswhenone'sinternalclockisregulated.Circadianrhythms(生理节奏)canbecomecompromisedquiteeasily.Manypeoplewithsleeptroublestendtovarybedtimes.Toavoidthiscommonproblem,sleepsufferersshouldgotobedandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday.Tohelpimprovecircadianrhythms,sufferersshouldenjoy15minutesofsunexposurethefirstthinginthemorning.Abedtimeroutinecanhelppreventinsomnia(失眠).Onehourbeforebedtime,oneshouldlowerthelightsandrelax.Readingabookorlisteningtocalmmusiccanhelppreparethebodyforagoodnight'ssleep.Takingawarm,candlelitbathordrinkingacupofwarmmilkcanalsohelpyoupreparefordeepsleepatnight.Stresscanhaveabadeffectonthebodyandtheabilitytosleep.Adailyexerciseroutinecanhelplowerthebody'sstressnaturally.Onecanalsomanagestressbywritingdiaries.Writingdiariescanhelppeopleexpresstheiranxieties,planforthefutureandimprovesleep.Otherwaystolowerstressincludedeepbreathingexercisesandprogressivemusclerelaxation.Thelightsendingoutfromcomputers,cellphones,tabletsandtelevisionscancausesleepproblems.Therefore,theseitemsshouldbeturnedoffatleastanhourbeforebedtime.Additionally,loweringthebacklightontheseelectronicdevicesearlierintheeveningcanhelpyoufallasleepfasterandstayasleeplongeroncebedtimearrives.Aperfectbedroominvitessweetsleep.Mostpeoplesleepbetterinacool,dark,andquietroom.Lowerthetemperatureintheroomto16-20degreesforapeacefulnight'ssleep.Adarkroomcanbeaccomplishedbyinstallinglightblockingcurtainsorwearingasleepmask.Noisecanbereducedwitheitherearplugsorawhitenoisemachine.Finally,acomfortablemattress(床垫)andpillowsareessentialtoagoodnight'ssleep.WhatistheperfectconditionforsleepA.AquietroomwithflashinglightsB.brightroomwithwhitecurtainsC.AcoolroomwithcomfortablepillowsD.Adarkroomwithelectronicdevices

12、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.comfortablyB.cheaplyC.simplyD.quickly

13、Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldWarⅠwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystalclearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveall,theinsects.Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmhadledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papers,andbooks,whichsomemighthonourwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosityakeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:onetheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebuthardtraining,determinationandagoal.Ascientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas____.（）A.nomorethanabornnaturalistB.anaturalistbutnotascientistC.ascientistaswellasanaturalistD.firstofallascientist

14、Everymorning,kidsfromalocalhighschoolareworkinghard.Theyaremakingandsellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe.Theyarealsomakingalotofmoney.Thesestudentscanmakeuptotwelvehundreddollarsaday.Theyaresellingtheirspecialcoffeetoairplanepassengers.Afterthestudentsgetpaid,therestofthemoneygoestohelpingalocalyouthproject.ThesehighschoolstudentsuseaspaceintheOaklandairport.Itisusuallyverycrowded.Manypeoplewhoflyontheplanesliketodrinkthespecialcoffee.Onecustomerthinksthatthecoffeecostsalotbutitisgoodandworthit.Mostcustomersarepleasantbutsomeareunhappy.Theydonotlikeitifthecafeisnotopenforbusiness.Thestudentsearn$6.10anhourplustips.Theyalsogetschoolcreditwhieltheylearnhowtorunabusiness.Manyofthestudentsenjoytheworkalthoughittooksometimetolearnhowtodoit.Theyhavetolearnhowtosteammilk,loadthepots,andaddflavor.Ittakessomeskillandsometimesmistakesaremade.Themostcommonmistakeisforgettingtoaddthecoffee.Basedonthepassageitseemsthatthepurposeofthecafeisto____.（）A.learnaskillB.helpayouthprojectC.dobusinessD.earnschoolcredit

15、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou_____21_____dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks(网络)havebecome?a_____22_____formanypeopletoshopwithout_____23_____havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare_____24_____ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets——fightingthecrowds,waiting?inlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight_____25_____offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They′d?rathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct_____26_____amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething_____27_____bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare_____28_____tojoininthesuccessofhome?shopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy_____29_____theirownTVchannels(频道)toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace_____30_____,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision_____31_____taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymangersthinkso._____32_____manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto_____33_____ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That′s_____34_____specialismsaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill_____35_____togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.

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

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

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.cliffsB.dinosaursC.fossilsD.museums

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.knowsB.promisesC.seemsD.needs

20、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.

21、--Whatwouldyouwishtodoifyouwereacollegestudentagain?--That'sveryhardtosay,butlwishI_____whenIwasacollegestudent.（）A.hasnotstudiedpsychologyB.hadstudiedpsychologyC.didstudypsychologyD.studiedpsychology

22、Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing.HismomcametotheschoolandwentonandontalkingaboutRickJackson.Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking.“Somebody'sgottostopthatboy!”shewasshouting,“Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood.AndhelovestopickonlittleboyslikeDanny.”Mrs.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcernedalot.“Ididn'tknowthatDannywasbeingpickedon,”sheanswered．“He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!”Mrs.GreenlookedatDanny.“Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?”Sheasked.Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor.Heknewifhesaidawordaboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool.Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtoplaywiththeboysintheneighborhood.Afterall,mostofthemwerenicetohimHehatedtoleavethejustbecauseofRick.Maybethetimehadcometofindnewfriends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind.Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrs.Greenbecause____.（）A.Dannydidn'tagreewithhismotherB.theotherboystoldherC.hedidn'twanttobeintroubleD.hismotherdidn'twanthimtosayit

23、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

24、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.ThenewgamecalledSphairistikeappearedin__________in1873.A.AmericaB.EuropeC.BermudaD.Egypt

25、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.Whichofthefollowingisafactaccordingtothepassage?（）A.ClubmembersbuyBabyCareproductsforfreechild-careadviceB.DoctorsinBeijinghelpinmakingBabyCareproductsC.Parentsareencouragedtopay$18forclubactivitiesD.BabyCaretrainsChinesedoctorsatnoextracost

26、ArchimedeswasafamousGreekmathematicianandscientist.Hewasbornaround287B.C.andhediedintheyear212B.C..Archimedesismostwell-knownforonespecificideathathecameupwith.“Archimedes'sPrinciple”statesthatasolidobjectwhichisinaliquidispushedupbyaforcewhichisequaltotheweightofthewaterthattheobjectmoves.Forexample,ifyouputapieceofwoodandapieceofgoldthesamesizeinwater,onlythewoodwillfloat.Boththewoodandgoldmovethesameamountofwater,butthewoodweighslessthanthiswater,whilethegoldweighsmore.ItisbelievedthatArchimedesdiscoveredthisprinciplewhenthekingofSyracuseaskedhimtosolveaproblem.Thekingwantedtoknowifhiscrownwaspuregoldoramixtureofgoldandsilver.Theking,ofcourse,didnotmelthiscrowntofindout.TheideacametoArchimedesasheloweredhimselfintohisbath.Henoticedhowthewaterspilledoutofthetub.Hedecidedtousethesameideaforthecrown.Heknewthatagold