2021下半年菏澤市英語(yǔ)二輪練習(xí)題【帶答案】

2021下半年菏澤市英語(yǔ)二輪練習(xí)題【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、單選題(40題)1.Bylaw,personalofgunsisillegalinChina（）

A.wealthB.possessionC.needD.prosperity

2.Thehigherarocketflies,airitmeets（）

A.thefewerB.thelittleC.thelessD.themuch

3.ThankyouforyourletterofMay6,inwhichyou_____aboutthebicyclesofModel897（）

A.askB.feelC.knowD.think

4.Johnfound_____difficulttopasstheentranceexamination（）

A.itB.thisC.thatD.what

5.He（）metogiveuptheholidaysinSpainnextmonth

A.hadB.convincedC.agreedD.persuaded

6.Themasterwasveryangryandhadalltheslaves_____beforehim（）

A.tobebroughtB.bebroughtC.broughtD.beingbrought

7.Thebestwaytomakefriendsistostartaconversationwithsomeoneandwhatyourcommoninterestsareandgofromthere（）

A.leadtoB.laydownC.keeponD.findout

8.Nobodyfailstofindthathistwonephewsaremuch____（）

A.alikeB.sameC.likeD.resembled

9.Don’tjokewithLinda;shetakeseverythingfartoo______（）

A.carefullyB.gravelyC.criticallyD.seriously

10.Itisnecessarytoalargevocabularyinlearningalanguage（）

A.accumulateB.collectC.assembleD.gather

11.Heapologizedhavingtoleavesoearly（）

A.becauseofB.withC.owingtoD.for

12.（）theobviousdifferencesinsizeandpopulation,thestatesofAmericahavemanythings（）common

A.Although;onB.Though;inC.Despite;inD.Becauseof;on

13.Thegovernmentwillprovidetemporaryforuptothreethousandhomelesspeople（）

A.descriptionB.impressionC.reputationD.accommodation

14.Youshouldonlyusethedoorina（n）（）

A.crisisB.hurryC.pressureD.emergency

15.Yourbrotherisverytall.Whatishisexact（）

A.sizeB.lengthC.heightD.breadth

16._____isoftenthecase,onethirdoftheworkershaveover-fulfilledtheproductionplan（）

A.WhatB.ThisC.ThatD.As

17.Peopleinthatdistrictuseoillamps,forthereisnogasorelectricity（）

A.canB.mayC.mustD.haveto

18.Therewassomuchnoisethatthespeakercouldn’tmakehimself_____（）

A.hearingB.heardC.beingheardD.tohear

19.Thecomputerprogramisdesignedforthe_____ofeasyonlinereading（）

A.experienceB.purposeC.invitationD.decision

20.Thenarosethequestion（）weweretogettheinvestmentfundsneeded

A.thatB.thereC.whichD.where

21.Notonly_____apromise,butalsohekeptit（）

A.doesthemanagermake

B.didthemanagermake

C.themanagermade

D.themanagermakes

22.Therecanbenodoubtsomeonehadvisitedthehousebeforetheyarrived（）

A.whyB.whetherC.howD.that

23.He_____toseeyouyesterday，buthehadanimportantmeetingtoattend（）

A.wouldhavecomeB.cameC.hadcomeD.wascoming

24.Wemadeaphonecalltohimyesterdayasweanyletterfromhimforalongtime（）

A.haven'treceived

B.didn'treceive

C.hadn'treceived

D.wouldnotreceive

25.OppositeisSt.Paul'sCathedral,______youcanhearsomelovelymusic（）

A.whichB.thatC.whenD.where

26.Villagersarenottoswimintheriverbecauseitisquitedeepanddangerous（）

A.attendedB.neglectedC.arrestedD.warned

27.ADreamoftheRedMansionissaidintodozensoflanguagesinthelastdecade（）

A.totranslate

B.tohavetranslated

C.tobetranslated

D.tohavebeentranslated

28.Encouragementissometimesmuchmore_____thancriticism（）

A.effectiveB.efficientC.executiveD.extensive

29.Theyweretalking（）whilepreparingdinner

A.eachotherB.toeachotherC.oneanotherD.onetoanother

30.Itwasessentialthattheapplicationformsbackbeforethedeadline（）

A.mustbesentB.wouldbesentC.besentD.weresent

31.Inordertobuyherhouseshehadtoobtaina_____fromthebank（）

A.financeB.capitalC.loanD.debt

32.Whenyouarefreethisafternoon,pleasehelpmetohavetheseletters________（）

A.tomailB.mailC.mailedD.mailing

33.WhenIamhavinganapatnoon,Ihate____byotherpeople（）

A.beingdisturbed

B.beinginterrupted

C.beinginvolved

D.beinginterfered

34.Manypeoplefavor______morenuclearpowerplants（）

A.tobuildB.buildC.builtD.building

35.Sincesheretired,shehasbeenlivingpartlyonherpensionandpartlyonthe_____

onhersavingsaccount（）

A.salaryB.wagesC.interestD.income

36.—Youlookveryexhausted!

—I_______tenniswithmyfriendallthemorning（）

A.playedB.hadplayedC.havebeenplayingD.willplay

37.AuntSharonlookssleepy.She_____tobedverylatelastnight（）

A.mustn'thavegone

B.musthavegone

C.wouldhavegone

D.shouldhavegone

38.Chinesepeoplespendmoneyontravelingtodayastheydidtenyearsago（）

A.morethantwice

B.astwicemuch

C.twiceasmuch

D.twicemorethan

39.Theworkseemedeasyatfirst,butit_____tobequitedifficult（）

A.brokeoutB.turnedoutC.workedoutD.setout

40.There______somemistakesinyourcomposition（）

A.haveB.hasC.seemstobeD.seemtobe

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.Yourworkplanismuchbetternow,butthereisstillroomfor（improve）____

47.Sheisalways____tohelpothers.（will）

48.Whencollegestudentsarecaught____inexam,theycanbekickedoutofschool.（cheat）

49.Allthemenwereunderheavy____workingdayandnight.（press）

50.Inordertokeepahighlevelofsafety,allthestaffarerequired（wear）____protectiveclothes

四、完型填空(20題)51.（）

A.relatedB.tiedC.combinedD.puttogether

52.40.（）

A.painB.harmC.dangerD.reason

53.WhenIcomeacrossagoodarticleinreadingnewspapers,Ioftenwanttocutandkeepit.ButjustasIamabouttodosoIfindthe__56__ontheoppositesideisasmuchinteresting.Itmaybeadiscussionofthewayto__57__ingoodhealth,orareportabout__58__tobehaveandconductoneselfinsociety.IfIcutthefrontarticle,theoppositeoneislikelyto__59__damage,leavingouthalfofitorkeepingthetext__60__thetitle.Therefore,Ishouldprepare__61__Istarttocut.OritwillbehalfwaydonewhenIfindoutthe__62__result.

__63__twothingsaretobedoneatthesametime.Youcanonlytakeuponeofthem,theotherhastowaitorbe__64__.Butyouknowthefutureisunpredictable—thechangedsituationmaynotallowyoutodowhatisleft__65__.Thusyouarecaughtina__66__positionandfeelsad.Howshouldthenicechancesandbrilliantideasgatheraroundallatonce?Whatareyougoingtodowhenyou__67__twothingsatthesametime?Itmayhappenthatyourlife__68__greatlyonyourpreferenceofonechoicetotheother.

Infactthatiswhat__69__islike.Weareoften__70__withthetwooppositesidesofathingwhicharebothdesirable__71__anewspapercutting.Itoftenoccursthatourattentionisdrawntoonethingonly__72__wegetintoanother.The__73__maybemoreimportantthanthelatterandgiverisetoadividedmind.Afamousphilosopher__74__said,Whenonedoorshuts,anotheropensinlife.Soacasualchoicemaynotbea__75__one

56（）A.newspaperB.articleC.textD.title

54.Tobeagoodteacher,youneedsomeofthegiftsofagoodactor:youmustbeabletoholdtheattentionandinterestofyourstudents;youmustbea____speaker,withagood,strong,pleasingvoicewhichisfullyunderyourcontrol;andyoumustbeableto____whatyouareteachinginordertomakeitsmeaningclear.____agoodteacherandyouwillseethathedoesnotsitstill____hisclass:hestandsthewholetimewhenheisteaching;hewalksabout,usinghis____,handsandfingerstohelphiminhisexplanations,andhisfacetoexpressfeelings.Listentohim,andyouwill____theloudness,thequalityandthemusicalnoteofhisvoicealwayschangingaccordingtowhatheis____about.Thefactthatagoodteacherhassomeofthegiftsofagoodactordoesn’tmeanthathewillindeedbeabletoact____onthestage,forthereareveryimportant____betweentheteacher’sworkandtheactor’s.Theactorhastospeakwordswhichhehaslearntbyheart;hehastorepeatexactlythe____wordseachtimeheplaysacertainpart;____hismovementsandthewaysinwhichheuseshisvoiceareusuallyfixedbeforehand.Whathehastodoistomakeallthesecarefullylearntwordsandactionsseem____onthestage.Agoodteacher____inquiteadifferentway.Hisstudentstakeanactivepartinhis____;theyaskandanswerquestions;theyobeyorders;andiftheydon’tunderstandsomething,theywillsayso.Theteacherthereforehastosuithisacttotheneedsofhisstudents.Hecannotlearnhispartbyheart,butmust____itashegoesalong

（）

A.clearB.slowC.quickD.loud

55.54.（）

A.almostB.hardlyC.possiblyD.scarcely

56.55.（）

A.whomB.whenC.whichD.who

57.69.（）

A.remainedB.leftC.gotoutD.sent

58.A.SB.TC.UD.V

59.53.（）

A.atB.toC.onD.for

60.ThefirsttimeIleftmymother,1wasfiveyearsold.ShetoldmeIcouldn'tgoouttoplay16Ipickedupmytoys.Whocouldputupwithsuch17？"I'mrunningaway,"Iannounced."Oh,dear,I'll18you.Butifyoureallywantto19，IguessIshouldn'tstopyou."Mothergotmyredcoatfromthecupboardand20mywhiteglovesinapocket.Shewalkedmetothe21,kissedmegood-bye,and22thedoorbehindme.OffIwent.AsI23thehousenextdoor,myfootsteps24.ItstruckmeforthefirsttimethatIhadno25whereIwasheaded,andafteramoment,Iturnedaround.26onourfrontsteps,Ibegantoconsidermyimmediate27.Butastheafternoonworeon,Ididn't28frommyplace.

Mrs.Ford,ourneighbor,tookoutherrubbishandcalled,"Hi,honey!Howareyoudoing?"

"I'm29,"Isaid,andmylipsstartedtotremble（顫抖）.

"Youare?Well,Iwon't30youthen,"shesaid,andwentbackinside.

Asdarknessfell,Idecidedtobe31.Iknockedonthedoor,andwhenMotheropenedit,Iwalkedpasther."I'mgivingyouanother32,"Isaid,assheenvelopedmeinawarmhug（擁抱）.153ranawayagain.

But134,andthat'sdifferent.WhenIleftforcollege,Motherwaveduntilmytrainpulledoutofsight.WhenIgottothecollege,Ifounda35shehadhiddenamongmysweatersthatread,"We'resoproudofyou!"

（）

A.untilB.thoughC.whenD.if

61.60（）

A.finishingB.guidingC.waitingD.dividing

62.46.（）

A.brainB.mouthC.handsD.legs

63.60.（）

A.WhenB.IfC.AsD.Since

64.79.（）

A.usBritishB.BritishusC.usBritainD.weBritish

65.Itwasanearlymorninginsummer.Inthestreets，sleepy-eyedpeopleweremovingquickly，headingtowardstheir61.Thiswasthebeginningofanother62dayinNewYorkCity.63thisdaywastobedifferent.

Waiting64thecrowdedstreets，ontopofa65110storieshigh，wasPhilippePetit.ThisdaringFrenchmanwasaboutto66atightrope（繃索）betweenthetwotowersoftheWorldTradeCenter.

Philippetookhisfirst67withgreatcare.Thewireheld.Nowhewas68hecoulddoit.69onlyabalancingpole，Philippewalkedhiswayacross，a70of131feet.

Soontherush-hour71begantonotice.Whata72!There，1350feetabovethestreet，a73figurewaswalkingonair.

Philippemadeseven74，backandforth（來(lái)回）.Hewasn'tsatisfiedwithjust75.Attimes，hewouldturn，sitdown，and76goonhisknees.Once，hehadtheastonishing77toliedownonthethinthread.Andthousandsof78watchersstaredwiththeirheartsbeatingfast.

Aftertheforty-five-minute79，Philippewastakentothepolicestation.Hewasasked80hedidit.Philippeshrugged（聳肩）andsaid，WhenIseetwotallbuildings，Iwalk

61.（）

A.jobsB.homesC.busesD.offices

66.52.（）

A.workersB.childrenC.parentsD.caregivers

67.59（）

A.positionB.satisfactionC.questionD.possession

68.50.（）

A.desireB.opportunityC.willingnessD.ability

69.51（）

A.apersonB.apeopleC.amanD.acouple

70.66.（）

A.theotherB.anotherC.anyotherD.any

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.Ajobismorethanajob,especiallytotheold.It'snotthemoneythatmatters,butthesenseofself-worth.56-year-oldChengWenlansaid.So,everydayMs.Chengcarriesabagofparcels,lettersanddocumentsanddoesherroundsinNorthPoint.She'sacourier（快遞員）.

Fiveyearsago,Ms.Chengwasanurseataprivateclinic.Shehadworkedtherefor30yearsbutwasjoblesswhenthedoctormigrated.Itwasdifficultforhertofindanotherjobasanurse.PeopledonottrustmyabilitywhentheylearnhowoldIam.shesaid.Aftertwoyearsofsearching,sheeventuallyfoundanothernursingjob.Butthenaftertwoyears,shequit.Why?

Mycolleagueswereyoungandtheydidn'tunderstandmebecauseofmyage.Theyoftenaskedme‘Youaresoold.Whatareyouworkingfor?'Iwasveryunhappy.shesaid.Sowhiletherestofherfamilyleftforwork,shewaslefttolonelyboredomathome.ThenherneighbourstoldheraboutEmployees'RetrainingBoard（ERB）offeringretrainingcoursesforolderpeople.Thesecoursesarespecificallydesignedtoencourageolderpeoplebacktowork.

Iwasinterestedincourierwork.Ididn'tthinkmyagewasabarrierbecauseIwasfit.shesaid.Upongraduating,Ms.ChengwasofferedajobbytheSpeedingShuttleCourierServiceCompany.ButthenMs.Chengwasfacedwithaconflict:shewascaughtbetweenhonourandemployment.Ifeltembarrassedaboutcarryinganddeliveringlettersandparcels.shesaid.IttookMs.Cheng24hourstomakeuphermind:therewasnothingwrongorembarrassingaboutdoingthejob.Soshewentofftoworkasacourier.

Ms.Cheng'semployer,AnthonyChong,whoisdelightedwithherresponsibleattitude,said,Ihiredolderpeoplebecausetheywereableandreliable.Ageisnotanimportantfactorbutattitudeis.Manyoldpeoplewillnotrunawayfromdifficultiesbuttheyoungoneswill

WhywasitdifficultforMs.Chengtofindanothernursingjob（）

A.Nursingclinicswerehardtofind

B.Shefounditdifficulttotrustothers

C.Peoplethoughtshewastoooldtowork

D.Peopledidn'tthinkshehadenoughworkexperience

72.Manythingsaboutlanguageareamystery,andmanywillalwaysremainso.Butsomethingswedoknow.

First,weknowthatallmenintheworldhavealanguageofsomesort.Thereisnoraceofmenanywhereonearthsobackwardthatithasnolanguage.And,inhistoricaltimes,therehasneverbeenaraceofmenwithoutalanguage.

Second,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage.Therearemanypeopleswhoseculturesareundeveloped,whoare,aswesay,uncivilized,butthelanguagestheyspeakarenotprimitive.Inallknownlanguageswecanseecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeentensofthousandsofyearsindeveloping.Thishasnotalwaysbeenwellunderstood;indeed,thedirectcontraryhasoftenbeenstated.PopularideasofthelanguageoftheAmericanIndianswillillustrate.ManypeoplehavesupposedthattheIndianscommunicatedinaveryprimitiveway.Studyhasprovedthistobenonsense.Thereare,orwere,hundredsofAmericanIndianlanguages,andallofthemturnouttobeverycomplicatedandveryold.Theyarecertainlydifferentfromthelanguagesthatmostofusarefamiliarwith,buttheyarenomoreprimitivethanEnglishandGreek.

Athirdthingweknowaboutlanguageisthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate.Thatis,eachoneisaperfectmeansofexpressingthecultureofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguage.

Finally,weknowthatlanguagechanges.Itisnaturalandnormalforlanguagetochange;theonlylanguageswhichdonotchangearethedeadones.Thisiseasytounderstandifwelookbackwardintime.Changegoesoninallaspectsoflanguage.Grammaticalfeatureschangeasdospeechsounds,andchangesinvocabularyaresometimesveryextensiveandmayoccurveryrapidly.Vocabularyistheleaststablepartofanylanguage

Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph（）

A.Somebackwardraceofmendoesn’thavealanguageoftheirown

B.Someraceofmeninhistorydidn’tpossessalanguageoftheirown

C.Anyhumanrace,whetherbackwardornot,hasalanguage

D.Someraceofmenonearthcancommunicatewithoutlanguage

73.WhydoestheauthorgiveustheexampleofMariaVivas（）

A.Toshowthatthewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusband’spersonalproperty

B.Toshowthatthewifecandefendherowninheritance

C.Toprovethatwomenhavepowerfulposition

D.Toillustratehowwomenwinherproperty

74.TheUSgovernmenthasstartedawebsite,Admongo,tohelpchildrenthinkcriticallyabouttheadvertisingaimedatthem.Itclaimstoprovidevisitorswithaneducationthroughgamesandotherentertainment.

Acartoonmandressedinold-timepilotclothinggreetsvisitorstoAdmongo.CallmeHaiz,hesaysuponarrivalinarocketshipthatopensupwithacrazyworldinsideit.SpaceydancemusicplaysinthebackgroundasHaiztellsvisitorsthattheyneedtolearnaboutadvertising.

Itsinventorssayeighttotwelveyearsoldistheagewhenkidsdeveloptheircriticalthinkingabilities.Kidsofthatagearealsoabigmarkettargetforadvertisers.

TheideabehindAdmongoistoteachchildrenthreethings:toidentifytheadvertiser,toknowwhattheadvertiserisreallysaying,andtoknowwhattheadvertisementistryingtogetthechildtodo.

Childrenlearnthesethingsthroughavideogame.Theycreatetheirowngamecharacters.Theycanchoosedifferentskincolours,hairstyles,eyeandmouthshapes.Thentheybeginatripthroughadland,wherethereareadsonbusesandhoardings.Theplayershavetofindallthemarketingintheneighbourhoodbeforetheycanmoveontothenextlevel.

TheAdmongogametakesplayersinsideahome,totheadvertisingstudioandeverywhereelseadscanbefound.Itisacompleteexplorationoftheworldofmarketing.Onesuchareaisfoodmarketing.TheFederalTradeCommission（FTC）saysitisabigbusiness.TheFTCestimatesthatfood,drink,andfast-foodrestaurantsspentmorethanoneandahalfbilliondollarsonadvertisingtoyoungpeoplelastyear.TheFTCsayschildrenareimportantforthreereasons.Theybuyproducts.Theyinfluenceparentsandcarerstobuy.Andtheyarethefutureadultbuyersoftheproducts.

Arecentstudysaysmostadvertisingaimedatchildrenisforfoodsofthelowestnutritionalvalue.TheformerfirstladyMichelleObamahassaidshewouldliketoseeadvertisersmarketinghealthyfoodstochildren

Whydidthegovernmentstartthewebsite（）

A.Toattractthebiggestmarketofbuyers

B.Toselltheproductsofitscompany

C.Tohelpchildrenknowaboutadvertising

D.Toadvertisethevideogameforchildren

75.Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe_____（）

A.SnowBlindnessandHowtoOvercomeIt

B.Nature’sCureforSnowBlindness

C.Oldie’sintheSnow

D.SnowVision

76.

47.____

77.AmanfromNewYorkissuingfourbigfast-foodcompanies.CaesarBarberisgoingtocourtbecausehesaysthathigh-fatfoodsatMcDonald’s,BurgerKing,Wendy’s,andKFCCorporationdestroyedhishealth.Barbersaysthatheateattheserestaurantsfourorfivetimesaweekformanyyears.Heclaimsthatthisdietmadehimveryoverweight.AccordingtoMr.Barber,obesity（肥胖癥）gavehimdiabetes（糖尿病）,highbloodpressure,andtwoheartattacks.Whenareporteraskedhimwhyheatetheresooften,hesaid,Iwassingle,itwasquick,andI’mnotaverygoodcook.

Barber’slawyer,SamuelHirsch,saysthatthesuithastwodifferentpurposes.Thefirstistomakefast-foodrestaurantsofferhealthierfoodsinsmalleramounts.Thesuitalsoasksthatfastfoodshavewarninglabelssimilartolabelsoncigarettes.Mr.Hirschsaysthattheselabelsarenecessarybecausetheeffectsoffastfoodsaresimilartotheeffectsofcigarettes,alcohol,andillegaldrugssuchasheroin.

TwoothersmaysoonjoinBarber’ssuit.OneisFrancesWinn,a57-year-oldretirednurse.Ms.Winnsaysthatshehaseatenatfast-foodrestaurantsatleasttwiceaweeksince1975.Shesaysthatthishabithascausedseveralhealthproblems,includinghighbloodpressure.IsrealBradley,59,saideatingapoundofFrenchfrieseveryweekgavehimhighbloodpressureanddiabetes.

Officialsofthefast-foodindustryattackedthelegalaction.NationalRestaurantAssociationrepresentativeKatharineKimcalleditridiculous.KFCspokeswomanAmySherwoodclaimedKFCoffersseveralkindsoffoodsforpeoplewhowanttoeathealthier.LegalexpertWalterOlsonagreedthatthesuithadlittlechanceofsuccess.Hesaidthatpeoplewerefreetomakedifferentchoices.

Whetherornotthesuitissuccessful,thereisnodoubtthatAmericanshaveaweightproblem.MedicalexpertssaythatobesitywillsoonbeAmerica’snumberonekiller.Theyhaveencouragedfast-foodcompaniestoofferhealthierfood

WhatdoesthewordsuinginthefirstsentenceofParagraph1mean（）

A.Attacking

B.Mentioning

C.Complainingabout

D.Takingalegalactionagainst

78.Whathappenstoacreditcarduserifhefailstopayeachmonthaccordingtothepassage（）

A.Hewillpayabillwithinterestcharged

B.Hewillbedismissedbythecompany

C.Hewillbechargedasacriminal

D.Hewillbeaccusedofcheating

79.Dr.RobertColesbelievesthat______（）

A.beingrichhasasmanyadvantagesasbeingpoor

B.richchildrenoftengettoolittleentertainment

C.richchildrensometimescan'tenjoythethingtheyaremostinneedof

D.richchildrenaren'tgivenenoughthings

80.Davidlovessports.HewilltakehisholidayfromMay7toMay15.Whichactivitywillheprobablytakepartin（）

A.Hikinginthemountains

B.Fishinginthecountry

C.Watchingplantsatnight

D.Swimminginthesea

81.

43.____

82.22.____（）

83.Inordertopickupaqualifiedandanhonestcandidate,Conradsuggeststhatwe_____（）

A.examinetheresumescarefully

B.inspectthecandidatesaggressively

C.correcttheresumesintentionally

D.compareone’sresumewithothers’

84.Thereasonwhysomepeoplerefusetogiveuppostcardsisthat（）

A.itisnotconvenientforpeopletouseemailsnow

B.itisnotconvenientforpeopletouseinstantmessages

C.sendingpostcardscanbemorefashionable

D.sendingpostcardscancreateaholidayatmosphere

85.Ms.Chenglefthersecondnursingjobbecause（）

A.shewasboredwiththejob

B.itwastoodifficult

C.shewastoooldtodothejob

D.theotherstaffmadeherfeeluncomfortable

86.Passage4

OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarke，dressedforgoingout，tookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinit，pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheOver60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.Itwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalone.

Atsixo'clockshecamehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?How?How?Hadsomeonegotin?Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened，asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.

Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfittedherfrontdoor—amasterkeyperhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtime，dressedasusual，butshedidn'tgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain，lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.

Itwasjustafterfouro'clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain，andthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-box,andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknob（門(mén)把）onthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside，andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor，thehandwaspulledback，andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet

Mrs.ClarkelookedforwardtoThursdaybecauseshe（）

A.joinedinaspecialactivityintheclub

B.couldmeetheroldfriends

C.regularlyvisitedaclub

D.hadaspecialvisitortomeet

87.Breastfeeding（母乳喂養(yǎng)）foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman’sriskofgettingdiabetes（糖尿?。﹍aterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthelinkeasiertobelieve.HerstudyispublishedinajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Schwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.Theyevaluateddataon2233womenfromCalifornia.0fthose,405werenotmothers,1125weremotherswhobreastfedforatleastamonth,and703weremotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Theywere40to78yearsold.

AccordingtoSchwarz’sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis（診斷）ofType2diabetesforwomenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.Butmotherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergivenbirth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.

Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.Previousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeed,themorebenefitforherbody.Manyexpertsrecommendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.

Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon’tbreastfeed,astheygetolder,mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoffweight.Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder,shesays.

Thefindingisn’tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes（occurringduringpregnancy）thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststheybreastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtotheadviceshegivesmoms-to-beaboutthebenefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE（）

A.Abouttwothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy

B.EleanorSchwarz’sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomenwhosufferedfromdiabetes

C.Overonefifthsofthewomennevergotmarried

D.EleanorSchwarz’sresultsseemmorereliable

88.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout（）

A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess

B.Howtofacechallengesinyourlife

C.Howtobuildapositiveself-image

D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities

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