2022-2023學年贛州市英語模擬題【帶答案】

2022-2023學年贛州市英語模擬題【帶答案】學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(40題)1.Proper_____caneasepeople’srelationshipandmaketheirconversationmorepleasant（）

A.insultsB.speechesC.complimentsD.noises

2.Californiareliesheavilyonincomefromfruitcrops（）

A.alsodoesFlorida

B.soFloridadoes

C.sodoesFlorida

D.Floridadoeseither

3.Allthetraveling_____aretobepaidbythecompanyifyoutravelonbusiness（）

A.chargesB.moneyC.pricesD.expenses

4.IrememberedthedoorbeforeIleftthehouse（）

A.lockingB.lockC.tolockD.locked

5.Manythings_________impossibleinthepastarequitecommontoday（）

A.havingbeenconsidered

B.tobeconsidered

C.considering

D.considered

6.I’dratheryou（）talkaboutthismatterforthetimebeing

A.don’tB.didn’tC.wouldn’tD.shouldn’t

7.Thoughbadlydamagedbyfire,theshiptriedto______herhomeport（）

A.makeforB.fishoutC.bringbackD.givewayto

8.Thestudentsinthatuniversityarenotfewerthan（）inouruniversity

A.theoneB.thatC.themD.those

9.ReadingEnglishinthemorningdefinitelygoodforustorememberwhatwehaveread（）

A.isB.areC.wasD.were

10.Ifyougetintodifficulties,don’thesitateto（）help

A.askaboutB.askafterC.askforD.askin

11.WhetherIwillgoorstay_____ontheinformationaboutmymother’shealthconditionfromthedoctor（）

A.dependsB.dependentC.dependD.depending

12.Istayedupallnight_____tofindanewsolutiontotheproblem（）

A.tryingB.havetriedC.tryD.tried

13.Speakingtwolanguages（）onehasobviouspracticalbenefits

A.otherthanB.betterthanC.ratherthanD.lessthan

14._____dictionaryisenoughforme（）

A.SuchoneB.OnesuchC.SuchaoneD.Onesucha

15.Itwill_____anotherfivetotenyearsbeforethenewmedicinecanbetestedonhumanbeings（）

A.costB.spendC.takeD.waste

16.Don'tassociatewithbadboysyourwholelifewillberuined（）

A.orB.butC.andD.sothat

17.Tommightnothavemadesuchaseriousmistakeifhe_____youradvice（）

A.followedB.followsC.hadfollowedD.hasfollowed

18.Haveyoucheckedallthebooks_______tothemountainousareanextweek（）

A.sentB.tobesentC.sendingD.beingsent

19.Peopleinthisareaarein（）overtheheavilypollutedair

A.doubtB.dangerC.troubleD.suspense

20._____difficultieswemaycomeacross,we’llhelponeanothertoovercomethem（）

A.WhereverB.WhateverC.HoweverD.Whenever

21.WhenIsawtheexpressiononhisface,Irealizedheis（）agreementwithme

A.inB.forC.toD.on

22.Ionlywork（）weekdays,not（）weekends

A.on;onB.at;atC.on;atD.at;on

23.Educationisnotanendbuta（n）_____toanend（）

A.meansB.solutionC.measureD.idea

24.Thestudentsofthisuniversitycomplainabouttrafficnoiseswhichthemwhentheyarehavingclasses（）

A.disturbB.interruptC.preventD.interfere

25.It’shightimewe_____strictmeasurestostoppollution（）

A.willtakeB.takeC.tookD.havetaken

26.I,yourgoodfriend,willtrymybesttohelpyouout（）

A.whoisB.whoamC.thatisD.whicham

27.—Areyoutellingthetruth?

—_______（）

A.Yes,Ido

B.No,thankyou

C.Yes,Ihaveto

D.No,itwasalie

28.Butforyouradvice,I_____itsosuccessfully（）

A.hadn’tdoneB.wouldn’tdoC.wouldn’thavedoneD.don’t

29.Therobberhadescapedandwasnowheretobefoundwhenthepolice______（）

A.arrivedB.hadarrivedC.arriveD.havearrived

30.Thefrontdooristhemain______tothehouse（）

A.solutionB.wayC.entranceD.path

31.Mychildrenarelookingforwardto______atriptoBeijingnextmonth（）

A.makeB.makingC.bemakingD.havemade

32._____tobeabadfloodthatyear（）

A.TherewasB.TherehappenedC.TherewereD.Therehappens

33.Sheisthemost_______secretaryI’veeverhad（）

A.efficientB.effectiveC.industrialD.practiced

34.Itwasinthefactory（）youworkedfiveyearsago（）youlearnedthetechnique

A.that;whereB.where;whenC.where;whereD.where;that

35.Chinesepeoplespend______moneyontravelingtodayastheydidtenyearsago（）

A.morethantwice

B.astwicemuch

C.twiceasmuch

D.twicemorethan

36.Mr.andMrs.Harperaresoexcitedtoday,fortheyhavebought（）fortheirnewhouse

A.manyfurnitures

B.manypieceoffurniture

C.afewoffurnitures

D.alotoffurniture

37.tothegraduationceremonygaveusalotofencouragement（）

A.TheSecretaryofStatewillcome

B.TheSecretaryofStatecoming

C.TheSecretaryofStatecame

D.TheSecretaryofState'scoming

38.Thecomputerdoesn’tworkwell，sosomething（）wrong

A.canhavegone

B.oughttohavegone

C.musthavegone

D.shouldhavegone

39.Shirley,arealbooklover,oftenbringshomemanybookstoread_____thelibrary（）

A.inB.forC.byD.from

40.______isnotknownyet（）

A.Althoughheisseriousaboutit

B.Nomatterhowwewilldothetask

C.Whetherwewillgooutingornot

D.Unlesstheycometoseeus

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.Itis____thatthecompanywillmakeabigprofitintheexporttrade.（like）

47.Allthemenwereunderheavy____workingdayandnight.（press）

48.Wouldyoupleaseprovideuswitha____largeenoughtoholdallthewater?（contain）

49.Nowadays,weareinavery____businessenvironment.（competition）

50.Yourworkplanismuchbetternow,butthereisstillroomfor（improve）____

四、完型填空(20題)51.（）

A.muchB.mostC.alotD.more

52.61.（）

A.pleasureB.courseC.opinionD.advice

53.Mama,whenIgrowup,I’mgoingtobeoneofthose!IsaidthisafterseeingtheCapitalDancingCompanyperformwhenIwasthree.Itwasthefirsttimethatmy1tookonavividformandactedassomethingimportanttostartmytraining.AsIgrewolderandwas2tomore,myinterestsintheworldofdance3variedbutthatlittlegirl’sdreamofsomedaybecominga4inthecompanyneverleftme.Inthesummerof2005whenIwas18,Ireceivedthephonecallwhichmadethatdreama5;Ibecameamemberofthecompany6candatebackto1925.

AsIlookbackonthatdaynow,itsurely7anysenseofreality.IbelieveIstayedinastateofpleasantdisbelief8Iwashalfwaythroughrehearsals（排練）onmyfirstday.Ineveractually9togetthejob.After10theposition,Iwascompletelyastonished.Iremembershakingwithexcitement.

ThoughIwasabsolutelythrilledwiththechance,itdidnotcomewithoutitsfairshareof11.Throughthestrictrehearsalperiodofdancingsixdaysaweek,Ifounditvitalto12upthematerialfastwitheverylastbitofconcentration.Itwasthatextreme13todetailandstressonpracticethatsetus14.Tothenfollowthosehighenergyrehearsals15abusyshowscheduleofuptofiveperformancesaday,Idiscoveredanew16ofthewordshardwork.WhatIthoughtwasmyphysical17werepushedmuchfurtherthanIthought18.Ilearnedtomakeeachperformancebetterthanthelast.

Today,whenIlookattheunbelievablecompanythatIhavethegreat19ofbeingapartof,notonlyasamember,butasadancecaptain,Iseea20thathasinspirednotonlygenerationsoflittlegirlsbutasplendidcompanythatcontinuestodevelopandgrowandinspirespeopleeverydaytofollowtheirdreams

1（）

A.hobbyB.planC.dreamD.word

54.15（）

A.overB.byC.withD.beyond

55.43.（）

A.innocentB.successfulC.terribleD.considerate

56.46.（）

A.anticipatesB.acceptsC.involvesD.indicates

57.62.（）

A.nearB.sinceC.towardsD.to

58.65.（）

A.hardB.hardlyC.notD.almost

59.22.（）

A.partiesB.racesC.countriesD.ages

60.54.（）

A.thinkaboutB.careaboutC.setaboutD.worryabout

61.55.（）

A.limitB.sideC.middleD.edge

62.5.（）

A.oneselfB.itselfC.himselfD.herself

63.28.（）

A.surviveB.enjoyC.rememberD.value

64.60.（）

A.shouldersB.worksC.heartsD.minds

65.38.（）

A.avoidableB.criticalC.seriousD.necessary

66.70.（）

A.thatB.ifC.whereD.when

67.50.（）

A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervouslyD.bravely

68.3（）

A.rarelyB.certainlyC.probablyD.consistently

69.23.（）

A.confidenceB.interestC.anxietyD.sorrow

70.Didyoueverhaveadream?I’mnottalkingaboutadreamyouhavewhenyousleep.I’mtalkingaboutaconsciousdream41youwouldliketoseeanewfuture,adifferentchoiceofemployment,andabusinessofyourown.Howmanytimeshaveyouwishedthatyoucouldbelivinginadifferent42ratherthantheoneyouarecurrentlyexperiencing?

Severalyearsago,Ihadadreamaboutinventingaboardgamethatwould43myfortunes.Aftermanyrevisions,aboardgamewasdeveloped.Itwasanexcitingtime.Ourdreamseemedtocometruewithsalesstartingtoaccumulate,andourcompanywasalso44.45,anewboardgamesuddenly46marketandmadegreatprogressinsales.Eventually,thecompanywasdissolved.

Perhapsforgamedevelopers,the47emotionsitwasnevermeanttohappenwilldominatetheirfuturedreamsof48adifferentlife.Butforme,maybeIdidn’tsucceedtothelevelIdesired,butattheveryleastIturnedmydream49reality.IfIhadnevertransferredmydream,there50valuablelessonstobelearnedfromthefailure.Itmaytakemany51,butsuccessisonlyachieved.Oncedreamsare52action,formerfailurebecomesabetteractionplaninfuture.Theimportant53hereisthatsuccessonlycomesbyturningdreamsintoreality,andrealizingthat54areonlystepping-stonestofinalsuccess.Aftermanyattempts,manyfailures,manylessonsandmanyfalsestarts,learn55lessonsfromfailure,turndreamsintoreality,anddon’tletadreamonlybeadream,andthensuccesswillarriveatlast

41.（）

A.whatB.whereC.whenD.how

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.Whyshouldmemorycardsandbatteriesbekeptoutofthereachofchildren（）

A.Becausechildrenmayswallowthem

B.Becausechildrenmaybreakthem

C.Becausechildrenmaybitethem

D.Becausechildrenmaylosethem

72.Inyourcaryoumayhaveacellphone,atelephonealsoknownasamobilephonethatyoucancarryaroundanduseanywhere.Onyourway,youmayfeelcoordinatedandenjoyyourhands-freephonetalkingwhiledriving.Butrecentstudiessuggestthatitisn’tthedialingorthearmwavingthatmakesdrivingwhiletalkingonacellphonedangerous.Itistheyakkingitself—ormoreprecisely,thecontinuousconversationwithsomeonewhoisn’tpresent—thatmakes.DavidStrayer,aUtahpsychologist,saysyourdrivingperformancewhiletalkingonacellphoneisweakenedatlevelscomparableto,orworsethan,drivingwithabloodalcohollevelof0.08,whichisthelegallimitinmoststatesofAmerica.

Usingadriving-trainingsimulator,Strayerandhiscolleaguescomparedtheattentionlevelsandresponsetimeof110driversinvarioussituations.Indensetraffic,cellphoneuserswereabout20percentslowertorespondtosuddenhazardsthanotherdrivers,andtheywereabouttwiceaslikelytodriveintothebackofabrakingcarinfrontofthem.Cellphonedriversareobtaininglessthan50percentofthevisualinformationthatnoncelldriversaregetting,saysStrayer.Lookingandseeingarenotoneandthesame.Bycontrast,theresearchersfoundthatlisteningtotheradioorconversingwithpassengersisnotashazardous.Whenadangeroussituationarises,thedriverandpassengersputtheirconversationonpause,Strayersays.

Whethertalkingwithapassengerorsomeoneonacellphone,however,peoplearelessabletorecallthedetailsofaconversationcarriedonwhiledriving.Soitmightnotbegoodforyoureconomichealthtodiscussinvestmentstrategieswithyouragentwhileeitherofyouisdriving,Strayeraddslastly

Accordingtotherecentstudies,whichofthefollowingmakesdrivingdangerous（）

A.Acellphonedialingbythedriver

B.Thedriver’sendlessarmwaving

C.Thedriver’scontinuouscellphonetalking

D.Theabsenceofanotherphonespeaker

73.Thetableismainlyabout____________（）

A.part-timejobs

B.asummerbuspass

C.waterparkswimming

D.thingstodoinsummer

74.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat（）

A.coupleswholookalikecanlivelonger

B.mostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowalike

C.theinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestrong

D.happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothers

75.TraditionalJapanesefoodissurelyoneofthehealthiestandmostdeliciousintheworld,andfortunatelyformostofus,foodsliketofu,sushiandevengreenteaarenowfamiliarandcanbefoundeasilyoutofJapan.Asanationalcuisine,thankstomanysocialaswellaspoliticalchanges,Japanesefoodhasgreatlydevelopedoverthepastfewcenturies.Inancienttimes,whenmuchofthetraditionalcuisinewasinfluencedbyKoreanandChinesecultures,Japanesecuisineslowlychangedwiththestartofthemedieval（中世紀的）period,whichbroughtalongwithitnewtastes.

Withthecomingofthemodernage,agreatmanychangestookplaceandtheJapanesecuisinewasinfluencedgreatlybyWesternculture.However,thetraditionalJapanesefoodoftodayisstillverylikewhatexistedattheendofthe19thcentury.ThiswouldmeanthatalargepartoftheJapanesecuisineincludesthosefoodswhosecookingmethodsandingredients（原料）havebeenintroducedfromothercultures,butwhichhavesincethenbeenexperimentedwithanddevelopedbytheJapanesethemselves.

ThethingaboutJapanesefoodisthatyoueitherwillloveitorwillcompletelylookdownuponit.WithtraditionalJapanesefood,thereisnosuchthingasanin-between.However,chancesarethatifyouhateJapanesefood,thenyouprobablyhaven'teventastedrealJapanesefoodoryousimplyhaven'tgivenyourselfthechancetolikeit.Unlikeothercuisines,Japanesefoodisnotsomethingthatyouwillappreciateafterhavingonlyabite.Likewinesandcigars,Japanesefoodneedstimetobeliked

Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage（）

A.Japanesefoodchangedmostduringthemedievalperiod

B.Japanesefoodhasbeengreatlyinfluencedbyothercultures

C.ThetraditionalJapanesefoodoftodaytastestotallydifferentfromthatinthepast

D.Koreanfoodisalsooneofthehealthiestfoodsintheworld

76.I’maChinesestudentstudyinginCanadIhavebeenaboarderwiththeCarsonsformorethanayearandahalf.

TheCarsonsliveintheirownhouse,whichhasfourbedroomsincludingtheoneinthebasement（底層）whichIlivein.JudydoesalltheworkinthehouseandAndrewisresponsiblefortheworkinthegarden.Whentheygooutintheevening,theyoftenaskmetolookaftertheirchildren.

Judy’sparents,Mr.andMrs.Morris,livedinanothercity.Judywastheironlychildandnaturallytheydotedon（寵愛）Judy’schildren.Theyoftensentthechildrenpresents.

LastAprilMr.Morrisdied.NowthatMrs.Morriswasquitealone,IexpectedthatJudywouldwanthertocomeandlivewiththem.Oneday,Margarettoldmegrandmawascomingtolivewiththemandherdaddyandmummywouldwantmyroomback.Thenewsdidn’tsurprisemeandthenextdayIwenttoJudyandaskedheraboutit.IsaidIcouldn’tthinkoflivingintheirbasementroomanylongerifitwasneededforMrs.Morris.Judyseemedsurprisedatfirst.Thenshetoldmetherewasnoneedformetomove,fortheyhadn’tyetcometoanydecisionabouthermothercomingtolivewiththem.NaturallyI’mworriedaboutmymother.Shehasbeeninpoorhealth.Shesmiledsadlyandadded.

Tobehonest,Andrewandmymotherhavenevergotonwell.We’llwaitabitandseewhathappens.PerhapsMotherwillbeallrightlivingherself,orperhapstheywillbothchangetheirminds.

Thatwassixmonthsago.DuringthistimeI’veheardthatMrs.Morrishashadtwoillnessesandthatherhealthhasgotworse.AnursinghomewasmentionedoncebutMrs.Morrisrefusedtogothere.Souptonowshe’sstilllivingaloneandI’mstilllivinginthebasementroom

WhatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandtheCarsons（）

A.HeisabrotherofAndrewCarson

B.HeisaclosefriendoftheCarsons

C.HeisastudentofJudyCarson

D.HeisastudentwhopaystoliveandhavemealsattheCarsons’house

77.WhatdidCharlesSteinmetzdotothetenfatpeopleinhisresearch（）

A.Heletthemliveonlyonliquidfood

B.Heletthemskipbreakfast

C.Heletthemruneverymorningandevening

D.Heletthemskipsupper

78.ChildmaltreatmentcanbringallthefollowingconsequencesEXCEPT_______（）

A.stressB.suicideC.heartdiseaseD.poormemory

79.LearningBusinessSkillsthroughJuniorAchievement

JuniorAchievementisaninternationalmovementtoeducateyoungpeopleaboutbusinessandeconomicsforthepurposeofhelpingthempreparetosucceedintheworldeconomy.Theorganizationisthelargestofitskind.

JuniorAchievementhasgonethroughdifferentstagesinitsdevelopment.Itwasstartedbythebusinessleader,HoraceMosesandTheodoreVail,andSenatorMurrayCranein1919inSpringfield,Massachusetts.Theorganizationstartedwithasmallnumberofchildrenagedtentotwelve.Formorethan50years,JuniorAchievementprogramsmetafterschoolasagroupofbusinessclubs.Butin1975,JuniorAchievementbegantoofferclassesduringschoolhours.Manymoreyoungpeoplejoinedtheorganizationonceitbegantoteachbusinessskillsaspartoftheschoolday.In2004,JuniorAchievementWorldwidewasformed.

TheJuniorAchievementprogramsteachaboutbusinesses,howtheyareorganized,andhowproductsaremadeandsold.TheprogramsalsoteachabouttheAmericanandworldeconomicsandbusinessoperations.Youngpeoplecanlearnhowentrepreneurshipworksbyoperatingtheirowncompanies.Forinstance,thestudentsdevelopaproductandsellsharesintheircompany.Theyusetheirmoneytobuythematerialstheyneedtomaketheirproduct,whichtheythensell.Finally,theyreturntheprofitstothepeoplewhoboughtsharesinthecompany.ItisreportedthatintheUnitedStatesalone,therearemorethan22,000placesthatholdJuniorAchievementeventscurrently.AccordingtoJuniorAchievement,about287,000volunteerssupportitsProgramsaroundtheworld.

LearningBusinessSkillsthroughJuniorAchievement

ThepurposeofJuniorAchievementistoteachyoungpeoplehowtobesuccessfulin____

80.Passage1

Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusinessoftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.

Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthecustomersomethingelse,heoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutebluntly;hedoessowithskillandpolish:Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize.Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned.Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatment,andtheusualresponseis：Thisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.

Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonlyhavingalookround.Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdressesawomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,toandfro,oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.Itisalaboriousprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands

Accordingtothepassage,whenamanisbuyingclothes（）

A.hebuyscheapthings,regardlessofquality

B.hechoosesthingsthatothersrecommend

C.hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthings

D.hebuysgoodqualitythings,solongastheyarenottoodear

81.Toolongagaze（）

A.mayupsetpeoplebeinglookedat

B.showsone'sgreatconfidence

C.indicatesone'sinterestinthetalk

D.tellsyouhowfriendlyoneis

82.Theunderlinedwordthisinthelastparagraphmeans_________（）

A.thedescriptionofConfucius’scareforroses

B.communicationbetweenlovers

C.aspecialroselanguage

D.therose’slegend

83.InthereceptionhalloftheBritishRoyalAcademyofDance,thestatuesoffouroutstandingfemaledancersaredisplayed.ThestonesculptureofDaiAilianisoneofthem.

DaiAilianwasborninTrinidad,anindependentrepublicintheWestIndies,in1916,withherforefatherslivingabroadformanyyears.In1930,shewenttoLondontostudydance.ManyfamousdancerssuchasAntonDolin,RudolfLabanandMaryWigmanwereherteachers.Thoughballetandmoderndancewerenotwellconnectedatthattime,DaiAilianlearnedbothofthem.Thisisofgreatsignificanceforherlaterdevelopment.

DaiAilianreturnedtoherhomelandin1939aftertheAnti-JapaneseWarbrokeout.ShegavebenefitperformancesinHongKongandonthemainland.MajorprogramssuchasHomesickMelody,Selling,WheatGleaningGirlandStoryoftheGuerrillallshowedsympathyforthepoorandconcernoverthenation'sfate.

DaiAilian'sartcareerenteredagoldenperiodafterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.ShebecamethefirstpresidentoftheNationalDanceTroupe,thefirstheadmistressoftheBeijingDancingSchoolandthedirectorandadvisoroftheCentralBalletTroupe.HerrepresentativeworksweregroupdancescalledLotusandFlyingApsaraspresentedinBerlinandWarsawin1953and1955andwonherawards.

DaiAilianalwayssays,Balletismyworkwhilefolkdanceismygreatestpleasure.HerloveforChinesedanceledtoherefforts.Meanwhile,sheintroducedtheessenceofWesterndancetoChina.Forthisreason,shewasregardedasaqualifiedpersontolinkupChineseandWesterndancecultures

WhyisthestonesculptureofDaiAiliandisplayedinthehalloftheBritishRoyalAcademyofDance（）

A.Becauseofhernoticeablecontributions

B.Becauseshewasgoodatsculpture

C.BecauseshestudiedintheBritishRoyalAcademyofDance

D.Becauseofherloveforhermotherland

84.Accordingtothepassage,theJapanesemayconsideritunacceptabletobe（）

A.indirectB.straightforwardC.poorlydressedD.curious

85.InKorea,people_____（）

A.valuetheiryouthmost

B.areafraidofoldage

C.arelongingforoldage

D.thinkbeingyoungisthesameasbeingold

86.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatcanyoudotosaveanothermistake（）

A.Spendtimethinkingaboutwhatpeoplereallymean

B.Takeagoodlookatthepersontalking

C.Focusonthelookinthespeaker'seyes

D.Trytocatcheverywordofthespeaker

87.Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabledpeoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthenumberisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.

IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople:aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.

Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople’sattitudetowardsthem.

Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingorgotoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesortrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?Butthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,thatcounts

Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat_____（）

A.therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld

B.thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthebiggest

C.IndiahasmanymoredisabledpeoplethanCanada

D.itiseasytogetanexactnumberoftheworld’sdisabledpeople

88.Passage3

Collegeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.I'mawayfromhome,soIhavemanythingstoadjustto,suchasbeingonmyownandmeetingmanydifferenttypesofpeople.TherearealotofthingsthatIlikeaboutcollegethatIwouldliketodescribeforyou.

Firstofall,livingatcollegegivesmeasenseofresponsibilityandofbeingonmyown.Myparentsaren'taroundtosay,No,you'renotgoingouttonight.orDidyoufinishyourhomework?EverythingIdohastobemydecision,andthatmakesmeresponsibleformyownlife.DuringthesecondweekIwasatcollege,IhadtogooutandlookforabankwhereIcouldopenanaccount.AndwhenIgottothebank,Ihadtodecidewhethertohaveacheckingorsavingsaccountandwhetherornottogetacreditcard.Decisions!Decisions!

FriendlypeopleisanotherthingIlikeaboutcollege.OnthefirstdayIcametoMarymountUniversityhereinVirginiafromNewYork,IwasabitconfusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.MymotherandIdrovein.Wedidnotknowthebuildingweweresupposedtogoto,buttheguardwasverynice.Withasmile,hetolduswhatbuildingwewerelookingforandwherewecouldparkourcar.MyroomwasonthefirstfloorofNewGerard,andIknewIhadtogothroughsomeglassdoors,butmymotherandIdidn'tknowwhichones.Somestudentssawmeandasked,Areyouanewstudent?WhentheyfoundoutIwaslookingforNewGerard,onesaid,Oh,justfollowus;that'swherewe'regoing.EvennowIfeelcomfortable