2023年泰州市英語模擬練習題【帶答案】

2023年泰州市英語模擬練習題【帶答案】學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(40題)1.Allthetraveling_____aretobepaidbythecompanyifyoutravelonbusiness（）

A.chargesB.moneyC.pricesD.expenses

2.Hecriticizedeverythingandeverybody,andeven_____hisfewfriends（）

A.ranoverB.randownC.ranagainstD.raninto

3.Agreatcheerwentupfromthecrowdastheycaughtofthehero（）

A.visionB.viewC.sightD.glance

4.Youhaveto（）earlyinthemorningtoavoidtherushhour

A.setasideB.setoutC.setupD.setin

5.Generallyspeaking,abusinesslettershouldbewritteninformalstyleinapersonalone（）

A.ratherthanB.otherthanC.lessthanD.morethan

6.Theyalwaysgivetheirvacantseatsto（）comesfirst

A.whoB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

7.Thereisnotmuchnewsintoday’spaper,_______（）

A.isitB.isn’titC.isn’tthereD.isthere

8.Wouldyoube（）tolendmeyourbiketomorrowmorning

A.askindasB.verykindC.sokindasD.verykindas

9.—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthecompany.

—Ifyouhad,you________adepartmentmanagernow（）

A.areB.wereC.wouldhavebeenD.wouldbe

10.Shedidn'tmakeacallbeforecoming,otherwisewe_________aseatforher（）

A.willleaveB.canleaveC.hadleftD.wouldhaveleft

11.Itisnotalwaysreliabletomakeaconclusionontheofthefirstimpression（）

A.basicB.baseC.basementD.basis

12.Thenewmodelcoststwice_______lastyear's（）

A.moreB.asmuchasC.asmanyasD.than

13.Intheletter,shedidn'ttellmewhetherhewasstill（）

A.aliveB.livedC.livelyD.live

14.Theyoungmanhaddecidedtogiveupthechanceofstudyingabroad,____surprisedhisparentsalot（）

A.whatB.whereC.whichD.that

15.Allflightsbecauseofthesnowstorm,wedecidedtotakethetrain（）

A.werecanceled

B.hadbeencanceled

C.havingcanceled

D.havingbeencanceled

16.Itisbelievedthatamanisinnocentuntilheisguilty（）

A.toproveB.provedC.havingbeenprovedD.tohaveproved

17.Thenewtechniquewillustodoubleourproduction（）

A.suggestB.enableC.persuadeD.make

18.Notuntilthatday_____theimportanceofgoodmannersinajobinterview（）

A.didIrealize

B.Ididrealize

C.Ihaverealized

D.haveIrealized

19.Peopleinvestmoneyinthiscompanytheybelieveitwillmakeprofits（）

A.thoughB.becauseC.unlessD.until

20.Ididnotnoticethatmydogwasmissing____________amomentago（）

A.beforeB.untilC.toD.on

21.Sinceyouareacollegestudentnow,youshouldyourselfmorethanyouusedto（）

A.relyonB.workonC.runoutD.carryout

22.Wouldyouliketogooutforapicnic?Yes,it'sday!（）

A.soabeautiful

B.sobeautiful

C.suchbeautiful

D.suchabeautiful

23.TheofficerinsistedthatMichaeldidnotfollowthecorrect______inapplyingforavisa（）

A.patternB.procedureC.programD.perspective

24.beforeweleavethedayaftertomorrow,wewouldhaveawonderfuldinnerparty（）

A.Hadtheyarrived

B.Weretheytoarrive

C.Weretheyarriving

D.Wouldtheyarrive

25.Iftheyhadn’tspentallthemoneyonthestocks,theirlife____somiserableatthemoment（）

A.wouldnothavebeen

B.willnothavebeen

C.arenot

D.wouldnotbe

26.Ofmorethanthreehundredpeopleintheairplanethatcrashedlastweek,onlyfivemiraculously（）

A.sustainedB.enduredC.survivedD.maintained

27.（）thatthetradebetweenthetwocountriesreacheditshighestpoint

A.Duringthe1960’s

B.Thatitwasinthe1960’s

C.Itwasinthe1960’s

D.Itwasthe1960’s

28.Ladiesandgentlemen!It’smypleasureMr.Li,ournewmanagertoyouall（）

A.introducingB.introduceC.tobeintroducingD.tointroduce

29.Mathematicsjustanotherlanguageusedtodescribeadeeperandmorecomplexreality（）

A.isB.areC.hasbeenD.havebeen

30.Onlywhenshehadaccomplishedthetaskthatshehadmadeamistake（）

A.didsherealize

B.shethenrealized

C.sherealized

D.beforesherealize

31.Hurricanesareseverecycloneswithwindsoverseventyfivemilesanhour______originateovertropicaloceanwaters（）

A.whichB.whoC.whereD.howto

32.Nobodywas________intheofficewhenthemanagersuddenlyhadaheartattack（）

A.availableB.approachableC.attainableD.adaptable

33.Wehavetogettheroadrepaired（）

A.nomatterhowmuchdoesitcost

B.nomatterhowmuchcostsit

C.nomatterhowmuchitcosts

D.nomatteritcostshowmuch

34.JackandJaneannouncedtheirtotheircolleaguesandeveryoneiswaitingfortheirmarriage（）

A.engagementB.investmentC.appointmentD.arrangement

35.Peteroftenaccompanieshisparentstotheconcert,_____hedoesnotlikeclassicalmusicatall（）

A.whenB.ifC.sinceD.though

36.Onnoaccount（）todeprive（剝奪）astudentofhisrighttoreceiveeducation

A.anyoneisallowed

B.isanyoneallowed

C.anyoneallows

D.allowsanyone

37.Itwasthetrainingthathehadasayoungmanmadehimsuchagoodengineer（）

A.whereB.whenC.whichD.that

38.Chinesepeoplespend______moneyontravelingtodayastheydidtenyearsago（）

A.morethantwice

B.astwicemuch

C.twiceasmuch

D.twicemorethan

39.Wedon’tacceptchecks;youhavetopayin________（）

A.cashB.coinC.moneyD.dollar

40.Thistaperecorderisfar（）thatonebothinqualityandindesign

A.superiorthan

B.superiorto

C.moresuperiorthan

D.moresuperiorto

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.Thereis____ofreligioninourcountry.（free）

47.Hisstorieswritteninhislateryearswerenotinterestingbecauseofhis____ofimagination.（poor）

48.Asacollegestudent,youshouldaimforan____ofknowledgewellbeyondyourareaofspecialization.（expand）

49.Thewholeworldlooksupontherapid（economy）____developmentofourcountryasagreatwonder

50.YesterdayI（receive）____anemailfromoneofoursuppliersabouttheorder

四、完型填空(20題)51.44.（）

A.pretendedB.wantedC.failedD.promised

52.47.（）

A.showedB.toldC.persuadedD.taught

53.（）

A.acceleratorB.actorC.amplifierD.observer

54.A.SB.TC.UD.V

55.69.（）

A.ThroughB.AgainstC.WithD.On

56.46.（）

A.soldiersB.miceC.heroesD.cowards

57.29.（）

A.ForB.InC.WithD.On

58.IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.

Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyofabout60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonlyoneat6:30,andIhad51it.

Nevermind,Isaid.I'mnotveryhungry.I'lljusthaveadrinkinthebarandasandwich.

Bar!she52hervoice.Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwant53,youmustgosomewhereelse.Shespokeasifaglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.

Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:30Ireturnedtothehotel.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.Theonlysoundwasthechurchclockopposite,54suddenlystruckthehalf-hourwith55forcethatitmademejump.Finallyawindowopenedupstairs.Theoldlady56andaskedmewhatwasgoingon.IexplainedwhoIwasandsheletme57aftertenminutes'wait.Shewasinhernightdress.Shetoldmeseriouslythatguestswere58tobebackinthehotelby11o'clock.

Iwenttobedbutcouldnotsleep.Everyquarterofanhourthechurchclockstruckandatmidnightthewholehotelshookwiththenoise.Justbeforedawn,Ifinallyfellasleep.

WhenIarrivedat59,everyoneelsehadnearly60andtherewasnotenoughcoffeetogoround.

Didyou61well,youngman?theoldladyasked.

62,Idon'tthinkIcouldgothrough63nightinthatroom,Ireplied.Ihardlysleptatall.

That'sbecauseyouwereupallnight64!shesaidangrily,puttinga（n）65totheconversation

51.（）

A.hadB.passedC.missedD.caught

59.Inordertoworkheretheforeignerneedsaworkpermit,whichmustbeapplied61byhisprospectiveemployer.TheproblemhereisthattheDepartmentoftheEmploymenthastherightto62orrefusethesepermits,andthereislittlethatcanbe63aboutit.Itwouldbeextremelyunwise64aforeignvisitortoworkwithoutapermit,sinceanyonedoingsois65toimmediatedeportation.Therearesome66tothisrule,mostnotablypeoplefromtheCommonMarketcountries,whoare67toworkwithoutpermits,andwhoareoftengiven68residencepermitsofuptofiveyears.Some69people,suchasdoctors,foreignjournalists,70andothers,canworkwithoutpermits.

TheproblemwiththeActisnotjustthatsomeofitsrulesareunfairbut71itisadministered,andthepeoplewhoadministerit.

Animmigrationofficialhasthepowertostopavisitor72theseshorescomingintothecountry.Ifthishappensthevisitorhasthe73toappeal74theImmigrationAppealTribunal.Whiletheappealsarebeingconsidered,thevisitorhasno75buttowaitsometimesforquitealongtime.

Criticsofthelawsaythatimmigrationofficialstreatthe76visitorsbadly,andappeartoacceptor77themforno78reason.Whichsideofthepolitical79youareon,thereseemstobeanurgentneedforagoodlookattheAct,foritcausesfrequentargument,andintheeyesofmany,real80

（）

A.forB.offC.toD.in

60.Wehavespokenofmarriageasaformalcontract.Itshouldbenoted,however,thatthiscontractdoesnot41thesameformindifferentsocieties.InWesternsocieties,the42ofamanandawoman43giventhestatusoflegalmarriagebybeingregisteredbyanofficial44bythestate.InsomeAfricansocieties,45,marriagehasnothingtodo46anofficialregistrationofthiskindbutislegalizedbytheformal47ofgoods.Generallyitisthebridegroom48isrequiredtomakea49ofgoodstothebride'skin,thoughsometimesapaymentisalsomadebythebridegroom's50tothoseofthebride.

AmongtheNuer（努爾人）,51livinginSouthernSudan,thepaymentmadetothebride'skin,52asbrideprice,isinthe53ofcattle.Oncethe54ofbridepriceisagreed55,andtheformalpaymentismade,themarriagebecomesa56unionandtheoffspringoftheunionbecometheacceptable57ofthehusband.Hekeeps58children59thewife60leaveshimtolivewithothermen

41（）

A.makeB.getC.takeD.do

61.65（）

A.lessthanB.asfastasC.asslowasD.fasterthan

62.80.（）

A.participatedB.investedC.followedD.pursued

63.Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.OnlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldeasilylearn51words,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireally52.Justthenmytutoratuniversity53readingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.

Atfirst,Ifeltabit54huntingforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,butthenIrealizedeveryonehastostart55.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstomakeourbrains56withcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures.Fromthere,wecanlearnand57.

The58ofreadingsuchbooksisthatyoualreadyknowthestory.59,youcanguessthewordmeaningwithyourpreviousknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthisdidnotworkwell.ThemethodI60istoreadachapterofyourchosenbookandattheend,61thewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookthemup.Ifyoucanwaitabit62youuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedyoucanunderstandmerelyfromthecontext.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouacluesuchastowhatortowhomthepassageis63.

Ifyoucanfinda64ofthebooksyouhavereadasachild,Iwouldstronglyadvisereadingthesebooks.I65suggestreadingtheseriesofHarryPotterbookswrittenbyJ.K.Rowling

51.（）

A.strangeB.individualC.difficultD.typical

64.Areyouamanoramouse?Whenpeopleaskthisquestiontheywanttoknow41youthinkyouarea42personoracoward.Butyouwillneverreallyknowtheanswertothisquestion43youaretestedinreallife.Somepeople44theyarebravebutwhentheycomefacetofacewithreal45,theyactlikecowards.Othersthinkofthemselvesascowards,butwhentheymeetdanger,theyactlike46.

Lennyhadalwaysthoughtofhimselfasa47person.Hegotworriedbeforeexaminations.Heworriedabouthisjobandhealth.Allhewantedinlifewastobesafeandhealthy.48,onJanuary15,2002,aplanecrashedintothePotomacRiverinWashington.Lennywenttotherivertoseewhatwashappening.Hesawawomaninthe49water.Lennydidnotfeelafraid.Hekeptvery50anddidaverydangerousthing.HejumpedintothePotomac,51tothewoman,andkeptherhead52thewater.Seventy-eightpeoplediedthatday.ThankstoLenny,itwasnot53.

Whenyouare54dangerandfeelafraid,thebodyautomaticallyproducesachemicalintheblood.Thechemicaliscalledadrenalin（腎上腺素）.55adrenalininthebloodsystem,youactuallyfeelstrongerandstrongerandare56tofightorrunaway.However,whenyouareabsolutelyterrified,thebodycanproducetoomuchadrenalin.Whenthis57,themusclesbecomeveryhardandyoufindyou58moveatall.Youarethenparalysedwithfear.Thisis59whenweareveryfrightened,wesometimessaywe'repetrified.ThiswordcomesfromtheGreekwordpetros,whichmeansstone.Weare60frightenedthatwebecomestone-like

41.（）

A.howB.neitherC.whetherD.either

65.66.（）

A.muchB.mostC.manyD.more

66.8.（）

A.soB.thereforeC.thatD.as

67.56（）

A.legalB.casualC.directD.progressive

68.55.（）

A.hadmanagedB.havemanagedC.aremanagingD.willmanage

69.71.（）

A.isB.areC.wereD.was

70.52.（）

A.learnedB.referredC.shownD.collected

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.InParagraph2,awayoutmeans（）

A.outofdateB.asolutionC.withoutquestionD.acomplaint

72.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________（）

A.postcardswilldisappearinafewyearsbecauseofotherdevicesofcommunication

B.people'shappinessinsendingandreceivingpostcardscanonlylastamoment

C.postcardcollectingmightbeoneofthereasonswhysomepeoplestilllikethepostcards

D.withoutpostcards,peoplewillhavelesscommunicationwithothers

73.Itseemsobviousthatyoudon’tgiveawayyourproductforfreebutthisisexactlywhatindierockgroupTheCrimeadidearlierthisyear.Theband’sreasoninggoeslikethis:morepeoplewilldownloadthefreealbumthanwouldpayforit.ThereforemorepeoplewillhearTheCrimea’smusic.ThesepeoplewillthenpaymoneyforconcertsbythebandandperhapsbuyaT-shirtorothermerchandise.Ifthebandplayregularconcertstocrowdsof200or300peopletheycanmakemoremoneythantheywouldfromsalesofaCD.TherewillalwaysbesomepeoplewhowantsomethingtheycanholdintheirhandssotheywillreleasetheCDintotheshopstoo—butmakingmoneythroughsalesoftheirmusicisn’tthetoppriority.

Thestoryillustratesthecreativethinkinggoingoninthemusicbusinessinresponsetodramaticchangesoverthelastfewyearsinthewaythatpeoplebuymusic.Salesofmusicdigitally—tocomputer,phonesandMP3playersroseto＄2billionin2006—anincreaseofalmost100percentonthepreviousyear—yetoverallrecordcompanysalesaredown.PeoplearesimplynotbuyingCDsinrecordshopsinanythinglikethenumberstheyusedto.

Thistrendlookssettocontinuesothebigquestionforthemusicindustryiswhethertheycansuccessfullymanagethemovetobeingprimarilyadigitalindustrywithoutprofitsfallingtounacceptablelevels.

Therearebothpositiveandnegativesigns.Ontheplusside,moreandmorepeoplearebuyingmusiconmobilephones,whichallowspeopletomakeimpulsepurchases—theycanbuyasongassoonastheyhearit.ResearchbytheUKmobileoperator3suggestedthat75percentof16to24yearoldswantedtobuyatracktheylikedassoonastheyheardit.Withsomuchcompetitionforpeople’sdisposableincome,aproductthatyoucansellimmediatelyisabigadvantage.

Thebadnewsforrecordcompanies,however,istheamountofmusicthatisdownloadedillegally.Piracy—usuallyintheformofcheaplycopiedCD—haslongbeenanissueforthemusicbusinessbuttheInternetmeansmusiccanbecopiedanddistributedfreelythroughfile-sharingsitesonalargescalethaneverbefore.

Itisthissituationthatleadsbandstostartgivingawaytheirmusicforfreeandpromisestomakethenextfewyearsaveryinterestingtimeinthemusicbusiness

WhatisunusualabouttheCrimea’sbusinessplan（）

A.TheirbusinesswasgivenawayfreeontheInternet

B.TheygaveCDsawayfreeinshops

C.Theyplayedfreeconcerts

D.TheychargedmorefortheirCDs

74.Whatisthemostimportantthingtodowhenonefails（）

A.Tofindallexcusesforthefailure

B.Toblamesomeoneelse

C.Tofindoutthecauseandimprovehimself

D.Torememberthepastfailures

75.Averyinterestingandimportantdevelopmentinscienceisadevicecalledlaser.Alaserisamachinewhichproducesalightbeam.Thelightproducedbyalaserisaveryspecialkindoflight.Thelight,calledalaserbeam,ispowerfulandcanbemadetodomanythings.Thelaserwasfirstdevelopedin1960,aboutmorethanhalfacenturyago.

Therearemanydifferentusesforlasersandseveraldifferenttypeshavebeendeveloped.Someusegasestoproducethelightbeam.Thegasesareheatedandcooled,andtheseprocessescausethegasestoproduceenergyintheformoflight.Onespecialpointoflasersisthatthelightbeamcanbestored.Ifthestoredlightisthensuddenlyletgo,itisextremelypowerful.Thelightfromalaserbeamcanbeusedeitherbystoringitandlettingitgosuddenly,orbyusingitinacontinuousstream.

Therearethreeimportantareaswherethecontrolofthelaserbeamhasbeenputintousebyscientists.Theseareasareindustry,communications,andmedicine.Ineacharea,thescientistshavebeenabletousethelasertodothingsthattheycouldnotdoinanotherway.Thelaserhasbeenveryhelpful.

Inindustry,thelaserbeamhasbeenusedformeasurementanddrilling.Whensomethinglargeisbeingbuilt—forexample,alargebridge—itisimportanttohaveveryaccuratemeasurements.Byaccuratemeasurement,lasersarealsohelpfulinlayingdownpipelinesoverlongdistances.Aslasersbecomemorecommoninindustry,therewillbemoreandmoreusesforthem

Alaserbeamis____________（）

A.alightproducedhalfacenturyago

B.powerfulandhasmanyuses

C.averyimportantdevice

D.akindoflightfromspace

76.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck（）

A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness

B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration

C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport

D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLuca

77.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_____（）

A.persuadechildrentostartreadingatanearlyage

B.showthedifferentreadingmethodsofpeople

C.showthedifferentreadingpatternsofpeople

D.proveboysreaddifferentlyfromgirls

78.Accordingtothepassage,duringthe1920s,Americanswerenotallowedto________（）

A.playcountrymusicinpublic

B.drinkalcoholinpublic

C.haveagettogetherwithoutasking

D.stayoutsideforawholenight

79.ThewordcontroversyinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto（）

A.choiceB.controlC.argumentD.statement

80.BysomepeopleImeanme.Whyisitthataneveningstroll（散步）leavesmefeelingeatenalivewhilemycompanionsareleftblissfullyun-bitten?

Studiessuggestthatabout20percentofpeoplearehighattractortypeswhoareespeciallyappealingtothefemalemosquitoes（蚊子）seekingoutbloodfortheextraprotein（蛋白質）theyneedtolayeggs.Ofcourse,notallmosquitoesarethesame.Butlet’sconsidersomeofthemoregeneralpropertiesthataffectyourmosquitoappeal.

ClothingColor

It’strue,mosquitoeshavediscerning（有辨識能力的）fashiontaste.Oratleast,they’remorelikelytospotyouasatargetifyoustandoutfromyourenvironment.Darkcolors,especially,willattractmoreoftheinsect.

BodyHeat

Visualcluesallowthemosquitotolocateyoufromrelativelyfaraway,butassheapproaches,it’syourbodyheatthatdrawsherin.Thisputspregnantwomen,whoaverageabout1.26degreesFahrenheit（華氏溫度）warmerthanothers,ataparticularrisk—afactwhichhasbeensubstantiated（證實）byanumberofstudies.

CarbonDioxide

Thisisanotherreasonpregnantwomenareatadisadvantage.Mosquitoescandetectcarbondioxideusingaspecialorgancalledamaxillarypalp（下顎須）fromasfaras164feetaway.Unfortunatelyformothers-to-be,pregnancycauseswomentoemit21percentmoreCO2.Thisisalsowhykidsareoftensafefrombites,whenbigger,moreCO2-emittingadultsarearound.

AlcoholIntake

Ontheflipside（另一方面）,pregnantwomenare（presumably）avoidinganothermosquitoattractor:alcohol.Althoughit’sunclearhowmosquitoesgoaboutdetectingthepresenceofethanol（乙醇）,studiesshowthatdrinkingevenjust12ouncesofbeerwillsignificantlyincreasetheattentionyoureceivefromthepests.

ThePropertiesofYourSkinandSweat

Upto85percentofyoursusceptibility（敏感性）tomosquitobiteshasnothingtodowithwhatyou’redrinking,wearingorhowmuchheatyourbodyemits—it’sjustgenetic.Specifically,thecompositionofyourskinbacteria—thekindthatnaturallyandhealthilyexiststhere—canserveasanattractor.

BloodType

Anotherfactoryoucan’tcontrol?Yourbloodtype.Anditstandstoreasonthat,ifthemosquitoistheretosuckyourblood,shecareswhatkindshe’sgetting.PeoplewithbloodtypeOaremorepronetomosquitobitesthanthosewithtypeB,withtypeAfolksbringinguptherear

Accordingtotheauthor,whichfactorbelowservesasthemostinfluencingoneinmosquitoappealing（）

A.Alcoholdrinking

B.Clothingcolor

C.Thepropertiesoftheskinandsweat

D.Thebodyheat

81.Whenwemakefriends,weconsidersuchthingsasage,race,andbackground,because_____（）

A.itisnoteasytohaveafriendlyrelationshipwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground

B.thedegreeoffriendshipbetweentwopeopleandthereasonfortheirsharedinterestvarygreatly

C.friendsneedtoknowallthesethings

D.thesearethemostimportantfactorstomakefriends

82.ThefollowingareallgoodfatsEXCEPT________（）

A.avocadosB.rawnutsC.coconutD.probiotic

83.IenteredSt.Thomas’sHospitalasamedicalstudentattheageof18andspentfiveyearsthere.Iwasanunsatisfactorystudent,formyheartwasnotinit.Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermytea,Iwroteandread.

Beforelong,Iwroteanovel,calledLizaofLambeth,whichIsenttoapublisherandwasaccepted.Itappearedduringmylastyearatthehospitalandhadsomethingofasuccess.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveupmedicineandmakewritingmyprofession;so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IsetoutforSpaintowriteanotherbook.Lookingbacknow,andknowingtheterribledifficultiesofmakingalivingbywriting,IrealizeIwastakingafearfulrisk.

Thenexttenyearswasveryhard,andIearnedanaverageof￡100ayear.ThenIhadabitofluck.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreputonaplaythatfaile

Thenextplayhearrangedtoputonwasnotready,andhewasathiswit’send.

Hereadaplayofmineand,thoughhedidnotmuchlikeit,hethoughtitmightjustrunforthesixweekstilltheplayhehadinmindcouldbeproduced.Itranforfifteenmonths.Withinashortwhile,IhadfourplaysrunninginLondonatthesametime.Nothingofthekindhadeverhappenedbefore.Iwasthetalkofthetown

Whentheauthorwasamedicalstudent,he__________（）

A.hadsometroublewithhisheart

B.wasaverygoodstudent

C.wantedtobeawriter

D.wassatisfiedwithwhathewasdoingatthetime

84.Thecomingparagraphwillprobablydiscusshowtocopewith________（）

A.drunkendriving

B.drunkenjaywalking

C.alcoholrelatedpedestrianaccidents

D.trafficaccidentsinvolvingchildren

85.ItishardtoimaginelifewithoutArabicnumerals（數字）.Noothernumbersystemeverinventedhasasimplewaytowriteanumberlike1984.InRomannumerals,itcomesoutlikethis:MCMLXXXIV.Imaginehowdifficultitwouldbeforaschoolpupiltorememberit!

TheArabs,however,calltheirnumbersIndiannumerals.ThisisprobablybecausetheygottheoriginalideaalongtimeagofromIndia.Therewerenoprintednewspapersorscientificmagazinesthen,somathematicstraveledalongthesameroutesthatsilkdid,asbusinessmensoldandboughtgoods.TheArabstookthenewnumbersandmadeimprovementsthatquicklyledtoadvancesintechnology.

TheachievementofArabictechnologycanbeseenfromapassageina10th-centurybookaboutanArabiccity:Theneighboringcountryshowedtheresultsofcarefulworkinagriculture,trade,andindustry.RiceandmanyotherplantsweregrowninfieldswithwatersuppliedbyArabengineers.Thecityincluded900publicbaths,stone-coveredstreets,fountains,andbeautifulbuildings.Atthistime,Londonwasasmalltownwithdirtystreets,andBerlinwasafarmingvillage.Infact,citiesoutsidetheArabworlddidnotreachthesamelevelofsocialdevelopmentuntilcenturieslater

ThispassagetellsusthattheArabswereapeople___________（）

A.inventingRomannumerals

B.havingadvancedtechnologylongago

C.growingcornandmanyotherplantsthen

D.supplyingothercountrieswithcolorfulsilk

86.PassageFour

Everyonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolder,butmen’smindsdeclinemorethanwomen’s,accordingtotheresultsofaworldwidesurvey.Certaindifferencesseemtobeinherentinmaleandfemalebrains:Menarebetteratmaintaininganddealingwithmentalimages（usefulinmathematicalreasoningandspatialskills）,whilewomentendtoexcelatrecallinginformationfromtheirbrain’sfiles（helpfulwithlanguageskillsandrememberingthelocationsofobjects）.

（69）Manystudieshavelookedforaconnectionbetweensexandtheamountofmentaldeclinepeopleexperienceastheyage,buttheresultshavebeenmixed.

Somestudiesfoundmoreagerelateddeclineinmenthaninwomen,whileotherssawtheoppositeorevennorelationshipatallbetweensexandmentaldecline.Thoseresultscouldbeimproperbecausethestudiesinvolvedolderpeople,andwomenlivelongerthanmen.Thementestedarethesurvivors,sothey’retheonesthatmaynothaveshownsuchcognitivedecline,saidstudyteamleaderElizabethoftheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.

Peoplesurveyedcompletedfourtasksthattestedsexrelatedcognitiveskills:matchinganobjecttoitsrotatedform,matchinglinesshownfromthesameangle,typingasmanywordsinaparticularcategoryaspossibleinthegiventime,e.g.objectsusuallycoloredg