2022年江西省景德鎮(zhèn)市成考專升本英語

2022年江西省景德鎮(zhèn)市成考專升本英語學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、閱讀理解(30題)1.IfsomeoneforgedyoursignatureandDrewmoneyfromyouraccount_________．

A.thebankwouldalwayspaymoneytotheforger

B.thebankwouldn’tloseanymoney

C.youwouldn’tloseanymoney

D.youwouldn’tloseyourmoney

2.Accordingtotheauthor,smalltalkisoftenused______

A.toinvadeother'sprivateaffairs

B.toshareasecretbetweenintimatefriends

C.toopenandmaintainchannelsofcommunication

D.toprotectone'sownprivacy

3.Whatwasthemainfindingofthestudy?

A.Thewarmingoftheworld'soceansisnotathreat.

B.Thatnotenoughisbeingdoneaboutglobalwarming.

C.Thereisapuzzlinggapbetweenthemodelandobservations.

D.Oceanwatershavewarmedfasterthanscientistshadpreviouslythought.

4.PassageTwoTheagriculturalrevolutioninthenineteenthcenturyinvolvedtwothings：theinventionoflabor-savingmachineryandthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture．Labor．savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasSCarCe．“InEurope”，saidThomasJefferson，“theob．jectistomakethemostoftheirland，laborbeingabundant；hereitistomakethemostofourlabor，landbeingabundant．”ItWasinAmerica，therefore，thatthegreatadvancesinnine-teenth-centuryagriculturalmachineryfirstcame．Attheopeningofthecentury，withtheexcep-tionofacrudeplow，farmerscouldhavecarriedpracticallyalloftheexistingagriculturalimple-ments(農(nóng)具)ontheirbacks；by1860，mostofthemachineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinanearlyform．Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow．Asearlyas1790CharlesNewboldofNewJerseyhadbeenworkingontheideaofacast-ironplowandspenthisentirefortuneinintroducinghisinvention．Thefarmers，however，wouldhavenoneofit，clai-mingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadetheweedsgrow．Nevertheless，manypeopledevot-edtheirattentiontotheplow，untilin1869JamesOliverofSouthBend，Indiana，turnedoutthefirstchilled—steel(冷淬鋼)plow．

Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Theneedforagriculturaladvancestohelpfeedagrowingpopulation．

B.Thedevelopmentofsafermachinesdemandedbythelabormovement．

C.Machinerythatcontributedtotheagriculturalrevolution．

D.NewJerseyasaleaderintheagriculturalrevolution．

5.StanleyWilliams,"Tookie",hasbeeninprisonfor20years.HeisonDeathRowformurder.HehelpedstarttheCripsganginLosAngelesbeforehewenttoprison.Nowhewantstohelpyoungpeoplestayawayfromgangsandprison.HeandBarbaraBecnelhavewrittenmanybooksforyoungpeopleaboutgangsandprison.

AmanfromSwitzerlandhasnominatedWilliamsforaNobelPeaceprize.TheNobelPrizeisgiventopeoplewhohavedonethegreatestgoodforpeopleoftheworld.Williamsdoesnotbelievehewillwin,butheisproudthathewasnominated.Williamswantstomakeupforhisroleingangsandmurderbydoinggood.Williams’mostrecentbookiscalled"LifeInPrison".Williamstalksabouttheviolenceinprisonandhowprisonlifecanmakepeoplecrazy.

PrisonofficialssaythatWilliamshasbeenintroubleinprison.Hespent6.5yearsinsolitaryconfinement（keptinhiscellformostofevery24hours）,inthe1980’s.Theysayheisstillinvolvedingangs.Hedeniesit.Hishistory,Becnelsaid,onlymakesWilliams’messagestronger."Hemaynotbethemessengerthatmanyadultswant,buthehasthemessagethatmanykidsneed.Soarewegoingtothrowawayaneffectivemessagebecausewedon’tlikethemessenger"asksBecnel.WhydidStanleyWilliamswriteanti-gangbooks?A.A.Hehadnothingelsetodo,

B.Hewantedtopreventyoungpeoplefromgettingintogangs.

C.Hewantedtogetrich.

D.HewantedaNoblePrize.

6.TheOaklandPoliceChiefthinkstheinformationwillhelp______.

A.citizenstoworkagainstthepolice

B.criminalstogetaway

C.citizenstobecomeequalpartnerswiththepolice

D.keepstoresfromopening

7.AcrobatsandgymnastsareindangerofhurtingthemselvesinCirqueduSoleilperformancesbecause______.

A.theyhaven'tpracticedenough

B.theequipmentisinneedofrepairs

C.theyperform.riskyactswithoutnets

D.someareHIVpositive

8.Surrenderingtothefactthatlifeisn'tfairwill______.

A.keepusfrommakingeverythingperfect

B.keepusfromdoingeverythinginourpower

C.makeusfacechallengesinthelifebravely

D.makeusknowit'sourdutytoperfectthings

9.Computersareveryversatile.Thissentencemeans______.

A.computersareveryexpensive

B.computerscandomanythings

C.computersareverygoodtoplaywith

D.computersareverycheap

10.Theunderlinedword"precarious"inthethirdparagraphmeans______.

A.unexpectedB.dangerousC.unusualD.ridiculous

11.Itcostsastudentnothingtorunanaccountprovidedthat______.

A.hedoesnotpayoutmorethanhehasinthebank

B.heseesthebankmanageraboutmoneymatters

C.hemakehismoneygofurther

D.heopenstheaccountbeforetermstarts

12.Whichoffollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?______

A.FluctuationsinWeatherPatterns.

B.MagnetismandtheSunSpots.

C.TheSizeandNumberabouttheEarth's.

D.Livingston'sNewTheoryabouttheEarth'sClimate.

13.Accordingtothetext,whichtypeofbehavior.isNOTexpectedofamanbysociety?______.

A.Endinghismarriagewithoutgoodreason.

B.Spendingtoomuchtimewithhisfriends.

C.Complainingabouthismarriagetrouble.

D.Goingouttoballgamestoooften.

14.Dispensingdrugswithoutaprescriptionis______.

A.legal,andWildeswillbeprosecuted

B.illegal,andWildeswillbesenttojail

C.illegal,butWildesprobablywon'tbeprosecuted

D.somethinganyonecando

15.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.

A.thetoolsmadeby"FloresHuman"

B.thelanguageusedby"FloresHuman"

C.theevolutionof"FloresHuman"

D.themajorsurprisingfindingsabout"FloresHuman"

16.PassageFourSomepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillstheessence(真諦)ofsporhepursuitofpersonalexcellence．Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun．Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams，theyBecomecompetitiveButtheystillenjoyplaying．Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself，hehastothinkonlyaboutwinning．Heisresponsibleforentirenationshopes，dreamsandreputation．

AgoodexampleisthefootballWorldCup．Footballistheworld’smostimportantsport．WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingSUCCESS．MentionAr—gentina(阿根廷)tosomeoneandthechancesarethathe’11thinkoffootball．Inasense，win。ningtheWorldCupputArgentinaonthemap．

SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldCup．PeopleinEng—landfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywoninl966．LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircars，andeventheirhouses，andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgenti—na，wherethefinalswereplayed．

So，amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!DotheArgentinianreallyBelievethatBecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfoot—ball，theirnationisineverywayBetterthanallothers?Notreally，butitsnicetoknowthatyouwonandInthesecondparagraph，theword“summit”means“_________”．

A.highestpointB.mountaintopC.awardD.summary

17.44.ThewritercomparesturtlestomountainclimbersA.becausetheylaytheireggsinmountainareas______.B.togiveyouapictureofhowhardtheyworkC.totellyouthattheyliketoclimbD.totellyouthatmountainclimbersareasslowasturtles

18.Beforethispassage,theauthortalkedaboutthepracticeoftheOxforduniversity,thenwhatistheattitudeheldbyOxforduniversityaboutofferingadmissionopportunityfordonationofmoney?

A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.

19.Whichbooksaretragedies?

A.LightonSnow&BreakingGround.

B.IntheShadowofNoTowersifBreakingGround.

C.LightonSnowifIntheShadowofNoTowers.

D.NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmesifIntheShadowofNoTowers.

20.Whatisimportantinpeople'slives?

A.Theearth.B.Birds.C.Scientists.D.Thenature.

21.Thedifferenceslieinthefollowingexcept______oftheparts.

A.theweatherB.thehistoryC.geographyD.thenames

22.Thehoneybee'sstingisparticularlyeffectivebecauseit______.

A.hasmanypotentialuses

B.cankillseveralvictimsatonce

C.islocatedintherearofthebee'sbody

D.remainswiththebee'svictim

23.Theinformationaboveisparticularlyusefulforthose______.

A.whowanttoapplyforBostonCollege

B.whowanttoknowaboutBostonCollege

C.who'vebeenadmittedtoBostonCollege

D.who'vedecidedtopayavisittoBostonCollege

24.Otherpeoplebelievethatiftheyknowenoughtheywillfindthisthing.Thissentencemeans______.

A.otherpeoplethinkiftheyknowalottheywillbeabletogetenoughmoneyandthatwillmakethemhappy

B.otherpeoplethinkithuethatenoughknowledgewillbringthemenoughmoney

C.otherpeopleholdtheopinionthatthemoretheyknowthehappiertheywillbecome

D.otherpeopleholdtheopinionthatiftheybecomeknowledgeableenoughtheywillfeelhappy

25.Napstermaydecideto______.

A.gooutofbusiness

B.sellthecompany

C.suethemusicindustry

D.petitiontheU.S.SupremeCourt

26.55.Whyisitaproblemifallthesmallerfishspeciesdie?

A.It'snothealthyfortheenvironment.B.Peopleonlyliketocatchbigfish.

C.Therearetoomanysmallfish.

D.Thesmallerfishcangetlostinthelake.

27.Landsat7knowsthatAlaskanglaciershaveshrunkbecause______.

A.sightseershavenotedthechanges

B.computer-animatedviewshaveshowntheshrinkage

C.oneoftheglacierswashitbyaship

D.thetemperaturesaremuchcolder

28.Whatarethemajordifferencesbetweenhighschoolandcollegeclasses?

A.Atschool,thereismorework,responsibilitiesandfreedom.

B.Atschool,thereismoredecisionstomake.

C.Atcollege,thereismorework,responsibilitiesandfreedom.

D.Atcollege,thereismorepush.

29.Comparedwithparentsof30yearsago,today'sparents______.

A.gotoclubsmoreoftenwiththeirchildren

B.aremuchstricterwiththeirchildren

C.carelessabouttheirchildren'slife

D.givetheirchildrenmorefreedom

30.Wemayconcludefromreadingthepassagethat______.

A.ahovercraftcannotflyhighbecauseofthesurroundinghigh-pressureair

B.ahovercraftisasmuchinuseasaplane

C.ahovercraft"flies"withagreaterspeedthanships

D.ahovercraftalsohastheproblemofwaveresistance

二、完型填空(20題)31.31.（）A.A.especiallyLatie

B.forexample

C.therefore

D.notAmerican

32.【B4】

A.SurprisinglyB.AmazinglyC.FortunatelyD.Unfortunately

33.________查看材料

A.seatB.seatingC.sittingD.sit

34.(43)

A.takepainsB.runriskC.takeariskD.makeefforts

35.43.()A.A.BeforeB.WhenC.WhileD.As

36.【B7】

A.asB.whoC.butD.which

37.(42)

A.bookB.priceC.poetryD.time

38.(48)

A.seemedB.thoughtC.consideredD.looked

39.

40.27.A.estimated

B.count

C.calculate

D.estimate

41.6.（）A.A.separateB.identicalC.independentD.different

42.22.（）A.A.aloneB.forwardC.togetherD.along

43.(47)

A.againB.asusualC.tooD.aswell

44.【B17】

A.notaB.oneC.neitherD.either

45.【B5】

A.betterB.bestC.goodD.nice

46.【C4】

A.possibleB.necessaryC.unnecessaryD.impossible

47.(49)

A.struckB.filledC.seizedD.provided

48.【B15】

A.afterB.byC.withD.for

49.(54)

A.foodB.electionC.carD.candidate

50.【C3】

A.variousB.kindC.twoD.four

三、詞匯與語法知識(5題)51.Itisno__________arguingwithTombecausehewillneverchangehismind．

A.useB.helpC.timeD.way

52.

53.Youforget__________ittome．Ihaven‘tforgotten__________ittoyouyesterday．

A.toreturn;togive

B.returning;giving

C.toreturn;giving

D.returning;togive

54.10.Heis'onlyaboyofthree,buthecanlearnthepoem______heart.A.byB.atC.inD.to

55.

第12題__________theywhodidthethoroughcleaningtotheclassroomyesterday．

A.ThesewereB.ThatwasC.ItwasD.Thosewere

四、詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)(5題)56.Noonecouldtellusanythingaboutthe______stranger.

A.consciousB.mysteriousC.seriousD.previous

57.--Howdoyoulikethesechairs?--Yes,theyareactuallynicebuttheyarenotmuch______demandnow.

A.inB.onC.atD.for

58.______myfather,whoisdevotingmuchofhistimetoEnglish,Idon'thaveanyinterestinitatall.

A.DislikeB.LikelyC.AlikeD.Unlike

59.Everyoneherewillthankthefire-workersforthethingstheyhavedonetopreventfires______theenvironmentsafer.

A.makingB.frommakingC.tomakeD.made

60.Forthesakeofyourhealth,youshouldgiveupsmoking______.

A.forsureB.forallC.forgoodD.forlong

參考答案

1.C

2.C

3.C解析：最后一段。最后得出的數(shù)據(jù)是因溫度的升高而造成海水水面每年升高0．53毫米，而不是政府的氣候變化專門委員會預(yù)報的0．32毫米。從數(shù)據(jù)上看，海水溫度的實際升高速度比科學(xué)家們原來預(yù)想的快。

4.C

5.B見原文第一段。StanleyWilliams以自己的親身經(jīng)歷為教訓(xùn)，寫書勸年輕人遠(yuǎn)離幫派組織。

6.C解析：見原文最后一段。奧克蘭警察局長說，他希望市民能與警察合作使自己居住的區(qū)域更安全。

7.C解析：第八段說，馬戲團的雜技演員在表演時沒有安全網(wǎng)，一旦受傷便會有出血的可能。因此與艾滋病病毒攜帶者共同演出是危險的。

8.D解析：第2段第3行“Weknowit'snotlife'sjobtomakeeverythingperfect，it'sourownchallenge．”明確題意。

9.B解析：第一段第二句解釋了versatile的意思，即Theycandomanythingssuchasteaching，playinggames，orhelpingwithabusiness。versatile用于表示機器等“多用途的、多功能的”，所以B最符合題意。

10.B第三段整段都在描述這對夫婦的危險境地，他們采取的冒險的自救方式等等，這些都充滿了危險。B項是正確的。unexpected“出人意料的”；dangerous“危險的”；unusual“不平常的”；ridiculous“愚蠢的”。

11.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。由第一段“Wedon’tchargeyouforrunningyouraccountprovidedyoukeepoutofthered”得出答案為A。這里的keepoutofthered是“不透支”的意思。

12.B

13.C解析：本題要求考生根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，指出社會并不期待男人有哪種行為。答案依據(jù)第六段：butmen'srelationshipsaremarkedbysharedactivities．Forthemostpart,…interactionsbetweenmenareemotionallycontrolled—agoodfitwiththesocialrequirementsof“manlybehavior．”意思是：“男人之間的關(guān)系是以參加共同的活動為特點的。大部分情形下，男人之間的交往在感情方面是處于控制狀態(tài)的——這也非常符合社會對于‘男子漢行為’的要求?！弊詈笠欢斡终f男人對于其朋友的婚姻狀況往往一無所知，所以答案為C選項Complainingabouthismarriagetrouble意思是“抱怨他婚姻中出現(xiàn)的問題”。

14.C解析：見原文倒數(shù)第二段。沒有執(zhí)照把沒用的藥送給別人是違法的。但LeeWildes似乎不會受到懲罰。

15.D解析：D項把A、B、C三項都概括了。A、B、C三項都是片面的，故最佳答案為D項。

16.A

17.B第三段。他們拖著沉重的身體慢慢地爬行，如同爬山一樣?？梢韵胂笃淦D苦。

18.A解析：根據(jù)本文大意，我們就可推定，在此文前講述的牛津大學(xué)的態(tài)度肯定是不贊成考生通過花錢的方式獲得入學(xué)資格。

19.A

20.D解析：文章間接表達(dá)了這種觀點。

21.D解析：參見第二段最后一句。

22.D解析：細(xì)節(jié)題；根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三句“Thebee’sbarbedstingisusedonlyonceandismademoreeffectivebythefactthatitisleftbehinditinthevictim”可知D項正確。

23.C

24.D解析：通過后面的句子“Theystudyalltheirlivesinsearchofit．”可以知道本題應(yīng)選D。

25.D解析：見原文最后一段。一道禁令會使Nepster停運幾天?？梢韵胂笃浜蠊?。由此推斷，Nepster可能會訴求法院。

26.A55．第一段最后一句。說明其他物種的消失會破壞環(huán)境。選項A是正確的。

27.B解析：參見第三段。計算機圖像顯示，阿拉斯加的冰川在縮小。

28.C

29.D解析：根據(jù)第三段第一句“Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.”和SusanCrome的描述“Lookingbackonthelast10years，therewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.”可知這一代的父母比起30年前上一代的父母更可能把孩子當(dāng)成朋友看待，Susan說有很多事情都可以和她父母商量。也就是說這一代父母給孩子更多自由。

30.C解析：本題屬細(xì)節(jié)推理題。A項中的“high-pressure”錯了，應(yīng)是“l(fā)ow-pressure”；B項中的“asaplane”錯了，它不是飛機；D項中的問題已經(jīng)得到解決。

31.D

32.C解析：本句意思為“他們路上沒遇到任何麻煩，順利到達(dá)朋友家，并玩了個痛快，因此Fortunately符合句意。

33.C固定用法題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：看到兩個學(xué)生坐在草地上。seesb．doingsth．看見某人正在做某事：當(dāng)人作主語時，seat只能用分詞形式seated。

34.C

35.A本題為關(guān)聯(lián)詞選擇題。根據(jù)上下文，“我”在走之前，那位值班的警士把我的姓名和地址都記錄下來了。

36.B解析：引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾thecamera-operator。

37.B解析：通過其后的冒號后面的內(nèi)容“15英鎊50便士”，便可得知該題選用B選項price。

38.D解析：魚龍是海里的爬行動物，看起來像海豚。

39.A此處表示使鍛煉成為你的13常行為規(guī)范，根據(jù)第一句話也可以推出答案。而B項weekly“每星期的”；C項monthly“每月的”；D項quarterly“每季的”，都不合邏輯，故選A。

40.D本句中前面提到getanestimateof，參看所給的可選詞，確定該空白處與前面estimate意思相同。仔細(xì)觀察空白處所處的是個名詞位置。空白處前的an說明，該詞應(yīng)為元音開始的名詞，因此選estimate。

41.D與下文similar呼應(yīng)。

42.C

43.A解析：上文已經(jīng)提到修車工出題的事，這里再提他另外的事，故應(yīng)選A項。

44.C

45.B解析：根據(jù)上下文及前面的The，這里要選B。

46.D操持語言的人數(shù)可以估計，但人們掌握語言的程度就很難估計了，所以用impossible。

47.B解析：B選項filled與其后的with形成搭配用法。意思是“使……充滿了……”。D選項provided與其后的with也形成搭配用法，但意思是“向……供給……”，與題意相去甚遠(yuǎn)，故不用。

48.A

49.D解析：這個候選人真的就是大多數(shù)選民期待的總統(tǒng)嗎?

50.A由前面的varietiesofthelanguage提示，以及aswellas應(yīng)連接并列成分可知A項正確。

51.A本題考查固定搭配。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：和Tom爭論是沒有用的，因為他從不會改變主意。Itisnouse后接動詞ing形式或動詞ing形式短語，表示“做某事沒有用”。it作形式主語，動詞ing形式或動詞ing形式短語作真正的主語。help幫助；time時間；way方法。

52.C根據(jù)題意，“他父親動身去澳大利亞”是在“吉姆到家”前已完成的動作，即表示將來某一時刻前業(yè)已完成的動作。用將來完成時態(tài)，shall(will)have+過去分詞。

53.C本題考查forget的用法。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：你忘了把它還給我。我昨天沒有忘記我把它給你了。forgettod0忘記做某事；forgetdoin9忘記做過某事，事情已經(jīng)做過了。

54.A10．答案為A

他僅僅是個三歲的男孩，但他能背詩。固定搭配learn...byheart“背誦……”。

55.C該旬為強調(diào)句型，應(yīng)使用itis/was…that(who)…的句型。

56.B解析：“神秘的陌生人”用mysterious。

57.B解析：Ondemand固定詞組，意為：需求。選項B是正確的。

58.D解析：本題考形似詞的辨析。dislike意為“不喜歡”；likely意為“可能的，可能地”；alike意為“相像的”；unlike意為“不像”。結(jié)合句意，故D項正確。本句大意為：和父親不一樣—他把一生大部分時間都貢獻給了英語；而我對英語一點興趣都沒有。

59.C解析：該題測試動詞不定式表目的的用法。C選項tomake為動詞不定式表目的。該題不可硬性套用句式“preventAfromdoingB”，邏輯不對。該題題意是：在這兒的每個人都會感謝消防隊員為了使環(huán)境更安全所做的事情。

60.C解析：forsure意為“的確”；forall意為“雖然”；forlong=foralongtime；forgood=forever。因此選C。2022年江西省景德鎮(zhèn)市成考專升本英語學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、閱讀理解(30題)1.IfsomeoneforgedyoursignatureandDrewmoneyfromyouraccount_________．

A.thebankwouldalwayspaymoneytotheforger

B.thebankwouldn’tloseanymoney

C.youwouldn’tloseanymoney

D.youwouldn’tloseyourmoney

2.Accordingtotheauthor,smalltalkisoftenused______

A.toinvadeother'sprivateaffairs

B.toshareasecretbetweenintimatefriends

C.toopenandmaintainchannelsofcommunication

D.toprotectone'sownprivacy

3.Whatwasthemainfindingofthestudy?

A.Thewarmingoftheworld'soceansisnotathreat.

B.Thatnotenoughisbeingdoneaboutglobalwarming.

C.Thereisapuzzlinggapbetweenthemodelandobservations.

D.Oceanwatershavewarmedfasterthanscientistshadpreviouslythought.

4.PassageTwoTheagriculturalrevolutioninthenineteenthcenturyinvolvedtwothings：theinventionoflabor-savingmachineryandthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture．Labor．savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasSCarCe．“InEurope”，saidThomasJefferson，“theob．jectistomakethemostoftheirland，laborbeingabundant；hereitistomakethemostofourlabor，landbeingabundant．”ItWasinAmerica，therefore，thatthegreatadvancesinnine-teenth-centuryagriculturalmachineryfirstcame．Attheopeningofthecentury，withtheexcep-tionofacrudeplow，farmerscouldhavecarriedpracticallyalloftheexistingagriculturalimple-ments(農(nóng)具)ontheirbacks；by1860，mostofthemachineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinanearlyform．Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow．Asearlyas1790CharlesNewboldofNewJerseyhadbeenworkingontheideaofacast-ironplowandspenthisentirefortuneinintroducinghisinvention．Thefarmers，however，wouldhavenoneofit，clai-mingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadetheweedsgrow．Nevertheless，manypeopledevot-edtheirattentiontotheplow，untilin1869JamesOliverofSouthBend，Indiana，turnedoutthefirstchilled—steel(冷淬鋼)plow．

Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Theneedforagriculturaladvancestohelpfeedagrowingpopulation．

B.Thedevelopmentofsafermachinesdemandedbythelabormovement．

C.Machinerythatcontributedtotheagriculturalrevolution．

D.NewJerseyasaleaderintheagriculturalrevolution．

5.StanleyWilliams,"Tookie",hasbeeninprisonfor20years.HeisonDeathRowformurder.HehelpedstarttheCripsganginLosAngelesbeforehewenttoprison.Nowhewantstohelpyoungpeoplestayawayfromgangsandprison.HeandBarbaraBecnelhavewrittenmanybooksforyoungpeopleaboutgangsandprison.

AmanfromSwitzerlandhasnominatedWilliamsforaNobelPeaceprize.TheNobelPrizeisgiventopeoplewhohavedonethegreatestgoodforpeopleoftheworld.Williamsdoesnotbelievehewillwin,butheisproudthathewasnominated.Williamswantstomakeupforhisroleingangsandmurderbydoinggood.Williams’mostrecentbookiscalled"LifeInPrison".Williamstalksabouttheviolenceinprisonandhowprisonlifecanmakepeoplecrazy.

PrisonofficialssaythatWilliamshasbeenintroubleinprison.Hespent6.5yearsinsolitaryconfinement（keptinhiscellformostofevery24hours）,inthe1980’s.Theysayheisstillinvolvedingangs.Hedeniesit.Hishistory,Becnelsaid,onlymakesWilliams’messagestronger."Hemaynotbethemessengerthatmanyadultswant,buthehasthemessagethatmanykidsneed.Soarewegoingtothrowawayaneffectivemessagebecausewedon’tlikethemessenger"asksBecnel.WhydidStanleyWilliamswriteanti-gangbooks?A.A.Hehadnothingelsetodo,

B.Hewantedtopreventyoungpeoplefromgettingintogangs.

C.Hewantedtogetrich.

D.HewantedaNoblePrize.

6.TheOaklandPoliceChiefthinkstheinformationwillhelp______.

A.citizenstoworkagainstthepolice

B.criminalstogetaway

C.citizenstobecomeequalpartnerswiththepolice

D.keepstoresfromopening

7.AcrobatsandgymnastsareindangerofhurtingthemselvesinCirqueduSoleilperformancesbecause______.

A.theyhaven'tpracticedenough

B.theequipmentisinneedofrepairs

C.theyperform.riskyactswithoutnets

D.someareHIVpositive

8.Surrenderingtothefactthatlifeisn'tfairwill______.

A.keepusfrommakingeverythingperfect

B.keepusfromdoingeverythinginourpower

C.makeusfacechallengesinthelifebravely

D.makeusknowit'sourdutytoperfectthings

9.Computersareveryversatile.Thissentencemeans______.

A.computersareveryexpensive

B.computerscandomanythings

C.computersareverygoodtoplaywith

D.computersareverycheap

10.Theunderlinedword"precarious"inthethirdparagraphmeans______.

A.unexpectedB.dangerousC.unusualD.ridiculous

11.Itcostsastudentnothingtorunanaccountprovidedthat______.

A.hedoesnotpayoutmorethanhehasinthebank

B.heseesthebankmanageraboutmoneymatters

C.hemakehismoneygofurther

D.heopenstheaccountbeforetermstarts

12.Whichoffollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?______

A.FluctuationsinWeatherPatterns.

B.MagnetismandtheSunSpots.

C.TheSizeandNumberabouttheEarth's.

D.Livingston'sNewTheoryabouttheEarth'sClimate.

13.Accordingtothetext,whichtypeofbehavior.isNOTexpectedofamanbysociety?______.

A.Endinghismarriagewithoutgoodreason.

B.Spendingtoomuchtimewithhisfriends.

C.Complainingabouthismarriagetrouble.

D.Goingouttoballgamestoooften.

14.Dispensingdrugswithoutaprescriptionis______.

A.legal,andWildeswillbeprosecuted

B.illegal,andWildeswillbesenttojail

C.illegal,butWildesprobablywon'tbeprosecuted

D.somethinganyonecando

15.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.

A.thetoolsmadeby"FloresHuman"

B.thelanguageusedby"FloresHuman"

C.theevolutionof"FloresHuman"

D.themajorsurprisingfindingsabout"FloresHuman"

16.PassageFourSomepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillstheessence(真諦)ofsporhepursuitofpersonalexcellence．Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun．Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams，theyBecomecompetitiveButtheystillenjoyplaying．Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself，hehastothinkonlyaboutwinning．Heisresponsibleforentirenationshopes，dreamsandreputation．

AgoodexampleisthefootballWorldCup．Footballistheworld’smostimportantsport．WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingSUCCESS．MentionAr—gentina(阿根廷)tosomeoneandthechancesarethathe’11thinkoffootball．Inasense，win。ningtheWorldCupputArgentinaonthemap．

SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldCup．PeopleinEng—landfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywoninl966．LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircars，andeventheirhouses，andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgenti—na，wherethefinalswereplayed．

So，amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!DotheArgentinianreallyBelievethatBecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfoot—ball，theirnationisineverywayBetterthanallothers?Notreally，butitsnicetoknowthatyouwonandInthesecondparagraph，theword“summit”means“_________”．

A.highestpointB.mountaintopC.awardD.summary

17.44.ThewritercomparesturtlestomountainclimbersA.becausetheylaytheireggsinmountainareas______.B.togiveyouapictureofhowhardtheyworkC.totellyouthattheyliketoclimbD.totellyouthatmountainclimbersareasslowasturtles

18.Beforethispassage,theauthortalkedaboutthepracticeoftheOxforduniversity,thenwhatistheattitudeheldbyOxforduniversityaboutofferingadmissionopportunityfordonationofmoney?

A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.

19.Whichbooksaretragedies?

A.LightonSnow&BreakingGround.

B.IntheShadowofNoTowersifBreakingGround.

C.LightonSnowifIntheShadowofNoTowers.

D.NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmesifIntheShadowofNoTowers.

20.Whatisimportantinpeople'slives?

A.Theearth.B.Birds.C.Scientists.D.Thenature.

21.Thedifferenceslieinthefollowingexcept______oftheparts.

A.theweatherB.thehistoryC.geographyD.thenames

22.Thehoneybee'sstingisparticularlyeffectivebecauseit______.

A.hasmanypotentialuses

B.cankillseveralvictimsatonce

C.islocatedintherearofthebee'sbody

D.remainswiththebee'svictim

23.Theinformationaboveisparticularlyusefulforthose______.

A.whowanttoapplyforBostonCollege

B.whowanttoknowaboutBostonCollege

C.who'vebeenadmittedtoBostonCollege

D.who'vedecidedtopayavisittoBostonCollege

24.Otherpeoplebelievethatiftheyknowenoughtheywillfindthisthing.Thissentencemeans______.

A.otherpeoplethinkiftheyknowalottheywillbeabletogetenoughmoneyandthatwillmakethemhappy

B.otherpeoplethinkithuethatenoughknowledgewillbringthemenoughmoney

C.otherpeopleholdtheopinionthatthemoretheyknowthehappiertheywillbecome

D.otherpeopleholdtheopinionthatiftheybecomeknowledgeableenoughtheywillfeelhappy

25.Napstermaydecideto______.

A.gooutofbusiness

B.sellthecompany

C.suethemusicindustry

D.petitiontheU.S.SupremeCourt

26.55.Whyisitaproblemifallthesmallerfishspeciesdie?

A.It'snothealthyfortheenvironment.B.Peopleonlyliketocatchbigfish.

C.Therearetoomanysmallfish.

D.Thesmallerfishcangetlostinthelake.

27.Landsat7knowsthatAlaskanglaciershaveshrunkbecause______.

A.sightseershavenotedthechanges

B.computer-animatedviewshaveshowntheshrinkage

C.oneoftheglacierswashitbyaship

D.thetemperaturesaremuchcolder

28.Whatarethemajordifferencesbetweenhighs