2024年全國成考（專升本）之英語（專升本）考試絕密預測題（附答案）

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1、Exercise,everyoneadvises!Butimmediately,whenyoutry,yourunintotrouble.Thereissomuchcontradictory,sometimesincorrectadviceaboutexercisingthatbecomeconfused.Testyourselfonthefollowingtrue-falsequiz.Ittellsyouwhatyouneedtoknow.1.Toloseweightyoushouldalways〝workupagoodsweat"whenexercising.False.Sweatingonlylowersbodytemperaturetopreventoverheating;itdoesnothelpyoureduceweight.Youmayweightlessimmediatelyafteraworkout,butthisisduetowaterloss.Onceyoureplacetheliquid,youreplacetheweight.2.Youburnmorecaloriesjoggingonemilethanwalkingthesamedistance.False.Youuse,thesameamountofenergywhetheryouwalkorjogthemile,sinceinbothcasesyouaremovingthesameweightthesamedistance.Thespeeddoesn'tmatter.Ofcourse,ifyoujogratherthanwalkfor30minutes,you'llcovermoredistance,andthereforeburnmorecalories.3.Ifyourbreathingdoesn'treturntonormalwithinminutesafteryoufinishexercising,you'veexercisedtoomuch.True.Fiveminutesorsoafterexercising,yourbreathingshouldbenormal,yourheartshouldn'tpounding,andyoushouldn’texhausted.Beneficialexerciseisnottoodifficult,unpleasant,andexhausting;itisenjoyableandrefresh.4.Walkingisoneofthebestexercises.True.Walkinghelpscirculationofbloodthroughoutthebody,andthushasadirecteffectonyouroverallfeelingofhealth.Theauthorbelieves____.（）A.walkingisbetterthanjoggingB.workingupagoodsweatisthebestwayC.walkingisonebestexerciseD.over-exercisingisthebestway

2、Advertisementcanbethoughtof“asthemeansofmakingknowninordertobuyorsellgoodsorservice”.Advertisementaimstoincreasepeople'sawarenessandarouseinterest.Ittriestoinformandtopersuade.The說明:C:\Users\出版工~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1533286745(1).jpgareallusedtospreadthemessage.Thepressoffersafairlycheapmethod,andmagazinesareusedtoreachspecialsectionsofthemarket.Thecinemaandcommercialradioareusefulforlocalmarket.Television,althoughmoreexpensive,canbeveryeffective.Publicnoticesarefairlycheapandmorepermanentintheirpowerofattraction.Otherwaysofincreasingconsumers'interestarethroughexhibitionsandtradefairsaswellasdirectmailadvertisement.TherecanbenodoubtthatthegrowthinadvertisementisoneofthemoststrikingfeaturesoftheWesternWorldinthiscentury.Manybusinessessuchasthosehandlingfrozenfoods,liquor,tobaccoandmedicineshavebeenbuiltuplargelybyadvertisement.Wemightaskwhetherthecostofadvertisementispaidforbytheproducersorbythecustomers.Sinceeveryadvertisementformspartofthecostofproduction,whichhastobecoveredbythesellingprice,itisthecustomerswhopayforadvertisement.However,iflargescaleadvertisementleadstoincreaseddemand,productioncostsarereduced,andthecustomerspayless.Itisdifficulttomeasureexactlytheinfluenceofadvertisementonincreasingdemand.Whenthemarketisshrinking,advertisementmaypreventabiggerfallinsalesthanwouldoccurwithoutitssupport.Whatisclearisthatbusinessmenwouldnotpaylargesumsforadvertisementiftheywerenotconvincedofitsvaluetothem.Theword“media”inthefirstparagraphincludes____.（）A.thepressB.televisionC.radioD.alltheabove

3、Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.Beforethenineteenthcenturyscientists,withaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion"Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?"hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineerhadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形狀)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(測水深)weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea．Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeindeeperpartsofthesea.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtofive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.“Defied”inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans“____”.（）A.doubtedB.gaveprooftoC.challengedD.agreedto

4、Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but23eighthoursisenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor26work.Freshairis27tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot28reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,outof-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxtion.Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe33ofanyperson.Abathat34,neitherhotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.A.childrenB.womenC.manD.few

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

6、Susanwantstoknowwhetherthemeasureshavebeenagreed____.（）A.toB.withC.overD.on

7、Mr.Smithwasawealthyindustrialist,buthewasnotsatisfiedwithlife.Hedidnotsleepwell?andhisfooddidnotagreewithhim.Thissituationlastedforsometime.Finally,afterseveralsleeplessnights,hedecidedtoconsulthisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeofsurroundings."Go?abroad,"hesaid."ButI′mnotgoodatforeignlanguage,"saidMr.Smith."Itdoesn′tmatter,"saidthedoctor.":Itwon′thurtyoutotalkalittleless.Goonavoyage.Takeplentyofexercise.Try?toreduceyourweight.Avoidrichfood."Mr.SmithwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGerman,andhadtocommunicate?throughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltraining′course.Theinstructormadehimbendhisknees,swinghisarms,stretchhisneckandshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieonthegroundandraise?hisrightandleftlegsalternately.Afteratime?hismusclesgrewhardandfirm.Heforgotthefinancial?crisisandtheimportanceofraisingthelevelofproduction.Heevenbegantonoticeindividualtrees?andindividualbirds.Finallyhereturnedhome.Butunfortunatelyhisimprovementwasonlytemporary.Soonhewasa?normalbusinessmanagain,worriedabouthisproperty;hisprofits,hissavings,hisadvancementin?atechnologicalsociety,andthingsingeneral.Whenhetraveledabroad,Mr.Smith__________《》（）A.learnedboxingB.forgotallabouthisbusinessC.raisedthelevelofproductionD.shookhisheadallthetime

8、A:Goodmorning!_____56_____?B:Yes,mayIseeyourproductionmanager,Mr.Smith,please?A:Iamsorry.Mr.Smithis_____57_____.B:Well,I′dliketo_____58_____.A:LetmecheckMr.Smith′sdiary.Justamoment.Yes,Mr.Smithdoesn′tseemtobebusyon?TuesdaymorningandFridayafternoon.B:CouldImakeanappointmentforTuesdaymorning?A:_____59_____?B:Yes,that′11befine.A:I′llmakenoteofthat.MayIhaveyourname,please?B:Yes,____60______.Youcancontactmeanyday.A:OK.B:Thankyouverymuch!Good-bye!第（58）題選A.Yes,hedoesB.Would9:30beconvenientC.CanIhelpyouD.thisismynamecardE.outonbusinesstodayF.Itwon′tbelongG.makeanappointmenttoseehimsometimenextweekH.Howlongwillitbe

9、Ahorriblesituationwill____whentheenvironmentispollutedbadly.（）A.ariseB.riseC.raiseD.arouse

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

11、ThenorthernpartsoftheUnitedStatesgetverycoldinthewinter.Itsnowsagreatdealandthe?temperatureoftengoes_____21_____zerodegreeinJanuary,_____22_____andMarch.Butthenortheasternand?northcentralregionsof____23______havebeenfinancialandindustrialcenters,andtheyareheavilypolluted.Inrecentyears,peopleintheseregionshavebeguntotakevacations_____24_____thesecoldwinter?months.Theygotosouthernpartsofthecountry____25______itiswarmer.ManygotoFloridawherethe?weatheris_____26_____.OthersgotothesouthwesternstatesofArizona,NewMexicoandTexaswherethey._____27_____drydesertclimates.Ithasbecome_____28_____nowadays.foroldpeopletomovesouthtotheseplaces_____29_____they?retire.Typicallythesepeopleselltheirhousesintheirhomecommunitiesandmovesouthtobegina?newlife_____30_____seniorcitizens.Theirchildrenlikelyhavehomes_____31_____andmanyofthemaremovingsouth_____32_____communities?wheretheywere_____33_____.Thesouthernandsouthwesternpartsofthecountryarenowgrowing_____34_____any?otherpart.Businessandindustry_____35_____manyofficesandfactoriesinthesouth.Californiaisalready?themostpopularstateinthecountry.

12、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas23levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis24toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The25forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudge27formsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread28forEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides29theindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andother30arebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedfor31purposesasmeteorological(氣象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthe32ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany33.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,speciallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemulti-lingual34andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawand35aswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.A.requireB.requestC.supplyD.demand

13、ArchimedeswasafamousGreekmathematicianandscientist.Hewasbornaround287B.C.andhediedintheyear212B.C..Archimedesismostwell-knownforonespecificideathathecameupwith.“Archimedes'sPrinciple”statesthatasolidobjectwhichisinaliquidispushedupbyaforcewhichisequaltotheweightofthewaterthattheobjectmoves.Forexample,ifyouputapieceofwoodandapieceofgoldthesamesizeinwater,onlythewoodwillfloat.Boththewoodandgoldmovethesameamountofwater,butthewoodweighslessthanthiswater,whilethegoldweighsmore.ItisbelievedthatArchimedesdiscoveredthisprinciplewhenthekingofSyracuseaskedhimtosolveaproblem.Thekingwantedtoknowifhiscrownwaspuregoldoramixtureofgoldandsilver.Theking,ofcourse,didnotmelthiscrowntofindout.TheideacametoArchimedesasheloweredhimselfintohisbath.Henoticedhowthewaterspilledoutofthetub.Hedecidedtousethesameideaforthecrown.Heknewthatagoldcrownimmersedinwaterwouldweighmorethanonemadeofsilver.Theexperimentwasdoneandthegoldsmithwasprovedguiltyoftryingtocheattheking.Fromthisselectionwemayconcludethattheking'scrown____.（）A.movedlesswaterthanpuregoldofthesamesizeB.movedmorewaterthanpuregoldofthesameweightC.movedmorewaterthanpuregoldofthesamesizeD.movedlesswaterthanpuregoldofthesameweight

14、___Icouldexplainanything,Lilycriedoutandranaway.（）A.AfterB.BeforeC.WhenD.As

15、Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but23eighthoursisenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor26work.Freshairis27tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot28reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,outof-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxtion.Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe33ofanyperson.Abathat34,neitherhotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.A.anytimeB.bedtimeC.midnightD.lunchtime

16、Thefirsttruepieceofsportsequipmentthatmaninventedwastheball.InancientEgypt,aseverywhere,pitchingstoneswasafavoritechildren'sgame.Butabadlythrownrockcouldhurtachild.Lookingforsomethinglessdangeroustothrow,theEgyptiansmadewhatwereprobablythefirstballs.Atfirst,ballsweremadeofgrassorleavesheldtogetherbyvines.Latertheyweremadeofpieceofanimalskinsewedtogetherandstuffedwithfeathersorhay.EventhoughtheEgyptianswerewarlike,theyfoundtimeforpeacefulgames.Beforelongtheyhaddevelopedanumberofballgames,eachwithitsownsetofrules.Perhapstheyplayedballmoreforinstructionthanforfun.Ballplayingwasthoughtofmainlyasawaytoteachyoungmenthespeedandskilltheywouldneedforwar.TheEgyptiansthoughtthatballplayingwas____.（）A.childishB.difficultC.notenjoyableD.worthwhile

17、Itseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallythe?umbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.Probably?thefirsttouseitweretheChinese,asearlyastheeleventhcenturyB.C.WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andthere?wasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonourandauthority.IntheFar?Eastinancienttimestheumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.Andtheumbrellawas?incommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousethe?umbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.Thenitappeared?againinItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasymbolofpowerandauthority.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFrance,andlateroninEngland.Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn′tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen′sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolours.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout__A.howtheumbrellawasinventedB.whytheumbrellawassopopularinEuropeC.thedevelopmentoftheumbrellaD.whoneededumbrellafirst

18、Grandmatoldthestoryinaverysad____andwewereallmoved.（）A.soundB.tuneC.musicD.tone

19、Hedidit__________gratitudeforeverythingshehaddoneforhim.A.withB.inC.withregardtoD.outof

20、MaryAnning(1799-1874)wasaBritishfossilhunterwhobeganfinding21child,andsoonsupportedherselfandhervery22familybyfindingandsellingfossils.Very23isknownaboutherlife,butherfatherwasacabinetmakerandhealso24localfossils.Mary25onthesoutherncoastofEngland,inatowncalledLymeRegis.Itsfamous26bytheseacontain27fossillayersthat28fromtheTriassic,JurassicandCretaceousperiods(the29ofthedinosaurs,otherbizarrereptiles,largeinsects,seacreatures,30mammals,and31lifeforms).MaryAnning32andpreparedthefirstfossilizedplesiosaur(anocean-dwellingreptile)andthefirstIchthyosaurus(anocean-dwellingreptilethat33likeadolphin).Shefoundmanyotherimportantfossils,includingPterodactylus(aflyingreptile),sharks(andotherfish),andsoon.34withherbrotherJoseph,Marysuppliedpreparedfossilspecimens35museums,scientists,andprivatecollections.A.traveledB.livedC.wentD.arrived

21、Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatsametimeweare____ourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.（）A.protectingB.savingC.pollutingD.fighting

22、ThenorthernpartsoftheUnitedStatesgetverycoldinthewinter.Itsnowsagreatdealandthe?temperatureoftengoes_____21_____zerodegreeinJanuary,_____22_____andMarch.Butthenortheasternand?northcentralregionsof____23______havebeenfinancialandindustrialcenters,andtheyareheavilypolluted.Inrecentyears,peopleintheseregionshavebeguntotakevacations_____24_____thesecoldwinter?months.Theygotosouthernpartsofthecountry____25______itiswarmer.ManygotoFloridawherethe?weatheris_____26_____.OthersgotothesouthwesternstatesofArizona,NewMexicoandTexaswherethey._____27_____drydesertclimates.Ithasbecome_____28_____nowadays.foroldpeopletomovesouthtotheseplaces_____29_____they?retire.Typicallythesepeopleselltheirhousesintheirhomecommunitiesandmovesouthtobegina?newlife_____30_____seniorcitizens.Theirchildrenlikelyhavehomes_____31_____andmanyofthemaremovingsouth_____32_____communities?wheretheywere_____33_____.Thesouthernandsouthwesternpartsofthecountryarenowgrowing_____34_____any?otherpart.Businessandindustry_____35_____manyofficesandfactoriesinthesouth.Californiaisalready?themostpopularstateinthecountry.

23、Jason:Wheredoyouwork,Andrea?Andrea:IworkforThomasCookTravel.Jason:Oh,really?56Andrea:I′maguide.ItakepeopleontourstocountriesinSouthAmerica,likePeru.Jason:57Andrea:Yes,it′sagreatjob.Iloveit.58Jason:I′mastudent,andIhaveapart-timejob,too.Andrea:Oh?59Jason:Inafast-foodrestaurant.Andrea:60Jason:HamburgerHeaven.

24、Forsometimepast,ithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabiesandothercreatureslearntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto“rewards”;andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistrue.Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewards,atleastintheearlystages,hadtobedirectlyrelatedtosuchbasicphysiological“drives”asthirstorhunger.Inotherwords,ababywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfort,nototherwise.Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.Babieswilllearntobehaveinwaysthatproduceresultsintheworldwithnorewardexceptthesuccessfuloutcome.Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwayto“reward”thebabiesandsoteachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovements,suchasturningtheheadtoonesideortheother.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwouldstillgoonmakingthelearnedresponsewithclearsignsofpleasure.Sohebegantostudythechildren'sresponsesinsituationswherenomilkwasprovided.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenasyoungasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstorightorleftifthemovement“switchedon”adisplayoflights—andindeedthattheywerecapableoflearningquitecomplexturnstobringaboutthisresult.Forinstance,twoleftortworight,oreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnstooneside.Papousek'slightdisplaywasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightscloselyalthoughtheywould“smileandbubble”whenthedisplaycameon.Papousekconcludedthatitwasnotprimarilythesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem,itwasthesuccesstheywereachievinginsolvingtheproblem,inmasteringtheskill,andthatthereexistsafundamentalhumanurgetomakesenseoftheworldandbringitunderintentionalcontrol.Thebabieswould“smileandbubble”atthelightsbecause____.（）A.thelightsweredirectlyrelatedtosomebasic“drives”B.thesightofthelightswasinterestingC.theyneednotturnbacktowatchthelightsD.theysucceededin“switchingon”thelights

25、Helikeshiscupwithflower.Ilikemine____.（）A.notB.ofnoC.noneD.without

26、Mr.Smithwasawealthyindustrialist,buthewasnotsatisfiedwithlife.Hedidnotsleepwellandhisfooddidnotagreewithhim.Thissituationlastedforsometime.Finally,afterseveralsleeplessnights,hedecidedtoconsulthisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeofsurroundings.“Goabroad,”hesaid.“ButI'mnotgoodatforeignlanguage,”saidMr.Smith.“Itdoesn'tmatter,”saidthedoctor.“Itwon'thurtyoutotalkalittleless.Goonavoyage.Takeplentyofexercise.Trytoreduceyourweight.Avoidrichfood.”Mr.SmithwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGerman,andhadtocommunicatethroughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltrainingcourse.Theinstructormadehimbendhisknees,swinghisarms,stretchhisneckandshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieonthegroundandraisehisrightandleftlegsalternately.Afteratimehismusclesgrewhardandfirm.Heforgotthefinancialcrisisandtheimportanceofraisingthelevelofproduction.Heevenbegantonoticeindividualtreesandindividualbirds.Finallyhereturnedhome.Butunfortunatelyhisimprovementwasonlytemporary.Soonhewasanormalbusinessmanagain,worriedabouthisproperty,hisprofits,hissavings,hisadvancementinatechnologicalsociety,andthingsingeneral.Inthesecondparagraph,theword“gestures”means____.（）A.bodymovementsB.simplewordsC.pensorpencilsD.handshakes

27、TomhadonceworkedinacityofficeinLondon,butnowheisoutofwork.Hehadalargefamily?tosupport,soheoftenfoundhimselfindifficulty.HeoftenvisitedMr.WhiteonSundays,toldhimabout?histroubles,andaskedfortwoorthreepounds.Mr.White,amanwithakindheart,founditdifficulttorefusethemoney,thoughhehimself?waspoor.TomhadalreadyreceivedmorethanthirtypoundsfromMr.White,buthealwaysseemed?tobeinneedofsomemore.Oneday,aftertellingMr.Whitealongstoryofhistroubles,Tomaskedforfivepounds.Mr.Whitehadheardthissortofthingbefore,buthelistenedpatientlytotheend.Thenhe?said,"Iunderstandyourdifficulties,Tom.I′dliketohelpyou.ButI′mnotgoingtogiveyoufive?poundsthistime.I′11lendyouthemoney,andyoucanpaymeoffnexttimeyouseeme."Tomtookthemoney,butheneverappearedagain.EverytimeTomwenttoMr.White,hewould__________A.directlyaskforsomemoneyB.givesomereasonsbeforeaskingformoneyC.