成人高考专升本英语考试模拟试题及答案

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I. Phonetics ( 5 points )

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

( )1. A. surround

B. surprise

C. survive

D. purpose

答案：D

( )2. A. certain

B. paint

C. sail

D. straight

答案：A

( )3. A. expect

B. exact

C. example

D. exam

答案：A

( )4. A. area

B. heat

C. real

D.idea

答案：B

( )5. A. forget

B. born

C. north

D.storm

答案：A

Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure ( 15 points )

Directions:There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

( )6. Had he worked harder,he __________the exams.

A. must have got through

B. would have got through

C. would get through

D. could get through

答案：B

( )7. I feel my health __________

A. improve

B. to be improving

C. to be improved

D. to have improved

答案：A

( )8. The film I saw yesterday is the best one__________I've ever seen.

A. Which

B. that

C. what

D. of which

答案：B

( )9. I don't know how to play bridge(桥牌)and___________A. my wife doesn't neither

B. my wife does either

C. neither does my wife

D. neither my wife does

答案：C

( )10.--Did you tell him where she __________?

--Yes. And I also told him she __________ until the next month.

A. had gone;wouldn't come back

B. has gone;won't come back

C. had been;wouldn't come back

D. went;didn't come back

答案：A

( )11.--He hardly has anything nowadays, __________

--No, I don't think so !

A. has he

B. doesn't he

C. does he

D. hasn't he

答案：C

( )12. Twenty miles __________ a long way to cover.

A. have been

B. is

C. are

D. were

答案：B

( )13. It was difficult for him to buy good shoes because he had such a big __________ of feet.

A. pair

B. size

C. couple

D. number

答案：A

( )14.__________ determines a good meal varies from country to country.

A. What

B. That

C. It

D. Which

答案：A

( )15. To get the job started ,__________ I need is your permission.

A. only what

B. all what

C. all that

D. only that

答案：C

( )16. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun __________ the beginning of life.

A. with

B. to

C. for

D. as

答案：B

( )17. When there are small children around ,it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of__________

A. hold

B. reach

C. place

D. hand

答案：B

( )18. They are not aware of the reasons __________people are unwilling to discuss insurance.

A. when

B. where

C. why

D. how

答案：C

( )19.I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her.__________It was her fault.

A. No way

B. Not possible

C. No chance

D. Not at all

答案：A

( )20. You must take__________ for granted that I will help you.

A. it

B. that

C. this

D. its

答案：A

Ⅲ. Cloze ( 30 points)

Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

One British school is finding that allowing children to listen to music or even to have the TV on

while studying is helping improve grades. 21__________.your teenager starts a family quarrel by sitting in an armchair listening to music while doing his homework,why not 22__________a simple experiment? Rather than taking the heavy handed (严厉的)line of ordering him to his bedroom to get on with it23__________,let him do the homework the 24__________he wants. You might well find that his essay is more sparkling(有文采的)than25__________he's done before.

According to the research of Millfield prep school,around 20% of youngsters 26__________best with background music,l0% excel( 突出 )when allowed to break up their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate(集中注意) 27__________if allowed to fiddle(用手拨弄) with a small object.The research has advised the school to adopt(采取 )a complete28__________approach (措施), analyzing pupils to discover which learning style 29__________them best--then letting them do their work listening to music or 30__________lying down. Doubtful parents at first regarded the move as a layabout's(懒散闲荡的人)deed but many are now applying it at31__________where children are also allowed to do their work 32__________the television on.

"I33__________to work on the floor with music on low," admits Susan,13,a day-girl(走读女生)."At first my parents thought I was skiving ( 逃避 ( ), but my 34__________ persuaded them to look at my homework and when they saw it was OK,they 35 __________

( )21. A. Next time

B. Then

C. Before long

D. In case

答案：A

( )22. A. take

B. try

C. form

D. Allow

答案：B

( )23. A. quickly

B. quietly

C. carefully

D. attentively

答案：B

( )24. A. atmosphere

B. way

C. method

D. means

答案：B

( )25. A. everything

B. something

C. nothing

D. anything

答案：D

( )26. A. work

B. Relax

C. Think

D. progress

答案：A

( )27. A. faster

B. Deeper

C. better

D. worse

答案：C

( )28. A. new

B. special

C. common

D. interesting

答案：A

( )29. A. interests

B. affects

C. suits

D. improves

答案：C

( )30. A. still

B. perhaps

C. Almost

D. even

答案：D

( )31. A. school

B. class

C. home

D. last

答案：C

( )32. A. while

B. when

C. as

D. with

答案：D

( )33. A. continue

B. hope

C. hate

D. prefer

答案：D

( )34. A. teacher

B. classmate

C. friend

D. neighbor

答案：A

( )35. A. refused

B. agreed

C. Stopped

D. accepted

答案：B

IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )

Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four

questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose

one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Topping the class academically was certainly an advantage. Studying was a breeze for Nigel. The reward was certainly incomparable to the little effort that he had to put it. It began when he was selected to help the teachers in the computer laboratories.

The peak of his school career came not when he topped the school but when he was selected for the nationwide competition. Unlike everyone else, Nigel wanted to join the contest because he liked playing with the Lego sets and making something out of them. Nigel spent the next two months rebuilding his robot. It was during the time that Nigel found out about the prizes for the competition as well as another competitor, Alicia, from a neighboring school. His early intentions were forgotten.Getting the thousand-dollar prize was more important than anything else. Nigel decided to befriend

Alicia. Unaware of his intentions, she told him all about the robot that she had been building for the competition. He even helped her to put the finishing branches to her robot. He was glad with the way things had progressed. His robot looked even better than Alicia's and it was able to bounce a ball with its arm, something Alicia had failed to do.

On the day of the competition, he saw Alicia. Everything dawned on her the minute she saw him among the competitors. She stared at him, puzzled at first, then angry and finally a look of helplessness came over her.The flashbulbs of the camera exploded in Nigel's face. The robot had performed actions so unique and different that the specialists' judgments were the same. Nigel was so pleased with himself that he did not even notice the girl standing a few feet away from him. Without her, he would never have won the competition.

( )36. What reward did Nigel receive for doing well in his school work?

A. He was offered a part-time job.

B. He was honored with a scholarship.

C. He helped his teacher construct a robot.

D. He helped in the computer laboratories.

答案：D

( )37. Nigel's original intention of joining the contest was to __________

A. be the top student of the school

B. bring great honor to his school

C. constructs a robot with the Lego "sets

D. win the thousand-dollar prize

答案：C

( )38. Why did Nigel help Alicia finish her robot?

A. He tried to make friends with her.

B. He was fond of building robots.

C. He intended to help her.

D. He didn't want her to suspect him.

答案：D

( )39. What is the author's attitude towards Nigel's actions?

A. He is mildly critical.

B. He is strongly critical.

C. He is in favor of them.

D. His attitude is not clear.

答案：A

At the University of Kansas art museum,scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white ; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical equipment under the carpet. The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly,covered more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one. Dark brown made people more active, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs of faces whose energy was to be commented. Three groups of people were used; each was shown the

same photos, but each group was in an ordinary room--a nice office. The third was in a tastefully designed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to give higher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room did. Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly ones.

( )40. Which of the following is the best expression of the main idea of this passage?

A. People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly rooms.

B. The color and general appearance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior of the people in it.

C. The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of a room on people's behavior.

D. Beautifully furnished,light-coloured rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms.

答案：B

( )41. What is referred to as the "general appearance" in this passage is __________

A. how many broad windows a room has,through which sunlight might come in

B. the size of a room

C. whether there are beautiful walls in a room

D. what the room looks like

答案：D

( )42. This passage provides us with __________

A. a piece of scientific information

B. a normal lesson

C. an interesting test

D. a piece of news

答案：A

( )43. At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?

A. Three.

B. Two.

C. Only one.

D. Four.

答案：A

There are many commonly held beliefs about eyeglasses and eyesight that are not proven facts.For instance, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes. But there is no evidence to show that the structure of eyes is changed by wearing glasses at a young age. Wearing the wrong glasses, however, can prove harmful. Studies show that for adults there is no danger, but children can develop loss of vision if they have the wrong glasses.

We have all heard some of the common myths about how eyesight gets bad. Most people believe that reading in dim light causes pool eyesight, but that is unique. Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired and strained. Eyestrain also results from reading a lot, reading in bed, and watching too much television. But, although eyestrain may cause some pain or headaches, it does not permanently damage eyesight.

Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced, or transferred from one person to another.There are close to one million nerve fibers that connect the eyeball to the brain, and as if yet it is impossible to attach them all in a new person. Only certain parts of the eye--the cornea and the retina-can be replaced. But if we keep clearing up the myths and learning more about the eyes, some-day a full transplant may be possible!

( )44. This passage is mostly about __________

A. different types of eyeglasses

B. a visit to the eye doctor

C. myths about eyesight

D. cornea transplants

答案：C

( )45. One cause of eyestrain mentioned in the passage is __________

A. wearing contact lenses too long

B. going to the movies

C. reading a lot

D. not visiting your eye doctor

答案：C

( )46. From this passage one can conclude that __________

A. doctors are still learning things about eyesight

B. headaches are only caused by eyestrain

C. everyone should wear glasses

D. people only believe things that are proven facts

答案：A

( )47. The word "develop" is used to mean __________

A. become larger

B. create

C. train

D. acquire

答案：D

Lawn tennis is a good sport, being based on the ancient game of court tennis, which probably came up in Egypt or Persia some 2,500 years ago. Major Walter Wing field thought that something like court tennis could be played outdoors on lawns,and in December 1873,he introduced his new game,which he called Sphairistike, at a lawn party in Wales. The sport became popular very rapidly,but the strange, difficult name disappeared almost at once, being replaced by the very simple and logical term "lawn tennis".

By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda, and in the early months of that year a young lady named Mary Outer bridge returned from Bermuda to New York, bringing with her the equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one of her brothers, she laid out a court on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, and there, in the spring of 1874, Miss Outerbridge and some of her friends played the first game of lawn tennis in the United States.

And just two years later,in 1876,the first United States lawn tennis tournament( 锦标赛)was held at Nahant near Boston.

( )48. Mary Outerbridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because

A. she invented it

B. she gave it its name

C. she introduced it to Bermuda

D. she brought it to America

答案：D

( )49. The new game called Sphairistike appeared in in 1873.

A. America

B. Europe

C. Bermuda

D. Egypt

答案：B

( )50. The first United States lawn tennis game was played __________

A. at Nahant

B. on the Staten Island

C. in Boston

D. in New York

答案：D

( )51. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.

B. It was Major Walter Wing field who invented court tennis.

C. The sport was called "lawn tennis" shortly after it was invented.

D. Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.

答案：B

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: " Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!"

For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be tire lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say," Madam, this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free.

One Friday morning,after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car,she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," he said,holding out his hand,"I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!"

( )52. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods __________

A. on TV

B. from the manager

C. at the supermarket

D. from the newspaper

答案：C

( )53. Which statement is TRUE?

A. Mrs. Edwards is always very lucky.

B. Mrs. Edwards had no friends.

C. Mrs. Edwards hoped to get free shopping.

D. Mrs. Edwards gets disappointed easily.

答案：C

( )54. Mrs. Edwards' husband tried to __________

A. make her unhappy

B. cheer her up

C. buy things with her

D. stop her buying things

答案：D

( )55. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to __________

A. buy another thing

B. talk to the manager

C. pay for her shopping

D. find her shopping

答案：A

V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points )

Directions:Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Kate : Hello !56__________

Mrs. Read:I'm sorry. Ann isn't here right now.57__________

Kate : This is Kate.

Mrs. Read:She isn't back yet.58__________

Kate:That's very kind of you. I'm calling to ask her if she is free tomorrow. It's March 12th, Tree

Planting Day tomorrow.59__________

Mrs. Read:I think she'll be very glad to join you.

Kate : We'll meet at the school gate at 7: 00.60__________

Mrs. Read:OK. I'll let her know.

Kate : Many thanks. Goodbye.

Mrs. Read : Goodbye.

56.答案：C

57.答案：E

58.答案：F

59.答案：G

60.答案：A

VI. Writing ( 25 points)

Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 - 120 words

based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

61.根据提示写一篇延期举行报告会的书面通知。

(1)推迟原因：北京大学计算机科学系教授张清明突然生病不能来校，大夫估计他几天内可康复(recover);

(2)另定时间：8月1日，星期四，上午9点;

(3)地址：教学楼大厅;

(4)报告内容：计算机科学;

(5)出席者：本专业学生必须参加，欢迎其他师生参加。

答案：Notice

It is informed that Mr. Zhang Qingming, professor of computer science at Peking University, is unable to come to our school as planned because of a sudden illness. His doctor predicated he would recover from his illness in a couple of days. His lecture on computer science has been rescheduled on the next morning, Thursday, August first,2012, at 9:O0 a. m. in the Teaching Building Hall. All teachers and students in

this field are requested to be present. Others were welcome to attend the lecture.

July 25,2012

Teaching Affairs Office

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2017年成人高考专升本英语考试终极提分试题及答案

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一、I. Phonetics ( 5 points )

第1题单选 选出下列选项中划线部分读音不同的选项(??)

A.afternoon

B.classroom

C.roommate

D.boot

第2题单选 选出下列选项中划线部分读音不同的选项(  )

A.cloudy

B.captain

C.certain

D.cotton

第3题单选 选出下列选项中划线部分读音不同的选项(  )

A.full

B.luck

C.stuff

D.up

第4题单选 选出下列选项中划线部分读音不同的选项(  )

A.literature

B.mature

C.nature

D.feature

第5题单选 [?z]选出下列选项中划线部分读音不同的选项(??)。

二、Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure( 15 points)

第6题单选 He __Chinese history and knows a lotabout it.

A.is strict with

B.is interested in

C.is satisfied with

D.is busy doing

第7题单选 If motorists had to pay an extra taxto drive in cities ,they their cars a lot less.

A.use

B.will use

C.used

D.would use

第8题单选 I think you should phone Jenny and saysorry to her.__It was her fault.

A.No way

B.Not possible

C.No chance

D.Not at all

第9题单选 I′ve worked here since I __ HarvardBusiness School.

A.leave

B.left

C.have left

D.had left

第10题单选 When Jane fell off the bike, the otherchildren__

A.were not able to help laughter

B.could not help but laughing

C.could not help laughing

D.could not help to laugh

第11题单选 __ the room temperature,she kept theheater on.

A.Kept on

B.Keeping up

C.So as to keep up

D.To keep up

第12题单选 --He hardly has anything nowadays, __________

--No, I don′t think so !

A.has he

B.doesn't he

C.does he

D.hasn't he

第13题单选 You must take__ for granted that Iwill help you.

A.it

B.that

C.this

D.its

第14题单选 At the bus stop __ a soldier and twoyoung people on their way to North Carolina.

A.were

B.Was

C.Is

D.sits and waits

第15题单选 It was not until then that I came toknow knowledge __only from practice.

A.had come

B.has come

C.came

D.comes

第16题单选 The people are fully aware __ theyhave before them problems and difficulties of various kinds.

A.of that

B.what

C.that

D.which

第17题单选 ____________ determines a good meal varies fromcountry to country.

A.What

B.That

C.It

D.Which

第18题单选 Somebody __ here only this morning.

A.must be

B.can be

C.must have been

D.should have been

第19题单选 It′s time he __ something for hiscoming examination.

A.do

B.does

C.did

D.will do

第20题单选 A freely falling body has anacceleration of 32 feet a second during each second __it falls.

A.that

B.why

C.which

D.as

三、Ⅲ. Cloze ( 30 points)

Youreally have to get very old before you realize you′re old. I′m in my middlefifties and I don′t feel 21 yet. However, sometimesI look back at my childhood and 22 things to the way life isfor 23 kids, some things have certainly changed.

One area of changeis 24. Some changes have beenimprovements. Some changes, on the other hand,have been 25

When I started school,most people didn′t have a television; TV was just beginning to get 26. My father decided to go all outand buy a 16-inch black and white Motorola 27. I still rememberwatching the Lone Ranger save people from the 28 guys on that awesome electronic machine.That was exciting!

Now,29 have larger pictures in full color.The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more 30. The new high definition sets aremade to rival 31 screens.

The variety andquantity of programming has 32 greatly. There are hundreds ofchannels and more shows than one person could ever watch. There are many fineentertainment and educational 33. There′s also a lot ofgarbage,stuff that most 34 don′t want their kids exposed to.Over-all ,we have more choices, and that is good.

I wonder what 35 will be like when today′s kids aremy age.

第21题单选 第21题答案是(  )

A.young B.old C.sad D.happy

第22题单选 第22题答案是(  )

A.forget B.remember C.compare D.miss

第23题单选 第23题答案是(  )

A.today's B.yesterday's C.tomorrow's D.poor

第24题单选 第24题答案是(  )

A.television B.radio C.computer D.the writer

第25题单选 第25题答案是(  )

A.great B.huge C.setbacks D.remarkable

第26题单选 第26题答案是(  )

A.gone B.replaced C.expensive D.popular

第27题单选 第27题答案是(  )

A.set B.machine C.radio D.program

第28题单选 第28题答案是(  )

A.old B.good C.bad D.best

第29题单选 第29题答案是(  )

A.films B.movies C.billboards D.televisions

第30题单选 第30题答案是(  )

A.alive B.realistic C.vivid D.close

第31题单选 第31题答案是(  )

A.movie B.video C.watch D.telephone

第32题单选 第32题答案是(  )

A.loss B.increased C.decreased D.played

第33题单选 第33题答案是(  )

A.books B.shows C.authors D.awards

第34题单选 第34题答案是(  )

A.people B.writers C.society D.parents

第35题单选 第35题答案是(??)

A.movies B.food C.cars D.television

四、IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )

Passage One

CaraLang is 13. She lives in Boston,Massachusetts,in the US. Last Thursday, shedidn′t go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, onthe fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go to work. This is TakeOur Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. Theyspend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother,father, aunt, or uncle.They go to offices, police stations,laboratories, and other places where theirparents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons,too.

The Ms.Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago.In the US, many women work outside the home. TheMs. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs.Then,when the girls grow up,they can choose a job they like.

Cara′s father isa film director. Cara says, "It was very exciting for me to go to thestudio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs. Many businesseshave special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to workwith her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineeringdepartment, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy. Inthe chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about manyother kinds of jobs, too.

Right now, Caradoes not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Tak OurDaughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.

第36题单选 What is Cara′s father?

A.An engineer.

B.An official.

C.A moviemaker.

D.A professor.

第37题单选 According to the passage,Take OurDaughters to Work Day is

A.on every Thursday in April

B.a holiday for girls of all ages

C.a day for girls to know about jobs

D.a day for girls to get a job easily

第38题单选 On this special day, Cara has done allthe following EXCEPT that

A.she learned to use scales

B.she worked as an actress

C.she went to work with her aunt

D.she used toothpicks and candy to builda bridge

第39题单选 What is probably the best title forthe passage?

A.Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl

B.Take Our Daughters to Work Day

C.Children's Day and Work Day

D.Ms. Foundation, an Organization forWomen

Passage Two

Everymorning, kids from a local high school are working hard. They are making andselling special coffee at a coffee cafe. They are also making a lot of money.

These students canmake up to twelve hundred dollars a day. They are selling their special coffeeto airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goesto helping a local youth project.

These high schoolstudents use a space in the Oakland airport. It is usually very crowded. Many peoplewho fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee.

One customer thinksthat the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are pleasantbut some are unhappy. They do not like it if the caf6 is not open for business.

The students earn $6.10 an hour plus tips. They also get school credit while they learn how to run a business. Many of the students enjoythe work although it took some time to learn how to do it.

They have to learn howto steam milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It takes some skill and sometimes mistakes are made. The mostcommon mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.

第40题单选 Based on the passage ,it seemsthat the purpose of the cafe is to __

A.learn a skill

B.help a youth project

C.do business

D.earn school credit

第41题单选 Many of the students __ the workalthough it took some time to learn how to do it.

A.enjoy

B.have to do

C.hate

D.ignore

第42题单选 By selling special coffee at a coffeecafe,the students are __

A.gaining a lot of experience

B.making a lot of money

C.having a lot of trouble

D.learning a lot of knowledge

第43题单选 The best tide for the passage could be__

A.Earning Money

B.Students' Life

C.Little Business

D.Kids' Cafe

Knowledge is power. But there isanother thing we must remember. An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it most useful.

There are agreat many good exercises for building up our bodies. Many of them may be done indoorsin rainy weather. Indoor exercises, however, are never as helpful as those takenout of doors because in the open air there is more oxygen. The air in the houseis not fresh. But out of doors it is very fresh, especially in the morning.

But what shallwe play? There are a number of games such as football, basketball, races... Anygame with plenty of exercises is good.

Do not neglect(忽略) your health. It is of as much importance as your mind. Our countrynow needs people with creative minds, good judgement, and healthy bodies.

第44题单选 One who has an intelligent mindis

A.very strong

B.healthy

C.very clever

D.stupid

第45题单选 "An intelligent mind needs astrong body to make it useful. " means

A.If you want to make your strong bodyuseful, you must have an intelligent mind

B.In order to make your intelligent minduseful you must have a strong body

C.To make your strong mind most usefulyou need a strong body

D.If you have a strong body you will havea strong mind

第46题单选 The air in the house does not remainfresh very long. It′s because

A.the fresh air can't come into the house

B.there is only a little fresh air comingin and a little waste going out

C.the air in the house can't remain fresh

D.the house gives off wastes

第47题单选 Our country now __ with creativeminds, good judgement and healthy bodies.

A.only needs men

B.does not need women but men

C.needs men and women

D.only needs scientists

Thediscovery of a dwarfed(矮个子) "humanbeing" who lived in Flores, Indonesia, up to 18,000 years ago is changingthe way we think about the human family. This "Flores Human" was threefoot tall and her brain was smaller than that of the average chimp ( 黑猩猩), yet she and her relatives apparently lived fully human lives.They seem to have made tools, worked together to find food and cook it, andperhaps even burried their dead with ceremony.

It was a major surprise to find tools associated with the newhuman family member. The tools are like those formerly seen only with Europeanfossils(化石) from our own species;Homo sapiens (智人) ;and the oldest of them were made 9,400 years ago. Homo sapiens isthought to have arrived in the island about 4,000 years ago, much too late tobe responsible for the tools. If this tiny human made the tools, then theinside structure(结构) of its brain must have been morelike our own than a chimp′s, despite being just a third the size of ours.

This "new human" was suspected to be a dwarfed branch ofHomo erectus (直立人,). When creatures are separated in regionswith rare resources but few enemies, being big is a disadvantage, and evolutiontends to shrink them, a process known as island dwarfing. Could naturalselection make a human smaller while keeping--even improving--mental ability?Quite possibly, believes Christopher Wills of the University of California.

Has the "Flores Human" even shown the ability oflanguage? "I find it difficult to imagine that people could make tools,use fire, and kill large animals without fairly advanced communication,"Wills says. Did "Flores Human" possess the basic components of humanculture--such as the burying of the dead with ceremony? Emiliano Bruner of theItalian Institute points out that Indonesia′s hot,wet environment is bad forfossilization. It is reasonable to assume, he says, that the 18,000-year-oldbones of the most complete Flores woman were well-preserved because she wasburied with special care.

第48题单选 According to the passage,"Flores Human"__

A.lived a partly human life

B.was a branch of Homo sapiens

C.used tools before Homo sapiens arrived

D.had a brain as large as a commonchimp's

第49题单选 The underlined part "this tinyhuman" in Paragraph 2 refers to __

A.a chimp

B.Flores Human

C.Homo sapiens

D.Homo erectus

第50题单选 This passage mainly talks about__

A.the tools made by "FloresHuman"

B.the language used by "FloresHuman"

C.the evolution of "FloresHuman"

D.the major surprising findings about"Flores Human"

第51题单选 According to the passage,it isbelieved that "Flores Human"__

A.was dwarfed by its enemies

B.could use language

C.left a lot of fossils in the hot andwet environment

D.reached Flores 40,000 years ago

Banksare not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors(储户)not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors shouldcome to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all itsdepositors,then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day.If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not allappear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wantedtheir money when they wanted it. Mrs.Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifyingbank run that she experienced. One day in Decemer of 1925 several banks failedto open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the nextday,and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vaught worked as a teller hadenough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told thetellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and onthe sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bankcould not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight forplaces near the tellers′ windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was suchthat two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and couldpay all depositors, drew their own money from

the bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she haddifficulty keeping herself from doing the same.

第52题单选 A bank run happens when __

A.a bank is closed for one or more days

B.too many depositors try to draw outtheir money at one time

C.there is not enough money to pay allits depositors at one time

D.tellers of a bank take their own moneyfrom the bank

第53题单选 The main cause of a bank run is __

A.loss of confidence

B.lack of money

C.crowds of people

D.inexperienced tellers

第54题单选 Which of the following did Mrs. Vaughtsay?

A.She knew that the bank was not sound.

B.She feared that too many depositorsdrawing their money would close the bank.

C.She was not able to draw out her money.

D.She was tempted to draw out her money.

第55题单选 According to the passage, the actionsof the depositors of Mrs. Vaught′s bank were affected mainly by the __

A.ease with which they could get theirmoney

B.confidence that Mrs. Vaught showed

C.failure of several other banks to open

D.confidence shown by other depositors ofthe bank

五、V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points )

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A: Jack,would you please read the letterof application I′ve just written.56 I really want to get the job.

B:It looks fine to me. But I have onesuggestion.

A:Good! I′m interested in your advice.

B:57 You′d better include moreinformation about your work experience.

A :Good idea,Jack. What do you think aboutthe second part?

B:58

A:You′re right. I′ll change it. How do youfeel about the last part of the letter?

B:Very good.59

A:I agree.60 Do you think the endis all right?

B:Oh, yes, George. But personally Ibelieve a business letter should end with "Very truly yours", not "Sincerely".

A : Thank you very much, Jack. Jack.

六、VI. Writing ( 25 points)

第61题简答 你校学生会将为来访的美国朋友举办一个晚会，要在学校广播中宣布此事，并欢迎大家参加。为使美国朋友听瞳，请你用英语写一篇广播通知。要点如下：

(1)宗旨：欢迎来访的美国朋友;

(2)组织者：学生会;

(3)时间813日(星期六)晚7：30;

(4)地点：主楼屋顶花园;

(5)活动内容：音乐、跳舞、唱歌、游戏、交换小礼品(请包装好、签名并在包装外面写上祝愿词)。

注意：应包括以上要点，但不要逐字翻译，要组织成一篇通顺连贯的短文;开头语已为你写好。

生词：交换礼品——to exchange gifts;学生会——the Students’Union

May I have your attention,please? I havean announcement to make.