長(zhǎng)風(fēng)破浪會(huì)有時(shí)，直掛云帆濟(jì)滄海。住在富人區(qū)的她2023年遼寧稅務(wù)高等專(zhuān)科學(xué)校高職單招（英語(yǔ)）試題庫(kù)含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）全文為Word可編輯，若為PDF皆為盜版，請(qǐng)謹(jǐn)慎購(gòu)買(mǎi)！卷I一.綜合題(共50題)1.Thecoalminers____inthecoalminefor10hoursbeforewecametotheirrescue.答案：C2.Alltoo_____itwastimetogobacktoschoolaftertheglorioussummerholidays.A．oftenB．fastC．soonD．late答案：C解析：alltoo實(shí)在太，alltoosoon意為太快了，帶有惋惜的意味，如：Tomhadsnatchedashortholidayfromhisworktocomehere.Hesaiditendedalltoosoon.（湯姆趁工作之暇匆匆來(lái)此渡一短假，他說(shuō)，假期過(guò)得太快了。）3.AfterlivinginPairsforfiftyyearshereturnedtothesmalltown_____hegrewupasachild.答案：B4.－Howmanytimes______nottoplaywithfire?

－I'msorry.I'llneverdothatagain.

A.doyoutell

B.hadyoutold

C.areyoutold

D.haveyoubeentold答案：D5.Thetwofriends____ontheInternetforthreehours,andtheywouldgoontillthenextmorning.答案：A6.Canyoubelievethatin

_____arichcountrythereshouldbe_____manypoorpeople?答案：B7.It’sreallyhot

JanuaryinHarbinnow.Bettertakeoffyourcoat.A．inB．duringC．forD．to答案：C解析：選C。for在此表示“對(duì)……來(lái)說(shuō)”。若用in，則指哈爾濱一月的，這與事實(shí)不符。8.此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上畫(huà)

一個(gè)勾（√）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出該詞，并也用斜線(xiàn)劃掉。

此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線(xiàn)，在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的不要改。答案：1.traveled改為travelling

2.well-dressing改為well-dressed

3.office后加was

4.去掉to

5.can't改為couldn't6.去掉but

7.myself改為my

8.to改為for

9.healthy改為health

10.with-without9.—Heaskedme,"HowareyougettingalongwithyourEnglishstudy?"

—Heasked_______.[

]

A.howIamgettingalongwithmyEnglishstudy.

B.howareyougettingalongwithyourEnglishstudy.

C.howIwasgettingalongwithmyEnglishstudy.

D.howwasIgettingalongwithmyEnglishstudy.答案：C10.—Areyoufeelingtiredafterdoingsomuchwork,Mum?

—_____.Infact,Ifeelquiterelaxed.

A.Notalittle

B.Notabit

C.Justsoso

D.Youareright答案：B11.IamsorrythatIcannotmeetyouattheairport.I_____

Changshabythetimeyoucomebackfromabroad.答案：C12.11.

Villagersheredependonthefishingindustry,______therewon'tbemuchwork.

12.

A．whereB．thatC．bywhichD．withoutwhich答案：D解析：解析：這一題容易選對(duì)，句意“如果沒(méi)有了捕魚(yú)業(yè)，這里的村民就不會(huì)有多少活干?！彼?，先行詞為thefishingindustry，后面的therewon’tbemuchwork是在withoutthefishingindustry的條件下才會(huì)發(fā)生的。13.短文改錯(cuò)。

下面短文中有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤。請(qǐng)?jiān)谟绣e(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)上修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11除起）不計(jì)分。答案：Iwasplayingatmycousinhouse.Sincehisfamilywasrichthanmine,hehadmoretoysthanIdid.

1.cousin's

2.richerTherewasoneonparticularI'dalwayswanted.Iput∧intomypocketwhenhewasn'tlooking.Iguessed,

3.in

4.it/thatevenatthatage,Iwouldneverbeabletoenjoytoplayingwiththetoyorfacedmycousinagain;Iwould

5.去掉to

6.facealwaysknowI'ddonesomethingwrong.Lateon,myauntdrovemehome.Whenshedroppedmeoff,I

7.Laterpulledoutthetoyslowandgaveitback.Sheknowswhathadhappened,butshethankedmeandever

8.slowly

9.knew

10.nevermentioneditagain.14.Greenplantsbreathe_____oxygeninsunlight.A．inB．outC．backD．for答案：B解析：考查介詞用法。句意：在陽(yáng)光下，綠色植物釋放出氧氣。此處釋放的意思；breatheout意思“排出氣體”，符合句意。15.Allthepreparations_________,we'rereadytostart.A．madeB．beingmadeC．havingmadeD．havebeenmade答案：A解析：本題首先需判斷用被動(dòng)，排除c。后半分句表示所有的準(zhǔn)備已經(jīng)完成，直接用過(guò)去分詞表示狀態(tài)。16.—_______doeshebrushhisteethaday?

—Twice.

A.Whattime

B.

Howlong

C.When

D.

Howmanytimes答案：D17.＿＿＿＿＿h(yuǎn)isface,theyoungmanmustbeover20.A．JudgedfromB．JudgedC．JudgingfromD．Judging答案：C18.Thelazybonepretended______earnestlywhenhisfathercameintohisstudytoseewhat

hewasdoing.

A.studying

B.tostudy

C.tobestudying

D.tohavestudied

答案：C19.Asshewaitedattheedgeoftheiceforhermusictostart,.Peggytookaquicklookatherfatherstandingnearbywithagroupofparentsandteachers.Hesmiledather.Thenshe1._____outattheaudience,2._____toseehermother.Thesetwo,AlvertandDorisFlemint,had3._____allthewayfromCaliforniamorethan2,000milesaway,toseetheir4._____competeinthissportsmeetinCleveland,Ohio.

Themusic5._____andPeggymovedontotheice,lettingthemusic6._____heralongintoherturns,andshebeganskatingwithmuch7._____inherself.Thecoldfearshealwayshadinthe8._____secondsbeforeskatingontotheicewas9._____.Shewasfeelingthemovementofthe10._____andlettingitcarryher.Sheskatedeasily,11._____didsomejumps,afinalturnandherperformancewas12._____.

Thecrowdloveditandcheered13._____sheskatedofftheice.“Nicejob,”saidoneoftheother14._____.Itwastheremarkthat15._____cameafterafree-skatingperformance.Butwhatshouldthe16._____say?Standingbesideherfather,Peggy17._____forthescoringtobefinished.Onallsideswereotheryoungskaters,somewaiting18._____alone,otherswithaparent.Shortlybefore10o’clocktheresultswere19._____.ThenewUnitedStatesWomen’sFigureSkatingChampionwasPeggyFlemingofPassdena,20._____.

小題1:A．lookedB．watchedC．foundD．stepped小題2:A．failingB．lookingforwardC．wanting.D．hoping小題3:A．bicycledB．drivenC．runD．walked小題4:A．friendB．childrenC．sonD．daughter小題5:A．startedB．playedC．developedD．sang小題6:A．a(chǎn)llowB．setoutC．carryD．support小題7:A．thoughtB．beliefC．successD．design小題8:A．followingB．lastC．recentD．past小題9:A．lostB．presentC．strongD．gone小題10:A．musicB．fearC．iceD．a(chǎn)udiences小題11:A．soB．orC．beforeD．then小題12:A．satisfiedB．unsatisfactoryC．finishedD．welcome小題13:A．becauseB．untilC．beforeD．a(chǎn)s小題14:A．skatersB．parentsC．judgesD．parents小題15:A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．seldomC．a(chǎn)gainD．hardly小題16:Aplayers

B.audience

C.judges

D.parents

小題17:A．waitedB．lookedC．wishedD．a(chǎn)sked小題18:A．comfortablyB．hurriedlyC．happilyD．a(chǎn)nxiously小題19:A．criedoutB．letoutC．a(chǎn)nnouncedD．declared小題20:A．EnglandB．ClevelandC．OhioD．California答案：小題1:A小題2:D小題3:B小題4:D小題5:A小題6:C小題7:B小題8:B小題9:D小題10:A小題11:D小題12:C小題13:D小題14:A小題15:A小題16:C小題17:A小題18:D小題19:C小題20:D解析：內(nèi)容概要:本文敘述了一個(gè)加利弗利亞的小女孩參加滑冰的比賽的經(jīng)過(guò),從緊張到放松,最后取得了勝利。小題1:從后面的狀語(yǔ)…toseehermother中可以得到啟發(fā)。小題2:四處張望的目的就是“希望”見(jiàn)到她母親。want一般沒(méi)有現(xiàn)在分詞形式，lookforwardto中的to是介詞，后面應(yīng)接名詞或動(dòng)名詞，故B、C不能選用。小題3:根據(jù)常識(shí)可以排除另三個(gè)選項(xiàng)。小題4:Peggy是女孩，故為女兒。小題5:音樂(lè)響起。首句已呈現(xiàn)過(guò)該說(shuō)法，另play在此系及物動(dòng)詞，形式不對(duì)。小題6:下文中有andlettingitcarryher這樣類(lèi)似用法。小題7:從其后面的狀態(tài)來(lái)看，Peggy心中充滿(mǎn)了自信。小題8:表示進(jìn)入溜冰場(chǎng)之前的最后幾秒鐘。該空可以根據(jù)常識(shí)和行文邏輯選定。小題9:表示自然消失而不是人為丟失，應(yīng)該用gone，而不用lost。小題10:見(jiàn)第二節(jié)第一句。小題11:then表示時(shí)間上的順承。小題12:憑語(yǔ)感選定。小題13:as表示“當(dāng)……的同時(shí)”。因?yàn)楸硌萃昝溃灾x幕時(shí)人們歡呼。小題14:選A。theother后總是接同類(lèi)名詞，故此處選skaters。小題15:根據(jù)常識(shí)，自由滑冰運(yùn)動(dòng)員退場(chǎng)時(shí)，觀眾總是會(huì)歡呼的。小題16:選手關(guān)注的，除了觀眾，就是“裁判”了。小題17:第18空前再現(xiàn)了這一說(shuō)法。小題18:等分?jǐn)?shù)時(shí)的心情應(yīng)是焦急的,故用anxiously。小題19:結(jié)果的宣布一般用announce。而戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、罪行等重大事件的宣布則多用declare。小題20:上文中提到了父母親從加利弗利亞開(kāi)車(chē)過(guò)來(lái),所以Peggy可能來(lái)自California。20.Havingatripiscertainlygoodforus,butitremains____whetheryouwill

enjoyit.

[

]A.tosee

B.tobeseen

C.seeing

D.seen答案：B21.He'snowusedto______early.Butheusedto______lateinthemorning.答案：A22.短文改錯(cuò)。

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)

誤，請(qǐng)按下列情況改正：

該行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出該詞，并也用

斜線(xiàn)劃掉。

該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。答案：1.her→his

2.That→What

3.health→healthy

4.and→but

5.gift前加the

6.suitcase→suitcases

7.feel→felt

8.去掉to

9.giving→given

10.sweet→sweeter23.--Whathappenedtoyouonyourwaybacktothehotellastnight?

--Ilostmywayincompletedarknessand,_________thingsworse,itwaspouringwithrain.

A．makingB．tomakeC．havingmadeD．made答案：B解析：tomakethingsworse使事情更糟糕的是，不定式表示動(dòng)作發(fā)生在后，也可以理解為固定結(jié)構(gòu)作插入成分。24.Mr.Lin’scommentswereverydifficulttofollowbecausetheywere______relatedtothetopicunderdiscussion.A．specificallyB．preciselyC．looselyD．typically答案：C解析：specifically意為專(zhuān)門(mén)地；明確地；B.precisely精確地

C.loosely，不精確地，不嚴(yán)密地。

D.typically典型地，具有代表性地。本句的意思是：林先生的評(píng)論不好明白，因?yàn)樗c正在討論的話(huà)題聯(lián)系不緊密，【標(biāo)簽】詞義辨析25.Idon’tmindpickingupyourthingsfromthestore._____,thewalkwilldomegood.A．soonerorlaterB．stillC．intimeD．besides答案：D解析：本題考查連接副詞或副詞短語(yǔ)的意義。Soonerorlater遲早，早晚；still但還是，依然,表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系；intime及時(shí)，遲早；besides而且，加之，表遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。根據(jù)題意：我不介意幫你去商店取回你的東西，何況走一走對(duì)我的身體有好處。26.Tomcouldhardlyunderstandyou,_____?

A.couldhe

B.couldn'the

C.couldn'tyou

D.couldyou答案：A27.短文改錯(cuò)。

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該行右

邊橫線(xiàn)上畫(huà)一個(gè)勾(√)；如有錯(cuò)誤(每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤)，則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)(\)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出該詞，并也用斜線(xiàn)劃掉。

該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(/\)，在該行右邊橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，在該行右邊的橫線(xiàn)上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的不要改。Howshouldyoudowhenyourparentsbecomeangry?

Ifyourparentsgotmad,trytohaveaconversationwiththem

aboutit.Rememberingnottoshoutatthem.Theyusually

willtrytochange,buttheywilltakesometimebecause

it's

suchnaturalthattheymaygetangryintheirlives.You

mighthavetochangewithyourmethodacoupleoftimes.

Doanynicethingsforyourparentsthattheydon'texpect-

cooking,doingthedishes,washingclothes,orclean

thefloors.Ifthisdoesn'twork,bringinfriendthatyou

trust,andlethimorhertohelpyou

1______

2______

3______

4______

5______

6______

7______

8______

9______

10______答案：1.How-What

2.got－get

3.Remembering-Remember

4.they-it

5.such-so6.去掉with

7.any-some

8.clean-cleaning

9.在friend前加a

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小題1:Peopleprefernaturally-grownstrawberriesmainlybecause________A．theycontainmanynutritiouselements.B．theyhaveadifferentscentC．theyarepesticide-freeandtastefulD．theyarecheaperandbigger小題2:YoushouldpayTianxingStrawberry-PickingGarden________yuanifyoubuy10kilogramswithadiscountcard.A．120B．108C．96D．60小題3:WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaboutTaolinStrawberryGarden?A．ItisnotbetterknownthanTianxingStrawberry-PickingGardenB．Besidesstrawberries,youcanbuygreenvegetablesfromitC．YoucanhavefunpickingstrawberriesaswellastastethemasyoulikeD．Ifyoubuy20kilogramstrawberries,youshouldatmostpay114yuan.小題4:BaiheTownispraisedasthe"HometownofStrawberries"chieflybecause_______.A．itisthebiggeststrawberry-pickingareaintheworldB．theplaceproducesstrawberriesofhighqualityC．theplaceisthehometostrawberriesD．youwillenjoyspecialpricesbecausepeopletherearefriendly.小題5:Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．ToadevertiseStrawberryGardensB．ToshowthemagicofstrawberriesC．Totellthedifferencebetweenartificially-grownstrawberriesandnaturally-grownstrawberriesD．totellusthejoysofpickingandbuyingstrawberries答案：小題1:C小題2:C小題3:C小題4:B小題5:A解析：小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第一段提到人工培育生產(chǎn)出來(lái)的草莓有殘留農(nóng)藥的味道，第二段中Thestrawberriesherearepesticide-freewithnoartificialcoloring.說(shuō)明了天然生產(chǎn)出來(lái)的草莓是沒(méi)有人工色素，不含農(nóng)藥的綠色水果，這正是人們偏愛(ài)之處。故答案為C。小題2:簡(jiǎn)單計(jì)算題。由第二段可知,每公斤草莓12元,如果你有折扣卡,可以享受20%的優(yōu)惠,即:120yuan-120yuan×20%=96yuan.小題3:正誤判斷題。由“Youcanhavefunpickingstrawberriesinperson,butyoucan’ttastethemforfree.”可知C項(xiàng)表述錯(cuò)誤，符合題干的要求。A、B項(xiàng)文中有明確表述；文中提到Buy20kg,Get1kgFree買(mǎi)二十公斤贈(zèng)一公斤，也就是買(mǎi)20公斤的草莓只需付19公斤的錢(qián)，即20×6-6=114（yuan），故D項(xiàng)也表述正確。小題4:推理判斷題。由最后一段中“Knownforthefreshestandhealthieststrawberries,thisplaceisnamedasthe"HometownofStrawberries”,可以推出之所以被譽(yù)為草莓的故鄉(xiāng)是因?yàn)檫@里生產(chǎn)的草莓質(zhì)量上乘,故B項(xiàng)為正確答案。其他三項(xiàng)均不能從文中明確地推出。小題5:寫(xiě)作目的題。根據(jù)文章的組織結(jié)構(gòu)形式,可以判斷出這是一篇廣告,其目的是為天然草莓種植園做宣傳,故A項(xiàng)為正確答案。29.閱讀理解

(A)

Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawoman’sshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique(獨(dú)特的)aboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrailusedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaska.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwasleftthereisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1500stairscarvedoutface?Ordidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidn’tneedinordertotravellighter?

Over100,000peoplewith“goldfever”madethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaytheywouldhavetocrossaharshwildness.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney,manydiedofstarvationandexposuretothecoldweather.

TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpacks(背包)eachweighinguptofiftypounds;itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetopandoverthepass.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.PerhapsshewassuccessfulandmadeittoAlaska.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonewilleverknowforsure,butwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury.

1.Theordinarywoman’sleathershoeisconsideredunusualbecause_______.

A.itwasanimportantcluetolifeinthepastB.itwasfoundonafamoustrail

C.itatonetimebelongedtoaVIP

D.itwasafashionableshoeatthattime

2.Accordingtothispassage,manypeoplewhowenttoAlaska_______.

A.eventuallybecamemillionaires

B.broughtwiththemmanyshoes

C.hadconflictswiththeEskimos

D.werenotproperlyequipped

3.TheCanadiangovernmentmadegoldseekersbringoneyear’ssupplieswiththemsothat_______.

A.theywouldnotdieofhungerandcold

B.thearmywouldhaveenoughfoodforfightingawar

C.theywouldchangethesegoodswiththeEskimos

D.thesupplieswouldmakeAlaskarich

4.Nomatterwhathappenedtothewomanwhoownedtheshoe,_______.

A.shemusthavelivedahappylife

B.shecertainlydroppedtheshoeonpurpose

C.heradventurousspiritisdefinitelyadmired

D.herothershoeswereequallyfashionable

(B)

Listencarefully,workingpeople,wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofall,itisfree!

It’s“no”.

Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:“No”.

Sweetandsimple“no”.

Say“no”atyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.

“Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself,”saidLeslieCharles,aprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansing,Michigan.

“Timeisprecious.Peoplearespendingmoneybuyingtime.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.”

SusieWatson,afamouswriter,saidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”withoutguilt(內(nèi)疚)orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated(強(qiáng)制的)‘yes’,”shesaid.

SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?“Notatall,”saidWatson,whoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddlebury,Conneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.”

Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime,”Watsonsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend.

“No”canbeyournewfriend,apowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”.

“No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating,”Charlessaid.But,headded,a“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.

But,healsowarns:“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.”

5.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______.

A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothers

B.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappy

C.youareselfishandtreatothersrudely

D.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned

6.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______.

A.secretwayB.politeway

C.proudwayD.guiltyway

7.InWatson’sopinion,peoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.

A.theysay“no”atasuitabletime

B.theysay“no”asmuchaspossible

C.theyareafraidofsaying“no”

D.theymakeothersangryatthem

8.Ifapersonsays“no”toeverything,theresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.

A.enjoysawonderfullife

B.makesalotofmoney

C.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosay“yes”intheend

(C)

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.

Thisattitudetowardmanual(體力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪華地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.

9.Fromparagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica_________.

A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademan

B.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirwonefforts

C.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkers

D.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors.

10.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause_________.

A.servantsinAmericanarehardtoget

B.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself

C.shecanhardlyaffordservants

D.Itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood

11.Theexpression“waitontable”inthesecondparagraphmeans“_________”.

A.workinafurnitureshop

B.keepaccountsforabar

C.waittolaythetable

D.servecustomersinarestaurant

12.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamily

B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor

C.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture

D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor

(D)

TODAY,Friday,November12

JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWest,Sheen.

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapier,MortlakeHighSt.,from8a.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—1158.

SATURDAY,November13

JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission60p.

MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarter,LowerRichmondRoad,Putney,providedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.Goodfoodandentertainmentfairprice.Tel:789—6749.

FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.SheenRoad,Richmond.

JAZZTheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission80p.

THEDERBYARMS,UpperRichmondRoadWest,giveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion(手風(fēng)琴).Tel:789—4536

SUNDAY,November14

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco,freeatTheLordNapier,MortLakeHighStreet,from8a.m.to8p.m.

FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-remembers70p.Tel:688—4626.

HEAVYMUSICwithTonySimonatTheBull,UpperRichmondRoadWest,EastSheen.

THEDERBYARMS,UpperRichmondRoadWest,giveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion.

13.WhereandwhencanyouheartheMikeThomasJazzBand?

A.AttheDerbyArmsonFriday.

B.AttheBlackHorseonFriday.

C.AttheStarandGarteronSaturday.

D.AttheDerbyArmsonSunday.

14.YouwanttoenjoytheelectricaccordiononSaturday.Whichtelephonenumberdoyouhavetoringtofindoutwhattimeitstarts?

A.789—6749.

B.789—4536.

C.682—1158.

D.688—4626.

15.YouwanttospendtheSaturdaybyjoiningtheentertainmentwithyourfamily.Whereshouldyougo?

A.DiscoatTheLordNapier.

B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.

C.TheelectricaccordionatTheDerbyArms.

D.JazzatTheBull’sHead.

16.Youwanttospendthesamedayattwodifferentplacesanddon’twanttocrossanystreet.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestchoice?

A.Thesing-alongattheBlackHorseandJazzatTheBull’sHead.

B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorseandFolkMusicatTheDerbyArms.

C.FolkMusicatTheDerbyArmsandHeavyMusicwithTonySimonatTheBull.

D.MusicalHallatTheStar＆GarterandDiscoatTheLordNapier.

(E)

Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone(克隆)theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies(物種).That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk”.

Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos(胚胎),semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.

Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.

Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.

Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.

“Thenucleartransfer(核子移植)ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable(capableofbeingused)pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,”Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy(havingababy).Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&M,thefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.

“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneeded.”

17.Theaimof“Noah’sArk”projectisto_______.

A.makeeffortstoclonetheendangeredpandas

B.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingout

C.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudy

D.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanother

18.AccordingtoProfessorKraemer,themajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelackof_______.

A.availablepandaeggs

B.hostanimals

C.qualifiedresearchers

D.enoughmoney

19.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe_______.

A.China’sSuccessinPandasCloning

B.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorld

C.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandas

D.China—theNativePlaceofPandasForever

20.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.

A.Kraemerandhisteamhavesucceededincloningadog

B.scientiststrytoimplantapanda’seggintoarabb