2014年版 高起专 英语复习题

西南科技大学网络教育高起专入学考试

英语复习题

一、 语音知识。在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。 ( ) 1. ( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( ) 6. ( )7. ( ) 8. ( )9. ( ) 10. ( ) 11. ( ) 12. ( ) 13. ( ) 14. ( ) 15.

二、 词汇与语法知识。从每小题的四个选项中，选出最佳的一项。 ( ) 1. The police told to stay in their cars.

A. anybody B. everybody C. nobody D. somebody ( ) 2. Something is wrong my radio. Can you help fix it for me? A. for B. of C. on D. with

A. push A. attention A. drunk A. prove A. special A. physics A. gather A. comb A. treat A. near A. if A. continue A. pillow A. insure A. mind B. number B. station B. dusty B. rose B. city B. cycle B. gentle B. globe B. head B. hear B. of B. true B. follow B. leisure B. sign C. cut C. direction C. duty C. wrote C. cinema C. nearby C. goat C. smoke C. leaf C. pear C. loaf C. due C. blow C. measure C. print D. rubber D. question D. drug D. broke D. cent D. myself D. gold D. clock D. cheap D. beard D. grief D. value D. allow D. pleasure D. climb ( ) 3. ------ Is Tom coming with us? ------ He can?t.

------ he for his exams.

A. prepares B. is preparing C. has prepared D. prepared ( ) 4. At the end of the year there a test on everything we have studied. A. was B. will be C. would be D. has been ( ) 5. The film star walked to his car, by a crowd of fans.

A. to follow B. following C. followed D. to be followed ( ) 6. Tim went to work on the farm last week, and .

A. his sister did so B. so his sister did C. did his sister so D. so did his sister ( ) 7. The girl who by a falling tree is now in the hospital A. hit B. has hit C. has been hit D. was hit ( ) 8. The students sat under a big tree, cold orange juice. A. drink B. drank C. to drink D. drinking

( ) 9. Studies will be needed to see if the medicine has any on the disease. A. wealth B. effect C. price D. market

( ) 10. I can?t find my notebook in the room. I it in the library last night. A. ought to have left B. would have left C. should have left D. must have left ( )11. the end, the boy chose to go to Oberlin College. A. At B. By C. in D. On

( )12. David won?t come to my wedding party I send him an invitation. A. when B. unless C. as D. after

( ) 13. The speaker, for his speeches, was warmly received by the students. A. known B. to be known C. having known D. being known ( ) 14. His is so great that money doesn?t mean much to him. A. idea B. richness C. health D. wealth

( ) 15. ------ Would you like to go to the cinema with us tonight? ------ , but I don?t think I can afford the time.

A. I?d like to B. I?d better go C. I didn?t want to D. I wouldn?t

( ) 16. It is recorded that in 1892 the weather became so cold that the river over. A. freezes B. was freezing C. has frozen D. froze ( ) 17. The President gave the Secretary of State 30 days the report. A. completes B. to complete C. completing D. completed ( ) 18. Hold on, please. I?ll put you to the manager. A. across B. through C. off D. over

( ) 19. You can?t do anything else until you your homework. A. finished B. will finish C. have finished D. had finished ( ) 20. The manager had Ms. Brown the new assistant around yesterday. A. to show B. showed C. showing D. show ( ) 21. Send for a doctor quickly. The man .

A. will die B. is dying C. dies D. died ( ) 22. The bag is very heavy. Come and lend me a hand, ? A. should you B. do you C. can you D. will you

( ) 23. After working for two hours, I found impossible to complete the paper in time. A. me B. this C. that D. it

( ) 24. It was very kind of you to clean the office, though you . A. needn?t do B. wouldn?t have C. didn?t have to D. mustn?t have done

( ) 25. In this lecture, I can only give you a purely view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.

A. private B. personal C. unique D. different ( ) 26. I wasn?t blaming anyone; I said errors like this could be avoided. A. merely B. mostly C. rarely D. nearly

( ) 27. Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only plant life has developed gradually.

A. that B. where C. which D. whose ( ) 28. Coal electricity very often.

A. is used to producing B. is used to produce C. used to produce D. used to producing ( ) 29. —— do you go to see the film, Peter?

—— Oh, once a week.

A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How much time ( ) 30. Where in the past three years?

A. had you gone B. have you gone C. did you go D. have you been ( ) 31. Jack came to the party . A. without inviting B. without invited C. without being invited D. without a invitation ( ) 32. Paul is taller than in his class.

A. all the students B. any students C. any other student D. any one student ( ) 33. more time, the work would have been done better. A. Giving B. Give C. Gave D. Given ( ) 34. I don?t think this film worth again.

A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being seen

( ) 35. The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, the quality of life is probably one of the highest.

A. since B. where C. as D. while ( )36. —— I?m terribly sorry that I made your table cloth dirty.

—— .

A. Never mind B. Don?t mention it C. That?s all right D. Sorry

( ) 37. The company had about 20 notebook computers, but only one-third used regularly.

A. is B. are C. was D. were ( ) 38. This one is of the two.

A. the best B. better C. the better D. much better

( ) 39.Every evening after dinner, if not from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.

A. being tired B. tiring C. tired D. to be tired

( ) 40. Would you please keep silent? The weather report and I want to listen. A. is broadcast B. is being broadcast

C. has been broadcast D. had been broadcast ( ) 41.You and I could hardly work together, ? A. could you B. couldn?t C. couldn?t we D. could we

( ) 42.Teachers recommend parents their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.

A. not allow B. do not allow C. mustn?t allow D. couldn?t allow ( ) 43. —— I usually travel by train.

—— Why not by plane for a change?

A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going ( ) 44. —— Do you mind my smoking here?

—— .

A. No, thanks. B. No. Good idea. C. Yes, please. D. Yes. Better not. ( ) 45. There is much chance Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race. A. that B. which C. until D. if

三、完形填空。通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入

相应空白处的最佳选项。

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Everyone likes things that are free, and businesses often give things for free to customers as a way of getting more people to pay attention to their products.

Ariely, a scientist from MIT, did an experiment on what people would do when 1 things that were free. He 2 a group of students two kinds of chocolates: the good one for 15 cents each and the poor one for I cent each. The good chocolate was worth ﹩1.00, so 15 cents was very cheap, 3 the poor quality chocolate was worth 5 cents, so 4 it for 1 cent wasn?t very cheap.

Most people chose the high quality chocolate for 15 cents. That?s not a 5 . But then Ariely lowered the 6 of both pieces of chocolate by 1 cent. If people were 7 correctly, then they should 8 choose the good quality chocolate. But that 9 what happened. Most people chose the free chocolate. This doesn?t make sense in our 10 way of understanding economic behavior(经济行为).

What is happening here? Ariely 11 that people want to get a good bargain, But they also want to reduce risk(风险). That is, they want to 12 the chance of making a 13 . If you pay 14 cents for a piece of chocolate, and then you don?t 14 like it when you eat it, you have lost 14 cents. But when something is free and you don?t like it, you haven?t lost anything. People would 15 not to take a risk over getting a better bargain. ( )1. ( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( ) 6. ( ) 7.

A. facing A. posted A. if A. getting A. dream A. weight A. working

B. buying B. produced B. as B. holding B. reason B. size B. thinking

C. giving C. offered C. for C. eating C. reply C. price C. planning

D. treating D. told D. but D. making D. surprise D. quality D. looking

( ) 8. ( ) 9. ( ) 10. ( ) 11. ( ) 12. ( ) 13. ( ) 14. ( ) 15.

A. still A. should be A. easy A. questioned A. find A. decision A. usually A. start

B. once B. shouldn?t be B. old B. explained B. learn B. mistake B. gradually B. prefer

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C. almost C. is C. normal C. agreed C. lower C. promise C. certainly C. manage

D. even D. isn?t D. modern D. added D. take D. warning D. actually D. afford

Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep 1 depends on the age of the person and the conditions in which sleep 2 . The young may need more sleep than the old, but generally eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can 3 with less than this amount but 4 may need more. Every person knows his own need. It is then a mater of how to 5 it. Sleep should always be enough to make one relaxed(松弛)and ready for 6 work.

Fresh air is 7 to sound sleep(酣睡). It is not without reason for some people to 8 that it is practical to sleep in the open air. 9 a person can keep himself warm, out-of-door sleeping probably gives the body 10 complete relaxation.

Ability to sleep is largely a habit. The conditions referred to only lead to sleep. Out-of-door 11 ,a good habit of regular drinking and the avoidance of late eating and 12 are all helpful to sound sleep. Such factors are largely within the control of any person. A bath at 13 , neither hot nor cold but of 14 temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleeping pills should never be taken except when suggested by 15 . ( ) 1. ( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4.

A. wished A. falls down A. wake A. children

B. expected B. breaks out B. word B. women

C. needed C. wakes up C. do C. others

D. wanted D. takes place D. finish D. few

( ) 5. ( ) 6. ( ) 7. ( ) 8. ( ) 9. ( ) 10. ( ) 11. ( ) 12. ( ) 13. ( ) 14. ( ) 15.

A. help A. hard A. necessary A. suggest A. As A. a strong A. walks A. worry A. any time A. freezing A. the sleeper

B. satisfy B. his own B. able B. understand B. Where B. a most B. exercises B. fear B. bed time B. boiling B. a doctor

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C. demand C. a day?s C. no good C. insist C. Unless C. a bad C. trips C. carelessness C. midnight C. low C. a child

D. take D. good D. best D. agree D. When D. an exciting D. housework D. hard work D. lunch time D. body D. parents

Brighton is a popular seaside town on the south coast of England. Not long ago, some policemen were very 1 . There had been several serious accidents 2 by motorists driving too fast. The police started to set up a speed trap（速度监视器）. They measured 3 of 88 yards on a straight road and watched to see 4 a car took to 5 that far. They knew that if a car took six seconds, it was traveling faster 6 the 7 limit of 30 miles an hour.

When the policemen were ready, they hid 8 a hedge(树篱) and started to time passing cars. During their first half an hour, they caught five drivers. The policemen wrote down the 9 of each car and the name and address of the driver. But for the next half an hour the policemen didn?t see anybody 10 too fast. They thought that this was very 11 . One of them drove a quarter of a mile along the road and saw two students 12 on the grass. They were holding up a sheet of cupboard so that motorists could see it. On the notice one of the students 13 : “Danger. Speed trap.”

The policemen took the notice away and wrote down the names of the students. Later on they were each fined ￡5 for 14 to stop the police catching motorists who 15 the law.

( ) 1. ( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( ) 6. ( ) 7. ( ) 8. ( ) 9. ( ) 10. ( ) 11. ( ) 12. ( ) 13. ( ) 14. ( ) 15.

A. pleased A. made A. a way A. how long A. walk A. than A. time A. over A. sign A. running A. common A. seat A. writes A. trying A. obeying

B. excited B. experimented B. a distance B. how far B. fly B. less than B. speed B. behind B. signal B. walking B. usual B. seating B. was writing B. lying B. studying

C. delighted C. researched C. a path C. how soon C. cross C. the same as C. expense C. across C. number C. driving C. ordinary C. sitting C. has written C. tying C. keeping to

D. puzzled D. caused D. a highway D. how often D. travel D. no less than D. area D. under D. shape D. climbing D. strange D. sit D. had written D. frying D. breaking

四、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。

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“The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and, along with the rising cost of tuition(学费), it?s killing these students,” said Peter Jason, a college professor. “Remember, students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of them have at least on part-time job. In fact, one of my students has three jobs. And she still manages to have high scores and go to school full-time.”

Textbook price are usually high. Adding to that problem, many college teachers change textbooks year after year; they either upgrade to a new edition(版本) or change to a different textbook. This further hurts students because if a teacher no longer uses a textbook, that book

has no resale value.

Dr. Jason decided to make life a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking. “Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs, lots of color photographs and pictures. I talked to my students, and many of them, like me, prefer to keep things simple. So, a few years ago, I wrote my own textbook. I made sure that it was simple. Compared to most of other public speaking books, mine is half the number of pages, and one-third the price. That is ＄30 instead of ＄90. When I wrote a second edition last year, students only had to buy the 35 new pages. For only ＄7, they had almost a new book.” ( ) 1. What did Dr Jason say about students at college?

A. They are short of money. B. They need simple book. C. They have no part-time jobs. D. They are trying to get high scores. ( ) 2. What does “that problem” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The high prices of textbooks. B. The low resale value of books. C. Too many different new books. D. No color pictures in textbooks. ( ) 3. What did Dr. Jason decided to do to help the students?

A.

To choose cheaper textbooks. B. To write a textbook himself.

C. To speak to his students. D. To use old textbooks ( ) 4. How much does a public speaking book usually cost?

A.

About 7 dollars. B. About 30 dollars.

C. About 37 dollars. D. About 90 dollars.

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We don?t have beds in the space shuttle(航天飞机), but we do have sleeping bags. During the day, when we are working, we leave the bags tied to the wall, out of the way. At bedtime we untie them and take them wherever we?ve chose to sleep.

On most space shuttle flights everyone sleeps at the same time. No one has to stay awake to watch over the space plane; The shuttle?s computers and the engineers at the Control Office do

that. If anything goes wrong, the computers ring a warning bell and the engineers call us on the radio. On the space shuttle, sleep-time doesn?t mean nighttime. During each ninety-minute flight around the earth, the sun “rises” and shines through our windows for about fifty minutes; then it “sets” as our flight takes us around the dark side of the Earth. To keep the sun out of our eyes, we wear black sleep masks(眼罩).

It is surprisingly easy to get comfortable and fall asleep in space, and we sleep differently. Some sleep upside down, some sideways, some right side up. When it?s time to sleep, I take my bag, my sleep mask, and my tape player with earphones and float up to the flight platform. Then I get into the bag, and float in a sitting position just above a seat, right next to a window. Before I pull the mask down over my eyes, I relax(放松) for a while, listening to music and watching the Earth go by under me.

When I?m in space I don?t need as much sleep as I do on Earth. Maybe that?s because when I am weightless, I don?t feel as tired. Or maybe it?s because I?m excited to be in space and don?t want to waste time sleeping.

( ) 1. What do the shuttle people do with their sleeping bags while working?

A. Keep them where they work B. Leave them where they sleep. C. Place them on the beds D. Fix them to the wall

( ) 2. During sleeping time, the job of watching over the shuttle is done by ? A. the shuttle?s radio B. the shuttle?s warning bell. C. People working in the shuttle. D. Engineers at the Control Office. ( ) 3. How often does the sun rise to people in the space shuttle?

A. Every 140 minutes. B. Every 90 minutes. C. Every 50 minutes. D. Every 40 minutes

( ) 4. What do we know about people sleeping in the space shuttle?

A. They sleep while listening to music. B. They have difficulty falling asleep. C. They sleep in different positions. D. They go to sleep when it is dark.

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You have probably seen ads(广告) in newspapers or on TV for mail-order shopping. Perhaps you have been sent a catalogue(商品目录) and have bought something by mail. Why do people buy things they have not seen with their own eyes? One of the reasons might be that some people believe that things can be bought more cheaply by mail. Another advantage of mail-order shopping is that it is more comfortable to sit at home and look through a catalogue than to rush around the stores. With the catalogue from a large company, you have your own shop window for almost everything you might want to buy.

The mail-order business is very wide-spread. Some companies hire people to show products listed in the catalogue to possible customers. Perhaps you have had one of these people call you or come by your home.

Buying from a catalogue is so easy. It saves the shopper time and trouble. Sometimes, it saves the shopper money. But people often buy more than they can really afford, since they buy now and pay later on. Some companies allow a customer to pay for a product over a long period of time. People can also pay a certain percent of the total price. This is called a down payment. Then the customer pays a certain amount of money every month until the product is completely paid for. People can buy almost everything by mail-order shopping---furniture, tools and even heavy machines.

( ) 1. People prefer to buy things by mail-order because?

A. they think the price is lower. B. C.

they enjoy the shopping service. they can get catalogues they want.

D. they can buy things from big companies.

( ) 2. What do we know about mail-order business from the text?

A. Mail-order shopping is very common nowadays. B.

Mail-order companies respect their customers.

C. Shopping by mail causes trouble to old people.

D. Companies spend a lot of money sending catalogues. ( ) 3. What might be a big problem for mail-order customers?

A. It?s possible to get what they don?t like. B. It?s easy to buy more than they can pay for. C. They may fail to get what they have paid for. D. They will wait for a long time to get the product. ( ) 4. What does “down payment” in the last paragraph mean?.

A. B. C. D.

The money a customer saves each month. The money a customer pays for a product. Part of the total cost a customer pays first. Part of the total coat a customer saves.

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Probably no other musical instrument(乐器) is as popular around the world as the guitar(吉他). Almost every kind of music needs a guitar. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.

People do not agree about where the guitar was first played, but most agree it is very old. Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some others say that an old form of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12th century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.

Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous musician Niccolo Paganini played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works, in modern times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument

extremely popular.

One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar. ( ) 1. What is discussed about the guitar in paragraph 1?

A. Its history in America. B. Its value in the music world. C. Its importance for music lovers. D. Its use in musical performance ( )2. Where could the oldest form of the guitar probably exist according to the text?

a) In Spain B. In Persia C. In Egypt D. In America ( ) 3. Who did most to make the guitar very popular?

A. Adalusia B. Andres Segovia C. Franz Schubert D. Niccolo Paganini ( ) 4. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Music and Musicians B. The History of the Guitar

C. Music and Musical Instruments D. The Most Popular Musical Instrument

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Some people do not like anything to be out of place. They are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people?s birthdays and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Brown is such a person. Mr. Brown works in a bank, and lives on his own. His sister lives in the next town with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Brown doesn?t see his sister or her family from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he hasn?t forgotten one of Mark?s seventeen birthday. Last week Mr. Brown had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time; driving neither too slowly nor too fast, he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Just then there was a knock at the door. Mr. Brown opened the door to find a policeman standing on the doorstep.

“What have I done wrong?” Mr. Brown asked himself. “Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

“Hello, uncle,” said the policeman, “My name?s Mark.” ( ) 1. Mr. Brown .

A. works on his own in a bank B. lives in a bank and works on his own C. lives by himself and works in a bank D. has a serious injury to the lag ( ) 2. Mr. Brown sees his sister .

A. very seldom. B. only at the end of the year. C. only at Christmas. D. on Mark?s birthday every year.

( )3. “…he hasn?t forgotten one of Mark?s seventeen birthdays” means .

A. he has forgotten more than one B. C.

he sent Mark something on his 17th birthday he always sends a Christmas card on Mark?s birthday

D. he always sends Mark something on his birthday ( ) 4. The policeman was there . A. B. C. D.

to meet Mr. Brown, his uncle

to ask Mr. Brown to go and see his uncle to ask Mr. Brown to mark his name on his door to see Mr. Brown about some trouble at the bank

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“Seasame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world”.

This is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world.

The program, which went on the air in New York in 1969, uses songs, jokes, and pictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers, letters and human relationships. More than 6 million children in the United States watch it regularly. The viewers（观众）include more than

half the nation?s children?s before school age.

Mary teachers consider the program a great help, though some teachers find that problems happen when the first-year pupils who have learned from “Seasame Street” are in the same class with those who have not watched the program. Tests have shown that children who watch it five times a week learn more than those who seldom watch it. In the United States the program is shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly.

Why has “Seasame Street” been so much more successful than other children?s shows? Many reasons have been suggested. Perhaps one reason is that mothers watch “Seasame Street” along with their children. But the best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching it feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and be wants to learn more.

( ) 1. People call “Seasame Street” the longest street in the world because .

A. it is the longest TV program ever produced

B. it took much more time to put on this program than any other one C. it is shown almost throughout the world D. it has been on the air since 1969

( ) 2. “Seasame Street” is a TV program produced mainly for .

A. children B. children of school age

C. primary school teachers and pupils D. mothers and their children ( ) 3. “Seasame Street” is so successful mainly because .

A. B. C. D.

mother watch it with their children it contains songs, stories and jokes

it is shown at different hours during the week children are willing and able to learn when watching it

( ) 4. When the first-year pupils who have watched the program are in the same class with

those who haven?t, .

A. teaching will becomes a bit difficult B. C.

they will not get on well with one another it is impossible to begin class at the fixed time

D. they don?t want to learn anything more

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Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story being acted-or shooting the film, as it is called—often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene had to be acted and reacted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just right. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted twenty or thirty times.

The film studio is like a large factory and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio, churches, castles and forests are all build of wood and paperboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act.

Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their film very real. People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film. ( ) 1. The scenes have to be filmed many times because .

A. B. C.

it takes a long time to make a film it is often difficult to make them just right

many people work together D. the film is poor

( )2. The scenery in the studio is made of .

A. wood and paper B. boarding door stages C. house D. films ( ) 3. The director of a film . A. is always an actor B. makes the scenery

C. says how each scene should be filmed D. is a film star ( ) 4. We should choose a film which . A. has actors we know B. seems very real

C. takes a long time to make D. is made by a good director

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Cats are creatures of habit. They like to go to sleep about the same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep.

Cats increase their regular sleep with occasional cat naps(打盹). Some experts feel that humans could also benefit from this habit. Cat naps help to build up energy in the body. They are also a good way to get rid of trouble! Since cats have the same moods（情绪）as humans, some experts believe that people can improve their moods. People might become happier.

A number of famous people have copied cats by taking cat naps during the day. The naps would usually last from 15 to 30 minutes.

Winston Churchill took cat naps. So did Presidents Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. These famous men were known for their energy. They were also able to work long hours, often into the night. Napping was their secret.

Perhaps more people learn from cats and take naps to feel better and live longer! ( ) 1. Taking cat naps . A. will make a person lazy and tired B. is a bad habit

C. will make people feel better D. can help people become famous ( ) 2. Which of the following statements in NOT true?

A. People should take their naps secretly. B. C.

Cats have the same moods as people. Some famous people take cat naps.

D. Some people have full energy after they take cat naps. ( ) 3. Nap usually last . A. three hours B. less than half an hour C. forty-five minutes D. fifty-five minutes ( ) 4. This selection was probably written to .

A. show how lazy cats are B. talk about the habits of cats

C. tell about famous people and their habits D. persuade people to take naps

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Every Chinese-language textbook starts out with the standard phrases(短语) for greeting people; but as an American, I always found myself unable to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door. Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the terrible books. So I would smile and nod, bowing(鞠躬) like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would smooth over the visitor?s leaving and make them feel they would be welcome to come again. In my unease, I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband?s kindness.

Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that eased relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully.

Partings for the Chinese include a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although I?m not expected to observe or even know all the rules, as a foreigner, I?ve had to learn the expression of politeness and protest(抗议) at a leaving-taking.

The Chinese feel they must see a guest off to the farthest possible point-down the flight of stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the nearest bus stop. I?ve sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off, since he?s gone to the bus stop and waited for the next bus to arrive.

That?s very well, but when I?m the guest being seen off, my protests are always useless. My hostess or host, or both, insist on seeing me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating the “Don?t bother (give the trouble) to see me off” at every landing. If I try to go fast to

discourage them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after me. Better to accept the inevitable(不可避免).

Besides, that?s going against Chinese custom, because haste (doing things quickly) is to be avoided. What do you say when you part from someone? “Go slowly.” Not farewell or Godspeed(祝福), but “Go slowly”. To the Chinese it means “Take care” or “Watch your step”, or some such caution, but translated literally(照字面地) it means “Go slowly”. ( ) 1. It is stated clearly that the writer .

A. is interested in the Chinese-language textbooks B. C.

is proud of being able to greet people at the door is unsatisfied with the Chinese-language textbooks

D. is afraid to the standard phrases from the textbooks ( ) 2. It can be inferred that the writer .

A.

speaks Chinese B. lives in the USA

C. dislikes her husband?s ways of seeing guests off D. refuses to follow the Chinese custom of seeing guests off

( ) 3. According to the passage all of the following are necessary in the Chinese partings except .

A. seeing the guests off to the farthest point B. protesting again and again C. running after the guests D. saying “Go slowly” ( ) 4. The Chinese use “Go slowly” in their parting so as to . A. slow down the guests B. ask the guests to take care C. wish the guests a happy journey D. warn the guests of danger on their way home

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Many people earn their living with their hands. Ed earns his living with his feet! And a very good living it is, too.

Ed?s story began in a very small town in Brazil. His father and mother were very poor. Seven people lived in their tiny house. Ed?s father often played football. Little Ed wanted to play football too. So his father made a soft ball for him to kick. It was a sock filled with soft materials. The little boy kicked it every day

At last Ed learned to kick a real football. By the time he was 11, he played football very well.

One day Ed was playing with some men. A man passing by saw how fast the boy ran. He stopped to watch. How well Ed kicked the ball!

After the game, the man called Ed to him. “My name is Mr. Dee,” he said. “I used to play football for a living. Will you let me teach you what I know?”

“Oh, yes!” Ed answered.

In the next four years, Mr. Dee trained Ed to be a fine player. The boy worked hard. At last Mr. Dee talked to Ed?s father. “This boy is ready to play with the big teams,” he said. “Let me take him to a city that has a good team.”

Mr. Dee took Ed to Santos, Brazil. There, the boy joined the Santos Football Club. In his first big game, Ed helped his team win by seven points. He made four of the seven points!

Many people thought he was the best football player in the world. He was “The King of Football”.

( ) 1. What is said about Ed?s family when he was a little child?

A. There were seven people in his family. B. C.

His father made soft balls for a living. His parents liked playing football.

D. His parents bought him a football.

( ) 2. When he first saw Ed playing football, Mr. Dee was attracted by .

A. His young age B. His running speed

C. His love for football D. His playing with men ( ) 3. What can we know about Mr. Dee from the text .

A. He joined the Santos Football Club. B. C.

He and Ed used to live in the same town. He had been the best football player in Brazil.

D. He happened to find a very good football player.

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When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.

It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie?s basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.

“Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint.” She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushers we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted bit stripes(条纹) of colors across the pavement(人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic!

The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldn?t wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother?s face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.

My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors? tress, but this! Come inside right now!” I stood there glaring back at her for a

minute, angry because she had insulted(侮辱) my art.

“Now go to clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.

Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.

( ) 1. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?

A. To introduce Stephanie to her. B. To prevent her from seeing his painting. C. To put the materials back in the yard. D. To show his artwork to her. ( ) 2. The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to .

A. the rainbow in the sky B. the stripes on the pavement

C. something imaginative and fun D. important lessons learned in childhood ( ) 3. It can be learned from the passage that parents should .

A. encourage children to paint B. value friendship among children C. discover the hidden talent in children D. protect rather than destroy children?s dreams

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The computer is a wonderful machine. It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars. Today it has the greatest effect on science, industry, and business, but it is being used more in education and medicine. It touches the lives of everyone, even people in distant villages.

The oldest kind of computer is the abacus, used in China many years ago. In the seventeenth century an adding machine was invented, but the first large and modern computer was invented in 1946. A few years later a computer could do 5.000 adding problems per second. Now the computations are so fast that they are measured in nanoseconds(纳秒).

Today most computers are stored-program computers, that is, have a memory. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Even in a large computer, the part that does the actual computing is about the size of the end of a finger. ( ) 1. The part of a computer that is the size of the end of fingers.

A. prints the information B. stores the information C. does the computing D. memorizes computing

( ) 2. The computations of the computer are measured in .

A.

seconds B. microseconds C. milliseconds D. nanoseconds

( ) 3. The computer affects .

A. people in large cities B. people in developed countries C. all humanity D. the western world

五、补全对话。根据中文提示，把对话中缺少的内容写在横线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句；打问号的地方，用疑问句。

(1)

提示：Tom 询问秘书Alice有无留言，秘书告诉他Mr. White希望将会面时间改在周五下午三点。不巧，Tom那时要去北京出差，但他周四下午有空。(Tom=T; Alice=A)

T: Good afternoon. Alice. 1 ? A: Yes. Mr. White called and he wanted to change 2 . T: Oh? When does he plan to come then? A: 3 . T: Well, I don?t think it?s a good time. I?ll 4 this Friday. A: Shall I call him back and fix a time again? T: Sure.

A: What time is good for you then?

T: Let me see. Thursday afternoon 5 . A: All right. I?ll call him right away. T: Thanks

(2)

提示：一个中国人正在和一个刚刚到达中国的美国人聊天，中国人询问他这次旅行的情况，如:到达的时间、怎么来的、旅行是否愉快、累不累、现住何处，并在分手时祝他睡个好觉。

Chinese: 1 ?

American: Yes, this morning. At about 9 o?clock. Chinese: 2 ?

American: By plane first and then by train. It took me more than 30 hours altogether. Chinese: 3 ?

American: Yes, very much. It?s pleasant, especially the part on the train. Chinese: 4 ?

American: Yes, a little, but not very much. And now I?m feeling better after a nap. Chinese: 5 ?

American: At the Grand Hotel, in the center of the city.

Chinese: Oh, that?s a nice hotel. Have a good sleep tonight. I?ll come and see you tomorrow.

(3)

提示：Tom和Lester两人正在聊天，彼此问对方上一个周末是怎样度过的。Tom说他上星期六晚上同Simon一道吃了饭，而Lester说他星期日去电影院看了一场电影。

Tom: 1 ?

Lester: Not bad. What about you?

Tom: Not bad, either. What did you do last weekend? Lester: Well, 2 . Tom: Oh, 3 ?

Lester: The Lion King. Tom: Oh, really? 4 ? Lester: Yes, it was good. 5 ? Tom: I went out to dinner with Simon.

Lester: Oh, you must have had a great time. By the way, how is Simon? Tom: He?s fine.

(4)

提示：爱丽丝的妈妈病了，爱丽丝想向老师格林先生请几天假。 Alice: Excuse me, Mr. Green. I?d like to take a few days off. Green: 1 ? Alice: My mother is ill. I have to take care of her. Green: Oh dear! I am sorry to hear that. 2 .

Alice: No, thank you. My mother has caught a bad cold. She has a high fever and coughs day and night. The doctor says my mother has to be in hospital for a few days. I would like to be with her.

Green: I understand. 3 ? Alice: I hope to be back next Wednesday. Green: That?s all right. 4 . Alice: Thank you, Mr. Green. That?s very kind of you. I will write it immediately. Green: 5 .

Lester: The Lion King. Tom: Oh, really? 4 ? Lester: Yes, it was good. 5 ? Tom: I went out to dinner with Simon.

Lester: Oh, you must have had a great time. By the way, how is Simon? Tom: He?s fine.

(4)

提示：爱丽丝的妈妈病了，爱丽丝想向老师格林先生请几天假。 Alice: Excuse me, Mr. Green. I?d like to take a few days off. Green: 1 ? Alice: My mother is ill. I have to take care of her. Green: Oh dear! I am sorry to hear that. 2 .

Alice: No, thank you. My mother has caught a bad cold. She has a high fever and coughs day and night. The doctor says my mother has to be in hospital for a few days. I would like to be with her.

Green: I understand. 3 ? Alice: I hope to be back next Wednesday. Green: That?s all right. 4 . Alice: Thank you, Mr. Green. That?s very kind of you. I will write it immediately. Green: 5 .

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