2023年海南職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招（英語(yǔ)）試題庫(kù)含答案解析

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年海南職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招（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！卷I一.綜合題(共50題)1.（A）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Competitionisgreatforkids,butitdoeshaveitsdarkside.71Whenthishappensittakesthefunoutoftheactivitiestheyparticipatein.Kidsneedtokeepahealthyattitudetowardcompetitiveactivitiesandasparentsitisourresponsibilitytoletthemknowthatit'snotallaboutwinning.72

Kidsundertheageoftenusuallyloseinterestifanactivityistoocompetitive.Agoodideaforkidsinthisagegroupistoallowthemtoparticipateincompetitiveactivitiesbutwithoutkeepingscore.EmphasizethattheimportanceoftheactivityItomakenewfriends,havefunandlearnaboutsportsmanship.73

Whenkidsentermiddleschool,competitiveactivitiestakeonnewmeaning.Kidsliketoberecognizedfortheireffortsandwinningplacestheminthespotlight.74.Theunfortunatethingisthatkidswholoseconstantlygetdiscouragedandquitparticipating.Theyfeeltheycan'taccomplishtheirgoalsormeettheexpectationsofteachersandparents.Thiscanleadtolowself-esteemanddiscouragekidsfromtryingtheirbest.It'sbesttokeepthemparticipatingincompetitiveactivitieseveniftheyonlydosointhebackyardwithagroupoftheirfriends.

Asaparent,neverputtheemphasisonwinning.75.Givekidspraisefordoingtheirbestwhethertheywinorlose.Thissendsapositivemessageaboutputtingforththeirbesteffort.

A．Winningbecomesmoreappealing.

B．Encourageyoungkidstowinwhenheparticipatesinacompetition.

C．Gettingangryordepressedwhenheloses.

D．Theimportanceofparticipatingincompetitiveactivitiesistohavefun.

E．Somechildrenbecomeover-competitiveandfocusonlyonrecognitionandwinning.

F．Rather,encouragekidstoalwaysgivetheirbesteffort.

G．Encourageyoungkidstogivetheirbesteffortandgainself-confidence.答案：EDGAF解析：【試題分析】本篇文章介紹的是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是非常適合孩子，但它也有其陰暗的一面。作為父母，有責(zé)任讓他們知道，這不是所有的贏球。在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)活動(dòng)，參加重要的是獲得樂(lè)趣。并舉例說(shuō)明未滿10歲的兒童和當(dāng)孩子進(jìn)入中學(xué)后，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的不同意義。71．[答案]E?？崭袂笆怯^點(diǎn)句，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是非常適合孩子，但它也有其陰暗的一面?？崭駜?nèi)容應(yīng)該為描述首句的內(nèi)容，空格后面代詞they和C項(xiàng)Somechildren相對(duì)應(yīng)，因此判斷答案為C。72．[答案]D。[解析]空格在第一段段尾，這個(gè)位置是對(duì)前面句子的總結(jié)。D項(xiàng)符合。73．[答案]G。[解析]空格在段尾，這個(gè)位置是對(duì)前面句子的總結(jié)?？崭袂皟?nèi)容是未滿10歲的兒童如果太過(guò)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)會(huì)使他們失去興趣，要鼓勵(lì)他重在參與。G項(xiàng)符合。要防止誤選B項(xiàng)。74．[答案]A。[解析]空格前句中提到的當(dāng)孩子進(jìn)入中學(xué)后，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的不同意義。他們渴望通過(guò)自己的努力去贏得勝利與A中的“對(duì)勝利有吸引力”在內(nèi)容上呼應(yīng)。75．[答案]F。[解析]空格位于文章最后一句，所以應(yīng)該在這個(gè)位置出現(xiàn)觀點(diǎn)句的內(nèi)容，因此判斷F正確(觀點(diǎn)句，作為父母，有責(zé)任讓他們知道，在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)活動(dòng)，重在參與，激勵(lì)他們努力，重要的是獲得樂(lè)趣。)。2.Salesdirectorisaposition

communicationabilityisjustasimportantassales.A．whichB．thatC．whenD．where答案：D解析：考查定語(yǔ)從句?！颁N售經(jīng)理是一個(gè)職位，在這個(gè)職位上，交流能力和銷售能力一樣重要。”先行詞position在從句中充當(dāng)?shù)某煞謶?yīng)是“onthisposition”，故選擇where。3.IntheU.S.,peoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.Thismeansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailable,evenifalargeoneis.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknow,itisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.

AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwaterbeforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfree,andifyouordercoffee,youmaygetafreerefill.

Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresorrestaurants,thoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinlargecities,storesmaybeopen24hoursaday.

Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargeformanypeople.Ifyoucan’tfinishyourmealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlater,askyourwaitressorwaiterfora“doggiebag”.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonit,buteverybodyknowsyou’retakingthefoodforyourself.

Supperanddinnerarebothwordsfortheeveningmeal.Somepeoplehave“Sundaydinner”.Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.

Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemeal,either.Atipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleave.Insomerestaurants,acheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneythere.Thenthewaiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchange.

1.Whichstatementistrue?

A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.

B.Tipsshouldn’tbegiventothewaiterorwaitress.

C.Orangejuiceisservedbeforeyouorder

D.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemindtheirsmoking.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“doggiebag”meaninthearticle?Itmeans______.

A.abagwithapictureofadogonit

B.abagusedtocarrydogs

C.asmallbagfortakingthefoodleftoverhometoenjoyitlater

D.asmallbagfortakingthefoodleftoverhomefordogs

3.Sundaydinneris_______.

A.adinnerintheevening

B.abignoonmeal

C.abiglunchSunday

D.asupperonSunday答案：1-3DCB解析：1本題考查根據(jù)文章相關(guān)信息進(jìn)行正誤判斷的能力。信息在第一段最后一句“Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknow,itisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.”可判斷D項(xiàng)符合題意。由第一句“IntheU.S.,peoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.”可判斷A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；由最后一段第二句“Atipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleave.”可判斷B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；再由第二段第一句“AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwaterbeforeyouorder.”可判斷C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。2本題考查根據(jù)文章上下文信息猜測(cè)詞義的能力。依據(jù)第四段“doggiebag”前后的句子可知美國(guó)人在餐館里吃不了時(shí)，就要一個(gè)袋子帶回家去自己享用。其他選項(xiàng)與原文信息不符。3.本題考查迅速查尋文中細(xì)節(jié)的能力。依據(jù)第五段最后一句“Somepeoplehave“Sundaydinner”.Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.“可知答案為B。其他選項(xiàng)缺乏原文的信息支持。4.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)。5.短文改錯(cuò)。

假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同學(xué)們交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。

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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。

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10.exists6.—Mike,thephone'sringing.Doyouwantmetogo?

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A.I'mabouttogetit

B.I'mgettingit

C.I'llgetit

D.I'mtogetit答案：C7..EveryoneinthebuildingcanhearTom’swords:“Mother,thewindow_____.pleasecometohelpme.”A．can’tbeshutB．willbeshutC．doesn’tbeshutD．won’tbeshut答案：A解析：：can表示beableto之意。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，Tom是向媽媽表明窗戶此時(shí)的狀況。如表示“窗戶就是關(guān)不上”的時(shí)候，習(xí)慣上用thewindowwon’t

shut。用主動(dòng)表被動(dòng)?！緲?biāo)簽】8.Johnisoneofthestaffmemberswho___tobesentabroadforfurtherstudy.A．isgoingB．a(chǎn)regoingC．havebeengoingD．hasbeengoing.答案：B解析：有oneofthestaffmembers知是其中之一，而不是唯一一個(gè)，故先行詞是members,所以謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。9.WithsomanypeoplecommunicatinginEnglisheveryday,____willbecomemoreandmoreimportantto

haveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.

A.it

B.which

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D.what答案：A10.完形填空。

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2.Youhadbetter______(咨詢)yourdoctoraboutyourheadache.

3.Onthe______(到達(dá))ofthefamoussinger,allhisfansbegantocheerloudly.

4.Ourbosscouldhavesoldmoregoodsifhehadpromisedtooffera40%______.

5.Astheminutestickedawaytheybegantolose______(耐心).

6.Itwasjust_______(難以置信的)thatIgotthehighestmarkinmytest.

7.Theticketp_______threepeopletogointotheexhibition.

8.Thechildwasfound_______(閑逛)onthestreetsalone.

9.Theproudmansaidhewouldrathers_______todeaththanbegforfood.

10.Weconsideritnecessarytoc_______theorywithpractice.

答案：1.awarded

2.consult

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5.patience6.unbelievable

7.permits

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9.starve

10.combine13.Mymother_____metobuyseveral_____eggsfordinner,butIforgotallaboutit.

A.asked;dozen

B.suggested;dozensof

C.had;dozen

D.persuaded;dozens答案：A14.WASHINGTON,Sept.23—TheHouseofRepresentatives,whichpridesitselfonbeing"thePeople’sHouse"hasbeenturninginto,arichmen’sclub.

Therepresentativesnewlyelectedin1984werealmostfourtimesaswealthyasthefirsttermlawmakerselectedonlysixyearsbefore,accordingtoanewstudyonthemembers’financialreports.

Behindthisremarkableswing,thestudysays,therearetwomainfactors:acourtdecisionthatoutlawedlimitsonwhatcandidatescouldgivetotheirowncampaigns,andtheenormousgrowthinthecostofpursuingaseatinCongress.Asaresult,itisincreasinglydifficultforcandidatesofmodestmeans,particularlywomentoamountsuccessfulchallengestoentrenchedofficeholders.

Onesolution,theauthorscontend,isasystemofpublicfinancingforcampaigns,butCongressseemsinnomoodtochangethepoliticalrulesanytimesoon.

"Thelowerchamberisgoingupperclass,"saidMarkGreen,thePresidentoftheDemocracyProject,apublicpolicyinstitutebasedinNewYork.".ButthisevolutionfromaHouseofRepresenta-tivestoaHouseofLordsdeniesthediversityofourdemocracy.Itestablishesadefactopropertyqual-ificationforofficethatincreasinglysays:Thepeoplewithlowandmiddleincomeneednotapply."

TheDemocracyProjectproducedthestudyincooperationwiththeUnitedStatesPublicInterestsResearchGroup,asimilarinstitutesituatedinWashington.Buttheirresearchwasnotentirelytheo-retical.In1980Mr.GreenwastheunsuccessfulDemocraticcandidateforCongressinNewYork’s15thDistrict,inManhattan.Thewinnerwas.BillGreen,oneofthewealthiestmembersofCongress.

5.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.TheHouseofRepresentativesispoormen’sclub.

B.TheHouseofRepresentativeswasmadeupofpeoplewithlowandmiddleincome.

C.TheHouseofRepresentatives,wasrichmen’sclub;

D.TheHouseofRepresentativesismadeupofpeoplewithlowandmiddleincome.

6.Whatdoes"thisremarkableswing"inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.TheHouseofRepresentativespridesitselfonbeing"thepeople’sHouse".

B.Thenewstudybasedonthemembers’financialreports.

C.Acourtdecisionthatoutlawedlimitsonwhatcandidatescouldgivetotheirowncampaigns.

D.Therepresentativeselectednowaremuchwealthierthanthoseelectedafewyearsago.

7.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothestudy?

A.AnyhonestmancanbecomearepresentativeoftheHouse.

B.Womenaremoredifficultthanmentobeanentrenchedofficeholder.

C.Limitsonwhatacandidatecouldgivetohiscampaignareoutlawed.

D.OnemustspendmuchmoneygettingaseatintheCongress.

8.WhatistheUnitedStatesPublicInterestsResearchGrouplike?

A.TheHouseofRepresentatives.

B.ApublicpolicyinstitutebasedinNewYork.

C.ApublicpolicyinstitutebasedinWashington.

D.TheHouseofLords.

9.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthestudy?

A.Doubtful.

B.Believable.

C.Opposed.

D.Normal.答案：5-9

BDAB解析：5.B細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段及倒數(shù)第二段最后一句lowandmiddleincomeneednotapply可知。6.D詞義題。根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)及下文的內(nèi)容可知，這里指上文所提到的事情。7.A細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句Itestablishes…andmiddleincomeneednotapply可知，收入中、低檔的人不具備資格。8.C細(xì)節(jié)題。由倒數(shù)第二段theDemocracyProject，apublicpolicyinstitutebasedinNewYork及最后一段asimilarinstitutesituatedinWashington可知。9.B推斷題。由最后一段第二句Buttheirresearchwasnotentirely，theoretical可推知。15.單句改錯(cuò)1.Doyouthinkwhomshelikes?

答案：將whom放到句首，并大寫w16.短文改錯(cuò)。

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Youwillvisitalltheplacesmostpeopleonlydreamabout—fromAcapulcoandHawaiitoTokoyandHongKong.

Forafewthousandpounds,allyou’veeverhopedforcanbeyours.

小題1:Whatcanyoudoifyouliketogoonholidayswithpets?A．ChoosetheholidayinDevon.B．GototheSnowdoniaCentre.C．JointheWorldSeaTripof2008.D．VisitAcapulcoandHawaii.小題2:InwhatwayistheSnowdoniaCentredifferentfromtheothertwoholidays?A．Itprovideschancesoffamilygatherings.B．Itprovidescustomerswithgoodfood.C．Itoffersasportslesson.D．Itofferscomfortablerooms.小題3:WhatisspecialabouttheWorldSeaTripof2008?A．Youcanhavefreemealsondeckeveryday.B．Youcansleeponashipandtourmanyplaces.C．Youwillhavechancestowatchandactinaplay.D．Youhavetodoyourownpackingandunpacking.答案：小題1:A小題2:C小題3:B解析：小題1:從HolidayNews倒數(shù)第二句話可知：孩子和寵物是受歡迎的。故如要帶寵物度假的話，只能選擇A項(xiàng)。小題2:從ThesnowdoniaCentre第一句話可知：ThesnowdoniaCentre給登山者提供登山培訓(xùn)課。A項(xiàng)并沒(méi)有提到；B、D項(xiàng)是一般的度假中心都提供的。小題3:上面的兩個(gè)旅游項(xiàng)目都是一次在一個(gè)地方的，而本旅游則是在睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候在一個(gè)國(guó)家，而醒來(lái)時(shí)則到了另一個(gè)國(guó)家，這便是它的特別之處。故B項(xiàng)正確。18.Inourclassthereare46students,_____halfwearglasses.A．inwhomB．inthemC．ofwhomD．ofthem答案：C解析：本題考查定語(yǔ)從句。前后兩句話之間無(wú)連詞，故不能用人稱代詞them而應(yīng)用關(guān)系代詞whom引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句；在46個(gè)學(xué)生當(dāng)中，表所屬，應(yīng)用of。故答案選C。19.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.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebes