2021-2022年宜賓市英語真題演練【帶答案】

2021-2022年宜賓市英語真題演練【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(40題)1.Ilovethinkingofnewdesigns.Itkeepsmymindclearandactiveandfillsmyretiredlifewith（）

A.joyB.anxietyC.sorrowD.anger

2.Whenyoufinishfillingintheform,keepthetoppartandsendparttothebank（）

A.othersB.otherC.theotherD.theothers

3.Wemust____thattheexperimentiscontrolledasrigidlyaspossible（）

A.assureB.secureC.ensureD.issue

4.Mary,youwouldnotbeabletorecognizeher（）

A.Hadyoumet

B.Shouldyoumeet

C.Wereyoumeet

D.Couldyoumeet

5.Ihaveno_____totheplan,solongasitdoesnotcosttoomuch（）

A.refusalB.commentC.ideaD.objection

6.Theyoungmancheatedhisfriendofmuchmoney,_____wasdisgraceful（）

A.itB.whoC.thatD.which

7.Thetraditionalapproach____withcomplexproblemsistobreakthemdownintosmaller,moreeasilymanagedproblems（）

A.todealingB.indealingC.dealingD.todeal

8.Itis____________thattextmessagingwhiledrivingisdangerous（）

A.significantB.obviousC.necessaryD.sufficient

9.Able-bodiedpeoplejustdon’trealizehowdifficultitisgoodjobs（）

A.ofdisabledpeopletoget

B.ofdisabledpeoplegetting

C.fordisabledpeopletoget

D.fordisabledpeoplegetting

10._____hewasseriouslyill,Iwouldn’thavetoldhimthetruth（）

A.IfIknewB.IfIknowC.HadIknownD.DidIknow

11.Don’tletthechildplaywithscissors（）hecutshimself

A.incaseB.sothatC.nowthatD.onlyif

12.Heremembered（）thezoobyhisfatherwhenhewaslittle

A.beingtakenB.takingC.havebeentakenD.tohavetaken

13.MaryliketosurftheInternet.Sheoftenspendshoursonline（）

A.didB.doesC.doD.is

14.Isuggested_____atthehotelbutmywifewaseager（）

A.staying;togoshopping

B.tostay;togoshopping

C.tostay;goingshopping

D.staying;goingshopping

15.JohnSmith,adiligentstudent,neverrefusesto（）moreresponsibilitiesthatareassignedtohim

A.takeinB.takeupC.takeonD.takeoff

16.Onlyinthisway（）getridofyourheadache

A.canyouB.youcanC.youwillD.doyou

17.（）everyone’shere,shesaid,let’sbegintodiscussthesolutiontotheproblemswehavefound

A.AsfarasB.NowthatC.SofarD.Byfar

18.Thequestion,theywentbacktotheirrespectivepositions（）

A.settledB.tosettleC.settlingD.issettled

19.Hisangerwas______thathestoodtherespeechless（）

A.soB.veryC.asD.such

20.CouldyoutellmetoflyfromChicagotoNewYork（）

A.itcostshowmuch

B.howmuchdoesitcost

C.howmuchcostsit

D.howmuchitcosts

21.Thegovernmenthaslostagreatdealofbecauseofthelargeincreaseinfoodprice（）

A.strengthB.supportC.agreementD.vote

22.Wehadto_____alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome（）

A.comeupwithB.catchupwithC.putupwithD.keepupwith

23.Itwas______ofyounottodisturbtheseoldpeoplelateatnight（）

A.patientB.considerateC.deliberateD.modest

24.Don'tjokewithLinda;shetakeseverythingfartoo（）

A.carefullyB.gravelyC.criticallyD.seriously

25.Davidwon'tcometomyweddingparty（）isendhimaninvitation

A.whenB.unlessC.asD.after

26.IfPeterhadgivenuphispart-timejob,he（）thefinalexam

A.mightpassB.mighthavepassedC.haspassedD.hadpassed

27.Yondon’thavetherighttoblameme_____beinglate，forIwasbusytypingyourbusinessinvitations（）

A.withB.ofC.forD.on

28.He_____toseeyouyesterday，buthehadanimportantmeetingtoattend（）

A.wouldhavecomeB.cameC.hadcomeD.wascoming

29.IftheUnitedStateshadbuiltmorehomesforpoorpeoplein1955,thehousingproblemsnowinsomepartsofthecountry_______soserious（）

A.wouldn'tbe

B.wouldn'thavebeen

C.willnotbe

D.wouldhavenotbeen

30.Forthewholeperiodoftwomonths,there_____noraininthisarea.Nowthecropsaredead（）

A.isB.wasC.hasbeenD.havebeen

31.Keepyouindoorsanddon'tyourskintothesuninsummer（）

A.explodeB.expressC.exposeD.expand

32.Weareatyourservice.Don’t（）toturntousifyouhaveanyproblems

A.begB.hesitateC.desireD.seek

33.WhenIamhavinganapatnoon,Ihate____byotherpeople（）

A.beingdisturbed

B.beinginterrupted

C.beinginvolved

D.beinginterfered

34.Referringtoreading,wemusthave______patiencetoreadabooksothatwewillhave______deepunderstandingofit（）

A.the;theB.a;aC.the;aD.a;/

35.Heapologized________havingtoleavesoearly（）

A.becauseofB.withC.owingtoD.for

36.Sheisthemost_______secretaryI’veeverhad（）

A.efficientB.effectiveC.industrialD.practiced

37.Whenthefoggotthickerthesearchforthatmissingmanwas（）

A.calledatB.calledupC.calledonD.calledoff

38.Athiswordshestoodupandwalkedaway,stoppingatthewindowtopullbackthecurtainand（）

A.lookintoB.lookoutC.lookupD.lookon

39.Unfortunately,evencomputercannotcompletely_______errors（）

A.reduceB.diminishC.dischargeD.eliminate

40.IamafraidIshouldyouofyourpromise（）

A.remindB.rememberC.releaseD.record

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.Shewasengagedinan（argue）____withRobertsaboutequalpayformenandwomen

47.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor____.（complain）

48.Themanagerreceivedtwenty____forthepost.（apply）

49.Thewholeworldlooksupontherapid（economy）____developmentofourcountryasagreatwonder

50.Toeverybody's____,theactorfelloffthestageduringtheeveningperformance.（amuse）

四、完型填空(20題)51.52.（）

A.createdB.providedC.doneD.set

52.（）

A.restingB.tryingC.planningD.asking

53.57.（）

A.enteredB.tracedC.drawnD.enlarged

54.36.（）

A.thoroughB.exactlyC.surelyD.narrow

55.58.（）

A.wellB.strangeC.niceD.funny

56.14（）

A.angerB.fearC.tirednessD.excitement

57.Methodsofstudyingvary;whatworks41forsomestudentsdoesn'tworkatallforothers.Theonlythingyoucandoisexperiment42youfindasystemthatdoesworkforyou.Buttwothingsaresure:43elsecandoyourstudyingforyou,andunlessyoudofindasystemthatworks,youwon'tgetthroughcollege.Meantime,thereareafewrulesthat44foreverybody.Thefirstisthatyoudon'tget45.Theproblemofstudying,hardenoughtostartwith,becomesalmost46whenyouaretryingtodo47inoneweekend.48thefastestreadershavetrouble49that.Andifyouarebehindinwrittenworkthatmustbe50,theteacher51acceptsittoolatewillprobablynotgiveyoufullcredit.Perhapshemaynotacceptit52.Gettingbehindinoneclass53youarespendingsomuchtimeonanotherisreallyno54.Feelingprettyvirtuousaboutthesevenhoursyouspendonchemistrywon't55onebitifthehistorytakesapopquiz.Andmanyfreshmendogetintotroublebyspendingtoomuchtimeononeclassatthe56oftheothers,eitherbecausetheylikeoneclassmuchbetterorbecausetheyfinditsomuchharderthattheythinktheyshould57alltheirtimetoit.58thereasonis,doingthewholeworkforoneclassandneglectingtherestofthemisamistake.Ifyoufacethis59,beginwiththeshortestandeasiest60,getitoutofthewayandgotothemoredifficult,time-consumingwork

41.（）

A.goodB.easilyC.sufficientlyD.well

58.13.（）

A.enquiresB.acquiresC.requiresD.demands

59.48.（）

A.ofB.toC.forD.about

60.8（）

A.ideasB.viewsC.troubleD.pain

61.47.（）

A.breadB.wheatC.grainD.corn

62.54.（）

A.askB.warnC.tellD.promise

63.53.（）

A.onB.outC.ofD.in

64.75.（）

A.inspirationB.expectationC.stimulationD.perspective

65.43.（）

A.aboutB.ofC.withD.by

66.68.（）

A.thatB.whichC.whereD.what

67.Severalyearsago,whileattendingacommunicationcourse,Iexperiencedamostunusualprocess.Theinstructoraskedustolistanythinginourpastthatwefelt__21__of,regretted,orsorryaboutandreadourlistsaloud.

Thisseemedlikeaveryprivate（私下的）process,__22__there’salwayssomebravepeopleinthecrowd__23__willvolunteer.Theinstructorthen__24__thatwefindwaystomakeapologytopeople,ortakesomeactiontorightanywrongdoings.Iwasseriouslywondering__25__thiscouldevermakemycommunicationbetter.

Thenthemannexttomeraisedhishandandtoldthisstory:Makingmylist,Irememberedanincidentfromhighschool.Igrewupinasmalltown.Therewasasheriff（警長）__26__ofuskidsliked.Onenight,mytwoclassmatesandI__27__toplayatrickonhim.

Afterdrinkingafewbeers,weclimbedthetallwatertank（水槽）inthemiddleofthetown,andwroteonthetankinbrightredpaint:SheriffBrownisas.o.b.（畜生）.Thenextday,almostthewholetownsawourglorious__28__.Withintwohours,SheriffBrownhadusinhisoffice.MyfriendstoldthetruthbutIlied.Noone__29__foundout.

Nearly20yearslater,SheriffBrown’snameappearedonmylist.Ididn’tevenknowifhewasstill__30__.Lastweekend,Idialedtheinformation（問訊處）inmyhometownandfoundtherestillwasaRogerBrownonthelist.Itriedhisnumber.Afterafew__31__,Iheard,Hello?Isaid,SheriffBrown?Paused.Yes.Well,thisisJimmyCalkins.andIwantyoutoknowthatIdidit?Paused.Iknewit!heyelledback.Wehadagoodlaughanda__32__discussion.Hisclosingwordswere:Jimmy,Ialwaysfeltbadforyou__33__yourclassmatesgotitofftheirchest（一吐為快）,butyouwerecarryingitaroundalltheseyears.Iwanttothankyouforcallingme…foryoursake.

Jimmyencouragedmeto__34__all101itemsonmylistwithintwoyears,andIalwaysrememberwhatIlearnedfromthecourse:It’snevertoolateto__35__thepastwrongdoings

（）A.ashamedB.afraidC.sureD.proud

68.Largelectureclassesarefrequentlyregardedasanecessaryevil.Suchclasseshavetobe56inmanycollegesanduniversitiestomeethighstudents'57withlimitedfacultyresources,58teachingalargelectureclasscanbea59task.Lecturehallsare60large,barren,andforeboding.Itisdifficulttogettoknowstudents.Studentsmayseem61intheimpersonalenvironmentandmay62readnewspapersorevenleaveclassinthemiddleofalecture.Writtenworkbythestudentsseemsoutofthe63.

Althoughthechallengesofteachingalargelectureclassarestrong,it'spossibletogetoverthem.The64istodevelopinnovativemethodsofclassroominstructionthatcan65,ifnoteliminate,manyofthedifficulties66inthemassclass.Infact,wehave67atKentStateUniversityteachingtechniqueswhichhelpmakealargelectureclassmorelikeasmall68.

An69butimportantbenefitofteachingthecourse70thismannerhasinvolvedtheactivitiesoftheteaching71whohelpusmarkstudents'writtenwork.ThefacultyinstructororiginallydecidedtoasktheTAsforhelp72thiswastheonlypracticalwayto73thatallthepaperscouldbeevaluated.Nowthose74reportenjoyingtheirnewstatusasjuniorprofessors,gainingaverydifferent75oncollegeeducationbybeingontheothersideofthedesk,learningagreatdealaboutthesubjectmatter,andimprovingtheirownwritingasadirectresultofgradingotherstudents'paper

56.（）

A.madeB.takenC.selectedD.offered

69.46.（）

A.newB.oldC.brokenD.bad

70.56.（）

A.whatB.whyC.howD.whether

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.What'sthepassagemainlyabout（）

A.Anintroductiontoanewspaperreporter'sjob

B.Aninterestinglifeofanewspaperreporter

C.Somethingwrittenbyanewspaperreporter

D.Howtobecomeagoodnewspaperreporter

72.24.____（）

73.Traditionally,universitieshavecarriedouttwomainactivities:researchandteaching.Manyexpertswouldarguethatboththeseactivitiesplayacriticalroleinservingthecommunity.Thefundamentalquestion,however,ishowdoesthecommunitywantorneedtobeserved?

Inrecentyearsuniversitieshavebeencomingunderincreasingpressurefromboththegovernmentsandthepublictoensurethattheydonotremainivorytowers（象牙塔）ofstudyseparatedfromtherealitiesofeverydaylife.Universityteachershavebeenencouraged,andinsomecasescompelled,toprovidemorecourseswhichproducegraduateswiththetechnicalskillsrequiredforthecommercialuse.IfAristotlewantedtoworkinuniversityintheUKtoday,hewouldhaveagoodchanceofteachingcomputersciencebutwouldnotbesoreadilyemployableasaphilosopher.

Apost-industrialsocietyrequireslargenumbersofcomputerprogrammers,engineers,managersandtechnicianstomaintainanddevelopitseconomicgrowthbutman,astheBiblesays,doesnotlivebybreadalone.Apartfromrequiringmedicalandsocialservices,whichdonotdirectlycontributetoeconomicgrowth,thesocietyshouldalsovalueandenjoyliterature,musicandthearts.Inthesecost-conscioustimes,ithasevenbeenpointedoutinjustificationforthefundingoftheartsthattheycanbeusefulmoneyearners.Asuccessfulmusicalplay,forinstance,cancontributeasmuchtotheGrossNationalProductthroughtouristdollarsasanyotherthings

Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor_________（）

A.believestraditionaluniversitieshavedoneagoodjobservingthecommunity

B.believesitremainstobediscussedhowuniversitiesshouldmeettheneedsofsociety

C.thinkssomeexpertsrequiretoomuchofuniversities

D.thinksuniversitiesshoulddomorethanjustresearchandteach

74.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytofindawork-at-homejobis（）

A.throughnetworking

B.bypersonalvisits

C.throughonlineapplication

D.byemail

75.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue（）

A.Somepeoplethinkthatmakinghealthyfoodscheaperwouldworkbetterthanatax

B.Healthexpertssaythatweshouldeatmoredairyproductsthanotherfoods

C.Somekindsoffruitandvegetablesareasunhealthyasmeat

D.Manypeoplebuyunhealthyfoodstoavoidpayinghightaxes

76.StudiesoverthepastdecadeattheUniversityofUtahshowthathands-freecellphonesarejustasharmfultodriversashand-heldonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthephone,thatisdistracting（分散）theirattention."Eventhoughyoureyesarelookingrightatsomething,whenyouareonthecellphone,youarenotaslikelytoseeit,"saysProfessorDavidStrayer."Ninety-ninepercentofthetime,it'snotthatcritical（危急的）,butthatl%couldbethetimeachildrunsintothestreet,"headds.

Dr.Strayer'sstudieshavealsofoundthattalkingonacellphoneisfarmoredistractingthantalkingwithapassenger.Listeningtotheradio,tomusicortoabookontapealsoisn'tasdistracting,becauseitdoesn'trequirethesamelevelofinteractionasaconversation.Butevendriversmaymisssomedetailsofabookontapeiftheirattentionisfocusedondrivingtasks.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant-likepoliceofficerslearntosearchfacesincrowds.

andtheUtahresearchershavefoundararegroupof"super-taskers"—about2.5%ofthepopulation—whoseemabletoattendtomorethanonethingwithease.

Manymorepeoplethinktheycaneffectivelydoseveralthingsatthesametime,buttheyarereallyturningtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleff.ectofeither.Clearly,itiseasiertoputsometaskstogetherthanothers."Notalldistractionsarethesame,"saysDr.Strayer.Thingslikecleaningandworkingoutcanbedoneautomatically（自動地）whilethemindisfocusedelsewhere.Butdoinghomeworkandtextingatthesametimeisn'tpossible.EventalkingandwatchingTVisdifficult."Justtrytalkingwithyourwifewhilewatchingfootball.It'simpossible,"jokesDr.Strayer

Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout（）

A.Theharminusingphoneswhiledriving

B.Theadvantagesofhand-heldphones

C.Thedangerofrunninginthestreet

D.Thecausesofroadaccidents

77.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat（）

A.thosewhohavelong-termgoalswillsucceed

B.writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyou

C.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdestination

D.everyoneshouldhaveagoal

78.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext（）

A.SuccessIsaChoice

B.TheSecretsofSuccess

C.DevelopOurConfidence

D.HowtoAchieveSuccess

79.Theauthor’sjudgmentaboutNinawasbasedon_____（）

A.acombinationofobservation,inferenceandintuition

B.acombinationofimaginationandobservation

C.acombinationofobservation,intuitionandimagination

D.acombinationofinference,analysisandimagination

80.TheunderlinedwordariseinPara.1means（）

A.comeintobeingB.bringaboutC.goupD.causetohappen

81.WhatdoestheexampleofpoliceofficersinParagraph2show（）

A.Searchingforfacesrequiremoreattentionthandrivin.g

B.Talkingtoacrowdcallsforahighlevelofattention

C.One'sattentioncanbeeasilydistractedincrowds

D.Theabilitytoattendtotwotaskscanbetrained

82.TheoldVolkswagenBeetle—TheBug—ismakingacomeback.Peoplewhoownthemareplanningtokeepthemforever.Peoplewhodon’townthemarepayinghighpriceswhentheycanfindoneforsale.It’smoreremarkablewhenyourealizethatVWdoesn’tevenmakethemanymore!

AspokesmanforVolkswagenofAmericasaystherewereaboutfivemillionBugsonAmericanroadsin1977.ThatwasthelastyeartheywereshippedtoAmerica.VWestimatesthataboutfourmillionofthemarestillrunningandrunningandrunning.

Usedcardealerssaytheycan’tkeepBugsontheirlotsthesedays.Theyfeelit’sbecausethesecarshaveahistoryofreliable,inexpensivetransportation.Thecarsaverageabout30milespergallonofgas.

Butallhasn’tbeensmoothgoingfortheBugs.Theheatingsystemispoor.andsinceittravelsveryclosetotheground,largercarstendtosplashitwithwinter’ssnowandmud.SomeinthesafetyfieldconsidertheBeetleasdefenselessagainstheaviercars.ButtheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationhasnothingthatshowsanyproblemwiththematall

AmericanpeopleliketohaveaBug_________（）

A.becauseitisnomoreinproduction

B.becauseitisreliableandenergy-saving

C.becauseitisremarkableandeasytodrive

D.becauseitissafe

83.Asusedinthispassage,theworddevised（Paragraph2）probablymeans__________（）

A.understoodB.wroteC.createdD.proved

84.Accordingtothepassage,tomoveasmuchofthesegoodsaspossible（Par1）means_________（）

A.tosellthelargestpossibleamountofgoods

B.totransportgoodsasefficientlyaspossible

C.todisposeofthesegoodsinlargequantities

D.toredesignthesegoodsforlarge-scaleproduction

85.Manythingsaboutlanguageareamystery,andmanywillalwaysremainso.Butsomethingswedoknow.

First,weknowthatallmenintheworldhavealanguageofsomesort.Thereisnoraceofmenanywhereonearthsobackwardthatithasnolanguage.And,inhistoricaltimes,therehasneverbeenaraceofmenwithoutalanguage.

Second,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage.Therearemanypeopleswhoseculturesareundeveloped,whoare,aswesay,uncivilized,butthelanguagestheyspeakarenotprimitive.Inallknownlanguageswecanseecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeentensofthousandsofyearsindeveloping.Thishasnotalwaysbeenwellunderstood;indeed,thedirectcontraryhasoftenbeenstated.PopularideasofthelanguageoftheAmericanIndianswillillustrate.ManypeoplehavesupposedthattheIndianscommunicatedinaveryprimitiveway.Studyhasprovedthistobenonsense.Thereare,orwere,hundredsofAmericanIndianlanguages,andallofthemturnouttobeverycomplicatedandveryold.Theyarecertainlydifferentfromthelanguagesthatmostofusarefamiliarwith,buttheyarenomoreprimitivethanEnglishandGreek.

Athirdthingweknowaboutlanguageisthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate.Thatis,eachoneisaperfectmeansofexpressingthecultureofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguage.

Finally,weknowthatlanguagechanges.Itisnaturalandnormalforlanguagetochange;theonlylanguageswhichdonotchangearethedeadones.Thisiseasytounderstandifwelookbackwardintime.Changegoesoninallaspectsoflanguage.Grammaticalfeatureschangeasdospeechsounds,andchangesinvocabularyaresometimesveryextensiveandmayoccurveryrapidly.Vocabularyistheleaststablepartofanylanguage

Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph（）

A.Somebackwardraceofmendoesn’thavealanguageoftheirown

B.Someraceofmeninhistorydidn’tpossessalanguageoftheirown

C.Anyhumanrace,whetherbackwardornot,hasalanguage

D.Someraceofmenonearthcancommunicatewithoutlanguage

86.Ancientmanattemptedtochangetheweatherbyusingmagic.Whenexperiencetaughthimthiswasimpossible,hetriedtoforecastweatherconditions.Evenearlierthan1，000B.

C.therewereseers（預(yù)言家）inBabylon—andpriestscleverenoughtodenounceascheaterswhopredictedtheweatherayearinadvance.

Someforecastersusedmethodsthatseemtohavenoconnectionwiththeactualfactorscontrollingtheweather.Chickensandotheranimalsweresacrificedandtheirintestines（腸）pokedtofindsignsindicatingrainordrought.

Somewhatmorescientificwerepredictionsbasedonvegetation:onion’sskinverythin,mildwintercomingin.Onion’sskinthickandtough,comingwintercoldandrough.

Insectsandanimalswerealsofavoriteclues:whentheglowwormlightshislamp,thentheairisalwaysdamp.Ifspidersforsaketheircobwebs,theweatherwillforcertainbreak.Iffrogremainedinpools,theweatherwouldbefine.Iftheywereseenonrocks,rainandcoldweredue

Theauthorseemstothinkthatanimalsacrificeswere_____（）

A.effectiveinforetellingtheweather

B.successfulinforetellingrainordrought

C.unscientificwaysoftryingtoforetelltheweather

D.animprovementonancientman’smethod

87.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage（）

A.Constructionofbuildingsisgoodfortrees

B.Sometrees’troublecomesfromhumanbeings

C.Peopleshouldkeeptreesbeautiful

D.Treesarenotdisturbedbychangesaroundthem

88.Passage2

Ablackholeiscreatedwhenalargestarburnsout.Likeoursun,starsareunbelievablyhotfurnaces（熔爐）thatburntheirownmatterasfuel.Whenmostofthefuelisusedup,thestarbeginstodie.

Thedeathofastarisnotaquietevent.Firstthereisahugeexplosion.Asitsouterlayerisblastedoffintospace,thedyingstarshinesasbrightlyasabillionsuns.

Aftertheexplosiongravitypullsinwhat'sleftofthestar.Astheoutsideofthestarsinkstowardthecenter,thestargetssmallerandsmaller.Thematerialthestarismadeofbecomestightlypackedtogether.Astarissodensethatateaspoonofmatterfromitweighsbillionofpounds.

Themorethestarshrinks,thestrongerthegravityinsideitbecomes.Soonthestarisverytiny,andthegravitypullingitinisunbelievablystrong.Infact,thegravityissostrongthatitevenpullslightintothestar!Sinceallthelightispulledin,nonecangoout.Thestarbecomesblackwhenthereisnolight.Thenablackholeisborn!

That'swhatweknowaboutblackholes.Whatwedon'tknowisthis:Whathappensinsideablackholeafterthestarhasbeensqueezedintoatinyball?Doesitkeepgettingsmallerandsmallerforever?Suchapossibilityishardtoimagine.

Butiftheblackholedoesn'tkeepshrinking,whathappenstoit?Somescientiststhinkblackholesarelikedoorwaystoanotherworld.Theysaythatasthestardisappearsfromouruniverse,itgoesintoanotheruniverse.Inotherwordsablackholeinouruniversecouldturnintoawhiteholeinadifferentuniverse.Astheblackholeswallowslight,thewhiteholeshinesbrightly—somewhereelse.Butwhere?Adifferentplace,perhaps,oradifferenttime—manyyearsinthepastorfuture.

Couldyoutravelthroughablackhole?Rightnow,no.Nothingweknowofcouldgointoablackholewithoutbeingcrushed.Sofarthetimebeing,blackholesmustremainamystery.

Blackholesareamystery—butthathasn'tstoppedscientistsfromdreamingaboutthem.Onescientistsuggestedthatinthefuturewemightmakeuseofthepowerofblackholes.TheywouldsupplyallofEarth'senergyneeds,withplentytospare.Anotherscientistwonderedifablackholecouldsomedaybeusedtoswallowearthlywaste—asortofhugewastedisposal（處理）inthesky!

Whenthestarbeginstodie（）

A.thereisnofuelleftinit

B.itsouterlayergoesintospacefirs

C.ahugeexplosionwillhappen

D.itdoesn'tgiveofflightanylonger

89.Thewomanpatientstoppedtellingherstorytomostpeoplebecause______（）

A.shedidn’tgetenoughrespectfromothers

B.shewasdiscouragedbybeingofteninterrupted

C.peopleoftentoldhertheirownopinions

D.peoplecouldn’tunderstandhersadsituation

90.PassageFour

Onceuponatime,therewasalovelyvegetablefield,inwhichgrewaverythicktree.Boththevegetablesandthetreegavetheplaceawonderfulappearance,whichwasthejoyofthegarden'sowner.Whatnooneknewwasthatthevegetablesinthefieldandthetreecouldn'tstandeachother.Thevegetableshatedthetree'sshadow,becauseitleftthemonlyjustenoughlighttosurvive.Thetree,ontheotherhand,hatedthevegetablesbecausetheydranknearlyallthewaterbeforethewatercouldgettoit,leavingitwithjustenoughtosurvive.

Thesituationbecamesoextremethatthevegetablesgottotallyfedupanddecidedtouseupallthewaterinthegroundsothatthetreewoulddryup.Thetreeansweredbackbyrefusingtogivethevegetablesshadowfromthehotmiddaysun,sotheybothbegantodryup.Beforelong,thevegetableswerereallythinandthetree'sbranchesweredryingup.

Neitherofthetwosidesthoughtthatthegardener,onseeinghisvegetablefieldbecomingworse,wouldstopwateringit.Whenhedidthat,boththetreeandthevegetablesreallylearnedwhatthirstwas.Thereseemedtobenosolution,butoneofthevegetables,asmallcourgette（小胡瓜）,understoodwhatwasgoingon,anddecidedtodealwiththesituation.Despitelittlewaterandunbearableheat,thelittlecourgettedidallitcouldtogrow,grow…Thecourgettemanagedtogrowsobigthatthegardenerstartedwateringthefieldagain.Thegardenerwantedtoenterthatbeautifulbigcourgetteinsomegardeningcontest.

Thevegetablesandthetreeshouldreallylearnhowtoliveinharmonywiththosearoundthem,doingthebesttheycould.Sotheydecidedtoworktogether,andhelpeachotherinsteadoffighting,usingboththeshadowandthewaterinthebestcombinationtogrowgoodvegetables.Seeinghowwelltheyweredoing,thegardenernowgavethebestofcaretohisvegetablefield,