2021-2022年邯鄲市英語模擬練習(xí)題【帶答案】

2021-2022年邯鄲市英語模擬練習(xí)題【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(40題)1.Humble（）itmaybe,thereisnoplacelikehome

A.althoughB.asC.howD.that

2.Idon’tthinkyoucanfinishpaintingthefencealoneinsuchashorttime,_____（）

A.doIB.canyouC.can’tyouD.won’tyou

3.Theadvertisingcompanyrecentlyhiredadesigner_____hadoncewonaprizeinanationalcontest（）

A.whoseB.whichC.whomD.who

4.Hehadhisbook（）athisownexpense

A.printB.printedC.toprintD.printing

5.Itisnotalwaysreliabletomakeaconclusiononthe______ofthefirstimpression（）

A.basicB.baseC.basementD.basis

6.MissMainkeptpracticinguntilshefinally______herselfforthejob（）

A.affectedB.balancedC.qualifiedD.identified

7.Thestatueisbelieved（）byaprofessionalthiefacoupleofweeksago

A.tohavestolen

B.tobestolen

C.havingbeenstolen

D.tohavebeenstolen

8.Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome（）

A.hurtB.spoiledC.damagedD.harmed

9.Helenwasmuchkindertoheryoungestchildthanshewastotheothers,（）,ofcourse,madetheothersjealous

A.whomB.thatC.whatD.which

10.—It'susefulforthedeaftolearnsignlanguage.

—Yes,it'samajorwayofforthem（）

A.suggestionB.vacationC.productionD.communication

11.MaryliketosurftheInternet.Sheoftenspendshoursonline（）

A.didB.doesC.doD.is

12.Wehadto__alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome（）

A.comeupwithB.catchupwithC.putupwithD.keepupwith

13.Weforgottobringourtickets,butpleaseletusenter（）

A.doyouB.willyouC.canweD.shallwe

14.Thenumberofmembersintheclubtotwohundred（）

A.werelimitedB.waslimitedC.limitsD.limited

15.BythetimeyouarriveinLondon,we（）inEuropefortwoweeks

A.shallstay

B.havestayed

C.willhavestayed

D.havebeenstaying

16.I’msorrytohave（）youwithsomanyquestionsonsuchanoccasion

A.interferedB.offendedC.impressedD.disturbed

17.Markneedstotravelwithhisvariedbusinessinterests（）

A.frequentlyB.intensivelyC.broadlyD.widely

18.Inordertofinishthetaskintimewemustagree_____aplanofaction（）

A.withB.onC.toD.in

19.Ifyouhavedifficultyyourbill,pleasetellmeassoonaspossible（）

A.payB.paidC.topayD.paying

20.Everymeansbutit'snotsoeffective（）

A.havebeentriedB.hasbeentriedC.havetriedD.hastried

21.MaryaswellashersistersChineseinChina（）

A.arestudyingB.havestudiedC.isstudyingD.study

22.Iwantedtopayforthecoffee,butIfoundthatallIhadwasacoupleof（）coins

A.worthlessB.pricelessC.invaluableD.inexpensive

23.Smokinganddrinkingmay_____heartdiseaseandcancer（）

A.comefromB.resultfromC.gettoD.leadto

24.Thetrain_______shewastravelingwaslate（）

A.whichB.onwhichC.forwhichD.onone

25.—SorryIamlate.Ishouldhavecalledyouearlier.

—______.I’vejustarrived（）

A.That’sallright

B.You’rewelcome

C.That’snotrouble

D.Youcannevertell

26.TheBrownshavenotyetandIdoubtwhethertheywillcome（）

A.turnedinB.turnedoutC.turnedupD.turnedto

27.AsforthequalityofthismodelofcolorTVsets,theonesmadeinChinaarebynomeansthoseimported（）

A.inferiorthan

B.lessinferiorto

C.lessinferiorthan

D.inferiorto

28.Theboyiseagerto（）knowledgeindifferentfields

A.accomplishB.absorbC.arrangeD.approach

29.Iamconsidering_________myjobasI'mnotgettingonwellwithmyboss（）

A.changingB.tochangeC.changedD.tobechanged

30.Iftheschemeis_________carriedoutwithoutwasteoftimeorenergy,Ishallbecompletelysatisfied（）

A.relativelyB.noticeablyC.appropriatelyD.efficiently

31.Somecompaniesmightnotletyourentacar______youhaveacreditcard（）

A.whereB.becauseC.sinceD.unless

32._______thefactorsalreadyreferredto,peoplesometimesfeelinsecurebecausetheirmotivesaremisunderstoodbyothers（）

A.ButforB.ExceptforC.ApartfromD.Exceptthat

33.Thatcoatheraweek'swages（）

A.spentB.costC.usedD.payed

34.Don'tcometomorrow;I'dratheryounextweekend（）

A.willcomeB.cameC.tocomeD.hadcome

35.Thedepartmentheadinsistedthathe_____absoluteauthoritytoregulateofficework（）

A.givesB.isgivenC.wouldgiveD.begiven

36.Johnmayphonetonight,soIdon’twanttogoout______hephones（）

A.aslongasB.inorderthatC.incaseD.sothat

37.Whathedidis______whathesaidtous.Hedidn’tkeephispromise（）

A.justB.relatedC.nothingbutD.contraryto

38.Marydidn’tsay（）shewouldreturn,butIbelieveshe’llbebackfordinner

A.howB.whenC.ifornotD.where

39.Veryfewpeoplehisaddressinthetown（）

A.knowB.knowsC.areknowingD.hasknown

40.hiswords,therewerenogroundstojustifyhiscomplaints（）

A.SuchbeingB.SuchwereC.WeresuchD.Beingsuch

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.____moretime,theexpertswillbeabletofindoutthecauseofthisdiseasefinally.（give）

47.Allthemenwereunderheavy____workingdayandnight.（press）

48.Inordertokeepahighlevelofsafety,allthestaffarerequired（wear）____protectiveclothes

49.Manyforeignwordsandphraseshave____theEnglishLanguage.（rich）

50.Sherepeatedhisname____,tooshockedtosaymore.（help）

四、完型填空(20題)51.()

A.shutB.slowC.cuD.turn

52.（）

A.similarB.suitableC.apparentD.constant

53.60.（）

A.happenedB.changedC.burnedD.broke

54.77（）

A.startingB.tostartC.startD.started

55.51.（）

A.wentB.helpedC.spokeD.swam

56.47.（）

A.victoriousB.thoughtfulC.miserableD.fortunate

57.44.（）

A.severeB.mentalC.terminalD.major

58.49.（）

A.similarB.suitableC.apparentD.constant

59.54（）

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whom

60.48.（）

A.courageB.calmnessC.confusionD.excitement

61.Mama,whenIgrowup,I’mgoingtobeoneofthose!IsaidthisafterseeingtheCapitalDancingCompanyperformwhenIwasthree.Itwasthefirsttimethatmy1tookonavividformandactedassomethingimportanttostartmytraining.AsIgrewolderandwas2tomore,myinterestsintheworldofdance3variedbutthatlittlegirl’sdreamofsomedaybecominga4inthecompanyneverleftme.Inthesummerof2005whenIwas18,Ireceivedthephonecallwhichmadethatdreama5;Ibecameamemberofthecompany6candatebackto1925.

AsIlookbackonthatdaynow,itsurely7anysenseofreality.IbelieveIstayedinastateofpleasantdisbelief8Iwashalfwaythroughrehearsals（排練）onmyfirstday.Ineveractually9togetthejob.After10theposition,Iwascompletelyastonished.Iremembershakingwithexcitement.

ThoughIwasabsolutelythrilledwiththechance,itdidnotcomewithoutitsfairshareof11.Throughthestrictrehearsalperiodofdancingsixdaysaweek,Ifounditvitalto12upthematerialfastwitheverylastbitofconcentration.Itwasthatextreme13todetailandstressonpracticethatsetus14.Tothenfollowthosehighenergyrehearsals15abusyshowscheduleofuptofiveperformancesaday,Idiscoveredanew16ofthewordshardwork.WhatIthoughtwasmyphysical17werepushedmuchfurtherthanIthought18.Ilearnedtomakeeachperformancebetterthanthelast.

Today,whenIlookattheunbelievablecompanythatIhavethegreat19ofbeingapartof,notonlyasamember,butasadancecaptain,Iseea20thathasinspirednotonlygenerationsoflittlegirlsbutasplendidcompanythatcontinuestodevelopandgrowandinspirespeopleeverydaytofollowtheirdreams

1（）

A.hobbyB.planC.dreamD.word

62.57（）

A.hadB.havebeenC.hadbeenD.were

63.11.（）

A.motivateB.involveC.relateD.interfere

64.59.（）

A.uprightB.powerfulC.valuableD.unlucky

65.Haveyoueatenyourmeal?Itistraditionallythefirstsentencecomingoutofour__41__whenweChinese__42__eachother.This__43__greetingcanbestshowthatfoodcultureisveryimportantinoureverydaylife.Whateverthe__44__,whetheritbeforbusinessnegotiationorforfamilygathering,peopleliketo__45__togethertomakebusinessnegotiationsuccessfulorto__46__familyties.Withoutdiningtogether,allgatheringmightberegarded__47__notsatisfyingandnotcomplete.Eatingdoesnotjustmean__48__thestomach;beingabletoenjoyagood__49__offood,andknowingwhatandhowtoeatareallviewedasagoodfortune.There'sprobably__50__placeinthisworldthathasasgreata__51__ofdeliciousfoodasChinaandhasalongandrichfoodcultureasChina.

Ontheonehand,manyfamouspeople,knownasepicures,__52__alottodevelopingChinesefoodculture.SuDongpo,agreatpoetoftheSongDynasty,wasfamousnotonlyforbeingoutstanding__53__writing,butalsoforbeingtalented__54__anepicure.HiscreationDongpoPorkisapopularand__55__praiseddish.

AnotherpersonisYuanMei,whoalsoplaysaveryimportantrole__56__developingChinesefoodculture.InhisbookSuiYuanShiDanYuanMeitalkedaboutcooking__57__andnorthernandsoutherndishessystematically.Thisbook__58__over300dishespopularinthe18thcenturyChina,ranging__59__exoticmeatdishes__60__superbseafood

41.（）A.mindB.brainC.heartD.memory

66.ThefirsttimeIleftmymother,1wasfiveyearsold.ShetoldmeIcouldn'tgoouttoplay16Ipickedupmytoys.Whocouldputupwithsuch17？"I'mrunningaway,"Iannounced."Oh,dear,I'll18you.Butifyoureallywantto19，IguessIshouldn'tstopyou."Mothergotmyredcoatfromthecupboardand20mywhiteglovesinapocket.Shewalkedmetothe21,kissedmegood-bye,and22thedoorbehindme.OffIwent.AsI23thehousenextdoor,myfootsteps24.ItstruckmeforthefirsttimethatIhadno25whereIwasheaded,andafteramoment,Iturnedaround.26onourfrontsteps,Ibegantoconsidermyimmediate27.Butastheafternoonworeon,Ididn't28frommyplace.

Mrs.Ford,ourneighbor,tookoutherrubbishandcalled,"Hi,honey!Howareyoudoing?"

"I'm29,"Isaid,andmylipsstartedtotremble（顫抖）.

"Youare?Well,Iwon't30youthen,"shesaid,andwentbackinside.

Asdarknessfell,Idecidedtobe31.Iknockedonthedoor,andwhenMotheropenedit,Iwalkedpasther."I'mgivingyouanother32,"Isaid,assheenvelopedmeinawarmhug（擁抱）.153ranawayagain.

But134,andthat'sdifferent.WhenIleftforcollege,Motherwaveduntilmytrainpulledoutofsight.WhenIgottothecollege,Ifounda35shehadhiddenamongmysweatersthatread,"We'resoproudofyou!"

（）

A.untilB.thoughC.whenD.if

67.Inrecentyears,moreandmoreforeignersareinvolvedintheteachingprogramsoftheUnitedStates.Boththeadvantagesandthedisadvantages________usingfaculty（教師）fromforeigncountries________teachingpositionshavetobe________,ofcourse.Itcanbesaidthatforeign________thatmakesthefacultymemberfromabroadanasset（財(cái)富）also________problemsofadjustment,bothfortheuniversityandfortheindividual.

Theforeignresearchscholarusuallyisolates________inthelaboratoryasameansofprotection；________,whatheneedsistobefitted________ahighlyorganizeduniversitysystemquitedifferentfrom________athome.Heisfacedinhisdailywork________differencesinphilosophy,arrangementsofcoursesandmethodsofteaching.Boththevisitingprofessorandhisstudents________acommongroundineachother’scultures.Some________ofwhatisalreadyinthemindsofAmericanstudentsis________bytheforeignprofessor.Whilehelpinghimto________himselftohisnewenvironment,theuniversitymustalso________certainadjustmentsinorderto________fulladvantageofwhatthenewcomercan________.Itisn’talwaysknownhowtomake________useofforeignfaculty,especiallyatsmallercolleges.Thisisthoughttobea________wherefurtherstudyiscalled________.Thefindingsofsuchastudywillbeofvaluetocollegesanduniversitieswithforeignfaculty

（）

A.withB.forC.ofD.at

68.66.（）

A.theotherB.anotherC.anyotherD.any

69.73.（）

A.ByB.DuringC.OverD.From

70.28.（）

A.collectiveB.publicC.individualD.private

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.WhichofthefollowingisNOTimpliedinthepassage（）

A.Evenfriendsmayhavedifferencesofopinion

B.Friendsneverarguewitheachother

C.Itgenerallytakestimeforpeopletobecomeclosefriends

D.Someone'shabitsmayannoyhisfriends

72.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatcustomersarevery______（）

A.gratefultogoodservice

B.sensitivetobadservice

C.difficulttodealwith

D.friendlytowaiters

73.InasurveyconductedbyresearchfirmHarrisInteractive,71%ofAmericanssaidthatspendingextramoneyontravelduringtheholidayseasonisworthwhile—solongasitaffordsthemtimewithfamilyandfriends.Butjustbecausetravelingmaybetherightthingtodo,thatdoesn’tmeanithastobetheexpensivethingtodo.Travelinginvolvesmanyhiddencoststhat,onceyou’reawareofthem,areeasytospot—andeveneasiertoeliminate.

Tostart,considertransportationfees.Forexample,ifyou’redriving,fillupthegastankbeforetravelingonthehighway,whereit’smuchcostlier,saysClarkyDavis,apersonalfinanceexpert.andmakesureyourcarisingoodconditionbycheckingyourheatingvents,keepingupwithroutinemaintenanceandensuringyourtiresareproperlyinflated,allofwhichhelpthecarachievefavorablefueleconomy.Furthermore,notonlydoesatowcar（救援車）causeinconvenience;italsomeansextracosts.

Forthoseoptingtofly,first,beawareofhowmuchitcoststocheckabag.Mostairlinesarechargingforeverycheckedbagbyweight,butpricesvaryfromcarriertocarrier.Ifyoucanmanagetopackeverythingintoacarryon,you’llsaveatleast＄15.BrookeFerencsik,atravelexpert,suggestsconsideringsecondaryairportswhenbookingyourflight.Theseairportsoftenarelesscrowdedandfrequentlyoffercheapertickets.andwhenitcomestoyouractualdestination,don’tassumethathotelsaregoingtocutbackonfeessimplybecausethey’redesperatetodrawcustomers.Theywon’tbeaddingorincreasingfees,buttheywon’tbedecreasingthemeither,saysFerencsik.Thebestdefenseagainstextrafeesistoreadaboutthehotel’sratesonline,beforeyoumakeareservation.Beawareofsurchargesforeverythingfromhousekeepingtogroundskeepingtouseoftheinroomsafe,saysFerencsik.Somehotelseveninstallasensor（傳感器）withintheminibar,chargingguestsforsimplytouchingtheitems,letaloneeatingordrinkingthem.Fromairlinestohotelstorentalcars,they’veallgothiddenfeesyouneedtobeawareof,saysFerencsik.Doyourhomeworkandaskquestions

Itisfoundthat71%ofAmericansregarditasworthwhileto_____（）

A.spendmoneyonsouvenirswhiletravelingwithfamilyandfriends

B.accepthiddencostswhiletravelingwithfamilyandfriends

C.travelwithfamilyandfriendsduringtheholidayseason

D.travelwithfamilyandfriendssoastopleasethem

74.Thepassageismainlyabout_______（）

A.theincreasinglyunhealthydietoftheUKpopulation

B.thelinkbetweenprocessedfoodanddepression

C.therelationshipbetweenphysicalandmentalhealth

D.theemotionalstateoftheBritishpeople

75.Fromthepassagewemaysafelyconcludethatcompulsivespendersorcompulsivebargainhunters（）

A.arereallyunreasonable

B.needspecialtreatment

C.arereallybeyondremedy

D.cannevergetanyhelptosolvetheirproblemswithmoney

76.Howmanytimeshaveyougotupsetbecausesomeonewasn'tdoinghisjob,orbecauseyourchildwasn'tbehaving?Howmanytimeshaveyoubeenirritatedwhenyouplannedsomethingcarefullyandthingsdidn'tgoasyou'dhoped?

Thiskindofangerandirritationhappenstoallofus—it'spartofthehumanexperience.Onethingthatirritatesmeiswhenpeopletalkduringamovie,orcutmeoffintraffic.Actually,Ihavealotoftheselittleannoyances—don'tweall?Anditisn'talwayseasytofindpeacewhenyou'vebecomeupsetorirritated.

Letmetellyoualittlesecrettofindingpeaceofmind:seetheglassasalreadybroken.See,thecauseofourstress,angerandirritationisthatthingsdon'tgothewaywelike,orthewayweexpectthemto.Thinkofhowmanytimesthishasbeentrueforyou.Andsothesolutionissimple:expectthingstogowrong;expectthingstobedifferentfromwhatwehopedorplanned;expecttheunexpectedtohappen.Andacceptit.

Onequickexample:onourrecenttriptoJapan,Itoldmykidstoexpectthingstogowrong—theyalwaysdothatonatrip.Itoldthem,Seeitaspartoftheadventure.

Andthisworkedlikeacharm.Whenweinevitablytookthewrongtrainonaforeignlanguagesubwaysystem,orwhenitrainedonthedaywewenttoDisneySea,orwhenwetookthreetrainsandwalked10blocksonlytofindtheNationalChildren'sCastleclosedonMondays…theysaid,It'spartoftheadventure!AnditwasallOK—wedidn'tgettoobothered.

Sowhentheniceglassyouboughtinevitablyfallsandbreakssomeday,youmightgetupset.Butthingswillbedifferent,ifyouseetheglassasalreadybroken,fromthedayyougetit.Youknowit'llbreaksomeday,sofromthebeginning,seeitasalreadybroken.Beatimetraveler,orsomeonewithtimetravelingvision,andseethefutureofthisglass,fromthismomentuntilitinevitablybreaks.Andwhenitbreaks,youwon'tbeupsetorsad—becauseitwasalreadybroken,fromthedayyougotit.Andyou'llrealizethateverymomentyouhavewithitisprecious

Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat（）

A.weshouldcontrolourangerandirritation

B.weneedn'tgetwellpreparedforthefuture

C.optimismcanhelpusovercomeourangerandirritation

D.angerandirritationisanaturalpartofourlife

77.Whenthesunburnsfiercely,__________carbon-14isproduced（）

A.lessB.moreC.noD.much

78.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue（）

A.Everyonewillsuffercertainkindsofstressinhislife

B.Chronicexposuretostressmayshortenyourlife

C.Excessivestressisespeciallyharmfultohealth

D.Mostpeoplecanlearntoavoidstress

79.Passage4

OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarke，dressedforgoingout，tookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinit，pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheOver60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.Itwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalone.

Atsixo'clockshecamehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?How?How?Hadsomeonegotin?Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened，asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.

Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfittedherfrontdoor—amasterkeyperhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtime，dressedasusual，butshedidn'tgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain，lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.

Itwasjustafterfouro'clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain，andthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-box,andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknob（門把）onthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside，andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor，thehandwaspulledback，andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet

Mrs.ClarkelookedforwardtoThursdaybecauseshe（）

A.joinedinaspecialactivityintheclub

B.couldmeetheroldfriends

C.regularlyvisitedaclub

D.hadaspecialvisitortomeet

80.Manypost-80scouplesarecomplainingthatgoingtothemovies,shoppingorattendingpartieshavebecomeimpossiblesincetheirkidswereborn.That’sthewaymostparentsarelivingtheirlives,noweekendsoftheirown,notimetovisitfriends,notevenachanceofpromotionintheirjobs.

Askinghelpfromtheirparentsmightbeawayout,butproblemsarethatsomeagingparentsarenotstrongenoughtotakecareofthekids,andthatthekidsmayalsobecometoospoiledbytheirgrandparents.

Then,herecomesasolution:familieswithkidscanformasmallgroup,andparentsofeachfamilycantaketurnstolookafterallthekidsinthisgrouponweekends.Thus,otherparentscanhavesomequiettimeandfeelfreetodosomethingthey’vebeenplanningforalongtime.Atthesametime,thekidscanmakenewfriendsandwon’tbehangingaroundtheirparentsalldaylong.Thisisbaby-pooling

Manypost-80scouplescan’tgotothemovies,shoporattendpartiesbecause_________（）

A.theyhavetolookaftertheirkids

B.theyhavetolookaftertheirparents

C.theyarebusywiththeirwork

D.theyhavenomoney

81.About2percentofAmericanstudentsarenowtaughtathome.Educatorsareconfusedabouthowthisgrowingpracticeshouldberegulated,andalsowonderwhetherchildrenwhoarenotfullyregisteredinschoolshouldgetsomepublicservices.Theissueshowshowdimthelinebetweenpublicandprivateeducationcanbecome,evenwhenthatprivateeducationisdeliveredathome.

Probablyabouthalftheparentswhoteachathomearereligiouslymotivatedanduselessonsbymail（orInternet）fromchurchschools.Perhapsanadditionalfourthhavesomedoubtsaboutpubliceducation,thinkschoolsareunsafeorthefactthattheirchildrenhavespecialneedsthatregularschoolsdon’tmeet.Insomecases,parentshome-schooltoescapecompulsory（義務(wù)）education;theydoleastteachingwhilehavingolderchildrencareforyoungersistersorbrothersorworkinhomebusinesses.Althoughchildrenoftenlearnwellathome,weakregulationsinmoststatesmeanthatofficialsrarelychallengeormonitorparentswhosaytheyarehome-schooling.Withgrowingfrequency,however,publicschoolsofferservicestothehome-schooled.Districtsmaypermitthemtoenrollparttimeforinstance;educatorsfearthatotherwisethesechildrencouldlaterreturnfulltimewithseriousacademicweaknesses,andinanycasesomedistrictswantingtoqualifyforstateaidcanbenefitfrompart-timersfillingemptyseats.

HereinHelena,MaryBrownhastaughther12childrenathomewhilemanufacturingclothingthereinhernon-teachinghours.Mrs.Brownsayshermotiveistogivemoretraininginbasics,likephonics（發(fā)音學(xué)）thanpublicschoolsoffer.Mostofhercurriculumisfromachurchschool,withtestsreturnedbymail.

Twoyearsagoherseventhchild,Andrea,wantingtojoinregularathleticprograms,enrolledatCapitalHighSchool.Andreasoonchangedhermindandcontinuedhomestudy.Butshehadlikedgymandchorus（合唱）,soMrs.Brownaskedthatshebeallowedtocontinueinthemwhiletakingothercoursesathome

Theeducationexpertsworryabout_________（）

A.whetherhome-schoolingaffectsthegenerallevelofeducation

B.whetherthechildrenstudyingathomeneedhelp

C.whetherfamilyeducationshouldbeabandoned

D.whetherparentsusetherightmethodstoteachchildren

82.Passage1

Linkup,theAPPResearchandDevelopmentCompany,hasannouncedthatitwillgivemorethantwenty-fivemilliondollarsinmoneyandinvestmentstohelpthepoor.Thecompanysaystheeffortinvolvesusingthepowerofinformationandtechnologytohelppeopleimprovetheirlives.

JamesLeeworksforL—thepartofthecompanythatgivesmoneytogoodcauses.Hesaidthecompany’sfirstprojectwillhelpidentifywhereinfectiousdiseasesaredeveloping.InSoutheastAsiaandAfrica,forexample,Lwillworkwithpartnerstostrengthenearly-warningsystemsandtakeactionagainstgrowinghealththreats.

L’ssecondprojectwillinvestinwaystohelpsmallandmediumsizedbusinessesgrow.JamesLeesaysmicrofinanceisgenerallysmall,short-termloansthatcreatefewjobs.Instead,hesaysLwantstodevelopwaystobringinvestorsandbusinessownerstogethertocreatejobsandimproveeconomicgrowth.

Lwillalsogivemoneytohelptwoclimate-changeprogramsannouncedearlierthisyear.Oneoftheseprogramsstudieswaystomakerenewable（再生的）energylesscostlythancoal-basedenergy.Theotherisexaminingtheeffortsbeingmadetoincreasetheuseofelectriccars.

TheownersofLinkuphavepromisedtogiveLaboutonepercentofcompanyprofitsandonepercentofitstotalstockvalueeveryyear.JamesLeesaysthisamountmayincreaseinthefuture

ThepurposeoftheLinkup’sinvestmentsisto_____（）

A.developnewtechnology

B.exploreitsownbusiness

C.helppoorpeople

D.setupnewmarkets

83.ThepeopleinHawaiiarethemostbeautifulthingbecause（）

A.theyhaveapeacefulhistory

B.theycansleepinthemiddleoftheroad

C.thereare64differentracesontheislands

D.theycaremoreforpeoplethananythingelse

84.PassageOne

IenteredSt.Thomas’sHospitalasamedicalstudentattheageof18andspentfiveyearsthere.Iwasanunsatisfactorystudent,formyheartwasnotinit.Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermytea,Iwroteandread.Beforelong,Iwroteanovel,calledLizaofLambeth,whichIsenttoapublisherandwasaccepted.Itappearedduringmylastyearatthehospitalandhadsomethingofasuccess.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveupmedicineandmakewritingmyprofession;so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IsetoutforSpaintowriteanotherbook.Lookingbacknow,andknowingtheterribledifficultiesofmakingalivingbywriting,IrealizeIwastakingafearfulrisk.

Thenexttenyearswasveryhard,andIearnedanaverageof￡100ayear.ThenIhadabitofluck.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreputonaplaythatfailed.Thenextplayhearrangedtoputonwasnotready,andhewasathiswit’send.Hereadaplayofmineand,thoughhedidnotmuchlikeit,hethoughtitmightjustrunforthesixweekstilltheplayhehadinmindcouldbeproduced.Itranforfifteenmonths.Withinashortwhile,IhadfourplaysrunninginLondonatthesametime.Nothingofthekindhadeverhappenedbefore.Iwasthetalkofthetown

Whentheauthorwasamedicalstudent,he（）

A.hadsometroublewithhisheart

B.wasaverygoodstudent

C.wantedtobeawriter

D.wassatisfiedwithwhathewasdoingatthetime

85.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue（）

A.AFPwasdiscoveredmorethanthreecenturiesago

B.Fewscientistsare