2022年江西省新余市成考專升本英語

2022年江西省新余市成考專升本英語學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、閱讀理解(30題)1.Thebrainworksmuchmoreefficientlywhen______.

A.bothsidesofthebrainareusedequally

B.theleftsideisfullydeveloped

C.scientistsworkonit

D.thefightsideisfullydeveloped

2.Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid:"Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!"ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay,"Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree."OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher."Madam,"hesaid,holdingouthishand,"Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!"

Thehousewiveslearntabouttheofferoffreegoods______.

A.onTV

B.fromthemanager

C.atthesupermarket

D.fromthenewspaper

3.Theauthorbelievesthat_______.

A.womenhavetoshowtheirbeautythroughtheirlooks

B.beautifulclothescanmakewomenmoreattractive

C.womenshouldlaymoreemphasisontheirowrlqualities

D.womenaremorecuriousaboutnewthingsthanmen

4.PassageTwoIfwomenaremercilesslyexploited(剝削)yearafteryear，theyareonlythemselvestoblame．Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,thevarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores．Clotheswhichhayebeenwomonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit。onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe(衣柜)Dackedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.

Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste．Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn．Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway，wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave．Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened；necklinesareloweredorraised，andsoon．

Noonecanclaim’thatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingrealbimportanttosociety．Fashiondesihnersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth，comfortanddurability(耐用)．Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort，aslongastheylookright．Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasntatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday，delicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh—heeledshoes.

Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusions—tobedrawnareobvious．Dotheconstantlychangingfashionofwomen’sclothes，onewonders，reflectbasicquali-tiesofinconstancvandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbetreatedbyfashionde-signers．Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilihyandfeasibility?Thatsforyoutodecide．

Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.

A.bvmercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry

B.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashions

C.byconstantlychangingthefashioninwomen’sclothing

D.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen’sclothing

5.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,thephrase"betteroff"means______.

A.inaworsecondition

B.wealthy

C.doingmorethanexpected

D.inabettercondition

6.TheWestAfricanscatchthecrocodilebecauseitis______.

A.wildandcruel

B.shyandtimid

C.stupidandslow

D.slowandshy

7.EarthDayfallson______.

A.April22

B.April22,1970

C.April22,1990

D.Sunday,April22

8.ThebuyingofAlaskawasfirstcalled______.

A.afoolishthing

B.Seward"sFooly

C.Johnson"sFooly

D.President"sFoolishness

9.WhoweretheearliestpeoplelivinginNorthAmerica?

A.TheSpanish.B.TheEnglish.C.TheNegroes.D.TheIndians.

10.Nowscientistsknow______.

A.whatmakespeoplefeelcoolnearalakeoranoceaninsummer

B.everythingabouttheocean

C.whytheoceandoesnotgetmoreandmoresalty

D.whathappenstothesaltintheocean

11.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.NadiadidnotlikeKate

B.Nadiahadlivedbytheseabefore

C.Nadiahadneverseenacomputerbefore

D.Nadiaspokeinasoftvoiceoutofpoliteness

12.Thebrainworksmuchmoreefficientlywhen______.

A.bothsidesofthebrainareusedequally

B.theleftsideisfullydeveloped

C.scientistsworkonit

D.therightsideisfullydeveloped

13.Thedifferenceslieinthefollowingexcept______oftheparts.

A.theweatherB.thehistoryC.geographyD.thenames

14.Theauthorsuggeststhattheinventionofthecarwas______.

A.important

B.unimportant

C.somewhatimportant

D.veryimportant

15.Aresumeislikea______salespresentation.

A.oralB.writtenC.spokenD.closed

16.PassageFourOceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”．

Beforethenineteenthcentury，scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween．CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings，buthewasreluctant(不愿意)togotoseatofurtherhiswork．

Formostpeopletheseawasremote，andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravellersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea，therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyques—tionsaboutit．1etalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface．ThefirsttimethatthequestionWhatisatthebottomoftheoceans?hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawagproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形狀)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured．

ItwastoMauryoftheU．S．NavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned，in1853forinfonnationonthismatter．Inthe1840s，MauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundingsweretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificoceans．Later．someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGe—ographyoftheSea．

Thecablewaslaid.butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attlleeadyattempts，thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepaimitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths，afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea．

Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway．In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察)，whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive’volumereport，thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895．

ItWas_________thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies．

A.thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea

B.someearlyintercontinentaltraveners

C.theAmericanNavy

D.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

17.Inthepassage,thewords"greatadventure"mayreferto______.

A.thejourneyofgoingtoschool

B.thejourneyofleavinghisfamily

C.thejourneyoflivingindependently

D.theprocessofknowingthisworld

18.WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?

A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculture.

B.Hardworkandintelligence.

C.Parents'helpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.

D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsystem.

19.Theopeningsentencecatchesyourattentionby______.

A.surprisingyou

B.describingahumoroussituation

C.ridiculingsomeone

D.appealingtopeople'sdreamsofpersonalsuccess

20.PiotrekKowalski,18,comesfromPolandandwouldlikeapenpalwhoisinterestedindiscussingthecurrentpoliticalsituationintheworld.Helikesjazzandplayingtennisinhisfreetime.ThebestpenpalforPiotrekwouldbe______.

A.JenniferB.AlessandroC.HelgaD.Pietro

21.ForanEnglishfamily，thehusband’sdutyis__________．

A.supportingthefamilywhilethewifeisfinancial

B.defendingthefamilywhilethewifeisrunningthehome

C.financialwhilethewifeisrunningthehome

D.independentwhilethewifeisdependent

22.Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.

A.informB.persuadeC.entertainD.argue

23.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,anAmericanstudentisallowed______.

A.toliveinadifferentuniversity

B.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

24.HowdidDickensseehischildhood?查看材料

A.Hefeltgratefulforit．

B.Hefeltitapitythatthingsweren"tinhisfavor．

C.Helovedwritingaboutit．

D.Hechosetoforgetthebitternessaboutit．

25.Ifachildbornwithlowintelligence,hecan______.

A.neverbecomeagenius

B.exceedhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings

C.stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducation

D.notreachhisintelligenceinhislife

26.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Togivethewriter'sopinionaboutlongbustrips.

B.Topersuadeyoutotakealongbustrip.

C.Toexplainhowbustripsandtelevisionshowsdiffer.

D.Todescribethebillboardsalongtheroad.

27.The"newsetofwheels"thatbicycleridershadtogetusedtowas______.

A.thenewtiresontheirbikes

B.theautomobile

C.thestreetcar

D.thebicycleitself

28.Whichofthefollowingdoesthestoryleadyoutobelieve?

A.Foodforastronautsmustbemadeinaspecialway.

B.Allmeatonearthcomesinbite-sizedpieces.

C.Astronautswillonlyeatcakesmadefromcrambs.

D.Astronautshavetogohungryinaspaceship.

29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTwhatyoushoulddoaftergettingcredit?

A.Askingyourbosstogiveyouapromotion.

B.Sharingyourcreditwiththehelper.

C.Lettingyourbossknowwhohelpedyou.

D.Distributingcredittoyourbossifhehelpedyou.

30.

第37題Thestudents’phoneoffersitsservice_______

A.everymorningduringthework-days

B.everymorningduringthework—ends

C.fourmorningsaweek

D.everyothermorningexceptSunday

二、完型填空(20題)31.【C9】

A.cuttingB.hammeringC.wavingD.circling

32.(45)

A.areasB.partsC.countriesD.spaces

33.(46)

A.suchacarelessB.soacarelessC.socarelessD.socareless

34.50.()A.A.AllatonceB.AtonceC.ImmediatelyD.Allsuddenly

35.【B19】

A.unsolvedB.seriousC.strongD.slight

36.(48)

A.takesB.followsC.learnD.watch

37.(37)

A.violentB.messyC.peacefulD.proper

38.32.

A.criminal's

B.king's

C.lady's

D.tiger's

39.【B10】

A.limitsB.endC.limitD.edge

40.(44)

A.upwardB.downwardC.forwardD.backward

41.30._______A.reportersB.wallC.storyD.public

42.【B12】

A.learnsB.studiesC.realizesD.understands

43.【B18】

A.AlthoughB.SinceC.UntilD.Before

44.(40)

A.fellB.flewC.wanderedD.rushed

45.Duringthewinter，mostLondonauctioneershavewineauctions(拍賣)．Sameareofwinesforeveryday___21__，butmostareoffinewines．Lastwinter，atChristies，adozenbot-tiesofLafite1945were___22__downat￡158thebottle．1945andl961arethetwomostvin-tage___23__forclaret(紅葡萄酒)．Ofcourse，thatisnotthemaximumyoucouldpay．Not___24__ago，anAmericanatChristies___25__￡8，500foronebottleofLafite1806．

Sometimes，itisamatterof___26__objective．LastOctober，arestaurateurfromMem-phis，paid￡9，000foramagnum—thatis，atwobottlesize—of1864Lafite．He___27__30people$1，500eachforadinnerwithasmallglassofthewine．Itwas28tentimesthecostofthewineinpublicityforhisrestaurant．

ofcourse，somepeoplebuywinepurelyforinvestment．Asyndicateoffourwillbuya___29__0fLafite1945at，say，￡2，000．Eachtakesthreebottles．Theneachdrinks___30__

bottle，andkeepstheothertwotoselllateratthe___31__priceasthethreecostinthefirstplace．Thatis，naturally，takinginflationinto32．

Butthereisn033thatabottleofwineat￡1，000isahundredtimes___34__thanonethatcosts￡10．Perhapsthetoppriceyoucanpayforwinetoenjoyfordrinkingis￡100abottle．Above￡100，youarepayingforsomething___35__thantaste．

21._________A.useB.auctionC.eatingD.drinking

46.(53)

A.addingB.planningC.hittingD.taking

47.材料題請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊右側(cè)查看材料問題查看材料

A.chargedB.costC.billedD.budgeted

48.19.（）A.A.sourceB.conventionC.originD.immigrant

49.(54)

A.dayB.timeC.oneD.thing

50.23.__________A.adogB.muchmoneyC.amapD.abike

三、詞匯與語法知識(shí)(5題)51.

52.9.Mary______inbedalldaybecauseshehadafever.A.layB.haslaidC.haslainD.laid

53.Where__________inthepastthreeyears?

A.hadyougoneB.haveyougoneC.didyougoD.haveyoubeen

54.16.Therehavebeenquiteanumberofroad______todaybecauseofyesterday'ssnowstorm.A.incidentsB.accidentsC.accidentD.incident

55.

第18題Doyouthinkherbeautycould__________herStupidity?

A.makeupB.makeoutC.makeupforD.makefor

四、詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)(5題)56.—Haveyoubeenpaidforthepainting?—Yes,Iremember______$60forit.

A.tohavepaidB.topayC.beingpaidD.paying

57.Agreatmanycancerscanbecuredbutonlyif______beforetheyhavebeguntospreador"colonize"inotherpartsofthebody

A.properlytreat

B.properlytreating

C.beingproperlytreated

D.properlytreated

58.ThelettersPTO______parent-teacherorganization.

A.standforB.callforC.headforD.carefor

59.Today,houseworkhasbeenmademucheasierbyelectrical______

A.facilitiesB.appliancesC.instrumentsD.equipments

60.Itwasnotuntilhearrivedatthestation______herealizedhehadforgottenhisticket.

A.thereB.thenC.thatD.where

參考答案

1.A解析：參見第三段第一句。

2.C由文章第一段可知答案選C項(xiàng)。

3.C

4.C

5.D解析：據(jù)上下文指“情況好起來”，故選D。

6.B解析：第三段第一行中寫到“becauseofthis”，其中this就是指“shyandtimid”。

7.A解析：本題為細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題.由第一段"OnSunday,April22,1990,peopleallovertheworldcelebratedthesameholiday.ItwasthetwentiethanniversaryofEarthDay'可以得出正確答案為A.

8.B文章第三段第二句“Thebuyingofthehugenorthernlandmassseemedatfirstsomethingfoolishlydone．”以及最后一句的內(nèi)容，表明正確答案為B項(xiàng)。

9.D解析：參見本文第一句。

10.A解析：本題屬推理分析題。文章第一段就是解釋人靠近湖邊或海邊時(shí)，為什么感到?jīng)鏊?/p>

11.C解析：由文章第六段納迪亞的描述可知，她沒見過電腦。

12.A解析：參見第三段第一句。

13.D解析：參見第二段最后一句。

14.D解析：本題屬細(xì)節(jié)題。本文第一段第三句中的“anextremely(非常)important”已提示答案。

15.B解析：見原文第二段。履歷就像是一種書面的銷售展示。

16.D

17.D解析：greatadventure后面的“l(fā)ivehislifeintheworld”說明選D。

18.A解析：第2段第1，第4行分別說明了亞裔成功的兩個(gè)原因，點(diǎn)明了題意。

19.D解析：第一段。人們一開始是嘲笑，可后來的反應(yīng)是與前面相反的——嘆服。但沒有愚弄(選項(xiàng)C)之意。選項(xiàng)D是正確的。

20.A解析：第五個(gè)筆友。

21.C

22.A解析：文章告訴讀者textbooks與其他文本的區(qū)別，屬于提供信息給讀者的文章，故選A。

23.B

24.A推理判斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】從第五段第一句話可知，狄更斯寫作沒有帶著憤恨和生氣的感情，他認(rèn)為正是童年那些磨難把他塑造成現(xiàn)在的他。因此狄更斯應(yīng)該是感激他的童年經(jīng)歷的。

25.B

26.A解析：全文都是作者表述對(duì)乘長途車旅行中的廣告的意見和看法。

27.B解析：第二段。自行車要適應(yīng)與汽車共用車道，這里指的是汽車。選項(xiàng)B是正確的。

28.A解析：文章第一段提出“Allthewaterisremovedfromthefood.”，即所有的太空食品都要脫水處理，閃此A項(xiàng)正確。

29.A解析：最后一段提及BCD項(xiàng)，與A項(xiàng)含義不一致，故選A。

30.D文章中有“TheserviceisavailabletherethreemorningsaweekattelephoneN0．330564…”可見答案應(yīng)選D。

31.B因?yàn)獒斸斪右缅N子，下文也提到售貨員拿給他錘子，所以他做出的動(dòng)作應(yīng)該是用錘子釘釘子的動(dòng)作，故應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。

32.A

33.A解析：本題屬慣用法題。so+形容詞+a+名詞，such+a+形容詞+名詞，是習(xí)慣用法。mistake是可數(shù)名詞。

34.A本題為同義詞辨析題。allatonce意為“突然，猛地”；atonce意為“立刻，馬上”；immediately意為“立即，馬上”。本句大意為：我猛地想起我在哪里見過她了。

35.B解析：本題測(cè)試形容詞辨義。由文義中“嚴(yán)重的問題”可以判斷只有B項(xiàng)是對(duì)的。

36.B

37.C解析：前面已經(jīng)說授予的是和平獎(jiǎng)，因此這里肯定指的是表彰他們?cè)诒睈蹱柼m的沖突問題上采用了和平的解決方式。

38.B

39.A解析：此題為一道理解題。此空白處所要填充的是一個(gè)前面已兩次涉及過的概念，即在文章第2段中的it'sdifficulttodefinewhatacityis和同一段中的itisn'teasytodetermineacity'sboundaries。如能很快查到或記起相關(guān)論述，就能很快斷定出此處所需填充的是一個(gè)表示“邊界”或“范圍”的英文詞。、當(dāng)limit用來表達(dá)“界限”、“界線”和“范圍”時(shí)，通常使用其復(fù)數(shù)形式。

40.C

41.D如果某個(gè)人或某個(gè)組織想要告訴公眾他或他們對(duì)這個(gè)事件或候選人是如何考慮的。

42.B解析：與starts作并列謂語。

43.B解析：引導(dǎo)從句表示原因。

44.D

45.D

46.A解析：本題考的是固定搭配。addto是一個(gè)詞組，表示“增加”的意思，符合該句的意思。

47.Acharge收費(fèi)，cost花費(fèi)，bill開賬單，budget預(yù)算。根據(jù)上下文，30個(gè)人用餐，他每人收費(fèi)1500英鎊。選項(xiàng)A是正確的。

48.Cnationalorigin意為“原來的國籍”。

49.A解析：第二天，叔叔帶著男孩上街，并為他買了像樣的衣服。

50.A

51.Drecent是“最近的，近期的”；fresh是“新鮮的”；real“真的”，late“最近，不久前”為副詞。

52.A9．答案為A

主要測(cè)試lie和lay,的詞形變化，即：動(dòng)詞原形過去式過去分詞現(xiàn)在分詞lie(躺)laylainlyinglie(說謊)liedliedlyinglay(產(chǎn)卵，放下)laidlaidlaying

53.D本題考查時(shí)態(tài)。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：過去三年里你在什么地方?inthepastthreeyears常與完成時(shí)連用。Havegone表示“已經(jīng)去了”，正在途中或目的地：havebeen表示“已去過”，主語已返回。顯然．此處不能用gone。

54.B16．答案為B

因?yàn)樽蛱斓谋╋L(fēng)雪，今天有相當(dāng)多的道路事故。accident“意外事故”；incident“小事，事件”；anumberof(若干的)后面接復(fù)數(shù)名詞。

55.Cmakeup意為"構(gòu)成、虛構(gòu)、編制”，makeout是“寫出，辯認(rèn)出”之意，makefor為“走向，導(dǎo)致”，這三個(gè)選擇均不符合題意。makeupfor的意義為“彌補(bǔ)”，符合題意。

56.C這道題考查動(dòng)詞remember的用法。remember接動(dòng)名詞，表示“記得做過某事”；re-member接動(dòng)詞不定式，表示“記得要去做某事”。此題要用動(dòng)名詞的被動(dòng)式。

57.D

58.A

59.B解析：本題為詞義辨析題。facilities意為“設(shè)施，設(shè)備”；appliances意為“器具，用具”；instruments意為“工具，手段”；equipment常用不可數(shù)名詞，意為“裝備，設(shè)備”。本句大意為：現(xiàn)在由于使用電器，家務(wù)勞動(dòng)變得輕松多了。

60.C解析：本句是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型。2022年江西省新余市成考專升本英語學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、閱讀理解(30題)1.Thebrainworksmuchmoreefficientlywhen______.

A.bothsidesofthebrainareusedequally

B.theleftsideisfullydeveloped

C.scientistsworkonit

D.thefightsideisfullydeveloped

2.Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid:"Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!"ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay,"Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree."OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher."Madam,"hesaid,holdingouthishand,"Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!"

Thehousewiveslearntabouttheofferoffreegoods______.

A.onTV

B.fromthemanager

C.atthesupermarket

D.fromthenewspaper

3.Theauthorbelievesthat_______.

A.womenhavetoshowtheirbeautythroughtheirlooks

B.beautifulclothescanmakewomenmoreattractive

C.womenshouldlaymoreemphasisontheirowrlqualities

D.womenaremorecuriousaboutnewthingsthanmen

4.PassageTwoIfwomenaremercilesslyexploited(剝削)yearafteryear，theyareonlythemselvestoblame．Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,thevarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores．Clotheswhichhayebeenwomonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit。onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe(衣柜)Dackedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.

Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste．Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn．Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway，wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave．Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened；necklinesareloweredorraised，andsoon．

Noonecanclaim’thatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingrealbimportanttosociety．Fashiondesihnersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth，comfortanddurability(耐用)．Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort，aslongastheylookright．Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasntatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday，delicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh—heeledshoes.

Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusions—tobedrawnareobvious．Dotheconstantlychangingfashionofwomen’sclothes，onewonders，reflectbasicquali-tiesofinconstancvandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbetreatedbyfashionde-signers．Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilihyandfeasibility?Thatsforyoutodecide．

Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.

A.bvmercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry

B.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashions

C.byconstantlychangingthefashioninwomen’sclothing

D.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen’sclothing

5.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,thephrase"betteroff"means______.

A.inaworsecondition

B.wealthy

C.doingmorethanexpected

D.inabettercondition

6.TheWestAfricanscatchthecrocodilebecauseitis______.

A.wildandcruel

B.shyandtimid

C.stupidandslow

D.slowandshy

7.EarthDayfallson______.

A.April22

B.April22,1970

C.April22,1990

D.Sunday,April22

8.ThebuyingofAlaskawasfirstcalled______.

A.afoolishthing

B.Seward"sFooly

C.Johnson"sFooly

D.President"sFoolishness

9.WhoweretheearliestpeoplelivinginNorthAmerica?

A.TheSpanish.B.TheEnglish.C.TheNegroes.D.TheIndians.

10.Nowscientistsknow______.

A.whatmakespeoplefeelcoolnearalakeoranoceaninsummer

B.everythingabouttheocean

C.whytheoceandoesnotgetmoreandmoresalty

D.whathappenstothesaltintheocean

11.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.NadiadidnotlikeKate

B.Nadiahadlivedbytheseabefore

C.Nadiahadneverseenacomputerbefore

D.Nadiaspokeinasoftvoiceoutofpoliteness

12.Thebrainworksmuchmoreefficientlywhen______.

A.bothsidesofthebrainareusedequally

B.theleftsideisfullydeveloped

C.scientistsworkonit

D.therightsideisfullydeveloped

13.Thedifferenceslieinthefollowingexcept______oftheparts.

A.theweatherB.thehistoryC.geographyD.thenames

14.Theauthorsuggeststhattheinventionofthecarwas______.

A.important

B.unimportant

C.somewhatimportant

D.veryimportant

15.Aresumeislikea______salespresentation.

A.oralB.writtenC.spokenD.closed

16.PassageFourOceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”．

Beforethenineteenthcentury，scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween．CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings，buthewasreluctant(不愿意)togotoseatofurtherhiswork．

Formostpeopletheseawasremote，andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravellersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea，therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyques—tionsaboutit．1etalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface．ThefirsttimethatthequestionWhatisatthebottomoftheoceans?hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawagproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形狀)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured．

ItwastoMauryoftheU．S．NavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned，in1853forinfonnationonthismatter．Inthe1840s，MauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundingsweretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificoceans．Later．someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGe—ographyoftheSea．

Thecablewaslaid.butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attlleeadyattempts，thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepaimitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths，afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea．

Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway．In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察)，whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive’volumereport，thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895．

ItWas_________thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies．

A.thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea

B.someearlyintercontinentaltraveners

C.theAmericanNavy

D.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

17.Inthepassage,thewords"greatadventure"mayreferto______.

A.thejourneyofgoingtoschool

B.thejourneyofleavinghisfamily

C.thejourneyoflivingindependently

D.theprocessofknowingthisworld

18.WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?

A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculture.

B.Hardworkandintelligence.

C.Parents'helpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.

D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsystem.

19.Theopeningsentencecatchesyourattentionby______.

A.surprisingyou

B.describingahumoroussituation

C.ridiculingsomeone

D.appealingtopeople'sdreamsofpersonalsuccess

20.PiotrekKowalski,18,comesfromPolandandwouldlikeapenpalwhoisinterestedindiscussingthecurrentpoliticalsituationintheworld.Helikesjazzandplayingtennisinhisfreetime.ThebestpenpalforPiotrekwouldbe______.

A.JenniferB.AlessandroC.HelgaD.Pietro

21.ForanEnglishfamily，thehusband’sdutyis__________．

A.supportingthefamilywhilethewifeisfinancial

B.defendingthefamilywhilethewifeisrunningthehome

C.financialwhilethewifeisrunningthehome

D.independentwhilethewifeisdependent

22.Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.

A.informB.persuadeC.entertainD.argue

23.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,anAmericanstudentisallowed______.

A.toliveinadifferentuniversity

B.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

24.HowdidDickensseehischildhood?查看材料

A.Hefeltgratefulforit．

B.Hefeltitapitythatthingsweren"tinhisfavor．

C.Helovedwritingaboutit．

D.Hechosetoforgetthebitternessaboutit．

25.Ifachildbornwithlowintelligence,hecan______.

A.neverbecomeagenius

B.exceedhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings

C.stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducation

D.notreachhisintelligenceinhislife

26.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?