河北專接本英語歷年真題(附答案)

2001年專接本綜合考試試卷（英語）

I.在每組單詞中，有一個單詞的下劃線部分與其他單詞的劃線部分讀音不

同，找出該單詞（10分）

1.A.cameraB.wasteC.hatchD.matter

2.A.perhapsB._harvestC.FahrenheitD.forehead

3.A.shoutedB.closedC.provedD.damaged

4.A.associationB.professionC.suggestionD.version

5.A.societyB.pieceC.fjeldD.receive

6.A.youngerB.angerC.strongerD.singer

7.A.characterB.moustacheC.stomachD.school

8.A.birthsB.pathsC.bathsD.mouths

9.A.alwaysB?saltC.chalkD.also

10.A.ghostB.exposureC.combD.tomb

II.完形填空（20分）

Religiousandprivateschoolsreceivelittlesupportfrompublictaxesin

theUnitedStates,and41aresult,areusuallysomewhatexpensive

to42.ThelargestgroupofreligiousschoolsinAmerica43bythe

RomanCatholicChurch.Whilereligiousschoolstendtobe44

expensivethanprivateschools,thereareusuallysome45?

Whenthere46freeeducationavailabletoallchildreninthe

UnitedStates,whydopeople47moneyonprivateschools?

Americansoffer48greatvarietyofreasonsfordoingso,including

thedesireofsomeparentsto49theirchildrentoschools50

classestendtobesmallei;orwherereligiousinstruction5|aspartof

theeducationalprogram,orbecause,—theiropinion,thepublic

schoolsintheirareaarenot53highenoughqualitytomeettheir

needs.PrivateschoolsintheUnitedStates54widelyinsize,quality,

andinthekindofprogramsthatareofferedtomeet55ofcertain

students.

Thedegree56Americanparentsaresatisfiedwiththeirchildren's

schoolsoften57peopleofothercountries.Mostschoolshave

organizations5&ofbothparentsandteachers,usuallycalledP.T.A

forParent-TeacherAssociation.Theymeettogetherto59various

mattersconcerningtheschools.Parentsoftengivetime_60with

41.A)asB)toC)inD)for

42.A)goB)attendC)takepartinD)enroll

43.A)wererunB)runC)isrunD)isrunning

44.A)lessB)moreC)ratherD)much

45.A)lodgingB)boardingC)tuitionD)fees

46.A)wasB)havebeenC)isD)are

47.A)spendB)payC)costD)take

48.A)aB)theyC)someD)/

49.A)bringB)bringingC)sendD)sending

50.A)whichB)whatC)inthatD)where

51.A)isincludedB)areincludeC)includesD)hadincluded

52.A)toB)inC)onD)for

53.A)//B)inC)ofD)on

54.A)differB)variesC)extendD)differs

55.A)theneedsB)thesatisfactionC)needsD)need

56.A)onwhichB)towhichC)vvhichD)what

57.A)surprisesB)surprisedC)surprisingD)striking

58.A)consistingB)comprisingC)composingD)makingup

59.A)talktoB)commentC)discussD)exchange

60.A)helpingB)tohelpC)forhelpingD)onhelping

III.閱讀理解（30分）

Passage1

Makingafilmtakesalongtimeandisaveryhardwork.Writing

thestoryforthefilmmaytakemanyweeks.Filmingthestorybeing

actedorshootingthefilm,asitiscalled,oftentakesatleastsixmonths.

Actorsandcameramenworkfromveryearlyinthemorninguntillateat

night.Eachscenehastobeactedandreacted,filmedandre-filmed,until

itisjustright.Sometimesthesamescenemayhavetobeactedtwentyor

thirtytimes.

Thefilmstudioislikealargefactory,andtheindoorstagesarevery

bigindeed.Sceneryofallkindsismadeinthestudio:churches,houses,

castles,andforestsareallbuiltofwoodandbyactorsandactresses.The

directorofthefilm,hovvevei;isthemostimportantpersonInafilm

studio,hedecidesnowthesceneshouldbefilmedandhowthescene

shouldbearranged.

Mostpeoplegotoseeafilmbecausetheyknowthefilmstarsinit.

Sometimesthefilmmaybeverypoor.Itisbesttochooseafilmmadeby

agooddirector.Somefamousdirectorsmaketheirfilmsveryreal.People

feelthattheythemselvesareamongthepeopleinthefilm.

61.Makingafilmusuallyinvolves.

A)writingastoryB)filmstudio

C)shootingthefilmD)alloftheabove

62.Thesentence“sometimesthesamescenemayhavetobeactedtwenty

orthirtytimes”means

A)everyscenemustbeactedatleasttwentyorthirtytimesbeforeitisa

success.

B)onoccasionthesamescenehastobeactedagainandagainbeforeit

isasuccess.

C)everyscenehastobeactedagainandagaininordertomakeit

perfect.

D)notallfilmsaremadesmoothly.

63.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat.

A)everyfamousdirectorcanmakehisfilmreal

B)notallfamousdirectorscanmaketheirUlmsreal

C)everydirectorisagooddirector

D)mostfamousdirectorscanmaketheirfilmsreal

64.Themostimportantpersoninmakingafilmis?

A)anactororactressB)acameramanC)adirectorD)awriterofthe

story

65.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueasfarasthemakingofa

filmisconcerned?

A)Itisaneasyjobandusuallytakesalongtime.

B)Itisadifficultjobandusuallytakesalongtime.

C)Itisafunwhenactorsoractressescanactfreely.

D)Veryofteneachscenecanjustbeactedonce.

Passage2

NoauthorinAmericanliteratureisbetterknownormoreloved

thanSamuelLanghorneClemens.BorninMissouriin1835,hegrewup

onthebanksoftheMississippiRiverandbecameariverboatpilotwhen

hewas21yearsold.Soheadoptedthepennameof“MarkTwain”,

whichwasderivedfromaphrasemeaning“twofathomsdeep”usedby

theboatmenontheMississippiastheymeasuredthedepthoftheriven

Theriverenvironmentinspiredthetwonovelswhichbroughthimhis

greatestname:"TomSawyer"and^HuckleberryFinn”.Another

book,“LifeontheMississippi"，toldofhisadventuresontheriverboats

ofthatperiod.

ItwasduringtheCivilWarthatMarkTwain'slifeasawriter

started.AtthattimehewasworkingasanewspapermaninNevadaand

California.Hisshortstory“TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaberas

County^^wasanimmediatesuccessandhisnewcareerbegan,"AMillion

PoundNote”writtenin1893wasanotherwell-knownshortstory.

In1870,MarkTwainmarriedOliviaLangdon.Hehadfalleninlove

withherpictureevenbeforehemether.Accordingtohisbiographers,his

wifehadagreatinfluenceonTwain'slaterbooks.

MarkTwainwasalsoaverysuccessfullecturerHistravelsaround

thecountrygivingtalksonavarietyofsubjectshelpedmakehimfamous

andincreasedthesaleofhisbooks.

“TomSawyer99and^HuckleberryFinn”areconsideredTwain9sbest

works.Theyaremarkedbyhumorandsaltyandprovidehisreaders

withanexcellentpictureofhisera.Hislastbookwasfinishedbeforehis

death.Hewasthen74yearsold.

66.SamuelLanghomeClemensadoptedthepennameof“MarkTwain”

A)whenhewas21yearsold.

B)afterhewrotethenovel“LifeontheMississippi”.

C)fromaphraseusedbytheboatmenontheMississippi.

D)becausetheboatmencalledhim"MarkTwain”whenheworkedas

ariverboatpilot.

67.MarkTwain'scareerasawriterbeganwhen.

A)hewroteuAMillionPoundNote”

B)hewasworkingontheMississippi

C)theCivilWarbrokeout

D)hewasworkingasanewspaperman

68.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingbookswasmost

probablywrittenundertheinfluenceofOliviaLangdon?

A)“ThecelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaberasCounty”.

B)UAMillionPoundNote”.

C)“LifeontheMississippi".

D)“TomSawyer59.

69.WhathelpedMarkTwainbecomefamousandmadebettersaleofhis

books?

A)Hishumorousstyleinwriting.

B)HisexperienceontheMississippi.

C)Histalksonavarietyofsubjectsduringhistravelsaroundthe

country.

D)Hiswife'sinfluenceonhisworks.

70.WhichofthefollowingstatementisnottrueaboutMarkTwain?

A)HeisconsideredthebestauthorinAmericanliterature.

B)HefellinlovewithOliviaLangdonwhenhesawherpicture.

C)Hewasasuccessfullectureraswellasfamouswriter

D)Hecompletedhislastworkwhenhewas74yearsold.

Passage3

LongbeforethewhitemancametotheAmerica,thelandbelonged

totheAmericanIndiannations.ThenationoftheCherokees(柴羅基部

落)livedinwhatisnowthesoutheasternpartoftheUnitedStates.

Afterthewhitemancame,theCherokeescopiedmanyoftheirways.

OneCherokeesnameSequoyahsawhowimportantreadingandwriting

wastothewhiteman.Hedecidedtoinventawaytowritedownthe

spokenCherokeelanguage.Hebeganbymakingwordpictures.Foreach

wordhedrewapicture.Butthatprovedimpossibletherewerejust

toomanywords.Thenhetookthe85soundsthatmadeupthelanguage.

UsinghisownimaginationandanEnglishspellingbook,Sequoyah

inventedasignforeachsound.Hisalphabetprovedamazinglyeasyto

learn.Beforelong,manyCherokeesknewhowtoreadandwriteintheir

ownlanguage.By1828,theywereevenprintingtheirownnewspaper

In1830,theU.S.Congresspassedalaw.Itallowedthegovernment

toremoveIndiansfromthehomes.TheCherokeesrefusedtogo.They

hadlivedontheirlandsforcenturies.Itbelongedtothem.Whyshould

theygotoastrangelandfarbeyondtheMississippiRiver?

ThearmywassenttodrivetheCherokeesout.Soldierssurrounded

theirvillagesandmarchedthematgunpointintothewesternterritory.

Thesick,theoldandthesmallchildrenwentincarts,alongwiththeir

belongings.Therestofthepeoplemarchedonfootorrodeonhorseback.

ItwasNovember,yetmanyofthemstillworetheirsummerclothes.Cold

andhungry,theCherokeeswerequicklyexhaustedbythehardshipsof

thejourney.Manydroppeddeadandwereburiedbytheroadside.When

thelastgrouparrivedintheirnewhomeinMarch1839,morethan4,000

haddied.Itwasindeedamarchofdeath.

71.TheCherokeesNationusedtolive.

A)ontheAmericancontinent.B)inthesoutheasternpartoftheU.S.

C)beyondtheMississippiRiver.D)inthewesternterritory.

72.OneofthewaysSequoyahinventedaimedat.

A)writingdownthespokenlanguageB)makingwordpictures

C)teachinghispeoplereadingD)printingtheirownnewspaper

73.Alawwaspassedin1830to.

A)allowtheCherokeestostaywheretheywere

B)sentthearmytohelptheCherokees

C)forcetheCherokeestomovewestward

D)forbidtheCherokeestoreadtheirnewspaper

74.WhentheCherokeesbegantoleavetheirlands,.

A)theywentincartsB)theywentonhorseback

C)theymarchedonfootD)alloftheabove

75.ManyCherokeesdiedontheirwaytotheirnewhomemainly

because.

A)theywerenotwillingtogothere

B)Thegovernmentdidnotprovidetransportation

C)Theydidnothaveenoughfoodandclothes

D)Thejourneywaslongandboring

IV.寫作(10分)

按要求寫一篇題為HealthandWealth的100單詞左右的英語短文。

內容要點如下：

1.有人認為健康比財富更重要；

2.有人認為財富比健康更重要；

3.我的看法。

河北省2002年專接本綜合考試試卷

（總分：100分）

I.在下列每組單詞中，有一個單詞的劃線部分與其它單詞的劃線部分

讀音不同,找出該單詞。（10分）

1.A.sailB.tailC.chairD.failure

2.A.seizeB.freightC.receiveD.ceiling

3.A.riceB.wildC.miceD.dig

4.A.toolB.foodC.looseD.wood

5.A.snowB.flowC.cowD.throw

6.A.publicB.bulletC.sugarD.full

7.A.measureB.observeC.pleasureD.television

8.A.rowB.ownC.howD.bowed

9.A.warmB.harmC.parkD.shark

10.A.penB.freshC.feverD.envelop

IV.完形填空,請根據短文內容，從四個選項中選擇最佳答案.（20分）

ItwasSunday.Thetrains41，Agentlemanwaswalkingalongthe

platform42foraplace.Inoneof43hesawavacantseat.Butasmall

suit-casewas44onitandastoutgentlemanwassitting45toit."Isthis

seatvacant?”askedthegentleman."Noitismy46,answeredthestout

gentleman,“He47justcoming——thisishissuit-case.^^“Wen,"saidthe

gentleman,“Iwillsitheretillhe487Tiveminutes49thetrainstarted,50

nobodycame."Yourfriend51late,“saidthegentleman,“He52histrain,

butheneednot53suit-caseAnd54thesewordshe55thesuit-caseand

threwit56thewindow.Thestoutgentlemangotupand57tocatchthe

suit-case,butitwas58late.Itwashissuit-caseandhehadtaken59seat

forhisown60.

41.A.werecrowdedB.crowded

C.werecrowdD.hadbeencrowded

42.A.lookB.lookingC.lookedD.andlooked

43.A.carB.thecarC.carsD.thecars

44.A.layB.layingC.lyingD.lied

45.A.nextB.thenextC.nearbyD.closed

46.A.friendB.friend'sC.friendsD.friends5

47.A.hasB.isC.wasD.willbe

48.A.comeB.cameC.comesD.willcome

49.A.agoB.laterC.afterD.before

50.A.andB.butC.soD.because

51.A.hasB.willC.isD.was

52.A.hasmissedB.haslostC.hascaughtD.wasmissing

53.A.losehisB.tolosetheC.losingtheD.missing

54.A.saidB.withC.atD.hear

55.A.tookB.fetchedC.getD.taking

56.A.outofB.outC.atD.to

57.A.triedB.hastriedC.tryingD.try

58.A.soB.fairlyC.veryD.too

59.A.secondB.thesecondC.asecondD.another

60.A.comfortableB.comfortC.discomfortD.comfortless

V.閱讀理解.請根據短文內容,從四個選項中選擇最佳答案.（30分）

Passage1

Inanagewhenwastetodaymeansalacktomorrow,makinguseof

everyavailableresourcebecomesmoreandmoreimportant.Ascoalis

beingusedingreaterandgreateramountstoproduceelectricity,larger

amountsofash,by-productareproduced:aheavybottomashanda

fine-as-powderflyashthatisfilteredandcapturedbyprecipitators.About

10to15percentofthecoalby-productisbottomashwhichisusedlike

sandonicycitystreetsandhighwaysandalsoonhighwaysaspaving

material.Itistheflyash,however,thatisreceivingthegreateramountof

attention.Flyashmaybeusedasanadditivetoconcreteinthe

constructionofdams,bricks,andcanreplaceupto20percentofthe

cementusedinconcrete.Asaby-productofburnedcoal,flyashrequires

noadditionalexpenditureofenergytobeproduced,whilecement

productionrequiresgreatamountsofenergy.

Inadditiontousingflyashasaconcreteadditive,thetechnologyis

availabletoextractthemainmineralcomponents--aluminum,silicon,and

magnets,Today,extractingthesecomponentsisaveryexpensiveprocess,

butthetimemaycomewhenitischeapertoextracttheseproductsfrom

ashthantominenewproducts.

61.Whatcanbeusedasamaterialtopaveroads?

A.Thecoalby-productB.Additive

C.Fine-as-powderflyashD.BothBandC

62.Whatisaby-productofburnedcoal?

A.Aluminum,silicon,andmagnetsB.Pavingmaterial

C.FlyashD.Aconcreteadditive

63.Flyashcanpartlytaketheplaceof

A.pavingmaterialB.cementC.concreteD.thecoalby-product

64.Accordingtothepassage,whatattractsman'sgreaterattention?

A.Flyash.

B.Theavailabletechnology.

C.Theconstructionofdams,bricks,androads.

D.Extractingaluminum,silicon,andmagnetsfromash.

65.Whatcanbeextractedfromfine-powderflyash?

A.Aluminum,siliconandmagnetsB.Additive

C.PavingmaterialD.Cement

Passage2

ThewinddieddownandtheGreatwallatMutianyuwasbathedin

warmsunshineandclearbluesky.Thislengthofwallismuchless

crowdedthanthewallatBadaling.Thelocalguidetolduswecouldreach

thewallbycablecarorclimbathousandsteps.Itooktheeasywaywith

theoldergroupmembers.TheyoungerAmericansheaded

forthesteps.Iversjoggedthewholewaytothetopandreportedacountof

112morestepsthantheguidehadsaid.Wewaitedatthebusforclimbers.

Finallytheycame,butBenwasmissing.He'sbacktheretellingstoriesto

someChinese.

66.Thishappened

A.onBadalingB.atsomepartoftheGreatWall

C.inabusDinBeijingCity

67.Fromthepassageweknowthat

A.TherearefewerpeopleatthepartoftheGreatWall.

B.AllthetravelersthereareAmericans.

C.Mr.Benwasmissingandwasneverfound.

D.Theweatherwasverybadatthattime.

68.TherearewaystogettothetopoftheGreatWall.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.notany

69.Inthepassage,thelocalguide.

A.countedthestepscorrectly

B.reported112fewerstepsthanwhatIverscounted

C.hadnothingtodobuttelllies

D.askedthemtotakecablecars

70.Thetravelers.

A.maybeagroupofyoungChineseB.mustbewomen

C.mustbeyoungpioneersD.maybeagroupofforeigners

Passage3

Astrongvocabularycanbeavaluableasset,bothincollegeandlaterin

youcareer.Considerableresearchevidencesuggeststhestudentswhoare

mostsuccessfulinschoolarethosewiththelargestvocabulaiies.Other

researchtiesjobadvancementtovocabularylevel.Inonestudy,successful

businessexecutiveswerefoundtohavethehighestvocabularyofany

occupationalgroup.

Yourvocabularyisalsoanimportantpersonalcharacteristicuponwhich

peopleformtheirfirst,butlasting,impressionofyou.Yourvocabulary

revealsalotaboutyouandisparticularlyimportantinjobinterviews,oral

classpresentations,discussiongroupclasses,andpapersandexamsthat

youwrite.

Howwouldyourateyourvocabulary?Manystudentsanswereither

"good"or"terrible"，butvocabularyknowledgeisnotaneither-or,

two-choicesituation.Trythefollowingquiz,whichwillhelpyourealize

thatvocabularyabilityismuchmorethan“EitherIknowthewordorI

don't."Donotbeconcernedwithhowyouscoreonthequiz;itspurpose

istomakeapoint,nottomeasureyourvocabularylevel.

71.Theword“asset“inline1probablymeans

A.aspectB.qualityC.signalD.book

72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Astrongvocabularywillsurelyleadyoutothepositionofacareer.

B.Agoodgraspofvocabularywillbenefityoueitheratcollegeorin

society.

C.Withlargevocabulary,youmaysucceedinjobinterviews.

D.Thereisevidencethatshowsthatstudentswithstrongvocabulary

aremostsuccessfulinschool.

73.Theauthortriestoconvincehisreadersof.

A.learningmoreEnglishwords

B.theimportanceofvocabularyknowledge

C.theimportanceofthequiz

D.theadvantageofhisresearch

74.Vocabularyknowledgeisveryimportantinmanywayssuchas.

A.discussioninthegroupclassesB.paperswhichyouwrite

C.yourcareerD.alloftheabove

75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.MeasureYourVocabularyB.VocabularyQuiz

C.ExpandingYourVocabularyD.VocabularyAbility

VI:寫作（10分）

按要求寫一篇題為“TravelingbyTrain”的英語短文（字數為

100單詞左右）

1.乘火車旅行的優(yōu)點是……

2.乘火車旅行也有許多不利的方面……

3.我的選擇是……

河北省2003年專接本綜合考試考卷（英語）

（90minutes）

PartI.ReadingComprehension（40/150）

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Aforger（偽造者）isapersonwhomakesanimitationorcopyofmoneyoradocument.A

forgerusuallysellshisworkstopeoplewhodon'thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.

RobertSpring,a19thcenturyforger,wassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomake

hislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamousAmericans.Atfirsthesucceededin

sellinghissmallbutgenuinecollectionofearlyU.S.autographs（親筆簽名）.Discoveringhis

abilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBen

Franklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection,he

senthisforgeriestoEnglandandCanadaforsale.

InSpring'stime,rightaftertheCivilWar,BritainwasstillfondoftheSouthernstates,so

SpringinventedaMissFannywhosefinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberof

lettersandmanuscriptsbelongingtoherfamousfather.Springhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfy

thedemand.AllthisactivitydidnotpreventSpringfromdyinginpoverty,leavingsharp-eyed

expertsthedifficulttaskofseparatinghisforgeriesfromtheoriginals.

1.WhydidSpringsellhisfalseautographsinEnglandandCanada?

A.TherewasagreaterdemandtherethaninAmerica.

B.Therewaslesschanceofbeingdetectedthere.

C.BritainwasSpring'sbirthplace.

D.ThepriceswerehigherinEnglandandCanada.

2.AftertheCivilWar,therewasagreatdemandinBritainfor.

A.Southernmoney

B.SignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklin

C.Southernmanuscriptsandletters

D.CivilWarbattleplans

3.RobertSpringspent15years.

A.runningabookstoreinPhiladelphia

B.correspondingwithMissFannyJackson

C.asaforger

D.asarespectabledealer

4.Accordingtothepassage,forgeriesareusuallysoldto.

A.sharp-eyedexperts

B.personswhoaren'texperts

C.bookdealers

D.ownersofoldbooks

5.WhowasMissFannyJackson?

A.TheonlydaughterofGeneral''StonewallJackson”.

B.Alittle-knowngirlwhosoldherfather'spaperstoRobertSpring.

C.RobertSpring'sdaughter.

D.AnimaginarypersoncreatedbySpring.

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Obviouslyitismeaninglessinincreasingyourw.p.m.rateifyoudonotunderstandwhatyou

arereading.Whenyouareconsciouslytryingtoincreaseyourreadingspeed,stopafterevery

chapterifyouarereadinganovel,orstopeverysectionorgroupoftenortwelvepagesifitisa

textbook,andaskyourselfafewquestionsaboutwhatyouhavebeenreading.Ifyoufindyou

havelosttheclueofthestoryoryoucannotrememberclearlythedetailsofwhatwassaid

re-readthesectionorchapter.

Trythisfromtimetotime.Takefourorfivepagesofthegeneralinterestbookyouhappento

bereadingatthetime.Readthemasfastasyoupossiblycan.Donotworryaboutwhetheryou

understandornot.Nowgobackandreadthematwhatyoufeeltobeyournormalw.p.m.rate,

therateatwhichyoucancomfortablyunderstand.Afteralightningspeedreadthrough

(probablyabout600w.p.m.)youwillusuallyfindthatyourtechniquethatplayersusewhen

theyhabituallyrunfurtherintrainingthantheywillhavetoonthedayofthebigrace.

6.Whenyouarereadinganovel,thepassageadvisesyoutopausetocheckthecontent.

A.everychapterB.everyhour

C.everythreeorfourpagesD.aftereverypage

7.Thepurposeofpausingsooftenisto.

A.resttheeyes

B.makesureyouhavenotmissedanypages

C.makesureyoureallyunderstandwhatyouhaveread

D.preventbrainfatigue

8.Ifyouhavelosttheclueofthestoryyouarereading,thepassagesuggests.

A.choosinganeasierbook

B.glancingbackoverthechapteryouhavejustread

C.askingafriendtohelpyouwiththedifficultwords

D.learningthepreviouschapter

9.Thepurposeofthelightningspeedexerciseisto.

A.increaseyournormalspeedbypracticingataveryhighrate

B.getthroughthebookinhalfthetimesothatyoucangoontowiththenext

C.helpyouunderstandmoreofthecontentofthebook

D.enableyoutowinreadingracesagainstyourfriends

10.Theword“interest"inParagraph2meansL

A.attractiveB.easyC.interestingD.important

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Sportsandgamesmakeourbodiesstrong:preventusfromgettingtoofat,andkeepus

healthy.Butthesearenottheironlyuse.Theygiveusvaluablepracticeinmakingeyes,brain

andmusclesworktogether.Intennis,oureyesseetheballcoming,judgeitsspeedand

directionandpassthisinformationontothebrain.Thebrainhastodecidewhattodo,andto

senditsorderstothemusclesofthearms,legsandsoon,sothattheballismetandhitback

whereitoughttogo.Allthismusthappenwithverygreatspeed;andonlythosewhohavehad

alotofpracticeattenniscancarryoutthiscomplicatedchainofeventssuccessfully.Forthose

whoworkwiththeirbrainsmostoftheday,thepracticeofsuchskillsisespeciallyuseful.

Sportsandgamesarealsoveryusefulforcharacter-training.Intheirlessonsatschool,

boysandgirlsmaylearnaboutsuchvirtuesasunselfishness,courage,disciplineandloveof

one'scountry,butwhatislearnedinbookscannothavethesamedeepefifectonachild's

characteraswhatislearnedbyexperience.Theordinaryday-schoolcannotgivemuch

practicaltraininginliving,becausemostofthepupils5timeisspentinclasses,studyinglessons.

Soitiswhatthepupilsdointheir