2023年廣東輕工職業(yè)技術學院高職單招（英語）試題庫含答案解析

長風破浪會有時，直掛云帆濟滄海。住在富人區(qū)的她2023年廣東輕工職業(yè)技術學院高職單招（英語）試題庫含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）全文為Word可編輯，若為PDF皆為盜版，請謹慎購買！卷I一.綜合題(共50題)1.—ShirleywonthefirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcontest.

—Woo!_____shehasmadesincethebeginningofthisterm!答案：A2.Everytimethefathercomesintohisroom,theboypretends______earnestly.[

]A.reading

B.tobereading

C.toberead

D.tohaveread答案：B3.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

小題1:今年元旦我們玩得很開心。(enjoy)

小題2:舅舅昨天寄給我一張卡片，祝賀我18歲生日。(congratulate)

小題3:經(jīng)過多年的建設，這個小鎮(zhèn)現(xiàn)在和地震前一樣充滿了活力。(as...as)

小題4:演出以一段五十多歲的人耳熟能詳?shù)慕?jīng)典音樂開始。(familiar)

小題5:她一看完那個關于已滅絕物種的電視節(jié)目，就立志加入野生動物保護組織。(Nosooner)答案：小題1:WeenjoyedourselvesthisNewYear’sDaythisyear.小題2:Myunclesentmeacardyesterdaytocongratulate/congratulatingmeonmy18thbirthday.小題3:Afteryearsof/years’construction,thelittletownisnowaslivelyasitwasbeforetheearthquake/itusedtobebeforetheearthquake.小題4:Theperformancebeganwithapieceofclassicalmusicwhichwasfamiliartopeopleintheirfifties.小題5:NosoonerhadshewatchedtheTVprogramontheextinctspeciesthanshemadeuphermindtojointhewildlifeprotectionorganization.解析：小題1:根據(jù)“今年元旦”可知，該句用一般過去時，玩得很開心用詞組enjoyoneself小題2:根據(jù)“昨天”可知，該句用一般過去時，congratulate的用法是congratulatesth或者congratulatesbonsth小題3:根據(jù)“經(jīng)過多年的建設”可知，后面描述的是建設后的情形，即現(xiàn)在的情形，因此用一般現(xiàn)在時，as..as..的用法是形容詞或者副詞放在中間。小題4:根據(jù)句意可知，演出已經(jīng)開始了，事情發(fā)生在過去，因此用一般過去時，familiar的用法是sbbefamiliarwithsth或者sthbefamiliartosb小題5:nosooner的句型為nosooner...than,因為nosooner是否定詞，因此nosooner后面要用部分倒裝的句式。4.Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereads_____bythefriendshekeeps.A．a(chǎn)susualB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．a(chǎn)sifD．a(chǎn)swellas答案：D解析：選D。aswellas連接兩個并列成分，意為“也”。5.—____doyoustudyforatest?

—Istudybylisteningtotapes答案：C6.Besuretobehereearlytomorrow,＿＿＿＿＿?A．willyouB．a(chǎn)ren’tyouC．canyouD．couldyou答案：A解析：祈使句式中的反義疑問句為willyou.7.假設你是李華，最近國內(nèi)一家英文報紙正在討論北京動物園是否應遷出市區(qū)。以下是你所在班級討論的情況。請你給該報寫一封信，反映討論結果。

注意：1．詞數(shù)100字左右，信的開頭已為你寫好。

2．可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

3．參考詞匯：郊區(qū)-suburb答案：DearEditor,Recently,inourclasstherehasbeenaheateddiscussionaboutwhethertheBeijingZooshouldbemovedoutofthecity.Someofmyclassmatesareinfavorofthemove.Theysaylargecrowdsoftouriststothezoowillresultintrafficjams.Theyalsosaythatoncemoved,animalswillhavemorespaceandbetterlivingconditionsinthesuburbs.However,otherstudentsareagainsttheidea,sayingthattheBeijingZoo,builtin1906,hasahistoryof100years,andiswell-knownathomeandabroad.Soitshouldremainwhereitis.What’smore,movingmaycausethedeathofsomeanimals.Tomoveornot,thisisabigdecisionwhichhastobemadebypeopleinBeijing.Yourstruly,LiHua解析：這篇文章要點表達要完整而準確，清楚展示主題?？梢韵忍岢鑫恼碌闹黝}，進而列出贊成的觀點及其相關的理由，同時在其后可以給出反面的觀點，論據(jù)要十分充足。文章結構嚴謹，前后要連貫。8.Thecomputersmadebyourcompanysellbest,butseveralyearsagonoonecouldhaveimaginedtherolein

themarketsthatthey_____.答案：B9.Thedarkcloudsaregatheringasifit_____rain.答案：D10._____,itisbestnottoletchildrensleepintheparents’bed,sincethiscaneasilybecomeahabit.答案：B11.Yousaidboyswereclevererthangirls.Thatis_____Idisagree.答案：B12.－Iwonderifshewillshowupattheconcert.

－Shewill.Sheisonlytoo______towatchthefamousdirector.A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．proudC．interestedD．satisfied答案：A解析：解析：onlytoo=very“非?！钡囊馑?。此處表示“非常急于想見到著名的指揮家，所以會出席音樂會的”。再如：I’monlytoopleasedtobeabletohelpyou.13.IheardanewbookbyprofessorLihasbeen____.Shallwegoandhavealookinthebookshop?

A.publishing

B.published

C.printed

D.printing答案：B14.Ihopethereareenoughglassesforeachguesttohave____-A．itB．thoseC．themD．one答案：D解析：“每人都有一個杯子”。表示泛指，相當與aglass15.單句改錯(每個句子只有一處錯誤，每處錯誤只能改動一個詞。)答案：1.what→how2.去掉for3.freely→free4.to→from5.worked→working6.with→from7.who→whom8.that→which9.nearly→almost10.equally→equal16.The

teacher

told

the

students

that

they______

to

be

useful

men

to

the

country.A．wereallexpectedB．wereallexpectingC．a(chǎn)llwereexpectedD．a(chǎn)llexpected答案：A解析：此句用被動語態(tài)，表示"他們被期待、被指望……"，all常置于be動詞或

第一個助動詞之后。17.Thepolice_____themurderereverywherewhenhesuddenlyappearedinatheatre.答案：B18.—Whatanamazingmuseum!

—_____.

A.Icouldn'tagreemore.

B.Gostraightandturnright.

C.Whataniceday!

D.I'dliketogo,butI'mbusy.答案：A19.—I'msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.

—Ithinkso.He______foritformonths.答案：C20.—

CanIhelpyou?

—Well,I'dliketobuya____handbag.

A.blacksmallshinysilk

B.smallshinyblacksilk

C.shinyblacksmallsilk

D.silkblackshinysmall答案：B21.-IhearthatJasonisplanningtobuyacar.

-Iknow.Bynextmonth,he______enoughforausedone.[

]A.willhavesaved

B.willbesaving

C.hassaved

D.saves答案：A22.Thebridge______

nextmonthdependsonmoneycollectedamongthevillagers.[

]A.build

B.tobebuilt

C.built

D.bebuilding答案：B23.—Dad,Idon’tthinkOlivertherightsortofpersonforthejob.

—Isee.I’llgorightawayand________.A．payhimbackB．payhimoffC．puthimawayD．puthimoff答案：B解析：試題分析：考查動詞短語辨析及語境理解。A.payback償還，回報；B.paysb.off付清工資后解雇(某)人；C.putaway收拾，儲存；D.putoff推遲。句意：——爸爸，我認為奧利弗是不適合這份工作的那種人?！颐靼?，我馬上付清工資后解雇他。故B正確。24.Asanewdiplomat,heoftenthinksof

_____hecanreactmoreappropriatelyonsuchoccasions.答案：D25.－Isyourheadachegetting_____?

－No,it'sworse.

[

]

A.better

B.bad

C.less

D.well答案：A26.____alotofworktodo,alltheworkersarenotallowedtotaketheirholidays.A．BecauseB．ForC．SinceD．With答案：D解析：本題中介詞用來構成一個介賓復合結構。27.Thenewcomerwenttothelibrarytheotherdayandscarchedfor

hecouldfindaboutMarkTwain.A．whereverB．howeverC．whateverD．whichever答案：C解析：介詞for后面加的是賓語從句，且從句中find缺少賓語，所以用whatever，選C項【考點】連詞用法。28.Igotcaughtintherainandmysuit_______.A．hasruinedB．hadruinedC．hasbeenruinedD．hadbeenruined答案：C解析：mysuit與ruin的關系是被動關系．要用被動語態(tài)，答案鎖定在C和D；從題意可知，我的衣服過去弄濕了，現(xiàn)在還是濕的，應該是現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)，所以答案為C。29.PhillipIslandPenguins(企鵝)

TheLittlePenguinhascalledPhillipIslandhomeforuntoldgenerations.GettoPhillipIslandinplentyoftimetowatchssummersunsetatSummerlandBeach–thestageisattractivelysettoseethelittlePenguinleavewaterandstepontoland.

·LeaveMelbourneat5:30pmforadirectjourneytoPhillipIsland

·SeetheGippslandarea–GuinnessBookofRecordsplacefortheworld’slongestearthworm(蚯蚓)

·JourneyalongthecoastalhighwayaroundtheBaywithFrenchIslandandChurchillIslandinthedistance

·CrossthebridgeatSanRemotoenterPhillipIsland–naturalhomeforLittlePenguinsandmanyanimals

·Takeyourplaceinspecialviewingstands(看臺)towatchthedailyeveningperformanceofthewildLittlePenguins

UltimatePenguins(+U)

Joinagroupofupto15.Thisguidedtourgoestoanattractive,quietbeachtoseeLittlePenguins.Youcanseepenguinsatnightbywearingaspecialpairofglasses.

Adult(成人)$60.00

Child$30.00

ViewingPlatformPenguinPlus(+V)

Morepersonalizedwildlifeviewinglimitedto130peopleprovidingcloserviewingofthepenguinarrivalthanthemainviewingstands.

Adult$25.00

Child$12.50

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Joinagroupofonly5inthecomfortofaspecial,higher-upviewingtower.GainanexcellentoverviewofSummerlandBeach.

Adult16years+$50.00

1.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlywrittenfor?

A.Scientists.

B.Students

C.Tourists.

D.Artists.

2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLittlePenguins__________.

A.havebeenonPhillipIslandforyears

B.keepaGuinnessrecordfortheirsize

C.aretrainedtopracticedivingforvisitors

D.liveinlargegroupstoprotectthemselves

3.Howmuchwouldacouplewithonechildpayforacloserviewingtour?

A.$37.50.

B.$62.50.

C.$180.00.

D.$150.00.答案：1-4CAB解析：1．C解析：這是一道主旨題。文中主要講述了去參觀菲利普島企鵝的行程和價格，顯然是一個旅游廣告，所以主要面向旅游者。2．A解析：這是一道細節(jié)題。從第一句“TheLittlePenguinhascalledPhillipIslandhomeforuntoldgenerations”這些小企鵝在未知的年代就叫菲利普島企鵝了，可知年代非常久遠。3．B解析：這是一道計算題。成人的參觀費用是$25，兒童是$12.5,兩個大人和總共$62.530.The_____housesmellsasifithasn'tbeenlivedinforyears.

A.littlewhitewooden

B.littlewoodenwhite

C.whitewoodenlittle

D.woodenwhitelittle答案：A31.25.Theysuggestedthattheprofessor______justnow______chairmanofthemeeting.A．referringto;wasmadeB．referringto;bemadeC．referredto;bemadeD．referredto;wasmade答案：C。解析：referto與professor是動賓關系，所以用過去分詞短語作定語；suggest表“建議”時，其后的賓語從句需用原形虛擬。32.Thecommitteeisdiscussingtheproblemrightnow.Itwill_____havebeensolvedbytheendofnextweek.A．eagerlyB．hopefullyC．immediatelyD．gradually答案：B解析：從題意可知，空缺處要填入“有希望地”，因為是修飾solved，所以用副詞形式。回答為B。33.Ifyoulookforabookasapresentforachild，youwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearthereisnonewHarryPatten．J．KRowling’swizardisnotalone．Thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbooks,whichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasThelardoftheRings．

Yetdespitethat,readingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren．Accordingtostatisticsin1997,23%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall．In2003,35%didn’t．Andaround6%ofthechildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly．

Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputesgames．Maybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpile．Eitherway,ChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass．Inhispre-budgetreport,heannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost．

ReadingRecoveryisaimedatsixyearolds,whoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher．Anevaluationthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyear,whereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progress,andsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheirage．

InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschool,theyreadwell,butreadtextoftenforfunthanthoseelsewhere．Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanreportlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess．AccordingtotheOECD,beingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantage．

51．WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?

A．Manychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms．

B．Manyhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublished．

C．Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms．

D．Thesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreased．

52．Statisticssuggestedthat．

A．thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputers

B．a(chǎn)decreasingnumberof

childrenshowedinterestinreading

C．a(chǎn)minorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperly

D．a(chǎn)hugepercentageofchildrenreadregularly

53．WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?

A．Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear．

B．Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking．

C．Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading．

D．Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading．

54．Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook-lovingchildren_________．

A．takegreateradvantageoftheproject

B．showthepotentialtoenjoyalonglife

C．a(chǎn)relikelytosucceedintheireducation．

D．wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchers

55．Theaimofthistextwouldprobablybe_________．

A．toovercomeprimaryschoolpupilsreadingdifficulty．

B．toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren’sbooks

C．toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfun

D．tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreading答案：51—55BBDCD解析：51．細節(jié)理解題，Thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbooks52．細節(jié)理解題，Accordingtostatisticsin1997,23%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall．In2003,35%didn’t．53．分析判斷題，Anevaluationthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyear54．分析判斷題，點比較分散要通讀全文。55．主旨大意題，要通讀全文。34.—Hereyouare!Twopoundsofmeatandadozeneggs.

—Thankyou.Howmuchdoyou________forthem?A．oweB．offerC．chargeD．cost答案：C35.Agreatpersonisalwaysputtingothers’interests_________hisown.A．belowB．a(chǎn)boveC．inD．on答案：B解析：above高于，在……之上.。這句話意思是:一個偉人常常把他人的利益放在自己的利益之上。36.—Thereisstillacopyofthebookinthelibrary.Willyougoandborrow____?

—

No,I'dratherbuy

__

inthebookstore.

A.it;one

B.one;one

C.one;it

D.it;it

答案：A37.Theteacheraskedus____somuchnoise.

A.don'tmake

B.notmake

C.notmaking

D.nottomake答案：D38.____nearlyallbehaviorislearnedbehaviorisabasicassumptionofsocialscientists.答案：B39.LookatthetroubleI’min!ifonlyI____youradvice.A．followedB．.wouldfollowC．hadfollowedD．shouldfollow答案：C解析：考查虛擬語氣。題意為:瞧瞧我現(xiàn)在的困難處境！當時我要是聽從你的建議就好了。Ifonly句中要用虛擬語氣，此處表示與過去事實相反的愿望，故用過去完成時。40.----_______?

----Well,he’stall.Hedressesnicely.A．WhatdoesyourfriendlooklikeB．IsyourfriendtallC．HowisyourfriendD．Couldyoumeethim答案：A解析：：描述人或物的永久性特征即短期不會改變的特征一般用what…like;描述暫留性特征如暫時的身體狀況等多用how提問?！緲撕灐拷浑H用語41.6．WashingmachinesmadebyChinahavewon

worldwideattentionandHaierhasbecome

popularname.A．a(chǎn);theB．/;aC．/;theD．the;a答案：B解析：attention是不可數(shù)據(jù)名詞，所以不加冠詞，apopularname.“一個流行的名字”，所以用B。42.Mycousinworksasaguide.Sheusedtomake_____moneythanshedoesnow.[

]A.muchless

B.quiteless

C.muchfewer

D.alotfewer答案：A43.—WhencanIseeyou,MrBlack?Threeo'clockthisafternoon?

—Oh,no.I________

ameetingthen.答案：B44.Thereare103elementsfoundinnature,____aremetals.答案：A45.5.Thegrowingspeedofaplantisinfluencedbyanumberoffactors,_______arebeyondourcontrol.A．mostofthemB．mostofwhichC．mostofwhatD．mostofthat答案：B解析：factors為先行詞，且為非限制性定語從句，所以答案應該選mostofwhich。46.Thearticleis________moredifficultthanthatone,soIthinkIcanunderstanditwiththehelpofadictionary.答案：D47.Itwasnotuntildark______hefound______hethoughtwasthecorrectwaytosolvetheproblem.

A.that;what

B.that;that

C.when;what

D.when;that答案：A48.—CanyoutellmewhetherIhavethechancetoseehim?

—Oh,Hewillbeback_____.

A.forthetimebeing

B.innotime

C.atnotime

D.attimes答案：B49.閱讀理解

(A)

Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawoman’sshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique(獨特的)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.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamily

B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor

C.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture

D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor

(D)

TODAY,Friday,November12

JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWest,Sheen.

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapier,MortlakeHighSt.,from8a.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—1158.

SATURDAY,November13

JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission60p.

MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarter,LowerRichmondRoad,Putney,providedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.Goodfoodandentertainmentfairprice.Tel:789—6749.

FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.SheenRoad,Richmond.

JAZZTheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission80p.

THEDERBYARMS,UpperRichmondRoadWest,giveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion(手風琴).Tel:789—4536

SUNDAY,November14

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco,freeatTheLordNapier,MortLakeHighStreet,from8a.m.to8p.m.

FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-remembers70p.Tel:688—4626.

HEAVYMUSICwithTonySimonatTheBull,UpperRichmondRoadWest,EastSheen.

THEDERBYARMS,UpperRichmondRoadWest,giveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion.

13.WhereandwhencanyouheartheMikeThomasJazzBand?

A.AttheDerbyArmsonFriday.

B.AttheBlackHorseonFriday.

C.AttheStarandGarteronSaturday.

D.AttheDerbyArmsonSunday.

14.YouwanttoenjoytheelectricaccordiononSaturday.Whichtelephonenumberdoyouhavetoringtofindoutwhattimeitstarts?

A.789—6749.

B.789—4536.

C.682—1158.

D.688—4626.

15.YouwanttospendtheSaturdaybyjoiningtheentertainmentwithyourfamily.Whereshouldyougo?

A.DiscoatTheLordNapier.

B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.

C.TheelectricaccordionatTheDerbyArms.

D.JazzatTheBull’sHead.

16.Youwanttospendthesamedayattwodifferentplacesanddon’twanttocrossanystreet.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestchoice?

A.Thesing-alongattheBlackHorseandJazzatTheBull’sHead.

B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorseandFolkMusicatTheDerbyArms.

C.FolkMusicatTheDerbyArmsandHeavyMusicwithTonySimonatTheBull.

D.MusicalHallatTheStar＆GarterandDiscoatTheLordNapier.

(E)

Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone(克隆)theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies(物種).That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk”.

Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos(胚胎),semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.

Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.

Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.

Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.

“Thenucleartransfer(核子移植)ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable(capableofbeingused)pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,”Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy(havingababy).Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&M,thefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.

“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneeded.”

17.Theaimof“Noah’sArk”projectisto_______.

A.makeeffortstoclonetheenda