2022下半年西安市英語摸底訓練【帶答案】

2022下半年西安市英語摸底訓練【帶答案】學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(40題)1._____theflood，theshipwouldhavereachedthedestinationontime（）

A.IncaseofB.BecauseofC.ButforD.Inspiteof

2.Ihavereadallthebooksyoulentme（）

A.asB.whichC.whoD.that

3.WeallbelievethatGeorgeisqualified_____thejobwithhisexperienceattheDean’sofficeforthreeacademicyears（）

A.forB.withC.atD.in

4.Thefootballmatchwas（）onaccountofrain

A.calledupB.calledonC.calledoffD.calledfor

5.Itwasonceadifficulttime,butintheendeverything_____allright（）

A.turnedoutB.putupC.carriedawayD.gavein

6.—Whereareyougoing,Tom?

—ToBill'sworkshop.Theengineofmycarneeds_____（）

A.repairingB.repairedC.repairD.torepair

7.Ifyoutakethismedicinetwiceaday,itshouldyourcold（）

A.healB.cureC.treatD.recover

8.I'veneverseentheyoungman_______nexttothedirector（）

A.sitsB.satC.sittingD.tosit

9.Studentswithfinancialproblemsaretroubledbyhightuition（）

A.moneyB.costsC.feesD.prices

10.Realizingthathehadn’tenoughmoneyand_____toborrowfromhisfather,hedecidedtosellhiswatch（）

A.notwantedB.nottowantC.notwantingD.wantingnot

11.WewillgotoNewYork____air____October（）

A.on;inB.by;inC.in;onD.on;on

12.Notonly__________clothing，butalsotheyareshortofwater（）

A.theyneedB.hadtheyneededC.didtheyneedD.dotheyneed

13.Itisreportedtheplanehasbeenmissingformorethanthirtydays（）

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.as

14.Doyou（）toknowMr.Cooper’stelephonenumberandmailaddress

A.offerB.happenC.seemD.feel

15.moretime,shewouldcertainlyhavedoneitmuchbetter（）

A.GivenB.TobegivenC.GivingD.Togive

16.Theteacheraskedadifficultquestion,butfinallyPeteragoodanswer（）

A.cameuptoB.cameupforC.cameupwithD.cameupagainst

17.Beingoutofwork,Janecannolongerherfriendstodinnerassheusedto（）

A.urgeB.treatC.attractD.apply

18.（）youdo,youshouldputyourheartintoit

A.NomatterhowB.WheneverC.NomatterwhatD.Wherever

19.Theposition,you'reapplying,isnotawell-paidone（）

A.thatB.forwhichC.whichD.towhich

20.Susanisalwaysashygirlandfeels______inthepresenceofstrangers（）

A.embarrassedB.impatientC.bravenessD.tiresome

21.Humble（）itmaybe,thereisnoplacelikehome

A.althoughB.asC.howD.that

22.TheownerofthestorehisfloorwhenIwalkedin（）

A.issweepingB.sweepsC.wassweepingD.swept

23.Themotheraskedtheboystoput（）everythingin（）orderbeforetheylefttheroom

A.the;aB.an;theC./;aD./;/

24.Whenheawoke，hefoundhimself_____afterbyanoldwoman（）

A.lookedB.belookedC.lookingD.beinglooked

25.Thetalltree,leavesaredarkerthanthoseoftheothertwo,isasoldasgrandpa（）

A.whichB.whoseC.ofwhichD.that

26.Thebookcoversawide_______oftopicsoninternationalpolitics（）

A.rangeB.numberC.collectionD.amount

27.Thetwocompaniesdecidedto（）onaprojectconcerninganimalcloning

A.completeB.convinceC.compromiseD.cooperate

28.Facedwithallthedifficulties,thegirlhermotherforhelp（）

A.turnedoverB.turnedfromC.turnedtoD.turnedup

29.（）youareleavingtomorrow,wecanhavedinnertogethertonight

A.ForB.SinceC.BeforeD.While

30.That____meofthedaysIspentinthecountryside（）

A.remindedB.rememberedC.memorizedD.recalled

31.SpeakerA:Whatkindoficecreamwouldyoulike,chocolateorvanilla?

SpeakerB:______Ilikethemboth,butrightnowallIwantissomewater（）

A.Neither,thankyou

B.Either,thankyou

C.Both,thanks

D.None,thanks

32.AmassivefirebrokeoutatNotre-DameCathedralinParisinAprilthisyear，whichcausedgreattothecathedral—oneofFrance'smostfamouslandmarks（）

A.ruinB.woundC.damageD.hurt

33.Facedwithallthedifficulties,thegirl____hermotherforhelp（）

A.turnedoverB.turnedfromC.turnedtoD.turnedup

34.Theboydenied____anythingtodowiththatbankraid（）

A.haveB.tohaveC.havingD.havehad

35.Dr.Green,togetherwithhiswifeandtwodaughters,toarriveinNanjingtonight（）

A.willbeB.isC.areD.aregoing

36.Itisreported（）greatchangeshavebeenmadewiththeapplicationofthenewpolicy

A.whichB.thatC.whileD.what

37.Today,peopleliveinaworldnewtechnologyistakinganincreasingproportionintheirlives（）

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.which

38.Aseriesofmeasures,peopleinthatareamanagedtosurvivetheseverefamine（）

A.havingtaken

B.weretaken

C.havingbeentaken

D.havebeentaken

39.Whocanitbe?I’mquite_____alosstoguess（）

A.ofB.onC.inD.at

40._____withdevelopedcountries，someAfricancountriesareleftfarbehindintermsofpeople’slivingstandard（）

A.CompareB.TocompareC.ComparedD.Comparing

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.Writersandartistsarealwaysgood____oflifefortheircreation.（observe）

47.Manytelevisionviewerstakehimastheir（favor）____actor

48.Inour____,thelaboringpeoplearemastersofcountry.（social）

49.Toeverybody's____,theactorfelloffthestageduringtheeveningperformance.（amuse）

50.Allthemenwereunderheavy____workingdayandnight.（press）

四、完型填空(20題)51.67.（）

A.ThisB.ThatC.ThoseD.These

52.Didyoueverhaveadream?I’mnottalkingaboutadreamyouhavewhenyousleep.I’mtalkingaboutaconsciousdream41youwouldliketoseeanewfuture,adifferentchoiceofemployment,andabusinessofyourown.Howmanytimeshaveyouwishedthatyoucouldbelivinginadifferent42ratherthantheoneyouarecurrentlyexperiencing?

Severalyearsago,Ihadadreamaboutinventingaboardgamethatwould43myfortunes.Aftermanyrevisions,aboardgamewasdeveloped.Itwasanexcitingtime.Ourdreamseemedtocometruewithsalesstartingtoaccumulate,andourcompanywasalso44.45,anewboardgamesuddenly46marketandmadegreatprogressinsales.Eventually,thecompanywasdissolved.

Perhapsforgamedevelopers,the47emotionsitwasnevermeanttohappenwilldominatetheirfuturedreamsof48adifferentlife.Butforme,maybeIdidn’tsucceedtothelevelIdesired,butattheveryleastIturnedmydream49reality.IfIhadnevertransferredmydream,there50valuablelessonstobelearnedfromthefailure.Itmaytakemany51,butsuccessisonlyachieved.Oncedreamsare52action,formerfailurebecomesabetteractionplaninfuture.Theimportant53hereisthatsuccessonlycomesbyturningdreamsintoreality,andrealizingthat54areonlystepping-stonestofinalsuccess.Aftermanyattempts,manyfailures,manylessonsandmanyfalsestarts,learn55lessonsfromfailure,turndreamsintoreality,anddon’tletadreamonlybeadream,andthensuccesswillarriveatlast

41.（）

A.whatB.whereC.whenD.how

53.（）

A.dressedB.fittedC.showedD.comforted

54.19（）

A.talentB.honorC.potentialD.responsibility

55.Aschoolboy’slifeisinpreparationfortherealbattleoflife.Itisalso51ofdifferencesandinterests.Oneofthe52importantpartsofaschoolboy’slifeistogetasmuchknowledgeandgoodmindtrainingashecan.His53businessinschoolistolearn.He54readthebookheis55intheclasses.Hehastodothehomeworksettohim.Anotherpartthat56aschoolboy’slifeistheschooldiscipline.Atschoolthereare57rules58.Thisstrictdisciplineisveryusefulforhimwhenhe59thesocietyto60aliving.Itteacheshimsomeverynecessaryvirtuesontheroadtoa61life.

Schoolisaplaceforaschoolboytolearnwhatthesociallifeis62.63intheclassroomandtheplayground,hehastocatchupwithhisfellowsandnotmembersofhisfamily.Hecannotbehave64hedoesinhishome.Heisnolongeraspoiledchild,andhisschoolfellowswillnotgiveintohiswished.Hesoongetshiscornersrobbedoffandlearnsthelessonofgive-and-take,goodmanners,andthoughtfor65.

Thisisalsothewaywhenhehastocarryhimselfinsociety

（）

A.sureB.fondC.fullD.short

56.InChinaitisrelativelyusualtoaskpeopletheirage,butintheWestthisquestionisgenerallyregardedasimpolite.Thisisparticularlytrue__1__women,andevenmoresoiftheinquirerisaman.

However,itisvery__2__toaskchildrentheirage,andsomeadultsmaynotmind__3__either.Infact,someelderlypeoplearequitehappyto__4__theirage,especiallyiftheyfeeltheylookyoung__5__theirage.Nevertheless,itisnotverywisetoaska（n）__6__questionlikeHowoldareyou?.Ifelderlypeoplewanttotalkabouttheirage,andperhapsreceiveacomplimentonhowyoungtheylook,theymayeasilybringupthetopicthemselves,andasktheotherpersonto__7__howoldtheyare.__8__suchasituation,itisquiteacceptabletodiscussage__9__.Theynormallyexpecttobecomplimentedontheiryouthfulness,thoughratherthan__10__thattheylookveryold!

EventhoughWesternersdonotusuallyaskpeopledirectlyhowoldtheyare,thisdoesnot__11__thattheyarenotinterestedtoknowhowoldotherpeopleare.Theymayasksomeoneelse__12__theinformation,ortheymaytryto__13__thetopicindirectly.Sometimesdiscussionsabouteducational__14__andthenumberofyearsofworkingexperiencemayprovidesomeclues,butthisisnotalwaysthe__15__（）A.onB.forC.inD.of

57.20.（）

A.takeB.runC.makeD.get

58.Dadhadablackcomb.HeboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight,hewould__61__mehiscombandsay,Goodgirl,helpDaddycleanit.OK?

Iwas__62__todoit.Attheageoffive,thisdulltaskbroughtmesuch__63__.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetap__64__andbrushthecombcarefully.SatisfiedthatI’ddoneagoodjob,IwouldhappilyreturnthecombtoDad.He__65__affectionatelyatmeandplacethecombinhiswallet.

Twoyearslater,Dadstartedhisown__66__,whichwasn'tdoingwell.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedto__67__.Daddidn'tcomehomeasearlyandasmuchasheusedto.MumandIbecame__68__athimforplacingourfamilyintrouble.__69__timewentby,anuncomfortablesilencegrewbetweenus.

Aftermygraduationfromcollege,Dad’sbusinesswasgettingbackontrack.Onmy24thbirthday,Dadcamehome__70__.Asusual,Ihelpedhimcarryhisbagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleave.hesaid,"Hey,wouldyouhelpme__71__mycomb?"Ilookedathimforawhile,then__72__thecombandheadedtothesink.

Ithitmethen;why,asachild,__73__Dadcleanhiscombwassuchapleasure.Thatroutine（習慣）toldmeDadwashomeearly__74__theeveningwithMumandme.It__75__ahappyandlovingfamily.

IpassedthecleancombhacktoDad.Hesmiledatmeand__76__placedthecombinhiswallet.Butthistime.Inoticedsomething__77__.Dadhadaged.Hehadwrinklesnexttohiseyeswhenhesmiled.__78__hissmilewasstillas__79__asbefore,thesmileofafatherwhojustwantedagood__80__forhisfamily

61（）A.askB.tellC.handD.take

59.43.（）

A.gatherB.spreadC.carryD.bring

60.49.（）

A.keepB.doC.showD.play

61.52.（）

A.environmentB.schoolC.familyD.village

62.65.（）

A.whenB.untilC.afterD.while

63.55.（）

A.receivesB.receivedC.acceptsD.accepted

64.Moreandmorestudentswanttostudyinhotmajors.__61__aresult,manystudentswantto__62__theirinterestsandstudyinthese__63__suchasforeignlanguages,internationalbusinessandlaw,etc.

Fewerandfewerstudentschoosescientificmajors,__64__maths,physicsandbiology,andartmajors,__65__history,Chineseandphilosophy.__66__studentscanstudyinthesehotmajors,becausethenumberofthesehotmajors__67__limited.Ifone__68__interestinhisworkorstudy,__69__canhedowell?I__70__thisfromoneofmyclassmates.

Heis__71__thecountryside.Hisparentsarefarmers.Thoughhe__72__biology,yethechoseinternationalbusiness.He__73__tolivealifewhichisdifferent__74__ofhisparents.

Intheend,hefoundhewas__75__indoingbusiness.Hefoundallthesubjectstobe__76__.__77__thiswouldn’thavehappenedifhehadchosenhismajoraccordingtohisowninterests.

Choosingamajorinuniversity__78__necessarilydecideone’swholelife.Majors__79__arehottodaymaynotbehottomorrow.Choosingyourmajoraccordingtoyourown__80__isthebestwaytosuccess

（）A.BeingB.ForC.HavingD.As

65.Mydadismyherobecauseheisbrave,skilled,andrespectful.Iknowmanypeoplesaytheirdadsaretheirheroes,butmydadteachesmeaboutbecomingaman,whichis41importantforayoungboy.

Respectgoesalongwaywithmydad,sodoespatience.Asa（n）42,mydadmust43peopleeveryday,someof44areniceandsomenot.Eitherway,he45hiswell-manneredattitude.

Dadisnotafraidofmanythings,orifheis,hedoesn'ttellmebecausehewantstoseemtough.Hemaynotbeabigguybutsinceheworkswithhis46allday,heisverystrong.Dadworksoutdoorsinallkindsof47buttheworstthinghehastodoisclimbupandworkinanattic（頂樓）inthemiddleofthesummer.Trustme,thisisthehottestplaceyouwillexperienceasanelectricianandwhenyoucomeback48,whatisinyourlungswillmakeyou49forhours.

MydadandIhaveaverygood50.Wetalkaboutalmosteverything.Wegohunting,fishing,andeverythingadadandsonwoulddo.MydadandIenjoyhiking51becauseitgivesustimeoutdoorstogetherandthereisnothinglikethat.Hehas52andtaughtmeeverythingIneedtoknowaboutnature.

Iam53tobethesonofMikeC.,andwouldnothaveitanyotherway.Peoplecomeuptomeallthetimeto54meIhaveagooddad.Itmakesmefeelgoodthatalotofpeoplethinkso55ofhim.Heisagoodteacherofmylifeandwoulddoanythingforme.Thisiswhymyfatherismyhero

41.（）

A.speciallyB.extremelyC.nearlyD.hardly

66.14.（）

A.enjoyableB.stimulatingC.tediousD.stressful

67.61.（）

A.obtainB.holdC.includeD.control

68.75.（）

A.walkingB.stayingC.actingD.showing

69.13.（）

A.includeB.confineC.implyD.contain

70.62.（）

A.endingB.beginningC.openingD.closing

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.TheBedouinpeople,atribelivinginthedesertsofArabiaandNorthernAfrica,thinkmosthighlyofpeoplewhoshowloyalty.Tothemloyaltydoesnotmeanthatoneisdevotedtoacountry,aplace,oraleader.Loyaltymeansbeingfaithfultoone'sfamilyandtribe.

TheBedouinpeopleareproudoftheirancestors（祖先）.Theydonotadmireaherofromanordinaryorpoorfamilyasmuchasonewhocomesfromanhonoredfamily.Theyespeciallyrespectthosewhohaveinherited（繼承）agoodfamilynameandthenhavepasseditontotheirchildren.

Aman'spositionamonghispeopledependsuponhisancestors,relatives,andfellowtribesmen.Iftheyarehonored,heisalsohonored.Iftheyaredisgraced,he,too,isdisgraced.Therefore,onecarefullyguardsthehonorofhisfamilyandhistribe.

Amancanprotecthisfamily'shonorbybeingbraveandgenerousandbygivingprotectiontothosewhoaskforit.Healsoguardsitbycarefullywatchingthewomenofhisfamily.

ABedouinwomancannotbringhonortoherfamily,butshecanbringdisgrace.Evenifawomanonlylooksasifshehasdonesomethingwrong,shemaybekilled.Thehonorofherfamilydependsuponhervirtue（美德）

Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe______（）

A.LifeoftheBedouinPeople

B.Women'sPositionintheBedouinFamily

C.BedouinPeople'sIdeaofLoyaltyandHonor

D.HowtoGuardHonor

72.Theauthorimpliesthat_________（）

A.economyshouldalwaysbeanation’sfirstconsideration

B.universitiesshouldtakecostintoaccountwhentheydecidewhatcoursestheywilloffer

C.successfulmusicalplaysarepartofnationaleconomy

D.economicgrowthisnottheonlyneedofmankind

73.Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopleis,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.

Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesintheirintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysanimportantpart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence

Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligence,hecan_________（）

A.notreachhisintelligenceinhislife

B.gobeyondhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings

C.stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducation

D.becomeagenius

74.PassageOne

Participationinclassroomsisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedfromthestudentsinmanycourses.Someprofessorsbasepartofthefinalgradeonthestudents’oralparticipation.Althoughthereareformallecturesduringwhichthestudenthasapassiverole（i.e.listeningandtakingnotes）,manycoursesareorganizedaroundclassroomdiscussions,studentquestions,andinformallectures.Ingraduateseminarstheprofessorhasamanagerialroleandthestudentsmakepresentationsandleaddiscussions.Thestudentsdotheactualteachingintheseseminars.

Aprofessor’steachingstyleisanotherfactorthatdeterminesthedegreeandtypeofstudentparticipation.Someprofessorsprefertocontroldiscussionwhileothersprefertoguidetheclasswithoutdominatingit.Manyprofessorsencouragestudentstoquestionandchallengetheirideas;studentswhomakeassertionsthatcontradicttheprofessor’spointofviewshouldbepreparedtosupplyevidencetotheirpositions.

Intheteachingofsciencesandmathematics,thedominantmodeofinstructionisgenerallytraditional,withteacherspresentingformallecturesandstudentstakingnotes.However,neweducationaltrendshaveemergedinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesinthepasttwodecades.Studentsineducation,sociology,andpsychologyclasses,forexample,areoftenrequiredtosolveproblemsingroups,designprojects,makepresentations,andexaminecasestudies.Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycoursesareappliedratherthantheoretical,theystressdoingandinvolvement

Participationintheclassroomisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedfromthestudentsinmanycoursesexceptin______（）

A.seminarcourses

B.thehumanitiesandsocialsciences

C.informallecturecourses

D.scienceandmathematics

75.WhatmakesAllisonandhermothergoodfriends（）

A.Cheeringupeachother

B.Listeningtoeachotherandhavingfuntogether

C.Encouragingeachother

D.Goingouttogether

76.Whatdoesthisarticleurgeyoutorememberaboutdrivingafterdrinking（）

A.Youmaybetakentocourtbythepolice

B.Youmayputyourselfindanger

C.Youmayfindyourdrivingabilityaffected

D.Youmayputmanyotherpeopleatrisk

77.Afterhebecamesuccessful,ErnestHemingway_______（）

A.preferredtostayinbigcities

B.chosetoliveinsomewhatisolatedplaces

C.movedhisfamilytoParis

D.killedhimself

78.Inthewriter'sopinion,Japanesefood（）

A.isnotasgoodaspeoplethink

B.sometimestastesreallyterrible

C.isworthtastingasecondtime

D.tastesasgoodasChinesefood

79.What'sthepassagemainlyabout（）

A.Anintroductiontoanewspaperreporter'sjob

B.Aninterestinglifeofanewspaperreporter

C.Somethingwrittenbyanewspaperreporter

D.Howtobecomeagoodnewspaperreporter

80.Passage4

UniversityofMarylandstudentBenSimonandhisfriendscouldn'tstandseeinggoodfoodthrownoutontheircampus.Webasicallynoticedthatsomeoftheextrafoodfromthedininghallwasgoingtobewastedattheendoftheday.Andwemetwiththediningservicesandaskedthemwhetheritwouldbeokayifinsteadofthrowingoutthefood,theyletusdonateit.Andtheywereonboard,hesaid.

So18monthsago,thestudentsbeganwhattheycalltheFoodRecoveryNetwork.Eachnight,volunteerswouldshowupatacampusdininghalltopickupleftoversanddeliverthemtolocalsheltersandfoodbanks.Sofar,theyhavedonatedmorethan23,000kilosoffoodthatwouldotherwisehavebeenthrownout.

Nationwide,165billiondollars'worthoffoodiswastedeachyear,accordingtotheNationalResourcesDefenseCouncil.SpokesmanBobKeefesaysthatisabout40%ofthecountry'sentirefoodproduction.Ifwecanreduceourwasteinthiscountryby15%,wecanfeed25millionhungryAmericans.Thatisahugebenefit.ThatiswhatprogramsliketheFoodRecoveryNetworkaredoing.hesaid.

ChristianLifeCenterisoneofthebeneficiaries（受益者）ofthestudents'efforts.BenSlye,theseniorpastor,said,Ithasbeenjustamazingtoseethesestudentstaketheirowntime,theirownvehiclesandgasmoneyandbeabletomakeaneffortlikethis.Eachweekweareablewiththisfoodprobablytofeedoverahundredpeople.

TheUniversityofMaryland'sFoodRecoveryNetworknowhas200volunteersandtheprogramhasexpandedto18schoolsacrossthecountry.Iwanttogrow18chapters（地方分會）toathousandchapterswithinfiveyears.AndoncewemaketheFoodRecoveryNetworkspreadoncollegecampusinAmerica,wewanttoexpandtorestaurantsandfarms.saidSimon.Thevolunteersarecommittedtomakingthathappen

ThediningservicesinUniversityofMaryland（）

A.threwoutgoodfoodoncampus

B.supportedthevolunteers'job

C.enjoyedthetalkwiththestudents

D.donatedtheirleftoverstothepoor

81.Ifyouwanttoliveinahotelclosetotheairport,youcangoto______（）

A.FairviewHotelB.FirstHotelC.OrchardHotelD.OsakaHotel

82.Inthesecondparagraphofthispassage,thelattercaserefersto______（）

A.naturalprocess

B.quality

C.theuseofchemicalsandfertilizers

D.quantity

83.Thereasonwhysomepeoplerefusetogiveuppostcardsisthat（）

A.itisnotconvenientforpeopletouseemailsnow

B.itisnotconvenientforpeopletouseinstantmessages

C.sendingpostcardscanbemorefashionable

D.sendingpostcardscancreateaholidayatmosphere

84.Growingvegetablesinnaturalprocessmeansto______（）

A.increase

B.improvetheirquality

C.usefertilizer

D.attractmoreattentionfrompeople

85.Passage2

Lookingtoimproveyourlanguageskills,butyoudon'thavethetimetogoabroadtoattendschool?Moreandmoreuniversitiesaroundtheworldareofferingopportunitiesforstudentstogetdegreesonline（distanceeducation）fromthecomfortoftheirownhomes,andmanyofthesecollegesanduniversitiesareaccredited（經官方認可）,meaningthattheyhavemetcertainstandardsofexcellence.

Ifyoudecidetotakelanguagecoursesonline（oranysubjectforthatmatter）,besurethereareadvantagesinstudyingonline.Itscostsareusuallylower,andyoucanstudyatyourownpace,andyoucaneasilygetthematerials24hoursadayfromalmostanycomputerintheworld.However,youwon'tgetthehumaninteraction（互動）ofmeetingpeoplefacetoface,asyouwouldifyouwereattendingaschoolabroadinperson.

Ontheotherhand,theadvantagesofgoingabroadmayincludeday-to-daychancestolearnanewculture,tomeetnewfriendswithwhomyoucanuseandpracticethelanguage,andtoseedifferentpartsoftheworld.However,theremaybeanumberofdisadvantagesforsomestudents,includinghighcosts,timeawayfromone'sschool,family,orworklife,anddifficultyingettingusedtoanewcultureandwayoflife.

Whateveryoudo,consideradistanceeducationprogramthatmeetsyoureducationalneeds,iswhatyoucanafford,andequallyimportant,providesyouwithchancestogrowbeyondtheclassroomthroughculturalandeducationalactivities

Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext（）

A.Todiscusswaysofimprovinglanguageskills

B.Topersuadepeopletogoabroadtoattenduniversities

C.Toadvisereaderstomeetdifferentpeoplefromabroad

D.Tointroduceonlineprogramstopeopleunabletogoabroad

86.Dr.RobertColesbelievesthat（）

A.beingrichhasasmanyadvantagesasbeingpoor

B.richchildrenoftengettoolittleentertainment

C.richchildrensometimescan’tenjoythethingtheyaremostinneedof

D.richchildrenaren’tgivenenoughthings

87.Whatcanyoudoifyou'venoticedsomeofthesignsofstressmentionedinthepassage（）

A.Seeadoctorandtrytorelaxmore

B.Changetoanotherjob

C.Assumemuchfewerresponsibilities

D.Letthembe

88.Whenpricesarelowpeoplewillbuymore,andwhenpricesarehightheywillbuyless.Everyshopkeeperknowsthis.Butatthesametime,producerswanthigherpricesfortheirgoodswhentheymakemoregoods.Howcanwefindthebestpriceforthegoods?TheLawofSupplyandDemandistheeconomist’sanswertothisquestion.Accordingtothislaw,changesinthepricesofgoodscausechangesinsupplyanddemand.Anincreaseinthepriceofthegoodscausesanincreaseinsupply—thenumberofgoodstheproducersmake.Producerswillmakemoregoodswhentheycangethigherpricesforthegoods.Theproducermakesmoreshoesasthepriceofshoesgoesup.Atthesametime,anincreaseinthepriceofthegoodscausesadecreaseindemand—thenumberofgoodstheconsumersbuy.Thisisbecausepeoplebuylesswhenthepriceishigh.Peoplebuyfewershoesasthepriceofshoesgoesup.Conversely,adecreaseinthepricecausesanincreaseindemand（peoplebuymoreshoes）andadecreaseinsupply（producersmakefewershoes）.Businessfirmslookatbothsupplyanddemandwhentheymakedecisionsaboutpricesandproduction.Theylookfortheequilibriumpointwheresupplyequalsdeman