2024年湖南城建職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招（英語／數(shù)學(xué)／語文）筆試歷年參考題庫含答案解析

2024年湖南城建職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招（英語／數(shù)學(xué)／語文）筆試歷年參考題庫含答案解析（圖片大小可任意調(diào)節(jié)）第I卷一.數(shù)學(xué)單項(xiàng)選擇題(共15題)1.若1名女生和3名男生排成一排，則該女生不在兩端的不同排法共有（）

A.24種

B.12種

C.16種

D.8種

2.以x2-3x-1=0的兩個根的平方為根的一元二次方程是（）

A.x2-11x+1=O

B.x2+x-11=0

C.x2-11x-1=0

D.x2+x+1=0

3.設(shè)一次函數(shù)的圖象過點(diǎn)（1，1）和（－2，0），則該一次函數(shù)的解析式為（）

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

4.過點(diǎn)P(5，0)與圓χ2+y2-4χ-5=0相切的直線方程是()

A.y=5

B.χ=5

C.y=-5

D.χ=-5

5.已知集合A={x｜-4≤x<2}，B=｛x｜-1<x≤3}，那么集合A∩B=（）

A.{x｜-4<x<3}

B.{x｜-4≤x≤3}

C.{x｜-1<x<2）

D.{x｜-1≤x≤2}

6.若f(x)為偶函數(shù)，且在(0，＋∞)為增函數(shù)，則下列不等式成立的是（）

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

7.下列函數(shù)中，在區(qū)間（0，+∞）為增函數(shù)的是（）

A.y=x-1

B.y=x2

C.y=sinx

D.y=3-x

8.設(shè)f（x）為偶函數(shù)，若f（-2）＝3，則f（2）＝（）

A.6

B.-3

C.0

D.3

9.在平面xOy內(nèi)，點(diǎn)P（x，y）按向量（2，﹣1）平移后得到點(diǎn)（）

A.（x－1，y＋2）

B.（x，y－1）

C.（x＋2，y）

D.（x＋2，y－1）

10.已知函數(shù)f（x）＝ax2＋bx＋3a＋b是偶函數(shù)，且其定義域?yàn)閇a－1，2a]，則（）

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

11.函數(shù)的定義域是()

A.[-2，2]

B.[-2，2)

C.(-2，2]

D.(-2，2)

12.已知一個等差數(shù)列的第5項(xiàng)等于10，前3項(xiàng)的和等于3，那么這個等差數(shù)列的公差（）

A.3

B.1

C.－1

D.－3

13.某學(xué)校為新生開設(shè)了4門選修課程，規(guī)定每位新生至少要選其中3門，則一位新生不同的選課方案共有（）

A.7種

B.4種

C.5種

D.6種

14.圓柱的軸截面面積等于10，體積為5π，它的母線長和側(cè)面積分別是()

A.5和10π

B.5π和10

C.5和25π

D.10和10π

15.函數(shù)y＝lg(x2－3x＋2)的定義域?yàn)椋ǎ?/p>

A.{x|x＜1或x＞2}

B.{x|1＜x＜2}

C.{x|x＜1}

D.{x|x＞2}

二.數(shù)學(xué)問答題(共3題)1.從橢圓上χ2+2y2=2的右焦點(diǎn)引一條傾斜45o的直線，以這條直線與橢圓的兩個交點(diǎn)P、Q及橢圓中心。為頂點(diǎn)，組成△OPQ．

(I)求AOPQ的周長；

(Ⅱ)求AOPQ的面積．

2.從某公司生產(chǎn)的安全帶中隨機(jī)抽取10條進(jìn)行斷力測試，測試結(jié)果（單位：kg）如下：3722、3872、4004、4012、3972、3778、4022、4006、3986、4026則該樣本的樣本方差為___________kg2（精確到0．1）．

3.已知函數(shù)f（x）=x2+ax+b在x=1處取得極值-1，求

（I）a，b

（II）f（x）的單調(diào)區(qū)間，并指出f（x）在各個單調(diào)

三.英語單項(xiàng)選擇題(共25題)1.Interactuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealth,accordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.

EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmorebadfeelingsandlonelinessthanthosewhowasonlinelessfrequently,thetwo-yearstudyshowed.Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletelycontrarytotheirexpectations.TheyexpectedthattheInternetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth,researchershypothesized（推測）.Faceless,bodiless“virtual”（虛的）communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformedthroughitmaybeshallower.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldthroughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

“Butit'simportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnology,it'sabouthowitisused,”sayspsychologistChristineRileyofIntel,oneofthestudy'ssponsors（發(fā)起人）.“Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.”

What'sthefindingoftheresearchundertakenatCarnegieMellonUniversity?（）

A.PeoplespendmoretimeontheInternetnow

B.Peoplespendlesstimewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsnow

C.TheInternetprovessociallyhealthierthantelevision

D.Internetusemaycauseadropinpsychologicalhealth

2.Allbutthetiniestofroadshavetohavenamessotheycanberecognizedonamap,andsopeoplecanask?directionstothem.Americansnamealotofbridges,too.

VeryoftenthesenamescarryacleargeographicalreferencethePennsylvaniaTurnpike,forexample.Or,like?theGeorgeWashingtonBridge,roadsandbridgesarenamedforfamoushistoricalfiguresorpowerfulofficers.

Wemakeabigdealoutofnamingthings,aswhensomeonedecidedtonameanairportafteraU.S.judge.So?nowwehavetheBaltimoreWashingtonInternationalThurgoodMarshallAirport.

Many,ifnotmost,ofourcollegebuildingsarenamedforwealthypeoplewhogavealotofmoneytothe?schools.Andoursportscenterstookthisideaastepfurther.Companiespaidawholelotofmoneyforwhat′scalled?the"namingrights"toU.S.CellularFieldinChicago,forexample,andCitizensBankParkinPhiladelphia.

Nowthegovernor（州長）ofVirginia,BobMcDonnell,wantstosellnamingrightstoroadsandbridgesinthestate.Hesaysnotjustcompanies,butalsowealthypeople,wouldhelptheVirginiatransportationbudget（預(yù)算）bypayingtohavetheirnames--orperhapsthoseoflovedones--placedonroadsandbridges,andthusonmapsaswell.

Peopleholddifferentviews,however.SupporterssayAmericansareusedtohavingthingssponsored（贊助）.

Othersdisagree,consideringtheideaasthenextstepinthe"companiesofAmerica."Theywonderhowfarsuchan?ideamightspread,andwhereitwouldend:attheBurgerKingPacificOcean,perhaps.

Whoaremanycollegebuildingsnamedforaccordingtothepassage?

A.Powerfulofficers

B.Famousjudges

C.Historicalfigures

D.Wealthypeople

3.Youknowwhatahotelis,ofcourse.Andperhaps,youalsoknowwhatacondois－aresidential（居住的）buildingdividedintoseparateunitsthatareownedbydifferentpeople.WhatyoumaynotknowisthatinsomeU.S.cities,thetwohavecometogetherintosomethingcalleda"condohotel".

Somecondohotelscannowbefoundinbeachandmountaintownsandafewsmallcities.However,noneismorefamousthanthegreat105-year-oldPlazaHotelinNewYork,onFifthAvenueacrossfromCentralPark.ThePlazaclosedforrepairin2005.Whenitreopenedtwoyearslater,morethanhalfofithadbeenchangedintooneofthesemoderncondohotels.

Here'showitworks:Youbuywhatequalstoanapartment（公寓）.Ifit'satThePlaza,itwillcostyoubetween$1.5millionand$9million.Soyouownapartofthebuilding.Butthere'ssomeinconvenience.Youmaystaytherenomorethan120daysayear.Therestofthetime,thehotel'sworkerscanbookguestsintoyourplace,justastheywouldintheregularhotel'srooms.Soifyou'reluckyandrich,youcannowliveinreallyspecialquartersuptoalmostonethirdoftheyear,whileotherspayoffyourmortgage（房貸）therestoftheyear.

Sofar,agreatmanyofthenation'scondohotelunitshavebeenpurchasednotbyrichpeoplebutbyrichercompanies,includingforeignones.Theywantaniceplacefortheirbossestostaywhenthey'reintownorworkinglateattheoffice.

Whatdoweknowaboutacondohotel?（）

A.Itisdesignedbyrichcompanies

B.Itisbuiltforforeigntravellers

C.Itisusuallysoldatalowprice

D.Itisownedbydifferentpeople

4.AsaboyIdreamedofflyingairplanes.21ItoldDadIwantedtobeapilot,hesaid,"Youneedtodoyourjobwellonthefarmfirst,and22youmayrealizeyourdream."Thefarmwasaneverydayresponsibility（職責(zé)）－that23Saturday,SundayandChristmastoo.EverymorningIgotupatfouro'clocktomilkand24thecows.Afterthemilkwasbottled,myolderbrothersandI25ittopeople'shomes.Iwaspaidfivecentsabottle.AtthattimeI26thattobesuccessfulyouhavetotakecareofyourresponsibilities.

WhenIwas16,Isignedupforflyinglessons.TopayforthelessonsI27asmallrestaurantwithsomefriends.Oneofourregular28wasthepresidentoftheFarmersBank.Every29Igot,ltalkedtohimaboutmydream.OnedayItoldhimI30$3,500tobuymyown31.HelentmethemoneysothatIcouldflypeoplewithin150milesoftheairport.

TwelveyearslaterIwasflyingpeoplearoundtheworld32apilotofabigairlinecompany.AftertenyearsinthecompanyIstartedmyown33.

TodayIrunabillion-dollarcompany,butitwasonthefarmthatIlearnedtheprinciples（原則）thathave34me.Hardworkanddeterminationdo35dreamscometrue.

____.

A.Before

B.When

C.Since

D.Though

5.Theseaisverybi9．Lookatamapoftheworld．Thereislesslandthansea．Theseacoversthreequartersoftheworld．

Theseaisverydeepinsomeplaces．Thereisonespot，nearJapan，wheretheseaisnearly11kilonetresdeep．Thehighestmountainintheworldisabout9kilometreshigh．IfthatmountainwereDutintotheseaatthatplace，therewouldbe2kilometresofwateraboveit．

Ifyouhaveswuminthesea,youknowthatitissalty.Youcantastethesalt.Rivers,whichflowintothesea,carrysaltfromthelandintothesea.Somepartsoftheseaarelesssaltythanotherparts.Thereisonesea,calledtheDeadSea,whichisverysalty.Becauseitisverysalty,swimmerscannotsink!FishcannotliveintheDeadSea.

Inmostpartsofthesea,thereareplentyoffishesandplants.Somelivenearthetopofthesea.

Otherslivedeepdown.Therearealsomillionsoftinylivingthingsthatfloatinthesea.Thesefloatingthingsareverysmall.Itishardtoseethem.Manyfishlivebyeatingthem.

Theseacanbeverycold.Divers,whodivedeepdowninthesea,knowthis.Onthetopthewatermaybewarm.Whenthedivergoesdownwards,theseabecomescolderandcolder.

Anotherthinghappens.Whenthedivergoesdeeper,thewaterabovepressesdownonhim.Itsqueezeshim.Thenthediverhastowearclothesmadeofmetal.

Fishinthesealive.

A.nearthetopofthesea

B.deepdowninthesea

C.atdifferentdepthofthesea

D.ontinylivingthingsinthesea

6.

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

7.SometimesIfeelthatbeingthemotherofthreesmallchildrenislikeoperatingalargecircus(馬戲團(tuán))．21afternoonlastweek,mythreesonsplayingpeacefullyinthebackyard(院子),22theballfromonetoanother．Ijumpedatthechancetotalktooneofmyfriends23thephone,butbeforeI24tothephone,Icouldtelltheboyshadbeguntoquarrelwitheachotheraboutsomething．Irushedoutto25peace,butbeforeIgotthereCharleshad26arockatMark,andhithimintheeye．BythetimeIgottothebackyard,theyhadbegunto27aboutthis．EvenDavid,theoldestboy,whowon'tusuallyfightwithanybodyabout28,wasinvolved(卷入)First,!29themstopfighting,andthen!examinedMark'seye．Idecidedthatitwasn'tgoingtodevelopintoablackeye,butIfeltthattheyshould30atleastalittlefor31theyhaddone．"I'mgoingto32toyourfatheraboutthiswhenhecomeshometonight,"Isaid．"HeandIwillthinkofhowtopunishyou．"Thingswere33quietafterthatforabouthalfanhour,andthenCharles34aglassinthekitchen,andatalmostthesame35,Markfelloutoftheappletree．

第（21）題答案

A.Certain

B.A

C.Some

D.One

8.Thisisnotadiet（減肥食譜）—orahardexerciseprogram.Nobodycansticktothoseforlong.Instead,it'sasimplewaytomakeweightlossanaturalpartofthelifeyoualreadylive.Andguesswhat?It'sfun!Youdon'thavetogiveupthefoodsyouloveordoregularexercises.It'saboutbalancingcalories（平衡卡路里）intinywaysthatadduptobigbenefits（好處）.Youjustusesometricksthe"naturallythin"peopledo.Picktheonesyoulike,stickwiththem,andyou'llloseweightandbestrong!

Talkitup.Everytimeyoupickupthephone,standupandwalkaround.Heavypeoplesitonaveragetwoandahalfhoursmoreeverydaythanthinpeople,accordingtoastudy.

Getfacetime.Weusee-mailsomuchthatwe'veforgottenwhatourcolleagueslooklike.Pickacolleagueortwowhositfarthestfromyouanddeliver10ofthosedailymessagesinperson.Andgooutofyourway:gotoabathroomoracopymachineonanotherfloor—andtakethestairs,ofcourse.

Thinkaboutyourdrink.Considerbeerorwineinsteadofafrozendrink:Aglassofregularbeerhas140caloriesandaservingofwinehas126calories,whileastrawberrydaiquirihasabout300andamargarita340.

Reduceatotalof100calorieseachdayandyou'llbeabletoloseabout10poundsinayear.Thisisreallynotdifficulttodo.

Whatdoes"facetime"meaninParagraph3?（）

A.Timeforgettingtoknoweachother

B.Timeforsharingideasfacetoface

C.Timefordoingsmalljobs

D.Timefortakingthestairs

9.ItisnoarguingwithTombecausehewillneverchangehismind.

A.use

B.help

C.time

D.way

10.通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，從每小題的四個選擇項(xiàng)中選出可填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

InnearlyeverytownorcitycentreintheUK,onmostdaysoftheweekyoucanfindoneormorepeoplestandinginthestreetsellingamagazine21TheBigIssue.Thesepeopleareall22,buttheyarenotbeggingformoney.23,theyaresellingthemagazineasameans（手段）of24asmallbutrespectableliving.

TheBigIssuemagazinewas25in1991byJonBirdandGordonRoddickafterthey26thatthereweremanyhomelesspeoplewhowere27onthestreetsofLondon.Onaprevious（之前的）28toNewYork,oneofthemhadseenhomelesspeoplesellinganewspaperknownasStreetNews29theydecidedtosetupsomething30intheBritishcapital.

Nowadays,TheBigIssuehas31allovertheUKandthereareevendifferentversions（版本）ofthemagazineindifferentpartsofthe32.Thesellersbuyeachmagazinefromtheorganizationforseventypenceandthensellittoa33foronepoundfifty.ByworkingwithTheBigIssue,manypeoplehavebeen34toescapefromhomelessness,and35manyofthemhavemovedontonewjobsandnewlives.

____.

A.spelt

B.printed

C.stuck

D.called

11.It's_______goodfeelingforpeopletoadmiretheShanghaiWorldExpothatgivesthempleasure．

A.不填；a

B.a；不填

C.the；a

D.a；the

12.Somepeoplehateeverythingthatismodern.Theycannotimaginehowanyonecanreallylikemodernmusic;theyfindithardtoacceptthenewfashionsinclothing;theythinkthatallmodernpaintingisugly;andtheyseldomhaveagoodwordforthenewbuildingsthatarebeingbuilteverywhereintheworld.Suchpeoplelookforperfectionineverything,andtheytaketheirstandardsofperfectionfromthepast.Theyareusuallyimpatientwithanyonewhoisbraveenoughtoexperimentwithnewortoexpresshimselfortheageinmaterialsoriginalways.Itis,ofcourse,truethatmanyartistsdonotsucceedintheirworkandinsteadproduceworksthatcanonlybeconsideredasfailures.Iftheworkofartisapainting,theartist’sfailureconcernshimselfalone,butifitisabuilding,hisfailureconcernsotherstoo,becauseitmaydamagethebeautyofthewholeplace.Thisdoessometimeshappen,butitiscompletelyuntruetosay,assomepeopledo,thatmodernarchitectureisnothing.

Wecan’tjudgeeverymodernbuildingbythestandardsoftheancienttime,eventhoughweadmiretheancientbuildings.Technologically,themodernbuildingsaremoreadvanced.Themodernarchitectknowsheshouldlearnfromtheancientworks,butwithhisgreaterresourcesofknowledgeandmaterials,hewillneverbecontenttoimitatethepast.Heistooproudtodothat.

Somepeoplehateeverythingthatismodernbecause_______.

A.theyareaged

B.theyfindithardtoacceptmodernthings

C.theytaketheirstandardsofperfectionfromtheGreek

D.theylookatthingsbythestandardsofthepast

13.Whenyougoonyourjobinterview（面試）,besuretodresswell,beontime,doyourresearchandNEVERaskanyofthefollowingquestions:

1．"HowquicklycouldIbepromoted（晉升）?"

Anemployerfirstofallwantsanemployeetobehappywiththepositiontheyhave.Ambition（抱負(fù)）isgood,butthereisatimeandplacetodiscusspromotion,andit'snotduringaninterview.

2．"WillIbeabletoworkfromhome?"

Thisisbasicallytellingyourfutureboss－beforeyou'veevenstarted－thatyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice.

3．"Howmuchvacationtimedoesthispositionoffer?"

Althoughthiscouldbeasked,thisisthetypeofinformationyoushouldgetAFTERyou'vebeenofferedapositionandnotbefore.

4．"WillIhavetoworkwithateam?"

Almostalljobsneedsomekindofteamwork,soanysignthatyouarenotagoodteamplayerwillleaveyouwithunfavorablepointsinanemployer'seyes.

5．"Doesthispositioncomewithahandsomepay?"

Thepayisusuallydiscussedafterapositionhasbeenoffered.Ifanemployeroffersthissubject,feelfreetodiscussit.Otherwise,trynottolooklikeyouareinterestedonlyinthingsforyourowngood.AnemployerwillmorereadilyhiresomeoneinterestedinbetteringthemselvesANDthecompanyasawhole.

Whencanyouofferthesubjectofpay?（）

A.Beforeyouaskaboutteamwork

B.Afteryougetthejob

C.Attheendofyourinterview

D.Atthebeginningofyourinterview

14.通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，從每小題的四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Athousandyearsago,HongKongwascoveredbyathickforest.Asmoreandmorepeoplecameto21inHongKong,thesetreeswerecutdownandburnt.Nowthereis22forestleft,thoughtherearestillsomesmallareascoveredwithtrees.Wecallthesewoods.

Elephants,tigersandmany23animalswerelivinginthethickforest.WhenpeoplecametoliveinHongKong,the24begantodieout.Earlyfarmersgrewriceand25pigsandchickensinthevalleys.Theycutdownthetreesandburntthem.Theyneeded26tokeepthemselveswarminwinter,tocooktheirfoodandtokeepawaythedangerousanimals.Elephantsquicklydisappearedbecausetherewasnotenoughfoodforthem.27didmostofthewolvesandtigers.Monkeysandmanyotheranimalssoon28inthesameway.

YoumightthinkthattherearenolongeranyanimalsinHongKong29inthezoos.Therearestillabout36differentanimals30there.OneofthemostinterestingofHongKong’sanimalsisthebarkingdeer.Thesearebeautifullittleanimals31arichbrowncoatandawhitepatchunderthetail.Theylooklikedeer32buttheyaremuchlikeadog33.InHongKongthebarkingdeerhasonlyarealenemy－34.Peoplehunttheselittleanimalsthoughitisillegal.Therearenownotmanybarkingdeerleft.Soitisimportant35peopletoprotectwildanimals.

____.

A.many

B.afew

C.no

D.not

15.Catsarecreaturesofhabit.Theyliketogotosleepaboutthesametimeeverydayandforacertainlengthoftime.Theyseemtohaveanaturalclockinsidethemthattellsthemwhentosleep.

Catsincreasetheirregularsleepwithoccasionalcatnaps（打盹）.Someexpertsfeelthathumanscouldalsobenefitfromthishabit.Catnapshelptobuildupenergyinthebody.Theyarealsoagoodwaytogetridoftrouble!Sincecatshavethesamemoods（情緒）ashumans,someexpertsbehavethatpeoplecanimprovetheirmoods.Peoplemightbecomehappier.

Anumberoffamouspeoplehavecopiedcatsbytakingcatnapsduringtheday.Thenapswouldusuallylastfrom15to30minutes.

WinstonChurchilltookcatnaps.SodidPresidentsHarryTruman,JohnF.KennedyandLyndonB.Johnson.Thesefamousmenwereknownfortheirenergy.Theywerealsoabletoworklonghours,oftenintothenight.Nappingwastheirsecret.

Perhapsmorepeoplelearnfromcatsandtakenapstofeelbetterandlivelonger!

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Peopleshouldtaketheirnapssecretly

B.Catshavethesamemoodsaspeople

C.Somefamouspeopletakecatnaps

D.Somepeoplehavefullenergyaftertheytakecatnaps

16.--I'mterriblysorrythatImadeyourtableclothdirty．

--_______．

A.Nevermind

B.Don'tmentionit

C.That'sallright

D.Sorry

17.LindaEvanswasmybestfriend－likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:pianolessons,movies,swimming,horsebackriding.

WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialtime－likemyweddingandLinda's.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped"AddressUnknown."IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.

Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtosharehappinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.

OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman－Linda'smarriedname."TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,"Ithought,butIstillwrotetoher.

Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter."Mrs.Tobin!"shesaidexcitedly,"LindaEvansWagmanismymother."

MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years,laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother'slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere'sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:wewon'tloseeachotheragain!

Theyhaven'tkeptintouch____.（）

A.forabout40years

B.forabout27years

C.sincetheygotmarried

D.sincethewriter'sfamilymovedaway

18.

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

19.Iwasn'tblaminganyone;l____saiderrorslikethiscouldbeavoided.

A.merely

B.mostly

C.rarely

D.nearly

20.Magic(魔法)0ftenforcesusnottobelieveourowneyesorevenappearstobebreaking

thelawsofphysicsornature!Theword"magic"hasmanydifferentmeanings.Whenabirdappearsinahatorwhensomeonedeclaresthathecouldseeintothefuture--bothcanbecalledmagic.Whenasickpersonsuddenlybecomeswellorawellperson(orevenanimal)becomesill,magicisthecause.TheBritishauthorTerryPratchettusesmagicagreatdealinhispopularDiscworldseriesofbooks.

Magichasalwaysbeenusedforfun.PeopleenjoyworkingoutinwhichcupthelittleballisorhowheknowswhichcardIwasthinkingof.HarryHoudiniwasoneofthefirstworld-famousmagicians--famousforescapingfromdeadlysituations.RecentlyDavidCopperfield,orDavidBlane,hasbecomeverypopularforhis"unbelievableabilities",suchasmakingtheStatueofLibertydisappearorrise.

Magicalringsandthree-headeddogsmaynotbereal,butdoesthismeannothingmagicalreallyexists?Canyoualwaysexplainhowthemagicianhasdonethecardtrick?Maybeitisbetternottoexplain,buttoleavealittlemagicinourlives.Pickacard,anycard...

Whoismentionedasagreatescapeartist?

A.HarryHoudini

B.DavidBlanc

C.DavidCopperfield

D.TerryPratchett

21.Eightyearsago,officialsinChicago,Illinois,decidedtoreplacetheblackroofonthecitygovernmentbuildingwithaplantedgarden.Theaimwastoreduceenergycosts,improveairqualityandcontroltherainwaterenteringthecity’swastesystem（系統(tǒng)）．Greenroofsalsohelpreduceaproblemcalledurbanheatislands（城市熱島現(xiàn)象）．Duringhotweather,thebuilding’srootcouldreachtemperaturesofupto76℃.Withthegarden,thetemperatureoftherootareawasreducedbyatleast30℃.Workersplantedover150kindsofplantsthatcouldstandbadweather.Nowtheareaiscooler,thebuildingrequireslessenergytokeepcool,andtherooflooksnice.Chicagoalsooffersmoneytohelppeoplepayforbuildingtheirowngreenroots.

Aboutfiveyearsago,officialsinThane,India,decidedtoreducethecity’sdependingonpowerfromcoal.Thecityoftenexperienceslackofpowerbecauseofthelargenumbersofpeopleusingelectricity.Officialsdecidedtosaveenergybyputtingwaterheaters（熱水器）poweredbythesunontopofthecity’smainhospital.Thehospitalsavedthousandsofdollarsinenergycostseachyear.Officialsthenbeganbuildingthiskindofwaterheateraroundthecity.

ChinahasannouncedplanstobuildacitycalledDongtan.Thecompanydesigningthecitysaysitwillproduceitsenergyfromthewind,sunandwaste.TheaimisforthecitytobeanexampletotherestofChina.

WhydoesChinaplantobuildthenewcity?（）

A.Tosetanexampleofusingcleanenergy

B.ToprovideenergyfortherestofChina

C.Tolearnhowtousenewenergyforms

D.Togainexperienceincitydesign

22.Somepeopledonotlikeanythingtobeoutofplace.Theyareneverlateforwork;theyreturntheirbookstothelibraryontime;theyrememberpeople'sbirthdaysandtheypaytheirbillsassoonastheyarrive.Mr.Brownissuchaperson.Mr.Brownworksinabank,andlivesonhisown.Hissisterlivesinthenexttownwithherhusband,andherson,Mark.Mr.Browndoesn’tseehissisterorherfamilyfromoneyeartothenext,buthesendsthemChristmascards,andhehasn'tforgottenoneofMark'sseventeenbirthdays.LastweekMr.Brownhadquiteasurprise.Hedrovehomefromthebankattheusualtime;drivingneithertooslowlynortoofast,heparkedhiscarwherehealwaysparkedit,outofthewayofothercars,andhewentinsidetomakehiseveningmeal.Justthentherewasaknockatthedoor.Mr.Brownopenedthedoortofindapolicemanstandingonthedoorstep.

"WhathaveIdonewrong?"Mr.Brownaskedhimself."HaveIdrivenonthewrongsideoftheroad?Hastherebeensometroubleatthebank?HaveIforgottentopayanimportantbill?"

"Hello,uncle,"saidthepoliceman,"Myname'sMark."

Thepolicemanwasthere____.

A.tomeetMr.Brown,hisuncle

B.toaskMr.Browntogoandseehisuncle

C.toaskMr.Browntomarkhisnameonhisdoor

D.toseeMr.Brownaboutsometroubleatthebank

23.Thefamily____atasmallhotelforthenight.

A.putup

B.wentup

C.gotup

D.jumpedup

24.Mary,_______here--everybodyelse,staywhereyouare．

A.come

B.comes

C.tocome

D.coming

25.Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep（21）dependsontheageoftheper-sonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep（22）.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,hut（23）eighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamount?but（24）mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto（25）it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor（26）work.

Freshairis（27）tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot（28）reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthat?itispracticaltosleepintheopenair.（29）apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleeping?probablygivesthebody（30）completerelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsrefen-edtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door（31）,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand（32）areallhelpful?tosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe（33）ofanyperson.Abathat（34）,neither?hotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetaken?exceptwhensuggestedby（35）.

第（24）題選

A.children

B.women

C.others

D.few

四.英語多項(xiàng)選擇題(共5題)1.Ayoungwomanrodewithhernewhusbandinawagon（四輪馬車）.Theycametoalogcabin（小木屋）.Themanshoutedandalittleboycamerunningoutofthecabin.Sarah,theyoungwoman,gotdownfromthewagon,openedwideherarmsandheldtheboyclose.

"Hello,AbeLincoln,"shesaid."Ithinkwe′llbegoodfriends."

Thenewmotherwiththesmilingfacewenttoworkatonce.ShewashedAbeandhissisterandtidied（弄整齊）theirhair.Andthatnightshethrewawaytheboy′smattress（床墊）ofleavesandgavehimasoftmattressandenoughblanketstokeephimwarmatnight.

SarahwoveclothandmadenewshirtsforAbe.Shemadehimnewdeerskintrous