2024年全國(guó)成考（專(zhuān)升本）之英語(yǔ)（專(zhuān)升本）考試沖刺押寶題（詳細(xì)參考解析）x - 成考復(fù)習(xí)資料與方法

姓名:_________________編號(hào):_________________地區(qū):_________________省市:_________________ 密封線(xiàn) 姓名:_________________編號(hào):_________________地區(qū):_________________省市:_________________ 密封線(xiàn) 密封線(xiàn) 全國(guó)成考（專(zhuān)升本）考試重點(diǎn)試題精編注意事項(xiàng):1.全卷采用機(jī)器閱卷，請(qǐng)考生注意書(shū)寫(xiě)規(guī)范；考試時(shí)間為120分鐘。2.在作答前，考生請(qǐng)將自己的學(xué)校、姓名、班級(jí)、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)涂寫(xiě)在試卷和答題卡規(guī)定位置。

3.部分必須使用2B鉛筆填涂;非選擇題部分必須使用黑色簽字筆書(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整，筆跡清楚。

4.請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)在答題卡上與題目對(duì)應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)規(guī)范作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效:在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。(參考答案和詳細(xì)解析均在試卷末尾)一、選擇題

1、You′dbettertakeanumbrellawithyou__________itrains.A.neverthelessB.althoughC.incaseD.sothat

2、Thisisthesecondtimeshe____improvementonthatequipment.（）A.hadmadeB.madeC.ismakingD.hasmade

3、A:North?windAirlines.CanIhelpyou?B:Hello,I′dliketo_____56_____,please.A:MayIhaveyournameand_____57_____,please?B:MynameisDanielAdamsandmyflightnumberis374.A:Whenareyouleaving?B:_____58_____.A:Andyourdestination?B:BuenosAires.A:_____59_____,please...Allright.Yourseatisconfirmed,Mr.Adams.You′11bearrivinginBuenos?Airesat4o′clockp.m.localtime.B:Thankyou.CanIpickupmyticketwhenIcheckin?A:Yes,but_____60_____atleastonehourbeforedeparturetime.第（60）題選A.HoldthelineB.flightnumberC.askaquestionD.ToNewYorkE.MayIhaveyournameF.reconfirmmyseatG.pleasecheckinH.OnMay11th

4、Itseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallythe?umbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.Probably?thefirsttouseitweretheChinese,asearlyastheeleventhcenturyB.C.WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andthere?wasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonourandauthority.IntheFar?Eastinancienttimestheumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.Andtheumbrellawas?incommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousethe?umbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.Thenitappeared?againinItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasymbolofpowerandauthority.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFrance,andlateroninEngland.Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn′tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen′sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolours.InEurope,theumbrellawasfirstusedagainsttherain__________.A.inChinaB.inancientEgyptC.inRomeD.inGreece

5、OnChristmasEve—thenightbeforeChristmasDaychildrenareveryhappy.Theyputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotobed.TheywantFatherChristmastogivethemsomepresents.Mr.GreentellshischildrenthatFatherChristmasisaverykindman.HecomesonChristmasEve.Helandsontopofeachhouseandcomesdownthechimneyintothefireplaceandbringsthemalotofpresents.ChristmasDayalwaysbeginsbeforebreakfast.Thechildrenwakeupveryearly.Theycan'twaittoopenthepresentsintheirstockings.Thentheywakeuptheirparentsandcall:“MerryChristmas!”DoyouknowwhatChristmasmeans?ChristmasDayisthebirthdayofJesusChrist.WhenChristwasborn,manypeoplegavehimpresents.Sotoday,peoplestilldothesamethingtoeachother.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe____.（）A.windowB.frontdoorC.chimneyD.backdoor

6、Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakes?areaboutpeople."DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?"Whenwelookback,doubts?likethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it′stoolate.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheir?realmeaning.Andifwedon′treallylistencloselywemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Suppose?someonetellsyou,"You′realuckydog."That′sbeingfriendly.But"luckydog"?There′sabit?ofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn′tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe"dog"putsyoudowna?little.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn′tthinkyoudeserveyourluck."Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor"isanothernoisethatsaysonethingand?meansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butisbe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn′timportant.It′stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven′tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone′swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookat?thepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneof?voice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingaboutthe?realmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.Accordingtotheauthor′,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthatA.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkB.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayC.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeananotherD.wetendtodoubtWhat.ourfriendssay

7、Don'tmakenoiseinthelibrary,oryouwill____others.（）A.attractB.disturbC.contractD.contact

8、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare′stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21?language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22?areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas?23?levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis?24?toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The?25?forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudge?27?formsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread?28?forEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides29theindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andother?30arebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedfor31purposesasmeteorological(氣象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthe?32?ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany?33.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,speciallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingual?34.andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,,lawand35aswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechno-logicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

9、He__________attheboyintosilence.A.glancedB.observedC.watchedD.stared

10、Wecouldn′teatinarestaurantbecause__ofushad__moneyonus.A.all;noB.any;noC.none;anyD.noone;any

11、ThenorthernpartsoftheUnitedStatesgetverycoldinthewinter.Itsnowsagreatdealandthe?temperatureoftengoes_____21_____zerodegreeinJanuary,_____22_____andMarch.Butthenortheasternand?northcentralregionsof____23______havebeenfinancialandindustrialcenters,andtheyareheavilypolluted.Inrecentyears,peopleintheseregionshavebeguntotakevacations_____24_____thesecoldwinter?months.Theygotosouthernpartsofthecountry____25______itiswarmer.ManygotoFloridawherethe?weatheris_____26_____.OthersgotothesouthwesternstatesofArizona,NewMexicoandTexaswherethey._____27_____drydesertclimates.Ithasbecome_____28_____nowadays.foroldpeopletomovesouthtotheseplaces_____29_____they?retire.Typicallythesepeopleselltheirhousesintheirhomecommunitiesandmovesouthtobegina?newlife_____30_____seniorcitizens.Theirchildrenlikelyhavehomes_____31_____andmanyofthemaremovingsouth_____32_____communities?wheretheywere_____33_____.Thesouthernandsouthwesternpartsofthecountryarenowgrowing_____34_____any?otherpart.Businessandindustry_____35_____manyofficesandfactoriesinthesouth.Californiaisalready?themostpopularstateinthecountry.

12、Thedoghasalwaysbeenconsideredman′sbestfriend.Alwaysnotedforbeingparticularly?faithfulinwatchingoverchildren,healsohashisplacebythefireside,inthecowpasture,onthe?sheeprange(放牧區(qū)),andbesidethehunterinforest.Heiseasytotrain,workshard,andoften?performsastonishingfeats.Andinthefrozenpolarregionshewasoncetheprincipalmotivepower,beforebeinglatelydisplacedbytheplaneandhelicopter.Becausehehowlsorwhinesinthepresenceofimpendingdeath,thedogwasoncethoughtto?havesupernaturalpowersandbelievedtobecapableofseeinggodsandghostsinvisibletomen.Actually,the.basisforthesebeliefsliesinthehound′ssensibilitytopeople′sfeelingsandhissuperior?hearingabilityandsenseofsmell,whichenablehimtodetectsignshiddenfromhumanobservation.Hisrecordofsavinglivesisoutstanding,forheoftengiveswarningoffireandotherdangersnotnoticedbyhismaster.Thedog′smajorcontribution,however,hasbeentomedicalresearch.Bothhisdietandhis?structurearecomparabletothoseofthehumanbeing,andsohehasbeenthesubjectOfcountless?demonstrationsandexperiments.Open-heartsurgeryhasbeenmadepossiblelargelybecauseofthe?dog.Buthissacrificehasrepaidhisownspeciesaswellbysafeguardingitfromrabies(狂犬病),distemper,andotherdiseases.Dogsaresimilartohumanbeingsin__________.A.sizeB.structureC.temperamentD.appearance

13、Lawntennisisagoodsport,beingbasedontheancientgameofcourttennis,whichprobablycame?upinEgyptorPersiasome2,500yearsago.MajorWalterWingfieldthoughtthat.somethinglikecourt?tenniscouldbeplayedoutdoorsonlawns,andinDecember1873,heintroducedhisnewgame,whichhe?calledSphairistike,atalawnpartyinWales.Thesportbecamepopularveryrapidly,butthestrange,difficultnamedisappearedalmostatonce,beingreplacedbytheverysimpleandlogicalterm"lawn?tennis".By1874thegamewasbeingplayedbyBritishsoldiersinBermuda,andintheearlymonthsofthatyearayoungladynamedMaryOuterbridgereturnedfromBermudatoNewYork,bringingwithhertheequipmentnecessarytoplaythenewgame.Withthehelpofoneofherbrothers,shelaidoutacourtonthegroundsoftheStatenIslandCricketandBaseballClub,andthere,inthespringof1874,MissOuterbridgeandsomeofherfriendsplayedthefirstgameoflawntennisintheUnitedStates.Andjusttwoyearslater,in"1876,thefirstUnitedStateslawntennistournament(錦標(biāo)賽)washeld--atNahantnearBoston.MaryOuterbridgeisimportantinthehistoryoflawntennisbecause__________A.sheinventeditB.shegaveititsnameC.sheintroducedittoBermudaD.shebroughtittoAmerica

14、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare′stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21?language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22?areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas?23?levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis?24?toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The?25?forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudge?27?formsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread?28?forEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides29theindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andother?30arebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedfor31purposesasmeteorological(氣象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthe?32?ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany?33.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,speciallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingual?34.andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,,lawand35aswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechno-logicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

15、OnthemorningofNovember18,1755,anearthquakeshookBoston,Massachusetts.JohnWinthrop,aprofessoratHarvardCollege,feltthequakeandawoke,〝Irose,〞Winthropwrote,〝andlightingacandle,lookedonmywatch,andfounditwas15minutesafterfour.〞JohnWinthropwentdownstairstothegrandfatherclock.Ithadstoppedfourminutesbefore,at4:11.Exceptforstoppingtheclock,thequakehadonlythrownakeyfromthemantel(壁爐臺(tái))tothefloor.TheclockhadstoppedbecauseWinthrophadputsomelongglasstubeshewasusingforanexperimentintothecaseforcare.Thequakehadknockedthetubesoverandblockedthependulum(擺鐘).Winthrop,therefore,hadtheexacttimethattheearthquakehadhitBoston.Helookedatthekeyonthefloor.Thequakehadthrownitforwardinthedirectionofthequake’smotion(運(yùn)動(dòng))byashockcomingfromthenorthwest,perhapsinCanada.Thetextsuggeststhat____.（）A.BostonwasbadlydestroyedB.earthquakesarecommoninBostonC.JohnWinthrophaddifficultysleepingD.JohnWinthropwasascientist

16、TraincompaniesinTokyoaretakingactiontoreducethenumberofpeoplejumpinginfrontoftrains.Theyarefittingbluelightsonstationplatformstotryandcreateamorecalmingatmosphere.TheEastJapanRailwayCompanyhasinvestedalmost$170,000toinstallthelightsinallofthe29stationsonthecapital’sbusyYamanoteLine.Therehasbeenanalarmingriseinthenumberofpeoplecommittingsuicideattrainstations.Atotalof68peoplethrewthemselvesundertrainsintheyearuptoMarch.Thiscompareswith42suicidesinthesameperiodayearearlier.In2008,Japanhadnearly2,000suicidesbyjumpinginfrontofatrain;aroundsixpercentofallsuicidesnationwide.Suicideshaverisensharplyinthepastdecadeduetopooreconomicconditions.Nooneknowsifthebluelightswillwork.Thereisnoevidencetoshowthatbluelightreducessuicidalfeelings.KeihanRailwayspokesmanOsamuOsammuOkawastated:〝Wethoughtwehadtodosomethingtosavelives.Weknowthereisnoscientificproofthatbluelightsdetersuicides,butifbluehasasoothingeffectonthemind,wewanttotryittosavelives."TheAssociatedPressnewsagencyreportsonaJapanesetherapistcalledMizukiTakahashi.Sheexplainedherreasonswhythebluelightsmightbeagoodidea:〝Weassociatethecolorwiththeskyandthesea.Ithasacalmingeffectonagitatedpeople,orpeopleobsessedwithoneparticularthing,whichinthiscaseiscommittingsuicide,〞shesaid.Othercompaniesarewatchingthisexperimentwithinterest.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardtheexperiment?Heis____.（）A.interestedB.denyingC.objectiveD.indifferent

17、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare′stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21?language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22?areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas?23?levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis?24?toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The?25?forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudge?27?formsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread?28?forEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides29theindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andother?30arebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedfor31purposesasmeteorological(氣象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthe?32?ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany?33.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,speciallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingual?34.andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,,lawand35aswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechno-logicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

18、Youreallyhavetogetveryoldbeforeyourealizeyou'reold.I'minmymiddlefiftiesandIdon'tfeel21yet.However,sometimesIlookbackatmychildhoodand_22thingstothewaylifeisfor23kids,somethingshavecertainlychanged.Oneareaofchangeis24.Somechangeshavebeenimprovements.Somechanges,ontheotherhand,havebeen25.WhenIstartedschool,mostpeopledidn'thaveatelevision;TVwasjustbeginningtoget26.Myfatherdecidedtogoalloutandbuya16-inchblackandwhiteMotorola27.IstillrememberwatchingtheLoneRangersavepeople,fromthe28guysonthatawesomeelectronicmachine.Thatwasexciting!Now,29havelargerpicturesinfullcolor.Thepicturesareclearerandthesoundismuchmore30.Thenewhighdefinitionsetsaremadetorival31screens.Thevarietyandquantityofprogramhas32greatly.Therearehundredsofchannelsandmoreshowsthanonepersoncouldeverwatch.Therearemanyfineentertainmentandeducational33.There'salsoalotofgarbage,stuffthatmost34don'twanttheirkidsexposedto.Overall,wehavemorechoices,andthatisgood.Iwonderwhat35willbelikewhentoday'skidsaremyage．A.today'sB.yesterday'sC.richD.future's

19、I′drathermarryamanwhohada（n）__________ofhumourthanonewhowasveryattractive.A.capabilityB.sightC.knowledgeD.sense

20、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas23levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis24toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The25forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudge27formsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread28forEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides29theindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andother30arebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedfor31purposesasmeteorological(氣象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthe32ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany33.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,speciallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemulti-lingual34andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawand35aswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.A.requireB.requestC.supplyD.demand

21、根據(jù)以下材料，回答52-55題SocratesisoftenreferredtoasoneofthefoundersofWesternphilosophy,andyethewrotenothing,establishednoschool,andheldnoparticulartheoriesofhisown.Whathediddo,however,wasfrequentlyaskthequestionsthatinterestedhim,andindoingsodevelopedanewwayofthinking.Thismethodproceeds(展開(kāi))asadialoguebetweenopposingviews,anditearnedhimmanyenemiesinAthens,wherehelived.Asayoungman,Socratesisbelievedtohavestudiednaturalphilosophy,lookingatthevariousexplanationsofthenatureoftheuniverse,butthenbecameinvolvedinthepoliticsofthecity-stateandconcernedwithmoredown-to-earthmoralissues,suchasthenatureofjustice.However,hewasnotinterestedinwinningarguments,orarguingforthesakeofmakingmoney.Norwasheseekinganswersorexplanations.Hewassimplyexaminingthebasisoftheconceptsweapplytoourselves(suchas"good","bad",and"just"),forhebelievedthatunderstandingwhatweareisthefirsttaskofphilosophy.Hewassentencedtodeathonchargesofcorruptingtheyoungwithbadideas.Buthealsohadmanyfollowers,andamongthemwasPlato,whorecordedSocrates'ideasinthewrittenworks,calleddialogues,inwhichSocratessetsaboutexaminingvariousideas.Socrates'centralconcern,then,wastheexaminationoflife,anditwashiscruelquestioningofpeople'smostvaluedbeliefs(largelyaboutthemselves)thatearnedhimhisenemies--butheremainedcommittedtohistaskuntiltheveryend.Accordingtotheaccountofhisdefenseathistrial,Socrateschosedeathratherthanfacealifeofignorance:"Thelifewhichisunexaminedisnotworthliving."WhatisthetoneofthepassageA.HumorousB.BitterC.SympatheticD.Objective

22、Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.Beforethenineteenthcenturyscientists,withaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion"Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?"hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineerhadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形狀)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(測(cè)水深)weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea．Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeindeeperpartsofthesea.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtofive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.Itwas____thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.（）A.theAmericanNavyB.someearlyintercontinentaltravelersC.thosewhoearnedalivingfromtheseaD.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

23、InBritain,peoplehavedifferentattitudestothepolice.Mostpeoplegenerally21themandthejobtheydo-althoughtherearecertainpeoplewhodonotbelievethatthepolice22havethepowerthattheydo.Whatdoesapolicemanactuallydo?Itisnot23jobtodescribe.Afterall,apolicemanhasanumberofjobsinone.Apolicemanoftenhastocontroltraffic,either24footinthecenterofatown,orinapolicecarontheroads,indeed,inBritain,hemightbeintheTrafficPoliceandspendall,oralotof,hittime25upanddownmainroadsandmotorways.Atrafficpolicemanhastohelpkeepthetrafficmoving,stop26motoristsandhelpwhenthereisanaccident.Apolicemanhastohelpkeepthe27,too.Ifthereisafightorsomeotherdisturbance,we28thepolicetocomeandrestoreorder.Andtheyoftenhavetodealwithsituationatgreatrisktotheirown29.Weexpectthepolicetosolvecrimes,ofcourse,soanordinarypoliceman,evenifheisnotadetective,willoftenhavetohelp30andarrestcriminals.And31dowecallwhenthereisanemergency--anaircrash,afire,aroadaccident,orarobbery?Wecallthepolice．32apolicemanhastobepreparedtofaceanyunpleasantemergencythatmayhappeninthe33world．Thepolicedoanabsolutelynecessaryjob,theydoit34wellandIsupportthem,butIdonotenvypoliceman.IdonotthinkthatIcould35dothejobofapoliceman.A.peaceB.silenceC.situationD.condition

24、Peopleenjoytalkingabout“first”.Theyliketoremembertheirfirstloveortheirfirstcar.Butnotallfirstsarehappyones.Fewpeopleenjoyrecallingthefirststhatarebad．Oneofhistory'sbadbutimportantfirstswasthefirstcaraccident.Autoswerestillyoungwhenithappened.ThecrashtookplaceinNewYorkCity.Theyearwas1896.ThemonthwasMay.Amanwasvisitingthecityinhisnewcar.Atthetime,bicycleriderswerestilltryingtogetusedtothenewsetofwheelsontheroad.Nooneissurewhowasatfault.Inanycase,thebikeandthecarThemanonthebikeinjured