2021年度全國高校網絡教育大學英語統(tǒng)考B試題

全國高校網絡教育大學英語統(tǒng)考B試題

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全國高校網絡教誨大學英語統(tǒng)考（B）試題

Test1

PartI尋常會話

1.-Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.

No,youcan't

C.Sorry,youcan'tD.Idon't

know

2.—DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyour

dictionary?

A.Yes,youmayborrowB.Yes,

goon

C.Yes,helpyourselfIt

doesn'tmatter

3.—IsthatMrRobertLee?

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A.Yes,Leespeaking,B.Hello,

whatdoyouwant?

C.Sorry,speaking.D.Idon't

know.

4.-Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown'soffice?

A.Youcan'taskme

B.Pardon?!havenoidea

C.Pleasedon'tsayso

D.Sorry,Idon'tknow,butyoucanaskthe

manoverthere

5.-Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.Howis

John?

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A.ThankyouverymuchB.No,

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no,Johnisnotbad

C.Thankyou.HeisfineD.Don't

saythat.Ifsugly.Johnisgood

6.-WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

A.IwantakiloofapplesB.You

cangoyourownway

C.ThanksD.Excuseme.

I'mbusy

7.-I'dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseon

thecorner.

A.Thankyou.Youshouldn'tdothatB.

Thanks,I'dliketogowithyou

C.No,youcan9tsaysoD.No,no.

Youcan'tdothat

8.-Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou'refrom?

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A.Certainly.VmfromLondonB.

Sure.IwasborninLondon

C.Notreally,youcandoitD.

Certainlynot.I'mfromLondon

9.-MayIseethemenu,please?

A.Thatisthemenu,sir.B.Yes,

pleasegoon.

C.Hereyouare,sir.D.Of

course,sir.

10.-Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMr

BrowngavemeanA!

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A.Don'tworryaboutitB.

Congratulations!Thafsadifficultcourse

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C.MrBrownisverygoodD.Good

lucktoyou!

PartII閱讀理解

Passage1

TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,

AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,which

attempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishterm

OK.Wedon'tknowifeitherstoryistrue,but

theyarebothinteresting.

Thefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthat

PresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.In

fact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.

WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,he

triedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistants

explainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofa

paper,hewouldwrite"allcorrect"onit.The

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problemwasthathedidn'tknowhowtospell,

sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekf9.Aftera

while,heshortenedthattermto"OK".

Thesecondexplanationisbasedontheplace

wherePresidentVanBurenwasborn，

Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBnien'sfriends

organizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.

TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,

andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwas

called“OK”.

11.Theauthor.

A.believesbothofthestories

B.doesn'tbelieveawordofthestories

C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue

D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun

12.Accordingtothepassage,President

Jackson.

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A.couldn'tdrawupanydocumentsatall

B.didn'tliketoreadimportantpapersby

himself

C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocuments

forhim

D.wasn'tgoodatreading,writingor

spelling

13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm

“OK”.

A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson

B.wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocuments

C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson

D.wasanoldwaytospell"allcorrect"

14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm

“OK”.

A.wastheshortwaytosay“Old

KinderhookClub”

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B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVan

Burenwasborn

C.wasthenameofVanBuren'sclub

D.wasusedtocallVanBuren9ssupporters

intheelection

15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm

“OK”wasfirstused.

A.byVanBuren

B.inapresidentialelection

C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub

D.bythemembersofthe“OldKinderhook

Chib”

Passage2

AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuch

landandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthan

thepresentpopulationneeds,itspeopleareby

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nowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthan

atenthofthepeopleareengagedinagriculture

andforestry（林業(yè)），andmostoftherestlivein

oraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethe

traditionalpictureischanging：everysmalltown

maystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthe

typicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidely

acceptedviewofthecountry,butmost

Americansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.

Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirty

metropolitanareas（largecitieswiththeir

suburbs）ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach-a

largeproportionthaninGermanyorEnglish9

letaloneFrance.Thestatistics（記錄）ofurban

andruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwith

cautionbecausesomanypeoplewholivein

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areasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkin

anearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveout

oftowncontinuesyruralareaswithinreachof

townsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatit

ishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountry

becomesasuburb.Butmoreandmorethe

typicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanrather

thanasmalltownenvironment.

16.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,how

manyofthemareengagedinagricultureand

forestry?

A.About25million.B.More

than25million

C.Lessthan25millionD.Less

than225million

17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthe

smallestproportionofpeoplelivingin

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metropolitanareas?

A.theUnitedStates.B.

Germany

C.France.D.England

18.Whafsthemeaningoftheword

“metropolitan“inthemiddleofthepassage?

A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.B.

Ofsmallandlargetowns.

C.Ofurbanareas.D.Ofrural

areas.

19.Accordingtothepassage9whatcanwelearn

aboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?

A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegradually

crowded.

B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.

C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,

townsaredifferent.

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D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.

20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountry

becomesasuburb?

A.Becausetheyarethesame.

B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.

C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericanslivein

metropolitanareas.

Passage3

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoing

ayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythat

wecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkepta

bookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhat

wedideachday,weshouldbeabletogivean

answertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshave

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beenforgottenbecausewedonothaveany

writtenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendid

keeparecordofthemostimportanthappenings

intheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedby

fireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneverany

writtenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthat

timeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.For

example9weknowagooddealaboutthepeople

wholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausethey

couldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthose

wholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmost

nothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200

yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnot

learnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeople

cannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthe

past.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolder

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people,andoftensongsanddancesandstories

havebeenmadeaboutthemostimportant

happenings9andthesehavebeensungandacted

andtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeople

areproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthe

past.ThiswemaycallRememberedhistory9.

Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnot

soexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistory

is,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychanged

whenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhen

copiedinwriting.Butwherethereareno

writtenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoften

veryhelpful.

21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggested

inthepassage?

A.^Rememberedhistory99,comparedwith

writtenhistory,islessreliable.

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B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemost

importantroleinourlearningofthehuman

history.

C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivities

helpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,there

isnohistory.

22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica

200yearsagobecause.

A.therewasnothingworthbeingwritten

downatthattime

B?thepeoplethereignoredtheimportance

ofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhaps

destroyedbyafire

D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowto

write

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23.^Rememberedhistory9,refers

to.

A.historybasedonaperson'simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspassed

downfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancedaboutthemost

importantevents

D.bothBandC

24."Rememberedhistory"isregardedas

valuableonlywhen.

A.itiswrittendownB.no

writtenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetrueD.people

areinterestedinit

25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhave

learnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwe

donowiftheancientpeople

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had?

A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportant

happenings

D.mademoresongsanddances

Part111語法與詞匯選取題

26.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcert

lastnightbecauseshewas

busyforherexamination.

A.toprepareB.tobepreparedC.

preparingD.beingprepared

27.Thecomputerdoesn'tworkwell.Something

wrong.

A.canhavegoneB.should

havegone

C.musthavegoneD.oughtto

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havegone

28.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,

shewonderswillhappentoher

privatelife.

A.howB.whoC.what

D.that

29.Theconcertusuallytakesplaceatthe

PeopIe9sSquare,withthe

audienceontheground.

A.seatingB.seatedC.beseating

D.toseat

30.Ifthewholeprogrambeforehand,a

greatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeen

lost.

A.wasnotplannedB.werenot

planned

C.wouldnotbeplannedD.hadnot

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beenplanned

31.Isn'titaboutthetimeyoutodo

morningexercises?

A.beganB.beginC.should

beginD.havebegun

32.Iamverygratefultoyouforwhatyou've

givenmeandyouhavedoneforme.

A.whichB.thatC.allwhat

D.allthat

33.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome

rememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor.

A.whensheB.thatsheC.andshe

D.she

34.Determinedtoasifeverythingwere

normal,herespondedwithakindof

indifference.

A.carryonB.accountforC.bring

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upD.getthrough

35.Hetoarrangealoanthrougha

financecompany.

A.triedB.succeededC.

managedD.endeavored

36.Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingand

intelligent.,Ican'tspeaktoohighly

ofhim.

A.AsaresultB.InawordC.By

thewayD.Onthecontrary

37.1goingtothedoctor,butIwishI

hadn't.

A.pickoutB.makeoutC.giveoff

D.putoff

38.Youngchildrenoftencan'tbetween

TVprogramsandcommercials.

A.separateB.distinguishC.

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compareD.contrast

39.Themorningpaperastoryabout

demonstrationsinNewYorkandWashington

D.C.

A.carriedB.extendedC.brought

D.took

40.Andwhatwehavegottoisa

disgrace.

A.comeupwithB.catchupwithC.put

upwithD.keepupwith

PartIV.完形填空

Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesarevery

differentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhave

moreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeing

pushedasmuch.41,youwillhavemore

freedom-freedomtochoosewhattostudy,

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whentostudy,or42tostudy.Youwillneed

toexercisemaximumself-discipline.Thisisthe

hardestkindofdisciplinebecauseitis

self-imposed（志愿），andyouhaveonlyyourself

to43,Thedecisionsyoumake44

yourstudyhabitswillbea45factorin

yoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege.

46，youwilldiscoverthatyour

instructors47theonesyouhavehad

previously.Theywillexpectyouto48more

48inyourstudyhabitsandtimemanagement.

Rememberthatmuchofyourlearningtakes

placeoutsidetheclassroom.Yourinstructorwill

giveyouadditionalhelpoutsideofclassifthere

isevidencethatyouareputtingmaximumeffort

intocourse.

49yourabilitiesandskillmastery,you

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willneedtomanageyourtimeeffectivelyin

ordertosucceedincollege.Aschedule50

efficientuseoftimewillenableyoutoinclude

bothworkandplay.Whenyougetajob,you

willsoondiscoverthatyoudonotworkonly

whenyouwishandasyouwish.(221words)

41.A.OntheotherhandB.On

theonehand

C.NeverthelessD.Therefore

42.A.ifB.whetherC.why

D.who

43.A.turntoB.answertoC.

respondtoD.actas

44.A.ofB.toC.towards

D.concerning

45.A.determiningB.demandingC.

decidingD.depending

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46.A.HoweverB.NeverthelessC.In

additionD.Exceptthat

47.A.differfromB.aresimilartoC.

differinD.arealike

48.A.take...partB.throw...yourselfC.

plunge...yourselfD.take...initiative

49.A.InspiteofB.Concerning

C.RegardlessofD.Onthe

conditionof

50.A.relatedtoB.carriedonC.relied

onD.basedon

Test2

PartI尋常會話

1.-Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthis

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evening?

A.OK,butIhavetogotoameetingnow

B.No,Ican't

C.I'dloveto,butthiseveningIhavetogoto

theairporttomeetmyparents

D.Idon'tknow

2.-Hi,isMarythere,please?

A.Holdon.I911gether.B.No,she

isn'there.

C.Yes,sheliveshere.D.Yes,

whatdoyouwant?

3.-Pleasehelpyourselftothefish.

■■_________________?

A.Thanks,butfishdoesn'tagreewithme

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B.Sorry,Ican'thelp

C.Idon'tlikefish

D.No,Ican't

4.-Hurryup,please,orFilbelate.

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A.Sorrysir,butthetrafficisthicknowB.

Well,ifsalright,sir

C.Howcanyousaythat,sir?D.

Oh,wearegoingtherightway

5.-Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewayto

theairport?

■■

A.Don9taskthatB.Sorry,I'm

astrangerhere

C.No,Ican'tsaythatD.No，

you'redrivingtoofast

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6.-Howaboutgoingtothecinematonight,

Jane?

■■

A.Idon'tthinkso

B.I'msorry.Ihavetodrivemymotherhome

tonight

C.Nevermind

D.Takeiteasy

7.-Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please?

■■

A.Yes,pleaseB.Pleasedon't

orderit

C.No,don9tmentionitD.Yes,I'd

liketohavesomechocolatecake

8.-DidTomtellyoutowatertheflowers?

A.No.AndsodidIB.No.And

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neitherdidI

C.Hedid.AndsoIdidD.Hedid.

AndsodoI

9.-Shallwesituphereonthegrassordown

therenearthewater?

■■

A.I'dratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind

B.Sorry,Idon'tlikeneither

C.Certainly,whynot?

D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces

10.-Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme?

A.Yes,youcanB.Ofcourse,

Iliketo

C.No,Idon'tmindD.

Certainly,pleasedo

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Part11閱讀理解

Passage1

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyin

Vienna,Austria,peopleaskedthequestion,

“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswere

providedbyasurveyconductedamong148

Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedthe

ageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefact

thatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesin

cities.Inspiteofthecity'simageasan

unhealthyplace，citylivingoftenprovides

benefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactor

seemstobeimportanttothelongevityofthose

interviewed.

Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoften

fastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitfora

bus.Eventakingpublictransportationoften

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requiressomewalking.Smallerapartment

houseshavenoelevators,andsopeoplemust

climbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalkto

localsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesare

hardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativeto

walking.

Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthe

countryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkevery

day.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togoto

schooLwork,oralmostanywhereelse,they

mustrideincars.

11.TheViennasurveymayhelpto

explain.

A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartment

houses

B.thecauseofMrs.Groeger9sdeath

C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

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D.theimageofcitiesingeneral

12.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphisto

listsome.

A.benefitsofwalkingB.

occasionsforwalkingincitylife

C.commentsmadebycitypeopleD.

problemsofcityliving

13.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,it

wouldprobablybemosthealthful.

A.totaketheelevatorB.towalk

upthestairs

C.torideinacarD.tofind

analternativetowalking

14.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydo

moredrivingthanwalkingbecause.

A.theydon'tlivenearbusinessareasB.

theydon'tneedtheexercise

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C.theyneverhaveparkingproblemsD.

theycan'taffordtotakethebus

15.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthis

passageisthat.

A.airpollutionisnotserious

B.anyonecanlivetobe107

C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity

D.walkingishealthfulexercise

Passage2

ForanyEnglishman9therecanneverbeany

discussionastowhoistheworld9sgreatest

dramatist.Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggest

itselftohim：thatofWilliamShakespeare.Every

Englishmanhassomeknowledge，however

slight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allof

ususewords,phrasesandquotationsfrom

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Shakespeare9swritingsthathavebecomepartof

thecommonpropertyoftheEnglish-speaking

people.Mostofthetimeweareprobably

unawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,

ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseea

performanceofHamletandcomplainedthatit

wasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.

Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyother

writer,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesof

theEnglishlanguage.Mostofususeaboutfive

thousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish；

Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-five

thousand.

Thereisprobablynobetterwayfora

foreignertoappreciatetherichnessandvariety

oftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthe

variouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Such

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astudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,of

course,recommendedtobeginners)eventhough

someaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaning

ofmanywords，havechangedsince

Shakespeare9sday.

16.Englishpeople.

A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld's

greatestdramatist

B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningthe

world'sgreatestdramatist

C.aresurewhoistheworld9sgreatest

dramatist

D.donotcarewhoistheworld'sgreatest

dramatist

17.EveryEnglishmanknows.

A.moreorlessaboutShakespeare

B.Shakespeare,butonlyslightly

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C.allShakespeare'swritings

D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglish

writer

18.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Weuseallthewords,phrasesand

quotationsfromShakespeare'swritings.

B.Shakespeare^writingshavebecomethe

propertyofthosewhoarelearningto

speakEnglish.

C.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendo

notknowtheoriginsofthewordsthey

use.

D.Allthewordspeopleusearetakenfrom

thewritingsofShakespeare.

19.Whatdoestheword^proverb"mean?

A.Familiarsayings.B.

Shakespeare'splays.

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C.Complaints.D.Actorsand

actresses.

20.Whyisitworthwhiletostudythevarious

waysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglish?

A.Englishwordshavechangedalotsince

Shakespeare^time

B?Bydoingsoonecanbefullyawareofthe

richnessoftheEnglishlanguage.

C.Englishwordsarenowbeingusedinthe

samewayasinShakespeare9stime

D.Beginnersmayhavedifficultylearning

someaspectsofEnglishusage.

Passage3

Treesareusefultomaninthreevery

importantways：theyprovidehimwoodand

otherproducts；theygivehimshade；andthey

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helptopreventdrought（干旱）andfloods.

Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,

manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdofthese

servicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagerness

todrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascut

themdowninlargenumbers.

Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerful

countrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,

withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedthe

empirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecame

bareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,

thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsand

starvation.

Evenwhereagovernmentrealizesthe

importanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itis

difficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealize

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this.Theycutdownthetreesbutaretoocareless

toplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthe

governmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcan

educatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.

Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbe

fewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious：

forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthe

soilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalso

bindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeing

washedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,the

rainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthe

surface,andthiscausesfloodsandtherain

carriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcrops

grow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothing

remainsbutworthlessdesert.

21.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthree

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ways,themostimportantofwhichisthat

theycan.

A.keephimfromthehotsunshine

B.enablehimtobuildwarships

C.makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem

D.protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods

22.It'sagreatpitythat.

A.manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempires

B.maniseagertoprofitfromtrees

C.manhasn'trealizedtheimportanceof

treestohim

D.manhasn'tfoundoutthathehaslostall

trees

23.Soonerorlatertheforestswill

disappear.

A.unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyof

trees

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B.unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtrees

C.unlessallpeoplearetaughtthe

importanceofplantingtrees

D.unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewho

cuttreesinsteadofplantingthem

24.Theword“bind”inParagraph5means

A.towashawayB.tomake

wet

C.tomakestaytogetherD.to

improve

25.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelpto

preventfloods9astheycan.

A.keeprainfromfallingdowntosoft

ground

B.causethesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkin

C.preventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway

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D.makethetopsoilsticktogether

PartIII語法與詞匯選取題

26.TOEFLisatestforstudentsnative

languageisnotEnglish.

A.thatB.ofwhomC.whose

D.which

27.Hetoldmehowhehadgivenmeshelterand

protectionwithoutwhichIofhunger.

A.wouldbediedB.woulddieC.

wouldhavediedD.willdie

28.Thisarticledealswiththenatural

phenomenonwhichmostinterestingto

everyone.

A.areB.isC.theyare

D.itis

29.Hestudiedhardinhisyouth，

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contributedtohisgreatsuccessinlaterlife.

A.thatB.itC.what

D.which

30.ThepopulationofmanyAlaskancitieshas

doubledinthepastthreeyears.

A.largethanB.asgreatasC.more

thanD.asmanyas

31.He'sdeterminedtoHnishthejoblong

ittakes.

A.nomatterB.howeverC.

whereverD.whatever

32.Hardlyevergetagoodjobthesedays

withoutagoodeducation.

A.peoplemightB.peoplecanC.do

peopleD.havepeople

33.Nowhereelseintheworldmore

attractivescenerythaninSwitzerland.

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A.youcanfindB.isfoundC.can

youfindD.hasbeenfound

34.Childrenlearnbestbystudyingattheir

own.

A.rateB.speedC.pace

D.growth

35.Thecommitteeisduetoitsreportby

theendofthisyear.

A.releaseB.relieveC.relate

D.retain

36.She'sanonlychild,buttheydidn'treally

her.

A.hurtB.damageC.spoil

D.harm

37.Hisparentshimtheopportunitytogo

touniversity.

A.ignoredB.neglectedC.refused

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D.denied

38.alloureffortstosavetheschool,the

authoritiesdecidedtocloseit.

A.AsforB.BesidesC.Except

D.Despite

39.Forasuccessfulbusiness，friendlyand

staffareessential.

A.sufficientB.effectiveC.efficient

D.respective

40.Totheirnewshampoo,theyareselling

itathalfpriceforamonth.

A.progressB.proceedC.promote

D.propose

PartIV.完形填空

Hehasbeenproclaimed“thefinestmind

alive”,“thegreatestgeniusofthelate20th

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century99,and"Einstein'sheir（繼承人）

Knowntomillions,41，forhisbookABrief

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