2022-2023學(xué)年宿遷市英語模擬題【帶答案】

2022-2023學(xué)年宿遷市英語模擬題【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、單選題(40題)1.Mr.Jones,_____lifewasonceveryhard,isnowverysuccessfulinhisbusiness（）

A.ofhimB.hisC.whoseD.bywhom

2.Wemaybeableto________youinsomewayifyoucannotfinishyourworkontime（）

A.resistB.insistC.assistD.persist

3.Thebankhasestablishedinmanybigcitiesintheworld（）

A.partsB.twigsC.benchesD.branches

4.（）studentwithalittlecommonsenseshouldbeabletoanswerthequestion

A.EachB.AnyC.EitherD.One

5.theprofessorisstilltryingtolearnanewlanguage（）

A.OldheisasB.OldasheisC.HeisasoldD.Asoldishe

6.Intheletter,shedidn'ttellmewhetherhewasstill（）

A.aliveB.livedC.livelyD.live

7.Comparativelyspeaking,ofthethreecivilservants,thegirlwithlonghairis______（）

A.morehelpful

B.extremelyhelpful

C.veryhelpful

D.themosthelpful

8.The_____ofthenewplanisprimaryeducationforallchildreninthecountryside（）

A.trendB.targetC.turnD.problem

9.I'dliketorentahouse,modern,comfortable,and,closetoasubwaystation（）

A.allinallB.aboveallC.afterallD.overall

10.Proper_____caneasepeople’srelationshipandmaketheirconversationmorepleasant（）

A.insultsB.speechesC.complimentsD.noises

11.Thehotelwasreasonablycomfortablebutthefoodlacked（）andtheservicewaspoor

A.energyB.standardC.varietyD.heat

12.Thesebooksaredesignedto_____children（）

A.agreewithB.applyforC.addresstoD.appealto

13.Idon'tthinkhewillfinishtheprojectontime（）

A.willheB.won'theC.doID.don'tI

14.Womendeservetobetreatedwithdignityandtheyshouldmaketheirvoicesintheworld（）

A.heardB.havingheardC.hearingD.tobeheard

15.Itishighlydesirablethatanewmanager_____forthiscompany（）

A.shouldappoint

B.beappointed

C.shouldbeappointing

D.appoint

16.Itisnouse（）overspiltmilk

A.cryingB.tocryC.cryD.cries

17.Sheheardaterriblenoise,（）broughtherheartintohermouth

A.itB.thisC.whichD.that

18.Ifherefusesto（）myplan,Icanprobablyfindsomeonemorecooperative

A.putupwithB.fallinwithC.doawaywithD.getalongwith

19.I'llbelookingforwardto_____yourreplyassoonaspossible（）

A.receiveB.receivingC.havingreceivedD.received

20.Wouldyoulikemyoldcomputerin______forthiscamera（）

A.exchangeB.convertC.replaceD.substitute

21.Itis（）impossibletoworkwiththisnoisearound

A.especiallyB.absolutelyC.unreasonablyD.unusually

22.Thebooksellercannotgetenoughbooksto（）theneedsoftheircustomers

A.makeB.pleaseC.fillD.meet

23.Ireallydon’_________thepointoftakingtheexamwhenyouarenotreadyforit.

A.lookB.seeC.haveD.mind

24.Whycan’tyoudothissmall（）forme?I’vehelpedyouoftenenoughinthepast

A.commandB.demandC.effortD.favor

25.Plasticsisakindof（）whichiswidelyusedinindustry

A.massB.substanceC.matterD.metal

26.Wherethereisanearthquake,energyisinoneareaalongacrackintheearthcrust（）

A.repelledB.releasedC.liberatedD.rushed

27.Mathematicsjustanotherlanguageusedtodescribeadeeperandmorecomplexreality（）

A.isB.areC.hasbeenD.havebeen

28.Wetriedtofindatableforseven,buttheywereall（）

A.givenawayB.keptawayC.takenupD.usedup

29.Sheseemedtobeawareofthedelicacyofthesituationandshewastakinggreatcarenottosayanythingto（）hercompanion

A.ignoreB.neglectC.charmD.embarrass

30.Donot_____metohelpyouunlessyouworkharder（）

A.expectB.hopeC.dependD.think

31.Itis_____onethousandstudentscanliveinit（）

A.toolargeabuildingthat

B.soalargebuildingthat

C.suchlargeabuildingthat

D.solargeabuildingthat

32.It'sgoodtoknowourpetwillbewellcaredforbyourkind-heartedneighborwhilewetravelonbusiness（）

A.whatB.whoseC.whichD.that

33.IhaveheardalotabouthimIcamebackfromabroad（）

A.sinceB.untilC.beforeD.when

34.Onlybyshoutingatthetopofhisvoice（）

A.hewasabletomakehimselfhear

B.hewasabletomakehimselfheard

C.washeabletomakehimselfheard

D.washeabletomakehimselfhear

35.Jessicaoughttostopstudying;shehasaheadachebecauseshetoolong（）

A.readsB.isreadingC.hasbeenreadingD.hadread

36.MaryaswellasherfriendsChineseinChina（）

A.arestudyingB.havestudiedC.studiesD.study

37.Great_______thedifficultiesare，wemustdoourbesttosucceed（）

A.whileB.asC.althoughD.however

38.—I'msorryaboutthemisunderstanding.

—Youapologize;itwasn'tyourfault（）

A.needn'tB.wouldn'tC.couldn'tD.mustn't

39.Heisthesortofbusinessmanwhowoulddoanythinginhis（）ofprofit

A.pursuitB.catchC.graspD.master

40.NotthatIdontwanttotellyouthetruth,_____Idon'tknowaboutit（）

A.butthatB.forthatC.andthatD.inthat

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.Shewasengagedinan（argue）____withRobertsaboutequalpayformenandwomen

47.Allthemenwereunderheavy____workingdayandnight.（press）

48.Idon'tthinkitwisetoteachstudentsofdifferent（able）____inthesameclass

49.Weareplanningtoprovide（serve）____tosmallcompaniesinthecity

50.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor____.（complain）

四、完型填空(20題)51.（）

A.smartnessB.eagernessC.seriousnessD.kindness

52.66.（）

A.fromB.forC.toD.about

53.55.（）

A.factorB.trendC.reliefD.material

54.34.（）

A.madeB.doneC.finishedD.performed

55.IwasonabusoneMarchevening.Thedriverdidn’t____________tostartthebussoonbecauseitwasnotyet____________.Amiddle-agedwomangoton.Tiredandsad,shetoldherstorytearfully,nottoanyone____________particular.Onherwaytothestation,halfofher____________wasstolen.Theotherhalfwashiddenunderherblouse,soshefortunatelystillhadsomemoney____________.Afewminuteslater,shestoppedcrying,butstilllookedunhappy.Whenalltheseatswere____________,thedriverstartedtheengine.Theconductorbegantocollectfares.Whenshecametoanoldmaninworn-outclothes,heexplainedthathehad____________allhismoneywhenhehadaccidentallygotonawrongbusandnowhewastryingtogohome.___________hearingthis,sheorderedtheoldmantogetoffthebus.Theoldmanwasalmostintearsashe____________hertolethimtakethebushome.Thedrivertooktheconductor’ssideandrepeatedtheconductor’s____________.Thewomanwaswatchingtheincident.____________thedriverandtheconductorraisedtheirvoicesattheoldman,sheinterfered（干預(yù)）.Stop____________him!Can’tyouseehe’sonlytryingtogethome?Hedoesn’thaveanymoney!thedriver____________.Well,that’sno____________tothrowhimoffthebus,sheinsisted.Thenshereachedinsideherblouse,tookouther____________money,andhandedittotheconductor.Here’shisfareandmine.Juststopgivinghima____________time.Allheadsturnedtothewoman.It’sonlymoney,sheshrugged.Sherodetherestofthewayhome____________ahappysmile,withthemoneyshe’dlostearlier____________.Ontheroadoflife,thehelpofstrangerscan____________ourloadsandliftourspirits.Howmuchsweeterthe____________willbewhenwemakeitalittlesmootherforothers!

（）

A.tryB.careC.decideD.intend

56.Mr.Johnsonworkedinanoffice.Hewasshortandoverweight,andhelookedlikeafifty-year-oldman61hewasnomorethanthirty-five.He62threethousanddollarsamonthandhadhisownhouseandcar.Buthewasverymiserly（吝嗇的）andhad63friends.Hetookgoodcareofnobodybut64.Hewasintroducedtoseveralgirls,butheneverboughtany65forthemandnogirllikedamanlikehim.Sohehadto66aloneinhisbeautifulhouse.Hewasalwayssadofitbutdidn’tknowthe67.

OneSundaymorningMr.Johnsonfeltlonely68andwentoutforawalknearapark.Itwasafineday.Thesunwas69andthebirdsweresinginginthetrees.Beautiful70andgreengrasscouldbeseeneverywhere.He71abouthissadnessandwalkedon.Suddenlyheheardsomeonewascallingfrom72.Heturnedroundandsawaprettygirlwithapairofglasses73tocatchupwithhim.Hefeltstrange74hedidn’tknowheratall,buthestoppedto75her.

Don’tyourememberme,sir?askedthegirl.I76youlastDecember!

I’m77you’reoneofmychildren’sfather.thegirlsaid.Suddenlyshefoundshedidn’tknowthemanatallandher78turnedredandhurriedoff.

79herwalkingaway,Mr.Johnsoncouldnotunderstand80itmeant.Ofcourse,hedidn’tknowthatshewasaprimaryschoolteacher

（）

A.ifB.whetherC.thoughD.where

57.13（）

A.attentionB.associationC.attractionD.adaptation

58.50.（）

A.tendsB.ownsC.hasD.is

59.44.（）

A.tobeputB.beingputC.toputD.putting

60.63.（）

A.justB.evenC.reallyD.slightly

61.57.（）

A.passionB.gameC.workD.life

62.Sometimes,peoplecomeintoyourlifeandyourealizethattheyarethereforsomepurpose,to__51__youalesson,ortohelpyoutoknowwhoyouareorwhoyouwanttobecome.You’dneverknowwhothesepeople__52__be,yourfriend,yourclassmate,yourneighbor,yourco-worker,yourteacher,or__53__astranger,buttheywilldeeply__54__yourlifeinsomeway.

andsometimesthings__55__toyouthatmayseem__56__,painfulandhorribleatfirst,but__57__,yourealizethatwithoutovercomingthosedifficultiesyouwouldneverknowyourstrength,willpowerorpotential.Everythinghappensfora__58__.Nothinghappensby__59__orbymeansofgoodluck.Illness,greatachievement,love,injuryandfailureallcometo__60__thelimitsofyoursoul.Withoutthesetests,lifewouldbelikeastraightandflatroad,butitgoes__61__.Itwouldbesafeandcomfortable,butdullandcompletely__62__.

Thosepeoplewhoaffectyourlife,andthefailureandthesuccessyouexperiencecanhelpyoutocreatewhoyouareandwhoyoubecome.Eventhebadexperiencescan__63__from.Infact,theyarethemostimportantones.Ifsomeonebreaksyourheart,orhurtsyou,please__64__them,fortheyhelpedyoutolearnabouttheimportanceofbeingcarefulwhenyouopenyourheart.Ifsomeonelovesyou,lovethem__65__,becausetheyareteachingyoutoloveandhowtoopenyourheartandeyestothings

（）

A.teachB.deliverC.giveD.learn

63.85.（）

A.fearedB.surprisedC.confusedD.afraid

64.59.（）

A.thoseB.onesC.everyD.all

65.Throughouthistorymanhashadtoacceptthefactthatalllivingthingsmustdie.Butpeoplenowlivelongerthanthey__41__.Yet,alllivingthingsstillshowthe__42__ofaging,whichwilleventuallyresult__43__death.Agingisnotadisease,butasapersonpassesmaturity,the__44__ofthebodyandtheorgansthey__45__donotfunctionaswellastheydidinchildhoodandadolescence.Thebodyprovideslessstrength__46__diseaseandismoreproneto__47__.

Anumberofrelatedcausesmay__48__aging.Somecellsofthebodyhaveafairlylonglife,buttheyarenot__49__whentheydie.Asapersonages,__50__ofbraincellsandmusclecellsdecreases.Otherbodycellsdieandarereplacedbynewcells.Inanagingpersonthe__51__cellsmaynotbesocapable__52__growthas__53__ofayoungperson.

Another__54__inagingmaybechangeswithinthecellsthemselves.Someoftheproteinchemicalsincellsare__55__tochangewithagingandbecomelesselastic.Thisis__56__theskinofoldpeoplewrinklesandhangs__57__.Thisisalsothereasonoldpeople__58__inheight.Theremaybeothermorechemicalchangesinthecells.Somecomplexcellchemicals,suchasDNAandRNA,storeandpass__59__informationthatthecellsneed.Agingmayaffectthis__60__andchangetheinformation

41.（）

A.usedtoB.usedtobeC.beusedtoD.had

66.74.（）

A.toomuchB.safeC.possibleD.able

67.43.（）

A.findB.loseC.declareD.transform

68.73.（）

A.greatB.strangeC.publicD.tiny

69.()

A.betweenB.withC.toD.among

70.67.（）

A.afterB.forC.aboutD.on

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.WhetheryouareanAmericancitizenoraforeignnationallivingintheUnitedStates,travelabroadrequirespreparation.Travelmaybeforthepurposeofattendingmeetingsoractivitiesinothercountries,visitingfamiliesorsimplytakingavacation.Thispageisintendedtoprovideguidanceandusefulresources.

WhatinformationdoU.S.citizensneed?

Dependingupontherequirementsofthecountrytobevisited,citizensoftheUnitedStatesneedtocarryapassportthatisvalidforsixmonthsbeyondthevisitordocumentedevidenceoftheircitizenshipandidentity（身份）.Inadditiontoapassport,somecountrieswillrequireavisa.Formoreinformation,seeVisaandForeignEntryRequirements.

CurrentinformationonpassportsisavailableattheDepartmentofStatePassportServicesandInformationwebsite.ThereisanewpassportrequirementforU.S.citizenstravelingbetweentheUnitedStatesandtherestoftheWesternHemisphere（半球）.Fordetails,seeWesternHemisphereTravelInitiative.

Whentravelingtosomespecifiedcountries,U.S.citizensmaybesubjecttorestrictionsonpublishing,theexchangeofinformation,thesponsorshipofconferences,etc

WhatistheusualminimumlimittothevalidityofthepassportheldbyanAmericancitizen（）

A.Thereisnolimittothevalidityofthepassport

B.Thepassportmustbevalidforhalfayearbeyondthevisit

C.Thecitizencanapplyforapassportaslongassixmonths

D.Theminimumlimitdependsonthenatureofthecitizen’svisit

72.Accordingtopsychologists（心理學(xué)家）,anemotionisarousedwhenamanoranimalviewssomethingaseitherbadorgood.Whenapersonfeelslikerunningawayfromsomethinghethinkswillhurthim,wecallthisemotionfear.Ifthepersonwantstoremovethedangerbyattackingit,wecalltheemotionanger.Theemotionsofjoyandlovearearousedwhenwethinksomethingcanhelpus.Anemotiondoesnothavetobecreatedbysomethingintheoutsideworld.Itcanbecreatedbyaperson’sthoughts.

Everyonehasemotions.Manypsychologistsbelievethatinfantsarebornwithoutemotions.Theybelievechildrenlearnemotionsjustastheylearntoreadandwrite.Agrowingchildnotonlylearnshisemotionsbutlearnshowtoactincertainsituationsbecauseofanemotion.

Psychologiststhinkthattherearetwotypesofemotions：positiveandnegative.Positiveemotionsincludelove,liking,joy,delightandhope.Theyarearousedbysomethingthatappealstoaperson.Negativeemotionsmakeapersonunhappyordissatisfied.Theyincludeanger,fear,despair,sadnessanddisgust.Ingrowingup,apersonlearnstocopewiththenegativeemotionsinordertobehappy.

Emotionsmaybeweakorstrong.Somestrongemotionsaresounpleasantthatapersonwilltryanymeanstoescapefromthem.Inordertofeelhappy,thepersonmaychooseunusualwaystoavoidtheemotion.Strongemotionscanmakeithardtothinkandtosolveproblems.Theymaypreventapersonfromlearningorpayingattentiontowhatheisdoing.Forexample,astudenttakinganexaminationmaybesoworriedaboutfailingthathecannotthinkproperly.Theworrydrainsvaluablementalenergyheneedsfortheexamination

Welearnfromthepassagethatanemotioniscreatedbysomething_________（）

A.onethinksbadorgood

B.onefeelsindanger

C.onefacesintheoutsideworld

D.onetriestoescapefromreallife

73.Asusedinthelastsentence,theworddrainsprobablymeans（）

A.helpsB.tiesC.weakensD.strengthens

74.ThesentencehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajobimpliesthattheRedCross____（）

A.wasonlygladtogivehimajob

B.gavehimajobbecausehewasagoodsoldier

C.gavehimajobafterhetalkedtosomeonewhomheknewintheorganization

D.wasnotwillingtogivehimajobatfirst

75.Whentheytookthefirstglanceattheexambooklet,theythought_________（）

A.itwaseasy

B.itwastoomuch

C.itwastoodifficult

D.itwasreasonable

76.Whatifonegoestooclosetotheeyesofanimalswhileusingtheflash（）

A.Thelightmayhurttheireyes

B.Thelightmaymakethemrunaway

C.Thelightmayhurttheirrelationshipwithhumanbeings

D.Thelightmaymakethemangry

77.Par2ismainlyabout_____（）

A.waystoreducestress

B.informationalsupport

C.instrumentalsupport

D.socialcompanionship

78.Therewasatimewhen，ifaladygotintoacrowdedbusortrain，agentlemanwouldimmediatelystandupandofferhisseat.Butnow，thingsaredifferent.Todayagentlemanwillprobablylookoutofthewindoworifhefeelsabitshy，hidebehindhisnewspaper.Eitherway，theladywillhavetostanduntilsomeoneelsegetsoff.

Youcan’tentirelyblamemenforthischangeinmanners，though.Gonearethedayswhenwomencouldbereferredtoasweakerswithoutcausingtrouble.Awholegenerationofwomenhasgrownupdemandingequalitywithmen，notjustequalityinjobsoreducation，butinsociallife.Holdadooropenforsomewomenandyouarelikelytogetanangrylectureontreatingwomenasinferiors（能力低下的人）unabletoopendoorsforthemselves.Takeagirloutformealandshe’llprobablyinsistonpayinghershareofthebill.Onsecondthoughts，thatisperhapsnotsuchabadidea.

It’snowonder，then,thatmenhavegivenupsomewaysofpolitenessandconsiderationwhichtheyusedtoshowtowardswomen.Ontheotherhand，theman’sactivepolitenessisperhapsslowlybeingreplacedbytrueconsiderationfortheneedsandfeelingsofwomen，sothatmencanseewomenasequalhumanbeings，ratherthanasweakersorsomethingthatcanbeusedtopleasemen

Today,whenaladygetsonacrowdedbusortrain,agentlemanwouldprobably（）

A.standupandofferherhisseat

B.readhisnewspaper

C.lookoutofthewindow

D.notstandupandofferherhisseat

79.Task4

Directions:Inthispart,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith5statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheonefromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphnomorethanonce.The5statementsarenumbered51to55.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

請(qǐng)閱讀以下酒店的簡(jiǎn)介。

［A］Edinburgh.PostHouse

ApopularbaseforvisitorstoEdinburgh.Thisfinehotelstandsnexttothezoologicalgardenswithineasyreachofmanyfamoussights,shopsandentertainmentsofoneofEurope'smostelegantcapitals.

［B］GatehouseofFleet.CallyHotel

Thisimpressivehotel,well-knownforitsgoodScottishcooking,isanidealchoiceforarelaxingfamilyholiday.Setin100acresofprivategrounds,theCally,aformerstatelyhome,hassomethingforeveryoneincludingitsownfishinglake,outdoorheatedswimmingpool,greenlawn,tenniscourt,children'splaygroundandsaunabaths.

［C］Glenborrodale.GlenborrodaleCastleHotel

Therecanbefewbetterplacesforarefreshingholidaythanthispicturesque（如畫的）hotelsetinitsown120acresofbeautifulcountrysidebycharmingLakeSunartontheArdnamurchanPeninsular（半島）.Boatingandfishingarebothavailablehere.

［D］Inverness.RoyalHotel

AuniquefeatureoftheRoyalisitsfinecollectionofantiquefurniture,chinaandglass.Thisfriendlycomfortablehotel,afavouritemeetingplaceforthetownspeople,isanexcellentbaseforgettingtoknowtheHighlands—LakeNess,GreatGlenandCullodenMoorareallwithineasyreach.

［E］Peebles.TontineHotel

TheTontinehadafascinatingbeginning—itwasbuiltin1808.ThishomelyhotelhasbeenextendedtomakeitareallycomfortablebaseforexploringtheTweedValleyandtheattractiveLowlandcountry.

［F］NorthBerwick.MarineHotel

ThisfinehoteloverlooksthefamousWestLinksgolfcourseandisclosetoseveralsandybeaches.TheMarinehasitsownopen-airswimmingpoolandputtinggreenaswellastenniscourts,squash（壁球）courtsandsaunas.Edinburgh,well-knownforitsartfestivals,isonlysome24milesaway.

請(qǐng)閱讀以下信息，并與上面的信息相匹配

____Twowomenfriendswhowanttodoseveralall-dayhikesinthemountainsduringthespring.Theylikeaplacewithtraditionaldecorationsandsuperbviews（）

80.Whatkindofpersonalitydotheyhaveiftheysleepontheirstomach（）

A.Theyareopenwithothers

B.Theylikenewideasearlierthanothers

C.Theyaresecretiveandeasilyupset

D.Theyliveonlyfortomorrow

81.Passage2

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwedolookback,it'salreadytoolate.

Whydowegowrongwithourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonesaystoyou,Youarealuckydog.That'sbeingfriendly.Butthereisabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforaSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake

Accordingtothispassage,thereasonwhywegowrongwithourfriendsisthat（）

A.evenfriendsareannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay

B.peopleusuallystateonethingandmeananother

C.wefailtolistencarefullywhenotherstalk

D.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay

82.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare（）

A.spokenwords

B.anon-languageelement

C.picturesinalanguage

D.writtenlanguage

83.ByreferringtoSam’sbrokenbicycle,theauthorintendsto（）

A.illustratethewaystorepairhisbicycle

B.discusstheproblemsofhisbicycle

C.tellushowtosolveaproblem

D.showushowtoanalyzeaproblem

84.Davidlovessports.HewilltakehisholidayfromMay7toMay15.Whichactivitywillheprobablytakepartin（）

A.Hikinginthemountains

B.Fishinginthecountry

C.Watchingplantsatnight

D.Swimminginthesea

85.PassageTwo

Alarge,detached（獨(dú)立的）housenotonlyensuresprivacy.Itisalsoastatussymbol.Themagnificenthomeissetinabiggarden.Ofcourse,thiskindofhouseisanunrealisticdreamformostpeople.Butevenasmalldetachedhouse,surroundedbyagarden,givestherequiredsuggestionofrurallifewhichisdeartotheheartsofmanyBritishpeople.Mostpeoplewouldbehappytoliveinacottage（村舍）,andifthisisathatched（茅草屋頂?shù)模ヽottage,suggestiveofapre-industrialage,somuchthebetter.

Mostpeopletrytoavoidlivinginablockofflats（whattheAmericanscallapartmentblocks）.Flats,theyfeel,providetheleastamountofprivacy.Withafewexceptions,mostlyincertainlocationsincentralLondon,flatsarethecheapestkindofhome.Thepeoplewholiveinthemarethosewhocannotaffordtoliveanywhereelse.

Thedislikeoflivinginflatsisverystrong.Inthe1950smillionsofpoorerpeoplelivedinold,cold,uncomfortablenineteenthcenturyhouses,oftenwithonlyanoutsidetoiletandnobathroom.Duringthenexttwentyyearsmanyofthemweregivennewhigh-riseblocksofflatstoliveinwhich,withcentralheatingandbathrooms,weremuchmorecomfortableandweresurroundedbygrassyopenspaces.Butpeoplehatedtheirnewhomes.Theysaidtheyfeltcutofffromtheworldwithallthosefloorsup.Theymissedtheneighborliness.Theycouldn'tkeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildrenplayingdownthereinthoselovelygreenspaces.Thenewhigh-riseblocksquicklygotbroken.Theliftsdidn'twork.Thecorridorsweredark.Windowsweredamagedandwerenotrepaired.Therewasgraffitialloverthewalls

Britishpeopleprefer（）

A.flatstodetachedhouses

B.cottagestoflats

C.modernhousestooldhouses

D.citylifetocountrylife

86.WecanlearnfromMs.Yates’speechthatshe（）

A.kepttrackofherstudents’progress

B.gaveherstudentsadviceontheircareers

C.attendedherstudents’collegegraduations

D.wenttoherstudents’weddingceremonies

87.Soilthatisrichinorganicmatter____（）

A.hasnothingnutritiousaddedtoit

B.isessentialforproducingfruitandvegetables

C.containsunusedvegetablematter

D.hashadchemicalsandfertilizersaddedtoit

88.FromJane’sexperience,thewriterfoundthat_____（）

A.onedoesnotpayenoughattentiontoinformationifonereadsfast

B.one’scomprehensiondropsifonereadstooslowly

C.inordertounderstandbetter,onehastoreadslowly

D.manypeoplereadfastinordertosavetime

89.Manystudentswhopareicipatedinthe2010civilserviceexams（公務(wù)員考試）inChinasawthemasthemostdiffcult，duetotheiremphasisongeneralknowledge.

Thisyear，theChinesecentralgovernmentofficeshaveopened15,000postsbutit’snotlargeenoughtofindahomefortheonemillionpeopleapplying.Accordingtoa2009Washingtonpostreport,USstudentsarealsogivinggovernmentjobsahardlook.ThePartnershipforPublicServicepoll（民意調(diào)查）foundthatabout90%ofUSstudentsareinterestedinfederal（聯(lián)邦政府的）jobs.Nearly84%gavethesecurityofferedbyfederaljobsasareason.

ThesamegoesforstudentsintheUK.A2008DailyMailreportfoundthatapplicationsfromcollegegraduatesforgovernmentcivilservicejobshavesurged33%over2007.

Besidesprovidingfinancialsecurity，civilservicejobsususllyofferotherbenefits，

especiallyinAsia.InIndia,forexample,theaverageannualincomeisabout$8,116-morethan10timeshigher.Plus,civilservantsgetaone-monthpaidholidayeveryyear,20daysofmedicalleaveand20-dayhalf-paidvacation

The2010civilserviceexamsinChinawerethoughtthemostdifficultbecause（）

A.mostofthestudentshadn’tpreparedwell

B.theexamsemphasizedgeneralknowledge

C.toomanypeoplewereinterestedincivilservices

D.studentswerenotgoodatansweringthequestions

90.According