2024年上海旅游高等?？茖W(xué)校高職單招（英語(yǔ)／數(shù)學(xué)／語(yǔ)文）筆試歷年參考題庫(kù)含答案解析

2024年上海旅游高等?？茖W(xué)校高職單招（英語(yǔ)／數(shù)學(xué)／語(yǔ)文）筆試歷年參考題庫(kù)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.已知等比數(shù)列（）

A.4

B.-4

C.4或-4

D.2

2.使函數(shù)y＝x2－2x－3為增函數(shù)的區(qū)間是（）

A.(1，＋∞)

B.(－∞，3)

C.(3，＋∞)

D.(－∞.1)

3.12個(gè)籃球隊(duì)中有3個(gè)強(qiáng)隊(duì)，將這12個(gè)隊(duì)任意分成3個(gè)組（每組4個(gè)隊(duì)），則3個(gè)強(qiáng)隊(duì)恰好被分在同一組的概率為（）

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

4.復(fù)數(shù)為實(shí)數(shù)，則a=()

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

5.已知圓的方程為x2＋y2－2x＋4y＋1＝0，則圓上一點(diǎn)到直線3x＋4y－10＝0的最大距離為（）

A.6

B.5

C.4

D.3

6.在（2-x）8的展開式中，x5的系數(shù)是（）

A.448

B.1140

C.-1140

D.-448

7.如果直線l1，l2的斜率分別為二次方程x2－4x＋1＝0的兩個(gè)根，那么l1與l2的夾角為（）

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

8.兩條直線是異面直線的充分條件是這兩條直線（）

A.分別在兩個(gè)平面內(nèi)

B.是分別在兩個(gè)相交平面內(nèi)的不相交的直線

C.是分別在兩個(gè)相交平面內(nèi)的不平行的直線

D.分別在兩個(gè)相交平面內(nèi)，其中一條與這兩個(gè)平面的交線相交于一點(diǎn)，而另一條不過(guò)這個(gè)點(diǎn)

9.在△ABC中，若lgsinA-lgsinB-lgcosC=lg2，則△ABC是（）

A.以A為直角的三角形

B.b=c的等腰三角形

C.等邊三角形

D.鈍角三角形

10.函數(shù)y=6sinxcosx的最大值為（）

A.1

B.2

C.6

D.3

11.設(shè)甲：y=f（x）的圖像有對(duì)稱軸；乙：y=f（x）是偶函數(shù)，則（）

A.甲是乙的充分條件但不是必要條件

B.甲既不是乙的充分條件也不是乙的必要條件

C.甲是乙的充要條件

D.甲是乙的必要條件但不是充分條件

12.已知平面向量a＝（1，1），b＝（1，－1），則兩向量的夾角為（）

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

13.若平面向量a＝（3，x），b＝（4，－3），且a⊥b，則x的值等于（）

A.4

B.3

C.2

D.1

14.在正方體ABCD-A1B1C1D1中，E，F(xiàn)分別為AD，D1D的中點(diǎn)，則直線EF與BD1所成角的正弦值是()

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

15.正方形邊長(zhǎng)為口，圍成圓柱，體積為()

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

二.數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)答題(共3題)1.

求證：{an｝是等差數(shù)列，并求公差與首項(xiàng)．

2.已知橢圓，問(wèn)實(shí)數(shù)m在什么范圍內(nèi)，過(guò)點(diǎn)(0，m)存在兩條互相垂直的直線都與橢圓有公共點(diǎn)．

3.圓心在y軸上，且與直線x＋y－3＝0及x－y－1＝0都相切的圓的方程為__________．

三.英語(yǔ)單項(xiàng)選擇題(共25題)1.InnearlyeverytownorcitycenterintheUK,onmostdaysoftheweekyoucanfindoneormorepeoplestandinginthestreetsellingamagazine21TheBigIssue.Thesepeopleareall22,buttheyarenotbeggingformoney.23,theyaresellingthemagazineasameans(手段)of24asmallbutrespectableliving.

TheBigIssuemagazinewas25in1991byJonBirdandGordonRoddickafterthey26thatthereweremanyhomelesspeoplewhowere27onthestreetsofLondon.Onaprevious(之前的)28toNewYork,oneofthemhadseenhomelesspeoplesellinganews-paperknownasStreetNews29theydecidedtosetupsomething30intheBritishcapital.

Nowadays,TheBigIssuehas31allovertheUKandthereareevendifferentversions(版本)ofthemagazineindifferentpartsofthe32Thesellersbuyeachmagazinefromtheorganizationforseventypenceandthensellittoa33oronepoundfifty.ByworkingwithTheBigIssue,manypeoplehavebeen34toescapefromhomelessness,and35manyofthemhavemovedontonewjobsandnewlives.

第（28）題選

A.entrance

B.visit

C.flight

D.way

2.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．"

“．．．hehasn'tforgottenoneofMark'sseventeenbirthdays”means_______．

A.hehasforgottenmorethanone

B.hesentMarksomethingonhis17thbirthday

C.healwayssendsaChristmascardonMark'sbirthday

D.healwayssendsMarksomethingonhisbirthday

3.Wouldyoupleasekeepsilent?Theweatherreport__________andIwanttolisten.

A.isbroadcast

B.isbeingbroadcast

C.hasbeenbroadcast

D.hadbeenbroadcast

4.RobertKohout,39,wasworkingoutsidehishomelastOctoberwhenheheardafrighteningnoise.HeturnedroundandsawWalterGraham′scarsinkinginto$feetofwateroftheswimmingpoolalittledistanceawayfromhisyard.

KohoutimmediatelycalledtoGraham′swife,Evelyn,totelephone911.ThenheranbacktohishousetogetTerenceReifandGlennFajardotohelp,whowereatworkinsidethehouse."Therewasnotimeforsecondthoughts,"saidReif,afarmer′sson."Theonlythingtodowastogetinthepool."

Thecardoorswerelocked.Graham,73,wasunconscious(失去知覺(jué)),andhisMercurywasrapidlyfillingwithwater.Reifstruggledtobreakthedriver′ssidewindowwithahammerbuthadtroublegettingitdoneunderwater.

Finally--somefourminutesafterthecarhadfallenintothepool--theglasswasbroken.Bythen,Grahamwasfloatingatthetopofthefloodedpassengercompartment(車廂).

ThethreemenpulledGrahamoutthroughthebrokenglass.Hewasn′tbreathingandhisheartstoppedbeating,sotheyperformedmouth-to-mouthresuscitation.Therescue(急救)teamarrivedinnotime.Doctorssuppliedhimwithadvancedlifesupportonthewaytothehospital.

"ThesepeopleweregettingtoGrahamthroughtheglass,"saidDr.JeffMessinger."Allthreeactedwithoutregardfortheirownsafety."AddedEvelynGraham,"Theyweretrulyangels(天使)watchingoverus."

Whatdoestheword"resuscitation"refertointhestory?

A.Awayofsavingpeoplewhohavestoppedbreathing

B.Awayofhelpingpeoplewhohavehearttrouble

C.Awayofsavingpeoplewhohavegotdrunk

D.Awayofhelpingpeoplewhoneedwater

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

Ihavebeenhearing-impairedinmylifesinceIwasfiveyearsold.Puttingonhearingaidsinthemorninghasbeenjustas21asbrushingmyteeth.HoweverIneverbelievedthatitshouldlimitmy22inmyway.

Duringmy17yearsIhavemetmanypeoplewhodon’tknowabout23disabilitiesanddealwith24bystereotypingme.Myteacherwouldnotletmesitpastthesecondrowbecausethey25Iwouldnotbeabletohear.Peopletendtospeak26thannormalwhentheysee.mythickplastichearingaidsinmyears.However,myhearingdisabilityhasmademeastrongerperson.BecauseIwearheatingaidsIhavetoprovethatIamnot27ormentallylimited.Ihavetoworkharderandearntopgradesinschooltoearnthe28ofmyteachers.Inshorts,I'vehadtorunfaster,catchbetterandscoremorepointstoproveIamnotphysically29.

Idon'tfitinwithpeoplewhoaredeafand30asawaytocommunicate.Iconsidermyselfnodifferencefromanyoneelse.AndIamnot"halfdeaf"withmyhearingaids31;Icanhearjustaswellasanyoneelse.

InmystruggletoproveIam32tomynon-disabledIhavemademyselfbetterthantheaverageteenager.Iwontheall-star33onmysoftballteam.Ihavemademyselfa34throughmypublishedpoetryandarticles.

Insteadofgivingup,IhaveproventhatIcandoanythingIwant.ItrulybelieveIwouldnotbethe35personIamtodayifIdidnothaveahearingdisability.

____.

A.language

B.sign

C.hearing

D.body

6.Moods,saytheexperts,arefeelingsthatarelikelytobecomefixed,havingeffectsonone′sout-look(wayoflookingatthings)forhours,daysorevenweeks.That′sgreatifyourmoodisapleasantone,butaproblemifyouaresad,anxious,angryorsimplylonely.

Perhapsthebestwaytodealwithsuchmoodsistotalkthemout;sometimes,though,thereisnoonetolisten.Modernpharmacology(藥物學(xué))offersalottranquilizers(鎮(zhèn)定劑)andanti-anxietydrugs.Whatmanypeopledon′trealize,however,isthatscientistshavediscoveredtheeffectivenessofseveralnon-drugmethodstomakeyoufreefromanunwantedmood.Thesecanbejustasusefulasdrugs,andhavetheaddedbenefitofbeingnonpoisonous.Sonexttimeyoufeeloutofsorts,don′theadforthedrugstore--trythefollowingmethod.

Ofallthemood-changingself-helptechniques,aerobicexerciseseemstobethebestcureforabadmood."Ifyoucouldkeeptheexercise,you′dbeinhighspirits,"saysKathrynLance,authorofRunningforHealthandBeauty.

Researchershaveexplainedbiochemicalandvariousotherchangesthatmakeexercisecomparefavorablytodrugsasmood-raiser.Physicalworksuchashousework,however,doeslittle.Thekeyisaerobicexercise--running,cycling,walking,swimming,orotherrepetitiveandsustainedactivitiesthatincreasetheheartrateandcirculation(循環(huán)),andimprovethebody′suseofoxygen.Dothemforatleast20minutesatime,threetofivetimesaweek.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A.whenoneisinabadmood,heorshemaynotworkverywell

B.thebestwaytoovercomeabadmoodistotalktooneself

C.somedrugsaremoreeffectivethanphysicalexercises

D.takingdrugsisattheriskofbeingpoisonous

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

Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inourmindswecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexample,whilewearelookingforwardto21anewplaceorcountry,we22whatitwillbelike.Wepredict（預(yù)料）thewaypeoplewilleat,dressandact.Ofcourse,wedonotalwayspredictthings23.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe24themtobe.

Oneofthemost25dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientist,Kekule,whohadbeen26toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminPhysics.Hehad27andanalyzed（分析）theproblemfromeveryangle（角度）fordays,butthereseemedtobenowayof28outheanswer.Thenonemightgotobedanddream.Whenhe29up,herealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis30.

Thehypnotist（催眠者）satinthechairoppositehimandspoke31:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout32.Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoice,your33willgetheavier.Soonyou'llbeasleep.

Youwillhearmyvoiceandunderstandmywords,butyourbodywillbeasleep,becauseyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare34asleep,andwhenyouwakeupyouwillremembernothing.

Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto35slowlyfromonetofive.One,two,three,four,five.

____

A.imagine

B.draw

C.seem

D.putforward

8.ResearchershavefoundthatREM（rapideyemovement）sleepisimportanttohumanbeings.Thistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightofsleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeachoccurrence.Thedeeperaperson'ssleepbecomes,thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement.

TherearephysicalchargesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromNREM（non-rapideyemovement）toREMsleep.Breathingbecomesfaster,theheartrateincreases,and,asthenameimplies,theeyesbegintomovequickly.

AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.

Theword“deeper”inparagraphoneisclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?（）

A.heavier

B.louder

C.stronger

D.happier

9.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.

WhatproblemdoesThanehaveaccordingtothetext?（）

A.Thecitydoesn’thaveenoughelectricityforitspeople

B.Thecity’smainhospitallacksmoneyforenergycosts

C.Thecityneedsmorewaterheatersforitspeople

D.Thecityneedstocontrolitspopulationgrowth

10.Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Smoking,whichmaybeapleasureforsomepeople,isaserioussourceofdiscomfortfortheirfellows._51_,medicalauthoritiesexpresstheirconcernabouttheeffectofsmoking_52_thehealthnotonlyofthosewhosmokebutalsoofthosewhodonot.Infact,non-smokerswhomustinvoluntarilyinhale(吸入)theair_53_bytobaccosmokemaysuffermorethanthesmokers_54_.

Smokingisprohibitedinthetheatresandinhallsusedforshowingfilms_55_inlaboratories_56_theremaybeafirehazard(危險(xiǎn)).Elsewhere,itisuptoyourgood_57_.

Iam_58_askingyoutomaintain“No-Smoking”inclassroomsandseminarrooms.

Thiswillprovethatyouhavethe_59_healthinmind,whichisveryimportanttoalarge_60_ofourstudents.

__________

A.Still

B.Further

C.More

D.Again

11.BrightonisapopularseasidetownonthesouthcoastofEngland.Notlongago,somepolicemenwerevery?21.Therehadbeenseveral,seriousaccidents?22?bymotoristsdrivingtoofast.Thepolicestartedtosetupaspeedtrap（速度監(jiān)視器）.Theymeasured?23?of88yardsonastraightroadandwatchedtosee?24?acartookto?25?thatfar.Theyknewthatifacartooksixseconds,itwastravelingfaster?26?the?27?limitof30milesanhour.

Whenthepolicemenwereready,theyhid?28?ahedge（樹籬）andstartedtotimepassingcars.Duringtheirfirsthalfanhour,theycaughtfivedrivers.Thepolicemenwrotedownthe?29?ofeachcarandthenameandaddressofthedriver.Butforthenexthalfanhourthepolicemendidn′tseeanybody?30?toofast.Theythoughtthatthiswasvery?31.Oneofthemdroveaquarterofamilealongtheroadandsawtwostudents?32?onthegrass.Theywereholdingupasheetofcupboardsothatmotoristscouldseeit.Onthenoticeoneofthestudents?33:"Danger.Speedtrap."

Thepolicementookthenoticeawayandwrotedownthenamesofthestudents.Laterontheywereeachfined￡5for?34?tostopthepolicecatchingmotoristswhowere?35?thelaw.

第35題答案是

A.obeying

B.studying

C.keepingto

D.breaking

12.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.built

B.opened

C.visited

D.borrowed

13.TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat,isowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordination(從屬),andtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration.

Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex,thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthecomplex,technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers.Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptablemembersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms.

Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being.

Thisnewwayofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinagreatinterestinchild-rearingtechniques.Peopletodayspendaconsiderableportionoftheirtimeontheproperwaytobringupchildren.Itisnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson′schildbyspreadingtheprincipleofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchild-rearing.

Accordingtothepassage,parentshavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedin.

A.theirchildren'sfutureoccupations

B.havingsmallerfamilies

C.adoptionprogramsforchildlesscouples

D.child-rearingtechniques

14.Familymembersworkedhard____surethattheyhadenoughfood.（）

A.making

B.tomake

C.made

D.make

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

Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inourmindswecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexample,whilewearelookingforwardto21anewplaceorcountry,we22whatitwillbelike.Wepredict（預(yù)料）thewaypeoplewilleat,dressandact.Ofcourse,wedonotalwayspredictthings23.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe24themtobe.

Oneofthemost25dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientist,Kekule,whohadbeen26toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminPhysics.Hehad27andanalyzed（分析）theproblemfromeveryangle（角度）fordays,butthereseemedtobenowayof28outheanswer.Thenonemightgotobedanddream.Whenhe29up,herealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis30.

Thehypnotist（催眠者）satinthechairoppositehimandspoke31:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout32.Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoice,your33willgetheavier.Soonyou'llbeasleep.

Youwillhearmyvoiceandunderstandmywords,butyourbodywillbeasleep,becauseyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare34asleep,andwhenyouwakeupyouwillremembernothing.

Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto35slowlyfromonetofive.One,two,three,four,five.

____

A.dream

B.class

C.memory

D.book

16.Studentparticipation（參與）intheclassroomisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedofthestudentinmanycourses.Someprofessorsbasepartofthefinalgradeonthestudent′soralparticipation.Althoughthereareformallecturesduringwhichthestudenthasapassiverole（i.e.,listeningandtakingnotes）,manycoursesareorganizedaroundclassroomdiscussions,studentquestions,andinformallectures.Ingraduatediscussionstheprofessorhasa"manager"roleandthestudentsmakepresentationsandleaddiscussions.,Thestudentsdotheactualteachinginthesediscussions.

Aprofessor′steachingmethodisanotherfactor（因素）thatdeterminesthedegreeandtypeofstudentparticipation.Someprofessorsprefertocontroldiscussionwhileothersprefertoguidetheclasswithoutcontrollingit.Manyprofessorsencouragestudentstoquestiontheirideas.Studentswhoobjecttotheprofessor′spointofviewshouldbepreparedtoprovetheirpositions.

Intheteachingofscienceandmathematics,thecontrollingmodeofinstructionisgenerallytraditional,withteacherspresentingformallecturesandstudentstakingnotes.However,neweducationaltrendshaveturnedupinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesinthepasttwentyyears.Studentsineducation,society,andhistoryclasses,forexample,areoftenrequiredtosolveproblemsingroups,designprojects,makepresentations,andexaminecasestudies.Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycoursesare"practical"ratherthantheoretical,theypaymoreattentionto"doing"forthemselves.

Fromthepassageweknowthateducationinthehumanitiesandsociety

A.hasnotchangedmuch__________

B.payattentiontostudents'studyinginsteadofteachers'teaching

C.ismuchmoreimportantthanthatofscienceandmathematics

D.hasbecomemorepracticalthantheoretical

17.Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities．Ofcourse，therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure--thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains，explored（探險(xiǎn)）unknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans．Now，however，therearepeoplewhoseek（尋找）animmediatethrill（令人激動(dòng)的事情）fromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds．

I?wouldconsiderbungee（蹦極）jumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanaetwity．Youjump?fromahighplace（perhapsabridgeorahotairballoon）200metresabovethegroundwithanelas-tic（彈性的）ropetiedtoyourankles．Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground．Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping．Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpinginvolve（包括）jumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs．

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologists（心理學(xué)家）suggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandborin9．Notverylongago，people’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat．Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood，diseasescouldnoteasilybecured，andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival．

Nowadays，accordingtomanypeople，lifeofferslittleexcitement．Theyliveandworkin?comparativelysafeenvironments;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolook?afterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuch?asbungeejumping.

Asuitabletitleforthearticleis__________.

A.DangerousSports--WhatandWhy?

B.TheBoredomofModernLife

C.BungeeJumping--IsItReallyDangerous?

D.TheNeedforExcitement

18.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（24）題答案

A.went

B.came

C.reached

D.got

19.Lastfallwasafirst-of-its-kindseason.Ididnotarrange（安排）anyafter-schoolclassesformychildren.Noswimming.Nomusiclessons.Noplaydates.Nothing.

Oncetheyfinishedtheirhomework,theywerefreetodowhattheypleased,butonlyonehourofTV.Inthebeginning,mysons,Ben,11,andNick,9,wereanxiousaboutthissudden,unplannedfreedom.Ihadtopushthemoutofthedoorwithaball,abike,andsoon.“Play!”Iordered.

Ilearnedthatthisnewplantakestime,patienceandalotoffaithinthetheorythathavingexcellentgradesisn'treallyimportant.

Whenmyolderkids,nowincollegeandhighschool,wereyoung,Ibroughtintherulesofmodernparenting.Theyareunspoken,butfollowedcarefully.First,youmustletyourchildhaveavarietyofactivities.Afterall,youneverknowwhereyou'llfindagenius（天才）.Second,ifthechildshowstheslightesttalent（才能）,theactivitymustbepushedwithlessons,specialcoaching（輔導(dǎo)）andpracticeofseveraldaysaweek.Everyminuteshouldbetakenandeveryminutehasapurpose.Thatwasreallytoomuchformychildren.

Nowwiththenewplan,wetoldstories.Welistenedtomusic.Andthekidsplayedwithbikes,balls,andwhateverwashandy.Nobodykeptscore.Infact,theboysplayedoutsidesomuchthatthelawnwasworndowntothesoilinplaces.They'vemadefriendswiththosewhocomefromallovertheneighbourhoodtoplaygames.

Welikethosepeacefulevenings.BenandNickhaveagoodtimethisfall.Maybethat'sbecausethetimeoffhasallowedustoenjoyeachother'scompany.

Atthebeginningofthatseasonthechildren____.（）

A.hatedtospendmoretimeontheirhomework

B.feltexcitedaboutmakingtheirowndecisions

C.werepleasedtohavemorefreedom

D.wereworriedaboutthechange

20.WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat_______.

A.breakfastdoesnotaffectperformance

B.Dr.Errestoisengagedinresearchworkataninstitutionofhigherlearning

C.noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildren

D.ProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondon

21.ItiswidelyacceptedthatEnglishisthegloballanguageofmoderntimes.

Aboutthreedecadesago,Frenchwasrecognizedasthelanguageofdiplomacy（外交）,andGermanwasconsideredthelanguageofscienceandtechnology.Englishnowdominates（主導(dǎo)）notonlyasthelanguageofsciencebutalsodiplomacy,computing,andtourism.Today,intermsofnativespeakers,MandarinChineseistheworld′s

largestlanguage.