2024年全國(guó)成考（專升本）之英語(yǔ)（專升本）考試歷年考試題(附答案)

姓名:_________________編號(hào):_________________地區(qū):_________________省市:_________________ 密封線 姓名:_________________編號(hào):_________________地區(qū):_________________省市:_________________ 密封線 密封線 全國(guó)成考（專升本）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)考生注意書寫規(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)涂寫在試卷和答題卡規(guī)定位置。

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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)域書寫的答案無(wú)效:在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。一、選擇題

1、Somepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillstheessence（真諦）ofsport—thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams,theybecomecompetitivebuttheystillenjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself,hehastothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heisresponsibleforentirenation'shopes,dreamsandreputation.AgoodexampleistheWorldCupsoccer.Footballistheworld'smostimportantsport.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.MentionArgentina（阿根廷）tosomeoneandthechancesarethathe'llthinkoffootball.Inasense,winningtheWorldCupputsArgentinaonthemap.SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldCup.PeopleinEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywonin1966.LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircars,andeventheirhouses,andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgentina,wherethefinalswereplayed.So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!DotheArgentinianreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfootball,theirnationisineverywaybetterthanallothers?Notreally,butit'snicetoknowthatyouwonandthatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsinternationalgames?（）A.NationsthatmeetonafootballfieldareunlikelytomeetonabattlefieldB.Nationsthatgivemuchattentiontointernationalcompetitionsareworld-famousinmanywaysC.NationsthatwinininternationalgamesprovethebestonthesportsfieldatleastD.NationsthatwintheWorldCupSoccerareregardedasbestinallaspects

2、Motherhas____togiveherawatchonher20thbirthday.（）A.promisedB.askedC.allowedD.advised

3、Duringthesummersessiontherewillbearevisedscheduleofservicesfortheuniversitycommunity.Specificchangesforintercampusbusservices,thecafeteria,andsummerhoursfortheinfirmary(醫(yī)務(wù)室)andrecreationalandathleticfacilitieswillbepostedonthebulletinboardoutsideofthecafeteria.WeeklymovieandconcertscheduleswhichareintheprocessofbeingarrangedwillbepostedeachWednesdayoutsideofthecafeteria.Intercampusbuseswillleavethemainhalleveryhouronthehalfhourandmakealloftheregularstopsontheirroutearoundthecampus.Thecafeteriawillservebreakfast,lunch,andearlydinnerfrom7a.m.to7p.m.duringtheweekandfromnoonto7p.m.onweekends.Thelibrarywillmaintainregularhoursduringtheweek,butshorterhoursonSaturdaysandSundays.Theweekendhoursarefromnoonto7p.m..Allstudentswhowanttousethelibraryborrowingservicesandtherecreational,athletic,andentertainmentfacilitiesmusthavevalidsummeridentificationcards.Thisannouncementwillalsoappearinthenextissueofthestudentnewspaper.Timesformoviesandconcertsarenotlistedinthisannouncementbecause____.（）A.afilmorconcertoccurseveryWednesdayat7p.mB.thefulllistwouldbetoolongC.filmsandconcertscannotbeannouncedpubliclyD.thefulllistisnotreadyyet

4、Thereisnocreaturethatdoesnotneedsleeporcompleteresteveryday.Ifyouwanttoknowwhy,justtrygoingwithoutsleepforalongperiodoftime.Youwilldiscoverthatyourmindandbodywouldbecometootiredtoworkproperly.Youwouldbecomeirritableandfindithardtothinkclearlyorconcentrateonyourwork.Sosleepisquitesimplythetimewhentheceilsof?yourbodyrecoverfromtheworkofthedayandbuildupsuppliesofenergyforthenextperiodofactivity.OneofthethingsweallknowaboutsleepisthatweareUnconsciousinsleep,Wedonotknowwhatisgoingonaroundus.Butthatdo.esn′tmeanthebodystopsallactivity.Theimportantorganscontinuetoworkduringsleep,butmostofthebodyfunctionsaresloweddown.Forexample,ourbreathingbecomessloweranddeeper.Theheartbeatsmoreslowly,andthebloodpressureislower.Ourarmsandlegsbecomelimp(柔軟的)andmusclesareatrest.Itwouldbeimpossibleforourbodytorelaxtosuchanextentifwewereawake.Sosleepdoesforuswhatthe?mostquietrestcannotdo.Yourbodytemperaturebecomeslowerwhenyouareasleep,whichisthereasonpeoplegotosleepundersomekindofcovers.Andeventhoughyouareunconscious,manyofyourreflexes(反射動(dòng)作)stillwork.Forinstance,ifsomeonetickles(使覺得癢)yourfoot,youwillputitawayinyoursleep,orevenbrushaflyfromyourforehead.Youdothesethingswithoutknowingit.Ifyoudon′thaveasmuchsleepasyourbodyneeds,youwill__________A.workproperlyB.thinkclearlyC.keepyourattentiononyourworkD.easilygetangry

5、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave_____21_____thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe_____22_____before.Youcan?helpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe_____23_____beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe____24______theyhearusmake.They""read"the_____25_____onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis_____26_____itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmileto?yourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby′sfirst_____27_____towardbecomingareader,becauseit_____28_____her?tolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,_____29_____talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askher?abouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou_____30_____together.Letherknowyouarecarefully_____31_____whatshesays.Bykeepingherin_____32_____andlistening,youare_____33_____encouragingyourchildtothinkas?shespeaks._____34_____,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto____35______learning.

6、__thatyoursoniswellagain,younolongerhaveanythingtoworryabout.A.WhenB.AfterC.BeforeD.Now

7、Gobacktoyourroomandleaveme__________A.aloneB.lonelyC.alongD.almost

8、AstheBeatlesrepresentthemostimportantEnglishcontributiontorockinthe1960's,BobDylanisthemostimportantAmericancontributor.ItistrueinspiteofthefactthathehasneverreachedthetopsalelistoftherecordindustryinthewaytheBeatleshave.BobDylanemergedfromthepopularfolkmovementduring1962and1963.Hisfirsttworecords,“BobDylan”and“theFreewheelin'BobDylan”,appearedinthoseyearsandestablishedhisnationalreputation.Thisreputationgrewslowly,andwashelpedbyhisappearancearoundNewYorkCityandatcollegeconcerts.Asearlyas1962,Dylanbecameknownforthequalityandquantityofhissong-writing.AndDylan'smaterialhasreflectedasocialawarenessandhasalwaysinvolvedprotestagainstinjustice.Ithasarousedabroadtrendofsimilarsongsinthepresent-daymarket.Theseelements,incombinationwithDylan'sparticularsound,havemadehimoneofthemostremarkablefiguresinthehistoryofrock.Inhissongs,BobDylanshowedhisconcernabout____.（）A.socialproblemsB.loveC.rockcontributionD.hisnationalreputation

9、Teachersaresomeofthemostimportantprofessionalsintheworld.Theyareresponsible（21）preparingfuturegenerationstobecomeproductiveandhonestcitizens，whowill（22）tosocietyforthewholeoftheiradultlife.Obviously，themostcommonreason（23）teachersdecidetoteachistheabilitytomakeadifference.Therearemanyprofessionsthatgivepeopletheabilitytohavea（n）（24）impactontheworldandchangepeople'slives，（25）fewprofessionshaveadirectimpacton（26）abettersocietyasteachersdo.Peopletendto（27）theirteachersforyearsaftertheyfinishschool，forgoodteacherscan（28）theirstudentstobecomesomethingthatthey（29）thoughttheycouldbe，ortowork（30）afieldthattheythoughttheydidnot（31）.Teachersarealsoimportantbecausetheyprovide（32）fortheirstudents.Incertainiow-incomeareas（33）somestudentsmaynothavebothoftheirparents（34），teacherscanprovideanimportantinfluencethathelpstheirstudentsmaketheright（35），evenwhentheyarenotintheclassroom.Generally，teachers'impactonstudentscanlastallthroughtheirlife.第（35）題選查看材料A.decisionsB.revisionsC.correctionD.connection

10、Humanneedsseemendless.Theymightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereisenoughmoneytosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarⅡ,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:the“l(fā)ife-enriching”level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen____.（）A.hehashadenoughmoneyB.hehasnoclothestowearC.hehassatisfiedhishungerD.hehaslearnedtobuildhouses

11、Weallknowthat,____,thesituationwillgetworse.（）A.notifdealtcarefullywithB.ifnotcarefullydealtwithC.ifdealtnotcarefullywithD.notifcarefullydealtwith

12、ManypeoplebelievethatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelse.Theyare21aboutcars.Notonlyisthecarthe22meansoftransportationintheStates,ithas23becomea“plaything”.24thetimeyoungstersbecomefourteenyearsoldoreven25,they'relikelytostart26ofhavingtheirowncars.IntheUSA,the27family,ifthefatherisnot28work,canaffordtobuyanewcareveryfiveyears.However,manyyoungpeople29afterschoolinordertosavemoneytobuyacar.Learningtodriveandgettingadriverlicensemaybeoneofthemostexciting30ofayoungperson'slife.Driver31isoneofthemostpopularcourses.Attheendofthecoursethestudentwill32adrivingtestforalicense.33many,thatpieceofpapermeansthattheyhavegrownup.IntheUnitedStates,manymenandwomen34tohavecars.Peopleusecarstogotowork.35drivecarstogoshopping,totakethechildrentoschoolorforotheractivities.A.mostB.standedC.averageD.rich

13、Thepresident____Mr.Bakermedicaladviser.（）A.promisedB.praisedC.imaginedD.appointed

14、Mr.Smithwasawealthyindustrialist,buthewasnotsatisfiedwithlife.Hedidnotsleepwellandhisfooddidnotagreewithhim.Thissituationlastedforsometime.Finally,afterseveralsleeplessnights,hedecidedtoconsulthisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeofsurroundings.“Goabroad,”hesaid.“ButI'mnotgoodatforeignlanguage,”saidMr.Smith.“Itdoesn'tmatter,”saidthedoctor.“Itwon'thurtyoutotalkalittleless.Goonavoyage.Takeplentyofexercise.Trytoreduceyourweight.Avoidrichfood.”Mr.SmithwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGerman,andhadtocommunicatethroughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltrainingcourse.Theinstructormadehimbendhisknees,swinghisarms,stretchhisneckandshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieonthegroundandraisehisrightandleftlegsalternately.Afteratimehismusclesgrewhardandfirm.Heforgotthefinancialcrisisandtheimportanceofraisingthelevelofproduction.Heevenbegantonoticeindividualtreesandindividualbirds.Finallyhereturnedhome.Butunfortunatelyhisimprovementwasonlytemporary.Soonhewasanormalbusinessmanagain,worriedabouthisproperty,hisprofits,hissavings,hisadvancementinatechnologicalsociety,andthingsingeneral.Inthelastparagraph,theword“temporary”means____.（）A.lastingforashorttimeB.notdeepC.unimportantD.developingveryslowly

15、Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid:“Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!”ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed．Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay,“Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree.”O(jiān)neFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher.“Madam,”hesaid,holdingouthishand,“Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!”Thehousewiveslearntabouttheofferoffreegoods____.（）A.fromherfriendsB.fromthemanagerC.atthesupermarketD.fromthenewspaper

16、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou21dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks（網(wǎng)絡(luò)）havebecomea22formanypeopletoshopwithout23havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare24ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets-fightingthecrowds,waitinginlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight25offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They'drathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct26amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething27bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare28tojoininthesuccessofhomeshopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy29theirownTVchannels（頻道）toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace30,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision31taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymanagersthinkso.32manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto33ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That's34specialistssaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill35togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.A.existB.performC.buyD.appear

17、Thedoorwas____andIcouldseewhoshewastalkingto.（）A.openB.openingC.goingtoopenD.beingopening

18、More____,lessspeed.（）A.hurryB.rushC.quicknessD.haste

19、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.movesB.thingsC.soundsD.music

20、ResearchershavefoundthatREM(rapideyemovement)sleepisimportanttohumanbeings.Thistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightofsleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeachoccurrence.Thedeeperaperson'ssleepbecomes,thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement.TherearephysicalchargesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromNREM(non-rapideyemovement)toREMsleep.Breathingbecomesfaster,theheartrateincreases,and,asthenameimplies,theeyesbegintomovequickly.AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?（）A.REMSleepB.TwoTypesofSleepC.HowtoSleepD.WhatIsDream

21、liegotajobwiththecorporationin2000andhasworkedthere__________A.sinceB.eversinceC.everbeforeD.tillthen

22、Everymorning,kidsfromalocalhighschoolareworkinghard.Theyaremakingandsellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe.Theyarealsomakingalotofmoney.Thesestudentscanmakeuptotwelvehundreddollarsaday.Theyaresellingtheirspecialcoffeetoairplanepassengers.Afterthestudentsgetpaid,therestofthemoneygoestohelpingalocalyouthproject.ThesehighschoolstudentsuseaspaceintheOaklandairport.Itisusuallyverycrowded.Manypeoplewhoflyontheplanesliketodrinkthespecialcoffee.Onecustomerthinksthatthecoffeecostsalotbutitisgoodandworthit.Mostcustomersarepleasantbutsomeareunhappy.Theydonotlikeitifthecafeisnotopenforbusiness.Thestudentsearn$6.10anhourplustips.Theyalsogetschoolcreditwhieltheylearnhowtorunabusiness.Manyofthestudentsenjoytheworkalthoughittooksometimetolearnhowtodoit.Theyhavetolearnhowtosteammilk,loadthepots,andaddflavor.Ittakessomeskillandsometimesmistakesaremade.Themostcommonmistakeisforgettingtoaddthecoffee.Basedonthepassageitseemsthatthepurposeofthecafeisto____.（）A.learnaskillB.helpayouthprojectC.dobusinessD.earnschoolcredit

23、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

24、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.providingB.servingC.supposingD.leaving

25、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

26、Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing.HismomcametotheschoolandwentonandontalkingaboutRickJackson.Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking.“Somebody'sgottostopthatboy!”shewasshouting,“Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood.AndhelovestopickonlittleboyslikeDanny.”Mrs.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcernedalot.“Ididn'tknowthatDannywasbeingpickedon,”sheanswered．“He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!”Mrs.GreenlookedatDanny.“Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?”Sheasked.Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor.Heknewifhesaidawordaboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool.Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtoplaywiththeboysintheneighborhood.Afterall,mostofthemwerenicetohimHehatedtoleavethejustbecauseofRick.Maybethetimehadcometofindnewfriends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind.Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrs.Greenbecause____.（）A.Dannydidn'tagreewithhismotherB.theotherboystoldherC.hedidn'twanttobeintroubleD.hismotherdidn'twanthimtosayit

27、PassageFiveWouldyouliketospendalleveningreadingalovelystorywithbeautifulillustrationsandmake$35,000atthesametime?Millionsofpeopleallovertheworldtriedtodojustthat.Onlyonesucceeded.ThebookiscalledMasquerade,andwaswrittenbyBritishpainterKitWilliams.Withinitspagesarecluestothelocationofagoldenjewel,andwhoeverfiguredoutthecluescouldfindandkeepthetreasure.Someyearsago,Williamswasaskedtowriteachildren′sbook.Wantingtodosomethingnooneelsehaddonebefore,hedecidedtoburyagoldentreasureandtellwhereitwasinthebook.Hebe-ganpaintingwithoutaclearideaofwhatthestorywouldbeabout,wherehewouldburythetreasure,orevenwhatthetreasurewouldbe.Ashepainted,hedecidedthatinthestoryahare,orrabbit,wouldtravelthroughearth,air,fireandwatertodeliveragiftfromthemoontothesun.Afterthreeyears,hefinishedthepaintingsandthenwrotethestory.Thetreasurebecamean18-caratgoldhare,adornedwithpreciousstones,anditwasmadebyKitWilliamshimself.Thisbeautifuljewel,wortharound$35,000,dependingongoldprices,wasburiedsomewhereinBritain,freetoanyonewhocoulddeciphertheclues.Williams′sbookkeptpeopleofallagesamusedtryingtosolvethemysteryofMasquerade.Therabbitwasfinallyfoundinthespringof1982,bya48-year-olddesignengineer.Itwasburiedinaparkaboutthirty-fivemilesfromLondon.Wecanconcludef