中南大学《英语(上)》.doc

Man has a big 1(?) . He can think, learn and speak . Scientists 2(?) to think that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that animals can learn. Dogs, rats, and birds can learn. 3(?) scientists are beginning to understand that men are different from animals , because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They 4(?) noises when they are afraid, or angry, or unhappy. Apes are our 5(?) cousins. They can understand some things more quickly than human beings, and one or two 6(?) a few words. But they are still different from us. They cannot 7(?) words and make sentences. They cannot think 8(?) us because they have no language. They cannot think about the past or the future. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to 9(?) civilization because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, but no animal learns to speak. How 10(?) children learn? Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a big brain. （20分）

(1) 选题1 （2分）

A.brain

B.head

C.mind

D.spirit

★标准答案：A

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(2) 选题2 （2分）

A.to use

B.used

C.use

D.using

★标准答案：B

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(3) 选题3 （2分）

A.Since

B.When

C.So

D.Which

★标准答案：C

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(4) 选题4 （2分）

A.make

B.are making

C.made

D.being made

★标准答案：A

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(5) 选题5 （2分）

Anear

B.nearer

C.nearest

D.the nearest

★标准答案：C

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(6) 选题6 （2分）

A.are learning

B.have learned

C.learnt

D.learn

★标准答案：B

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(7) 选题7 （2分）

A.link

B.connect

C.join

D.mix

★标准答案：C

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(8) 选题8 （2分）

A.as

B.for

C.like

D.about

★标准答案：C

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(9) 选题9 （2分）

A.developing

B.develop

C.develops

D.development

★标准答案：B

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(10) 选题10 （2分）

A.has

B.did

C.does

D.do

★标准答案：D

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2. In one Hong Kong secondary school every candidate for a teaching post is asked the question, “What are your views on discipline in and 1(?) the classroom?”
The answer may be, “I believe in great freedom in the classroom, pretty much allowing the students to do their own thing in the subject I am teaching,” That man will not be 2(?).
Why not? Because, even though he may arouse the interests of the students—and 3(?)is good—he, nevertheless, is guilty of not leading his student’s interests 4(?)the necessary and useful way of full comprehension of their subject.
5(?) a singing or boxing student who practiced on his own and merely came an instructor 6(?) for encouragement. Good instructions demands specific details on the best methods to 7(?) and the dangers to guard against. And, so while permissiveness in the classroom may benefit a few brilliant students, it can hardly benefit the majority.
A syllabus and a workbook are necessary tools. And 8(?) used intelligently and imaginatively, they will help all students 9(?) teacher may neglect the whole training procedure and yet every teacher worth his salt must encourage the better students to advance beyond the limits of an assigned course.
Will today’s young person accept discipline? He will if he sees examples of the 10(?)results of it. （20分）

(1) 第1空 （2分）

A.of

B.outside

C.for

D.to

★标准答案：B

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(2) 第2空 （2分）

A.employed

B.pleased

C.agreed

D.attracted

★标准答案：A

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(3) 第3空 （2分）

A.it

B.that

C.which

D.he

★标准答案：B

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(4) 第4空 （2分）

A.along

B.nearby

C.from

D.beyond

★标准答案：A

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(5) 第5空 （2分）

A.Watch

B.Become

C.Suppose

D.Imagine

★标准答案：D

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(6) 第6空 （2分）

A.often

B.never

C.frequently

D. occasionally

★标准答案：D

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(7) 第7空 （2分）

A.teach

B.check

C.follow

D.come

★标准答案：C

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(8) 第8空 （2分）

A.although

B.if

C.since

D.for

★标准答案：B

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(9) 第9空 （2分）

A.Each

B.One

C.None

D.No

★标准答案：D

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(10) 第10空 （2分）

A.good

B.bad

C.same

D.various

★标准答案：D

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3. Coca-Cola is the best-selling soft drink in the world. 165 million "Cokes" are sold every day, from the equator to the Arctic. But whereas outside the USA Coke tends to be a young person's drink, inside the USA anybody of any age, of any income can drink it without embarrassment on any occasion.
Coke is not the only " cola" drink. Pepsi Cola is a well-known rival and has its devotees, for it is not as sweet as Coke. Cola drinks contain caffeine from the kola nut and are the only soft drinks which are stimulating as well as refreshing.
There are excellent wines produced in California which are praised by European connoisseurs(行家), but some Americans consume a lot of alcohol in the form of cocktails-mixture based on spirits like whisky, gin and vodka.
Hamburgers and hot dogs are perhaps the best-known American food. Hot dogs --- sausages (香肠)between bread rolls —— can be bought in smack bars and from hot dog stands on streets corner. And from San Francisco to New York, in cheap or medium-priced restaurants, hamburgers will be on all the menus, in company with steaks, fried chicken and seafood. They come with French fries and crisp green salad, and for dessert you will be offered apple pie, cheese cake, chocolate layer cake, ice-creams and ice-cream sundaes(圣代). No ice cream in the world is more delicious than American ice cream. （15分）

(1) What may be the best title for this passage? （3分）

A.The Competition Between Coke and Pepsi

B.American Food and Wine

C.American Food and Drink

D. American Ice cream

★标准答案：B

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(2) Which of the following statement about “coca-Cola” is true according to the passage? （3分）

A. It gives one new strength or vigor when one is tired.

B. It is more popular outside America than inside America.

C.It is not as sweet as Pepsi.

D.It is stimulating because it contains alcohol.

★标准答案：B

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(3) “Gin” mentioned in Para. 3 is most likely to be ________. （3分）

A. another cola drink

B.a kind of soft drink

C. a kind of alcohol

D.a kind of mixed liquid

★标准答案：C

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(4) Which of the following may appear on the table of cheap or medium-priced restaurants in the US. （3分）

A.Bread, seafood and ice-cream sundae

B.Hamburger, fried chicken and ice-cream.

C.Hot dog, salad and apple pie

D.Hamburger, steak and coffee

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(5) What is the purpose of this article? （3分）

A.To boast (称颂) American’s excellence in food and drink.

BTo attract people to taste American food.

C.To introduce American food and drink to the readers

D. To persuade the readers to drink Coke instead of Pepsi.

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4. As our knowledge of health and fitness increases, people are becoming more and more interested in not only taking care of themselves physically, but mentally and spiritually as well. As a result, many are turning to more complete approaches to health, including less mainstream fitness methods such as yoga.Yoga's origins lie in Hindu philosophy, which was developed thousands of years ago in India.Today, yoga is a system of movements and meditation that emphasizes physical control and discipline as a way to achieve a state of spiritual knowledge.
Yoga’s ideal state of knowledge is reached after a person has gone through eight different stages. These include aspects of self-control, religion, postures, regulation of breath, restraint of senses, steadying of the mind, meditation, and profound thought. For a practitioner of yoga, the progression through these stages is a movement from the physical toward a perfect mental state.
There are eight major schools of yoga, each varying in its area of emphasis. The type of yoga that is taught in the West is mainly a combination of exercise and meditation called Hatha Yoga.Hatha Yoga is said to have a number of positive effects, such as reducing weight, strengthening muscles and nerves, cleaning out the body, and generally improving health and prolonging life.
Recent decades have seen yoga gain widespread acceptance as a method of staying in shape, as well as a way of handling stress. Pop singer Madonna and supermodel Christy Turlington are just two of the many celebrities known to be strong advocates of yoga.
At present, there is a lot of speculation and uncertainty about yoga and its effects. One thing, however, is certain: In our modern world of fast-paced lifestyles, taking time out to meditate and do some relaxing exercise cannot be a bad thing!

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(1) People are becoming more and more interested in . （3分）

A. only mental and spiritual health

B.only physical health

C.both physical health and mental health

D. either physical health or mental health

★标准答案：C

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(2) Some people practise yoga because they think it is . （3分）

A. a more complete approach to heath

B. a less mainstream fitness method

C. a way of improving spiritual health

D. a system of movements and meditation

★标准答案：A

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(3) Yoga’s ideal state of knowledge is reached after a person eight different stages. （3分）

A. has confirmed

B. has experienced

C. has controlled

D.has combined

★标准答案：B

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(4) According to the author, people now have a lot of about yoga and its effects. （3分）

A.thought

B.emphasis

C.praise

D.doubt

★标准答案：D

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(5) Yoga's origins lie in_______philosophy, which was developed thousands of years ago in_____. （3分）

A.Christian, England

B.Hindu, India.

C.Christian, India

D.Buddhist, China

★标准答案：B

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2. Salt can be removed from seawater. But the present methods are so expensive that it is not practical to 1(?) the salt out of the great quantity of water that would be 2(?) .Men in boats at sea have been able to drink seawater from which they removed the salt 3(?) using the sun’s rays.
You can do the same thing at your homes. Place a large flat pan with low sides on the ground. 4(?) the pan with salty water. Place a piece of glass on the pan so that one end is higher than the other. Allow the lower section of the glass to extent 5(?) the edge of the pan.
Put another pan under the lower section of the glass to collect the fresh water. As the sun warms the glass, the 6(?) water from the pan is drawn up to the upper side of the glass, where it gathers in drops of liquid. As more and more drops collect on the glass, the water runs down into the 7(?) pan. This water will be clear and without salt.
When all water has been drawn out, salt will cover the 8(?) of the pan.
Scientists who study the sun are trying 9(?) cheap ways to use this method in many experiments concerned with making seawater 10(?) .
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(1) 第1空 （2分）

A.take

B.bring

C.keep

D.help

★标准答案：A

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(2) 第2空 2分）

A.polluted

B.required

C.produced

D.recycled

★标准答案：B

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(3) 第3空 （2分）

A.in

B.by

C.for

D.with

★标准答案：B

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(4) 第4空 （2分）

A.Put

B.Fill

C.Pour

D.Setting

★标准答案：B

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(5) 第5空 （2分）

A.beyond

B.below

C.above

D.down

★标准答案：A

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(6) 第6空 （2分）

A.salty

B.fresh

C.clean

D.warm

★标准答案：A

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(7) 第7空 （2分）

A.small

B.swallow

C.collecting

D.gathered

★标准答案：C

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(8) 第8空 （2分）

A.edge

B.side

C.floor

D.bottom

★标准答案：D

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(9) 第9空 （2分）

A.to discover

B.to improve

C.setting up

D.taking up

★标准答案：A

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(10) 第10空 （2分）

A. helpful

B. into use

C. harmful

D. expensive

★标准答案：B

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3. Moving cold air will create a rain belt which will move from west to east in the north today and tonight. The potential of heavy rain is being weakened in areas along the Huaihe River. Eastern areas in the northwest will have light to moderate rain, to be accompanied by heavy rain or short thunder showers in some places. Light to moderate rain is also expected in areas along the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers, the lower reaches of the Hanshui River, western and northern areas south of the Yangtze River, South China and eastern areas of the Southwest. Western and southern areas in South China will be hit by heavy rains or rainstorms. Heavy rain is also likely in western areas south of the Yangtze River and eastern part of Southwest. （15分）

(1) What will be created according to the passage? （3分）

A.rain belt

B.The potential of heavy rain

C.Moving cold air

D.Short thunder showers

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(2) What is being weakened? （3分）

A.rain belt

B.The potential of heavy rain

C.Moving cold air

D. Short thunder showers

★标准答案：C

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(3) What is also expected in some areas? （3分）

A.Heavy rain

B.Moderate rain

C. Light rain

D. Light to moderate rain

★标准答案：D

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(4) Where will heavy rains or rainstorms occur? （3分）

A.Southern areas in South China

B.Western areas in South China

C.Western and southern areas in South China

D. Northern areas south of the Yangtze River

★标准答案：D

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(5) What is this passage? （3分）

A. An advertisement

B.notice

C.piece of news

D.weather forecast

★标准答案：C

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4. It was not yet eleven o'clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare. While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pocket for money, the ferry man lifted a lantern, by the aid of which, together with the newly risen moon, he took a very accurate survey of the stranger’s figure. He was a young man of barely 18 years old, evidently the country breed, and now, as it seemed, on his first visit to the town. H