2023年北京成人学位英语真题.doc

Direｃtｉoｎs: Theｒe　are three　paｓｓages in ｔhis ｐarｔ. Each ｐassagｅ　is folｌｏwｅd by soｍe qｕeｓtions or unfiniｓhed ｓｔaｔｅmeｎtｓ． For　each of　tｈem　there ａre ｆour　ｃhoices ｍａrｋed A， B, C　and D. Ｙoｕ shoulｄ ｄecide　on the besｔ choice aｎｄ blacｋeｎ ｔhｅ correｓpｏndinｇ lettｅr on thｅ Ansｗer Sheet．
　　Pａssage　1
Ｑuｅstｉonｓ 1　to 5 arｅ ｂaseｄ　on ｔｈe following pａssａｇｅ:
Accordinｇ to a ｒｅcenｔ　ｓuｒv,　eｙ, empｌoｙees in many cｏmpａnｉｅｓ tｏday　ｗorｋ longｅr houｒs ｔhan ｅmplｏyｅｅs ｄid　ｉn 1９79. Thｅｙ alｓo　ｔａｋe shortｅr vacations than employees　in １979.　It seems that Ameｒicaｎs ａre working harder　ｔｏｄａy thaｎ ever beｆore. Or are theｙ？ A　manageｍenｔ cｏnsuｌtａnt， Ｂｉll Mｅｙer, ｄeciｄed　tｏ find out. Fｏr ｔｈｒｅe daｙｓ, ｈe obsｅｒｖed　ａn inveｓｔment ｂａnker hａｒd aｔ　work．　Meｙer　ｗrｏtｅ down evｅrｙthing thｅ banker　did ｄｕrｉng　his long workdａｙ. At　thｅ eｎd of tｈe three-day pｅrioｄ， Mｅyｅr reｖｉeｗed ｔhe　ｂａnkｅr＇s acｔivitieｓ witｈ　hｉm. What did tｈey find ｏut？ They ｄiscｏｖeｒｅd　tｈat the ｍan　sｐenｔ 80　ｐercent of his ｔime　doing unｎecesｓaｒｙ ｗoｒk．　For ｅｘampｌｅ， he attｅndｅｄ unｎｅｃessary meetinｇs, mａde ｒedunｄaｎt (多出旳） ｔｅlｅpｈonｅ　cａlls, and　spｅｎt time pａckｉｎg ａnd unｐacking ｈｉｓ two　big briefcａsｅｓ.
　(７6） Aｐｐaｒｅnｔly many ｐeopｌe ｂelieve that ｔhe　moｒｅ tｉme a person spends at　wｏrk,　the ｍore hｅ　oｒ sｈｅ ａｃcompｌisｈeｓ． Ｗhｅｎ eｍｐｌｏｙerｓ ｅvａlｕate empｌoyees, they oｆｔｅn　ｃｏnｓｉdｅr the ａmoｕnt of time on thｅ job iｎ　adｄition to ｊob ｐerformance. Ｅmployｅｅs know ｔhiｓ. Although many　wｏｒking ｐeｏple　cａn dｏ ｔｈｅir job effectiｖelｙ　during a reｇular 40-hoｕr woｒｋ week, thｅy feel they have to　spend mｏrｅ time on the joｂ afｔer nｏrmal worｋing　hｏurs ｓｏ　that　ｔhe　peｏple who cａn ｐromote　theｍ　ｓee tｈem.
　 A grouｐ　ｏｆ ｈｅadhuｎteｒｓ （猎头) were　aｓkeｄ　ｔheiｒ opiｎioｎ　ａｂｏut ａ siｔuaｔｉoｎ. They hａｄ ａ cｈoice of ｔwｏ candidaｔｅs　for an　exｅcuｔｉve　position ｗｉｔｈ ａn ｉmportanｔ cｏmpany．　The canｄidaｔeｓ ｈaｄ ｓｉmｉlar qualifications　for the job.　Ｆor exampｌe, tｈey were bｏth ｒeliａbｌe. One　couｌd do thｅ ｊoｂ well iｎ a 40-houｒ wｏrk　weｅk. Thｅ oｔher　would　do　the sａｍe jｏb ｉn ａｎ　８0－ｈｏur　woｒk　ｗeek　juｓt　as wｅｌl．　According tｏ　a　ｈeａdｈuntｉng　ｅｘpert， ｔhｅ 80-hour-a-weeｋ ｃanｄｉdａte wouｌd get the job. Thｅ　time this ｃandidate ｓpends oｎ the job ｍay　encouｒage ｏtheｒ　ｅmplｏｙees ｔo spend more ｔimｅ at wｏrk, toｏ． Emｐloyｅrｓ believe　thａt　if　ｔｈe　emｐloyeｅｓ ｓtａｙ at　woｒk　lateｒ,　ｔｈeｙ may　aｃtually ｄo ｍｏre ｗoｒk.
Ｈoｗevｅr, thｅ cｏnｎｅｃtion bｅtweeｎ time　ａｎd　prｏｄuctivｉty　(生产率) is not always　poｓｉtive. (７７)　Iｎ faｃｔ． maｎy　studies iｎdicate　thaｔ after ａ certain　pｏint, aｎｙonｅ＇s ｐrｏｄｕctiｖity and cｒeativity begiｎ ｔo　dｅcreａｓｅ. Soｍe employees arｅ not wｉlling ｔｏ spenｄ　ｓo much eｘｔｒa, unｐｒodｕｃｔiｖe time at　thｅ ofｆice． Ｏnｃe they fｉnish thｅir wｏrk satisfaｃtoｒｉly, ｔｈｅy want　to rｅlax aｎd eｎjoy ｔheｍsｅlｖes. Ｆor thesｅ　people, the soｌｕｔion is to fiｎd a ｃompaｎｙ　tｈaｔ encoｕｒａgｅｓ pｅoplｅ　ｔo do　botｈ．
　 1． What is ｔhe main idea ｏf thiｓ pasｓａge?
　 Ａ. Ｍaｎy　ｐeople　woｒｋ　lonｇ hoｕrs but do nｏt aｌwaｙs ｄo　a loｔ oｆ　ｗｏrk．
　　B. Mosｔ people ｃaｎ ｇet　more woｒk　done by wｏrkｉnｇ longer hｏuｒs.
　　C． Mｏst Ａmerｉcans ｗｏrｋ 8０ ｈours　a ｗeek， ａnd　some worｋ eveｎ lｏnger.
　D．　Ｐeople cａn　makｅ　mｏre　money by worｋinｇ　longｅr hｏurs．
2. The　manageｍｅｎｔ consuｌｔant　wａｎted ｔo fmd oｕt
　　A．　ｈｏw　hard　the ｉｎｖesｔmenｔ　baｎkｅｒ wｏrked during his　ｗｏｒk hoｕｒs
　 B. when peopｌｅ ｓpｅnt time　dｏinｇ　unｎｅceｓsａｒy worｋ ｉn their　office
　　Ｃ. if pｅｏple　needed vacaｔｉon aftｅｒ woｒｋing hａｒd foｒ　a ｃｅrtain ｐeriｏd　of tiｍe
　　D． ｗhether Aｍerｉcans　ｗerｅ　rｅally wｏrｋiｎg harｄer tｈan they hａｄ　done ｂeｆore
　3． Whiｃh　of　ｔhe followinｇ staｔｅments is　TRＵE?
　Ａ. Thｅ more　tiｍe a pｅｒｓｏn spｅnｄs at work, tｈe　mｏre he oｒ　sｈe accomplｉshes．
B．Ｅｍpｌｏyｅrｓ dｏ nｏｔ jｕｄge theiｒ ｅmｐloyeｅs' job pｅrfoｒmａncｅ　aｃｃordｉｎｇ tｏ ｔhe
　ａmoｕnt of working ｔime.
C. Soｍｅ pｅople work　moｒe　tｈan　40 hourｓ a week in the hoｐｅ　of　ｇettiｎg promｏtiｏn.
　D. Aｌlemplｏｙees arｅ wilｌｉng to　ｓｐｅnd　extra ｔｉme at　work.
4. The ８0－ｈour-a-ｗeeｋ caｎdidate would ｇet　thｅ job　becａusｅ employeｒｓ beliｅve_____．
　　A. thａt　ｈe iｓ moｒe　reｌiaｂle
　 B． hｉs　exampｌe　woulｄ leaｄ othｅr empｌｏyeeｓ ｔo wｏrｋ lonｇer hoｕrs
　　C.　he hａs betteｒ qualifｉcations
　 D. hｅ could enｃouｒagｅ other ｅmplｏｙeeｓ　ｔo　dｏ　ａ　ｂetter　job
5. The eｘpression　“tｏ do　both” in　ｔhe ｌasｔ　paragrａｐh　is___＿_.
Ａ. to finｉsh ｔｈeir　ｗｏrk satiｓfactｏrｉly　aｎd reｌax and enjoy tｈemseｌvｅs
　　B. ｔo pａｙ ａｔtentioｎ　ｔｏ both perfｏrmaｎｃｅ and　proｄuctivitｙ
　　C. ｔo woｒk　ｌong hours and　ｈave　sｈort ｖａcaｔｉons
　D. ｔo relax ａnd enjoy themsｅｌｖes qｕｉte fｒeｑuently
　Passagｅ　2
　Ｑuesｔｉons　６ to 1０ aｒe　bａseｄ oｎ ｔhｅ follｏwｉnｇ paｓsage：
　　Ｍany priｖａte　inｓtituｔions of hｉgｈer ｅdｕｃａtiｏn around ｔhｅ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ ａrｅ　in dａnger. Ｎot　ａil　will be ｓaved and　pｅrhaps　ｎot　all desｅrve tｏ be　ｓａvｅd.　Ｔhere are low-quaiitｙ scｈoｏlｓ jusｔ as　tｈｅrｅ ａrｅ loｗ-quａlity bｕsinessｅs. Wｅ hａｖe ｎｏ obligａｔion to savｅ tｈem ｓｉmｐｌy ｂecause .they exisｔ． Ｂut many thriviｎｇ　iｎstitutｉonｓ ｔhaｔ　ｄesｅrve to ｃonｔinｕe are threateneｄ. Ｔhey　ａｒｅ doing　a fｉnｅ job ｅｄucationallｙ， bｕt　theｙ are ｃaｕｇht ｉn a ｆinａｎciａｌ diffｉculｔｙ,　wｉtｈ　nｏ waｙ to　reduce　ｒiｓing costｓ　oｒ incｒeasｅ ｒevｅnues　(收入） ｓigniｆicantly. Ｒａising fees ｄoesn't ｂring in more revenue, fｏr eａｃh　time fees ｇo up, thｅ, eｎｒolｌｍｅｎｔ (注册人数)　goes down, or　the　moｕnt　that　must ｂe gｉven away in stｕdent ａｉｄ goes ｕｐ. (78） Ｓｃhｏols arｅ　bad　ｂusinesｓes, whｅther rmbliｃ or orｉｖate, nｏt usuａlly becaｕse of ｂad ｍａnａｇement bｕt because of　ｔhe naｔure　of tｈｅ busiｎess.　They loｓe money on evｅｒｙ custｏmer, anｄ　they　cａn　go　bankｒｕpt eiｔhｅｒ　frｏm　toｏ　feｗ sｔuｄｅnts oｒ too　mａnｙ stuｄents．　Evｅn a verｙ ｇood ｃolleｇe is a ｖｅｒy ｂad businesｓ.
　Iｔ is ｓuch　colleges, ｔhｒｉvｉng　bｕt tｈrｅateneｄ, that Ｉ　worry　about. Ｌｏｗ enrｏllmenｔ iｓ not　theｉr ｃｈiｅf pｒｏｂｌｅm. Eveｎ　wiｔｈ fｕll enrｏllmｅnts，　ｔhｅy　ｍay go ｕndeｒ. Effoｒts　to sａve theｍ, ａnｄ pｒｅfｅrａbly to kｅep them prｉvate, ａｒｅ ａ　natioｎal neceｓｓity.　(79)　Therｅ　is　no baｓis. for ａrguing　that privatｅ ｓｃhooｌs　ａre ｂoｕnd to　be ｂeｔter　thａn pｕblic schoolｓ. There ａre ｐleｎtｉｆuｌ eｘamｐles tｏ ｔhe cｏntrａry. Anyoｎe can naｍe　state　ｕnｉvｅrsities ａｎd　collｅgｅs ｔhaｔ　rank aｓ the ｆiｎest iｎ tｈe natｉoｎ　ａｎｄ thｅ world． It　is nｏｗ　inevitabｌe that public　inｓtituｔｉoｎｓ wilｌ　be　dｏｍｉnaｎt, and theｒefore diverｓity　(多样性）　is ａ nationaｌ nｅｃｅsｓity. Dｉversｉtｙ in　thｅ ｗａy ｗe ｓuppoｒt sｃhｏols　tｅnds ｔo　ｇiｖe　us a ｈｅalthy dｉvｅrsiｔｙ ｉn tｈe forms oｆ ｅducatｉon. Iｎ ah imｐerfect　socｉｅtｙ suｃh as ｏurs, unifoｒｍｉｔy of　ｅducａｔion tｈroｕghoｕt　thｅ nation cｏuld ｂe dangerｏuｓ， ha　ａn iｍpｅrfecｔ　ｓoｃｉety, ｄiversity is a poｓｉtｉｖｅ gooｄ.　Ｅagｅr ｓｕpporters of pubｌiｃ highｅr eｄucatｉoｎ ｋｎｏw ｔhe　iｍportaｎｃｅ of keeｐiｎg　ｐｒivａte hｉgher education healthｙ．
6.　In tｈｅ pasｓaｇe,　the aｕthor ａsks the ｐｕｂlｉc ｔｏ supｐｏrt__＿__　．
　　Ａ.　pｒivatｅ　hiｇｈｅｒ ｅdｕｃatioｎ　ｉn ｇeｎｅrａl
　 B.　pｕｂlic hｉgheｒ ｅdｕcatioｎ in geｎeral
　Ｃ. ｈigh-qｕality　privａｔe　uｎiveｒｓities anｄ ｃolleges
D. hｉｇh－qｕaliｔy staｔe univｅrsｉtｉeｓ and collegｅs
　　7． Accoｒding　to　tｈe pａssagｅ, ｓchools　aｒe ｂad　buｓinesses bｅｃaｕse ｏf_＿___.
　A.　tｈe　nａturｅ oｆ ｓcｈool B.　poor teａｃhers
　Ｃ)　bad ｍanａgｅｍeｎt D.　toｏ　few stｕｄents.
　　８． The pｈrａse　“ｇo uｎdｅｒ” in　thｅ　secｏnd　paragraｐh is cｌoseｓt in mｅaｎｉng ｔo ＿____．
　 A.　have　low feeｓ B. get into difficｕｌties
C. dｏ　ａ bad　］ｏb　ｅducationally Ｄ. ｈａve low teachinｇ stanｄardｓ
　　9.Ｗhｉch of ｔｈe foｌｌowing stateｍentｓ　is TＲUE?
A.Tｈere　ａｒe ｍany ｃaseｓ iｎdicａtiｎg　that　private sｃhooｌｓ　are sｕｐeｒiｏr tｏ publiｃ　ｓchooｌs.
B. The ａuｔhor thinｋs diｖｅrｓｉty　of eｄｕｃaｔion　ｉｓ preｆerablｅ to ｕniｆormity of　ｅdｕcaｔioｎ.
　　Ｃ.　A hiｇｈ-qualｉtｙ uｎiｖersitｙ is ａlways a　ｇｏoｄ business.
　 Ｄ. Each ｔｉme　feｅｓ　are　raiseｄ, the enrollment ｇoes uｐ．
　10.In thｅ　author's opｉnion， tｈe waｙ　ｔhaｔ caｎ　ｓave　ｐrivatｅ sｃhoｏｌs　lies　iｎ_____.
　A. fulｌ　eｎrollment B. raisiｎg fｅes
　C. reduｃing stｕdenｔ aiｄ D. ｎational suｐpｏrt
　 Pａsｓage 3
　 Questions 11 to　15 aｒe　bａｓeｄ　oｎthｅ ｆollｏwing paｓsａgｅ:
　　Ｔhe fourth-ｇraｄerｓ atChicaｇo＇s McCormicｋ Eｌemｅnｔary　Sｃｈｏｏｌ don＇ｔ　knｏｗ　Chinese　is supposed to ｂe hard　ｔo learｎ. Fｏr　ｍost,　whｏ ｓpeａk Ｓpanish at hoｍｅ, it's　ｂeｃoｍinｇ　theｉr thiｒd ｌanguage.　Ｔhｅｙ've been　heatinｇ and ｕsinｇ　Cｈｉnｅｓe ｗoｒds since　nｕrsｅｒｙ， and ｉｔ'ｓ naturaｌ　to give a “ni　hａo”wheｎ strangｅrｓ　eｎｔｅr ｔhe classrooｍ．“It'ｓ rｅalｌy ｆuｎ!” sayｓ Mｉｒandａ　Lucas， taking ａ break　froｍ a　lｅsson　that incluｄes ａ Chｉnese　iｎteｒvｉｅw with Jａｃkｉe　Chan．　“Ｉ'ｍ　teａｃhing ｍy mom to ｓpeak Chinese.”
　　The classrooｍ　scenｅ at MｃCormick　ｉｓ uｎusual， bｕｔ　ｉｔ may ｓoon be a　coｍmｏn pｈenoｍｅｎon in American ｓcｈooｌs， whｅre Chinese　ｉｓ　raｐidly ｂecominｇ　the ｈot new　languaｇe. Goveｒnｍenｔ officials ｈaｖｅ　loｎg　wantｅd　more foｃus oｎ useｆul ｌangｕagｅs likｅ　Cｈiｎｅｓｅ, ａｎd pｒesｓure　froｍ theｍ -- as ｗell　as froｍ busineｓs leaｄerｓ， ｐoｌitｉciaｎs, anｄ pareｎts　-- has　produced a ｑuick ｇｒoｗｔh iｎ the number　ｏf　prｏgｒaｍｓ.
　　Chicago city officiaｌs　makｅ tｈeir beｓt　efｆorｔ　to inclｕdｅ　Cｈinesｅ in tｈeｉr pｕbliｃ　schooｌs. Theｉr prｏｇｒaｍ has ｇroｗn tｏ inｃlude 3,000 studenｔs　ｉn　２0 sｃｈｏｏls，　witｈ mｏｒe ｓchools　on ａ wａｉｔing ｌiｓt. Pｒｏｇraｍｓ have also sprｅad　ｔo　ｐlacｅs ｌike　Lｏｓ Angelｅs， Nｅｗ Yoｒk　City， ａｎd Ｎoｒth Caroｌinａ. Suｐpoｒters sｅｅ knowｌeｄge of tｈe Ｃｈinｅse language　ａnd ｃulｔure as　ａn　advａｎtagein ａ ｇloｂal econoｍｙ wｈｅre China ｉｓ growｉng　ｉn iｍportaｎｃe．　“This iｓ aｎ ｉnteｒeｓtiｎg ｗａｙ tｏ ｂegin　tｏ　ｅngａｇe　wｉth ｔhe world＇s nｅｘt ｓuｐerpoｗer,” ｓays Ｍichａｅl Leviｎe, dｉrecｔor　ｏf eｄuｃatｉon aｔ　the Asia Socｉｅty,　wｈich　haｓ　starｔed　fｉve nｅw pubｌiｃ high　schｏols　thaｔ offer Cｈiｎese. “Glｏbalｉzatiｏｎ ｈas　already　chanｇeｄ tｈe ａrｒａngemenｔs ｉｎ　tｅrms ｏf hoｗ cｈildren toｄay　arｅ goiｎg to tｈｉnk aｂout　tｈeｉr careers, The ｑｕeｓtion is whｅn， noｔ ｗheｔheｒ, ｔhｅ　scｈooｌs ａｒｅ going　to ａｄjｕst.”
(80） Ｔｈe　numbｅｒ of stｕdents leaｍing Ｃhinesｅ iｓ tiny　ｃompared　with ｈow ｍａｎy ｓtudｙ Spａnｉsｈ　or Ｆrencｈ. But one repoｒｔ　shｏｗｓ tｈaｔ befoｒe-coｌｌegｅ enｒoｌlment (报名人数) nearly quaｄrupled betwｅen 199２ aｎｄ 2０23, ｆrｏｍ　6,0０0 ｔo ２4,000. Deｓpiｔｅ the demａnd, thｏｕgh, ｄevelｏping ｐroｇrａms iｓn't easy.　And tｈe Nｏ． ｏｎｅ diffiｃuｌtｙ, everyoｎｅ　aｇrees, is haviｎg　enoｕｇh ｔeacheｒｓ． Finding teａcｈeｒ “ｉs　the challenge,” says Sｃoｔt ＭｃGｉnnis, an aｃａdemic aｄviｓer ｆoｒ a　languaｇe ｉnstiｔute　anｄ　a　Ｃhinｅse tｅacher ｆor 1５ yｅars at tｈe　college levｅl. “Materiａlｓ arｅ eａｓy ｃompaｒiｓｏn.　Ｏｒ　gｅttinｇ schｏols fundeｄ.”
11． Ｔhｅ　best titｌe foｒ　tｈｉs ｐaｓsaｇｅ might　be＿___＿.
　　A. Ｎｅxt Hot Ｌanguａge to Ｓtuｄy: Cｈiｎese
　B． Next Hot Langｕage　to Stuｄｙ: Sｐａnish
　 Ｃ.Next Hot Languagｅ ｔｏ Ｓtudy： Frencｈ
D. Ｃhicａgo Is ｔhｅ Place ｔo Leaｒn Chinese
１2. Tｈｅ ｍost ｄiffｉcuｌt ｔhing to dｏ iｓ　fｉndinｇ _____．
　 A. eｎough textbookｓ ｆｏr tｈe Ｃhiｎeｓe　ｐrograms
　 B． enｏugh moｎey ｆoｒ the Chinｅse progｒａms
　 C. eｎoｕgh teａchers ｆor ｔhe Chinｅse prｏgrams
D. enough stuｄｅnts　foｒ thｅ Cｈｉnese ｐrｏgrａmｓ
1３．　Wｅ lｅarｎ　ｆｒｏm ｔｈｅ ｐaｓsage that_____．
A.　Sｃoｔt ＭcＧinｎis ｈａs ｂeen　a Ｃhｉｎesｅ teacｈeｒ for 15 years
　　B.　Jａcｋｉe Chan is a　Chinｅsｅ teaｃｈeｒ ａt　McCorｍｉck Ｅlｅｍentary Schｏoｌ
　　C. Chicago　ofｆiｃials ire　requｉrｅd to learn Chinese
　D.　Scott ＭｃGｉnnis　is good　at giving hｉｓ ｏpiｎiｏns ｏn　eｖｅｒytｈiｎg
14. Ａccordiｎg　tｏ ｔｈe passage, alｌ ｔhe followinｇ　sｔatements　are true ＥXCEPT＿＿___．
　 A.　the　number of students ｌearnｉng　Chinese　is smalｌ
B. Chｉnesｅ ｐrogｒamｓ　ｈave ｆｏund their　way　in sｅveral maｊoｒ　Ｃitieｓ　in ｔｈe　Ｕ．Ｓ.
　　C. g0vernｍent　oｆficials don't ｌiｋe the preｓsure ｆｒom ｂｕsinｅss
　 leａders and pareｎts ｔo staｒt Cｈinese ｐrograms
　 D．　China　iｓ ｂecoming　more and ｍore iｎflueｎｔial　in ｔhe worｌd
　 １5　Tｈe　ｗｏrｄ "qｕadruｐled"　ｉn thｅ last pａraｇraｐh　iｓ cｌｏｓe in meａning　to“muｌtiplｉed ｂy_____”.
Ａ． threｅ ｔiｍeｓ B.　ｆour　ｔｉｍes

　C.　five tｉmes D． sｉx tiｍes
　Part Ⅱ Ｖocabuｌary and Structure （3０％）
Dｉｒeｃtions： In this　pａrt ｔhere ａre　3０ ｉncｏmpｌete　ｓeｎtencｅs． Ｆoｒ eaｃh ｓｅntence　there ａre four　chｏｉces maｒked A, B, Ｃ ａｎｄ　Ｄ. Choose ｔｈe ＯNE aｎsｗer　that besｔ ｃoｍpleｔｅｓ the ｓeｎtence. Theｎ bｌacken the Corresｐoｎding letter on the Answｅｒ Ｓheｅt.
　 １6. Ｔhe driver was aｔ＿_＿__＿loss　wｈen＿___＿_word ｃame that he ｗas
　ｆｏｒbiｄden to dｒｉve foｒ speｅding.
　A. a; /　B. a; ｔｈe Ｃ． the; the D.／； /
　 17. My ｕnclｅ's hｏｕse in ｔｈe　ｄowntｏwn ａreａ ｉs　ｍuch ｓmalleｒ ｔhan ｏurs, ｂut ｉｔ　ｉs twiｃe_＿___＿ｅxpｅｎsｉve.
　A.　as B.　so C. ｔoｏ Ｄ．　very
　18. Ｔhｉs maｇａzine is very　__＿＿_＿ｗｉtｈ ｙoung people, ｗｈo　ｌike its contｅｎt　aｎｄ style．
　A. famｉｌiａr B. popular C． ｓｉｍｉlａr　D. particｕｌar
　　1９.　Ｔhe　arｔ　show was ___＿__ beinｇ ａ ｆailuｒe;　iｔ ｗａs a ｇreat sucｃｅｓs.
　Ａ. fａr fｒom Ｂ．　aｌoｎg　ｗｉｔh
　 C． ｓecoｎd tｏ D.　reｇarｄlｅss of
　　２０.　Hｅaｌtｈ pｒoｂleｍs are cloｓeｌy　conneｃted wｉtｈ bａd eａting hａbitｓ　anｄ　a______of eｘｅrｃisｅ．
　 A.　limｉt Ｂ. lack C.　neｅd D. deｍanｄ
２1.　Ｉｎ our dａily ｌife， ｅveryone fａｉlｓ every now　and　ｔｈen．　It is how you
　 react that maｋes a__＿__.
A. ｄeｖelopmｅｎt　Ｂ. difference C． pｒogress　D.　pｏｉnｔ
　 22． Ｔｈe　hotel ｗaｓ awｆｕl！＿__, our rｏom　was far ｔoo small． Ｔｈen ｗｅ fｏunｄ that the shower
ｄｉｄｎ't ｗork．
　 A. To　beｇｉn ｗiｔh　B. After　aｌl
　C． In realｉty　D. As ａ　wholｅ
　2３. Doｎ't worry if ｙｏu can＇t understand everｙtｈing. Thｅ tｅａｃhｅｒ　ｗill
　_____ ｔhe ｍａin poiｎts at thｅ　eｎd.
　 A. recovｅr B.　reｖiｅw
　C. rｅqｕｉrｅ　D. rｅｍeｍｂer
　　24．　It iｓ ｒeporｔｅd that ｔhｅ ｐolice ｗill　ｓoon lｏok______the　case oｆ thｅ tｗo missing chiｌdreｎ.
　　A. upon B． ａｆteｒ C. iｎto D. oｕｔ
　２５.　One of　the best ｗays for ｐeople to kｅep fｉt is　to_＿____ｈealtｈy eating　habiｔs：
A． gｒｏw B. dｅvelｏp Ｃ. increase　Ｄ. raiｓｅ
　 26． The comｐany　is ｓｔarｔiｎg a neｗ advertising ｃampaiｇn　ｔo new　customers ｔo its　stores．
Ａ． ｊoin B． attrａｃt Ｃ.　stｉcｋ D. transfｅr
　 27. Oｖeｒ　the past　dｅcades,　sｅa ice in　tｈe　Arctic（北极) ａｓ　a rｅsｕｌｔ oｆ global warmiｎg.
　Ａ. had ｄecrｅaｓeｄ Ｂ. will decrｅａsｅ
　　C. has　bｅeｎ ｄecrｅａsing D. is dｅcrｅasing
　2８. _＿__ twice， tｈe　posｔman refused to dｅlｉｖer our letｔers　unｌｅｓs　we　chained　ｏur　dog.
　　A. Ｂeing　bitｔen B． Biｔten
　　C． Haviｎg ｂitten Ｄ. Tｏ　be ｂiｔｔen
　 ２9． He____＿　have comｐｌeteｄ ｈis work; oｔherwiｓｅ, he　wouｌｄn'ｔ be
　 ｅｎjoyinｇ hiｍｓeｌｆ ｂｙ the　sｅasｉde.
Ａ.　shoulｄ Ｂ． musｔ Ｃ.　ｗoｕldｎ'ｔ D. can't
　　3０.　Many chilｄren,___＿___ｐarｅｎｔs are away wｏrkｉｎｇ　ｉn　big ｃｉtiｅs, arｅ
　 taｋｅn ｇood ｃare of in thｅ villagｅ.
　 A. ｔheir B. whose
　 C． oｆ thｅm D．　ｗiｔh ｗhom
　 ３1. Iｆ it_＿_＿＿ｔomoｒrow,　we　wiｌｌ ｓtay ｉnｄooｒｓ tｏ hａve ｏur　ｔrainｉng
clａss.
　 A． raiｎs B． rａｉｎ C. ｗill ｒaiｎ D． rained
　 32. Ｔhｅ cｏlｌeｇe sports meet wａs __　till neｘt　ｗeｅk　ｂｅｃause　of the
　heavｙ　rａin．
　Ａ． pｕt oｕt　B. put on C.　put oｆf　Ｄ. puｔ up
　　3３.　Lord Jｉm＿____ａ ｐriｖａte schｏol fｉve years ａｇo ｗith　the mｏnｅｙ
　 hｅ eaｒneｄ throｕgh hard ｗorｋ.
　 A． ｆiｎds B.　foｕｎｄ C. foｕnds D．　foundeｄ
　　34. When Boｂ　anｄ ｈis frieｎds came, we_＿_＿ｏur supper　then.
　Ａ. ｈad B.　were having
Ｃ. have D. are havinｇ
　 35.　Ｔｈaｔ big dicｔionaｒｙ_____Tｏm two　hundｒeｄ dollａrs.
　　A.　sｐent B. paｉd C. ｃosｔ　D. took
　 3６. It waｓ　ｉn　2０23 ＿＿__＿we bｅgan ｔo iｎtroducｅ　this neｗ　tecｈnique
　　ｉｎtｏ ｏｕr　compaｎy．
A. which B． ｔｈeｎ　Ｃ． whｅn D. that
　　3７．　He__＿_the ｍaths exaｍination if ｈe hａd　ｗoｒｋed hard enough,
　 ｂut he dｉｄn't.
A. woulｄ paｓs Ｂ. hａｓ passeｄ
　　C.　wｏuｌｄ have pasｓeｄ D. ｐaｓsｅｄ
38. Sinｃｅ it ｉs aｌreａdy ｍidnighｔ, ｗｅ_____＿nｏw．
　 A.　had　better　leavinｇ　Ｂ. ｈad beｔter　lｅａve
　　C.　ｈad beｔtｅr　to lｅave D．　hａｄ beｔter ｈave lｅｆt
　39. Rａbｂits are quieｔ animalｓ，_＿_____thｅｙ　are　able to make ２0 ｄｉfferｅｎt souｎdｓ.
　A.　how B.　in spite　of
C. beｃause ｏf Ｄ.　even thouｇh
　40.　Tｈeｒｅ　ａｒe　two ｒｏｏms in the houｓｅ, ＿___servｅs aｓ　ａ　kｉtｃｈen.
　　Ａ. the smallｅr of which B. tｈｅ smａller of that
C.　the smａｌｌesｔ　of ｗｈich D.　tｈe　sｍalｌest of tｈａt
　41.　I waｓ　ｓｏ fired　then thａt　I fｅll_＿____in　class.
　　Ａ. ａｓｌeep B.　sleep　C．　sｌeeping　D.