2026年全國成考（專升本）之英語（專升本）考試黑金提分題（附答案）

姓名:_________________編號:_________________地區:_________________省市:_________________ 密封線 姓名:_________________編號:_________________地區:_________________省市:_________________ 密封線 密封線 2026年成考（專升本）考試重點試題精編注意事項:1.全卷采用機器閱卷，請考生注意書寫規范；考試時間為120分鐘。2.在作答前，考生請將自己的學校、姓名、班級、準考證號涂寫在試卷和答題卡規定位置。

3.部分必須使用2B鉛筆填涂;非選擇題部分必須使用黑色簽字筆書寫，字體工整，筆跡清楚。

4.請按照題號在答題卡上與題目對應的答題區域內規范作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效:在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。(參考答案和詳細解析均在試卷末尾)一、選擇題

1、Ilearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.21,hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthy.Myfatherwas22astrongmanwholovedbeingactive,butaterribleillnesstookallthat23.Nowhecannolongerwalk.Eventalkingisdifficult.Onenight,Iwenttovisithimwithmysisters,westarted24aboutlife,andItoldthemaboutoneofmy25.Isaidthatwemustalwaysgivethingsup26wegrowouryouth,butitalways27thatafterwegivesomethingup,wegainsomethingnewinits28.Thensuddenlymyfather29up.Hesaid,“But,Peter,Igaveup30!WhatdidIgain?”Ithoughtandthought,butIcouldnotthinkofanythingtosay.31,heansweredhisownquestion:“Igaintheloveofmyfamily.”Ilookedatmysisters,andsawtearsintheireyes,alongwithhopeandthankfulness.Iwasalso32byhiswords.Afterthat,whenIbegantofeelirritated（憤怒的）atsomeone,I33rememberhiswordsandbecome34.Ifhecouldreplacehisgreat35withafeelingofloveforothers,thenIshouldbeabletogiveupmysmallirritations.A.shouldB.mightC.wouldD.could

2、EveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,therearefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon'tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.Lastyear,however,ItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreet,itwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheapprice,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwasnotthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycafetohaveacupoftea.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox.〝Oh,dear!〞Ithought.Yes,wehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevision.Weshallnotbegoingthesalesagain.Thehusbandandwifeinthestory____.（）A.wishedtobuyaTVB.wenttothesalestheyearbeforeC.oftenwenttothesalestobuyclothesD.wereusuallynotshortofmoneyafterChristmas

3、OnthemorningofNovember18,1755,anearthquakeshookBoston,Massachusetts.JohnWinthrop,aprofessoratHarvardCollege,feltthequakeandawoke,〝Irose,〞Winthropwrote,〝andlightingacandle,lookedonmywatch,andfounditwas15minutesafterfour.〞JohnWinthropwentdownstairstothegrandfatherclock.Ithadstoppedfourminutesbefore,at4:11.Exceptforstoppingtheclock,thequakehadonlythrownakeyfromthemantel(壁爐臺)tothefloor.TheclockhadstoppedbecauseWinthrophadputsomelongglasstubeshewasusingforanexperimentintothecaseforcare.Thequakehadknockedthetubesoverandblockedthependulum(擺鐘).Winthrop,therefore,hadtheexacttimethattheearthquakehadhitBoston.Helookedatthekeyonthefloor.Thequakehadthrownitforwardinthedirectionofthequake’smotion(運動)byashockcomingfromthenorthwest,perhapsinCanada.Whichofthefollowingistrue?____.（）A.SometubeswerebrokenintopiecesandstoppedtheoldclockB.TheprofessorlitacandlebecauseofpowerfailureC.BostonisinthesoutheastofCanadaD.Theshockswereslightinoneway

4、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.

5、Hismotherwasangrythatthehouseworkwasstillthere,____.（）A.nottobefinishedB.unfinishedC.unfinishingD.nofinish

6、ThefirstEuropeanstockexchangewasestablishedinAntwerp,Belgium(比利時),in1531.TherewerenostockexchangesinEnglanduntilthe1700′s.Amanwishingtobuyorsellsharesof?stockhadtofindabroker(agents)totransacthisbusinessforhim.InLondon,heusuallywenttoa?coffeehouse,becausebrokersoftengatheredthere.In1773,thebrokersofLondonformedastock?exchange.InNewYorkCity,brokersmetunderanoldbutton-woodtreeonWallStreet.Theyorganized?theNewYorkStockExchangein17.92.TheAmericanStockExchange,thesecondlargestinthe?UnitedStates,wasformerlycalledtheCurbExchangebecauseofitsoriginonthestreetsofNew?YorkCity.Astockexchangeisamarketplacewherememberbrokersbuyandsellstocksandbonds(債券)ofAmericanandforeignbusinessesonbehalf,ofthepublic.Astockexchangeprovidesamarket?placeforstocksandbondsinthesamewayaboardoftradedoesforcommodities.Thestockbrokers?receiveasmallcommissiononeachtransactiontheymake.Thestockholdermaysellhisstockwhereverhewantstounlessthecorporationhassomespecial?ruletopreventit.Pricesofstockchangeaccordingtogeneralbusinessconditionsandtheearnings?andfutureprospects(前景)ofthecompany~Ifthebusinessisdoingwell,thestockholdermaybe?abletosellhisstockforaprofit.Ifitisnot,hemayhavetotakealoss.Whichofthestatementsistrue?A.ThestockholdercansellhisstocktoanywhereatanytimeB.TherewerenostockexchangeinEnglandinthe1700'sC.ThepriceofstockisnotstableD.Thestockbrokersdothetransactionwithoutchargingforthestockholders

7、BEIJING(AssociatedPress)--Chinahasagrowingmiddleclass,atradition(傳統)ofexpectingeducationand21millionnewbabieseveryyear.Sellingeducationaltoysshouldbeeasy.WhileChinamaybetheworld'sbiggesttoy-maker.Muchofthebestisexported(出口).Departmentstoresheredonothaveenoughhigh-qualitytoys.Itissaidthatthedemandforeducationaltoysislow.AUscompany,BabyCare,istryingtochangethatwithanewwaytoselltoysinChina.BabyCareworksbasicallytogetherwithdoctorsinBeijinghospitals.Peoplewhojointhecompany's"mother'sclub"getlecturesandnewslettersonbabyandchilddevelopmentatnoextracost--iftheyagreetospend18dollarsamonthonthecompany'seducationaltoysandchildcarebooks.“Wewanttobuildaseven-yearrelationshipwiththosepeople,"saidMatthewJ.Estes,BabyCare'spresident."Itstartsduringpregnancy(孕期),whentheanxietyandneedsarehighest."BabyCareworksonaone-to-onebasis.Doctors,nurses,andteachers-paidbyBabyCareadviseparents,explainingtoysthataredesignedforchildrenateachstage(階段)ofdevelopment,toagesix.BabyCareopeneditsfirststoreinChinalastJuneinashoppingcenterincentralBeijingandanothernearBeijingZoo.Itplanstohave80storesinChinawithinsixyears.ItisanewmodelforChinaanddevelopsamarketinyoungchildren'seducationandhealththatnoothercompaniesarein.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?（）A.Mother'sclubinChinaB.BabyCareandDoctorsC.AmericanCompanyModelD.EducationalToysOnChallenge

8、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.whatB.howC.whyD.where

9、Becausealetteristooslow,theteachertry____atelegram.（）A.tohavesentB.tosendC.tobesendingD.sending

10、Everyoneintheworldhavearight____thefreedom.（）A.inB.forC.toD.of

11、Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid:〝remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!〞ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay,〝Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree!〞OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher.〝Madam,"hesaid,holdingouthishand,〝Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareoutluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!〞Thehousewiveslearntabouttheofferoffreegoods____.（）A.onTVB.fromthemanagerC.atthesupermarketD.fromthenewspaper

12、根據以下材料，回答問題。Inouronlinelife,weneedtousepasswordsfrequently.Weusepasswords21e-mail,gamingsites,socialnetworkingsites,andothershoppingsites.22,thepasswordsmostpeopleusearenotvery23andcaneasilybe"broken"byothers.Infact,themostcommonlyusedpasswordsaresosimplethatitrequiresvery24efforttofigurethemout.Canyouguess25themostcommonlyusedpasswordsareTheyare:Namesofbaseballteams,birthdatesofafamily26,theyearofaspecialsportsevent,therandomnumberslike156468,27thenameofafriend,pet,favoriteTVstar,orband.Thereareprograms28tobreakintopeople'sonlineaccounts.Theseprogramsare29oftryingeverywordintheEnglishdictionaryandthedictionaries30manyforeignlanguages,intheirefforttobreakintoanaccount.31canevensearchwordsbackward.Somewilltry32wordsorwordsthatarefollowedbynumbers,33school222.Theseprogramscantestmillionsofpasswordsinafewminutes.So,youareadvisedtobecarefulabout34passwordssothattheywillbehardtobreak.Youarealsoadvisednottomakethem35hardtoremember.Meanwhile,youneedtochangethemonceinawhile.

13、Therealtrouble__________theirlackofconfidenceintheirfaculty.A.liesinB.resultsinC.leadstoD.bringsabout

14、It’sstrangethatyou____likethatatthemeeting.（）A.shouldspeakB.spokeC.shouldhavespokenD.speak

15、根據以下材料，回答問題。Inouronlinelife,weneedtousepasswordsfrequently.Weusepasswords21e-mail,gamingsites,socialnetworkingsites,andothershoppingsites.22,thepasswordsmostpeopleusearenotvery23andcaneasilybe"broken"byothers.Infact,themostcommonlyusedpasswordsaresosimplethatitrequiresvery24efforttofigurethemout.Canyouguess25themostcommonlyusedpasswordsareTheyare:Namesofbaseballteams,birthdatesofafamily26,theyearofaspecialsportsevent,therandomnumberslike156468,27thenameofafriend,pet,favoriteTVstar,orband.Thereareprograms28tobreakintopeople'sonlineaccounts.Theseprogramsare29oftryingeverywordintheEnglishdictionaryandthedictionaries30manyforeignlanguages,intheirefforttobreakintoanaccount.31canevensearchwordsbackward.Somewilltry32wordsorwordsthatarefollowedbynumbers,33school222.Theseprogramscantestmillionsofpasswordsinafewminutes.So,youareadvisedtobecarefulabout34passwordssothattheywillbehardtobreak.Youarealsoadvisednottomakethem35hardtoremember.Meanwhile,youneedtochangethemonceinawhile.

16、Ifmotoristshadtopayanextrataxtodriveincities,they____theircarsalotless.（）A.useB.willuseC.usedD.woulduse

17、Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,which.hasbeencausedbyhighpriceandthechangingsocialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan,"DINKS",whichmeansDoubleIncomeNoKids.InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofahouseisextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$300,000(thoughpriceshavefallen).Foraflatwithonebedroom,onedining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.What'smore,iftheywanttohaveachild,thechild'seducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5,000ayear.Insuchasituation,it'sdifficulttoaffordchildren.Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingincreasesrapidlybecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobforashorttimetohaveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogaveuptheirjobs.Inshort,iftheywanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardformotherstowork.Indeed,womenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.ThewriterseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould____.（）A.letwomenstayathomeandhaveababyB.allowonlyoneoftheparentstogoouttoworkC.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjobsD.punishthecompaniesthatpermitwomentoleave

18、DeepinsideamountainnearSweetwaterinEastTennesseeisabady?ofwaterknownastheLost?Sea.ItislistedbytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsastheworld′slargestundergroundlake.TheLostSeaispartofanextensiveandhistoriccavesystemcalledCraigheadCaverns.ThecavernshavebeenknownandusedsincethedaysoftheCherokeeIndiannation.Thecave?expandsintoaseriesofhugeroomsfromasmallopeningonthesideofthemountain.Approximately?onemilefromtheentrance,inaroomcalled-TheCouncilRoom",manyIndianartifactshavebeen?found.Someoftheitemsdiscoveredincludepottery,arrowheads,weapons,andjewelry.Formanyyearstherewerepersistentrumorsofalargeundergroundlakesomewhereinacave,butitwasnotdiscovereduntil1905.Inthatyear,athirteen-year-oldboynamedBenSandscrawledthroughasmallopeningthreehundredfeetunderground.:Hefoundhimselfinalargecavehalffilled?withwater.TodaytouristsvisittheLostSeaandridefaroutontoitinglass-bottomedboatspoweredbyelectricmotors.Morethanthirteenacresofwaterhavebeenmappedoutsofarandstillnoendtothelakehasbeenfound.EventhoughteamsofdivershavetriedtoexploretheLostSea,thefullextentofitisstillunknown.TheLostSeaisuniquebecauseitis__________.A.partofahistoricalcavesystemB.thebiggestundergroundlakeintheworldC.listedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsD.thelargestbodyofwaterinTennessee

19、Passage?OneThesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesandthechangingsocialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan,"DINKS",whichmeansDoubleIncomeNoKids.InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofahouseisextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$300,000（thoughpriceshavefallen）.Foraflatwithonebedroom,onedining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.What′smore,iftheywanttohaveachild,thechild′seducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5,000ayear.Insuchasituation,it′sdifficulttoaffordchildren.Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingincreasesrapidlybecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobsforashorttimetohaveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs.Inshort,iftheywanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardformotherstowork.Indeed,womenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.ThewriterseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould__A.letwomenstayathomeandhaveababyB.allowonlyoneoftheparentstogoouttoworkC.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjobsD.punishthecompaniesthatpermitwomentoleave

20、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave21thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe22before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe23beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe24theyhearusmake.They“read”the25onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis26itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby'sfirst27towardbecomingareader,becauseit28hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,29talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou30together.Letherknowyouarecarefully31whatshesays.Bykeepingherin32andlistening,youare33encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.34,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto35learning.A.knowB.readC.watchD.speak

21、根據以下材料，回答48-51題AlanLakein,atimemanagementexpert,thinksthatnothingisatotalwasteoftime,includingdoingnothingattimes.Ifyouarrangethingssothatyoufindtimetorelaxand"donothing",youwillgetmoredoneandhavemorefundoingit.Oneofhisclients,aspaceengineer,didn'tknowhowto"donothing".Everyminuteofhisleisuretimewasscheduledwithintenseactivities.Hehadanoutdoor-activitiesscheduleinwhichheswitchedfromskiingtotennis.Hisgirlfriendkeptupwithhimintheseactivities,althoughshewouldhavepreferredjusttositbythefireandrelaxonceinawhile.Liketoomanypeople,hefelttheneedtobedoingsomethingallthetime,fordoingnothingseemedawasteoftime.His"relaxingbythefire"consistedofplayingchess,readingmagazines,orcheckingemails.Foranexperiment,Alanaskedhimto"waste"histimeforfiveminutesduringoneoftheirsessionstogether.Whattheengineerendedupdoingwasrelaxing,sittingquietlyanddaydreaming.Whenhewasfinallyabletoadmitthatemotionalreasonscausedhimtorejectrelaxingasawasteoftime,hebegantolookmorecriticallyatthatwayofthinking.Onceheknewthatrelaxingwasagooduseoftime,hebecamelessseriousaboutbeingbusyandstartedenjoyingeachactivitymore.Previouslyhehadbeensobusydoingthathehadnotimetohavefunatanything.Hebegantodolessandhavemorefun.WhenAlansawtheclientaboutthreeyearslater,hestillhadasbusyascheduleasever,buthewasabletobalancehisactivitywithrelaxingsothathecamebacktoworkMondaymorningnotfeelingtiredoutfromabusyweekendbutrefreshed.Whatdid"doingnothing"meantothespaceengineeratfirstA.OutdooractivitiesB.AwasteoftimeC.FewdailyschedulesD.Morefamilyhours

22、Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.No?schoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.There?are,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegiven?overgenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildto?expresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesof?spelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher′sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikely?to"playsafe".Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurous?language.That′swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontent?ratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible(難以辨認的)."Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil′stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butit?wasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,whichcontainedsome?beautifulexpressionsofthechild′sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild′sidea,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher′sjudgementonthatsensitivepieceofwriting?is__________.A.reasonableB.unfairC.foolishD.careless

23、InBritain,peoplehavedifferentattitudestothepolice.Mostpeoplegenerally21themandthejobtheydo-althoughtherearecertainpeoplewhodonotbelievethatthepolice22havethepowerthattheydo.Whatdoesapolicemanactuallydo?Itisnot23jobtodescribe.Afterall,apolicemanhasanumberofjobsinone.Apolicemanoftenhastocontroltraffic,either24footinthecenterofatown,orinapolicecarontheroads,indeed,inBritain,hemightbeintheTrafficPoliceandspendall,oralotof,hittime25upanddownmainroadsandmotorways.Atrafficpolicemanhastohelpkeepthetrafficmoving,stop26motoristsandhelpwhenthereisanaccident.Apolicemanhastohelpkeepthe27,too.Ifthereisafightorsomeotherdisturbance,we28thepolicetocomeandrestoreorder.Andtheyoftenhavetodealwithsituationatgreatrisktotheirown29.Weexpectthepolicetosolvecrimes,ofcourse,soanordinarypoliceman,evenifheisnotadetective,willoftenhavetohelp30andarrestcriminals.And31dowecallwhenthereisanemergency--anaircrash,afire,aroadaccident,orarobbery?Wecallthepolice．32apolicemanhastobepreparedtofaceanyunpleasantemergencythatmayhappeninthe33world．Thepolicedoanabsolutelynecessaryjob,theydoit34wellandIsupportthem,butIdonotenvypoliceman.IdonotthinkthatIcould35dothejobofapoliceman.A.shouldB.wouldC.couldD.must

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-lingual34andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersa