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山东省高职高专英语应用能力考试样卷九

21. She________shehadcancerfivemonthsage..

A）wastoldB）weretold C）istoldD）told

22.Themajorityofpeople___toearnmoneyandmanyenjoythesociallifeandworkoutsidethehome.

A）needs B）needed C）needD）willneed

23.Weproposethattheprocess_____notlaterthanApril.

A）concluded B）concludes C）beconcluded D）isconcluded

24.Itisabeliefthattheeverythinginthepresentissuperior__thepast.

A）than B）toC）asD）in

25.____theopportunitytocometogether,wedidn'tintendtoletitgo.

A）Havinggiven B）HavingbeengivenC）Giving D）Tohavegiven

26. _____foodisrelatedtoillnessisnotanewdiscovery.

A）What B）When C）Whether D）That

27.Heistheonlyperson___waspresentatthetime.

A）who B）which C）that D）as

28.____hekeptlookingupatthesky,itwasobviousthathecouldseenothing.

A）If B）Although C）WhileD）As

29.Shereturnedthreedayslater,herface___withmud.

A）beingcovered B）havingcovered

C）covering D）tobecovered

30.Sofast___thatnoneofuswasabletocatchupwithhim.

A）hewalked B）didhewalk

C）doeshewalkD）hewalks

31.Pleaserememberthatyouneedtoavoid___yourwishesonus.

A）imposing B）offering C）providing D）exposing

32.Herletter__thatshewishestomeetyou.

A）supplies B）implies C）applies D）multiplies

33.Hiswholelifehasbeen__tothestudyofmodernart.

A）devoted B）engaged C）accustomed D）involved

34.Itisrevealedthatsheisonestrong___oftaxreform.

A） opposite B）opponent C）opportunity D）operation

35.Iamquite____withthehistoryofChinabecauseIhavereadalotofbooksaboutit.

A）familiar B）similar C）peculiar D）regular

36.TheeconomicdevelopmentoccurringinChinaisremarkable.

A）willing B）outstandingC）portableD）variable

37.Sincehewasreleasedayearago,hewasbeenpreventedfromworkingasareporter.

A）setabout B）setfreeC）setoffD）setaside

38.They’vebeenengagedinanessayforseveralmonths.

A）willingto B）adaptedto C）busywith D）sureof

39.Ifyouwanttoensurethatyoucatchtheplane,takeataxi.

A）makesure B）makeup C）makesense D）makethedifference

40.Hisfoolishbehaviorledtohiseventualfailureinbusiness.

A）financial B）annual C）formal D）final

PartIIIReadingComprehension（30points,30minutes）

PassageOne

Michael,atypicalAmerican,stayshomeonworkdays.Hestartshispersonalcomputerinordertoconnectwiththeofficewhichisaboutthreehundredmilesawayinanothercity.Afterwork,heputsonhisheadphones,watchesamovieonhishomevideorecorder,orplaysbaseballonthecomputer.Onmanydays,Michaeldoesn’ttalktoanyotherhumanbeings,andhedoesn’tseeanypeopleexcepttheonesontelevision.Michaelisimaginary,buthislifestyleisverypossible.Theinventionsofmoderntechnologyseemtobecuttingusofffromcontactwithourfellowhumanbeings.

Theworldofbusinessisoneareainwhichtechnologyisseparatingus.Expertssay,forexample,thatmanypeoplewillsoonbeabletoworkathome.Withaccesstoalargecentralcomputer,employeessuchasofficeclerks,insuranceagents,andaccountantscoulddotheirjobsatdisplayterminals（终端）intheirownhomes.Theywouldneverhavetoactuallyseethepeoplethey’redealingwith.Inaddition,thewayemployeesarepaidwillchange.Workers’salarieswillbeautomaticallypaidintotheirbankaccounts,makingpaperchecksunnecessary.Noworkerswillstandinlinetoreceivetheirpayorcashtheirchecks.Personalbankingwillchange,too.Customerswilldealwithmachinestoputinortakeoutmoneyfromtheiraccounts.

Anotherareathattechnologyischangingisentertainment.Music,forexample,wasonceagroupexperience.Peoplelistenedtomusicatconcerthallsorinsmallsocialgatherings.Formanypeoplenow,however,musicisanindividualexperience.Walkingalongthestreetorsittingintheirliving-rooms,theywearheadphonestobuildawallofmusicaroundthem.Movieentertainmentischangingaswell.Moviesusedtobesocialevents.Now,fewerpeoplearegoingouttoseeamovie.Manymorearechoosingtowaitforafilmtoappearontelevisionorareborrowingvideotapestowatchathome.Insteadoflaughingwithothers,viewerswatchmoviesintheirownliving-rooms.

41.Afterwork,Michaellikesto______.

  A.listentomusicattheconcerthall  B.watchamovieinhisliving-room

  C.chatwithhisfriendsonthenet  D.playbaseballwithhisworkmates

42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Clerkswillbeabletoworkathome.

B.Onecanplaybaseballonthecomputer

C.Onecanlistentomusicwithoutdisturbingothers.

D.Onecanborrowbooksfromlibrariesathome

43.Theunderlinedsentence“Michaelisimaginary,buthislifestyleisverypossible”means______.

A.Michaelisapersonfullofimaginationandhecanmakehisdreamscometrue

B.Michaelisnotarealpersonbutthelifestyleofhiskinddoesexist.

C.Michaelisonlyanordinarypersonbuthehashisownwayofliving.

D.Michaelisamodelwhomakesfulluseofmoderntechnologyinlife.

44.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

   A.Wemaynolongerneedtocommunicatewitotherhumanbeings.

   B.Moderntechnologyseemstobeseparatinghumanbeings.

   C.Wemaynolongerneedtoworkintheoffice.

      D.Moderntechnologymakesitpossibleforustoworkandentertainourselvesathome.

PassageTwo

Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive?

Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.

       Forexample,somemightsay,"Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!

"

       Thisguy'sawinner,right?

Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought$200worthoftickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He'sreallyabigloser!

       Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That'scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.

       Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let'ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'slastterm,herstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponentssays,"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!

" That'strue.However,andhoneststatementwouldhavebeen,"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs."

       Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It'sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay,"NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache."ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.

       Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstooofoften.It'sasadfactoflife:

Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.

45.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould

A,buylotteryticketsifpossibleB.makeuseofhalf-truths

C.becarefulaboutwhattheyaretoldD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany

46.Whatdotheunderlinewords"netgain"inParagraph5mean?

A.finalincrease          B.bigadvantage

C.largeshare             D.totalsaving

47.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPilladvertisement?

A. Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.

B. Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.

C. Doctorsliketoactinadvertisements.

D. Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.

48.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue,accordingtothepassage?

A）Usinghalftruthsisagainstthelaw

B）Technically,halftruthsareinfactlies

C）YuckyPillsisaverygoodmedicinefortoothache

D）GovernorSmithdidagoodjobduringherlastterm

49.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A）He’sreallyabigloser!

B）Sometimesthetruthcanlieaswell

C）Advertiserswillsometimesusehalftruths

D）It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatements

PassageThree

ABOUTLIPITOR

 Lipitorisaprescriptionmedicine．Alongwithdietandexercise，itlowers“bad，’

cholesterol（胆固醇）inyourblood．Itcanalsoraise“good'’cholesterol.[

 Lipitorcanlowertheriskofheartattackinpatientswithseveralcommonriskfactors，

includingfamilyhistoryofearlyheartdisease，highbloodpressure，ageandsmoking.[

WHOISLIPITORFOR?

WhocantakeLIPITOR：

．Peoplewhocannotlowertheircholesterolenoughwithdietandexercise

· Adultsandchildrenoverl0

 WhoshouldNOTtakeLIPITOR：

．Womenwhoarepregnant，maybepregnant，ormaybecomepregnant.Lipitormayharm

 yourunbornbaby.[

．womenwhoarebreast-feeding．Lipitorcanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharm

 yourbaby.[

· Peoplewithliver（肝脏）problems

POSSIBLESIDEEFFECTSOFLIPITOR

 Serioussideeffectsinasmallnumberofpeople：

．Muscle（肌肉）problemsthatcanleadtokidney（肾脏）problems，includingkidneyfailure

．Liverproblems．Yourdoctormaydobloodteststocheckyourliverbeforeyoustart

 Lipitorandwhileyouaretakingit．

Callyourdoctorrightawayifyouhave：

．Unexplainedmusclepainorweakness，especiallyifyouhaveafeverorfeelveryfired

．Swellingoftheface，lips，tongue，and／orthroatthatmaycausedifficultyinbreathingor

 swallowing

· Stomachpain

 Somecommonsideeffec