2016-2023年湖北三峽職業技術學院高職單招（英語／數學／語文）筆試歷年參考題庫含答案解析（圖片大小可任意調節）第1卷一.數學單項選擇題(共15題)1.若點(4，a)到直線4x－3y－1＝0的距離不大于3，則a的取值范圍是（）

A.(0，10)

B.[0，10]

C.(10，30)

D.(－10，10)

2.函數的值域是（）

A.[-2，2]

B.[-1，3]

C.[-3，1]

D.[0，4]

3.設命題甲：k＝1，命題乙：直線y＝kx與直線y＝x＋1平行，則（）

A.甲是乙的必要條件但不是乙的充分條件

B.甲是乙的充分條件但不是乙的必要條件

C.甲既不是乙的充分條件也不是乙的必要條件

D.甲是乙的充分必要條件

4.生產一種零件，在一天生產中，次品數的概率分布列如表所示，則E（ξ）為（）

A.0.9

B.1

C.0.8

D.0.5

5.若a

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

6.棱長等于1的正方體內接于一球體中，則該球的表面積是（）

A.3π

B.

C.6π

D.9π

7.設函數y=k/x的圖像經過點（2，-2），則k=

A.4

B.-4

C.1

D.-1

8.設函數f(x)＝logax，且f(4)＝2，則下列各式成立的是

A.f(3)＜O

B.

C.f(5)＜f(3)

D.f(3)＜f(5)

9.參數方程表示的圖形為()

A.直線

B.圓

C.橢圓

D.雙曲線

10.下列函數中，為偶函數的是（）

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

11.已知平面向量ɑ=（-2，1）與b=（λ，2）垂直，則λ=（）

A.4

B.-4

C.-1

D.1

12.曲線y=x2+1與直線y=2x的交點坐標為()

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

13.與直線3x-4y+12=0關于y軸對稱的直線方程為()

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

14.已知集合（）

A.a=2，b=1

B.a=1，b=1

C.a=1，b=2

D.a=1，b=5

15.函數y=2x的圖像與函數x=log2y的圖像（）

A.關于x軸對稱

B.關于y軸對稱

C.關于直線y=x對稱

D.是同一條曲線

二.數學問答題(共3題)1.某縣位于沙漠邊緣，到1999年底全縣綠化率已達30％．從2000年開始，每年出現這樣的局面：原有沙漠面積的16％被栽上樹改為綠洲，而同時原有綠地面積的4％又被侵蝕，變為沙漠．

(Ⅰ)

(Ⅱ)問至少經過多少年的綠化，才能使全縣的綠洲面積超過60％(年取整數)．

2.已知等比數列{an}的各項都是正數，且a1+a3=10，a2+a3=6．

(I)求{an}的通項公式；

(II)求{an)的前5項和．

3.已知數列{an}的前n項和Sn＝n2－2n．求

（1）{an}的前三項；

（2）{an}的通項公式.

三.英語單項選擇題(共25題)1."It'snouse,Mum,"saidJohnny．"I'mjustnogoodatdancing．"

"You'vegottokeeptrying．Tonightwillbe21,dear．TryaturnwiththatprettyLisette．"

Johnny22．EverySaturdaynightusedtobethebestoftheweek．Heandhisparentswenttothe23attheClub,wherehishero,Alcide,playedtheaccordion(手風琴)withtheband．Butlatelyeverythinghadchanged．NowthatJohnnywasolder,hewas24todancewithagirl!

25JohnnyandhisparentsarrivedattheClub,musichadalreadystarted．Johnnygotuphis26toapproachLisette．"MayIhavethisdance?"Johnnyasked．"That'sallright,"saidLisette．

JohnnystruggledtokeepupwithLisette's27steps,buthewasalwaysonebeatbehindher．ThenJohnnyheardhisfriendPierresay,"Look!Johnnyhastwoleftfeet!"Laughterburstfromthecrowd．

Johnny28andranoutside,determinednevertogotoanotherdance．

ThenextSaturday,AlcidedrovetoJohnny'shouseforsomepotatoes．HehappenedtohearJohnnyplayingtheaccordion．Alcide'seyes29"Bringthataccordionandplaysomesongstonight,"Alcidesaid．Thenhedroveoff,leavingJohnnystaringopen-mouthed30him．

AttheClub,JohnnyscannedthecrowdforLisetteand31her．ThebandplayedforalongtimebeforeAlcidesaid,"Dearfriends,Igota32foryoutonight．YoungJohnnyisgoingtojoinus!"

Trembling,Johnnysteppedupontheplatform,hiseyesonthefloor．Hebegantoplay,andthebandjoinedinbehindhim．Whenthesongended,heheardcheers．Johnnykeptplayinguntilthedancewas33．"Youdidafinejobtonight．PlaywithusagainnextSaturdaynight,"Alcidesaid．"Yes,sir!"

saidJohnny．34hewentoutside,JohnnysawLisetteandherfriendsnearthedoor．Lisettesteppedforward,smiling,"Youplayedreallygoodtonight!"shesaid．

"Thankyou,"Johnnyblushed(臉紅)．Ashewalkedon,Pierre35movedoutofthewayforhimtopass．

Johnnypattedhisaccordion．Cometothinkofit,inhiswholelife,hehadneveronceseenAlcideoutonthedancefloor．

第（35）題答案

A.still

B.even

C.ever

D.Almost

2.PassageTwo

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3."...ShewasmarriedtoanofficerinIndia,longagoIndia;andshehadalifeofphysicaladventure(冒險)asexcitingasherpoetry.Herhusbandcouldcrossriversusingcrocodiles(鱷魚)assteppingstones.Hediedwhenshewasonly39.Unwillingtoexistwithouthim,shetookherlife,leavingasoninEngland."

Istaredatthepaper,（21）reading,couldn′thelpthinking.

Crocodilesarelazyanimalsasarule,buttheycanmovelikelighteningwhentheywantto.Andtheydon′tmindhurrying（22）they′rehungry.ThereusedtobelotsinIndianrivers,livingonfishmostly;butwhat′salittlefishforafifteen-footcrocodile?Theyatepeople,fishermanoranyoneelsedeliciousenoughtogettoonear;womendoingthe（23）,orchildrenplayingatthewater′s（24）.Ahungrycrocodile′smouth（25）overamealwithasoundlikeagunshot.Abigfellowcan（26）inamanintwobites(咬).

Thatwoman′shusbandcrossedrivers（27）fromonecrocodile′sbacktothenext.Ibelieveit.Ithadtobedonequicklybeforethecreaturecouldseewhatwashappening.Itwasn′t（28）abrave,activeman;andnodoubtheimprovedwithpractice.Hecouldneverlook（29）whilecrossing.

Thewifeusedtowatchhim--Ifeltsureofthat.Shelived（30）theadventure,the（31）excitementofitall.Theirreallifewaswithtigers,snakes...It′snowondershewrote（32）poetry.

Thenhedied.Iimaginedhowshefelt.Wasthereanotherman（33）himinIndia,intheworld?Shewasstillyoung,hardlyasitting-roomwidow(寡婦)."Imust（34）,too."shesaidtoherself.Soshedidwhatshefeltshehadtodo.A（35）probably,toherhead.

Butheryoungson,theirson?Washerloveforhimnothingcomparedtoherhusband?Well,whatdoyouthink?

第（30）題選

A.without

B.till

C.for

D.on

4.Ronwasanengineer.Heplannedachangeandtriedthenewjobofteachingkidshowtoswim.Ron′seasy?mannersoonmadehimafull-timeemployeeattheswimschool.

Now,the40hoursheworksaweektakesinweekends,earlymorningsandlateafternoons.Heearnsaround?25%lessthanhedidinengineering.But,at49,hesayshehasneverbeenhappier."I′vehadadropinpay,butI′ve?cutbackonspending,too.Iseldomdrivetoworksodon′thavetopayasmuchforpetrol（汽油）.Idon′tdrinkasmuch.IgowalkinginmylunchbreakandI′velost20kilos.Ilovegoingtowork.Thewholefamilyisalothappier."

Whenoneofhisbrotherscalled,offeringtohelphimfind"arealioh",heanswered,"Idon′tcare.Iknowwhat?I′mdoingisgood."

Headmitsitwasfearfulmakingsuchabigchangewhentherewasthemortgage（分期付款）topayandkidstoclotheandfeed,butintheendhefeelsitisasimplechoice."Ifyou′reinajobyoudon′tlike,getout.Money′snot?everything.Ifyoudon′tlikeit,change—findsomethingyou′regoingtobehappywith."

HowdoesRonmanagetocutbackonspending?

A.Hespendslessonclothes

B.Hecallshisbrothersless

C.Hedrivesless

D.Hehaslessfoodforlunch

5.—Whatareyoulookingfor?（）

—Ican’trememberwhereI____myglasses.

A.wouldleave

B.leave

C.hadleft

D.left

6.Withthelargenumberofdogsroaringthroughourcommunities,peopleneedtoknowthefactsaboutrabies（狂犬病）,afataldiseasecausedbyanimalbites.Despitevaccination（接種疫苗）programs,rabiesisstillveryprevalent,andwillcontinuetobeaseriouspublichealthproblemformanyyearstocome.

Rabiesstrikesthecentralnervoussystemandbringsonchoking,convulsions（抽搐）andinabilitytoswallowliquids.Itcanevencausedeath.Ifyouoranyoneinyourfamilyisbittenbydog,catorotheranimal,youshouldnotpanic,butthoroughlywashthewoundwithplentyofsoapandwaterandrushtonearbyhospitalforimmediatetreatment.Ifyouowntheanimalwhichdidthebiting,youshouldimmediatelycallaveterinarianforadviceandmakesurethepublichealthauthoritiesknowwhenandwherethebitingtookplaceandwhowasbitten.

Rabiesisakindofdiseasewhich____.（）

A.causesheartattack

B.hurtone'slegs

C.causesnervecentreproblemandbreathingproblem

D.strikesone'sbrain

7.FromGrandmaMoses‘swordsofherselfinthefirstparagraph，itcanbeinferredthatshewas_______.

A.independent

B.pretty

C.rich

D.alone

8.AlongtimeagotherewerenodonkeysinGuizhou.Onedayamerchantfromanotherpartofthecountrywentthereandtookadonkeywithhim.Laterthedonkeygotsickandthemerchantleftitbehindandwentonhisjourney.Whenthedonkeywaswellagain,itranawayintothenearbyforest.

Thetigersintheforestthoughtthatthedonkeywasastrangeanimalandtheywereafraidofit.Wheneveritbrayedtheyallranawayasfastastheirfeetcouldcarrythem.

Afterafewmonths,thetigersbecamefriendlywiththedonkey.Theyplayedmanygameswithit,buttheywerestillafraidofit.

Onedaythedonkeybecameveryangry.Itkickedoneofthetigerswithitshindlegs.Thetigerswereverysurprised.

"Thatmustbeallitcandowhenitisangry,"theysaid.Thenallthetigersjumpedonthedonkeyandkilledit.

HowdidthedonkeyappearinGuizhou?（）

A.Hegotthin

B.Hegottall

C.Hegotlost

D.Hegotsickandthemerchantleftitbehind

9.Mrs.Smithpersuadedherhusband__________therightthing.

A.did

B.do

C.doing

D.todo

10.Somevillagersweregoingtocelebrateanimportantwinefestivalinafewdays’time,sotheyborrowedahugebarrelfromthenearesttown,putitinthevillagesquare,anddecidedthateachofthemshouldemptyabottleofthebestwinehehadintoit,sothatthereshouldbeplentyatthefeast.

Oneofthevillagersthoughthewouldbeveryclever.“IfIpourabottleofwaterin,insteadofwine.Noonewillnoticeit,”hesaidtohimself,“becausetherewillbesomuchexcellentwineinthebarrelthatthewaterwillbelostinit.

Thenightofthefeastarrived.Everybodygatheredinthevillagesquarewiththeirbowlsandtheirglassesforthewine.Thetaponthebarrelwasopened,butwhatcameoutwaspurewater.Everyoneinthevillagehadthesameidea.

TheVillagersborrowedahugebarrelinorderto____.（）

A.holdwater

B.holdwine

C.taketheplaceofwinebottle

D.emptybottles

11.（）Thenoiseofdesks_______couldbeheardoutinthestreet.

A.openedandclosed

B.tobeopenedandclosed

C.beingopenedandclosed

D.havingbeenopenedandclosed

12.Probablynoothermusicalinstrument（樂器）isaspopulararoundtheworldastheguitar.Almosteverykindofmusicneedsaguitar.Countryandwesternmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutaguitar.TheSpanishmusiccalledflamencocouldnotexistwithout,aguitar.ThesoundofAmericanbluesmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutthesadcryoftheguitar.Androckandrollmusicwouldalmostbeimpossiblewithoutthisinstrument.

Peopledonotagreeaboutwheretheguitarwasfirstplayed,butmostagreeitisveryold.SomesayaninstrumentverymuchlikeaguitarwasplayedinEgyptmorethanonethousandyearsago.SomeotherssaythatanoldformofthemodemguitarwasbroughttoSpainfromPersiasometimeinthe12century.TheguitarcontinuedtodevelopinSpain.Inthe1700sitbecamesimilartotheinstrumentweknowtoday.

Manyfamousmusiciansplayedtheinstrument.ThefamousmusicianNiccoloPaganinniplayedandwrotemusicfortheguitarintheearly1800s.FranzSchubertusedtheguitartowritesomeofhisfamousworks.InmodemtimesAndresSegoviahelpedmaketheinstrumentextremelypopular.

OnekindofmusicfortheguitardevelopedinthesouthernareaofSpaincalledAdalusia.ItwillalwaysbestronglyconnectedwiththeSpanishguitar.

Whatisdiscussedabouttheguitarinparagraphone?（）

A.ItshistoryinAmerica

B.Itsvalueinthemusicworld

C.Itsimportanceformusiclovers

D.Itsuseinmusicalperformance

13.Billhas____averyhighpriceforthecar.（）

A.spent

B.paid

C.bought

D.cost

14.Marywaslookingforashop____shecouldbuysomechocolate.（）

A.which

B.that

C.where

D.who

15.Theyall______mentioningthatgirl.

A.avoided

B.gotaway

C.ranaway

D.escaped

16.TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat,isowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordination(從屬),andtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration.

Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex,thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthecomplex,technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers.Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptablemembersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms.

Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being.

Thisnewwayofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinagreatinterestinchild-rearingtechniques.Peopletodayspendaconsiderableportionoftheirtimeontheproperwaytobringupchildren.Itisnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson′schildbyspreadingtheprincipleofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchild-rearing.

ChildrenincolonialNorthAmericaweremainlyvaluedfortheir.

A.survivalability

B.physicalcharacteristics

C.productivecapacity

D.academicachievements

17.AsaboyIdreamedofflyingairplanes.21ItoldDadIwantedtobeapilot,hesaid,"Youneedtodoyourjobwellonthefarmfirst,and22youmayrealizeyourdream."Thefarmwasaneverydayresponsibility（職責）－that23Saturday,SundayandChristmastoo.EverymorningIgotupatfouro'clocktomilkand24thecows.Afterthemilkwasbottled,myolderbrothersandI25ittopeople'shomes.Iwaspaidfivecentsabottle.AtthattimeI26thattobesuccessfulyouhavetotakecareofyourresponsibilities.

WhenIwas16,Isignedupforflyinglessons.TopayforthelessonsI27asmallrestaurantwithsomefriends.Oneofourregular28wasthepresidentoftheFarmersBank.Every29Igot,ltalkedtohimaboutmydream.OnedayItoldhimI30$3,500tobuymyown31.HelentmethemoneysothatIcouldflypeoplewithin150milesoftheairport.

TwelveyearslaterIwasflyingpeoplearoundtheworld32apilotofabigairlinecompany.AftertenyearsinthecompanyIstartedmyown33.

TodayIrunabillion-dollarcompany,butitwasonthefarmthatIlearnedtheprinciples（原則）thathave34me.Hardworkanddeterminationdo35dreamscometrue.

____.

A.take

B.put

C.see

D.make

18.Ayoungwomanrodewithhernewhusbandinawagon（四輪馬車）.Theycametoalogcabin（小木屋）.Themanshoutedandalittleboycamerunningoutofthecabin.Sarah,theyoungwoman,gotdownfromthewagon,openedwideherarmsandheldtheboyclose.

"Hello,AbeLincoln,"shesaid."Ithinkwe′llbegoodfriends."

Thenewmotherwiththesmilingfacewenttoworkatonce.ShewashedAbeandhissisterandtidied（弄整齊）theirhair.Andthatnightshethrewawaytheboy′smattress（床墊）ofleavesandgavehimasoftmattressandenoughblanketstokeephimwarmatnight.

SarahwoveclothandmadenewshirtsforAbe.Shemadehimnewdeerskintrousersandevendeerskinshoes.

Maybe,ifshehadn′tcometothecabin,hewouldn′thavelivedtobeaman.WhenAbe′sfathertoldhimnottogotoschoolanymoreandhelponthefarm,SarahtookAbe′spartagainsthisfather.Abewouldratherreadthaneat,andwhenhisfathertoldhimtostop,Sarahsaid,"Lettheboyread."

In1830thedaycamewhenAbewouldleavehometoworkinNewSalem.ForthelasttimeshehadtakenAbe′spartagainsthisfather.ForthelasttimeshehadkeptthecabinquietsothatAbecouldread.Morethantwentyyearslater,whenAbe,whohadthenbecomefamous,wasgoingtomakeaspeechinanearbytown,Sarahwenttherejusttowatchhim.Inthecrowdshetriedtomakeherselfsmall,buthesawher,andinfrontofeverybody,gotoutofhiscarriageandwentoverandputhisarmsaroundherandkissedher.Yes,thatwasherAbe.

"Helovedmetruly,"shesaidlater.

IfSarahhadn′tcometothecabin,

A.Abe'sfatherwouldn'thavetoldhimnottogotoschool

B.Abewouldn'thavehelpedhisfatheronthefarm

C.Abewouldn'thavehadsomuchtimetoread

D.Abe'sfatherwouldn'thavetoldhimtostopreading

19.

A.見圖A

B.見圖B

C.見圖C

D.見圖D

20.Veryfewofourbirdsstaywithustheyearround.Somecometousinthewinterfromthecold?north.Otherscomefromthesouthtospendthesummerwithus.Howdotheyknowtheway?Suppose?youweretoldtofindyourwaytoaplacehundredsofmilesaway,doyouthinkyoucoulddoit?

Yetbirdstravelovermountains,forests,lakesandevenacrosstheoceans,anddonotstrayfrom?thepath.Theyfindtheirwaybackinthespringtothesameorchard（果園）andtheverytreeswhere?theynestedthesummerbefore.

Itiswonderfulhowquicklybirdstravelsuchlongdistancesfromtheirsummerhomestotheir?winterones.Somebirdshavebeenknowntoflyhundredsofmilesinaday.Butotherstravelmuch?moreslowly.

Whydobirdsundertaketheselongjourneystwiceayear?Perhapscoldweatherandlackof?fooddrivethemfromusintheautumn,butwecannottellwhytheyleavethesunnysouthtocome?backtousinthespring.Weknowonlythatmanyofthemliketomaketheirnestsandreartheir?younginthenorth.

Wearesorrytoseethemgo,butweknowthatwhenwinterisovertheywillcomebacktous.

Theunderlinedpart"strayfromthepath"means__________.

A.loseitsway

B.stayonthepath

C.keepawayfromthepath

D.flyalongthepath

21.PopularBritishauthor,CharlesDickens′(1812—1870)familycouldhardlymakeendsmeet.

Theycouldonlyaffordtosendoneoftheirsixchildrentoschool.Dickenswasnotthatchild.Hisparentschosetosendadaughter,whohadatalentformusic,toanacademy.Thenattheageof12,Dickens′lifetookanotherturnfortheworse.

Hisfather,aclerk,wasplacedinprisonforunpaiddebts.And,beingtheoldestmaleleftathome,Dickenstookupworkatafactory.Hishorribleexperiencetherebecamethefuelforhisfuturewriting.Hisfatherwasfreedthreemonthslaterandinheritedasmallamountofmoney.

Dickenswasthensenttoschool.

From1836to1537,hewroteamonthlyseriesofstories.ThusThePickwickPapers,cameintobeing,whichbroughtfametohim.

Throughouthiscareer,Dickenscoversvarioussituationsinhisnovels.HewroteaboutthemiserablelivesofthepoorinOliverTwist,theFrenchRevolutioninTaleofTwoCities,andsocialreforminHardTimes.HealsowroteDavidCopperfield,abookthoughttobemodeledonhisownlife.

"!donotwritebitterlyorangrily,forIknowallthesethingshaveworkedtogethertomakemewhatIam,"heoncesaid.Hisdifficultchildhooddidindeedshapethepersonhebecame,aswellashiswritingcareer.ThereareshadesofyoungDickensinmanyofhismostbelovedcharacters,includingDavidCopperfieldandOliverTwist.Liketheauthor,allthesecharacterscomefrompoorbeginningsandareabletoriseabovetheirsetbacksandachievesuccess."Minds,likebodies,willoftenfallintoanill-conditionedstatefromtoomuchcomfort,"heoncewrote.OnJune.9th,1870,aged58,Dickensdied,leavingoneunfinishedwork.Thewordsonhistombstoneread:"Hewasasympathizertothepoor,thesufferingandtheoppressed,andbyhisdeath,oneofEngland′sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld."

Theunderlinedword"shades"inthepassagemeans

A.symbols

B.examples

C.signs

D.reminders

22.Mybedroomwasverysmall,withthewindow__________thestreet.

A.faces

B.facing

C.faced

D.toface

23.Ronwasanengineer.Heplannedachangeandtriedthenewjobofteachingkidshowtoswim.Ron’seasymannersoonmadehimafull-timeemployeeattheswimschool.

Now,the40hoursheworksaweektakesinweekends,earlymorningsandlateafternoons.Heearnedaround25%lessthanhedidinengineering.But,at49,hesayshehasneverbeenhappier.“I’vehadadropinpay,butI’vecutbackonspending,too.Iseldomdrivetoworksodon’thavetopayasmuchforpetrol（汽油）.Idon’tdrinkasmuch.IgowalkinginmylunchbreakandI’velost20kilos.Ilovegoingtowork.Thewholefamilyisalothappier.”

Whenoneofhisbrotherscalled,offeringtohelphimfind“arealjob”,heanswered,“Idon’tcare.IknowwhatI’mdoingisgood.”

Headmitsitwasfearfulmakingsuchabigchangewhentherewasthemortgage（分期付款）topayandkidstoclotheandfeed,butintheendhefeelsitisasimplechoice.“Ifyou’reinajobyoudon’tlike,getout.Money’snoteverything.Ifyoudon’tlikeit,change－findsomethingyou’regoingtobehappywith.”

HowdoesRonmanagetocutbackonspending?（）

A.Hedrivesless

B.Hecallshisbrothersless

C.Hespendslessonclothes

D.Hehaslessfoodforlunch

24.InnearlyeverytownorcitycenterintheUK，onmostdaysoftheweekyoucanfindoneormorepeoplestandinginthestreetsellingamagazine21TheBigIssue．Thesepeopleareall22，buttheyarenotbeggingformoney．23，theyaresellingthemagazineasameans(手段)of24asmallbutrespectableliving．

TheBigIssuemagazinewas25in1991byJonBirdandGordonRoddickafterthey26thatthereweremanyhomelesspeoplewhowere27onthestreetsofLondon．Onaprevious(之前的)28toNewYork，oneofthemhadseenhomelesspeoplesellinganewspaperknownasStreetNews29theydecidedtosetupsomething30intheBritishcapital．

Nowadays，TheBigIssuehas31allovertheUKandthereareevendifferentversions(版本)ofthemagazineindifferentpartsofthe32．Thesellersbuyeachmagazinefromtheorganizationforseventypenceandthensellittoa33foronepoundfifty．ByworkingwithTheBigIssue，manypeoplehavebeen34toescapefromhomelessness，and35manyofthemhavemovedontonewjobsandnewlives．

請選出最合適的選項（）。

A.asked

B.helped

C.needed

D.forced

25.Thereason__________thepresidentkeptsilentisstillunknown．

A.how

B.why

C.when

D.what

四.英語多項選擇題(共5題)1.Ayoungwomanrodewithhernewhusbandinawagon(四輪馬車)．Theycametoalogcabin(小木屋)．Themanshoutedandalittleboycamerunningoutofthecabin．Sarah,theyoungwoman,gotdownfromthewagon,openedwideherarmsandheldtheboyclose．

"Hello,AbeLincoln,"shesaid．"Ithinkwe'llbegoodfriends．"

Thenewmotherwiththesmilingfacewenttoworkatonce．ShewashedAbeandhissisterandtidied(弄整齊)theirhair．Andthatnightshethrewawaytheboy'smattress(床墊)ofleavesandgavehimasoftmattressandenoughblanketstokeephimwarmatnight．

SarahwoveclothandmadenewshirtsforAbe．Shemadehimnewdeerskintrousersandevendeerskinshoes．

Maybe,ifshehadn'tcometothecabin,hewouldn'thavelivedtobeaman．WhenAbe'sfathertoldhimnottogotoschoolanymoreandhelponthefarm,SarahtookAbe'spartagainsthisfather．Abewouldratherreadthaneat,andwhenhisfathertoldhimtostop,Sarahsaid,"Lettheboyread．"

In1530thedaycamewhenAbewouldleavehometoworkinNewSalem．ForthelasttimeshehadtakenAbe'spartagainsthisfather．ForthelasttimeshehadkeptthecabinquietsothatAbecouldread．

Morethantwentyyearslater,whenAbe,whohadthenbecomefamous,wasgoingtomakeaspeechinanearbytown,Sarahwenttherejusttowatchhim．Inthecrowdshetriedtomakeherselfsmall,buthesawher,andinfrontofeverybody,gotoutofhiscarriageandwentoverandputhisarmsaroundherandkissedher．Yes,thatwasherAbe．

"Helovedmetruly,"shesaidlater．

SarahsaidAbelovedhertrulybecause

A.Abesawherinthecrowdthoughshetriedtomakeherselfsmall

B.Abedidn'tforgetabouthismother20yearslater

C.Abekissedherinfrontofeverybody

D.Abesaidthistoherhimself

2.E-mailorelectronicmail,isconsideredasthemoderncommunicationinthenewage.Itiscarriedoutincomputersallovertheworldbymillionsofusers.Inthisinvisibleworldasmanypeo-plecallit,theuserscansendandreceiveletterstoandfromeverycorueroftheearth.Theysharethoughtswithpenpals(筆友)inNewZealand,askstrangersinBombay(孟買)questions,debatewithbusinessmaninManhattan.Allofthesearejusthappeningincomputersasfastasthetravellingofthelight,nowritingandspeaking,nopaperandstampsarenecessary.

E-mailisapipelinetothousandsofexpertsoneverything;itisameansofmeetingpeoplewithsimilarinterestsorproblems.Butitisnotalivetalk--arealconversationlikethoseintelephones.

E-mailerscomposelettersatleisureontheircomputers,thensendthembyphonelinetoanon-lineservice,andthentheygoforwardtotherightplace.Aresponsecanbebackwithinhours,dependingonhowoftentherecipient(接受者)checksin.Avastglobalnetworksofon-lineservicesforE-mailhasbeenbuilt.AlotofpeopleareregularlyusingthisserviceintheUSA.PeoplebelievethatE-mail,thecomputerizedexchange,wouldcreatefriendshipandbusinessdevelopments,andwouldchangepeople′slifeintheworld.

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