2023年重庆成人学士学位英语考试题答案.doc

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模拟练习题
１. Joyce: Couｌd　yｏu pass ｍｅ ｔhe sｕgar?
Lａｒrｙ: Sｕre. ____＿_____
A. Iｔ’ｓ　all riｇht．
B． Ｎo ｐroｂleｍ.
C. Hｅrｅ you ａｒe．
D. Thank ｙｏu.
２. Peter:　I　hａven’t ｓeen ｙoｕ　for ａｇeｓ. __＿_______　
Ｔｏｍ:　Just　ｆine.　Oｈ，　Ｉ got mａｒried ｌａst yeａr．
A. Wｈat have　ｙou done?　
B. Aｒe ｙoｕ　all righｔ?
C.　Hｏw　are yｏu　ｄｏｉnｇ?
Ｄ． Haｖｅ you　got marrｉed?
3. Opeｒaｔoｒ: Goｏd　morｎing. Fｕｔure　Software.　Hoｗ ｍaｙ　I　dｉｒect　ｙoｕr call？
Custoｍｅｒ: After Salｅs Sｅrvice　Dｅparｔmenｔ, pleaｓｅ.
Oｐｅraｔｏr: ＿_____＿___. I’ll put you tｈrouｇh.
A. Ｊusｔ　a moment plｅase　
Ｂ．　I see
C．　Ｔhank　you　
D.　Ｎｏ problｅm
4．　Sｔuｄent： ______＿___, Ｉ’ｄ like tｏ rｅtｕrn tｈese books.　
Assｉstant: ＯK． Oh, tｈese　booｋs are a ｍontｈ overdue. Sorry， you haｖe tｏ paｙ ａ　fine.
Ｉ ｋnow. Bｕt　hoｗ much　should I pａy?
Aｓsistaｎt:Ｊusｔ a ｍiｎutｅ. Let ｍｅ cｈecｋ.
Ａ. Ｈi
B. Ｈow　aｒｅ you
C. Excuse　me
D.　Ｈelｌo
５.　Wａiter: Prｉnｃｅ Ｗalｅs Rｅstaurant. Good ｍoｒniｎg! Can I help　ｙou?
Cusｔomer: Yes, I　ｗｏuｌd likｅ　to booｋ a ｔable for twｏ for tｏmorrow　eｖeniｎｇ．
Ｗａiter:　Surｅ， sｉｒ. __________?
Ｃｕｓtomer: Arｏund ６:30.
A.　Ｗhaｔ time　ｗoｕld you lｉke to　haｖe　yｏur　tabｌe　
B. Whｅn are yｏｕ　cｏming
C.　What tｉme　do　yoｕ want it
Ｄ. When　wouｌd　ｙou lｉkｅ to ｃomｅ
6． Lee: Thanｋ ｙoｕ　for　yｏur ｄｅliciouｓ fｏod lａst nｉght.　When I ｗent ｈome, Ｉ ｃoulｄｎ’t fｏｒget the aｐpeｔｉzｉnｇ ｄｉshes.
Mrs. Ｌeｗｉs: ____＿_＿＿＿_， anｄ ｙou arｅ weｌcome, aｔ ａｎy　timｅ．　
Ａ.　Ｉｔ’s vｅry kｉnd of you　
B． I’ｍ gｌad you liｋｅ ｔhe ｄishes
C. Not ａｔ　all　
D. Tｈaｎｋ yｏu ｓo much　
7. Jｏhn: Hello, Ｉ’m John. I ｒeaｄ ｉｎ thｅ posteｒ　that ｙou’re loｏking ｆor a studenｔ to wｏrｋ ａs ａ　lａnguage ａsｓistant.
Cｌerk：　_______＿__ Are ｙou inｔｅｒesｔed　in ｔhe job？
Ｊohn： I tｈink sｏ. But　befoｒe Ｉ ａｐｐlｙ， cｏuｌd you teｌl ｍｅ　mｏｒｅ ａｂouｔ the　woｒk?
A. How are yoｕ?
Ｂ. Yes,　wｅ aｒｅ.
C. Hello.
D． Thａt’s rｉｇht.
8. Lｉly: I’m really maｄ　at Moｍ　aｎｄ Daｄ.
Ann： Why？ Ｗhat　have ｔｈeｙ donｅ?
Liｌy： Ｉ aｓked them foｒ ａ leather jackｅt　ｆor ｍy　ｂirthｄay and　tｈeｙ jusｔ　goｔ ｍe tｈｉs　ｓtｕｐid raincoａt.　
Ａｎｎ: Oh, _____＿___＿!　Iｔ’s　a　bｅauｔiｆｕl　ｃｏat.
A. doｎ’t　worｒｙ
Ｂ. it doesｎ’t maｔter
C. don’t　comｐlaｉn
Ｄ.　comｅ ｏn
９． Ｊean: Whｙ coｕldn’ｔ you　ｃoｍe　ｔo tｈe　party last nｉght?
Betty: Ｗelｌ，　Ｉ cｏuldn’ｔ　get ａwａy from ｗork　early.
Jeaｎ: _________＿.　
A. I feeｌ soｒry
B． What a sｈame
Ｃ. It　dｏｅsn’t mａtter
Ｄ． Ｄｏ　coｍｅ neｘｔ tｉme
10. Frank： Are ｙou　ｄoiｎg anythiｎg oｎ Satｕｒday evening?
Bｏb：　Ｎothｉnｇ sｐeｃiａl, ＿_______＿_?　
Ｆrank: We’d like　to　have yｏu anｄ yoｕr wifｅ oｖer fｏr ｄinner this Sａtｕrday ｅvening. Wouｌd yoｕ bｅ　ablｅ ｔｏ coｍe?
A. wｈａｔ
B.　why
C. what’ｓ ｔhe maｔｔer　
D. wｈaｔ　ｄo　ｙou ｍｅaｎ　
11. Geoｒge:　You’re　not　loｏkiｎg very cheerｆul． ________＿_?
Joe: Oh，　nothing in partiｃｕlar.　I’m just a　ｂｉt feｄ ｕp.　
George: With ｙｏuｒ jｏb?　
Ｊoe: Yes,　that’s rｉgｈt.
A. Arｅ yoｕ OK
Ｂ． Are　you　fｅeｌｉng well　
C. How arｅ ｙou
D.　Whaｔ’ｓ ｔhe mａｔter ｗitｈ yｏu
12．　Ｊimmｙ:　Hｅy, I heard thaｔ　you hａve won thｅ ｃhaｍpion　in ｔhe game. Conｇratulａtiｏns!
Pauｌ: ____＿___＿_. Ｉｔ wａｓｎ’t ｅasｙ, you know.
A： Tｈankｓ
Ｂ. Ｎever mention iｔ
C.　Pleaｓe don’t
D.　Ｙｅs, I aｍ alwａys　the　ｂesｔ.
１3. Bill: I got tｈe jｏb yoｕ reｃommｅnded mｅ foｒ last week.
Jａcｋ： Thａt’ｓ gｒeat! ________＿＿
Bｉlｌ: I　reａlly dｏn’t knoｗ how Ｉ ｃan　thank yoｕ　ｅnｏugh．
A.　Congratulatiｏns.
B. Ｇood neｗｓ.　
C. I　feｅl ｓo　hａｐpy.
D． Goｏd ｌuck.
1４. Tom: Mｒ． Wｈiｔｅ.　I’m caｌling to　saｙ goodbye. I’ｌl bｅ ｌeaｖing tｏmorrｏw． But　befoｒe I leavｅ, Ｉ　ｗant ｔo thank you　fｏr whaｔ ｙｏu’ve　doｎe ｆoｒ　mｅ duriｎg　my visｉt　ｈeｒｅ．
Mr. Ｗｈite: __＿_______,　Tom． We aｒe ｇlad to hａve　yoｕ.　Nｏｗ I’m ｓｕｒe　you’rｅ excited　to be back ｈome　ｓoon.
Tom:　Oh， ｙｅs.　
A. Dｏn’t ｓａｙ that
B. It’ｓ very kinｄ ｏｆ　ｙou ｔo　sａy that
C. Come ｏn　
D.　Ｔhaｔ’s alｌ rｉｇht
15. Roｙ: _＿＿______＿？
Ｅａrｌ:　Ｎot　realｌy, Ｉ　ｔhｉnk　I　ｈａｖe brｏken mｙ knees．
Rｏy:　Oh, my　God，　ｗe’d betｔｅr senｄ for the　ｄocｔoｒ.
Ａ. Are ｙou OK　
Ｂ． Ｈow do you do　
Ｃ. Iｓ it yｏu
Ｄ.　Wｈat cａn I dｏ
Part　II Readｉng　Ｃoｍpreｈension　(４0 poinｔｓ)
Direｃｔioｎs: Ｔhｅre ａre　4 passages in tｈｉs parｔ. Ｅａcｈ ｏf　the paｓsages is　fｏlloｗｅd by 5 quｅsｔｉons　oｒ unｆinished sｔａteｍentｓ. For each of them tｈere are ４ choｉces mａrked　A, Ｂ, Ｃ aｎd Ｄ. Ｃhｏｏｓe the beｓｔ onｅ aｎd mark ｙｏur ａnｓｗｅr on tｈｅ　ANＳWＥＲ　SHＥEＴ witｈ ａ sinｇle　lｉｎe tｈrouｇh ｔhe ｃentｅr.
Passagｅ One
Ｔｈe jouｒney two　ｄivers made ｓｏme　timｅ　ago to the　very ｄeepeｓt poiｎｔ oｎ tｈe earth ｍａkes us realizｅ　how ｍucｈ of the wｏrld ｓｔｉｌl ｒｅmａins　to ｂe studied． Ｔhe ｔwo　mｅn went ｄown　seven miｌes ｔｏ ｔhe bottｏm　oｆ　ｔｈe Pacific Ocean　iｎsｉde a　small　ｓteｅl bａlｌ tｏ fｉnd oｕt if theｒｅ　are any ocｅaｎ　curｒentｓ or ｓｉｇns oｆ ｌife.
It wａs ｎecessary to ｓet out　eａrlｙ, ｓｏ tｈaｔ thｅ baｌl ｗoｕld coｍｅ ｔo　thｅ　suｒface in dａylight, and　so be easｉｌy fｏｕnd　bｙ the mothｅr　shｉｐ ｗhich　ｗouｌｄ bｅ waiｔiｎg foｒ iｔ． The ｄｉvers beｇan pｒｅpaｒaｔions earlｙ in　the moｒnｉnｇ anｄ ｓｏｏn ａftｅrwaｒｄs, wｈen all ｗａs readｙ, tｈe steel　bａll disａppeaｒｅｄ　uｎdｅr thｅ ｓurface　ｏf ｔhe wａter．
The diｖers ｆｅlt as ｉｆ ｔｈey ｗere goinｇ　ｄｏwｎ　steｐｓ as　thｅy　pａｓsed through waｒm and cold ｌayｅrs of　wａｔeｒ. In tｉｍe, ｔhｅ ｔｅmperaｔuｒe ｄropｐed　tｏ freezｉｎg　point. Ｔhey keｐt ｉｎ ｔoucｈ wｉth　tｈe mother shｉp by　telephoｎe　tellｉnｇ how tｈey felｔ．　Ｔｈｅn, aｔ　a depth of 3, 00０ fｅｅｔ,　the telepｈｏnｅ stopｐed　working and theｙ were　qｕiｔe cut off fｒom thｅ oｕtside woｒｌｄ. All went welｌ　until sｏme　foｕｒ　hours later ａt 30， 00０ feｅt,　the　ｍｅn ｗere friｇhteｎeｄ by a　loｕｄ, ｃracking noise： evｅn the　smallｅst hｏｌe　in　ｔhe bａll　ｗｏｕlｄ　ｈａvｅ ｍeａnt ｉｎｓtａnt death. Luckily,　tｈouｇh, it was only one　of thｅ　ouｔer ｗｉｎｄows tｈaｔ hａd broｋｅn. Soon afterwａrds, ｔhe　bａll touched thｅ soft oｃｅan　fｌoor raisiｎｇ　a big clouｄ ｏf “ｄｕst” made uｐ　of ｓmaｌl deaｄ sea－creatures. Ｈeｒe,　ｐoｗeｒｆuｌ ｌights liｔ　uｐ ｔｈe dark　ｗateｒ and tｈe men weｒe suｒprised　to　seｅ　fｉsh ｓｗimming just aｂｏve them　quiｔe untroｕｂｌeｄ by　ｔｈｅ　great　ｗatｅｒ-pressure． Bｕt they　diｄ noｔ ｄａｒe to ｌeａvｅ the ｌights on　foｒ long， ａｓ the　heaｔ　ｆroｍ them made the wａter ｂｏil． Quｉte unｅxｐｅcｔedly, the tｅｌepｈone ｂeｇaｎ workｉｎｇ　ａgaｉｎ　anｄ　ｔhe faiｎt　buｔ clear　voｉceｓ of ｔhe dｉｖers ｗeｒｅ ｈeard on thｅ mothｅr ｓｈip seｖen miｌes ａｗay.　Aｆｔer a stay of thirtｙ ｍinｕｔeｓ　ｔhe mｅn　begａn theｉｒ jｏｕrney　up ａrrivｉｎg three houｒs lａtｅr, cold and wet throuｇh, ｂｕｔ noｎe tｈｅ wｏrｓｅ ｆｏｒ thｅir　exｐerienｃｅ．　
16．　Thｅ ｐuｒpose of ｔhe ｄivers’ ｊoｕｒｎｅy to the dｅepeｓt ｐoint　on ｔhe　earｔｈ was ｔo find ＿＿___＿＿___.
A. if thｅre are water　ｃｕrreｎtｓ ａnd lｉfe　ｉn ｔhe greaｔ dｅpths
Ｂ． ｉｆ peoplｅ can　stanｄ ｔhe seｖere coｌd ｉn tｈe ｇrｅａt　ｄｅpths
Ｃ． iｆ ｔherｅ aｒe steｐs　ｉｎ thｅ great ｄｅpths
D.　iｆ thｅ teｌｅphoｎe ｗorks ｗell ｉn　ｔｈｅ grｅａｔ　depｔhs　
1７.　Tｈｅ ｄｉveｒs set ouｔ ｅarly ｉn the ｍornｉng so ｔｈａｔ __＿__＿__＿_．　
A. they could　ｒetuｒn to ｔhｅ surface duｒｉｎg the day
B.　thｅy　cｏuld see ａt ｔhｅ boｔｔoｍ　of the ｏcean
Ｃ． they could ａvoｉd the coｌd at　nｉght　
Ｄ. they　could ｓtａy long at tｈe bｏttom
18. Ｗｈｉcｈ ｏf　thｅ statements　is true?
A． Tｈｅ ocean wａｔer ｔemperature decreases ｓteaｄily with ｔhe　depｔh.
B. Thｅre　aｒｅ stｅps on ｔhｅ way to tｈe bottom　of tｈe　Paｃｉｆic Oｃeaｎ.
Ｃ. There arｅ ｓｔeps between ｔｈe ｗaｔer layers　of difｆeｒent temperatuｒes.
D. The water　lａyers ｏf differenｔ tempeｒaturｅs ｍade ｔhe dｉverｓ ｆeel ａs　if thｅy ｗｅｒｅ going dowｎ stepｓ.
１9. As ｔhe diｖｅｒs weｎt ｄown tｏ ｔｈｅ　oｃeaｎ　floor, ｔhe telｅpｈone __________．
A. keｐt　worｋing　all the ｔｉme
Ｂ.　ｓtｏpped workｉng　at　a depth of 3,　000 feｅt and begａｎ　woｒｋing　agaｉn　ａfter tｈｅy　ｒeａｃheｄ　tｈe　ｂottoｍ
C. stoppeｄ working at　a dｅpth　of 3，　０00 feeｔ　and bｅｇan workiｎg　agaｉn　ａt 30,　000　ｆeet
Ｄ.　stoppｅd wｏrｋing　at a depｔh oｆ 3, ００0 fｅet aｎd　began ｗoｒkｉng again when　theｙ　rｅturned ｔ the　ｓａmｅ ｄｅｐth
20. On　ｔhe ocｅan floor,　tｈe　diverｓ fｏund thａt　_＿______＿_．
A． thｅre　was　nｏ lｉfe but somｅ small　dｅａd ｓｅa-ｃreaturｅｓ
B.　fish were swimｍｉng　ａｓ freｅly as ｔheｙ do nｅａｒ the　surｆace　
C．　ｆisｈ wｅｒe not swｉmmｉnｇ freely　ｉｎ ｔhe　dａrk ｗａtｅr
D.　fｉsh were　ｎot swimminｇ fｒｅｅly uｎdｅｒ thｅ hｉgh　wａter-presｓure
Ｐassａｇe Twｏ
Ｔｈeｒｅ arｅ　tｗo kinｄｓ of memｏrｙ: ｓhｏrｔ－teｒm　and ｌong-ｔerm． Inｆorｍａtiｏn iｎ lｏｎg-tｅrm　memoｒｙ cａｎ　ｂe recalled ａt a lａter ｔime when　ｉt iｓ needeｄ. Tｈe ｉnforｍation mａｙ ｂｅ　kept ｆｏr dayｓ ｏr weekｓ．　Iｎ ｃoｎtrasｔ, information ｉn shoｒｔ-ｔerm　memoｒy ｉs kepｔ for onｌy　ａ　ｆｅｗ　seconds, usｕａlly　by repeating tｈe informatｉon over and ovｅr. The　ｆolｌoｗing expｅｒｉmenｔ ｓhｏｗs　how shorｔ-teｒｍ memory ｈａｓ beｅｎ studied.
Hｅｎning　ｓｔuｄｉed hｏｗ　ｓtｕdenｔｓ　who　ａre leａｎiｎｇ English　aｓ a seconｄ　languａｇe rememｂer vocabｕｌarｙ． Ｔhe　ｓｕbjｅｃts in his ｅxperiment weｒe 75 college sｔudｅｎｔs. Theｙ represｅntｅd aｌl levｅlｓ ｏf aｂilitｙ in Engliｓh: begiｎniｎg,　ｉnteｒmediate, aｄｖanced, ａｎd ｎａｔive-sｐeakｉnｇ stｕdenｔs．
Tｏ ｂegｉn, the ｓｕbｊｅｃts lisｔenｅd to a rｅcordiｎｇ ｏf　ａ natｉve speａker readｉnｇ ａ pａｒagraｐh ｉｎ Englｉsｈ. Foｌｌｏｗing the ｒｅcｏｒding，　tｈe suｂｊects took a 1５－question　ｔｅｓｔ to　see whｉch wｏrdｓ they rｅmemｂeｒｅd. Each questiｏn had four choiｃes. The　ｓubjｅｃｔｓ hａｄ ｔo　ciｒcle thｅ word they　had　heａrd in tｈe reｃoｒdiｎg. Some oｆ thｅ ｑuestｉｏns haｄ four　choｉces ｔhat　sound aliｋe. Fｏｒ　examｐｌｅ, wｅaｔhｅr,　whｅthｅｒ, witｈeｒ,　anｄ　wｅｔｔer aｒe　fｏur　words that　sound　a lｉke. Soｍｅ oｆ thｅ questions　hａｄ fｏur　choiｃes that haｖe　the　ｓame　meaning. Ｍｅthｏd, way， manｎｅr, ａｎd systeｍ woｕld be ｆouｒ woｒds　ｗｉth ｔhe　ｓａme meaninｇ. Ｆinａlly　the　sｕｂjects took ａ laｎguagｅ ｐroｆiciency test.
Heｎniｎg found ｔhat stｕｄｅntｓ ｗｉtｈ ａ lower　ｐrofｉcienｃｙ in English ｍade more　of their ｍistakeｓ oｎ　words that sｏund aliｋe； students　ｗith　a ｈｉgheｒ　ｐrｏｆｉｃiencｙ maｄe more of ｔｈｅir　mｉstａｋes on　words ｔhaｔ haｖｅ ｔhe same meaning. Henning’ｓ results ｓuggｅst thａt beginninｇ students hold tｈe sｏund ｏf ｗords in their sｈｏrｔ-teｒｍ mｅmoｒy, and aｄvancｅd ｓｔudentｓ hoｌd　ｔhe　meaning ｏf words ｉn　thｅir　ｓhort-tｅrm　meｍoｒy.　
21． Ｈenninｇ mａde　the experiｍeｎt in ｏrder to study　_＿___＿__＿＿.
A. ｈow stuｄeｎｔs ｒemember Engｌish ｖocabｕlarｙ ｂy　shoｒt-term memorｙ
B.　ｈow　studｅnｔs leａrn　Ｅnｇlish ｖocabｕｌary
C. hoｗ　tｏ　develｏp　studｅｎｔｓ’ ａbｉｌｉtｙ in Englｉsh　
D.　how lｏｎｇ informatiｏn iｎ ｓhｏrｔ－terｍ mｅmory　is kｅpt　
22． Ｗｈiｃh　ｏf ｔhｅ folｌｏwing sｔateｍｅnts is ｔｒｕｅ　accoｒｄing　ｔo thｅ　paｓｓａge?
A. Ｉnforｍation iｎ shｏrt-term mｅmoｒy is ｄifｆereｎt frｏｍ that ｉｎ　long－teｒｍ ｍeｍory.
B． Lonｇ－term mｅmory ｃan　be　achiｅｖed oｎly by training.　
C. It ｉs easiｅr to　ｔesｔ short-term memory　thａn lonｇ-term ｍemory．
Ｄ． Ｈｅnnｉng gave a ｓepaｒａｔe test oｎ　ｖoｃabulaｒy ｔｏ ｈis sｕbｊects.　
23. Froｍ Henｎinｇ’s ｒeｓuｌts we can sｅe that _________．
A． begｉnners ｈａve ｄｉｆficｕltｙ ｄistingｕisｈing the proｎｕｎciaｔion oｆ　woｒdｓ
B. ａdｖanced stｕdenｔs rememｂｅr words　by ｔｈｅir　ｍｅａning　
Ｃ. it is dｉｆficult ｔｏ rｅmemｂer ｗorｄｓ tｈaｔ ｓｏｕnｄ alike
Ｄ. it ｉs　diffｉｃult to remeｍbeｒ　wｏｒｄs　tｈａt　have the saｍe　meaning　
２4.　The word　“ｓｕbjeｃt” in ｔhe ｐassａｇｅ means　＿_＿＿_＿＿_＿_．
Ａ. the cｏllegｅ ｃoｕrse the ｓtｕdｅnts take
B.　tｈe tｈeｍe of　the ｌistｅnｉng ｍatｅrial
Ｃ． a braｎch ｏf　knowlｅｄge studied
D.　ｔhe stｕdent expeｒimented ｏn
25. Ｔhｅ ｐａｓsaｇe ceｎtres on　_＿＿_______.　
A． meｍoｒy
B.　ｔｗo kiｎds　ｏf mｅmoｒy
C.　shｏｒt-teｒm ｍｅmoｒｙ
D. an experiment on students
Passage Ｔhｒｅe　
Easter　iｓ proｂａbly ｔｈｅ most importａｎt Chrｉstｉａn ｈolidａy oｎ the calendaｒ　becauｓｅ ｉｔ commeｍｏｒａtes　Chriｓt’ｓ resurｒection　frｏｍ ｔhe dead. Liｋｅ　mａny other ｒeｌｉgiｏus holidays，　ｔhough, Easter ｈas iｎcｏrpoｒａted　mａny trａditｉons frｏm pagan　beliｅfs ａｎｄ pre-Chｒistian riｔｅs ｏｆ ｓeａsonaｌ rｅgeneratｉon.
Tｈe woｒd Ｅａsteｒ has　Iｎdo-Eｕropean roｏts　aｎｄ ｍｅaｎs　“dawn”. This　is a　ｄiｒecｔ reference　ｔo　ｔhｅ pａgan　goddess of　dawn and neｗ life.　Tｈｅ ｅｇｇ, a　symｂｏl ｏf Eaｓter, is a sｉgｎ of　feｒtilｉｔy　whｉch　ｒeｆlects ａnｃieｎt spｒing rｅnewａl　riteｓ　anｄ bｅlieｆs tｈat haｖｅ been absorbed ｉnto the Chｒistｉan tradiｔｉon． Ｅｖeｎ thｅ Easter ｂunny whｏ bｒiｎgｓ ｔhe eggｓ ｗａs the ｅscort of　the Germanic　gｏddess Ｏstara, who had a hｏliｄay named aftｅr ｈer that ｆell ｏn　tｈe　verｎal　ｅquｉnox.　Ｔhis serves tｏ　underｓcｏｒe thｅ ｐaｇan elements ｔhat　stilｌ ｒemain a　part of ｔhis qｕｉｎtessenｔiaｌ　Ｃhｒｉstiａn　holy day.
In　thｅ Ｕｎited Stateｓ, Ｅaster iｓ ｃelebｒated iｎ several wayｓ. Oｎ Eaｓｔer mｏrnｉｎg　children usｕaｌly begin their day by　ｌoｏking for　Easter ｅｇgs　ｔhaｔ the Easter bunny has　hidden ｆoｒ　ｔheｍ. Of coｕrsｅ, mｏst children know that　tｈe　ｅggs ｗere hiddｅｎ　by their parents, nｏt　ｔhｅ　Eaｓter ｂｕｎｎy. In fａct, mａｎｙ ｃhildrｅn heｌp　tｈeir　ｐarents ｃolor thｅ Eａster eｇｇs, kｎowing thａt soｏn thｅy wｉll be eaｔｉng tｈem as　ａ snacｋ　ｏn　Easter　ｄａy．　Soｍe citieｓ　hａvｅ　Eaｓter eｇg huntｓ at thｅ local parks.
Siｎｃe Ｅastｅr is aｌways　ｃｅlebrated on　Sunｄay, many　peｏpｌe aｔｔｅnｄ “Sｕnｒiｓｅ serｖicｅs” at ｔheiｒ ｌｏcal church． In fact， mｏｒｅ　peoplｅ go to churｃh on Eastｅｒ　Ｓunday　thaｎ aｔ ａny othｅr　tｉｍｅ ｏｆ the ｙeａr. Sunrise serviｃeｓ begin　vｅｒy early iｎ ｔhｅ　moｒnｉng, ｕsuａlly riｇhｔ　aｂｏut　tｈe same tiｍｅ ａｓ wｈen the suｎ bｅginｓ ｔo riｓe, ａｎｄ lａｓｔ untiｌ aｌｍoｓt noon． Ａfter ｃhurｃh famｉlｉeｓ ｇathｅr aｎd have a bｉg hoｌiday　ｆeast.
Ｅaｓｔer aｌsｏ　ｍarks the ｃoming of sprｉng. Peoｐｌe ａｒe uｓually　happy thａt wintｅr iｓ ｏveｒ, so　ｐarｋｓ　aｒe　ｕsuａlly　full of　pｅｏple who want tｏ geｔ　oｕtsidｅ ａnd enｊoy ｔhe ｆresｈ aｉr．　
２６. Wｈiｃh of the　followｉng best deｆines Ｅaｓtｅr?
A． It ｉｓ ｐａrtially　religｉｏus．
B. Iｔ　is a　Chriｓtian holiday.
Ｃ. It　is purely　a　ｒeliｇiouｓ tｒadiｔion．　
Ｄ. It ｉs the mｏｓt iｍpｏrｔaｎt Chrisｔian　holiday.　
2７． Thｅ　Ｅaster egg ｒepｒesents　__＿______＿.　
A.　spring　
B. new liｆｅ
C. prｏducｔｉｖity
Ｄ. Ｅaster
2８． Whａt is　ｔhｅ main point of tｈｅ third pａｒａgrａph？　
A．　Chｉｌdｒｅｎ lｉkｅ eaｔｉng eggs on Ｅasｔeｒ．　
B. Chｉｌdｒｅn help thｅir　ｐａreｎts on Eａｓｔｅｒ.
C. Peｏple pａｒticipaｔe ｉn　many　activｉｔｉｅs　ｏn　Eastｅr.
D． Ａ loｔ　of pｅople go to　chｕrｃｈ oｎ Ｅaｓter.　
29. The cｅlebratioｎ of Easteｒ　doｅs not inｃlude　__＿_＿___＿_.
A. eaｔinｇ Easter ｅggs
B. huntiｎｇ Easter egｇs
C． buyｉng ｇｉftｓ for　chｉｌdｒen
D. ｈaving rｅligｉoｕs ceｒemonies
30. Why ｄo　ｐeople　gｏ tｏ parks　ｏn Ｅaｓter？　
Ａ． Because spring is ｃoｍｉng.
B． Beｃａusｅ it is pａrｔ of the ｃｅｌｅbration.
Ｃ. Bｅcａuｓe the aiｒ iｓ fresh　on that dａy.　
D.　Bｅcaｕsｅ ｔhey　fｅｅl frｅe ｏｎ ｔhat dａy.　
Passage Foｕr
Oｎe of Britａin’s ｆew diｓtinctivｅ ｃonｔriｂutionｓ to　tｈe worｌd　culturｅ　maｙ be doomｅd， aｃcorｄing　to　a sｕｒｖeｙ tｈat sｕgｇｅsｔs　hｏliday ｐosｔｃaｒds ａrｅ being eｍaｉleｄ and tｅxｔeｄ　eｘtinctiｏｎ. Morｅ ｔhan ｈａlf oｆ ｔhe　1000 holiday－ｍakers　ｉnｔervｉeweｄ　said ｔhey had ｄecidｅd to　sｅnd　fｅｗｅr　caｒds, tｕrning inｓteａd　to theiｒ　elｅctｒonic riｖals. Ａ quarｔer oｆ　ｔhe ｒesponｄents ｄｉsmissed posｔcards　ａｓ old-ｆashｉonｅd aｎｄ ｓlow tｏ　arrive. Ａ furｔher 1４% admｉtted　ｔｈａt　thiｎｋiｎｇ oｆ　soｍethｉnｇ to　fiｌl tｈｅ ｓpace　waｓ ｔoo chaｌlenginｇ,　cｏmpared　with a caｌl homｅ. Aｌthｏuｇh oｆｆiciａlly invｅnｔeｄ by a Ｈｕnｇariaｎ, Emanueｌ Ｈerrｍann, 1８69, ｔhe idｅａ　ｏf ilｌuｓtｒated　cａｒdｓ was taken uｐ ｗith moｓt enthｕｓｉaｓm in Victｏriａn Briｔaｉn，　ｊoｉｎing　Gothic aｒcｈiｔｅcture and　landsｃaｐe gardening as　ｆiｅlds　in whiｃｈ　the coｕntry　ｅｘｃelled． “Ｉf　the Briｔish postｃard　dｉd　become　exｔinct we　woulｄ ｌoｓe for eｖｅr sometｈｉｎg ｏf ｇreat imｐｏｒtanｃe ｔｏ　ｔhe　natiｏn,” ｓaｉｄ　Chrｉｓ Mottersheａd of　Ｔhｏｍｓon Holidaｙ, which cｏmmｉssioned the poll Ｍarie　Aｎgelou of　Ｓｕssex Univerｓity,　who hａs invｅstiｇatｅd　the　ｉmpoｒtance　of sending　aｎｄ ｒｅｃeivinｇ ｐｏstcarｄｓ， backed hiｍ． “Pｏstｃards　are nothinｇ　ｌikｅ phone calls, inｓｔaｎt　tｅｘtinｇ anｄ direｃt pｈoｔo shｏts via mobile,” she ｓａid. “Ａll　thesｅ　aｒe　useful, pｒactical　devices,　bｕt ｐｏｓtcarｄs ｏffer somethｉng else, someｔhiｎｇ addｉtｉｏnal ｔhat is not　mｕndaｎe　and sｉmply funｃtiｏnaｌ, ｂｕt iｍａginativｅ anｄ pｅrsonal. They can eｖoｋｅ the real atmｏspｈere of ouｒ holiｄａy in　a way　ｔhａt ｎoｔhiｎｇ else　ｃaｎ　ｄo． They’ｒｅ alｓｏ ｆor　more　ｔｈan