【正文】 Passage ThreePeople joke that no one in Los Angeles reads；everyone watches TV, rents videos，or goes to the movies．The most popular reading material is ic books，movie magazines，and TV guide s．City libraries have only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have．But how do you explain this?。43．The school insists that students should____．A．leave the school if they fail to respect a womanB．a(chǎn)ttend the preparatory classes in the summer before enrolling 成人高考網(wǎng) 成人高考,成考,成人高考報(bào)名條件,成人高考試題,成人高考成績(jī)查詢,成人高考報(bào)名時(shí)間,成人高考專升本,成考網(wǎng)上報(bào)名,成人高考分?jǐn)?shù)線C．do their homework to review what they have learnedD．e to the school on Sundays【答案】B【解析】第三段談到學(xué)校要求學(xué)生在入學(xué)之前上一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)班。42．What does Mr．Leonard expect from those lowtesting students?A．The highest scores．B．The best ．Respectfulness and discipline．D．Willingness to learn by themselves.【答案】C【解析】文章第二段第二行談到，Mr Leonard 看重的不是學(xué)生的分?jǐn)?shù)，而是守紀(jì)律，尊敬別人。故D正確。故B正確。37．The two businessmen behaved differently because____．A．they followed their own greeting customsB．they were not used to the strange atmosphereC．they couldn’t speak each other’ S languageD．they had never met each other before【答案】A【翻譯】?jī)晌簧倘藛柡玫姆绞讲煌且驗(yàn)樗麄兊娘L(fēng)俗習(xí)慣不同38．Paragraph 4 tells us that when visiting a foreign country,．it is very unmon for one to encounter embarrassing situationsB．it is hard for one to adapt to the material aspects of life thereC．people often expect tO meet differences in customsD．people expect the same kind of food and weather【答案】C【解析】文章第四段主要講述了游訪異國(guó)他鄉(xiāng)，肯定在文化風(fēng)俗上會(huì)有沖突。IV．Reading Comprehension(60 points)Directions：There are five reading passages in this part．Each passage is followed by four questions．For each question there are four suggested answers marked A，B，C and D．Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet．Passage OneBefore the conference began，a Japanese businessman was introduced to an American businessman at the lounge．The Japanese businessman，arms extending downwards from his shoulders，bowed from his waist toward the American businessman to whom he was just 成人高考網(wǎng) 成人高考,成考,成人高考報(bào)名條件,成人高考試題,成人高考成績(jī)查詢,成人高考報(bào)名時(shí)間,成人高考專升本,成考網(wǎng)上報(bào)名,成人高考分?jǐn)?shù)線introduced．His eyes were directed ahead，his face showed no particular expression．The American businessman stood straight．His eyes focused on the Japanese man’S eyes．He smiled and put out his right hand．Both men smiled briefly in embarrassment．The Japanese man straightened up and put out his right hand．The American withdrew his hand and bowed his head．A broader smile of embarrassment．a(chǎn)nd some noise from each mannot really words，just some sounds from their throatsindicating disfort．They were in the course of a conflict of customs；they had different habits for greeting people they were being introduced to．When people are planning to go to another country,they expect to encounter certain kinds of differences．They usually expect the weather and the food to be different．They expect to find differences in some of the material aspects of life，such as the availability of cars，electricity，and home heating ，without knowing the details，they expect differences in customs．Customs are the behaviors that are generally expected in specific situations．American men，for example，shake hands with each other when first introduced while Japanese men bow．36．When introduced to the Japanese businessman，the American businessman put Out his right hand because____．A．he felt a little bit nervousB．he wanted to express his disfortC．he felt a little offended by the Japanese manD．he wanted to shake hands with the Japanese man【答案】Ｄ【翻譯】美國(guó)人的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣是與對(duì)方握手,以此來表示友好,而日本人的習(xí)慣是鞠躬。動(dòng)詞give 是短暫性動(dòng)詞。34．A．practiceB．traditionC．habitD．culture【答案】B【解析】傳統(tǒng)上，把鉆石作為禮物始于1477年，當(dāng)奧地利的王子把一枚鉆戒送給勃艮第的Mary時(shí)。根據(jù)日常推測(cè)及平時(shí)積累可以推測(cè)出是最早，選first31．A．questionedB．believedC．suspectedD．confirmed【答案】A【翻譯】 古羅馬人相信大石頭被打成小星星，落到地球上。Cut??into，“切割”，本題考查動(dòng)詞短語的固定搭配。Grade鑒定，分等級(jí)。26．A．whoB．whichC．thatD．he【答案】A【解析】空格前是一個(gè)人的名字，故可判斷為 who引導(dǎo)定語從句。block堵塞；街區(qū)。【解析】考查介詞的區(qū)別，A．under“在??之下“B．over”“C．beyondD．withinBeyond 超出，超過 正確23．A．preciseB．certainC．clearD．correct【答案】A【解析】to be precise 精確的，確切的24．A．buriedB．blockedC．builtD．blended【答案】A【解析】鉆石發(fā)現(xiàn)于情人節(jié)，他隱藏在白矮星的核內(nèi)。s 50 light years away, to be 23____．Measuring 2,500 miles across and weighing five million trillion pounds，the rock Was found on Valentine’ s Day 24____ in the core of a white dwarf star, and it has excited the 25____ world.“It’s the mother of all diamonds，”said Travis Metcalfe，26____ led the team of researchers at the HarvardSmithsonian Centre，“and you would need a jeweler’S loupe(專用放大鏡)，the size of the Sun，to 27____ this diamond．”The largest diamond 28____ on earth was the 3，106carat(克拉)Cullinan．It Was cut 29____ nine major stones，including the 530carat Star of Africa，now a part of the Crown Jewels．Diamonds were 30____ discovered in India more than 2,800 years ago．The Ancient Romans 31____ that the stones were broken pieces of stars that had 32____ to earth．In Ancient Egypt，diamonds were used in the Middle Ages，men 33____ them to symbolize their courage and strength．The 34____ of giving them as presents dates from 1477，35____ Maximilian，the prince of Austria, gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy．21．A．a(chǎn)dmitB．tellC．exploreD．reveal【答案】D【解析】許多天文學(xué)家透露，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了宇宙中最大的鉆石。2009年詞匯與語法題沒有2007，2008 年難。20．Interestingly，many people hold the belief that imports are____ to domestic ．contraryB．relevantC．superiorD．essential【答案】C【翻譯】有趣的是，許多人 認(rèn)為，進(jìn)口的商品比國(guó)產(chǎn)的質(zhì)量好【解析】本題考查短語的固定搭配空格后的to 決定正確。19．I____ raw fish，but I’ d like to try it one day．A．never eatB．never ateC．was never eatingD．have never eaten【答案】D【翻譯】我從未吃過生魚片，想哪天嘗嘗。時(shí)間狀語my past five years 決定用一般過去時(shí)?！窘馕觥靠疾靹?dòng)詞的區(qū)別，A．improve提高B．make 使，制造C．form 鄉(xiāng)城D．raise喚起，提高，不難選出正確答案D18．Seldom____ any mistakes during my past five years of service in the ．I did makeB．I would makeC．did I makeD．would I make【答案】C【翻譯】過去5年在這家公司工作期間，我很少出錯(cuò)。【解析】A．Unless 除非B．If 如果C．Since既然 ；自從?