2013年成人高考高升本《英语》权威预测试卷二

According to the passage，a large number of Children can be saved only when________．
A.the life—saving ways are medically effective 
B.their parents are rich enough for the life—saving techniques
C.rite life—saving techniques are easy to use
D.their parents learn the life—saving techniques

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The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years．Computers used to be large and expensive which were very difficult to use．But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use．As a result．their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and business．Computers have been designed to store information and computer problems that are difficult for human beings to work out．Some have voice that speak with the operators．Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories(存货清单)and to send bills to their customers．Offices use computers to copy letters，record business and keep in touch with other offices．People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of their money they spend．
One important new use for computers is for entertainment．Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers．People of all ages have been playing these games．People also have been buying home computers to play computer games．Watch movies and listen to concert at home．They have become very popular indeed．
Computer used to________．

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I rushed into an ugly little shop to have the heels(鞋后跟)of my shoes repaired．“Please hurry．”I begged．
The shoemaker looked at me over his glasses．“Now，lady，we won’t be long．I want to do a good job．You see，I have a tradition(传统)to live up to．My father was a shoemaker．He always told me， ‘Son，do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop，and be proud of you fine work．’”

As he handed me the finished shoes，he said，“These will last a long time．’’
I left the shop with a warm and grateful(感激的)feeling．This was the beginning of our friendship．Since then I went into his shop every few days just to talk with him．    One day，I went in disappinted and angry because of a poor job som
I went to Europe for a few months．When I returned，I learned that the old shoemaker suddenly had got sick two weeks ago，right there in his shop．He had died a few days later．1 went home with a heavy heart． I would miss him．He had left me somethin
A.to make lots of happiness for others
B.to make plenty of happiness for himself   
C.to start a tradition for himself to live up to
D.to build a tradition for his children to be proud of

18: According to the old shoemaker's opinion，if one didn’t do a good job，he________．

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If you are writing or studyin9，it makes very much difference where the light comes from．People who use books and pens every day have to be especially careful about the way the light shines on their work．
Every house gets i ts light either from daylight through the windows--which is the very best to use--or from lamps or electricity：but whichever kind of light it is，the way it shines toward our book or work is a matter of great importance to the eyes．
Take a book．sit with your back toward the window，and try to read．Your shadow(影子) falls all over the page and makes it almost as bad for your eyes as if you were in a dark room．
Now turn around and face the window．The page is in the shadow again，while the bright light is in your eyes．
Try sitting with you fight side toward the window．This is very well for reading，but if you were writing．the shadow of your hand would fall across the page and bother(打搅)you a little．
There is just one other way：sit with your left side to the window．Now everything is perfect for reading and for writing，too．
Whatever kind oi light is in the room，the rule about the right to sit is always the same．
Which of the following is true?

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Young Marconi had the teachers to give him lessons at home in Italy．He loved books，especially 21 on science．He had curious mind and always wanted to prove for himself 22 he read．
23 day，when he was sitting by an open window，it seemed that a thousand 24 filled his ears．“Where are they all 25 ?”he asked himself．“And where will they go? What happens to all the words that people say?Do they 26 in the air around the earth，
27 waiting for someone to pick them up?”

At once Marconi went to work．Sounds cal3 be made t0 28 ，he thought，if they are given a push by electricity．If I call push a piece of wood across the waves of water．I can also 29 sounds through the air waves by electrical power．
A few weeks 30 he called his mother and father up to his workroom for a 31 .He touched a little machine，and two floors below there was the sound of a buzz(嗡嗡声)．“How did you do it?”they asked．“Your machine is 32 far from the so
Although Marconi’S father did not think the wireless sound would 34 be important，he gave his son some money to 35 his work．“Father，with this money I am going to send messages round the world one day．’’
A.that   
B.those   
C.ones
D.one