2014年成人高考高升本《英语》全真模拟试卷(8)

A much smaller number of people see the Canyon from the North Rim，which lies just miles directly across the Canyon from the South Rim。The North Rim rises a thousand feet higher than the South Rim．and is more difficult to reach．Heavy snows close the ro
A.It is lower than the Noah Rim．
B.It is hard to get，to even in good weather．
C.It is not open in winter months．
D.It attracts over。five million visitors each year．

14: In order to ________ the Western European countries decided to cooperate.

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For years，business people。in Western Europe were worried．They knew they could not compete against business from the U．S．The United States is much larger and had many more
resources than any Western European country．
Some European people realized that the European nations needed to join together to help each other．If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs．they
might become strong competition against Other countries．
In 1958，six of the European countries-Belgium，the Netherlands，Luxembourg，France，Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate．They called their group the
European Economic Community，or the Common Market．These countries agreed to join their resources together．
Within a few years，the European Economic Community had worked SO well that its members were more prosperous than many other European nations．Soon，other nations began to realize the advantage of the Common Market．Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe．It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world．
From the passage we know the U．S．is much richer than_______ in resources·

18: The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because they _______.

A    Karen Maclnnes had spent nine months in the hospital．As she grew weaker，the 16-year-old girl asked her parents．“Am I going to die?”
Her mother told Karen the truth．After learning the bad news，all Karen wanted was to go home．Her parents decided to satisfy her wish-no matter that medical fund(基金)，which had helped pay for  Karens hospitalization，would not cover any of the f
A friend of the MacInnes family，Sheila Petersen，knew of this and offered to help．She volunteered(自愿)not only to find nurses，but also to raise money for Karens care．Money was received from SO many people that Sheila created(建立)a fund，“Friends of Karen”．
After leaving the hospital，Karen lived for 11 months．“And those months wore happy ones for her，”says her mother．“thanks to Sheila．”
Even after Karen died，people kept sending money．Sheila put it into the fund，tried to
find someone else who needed help．By last month，Friends of Karen was helpin9 70 families．    “I still have a relationship with each family．”says Sheila．“We have four children who
are near death now，and I want to be there for them．”Sheila admits(承认)the work is sometimes difficult，but says，“the-smile’on a child’S face makes it all worthwhile(值得的)．”    The mother told Karen that she_______．
A.was going to die
B.was going home
C.was growing weak