2017年成人高考(高起点)英语真题及答案

Allow me to share why you have to take art class. 
First and most important,it stimulates creativity( 激发创造力) Art schools encourage you tothink outside the box and be creative enough to create something artistic.It can be used not only inart but in life,too. 
Besides,it helps you make the right choice. In art class, you are usually free to do what youwant. In every art class, you are required to make decisions that can determine what your paintingwill turn out to be. 
In addition, students can learn the art of critical(批判性的) thinking as a skill ofobservation(观察). For example, art students find ways to imagine, That is a skill they need tobeome better readers and problem settlers.     What is mo
Finally, students who are trained in art class have interesting mental habits. They low to workon a task for a long time and how to continue to work even if they are discouraged. They are betterfor creating a link between the classroom and the outside wor
A.To make students have their own hobbies
B.To improve students’test scores and save money.
C.To help students master some job skills
D.To give students more free time

18: Maria Mitchell(1818-1889,the first woman astronomer( 天文学家)in the United States, wasborn in Nantucket. Massachusetts. Her parents valued education and insisted on giving her thesame quality of education that boys received.
Her father. William Mitchell, was an astronomer and teacher himself. When he built his ownschool, Maria became a student and also a teaching assistant to him. At home. Marias father taughther to watch the stars and other natural objects in space using his personal telescope(望远镜).
Later she went to work at the library of the Nantucket Atheneum. Over the next tweny years.she further developed her interest in reading as many books as she could.She spent her nightswatching the sky closely with her father.
On October 1, 1847,Maria discovered a comet( 彗星 )by merely using a two-inch telescope.Some years before, King Frederick VI of Denmark had set up prizes to each discover ofa"telescopic comet". The prize was to be given to the"first discoverer"of each such comet becausecomets were often discovered by more than one person.
There was once a question of who should be the winner. As the story goes, francesco de Vicohad discovered the same comet two days later, but had reported it to the European vor. She wonthe prize in 1848 and became a big name the world over. The comet was named“ Miss mitchell'sComet.”
What ean be learnt about Marias parents according to the text?

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When you go on your iob interview( 面试),be sure to dress well,be on time,do your researchand NEVER ask any of the following questions:

An employer first of all wants an employee to be happy with the position theyhave.Ambition(抱负)is good, but there is a time and place to discuss promotion,and it's not duringan interview. </li></ol>    2."Will be able to work f
Althouh this could be asked this is the type of infomaion you should get AFTER you've beenoffered a position and not before.     4."Will I have to work with a team?. ” 
Almost all jobs need some kind of teamwork,so any sign that you are not a good team playerwill leave you with unfavorable point in an employer's eyes.     5."Does this position come with a handsome pay?"   &nbsp
A.hungry for promotion
B.satisfied with the vacation
C.pleased with the position
D.curious about the workplace