2021年成人高等考试《专升本英语》押题密卷3

The square in front of the supermarket is so limited that when going there, first of all, you should consider ____ your car.（　　）

I asked my teacher ____.（　　）

I'd like to ____ him to you for the job． He is a very clever and industrious boy.（　　）

We've ____ sugar． Ask him to lend us some.（　　）

I am very ____ to you for your help.（　　）

The experiment ____ the discovery of a cure for cancer.（　　）

It was Thomas Alva Edison who ____ the electric lamp.（　　）

Sports, ____ perhaps you don't like very much, may make you strong.（　　）

Tom looks so pale today． He ____ ill.（　　）

I liked to play football when I was young. ____（　　）

Smoking is not ____ in many places nowadays.（　　）

The world's population is becoming ____.（　　）

Here's a man who just breaks into a bank and helps himself ____ so much money.（　　）

Instead of ____ sights, Edison would spend the time ____ in the public library.（　　）

--He does not like music, does he?

--____.（　　）

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 　21　 a star, for they 　22　 so close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.

　　The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星), and his space friends 　23　 Ralph understand that this was their home.

　　He wanted to ask all kinds of 　24　, but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or drink. There people had only 　25　 colours pills which they can eat 　26　 they were hungry.

　　Soon it became 　27　 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 　28　 light that he could not even stand 　29　 his own feet．〝If I could only have some water, 〝he 　30　,"and a ride back down to the earth!"

　　The spacemen knew that it was 　31　 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 　32　 longer without special air or suit like theirs． So they took him to a part of the ship where there was 　33　 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 　34　 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.

　　Suddenly he felt the rocket 　35　 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.

____.

Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.

　　They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.

　　Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modem times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for example, pigeons which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others, it touches a steel plate with its beak. This turns on a light to warn people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given as a reward. It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3000 to 4000 balls an hour.

　　Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars, and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be one day gather crops and even drive trains.

What made scientists think animal can be made to work for us one day?（　　）

Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.

　　They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.

　　Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modem times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for example, pigeons which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others, it touches a steel plate with its beak. This turns on a light to warn people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given as a reward. It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3000 to 4000 balls an hour.

　　Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars, and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be one day gather crops and even drive trains.

The trainer usually gives the animal a piece of candy or fruit ____.（　　）

Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.

　　They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.

　　Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modem times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for example, pigeons which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others, it touches a steel plate with its beak. This turns on a light to warn people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given as a reward. It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3000 to 4000 balls an hour.

　　Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars, and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be one day gather crops and even drive trains.

Many animals may be trained to do simple jobs if they know ____.（　　）

Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.

　　They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.

　　Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modem times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for example, pigeons which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others, it touches a steel plate with its beak. This turns on a light to warn people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given as a reward. It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3000 to 4000 balls an hour.

　　Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars, and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be one day gather crops and even drive trains.

Which of the following is not true?（　　）

Hair loss is one of those things we still do not understand. Science has, of course, shown that men are more likely than women to suffer major hair loss. Some kinds of hair loss are temporary(暂时的), an effect of illness. In those cases we can expect the hair to grow back.

　　It all depends on whether the hair root is alive. If it is not, hair loss is permanent and nothing will help.

　　Some daily loss of hair is a normal, healthy sign. Most people lose between 40 to 50 scalp hairs each day.

　　Each of these scalp hairs grows for from two to six years and then rests. About three months later it is pushed out by a new hair growing from the same root.

　　This is not something that should cause great concern.

　　Something else we know is that normal hair loss is seasonal, with the most hair loss occurring in the fall. Everyone experiences a normal cycle of loss and growth.

　　The problem of hair loss results when loss is greater than growth.

　　The main cause of hair loss in men seems to be accumulation(积累)of a hormone(荷尔蒙)in the body. When that hormone reaches a certain level, the hair growing period is shortened and hair loss is the result. This is no cure for most cases of hair loss. This, however, is not the end of the world.

According to science, ____.（　　）

Hair loss is one of those things we still do not understand. Science has, of course, shown that men are more likely than women to suffer major hair loss. Some kinds of hair loss are temporary(暂时的), an effect of illness. In those cases we can expect the hair to grow back.

　　It all depends on whether the hair root is alive. If it is not, hair loss is permanent and nothing will help.

　　Some daily loss of hair is a normal, healthy sign. Most people lose between 40 to 50 scalp hairs each day.

　　Each of these scalp hairs grows for from two to six years and then rests. About three months later it is pushed out by a new hair growing from the same root.

　　This is not something that should cause great concern.

　　Something else we know is that normal hair loss is seasonal, with the most hair loss occurring in the fall. Everyone experiences a normal cycle of loss and growth.

　　The problem of hair loss results when loss is greater than growth.

　　The main cause of hair loss in men seems to be accumulation(积累)of a hormone(荷尔蒙)in the body. When that hormone reaches a certain level, the hair growing period is shortened and hair loss is the result. This is no cure for most cases of hair loss. This, however, is not the end of the world.

The writer thinks ____.（　　）

Hair loss is one of those things we still do not understand. Science has, of course, shown that men are more likely than women to suffer major hair loss. Some kinds of hair loss are temporary(暂时的), an effect of illness. In those cases we can expect the hair to grow back.

　　It all depends on whether the hair root is alive. If it is not, hair loss is permanent and nothing will help.

　　Some daily loss of hair is a normal, healthy sign. Most people lose between 40 to 50 scalp hairs each day.

　　Each of these scalp hairs grows for from two to six years and then rests. About three months later it is pushed out by a new hair growing from the same root.

　　This is not something that should cause great concern.

　　Something else we know is that normal hair loss is seasonal, with the most hair loss occurring in the fall. Everyone experiences a normal cycle of loss and growth.

　　The problem of hair loss results when loss is greater than growth.

　　The main cause of hair loss in men seems to be accumulation(积累)of a hormone(荷尔蒙)in the body. When that hormone reaches a certain level, the hair growing period is shortened and hair loss is the result. This is no cure for most cases of hair loss. This, however, is not the end of the world.

We now know that the most hair loss happening in the autumn is ____.（　　）

Hair loss is one of those things we still do not understand. Science has, of course, shown that men are more likely than women to suffer major hair loss. Some kinds of hair loss are temporary(暂时的), an effect of illness. In those cases we can expect the hair to grow back.

　　It all depends on whether the hair root is alive. If it is not, hair loss is permanent and nothing will help.

　　Some daily loss of hair is a normal, healthy sign. Most people lose between 40 to 50 scalp hairs each day.

　　Each of these scalp hairs grows for from two to six years and then rests. About three months later it is pushed out by a new hair growing from the same root.

　　This is not something that should cause great concern.

　　Something else we know is that normal hair loss is seasonal, with the most hair loss occurring in the fall. Everyone experiences a normal cycle of loss and growth.

　　The problem of hair loss results when loss is greater than growth.

　　The main cause of hair loss in men seems to be accumulation(积累)of a hormone(荷尔蒙)in the body. When that hormone reaches a certain level, the hair growing period is shortened and hair loss is the result. This is no cure for most cases of hair loss. This, however, is not the end of the world.

The sentence 〝This, however, is not the end of the world〞 means ____.（　　）

Jimmy was five years old and his brother, Billy, was only a baby. One morning his mother waited for an important telephone call for hours, but nobody called. There was no bread in the house and she had to go out to buy some. Jimmy stayed at home to look after the baby. When the mother was out, the telephone rang and Jimmy answered.

　　Mr. Baker: Hello! May I speak to Mrs. White?

　　Jimmy: Sorry, Mother is out.

　　Mr. Baker: Well, when she comes back, say to her, 〝Mr. Baker called."

　　Jimmy: What?

　　Mr. Baker: Mr. Baker. Write it down. B-A-K-E-R.

　　Jimmy: How do you write B?

　　Mr. Baker: How do I write...? Listen, little boy, is there anybody else with you? Any brothers or sisters?

　　Jimmy: Yes, my brother Billy is here.

　　Mr. Baker: Good. I want to talk to him, please.

　　Jimmy: All right. Jimmy took the telephone to the baby's bed and put it beside its head. Not long after that his mother came back.

　　Mother: Did anybody call?

　　Jimmy: Yes, a man called. But he only wanted to talk to Billy.

Jimmy's mother waited for ____.（　　）

Jimmy was five years old and his brother, Billy, was only a baby. One morning his mother waited for an important telephone call for hours, but nobody called. There was no bread in the house and she had to go out to buy some. Jimmy stayed at home to look after the baby. When the mother was out, the telephone rang and Jimmy answered.

　　Mr. Baker: Hello! May I speak to Mrs. White?

　　Jimmy: Sorry, Mother is out.

　　Mr. Baker: Well, when she comes back, say to her, 〝Mr. Baker called."

　　Jimmy: What?

　　Mr. Baker: Mr. Baker. Write it down. B-A-K-E-R.

　　Jimmy: How do you write B?

　　Mr. Baker: How do I write...? Listen, little boy, is there anybody else with you? Any brothers or sisters?

　　Jimmy: Yes, my brother Billy is here.

　　Mr. Baker: Good. I want to talk to him, please.

　　Jimmy: All right. Jimmy took the telephone to the baby's bed and put it beside its head. Not long after that his mother came back.

　　Mother: Did anybody call?

　　Jimmy: Yes, a man called. But he only wanted to talk to Billy.

Jimmy's mother went out because ____.（　　）

Jimmy was five years old and his brother, Billy, was only a baby. One morning his mother waited for an important telephone call for hours, but nobody called. There was no bread in the house and she had to go out to buy some. Jimmy stayed at home to look after the baby. When the mother was out, the telephone rang and Jimmy answered.

　　Mr. Baker: Hello! May I speak to Mrs. White?

　　Jimmy: Sorry, Mother is out.

　　Mr. Baker: Well, when she comes back, say to her, 〝Mr. Baker called."

　　Jimmy: What?

　　Mr. Baker: Mr. Baker. Write it down. B-A-K-E-R.

　　Jimmy: How do you write B?

　　Mr. Baker: How do I write...? Listen, little boy, is there anybody else with you? Any brothers or sisters?

　　Jimmy: Yes, my brother Billy is here.

　　Mr. Baker: Good. I want to talk to him, please.

　　Jimmy: All right. Jimmy took the telephone to the baby's bed and put it beside its head. Not long after that his mother came back.

　　Mother: Did anybody call?

　　Jimmy: Yes, a man called. But he only wanted to talk to Billy.

Jimmy couldn't write down Mr. Baker's name because ____.（　　）

Jimmy was five years old and his brother, Billy, was only a baby. One morning his mother waited for an important telephone call for hours, but nobody called. There was no bread in the house and she had to go out to buy some. Jimmy stayed at home to look after the baby. When the mother was out, the telephone rang and Jimmy answered.

　　Mr. Baker: Hello! May I speak to Mrs. White?

　　Jimmy: Sorry, Mother is out.

　　Mr. Baker: Well, when she comes back, say to her, 〝Mr. Baker called."

　　Jimmy: What?

　　Mr. Baker: Mr. Baker. Write it down. B-A-K-E-R.

　　Jimmy: How do you write B?

　　Mr. Baker: How do I write...? Listen, little boy, is there anybody else with you? Any brothers or sisters?

　　Jimmy: Yes, my brother Billy is here.

　　Mr. Baker: Good. I want to talk to him, please.

　　Jimmy: All right. Jimmy took the telephone to the baby's bed and put it beside its head. Not long after that his mother came back.

　　Mother: Did anybody call?

　　Jimmy: Yes, a man called. But he only wanted to talk to Billy.

Mr. Baker wanted to talk to ____.（　　）

Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He's an elder man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.

　　Who is this strange-looking man? Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US government? But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam?

　　During the War of 1812, the US government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson. Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.

　　Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sam's company. They asked a worker what the US on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letters stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.

　　The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called all things that came from the government 〝Uncle Sam’s〞, 〝Uncle Sam〞 became a nickname for the US government.

　　Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers. In these early pictures, Uncle Sam was a young man. He wore stars and stripes, but his hair was dark and he had not a beard. The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was President. President Lincoln had a beard.

　　The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I. The government needed men to fight in the war. In the poster, a very serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says 〝I want YOU for the US Army. 〞

〝Uncle Sam〞 became a ____ the US government.（　　）

Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He's an elder man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.

　　Who is this strange-looking man? Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US government? But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam?

　　During the War of 1812, the US government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson. Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.

　　Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sam's company. They asked a worker what the US on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letters stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.

　　The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called all things that came from the government 〝Uncle Sam’s〞, 〝Uncle Sam〞 became a nickname for the US government.

　　Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers. In these early pictures, Uncle Sam was a young man. He wore stars and stripes, but his hair was dark and he had not a beard. The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was President. President Lincoln had a beard.

　　The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I. The government needed men to fight in the war. In the poster, a very serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says 〝I want YOU for the US Army. 〞

Uncle Sam often wears tall hat, ____ and the stars and stripes of the American flag.（　　）

Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He's an elder man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.

　　Who is this strange-looking man? Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US government? But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam?

　　During the War of 1812, the US government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson. Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.

　　Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sam's company. They asked a worker what the US on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letters stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.

　　The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called all things that came from the government 〝Uncle Sam’s〞, 〝Uncle Sam〞 became a nickname for the US government.

　　Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers. In these early pictures, Uncle Sam was a young man. He wore stars and stripes, but his hair was dark and he had not a beard. The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was President. President Lincoln had a beard.

　　The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I. The government needed men to fight in the war. In the poster, a very serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says 〝I want YOU for the US Army. 〞

Government inspectors came to ____ Sam's meat-packing company.（　　）

Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He's an elder man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.

　　Who is this strange-looking man? Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US government? But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam?

　　During the War of 1812, the US government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson. Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.

　　Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sam's company. They asked a worker what the US on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letters stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.

　　The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called all things that came from the government 〝Uncle Sam’s〞, 〝Uncle Sam〞 became a nickname for the US government.

　　Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers. In these early pictures, Uncle Sam was a young man. He wore stars and stripes, but his hair was dark and he had not a beard. The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was President. President Lincoln had a beard.

　　The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I. The government needed men to fight in the war. In the poster, a very serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says 〝I want YOU for the US Army. 〞

In the drawing and cartoons of Uncle Sam ____.（　　）

Anyone who has ever attended a university knows that the quality of lecturers varies greatly. A few are very effective communicators, conveying the substance of their lectures clearly and interestingly and inspiring students to want to know more about the subject. Others produce dull lectures from which the students learn little and which are likely to kill any interest they may have in the subject. Lecturing is a major part of a university lecturer's job and it would seem reasonable that effectiveness in this task should be a major standard in assessing a lecturer for promotion. However, it is very often the case that far more weight is given to such factors as participation in research, number of publications and even performance of administrative duties. My point of view is that a lecturer's lecturing should be regularly evaluated and that the best people to carry out this evaluation are those directly on the receiving end.

　　It could, of course, be argued that students are not competent to evaluate the academic quality of lectures. If anyone should evaluate lecturers, it should be their colleagues. However, I am not arguing that students should be asked to comment on the academic content of lectures, but to evaluate the effectiveness.

　　I suspect that many of the objections to student evaluation stem from the fear some lecturers have of being subject to criticism by their students. However, lecturers should see such evaluation as an opportunity to become aware of defects in their lecturing techniques and thus to become better lecturers. Such a system should benefit both students and lecturers as well as help department heads to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their teaching staff.

According to the author, all the students know that ____.（　　）

Anyone who has ever attended a university knows that the quality of lecturers varies greatly. A few are very effective communicators, conveying the substance of their lectures clearly and interestingly and inspiring students to want to know more about the subject. Others produce dull lectures from which the students learn little and which are likely to kill any interest they may have in the subject. Lecturing is a major part of a university lecturer's job and it would seem reasonable that effectiveness in this task should be a major standard in assessing a lecturer for promotion. However, it is very often the case that far more weight is given to such factors as participation in research, number of publications and even performance of administrative duties. My point of view is that a lecturer's lecturing should be regularly evaluated and that the best people to carry out this evaluation are those directly on the receiving end.

　　It could, of course, be argued that students are not competent to evaluate the academic quality of lectures. If anyone should evaluate lecturers, it should be their colleagues. However, I am not arguing that students should be asked to comment on the academic content of lectures, but to evaluate the effectiveness.

　　I suspect that many of the objections to student evaluation stem from the fear some lecturers have of being subject to criticism by their students. However, lecturers should see such evaluation as an opportunity to become aware of defects in their lecturing techniques and thus to become better lecturers. Such a system should benefit both students and lecturers as well as help department heads to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their teaching staff.

In the author's opinion, teachers can only be promoted depending on ____.（　　）

Anyone who has ever attended a university knows that the quality of lecturers varies greatly. A few are very effective communicators, conveying the substance of their lectures clearly and interestingly and inspiring students to want to know more about the subject. Others produce dull lectures from which the students learn little and which are likely to kill any interest they may have in the subject. Lecturing is a major part of a university lecturer's job and it would seem reasonable that effectiveness in this task should be a major standard in assessing a lecturer for promotion. However, it is very often the case that far more weight is given to such factors as participation in research, number of publications and even performance of administrative duties. My point of view is that a lecturer's lecturing should be regularly evaluated and that the best people to carry out this evaluation are those directly on the receiving end.

　　It could, of course, be argued that students are not competent to evaluate the academic quality of lectures. If anyone should evaluate lecturers, it should be their colleagues. However, I am not arguing that students should be asked to comment on the academic content of lectures, but to evaluate the effectiveness.

　　I suspect that many of the objections to student evaluation stem from the fear some lecturers have of being subject to criticism by their students. However, lecturers should see such evaluation as an opportunity to become aware of defects in their lecturing techniques and thus to become better lecturers. Such a system should benefit both students and lecturers as well as help department heads to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their teaching staff.

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（　　）

Anyone who has ever attended a university knows that the quality of lecturers varies greatly. A few are very effective communicators, conveying the substance of their lectures clearly and interestingly and inspiring students to want to know more about the subject. Others produce dull lectures from which the students learn little and which are likely to kill any interest they may have in the subject. Lecturing is a major part of a university lecturer's job and it would seem reasonable that effectiveness in this task should be a major standard in assessing a lecturer for promotion. However, it is very often the case that far more weight is given to such factors as participation in research, number of publications and even performance of administrative duties. My point of view is that a lecturer's lecturing should be regularly evaluated and that the best people to carry out this evaluation are those directly on the receiving end.

　　It could, of course, be argued that students are not competent to evaluate the academic quality of lectures. If anyone should evaluate lecturers, it should be their colleagues. However, I am not arguing that students should be asked to comment on the academic content of lectures, but to evaluate the effectiveness.

　　I suspect that many of the objections to student evaluation stem from the fear some lecturers have of being subject to criticism by their students. However, lecturers should see such evaluation as an opportunity to become aware of defects in their lecturing techniques and thus to become better lecturers. Such a system should benefit both students and lecturers as well as help department heads to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their teaching staff.

The author believes that ____.（　　）