广东省专插本考试《公共英语》考前冲刺三

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence，there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions ： In this section，there are four passages，each of which is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

    When he wasnine years old， the American boy Milo Cress had a question： How many plastic straws(吸管）do Americans use every day?
He quickly learned there wasn‘t a simple answer. The boy tried to work it out himself. Through lots of research，Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day. In the hope of reducing plastic waste， he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011.
    Cress started the project in his hometown—Burlington，Vermont. He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order. It wasa simple change. However, it would save money. And by doing that， the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent.
    For the years that followed， Cress tried to spread his project across the United States. More and more restaurants agreed to join. They stopped providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asked for one. Last April， Seattle became the first American city to completely ban plastic straws.
Plastic pollution has been one of the most serious problems today. According to scientists， more than eight million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean each year. Plastic straws are especially terrible. They make it easy for people to get comfortable with single-use plastics.
    After his project became popular， Cress took his findings on the road. He has since spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws.
    “Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take，”Cress says. “And it makes me feel that I， as a kid， could make a difference， too. ”

    “I’m going to bed earlier tomorrow! ” But no matter how we decide，there are still many chances that we break our promises.
    This behavior is called “bedtime procrastination” (睡眠拖延症)，and results from being short of self-control and our body clock.
    Bedtime procrastination is a common problem. According to a study， among 2400 people， 53 percent of them couldn’ t follow their sleeping time they had planned， delaying it at least twice a week. They delayed bedtime not because they liked to stay lip late， but that they couldn’t stop doing some other things.
Accordingly，people who usually have trouble resisting temptations (诱惑）and adhering to their intentions are more likely to delay going to bed.
However，scientists think being short of self-control is not the only problem. Our body clock also plays an important role when it comes to bedtime.
    In order to check the influence of the body clock on sleep，scientists studied the sleep patterns of 108 people. It wasfound that those who got up late are more likely to delay their bedtime than those who woke up early every morning.
    And more surprisingly，night owls (夜猫子)would go to bed late at the very beginning of the weekday， even though they had to get up early for work or school. It’s their special body clock that plays a part in delaying their bedtime.
    People always think that bedtime procrastination isn’t a big problem，but the choices we make that affect our sleep could finally be pretty important for our health.

    An idea that started in Seattle’s public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple ： help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
    In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit to be enjoyed by all， the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus， as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched(发起）the “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book” project in 1998. Her original program used author visits，study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book，but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities，and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago， the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the “ One Book，One Chicago，’ program. As a result，reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US， stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plots and characters.
    The only problem arose in New York， where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns， where a greater sense of unity can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point， putting all their energy and passion into the choice of a book rather than discussion about the book itself.
    Ultimately，as Nancy points out，the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book，but by how many people are enriched by the process，or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.

    You know how wonderful you are， and you know that others know how wonderful you are， but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do， but the good news is that there is. Don’t let jealousy spoil your relationships. Deal with it and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.
    It can be hard to walk up to friends and ask them what the problem is，but if you want to save your friendship you’ll have to do just that. Don’t approach them and ask why they are jealous of you. Just take some time alone with them and let them know that you’ve been feeling like there’s been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond， then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. The chances are that something you say will hit a nerve and your friend will open up as well.
    When you figure out what is annoying your friend， ask him or her what ( s) he thinks would make the situation better. If， for example， (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn’t get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends ， then maybe you could invite him/her along next time or spare one day a week for just the two of you. Remember， though， that whatever solutions you decide on should be a compromise. Don’t limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.
    Even the best friendships can be affected by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action，you should chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you can’t， be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.

Part Ⅲ Cloze (15%)
Directions ： There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank， there are four choices. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

    Good nutrition and a balanced diet will help your child grow up healthily. Whether your kid is a toddler (学步的儿童)or a teen， you can take 51 to improve nutrition and encourage smart 52 habits. There are five best strategies， 53 is to have 54 family meals.
    Family meals are a comforting occasion for both parents and kids. Kids who take part in regular family meals are also 55 likely to eat fruits，vegetables and grains， and less likely to snack on 56 foods, smoke or drink alcohol. 57,family meals offer the chance to introduce your child to new foods and 58 which foods your child likes and which ones he or she doesn’t.
    Teens may turn their noses up at the prospect of a family meal—not 59，because they’re trying to become independent. 60 studies find that teens still want their parents‘ advice and counsel， so use mealtimes as a chance to connect with each other. Also， consider trying these strategies ：
•61 your teen to invite a friend to dinner.
•Involve your teen in meal planning and preparation.
•Keep mealtimes calm and pleasant—no lectures or 62.
    What’s important as a family meal? Any time you and your family eat together-whether it ‘ s takeout food or a home-cooked meal.
    Try to strive 63 nutritious food and a time when everyone can be there. This may mean eating dinner a little later to accommodate a child who ‘ s at sports practice. It can also mean 64 time on the weekend, such as Sunday brunch (早午餐），when it may be more convenient to 65 as a group.

Part IV Writing (15%)
Directions ： Write a letter of suggestion in at least 100 words according to the following requirements.