【2014最新版】中南大学《英语(下)》在线考试题库(三套)(有答案)

英语（下）01

总共64题共100分

一. 未知题型（共34题,共70分）

1. Fifty million public school children in America (1) a new school year. The number is a record high. Yet, at the same time, school systems in many areas are facing budget problems. The (2) economy is not the only cause. Another reason has to do with increased prices for food and fuel. They mean (3) costs for school meals and bus transportation.

The United States will spend more than five hundred billion dollars (4) public education for the coming school year. The federal government helps (5), but the responsibility for education is mostly on state and local governments.

Two major sources of money for public schools are property taxes and sales taxes.

A slowdown in consumer spending, the engine of the economy, means fewer goods to tax. And the collapse of the housing market means less money to collect in (6) taxes.

A report in July from the National Conference of State Legislatures said thirty-one of the fifty states were having budget problems. And the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (7) school officials in at least eleven states have cut or proposed cuts in education.

Florida, for example, has cut school aid by about two percent (8) student. State officials say tax collections are low and lottery sales have fallen by one hundred million dollars. Florida and many other states use money from sales of lottery tickets to help pay for education.

Around the country, the economic slowdown has added to the numbers of children (9) free or reduced price lunches at school. In other words, (10) of the same economic problems that have hit school budgets have also hit family budgets. （20分）

(1) 1 （2分）

A.is starting

B.are starting

C.is started

D.are started

★标准答案：B

(2) 2 （2分）

A.weak

B.thin

C.little

D.strong

★标准答案：A

(3) 3 （2分）

A.low

B.lower

C.high

D.higher

★标准答案：D

(4) 4 （2分）

A.in

B.with

C.on

D.for

★标准答案：C

(5) 5 （2分）

A.pay

B.spend

C.cost

D.expend

★标准答案：A

(6) 6 （2分）

A.prosperous

B.prospect

C.property

D.proposal

★标准答案：C

(7) 7 （2分）

A.say

B.says

C.call

D.calls

★标准答案：B

(8) 8 （2分）

A.per

B.every

C.each

D.often

★标准答案：A

(9) 9 （2分）

A.receives

B.receiving

C.to receive

D.received

★标准答案：B

(10) 10 （2分）

A.much

B.few

C.great

D.many

★标准答案：D

2. In some cities, workholism（废寝忘食地工作）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as ernment workers in Washington, D. C. for example， frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they (1) to. Workaholism can be a serious problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they probably have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not enjoy movies, sports or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they (2) to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful（充满压力的；紧张的）, and this tension（紧张）and worry can cause (3) problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases.Besides, typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in (4) as they spend little time with their families. Is workaholism always dangerous? Perhaps not.There are, certainly, people who work (5) under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work.They feel (6) is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment is the same thing. Their jobs (7) them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative. Why do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several (8) to work.Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important.But it offers (9) financial securities.It provides people with self-confidence（自信心）; they have a feeling of satisfaction when they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I (10) it”. Psychologists（心理学家） claim（声称; 认定） that their work gives people an identity （自身价值）.After they take part in work, they get a sense of self and individualism. （20分）

(1) 1 （2分）

A.agree

B.promise

C.dare