2024年成考专升本每日一练《英语》3月25日

• Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper.That is(21)men first began to write six thousand years ago or(22).The alphabet we now use(23)down to us over a long period of time. It was developed from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt. Picture-writing was useful in many（24）.It could be used to express ideas as well as  (25).For example, a drawing of a(26)meant the object“man”. (27)a drawing of a man lying on the ground with,a spear in him meant”(28)”. Besides the Egyptians,the Chinese(29)the American Indians also developed ways(30) writing in pictures.But only(31)much could be said this way.Thousands of pictures would have been needed(32)express all the ideas that people might have. It would have taken many thousand more to express all the objects(33)to men.No one could(34)so many pictures in a lifetime. Nor could anyone learn the meaning of all  (35)drawings in a lifetime.
  
  
  1. 第(28)题选（）

  Adie

  Bdeath

  Csleep

  Ddown

• There' s an old fixed understanding about the difference between cats and dogs. Dogs are loving and loyal, while cats are aloof （冷漠离群的）and indifferent. Most cat people, however, probably disagree. Overall, cat research suggests cats do form emotional bonds with their owners. Cats seem to experience separation anxiety, respond to their owners' voices more than to strangers' and look for comfort when scared.
  But a new study reveals a more complicated picture of our relationship with cats. Adapting a method previously used to study dogs, the scientists found cats—unlike dogs一don' t avoid strangers who refuse to help their owners. This doesn' t mean that the cats in this study were selfish, but they simply didn' t understand how human beings respond to each other. They weren' t aware that some of the strangers were being unhelpful.
  In an experiment, a cat watched as her owner tried to open a box to get at something inside. Two strangers sat on either side of the owner and the owner turned to one of them and asked for help. In ''helper" trials, the stranger helped the owner to open the box. In " non-helper" trials, the stranger refused. The other stranger sat passively, doing nothing. Then, both strangers offered the cat a treat, and the scientists watched to see which stranger the cat approached first. Did she prefer to take food from a helpful stranger over a passive one? Or did she avoid taking food from the non-helper?
  When this method was used to test dogs, they showed a clear preference. The dogs preferred not to take food from a stranger who refused to help their owner. In contrast, the cats in the study were completely indifferent. They showed no preference for the helpful person and no avoidance （避开）of the unhelpful person. Apparently, as far as cats are concerned, food is food.
  What should we take from this? An attractive conclusion would be that cats are selfish and don' t care about how their owners are treated at all. This is an example of human-centered thinking of animals. To really understand cats, we have to get out of this view and think of them as cats.
  
  
  2. What should we do to better understand cats, according to the last paragraph?

  ATo treat them as friends.

  BTo compare them with dogs.

  CTo regard them as animals.

  DTo care about their behavior.

• Many of us rely on our smart phones for our everyday cameras. Our phones, however, collect lots of data （21）us, and camera software can automatically make a（22）of our location when we take a photo. This is more often a potential safety（23）than a benefit.
  Let' s start with the （24）. When you allow your camera to mark your location, photo management apps,（25） Apple' s Photos and Google Photos, can automatically（26）pictures into albums based on location. That' s （27）when you go on vacation and want to remember （28） you were when you took a picture.
  But when you' re not traveling,（29）your location marked on photos is not great. Let's say you just connected with （30） on a dating app and shared a photo of your dog. （31） you had the location feature turned on when you took the photo,that person could （32）the data to see where you live.Just to be（33）,make sure the photo location feature is off by default （默认情况下）.You （34）choose to turn the location feature on （35）to document your vacation, but remember to turn it off when your trip is over.
  
  
  3. 第35题（）

  Aquickly

  Bpermanently

  Ctemporarily

  Dslowly

• 4. Young（）he is,he knows what is the right thing to do.　　

  Athat　　

  Bas　　

  Calthough　　

  Dhowever　　

• 1. Do you have access to the Internet?

• 2. 新学期伊始，你们班准备组织一场迎新晚会，让同学们熟悉起来。你(Li Yuan)打算邀请外教(Tim)来参加迎新晚会。请给他写一封e—mail，内容包括：
  (1)邀请他参加迎新晚会；
  (2)介绍迎新晚会的一些活动安排；
  (3)希望他能够做个简短发言；
  (4)期待他的到来。

• 3. 你(Li Yuan)组织同学进行了一次烧烤野餐(barbecue)。请给你的英国朋友Tim写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
  ·野餐前的准备；
  ·野餐过程；
  ·印象最深刻的人或事。

• 4. The doctor is very patient with his patients.

• 1. 你是王刚（Wang Gang），写一封给朋友李明（Li Ming）的祝贺信，祝贺他获得复旦大学计算机科学硕士学位，并祝他今后在学习和研究方面取得成功。

• 2. 以"Failure and Success"为题写一篇短文,内容包括:(1)人生中遭遇失败很常见;
  (2)每个人都渴望成功;
  (3)失败是走向成功的必经之路