对于湖北专升本考生来说，英语作为统考科目，语法知识点是得分的重要部分，既是提高成绩的难点，也是突破点。结合湖北专升本英语考试的特点，下文提供了专业的练习题，帮助考生提高解题能力。

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Passage 1

There was once an old man who went to the seaside every morning, walking along the beach drawing pictures and enjoying the beautiful sea. One morning, he came across a beach accidentally where thousands of starfish were washed up.

The old man noticed a little girl was coming in the distance. As she walked, she would stop to bend down and pick up an obiect and throw it into the sea.The man walked closer asking what she was doing by the seaside. She stopped, looked up, and replied, "Throwing starfish into the sea.

The man asked her why, to which she replied, "The sea has washed them up onto the beach and they can't go back to the sea by themselves. When the sun gets high, they will die, unless I throw them back into the water. "

The man noted, "But there are miles and miles of beach and there are thousands of starfish all along every mile, how will you make much of a difference?"

The girl bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it as far as she could into the sea. Then she turned towards the old man, gave a smile and said, "I made a difference to that one!"

After hearing the girl's explanation, the old man was shocked. People often think they can't do enough to make a big difference so they put off their actions or wait for someone else to take the lead.

However, the little girl taught the old man a very important lesson. Everyone has the opportunities to create positive changes. While you may not be able to change the whole world. you can make a bigdifference for a small part of it.

17.One morning,the oldmancame across abeach,on which lots of starfish were________.

18. The little girl picked up objects on the beach and________them into the sea.

19. The girl explained, “When the sun shines, the starfish will________unless I help them back into the water.”

20. The old man felt________after he heard the girl's explanation.

21. The story tells us that everyone has the chance to create________.

Passage 2

Do you have good friends? Do you sometimes feel so close to them that they are like family to you?

It turns out that this isn't just an expression. A study by Yale University has found that you and you friends have more genes (基因) in common than strangers do, Researchers looked at the genes of 1, 932 people and compared them in pairs of unrelated friends and strangers. They found that friends have 1% ofgenes that match.

"1% of genes may not sound like much to the layperson(外行), but to geneticists (遗传学家) it is alarge number, " Professor Nicholas Christakis of Yale University told Discovery News. In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you.

So do you happen to become firiends with people who share your genes? Not at all. In fact, it is evolution that brings you together.

Researchers also found that among all the genes studied, those producing a change in sense of smellwere the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way aremore easily drawn to similar environments. For example, people who like the smell of coffee may hangout at cafes more often and as a result are more likely to meet and become firiends with each other.

With their findings, the team has developed an interesting test called "the firiendship score". It canhelp tell how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes.

So, here is a question for you: would you like to take this test and know in advance who your friendsare going to be, or would you still prefer to learn about it by yourself and let time be the judge?

22. The study by Yale University shows that you and your friends have more________ when compared with strangers.

23.“1% of genes is actually a________number to geneticists." said Professor Nicholas Christakis.

24. In fact, it is________instead of coincidence that brings you and your friends together.

25. People who smell things in the same way are more likely to be attracted to________.

26. The team has developed a test named________,which can tell the possibility of two people becoming friends.

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