專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷3

專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷3（共

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（共200題）

專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷第1

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一、閱讀理解（本題共25題，每題1.0分，共25分。）

DuringastaleofdeepicldAalion,scvcialphysiologicalchangestakeplaceinthebody;

thebody'soxygenconsumptionisreduced;theheartbeatdecreases;muscletensionand

sweatingease,andthereisdecreasedsympatheticnervoussystemactivity.Thisrestful

statenotonlyallowsthebodytorepairandrestoreitself,butalsohasacalmingeffecton

theconsciousness.Howtoachievethisstateofrelaxation,however,isamatterof

opinion,andinsomemedicalcircles,amatterofcontroversy.ArecentreportbyDr.

DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthejournal"Americanpsychologist"said

thatsimplesittinginanarmchairhasjustasmanybeneficialcharacteristicsforthebody

asmeditationdoes.Researchersofotherrelaxationtechniquesdisagree.Theseexperts

believethatmorestructuredtechniques,suchasmeditation,leadtoaconditionofdeep

relaxation.Thedebategoeson,butonethingappearstobeclear;therelaxationresponse

canbereachedbyanumberofmethods,andthemethodsthemselvesarenotasimportant

asgettingthere.Oneday,onemethodmayworkbest;onanotherday,analternative

methodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouareawareofallthemethods,youcanfind

theonethatworksbestforyou.Someoftherelaxationtechniquesarcmeditation,

autoanalysisandprogressivemusclerelaxationresponsethanjustsittingquietlyina

chair,theyhavetheaddedbenefitofstructureanddiscipline,andforthesereasonsappear

tobemoreeffectiveformostindividuals.

1、Thepassageindicatesthatastateofdeeprelaxationisnotonlygoodforone'sbody,

butalsobeneficialto.

A、heartbeat

B、consciousness

C、muscletension

D、sympatheticnervoussystem

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由第一段最后一句話“butalsohasacalmingeffectontheconsciousness”

可知正確答案為B。

2、Peopleseemtoagreethat.

A、sittinginanarmchairbenefitsapersonasmeditationdoes

B、whatpeoplearestrugglingforisastateofdeeprelaxation

C、toachieveastateofdeeprelaxationispossiblethroughvariousmeans

D、structuredconsciousnessrelaxationtechniquesaremorebeneficialforaperson

標準答案：C

知識點解析：由第二段第一句話‘,…butonethmg叩pearstobeclear：the

relaxation...anumberofmethods”可知正確答案為C。

3、Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase"gettingthere"mostprobablymeans.

A^arrivingatone'sdestination

B、gettingwhatonewantsmost

C^reachingastateofdeeprelaxation

DNfindingoutasuitablerelaxationtechnique

標準答案：D

知識點解析：由短語所在的那句話“themethodsthemselvesarenotasimportantas

gettingthere”可知短語配指為“themethods”,即“findingoutasuitablerelaxation

technique”，故D正確。

4、Asfarasrelaxationisconcerned,theauthorindicatesthat.

A^aimsaremoreimportantthanmeans

B、meansaremoreimportantthanaims

C>somerelaxationtechniquesarebetterthanothers

D^moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinrelaxationtechniques

標準答案:A

知識點解析：由倒數(shù)第二段的內容可知方法是多種多樣的，而目標只有一個。所以

相比之下目標更重要一些?？芍狝項正確。

5、Theauthor'sattitudetowardrelaxationisbestdescribedas.

A、critical

B、objective

C、optimistic

D、subjective

標準答案：B

知識點解析：作者對于“放松”這一生理狀態(tài)的描述應該是客觀的，由第二段所描述

的不同人的不同見解為例就可說明這一點。

Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,

atconferencesorpublicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartments

dedicatedtothehumanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanation

traditionallygivenisthatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhours

thanmen,andsomanyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetime

thattheydevotetofantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergic（反感的）toexplanations

thatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexits

characteristicvirtuesandshortcomings;butthereisnodoubtthattherearefewerand

fewerreadersofliterature,andthatamongthesavingremnant（乘馀）ofreaderswomen

predominate.Thisisthecasealmosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurvey

organizedbytheGeneralSocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry's

populationhasneverreadabook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoes

read,thenumberofwomenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenumberofmenby6.2

percent,adifferencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeel

sorryforthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthave

decidednottoread.Theyearnmypitynotonlybecausetheyareunawareofthepleasure

thattheyarcmissing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,or

asocietyinwhichliteraturehasbeenrelegated—likesomehiddenvice—tothemargins

ofsocialandpersonallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,and

eventojeopardize（破壞）itsfreedom.Iwishtooffera佗wargumentsagainsttheideaof

literatureasaluxuryDastime,andinfavorofviewingi【asoneofthemostprimaryand

necessaryundertakingsofthemind,aniircplaceablcactivityfortheformationofcitizens

inamodernanddemocraticsociety、asocietyoffreeindividuals.Itseemsclearthat

literaturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,atconferencesor

publicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartmentsdedicatedtothe

humanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanationtraditionallygivenis

thatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhoursthanmen,andso

manyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetimethattheydevoteto

fantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergic（反感的）loexplanationsthatdividemenand

womenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesand

shortcomings;butthereisnodoubtthattherearefewerandfewerreadersofliterature,

andthatamongthesavingremnant（乘i］余）ofreaderswomenpredominate.Thisisthecase

almosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurveyorganizedbytheGeneral

SocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry*spopulationhasneverread

abook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoesread,thenumberof

womenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenumberofmenby6.2percent,a

differencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeelsorryfor

thesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednetto

read.Theyearnmypitynotonlybecausetheyareunawareofthepleasurethattheyare

missing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,orasocietyin

whichliteraturehasbeenrelegated—likesomehiddenvice—tothemarginsofsocialand

personallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,andevento

jeopardize（破壞）itsfreedom.IwishCoofferafewargumentsagainsttheideaofliterature

asaluxurypasiiine.andinfavorofviewingitasoneof【heniosiprimaryandnecessary

undertakingsofthemind,anirreDlaceableactivityforthefomiationofcitizensina

modemanddemocraticsociety,asocietyoffreeindividuals.

6、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

Womenreadlessthanmen.

B>Readingbecomesmoreandmorefemale-centered.

C>Mostliteratureaimsatwomen.

D^Women1scharacteristicsleadtotheirhobbyofreading.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據(jù)第一段第一句"Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreand

moreafemaleactivity.”可知，B項正確。A項與原文意思相反，根據(jù)第一段第三句

"...middle-classwomenreadmorebecause...”可知,應把"more"換成"fbwer”；C項屬

無中生有；D項有一定迷惑性，但characteristics一詞用得過于寬泛，文中也沒有

直接的信息可以推斷出是女人們的性格導致了她們讀書的喜好。

7、Theauthorconsiderstraditionalexplanation.

A、logical

B、notconvincing

C、notinteresting

D^totallytrue

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞"explanation”定位至第一段第四句”【amsomewhat

allergictoexplanationsthatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributeto

eachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesandshortcomings…”由此可見，作者不相信傳統(tǒng)的解

釋，即認為傳統(tǒng)解釋沒有說服力，故選B。

8、TheauthorcitestheexampleofSpaininorderto.

explainthereasonswhyliteratureismoreafemaleactivity

B、showwomenalwaysdevotethetimetofantasyandillusion

C、illustratethephenomenonthatliteratureismoreafemaleactivityexistinginnearly

everycountry

D^showhowilliteratetheSpanishpeopleare

標準答案：C

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞"Spain”定位至第二段前兩句"Thisisthecasealmost

everywhere.”這里的thecase即指第一段第一句的內容，因而選C項。A項具有一

定的迷惑性，但是表述沒有C項全面；B項雖然在文中都有提及，但是和題干關系

不大：D項更非作者本意，故排除。

9、What'stheauthor,sattitudetowardsthepeoplewhodon'tread?

A、Pitiful.

Angry.

C>Agreeable.

D、Allergic.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞"whodon'tread”定位至第二段最后一句“…Ifeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednot

toread.”答案在第一段。其中“sorry”和“Pitiful”意思相近，故選A。D指的是作者

反感的是將男女生硬地區(qū)分對待的解釋，不合題意；B、C和這句話中所透露的作

者的態(tài)度相差太遠，故排除。

10>ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.

A、asocietywhichlacksliteratureisanidealsociety

B、ifasocietylacksliterature,thefreedomcannotbeguaranteed

C、literatureisaluxurypastime

D、literatureisnotanecessityinademocraticsociety

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題就第三段進行提問。由該段中'、…isasocietycondemned...to

jeopardizeitsfreedom”可判斷，B是正確的。A不符合事實；由該段倒數(shù)第二行“as

oneofthemost...mind”可知，讀書是一種基本需求，而不是奢侈的娛樂，故排除

C；由該段倒數(shù)第一、二行“…anirrcplaccablcactivity…democraticsociety”可知，文

學對于民主社會來說是必需的，故排除D。

IntheUnitedStatestoday,nearlyhalfofusliveinareasthatwerefertoasthesuburbs.

Anydictionarywilldefinethesuburbsasthoseareas,usuallyresidential,thatlieoutside

citiesandtowns.But,formillionsofAmericansinthelastthirtyyears,thesuburbshave

cometomeanmuchmorethanthat.Forthosewhomovedtothedevelopingsuburbsafter

theSecondWorldWar,theyrepresentedanescapefromurbancongestiontoahomeof

one'sown——preferablyonewithanattachedtwo-cargarageonalittlehalf-acreoftree-

shadedland.Italsomeantdailycommunicationtoworkbyrailroadorexpressway,a

lawntomow,andamortgagetopayoffovertheyear.Nobodyapprovesoflifeinthe

suburbsbutthepeoplewholivethere.Urbancitiesarguethatsuburbanitesenjoyallthe

cultural,educational,andcommercialadvantagesthatcitiesofferwithoutpayingfor

them.Farmersworryaboutlosingtheirfarmstouncontrolledsuburbansprawl.The

suburbshavealsobeencriticizedforthemonotonoussamenessoftheirdesignandfor

theirabilitytoinsulatetheirinhabitantsfromtheproblemsoflargersocietyinwhichthey

live.Ontheotherhand,defendersofthesuburbsarguethatthelife-stylethattheyofferis

morevariedandmoreinclusivethanthecriticsadmit;therearemanydifferentkindsof

suburbsandavarietyofpeoplelivinginthem.Whilethedevelopmentofthesuburbshas

createdproblems,italsohasprovidedsubstantialmodernhousingformillionsofpeople.

Suburbanlivingoffersthebestoftwoworlds-thecityandthecountry-atapricethat

manyareabletoafford.Manypeoplewillalwayspreferthehecticpaceandexcitement

oflifeinthecity,whileo:herswillwantthemoretranquilpaceoflifeinthecountry.But,

forthoseineithercityorcountrywhoarewillingtocompromise,thesuburbsare

waiting.

11、Evidenceinthethirdparagraphsuggestedthat.

A^suburbanareasarcfullydeveloped

B、fannersareunconcernedaboutsuburbansprawl

C^suburbaninhabitantsenjoyactivesociallifethere

D、educationalstandardsinthesuburbsarenotlowerthanthoseinthecities

標準答案：D

知識點解析：由文章第三段可知，郊區(qū)居民也可以享用一切文化、教育和商業(yè)設

施，這說明他們各方面的生活水準并不比城市居民低，而選項D所說的教育水準

就是其中一個方面。

12、Thestrongestargumentagainstthesuburbsisthat.

A、suburbanitesenjoytheadvantagesofcitylifewhilepayingforthem

B、suburbsareallthesame

C、suburbsarefaraway

D、suburbshavealotofspace

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞against可知，本題是對郊區(qū)生活的批評。文章第三段

第四句Thesuburbshavealsobeencriticizedforthemonotonoussamenessoftheir

designandfortheirabilitytoinsulatetheirinhabitantsfromtheproblemsoflarger

societyinwhichtheylive.談到，郊區(qū)生活因其單調、千篇一律而受到批評。

Whatcanwelearnaboutthesuburbanlife?

A^Dailycommunicationdoesn'tcharacterizethesuburbanlife.

B、Suburbansloveapartmentliving.

C、Homeownershipisadreamfarthesuhnrhang.

D、Mortgagepaymentfeaturesthesuburbanlife.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第二段最后一句Italsomeantdailycommunicationtoworkby

railroadorexpressway*alawntomow,andamortgagetopayoffovertheyear.講

到了郊區(qū)生活的特點，其中就包括要償付住房貸款。

14、Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?

A^Manydifferentkindsofpeopleliveinthesuburbs.

B、Thestyleofsuburbanlifeissimilartothatofurbanlife.

C^Suburbandevelopmenthasreducedmanyproblems.

D、Suburbandevelopmenthasdestroyedtheenvironment.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從文章第四段可知郊區(qū)風格各異，居民也是形形色色。

15、Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A、BoringCommuters

B、HowtoPayoffaMortgage

C>LifeintheSuburbs

D、UrbanCuiigeslion

標準答案：C

知識點解析：本文講述了郊區(qū)生活的定義、特征和相關的爭議及其優(yōu)勢，因此把

“郊區(qū)生活”作為本文的題B最恰當。

Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,

atconferencesorpublicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartments

dedicatedtothehumanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanation

traditionallygivenisthatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhours

thanmen,andsomanyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetime

thattheydevotetofantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergictoexplanationsthat

dividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexitscharacteristic

virtuesandshortcomings:butthereisnodoubtthattherearefewerandfewerreadersof

literature,andthatamongthesavingremnant（乘馀）ofreaderswomenpredominate.This

isthecasealmosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurveyorganizedbythe

GeneralSocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry'spopulationhas

neverreadabook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoesread,the

numberofwomenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenumberofmenby6.2percent,

adifferencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednot

toread.Theyearnmypitynotonlybecausetheyareunawareofthepleasurethattheyare

missing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,orasocietyin

whichliteraturehasbeenrelegated-likesomehiddenvice—tothemarginsofsocialand

personallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,andevento

jeopardize（破壞）itsfreedom.Iwishtoofferafewargumentsagainsttheideaof

literatureasaluxurypastime,andinfavorofviewingitasoneofthemostprimaryand

necessaryundertakingsofthemind,anirreplaceableactivityfortheformationofcitizens

inamodernanddemocraticsociety,asocietyoffreeindividuals.

16、Accordingtothepassage,which01thefollowingstatementistrue?

A、Womenreadlessthanmen.

B、Readingbecomesmoreandmorefemale-centered.

C>Mostliteratureaimsatwomen.

D、Women'scharacteristicsleadtotheirhobbyofreading.

標準答案：B

知識點解析:根據(jù)第,段第?句“Itseemsclearthatitcraturchasbccoincmoreand

moreafemaleactivity.”可知，B項正確。A項與原文意思相反，根據(jù)第一段第三

句“…middle―classwomenreadmorebecause…''可知，應把“more”換成“fewer”；C

項屬無中生有；D項有--定迷惑性，但characteristics一詞用得過于寬泛，文中也

沒有直接的信息可以推斷出是女人們的性格導致了她們讀書的喜好。

17、Theauthorconsiderstraditionalexplanation.

A、logical

B、notconvincing

C、notinteresting

D、totallytrue

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞"explanation”定位至第一段第四句"Iamsomewhat

allergictoexplanationsthatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributeto

eachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesandshortcomings…''由此可見,作者不相信傳統(tǒng)的解

釋，即認為傳統(tǒng)解釋沒有說服力，故選B。

18>TheauthorcitestheexampleofSpaininorderto.

A、explainthereasonswhyliteratureismoreafemaleactivity

B、showwomenalwaysdevotethetimetofantasyandillusion

C、illustratethephenomenonthatliteratureismoreafemaleactivityexistinginnearly

everycountry

D、showhowilliteratetheSpanishpeopleare

標準答案：C

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞"Spain”定位至第二段前兩句"Thisisthecasealmost

everywhere.”這里的由ecase即指第一段第一句的內容，因而選C項。A項具有一

定的迷惑性，但是表述沒有C項全面；B項雖然在文中都有提及，但是和題干關系

不大；D項更非作者本意，故排除。

19、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepeoplewhodon'tread?

A、Pitiful.

B>Angry.

C、Agreeable.

D、Allergic.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：由題干關健詞“whodon,tread”定位至第二段最后一句“...Ifeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecided

nottoread.”答案在第一段。其中“sorry”和“pitiful”意思相近，故選A。D指的是作

者反感的是將男女生硬地區(qū)分對待的解釋，不合題意；B、C和這句話中所透露的

作者的態(tài)度相差太遠，故排除。

20、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.

A、asocietywhichlacksliteratureisanidealsociety

B、ifasocietylacksliterature,thefreedomcannotbeguaranteed

C、literatureisaluxurypastime

D、literatureisnotanecessityinademocraticsociety

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題就第三段進行提問。由該段中”...isasocietycondemned…to

jeopardizeitsfreedom”可判斷，B是正確的。A不符合事實；由該段倒數(shù)第二行“as

oneofthemost...mind”可知，讀書是一種基本需求，而不是奢侈的娛樂，故排除

C；由該段倒數(shù)第一、二行“…anirreplaceableactivity…democraticsociety”可知，文

學對于民主社會來說是必需的，故排除D。

Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseea

dayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.

Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwill

remainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.Themotorcarwill

undoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,

andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthe

futureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.Regardlessofitspower

source,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion（擁

擠）.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.Whenthe

autoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable（可伸縮的）armwilldropfromtheautoand

makecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.

Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,and

controlofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorall

ofthecar'smovements.Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthis

destinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespace

forthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreeto

relaxandwaitforthebuzzer（蜂鳴器）thalwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itis

eslimatedihatanautomatedhighwaywillbeablelohandle10.000vehiclesperhour,

comparedwiththe1500to2,000vehicles[hatcanbecarriedbyaDresent-dayhighway.

21、Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe.

A、itspowersource

B、itsdrivingsystem

C、itsmonitoringsystem

D、itssealingcapacity

標準答案：C

知識點解析：通讀全文可知，未來汽車將在各個方面進行改進，但力度最大的應該

是監(jiān)控系統(tǒng)，因此正確答案為C。

22、Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

A、Howtorenderautomobilespollutionfree.

B、Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

C、Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

D、Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：從文章第三段第一句：“…theautointhefuturewillstillbethemain

probleminurbantrafficcongestion”可知，作者主要關心的還是如何解決交通堵塞的

問題。因此選項C為正確答案。

23、Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

A、Arail.

Anengine.

C>Aretractablearm.

D、Acomputercontroller.

標準答案：A

知識點解析:從文章第四段的敘述：”…andmakecontactwitharail....Once

attachedtotherail...thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem...**nJ

知，A為正確答案。

24、Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodoisto.

A^keepintherightlane

B、waittoarriveathisdestination

C、keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

D、informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

標準答案：D

知識點解析:文章的最后一段表示“Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructions

abouthisdestinationintothesystem”（在計算機監(jiān)控系統(tǒng)下，司機將通過電話告訴系

統(tǒng)自己的目的地）。故選D。

25、Whatistheauthor*sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

A、Enthusiastic.

B、Pessimistic.

C、Optimistic.

D^Cautious.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：通讀全文可以推斷，由于計算機監(jiān)控系統(tǒng)的使用，作者對汽車的前景

是持樂觀態(tài)度的。因此正確答案為C。

專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷第2

套

一、閱讀理解（本題共25題，每題1.0分，共25分。）

Therearetwomainchangescomparingwiththepast.First,therearenewdefinitionsof

whatmancanachieve,ofwhatahumanstandardoflifeshouldbe.Inrecenttimesthis

hasbeenparticularlytruesincetechnologyhasconsistentlybroadenedman'spotential,it

hasmadealonger,healthier,betterlifepossible.Thus,intermsofwhatistechnically

possible,wehavehigheraspirations.Thosewhosufferlevelsoflifewellbelowthose

ihalarepossible,evenihoughiheylivebelter（hanmedievalknighls（中世名己騎士）or

AsianDeasanls,arepoor.Relatedtothistechnologicaladvanceisthesocialdefinitionof

poverty.TheAmericanrichinHongKongorinthesixteenthcenturyarepoorhereand

nowintheUnitedStates.TheyaredispossessedintermsofwhatCherestof〔henations

enjoy,intermsofwhatthesocietycouldprovideifithad[hewill.Theyliveonthe

fringe,themargin.Theywatchthemoviesandreadthemagazinesofaffluent（豐富

的）American,andthesewilltellthemthattheyareinternalexiles（放逐）.Andfinally,one

ofthereasonsthattheincomefiguresshowfewerpeopletodaywithlowincomesthan20

yearsagoisthatmorewivesareworkingnow,andfamilyincomehasrisenasaresult.In

1940,15%ofwiveswereinthelaborforce;in1957thefigurewas30%.Thismeansthat

therewasmoremoneyand,presumably（大概），lesspoverty.Yetatremendousgrowthin

thenumberoftheimpoverishment^^）ofhomelife,ofchildrenwhoreceivelesscare,

love,andsupervision.Thisonefact,forinstance,mightwellplayasignificantroleinthe

problemsoftheyounginAmerica.Itcouldmeanthatwehavemadeanimprovementin

incomestatisticsatthecostofhurtingthousandsandthousandsofchildren.Ifaperson

hasmoneybutachievesthisthroughmortgagingthefuture,whoistosaythatheorsheis

nolongerpoor?

1、Inrecenttimes,asfarastechnologyisconcerned,thosewhoarepoor.

A、livebetterthanAsianpeasants

B、leadbetterlivesthanmedievalknights

C、cannotachievethelivingstandardthattechnologycanmake

D、havenoaspiration

標準答案：C

知識點解析：C選項所表達的意思與第一段最后一句中的“…sufferlevelsoflifewell

belowthosethatarcpossible”一致，故選C（參見難句分析）。A、B雖然正確，但不是

就技術而言的，所以排除；D為干擾項，原文第四句中出現(xiàn)了“wehavehigher

aspiration”，但這里的認e是一個寬泛的概念，不是只針對富人或窮人而言的，跟

題干所問的不相干。

2、Inthesecondparagraph,"theyareinternalexiles"implies.

A^theirinternalfeelingsaredifferentfromtherestofnation

B、theyarcdiscriminatedbytherestofthenation

C、theyareexcessivelylonelythanpeopleinothercountries

D^theycan'tenjoywhattherestofthenationdoconcerningwhatthesocietyprovides

標準答案：D

知識點解析：將線索定位在第二段最后一句中的“theyareinternalexiles”就可以得出

D項正確（參考難句分析）。A、B是根據(jù)intemalexiles的字面意思得出的錯誤理

解；C是對exile的錯誤理解。

3、Theso-calledAmericanpoorcanonlybedefinedby.

A^technology

B、Americansocialbackground

C、thelivingstandardintheU.S.

D、thelivingstandardofHongKong

標準答案：c

知識點。析：從文章第一段最后一句及第二段可知，美國所謂的窮人是以美國本身

的生活水平來劃分的。第二段第一句“對于貧窮的社會定義是和這種科技進步聯(lián)系

在起的“，這里講的是定義“貧窮”時需要考慮到科技進步的因素，因此科技只是

影響“貧窮”的一個因素而不是決定因素，所以排除A；B項從字面上看講得通，但

文中未提到社會背景方面的內容，而且生活標準僅是社會背景的一個方面；D項

“香港的生活標準”顯然不對。

4、MorewomenareworkinginAmerica,whichmeans.

A^improvementofallaspectsofpeople5slives

B、fewerpeoplearepoorintheU.S.today

C、thenation'seconomygrowsrapidly

D、therisingoffamilyincomes

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據(jù)文章第三段第一句：婦女參加工作的結果是家庭收入增加可知答

案應選D。A項是說人民生活各個方面的提高，與原文內容不符；選項B中的

poor沒具體交代是哪一方面，在一個國家的不同時期，是否“貧窮”的標準是不同

的，更多婦女參加工作，家庭收入增加，不能直接得出貧窮人口更少的結論；C項

原文未提及。

5、Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestdescribesthelastparagraph?

A、Womenareplayingalessimportantroleineducatingchildren.

It'sreallyunnecessaryfbrwomentowork.

C、Improvementinincomeatthecostofthehappinessofchildrendocsn'tmeanrich.

D、Problemsoftheyoungwillbesolvedifwomendonotwork.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：笫三段中說婦女參加工作使得家庭收入增加I,但卻以傷害成千，萬兒

童的幸福為代價。最后一句是對該段的總結，也為該段的主旨，與選項C相符。A

項這一說法本身正確，但不全面；B"婦女有沒有必要出去工作”和D“如果婦女不工

作就可以解決孩子的問題”原文未提及。

Whenaconsumerfindsthatanitemsheorheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydocs

notliveuptothemanufacturer'sclaimforit,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty,or

anyotherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.Inmostcases,thisaction

willproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumermay

usetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersisto

complaindirectlytorhestoremanager.Ingeneral,the"higherup"theconsumerlakeshis

orhercomplaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacase,itis

usuallysettledintheconsumer'sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim.Consumers

shouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceof

purchase,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.Complainingis

usuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhenthe

consumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbe

done,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatis

wrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,"Theleftspeakerdoes

notworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightisunclear"isbetterthan"This

stereo（立體聲音響）doesnotwork."Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumerto

writetothemanufacturer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingthecomplaintas

politelyandasfirmlyaspossible.Butifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesired

result,theconsumercangoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthre