专升本英语模拟试题四.docx

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专升本英语模拟试题四

专升本英语模拟试题（四）

模拟试题（四）

PartIReadingComprehension（40％35minutes）

Directions:

Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbya

numberofcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandchoose

thebestanswertoeachquestion.Then,markyouranswerby

blackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?

Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDrKleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Timeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noorehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues（独白）as:

“Getup,John!

You’11belateforworkagain!

”Muchfamilyquarrelingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetterHabitcanhelp,DrKleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhourThiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’11getupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbeforeforyoursharperhours.

1.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably_________.

A.heisalazyperson

B.herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle

C.heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

D.heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

2.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingto

thepassage?

A.Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B.Familiarmonologues.

C.Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.

D.Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

3.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointthemorning,heshould

__________.

A.changehisenergycycleB.overcomehislaziness

C.getupearlierthanusualD.gotobedearlier

4.Youarcadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill_______.

A.helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork

B.helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C.enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D.keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergy.

B.DrKleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthours

ofday

C.Habithelpsoneadapttohisownenergycycle

D.Childrenhaveenergycycles,too

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Anotherthingtorememberinconnectionwithconcreteisthatyouarenotallowedverymuchleeway（余地）forerrorsineithermeasurementsorlocation.Onceyouhaveasolidmassofconcretesetinplace,itisgoingtostaythere.Youhaveadifficultjobaheadofyouifyoutrytoremedyamistake.Makeverysure,beforeyoufilltheform,thateverythingiswhereandhowyouwantit.

Therearenumerousrulesregardingthepropermixing,handling,andfinishingofconcrete,buttheessentialoneconcernstheamountofwatertouse.Thelesswaterinthemix,thelessthefinishedjobwillshrink.Thelesswaterused,theharderandmoreenduringthejobafterithasset.

Theamateurconcreteworkerisannoyedwithtwodesires.Oneistouseenoughwatertohavetheconcreteniceandsoftandeasytopusharound.Youhavebeenwarnedagainstthat.Thesecondistotakeoffthewoodenformstooearly,toseewhatthejob1ookslike.Thatisreallyfatal.Iftheformsarestrippedofftoosoon,whiletheconcreteisstill“green”,twothingsarelikelytocauseamajorcrackordefectinthebodyofthework.Anexcellentruleistowaituntilyouaresuretheconcreteisproperlyhardened,andthenwaitanotherdaybeforeremovingtheforms.

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.

A.RulesforWorkingwithConcreteB.ConcreteandItsUseschildren

C.Concrete,theHomeowner’sJoyD.Concrete,aTestofCharaeter

7.Twoofthemainthoughtsinthispassageare

（1）preparationofformsfor

theconcretemustbethorough,and

（2）formsmustbeallowedtoremain

onlongenough.Thethirdmainideais_________.

A.takingoffformsbeforehandwillprobablycauseacrackinthebodyof

thework

B.tryingtomakechangesafterconcretehasbeenpouredisnot

recommended

C.mixingconcreteproperlywillmakeitveryhardandstrong

D.usingaslittlewateraspossibleisrecommended

8.Inmixingconcrete,oneofthedesirestheamateurmustresististo______.

A.breakoffacornertoseeifthe“green”hasgone

B.leavetheformontoolong

C.stripofftheformsadayaftertheconcretehasproperlyhardened

D.usetoomuchwater

9.Ahumanqualityapparentlynotessentialinsomeonewhoworkswith

concreteis________.

A.carefulnessB.patience

C.self-controlD.inventiveness

10.Bytheconcretebeingtoo“green”,theauthormeansthattheconcretehas

__________.

A.driedoutB.hardened

C.notyetcuredD.notcracked

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ifwomenaremercilessly（无情地）exploitedyearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstoresClotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomeniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe（衣柜）packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.

Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised.andsoon.

Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability（耐用）.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn’tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnow1i1highheeledshoes.

Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen’sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?

Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?

ThatIsforyoutodecide.

11.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney________.

A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry

B.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashions

C.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen’sclothing

D.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen’sclothing

12.Tothewriter,thefactthatwomenaltertheirold-fashioneddressesisseen

as_________.

A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftime

C.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity

13.Thewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestresson

the_________ofclothing.

A.costB.appearanceC.comfortD.suitability

14.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedfor_________.

A.thecommercialexploitationofwomen

B.thewomen’sstrengthofcharacter

C.basicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability

D.animportantcontributiontosociety

15.Bysaying“theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious”（LineOne,Paragraph

Four）thewritermeansthat__________.

A.women’sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedat

B.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfort

C.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesigners

D.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theblackrobin（知更鸟）isoneoftheworld’srarestbirdsItisasmall,wildbird,anditlivesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout50blackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten.Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.Theislandhasmanyotherbirds,ofcourse,ofdif．ferentkinds,largeandsmall;theyseemtomultiplyveryhappily.

Energetic（有力的,积极的）stepsarebeingtakentopreservetheblackrobin-toguardthoseremainingandtoincreasetheirnumber.Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.Theideaistobuyanotherislandnearbyasaspecialhome,a“reserve”,forthreatenedwildlife,includingblackrobins.TheorganizerssaythatLittleMangereshouldthenberestockedwiththerobin’sfood-iteatsonlyonekindofseed-andsorenewedforit.Thousandsoftherequired