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大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语分类模拟58
[大学英语考试复习资料]专升本英语分类模拟58
专升本英语分类模拟58
ReadingComprehension
Itwasacaseofemergency.Thefour-year-oldgirlawokeandsmelledsmoke.Shecouldn'twakehermother,soshedialed"zero".Anoperatorimmediatelycalledthefiredepartment.Helpwassent,andatragedyavoided.
Daysbeforethisemergency,themotherhadtaughtherchildhowtotelephoneforhelp.Childrenasyoungastwoandone-halfyearsoldcanbetaughttousethephoneinemergencysituations.Herearesomepoints.
●Memorizingsomefactsisimportant.Teachyourchildrentheirnames,andthesectionoftownwhereyoulive.Trytokeepwhattheylearnwithintheirabilities.Simpleinformation,learnedwell,isbetterthandifficultinformationonlypartlylearned.
●Besureyourchildrenknowhowtousethetelephone.Theyshouldbetaughttodial"zero"fortheoperator,attheveryleast.Andtheyshouldbetaughttodial"911"ifitisusedinyourtown.
●Practiseoveraperiodofseveraldays.Over-learningisnecessarysothechildcanactautomaticallyincaseofemergency.
●Ifyouwouldlikeabookletgivinginstructionsoncallingforhelp,writeTelephoneForHelp,Box99,BowlingGreenStation,NewYork,NY10004.
1.Whyisitagoodideaforchildrentolearnhowtousethetelephone?
A.Childrenhavefundialing.
B.Emergencieshappenwithoutwarning.
C.Childrencanwaketheirparents.
D.Dialingcanhelpchildrenwiththeirmathstudy.
答案:
B[解析]文章第一段讲的是一位四岁的女孩报警避免一场火灾发生的故事,第三、四、五段分别从不同侧面说明了如何教孩子学会使用电话报警。
所以本题答案B项“紧急情况会毫无征兆地发生”。
是正确答案。
2.Basedonthispassage,over-learningisgoodbecause______.
A.simpleinformationisused
B.childrenshouldknowtheirnames
C.ithelpschildrenactautomatically
D.difficultinformationisonlypartlylearned
答案:
C[解析]文章第五段第二句意思是“多训练很有必要,以使孩子能在紧急情况下自动行动。
”本题的问题“多训练是有好处的,因为……”根据原文的因果关系得知答案是C项“它使孩子自动行动”。
3.Paragraph4talksaboutdialing"911".Thisnumberisprobably______.
A.theoperator
B.anemergencynumber
C.apracticenumberforchildren
D.usedtokeepchildrencalm
答案:
B[解析]从文章第四段最后一句意思是“应该教他们学会拨打‘911’,如果你的城市里有这种服务的话”。
从中可以得知“911”应是一组电话号码。
本文讲的就是教孩子学会在紧急情况下用电话报警,所以选项B是正确答案。
4.OnethingthepassagedoesNOTtellyoutodois______.
A.callyourneighbor
B.practiseseveraltimes
C.teachchildrenhowtousethetelephone
D.havechildrenmemorizesomesimplefacts
答案:
A[解析]选项B在第五段出现(over-learning)。
选项C在第四段出现(Besureyourchildrenknowhowtousethetelephone)。
选项D在第三段出现(Memorizingsomefactsisimportant)。
只有选项A没有在文章中出现。
5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Giveinstructionsoncallingforhelp.
B.Partly-learnedinformationisuseless.
C.Teachchildrenhowtodealwithemergencies.
D.Keepwhatchildrenlearnwithintheirabilities.
答案:
C[解析]文章前两段讲述了一个孩子通过打电活报警避免了一场火灾事故的发生,三、四、五段告诉我们教会孩子怎样打电话报警。
所以选项C(教会孩子如何应付紧急情况)为正确答案。
IwasonlyeightyearsoldwhentheSecondWorldWarended,butIcanstillremembersomethingaboutthecelebrationsinthesmalltownwhereIlivedonthedaywhenthewarinEuropeended.Wehadnotsufferedmuchfromthewarthere.ButbothathomeandatschoolIhadbecomeaccustomedtothephrases"beforethewar"and"whenthewarisoverBeforethewar",apparently,thingshadbeenbetter,thoughIwastooyoungtounderstandwhy,exceptthattherehadbeennobombsthen,andpeoplehadeatenthingslikeice-creamandbananas,whichIhadonlyheardof.WhenthewarwasoverwewouldgobacktoLondon,butthismeantlittletome.IdidnotrememberwhatLondonwaslike.
WhatIremembernowaboutVE(VictoryinEurope)DaywastheMayevening.AfterdinnerIsaidIwantedtoseethebonfire(大火堆),sowhenitgotdarkmyfathertookmetotheendofthestreet.Thebonfirewasveryhigh,andsomehowpeoplehadcollectedsomeoldclothestodresstheunmistakablefigurewiththemoustache(胡子)theyhadputontopofit.Justaswearrived,theysetlighttoit.Theflamesroseandsoonswallowedthe"guy".Everyonewascheeringandshouting,andanoldwomancameoutofherhousewithtwochairsandthrewthemonthefiretokeepitgoing.
Istoodbesidemyfatheruntilthefirestartedtogodown,notknowingwhattosay.Hesaidnothing,either.HehadfoughtintheFirstWorldWarandmayhavebeenrememberingtheendofthat.Atlasthesaid,"Well,that'sit,son.Let'shopethatthistimeitreallywillbethelastone."
6.WheredidtheauthorlivebeforetheSecondWorldWar?
A.InLondon.
B.Inasmalltown.
C.InEurope.
D.Inthecountryside.
答案:
A[解析]文章第一段最后两句意思是“战争结束后,我们要回到伦敦去……。
我已记不清伦敦是什么样子了。
”可知,二次大战前,作者居住在伦敦。
7.Whatkindoffoodhadtheauthorcertainlynoteatenduringthewar?
A.Bread.
B.Butter.
C.Meat.
D.Ice-creamandbananas.
答案:
D[解析]文章第一段倒数第三句“战争前……我太小而弄不清原因,除了没有炸弹外,人们吃诸如冰淇淋和香蕉之类的东西,这些我只是听说过而已。
”可判断出,战争年代,作者没有吃到过冰淇淋和香蕉。
8.Theunmistakablefigurewiththemoustachemostprobablyrepresents______.
A.thosewhodiedinthewar
B.thosewhohadwon
C.animaginaryfigure
D.themosthatedpersoninthewar—Hitler
答案:
D[解析]从文章第二段第三句可知,有人找些旧衣服给一个人的肖像穿上,又给他加贴上一小撮胡子,而且这个人一看就知道是谁。
可以推断出,此人就是人们最痛恨的二次大战的罪魁祸首希特勒。
9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Theauthor'sfatherbuiltabonfireonVEDay.
B.Theauthor'sfatherhadfoughtintheFirstWorldWar.
C.Theauthor'sfatherhadfoughtintheSecondWorldWar.
D.Theauthor'sfatherthrewtwochairsonthefiretokeepitgoing.
答案:
B[解析]文章最后一段第三句“HehadfoughtintheFirstworldwar...”与答案B一致。
10.Bysaying"Let'shopethatthistimeitreallywillbethelastone",thefathermeantthat______.
A.hewishedpeoplehadnotbuiltthebonfire
B.hehopedpeoplewouldnotbuildanymorebonfires
C.hehopedtherewouldbenomorewarsintheworld
D.hewishedtheSecondWorldWarhadnothappened
答案:
C[解析]句子中最后一个词one指代war。
作者的父亲希望这次战争真的能成为最后一次战争,故选C。
AtthefirstsighttheplanetMarsdoesnotappearverywelcometoanykindoflife.Ithasverylittleoxygenandwater,thetemperatureatnightisbelow50℃andwindsof100milesperhourcausesevereduststorms.However,thesurfaceoftheplanetseemstoshowthatwaterflowedacrossitsometimeinthepast,anditisbelievedthatthereisenoughiceatthepolestocovertheplanetwithwaterifitmelts.AlthoughthereisnolifeontheMarsnow,somescientiststhinkthattheremayhavebeensomeformoflifelongtimeago.Atthattime,theplanethadactivevolcanoes;theatmospherewasthickerandwarmer;andtherewaswater.Infact,insomewaystheMarsmayhavebeensimilartotheEarth,wherelifeexists.
SomepeoplebelievethattheMarscouldsupportlifeinthefutureiftherightconditionswereproduced.ThefirststepwouldbetowarmtheplanetusingcertaingaseswhichtraptheSun'sheatintheplanet'satmosphere.Withwarmth,waterandcarbondioxide(二氧化碳),simpleplantscouldbegintogrow.TheseplantscouldslowlymaketheMarsmoresuitableforliving.Itisestimatedthatthewholeprocessmighttakebetween100,000and200,000years.Inthemeantime,peoplecouldbegintoliveontheplanetinspecialclosedenvironments.TheywouldprovidealotofusefulinformationaboutconditionsontheMarsandtheproblemsconnectedwithlivingthere.
11.SomescientiststhinktheremayhavebeenlifeontheMarsinthepastbecause______.
A.thereisnolifetherenow
B.thereisalargeamountofwateratthepoles
C.theMarsmaybeabletosupportlifeinthefuture
D.conditionsmayhavebeensimilartothoseontheEarth
答案:
D[解析]第一段最后一句“Infact,insomewaystheMarsmayhavebeensimilartotheEarth,wherelifeexists.”就是“也许火星上过去有生命形式的存在”的原因。
故选D。
12.TherecouldbelifeontheMarsinthefutureif______.
A.itsupportedlifeinthepast
B.certaingasesareusedtocooltheplanet
C.theatmospherecanbeheatedenoughtogrowsimpleplants
D.theplanet'svolcanoesbecomeasactiveastheywereinthepast
答案:
C[解析]第二段第一句意为“有些人认为将来如果条件合适的话火星是能够存在生命的”。
这种适当的条件就是“聚集大气层中太阳的热量”使“火星变暖”。
因此确定C为正确答案。
13.PeoplemaybeabletoliveontheMars______.
A.withinthenext200,000years
B.only200,000yearsfromnow
C.only150,000yearsfromnow
D.assoonastheplanetbecomescoolenough
答案:
A[解析]第二段中“据估计整个过程也许要用10万到20万年”。
所以答案A正确。
14.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthepossibilityoflifeontheMarsinthefutureis______.
A.doubtful
B.positive
C.negative
D.uninterested
答案:
B[解析]要求判断作者对未来火星上有生命可能性的态度。
第一段中作者表明火星上有流水的痕迹,两极有冰,有些科学家认为火星上曾经有生命存在。
第二段作者分析了未来火星上生活的可能性。
因此可以判断答案为B。
15.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.ThePossibilityofLifeontheMars
B.FutureConditionsontheMars
C.TheMarsandtheEarth
D.AStudyoftheClimateoftheMars
答案:
A[解析]通观全篇文章,作者讲述了在火星上生活的可能性。
所以选项A为正确答案。
Itisphysicallyimpossibleforawell-educated,intellectual,orabravemantomakemoneythechiefobjectofhisthoughts;asphysicallyimpossibleasitisforhimtomakehisdinnertheprincipalobjectofthem.Allhealthypeopleliketheirdinner,huttheirdinnerisnotthemainobjectoftheirlives.Soallhealthy-mindedpeoplelikemakingmoney—oughttolikeitandtoenjoythesatisfactionofwinningit;butthemainobjectoftheirlivesisnotmoney;itissomethingbetterthanmoney.
Agoodsoldier,forinstance,mainlywishestodohisfightingwell.Heisgladofhispay—veryproperlyso,andjustcomplainswhenyoukeephimtenmonthswithoutit;still,hismainopinionoflifeistowinbattles,nottobepaidforwinningthem.
Soofdoctors.Theylikefeesnodoubt—oughttolikethem;yetiftheyarebraveandwelleducated,theentireobjectoftheirlivesisnotfees.Theywouldrathercuretheirpatientandlosetheirfeesthankillhimandgetit.Andsowithallotherbraveandrightlytrainedmen;theirworkisfirst,theirfeessecond,veryimportantalways,butstillsecond.
16.Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.
A.moneymattersmorethanwork
B.moneyisnotnecessa