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成人本科英语考试试题及答案解析二十五
成人本科英语考试试题及答案解析(二十五)
一、ReadingComprehension(共15小题,共30.0分)Thereareservalpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
第1题
It'sinterestingthatthearrivalofsnowhastheeffectonpeopleindifferentcountries.(76)Forsomecountriesitisanimportanthappeningtocelebrateeachyear,whileforoth-ersacatastrophe(灾害)orevenawonder.
Buttherearecountriesbetweenthesetwokindsthatnormallyexpectsnowsometimeoverthewintermonths,butneverreceivesnowregularlyorinthesamequantitieseveryyear.Britainisoneofthem,forwhichthearrivalofsnowquitesimplycreatesproblems.Withinhoursofthefirstsnowfalls,howeverlight,roadsareblocked;trainsandbuseshavetostopinthemiddleoftheway.Normalcommunicationsareaffectedaswell:
tele-phonecallsbecomedifficultandthepostimmediatelytakesmoretimethanusual.Andal-mostwithinhourstherearealsocertainshortages-bread,vegetablesandotherthings-notbecauseallthesethingscannolongerbeproducedorsenttoshops,butmainlybe-causepeoplearefrightenedandgooutandstoreupwithfoodandsoon…justforfearthatsomethingbadshouldhappen.
Butwhydoessnowhavethiseffect?
Afterall,theSwiss,theAustriansandtheCana-diansdon'thavesuchproblems.Itissimplybecausethereisnotenoughplanningandpreparation.Weneedmoneytobuyequipmenttodealwithsnowandice.Tokeeptheroadsclear,forexample,requiressnow-ploughs(扫雪机)andmachinestospreadsalt.(77)ThereasonwhyacountrylikeBritaindoesnotbuysnow-ploughsisthattheyareonlyusedforafewdaysinanyoneyear,andthemoneycouldbemoreusefulinotherthingssuchashospitals,education,helpingtheold,andsoon.
Accordingtothewriter,Britainisacountry______.
Awhichhasregularsnow
Bwhichisnotwellpreparedforsnow
Cforwhichsnowisacatastrophe
Dforwhichsnowisawonder
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
文章主要讲到降雪对英国造成的消极影响。
第三段中Itissimplybe-causethereisnotenoughplanningandpreparation.明确指出是没有为降雪做足够的准备。
所以选B。
第2题
ThearrivalofsnowinBritainaffectsallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.
Afoodsupplies
Bcommunications
Ctraffic
Dservicequality
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
文章第二段从交通、通讯和食物供应方面做具体说明,没有提到服务方面的事情。
第3题
Afterafewhours'snowingthereareoftensomeshortagesoffoodbecause______.
Ashopshavecloseddown
Bpeoplebuyasmuchastheycan
Cfarmerscanproducenomore
Dpeopleeatmorevegetables
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
文章中提到人们storeupwithfood,因此选B合适。
第4题
ThefirstreasonthattheBritishdonotbuysnow-ploughsisthat______.
Aspreadingsaltisgoodenough
Boldpeopleneedmoremoney
Csnow-ploughsarenotusedoften
Dthehospitalismoreimportant
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
文章中提到theyareonlyusedforafewdaysinanyoneyear,就是不经常用的意思。
第5题
Thewords"twokinds"inLine4meanthecountries______.
Awhichhavesnoweitherasyearlyhappeningtocelebrateorasrareweather
Bwhicheitherhaveheavysnoworlightsnow
Ctowhichsnoweithercausesproblemsornoproblems
Dwhicheitherhavesnow-ploughsornosnow-ploughs
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
文章第一段中先提到两种情况,紧接着就进入第二段,因此就是指的第一段提到的这两种。
第6题
Telecommuting-substitutingthecomputerforthetriptothejob-hasbeenhailedasasolutiontoallkindsofproblemsrelatedtoofficework.(78)Forworkersitpromisesfreedomfromtheoffice,lesstimewastedintraffic,andhelpwithchildcareconflicts.Formanagement,telecommutinghelpskeephighperformersonboard,minimizeslatenessandabsenteeismbyeliminatingcommuters(经常乘火车往返者),allowsperiodsofsolitude(独处)forhighconcentrationtasks,andprovidesschedulingflexibility.Insomeareas,suchasSouthernCalifornia,Seattle,andWashington,localgovernmentsareencouragingcompaniestostarttelecommutingprogramsinordertoreducerush-hourtrafficandim-proveairquality.
Butthesebenefitsdonotcomeeasily.Makingatelecommutingprogramworkrequirescarefulplanningandanunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweentelecommutingrealitiesandpopularimages.Manyworkersareseducedbyrosyillusionsoflifeasatelecommuter.AcomputerprogrammerfromNewYorkCitymovestothequietAdirondackMountainsandstaysincontactwithherofficeviacomputer.Amanagercomesintohisofficethreedaysaweekandworksathometheothertwo.Anaccountantstayshometocareforhersickchild;shehooksuphertelephonemodernconnectionsanddoesofficeworkbetweencallstothedoctor.
Thesearepowerfulimages,buttheyarealimitedreflectionofreality.(79)Telecom-mutingworkerssoonlearnthatitisalmo