成人本科英语考试试题及答案解析二十五Word下载.docx

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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

D

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

文章中提到人们storeupwithfood，因此选B合适。

第4题

ThefirstreasonthattheBritishdonotbuysnow-ploughsisthat______.

Aspreadingsaltisgoodenough

Boldpeopleneedmoremoney

Csnow-ploughsarenotusedoften

Dthehospitalismoreimportant

C

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

A

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