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专升本英语分类模拟68

专升本英语分类模抔68

ReadingComprehension

Crimeinthecitieshashadmorepublicity（宣扬）thancrimeinthesuburbs,butinrecentyearsmanyof

thesuburbshavefoundtheircrimeratesincreasingfasterthanthoseofthecities.

OnecrimepreventionaidistheNeighborhoodWatchProgramstartedfiveyearsagoandissponsoredbytheNationalSheriffs'（司法长季）Association.Theaimistogetpeopletowatchoutfortheir

neighbors.Theyareaskedtobealertforanyunusualactivity,suchasstrangerswhomaybebringingthingsoutofahousetoanunfamiliarwaitingvehicle.Vandalism（破坏行为）isalsoatargetoftheprogram.Childrenaremuchlesslikelytorunaroundwithspray（喷水）cansiftheyknowthatneighbors

arealertandthattheywillprobablybecaught.

Theprogramshouldfitthespecificneighborhoodandbedonewiththeknowledgeandcooperationofthesheriff'sofficeandthepolicedepartment.Sofar,2,300programshavebeensetupwithatleastoneineverystateintheUnion.Insomecases,neighborhoodblockclubshavebeenestablishedtogiveinstructions.ANationalNeighborhoodWatchProgramhasbeensetup,includingoneandonehalftosevenmillioncitizensatafederalgovernmentcostof5centsto22centsperperson.Thenationalofficesuppliessheriffsandlocalofficedepartmentswithprogrammaterials,crimepreventionliterature,andideasonmakinghomesmoresecure.Statisticsshowthatthissystemworksandisworkingbetterallthetime.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Therehasbeenasmuchcrimeinthecitiesasinthesuburbs.B.Crimeincreasesatthesamerateinboththecitiesandthesuburbs.C.Crimeratesincreaseslowerinthecitiesthaninthesuburbs.D.Therehasbeenmorecrimeinthecitiesthaninthesuburbs.

C

[解析]根据文章第一段中...manyofthesuburbshavefoundtheircrimeratesincreasingfasterthan

thoseofthecities.可知C为正确答栾。

注意C项只是换了一种说法而已，与第一段所述同义。

2.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisnotaffectedbytheNeighborhoodWatchProgram?

A.Neighborsquarrelwitheachother.B.Strangerstakethingsoutofahouse.C.Childrenruneverywherewithspraycans.D.Vandalswalkaroundtheneighborhood.

A

[解析]根据文章第二段中“Theyareaskedtobealertforanyunusualactivity,suchasstrangerswho

maybebringingthingsoutofahousetoanunfamiliarwaitingvehicle.Vandalism（破坏行为）isalsoa

targetoftheprogram.Childrenaremuchlesslikelytorunaroundwithspray（喷水）cansiftheyknow

thatneighborsarealertandthattheywillprobablybecaught”都可扴到B、C、D所述内容，故只有A

未提及，所以选A。

3.WhatisthepurposeoftheNeighborhoodWatchProgram?

A.Toreplacethesheriff'sandpoliceman'sduties.

B.Togetthepeopleunitedtogethersotheycanbecomebetterfriends.C.Tomakepeoplelesssuspiciousoftheirneighbors.

D.Todecreasetheneighborhoodcrimerate.

D

[解析]根据文章第二段第一句话OnecrimepreventionaidistheNeighborhoodWatchProgramstarted

fiveyearsago很明显可得出答栾选D。

4.Howfarhastheprogramgone?

A.ThefederalgovernmentassistsinfinancinganationalNeighborhoodWatchProgram.B.Manythousandsofneighborhoodshaveorganizedthem.

C.Itcostthegovernmentbetween22and25centsperperson.

D.Somestateshavenotbecomeinvolvedyet.

A

[解析]根据文章第二段中OnecrimepreventionaidistheNeighborhoodWatchProgramstartedfive

yearsagoandissponsoredbytheNationalSheriffs'（司法长季）Association，故选A。

5.ThenationalofficecontributesalottoNeighborhoodWatchProgram,includingallthefollowingactionsexcept.

A.providingprogrammaterialstolocalofficedepartments

B.supplyingcrimepreventionliterature

C.spreadingpreventiveideasinordertomakeneighborhoodmoresecure

D.settingupclubstogiveinstructions

D

[解析]根据文章倒数第二句话Thenationalofficesuppliessheriffsandlocalofficedepartmentswith

programmaterials,crimepreventionliterature,andideasonmakinghomesmoresecure，故选D。

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguage,aswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.

ItisvirtuallyimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforwhichEnglishislearnedandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttodefineandstillmoredifficulttoassesswhatconstitutesanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworld

language.Besidesservingtheinfiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeoftheimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthedisseminationofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany

nations.

Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemulti-lingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforaccesstothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

6.Whatwouldbeanappropriatetitleforthisselection?

A.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglish.B.InternalCommunications.

C.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglish.D.EnglishasaWorldLanguage.

D

[解析]全文都在讲英语作为世界语言及其原因，以及讲英语的人口数量的不断增加等，都表明了

D为正确选项。

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.

C.Itisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeof

English.

D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.

A

[解析]根据第一段中“some260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage”可知B正确，根据第二段

中Itisvirtuallyimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequate

workingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages，可知C正确，对比A、D，发现A显

然错误，故选A。

8.Accordingtothisarticle,whatisonemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?

A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare'stime.B.ItisusedinformerBritishColonies.

C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.

D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.

D

[解析]根据第三段第一句话“ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresentday

importanceasaworldlanguage”，故选D。

9.WhatconstitutesanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?

A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.

B.Itisdifficulttoassessbecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.C.Beingmulti-lingual.

D.Beinganativespeaker.

B

[解析]根据第二段最后一句话“itisdifficulttodefineandstillmoredifficulttoassesswhatconstitutes

anadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation”，故选B。

10.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?

A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.C.Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.D.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.

D

[解析]根据最后一段中倒数第二句...especiallyformerBritishcolonies...，可知D为正确答栾。

Americansocietyisnotnap（午睡）-friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvanianSchoolofMedicine,"There'sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep."Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteaproverb:

"Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven."

Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem."Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping,"saysDr.WilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,thegodfatherof

sleepresearch.

LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan"Americansleepdebt"whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt.Thecommissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:

peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsorfallingasleepwhiledriving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,PresidentClintonistryingtotakea

half-hoursnooze（打瞌睡）everyafternoon.

About60%ofAmericanadultsnapwhengiventheopportunity.Weseemtohave"amid-afternoon

quietphase"alsocalled"asecondarysleepdate."Sleeping15minutesto2hoursintheearlyafternooncanreducestressandmakeusrefreshed.Clearly,wewereborntonap.

WeSuperstarofSnoozedon'tnaptoreplacelostshut-eyeortoprepareforanightshift.Rather,we"snack"onsleep,whenever,whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.Imyselfhavenappedinbuses,ears,planesandboats;onfloorsandbeds;andinlibraries,officesandmuseums.

11.ItiscommonlyacceptedinAmericansocietythattoomuchsleepis.

A.unreasonableB.criminalC.harmfulD.costly

A

[解析]根据第一段最后一句“There'sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep.”Nobody

wantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteaproverb:

“Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven”，可知A正确。

B、C、D语气太重了。

12.TheresearchdonebytheDementCommissionshowsthatAmericans.

A.don'tliketonaps

B.areterriblyworrie