专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇.docx

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专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇

专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇〔1-10〕

专升本英语阅读训练〔001〕

Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashes（撞击）throughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead！

Ofcourseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why“Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Fore*ample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardbo*escoveredwithamattress（床垫）.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!

Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman'ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Fore*ample,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayofthee*plosionjustattherightmoment.

Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,fore*ample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff（悬崖）athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute（降落伞）failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstool

1.Stuntmenarethosewho______.

A.oftendressupasactors

B.prefertoleaddangerouslives

C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions

D.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives

2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby______.

A.playingtheirdirtytricks

B.sellingtheirspecialskills

C.jumpingoutofhighwindows

D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains

3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,______.

A.heneedslittleprotection

B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress

C.hislifeisendangered

D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor（因素）ofasuccessfulperformance“

A.Strength.B.E*actness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'se*ampleoftheNorwegianstuntman“

A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.

B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.

C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.

D.Thecliffistoohigh.

KEY:

1-5CBDBA

专升本英语阅读训练〔002〕

activitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbeepopular.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction（分散注意力）toothers.E*aminationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.

Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy（读写能力）andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlessmon,socamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsadvantages,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmedia（媒介）ontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.

Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm"reading"referredto.

1.Whywasreadingaloudmonbeforethenineteenthcentury“

A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.

B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.

C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.

D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.

2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed.

A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeople

B.achangeinthenatureofreading

C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks

D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders

3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout_________.

A.theimportanceofsilentreading

B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapers

C.theeffectsofreadingonhealth

D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial

4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo“

A.Toe*plainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.

B.Tochangepeople'swaytoread.

C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.

D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.

KEY:

1-4CBDA

专升本英语阅读训练〔003〕

Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18,000buildingsastheydidintheGreatChicagoFireof1871,orkillhalfatownof2,400people,astheydidthesamenightinPeshtigo,Wisconsin.OtherthantheBeverlyHillSupperClubfireinKentuckyin1977,ithasbeenfourdecadessincemorethan100Americansdiedinafire.

Butevenwithsuchsuccesses,theUnitedStatesstillhasoneoftheworstfiredeathratesintheworld.Safetye*pertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynortechnology,buttheindifference（无所谓）ofacountrythatjustwillnottakefiresseriouslyenough.

Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'sfastestandbest-equipped.Theyhavetobe.TheUnitedStateshastwiceJapan'spopulation,and40timesasmanyfires.Itspendsfarlessonpreventingfiresthanonfightingthem.AndAmericanfire-safetylessonsareaimedalmostentirelyatchildren,whodieinlargenumbersinfiresbutwho,againstpopularbeliefs,startveryfewofthem.

E*pertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreallyanyone'sfault.Thatisnotsoinothercountries,wherebothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseitherapersonalfailingoracrime（罪行）.Japanhasmanywoodhouses;ofthe48firesinworldhistorythatburnedmorethan10,000buildings,Japanhashad27.Punishmentforcausingabigfirecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.

IntheUnitedStates,mosteducationdollarsarespentinelementaryschools.But,thelessonsareaimedattoolimitedanumberofpeople;just9percentofallfiredeathsarecausedbychildrenplayingwithmatches.

TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreontechnologythanlawsorsocialpressure.Therearesmokedetectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuildinglawsnowrequirehomesprinklers（喷水装置）.Newheatersandironsshutthemselvesoffiftheyaretipped.

1.ThereasonwhysomanyAmericansdieinfiresisthat_____.

A.theytooknointerestinnewtechnology

B.theydidnotpaygreatattentiontopreventingfires

C.theyshowedindifferencetofightingfires

D.theydidnotspendenoughmoneyonfireequipment

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.firesafetylessonsshouldnotbeaimedonlyatAmericanchildren

B.Americanchildrenhavenotreceivedenougheducationoffiresafetylessons

C.JapanisbetterequippedwithfireequipmentthantheUnitedStates

D.America'slargepopulationleadstomorefires

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage“

A.TherehasbeennogreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadstohighdeathrate.

B.TherehavebeenseveralgreatfiresintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadtohighdeathrate.

C.TherehasbeenonlyonegreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatledtohighdeathrate.

D.ThefireinKentuckyin1977madeonlyafewpeoplekilled.

KEY:

BAC

专升本英语阅读训练〔004〕

Nuclearpower's（核能的）dangertohealth,safety,andevenlifeitselfcanbedescribedinoneword;radiation（辐射）.

Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetected（探测）byhumansenses.Itcan'tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Fore*ample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan'tdetectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.Similarly,wecan'tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikemonradiowaves,nuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.

Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingoutrightbykillingmassesofcells（细胞）inimportantorgans（器官）.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelofradiationthatispletelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbesignificant.Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledoutright.Yourbodywillreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.Theyreproducethemselvesinanunusualway.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdoesnotshowu