专升本英语模拟试题五.docx

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专升本英语模拟试题五

专升本英语模拟试题五

PartIReadingComprehension（40％35minutes）

Directions:

Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageis,followedbyanumberofcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Then,markyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet．

Questionslto5alebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?

Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmerica“home”,butmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworld.Ifyoulookatthenamesonshopwindows,youwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.Theideathatthesepeople,whooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStates,havelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecome“American”isreallynottrue.Infact,whatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindof“side-by-side”livinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives-suchasinschools,business,andsports-buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathome.Thisliving“side-by-side’’hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.However,therearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.Thereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddress,food,andsocialcustomsinAmerica.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStates,inchurches,music,food,nationalgroups,ornewspapers.

1.Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmerica“home”because__________.

A.theyhavetheirhousesthere

B.theysettletherenow

C.theywanttomaketheirhomethere

D.theylikethatlandverymuch

2.“Side-by-side”livingstylemeans__________.

A.tomakefriendswithnativepeople

B.tokeeptheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareas

C.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearby

D.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety

3.Accordingtothepassage，peopleintheUSA_________.

A.shareAmericancustomsandculture

B.1iveinakindof“side-by-side”society

C.keeptheirowncustomsandhabitsfirmly

D.makenochoicetoacceptAmericancustoms

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theyalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits．

B.“Side-by-side”livingstyleisnotsuitable．

C.Theyfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwith．

D.Theadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelife

inAmericacolorful．

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages．

B.DifferentCustomsandHabits．

C.HomeforthePeople．

D.“Side-by-Side”LivingStyleinAmerica．

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thereisperhaps,noothersportintheworldquitesoexcitingasskiing.Forviewers,itisaspectacleofunsurpassedbeauty（无与伦比的奇观）.Forskiers,itisavividpersonalexperience,athrillingtestofmind,muscle,andnerves.Andmoreandmore,Americansarediscoveringthisthrillforthemselves.Nottoolongago,skiinghadvirtuallynopartintheAmericansportsscene.Ifitwasthoughtofatall,itwaspurelyasaEuropeansport.Thencamethe1932WinterOlympicsatLakePlacid,NewYork.Americansgottheirfirstgoodlookatskiingandmadeforthehills.Todayskitrainsmakeregularrunsfromourcitiestothegreat,whiteoutdoors.Lodgesdotthemountainsides

offeringskiersthewarmthoftheirfiresides．

Inadditiontojoyandexcitement,skiingoffersotherattractions.Itisacomparativelyinexpensivesport,and,fortheyoung,theartofskiingisoftenmasteredinaveryshorttime．

ThespecialthrillofskiingiswelldescribedbyBuddyWerner.“Itisalluptoyou,”hesays.“Noteammatescanhelp.You’realone.It’syouagainstthesnow,themountains,yourself.You’reawarrior（勇士）.”

6.Whatistheauthor’smainpoint?

A.Skiing,themostexcitingsportintheworld．

B.Skiing,themostinexpensivesportinLakePlacid,NewYork．

C.Skiing,themostpopularsportinAmerica．

D.Skiing,themostthrillingsportinEurope．

7.Bytheexpression“madeforthehills,”theauthormeansthat_________.

A.Americanstookupskiing

B.Americansallwentskiing

C.skiingbecamepopularonlyinthemountainareas

D.theonlyplaceAmericanscouldskiwasintheRockyMountains

8.Skiing_________.

A.hasalwaysbeenpopularinAmerica

B.hasonlyrecentlybecomeapopularAmericansport

C.canneverbecomepopularinAmerica

D.hasonlyrecentlybecomepopularinEurope

9.In1932,whentheWinterOlympicswereheldatLakePlacid,_________.

A.Americansbecameenthusiasticaboutthesport

B.Americanssawskiingfortheveryfirsttime

C.Americansdidnotenterintocompetition

D.Americafinishedinlastplace

10.Oneoftheattractionsforyoungpeopletakingupskiingisthat_________.

A.theycanenjoythewarmthoffiresidesinthelodges

B.theyhaveteammateswhileskiing

C.theskillofskiingcanbemasteredinashorttime

D.theycanlaterwelldescribethespecialthrillofskiinglikeBuddyWerner

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.Theygivetheirownersautomaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andevenabroad,andtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopened.Formanyofusthe“cashlesssociety”isnotonthehorizon-it’salreadyhere．

Whilecomputersoffertheseconveniencestoconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepawiderangeofrecords,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformationallowsbusinessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.Decisionstorecordorreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesametimethesecomputersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethemostefficient,allowingpersonnelandstaffingassignmentstobemadeaccordingly.Andtheyalsoidentifypreferredcustomers

forpromotionalcampaigns.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersforsimilarreasons.Computer-analyzedmarkingreportscanhelptodecidewhichproductstoemphasizenow,whichtodevelopforthefuture,andwhichtodrop.Computerskeeptrackofgoodsinstock,ofrawmaterialsonhand,andevenoftheproductionprocessitself.

Numerousothercommercialenterprises,fromtheaterstomagazinespublishers,fromgasandelectricutilitiestomilkprocessors,bringbetterandmoreefficientservicestoconsumersthroughtheuseofcomputers．

11.Accordingtothepassage,thecreditcardenablesitsownerto_________.

A.withdrawasmuchmoneyfromthebankashewishes

B.obtainmoreconvenientservicesthanotherpeopledo

C.enjoygreatertrustfromthestorekeeper

D.cashmoneywhereverhewishesto

12.Fromthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphwelearnthat_________.

A.inthefuturealltheAmericanswillusecreditcards

B.creditcardsaremainlyusedintheUnitedStatestoday

C.nowadaysmanyAmericansdonotpayincash

D.itisnowmoreconvenienttousecreditcardsthanbefore

13.Ifcomputersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethe

mostefficient,whatwillbusinessmendo?

A.Theywillfiresomeemployeesandraisetheworkefficiency．

B.Theywillarrangefordifferentemployeestododifferentjobsaccording

totheirabilitiesandperformance．

C.Theywillassignmoreworkfortheemployeestodo．

D.Theywillallowthepersonneltodowhateverworktheywanttodo．

14.Thephrase“ringupsales”inLineTwo,ParagraphTwo,mostprobably

Means__________.

A.makeanorderofgoods

B.recordsalesonacashregister

C.callthesalesmanager

D.keeptrackofthegoodsinstock

15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Approachestothecommercialuseofcomputers．

B.Conveniencesbroughtaboutbycomputersinbusiness．

C.Significanceofautomationincommercialenterprises．

D.Advantagesofcreditcardsinbusiness．

Questions16to20alebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Ourshasbecomeasocietyofemployees.AhundredyearsorsoagoonlyoneoutofeveryfiveAmericansatworkwasemployed.Todayonlyoneoutoffiveisnotemployedbutworkingforhimself.Andwhen50yearsago“beingemployed”meantworkingasafactorylaborerorasafarmhand,theemployeeoftodayisincreasinglyamiddle-classpersonwithasubstantialformaleducation,holdingaprofessionalormanagementjobrequiringintellectualandtechnicalskills.Indeed,twothingshavecharacterizedAmericansocietyduringtheselast50years:

middle-classandupper-classemployeeshavebeenthefastest-growinggroupsinourworkingpopulation-growingsofastthattheindustrialworker,thatoldestchildoftheIndustrialRevolution,hasbeenlosinginnumericalimportancedespitetheexpansionofindustrialproduction．

Yetyouwillfindlittleifanythingwrittenonwhatitistobeanemployee.Youcanfindagreatdealofverydubiousadviceonhowtogetajoborhowtogetapromotion.Youcanalsofindagooddealofworkinachosenfield.whetheritbethemechanist’stradeorbookkeeping（会计）.Everyoneofthesetradesrequiresdifferentskills,setsdifferents