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1、北京成人本科英语模拟1 模拟 北京成人本科英语模拟1Reading Comprehension Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished .statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding lette

2、r on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 3(79) (In the last 500 years, nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages-has changed as much as what they eat.) The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The S

3、panish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spani

4、sh brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. (80) (Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the Potato Famine of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.) There are many other foods that have t

5、raveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the Worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during

6、 the 1400s. According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with.第1题：According to

7、the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?A.Food.B.Chocolate.C.Potato.D.Coffee.参考答案：A 答案解析：第2题：Some in Some still exist today means _.A.some cocoa treesB.some chocolate drinksC.some shopsD.some South American Indians参考答案：C 答案解析：第3题：Thousands of Irish people starv

8、ed during the Potato Famine because _.A.they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything elseB.they were forced to emigrate to AmericaC.the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potatoD.the potato harvest was bad参考答案：D 答案解析：第4题：Coffee originally came f

9、rom _.A.BrazilB.ColombiaC.EthiopiaD.Arabia参考答案：C 答案解析：第5题：The Arabic legend is used to prove that _.A.coffee was first discovered by KaldiB.coffee was first discovered by Kaldis goatsC.coffee was first discovered in south American countriesD.coffee drinks were first made by Arabs参考答案：D 答案解析：Passage

10、A One study shows that Americans prefer to answer with a brief Yes, No, Sure, or the very popular Yeah rather than with a longer reply. But brief replies do not mean Americans are impolite of unfriendly to some extent. Very often, Americans are in a hurry and may greet you with a single word Hi, ind

11、eed; this is a greeting you will hear again and again during your stay in the United States. It is used by everyone, regardless of rank, age or occupation. However, those who are accustomed to longer greetings may require a little more time before they feel comfortable with American simple talk. Ame

12、ricans sometimes use plain talk when they are uncomfortable. If people praise them or thank them in an especially polite way, they may become uncomfortable and not know what to say in reply. They dont want to be impolite or rude, you can be sure that they liked what was said about them. Except for c

13、ertain holidays, such as Christmas, Americans dont usually give gifts. Thus, you will find Americans embarrassed as they accept gifts, especially if they have nothing to give in return. They are generally a warm but informal people.第6题：The fact that Americans like shorter answers tells us_.A.they re

14、ply very quickly in a hurryB.they choose words too carefullyC.they like replying brieflyD.they want to be as polite as they can参考答案：C 答案解析：本题考查的考生对细节的把握。文中第一句提到了，“One study shows that Americans prefer to answer with a brief “Yes”，“No”，“Sure”，or the very popular “Yeah” rather than with a longer reply

15、”一次调查显示美国人更喜欢用简短的回答，与C项相符，A在文中也可找到，但是并不符合题意。B、D文章都未提及。第7题：Those who like using beautiful or formal words_.A.need more time to get used to American simple greetingB.need no time to get familiar with American greetingC.do not very much like American way of greetingD.think Americans are not polite what

16、ever参考答案：A 答案解析：本题考查的是考生对细节的理解。第一段最后一句说，“those who are accustomed to longer greetings may require a little more time before they feel comfortable with American simple talk”那些习惯了较长问候的人们可能需要更长一些的时间来适应简短的回答，所以A选项符合题意。找准文章中有关该题的句子，然后在选项中找到与文章最符合的一项。单独看选项，都能解释的过去，但是要根据文章的观点选出符合文章意思的选项才是正确的。B选项不正确，C、D选项文章

17、中都没有提到。第8题：Which of the following is NOT true?A.Americans often answer with the words like sure, yeah.B.They are not impolite with brief replies.C.Americans in high ranks must use formal words in greeting.D.Americans are a warm but informal people.参考答案：C 答案解析：本题考查的是考生文意的理解。第一段倒数第二句“It is used by eve

18、ryone，regardless of rank，age or occupation”说，人们不分官职、年龄或是职业，都使用简短的对话，C项说美国高官职的人都必须用正式用语，与文章不符。A、B和D选项都可以从文章中找到依据。Americans prefer to answer with a brief “Yes”，“No”，“Sure”，or the very popular “Yeah”；But brief replies do not mean Americans are impolite of unfriendly to some extent。第9题：The Americans lik

19、e others praise but if in a polite way_.A.they dont know what to way in replyB.they feel somewhat uneasyC.they dont want to replyD.both A and B参考答案：D 答案解析：本题考查的是考生对文章中具体句子的把握。第二段的第二三句说“If people praise them or thank them in an especially polite way，they may become uncomfortable and not know what to

20、say in reply如果有人用一种很礼貌的方式赞扬或是感谢美国人的话，他们会感到不舒服，而且不知如何应答。”A选项说他们不知如何应答B选项说他们感到不舒服不自然，都符合题意，C选项在原文中找不到依据。第10题：The passage indicates that_.A.Americans exchange gifts the first time they meet.B.Americans seldom give gifts except for some holidays.C.Americans often bring some gifts to their friends.D.Amer

21、icans only want to get gifts from others.参考答案：B 答案解析：本题考查的是考生对全文意思的把握。第二段第四句“Except for certain holidays，such as Christmas，Americans dont usually give gifts”说除了像圣诞节这样的节日之外，美国人不经常送礼物，与B选项相符合。A、C和D都在原文中找到依据，所以不正确。Passage 2(78)(Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing

22、 the disputed refereeing(裁判)decisions that denied victory, to their team.) A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees. The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minut

23、es during which different referees were in charge. Observers noted down the referees errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number. The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse

24、the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum(最佳

25、的)distance is about 20 meters. There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second. If FIFA, footballs international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of

26、refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues. He also says that FIFAs insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the acti

27、on is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.第11题：The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _.A.analyse the decisions of referees at the 1998 World CupB.analyse the causes of errors made by football refereesC.set a standard for football refereeingD.reexamine the ru

28、les for football refereeing参考答案：B 答案解析：通读全篇可知，研究者在实验中分析出了裁判出错的原因。第12题：The number of refereeing errors in the experimental match was _.A.slightly above average C. quite unexpectedB.higher than in the 1998 World CupC.quite unexpectedD.as high as in a standard match参考答案：C 答案解析：见第三段中词remarkably可知本题答案。re

29、markably：显著地。第13题：What does the findings of the experiment imply?A.Errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ballB.The farther the referee is from the incident, the more the errorsC.The more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occurD.Errors are less likely when a refe

30、ree stays in one spot参考答案：A 答案解析：参见第四段的这个句子“Surprisingly，he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident”可知，裁判离球越近越容易出错。第14题：The word officials (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably refers to _.A.the inspectors of the football tournamentB.the researchers involved in the

31、experimentC.the referees of the football tournamentD.the observers at the site of the experiment参考答案：C 答案解析：official此处指足球锦标赛的裁判。第15题：It can be concluded from the experiment that _.A.the ideal retirement age for all experienced football referee is 45B.age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football refereeC.a football referee should be as young and energetic as possibleD.an experienced football referee call do well even when in poor physical condition参考答案：B 答案解析：由前六段的论证可知，裁判误判的根本原因是离球的距离，而不是裁判的年龄。最后一段中用词 misguided，又证实了这个