专升本英语模拟试题七.docx

1、专升本英语模拟试题七专升本英语模拟试题（七）模拟试题（七）Part I Reading Comprehension (40% 35minutes)Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the correspon

2、ding letter on the Answer Sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Suppose we built a robot (机器人) to explore the planet Mars. We provide the robot with seeing detectors (探测器) to keep it away from danger. It is powered entirely by the sun. Should we program the robot to be equally a

3、ctive at all times? No. The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any. So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning. According to the evolutionary (进化的) theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern

4、 of sleeping and waking for the same reason. The theory does not deny (否认) that sleep provides some important restorative functions (恢复功能). It merely says that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous. However, sleep p

5、rotects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into; it does not protect us from trouble that comes looking for us. So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent. The evolutionary theory explains the d

6、ifferences in sleep among creatures. Why do cats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little? Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do. But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely t

7、o be attacked while they sleep. Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy #118alue. Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival (生存) depends on their ability to run away from attackers.1. The author us

8、es the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us _. A. the differences between robots and men B. the reason why men need to sleep C. about the need for robots to save power D. about the danger of men working at night2. Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him _.

9、A. keep up a regular pattern of life B. prevent trouble that comes looking for him C. avoid danger and inefficient labor D. restore his bodily functions3. According to the author, we cannot sleep well when we _. A. are worrying about our safety B. are overworked C. are in a tent D. are away from hom

10、e4. Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats _. A. need more time for restoration B. are unlikely to be attacked C. are more active than horses when they are awake D. spend less time eating to get enough energy5. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? A. Evolution has

11、 equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking. B. The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory. C. Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots. D. The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it ea

12、ts.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business, but he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.The next imp

13、ortant date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerres process. In about 1840, the pr

14、ocess was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many portraits of famous people. The portraits were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality. In the 1880s, new inventions b

15、egan to change photography. Photographers could buy film ready-made in rolls. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive. With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families

16、, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures snapshots.Photography also turned into a form of art by the end of the 19th century, some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.6. The first photograph was taken with _.A. a small handheld cameras B. a daguerreotype C. a very simple came