[专升本类试卷]陕西专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷1及答案与解析.doc

1、陕西专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 1 及答案与解析0 Scientists discovered that atoms of some substances are radioactive. This means that they are unstable and can be split. The chain of splitting atoms releases great destructive energy and it was this discovery which led scientists to develop the idea of an atomic bomb. The

2、American government secretly worked to produce such a bomb and the first version was much more powerful than anyone had thought.By this time, the World War II had ended in Europe. But the Japanese refused to surrender, the Americans decided that by dropping an atomic bomb on Japan, they could end th

3、e war quickly and save more of their soldiers lives.Soon after midnight on 6 August 1945, a bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, a civilian target. No warning was given and there was total devastation. Almost all the buildings were destroyed and more than 100000 people died or were horribly wo

4、unded.The Japanese military still did not want to surrender so three days later, the Americans dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, killing 45000 people. The Japanese government was discussing ending the war when they heard the news of Nagasaki. Finally, they surrendered and the Wor

5、ld War II came to an end.At first, the scientists who had built the bomb were pleased that it had helped to end the war. However, many would come to realize that they had helped to create the most terrible weapon known to man.1 The first atomic bomb_.（A）was less powerful（B） was dropped in Nagasaki（C

6、） was a failure（D）was tested in desert2 “Surrender“ means_.（A）give off（B） give up（C） surround（D）surpass3 The Americans dropped an atomic bomb_.（A）in order to destroy Japanese military forces（B） in order to end the war and save their soldiers lives（C） for the purpose of killing 100000 people（D）to see

7、 if the bomb was powerful enough4 The Americans dropped a second bomb in Japan_.（A）because the Japanese military had not surrendered（B） because they wanted to kill more Japanese people（C） because they wanted to show off the new weapon（D）because the atomic bomb was the best weapon5 Whats the attitude

8、 scientists toward atomic bomb?_.（A）Pleased（B） Worried（C） Disapproved（D）Not mentioned5 In 1917 , Russia was in chaos. The economy was collapsing, there were food shortages and the country was suffering heavy losses in the World War I . Inevitably, people began to lose faith in their ruler, Tsar Nich

9、olas II. On 15 March 1917, after much political unrest, the Tsar decided to abdicate. He was replaced by a new government led by Alexander Kerensky.To begin with a rival political group, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lennin and Leon Trotsky, supported the new government, but their relationship soo

10、n collapsed. The Bolsheviks wanted even more change - their aim was to replace the existing political structure with groups representing each sector of society and they urged every worker to join a revolution in order to bring this about. In July 1917, the Bolsheviks tried to overthrow the governmen

11、t but failed. They tried again on 24 October and this time they were successful. The provisional government was arrested in St Petersburg, and Lenin took over as Head of State. Support for the Bolsheviks soon spread across Russia, and worlds first “workers revolutionary State“ became reality.6 From

12、the passage we may know that the situation in Russia in 1917 was_.（A）favorable（B） in disorder（C） inspiring（D）encouraging7 People_Tsar Nicholas II in 1917.（A）were satisfied（B） overthrew（C） did not believe in（D）had faith in8 A new government led by Alexander Kerensky_.（A）was supported by the Bolshevik

13、s all the time（B） was overthrew by the Bolsheviks（C） abdicated（D）wanted more change9 The word “provisional“ means_.（A）temporary（B） proposal（C） powerful（D）revolutionary10 The best title for the passage may be_.（A）The Economy in Russia（B） The Birth of Communism（C） The Tsar Nicholas II（D）Lenin, Head of

14、 State10 Even the newest gardener realizes that plants die without water; what is not so well known is that plants die equally decisively, though not so quickly, if they are overwate red. Beginners usually decide to play it safe and keep their potted plants thoroughly wet. In consequence, death by d

15、rowning is one of the commonest disasters to befall the plants of a new horticulturist. Plants wither away if they dont get enough water, and this draws attention to their problem. A plant that has been slightly underwatered so that it droops strikes terror into the heart of its new owner. But it wi

16、ll, in fact, recover completely as long as rescue comes in time and the process is not repeated too often. Overwatered plants, unfortunately, do not give any such obvious signal; slowly they cease to thrive and the first visible indication of serious trouble is a yellowing of the lower leaves. Unles

17、s the overwatered pot soil is given a considerable period without water, during which time the plant will continue to look wretched, it will suddenly collapse in exactly the same way as the underwatered plant but with no chance of being revived(复活)because the roots have rotted away.11 From the text

18、we can infer a horticulturist is person engaged in_.（A）growing plants（B） raising birds（C） cutting plants（D）studying the death cause of plants12 What does a new gardener usually decide to do to keep their potted plants alive?_.（A）Underwatering the plants（B） Fertilising the pot soil（C） Overwatering th

19、e plants（D）Loosing the pot soil13 According to the text, which of the following plants might die without recovery?_.（A）Plants with their lower leaves yellowing（B） Overwatered plants（C） Underwatered plants（D）Loosening the pot soil14 A withered plant might be rescued because_.（A）it doesnt get enough w

20、ater（B） it is repeatedly overwatered（C） it gives visible signal of dying（D）it dies slowly15 What is the purpose of this text?_.（A）To warn gardeners not to underwater plants（B） To give information about general problems of gardening（C） To draw attention to the problem of overwatered plants（D）To recom

21、mend new gardeners the book about gardening15 In 1950 it was predicted that eight or ten electronic computers would be sufficient to handle all the scientific and business needs of the United States. Likewise, the chief executive officer of IBM advised the company not to invest time or money in deve

22、loping computers because he foresaw a limited commercial market. But these predictions were proved totally inaccurate as the computer industry developed into a multibilliondollar business. Today the computer plays a vital role in the lives of many Americans and is seen as one of the greatest technol

23、ogical developments of all times.Since computers can handle large amount of data rapidly and efficiently, categorize, process, and report information for a variety of business operations, they, in fact, have a virtually unlimited capacity for producing business data. However, computers cant think, t

24、heir role in business is limited to those areas in which they can process information more efficiently and effectively than human being. At the administrative level, managers decide how computers and humans can be used most effectively to perform a particular business task.Computers have become an i

25、ntegral part of day - to - day business transactions as well as analytic tools for long range planning, research, and development. Even a small business can utilize computers by either purchasing a small unit known as a minicomputer, leasing one, or by timesharing. In a timesharing system, each user

26、 is regularly scheduled for time to use the computer system. A wide variety of businesses and individuals participate in timesharing computer system.By performing data processing tasks such as accounting and billing, computers are playing an increasingly important role in businesses. Currently, busi

27、ness are developing overall management information systems in which computers function as essential tools in solving problem and decisionmaking at all administrative levels.16 Since 1950s, the computer industry has_.（A）declined（B） remained about the same（C） increased tremendously（D）increased slightl

28、y17 Which of the following is NOT true?_.（A）Computers perform not only data processing function in business, but also are used as tools in Problemsolving and decisionmaking（B） Computers have become an indispensible part of business transactions（C） In performing certain data processing tasks, compute

29、rs can process information more efficiently and effectively than humans（D）A company or individual must buy a computer system in order to be able to use one18 Although computers are used in almost every aspects of business, they cant replace managers. Because_.（A）computers are only machines, while ma

30、nagers are humans（B） computers cant think（C） computers cant individually solve problems or make decisions both（D）B and C19 We can draw a conclusion from the first paragraph that_.（A）computer industry used to be led by the chief executive officer of IBM（B） people then underestimated the value of comp

31、uters（C） humans are limited to making any predictions（D）in 1950 computer industry developed into a business applied almost in every aspect of American lives20 The main idea of this passage is_.（A）the role of computers in business（B） tomorrows promises of computers（C） the wrong prediction of computer

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