1、在职攻硕英语联考（阅读）模拟试卷 89及答案与解析 一、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your an
2、swer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1 A University of Versailles student may take course work at another institution of higher education as a transient student. For all courses other than general studies, the student must obtain prior written permission from the dean of t
3、he college in which the student is enrolled; for general study courses, prior written permission must be obtained from the dean of the University College. These courses will be listed on the University of Versailles official academic record. Each course will reflect the course number, title, grade a
4、nd credit value; no grade-point value will appear on the record and no grade-point average will be calculated for the coursework listed. The name of the institution will be listed on the University of Versailles official academic record as the date that the course work was taken. Question: This pass
5、age is intended for_. （ A） students wishing to enroll in the university （ B） students wishing to transfer from another institution （ C） students graduating at the end of the coming year （ D） students wishing to take coursework at another institution 2 When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean
6、the ability to get a good score on a certain kind of test, or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a style of life, a way of behaving in various situations. The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don t know what to do. The
7、 intelligent person, young or old, meeting a new situation or problem, opens himself up to it. He tries to take in with mind and senses everything he can about it. He thinks about it, instead of about himself or what it might cause to happen to him. He grapples with it boldly, imaginatively, resourc
8、efully, and if not confidently, at least hopefully; if he fails to master it, he looks without fear or shame at his mistakes and learns what he can from them. This is intelligence. Clearly its roots lie in a certain feeling about life, and ones self with respect to life. Just as clearly, unintellige
9、nce is not what most psychologists seem to suppose, the same thing as intelligence, only less of it. It is an entirely different style of behavior, arising out of entirely different set of attitudes. Years of watching and comparing bright children with the not-bright, or less bright, have shown that
10、 they are very different kinds of people. The bright child is curious about life and reality, eager to get in touch with it, embrace it, unite himself with it. There is no wall, no barrier, between himself and life. On the other hand, the dull child is far less curious, far less interested in what g
11、oes on and what is real, more inclined to live in a world of fantasy. The bright child likes to experiment, to try things out. He lives by the maxim(格言 )that there is more than one way to skin a cat. If he cant do something one way, hell try another. The dull child is usually afraid to try at all. I
12、t takes a great deal of urging to get him to try even once; if that try fails, he is through. Nobody starts off stupid. Hardly an adult in a thousand, or ten thousand could in any three years of his life learn as much, grow as much in his understanding of the world around him, as every infant learns
13、 and grows in his first three years. But what happens, as we grow older, to this extraordinary capacity for learning and intellectual growth? What happens is that it is destroyed, and more than by any other one thing, it is destroyed by the process that we misname education a process that goes on in
14、 most homes and schools. Question: In the paragraphs which follow the above passage, the writer probably discusses_. （ A） how education destroys the development of intelligence （ B） how bright children differ from dull children （ C） how intelligence is inherited （ D） how the childs intellectual capa
15、city grows at home and school 2 If the technological revolution continues to have its effects, there will be fewer and fewer jobs available, particularly to school-leavers and those over the age of fifty. If there are only half the number of jobs in the future, men and women will have to share them.
16、 Two people will therefore work only twenty hours each instead of the forty they are currently accustomed to. It is a well-known fact that those who suffer from stress at work are often not high-powered executives but unskilled workers doing boring, repetitive jobs, especially those on production li
17、nes. Unemployment often has a similar effect on its victims. If we wish to prevent this type of stress and the depression(沮丧 )that frequently follows long periods of it, we will have to find ways of educating people to cope with this sudden increase in leisure time. Many have already turned to pills
18、 and tablets to combat sleeplessness and anxiety, two of the symptoms of long-term stress and depression. In America, we spend $ 650 million a year on different kinds of medicines. We swallow a staggering(大得惊人的 )three million sleeping tablets every night. Although these “drugs of the mind“ can be ex
19、tremely useful in cases of crisis, the majority of patients would be better off without them. The boredom and frustration of unemployment are not the only causes of stress: poor housing, family problems, overcrowding and financial worry are all significant factors. Nevertheless, doctors believe that
20、 if people learnt to breathe properly, took more exercise, used their leisure time more actively and expressed their anger instead of bottling it up, they would not depend so much on drugs, which treat only the symptoms and not the cause of the stress. If doctors refused prescriptions more often and
21、 discouraged patients with minor ailments from visiting the clinic, the country would have more money to spend on improving leisure facilities and adult education, which are at present inadequate in many parts of the country. Moreover, doctors would have more time to spend on those patients in real
22、need of their help. Questions: 3 Which of the following statements is not true? （ A） The technological revolution will provide adequate employment opportunities for school leavers if it continues to have its effects. （ B） Those who undergo the pressure at work are usually the unskilled workers and l
23、abor workers with dull and repetitive jobs. （ C） We must discover some methods to instruct people how to deal with their spare time in order to release the stress of unemployment. （ D） The dullness and upset of unemployment are only part of the causes of peoples pressure and frustration. 4 How many
24、hours do people work a week at present according to the passage? （ A） 10 hours. （ B） 20 hours. （ C） 30 hours. （ D） 40 hours. 5 What will happen to a person if he suffers from long-term stress and depression? （ A） He will lose his present job. （ B） He will become bored with his life. （ C） He will bec
25、ome sleepless and anxious. （ D） He will commit suicide. 6 Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as one of many causes of stress in the passage? （ A） The boredom and frustration brought by unemployment. （ B） The poorness of living space and housing shortage. （ C） The stress and depres
26、sion produced by sleeplessness. （ D） The worry about financial and economic situation. 7 If people want to reduce stress and depression, what attitude should they take according to some doctors? （ A） They should take kind of positive attitude. （ B） They should take the attitude of wait-and-see. （ C）
27、 They should take the negative attitude. （ D） They should follow their fate. 7 The air is polluted. The earth is poisoned. Water is unsafe to drink and rubbish is burying the civilization that produced it. Our environment is being contaminated faster than nature and mans present efforts can prevent
28、it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry. More people and more industry will bring us more motor vehicles, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials. This is happening not only in advanced societies but among the developing nations as they becom
29、e industrialized. Pollution is, in a sense, exported. Now many scientists are expressing fears about the possibility of world pollution. Some experts declare that the balance of nature is being so upset that the very survival of humanity is in danger. What can explain and solve this growing problem?
30、 The fact is that pollution is caused by man by his greed and his modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization“ our chief aim. For its sake we are willing to sacrifice everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of pe
31、ople from the countryside into the cities, eager for the benefits of modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, so in that time has pollution become a serious problem. The connection is clear. Isnt it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going
32、 and why? It reminds one of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker, “Ive some good news and some bad news. The good news is that were making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that were lost and dont know where were going. “ The sad fact is
33、that this becomes a true story when applied to our modern society. Questions: 8 What does the word “contaminated“ in the first sentence of the second paragraph mean according to the passage? （ A） Polluted. （ B） Consumed. （ C） Examined. （ D） Contained. 9 Which of the following sentences is not true a
34、ccording to the author? （ A） The author wants to tell us that pollution is a serious problem caused by man. （ B） We can stop this trend of pollution merely by our own efforts. （ C） Many scientists show their worry about the world pollution. （ D） The pollution of the earth will threaten the human bei
35、ngs survival. 10 Who caused this problem according to the passage? （ A） The motor cycles. （ B） The growing industries. （ C） The human beings. （ D） The larger cities. 11 Why do people constantly move from the countryside into the cities? （ A） Because the earth in the countryside was polluted. （ B） Be
36、cause there are more jobs provided in the cities. （ C） Because it is easier to make a living in the cities. （ D） Because they are eager to get the benefits of modern cities. 12 What is the authors purpose by concluding his article with a story? （ A） To show that though we have made great progress in
37、 development we lost our direction in the modern society. （ B） To illustrate that we are now in the process of flying a plane with a confused pilot driving it. （ C） To prove that neither flying a lost plane nor directing the way of a plane is an easy job. （ D） To make sure that everybody is the caus
38、e of our world pollution through everybodys making rapid progress. 12 In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds to 2 m. p. h.(miles per hour)in towns and 4 m. p. h. in the country. Later Parliament increased the speed limit to 14 m. p. h. But by 1903 the development of the car industry
39、had made it necessary to raise the limit to 20 m. p. h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding restrictions were done away with altogether. For five years motorists were free to drive at whatever speeds they liked. Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m. p. h. speed
40、limit in built-up areas, along with the introduction of driving tests and pedestrian crossing. Speeding is now the most common motoring offence in Britain. Offences for speeding fall into three classes: exceeding the limit on a restricted road, exceeding on any road the limit for the vehicle you are
41、 driving, and exceeding the 70 m. p. h. limit on any road. A restricted road is one where the street lamps are 200 yards apart, or more. The main controversy surrounding speeding laws is the extent of their safety value. The Ministry of Transport maintains that speed limits reduce accidents. It clai
42、ms that when the 30 m. p. h. limit was introduced in 1935 there was a fall of 15 percent in fatal accidents. Likewise, when the 40 m. p. h. speed limit was imposed on a number of roads in London in the late fifties, there was a 28 percent reduction in serious accidents. There were also fewer casualt
43、ies in the year after the 70 m. p. h. motorway limit was imposed in 1966. In America, however, it is thought that the reduced accident figures are due rather to the increase in traffic density. This is why it has even been suggested that the present speed limits should be done away with completely,
44、or that a guide should be given to inexperienced drivers and the speed limits made advisory, as is done in parts of the U. S. Questions: 13 During which period could British motorists drive without speed limits? （ A） During 1903 to 1908. （ B） During 1930 to 1935. （ C） During 1935 to 1940. （ D） Durin
45、g 1935 to 1966. 14 What measures were adopted in 1935 in addition to the speeding restrictions? （ A） The government also introduced in the driving tests and pedestrian crossings. （ B） The government also set up street lamps which are 200 yards apart or more. （ C） The Road Traffic Act imposed the ban
46、 of cars and trucks in built-up areas. （ D） The Road Traffic Act reduced accident rate by increasing the traffic density. 15 Speeding is a motoring offence a driver commits when he does the following things except_. （ A） driving faster than 70 miles per hour on any road （ B） driving faster than the
47、limit on a restricted road （ C） exceeding the limit of 30 miles per hour on any road （ D） exceeding the limit for certain vehicles on any road 16 What is the attitude of British authorities concerning speeding laws? （ A） Approval. （ B） Disagreement. （ C） Indifference. （ D） Suspicion. 17 What reason
48、do Americans give for the reduction in traffic accidents? （ A） Their imposition of speed limit. （ B） Their introduction of driving tests. （ C） Their guide to inexperienced drivers. （ D） The rise in their traffic density. 在职攻硕英语联考（阅读）模拟试卷 89答案与解析 一、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 poin
49、ts) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此题问下面哪个句子是不对的。回答此种类型题应该针对所给的四个选择项提示的内容，用查阅式阅读法依次核实排查，即可找出正确答案。选择项 A中有明确的提示词 technological revolution和 contimles to have its effects等，因此可 以利用查阅式阅读的方法，我们发现文章的第一句话就是与此题答案相关的句子。作者指出，如果技术革命继续发挥作用的话，工作将会
