1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 11 及答案与解析一、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on th
2、e Answer Sheet.0 Blind people can “see“ things by using other parts of their bodies. This fact may help us to understand our feelings about color. If blind people can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color unconsciously(无意识地).Manufacturers(生产商)have discovered by experie
3、nce that sugar sells badly in green wrappings , that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and that cosmetics(化妆品)should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a branch of color psychology.Color psychology now finds application in everything from fashion to decoration. Some of
4、 our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with calm, which yellow is a day color with associations of energy and incentive(刺激). For a primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he soon saw red as the co
5、lor of blood and anger and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defense and self-protection.Experiments have shown that colors, partly because of their psychological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bright red show an increase i
6、n breath, in heartbeat and in blood pressure; red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Because of its exciting meaning, red is chosen as the signal for danger, but closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state o
7、f alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead.1 Our preferences for certain colors are_ according to the passage.（A）associated with the time of the day（B） dependent on our personalities（C） are linked wit
8、h our ancestors（D）partly due to psychological factors2 If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen?（A）They breathe faster.（B） They feel satisfied.（C） Their blood pressure rises.（D）Their hearts beat faster.3 Which of the following statements is NOT true accordin
9、g to the passage?（A）Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.（B） Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced communities.（C） People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly.（D）The psychology of color is of some practical use.4 Which of the fol
10、lowing statements is TRUE according to the passage?（A）Manufacturers often sell sugar in green wrapping.（B） Dark blue brings people the feeling of being energetic.（C） Primitive people associated heat and anger with red.（D）Green and yellow are associated with calm and passive defense.5 Which of the fo
11、llowing could be the most suitable title for the passage?（A）The Branch of Color Psychology.（B） Color and Its Meanings.（C） The Practical Use of Color Psychology.（D）Color and Feelings.5 The Pentagon headquarters of the Department of Defense in the US is one of the world s largest office buildings. It
12、is twice the size of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, and has three times the floor space of the Empire State Building in New York. There are very few people throughout the United States who do not have some knowledge of the Pentagon. Many have followed news stories emanating from the defense establ
13、ishment housed in this building. However, relatively few people have had the opportunity to visit.The Pentagon is virtually a city in itself. Approximately 23,000 employees, both military and civilian , contribute to the planning and execution of the defense over approximately 30 miles of access hig
14、hways, including express bus lanes and one of the newest subway systems in the country. They ride past 200 acres of lawn to park approximately 8,770 cars in 16 parking lots; climb 131 stairways or ride 19 escalators to reach offices that occupy 3,705 square feet. While in the building, they tell tim
15、e by 1 ,200 clocks, drink from 691 water fountains, utilize 284 rest rooms, consume 4,500 cups of coffee, 1 ,700 pints of milk and 6,800 soft drinks prepared or served by a restaurant staff of 230 persons and distributed in 1 dining room, 2 cafeterias, 6 snack bars, and an outdoor snack bar. The res
16、taurant service is a privately run civilian operation under contract to the Pentagon.Stripped of its occupants, furniture and various decorations, the building alone is an extraordinary structure. Built during the early years of World War, it is still thought of as one of the most efficient office b
17、uildings in the world. Despite 17.5 miles of corridors it takes only seven minutes to walk between any two points in the building.6 Which of the following statements about the Pentagon is TRUE?（A）Most Americans know about it.（B） It is now open to the public.（C） Around 23,000 workers contribute to it
18、s planning.（D）It is one of the world s tallest buildings.7 Which of the following statements about the transportation of the Pentagon is NOT true?（A）It is accessible by subway.（B） People have to walk a lot to reach offices.（C） People can go there by bus.（D）The parking lots cover 200 acres of land.8
19、Why does the author quote so many figures in the second paragraph?（A）To show that he knew quite a lot about the Pentagon.（B） To show the large scale of the Pentagon.（C） To show that it costs a lot of money to keep the Pentagon going.（D）To show that Pentagon is a privileged place.9 Which of the follo
20、wing is NOT managed by the Pentagon?（A）The parking lot.（B） The restaurant service.（C） The water fountains.（D）The rest rooms.10 Which of the following statements about the structure of the Pentagon is TRUE?（A）All the offices are connected by 131 stairways and 9 escalators.（B） The longest distance bet
21、ween two offices is 17.5 miles.（C） There is no rest room in the Pentagon.（D）It takes no more than 7 minutes to walk from one place to another in the Pentagon.10 For an increasing number of students at American universities, old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious; the graying of America means jobs
22、. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life span means that the nation s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for
23、 government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers, “ says Professor Edward Schneider of
24、 the University of Southern California s(USC)School of Gerontology(老年学).Lawyers can specialize in “elder law“ , which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination(歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 millio
25、n strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,“ one professor says.Margarita Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a b
26、iology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria“. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.11 “Old is suddenly in“(Para. 1)most probably means _.（A）America has suddenly become a nati
27、on of old people（B） gerontology has suddenly become popular（C） more elderly professors are found on American campuses（D）American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students12 With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit_.（A）from the adoption of the “elder law“（B） from rendering spe
28、cial services to the elderly（C） by enriching their professional knowledge（D）by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests13 Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?（A）Retirees are more generous in spending money.（B） They can employ more gerontologists.（C） The
29、 elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.（D）There are more elderly people working than before.14 Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?（A）Retirees who are business-minded.（B） The volunteer workers in retirement homes.（C） College graduates with an MBA or law degree.（
30、D）Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.15 It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America s elderly population_.（A）will provide good job opportunities in many areas（B） will impose an unbearable burden on society（C） may lead to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination（D）w
31、ill create new fields of study in universities15 Television has opened windows in everybody s life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914. Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general loathing of war, and perhaps more interest in help
32、ing those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.Television has also changed politics. The most distant areas can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, people are more likely to vote, and so to make their opini
33、on count.Unfortunately, televisions influence has been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is no
34、rmal and acceptable . All educators agree that the “television generations“ are more violent than their parents and grandparents.Also, the young are less patient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a
35、 book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesn t do funny things like the people on children s programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That s the time it takes on the screen.16 The underlined word “loathing“ in the first paragra
36、ph refers to_.（A）preference（B） faith（C） dislike（D）belief17 In the past, many young people_.（A）knew the effects of war（B） went in for politics（C） liked to save the wounded in wars（D）had to attend wars18 Now with TV people can_.（A）discuss politics at an information center（B） show more interest in poli
37、tics（C） know the result of an election quickly（D）express their opinions freely19 The author thinks that TV advertisements_.（A）are reliable on the whole（B） are useless to people（C） are a good guide to adults（D）are very harmful to the young20 From the passage, we can conclude that_.（A）children should
38、keep away from TV（B） TV programs should be improved（C） childrens books should have pictures（D）TV has a deep influence on the young专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 11 答案与解析一、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. R
39、ead the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.【知识模块】 阅读理解1 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题考查对句子意思的理解。根据文章第三段第二句话“Some of our preferencesare clearly psychological”可以看出我们对颜色的喜好是心理因素的影响。本题的关键是找出关键词 preferences，这样答案就容易找了
40、。所以选D。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据文章第四段第二句话“Peopleexposed to bright red show an increase in breath，in heartbeat and in blood pressure；red isexciting”可知A、C、D 均正确，所以选 B。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 从文章的最后一句话“So fire enginesand ambulances in some advanced communitiesare now rushing around in bright ye
41、llow colors thatstop the traffic dead”可知鲜黄色更能产生警告的效果。因此，在一些先进的社区，急忙赶路的消防车和救护车用鲜艳的黄色来标明以阻止交通堵塞，所以选 B。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据文章第三段第四句话“For aprimitive man ，activity during the day meanthunting and attacking，while he soon saw red asthe color of blood and anger and the heat thatcame with effort”可知
42、对一个原始人来说，白天的活动就是打猎和攻击，而他很快就把红色看做是血液和愤怒以及与努力相伴而来的热量的颜色。所以选 C。【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题考查对文章主题思想的理解。根据文章第一段可知文章主题是颜色和人的情感的关系，然后逐渐展开。所以选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解6 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第一段第三句表示：“There arevery few people throughout the United States whodo not have some knowledge of the Pentagon”，即在美国几乎没
43、有人不知道五角大楼的。因此 A 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 通过文章第二段对五角大楼各种数据的描述不难看出，D 项表述不确切，文中说的是草坪的面积是 200 英亩，而 D 项偷换了概念，因此选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 从文章第二段首句：“The Pentagon isvirtually a city in itself”可知，五角大楼本身实际上就是一个城市。作者引用大量的数据来说明五角大楼的规模宏大。因此正确答案为 B。【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据第二段最后一句：“The restaurant
44、service is a privately run civilian operation undercontract to the Pentagon”可知，只有餐馆是由私人经营的。因此正确答案为 B。【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 从文章的最后一句：“it takes onlyseven minutes to walk between any two points inthe building”得知 D 项为正确答案。A 中的 allthe offices 是错误的理解，文章只是说爬 131 级台阶或乘 19 个自动扶梯就可以到达办公室。B 项的原文应为 175 英
45、里长的走廊；而 C 项明显错误，文章明确指出有 284 间洗手间。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解11 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 从全文来看，本篇文章所介绍的是老年学的问题，所以“Old is suddenly in ”指的是老年学突然流行起来。故选 B。【知识模块】 阅读理解12 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 从文章第二段首句：Lawyers canspecialize in“elder law”来看，正确答案为 A，即律师可以从“老年法”中获益。【知识模块】 阅读理解13 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据文章第二段第二句：“are likelyto be the weal
46、thiest group of retirees in humanhistory”可推理出商人之所以能从老年市场获益，是因为这部分退休的老年人都十分富有，并且拥有很强的购买力。因此正确答案为 C。【知识模块】 阅读理解14 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 从文章第二段最后一句：“Any studentwho combines an expert knowledge in gerontologywith，say，an MBA or law degree will have alicense to print money”可知，获得 MBA 或律师学位的优秀的专业人士，再与老年学知识相结合，将会赚取
47、更多的钱。所以正确答案为 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解15 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第一段倒数第二句：“But it alsocreates career opportunities in medicine and healthprofessionals，and in law and business as well”说明美国老龄人口的增加会在很多领域提供就业的机会。故选 A。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解16 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据文章第一段第二句话“Young menwill never again go to war”以及最后一句中“loathing”和
48、“interest” 的对比可推知此处 loathing 的意思是dislike(不喜欢，厌恶 )。【知识模块】 阅读理解17 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据短文第一段，A、C 两项都是错误的。B 项文中没有提到。只有 D 项根据文章第一段的第二句话“Young men will never again goto war as they did in 1914”可以得出。【知识模块】 阅读理解18 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据短文第二段，A、D 两项都不符合文章的意思。C 项比较片面。B 项的依据是：Better informed，people are more likely to
49、vote，andso to make their opinion count由此可推断出人们对政治的兴趣更多了。【知识模块】 阅读理解19 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 第三段第一句提到“Unfortunately，televisions influence has been extremely harmfulto the young”接下来讲了电视广告的危害。由此判断选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解20 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题考查考生对全文意思的整体把握。我们直接根据文中具体的段落或者句子可以推导出来的结论只有 D 项。A 项“孩子们应该远离电视”文中没有提到。文章只讲到电视对年轻人有害。B 项“电视节目应该提高”文章中也没有依据。C 项也是无依据的。D 项的依据是 Unfortunately， televisions influence hasbeen extremely harmful to the young整个后两段讲的都是对年轻人的影响。【知识模块】 阅读理解
