1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 15 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 Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence of sport the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy pl
3、aying. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself; he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for entire nation s hopes, dreams and reputation .A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the third world s most important sport. Winning
4、the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina to someone and the chances are that he 11 think of football. In a sense , winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map.Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup. People in England f
5、elt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played.So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly
6、not! Do the Argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But it s nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.1 What is the author s main purpose
7、 in the passage?（A）To explain the role of sport.（B） To compare Scotland with Argentina.（C） To show that Argentina is better than all others.（D）To prove that football is the world s most important sport.2 In the second paragraph, the word “summit“ means_ .（A）award（B） summary（C） highest point（D）mounta
8、in top3 According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its_.（A）obvious position on the map（B） successes in the football World Cup（C） excellence at most important sports（D）large number of sports fans and supporters4 According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, h
9、e will_.（A）fail to succeed（B） lose enjoyment（C） be successful（D）be unreasonable5 What is the authors attitude towards international games?（A）Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.（B） Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.（C）
10、 Nations that win in international games prove the best on the sports field at least.（D）Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.5 When the TV viewer turns on his set, what sort of programs does he have to choose from? You might think there would b
11、e more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but thats not the case. In most countries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U. S. figures are high34. 8% , and the fun-loving Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy, all countries g
12、ive more broadcasting time to education than to either information(news, documentaries and so on)or entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though , more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind or anoth
13、erjust another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy . In the U. K. , the figure is 56.4%. The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They don t go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time is devoted to dramas and serials , quiz shows, music,
14、sports, etc. You will find more news information programs on Italian TV than anything else. That s understandable in a country experiencing social and political changes. Italians rely on TV to tell them what s going onand events are happening almost too fast to follow. The percentage of tirrfe the U
15、. S. devoted to news and documentary programs is much smaller. After education, most TV time is given to entertainment. Many of these programs are shown around the world.6 Based on this passage, the percentage of TV broadcasting hours devoted to education is greatest in _.（A）Japan（B） Italy（C） Canada
16、（D）the United States7 More news information programs are broadcast on Italian TV than anywhere else because the Italians_.（A）are interested in what is happening in the world（B） like to undergo social and political changes（C） prefer to learn news information on TV rather than in newspapers（D）expect T
17、V to tell them the latest news about what is going on in their country8 So far as the broadcasting hours devoted to entertainment are concerned_.（A）the Japanese figure is the highest in the world（B） the U. S. figure is smaller than the U. K. figure（C） the U. K. figure is second to the Japanese figur
18、e（D）the Canadian figure is higher than that of any other country9 From this passage, we learn that most TV stations in the world devoted more broadcasting hours to_.（A）educational programs（B） entertainment programs（C） news information programs（D）dramas, serials, music, sports and so on10 In the Unit
19、ed States, _.（A）TV programs are shown for world audience to watch（B） most of TV broadcasting hours are given to entertainment（C） educational programs are shown during peak viewing times（D）TV broadcasting hours devoted to education are more than those devoted to entertainment10 It was a case of emerg
20、ency . The four-year-old girl awoke and smelled smoke. She couldnt wake her mother, so she dialed “zero“. An operator immediately called the fire department. Help was sent, and a tragedy avoided.Days before this emergency, the mother had taught her child how to telephone for help. Children as young
21、as two and one-half years old can be taught to use the phone in emergency situations. Here are some points.Memorizing some facts is important. Teach your children their names, and the section of town where you live. Try to keep what they learn within their abilities. Simple information, learned well
22、, is better than difficult information only partly learned.Be sure your children know how to use the telephone. They should be taught to dial “zero“ for the operator , at the very least. And they should be taught to dial “911“ if it is used in your town.Practise over a period of several days. Over-l
23、earning is necessary so the child can act automatically in case of emergency.If you would like a booklet giving instructions on calling for help, write Telephone For Help, Box 99 , Bowling Green Station, New York, NY 10004.11 Why is it a good idea for children to learn how to use the telephone?（A）Ch
24、ildren have fun dialing.（B） Emergencies happen without warning.（C） Children can wake their parents.（D）Dialing can help children with their math study.12 Based on this passage, over-learning is good because_.（A）simple information is used（B） children should know their names（C） it helps children act au
25、tomatically（D）difficult information is only partly learned13 Paragraph 4 talks about dialing “911“. This number is probably_.（A）the operator（B） an emergency number（C） a practice number for children（D）used to keep children calm14 One thing the passage does NOT tell you to do is_.（A）call your neighbor
26、（B） practise several times（C） teach children how to use the telephone（D）have children memorize some simple facts15 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）Give instructions on calling for help.（B） Partly-learned information is useless.（C） Teach children how to deal with emergencies.（D）Keep what chil
27、dren learn within their abilities.15 I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not suffered much from the war there. But both at home and at sch
28、ool I had become accustomed to the phrases “before the war“ and “when the war is over“. “Before the war“, apparently , things had been better, though I was too young to understand why, except that there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice-cream and bananas, which I had only
29、heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant little to me. I did not remember what London was like.What I remember now about VE(Victory in Europe)Day was the May evening. After dinner I said I wanted to see the bonfire(大火堆), so when it got dark my father took me to the
30、end of the street. The bonfire was very high, and somehow people had collected some old clothes to dress the unmistakable figure with the moustache(胡子)they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames rose and soon swallowed the “guy“. Everyone was cheering and shouting
31、, and an old woman came out of her house with two chairs and threw them on the fire to keep it going.I stood beside my father until the fire started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had fought in the First World War and may have been remembering the end of that. At la
32、st he said, “Well, that s it, son. Let s hope that this time it really will be the last one. “16 Where did the author live before the Second World War?（A）In London.（B） In a small town.（C） In Europe.（D）In the countryside.17 What kind of food had the author certainly not eaten during the war?（A）Bread.
33、（B） Butter.（C） Meat.（D）Ice-cream and bananas.18 The unmistakable figure with the moustache most probably represents _.（A）those who died in the war（B） those who had won（C） an imaginary figure（D）the most hated person in the war Hitler19 Which of the following statements is true?（A）The author s father
34、built a bonfire on VE Day.（B） The author s father had fought in the First World War.（C） The author s father had fought in the Second World War.（D）The author s father threw two chairs on the fire to keep it going.20 By saying “Let s hope that this time it really will be the last one“ , the father mea
35、nt that _.（A）he wished people had not built the bonfire（B） he hoped people would not build any more bonfires（C） he hoped there would be no more wars in the world（D）he wished the Second World War had not happened专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 15 答案与解析一、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are
36、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 the Answer Sheet.【知识模块】 阅读理解1 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 综观全文，作者在文章的首句就提出了运动的本质和作用(the essence of sport)
37、，随后作者都是围绕这一主题论述的。所以 A 选项是正确的(role和 essence 是同义词)，而其他三项都是事实和细节。建议考生在做主旨大意题时，最关键和最有效的方法就是迅速找出文章的主题句(topic sentence) ，找到了主题句就确定了文章的主题思想。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 首先要弄懂关键词“summit”在文章中的真正意思，其含义是事业、运动等方面成功的“顶点，顶峰”。然后分析四个选项词语的含义：A award 意为“奖品，奖状”；Bsummary 意为“总结，概括”； Chighest point 意为“顶点，顶峰”；Dmountain top
38、 意为 “山顶，山峰”。通过分析和比较，判定 C 项为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 本题针对文章第二段最后一句话“winning the World Cup put Argentina on themap”。题中的关键词“worldfamous”和文章中“put Argentina on the map”是一致的，故 B 项为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 只要考生能找到本题在文中的出处，就能选出正确答案。本文首段第四句中“Theindividual cannot afford to think aboutenjoying
39、himself”就是该题的出处。通过对比和分析就可判定 B 项为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 本题考查考生对作者写作意图的正确理解，这一类型的考题有一定难度。通过阅读全文，特别是文章的结尾段，尤其是最后一句话：“But its nice to know that you won and thatin one way at least your country is the best”可判断 C项：“在国际比赛中取得胜利的国家可以证明至少在体育运动方面是最优秀的”是作者的态度。【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】 该题的
40、意思是：根据这篇文章，电视播放教育节日最多的是哪一个国家?文章提供了以下的数字和有关信息，Japan ：教育节目超过 60；Italy：教育节目比其他国家少；Canada：娱乐节目占 44，可断定教育节目要低于日本；the United States：娱乐节目占 348，再加上其他节目，可以推算教育节目不会超过日本。通过分析和推理可判断 A 项是正确的。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 该题的题意是：意大利在电视上播放的新闻节目比其他国家多的原因是什么?通过文章提供的信息可得知：意大利是一个正处于社会政治变更的国家，人们希望通过电视得到有关他们国家正在发生的最新消息。所以
41、应该选择 D 选项。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 该题的题意是：就电视播放娱乐节目的时间而言，下列选项哪一个是正确的。运用排除法可把 A、B、C 三项排除，因为这三项所给出的信息和文章的信息有明显的错误，剩下 D 项就是正确选项。也可以运用直接法选择 D 项，文章所提供的信息中，只有加拿大播放娱乐节目的时间最多。【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 该题的题意是：通过本篇文学，我们知道全世界大部分电视台播放哪个节目的时间较多。这种题型费时并且有一定难度，就本题而言，考生做题时一定要条理化，就是把电视节目条理化：教育节目、娱乐节目、新闻节目等。通过阅读
42、可知道：大部分国家播放娱乐节目的时间不到 20，除加拿大、意大利之外，所有国家播放教育节目的时间都超过了播放新闻节目和娱乐节目等。所以应选择A 项 educationalprograms 为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章中的最后一段倒数第二句：“Aftereducation，most TV time is given to entertainment”是本题的出处，其意思是：“排在教育节目之后的是娱乐节目”。这句话也就是 D 选项的内容：TV broadcasting hours devoted to educationare more than th
43、ose devoted to entrainment。 所以 D 项是正确答案。【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】 文章第一段讲的是一位四岁的女孩报警避免一场火灾发生的故事，第三、四、五段分别从不同侧面说明了如何教孩子学会使用电话报警。所以本题答案 B “紧急情况会毫无征兆地发生”。是正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解12 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章第五段第二句意思是“多训练很有必要，以使孩子能在紧急情况下自动行动。”本题的问题“多训练是有好处的，因为”根据原文的因果关系得知答案是 C“它使孩子自动行动”。【知识模块】 阅读理解13 【正确答案
44、】 B【试题解析】 从文章第四段最后一句意思是“应该教他们学会拨打911，如果你的城市里有这种服务的话”。从中可以得知“911”应是一组电话号码。本文讲的就是教孩子学会在紧急情况下用电话报警，所以选项 B 是正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解14 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 选项 B 在第五段出现(overlearning) 。选项 C 在第四段出现(Be sure your children knowhow to use the telephone)。选项 D 在第三段出现(Memorizing some facts is important)。只有选项 A 没有在文章中出现。【知识模块】
45、阅读理解15 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章前两段讲述了一个孩子通过打电话报警避免了一场火灾事故的发生，三、四、五段告诉我们教会孩子怎样打电话报警。所以选项 C(教会孩子如何应付紧急情况)为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解16 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第一段最后两句意思是“战争结束后，我们要回到伦敦去。我已记不清伦敦是什么样子了。”可知，二次大战前，作者居住在伦敦。【知识模块】 阅读理解17 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第一段倒数第三句“战争前我太小而弄不清原因，除了没有炸弹外，人们吃诸如冰淇淋和香蕉之类的东西，这些我只是听说过而已。”可判断出，战争年
46、代，作者没有吃到过冰淇淋和香蕉。【知识模块】 阅读理解18 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 从文章第二段第三句可知，有人找些旧衣服给一个人的肖像穿上，又给他加贴上一小撮胡子，而且这个人一看就知道是谁。可以推断出，此人就是人们最痛恨的二次大战的罪魁祸首希特勒。【知识模块】 阅读理解19 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章最后一段第三句“He had fought inthe First World War”与答案 B 一致。【知识模块】 阅读理解20 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 句子中最后一个词 one 指代 war。作者的父亲希望这次战争真的能成为最后一次战争，故选 C。【知识模块】 阅读理解
