1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 17 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 Today the official language of the United States and most of Canada is English. However, French almost became the official language because of a war.The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between
3、England and France. The Indians fought on the side of the French.France and England were trying to gain control of North America. France held Canada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
4、, and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington.The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do wel
5、l against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolfe of England faced General Montcalm from France. Both generals died in this battle, but the English outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus, most of North America today has the English culture and language.1 The word “gai
6、n“ in Para. 3 means_.（A）get（B） buy（C） lose（D）sell2 General Wolfe died in_.（A）England（B） France（C） Canada（D）Virginia3 Washington lost his battle at the fort on the Ohio River_.（A）at the beginning of the war（B） in the middle of the war（C） at the end of the war（D）two years after the war4 Which of the f
7、ollowing statements is not true according to the passage?（A）France tried in vain to control what is now the United States.（B） French was once the official language of the United States.（C） The British and Indian War was actually fought between England and France.（D）The Indians helped the French duri
8、ng the French and Indian War.5 A good title for this selection is_ .（A）The British and Indian War（B） The English language（C） Washingtons army（D）The French and British War5 After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recove
9、rs from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and y
10、our brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly(although
11、your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believed that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion t
12、hat counting sheep will put you to sleep!6 A good title for this passage is_.（A）Sleep（B） Good Health（C） Dreams（D）Work and Rest7 The word “drowsy“ in the last paragraph means_.（A）sick（B） stand up（C） asleep（D）a little sleepy8 This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _.（A）drea
13、m more often（B） have poor health（C） nervous（D）breathe quickly9 During REM, _.（A）your eyes move quickly（B） you dream（C） you are restless（D）both A and B10 The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is_.（A）approximately six hours（B） around ten hours（C） about eight hours（D）not stated here1
14、0 The strange close understanding between twins is a familiar enough phenomenon. Often they seem to understand each other and share each other s emotions to such an extent that one suspects some kinds of thought communication.What is not so widely known is that this special relationship often acts a
15、s brake on twins intellectual development. As they are partly isolated in their own private world, twins communicate less with adults than do other children. The verbal ability of a four-year-old twin is typically six months behind that of a non-twin. The problem can be particularly severe in a depr
16、ived home, a one-parent family for example, where there is little stimulation for children anyway.Such children, while capable of mutual comprehension in a private language, often remain incomprehensible to outsiders and thus at a severe educational disadvantage. The only solution to the problem, cr
17、uel though it may seem, is to separate the twins thus forcing them to acquire ordinary speech helped and guided by sympathetic parents and teachers.11 Many people don t know that_.（A）twins understand each other very well（B） twins are slow to learn to talk（C） twins are unlikely to do less well at sch
18、ool than other children（D）there exists more communication between twins12 “A deprived“ family in Para. 2 may refer to_.（A）the family where the parents are divorced（B） the family which is in poor condition（C） the family where the children are less educated（D）all of the above13 What s the reason for t
19、wins to be at disadvantage in their intellectual development?（A）They can only understand their own private language.（B） They communicate with outsiders less than non-twins.（C） There is little stimulation for them.（D）Adults dont like to talk with them.14 The author probably feels that twins problem _
20、.（A）can not be solved because situation is very cruel（B） can be solved because twins will be separated（C） can not be solved unless the twins are forced to live separately in an ordinary environment（D）can be solved if the adults communicate with them more often15 The writer mentions all of the items
21、listed below except_.（A）twins can help each other（B） twins share each other s emotion（C） twins are able to understand each other in a private language（D）twins communicate less with adults15 Clifford Stoll ran a computer system in Berkeley, California. As a system administrator , he kept a close eye
22、on the records. One day, Stoll found something strange in the payment record. There was a 75 cents mistake. One of the thousands of users had used the system for 75 cents worth of time and not paid for it.It might sound like very little money to worry about. But that 75 cents was the first clue Stol
23、l had to a much bigger problemthat a hacker had broken into Stolls computer system. Who was it? Stoll spent the next year trying to find out. During that time the hacker used the system in Berkeley as a starting point to break into military computer systems all over the United States.Stoll had to ke
24、ep track of the hacker s activities on the computer without the hacker s knowing someone was watching him. Stoll even made up huge files of false information so the hacker would have lots to read. When the hacker spent long time reading, the telephone company was able to trace the lines. After a yea
25、r, the hacker was traced back to his computerin Germany. He was later caught by the German police.16 Clifford Stoll was a _.（A）student（B） hacker（C） manager（D）professor17 Clifford Stoll comes from_.（A）Germany（B） Italy（C） the U. S.A.（D）China18 75 cents_.（A）is a large sum of money（B） is a small sum of
26、money（C） is important in a computer system（D）can buy a computer at that time19 The 75 cents mistake_.（A）was a sign that someone had broken into Stolls system（B） would cause serious health problems（C） would make Stoll a very rich man（D）was found out by a Berkeley student20 In order to keep track of t
27、he hacker, _.（A）the telephone company cut all the telephone lines（B） the police stored false information in Stoll s computer system（C） Stoll told the police everything he knew（D）Stoll spent lots of time and efforts专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 17 答案与解析一、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there a
28、re 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】 文章第三段第一句的意思是，法国和英国都想试图获得北美的控制权。gain 在此处就指的是“
29、获得”的意思，同 get 意思相近。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章最后一段讲述，英法在加拿大魁北克的最后决战中，双方的将军都阵亡了。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第三段讲述，在 1754 年，法国军队在俄亥俄河边的要塞战败了华盛顿。而这场战争的时间是 1754 年到 1763 年，故应该是在战争初期，所以选A。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章第一段第二句指出，法语差点因一场战争而成为美国和加拿大的官方语言，而没有提到法语曾是美国的官方语言。【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本文重点描述
30、了 1754 年到 1763 年间英法在北美进行的战争，结果是英国获胜。D 项比较符合文意。【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】 本题考查考生对全文意思的整体把握。文章的第一段谈到睡眠能使身体健康，第二段、第三段谈到睡眠的几种状态，最后一段谈到很快人睡的几种方法。即整篇文章都是围绕睡眠而谈，因此 A 为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题是词义题，考查考生根据上下文对具体词语的理解。因为上一句的意思是：“如果你睡觉有困难的话，有人建议慢慢深呼吸。”紧接着作者说：“另外一些人认为喝热牛奶能使你”，根据上下文应该选“瞌睡的”
31、，sick 意为“有病的”；stand up 意为“起立”；asleep 意为“睡着的 ”；a little sleepy 意为“想睡觉”。因此只有 D 最符合题意。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 答案在文章的第一段第二句话：Sleepis necessary for good health，(睡眠对良好的健康是必需的。)本题是正话反说，即睡眠不足是有损健康的，A 项文章中没有提及；C、D 项凭经验判断貌似正确但跟本句话内容没有联系，只有 B 最符合题意。【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 答案在第三段第二、三句话：Scientistswho stu
32、dy sleep stare that when dreaming occurs，your eyeballs begin to move more quickly而第三句中“This stage of sleep is called REM”，因此，this stage 指代的是第二句中所表现出的状态。A 项“眼球快速转动”以及 B 项“做梦”都是正确的，因此正确答案为 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【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。整篇文章中没有谈到成年人的平均睡眠时间。因此正确答案为 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解11 【正确答案】 B【试
33、题解析】 文章第二段指出，很多人还不知道，由于双胞胎与他人交际少导致一对四岁的双胞胎儿童的语言能力明显落后，故 B 项符合文意。【知识模块】 阅读理解12 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 从文章第二段最后一句可知，在一个 deprived family 中，只有单亲家长，对儿童的教育不太好，家庭条件差。A、B、C 都正确，故选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解13 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章第三段第一句指出，双胞胎之间交际太多，而导致与外人交际过少，这使他们智力发展中存在很大的不足。【知识模块】 阅读理解14 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章最后一句的意思是，解决双胞胎智力发展问题的唯一方法
34、是将双胞胎分开培养和教育。C 项与文章最为接近。【知识模块】 阅读理解15 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 作者在文中提到了双胞胎可以拥有相同的情感，互相理解，与他人交流较少，而没有提及双胞胎之间可以互相帮助。【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】 文章第一段前两句的意思是，克里福特斯托在加利福尼亚州的伯克利管理一个电脑系统。作为一个系统管理者，他密切关注着电脑的记录。从这两句可看出，斯托是一位经理。【知识模块】 阅读理解17 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章开头说，斯托是美国加利福尼亚州的一个计算机系统的管理者。【知识模块】 阅读理解18 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章第二段第一句的意思是，这(75 美分)听起来钱数很小，不用担心。【知识模块】 阅读理解19 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第二段第二句告诉我们，这 75 美分是斯托发现重大问题一位黑客闯入了计算机系统的第一个线索。【知识模块】 阅读理解20 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第二段和第三段讲述到，斯托用一年的时间找这位黑客，其间他甚至做了大量的假信息可知他为了查出黑客花费了大量的时间和精力。【知识模块】 阅读理解
