1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 18 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 The traditional American Thanksgiving Day celebration goes back to 1621. In that year a special feast was prepared in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The colonists who had settled there had left England because they were denied of religious freedom. They came to the new land and faced diff
3、iculties in coming across the ocean.The ship that carried them was called the Mayflower. The North Atlantic was difficult to travel. There were bad storms. They were assisted in learning to live in the land by the Indians who lived in the region. The Puritans, as they were called, had much to be tha
4、nkful for. Their religious practices were no longer a source of criticism by the government. They learned to adjust their farming habits to the climate and soil.When they selected the fourth Thursday of November for their Thanksgiving Celebration, they invited their neighbors, the Indians, to join t
5、hem in dinner and a prayer of gratitude for the new life. They recalled the group of 102 men, women and children who left England. They remembered their dead who did not live to see the shores of Massachusetts. They reflected on the 5 days journey that tested their strength.1 The tradition of Thanks
6、giving Day is_.（A）nearly 100 years old（B） nearly 200 years old（C） nearly 300 years old（D）nearly 400 years old2 Why did the colonists leave England?（A）because of religious problems（B） to establish a new religion（C） to learn farming（D）because of the Indians3 The Mayflower was_.（A）the city they left fr
7、om（B） the city they arrived at（C） the ship they traveled in（D）the name of the Indian chief4 The Indians had _.（A）made life difficult for them（B） helped them to adjust（C） taken their land（D）been too afraid to talk to them5 The climate and soil in Massachusetts are_.（A）similar to that of England（B） di
8、fferent from that of England（C） similar to that of Plymouth（D）different from that of Plymouth5 As he closed his service station at 1:20 one Sunday morning, Tony Payseur set on the ground a metal cash box containing $7 ,000. At home a short while later, he reached in the back of his car for the box.
9、It was missing.Realizing that he must have left it outside the station, Payseur speeded back. The box was gone. Sunday morning, although he felt ill, Payseur went to work with his two sons. Then, in the middle of the afternoon, a man named Wayne came and told his story. Passing the station minutes a
10、fter Payseur left the previous night, Brazzell had spotted the metal box. Thinking it was a tool-box someone had left accidentally ; he stopped and picked it up. About 3 p. m. Sunday, Brazzell opened the box. Finding it filled with cash, he rushed to the station.“I couldnt believe someone would be s
11、o honest,“ Payseur said it when he got back his box.6 What is the passage mainly about?（A）How the missing metal box was returned.（B） Mr. Payseur is a lucky man.（C） Mr. Payseurs metal box.（D）Mr. Payseurs carelessness.7 When did Mr. Payseur realize the missing of his metal box?（A）Saturday morning.（B）
12、A little time after he got home.（C） Sunday afternoon.（D）A little time before he went home.8 Mr. Wayne found the metal box_.（A）on the ground with the cover open（B） laid on the ground（C） lying in the corner（D）in the back of a car9 “. Brazzell had spotted the metal box. “(Para. 2), here “spot“ means_.（
13、A）catch（B） know（C） meet（D）see10 By saying “I couldn t believe someone would be so honest. “ Mr. Payseur means that（A）it s hard to believe there is still someone so honest（B） there are honest people like Mr. Payseur（C） we should believe most of the people（D）Mr. Brazzell is a nice man10 Lane waited on
14、 the bench nearest the bridge, as he had been instructed. The wind blew straight across the river, sharp as a razor , and he had to pull his overcoat closer about him.He went over his instructions in his mind. The agent would appear at four o clock. He would chat to Lane for a while, after which he
15、would get up, leaving his newspaper behind. The plan would be fastened inside.A distant clock began to strike the hour. As if from nowhere, a man appeared and sat down beside Lane, placing his newspaper on the seat between them. He was thin and middle-aged, and seemed in need of a good meal. He bore
16、 no resemblance to Lane s idea of a successful spy. His conversation, confined to trivial observations about the weather, was painfully uninteresting.A few minutes later he got up and continued on his way. Lane picked up the paper which lay on the bench, as if he wanted to look at the news. He was e
17、xcited to see the plans pinned to the center page. At that moment, however, there was a strong wind which lifted the newspaper into the air, like a kite, and blew it into the river.11 Lane_.（A）memorized his orders（B） recited his orders（C） tried to remember his orders（D）repeated his orders himself12
18、The agent was going to_.（A）give Lane some important papers（B） tell him some pieces of advice（C） tell him some important news（D）tell him his suffering13 The agent left the newspaper_.（A）by arrangement（B） by mistake（C） at Lane s request（D）out of kindness14 Lane_.（A）read the news（B） made the plans（C） t
19、urned over the pages of the newspaper（D）made a kite out of the newspaper15 Lane_.（A）got rid of the plans quickly（B） lost the plans（C） threw the plans away（D）managed to save the plans15 Men have traveled ever since they first appeared on the earth.In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure b
20、ut to find new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from hostile neighbors, or to find more favorable climates. They traveled on foot. Their journeys were long, tiring, and often dangerous. They protected themselves with simple weapons, such as wooden sticks or stone clubs, and by light
21、ing fires at night and, above all, by keeping together.Being intelligent and creative , they soon discovered easier ways of traveling. They rode on the backs of their domesticated animals; they hollowed out tree trunks, and by using bits of wood as paddles , were able to travel across water.Later th
22、ey traveled, not from necessity, but for the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things. This is still the main reason why we travel today.Traveling, of course, has now become a highly organized business. There are cars and splendid roads, express trains, huge ships and jet airliners,
23、all of which provide us with comforts and security. This sounds wonderful. But there are difficulties, if you want to go abroad, you need a passport and a visa, tickets, luggage, and a hundred and one other things. If you lose any of them, your journey may be ruined.16 In primitive times men travele
24、d_.（A）for joy（B） from necessity（C） to broaden the mind（D）to escape from the wild animals17 Their journeys were long, tiring and often dangerous, so they had to take measures to protect themselves EXCEPT_.（A）they had to arm themselves with wooden sticks（B） they protected themselves with stone clubs（C
25、） they had to travel in groups（D）they never traveled at night18 Later, they found it easier to travel because_.（A）they could travel by wagons（B） they could ride on their tame animals and go across water in hollowed tree trunks（C） the roads were splendid（D）the climates were favorable19 Traveling has
26、now become a highly organized business（A）so we can travel anywhere without difficulty（B） because we are provided with all kinds of convenient means for traveling（C） because traveling organizations can be found in the countries the world over（D）so travelers have increased rapidly20 “. to escape from
27、hostile neighbors . “ , “hostile“ means（A）talkative（B） hotheaded（C） enthusiastic（D）unfriendly专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 18 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
28、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】 文章第一段第一句说，美国传统的感恩节庆祝活动可以追溯到 1621年。这个年代到目前已近四百年了。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第一段第三句告诉我们，那些殖民者离开英国是因为他们在那里失去了宗教自由。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 第一批来北美大陆开垦殖民地的人所乘的船的名字叫
29、“五月花”号。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 从文章第二段第四句可知，住在当地的印第安人帮助他们学会了怎样在这块土地上生活。【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章第二段最后一句的意思是，他们学会了根据气候和土壤来调整农田的耕作。由此推知，北美的气候与英国的气候相差很大。【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】 文章一开头就介绍托尼佩塞丢失金属盒子的过程，文章的后部分讲述盒子怎样失而复得。因此 A 项最符合题意。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章第一段最后一句说明了佩塞先生开始知道丢失金属
30、盒子的时间，即“刚到家一会儿，他到车子后部拿盒子，盒子不见了”，所以 B 项正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 从文章内容可知 MrWayne 的名字叫布雷泽尔。文章第二段倒数第二句中讲到“他停下来捡起盒子”可推断出，金属盒是放在地上的。【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 从本句的上下文线索可知，spot 意思应是 see，即“发现，看到”的意思。【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 本句的汉语可译为“我简直不敢相信竟有人如此的诚实”，暗含的意思是现在很多人都已经不再诚实，尤其是在金钱面前。这句话含有作者的吃惊、怀疑和感激的感情
31、。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解11 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第二段第一句的意思是，莱恩在脑海里不断重复得到的指示。go over：反复地说(想) ，同 repeat 意思相近，故选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解12 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第二段指出，那位情报人员将把计划夹在报纸中，然后将报纸留给莱恩。四个选项中只有 A 项符合题意。【知识模块】 阅读理解13 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第二段讲述了整个行动将要进行的过程，从这里可看出，那位情报人员将报纸丢下是事先安排的。故选 A。【知识模块】 阅读理解14 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章最后一段讲
32、述到，情报人员走后，莱恩捡起报纸，就像想看新闻一样。他看到计划夹在报纸里时很兴奋。从中可知，莱恩翻开报纸后知道计划夹在里面。【知识模块】 阅读理解15 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章最后一句的意思是，莱恩刚打开报纸，看到夹在里面的计划，这时刮来一阵风，将报纸刮向空中，飘落在河水里。由此可推断出他把计划弄丢了，故选 B。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解16 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章第二段第一句指出，在原始社会，人们旅行的目的是寻找放牧场地，躲避敌人，或者是为了寻找更为适宜的气候，即为了必需的生活需求而旅行。由第四段第一句“later theytraveled，not f
33、rom necessity”也可直接得出答案 B 是正确的。【知识模块】 阅读理解17 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第二段最后一句是说原始人旅途中的情况，他们为了保护自己拿着简单的武器，例如木棍和石棒，并在夜里点燃火把，更重要的是他们常常一起行动。A、B、C 都正确，D 项明显不合文意。【知识模块】 阅读理解18 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章第三段第二句指出，原始人后来驾驭牲畜或划着木船旅行。B项符合文章描述。【知识模块】 阅读理解19 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章最后一段前两句是说，现在旅行已成为一种有组织的业务，因为有安全舒适的交通工具。【知识模块】 阅读理解20 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第二段讲述了原始人旅行有许多原因，其中包括躲避充满敌意的邻居。hostile 意思为“充满敌意的，不友好的”。 D 项意思最为接近。【知识模块】 阅读理解
