1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 40 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 Did you know that all human beings have a “ comfort zone“ regulating the distance they stand from someone when they talk? This distance varies in interesting ways among people of different cultures.Greeks, others of the Eastern Mediterranean, and many of those from South America nor
3、mally stand quite close together when they talk, often moving their faces even closer as they warm up in a conversation. North Americans find this awkward and often back away a few inches. Studies have found that they tend to feel most comfortable at about 21 inches apart. In much of Asia and Africa
4、, there is even more space between two speakers in conversation. This greater space subtly lends an air of dignity and respect. This matter of space is nearly always unconscious, but it is interesting to observe.This difference applies also to the closeness with which people sit together, the extent
5、 that they lean over one another in conversation, how they move as they argue or make an emphatic point. In the United States, for example, people try to keep their bodies apart even in a crowded elevator ; in Paris they take it as it comes!Although North Americans have a relatively wide “ comfort z
6、one“ for talking, they communicate a great deal with their handsnot only with gesture but also with touch. They put a sympathetic hand on a person s shoulder to demonstrate warmth of feeling or an arm around him in sympathy; they nudge(用肘轻推)a man in the ribs to emphasize a funny story; they pat an a
7、rm in reassurance or stroke a child s head in affection ; they readily take someone s arm to help him across a street or direct him along an unfamiliar route. To many peopleespecially those from Asia or the Moslem countriessuch body contact is unwelcome, especially if inadvertently(不注意地)done with le
8、ft hand. The left hand carries no special significance in the U S. . Many Americans are simply left-handed and use that hand more.1 In terms of body distance, North Americans_.（A）are similar to South Americans（B） stand farther apart（C） feel ill at ease when too close（D）move nearer during conversatio
9、n2 For Asians, the comfort zone_.（A）is deliberately determined（B） measures 21 inches（C） varies according to status（D）implies esteem3 It can be inferred from the passage that in a crowded elevator, a Frenchman would_.（A）behave in the same way as an American would（B） make no particular effort to dista
10、nce himself（C） be afraid of body contact（D）do his best to leave4 When Americans tell a joke, they often _.（A）pat people on the head（B） give people a hug（C） dig people in the ribs（D）touch people on the arm5 Which of the following is true about “left-handedness“ ?（A）The Asians are likely to pat an arm
11、 in reassurance with left hand.（B） People in the USA are all left-handed.（C） People in Moslem countries tend to use left hand.（D）Japanese are less likely to use left hand.5 There are two main changes comparing with the past. First, there are new definitions of what man can achieve, of what a human s
12、tandard of life should be. In recent times this has been particularly true since technology has consistently broadened mans potential, it has made a longer, healthier, better life possible. Thus, in terms of what is technically possible, we have higher aspirations . Those who suffer levels of life w
13、ell below those that are possible, even though they live better than medieval knights(中世纪骑士)or Asian peasants, are poor.Related to this technological advance is the social definition of poverty. The American rich in Hong Kong or in the sixteenth century are poor here and now in the United States. Th
14、ey are dispossessed in terms of what the rest of the nations enjoy, in terms of what the society could provide if it had the will. They live on the fringe, the margin. They watch the movies and read the magazines of affluent(丰富的)American, and these will tell them that they are internal exiles(放逐).An
15、d finally, one of the reasons that the income figures show fewer people today with low incomes than 20 years ago is that more wives are working now, and family income has risen as a result. In 1940, 15% of wives were in the labor force; in 1957 the figure was 30% . This means that there was more mon
16、ey and, presumably(大概), less poverty. Yet a tremendous growth in the number of the impoverishment(贫穷)of home life, of children who receive less care, love, and supervision. This one fact, for instance, might well play a significant role in the problems of the young in America. It could mean that we
17、have made an improvement in income statistics at the cost of hurting thousands and thousands of children. If a person has money but achieves this through mortgaging the future, who is to say that he or she is no longer poor?6 In recent times, as far as technology is concerned, those who are poor_.（A
18、）live better than Asian peasants（B） lead better lives than medieval knights（C） cannot achieve the living standard that technology can make（D）have no aspiration7 In the second paragraph, “they are internal exiles“ implies_.（A）their internal feelings are different from the rest of nation（B） they are d
19、iscriminated by the rest of the nation（C） they are excessively lonely than people in other countries（D）they cant enjoy what the rest of the nation do concerning what the society provides8 The so-called American poor can only be defined by_.（A）technology（B） American social background（C） the living st
20、andard in the U. S.（D）the living standard of Hong Kong9 More women are working in America, which means_.（A）improvement of all aspects of people s lives（B） fewer people are poor in the U. S. today（C） the nation s economy grows rapidly（D）the rising of family incomes10 Which of the following sentences
21、best describes the last paragraph?（A）Women are playing a less important role in educating children.（B） It s really unnecessary for women to work.（C） Improvement in income at the cost of the happiness of children doesn t mean rich.（D）Problems of the young will be solved if women do not work.10 One st
22、udy shows that Americans prefer to answer with a brief “Yes“ , “No“ , “Sure“ , or the very popular “Yeah“ rather than with a longer reply. But brief replies do not mean Americans are impolite or unfriendly to some extent. Very often, Americans are in a hurry and may greet you with a single word “Hi“
23、 , indeed; this is a greeting you will hear again and again during your stay in the United States. It is used by everyone, regardless of rank, age or occupation . However, those who are accustomed to longer greetings may require a little more time before they feel comfortable with American simple ta
24、lk.Americans sometimes use plain talk when they are uncomfortable. If people praise them or thank them in an especially polite way, they may become uncomfortable and not know what to say in reply. They don t want to be impolite or rude, and you can be sure that they liked what was said about them. E
25、xcept for certain holidays, such as Christmas, Americans dont usually give gifts. Thus, you will find Americans embarrassed as they accept gifts, especially if they have nothing to give in return. They are generally a warm but informal people.11 The fact that Americans like shorter answers tells us_
26、.（A）they reply very quickly in a hurry（B） they choose words too carefully（C） they like replying briefly（D）they want to be as polite as they can12 Those who like using beautiful or formal words_.（A）need more time to get used to American simple greeting（B） need no time to get familiar with American gr
27、eeting（C） do not very much like American way of greeting（D）think Americans are not polite whatever13 Which of the following is NOT true?（A）Americans often answer with the words like “Sure“ , “Yeah“.（B） They are not impolite with brief replies.（C） Americans in high ranks must use formal words in gree
28、ting.（D）Americans are a warm but informal people.14 The Americans like others praise but if in a polite way_.（A）they dont know what to say in reply（B） they feel somewhat uneasy（C） they dont want to reply（D）both A and B15 The passage indicates that_.（A）Americans exchange gifts the first time they mee
29、t（B） Americans seldom give gifts except for some holidays（C） Americans often bring some gifts to their friends（D）Americans only want to get gifts from others15 If the Europeans thought a droughta long period of dry weatherwas something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four y
30、ears of below-normal rainfall(in some cases only 10 percent of the annual average), vast areas of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren(贫瘠). Water is so low in the canals of northern France that waterway traffic is forbidden except on weekends. Oyster(牡蛎)grows in B
31、rittany report a 30 percent drop in production because of the loss of fresh water in local rivers necessary for oyster breeding. In southeastern England, the rolling green hills of Kent have turned so brown that officials have been weighing plans to pipe in water from Wales. In Portugal, farmers in
32、the southern Alentejo region have held prayer meeting for rainso far, in vain.Governments in drought-spread countries are taking severe measures. Authorities in hard-hit areas of France have banned washing cars and watering lawns. In Britain, water will soon be metered, like gas and electricity. “Th
33、e English have always taken water for granted, “ says Graham Warren, a spokesman of Britain s National Rivers Authority. “Now theyre putting a price on it. “ Even a sudden end to the drought would not end the misery in some areas. It will take several years of unusually heavy winter rain, the expert
34、s say, just to bring existing water reserves up to their normal levels.16 What does the author mean by saying “they know better now?“（A）They know more about the causes of the drought.（B） They have a better understanding of the drought in Africa.（C） They have realized that the drought in Europe is th
35、e most serious one.（D）They have realized that droughts hit not only Africa but also Europe.17 The drought in Europe has brought about all the following problems EXCEPT_.（A）below-normal rainfall（B） difficult navigation（C） a sharp drop in oyster harvest（D）bone-dry hill18 The British government intends
36、 to_.（A）forbid the car-washing service（B） increase the price of the water used（C） end the misery caused by the drought（D）charge fees for the use of the water19 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（A）Germany is the only country free from the drought.（B） Water reserves a
37、re at their lowest level in years due to drought.（C） The drought is more serious in Britain than in France.（D）Europe will not have heavy rain until several years later.20 Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?（A）Europe in Misery.（B） Drought Attacks Europe.（C） Be Econom
38、ical with Water.（D）Europe, a Would-be Africa.专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 40 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
39、by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.【知识模块】 阅读理解1 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 题干关键词“Noah Americans” 定位至第二段第二句 “North Americans find thisawkward and often back away a few inches”北美人发现这(指前文说的“谈话时靠得很近，甚至达到面对面的程度”)很尴尬并且常退后几英寸。awkward 与 ill at ease 同义，所以 C 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 由题干关键词“A
40、sians”定位至第二段后面部分“In much of Asia and Africa，there iseven more space between two speakers inconversation This greater space subtly lends anair of dignity and respectThis matter of space isnearly always unconscious”大意为：在谈话时，亚洲人之间的距离更大，并且距离空间越大越显示出一种尊重的氛围。人们保持这样的距离常常是无意识的。所以 D 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 B【
41、试题解析】 由题干关键词“crowded elevator”和“Frenchman” 定位至第三段最后一句“In theUnited States，for example，people try to keeptheir bodies apart even in a crowded elevator；inParis they take it as it comes!”在拥挤的电梯里，美国人尽量让他们的身体分开一些；而在巴黎，人们比较随意!所以 B 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 由题干关键词“Americans tell a joke”定位至最后一段第二句“they
42、 nudge a man inthe ribs to emphasize a funny story”他们(美国人)在强调一个有趣的故事时，常常碰一下谈话对象的肋骨。所以 C 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 由题干关键词“left-handedness” 定位至最后一段最后两句“To many people 一 especially those from Asia or the Moslem countriessuch body contact is unwelcomeespecially ifinadvertently done with left handTh
43、e left handcarries no special significance in the USManyAmericans are simply lefthanded and use thathand more”对于一些人来说特别是来自亚洲和伊斯兰国家的人 这样的身体接触(上文提到的如轻拍胳膊表示确信等)是不受欢迎的，尤其是有人不小心用左手做了这些动作。在美国，用左手没有特殊的含义，很多美国人就是左撇子，用左手的机会更多。由“Tomany people-especially those from Asia or theMoslem countriessuch body contact
44、isunwelcome”可知，D 正确，A 、C 不正确；由 ManyAmericans are simply lefthanded 可知，B 不正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解6 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 C 选项所表达的意思与第一段最后一句中的 “suffer levels of life well below thosethat are possible”一致，故选 C(参见难句分析)。A 、B 虽然正确，但不是就技术而言的，所以排除；D 为干扰项，原文第四句中出现了 “wehave higher aspiration”，但这里的 we 是一个宽泛的概念，不是只针对
45、富人或穷人而言的，跟题干所问的不相干。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 将线索定位在第二段最后一句中的“they are internal exiles”就可以得出 D 项正确(参考难句分析)。A、B 是根据 internal exiles 的字面意思得出的错误理解；C 是对 exile 的错误理解。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 从文章第一段最后一句及第二段可知，美国所谓的穷人是以美国本身的生活水平来划分的。第二段第一句“对于贫穷的社会定义是和这种科技进步联系在一起的”，这里讲的是定义“贫穷”时需要考虑到科技进步的因素，因此科技只是影响“贫穷”的
46、一个因素而不是决定因素，所以排除 A；B 项从字面上看讲得通，但文中未提到社会背景方面的内容，而且生活标准仅是社会背景的一个方面；D 项“香港的生活标准”显然不对。【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据文章第三段第一句：妇女参加工作的结果是家庭收入增加可知答案应选 D。A 项是说人民生活各个方面的提高，与原文内容不符；选项 B 中的poor 没具体交代是哪一方面，在一个国家的不同时期，是否“贫穷”的标准是不同的，更多妇女参加工作，家庭收入增加，不能直接得出贫穷人口更少的结论；C 项原文未提及。【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 第三段中说妇女参加工作
47、使得家庭收入增加，但却以伤害成千上万儿童的幸福为代价。最后一句是对该段的总结，也为该段的主旨，与选项 C 相符。A 项这一说法本身正确，但不全面；B“妇女有没有必要出去工作 ”和 D“如果妇女不工作就可以解决孩子的问题”原文未提及。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解11 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文中第一句提了“One study shows thatAmericans prefer to answer with a briefYes，No ，Sure ，or the very popularYeahratherthan with a longer reply”一次调查显示美国人
48、更喜欢用简短的回答，与 C 项相符，A 项在文中也可找到，但是并不符合题意。B、D 两项在文章中都未提及。【知识模块】 阅读理解12 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 第一段最后一句说，“those who areaccustomed to longer greetings may require a littlemore time before they feel comfortable withAmerican simple talk”“那些习惯了较长问候的人们可能需要更长一些时间来适应美国人简短的谈话”，所以 A 项符合题意。【知识模块】 阅读理解13 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 本题考查
49、考生对文章的理解。第一段倒数第二句说“It is used by everyone，regardlessof rank，age or occupation”“人们不分官职、年龄或是职业，都使用简短的对话。”C 项说“美国高官职的人都必须用正式用语 ”，与文章不符。A、B 和 D 三项都可以从文章第一段中找到依据。故选 C。【知识模块】 阅读理解14 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 第二段的第二、三句说“If people praisethem or thank them in an especially polite way，they may become uncomfortable and not know whatto say in reply”“如果有人用一种很礼貌的方式赞扬或是感谢美国人的话，他们会感到不自在，而且不知如何应答。”A 项说“他们不知如何应答 ”，B 项说“他们感到不舒服不自然”，都符合题意，C 项在原文中找不到依据。【知识模块】 阅读理解15 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 本题考查考
